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Wenzel-Burchard, Gertud. GRANNY GERTA WARBURG UND DIE IHREN HAMBURGER SCHICKSALE
Hamburg (c. 1950) Hans Christians Verlag. Holocuast survivor. In German. Hardcover. Small octavo, 237pp., portrait frontis, illustrations, cloth. Near Fine in VG plus DJ. (a75575)
$23.00Carrington, Leonora. THE HOUSE OF FEAR NOTES FROM DOWN BELOW (hardcover)
NY 1988 first edition (stated) . Dutton. Octavo hardcover. 216p. Some text illustrations. Book is Near Fine (only fault are two short black marker lines on front end paper.) in Near Fine DJ. (no wear, no tear, no chips on dj just very slight edge wear.) no owner marks. Excellent condition. A surrealistic autobiography by lover of Max Ernst. Pictures available on request. (a106237)
$190.00Howell, William H. A TEXT-BOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY - 8TH ED, THOROUGHLY REVISED
Philadelphia. 1922 Saunders. Thick sm 4to hardcover. 1053p. Illustrated. Owner signed. A very few ink notations in text . Good, worn but binding secure. no dj. (a106236)
$30.00Robertson, Mary D. (editor). LUCY BRECKINRIDGE OF GROVE HILL THE JOURNAL OF A VIRGINIA GIRL 1862-1864
1979 Kent State. Hardcover. Octavo, 235pp., index, cloth. VG, no wear on book and text clean but rubbed spot on end paper where price tage removed. in Good DJ - no tears or chips on dj. Recommended reading. (a75064)
$24.00Gurvitch, Georges. SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
NY 1942 first edition. Philosophical Library. Preface by Roscoe Pound. Hardcover octavo., 309pp. VG+, slight soiling on cover, not worn. no DJ. no owner marks. (a32247)
$23.00Dano, Sven. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MODELS - A THEORETICAL STUDY
NY 1966 first editio. Springer. sm4to hardcover. 220p. 71 text figures. Owner signed. VG. in Good dj. (dj a bit worn, toned but no tears and no chips other than tiny edge wear; spine toned.) (a106227)
$39.00Benkard, Ernst. DAS EWIGE ANTLITZ EINE SAMMLUNG VON TOTENMASKEN MIT EINEN GELEITWORT VON GEORGE KOLBE
Berlin 1927 first edition Frankfurther. In German. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 74p. of text, 96 pp. of photo illustrations of death mask, black cloth with gilt decorated spine and orange spine label. Near Fine, lower cover tips gently bent inward; text clean; hinges not broken; no owner marks. no DJ. (a106226)
$35.00Baratz, Joseph. A VILLAGE BY THE JORDAN, THE STORY OF DEGANIA (signed)
Tel Aviv 1960 first edition. Ichud Habonim. Hardcover octavo. 174p. Photo illustrated. ***Signed by Baratz. VG+. slight cover wear; binding secure; text clean. no dj. (a106225)
$25.00Murguia, edward et al (compilers). ETHNICITY AND AGING: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
San Antonio, Texas 1984 first edition. Trinity University. Hardcover octavo. 132p. Fine. no dj as issued. AS NEW. (a106224)
$35.00Powell, E. Alexander. THE LAST FRONTIER , THE WHITE MAN'S WAR FOR CIVILISATION IN AFRICA
NY 1912 first edition. Scribners. Hardcover royal octavo. 48 fullpage photo illustrations on one large color foldout map. Top edge gilt. Brown cover cloth, gilt lettering and printed color map on front board. VG hinges not cracked; no owner marks. no dj. (a35079)
$29.00Eller, E M. THE HOUSES OF PEACE - BEING A HISTORICAL, LEGENDARY AND CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNT OF THE MORAVIANS AND THEIR SETTLEMENT OF SALEM IN NORTH CAROLINA
NY 1937 first edition. Revell. Hardcover. Royal octavo. Illustrations by W. F Pfohl. 287p. Pictorial end papers. Much regional history . VG++ no owner marks; no wear. no dj. (a106228)
$25.00Brus, Wlodzimierz. SOCIALIST OWNERSHIP AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS
London 1975 first edition. Routledge and Kegan Paul. Hardcover octavo. 222p. Translated from Polish to English by R a Clasrke. Near Fine (faint foxing on closed page edges.) no owner marks. in Near Fine dj (price not clipped.) (a106229)
$29.00Pelikan, Jiri. SOCIALIST OPPOSITION IN EASTERN EUROPE, THE CZECHOSLOVAK EXAMPLE
NY 1976 St. Martin's. Hardcover octavo. Translated by Marian Sling and V & R Tosek. 221p. Near Fine (very slight foxing on closed page ends) in near Fine dj. no owner marks. (a106230)
$39.00. UCHREZHAYE EKATERIN II
Mockba 1775 first edition.Hardcover small octavo. Full leather with mounted red leather spine label. Five raised spine bands. 313p. (10). This is volume 2 only. Appears to be rulings by Tzarina Catherine. Entirely in Russian. Lovely colorful swirl end papers. Page ends rouged. Text pages clean and bright. Binding nice and secure. Hinges not cracked. Two old library stamps and "doublette" deaccession stamp. Tiny inch square owner bookplate inside cover. Old paper label with number on top left corner of front cover. Cover worn at tips. Cover lightly worn and rubbed. Good Plus. Pictures available on request. (a106231)
$450.00Muthu, D. Chowry. THE ANTIQUITY OF HINDU MEDICINE AND CIVILISATION - 3rd ed enlarged
Boston 1972 Milford House. 112p. Hardcover Small octavo. Green buckram binding. Fine, As New. no dj. (a106232)
$25.00( Fitz, Reginald Heber ). REGINALD HEBER FITZ, MD, LLD, 1843- 1913, MEMORIAL ADDRESES DELIVERED AT THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL NOVEMBER 17, 1913
1914 first edition. Privately printed. Hardcover sm8vo. Fine portrait of Fitz as frontispiece (with original tissue guard.) 86p. Addresses by Charles W. Eliot, Dr. W W Keen, Dr. Henry P Walcott, Dr. William Thayer and Dr. William Councilman. VG. light toning on cover; no dj. Original printing, not modern remake. (a106233)
$40.00Munde, Paul F MD. MINOR SURGICAL GYNECOLOGY A MANUAL
NY 1880 first edition. William Wood. Royal octavo. Dark green cloth with black lettering and trim. Gilt spine lettering. 381p. 300 illustrations. Good, cover some what worn , spine ends and cover tips worn. Hinges not cracked in or out. Text clean; binding secure; no owner marks. (a106234)
$29.00Friedman, Nathan B and J E Ash. ATLAS OF GENITOURINARY PATHOLOGY
1946 first edition. Army Institute of Pathology. Hardcover 4to. Maroon cloth. 215p. Many bw photo illus. VG. owner signed. no dj. (a106235)
