Rare books from Ariel Books

New York, U.S.A.: McGraw Hill, 1929. Presidents Conference on Unemployment. Maroon bds heavily embossed with crisp gilt spine titles, condition is clean, fresh and unread only sl. canted cnrs. Original blue wrappers have browned spine and minor edge wear. Overweight. 3rd Impression. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Hutchinson, 1954. Special Edition in Fine bindings of Blue tooled leather with 5 raised bands and crisp gilt title (not worn, has faded spine and top edge) Heavily gilded top edge of page, Blue eps, pp 784 with 41 half tone photo illus with errata slip tipped in, printed on quality India paper. Condition is tight and clean, state unread. Overweight. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Grant Richards, 1918. Early reprint from original publisher. Green bds with Yellow printed titles and decoration, fresh with sl tanned spine, cloth chipped to bottom front edge and sl to front spine, pp 335 with tight and bright interior, foxed eps are not inscribed.. 8th Impression. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Calcutta: Patrick Press, 1896. A series of essays on his travels in India. Red bds with bright Gilt titles and Gilt facsimile signature to front bd (fresh with age toned spine, sl dulled to leading edge, not worn) Grey eps are not inscribed, pp 220 with 16 page catalogue to rear, printed on fine paper this is a very bright copy with only sl browning to 2 pages by eps.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1886. Green bds with bright Gilt title and palm decoration (fresh with mild wear, 2cm fray to spine head) Black eps with gutter crack to paper (mull very tight) pp xvi 318 with 11 nice wood cut illus and one fold out map, named to first black and resudue where pasted in note to preface has been removed (not effecting text) expected scattered light foxing.. 6th Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1824. A new edition. Vol I Part II. Ex University library copy with only small stamps to top and bottom edge and one to verso of title page. Else copy is excellent in Fine bindings of Tan Calf with Gilt tooled border and tooled edge. Has Professional restoration with a new calf spine with five raised bands and Gilt title, plus new eps. pp ix 583. Internally pages are tight and bright with only light age toning to pages near end. Overweight. Re-Issue. Full-Leather. Near Fine/N/A. Large 8vo.

London, United Kingdom: W B Whittaker, 1827. Original text first published 1819, assumed 2nd edition with the addition of "Together with Rise and Progress of the Arts and Sciences, and of Civilisation in Europe, to which is added, a Compendious Table of Chronology, from the Creation of the World to the Present Time." CONDITION Professionally rebount in Brown Calf with raised bands to spine and Gilt title, with the addition of new eps, pp xii 486 with publishers list to rear, internally bright and clean, marks and light damp stain to prelims, not inscribed. An exceptionally good copy of very scarce title.. First Edition Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Darton & Harvey, 1834. Bound with supplement to the "Rules of Discipline" 1849.Covers every aspect of life and attitudes including conducting conversations, marriage, benevolence, trade, slavery and laws etc.. CONDITION Purple cloth bds with faded spiine though Gilt title still bright (small nick to cloth mid spine, edges unworn, cnrs canted, splash stain to front and top edge) pp xviii 419 interior is bright and clean though very sl foxed to ends, copperplate inscirption to Rev John Coleman of Ventnor Parsonage to first blank, and another to front pastedown from Rev Coleman to Rev Richard Davis of New Zealand (this onw has transferred to ffep) Overweight. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Very Good/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus, 1883. "Proctor was inspired by a passage in the neo-Platonic philosopher Proculus's commentary on Plato's Timaes, which mentioned that before the Great Pyramid was completed it was used as an observatory. Based on his reading of the account he surmised that when the Pyramid was completed to its fiftieth course, i.e. to the level of the top of the Grand Gallery, which was also the floor of the Kings Chamber, it would have made an excellent observatory." CONDITION Brown bds with Black ruled design and bright Gilt tooled detailing (light rubbed cloth which is just starting at spine ends, white mark to rear and smudge to front) pp 323 with with 8 illus and publishers list to rear. Mostly very bright but tissue guard to frontis is discoloured and half title sl foxed, title page has name in pencil. Copy is sl shaken.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: David Bogue, 1847. Not Dated (1847 BL) Blue bds with blind embossed decoration and bright Gilt spine title (cloth at spine ends sl chipped and cnrs sl buffed, bds have dark marks from transfer from neigbouing books on shelf) pp 285 with 12 nice steel engraved illus bound in (internally tight and very bright, edges to all illus have sl dampstaining absorbed from atmosphere due to differing paper type, not inscribed or foxed). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1847. "Adventures on the Road to Paris" by Henrich, Norwegian-born German philosopher, scientist, poet and Rector of the University of Berlin. First English edition 1848, originally published in German 1844-45. pp viii 167. "Story of the Battle of Waterloo" First Edition 1847. Gleig was a noted soldier and chaplain, appointed Chaplain-General of the Forces in 1844. pp vi 305. CONDITION Quarto bound with Red Morocco spine and cnrs with bright Gilt title with Marbled bds, spine is starting to crack top 2 inches at front, small chips to spine heel, bds mildly scuffed, mild foxing to endpages with odd spot internally, named to front pastedown. A nice tight copy.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/Not Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Richard Bentley, 1893. Red cloth with bright Gilt emblem to front (fresh with faded spine which is just starting to wear to heel, small mark to front) pp vi 488 with nice steel engraved frontis illus with tissue guard. Internally very bright and clean, foxed to eps, title page and frontis, paper partially separated at front gutter though mull is tight. A very nice copy Overweight. 2nd UK Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus, 1905. Originally published 1874. Stoddard visited the South Sea Islands first in 1864 and from there wrote his Idyls - letters to a friend, later making 3 further visits and writing 4 more books on the area including this one. His writing style is one of charmed delight, and very endearing. Later he accepted the chair of English literature in the University of Notre Dame. CONDITION Green cloth bds with bright Gilt title and decorative front (bds have very sl speckling else unworn) pp x 319 copy is bright and clean with gutter crack to paper at front ep exposing mull which is tight and intact. A very nice copy.. Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London, United Kingdom: Temple Press, 1951. Clarke's first non-fiction book written when he was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. With corrections to velocity calculations from 1st imp. CONDITION Blue cloth is unworn with sharp cnrs, very slight wear to spine head rear, pp viii 164 with 16 illus plates and 15 figural illus through text. A nice crisp and bright copy. Original DJ has Silverfished spine and is price clipped else bright and clean.. 2nd Impression. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New Plymouth, New Zealand: Thomas Avery & Son, 1946. Includes Mokau and other Taranaki Maori Traditions. (NZNB S897). pp 122 with 13 plate illus with 2 maps on of which is fold out (bright and crisp as new apart from few black spots to edge of one plate caused by impurities in paper). Original DJ has minor age toning and is slightly marked, almost imperceptable wear to ends and tips. #New Zealand History#. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.