Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993. Illustrated in black and white. 264 pages. 12mo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Barnes and Noble, (1993). A near fine copy. More
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993. Illustrated in black and white. 264 pages. 12mo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Barnes and Noble, (1993). A near fine copy. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton. 26 tipped in portraits including the frontispiece of Rupert Brooke. 312 pages. 8vo, decorative blue cloth. Lodnon: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. ca. 1920. Revised and enlarged edition with 6 extra plates. Very good (+). More
32 Camera Studies by E.O. Hoppe. 340pp., 8vo, cloth; faded backstrip. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., n.d. Good. More
Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1963. 291 pages. 8vo, black cloth in battred dust wrapper. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1963. A very good copy(+) in a good dust wrapper. More
3 pages (pp. 928-930) IN: British Medical Journal, vol. 1, May 30, 1931. Tall 4to, modern wrappers. London, 1931. First Edition. Whole week offered entire. "Adie's syndrome." GM 4611. More
London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1957. Edited by G. Krishnamurti. Photographic illustrations. 8vo, pp viii, 139 white buckram lettered and ornately decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Number A 17 of only 50 copies signed by the author and the editor. London: Published by The Eighteen Nineties Society, (1957). First Edition. Some foxing to the cloth, else a near fine copy. More
London: Bentley, 1839. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 black leather over purple textured cloth (vol. 1 outer hinge repaired, lacking frontis., slight discolorations on endpapers, else very good.) London: Richard Bentley, 1839. Acting manager of Drury Lane (1802-03), Bannister appeared in many of Sheridan's plays. More
Londonderry: 1831. Fine content A.D.S., folio, 1 page, Londonderry, January 14, 1831, an affidavit by pub owner John Aiken to the Committee opposing the roadway that would pass his establishment, in part: "...I John Aiken keep a Public House in Londonderry on the road leading from Charter to Manchester - am well acquainted with the road all the way and think myself and have frequently heard the teamsters and other travelers remark that with some trifling attention in the town..... More
London: R.H. Evans, 1810. Title page vignette. xxviii, 352pp. Short 8vo, handsomely bound in 19th century tan polished calf (a bit rubbed); marbled page edges. London: Printed for R.H. Evans, 1810. A New Edition with Additions and Corrections, and a Supplement by R. H. Evans. A work first published in 1772, by the Scottish physician and author, the brother of Anna Letitia Barbauld. "Aikin is better known as a man of letters than as a physician. His elegant scholarship gave..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979. Illustrated in black and white. xiv, 290 pages. Short 4to, navy cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (edgeworn -- spine repaired with tape, spine toned). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1979). Very good in a good dust wrapper. More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Black & white photographic illustrations throughout. 107 pages. Small oblong 4to, turquoise cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1990). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Illustrated London News Limited, 2011. Numerous color illustrations, tall square 4to, black boards, black slip case. London: Illustrated London News Limited,(2011). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Harper, 1971. xviii + 364pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: A Harper's Magazine Press Book, (1971). A very good (+) copy in a veyr good dust wrapper. More
Charlotte: Ray Printing, 1908. Portrait. 513pp. 8vo, brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, foxing to first two and last two pages, including title page. Charlotte: Ray Printing, 1908. First Edition. Reflections by a physician who lived in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The author writes of his experiences in Mecklenburg County during the Reconstruction period and after. He places the most emphasis on politics and local interests and not on his medical practice. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Black & white illustrations. xii, 418 pages. 8vo, black cloth-backed mauve boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (toned). New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. First edition. Previous ownership inked on half-title page. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 418 pages. Thick 8vo, brown boards with black spine, worn dust wrapper. New York: Oxford University Press, (1989). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Robert Pawlet, 1681. With Tables of the Names of the Cafes and of the Matters Therein Contained: Also Of the Names of the Learned Councel who Argued the Same. 95 pages +11 page table, text block printed in black letter. Occasional early ink notes mainly in the margins, folio, modern wrappers. London: Robert Pawlet, 1681. First Edition. Very Good. More
London: Studio Vista, 1977. Many Illustrations, some in color. 192 pages, 4to, green cloth, d.w. (price-clipped and with some light wear, stain at foot). London: Studio Vista, (1977). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Mysore: The Literary Half-Yearly, 1970. 168pp. Slim 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. edge-worn & soiled. Mysore, India: The Literary Half-Yearly, University of Mysore, (1970). Very good. More
New York: ESPN Books, 2007. 290 pages, 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: ESPN Books, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in black marker on the half-title page: "To George & Peter, Best Wishes, John Amaechi." More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. 28 pages of black & white and color illustrations. 237 pages. 8vo, two-toned maroon and tan boards, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped and gently faded spine). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (2003). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
121pp., Tall 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1929. Very good. More
New York: Artabras, 1988. Principal photography by Takashi Okamura. Exquisitely illustrated with hundreds of photos in color and black & white. 2 volumes, Thick and heavy 4tos, blue cloth, pictorial slipcase. New York: Artabras, Abbeville Press, (1988). A fine copy in a fine slipcase. The art and architecture of Florence throughout the ages. More
228pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped & worn). (Great Britain, 1949). More
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