IN LOVE'S GARDEN: A HUMAN NATURE BOOK
by CLAY, John Cecil
1904. CLAY, John Cecil, illustrator. IN LOVE'S GARDEN: A HUMAN NATURE BOOK. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1904). 92 pp. 4to., color pictorial paper covered boards, with rare pictorial dust jacket (lacking spine). Moderate shelfwear to boards and spine, some faint dampstaining to rear board at spine joint. Endpapers offset by dust jacket flaps. Color frontispiece detached, laid in. Verses by James Lane Allen, Heinrich Heine, Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Clement Scott, Margaret Deland, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Tennyson,... Read More
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24 ETUDES SUR LES GAMMES, SUIVIES D'UN GRAND EXERCICE..
by CLEMENTI, MUZIO
CLEMENTI, Muzio. 24 ETUDES SUR LES GAMMES, SUIVIES D'UN GRAND EXERCICE dans tous les Tons majeurs et mineurs. Paris: E. Challiot, [ND, 18??]. 191 pp. 4to., green marbled paper-covered boards, edges yellow. Foxing to text. Spine has disintegrated, boards worn, needs rebinding. Manuscript of music notation. As is.
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APPALACHIA
by APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
Appalachian Mountain Club. APPALACHIA. Vol. 1, no. 1 - Vol. 14, No. 2. (June, 1876 - June, 1917). Boston: Published for the Club by Houghton Mifflin at The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Each volume of Appalachia contains four numbered issues. We offer a large, early run of the mountain periodical, complete. Illustrated with portraits, diagrams, photographs and maps; some of the maps fold-out. Octavo. Individual numbers are bound in original, printed paper wrappers. The first ten volumes are bound in... Read More
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DOCKHAM'S AMERICAN REPORT AND DIRECTORY OF THE TEXTILE MANUFACTURE AND
by DOCKHAM PUBLISHING CO
1925. DOCKHAM PUBLISHING CO. DOCKHAM'S AMERICAN REPORT AND DIRECTORY OF THE TEXTILE MANUFACTURE AND DRY GOODS TRADE ... UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 1924. Boston: Dockham Publishing Co., 1925. 29th edition. 871 pp. + misc. publisher's advertisements. 4to., half red cloth stamped in gilt on spine, with black cloth boards stamped in gilt. Spine slightly cocked, moderate shelfwear, a few small frayed spots and small tears to cloth. Illustrated advertisements feature manufacturing mills in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, as... Read More
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ACID, SULPHON & CHROME COLORS ON WOOLEN YARN
by GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO
GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. ACID, SULPHON & CHROME COLORS ON WOOLEN YARN. New York: Grasselli Chemical Co. [n.d. ca. early 20th century]. 5 folding panels plus 3 pages of printed instructions affixed, in French, Spanish and English. 8vo., black cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Samples in excellent condition, from brights to blacks. Near fine with light soil to printed sample cards.
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VIEW OF SOUTH BOSTON 1859
by COLE, J.F.A.
1859. COLE, J.F.A. VIEW OF SOUTH BOSTON 1859. Boston: J.F.A. Cole, 1859. 22 3/4"X 32". Hand colored lithograph view of South Boston looking north from Telegraph Hill (the site of the Fortification of Dorchester Heights by Henry Knox during the seige of Boston) toward Beacon Hill. The old reservoir can be seen to the left. Today one would be looking at the front of South Boston High School from this location. Includes five inset views of homes of prominent... Read More
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DISSERTATION ON SUSPENDED RESPIRATION and ESSAY ON VITAL SUSPENSION
by COLEMAN, Edward
1791. RESURECTION MACHINE COLEMAN, Edward. A DISSERTATION ON SUSPENDED RESPIRATION, from Drowning, Hanging, and Suffocation: in which is recommended a different Mode of Treatment to any hitherto pointed out. London: J. Johnson, 1791. First edition (a second was published in 1802). Octavo. [10]xv[1]284pp. +[1]f. Dr. Coleman's method involves the use of a seven-part device, depicted in a folding engraving, to bring air supplied by a bellows into the trachea. Bound together with: AN ESSAY ON VITAL SUSPENSION: Being an... Read More
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JAPANESE CERAMICS
by BAUR COLLECTION
1982. (BAUR COLLECTION). JAPANESE CERAMICS. By John Ayers. Geneve: Collections Baur, (1982). This is 1/50 numbered copies bound in leather. 4to., full brown leather, spine in gilt; with 133 items catalogued and photographed, many in color. This copy is in mint condition, in the dust jacket.
