Search Results: North America from Collettes Books

Uncommon copy in Good condition with tight binding and unmarked text. Most wear is to covers, primarily obvious rubbing and scuffs, plus edge wear. Pages are clean and bright. A "collection of reminiscences of earlier days" of Hudson, Mass. Pictorial blue wrappers (softcover), 189 pp; with line drawings of historical landmarks; 23 cm. [z2]

Uncommon 1st Ed. (1918) in Fair condition with clean, unmarked text. Pages are uncut, suggesting that this copy was unread. Obvious wear to covers, which are beginning to detach from textblock. Also open and closed tears, chips, and general edge wear and rubbing to covers, sunning to margins. Split along over half of spine, light toning to pages. Suitable as a reading copy. Brief report based on an investigation of a shell mound along the Indian River, with thoughts on local chronology. Printed tan wrappers (softcover), pp 75-103, 7 figs, 24 cm. [z1-2]

Copy of 1st Ed. (1917) in Fair condition. Pages are unopened and untrimmed, suggesting that this copy is unread. Covers are completely detached and missing. Considerable wear to title page and final blank, inc. open and closed tears to front, general edge wear and chips, light stains and toning. Obvious loss to spine but textblock is still attached. Pages are clean and fairly bright given age. Report on data and specimens obtained by the author in 1916 from the cave system, as well as items previously collected. Suitable as a reading copy. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Vol. XXII, Part I). Originally published with paper wraps (softcover); 73 pp, 18 figs, 24 cm. [z1]

Copy of 1st Ed. (1977)--not a reprint. In Fair condition with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Edited volume with 7 papers inc. Introduction. Most obvious wear is rippling and light staining from dampness to lower third of textblock and covers; some rubbing and light edge wear to covers, stamp on front cover. Still a solid, readable copy, and scarce as a 1st in any condition. An examination of hydrogeology related to geothermal conditions of the Floridan Plateau. Light gray wraps (softcover), 161 pp, illus., 23 cm. [z2]

Exhibition catalog for "Life in Philadelphia" oil painting exhibit at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1940. Scarce copy in Good+ overall condition with tight binding, fairly bright covers and unmarked text. The bulletin celebrated the opening of the art exhibit "Life in Philadelphia," which was the inaugural exhibit at the Oriental Wing of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1940. Contains numerous black and white reproduction of the art work at the exhibit, with a catalogue of oil paintings. Also includes a Forward by Henry Clifford, "A Note on the Iconography of Philadelphia" by Boies Penrose, and a preface to an unfinished novel by Owen Wister, author of The Virginian. In addition, this copy contains a laid-in list of publications of the City History Society of Philadelphia--probably also from 1940, and a typed/copied memorial to a Mr. Harry A. Palmer from his service at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; both pieces in Very Good condition. The catalog itself is in Good+ condition.… Read More

Uncommon 1st Ed. (1921) in Fair condition with clean, unmarked pages. Some pages are unopened (uncut), suggesting that this copy is unread. Edge wear/chips, rubs, and sunning to covers; lower half of spine is split and detached from staple binding; dampstaining and light rippling from moisture to upper fore portions of all pages. Suitable as a reading copy. Printed gray wraps (softcover), pp 451-527, 1 fig. in text, 24 cm. [z1/y1]

First Edition (1948) in Fair condition; includes all 5 supplemental maps. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. May be missing covers. Primary wear is dampstain and rippling to top edge of textblock and back cover; some page corners stick together. Also general edge wear, rubbing and small dents to covers. Still a solid, readable copy and scarce in any condition, especially with all supplemental maps. University of Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 442. Staple bound copy. Printed white wraps, 168 pp, 26 figs, 11 tables, 23 cm. [z2]