The Recitation x Hamilton 1910 From Lippincott's 'Educational Series' (Vol.V) comprises Samuel Hamilton's "The Reitation". Copyright 1910 369pgs. In near fine shape w/ slight sunning to spine which it titled/ruled gilt in blind. Pict. cvr. to this red cloth bound book. A very nice piece of pedagogy.
 

1999 SDSU Jackrabbit FINE Yearbook South Dakota State University JACKRABBIT Yearbook for 1998-1999 "Looking For Direction" is in FINE condition, almost like new - MUST SEE PICS! Limited edition of 3,500 copies printed @ Taylor Publishing Co.; Dallas, TX. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
 

Great Philosophers BOOK 1 ROYCROFT leather Leather spine on this elegantly bound book THE GREAT PHILOSOPHERS Little Journeys to Homes Great Philosopher has Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, etc - MUST SEE PICS! As is the norm, intricate amazing books put out by Elbert Hubbard and his Roycroft shop in East Aurora, NY. Book is in VERY GOOD condition, little loss of white to lettering on cover o/w very nice. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
 

Warless World '63 U Thant VG/G- SIGNED Larson A WARLESS WORLD : An Examination of its problems & opportunities - is a compilation of essays by Kenneth E. Boulding, Grenville Clark, William Ernest Hocking, (former VP) Hubert H. Humphrey, Judd Marmor, Margaret Mead, Walter Millis, Jules Moch, Louis B. Sohn, Arnold Toynbee and James J. Wadsworth. Forward by then Secretary General to the UN U Thant - edited and SIGNED by Arthur Larson - MUST SEE PICS! Book is in VERY GOOD PLUS condition in a GOOD only dust cover with a big chip to the spine - should show in pics. This is a stated FIRST EDITION published by McGraw-Hill Book Co. in 1963. This should be a good read in a time such as this when we look to be @ war against terror for the rest of our days. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Circa: 1963
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Author: ed. Arthur Larson
Edition: 1
Pages: 209  

BABE RUTH Legend Life Robert Creamer 1974 VG/VG Presumed First Edition (full numberal sequence, no price & star deboss) - found little to be 100% sure because it could also be an early book club printed with the First Edition plates. BABE: THE LEGEND COMES TO LIFE by Robert W. Creamer, published in 1974 by Simon & Schuster is in VG condition yellow cloth bound book in a VG condition unclipped dust jacket. There's a little light foxing to the top edge, trace of sun to spine of DJ, but all in all a pretty nice copy of this popular book about Babe Ruth. FREE SHIPPING with DC in the U.S. - International buyers pay ACTUAL shipping charges only based on final packed weight. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!

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EARTHLY REMAINS ESTABLISHED 1983
Circa: 1974
Condition: Used - VG/VG
Size: 8.75 tall x 5.75 wide
Type: Hardcover cloth
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: Robert W. Creamer
Edition: 1
Pages: 443  

British Airways CONCORDE STORY Ogden VG w/ DJ British Airways THE CONCORDE STORY was written by Christopher Ogden and lavishly illstrated throughout in color pictures, diagrams and more - MUST SEE PICS! This is the 8th Edition published in 1994 by Hamlyn and comes NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE condition dust jacket. We ONLY charge actual shipping - never any handling/packaging fees! Be sure to check out our many other books and don't hesitate to write with your requests - 10,000 volumes in revolving stock and we're always adding more. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!

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Circa: 1994
Type: Nonfiction - Aviation History - British Airways
Manufacturer: Hamlyn
Author: Christopher Ogden
Edition: 8  

AGE EXPANSION 1559-1660 NF/NF 68 Trevor-Roper Edited by Hugh Trevor-Roper this is part of a series issued by publisher McGraw-Hill (noted educational publisher), this one being an in-depth look at THE AGE OF EXPANSION 1559-1660 that comes in NEAR FINE condition, bound in reddish-brown cloth being embossed in gold and comes with a NEAR FINE condition original matching dust jacket - MUST SEE PICS! This is a neat folio size book that is completely illustrated throughout and features different types of paper stock and is a joy to read. 604 illustrations, 185 in color, engravings, drawings and maps - this book has it all and a great way to learn history! Features TEN chapters by distinguished authorities. Be sure to check out our other books from this series - ALL in equally as nice condition! Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Circa: 1968
Size: Folio 12-15"
Type: History - European & World 1559-1660
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co.
Author: Hugh Trevor-Roper (ed.) Various authors
Pages: 360  

