Results for: New Acquisitions for June 2022

1.

(Bookplates).

THE BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT.

With a Preface by the Artist.
New York: Pynson Printers, 1929. small 8vo. cloth. 79+(1) pages. With a Preface by the Artist. Limited to 1250 numbered copies signed by Kent. Lacking the dust jacket. Light uneven fading to cloth boards. Light shelfwear. Rear hinge starting along spine. "With more than 100 proofs of bookplates, initials and marks presented in two colors on one side of an all rag imported paper." READ MORE about THE BOOKPLATES & MARKS OF ROCKWELL KENT

Price: $300.00 Order nr. 36120

Order Nr. 46820 SOURCES AND READINGS IN ARIZONA HISTORY: A CHECKLIST OF LITERATURE CONCERNING...

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(Arizona). Wallace, Andrew (editor).

SOURCES AND READINGS IN ARIZONA HISTORY: A CHECKLIST OF LITERATURE CONCERNING ARIZONA'S PAST.

Tuscon: Arizona Pioneers' historical Society, 1965. small 8vo. paper wrappers. xvi, 181 pages. A bibliography of works printed in English and published for distribution to the general public, concerning the history of Arizona. Stain along spine and top edge, else very good. Included are articles exceeding two pages in length, from periodicals of fairly wide circulation. Old and rare books are included only if they are still highly significant. With an introductory essay for each..... READ MORE about SOURCES AND READINGS IN ARIZONA HISTORY: A CHECKLIST OF LITERATURE CONCERNING ARIZONA'S PAST

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46820

Order Nr. 20017 RARE BIBLES, AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND A DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST. Edwin A....

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(Bibles). Rumball-Petre, Edwin A.R.

RARE BIBLES, AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND A DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST.

New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1938. 8vo. later cloth spine with original paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (x), 63, (5) pages. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Printed at the Southworth-Anthoensen Press. Lacking the spine, else very good. READ MORE about RARE BIBLES, AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND A DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 20017

Order Nr. 50361 SIMPLE LIBRARY CATALOGING. Susan Grey Akers

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(Bibliography). Akers, Susan Grey.

SIMPLE LIBRARY CATALOGING.

Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1969. 8vo. cloth. 345 pages. Fifth edition. Exlibrary with markings. READ MORE about SIMPLE LIBRARY CATALOGING

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 50361

Order Nr. 41281 STANDARD CITATION FORMS FOR PUBLISHED BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND CATALOGS USED IN RARE...

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(Bibliography). Van Wingen, Peter and Stephen Paul Davis.

STANDARD CITATION FORMS FOR PUBLISHED BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND CATALOGS USED IN RARE BOOK CATALOGING.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1982. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 113 pages. First edition. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Spine faded. READ MORE about STANDARD CITATION FORMS FOR PUBLISHED BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND CATALOGS USED IN RARE BOOK CATALOGING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 41281

Order Nr. 38027 THE ART OF JACQUES BLANCHET

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(Bookbinding).

THE ART OF JACQUES BLANCHET.

N.P. University of Toronto Library, 1990. square small 4to. paper wrappers. (iv), 28 pages. Illustrations in color. Foreword by Alexander C. Pathy. Name in ink along top edge of front cover. READ MORE about THE ART OF JACQUES BLANCHET

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38027

21.

(Bookbinding).

A SAMPLER OF ORNAMENTAL LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS EXECUTED IN AMERICA PRIOR TO 1820.

N.P. Gallery 303, (1966). small 8vo. self paper wrappers. (12) pages. Six full page illustrations of early American bindings. Near fine. READ MORE about A SAMPLER OF ORNAMENTAL LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS EXECUTED IN AMERICA PRIOR TO 1820

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15651

Order Nr. 3571 AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES, A GUIDE TO THEIR STUDY. Charles Dexter Allen

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(Bookplates). Allen, Charles Dexter.

AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES, A GUIDE TO THEIR STUDY.

