Pseudonyms of Authors; Including Anonyms and Initialisms
New York: 1882. Hard Cover.
Former library copy - usual marks. Some loss to spine head and to spine base, board corners rubbed.
112 pp. A list of pseudonyms of authors.
New York: 1882. Hard Cover.
Former library copy - usual marks. Some loss to spine head and to spine base, board corners rubbed.
112 pp. A list of pseudonyms of authors.
New Hyde Park, New York: University Books, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket faded and rubbed, half-inch tear on jacket spine, sticker on front jacket flap.
xxxiii, 491 pp. An anthology, sometimes gay, sometimes tragic, of the celebrated courtesans of history from antiquity to the present day, arranged.....
Cincinnati: Better Way Books, 2003. 2nd Printing. Soft Cover.
2nd printing. Inscription, faint stain to page base of first few pages.
Explains how to use the Internet for basic genealogical research, including tips on how to find useful maps, migration patterns, historical data, and state resources.
Van Nuys, California: AH Ha Publishing, 2007. Eleventh Edition. Large Softcover.
Eleventh edition. Edge wear, laminate starting.
xi, 292 pp. In this thoroughly researched, scrupulously annotated and shockingly provocative book you'll learn: How and why cannabis prohibition began and what that has meant to America. All the uses of hemp.....
. Hess, 2004. Large Softcover.
Light edgewear.
Unpaginated. Glossy color photographs throughout, with descriptions of unique features of the various trucks. Created as a way to provide a fun, high-quality, and affordable toy for families during the holiday season, the first Hess Toy Truck was introduced in 1964.
Weiszenfels & Leipzig: Friedric Severin, 1795. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Joseph Torrey's bookplate on front endpaper, spine toned, a few small spots on boards, front and end matter lightly foxed.
xvi, 325, [1] pp. German text. A study of ancient Greek history and language by the professor, theologian.....
New York: Viking, 2013. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An excellent copy.
xxxiii, 380 pp. From a soldier’s diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown’s pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, a Confederate Palmetto flag, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier, here is a unique and surprisingly intimate.....
England: Bracknell, Berks, 1951. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine lightly toned.
vi, 484 pp. Blue boards. A guide to old and rare books with illustrations and fold-outs.
Des Moines, Iowa: Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1978. 3rd Printing. Large Hardcover.
Third printing. Signed by author on title page with inscription, "To Jackie Shea with best wishes and happy Hummeling. Sept 21, 1979." Jacket stained, jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears. Top page lightly foxed.
240 pp. The.....
Medina, New York: Caurtman House, 1936. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Pencil name on front free endpaper, pencil note on one page.
191 pp. The book contains a list of patterns as well as a section of all available colors and the current 1936 price value.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978. 1st Printing. Soft Cover.
First printing. Minor general wear.
174 pp. This book paints a fascinating picture, not only showing superb examples of tribal rugs but also the way in which they are woven and the life of the tribes themselves. After many.....
Hartford, Connecticut: Yale University Press / Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art, 2006. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition.
ix, 260 pp. "Samuel Colt (1814–1862) first patented his “Colt” revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution.....
New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition. Small half inch tear on bottom of jacket.
xii, 180 pp. Is the English language in decline? Many people seem to think so--but Philip Howard isn't one of them. The Literary Editor of The Times of.....
Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co., 1930. Hubbard, Eleanore Mineah. Hard Cover.
Front board rubbed, pencil scribbles on some pages.
61 pp. A vintage alphabet with woodcut illustrations. The Eleanore Mineah Hubbard edition. Text from original copy in the British Museum.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1917. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Front cover soiled, ink name and stamp.
iv, 315 pp. Formulas and mathematics for eningeers.
New York: Humphreys Medicine Company, 1948. Stapled Binding.
Minor general wear.
96 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; How to Select and Take; Diet and Care of the Sick; Diseases of Infants and Children; Common Diseases of Adults; Fevers; Colds and Inflammations; Disorders of the Digestive System; Diseases of the Skin; Simple Disorders.....
Chicago: The Better-Speech Institute of America, 1935. Soft Cover.
Excellent copies in an excellent slipcase.
Fifteen stapled binding softcover lesson books in slipcase.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1921. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Boards soiled.
xiv, 429 pp. CONTENTS: Man's Relation to Physical Environment: Human Geography; Man's Relation to Location: The Effect of the Earth's Form and Motions; Man's Relation to Land Forms: The Continents and Man; Human Activities in Mountains.....
London: J. Davis, 1796. First Edition. Half-Leather.
First edition. Lacks plates VII-XII, XIX-XXIV bound in out of order (after XXXVII). Leather lightly rubbed, a few tears to some pages with text intact, a few minor stains, ink name on second blank.
viii, 312; 756 pp. Two volumes bound in one.....
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Boards soiled.
viii, 317 pp. "This publication, is a key to the lineage records of members of the National Society Colonial Dames. The base work is a complete list of the 8,000 seventeenth-century ancestors from whom descent has been positively proved.....
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed. Page ridges foxed.
xiv, 303 pp. The book is divided into two sections: "The Nature of Book Collecting," and "The Mechanics of Book Collecting." Part I explores the Pleasures of Book Collecting; the History; What.....
Scranton: International Textbook Company, 1906. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Ink stamp on title page, minor general wear.
A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of the International Correspondence Schools and Containing in Permanent Form the Instruction Papers, Examination Questions, and Keys Used in Their Various Courses - Arithmetic, Spelling.....
Provo, UT: Ancestry Publishing, 2003. Revised Second Edition. Trade Paperback.
Revised second edition. An exceptional copy.
264 pp. The world of genealogical research has changed dramatically in the years since this book debuted. In this revised second edition, Sherry Irvine mixes her award-winning methodology with up-to-date instruction on how to.....
Tokyo / New York: Japan Publications, Inc., 1990. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Trade Paperback.
Revised and enlarged edition. A fine copy.
xxii, 230 pp. Over 2500 new entries. Defines major terms, teachings, and concepts of the New Age movement, includes biographical entries from ancient to modern times, and provides tables.....
Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1976. 15th Printing. Large Hardcover.
Fifteenth printing. Lacks slipcase. Page ridges lightly foxed.
479 pp. Provides the novice with advice on the selection and care of Oriental rugs as well as identifying the rugs of each nation.