Search Results: Titles starting with S from Aardvark Rare Books

Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society (JPS), 1893. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Octavo. Navy Blue cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and silver decorative border and vignette to front board. Gilt and silver lettering and design (respectively) also, to spine. Just a little bit of rubbing to extremities (some nudged corners, and shelf-fraying to spine-caps, but overall tight and bright. Fifty-four sermons, one for each Sabbath of the year, with two additional for leap years, were culled from two volumes of German sermons on texts from the Pentateuch, published by the late Rabbi Liebman Adler of Chicago. Brief biographical sketch of Adler included. [i-x] + 338 pp. + 11 pp. advertisements. Liebman Adler was born January 9, 1812. "...immigrating to America in his early forties. Adler served as rabbi at Temple Bethel in Detroit before assuming the pulpit of Kehillath Anshe Maarabh in Chicago in 1861. His arrival coincided with a period of dissension within the German… Read More

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 8.75 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 181. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Lengthy inscription by the author on front free endpaper. Red cloth boards with black title and wagon-train designs to front and spine. Rubbing to extremities. Top front corner nudged. Spine lean; front hinge tender. Previous owner's signature to top of front free endpaper. A retired Portland minister and his wife, both experienced campers, weave a tale riding east across the Oregon Trail, to Independence, MO, in 1948.

New York: Viking, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed (only) by author Ken Kesey in his characteristic raised silver liquid marker.paint, with red highlights. "Set in the near future, the story takes us to the Alaskan village of Kuinak, a rundown fishing community of Deaps (Descendants of Early Aboriginal Peoples) and Lower Forty-Eight refugees perched on the Western edge of history..." (front dustjacket flap) "Sailor Song is an epic novel that revolves around the question: Does love make any sense at the end of the world?..." (rear dustjacket flap).

San Francisco, CA: The Grabhorn Press, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Folio, 13 in. x 9.2 in., pp. 25. Signed at the text's conclusion by the author in red pencil. Limited edition #92/200. Green cloth boards over tan cloth spine. Red title to spine. Untrimmed fore- and bottom-edge. Pagination in red ink. Original blank craftpaper wrapper. A beautifuly presented letter from Judge William F. James arguing that St. Patrick in indeed fof English, and not Scottish origin, as other contend. He begins: "Some considerable time has passed since you and I had our controversy (if it may be so called) over the place of birth of St. Patrick. Much of that time I have devoted to a research of such authorities as I could find...in my perhaps too positive assertion that your beloved Patrick was a native of England...."

London, England: George Routledge & Sons, 1898. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good Minus. Various. 8vo. Green cloth with black lettering with gilt (faded) decorations to front board: a fish, a housefly, several moths, a flower, a conch, a rose and a nest of birds eggs. One of Routledge's Country Books series. Routledge colophon to title page. Rubbing to extremities and corners nudged. two pages of advertisements, followed by half-title, title page. With 69 illustrations by Mrs. Graham-Moir, E.F.T. Bennett, the author, and others, including photographs, drawings, four full-color chromolithographs of sundry flies, and a fold-out chart. Chapters include "The Present Condition and Prospects of Salmon Angling in Great Britain; Equipment; The Art of Salmon-Fishing; Killing a Salmon; Salmon Flies (2 Chapters); Fly-Dressing; Salmon-Trout Fishing; Natural History of the Salmon; Reproduction of Salmon -- Natural and Artificial, followed by four appendices, and an index, and concluding with another two… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1927. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Only. John Vassos. Wide octavo, 9.5 in. x 7.1 in., pp. 57. Illustrated with thirteen full page black and white plates ("inventions") by John Vassos. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt title to front and spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Fading to top edge and bottom right corner of front board, and to top of spine. Decorated endpapers. Interior pages decorated with silver constellation of stars. Remnant of bookplate to front flyleaf. One inch bump to fore-edge of preliminary pages. Large closed tears and stains to dustjacket. Sunning to dustjacket spine. Wilde's retelling of the tale of King Herod, Jokannen and Salome, who dances for the king in exchange for whatever she requests, and her request? Well, worth reading the story, masterfully illustrated in black and white by John Vassos. [John] Vassos gained acclaim as an illustrator prior to his rise as an industrial designer. Between 1927-1935, Vassos… Read More

San Francisco, CA: The Pacific Art Company, 1904. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Quarto, 11 1/2" x 8." pp. 184. Illustrated. Bright red cloth with lettering and city seal in black, mildly worn. Some shelf-wear. Spine moderately faded, lettered in black. Corners nudged. Some faint smudging to title page, all else very bright and clean. Pages glossy. Illustrations and tables throughout. Compendium of the history, businesses, banks, shipping, universities, and government of San Francisco. Includes biographical information and portraits of important politicians, bankers, and businessmen. Published by the Pacific Art Company one year before the Great Earthquake of 1906. Provides valuable historical information about the city prior to the devastating earthquake.