With a Bibliography by E.N. Newins
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1968. 8vo. cloth. xvi, 437 pages. With a Bibliography by E.N. Newins. Reprint of the 1895 edition. Spine lightly soiled, else near fine condition. Many illustrations. Articles on different types of bookplates, early American bookplate designers and engravers, alphabetical list of signed plates, etc. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES, A GUIDE TO THEIR STUDY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 3571

Order Nr. 17358 LADIES' BOOK-PLATES, AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR COLLECTORS AND BOOK-LOVERS....

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(Bookplates). Labouchere, Norna.

LADIES' BOOK-PLATES, AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR COLLECTORS AND BOOK-LOVERS.

London: George Bell & Sons, 1895. thick 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. x, 358 pages. First edition. (Fuller p.69). Some wear to the hinges and spine ends. Light foxing and spotting to boards. Light foxing to preliminary pages. Overall a very good, tight copy. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of bookplates in the text. The last 96 pages list ladies' bookplates. READ MORE about LADIES' BOOK-PLATES, AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK FOR COLLECTORS AND BOOK-LOVERS

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 17358

Order Nr. 34468 CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800. Sidney L. Gulick

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(Chesterfield, Lord). Gulick, Sidney L.

CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800.

Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, (1979). 8vo. cloth. (ix), 225 pages. Second edition. Began as a supplement to the orginal edition published in 1935, Gulick decided to complete the work as a completely revised edition. The reputation of this English 18th-century author, who wrote such works as LETTERS TO HIS SON 1774, was openly abused after the publication of LETTERS. However, after the initial response, the outspoken appreciation of his readers and critics and the..... READ MORE about CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 34468

Order Nr. 25111 CHILDREN AND BOOKS. May Hill Arbuthnot, Zena Sutherland

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(Children's Books). Arbuthnot, May Hill and Zena Sutherland.

CHILDREN AND BOOKS.

Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Co., (1964). tall 8vo. cloth. (xiv), 688 pages. Third edition. Includes a bibliography and list of informational books. Exlibrary, with markings. READ MORE about CHILDREN AND BOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 25111

Order Nr. 2252 THE BOOK THAT NEVER WAS. Joseph R. Dunlap

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Dunlap, Joseph R.

THE BOOK THAT NEVER WAS.

Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones.
New York: Oriole Editions, 1971. tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket, slipcase. (vi), 86 pages. Illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones. First edition. "How William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones attempted to make of THE EARTHLY PARADISE A BIG BOOK ...." Spine of dust jacket and fore-edge of slipcase show minor moisture staining. else a fine copy. READ MORE about THE BOOK THAT NEVER WAS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 2252

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(Grolier Club).

SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR, AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB.

New York: The Grolier Club, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (48) pages. Illustrated exhibition catalogue about World War I poets. Introduction by Kenneth Lohf, Terry Halladay and William Reese. A fine copy. READ MORE about SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR, AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41249

Order Nr. 9179 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE. WH Bond

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(Hyde, Donald F.). Bond, WH (editor).

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1970. tall 8vo. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xv, 424, (2) pages. First edition, limited to 1650 copies printed at the Spiral Press (Asaf 135). Fine in fine slipcase. With a memoir of Hyde by Gabriel Austin and 23 essays by various authors on 18th century literature. Naturally, a number of the essays are devoted to Samuel Johnson. READ MORE about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 9179

Order Nr. 21859 ILLUSTRATORS AT WORK. Robin Jacques

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Jacques, Robin.

ILLUSTRATORS AT WORK.

London: Studio Books, (1963). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 112 pages. First edition. "Primarily a practical guide to the mechanics of illustration ... this book contains, too, a survey of current illustrative work, both British and American." Well illustrated. Lacking the dust jacket and title page. Exlibris with markings. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATORS AT WORK

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 21859

Order Nr. 47745 THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. John R. Kerwood

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Kerwood, John R.

THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1973). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 448, (6) pages, with frontispiece. First edition. Jacket slightly torn and rubbed. Describing 2,290 items, this annotated bibliography covers selected works that reflect the range of writings concerned with the development of the U. S. Capitol builiding, from the candid opinions of foreign travelers to the careful statements of Capitol officials and from the fiction written about the building to the drama of..... READ MORE about THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 47745

Order Nr. 43927 A HISTORY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE...

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Kuhlmann, John E. (editor).

A HISTORY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF MILFORD IN 1787.