$25.00( Siam / Thailand ). FELICITATION VOLUMES OF SOUTHEAST-ASIAN STUDIES PRESENTED TO HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE DHANINIVAT KROMAMUN BIDYALABH BRIDHYAKORN ON ...HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY - VOLUME I
Bangkok 1965 first edition. Siam Society. sm4to wraps. 184p. Some plates and maps and illustrations. VG, slight cover wear and a bit of light foxing on cover . Text clean and binding secure. no owner marks. (a106215)
$44.00Cofer, Judith Ortiz. THE LINE OF THE SUN
Athens, GA 1989 first edition. University of Georgia. Hardcover octavo. Fine (very slight indication of where price tag was on end paper.) in Fine dj . no owner marks. (a106207)
$34.00Nichols, Nancy. MURREY
NY 1979 first edition. Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine, no owner marks. in VG+ dj, just light fraying of dj on spine ends; price not clipped. Remainder mark on lower closed page ends. (a106208)
$25.00Nelson, Bobby Jack. BROTHERS
NY 1975 first edition. Macmillan. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. (a106209)
$29.00Stern, G B ( Emily Kimbrough, assoc ). MOSAIC (presentation copy with inscription signed by Stern)
London 1930 first edition. Chapman & Hall's. Hardcover octavo. Red cloth. 383p. Includes the foldout genealogical chart at end. **On front end paper is 18 line ink inscription from Stern presenting the book to Emily Kimbrough, the author, with a humorous quip about the book having been given "To Hazel from Peter " "....but all unworthy ( Stern writes), she left this book derelict...so it now passes on...to Emily Kimrough....thanks for having made me laugh so happily...(and so on)". Inscription dated Sept 9, 1950. Book is near VG with just light wear; hinges not cracked; text clean but lightly evenly toned throughout. no dj. In protective removable glassine jacket. (a106205)
$49.00Ewald, Carl. MY LITTLE BOY; MY BIG GIRLS - TWO SHORT NOVELS
NY 1962 first edition. Horizon. Hardcover octavo. VG+++ just uneven fading of blue on top closed page ends; no wear; no tear; hinges secure; no owner marks. in VG dj (dj lightly worn - no tears and no chips ; lightly evenly toned, price not clipped.) (a106204)
$55.00Elliott, David W. LISTEN TO THE SILENCE
London 1969 first editoin. Macdonald. Hardcover sm octavo. 216p. VG++ no wear; slight dusting on top closed page ends; no owner marks. in VG dj - no tears, no chips on dj just light toning overall. price not clipped. (a106203)
$28.00Markson, David. SPRINGER'S PROGRESS
NY 1977 first edition (stated) Holt. Hardcover octavo. black boards with black cloth spine. Fine in Fine DJ. (a106202)
$60.00Sarraute, Nathalie. MARTEREAU (English)
NY 1959 first edition thus. Braziller. Translated to English by Marias Jolas. Hardcover octavo. 250p. Very Near Fine just faint toning on end papers; no owner marks. VG DJ light fraying of dj spine ends; price not clipped. no tears and no chips on dj. (a106201)
$35.00Tulchin, Lewis. CREATIVE FIGURE PHOTOGRAPHY
South Brunswick 1967 1st Barnes. 4to., 144pp., 139 photos of female nudes, hardcover. Fine in VG + DJ. (price is clipped (a106200)
$55.00Seide, Michael. THE COMMON THREAD, A BOOK OF STORIES
NY 1944 first edition (stated) Harcourt Brace. Hardcover small octavo. 201p. Near Fine. in Good, somewhat worn,dj. price not clipped, a few small chips and short closed tears. (a106199)
$29.00Lowry, Beverly. THE PERFECT SONYA (inscribed/signed by author)
NY 1987 first edition. Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. **Presentation copy signed by Lowry. "A dynamite writer" - Raymond Carver (quoted on dj.) (a106198)
$35.00Axelrod, George. WHERE AM I NOW WHEN I NEED ME?
NY 1971 first edition. Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Near Fine dj. no wear, no tears, no owner marks. (a106210)
$25.00Pomerantz, Edward. INTO IT
NY 1972 first edition. Dial. Hardcover octavo. Very Near Fine (slight fading of end papers; no owner marks) in Good, somewhat worn and wrinkled but not torn or chipped dj. price not clipped. (a106211)
$23.00Crawford, Dean. THE LAY OF THE LAND
NY 1987 first edition. Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine. no owner marks. (a106206)
$25.00de Tourville, Anne. WEDDING DANCE
NY 1953 first edition thus. Farrar Straus. Hardcover octavo. A prix femina novel. Translated from French by Mervyn Savill. 246p. Delicate dj design by A M Jauss. VG++. almost no wear; no owner marks. In VG dj. light wear on dj; slightly toned; no tears no chips; price not clipped. (a106223)
$33.00Duvert, Tony. STRANGE LANDSCAPE
NY 1975 first edition, first printing. Grove. Translated from French by Sam Flores. Hardcover octavo. 266p. Near Fine, very slight foxing/toning on end papers and margins of text pages; no wear at all. no owner marks. Faint Random House logo stamp on bottom closed page edges. in VG++ dj, just light edge wear and one tiny spot on front panel; a few creases on inner dj flaps. Price not clipped.No fading on dj. Pictures available on request. Novel was winner of the 1973 Prix Medicis. Acclaimed novel of homosexual love. (a106222)
$275.00Gilliatt, Penelope. THE CUTTING EDGE
NY 1979 first edition. Coward McCann. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. unread. AS NEW (a106221)
$20.00Morisconi, Virginia. BLACK ANNIS
London 1982 first edition. Duckworth. 251p. Fine in VG++ dj. (almost no wear- no tears, no chips on dj; price not clipped.) (a106220)
$35.00Durrell, Lawrence. LIVIA OR BURIED ALIVE
NY 1979 Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. (a106219)
$20.00Dorian, Marguerite . THE YEAR OF THE WATERBEARER
NY 1976 first edition, first printing. Macmillan. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. (a106218)
$20.00Eliot, Alexander ( Diane Arbus, dj photography ). PROUD YOUTH
Ny 1953 first edition (stated) Farrar Straus. Hardcover octavo. Near Fine, no wear , just faint even slight toning of text. 222p. Eliot, descendent of a Harvard President and other notables and a student of myth and spiritualism here tells a vivid tale of incestuous love . DJ is in good condition with 3 small chips but no tears. The rear panel of the dj is a photograph of the author taken by Diane and Allan Arbus. DJ is rubbed ; toned on inside ; but has no tears. Very hard-to-find title in the first edition, especially in a dust jacket. Pictures available on request. (a106217)
