Search Results: Miscellaneous from P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller

New York, New York: Hasting House, 1949. VERY GOOD/HARDCOVER/FIRST. Light soiling on edges, light foxing, extremities rubbed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6 x 8".

New York: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1960. GOOD+/HARDCOVER/FIRST EDITION/EX-LIBRARY. 500 pp., burgundy cloth with usual library treatments. Light toning, light soil, text is unmarked, binding solid. Full title: The American Counties: A record of the origin of the names of the 3,067 counties, dates of creation and organization, area, population, historical data, etc.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good+ Hardback/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9. Ex-Library.

Landkreis Birkenfeld, 1980. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Heraugegeben, von der Gemeinde Ruschberg. Mitteilungen des Vereins fur Heimatkunde im Landkreis Birkenfeld Sonderheft 36. Very Good condition. Front hinge is loose, no markings on pages. Blue cloth, 248 pages. Written entirely in German. History of the town of Ruschberg in western Germany.. Edition Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good+. 6 x 9".

Salisbury, N.C.: Self Published, 1978. VERY GOOD/HARDCOVER/SIGNED BY AUTHOR. A work of fiction set in North Carolina in the 1930's written in script form. 38 pp., red cloth with gilt lettering. Front boards have some scratches, endpapers are lightly foxed, clean and unmarked.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

Culture et Civilisation, 1983. FINE HARDCOVER. Realdo Colombo (1500-1559) - De Re Anatomica, 1559. Colombo described the lung function, the pulmonary capillaries, and the alternans of cardiac systole and vessel distension. The first edition, second issue, was dedicated to Pope Pius IV. According to tradition, Columbo's De re anatomica was to have been illustrated by Michelangelo; however, Michelangelo left no drawings or any other evidence that he ever seriously considered the task, and we can only speculate as to what sort of artistic masterpiece might have been produced in such a collaboration. Instead Colombo's book was published without illustrations except for the woodcut title, which was directly inspired by that of Vesalius's Fabrica. The dangling right arm of the cadaver in the title-page woodcut recalls Donatello's bas-relief The Heart of the Miser. This book, entirely in Latin, is a 1983 reprint, printed in Brussels. The binding is in leather and is in flawless condition.… Read More

Breinigsville, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1970. FINE/FIRST/HARDCOVER. Ivory linen, lettered and with front panel decoration in blue, 179 pp. Clean, tight and unmarked. Contents include: A Report of Archaeological Investigations at the Ephrata Cloister, 1963-1966 (Biever); Rachel Bahn, Pennsylvania German Poetess (Barba); Similarities and Dissimilarities between Pennsylvania German and the Rhenish Palatinate Dialects (Buffington); Parochial Registers of the Indian Creek Reformed Church, 1753-1851 (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

Atlanta, GA: On the Roads Publishing, 1990. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER. Publisher: On the Road Publishing, 1990. Trade PaperBack, Very Good. 'Attractions, scenic tours, outdoor activities, parks, wilderness and recreation areas, lodging, dining, shopping.' Fifth printing.. 5th Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. 6 x 8".

Morgantown: West Virginia University Library, 1960. VERY GOOD/HARDCOVER. 151 pp., navy cloth with gilt title. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Cloth is lightly rubbed, there are a few marginal notations throughout the text. Binding solid.. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Hardback/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1988. Signed and inscribed by author. DJ is a little faded at top. More than thirty stories by America's most well know and respected storytellers.. Inscribed By Author. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 6 x 9".

Southport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1991. HARDCOVER/AS NEW IN FINE JACKET. From seller's private collection. Has never been opened, used as a coffee table book. Lovely full color photos. DJ has some light scuffing, not torn or creased. Looks almost new. This is a large book and International orders will require additional postage. First American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. Illus. by Illustrated Throughout. 10 x 13".

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.: Indiana Univ Press, 1989. VERY GOOD SOFTCOVER/SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Wraps have slight edgewear, page edges foxed. Binding strong, text unmarked.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 6 x 9".

University of Miami Press, 1969. HARDCOVER/NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD JACKET. Including a facsimile reprint of An Historical and Practical Essay on the Culture and Commerce of Tobacco originally published in London, 1800. 'A classic account of early tobacco culture of historical significance.' Jacket is price-clipped. Nice copy of hard to find title.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 6 x 8".