19. American Association for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. TRANSACTIONS OF THE FIRST (- SIXTH) ANNUAL MEETING. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1910. Vols. 2-6 published at Baltimore: Franklin Printing Co., 1912-1916. Six octavo volumes, uniformly bound in brown paper wrappers with title printed in black on spine and front..... More
1978. (AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT). AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT, 1972 Volume 75. The auction season Sept. 1968-August 1969. New York; Columbia University Press, 1972. 8vo., brick cloth, gilt. Touch of soil, scuffing to cloth; lightly shaken. Hinges starting. About very good. More
1855. [AMERICAN CHEMICAL INSTITUTE]. POSITIVE MEDICAL AGENTS: Being a Treatise on the New Alkaloid, Resinoid and Concentrated Preparations of Indigenous and Foreign Medical Plants. New York: Charles B. Norton, 1855. 8vo. 304pp. Brown cloth, blindstamped to front and back and stamped in gilt to spine. Ex-library with stamps to front..... More
1932. (AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES). AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES: Report of the Committee on Linguistic and National Stocks in the Population of the United States. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1931. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932. 8vo., wrappers. Wraps sunned, slightly..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. LOGWOOD BLACKS ON WOOLENS AND WORSTEDS: PERFECTION SAMPLE CARD. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. 1920]. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches folded. Black cloth stamped in silver. Inside front cover has a 7 page booklet affixed, "Remarks and Dyeing Formulae." The inside folds out to..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. LOGWOOD BLACKS ON WOOLLENS AND WORSTEDS. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. early 20th century]. 6 pp. booklet affixed to first panel. 8vo., black cloth stamped in silver, four folding panels. Two one-inch holes at spine, not affecting interior contents. Light soil and creasing to affixed..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. SUBSTANTIVE COLORS ON COTTON YARN. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. ] 11 5/8 x 7 inches. red cloth stamped in silver. Cloth soiled, with a large dent to spine. Affixed to inside front cover is an 11 page booklet, "Dyeing Instructions and Remarks." The cover..... More
1885. (THE AMERICAN FLORIST). THE AMERICAN FLORIST. A Semi-monthly Journal for the Trade. 28 issues in all: Numbers 4-8, 10-15, 17, 19-22, 25-33, with duplicates of 4, 13, and 31. Dates range from October 1, 1885 to December 15, 1886. Chicago: American Florist Company, 1885-6. 4to., wire saddle stitch, 16pp..... More
1925. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS/THE ARCHITECTURAL FORUM. SEVENTY-TWO DESIGNS FOR FIREPROOF HOMES FROM A NATIONAL COMPETITION AMONG ARCHITECTS, DRAFTSMEN AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS. [n.p.] The United States Gypsum Company, 1925. 112 pp. 4to., embossed tan wrappers. Top of spine slightly chipped, dampstaining to bottom edge of front wrapper and to..... More
1870. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, JANUARY 1870. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1870. Wrappers. Light age browning to pages. Very good plus. More
1963. American Surgical Association. REGISTRATION BOOK of the American Surgical Association. A facsimile reproduction of the original, reproducing the signatures of those who orgnized the Association, and signatures of those who attended each meeting between 1882 and 1960, published for the Fellows of the Association by J. B. Lippincott Company..... More
1935. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. TELEPHONE ALMANAC 1935. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1935. Not paginated. Illustrated with woodcuts by Raymond Lufkin. 8vo., blue stapled paper wrappers printed in blue. Profusely illustrated almanac-style publication with informational and historical anecdotes, internally fine with foxing to wrappers. Good plus..... More
