![The Adventures of Hunch-back and the Stories Connected with It [From The Arabian Nights Entertainment]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/422/614/1267614422.0.l.jpg)
The Adventures of Hunch-back and the Stories Connected with It [From The Arabian Nights Entertainment]
London: William Daniell, 1814. First Edition. 17 full-page aquatints on mounted India paper, engraved by William Daniell after Robert Smirke. 1 vols. Folio. Full calf, inner hinge loose. Daniell, William. First Edition. 17 full-page aquatints on mounted India paper, engraved by William Daniell after Robert Smirke. 1 vols. Folio. Sutton 51
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The Columbus Carriage Mfdg. Co. Catalogue 16...Builders for the Trade of Vehicles of Every Description
Columbus, Ohio: South High St and C.H.V. & T. Ry. Crossing, 1890. Illus. 52 pp. Onblong 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. writing on back cover, else fine. Illus. 52 pp. Onblong 8vo.
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Biblia Latina
[Lyon: Jacques Maillet, 1490. Text in two columns, black letter, 48 lines per page, with manuscript initials and red and blue. Leaf a1 mounted, likely supplied, with manuscript title to style, silked on verso; a2 repaired at gutter. [520] ff. 1 vols. Folio. Twentieth century dark black half morocco and blue cloth sides. Light traces of rubbing, some old traces of damp in a few leaves. Very good plus. Text in two columns, black letter, 48 lines per... Read More
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![The Tourist's Guide containing [3] Maps of Mount Hope Bay, Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, East and Hudson River, showing the course of steamers, light houses, islands, and points of interest, together with history and other information](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/701/690/1741690701.0.l.jpg)
The Tourist's Guide containing [3] Maps of Mount Hope Bay, Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, East and Hudson River, showing the course of steamers, light houses, islands, and points of interest, together with history and other information
South Terminal Station [Boston]: John F. Murphy, 1901. First edition. Illustrated, with 3 maps. 104pp. 12mo. Wrappers, with loss without textual loss on outer margin of the title-page. First edition. Illustrated, with 3 maps. 104pp. 12mo. Much on Hudson River. OCLC locates only 5 copies held by institutions worldwide
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Bell's Life in London, Sporting Chronicle. Combining, with the News of the Week, A rich Repository of Fashion, Wit, and Humour and the Interesting Incidents of Real Life
London, 1832. 1p. broadside advertisement illustrated with seven woodcut vignettes including scenes of boxing, hunting, racing, shooting, and cricket. 1 vols. 12 x 8 inches. Folds. Backed with japanese tissue, a few minor chips and edge tears, minor soiling. 1p. broadside advertisement illustrated with seven woodcut vignettes including scenes of boxing, hunting, racing, shooting, and cricket. 1 vols. 12 x 8 inches. Bell's Life in London was a rival to Pierce Egan's Life in London and Sporting Guide,... Read More
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Kling-Klang Gloria. Deutsche volks und kinderleider
Vienna & Leipzig: Tempsk & Freytag, 1907. First edition. Arranged by W. Labler. Printed music within black and white borders, illustrated with 16 beautiful color plates by HEINRICH HEFLER and JOSEF URBAN. 1 vols. Oblong 4to. Decorated paper boards, cloth spine, decorated endpapers. Boards worn along edges, spine tips a little rubbed and inner hinge cracked. Interior very good. A fragile and scarce book, and a beautiful example of the period. First edition. Arranged by W. Labler. Printed... Read More
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Manuscript journal of a bicycle tour in Devon and Cornwall, July - August 1904
1904. Approx. 80pp ms. on both sides of oblong folio leaves, written in a neat legible hand in black ink, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Oblong 4to. Contemporary half maroon morocco album, brown morocco-grained cloth boards. Approx. 80pp ms. on both sides of oblong folio leaves, written in a neat legible hand in black ink, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Oblong 4to. An entertaining manuscript journal of a bicycle tour in Devon and Cornwall taken during the summer... Read More
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![[Vai M'nua Jii Kili]. [Cover title: Vai Kpoloe]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/231/586/1625586231.0.l.jpg)
[Vai M'nua Jii Kili]. [Cover title: Vai Kpoloe]
[New York City: De Pamphilis Press, 1944. First edition, variant issue in reddish-brown cloth [also seen in blue cloth]. [ii], 33 pp. 1 vols. 24mo. Reddish-brown cloth, a.e.g, glassine wrapper. Near fine. First edition, variant issue in reddish-brown cloth [also seen in blue cloth]. [ii], 33 pp. 1 vols. 24mo. The Vai langage is a Mande language of west Africa, used in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Privately printed volume, edited by Alan Bragg, with printed text, including... Read More
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A Winter in the West Indies and Florida containing General Observations upon Modes of Travelling, Manners and Customs, Climates and Productions, with a Particular Description of St. Croix, Trinidad de Cuba, Havana, Key West, and St. Augustine, as Places of Resort for Northern Invalids. By an Invalid
New York, 1839. 12mo. Original green cloth heavily toned. 12mo. FIRST BOOK ON FLORIDA AS A RESORT. Sabin 104829; ; Clark 3, 257
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Colored pen drawing on 12 attached bamboo slats, with 12 2-sided flip panels revealing Kama Sutra positions
India, ca. mid 20th century. 14-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches. Fine. 14-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches.