Milford: The Milford Historical Society, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 114 pages. B2-1560. The first edition. With a short history of Milford by Millis Hurley. Illustrated. The 115th page is tipped-in and contains additional patrons. This page was not reprinted in the reprint edition. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF...

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 43927

63.

(Library Company).

" AT THE INSTANCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN", A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1995. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111+(1) pages. Revised and enlarged edition. History of America's oldest cultural institution founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin. With illustrations in color. Near fine. READ MORE about " AT THE INSTANCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN", A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF...

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 43050

Order Nr. 42376 THE ART OF ETCHING, A COMPLETE & FULLY ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF ETCHING,...

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Lumsden, E.S.

THE ART OF ETCHING, A COMPLETE & FULLY ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF ETCHING, DRYPOINT, SOFT-GROUND ETCHING, AQUATINT & THEIR ALLIED ARTS, TOGETHER WITH TECHNICAL NOTES UPON THEIR OWN WORK BY MANY OF THE LEADING ETCHERS OF THE PRESENT TIME.

New York: Dover Publications, (1962). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 376 pages. Reprint of the first U.S. edition. Describes etching, drypoint, soft-ground etching, aquatint, etc. 208 illustrations. Spine faded, else very good. READ MORE about THE ART OF ETCHING, A COMPLETE & FULLY ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTION OF ETCHING, DRYPOINT,...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 42376

Order Nr. 22028 TURKISH MARBLED PAPER. NEDIM SÖNMEZ, YVONNE JÄCKLE-SÖNMEZ, TÜRKISCH PAPIER EBRU

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(Marbling).

TURKISH MARBLED PAPER. NEDIM SÖNMEZ, YVONNE JÄCKLE-SÖNMEZ, TÜRKISCH PAPIER EBRU.

Tubingen: N. Sonmez & Y. Jackle-Sonmez, (1987). small 4to. paper wrappers. 107 pages. First edition. With text in English, German and Turkish. Preface followed by an article by Emin Bann on The Turkish Art of Ebru, Lipps- Kant on the marbled pictures of the two artists, a section on technique of marbling and 47 plates showing their work with 38 in full color. READ MORE about TURKISH MARBLED PAPER. NEDIM SÖNMEZ, YVONNE JÄCKLE-SÖNMEZ, TÜRKISCH PAPIER EBRU

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 22028

Order Nr. 46426 LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JUNIOR...

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(Native Americans). Stensland, Anna Lee.

LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

N.P. National Council of Teachers of English, (1973). small 8vo. paper wrappers. xii, 208 pages. An annotated bibliography and study guide for the teaching of Native American history and culture to older high school students. An introduction discusses sterotypes in ethnic literature, and explains the author's criteria for the selection of recommended books. Grouped by topics, study guide to selected books, indexed by authors and by titles. Minor shelf-wear. READ MORE about LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH...

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46426

Order Nr. 14731 THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS. A. Edward Newton

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Newton, A. Edward.

THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1920). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. (ii), xxii, 373 pages. First edition, third impression. Front hinge cracked. Spine label and corners rubbed. Previous ownership markings and bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 14731

Order Nr. 20624 EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED ON THE BOSTON BOOKSE LLER'S...

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Packer, Katherine H.

EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED ON THE BOSTON BOOKSE LLER'S CATALOGUE OF 1804.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1954. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 47, (10) pages. Exlibrary with markings. Covers spotted. Reproduction of the school book section of the earliest known American bookseller's reference list with bibliographical information on the books listed. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED ON THE BOSTON BOOKSE LLER'S CATALOGUE OF 1804

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 20624

Order Nr. 14492 BUNTPAPIER, HERKOMMEN, GESCHICHTE, TECHNIKEN, BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR KUNST. Albert...

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(Papermaking). Haemmerle, Albert.

BUNTPAPIER, HERKOMMEN, GESCHICHTE, TECHNIKEN, BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR KUNST.

