A Catalogue of the Vertebrate Fauna of Dumfriesshire [Richard Fitter's copy] by Gladstone, Hugh S - 1912

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1888.. Early British edition. Contains two stories: From the Earth to the Moon, and A Trip round the Moon: a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. There is a frontispiece illustration, and another facing page 6. The titlepage and first few pages of the text are foxed, but the Boards are in very good codition with illustrations on the front cover and spine.

New York: New York Book Company, 1870. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 650pp. 42 plates of engravings. illus. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt spine titles. Hinges broken, front end paper missing, old masking tape connecting front paste down and frontispiece verso, mostly mild/ some moderate foxing to interior, light wear to board edges and spine ends, spine mildly cocked. This is an apparent reissue with a twist of original title by the publisher of the 1869 Women of New York or the Under-world of a Great City by Ellington - a pseudonym according to OCLC, possibly for James Dabney McCabe in the opinion of one scholar (citation on request). The contents: Women of Fashion, Women of Pleasure, Married Women, Wicked Women, Female Artistes, Life in a Female Seminary, Other Women, Female institutions. The last paragraph of the preface sums up the book's general premise: " There are doubtless many true and noble women among the fashion and… Read More

Evesham: Agg, Printer, 1820 Book. Good. Hardcover. 122 pages. Undated, circa 1820? In the original paper covered boards, but with repacement cloth spine and modern end papers. Pages 93-96 have a section torn out of the fore edge and this just touches some of the printed side notes in places..

Bath: Wilkinson Bros, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 127, [1] pages. Privately printed. Presentation inscription to the front free end paper - To Dr and Mrs Hensley with the author's kind regards. Free end papers are rather browned. In the original cloth covered boards, but these are worn and darkened. The polished surface has gone from the whole of the front board and the edges of the rear. Pages are all edges gilt. Some splitting to the paper over the inner hinges..

New York: Harmony Books, 1996. Signed by Stephen Jay Gould. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Folding maps, v, xi, 414p. dj. 24cm. Facsimile of the rare 1857 edition with a New Introduction (2 1/2p.) by Robin Bidwell.

New York: Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. John Tenniel. 154pp. No date c1920, New Era Edition. Blue cloth, gilt and black lettering to cover and spine. Very light rubbing to spine ends, spine is sunned but readable, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, interior is clean and sound, and book is in overall very nice condition. Printed in the intermediate stage of Pitman's Shorthand. Text is in Pitman Shorthand and ilustrations throughout by John Tenniel.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1874. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 80pp. Rust boards, gilt lettering. Corners lightly rubbed, former owner's name stamp on front free endpaper, text is clean and sound, and the binding is tight. Dr. Fowler was a member of the faculty at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.

This hardcover book from 1897 is in good condition with slight fading on the front cover, slight wear along the top of the spine, and slight foxing to some pages. It is bound in red leather with a gold border along both covers, five raised hubs on the spine, gold decor between each raised hub, along with the title and author in gold lettering on the spine.The endsheets are of marbled red, as are all page edges.It is illustrated with engravings, and contains the following works:Horatius, The Battle of the Lake Regillus, Virginia, The Prophecy of Capys, A Song of the Huguenots, The Armada: A Fragment. Adding this beautiful book to your collection of classics will help you to simultaneously both expand your knowledge and impress your friends!

This is an extensive survey of venomous reptiles inhabiting the deserts and rainforests of Latin America.
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