After Hitler, 1945-1963 (Catalogue Series No. 4).
London: Vallentine Mitchell & Co., 1963. First edition. Original Cloth. 12 mo, pp. 261, indexed. We also have catalogue series 1 and 2. More
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Persecution and Resistance Under the Nazis (Catalogue Series No. 1).
London: Vallentine Mitchell & Co., 1949/1960. Second revised. Original Cloth. 12 mo, pp. 208, indexed. We also have catalogue series 2 and 4. More
The Literature of Rock 'N Roll: A special collection (Catalog of a Collection).
Cambridge: Charles B. Wood III, N.D., circa 1990. First edition. Clear vinyl binder over 8 1/2 x 11 printed text. Large Octavo, pp. 53, indexed. A fascinating and informative book, video, film, and document collection offered by the highly respected antiquarian bookseller Charles B. Wood III for $15,000 around 1990..... More
Yankee Bookseller.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. First edition. Decorated boards. Octavo, pp. 325, indexed, major reminisces by one of the great booksellers of the 20th century, signed by author. With warm inscription to Heller Farwell, a noted benefactor (and probably a customer!). More
Northwestern Approaches, The First Century of Books.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canda: The Adelphi Book Shop Ltd., 1969. Limited Edition of 750 copies. Glossy Brown Boards with Nautical Pictorial. octavo. pp 67. indexed. illustrated in b/w. "A series of informal lectures on the books written by the explorers of British Columbia" (from introduction). More
Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia: Architecture and Challenge in the Imperial Age.
Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia Press, 1983. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xii, 391, indexed, richly illustrated with over 200 drawings & b/w photographs. More
The Caribbean Area.
Washington DC: George Washington University Press, 1934. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 604. Index. More
Some Resemblances in the Ceramics of Central and North America.
Globe, AZ: Privately Printed for The Medallion, 1932. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 50, illustrated w/drawings, "Papers delivered at the Second Scientific Congress of the Sociedad Cientifica Antonio Alzate in Mexico City, September 1930." very uncommon title. More
Metric Primer: A Text-Book for Beginners Prepared for the Society by a Practical Teacher.
Boston: American Metric Bureau, 1878. Second revised. Brown pictorial paper over Boards. 12 Mo (4 1/4 x 6), pp. 48, foldout chart inside back cover. More
Peter Prim's Pride, or Proverbs that will suit the young or the old.
London: J. Harris, Corner St. Paul's Church, 1810. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 Mo (4 x 5), 15 hand-colored etchings, each illustrating a proverb, w/ blank page behind each, pink cover w paper label reading "Harris's Cabinet, Prim's Pride, ONE SHILLING, Coloured." Possibly the copy of English poet and author..... More
ABC-Buch aus Leseubungen fur schule und haus.
Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe (Walden & Stowe), 1881. First edition. Pictorial Boards. 12 Mo (4 1/4 x 6 1/2), pp. 64, illustrated w/ b/w engravings. More
The Gay Way Series: 4 Red Books, 1 Green Book, 1 Blue Book.
London: Macmillan, 1974-1977. Original edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, each book 32 pages. Illustrated with color drawings. Set of 6 books in The Gay Way Series by Macmillan. The Fifth Blue Book: Chick Little and Jip's Kitten, The Sixth Green Book: The Lonely Hen, The Fourth Red Book: The House in..... More
The Beacon Readers, Book Two Part Two: Little Chick-Chick.
London: Ginn & Co. Ltd., 1962. 47th Impression. Original Wraps. Octavo, 64. Color illustrations. More
A System of Modern Geography; for schools, academies, and families
Hartford: R. White and Hutchison & swier, 1835. Revised. Leather over Decorated Boards. 12 mo (4 X 6 3/4), pp. viii, 306, illustrated with many wonderful wood engravings. More
Houseboat Girl.
New York: Lippincott, 1957. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 176. Illustrated with b/w drawings by the author. More
The Raccoon and Mrs. McGinnis.
New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1971. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 45. Color illustrations. More
Brother Turgar and the Vikings.
London: Ginn & Co. Ltd., 1961. Second Printing. Decorated Boards. 12mo, pp. 154. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Fold-out map glued to back cover. An exciting adventure story based on historical accounts of the vikings. More
Sargent's Second Reader Part Two.
New York: W.I. Pooley, 1855. First edition. Half-Leather over pictorial boards. 12 Mo, pp. 216, illustrated w/ 20 b/w engravings (designs by Billings, engraved by Tarbell). Very scarce in this condition! More
An Introductory Geography, Designed for Children; Smith's First Book in Geography
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1859. Twenty-ninth edition. Leather over Boards. 12 mo (5 1/2 X 6 1/2), pp. 172, illustrated with 126 engravings and 20 maps, 4 hand-colored. More
The Cunning Hare Jumping over the Sea (in Japanese).
Tokyo: Fukuinkan, 1968. First edition thus. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong Octavo, pp. 27, richly illustrated w/ colr and b/w drawings. More
The Farm that Glue Made.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1909. First edition. Decorated Boards. Oblong Octavo, pp. 18. Color illustrations. More
Color Dimensions; Creating New Principles of Color Harmony and a Practical Equation in Color Definition.
Chicago: The Crimson Press, 1934. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 57, illustrated w/drawings & fold-out color chart. Important work on color aesthetics & psychology by its most competent scholar. More
Modern Chromatics: Students' Text-Book of Color with Applications to Art and Industry.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. First edition thus. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 255, illustrated w/ color and b/w plates, includes facsimile of first American edition, 1879. More
Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery with about 2,500 Practical Recipes...
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., n.d. (ca. 1930s). Boards. Octavo, pp. 768 plus 13 pages of ads. Illustrated with 300 b/w images and 16 color plates. A classic British cookbook, released in numerous editions over the years. Mrs. Beeton was a household name, the Fannie Farmer of her day..... More
The Epicurean: A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art... Making a Franco-American Culinary Encyclopedia.
New York: R. Ranhofer, 1905. Second edition. Original Pebbled Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 1183. Indexed, illustrated with 800 b/w plates. A very nice copy of the second edition of this popular, self-published cookbook by the former chef of Delmonico's. Contains over 500 complete bills of fare..... More