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CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS
by BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION
1955. (BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION). THE CLARENCE BUCKINGHAM COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS. Catalogue in two volumes. Vol. I by Helen Gunsaulus, Vol. II by Margaret Gentles. The Art Institute of Chicago, (1955, 1965). Vol. I is 1/500, Vol. II 1/1000 numbered copies. Vol. I: vi + 284 pp., Vol. II: vi + 307 pp., each vol. with 8 color plates and full illustration in b&w. Terra cotta cloth, t.e.g., With matching slipcases. Included is a matching extra portfolio: 12 WOODCUTS THE... Read More
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JAPANESE PRINTS OF THE LEDOUX COLLECTION
by LEDOUX COLLECTION
1942. (LEDOUX COLLLECTION). JAPANESE PRINTS OF THE LEDOUX COLLECTION. In five volumes. Vols. I & II: New York, privately printed, 1942-44. Vol. III: New York, E. Weyhe, 1948. Vols. IV & V: Princeton University Press, 1950-51. Vols. II & III are 1/400, the remaining vols. 1/1000 copies. 5 vols., folio, cloth-backed patterned paper boards, paper labels. Vol. I (Primitives), 20 color & 30 halftone plates; Vol. II (Harunobu and Shunsho), 8 color & 44 halftone plates; Vol. III (Buncho... Read More
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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE
by RYERSON COLLECTION
1931. [RYERSON COLLECTION]. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS IN THE RYERSON LIBRARY OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. By Kenji Toda. Chicago: 1931. 4to., blue wrappers; xxxii + 466pp. With the addenda and supplementary index of titles laid in. This copy is in very good condition, and is the nicest we have seen in many years.
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MAESTRI DEL COLORE
by MAESTRI DEL COLORE
1963. (MAESTRI DEL COLORE). I MAESTRI DEL COLORE. Storia della Pittura. Milano: Fratelli Fabbri, (1963-1966). #s 1-220 (missing #146), plus general index #s 1-200. Folio, in wrappers. Fine copies, in the publisher's slipcases, a few of which are tape-repaired. This is very large and extra shipping fees will be required.
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SUBSTANTIVE COLORS ON COTTON YARN
by AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. SUBSTANTIVE COLORS ON COTTON YARN. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. ] 11 5/8 x 7 inches. red cloth stamped in silver. Cloth soiled, with a large dent to spine. Affixed to inside front cover is an 11 page booklet, "Dyeing Instructions and Remarks." The cover is soiled and slightly nicked at edge. There are two samples, 11 sets to a page, of 99 dyes. The nine stiff card pages are soiled, but the samples... Read More
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Japanese Village - Bradley’s Straight Line Picture Cut-outs [Unmade paper model]
by Milton Bradley Company
1920. Japanese Village - Bradley’s Straight Line Picture Cut-outs [Unmade paper model]. Milton Bradley Company. Springfield, MA. 1920. Unmade paper model in sheets is enclosed in a green and white envelope depicting a Japanese village with people, trees, a bridge and buildings. The cut-out pieces are in black and white on 8 numbered sheets of cardstock 11” x 14”. A sheet of thin paper approx. the same size provides “Directions for Making Models” of “Bradley’s Straight-Line Picture Cut-Outs.” Another... Read More
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NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY'S RAILROAD, POST OFFICE, TOWNSHIP AND COUN
by NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1902. THE NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY. NATIONAL PUBLISHING COMPANY'S RAILROAD, POST OFFICE, TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT. With Distances in Figures Compiled from the Latest Surveys and Original Sources. Boston: The National Publishing Company, 1902. Full - color lithographed folding map. 37"x 38 1/2". Folds to 4 3/8"x 9 1/2". Brown cloth boards stamped in gilt to front. Clean and bright. A few small tears to seams. Minimal wear to boards.
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ZOKU E KASEN 続絵歌仙. 2 vols
by [POETRY] GIBAKU 宜麦(1751-1828) compiler
1811. [POETRY] GIBAKU 宜麦(1751-1828) compiler. ZOKU E KASEN 続絵歌仙. 2 vols. {Bunka 8 [1811]}. 22.7 x 16.0 cm . There are 83 single page images with poems, printed skillfully in sumi-e.... Interestingly, the block cutter Asakura Konpachi 朝倉今八, is credited but no one else. The date comes from the preface. There is no colophon. Probably privately printed. In lovely shape and very good printing. An excellent example of the genre.
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FIVE LETTERS BY JOSPEH CONRAD WRITTEN TO EDWARD NOBLE IN 1915
by CONRAD, Joseph
1925. CONRAD, Joseph. FIVE LETTERS BY JOSPEH CONRAD WRITTEN TO EDWARD NOBLE IN 1895. With a forword by Edward Noble. London: Privately Printed, 1925. First edition, limited to 100 copies signed by Noble. 21 pp. Pamphlet format: 8vo., light brown paper wrappers with the text of the title-page reproduced on the upper wrapper within a single-rule frame. A touch of edgewear with just a tiny bit of a dampstain to crown, else fine.
