Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 186pp; inclues bibliography. Tight, Near Fine copy in lightly rubbed and edgeworn jacket, Very Good. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Black cloth titled in gilt, in grey dust jacket; xviii,304pp. Bookplate of James G. Mead to front pastedown. Owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Lightly pushed at spine ends, with a few small pencil marks to front free endpaper..... More

Portland ME, Philadelphia: Merrill & Whitman, J.B. Lippincott, 1855. Tenth Edition. Octavo (19cm); one quarter brown leather with printed paper covered boards; xv, 17-240pp. Leather portions chapped, spots of material loss along/near extremities; paper also rubbed w/ some material loss, also soiled, dampstained, and toned; leading corners fraying. Textblock comprehensively..... More

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, N.d. [1914]. First Edition. Large quarto (35cm). Cloth-backed, printed boards; 62pp text; 56 leaves of plates (printed recto-only; numbered 101-155). Slight toning and a few minor bumps to board edges, else a very clean, bright and well-preserved copy. Third of three volumes issued serially between 1905-1914..... More

Washington, D.C. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1973. First Edition. Octavo (24.5cm); beige cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in red on spine, and decorations stamped in red and gilt on front cover; acetate dustjacket; 226pp; black-and-white illustrations throughout. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and..... More

Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. and Brother, [1833]. First Thus. Large octavo (22.5cm.); full contemporary speckled calf, two black gilt spine labels; 557pp. Boards a bit shelf-worn with old soil spots, corners lightly bumped, textblock a bit foxed and soiled, numerous contemporary and later (1930s) ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, else..... More

Iowa City: Department of Anthropology / University of Iowa / Louisiana State University, [1978-1986]. Volumes 1 Number 1-2 to Volumes 5 Number 1-2 (10 total), all softcovers. Quarto (27.5cm); orange and brown pictorial paper wrappers, many stapled with additional black band to spine; 60pp; 61pp; 62pp; 160pp; 97pp; 53pp; 129pp;..... More

[London]: J. Bettenham for B. Barker, 1732. Octavo (20cm). In contemporary sprinkled calf, with double gilt rule around outer perimeter of boards, titled in gold on leather spine label; plain endpapers; [ii], 222p. Title page printed in red and black. A sturdy copy, complete and internally fresh; rubbed at edges..... More

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1874 / 1876. First Edition. Quarto (27cm). Blue cloth, titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; [ii],cviii,1-779,[780]pp. Complete, though rubbed; both hinges cracked internally with amateur tissue repairs to joints, head, tail; chips to initial and final leaves but internally clean: just Good. With the Appendix: First..... More

New York and London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. Octavo (26cm); navy blue cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 1104pp. Trace soil to edges of textblock, with occasional marginal creases; Very Good+. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear, else Near Fine. Dictionary of modern American slang..... More

Amsterdam: H.J. Paris, [1946]. Octavo (25cm); brown cloth spine over tan paper-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and brown on spine and front cover; brown topstain; [viii],71,[1]pp; concluding fold-out illustrations of hieroglyphs. Trace shelf-soil, and modest rubbing with slight loss of paper to corners; Very Good. Dutch..... More

Capetown: Nasionale Pers, 1930. First Edition. Small quarto (24.5cm.); original brown printed staplebound card wrappers; [2],21pp.; text in double columns. Fine. Short collection of tales in Swazi with English translations provided. More

Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, 1854. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's tan wrappers printed within decorative border; 50pp. Ex-Massachusetts State Library with their small pressure stamp to title page and faint Withdrawn rubberstamp to upper cover, wrapers rather chipped along extremities; a Good copy, internally clean and sound. Report especially recommends..... More