New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1912 [1913]. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. x, [xi-xiv], 240, [2 - ads], index, illustrated with frontis of Marie Montessori and B&W plates throughout, "1913"... More
New York, NY: Random House, 1938. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Winner of The Academy Award for Best Picture in 1985 starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, the author starts her amazing story with the famous line "I had a farm in Africa...". Quarter-bound black cloth over orange cloth... More
![Octopussy [with The Living Daylights and The Property of A Lady]. Ian Fleming](/pictures/thumb/3351.jpg?v=1565474809)
Toronto, ON: Pan Books Ltd., (1967). Raymond Hawkey. First Canadian pb Edition. Paperback. The first Canadian pb edition, having "First published in this form 1967 by Pan Books, Ltd., / 100 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Ontario" printed on copyright page. Illustrated wraps, 12mo (7 inches tall), pp. [1-8], 9-125, [3... More
New York / London: Harper & Brothers, 1928 [1936]. Later Printing. Hardcover. An uncommon signed trade edition [signed limited editions are much more common] of one of Huxley's earlier works. Blue cloth over boards, 8vo (8-1/8 inches tall), pp. 432, title page with "CL" and "By Aldous Huxley" page with... More
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1897/98. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 3 of The American Historical Review, containing in issue No. 1 "The Development of the Love of Romantic Scenery in America" by Mary E. Woolley, who was "... an American educator, peace activist and women's suffrage supporter. She was the... More
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Berkley, CA: Rip Off Press, 1971. Dave Sheridan. First Edition. Paperback. A rare distributors catalogue mailer, issued by the Rip Off Press in 1971 just 2 years after it's founding in 1969. Saddle stapled printed paper wraps, oblong 48mo (4 x 9" wide), pp. (24 - not inc. printed covers)... More
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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1896/97. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume 2 of The American Historical Review, containing in issue No. 1, the prominent British Naval Historian's article "The Colonel and His Command" wherin he discusses the origins of the rank and states "A man who has never sipped the delights... More
!["Light on the Underground Railroad" w. Color Map, Fugitive Slaves] The American Historical...](/pictures/thumb/3361.jpg?v=1564441032)
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1895/96. First Edition. Hardcover. The first 4 issues of The American Historical Review, containing in issue No. 3, W. H. Siebert's seminal paper on The Underground Railroad. The study of which, Siebert notes at the time, is limited to "... only four books dealing specifically... More
Vancouver, BC: Canadian Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd., 1924. Paperback. The Trade-In Number, wherein is noted "There are 13 persons per motor vehicle in British Columbia". Side stapled glossy wraps, tall 4to (12 inches tall), pp. 80, illustrated throughout. Volume with wear, soil and a few small splits to spine... More
Leeds, UK: The Zam-Buk Company, 1909. F. (Fell) Sharp. 6th Edition. Paperback. Printed paper wraps over sewn text block, 8vo (8-3/8 inches tall), pp. [x], [11]-124, [4 - ads], illustrations throughout, date "July, '09." printed at foot of final text page. Volume toned with covers soiled and stained, a one... More
Edinburgh / London: Oliver & Boyd / Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1835. Hardcover. Full leather over boards, 16mo (5-9/16 inches tall [14.2 cm] tall), pp. [1]-108, illustrated with tables and formulae, two pages of publisher's ads at front with a paste-down leaf of publisher's ads to front pastedown. Volume covers... More
Philadelphia, PA: printed by Joseph Rakestraw, 1840. First American Edition. Hardcover. Publishers decorative blind stamped cloth, 8vo, pp. 224. Volume worn and soiled, lacks back strip, hinges started, browning and soil to text, ink names and marks to endpapers. A Quakers travel tales through Oceania in the 1800's. More
Nelson & Castlegar, BC: Notre Dame U. Lib. & Selkirk College, 1976. Paperback. title continues " … and Located in the Libraries of Notre Dame University in Nelson, B.C. and/or Selkirk College, Castlegar, B.C. up to 31 March 1976". Saddle stapled printed wraps, 4to (11 inches tall), pp. [1]-167, [168... More
New York / London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. Third Edition. Hardcover. "Third Edition" & "1909" printed on title page. Original green cloth gilt, t.e.g., large 8vo (9-1/2 inches [24 cm] tall), pp. ix, 390, index, illustrated with more than 40 captioned and tissue-guarded photogravures, B&W photo reproductions and a large... More
New York, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 1996. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Mailing label to July issue. Articles include Rome and the Rise of Christianity, Ancient Games : the World of the Olympic Athlete and Probing the Depths... More
New York, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 1997. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles include Malta's Megaliths, The Bog People, Ancient Arabia, Imaging Maya Art, Digging Old New York and Warrior Women of the Steppes. More
New York, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 1998. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles include Maya Urban Warfare, Civil War in the West and Mexican Volcano Worship. More
New York, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 1999. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles include saving the Royal Palace of Knossos, Napoleon's Lost Fleet, Tattooing in Antiquity and Alexandria, Egypt's Sunken City. More
New York, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 2000. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles include Medieval Timbuktu, Tomb of Osiris, Neandertals, Nasca Lines, Burial Urns, Pericle's Soldiers and Rome 2000. More
Long Island City, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 2001. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. various, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Jan. issue with some wrinkling and waviness from exposure to water, else very good. Articles include Flight of the Anasazi, African Rock Art, Stonehenge in..... More
Long Island City, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 2002. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. 72, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles include Smoking Pots, Old Havana, Afghan Culture, Native American Myths, Roman Libya, Crusader Castles and Slavic Pompeii. More
Long Island City, NY: Archaeological Institute of America, 2003. Paperback. Glossy illustrated wraps, 4to (10-1/2 inches tall), pp. 72, illustrated in color and B&W throughout. Articles included are on Pompeii, Atlantis, Tibet, Iraq, Guardians of the Dead, China's terra cotta army and Egyptian royal mummies. * note - Jan/Feb issue... More
Rangoon, Burma: Rangoon Gazette Ltd., 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Cloth covered stiff wraps, title printed in black onto upper cover, 8vo (9-5/8 inches [24.3 cm] tall), stated first edition, pp. xi, 301, illustrated throughout with B&W photos of wildlife, (plates not counted in pagination), line drawings, appendix, bibliography... More
Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society, 1961. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards with title and decorations stamped in black onto upper board and spine, 8vo (9-1/2 inches [24.1 cm] tall), pp. [vi], 260, illustrated with line drawings, B&W photographs, maps - one being a foldout at rear, glossary, tables, index. Volume... More
Ottawa, ON: Edmond Cloutier, King's Printer, 1941. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Red boards with cloth tape spine over sewn text block, title stamped in black onto upper cover, 8vo (8-1/2 inches [21.6 cm] tall), pp. 166, diagrams, fold-out maps, B&W photos, appendices, index. Volume with light wear and fading to covers... More