Providence: Benjamin Francis Brown, 1888. Oblong 32mo (approx. 2½" x 4"), pp. 46, [2]; section of 24 blank pages for notes bound in after p. 46; hinges starting else a very good example in original morocco-grained paper-covered boards. An early discount book, each leaf devoted to a particular Rhode Island..... More
(n.p.): A.I.D. Bureau for Vietnam. Vietnam Personnel Service, 1967. oblong 8vo, pp. 82; printed wrappers, stapled; upper edge of front cover slightly sunned, otherwise very good. More
San Francisco: Bacon & Company, Book and Job Printers, 1886. First edition, 8vo, pp. [3]-919; original blindstamped green cloth lettered in gilt on the upper cover and spine, sprinkled edges; very good with two very faint dampstains to the lower cover and two unobtrusive bookstore stamps on the prelims. "Aristocracy..... More
Taihoku (Taipei): Shin Kensetu Magazine, 1944-1945. Three issues, (vol. 3 no. 11, vol. 4 no. 1, vol. 4 no. 28); text in Japanese; text illustrations; staple-bound in pictorial paper wrappers; one volume with wrappers detached but present, another with some pen scribbling on upper cover, edgewear on all through, good..... More
[Hanoi: Imprimerie d'Extreme-Orient, 1935.]. Folio, consisting of pp. 49-352; illustrated with tables, maps and photographic illustrations on plates throughout; later native full blue calf, gilt lettered direct on gilt-decorated spine. Spine title: L'Union Indochinoise Francaise: Regions Naturelles et Geographie Economique. More
Juneau: Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, 1982. Comb-bound report, 11" x 8.5", pp. [4], iii, [1], 317 (page 129 skipped); typescript text and tables, pictorial paper covers; ex-library, with stamp on cover, else fine. "The objective of Contract 81-2 .. was to 'enhance the capabilities of the Alaska Department of..... More
[Washington D.C.]: Engineer Agency for Resources Inventories, 1970. 4to, pp. [14], 288; extremities a bit creased and soiled, 'CORDS information center' stamped on upper cover with a number in ink; very good in original grey printed wrappers. More
[Nashville: Wheeler, Marshall and Bruce, 1873.]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 8; original printed paper wrappers, inscribed by the author to Peter Cooper on upper cover, with pencil corrections on first page; old folds, very good. Not in OCLC. Listed in the Catalog of Congress as "Letter to President Grant on..... More
Dublin: printed by P. Byrne, 1790. 6 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding engraved maps and 5 folding tables; contemporary full mottled calf, red and black morocco labels on spines (2 lacking); spine ends chipped, extremities rubbed and worn, but in all, a good, serviceable set. Engraved bookplates of Alexander..... More
Boston: J. E. Hinckley and Co., 1834. First edition, 8vo, pp. 12; original printed wrappers; stitching loosening, else very good. A protest against "the measures of the President in the removal of the deposites from the Bank of the United States, and in assuming entire control over the treasure of..... More
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1880. First edition, 8vo, 3 parts in 1; pp. ix, [1], 3-48; 20 (appendix); 36; 2 large folding tables; original printed wrappers; fore-edge of front wrap a little chipped, else very good. More
[Newport: 1838.]. Folio broadside (approx. 16¼" x 13¼"), 2 detailed tables each in 20 columns beneath the running head, plus a summary "Recapitulation" at the bottom. Dated Providence, February 14, 1838. A few short tears entering from the margins and occasional wrinkling; all else very good. Returns for 21 named..... More
Paris: Capelle, 1856. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 528; original blue paper wrappers; textblock split and essentially separated into two parts, wrappers lightly toned, textblock clean. Audiganne was the head of the French Ministry of Commerce and wrote a number of books on industry and transportation. In this book he..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, 1873. Bifolium, 8vo; reprinted from the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, October 15, 1873. Only one copy located in OCLC. More
Philadelphia: [Philadelphia Inquirer], 1882. Broadsheet, 8vo (239 mm.); reprint of a letter Baird published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, October 23, 1882, explaining why he was declining an invitation to the Bi-Metallic Congress in Cologne, Germany; very minor loss to left-hand edge and bottom edge, not affecting text. Not in OCLC..... More
[Boston: 1875]. 8vo, pp. 6; letter to the editors of the Boston Daily Advertiser dated March 25, 1875; apparently the first edition. A very good copy of this rare missive, not in OCLC. More
[Philadelphia: 1891]. 8vo, pp. 9; this copy laid into protective drab paper wrappers; some soiling, otherwise a good tight copy of this reprint from the Proc. Amer. Philos. Sec., December 10, 1891, Vol. XXIX. Only six copies located in the United States by OCLC. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Inquirer, 1887. Bifolium, 8vo; reprint from the Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20th, 1887. Soiled to back cover, otherwise fine. Not in OCLC. More
[Philadelphia: Philadelphia Inquirer, 1879]. 8vo, pp. 4; reprint of an interview with Baird published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 18, 1879; appendix on p. 4. A reprint of "The Abolition of the Legal Tender Power of the Greenbacks--A Memorial to Congress" published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Dec. 15, 1879;..... More
Philadelphia: [The Philadelphia Press], 1882. Broadsheet, 8vo (236 mm.); reprint of a letter to the Press's editor, dated March 3, 1882 and printed the 6th; small losses to top and bottom edges not affecting text; a very good copy of a scarce imprint. LSU only in OCLC. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Press, 1883. Bifolium, 8vo; reprint from the Philadelphia Press. With: Henry Carey Baird's Mr. Hewitt on a "Standard of Value," reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 1883. Small loss to top right-hand corner, not affecting text. More
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1876. 8vo, pp. 7; self-wrappers; advertisement for the press's "Complete Practical Machinist" by Joshua Rose on back wrapper. This piece originally printed in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, September 19, 1876. More
[Philadelphia: Philadelphia Inquirer, 1876]. 8vo, pp. 5, [3]; reprint of an interview with Baird published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 1876; pages brittle and browned, small losses to edges and corners not affecting text; three pages of advertisements for titles being published by Henry Carey Baird & Co. at..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1884. 8vo, pp. 8; very light soiling, pages uncut. Very good. OCLC only locates four copies. More
