Woman's Own Book
Jewett City, CT: Reade Publishing Co, 1873. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1873 1st --and probably only-- edition of this 1873 beauty guide/reference book meant for women exclusively. With chapter headings such as "How to Be Beautiful", "How to Dress", "Courtship and Marriage", "The Mother", "What Every Woman Must Have", etc., safe to say the book's target audience is the post-Civil War American woman. Solid and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative bordering and blindstamping at the... Read More
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Report to the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania upon the Future Development of Buildings and Grounds and the Conservation of Surrounding Territory
Philadelphia: The Commision of the Olmsted Brothers, 1913. Original wraps. Near Fine. A handsome copy of this uncommon 1913 report issued to the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania regarding further development and continued expansion of the campus. For "private circulation" and llimited to only 100 copies (this being #5). Clean and Near Fine in its charcoal-gray wrappers, with just a touch of very light wear at the spine ends. "The report is presented in five... Read More
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48 Issues of The Astrologer's Magazine , Bound in 4 Volumes
London, 1894. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1st 48 issues, spanning August 1890 to July 1894, of this impressive Astrology/Occult monthly, bound in 4 separate volumes. Published out of London, this collection represents the very earliest issues. From the August 1890 maiden issue up to the July 1894 issue, these first 48 issues were neatly bound into 4 cloth volumes, each volume containing 1 year (or 12 volumes). The modern bindings (with new pastedowns and endsheets) are... Read More
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Hopitaux: Sanatoria/ Cliniques/ Maisons de Sante/ Maisons de Retraite
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1933. Portfolio. Very Good +. Impressive 1933 French portfolio, with all 25 plates present and in crisp, clean condition. Housed in a light-green chemise, with pictorial boards and with its original dark ribbon ties in place. Quarto, solid and VG+, with very light fading along the front panel's fore-edge.
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Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc (CBS): 1953 Annual Report to the Stockholders
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New York: Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc, 1953. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1953 annual report to the stockholders of CBS. Bright and VG+ in its off-white, stapled wrappers. Octavo, also includes CBS's original shipping envelope and the business card of Frank Stanton, CBS's president at the time, laid-in.
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Bijou Funnies (Nos. #1-8)
Chicago: Bijou Publishing Empire, 1973. Stapled wrappers. Near Fine. Robert Crumb, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson, Jayzey Lynch et al. An impressive run of the first 8 issues of the "Bijou Funnies", published between 1968-1973 and including Robert Crumb, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson and Jayzey Lynch as frequent contributors and illustrators. All 8 issues are crisp, bright and easily Near Fine in their stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light creasing along the edges to issue #8 alone. Furthermore, issue #5... Read More
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Was die Mutter an Der Wiege Singt
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Tubingen, Germany: Rainer Wunderlich Verlag. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. First Thus. A lovely copy of this Rudolf Koch-designed German children's book. Circa 1930. Clean and Near Fine (with very light offsetting to the endsheets) in a bright, crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong 16mo, 39 pgs. Illustrated in rich color thruout.
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Paul Klee on Modern Art
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London: Faber & Faber, 1948. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1948 1st English language edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting and several small closed tears at the panel edges. Oblong octavo, 55 pgs.
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The Poet Exposed:Portraits By Christopher Felver (Signed By 30 of the Poets Featured)
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New York: Alfred Van Der Marck Editions, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A tribute to a passionate collector's perseverance: SIGNED BY A REMARKABLE 30 OF THE 101 POETS "EXPOSED". 9 of the 30 signatures (Czeslaw Milosz, Kenneth Koch, William Everson, James Broughton, Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, Larence Ferlinghetti, John Logan and Harold Norse) are tipped-in and are on press photos, cards, announcements for poetry readings, etc. And the remaining 21 signatures (including Sharon Olds, Robert Pinsky, David... Read More
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Vijayanagara--City and Empire: New Currents of Research (2 Vols.)
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Wiesbaden, Austria: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1985. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The 1985 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their orange and white wrappers. Octavos, Vol. 1: Texts; Vol. 2: Reference and Documentation.
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Collected Papers of Martha Harris and Esther Bick
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Perthshire, Scotland: The Clunie Press, 1987. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. The 1987 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with very small former owner stamps at the front free endpaper) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 344 pgs.
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New York-Connecticut Semi-Pro Baseball League: By-Laws
1926. Original wraps. Very Good. A nice piece of early baseball ephemera from the Semi-Pro Leagues. The 1926 booklet of the New York-Connecticut By-Laws, in its fragile dark-gray wrappers. Miniature (64mo), a clean copy, with very light creasing to the 12 pg. text and the covers. Still though, attractive and very presentable. And probably extremely scarce.
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Crompton Electrical Plant
Chelmsford, England, 1924. Cloth. Very Good +. The catalogue issued to commemorate the 1924 "British Empire Exhibition" "and to describe in a general manner the electrical plant and apparatus of standard construction at present manufactured by Messrs. Crompton & Co., Ltd., of Chelmsford". A pleasing, well-preserved copy to boot. Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling and design along the front panel and spine. Very light spotting to the rear panel, former owner name and... Read More
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30 Consecutive Issues of Playboy (1956-1958)
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co, 1958. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A wonderful run of Playboys from the 1950s, all in crisp, very sharp condition. 30 consecutive issues all told: July-December 1956, all of 1957, all of 1958. In other words, on offer are the 2nd half of Playboy's 3rd full year and the full runs of its 4th and 5th year in publication. Uncommon to uncover such a deep run from ther 1950s, especially in this condition.