REMBRANDT Complete Paintings 68 FOLIO NF/NF!! Published by Reynal and Co. in 1968, this is the COMPLETE PAINTINGS of REMBRANDT - must SEE PICS! Hardbound in white cloth/canvas featuring a red square on front cover with Rembrandt's 'R' in gold atop - l@@k at pics! Book and jacket are in NEAR FINE condition - far better than commonly found - often times these big art books are loved to death, but this one was lovingly conserved and in NEAR FINE shape after more than thirty years! Be sure to check out our other FOLIO sized art books and save on combined shipping if you find more than one you can't live without. This is a wonderful well-crafted book dealing with and illustrating the multitudinous work one of the great masters of art history whose mighty work still endures today! Definitive well-researched tome that came from a fine collection of art & natural history books! Dust jacket/cover has been place in an acid-free protective cover for safe handling and preservation. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions, requests for additional hi-rez pics and THANKS FOR LOOKING!

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Circa: 1968
Condition: NEAR FINE !
Type: Nonfiction - Art - Old Masters
Manufacturer: Reynal and Company
Author: Gerson Horst (Heinz Norden trans.)
Edition: 1
Pages: 527  

San Francisco 1909 Souvenir Lick Observatory This neat oblong booklet of photos is chock full of views of San Fancisco & California and is in VERY GOOD PLUS condition approaching NEAR FINE condition - MUST SEE PICS! A few years after the cataclysmic earthquake of 1906, this book is a wonderful photographic essay of the immediate re-building effort that went into restoring San Francisco and a spectacular photographic history of the city and a few other parts of the state. Published in 1909 by the E. P. Charlton & Company. Unpaginated, likely an early, if not first printing. Features a nice silhouette of San Fran on the cover and the corresponding city & state seals on the back cover. Staple bound in stiff wraps - there's a slight crease to the center of the covers, but is not intrusive to the rest of the book. We charge actual shipping only - just the postage. Insurance or delivery confirmation is optional, but recommended for an item in transit. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!

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Condition: Used - VERY GOOD PLUS
Country of Origin: US
 

BAE #47 BILOXI OFO Dictionary 1912 VG+ Green cloth bound book published by the Government Printing Office in 1912, spine titling blind in gilt - MUST SEE PICS! Interior is clean of this ex-library copy from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, exterior is a little soiled, but not over-used - should show in pics. A DICTIONARY OF THE BILOXI AND OFO LANGUAGES: Accompanied w/ Thirty-one Biloxi Texts and Numerous Biloxi Phrase was writen by James Owen Dorsey and John R. Swanton. 8vo. 9.25 inches tall. Relatively scarce book w/ some history and English translations of these Native American languages from the So. Central/Eastern Unted States. VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Fascinating read & reference. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions about this nice old book and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
Condition: Used - VERY GOOD
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Government Printing Office  

Complete MICHELANGELO huge FOLIO Superb reference on the Sistine Chapel before the restoration. Elephant folio, cloth bound in original dust jacket - VERY GOOD PLUS condition in VERY GOOD condition dust jacket with a slight bump to top front corner (should show in pics). Stands a big FIFTEEN inches tall, 11.25 inches wide and nearly 2.5 inches thick - a beautiful book on one of the great artistic geniuses in the history of world. White canvas type cloth heavily embossed in gold - bump rather slight & shows more on dj than book.(Sorry for the extraneous stuf in wraparound dj shot - but what a picture!) - A monumental and terrific book in far better condition than commonly found bought from original owner. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!

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Condition: VERY GOOD PLUS/VERY GOOD
Size: 15 x 11.25 x 2&3/8ths
Type: Nonfiction - Art
Manufacturer: Reynal & Co. (in assoc. w/ Wm. Morrow)  

PRESCOTT WORKS 16 vol leather COMPLETE This is a fine quarter-bound leather, sixteen volume set of PRESCOTT'S WORKS published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.; Philadelphia in 1882/3. Includes an individual volume on the LIFE OF WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT by George Ticknor as well as Ticknor's 'History of Spanish Literature' reprinted from an 1849 book by the same title, revised in January, 1852. Set is in NEAR FINE condition with some slight rubbing to extremities and previous owner bookplates to front adhered end-papers. Books feature supple tan calf bindings with marbled boards, end-papers and page edges. Seven raised bands with six compartments all stamped in gilt. Decorative floral motifs with ornate scroll work comprise four compartments with two used for titles on shaved red and blue stained leather labels. This is an exquisite set in extraordinary condition.

