México, D.F. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2017 (2011). First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Octavo in silver DJ, 415 pages, b&w illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm. In Spanish. Handsomely realized work on a fascinating and distinctly Mexican —especially Chilango— creature..... More
Buenos Aires: Argentine Association of Art Critics, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Black octavo, 31 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents: Art criticism in Argentina / by Horacio Safons --Organizational aspects of art in Argentina / by Fermin Fèvre -- Theory of institutions / by..... More
London: Writers and Readers Pub. Cooperative Society, 1982. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in pink DJ, white spine, 173, [2] pages, b&w illustrations ; 21 cm. Series: Writers and Readers documentary comic book. Food supply, Starvation, Agriculture and state. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951. Third edition. Hardcover. Black octavo, gilt to spine, xiii, 770 pages, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. Securities, Investments, Speculation, Economics. More
Habana [Havana, Cuba]: 1930. Hardcover. Large octavo in custom full pale brown calf gilt stamped & ornamented leather; marbled endpapers; xxvi pages, 2 leaves, [3]-410 pages frontispiece (portrait) 20 cm. Bibliografía: p. [385]-410. Red place mark ribbon bound in. In Spanish Series: Colección de libros cubanos, director: Fernando Ortiz, Vol..... More
Schenectady, N.Y: Robson & Adee, 1908. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Brown octavo, illustrated endpapers, gilt to spine, 284 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. Signed by publisher. || Electrical Engineering. More
San Mateo, Calif. Morgan Kaufmann, 1994. First edition, fifth printing. Hardcover. Large octavo in white DJ, xxiv, 648, [203] pages, b&w illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. "Hennessy's original research area was optimizing compilers. His research group at Stanford developed many of the techniques now in commercial use. In 1981..... More
New York: Priv. Print. for subscribers only by Cumann Sean-eolais na h-Eireann, 1918. Hardcover. Large black octavo, deckled edges, gilt to spine, 3 blank leaves, 358 pages, 25 cm. 618/1250 copies. No DJ. English literature -- 19th century. || From personal library of Clement W. Baker, Civil War Sgt. More
New York: Corinth Books, 1974. Reprint. Paperback. Small white octavo, 45 pages ; 20 cm. This edition out of print. || Beats, Religious poetry, American. More
Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Green octavo, gilt to spine and front board, viii, 468 pages ; 24 cm. Uncommon. || William and Sarah Melendy (fl. 1701-1714) lived in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in New England, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, California, and elsewhere..... More
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Visual Arts Office for Abroad, Eindhoven, Lecturis, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Four grey large octavos, 2-stapled bindings, unpaginated, approx. 44 pages in each volume, b&w illustrations ; 25 cm. Uncommon. Series: Dutch Art + Architecture Today, 4 November '78. Arts, Dutch --..... More
London: English Universities Press, 1969. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Small octavo in blue-yellow DJ, ix, 419 pages, 19 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar. "During the twentieth century, both English and Esperanto have developed--most strikingly in the large number of scientific and technical words which have penetrated from purely specialist..... More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Blue-grey octavo, deckled edges, 352 pages ; 22 cm. The plot centers on Nina Leeds, the daughter of an Ivy League professor, who is devastated when her adored fiancé is killed in World War I, before they have a...... More
Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Press, 1988. Fourth printing. Paperback. Black octavo, xiv, 289 pages, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. A rare and exciting technical examination of the philosophy, key development issues, programming implications, and future of the Microsoft OS/2 operating system. Here is revealing information every MS OS/2 programmer will find..... More
London: Hammond, 1969. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Orange folio in original archival mylar sleeve, xiii, 209 pages, b&w illustrations (some color) 37 cm. Beautiful color illustrations of loving couples in China. China's version of the Kama Sutra, in a way. || **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply..... More
Paris: F. Alcan, 1932. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Small white octavo, 103 pages, about 7 unopened pages; 20 cm. In French. Series: Textes et traductions pour servir à l'histoire de la pensée moderne. || Mythology, Religion. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1940. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Small octavo in brown-blue DJ, brown spine, 301 pages ; 20 cm. Husband and wife -- Social life and customs -- Family -- Fiction. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. More
New York: Gaylord Watson, 1887. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Dark red, burgandy octavo, AEG, 211 pages ; 24 cm. Guidebooks, Advertisements, Statistics. More
[Sacramento]: [For sale by Print. Division, Documents Section], [1951]. Hardcover. Dark green octavo, 547 pages, b&w illus (some color, full-page); 24 cm. Map pocket to front pasten-down is empty. A very sturdy and apparentllty institutional binding. || Weeds -- California. More
Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company ; International Union of Biological Sciences, 1970. Hardcover. Hardcover orange and yellow quartos. 3 of 4 volumes, b/w illustrations; 26 cm. v1. Prolegomena, v2. Sketches, v3. Drafts || Biology conference papers and proceedings. || Personal Donald A. Glaser stamp on front free end paper of each..... More
Milano: A. Mondadori, 1972. Fourth edizione (printing). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ, gilt to spine, 744 p ; 21 cm. In Italian. Novel, Fiction. More
Milano: Rizzoli, 1967. 16th edition. Hardcover. Yellow-black-white octavo in original archival mylar sleeve, 415 pages. In Italian. Novel, Fiction. || Book article included. More
San Francisco: Pomegranate, 1997. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Brown oblong octavo, [30] postcards, color illustrations ; 13 x 18 cm. Uncommon; and scarce thus in such fine condition. || Postcards. Contents: Birds -- Fishes -- Crabs, turtles and corals -- Snakes, lizards and frogs -- Mammals..... More
New York: W.W. Norton, 2007. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ, 304 pages ; 22 cm. Signed by four authors. || Women writers celebrate and meditate on their acts of defiance, from using well-chosen expletives and engaging in less-than-ideal parenting techniques to getting back..... More
New York: 1936. Revised. Hardcover. Octavo in custom brown-paper DJ, xxv, 296 pages, 432 pages, 33 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 22 cm. American drama -- History and criticism. || Drama assignment included. || Custom DJ has circular window to spine head. More