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G. & D. Cook & Co.'s Illustrated Catalogue of Carriages and Special Business Advertiser
New Haven: Baker & Goodwin, printers, No. 1 Spruce St. New York, 1860. Engraved frontispiece view, engraved plate with portraits, engraved and color printed advertisement view for Henry Austin, architect. With 104 wood-engraved illustrations of carriages and coaches, each within an elaborate color printed wood engraved border. With ads printed on verso of the carriage illustrations, largely for New Haven businesses. 226 pp. Oblong 4to. Publisher's blind stamped cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt. Engraved frontispiece view, engraved... Read More
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![The Library of Jerome Kern. New York City. Part One A-J [and] Part Two J-Z](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/095/176/1722176095.0.l.jpg)
The Library of Jerome Kern. New York City. Part One A-J [and] Part Two J-Z
New York: The Anderson Galleries, 1929. [6], 247, [1, imprint]; [4], 249-468 pp. 1486 items. Priced copy, with names of buyers. 2 vols. 8vo. Presentation binding in flexible brown pebbled morocco, titles in gilt. Ownership name in Part Two, Storm. Some rubbing. [6], 247, [1, imprint]; [4], 249-468 pp. 1486 items. Priced copy, with names of buyers. 2 vols. 8vo. Record of the most important American sale in the first part of the twentieth century. Composer Jerome Kern's... Read More
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The Spectator. Volume[s] the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, n.d.. Engraved frontispieces. 5 vols. 12mo. Contempory calf. Board detached, spines somewhat chipped. Engraved frontispieces. 5 vols. 12mo. Each signed "A. Cooke, Manchester ... 1926".
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Mickey et le Prince Malalapatte
Paris: Hachette, 1935. First French edition. 44 black and white drawings of which eight are full-page. 4 fine double-page color pop-ups. Brodard et Taupin, printers. 64 pp. 4to. Pictorial boards. Fine, in Very Good dust jacket. First French edition. 44 black and white drawings of which eight are full-page. 4 fine double-page color pop-ups. Brodard et Taupin, printers. 64 pp. 4to.
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Pencil Drawing: House, Female Figure in Background
13 1/2 x 10 inches (Image Size). Matted. Fine. 13 1/2 x 10 inches (Image Size).
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The Gentleman Angler. Containing Short, Plain and Easy Instructions whereby the most ignorant Beginner, may in a little Time, become a perfect Artist in Angling ... to which is added the Angler's New Song ... ,By a Gentleman who has made Angling his Diversion upwards of Twenty-Eight Years
London: A. Bettesworth at the Red-Lyon in Pater-Noster-Row, 1726. First edition. [xii], 184, [5, index], [3, ads] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Bound in half green nineteenth century morocco and marbled boards. Very good. With the ink ownership signature of "Willm Wilson/Oct 11th Anno/ p. 95." on the half-title and again on (Oct 12th) the title page. Bookplate of Frederick August Witthaus. First edition. [xii], 184, [5, index], [3, ads] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. First edition of this manual,... Read More
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Sicill-i Osmânî yahut Tezkire-i Meşâhîr-i Osmâniyye. [Ottoman Biographical Encyclopedia
Istanbul, 1893. 451; 442; 62; 906 pp. 4 vols. 8vo. Original wallet-style binding of red leather spine, titled in gilt, cloth sides, red leather fore edge guards. Spines faded. Very good plus condition. 451; 442; 62; 906 pp. 4 vols. 8vo. Mehmed Süreyya (d. 1909), Ottoman official and renowned biographer, dedicated his life to documenting prominent figures of the Ottoman Empire. His magnum opus, Sicill-i Osmânî, is a monumental biographical dictionary covering over 20,000 entries, including Ottoman dynasty... Read More
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Dit Boecxken
[Twickenham, England]: Honey Dun Press [Printed by Kingprint, Richmond], 1978. Number 56 of 125 copies on English handmade paper. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Case bound in quarter red morocco and marbled boards. Very fine in original box. Number 56 of 125 copies on English handmade paper. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Facsimile of the 1872 edition privately printed for Alfred Denison, "A Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing Written Originally in Flemish... Read More
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Cards for Turkish Trophies . Complete set of 25 costumes dated 1700-1903
New York: S. Anargyros, 1903. with text on backs promoting Turkish tobacco products and noting "For A Limited Time A Complete Set Of 25 Pictures May Be Secured On Receipt Of 50 Coupons.". 6 x 8 inches. with text on backs promoting Turkish tobacco products and noting "For A Limited Time A Complete Set Of 25 Pictures May Be Secured On Receipt Of 50 Coupons.". 6 x 8 inches. Fourth Series: Period Costumes: ATC HamiltonKings Girls 27-61 1700, 1710,... Read More
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Suite des Memoires de Mathematique et de Physique, Tirez des Registres de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, de l'Annee M.DCCXXXI
Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1735. 19 folding plates. (2), 317-737 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, morocco spine label. Recased. Fine. 19 folding plates. (2), 317-737 pp. 1 vols. 12mo.
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The Book of Common Prayer ... Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David ..
Oxford: Printed by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, Printers to the University, 1788. A-H2, A-4Q3, A-O2. Folio. Contemporary full dark green morocco, covers gilt with outer Greek key roll, surrounding gilt dentelle border made up of alternating urn and floral tools, covers stamped in gilt with the arms of the Middle Temple, and beneath on front cover "Jerome Knapp Esq. / Treasurer /1789," spine in seven compartments with raised bands, compartments stamped in gilt with large urn tool and... Read More
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![Correspondence between Larry McMurtry and Gary Oleson [1998]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/734/639/1497639734.0.l.jpg)
Correspondence between Larry McMurtry and Gary Oleson [1998]
1998. Three typescript leaves, both signed by McMurtry, with two postmarked envelopes and one laser jet printed letter from Oleson. Fine. Three typescript leaves, both signed by McMurtry, with two postmarked envelopes and one laser jet printed letter from Oleson. Larry McMurty (b.1936 - d.2021) wrote to Gary Oleson of Waiting for Godot Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts in April of 1998 regarding a catalog of ephemera pertaining to himself. In it he cited doubts about some early mimeographed... Read More
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Photographs of Ireland from Cork to Killarney (missing #2, 12, 17, 18, 32 (all counted to here) 57-68, 79-84
Large 4to. Mounted, each stamped on verso The Library Art Club. In two separate boxes. Large 4to. With a note on the Library Art Club delineation sheet that these photographs were purchased from Messrs. Guy & Co., 70 Patrick Street, Cork Catalogue: 1. Map of Irealnd 2. Portrush. Giant's Head Rock (missing). 3.--Giant's Wash-tub 4.Port Coon Cave. 5. Giants' Causeway. The Steuchans 6.--The well 7.--Honeycomb or Middle Causeway. 8.--Causeway. 9.--Wishing chair. 10. Lord Antrim's parlor. 11.--the... Read More
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
London: Macmillan, 1898. This edition of the Rubaiyat is dedicated to the members of the Omar Khayyam Club. Decorated by W. B. MacDougall. [48]pp. 4to. Satreen cloth gilt stamped cloth. VG. This edition of the Rubaiyat is dedicated to the members of the Omar Khayyam Club" Decorated by W. B. MacDougall. [48]pp. 4to. Potter 3
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Newstead Lawn, Home of JPC Duncan": anonymous architectural rendering, pencil on paper
N.p., probably Eastern United States, N.d, mid to late 19th Century. Image 14 x 21 inches, in contemporary wood frame. Image 14 x 21 inches, in contemporary wood frame.
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