Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual [Volume] XIV (2000)
Spenser Studies: A Renaissance Poetry Annual [Volume] XIV (2000)

New York: AMS Press, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine. index, v, 327p. Original green cloth. 23cm. No Jacket (as published).

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The Sea Breeze, July, 1945 Issue

1945. Paperback. Fair. [14] pages. Mimeo. 27 cm. Paper browned. lower margin chipped or folded on all leaves. First few leaves detached from the two staples with which this was bound. Published aboard the U.S.S. Storm King, a 13,910 ton transport that saw extensive duty in the Pacific Theater, 1944-1946 (but may have been being overhauled when this issue was published).

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Frisbie's (Bone, Blood and Tankage) Animal Fertilizers and Special Tobacco Manures
Frisbie's (Bone, Blood and Tankage) Animal Fertilizers and Special Tobacco Manures

New Haven: The L.T. Frisbie Co, 1920. Paperback. Very Good. photos, 31p. Softcover in original wrapper. 8 x 14 cm. Minor cover soil. Pages 13-18 are blank lined pages for notes, orders, que stions, etc.

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Na Turupatu, Vol. VI, Nos. 70-81 (February, 1930 - October, 1931)

[Honiara?]: Printed at the Catholic Mission Press, 1931. Hardcover. Good. photos, 164p. Later untitled red cloth. 19cm. Rear free endpaper partially pasted down and has card pocket remnants. No Jacket. Typed note tipped to endpaper says "The Catholic News Vol. VI 1930-1931 (Dialect Tangarare Guadalcanal).

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Memoirs of the Life of Sir Stephen Fox, Kt. from Hist First Entrance upon the Stage of Action under Lord Piercy, till His Decease
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Stephen Fox, Kt. from Hist First Entrance upon the Stage of Action under Lord Piercy, till His Decease

London: Printed for John Sackfield, in Lincoln's-Inn Square, and Sold by J. Roberts, 1817. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis (portrait), vii, 149, iv(p.). Later 1/2 leather which was rebacked at some point in the past. 22cm. Joints tender. Signatures and bookplates on various people named Fox (including the partially-mounted book plate of Fox, Earl of Ilchester). Minor foxing.

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Inquiries Relating to Negro Emanciaption
Inquiries Relating to Negro Emanciaption

London: Printed for J. Hatchard and Son, No. 187 Piccadilly, 1829. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good. 99p. No separate wrapper present. 22 cm. Stitching partially perished, Moderate cover soil. A little dog-earing at corners. A British pro-slavery argument with examples drawn mostly from the West Indies and Sierra Leone.

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Zenbei Nikkeijin Jushoroku: 1966-nendo =The New Japanese American News: 1966 Year Book. [cover title]
Zenbei Nikkeijin Jushoroku: 1966-nendo =The New Japanese American News: 1966 Year Book. [cover title]

[Los Angeles]: Shin Nichi-Bei Shinbunsha, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. 100, 983, [3], 57p. Original red cloth. Card slipcase, 21 cm. No jacket (probably never had one). Text in English except that the final 57-page section and other bits here and there are in Japanese.

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The Tenth Memphis Salon of Photography Exhibited at Brooks Memorial Art Gallery by the Memphis Pictorialists, July 1947
The Tenth Memphis Salon of Photography Exhibited at Brooks Memorial Art Gallery by the Memphis Pictorialists, July 1947

(Memphis Pictorialsts), 1947. Paperback. Very Good. 16p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Some of the splitting and tears along yapped portions of cover have been reinforced with adhesive paper tape.

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The Avita Fraus of Russia

London: W. Ridgway, 1877. Paperback. Good. 94p. Later plain wrapper (faded). 20cm. Ex lib.

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Gedenkboek FranzJunghuhn, 1809-1909
Gedenkboek FranzJunghuhn, 1809-1909

's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis (portrait), photos, 2 fasimiles (1 folding), x, 361p. Original cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. 25cm. Scattered pencil (and a couple in ink) line markings in margins (mostly erased). No jacket. Dutch text.

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Economic Feasibilty of Magdalena Valley Railroad Extension
Economic Feasibilty of Magdalena Valley Railroad Extension

New York: Madigan-Hyland South American Corporation, 1954. Paperback. Very Good. graphs, tables, maps, vii, 132p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Plastic comb binding. Name stamp removed from front cover.

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A la Memoria de Sabino Losada y Rocheblave. Sus Amigos
A la Memoria de Sabino Losada y Rocheblave. Sus Amigos

Havana: Imprenta del Tiempo, 1862. Paperback. Very Good. 25p. Softcover in contemporary plain wrapper. "Jose Y. Rodriguez" (the name of a prominent 19th century Cuban American attorney) written on front. Spanish text.

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National Negro Press Magazine, October, 1975
National Negro Press Magazine, October, 1975

Encino, CA: Natoinal Negro Press Magazine, 1975. Paperback. Very Good. photos, illustrations, 40p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. "Equal Opportunity Edition" on cover. This magazine shows up in the 1978 "Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy & Nuclear Proliferation and Federal Services on S. 2543 to amend Title 39 of the U. S. Code to procide better enforcement procedures for preventing fraudulent solicitations through the mails. A majority of the space in this rather unappealing publication is... Read More

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Seeking Constructive Cross-Strait Relations: Taipei's Current Mainland Policy Documents

Taipei: Mainland Affairs Council, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. not continuously numbered [ca. 200p.]. Pale green wrapper. 30cm.

