N.P. Published by the authors, 2008. First Edition. 4to. 457 pp. Illustrations on most pages (some in color); maps. Foreword by Ernie Harwell, Hall of Fame announcer. Black cloth in gilt illustrated black dustjacket. minor crease along upper front edge else a fine copy. This is a heavy book and..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Revised Edition. Large 8vo. 836; 775 pp. Index. Illustrations. Color foldout titled "Imperial Worship of Shangti on the Altar of Heaven at Peking"; black & white foldout titled "Signing of the Treaty of Peking by Lord Elgin and Prince Kung"; large folding map in..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 2003. First Edition, Limited to 300 copies. 4to. 212 pp. Index. 173 color photographic illustrations. bound by the Cardoza-James Bindery of San Francisco in black cloth which clovers one-quarter of the front cover, the spine, and the entire back cover; the front cover carries..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition, Limited to 400 copies. 8vo. 56 pp. Illustrations. bibliography. Printed at the Hillside Press. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Terra cotta cloth with printed paper label on spine and front cover. A fine copy. The first book devoted to the life and..... More
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1957. First Edition. Small 8vo. xii, 58 pp. Two illustrated plates and two facsimile newspaper leaves. Brick red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor wear to extremities else a fine copy. Early California Travels Series XXXIX. The authors of this study have relied almost entirely..... More
Cambridge: Privately Printed by the University Printer for Friends in Printing & Publishing, 1949. First Edition, Limited to 250 copies. Small 8vo. vii, 36, [1] pp. Illustrations. Teal cloth spine over marbled paper covered boards. ALS from Frederick B. Adams, Jr., American bibliophile and the director of the Pierpont Morgan..... More
Chicago: Louis Lloyd & Company, 1876. First Edition. Thick octavo; 1084pp. A Very Good copy (extremity wear, hinges cracked but holding) in 3/4 brown leather lettered in gold at spine. The 17 tissue-guarded steel engravings are fresh and clean without the expected foxing. "Compiled from the journals, documents, private records..... More
Madison WI: Baltic Studies Center, 1984. First Edition. Quarto; xlvi, 632pp.; 125 maps in text. Near Fine copy (pon stamped to top page edge, a few dogeared pages) in olive leatherette lettered at spine. More
St. Louis, MO: M.C. Barthel, 1868. First Edition. 12mo; xii, 245pp. Very Good copy in publisher's green cloth lettered at spine. From the library of noted Lutheran scholar Lewis W. Spitz with his name stamp to pastedowns. More
Sacramento: California Journal of Mines and Geology, 1935. First Thus. INSCRIBED on front cover 'To Robert Linton:/With the compliments of the author, in sincere appreciation of your/suggestions and aid in the collection and recording of the data/incorporated in this paper. s/J.Clark Sutherland'. Octavo; 51-87pp. A Very Good copy in stapled..... More
Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011. First Edition. Octavo; Ex library with the usual markings, elsea Fine and unread copy. "On the 70th anniversary of Joseph Roth’s death, this volume examines the current relevance of his work. His works and opinions were regarded as being overly oriented towards the past; his leanings..... More
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York PA: Strength & Health Publishing Co., 1939 & 1941. First Edition. Octavos; 238pp and 256pp, many black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Good only First Edition copies (wear, occasional mark and staining). We will include a third Bob Hoffman book, 'Weight Lifting' (Fourth Printing) at no additional charge! More
Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2003. First Edition. Octavo; xiv, 200pp. Bibliography; Index. Fine copy; unread. This collection reviews key research in 'performance' functional foods which affect mood and mental and physical performance. More
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2004. First Edition. Quarto; xii, 296pp. Ilustrations; Bibliography; Index. New unread copy. "... provides an extensive survey of the plant genera and species having anti-tumor and anti-leukaemic properties." More
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2007. First Edition. Quarto; 714pp. Bibliography; Index. New unread copy. More
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1989. First Edition. Octavo; xiii, 374pp. Illustrations; Bibliography; Index. Fine copy. "... a practical reference volume that aims to provide the basic information necessary to select and operate machinery and to process plant products through to the desired liquid, solid, or powdered drug form." More
Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1932. First Edition. Octavo; 82pp plus 11 pages of plates : illustrations, maps. A Near Fine copy in brown wrapper (lacks rear wrapper) bound into tan buckram. 'H.F. Bowker' on front cover and INSCRIBED on title page 'With good wishes to Mr. Bowker/Laura Thompson/Guam '39'..... More
San Francisco: The Murdock Press, 1907. First Edition. 12mo; 58pp, illustrations. Lacks rear wrapper, else a Good copy lettered with illustration to front yellow wrapper. Contains 'Ye On's ten hundred sorrows;' 'The doll of the white devils;' 'The exiles;' and 'See Wah's New Year, (the last three reprinted from various..... More
London: B.T. Batsford, 1880. First Edition. Octavo; xxviii, 70pp; 2 double plates ('View of Fuji from Yoshida' and 'Birds-Eye View of the Crater'). A Good copy of a scarce publication in original 1/4 black leather and marbled boards, spine lettered in gold (front board detached, ffep beginning to detach); internally..... More
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1925. First Edition, One of 1000 copies printed in May 1925. Octavo; 53pp; ~ 40 photographic illustrations of items 'before and after' restoration. A Very Good copy (previous owner name blind embossed to front cover, upper corner bumped), now protected in brown pressboard..... More
London; Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1893. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged. Octavo; (iv), 4, 497, xiv pp. Index. A Very Good to Near Fine copy in black cloth lettered in gold; 'Kelly and Walsh Booksellers & Stationers' sticker to front pastedown. Ball was considered the most capable and..... More
Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Ld. 1903. Fourth Edition Revised and Enlarged. Octavo; (xii), 816pp. Index. Photograph (2 1/2" x 4") of Chinese outdoor merchants tipped to loose sheet of paper, laid in. A Very Good copy in yellow cloth with hanging lantern illustration toi fron board, which is lettered..... More
London; Hong Kong: Sampson Low, Marston and Company; Kelly & Walsh, Ld. 1892. First Edition. Octavo; (iii), 419, xiii pp. Index. A Very Good copy in brown cloth lettered in gold; errata slip tipped in at rear. Ball was considered the most capable and knowledgeable European speaker of Cantonese of..... More
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1919. First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. iv, 185-630 pp. General Index; Botanical Indes; Index of Words. Field Museum of National History Publication 201. Anthropological Studies Vol. XV., No. 3. Later black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Born in Cologne in 1874, Dr. Berthold..... More
Chicago: The Bookfellows, 1921. First Edition, Limited to 750 copies. INSCRIBED "With best wishes/Frederick Starr;Chicago, July 28, 1921." Small 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of Starr. Personalized bookplate for Sam Putnam and designed by (?) Bahnc, dated 1920. Brown wrappers with cream printed label on front cover. Lacking rear cover; front cover..... More