$350.00Bernard, Sidney. THIS WAY TO THE APOCALYPSE: THE '60s
NY 1969 first edition. Horizon. Hardcover octavo. 252p. Near Fine, slight even toning of text and end papers. no owner marks. in Good, toned dj with vertical crease on dj spine; price not clipped. (a106216)
$25.00. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - December 1965 issue
NY. 1965 first edition. 4to wraps. pp. 205-308 Good, light cover foxing. Text clean. (a106214)
$35.00. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - January 1966 issue
NY. 1966 first edition. 4to wraps. 138p. Good plus, light cover foxing. Text clean. (a106213)
$35.00Ducovny, A M. I'M IN BED WITH THE PRESIDENT AND MAO TSE TUNG IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR
Port Washington , NY 1971 first edition. Ashley Books. Hardcover sm octavo. 153p. Book is very Near Fine , just slight dust on top closed page ends. no owner marks. in Good dj (dj wrinkled, worn at tips and edges.) (a106212)
$27.00Griffith, Bilol. TIME FOR FRANKIE COOLIN
NY 1982 first edition (stated) Random. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. (a106178)
$24.00Thomson, William. ON THE PRESENCE OF ARSENIC IN THE BODY, AND ITS SECRETION BY THE KIDNEY
Manchester 1905. first edition. Memoirs of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society, Volume 49 Part I. Octavo wraps - original issue cover remounted on later wraps. 10p. plus 3 plates. VG no owner marks. (a106179)
$29.00Butler, S W MD and D G Brinton, MD. THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REPORTER: A WEEKLY JOURNAL - vol XVIII and XI - January - December 1868 (full year)
Philadelphia 1868 first edition. Alfred Martien. sm4to. Later plain wraps. 556p. 522p. indexed. just a few line drawings in text. Binding secure; text clean; no owner marks. (a106180)
$49.00Niles, H (ed). NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER - March 8 to August 30, 1823 vol. XXIV or Volume XII New Series
Baltimore 1823 first edition. Printed for the editors. viii, 416p. Bound later plain wraps. Double column text. Good, text lightly ; binding secure; no owner marks. (a106181)
$110.00. THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS; EDITED FOR THE BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH - VOLUME IV for 1839
New York 1839 first edition. Board of Missions by Swords, Stanford. octavo. Hardcover. Original marbled boards with leather tips with backstrip reinforced with paper and original leather spine label remounted. Old divinity school bookplates. Text occasionally lightly foxed. Binding secure. (a106182)
$45.00Posy, Arnold. MESSIAH'S CHAINS
NY 1963 first edition. Bloch. Hardcover octavo. 290p. VG light uneven fading, toning of cover cloth. in Good dj (dj frayed on edges.) (a106177)
$25.00Durrell, Gerald. THE MOCKERY BIRD
NY 1981 first edition Simon and Schuster. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Near Fine dj (dj price clipped ; slight toning on rear dj panel.) (a106176)
$29.00Stow, Randolph. THE MERRY-GO-ROUND IN THE SEA
NY 1984 Taplinger. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. (a106175)
$45.00Wise, Kelly (ed) David Attie, Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe, James Vander Zee et al (photos and essays). PORTRAIT : THEORY
New York City 1981 first edition. Lustrum. 4to wraps. 176p. ISBN 0912810351. Fully illustrated with bw photography. Near Fine (just some very faint pale spots on backstrip) no owner marks. (a106174)
$35.00. HARPER'S MAGAZINE - issue for JUNE 1957
4to wraps. 96p. Special articles " Public Relations- the Invisible Sell - a Candid reporton America's fastest growing industry " by Robert L. Heilbroner; "Can we Grow Geniuses in Science?" by Lancelot Law Whyte; "Eugene O'Neill " by Stark Young; "A better way to Deal with China" by George Steiner. Good, somewhat worn; light toning to text; tips of some pages turned down. (a106173)
$29.00. ESQUIRE MAGAZINE - issue for MARCH 1969
Folio. Wraps. Cover reads: "Howard Hughes: We see you! We see you!". 168p. Articles on pills and big pharma industry; travelling in Kentucky, Cornell University - pantie raids to guerrilla theatre; "Ominous return of Sonny Liston", etc. VG some cover wear; no tears, no chips, binding secure. (a106172)
$35.00. ESQUIRE MAGAZINE - issue for AUGUST 1969
Folio. Wraps. Cover shows a barely clad blond woman spread out on first row of cinema theatre seats. 156p. Main section on "Public decency on the screen, stage, and in the streets. The stripper gives her views". near VG light cover rubbing and light cover wear; binding secure; no tears, no chips. (a106171)
$33.00. ESQUIRE MAGAZINE - issue for JANUARY 1969
Folio. Wraps. Cover shows a Chicago Policeman with a gas mask on holding a bunch of seductive purple grapes over the mouth of a seemingly undressed blond woman with a young boy holding a horn held under the girl's chin up to his ear with strange look on his face. 174p. Includes article on Julie Andrews by Helen Lawrenson, on computers, on Judy Garland, whole section titles "Birth of a (Black) Nation with early demand "We also want four hundred billion dollars back pay" by Robert Sherrill, etc. VG+ excellent condition. (a106170)
$39.00Nyrop, Kr.. ETUDES DE GRAMMAIRE FRANCAISE 20-23
Kobenhavn 1921. Danske Videnska. Sels. IX, 4. In French. Octavo, 36pp., original printed yellow wraps. VG. (a106183)
$33.00Erman, Ad. und H O Lange. PAPYRUS LANSING. EINE AEGYPTISCHE SCHULHANDSCHRIFT DER 20. DYNASTIE
Kobenhavn 1925 first edition. Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. X, 3. octavo. Original printed yellow wraps. 134p. In German. Rebound in later plain wraps. Complele. Near Fine. (a106184)
$55.00Charyn, Jerome. THE EDUCATION OF PATRICK SILVER
NY 1976 Arbor. Hardcover octavo. 184p. Near Fine, no wear just owner name stamp on endpaper. in VG dj. just light wear on dj; price not clipped. (a106196)
