Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 38, no. 4 (New Series), December 1957 Spot of white-out at head spine edge frt cover. Former owner's name at head of title page and 'by authors + subjects' written under Index Issue on cover. rear cover clean, pages fresh. Contents: New Series. Pages numbered 183-329, numerous photos of actual finds as well as line drawings. Issue devoted to the Old Copper Culture of Wisconsin. The Osceola Site an "Old Copper" Site Near Potosi, A Preliminary Study of the Old Copper Complex, The Oconto Site, The Burial Complex of the Reigh Site, Reigh Site Report, The Old Copper... View More...
23rd printing hardcover with mapped endpps w/tidy, tiny name at foot of frt pastedn, 128 page text fine. Tips bumped showing color loss but no major rub through. This is the last of a series of four books designed to lead them to discover some of the simpler relationships between facts of geographic environment and human activities. View More...
Very good first edition hardcover in lightly soiled lemon yellow cloth covered boards showing sharp tips and bumped spine ends. 303 pp text is crisp and unnmarked. Unclipped dust jacket has a neat closed tear on the rear panel photo, and a few short chips on spine ends with no loss of text. Jacket now protected in new mylar and displays well. 'The South and The West of It: Ireland and Me' showcases a humorous 1950s look at Ireland, based on Oriana Atkinson's tour. In this memoir Oriana is at her best, providing insight into Irish topics with comedic pokes at everything from the trilling be... View More...
Good Solid 1St Edition Exlib With Pocket Pulled But All Pages Present. Numbers Lightly Written At Head Of Title Page, Some Browning From Old Tape Marks On Foot Of Title Page As Well. Some Dark Marks Along Board And Dj Edges = Stains Left From Old Library Brown Edges Of Mylar. Book Now In New Mylar And Looks Much Nicer. Brief But Colorfully Illustrated History Of This State, It's Capital, State Flag, Chief Products And Exports, Etc. View More...
A tight and bright professionally bound thesis in patterned orange buckram boards. A pictorial thesis presented to the graduate council of The University of Tennessee in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science. Illustrated with actual photographs pasted in and drawn maps. A rare and interesting research work. View More...
Gift quality hardcover in green cloth covered boards with sharp tips and spine ends. No names, tears or soil within the glossy133 page text. Unclipped, unpriced white background dust wrapper is clean, not rubbed but does have a crescent shaped closed tear on the rear panel that is of size but barely noticeable. Large color photograph of some tall pines down in SC on the dj. This Land I Have Loved tells the author's love affair with the area, with the sports he and his friends enjoyed (Lots of duck and bird hunting, rifle shooting), the history of the place and the people he met that becam... View More...
Tight bright 1st edition hardcover in mustard colored cloth with black titles on backstrip. 129 pp profusely illust in b/w. Illust dj in new mylar shows light surface wear and color loss at tips from storage. Light foxing on price-clipped dj flaps. Published for the Friends of the Austin Public Library by The Encino Press. A family album of sorts, carefully chosen from the files of the Austin-Travis County Collection of the Austin Public Library, this charming volume presents a variety of newspaper clippings, 175 photographs, and facsimile reproductions of documents and ephemera preserved fro... View More...
First edition hardcover in mustard colored cloth covered boards with black titles on backstrip. Bit of abrasion on outer edges only of front end page and first blank endpaper. 129 pgs profusely illust in b/w. Illust dj in new mylar shows light surface wear and color loss at tips from storage. Light foxing on price-clipped dj flaps. Published for the Friends of the Austin Public Library by The Encino Press. A family album of sorts, carefully chosen from the files of the Austin-Travis County Collection of the Austin Public Library, this charming volume presents a variety of newspaper clippings... View More...
Gift quality 2nd printing hardcover in glossy photo illustrated boards. SIGNED by author on half title page: "Colin Baxter '89". Fine copy inside and out with original purchase receipt from Jenners on Princes street laid in. Barely noticeable note on grey endpaper: Visited Edinburgh on 24-25 November 1989. No names, tears or soil present in the 96 pp text. Glossy unclipped dj in new mylar shows stunning photo of Edinburgh castle at dusk. Truly a book of photos of the city for there we saw only a few people in any of the photographs the entire volume. Breathtaking photos of the castle from... View More...
