AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG; Shawl-straps
1872. ALCOTT, Louisa M. AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG; Shawl-straps. Boston: Robert Brothers, 1872. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth, spine in gilt. A lovely bright copy with a touch of wear at the extremes. (BAL 171). More
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AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG; Shawl-straps
1872. ALCOTT, Louisa M. AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG; Shawl-straps. Boston: Robert Brothers, 1872. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth, spine in gilt. A slightly cocked copy, that otherwise is very pleasing with a touch of wear at the extremes. (BAL 171). More
LITTLE MEN
1871. ALCOTT, Louisa M. LITTLE MEN: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First American edition, with Sig. mark 1 ; it follows the first British edition by one month. Frontispiece and three plates inserted. [4] pp. adv., [2], 376 pp. 16mo., green cloth, lettered in gilt..... More
CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF A PRINCE
1941. ALLISON, John M.S., ed. CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF A PRINCE, Correspondence of the Princess of Nassau-Saarbruck 13 June-15 November 1758. New Haven: Yale, 1941. 8vo., brown paper boards. Some pages unopened. A touch of foxing to pastedowns, negligible rubbing to boards, one page carelessly opened. Near fine in dust..... More
LINCOLN
1926. ANGLE, Paul M. Lincoln In The Year 1854 [-1860]. Each volume of this 7 volume set is devoted to a year of Lincoln's life from 1854-1860. Springfield, Illinois: The Lincoln Centennial Association, (1926-1930). Volumes contain on average 60 pp. each and are 8vo., uniformly bound in white wrappers. Occasional..... More
DR. ATKINS' DIET REVOLUTION
1972. ATKINS M.D., ROBERT C. DR. ATKINS' DIET REVOLUTION. The High Calorie Way to Stay Thin Forever. New York: David McKay Company, Inc, (1972). First edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket. Surprisingly Scarce. More
BROUGHAM AND HIS EARLY FRIENDS
1908. BROUGHAM and Vaux, Henry, Baron. BROUGHAM AND HIS EARLY FRIENDS. Letters to James Loch, 1798-1809. Collected and arranged by R. H. M. Buddle Atkinson and G. A. Jackson. With notes and appendices. London: Privately Printed (by T. and A. Constable at Edinburgh), 1908. Three volumes. ex-library copy with only..... More
CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
1980. AUEL, Jean M. THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR. New York: Crown Publishers, (1980). First edition. 8vo., green paper boards, backed in yellow cloth. Light edgewear. Small spot of dampstain to bottom fore-corner of bookblock, affecting about 100 pages near the middle of volume; text unaffected. First edition of..... More
MAMMOTH HUNTERS
1985. AUEL, Jean M. THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1985). First edition. 8vo. Minimal soiling to rear board. Near fine, in the dust jacket. More
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE
1990. AUEL, Jean M. THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1990). Volume 4 of Earth's Children. First edition. 760pp. 8vo., red cloth-backed ochre boards. A fine copy, clean and bright, in the illustrated dust jacket. More
TREATISE ON COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY 2 VOLS.