San Francisco, CA: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1910. Softcover. Fair. Newsprint. 11 3/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. 88 pp. Pages detached but present. From "Abstracts of Title" to "Yeast and Vinegar" purveyors. "The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company has arranged to compile and publish with the regular issue of its Telephone Directory, a Classified List of its Business Subscribers, knowing that same will be well received and appreciated by the business community..."

London, England: Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, Bookseller to his Royal Highness, at the Black Bull in Cornhill, 1684. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". Six works in one volume. Full contemporary speckled calf, double ruled in blind.. Scuffing to edges and corners, and heavily chipped spine with considerable loss of leather. Bottom headband broken. Armorial bookplate of John Headlam, MA. to front pastedown endpaper. The four works include: * Satyrs upon the Jesuits: Written in the Year 1679. And Some Other Pieces by the Same Hand, Octavo, pp. [8], 148 ESTC R3086 * Some New Pieces Never Before Publisht. By the Author of the Satyrs upon the Jesuits, pp. [10],134, [2] ESTC R12528 * Poems and Translations. By the Author of The Satyrs upon the Jesuits, pp. [6], 215, [1] ESTC R188712 * Remains of Mr. John Oldham in Verse and Prose, pp. [24], 80, 83-130 (ESTC R3038). Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, "Henry Milner's book given me by my Brother in Law John Martindale in the Year of… Read More

London, England: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1834. First Edition. Leather-bound. Good Plus. 12mo, 7.1 in. x 4.2 in., pp. viii, 235. Illustrated with thirty-six engravings on twelve pages of plates. Full calf with gilt double-frame and blind-tooled frame, and emblem of "The Glasgow Flourish" in gilt, to front and back. Gilt title to spine, with gilt frames in all spine panels. Marbled edges. Two inch split at bottom of spine,at rear joint; chipping to headband. Marbled endpapers. Binder's stamp ("Carss, Glasgow") to verso of front free endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown. Previous owner's signatures in in ink and pencil, respectively, to front flyleaf. Light dampstain to all engraved plates. Spine and hinges tight. George Newenham Wright (1794?-1877), clergyman, schoolmaster, topographical writer and biographer, was born in London .... At 16 he entered TCD, becoming a scholar (1812) and graduating BA (1814) and MA (1817). He was ordained deacon and priest in the Church of Ireland (1818), but seems not to… Read More

Bend, Oregon: Maverick Publications, 1992. HARDCOVER. NEAR FINE. First Edition. Chapters on The establishment of the Wallowa County Schools, Academies, Wallowa County School Superintendents, Teachers' Institutes, Wallowa County High School, Schools of Wallowa County, followed by an extensive bibliography, a key to illustrations, maps and an index. Tons of photos. Three corners very lightly nudged. Edited by Cathy Sternbentz.

London, England: John Booth, 1818. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Three Matching Volumes: 12mo, 6.4 in. x 4 in. Rebound in three quarter calf with decorative gilt rule over marbled boards. Gilt titles on black panels to spine; five raised bands with gilt band lines and gilt fleurons to panels on spine. The Scientific Tourist Through England, Volume 1: Illustrated with frontis, nine additional plates, one fold-out chart, and two fold-out color maps. Previous owner's signature in light ink to top of title page. The Scientific Tourist Through England, Volume 2: Illustrated with frontis and two color fold-out maps. Previous owner's signature in light ink to top of title page. The Scientific Tourist Through Ireland: Illustrated with frontis, six additional full-page plates, and two fold-out color maps. Unmarked interior. Thomas Walford (1752-1833) was an English antiquarian who was an officer in the East Essex militia and the Provisional Cavalry, and was also for a time Deputy Lieutenant… Read More

Edinbugh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, 7.1 in. x 4.6 in., pp. 115, [3], 3 (advertising), [1], 24 (advertising). Dark blue beveled boards with black frame and title stamped to front, Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to top/bottom of spine and corners. Dark burgundy endpapers. Previous owner's signature to top of front flyleaf. Light age-toning to pages. "John Harrison (1847-1922) first wrote The Scot in Ulster as a series of articles in "The Scotsman" newspaper during the Spring of 1888, then published it in book form later that year with the subtitle Sketch of the History of the Scottish Population of Ulster. The chapters in this work are: The Scot gains a footing in County Down, The Scot settles North Down and County Antrim, The Great Plantation in Ulster, The Scot brings with him his Scottish Church, The Scots and the Irish Rebellion of 1641, Ulster from the Restoration to the Union, The Scottish blood in the Ulster men of to-day." (from… Read More

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1976. Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good. Octavo, 6 x 9.2 in., p. xix + 377. Red boards with silver title to spine. Very light rubbing to extremities. Light rubbing to edges and corners of dustjacket. Fading to dustjacket spine. Moisture stains to dustjacket spine.

