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New York: Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. viii, (2), 700 pages; Unmarked and secure in original black binding with bright gilt lettering in nice dustjacket with minor nick at head of spine. With over 6,600 entries; this excellent reference work covers the period 300 to 1500 AD. .

Lisboa: Impressa Nacional. Very Good. 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. xviii, 290 pages; Catalogo Methodico Das Plantas Medicinaes, Alimentares E Industriaes. Quarto Centenario do Descobrimento da India Rare local Indian flora on the Portuguese colony of Goa. Half red calf over patterned boards, gilt lettering & decoration at spine. Original wrappers bound in. Pages toned at edges. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 335 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed on ffep "12/23/2000 // To Mr. Evans / In appreciation for / thoughtful and even-handed / coverage of the Palestinian - / Israeli conflict. / Shaw J. Dallal" Historical novel that tells the story of one Palestinian-American uprooted by the Arab-Israeli conflict. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed conservative causes. He left Yale and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II and was discharged in 1944 because of malaria. In 1963, Mr. Evans and Mr. Novak began writing ''Inside Report,'' an insider's view of politics that was published four times a week until Mr. Evans retired in 1993. Mr. Evans and Robert Novak began their work as columnists in… Read More

New York and London: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, 80, (2) pages; Former owner's stamp on ffep, otherwise clean and secure in original blue cloth binding with silver lettering and cover design, top corner of front board rounded, otherwise quite nice. OCLC 1375964 From the colophon: "Here endeth ASTROLABE a volume of poems by S. FOSTER DAMON; set up in Linotype Garamond type which is drawn from the original face made by Claude Garamond in the first part of the 16th Century. Printed & bound for Harper & Brothers Publishers at 49 East 33rd Street, one door from Mr. Vanderbilt's inn, New York, this eleventh day of March, Anno Domini MCMXXVII" Samuel Foster Damon (1893 – 1971) was an American academic, a specialist in William Blake, a critic and a poet. When remembered as a Blake scholar, he is often compared in importance to Northrop Frye and David V. Erdman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1914, returning… Read More

Cincinnati: Looker, Reynolds & Co.. Fair. 1819. Leather Bound. 17-300 pages; This example of Dana's Geographical Sketches contains pp 17 - 300; it is lacking the preliminaries and first 16 pages and the last 12. There is a facsimile of the title page laid-in. The remaining text block is secure in its original early 19th century leather binding, gilt title at spine is chipped and rubbed, rubbed at extremeties, spine ends and edges of spine, scattered foxing, pp 46-47 have remnants of a news clipping that was laid-in, pencil notes on rear endpaper and an engraving of a 19th century hotel on front endpaper. OCLC Number: 1055465038. Howes D-47. Despite its incompleteness, an interesting survivor of the era of Westward expansion in the United States. By 1819 Dana had lived for more than 6 years among the natives of the Great Lakes region and knew the routes through the recent states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and the wilds of the Michigan Territory. The author was engaged as a… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 188 & (4, index) pages; Publisher's black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine, in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. First U.S. edition, from the British sheets. Ownership signature of Paul Hume dated March 1980 -- on front free-endpaper. Not to be confused with a book by David Dubal with the same title, published in 1991. From the music reference library of the late Paul Hume, long time musical editor of the Washington 'Post.' Hume [1915-2001] earned a degree from the University of Chicago, and, in addition to his multi-decade career in musical journalism, served as as professor of music at Georgetown University (1950-1977), as adjunct professor of music at Yale University (1975-1983), and also hosted long-running classical music programs at WGMS-FM radio in Washington, D.C. He is best known for his substantial and influential term at… Read More

