Boots in "Hot Panties"
by Oliver Droopydrawers
S. l. : s. n. , 1935. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1935); 5 3/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 1-16; olive-green wraps, illustrated and titled in red; fading to margins; a bit of creasing and wear to edges; black and white illustrations and text; very good condition. Considered predecessors to the underground comix genre, deemed illegal, and sold in secret, the so called Tijuana bibles (allegedly so called, because it was believed they were... Read More
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Otaman Kruk. Opovidannia (Otaman Kruk. Stories)
by Dudko, Fedir
Avgsburg (Augsburg): By the author, 1946. Very good. Third edition (originally published in 1924); 6 3/4 x 4 3/4; pp. [2], 5-76; light-brown wraps, printed and ruled in black; uniform age-toning; chips with small loss of paper to tips of spine; in very good- condition. Fedir Dudko (1885 - 1962), writing under the pseudonyms Odud, F. Karpenko, and others, was a Ukrainian author, journalist, and social activist. After working at the library of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Dudko left... Read More
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Viina. Roman
by Dudko, Fedir
Avgsburg (Augsburg): By the author, 1947. Very good. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 3/4; pp. [4], 7-154; pictorial wraps, designed by Mykola Stepanenko; corners of wraps clipped; 1-inch loss of paper to spin ecover; in about very good condition. A DP (displaced persons) camp publication. Fedir Dudko (1885 - 1962), often writing under various pseudonyms (Odud, F. Karpenko, and others) - author, journalist, social activist, member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society; spent time at DP camps in Germany,... Read More
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1893 Business Card (Inscribed and Dated) of Rev. James S. Duffy
by Duffy, Rev. James S.
N/A, 1893. Business card; 1 3/4 x 3 1/2; Engraved 'Rev. James S. Duffy / Brooklyn, NY' on recto. Handwritten "Wishing you + family a "Merry Christmas" / 1893' on verso. Faint discolored spot to lower right corner and a small nick to bottom edge; overall in very good condition.Rev. James S. Duffy was the pastor and keeper of St. Agnes's Church in Brooklyn, NY (one of the largest Catholic churches in NY) which was struck by lightning, twice,... Read More
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Fundamentals of Book Collecting [Signed/Inscribed by Author]
by Dunbar, Maurice
Los Altos, CA: Hermes Publications, 1976. Hardcover. First edition; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4; pp. [8], xi-xxi, [1], 1-108; brown cloth over boards; gilt title to spine; pictorial DJ; illustrated; very minor wear - fine condition. Jacket with a few small nicks and a wrinkle to top edge - very good to near fine. Signed and inscribed by author. An authoritative study of various aspects of book collecting including ways of getting started, caring for the books, recognizing signed and... Read More
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Cabinet Card by an Early California Photographer
by Dunham, Murry
Oakland, CA: By the photographer, 1878. Very good. Cabinet card; 6 x 4 1/4; small abrasion to left margin and a few minor glue spots to edges; manuscript subtitle and photographer name and address to both recto and verso; top edge possibly slightly cropped; in very good condition. A handsome photograph of a dashing young gentleman, identified as Frank Harding on verso and dated, it was taken by Murray (or Murry) Allen Dunham - an early California photographer in... Read More
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The Pennsylvania Packet, and Daily Advertiser, Wednesday, December 28, 1785
by Dunlap, John; Claypoole, David
Philadelphia, PA: Printed and Sold by John Dunlap and David C. Claypoole, 1785. First Edition. Fair. Single issue; 19 1/2 x 12; pp. [4], single sheet, folded (now separated along fold in two); illustrated with small, engraved vignettes; occasional small spots of foxing; edges brittle with several chips and closed cuts; small archival repairs in two places; in fair to good condition. Founded in 1771 as a weekly newspaper by John Dunlap (1746 - 1812), one of the most... Read More
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Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
by (Dunne, Finley Peter)
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1899. Early edition. Very good. Early, possibly-pirated edition; 7 x 4 3/4; pp. [5], viii-xiv, [3], 18-232; beige wraps, printed and illustrated in black and white; a bit of rubbing to tips of spine; small nicks to corners of wraps; a few minor spots of foxing, mostly to first several leaves; very good condition. Finley Peter Dunne (1867 - 1936) was an American author and humorist, who would be remembered for his nationally-sindicated... Read More
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Current Railway Problems
by Dunn, Samuel O.
