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Staude, W. LE HEROS DEVOUE ET SES ANTAGONISTES- article in one complete issue of JOURNAL DELA SOCIETE DES AFRICANISTES , 1967
Paris 1967 first edition. Au Siege de la Societe . Tome XXXVII fasc. II. 4to wraps. Staude article pp. 139-182 . In French. Other articles in issue. VG . no owner marks. Some pages yet unopened. (a107297)
$29.00Moleschott, Jacob. FIZIOLOGISCHESKIE ESKIZY
Mockba 1863 first thus. Cherenena. Hardcover octavo. 238p. The work of Moleschott, Dutch physiologist, atheist , scientific materialism, translated into Russian. Leather spine and tips, brown marbled boards; opens to halftitle (top corner of this page gone as well) , lacking front blank end papers. Occasional light foxing. Spine ends worn down. Binding secure. Cover rubbed and worn. Near Good. (a107294)
$49.00Knight, E F. THE CRUISE OF THE "ALERTE"
Londn 1952 first edition. Rupert Hart-Davis. Hardcover small octavo. 205p. 3 text maps and photo portrait of author as frontispiece. Yacht search for sunken treasure in uninhabited island of Trinidad in South Atlantic Ocean. Fine in Good Plus dj ( a date in ink on spine and label reading "Essential" tipped in on lower spine end.) no owner marks. (a107295)
$49.00Gallay, A. QUELQUES GISEMENTS NEOLITHIQUES DU SAHARA MALIEN - article in one complete issue of JOURNAL DELA SOCIETE DES AFRICANISTES , 1966
Paris 1966 first edition. Au Siege de la Societe . Tome XXXVI fasc. II. 4to wraps. Gallay article pp,. 167-208 with text drawings. In French. Other articles in issue. VG . no owner marks. Some pages yet unopened, (a107296)
$35.00Pisarev, Dmitry. SELECTED PHILOSOPHICAL , SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ESSAYS
Moscow 1958 first edition. Foreign Languages Publishing. Hardcover octavo.711p. In English. Ex-library with all usual library marks - spine numbers, pocket., bookplate, stamps. no dj. Text clean; binding secure. (a107304)
$100.00Alexandre, P. POUR UN INVENTAIRE DU FOLKLORE BETI-BULUFANG: INTRODUCTION AU CYCLE DE BOEMOE- article in one complete issue of JOURNAL DELA SOCIETE DES AFRICANISTES , 1967
Paris 1967 first edition. Au Siege de la Societe . Tome XXXVII fasc. I. 4to wraps. Alexandre article pp. 7-24. In French. Other articles in issue. VG . no owner marks. Some pages yet unopened. (a107298)
$25.00. PROCEEDINGS OF THE WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - VOLUME VII 1905
Washington . 1905 first edition. Original blue printed wraps. thick sm4to. xii, 402p. includes illustrations. Original cover remounted on later wraps. VG +, no owner marks; binding secure; text clean . (a107299)
$45.00. PROCEEDINGS OF THE WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - VOLUME VII 1905
Washington . 1905 first edition. Original blue printed wraps. thick sm4to. xii, 402p. includes illustrations. Original cover remounted on later wraps. VG +, no owner marks; binding secure; text clean . (a107300)
$45.00Hulot, Le Baron et M. Charles Rabot (eds). LA GEOGRAPHE BULLETIN DEL SOCIETE DE GEOGRAPHIE - Juillet to Decembre 1908 (six issues)
Paris 1908 first edition. Masson. Original sm4to wraps. Six individual issues. About 80p. per issue. In French. Original covers with backstrips reinforced. Good . Text lightly evenly toned. no owner marks. Group of 6 issue: (a107301)
$85.00Hecht, Ben; Anthony Angarola (illus) . THE KINGDOM OF EVIL, A CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNAL OF FANTAZIUS MALLARE
Chicago 1924 first edition. Covici. Edition limited to 2000, this is copy #536. Hardcover. Black cloth,. 211p. Green and black pictorial end papers. Owner book plates. Hinges not cracked. VG+. no dj. (a107302)
$55.00Pipes, Richard. FORMATION OF THE SOVIET UNION COMMUNISM AND NATIONALISM 1917-1923
Cambridge 1957 first edition, 2nd printing. Harvard Univ. 355p. Index. Photo illus. Near Fine in Fairly Good dj. (a107303)
$27.00Mulsow, Martin und Helmut Zedelmaier. SKEPSIS, PROVIDENZ, POLYHISTORIE - JAKOB FRIEDRICH REIMMANN (1668-1743)7
Tubingen. 1998 Max Niemeyer. small 4to wraps. 288p. VG+. no owner marks. In German. (a107287)
$79.00Cooper, Edmund (ed). REVIEW FIFTY, A QUARTERLY SYNTHESIS OF POETRY AND PROSE - issue for Summer/Autumn 1951
Norfold 1951 first edition. Review Fifty. sm octavo original printed wraps. 40p. Near Fine. no owner marks. (a107286)
$29.00Tanizaki, Junichiro. SOME PREFER NETTLES A NOVEL
NY 1955 1st (stated) Knopf. Hardcover. octavo. A fascinating novel which gives an intimate picture of the dilemma of a Japanese family torn between the attractions of modern Westernized life an the strong pull of Japanese tradition (George Sansom on DJ.) 202p. VG in fair, worn, dj. (a107285)
