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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is price-clipped. Fabulous silver objects from the Tudor period to the nineteenth century, presented in chronological order, with enlargements of hallmarks. Wonderful photographic illustrations. An important collection of silver and useful reference. ; 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. .

New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 372 pages; Clean and secure in original binding of burgundy cloth over tan boards in edgeworn dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed on the titlepage "To / Rowland Evans / with regards / from / John Hackett / 15 Sep 82" The Third World War: August 1985 was published and became an international bestseller Dramatic changes in the world scene since 1978, new developments in the technology of war, and important information from inside the Soviet Union have enabled General Hackett to provide an even more authoritative and vivid picture of what a Third World War could be like...The Third World War. The Untold Story, published in the year 1987, six months after the first book, makes use of much new material, including declassified NATO intelligence reports and information that has found its way to the West about how the war was planned in Moscow and experienced on the… Read More

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good-. 1903. Hardcover. 287; 286 pages; Leipzig: Very Good-. 1903. Collection of British Authors Nos. 3648-3649; 287; 286 pages; Two volume set, contents clean and secure in contemporary binding of brown leather spines and corners with patterned boards and endpapers; gilt lettering and decorative devices at spines; leather rubbed and crazed, chipped at head of spines. Top edges gilt. Per Todd and Bowden: Vol. 1: H: 25; Td@2--; (7) , 8-287 text; C3. Vol. 2: H: --; Td@2--; (5) , 6-286 text; C3. Wrappers and publisher's ads not bound in. From GoodReads reviews: Set in the first century A. D. In such colorful locales as Jerusalem and Rome, Tyre and Alexandria, "Pearl Maiden" is a love story that, like many of Rider Haggard's other works, is filled with daring adventures, risky escapes, and pitched battles, while still finds moments to thoughtfully reflect upon man's ultimate questions of destiny, courage, sin, and God. Compared to… Read More

London: Trubner & Co. Very Good. 1890. Third Edition. Hardcover. lxxviii, 314 pages; Contents clean and secure in original dark blue cloth binding with bright gilt lettering at spine and front board; cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners (rounded); lacks blank at end of text. Cetywayo and His White Neighbours, or Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal and the Transvaal is a non-fiction book by H. Rider Haggard, his first full-length published work and was based on his time in South Africa. Rider Haggard travelled to southern Africa in 1875 and remained in the country for six years, during which time he served as Master of the High Court of the Transvaal and an adjutant of the Pretoria Horse. The "Cetywayo" of the title is the Zulu king Cetshwayo kaMpande, who pursued, but failed to achieve a peaceful relationship with the British. The work was first published in 1882 with Haggard paying Trubner and Company 50 pounds to produce 750 copies of the book. Despite… Read More

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good-. 1897. Hardcover. Leipzig: Very Good-. 1897. Collection of British Authors Nos. 2445-2446; Two volume set, contents clean and secure in contemporary binding of brown leather spines and corners with patterned boards and endpapers; gilt lettering and decorative devices at spines; leather rubbed and Vol. II chipped badly. Top edges gilt. Per Todd and Bowden: Vol. 1: H: 34; Td@2--; (9) , 10-271 text; C3. Vol. 2: H: --; Td@2--; (7) , 8-246 text; C3. Likely 2445f and 2446d. Wrappers and publisher's ads not bound in. On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father's quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar. There, he is brought face to face with Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed: dictator, femme fatale, tyrant and… Read More

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good-. 1897. Hardcover. 261; 246 pages; Leipzig: Very Good-. 1897. Collection of British Authors Nos. 2472-2473; 261; 246 pages; Two volume set, contents clean and secure in contemporary binding of brown leather spines and corners with patterned boards and endpapers; gilt lettering and decorative devices at spines; leather rubbed and crazed, Vol. 1 chipped at head of spine. Top edges gilt. Per Todd and Bowden: Vol. 1: H: 19; Td@2 quote; (9) , 10-261 text; C3. Vol. 2: H: --; Td@2--; (7) , 8-246 text; C3. Likely 2472b and 2473c. Wrappers and publisher's ads not bound in. Allan Quartermain is a sequel to the famous novel King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has lost his only son and longs to get back into the wilderness. Having persuaded Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief Umbopa to accompany him, they set out from the coast of east Africa, this time in search of a white race reputed to live north of Mount Kenya. They survive fierce… Read More

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good. 1905. Hardcover. Leipzig: Very Good. 1905. Collection of British Authors Nos. 3848 - 3849; Two volume set, contents clean and secure in contemporary binding of brown leather spines and corners with patterned boards and endpapers; gilt lettering and decorative devices at spines; leather rubbed and crazed; Vol. 2 chipped at head of spine. Top edges gilt. Per Todd and Bowden: Vol. 1: H: 29; Td@2--; (9) , 10-288 text; C3. Vol. 2: H: --; Td@2--; (5) , 6-287 text; C3. Wrappers and publisher's ads not bound in. Ayesha, the Return of She is a gothic-fantasy novel written by English Victorian author H. Rider Haggard as a sequel to SHE. Chronologically, it is the final novel of the Ayesha and Allan Quatermain series. From GoodReads: "The Return of She, " although not as exciting or groundbreaking as the classic "She, " is nevertheless a worthy sequel, and one that all admirers of Haggard's original story should enjoy reading. It is… Read More

