Nonfiction from Knickerbocker Books

New York: W.A. Townsend, 1864. A GOOD+ copy of scarce early (1864) printing of 1857 edition. Authored by Dinks (Jonathan Peel), Edward Mayhew and William Nelson Hutchinson. Edited by Frank Forester (Henry William Herbert). Illustrated with 6 full-page engravings and 29 line illustrations in text. A clean, well-bound copy - the only marking a penciled owner name at top… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1957. 1957 First Edition. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD dust jacket. Pages clean and supple; the only marking to book is a rubber stamped identification on title page of the American distributor of the book. Bound in orange red hardcover, title stamped in black on spine. Cover lightly edge rubbed, otherwise fine. Binding and… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2008. 2008 First Edition, First Printing with full number line. INSCRIBED and signed by both authors and the photographer. FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Inscription on front free endpaper, in black ink, "Linda & Jack-- Thank you for your support. Drink coffee. Read this. Cheryl & Russell - Corey H." A pristine… Read more about this item

New York: Fordham University Press, 2001. AUTHOR SIGNED. 2001 Stated First Edition, First Printing, FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Boldly inscribed on front free endpaper "For Lillian and Paolo - two of our New York treasures... Bill O'Shaughnessy." A crisp, clean, otherwise unmarked copy, firmly bound in black cloth hardcover, title gilt stamped on spine, gilt apple stamped on… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1955. 1955 First Edition, printing unstated. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy in light green hardcover, gilt titled on spine. Pages crisp and clean, top edge lightly dust soiled. Cover is clean, one small hole in front hinge cloth and 2 quarter inch holes in… Read more about this item

Durham: Printed for the Author by Thos. Caldcleugh, 1893. 1893 First Edition (MDCCCXCIII printed on title page). VERY GOOD+ copy, clean and tightly bound copy in hardcover of marbled paper over boards with reddish-brown cloth spine and corners. Custom bookplate affixed to front pasted endpaper (a skull with initials PMF on forehead); 2 small clippings, as from a catalog… Read more about this item

Riverside, CT: The Chatham Press , Inc., 1974. 1974, printing unstated, presumed first. VERY GOOD softcover. A clean, firmly bound copy in color pictorial paper cover. The only marking, slightly smudged is penned to front cover "chopper freq. 125.05". The marking is probably erasable. Pages are clean and near fine. Cover lightly rubbed and toned along edges. Binding intact, no… Read more about this item

Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association , 1956 1956, printing unstated, presumed first. NEAR FINE hardcover. A crisp, clean, unmarked copy; firmly bound in brown cloth cover, gilt titled on spine and front. Spine a bit darkened, some small white spottings to rear cover, else fine. No jacket, possibly as issued. "Dope barons" traditionally trafficked to adults, but… Read more about this item

London: The New Sydenham Society, 1868. 1868 (1868 printed on title page. GOOD hardcover. Internally a very good copy, in worn cloth binding. Complete with portrait frontis of Addison, 3 chromolithographic plates and 4 black & white halftone plates. Pages clean and near fine. Custom owner bookplate and small bookseller label affixed to front pasted endpaper, owner name and 1907… Read more about this item

London: Lawrence & Jellicoe Ltd., 1913 First British Edition with 1913 printed on title page. Very Good. A clean, well-bound copy. The only markings are owner bookplate on front posted endpaper, small owner label on first blank leaf with neatly penned note on facing endpaper of purchase date/price. Slight marginal toning to pages, otherwise fine; top edge gilt. Bound in… Read more about this item

Amsterdam and New York: Da Capo Press/Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., 1971. 1971 Facsimile Edition of the 1585 original. NEAR FINE. A fresh, totally unmarked copy in bright red cloth hardcover binding. Cover gilt titled within dark blue panels on front and spine. Publisher logo gilt stamped on front cover. Cream colored endpapers. Faint shelf-rub to corner tips and bottom edges… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass: The University Press at Cambridge, 1819. 1819. Very early, possibly first appearance in America of the English translation of Legendre's classic textbook, 'Elements de Geometrie', originally published in France in 1794. This edition dated 1819 on the title page and published in "Cambridge, New-England" at the University Press, "For the use of the students of the University."… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1973 Advance Reading Copy. The 1973 bestseller and basis of the Sidney Lumet film starring Al Pacino. A Very Good copy, clean and well-bound. Previous owner name penned inside front cover and half-title page and a small ink cross-out on half-title. No other markings. Pages clean and fine. White paper cover with black printing is… Read more about this item

Charlottesville, VA: The University of Virginia, 1960. 1960. NEAR FINE. SIGNED on half-title page, in blue ink by Cornelia H. Barrett and then signed and dated in black ink by Clifton Waller Barrett, (who signed C. Waller Barrett Apr. 30, 1960). Also, a custom color-printed folded invitation, bearing the name and family crest of Clifton Waller Barrett on front, is… Read more about this item

Charlottesville, VA: The University of Virginia, 1960. NEAR FINE. SIGNED by Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. - President of the University of Virginia - on title page in blue ink. A clean, crisp and firmly bound copy. Bound in hardcover of blue paper over boards with gilt seal of the university on front cover, gilt spine stamping. The color has faded… Read more about this item

New York: National Knitted Outerwear Assoc., 1965. 1965. Printing unstated. NEAR FINE. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. Very slight foxing to endpapers, pages otherwise crisp and fine. Bound in dark red cloth with printed white design and gold title panel stamped on front and spine. Cover is clean and unworn. the book retains the original glassine dust… Read more about this item

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Bookstore, 1927 1927. VERY GOOD+. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked copy. Small bump to top page edge, otherwise pages are fine and tightly bound in a green cloth hardcover, with black lettering on spine. Cover is clean though there is light spotting to top of rear cover, light color fade along bottom edges, No dust jacket.… Read more about this item

Yonkers, Getty Square, NY: Biber Bros., 1928 1928, published in Yonkers, NY. A Better Than Good copy of this scarce work. A clean, well-bound copy in hardcover binding of beige paper over boards, printed in light and dark greens. Endpapers in matching beige paper. Owner name (Roberta Jean Hopper) neatly penned on front free endpaper and her bookplate affixed to… Read more about this item

Hartford, Connecticut: Cooke & Hale, 1818. "...or, an Accurate Method of Calculating the Area of Any Field Arithmetically, Without the Necessity of Plotting It. To the Whole are Added Several Mathematical Tables, Necessary for Solving Questions in Trigonometry and Surveying; With a Particular Explanation of Those Tables and the Manner of Using them." 1818 Fourth Edition. Original, not a facsimile.… Read more about this item

London: Merlin Press, 1961. 1961 Edition, printing not stated. VERY GOOD in GOOD+ dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound hardcover. Pages near fine. Endpapers slightly foxed. Gray hardcover clean with light color fade, particularly along edges. Jacket is price-clipped with light overall soling, one dampstain to rear bottom edge. Binding firm, hinges tight, book square. A nice, solid… Read more about this item