Catalogue of An Exhibition Illustrative of the Text of Shakespeare's Plays (As Published in Edited Editions; Together With A Large Collection of Engraved Portraits of the Poet)
New York: The Grolier Club, 1916. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; dark tan spine with gilt text to red label; noted as of an edition of 1 of 207 copies for the Grolier Club of New York City on Van Gelder Zonen handmade paper; no jacket; cloth exterior has moderate age toning toward edges; few, minor chips to spine edges; straight boards; clear wrap to cloth; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; deckled edges; frontispiece with tissue guard; minor notation to... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF THE TIMES VOLUME III: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY TEST 1884-1912 [This Volume Only]
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1947. Hardcover. Octavo, 862 pages. In Good plus condition with Good plus dust jacket. Blue spine with dark blue text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has light sunning to spine, chipping to corners, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has light age toning and creasing to forward pages. Shelved ND-B. 1376360. FP New Rockville Stock.
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JUDGE VOL. 53 NO. 1366
New York: Judge Company, 1907. Other. Quarto-sized magazine, 16 pages. In Fair condition. Covers detached from binding and have tearing to spine edges and light toning to edges. Interior pages have light toning to edges. Centerpiece cartoon of 1908 Republican primary race present. Shelved Print bins. Issue from December 21, 1907. 1373614. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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晚明變形主義畫家作品展 = STYLE TRANSFORMED: A SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY FIVE LATE MING ARTISTS
Taipei: National Palace Museum, 1977. Hardcover. Quarto, iii, 136, 656 pages. In Good condition. Spine is tan with gold print. Boards in tan cloth with black and red print. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: b&w and color plates. In Chinese with English translation at rear. [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... Read More
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THE CODE OF 1650, BEING A COMPILATION OF THE EARLIEST LAWS AND ORDERS OF THE GENERAL COURT OF CONNECTICUT: ALSO, THE CONSTITUTION, OR CIVIL COMPACT, ENTERED INTO AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWNS OF WINDSOR, HARTFORD, AND WETHERSFELD IN 1638-9. TO WHICH IS ADDEDSOME EXTRACTS FROM THE LAWS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF NEW-HAVEN COLONY COMMONLY CALLED BLUE LAWS
Hartford: Silas Andrus, 1825. Hardcover. 12mo; 119 pages; G; Rebound; Half bound in black leather with brown paper boards; bumping and rubbing to corners, rubbing to edges, damp stain on front cover at top corner, creasing to rear cover; Textblock has foxing and age toning to pages; RWO. 1358665. FP New Rockville Stock.
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THE COMPLETE BLACK PHANTOM (GWANDANALAND COMICS #1077)
Middletown: Gwandanaland Comics, 2022. Softcover. Quarto; VG; Paperback; Spine, blue with white print; Cover has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; "Complete series from Tim Holt/Red Mask and the Black Phantom's only issue of her own comic series"- rear cover; 143 pages, illustrated (color). [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... Read More
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Memorandum for the American Commissioner on the Extraterritoriality Commission: Authorized under Resolution Five of the Conference on the Limitation of Armament
Department of State, Division of Publications, 1925. Softcover. Quarto; 202 pages; G- chipping along edges and along spine, bending to corners, ink stamp on front cover; RW; Shelved Room A. 1357459. Special Collections.
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TWO DIALOGUES IN ENGLISH BETWEEN A DOCTOR OF DIVINITY, AND A STUDENT IN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND, OF THE GROUNDS OF THE SAID LAWS, AND OF CONSCIENCE
London: Richard and Edward Atkins, 1709. Small Octavo; 366 pages; G; Bound in Brown leather with ridged spine, and gilt lettering; Boards have bumping to corners, rubbing along edges; Textblock has age toning and foxing to pages, damp staining to forward pages, waviness to pages, musty smell from pages, tearing to final printed page; RWO. 1358632. FP New Rockville Stock.
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The Magician No. 12 Vol. II
London: A.W. Gamage Ltd, 1906. Softcover. Octavo; VG; softcover; white spine with staples; covers age toned, some shelfwear, general edgewear, rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, closed tears on spine edges; text block age toned; 10pp; Shelved in Room G. 1300181. Full-priced Rockville.
