Venetiis [Venice]: antonii Tiuani, 1714. Hardcover. Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian who likely lived during the 1st century. His only known work is the history of Alexander the Great, and it does not survive in its entirety. Originally written in 10 books or chapters, several books are missing and others are incomplete. This book contains Book 10 only, which is incomplete. In Latin. Bound in the original light blue / grey paper covered boards with hand-written author to spine. Wear to corners and edges of boards. Heavy rubbing to boards. Split to front joint leaving internal sewing structure exposed. Soiling from old tape repair to boards and spine; however, tape has been removed. Occasional spots of soiling to interior, previous owner signature, and ink sketches to endpapers - else clean. 428 pages plus index. GRE/081523. Good. More

Paris: Plancher, 1817. Hardcover. Good+, half-leather with beautiful marble boards. Crack to front exterior hinge. Rear exterior hinge is starting. Binding is tight. Minor foxing throughout though text remains bright. 334 pages. History. FREHIS208271. Good +. More

New York: Columbia University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Vg in light grey boards/former owner presentation to front flyleaf, else contents bright, crisp and clean/8vo./318 pp. Russian History. RUS6/5112. Very Good. More

University of London Institute of Commonwealth Studies, (1963). Paperback. Reprinted for private circulation from The Canadian Historical Review, Vol, XLIV, No. 3, September 1963. Pages 193 - 212. CAN/090812. Very Good. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1883. Hardcover. Very good in green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt illustration of a building to the front cover. Rubbing and minor wear to spine ends and corners of boards. Interior hinges are cracked, but binding remains solid. One signature in the middle of the book is coming loose. Includes frontispiece illustration. Minor browning to endpapers, else clean. 249 pages. SPA/032816. Very Good. More

Paris: P. J. F. Luneau de Boisjer, 1795. Pamphlet. SCARCE. William Pitt (1759 - 1806) was the last prime minister of Great Britain and the first prime minister of the United Kingdom, beginning in 1801. It is fitting that the French would have been interested in his political views as England was engaged in war with France at the time of publication.

Very Good in off-white paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Two very small holes to front wrapper. Browned and foxed though text remains bright. French language. FRL3/6191. Very Good. More

Paris: F. Vieweg, 1877. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in green cloth covered boards with gilt title to brown leather title label on spine. Wear to exterior includes minor bumping to edges and corners, a few spots of light discoloration and minor browning to edges and spine. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down and name writen in pen to front free end page. Minor foxing throughout, though text remains bright. 312 pages. French Language. FRE/5202. Very Good. More

New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1961. Hardcover. Vg/Vg- Dj with edge chipping/8vo./text clean/255 pp. Italian History. ITH/5152. Very Good / Very Good. More

New York: Miles DeCoster, 1985. Hardcover. Number 47 of 1600 signed copies. There were an additional 900 unsigned copies. This was a fascinating and rather complex production supported by a Post-Newsweek Station Fellowship. In addition to the book's design, DeCoster provided some of the photgraphs and computer graphics. Miles DeCoster is currently a tenured associate professor in the Communication Design Department at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. His full-time teaching career began at Kutztown University in the fall of 1993. His main area of expertise is interactive design which includes web design and other forms of computer-based experience design. DeCoster is a painter, photographer, printmaker, book artist, web artist and designer. His work is in numerous collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the California Museum of Photography, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The book provides an unconventional history of television, with many graphics and with photographs of such figures as Sid Caeser and Lucy and Desi, as well as photos of a television control room, a lingerie model, news casters and more. Bound in black cloth with bright blue title and author to spine. Barest evidence of handling. Interior is clean and bright. Near fine. Oblong measuring 6 x 8.5 inches. Unpaginated [about 62 pages]. TECH/080224. Near Fine. More

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1884. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Beige paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Wear to wrappers includes one closed tear to top half of front wrapper and one closed tear to bottom half of rear wrapper as well as a few chips to the edges and spine and writing in pencil to top corner of front wrapper. Small chips to corners of text block. Pages are brittle. Pencil marking to footnote on one page. Else is clean and bright. 32 pages. English History. ENGHIS/011818. Very Good. More

Paris: Horizons de France, (1955). Paperback. 8vo. Very good in white and blue illustrated stiff paper wrappers with pink and black title to front wrapper and black title to white spine. Minor rubbing and creasing to dust jacket as well as light soiling and scuffing. One small open tear to top edge and one small open tear to bottom edge of front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright with beautiful black and white photographic illustrations throughout. 162 pages. Greek History GRE/012518. Very Good / Very Good. More

New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1969. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./contents bright & clean/267 pp. Russian History. RUS12/5132. Very Good. More

Paris: Morizot, 1862. Hardcover. Includes 40 tinted plates, all present. A French history of the Southwestern U.S. and Native Americans; however, the accuracy has been questioned. Bound in quarter dark green leather over green pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt title and decoration to spine. Rear board is present but detached. Front hinge is starting and is heavily worn. Wear to edges and corners of boards. Browning to silk moire endpapers. Evidence of removed library stamp to title page and margin of frontis; evidence of removed library sticker to foot of spine. Bumping to bottom corners of textblock. Occasional smudge marks / spots of soiling to margins, but very clean overall. Full gilt edges. Bookplate of bibliophile B. George Ulizio to front pastedown. A good candidate for restoration. IN FRENCH. Size: quarto. 608 pages. FRE/083022. Very Good. More