$24.00Schultz, Bruno. SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS
NY 1978 first edition. Walker. translated from Polish by Celina Wieniewska. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Good dj (small chip on dj edge; light wear on dj edges; price not clipped.) (a106195)
$27.00Raines, Howell. WHISKEY MAN
NY 1977 first edition. Viking. Hardcover octavo. Fine , no owner marks. in VG + dj. price not clipped; no tears , no chips on dj. (a106194)
$28.00Sian-tek, Lim. MORE FOLK TALES FROM CHINA
NY 1948 first edition. John Day. Hardcover octavo. 160p. Illustrated by William Arthur Smith. Second volume after author's "Folk Tales from China" was published in 1944. This second volume is somewhat scarce. VG plus, slight cover discoloration. hinges secure and text clean; no owner marks. In Fairly Good dj, some light stining on lower edge of rar dj panel; some toning and light wear on dj overall; price not clipped; no tears and no chips on dj. (a106193)
$44.00Said, Kurban. ALI & NINO
NY 1970 first edition. Random. Hardcover octavo. Fine in VG++ dj no real wear on dj, slight fading of backstrip; price clipped. (a106192)
$29.00Chandler, Christoper (ed). CHICAGO FREE PRESS, A WEEKLY NEWS MAGAZINE - 7 issues - Vol 1 #1- #7 September 28, 1970 to November 7, 1970 (unbroken run)
Chicago. all first edition. Association of Working Press. 4to wraps. About 40 pages per issue. Some photo illus. VG. Contributors include Nelson Algren i Vietnam; "How the Democratic Machine captured Chicago Public Schools" by Christopher Chandler; "How the Weathermen Bombed the Haymarket Statue" ; "Pornography in Chicago" by Terence Sheridan; etc. 7 issues: (a106191)
$75.00Dorfman, Ron (ed). CHICAGO JOURNALISM REVIEW - 35 individual issues March 1970 to September 1975 (not an unbroken run)
Chicago. all first edition. Association of Working Press. 4to wraps. About 20 pages per issue. Some photo illus. Issues range from Good to VG plus. no owner marks. Group of 35 issues: (a106190)
$59.00(new republic). NEW REPUBLIC VOLUME 13 - November 3, 1917 to January 26, 1918 (hardcover)
NY 1917, 1918. first edition. Hardcover 4to., 397pp., index, dark green buckram. Institution bookplate and stamps on top and bottom fore-edges (no other library markings). near VG. text lightly and evenly toned. Binding secure. (a106189)
$75.00Hoge, James B. INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT- article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, January 1907
Philadelphia 1907 first editon. Franklin Institute. Original printed grey octavo wraps. Hoge article pp. 31-48. Other articles in issue as well. VG. (a106188b)
$35.00Christensen, Arthur. XAVASS-I-AYAT - NOTICES ET EXTRAITS D'UN MANUSCRIT PERSAN TRAITANT LA MAGIE DES VERSETS DU CORAN
Kobenhavn 1920 first edition. Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. III , 4. octavo. Original printed yellow wraps. 68p. In French. Good plus, light cover wear; no owner marks. (a106186)
$44.00Nyrop, Kr.. ETUDES DE GRAMMAIRE FRANCAISE 6-10
Kobenhavn 1921. Danske Videnska. Sels. III, 1. In French. Octavo, 31pp., original printed yellow wraps. Good plus, cover edges frayed . no owner marks. (a106185)
$27.00Walter, Mildred Pitts. HAVE A HAPPY...
NY 1989 first editon. Lothrop, Lee. illustrated by Carole Byard. 106p. Novel for young adults about Christmas and Kwanzaa with Swahili glossary at end of text. Fine in Fine DJ. AS NEW.isbn 0688069231. Gift Quality. (a106197)
$27.00Scott-Ross, Alice. TUN DATO SIR CHENG LOCK TAN , A PERSONAL PROFILE BY HIS DAUGHTER (inscribed/signed by Scott-Ross)
Singapore 1990 first edition. Scott-Ross. Kefford Press. sm4to hardcover. 307p. All glossy stock. BW photo illustrations. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in Near Fine dj. ISBN 981 00 17650. Nineteen link ink incription about the book on front end paper signed by Scott-Ross. (a106169)
$38.00von Z. Loss, Henrik. THE ART OF MANUFACTURE OF RAILWAY CAR AXLES - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, January 1907
Philadelphia 1907 first editon. Franklin Institute. Original printed grey octavo wraps. Loss article pp. 1-30 with 11 plates, 2 of which foldout and 3 of which are photo illustrations. Other articles in issue as well. VG. (a106188a)
$35.00Pizarro, Jose A.. LAS LABORES DE MELUSINA LEYENDA ARQUITECTONICA (signed)
no place, no date. Graficas Alte S.L. Barrio Molinao. **Limited edition - Copy #877/1500. In Spanish. 4to., about 40 pages, monochrome photo illustrations, pictorial boards. **Signed by Pizarro. Good, cover rubbed; extreme cover tips worn. Binding secure. no DJ. (a6487)
$33.00Johnson, Uwe. SPECULATIONS ABOUT JAKOB
NY 1963 first edition first printing (stated) Grove. Hardcover octavo. Translated to English by Ursule Molinaro. Fiction about conflict between East and West. The winner of the International Publishers Prize. 240pp. Fine in VG DJ. (a12620)
$22.00. TRAVAUX ET MEMOIRES DU BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES -TOME VI 1888
Paris 1888. Guthier Villars. Hardcover. Lg4to., About 350 p. (not paginated consecutively) One very fine foldout engraving of scientific equipment. Comparisons of Mercury Thermometers; the Method of Fizeau, etc. Very small library stamp--no other library marks at all. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; cover tips worn; text clean. Good. (a16977)
$120.00Clauss, Francis J. (editor). SURFACE EFFECTS ON SPACECRAFT MATERIALS. FIRST SYMPOSIUM
NY 1959. Held at Palo Alto May 12 and 13, 1959, sponsored by U.S. Air Force and Lockheed. 4to., 404pp., some charts and illustrations, red cloth. Institution name stamp on front end paper. Very faint residue of glue on lower spine ends where label once was . Good Plus, light wear, no DJ. (a16978)
$25.00Sigur, Christopher J. (editor). CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY KOREA
1994 Carnegie Council. Octavo, 71pp., wraps. VG. (a35098)
$23.00Hvinden, Bjorn. DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF A STUDY OF INTEGRATION IN WELFARE BUREAUCRACY