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PEP COMICS NO. 65: FEATURING ARCHIE, KATY KEENE, AND SHIELD, JANUARY 1948 (GOLDEN AGE COMIC BOOK REPRINT #517)
StarSpan, 2021. Softcover. Quarto; VG; Paperback; Spine, blue without print; Cover clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 54 pages, illustrated (color). NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QA (ND-QA). 1366737. FP New Rockville Stock.
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41 Anti-Trump Buttons in 2 Shadow Boxes
2016 - 2025. Other. 2016-2025. Lot of 41 Anti-Trump political buttons displayed across 2 shadow boxes. Buttons in Very Good condition in Very Good shadow boxes. Some buttons show minor discoloration. Ready to ship. 1408734. Special Collections.
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RARE PAINTINGS OF SUNG AND YUAN DYNASTIES (MANCHU ROYAL HOUSE)
Shanghai: You Zheng Book Co, c. 1930. Softcover. Oblong Folio, unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Housed in publisher's purple cloth folding box, very heavily discolored. Cloth strings used to latch box still present, though one is torn. Book side-stitched in soft tan cloth covers, protected with mildly worn glassine. Previous owner's inscription on inside of front cover. Age toning throughout textblock. 10 parts, each with a printed title leaf in Chinese and English. With 153 plates, some in color,... Read More
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RENÉ LALIQUE AT THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM
Milano: Skira Editore, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 135 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild general shelf wear. Small tear to bottom corner of rear cover. Mild scuffing to dust jacket. Sticker to verso of page 135. Shelved on the Front Table. 1391181. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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INLAID BRONZE AND RELATED MATERIAL FROM PRE-TANG CHINA. : [EXHIBITION] 11 JUNE-5 JULY 1991, FOXGLOVE HOUSE ... LONDON
London: Eskenazi, 1991. Hardcover. Quarto, 155 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, light toning. Boards in grey cloth with gilt illustration. Illustrated: color frontispiece and plates. Laid In: Handwritten note sign by book’s researcher Laura Eskenzai. [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:... Read More
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RIGHT TO PROTECT CITIZENS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY LANDING FORCES: MEMORANDUM OF THE SOLICITOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OCTOBER 5, 1912
Washington: United States Government, 1934. Third Revised Edition. Softcover. Octavo, viii, 130 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in grey paper. Light plus chipping to head and tail of spine, light sunning to spine, light plus creasing to rear wrap, and small closed tear to front wrap at fore edge. Light plus age toning to exterior and throughout interior of textblock, front wrap starting to pull away from binding at front hinge near top edge, and staples moderately... Read More
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Memorial of the Commissioners of the State of New-York, in Behalf of Said State; Praying the Aid of the General Government in Opening a Communication Between the Navigable Waters of Hudson River and the Lakes
Washington: William A. Davis, 1816. Other. Disbound Pamphlet; 13 pages; G; age toning to pages, brown spots to pages, minor wear to edges; RW; Shelved Room A. 1356998. Special Collections.
