The Saint of Lost Things
by Castellani, Christopher [signed by author]
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches]. x + 317pp., including final Acknowledgments. Publisher’s purple and teal paper over boards, gold stamping on spine; photo-illustrated jacket. Book is Fine: seemingly unread. Jacket is fine: as new. First Edition: signed by author. Italo-American novelist Castellani’s second novel opens the door to the Italian community in Wilmington, Delaware in the mid-1950s. His first novel, A Kiss from Maddalena,... Read More
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Modelli di Francia per Argentieri
by Silver Trade Catalogue
Birmingham or Sheffield, 1770. Oblong folio. 390 x 220 mm. (15 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches). Vellum spine over decorative blue paper wrappers, paper label with title in Italian on upper board and ink title in Italian on spine. Paper stock toned with age, a few leaves with staining in the margin, otherwise in good condition. Silversmith model book, containing 80 full-page engravings of candles sticks and holders, candelabra, pitchers, plates, salt and pepper shakers, serving utensils, silverware,... Read More
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Catalogue of Paintings to be Sold at Auction at the Rooms of Vose & Jenckes, 125 & 129 Broad Street, Thomas A. Doyle Auctioneer, on Tuesday, October 30
by (Art Auction Catalogue)
N.p. (New York): Thos. A. Doyle, 1830. 8vo. 240 x 150 mm., [9 ¼ x 5 ¾ inches]. 4 pp. Printed drop title. Margins show some discoloration, edges a bit fragile, otherwise a very good copy. Unrecorded early American art auction catalogue, marked in pencil in places with prices by auction attendee. The auction includes landscapes, some religious paintings and portraits. Also included are sketches by Dr. Ruggles, painting by T. H. Mattison illustrating Washington's Farewell, and... Read More
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J. R. Andrews, Working Coppersmith, Brazier, and General Furnishing Ironmonger, 71, Tottenham Court Road
by [Trade Catalogue]
London: J.. R. Andrews, 1849. Very good copy.. 8vo. 215 x 140 mm. (51/2 x 8 1/2 inches)ii, 10 pp. Original printed paper wrappers. A detailed catalogue of copper and brass good, including pots, pans, kettle, and cookware of every kind, table ware and cutlery; also, fenders, fire irons, lamps, lanterns, candle sticks; tin and steel goods, japan good and much more. All items priced. Not is OCLC or COPAC.
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Il caseificio o la fabbricazione dei formaggi
by Cattaneo, Luigi
Milano: P.A. Molina, 1837. 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ½ inches].4 leaves, 286 pages, 2 plates outside the text (one folding); original printed wrappers (minor signs of wear to the front wrapper). Ducal Estense censorship stamps on the first and last leaves. A fine, wide-margined copy, untrimmed with deckled edges. $ 1,800.00 First edition. A "theoretical-practical memoir" on the method of cheese-making, "awarded in the scientific competition of 1836" organized by the... Read More
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Sul Modo Pratico de Fabbricare il Formaggio Grasso detto Stracchino di Gorgonzóla
by Cattaneo, Luigi
Milano: Coi Tipi di Luigi di Giacomo Pirola, 1840. 8vo. 215 x 135 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¼ inches]. 16 pp. Original buff colored printed wrappers, stitched as issued; corners dog eared light foxing throughout the text. This copy shows signs of use, but sound and not unattractive. Rare publication on the practical method of making Gorgonzola Cheese called, “Stracchino di Gorgonzola”. The name derives from the word for "tired" “stracche” in the Milanese dialect, which refers... Read More
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The Elements of Natural History or Experimental Philosophy. With additional notes, selected from various authors by F. X. Brosius
