Search Results: Sturgis Library from Rose's Books, IOBA

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1954. Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1954. First edition. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt seal embossed on front board, illustrated in black and white, 481 pp. Ex-library. Very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 646 p. Illustrated. Maps. Black and white photographs. Includes general news and a summary of operations of the year, including appropriations and expenditures, additions to the collections, researches, explorations, correspondence, staff, accessions, publications, curator and departmental reports etc. Also includes extensive reports on the United States National Museum -- An account of the Buildings Occupied by the National Collections; and Studies of the Museums and Kindred Institutions of New York City, Albany, Buffalo, and Chicago, with Notes on Some European Institutions. Exlibrary marks include vintage bookplate from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable Massachusetts and title page stamp. Near fine..

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1920. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1921. First edition. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt seal embossed on front board, illustrated in black and white, 210 pp. Ex-library. Rare! Good condition..

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1920. Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1921. First edition. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt seal embossed on front board, illustrated in black and white, 210 pp. Ex-library. Rare! Good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Ex-Library. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 132 p. Includes general news and a summary of operations of the year, including appropriations and expenditures, additions to the collections, researches, explorations, correspondence, staff, accessions, publications, etc. Exlibrary marks include vintage bookplate from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable Massachusetts and title page stamp. Fine..

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1920. Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1920. First edition. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt seal embossed on front board, illustrated in black and white, 211 pp. Ex-library. Rare! Very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1901. Ex-Library. Near-Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 598 p. Illustrated. In addition to the annual report of the Institution, this volume includes lengthy papers describing and illustrating collections in the U. S. National Museum. They include: A guide to the Study of the Collections in the Section of Applied Geology -- The Non-metallic Minerals by George P. Merrill; A Primitive Frame for Weaving Narrow Fabrics by Otis Tufton Mason; An Early West Virginia Pottery by Walter Hough; Pointed Bark Canoes of the Kutenai and Amur by Otis T. Mason; Descriptive Catalog of the Objects of Jewish Ceremonial Deposited in the U. S. National Museum by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. Each article is illustrated with charts, maps, and photographic plates. Only indication of ex-library status is bookplate from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts from 1901 and title page stamp. Near fine..

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1920. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Books, 1920. First edition. 8vo. Dark green silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine and gilt seal embossed on front board, illustrated in black and white, 211 pp. Ex-library. Rare! Very good condition..

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869. Ex-Library. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. Cloth. 475 p. Index. A readable history of Britain. An exlibrary copy from Cape Cod's historic Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Library marks include vintage bookplate, pocket and slip, stamp, and white lettering on spine. Minor edgewear only. Very good..

Lowell, MA, USA: Daniel Bixby, 1846. Book. Very Good. Decorative Silk. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition, stated. Tall 8vo. Brown silk boards, decoratively blindstamped, rebacked in matching dark brown cloth, blindstamped, gilt titles. Antique ex-library with plates from the Sturgis Library (Barnstable, MA), hand-numbered and hand-dated, and Boston Public library inside front board. xvi, 486 pp. Includes very useful preface that includes information on the original writings translated in this work (translation came from three different works): Chronica del Famoso Cavellero Cid Ruyiez Campeador, Burgos 1593, the Poema del Cid, and the Romances del Cid. There is also a 43-page introduction. Very good..

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1937. Ex-Library. Illus. by Benson, Frank W.. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 258 p. Illustrated with 1 color and numerous black and white plates by Frank W. Benson, noted American Impressionist. A charming and readable book, made up of ornithologist's Brewster's field notes and diaries, of his observations of natural life in and around the Concord River in Massachusetts. This is an ex-library copy from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Library marks include lettering and remains of a sticker on spine, 1938 bookplate, pocket, barcode, title page notations and stamps. Pasted down publisher's note from dustjacket on endpaper. Minot shelfwear. Very good..

New York & London: Putnam's, 1865. New York & London: Putnam's, 1865. Pocket Edition. Reprint. 16mo. A Tour of the Prairies; Abbotsford; Newstead Abbey. Head and tail decorations. 498 pp. Light wear to extremities. Very good.. Pocket Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16 mo..

New York: Atheneum, 1972. Ex-Library. Illus. by Frasconi, Antonio. Good. Cloth. Association Copy. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. In Spanish and English. Translated and adapted by Doris Dana. Ex-library from Sturgis Library, the oldest library building in the USA and donated by Gorey to the library. Printed name and date on ffep on Sturgis Library bookplate. Mistral was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Crickets and Frogs is an unusual prose piece for children. The usual library markings. Good in very good dustjacket, protected with a library-issued plastic cover..

New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1875. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First American Edition. Brown silk with black decoration in blind, gilt titles, all edges stained red. While undated, this edition was originally purchased by the Sturgis Library, one of the oldest institutions in the United States, and bears its hand-numbered and hand-dated (July 27th 1875) bookplate, so we can assume the book was published before that date. Title with red ruling, decorative heads, capitals, tails. A classic tale. Chipping top of spine, fraying to bottom. Library pocket inside rear board. Good condition..

London: Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, 1859. Book. Very Good. Decorative Silk. Early Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. London: Routledge, Warnes and Routledge, 1859. 12mo. Early reprint. Green silk decoratively blindstamped. Gilt titles. Signature of William Sturgis Hooper on ffep. Boards scraped, spine sunned. Very good condition..

New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892. Ex-Library. Illus. by Hennessy, W. J.. Fair. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 16mo. Cloth. 221 p. Illustrated. Mrs. Molesworth was a Victorian writer whose stories were aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young for Austen and the Brontës. They were written to entertain and amuse but also contained moral lessons of the day. This is an ex-library copy from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and was lovingly read by many Cape Cod girls. Retains library bookplate from 1892, pocket, date due slip, and stamps. Boards worn and faded, spine torn, hinges cracked. Fair..

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1926. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Cloth. 320 p. Barrett was an American academic and author of a well-received series of textbooks. He was an instructor and professor at Harvard University from 1880 through 1917and also served as a trustee of the Boston Athenaeum, a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His colleagues here pay tribute to Wendell the teacher and man. Minor shelfwear and slight fading to boards. Exlibrary markings include 1927 bookplate of Cape Cod's historic Sturgis Library, remnants of spine label, and stamp. Near fine..

St. Louis: The Round Table, 1891. Book. Good. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. Compliments slip "From the Author, A Native of Barnstable" glued to front cover. Book given to the Sturgis Library, Barnstable, Massachusetts. 36 pp. in very good condition, except rear cover detached. A paper touching on revolutionary moments in thinking and history..

Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1849. 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering and black title block on front. 22 p. Illustration of Boston New Jail and Plan of Principal Floor. One fold-out plan of "Model Plan for a County Prison," Jos. Billings, Architect. House....No. 157. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representative, April 14, 1849. REPORT: The Joint Standing Committee on Prisons, to whom were referred sundry documents, relating to the State Prison; also orders of the House, authorizing them to "visit and examine the County Prisons, and to report such plans as they might deem expedient for their improvement, with specifications of the same." This report includes a history and philosophy of prison systems; an overview of the State Prison, Houses of Correction at Ipswich, South Boston, East Cambridge, and New Bedford; County Jails at Ipswich, Salem, and Boston; suggested improvements in the discipline of several prisons and in its mode of… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Ex-Library. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Harper & Row. First edition, stated. 8vo. Cloth binding, 326 pp. Illustrated with photographs. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title to Sturgis Library in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. A history of the House of Harper. Decorated endpapers, both heavily rubbed and with remants of library paraphernalia (bookplate and pocket). Good in very good dustjacket, fresh mylar cover replaces library issue..