Carpenter, W.M.

Kipling's College

Evanston, W.M. Carpenter, 1929. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with white spine. Gilt title lettering. Deckle edge bookblock. 59 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. 100 copies printed by the Alderbrink Press, of Chicago, for W.M. Carpenter .. for private circulation. G Cover has staining, spotting and general wear. Bookblock has age toning .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 184473

Katalog: Misc, Kipling

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc, Kipling ; Kipling ; ;

Chaytor, Alfred Henry

Letters to a Salmon Fisher's Sons

London, John Murray, 1919. Second edition. Hardcover. Burgundy boards with blind stamped design on front cover; gilt design on front cover, gilt spine lettering; 304 pp; illustrated throughout. Appears to have the signature of George Baker Bligh St. George on front end page along with a letter laid-in in his handwriting. Includes a preface to the 1918 edition and "preface to my boys". Also includes a list of illustrations. VG (light shelfwear to boards, light age toning to pages but text and illustrations are otherwise very clean and clear.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 181675

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc ; Salmon Fishing ; ;

Comte, Hubert

Tools: Making Things Around the World

New York, H.N. Abrams, 1998. Hardcover. Orange boards with white spine lettering, brown dust jacket with color illustrations, tan and white lettering, 352 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. "The world is filled with tools- simple and complex: ancient and modern. Discover where they came from, how they evolved, and to what use they've been put over the centuries through magnificent color photographs and an evoctive text, (this book) brings more than 300 tools to life, lettering the reader share the experience of using them."- rear of dust jacket "Celebrated human ingenuity and the brillance of craftspeople by depicting tools not as inert objects, but as instruments of a particular culture intended for use in a specific time and place"--Cover. VG/VG (light wear to boards and text block, pages are bright and clear. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 177781

Katalog: Misc; Tools

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc; Tools ; Tools ; ;

Deschamps, Francois

Memoire D'Un Voyage En Oceanie

Auckland, New Zealand, Photoforum, 1995. Softcover. Gray wraps with black illustration and lettering; 96 pp, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. "This monograph is the study of a fictitious voyage of the ship Curriodity in the South Seas ca. 1920. It features a facsimile version of the journal left by one member of the expedition. This artists' book was offset printed in 3 colors at the Elam Fine Arts Printing Research Unit, at The University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1995." "An edition of 1000 copies, was printed on acid-free Imperial Satin Matt at the Elam Fine Arts Printing Research Unit, the University of Auckland"--Page 96. VG .

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Buchzahl: 181100

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc ; New Zealand Wit and Humor ; ;

Drexel, Jeremias; Ralph Winterton

The Considerations of Drexelius Upon Eternity

London, Rich Chiswell, 1699. Hardcover. 5 in x 3 in, Brown leather boards. 4 raised band spine [18], 288 pages) : illustrations. Clear mylar cover and heavy custom slipcase. Decorative carved and color bookblock. Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. G Cover has peeling, fading, and chipping, edge damage. Bookblock has fading. Interior pages gave age toning and some pencil marks from previous owner. Slipcase has fading and staining. Writing from previous owner on inside front cover .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 185831

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc, Religion, Meditations ; Religion ; ;

Duff, Archibald

History of Old Testament Criticism

New York, Putnam, 1910. Hardcover. Blue cloth covers with blind deboss and gilt lettering. xiii, 201 pp. B&W frontispiece, B&W illustrations. ".. the story of the critical or literary handling of the Old Testament throughout the ages, as scientific study of that literature is at present showing what the story has been" -- from the preface. VG-, some scuffs, wear, and fading, to cover, some foxing on edges, name of previous owner on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and tight .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 177877

Katalog: Misc. religion

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc. Religion, Theology, Philology, Literary Criticism, Old Testament ; Religion ; ;

Edwards, Edward

Memoirs of Libraries: Including a Handbook of Library Economy, Volume II

London, Trübner & Co, 1859. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 burgundy leather and marble boards; marble illustrated end papers; bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard; xxxvii, 1104 pp; bw tables, (folded), bw and color illustrations. Volume 2 of a 2 volume set, The History of Libraries (continued). Start with the history of libraries of the ancients middle ages and the moderns in compact set of valuable, well-analyzes, and chronological ordered knowledge about the well-known libraries in the ancient periods to the modern age. Examples some contents from the books and libraries' catalogues citied with the texts having explanatory marks and footnoted besides for clarification for the reader. Reveals libraries' economic conditions & financial operations from several British libraries. mention the subjects of architectures and architectural perspectives of the libraries in America, Europe, and the Great Britain primarily. Good (library label inside front cover, library stamps on several pages, previous owner's name on ffep, foxing spots to pages in front and rear but text and illustrations are otherwise clear.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 183132

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc ; History of Libraries ; ;

Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Stephen E Whicher; Robert Ernest Spiller; Wallace E Williams

Early Lectures

Camabridge, Harvard University Press, 1972. Hardcover. 3 Volume Set. Marbled blue cloth boards. Dark blue spine with gilt lettering. Each volume paginated seperately. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, pages 389-391) and indexes. VG ex-lib copy. All volumes have associated library stickers and markings. Covers have general wear, corner damage. Bookblocks have corner darkening .

