New York: W. W. Norton, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 102pp. + 2pp. ads. Original blue cloth lettered in red on spine, red device on upper board. B/w text illustrations. An unusual study of the mechanics of memory, by William Robert Bousfield (1854 – 1943), a Cambridge-educated scientist who..... More
Sydney, AU: ABC Enterprises, 1990. First Edition. Softcover 8vo, [v]+121pp. Near fine condition inside and out. More
Washington D.C. Government Printing Office, 1904. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 682 pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine; blind rules to upper board; fold out map and illustrations; b&w and color illustrations; index. Twenty-Four papers by Eduard Seler, E. Förstemann, Paul Schellhas, Carl Sapper, and E.P. Dieseldorff. Rubbing and bumping..... More
Boston, MA: Published by the Author, 1883. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. 432pp. Original cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. portrait. Slight chafing to spine ends & corners of boards, several tiny scuffs to edges of spine, page-edges lightly age-toned, otherwise a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket). More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 298pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Maps. B/w illustrations. Bibliography & index. A sharp, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 310pp. Black cloth lettered on spine & front board, yak design on front board. Facsimile reprint of the original 1894 edition. B/w frontis. B/w illustrations. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket is oversized causing..... More
New York, NY: Philosophical Library, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 344pp. Green textured papered boards lettered in lilac on spine. Index. Top-edge lightly browned, previous owner's name & small black mark on front free endpaper, otherwise a solid, clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket somewhat chipped &..... More
London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, (c.1917). First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 282pp. + 8pp. adverts. Original red cloth boards gilt-lettered on spine, decorated in blind. Color frontis. Pictorial endpapers. 'The Boy's New Library.' Page-edges foxed, slight discoloration to free-endpapers, otherwise a solid, internally-clean VG copy in near-VG dust..... More
Australia: Visual Arts Board, ND. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 120pp. Bibliography. Map. Errata slips. Color & b/w illustrations. Well-produced catalog for a traveling exhibition of Thai sculpture in Australia. Wrappers a little rubbed, slight foxing to top-edge, else a sharp, tight VG+ copy. More
London: Leo Cooper, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 220pp. Original textured papered boards. Personal account of the infantrymen in Italy in 1944. Spine slightly leaned, else a VG+ copy in VG dustjacket (slightly creased & discolored & price clipped). More
New York: Brentano's, 1904. Reprint. Hardcover. 16mo. xiv + 132pp. Black cloth spine with small paper title-label, blue papered boards. B/w frontis. A reprint of the 1817 edition. Spine faded & rubbed at ends, title label a little darkened, corners well chafed, a very few scattered pencil marks in margins..... More
Melbourne: Myer's Foundation, 1961. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 96 pp. Stapled booklet, printed wrappers, b&w illustrations. Slight discoloration along the edges, very light foxing and creasing. Overall, a tight and bright VG+ copy. More
1963: Myer's Foundation, Melbourne. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 74 pp. Stapled pamphlet, original wrappers. Edges slightly faded. Otherwise, a tight and bright VG+ copy. More
Melbourne: Myer's Foundation, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 60 pp. Stapled booklet, original printed wrappers, b&w illustrations. Small spots of fading on front and rear wrapper. Otherwise, a tight and bright VG+ copy. More
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Co., 1957. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 210pp. Brown cloth gilt-lettered on spine, black design on front board. B/w plates. Top-edge a little dusty, faint small tide-mark to bottom-corners of pages, otherwise a solid, clean VG copy in VG dust jacket (dust..... More
New York, NY: Random House, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xx + 332 pp. Quarter brown cloth with white papered boards, silver titling to spine and silver initials on upper board. An American's lively personal exploration into the lives, teachings, methods and mental powers of the Swamis of India. Light..... More
Paris: Editions Jean Meyer, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 194pp. Attractive contemporary binding, vellum spine and corners over navy-blue patterned cloth boards, gilt lettered leather spine label. FRENCH TEXT. Originally a softcover, rebound without wrappers, as was typical (indeed intended) with French books of that period. Edition not stated, but..... More
Paris: Editions Jean Meyer, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 252ppp. Attractive contemporary binding, vellum spine and corners over brown patterned cloth boards, gilt lettered leather spine label. FRENCH text. As the title suggests the work is fundamentally a response by the Italian Spiritualist, Ernest Bozzano (1862 - 1943) to the..... More
Henley-on-Thames: The Borough Press, 1937. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. [vi] + 70pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered on front board. B/w frontis. portrait. B/w illustrations & plates. Page-edges lightly browned, several spots to front board, free endpapers discolored, else a clean VG copy (no dust jacket). Scarce. More
New York: McGraw Hill, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. viii + 350pp. Brown cloth spine lettered in gilt, brown papered boards. Map. Index. Top-edge lightly foxed, else a tight, clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket a little rubbed, a few nicks on edges). More
California: Roy A. Squires, 1976. First Edition. Signed Limited Edition. Printed Wrappers. 8vo: approx 9¾" x 7¾". Textured cream wrappers with titles in red. Tairei paper overlay in the Publisher's printed envelope. The edition is limited to 400 copies, of which the copies number 1 - 150 were signed by..... More
Chicago, IL: Quadrangle Books, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 308pp. Original lime green cloth with title printed in shiny purple on spine, shiny purple floral designs on boards. Spine ends a little rubbed, else a clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket very lightly rubbed, touch of spotting..... More
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 310pp. Foldout map to rear. B/w frontis. & plates. Index. Original faux leather boards with gold titles. Asian Educational Services reprints. Original Smith Elder edition published in 1903. More
New York & London: Abelard-Schuman, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 298pp. Brown textured papered boards lettered in gilt on spine. Map endpapers. B/w plates. "A woman archaeologist's story of life on a 'dig' in the Kurdish hills of Iraq." Very light shelfwear, light foxing to page-edges, small bumps..... More
New York, NY: Eaton & Mains, nd (circa 1910). Hardcover. Small 8vo. 288 pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spine and upper board; index. Light rubbing and bumping to spine ends, edges, and corners. A little underlining and a few notes to margins; edge of pages slightly browned; owner's..... More
