M. H. TILTON FURNITURE COMPANY
by (Architecture and Design)
Lincoln, Nebraska: (1927). Oblong folio, (14.5" by 10.5") 221 pages, bound in a scrap-book style similar to large fabric and wallpaper sample books. Maroon cloth over boards held together with brass screws. Trade catalogs of American furniture are far more difficult to find than house plans. It is most unusual to find one of this size, with this range of items. Obviously intended to be used as a sample book by a retail establishment, rather than as a promotional mailer... Read More
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LOTT'S BRICK'S SERIES "B", BOX TWO. COUNTRY HOUSE, TOWER, COTTAGES, GARAGE, LIBRARY AND PARISH HALL
by (Architecture and Design)
Oxhey, Watford, England: Lott's Bricks, Ltd., 1911. A rare, complete set of English building blocksin the original box. "They are made of artificial stone; the solid substance, the heavy weight, and the clean squareness of each block combine to make admirable building material." Astonishingly, nothing is missing from this set, including the original brochures. The box contains the elements to construct six different structures: A country house, tower, cottages, garage, library and parish hall. In short, representatives of the most... Read More
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THE TEN TEACUPS (The Peacock Feather Murders)
by Dickson, Carter
Leipzig Bernhard Tauchnitz July 1938 Early, possibly first, Tauchnitz edition Original orange wrappers with the scarce dust wrapper. The book is fine with one corner very lightly bumped and a few stray marks on the back cover. The wrapper is lightly worn but a rare survivor for a 1938 softbound book. The first London and New York editions appeared in 1937 and the American title of this book was "The Peacock Feather Murders" being the 6th... Read More
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PRIMER FOR DUST & OTHER POEMS
by Dickson, Robert
Fratelli Palombi, Roma, 1957. Gotham Book Mart. INSCRIBED AFFECTIONATELY BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS MOTHER. Inscription is dated June 16, 1957. Gray green paper covered boards with no wear save for a slight split in the paper along the front hinge. The dust wrapper is age darkened with some scuffs, chips and tears but complete.
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THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE
by Dobson, Austin
London: Keagan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1893. Octavo, 83pp., bound in olive green cloth with ornate gilt designs on both the upper cover and spine, top edge gilt. Illustrated with black and whitle line drawings by Hugh Thomson, this is a near fine copy of the second edition in this format..the first edition having been published in 1892.
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IN ALL COUNTRIES
by Dos Passos, John
New York Harcourt Brace 1934 First printing Original gray cloth over boards with red cover decorations and black lettering. Blind stamped into the back cover of this copy are the words "COMPLIMENTARY PROFESSIONAL COPY". We have not seen this before and would assume it was an early promotional copy or advance reading copy, quite scarce in either case. The binding has some wear to extremities and darkening especially to the spine. Front free endpaper excised.... Read More
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ROSES AND THISTLES
by (Doxey, William) Hopkins, Rufus C
San Francisco: Willaim Doxey, 1893. Octavo, 480 pages, bound in butternut linen cloth with olive green Art Nouveau ornaments on upper cover and spine. Titles in gilt, top edge gilt. Decorative title page and patterned endleaves. A beautiful copy of the first edition of this San Francisco imprint.
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SIR NIGEL
by Doyle, A. Conan
McClure, Phillips & Co. New York, 1906 An octavo bound in the original decorated blue/gray ribbed cloth. Minute wear to extremities otherwise clean and bright with no wear or chipping to any of the cover decorations and lettering.
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TWELVE MEN
by Dreiser, Theodore
Leipzig and Paris Bernhard Tauchnitz 1931 Early, possibly first, Tauchnitz edition Original buff colored wrappers with black printing. A near fine copy with smooth clean covers and only very slight darkening to the spine. Back cover ads dated December 1930. Vol. 4969 Paperback
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STUDIES IN DESIGN
by Dresser, Christopher
(Layton, Utah): Gibbs Smith, (2002). A quarto bound in red cloth, comprising a handsome reprint of this classic work's First Edition of 1874. Forty pages of text precede 60 full-page color plates that faithfully reproduce Dr. Dresser's superb designs.
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A HANDBOOK ON HANGING. BEING A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE FINE ART OF EXECUTION, AND CONTAINING SUCH USEFUL INFORMATION ON NECK-BREAKING, THROTTLING, STRANGLING
by Duff, Charles
Boston, Massachusettes: Hale, Cushman and Flint, 1929. First edition 12mo, 7" x 4 1/4". Bound in original black cloth with paper spine label. Save for a owner's inscription, (name and date), on the front free endpaper, this is a fine copy in original pictorial dust wrapper which although chipped and soiled, is complete. The repeating pattern of a man hanging from a scaffold in silhouette is used on the endpapers and spine label. Published the year after the more common... Read More
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SUN DIALS AND ROSES OF YESTERDAY
by Earle, Alice Morse
Macmillan and Co. London, 1902 FIRST EDITION. Octavo bound in the original art nouveau cloth binding, 461 pages. The cloth cover is heavily decorated with gilt titles and green and white vines and roses. A near fine copy with a trifling amount of wear to the extremities. Inner hinge cracked but solid. Contemporary inscription on front free endpaper in pencil. A beautiful copy of a well known and loved early gardening book.
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BOOK ABOUT AMERICA
by (Early Juvenile Circa 1850)
Concord N.H.: Rufus Merrill. A sewn 16mo bound in pink wrappers, 16 pages with woodcuts throughout.The back cover has advertisements for "toy and juvenile books" published by Merrill. Title page states this is Part V. Covers torn along spine, soiling but still a charming juvenile booklet.
