![THE PATH TO POWER [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/818/168/1616168818.0.m.jpg)
THE PATH TO POWER [Signed]
by Thatcher, Margaret
London: HarperCollins, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 656 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with bronze and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "£25.00." Minor sunning to spine. Mild general shelf wear to dust jacket, primarily to corners. Minor scuffing to front cover. Signed by Thatcher on... Read More
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![STATECRAFT: STRATEGIES FOR A CHANGING WORLD [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/304/312/1718312304.0.m.jpg)
STATECRAFT: STRATEGIES FOR A CHANGING WORLD [Signed]
by Thatcher, Margaret
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2002. Collectors Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xxv, 486 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's black leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Text block edges gilded. Silk front and end papers. Signed flat by Thatcher on tipped in front paper. Includes signed ephemera provided by publisher as certificate of authenticity. SJF Consignment. Shelved in... Read More
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WILLIAM EMPSON: THE STRUCTURE OF COMPLEX WORDS AND RELATED WRITINGS
by Thaventhiran, Helen and Collini, Stefan [Edited by]
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, lii, 614 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine blue with black lettering. Exterior has very slight wear including few dark smudges to the front. Boards have very mild wear. Text block has light wear... Read More
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DRIFT-WEED [signed]
by Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882. Third edition. Hardcover. 18mo, v, 152 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, mitred edges; wear to spine caps and corners, slight shelf wear. Text block has gilt edges; cracked hinges, marginal checks on contents pages. Illustrated: b&w photograph (author portrait) tipped in opposite page... Read More
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COLLECTION OF THAYER MAGIC CATALOGS & BALLYGRAMS
by Thayer, Floyd G.
Los Angeles, Ca: Thayer's Studio of Magic, 1930's-1940's. First Editions. Softcover. Octavos. Condition for all items are Good to Very Good, with a majority Very Good. Thayer's Magical Ballygram 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, (1932), 35, 37, 38, 40, 44-47, 49-52, 54, 55, 71 plus a Christmas issue. 4-6 pages each, some fraying on a few issues, Very... Read More
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CONCEALING-COLORATION IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM : AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAWS OF DISGUISE THROUGH COLOR AND PATTERN : BEING A SUMMARY OF ABBOTT H. THAYER'S DISCOVERIES
by Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939 [author] ; Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921 [introduction] ; Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921 ... [et al.] [illustrators]
New York: Macmillan Co, 1909. Hardcover. Quarto, xix, 260 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth, gold print; wear to spine caps and corners, small surface tear to spine, mild shelf wear. Text block has gold tinted edges; intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: “Illustrated by Abbott H. Thayer, Gerald H. Thayer, Richard... Read More
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LEGAL ESSAYS
by Thayer, James Bradley, 1831-1902
Boston: The Boston Book Company, 1908. Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 402 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards in black cloth. Spine caps torn away, front hinge torn its length, wear to corners, rubbing shelf wear. Text block has grey tinted top edge. Tanning to endpapers, uncut pages, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait.... Read More
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ON GIFTS BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE (DIGEST XXIV, I, DE DONATIONIBUS INTER VIRUM ET UXOREM)
by Thayer, James B. [Author and Translator]
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1929. Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 2-226. Good; bound in dark green cloth with gold lettering to spine, some scattered surface marks to covers and slight creasing to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block clean; pages clean; RWO consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Wegewood Section. 1362765. Special Collections.
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FRESCO ART OF THE BUDDHIST MONASTERIES IN TIBET
by The Administration Commission of Cultural Relics of the Tibetan Autonomous Region
Chengdu: Sichuan People's Publishing House, 1994. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Folio: 387 pages. Good. Pictorial dust jacket with green and navy panels to spine, gold and yellow lettering. House in pictorial slip case with red cloth top and bottom panels, lightly bumped and shelf-worn at edges and corners. Dust jacket lightly bumped and worn at corners; Boards lightly... Read More
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THE GROTTO ART OF CHINA: THE MAIJISHAN GROTTOES
by The Art Institute of the Maijishan Grottoes, Tianshui
Beijing: Cultural Relic Publishing House, 1998. Hardcover. Small quarto: [10], 302, [4] pages. Very good+ /Very good+ with Good+ slip case. Pictorial dust jacket in tans, browns, and greens with gilt titling in Chinese to spine. Slip case lightly shelf worn and faded with a large patch of adhesive damage to one side. Dust jacket lightly bumped; Edges of... Read More
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MERSEY BEAT
by The Beatles
Berkeley Recordsl, 1975. YMC 102. Condition: Light creasing to cover; Light age toning to sleeve; record is Very Good with four faint streaks to side 2. 1367868. Special Collections.
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THE E.M.I. OUTAKES
by The Beatles
1974. 1374. Condition: Light creasing and age toning to cover; Light+ age toning to sleeve; record is Very Good with no visible marks or scratches. 1367870. Special Collections.
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LIVE IN WASHINGTON D.C.
by The Beatles
Contra Band Music, 1973. 3795/3571. Condition: Light age toning and mild wear to cover corner and sleeve; record is Very Good with few fingerprints to side 1. 1367862. Special Collections.
