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Paris: Librairie Internationale/ J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix, [n.d., ca., 189?].. 8vo, 299, (1)pp. Contemp. full black morocco, gilt lettered spine, raised bands, gilt orn. compartments, blindstamped double fillet borders and inner quadrangle, central gilt lozenge, corner gilt lozenges, broad gilt dentelles, gilt tooled edges, teg, a few rubbed spots, otherwise near fine.. Later edition, the author's copy with book label, and another ex libris of Trecis. Beautifully bound by Cottin-Simier. ... more information

Zürich: Berichthaus,, 1966.. Oblong 4to, 17, (1), (35) as recto-only color plate pp. Quarter blue morocco-grained calf over blue boards, gilt lettered, mylar dust jacket as issued, illus. endpapers, very good.. The only reprint of publisher Hofmeister's 1794 shoreline views of the towns and environs of Lake Zürich, the original colored engravings by Brupbacher here beautifully reproduced. With Ulrich's Introduction and plate descriptions. Scarce. ... more information

New York: Wilson,, 1965.. 5 vols, stout 4to, 4649pp, bound in green buckram. Bookplates of General Electric's Pittsfields Works. Good set.. Third and final edition of this essential reference, of which no equivalent is found on-line. Some 156,000 titles are listed; each entry gives a statement of what constiutes a complete set and indicates changes of ittle and holdings in 956 reproting libraries. Incluces all types of serial publications except govenmental, UN, administrative reports, newspapers, alman... more information

Philadelphia: F.A. Davis,, 1902.. 8vo, 198pp. Orig. blue cloth. Library bookplate & rubber stamps, otherwise very good.. Second edition, with a supplementary article on 'nervous impotence' by Gardner Allen. The author attributes many urological diseases to mental illness, explains their diagnosis, and suggests treatment. ... more information

Madrid: Biblioteca Renacimiento,, 1911.. 8vo, 296pp. Quarter brown morocco over marbled pasteboards, gilt lettered, raised bands, gilt orn., edgewear, some rubbing, wear to spine head, paper toned throughout. Good only.. First Edition. ... more information

Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior,, 1941.. 8vo, 73pp, 7 plates. Wrappers. Very good.. A fine account of the Indians, with photographic illustrations and drawings by Velino Herrera. ... more information

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott,, (1976).. 4to, cloth, dust jacket. Very good.. Fourth & latest edition of the best history of the subject. Garrison-Morton 2068.5. ... more information

Buffalo, NY: [By the Author],, 1945. Sm 8vo, (iv), 22pp. Gray cloth, printed title label, bookplate, fine.. First Edition in English, limited to 80 copies printed by the Southworth-Annthoesen Press, this a Presentation Copy, that of literateur Vincent Starrett with his bookplate and signature. With a warm ALs from the translator to Starrett dated Dec. 17, 1945 expessing his gratitude for early help and providing a brief history of the genesis and publication of the book. Uzanne's story of van der Boëcken... more information

London: John C. Nimmo,, 1886.. Large 8vo, 273pp, color plates. Original blue pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, very light soiling but a very good, tight copy.. First Edition in English, one of 500 copies, a handsome volume printed on rar paper with gorgeous water-color illustrations by Albert Lynch engraved in color by Eugene Gaujean. ... more information

Bath: Adams & Dart,, 1971.. 4to, xvi, 452pp. Red cloth, gilt lettered, dust jacket, fine in like dj.. Modern facsimile reprint of the 1867 first edition which investigated the affairs and violence surrounding the Sheffield tool-making unions, the most advanced in Britain. An important social document limning the conflict amongst pre-capitalist industry, trade unionism, and modern industrial capitalism. ... more information

Newark: Newark Public Library,, 1926.. Sm. 8vo, 33pp. Green cloth shelf back, gray boards. Fine.. Printed by Updike at the Merrymount Press, and with two bookplates 'Property of the The Merrymount Press,' the one on the back endpaper showing glue stains, the one at the front pristine. ... more information

V Praze: (Prumyslova Tiskarna),, 1931.. 4to, 29 b/w photo-illus. plates. Orig. cream wrappers, lettered in red and black, with illus. vignette, orig. glassine somewhat tattered. A very good copy, with fresh text and plates.. Exhibition catalogue with printed invitation hand-addressed to Pr. Herb. and Elly Langer laid-in. Mrs. Langer's bookplate pasted verso the front cover. The Moravian painter and printmaker Joza Uprka (1861-1940) was fascinated by local folklore and customs, and the subjects of his art... more information