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ROCK GARDENS HOW TO PLAN AND PLANT THEM
by Edwards, A
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., (1929). A stout octavo, 320 pp. including index, bound in dark green cloth. An attractive and highly useful book with sections on Wall, Paved, Marsh and Water gardens. Illustrated with 8 colour plates mounted on heavy stock and 50 photographic plates and diagrams. A fine copy in the original pictorial dust wrapper which has a bit of minor soiling and wear. Unusual to find this nice English garden book in the dust... Read More
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IMPRESSIONS QUARTERLY
by Elder, Paul
Paul Elder & Morgan Shepard, December 1905, San Francisco. No. 4 (Vol. 6) Original gray wrappers with lovely Art Nouveau cover design. This literary journal is finely printed and contains several nice period advertisements for printers and publishers of fine books. Contains a tipped in frontispiece by George L. Noyes.
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IMPRESSIONS QUARTERLY
by Elder, Paul (Editor)
San Francisco Paul Elder and Company December 1905 Original blue art nouveau decorated wrappers. Octavo. Volume 6, number 4. Beautifully printed and decorated literary and art journal from the turn of the last century. This volume contains articles by Thomas R. Bacon, Howard V. Sutherland, Langley Porter, George L. Noyes and verse by Neera. The frontispiece is "White Birches" from a painting by Noyes. Light soiling to a few leaves, 1/8 inch closed tear... Read More
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IMPRESSIONS QUARTERLY
by Elder, Paul
Paul Elder, Sand Francisco, December 1903 No. 4 (Vol. 4) Original tan wrappers with lovely Art Nouveau cover design. This literary journal is finely printed and contains several nice period advertisements for printers and publishers of fine books. Lacking the frontispiece Christmas card design by W. S. Wright. Articles by Dora Amsden, Bertha H. Smith and Charles Keeler. Keeler contributed a 4 page article on the furnishing of the home. A fine copy
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IMPRESSIONS QUARTERLY
by Elder, Paul (Editor)
San Francisco Paul Elder and Company March 1902 Original gray art nouveau decorated wrappers. Octavo. Volume 1, number 3. Beautifully printed and decorated literary and art journal from the turn of the last century. This volume contains articles by the well known Anna Strunsky, Dorothea Moore, Thomas Dykes Beasley, H. W. Rolfe, Edwin Markham and many others. Both supplements are missing from this copy. (a book mark and "Baby Roland" by George Hansen) Slight... Read More
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IMPRESSIONS QUARTERLY
by Elder, Paul (Editor)
San Francisco Paul Elder and Company June 1902 Original gray art nouveau decorated wrappers. Octavo. Volume 2, number 3. Beautifully printed and decorated literary and art journal from the turn of the last century. This volume contains articles by Wallace Irwin, P. I. Johansen, Valentine Blake, Laura B. Everett, Harold Johnson and many others. As issued with the supplement ("With the Field-Lark" by Irene Hardy) laid in Slight age toning to a few... Read More
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by Elder, Paul (Editor)
San Francisco Paul Elder and Company December 1903 Original brown art nouveau decorated wrappers. Octavo. Volume 4, number 4. Beautifully printed and decorated literary and art journal from the turn of the last century. This volume contains articles by Dora Amsden, Ralph Erwin Gibbs, Bailey Millard, Dorothea Moore and several others. This issue also has an article by Charles Keeler on The Furnishing of a Home which precedes his book "The Simple Home" in... Read More
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by Elder, Paul
Paul Elder, San Francisco, June 1902 No. 2 (Vol. 3) Original tan wrappers with lovely Art Nouveau cover design. This literary journal is finely printed and contains several nice period advertisements for printers and publishers of fine books. This issue has articles by Wallace Irwin, Laura B. Everett, Dora Amsden and a supplement of a card laid in with a poem by Irene Hardy. A fine copy.
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A BAD MAN
by Elkin, Stanley
New York Random House 1967 First printing INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. A blue cloth octavo withprinting in yellow, orange and purple. Slight fading of blue cloth along top edges. A little fading to bottom of spine, 1/4 inch spot of cloth discoloration to top of spine. The dark green pictorial dust jacket has slight edge wear and crease on back flap, otherwise clean and bright with the original price of $5.95 intact. Ink inscription on front free endpaper: "For... Read More
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THE CONDUCT OF LIFE
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
London: George G. Harrap, n.d. (1910). Octavo, 241 pages, bound in full vellum with gilt titles and Art Nouveau ruled borders on both the upper cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece. There is overall soiling to the vellum, else this is a handsome copy of one of the "Harrap Library" series, in a restrained binding that suits the work of Mr. Emerson.
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HISTORICAL DISCOURSE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE CITIZENS OF CONCORD
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Concord N.H.: G. F. Bemis, 1835. First edition, first state with signature mark 3 absent. Bound with the ORIGINAL BLUE WRAPPERS present. Recent cloth backed marble boards, uncut as issued. Scattered foxing throughout, several leaves with slight tears to fore edge, wrappers archivally backed but still a nice copy of Emerson's first separately published book or substantial publication preceded only by contributions to journals and a broadside. The rarity of this pamphlet can be explained by the small number... Read More
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SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE
by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Sampson Low, Son and Marston, London. 1870. Nicely bound in half smooth dark green calf and cloth. Six panelled spine with red labels for title and author. Gilt ruling and decoration, blind ruling on covers. Early, tasteful small bookplate on front pastedown as well as a Glasgow binders ticket (J. Carss & Co.) Small octavo, Overall a very pleasing copy.
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