by Cavallo, Tiberius
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1813. 2 volumes. 8vo. 220 x 140 mm., (8 ½ x 5 ½ inches). [2], xxviii, 472 pp., iv, 551 pp. Illustrated with 21 folding plates of diagrams. Full contemporary calf, red leather labels; spines a bit rubbed, small chip from the head of spine of volume 1; ownership signatures clipped from title-pages of both volumes. Sound and attractive copy in contemporary condition. First American Edition. Originally published in London in 1803, Cavallo's manual to physics... Read More
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Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark's Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849
by (Masonic Ceremony)
Newburyport: Bro. C. Nason, Printer, Watchtower Office, 1849. Folio Broadside. 370 x 190 mm., [14 ½ x 7 ¾ inches]. Woodcut of Masonic symbol at the top center of the broadside, text within a decorative border. Some discoloration to the paper, left edge with a few tears and a small piece missing without loss of text; previously folded. The feast of St. John the Baptist is one of two sacred days of remembrance established by the Grand... Read More
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![[COOKERY & VITICULTURE] Il Latte, Idilio](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/641/066/1611066641.0.l.jpg)
[COOKERY & VITICULTURE] Il Latte, Idilio
by Cerretesi, Giuseppi
Milano: Nella Stamperia del Mazzucchelli, successore Malatesta, 1761. 8vo. 200 x 125 mm., [7 ½ x 5 inches]. 18 [2] pp. Modern blue paper wrappers. First and only edition. Rare poem in praise of milk’s wholesomeness, a natural food that “purifies the blood, makes clear the mind”. The author challenges physicians who question its benefits and condemn its use as an important food element. “Milk, according to Mr. Cerretesi, is the most suitable food for the human body”... Read More
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Nuove Frontiere
by Cetoloni, Rodolfo & Claudio Valli, Romano Volpari, Salvatore Morittu, Giuseppe Grippo
Collivetti, Pescia: Convento dell’Osservaza, 1965. 7 Issues. Folio. 330 x 220 mm., [13 x 8 ¾ inches]. Bound with original card stock wrappers with illustrated titles, mimeographed text with illustrations, printed on rectos only; stapled. First three issues are printed on tan paper later ones also on pink and blue paper. Wrappers scuffed a little on the edges with minor foxing and staining; tiny tears in margins. 1965: Year I: Issue No. I, 20 unnumbered sheets. No. II,... Read More
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Seasonable Thoughts on the State of Religion in New England. A Treatise in Five Parts
by Chauncy, Charles
Boston: Printed by Rogers and Fowle for Samuel Eliot in Cornhill, 1743. 8vo. 195 x 120 mm., [7 ¾ x 4 ¾ inches]. xxx, 18, 424 pp. Bound in contemporary mottled calf, raised bands, red leather label. The binding shows minor rubbing at joints, some discoloration due to age, but a very good copy in contemporary American binding. Stamped "Ex Libris Wilson H. Kimnach" on front pastedown and the 19th century signature of John Clarke dated 1848. First... Read More
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A History of the Art of Engraving in Mezzotint from its Origins to the Present Times, including an Account of the Works of the Earliest Artists
by Chelsum, James
Winchester: Printed by J. Robbins, 1786. 8vo. 190 x 125 mm., [7 ¼ x 5 inches]. [4], 100, [12] pp. Bound in contemporary calf, decorated spine with red leather label; joints expertly repaired with Japanese tissue, title page a bit foxed, sporadic foxing to margins of some leaves. This copy is inscribed by the Chelsum and is a gift book inscribed to a student who was awarded his Doctor of Divinity. With faults a sound and not unattractive copy. ... Read More
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Le Pazzie Fortunate in Amore. Memorie de Miledi Dorvei, Scritte de la medesima l'anno passato . .
