ROMA; Il Vaticano
Rome, Italy: Edizione del Muse e Gallerie Pontificio. Book of 19 (one missing) monochrome postcards, in plum colored wraps printed in gilt. In Italian. Wraps somewhat chipped and faded, tissue between cards worn, o/w VG.
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FAITH & MISSION:; An ecumenical women's liturgy resource book
Task Force on Women Massachusetts Council of Churches, 1973. 4to, pp. 73. Paper wraps A name and address on back cover, o/w VG. Various liturgies, written by many different people, both lay and clergy.
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YOUGOSLAVIE
Paris: Hachette, 1959. Les Guides Bleus. In French. 8vo, pp. 409. VG, cover little worn. Tour guide to Yugoslavia, with maps and plans.
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TWENTY ETCHINGS BY ...; Illustrating The Life of Sir John Falstaff as drawn by William Shakespeare
London: Longmans Green Reader & Dyer, 1857. First Edition. CRUIKSHANK, George. 4to, 20 etchings with paper guards, original printed wrapper bound in. Bound in rubbed later 3/4 calf, front wrapper reattached. Nice clean images. Cohn 96. A separate issue of the 20 etchings by Cruikskank illustrating the life of Sir John Falstaff as drawn by Sir William Shakespeare.
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THE MEDITERRANEAN:; Places visited in the 1935 cruises. In the series, The Sea Guidebooks
Genoa: Italia - Cosulich - Lloyd Triesting - Adria, 1935. Small 8vo, pp. 132. VG, owner's notes on front endpaper, cover little faded. Short articles about each port of call in the cruises offered by the publisher.
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A PLACE NOT FORGOTTEN; Landscapes of the south from the Morris Museum of Art. Essays by William W. Freehling, Jessie Poesch, and J. Richard Gruber with additional contributions by Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, John Egerton, James Baker Hall, Sally Mann, Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanhan, Robert Morgan, Gurney Norman, Chris Offutt, Estill Curtis Pennington and Sarah Tate
Lexington: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1999. First Edition. 4to, 82. Green pictorial wraps. Freedman B-68. Includes essays and photographic reproductions. A fine copy. Berry's article is on pp. 42 & 43.
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AMAGAMA OKUHLAbELELA: ZULU HYMNAL
Boston: Published by The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions for The American Zulu Mission Natal, South Africa, 1929. Second Music Edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo, pp. 344, iv, 25. Bound in plain dark green cloth, a very good tight copy. 330 Hymns + 27pp containing 37 lessons (Isifundo). Preface in English otherwise all text in Zulu.
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ORIGINAL 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. Mounted Photo of a Nursing Class
Brooklyn: L.E. Stearns, photographer, 1880. A clean image on a card-board mount (corners broken off the mount, not affecting the image). The image shows 28 women in nursing uniforms as was as a "Miss Camp" the superintendant posed in front of a building, probably a graduation photo, as the women are wearing their caps with ribbons. A scarce image.
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MISS GRACE LEIGH SCOTT; Special Lecturer, National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Advertising brochure, 8 x 10 in. Single sheet folded into 4 pages. Includes Scott's bio as well as tributes from the press as well as personal comments.
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QUESTIONS DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF THOSE ENGAGED IN THE STUDY OF LYMAN'S HISTORICAL CHART; with a key to the names mentioned in the chart and a list of geographical names of ancient and middle history with their corresponding modern names. Revised, enlarged and improved
Philadelphia: National Pub. Co, 1875. 12mo, pp. 125, VG.
