a\\Geology of New York; Part II: Comprising the Survey of the second Geological District (Northern NYS, the Adirondacks) by Ebenezer Emmons - 1842

Middlefield, OH: Roman Hershberger, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good+. 522pp; Navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front & spine, clean, tight copy, VG+ condition. Previous owner's family history laid in. Family history of the descendants of Jeremiah Miller and Lydia Troyer, with descendants listed chronologically and with alphabetical index.

Germany, 1790; Original 18th century hand colored copper engraving of Ochotona, commonly known as a Pika or Whistling Hare, a diminutive member of the rabbit family looking much like a small mouse and native to the cold climates of Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. Identifying binomen engraved in the plate at bottom: "Der Wachtelhase, Lepus pusillus Gmelin. Lin." Circa 1790. Artist not identified. Plate number engraved at upper right (177). Very finely detailed and colored. Archivally hinged and matted with 100% rag museum board, paper size 4 3/4" x 7 3/4", matte window 4 1/4" x 5", outside matte dimensions 10 1/4" x 12". Ready for framing. Fine condition, no chips or tears, all coloring brilliant. A sparkling plate of a charming and reclusive little creature. Rare.

Maurizio Martino, Mansfield, CT, (1994); First Edition, Limited to 225 copies; Quarto, 11" x 8 3/4" (28.1 cm x 22.2 cm); red buckram; gold titles on a black field. Verbatim facsimile reprint of this scholarly work on botanical illustration first published at Stuttgart in 1951. Two volumes in one, 264 pages and 324 pages respectively, Volume I an exhaustive history of botanical book illustration, and Volume II a detailed bibliographical catalogue of 2,387 illustrated botanical works spanning more than four centuries, arranged in alphabetical order by author. Text in German. A unique and valuable reference. Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

London: Charles Mitchell, 1898. Seventh Edition . Soft cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216pp, Firsr Section and Second Section. Detached printed wraps. Book is completerly disbound, but all pages appear to be present. Front cover of First Section is missing and cover of Second Section is present and chipped. First and last few page also edge-chipped, notations and check marks in text, related articles pasted to half-title page. A fascinating handwritten note is laid-in, as well as an angry printed broadside denouncing and castigating the issuance of a pirated edition of Matthews' work. Avery scarce publication.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Wendell Endicott on the front flyleaf. An avid sportsman, Endicott (1880-1954) attended Harvard University (1899-1901) and served as a director of Sears, Roebuck and Company in Chicago during the 1920s and '30s. This book includes his reminiscences of battling the "Silver King" (Atlantic tarpon) and other game fish along the Florida Keys, as well as a selection of fishing facts and suggestions. Octavo: 273 p. with 80 illustrations from photographs by the author. Original dark green cloth-covered boards over a light green spine, with gilt stamping. Just a hint of foxing to the prefatory and concluding pages, with some faint evidence of moisture along the top edge of the last three dozen pages. Tiny period bookseller's label to the front flyleaf. The spine is a touch faded, with some rubbing to the corners and tips; else about very good.

RARE/SCARCE.USED. GOOD CONDITION. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1870. MAN AND WIFE, a novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Brown boards with ornate gold gilt titles on spine. Large octavo, original cloth, 239 pages [text printed in two columns] (followed by 4 pages of adverts). ILLUSTRATED with a frontispiece portrait and text vignettes. Signed and dated by former owners Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Wiswall of Newton Lake Falls, Mass. Sept. 1869.

Privately Printed, 1958. Softcover. Good. Brief history of Holden, Missouri, 1858-1958. Topics include Background of Holden, The "Old Prairie," Founding of Holden, The Civil War, Political Development and The Holden Chautauqua. Illustrated with historical photos. Extremely rare. No other copies in commerce at the time of this listing. No copies in WorldCat library database. No records of previous sales located. 20 pp. 8 3/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with several areas of light erosion to front and back panels and small surface tear to front panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

1994. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with gold titles and decorations on spine and cover; 106 bright, white pages with a center section of black and white photographs and a black and white photo frontispiece Primary families included in these memoirs are those of: Gertrude Cohen Michel Brown Hyman Cohen Leopold (Lee) Strouse Michel Sidney Alfred Brown Lightly bumped heel of spine. . First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Shire, 2009-09-22. First Edition Paperback. Paperback. Very Good. 10x7x0. Clean, unmarked interior text, no highlighting, creasing, underlining or writing. Softcover is clean, shows some edge, corner, shelf wear. No rips, chips, stains or tears. First edition paperback, First Printing, Full Print Line Displayed. 2009. Fergus. Ships in box, quickly and with care.

The News Printing Office, Tidioute, 1902. Very Good. Livingston Legrand Hunter history, biography, reminiscences, memorial address and more. From FamilySearch: "When Livingston Legrand Hunter was born on 10 January 1861, in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jahu Hunter, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Rebecca Magee, was 24. He married Lillian Acomb on 6 January 1887, in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Deerfield Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 20 April 1902, in Turner Landing, Ballard, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Tidioute Cemetery, Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States." Includes 8 full-page photos. Excellent genealogical resource. Bound in burgundy pebbled cloth with gilt lettering to front panel. Rare. 40 pp. 8 3/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal… Read More