![[CHILDREN] [SPANISH PAPER DOLLS] VESTIDOS PARA MUNECAS; CONSTA ESTE TOMO DE 200 GRABADOS Y 2 TABLES DE PARTONES CON MAS DE 400 DIBUJOS; INSTRUCTIONES PARA TRABAJAS FEMENIMOS; TOMO XI](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/502/809/1584809502.0.l.jpg)
[CHILDREN] [SPANISH PAPER DOLLS] VESTIDOS PARA MUNECAS; CONSTA ESTE TOMO DE 200 GRABADOS Y 2 TABLES DE PARTONES CON MAS DE 400 DIBUJOS; INSTRUCTIONES PARA TRABAJAS FEMENIMOS; TOMO XI
Barcelona [Spain]: Bibliotheca de la Mujer Espanola, 1922. A Spanish book of paper dolls with patterns, in original wrappers, rebacked with a new japanese tissue spine. Small amount of loss to the top of the front panel. A quite large and elaborate folding pattern leaf is laid in. The pattern leaf has separated at the folds, possibly lacking a pattern leaf. Uncommon, with one copy only found on OCLC.
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NOUVEAU DICTIONNAIRE PORTATIF FRANCAIS-SUEDOIS ET SUEDOIS-FRANCAIS
Leipsic: Chez Charles Tauchnitz. Edition Stereotype. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner's name and date (1866) written at top of ffep. No pencil or ink markings in text. No date in book other than date written by previous owner (1866.) Brown leather spine and marbled boards. Corners bumped. Small light stain at bottom spine. . (French - Swedish, Swedish - French Dictionary); NOT Ex-Library. Very Good binding.
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![[AMERICANA] THE HISTORY OF THE SPONGE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/244/599/1735599244.0.l.jpg)
[AMERICANA] THE HISTORY OF THE SPONGE
Tarpon Springs, FL. 7” x 5 1/2” 4pp orange pamphlet on the types of sponge and traditional method of retrieving them. Printed by/for Mac’s Gift Shop in Tarpon Springs, Florida, a town known for sponge harvesting and boasting the Tarpon Springs Sponge Museum. No given author or date, but the original seller is no longer extant.~~A unique title not seen elsewhere from “The Sponge Capital of the World”. Very good.~~.
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![[SCRAPBOOK] CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC EPHEMERA, ADVERTISING CARDS | INFANT MYSTICS, 1880](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/220/742/1306742220.0.l.1.jpg)
[SCRAPBOOK] CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC EPHEMERA, ADVERTISING CARDS | INFANT MYSTICS, 1880
A substantial scrapbook from the late 19th century, packed with chromolithographed advertising cards, die-cuts, and other pretty Victorian items. There are about 26 leaves -- measuring 13 12 x 10 12” -- with each side covered with cards. There are many “lift the flap” friendship cards, with printed names underneath. One of the nicest of its kind we’ve seen, with many of the die-cuts filling the pages.
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![[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VALENTINE; 1899, 1900, 1902](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/246/939/1692939246.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VALENTINE; 1899, 1900, 1902
[Richmond, Virginia], 1902. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Three stapled pamphlets issued by the Board of Trustees of Richmond’s Valentine Museum for 1899 ([3], 4-20 pages) ; for 1900 ([4]. 5-16 pages); and for 1902 ([5], 6-16 pages). Very Good binding.
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![ANHANG ZU DEM ZITTAUISCHEN GESANG-BUCH IN DIESEN BELIEBTEN FORMAT GEBRACHT. [APPENDIX TO THE ZITTAU HYMNAL, OR SONG-BOOK, BROUGHT IN THIS PLEASING FORMAT.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/425/101/1207101425.0.l.jpg)
ANHANG ZU DEM ZITTAUISCHEN GESANG-BUCH IN DIESEN BELIEBTEN FORMAT GEBRACHT. [APPENDIX TO THE ZITTAU HYMNAL, OR SONG-BOOK, BROUGHT IN THIS PLEASING FORMAT.]
Zittau: verlegts Joh. Jacob Schöps, 1750. Hard Cover. Good binding. An eighteenth century Lutheran hymnal, published in Zittau, 1750, by Johann Jacob Schöps. Text in German. As was common for Lutheran hymnals, there is no musical notation, only lyrics. Hymns are numbered 839 to 1042, as this was an ‘Appendix’ to another Zittau hymnal; with a catchword on the final leaf, indicating that some leaves are lacking at the rear. Minor trimming to the fore edge of the... Read More
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![[MEDICAL] [TYPESCRIPT] SEX INSTRUCTION MANUAL. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. TEXT AND DIAGRAMS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/030/906/1257906030.0.l.jpg)
[MEDICAL] [TYPESCRIPT] SEX INSTRUCTION MANUAL. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. TEXT AND DIAGRAMS
NSFW. Well, that’s probably not true, but we rarely get the chance to say that, so we seized the moment. Eight pages of typescript accompanied by eight pages of numbered drawings of positions for intercourse (let’s try #8!), on very brittle foolscap. Headed: SOCIAL SCIENCE. EXCERPTS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. While some of the forthright advice is of a practical nature, the text presents a novel approach to genetic engineering: “In sexual intercourse, pleasure of the fullest extent is necessary... Read More
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![[PETERSBURG; MOVIE THEATER] 78 GLASS ADVERTISING SLIDES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/734/910/1274910734.0.l.jpg)
[PETERSBURG; MOVIE THEATER] 78 GLASS ADVERTISING SLIDES
A treasure trove of 78 glass advertising slides for use in a Petersburg movie theater in the 1920's or 1930's. These would have been flashed up on the screen before and after the movie, and perhaps during the movie when the reels were being changed. They are rather crudely handpainted and lettered, adding to their local charms. "Tony's" on Sycamore Street "Known coast to coast for our home cooked and delicious meals"; "Bob White Ice Cream";... Read More
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![[CHILDREN] [VICTORIAN] OBJECT LESSONS. A B C LINEN No. 890](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/036/844/1436844036.0.l.jpg)
[CHILDREN] [VICTORIAN] OBJECT LESSONS. A B C LINEN No. 890
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co, 1890. 8vo.; stapled printed wrappers; [8] pages, not including the wrappers; printed in color or in sepia; no date, but clearly an early version of this oft-printed Donahue production, printed on Linen.~~The wrappers are a bit soiled, but nonetheless an attractive copy of this charming Victorian ABC book.
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THE ECCENTRIC. 1887. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
New York: David H. Gildersleve, 1887. Very Good binding. An early issue of The Eccentric, the yearbook of the Stevens Institute of Technology, published by the students there. The first volume was issued in 1874.~~Worn leather binding with titling stamped in silver; with loss of about 2/3” to the leather at the top of the spine. Many pages of interesting ads. Very Good binding.
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1935 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES YEAR BOOK AND FEDERAL DIRECTORY OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va: National Federation of Federal Employees, 1935. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Black and white photographic illustrations -- the President; Rear Adm. Charles Freeman, Commandant, Portsmouth Navy Yard; A. Walke Truxton, Collector of Customs, Norfolk; Harold King, Commissioner of Lighthouses; etc. With notes on "Historical Archives of the Lighthouse Service"; with many ads, and details regarding offices of Federal departments in the state. Boards have some old spotting. Very Good binding.
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![[MINIATURE BOOKS] PRATELSTVI [FRIENDSHIP] (MOUDROST SVETA SVAVEK V)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/086/341/1249341086.0.l.jpg)
[MINIATURE BOOKS] PRATELSTVI [FRIENDSHIP] (MOUDROST SVETA SVAVEK V)
Nestor, 2002. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A Czech miniature book on friendship. From Nestor’s ‘Wisdom of the World’ series. Text in check, with simple borders to the text, and a few illustrations. Faux red leather, with decorations and lettering in gold and blue. All edges gilt. Housed in the publisher’s paper case. Near Fine binding.
