Biblioteka... slavianskikh pisatelei [Library of Slavic Writers]
St. Petersburg: Slavianskii Mir, 1910. Paperback. Good+. Original orange wraps, illustration of a young woman holding a scythe on front cover; pp. 90, featuring the works of five contributors, chiefly prose, with 8 pages of poems. Covers lightly soiled; spine and edges of covers a bit sunned and chipped; corners wrinkled. Perhaps not the prettiest copy, but with an interesting provenance: From the library of Vladimir Sajkovic, an authority on the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky,... Read More
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Poetika -- Issue No. 3 -- Gosudarstvennyi institut istorii iskusstv
Leningrad: Academia, 1927. Paperback. Very Good+. Original wraps. Spine and edges of covers chipped; discreet ownership markings on rear panel.
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Photo Album. Cartes-de-visite.
Very Good+. Embossed green morocco with gilt-stamped lettering and detail on upper board (4.25” x 5.5”) and spine, 4 knobs mounted to each board, all edges gilt, gold clasp; contains an assortment of 50 mounted albumen prints and tin-types (some of them hand-colored). Spine quite worn; scuffing along edges of boards; some faint dust-smudging here and there, but images are overall bright and clean. Mostly portraits of men, women, and children, as well as some images of art,... Read More
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Chants et Chansons Populaires de la France (Two Volumes in One)
[Paris]: H. - L. Delloye, Editeur / Librairie de Garnier, Freres, 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Full morocco, ornate gilt-stamped border on boards, gilt-stamped lettering and detail on spine; inside gilt dentelles, a.e.g.; lavishly illustrated throughout, with engraved borders and illustrations around lyrics and score for piano and voice. Spine faded, chip at crown, binding splitting; spots of fading and scuffing on boards, mostly along the edges. Internally quite lovely -- a wonderful collection of nearly 100... Read More
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Wyeth at Kuerners
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Cloth, NF with gently bumped corners; in VG dust jacket with chipping at spine tips and corners. From the library of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with his bookplate, and inscribed to him on the last page of the preface by Betsy and Andy. Sir Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000) was an iconic American actor (credited with more than 50 films, including the starring role in “Gunga Din”), and a... Read More
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Recueil de Planches, sur les Sciences, les Arts Liberaux, et les Arts Mechaniques, avec Leur Explication. Quatrieme Livraison, ou Cinquieme Volume
Livourne: l'Imprimerie des Editeurs, 1774. Troisieme Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary decorative paper over boards, backed in beige calf, lettering and ornament stamped on spine; folio (434x278mm); pp. [4] (half-title p., title-p.), 15, [1], 7, [1], plus 245 (of 248) plates (lacking #152, 166, 171). Spine and edges of boards bumped and scuffed; boards rubbed and dust-smudged. Some light foxing to first and last few leaves; tiny marginal wormhole to last 100 or so leaves, not... Read More
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Rodin
New York: Oxford University Press / Phaidon Edition, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt-ruled red morocco, marbled paper onlay on boards, gilt-stamped lettering in brown leather spine label; folio; pp. 150, with 115 full-page b/w plates. Spine and top edge of boards sunned; some light scuffing along joints; half-title page detached and title-page loose; some plates cut close along the fore-edge. A unique binding, with nicely produced gravure plates.
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Lavishly Hand-Painted Parabaik Manuscript, The Story of the Buddha
Very Good+. Khoi paper accordion fold; 18 manuscript panels (oblong, 15-by-3.25 inches) on the "verso," 16 panels of brightly colored hand-painted artwork (plus 2 plain black covers) on the "recto." Covers a little rubbed; small closed tears along folds, but holding just fine (as is frequently the case with these robust traditional volumes). N.d., likely late- 19th or early-20th century. A very nice example of a Shan-Burmese white parabaik, suitable for display. The panels... Read More
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The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. Volume XXIV: Antiquities, Part VII
Dublin: Published by the Academy, 1866. Paperback. Very Good+. Original printed wraps; 4to; pp. 379-420. Covers lightly chipped at spine tips and corners; corners lightly thumbed throughout; faint waterstain on rear cover. Faint stamp at top corner of front cover (Jul 14 1899), otherwise clean and unmarked, with unopened text block.
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Spravochnik Komandira [Commander's Manual]
Kiev: 5th Infantry Military School of Commanding Staff, 1924. One of 1500 copies. Paperback. Good+. Original printed wraps; paged in sections, approx. pp. nearly 800, with numerous illustrations and folding plates. Spine perished, with gatherings loosely stacked, but complete; covers tanned and chipped along the edges. A highly technical and especially thoroughgoing manual.
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Victor Hammer and the Wells College Press
Aurora, New York: Privately Printed, 1993. Limited edition of 500 copies. Paperback. Fine. Stitched wraps, in blue heavy cardstock dust jacket, with alphabet stamped in gilt on front cover. With a tipped-on full-color photograph of Victor Hammer, and signed by the printer-in-residence, Robert Doherty. With laid-in programs and announcements for events honoring Hammer.
