The Plymouth County directory, and Historical Register of the Old Colony, containing an historical sketch of the county, and of each town in the county :
Middleboro, Mass.: S. B. Pratt & Co. (Stillman Baxter),; publisher and printer, 1867. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good MInus, in original printed paper covered boards, old tape mend covering cloth spine, boards well rubbed, front hinge open yet holding nicely, lacking first advertisement front end page and p. 89-90 rear advertisement end page, stains to pp. 65-71. 8vo, pp. 160, 148, 92. Map and 2 Plates. Advertising... Read More
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Collection of 6 Letters Between the Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. and Mills Lumber Co. Regarding Work on the Decatur, IL Freight House dated August 1904 to April 1905
Decatur, IL: Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. and Mills Lumber Co. , 1904. Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection includes: 5 Manuscript Letters, 1 Typed Letter, and a 1-pg. Manuscript Inventory/Price List Attached to the Final Letter 1.To the Assistant Engineer of C.H. &D Railway Co., E.S.A. From N.M.S. Cincinnati, Hamilton, & Dayton Railway Co. Letterhead. Decatur, August 25, 1904: Manuscript letter regarding plumbing details for Decatur freight house... Read More
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Four Large Mid-Century Partially-Nude Male Physique "Beefcake" Photograph Prints of a Series of Model Mike Mangione Taken by Montreal-Based Male Physique Photographer Alan B. Stone
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Alan B. Stone was a pioneer of beefcake photography, along with names like Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA) and Bob Mizer. These photographers provided visual representation for hidden gay desire in a time before the first wave of gay liberation by highlighting the nude physique of male models and athletes. In 1953, Stone began running an international mail-order business, Mike Studio One, for his erotic photographs from his basement in Montreal. There was a... Read More
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Joint Investigation Conducted at Odin, Illinois, September 15, 1941, Concerning Accident Involving Illinois Central Passenger Train No. 5 and B & O Freight Train No. 2D, at Odin, Illinois, September 11, 1941
Odin, Ill.: Illinois Central Railroad Company and B & O Railroad Co. , 1941. Typewritten. Very Good. No Binding. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Joint Investigation Statements Regarding a Significant Collision Between a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Freight Train and an Illinois Central Passenger Train that Occurred on September 11, 1941. This accident resulted in the death of a train-service employee and several injuries. Thus, an investigation was conducted by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Odin, Illinois... Read More
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TLS from Head of B.S.A. Motor Bicycles and Programs for Funftes and 6. Hainberg Rennen,, 1927-1928
Gottingen, Germany: Gottinger Automobil - Club, 1927. Typewritten. Near Fine. Stapled Wrappers. TYPED LETTER SIGNED. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE TLS from Ernst H. Diepholz, Generalvertreter fur Deutschland, B.S.A Motor Bicycles, under his company letterhead, dated 24th Nov., 1927, to British motorcycle racer R.E. Atkinson. Herr Diepholz begins the letter by congratulating Atkinson on his win at that year's Hainberg Rennen ( Atkinson was the winner of the Class B 350ccm race). He then goes... Read More
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Chronicles of the Seasons or, The Progress of the Year; Being a Course of Daily Instruction and Amusement, Selected from the Popular Details of the Natural History, Science, Art, Antiquities, and Biography of Our Father Land, in Four Books.
London: John W. Parker, 1844. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. RARE, Worldcat shows 12 institutional holdings worldwide. Four volumes bound in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, matching marbled end papers and edges, backs with black morocco labels lettered in gilt. Near Fine, scattered light toning at end pages, top edges of page block darkened, gift inscriptions dated 1847 in two volumes. viii, 336, 320, 360, 392 pp., with numerous illustrations..
