German Guilds - 18th century.) [ms. title:] Zunfft Articull der Schneider und Schumacher...1749.
Book. Germany, 1749. Folio, contemporary vellum, titled on front. 22 leaves on both sides, in a secretarial hand, with glosses. Soiled, gathering loose in binding. Interesting series of 37 articles regarding reforms of shoemaker, leather and other guilds in the mid-18th century. As indicated in the preamble, the articles were issued by Prince Wolffgang Ernst I of Ysingen and Budingen (1686-1754), and the manuscript bears his signature and seal. A letter from an earlier owner to Walter Schatzki describes the... Read More
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Burlington Fine Arts Club. The Ventian School. Pictures By Titian and His Contemporaries.
Book. London: Privately Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1915. Lg. 4to, gilt cloth, t.e.g.. 72pp. text, frontispiece + 47 separate plates, uncut. Exhibition represented 19 painters of the Venetian School, including Palma Vecchio, Lorenzo Lotto, Sebastiano del Piombo, etc. Cloth somewhat soiled, some foxing; otherwise a very good, sound copy..
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Glass, Paints, Varnishes and Brushes. Their History, Manufacture and Use.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, 1923. Book. 4to, orig. cloth. Pp. 178, xxi, illus. in color and b&w. With many pages of paint and stain color samples. A very good copy..
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Lives of Eminent Shoemakers.
Portland: Davis & Southworth, 1849. Book. 8vo, orig. cloth. Pp. 340. Foxed, otherwise a very good copy of this scarce biographical compendium. Sabin 41590..
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The Popular Songster
Lancaster, PA: Wylie &Griest, printers, 1869. Book. 12mo, illustrated title wrappers. Pp. 32. Soiled, cross tear to text, no loss. Song texts on alternating pages with testimonial for Rohre'rs Wild Cherry Tonic..
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New-York State Agricultural College. Charter, Ordinances, and Regulations.
Albany:: Charles Van Benthuysen,, 1853. Book. 8vo, printed wraps, stitched. Pp. 21. A fine copy. First edition of the founding publication ..
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Willis Woodward & Co. Catalogue of Music.
New York: Willis Woodward Co. Book. ca. 1886. 12mo, title-wrappers. Pp. 34, (7). Soiled, browned; very good. A fragile, crudely-printed, cheap paper catalogue of vocal and instrumental music, with books and a page of instruments, by the publisher's of "Woodward's Musical Monthly.".
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Mystère Dévoilé, ou Les Geoliers de Blaye Confondus par eux-memes, par M. L. E.***
Paris: G-A Dentu, 1833. Book. 8vo, orig. printed pink wrappers, stitched. Pp. [viii], 80, uncut. Wrappers a little faded and worn, small ink shelf no. on spine and one leaf, scattered light foxing. A very good copy. First edition. A political fiction, written to revive sympathy for the Duchesse de Berry, who had been held prisoner in Blaye after her failed attempt to lead an incursion into France to regain the throne of Sicily. She gave birth in prison to... Read More
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A Description of Stonehenge, Abiry, &c. in Wiltshire. With an Account of the Learning and Discipline of the Druids. To which is added, an account of antiquities on Salisbury Plain.
Book. Salisbury: Collins and Johnson, 1776. [bound with] Conjectures on the Mysterious Monument of Ancient Art, Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain, by the most eminent writers, ancient and modern, on thet stupendous fabric. To which is added. A history of the Druids, the supposed architect of Stonehenge. A new edition, improved. Salisbury: J. Easton, 1819. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, early full polished calf, morocco label. PP. 100 + ad leaf, with full page illus.; pp. 82, frontis. Calf rubbed at... Read More
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[Spanish-American War.] Collection of 39 circulars issued by the War Department, Dec. 20,1898 - March 9,1900.
Book. Consecutively numbered 1-38, with No. 14 in both original and revised second edition. 1 to 11 pp. each, all in fine condition. Complete run to date of circulars issued by the War Department's Division of Customs and Insular Affairs shortly after the signing of the peace treaty with Spain, by which the US gained Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. The circulars document the primary stages of setting up territorial governments in the new acquisitions, addressing such issues as... Read More
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Hoosac Tunnel Excursionist, Hoosac Tunnel Route. From Fitchburg R.R. Sataion. Boston.
Newspaper. [Boston?]: 1880s Folio, p. 16, illus. Transverse tear to final leaf, no loss. Very good. Sole edition. A promotional newsprint publication for tourists, with descriptive text, time tables, etc., and illustrated with railroad maps and views of sights along the route. .
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Historical Essays.
by Adams, Henry.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Book. 8vo, original cloth. Pp. 422. Minor rubbing at extremities; a fine copy. First edition, BAL 23..
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A Letter To American teachers of History.
by Adams, Henry.
Washington, 1910. Book. 8vo, original cloth. Pp. vi, [7]-214. Only the slightest evidence of wear; an exceptionally fine copy. First edition. BAL 34..
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The Tendency of History.
by Adams, Henry.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1896. Book. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Pp. 17-23, unopened. Slightly dusty; a fine copy. First separate edition, an off-print from the annual report of the Ameircan Historical Association for 1895. Very scarce. BAL 27..
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Beautiful Butterflies Described and Illustrated. with the History of a Butterfly Through All Its Changes and Transformations... Illustrated with coloured plates and numerous wood-engravings.
by Adams, H. G.
