The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology. Monthly, Formerly The Quarterly Journal of Science. Vol. V, Third Series, No. CXI, March 1883
by Includes articles by R. Lamont, O. Reichenbach, and C. Arden
London: The Journal of Science, 1883. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in original orange wrappers, light chipping to edges. Interior is clean w/bright text. Laid-in is a photo of an artificial sunspot taken over water, corresponding to The Constitution of the Sun article by R. Lamont. Pages 121-184. Science. SCI/10163.
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Legenda Aurea. Dat duytsche Passionel
by [Incunabule leaf] Voragine, Jacobus de
Köln (Cologne): Ludwig von Renchen, 1485. Very Good -. A scarce German incunable leaf from the press of Ludwig von Renchen. The text is taken from Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea). Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1230 - 1298) was an Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of... Read More
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INDIA
by The Publications Division of India
Dehli and Calcutta: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, The Publications Division, Government of India, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. Very good plus tan cloth boards with red title to front board and to spine. Minor bumping to corners and spine ends. In brilliantly illustrated dust jacket with chips at spine ends and right corner... Read More
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Panthers
by [Indulgence Press] Browne, Michael Dennis
Minneapolis: Indulgence Press, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 1 of 26 deluxe lettered copies. This is Letter W. Signed by author and book artist. This book contains 31 previously unpublished poems by the highly regarded poet Michael Dennis Browne. The poems are short and intended to elicit larger thoughts by the reader. Inspired by his love of music, Schilling... Read More
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Arthur & Barbara
by [Indulgence Press] Rose, Thomas; Wilber H. "Chip" Schilling
Minneapolis: Indulgence Press, 2011. Fine. One of 20 copies. Arthur & Barbara is a portrait of art critic/philosopher Arthur Danto and artist Barbara Westman as seen reflected in the space of their New York City apartment on Riverside Drive. This book embodies their life and work in symbolic forms of thoughtful play. Arthur & Barbara is a collection... Read More
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An Address Delivered Before the Literary Societies of the University of Vermont, August 2, 1837, by George G. Ingersoll, and Published at Their Request
by Ingersoll, George G.
Burlington: Hiram Johnston and Co, 1837. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Lacks wrappers. Stab bound with cord. Minor foxing throughout and light soiling to first page. 46 pages. AMER/040319.
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Outspoken Essays
by Inge, William Ralph
London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. x-lib in blue boards/mark to spine/else clean, tight copy Religion. REL211021.
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A Personal Narrative of a Journey through Norway, Part of Sweden, and the Islands and States of Denmark
by Inglis, H.[Henry] D.[David]
London: Whittaker & Co, 1835. Very Good. Henry David Inglis, (1795–1835) who used the pseudonym Derwent Conway,was a Scottish travel writer and journalist. Under the name of Derwent Conway, Inglis published his first work, Tales of the Ardennes (1825), which was well received. There followed in quick succession Narrative of a Journey through Norway, part of Sweden, and... Read More
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The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine, Embracing Literature in Every Department: Volume III, 1845
by Inman, John and West, Robert A. (editors)
New York: Israel Post, 1845. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Embellished with the finest steel and mezzotint engravings, music and colored fashions. Very good in three quarter brown leather with brown cloth covered boards. Four raised bands, gilt title, gilt date, and modest gilt decoration to spine. Rubbing and light soiling to boards and wear to edges. Pencil inscription... Read More
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Rose Blanche
by Innocenti, Roberto (illustrator); Christophe Gallaz (text)
Creative Education Inc, 1985. Hardcover. Fine in Near fine jacket. Hardcover. Near fine in beige cloth boards with brown title to spine. Clean and bright filled with full oclor illustrations. Previous owners signature to front flyleaf. Near fine price-clipped jacket with light rubbing to panels, else fine. Unpaginated. CHILD/101309.
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![La Fusta dei matti: Firenze - San Giovanni Giugno 1514. una barca di folli alla ricerca del metodo nella follia. E umori ed emulazioni fra Firenze, Roma e Venezia, primavera 1514 [Gang of Fools: a boat of madmen looking for the method in madness. And moods and emulations between Florence, Rome and Venice, spring 1514]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/687/435/1579435687.0.m.jpg)
La Fusta dei matti: Firenze - San Giovanni Giugno 1514. una barca di folli alla ricerca del metodo nella follia. E umori ed emulazioni fra Firenze, Roma e Venezia, primavera 1514 [Gang of Fools: a boat of madmen looking for the method in madness. And moods and emulations between Florence, Rome and Venice, spring 1514]
by Minio-Paluello Maria-Luisa; Franco Cardini (intro)
Firenze: Franco Cesati, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Inscribed presentation copy dated 1991, Washington DC. Green paper wrappers with black title to spine and red title to front panel. Minor sunning to spine and minor wear to edges. Clean interior. Erratta page tipped in. Stapled article about the book is laid in. IN ITALIAN. 197 pages. ITALANG/122823. ... Read More
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Records of the New York Stage, From 1750 to 1860 Two Volumes
by Ireland, Joseph N.