Upsala [Sweden]: Akademiska Boktryckeriet. Near Fine. 1900. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 144 pages; This biography of an important Swedish Court Painter is beautifully and appropriately bound at or near the time of publication by G. Hedberg, Royal bookbinder in Stockholm: black straight-grained morocco over swirl-marbled paper-covered boards, five raised bands on the spine, with elaborate gilt-stamped decoration and central devices depicting an artist's palette with three arrows through the finger hole -- the palette bodies have alternating onlays of red and pale green leather, red label lettered in gilt in the second panel, pale floral endpapers in a Jugendstil pattern, edges of the text block decoratively marbled in a matching style. The binder's ticket is mounted to the lower corner of the front paste-down endpaper: ["G. Hedberg / Kongl. Hofbokbindare / Stockholm"]. The subject is the painter David von Krafft (1655 – 1724), the nephew and… Read More

Derby [England]: County Borough of Derby (J. W. Simpson & Sons, Printers). Very Good-. 1929. Softcover. 26 & [1, blank] pages; Publisher's grey wrappers, two metal staples at spine, title printed in black. The author is identified as Assistant Medical Officer, County Borough of Derby. The Derby authorities requested this study based on the growing popularity of cinema halls, having noted that the cinemas in Derby provided accommodation for over 10,250 people (in 1929!) It was a matter of concern that the nature of cinema, with its continuous programme made demands on the supply of fresh air considerably in excess of "normal" theatrical exhibition spaces, and also noted that the necessary absence of sunlight from cinea halls eliminated "one of nature's purifiers." Whether or not by request of county authorities, the author also chose to discuss "the question of possible eye-strain arising from the use of seats placed in close proximity to the… Read More

New York: American Book Company. Near Fine. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 9-130, (2) pages; New York: Near Fine. 1874. First Edition. Viii, 9-130, (2) pages; Contents clean and complete in original brick coloured cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorative blind stamping to front board. OCLC 855695 William Nicholas Hailmann (1836 Glarus, Switzerland - 1920 Pasadena, California) was an American educator. He was a great proponent of Froebel He was a progressive educator and helped introduce the kindergarten into the United States. He taught natural science in the Louisville high schools from 1856 to 1865, and then directed the German and English Academy from 1865 to 1873, where he built the first kindergarten classroom in the United States. He eventually became president of the Froebel Institute of North America. He was superintendent of public schools of Laporte, Indiana, from 1883 to 1894. From 1894 to 1898 he superintended the Indian School Service of the United States and… Read More

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co.. Very Good. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. 55 pages; Boston: Very Good. 1895. First Edition; First Printing. 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, on the title page. There is evidence of the removal of a paper label from the slender spine, and top-edge remains of a strip of paper once mounted to the rear paste-down endpaper -- [we did not effect either of these removals]. A volume devoted to Sermons delivered to and for children during "Children's Service, Sunday eventide" at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. The author of this slender book, Charles Cuthbert Hall, was a distinguished theologian and pastor -- who only gave up his pulpit at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn in 1897 to assume the Presidency… Read More

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph. Very Good-. 1863. First Edition. Paperback. 48 pages; Contents clean and complete, front wrapper present, rear wrapper lacking. OCLC 169946169 Sabin 29832 Contents: Historical Sketch; Is the North Justified in waging war to restore the Union? How Far is the Question of Slavery involved in the Struggle? On Which Side should the Sympathy of England be Enlisted? Christopher Newman Hall (1816 – 1902), known in later life as a 'Dissenter's Bishop', was one of the most celebrated 19th century English Nonconformist divines. He was active in social causes; supporting Abraham Lincoln and abolition of slavery during the American Civil War, the Chartist cause, etc. During the 1860s, dissenting from the British government's position, Newman Hall passionately supported the north in the American Civil War. He disapproved of secession by southern states. England should side with the North, he wrote, particularly because emancipation of the… Read More

Houston: Museum of Fine Arts of Houston. Very Good. 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers, toned at spine and lower edge; image of a 19th Century Running Horse Weathervane. OCLC 36555 Illustrated with six b&w reproductions of works in the exhibition. Foreword by Edith Gregor Halpert. Catalogue listing of 103 items in the exhibition. .

