PROTECT THE HOME; Vote Missouri Dry November 8
The Missouri Woman's Christian Union, 1910. Self wraps, [pp. 24]. Contemporary name on cover. This is a combinatin of temperance songs and temperance slogans: "Which do you stand for? the Church & the school of the saloon? | Blind Tigers: Chicago has over 7000 licensed saloon and 2500 blind tigers, dives and joints.
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BOUND COLLECTION OF 6 PAMPHLETS ON THE AFFAIR OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE
Paris, 1792. The pamphlets are: (1) MEMOIRS POUR LE COMTE DE CAGLIOSTRO, ACCUSE; CONTRE M. L. PROCUREUR-GENERAL, ACCUSATEUR; en prefence de M. le Cardinal de Rohan, de la Comtesse de la Motte, & autres Co-Accuses. Paris: Lottin, 1786. First edn. pp. 51. Bound With: (2) REPONSE POUR LA COMTESSE DE VALOIS-LA MOTTE, au memoire de Comte De Cagliostro. Paris: Cellot, 1786. First edn. pp. 48. Bound With: (3) DEFENSE A UNE ACCUSATION D'ESCROQUERIE. Memoire a Consulter et Consultation. First... Read More
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ORIGINAL 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. Mounted Photo of a Nursing Class
Brooklyn: L.E. Stearns, photographer, 1880. A clean image on a card-board mount (corners broken off the mount, not affecting the image). The image shows 28 women in nursing uniforms as was as a "Miss Camp" the superintendant posed in front of a building, probably a graduation photo, as the women are wearing their caps with ribbons. A scarce image.
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ALBERT; Apres le bombardement
Cliche Section Photographique de l'Armee. An album, 8-1/8" wide by 5" deep, with 18 photographs of a French town, presumably during WWI, after it had been razed--whether by artillery or by aerial bombing is not clear. Not postcards. Captions in French and English. Red paper cover, tied with silk ribbon, printed in gilt.
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NAPOLI MUSEO NAZIONALE
Naples: Cafrlo Cotini. Book of 18 monochrome postcards in pink paper wraps printed in gilt. Cover somewhat soiled and chipped, o/w VG.
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AUGUSTE RODIN:; Die kunst
Leipzig: Ernst Rowohlt, 1912. First edn. In German. 8vo, pp. 336. Ex lib., spine almost detached, o/w VG. A discussion of the work of the French sculptor, illustrated with photographs.
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COUNSELING WOMEN TODAY FOR TOMORROW.; Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Personnel and Guidance Association, Massachusetts School Counselors Association, and the Southeastern Elementary Counselors Association
Paper, spiral bound.4to, pages not numbered. VG.
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THE TRIAL AT LARGE OF HER MAJESTY CAROLINE AMELIA ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN:; in the House of Lords, on charges of adulterous intercourse; containing a full and accurate detail of the evidence of the witnesses, the speeches of counsel, and all other proceedings in this extraordinary trial. The examinations of the witnesses, and the document testimony, printed verbatim from the Authenticated Journals of the House of Peers: the whole illustrated by explanatory notes and embellished with faithful and highly-finished portraits, &c. In two volumes
London: Kelly, 1821. One of a number of editions issued the same year. 8vo, pp. xx, 664; viii,719. Bound in contemporary tree calf (rebacked in calf), with new end papers, half title in each volume. Double page engraved title-page in each volume. Illustrated with 24 (of 25) engraved portraits. A very good copy, some foxed. Queen of George IV, Caroline lived in great disfavor with the crown after the birth of her daughter. She was tried for her relations... Read More
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A BOOK OF DUBLIN
[Dublin]: Corporation of Dublin, 1929. Square 8vo, pp. 90 + adv is the front and back. Bound in printed wraps (semi-yapp edges- some water stain to cover edges, but nice and clean inside. Fold out plan of the harbour, maps, illustrations, advertisements.
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THE CYCLOPEDIA OF TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION; (advertising sheet)
1892. single sheet, printed on both sides. (tear at the lower corner, not affecting any text) 8-1/4 x 3-3/4. This prints positive blurbs by individual and media outlets for the Cyclopedia.
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THE DIAL; May, 1927
Munch. 8vo, pp. 361-450. Printed wraps. Little wear to spine, o/w a good copy. Contains a review by T. S. Eliot, and articles by George Santayana, Conrad Aiken, Havelock Ellis and others. Cintains an image of "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.
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THE MEDITERRANEAN:; Places visited in the 1935 cruises. In the series, The Sea Guidebooks
Genoa: Italia - Cosulich - Lloyd Triesting - Adria, 1935. Small 8vo, pp. 132. VG, owner's notes on front endpaper, cover little faded. Short articles about each port of call in the cruises offered by the publisher.
