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London: J.Dodsley and T. Cadell, 1772. "A New Edition, Corrected." Front cover detached, but Good otherwise. An early edition of one of the most influential books on English usage. First published in 1762 and a standard text for decades after. Not stated but written by Robert Lowth, a Bishop of the Church of England and Oxford Professor of Poetry. Commonly… Read more about this item

NY and Washington: Neale Publishing, 1909. 1st edition, 2nd printing. Issued in December 1909, two months after the 1st printing. [BAL 1128. Starrett 23.] Bierce's classic little guide to precise writing and English usage. More than 400 brief entries, arranged alphabetically and laced with his trademark wit and sardonic humor. Less a set of hard rules for writers than a… Read more about this item

NY: Covici, Friede. 1930 on the title page, but this is the 3rd printing from 1931. An early printing of the best-selling sex manual of all time. An unusually frank work on human sexuality and the art of physical love for married couples. Written by a Dutch gynecologist and supposedly for sale only to "physicians, lawyers, ministers, educators, and social… Read more about this item

Society of Siberian Irises, (1981.) Place of publication not stated. Signed and inscribed by the author on the brown front endpaper. Paperbound, 10 x 6.5 inches. 74 pp., index. Color plates and b&w drawings. VG with minor wear and marks to the cover. Text clean and unmarked. Uncommon signed. Dr. O. Currier McEwen was an internationally recognized authority on the… Read more about this item

[Edinburgh]: National Library of Scotland, 1991. Paperbound 8vo in gray wraps. Fine. An illustrated catalog on the work of George Mackie, the noted book designer and artist who worked on more than 400 books for the Edinburgh University Press from the 1950s-80s. Issued for a 1991 exhibition at the National Library of Scotland and at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, New… Read more about this item

Elizabethtown, NY: High Peaks Audubon Society, 1997. 2nd edition. A guide to the birds of Clinton County in northeastern New York state. A rich birding area that includes a portion of the vast Adirondack Park and is bounded by Lake Champlain and Vermont to the east and the Canadian border and Quebec to the north. With birding routes, maps, photos,… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, (1954.) Second printing. An amusing account of customs and manners from their ancient origins to the present-day. Contents include: Convention; Rites; Pastimes; Clothes; Manners; Politics; and Morals. Delightfully illustrated throughout in color. By the authors of Blood Royal and Simple Heraldry. 63 pp. 4to clothbound hardcover. VG in VG dust jacket with clear archival… Read more about this item

[Bombay: University of Bombay] 1951. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. First published 1939. VG hardcover; no dust jacket. Includes material on the evolution of Indian music; the physical laws of musical sound; the progression from oral tradition to folk and classical music; the unities and aesthetics of Indian music, etc. 12mo, 7.5 by 5 inches. ix, 204 pp., with bibliography… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1944. 1st edition. A guide to the wild, ornamental, and economic flora of Britain. Written to accommodate everyone from the amateur gardener to the professional botanist. Numerous b&w photos and 18 color plates. x, 393 pp., with general index and index of botanical names. 8vo clothbound hardcover in color dust jacket. VG/VG with modest wear and tear to… Read more about this item

Denver: Alan Swallow, (1963.) 2nd edition. The standard bibliography of American poet Wallace Stevens (1879-1955.) 98 pp. 8vo. Near Fine in dust jacket with clear archival cover. Clean and unmarked.

NY: Gargoyle Alumni Association, (1988.) 4th edition. A history of the Gargoyle Society at Williams College. First published in 1921 and previously revised in 1940 and 1955. This edition with directory of members from 1895 to 1989. Purple clothbound hardcover, gilt title lettering and seal. 8vo. 9.25 by 6 inches. 130 pp. B&W photos. Near Fine. Clean and securely bound.