Lectures on English History and Tragic Poetry, as Illustrated by Shakspeare
by [Shakespeare, William] Reed, Henry
London and Manchester: John F. Shaw; T. Dinham and Co, 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of lectures published posthumously by a late professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A collection of lectures published posthumously by Henry Hope Reed (1808 - 1854), a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He is best known for the assistance he... Read More
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Shakespeare's Progress
by [Shakespeare, William] Frank O'Connor
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. "This special edition of Shakespeare's Progress is limited to 975 copies for private distribution to friends of the publisher Christmas 1960." This work was originally published in England under the title The Road to Stratford. It is a critical work written in hopes of helping... Read More
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Ein Sommernachtstraum; Ubersetzt von A.W.v. Schlegel mit Bildern von Arthur Rackham (Midsummer's Night Dream)
by Shakespeare, William; Arthur Rackham, illustrator
Munich: F. Bruchmann, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First German Edition. Number 24 of 1001 copies. Includes 40 full color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, each mounted on brown cardstock with captioned tissue guards. Also includes numerous black and white illustrations, some full page and some within the text. Bound in the original vellum boards with gilt title and... Read More
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Shakspeare Memorial 1564 - 1864 [Shakespeare]
by [Shakespeare, William]
London: S.O. Beeton, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. This homage to Shakespeare includes biographical information, engravings of buildings and homes associated with him, character names and scenes, Shakespeare's will, an account of his birthplace, portraits of Shakespeare, influence on well known authors, Shakespearean stages, notes on early editions of Shakespeare's works, and numerous illustrations throughout. ... Read More
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Temole Ohem Shalom 1960. Dedication Guidebook
by Temple Oheb Shalom
Baltimore: Temple Oheb Shalom, 1960. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 4to. Blue side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor fading to edges. BALT/060915.
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Stealth Patrol. The Making of a Vietnam Ranger
by Shanahan, Bill; Brackin, John P.
Cambridge: Da Capo Press, a Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2003. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. Galley/Review Copy. Nearly mint green paper wrappers; new interior w/a letter from the publisher laid-in. 279 pp. Vietnam War. VIET/11133.
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Sermons, Chiefly on Sacramental Occasions - with a life of the author
by Shanks, Alexander
Washington, PA: John Grayson, 1820. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. A collection of 22 sermons by Alexander Shanks (1731-1799), a Scottish reverend during the late 1700s. Bound in full marbled leather boards with black and gilt leather title label to spine. Gilt rules to spine. Minor rubbing to edges of boards and bumping to corners. Ownership... Read More
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Repeated Bend Lithograph
by Shannon, Charles Hazelwood
n.p., 1894. Very Good. A lovely lithograph printed in green ink by Charles Hazelwood Shannon. It is an image of three bending nude female figures and appeared in #2 of "The Dial." Shannon and Ricketts were artistic and personal partners for more than fifty years. They designed and illustrated books, founded "The Dial" magazine and Vale Press, and... Read More
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Steamboat'n' Days and the Hammond Lot. An Eastern Shore Romance
by Shannahan, John H.K.
Baltimore: The Norman Publishing Co, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. John H.K. Shannahan (1880-1934) was an amateur historian of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He was born in Easton, Maryland. He was one of the founders of the Eastern Shore Society and later served as its president. He also wrote articles about the Eastern Shore for the Evening... Read More
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Manual of the Corporation of City of New York for 1869
by Shannon, Joseph
1869. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in the original purple cloth boards with gilt title and decoration to spine. The front cover includes a gift inscription printed in gilt: "Michael Duane Esq. Compliments of Patrick Lysaght." Several chips to book cloth along the front hinge, fading to spine, bumping to the bottom front corner, and soiling to... Read More
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Time Out of Hand. Revolution and reaction in Southeast Asia
by Shaplen, Robert
Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in a very good, price-clipped, dust jacket with a few smalls tears. Dj is bright and colorful. Inside looks unread. Endpages have maps of Asia. 465 pp. Asia. AS/7232.
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When Titans Truly Were. Westminster College and the Second World War
by Sharkey, Eugene G.
self published, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. "A collection of nearly 400 memoirs of Westminster alumni, facuilty, administrators, and board members written by the veterans themselves or their survivors and interconnected by Sharkey's commentary" (jacket). Glossy black leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor wear... Read More
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Eine neue Methode zur Dickenbestimmung dunner Blattchen
by Sharp, Clayton H.
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1900. Paperback. Good. Paperback. Good in wraps German. GER811151.
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False-Face
by Sharp, Marilyn
New York: St. Martin's/Marek, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and Inscribed by the author. A thriller about a CIA agent and a group of congressmen who are taken hostage by terrorists in Mexico. Black cloth backed black paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Light wear and rubbing to boards. Clean interior.... Read More
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A Dictionary of English Authors: Biographical and Bibliographical being a Compendious Account of the Lives and Writings of 700 British Writers From the Yeara 1400 to the Present Time
by Sharp, R. Farquharson
London: George Redway, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. With presentation label on front pastedown stating that the book is a gift of the publisher to Messrs. Denham & Co, Booksellers. In original red cloth with title and author to spine. Rubbed, bumped and soiled. The preliminary and last few advertising pages are on a paper that... Read More
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Let Go or Be Dragged. Series #2
by Shattuck, Carolyn
Rutland, VT: Carolyn Shattuck, 2024. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. According to the artist: "Let Go is a statement that expresses the need to approach life in a positive manner by assessing relationships in the context of your mental wellbeing." A crocheted accordion book bound into stiff black paper covers with silver gel pen illustrations of crochet hooks and paper... Read More
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Candida. A Mystery
by Shaw, Bernard
London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good green cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Spine faded to light brown. Few very light spots of soiling to boards. Previous owner's name in pen to front free end page. Very light foxing throughout but does not effect the text. 151 pages. Drama.... Read More
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The Novel Review. February 1892 with review by G. Bernard Shaw
by [Shaw, George Bernard]
London, 1892. Slipcased. Good. Slipcased. Scarce. “The Novel Review” and its predecessor “Tinsley’s Magazine” were published 1867-1892. The periodical’s purpose, as stated by the editor, was to meet a want created by the increasing quantity of fiction published each year (896 new novels in 1891 alone) by providing a means for ordinary readers to be able to select... Read More
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The Bursting of Pierre Margry's La Salle Bubble
by Shea, John Gilmary
New York: T.B. Sidebotham, 1879. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Reprinted from the New York Freeman's Journal, this pamphlet addresses the discovery of Mississippi River and an apparent attempt at a hoax set up by Pierre Margry, who was unable to adequately prove that Norman Robert Cavelier (La Salle) was the true discoverer of the river. Bound in... Read More
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The Morphology of Residential Associations as Found Among the Khwakhwa of Basutoland
by Sheddick, V.G.J.
Cape Town: School of African Studies, University of Cape Town, 1948. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in oversize wraps. 60 pages +fold-out map at rear/Communications from the School of African Studies, New Series No. 19, August, 1948. African History. AFR1/4222.
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Michael/Frank: Studies on Frank O'Connor with a Bibliography of His Writing
by Sheehy, Maurice [edited by]
Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Green paper covered boards with silver title to spine. Minor fading to edges and bumping to corners. Interior is clean and bright. Off-white dust jacket with brown title to front and spine panels. Minor rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. First edition. 203... Read More
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Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude: and other Poems
by Shelley, Percy Bysshe
London: Reeves and Turner, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 1 of 404 copies, this being one of 350 copies on toned paper. The book is a facsimile of the original edition of Alastor, first published in 1816. It was done for the Shelley Society. In green paper boards with title, author, and publisher in black on front cover.... Read More
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Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings of the New Buildings, Improvements, &c. by the Most Eminent Artists, from Original Drawings, Taken from the Objects Themselves Expressly for This Work
by Shepherd, Thomas H.; James Elmes
London: Jones and Co, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes 80 plates plus 1 map and 2 engraved title pages. Bound in three quarter dark brown leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Heavy wear and rubbing to boards with some losses to marbled paper. Heavy wear to corners and edges of boards. Front... Read More
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The Duenna. A Comic Opera in Three Acts
by Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
London: Constable and Co, 1925. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st edition thus. Very good plus in very good dustjacket. Jacket is slightly darkened and has light smudge to front cover. Introduction by Nigel Playfair. Illustrated in color and monochrome collotype by George Sheringham. Contains original text, with facsimiles of first edition title pages,... Read More
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The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense (PRESENTATION COPY)
by Shermer, Michael
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in light brown cloth backed blue paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine interior with maps, graphs, illustrations and tables throughout. Illustrated dust jacket with title to front and spine panels. 360 pages. Science. SCI1/5012.
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