Recent Arrivals from Mill Race Books (IOBA)

Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippencott Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. <p>Spyri, Johanna. <b><i>Cornelli</i></b>. (Philadelphia & London: Lippincott, ©1920) illustrated by Maria L. Kirk, translated by Elizabeth P. Stork.</p><p>Duodecimo (12mo). 275 pages, illustrated. Bound in red cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt and black. Stained red on top edge. … Read more about this item

Thomas Gent. Annales Regioduni Hullini: or, The Entertaining History of the Royal and Beautiful Town of Kingston upon Hull (Sold at the Printing-Office [of T. Gent] near the Star in Stone-Gate, York ; By Ward and Chandler, Scarborough, and at their shop in London ; by George Ferraby, Hull ; and by J. Wilford, London, 1735) Octavo.… Read more about this item

Thomas, Walter G & Fallon, John T. Northern Italian Details. (The American Architect: New York, 1916) NORTHERN ITALIAN/DETAILS/drawings and photographs by/WALTER G. THOMAS/and/JOHN T. FALLON/with an Introduction by/JOHN MEAD HOWELLS/NEW YORK/THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT/M•D•CCCCXVI Quarto. 24 pages followed by 143 single-sided plates. Boards covered by a red cloth with title block in black leather attached to spine of which… Read more about this item

McClow, L. L. Tumbling Illustrated. (New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1931) Illustrated by D. N. Anderson. Octavo. xxxii, 212 pages, illus. Hardbound in blue cloth-covered boards with orange stamped title, illustration and author/illustrator stamped on cover surrounded by a blind stamped frame and title, author and publisher on spine cover. Illustrated throughout with stick figures… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. <p>VG. Gilt showing dulling. Ownership indication stamped on front pastedown. Darkening at spine area on front endpapers.</P> <p>Quarto. 398 pages, illustrated. Hardcover. Bound in blue cloth-covered boards, spine stamped in gilt. US Navy binding dated 1945</P> <P>Publication… Read more about this item

Wood, Melusine. Advanced Historical Dances. (London: The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1960) Large Octavo. 189 pages including Index. Hardcover. Bound in black cloth-covered boards and stamped in silver gilt. Includes music and carts along with instructions of 18th and 19th century dance. DJ is in black and white. Condition: VG in vg dust jacket. DJ is unclipped… Read more about this item

Hearn, Gordon. The Seven Cities of Delhi: A Description and History. (Thacker, Spink & Co.: Calcutta & Simla, 1928) Duodecimo. viii, 274 pages. 23 illustrations, 6 maps, appendix, index. Hardcover. Quarter-bound with tan paper covered boards and grey spine. Two full title pages, one mentioning that it is a second edition, one not. Stamped in black on… Read more about this item

Magill, Mary Tucker. Pantomimes: or, Wordless Poems, for elocution and calisthenic classes. (Boston: J. S. Cushing, 1882) 1st edition. One copy in WorldCat, no copies available for sale elsewhere at the time of this writing. 16mo. 80 pages, illustrated. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth over beveled boards stamped in black and gilt on front cover and spine. … Read more about this item

Sinclair, Angus. Locomotive Engine Running and Management: A Treatise on Locomotive Engines Showing their Performance in Running Different Kinds of Trains with Economy and Dispatch; also directions regarding the care, management, and repairs of locomotives and all their connections. (New York: John Wiley and Sons,1885) Second Edition Duodecimo. xviii, 390 pages plus 6 pages adv. Illus… Read more about this item

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. (July 1943) – Volume 49, Number 7 Octavo. 67 pages. Printed green wraps. Condition: Near fine. No fading, covers firmly attached, slight bumping to top front cover. Printed during the ramp up of World War II, this includes announcements regarding the drafting of mathematicians for the war effort. Contents: Plus meeting minutes, abstracts, book reviews, and notes.

Sherman, Harold M. Tahara in the Land of Yucatan. (New York: Goldsmith Publishing, 1933), Volume 4 of a 4 volume series. Likely a first edition. 12mo. 246 pages plus 4 pages advertisements. Hardcover in yellow cloth-covered board stamped in black on both front cover and spine. Dust jacket present and brightly printed in primary and secondary colors. … Read more about this item

Galt, John. The Lives of the Players. (London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831) Volume 1 ([v], vi, [vii], viii, 315 pages), Volume 2 ([vi]. 308 pages). Hardcover. Matching half morocco with marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Spine shows five raised bands, Title and author stamped in gilt along with date stamped in gilt… Read more about this item

Robertson, Frank C., The Silver Cow (A. L. Burt: New York, ND [©1929]) Octavo. 302 pages. Blue boards with silver stamping. Title and author on front board, title, author and publisher with silhouette of cowboy on spine. DJ in orange yellow black and white. Condition: VG in vg DJ. DJ shows some minor chipping, previous owner's name on front… Read more about this item

Thomson, James. The Seasons in Miniature. (Philadelphia: Kelley and Austin, 1805) with The Life of James Thomson by Samuel Johnson. 48mo. xxi, [22-23], argument, [1], [fp], [25] 26-259 pages. Hardcover. Bound in speckled leather-covered boards edged both front and rear in a gilt chain pattern, spine with six blocks delineated by a pattern of gilt chain. one block… Read more about this item

Jameson, Mrs. (Anna Brownell). Legends of the Monastic Orders as Represented in the Fine Arts. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1867) Octavo. xlvii, 462 pages, illustrated with 88 woodcuts and 11 etchings. Hardcover. All edges gilt. Condition: VG, Rebound in library buckram. not Ex-Library.Anna Brownell Jameson (17 May 1794 – 17 March 1860) was the first Anglo-Irish art historian. Born in… Read more about this item

Culbreth, David M. R., A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology: Comprising the Organic Drugs which are or have been Recognized by the United States Pharmacopedœia and National Formulary together with Important Allied Species Especially Designed for Students of Pharmacy and Medicine, as well as for Druggists, Pharmacists and Physicians. Seventh Edition, Thoroughly Revised with… Read more about this item

Styron, William. Set This House on Fire. (New York: Random House, 1960) Stated first printing. Octavo. i. Dedication, ii-iii. Quote from John Donne, iv. Blank. 1-507 Text. Hardcover bound in black cloth-covered boards stamped with author's signature on front cover in gilt and Gilt red and white on spine. DJ included and is unclipped. Top edge stained red. Condition:… Read more about this item

Delvau, Alfred. À la porte du paradis. Ma première leçon de boxe. Je me tuerai demain. Feu André-André. L'Héritier du mandarin, etc. (Paris: Achille Faure, 1867) 1st edition. Trans: At the door of paradise. My first boxing lesson. I will kill myself tomorrow. The late André-André. The Heir of the Mandarin, etc. 16mo. 317 pages… Read more about this item

Harrisburg, PA: Edwin Meyers, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. <p> VG, bound tightly in unbumped boards. Darkening to the spine. Marks from Delaware County Court Room No. 2 on boards, all edges, and title page. Bookseller's label on front pastedown for Geo. T. Bisel of Philadelphia.</p> <P> Octavo. 562 pages. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Vallandigham, Edward Noble. Delaware and the Eastern Shore: Some Aspects of a Peninsula Pleasant and Well Beloved. (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1922) Large Octavo. 330 pages, 80 illustrations and a map. Bound in grey cloth-covered boards stamped in black and blue. Top edge gilt, edges untrimmed. Condition: Spine shows light soiling, a crease down the center… Read more about this item