Oslo 1994 1st Scandinavian University Press. Hardcover octavo., 308pp. Fine in Good DJ, some light soiling and wear. (a35100)
$38.00Blunt, Giles. COLD EYE
NY 1989 first edition (stated) Morrow. Hardcover octavo. 251p. Fine in Near Fine dj (very light wear on dj; price not clipped.) (a106162)
$24.00Kawakami, K K . MANCHOUKUO CHILD OF CONFLICT
NY 1933 first edition. Macmillan. Red cloth. Hardcover octavo. 311p. Near Fine end papers somewhat toned; no owner marks. Binding secure; hinges not cracked; text clean. Good dj (spine ends of dj frayed , light edge wear; price clipped. dj protected with removable glassine jacket.) (a106168)
$39.00Barnes, George G. ENTER CHINA ! A STUDY IN RACE CONTACTS
London 1928 first edition. Cargate. 12mo. Stiff cardboad with dust jacket. 168p. End paper maps. VG in Good dj. no owner marks. Hard-to-Find title. (a106167)
$49.00Whitehead, James. JOINER
NY 1971 first edition (stated) Knopf. Hardcover octavo. 463p. Fine in Near Fine dj (price not clipped). no ownermarks. (a106166)
$45.00Drabble, Margaret. THE NEEDLE'S EYE
NY 1972 first American edition. Knopf. Hardcover. octavo. Near Fine, owner bookplate. in VG++ dj (no wear on dj just wrinkles on backstrip; price not clipped) (a106165)
$29.00Pekic, Borislav. THE HOUSES OF BELGRADE
NY 1978 first edition thus. Harcourt Brace. Hardcover octavo. 212p. Translated by Bernard Johnson. Near Fine (very slight fading of board edges.) in Very Fine dj (price not clipped.) no owner marks (a106164)
$75.00Jersild, P C. AFTER THE FLOOD
NY 1982 first US edition (stated) Morrow. Hardcover octavo. 288p. Fine in Near Fine dj (very slight toning on rear dj panel; price not clipped.) Jersild is one of Sweden's most famous lving writers. (a106163)
$65.00Leonard, James Francis. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO WOMEN CAREFULLY ATTENDING TO GRAVE SITE OF JAMES FRANCIS LEONARD, TELEGRAPHER
An original photograph, 7-3/4 X 5 inches, mounted on heavy card stock 10 c 6-3/4 inches . Photograph shows two finely dressed women arranging flowers at the foot of the tall gravestone of Leonard at Frankfort, Kentucky. Below photo is printed information "Erected by the 'Old Time Telegraphers', at Frankfort, Ky. July 29th 1886 to the memory of their comrade James Francis Leonard, the First Practical Sound Reader." Leonard, described as "a telegrapher of remarkable skill" was born in 11834 and died in 1862 after just a short life of 27 years. Good. card is a bit toned and lightly worn. (a106149)
$35.00Louisville, Kentucky; Robert J Carpenter, photographer (and a few other photographers). COLLECTION OF 90 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF RESIDENTS IN/AROUND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY c. 1890
All original photographs; all mounted on cards except the few tintypes. No images are identified; almost all photographs are of people taken in a studio; only a few are pictures of people taken outdoors. Collection includes: 68 cabinet cards each with a mounted 4x6 photograph; 5 - 6x10 cards with large mounted photograph ; 12 tintypes with photos about 2x3 inches (most of these are in original paper envelopes) and 7 photos of smaller size. Almost all the photographs in the collection are from the studio of Robert J Carpenter which opened in Louisville in 1881; most are with the address "Carpenter and Co" on Market street which would date them to approx 1892-1895. Photos of a few other photographers are in the group - Klauber who was active in Louisville from about 1868-1907 and Ackerman & Betz on Jefferson St who was active 1891-1894. All photos are in Good to Fine condition, almost all being Good Plus to VG. Would make a fine photography exhibit. (a106147)
$370.00Giffuni, Cathe. AN ENGLISH BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF PRIMO LEVI - Article in one complete issue of TRANSLATIO NOUVELLES DE LA FIT NEWSLETTER
1992. In Translatio Nouvelles de la Newsletter, Nouvelle Serie XI 1992 No. 4, at pp. 464-488. Complete issue has several articles in English or French. 8vo., pp. 385-582, Wraps. VG, light cover soiling. (a45489)
$33.00Murdoch, Iris. SARTRE ROMANTIC RATIONALIST
Cambridge 1953 first edition. Bowes & Bowes. Hardcover thin 12mo. Murdoch's first published book. 78pp., orange cloth. Near Fine, no owner marks; no wear; no dj. (a45482)
$25.00Davis, Jane. THE WHITE IMAGE IN THE BLACK MIND A STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Westport, CT 2000 first edition. Greenwood. Hardcover octavo., 161pp., index, gilt lettering on green cloth. VG+, no DJ. (a45480)
$35.00Barton, Allen H.. STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF COLLEGE EDUCATION A METHODOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF CHANGING VALUES IN COLLGE
New Haven 1949. Foreward by Paul F. Lazrsfeld. 8vo., 96pp., wraps. VG+. no ownership marks. (a44261)
$24.00Rankin, Kenneth. THE RECOVERY OF THE SOUL AN ARISTOTELIAN ESSAY ON SELF-FULFILMENT
1991 1st McGill-Queen's University Press. 8vo., 298pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. AS NEW (a41515)
$20.00Blue Cloud, Peter (Aroniawenrate); Gary Snyder (preface). TURTLE BEAR & WOLF
Rooseveltown 1976 1st (stated). Mohawk Nation. Preface by Gary Snyder. sm 8vo., 50pp., illus., wraps. Near Fine, tiny stain near spine on front cover. (a41500)
$35.00Kallos, Zoltan. BALLADAK KONYVE
n.p. (Budapest?) 1974 Magyar Helikon. Hungarian ballads. Sm.4to., pp.1-470 text of ballads (in Hungarian), a few color illustrations, pp. 473-634 music, pp. 435-651 tables and index. Four 6 inch records in sleeve at rear. VG in VG DJ, light soiling and wear. (a33213)
$45.00original photograph. ORIGINAL GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 1944 , Co. 238
8x10 glossy photograph of 60 men in uniform. Photo is near Fine. Title and date is embedded in the photo image. (a106151)
$25.00Stevens, Anita M.D.. LIBIDO LIFE, LUST AND LOVE
NY 1971. Stevens Psychiatric Center. Small octavo, 18pp., wraps. Fine. (a106161)
$22.00Davis, John Francis. THE CHINESE: A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPIRE OF CHINA AND ITS INHABITANTS - in two volumes - VOL. I (only!)