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Vintage Photograph of Light Heavyweight Champion Kid McCoy ("The Fox of the Ring")
New York. Photograph. Very Good +. Very sharp vintage photograph in his boxing stance of Kid McCoy (1872-1940), the enigmatic American middleweight and light heavyweight champion. The crisp black-and-white photo measures 5" wide x 7 3/4" tall and shows the stamp "Photograph Copyright by Brown Brothers 1482 Broadway, N.Y." at the rear. It also has at the rear vintage handwriting that reads: "Kid McCoy (the Fox of the Ring) Once the World's Cleverest Hard-Hitting Light Heavy Weight". McCoy,... Read More
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Guns on Campus: Student Protest at Cornell
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Chicago: Urban Research Corporation, 1970. Original wraps. Near Fine. A mimeographed copy of the uncommon 1970 paper addressing student protest at Cornell. Clean and Near Fine in its plastic-comb binding. 36 pgs., gripping, tense narrative.
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Naturgeschichte Der Soeugethiere (Natural Law of the Savage Beasts)
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Esslingen, Germany: Verlag Von J.F. Schreiber, 1867. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1867 4th edition of this magnificent study in early chromolithography of the "savage" animals of the jungle. 30 detailed, full-page chromolithographed plates featuring 159 species of carnivores in various poses. A clean, well-preserved copy--all plates are in beautiful, unblemished condition. Folio, 34 pgs. of notes and captions plus the 30 plates themselves.
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Album De La Mode Illustree (52 Chromos)
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Paris: Bureaux Du Journal, 1872. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. Very impressive 1872 folio collection of 52 lovely chromolithographed Parisian fashion plates. Sumptuous color thruout, elaborate samplings of the leading women's fashions --and hair styles-- of the day. The plates along each recto, each verso blank. Bound in 1/4 morocco (with gilt-tooling and lettering along the spine) over marbled boards. Solid and VG, with very light abrading at the rear panel. Internally, clean as could be, with no foxing... Read More
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Cowing & Co.'s Catalogue of Pumps, Fire Engines, Hydraulic Rams
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New York: Bradstreet Press, 1867. Cloth. Good +. Uncommon 1867 catalogue by Cowling & Co. of Seneca Falls, NY showcasing pumps, fire engines and hydraulic rams, and including well over 100 engraved plates. A number of the pages show light wear and offsetting, tipped-in engraved portraits at the pastedowns of opera singers Jenny Stubel and Marie Geistinger, and light wear to the hinges and endsheets. And yet, in spite of these clear signs of the book's age (did... Read More
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Bibliotheca Scatologica: Ou Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Traitant Des Vertus Faits et Gestes De Tres Noble et Tres Ingenieux
Paris: Scatopolis: Chez Les Marchands D'Aniterges, 1849. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1849 1st edition of this uncommon "scatological" reference. 1of only 150 copies iissued. Solid and VG in its 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Tight and well-preserved, with only light rubbing along the spine and very light fraying at the spine crown. Octavo, 144 pgs., wonderful woodcut to the title page.
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Report to the California Toll Bridge Authority: Covering Preliminary Studies for an Additional Bridge Between San Francisco and the East Bay Metropolitan Area
Department of Piublic Works, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +. Very early study in preparation of the building of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, issued 10 years after the 1937 opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. The 1947 1st --and undoubtedly only-- edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-tan cloth, with just a touch of very light soiling to the front panel and mild offsetting along the inner hinges. Quarto, dozens of large fold-out plates (photographs... Read More
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Ventilation and Warming of Buildings, upon the Principles as Designed and Patented by Isaac D. Smead AND an Additional Laid-In Booklet
Toldeo, Ohio: Isaac D. Smead & Co, 1889. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1889 original printing, including a 66 pg. booklet ("A Partial List of Buildings Warmed and Ventilated by the Smead System -- With Some Official Reports from Boards of Education, Committees, Etc."). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with just a hint of light soiling to the panels and discreet former owner stamps (one at the title, one at the half-title) and signature (at... Read More
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On the Road with Andrae Crouch
Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming Revell (Spire Christian Comics), 1977. Comic Books. Very Good +. SIGNED BY RENOWNED GOSPEL SINGER ANDRAE CROUCH (1942-2015) on the front cover. A bright copy to boot of the 1977 1st pressing of this uncommon Christian comic, part of the "Spire Christian Comics" series. Crisp and VG+ in its wonderful stapled wrappers, with light, limited water-staining along the rear panel's top-edges. Still though, vibrant and very presentable.
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Laws and Resolutions Passed By the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina at the Special Session, Begun and Held in the City of Raleigh on the First of July, 1868
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Raleigh: The State of North Carolina, 1868. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1868 1st thus. Octavo, clean and tight and VG. Bound in publisher's full leather, red leather spine label, compartments. Light scuffing at the panels and light fraying at the spine.
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Jean Dubuffet: Catalogue Des Peintures Faites A Vence
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Paris: Studio Paul Facchetti, 1958. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the April-August 1957 exhibition at Paris's Studio Paul Facchetti. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers. Blindstamp of New York's Hirschl & Adler Gallery at the front free endpaper.
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