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München: Hoheneichen - Verlag, 1930. First printing of the official exposition of the NAZI world view. From the library of Radio Munich, with their small ink stamps. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. A square, reasonably tight copy. Tiny brown speckles (light foxing) to a few pages at the beginning and end. Slight waviness to the upper margin of some pages. No stain. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First Edition (1. Auflage). First printing of the standard work by the Nazis' chief ideologist. The year of publication, 1930, is imprinted on the title page. Bound in the original gilt decorated black cloth. Alfred Rosenberg (1893-1946) was editor of the Nazi party organ, VÖLKISCHER BEOBACHTER. It was his anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and neo-pagan book, DER MYTHUS DES 20. JAHRHUNDERTS [The Myth of the Twentieth Century], that supplied Adolf Hitler and the Nazis with a philosophical and pseudo-scientific basis for their racist doctrine. In 1933, Rosenberg was… Read More

Oakland, California: Automobile Pricing Publications, Inc., 1959. The very first Auto Blue Book, Volume 1 -- Number 1, dated Summer 1959. Very Good condition. Light cover soil. Pages mildly age-tanned (see photos). NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 5.25" wide by 7.75" tall. Gives retail and wholesale prices for new and used cars and trucks with sections on Volvo, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Edsel, Mercury, Lincoln, Plymouth, Dodge, Desoto, Chrysler, Imperial, Nash, Rambler, Studebaker, Packard, Austin, Hillman, Jaguar, Metropolitan, Morris, M.G., Triumph, BMW, Borgward, D.K.W., Goliath, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Citrogen, Renault, Simca, Corvette, etc.. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. (v), 91pp.

Washington: Department of the Interior, Census Office / Government Printing Office (GPO), 1886. This is a solid reading/reference copy that was formerly in the Library of Congress/Smithsonian Institution. Good+ condition. See photos. New endpapers. Inner hinges are perfect. There is a small red ink stamp on the title page that reads: "Library of Congress, February 25, 1887, Smithsonian Deposit." Stamped over it in blue ink is: "Transferred Jan 7 1911." Otherwise all pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original brown cloth, moderately rubbed at the spine ends/edges. See photos. 76 tables. Profusely illustrated with 242 figures in the text, and 102 full-page inserted maps and diagrams -- many folding and/or PRINTED IN BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR. See photos. The List of Plates lists a total of 102 maps, sections and diagrams. Of these 96 are bound-in, as called for, and all 96 are present. Of the remaining 6 plates that are… Read More

Paris: Chez Desaint & Saillant, Libraries, 1746. Good condition. A solid reading/reference copy. SEE PHOTOS. Moderate wear/fraying to spine ends and corners. Internally clean and unmarked with only minimal foxing to a few pages. 8 cm wide by 14.5 cm tall. Attractive marbled endpapers. All edges tinted red. Bound in contemporary full brown leather (sprinkled calf?), with a red leather spine label (chipped/rubbed). Front joint partially cracked (1 inch), but still holding firm. Previous owner's name in pencil (easily erasable, if so desired).. 1746 edition [MDCCXLVI]. Hardcover. Good condition. xlix, 279pp.

Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1892. Very Good+ condition but for short tears at 3 or 4 of the map folds which have been neatly reinforced with archival tape on the blank side. SEE PHOTOS. A very attractive, well preserved copy. 60 pages of text, including brief information on 78 railroads, a detailed 39-page index, and ads for Rand McNally publications. Attached at the rear is a full color map (that unfolds to 13'' wide by 21" tall). Bound in the publisher's tan-color stiff printed wraps. Cover title: Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of New Jersey… Showing in Detail the Entire Railroad System, The Express Company Doing Business over Each Road, and Accurately Locating All Cities, Towns, Post Offices, Railroad Stations, Villages, Counties, Islands, Lakes, Rivers, etc… Locating… the Nearest Mailing Point of All Local Places; Designating… Telegraph Stations… Population is Given… Read More

Borough of Hopatcong, New Jersey?, 1912. Near Fine condition. SEE PHOTO. This is a beautiful and very scarce color map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey. When unfolded it measures 18" tall by 38" wide. Some folds have been neatly reinforced on the blank side with archival-quality document repair tape. Buildings are represented by red squares, water in green. Some of the properties and locations depicted are: Port Morris, Landing, Roxbury Township, Borough of Mount Arlington, Byram Township, Nolans Point, Atlas Powder Co., Brookland, Borough of Hopatcong, Byram Cove, Henderson Bay, Byram Bay, Maxim Park, Jefferson Township, Woodport, Hurdtown, Hurd Mining Co., W. M. Force Estate, John P. Lawless, Mary Ingram estate, Aaron Peck estate, Raccoon Island, Halsey Island, Bertrand Island, Theodore King, Gertrude Otten, Violet Littell, Robert Dunlap estate, etc. Full title: "Property Map of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, Prepared by Hudson Maxim for the Morris Canal Investigation Commission,… Read More

