Stead, C.K.

The End of the Century at the End of the World.

London, Harvill, 1992. 8°. 220 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, now inside archival jacket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Young, Arthur.

A Six Months Tour through the North of England. Containing an Account of the present State of Agriculture, Manufactures and Population, in several Counties of this Kingdom. (…) Also, Experiements on Rearing and Fattening of Hogs, As laid before the Society of Arts & c.

First Dublin Edition. Complete in Three Volumes. Dublin, Printed for Wilson, Exshaw, Saunders, Sleater et al., 1770. 21 x 12.5 cm. Vol.1: Title, (2), xvi, 395, (2) with eight plates, incl. 6 folding plates / Vol.2: Title, vi, 390 pages with 14 plates, incl. 7 folding plates / Vol.3: Title, vii, 403 pages with one plate and five folding tables. Contemporary full calf. Raised bands. Red labels on spine. Gilt title and volume number, some gilt line decorations on spine. Plain boards. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Minor fraying to spine ends. Edges and end papers age darkened. A few small nicks and closed tears. Armorial Ex Libris of previous owner in all three volumes. Internally bright and clean. A lovely set.

Pessl, Marisha.

Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

First Edition. New York, Viking, 2006. 15.5cm x 23.5cm. 514 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Garcia, Cristina / Greene, Joshua / DD Allen.

Cars of Cuba. Essays by Cristina Garcia. Photographs by Joshua Greene. Created by DD Allen.

First Edition. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1995. 22 x 15 cm. 64 pages. Softcover. Signed by the author Cristina Garcia. Very good condition with only minimal signs of usage on the cover.

McGinniss, Joe.

The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.

New York, Crown Publishers, 2011. 16cm x 24cm. 321 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Excellent condition.

Stein, Gertrude / Wilder, Thornton.

Narration. Four lectures by Gertrude Stein. With an introduction by Thornton Wilder.

Collector’s Edition. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1969. 8°. VII, 62 pages. Original Hardcover in original slipcase with only minro signs of wear to the slipcase. Overall in excellent condition.

Stevenson, David, David Alan & Charles Alexander.

The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.

Third Edition. Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1886. 25 x 16 cm. xiv, 406 pages. With 18 plates (including several fold-outs) and text illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Dark end papers. Good condition. Binding shaky, but holding. Front hinge fully cracked. Rear hinge starting to crack. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends slightly frayed. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library. A few stamps (ink and blind) on title page (crossed out). Several pages with neat pencil underlinings and a few annotations. Otherwise internally bright and clean with interesting fold out maps.

Cohen, Andrew.

Living Enlightenment: A Call for Evolution Beyond Ego.

Lenox, Massachusetts, Moksha Press, 2002. 15 x 23cm. (22), 124 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition.

Ansay, A. Manette.

River Angel.

First Edition. New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1998. 24 x 16 cm. 243 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Gaskin, J.J. (Editor)

The Viceregal Speeches and Addresses Lectures and Poems of the Late Earl of Carlisle, KG. Collected and Edited by J.J.Gaskin.

First Edition. Dublin, McGlashan & Gill, 1865 / 1866. 16 x 22 cm, cxxxv, 483 pages including 24 pages List of Subscribers. Frontispiece showing Carlisle. Signature (‘yours very faithfully Carlisle’) assumed to be printed. Small illustration of Castle Howard on first title page. Second title page text only. First title page dated 1865, second title page dated 1866. Original green cloth with gilt title on spine. Fine gilt crest of carlisle on front board. Blindstamp decoration on front and rear boards. Very good condition. Front hinge starting to open. Gift inscription on front pastedown. Some shelf wear. Corners, boards and spine a little bumped and rubbed. Age darkening, some browning the foxing, mainly to end papers and first few pages. Text block bright and clean. A very nice copy.