DOCUMENTA (13): THE BOOK OF BOOKS: CATALOG 1/3
Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012. Hardcover. Quarto, 757 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's green paper boards with back lettering to spine. Mild general shelf wear. Boards warped. Textblock clean. Shelved in Art History. 1407309. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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JOURNAL DES DEMOISELLES. TRENTE-HUITÈME ANNÉE
PARIS: AU BUREAU DU JOURNAL, 1870. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards quarter bound with brown leather to spine and red marbled paper to boards, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners with front bottom fore corner chipped away, surface tears to leather, rubbing/surface tears to paper; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear, spine break at p. 158, light age-toning to paper, light occasional foxing; Text in French; 380 pages, illustrated (b&w and... Read More
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THE LONDON STAGE : A COLLECTION OF THE MOST REPUTED TRAGEDIES, COMEDIES, OPERAS, MELO-DRAMAS, FARCES, AND INTERLUDES : ACCURATELY PRINTED FROM ACTING COPIES, AS PERFORMED AT THE THEATRES ROYAL, AND CAREFULLY COLLATED AND REVISED. VOL. II
London: G. Balne. Hardcover. Octavo, Volume two [of four] only, each drama separately paged. In Good minus condition. Spine is green with black print on paper label. Boards quarter bound with green cloth to spine and brown paper to boards. Wear to spine caps and corners, age-toning to paper title label. Text block has owner label on front pastedown, cracked front hinge, binding stiff with puckering to paper, slight occasional foxing. Frontispiece and illustrations in b&w. CONTENTS:... Read More
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PAUL ROBESON: BARITONE AND PAUL ROBESON AS OTHELLO: THE MOOR OF VENICE [TWO BOOKLETS]
Buffalo; New York City: Kleinhans Music Hall; Al Greenstone. Mixed Editions. Softcover. Booklets, theater programs [5.5 Width x 8.5 Height, Inches and 8.5 Width x 11 Height, Inches]. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback bindings. Small booklet has very light wear including minimal soiling, small bit of tape to rear head edge and slight rubbing edge wear. Black and white lettering to the pictorial front. Text block has very mild age toning to the edges. Illustrated. Large booklet has... Read More
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THE INDIAN
Neuwied-on-the-Rhine: The Second Division, Army of the Occupation, under the auspices of The Second Division Association, 1919. Hardcover. Quarto, variously paged. In Good condition. Spine is black without print. Boards in black cloth; slight wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has speckled edges; cover of several issues has penciled name, light age toning to paper. Illustrated: color covers, b&w drawings, photographs. Issues Vol. I, no. 1 (April 15, 1919) through Vol. I, no. 13 (July 8, 1919),... Read More
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VIETNAM ARTILLERY: 23D ARTILLERY GROUP
San Francisco: The 23d Artillery Group, 1969. Hardcover. Booklet [8.5 Width x 10.5 Height, Inches], 72 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Covers protected with a mylar covering. Pictorial beige covers with maroon lettering. Exterior has modest wear including some foxing, light soiling and minor edge wear. Two ex-library markings and small sticker to the front. Text block has slight wear to the edges including light foxing and tiny chip to tail edge to Index page. Several... Read More
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A REPORT CONCERNING THE MICROSCOPE GLASSES SENT AS A PRESENT TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY, BY FATHER DI TORRE OF NAPLES, AND REFFERED TO THE EXAMINATION OF MR. BAKER
The Royal Society, 1766. Softcover. Octavo, pages 67-72. In Very Good minus condition. Section of a larger text bound in brown paper. Covers have bending near spine, creasing to front cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has mild foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and... Read More
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THE GOSPEL OF RAYMOND OR D.I.O.D.E: THE DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS ON DEFEATING EVIL
n.p.: The Sovereign Lord, 2021. Softcover. Octavo, 613 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine black with cream and white lettering. Covers show minimal wear and very minor wear to the edges. Text block has minimal wear to the edges. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1375850. FP New Rockville Stock.
