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New York: Brentano's, 1918. Twelfth Edition. Leather-bound. 24mo. Full tan morocco (goatskin) (5 3/4 in. x 4 in.) ruled in gilt. Three compartments to spine, the top with gilt titling ("ATLAS") , the other to with gilt flowers, set off by gilt rules. All edges gilt. Some scuffing, discoloration and..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Joseph J. Woodward, No.7 Minor Street. Sold also by John J. Kay & Co. Pittsburgh, 1833. Leather-bound. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 5.25 in., pp. 472. "Kay's Improved and Enlarged Edit": Double-column text. Illlustrated with frontis of five theologians: Luther, Calvin, Fox, Whitfield, and Wesley. Full sheep. MISSING front..... More
Philadelphia, PA: T. Elwood Zell, 1875. Leatherbound. Large Quarto, 12 in. x 9.5 in. Contemporary full calf. Gilt title on red panel to spine. Five raised bands to spines. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities. Some corners lightly nudged. Previous owner's ink stamp to flyleaf of each volume. Vol I...... More
New York: Morse and Gaston, 1857. Leather-bound. Original full red Morocco stamped in gilt on both sides, rebacked in plain red cloth, all edges gilt. Octavo [7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches]. Edgewear, rubbing and some soiling to cover.Title page shows a 3" x 1/2" chip from top right corner..... More
Athens, Ohio: Sage/Swallow (Ohio University Press), 1980,1981, 1987. Hardcover. Three volume set of mixed editons. Black cloth over boards. Some light speckling/foxing to top edges of three volumes. Includes Bibliographies and Index. Each of the three volumes lists artists alphabetically, giving dates and places of birth and death, primary area..... More
Eugene, Oregon: Valley Printing & Stationary Co., 1941. Hardcover. Blue boards printed in gilt. Cover soiled and stains. Edgewear, top of spine worn, binding sound. Thick octavo. Approximately 500 pages. Tabs to pages. Four foldout maps of rural routes. Numerous ads. Text clean, toning to margins, slight tobacco aroma. Great..... More
Chicago, IL: W.F. Quarrie & Company, 1935. Leatherette. Quarto. Black, flexible faux leather (10 in. x 8 in.). Lovely sample book used by encyclopedia salespeople, featuring numerous color pages and examples of the ways in which information and knowledge is organized (articles, charts, outlines, biographies, photos, etc. )in the 1935..... More
New York: Books, Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.75 in., pp. [37], 10-867, [24] (index). Orange-red boards with frame stamped in blind and gilt title in frame in to front. Black title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Bookseller's price in ink to top of front free endpaper..... More
Brooklyn, New York: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 9 in. x 6 in. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Rubbing to, mottling of extremities. Pastedowns cracked, hinges split. Lightly soiled, unmarked, toned interior. Splitting to map-pocket inside front flap. Two-sided, street-by-street map of Brooklyn and of Manhattan and..... More
Paris, France: Pampelune, [1718]1786. Revised Edition. Leather-bound. Octavos 7.75" x 5.0". Full,period catspaw calf mottling (.50" x .75") acid-etched into boards. Five raised band (six compartments), each with gilt title on red spine label, and gilt title on dark green morocco label, in next compartment below, indicating volume in series..... More
Paris, France: Services de Tourisme Michelin, 1934. Hardcover. In French. With maps. Red cloth over boards with black lettering. 727 pp. More
Philadelphia, PA: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1863. Leather-bound. Folio. 40 cm. 15 3/4 in. x 13 in. Contemporary brown textured cloth. Rebacked (spine and corners) in brown half-morocco, with borders of gilt roll. Original boards somewhat scuffed, rubbed and stained, but the entire refurbishing has yielded a very handsome and..... More
Petaluma, California: Nilgiri Press, 1970. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. 8vo. Blue-grey boards with like lettering upon a gold background, against a field of Sanskrit lines. Very light rubbing to extremities and a few light smudges to exterior. "...The word SANSKRIT literally means 'perfected,' 'polished,' and it is a sophisticated language..... More
Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Company, 1960. Second Edition, Final Printing. HARDCOVER. G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S Unabridged. Regular paper thickness edition. 12 in. x 9 in. x 5 in. Tan library buckram, with bright gilt lettering. A bit of scuffing to flat surfaces of boards, rubbing to extremities and a wee amount..... More
New York: Sidney E. Morse Jr. & Company, 1871. Softcover. Softbound, 9" x 6 1/4", stitched bindng. 200 pages. Complete almanac featuring these Departments: Astronomical ;Civil and Commercial; Ecclesiastical; Church Work; Educational; Agricultural; Miscellaneous. Religious at base, not aligned with one sect by claim, anti-Roman Catholic obviously. INcludes List of..... More
Eugene: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, December 1951. Softcover. Tan card covers with black lettering. 11 in. x 9 in. Full white and yellow pages for these two interconnecting Willamette Valley cities. Some penciling to outside. Additional white pages at rear for the smaller surrounding communities of Blachly, Cottage Grove..... More
Eugene: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, January 1951. Softcover. Green card covers with black lettering. 11 in. x 9 in. Full white and yellow pages for these two interconnecting Willamette Valley cities. Some penciling to outside. Additional white pages at rear for the smaller surrounding communities of Blachly, Cottage Grove..... More
Portland, OR: R.L. Polk & Co., 1915. Hardcover. HC. Quarto. Yellow hardcover boards with red and black lettering. Wear to extremities, but solidly bound. A number of pages show check marks on residential pages in red and black pencil. Note on p. 25: “Use only names that are checked”. (probably..... More
Portland, OR: R.L. Polk, 1913. Hardcover. Massive Hardcover 8 1/2 in. by 6 1/2 in. Heavily used, shaken, with binding tape separating, but still quite usable. Numerous ads EVERYWHERE, and even all edges stamped with business advertising. 1667 pages. If you're writing a mystery novel set in the Pacific Northwest..... More
Portland, OR: R.L. Polk, 1934. Hardcover. Massive Quarto, 10.5 in. x 7 in. pp. 2093. Illustrated with Numerous ads EVERYWHERE, and even all edges stamped with business advertising. Green cloth boards over burgundy cloth spine. Light rubbing to edges, with two inches of shallow chipping to top of rear board..... More
Portland, OR: R.L. Polk, 1938. Hardcover. Massive Quarto, 10.5 in. x 7 in. pp. 2305. Illustrated with Numerous ads EVERYWHERE, and even all edges stamped with business advertising. Gray cloth boards over burgundy cloth spine. Rubbing to extremities, with light-colored soiling (from moisture damage?; no mildew) to front and rear..... More
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Washington DC: The American School of Esperanto, 1915. First Edition. Paperback. 145 pages. 6" X 4". Stiff brown wraps with cover titles in black. Some light wear and some minor discoloration to spine. Binding sound. Interior clean with some very light toning. Ivy Kellerman Reed [1877-1968] was a noted linguist..... More
Eugene, OR: T.W. Salisbury, 1945. Hardcover. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.5 in., pp. 1-293, 1-96, 1-34, 1-77, 1-33, 1-82, 1-42, 1-78. Color tabs on ad-covered cardpaper separators bound between tabbed sections. Tan cloth boards with black advertisements to boards and spine; black title to spine. Advertising to edges. Light rubbing..... More
Leipzig: Chez Philipp Reclam, file. / Verlag von Philipp Reclam jun. ca. 1839. Leather-bound. Octavos. 8 1/4 in. x 6 in. Half-leather over marbled boards. Gilt designs and lettering to spines. Corner leather mostly worn away. Boards quite scuffed. Very solidly bound. Pages bright. 874 pp. & 934 pp. Previous..... More
Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1922. Hardcover. SECOND EDITION. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and name label to front paste-down endpaper. Hinges starting. Lightly age-tanned. Light to moderate rubbed areas to front cover. Spine caps are worn through to cloth. A 2" closed tear runs down front side of..... More