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1879réf. 140944887London: Macmillan & Company Ltd 1879. First British edition. First British edition. xvi 418 2 pp. with 12 engraved plates. Bound in publisher's cloth ruled in black spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine worn at tips contents toned with age especially tissue guards with limited foxing. Uncommonly nice condition. The first English language edition of the French chemist's groundbreaking work on fermentation. cf. Garrison & Morton Medical Bibliography 2485 for the first French edition of 1876. Macmillan & Company Ltd unknown books
1993réf. 317830London: Tate Gallery 1993. Limited. hardcover. fine. John Constable. 11 plates loose as isssued with tissue guards. Folio in a green cloth folder with a leather label. Enclosed in a pocket is a 42 page introductory booklet with a forward by Leslie Parris. Also included is an illustrated prospectus. London: Tate Gallery 1993. Fine. This is number 57 of 100 sets printed on Velin Blanc Lanagravure paper. Tate Gallery unknown books
1859réf. 3571London: Basil Montagu Pickering 1859. Attractive Arts & Crafts binding in dark blue-green morocco on slightly flexibly boards. Spine with five raised bands each deocrated with two rows of gilt stippling the gilt-stippled dots repeated on the perimeter of both coversand dentelles. Printed at the Chiswick Press. 8vo. 79 pages. Page edges stained blue. A bit of rubbing to edges near fine. Basil Montagu Pickering unknown books
1818réf. 23152Edinburgh: Archibald Constable And Company 1818. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter blue morocco and marbled boards. Teg. Near fine. 344 pages. 19 x 11 cm. Included herein: trial of Andrew Wilson William Hall and George Robertson before the High Court of Justiciary.; Authentic extract of the proceedings in the trial of Captain John Porteous.; Proceedings in the trial of William Maclauchlane.; Proceedings in the trial of Nicol Muschett. A riot erupted after the hanging of Wilson. The authorities authorized Porteus to attempt to disperse the mob but in the confusion and violence ten six people were shot by the guards under command of Porteus. A trial found him guilty subsequently an enraged mob attacked Tolbooth prison dragged him from his cell and lynched him. Text clean and bright small faint stamp on title engraved frontispiece of Tolbooth prison. Backstrip sunned. Bound by Lauriat. Archibald Constable And Company hardcover books
1976réf. 211168Oxford / New York: Clarendon Press 1976. Second Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG one small tear on dustjacket of Volume 1. 2 volume set bound in slate-gray cloth with gilt spine lettering bw illustrated dust jackets 723 pp. 232 BW plates. A revised edition of this artist biography and catalog raisonne with more than 100 drawings and paintings added. Volume 1 contains chapters on Canaletto's life and work and also the illustrations. Volume 2 contains the textual catalogue raisonne. A very nice set. Clarendon Press hardcover books
réf. B301615-1Oxford Oxford University Press 1976-1989. 2 vols. x 6 746pp. 232 plates. 4to. Cloth. D.j. Vol. 2 reissued with supplement and additional plates. Oxford (Oxford University Press), 1976-1989. hardcover books
1973réf. 188023London: H. M. Stationery Office 1973. Slipcased. VG/VG Slipcase has some spotting and general wear. All 3 volumes have some spotting on covers. 3 volume set in Green slipcase with gilt lettering. Cloth covers boards and gilt lettering on all volumes. Set is in plain cardboard protective slipcase over original slicase. Illustrations. v. 1 Catalogue of sketch-books -- v. 2 Sketch-book 1813 -- v. 3 Sketch-book 1814. H. M. Stationery Office unknown books
réf. 29836hardcover. xxi 79pp. Thin 8vo smooth calf neatly rebacked dentelles a.e.g London 1859 The first collection of the works of the 16th century poet. CBEL I p. 431.; DNB IV: 960. unknown books
réf. 605960"Thomas Constable" in black ink on bifold leaf 4 1/2" x 7 1/4" 4 pages. 11 Thistle Street November 19 1875. Very good. To Professor Daniel Wilson In part: "You have probably received proofs of titles. . .and by this post we dispatch corrected sheets though not yet printed off to enable you to proceed with the index. . .I do not wonder that the Canadian brethren grudge you to us. . ." Sir Daniel Wilson 1816-1892 Scottish author was professor of English literature in Toronto; in 1881 he became president of Toronto University. Thomas Constable 1812-1881 born June 29 1812 Craigcrook Scotland; died May 26 1881; English printer publisher author See DNB Vol. XII p. 45. Signed by Authors. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1970réf. 414998Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Tall octavo. 318pp. Illustrated. Black cloth stamped in blue and gilt. Owner's name marked over on first couple of leaves else very good without dustwrapper. Uncommon title the biography of German WWII fighter ace Erich Hartmann. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1967réf. RTHELET00twHarvard University 1967. Fine. the Venerable Peter. The Letters of Peter the Venerable. 2 volumes. Constable Giles. Cambridge: Harvard University 1967. 1st edition. 450 427pp. Indexed. 8vo. Scarlett cloth. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Harvard University hardcover books
1967réf. RPETLET00tpmHarvard University 1967. Very Good. . The Letters of Peter the Venerable. 2 volume set. Constable Giles. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University 1967. 450pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Mauve cloth. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently bumped edges and adhesive residue on the front panels. In dust jacket protectors. Text in English and Latin. Harvard University hardcover books
