St. Martin's Griffin November 2013. Trade Paperback. Used Very Good. Mass Market and Trade Paperback: May have light edge wear and minor creasing to pages and covers. Might have prev. owner name. Otherwise clean and tight. Hardcover: jacket will have light to moderate edge wear and/or chipping. Book may have inscription/prev. owner's name and light spine or corner bumping. St. Martin's Griffin paperback
Oxford University Press USA. Used - Very Good. Ships from Reno NV. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Oxford University Press, USA unknown
Winters California: Konocti Books 1977. Unbound. Very Good. Broadside. Calligraphy by Meg Hehner. Measuring 8.5" x 11". Near fine with a light wrinkle. Broadside from the son of naturalist Donald Culross Peattie and Louise Redfield Peattie. He was the publisher of the literary magazine Sipapu and wrote a half dozen books including an erotic tale of a female librarian. OCLC locates four copies. Konocti Books unknown
Winters California: Konocti Books 1975. Unbound. Very Good. Broadside. Calligraphy by G. Bosqu�. Measuring 13" x 8.5". Very good with a spot and light wear. Broadside from the son of naturalist Donald Culross Peattie and Louise Redfield Peattie. He was the publisher of the literary magazine Sipapu and wrote a half dozen books including an erotic tale of a female librarian. OCLC locates five copies. Konocti Books unknown
Various Trade. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Various Trade unknown
Fulcrum Pub 1996-06-01. Hardcover. VeryGood. 8.9016 inches 6.2008 inches. 79 of 250. Signed by all 3 Editors by Thomas and an Anne. Fulcrum Pub hardcover
Dublin: Irish Academic Press 2009. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition 2009. Hardcover in dust jacket illustrated in color 434 pp. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket some rubbing to the edges of the book's covers a bit of creasing or wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Uncommon in hardcover. Irish Academic Press hardcover
Mallow: Churchtown Village Renewal Trust 2005. First printing. Paperback. Very Good . Signed by two of the book's contributors--appears to be signed by Denis J. Hickey & Noel Linehan. First edition 2005. Softcover illustrated in color 767 pp. clean unmarked text Very Good copy "Signed by the Author" sticker affixed to the front cover light creasing to the tips of some of the pages rubbing and light wear to the edges of the covers. Related items loosely inserted. A history of the Parish of Churchtown in North County Cork in Ireland. Churchtown Village Renewal Trust paperback
Madrid: Pedro Marin 1771. Hardcover. Very Good. Tercera Edicion 1771. 8vo vellum 332 pp index 5 folding engraved plates: a laboratory scene plates of fossils and sea creatures and a final plate showing the earth's orbit around the sun and how the tilt of its axis is what causes the seasons. This particular volume has a long essay 'El Ayre' Las Materias subterraneas Las Canteras y Minas etc. A translation into Castillian of Pluche's multi-volume Spectacle de la Nature first published in the 1730s. Condition very good with hand-lettering on spine nearly worn off light wear to rear inner hinge contents very good and bright. Pedro Marin hardcover
London: Printed for John Murray 1816. First printing. Hardcover. Fine. First edition 1816. 4 pp. of ads at rear dated February 1816 8vo dark plum morocco with gilt titles on spine original gray-blue wraps bound in at rear 11 8-89 7 pp. Fine copy binding unsigned but very nice. Printed for John Murray hardcover
Luteti� Parisiorum Paris: Apud Alexium de la Roche et al. 1728. Hardcover. Very Good. Published 1728 small 8vo contemporay specked calf 348 10 6 xviii 63 1 pp. very good crisp copy. The hymn cited is Pervirgilium Veneris or The Vigil of Venus authorship unknown. Apud Alexium de la Roche, et al. hardcover
London: Longman Green Brown and Longmans 1849. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1849 in slightly later 19th century binding of ruddy brown elaborately blind embossed morocco pp. xciv 2 ii does not have page of ads at rear. Very good lightest wear to binding inscription from 1856 on first blank a few pages have light wear to corners last page with illustration has some marginal chipping illustrated throughout with color lithographed 'miniatures.' Sweet binding that bypasses the condition issues that the original papier mach� binding and gutta percha glue always have. Longman, Green, Brown and Longmans hardcover
London: Ernest Benn 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition 1958 hardcover with green cloth boards in dust jacket octavo 159pp. illustrated in b&w. Book VG with handsome boards and tight binding small sticker to bottom of full-title text clean and unmarked but toned throughout carrying faint mildew odor. DJ good with rubbing and soil edgewear that includes a few small closed tears front flap price-clipped. Ernest Benn hardcover
Glasgow: Universite de Glasgow / Universite d'Ulster 1994. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by Noel Peacock on the titlepage. First edition 1994. Softcover 303 pp. clean unmarked text Near Fine copy light age-toning to the page-edges minor wear to the edges of the book's covers. Text in French. Universite de Glasgow / Universite d'Ulster paperback
Berkeley: University of California Press 1979. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1979. Cloth hardcover illustrated 387 pp. clean unmarked text Very Good copy owner's signature on the front flyleaf light age-toning to the pages a slight lean to the book light rubbing to the tips of the book's cover no dust jacket. University of California Press hardcover
London: Arts Council of Great Britain 1979. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1979. First edition. Paperback 8vo. in black pictorial wraps. 22pp. illustrated. Very good. Light edge wear to wraps. Contents unmarked. Arts Council of Great Britain paperback
