Ralph Norman Angell Lane (December 26, 1872-October 7, 1967) was one of six children. In 1909 he had published a small book, Europe’s Optical Illusion, using for the first time the name Norman Angell which he later legalized. In 1910 he expanded this work considerably, retitling it The Great Illusion..... More
Inscribed in Armstrong's hand presenting a copy for "Mr. F. Sharps, Oct. 1825, [initialed] J. A." More
New York: Knopf, 1971, First Edition. octavo, red cloth in dust jacket. xiv, (286), (xvi)pp. Knopf, Fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
London: A. Strahan for T. Cadell, and W. Davies [with] Richard Hakluyt, 1803, (1862), First Editions. quarto, rebound in blue cloth. xxxv, ccxxx, 491, 263 pages. A. Strahan for T. Cadell, and W. Davies [with] Richard Hakluyt, James Stanier Clarke (c.1766-1834) was a chaplain and naval author. An associate of..... More
HMSO, [1976], large octavo case, maroon cloth clamshell case with wrap-around printed jacket. HMSO, The four large, folded architectural plans to accompany The History of the King's Works - the story of public building in England from the Middle Ages up to the middle of the 19th century: Dover Castle..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1933, First Edition. large octavo, blue cloth. (xxiv), 349 pp. Houghton Mifflin, Prepared under the direction of the Brookline historical society. Extensively illustrated including a large fold-out map. Fine. More
Bologna: Arnaldo Forni Editore, 1963, First Edition. large quarto, brown cloth. 107 pp. Arnaldo Forni Editore, "Dr. Vittorio Putti was an Italian orthopaedic surgeon, a promoter of modern orthopaedics, an artist, and a scholar of orthopaedic history. Born, raised and educated in Bologna, Italy he devoted his life to Bologna’s..... More
London: Leo Cooper, (1973), First Edition. octavo, brown boards in dust jacket. 240pp. Leo Cooper, Illustrated. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1903, Second Printing. octavo, green cloth. T.e.g. xx, 256p: xxvi, 374 pp. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Illustrated with Portraits, Maps, Facsimiles, Contemporary Views, Prints, and Other Historic Materials. Laid in is a Autograph Note, signed from Fiske to Mr. Kiernan, dated July 3/93 requesting the..... More
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1915, First Edition. octavo, olive green cloth with pictorial paper label on front cover. T.e.g. xii, 186 pp. Little Brown & Co, Inscribed, "With recollections of a summer's day spent here with Mr Herbert W. Gleason of Boston." and signed by Philip S. Hench, and..... More
New York: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd, 1963, New Edition, Limited to 750 copies. octavo, tan cloth. 549; (549) [sic] - 1070 pp. Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd, First published 1920-1923; second edition, revised, 1925. This edition with a new introduction and with a detailed index. These are the chronicles of the trail drivers of Texas--those..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887, Later printing of the 1872 first edition. small octavo, deep red flexible cloth covers with printed paper label. (86), followed by a (10) pp. publisher's catalogue. D. Appleton and Company, Vertical fold to front cover with some scuffing and folds to corners. Contents..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, (1965) , First Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (xviii), 471 pp. University of Texas Press, Half-title with a small ownership blind-stamp. A fine, clean copy. More
London: Longmans, Green, 1909, First Edition. octavo, green cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), 313 pp. Longmans, Green, With fold-out map frontispiece and three additional fold-out illustrations as called for. Dust jacket with tears and chips, Pencil notation on front panel of dust jacket, "No index!!" - I must agree, an..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1905, First Printing of this edition. quarto, olive green cloth stamped in gilt. T.e.g. 402 pp., plus 36 plates. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., First published in 1842 by Rudolph Ackerman in London. Illustrated by H. Alken with 36 color plates with..... More
New York: Macmillan, (1967), First Edition. large octavo, maroon cloth in dust jacket. Macmillan, Fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Firenze: Tipogeafia dekka Speranza, 1836, octavo, rebound in marbled boards and vellum. 604 pp. Tipogeafia dekka Speranza, Italian translation of the Latin first edition. With the bookplate of Dr. Eugene S. Flamm, neurosurgeon, bibliophile and former president of the Grolier Club. With a presentation inscription "Florence 8/4/78 To doctor Flamm..... More
New York: Printed by Robert Wilson, for A. Van Hook, 1798, First American Edition - Corrected. octavo, full calf with red leather spine labels. 164; 235 pp. Printed by Robert Wilson, for A. Van Hook, First published in 1795. "Her Mémoires de Madame Roland (1795) were written from prison where..... More
New York: M. W. Hazen Co, 1888, octavo, red cloth stamped in black and gilt. (viii), 694 pp. M. W. Hazen Co, Hinge at titlepage weak. Bottom 2" of cloth at spine water stained. Scuffing to cloth, but not bad. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, (1982), First American Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. (xiv), 335 pp. E. P. Dutton, Translated by Joan Pinkham. Illustrated. Publisher's promotional material laid in. Top edge of text block very lightly soiled, else a very fine, clean copy. More
Amsterdam: N. Israel, 1969, Facsimile of the 1926 edition published by John Howell. quarto, textured green boards. x, 543 pp. N. Israel, Illustrated with black and white plates and maps, including some fold-out. Mild bump to bottom of spine, else a fine, clean copy. More