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[MILITARY] ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE IN THE 1980’s
[MILITARY] ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE IN THE 1980’s

by Ian Bellany; Coit D. Blacker

Totowa, NJ: Frank Cass, 1983. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Octavo; in publisher’s red cloth boards, with dustjacket; there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.~~Uncommon title. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.

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[CIVIL WAR] CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
[CIVIL WAR] CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA

by Charles M. Blackford

Lynchburg, Virgina: Warwick House Publishing, 1994. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. 8vo.; in publisher’s blue cloth with titling in gilt to the upper board, with dustjacket; 127 pages including Index; this reprint edition is had photographic illustrations throguhout, not included in the First Edition; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~Nevins states, “included in this brief, choppy history of a company in the 11th Virginia are several letters written home by the... Read More

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[AFRICAN-AMERICAN] THE ROYAL QUEEN. THE INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO BUILT A KINGDOM FOR CHILDREN WHOM THE WORLD HAD CAST AWAY
[AFRICAN-AMERICAN] THE ROYAL QUEEN. THE INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO BUILT A KINGDOM FOR CHILDREN WHOM THE WORLD HAD CAST AWAY

by Elizabeth Miller | Audrey Blackford

New York, N.Y.: Greenwich Book Publishers, Inc, 1961. First Edition. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. The Royal Queen Elizabeth Miller was descended from slaves; she left Virginia for New Jersey and founded an orphanage for black children in Orange. This copy is signed by the author with a personal inscription.~~Some light stains to the boards and light foxing to the endpapers. But a sturdy and serviceable copy of an uncommon book(about an uncommon person). Very Good... Read More

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CORNWALL PARISH REGISTERS. Marriages. Vol. XXVI
CORNWALL PARISH REGISTERS. Marriages. Vol. XXVI

by Blagg, Thos. M. (gen. Ed.)

London: Phillimore & Co., Ltd, 1935. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Only 100 copies printed. Pencil writing on reverse of front free endpaper. Scant pencil underlining in text. Boards very lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Boards slightly cocked. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Very Good binding.

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[[SALESMAN’S SAMPLE] [2 VARIANT BINDINGS] LIFE OF HON. GROVER CLEVELAND, EX-PRESIDENT, U. S. A., A FULL ACCOUNT OF HIS ANCESTRY, BOYHOOD. EARLY STRUGGLES, RECENT POLITICAL TRIUMPHS, MARRIAGE AND HOME LIFE, WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF HON. ADLAI E. STEVENSON ..
[[SALESMAN’S SAMPLE] [2 VARIANT BINDINGS] LIFE OF HON. GROVER CLEVELAND, EX-PRESIDENT, U. S. A., A FULL ACCOUNT OF HIS ANCESTRY, BOYHOOD. EARLY STRUGGLES, RECENT POLITICAL TRIUMPHS, MARRIAGE AND HOME LIFE, WITH A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF HON. ADLAI E. STEVENSON ..

by Hon. Roger Q. Mills; Hon. James G. Blaine

Not Identified: Political Publishing Co, 1892. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; two volumes in variant bindings, one with decorations in red, dark blue and gilt, and the other with no red in the decorative cover; pagination numbers to 348 in each, followed lined pages for subscriber’s names -- one volume has several names (with addresses indicating Michigan); illustrated with photographic plates on coated paper.~~One volume has a sample spine attached to the front pastedown. Also one volume... Read More

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[WEAPONRY] ARMS, ARMOUR AND BASE-METALWORK. THE JAMES A. DE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTION AT WADDESDON MANOR
[WEAPONRY] ARMS, ARMOUR AND BASE-METALWORK. THE JAMES A. DE ROTHSCHILD COLLECTION AT WADDESDON MANOR

by Claude Blair

Office du Livre, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. A fresh and bright First Edition copy of a lovely book. There are no marks of any kind in the book; the dustjacket has no flaws. The publisher’s slipcase is present, and has separated at one edge. Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.

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THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE: THE NORTON FACSIMILE
THE FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE: THE NORTON FACSIMILE

by William Shakespeare (author); prepared by Charlton Hinman; introduction by Peter W.M. Blayney

New York: Norton & Co, 1996. 2nd Facsimile edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Folio; in quarter burgundy leather over pictorial cloth covered boards; xxxvii; 928 pages; housed in the publisher’s slipcase; light wear to the slipcase; a wonderful facsimile production of Shakespeare’s work originally printed in 1623. Near Fine binding.

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T[SPECIAL PRESS] HE FABRIC. A POEM FOR JOSEPH LAKE
T[SPECIAL PRESS] HE FABRIC. A POEM FOR JOSEPH LAKE

by Carol Blinn

Easthampton [Mass.]: Warwick Press, 1989. 8vo.; in card wrappers covered in pastel colored silk gingham, and housed in an gray card stock envelope. ~~“Twenty copies of this keepsake were made by Carol Blinn in celebration of the love Joe Lake has for this printer. Valentine’s Day. 1989”. This is no. 15 of the 20. ~~The silk gingham is charming; really a lovely production.~~~.

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[SPECIAL PRESS] THE FABRIC
[SPECIAL PRESS] THE FABRIC

by Carol Blinn

Easthampton [Mass.]: Warwick Press, 1989. “Twenty copies of this keepsake were made by Carol Blinn in celebration of the love Joe Lake has for this printer. Valentine’s Day. 1989”. This is no. 15 of the 20. A lovely production in card wrappers covered in pastel colored silk gingham. Housed in an gray card stock envelope.

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[SPECIAL PRESS] ONCE UPON A TIME BOOK THREE
[SPECIAL PRESS] ONCE UPON A TIME BOOK THREE

by Frieda Fitzenmeyer; Illustrations by Carol Blinn

Easthampton, Mass: Warwick Press, 1987. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Fine binding. In paper-covered wrappers with pink endsheets. Signed by Carol Blinn and Frieda Fitzenmeyer; [14] pages, printed on double leaves.~~One of a limited edition of 175 books designed, illustrated , printed and hand bound by Carol J. Blinn The illustrations are Carol Blinn’s charming watercolors as “Frieda feels that watercoloring is boring and wants no part of it”. Fine binding.

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[SPECIAL PRESS] A GOOD PIECE OF CLOTH
[SPECIAL PRESS] A GOOD PIECE OF CLOTH

by Phoebe Hudson | Carol Blinn

Easthampton, Massachusetts: The Warwick Press. With a sample of Phoebe Hudson’s woollen cloth attached to the front panel. A book of instructions for the care of woolens. “Phoebe Hudson weaves woolen cloth from real Scottish Shetland yarn on a 19th century handloom”. Signed by Carol Blinn. Small booklet by the inimitable Carol Blinn, 8 pp. in printed wrappers. Fine.

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[SPECIAL PRESS] CANTICLE OF THE SUN. CANTICO DI FRATE SOLE. [WITH PROSPECTUS] [CASE]
[SPECIAL PRESS] CANTICLE OF THE SUN. CANTICO DI FRATE SOLE. [WITH PROSPECTUS] [CASE]

by Saint Francis of Assisi | Carol J. Blinn

Easthampton, Mass: Warwick Press, 1983. Limited Edition. Fine binding. 8vo; small pamphlet stitched into a non-adhesive limp vellum binding with titling in gilt to the front board; with title page printed with phases of the sun (or is it the moon?); with two double-page illustrations picked out in gilt; one of 40 vellum copies, signed by Carol Blinn on the colophon; with a french-fold prospectus: “A new, small offering from Warwick Press, CANTICLE OF THE SUN, is St.... Read More

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[SOUTHERN AMERICANA] A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE GOVERNMENT LAND SURVEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
[SOUTHERN AMERICANA] A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE GOVERNMENT LAND SURVEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES

by S. J. Blocher

Richmond: B. F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. An oddity, assembled to comply with the law in Arkansas at the time which stated “that the method of Government Land Survey, or the method of locating and describing land as surveyed by the Government, shall be taught in the public schools of Arkansas” [from the Preface]. This copy with two cardstock surveyor’s compasses, a folding map of Arkansas, and a folding map of “The Land... Read More

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JUSTO UCUNDONO, PRINCE OF JAPAN
JUSTO UCUNDONO, PRINCE OF JAPAN

by Philalethes [John E. Blox]

Baltimore: John Murphy & Co, 1854. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. Binding sound; no markings in text; light foxing; binding protected in a hand cut mylar cover. Very Good binding / no dust jacket.

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[BOOKS ON BOOKS] THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA [WITH SHEETS]
[BOOKS ON BOOKS] THE PRINTED BOOK IN AMERICA [WITH SHEETS]

by Joseph Blumental

Boston, Massachusetts: David R. Godine in association with the Dartmouth College Library, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Quarto; in publisher’s burgundy cloth with printed mustard colored dustjacket; xvi, 250 pages, with illustrations; and with the publisher’s folded sheets, uncut at the top edge and housed in mylar; the two -- book and sheets -- housed together in a burgundy cloth drop-back box.~~~~. Fine binding / Fine dust jacket.

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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP DOANE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE REV. H. A. BOARDMAN OF PHILADELPHIA, ON THE ALLEGED POPISH CHARACTER OF THE “OXFORD DIVINITY”
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP DOANE OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE REV. H. A. BOARDMAN OF PHILADELPHIA, ON THE ALLEGED POPISH CHARACTER OF THE “OXFORD DIVINITY”

by Bishop [George Washington] Doane and H. A. Boardman

Philadelphia: Hooker & Agnew, 1841. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. In which Bishop Doane takes issue with Rev. Boardman’s stance that the Oxford tractarians had returned “to some of the worst errrors of Popery”. Bound in publisher’s horizontal ribbed cloth; offsetting to the endpaper, primarily to the rear; light and scattered foxing else contents clean and tight; a lovely copy of the original printing. Uncommon in the trade. Very Good binding.

