American Album Amicorum, Owned and Circulated by Sarah Roberts -- also, Hoosiers!
by [manuscript; friendship book; autograph book]
New York: for the Booksllers, 1832 (and beyond). Contemporary tan morocco gilt; 8vo (153x191 mm); approximately 75 leaves, nearly completely full (recto and verso) of manuscript contributions by numerous hands. With engraved title-page and cancel-slip over the imprint (the 1832 date in manuscript); and engraved vignettes to several leaves. Boards and spine scuffed; spine tips perished. A rich collection of poems and sentiments, collected in the early 1830s in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Richmond, Milton, Newton, Indianapolis (all, Indiana), Salem (New... Read More
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Raccolta delle Principali Vedute Antiche e Moderne della Citta di Roma e sua vicinanze disegnate ed incise dal vero dai migliori Artisti l'anno 1831
by [plate book]
Rome: Cuccioni, 1831. Paperback. Good+. Original printed wrappers; oblong 8vo; with engraved title page and 58 plates. Wraps and first two leaves with significant edgewear; otherwise, corners a little dog-eared, and some light spotting. Sold as is.
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Raccolta delle Principali Vedute Antiche e Moderne della Citta di Roma e sue vicinanze disegnate ed incise dal vero dai migliori Artiste l'anno 1842
by [plate book]
Rome: Cuccioni, [1842]. Hardcover. Good+. Contemporary half morocco; oblong 8vo; with engraved title-page and 77 (of 80?) plates. Binding worn; plates detached from binding, and a little foxed, but overall clean, and suitable for display. A nice breaker copy, sold as is.
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Sample Book of Fine Embroidered Monograms and Logos -- Hatters, Millinery Interest
by [sample book]
n.p., n.d.. Paperback. Near Fine. Collection of 26 designs, embroidered on parachute silk leaves with a jagged edge (155 x 170 mm), bound with two fasteners in heavy cardstock wraps (easily removed and rebound). Offers finely detailed monograms and logos in a rich variety of colors, average size about 55 x 80 mm, devoted to hats. Includes: Dobbs (New York -- many different designs for Dobbs), Knox (New York), Dunlap (New York), Disney (New York),... Read More
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Manuscript Transmitted from St. Helena, by An Unknown Channel
by [BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]
London: John Murray, 1817. Second Edition. Translated from the French. Hardcover. Very Good. Half calf and marbled paper, gilt-stamped lettering in red leather spine label. Upper board detached. Some offsetting onto endpapers; very faint foxing on title-page; otherwise internally nice and clean. An excellent candidate for repair, though it'd be a shame to lose the previous owner's bookplate (attached to front paste-down): "William Hetherington / His Book / 'And please return it. ... Read More
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Pages from Books Set on the "Monotype" Composing Machine and Published Mainly in London, 1928-1931
by [books about books]
London: Monotype Corporation Limited, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine; 4to; pp. 97. Spine tips and corners bumped; boards very faintly water-stained; some very faint foxing on prelims and terminals, otherwise internally bright and clean.
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Les Albums du Pere Castor: Decoupages 3
by [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]
Flammarion, 1948. Paperback. Very Good+. Full-color staple-bound wraps; square 8vo; pp. [20], introductory text and 19 full-color illustrations. Covers a little rubbed and dust-smudged; some light scuffing and chipping along spine and at corners. Off-setting of illustrations onto facing page, but otherwise internally clean, and colors remain nice and bright. Papiers colles de Pierre Belves.
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Catalogue Ninety: Bibliography, Calligraphy, & Typography
by Marlborough Rare Books
London: Marlborough Rare Books, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound wraps; pp. [44], illustrated in b/w. Lists 302 books. Covers a little dusty; top corner dog-eared throughout.
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Collections, Use, and Care of Historical Photographs
by Robert A. Weinstein and Larry Booth
Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED copy.
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Diluvium cum tribus aliis Maha Bharati praestantissimis episodiis
by Bopp, Francisco
Berlin: Ex Officina Academia, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small 4to. Later 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Original wrappers bound in. 124 pp. + errata. Dampstaining (primarily to upper half of pages), but still a serviceable copy of a scarce book.