by Chiari, Pietro
Venezia: Presso Leonardo e Giammaria Fratelli Bassaglia, 1783. Together two volumes in one. 8vo. 185 x 125 mm., [7 ¼ x 5 inches]. viii, 127 pp.; iv, 119, [1] pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and two title-page woodcut vignettes. Bound in contemporary paste-paper boards, pink paper label on spine, with written title information, faded; binding showing some soiling and the text block is a bit loose in the binding, but intact. First and only edition of... Read More
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History of the Champney Family, Containing Biographical Sketches, Letters, Reminiscences, &c. Illustrated
by (Chicago. [Champney, Julius B])
Chicago: P.L. Hanscom & Co., Printers, 1867. 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. 76 pp., Illustrated with one image in the text and 5 plates. Orig. printed wrappers; some light soling and minor wear; sound and attractive copy. Scarce genealogy of a pioneering family in Illinois. The family hailed from New Hampshire. The plates include a coat of arms, three finely rendered views (after photographs?) of the "family mansion" and two other... Read More
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![The Romans: An Introduction to Their History and Civilisation [Die Römer: Eine Einführung in ihre Geschichte und Zivilisation]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/086/919/1652919086.0.l.jpg)
The Romans: An Introduction to Their History and Civilisation [Die Römer: Eine Einführung in ihre Geschichte und Zivilisation]
by Christ, Karl. Trans. from the German by Christopher Holme
London: Chatto & Windus and the Hogarth Press, 1984. 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ¼ inches]. x + 294pp., including final Appendices: Chronology, Population Statistics, Bibliography, Index. Ten maps and diagrams within text; final section of eight annotated photographic plates. Publisher’s terracotta paper over boards with gold stamping on spine; illustrated unclipped jacket. Book is Near Fine: seemingly unread. Jacket is Very Good: with some shelf soiling and abrasions at head and foot of spine-folds.... Read More
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Kutze Einleitung sur Italianischen Sprach
by Christalnigg, Therese, Countess of
Klagenfurt, 1757. Manuscript on paper. Small 4to. 205 x 155 mm. 8 x 6 ¼ inches. 96 pp., plus initial and final blanks. Written in ink on good quality laid paper. Bound in full contemporary calf, all edges gilt; a few minor marks and stains to the paper stock, otherwise very good condition. An inscription reading "Therese Comtessa de Christalnigg, 1757" appears on the front pastedown and the book label of Oskar Göshen, dated 1865. A... Read More
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Record of Quarterly Conferences of the Warrior's Mark Methodist Circuit
by Methodist Church
Warrior's Mark, Pennsylvania, 1856. Folio. 305 x 190 mm., [2 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches]. Manuscript in ink. 39 pp. Contemporary calf backed boards; war to paper covers and spine. Text block with some browning and staining. Legible. Record book of the minutes from the quarterly conferences of the Methodist Circuit of Warrior's Mark, Pennsylvania. The notes record the officers of the conference, which include a president and a secretary. It seems that the post of conference president... Read More
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Lettera dell' ab. Carlo Ciocchi bibliotecario di S.A.S. il sig. duca di Modena, al dottissimo sig. abate Francescoantonio Zaccaria reguardante alcone piú importanti notizie della vita, e delle opera del chiarissimo signor cavaliere ab. Girolomo Tiraboschi
by Ciocchi, Carlo
Modena: Presso la Societa'Tipografica, 1796. 8vo. 200 x 143 mm., (7 ¾ x 5 ½ inches). 36 pp. Illustrated with one folding plate. Disbound. Rare bio-bibliography of the literary historian and bibliographer, Girolomo Tiraboschi (1731-1794), whose Biblioteca Modenese, published between 1781-86 in six volumes, set a standard for future historians studying the printing and literary history of the cities of northern Italy. Tiraboschi was elected Prefect of the Biblioteca Estense, following in the footsteps of great scholar L.... Read More
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Trifles in Verse: A Collection of Fugitive Poems
by Cist, Lewis J.