New York c. 1855 Harper. The Family Library. Hardcover 16mo. Dark brown cloth cover. Picture of Mocha as frontispiece. 383p. All 12 text illustrations are present. Pictures available on request. Bookplate of Hermean Society. Text mostly clean and bright . Binding quite secure; hinges not cracked. Spine labelling present. Cloth wearing off edge on rear board. Light fraying of top spine end. Top righthand corner of front blank end paper torn off. Good. Volume 1 ONLY (of two volume set.) (a106160)
$45.00Crichton, Andrew. THE HISTORY OF ARABIA ANCIENT AND MODERN - in two volumes - VOL. II ONLY
New York 1855 Harper. The Family Library. Hardcover 16mo. Dark brown cloth cover. Picture of Mocha as frontispiece. 422p. 3 text illus. Pictures available on request. Bookplate of Hermean Society. Text mostly clean and bright . Binding quite secure; hinges not cracked. Spine labelling present. Cloth wearing off edge on rear board. Spine ends frayed. Good. Volume 2 ONLY (of two volume set.) (a106159)
$59.00Lander, Richard and John. JOURNAL OF AN EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE COURSE AND TERMINATION OF THE NIGER WITH A NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE DOWN THAT RIVER TO ITS TERMINATION - in two volumes - VOL. II ONLY
New York 1854 Harper. The Family Library. Hardcover 16mo. Dark brown cloth cover. Portrait of Lander as frontispiece. 337p. 3 fullpage engraved plates(with original tissue guards) and one text drawing. Appendix includes lists of stores, medicine, surgical equipment the Landers brought with them. Pictures available on request. Bookplate of Hermean Society. Text lightly age spotted . Binding quite secure; hinges not cracked. Spine labelling clear and bright. Volume 2 ONLY (of two volume set.) Slight fraying of top spine ends. Near VG. (a106158)
$65.00. BLACKWELL - RECENT PAINTINGS 1993 - BRAZILIAN EXHIBITS
Goias . 1993 first edition. Museu de Arte Contemporanea and others. tall 4to wraps. 12 works shown in full color on glossy stock. Sally Blackwell,artist. 20p. VG light cover wear. (a106157)
$25.00McCann ( Mc Cann) , James R. TWO ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, EACH SHOWING MR JAMES R McCANN AND HIS WIFE LIZZIE KENDAL McCANN c. 1900
Clearly both McCann and his wife were actors. One photo is 9x6 inches, a professional promo shot with photographer logo in image in lower righthand corner. Second photo is printed on a Post Card 3x5 inches, embossed with photographer's name "Orpheum Studio, South Bend, Ind." c. 1900. Good. (a106156)
$35.00( Mrs. Robert Carpenter ). ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF 5 FAMILY MEMBERS c. 1880
Photograph is 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 mounted on 8 x 10 inch stiff card. On verso of card is written "Mrs. Robert Carpenter, 335 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY". Appears to be a grandfather, grandmother, daughter and two children. Image VG. Card toned and tips slightly rounded. Dated c. 1880 from the clothing. (a106155)
$35.00Mc Cann, William R. ORIGINAL PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM R MC CANN, 1901
Oval photo portrait 4x3 inches of fine looking young man. Mounted on stiff card 7x5 inches. Embossed on card: Martin, opposite Marshall Fields, 78 State St., Chicago, Ills". Near Fine. (a106154)
$35.00Chase, Belle B (photographer). TWO CABINET CARDS , EACH WITH A MOUNTED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF TALL MAN WITH CURLY WHITE HAIR(appears to be an actor, very likely James R Mc Cann) c.1895
Photos are 4x6 professionally mounted on stiff cards with "Mrs. B B Chase, 910 16th St. Denver, Colo." printed below photographs. Near fine. One photo show the man standing and sort of proffering his hat to the view ; other photo shows same man sitting in a chair reading a letter which is clearly not making him happy. Belle Chase was actively working as a photographer in 1890s. Man is not identified but photo was in a collection of photos from Mc Cann family and the man looks very much like James R Mc Cann, an actor.) Pair : (a106153)
$39.00( Mc Cann, J M ). TWO ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF J M McCANN'S DRUG STORE IN TOLEDO, OHIO, TAKEN IN 1896 - ONE PHOTO OF EXTERIOR OF THE STORE AND ONE PHOTO OF INTERIOR
Photograph 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches mounted on heavy stock card 12 x 8 inches. On verso is written in ink: "Interior view of J M McCann, corn. Huron and Lagrange strs. Toledo, Ohio. Taken August 1896." same but for "Exterior view" on second photo. Both photos shows tall standing man, no doubt the owner McCann. The photos are in VG condition .The interior view does have a small overexposed area in the middle of the image. Spittoon on floor on lower left, cast iron stove in the middle rear of the store, and so on. The exterior shot is very nice but slightly evenly faded. Pair: (a106152)
$65.00Britton, N L and J N Rose. THE CACTACEAE - DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF PLANTS OF THE CACTUS FAMILY - only VOLUMES III AND IV (bound in one)
NY 1963 Dover . Unabridged and unaltered republication of second edition published in 1937. Dover set offers the 4 volumes bound in two - here we offer just the second of the two volumes. Hardcover 4to. 318p. Fully illustrated. Indexed. VG no wear, just slight toning on board edges; no owner marks. in poor dj. (a106139)
$35.00McGrath, Eugenia and Tom (eds). CRAZY HORSE 2
New York 1962 first edition. Single issue of this literary journal. Bright red illustration on front cover panel. 36p. Contains work by Robert Bly, Don Gordan, Curtis Zahn, Richard Lyons, Christopher Lyons, Stanley Schwartz and Aude Howard. Text toned, some wear. Binding secure; no ownership marks. Good. Rare. (a106138)
$55.00Eberman, Willis. I, TOO, AM A TRAVELER AND OTHER POEMS (signed presentation copy)
1972 first editiin. Eberman. Hardcover thin octavo. 64p. AS NEW . Fine in Fine dj (dj has lovely photo illus of Oregon coastline and portrait of Eberman on rear panel) . **Signed presentation copy from Eberman. Gift quality. (a106136)
$24.00Smith, DeCost. MARTYRS OF THE OBLONG AND LITTLE NINE
Caldwell 1948 first edition Caxton. Hardcover sm 4to. About clash of cultures created in the Mohican tribe after it was converted to Christianity by the Moravian Brethren. Limited to 1000 copies. Fine in VG+++ DJ. just slight amount of wear on dj. DJ fresh and crisp. (a61377)
$29.00Ginzburg, Carlo. THE NIGHT BATTLES - WITCHCRAFT & AGRARIAN CULTS IN THE SIXTEENTH & SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
Baltimore 1983 Johns Hopkings. Hardcover octavo. Translated by John & Anne Tedeschi. 209p. Fine in near Fine dj (just slight rubbing on dj.) no owner marks. (a106146)
$30.00Van Loo & Trost, photographers. TWO ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS - 1870s. Toledo, Ohio