Beauvais: Gallerie Nationale de la Tapisserie et d'Art Textile. Near Fine. 1983. Paperback. 36 pages; Clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Exhibition catalogue. Illustrated with photographs of dozens of Daquin's textile works. OCLC: 32106356; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Paris: Chez Laporte Libraire, rue Christine, M.DCC.CXV. Very Good. 1795. Hardcover. 12 vols pages; Twelve volumes, 8vo, contemporary full calf, flat spines, covers with a decorative "cloud" or flame pattern, executed in acid-staining, delicate gilt borders. The flat spines have gilt-lettered labels in red and black; two of the other panels have gilt-tooled decorative "urns" -- the other two panels have an all-over pattern of gilt tools within a diagonal grid of rules. There are plum-colored endpapers, and the edges of the text-blocks are decoratively stained to match the boards. There is some cracking along the hinges and some light rubbing and wear, but the boards are all attached, and this is a sound and handsome set of a landmark of French Eighteenth century book illustration. With 33 full page plates after designs by Marillier, Eisen, and Le Barbier -- engraved by de Ghendt, de Longueil, de Launay, Halbou, Lingée, Fessard, Godefroy, Née, Ponce,… Read More

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts. Very Good. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean and tight in original beige linen binding with red leather spine label with gilt lettering in green paper covered board slipcase with printed paper label at spine, unevenly faded on one side. Volume 1 features 163 plates with descriptions of the items; many tipped in colour plates as well as black and white illustrations. Charles Bain Hoyt (1889-1949) was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was the son of Col. James J. Hoyt, a Union Army officer of the Civil War and descendant of the theologian Jonathan Edwards. Hoyt traveled extensively in many parts of the world, particularly in the Orient. He devoted himself to collecting Chinese pottery and porcelain pieces, mostly of the T'ang and Sung dynasties. The Hoyt collection, most of which is housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, includes Chinese and Korean ceramics, Chinese sculpture and bronzes and metal objects, paintings and prints, and other… Read More

Paris: L'Imprimerie De Digeon. Near Fine. 1800. Hardcover. (iv), 412 pages; Translated by Deleuze. Suivi de notes, et de dialogues sur la poesie par J. P. F. Deleuze. This botanical poem "The Loves of the Plants," is a description of Linnaeus' sexual system of classification in verse. It comprises the second part of a famous work by Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles Darwin) titled The Botanic Garden. Perhaps to the surprise of modern readers, this didactic poem was immediately popular, as the study of botany was quite fashionable within the higher social circles who found the poetic form appealing. This is the First French edition which was published in An VIII [1800]. The book is bound in half vellum over marbled boards, with gilt lettering at the spine and all edges tinted green. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Paperback. Investigation of Concentration of Economic Power; 168 pages; Clean and tight in original orange printed wrappers, mildly faded at spine. A fascinating study which revealed that some lower income families were spending as much as 25% of their income on insurance premiums. A Study based on Data obtained in a Field Survey of Life Insurance Policyholders conducted in Greater Boston in 1939 as a Work Projects Administration Project Sponsored by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Made for the TNEC, Seventy-Sixth Congress, Third Session, Pursuant to Public Resolution No. 113 (Seventy-fifth Congress) Authorizing and Directing a Select Committee to Make a Full and Complete Study and Investigation with Respect to the Concentration of Economic Power In, and Financial Control Over, Production and Distribution of Goods and Services. Judge Gerhard Alden Gesell (1910 – 1993) began his career as a… Read More

Budapest: Ipar-muveszeti Muzeum. Very Good+. 1981. Paperback. Hungarian Edition; 30 pages; Clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Profusely illustrated in B&W. Former owner's blind stamp at rear. .

Los Angeles: Center Theatre Group. Very Good-. 1969. Paperback. Copies of fourteen short playsscripts hole-punched and bound by three brass brads at left side. Front wrapper unevenly faded; no rear wrapper Letter similarly toned at edges. Cover letter indicates the playscripts are for plays in rehearsal for a tour of the Near East and Eastern Europe under the auspices of the Cultural Presentations Office of the United States Department of State and are sent to Mr. Roger L. Stevens at the behest of Gordon Davidson, Founding Artistic Director for Center Theatre Group. Roger Lacey Stevens (1910 – 1998) was an American theatrical producer, arts administrator, and real estate executive. He was the founding Chairman of both the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (1961) and the National Endowment for the Arts (1965). In politics, he made a mark as chairman of the Democratic Party's finance committee in 1956. He produced more than 100 plays and musicals over his career,… Read More

Cardiff: University of Wales Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. xviii, (6), 182 pages; Clean and secure in original gray cloth binding in very good, price-clipped dustjacket. Former owner's attractive bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Topics addressed include Celtic archaeology and art, Welsh history and historians, Welsh Laws, Literature, Language and Linguistics. .