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Buchzahl: 187272

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc, Ralph Waldo Emerson ; Emerson ; ;

Engelhardt, Fr. Zephyrin

Mission Santa Ines, Virgen Y Martir, and Its Ecclesiastical Seminary

Santa Barbara, Mission Santa Barbara, 1932. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decorations. Gilt lettering on spine. ix, 194 pages including frontispiece, illustrations, portraits, map, plans. Missions and missionaries of California. New series. Local histor. G ex-lib copy. Cover and spine have general wear with some staining and marking. Bookblock has mild age toning. Some interior pages have minor water damage. LIbrary sticker on spine, Library stamps on inside front/back covers and title page.

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 184464

Katalog: Misc, Religion

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc, Religion ; Religion ; ;

Evans, David Beecher

Leontius of Byzantium: An Origenist Christology

Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks Center for Byzantine Studies, 1970. Hardcover. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering; light green dust jacket with dark green lettering; xiii, 206 pp. Expanded version of the author's thesis, Harvard Divinity School, 1966. Contents include: Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Manuscript Designations; Introduction; The Seventh Chapter of CNEI; Leontius of Byzantium and Evagruis of Pontus; Enhypostasized Natures; Leontius' Life; Bibliography and Indexes. VG/VG (light foxing spots to upper block, pages are otherwise very clear, dust jacket has fading and some soiling along spine with front flap price clipped) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 181048

Katalog: Theology, Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Theology, Misc ; Religion ; ;

Finberg, A. J. (ed.)

The Old Water-Colour Society's Club (Volumes I-VII)

London, Charles Whittingham, 1930. Hardcover. Mottled boards with white spine, Black title lettering on front cover. Each volume individually paginated. Illustrations. The first seven volumes of this annual series. Very Good. All covers have general wear, corner/edge damage, discoloration, peeling. Spines have some tearing (especially volume 1). Bookblocks have age toning and corner darkening .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 190291

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc, Annual, Old Water-Colour Society ; Old Water-Colour Society ; ;

Floyd, Benjamin

The Lowell Directory for 1834

Lowell, Massachusetts, Benjamin Floyd, 1834. Hardcover. Tan paper boards with black lettering; (18), 161 pp. Directory for Lowell from 1834 containing names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business and dwelling houses: with streets and corporations, town officers, public offices, banks, incorporated companies, societies, and other useful information. To which is annexed a direction of Belvidere village. Fair (pages age toned and light foxing, writing inside front cover, covers have aging and soiling) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 189606

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc. ; Directories; Massachusetts Businesses and Merchants ; ;

Gaines, Steven

Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons

Boston, Little Brown, 1998. Hardcover. White boards with black lettering on spine, tan dust jacket with black and white illustration, black lettering, 326 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. A chronicle of one of the world's most unusual communities. Contains the stories of the Hamptons' mansions and millionaires. Contents include: The Pasha -- Dr. Watson -- Lord of the Manor -- Gardiner's Island -- The Creeks -- Ossorio -- Dragon -- The Squire -- Gates of the Grove -- Beaches of Mammon -- Philistines at the Hedgerow -- Ocean Castle -- Dragon's Head -- The Pumpkin Prosecution -- Fourth of July. VG/VG (Inscribed to previous owner by author on title half page) .

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Buchzahl: 177220

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc ; Manners and Customs ; ;

Geiler Von Kaysersberg, Johann

Fragmenta Passionis Do Mini Nostri Jesu Christi

[not identified], Ex edibus Matthie Schurerij, 1511. Leather bound. Black leather boards, five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering; 163 unnumbered pages. Text is in Latin. Fragments give the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. VG ( front and rear covers are not attached; pages age toned as expected but otherwise very clean and clear.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 181105

Katalog: Misc

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc ; Religion ; ;

Goodwin, Barbara

The Philosophy of Utopia

London, Portland, OR, 2001. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering; blue and white dj with black lettering, mylar cover; 265 pp. "This collection of essays addresses the important function of utopianism in social and politicial philosophy and includes debate on what its future role will be in a period dominated by dystopian nightmare scenarios." - dust jacket. Contents: Introduction /; Barbara Goodwin --; 'Nothing is, but what is not': Utopias as Practical Political Philosophy /; Peter G. Stillman --; For Utopia: The (Limits of the) Utopian Function in Late Capitalist Society /; Ruth Levitas --; The Eternal Present of Utopianism /; Jose Eduardo dos Reis --; Isaiah Berlin, William Morris, and the Politics of Utopia /; Laurence Davis --; Utopianism and National Identity /; Lyman Tower Sargent --; The Romanian Utopia: The Role of the Intelligentsia in the Communist Implementation of a New Human Paradigm /; Brindusa Palade --; The Treatment of the 'Woman Question' in Radical Utopian Political Thought /; Filio Diamanti --; Green Utopias of Self and Other /; Lucy Sargisson --; The Illusion of Permanence: Work Motivation and Membership Turnover at Twin Oaks Community /; Hilke Kuhlmann --; Scientific Utopianism in Francis Bacon and H.G. Wells: From Salomon's House to The Open Conspiracy /; Richard Nate --; Biotechnology and Utopia /; Brian Stableford --; Religious Narrative, Post-Secularism and Utopia /; Vincent Geoghegan --; The Law-Based Utopia /; Miguel Angel Ramiro Aviles. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.) .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 185031

Katalog: Misc.: Utopias

Sonstige Stichworte: Misc. : Utopias ; Utopias ; ;