New York: T.H. Morrell, 1867. Very Good. One of 60 copies of the quarto edition. According to penciled notes on the free front endpaper of Volume I, this was the publisher's own copy, with occasional annotations throughout by the author. There are also two letters tipped in from the author to the publisher at page 100 of Volume... Read More
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Irving's Works in 27 volumes
by Irving, Washington
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Hudson Edition. An attractive set bound in three quarter brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles, raised bands, and floral devices to spines. Minor rubbing and wear to edges of boards, bands, hinges, and corners. Minor bumping to some corners. Includes frontispieces and full... Read More
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Rip Van Winkle
by [Irving, Washington] Joseph Jefferson; Cora Hamilton Bell, stage directions and prefaces; Richard Creifelds, illustrator
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A dramatization of Rip Van Winkle in a lovely publisher's binding. Includes a 22 page introduction by the author about his inspiration for writing this play. Bound in olive green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Gilt poppies frame a scene of mountains.... Read More
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The Pride of the Village, and Other Tales from "the Sketch Book
by Irving, Washington
Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott Company, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated with "original designs by eminent artists" although they are not named. The title story is about a young woman who slowly fades away after her lover abandons her. Modern critics often find it to be melodramatic; however, it was popular in its day. Dark brown... Read More
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Japanese Buddhist Prints
by Ishida, Moshaku; English adaptation by Charles S. Terry
Palo Alto: Kodansha International Ltd, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Near fine decorative black cloth boards, gilt title on spine; large folio; in near fine pictorial dj (spine yellowed); slipcase VG+; insides bright,194 b/w plates, 32 color plates; rice paper endpapers; 192 pages. Asian Art. ASART/1243.
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Les Pirates de la Peinture
by Isnard, Guy
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1955. Paperback. Very Good - in wraps. Paperback. Very Good- in grey paper wrappers. Tape repair to spine chipping to foot of spine. Numerous reproductions. Art. ART/12182.
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Piemonte. Volume One
by (Touring Club Italiano)
Milano: Touring Club Italiano, 1930. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in oversize blue wraps blue title to spine and front cover. Tan hardcover casing over original wraps with blue title to spine and front cover. Casing has minor wear and rubbing. Original wrappers remain clean and bright with very light browning to edges. Slight musty smell. Illustrated.... Read More
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![De l'education d'un homme sauvage, ou des premiers developpemens physiques et moraux du jeune sauvage de l'Aveyron [The Wild Boy of Aveyron]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/574/077/509077574.0.m.1.jpg)
De l'education d'un homme sauvage, ou des premiers developpemens physiques et moraux du jeune sauvage de l'Aveyron [The Wild Boy of Aveyron]
by Itard, Jean Marc Gaspard
Paris: Goujon fils, An X., 1801. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition of this famous work. Jean Itard (1774-1838) was a French doctor who was known as an educator of deaf-mutes. He tried to test his educational theories in the celebrated case of Victor - The Wild Boy - of Aveyron. The boy was found in the woods... Read More
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War by Land, Sea, and Air. Dwight Eisenhower and the Concept of Unified Command
by Jablonsky, David
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Fine in dark green paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine. Fine black and white illustrated jacket with red title to spine panel. Index, 386 pages. MIL/030210.
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An Account of the Churches in Rhode-Island
by Jackson, Henry
Providence: George H. Whitney, 1854. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. Good+ in off-white paper wrappers. Appears to have once been bound as a book but boards and spine are no longer present. Binding is loose. Tear to top corner of front wrapper/frontispiece. Minor foxing to pages 87-134. Else is clean and bright. 134 pages. AME1310011.
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Three Stories
by Jackson, Mrs. Wilfrid [translated with introductions by]
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Hardcover. The Broadway Library of Eighteenth Century French Literature. Very good green cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners and crease along top right corner of front board. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Interior is clean and bright. Good... Read More
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George Eliot, Matthew Arnold, Browning Newman: Essays and Reviews
by Jacobs, Joseph
London: David Nutt, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Marroon cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Minor rubbing and bumping to boards. Previous owner's signiture to front paste down and front free end page. Interior is clean and bright. Untrimmed edges to pages. 152 pages. Literature. LIT/052908.
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Nonantum and Natick
by Jacobs, Sarah S.
Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Written as a narrative for school aged readers, this work chronicles the Puritan missionary work of John Eliot with the Native Americans in what is now Massachusetts. Eliot (1604 - 1690) founded a Latin School in Massachusetts and translated the Eliot Indian Bible into the Algonquin language. Ex-library... Read More
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Das war Buchenwald Ein Tatsachenbericht
by Jahn, Rudi (editor)
leipzig: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Literatur, 1946. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. In German. A compilation of writings by survivors of Buchenwald detailing construction, corruption, deaths, signifcant events, and more. In tan paper wrappers with black and red illustration to front cover. Heavy creasing to rear cover, minor creasing to front cover, browning to edges of boards, and soiling... Read More
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