This is a contemporary reprinting of a 1875 'New Edition', printed from entirely new stereotype plates and inclusive of Prescott's many revisions to his work, many previously only found in his manuscripts. "The whole, in accordance with his intention, are incorporated in the present edition," from publisher.

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Circa: 1882
Condition: NEAR FINE
Size: 7.5 x 5
Type: Fine quarter-bound leather
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co.; Philadelphia
Author: William Hickling Prescott (+George Ticknor)  

1933 Sweet's ARCHITECTURE Catalog 4 Vol COMPLETE This is a complete set of SWEET'S ARCHITECTURAL CATALOGUES: A File of Catalogues on Building Products and Services FOR THE YEAR 1933 - complete in FOUR VOLUMES. Copyright 1932 by F. W. Dodge Corporation. They measure 11-1/4th inches tall, 8-1/2 wide and about 2-1/4 each. Combined they are 9-3/8ths inches wide on the shelf. Would be a tremendous set to have a custom slipcase made for. If that's something of interest, please feel free to inquire further.
The four volumes break down into the following topics & subject matter with the number of pages contained in each book:

VOLUME A: 878 pgs. SPECIAL SERVICES - FOUNDATIONS - MASONRY MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION - WATERPROOFING - BRICK WORK, STONE WORK - TERRA COTTA - BLOCK CONSTRUCTION - ROOFING, SHEET METAL, SKYLIGHTS AND VENTILATORS - STEEL AND IRON ORNAMENTAL METAL.

VOLUME B: 952 pgs. METAL DOORS - METAL AND SPECIAL WINDOWS - CARPENTRY - LATHING, PLASTERING - INSULATION AND ACOUSTICS - FLOOR AND WALL TILE - RESILIENT FLOORING.

VOLUME C: 943 pgs. INTERIOR STONE WORK - PAINT, PAINTING AND FINISHING - GLASS AND GLAZING - HARDWARE - FURNISHINGS - GENERAL EQUIPMENT - SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT - LANDSCAPE - PAVING, CURBS, GUTTERS.

VOLUME D: 867 pgs. PLUMBING - HEATING, VENTILATING AND POWER PLANT - ELECTRICAL - REFRIGERATION - ELEVATORS - CONSTRUCTION PLANT.

Not a set that readily comes available for sale and came from a multi-generation architecture firm's collection. Even has a note on the verso of the title page that reads in part:
NOTICE: This set of Sweet's Architectural Catalogues is lent to an approved user with the understanding that it will be returned upon request.

ALL said, there are 3,640 pages, not including blank leaves and end-papers.
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Condition: Used
Country of Origin: US
 

LIBERTINE Lit England David Foxon '65 1st Social history of pornographic writings from the UK back in 1660-1745 - rather interesting subject matter is a FIRST EDITION published in 1965 by University books and is in NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE condition - MUST SEE PICS! David Foxon covers LIBERTINE LITERATURE IN ENGLAND 1660-1745 - virtually unread condition! Includes Nicolas Chorier: Satyra Sotadica, Aretino's Postures, John Cleland - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure and more! Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!
 

STANDARD OF PERFECTION American Poultry 1946 I fyou want to see the best birds of 1946 - this is the book for you - THE AMERICAN STANDARD OF PERFECTION - fully illustrated with these lovely fowl in black and white photographs throughout - MUST SEE PICS! VERY GOOD PLUS approaching NEAR FINE condition - few spots to spine and cover, but hard to see and don't detract from the clean illustrated, stamped in gilt kahki colored cloth book - comes in acid-free protective cover (Lyfjacket seen in photos), which is removable, but allows for safe handling & perusing. Published by the American Poultry Association in 1946 there's a wealth of information about what to look for in a champion fowl. Feel free to e-mail w/ any questions and THANKS FOR LOOKING!