Ordnance College, Woolwich: 1914. Blue green cloth. 12th November 1914. 4to (22.5 X17.5 cm). Blue green lined notebook; some wear and minor loss to ends of spine and corners; front cover with border tooling. Collation: 183, [3] pp. Text with a number of color drawings of shells and other explosives... More about Identification of Ammunition
Caprarola (Italy): 1683. Contemporary stiff vellum. 8vo (13.0 x 9.5 cm). Contemporary stiff vellum; Soiled; manuscript title, "Tractat/de/Orologis," in black on spine; institutional tag, "Mns/ 17th C" at base of spine; In writing on front cover: "Ms 78/ 741/?." Collation: [2 sketch on verso], 325, [261-blank] pp. + 2 folding... More about Tractatus de Horologiis sciatericis
Paris: 1901-1902. Contemporary green cloth. Folio (32.6 x 24.3 cm). Contemporary green cloth binding with author's initials in gilt on front cover; tooling on covers with dates in gilt; title on spine; minor wear to corners and ends of spine. Collation: [74] pp. with numerous drawings and text in fine... More about Géométrie
[Dundee, Scotland]: 1754-1756. Contemporary wrinkled vellum. 8vo (20.3 x 15.3 cm). Contemporary wrinkled vellum binding brown paper notebook; stitching of notebook to vellum broken in places along spine, but still mostly intact. The note book has two brown covers. The front outer cover has alphabet written in calligraphic style whereas... More about Mathematics Manuscript & Work Book
(France): 1860. Half Black Morocco marble boards. 4to. Half black morocco with marble boards; gilt bordered panels on spine and label: "Tatin, 1860." Spine and boards with wear. Collation: [xii], 297, [3], 114 pp. This is an extensive etymological treatment of botanical terms, and names of plant genera with their... More about Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms latins des Végétaux, suivi d'un Dictionnaire des Epithèthes...
London: Kent & Co., 1881. Original Cloth. Large paper uncut copy. 8vo (25.1 x 16.2 cm) Contemporary crimson cloth, expertly recased with original spine reinforced at head, darken color along hinges, gilt labeling on spine and front board, border and inner tooling with floral design in corners on both covers... More about The Rose Garden: In Two Divisions : Division I. Embracing The History Of The Rose, The Formation...
London: E. Lloyd and Son, 1824. Modern half Calf. 2 Volumes. 8vo (21.6 x 13.3 cm). Modern half calf and marble boards; raised bands, gilt panels, black morocco labels. Collation: Vol.1- li, [1], 354pp; Vol. 2- xii, 464pp. Marginal browning on title pages; occasional light foxing to text. The date... More about Flora Historica: or the Three Seasons of the British Parterre historically and botanically...
London: Fleet Street, 1896. Fifth edition. 8vo (21.1 x 13.6 cm). Original brick-red printed boards; soiling on covers; rubbing on corners; foxing on fore edge of textblock. Collation: xii, 120, [4- Ads] pp. There is advertisement on the first leaf. The front cover and title page have vignette of Adam... More about Profitable Fruit-Growing for Cottagers and Small Holders of Land. Written for The Worshipful...
Oakland: Seulberger, [190-]. Contemporary printed wrappers. 4to. Original orange printed wrappers. More about Seed Catalog
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd, 1910. Original Printed Wrappers. 4to. Off Print. Original green paper covers with black printing on front cover. Collation: 1-38 pp. Covers have soime soiling. The text is from an address givin by Sir Almroth Wright as an "Introductory to a Discussion on the... More about Vaccine Therapy: Its Adminstration, Value, and Limitations; Proceedings of the Royal Society of...
Nuremberg: Paulus Fürstens, 1672. Contemporary vellum. 4to(18.0 x 13.7 cm) 2 parts in 1 vol. Contemporary vellum on stiff boards. Plain spine. Soiling to spine and boards. Collation: [xii], 88pp.+17 (1 duplicate) engraved plates and engraved frontispiece; [2]3-74pp. with text table: Tabula Inscribendae Horologiis Dierum Lonfitudinis. In this two part... More about Gnomonica, oder Gründlicher Unterricht und Beschreibung, Wie man allerhand Sonnen-Uhren auf...
Morocco: Alawi, 1876. Modern mix leather. Folio (21.2 x 16.7cm.). Two volumes. 18th century leather in Arabic style. Collation: Vol. I -227 ff(leaves) with modern end papers; Vol II- 230 ff(leaves) and modern end papers. The text is done with a lithograph on thick paper process. Each lithograph pages has... More about Commentary On Euclid's Elements
Roxbury: Walker & Company, [1859]. Original Wraps. 8vo (23.6 x 14.5 cm). Original pink printed paper wrappers. Engraving of fruit in bowl on pedicle. Some edge soiling and foxing to covers. Stitched text. Collation: 24 pp. The catalogue begins with an Advertisement about the nursery offerings followed by Hints for... More about A CATALOGUE Of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, roses, Grape Vines, and Herbaceous Plants,...
