Death in the Dining Room & Other Tales of Victorian Culture.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992. First edition. Oversized Paperback. More
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The Letters of Junius. Complete in one volume A new edition. With a copious index.
London: Anonymous, 1789. First edition. Full Calf. Small Octavo, pp. 396. Published anonymously in a newspaper, the Junius letters called attention to corruption and immorality in the British government and championed freedom of speech. The author's identity remains a mystery. The letters appear to have had an influence on the..... More
Histoire de la Science Grecque de Thales a Socrate.
Paris: Aubier, 1951. First edition. Wraps. Octavo, pp. 257. illustrated, indexed. in French. uncommon title by a noted scholar. More
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States; giving a full and comprehensive review of the present codition, industry and resources of the American Confederacy.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854. First edition. Rebound in library buckram. Octavo, pp. 1364, double column, lacks fold-out map as frontis. A great snapshot of the United States after the 1850 census. Amazingly accurate: although published in 1864, it already catalogues North Reading, Mass (my domicile) as a standalone..... More
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt .
New York: Fertig, 1967. Reprint of 1922 edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 416, b/w photo frontispiece. More
100,000 Years of Daily Life; A Visual History.
New York: Golden Press, 1961. First English language edition. Original White Cloth w/red design. Quarto, pp. 295, indexed, includes over 850 illustrations, 32pp in full color, general editor Robert Laffont, translated by Anne Carter. Fascinating! Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), with ownership stamp (Viennese born, Smith College and..... More
The Dutch East. Sketches and Pictures. .
London: Kegan Paul, 1914. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 222, richly illustrated w/ 78 b/w photographs. More
Revolutionary Vignettes of Olde Peabody.
Peabody, MA: Peabody Historical Society, 1975. First edition. Pamphlet. Octavo, pp. 15, illustrated w b/w frontispiece photograph and a b/w facsimile ad. More
Before America Decides: Foresight in American Affairs (inscribed by participant Reginald Phelps, Assistant Dean of Harvard College).
Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1938. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xiv, 318, indexed. Very nice copy of scarce and important anthology of comments by Harvard scholars on the question of America entering the war against the Axis powers. This copy inscribed as a gift by Reg and Julia..... More
The War Debts: An American View (from the library of Harvard historian Reginald Phelps, with his ownership signature and card of his notes laid in) .
New York: Macmillan, 1928. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Octavo, pp. 173. More
Memoirs of a Diplomat (ex lib Reginald Phelps, with his signature and copy of his review laid in).
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1932. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 347, indexed, frontispiece b/w photograph of author, plus copy of review by historian Reginald Phelps in Springfield Union and Republican laid in. Nice copy from the library of Harvard historian Reginald Phelps, w/ his signature on ffe..... More
The Ciskei--A Bantu Homeland: A General Survey.
Port Hare, South Africa: University of Port Hare Press, 1971. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo, pp. 215, illustrated w/ b/w maps. Nice copy of a very scarce book. More
La Guerra de Minas en Espana 1936-1939.
Madrid: Servicio Geographico del Ejercito, 1948. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 134 plus tipped in folding maps, richly illustrated w/ bw plates. Scarce in US. More
Fighting the Polar Ice, signed and inscribed by the author.
New York: Doubleday, 1907. Second edition. Green Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. 302, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs, b/w drawings, fold-outs including map inside back cover. An abundance of remarkable photographs from the important Ziegler polar expedition, commanded by the author. The author's bold signature and inscription are accompanied..... More
The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin (Vol. 2 only, of 2).
London: Henry Colburn, 1817. First edition. Leather Bound. Octavo, pp. 449. First edition volumes of this two volume set are scarce! More
Co-operation in Finland.
London: Williams and Norgate, 1916. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. xii, 190, w/ map tipped in. Scarce title. More
My Four Years in Germany (signed and inscribed by the author).
New York: George. H. Doran, 1917. First edition. Green Cloth over Boards, Gilt Lettering. Octavo, pp. 447, b/w photograph frontispiece, facsimile documents on inside front cover, w/ glossy five-page appendix containing facsimile of telegram in Kaiser's hand given to the author to send to President Woodrow Wilson, w/ newspaper articles..... More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1970.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1971. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 299 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on housing, industry, employment, public authority, housing, and laws. More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1971.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1972. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 299 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on housing, education, legal status, and political movements. More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1972.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1973. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 469 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on housing, industry, employment, and public authority. More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1972.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1974. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 411 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on local government, foreign affairs, health, university education, and welfare. More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1972.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1975. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 436 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on foreign investment, farming, health, education/student organizations, and homeland government. More
A Survey of Race Relations in South Africa , 1972.
Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, 1978. First edition. Original Wraps. octavo. 634 pp. indexed. administrative annual report on race relations, with emphasis on sport, education/student organizations, the Urban African Administration, and media. More
A Memoir, or Defence of Hugh Peters.
Boston: C.C.P. Moody, 1851. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 67. A clean, crisp copy despite flaws. The Reverend Hugh Peters was an English Puritan active in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although he condemned Anne Hutchinson, he supported tolerance of all religions. After the death of Oliver..... More
Memories, Dreams, Recollections; Recorded and Edited by Aniela Jaffe, Translated by Richard and Clara Winston
New York: Pantheon, 1963. First American Edition. Original Cloth. A wonderful copy of an important milestone in psychology. More