1870s (swee Darrah). Two original photograph portraits mounted on cards with name of photographers : VanLoo and Trost, Toledo Ohio printed on cards. One 5-1/2 x 4 inchs of standing man. Other bust of middleaged female mounted on a larger card. Both VG. Pair (a106140)
$35.00Sol Young Studios. THREE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS
1870s (swee Darrah). Two original photograph portraits mounted on cards with name of photographers : VanLoo and Trost, Toledo Ohio printed on cards. One 5-1/2 x 4 inchs of standing man. Other bust of middleaged female mounted on a larger card. Both VG. Pair (a106141)
$35.00Briggs, John C and John F Ficke (eds). QUALITY OF RIVERS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1975 WATER YEAR - BASED ON THE NATIONAL STREAM QUALITY ACCOUNTING NETWORK (NASQAN)
Reston, Virginia May 1977 first edition. IS Geological Survey report 78-200. Thick 4to wraps. 436p. Color text maps. VG light non-circulating library numbers and name stamp on cover. Text clean, free from marks, binding secure. Backstrip slightly faded. (a106137)
$75.00Culbertson, Margaret (comp). AMERICAN HOUSE DESIGNS - AN INDEX TO POPULAR AND TRADE PERIODICALS 1850 - 1915
Connecticut 1994 first edition. Greenwood. Hardcover. royal octavo. Dark green cloth with black and gilt title box on front cover panel. 326p. Fine AS NEW. Unused. (a106145)
$69.00Glenn, John M; Lilian Brandt and F. Emerson Andrews. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 1906 - 1946
NY 1947 first edition. Russell Sage. Hardcover. Two octavo volumes (complete.) 746p. Near Fine, just one of the two volumes has some of gilt spine labelling chipped off. no wear. no djs. in original box but box is crushed. No owner marks. (a106144)
$49.00Stokoe, John (collector, editor); Samuel Ray (piano arrangements). SONGS AND BALLADS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND
Darby, PA 1973 reprint . Norwood . 4to hardcover. Black buckram. 198p. Fine. no owner marks. no dj. (a106143)
$39.00Smith, DeCost. MARTYRS OF THE OBLONG AND LITTLE NINE
Caldwell 1948 first edition Caxton. Hardcover sm 4to. About clash of cultures created in the Mohican tribe after it was converted to Christianity by the Moravian Brethren. Limited to 1000 copies. Fine in Very Near Fine, just slightest amount of wear on dj. DJ fresh and crisp. (a106142)
$34.00Geiringer, Karl. HAYDN AND THE FOLKSONG OF THE BRITISH ISLES - article in one issue of THE MUSICAL QUARTERLY, April 1949
NY 1949 first edition. Schirmer. green printed octavo wraps. Geiringer article pp. 179-208. Other articles in issue as well. Good plus, light cover wear; text clean, binding secure; some pencil notations in text. (a106125a)
$27.00Cubillos Chaparro, Julio Cesar. EL MORRO DE TULCAN (PIRAMIDE PREHISPANICA) - article in one complete issue of REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE ANTROPOLOGIA 1959
Bogota 1959 first edition. Ministerio de Educacion Nacional. 369p. in entire volume. Cubillos Chaparro article pp. 215-357 plus 21 plates of photo illustrations, 2 planos, and 8 pages of drawings. sm4to wraps. Other articles in issue as well. Good plus, 3 small de-accession stamps on cover. text clean; binding secure. (a106124b)
$65.00Rochereau, Padre H J. COLECCION DE TEXTOS TEGRIAS - DOCUMENTOS REDATADOS EN EL DIALECTO DE LAS TRIBUS TUNEBAS RADICADAS EN EL TRIANGULO CUBUGON, ROYOTA, NEVADO DE CHITA - article in one complete issue of REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE ANTROPOLOGIA 1959
Bogota 1959 first edition. Ministerio de Educacion Nacional. 369p. in entire volume. Rochereau article pp. 9-126. sm4to wraps. Other articles in issue as well. Good plus, 3 small de-accession stamps on cover. text clean; binding secure. (a106124a)
$55.00MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin. PERCYVAL TUDOR-HART 1873 - 1954 PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST (inscribed /signed by his wife)
London 1961 first edition. Macmillan. Hardcover sm4to. red cover. 261p. with 30 color plates and 65 halftone drawings and photo illus. Fine in Near Fine dj. ***7 line inscription in ink from Catherine Tudor-Hart, Percyval's wife. (a106123)
$35.00Scheel, Karl; Max Planck, Hans Boas, Bernoulli, A A Michelson, . VERHANDLUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN PHYSIKALISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT IM JAHRE 1911
Braunschweig 1911. Hardcover. In German. Numbers 1 through 24, a full year of this publication. Large very thick octavo, ix, 1154p. 3/4 dark brown cloth with Matching dark brown papercovered boards. Gilt spine lettering. VG small owner name stamp on titlepage; text clean and bright. VG light cover wear. Includes work by Max Planck "Eine neue Strahlungshypothese" pp. 138-148, Hans Boas, Bernouilli, A A Michelson and many others. (a106122x)
$150.00Einstein, Albert. EIN EINFACHES EXPERIMENT ZUM NACHWEIS DER AMPERESCHEN MELKULARSTROME - paper in BERICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN PHYSIKALISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT IM JAHRE 1916 (hardcover)
Braunschweig 1916 first edition. Vieweg. Vol XVI of Berichte der Deutschen Physikalishchen. Original binding. hardcover large octavo. 3/4 dark brown cloth with matching dark brown papercovered boards. Gilt spine lettering. Illustrations. 485p. Among many other important papers this volume includes: EINSTEIN "Einfaches Experiment zum Nachweis der Amerpereschen" on pp. 173-177. VG. no owner marks; light foxing on end papers; light cover wear; hinges not cracked. Light foxing on closed page ends, a bit of which does show on a few text pages about 1/8th of an inch into margin only ( no where near the text itself.) (a106122)
$600.00Scheel, Karl (ed). VERHANDLUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN PHYSIKALISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT 1919 (hardcover)
Braunschweig 1919 first edition. Vieweg. Hardcover. 804p. VII. Original binding. Large octavo. Deark brown spine and tips with matching dark brown papercovered boards. Near Fine, no owner marks; light foxing on end papers. Includes several papers by Max Born and Wolfgang Pauli's "Merkeurperihelbewegung und Strahlenablenkun". (a106121)
$110.00(botany). CATALOGUE DE LA FLORE DU BASSIN DU RHONE (sixieme partie)
Lyon 1881 first edition. Annales dela Societe Botanique de Lyon. In French. sm4to., pp. 495-688, original printed wraps. Good, backstrip reinforced; cover worn with one ink stain and one tiny hole. no owner marks; slight foxing in text; halfinch closed tear in margin of most all pages due to an old rubberband (not affecting text at all). (a106120)
$45.00(botany). CATALOGUE DE LA FLORE DU BASSIN DU RHONE (seconde partie)
Lyon 1873 first edition. Annales dela Societe Botanique de Lyon. In French. sm4to., pp. 33-114, original printed wraps. VG, just light wear; no owner marks; slight foxing in text. (a106119)
