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Cambridge: Unpublished. Very Good. (1949). First Edition. Stiff Card Wrappers. 55 pages; A carbon typescript in a stiff brown card binding (two hole punch). At top of first page ink inscription: "for Phil Emerson." Some corners and edges trimmed, a taped over correction on one page and a few minor corrections in red pencil. … Read more about this item

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

Metairie, LA: Sons of Liberty ( James K. Warner). Very Good+. 1968. Paperback. 58 pages; Contents clean and secure in original tan wrappers. OCLC 38471732 This reprint edition was published by Sons of Liberty after the original Impact Publishers paperback. Steinbacher examines the theory that connects Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan with theosophy of… Read more about this item

New York: Scribners. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; xiv, 242 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. "Schwartz, professor of law at American University, charges that Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court was… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: George Washington Law Review. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition Thus. Paperback. GWLR Vol 57, No. 5, May 1989, pp. 1028-1062; 36 pages; Clean and secure in original printed stiff wrappers. First separate edition of this collection of memorial essays and a bibliography of Wright's published works. From the collection of Gerhard A.… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xiv, 325 pages; Clean and secure in original burgundy cloth binding in very good dustjacket with minor edgewear and one short closed tear at top edge of rear panel. From the dustjacket, Stanley N. Katz: "One of the… Read more about this item

New York: Lake Isle Press. Very Good+. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 182 pages; Clean and secure in original bright pictorial binding. Signed by the author on the title page. In this landmark debut cookbook, author Pierre Thiam shares his passion for Senegal's rich culture and cuisine. He explores its varied influences, delicious traditional… Read more about this item

London: J. Debrett, Piccadilly, T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies. Very Good. 1796. Disbound. 53, (3) pages; Text leaves clean and unmarked; removed document from a bound volume containing multiple publications. OCLC Number 82011926 (3 locations) Examines the British National Debt in relation to Britain's expenditures during the American… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies. Very Good. 1795. Second Edition. Disbound. (4), v-viii, 72, 15 pages; Text block clean and complete; removed document from a bound volume containing multiple publications. OCLC 6791864 (only 16 locations) Half-title, title, Preface, text, Appendix, plus 15 page addendum "On the Present State of Public… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell. Very Good. 1786. First Edition. Disbound. (2), 50 pages; Pages unmarked, removed document from a bound volume containing multiple publications. OCLC 27998539 (only 25 locations) Authorship attributed to Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet FRS (born George Pretyman; 1750 – 1827). The author was an English clergyman,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Privately Printed. Very Good. 1922. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Autograph; 114 pages; Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on ffep -- "To Mr. Allen Evans / with the kind regards / of his friend / J. W. Townsend / 12/20/23. Otherwise clean and secure in original green cloth binding with image of a railway… Read more about this item

Paris: J. Debrett. Very Good. 1786. First Edition. Disbound. (2), 23, (3) pages; Pages clean and unmarked; document removed from binding with multiple publications. Title page, text and three pages of publisher's ads at rear. OCLC 6055935 William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven PC (1722 – 1794), known as Sir William Mayne,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Privately Printed. Very Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 39 pages; A privately issued typescript (carbon sheet). Clean and secure in in black leatherette with gilt lettered title and metal spine fixture. One of very few copies issued for family and close friends of the author Allen Evans. These are the… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Privately Printed. Very Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 39 pages; A privately issued typescript (carbon sheets) bound in black leatherette with gilt lettered title (gilt totally flaked off) and metal spine fixture; foredges of a couple pages have shallow chipping. One of very few copies issued for family and close friends of the author… Read more about this item

Paris: Grimbert, Librairie, successeur de Maradan. Very Good. 1825. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Halftitle, title & 520 pp pages; Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, plain tan endpapers. The half title is a bit wrinkled and the bottom third is loose at the gutter margin. A few minor brown paper flaws scattered through the text.… Read more about this item

Routledge. New. 2019. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 132 pages; As New in Publishers original shrinkwrap. "This monograph is an innovative endeavour in many ways. First, it brings to the fore the synergy between human evolution and economic and social progress. Second, it acknowledges the critical contributions from the routine adherence to contextual truth and… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co.. Very Good. 1895. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 55 pages; Publisher's medium green polished linen, title and front cover lettered in gilt, with edges of the covers and a decorative central medalion stamped in gilt -- deep maroon endpapers. Minor rubbing, oval stamp in ink of the U.S. Copyright Office, dated,… Read more about this item

London: Ballantyne Press /Vale Press. Very Good-. 1901. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 90 pages; Limited edition - one of 310 copies (unstated). Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding; superficial damp damage - cloth binding rippled at outer edge/corners; still a decent example of this letterpress edition. Thin 8vo, light green cloth, stamped… Read more about this item

London: Ballantyne Press /Vale Press. Good+. 1902. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 116 pages; Limited edition - one of 310 copies (unstated). Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding; damp damage - cloth binding rippled at lower outer corner of rear board, faint tide mark at lower corner of text block; still a decent example… Read more about this item

London: Ballantyne Press /Vale Press. Very Good. 1902. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 98 pages; Limited edition - one of 310 copies (unstated). Original owner's engraved heraldic bookplate - J.G.F. Lund- "Viltus est Index Animi". Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding; lower outer corners mildly bumped; a very nice example of this beautiful… Read more about this item