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NEUER DEUTSCHES GESCHICHTS UND KULTURATLAS [NEW GERMAN HISTORY AND CULTURAL ATLAS]
Leipzig: Verlagsanstalt List und von Bressendorf, 1937. Hardcover. Quarto, 90 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth bearing dark brown lettering to the front. Boards protected with a mylar covering showing mild soiling and tape remnants. Exterior shows moderate wear including modest age toning and rubbing wear to the head/tail edges. Mild tilt to the spine. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Minor... Read More
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BANK OF THE FUTURE. OPENNESS, SIMPLICITY, CARE
Stockholm: Arvinius+Orfeus, 2014. First edition. Quarto in orange cloth with brown and grey DJ in brodart; VG/VG; spine white with black letters; end pages slightly soiled; DJ, boards, paper and text in good condition; pp. 216; contains series of interviews and photographs in color and black and white; shelved in Architecture (Theory) section. 1257798. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Directory of the City of Milwaukee, for the Years 1848-49, With a Sketch of the City, Its Origins, Progress, Business, Population: A List of Its Citizens and Public Officers, and Other Interesting Information; Second Year
Milwaukee: Rufus King, 1848. Hardcover. 10mo; Fair condition; black 1/4 bound spine without discernible text; tan front and rear shows some staining wear; few chips to spine edges; black lettering to front board; exterior edges to text block has moderately toning; interior has noticeable foxing throughout; Blank Book Manufactory and Stationery bookbinder's bookplate adhered to front pastedown; previous owner's name in pencil to front endpaper; other slight pencil to interior; decent binding; illustrated; pp 204. Shelved in Room G.... Read More
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COMMONWEALTH V. GORDON, ET AL.: THE OPNION OF JUDGE BOK, MARCH 18, 1949
Blanche and Alfred Knopf, 1949. Limited, First Edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto, 57 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is white with white spine label and red lettering. Book is housed in green cardboard paper slipcase. Slipcase shows moderate rubbing to front and back, rubbing and bumping to all corners, minor tearing to headcap and tail. Quarter bound in white cloth with blue paper boards. Boards show minor rubbing to front and back boards, sunning to tail, fore edges and... Read More
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PHOTO FROM ‘THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE’ (MAY 21–22, 1998) SIGNED 4x
Atlanta, 1998. Color photograph of 'The Fifteenth Annual Report of the Secretaries of State', hosted by Southern Center for International Studies (SCIS) on May 21-22, 1998. Signed by: Alexander Haig, George Shultz, Warren Christopher, and Hodding Carter. Dimensions: w 18.5 in x h 19.5 in. PW Consignment. TW071u. 1378848. Special Collections.
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HYMNI ET COLLECTAE, ITEM EVANGELIA, EPISTOLAE, INTROITUS, GRADUALIA, ET SESQUENTIAE &C
Coloniae [Köln]: Geruinum Calenium & haeredes Ioannis Quentel [John Quentel, heirs of], 1585. Hardcover. Very small octavo, [16], 623 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in later full brown morocco with gilt tooling to spine and boards and gilt titling to spine by F Bedford. Moderate wear and rubbing to joints, with split beginning at lower edge of front joint. Small chip to head of spine; light rubbing and wear to corners and edges of boards. Text block... Read More
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JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS VOL. XI [Volume 11]
London: Printed by Order of the House of Commons, 1693-1697. Hardcover. Folio, 791 pages. In Good minus condition. Quarter bound in brown leather with marbled paper boards, and leather tipped corners under the paper. Spine has volume number in gilt, loss of leather and end bands along the head/tail, and severe rubbing wear and chipping. Boards have severe cracking to joint edges, resulting in loose boards. Chipping to the edges, significant tears along the surfaces, and age toning and... Read More
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![JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS [PROCEEDINGS OF THE BAR AND OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 12, 1947; PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 31, 1948; IN MEMORY OF JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS], [SIGNED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/612/649/1697649612.0.l.jpg)
JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS [PROCEEDINGS OF THE BAR AND OFFICERS OF THE SUPREME COURT AND THE UNITED STATES, NOVEMBER 12, 1947; PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 31, 1948; IN MEMORY OF JAMES CLARK MCREYNOLDS], [SIGNED]
Washington: N. Publ, 1947. Softcover. Quarto, 63 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Beige covers have very mild wear with faint age toning and minimal soiling. Black lettering to the front. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges and minor wear to the front hinge. Signed frontispiece by James McReynolds, laid in. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera Shelf. 1402313. FP New Rockville Stock.
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CONGRESSIONAL CONSERVATISM AND THE NEW DEAL : THE GROWTH OF THE CONSERVATIVE COALITION IN CONGRESS, 1933-1939 [signed]
Lexington: For the Organization of American Historians [by] University of Kentucky Press, 1967. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 369 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white and brown with black and white print. Dust jacket in mylar; edgewear with short tears at spine ends and flap corners. Price unclipped: “$8.50”. Boards in tan cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has penciled marginal notation. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink... Read More
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