$28.00Thorndike, Lynn. AN ANONYMOUS TREATISE - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, July 1931
NY 1931 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XL, 4. no. 238. Printed royal octavo green wraps. Thorndike article , on an anonymous 14thc treatise on Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy is on pp. 317-340. Other articles by Henry Lanz, A Ushenko and others. Good Plus, light cover wear and cover edges frayed. No owner marks. (a107284)
$35.00Ford, Charles Henri (ed); Joseph Cornell, Florine Stettheimer; Virgil Thomson. VIEW - AMERICANA FANTASTICA issue for January 1943
New York City 1943 first edition. New Directions. Stiff 4to wraps. Staple binding. 56pages. Very interesting content. Cover by Joseph Cornell. Four-page music score by Virgil Thomson "Portrait of Florine Stettheimer", seven page illustrated contribution from Joseph Cornell "The Crystal Cage"; a photo by Cornell, poem "Extraordinary Portable Machine Useful for Purpose of Extracting Blood from Stones" by Hugh Chisholm, 3 fullpage monotone illus of artwork by Stettheimer; etc. Advertisements at beg and end of issue. Near Fine, slight toning on edges of front cover. No owner marks. Scarce. (a107288)
$110.00Weinberg, Gladys Davidson (ed) . ARCHAEOLOGY , issue for Spring 1957 vol 10 no. 1
Cincinnati. 1957 first edition. Archaeological Institute. 4to wraps. 80p. photo illus. Articles on Greek Elea by Pellegrino Sestieri, Archaeology in Thailand by Michael Sullivan, Jamestown by John Cotter, more. Good, light cover wear. no owner marks. (a107289)
$29.00Weinberg, Gladys Davidson (ed) . ARCHAEOLOGY , issue for Summer 1957 vol 10 no. 2
Cincinnati. 1957 first edition. Archaeological Institute. 4to wraps. pp. 82-156. photo illus. Articles on Hazor by Yigael Yadin; Persepolis by Arthur Upham Pope, Motya and Lilbaeum by G. Aldo Ruggieri. VG no owner marks. (a107291)
$29.00Weinberg, Gladys Davidson (ed) . ARCHAEOLOGY , issue for Winter 1957 vol 10 no. 4
Cincinnati. 1957 first edition. Archaeological Institute. 4to wraps. pp. 230-303. photo illus. Articles on Sea Digging by Lionel Casson, Excavations in Costa Rica and panama by Wolfgang Haberland, Ancient Addad by Robert M Adams, more. Good plus, light wear, no owner marks. (a107292)
$29.00Blanshard, Brand. THE NATURE OF THOUGHT - VOLUME 2 (only)
London 1955 George Allen. Hardcover octavo. 532p. Ex-library with all usual library marks; stamped "discarded", all closed page ends stamped. Text Clean with no marks or annotations. Binding secure; hinges not cracked. no dj. Good. ( vol 2 only ) (a107293)
$25.00Weinberg, Gladys Davidson (ed) . ARCHAEOLOGY , issue for September 1957 vol 10 no. 3
Cincinnati. 1957 first edition. Archaeological Institute. 4to wraps. pp. 158-228 photo illus. Articles on Knossos Crete by J.Walter Grahm; Bronze Age Burial Ritual by Sigfried de Laet; Eskimo Maps from Greenland by Carl Solver, more. VG. no owner marks. (a107290)
$29.00Singer, Edgar A. ON A POSSIBLE SCIENCE OF RELIGION - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, November 1930
NY 1930 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XL, 2. no. 236. Printed royal octavo green wraps. Singer article pp. 105-123. Other articles by J. Loewenberg, Arthur O Lovejoy, others. Good, backstrip reinforced; text clean; no owner marks. (a107283)
$29.00Carter, Michaela. LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT
NY 2021 first edition. Simon Schuster. Hardcover. VG++ fine, clean and unread, but top board corners on right are gently bent. in Near Fine dj. (a107277)
$20.00Wilson, Edwin H (ed). THE HUMANIST - issue for June 1951
Yellow Springs, Ohio. 1951 first edition. vol xi, no 3. sm4to wraps. pp. 97-144. Articles by Mary Hllyer Blanshard,. Wilson, Martin Sworkin, Charles Mayer, Mark Starr and others. VG+. no owner marks. (a107278)
$25.00Brightman, Edgar Sheffield. THE DIALECTIC OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, NOVEMBER 1929
NY 1929 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XXXVIII, 6. no. 228. Printed royal octavo green wraps. Brightman article pp. 557-573. Other articles by Andre Lalane , Arthur Liebert and others. Good, some cover wear; text clean. no owner marks. (a107279)
$29.00Alexander, Hartley B. DRAMA AS A COSMIC CATEGORY - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, March 1930
NY 1930 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XXXIX, 2. no. 230. Printed royal octavo green wraps. Alexander article pp. 105-126. Other articles by Morris R Cohen, Joseph Ratner on Spinoza, Richard McKeon and others. Good, backstrip reinforced; text clean; no owner marks. (a107280)
$29.00McGill, V J. NOTES ON THE LOGIC OF GRAMMAR - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, September 1930
NY 1930 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XXXIX, 5. no. 233. Printed royal octavo green wraps. McGill article pp. 459-478. Other articles by Albert Balz, Marjorie S. Harris ("The Beauty and the Good"), W D Lighthall, others. and others. Good, backstrip reinforced; text clean; no owner marks. (a107281)
$29.00Gohdes, Clarence. ASPECTS OF IDEALISM IN EARLY NEW ENGLAND - article in one complete issue of THE PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, November 1930
NY 1930 first edition. Longmans Green. Original green printed wraps. octavo. Philosophical Review issue vol XXXIX, 6. no. 234. Printed royal octavo green wraps. Gohdes article pp. 537-555. Other articles by Albert Balz, Oliver Reiser, Nikunja Vihari Banerjee, others. Good, backstrip reinforced; text clean; no owner marks. (a107282)
$29.00Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai. K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES - VOL VI (B) Literature Part V (Modern Period II)
Tokyo 1968 first edition. KSB. Octavo, 255p., wraps. Near Fine. (a107267)
$27.00Van Doren, Mark (intro). COLUMBIA POETRY 1934
NY 1934 first edition. Columbia University Press. Ltd to 500 cops. 12mo wraps. 61p. Poems by Sara Allen, Gertrude Epstein, John Latouche, Royal Murdoch, Edgar Slaughter, Grace Hoffman White ; others. Good plus, not much wear at all; cover unevenly faded.backstrip toned. Bionding secure. (a107266)
$24.00Dorian, Marguerite. THE SEASONS
NY 1977 first edition (stated) Macmillan. Hardcover octavo. 151p. VG light rubbing on cover; hinges secure; text clean; binding secure. in VG dj (no tears, no chips on dj, just light wear.) price not clipped. Novel takes place in author's native Romania between the world wars. (a107265)
$33.00Schjott-Rivers, E.. HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM - CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Helsingfors 1938 first edition. Acta Obst. et Gynecologica Scandinavica vol XVIII supp. 1. Original printed wraps. 248p. Two lines of writing in ink on top cover. VG, light cover wear. clean with no ownership marks. Morning sickness. (a107264)
$45.00(auction cxatalogue). RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS INCLUDING SHELLEY'S OWN COPY OF QUEEN MAB...STOCK OF LATE GABRIEL WELLS
NY 1951 Parke-Bernet. Sm.4to., 135pp., original wraps. Fairly Good, much ink notation throughout. (a60516)
$22.00Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai. K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES VOL VI (A) LANGUAGE
Tokyo 1961 first edition. KSB. Octavo, 155pp., wraps. Near Fine, backstrip toned. appears to be unused. (a20747)
$27.00Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai. K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES - VOL X Part II Economics
Tokyo 1969 first edition. KSB. Octavo, 255p., wraps. VG+ clean, no wear. (a107268)
$27.00Canstatt, Dr. and Dr. Eisenmann. JAHRESBERICHT UEBER DIE FORTSCHRITT IN DER BIOLOGIE IM JAHR 1848 - 1850 ERSTER BAND
Erlangen 1849 first ed. Enke. 4to hardcover with paper-reinforced backstrip. 182p.198p. Double column text. Indexed. Inner hinges not cracked. Library booklate and name stamp on tp. Boards worn. Good. (a107269)
$49.00Brunini, John Gilland (ed). INVITATION TO THE CITY - SELECTED POEMS FROM SPIRIT, A MAGAZINE OF POETRY 11954 -1 959
NY 1960 first edition. Catholic Poetry Society. Hardcover thin octavo.138p. Near Fine. no owner marks. VG dj, light edge wear on dj. price not clipped. Catholic poetry. (a107270)
$29.00Held, Hans. UNTERSUCHUNGEN UBER DEN FEINEREN BAU DES OHRLABYRINTHES DER WIRBELTIERE - II. ZUR ENTWICKLUNGSGESCHICHTE DES CORTISCHEN ORGANS UND DER MACULA ACUSTICA DEI SAEGETIEREN UND VOEGELN (part 2 only)
Leipzig 1909 first edition. Teubner. Des XXXI Bandes der Abhandlungen der mathematisch-physischen klasse der Konig. Sachsischen Gesselschaft der Wissenschaften. 4to. . pp. 193-293 with 18 Tafeln. Rebound in later plain wraps. In German. VG. (a107276)
$49.00. PHYSIKALISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT - VOLUME 32 1931
Leipzig 1931 first edition. Hirzel. Hardcover large 4to. Full year bound in one volume. 976p. mit 6 tafeln. Grey marbled boards with mounted white paper spine label, light fraying of top spine end . VG. no owner marks. (a107275)
$200.00Taylor, James; Murel C Ashley and Bernard Taylor (eds). CAIM, FALL 1975 - vol 2 no. 2
1975 first edition. Baltimore Print Co-op. Original blue printed folder with two pockets. Photographs by W E Skip Boyd. 32 loose pages (as issued) printed in blue ink (except for photographs which are black/white) on verso only. Poets include: Daniel Berrigan, Thomas Cobb, Anne Leaver, Robert Lietz, Sister Maura, Jean Rubin, John Tagliabue, John Unterecker, John Steven Wade and others. VG, text near Fine, cover a bit worn, lightly unevenly toned but no tears and no chips. (a107274)
$35.00Schmidt, Richard (ed). COLD MOUNTAIN REVIEW - vol 1, no. 2
NY no date (c. 1974) Cold Mountain. wraps. 8x12 inches. Illustrations by Erik Kiviat. 10p. Stapble bindng. Good plus, some toning on cover. only very light wear; no owner marks. Poets include: Gloria Tropp, Ed Blair, Richard Schmidt, Kiviat, Stephen Tropp, Russell Trunzo. (a107273)
$27.00Steinhouse, Herbert. THE TIME OF THE JUGGERNAUT
NY 1958 first edition. morrow. Hardcover octavo. 472p. Near Fine. no owner marks. Good plus dj. LIght toning, light edge fraying of dj. no tears, no chips. Price not clipped. Novel of an American in France in 1950s, much on the Algerian situation. (a107272)
$33.00Lorentz, Pare. THE RIVER (signed)
NY 1974 National Resources Defence. Octavo wraps. Fullpage photo portrait of Lorentz. 24p. Ltd to 2000 copies. ***Signed by Lorentz beneath the portrait. FINE except for faintest residue of removed price tag on front cover (almost invisible) Lorentz was Pulitzer prize winner. This booklet contains "prose-poetry of the first narrative section" of his 1938 documentary film on the environment. (a107271)
$85.00Rawlinson, Robert. ON THE DRAINAGE OF TOWNS
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 25-108 with discussion of the article and 8 woodcut text illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107250)
$35.00Burt, Henry Potter. ON THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF TIMBER WITH DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS OF SEVERAL METHODS NOW IN USE FOR ITS PRESERVATION FROM DECAY
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 206-242 with discussion of the article, appendix "Patents for preserving Animal and Vegetable Substances including Timber" , and 1 engraved foldout plate. VG no ownership marks. (a107251)
$44.00Barrett, James. ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE-PROOF BUILDINGS
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 244-272 with discussion of the article, appendix " Estimates of Cost based n London prices", and 9 woodcut text illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107252)
$39.00Clark, Daniel Kinnear; J. Sewell. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BOILERS OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES; ON LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS AND ON FUELS
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 382-430 and 432-449 with discussion of the articles and 2 woodcut text illus. Two articles bound as one. VG no ownership marks. (a107253)
$29.00Duncan, Thomas. DESCRIPTION OF THE LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATER WORKS
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 460-505 with discussion of the article, appendix "Experiments on the Flow of Water through Lead Pipes". Two articles bound as one. VG no ownership marks. (a107254)
$29.00Coode, John. DESCRIPTION OF THE CHESIL BANK WITH REMARKS UPON ITS ORIGIN, THE CAUSES WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ITS FORMATION AND UPON THE MOVEMENT OF SHINGLE GENERALLY
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 520-557 with discussion of the article and one engraved foldout plate. Two articles bound as one. VG no ownership marks. (a107255)
$32.00. PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY VOLUME I - parts 1, 2, 3 ,4 - 1896-1897 (bound in one volume)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1896 - 1897 first edition. Andrew Reid & Co. Four issues of this journal with original covers bound in one hardcover octavo volume. Green cloth. 275p. some illustrations. VG, end papers unevenly toned; binding quite secure; no hinges cracked; stamped "duplicate" ; blank small paper label on spine; title in gilt on spine. No owner marks. Text clean. (a107256)
$65.00Haines, John. WINTER NEWS, POEMS
Mkiddletown, CT 1969 Wesleyan. 71p. Poetry. octavo wraps. VG no wear; cover a bit toned. no owner marks. (a107257)
$35.00Harvard; Princeton. THE OPEN SHOP - HARVARD PRINCETON DEBATE, MARCH 18, 1921
1921 first edition. no place, no publisher given. sm octavo wraps. 53p. Debate topic: Resolved-That employers should abandon the principle of open shop. The debate was won by Harvard. Fair at best, worn, but no tears, large blue ink stains on front cover; tips of a few pages turned down. no owner marks. Rare. (a107258)
$49.00Munier, Roger. NOCTURNES / LABARTHE
Bruxelles 1979 first edition. Editions de la Clairiere. square octavo wraps. 109p. Fully illustrated with a few color and many monotone plates. VG. some light wear on backstrip; cover a bit rubbed; no owner marks. (a107259)
$35.00Seidman, Walter S. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND INVENTORY FINANCING
Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1957 first edition. Masterco. Hardcover octavo. 149p. plus appendix of about 45 pages of sample forms. Near Fine,no owner marks; no dj. Hard-to-find title. (a107260)
$55.00Hill, Archibald Vivian. MUSCULAR ACTIVITY
Baltimore 1926 first edition (stated). Johns Hopkins. Hardcover octavo. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. 115p. Library bookplate, slight indication on backstrip where spine label once was taped; slight residue from removed pocket on rear end paper; no other library marks. Good plus. Text slightly, evenly, toned. no dj. Hill shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology with Otto Meyerhof in 1922 for their work on muscle physiology ( Garrison and Morton 959) (a107261)
$75.00Finkelstein, Barbara. SUMMER LONG-A-COMING
NY 1987 first edition (stated) Harper. octavo hardcover. 308p. Fine (very slight soiling on closed page ends)_ in VG+ dj, no tears, no chips on dj just slight rubbing. price not clipped. no owner marks. (a107262)
$22.00Brooks, William Alexander. ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF TIDAL NAVIGATIONS AND DRAINAGES
London 1853. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XII and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 1-23 with discussion of the article. VG no ownership marks. (a107249)
$25.00Fletcher, Lavington Evans . DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDORE VIADUCT ON THE LINE OF THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 492-506 with discussion of the article, appendix "Measurement and Cost of structure", 1 engraved foldout plate and 5 text woodcut illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107248)
$35.00Barton, James. ON THE ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL IN THE SIDES OR VERTICAL PORTION OF WROUGHT IRON BEAMS and DESCRIPTION OF BOYNE VIADUCT
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 443-490 with discussion of the article, 1 engraved foldout plate and 14 text woodcut illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107247)
$35.00Parrott, Ursula. EX-WIFE
NY 1929 3rd printing of first edition. Jonathan Cape. Hardcover. Shiny black cloth with gilt title. 272p. VG++ no faults just very light wear wear; hinges secure; text clean; no owner marks. no dj. Book was made into the Norma Shearer movie "The Divorcee." (a107263)
$64.00(bibliography). K.B.S. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STANDARD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR JAPANESE STUDIES WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES VOLUME X - Part 1 and Part II ECONOMICS (2 volumes)
Tokyo 1969 first edition. KBS. Wraps. 2 volumes. Sm.8vo., 165pp., 196pp., index, list of publishers. VG, light soiling. Set of 2 volumes: (a30370)
$47.00Woodcock, William. ON THE MEANS OF AVOIDING VISIBLE SMOKE FROM BOILER FURNACES
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 1-31 with discussion of the paper plus 12 woodcut text illustrations. VG no ownership marks. (a107237)
$29.00Munday, George James. DESCRIPTION OF THE COFFER-DAMS USED IN LAYING THE LINES OF WATER PIPES BETWEEN TWICKENHAM AND RICHMOND CROSSING THE RIVER THAMES
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 32-41 with discussion of the paper.. VG no ownership marks. (a107238)
$29.00Barlow, Patrick William . ON SOME PECULIAR FEATURES OF THE WATER BEARING STRATA OF THE LONDON BASIN
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 42-95 with discussion of the paper and 2 text woodcut illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107239)
$35.00Rennie, George. DESCRIPTION OF THE BRIDGE AQUEDUCT OF ROQUEFAVOUR ON THE LINE OF THE CANAL OF MARSEILLES
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 190-238 with appendix and discussion, 3 text woodcut illustrations (2 of which are fullpage and pictorial), 2 foldout illustrated engraved plates. VG no ownership marks. (a107240)
$45.00Brunlees, J. SEA EMBANKMENTS IN MORECAMBE BAY
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 239-250 with discussion of the article and 4 text woodcut illustrations. VG no ownership marks. (a107241)
$29.00Phillips, Joseph. DESCRIPTION OF THE IRON ROOF IN ONE SPAN OVER THE JOINT RAILWAY STATION, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 251-272 with appendIx, discussion of the article, one engraved foldout plate and 12 text woodcut illustrations. VG no ownership marks. (a107242)
$39.00Leslie, J. FLOW OF WATER THROUGH PIPES, CONDUITS AND ORIFICES
