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Oxford University Press, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. Scholarly work on the political history of the last Peshwa, Bajir Rao II, and his times. Octavo, 219 pp. Red cloth binding. From private collection. Foxing to edges of book block. Prev. owner's name printed on front free endpaper. Edges of book block show some spotting. Internally clean. Dust jacket is browned along spine and edges and shows a little edgewear.

Geneseo, New York: James Brunner, Publisher, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. a comprehensive study of the history and architecture of barns in the Genesee region of New York state during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is richly illustrated and covers the transition from early log barns to the large, truss-framed "Wells barns" with their cathedral-like interiors. Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page, with recipient's name marked out in ink. Heavy quarto. xvii, 527 pp. Brick red cloth. From private collection. Dust jacket shows a little rubbing from shelf wear.

American Historical Auctions, 1996. Softcover. Very Good+. Quarto, 843 lots with cross reference index. Stiff wraps. Heavy quarto. 838 pp. Contemporary leather. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. No ownership ink. Minor shelf wear to corners of wraps.

Beccon Publications, 1998. Softcover. Very Good. A 'core listing' of over 1200 titles based on nominations for the major science fiction and fantasy awards between 1949 and 1997. Octavo, 44 pp. Stapled wraps. Wraps show some minor scuffs and creases. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

New York: Duffield & Company, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Folio (12.5" tall). 32 pp. Decorative paper-covered boards. Cover shows heavy wear to corners and edges. Top corner of title page shows small tear. Hinges are starting to crack and several pages are starting to separate from binding. Several pages show small tears and chipping to inside margin.

Belfast: The Northern Whig, Ltd, 1924. Softcover. Fair. Reprinted from Proceedings Section, 1922-23. Octavo, 28 pages + fold-out plan of ruins and numerous black & white plates. In Fair Condition. Upper wrap is tattered and stained, and separated from binding. Previous owner's blind stamp on first page. First 20 or so pages show browning to paper's corners. All said, a serviceable reading and reference copy.

Zurich: Galerie Charles Lienhard, 1960. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, [30] pp. Black & white and color illustrations. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Light crease and bend to bottom corner of text block.

Zurich: Galerie Charles Lienhard, 1958. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, 32 pp. Black & white and color illustrations. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Upper wrap shows sticker scuff. Light bend to corners.

Calcutta: Kedarnath Bose, 1902. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Complete two-volume set. Indian printing. Octavo (22 x 13.5 cm), xxiv, 1122 pp. From the private collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar. "Patriotic Library" stamps on title pages. Rebound in black cloth over paper-covered boards. Plates and tissue guards are a little darkened.

Great-Barrington, Massachusetts: J.D. Custhing, 1841. Fair. 22" x 14.5" Four pages. Five columns of text. Pages are heavily soiled and discolored, but issue is complete. Name printed in ink along top margin.

Hudson Hills Press, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010), artist and printmaker, created a remarkable body of limited edition art. This catalogue raisonne authoritatively documents and fully illustrates her work in limited-edition prints, books, and portfolios. Sample preparatory drawings and proofs with artist notes are also featured, allowing for a more complete understanding of Van Hoesen's art." Folio (12 1/4" tall). 592 pp. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout. Black cloth with silhouette of van Housen's face stamped on front board. In clean, unmarked dust jacket.

London: St. Luke's Press, 1970. Softcover. A Christmas play for adults and children," illustrated with black & white text art. Octavo, 86 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps show a little rubbing.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Softcover. Fine. Today, we associate the relationship between feedback, control, and computing with Norbert Wiener's 1948 formulation of cybernetics. But the theoretical and practical foundations for cybernetics, control engineering, and digital computing were laid earlier, between the two world wars. In Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics, David A. Mindell shows how the modern sciences of systems emerged from disparate engineering cultures and their convergence during World War II." Quarto, 429 pp. In wraps (softcover). From private collection. Book appears unread.

Poona: Scottish Mission Industries Co. Ltd, 1928. Hardcover. Good. Text in English and Sanskrit. 12mo, paginated in Sanskrit. Maroon cloth binding with title gilt-stamped on front board and spine. Deaccessioned from the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts with usual library stamps (including library's own "withdrawn" stamp). . Pages remain clean and unmarked. Solid reading and reference copy.

Folcroft Library Edition, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Two-volume set. Limited to 150 copies. Small quartos, 386 pages. Red cloth bindings. From private collection. Clean, unmarked set.

Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. 8v0 (9 1/4" tall). 252 pp. Brown cloth binding. From private collection. Previous owners' bookplates on front pastedown and ffep; name printed (1863) on half-title page.

Ohio University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Scholarly work on extreme 17th century English sectarianism. Octavo. xiv, 336 pp. Black cloth. From private collection of Boston-area historian. Pages remain clean and unmarked; binding, tight. No dust jacket, as issued.

Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good+. Volume in the official history of the Medical Department of the US Army in World War II. "The story of the blood program in World War II is admirably told in this latest volume of the history of the Medical Department of the US. Army. The younger generation of clinicians and pathologists accept blood transfusion and the accumulated relevant information as an obvious part of current medical knowledge. But it was only in World War II that the value of whole-blood and plasma transfusions became so intensely and clearly demonstrated. In World War II, compared with the 1914-1918 war, the mortality rate of wounded men who reached forward hospitals alive was more than halved. The liberal use of blood and plasma played a major role in achieving this reduction. Under the stress of war, the problems of collection and distribution, of laboratory and clinical techniques, of indications and uses, loomed urgent,… Leer más

New York: McLoughlin Brothers, n.d.. Hardcover. Fair. No publication date. Quarto (10" tall). 10 pp. + accompanying booklet. Decorative paper-covered boards. From private collection. Book is in need of professional repair. Paper missing along spine. Text block is separating from binding, with some pages loose and worn. Booklet depicting stage scenes is missing corner of first page.

New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1921. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated account of the United States Navy's involvement in the First World War, focusing on the experiences of the enlisted sailors, known as "blue jackets." Presumed First Edition (no later printing stated). Octavo, 311 pp. From private collection. Handsome copy with clean, square binding. No signatures or bookplates.