London: Printed For R. Griffiths and Sold by T. Becket in Pall Mall, 1796. Hard Cover. Marbled boards with green cloth tape binding, covered in blue-gray paper wrappers. 288 pp. SIGNED by George Peabody on the contents page, and most likely from his collection. Containing the Peabody Institute bookplate on..... More

Paris: Librairie Grund, 1976. Cloth. ALL TEXT IN FRENCH. Ten volumes, arranged alphabetically, this work offers biographical and bibliographic information on painters, sculptors and other artists from around the world and spanning all ages and movements, as well as listing museums where their work is held, prizes received and a...... More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1865. Cloth. Blue-green pebbled cloth. 474 pp., plus 6 pages of ads in the rear. A few black and white illustrations throughout, including a few hull outlines of approved steamers and an illustration of the ironclad monitor Dictator. A heavily mathematical based treatise on..... More

New York: Spon and Chamberlain. 1907. Cloth. Tenth thousand. Red cloth. Small oblong format. 33 numbered leaves, printed on single sides only, plus many ads in the rear. A guide to creating letters on a graph background, many angular in style, plus eight alphabets intended for engineering drawing. GOOD condition..... More

Philadelphia: No publisher, 1832. Full Leather. Full calf leather. 468 pages. Black and white engravings throughout. A general work discussing a variety of items including: the human anatomy and physiology; ailments, illnesses and remedies, including the use of spices; method of making wine as well as making cider rum brandy..... More

Munchen: Selbstverlag von Claudius Huther, 1913. Hard Cover. Boards with navy blue cloth binding. Xxviii, 115 pages. All text in German. With a few illustrations. A guide to various gambits and strategies, including Russian, Italian, and Spanish. GOOD+ condition. With a loose 4 page leaf tipped in the rear, apparently..... More

Leipzig: Georg Thieme, 1926. Cloth. Green cloth. 279 pp. 19 pages of black and white photo plates. All text in German. A detailed instructional guide, and history, to massage and physiotherapy, with principles, techniques and other aspects discussed. With a few illustrations throughout. Book 1 ONLY. GOOD condition. Minor spotting..... More

Budapest, Hungary: Corvina, Publisher, 1986. Hard Cover. Glossy photo illustrated hard covers. 199 pp. With small illustrations throughout. A work written for both the teacher and student of fencing, discussing theoretical observations and practical experiences, and examining problems in teaching fencing and the methodology of training. With a look at..... More

No Place: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1993. Soft Cover. 137 pages including index. A detailed and technical look at airborne particles in museums and the soiling to objects they cause. This includes detailed mathematical models of particle dynamics and distribution, including experiments with ventilation and filtration systems, as well as..... More

London: Christie, Manson and Woods, Ltd, 1967. Wraps. Cream printed wraps. 89 pp., plus 14 black and white plates in the rear. An auction catalog for a 1967 auction of a collection of English ceramics primarily devoted to Leeds Creamware and other types associated them. This includes armorial ware, tortoiseshell..... More

New York: Street and Smith, Publisher. Cloth. no date, presumed circa 1890 based on OCLC records. Illustrated brown cloth. Stated new and revised edition, with the games of poker, euchre, Napoleon, solo whist, ecarte and cuckoo added to this. 215 pp. A guide to playing various games. This includes chess..... More

New York: The Architectural and Building Press, 1920. Cloth. Green cloth. No jacket. Quarto. 272 pp. A work outlining and documenting standards and specifications for the wide variety of materials used by architects and builders in the construction of buildings, in an effort to enable architects to specify with certainty..... More

No Place: Brown Company, 1924. Original Wraps. Oblong wraps. 23 pages. With black and white photos throughout. A instructional booklet on the Bermico Conduit Field Machine, which would allow a work crew in the field to machine short lengths of conduit to exact fits. With many detailed black and white..... More