THERAPEUTICA
by BRIGHT, Timothy
1598. BRIGHT, Timothy. THERAPEUTICA; Hoc est, de Sanitate Restituenda, Medicinae Pars Altera. Frankfort, Ex Officina Paltheniana, 1598. 12mo. 111pp. Bound together with: MARSILII FICINI, MEDICI FLORETINI atque Philosophi Platonici celeberrimi, Libri III de Vita. Frankfort, Paltheniana, 1598. [xvi]190pp. Consisting of Parts II and III of Bright's "Medicina," the second edition. The first part was titled "Hygiena, id est de Sanitate Tuenda Medicinae pars prima," and with the other two parts was first published in London, 1582-3. Part I, Hygiena,"... Read More
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JAPAN, DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE
by BRINKLEY, CPT. F. (EDITOR)
1897. BRINKLEY, Cpt. F. (Editor). JAPAN, DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE. Boston: (1897). The original 15 parts in folio wrappers, complete. Each volume has a photo illustration of flowers, a stencil reproduction and two genre photographs, so there are 15 total flower photos, 30 genre photos and 15 stencil repros. A nice set of the trade issue of this series. Profusely illustrated with photos in the text, as well. A VG set.
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JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. V, DE LUXE ED
by BRINKLEY, F.
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. V, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 190 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one color collotype (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches), six colored albumen photographs (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches) and one mat-framed color plate (14 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches)... Read More
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JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. II, DE LUXE ED
by BRINKLEY, F.
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. II, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 74 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one color collotype (10 1/4 x 9 inches), six colored albumen photographs (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches) and one mat-framed color plate (13 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches) with... Read More
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JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. III, DE LUXE ED
by BRINKLEY, F.
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. III, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 112 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one color collotype (10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches), six colored albumen photographs (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches) and one mat-framed color plate (13 x 8 5/8 inches) with... Read More
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JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. VII, DE LUXE ED
by BRINKLEY, F.
1898. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. VII, DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1898. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 270 pp. + 8 large plates, being six colored albumen photographs (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches), 1 color collotype (10 1/2 x 8 inches) and one mat-framed color plate (12 x 7 1/4 inches) with accompanying essay by... Read More
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JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL. VI, DE LUXE ED
by BRINKLEY, F.
1897. BRINKLEY, F., ed. JAPAN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, WRITTEN BY EMINENT JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND SCHOLARS, VOL. VI. DE LUXE EDITION. Boston: J B Millet Company, 1897. No. 439 of 750 numbered copies (De Luxe edition). Elephant folio, 230 + [2] pp. + 8 large plates, being one color collotype (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches), six colored albumen photographs (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches) and one mat-framed color plate (13 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches)... Read More
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WORKS
by BRONTE
19. (BRONTE SISTERS). WORKS OF THE BRONTE SISTERS. 6 vols. New York: Bigelow Brown and Co., [n.d.], (c.1900). 8vo., brown cloth, spine stamped in green, t.e.g. A very good set containing works by Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bronte. Light rubbing at the spine, and spine ends, paper labels a little chipped.
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LITHUANIA
by BROOKE, Rupert
1915. BROOKE, Rupert. LITHUANIA, a drama in one act. The Chicago Little Theatre, 1915. First edition. Cover design and tail-piece by C. Raymond Johnson. 48 pp. 8vo., brown paper wrappers, pictorial design printed in grey and black on upper cover, device on the lower cover, wire saddle stitch; one free endpaper, pale brown, at each end. The staples have oxidized, and the wrappers are no longer attached to the text; otherwise, this is a fine fresh copy, showing just... Read More