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THE BOTANICAL CABINET, VOL. III
by COOKE, George, illus
1818. [COOKE, George] THE BOTANICAL CABINET, CONSISTING OF COLORED DELINEATIONS OF PLANTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES, VOL. III. London: John & Arthur Arch, John Hatchard, Rodwell & Martin and C(onrad) Loddiges and Sons, 1818. 100 hand-colored plates by Cooke. Plates No. 201-300. Index at rear; unpaginated. 8vo., half calf stamped in gilt and blind, brown marbled paper-covered boards. Somewhat worn, moderately foxed. Plates fine, lovely and unusual specimens. Very good.
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AUTOGRAPHED LETTER TO E.G. ELDRIGE
by COOLIDGE, Calvin
1916. COOLIDGE, Calvin. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER TO E.G. ELDRIGE. Written on letterhead of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. Dated August 29, 1916. "Your kind invitation for August 31st is received, for which I thank you. I had a very pleasant visit to Oak Bluffs last year and should very much like to come again. I understand, however, from the Governor's office that I am probably to be sent to Oxford on August 31st and so cannot be... Read More
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TREATISE ON DISLOCATIONS, AND ON FRACTURES OF THE JOINTS
by COOPER, Astley
1826. COOPER, Astley. A TREATISE ON DISLOCATIONS, AND ON FRACTURES OF THE JOINTS. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1826. Fifth Edition. 4vo. 518pp. 34 plates, all called for. Contemporary 3/4 calf and marble board, spine gone, boards detached needs rebinding. Ownership stamp to title page, and verso of some plates. Plates are clean and free from foxing, though show some slight offset to descriptive facing pages. Interiors are clean and bright. A very good copy of one... Read More
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CRATER
by COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE
FAE. COOPER, James Fenimore. THE CRATER; or, Vulcan's Peak. In Two Volumes. New York: Burgess, Stringer & Co., 1847. First American edition (second issue of Vol. I). Two volumes bound in one (without the wrappers); quarter calf and cloth boards, marbled edges and endpapers. The leather shows wear and the upper spine label is missing; front hinge almost completely split. The text is clean and bright. A good copy. Uncommon. (BAL 3925).
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NIKKO^ZAN MEISHO^ JU^NIKEI
by [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist
1883. [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist. NIKKOZAN MEISHO JUNIKEI. Nikko: Shiozawa Ken'ichiro, Meiji 16 [1883]. The original sheets (from a folding album?) have been remounted on Japanese paper and fukuro-toji string binding. The cover of the original series is a bit edgeworn worn but the 12 hand-colored copper engravings, each about 12 x 17.5 cm, of sites around Nikko, waterfalls, river views, etc., are lovely - well-printed and well-preserved. From an interesting period aesthetically, when Japanese artists and craftsmen... Read More
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JOURNAL OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORP
by WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
18. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS. JOURNAL OF THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. Various places (Boston, MA; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, MN): various publishers (E. B. Stillings & Co., Griffith-Stillings Press; The National Tribune Co.; Japs-Olson Co.), various dates (1888-1932). A large, nearly consecutive, run of this yearly journal; we offer the years from 1888 to 1932, covering the sixth through the fiftieth conventions, lacking the issues for only five years... Read More
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RENE FRIBOURG COLLECTION
by SOTHEBY & CO
1963. SOTHEBY & CO. THE RENE FRIBOURG COLLECTION, VOLUMES 1-7 [Complete]. New York: Sotheby & Co., 1963. Limited edition estate catalogue. Illustrated from photographs. Vol. 1, European Porcelain, 79 pp.; Vol. 2, Paintings, 131 pp.; Vol. 3, Furniture and Works of Art, 157 pp.; Vol. 4, Gold Snuff Boxes, 71 pp.; Vol. 5, French Faience and European Porcelain, 121 pp.; Vol. 6, Drawings, 113 pp.; Vol. 7, French 18th-Century and Empire Furniture, Clocks and Works of Art, Part 2,... Read More
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COSTUMES SUISSES
by SWISS COSTUME
18. [SWISS COSTUME]. COSTUMES SUISSES. Zurich: Weinig & Comp., n.d. (circa 1850-1880). The title and publisher's information are taken from the cover. A twenty-two panel panorama of tinted lithographs with hand coloring that show Swiss men and women wearing regional dress in landscapes or cottage interiors. 4 3/4 x 3 inches (12 x 8 cm). Embossed cloth covers with title and publisher's information gilt-stamped to upper board. The images are bright and attractive, but the panorama has some old... Read More
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