Manchester & Oxford: Manchester University Press, 1914--1935. First Edition. Softcover. Large octavos. 8 issues. 102pp; 66pp; 58pp; 60pp; 68pp; 72pp; 62pp; 60pp. Original printed wrappers. Each issue commences with a list of members, a table of contents and a report on the proceedings of the society. Articles by various contributors..... More

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii + 248pp. Yellow cloth lettered in black on spine. Index. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Maps. Reprint of the 1934 edition. A popular summary of numerous scientific monographs published by the National Geological Survey of China in its Bulletin; Memoirs; and..... More

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 422pp. Charcoal cloth with silver titling to spine, b&w illustrations, extensive List of Sources, index. "A surprisingly detailed work.. drawing on forty years of knowledge and experience, Henry N. Andrews examines the history of paleobotany with an eye for..... More

Washington, D.C. Pan American Union, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo, 16 pp. Brightly illustrated stapled wrappers. b&w illustrations & photos. Published by the Pan American Union in 1955 now "The Organization of American States" (OAS, or OEA) which is an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., Its members are now..... More

Copenhagen: Prostant Apud Munksgaard, 1965. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 294 pp. Original red cloth with white title, etc. to spine. A scarce scholarly study. Boards lightly chafed with a bit of discoloration to cloth, spine darkened, edges lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Paper slightly browned, but text is..... More

London: A. & C. Black, 1920. Third Edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo. xiv + 276pp. Blue cloth lettered on spine, decorations on front board. Index. B/w frontis. & plates. Fold-out plan at rear. Spine ends chafed, spine scuffed & faded, some fading to boards, page-edges discolored, endpaper gutters split (but holding)..... More

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 109pp. Bright blue cloth bordered in black with gilt lettering and star/pyramid illustration on upper cover, blind borders on rear board. Two-tone frontis and b&w illustrations. Scarce first edition of Ballard's explanation of his unique theory regarding the original..... More

Canberra: Australian National Gallery, 1978. First Edition. Softcover, quarto, x+92pp, glossy pictoral wrappers. Frontis, map, black and white plates, fold-out tables, diagrams. Research monograph No.1. 'Some applications of science in the study of objets d'art'. Small bump to top corner and rubbing on wrappers, otherwise VG+... More

Paris: Libraririe Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1928 & 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. Two volumes bound in one. xl + 84pp. + x + 72pp. Modern grey cloth with gilt-lettered label on spine. Cloth a bit rubbed and darkened - particularly at outer edges of boards and spine, page-edges lightly..... More

London: British Museum, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. x + 74pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Five plates. Spine ends chafed, spine faded, corners of boards bumped, slight foxing to page-edges, prelims & last pages, otherwise a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, February, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 338pp. + 6pp. ads. Green cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Ex-library copy, extremities chafed, black square on spine, page-edges browned, library labels & pocket on endpapers, library stamp on verso of title-page, else a...... 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

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