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 273-317 with discussion of the article , 1 text woodcut illustration and one table "Friction of water in Pipes.". VG no ownership marks. (a107243)
$29.00Allen, Edward Ellis . STEAM AND SAILING COLLIERS AND BALLASTING
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 318-373 with discussion of the article and 1 engraved foldout plate. VG no ownership marks. (a107244)
$29.00Robinson, Richard Alexander. APPLICATION OF SCREW PROPELLER TO LARGER CLASS OF SAILING VESSELS
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 375-417 with discussion of the article, appendix , 1 engraved foldout plate and 3 text woodcut illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107245)
$35.00Burleigh, Benjamin. ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY SWITCHES AND CROSSINGS
London 1855. first edition. Octavo, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XIV and rebound in later plain wraps. pp. 419-442 with discussion of the article and 13 text woodcut illus. VG no ownership marks. (a107246)
$35.00McCollum, Beverly B and Charles E Stuart. A RESEARCH REPORT
South Pasadena, Calif. 1955 first edition (stated) Scientific Press. Hardcover octavo. 123p. some photo illus. On mastication and gnathology. VG. no dj. (a107217)
$40.00Mittwoch, Ursula. SEX CHROMOSOMES
NY 1967 first edition. Academic Press. Hardcover octavo. Black cloth. 306p. Owner bookplate and owner name stamp on top, side and bottom closed page ends. no dj. o/w Near Fine. (a107218)
$89.00Mathey, Dean. MEN AND GOTHIC TOWERS
Princeton, NJ 1967 first edition. octavo wraps. ***Inscribed and signed by Mathey. 74p. Princeton University nostalgia, history and memoir. VG some discoloration on rear cover panel. Text clean; binding secure. Somewhat Scarce. (a107219)
$65.00Cuomo, Candido. MAIORI - LA CHIESA DI S. FRANCESCO DEI FRATI MINORI
1969 first edition. Di Mauro. sm4to stiff wraps. 115p. Bw plates. Color illus on cover. Text Fine; cover Good with moderate wear. Binding secure; no owner marks. (a107213)
$27.00Johansen, Donald Alexander. PLANT MICROTECHNIQUE
NY 1940 McGraw Hill. Hardcover octavo. 523p. Owner bookplate and owner name stamp on side and top closed page ends. Text clean. some photo illus. no dj. (a107221)
$27.00Singleton, Charles S. JOURNEY TO BEATRICE (signed)
Cambridge, Mass. 1958 first edition. Harvard. octavo wraps. 291p. ***Presentation copy signed by Singleton. VG no owner marks. (a107216)
$39.00Berry, Willard. ASPECTS OF THE FRONTIER CRIMES REGULATION IN PAKISTAN
1966 first edition. Duke University. octavo wraps. Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia monograph 3. 122p. Cover lightly soiled; no owner marks. (a107215)
$25.00. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN 1908 - 1924
NY June 1925. first edition. International Conciliation no. 211. 12mo wraps. 63p. VG light cover wear. no owner marks. (a107214)
$24.00Glasstone, Samuel and Milton C Edlund. THE ELEMENTS OF NUCLEAR REACTOR THEORY
NTY 1955 Van Nostrand. Hardcover octavo.416p. Near Fine, no wear, no owner marks. Good plus dj. no tears on dj, some edge wear and light soiling. (a107212)
$35.00Kleiman. E.B. and I.M. Ojringel. ATOM PLASMA PROCESSES IN SPACE PLASMAS
August 1988. Article in Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews, Volume 6, Part 5, Soviet Scientific Reviews/Section E. 8vo., pp. 550-574, wraps. Included as part of a whole issue of this publicartion, with one other artivcle. Good Plus, small chip at head of spine and light wear. (a49841c)
$45.00Shapiro, V.D. and V.I. Shevchenko. ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMA TURBULENCE. I
August 1988. Article in Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews, Volume 6, Part 5, Soviet Scientific Reviews/Section E. 8vo., pp. 427-549, wraps. Included as part of a whole issue of this publicartion, with one other artivcle. Good Plus, small chip at head of spine, and light wear. (a49841b)
$45.00Syunyaev, R. A. (editor). ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS REVIEWS VOLUME 6 PART 5
August 1988. Soviet Scientific Reviews/Section E. 8vo., pp. 425-575, wraps. Good Plus, small chip at head of spine, light wear. (a49841a)
$45.00Wilson, Luke Andrew . RENAISSANCE THEATER AND THE LEGAL DISCOURSE OF INTENTIONAL ACTION
1992 first edition. copyright by Wilson. UMI Dissertation Service. sq octavo wraps. 402p. Some pen and pencil notation, mostly in bibliography at end of text. (a107220)
$55.00. GENAVA XIX - 1941
Geneva 1941 first edition. Albert Kundig. sm4to wraps. in French . one complete issue of Genava Bulletin. 228p. text drawings. VG. no owner marks; light toning and slight wear on cover. (a107222)