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Photo Album
Very Good. Brown mottled cloth over beveled boards (4.5” x 5.25”), gilt-stamped details on upper board, clasp; contains 19 heavy cardstock mounts (allowing for a framed image on both recto and verso); 22 images in all, a collection of albumen and tin-type (a few with hand-colored details) portraits (cartes-de-visite) of men, women, and children. Front board and first 5 leaves detached; a few frames tattered and torn; a few images very faintly scratched or scuffed, but overall crisp... Read More
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Les Vikings. Les Scandinaves et l'Europe 800-1200
Association Francaise d'Action Artistique / Conseil Nordique des Ministres / Consil de l'Europe, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lamianted full-color photo-illustrated paper over boards; pp. 428, [4] (maps), lavishly illustrated in full-color and b/w throughout. Aside from some light rubbing and scratching on boards, book is without flaw -- bright, tight, and internally clean. Exhibition catalogue, with bibliography, index, glossary, and much more. An excellent resource.
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L'Assiette au Beurre. La Censure. 1. Les Cafes, Concert par Ibels (No. 36, 7 Decembre 1901)
Paris, 1901. Paperback. Good. Wraps; pp. 558-572, with 8 illustrations in b/w, 6 in color, and front cover illustrated in color. Covers detached; paper very faintly age-toned and a bit brittle (as expected), but overall images are nice and bright.
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Poetika -- Issue No. 4 -- Gosudarstvennyi institut istorii iskusstv
Leningrad: Academia, 1928. Paperback. Very Good+. Original wraps. Spine and edges of covers chipped; discreet ownership markings on rear panel.
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Ezhegodnik Moskovskogo khudozhestvennogo teatra 1943 [A Yearbook of Moscow Arts Theatre, 1943]
Moscow: Moscow Arts Theatre Museum, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good+. Original cloth; 4to; pp. [836], illustrated throughout, and with bound-in errata slip. A heavy volume. A bit bumped and scuffed along joints and edges of boards, but overall an excellent copy, internally bright and clean.
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The Penny Magazine of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Vol. IV, Nos. 177-240, 1835
London, et al: Charles Knight, et al, 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. Every issue of The Penny Magazine, including all the monthly supplements, for the year 1835. Bound together in cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-stamped lettering in burgundy leather spine label; 4to; pp. [2], 508, [2] (index), with hundreds of engravings. Backstrip heavily chipped; boards a little scuffed; text block foxed (as usual). A hodge-podge of delights -- castles, animals (the platypus!), far-flung places.
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Views of Wonderland, Rotorua, New Zealand
Paperback. Very Good+. Wraps, lettering and decorative border stamped in white on front cover, illustration and embossed paper mounted to front cover; oblong (224 x 150mm); contains 18 full-color lithographs (scenes and people of New Zealand), with captions printed in the thin white border. Covers a little wrinkled along the edges; internally just fine. Colors remain nice and bright.
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GAZ. Immagini dall' Archivio Storico Italgas
Societa Italiana per il Gas, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Cloth; slipcase; oblong 4to; unpaginated (approx. pp. 250), illustrated in b/w and full-color throughout (photographs, documents, advertisements, and more). Book is fine, appearing unread. In lightly scuffed and soiled slipcase.
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Articles of Religion, as Established by the Bishops, the Clergy, and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in Convention, on the 12th Day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, 1801.
New York: T. & J. Swords, 1802. Paperback. Very Good+. Sewn pamphlet; pp. 22. Disbound. Chipped and darkened along the edges, Scarce. Sold as is.
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Caractere Noel, 1964
Compagnie Francaise d'Editions, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. Paper-covered boards (original design by Mathieu); 4to; unpaginted (approx. pp. 200), richly illustrated in full-color throughout, many folding, and featuring a variety of paper stocks, type specimens, and numerous artists. Boards a bit rubbed and dust-soiled; tape repair at tail of spine; spine tips and corners lightly bumped and scuffed. Contents are bright and clean. A lavish production.
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Chtets-deklamator [Reader-Declaimer, A Collection of Russian Poetry]
Berlin: Ladyzhnikov, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. Original decorated beige cloth; pp. 462. Amateur repair to spine (cloth tape); boards rubbed; corners bumped. Binding a bit shaken, but internally clean. A rich volume, featuring numerous poets: Agnivtsev, Allegro, Altalena, Andreyevsky, Ennensky, Apukhtin, Akhmatova, Baltrushaitis, Bal'mont, Benediktov, Berange, Blok, Bryusov, Budishchev, Bunin, Bely, N. Vasil'yev, Weinberg, Velichko, Voloshin, Vyatkin, Vladychina, Galina, Gippius, Gorodetsky, Gorky, Gofman, Gud, Gumilyov, Don-Aminado, Dubnova, Yesenin, V. Ivanov, V. Kamensky, Klyuyev, Kol'tsov,... Read More
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Robin Redbreast Series. Fireside Primer
Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Co., n.d.. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated wraps, printed in red and black; with illustrations in color throughout. N.d., mid-19th century. Spine reinforced with paper tape; contemporary ownership signature, in a child's hand, "Henry" on front cover (with addition "from Dr. Green"; text block little wrinkled.
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[Report 70] In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1818
n.p.: n.p., 1818. Paperback. Very Good+. Disbound extract; pp. 10. Foxed. Regardina a memorial of the commissioned officers of the Mediterranean squadron.
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The Atlantic Monthly, Devoted to Literature, Science, Art, and Politics. Volume LII, Number 309, July 1883
Boston, et al: Houghton Mifflin, et al, 1883. Paperback. Good. Wraps; 8vo; pp. 144, [13]-24 (ads). Spine and corners reinforced; loss to upper corner; a bit water-stained along the edges; the whole a bit wavy. A good reading copy. Sold as is. Includes "En Province" by Henry James.
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