1969. AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF TUNISIA. TUNISIA PORTFOLIO, VOLUME I, 1969. Second edition. [n.p.]: American Women's Club of Tunisia, 1969. Wrappers. Very good. More
[AMERICANA - 19th CENTURY EPHEMERA] AMERICAN COW MILKER MACHINE POSTER, ORIGINAL. Buffalo, NY: Express Printing Company for the American Cow Milking Machine Co. [n.d. ca. 1865]. 42 x 26 3/4 inches. Woodblock printing: Boldest typeface measures 10 inches tall. L. O. Colvin's "American Cow Milker" was patented in 1860 as..... More
1809. [AMERICANA] THE CIVIL OFFICER, OR THE WHOLE DUTY OF SHERIFFS, CORONERS, CONSTABLES AND COLLECTORS OF TAXES. Boston: Thomas B. Wait and Company, 1809. First edition. 164 pp. + 16 pp. appendix and two folding charts. Together with: THE MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFF: BEING A DIGEST OF THE PRINCIPAL DECISIONS OF THE..... More
1854. AMES, Fisher, ed. Seth Ames. WORKS OF FISHER AMES with a Selection from His Speeches and Correspondence. 2 volumes. 406/442 pp. 8vo., brown cloth. Owner's pencil signature on ffeps. Good, spines sunned, frayed heel and crown, covers rubbed. Moderate shelfwear to bottom edges. Light foxing, neat pencil markings within..... More
1908. AMES, Oak. ORCHIDACEAE: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae. Issued from the Ames Botanical Laboratory, North Easton, Massachusetts. Fascicle III. Boston: The Merrymount Press, 1908. Illustated with 34 plates, numbered 26-59. viii,99 pp. Octavo, cloth-backed paper boards (brown/brown), with gilt-stamped title to spine and upper board. Pencil ownership..... More
1915. AMES, Oak. ORCHIDACEAE: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae. Issued from the Ames Botanical Laboratory, North Easton, Massachusetts. Fascicle V. Boston: The Merrymount Press, 1915. Content: "The Genera and Species of Philippine Orchids," by Oakes Ames. Fold-out map opposite p. 262. Octavo, mostly unopened. xiv,261 pp. Cloth-backed paper..... More
1963. AMHERST COLLEGE. IN MEMORY OF ROBERT FROST, March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963. [Program of a memorial service held at] Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, February 17, 1963, Johnson Chapel, 2 P.M. [12] pp. 8vo., white laid paper wrappers with the Amherst College seal embossed to front cover, wire..... More
1965. AMHERST COLLEGE. THE ROBERT FROST LIBRARY DEDICATION, October 24, 1965. Robert Frost Speaks Departmentally. [Amherst, MA: Amherst College, 1965] Included is a 4 pp. facsimile of Frost's holograph copy of "Departmentally," printed at the Meriden Gravure Company [12] pp. 6 by 4 inches. Pamphlet format, white paper wrappers, titled..... More
1963. AMHERST COLLEGE. THE ROBERT FROST MEMORIAL SERVICE. [N.P., N.D.] [4] pp. 4to., white paper. The texts of a "Meditation" delivered by the Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson and "Reflections" by Calvin H. Plimpton delivered at the Frost memorial service held at Johnson Chapel, Amherst College on February 17, 1963..... More
1963. AMHERST COLLEGE. THE ROBERT FROST MEMORIAL SERVICE. [N.P., N.D.] [4] pp. 4to., white paper. The texts of a "Meditation" delivered by the Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson and "Reflections" by Calvin H. Plimpton delivered at the Frost memorial service held at Johnson Chapel, Amherst College on February 17, 1963..... More
1974. AMIS, Martin. THE RACHEL PAPERS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First American edition of the author's first book. 8vo., orange cloth, spine in gilt. Boards just slightly bowed. Small spot of soil to fore-edge affecting about eight leaves; slight soil to bottom edge. A very good, bright copy..... More
1971. AMMONS, A. R. BRIEFINGS: POEMS SMALL AND EASY. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc. (1971). First edition, inscribed by the author (dated 1989) on blank recto preceding half title. xii + [2] + 106 pp. Brick colored cloth stamped in gilt, fine. In very good illustrated b/w..... More