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1974rif. 58216London: Oxford University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0192117181 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket that is also Fine; This book tells the story of the life and works of J. M. Synge one of the most significant Irish playwrights of the late 1800s. The book includes extracts from Synge's own writings as well as correspondence sketches and other archival material. The editors have assembled a comprehensive and rich account of Synge's life and work which will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike.; 8vo; 222 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
1855rif. 5190Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea 1855. Hardcover. Brown embossed boards. Very good. 178 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Carpenter attempts to give abstinence a physiological and scientific foundation rather than relying solely on moral persuasion. A medical contribution to the nineteenth-century temperance debate first published in 1850 following Carpenter's award of a hundred-guinea essay prize. Interior clean and crisp. Previous owner's book plate on interior of front cover. Covers rubbed at corners. Blanchard and Lea hardcover
1920rif. 19994New York: Blue Ribbon Books 1920. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 308pp. Green cloth. Age wear and some staining on binding. Fore- and bottom page edges uncut. Stamp "Retailed at Macy's" on title-page. Notes in pencil on few pages throughout. Overall good condition. Blue Ribbon Books hardcover
1956rif. 171239Boston MA: Bookbuilders Workshop 1956. First edition. Softcover. Number 87 of only 100 copies that were designed hand-set and printed by Arnold Paul Sable. Printed on Flemish Book paper and with Deepdenand Lydian sans-serif types. A collection of 14 poems by Carpenter. A near fine copy in string-tied wrappers with some very minor wear. An attractive and nicely printed book. Uncommon with only 6 copies listed in OCLC and no copies currently in commerce as of July 2020. Bookbuilders Workshop unknown
1854rif. 022721Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea. With 309 wood engravings. A New American from the Fourth and Revised London Edition. 753 pp plus 32 pp publisher's ads. Inside front hinges reinforced. Dark brown cloth binding edge wear may be an old rebinding. Solid book. May require extra shipping costs. . Good. Hardcover. 1854. Blanchard and Lea hardcover
1938rif. 382985Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Stain to the top page ends. A very small amount shows on the inside a little more on a couple leaves. Rear inner hinge is a little loose. ; Bound typescript. "I Anthony C. Carpenter do hereby certify that I have copied the following records from the original book . Dated at Fonda N. Y. this 23rd day of February 1938." Signed by Carpenter and Edward J. Sheehan Montgomery County Archivist. . hardcover
rif. 68-0532London UK: Carpenter 1790 . Engraving. 7.5 x 13 cm. Good with repairs to edges. Illustrated.From the Collection of Hon.Gerald Henry Brabazon Ponsonby 1829 - 1908 Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland; son of the 4th Earl of Bessborough. London, UK: Carpenter, 1790 unknown
1997rif. 117093Lerner Publications. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. Hardback. The book is signed by its author Angelica Shirley Carpenter.; Lerner Biographies; 8.79 X 6.34 X 0.60 inches; 144 pages; Signed by Author . 0822549557 . Lerner Publications hardcover
1942rif. 41810Chicago: Argus Books. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. Very Good condition with a gift inscription on front end paper the pastedowns and end papers lightly age toned. Text clean and tight. Blue boards with gold lettering; Rudyard Kipling is one of the most well-known and beloved authors in the world. This book provides a friendly profile of Kipling including his life works and influence on literature.; 8vo; 72 pages; FSA . Argus Books hardcover
1970rif. 003029Doubleday And Company Inc. 1970. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. SIGNED by Carpenter. Light browning to dust jacket. Doubleday And Company, Inc. hardcover
rif. 15-7791London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1913. 8vo. 37 pp. Soft Covers Good with cover detached spine well worn small tears covers stained creasing minor losses some minor stains in text block. Illustrations charts. Signed dedication by author to book's previous owner on cover. Reprint from Reports of the Sleeping Sickness Commission No. XIV 1913. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913. paperback
rif. 621007Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co no date. Softcover. Very Good. Sheet music. Folio. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Notched and worn along the fold with page numbers stamped in the top corners from once being bound within an album as a result the bifolia remain bound together light offsetting throughout still a complete and very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate number 19983. Oliver Ditson & Co unknown
1925rif. 42957London: Salvationist Publishing and SuppliesLtd. . Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Text appears clean. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Cloth is faded and stained. Endpapers show foxing.; Moyles Bibliography of Salvation Army Literature in the English Language 1865-1987 P462; 168 pages . 1925. Salvationist Publishing and Supplies,Ltd. hardcover
1992rif. 401315Gardiner Maine: Tilbury House Publishers 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. About fine with slightly faded board edges in a near fine dustwrapper with fading. Poetry. Tilbury House, Publishers hardcover