n/a: n/a 1915. Paperback. Very Good. 1915 season's greetings card featuring an early model of airplane. Measures 5 by 8 inches tie bound front illustrated with airplane and folding calendar contemporary gift inscription. Very good. Light edge wear and toning else clean and unmarked. n/a paperback
Syracuse: Light Work 2004. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by Natal! First edition 2004 paperback square quarto 48pp. illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with mild rubbing to wrap binding tight text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ. Exhibition catalog. Light Work paperback
Santa Fe NM: Center for American Places 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. First Edition. c.2006. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 74pp. Fine. Center for American Places hardcover
New York NY U.S.A.: Baen Books 1988. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good . Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. Baen Books paperback
London: Longmans Green and Co 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by Noel! Presumed first edition 1873 hardcover with brown cloth boards octavo 74pp. 24 page catalog at rear illustrated with b&w plates. Book VG with mild rubbing and wear to corners binding tight front inner hinge cracked text clean and unmarked but shows toning throughout and foxing around edges of plates. No DJ. Cool! Longmans, Green and Co hardcover
London: Atlas Press 1998. Limited ed. Paperback. Fine/Slipcase. Number 67 of 100 copies signed by at least 20 of the contributors all members of the Oulipo movement. 1998. Softcover in original slipcase. 336 pp. Fine. Slipcase with minor shelfwear. Signers include Harry Mathews Paul Fournel Noel Arnaud Herv� Le Tellier and others. Contributors but NOT signers include John Ashbery Duchamp Perec Queneau et al. Atlas Press paperback
Nashville TN: Vanderbilt University Press 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Presumed first edition 1971. Large 8vo hardcover 225 pp. End materials include index and bibliography. Book is Very Good with one pen marking on the Table of Contents otherwise the text is clean. There is some tearing at the spine top and bottom on an otherwise handsomely-illustrated cover. Vanderbilt University Press hardcover
New York: Harper & Row 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good . First edition 1976. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket 334 pp. illustrated clean unmarked text Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket light wear to the dust jacket including creasing and minor tearing. �Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Harper & Row hardcover
Brooklyn: Ugly Duckling Presse 2011. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by Black on the titlepage. Limited first edition ours is number 56 of 75 signed and hand-numbered copies 2011. Staple-bound softcover unpaginated illustrated in color clean unmarked text Near Fine copy. Uncommon. Ugly Duckling Presse paperback
Brooklyn: Ugly Duckling Presse 2011. First printing. Paperback. Fine. Signed by Black on the titlepage. Limited first edition ours is number 56 of 75 signed & hand-numbered hardcover copies 2011. Softcover 115 pp. clean unmarked text Fine copy no dust jacket. Ugly Duckling Presse paperback
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Presumed first edition 1981 hardcover with gilt stamped green paper boards large octavo 735pp. not illustrated. Book near fine with rubbing to rear board binding tight text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ. American Philosophical Society hardcover
New York: Urizen Books 1977. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition 1977. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket 408 pp. clean unmarked text Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket a bit of age-toning to the pages and page-edges some age-toning to the dust jacket light rubbing or wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in dust jacket protector. Urizen Books hardcover
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1999. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First edition 1999. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket clean unmarked text 357 pp. illustrated Fine copy in Fine dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. The University of Chicago Press hardcover
Reims: Alphonse Petit et Delaistre 1786. Hardcover. Good. Nouvelle edition augmentee. 8vo rebound in handsome chocolate calf with black gilt spine labels 488 pp with the first blank inscribed: 'Presented to the Museum Library by Mr. Joseph Dorfmuller Mar. 21 1809' - this blank page has some restoration to edges using rice paper; also the title page through p.vi 3 leafs appear to be photoreproductions on very similar old laid paper; it fooled us for a while! The rest of the text appears to be original. This book in its original edition was first published in 1732 and was a widely popular survey of natural history. The editor de Chastenet from an illustrious French family became fascinated with animal magnetism and Mesmerism and became one of the leading proponents of those hypnotic techniques lecturing and writing on the subject. He is consider one of the founders and fathers of animal magnetism. Alphonse Petit et Delaistre hardcover
Paris: Chez N.-P. Lerebours 1843. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1843. Cloth-backed boards with leather spine label original wraps bound in illustrated with 12 plates including 10 in color 224 pp. plates clean unmarked text Very Good copy foxing or age-toning to many of the pages the bound in wraps have been backed with stiff paper light rubbing or wear to the spine-label no dust jacket. Text in French. Chez N.-P. Lerebours hardcover
Jackson MI: University Press Of Mississippi 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 1994. First edition. Hardcover 8vo. in dust jacket. 517pp. with illustrations. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Minor wear to jacket only. University Press Of Mississippi hardcover
London: Frederick Warne 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 1968. Reprint. Hardcover 152 pp. Illustrated with b&w drawings. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light foxing to top edge. Price-clipped DJ. Frederick Warne hardcover
Jenkins. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0836300890 . Small edge tears to jacket only. No marks or creases very clean copy. . Jenkins hardcover
New York: Farrar Straus and Company 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover with red cloth boards in dust jacket 1949 octavo 236pp. not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of wear to spine ends binding tight text clean and unmarked with toning throughout. DJ VG with sun to spine rubbing and toning mild edgewear. Farrar, Straus and Company hardcover
Christmas Valley OR: Christmas Valley Women's Club 1968. Softcover. Good. Wraps; 32pp; Handling wear to booklet pages age-toned text unmarked binding is sound Good condition. Compilation of articles & information on Christmas Valley Oregon and its history. Illustrated with photos. Christmas Valley Women's Club paperback
Amer Society for Microbiology. Used - Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Amer Society for Microbiology unknown
London: Hutchinson & Co 1907. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. First edition 1907. Handsomely bound by Bayntun Bindery in 3/4 leather and patterned boards raised bands gilt titles on spines gilt top edges marbled endpapers 745 total pp. illustrated Very Good to Near Fine copies a bit of age-toning to the pages and page-edges a bit of wear to the tips and edges of the covers including flaking along the outer joints a chunk of volume 2's spine-head is missing and appears to have been painted to match. Despite the flaws this is a quite stunning binding. Hutchinson & Co hardcover
Orl�ans: De l'imprimerie de Darnault-Maurant 1803. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1803. xv592 pp. including vignettes. Contemporary half calf and speckled paper over vellum gilt morocco label spine ruled in gilt. Ex-lib. with institutional bookplate on front pastedown and 'withdrawn' stamp on rear pastedown at gutter. Ink ownership signature at head of front free endpaper occasional contemporary ink annotations in margins. Some wear to binding and dampstain affecting front board and first several leaves. Contents generally very clean. Very good. A practical guide to the plants of France particularly in and around Orl�ans 'infinitiely useful to people who spend part of the year in the country and to young ones to whom it may inspire a taste for natural history' title page. The author French botanist Fran�ois Noel Alexandre Dubois 1752-1824 dedicates the work to Etienne-Alexandre Bernier Bishop of Orl�ans who had been appointed by Napoleon to reconcile the Church with the French Republic. De l'imprimerie de Darnault-Maurant hardcover
Orl�ans: De l'imprimerie de Darnault-Maurant 1803. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1803. xv592 pp. including vignettes. Contemporary mottled calf gilt dentelles later gilt morocco label spine patterned in gilt a.e.g. marbled endpapers. Ex-lib. with institutional bookplates on front pastedown and ink purchase record and 'withdrawn' stamp on rear endpaper at gutter. Rear board and head of front board abraded and a bit soiled. Some soiling in upper outer corner and margin of rear 25 leaves else clean internally. Very good. A practical guide to the plants of France particularly in and around Orl�ans 'infinitiely useful to people who spend part of the year in the country and to young ones to whom it may inspire a taste for natural history' title page. The author French botanist Fran�ois Noel Alexandre Dubois 1752-1824 dedicates the work to Etienne-Alexandre Bernier Bishop of Orl�ans who had been appointed by Napoleon to reconcile the Church with the French Republic. De l'imprimerie de Darnault-Maurant hardcover
Tel-Aviv: Eked Publications 1979. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Inscribed by the author. First edition 1979. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket 159 pp. clean unmarked text Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket wear to the covers soiling and discoloration to the dust jacket edgewear to the dust jacket including rubbing and creasing. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Signed inscribed and dated by Aharoni on the front flyleaf. Eked Publications hardcover
New York: Playbill Inc. 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Wraps; 40pp; Slight handling wear to covers text unmarked binding is tight VG condition. Program for Feb. 3 1958 production of the Noel Coward three-act play Nude with Violin satirizing modern art and its trappings. The cast included: Noel Coward Therese Quadri William Traylor Joyce Carey Angela Thornton John Ainsworth & Patricia Devon. Playbill, Inc. paperback
London: Constable & Co 1929. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1929. Cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine gilt top edge 502 pp. illustrated clean unmarked text Very Good ex-library copy with minor treatments bookplate on the front pastedown small library stamp on the rear pastedown age-toning or soiling to some of the pages a bit of rubbing or wear to the tips and edges of the covers no dust jacket or slipcase. Constable & Co hardcover
Chicago: University Of Chicago Press 2001. First edition thus. Paperback. Fine. 2001 First Paperback Edition. Softcover in Fine condition showing the very lightest shelf wear. With a previous owner name stamp neat to the front free end paper. University Of Chicago Press paperback
Los Angeles: American Comic Archive 2004. Paperback. Fine. First issue. Softcover. 2004. Fine. 64 pp. Color wraps. Contents in b&w. American Comic Archive paperback
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