S. l. (New York [?]): Railway Age Gazette, 1911. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 1/2 x 5; pp. [7], 6-85; beige wraps, printed and ruled in black; minor creasing to corners and tips of spine; very light age-toning to margins of wraps; text block starting to separate, else bright and clean; overall in very good condition. Samuel Orace Dunn (1877 - 1958) was a journalist, editor, transportation specialist, and a great supporter of the railroad industry. His... Read More
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Gilbert Charles Stuart
by Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown)
New York: James Herring, 1833. First Edition. Very good. Engraving in a paper frame; sheet 8 1/2 x 5 3/4, with frame 10 1/2 x 7 3/4; subtitle and facsimile signature below portrait; very minor age-toning to margins and tiny, barely-visible pin holes to corners; in very good or better condition. Created after a portrait by famed miniaturist painter Sarah Goodrich, nee Goodridge (1788 - 1853), the engraving depicted Rhode Island Colony artist Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755 - 1828),... Read More
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Flower of the Sea (Malo-Pua-Kai)
by Durst, Doris
n. p.: Published by the Author, 1928. Softcover. First edition; 5 x 7; pp. 21; plain beige card stock wraps; beige jacket illustrated in brown; staples binding pages showing a bit at front hinge; minor nicks to tips of spine; pages clean; illustrated with woodcuts by Margaret Maxwell; very good or better. Poems honoring Hawaii.
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Ashland, Oregon. "The Carlsbad of America"
by Duryea, Morris
S. l. (Ashland, OR): Ashland Tidings, 1910. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1910); approx. 4 1/2 x 3; pp. 1-16; stapled, pictorial wraps, die-cut into the shape of a glass of water; illustrated with a centerfold, panoramic photograph; light wear to edges; small scuff to lower margin of back wrap; in very good condition. Surrounded by over 40 mineral springs, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Ashland aspired to become the Carlsbad of America -... Read More
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Dutchmaid Hosiery and Underwear Trade Catalog
by Dutchmaid Hosiery Co.
Ephrata, Pennsylvania: Dutchmaid Hosiery Co., 1930. First Edition. Very good. Trade catalog, n. d. (ca 1930); 8 x 5 1/2; pp. [24]; stapled, off-white wraps, printed and decorated in black; illustrated with numerous images; age-toning and a few minor spots to wraps; text block stapled a bit crookedly; previous owner and local sales representative's name in manuscript to front wrap; in about very good condition. A lovely trade catalog for this early-20th-century, direct-sales manufacturer of gloves, hosiery, and underwear,... Read More
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Meza pils. Stasts (The Forest Castle. A Story)
by Dzilums, Alfreds
Altgarge: Publishing business approved by Military Government, 1947. Softcover. First edition; 8 x 5 3/4; pp. [4], 5-14, [3]; illustrated beige wraps; small nicks to tips of spine; a few scattered spots of foxing; gift inscription to first blank leaf; illustrated with color plates and drawings in black and white; very good condition. A beautiful tale of a group of kids and a doe, the book was published at a DP (displaced persons) camp in Germany, for the children of... Read More
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A Small Collection of Mid-19th-century Manuscript Mourning Poetry
by E
S. l.: By the authors, 1855. Very good. Manuscripts, 1855 and 1857; pp. [12] altogether; in pencil and brown ink on various sheets of paper; fold lines with mild wear and a few very minor spots; several words in one of the poems traced with later blue pen; in very good or better condition. Characterized by deep grief, enduring memory, and spiritual questioning - the manuscripts present great examples of Victorian mourning poetry. The first group, simply signed "E."... Read More
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Moule's Patent Earth Closet. Price List
by Earth Closet Co.
Hartford, CT: Earth Closet Co., 1870. Very good. Small broadside, n. d. (1870s - 1880s); 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; off-white stock, printed in black and illustrated with a small engraving; a small spot to lower left corner, else minor wear - in very good or better condition. Published by its American manufacturer, the advertisement and price list represented Moule's Patent Earth Closet - the first, revolutionary, composting, dry toilet system, invented and patented in 1860 by the Reverend... Read More
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The Effect of Your Food on Your Weight and Complection
by Easton, Gilbert J.
S. l. (Newark, New Jersey): Easton's Mayonnaise, 1920. Very good. Presumed first edition, n. d. (ca 1920); oblong 3 1/2 x 6 1/2; pp. [10], including text to wraps verso; pictorial wraps in blue, yellow, and white; illustrated with drawings; closed cut to tail of spine; occasional minor spot; in very good condition. Published as an advertising for Easton's Mayonnaise, the booklet aimed to prove that "complexions are made at the dining table" and also proposed an interesting concept... Read More
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California's Mission Trails
by Eddy, G. A.
S. l. : California Mission Trails Association Ltd., 1938. Very good. A fan-out set of teardrop-shaped maps, affixed to each other with a small rivet; approx. 4 1/2" in diameter; pp. [16]; pictorial wraps in blue and yellow; maps to rectos, text to versos; slight crease/wriple through middle and light wear to edges; in very good condition. Prepared as a souvenir for the Mission Trails Building at the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition, the set presented "America's Most Beautiful 400... Read More
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Zhurnal inostrannoi karrikatury, No. 3 and No. 4 (Journal of Foreign Caricatures)
by [Edited by] Dedenev, A.
S.-Peterburg / Parizh (St. Petersburg / Paris): A. Dedenev / T-vo R. Golike i A. Vilborg, 1906. First Edition. Very good. First editions; 13 x 10 1/4 and 13 x 9 3/4; pp. [1], 2-7, [1]; stapled, wraps; numerous color illustrations; a few small nicks along spine; very mild age-toning to margins; very good condition. The last two of only four issues ever published of this rare, pre-Revolutionary journal, it was described by the editor as a magazine of... Read More
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Diplomaticheskii slovar (Dictionary of Diplomacy) In 2 Volumes
by [Edited by] Vyshinskii, A. and Lozovskii, S.
Moskva (Moscow): Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo politicheskoi literatury, 1948. Hardcover. First edition; 10 ½ x 7 ½; vol. I pp. 855, vol. II pp. 995; blue leatherette over boards; gilt title and ruling; small bumps to corners and a bit of wear to tips of spine; an unfortunate attempt at front hinge repair of vol. I with a piece of old tape, resulting in crooked first gathering and starting of hinge, else relatively minor wear; overall very good condition. Published over a... Read More
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A Small Archive of Issues of "Voennyi Vestnik. Organ Ministerstva Oborony Soiuza SSR" 1961-1962 [Military Journal]
by [Edited By] Riazanskii, A.; et al
Moscow: Voennoe Izdatel'stvo Ministerstva Oborony Soiuza SSR, 1961. Softcover. First editions (1961/ No. 5, 6, 8, 12 and 1962/ No. 7); 6 1/2 x 10; pp. 127; green and white wraps; occasional rubbed spots and chips to spine; several faint stamps to covers (some of them crossed-out); internally clean; illustrated with maps, drawings, tables, and photographs; very good. 'Military Gazette' was a monthly journal. the official organ of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, first published in 1921. In 1960 the... Read More
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Pechat i Revoliutsiia. Zhurnal Literatury, Iskusstva, Kritiki i Bibliografii. Kniga Chetvertaia, Mai - Iiun' [The Press and the Revolution. Journal of Literature, Art, Criticism, and Bibliography. Volume Four, May - June]
by [Edited by] Lunacharskago, Anatolii; et al
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1928. Softcover. First edition; 7 x 10 1/2; pp. 240; rebound in brown wraps; handwritten title and note to front wrap; age-toning to pages; chip to corner of title page; edges a bit worn and creased; spotting and moisture discoloration to margins of last pages; illustrated with photographs and drawings; good condition. "The Press and the Revolution" was a Soviet literary criticism magazine published between 1921 and 1930. The Editor in Chief, from 1921 to... Read More
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Ermitazh. Istoriia Stroitel’stva I Arkhitektura Zdanii
by [Edited by] Piotrovskii, B. B; et al
Leningrad: Stroiizdat, 1989. First edition; folio 10 x 13 ½; pp. [9], 8-560; blue cloth over boards; silver title; pictorial DJ; very minor wear (small discolored spot to fore-edge, else fine); jacket with a few small nicks and chips to edges – very good or better. Illustrated with full-page color plates including large fold-out, and b & w in-line drawings and illustrations. Captions in Russian and English. A wonderful work on the history of the Hermitage and its architecture.... Read More
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![Stoletie Voennago Ministerstva 1802 - 1902. Istoricheskii Ocherk Razvitiia Voennago Upravleniia v Rossii I [A Century of the Ministry of War, 1802-1902. Historical Sketch of the Development of Military Governance in Russia I]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/844/262/705262844.0.l.jpg)
Stoletie Voennago Ministerstva 1802 - 1902. Istoricheskii Ocherk Razvitiia Voennago Upravleniia v Rossii I [A Century of the Ministry of War, 1802-1902. Historical Sketch of the Development of Military Governance in Russia I]
by [Edited by] Skalon, D. A.; et al
St. Petersburg: Tipografiia P. O. Panteleeva (Pechatano po Rasporiazheniiu Voennago Ministerstva), 1902. Softcover. First edition, 1 of 3300 copies; 9 x 11; pp. I-XI, [1], 1-679; wraps illustrated in gilt, red, and black by graphic artist Nikolai Samokish (1860 - 1944); stitching perished, gatherings mostly intact; wraps detached with some loss of paper to margins (more pronounced on back wrap); text clean; foxing mostly to tissue guards covering illustrations; numerous plates, diagrams, and colored maps (some large fold-out); good. An... Read More
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Gems of Fable
by [edited by] J. H. B.
Breed, Butler & Co., 1861. First edition; 2 x 3; pp. [3], 4-96; lavishly embossed brown cloth; gilt title and decorations to front board and spine; corners and head and tail of spine rubbed; small spot to front cover; all page edges gilt; few spots and foxing to first and last free page, else clean; front cover re-attached with a thin strip of linen to inner hinge; overall good-/acceptable. A beautiful and quite uncommon miniature for which Robert E. Massmann... Read More
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