Postcards of a Trip to Cape Point & Other Views
c. 1900. An album that has been at least partially repurposed; some postcards of European scenes, mostly photos of South Africa. 46 items in all. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Books
Reminiscences of the Farmington Hunt Club, Albermarle County, Virginia
Crozet, VA: Acme Visible Records, Inc., [1970]. hardcover. Cloth boards faded and soiled. Name of previous owner on front free endpaper. Also an inscription above a photogarpgh. Limited edition # 208. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Sagnaþing helgað Jonasi Kristjanssyni sjotugum 10. april 1994 (Icelandic Edition) (2 volumes)
Reykjavík: Islenska Bokmenntafelag, 1994. hardcover, 8vo. A few tiny scuffs to blue faux leather on volume 2. Internally clean. Articles in either Icelandic, Geman, English, French or Italian. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Surry County, Virginia Deed Book 4 (1742-1747)
Miami Beach, Fl: T.L.C. Genealogy, 1991. Plastic comb-bound paperback. Some foxing to edge of text block. Plastic covers are slightly browned. 95 pages. This publication contains detailed abstracts of all 271 documents, namely deeds, leases, mortgages, powers of attorney, bonds and dower relinquishments that were recorded in Surry County Deed.....
Tabvlae Geographicae Qvibvs Colonia Bonae Spei Antiqva Depingitvr (Eighteenth-Century Cartography of Cape Colony)
1952. hardcover. Endpapers browned. Covers a bit bowed. No markings. In English, Dutch and Afrikaans. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Uniform der Marine und Schutztruppen : Anhang zur Bildersammlung Uniform der Alten Armee
München: Waldorf Astoria Zigarettenfabrim G.M.B.H. paperback. 96 cards laid in, complete. Minor edge wear to covers. No markings. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Virginia: A Collection of 21 Articles Relating to its History, Politics, Slavery, Industries, Cities, etc. Taken from American Anthropologist, American Historical Review, Blackwood's Magazine, Chautauquan, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, and Merchant's Magazine
Cleveland: [The Arthur H Clark Company, Publishers & Booksellers Importers of Old & Rare Books], 1919. Typescript title-page and table of contents. Articles excised from the named publications. Original invoice (sent on approval) from The Arthur H. Clark Company of Cleveland to Miss Maud Stafford laid in, with her ownership.....
Preisverzeichniss von A.&R. Hahn, Cassel
Institut fur Militarische Instrumente, [1897]. Flexible boards, large 8vo, 186 pages, profusely illustrated with highest quality steel engravings. Cover mildly soiled, heavily worn at extremities with boards showing through, paper mildly browned, not brittle. Binding is sound. From the library of the famous Parisian Arquebusier Emile Weil, with his inkstamp.....
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
[London]: MacDonald, 1987. First UK edition. Unknown. Paper tanned as usual. No markings.
Seeing Gardens
National Geographic, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page: "With best wishes / Sam Abell / December 2000."
Sam Abell : The Photographic Life
NY: Rizzoli International Publications, 2002. First edition. Oblong folio, grey linen with black lettering and photo on front. Issued without jacket. SIGNED BY ABELL ON THE TITLE-PAGE.
Stay This Moment: the Photographs of Sam Abell
Charlottesville, VA: Eastman Kodak and Thomasson-Grant, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED BY ABELL ON THE TITLE-PAGE.
Montgomery County - Virginia Publick Claims
Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Company. paperback. Slight foxing to covers. Internally clean. Corners and edges sharp. ix + 21 pages. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
New Kent County - Virginia Publick Claims
Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Company. paperback. Slight foxing to covers. Internally clean. Corners and edges sharp. ix + 31 pages. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Les Oeuvres Poétiques de Baudri de Bourgueil (1046-1130) Édition Critique Publiée D'Aprés le Manuscrit du Vatican
Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, 1926. paperback. Internally clean. Some soiling to the cream colored covers. Cover wear with scuffs and some tears. In Latin or French. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Predictocracy : Market Mechanisms for Public and Private Decision Making
Yale University Press, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Blind stamp of previous owner on title page, else as new. Mylar covered dust jacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Backstage at Bunraku: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Japan's Traditional Puppet Theatre
Weatherhill, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Signed by author on title page. No other markings. Minor indentation to first three pages from a paper clip. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
San Francisco's Burning
Berkeley, CA: Oannes, 1963. First edition. paperback. Limited edition 1/500 copies. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Two Boston Brahmins in Goethe's Germany : The Travel Journals of Anna and George Ticknor
Lexington Books, 2009. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. No markings. Ever so slight wear at tips. Always securely packed. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America [4 vols, complete]
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1857-1862. First edition. Brown cloth. 4 vols, large quarto. Vol 1: li, 452(d); Vol 2: [vi], 451-643 + 34 plates; Vol. 3: ix, 301, 26 + 26 plates; Vol. 4: viii, 380, 12 + 17 plates. 77 plates (2 folding), complete. Spines lacking vols 1-3.....
First Light
Dublin, Ireland: Dedalus Press, 2003. Hardcover. Signed by author on title page. No other markings. Very minor rubbing to the mylar covered dustjacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Catálogo Dos Códices Da Livraria De Mão Do Mosteiro De Santa Cruz De Coimbra Na Biblioteca Pública Municipal Do Porto
Porto: Biblioteca Pública Municipal Do Porto, 1997. hardcover, 8vo. Corner bumped, lightly affecting text block. Minor wear to the mylar covered dust jacket. No markings. In Portuguese. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Alcidamas: The Works and Fragments (Greek Texts)
Duckworth Publishers, 2001. Paperback. Very light foxing to edge of text block. Internally clean. Dual language Greek and English. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
In Volo Per Vienna
Milano: Giorgio Apostolo, 1993. paperback. Slight crease to rear cover. No markings. 216 pages. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
William Albert Allard : Five Decades
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2010. Hardback. Signed by photographer Allard. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.