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![[BROADSIDE] [SPECIAL PRESS] AN EVYL AT THE COLLEDG. HARVARD COLLEGE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/446/101/1207101446.0.l.0.jpg)
[BROADSIDE] [SPECIAL PRESS] AN EVYL AT THE COLLEDG. HARVARD COLLEGE
Harvard Yard: Primer Printers, 1968. No. 28 of 40 copies hand-printed in the Harvard Yard by the Primer Printers, December 1968. Printed petition to the Magistrates of the Massachusetts Colony, May 5, 1672: An Evyl at the Colledg. We desire the removal of an Evyl (as it appereth to us) at the Colledg. and that is ... in perticular in their Longe haire, which first tooke head, and broke out at the Colledg so far as we understand and... Read More
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![[TRAVEL] [MAPS] TOULON FROM MAPS MODERN AND ANCIENT](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/522/758/1292758522.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAPS] TOULON FROM MAPS MODERN AND ANCIENT
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. A map of the city of Toulon, with an engraved panoramic view of the city at the bottom edge. Measuring about 14 x 16.5 in.
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![[PHOTOGRAPHY] [AMERICANA] “A WALK AROUND YE OLDE HISTORIC CHARLESTON”](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/844/747/1733747844.0.l.jpg)
[PHOTOGRAPHY] [AMERICANA] “A WALK AROUND YE OLDE HISTORIC CHARLESTON”
Charleston: Lanneau’s Art Store, 1911. First Edition. Very Good binding. Oblong Quarto; in brown paper wrappers with a sepia illustration pasted to the upper wrapper; 6 pages; complete with 24 sepia photographic illustrations of colonial architecture in Charleston; some chipping to the edges of the wrappers; a 2 inch closed tear down to the titling; a couple of closed tear to the interior none of which affect the text; the illustrations are bright and clean. Very Good binding.... Read More
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![[COLLECTIBLES] [HOLIDAY ADVERTISING CARD] HOLIDAY PRESENTS AND TOYS AT REDUCED PRICES AT KIERSKI & CO’S BOOK STORE. 90 SOUTH C STREET, VIRGINIA CITY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/039/439/1288439039.0.l.jpg)
[COLLECTIBLES] [HOLIDAY ADVERTISING CARD] HOLIDAY PRESENTS AND TOYS AT REDUCED PRICES AT KIERSKI & CO’S BOOK STORE. 90 SOUTH C STREET, VIRGINIA CITY
[Virginia City, Nevada]: [Kierski & Co’s Book Store], 1870. Very Good binding. A Christmas advertising card depicting a weary Santa, taking a much needed reading break. Printed for the Kierski & Co. Book Store in Virginia City, Nevada, from the 1870’s. Originally Prussian immigrants, William and his brother John Kierski operated a number of California book and stationary stores in Stockton, California, selling books, photographs, maps, and other items in addition to the ‘presents and toys’ here mentioned.... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] [PHOTO] BOSTON. STATE HOUSE AND PARK STREET STOP. BLIZZARD FEBRUARY 1898](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/483/800/1283800483.0.l.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [PHOTO] BOSTON. STATE HOUSE AND PARK STREET STOP. BLIZZARD FEBRUARY 1898
An albumen photograph of a major snowstorm in February 1898, showing a most wintry view of the State House and Boston Common, and a very early image of the Park Street Subway stop. The Park Street Station was one of three, along with the Public Garden and Boylston. The subway opened in the Fall of 1897, and this image from February 1898 must be one of the earliest. ~~15 1/2 cm. x 20 1/2 cm. mounted on chipped gray... Read More
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![[YEARBOOKS] [VIRGINIA]. THE COMPASS. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. ALEXANDRIA. FIVE YEARS: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/337/443/1471443337.0.l.jpg)
[YEARBOOKS] [VIRGINIA]. THE COMPASS. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. ALEXANDRIA. FIVE YEARS: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
1955. Five year books -- THE COMPASS --from George Washington High School in Alexandria Virginia covering 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 & 1955. Typically bound in leatherette. These year books are heavily annotated by the owner’s friends and teachers -- with such encouraging sayings as “You are a good girl. Stick with it!”; and “Roses are red | Violets are blue | You are sweet | and cute too”; and reminiscences: “To a real cute & sweet girl. Always remember... Read More
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OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, CORRECTED TO AUGUST 31, 1847
Washington: Adjutant General's Office, 1847. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Sewn paperback. Beginning of separation along the spine. Very Good binding.
