The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition. To Which is Added a Valuable Collection of American Anecdotes...
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1832. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary morocco, gilt-stamped lettering in red leather spine label; 2 volumes bound together, 8vo; pp. 400; 240; each volume with an additional engraved title-p., and a frontispiece with 7 portraits. Boards scuffed; spine dry and chipped. Foxing throughout.
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Photo Album of Dee Electric Company's Offices, Products, and Employees
Missouri, 1981. Hardcover. Fine. Glossy red decorative paper over boards; 14.25 by 12 inches; contains approx. 50 leaves, each with numerous tipped-on full-color and b/w photographs; 6 issues of the company newsletter, "Shop Talk," laid-in, as well as a typed letter on business stationery. Fine. The Dee Electric Company was founded in Chicago in 1950 to manufacture heavy duty industrial solder pots for the electronics industry. In 1958, they introduced their first printed circuit board soldering... Read More
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Washington Observations for 1876 -- Appendix III. Reports on the Total Solar Eclipses of July 29, 1878, and January 11, 1880. Issued by the United States Naval Observatory
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880. Hardcover. Good+. Black cloth; 4to; pp. xiv, [2], 426, with illustrations and tables in text, plus 3 lithographed plates, 25 plates ("sketches"), and 30 color lithographed plates. Lithographs by J. Bien. Backstrip perished; front board detached. Ex-library, with stamp on title-p., but no other library markings. An excellent candidate of rebinding, text block is complete, bright, and clean.
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Early-20th Century Baseball Photographs
America, 1908-1915. Ephemera. Very Good. Three original photographs, silver prints. Two small, 82x46mm, action shots of a baseball game in progress, with the year 1908 in faint pencil on the verso (one with a tiny closed tear at top edge; a little silvered; but present nicely). One large, 176x120mm, team portrait of the C. B. C. Arcadians, dated 1915 (heavily chipped and torn along the edges).
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Automobile Map of Pennsylvania, Scranton Section
Automobile Club of America, n.d. (early 1900s). Ephemera. Very Good+. Cloth backed map, in color, 43x28.5 inches opened. Cloth a little frayed here and there.
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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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Antique Furniture, Tapestries, Rugs, Other Art Property. Including Four Famous Gothic Tapestries and a Superb Sixteenth Century Ispahan Carpet... [Collection of Genevieve Garvan Brady (Mrs. William J. Babington Macaulay), Public Sale on the Premises Inisfada, Manhasset, Long Island, May 10-15, Inclusive]
American Art Association Galleries, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. Blue paper over boards, backed in beige cloth; 4to; pp. [16], 555, detailing 2115 lots, illustrated in b/w throughout, plus plates (some folding, in full-color). Preserved in a home-made plastic dust jacket, itself a bit scratched, but it's kept the book in near fine condition, with just a little bump at bottom corners. An excellent reference.
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The Campaign of Waterloo, Illustrated with Engravings of Les Quatre Bras, La Belle Alliance, Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and Other Principal Scenes of Action; Including a Correct Military Plan, Together with a Grand View of the Battle on a Large Scale. To Which is Prefixed a History of the Campaign, Compiled from Official Documents and Other Authentic Sources. [WITH] Biographical Notices of the Sovereigns, Warriors, and Statesmen Who have Eminently Signalised Themselves in the Campaigns of Moscow, Leipsic, France, and Waterloo
London: Printed by T. Bensley and Son... for Robert Bowyer, 1816. Hardcover. Poor. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper; folio (460x330mm); pp. 34, with engraved illustration in text (View of St. Helena), plus double-page plate (full-color), 2 full-page plates with 2 views in color, 1 full-page color plate, 1 full-page b/w plate; 10 (biographical notices), plus 2 b/w plates (each with numerous portraits), [4] (appendix, with, again, engraved illustration in text, view of St. Helena). Boards scuffed; spine... Read More
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Sbornik
Moscow: Nabat, 1906. Paperback. Very Good. Original wraps; pp. 244. Covers a little soiled; some light chipping along spine and edges; fragile, age-toned text block. A somewhat rough copy, but scarce in its original binding. A poetry and prose collection, dedicated to the Bloody Sunday, 17 October 1905. With numerous contributors.
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The Printer and the Artist: A Catalogue of Private Press Books & Illustrated Books from the United Kingdom, Europe & America
London: Bertram Rota, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps; 8vo; pp. 154, illustrated. Bookseller's catalogue, listing 1320 items. Spine lightly creased; covers a little wrinkled along the edges; top corner bumped.
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A Letter from Stella: An Epilogue to the Publication of C-S The Master Craftsman
The Adagio Press, 1971. Limited Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Sewn wraps, just a little rubbed along the edges. Copy 74 from an unspecified limited edition.
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Das dem Drey-Einigen Gott Andachtig Vertauend Angenehm Danckbahre Osterreich Von der Rom. Kayserl auch zu Hungarn und Boheim Konigl. Mayt. Leopold, Den 25. Wein-Monats 1682. Als Sie In der Domkirchen zu S. Stephan... eine Marmorsteinene Saulen auffrichten... Das Gelubd aufferbaulichst abgelegt. Auff den furnehmsten Platz der Statt Wienn am Graben genannt prachtigst vorgestellet
Vienna: Leopold Voigt, 1682. 20 (303 x 200 mm). Large folding plates (525 x 1850 mm, comprising 5 large plates joined together). Contemporary marbled wrappers; cloth folding case. In 1679, Vienna was visited by one of the last big plague epidemics. Fleeing the` city, Emperor Leopold I vowed to erect a marble mercy column if the epidemic would end. A temporary wooden structure was erected in the same year. Three years later, Leopold's vow was... Read More
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Collection of 23 Vintage Postcards of British Actors
Very Good+. An excellent collection of photographic postcards of late-19th and early-20th century English actors, from the Golden Age of British Theatre. All are in excellent condition, bright and clean (some are blank, others with contemporary handwriting), in sepia and b/w, one colored. Includes Dan Leno, Arthur Roberts, George Alexander, Martin Harvey, Herbert Campbell, Chirgwin (in black face, with his famous white diamond eye), and more.