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THE LEVERHULME COLLECTION, THORNTON MANOR, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE : THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE VISCOUNT LEVERHULME, K.G., SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS [Two volumes]
London: Sotheby's, 2001. Softcover. Quarto, Two volumes continuously paged: 732 pages. In Good plus condition. Spines are cream with red print. Covers are illustrated, red print; slight edge wear, crease to spine of first volume. Illustrated: color. Sotheby auction catalog for 26, 27, 28 June 2001. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto... Read More
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PICASSO LITHOGRAPHS FROM THE MOURLOT COLLECTION, NEW YORK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1994
New York: Sotheby's, 1994. Softcover. Large, Thin Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine black with red lettering. Covers show extremely mild wear with very light scratches. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QA (ND-QA). 1376324. FP New Rockville Stock.
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DE PARADOR A PARADOR ESPANA : PARADORES DE TURISMO [2 VOLUMES]
Madrid: Administración Turistica Española, 1986. Hardcover. Quarto; 2 volumes in slipcase; VG; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Slipcase in blue cloth with illustrated pastedown on front and rear, light wear to bottom edges but clean and strong; Boards in red cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text blocks clean and tight; Text in Spanish; CONTENTS: Vol. 1. (ISBN 8485983068) 217 pages - Vol. 2. (ISBN 8485983076) 293 pages, both vols. illustrated (color). [Oversized book(s). Additional... Read More
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7 1800S DOCUMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS
Washington, 1823-1847. Other. Documents Relating to the Claim of William Conner, to the Right of Pre-Emption to Six Hundred and Forty-Eight Acres of Land"; Indiana, 1823; Disbound pamphlet; 4 pages; G-' damp staining to pages, foxing to pages, creasing along spine "Resolution of the General Assembly of Indiana, in Relation to Purchasers of Public Land"; Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1827; Disbound pamphlet; 2 pages; G-; damp staining, slight age toning, tearing along spine from disbinding "Lands Granted to Indiana.... Read More
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Weinberger Speech and Autograph Confirmation Hearing Notes
Other. Preparatory notes for two speeches given by Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense from 1981 until 1987, given at two very different points in his career. Weinberger came to be known as "Cap the Knife" for his reputation for cutting costs. 1) Three autograph pages of notes on ruled 8x12.5 in paper, with the heading "For January 6, 1981 / My Priorities for Defense Department." These appear to be Weinberger's draft notes for his confirmation hearing before the... Read More
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Thirty Two Impromptu Card Tricks
Chicago: Felsman, Arthur P.. Softcover. Octavo; VG; softcover; grey spine with staples; covers have some shelfwear, minor edgewear, small tearing on front tail edge, penning on front cover, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, rubbing on spine; text block age toned, pen on page 13, foxing on exterior head edge; 24pp; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1299960. Full-priced Rockville.
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EQUIPMENT DIAGRAMS: THE MODERNIZED HEAVYWEIGHT ROYAL BLUE TRAINS
Baltimore: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Historical Society, 1983. Reprint. Softcover. Oblong quarto, [32]; VG-; Plain white spine; Covers have light curling to bottom corner of front cover and light age-toning to edges; Textblock is clean; NOTE: Shelved on bookshelf in hallway outside of Room A. 1349774. FP New Rockville Stock.