CIncinnati, OH: Robert Clarke & Co, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 6.2 x 9.25 in., pp. 210. Dark green boards with gilt title to cover and spine. Frontispiece black and white photograph of Thomas T. Wright. Light rubbing to extremities. Closed .125 in. tear to top of spine. 3 x 2 inch surface tear to front pastedown. Previous owner's signature in pen to front free endpaper and top of title page. Thomas T. Wright is the founder of the Scotch-Irish Society of America.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 6 x 9.2 in., pp. xxi + 665. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Black cloth boards with silver title to spine. Protected in mylar. In 1911, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen both aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole. In the early 20th century, the race was on to reach the South Pole, with a number of explorers testing themselves in the freezing Antarctic. In 1911, Britain's Robert Falcon Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen both launched expeditions to reach the Pole. It would end in victory for Amundsen - and tragedy for Scott.

London, England: John Murray, 1893. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. James Mahoney and Cyrus Johnson (& Boot, Lapworth, J.W. North; A.R.A., T.D. Scott; P. Skelton; W.G. Smith; C.J. Staniland.. A cornerstone of mountaineering literature, in the de luxe edition, bound by Zaehnsdorf, regarded as the definitive edition. (Neate, W65). Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.75 in., pp. xviii, 468. Illustrated with twenty-three full page plates, one-hundred seven in text drawings, and five fold out maps on India paper. Cream cloth boards, decorated with gilt snowflake pattern to both boards and spine. Gilt title on green morocco panel and gilt band lines to spine. Top edge gilt. Untrimmed fore- and bottom edges. Rubbing to extremities; light age-spotting to boards. Dent at bottom of front joint; top corners nudged. Marbled endpapers. Bookseller's sticker ("Goulden and Nye, The Royal Library") and binders sticker to front pastedownr ("Bound by Zaehnsdorf'). Previous owner's inscription in pencil to… Read More

1915. Spiral_bound. Good Only. Red spiral bound scrapbook, 15 in. x 11 in. containing around 160 mounted French postcards, many of the aftermath of World War I bombardment of Chateau-Thierry, scene of the First (1914) and Second (1918 Battles of the Marne) in World War I between the United States and Germany. Postcards, of which very few are color, are mounted on paper which is yellowing and crumbling.

London, England: Oxford University Press, 1943. Hardcover. Good / Very Good. Ruth Carroll. Octavo, 8.4 in. x 7 in., pp. 48. Sweetly inscribed to Berta and Elmer (Hader) and signed by both authors on verso of front free endpaper. Blue cloth boards with black title to front and spine. Boards rubbed from being poorly washed (?). Small de-accension stamp from university library to front pastedown. Tape stains to top of front free endpaper and its verso. Bookplate promoting the Berta and Elmer Hader Library of the University of Oregon tipped in on verso of front free endpaper. Two inch surface scar across title on title page. Light rubbing and very light soiling to dustjacket. One inch closed tear to rear dustjacket flap. Latrobe Carroll (1894-1996) ... received his education from Harvard University. Carroll was a member of the Authors League of America, Friends of the Library in Asheville, and the Harvard Club of Western North Carolina... Latrobe Carroll served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He… Read More

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo.19 cm. Reddish brown stamped design to front board with bright gilt-upon-black sailing vessel surrounded by nautical motifs and latticed borders, in black. Rear board stamped in blind. Light rubbing to extremities. Small colorful decals occasionally later placed by owner (it would seem), and positioned at chapter heads. Previous owner's name (Willie Hampton) and date (1876) to front free endpaper. Rubbing along rear joint. Sixty-Six illustrations. 243 pp., plus 4-pp advertisements for books, at rear. The OCLC currently lists but three copies in libraries worldwide, two of which are dedicated repositories for nautically-related works. Scarce. According to a note in the OCLC ( Entry: 20050707;Update:20220609; Accession No: 60820624) listing, "This little volume is compiled principally from two books ... "Ships and Sailors," and "Knights of the Frozen Sea". But as to author, to WHO WROTE or edited this sweet little recounting of… Read More