ADAM, R.B. A GLIMPSE OF CLUB LIFE IN LICHFIELD, ENGLAND 1735-1740. Buffalo, NY: Privately Printed, [no date]. Small 4to., brown printed wraps stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed by Adam on a slip tipped to the front endpaper. Very Good (little chipping edges, small repair archival tape). $75.00. More
[Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Bibliotheque Nationale d'Haiti, 2003]. First Edition. 8vo., orange pictorial wraps; 177 pages. Very Good (covers nice with tiny nick head of spine; contents clean & tight). More
Dodd, 1986. CONKLIN, Paul. CONKLIN, Paul. CHILDREN OF THE MAYA: A GUATEMALAN INDIAN ODYSSEY. Photographs by Paul Conklin. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1986}. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 97 pages. First Edtion, first printing. Fine; some wear upper top edge (few small creases & chips; short tears) d/j. $85.00..... More
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. ASHABRANNER, Brent. [With Melissa Ashabranner]. INTO A STRANGE LAND: UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE YOUTH IN AMERICA. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1987]. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. A study of how young, parentless refugees cope in America. Signed presentation from Brent Ashabranner on the half-title page..... More
Jonathan Cape, 1959. BANTON, Michael. WHITE AND COLOURED. The Behaviour of British People Towards Coloured Immigrants. London: Jonathan Cape, [1959]. 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 223 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Banton on the front endpaper: "David & Elly, with this author's warmest regards." Inscribed to David Apner..... More
Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. BEER, Thomas. THE MAUVE DECADE: AMERICAN LIFE AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Small 4to., green cloth & marbled boards. Signed, Limited Edition of 26 lettered copies, this being copy O. Good (some wear to covers). $75.00. More
Princeton University Press, 1977. BERRY, Jeffrey M. LOBBYING FOR THE PEOPLE. The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, [1977]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; some rubbing d/j. $25.00. More
Kumarian Press, 1999. BLACK, Jan Knippers. INEQUITY IN THE GLOBAL VILLAGE: RECYCLED RHETORIC AND DISPOSABLE PEOPLE. West Hartford, Conecticut: Kumarian Press, [1999]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Near Fine. $5.00. More
Columbia Publishing Company, 1942. BRADY, Alice. CHILDREN UNDER FIRE. Los Angeles, California: Columbia Publishing Company, 1942. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 192 pages. First Edition. A rare war-time publication: the only copies I have located are placed in public or institutional libraries. The personal narrative diary of Brady, the..... More
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971. BRAGDON, Clifford. NOISE POLLUTION. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, [1971]. Small 4to., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near fine; minor wear (small tears & nicks) d/j. $15.00. More
United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1897. BRAIN, Belle M. WEAPONS FOR TEMPERANCE WARFARE: SOME PLANS AND PROGRAMMES FOR USE IN YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES, SUNDAY-SCHOOLS, AND CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNIONS. Boston: United Society of Christian Endeavor, [1897]. 24mo., brown cloth stamped in silver. First Edition. Very Good (bright, tiny name stamp front..... More
The Ohio Children's Society, 1975. CADY, Frances D. ADOPTION: ONCE UPON A TIME. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio Children's Society, [1975]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 152 pages. First Edition. Rare. Signed presentation by Cady on front endpaper. Near fine (small chip on rear endpaper); moderate edgewear (some fading) d/j. $250.00..... More
Geneve: ZOE, 1987. Preface de Jean-Claude Favez. First Edition. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 199 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
Northeastern University Press, 2005. CARR, Jacqueline Barbara. AFTER THE SIEGE: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF BOSTON 1775-1800. Boston: Northeastern University Press, [2005]. Small 4to., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Fine in d/j. $25.00. More
University of Chicago Press, 1960. CAUGHEY, John W. THEIR MAJESTIES THE MOB. [Chicago]: University of Chicago Press, [1960]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 214 pages. First Edition. A study of the vigilante process past and present, with more than 50 documents comprising a living record of vigilantism. Signed presentation from..... More
The Vir Publishing Company, 1903. CONWELL, Joseph Alfred. MANHOOD'S MORNING. A Book To Young Men Between Fourteen And Twenty-Eight Years Of Age. Philadelphia: The Vir Publishing Company, [1903]. 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt light blue, with floral design on front cover & spine. New Revised (Deluxe) Edition. Very Good..... More
A. Craig, 1931. CRAIG, Archibald Gordon. TWO MASTERS: THE TEACHING OF JESUS CONSIDERED AS A CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIOLOGY. Jersey City, New Jersey: A. Craig, [1931]. 12mo., green cloth stamped in green. First Edition. Very Good. $75.00. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [1982]. Photography by Alexander Tsiaras. First Edition. Signed by Danforth on the half-title page. Uncommon to find a signed copy of this title. Quarto: pictorial wraps; 169 pages plus 62 pages of plates & captions. Very Good (very minor wear covers; contents clean & tight with..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition, third printing. Signed by Densen- Gerber on the title page: " January 1974 To Mrs. Erwin S. Wolfson Delighted at your interest and support of our work at Odyssey Judianne Densen- Gerber". Erwin S. Wolfson was one of New..... More
[Paris]: Librairie Plon, [1957]. Text Francais de Andre Prudhommeaux. First French Edition. An analysis of the Communist System (1957), from which provides helpful insights into the explosion of discontent in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland under Soviet control. Djilas (1911-1995), a Yugoslav author and political commentator, became a communist after finishing..... More
University of Illinois Press, 1991. DUNN, Joe P. With Howard L. Preston. THE FUTURE SOUTH: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, [1991]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Near fine (small black marker line on spine). $5.00. More
The Temple, Chicago: The Woman's Temperance Publiashing Association, [1893]. Illustrated. First Edition. A book about 19th century sex slave trade in child and human trafficking in America. The missions of Florence Crittenton offered a safe haven to runaway orphans, immigrant widows, and homeless, impoverished girls and women. Mary G. Charlton..... More
Chicago: Illinois;: 1894. Signed presentation from Edholm on a sheet of paper: "To My Good Friend Mr. Samuel B. Garrigues, whose kindness in handling the book, will do such a grand work for the rescue of `our little sisters.’ God bless and reward you in the name of the Jesus..... More
The Vanguard Press, 1928. EPSTEIN, Abraham. THE CHALLENGE OF THE AGED. With an Introduction by Jane Addams. NY: Macy-Masius: The Vanguard Press, 1928. 8vo., grey cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Epstein on front endpaper, to a well-known financier & banker: "To Frank A. Vanderlip, with high..... More
Yellow Springs, Ohio, The Antioch Press, [1964]. New Edition. First published in 1939. Signed presentation from Filler on the title page: "For Father Greeley, with the best appreciation of Louis Filler.5 Ap. 83." Thick 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 428 pages. Very Good (covers very nice; contents clean &..... More
