London: Anglo-Palestine Publications, 1946. 8vo. An important post-WW II Middle East Documentary on what would become the country of Israel just two years later, with large fold-out color map of Palestine. The map depicts the Gaza Strip in Vignette at the lower right and refers to today's West Bank..... More
Baltimore: Baltimore: Press of T.A. Munder & Co., Inc., 1925. 8vo. Black backed with decorative yellow scale pattern to the front and rear. Illustrated endpapers. 36+15pp. B/W illustrations, color plates. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear with a hint of very sporadic foxing. Overall a...... More
Millwood, NY: Kraus, 1974. Quarto. Two-Volume 1974 reprint set combining these individually published guides of the early 20th century. Tan typographical wraps. Volume I - 81pp + index; Volume II - 162pp + 15 plates. Profusely illustrated with plates and in text illustrations. Square tight bindings. Clean..... More
London: International Sugar Council, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This beautiful piece appears to be a one of a kind item, with some original typed pages and copies of others, in tab-delineated sections, possibly from the President of the Council. Until 1968, this Organization..... More
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Blue cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior, save for very sporadic pencil marginalia and former professor name to top of front end paper. jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Chicago: Domestic Engineering Company, 1911. Third Edition. 8vo. Early printings of this book are very scarce in commerce. Olive green cloth. Square tight binding. Pages tanned. Previous owner's inscription on front paste down and front end paper. Slight edge wear to binding. Slight puckering on cover. Professor..... More
National Bureau of Economic Research, New York, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Blue cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding. Clean bright interior. Mild edge wear. Original dust jacket with moderate edge wear including a chip to lower spine which affects publisher name and another larger chip at top..... More
Florence: EDIZIONI PONTE VECCHIO, n.d. Brahe, Tycho. Later Printing. Elephant Folio. A GORGEOUS later restrike of a 1662 copperplate engraving of an astronomical instrument printed by Johan Blaeu, taken from the original drawings of Tycho Brahe, the most important astronomer of the 16th century. Published by Edizioni Ponte..... More
David & Charles, 1969-06-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Square Tight Binding. Clean bright interior. Small bump to heel of spine and a small, circular impressed stamp to lower title page . Jacket with light age toning. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1888. 1st Edition. 8vo. This scarce 1888 1st Edition features historic black and white photographs of historic Irish traditional lace designs along with detailed descriptions of each. Thin yellow illustrated cloth over thick card stock boards. Illustration and titling in green. Square tight..... More
Boston, MA: D.H. hurd & Co., 1897. 1st Edition. Quarto. Beautiful four-volume history of New England industry and the important entrepreneurs throughout the regions history. Dozens of steel-plate engravings of important New Englanders. Handsomely bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marble-paper covered boards. Square tight bindings. Clean..... More
Scholarly Resources, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Square tight binding with clean bright interior. small office stamp to front end paper. Appears never read. A beautiful edition. More
Buffalo, NY: Gies Company, 1916. A beautiful 1916 pictorial panoramic map depicting the lower portion of the Niagara Gorge and Niagara Falls between Buffalo and Lewiston, New York. The Bird's Eye View is situated above the Canadian Falls looking across the Niagara River into New York to maximize the views..... More
Philadelphia, Pa: Sanford, Everts & Co., 1872. 1st Edition. Folio. A beautiful 1872 hand-colored map of Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot, Maine. This map includes property owner names, building footprints and lines of the defunct Boston and Maine Railroad. Listing the Kennebunk Landing and Kennebunk Depot Business Directory... More
Baltimore, MD: Privately Printed, 1974. 1st. Quarto. An extremely scarce volume on a unique and desirable aspect of Maryland history. Yellow illustrated wraps. Staple binding. 46pp. Profusely illustrated with the insignia of Maryland breweries between 1870-1920, with authoritative text. The mildest of edge wear to wraps. Previous..... More
Harvard University Press, 1947-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Red cloth gilt. Square Tight Binding.Clean bright interior with fold-out intact and Fine. The mildest of edge wear. Price clipped jacket with mild edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
1918. Two outstanding framed WW I-era silver gelatin photographs of the 'DOROTHY BARRETT', a US five-masted schooner directly involved in the war-supply effort. The Dorothy Barrett, heavily laden with coal, was on a run from Brazil to New England when she was sunk by German submarine U-117 off the..... More
Princeton University Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. 1958 1st edition in original dust jacket. Grey cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. jacket with mild edge wear, with larger chips at corners and top of spine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Durham, NC: Moore Pub. Co, 1971. 1st edition. 8vo. A lovely 1st edition association copy in the scarce original dust jacket, signed and inscribed by the author in bold, black ink on the dedication, likely to one of the dedicatees. "and to Ken + Petey, who didn't give..... More
Construction, Mining, Engineering Publications Australia, 1973-01-01. Paperback. 8vo - over 7. Square Tight Binding.Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear. Wraps with a hint of age toning. More
McGraw-Hill, 1965-01-01. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. More
Bedford, Pa: Bedford Village Press, 2006. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful and quite scarce 1st Limited Edition, signed and inscribed by one of the authors (Yantz) on the front end paper with one of his business cards laid in. Illustrated boards. Square tight binding. CLean interior. Virtually no..... More
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1973-09-01. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Square tight binding with clean bright interior. Small office stamp to front end paper. Appears never opened or read. In beautiful condition. More
New York: Privately Printed, 1903. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome 1903 1st Edition of this scarce work on Native American craftsmanship. Green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine as well as an illustrated Indian basket stamped in gilt to lower front board. Profusely illustrated with historic photos..... More
New York: G.. Forreman, 1797. Large Octovo. Yes, there were accounting texts in the 18th century. "Jones's English system of book-keeping by single or double entry, in which it is impossible for an error of the most trifling amount to be passed unnoticed; calculated effectually to prevent the evils..... More