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1887. SEE PHOTOS. A gorgeous copy of the scarce FIRST CONTINENTAL EDITION (Todd & Bowden #2440). Very Fine condition -- unusually fresh and attractive. Beautifully bound with brown morocco spine and corners, lettered in shiny gold over a handsome red leather spine label. There are six gilt-decorated raised bands on spine. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. All edges are red speckled. Pages are creamy white, clean, crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. 4.5" wide by 6.25" tall. In 1996, Broadfoot CIVIL WAR BOOKS, A PRICED CHECKLIST valued the First London Edition at $500.00, and First American Edition at $400.00. But Broadfoot didn't mention this First Continental Edition, which was issued the same year as the American. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his… Read More

Washington, D. C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896. This is the original 1896 HARDCOVER first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good+ condition. A very nice copy of the HARDCOVER edition, tough-to-find in collectible condition this nice. SEE PHOTOS. Previous owner's name on the pastedown endpaper. Bright, clean, square, and reasonably tight. NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. Pages are creamy white, crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. First Edition. This publication is devoted entirely to Nelson Horatio Darton's comprehensive bibliography and index of the literature of North American geology from 1732 through 1891. Included are brief annotations on content, plates, etc. Bound in the original dark green cloth with gilt spine and blind-stamped front and rear cover decorations.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition. Thick 8vo. 1,045pp.

Newark: Medical Society of New Jersey (L. J. Hardham, Printer), 1890. Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in the original printed wraps. Chips to the spine ends. Spine cracking but the binding remains intact with threads still holding. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Besides the minutes from the 124th annual meeting, this volume includes a 120 page-long MEDICAL HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY, including detailed biographical sketches of the county's early physicians. There are also essays on ENDOMETRITIS by E. L. B. Godfrey; TYPHOID FEVER - WHAT IT IS AND HOW IS IT COMMUNICATED by J. D. Osborne; THE PASTEUR TREATMENT by Paul Gibier.. First Edition. Softcover. Good condition. 402pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1972. Appears unread. Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bright, clean, square, tight and unmarked. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrations. Dr. Haagensen is a Garrison/Morton author. Contained here are 11 major sections: 1) History of the knowledge of the lymphatic system; 2) Methods of study of the lymphatic system; 3) General anatomy of the lymphatic system; 4) The spread of cancer in the lymphatic system; 5) The head and neck; 6) The intrathoracic lymphatics; 7) Lymphatics of the breast; 8) The upper extremity; 9) The trunk; 10) The lower extremity; 11) The large intestine. Author Index. Subject Index. First printing of the First Edition, with complete number row (987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in gold and blue on the spine… Read More

London: John Van Voorst, 1851. Volume Four, complete (1851/1852/1853) in 3 parts bound together. These are the original first editions -- not cheaply-made modern reprints. The binding is Fair - Good condition because the green cloth covers are worn and no longer attached to the textblock. SEE PHOTOS. However the textblock could be easily recased with no sewing required since all pages are tightly bound together. Internal condition is Very Good with almost no foxing. Consists of VOLUME THE FOURTH (1851): pp. 1-392; VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONTINUED (1852): pp. 393-784; and VOLUME THE FOURTH, CONCLUDED (1853): pp. 785-1160.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair - Very Good condition. Thick 8vo. xxviii, 1,160pp.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Volume 4 only. This is the original 1831 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners, however the leather covering the backstrip has perished. Front and rear covers are still attached. Clean, square, and tight. Pages are in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing. On the front pastedown endpaper is the armorial bookplate of John Macfarlane.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good (lacks spine cover). 8vo. vi, 570pp.

London: John Van Voorst, 1846. Volume Two Continued (pages 373-724). This is the original 1846 first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Good condition only. SEE PHOTOS. Bound in marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Hinges cracked. Most of the leather covering the spine has perished. Pages are tightly bound and in Near Fine condition with almost no foxing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. 8vo. xvi, pp. (373) - 724.

Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1988. Very Good condition. Covers only lightly rubbed. Old price on back. SEE PHOTOS. A tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Photo illustrated. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original green pictorial wraps.. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. xviii, 284pp.

Staten Island, New York: Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1995. SEE PHOTO. 9 volumes, complete. BRAND NEW HARDCOVERS in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. The standard reference, complete in 9 volumes. Vols. 1-4 by Philip Lee Phillips. No date (but 1995, First Martino printing "strictly limited to 100"). Reprint of the 1909-1920 Library of Congress originals. Vols 5-9 by Clara Egli Le Gear. No date (but 1996, First Martino printing "strictly limited to 150"). Reprint of the 1958-1992 Library of Congress originals, in continuation of volumes 1-4 by Philip Lee Phillips. These 9 volumes fully describe thousands of atlases, including imprint, collation, details of publication, measurements, content, typographical and numbering errors, comparisons with foreign and… Read More