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Proverbes et Dictons Populaires, avec les Dits du mercier et des marchands et les Crieries de Paris aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles, publiés d'après les manuscrits de la bibliothèque du Roi
Paris: Crapelet, 1831. Book. Very Good Minus. Morocco. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. In full contemporary red morocco, signed "Lebrun Relieur", the back covered with repeating gilt decoration, the covers with triple gilt rule outer border and triple gilt rule inner border around gilt tooled floral band and with gilt decorations at corners, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, a lovely example of early 19th century fine French binding. Very Good mInus, old dampstain... Read More
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Selections from the French Anas: Containing Remarks of Eminent Scholars on Men and Books. Together with Anecdotes and Apophthegms of Illustrious Persons. Interspersed with Pieces of Poetry. In Two Volumes
Oxford: Sold by J. Cooke; and by Messrs. Robinsons; Messrs. Rivingtons; Mesrs. Cadell and Davies; and R. Faulder, 1797. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. RARE. Vol. I: vii, [1], 255, [13] pages. Vol. II: 263, [11] pages. Two volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, black morocco labels with gilt lettering and small gilt leaf decorations back, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good Plus, light rubbing at... Read More
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History of the First Company Governor's Foot Guard, Hartford, Connecticut, 1771-1901
Hartford, CT: Hartford Press/ The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1902. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE, the 1902 First Edition, 208 pages, with "Compliments Major Louis R. Cheney Commanding Governor's First Company Foot Guard" slip tipped in at font end page. Very Good, faint damp stain and soiling front wrapper, small chips and short tears at spine ends, bottom half of page 41/42 has been neatly removed. A Commander's... Read More
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A SAMMELBAND OF 68 BRITISH PEERESS MANUSCRIPT LETTERS TO HARDING & COMPANY, LONDON, 1843-1859
London, 1843. Book. Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good, bound in Stitched paper covered boards, lacking the spine, a fragment of spine laid in with partial title -"ASHBY HAR(DING) LETTER OF PEERESS". A fascinating collection of letters mostly requesting various goods and items to be sent -"The Ladies Cornwallis will be glad to see the person who made their cloaks on Thursday morning at ten o'clock ", "lady Blount wishes... Read More
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The Raccoon Book (Publisher's Promotional Poster)
by Aal, Katharyn MacHan; Illustrated by Anita C. Nelson
Ithaca, New York: McBooks Press, 1982. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" h x 17"w. SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR "ABA 1982". Printed in limited number for distribution at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine, small faint creases bottom right corner. Charming raccoon illustration by Anita C. Nelson. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube..
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Franconia Stories
by Abbott, Jacob; Edited by Margaret Armstrong; Illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong
New York & London: G. P Putnam's Sons, 1923. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Edited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black and with RARE dust jacket. With color frontispiece illustration and black and white illustrations in text, all by Helen Maitland Armstrong. Illustrated end pages. ix, 321 pp. Near Fine, light soiling to edges of page block, in Very Good Plus dust jacket, small chips at corners and edges,... Read More
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Between the Living and the Dead; FF Communications, Vol. XCV, No. 225
by Abrahams, Roger D.
Helsinki, Finland: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1980. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. From the collection of noted sociologist Allen Grimshaw, with his name stamp front endpage and top edge of page block. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page -" To the Grimshaws, Affectionately, Roger". Additionally, laid in is a single page handwritten letter from the author to Allen Grimshaw requesting his help with a reference he was using in the... Read More
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ADAMI Galerie Maeght (Lithograph Exhibition Poster)
by Adami, Valerio
Paris: Galerie Maeght Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 22" h x 16 1/2"w. Original lithograph exhibition poster, 22" h x 16 1/2"w, no date, circa 1970, Near Fine, faint creasing. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube..
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Adami - Galerie Maeght, 6 Octobre - 12 Novembre, 1976: Exhibition Poster
by Adami, Valerio
Paris: Galerie Maeght, 1976. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 19 3/4" x 26 1/2". SCARCE offset lithograph exhibition poster featuring Adami's graphic image, 19 3/4"w x 26 1/2"h. promoting his 1976 show at Galerie Maeght. Near Fine, faint creases. Will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube..