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4 1800s PAMPHLETS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia/Harrisburg/Washington, 1808-1866. Other. Address of the State Committee of Correspondence, to the Citizens of Pennsylvania"; Philadelphia: Committee of Correspondence, 1808; Disbound pamphlet; 10 pages; G-; chipping along edges, tearing along spine from disbinding, age toning, foxing to pages "Speech of Almon H. Read, Esq. of Susquehanna, Delivered in the Convention to Amend the Constitution of Pennsylvania, on the 16th and 17th of November, 1837 in Support of his Amendment to Provide for the Individual Liability of Stockholders, for... Read More
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CATALOGUE OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF SUNG DYNASTY KUAN WARE
Taiwan: National Palace Museum, 1996. Third Printing. Hardcover. Large Oblong Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with gold lettering, lightly worn. Housed in publisher's Very Good black cloth and white pictorial paper slip case with minor general shelf wear. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Light creasing and scuffing to dust jacket. Textblock clean. Shelved on Front Table. 1379276. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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FROM WITHIN : SELECTED WORKS BY THE ARTISTS/INMATES OF NEW YORK STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AT AUBURN (MAXIMUM SECURITY)
Syracuse: Everson Museum of Art, 1973. Saddle-stitched. Octavo, unpaged booklet and folded brochure in illustrated box. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus container. Container in illustrated paper with white print. Spine is grey without print. Cover if booklet is black with white print, brochure is white with black print. Brochure cover has light smudging. Illustrations are b&w. Catalog of exhibition held at the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., February 2-March 25, 1973.... Read More
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Clara Bow | Six Type 1 Photos And Autograph
1926-1933. A seven-item lot from the career of silver screen icon Clara Bow, including six type 1 photographs and an autograph. These photos span the length of Bow's brief but sensational Hollywood career. Autograph: Bow's autograph appears on a 6" x 4.5" piece of stationary. The blue ink inscription reads: "To Connie / Clara Bow". In very good condition. Mild age-toning. Comes with a 8.25" x 10.75" reprint of the movie poster for the 1929 sound-film The... Read More
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LE TRAITEMENT MÉCANIQUE DU COURRIER DANS LES GRANDS BUREAUX DE TRI (COLLECTION D'ETUDES POSTALES ; FASCICULE 14)
Berne: Bureau International de l'Union Postale Universelle, 1952. Hardcover. Quarto, 170 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with library stamps on boards and title page, library pocket on rear pastedown, penciled call number on title page verso. Spine is brown with black print. Boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and tan paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: b&w plates, many folded (photographs, plans). Text in French. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary... Read More
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NEIL JENNEY: THE BAD YEARS 1969-70
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2001. Hardcover. Oblong Quarto, 83 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in green pictorial paper with white lettering. Boards have tearing and rubbing to spine edges, rubbing to corners, and mild shelf wear. Textblock clean. Shelved Room A. 1380419. Special Collections.
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SIXTY-FOURTH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON (64TH T.C. SQ.): [JUNGLE AIR FORCE]
Sydney: Waite and Bull, n.d.. Hardcover. Quarto, 88 pages. In Good plus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Yellow, red and blue lettering to the front. Blue pictorial exterior has moderate plus work including mild soiling, few instances of chips to the head/tail edges. Slight wear to jacket interior including slight age toning, damp stain and few tape mends. Boards have slight plus wear including light sunning, rubbing to the head/tail edges... Read More
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QUITTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF COMMISSAIRE-VÉRIFICATEUR | VOUVRAY, FRANCE, 1702 | SALT TAX (GABELLE) ADMINISTRATION UNDER LOUIS XIV
Vouvray, 1702. Other. Quarto (w. 13 in. x h. 9.75 in.), 1 page. In Good minus condition. Light uneven soiling and age toning overall, with multiple creases from contemporaneous folding. Some handwriting faded to illegibility. Approximately one-twelfth of the document (along the bottom edge) torn away, affecting one of three subsequent notarial additions. Quittance for the venality of office, issued at Paris, December 1702, confirming the payment of 300 livres for the post of Commissaire-Vérificateur particulier des... Read More
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THE NATIONAL ALMANAC AND ANNUAL RECORD FOR THE YEAR 1863
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1863. Hardcover. Octavo, 698 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, blind stamped design. Tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, blemishes on rear, tear at top of rear hinge. Text block has cracked hinges, spine break at page 320, bookplate and date in ink on front pastedown, light foxing throughout. Illustrated: b&w tables. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1381737. FP... Read More
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Three Type 1 Photos of War Admiral
A lot of three type 1 photos of the Triple Crown winner War Admiral. The first two photographs are from his victory at the 1937 Kentucky Derby, and the third photo is from War Admiral's final race in 1939. Item #1: A dynamic 8" x 10" image that captures War Admiral as he crosses the finish line at the Kentucky Derby. In very good- condition. The recto has slight warping on the left-half of the image, a faint... Read More
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