McGill-Queen's University Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine copy in a fine jacket (now in protective plastic) of Michael R. Best's edition Gervase Markham's 1615 'The English Housewife'. From the jacket: 'Written with careful particularity, Markham's work offers an illuminating and intriguing look at the substance of women's work in the early.....
Georgias Press, 2004. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Clean and unmarked. Almost like new. A really nice copy.
SUNY Press, 1994. Hardcover. This book is described as "the first full length study of the mystical background to Hegel". A volume in the SUNY series of Hegelian Studies by Cyril O'Regan, who was Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. Book is almost like new and pages are.....
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2015. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12" x 9". Richly illustrated and beautifully printed, bound in grey cloth in a matching slipcase. This is #172 of 300 copies. The grey cloth covering the slipcase shows very minor wear.
Friends of the Presidio Terrace Association, 1995. Hardcover. This book collects the history with photographs of the older houses in San Francisco's Presidio Terrace. This is a great showcase of the architects who originally designed the houses. In some cases the author is able to provide a comparison between the.....
Canton, Ohio: J.P. Quinn Co, 1912. Hardcover. 'For a quarter of a century the author witnessed and practiced every variety of gambling known to the profession. The next quarter of a century he has devoted to exposing the frauds of the gambler. Starting out in the lecture field, he realized.....
New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1931. Rockwell Kent. Hardcover. Robinson's poetry is enhanced by Rockwell Kent's illustrations, in one of 300 copies of this book, all signed by Robinson and printed on Japanese paper. Robinson's career began with this collection of poetry, and became the editor of McCall's magazine in.....
Ballantine Books, 2011. Hardcover. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2001. Hardcover. 'This book consists of a collection of six studies that originally appeared in Dutch. They shed new light on intriguing aspects of Dutch art of the 17th century, focusing on paintings and prints representing subjects which assume a conspicuous position in the art of that.....
Washington: United States Geological Survey, 1898. Soft cover. Large folio, printed by Julius Bien & Co. 22" x 18.5" Wonderfully detailed and colored maps documenting the topography and geology of Aspen, Tortellotte Park, Hunter Park, Lenado, and Smuggler Mountain, key areas of silver production, prepared by the economic geologist Josiah.....
Los Angeles, California: Chronicle Chroma, 2020. Hardcover. SIGNED copy of the definitive career retrospective of the provocative artist. Blue board covers with inlaid photograph and red, black and white lettering. Signed by Steadman, underneath the facsimile signature on the title page. Minor bumping to extremeties. Unpaginated. 12.25 x 9.25. As.....
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this beloved Caldecott Award winning children's book. Condition: Dust Jacket spine has slight rubbing with minor bending to the top. Front cover of the dust jacket has a small tear on the top left corner.....
New York: American News Company, 1874. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First edition, second state with Aetna Life Insurance Company ad on the back cover. With the original, fragile wrappers. Front cover and first page have come entirely free. Chipping and folds to the front and back cover, small piece of.....
Caxton Printers, Vanguard Press, 1944. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fisher's novel explores what life and thought processes may have been like for early humankind. Description: 8vo. 324 pages. De Lux Edition, numbered 19 of 125. Signed by Vardis Fisher under limitation. Dark blue leather covers with gilt titles to cover and.....
Abbeville Press, 1998. Hardcover. Almost like new. Pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked.