U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' Bulletins Nos. 222 - 250
by various
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Does NOT include contents or index. Lacks issues: 227, 230, 235, 240, and 247. Topics include: Cotton insects in Texas, Canadian Field Peas, Forest Planting and Farm Management, Production of Good Seed Corn, Spraying for Cucumber and Melon Diseases, Okra: Culture and Uses, Guinea Fowl and its use as food, Incubation and Incubators, Citrus Fruit Growing in teh Gulf States, the Corrosion of Fence Wire, Butter Making on... Read More
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Colophon 6
by Various
Belluno, Italy: Proposte d'Arte Colophon, Belluno, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. [IN ITALIAN] This is a limited edition publication. This is copy #300. Includes articles by Sandro Parmiggiani about the books of Riccardo Licata; by Agostino Bonalumi about What do we do with a Titian?; and 7 other articles. Black and white photographs and plates throughout text. Quarto. Cream colored paper wrappers with title in gray to front cover and spine. Pages are bright and clean. 45 pages,... Read More
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Die Witte Mier: Een Klein Maandschrift Voor de Vrienden Van Het Boek Tweede Jaargang Nummer III [The White Ant: A Small Monthly Magazine for the Friends of the Book, Second Volume Number III
by Various
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands: C.M.B. Dixon, 1913. Softcover. Good. Softcover. [IN DUTCH] Contains an article by S.. de Roos on printing, an article by J Greshoff on the Baedeker travel-writing phenomenon, and several other articles. Very scarce outside of The Netherlands. Small octavo. Tan paper wrappers with title in black to front wrapper. Wrappers are intact but worn, with bumping and small tears to edges and some smudges. A few pages are lightly foxed. Numbered pages 81-112, with several... Read More
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Portrait de la France. 2 Volumes
by Various
Horizons de France, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth covered boards with brown title to spine and illustration to front boards. Minor rubbing and soiling to edges of boards. Light damp stain to bottom corner of rear board of Vol. I. Interiors are clean and bright with illustrations throughout. In French. This set may require an extra shipping fee. FREHIS/110215.
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A collection of about twelve sermons, dissertations, memoirs, etc. relating to the Catholic Church from the mid to late 1800s
by Various
1875. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of works in Latin, Italian, and English regarding the Catholic Church: "De Intolerantia Catholica seu de Sententia "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus" Dissertatio Theologica" Taurini: Ex Tip. A. Vecco et Sociorum, 1868 (142 pages); "Lucubratio Prima de Sacra Hebraeorum et Christianorum Monarchia et de Infallibili in Utraque Magisterio ex Divina Scriptura et Vetusta Synagogae et Ecclesiae Traditione Comprobatis" by Prof. aloisium Vincenzi. Rome: Typis Bernardi Morini, 1872 (84 pages); "Lucubratio Altera de... Read More
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' Bulletins Nos. 120 - 155
by various
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Does NOT include contents or index. Lacks issues: 123, 124, 125, 129, 130, 132, 135, 136, 141, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, and 153. Topics include: The Principal Insects Affecting the Tobacco Plant; Beans, Peas, and Other Legumes as Food; Experiment Station Work XVI - XX; Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings; Important Insecticides; Eggs and Their Uses as Food; Household Tests for the Detection of Oleomargarine and... Read More
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' Bulletins Nos. 157 - 186
by various
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Does NOT include contents or index. Lacks issues: 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 168, 171, 180, and 184. Subjects of present bulletins include: propagation of plants, How to build small irrigation ditches, experiment station work XXI, XXII, and XXIII, rape as a forage crop, cheese making on the farm, Cassava, principles of horse feeding, scale insects and mites on citris trees, primer of forestry, Broom corn, home manufacture... Read More
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Eykpata: Melanges Offerts a Claude Vatin
by Vatin, Claude, M.-Cl. Amouretti and P. Villard
L'Universite de Provence, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 4to. Off white illustrated paper wrappers wtih black and red title to front wrapper and red title to spine. Minor edgewear to exterior. Ex-libris with small stamp to front free end page and back of title page. Else is clean and bright. 207 pages. ARCHAE/080713.
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La Stampa a Trieste: 1943-1945 (Lotta Politica e Resistenza N. 1)
by Ventura, Carlo
Del Bianco Editore, 1958. Paperback. Very Good +. Paperback. Vg+ in illustrated mylar-protected wrappers/smallish 8vo./159 pp. with bibliography/back wrapper edgeworn. Italian. ITA1/3112.
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An American Sculptor: Seymour Lipton
by Verderame, Lori
Palmer Musuem of Art, 1999. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 4to. Intro by Irving Sandler. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Pristine, tight interior filled with full color illustrations. White illustrated dust jacket with grey spine panel and white title to spine. 127 pages. ART/033006.
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Magie Blanche
by [Verdigris] Rouanet, Marie; Judith Rothchild, book artist
Verdigris, 2006. Hardcover. Fine. Rothchild, Judith. Rothchild, Judith. Hardcover. 20 of 30 copies. Copies 26 to 29 were hors commerce, and number 30 was given to the Bibliotheque Nationale de France. SIGNED BY ARTIST AND WRITER. This beautiful work has eleven stunning numbered and initialed mezzotints by artist Judith Rothchild. Rothchild is an American born artist who lives in the Languedoc region of France. Also a pastel artist, she has become famous for her mezzotints, perhaps the most... Read More
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The Walters Art Gallery: Catalogue of Painted Enamels of the Renaissance
by Verdier, Phillippe
Baltimore: Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Henry Walters' collection of painted enamels from the Renaissance period, at The Walters Gallery, is one of the foremost in the United States. The focus is primarily on the great Limoges artists of the 1500-1600s, with some precursor enameled items from Italian artists. This catalogue contains a 10-page biographical section of the chief ateliers and enamelers of Limoges. Numerous black-and-white plates, with a small number of... Read More
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De Prenten in Het Cruydt-Boeck van Dodonaus
by Veth, Jan
Amsterdam: N.V. Boek-, Kunst- en Handelsdrukkerij formerly J. F. Duwaer & Zonen, 1935. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Number 9 of 200 copies. Printed in collaboration with S.H. de Roos. Includes three reproductions of plants after woodcuts by Pieter van der Borcht from in Stirpium Historiae, published by Plantin in Antwerp in 1583. Bound in textured handmade green paper wrappers with black and white paper title label to front wrapper. Browning to spine and edges of wrappers. Clean interior.... Read More
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executioner's hill
by Vicchio, Stephen
Baltimore: IPP Press, 2002. Softcover. near Fine. Softcover. First edition of this provacative play in three acts that explores the dynamics of the death penalty and challenges attitudes from both sides of the issue. The exploration of the issues surounding capital punishments is set in a small Dutch town in 1799. Softcover bound in black paper covers with red titling and illustration of a guillotine on cover. Near fine condition. Mesures 4 x 7 inches. 95 pages. DRAMA/011421.... Read More
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Job in the Ancient World. The Image of the Biblical Job: A History. Volume One
by Vicchio, Stephen J.
Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2006. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. 8vo. Fine in maroon and white paper wrappers with beige and white title to front and spine panels. Pristine interior. 254 pages. REL/041916.
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Biblical Figures in the Islamic Faith
by Vicchio, Stephen J; Bruce C. Birch (foreword)
Eugene OR: Wipf and Stock, 2008. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Near fine in brown paper wrappers with white title to spine and front cover. Crease to bottom corner of front wrapper, else fine. Pristine interior. 266 pages. REL/052214.
