Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine effectué pendant les années 1866, 1867 et 1868

by GARNIER, Marie Joseph Francis (1839-1873)

Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1873. 4 volumes (text: 2 vols., large 4to [13 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches]; atlas: 2 volumes, folio [19 1/2 x 15 inches]). Text: titles in red and black, half-titles. Portrait frontispiece, 1 plate of medals, 12 maps and charts (4 coloured, 6 tinted), numerous illustrations (39 full-page); atlas: 12 maps, (2 double-page); 9 plans (2 double-page); 1 tinted lithographic aerial view; 48 plates on 40 sheets (6 double page, 2 engraved, 10 hand-coloured lithographs, 1... Read More

Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

K. Tongŭi pogam 東醫寶鑑 [Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine [or] Classified Book of Medicine]

by HŎ, Chun 許浚 (or HEO JUN or XU JUN)

1634. Several woodcut illus. in the text. 25 vols. Folio (346 x 230 mm.), orig. wrappers (rubbed & several with some wear, three vols. with some staining, occasional minor foxing), orig. stitching. [Hansŏng]: [colophon in Vol. 2 dated 1634]. Second edition (1st ed.: 1613) of a very great rarity, “the greatest of all Korean medical treatises, [which] devotes its last chapters to acupuncture and moxibustion.”–Lu & Needham, Celestial Lancets, p. 263n. It is considered to have one... Read More

Offered by Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.

[Country Joe McDonald's personal archive]

by [McDonald, Country Joe]

In the 1960s, Country Joe McDonald (of Country Joe and The Fish) was one of the earliest and most vocal musical critics of the Vietnam War. This political commitment emerged from a family legacy of activism, but in this new context it brought him into the company of musical stardom, and his songs including “Fixin’ to Die Rag” became anthems of the movement. At every stage of his career, Country Joe saved posters, leaflets, and other ephemera of... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

William Eastlake Papers and Archive: Manuscripts and Letters

by EASTLAKE, William

1995. Near Fine. Archive of the American author William Eastlake consisting of several original book length manuscripts, corrected proofs, and over 100 letters to him, and other associated documents. Included are corrected typescript manuscripts for five of his major novels, including the first two novels of his acclaimed Checkerboard Trilogy: *Go in Beauty* and *The Bronc People*. Among the letters are 28 from Edward Abbey, author of *The Monkey Wrench Gang*, together with multiple letters from other leading... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.