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Menschen der Zeit, Hundert und Ein Licht Bildnis, Wesentlicher Männer und Frauen aus Deut Scher Gegenwart und Jüngster Vergangenheit
Taunus & Leipzig: Karl Robert Langewiesche, 1930. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. Decorated heavy cardstock wraps; photo-illustrated dust jacket; 4to; pp. 112, with b/w photographic portraits. Spine tips and corners lightly chipped; edges of covers a bit scuffed, with a small closed tear or two; prelims and terminals foxed. Dust jacket lightly chipped and torn along the edges.
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The Alphabet in Rhyme
New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, n.d.. Paperback. Good. Illustrated wraps. Spine reinforced with paper tape; covers sunned; text block a bit rubbed and wrinkled.
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Nineteenth Century Photo Album, Albumen Prints
Hardcover. Near Fine. Ornately blocked morocco, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, a. e. g., with two metal clasps; contains 38 early photographs (mostly albumens, but including a few silver gelatin and one tin-type) in heavy cardstock leaves with cut-out "frames," images visible on both recto and verso. One empty frame. In remarkably nice condition -- just a little scuffing at spine tips. All photographs are crisp and clean, nicely composed and exposed. Includes portaits of... Read More
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Das Zelt, Zeitschrift des Ehmckekreises [ Ehmcke Kreises ], 4. Jahrgang 1929, Heft 1, Faschingsnummer Herausgegeben anlaßlich des Maskenfestes der Staatsschule fur angewandte Kunst am 6 und 8 Februar 1929 in den Räumen der Anstalt und des Karl-May-Festes des Ehmckekreises und der Gesselschaft der Munchener Bucherfreunde am 10 February 1929 im Studenthaus
Munchen, 1929. Paperback. Near Fine. Staple-bound full-color illustrated wraps; 8vo; pp. [32], printed on a variety of papers, and illustrated in b/w and full-color throughout. Aside from some very gentle rubbing at spine tips, book is fine. A vibrant volume, in celebration of a carnival.
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Italia [Photogravure Album of Italy, Hand-Painted Vellum Binding]
Very Good. Lovely painted vellum; contains more than 80 photogravure reproductions of photographs of Florence, Venice, Milan, Como, Italian artwork, and more. Bookplate on front free-endpaper.
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Motivy vyshivki zhenskogo i detskogo plat'ia [Embroidering Motifs for Women's and Children's Clothing]
Moscow: All-Union Cooperative Publishers, 1954. Paperback. Very Good. Under the auspices of Rospromsovet [Russian Industrial Council] Research Institute of Artistic Industry. Wraps, black tape backstrip (as issued); large oblong 8vo; pp. 6 (text), plus 23 full-color plates illustrating embroidery patterns. Front cover detached; light chipping along edges of title-page. Plates are nice and bright. Some very nice examples of folk art, craft.
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The Spectator (8 Volumes)
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1767. Hardcover. Very Good+. Full contemporary calf, leather spine labels.
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International Night Life: The Magazine of Night Club Activities: Volume One, Number One
Philadelphia: Great Eastern Associates, n.d. (c. 1950?). Paperback. Very Good+. Staple-bound color illustrated wraps; 4to; pp. [16], with ads and illustrations in b/w and full-color. Covers a little rubbed along the edges; small spot of soiling at top margin of front cover. Includes 8 full-page color engravings from paintings of the women featured in the revue at the International Casino; a program of the BRAVO revue; and more.
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Books of Moses: Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
London: F. Kiernan, 5583 [1823]. Hardcover. Good+. Four volumes; 8vo; paste-boards backed in gilt-stamped sheep. Title-pages lacking from "Genesis" volume, engraved title-page present in "Leviticus" and "Deuteronomy," printed title-page in "Numbers." All volumes scuffed along spine and edges of boards; some foxing throughout. Sold as is.
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Photograph of Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermes
Fine. Photographic portrait of Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermes, b/w, about 7-x-9.5 inches. Credited to photographer Daniel Aron on the verso.
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Thoughts on Logic: or, The S.N.I.X. Propositional Theory
London: Trübner & Co. Ludgate Hill, 1877. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo. 75pp. Modern wrappers with affixed gilt lettered cloth label, Thoughts on Logic from original source. Uncommon
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Bulletin of the Natural History Society of Maryland: Vol. XI, No. 5, May-June 1941
Baltimore: The Natural History Society of Maryland, 1941. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound wraps; 4to; pp. [87]-106, plus b/w illustrations. Covers stained; wrinkled along the edges. Faint waterstain along top edge of text block, but overall internally bright and clean. Includes "A Pilgrimage to Copan" by Elizabeth Miller and Benjamin Kurtz; "The King Crab," by Elra Palmer; "Blackwater, A Story of the Marshlands in Dorchester County, Maryland," by Allan Bonwill; and more. A good working... Read More
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