Dorchester, MA: Walter Baker & Co., 1913. Original Wraps. 12 mo (16.5 x 10.4 cm). Original color embossed covers with cocoa plant garnland as border on front cover and baker on rear cover. Collation: 64 pp. + 6 color plates. Rare copy containing "The Story of the Chocolate Girl" on... More about Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes. Bound with HILL, JANET McKENZIE. Home made Candy Recipes
Dorchester, MA: Walter Baker & Co., 1902. Original Wraps. 12 mo (14.4 x8.5 cm) Original color illustrated wrappers with soiling to covers and small loss to head of rear cover. Collation: 78 pp.+ 3 plates, 2 double sided color illustrations and 1 photo reproduction. Walter Baker received the Gold Medal... More about Chocolate
DorchesterDorchester, MA: Walter Baker & Co., 1892(1893). Original Wraps. 12 mo (14.4 x8.5 cm) Original color illustrated wrappers with minor wear. Collation: 40 pp. Embossed color illustration on both sides of covers. Three illustrations are present in text which contains numerous recipes for chocolate preparations. The copyright date on title... More about Choice Recipes Specially Prepared for Walter Baker & Co
Lancaster, Concord: Science Press Printing Co.& Rumford Press, 1944-1948. Hardcover. 8vo. (25.4 x 17.3 cm) Complete 4 volume set with original plain brown paper covers for vol 2-4.. All in fine condition. Collation: Vol. 1- viii, 112pp. + 4 photogravure plates and 23 figures; Vol.2, Part I- x,112pp. + 4... More about Geology Applied to Selenology
London: Longman et al. 1876. Red pebble cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo (23.5 x 17.5 cm). Original red pebbled cloth. Wear to ends of spine, corners and minor along edges of boards. There is blind stamp horizontal and geometric tooling in black on covers with title and author on front cover... More about The Moon and the Condition and Configurations of Its Surface
Rockford: The Shumway Company, 1971. Original Wraps. Folio (34.7 x 26.2 cm) Original color printed wrappers. Collation: (1), 56, (1)pp. More about The 1917 Seed Catalogue
London: Methuen & Co., 1931-1940. blue cloth. 8vo.3 Vol. 1st editions. All volumes in very good condition. Spines of dj sunned. Some loss to dj along spine of Vol. I and at bottom of spine vof Vol. III. Minor gutter foxing along title page of Vols. I & III. All... More about Theoretical Physics Vol. I-III
London: Hippolyte Bailliere, 1852-54. Green Pebble Cloth. 8vo Modern green pebble cloth. Collation: Vol. I- viii, 215, [1-Ads] pp + 159 in text figures; Vol. II- viii, 413 pp. with 264 figures in text. Binding and text in very good condition. More about Lectures on Histology, Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, in the Session...
Antwerp: Joseph Jacobs, 1682. Contemporary calf. 4to(20.0 x 16.3 cm). Contemporary full black calf. Some breaks along spine, cords and boards firmly attached. Some wear to corners and ends of spine. Collation: [40], 296, [18] pp. +14 copper engraved plates, folded. Plates and frontispiece were engraved by Francois Ertinger. The... More about Citricultura oft Regeringhe der Uythemsche Boomen, te weten Oranien, Citroenen, Limoenen,...
London: Longman et al. 1819. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. 8vo(21.2 x 12.5 cm). Contemporary half caf, rebacked, on marble boards; tooled panels formed by paralle gilt lines; author and title gilt in upper panel. Collation: xix,[1], 407 pp. +15 copper engraved plates. The plates contain 214 numbered figures. Text block... More about An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany
Erlangen: Johann Jacob Palm, 1802. Contemporary quarter calf. 4to.(24.4 x 20.2 cm). Contemporary quarter calf binding. Collation: [viii], [1]-114 + engraved beetle at top of p.1, scarab on p. 56 and 12 hand colored engraved plates at rear. The binding has small loss to top of spine and along rear... More about Symbolae Entomologicae. Beyträge zur Geschichte der Insekten. Mit zwölf Kupfertafeln
Leipzig: Commision with Engelmann, [1841]- 1847. Contemporary half leather on marble boards. Folio. (32.0 x 26.0 cm). Modern calf spine with gilt labeling, contemporary marble and calf corners. Collation: cx, 149, [1]pp.+ 50 (3 double page; 4 folding) tinted lithographed plates. Some foxing and spotting to text and plates. This... More about Chloris protogaea : Beiträge zur Flora der Vorwelt
