1899. BEGBIE, Harold. THE POLITICAL STRUWWELPETER. Illustrated by F. Carruthers GOULD. London: Grant Richards, July 1899. 2nd edition (5,000 copies). 24 single-sided pp. 4to., quarter red cloth over colr illustrated paper covered boards. Block detached from spine. Spine chipped and frayed. Boards quite age-toned with a few small dampstains and..... More
1866. BEIGEL, Hermann. ON INHALATION, AS A MEANS OF LOCAL TREATMENT OF THE ORGANS OF RESPIRATION, BY ATOMIZED FLUIDS AND GASES. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866. xv + 200 pp. 8vo., blindstamped mulberry cloth sunned to light brown at spine and edges, with gilt spine lettering. Pencil ownership on half-title. Good..... More
1924. [BEIT, Sir Otto] JAPANESE COLOUR-PRINTS & OTHER ENGRAVINGS IN THE COLLECTION OF SIR OTTO BEIT, BART., K.C.M.G. IN LONDON AND AT TEWIN WATER, WELWYN. London: Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1924. 61 pp. 4to., quarter white cloth stamped in gilt over grey paper covered boards. Moderate soil to..... More
1866. BELKNAP, Jeremy. REV. DR. BELKNAP'S BIOGRAPHIES OF THE EARLY DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA - A REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 1798. New York: C. Collins & Co. [1866]. 253 pp. 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, edges gilt. Moderate shelfwear to corners and spine; spine slightly dulled..... More
BELL, C. M., photographer. OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPH: GROUP PORTRAIT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, 1882. Washington, DC: C. M. Bell, 1882. Framed albumen silver print. Image (with rounded corners at top) approximately 14 1/3 x 20 inches; frame 26 1/4 x 30 1/8 inches. From left to right: Justices Bradley, Woods, Miller..... More
1841. BELL, John. A PRACTICAL DICTIONARY OF MATERIA MEDICA: including the Composition, Preparation, and Uses of Medicines; and a Large Number of Extemporaneous Formulae; together with Important Toxicological Observations. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1841. First edition. 479 pp. Octavo, original printed wrappers. Ex library, the only marks are stamps..... More
1936. Bellinger, Alfred R. Anthology of Verse from 1936-1936. New Haven: Yale University Press. (1936). First edition. 8vo., blue cloth boards, paper label to spine. Near fine, in a soiled, moderately edgeworn dust jacket. More
1965. BELLOW, Saul. THE LAST ANALYSIS. A Play. New York: Viking Press, (1965). First edition. 8vo., black cloth-backed grey paper-covered boards. Fine, in a slightly soiled and edgeworn dust jacket. More
1963. BELLOW, Saul. RECENT AMERICAN FICTION. Gertrude Clarke Whittall lecture. Washington: Library of Congress, 1963. Pamphlet, 16 pp., in printed wrappers. Fine. More
1947. BELLOW, Saul. THE VICTIM. New York: The Vanguard Pres, Inc., (1947). First edition. 294pp. 8vo., black cloth, lettered in light blue to spine, top edge stained blue. This copy is heavily foxed at the fore edge and spotted at the top edge, and shows paste-action to both pastedowns; the..... More
1977. BELLOWS, George. THE LITHOGRAPHS. A Catalogue Raisonne by Lauris Mason. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, (1977). First edition. Large 4to, 262 pp., off-white burlap with pictorial label. A very good copy. More
1825. ALL VARIETIES OF FORMULAS, RECIPES - INCLUDING FERMENTED LIQUORS, PORTER, ALE, NUMEROUS VARIATIONS OF BEERS AND WINES BEMAN, David. THE MYSTERIES OF TRADE, OR THE GREAT SOURCE OF WEALTH; CONTAINING RECEIPTS AND PATENTS IN CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURING; WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USEFUL ARTS. Boston: Printed for the Author..... More
1901. BENAZET, ALEXANDRE. LE THEATRE AU JAPON. SES RAPPORTS AVEC LES CULTES LOCAUX. Paris: Leroux, 1901. 294p. 8 black and white plates as well as numerous other illustrations. Missing front board and spine cover, rear board detatched. Binding is tight. Bears several ownership stamps from Faculte des Letters de Paris..... More
1938. BENCHLEY, Robert. AFTER 1903 WHAT? With drawings by Gluyas Williams. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1938. First edition, inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo., black illustrated cloth. A very good copy that shows just a tiny bit of wear at the spine ends in a lightly..... More
1925. BENCHLEY, Robert. PLUCK AND LUCK. With illustrations by Gluyas Williams. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1925). First edition. viii,295 pp. 8vo., orange cloth, lettered in black to spine and upper board, with vignette illustration printed in black and yellow to upper board, top-edge stained olive green. Ink ownership..... More
1938. BENESCH, Otto. DIE SPATMEISTER DES JAPANISCHEN HOLZSCHNITTS: SHARAKU HOKUSAI HIROSHIGE. Wien: Otto Lorenz [n.d. ca. 1938]. XXIII + 62 tipped-in illustrations on 58 plates, with 10 illustrations in color. 4to., quarter pale cloth stamped in brown, pale paper covered boards with moderate shelfwear and toning. Text toned at edges..... More
1938. BENET, Stephen Vincent. JOHNNY PYE AND THE FOOL KILLER. Weston, Vt.: The Countryman Press, 1938. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies signed by both author and artist. Illustrated with drawings by Charles Child. 78 pp. 8vo., blue cloth printed in gilt to spine. Belly band with publisher's info. Bookplate..... More
SFLTD. BENET, Stephen Vincent. JOHNNY PYE & THE FOOL-KILLER. Illustrated by Charles CHILD. Weston, VT: The Countryman Press (1938). No. 339 of 750 copies, signed by Benet and Child. 78 pp. 8vo., blue cloth with gilt spine title and original publisher's printed paper advertising band. Heavily sunned at spine and..... More
FE. (BENET, William Rose.) YALE VERSE (1898-1908). New Haven, Connecticut Yale Publishing Association, 1909. First edition. Includes "As From the Past" by Benet, his first book appearance. There is an ink name on the flyleaf otherwise it is a fine copy. More
1913. BENHAM, Edith Wallace and Anne Martin Hall. SHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THEIR SPONSORS 1797-1913. (Norwood, Massachusetts: Privately printed at The Plimpton Press, 1913). Illustrated. 8vo., blue cloth, gilt title to spine and front board. Sunning to spine; two vertical strips of discoloration to rear baord. Edgeworn..... More
1946. BENJAMIN, Mary A. AUTOGRAPHS: A KEY TO COLLECTING. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1946. First edition. 8vo., blue-green cloth, spine in gilt. A very good copy that shows sunning and edgewear at the dust jacket. More
1945. BENJAMINE, Elbert. BODY DISEASE AND ITS STELLAR TREATMENT. Chicago: The Aries Press (1945). First edition. 139 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in darker blue. Near fine, lightest rubbing to cloth. In original grey paper dust jacket with several closed tearsand creases, light soil. Benjamine is the President of The..... More
1871. BENNET, James Henry. ON THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY CONSUMPTION BY HYGIENE, CLIMATE, AND MEDICINE, IN ITS CONNEXION WITH MODERN DOCTRINES. London: J. and A. Churchill, 1871. 190 pp. + 40 pp. publisher's catalogue. 8vo., green cloth with gilt spine title and blindstamped floral cover motif. "With the Author's compliments"..... More