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New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Crown octavo. 278pp. Bound in decorative green cloth. Scattered foxing. Some rubbing to the covers, corners are bumped. Sections on fire-proofing homes and businesses, fire insurance, historic fires, spontaneous ignition. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. 40th edition. Hardcover. 21 x 13 cm. Octavo. 3152pp. Bound in dark red cloth. This copy is SIGNED by Carnegie on the front free endpaper. Noted as the "40th edition, Sept 10, 1940 of 7,000 copies, making a total of 1,173,000 copies". Fading to..... More
Topeka: F. M. Steves & Sons, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 199pg. 3 ads. Bound in mustard colored cloth. Frontispiece portrait of the author. 9 full page photos. Front gutter cracked. Discoloartion to the boards. Carry A. Nation was a radical member of the temperance movement..... More
Ohio: Anti-Saloon League of America, 1923. Wraps. 12mo (7 1/2" x 5") 317pp. Brown wrappers. Nice copy. Glued in is a slip of paper from the World League Against Alcoholism thanking original owner for subscription in advance. The stain of the glue shows on the reverse side of page... More
New York: Willey Book Company, 1945. Reprint. Hardcover. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. 297pp. Red boards in uncommon illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket is worn, with edgewear as well as a piece out of the center of the jacket spine. Some rubbing to the edges of the boards. From the..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1969. First printing. Paperback. 20.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 154pp. Stated first paperback printing. Illustrated with photographs. Light edgewear. Nice copy. More
Illinois: Unknown. Fifth Edition. wrappers. Wrappers. 73pp A "fair copy" but complete. Stain to spine and back cover. Scarce pamphlet. Latin and English text. anti-catholic pamphlet. Back cover reads: Secret Abominations. Auricular confesion exposed. Men Read Homo. - Romish Priets Stand From Under. "Caution: this work is intended for men..... More
University of Michigan Press, 2011. Paperback. Trade paperback. 260pp. Nice copy without any markings. More
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1969. Reprint. Hardcover. 38 x 28.5 cm. Folio.200pp. Blue cloth in chipped dust jacket. Reprint of the 1927 Cambridge edition. The book volume only, lacking the portfolio. Illustrated from The Common Paper of the Scriveners' Company of Lond, the English Writing Masteres, and the..... More
Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott Co, August 1921. Hardcover. 24mo. (6 1/2" X 4 1/2") 157pp. A lovely copy in dust jacket. An early book for girls originally published in 1920 on manners and norms of that time. this book "covers everything that ordinarily is such a vexation in a young girl's development;..... More
Munchen: J. Michael Muller, 1922. 1/2 leather. Octavo. 9" x 6 1/4'. 702pp. German text. Numerous color and black and white illustrations and pull out chart. Bound in black 1/2 leather with marble boards. Gilt lettering to spine. A manual for women in the early 1920's living in Germany focusing..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1974. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 589pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed to previous owner by the author on the half-title page. There is a gouge to the bottom of the front cover of the cloth. Chipping to the edges..... More
London: Samuel Maunder, no date (circa 1830's). Hardcover. 16mo. 7" x 4 1/2". Bound in 1/2 brown leather with marble boards. Black leather title label to spine. 264pp. Some light foxing especially to rear black pagesl Some scuffing to spine. Gutters tight. More
Thomson Gale, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. xxxiv 528pp xxxiv 558pp. xxxiv 536pp. Bound in glossy boards. Title, author, subject indexes in each volume. Volume 1: Topics, Volume 2: Authors A-H, Volume 3: Authors I-Z. A massive work. More