The British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft - Rules for the Construction and Classification of Steel Ships 1928 by (Clark, Robert - Chairman) - 1928

London, United Kingdom: Osprey Automotive, 1991. Usual library marks and wear. Foxing to endpapers and minor title page. 191 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The history of the Italian marque including production machines and racing exploits. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Philadelphia, Pa: Jane Aitken, 1811. Paperback. Very Good -. [2], 125, [1] p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a nonce volume. Former owner's name at head of title page: Jennie W. Baird. Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 22727. Howes, D-516. The author, William J. Duane (1780-1865), was a Philadelphia lawyer who married Benjamin Franklin's granddaughter, Deborah Franklin Bache. He served several terms in the Pennsylvania Assembly and briefly as Secretary of the United States Treasury during President Andrew Jackson's battle against the Bank of the United States. While serving in the state legislature in 1809-10, Duane had chaired the standing committee on roads and internal navigation, which inspired him to compose letters urging legislative support for the development of road and canal companies, which were published in the Philadelphia newspaper the Aurora (run by his father, William Duane) under the pseudonym "Franklin." Those 16 letters are here… Read More

Beatrix Potter: The Fairy Caravan. David McKay 1929 True First Edition, First American Edition. ILLUSTRATED BY BEATRIX POTTER. Library Bound. Exlib. Good+ condition/ no dj included. Boards are in nice condition. Pictorial Front Board illustration of horse caravan and all titling are VG. Gilt letter j appearing on spine is bright. Tight binding, pages bright. Some light foxing noted. Six colour plates, twenty full-page illustrations, and 42 textual drawings. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, All colour plates remain firmly affixed to binding.

Wilder Laura Ingalls: The Long Winter. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform Edition. Pictures by Garth Williams. BIOGRAPHY. Used. VG/Acceptable $2.95 Original Snowball fight Dust Jacket. Back panel of jacket is water- stained. The story of the hard winter of 1880-1881 in the Dakota Territory with the pioneer Ingalls Family. Little House on the Prairie series. 335 pages. 6 X 8 ¼.

Wildwood, 1985. Two volumes. Fine. Blue cloth, publisher's bindings. Lower corner of Vol. 2 ever so slightly bumped and rubbed; minor shelf wear to covers at edges and spine. Interiors clean, tight, and free of ownership marks. Gorgeous set! Photo is of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.

Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co, 1837. Hardcover. Near Fine. iv, 580 p.; 22 cm. Modern bonded leather spine and corners with gilt-tooled spine label; contemporary marbled paper over boards. Includes index. Advertisements for Hilliard, Gray, & Co. and the American Stationers' Co. on p. 568 (preceding index). Bookplate on front fixed endpaper of the Library of State Normal School, Salem, Mass. Topics discussed include: the utility of railroads in the United States; the prevalence and treatment of insanity in the United States; and the history of the Native Americans. In Near Fine Condition: boards are lightly rubbed; clean and tight.

Chicago: the Hollister Press for the Mead Cycle Company, [early 20th-century]. 12 page advertising booklet, stapled self-wraps. Colour and two-tone chromolithographs. 2 horizontal creases from folding, some spotting and dulling to the cover. Very good condition. An attractive, early 20th-century advertising booklet for Crusader Bicycles by the Mead Cycle Company of Chicago. It includes two wonderful chromolithographs, including a double page spread depicting the Advance Model Crusader de Luxe for $19.85 and the Crusader Coaster-Brake Special for $17.80. The upper cover advertises their policies, including free shipping, a free 30 day trial, and five year guarantee, and there are also ads for a variety of accessories. "What more do you want in a wheel? What greater assurance could you ask in buying a bicycle? We are putting our priceless reputation behind these two latest Crusader Models and behind the unqualified statement that when you buy one you are making the best bicycle selection and the wisest… Read More

First edition. xviii+259 pp.+65 B&W illustrations and 4 folding maps in two colours h.t. 25,2x19,5 cm. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1920.
--- Blindstamped cloth gilt (publishers bindint). Occasional foxing, light edgewear.

Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.

Boston Mass: Bigelow & Dowse Co, 1899. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket Issued. Catalog Title: B. & D. Special Copley and Park Flyer Bicycles The catalog states that they are the New England Agents for Dayton Bicycles. [Dayton bicycles were a popular line out of Ohio, manufactured by Huffman bicycles.] This catalog lists all the available features and extras for each model. Ref: Hardware: A Review of the American Hardware Market, Volume 19, 1999; Dayton Daily News; Wheelmen. Stiff Stapled wraps; 12 pages with illustrations; 8.5 by 8 inches. Three brands / models are offered: B & D Special Bicycles, 'Copley' Bicycles, and 'Park Flyer' Bicycles and models for boys and girls which were from the Fay Bicycle company. The catalog is without flaw. We found only 1 copy in institutions at the Univ. of Maine. [oclc 49198294]. Background Information: The Bigelow & Dowse Co. was originally established in 1839 under the name of Horton & Cords. Numerous changes occurred over the years until in… Read More