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TWENTY-TWO PLATES, ILLUSTRATIVE OF VARIOUS INTERESTING SCENES
by BUNBURY,Henry William
18. BUNBURY, Henry William. TWENTY-TWO PLATES, ILLUSTRATIVE OF VARIOUS INTERESTING SCENES IN THE PLAYS OF SHAKSPEARE, ENGRAVED BY BARTOLOZZI, TOMKINS, CHEESEMAN, MEADOWS, &c &c, FROM THE DESIGNS OF THE LATE HENRY BUNBURY IN THE POSSESSION OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUTCHESS OF YORK. London: Macklin, [ca.1811]. Elephant Folio, 17 1/2" x 21 1/2". Frontis. + 22 plates (dated between 1792 and 1796). Two plates lack captions. Half red leather over marbled paper covered boards. Stamped in gilt to spine... Read More
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CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL & ORNAMENTAL PLANTS Used in the Arts, In Medicin
by BURNETT, Gilbert Thomas
1860. BURNETT, Gilbert Thomas. THE CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS USED IN THE ARTS, IN MEDICINE, AND FOR SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTION OF EACH PLANT, AND AN ACCOUNT OF ITS USES AND MODE OF CULTURE ... Revised and edited by Roderick Elphinstone. London: James Sangster and Co., [n.d., circa 1860]. Later printing. 4to. 20 hand-colored lithographic plates. Original publisher's purple decorated boards. Spine sunned, a bit of wear, but overall this is a very good copy of an... Read More
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DIARY OF THOMAS BURTON, ESQ. 4 VOLUMES
by BURTON, Thomas
1828. BURTON, Thomas, ed. John Towill RUTT. DIARY OF THOMAS BURTON, ESQ. MEMBER IN THE PARLIAMENTS OF OLIVER AND RICHARD CROMWELL, FROM 1656 TO 1659; NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT. WITH AN INTRODUCTION, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF 1654; FROM THE JOURNAL OF GUIBON GODDARD, ESQ. M. P. ALSO NOW FIRST PRINTED. 4 VOLUMES. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. var pp. 8vo., half calf, backstrips missing, marbled paper covered boards, boards detached or nearly so.... Read More
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TYPED LETTER, SIGNED
by BUSH, Prescot
1954. BUSH, Prescott. TYPED LETTER, SIGNED. United States Senate letterhead stationery, 10 1/2 x 8 in., dated May 25, 1954. Addressed to Robert Dudley French, Master of Jonathan Edwards College at Yale University, the letter expresses Bush's personal concern about the ongoing McCarthy-Army hearings and explains his rather limited public response to them. "I would have no hesitancy in answering the questions propounded in your letter... in my opinion, it is in the public interest that members of the... Read More
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HUDIBRAS
by BUTLER, Samuel
1801. BUTLER, Samuel. HUDIBRAS, in three parts. written in the time of the late wars. With large annotations and a preface, by Zachary Grey. In two volumes. London: Printed by T. Bensley, for Vernor and Hood, [et al.], 1801. Illustrated with sixteen engraved plates after Hogarth by Ridley (dated Dec., 1798), one of which is a folding plate, a frontispiece portrait in Vol. 1, and with wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces, of which at least one is by Charlton Nesbit.... Read More
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RAJIO CHIKUONKITEN HANJO^SAKU
by [PREWAR ADVERTISING] SHO^TENKAISHA Edited by
1932. [PREWAR ADVERTISING] Edited by Shotenkaisha MAEJIMA Sei-ichi, designer. RAJIO CHIKUONKITEN HANJOSAKU. Seibundo, Tokyo, Showa 7 [1932]. 30.0 X 21.8 cm. From an important series of design portfolios originally produced by Seibundo in 1930. The original title of this work was CHIKUONKI GAKKITEN KOKOKU ZUANSHU and the attributed designer was Maejima Sei-ichi. That original series was distinguished as the Advertising Design [Kokoku Zunshu] series. By 1932, the series had been retitled the Hanjosaku [Planning for Profit] series and all... Read More
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YO^HINTEN HANJO^SAKU
by [PREWAR ADVERTISING] SHO^TENKAISHA Edited by
1932. [PREWAR ADVERTISING] Edited by Sho^tenkaisha. YO^HINTEN HANJO^SAKU. Seibundo, Tokyo, Showa 7 [1932]. 30.0 X 21.8 cm. From an important series of design portfolios originally produced by Seibundo in 1930. The original title of this work was YO^HIN BO^SHITEN KO^KOKU ZUANSHU^ and the attributed designer was Murota Kurazo^. That original series was distinguished as the Advertising Design [Ko^koku Zunshu^] series. By 1932, the series had been retitled the Hanjo^saku [Planning for Profit] series and all reference to the original... Read More
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DERRIERE LE MIROIR
by CALDER, Alexander
1971. CALDER, Alexander. DERRIERE LE MIROIR. Paris: Maeght, 1971. First edition. Photographs by Clovis Prevost. 26 pp. Folio, wrappers (color lithograph front cover, b/w rear cover). Top of front cover and top of front edge tanned, bottom corner shallowly creased. Light soil to rear cover. Spine partially split. Missing first page. Includes three color lithographs by Calder, in excellent condition, one of which is double-page. B/w, color photos. Quite scarce.