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The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVIII, No. 10 (October, 1919)
The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVIII, No. 10 (October, 1919)

Hampton, Va: Hampton Institute, 1919. Paperback. Very Good. photos, pp. [469]-516. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. Partially unopened. Among the contents: "Rising Standards in the Treatment of the Negro," by Hastings Hart, Director of Department of Child Helping, Russell Sage Foundation (pp. 480-484 with no photos); "The Red Cross in Egypt," by Isabel M. Blake, of the YWCA War Work Council (pages 484-492 with 6 photos); "The Hayward Motor Corps," by Frances Tilghman, Publication Secretary of the... Read More

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Why Japan Had to FIght in Shanghai
Why Japan Had to FIght in Shanghai

Tokyo: Hiromu Toyoshima, The Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, 1937. 2nd Impression. Paperback. Very Good. photos, 2 folding maps, 54p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Backstrip chipped at bottom. Other modest chipping and wear..Printed slip laid in from Yanji Takada of the America-Japan Society presenting this piece of rather blatant Japanese propaganda as having been collected from reliable sources.

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Mongolian Folktales, Stories and Proverbs In English Translation

1967. Mongolian Folktales, Stories and Proverbs In English Translation. Bloomington: Mongolia Society, 1967. 86p. Softcover. 22cm. Near Fine. Translated from Mongolian by members and friends of The Mongolia Society. Mongolia Society Occasional Papers, Number Four.

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The New York Messenger, Vol. 21, No. 11 (November 1947)
The New York Messenger, Vol. 21, No. 11 (November 1947)

Brooklyn, NY: Edgar Reeves Artist, 1947. Paperback. Very Good. ills, photos, 15p. Wrapper (browning in upper margin). 30cm. An African American Baptist magazine.

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Bobby Must Be Set Free! In August 1969, Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party was kidnapped off the Berleley streets ..
Bobby Must Be Set Free! In August 1969, Bobby Seale, Chairman of the Black Panther Party was kidnapped off the Berleley streets ..

n.p., 1970. Very Good. Broadside. 28 x 22 cm. Some wrinkling and other wear but still about VG. Includes an image of Seale by David Mosley which seems to be dated 70.

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Center portion of front side of envelope with badge-shaped blue stamp in upper left corner ("Public Document. Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War. Fort Pillow. 1864. Senate U.S. "). Addressed to Rev. Geo Hale DD Pennington Mercer Co. N. J B. (?) Ohio. Faint vertical crease in center. Hale, 1812-1888,, who graduated from Williams College in 1831 and later from Princeton Theological Seminary
Center portion of front side of envelope with badge-shaped blue stamp in upper left corner ("Public Document. Report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War. Fort Pillow. 1864. Senate U.S. "). Addressed to Rev. Geo Hale DD Pennington Mercer Co. N. J B. (?) Ohio. Faint vertical crease in center. Hale, 1812-1888,, who graduated from Williams College in 1831 and later from Princeton Theological Seminary

New Jersey, n.d.. Very Good. Thin brown paper somewhat unevenly trimmed on sides but generally about 10 x 14 cm. It appears to have been franked in upper right corner by J. C. Ten Eyck, a Republican Senator from New Jersey. The name "B. F. Wade Ohio. is written along bottom edge. Neither Senatorial frank seems exactly like the signatures for those Senators found online. The recip[ient. Rev. Hale, who graduated from Williams College in 1831 and later... Read More

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North American Review, Vol. XXII. New Series Vol. XIII (1826)
North American Review, Vol. XXII. New Series Vol. XIII (1826)

[Boston], 1822. Hardcover. Good. [6], 252, [3], [254]-499p. Contemporary 1/4 leather which has been neatly but inexpensively rebacked in a modern lighter brown leather (or possibly just a leather-like material). 22cm. Corners worn. This volume contains two quarterly issues (L and LI) for January and April of 1826.

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The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Formation of the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island, Sunday, April 28, 1889

[Providence]: The Providence Press: Snow & Farnham, Printer, 1889. Hardcover. Good. 121p. Contemporary 1/2 leather. Original wrapper bound in. 21cm. Clean ex lib. (Pequot Library in Southport).

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The Earthquake-Proof Reactor for Japan
The Earthquake-Proof Reactor for Japan

Erith, Kent [England]: General Electric Company Limited of England and Simon-Carves Limited, 1960. Paperback. Very Good. folding partly-colored print outlining the plant and some of its safety equipment, 16p. Softcover in original wrapper. 30 cm. Minor cover soil. "Printed by courtesy of Nuclear Power from the March 1960 issue" Also included: Fujii Denki Seizo K. K./Tokai Mura Nuclear Power Station. JAPC. Instruction and Procedures for R. P. V. Pressure Test. Issue No. 1 (5th September, 1963). 11p. [photostat?].... Read More

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Ruch podziemny w ghettach i obozach: materialy i dokumenty

Warszawa: Centralna Komisja Historyczna w Polsce, 1946. Paperback. Very Good. xxiv, 213p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Text moderately browned. Polish text.

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Scientia Guaianae: a Series on Natural Sciences of the Guayana Region: una serie sobre ciencias naturales de la Region Guayana; uma serie sobre ciencias naturais da regiao Guiana, No. 1 (1990)

Caracas, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. ix, 294p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. Text in Spanish and English (some material also in Portuguese). Contains: El Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela: una bibliografia = The Amazonas Federal Territory, Venezuela: a bibliography.

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