Engineering Optics: the Principles of Optical Methods in Engineering Measurement
by K.J. Habell and Arthur Cox
Isaac Pitman, 1948. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A handsome copy of the 1948 1st edition, Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket with its original price intact and with no chipping whatsoever. 8vo., 418 pgs.
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The Dry Rot of Society and Other Essays
by Marian Cox
New York: Brentano's, 1919. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY MARIAN COX TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). The 1919 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the front panel's bottom-edge and one small chip at the spine. 12mo, 158 pgs. Signed by Author.
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The Brownies Latest Adventures (In a Bright, Crisp Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co, 1920. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Palmer Cox. A clean, very presentable copy of the stated 2nd printing, circa early 1920s, following on the heels of the 1910 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such an appealing dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight... Read More
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The Brownies Through the Union (In a Beautiful Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Palmer Cox. A crisp, lovely copy of the stated 11th printing, circa 1920s, well after the 1895 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such a bright, well-preserved dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight and Near Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards (light offsetting at the... Read More
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The Brownies Around the World
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Company, 1894. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Palmer Cox. A solid, presentable copy of the 1894 1st edition. Tight and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards, with very light wear along the spine ends and very miuld scuffing at the rear panel. Neat single-column obituary (July 25th, 1924) of Palmer Cox at the front pastedown,... Read More
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The Brownies Their Book (In a Sparkling Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co, 1920. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Palmer Cox. A crisp, lovely copy of the stated 31st printing, circa 1920s, well after the 1887 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such a bright, well-preserved dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight and Near Fine in its... Read More
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Another Brownie Book (In a Crisp, Lovely Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Palmer Cox. A very sharp copy of the stated 21st printing, circa 1920s, well after the 1890 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such a bright, well-preserved dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight and Near Fine in its laminate,... Read More
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The Brownies Around the World (In a Beautiful Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, lovely copy of the stated 17th printing, circa 1920s, well after the 1894 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such a bright, well-preserved dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight and Near Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards... Read More
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The Brownies Abroad (In a Gorgeous Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Palmer Cox. A very sharp copy of the stated 10th printing, circa 1920s, well after the 1899 1st edition. Still though, to be this clean and to boast such a bright, crisp dustjacket from roughly 100 years ago is uncommon indeed. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in... Read More
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The Brownies Many More Nights (In a Lovely Dustjacket)
by Palmer Cox
New York: The Century Co, 1920. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Palmer Cox. A very impressive copy of this very early re-issue (undetermined printing but probably from the early 1920s). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the beige pictorial dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Palmer Cox. Truly a collector's copy.
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A Box of Brownies (4 Vols.)
by Palmer Cox
New York: Windmill Books, Inc, 1980. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1980 1st issue of this charming miniature boxed set of Palmer Cox, in 4 volumes. All of the volumes are pristine and the decorative box itself is clean and bright and Near Fine. The updated text ("designed with care and appreciation for the work of Palmer Cox")... Read More
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The Best of Sexology: The Illustrated Magazine of Sex Science
by Craig Yoe, Ed
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st thus, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR CRAIG YOE --AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING-- on the front free endpaper. Bright and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Octavo, 480 pgs.
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Tootle
by Gertrude Crampton
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1947. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Tibor Gergely. The 1947 4th printing. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light wear at the tips, light chipping to the spine crown and a long closed tear --with light chipping-- along the spine base. 12mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Tibor Gergely.
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Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts
by Ralph Adams Cram
New York and Boston: The Japan Society and Marshall Jones Company, 1930. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of the December 1930 1st thus. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white photos complementing Ralph Cram's text.... Read More
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My Life in Architecture
by Ralph Adams Cram
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1937. Cloth. Very Good/Good +. INSCRIBED BY ARCHITECT RALPH ADAMS CRAM on the front free endpaper. A presentable copy to boot of the January 1937 2nd printing, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG (light bumping to the upper tips, an additional very small inscription and one further signature at the front... Read More
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Impressions of Japanese Architecture and the Allied Arts
by Ralph Adams Cram
New York: Baker and Taylor, 1905. Cloth. Very Good +. A very nice Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AMERICAN ARCHITECT RALPH CRAM (1863-1942) TO HIS PARTNER F.W. FERGUSON on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1905 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the... Read More
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The Ruined Abbeys of Great Britain
by Ralph Adams Cram
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1927. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1927 1st trade edition, in the uncommon dustjacket. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with one 1" sized chip at the crown of the spiine (affecting the lettering) and very light chipping along the top edge of the back panel. Octavo, 297 pgs. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore-edge and... Read More
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The Amber Eyes (Review Copy)
by Frances Crane
New York: Random House, 1962. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1962 stated 1st printing. And a Review copy to boot, with the Random Houe Review slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 184 pgs.
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The Bridge: With Woodblock Prints by Joel Shapiro
by Hart Crane
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2017. Paper. Near Fine. Joel Shapiro. From the Arion Press's laid-in announcement: "The Arion Press edition of Hart Crane's 'The Bridge' is in an unusual format. It is a scroll, over fifty feet long. The Chinese hand-made paper on which it is printed is wound on a single spool, in the Chinese manner.... Read More
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Jerusalem--1918-1920: Being the Records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council During the Period of the British Military Administration
by C.R. Ashbee, Editor
London: John Murray (Published for the Council of the Pro-Jerusalem Society), 1924. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. 1st thus. Two volumes in one (Jerusalem 1918-1920 AND Jerusalem 1920-1922). Cloth spine, paper backed boards, gilt spine titles. 4to., 87 pgs. + 109 pgs. Illustrated throughout, 4 fold-outs. Tight and Near Fine. Light general shelfwear, very mild occasional foxing to... Read More
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Testing the Chains: Resistance to Slavery in the British West Indies
by Michael Craton
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1982. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1982 1st edition, in its much less common hardback. Tight and Near Fine (very small former owner name at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 389 pgs., maps and engraved plates thruout.
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Stanford White: Decorator in Opulence and Dealer in Antiquities
by Wayne Craven
New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. A clean, tight copy of the 2005 1st edition. Solid and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, over 60 illustrations (a number of them in color) complementing Wayne Craven's text.
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The Lithographs of Ralston Crawford
by Ralston Crawford
University of Kentucky, 1962. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1962 1st edition of this uncommon catalogue raisonne of the lithographs (1940-1961) of the renowned Canadian-American artist (painter, lithographer, photographer) Ralston Crawford (1906-1978). Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with light rubbing and creasng along the edges, and several small closed... Read More
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The Mystic Rose: A Study of Primitive Marriage and of Primitive Thought in Its Bearing on marriage (2 Vols.)
by Ernest Crawley
London: Methuen & Co, 1927. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1927 2nd edition, "revised and greatly enlarged by Theodore Besterman" and complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes solid and VG (former owner armorial bookplate at each pastedown, light offsetting to the endsheets) in crisp, VG examples of the uncommon dustjackets, with light chipping at the spine ends and... Read More
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Disraeli Gears (Ist Japanese Pressing) -- LP Record
by Cream
Nippon, Japan: Nippon Grammophon Co. Ltd, 1968. Record. Near Fine. The uncommon 1968 original Japanese pressing of Cream's "Disraeli Gears". This is the 33 1/3 LP record, including its colorful Obi (or wraparound band). Both the record and its pictorial sleeve are clean and Near Fine to Fine, as is the obi, which is in bight, superb condition.... Read More
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