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THE BODLEY’S AFOOT
THE BODLEY’S AFOOT

by Charles Bodley

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1881. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. This edition in the publisher’s attractive pictorial paper-covered boards. From 1881, the distinctive binding reflects both the “bulletin board” style of the period, and the influence of Asia. A bit of wear to the extremities but a clean and sturdy copy. Very Good binding.

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THE ROMANCE OF THE BATTLE-LINE IN FRANCE. WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER ON THE RESULTS OF THE LATE WAR AS AFFECTING OUR NATIONAL LIFE AND IMPERIAL INTERESTS
THE ROMANCE OF THE BATTLE-LINE IN FRANCE. WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER ON THE RESULTS OF THE LATE WAR AS AFFECTING OUR NATIONAL LIFE AND IMPERIAL INTERESTS

by John Courtenay Bodley

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1919. Hard Cover. Good binding/Good dust jacket. A gash to the front board, and one tear with loss on the dustjacket both repaired by a conservator using Japanese tissue. With some other chips and tears to the dustjacket. Red cloth, in Good condition only with a Good dustjacket. Good binding / Good dust jacket.

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[SIGNED] [PHOTOGRAPHY] HAZY LIGHTS & SHADOWS
[SIGNED] [PHOTOGRAPHY] HAZY LIGHTS & SHADOWS

by Lynn Geesman (Photographer)| Jean-Marc Bodson

Brussels: Husson, 2007. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Good dust jacket. Signed. Oblong Quarto; in the publisher's grey cloth; 89 pages; with black and white photographic illustrations throughout; in an unclipped jacket; wear to the jacket particularly the edge of the spine.~~Signed by Lynn Geesaman on the title page. Near Fine binding / Good dust jacket.

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[GENEALOGY] [VIRGINIA] SARAH HARPER AND HER DESCENDENTS THE TERRYS
[GENEALOGY] [VIRGINIA] SARAH HARPER AND HER DESCENDENTS THE TERRYS

by Micajah Boland

[Richmond, Va]: The Dietz Press, 1958. First Edition. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. Small quarto; stapled pamphlet in printed wrappers; 35 pages, including the Appendix; with a folding chart which has been re-glued to its original place, the verso of the dedication page.~~There are no ownership marks in this book. Very Good binding.

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[VIRGINIANA] [PETERSBURG; SCHOOLS] SIX POSTCARDS 1880; REPORT CARDS
[VIRGINIANA] [PETERSBURG; SCHOOLS] SIX POSTCARDS 1880; REPORT CARDS

by [Anna Peyton Bolling]

A group of six postcards, all signed “A. P. B.” [Anna Peyton Bolling], and all dated in 1880. One is addressed to Annie F. Belchers on Old Street in Petersburg; the others, which are progress or report cards, are addressed to Annie’s father, J. S. Belchers at the same address. Anna Bolling was an assistant teacher at the Petersburg High School and became it’s principal in 1876. Reading these cards convinces one that she was a most kind and... Read More

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[MILITARY] THE VICTORIAN ARMY AND THE STAFF COLLEGE, 1854-1914
[MILITARY] THE VICTORIAN ARMY AND THE STAFF COLLEGE, 1854-1914

by Brian Bond

London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. First Edtiion. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; xv, 350 pages, including Appendices and the Index; in the publisher’s brown cloth binding with spine titling in black and in gilt; the dustjacket has a minor sunning and has not been price-clipped; there are no ownership or other marks in the book. Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.

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[MYSTERY] NO GRAVE FOR A LADY
[MYSTERY] NO GRAVE FOR A LADY

by John and Emery Bonet

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1960. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher’s black cloth binding, with dustjacket; [6], 7-255, [256] pages; the jacket has wear, and a pretty nice design in the mid-century style; minor wear and a short-closed tear to the front flap.~~Murder in great style: “They wished her dead -- and then shockingly she was dead. ... Unorthodox if nothing else, Professor Mandrake struggles to fit his findings... Read More

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[SCIENCE] CONTEMPLATION DE LA NATURE. TOME SECOND
[SCIENCE] CONTEMPLATION DE LA NATURE. TOME SECOND

by C[harles] Bonnet

Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey, 1764. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Volume 2 of two only of the first printing of Bonnet's popular Contemplation de la Nature. In green morocco with a decorative rule to the perimeters of the boards; the spine with decorations in gold, and morocco labels. Some substance has marred the rear endpapers, including the verso and recto of the rear marbled paper. Mild stain to the last leaf of the text, which as a... Read More

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[AGRICULTURE] ESSAYS AND NOTES ON HUSBANDRY AND RURAL AFFAIRS
[AGRICULTURE] ESSAYS AND NOTES ON HUSBANDRY AND RURAL AFFAIRS

by J. B. Bordley

Philadelphia: printed by Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson, 1799. First Edition. Full Leather. Good+ binding. Full bound in contemporary sheep with title label present; viii, [1]-591, [1]-7, [8]. Lacking plate I and only a fragment of folding plate II is present; wear to the extremities including the corners; front free endpaper has been partially tipped down; contemporary owner names and more modern bookplates on the preliminary leaves; foxed and toned to varying degrees; one signature is slightly... Read More

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