World War II; The Axis Assault, 1939-1942. The New York Times Living History.
New York: Times Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, 349 pp. with index. A collection of original documents and articles. More
New York: Times Books, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, 349 pp. with index. A collection of original documents and articles. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth, 2003. First edition thus. Softcover. Trade Paperback, 523 pp. More
London: Printed by M. Jenour for John Nicholson and Robert Knaplock, 1707. Expanded edition. Leather bound. 878pp. Folio [40 cm] Rebacked with a decorative gilt stamped leather spine. Decorative gilt stamped borders on the boards. Gilt turn-ins. Marbled text block edges and endpapers. New endbands. Title page, printed in red..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2006. Neil Gower; et al. Second printing. Hardcover. 318pp. Quarto [27 cm] Maroon cloth over boards, with decorative gilt stamping. In a matching slipcase with a few subtle scratches. Illustrated throughout. The core of this book lies in the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when monastic..... More
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1876-1881. Leather bound. 583; 7; [2]; 634; 655; 648pp. Thick quartos [26 cm] All edges gilt. Turn ins gilt. Marbled endsheets. Engraved frontispiece illustrations and numerous full-page engravings from steel plates. Fully illustrated. Gently rubbed at the extremities. The leather at a few of..... More
Alberta, Canada: Southern Printing Company Limited, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 545pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue spine and boards with gilt stamping. Illustrated throughout. The text block is cracked at the rear, but is still very sturdy. From the Introduction- "When speaking at St. George, Utah, to gather people to build..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1974. First American edition. Hardcover. 340pp. Octavo [21 cm]; orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are ever so slightly rubbed and bumped. Black pen remainder mark on the top edge..... More
Mexico: Obra Editada Por El Archivo Casasola, Circa 1945. Hardcover. Quarto [27.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and designs on the spines and front covers. Good only. The spines and large areas of the boards are sun faded. There are numerous small light stains on the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956-1958. First American edition. Hardcover. 521; 433; 402; 403pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 red and black cloth spines with light gray cloth covered boards and gilt stamped titles on the spines. Publishers red stain to the top of all four text blocks. Pages toned..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862. Original edition. Hardcover. Folio [39.5 cm] Bound in plain tan cloth with the title stamped in black ink on the spine. New endsheets. Reinforced hinges. There are sporadic stains on the pages. Minor contemporary numeric notations on the first page of No. 271. The..... More
New York: Poale Zion Zeire Zion of America, 1939. Original edition. Paperback. 275pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] Simple orange and black printed wraps. Index. Good only. The spine is rolled back. There is a general layer of light soiling on the covers, there is a large, but light moisture stain on..... More
New York: Pegasus Books, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. 302 pp. Octavo [23.5 cm]; 1/4 paper covered boards with gilt title on spine; in illustrated dust jacket. "The King's War follows that relationship through the dangerous days of Dunkirk and the drama of D-Day to eventual victory in 1945--and beyond. Like..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2009. Second edition. Hardcover. 295pp. Octavo [24 cm] Pictoral cloth over boards with title stamped in black on spine over silver ink. In a black paper covered slipcase. "Typeset in Ehrhardt with Victoria Titling display at The Folio Society. Printed on Abbey Wove paper at Grafos..... More
The American Academy in Rome, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 288pp. Quarto [29 cm] in gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Faint shelfwear, bump to rear wrap upper corner, else As New. Contains articles on Juvenal's Third Satire, the Neronian Odeum at Cosa, the Guglie of Naples, and much more. More
The American Academy in Rome, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 344pp. Quarto [29 cm] in gilt-stamped dark blue cloth. Faint shelfwear, small ink stamp on front free endpaper, else As New. Contains articles on Vespasian's Templum Pacis, Galen, Venice before the Grand Canal, and much more. Contains articles on Juvenal's Third..... More
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1917. Hardcover. Originally published in 1913, this is the revised edition of 1917. 540 pp. Leather spine with gilt title; green cloth boards. Marbled endsheets. Light wear and rubbing. Age toning to fore edges; internally fine. A lovely, inscribed presentation copy from the author's son, Paul..... More
Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe, 1890. In memoriam. Hardcover. 104pp. Octavo. 1/4 white cloth with green cloth covered boards, and a gilt stamped title and a floral black ink and gilt stamped design on the front cover. All edges gilt. Good. The spine and edges of the covers are very darkened..... More
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1948. Paperback. 463pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Yellow and blue printed wraps. Fair. The text block is broken into two halves and is being held together by a single thread. There is a large chip in the paper at the foot of the spine that measures 5..... More
New York: W.W. Norton, 2017. Reprint. Paperback. 494pp. Octavo [23 cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this 'artful, informative, and delightful' book, a classic of our time, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond dismantles racist theories of human..... More
New York: Penguin, 2012. Later printing. Paperback. 498pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these..... More
Parkersburg, WV: Globe Printing & Binding Company, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. 243pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Illustrated. The extremities are a bit faded and worn, the pastedowns have notations in pencil and there is..... More
The Library of Congress; The Easton Press. Facsimile edition. Leather bound. 96pp. Twenty-fourmo [11.5 cm] Replica of the edition printed by Chas. H. Wynne, in Richmond, in 1864. Produced by digitally photographing one of three original copies of this book with the permission of the Rare Book and Special Collections..... More
New York: Signet Classics, 2005. Reprint. Paperback. 144pp. Duodecimo [17cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Frederick Douglass’s dramatic autobiographical account of his early life as a slave in America. Born into a life of bondage, Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself to read and write. It was a crime punishable by death, but it..... More
Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2007. Tony Shumway Lacy. First edition. Paperback. 196 pp. Quarto. [28 cm]. Pictoral wraps. "William Posey, a Paiute, along with small bands of Indians from the Four Corners area, raised havoc amog the early settlers and cattlemen of San Juan county, Utah. A small but unique..... More
Fullerton, CA: Duncan Royale, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Large Quarto [31 cm] Ivory paper over boards with title stamped in multicolor ink on front board and in black ink on spine. Black dustjacket with illustrations and decoration in gilt. Vibrant, multicolor endpapers. Minor bumping to extremities. A charming account..... More