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Promotional Poster for ANSEL ADAMS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Adams, Ansel
Boston: New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown and Co., 1985. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 18" x 24". Original publisher's promotional poster, 18" w x24"h, featuring a photograph copyright 1984 by Jim Alinder (11 1/2" w x 12 1/2" h) of a smiling Ansel Adams. Near Fine, slight creases at margins. An uncommon poster, well suited for framing, distributed in short supply at the ABA trade show in 1985. All posters shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube..... Read More
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Promotional Poster: ANSEL ADAMS in Color
by Adams, Ansel
No Place: No Publisher Poster. Very Good. Poster. First Printing. 25" x 27 1/2". SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, 25"w x 27 1/2"h,. Printed in limited numbers and distributed at the ABA Trade show in 1993. No publisher, place, or date, (Little, Brown, Boston, 1993). Same image as used on front cover of the book. Very Good, creasing to margins. Well suited for framing. Will ship loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube..
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The Mammoth Cave and Its Denizens. A Descriptive Guide
by A. D. Binkerd, M. D.
Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE in current commerce in any edition, the 1869 edition last seen in dealers catalogues and at auction 1968 and earlier. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, who has created stapled stiff paper wrappers with handwritten title and his name to protect this copy. No edition stated, but Second Edition, the first,... Read More
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison. In Six Volumes
by Addison, Joseph; Collected By Mr. (Thomas) Tickell
New York: William Durell & Co., 1811. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SCARCE First American Edition. Six volumes in contemporary full Spanish calf, two black morocco labels with gilt back, marbled end papers and edges, the armorial bookplates of M. E. Knowles. Illustrated frontispiece Vols. I, V, and VI. "British Classics" half-titles. Title page reads in full "The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, with the exception of his... Read More
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Index to Owen County, Indiana Birth and Death Records 1882-1920
by Indiana Works Progress Administration
Owen Co,. IN: Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1993. Book. As New. Spiral Binding. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A few marginal check marks, Else As New..
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The Fables of Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold
by Aesop; Detmold, Edward J. (Illustrator)
New York: Hodder & Stoughton Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Date (1909-1912?). Collects 313 of Aesop's classic fables and features 23 mounted full-color plates, all present, by Detmold. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton in London in 1909 in a limited edition, this American edition is quite uncommon in commerce. Very Good in original embossed green cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated end papers, small prior owner name in ink, scattered moderate... Read More
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Native American Grave and Burial Protection Act (Repatriation); Native American Repatriation of Cultural Patrimony Act; and Heard Museum Report: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, on S 1021 and S 1980
by U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Printing. 599 pages. Near Fine, front wrapper lightly soiled and first section has 9 pages with sparse marginal notations. A scarce document from this historic hearing..
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AGAM: Pioneer Square Gallery / Seattle: Exhibition Poster
by Agam, Yaacov ( Artist )
Seattle: Pioneer Square Gallery, 1980. Poster. Very Good Plus. Poster. First Printing. 23"w x 25 1/2"h. Exhibition poster, 23"w x 25 1/2"h, for Agam's show at Pioneer Gallery in Seattle, 1980. Very Good Plus, light creases from handling. Well suited for framing, poster will be mailed loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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1943-1945 Original Photograph Album with Incredible Archive of Medals, (Including Bronze Star and Purple Heart), Documents, and Patches, of a US Army Combat Photographer Serving in Burma and China with the British Army
by Ahbe, Edwin Oscar (1916-1995)
Pacific Theater, World War II: Self-published, 1943. Book. Very Good. Ring Bound. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. A superb World War II archive featuring a significant manuscript photograph album (oblong 17" x 12") containing 147 photographs on 46 pages (17 pages blank at rear), service records, citations, orders, medals, patches, bars, newspaper clippings, ID card, dog tags, and additional loose photographs and negatives, all belonging to Edwin Oscar Ahbe (1916-1995) . Ahbe was inducted on Dec. 1,... Read More
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Blue Voyage
by Aiken, Conrad
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition, #20 of 125 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Near Fine, boards lightly rubbed at edges, lacking the slipcase..
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