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CODICE NAPOLEONE; Tradotto D'ordine Di S. M. Il Re Delle Due Sicilie per uso de' Suoi Stati
Napoli: Nella Stamperia Simoniana, 1808. Edizione Originale E Sola Uffiziale. 8vo, pp. [iv], 615. Bound in original vellum with vellum label stamped in gilt. Little foxed and stained, a very good tight copy with excellent margins. Scarce, OCLC locates just the copies in Genoa and the George Washington University Law Library. The Napoleonic Code - or Code Napoléon (the official name being the Code civil des français) - is the French civil code established under Napoléon I in 1804.... Read More
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SONGS OF DIXIE; A colelction of camp songs, home songs, marching songs, plantation songs by Favorite Authors
Chicago: S Brainard's & Son Co, 1890. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 142. Bound in printed wraps, chipped. Very good. Music and Lyrics of old standards.
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THEATRE HISTORY IN CANADA; Histoire du Theatre au Canada
Toronto: Univ of Toronto, 1980. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 79. VoI.1, No.1. Paper wraps. Presentation and a note laid in by editor. Cover very slightly worn, o/w a nice copy. Six articles including "First Circus in Eastern Canada," plus three reviews.
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STEP BY STEP THROUGH THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
Warm Springs, GA: Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission n.d.. 8vo, unpaged.Illustrated. VGp! A pamphlet describing the Little White House, where F.D.R. stayed when he was in Warm Springs, GA.
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SHEET MUSIC FROM 1960-1967
Various, 1960. 4to, pp. varies. 3 items; Moon River, Somewhere, My Love, and the vocal-piano score (61 pp.) of Celebrations for Chorus and Wind Ensemble by Vincent Persichetti. Nice copies.
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GUIDE TO BRUXELLES ET DE SES ENVIRONS:; Souvenir du Grand Hotel
Brussels: Grand Hotel, n.d.. Small 8vo, pp. 107. Ex lib, with library bookplate on front pastedown. VG, spine little torn. A guide to Belgian places of interest, in French and English. Advertisements.
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ROMA; Pinacoteca Vaticana
Rome, Italy: Edizione del Musei e Gallerie Pontificie. Book of 20 monochrome postcards, in dark gray wraps, printed in gilt. In Italian. Wraps little chipped at edges, o/w VG.
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AUCASSIN & NICOLETE
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1903. Sixth edn. 1/925 copies. Done into English by Andrew Lang. Small, narrow 8vo, pp. 66. Paper wraps. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. VG. A twelfth or thirteenth century love story, in alternatre prose and poetry.
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SHEET MUSIC FROM 1900-1909
Various, 1909. 4to, pp. varies. 41 items; almost all are songs from musical comedy, but there are Transcriptions of Famous War Songs for piano, and Instrumental Selections from The Merry Widow arranged for piano. Most have pictorial wraps, often with photos of the performers. Some splitting at back fold, a few seriously chipped, but condition generally VG.
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A PLACE NOT FORGOTTEN; Landscapes of the south from the Morris Museum of Art. Essays by William W. Freehling, Jessie Poesch, and J. Richard Gruber with additional contributions by Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, John Egerton, James Baker Hall, Sally Mann, Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanhan, Robert Morgan, Gurney Norman, Chris Offutt, Estill Curtis Pennington and Sarah Tate
Lexington: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1999. First Edition. 4to, 82. Green pictorial wraps. Freedman B-68. Includes essays and photographic reproductions. A fine copy. Berry's article is on pp. 42 & 43.
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OUR FAMOUS WOMEN
Hartford: The Hartford Publishing Co, 1883. Reprint. 8vo, pp.715. Bound in little soiled and faded cloth, a nice clean tight copy. Biographical essays on L. M. Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, the Blackwells, Margaret Fuller,Eliz. Cady Stanton, etc.
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WORLD'S FAIR THROGH A CAMERA; Snap shots by an artist. An interesting and unequalled collection of view of grounds, exhibition buildings ... from recent photographs by F. Dundas Todd, assisted by W. H. Shuey and R. C. McLean
Chicago: Union News, 1893. Oblong stiff wraps (chipped, lacks the rear), printed in purple ink. Good.
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THE POETRY SOCIETY OF AMERICA; invites you to its 68th Annual Rewards Luncheon, commemorating the 95th year of the birth of William Carlos Williams, speakers David Ignatow and Louis Simpson ..
(NY: The Plaza, 1978. 7 x 5 in. invitation with a photo of Williams, single folded sheet, included is a "sheaf of the prize winning poems" of 1978. The "sheaf" is 10 8-1/2 x 11 in. pages. (folded and a little soiled), a good copy.
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