London: Groombridge and Sons, n.d. Book. 8vo, orig gilt cloth, a.e.g. Pp. vii, 135, 16pp. ads. 8 color plates, illustrating at least 2 butterflies each. Edges a little knicked, but a nice, bright copy..
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The New-York Gardener, Or Twelve Letters From A Farmer To His Son, In Which He Describes The Method Of Laying Out A Kitchen-Garden.
by Agricola, P. [pseud.]
Book. Albany: Daniel Steele, 1824. 12mo, modern full calf. Title leaf, [1], [ 5]-214, [2]. Some light stains & soiling, a few tears repaired; a sound copy. First edition of a very scarce, regionally specific, guide to the kitchen garden. The author begins by praising M'Mahon's American Gardener, but complains that it is not really adapted to the harsher climates. He recommends obtaining seed from the Shakers, "for they have very justly acquired the character of skilful and honest... Read More
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La Coltivazione.
by Alamanni, Luigi.
Paris:: Robert Estienne,, 1546. Book. 8vo, modern quarter-calf, paste-paper boards, raised bands, morocco label. Some soiling, small chip to first four leaves; a sound, full margined copy, with the errata on u2v. Estiennes' name cancelled in ink, with ownership signature of "Melchior Magius. Canon: S. Petri Romae. A.S. 1700." First edition of Alamanni's chief work, a long didactic poem on agriculture, in the manner of Virgil's Georgics. In the Robert Estienne canon, the book is notable as the only book... Read More
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The Beauties and Defects in the Figure of the Horse Comparatively Delineated in a Series of Coloured Plates
by ALKEN, Henry
London: S. & J. Fuller Book. [1816.] 4to, 19th c. half moroco, cloth boards, spine gilt. Engraved illus. title, 2 pp. + 18 hand-colored plates with facing text. Very small stain to outer margin of title, spine worn; a very good, sound copy, clean and fresh within. First edition. A handsomely illustrated work by "the dominating sporting artist of the early nineteenth century" (DNB,) printed on thick paper, intended as a guide for horse owners as well as... Read More
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Forests and Orchards in Nebraska. A Handbook for Prairie Planting.
by ALLAN, James T.
Omaha: Omaha Republican Print, 1884. Book. 8vo, original glazed pictorial wrappers. Pp. 64 + 6 pp. ads. Illustrated. With 3 chromolith plates. Minor wear and soiling; repair to front wrapper; a decent copy. Sole edition. A fine regional guide aimed at new settlers, with narrative reports of tree and fruit crops (including grapes) from named individuals throughout Nebraska, providing interesting details of local history. Nicely illustrated with wood and steel cuts, and three NY chromolith fruit plates..
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Carnations For Everyman.
by Allwood, Montague.
New York: St. Martin's, (1962). Book. 8vol cloth. Pp. 120, illus in color and b&w. Sl. warping, otherwise a near mint copy..
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A Grey Beard's Counsel to the Coalition Candidates. "Arcades Ambo."
by Ambo, Arcades, pseud.
New Castle: Hernamen and Perring, Journal Office Book. n.d. (ca. 1832). Broadside, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. 11 stanzas, beginning "Oh worthy supporters of the thrice blessed 'Bill.'" A satire on the elections occasioned by the Reform Bill of 1832, proposing a roster of candidates for the seats of the Southern Division, mentioning Lord Howick, Orator Larkins, Doctor Headlam, John Fife, etc. Not in COPAC or NSTC..
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The Community Industries of the Skakers. (New York State Museum Handbook No. 15.)
by Andrews, Edward [Deming].
Albany:, 1933. Book. 8vo, original stiff wrappers. Pp. 322. Illus. About fine. First edition of Andrews' landmark study, profusely illustrated with half-tones of Shaker implements and products..
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(Irish Verse - Cork.) The Shannon Ballads
by Anon
Cork: Published for the author at the Eagle works, 1896. Book. 12mo, removed, preserving the orig. stiff paper illustrated wrappers. Pp. 56 + ad leaf. "Second edition." A rare collection of local-themed light verse on fishing and cycling, character sketches, music hall tributes, and a Kipling parody. The cover illustration shows a jester reading the book in front of Cork's Church of St. Anne and the ads are for local businesses. This is the only edition recorded on... Read More
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The Art of Confectionary. With various methods of preserving fruits and fruit juices; the preparation of jams and jellies; fruit and other syrups; summer beverages, and directions for making dessert cakes.
by Anon.
Book. Also different methods of making ice cream, sherbet, etc. These receipts are from the best New York, Philadelphia, and Boston confectioners, and include a large number from the French and other foreign nations. Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1866. 8vo, maroon gilt pictorial bevelled cloth. Pp. 346. Title in red and black. Spine faded, chipped at extremities, first signature beginning to loosen; otherwise very nice within. First edition, a substantial work on the subject, with chapters on spirits... Read More
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The Genuine Trial of Marie Antoinette, Late Queen of France. The second edition, collated and revised with the last Paris copy.
by (Marie Antoinette.)
London: For J.S. Jordan, ND [1794.] Book. 8vo, removed. Pp. 65. Stipple engraved frontis. port. Publishers ads, front and rear. Outer leaves soiled, minor foxing and stains within; a very good copy. Second edition thus, corrected and enlarged. Rare. ESTC records the BL and Birmingham University copies only..
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