Vietnam bi-weekly personnel status report of vacant positions
(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
(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
[Shiaanxi: Shiaanxi Provincial Revolutionary Committee], 1969. 10.25 x 7.25 in, pp. [6], 7, [1], 636; text in Chinese; portrait of Mao and illustrated upper wrapper; lower wrapper perished and the whole re-covered in craft paper, upper wrapper soiled, gutter dampstained, final leaf of text largely perished; fair. National Library of..... 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
Porto, [Portugal]: 1979. First edition, 2 volumes, folio, ff. [4], 358; [2], 359-798; printed from typescript on rectos only; tables in the text and also outside the pagination; near fine in original pale green printed wrappers. Doctoral dissertation for a PhD degree at the Universidade do Porto. Concerns church property..... 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