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![[NATURE] [AGRICULTURE] DEVONDALE STOCK FARM. CATALOGUE OF PURE-BRED DEVON CATTLE. OFFERED AT A PRIVATE SALE. ADDRESS: L. R. C. HOWARD, ZANESVILLE, OHIO](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/515/726/1590726515.0.l.jpg)
[NATURE] [AGRICULTURE] DEVONDALE STOCK FARM. CATALOGUE OF PURE-BRED DEVON CATTLE. OFFERED AT A PRIVATE SALE. ADDRESS: L. R. C. HOWARD, ZANESVILLE, OHIO
Zanesville, Ohio: Steam Printing House of L. D. Sandel, 1875. Large 8vo.; stitched pamphlet in pale blue wrappers printed with decoration and titling printed in gold; 24 pages, with a History of Devon Cattle in America, followed by a listing of the Devondale Stock Farm Cows & Heifers “From the Patterson Importation” and “From the Wainwright Importation”. Zanesville Ohio imprint; there are scant libary marks and a library blindstamp for the Connecticut State Library in Hartford on the cover... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] [CALIFORNIA] [EPHEMERA] SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION BULLETIN. VOL. I, No. 5](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/129/1506129287.0.l.0.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [CALIFORNIA] [EPHEMERA] SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION BULLETIN. VOL. I, No. 5
[San Diego Exposition News Pub. Co.], 1915. Soft Cover. near Very Good binding. Stapled magazine; in printed wrappers; [1], 26 pages; “An Independent Journal Containing Reliable Information About the Panama-California Exposition and Devoted to the Interests of the Stockholder, Homeseeker and Tourist”.~~With advertisements, and a photographic illustration on the cover: “Fifth Street, One of San Diego’s Business Sections”.~~With a rather “Babbitt-like” slogan: “If we print it it’s a boost”.~~This periodical “boosting” the Exposition is most uncommon; at this... Read More
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1953 OLDSMOBILE SHOP MANUAL
Lansing, Michigan: Oldsmobile Division | General Motors Corporation, 1953. Fine binding. This is an original copy of the 1953 Oldsmobile Shop Manual, in just about As New condition (crease to front panel). It is still housed in the original cardboard shipping box. A remarkable opportunity for the collector. Fine binding.
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THE WEDDING GUEST
Boston: Henry Hoyt, n.d.. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A copy of The Wedding Guest, an anonymous children’s book, with illustrations throughout. Minor foxing; smudging to the bottom corner of the preliminaries, affecting the title page; previous owner’s name in pencil and a blindstamp on the front endpaper and the front flyleaf; binding cocked, with shelfwear. Blue decorated cloth, with a chromolithographic illustration pasted on the front board, lettering in gilt, and decorations in black. 64 pp. 32mo.... Read More
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THE ART-JOURNAL. JANUARY, 1867-OCTOBER, 1867. TEN ISSUES. (ONE VOLUME)
London: [J. S. Virtue & Co.], 1867. Half Leather. Very Good binding. The January through October, 1867 issues of the Art Journal, with numerous engraved plates, and additional plates depicting art works from the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, the second world’s fair held there, an exhibition of the products of the renovation of Paris, and a crowning event of the Second French Empire under Napoleon III. Began in 1839 as the Art Union, the Journal was taken... Read More
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![THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. [4 ISSUES, 1837] FEB., MAR., JULY, OCT. 1837. #s CXV, CXVI, CVIII](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/570/416/1127416570.0.l.jpg)
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. [4 ISSUES, 1837] FEB., MAR., JULY, OCT. 1837. #s CXV, CXVI, CVIII
London | New York: London Quarterly Review | William Lewer, Publisher, 1837. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Four consecutive issues of The London Quarterly Review from 1837, bound together. Contains articles on The Architectural Monstrosities of London, reviews of The Pickwick Papers, Cooper’s England with Skectches of the Metropolis, etc. The issues are February, March, June and October of that year. The July and October numbers are from the American Edition and are numbered together as CVIII. In... Read More
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