1885rif. 018133New York: Funk & Wagnalls 1885. 329pp 6pp some pencil underlining through first few pages; one page with ink marginalia; old pencil price on front free endpaper. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Funk & Wagnalls Hardcover
1903rif. 003215London/New York: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited 1903. First Edition. Octavo. 331 pp. 2 pp. publisher's ads folding map frontispiece. A thorough discussion of American land additions from the Louisiana Purchase Gadsden Purchase to the annexation of Hawaii. Bound in an olive green cloth double ruled in black spine lettering gilt light wear to corners and spine ends with some darkening or soiling to covers marginal old tape mend to page 111 some scattered foxing to endpapers. John Lane the Bodley Head Limited unknown
1954rif. 25882Newport RI: Preservation Society of Newport County 1954. Hardcover. Fair hinges worn and covers loose. A well-used copy with ephemeral items about desks tipped-in. Green cloth. xii 216 pp. 139 bw illus. Books covers Newport's era of prosperity the Newport cabinet and chair makers Newport limners and engravers and silversmiths. Also includes the 1774 census The Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House Townsend-Goddard furniture a list of Newport joiners and documented Newport furniture. A wealth of information on the Arts and Crafts in Newport. Preservation Society of Newport County hardcover
rif. Lower12ksb018The Bigs Project. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good. Prompt shipment with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very Good Hardcover; 8 vo; 119 pages; clean pages; tips bumped; great condition; prompt shipping with tracking The Bigs Project hardcover
rif. 215769Greensboro NC: Weatherspoon Art Gallery University of North Carolina - Greensboro undated. Staplebound. VG. Quarto. Staplebound. Cream wraps with orange rectange and titles. 27 pages b&w images some color. 26 cm. Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina - Greensboro unknown
1926rif. 124413New York Cincinnati ET AL: American Book Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. An edition in Very Good condition with soiling to the boards and some inking to the front flyleaf; This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. ; 8vo; 198 pages . American Book Company hardcover
1991rif. 52162New York: Facts on File. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0816016623 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition remainder marked with some shelfwear in alike dust-jacket that is scuffed; Over 2000 entries on all aspects of this large and varied region - its history personalities geography politics economy ecology and more; Remainder; 4to; 544 pages . Facts on File hardcover
1854rif. 016720Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Lippincott Grambo & Co. 1854. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Poor. One in a series of detailed histories of the American states with detailed look at battles with Native Americans immigration history early politics war with the British & local involvement in the American Revolution the Declaration of Independence & its aftermath development of various towns early laws etc. A FIRST EDITION first printing from 1854 NOT a modern reprint! In 287 pages 36 pages cataloging other books from this publisher in rear offering a fascinating look at American history in the decade before the Civil War. Small hardcover book has faded red publisher's cloth over boards which is torn on the back cover & to spine; evidence of regluing but still gaps at joints. Condition is Poor: ffep is torn out; all other pages intact. Generally clean with heavy foxing & tanning random soiled spots. Binding holding strong but both hinges are cracked. Light pencil marks on a couple of pages in rear. No DJ as issued. Heavy rubbing to extremities all the way down to underlying boards at corners & lower edges.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays PST ship that same day; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day! Lippincott Grambo & Co. hardcover
1853rif. 0726H734294Lippincott Grambo & Co. Fair. 1853. Unknown Binding. A vol. in Lippincott's Cabinet Histories. Philadelphia 1854. Small vol. stamped in blind and gold worn soiled faded bumped. Top & bottom spine ragged. Cracked loose. Beginning leaves through title stained. Engraved frontis of Winthrop. Paper toned.; Selected Americana From Sabin's Dictionary . . Lippincott, Grambo & Co unknown
1926rif. 124407New York Cincinnati ET AL: American Book Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. An aged edition in Very Good condition with some edgewear and a previous owner's name inked on the front flyleaf; REALITY.The Houses We Live In is a novel that discusses the effects of false reality on the people who live in it. The novel follows the lives of three people who have been living in a false reality created by the government. The false reality is a simulation that is meant to help the people living in it relax and enjoy their lives. However the people living in the false reality begin to notice the subtle changes in the world around them. The changes lead them to question the reality they are living in and the government's involvement in it.; 8vo; 204 pages . American Book Company hardcover
1975rif. 70223Hicksville NY: Exposition Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0682483567 . First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with some rubbing along the edges and spine as well as come tanning to the front and rear pastedowns in a Very Good- dust-jacket with chips and tears. SIGNED and inscribed by author Alton E. Carpenter directly to front flyleaf; Author analyzes methods of Jesus as teacher and leads listeners to discovering truth for themselves; 8vo; 310 pages; Signed by Author . Exposition Press hardcover
