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Cambridge: U.S. State Department Harvard University. Very Good. 1949. First Edition. Binder. iv, 122; 8; 3; 5; 280 pages; The item offerred here is a bound notebook containing several documents related to China and Chinese Studies compiled for the use of scholars, especially those utilizing the resources of Harvard University. Except for the State Department work, these… Read more about this item

Berlin: Bassenge Buchauktionen. Near Fine. 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 400 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers. Auction catalogue filled with fabulous rare books, maps, prints, etc. Illustrations throughout. .

Alexandria, VA: Conservation of Art on Paper, Inc. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Printed Wrappers w/ Plastic Comb. 38 pages; Contents clean and secure in original printed wrappers with plastic comb spine. Objects can best be preserved by "exhibiting them prudently, storing them carefully, and monitoring them periodically." An excellent guide for librarians, Collectors… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press. Near Fine. 1992. First Edition. Paperback. 16 pages; Booklet is is Fine condition as issued in original envelope (toned). Limited to 500 Copies. softcover. Christmas book for the friends of Kirk Douglas and Pepper & Stern - Rare Books, Inc. It publishes a long letter that Douglas wrote to Cooper… Read more about this item

[Springfield, Massachusetts]: C. & G. Merriam. Good. 1847. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Full tan buckram -- a stout and very sturdy library binding in heavy tan buckram with a coarse weave, executed in the style of a law book. The spine has a pair of labels in red and black: "WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY" and "1847 EDITION." … Read more about this item

Washington DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 329 pages; Publisher's brown morocco leather spine over tan cloth boards, top edges gilt, others trimmed rough. An excellent copy; the spine is intact and the gilt lettering fresh, corners and the foot of the spine very slightly bumped, internally clean and free from foxing.… Read more about this item

Berlin: Preussische Druckerei- und Verlags-Aktiengesellschaft. Very Good+. 1931-9. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Vol. 1/14/2023; Publisher's brown smooth buckram cloth, spines lettered in gilt. An ex-library set formerly from the Library of Congress. A pair of paper labels on spines, bookplates mounted to the front paste-down endpapers, pencil shelf marks on versos of titles, perforated… Read more about this item

New Hyde Park: University Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, (3), 70 pages; Clean and secure in original red cloth binding in very good dustjacket (price-clipped). Documents the inter-relation and introduction into England of the earliest European pornographic writings, with chapters on Aretine's Postures, Nicolas Chorier: Satyra Sotadica, … Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Typophiles Monograph No. 87; 32 pages; Clean and secure in original printed wrappers. One 360 copies printed for the Typophiles. Designed by John Begg and illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian. .

Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia. Near Fine. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. April-July, 1974; (30) pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers; corners bumped. OCLC 1238110489 The new awareness of women's place in history extends not just to heroines but to all women. In books, films, exhibitions and television the contributions of women… Read more about this item

London: Charles Praetorius. Very Good-. 1886. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Shakspere Quarto Facsimiles, No. 22. ; 69 pages; Complete and secure in original brown cloth boards with brown calf spine and gilt lettering; leather chipped along rear edge of spine; binding still quite secure. OCLC 827073471 Born in Vienna, Charles B. Praetorius (1818 - 1900)… Read more about this item

London: Reeves and Turner. Very Good-. 1888. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 476, 32; 477-982 pages; Contents clean and secure in original brown cloth bindings; printed paper spine labels chipped and rubbed; cloth at extremeties quite worn, fading and some spots. An excellent reference set for those interested in the English language, particularly its usage in … Read more about this item

Washington DC: Library of Congress. Very Good. N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. This volume wholeheartedly confirms the old adage that "you can't judge a book by its cover. But, just to confuse the issue, it was designed and made to be so judged. The spine has a label lettered in gilt on a red leather label,… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University. Fine. 1982. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. 24 pages; Fine - like new. OCLC 23830870 "The current exhibition, commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Joyce's birth, is ... drawn mainly from the Slocum Collection, with several significant additions, including the manuscript of Exiles, the gift of Mrs. Milton Erlanger, and … Read more about this item

Quito: Corporacion de Estudios y Publicaciones. Near Fine. 1968. Third Edition. Hardcover. No. 7; 289 pages; Clean and secure in binding with brown cloth spine & corners over tan boards. Illustrated with many photographs and several folding tables and charts. Text in Spanish. OCLC 1308652868 .

Washington. Very Good. 1981. Letter. Autograph; 1 pages; Typed Letter Signed by Edwin Tribble to Rowland Evans on Personal Printed Letterhead. "April 4, 1981 // Dear Mrs. Evans, // I could not have wished for the Wilson letters to have / fallen into more sympathetic hands. Thank you for your review and / for the… Read more about this item

London: William H. Robinson Ltd. Near Fine. 1950. First Edition. Brochure. 4 pages; Prospective advertisement for William H. Robinson Ltd. catalogue. Additional smaller prospectus, order form, and wonderful colour plate laid-in. All items in fine condition, but for stamp of Library of Congress on upper right corner of main Prospectus. Housed in original mailing envelope with… Read more about this item

Evanston: Douglas C. McMurtrie. Near Fine. 1941. First Edition. Brochure. 4 pages; Large four page brochure designed and printed by Douglas McMurtrie for presentation to his friends for Christmas 1941. The front cover is a reproduction of the fabulous manger scene by Albrecht Durer dated 1511, the interior bears McMurtrie's printed Christmas salutations, the rear… Read more about this item

Chicago: C. H. Kerr. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Paperback. 32 pages; Bears stamp of LC Exchange and Gifts on verso of titlepage, otherwise clean and complete in original translucent green glassine wrapper. OCLC 11373730 This copy does not explicitly remark on publisher and place, but the titles listed were pubished… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. xxvi, 499 pages; Contents clean and unmarked in original black patterned cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket with chips at bottom edge and corners, some staining; foxxing to endpapers and spotting to cloth. Indian territory and Oklahoma Territory imprints, magazines and newspapers… Read more about this item