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VALUES OF OLD ENGLISH SILVER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE
by CALDICOTT, J.W.
1906. CALDICOTT, J.W. THE VALUES OF OLD ENGLISH SILVER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE from the XVth to the XIXth centuries. Edited by J. Starkie Gardner. London: Bemrose and Sons, 1906. First edition. 4to., blue cloth covered beveled edge boards stamped in silver. Illustrated throughout. A near fine copy; clean and bright, with just some slight rubbing at the cloth.
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WE ARE THE LIVING
by CALDWELL, ERSKINE
1933. CALDWELL, Erskine. WE ARE THE LIVING. New York: Viking Press, 1933. First trade edition, signed by Caldwell. 8vo. Beige cloth, slightly darkened on spine; rear hinge starting. Overall very good, in dust jacket sunned on spine, nicked at crown and edges.
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CHROMOLITHOGRAPH GREETING CARDS AND ONE BOOK
by GREETING CARDS
18. [GREETING CARDS]. CHROMOLITHOGRAPH GREETING CARDS AND ONE BOOK. A lot of 46 beautifully designed and printed chromolithograph cards, undated (circa 1880-1890), almost all trimmed with silk fringe, and one book with elaborate chromolithograph covers, also trimmed with silk fringe. The cards are for several occasions: Christmas (13), Easter (25), sympathy (3), Valentine's day (2) and birthday (3). Almost half of the cards list the publisher's name: Marcus Ward (15), L. Prange (4), S. Hildesheimer (2), and R. Tuck... Read More
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QUEEN'S DOLLS' HOUSE POSTCARDS
by TUCK POST CARDS
TUCK POST CARDS. QUEEN'S DOLLS' HOUSE POSTCARDS. London, Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd. [1924]. Six publisher's envelopes with 8 cards each. Series 4500 through 4506. The Queen's Doll House, later to be known as Queen Mary's Dolls' House, went on public display in 1924 at the request of the Queen's Dolls' House Committee. These cards were produced and sold to benefit of Her Majesty's Charities. The contents of the envelope are as follows: Set 1.... Read More
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PAST AND PRESENT
by CARLYLE, Thomas
1843. CARLYLE, Thomas. PAST AND PRESENT. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1843. First American edition, binding A. Emerson was the editor of this edition. 8vo., drab brown paper-covered boards; vi + 296pp. Ink signature. Front hinge tender, spinal ends worn, boards rubbed and nicked at edges. An acceptable copy of a scarce book.
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EARTH DEITIES and Other Rhythmic Masques
by CARMAN, Bliss and Mary Perry King
1914. CARMAN, Bliss and Mary Perry King. EARTH DEITIES and Other Rhythmic Masques. New York: Mitchell Kennerly, 1914. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth, lettered in gilt, t.e.g., photo frontispiece. Just lightly bumped at the bottom opening corners, with a touch of shelfwear to cloth at the edges. Slight offsetting to endpapers. A near fine copy overall, in a dust jacket with moderate overall soil, light scuffing, a few nicks and small chips, including one which just barely affects the... Read More
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ESSAYS ON SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLES OF THE MATERIA MEDICA
by CARPENTER, Geo(rge) W.
1831. CARPENTER, Geo(rge) W. ESSAYS ON SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTICLES OF THE MATERIA MEDICA, Comprising a Full Account of all the new Proximate Principles, and the Popular Medicines Lately Introduced in Practice, Detailing the Formulas for their Preparation, their Habitudes and Peculiarities, Doses and Modes of Administration, with Remarks on the Most Eligible Form of their Exhibition: to which is added a Catalogue of Medicines, Surgical Instruments, &c. &c., Adapted for a Physician at the Outset of... Read More
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COLLECTION P. BARBOUTAU PEINTURES - ESTAMPES ET OBJETS D'ART DU JAPON
by ASIAN ART - AUCTION CATALOGUE
1904. [ASIAN ART - AUCTION CATALOGUE]. COLLECTION P. BARBOUTAU PEINTURES - ESTAMPES ET OBJETS D'ART DU JAPON, 2 VOLUMES IN 1. Paris: Chez S. Bing/Chez l'Auteur, 1904. var pp. Folio, half dark red morocco with raised bands, gilt spine lettering, rebacked; red pebbled cloth boards. Top edge gilt. Over 1,000 b/w reproductions. Tight, solid; spine slightly chipped. No. 556 of 1,000 cc.
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