London: T. N. Longman, n.d. [but 1795]. Sewn Binding. [96]p., terminal page a publisher's menu for more "comic operas, farces and tragedies", a disbound text held securely by binder's glue and by remnant threads that further fasten the latter half of this fascicle (empty stabholes to first half), 8x5 inches..... More
Cat.No: 300377
npl: npub, [c1911]. Postcard. 3.25x5.5 inch postcard; some creasing, address and name written twice black pen (first time) and then scratched out in purple pencil and written again, message simply says "guess who". Good only. Philosophy Series. More
Cat.No: 311424
Harrisburg, PA: Handy, 1924. Hardcover. 307pp., original cloth boards, lacking dj if issued, titling in gilt, boards slightly convexed, text block edges contain silverfish nibble, endpapers toned, else good. More
Cat.No: 282452
Philadelphia: I.L. Cragin & Co., 1887. 64p., wraps, 4.25x6.5 inches, wraps worn and chipped, rear wrap detached but present, pages lightly toned else good condition. More
Cat.No: 253026
New Haven: Published by Hezekiah Howe and A. H. Maltby. Printed by Hezekiah Howe. 1829. xi, 359p., first edition 7x4.3 inch full calf boards are rubbed and worn with joints cracked but hinges holding. Spine label presumably gone missing, leaving no shadow or scar. Within, expect pervasive foxing, several small..... More
Cat.No: 175391
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997. Paperback. xv, 312p., illustrated with b&w snapshot photography (no close-ups), a substantial 9x6 inch softbound in photo-decorated wraps, completely sound, clean and unmarked, really as new. More
Cat.No: 250085
East Canterbury, NH: npub, [c1899?]. Hardcover. xii, 79p., third edition, quarter cloth boards; faint hint of foxing on endpapers, boards somewhat soiled and rubbed with a few minor damp stains on front board, corners bumped and slightly exposed, good condition. Shaker etiquette book for youth. More
Cat.No: 310188
Chicago: George Matthew Adams, 1911. Hardcover. 190, [2]pp., boards. 8.25 x 5.5 in. Wanting frontispiece. Inscribed on front flyleaf: “Alice G. Brown … from Nana Christmas 1931.” Bound in blue-gray cloth over boards, block-stamped on front cover in black and white, with a portrait of a lady. Cover designed by..... More
Cat.No: 304796
New York: The Abbey Press, 1900. Hardcover. 191p., green cloth boards with titling in gilt; frontis., ownership rubberstamp on front endpaper, lower edge of boards and spine tail are rubbed, soil on back board. Good. Methodist preacher on children's etiquette. More
Cat.No: 312589
New York: Raciute, 1911. 35p., staplebound pamphlet, mild toning and handling wear, small chip to corner of rear cover. Guide to etiquette, published by a Lithuanian immigrant press. More
Cat.No: 269256
New York: Leisure League of America, 1934. Pamphlet. 95p., staplebound 8x5.5 inch printed wraps, slight external soil and age-dimming, a very good copy. Leisure league little book number 15. More
Cat.No: 166087
Los Angeles: Concord Publishing Company, 1907. Hardcover. xii, 236p., long blurb by Josephine M. Holmes pasted down on the front blank end paper, relevant pencil notes on title page else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 265613
Anaheim, CA: Professional Office Services, 1967. Pamphlet. 13p., 5.5x8 inch staplebound booklet; in very good condition. Humorous anti-guide to pleasing one's husband. More
Cat.No: 311336
New York: Main Street Books, 1997. Paperback. 199p., illustrated with b&w photos of men donning drag, very good first edition, first printing stated trade paperback in camp Frenchfold pictorial wraps. What to do about knobby knees. Vera (see back-cover photo) is an artist and "sex activist" in NYC, and her..... More
Cat.No: 52702
Shanghai: Hongwen shuju 鴻文書局, 1939. Paperback, multiple individually paginated sections, old Chinese price written in blue on front cover, otherwise very good, evenly toned. Includes six pages of line drawings depicting items used in ceremonies and rites. More
Cat.No: 220710
Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, 1992. Paperback. xv, 106p., paperback, 6x9 inches, very good. Chinese Research Monographs. More
Cat.No: 288594