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THE FLYING SQUADRON OF AMERICA; We stand for the Abolition of the Liquor Traffic. On this issue we fight
[Indianapolis: The Art Press, 1915. First Edition. 4to, [pp. 60], printed paper wraps (chipped and soiled). This contains text as well as mounted photos of the temperance members of this organization. There are tipped in portaits of J. F. Hanly, O. W. Stewart, D. A. Poling, Dr. I. Landrith, Dr. C. Sheldon, Dr. Carolyn Geisel, J. B. Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Butler, D. V. Poling, Wm. Patton, Vera Mullin, Iris Robinson, Wm. Conrad, Edw. Mittman, L. Hallie McNeil,... Read More
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MASSACRE,; House of Representatives Document, report no. 65. With Report No. 67, Reurned Prisoners
8vo, pp. 128; 34 plus illlustrations. Original cloth, owner's name on label on pastedown. Cover somewhat faded and water-stained, but a VG copy. This is the official report of the April 12, 1864 Confederate "massacre" of the 557 mixed white and black Federal troops at Fort Pillow, Tenn. 63% of the garrison were killed or wounded by the troops under the command of General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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SHEET MUSIC FROM 1940-1949
Various, 1940. 4to, pp. varies. 98 items; almost all are songs from musical and movies, but there are parts for Leroy Anderson's Fiddle-Faddle arranged for vioin, cello and piano, Four Suites from Consoret Music by matthew Locke, Elmer's Tune scored for violins, a newspaper page dated Jan. 11, 1942, of the song Remember Pearl Harbor, and a Poulenc piece, Ce Doux Petit Visage. Most have pictorial wraps, often with photos of the performers. Some splitting at back fold, some... Read More
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TWICE A YEAR, a book of literature, the rights and civil liberties.; Number seven. Fall "Winter"1941
Little soiled printed boards, a very good tight copy. Includes an original tipped in photograph of a seascape by Ansel Adams: Photograph (1940) and one of work by Georgia O'Keefe: Abstraction (1927). Also work by Muriel Rukeyser; Marcel Proust.
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TWOWINDOWS FOLIO II
[San Francisco: Twowindows Press, 1968. First Edition. Six broadsides laid into the publisher's little soiled folder. Scarce. Issued in an edition of 200 copies. The broadsides of avrying sizes are: Boyle, Kay. The Lost Dogs of Phnom Penh; Dickey, William: The Anniversary. Gray, Don: Lemon Groive 3 also to C.K. Liddy, James: To Patrick MacEntee, Dood Soldier. Kahn, Sy: The Jewish Cemetary at Kazimierz. (water stained at trhe extremities). McDonald, Maurice: The Portable Dino.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MICHIGAN WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1974. Supplement to the University of Michigan papers in women's studies. 8vo, pp. 165. Paper wraps. VG. Papers on women's studies subjects.
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SONGS OF DIXIE; A colelction of camp songs, home songs, marching songs, plantation songs by Favorite Authors
Chicago: S Brainard's & Son Co, 1890. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 142. Bound in printed wraps, chipped. Very good. Music and Lyrics of old standards.
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BOATHOUSE WRITERS:; No.2
Green Bay, WI: The Boathouse Writers, 1992. 8vo, pp. 127. Paper wraps. VG. Poems, short stories; an anthology.
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A NOTBOOK OF MOVIE STILLS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOVIE STARS; from the 1940's and 1950's
1940's - 1950's. This is a loose leaf notebook with photos of: Doris Day, Anne Baxter still from "Little Women" (1949); Debra Paget; Betty Davis, Anne Baxter, Susan Hayward, Shelly Winters, Doris Day, Eleanor Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Lauren Bacall, Fay Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Olivia DeHavilland, Loretta Young, Elizabeth Scott, Naria Montez, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan, Rosalind Russell, Barbara Stanwyck, Gloria Graham, Errol Flynn, Burt Lancaster, 2 stills of Judy Garland and James Mason from "A Star is Born"; Maria... Read More
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POSTWAR FRENCH POETS; in Poetry
Chicago, 1952. 8vo, pp. 311-372 + index. Printed wraps. With notes by Wallace Fowlie.
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THE DIAL
October, 1923. Sl. chipped wraps, very good. Contains work by Matisse,Pirandello,Aldington,Croce,Mann,Wilson,etc.
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PEPPER; June 1, 1906
Williamstown MA, 1906. 12mo, 31. Paper wraps. Illustrated with drawings. VG. Williams College student writings, mainly satirical.
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THE BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO, THE VENETIAN:; Concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east
NY: The Book League of America, 1929. Special edition published by arrangement with Macmillan. 8vo. pp. 392. Fold-out map. A fine copy, spine slightly worn. An edited version of the Marco Polo travel journals.
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THE DAILY GRAPHIC; an illustrated Evening Newspaper: NY: Thursday, July 26, 1877
NY (?). Folio, pp. 8, illustrated self wraps (some closed tear and nicks at the edges.) The front page has illustrations of "scenes and incidents of the railroad riots at Pittsfield, PA.
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ROMA; Vaticano Appartamento Borgia
Rome: Edizione dei Musei e Gallerie Pontificie. Book of 20 monochrome postcards in faded brown paper wraps, printed in gilt. Cover somewhat chipped, o/w VG.
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