The Yankee Scrimshanders
Taunton, MA: William S. Sullwold Publishing, 1973. First printing. Wraps. 79 pp. Signed by the author on the half-title page. A concise introduction to the history of scrimshaw. More
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Ships & Ways of Other Days
London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo; 307 pp. Bound in dark blue cloth, with black lettering and pictorial inset on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge stained blue, color frontispiece wth tissue guard, 61 additional plates, 3 fold-out plans of..... More
The Birth of the Clinic; An Archaeology of Medical Perception
New York: Pantheon Books [1973], 1973. First printing. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], ix-xix, [3], 3-215, [5] pp. Black cloth with silver lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Translated from the French by A.M. Sheridan Smith. Part of The World..... More
Sportin' House; A History of the New Orleans Sinners and the Birth of Jazz
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, Inc. [1965], 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 293 pp. Price of $8.95 on front flap of jacket. Includes over 100 illustrations and watercolors done by the author. A Very near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few hints of edge wear. More
Black Cargoes; A History of the Atlantic Slave Trade
New York: Viking Press, 1962. First printing. Hardcover. 306 pp. Price of $6.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Includes several black and white photographs and an index. Chipping to top of spine and the tips, light rubbing to the folds, a few small closed tears on the rear panel..... More
The History of the Abacus
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers (1969), 1969. First printing. Hardcover. 127 pp. A very near Fine book in a Very Good+ dust jacket that is price-clipped else very near Fine. More
The Meaning of Everything; The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. First printing. Hardcover. 260 pp. Price of $25.00 on front flap of jacket. More
The Prize; The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
New York: Simon & Schuster [1991], 1991. First printing. Hardcover. 873 pp. Price of $24.95 on front flap of jacket. Includes several black and white photographs, a bibliography, and an index. A Very Good book with severe concavity to the spine and a slight separation between the backstrip and the..... More
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