A Pronouncing Gaelic=English Dictionary
Glasgow: Alexander Maclaren, 1948. xvi + 281 pages, short 8vo, green cloth; lightly rubbed. Glasgow: Alexander MacLaren & Sons, (1948). A very good copy. More
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A Dictionary Of Marks, Ceramics, Metalwork, Furniture.
Profusely illustrated. 318pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1968. Very good copy in a good tattered dust wrapper. More
The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1995. 414pp., 4to, gray cloth, d.w.; minor bump to foot of spine. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, (1995). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
An English Grammar: Methodical, Analytcal, and Historical.
London: John Murray, 1874. With a Treatise on the Orthography, Prosody, Inflections and Syntax of the English Tongue. 3 volumes. Translated from the German by Clair James Grece. xii, 510; iv, 494; xvi, 571pp. Thick 8vo, original gilt-lettered plum cloth (a bit soiled an faded; spine ends neatly repaired; scattered foxing; ex-library with bookplates and stamps on title pages, otherwise very good). London: John Murray, 1874. Very good. More
Das Fruhe Plakat in Europa und den USA. Ein Bestandskatalog. Complete set of 3 volumes, bound in 4.; I: Grossbritannien Vereinigte Staaten Van Nordamerika. 2: Frankreich Und Belgien. 3: Deutschland, Text & Plates.
Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1973. Complete set of 3 volumes, bound in 4, with all text in German. A monumental reference work with over 5,000 illustrations, mostly in black and white. lxxxix, 227, clv, 421; lvi, 506; 363 pages. Thick 4tos, gray cloth with printed paper labels, colorful d.w. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, 1973, 1977, 1980. First editions. A fine set in near fine dust wrappers. More
Mallett's Index of Artists: International - Biographical
New York: Peter Smith, 1948. Two volumes including painters, sculptors, illustrators, engravers and etchers of the past and the present. 812 total pages, tall 8vos, yellow cloth. New York: Peter Smith, 1948. Near fine. More
Storia Della Civilta Letteraria Inglese.
Torino: UTET, 1996. 4 volumes, including the scarce final volume 4: Dizionario Chronologia. Illustrations in color & in black & white. Short very thick 4tos, white leather backed boards, red and black spine labels. (Turin): UTET, (1996). First Edition. Pages are somewhat wavy, and the textblock is pulling from the binding, but still a solid and usable set in good condition. More
Prints & People: A Social History of Printed Pictures.
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1971. Packed with 752 b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. Short thick 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1971). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Concise Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.
Illus. w/photos. 288pp. Folio, cloth, d.w. New York: Horizon, (1964). Very good. More
Encyclopedia of Bible Life.
493pp. Tall 8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. Fully illusrated. N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, 1944. Very good. More
[FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. The Edinburgh Almanack, or Universal Scots and imperial Register for 1817.
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1817. Printed in double and triple columns with much information. 387pp. 16mo, bound in full red straight grained morocco with gilt-lettered spine, a.e.g. Edinburgh: Printed for Oliver & Boyd, 1817. Handsome fore-edge painting of Loch Katrine, Scotland. More
Encyclopedie Methodique. Philosophie Ancienne et Moderne.
Paris: Panckoucke, 1792. 3 volumes, very thick short 4to. pages 858; 940; 966, occasional light foxing. 1/2 tan calf, leather spine labels, marbled boards, spines very worn. Paris: Panckoucke, 1792. First Edition. Scarce. More
Biographical Memoirs, Volume 58
Washington: National Academy, 1989. Illustrated with several b/w photos. 542 pages. 8vo, navy cloth. Washington: National Academy, (1989). A very good(+) copy, light rubbing to spine ends. More
The National Arts Club. Gramercy Park, New York. Membership Directory for 1919-1920.
New York: National Arts Club, 1920. 4 black & white illustrations. 97 pages, slim 12mo, original printed wrappers. New York: National Arts Club, 1920. First Edition. Scarce. A fine copy. More
The National Arts Club. Gramercy Park, New York. Membership Directory for 1921-1922.
New York: National Arts Club, 1922. 7 mounted black & white illustrations. 72 pages, slim 12mo, original printed wrappers; just a bit worn at fore-edge. New York: National Arts Club, 1922. First Edition. Scarce. Fine. More
Dictionnaire du Judeo-Espangnol.
Madrid: Benito Arias Montano, 1977. 609 pages, printed in triple column, thick short 4to, green leatherette. Madrid: Benito Arias Montano, 1977. First Edition. A fine copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
British Theatre.
Fore. by Laurence Olivier. Numerous Illus. London, (1946). More
A New Chronicle of the Complete Angler.
New York: Paisley Press, 1936. Frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, 32 illustrations in black & white. 301pp. 8vo, black cloth (spine spotted). New York: Paisley Press, First Edition. 1936. Internally fine. More
A New Chronicle of the Complete Angler.
New York: Paisley Press, 1936. Frontispiece portrait, tissue guard, 32 illustrations in black & white. 301pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Paisley Press, First Edition. 1936. Fine. Fine copy in a cloth slipcase. More
Encyclopedia of Anecdote: Containing Anecdotes of Illustrious and Eccentric Characters of All Nations.
London: Theophiles Barron, 1817. Collected by W. Oxberry of the English Opera and Drury Lane Company. 384 pages, 16mo, calf backed boards (rubbed). London: Theophiles Barron, 1817. Scarce. Very good. More
The Oxford English Dictionary.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1978. 12 volumes, plus a 4 volume supplement edited by R. W. Burchfield. 16 volumes in total. Tall thick 4to, dark blue cloth, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, (1978). Most volumes have dust jackets. A very good (+) set. More
Biographisches Lexikon hervorragender Artze des Neunzehnten Jarhunderts. Supplement A-Z.
Berlin: Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1901. 1983 pages,all thick 8vo, 1/4 brown morocco, hinges strengthened. Berlin: Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1901. First Edition. Very Good. This standard bibliography and biographical history contains 10,000 biographies providing detailed descriptions of doctors who lived and practiced during the 19th century. Entries are arranged alphabetically. For each doctor Pagel provides full name, place of birth, degrees and titles, important articles and books published, and a discussion of the historical importance of each individual. The text is..... More
Rudimenta Nova Linguae Latinae. Rudimens Noubeaux de la Langue Latine, Divisez en Deux Livres, par Exercices Latins-Francois, dans lesquels on Apprendra Tellement lesPlus Faciles Preceptes de la Langue Lantine.
La Fleche: Griveau, 1648. 278 pages, last few with several small holes. 24mo, full original vellum, darkened with age. N.p. Georges Griveau, 1648. Scarce. Very good. More
Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature.
Philadelphia: Lippincott. A History Critical and Biographical of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings. Frontispiece portrait, black and white illustrations throughout, volumes 1 & 2 of 3 volumes, large thick 4to, green cloth, gilt-stamped spines, uncut, t.e.g.; (edges a bit rubbed, inner hinge repaired). Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1902. Very good. New Edition. More
Bibliographie des Sciences Medicales.
London: Verschoyle, 1954. 1758 double-columns, plus Index. Very thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (chipped). London: Derek Verschoyle, 1954. Very good (+). Photofacsimile of the scarce 1874 edition, compiled by Pauly from the splendid collection begun by the noted historian Daremberg. Copy at Q-4 sold 1/91 to Tatossian Copy at Q-4 sold Lange Springer 2/91 Copy at Q-4 sold 3/92 one sold 11/97. More