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1857. Removed Document. 34th Congress, 3rd session. Senate Executive Doc. No. 51; 20 pages; Removed document, clean and complete. OCLC 1065762406 Dicusses proposed routes for canals from Atlantic to Pacific oceans. 1. Panama Route, 2. Nicaragua Route, 3. Honduras Route, 4. Tehuantepec Route. Also discusses connections with Cuban and Florida railroads. .

Washington: Heritage Printers, Inc.. Near Fine. 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Autograph; 216 pages; Clean and secure in original card wrappers in very good printed dustjacket. On ffep " Given to Polly and Kim [Roosevelt] / December 30, 1989 / by the Author" Also laid-in is a manuscript note Signed by the author -- "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt - / Many thanks for / including me in your / party yesterday after- / noon and for the chance / to see so many old / St. Albans friends. / The book is one I wrote / several years ago -- / disparate essays of a / heterogenous sort, but / Chapters 13-21 deal / with the St. Albans you / and your husband knew / and which, alas, no / longer exists. / With my best / wishes and renewed / thanks. / John C. Davis / 20 Dec. 89" Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr. (1916 - 2000) was the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a career intelligence officer who served in the Office of Strategic Services and operated throughout the Near… Read More

Columbus: First Community Church Guild. Very Good-. 1927. Hardcover. 232 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of off white cloth covered boards printed in blue; binding rubbed, soiled and spotted; appears to have no tp. Great early 20th century recipes -- Duchess Cream, Pineapple Fluff, Tamale Loaf en Casserole, Camper's Corkscrew Bread, Quick Ginger Cake, Baked SpareRibs with Apples, Genuine Old Fashioned Southern Pound Cake, Curried Banana Salad, Boston Baked Lima Beans, etc. Also Special Bills of Fare for holidays and special occasions. Wonderful ads for local businesses - automobiles, furnaces Kelvinator Refrigerators, Pharmacies, Roofing Company. Two handwritten recipes at rear section of blank pages for "Selected Recipes." A charming peek into Colombus in the 1920s. The First Community Church was founded in 1910. It is located in Grandview Heights in the northwest suburban area of Columbus, Ohio, known as the Tri-Villages. The church is… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's. Very Good. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, (1), 237, (5) pages; Secure in original red cloth binding with decorative stamping in black and red, spine cocked. OCLC 559517653 Original owner's name "Jennings" and brief inscription on ffep; some marginal notations in pencil. Frontispiece and 31 additional photographic illustrations. THE AUTHOR: Richard Harding Davis (1864 – 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. Davis became a managing editor of Harper's Weekly, and was one of the world's leading war correspondents at the time of the Second Boer War in South Africa. As an American, he had the opportunity to see the war first-hand from both the British and Boer perspectives. This book… Read More

Toronto: University of Toronto. Very Good. 1938. First Edition. Paperback. 26 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. An offprint from the University of Toronto Law Journal, Volume II, Number 2. J. Forrester Davison was a student of Felix Frankfurter and coauthor of his administrative law casebook (1932). Davison was at the core of the developments in Progressive/ New Deal administrative law at Harvard along with Frankfurter, Bruce Wyman, Roscoe Pound, Landis and Thomas Reed Powell. In this essay, Davison examines the status of advisory opinions in Canada, The U.S. and Australia with particular attention to matters touching on the National Recovery Act, National Labor Relations Act and the legislation attendent to the Canadian "New Deal." ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

London: Hutchinson. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 144 pages; Clean and secure in original bluecloth binding in very good dustjacket (some foxing). Former owner's name on ffep - "Leonard S. Cottrell, Jr." Leonard Slater Cottrell (1899 -1985) was an American sociologist and 40th President of the American Sociological Association. Cotrell studied at Vanderbilt University after the First World War to master's degree in sociology. Then he moved to the University of Chicago, where he continued to study, in addition to working as a probation officer. In 1935 he went to Cornell University as a sociology professor. During the Second World War Cotrell worked with with Samuel Andrew Stouffer in military sociological research. After the war, he returned to Cornell University. In 1951 he became a researcher at the Russell Sage Foundation for 17 years and at the end of his academic career moved to Chapel Hill and taught at the University of… Read More