Machine Tools Catalogue, 1918 Second edition by Alfred Herbert Ltd - 1918

London, United Kingdom: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1895. 2nd revised and enlarged edition. Subtitle continued "embracing framework building, field magnet and armature winding and grouping, compounding, etc.. with examples of leading English, American, and Continental Dynamos and Motors." CONDITION Brown bds with bright Gilt title, Black publishers device and borders to front (mild shelf wear, sl damp mark top front cnr) pp xvi 368 with 114 figural illus, publishers list and advertising to rear. Copy is Near Fine with very bright interior, name in Blue pencil partially erased to verso of title page.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Lancaster: American Physical Society, 1957. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPS of the existence of the KL Meson. The long-lived neutral kaon is called the KL ("K-long") and decays primarily into three pions. In particle physics, a kaon also called a K meson and denoted K is any one of a group of four mesons distinguished by the fact that they carry a quantum number called strangeness. In the quark model they are understood to contain a strange quark (or antiquark), paired with an up or down antiquark (or quark). CONDITION & DETAILS: Lancaster: American Physical Society 105, March 15, 1957. Very slight and small scuff on rear wrap; small spot on front wrap. Very good condition.

A Geneve [i.e. Paris]: Cazin, 1782. Hardcover. Fair +. Volumes 2 and 3 of 4 ([4], 347, [1] p.; [4], 276 p.); 13 cm. Contemporary speckled calf with six spine compartments. Leather labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title and volume number; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Triple gilt-ruled borders on boards. All page edges gilt. Gilt-tooled turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. Blue ribbon bookmarks. Floral title vignette or printer's emblem. Woodcut head-pieces. Engraved bookplate on front fixed endpaper with motto "Mihi Aperies Iter" and handwritten note: "The Property of W.W. Watson." In Fair+ Condition: leather is cracked along both spines with some loss at spine ends; vol. 2 lacking spine labels; joints are cracked; both text blocks are solid.

viii + 482 pp. + 12 gravures h.t. 23,5x15,5 cm. Furne et Ce, Éditeurs, Paris, 1860. --- Half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some wear on hinges, edges and corners of the covers. Marbled endpapers. Tight binding. Foxing only on pages with engravings - engravings not affected. All other pages are clean.

P. F. Volland Company, Chicago, IL, 1919. Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good- hardcover, stated sixteenth edition. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket. Binding solid and pages clean throughout Pictorial end papers uncracked and very attractive. No writing Covers have wear at edges, corners, and edges of spine cover.Overall, a very attractive copy of a relatively early edition of this beautifully illustrated children's book. One in Volland's "Happy Children Books".

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1874. THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- William H. Prescott- Illustrated- Merrill & Baker- New York, 1874- 1st Edition- Softcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- brown flexible leather with marbled endpapers-slight rubbing, 3 tiny perforations on hinge, otherwise tight and square- A saleman's sample/dummy copy of the Complete Works of William H. Prescott in 16 Volumes of the Artist's Edition, limited to 26 Lettered Sets and 500 numbered sets- Contents: Frontis gravure of Montezuma, Title page for The Conquest of Peru, copyright page, Title page for The Life Of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor, copyright page- 15 engraved plates, 8pp of excerpts from some volumes, extra extended inner flap which shows leather binding available-SEE PHOTOS- Highly collectible and scarce!!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2618). 1st Edition. Leather. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo… Read More

Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Excellent copy, unsoiled and internally clean, gutters intact, olive green and grey covers, 252pps and 325pps + indices, about 350 figures of various plumbing fixtures, divided into two sections. Hot air, hot water heating, sanitary plumbing, steam and gas fitting, etc.

This is an exceptionally maintained Book published in 1904. It is a Biography of William II, the Emperor of Germany. The Author, Marguerite Cunliffe-Owens, remained anonymous and did not include her name anywhere on this Book as she had done with several of her other Books. This Book has 282 pages and 16 illustrations. This Book also includes a signature by Emperor William dated 1903 under his photo in the frontispiece.

Imitations en grec de nos romans de chevalerie depuis le XIIe siècle. vii+371 pp. Imprimé à l'Imprimerie Impériale, Paris, 1866. Chapitre 1: Les derniers romanicer grecs, dits byzantins. Chapitre 2: Rapports de l'Europe avec l'Orient, surtout à l'époque des croisades. Chapitre 3: Aperçu général des oeuvres grecques où se montre l'influence des poëmes français. Chapitre 4: Le vieux chevalier - Analyse. Chapitre 5: Les amours de Belthandros le Romain et de la Belle Chrysantza, fille du roi d'Antioche la Grande. Chapitre 6: Les amours de Lybistros, chevalier latin et de Rhodamné, princesse d'Arménie - Analyse; Rapprochements avec quelques oeuvres du Moyen Âge. Chapitre 7: Les romans de la guerre de Troie, par Benoît de Sainte-More, poëme français terminé vers l'an 1180. Chapitre 8: Poëme grec publié par M. Bekker, 1845 - Il Filocopo, di Giovanni Boccacio. Chapitre 9: Bélisaire, poëme en grec moderne par Géorgillas Limnitès. Chapitre 10: ΙIstoyre du vaillant chevalier Pierre,… Read More

Octavo (8 3/4 X 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: Printed For Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. Original First Edition. 16 page sewn paper pamphlet in wrappers, minor discoloration to edges of covers, old $2 price, and old library call numbers written in pencil on top of front cover, old 15 cent price, and calculation figures not related to text written in pencil on back cover, contents clean and unaffected.

In this pamphlet, Judge Leavitt states his reasons (based on historical fact and the Constitution) for his ruling that denied a writ of habeas corpus for the defendant C. L. Vallandigham; leader of the "Peace Democrats," and Supreme Commander of the "Sons of Liberty."

The accused was charged with "mischievous disloyalty" in his opinions and statements; and subsequently arrested at the orders of General Burnside. Lincoln became involved when, in May of 1863, he wrote to Stanton stating that suspension of habeas corpus, as Stanton wanted, would not be necessary in this case.

Lincoln is not referred to in… Read More