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The RIDDLE Of The RHINE: Chemical Strategy in Peace and War Preface by Marshal Foch. Introduction by Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

[WWI]. Lefebure, Victor · 1923

$24.75 (€22.46 | £18.73 | ¥3,951)

New York: The Chemical Foundation Inc, 1923. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Buff paper dust jacket, printed in red. 282 pp (including Index). Frontis + 4 inserted plates. 8vo. VG+ (poi to ffep)/VG (old brown tape edge reinforcement to dj interior).

JOHN DOYLE LEE. Zealot - Pioneer Builder - Scapegoat

[Lee, John Doyle. 1812 - 1877]. Brooks, Juanita · 1962

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,268)

Glendale CA: The Arthur H. Clark Co, 1962. 1st edition thus (Clark & Brunet, 35). Original publisher's red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Red topstain. Lacks dust jacket. 404 pp (including Index). Illustrated with plates. 8vo. Issued simultaneously with the 1961 imprint, the...

DUE PROCESS. The Story of Criminal Lawyer George T. Davis and His Thirty-year Battle Against Capital Punishment

Davis, George T. - Subject. Williams, Brad · 1961

$41.25 (€37.43 | £31.22 | ¥6,585)

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961. 1st UK edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED by Davis to the Honorable Ira Brown Jr. Orange cloth binding. Yellow dust jacket. 336 pp. 8vo. NF (top edge dusty)/VG (some edgewear & soiling).

A SECOND SERIES Of FLEET STREET ECLOGUES

Davidson, John [1857 - 1909] · 1896

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

London & NY: John Lane. The Bodley Head, 1896. 1st edition (Colbeck Collection, 18; NCBEL III, 620). Blue linen cloth binding with gilt lettering/designs. 101, [3 (blank)] pp. 16 pp '1895' publisher catalogue at rear. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2". Average wear, slight cock, cloth & gilt ...

The USE And NEED Of The LIFE Of CARRY A. NATION. Written by Herself

Nation, Carry [1846 - 1911] · 1905

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

Topeka: F. M. Steves & Sons, 1905. Revised edition (25th Thousand). Green publisher's cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Floral patterned paper eps. 202 pp (last page an advert for her newspaper 'The Hatchet'). Illustrated from photographs. 8vo. Cover gilt bright. Age-toning t...

PICKWICK. A Play in Three Acts. Freely Based Upon 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dickens

[Dickens, Charles. 1812 - 1870]. Hamilton, Cosmo & Reilly, Frank C. · 1927

$41.25 (€37.43 | £31.22 | ¥6,585)

New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 1927. 1st edition (Bolton, PP 129). Red cloth with gilt lettering (done in the style of the Christmas Books). Dust jacket. 246 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. First produced 2/15/27 in Washington DC. Reports are that the production enjoyed quite a bit of su...

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD • BREMEN. Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse. Passagier - Liste Bremen via Southhampton and Cherbourg to New York. Am 17. September 1912.

[Ocean Liner Memorabilia] · 1912

$137.50 (€124.75 | £104.08 | ¥21,950)

Bremen: H M Hunschild, 1912. 1st Printing. Original publisher's buff paper covers. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. 38, [2 (blank)] pp. Text primarily in German. Illustrated. 12mo. 7-1/8" x 4-3/4" Norddeutscher Lloyd" was a German shipping company. It was founded b...

MANUSCRIPT LEAF [from Chapter XXV of] THAT LASS O' LOWRIES

Burnett, Frances Hodgson [1840 - 1924] · 1876

$1,650.00 (€1,497.01 | £1,248.92 | ¥263,400)

: . Ca 1876. Cf. BAL 2033. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. 1 sheet of commercial blue-lined paper, 2 pages of mss, 68 lines, ~ 325 words. 12-1/2" x 7-1/2" Mss with slight variances from the printed version [as found online at UPenn's digital library]. Provenance: ...

BRITISH LITERARY MAGAZINES. The Modern Age, 1914 - 1984

Sullivan, Alvin - Editor · 1986

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,146)

Westport: Greenwood Press, 1986. 1st edition. Maroon cloth. No dust jacket (as issued). xxx, [2], 628 pp (including Index). 8vo. A Fine copy.

SACRED HEROES And MARTYRS. Biographical Sketches of Illustrious Men of the Bible; with Historical Scenes and Incidents, Illustrating Their Heroic Deeds, Eventful Careers, and Sublime Faith, Which Have No Parallel in Human History. Sold by Subscription

Headley, Hon. J[oel]. T[yler. 1813 - 1897] · 1870

$52.25 (€47.41 | £39.55 | ¥8,341)

New York: E. B. Treat & Co. 654 Broadway, 1870. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. Bevelled boards. 623, [3 (blank)] pp. Numerous Illustrations, from Original Designs by A. L. Rawson. Thick 8vo. General wear, soiling & biopredation to bin...

