Alecto Historical Editions: London, 1986. 16.5 x 12, portfolio, 094845900X, massive facsimile reprint of the Domesday book consisting of folded string-tied gatherings in 3 separate folders, all housed in a brown cloth hard clamshell case. This is Case I only of 6 cases. It covers southern England and Cornwall. More
The International Book Service: Poona, nd (c 1970). Ads, 7 x 4.7, pict wraps, 78 pp, covers rubbed and soiled, rare outer hinge torn at bottom, double pp dog-eared else a decent copy with worn, toned maps of Poona in back pocket (one with tear at fold). Also included is..... More
James Nisbet: London, 1899. 7.5 x 5, cloth, 376 pp, engraved illustrations, black and gilt decorated blue cloth, lightly worn and soiled, vg, sound hinges, nice decorative copy. EARLY PRINTING. More
F. J. Parsons: Claremont, Hastings nd (1890s?). Ads; illus, oblong 9.75 x 12.25", pict wraps, 83pp, ink name on front cover, covers very worn, soiled, progressive chewed margin on foredge of first 20-some pp,m inor soil & stains else good. Mostly ads for hotels, railroads, local businesses. Resort area in..... More
London 1823. 8.5x5.5.5", 3/4 gilt-stamped leather with Van Goghish marbled boards, 432pp, bookplate, top of spine chipped, front hinge cracked. FIRST EDITION. More
Swan Publishing Co.: Toronto 1965. Photos, 11x8", pict stapled wraps, unpaged, covers a bit worn and yellowed. FIRST EDITION. More
Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari: Vinegia, 1560. 6 x 3.5, later (18th century?) gilt ruled mottled calf, 399 pp, covers a bit worn, outer hinges starting, hinges loose, old bookplate removed, some ink writing on front fly, contents toned with minor spotting and soil and staining, some ink annotations/underlining, else a...... More
Winton 1773. 13 plates, 7.5x4.5", later 3/4 leather, 237; 299pp, bookplates, handstamps, scattered foxing and staining, few pp repaired, edge tears, some plate margins cropped, mis pagination in v.2 (pp 264-269). FIRST EDITION. More
London 1902. 2 folding plates, 6.5x4", wraps, 67pp, covers slightly chipped and sunned. More
Globe Bible Publishing: Chicago, 1894. 6 of 7 parts. Mostly photos, oblong 8.5 x 10.5, printed wraps, (16) pp per part, covers a bit worn and darkened, contents toned and edge worn but still good. Globe Art Series; published Feb 5 - March 19, 1894 by Shepp: Philadelphia. MISSING PART..... More
International Publications: Paris, 1921. Photos, illustr, 7.25 x 4.75, printed wraps, 411 pp + index, covers worn and soiled, hinges reinforced inside and out, a very loose copy but still intact. This is what every 1920s American traveler was carrying when visiting Paris. Lots of listings of restaurants, stores, where..... More
The American Friends of the Captive Nations: NY 1959. Map, 9 x 6", stapled wraps, 93pp, covers yellowed. More
Amsterdam 1660. Extra title; 3 charts; I illus, 8x6", vellum, 328+index, bookplate removed, neat ink names and dates on titles, minor text spotting and staining, spine defective, short notes on end papers, page 238 ink corrected, minor woming on f.e.p. Roman Military History. More
Paris 1859-64. 6.5x4", vellum, 80 pre-printed pages filled-in in ink, cover spotted and worn, interior foxed, worn and soiled else a remarkably well-preserved copy of a French soldier's identification papers. Issued to a Chretien Rogy, boook details his appointments, personal info (yeaux gris), clothing, weapons, pay and expenses, and even..... More
Printed by Thomas Constable: Edinburgh, 1844. 12 full page engravings, one map; text illustr, 11 x 8.5, gilt decorated embossed cloth, aeg, unpag, covers quite worn and dull, spine holed with fraying at ends, contents heavily foxed, with foredge stain. More
London, 1869 and 1879. 21 x 27.5", five sheets one of which is double sided, brown ink on vellum, wax seal, blue paper embossed ten shilling stamp and date stamp on each of the pages, red ten shilling stamp on one page, four black and white VR paper stamp. Folded..... More
np, 1690. Paperback. 16 x 21", folded down to 7 x 4.25" with seal. Fold creases, soiled, lettering along one fold is rubbed and hard to make out else good to very good condition. Johosaphat Leimbor will pay to Thomas Leyson fourteen pounds and five shillings for property. The script..... More
Bartolomeo Occhi: Venezi (Venice). 1767. Frontis portrait of Frederick the Great; 13 folding plates, 7 x 4, full contemporary vellum, 120 pp with Tavola, cover worn, darkened and a bit spotted, pp stained and spotted, some plates either badly folded and/or waterstained, but still a decent copy, in Italian. FIRST..... More
San Francisco, 1945. Facsimile signatures, 13.5 x 10, gilt decorated blue cloth, unpag, text in English, French, Chinese, Russian and Spanish, covers with shelf wear, paste-downs glue stained, some minor finger soil else a very nice copy of this fairly scarce item. More
Stockholm, 1972. 8 x 6, softcover, 384 pp, 258 pp, 278 pp, 249 pp, illustr, ex lib, usual library markings, moderately worn and sunned, a couple leaves loose, good FIRST ED. More
9 x 5.5, cloth, unpag, illustr of prince and princess tipped in, menu, lists of committee members and guests, sky blue cloth with yellow cloth backing, moderately soiled or darkened, FIRST ED. More
US Government Printing Office: Washington. 1985. Photos, 9 x 5.5, printed wraps, 443 pp, covers moderately worn and soiled, contents good. Much on Lebanon, though there is a section on the Iran-Iraq war. More
James B. Knapp: London, nd (c 1890s). Illustr, 8.5 x 6.5, gilt lettered silver decorated green cloth, 144 pp, covers heavily worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, inkstamp of "Mayfield Grove, Kirkewhite Street" on front fly, old ink initials inside front cover, pp toned and worn with..... More
Claremont Research and Publications: NY, 1983-1984. 2 volumes, illustr, 11 x 8.5, pict wraps, 164 pp, 364 pp, covers a bit rubbed and edge worn, bottom edges spotted else a decent set, reproducing newspaper articles on the subject. More
World Enginering Congress: Tokyo 1929. Photos, 7.5x5", wraps, 16pp, ink name on cover else ok. More