No author given (Aesop)

The Little Esop

Philadelphia, H.C. Peck and Theo. Bliss, 1856. Cloth. Red cloth. 4 ¾ by 3 ¾ inches. 95 pp. Small black and white illustrations throughout. A rendition for children, of various fables by Aesop, including the horse and the lion, the tortoise and the hare, the mischievous dog, the man and his wig, etc. FAIR condition. Heavy fading, moderate scuffing and staining to the covers. Spine toned. Minor soiling. Cloth frayed, chipped and split along the extremities and spine. Text block shaken but intact. Child's doodles, names and scribbles on the endpapers and first and last few pages, with a few doodles/lines in the text throughout. Scattered staining throughout, with general soiling. General foxing. Fair .

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Book number: 010328

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

Keywords: Noisbn Folklore

Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)

Comedies de Terence. Nouvellement Traduites Avec le Latin a Coste

Paris, Chez le Veuve de Claude Thiboust, 1686. Full Leather. Full leather. 6 by 3 ¾ inches. (6), 315, (2) pp. Text in French and Latin. A collection of comedic plays by African-Roman playwright Terentius, or as more commonly known, Terence. He was originally enslaved and brought to Rome, being freed after impressing his enslaver with his abilities. Much of his work was inspired by, or adapted from, early Greek plays, and was particularly popular for its use of clear and simple language. Armorial bookplate of Sir John William Lubbock present, although no indication as to which one. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, flaking and tearing to the leather along the spine and hinges, with areas of loss to the lower spine. Moderate uneven darkening and fading to the covers, with minor soiling. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Aforementioned bookplate present. A previous owner has glued fold out pieces of paper to the endpages, all bearing ink lists of names. Minor toning and light scattered foxing throughout. Good .

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Book number: 019037

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Drama

Agius, Dionisius

In the Wake of the Dhow. The Arabian Gulf and Oman

Reading, UK, Garnet Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 253 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. An extensive history of the dhow vessel and its use among the Arab cultures in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, etc. The work includes many interviews, considers the different types of dhows and their importance to the people of the region. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, soiling and wrinkling to the jacket. Minor bumping and edgewear to the jacket. Uneven fading to the book, with light discoloration to the cloth. Owner's name, date and a small arrow in ink on the title page/copyright page. Good/Good.

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Book number: 019942

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History

Agrest, Diana. Chanin, Irwin S. (architect)

A Romance with the City. Irwin S. Chanin

New York, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1982. Wraps. Color photo illustrated wraps. Folio. 111 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A work issued to accompany an exhibition of the architecture of architect Irwin S. Chanin, documenting through photos and essays, his work in New York City. This includes Mansfield Theatre, Lincoln Hotel, Majestic Apartment Building, Century Apartment Building, Lowe's Coney Island Theatre, etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading and scuffing to the covers, a bit heavier scuffing to the rear cover. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Good .

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Book number: 013463

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Noisbn

De Aguirre, Josepho Saenz

Philosophia Rationalis Nov-Antiqua. Sive Disputationes Selectae, in Logicam Et Metaphysicam Aristotelis. Cujus Antiquae Sententiae, Sicut Et D. Thomae Plerumque Noviter Elucidantur, Accurate Fulciuntur; & Ab Impugnationibus Praefertim Recentibus

No Place, Ex Ducali Campidonensi Typographeo per Joannem Mayr, 1722. Vellum. Full title: Philosophia Rationalis Nov-Antiqua. Sive Disputationes Selectae, in Logicam et Metaphysicam Aristotelis. Cujus Antiquae Sententiae, Sicut et D. Thomae plerumque noviter elucidantur, accurate fulciuntur; & ab impugnationibus praefertim recentibus, vindicantur. Opus in IV. Tomos Divisum, Quorum I. Logicam & Metaphysicam, II & III Physicam, & IV Ethicam seu Philosophiam (..) Tomus Primus. Full vellum with yapp edges. 11 ¾ by 7 ½ inches wide. (A)8, (B)6, (C)4 1-368, (1) 3-224 (1). Collated and complete textually, although uncertain as to how many endpapers should be present. The first three signatures are not paginated with letters A, B, and C, instead given as t, tt and ttt. Double columned text with decorative initials at chapter beginnings, as well as tailpieces at several chapter ends. Believed to the first volume of four, based on title and OCLC records. All text in Latin. Joseph Saenz De Aguirre (Jose Saenz D'Aguirre) [1630-1699] was a cardinal and Spanish Benedictine responsible for several philosophical and thelogical works. In this, De Aguirre provides an examination and defense of the logic and metaphysics of Aristotle. POOR condition, ex-university library. A few minor library treatments to the interior and exterior. Vellum backstrip effectively DETACHED along the spine having been crudely repaired with white tape along the hinges at one point. This repair has mostly given way. Upper ½ of the backstrip MISSING, with a portion also missing from the tail. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers, heaviest to the rear, with staining also present. Some scuffing. Extremities very scuffed and worn, with the vellum split and torn in many locations and the boards bumped, chipped and worn beneath. Text block solid, with repairs to the interior hinges with white tape. Several inscriptions and minor notes to the endpapers, with a few scattered marginalia in the interior. Uneven browning to the paper throughout, ranging from minor to heavy. Scattered minor to heavy foxing and minor soiling. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005357

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn Aristotle Philosophy

Ai

Killing Floor

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Wraps. Uncorrected page proof. Light green/blue wraps. 49 pp. Uncorrected proofs of Ai's second collection of poetry, exploring and developing upon the dark themes for which her work is known. GOOD condition. Uneven fading, minor staining and soiling to the covers. Minor scuffing and curling along the extremities. Owner's signature present. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 014369

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Albaugh, William A.

