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1815ref. 5119London: Unpublished Letter 1815. No Binding. Good. Good 1815 Unpublished Letter unknown
1998ref. 107247Poisoned Pen Press. 1998. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1998. Poisoned Pen Press. 181 pages. SIGNED by the Authors. Book and Slipcase are in FINE condition. Copy #8 of 100. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; Signed by All Authors . Poisoned Pen Press hardcover
ref. 38731With 13 Full-page Diagrams. Bristol: John Wright & Sons; London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 1921. xi129 pages. Bibliography. 10.5x7" green cloth gold spine. Spine tips worn endsheets toned G. hardcover
ref. 102374New York: D. Appleton 1897. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 319pp. Three quarter blue leather with marbled boards. The boards are scuffed on the bottom edge Light wear to edges. Biography of David Hume. Time Period. Includes Helps to the Study of Berkeley. Locale: ;. Ideas Philosophy. D. Appleton Hardcover
1941ref. 490New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. Updike Daniel Berkeley. Some Aspects of Printing Old and New. New Haven: William Edwin Rudge 1941. 4to. 265 x 195 mm. 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. vi 73 pp. Illustrated with one half-tone portrait of the author at his desk. Bound in slate grey linen cloth title in gilt on upper board. With chapters on Gutenberg characteristics of a well-made book modern typography the educated man in the printing industry and American university presses. William Edwin Rudge unknown
1914ref. 303681Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders & Company 1914. Cover bumped rubbed. Pages clean and tight. Third Edition. Hard Back. Fair/No Jacket. 4to. W. B. Saunders & Company hardcover
ref. 676Smithsonian Institution City of Washington 1956. First edition. SIGNED by the author on page v the last page of the Foreword. Green cloth-covered boards gilt lettering on spine and front board 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches 338 pp. bibliography index numerous b/w figures and plates in text and appendices plus 52 plates at end of book including two fold-outs. Very good plus modest spotty defects in sizing of cloth edges of boards consistent with insect damage. Contents: Firearms and ammunition: Background; Gunpowder in America; Firearms in the service of the United States; Performance of small arms in the United States service; Ammunition; Ammunition manufacture; Check lists of ammunition used officially; Digest of United States cartridge patents Bartlett and Gallatin; Digest of English cartridge patents Bartlett and Gallatin; Digest of French cartridge patents Bartlett and Gallatin; American arms makers of the Colonial period C.W. Sawyer; Summary statement of purchases and fabrications 1861-1866; Quarterly returns of Ordinance stores 1865; United States Army regulations 1779; United States Army regulations 1814; Handbook for infantry 1814; Regulations for militia 1836; Gilham's manual 1862. 3214004. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. Smithsonian Institution, City of Washington, 1956. hardcover
1982ref. 074750Berkeley Art Center 1982. Soft cover. Good. Earliest 1982 edition softcover in good condition: ordinary light to moderate handling mild wear very slight wave to lower page corners. 80 pages with racist images throughout. 10oz Berkeley Art Center paperback
1938ref. 76418The Crime Club Inc. 1938. hardback. good conditon in red cloth with no dust jacket. Ex-library with library markings on the front end and contents pages- The Crime Club, Inc. hardcover
1861ref. OVB6649London: Hurst & Blackett. Fair with no dust jacket. 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. No additional printings listed. Hard cover published by Hurst & Blackett in London in 1861. No dust jacket. Dark red embossed covers with gilt lettering and design of a buffalo on front and gilt lettering and designs on spine. Spine has darkened some and gilt lettering has dulled some. Upper end of spine is torn on both sides and spine has a tear in middle and fraying at bottom end. Corners are bumped and worn and covers have some edge wear. Inside front cover has smudging in upper corner and hinge inside the front cover is split. Hinge inside back cover is partially split. Pages have some tanning. 431 pages 2.7 lbs. Book is in acceptable condition.; 10.3 x 7 x 1.5 inches; 431 pages . Hurst & Blackett hardcover
1744ref. AQ18715London: Re-printed For W. Innys and C. Hitch.and C. Davis 1744. 174pp 2. Recent sheep-backed marbled paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed spine sunned. Recent book-label of John Stephens to FEP inked ownership inscription of 'Danvers Osborm 1744' to head of title-page with very occasional annotations in his hand slight loss to upper corner of leaf O1. The revised edition of George Berkeley's 1685-1753 penultimate publication an exploration of the medicinal virtues of tar-water with instructions for its use. Berkeley considered tar-water to be a cure for a plethora of ailments ranging from fevers and apoplexies to cancers and scurvy. He cites Isaac Newton in regards to his study of the solubility of salts and acids. Sir Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet 1715-1753 politician notable for serving the cause of the House of Stuart in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and for serving as colonial governor of New York Province in 1753. ESTC T9521. Second edition improved and correct by the author. 8vo. Re-printed For W. Innys, and C. Hitch...and C. Davis hardcover
1896ref. 616247 uniform volumes each illustrated with numerous coloured and black & white plates including lithographs and engravings complete with 122 illustrations in total" Published by Edward Arnold hardcover
1874ref. 557102 uniform volumes xiv 349 & 351 pages Published by Samuel Tinsley hardcover
1971ref. T451Wilmington Massachusetts U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin 1971. Second printing; This book is unique in that 4 photos of the C-5A were taped to the front paste down end paper and the front free end paper; these photos were taken by R. Hahn Charleston S.C. AFB 12 Aug 72 - this is noted on the front free end paper in ink; photos are attached in this listing if photos are permitted - if not happy to send photos if requested; black cloth over boards with gilt print in burgundy panel on spine and gilt print on front boar; 238 pages index inclusive; corners are square and sharp with VERY slight cloth wear at ends; solid binding; no external marks; previous owner's name plate is affixed to the rear paste down end paper else no further internal marks other than those mentioned; dust jacket shows moderate wear at top edge; slight wear at bottom edge; photos are no longer affixed in the book; they have been removed for preservation in mylar but are included in the purchase of the book; dust jacket is also protected with a mylar wrapper. Soft Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Houghton Mifflin Paperback
1744ref. elala486Dublin Printed London Reprinted: For W.Innys and C.Hitch and C.Davis 1744. 1744. 8vo. pp. 174 2. contemporary mottled calf rebacked corners worn several small library rubberstamps. Second London Edition of Berkeleys most popular work an exposition of the medicinal virtues of tar-water and instructions for its use. Berkeley regarded it as a cure for virtually every ailment including fevers cancers apoplexies small-pox and scurvy and he even set up an apparatus for manufacturing it himself. It was equally beneficial he maintained for cattle and was strongly recommended to improve and sharpen the general health and intellect of infants and young children. Blake 43. Jessop 21e. Keynes 67. Kress 4685. Bib. Osleriana 1071. Wellcome II 149. Dublin Printed, London Reprinted: For W.Innys, and C.Hitch, and C.Davis, 1744. unknown
1897ref. 000570London: Edward Arnold 1897. Boards in poor condition c/e uncut PP clean and clear. Half Leather Marbled Boards. Poor Plus/No Jacket. 8vo Thick. Edward Arnold Hardcover
1974ref. 90161974. Good. BERKELEY EDMUND and DOROTHY SMITH BERKELEY. Dr. John Mitchell: The Man Who Made The Map of North America. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press 1974. 8vo xix 283 illus. in halftone. Index bibliography. Dj. Biography of John Mitchell best known for his map of North America but was primarily a botanist. unknown
1972ref. 24155Samhar Press Charlotteville NY 1972. Paperback 1972 1st edition VG/VG SOFTCOVER COVER light Creases FOX 31 pgsInterior nice tightClean light WearFOX PBO. First Edition. Soft Cover. Samhar Press Charlotteville, NY paperback
1938ref. 22350Printed in GB COLLINS PUBL. LONDON 1938. HB NODJ 1st. edition 1938 DATES MATCH Black cloth lettered in bright White on Spine cover light rub wear & tiny chips Extremities 316 Pgs Note on Author NF-/VG NODJ Interior nice tight clean light wear FoX& small stamp last page . First Edition. Hard Cover. Printed in GB, COLLINS PUBL. LONDON hardcover