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. Very Good+. 1924. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xliii, 586; vii, 602 pages; This first edition of the Surgical Papers of Dr, Halstead is in very nice condition with almost no signs of wear; contents clean and unmarked; pages untrimmed; green cloth bindings secure and corners only very slightly rubbed; gilt lettering still bright. A nearly fine set. Although there was a later limited edition of the work issued in 1985 [sometimes distinguishable by the inclusion of a date span in the title "1852-1922"], this original edition is quite scarce indeed. Editor's Note by Walter C. Birkett and "An Appreciation" of the surgeon by Rudolph Matas. William Stewart Halsted, M.D. (1852 – 1922) was an American surgeon who emphasized strict aseptic technique during surgical procedures, was an early champion of newly discovered anaesthetics, and introduced several new operations, including the radical mastectomy for breast… Read More

New York: Springer Verlag. Near Fine. 2014. Hardcover. xxii, 241 pages; Clean and secure in original colorful hardcover binding; appears unread. Original hardcover edition, a paperback reprint of same text was issued in 2016. This book provides a comprehensive guide to procuring, utilizing and monetizing intellectual property rights, tailored for readers in the high-tech consumer electronics and software industries, as well as technology startups. Numerous, real examples, case studies and scenarios are incorporated throughout the book to illustrate the topics discussed. Readers will learn what to consider throughout the various creative phases of a product’s lifespan from initial research and development initiatives through post-production. Readers will gain an understanding of the intellectual property protections afforded to U.S. corporations, methods to pro-actively reduce potential problems, and guidelines for future considerations to reduce legal spending, prevent IP theft,… Read More

Washington: Leamington Book Shop. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. 32 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. 146 items, including several Aldine Press, many incunabula, A Collection of the Novels, Anecdotes, Travels and Essays formed by Joseph Ingraham in the first part of the 19th century, etc. OCLC: 226922185 .

New York: Judge Company. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Print. 1 pages; Image clean and clear, with bright white matting. Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for April 11, 1908 depicting William Jennings Bryan as a golliwog (African American caricature) with a basket of eggs representing electoral delegates, some of them dropping to the floor and cracking. Beyond the door is a sign pointing to Denver (site of the Democratic National Convention), and hiding in the dark is an image of Bryan's primary challenger Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson with a threateningly raised hatchet labeled "Minnesota Delegates." The 1908 U.S. Presidential election occurred in the backdrop of the Progressive achievements of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's second term as well as against the U.S. recovery following the Panic of 1907. In this election, Roosevelt's chosen successor, Republican William Howard… Read More

Troy, NY: Prescott & Wilson. Very Good-. 1847. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 163 pages; Lacks ffep, "S. 2" written on first blank, otherwise unmarked and complete in original brown cloth binding with decorative blindstamping to both boards. Cloth chipped along spine, corners rubbed through. Pages toned, some light scattered foxing. OCLC 1255871190 Anthony Hamilton was a sergeant in the 43rd Light Infantry, part of the famous British Light Division. During his time with the regiment, he participated in most of the major battles and sieges of the Peninsular War. He was there at Vimiero, Corunna, and Oporto; he was wounded at Talavera and the siege of Badajoz and eventually was captured by the French at San Sebastian during the battles of the Pyrenees in 1813. He was there at Fuentes d'Orno, when the Light Division made its famous retreat across the plains, surrounded by hordes of French cavalry. Sergeant Hamilton was also part of the "forlorn hope" at the… Read More

New York: Judge Company. Very Good. 1901. First Edition. Print. 1 pages; Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for May 18, 1901 titled "McKinley Oil for Hard Times" featuring a wonderful color lithograph depicting a man with a McKinley ribbon feeding geese labeled "Cuba", "Porto Rico," "Hawaii" and "Philippines." Illustration by Grant Hamilton, lithographed at Sackett & Wilheims Litho & Printing. The Spindletop oil discovery in 1901 near Beaimont, Texas, launched the petroleum industry in the United States. In 1901 the final negotiations took place for the settlement terms of the Spanish American War. The result was a large step in American expansion, with the annexation of Porto Rico and Hawaii and with Spain reliquishing The Philippines and Cuba to independence. Grant E. Hamilton was an American artist, illustrator and political cartoonist. He eventually became… Read More

New York: Judge Company. Very Good+. 1893. First Edition. Print. 1 pages; Image clean and clear, bright white matting. Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for June 10, 1893 depicting two gentlemen dressed like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson walking past a poster announcing "Society receives the Duke of Veragua and the Duchess / Grand Ball and Receptions to the Infanta ...." Legend beneath the illustration reads: "SASSIETY IS HAPPY. / Cholly Snob: 'Deah boy, this is indeed some amelioration of our misfawtune in being born in Amerwica.' Arthur Dudley: 'Yass, and if the deah English Prince would only come ovah, I could - aw - die happy, son't you know.' " Grant E. Hamilton was an American artist, illustrator and political cartoonist. He eventually became the art editor for JUDGE, a position he held for more than 20 years. In addition to his fame as a political cartoonist, Hamilton… Read More