1880. BALFOUR, Francis M. TREATISE ON COMPARATIVE EMBRYOLOGY, 2 VOLS. London: Macmillan and Co., 1880-1881. 8vo., i-xi,492 pp. + i-xxii (bibliography); i-xi, 655 pp. + i-xxii (bibliography). B/w illustrations throughout text. Green cloth, blindstamped front and aback and stamped in gilt to spines. Cloth of Vol.1 discolored. Vol. 2 slightly..... More
BALLOU'S PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION. V. 9-11. JULY 1855-DEC 1856
1855. BALLOU'S PICTORIAL DRAWING ROOM COMPANION. VOLUME IX(-XI). Boston: M. M. Ballou, Publisher, (1855-6). Volumes IX - XI, July 1855 - December 1856: 78 issues in all. [4],416; [4],416; [4],416 pp. Text printed in three columns and illustrated with numerous wood-engravings. Folio. Ex-library; bookplate on front pastedown and pocket at..... More
A TILLYLOSS SCANDAL
1893. BARRIE, J. M. A TILLYLOSS SCANDAL. New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, n.d. [1893]. First American edition, first state; paper wrapper issue, with the publisher's East Tenth Street address on t.p. and front cover, and a list of seven other Barrie titles on the back cover. 270 pp. Octavo..... More
TWO OF THEM
1893. BARRIE, J. M. TWO OF THEM. New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, 5 and 7 East Sixteenth Street, (1893). First American edition; the unauthorized, cloth issue. Illustrated with 10 plates. 282 pp., [4] pp. publisher's adv. Octavo, blue cloth over bevelled boards, gilt-title at spine. One leaf has a...... More
WINDOW IN THRUMS
1892. BARRIE, J. M. A WINDOW IN THRUMS. New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, 43, 45, and 47 East Tenth Street, (1892). The Belmore Series, Number 1. The publication date is printed on the wrappers. 234 pp., + [6] pp. publisher's adv. 8vo., printed paper wrappers. Pencil ownership on upper..... More
ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
BARRIE, J.M. THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d.]. 4to., red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, tipped-in color illustrations. Ex-library, no external marks. Touch of soil and sun to spine, but gilt is very fresh and attractive. Hint of wear to cloth at heel..... More
AULD LICHT IDYLLS
1888. BARRIE, J.M. AULD LICHT IDYLLS. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888. First edition of Barrie's second book. Blue buckram, spine lettering gilt and t.e.g., green endpapers. Some mild wear to cloth and occasional spots of light soil in text, but overall a very good copy. (Cutler 5)... More
SENTIMENTAL TOMMY
1896. BARRIE, J.M. SENTIMENTAL TOMMY. London: Cassell, 1896. Signed first edition, first issue. 8vo, purple cloth, darkened on spine with some wear at crown and heel. Front hinge starting, but still overall this is a very good copy. (Cutler 46). More
WINDOW IN THRUMS
1889. BARRIE, J.M. A WINDOW IN THRUMS. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889. First edition. Dark blue buckram, lettered in gilt and t.e.g., green endpapers. A fine copy with only a trace of wear to extremes. (Cutler 15). More
HAY-FEVER
1876. BEARD, George M. HAY-FEVER; Or, Summer Catarrh: Its Nature and Treatment. Including the early form, or "rose cold"; the later form, or "autumnal catarrh"; and a middle form, or July cold, hitherto undescribed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. Small 8vo., green cloth, gilt title to spine. Ex-library; all..... More
HAY-FEVER
1876. BEARD, George M. HAY-FEVER; Or, Summer Catarrh: Its Nature and Treatment. Including the early form, or "rose cold"; the later form, or "autumnal catarrh"; and a middle form, or July cold, hitherto undescribed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. Small 8vo., brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Very minor..... More
NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM
1905. BEAUCHAMP, William M. NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Bulletin 87, Archeology 10; Perch Lake Mounds. Albany: New York State Education Department, 1905. Illustrated. 8vo., green cloth, gilt. Ex-library; all markings, including spine label. Binding a bit shaken; minor shelfwear. Clean text. A great research copy... More
OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPH: GROUP PORTRAIT OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, 1882
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
MONITOR AND THE NAVY UNDER STEAM
1900. BENNETT, Frank M. THE MONITOR AND THE NAVY UNDER STEAM. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1900. Illustrated. Small 8vo., blue cloth, title gilt-stamped to spine and front board, front board gilt illustration. Ink ownership to front pastedown. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Sunning to..... More
Resection of the Head of the Femur
1852. BIGELOW, Henry J., M.D. "Resection of the Head of the Femur" in "Extracts from the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement" by William Morland. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, New Series Vol. XXIV, p. 90. Philadelphia, Blanchard & Lea, 1852. A milestone in orthopedic surgery, but..... More