$39.00. GENAVA XX - 1942
Geneva 1942 first edition. Albert Kundig. sm4to wraps. on glossy stock. in French . one complete issue of Genava Bulletin. 499p. Many bw photo illus. VG. no owner marks; light toning and slight wear on cover. (a107223)
$49.00Wackenroder, Heinrich und Ludwig Bley. ARCHIV UND BEITUNG APOTHEKER-VEREINS IN NORDDEUTSCHLAND - ARCHIV DER PHARMACIE - dritter band und vierter band 1847
Hannover 1847 first editon. Hahn'schen. octavo hardcover. 392p ; 428p. Good. cover worn but binding secure; hinges not cracked; no owner marks. occasional light spotting on text. (a107235)
$65.00Mittwoch, Ursula. GENETICS OF SEX DIFFERENTIATION (hardcover)
NY 1973 first edition. Academic Press. Hardcover octavo. Orange cloth. 253p. Owner bookplate and owner name stamp on top and side closed page ends. no dj. VG. (a107236)
$95.00Brisse, Ch. et M E Rouche (eds). NOUVELLES ANNALES DE MATHEMATIQUES - troisieme serie tome neuvieme 1890
Paris 1890 first edition. Gauthier Villars. Hardcover octavo. Leather spine with red marbled boards. 624p. VG no owner marks; moderate cover wear; leather a bit rubbed. hinges not cracked (a107234)
$49.00Dana, James and B Silliman (eds). THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ARTS - THIRD SERIES VOL II. (whole number CII) nos. 7-12 July to December 1871
New Haven. 1871 first edition. Tuttle. Hardcover octavo. 480p. One foldout map of Geology of Mississippi Embayment and one plate of Spongilla. Original boards with later paper backstrip. Inner hinges reinforced. Good. One owner and one library bookplate. (a107233)
$49.00Schneider, Herbert W.; Randall, John Herman Jr. and Ernest Nagel (editors). THE JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY - 19 ISSUES, 1948-1951
Lancaster, PA and New York. 1948 - 1951. all first edition. Octavo wraps. All issues VG. Lot includes: 1948- June 17, Dec 16; 1949-Dec 8, Dec 22; 1950- Jan 5, Feb 2, Feb 16, Nov 9; 1951- March 1, March 15, June 7, June 21, July 5, July 19, Aug 2, Aug 16, Aug 30, Sep 13, Sep 27. Articles include: Critical Notes on Dewey's Theory of Propostions by H S Thayer; Towards a Philosophy of Humor by Israel Knox; Philosophical Explication in Political Science by W I Matson, The Question of Categories by Albert Hofstadter; The Idea of Death in Exitentialism by J Glenn Gray. 19 individual issues. (a107232)
$190.00Hirsch, Fritz. DIE ARBEITSRECHTLICHEN KOALITIONSKAMPFE AUSSERHALB TARIFLICHER BINDUNG NACH GELTENDEM RECHT
Borna Leipzig 1927 first edition. Universitatsverlag von Robert Noske. octavo wraps. 88p. In German. VG. no owner marks, almost no wear. (a107231)
$39.00. CAHIERS ELISABETHAINS - no. 7. AVRIL 1975
Montpellier 1975 first edition. l'Universite Pual Valery. tall 4to wraps.104p. Text almost entirely in English. Three articles on Shakespeare by Francois Maguin, :Pierre Janton and Jean Marie Maguin and one article on Pilgrim's Progress. Good, lightly wrinkled. no owner marks. (a107230)
$29.00Eliraz, Israel. ASHMEDAI OPERA IN TWO ACTS (Libretto only)
1976 Copyright . Boosey & Hawkes. 29p. sm4to wraps. VG light wear. no music score - just lyrics. no owner marks. (a107229)
$29.00Jonquiere, Alfred. UEBER EINE VERALLGEMEINERUNG DER BERNOULLI'SCHEN FUNKTIONEN UNDE...RIEMANN'SCHEN REIHE
Stockholm 1891. Bihang till K. Svenska band 16. afd I. no 6. 28p. in German. octavo. later plain wraps. VG+. no owner marks. (a107228)
$27.00Dan, Lao; Cheng LIn (translator) . THE WORKS OF LAO TZYY - TRUTH AND NATURE POPULARLY KNOWN AS DAW-DER-JING
Taipei, Taiwan, China. 1953 World Book Company. sm octavo wraps. Yellow pattern design on cover. Half in English, half in Chinese. Bookstore label on front cover; no owner marks. Almost no wear at all. VG+ . pictures available on request. Hard-to-find title. (a107227)
$100.00. GENAVA XXVII - 1949
Geneva 1949 first edition. Albert Kundig. sm4to wraps. on glossy stock. in French . one complete issue of Genava Bulletin. 226p. bw photo illus. VG+. no owner marks. (a107226)
$45.00. GENAVA XXVIII - 1950
Geneva 1950 first edition. Albert Kundig. sm4to wraps. on glossy stock. in French . one complete issue of Genava Bulletin. 188p. bw photo illus. VG. no owner marks. (a107225)
$45.00. GENAVA XXV - 1947
Geneva 1947 first edition. Albert Kundig. sm4to wraps. on glossy stock. in French . one complete issue of Genava Bulletin. 161p. bw photo illus. VG+. no owner marks. (a107224)
$39.00Spain, David M. M.D.. THE COMPLICATIONS OF MODERN MEDICAL PRACTICES A TREATISE ON IATROGENIC DISEASES (Signed)
NY 1963 1st Grune and Stratton. Includes: hypersensitivity, drug-induced collagen disorders, complications of antimicrobials, harmful effects of thearpeutic radiation, complications of anticancer therapy, abuse of transfusions, placebo effects and much more. Sm.4to., 342pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. **Presentation copy signed by Spain. Good, some fading and light wear on cover, no DJ. (a45805)
