Wanderings Through the Conservatories at Kew por Gosse, Philip Henry - 1856

Hartford, Conn.: O. D. Case & Co.. Very Good+. 1868. First American Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in green buckram cloth, clean with gilt lettering on spine. Text tight, clean & intact Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings and maps. The sources, supply and overflow of the Nile; the country, people and customs. Africa ; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 608 pages .

New York: Silk Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1923. Hardcover. Volume 16, 1923. July to December (No. 7-12) . Clean brown cloth. Hard binding with gilt lettering on spine. Marbled page edges & endpapers. Containing 6 magazines with covers, published on the 15th day of each month. Silk industry's technical authority. Text tight, clean & intact..Profusely illustrated with B/W photographs & drawings. Some in color. Internal markings only, "Smithsonian Institute, National Museum. Business; B&W Drawing & B/W Photo; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: Silk Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1925. Hardcover. Volume 18, 1925. January to June (No. 1-6) . Clean brown cloth. Hard binding with gilt lettering on spine. Marbled page edges & endpapers. Containing 6 magazines with covers, published on the 15th day of each month. Silk industry's technical authority. Text tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with B/W photographs & drawings. Some in color. Internal markings only, " Smithsonian Institute, National Museum." Business; B&W Drawing & B/W Photo; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Madison: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 1924. Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. Enclosed in a pocket at the rear is a beautiful, full-color GEOLOGIC MAP OF WISCONSIN SHOWING LOCATIONS FROM WHICH SAMPLES OF LIMESTONE, DOLOMITE, MARL, SHALE OR CLAY WERE ANALYZED (Revised 1924 by E. F. Bean). The map is impressive, printed in at least 12 colors, and measures 22" wide by 24" tall when unfolded. The map is in perfect condition, having been sealed in the original pocket until removed by us to write this description. Suitable for framing. SEE PHOTO. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Cover soiled and frayed at the top edge. Light marginal stain at the top of several pages, not affecting any text. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with 6 plates, 19 figures, and 5 tables. Bulletin No. 66. This book is from the library of scientist and author Robert B. Sosman, with his tiny ink stamp on… Ler mais

The Poets' New England

New York: The Baker and Taylor Company (although the bottom of the spine states Doubleday Page & Co.) , 1911. New York: The Baker and Taylor Company (although the bottom of the spine states Doubleday Page & Co.) First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Olive green cloth with gilt stamped borders and lettering; top edges gilt. a George Hood watercolor print has been pasted to the front panel and another serves as the colored frontis. Illustrated throughout with reproduced prints and photographs. The gilt spine lettering is faded and has lost about half of the intensity. The interior has a starting front hinge, else, is in very good condition.

London, United Kingdom: Darton & Harvey, 1834. Bound with supplement to the "Rules of Discipline" 1849.Covers every aspect of life and attitudes including conducting conversations, marriage, benevolence, trade, slavery and laws etc.. CONDITION Purple cloth bds with faded spiine though Gilt title still bright (small nick to cloth mid spine, edges unworn, cnrs canted, splash stain to front and top edge) pp xviii 419 interior is bright and clean though very sl foxed to ends, copperplate inscirption to Rev John Coleman of Ventnor Parsonage to first blank, and another to front pastedown from Rev Coleman to Rev Richard Davis of New Zealand (this onw has transferred to ffep) Overweight. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Netherlands: F Bohn, 1878. 2nd Edition Revised. Author only named as Maria to preface. Text in Dutch. Marbled bds with Burgundy leather embossed cloth to cnrs and spine (mild wear) Blue end pages, pp 196 with 24 plate illus. Some minor foxing with bright text block, a couple of old repairs to minor damage using archival paper tape. Copy slightly shaken. Very good for age and paper type. 2de Herziene Uitgave. Auteur die slechts als Maria aan voorwoord wordt genoemd. Tekst in het Nederlands. Marmer bds met de in reliëf gemaakte doek van Bourgondië leer aan CNRS en stekel (milde slijtage) Blauwe eindpagina's, pp 196 met 24 plaatillus. Wat minder belangrijke verbruining met helder tekstblok, een paar oude reparaties aan minder belangrijke schade die archivistische ponsband gebruikt. Lichtjes geschud exemplaar. Zeer goed voor leeftijd en document type.. 2nd Edition. Quarto Cloth. Very Good/Not Issued. Illus. by Emrik & Binger (Lithographers). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Century Co., 1892. PLAY IN PROVENCE- Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- Illustrated by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell- The Century Co.- NY- 1892- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers beige cream cloth illustrated and titled in red and brown- book is tight, somewhat soiled, but a desireable copy of a scarce book nonetheless- 202pp are clean, no tears or writing-no loose pages- some adhesions to endpapers, probably from PO bookplate which was removed- "Over 100 b&w illustrations-Notable sketches of southern France and the "country of Mireio"; particularly interesting for Pennells drawings of the pageantry of a Provencal bullfight."- Non-fiction-France-travel-stories-anecdotes-illustrated (1387). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Joseph & Elizabeth Pennell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Morang & Co. Ltd., 1905. KNOCK AT A VENTURE- Eden Phillpotts- Illustrated Frontis- Morang & Co. Ltd.- Toronto- August- 1905- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/ no dj- original publishers green tweed cloth with titles in white and green illsutration on cover- minor rubs, clean, tight and square- 353pp + 4pp ads for books, are clean, no tears or writing- top page edges are gilt- SEE PHOTOS- 1st Edtion Morang printed in August, one month before the Methuen edition which was printed in September- A great copy! Collectible- Fiction-thriller-suspense-ghost-stories-anthology (2437). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: The Barta Press, 1908. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 141p. Plates (some colorded), diagrams. A pristine copy in original suede with front cover showing full title in gilt over brown leather label. Color representations of the playing cards with their symbolism, the swastika, the belted globe surmounted by the Patriarchial Cross, the Keystone and many other esoteric symbols.