Exceedingly rare work signed by both authors. Limited to 150 copies, this being number #63 with publisher's errata slip laid in. 130 pgs. Book as new. Laminated dj near fine w/sunned backstrip. Canon and Mrs. A.J. Beach lived and worked in the parish of Hound and Netley Abbey, on Southampton Water for 30 years. In 1964 he was made an onorary canon of Winchester Cathedral. On retirement in 1972 they came to Worcestershire near to the haunts of the Canon's childhood. In 1975-76 he looked after the parish of Wichenford during an interregnum of eleven months and they made many friends there. Both ... View More...
Gift quality co-author signed glossy paperback showing negligible wear from storage. Signed "To Ron, With best wishes to a good friend of Wisconsin Archaeology". Leslie Eisenberg 5 Sept 2001. View More...
Fine 1st edition, twice signed by Author: Presentation copy with author's signature and dedication on title page: "To Meg, My dear friend. Blessings, Aileen Campbell 10.7.05". As new inside and out in bright plaid paper covers with lovely and soft watercolor art on cover and throughout. 63 pp crisp, bright & unmarked. A delightful collection of stories and original artwork by Aileen Campbell, taking you on a journey of her childhood adventures in the Scottish Highlands. View More...
1st edition hardcover in green paper covered boards with sharp tips and lightly bumped (not rubbed) spine ends. Non-authorial gift dedication on second blank fep. Faint ripple to first two pg edges. 180 pp text crisp and unmarked. Mapped end pps. Unclipped dj in new mylar displays beautifully, no chips or tears. A comprehensive book of the history of Brackley, England. Yesterday's Brackley brings back changing times, the people who owned and ran the town, and some of those who worked, wed, and wondered at their masters. This is the story of a small town's past and its people, from a master hi... View More...
4th printing hardcover 671 pp. Tight bright book with rep removed, tape marks on endpps. Unclipped DJ in mylar has no call tag on backstrip but a small square of darker blue paper from carefully removed tag. Color loss on dj frt panel from storage. A documentary History of West Virginia. View More...
Near fine, 4th printing paperback with negligible surface wear at edge of illustrated card cover, 48 pg text tight and bright. Owner's name on cover, area map and two pamphlets re: local sites of interest laid in. One entitled: Luxembourg by Night, the second a duo-tone map. No date, circa 1980. View More...
5th edition paperback with light surface abrasion at top of front cover, small closed tear to foot of rear cover, covers show light soil from handling. 52 pp text tight and slightly age toned at edges with folding map bound into the rear. The area being an undisputed walkers' paradise, it is only necessary to walk at will over the moors and the forest to discover scenes of outstanding beauty. However for the visitor to get the most out of the walk this guide was printed. Original maps included. View More...
Very nice 1st edition stapled paperback 11 in x 8.5 in. 35 pp. Light wear at tips from storage, internally flawless. A promotional and visitors guide with more historical info than most of these types of publications. Many lovely photographs throughout the glossy text. Uncommon gift quality volume. View More...
2nd edition paperback. A splendidly produced book, with the stark layout and pictures quite perfect for tales of strange comings and goings, many handed down as myth and legend and losing nothing in the telling. 112 pp. Glossy paperback covers. No names, tears or soil. View More...
Fine glossy 2nd edition hardcover with sharp tips and spine ends. 32 pp text mint. Gigi is a poodle, Jacques is a bulldog. Gigi's Paris is chic. Jacque's is artistic. Together they embark on an adventure exploring Paris. View More...
80 pp oblong 11" X 9". Photographic journal of Autumn in Colorado. Loaded with amazing nature scenery. 66 of his best photographs. . winner of the Sierra Club's 1993 Ansel Adams Award for conservation photography, John Fielder captures the beauty of the season in his new book, A Colorado Autumn. View More...