Munchen: Georg D.W. Callwey, (1977). 4to. decorated boards, dust jacket, cardboard slipcase. 255 pages. Second edition. Fine in near fine jacket. The history of decorated and marbled paper with 152 illustrations and eighteen facsimile paper specimens tipped-in. Has a thirteen page bibliography of the subject done in triple column and a 664 item bibliography of books with examples of colored paper in them. READ MORE about BUNTPAPIER, HERKOMMEN, GESCHICHTE, TECHNIKEN, BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR KUNST

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 14492

Order Nr. 7552 THE DYSON PERRINS LIBRARY

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(Perrins, C.W. Dyson).

THE DYSON PERRINS LIBRARY.

3 volumes.
London: Sotheby & Co., 1958, 1959, 1960. 4to. boards. 3 volumes. The illustrated version of this magnificent sale of illuminated manuscripts with plates in color. Volume One faded along spine. Volume two bumped at tail of spine and faded around edges, with minor moisture staining along the spine. Volume three torn along head of spine along the front and rear hinge, with warped covers. Overall a good set. Part I : Catalogue of forty-five exceptionally..... READ MORE about THE DYSON PERRINS LIBRARY

Price: $100.00 Order nr. 7552

Order Nr. 15013 RUDOLPH RUZICKA: SPEAKING REMINISCENTLY. Edward Connery Lathem

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(Ruzicka, Rudolph). Lathem, Edward Connery.

RUDOLPH RUZICKA: SPEAKING REMINISCENTLY.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1986. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. 150, (30) pages. Limited to 750 copies. A fine copy. Printed by Meriden-Stinehour and designed by Roderick Stinehour. With a chronology of his life and reproductions of a number of his illustrations. Contains an index which is of real help in tracking down his friendships with various other typographers such as Dwiggins and his many jobs for the Grolier Club. READ MORE about RUDOLPH RUZICKA: SPEAKING REMINISCENTLY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15013

Order Nr. 10528 BOOKS AND CHARACTERS, FRENCH & ENGLISH. Lytton Strachey

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Strachey, Lytton.

BOOKS AND CHARACTERS, FRENCH & ENGLISH.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922. 8vo. cloth. (xii), 324 pages. Later printing. Chapters on Racine, Browne, Shakespeare, Voltaire, Rousseau, Blake, and others. Frontispiece and titlepage foxed. Spine faded. READ MORE about BOOKS AND CHARACTERS, FRENCH & ENGLISH

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10528

Order Nr. 51545 LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND READING. G. Thomas Tanselle

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Tanselle, G. Thomas.

LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND READING.

New York: Book Arts Press, 1991. 8vo. paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 850 copies. On the need for research libraries to change the ways in which they deal with the books in their care.The Sixth Sol. M. Malkin Lecture in Bibliography. READ MORE about LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND READING

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 51545

Order Nr. 28327 PRINTERS, POOR DEVILS! Francis Bond Head

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(Tommasini, A.R.). Head, Francis Bond.

PRINTERS, POOR DEVILS!

N.P. Privately printed by A.R. Tommasini, 1961. 16mo. cloth. (vi), 24, (2) pages. Limited to 600 numbered copies. Reprint of these 1839 remarks by Head. A Christmas Keepsake. READ MORE about PRINTERS, POOR DEVILS!

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 28327

Order Nr. 36523 LYDIAN AND LYDIAN ITALIC. ATF

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(Type Specimens). ATF.

LYDIAN AND LYDIAN ITALIC.

N.P. American Type Founders, n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Depicts the Lydian and Lydian Italic types designed by Warren Chappell in the late 1930s and early 1940s for ATF in various sample designs. Some are printed in two colors. A fine copy. READ MORE about LYDIAN AND LYDIAN ITALIC

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 36523

Order Nr. 22643 " AT THE INSTANCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY" Edwin Wolf

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Wolf, Edwin.

" AT THE INSTANCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY"

Philadelphia: The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1976. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 55 pages. Illustrated. Fine condition. READ MORE about " AT THE INSTANCE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY"

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 22643

Order Nr. 16705 A CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF YALE-COLLEGE IN NEW-HAVEN

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(Yale Library).

A CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF YALE-COLLEGE IN NEW-HAVEN.

N.P. n.p., n.d. (but 20th century). 12mo. cloth. (iv), 45, (4) pages. Facsimile of the 1743 edition printed by L. Green in London. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY OF YALE-COLLEGE IN NEW-HAVEN

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 16705

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