$45.00Schroedinger, Erwin. NOTIZ UEBER DIE THEORIE DER ANOMALEN ELEKTRICSCHEN DISPERISON - paper in VERHANDLUNGEN DER DEUTSCHEN PHYSIKALISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT IM JAHRE 1913 (hardcover)
Braunschweig 1913 first edition. Vieweg. Vol XI of Berichte der Deutschen Physikalishchen. thick octavo. Original binding. 3/4 dark blue-green cloth with brown/yellow marbled boards. Gilt spine lettering. Illustrations. 1374p. Includes: SCHROEDINGER "Notiz" pp. 1167-1172. Many other important articles in volume as well. No Owner marks. Truly excellent condition. faint end paper toning. Very Near Fine. Unusually nice condition. (a106118)
$160.00Einstein, Albert. BEITRAGE ZUR QUANTENTHEORIE - paper in BERICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN PHYSIKALISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT IM JAHRE 1914
Braunschweig 1914 first edition. Vieweg. Vol XVI of Berichte der Deutschen Physikalishchen. Original binding. hardcover thick octavo. 3/4 darkbrown cloth with matching dark brown papercovered boards. Gilt spine lettering. Illustrations. 1072p. Among many other important papers this volume includes: EINSTEIN "Beitrage zur Quantentheorie " pp. 820-828 VG++. no owner marks; light foxing on end papers; light cover wear; hinges not cracked. Clean, solid, excellent condition. (a106117)
$700.00McPhee, Colin. THE FIVE-TONE GEMELAN MUSIC OF BALI - article in one issue of THE MUSICAL QUARTERLY, April 1949
NY 1949 first edition. Schirmer. green printed octavo wraps. McPhee article pp. 250-281 with numerous music score illustrations. Other articles in issue as well. Good plus, light cover wear; text clean, binding secure; some pencil notations in text. (a106125b)
$27.00. OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA - 6 individual issue 1935 - 1958
Bulawasyo, S. Rhodesia and Cambridge, England. 6 octavo wraps issues. Printed blue covers. Issues range in length from about 50-200 pages. some drawings and photo illustrations. All issues VG except May 1935 which has top righthand corner of cover chipped off. Issues in the group: (1) 30 May 1935; (2) 18 Feb 1953; (3) 30 April 1954 (4) Nov 1955; (5) 10 June 1957; (6) 31 Oct 1958. No owner marks. Articles include: Alexander Cuthbertson "Notes on some Diptera of S. Rhodesia",., Robinson "Early Iron Smelting Site near Khami Ruins"; "Excavations at Amadzima Cave" by Cooke and Robinson; "New Species of African Hymenoptera; "Matabele Warrior - His Arms and Accoutrements" ; "Possible origin of Magosian Cultures in Africa" by Summers; etc. 6 issues: (a106126)
$95.00Pieper, Josef. LEISURE, THE BASIS OF CULTURE
NY 1952 1st Pantheon. Hardcover. Translated from the German. Introduction by T.S. Eliot. Sm.8vo., 169p. Fine. no owner marks. in VG dj (price clipped, slight wear and slight toning on dj, mostly on backstrip. other than one very tiny corner chip there are no chips, no tears. (a51175)
$39.00Ritchie, James et al (eds). THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST: A MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY - 6 issues, complete year, for 1924
Edinburgh . 1924 first edition. Oliver & Boyd. 6 octavo wraps issues. 200p. total. Some line drawings. Good + ,no owner marks. light cover wear. (a106135)
$45.00Ritchie, James et al (eds). THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST: A MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY - 6 issues, complete year, for 1922
Edinburgh . 1922 first edition. Oliver & Boyd. 6 octavo wraps issues. 208p. total. Some line drawings. VG no owner marks. (a106134)
$45.00Lent, Frederick. LIFE OF ST. SIMEON STYLITES: A TRANSLATION OF THE SYRIAC TEXT IN BEDJAN'S ACTA MARTYRUM VOL IV - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY October 1915
New Haven, CT 1925 first edition. Tall octavo wraps. many pages yet unopened. Lent article pp. 103-198. Other articles in issue as well. VG, text clean. no owner marks; cover edges someewhaqt worn and frayed. (a106133)
$55.00Martinovitch, N N. LIFE OF MOHAMMAD PAOLO ZAMAN, PERSIAN PAINTER OF XVIIth CENTURY - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY June 1925
New Haven, CT 1925 first edition. octavo wraps. many pages yet unopened. Martinovitch article pp. 106-109. Other articles in issue as well. Good ++, text clean. no owner marks; cover edges worn and frayed. (a106132b)
$29.00Prince, J D. THE GYPSY LANGUAGE OF DENMARK - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY June 1925
New Haven, CT 1925 first edition. octavo wraps. many pages yet unopened. Prince article pp. 97-105. Other articles in issue as well. Good ++, text clean. no owner marks; cover edges worn and frayed. (a106132a)
$29.00Negelein, Julius von. ATHARVAPRAYASCITTANI - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY November 1913
New Haven, CT 1913 first edition. tall octavo wraps. Negelein article pp. 217-253. Many pages yet unopened. Other articles in issue as well. VG, text clean. no owner marks. (a106131)
$45.00Lesniewski, Andrzej. IRREDENTISM AND PROVOCATION - A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF GERMAN MINORITY IN POLAND
Poznan Warszawa 1960 first editon. Wydawnictwo Zachodnie. sm octavo wraps. 72p. VG plius. (a106129)
$29.00Peters, J P. THE COCK - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY December 1913
New haven, CT 1913 first edition. royal octavo wraps. Many pages yet unopened. Peters article pp. 363-396 is scholarly philological study of "cock" and animal sacrifice in the Bible and many cultures around the world including Bactrian, Italian, Chinese, Greek and so on . Other articles in issue as well. VG cover edges frayed; no owner marks; text clean and binding secure. (a106128b)
$49.00Scott, S B. MOHAMMEDANISM IN BORNEO: NOTES FOR A STUDY OF THE LOCAL MODIFICATIONS OF ISLAM AND THE EXTENT OF ITS INFLUENCE ON THE NATIVE TRIBES - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY December 1913
New haven, CT 1913 first edition. royal octavo wraps. Scott article pp. 313-344. Many pages yet unopened. Other articles in issue as well. VG cover edges frayed; no owner marks; text clean and binding secure. (a106128a)
$49.00Berlin, Isaiah. EMPIRICAL PROPOSITIONS AND HYPOTHETICAL STATEMENTS - article in one complete issue of MIND July 1950
Edinburgh 1950 first edition. Nelson. printed octavo wraps. Berlin article pp. 289-312. other articles in issue as well. Good plus, library name stamp on cover (stamped "discard"). Cover edges frayed. Text clean and binding secure. (a106127)
$35.00Bloomfield, M. THE SALIBHADRA CARITA, A STORY OF CONVERSION TO JAINA MONKHOOD - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL OF AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY October 1923
New Haven, CT 1923 first edition. octavo wraps. Bloomfield article pp. 257-316. Other articles in issue as well. Good ++, light cover soiling and wear. no owner marks. text clean. (a106130)
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