$35.00Gonzalez, Nidla. BIBLIOGRAFIA DE TEATRO PUERTORRIQUENO SIGLOS XXIX y XX
1979 1st University of Puerto Rico. Sm.4to., 223pp., wraps. Good Plus, light cover rubbing and wear on cover; text Fine, no owner marks. (a45064)
$35.00Porat, Dr. Dina and Dr. roni Stauber . ANTI-SEMITISM WORLDWIDE 1997/8
Tel Aviv 1998 Anti-Defamation League World Jewish Congress. Sm.4to., 331pp., index, wraps. Promotional letter signed by Edgar M. Bronfman laid in. VG, light wear. no owner marks. (a45052)
$35.00Milne, George. THE WESTERN ISLES AND OTHER POEMS
Argyll no date (c. 1973) Oban Times. 12mo., 20pp., wraps. VG, small stain on front. Very Scarce. (a44764)
$39.00Pierson, Philip. NATIVES, POEMS
Madison 1978 1st Chowder. octavo., about 25pp., wraps. Near Fine, light toning on cover. Very Scarce. (a44763)
$39.00Wryland, John. THE TRAVELS OF JOHN WRYLAND BEING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEY TO TIBET, OF HIS FOUNDING OF A KINGDOM ON THE ISLAND OF PALTI, AND OF HIS WAR AGAINST THE NE-AR-BIANS
London and Allentown 1903 1st edition. International News and Equitable Publishing. Hardcover. Small octavo, 236pp., original red cloth with white trim and lettering. near VG, light uneven fading on cover, spine lettering partly worn off. Scarce. no dj. no owner marks. Hinges not cracked; text clean; binding secure. (a44751)
$95.00(japanese). MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE IN WESTERN TRANSLATIONS A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Tokyo 1972 International House of Japan Library. Sm.4to., 190pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. as new. (a8221)
$29.00Levi, Lennart (editor). EMOTIONAL STRESS PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS MEDICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY IMPLICATIONS
NY 1967 1st American Elsevier. Proceedings of an International Symposium ...Stockholm, Feb, 1965. 8vo., 280pp., hardcover. VG, cover a bit soiled, no DJ. Text fine and clean; no owner marks. (a45806)
$50.00Stimely, Keith (comp.). 1981 REVISIONIST BIBLIOGRAPHY
Torrance 1981 Institute for Historical Review. A select bibliography of revisionist books dealing with the Two world wars and their aftermaths. 8vo., 70pp., wraps. VG. (a45812)
$29.00Ozanam, A.F.. OEUVRES COMPLETES - 11 VOLUMES
Paria 1872-75. In French. Sm.8vo., about 500pp. per volume, uniformly bound in green buckram cloth with gilt spine lettering. Small institution stamps on half title and title pages covered by blank labels. In French. Near Fine, a few pages neatly repaired, light foxing. Eleven volumes. (a48097)
$225.00Swenson, Merrill G. DDS. COMPLETE DENTURES
St. Louis 1953 3rd Mosby. 4to., 735pp., 852 photo illustrations (10 in color), index, hardcover. Near Fine, light soiling on end papers, no DJ. (a54109)
$49.00Rooney, Frank. THE HEEL OF SPRING
London 1957 first edition (stated) Bodley Head. Hardcover octavo. 248p. VG++, Fine except that closed page ends are foxed . No owner marks. VG++ dj designed by Donald Green. Price not clipped on dj, no tears, no chips. The novel begins with an awesome opening line. (a107207)
$22.00Tullberg, S A. ON THE GRAPTOLITES DESCRIBED BY HISINGER AND THE OLDER SWEDISH AUTHORS
Stockholm 1882 first edition. Bihand till K Svenska vet. Akad Handlingar band 6 no. 13. In later plain wraps. 23p. 3 line drawing plates on heavy stock. Library stamps on tp and verso of plate descriptions. Good. Scarce. (a107208)
$29.00Brandys, Kazimierz. A QUESTION OF REALITY - A NOVEL OF POLAND
NY 1980 first edition US translation. Scribners. hardcover octavo. 180p. Translated from French by Isabel Barzun. Fine (slightest amount of foxing on closed page ends.) no owner marks. Near Fine dj. (no tears, no wear, no chips; price not clipped. ) (a107210)
$25.00Tevis, Walter. MOCKINGBIRD (uncorrected proof copy)
Garden City, New York 1980 Doubleday. Octavo wraps. 212p. Very Near Fine, just slight bit of foxing on closed page ends (not onto text pages.) no owner marks. (a107211)
$150.00Wadleigh, John W. THE BITTER PASSION
NY 1959 first edition (stated) . Dutton. Hardcover octavo. 223p. Fine in VG dj (dj lightly toned, no tears, no chips, price not clipped. (a107209)
$39.00Zepeda, Rafael. HORSE MEDICINE AND OTHER STORIES
Long Beach 1990 1st Applezaba Press. Hardcover. Octavo, 130pp., cloth. Review announcement taped to front end paper. Pictorial cover. Very Near Fine (very slight rubbing on cover) no dj (as issued). No owner marks. (a80880)
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