LEHRBUCH Der DRAHTLOSEN TELEGRAPHIE [Textbook of Wireless Telegraphy]

Zenneck, Dr. J[onathan. 1871 - 1959] · 1913

$52.25 (€47.41 | £39.55 | ¥8,341)

Stuttgart: Verlag von Ferdinan Enke, 1913. Period brown half-leather binding with tan cloth boards. Red speckled edges. xx, 521, [1 (blank)] pp. 4 page publisher insert at rear, printed on orange paper. Text in German. Illustrated with drawings, schematics, graphs & from photo...

CRUIKSHANK'S WATER COLOURS With an Introduction by Joseph Grego.

Cruikshank, George [1792 - 1878] - Subject. Grego, Joseph - Introduction · 1903

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

London: A. & C. Black, 1903. 1st Edition. Brown cloth binding with gilt titel lettering stamped to front board and spine. TEG. xxvi, [4], 325, [3] pp. Profusely illustrated with inserted color plates. 9" x 6-3/4". Slight lean, spine panel a bit dull & sun-tanned. Light foxing ...

IF WAR WERE OUTLAWED Reprinted for the American Committee for the Outlawry of War .. from The New Republic of April 25th 1923.

Dewey, John [1859 - 1952] · 1923

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

New York: , 1923. 1st separate printing. Printed buff paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. 8 pp. 7-1/4" x 5". Age-toning & signs of use. Front wrapper beginning to detach at bottom. Price & Women's Interantional League stamp to front wrapper. Very G...

The AMERICAN INDIAN As PARTICIPANT In The CIVIL WAR. The Slaveholding Indians. Vol. II

[Native American Indians]. Abel, Annie Heloise · 1919

$159.50 (€144.71 | £120.73 | ¥25,462)

Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1919. 1st edition (Clark & Brunet 1). Red cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. TEG. 403, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated, including map. 8vo. Spine sunned. Bookplate. Minor bit of red underllining. Withal, a serviceable ...

The TALES Of BEEDLE The BARD. A Wizarding Classic from the World of HARRY POTTER

Rowling, J.K. · 2008

$24.75 (€22.46 | £18.73 | ¥3,951)

New York: Children's High Level Group, 2008. 1st printing. Pictorial hardback. 111, [1] pp. Last page credits. 15 text and interior illustrations by J.K. Rowling. Cover art by Mary GrandPre'. 8-1/2" x 5-5/8". A Nr Fine copy.

LITERARY DIVERSIONS

Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] - Subject. Chancellor, E. Bresford · 1925

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

London: Dalau & Co, 1925. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Blue dust jacket. vii, [1], 180 pp. Crown 8vo. A collection of essays on divers literary & bookish topics, with the first 2 chapters on Dickens. VG (foxed)/VG (2 large chips [one at sp...

ART PANELS From The HANDLOOMS Of The ORIENT

[Trade Catalogue] · 1911

$41.25 (€37.43 | £31.22 | ¥6,585)

Chicago: Pushman Bros. The Exclusive Rug Store, 1911. 5th edition. Printed wrappers, bound in burlap style cloth & larger black notebook. 88 pp. Illustrated, including 2 maps & 1 tipped-in color image. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 6". Age-toning, average wear, a VG copy.

The TESTAMENT Of DOMINIC BURLEIGH

[WWI Literature]. Elton, Godfrey Elton, Baron [1892 - 1973].  · 1926

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. 1st US edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Printed red paper dust jacket. xviii, 153, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. "The strange story of a war hero who read his own obituaries and sat down in protest to write the naked...

LIFE Of MARK M. POMEROY

[Pomeroy, Mark M.]. Tucker, Mrs. Mary E. · 1868

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,146)

New York: G. W. Carleton, 1868. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. 230 pp + 8 pp publisher catalogue at rear. Frontis engraving of Pomeroy. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5". VG+ (gilt bright/lt wear).

The LIFE Of The REV. GEORGE CRABBE, LL.B. By His Son

[Crabbe, George. 1754 - 1832]. Crabbe A. M. · 1834

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

Cambridge & Boston: James Munroe & Co, 1834. 1st US edition (Bareham & Gatrell E3). Original publisher's purple muslin cloth, with maroon leather spine label. Now protected by a custom-cut clear mylar wrapper. xi, [1 (blank)], 311, [1 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-7/8". VG (sp...