1967réf. RCONLET00ajsHarvard University 1967. Fine. Constable Giles. The Letters of Peter the Venerable: Two Volume Set. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University 1967. 450 427pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Red cloth. Book condition: Near fine with gentle bumping. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Volume I has small chip in head of spine. In dust jacket protector. Volume I is the first new edition of the letters since the first printing in 1522. Language: Latin.Volume II includes the introduction notes and appendices. Language: English. Harvard University hardcover books
1990réf. 544070Oxford: Clarendon Press 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Richard Luckett. 226pp. Slightly bowed boards else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with edgewear. Clarendon Press hardcover books
1964réf. 434Cambridge University Press 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought series this is a nice copy of the 1964 1st edition. VG in a VG dustjacket. Octavo 346 pgs. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1991réf. 3911First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only mild sunning to the jacket spine and edges else as new and unread. SIGNED by both authors in the year of publication. An outstanding copy of this riveting account of the Pinochet regime; a scarce title rare signed. Not remaindered not price-clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. W W Norton & Co Inc hardcover books
1944réf. 159180London: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford / The Courtauld Institute of Art 1944. Hardcover. Good Ex-library w/ ID to lower spine internal stamps usual markings etc. lower spine torn & flapped; upper spine rubbed. boards scuffed smudged & some spotted staining. shelf-wear/scuffing to lower textblock edge. slight split to textblock at plate section w/ evidence of previous repair. back hinge split; binding still intact though hinge is rattled. Brown cloth gilt letters on spine 164 text pp. plus 105 BW and color plates. Interior does appear clean though may have instances of marginalia handwriting etc. A rough but uncommon copy. Photo is of a previous copy from our collection. Approaches the topic geographically by English counties. Includes discussion of ornament technique and iconography; and offers views of more than 100 examples of these wall paintings. Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford / The Courtauld Institute of Art hardcover books
1895réf. 15242THE CURSE OF INTELLECT Roberts Brothers 1895 first edition American issue some soiling to the yellow cloth binding foxing to the end-papers and paste-downs else a tight vg copy. A simian romance whereby a monkey is acclimated into human society with unfortunate results. Roberts Brothers hardcover books
2008réf. 300191Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2008. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s blue cloth; with titling on the spine in silver; x 197 pages including the Index; in an unclipped jacket; light wear to the jacket. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket. University of Toronto Press unknown books
1979réf. 84447Fallbrook: Aero Publishers Inc 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. photos index 400p. Blue boards. dj. 28 cm. Jacket has some light scuffing and soil. INSCRIBED by both authors. Aero Publishers, Inc hardcover books
1930réf. 89236Berlin: Pantheon 1930. hardcover. very good. 82 black & white plates lettered tissue guards tall 8vo 3/4 blue calf. Berlin: Pantheon 1930. Very good . Pantheon unknown books
1967réf. 29649New York: Harcourt Brace & World Inc. Fine in Near Fine dj. c.1967. First Edition. Hardcover. nice copy no discernible wear to book at all; the jacket has just a teensy bit of edgewear and a short closed tear at the top of the rear panel. This novel the author's first is set in the suburbs of Baltimore and concerns the following characters: "a five-year-old genius who has learned all he knows from watching television; Cathy aged twelve his sister and devoted accomplice in a plot she doesn't understand; Jessie a girl who plays games that might astonish Eric Berne M.D.; Jay a handsome young motorcyclist from Darien Connecticut who believes he has found a mission in life; Ethel Price a housewife who hates her husband and is ambivalent about her infant son; and an anonymous madman who keeping one jump ahead of the law broadcasts his distorted view of the world from a clandestine radio station concealed in a 1951 Ford coupe." . Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. hardcover books
1964réf. RCONMON00ECAt the University Press 1964. Very Good. Constable Giles. Monastic Tithes from Their Origins to the Twelfth Century. Cambridge: At the University Press 1964. 1st edition. 346pp. Indexed. 8vo. Book condition: Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. There is a previous owner's name along the top edge of the front free endsheet. Dust Jacket Condition: Good only. The edges have several small losses and a 1 inch closed tear. Condition noted. Scarce. At the University Press unknown books
1953réf. 546348The Bronx New York: Fordham University Press 1953. Softcover. Near Fine. Offprint. Volume IX. Small quarto. P. 1 216-279. Printed wrappers. Top corner a bit bumped else near fine. Inscribed by the author: "For Ashton Sanborn with affection from Giles. 18 Aug. 1954. Fordham University Press unknown books
1977réf. 84781Fallbrook California: Aero Publishers 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. photos index 432p. Original blue binding. dj. 28cm. SIGNED on half-title by both authors. Aero Publishers hardcover books
