Recent Arrivals from David W. Bowers Books

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding. Fine, with no internal markings. Dust jacket with some wear and a couple small tears. Profusely illustrated with photographs.

Philadelphia, PA: George S. MacManus Co, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. Some very mild sunning and light marking of cover. Not issued with a dust jacket. No internal markings. An excellent copy of this scarce volume.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition published by West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. Near fine in black leather and printed paper covered boards with bold gilt text on spine. In a very good slipcase. The fifth volume in Westvaco's annual American Classic Series.

Bollingen Foundation, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. First edition, "third printing with addtional corrections, 1970", as stated.

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Excellent documentation of the closing of a North Carolina furniture factory and its impact on the people who worked there.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Previous owner's inscription on the front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. Only the slightest chipping of the unclipped dj at the top. A very collectible copy.

London: William Heinemann, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Green cloth boards with a bit of soiling and bumping of corners. Slight sunning of spine. Early (1911) inscripton of previous owner on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked internally. Some foxing to endpapers but virtually fox free elsewhere. Binding is square and tight. A very nicely preserved copy.

William Morrow, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. First Edition, first printing. Clean and unmarked.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes in one with a large foldout map. Red cloth embossed boards with bright gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Early inscription on the front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked internals. Very good tight binding. Only real flaw is what appears to be an ink… Read more about this item

Hartford CT: J. B. Burr and Company, 1869. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. Internals unmarked and virtually fox free. Full light brown calf boards with black title label and gilt lettering. Covers separating but text block is tight. Covers scuffed and worn at extemities.

London: Architectural Review (presumed), No date. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscription dated 1911. The first series of drawings and photographs of fine examples of architectural details. 10" x 13". Ivory cloth boards with red title label with gilt stamped lettering. Internals clean and fox-free. Previous owners' inscriptions on the flyleaf and the title page. Some light soiling and wear… Read more about this item

New York: Straight Arrow Publishers, 1975. Very Good. Six early issues of Rolling Stone Magazine. A few tears of the upper left corner of Issue 195, but otherwise they are in very good condition. The usual toning of the paper, but not at all brittle. Mick Jagger (195), Ali (197), Patty Hearst story (198), Rod Stewart (199), Hearst… Read more about this item

New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Quarter black calf over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt titles and spine decoration. Marbled endpapers. Unmarked except for early previous owner's inscription (see photo). Virually no foxing at all. First tissue guard is torn at bottom but others are intact. Biographical and historical narratives… Read more about this item

Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake, 1807. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good. This is the "First American from the fifth London edition", as stated on the title page. Volume 1 and 2 of the three volumes. Original sheep boards with black gilt-lettered labels on the spine. About half of the label missing on the second volume. Covers and… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very hard to find First Edition of this work in half red Morroco over marbled boards. Usually found in green decorated cloth boards. Gilt stamped titles and spine decoration. Top of pages gilt. Inside pastedowns and flyleaves also marbled. Six full page illustrations protected by tissue… Read more about this item

New York: Viking Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/good. Near fine copy with slight corner bumps. Unmarked and clean internals with toning to page 87 where a note had been used as a bookmark. Unclipped dust jacket somewhat faded and chipped at edges.

London: Batsford, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy of this scarce and standard work. Some discoloration of front and rear flyleaf. Minor shelf wear. Top of pages gilded. Original charcoal grey boards with gilt lettering. Clean interior with no foxing. Pp. xv, 268, with 441 illustrations.

Philadelphia: Pennsylvania German Society, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Volume 54 of the Pennsylvania German Society. Illustrated with 24 color plates. No dj, as published. No internal markings.

Philadelphia (London): Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher (Sampson Low, Son & Marston), 1876. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This is the very scarce first American edition of this work. Remarkably well preserved copy in dark red embossed cloth covers with gilt-lettered spine. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. Inside very clean with only a small… Read more about this item

New York: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1909. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Previous owner's names on the front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt embossed design on front cover. Minor shelf wear. Tops of pages gilded.