Cincinnati: Robinson and Jones, 1845. 8vo. 190 x 125 mm. [7 ½ x 5 inches]. 184 pp. Illustrated with a lithographic portrait of the author by Rouse. Original cloth; scuffed and soiled, with some fading of the color; tide marks and some foxing. First edition. Attractive and early lithograph by Samuel Rowse from a daguerreotype by Hawkins of Cincinnati. Lewis J. Cist was a successful banker, local historian, and poet, who published most of his... Read More
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Report of the System of Popular Education in the City of New York. Presented to the Board of Education. May 28, 1851. New York
by (New York City)
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers, 1851. 8vo. 230 x 140 mm., [9 x 5 ½ inches]. 32 pp. Three tables, one folding. Original printed wrappers; a bit of soiling to wrappers and preliminary leaves and a few stains in the margins. The report for 1851 provides details on short description of educational programs and a detailed accounting of school expenses including a folding table that shows cost comparisons with all the major cities of... Read More
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Browning's Italy: A Study of Italian Life and Art in Browning
by Clarke, Hellen Archibald
New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1907. 8vo. 210 x 135 mm., [8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches]. [16], 382 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 20 photographic reproductions. Bound in publisher's green cloth, with color printed pastoral scene pasted to the upper board, gilt title on spine; binding showing light wear to tips and spine, some soiling to the cloth, spine faded with some discoloration. With faults a nice copy. First edition. A study of the Brownings'... Read More
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Lights and Shadows of Sailor Life, as Exemplified in Fifteen Years' Experience, including the More Trilling Events of the U. S. Exploring Expedition, and Reminiscences of an Eventful Life on the "Mountain Wave
by Clark, Joseph G.
Boston: John Putnam, 1847. 8vo. 190 x 120 mm., ( 7 1/2 x 4 3/3 inches). xii, 13-324 pp. Original brown cloth, rubbed, slight tear to cloth joints, but sound; some foxing to a few signatures. This copy inscribed to Richard Sheppard by an anonymous friend. First edition. Little is known of the author Joseph G. Clark, but his stories of travels in the Pacific Brazil, Chile, Samoa, New Zeeland, the East Indies and Hawaii captured the public's... Read More
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The Gathering of the Lilies. Illustrated by the Author, L. Clarkson, Author of with Eyes of Blue.
by Clarkson, L(ida)
Philadelphia: J. L. Sibole, Co., [1877], 1877. 4to. 295 x 225 mm., [11 ¾ x 9 inches]. 36 ff. Illustrated with four color lithographic plates, 8 tinted lithographs with gray and tan backgrounds, and 4 smaller black and white engravings. Bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt title on upper board; some wear to the corners and edges of the binding, but otherwise a very good, clean copy. Presentation inscription in pencil to G. S. Carlton from Nathan Wilmart/ August,... Read More
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Henry Clay. Nominated for the Eleventh President of the United States
by HENRY CLAY
New York: Lith.& Pub. By Currier, 1844. 2 Spruce St., N.Y., N.d. [1844]. $ 275.00 Folio. 358 x 255 mm., [14 x 10 inches]. Color lithographic portrait, printed in black ink and hand colored in two colors and highlights of black. Some foxing and discoloration to the fore head of the figure and to the lower margin where the legend is printed. Good strong color. Attractive campaign lithographic portrait of Henry Clay printed by Nathaniel Currier at... Read More
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L’agricoltura sperimentata ovvero Piano general di Agricoltura per uso dell’Italia nel quale s’insegna l’unico metodo di preparare le terre per avere una raccolta in ogni classe che renda un cinquanta per cento piu degli altri, e in particolare non solo per coltivare le vita, il formento, il riso, il lino ma ancora per fare le vini, articolo importantissimo trascuratto dalla magior parte, delle persone fino ad ora. Opera nella quale si discrive la maniera di coltivare ogni sorta di alberi
by Clementi, Africo
Venezia: Presso Antonio Graziosi, 1772. 8vo. 185 x 120 mm., [7 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches]. xvi, 312 pp. Bound in contemporary paste-paper boards laced to the text block. Printed on thin paper, some signatures brown with age and some foxing, but generally in good, sound condition. Africo Clementi(fl. 1550-1580) was born in Padua and was educated to become a notary, writing contracts, wills, and official government documents. As he prospered he began to purchase fields in the... Read More
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