Titles starting with E from Margolis & Moss

Washington: National Gallery of art, 1973.. 587 pages. Illustrating and annotating over 200 engravings. Thick quarto, 11 x 8 1/2 inches; pictorial wrappers. A fine, bright copy. ... more information

New York: Abbeville Press, (1981). 147 pages. With 68 splendid maps in full color. Large folio (15 x 12 inches); green cloth with dust jacket; like new. First edition. A handsome copy of this attractive book. ... more information

Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1836. 250 + [2] pages. With Frontispiece + ten engraved plates; two are folding. 6 x 3 1/2 inches. Contemporary calf with leather label; with Leary's bookstore label on inside cover.  A fine, bright copy of the third edition "revised and enlarged by Benjamin Hallowell." This early physics book for schools was first published in London in 1807, with the first American edition printed in 1809. Of note is the illustrations on plate six, showing a... more information

Poughkeepsie, 1820. 6 pages of recommendations + 216 pages. Twelvemo, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Leather backed blue boards; covers rubbed. Seventh edition. With an interesting imprint: "Poughkeepsie: Edited and Published by Paraclete Potter, for Himself, and for S. Potter & Co. No. 87, Chestnut-Street, Philadelphia, 1820. ... more information

Chicago: Stone & Kimball, 1894. 204 pages. 12mo, black on dark green cloth, cover design by T. B. Meteyard; very light rubbing at head of spine First edition, published prior to the London edition. KRAMER 24. ... more information

London: T. Nelson and Sons, circa 1880. White boards with mounted reproduction, housing twelve accordion bound views. 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches; small holes in spine. Issued as part of Nelson's "Series of Views, Beautifully Printed in Oil Colours. The views are reproductions of drawings, printed in two colors and highly varnished. ... more information

New York & Chicago: A. S. Barnes, 1873. 176 pages. Small quarto (9 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches), stamped brown publishers cloth; a bright copy. First edition. Northrop, the Secretary of Connecticut Board of Education attempts to stem the tide of sending American students to study in Europe. ... more information

London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1750. 72 pages. 8vo, crude modern boards; lacking half-title; minor staining First edition. Originally played by Garrick and Barry at the Drury Lane. Shirley is perhaps best known for his attack on Garrick in BRIEF REMARKS ON ORIGINAL AND PRESENT STATE OF THE DRAMA, 1758. "In the dedicaiton [of the above] to the Earl of Halifax, Shirley takes the opportunity to congratulate his patron on the establishmelnt of a government of Nova Scotia." - PICKERING & ... more information

Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1882. 171 pages. Illustrated. 12 1/2 x 10 inches; cloth backed boards; paper label; light soiling to covers; title leaf loose. One of only 100 large paper copies. Issued in the American Actor Series, edited by Laurence Hutton. "Primarily narrative, with some specific dates, anecdotes and criticisms. Approximately one-fourth of the book concerns the post 1860 period. The author provices some anecdotes and evaluations from his personal experiences with Forrest and reflec... more information

New York: Ehrich & Co., c. 1865. A paper pattern for woman's jacket. The picture of the jacket and instructions for cutting and sewing are on a printed paper which is attached to the paper pattern. The pattern is simple but complete. ... more information

Northampton: J. H. Butler, 1839. Folding engraved frontispiece of the interior of a cocoonery + 156 pages. 8vo, gilt-printed embossed cloth; light foxing; frontispiece complete but creased. First edition. The American silk industry after the Revolution was distinctly a domestic endeavor, with family farms rarely producing over 100 pounds per annum. Congress tried to control imports with various results. During the 1830's a short-lived 'morus multicaulus' craze swept the country when thousands o... more information

Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1969. 91 pages of text + 103 photographic plates. Quarto, 11 x 8 inches. Cloth with pictorial dust jacket. A bright, fine copy, with a previous owners ink inscription on free end-paper. First edition. The art and architecture of colonial San Luis Potosi, Mexico. ... more information

Mexico: Tipografia de Aguilar e Hijos, 1888. 112 pages. 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. Printed wrappers; covers chipped and loose. An uncommon artists manual. The subtitle is "de moldear por todos los sistemas conocidos: de la fundicion y del galvanismo, de la fotografia, retratos en papel y placa, del arte de diseccion y taxidermia y trabajos de cristal. ... more information

Mexico: Herrero Hermanos Sucesores, 1944. 68 pages. With illustrations and brightly colored maps. 6 x 8 1/2 inches. Cloth backed pictorial boards. Fourteenth edition of this attractive school text. ... more information

Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1959. 63 pages. Octavo, quarter calf with red and green leather labels; original wrappers bound in. First edition. A beautifully bound copy of number 71 of the series "Figuras y Episodios de la Historia de Mexico." [We have seventy other titles from this series uniformly bound. Please inquire]. ... more information

Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, 1962. 338 pages. Illustrated with facsimiles of title-pages. Quarto, printed wrappers; light soiling to covers. Description of 880 volumes from 1827 to 1962. Library of Congress duplicate, with their hand stamp on cover and back of title-page. ... more information

(n.p.: Caja España, 2000). 71 pages. Handsomely illustrated from photographs. Quarto (12 x 9 1/2 inches); pictorial wrappers A beautifully produced catalog on the simple, rural furniture of Spain. Issued by "Fondos Ethnográficos de Caja España. ... more information

Barcelona: Biblioteca Ilustrada de Ambos Mundos, 1868. 540 pages. With 10 ( of 11) plates. 4to (10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches); quarter red morocco; binding worn. With the hand stamp on title page of a previous owner Of special note are the engraved views of Louisville, New Orleans, Steamboats on the Mississippi, and an Indian raid. The plate of the Capital, Washington is missing. ... more information

Detroit: Dodge Brothers, Inc., c. 1930. Spanish Language Edition. The catalog measures 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Excellent condition. A beautiful catalog featuring pictures of four new models plus pictures and information about the mechanics. ... more information

(Mexico): Fomento Cultural Banamex, 1978. 131 pages. Illustrated in color with reproductions of photographs depicting masks and dancers using masks. Qaurto ( 12 x 9 inches); beige cloth with chipped dust jacket that has been taped on the back; very light soiling. ... more information