1986. Bloomington, Indiana: Echo Press/ the Private Press of Fredric Brewer, 1986. Large folio, 19 x 14 ins., with 12 plates mounted on sheets, accompanied by a facing leaf of text all enclosed in a natural linen clamshell box by James Canary, As new. § Presentation copy with an extra..... More

1856. Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, n.d. [circa 1856-71). Stone color lithograph 5 x 7 1/2”, with printed title information, mounted; very good. § Original lithograph from a later printing of the octavo edition of The Birds of North America , this is No. 13 Pl. 61. The background is tinted..... More

1836. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. [1836]. Hand-colored engraving, 13 x 18.25 inches. Print signed and dated B. Havell 1836, lower right, and numbered 63 upper left. Fine condition, matted and framed. § The Blue-Winged Teal, Plate 313, from the first edition of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America." Engraved..... More

1913. Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Press, 1913. Sm. 8vo, 74 pp. Printed on thick paper. Later binding of half polished red calf with red cloth boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, edges sprinkled red. Calf lightly rubbed and worn; internally very good. Signed by the author on front pastedown. § Second edition..... More

1764. London: R. Richardson, 1764 [vols. 1 and 2] and G. Robinson, 1773 [vol. 3] and 1781 [vol. 4]. 4 vols. 4to, xxiii, 269, [6], 301, [20]; [iv], 195, [36], 120, 160, 32; [iv], 507, [26], 37; [6], 304, 218, [7] pp. With copper-engraved frontispiece portrait & 25 copper-engraved plates..... More

1877. [San Francisco: Edward Bosqui, 1877]. San Francisco: John Windle, 1980. Folio, [64] pp. 10 color plates with text. A fine copy in sheets and portfolio as issued. § Limited to 40 copies for sale in sheets (this is copy #131); this exact facsimile of the first California ampelography to..... More

1769. London: Newbery and Carnan, 1769. 2 vols., 16mo, xl, 264; 286, (2, ads)pp. Original quarter green vellum over black coated boards with paper label to spine. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities; else very good, clean copies. § Two from the seven volume series "The Circle of the Sciences"..... More

1971. Various publishers and places: 1971-1976. 9 groups of material in original format, as issued and generally in very good condition. See below for details. § A fascinating collection of magazines and newsletters assembled for the advertisements and announcements which document the birth of Microsoft and the personal computer. The..... More

1880. London: John Murray, 1880. 8vo, x, 592, 32 (ads dated May 1878) pp. Illustrated with 196 in-text woodcuts. Original green blind-stamped cloth, backstrip titled in gilt, brown coated endpapers, hinges cracked, a little wear to crown and foot of backstrip, text block edges (but not pages) stained, an unsophisticated..... More

2011. NY: Grolier Club, 2011. 4to, 100pp. illustrated throughout in b/w. Gray wrappers, new. § Excellent catalogue of 100 entries, well illustrated. 1000 copies printed. More

1920. London: Macmillan, 1929. 4to, xiv, 756 pp. Blue cloth with gilt design of mistletoe to upper cover, and gilt lettering to backstrip. Cloth a trifle rubbed, slightly cocked and first signature loosening, but overall an attractive copy. Bookplate. § First abridged edition, sixth impression. A handsome copy of Frazer's..... More

1839. London: J.W. Parker, 1839. Slim 8vo, 18, (1)pp. With a plate at the front. In brown papers wrappers. Extracted from a volume of pamphlets at some time. § First edition of this scarce little paper on early mathematics by the infamous Halliwell-Phillipps, whose entire life was dogged by financial..... More

1863. Cincinnati: Applegate & Co., 1863. Sm. 8vo, original embossed pebbled brown cloth, backstrip gilt-lettered. 212 pp. Amazing pictorial woodcut title-page, twelve woodcut plates and text cuts, one three-color diagram, and one large, folding lithographic plate. Lettering faded, backstrip tips chipped, but otherwise a very good copy. § First Edition..... More