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New York: Anchor Books Doubleday, 1999. First Edition. Signed by Whitehead without inscription at title page. Octavo. 255 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black and gray boards with spine stamped in silver. Dust jacket rubbed along edges. Boards show light shelfwear and bottom of spine nudged. Binding is sound..... More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2015. First Edition, wrapper issue. Small quarto. 304 pp. Color and b&w photographs and illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Light shelfwear and some minor scuffing to wraps. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2017. First Edition. Quarto. 193 pp. Color and b&w photographs and illustrations. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Yellow boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket gently rubbed at extremities. Boards show very mild shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2018. First Edition. Small quarto. 269 pp. Color and b&w illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Dark gray cloth stamped in copper. Dust jacket gently rubbed at corners. Boards show very mild shelfwear. Binding sound and pages unmarked. More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylania State University Press, 2021. First Edition. Small quarto. 208 pp. Color and b&w illustrations and photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange cloth boards stamped in gilt. Edges of dust jacket gently rubbed. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2015. First Edition. Octavo. 199 pp. Color and b&w illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket. Dark gray boards stamped in gilt. Dust jackets shows very light rubbing to corners. Touch of shelfwear to boards, and binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2019. First Edition. Quarto. 276 pp. Color and b&w photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards stamped in silver. Touch of rubbing to edges of dust jacket. Boards show minor shelfwear; binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. First Edition. Signed by Julian Bond at front free endpaper with inscription, "To Kay whose legal action is just and whose cause is righteous! Julian Bond." Octavo. 163 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in black and silver. Unclipped dust jacket rubbed along..... More
New York: Chas. P. Young Co., Printers, 1919. First Edition. Octavo. 39 pp. Black and white photographs; charts and graphs. Printed wraps. Light chipping to edges of wraps with general scuffing; previous owner's signature to front. Binding is sound. Creasing towards corners, a few stray annotations in pen, but overall..... More
St. Louis, MO: Federated Colored Catholics of the United States, 1930. First Edition. A six issue run from July through December 1930. Octavos. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Printed wraps. Five of the issues ex-library with institutional stamp and "Withdrawn" to front being the only institutional markings. Light rubbing..... More
Detroit, MI: The Black Arts Magazine / Concept East Publishing Co., 1968. First Edition. Large octavo. 31 pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated stapled wraps. Wraps rubbed and toned along edges with a couple splits to spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Includes "The Negro in Theater"..... More
El Paso, TX: Education System Development, Inc., 1987. First Edition. Signed by Contreras with inscription to previous owner at title page. Octavo. 79 pp. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated wraps. Light wear and creasing to edges of wraps. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Includes "On Education," an..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1839. New Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth, printed paper spine label; 323,[1],viii,[9]-95pp.; illus. throughout. Light shelf wear, spine a bit toned, occasional foxing to textblock, else a Very Good copy in the original publisher's binding. More
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1837. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary gilt-tooled calf prize binding, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; viii,193pp.; fourteen leaves of plates bound in rear. Leather rather scuffed and a bit dried at extremities, tiny chip to spine label, front free endpaper sprung, else Very Good, internally..... More
London: John Murray, 1847. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; vii,[1],492,16pp.; publisher's advertisements bound in rear printed in red and black. Light shelf wear, contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, else a Very Good or better, superlative copy. Uncommon lexicon by the inventor of calotype..... More
London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1835. First Edition. Octavo; contemporary calf over marbled paper-covered boards, elaborate spine gilt; xvi,374,lxiiipp.; engraved frontispiece and seventeen leaves of plates and tables including two folding. Leather and boards a bit scuffed and dried, later ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, contemporary ownership signature to..... More
Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1831. Later Edition. 12mo; modern blue cloth over marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine; vii,[1],279pp. Rather heavy foxing to textblock, original cloth spine mounted to front pastedown; a Very Good copy in serviceable new binding. Bound with preliminary series title page "The Cabinet of Natural Philosophy." More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854. Second Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xx,396pp.; folding hand-colored engraved frontispiece. Cloth extremities rubbed with rather significant loss at corners, contemporary ownership ex libris and bookseller ticket to front pastedown, discreet contemporary ownership rubberstamp to title page, else a Good..... More
New York: Edward L. Wilson, 1887. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown gilt-lettered cloth; xv,[16]-548pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate shelf wear to extremities, spine a bit darkened, textblock lightly toned, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. More
New-York: Joseph H. Ladd, 1864. "Second Thousand." Octavo; publisher's green blind-stamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine; viii,[9]-351,[25](ads)pp.; folding plates of tables. Cloth rather significantly scuffed, spine foot quite frayed, gilt partly effaced, joints starting, inscription at head of title page smudged out; a Good copy only, though contents remain clean and sound..... More
London: Longmans & Co., [1853]. New Edition. 12mo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xiii,[1],526pp.; illus. throughout. Cloth a bit soiled, moderate scuffing to extremities, corners bumped, joints starting, else a Good to Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. Date of publication based on date of dedication. More
New York: Tennant and Ward, 1935. First American Edition. 12mo; publisher's dark green cloth over patterned cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],163pp. Minor shelf wear, spine a shade darkened, endpapers toned, label mounted to rear pastedown reading "For Reference Use," contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, contemporary and later (1982) gift..... More
[London]: Printed for James Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, n.d. but ca. 1733. 12mo; full contemporary blind-tooled calf; [14],96pp. ([*]1 A-H6 I4, collated and complete, title page a cancel); two folding plates of tables misnumbered Table 1 and 3 as usual, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces throughout. Joints starting..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1849. First American Edition. Thick octavo; recent blue cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine, new endpapers; 620,[32](ads)pp.; lithographed frontispiece and six leaves of plates including one folding, additional text illus. throughout. Textblock a bit toned, old tape repair to final leaf of text (publisher's ad)..... More
New York: Tennant and Ward, 1936. First American Edition, Limited to 300 copies. Octavo; blue library cloth, gilt-lettered spine; x,272pp. Moderate shelf wear, free of library markings save for slip mounted to rear pastedown reading "For reference use," contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown, endpapers darkened, else Very Good..... More