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Plus Loin. Poemes: La Partenza, In Memoriam Stephane Mallarme, L'amour Sacre
by Viele-Griffin, Francis
Paris: Societe du Mercure de France, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864-1937) was born at Norfolk, Virginia, the son of General Egbert Ludovicus Viele, an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. He moved to France with his mother at the age of 8 years. He became known as a French symbolist poet, known for his free verse. This work is a compendium of three poems. At publication, there were 10 copies printed... Read More
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Les Oeuvres de Françoys Villon: Les Lais, Le Testament, Poesies Diverses, Le Jargon (Les Ballades en Jargon Jobelin)
by Viillon, François
Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1945. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. François Villon (c.1431-1463) was a well-known French poet of the Middle Ages. He was also known for being involved in criminal behavior, including a stabbing death. Much of his poetry, such as Le Testament, deals with these personal incidents. This publication contains Le Testament, other poems, and ballades in Jargon Jobelin, known as the thieves argot. Small octavo. Rose-colored paper wrappers, with title in black to front wrapper and spine.... Read More
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![[Examen] Y Pratica [Practica] de Escrivanos, Y Indice de las Provisiones que se Despachan por Ordinarias en el Consejo](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/036/454/332454036.0.l.2.jpg)
[Examen] Y Pratica [Practica] de Escrivanos, Y Indice de las Provisiones que se Despachan por Ordinarias en el Consejo
by [Villarroel, Diego Gonzalez de]
Madrid, 1661. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Uncommon early Spanish law book originally printed in 1631. The book is a review and practice for scribes, early officials of the courts, written by the Camara scriviner of "His Majesty." Bound in later marbled boards with leather spine. Gilt partial title and decorations to spine separated by gilt lines. Front and back boards somewhat bowed. Front hinge has pulled away from the text block but the rear board and the interior pages... Read More
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Life & Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
by Villari, Pasquale, Linda Villari [translator]
London: T. Fisher Unwin. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with black title to front board and gilt title to spine. Tear to cloth at foot of spine has been repaired with glue which has left a slight dark spot. Wear to spine ends and corners. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down. Light browning to end pages. Light browing to edges of pages. 547 pages. REN/030211.
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Intimate Recollections of the Village Press
by [Village Press] Ransom, Will; Charles E. Park; Mitchell Kennerley
Marlborough, NY: The Village Press, 1938. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. 1 of 200 copies. Written on occasion of the Village Press's 35th anniversary, and printed as a keepsake for presentation to pilgrims to "Deepdene," the home of Frederic W. Goudy, at Marlborough, New York, upon the occassion of the press's anniversary celebration. Sewn in brown paper wrappers with cream paper title label to front panel. Light wear to wrappers and browning to title label, else clean and bright.... Read More
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Bibliographie Methodique et Raisonnee Des Beaux-Arts. Esthetique et Histoire de l'Art Archeologie, Architecture, Sculpture, Peinture, Gravure Arts industriels, etc. etc. Deuxieme livraison
by Vinet, Ernest
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Doe, 1877. Paperback. Very Good -. Paperback. Volume 2 Only. SCARCE. Very good minus in original green paper wrappers with heavy chipping and tearing to edges. Blue paper spine. Chipped along both hinges. Interior remains quite tight and intact, no foxing or staining. Previous owner's name in ink opposite first page; bookplate to verso of cover. Chipping to page edges. Pages 145 - 288. In wraps. Books on Books. BOB/11033.
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The Handbook of Hindu Economics and Business
by Vinod, Hrishikesh D. (editor)
2013. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. "This innovative handbook offers 23 state-of-the-art peer-reviewed essays by leading international authorities. They summarize evidence-based research on ancient and modern India ... Hindu India topics include: beef eating, astrology, rituals, sacraments, pilgrimages, guilt-free pursuit of wealth and pleasures, caste system's huge costs and benefits in nurturing entrepreneurship, charity, Hindu Law, gender issues, overpopulation problem, yoga for business management and human capital growth." (rear cover). Dark blue paper wrappers with white title to spine... Read More
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The Lamentations of a New Jeremiah
by Vivian, Herbert
New York: Brentano's Publishers. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Very Good+ brown hardcover. Description on title page: Translated Out of the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. Religion. REL/6272.
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Lines Written after reading Mrs. M. B. M. Toland's Three Poems, "Stella," "Sir Rae," and "Iris, or the Romance of an Opal Ring
by V. L. F.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1879. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 12mo. Flexible brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board. Minor soiling to boards. Minor foxing throughout. Damp stain to top corner of last 7 pages, does not effect text. 17 pages. Poetry. POE/120308.
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