Law on the Midway: The Founding of the University of Chicago Law School.
Chicago: The Law School of the University of Chicago, 1977. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth (issued without dust jacket). viii, 191pp. Illustrations. Near fine. First edition. More
Chicago: The Law School of the University of Chicago, 1977. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth (issued without dust jacket). viii, 191pp. Illustrations. Near fine. First edition. More
Albion, MI: Albion College, [1985]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan and brown cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 738pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. A wonderfully tight and handsome first edition of this thick-as-a-brick Michigan college history.Ownership signature on front flyleaf of Ralph C. Gordon..... More
Iowa City: The University of Iowa, 1986. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff ivory textured wrappers. 11pp. Fine. Pristine first edition of this talk by the educator (1935-2006) who served as University of Iowa president (1982-87) and then Dartmouth College president (1987-98). More
Madison: Wisconsin House Ltd., [1970]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 308pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit edgeworn and rubbed, with a few tiny edge chips. Tight and attractive first edition of this university history by the prolific and versatile..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1961]. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue and grey cloth with gilt spine lettering. xiv, 171pp. Very good. Spine faintly sunned, else tight and internally fine. Attractive later printing of Gardner's first book, bearing huge inscription and signature in blue ballpoint on front flyleaf: "To Robert Malott /..... More
Winston-Salem, NC: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Press, [2002]. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 146pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Fine/fine. A superb and tight first edition of this well-illustrated centennial history. More
N.p. University of Illinois Foundation, 1977. Hardcover. Oblong small 4to. Pictorial cloth, slipcase. 81pp. Numerous illustrations (most color). Fine/very good. Pictorial paper over boards slipcase shows bit of edgewear and rubbing, but tight and nice nonetheless. First edition of this pictorial tribute to the University of Illinois and its three..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1972]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xvii, 522pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Tight, handsome third printing of this thick account, first published in 1916. More
Lansing: Hosmer & Kerr, 1859. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. viii, 448pp. Illustrations, floor plans. Good plus. Some binding and corner wear, with small chips at head and tail of spine; mild dampstaining to some outer page edges and homely faded area at upper left of..... More
Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1994. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with silver and red lettering. ix, pp. 367-559. Figures, tables. Near fine. First edition, tight and pristine. Special focus issue of "Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews," a triannually-issued publication -- this the October 1994 issue (Volume 5..... More
Chicago: Loyola Press, 2001. Hardcover. Small 4to. Yellow paper over boards, dust jacket. xiv, 311pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. First edition, tight and nice. More
New Haven: The Yale Child Study Center, [1996]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth spine with silver lettering and light grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxxi, 236pp. Figures. Fine/fine. Handsome and tight first edition of this study by the noted businessman and philanthropist (1910-2004) whose largesse created The Irving..... More
Dubuque: Loras College Press, 1939. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple embossed cloth with gilt lettering. 255pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine. Bit of age toning to both endpapers (only); touch of spotting to outer page edges. Tight and bright first edition of the scarcest title by this Dubuque institutional history by the..... More
Lawrence, KS: The Allen Press, 1964. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff white glossy wrappers. 97pp. Inside front and rear wrappers illustrations. Very good. Bizarre "dings" mainly to outer wrapper edges of otherwise tight and nice copy. First edition of this Delta Upsilon Fraternity history and pep talk by their long-time University of..... More
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1972. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 316pp. Color tipped-in frontispiece, illustrations. Very good/very good. Slight jacket edgewear. First edition of this biography of the University of Wisconsin academic and educator -- a discreet ex-library copy, with no spine marking whatsoever and..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1968. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, dust jacket. xvii, 580pp. Very good/very good. Quite minor jacket wear; ownership name/address neatly inkstamped in green on front flyleaf. First edition, tight and attractive, of this hefty chronicle of (to quote the front jacket flap) "the rise to..... More
Madison: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, dust jacket. ix, 199pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Date inkstamped on top page edges. First edition, tight and handsome. More
Madison: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth, dust jacket. ix, 199pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition, tight and handsome. More
New York: Pageant Press, [1955]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. x, 321pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Tight and nice first edition of this Kentucky institutional history, originally called Kentucky University. Rather uncommon. More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1954. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xvi, 416pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear; ownership name/address on front flyleaf. A tight, nice first edition of this 60-year chronicle of this notable nursing program. More
Cambridge: The Belknap Press, 1971. Hardcover. Foreword by Donald H. Menzel. Small 4to. Red cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 495pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Fine/near fine. An exceptionally tight 'n' bright, all-around superb first edition of this thick history of this pioneering astronomical institution. More
San Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with red spine lettering, dust jacket. xiii, 147pp. Fine/fine. Pristine, perfect first edition of this reform agenda, inscribed and signed large and bold by both authors in blue ink on front flyleaf: Writes Kearns, "Bob -- / Good..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and tan speckled paper over boards, dust jacket. 340pp. Near fine/near fine. Handsome and tight first edition, signed boldly by Kidder in blue fineline on the half-title page. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Hardcover. 8vo. Red and white paper over boards, dust jacket. xiii, 201pp. Fine/near fine. A tight and superb first edition. More
New York: The Free Press, 1997. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. xiii, 305pp. Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear. A tight and attractive first edition, boldly inscribed by the author in black ballpoint on the title page: "With best wishes / Myron..... More