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[Falmouth, MA: 1973]. 8vo, pp. v, 71; fine in pictorial paper wrappers. Inscribed by Elliott to the poet Ron Gower and his wife Anne. More
[Falmouth, MA: 1973]. 8vo, pp. v, 71; fine in pictorial paper wrappers. Inscribed by Elliott to the poet Ron Gower and his wife Anne. More
Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1892. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], 41, [1]; original front red paper wrapper bound in; later brown library cloth binding, title and call number gilt direct on spine; "With Mr. Ely's compliments" penned on the flyleaf; near fine. An Ayer Linguistics duplicate, with Newberry Library..... More
[Boston: Reprinted from the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, May 15, 1902, 1902]. 12mo, pp. 22; original tan printed wrappers; wrappers offset onto recto of first leaf and verso of terminal leaf; all else very good. This copy inscribed by the author on the front wrapper. George J. Engelmann (1847-1903)..... More
Singapore: University of Malaya [Printed by the Craftsman Press Ltd.], 1960. First edition, large, slim 8vo, pp. 15; original black boards, gilt-lettered spine; about fine. "Inaugural lecture delivered on 17 November 1960 in the New Lecture Theatre." More
Paris: Éditions Haussmann, [1956]. Edition limited to 2000 copies (this, no. 72); 8vo, pp. 284; unopened, colored plates, extremities lightly soiled, else a very good copy in original pictorial wrappers. Jean D'esme was a French writer and journalist, best known for his adventure novels. More
Athens: Thessalonique, 2002. 8vo, pp. 84, [4]; text in Greek and French; printed paper wrappers, fine. More
Richmond, Va. W. J. Barrow Research Laboratory, 1963-1967. 5 volumes in 1, lacking numbers 6 & 7; 8vo, pp. 46, [2]; 79, [5]; 62, [2]; 66, [2]; 116, [2]; graphs, tables, illustrations throughout; maroon library buckram, gilt title direct on spine, fine. Per Oak Knoll: "A pioneer work in the..... More
London: Thomas M'Lean, 1823. Fourth edition, 4to, pp. xii, 188; 12 hand-colored aquatint plates, 2 line engravings and 1 colored etching; beautifully bound in full contemporary maroon straight-grain morocco, boards with elaborate gilt borders, inner dentelles, spine richly gilt with gilt lettering direct, a.e.g.; nice copy. Contains important information on..... More
London: printed for L. Hawes, and Co. [et al.], 1775. Fifth, and last edition, 8vo, pp. viii, [3]-24 plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; full contemporary reversed calf with blindstamped border, red morocco label on spine; spine ends chipped, red morocco label worn; a good, sound copy, with with the..... More
London: R. Baldwin, J. Richardson [et al.], 1763. 8vo, viii, 16 plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; 19th century full sheep, black morocco label on spine; some scuffing and wear, margins tight on first and last several leaves with occasional shaving of a catchword; a good, sound copy with the..... More
[Washington, D. C. publisher not identified, 1915.]. 8vo, pp. 27, [5]; self-wrappers, saddle-stitched; old Brown University rubberstamp at the top of the first leaf, accession numbers in pencil; all else very good. Uncommon: only 7 in OCLC: University of Alberta, Royal Danish Library, Smithsonian, Oberlin, Dartmouth, the U.S. Navy and..... More
Berkeley Heights, NJ: Oriole Press, [1963]. Edition limited to 75 copies (this, no. 34); 8vo, pp. [12]; printed in green, red and black; original wrappers printed in green and black; fine. Not in Ishall who cuts off at 1953. More
New York: Arno Press, 1969. 4to, pp. xiii, [5], 299; Reprint of the 1926 edition, profusely illustrated; light edgewear, otherwise very good in original brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine, pictorial dust jacket (lightly worn and clipped). More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931. First edition, 8vo, pp. xii, [2], 239; original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine, the spine and front cover faded, extremities a little worn, and the binding a little shaken; still a good, sound copy. More
New York: Taplinger, [1974]. First edition, 8vo, pp. x, [2], 340; 16 b&w photographic illus on rectos and versos of 8 plates; near fine in price-clipped dustjacket. A polymath--and cousin to Charles Darwin-- Galton (1822-1911) is best known as the father of eugenics, but he also made considerable impact in..... More
Springfield, IL, & Baltimore, MD: Charles C Thomas, 1932. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1] 165, [3]; frontispiece depicting a life-size left cerebral hemisphere of a large female chimpanzee overlaid with a translucent anatomical diagram, many illustrations from photographs and drawings interspersed throughout the text and one folding illustration; about..... More
Boston: Gunn, Bliss & Co., printers, 1878. First edition, 8vo, pp. 15, [1]; inserted portrait of the inventor; original mauve pictorial wrappers; some fading and minor wear; generally very good. "The invention of the phonograph was the most important of Edison's career. It made his reputation as the 'Inventor of..... More
London: from the press of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, W. Savage, printer. Published for the benefit of the author's children by his executors... 1804. First edition, 4to, pp. [9], vi-xxii, 321, [1]; uncut and partially unopened; engraved portrait of Garnett; later blue paper wrappers; small loss to the..... More
Boston: printed by David Clapp, 1847. First edition, 8vo, pp. 29, [3], xviii; original printed terracotta wrappers; ex-Sheppard Library, Mass. College of Pharmacy, with their stamp on front wrapper and first page of text, and with a "discard" stamp on the front; all else about fine. More
Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, [1994]. First edition, 4to, pp. 458; photographic illustrations in color, drawings in the text, contains appendix, bibliography, and index; full brown cloth, pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy. More
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1929. Third edition, 8vo, pp. xii, 301; photographic plates; very good in original maroon cloth, spine gilt. Various poisons, charms and amulets, the black arts, spells and soothsaying, etc. More
New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887. First edition, 8vo, pp. viii, 447; 32 plates; hinges starting, else a very good copy in original pictorial brown cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1924. 12mo, pp. xxx, 751; frontispiece portrait of Moore, marbled endpapers with some toning at edges, else a very good copy in contemporary half navy morocco with gilt decorated spine and raised bands. t.e.g. More
New York: New York Public Library, 1953. First edition, 8vo, pp. 47; pencil notations on front wrapper, else near fine in original salmon wrappers. The exhibition, consisting of manuscripts, autograph letters, photographs and more, was held in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Emerson. More