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Grammatica Critica Linguae Sanscritae
by Bopp, Francisco
Berlin: Ex Officina Academia, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small 4to. Later 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Original wrappers bound in. 208 pp. Numerous folding plates. Spotting and staining throughout, but still a serviceable copy of a scarce book.
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The Spike
by BORCHGRAVE, Arnaud de; Moss, Robert
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Original cloth. Near fine in dust jacket with light wear. Inscribed twice by Borchgrave to Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the second inscription readiing, “For Douglas Fairbanks, one of the truly great world citizens of the 20th century, a man of courage and vision, with admiration and gratitude for all the pleasure he has given me through the years …”
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Recherches sur quelques points d'histoire de la Medecine
by BORDEU, Theophile de
Liege: Cailleau, 1764. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes. 12mo. Contemporary calf (some wear and light worming to covers).
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Recherches sur les Maladies Chroniques
by BORDEU, Theophile de
Paris: Ruault, 1775. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BORDEU, Theophile de (1722-1776). Recherches sur les maladies chroniques. Paris: Chez Ruault, 1775. 8vo (192 x 125mm). 592pp. Contemporary pasteboards, with paper label to spine inscribed "Bordeu / Recherches sur les maladies chroniques," edges speckled red; (paper repair to title over contemporary inscription, occasional foxing; extremities slightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped). Armorial bookplate of philanthropist and doctor "S.C. Lucae, M.D." First Edition. Vol. 1 stated, none other ever published. Theophile... Read More
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Dissertatio phisiologica de sensu generice considerato
by BORDEU, Theophile de
Montpellier: A. Rochard, 1742. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Modern wrappers. Provenance: Joseph Faubiere (contemporary signature on title). RARE FIRST EDITION of Bordeu's thesis. Housed in modern folding case.
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Elements de la Theorie des Probabilites: Probabilites Discontinues, Probabilites Continues, Probabilites des Causes
by Borel, Emile
Paris: Librairie Scientifique A. Hermann & Fils, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good+. Marbled paper over boards, backed in red morocco, gilt-stamped lettering and handwritten library number on spine; original printed wraps bound in; pp. vii, [1], 191, [1]. Boards and spine a little rubbed and scuffed; some discreet ex-library markings, otherwise internally clean. A rare original edition.
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In Praise of Darkness
by Borges, Jorge Luis
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. Boards slightly bowed, else a nice copy in DJ.
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Antologia Poetica Argentina
by Borges, Jorge Luis; Ocampo, Silvina; Casares, Adolfo Bioy
Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good+. Quarter black leather and cloth, gilt-stamped lettering in brown leather spine labels, dark blue marbled endpapers. Spine scuffed, but quite nice internally.
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Evaristo Carriego
by Borges, Jorge Luis
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1984. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. Nice copy in DJ.
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Doctor Brodie's Report
by Borges, Jorge Luis
London: Allen Lane, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. Sharp copy in DJ with small chip to rear panel.
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The Book of Imaginary Beings
by Borges, Jorge Luis; Guerrero, Margarita; di Giovanni, Norman Thomas (trans.)
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; illustrated dust jacket. Spine tips gently rubbed; faint water-stain along top edge of rear panel; small, faint spot of soiling at fore-edge of text block. In near fine, lightly rubbed dust jacket.
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Extraordinary Tales
by Borges, Jorge Luis; Casares, Adolfo Bioy
New York: Herder & Herder, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Kerrigan, Anthony (ed., trans., foreword). Cloth; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 144. A nice copy in gently worn DJ.
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Chronicles of Bustos Domecq
by Borges, Jorge Luis; Bioy-Casares, Adolfo; di Giovanni, Norman Thomas (trans.)
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. Nice copy in DJ.
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Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges
by [Borges, Jorge Luis] Burgin, Richard
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Clean copy of the book in a DJ that shows some scratches to front panel.
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Analisi ed esame ragionato dell'arte della fortificazione e difesa delle piazze dell'Ab. Carlo Borgo alla Sacra Reale Maestà di Federico II. Re di Prussia Margravio ed elettore di Brandeburgo &c. &c. &c.
by Borgo, Carlo
Venice: Presso Antonio Zatta, 1777. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to. Engraved vignette, head and tail-pieces, 20 engraved folding plates. Handsomely bound in full contemporary calf, spine ornately stamped in gilt. Armorial bookplate of Herbert Jekyll. Text clean, with wide margins.
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