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REPORTS OF THE NEW YORK HARBOR COMMISSION
by The Chamber of Commerce of New York
New York: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 316 pages; Fair; bound in brown cloth, spine has gilt lettering, front and back covers have embossing; binding has significant wear along the sides of the spine, with tearing, cracking, and minor detachment throughout, has severe damage at the top and bottom... Read More
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The McCall's Book of America's Favorite Needlework and Crafts
by The Editors of McCall's Needlework and Crafts Magazine
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/G+; off-white spine with black, blue and red text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild toning toward edges; minor edge wear otherwise; mylar wrapped jacket; cloth exterior has minimal wear; lightly sunned edges; textblock exterior edges show mild tone; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 416. NOTE: Shelved... Read More
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THE JAPAN ART-LOVERS CLUB EXHIBITION: KOBE, JAPAN. NOVEMBER, 1925
by The Exhibition Committee
Kobe: The Japan Art-Lovers Club, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo: 68 pages + 518 numbered illustrations, very sharply printed. Very good-. Brown cloth binding with handwritten title to spine. Modified stab binding age-toned at spine and edges; Two stamps to front paste down; Fukurotoji-style text block somewhat age-toned with scattered foxing. SH consignment. 1361831. Special Collections.
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POËSIES DIVERSES
by Frederick the Great
Berlin: Chretien Frederic Voss, [1760]. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [4], 305 pages. In Good condition. In full brown mottled leather binding, spine paneled with gilt decorations and gilt lettering on a red morocco label. Gilt ruling on board edges, mostly worn away. Text block edges mottled with attached red ribbon bookmark. Moderate shelf and edge wear to boards, with... Read More
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THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AS REVISED BY THE SECOND VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL [TWO VOLUMES]
by The International Committee On English In The Liturgy
New York: Pueblo Publishing Company, 1990. Study Edition. Softcover. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Orange spines with gold lettering. Mild shelf wear to edges of both volumes. Small amount of dried residue on bottom edge of both volumes. Volume one has slight creasing on bottom edge corner. Volume I 1118 pages, Volume... Read More
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![LABOR AND PORCELAIN IN JAPAN: REPORT BY CONSUL-GENERAL VAN BUREN, ON THE TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL, CLIMATE, LAWS, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, THE PRICES OF LABOR, LIVING, AND C. OF JAPAN [INSCRIBED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/967/825/1595825967.0.m.jpg)
LABOR AND PORCELAIN IN JAPAN: REPORT BY CONSUL-GENERAL VAN BUREN, ON THE TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL, CLIMATE, LAWS, RELIGION, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, THE PRICES OF LABOR, LIVING, AND C. OF JAPAN [INSCRIBED]
by The United States Council-General [Van Buren]
Yokohama: Japan Gazette, 1882. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo, ii, 59 pages. In Good minus condition. Half bound dark burgundy leather spine bearing gilt rules. Marbled boards show modest wear with gilt lettering to the front. Exterior has some instances of chips and rubbing wear to the joints and edges. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges. Previous owner's... Read More
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THE SIXTEEN NETENS: THANG-KAS
by The Dalai Lama [preface]; Tulku, Doboom; Yeshi, Kalsang [foreward]; Beguin, Gilles [introduction]
Paris: Editions Sciaky, 1984. Limited edition. Loose folio. Limited edition; no. 371 of 700. Large folio box (w 13.5 in x h 19.25 in) housing a staple-bound folio-sized booklet introducing the thangka collection at Tibet House, with color illustrations; a four-page folio-sized booklet of Notes; and 23 folio-sized prints of thangkas on linen-textured paper housed in 20 sleeves of... Read More
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SADDLE AND SIRLOIN, OR, ENGLISH FARM AND SPORTING WORTHIES
by The Druid [Pseudonym of: Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822-1870]
London: Rogerson & Tuxford, 1870. Hardcover. Octavo, iv, 486 pages + unnumbered pages of advertisements. In Good minus condition. Spine is red with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with red leather to spine and corners and pink cloth to boards; light wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners. Text block has has gilt top edge, marbled endpapers;... Read More
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SCOTT AND SEBRIGHT (DRUID SPORTING LIBRARY)
by The Druid [pseudonum of: Dixon, Henry Hall, 1822-1870]
London: Vinton & Co, [1895?]. Revised and re-edited, New edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 422 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is red with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with red leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; light wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners. Text block has has gilt top edge, marbled endpapers.... Read More
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THE GERMAN FORCES IN THE FIELD: 7TH REVISION, 11TH NOVEMBER, 1918
by The General Staff, War Office [Compiled by]
Nashville and Skokie: The Imperial War Museum in association with The Battery Press, Inc. and Articles of War, Ltd, 1995. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo, 263 pages. In Good condition. Spine black and gray with gilt lettering. Boards have mild shelf wear and lightly rubbed edges with cocked spine. Text block shows light wear to edges, illustrated with maps in pouch... Read More
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: LINEAR AGGREGATION OF ECONOMIC RELATIONS
by Theil, H.
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo, viii, xi, 205 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine off-white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior has several instances of chipping to the head/tail edges, soiling to the rear and some whitish scuffing. Boards show very slight wear including slight sunning and edge... Read More
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![BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA. THE STORY OF THE VICEROYS AND GOVERNMENT HOUSES [TWO VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/652/818/1536818652.0.m.jpg)
BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN INDIA. THE STORY OF THE VICEROYS AND GOVERNMENT HOUSES [TWO VOLUMES]
by The Marquis Curzon of Kedleston, K.G.
London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1925. Third Impression. Hardcover. Small Quartos, Two Volumes; G-/G; Fully bound in blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering to spine (cream colored dust jacket); Dust jacket shows Light+ age toning with light shelfwear, small partial tears along edges, and Very Light soiling; Boards show Light shelfwear overall with rubbing,... Read More
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