COMMUNITY INDUSTRIES OF THE SHAKERS (NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM HANDBOOK 15)
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1933. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near fine copy. Shows little if any signs of use. 322 pages, lots of illustrations. More
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1933. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near fine copy. Shows little if any signs of use. 322 pages, lots of illustrations. More
NY: G. P . Putnam's Sons, 1925. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Folio, half-linen spine over paper-backed boards, spine soiled, corners worn, internals in fine, clean condition. 185 pages, #27 of 585 copies, printed on Rives Paper (sides untrtimmed) at Bartlett Orr Press, NY - a handsome production. More
1st Edition. Hardcover. PRESENTATION COPY from food author Behr to fellow food and garden author and editor Leslie Land (1947 - 2013). With a lengthy personal inscription on the ffe: Behr thanks Land for being there "at the beginning" and being "instrumental in giving me inspiration to make it through"..... More
London: George Bell & Sons, 1877. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. The third edition. 13 volumes including index volume. Publisher's green cloth front and back covers, gilt to front. Brown moroccan spine, gilt titles and devices. 1,922 colored plates. Internals near fine, except for index volume where the upper right corner of..... More
Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The first in the Nurse Matilda series. A lovely little book, near fine all around, save some light abrasions to dustjacket spine. With red ribbon marker. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1970. Hardcover. More
Philadelphia: Rittenhouse Press, 1908. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete set. Purple, faux-satin cloth stamped in gilt, cheaply produced set. Spines a wee soiled - volume 10 soiled more than the others - but sound all around. Women from the man's point of view. Anachronism, chauvinism, sexism rule. A real timepiece. More
Detroit: Radio League of the Little Flower, 1933. Presumed First or Early Edition. Hardcover. Tape repaired spine, else very good. More
NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. 1st Edition Limitd. Hardcover. Number 5 of 50 copies, signed by Dahlberg, apparently unread in publisher's glassine wrapper, which is toned and partially separated at front fold. More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by poet Davison to Harper Magazine editor Frederick Lewis Allen and his wife Agnes - "the best of colleagues" - and dated by him 1940, the year of publication. Davison (1898 - 1970) was a Scottish poet and critic, widely published..... More
Various. First or Early Editions. Hardcover. All titles either first or early editions by the most prolific chronicler, essayist and critic of 19th century British theatre and royal history and custom. Volumes different sizes, but all uniformly bound - likely early 20th century - in half leather with same devices..... More
Dublin: Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and J. Rice, 1799. First Edition. Polished Calf. Volume 7 only. Red leather label at spine with gilt title. Moderate scuffing to covers and spine. Spine endes and edgesrubbed, corners slightly worn. PON crossed out and seperate PON at title page..... More
Dublin: E. Lynch, L. White, P. Byrne, and W. Jones, 1791. First Edition. Polished Calf. Volume 3 only. Red leather label at spine with gilt title. Long closed tear along spine, left edge front cover. Spine ends and edges rubbed, cover corners slightly worn. Slight scuffing to lower and right..... More
Boston: David R Godine, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Centennial publication honoring Robert Frost listing, with commentary, 100 of Frost's publications that made up the exhibition on the anniversary of Frost's birth. Book designed by Joe Blumenthal, who designed many of Frost's books, including his earliest, and Frost's annual Christmas cards..... More
NY: The Grolier Club, 1966. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. 1200 copies, printed boards, half cloth (spine). This copy apparently unused, and, of an unknown number, boxed in a slipcase of blue cloth. A handsome presenation. More
Lunenberg, VT: Northeast-Kingdom Publishers, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1600 copies. Letterpress and binding by The Stinehour Press." An as new copy in publisher's cloth-covered slipcase, still shrink-wrapped. More
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. True first edition - 1966 - far less common than the later 1979 edition and its later printings. The edges and corners show slight wear here and there. Unclipped dw. Remainder mark in black bottom edge. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and..... More
NY: Scholastic, 1974. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Volume 4 in the Lucky Mini-book series buy Scholastic. About 3.5 inches high, 10 panel folding panorama printed in orange and black on tan stock. Corners bumped, some toning. More
NY: Derrydale Press, 1928. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. #116 of 350 copies. Mustard-colored paperbacked boards, with title label, over quarter vellum. Some fading top part of front and rear boards. Vellum toned a tad. Internals fine. More
1862: no publisher 0. Soft cover. ARCHIVE OF CIVIL WAR PERIOD LETTERS OF EDWARD HAIGHT (March 1817 - 1885), an American politician and businessman from New York City. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from NY's 9th CD in 1860 and served for one term, after which..... More
London: Faber& Faber, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. One of the harder-to-find of the many of Heath's cuisine titles. Pictorial cloth, front and back, in matching pictorial dustjacket. Decorations and cover art by Edward Bawden. Cloth tanned and dustjacket toned, more so at spine. Dustjacket price-clipped with some chipping and an..... More
NY: Random House, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fiftenn essays on American life in the late 1960s from one of America'sa best essayists of the period. Near fine, apparently little- or un-used copy, unclipped dustjacket, faded dustjacket spine, no ownership marks or bookplates. More
London: Sherwood, Neely, And Jones, 1820. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, two volumes, bound in red, half leather, spines of which have been charred, with attendant stain to endpapers no affecting rest of text, which is quite nice. Library collection stamp on ffe and title page only. Sturdy, serviceable reading..... More
Philaelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1833. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presumed first or early American edition, 8vo, vii + 339. Original brown linen with publisher's paper label detached. Joints revealed Internals foxed. More
London/ Philadelphia: Gibbings & Company Ltd/ J. B. Lippincott, 1896. 1st Edition Thus. Soft cover. Printed in England for both US and U K distribution. Beautifully preserved Art& Crafts-designed production of the Arabian tales. Small 8vo, light green cloth, boldly-stamped titles in darker green and blue front covers w/ more..... More