Tyler, Texas. The Story of the Confederate States Ordnance Works at Tyler, Texas 1861-1865

Harrisburg, The Stackpole Company, 1958. Cloth. Brown cloth in blue dust jacket. 235 pp. With a section of black and white photographs. A history of the Confederate Ordnance Works in Tyler, Texas, told through first person accounts by the commander of the works, in the day book he kept. With editorial and historical supplemental commentary. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the spine and rear cover of the jacket. Minor soiling and staining. Minor chipping, tearing and creasing along the extremities. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Minor foxing to the endpapers. Good/Good.

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Book number: 019331

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War Civil War

Albee, John; Graves, Abbott F. (illustrator)

New Castle Historic and Picturesque

Boston, No publisher, 1884. Pamphlet. No publisher (George F. Thompson?). Boston: 1884. Pamphlet, MISSING wrappers and any pages up to the title page. 155 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a fold out bird's eye view of the Wentworth (By the Sea) Hotel. A lengthy history of the town of Newcastle, New Hampshire, with some waxing poetic on the location, landscape and seascape. GOOD condition. Lacking wrappers and endpapers. Paper moderately toned. Minor soiling. Small tear and crease at the lower fore edge of the title page. Binding staples rusted. Good .

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Book number: 018308

Catalogue: Town/State Histories

Keywords: Noisbn New Hampshire History

Albers, Annie (artist)

The Woven and Graphic Art of Anni Albers. June 12, 1985-January 6, 1986

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, Publisher, 1985. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. Single sheet, trifolding, creating six panels. Small black and white illustrations present. A work issued in conjunction with German born, American textile artist, Anni Albers. Educated at the Bauhaus School in Germany, she became part of the faculty at the Black Mountain College in the 1950s. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, toning and scuffing. Good .

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Book number: 019595

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn Textiles

Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (compilers)

A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon

No Place, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1985. Wraps. Orange wraps. 204 pp. A lexicon containing both Hopi to English, and English to Hopi translations of words. GOOD condition. Layer of paper peeled off from the lower rear cover. Faint crease to the rear cover. Light fading and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 019798

Catalogue: Linguistics

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American

Lifshin, Lyn; Kostelanetz, Richard; Huffstickler, Albert et al.

Lilliput Review #126. July 2002

Pittsburgh, PA, Don Wentworth/Lilliput Review, Publisher, 2002. Wraps. Side stapled booklet, 4 ¼ by 3 ½ inches. 16 pp. including covers. With a few small illustrations. A little "little magazine" focusing on poetry, with this number including work by Lyn Lifshin, Richard Kostelanetz, Albert Huffstickler and others. NEAR FINE condition with a hint of wear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 017627

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Albion, Robert Greenhalgh

Naval and Maritime History. An Annotated Bibliography. Third Edition Second Supplement, 1966-68

Mystic, CT, The Marine Historical Association, Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Printed wraps. 60 pp. A supplement to the Albion bibliography of naval and maritime history, containing works printed between 1965 and 1968. VERY GOOD condition. Some browning to the covers, mostly along the spine. Minor soiling. Very Good .

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Book number: 010413

Catalogue: Bibliography

Keywords: Noisbn

Albion, Robert Greenhalgh; Read, Samuel H.P., Jr.

The Navy at Sea and Ashore. June 1947. Navexos P-472

Washington, Navy Department, Publisher, 1947. Cloth. 84 pp. With a few black and white photos throughout. Signed by both authors, with a dedication to Admiral Deyo (presumably Admiral Morton Deyo). A general survey of the US Navy and its operation, providing a brief history while discussing some of the events of World War II, (Battle of Iwo Jima) and how they relate to the evolution of the US Navy and its capabilities. GOOD condition. Uneven fading/offsetting to the covers. Light soiling and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 017947

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn

Alcuin (?)

Polonia

Roma (Rome), Ufficio Militare Polacco di Cultura e Stampa, presumed publisher, as well as Casa Editrice, L'Arciere, 1945. Wraps. Illustrated brick red wraps. 64 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. All text in Italian. A guide to the history and culture of Poland, perhaps written and published by Polish Armed Forces occupying Italy in 1945, conjecture based on the text on the lower front cover. Poland had formed an army in exile after its occupation by Nazi forces, with troops serving under French and then English command. This work touts attractions as well as music and literary contributions. GOOD+ condition. Heavy browning along the rear spine. General fading. Light toning. Minor creasing at the corners. Text block toned. Good .

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Book number: 012579

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War

Alden, John B. (manager)

The Literary Revolution. May, 1880. Volume 1, No. 1

New York, American Book Exchange, Presumed Publisher, 1880. Wraps. Small newspaper style format, 4 pages. Presumably an advertising circular for the American Book Exchange publishing company, touting its many book offerings, as well as promoting their affordability and durability. This includes citing added costs of different fonts used by other publishers, as well as other 'ploys' that drive up the cost of books for the consumer, contrasting them with the Literary Revolution's cost effective practices. According to Raymond Shove, 'Few men have been more heartily disliked for their publishing activities by American publishers and booksellers than was John B. Alden,' due to his publishing practices that were perhaps borderline, if not outright, underhanded, causing turmoil between publishers and booksellers. It seems he was not always monetarily successful, but he did succeed in putting the works of popular authors in front of the public (see Shove's Cheap Book Production in the United States for previous quote). GOOD condition. Fold crease present. Some creasing, wrinkling and minor tearing along the extremities. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 009619

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn