Hawaii as the Camera Sees it, 6th Edition
Honolulu: T.H., Print. and lithography division of the Honolulu Star-Bulleti, 1941. Quarto. 96 pages. A remarkable view of Hawaii just months before the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941. 6th edition. Pictures of a peaceful island. The pictures at the end of the book show the happy officers who are enjoying the natural beauty of this island paradise. A later page shows the formation of the army in review and adding the comment that they function as a "well-organized... Read More
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Little Child's Book
New York: (1830): Blakeman & Mason. 16mo. 64pp. Child's learning book describing and discussing all kinds of objects, each with an attractive woodcut drawing. Bound in green embossed cloth, spine plain, yellow endpapers, occasional spots of foxing or staining, short closed tear to outer margin of page 51Attractive pages with an occasional stain spot. Previous owner's gift inscription in pencil. A good copy.
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Songs of the University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona, 1903. approx. 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" [12] pages. Here are the words of the songs which were sung by the students in the 18th year of its early history. It was in 1903 that they issued the first yearbook. Very scarce. OCLC shows a copy at the University of Arizona Special Collections and at the Arizona State Archives. Bound in blue paper wraps lettered and decorated in maroon, small closed edge tear to... Read More
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Society of Mayflower Descendents, First Year Book (New York)
Published By the Society, 1900. Limited Edition. Octavo. 179 pages. Limited to 800 copies. The present copy is #138. Illustrated. The second year book of the Mayflower descendants in New York. Beautifully printed on the finest laid paper with wide margins. The ancestors of members list those descendants from: John Alden, William Bradford (e.g., George Bird Grinnell [tenth in descent], Myles Standish, and all cross-referenced for precise genealogical notes. It lacks the speeches given in 1895 but has additional... Read More
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Guerra De Europa; Documentos Diplomaticos. Attitude Do Brasil, 1914-1917
Rio De Janeiro: Ministerio Das Relacoes Exteriores, 1917. First Edition. Octavo. Text in Portuguese. 237pp. This is a deposition of scores of letters and memoranda, thoroughly covering the tension of the times. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco over brown pebble grained cloth, raised bands with compartments lettered and decorated in gilt, patterned endpapers, wear to corners and spine, upper joint split about two inches fro foot.Occasional spots of foxing. Ex-library copy with library bar code... Read More
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Captain Jeff: Or Frontier Life in Texas with the Texas Rangers
Colorado, TX: Whipkey Printing Co, 1906. First Edition. Octavo. "By One of the Nine/ A Member of Company "E"/ Texas Rangers. 204pp. Illustrated with full-page line drawings and b&w photographs. Includes extracts from newspapers and letters. A sharp and surprisingly tight copy bound in pictorial paper wraps, scattered foxing on edges, lfaint dampstains to upper corner on last five pages (marginal). Slight chipping to foot. with a couple of small chips and a tear to spine.
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Deutschland Italien, Beitraege zu Den Kulturbeziehungen Zwischen Norden Und Sueden; Festschrift Fuer Wilhelm Waetzoldt
Berlin: G. Grote Verlag, 1941. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good Copy First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Festschrift fuer W. Waetzoldt zu sienem 60 Geburtstage, 21 Februar 1940. Herausgegeben fom Kunstgeschichtlichen Institut der Martin Luther Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg. Mit einer tafel und 105 textabbildungen. 358 pages. 18 histories on Italian art by leading German scholars.
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MOUND CITY - HEART OF HOLT COUNTRY - 1857-1957
Mound City, MO: , 1957. Good. Original Wraps. Limited. 8 1/2" x 11". 70 pp. Gold cover. Centennial celebration published by small Missouri town.
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Secretaria De Hacienda y Credito Publico. Presupuesto General De Egresos De a Federacion Para El Ano Fiscal De 1929
Mexico: Secretaria De Hacienda y Credito Publico, 1929. First Edition. Folio. 353pp.Text in Spanish. General Budget of Federal Expenditures for Fiscal Year 1929, the same year as the stock market crash in the United States. Charts, tables, many are fold-out. Bound in 3/4 red leather over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, spine lettered and ruled in gilt. A very good copy with wear along the edges and a sticker to rear pastedown.
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Presse in Fesseln: Eine Schilderung Des NS-Pressetrust. [Das Zeitungsmonopol Im Dritten Reich.] Gemeinschaftsarbeit Des Verlages Auf Grund Authentischen Materials
Berlin: Verlag Archiv Und Kartel, 1947. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). German text. 275pp. Scarce treatise on the Press in Nazi Germany. Illustrated with period photographs. Bound in grey cloth spine, with illustrated paper covered boards. The spine is cracked at page 33, otherwise tight and complete. Cloth spine bears the paper residue of unknown cover. Library bar-code sticker on rear endpaper. Only 1 recorded copy in... Read More
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Vellozia: Bound Volume 1, Numbers 1-6
Rio De Janeiro: Centro De Pesquisas Florestaiss e Conservacao De Natureza, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo (7¾" - 9¾" tall). Portuguese and English text. 8vo., (approx. 300pp.) Collated Numbers 1-6 of Vellozia, volume 1, (1961-1968), containg botanical papers of species description and conservation. Illustrated. References. Bound in black cloth boards, with silver title on spine. Very Good.
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CHEVROLET MASTER SIX [1934]
N.p.: General Motors, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Wraps. Oblong. Rare promotional booklet showing 9 different photographs of the `1934 Chevrolet [including cover photo]. The list of features in the back note Delco-Lovejoy shcock absorbers and Fisher No Draft Ventilation as well as the GMAC Plan [showing how little is new in automobile advertising].
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A Passion for Asia: The Rockerfeller Legacy. a Publication in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Asia Society
New York; (2006): Hudson Hills Press. First Edition. Quarto. 224pp. Richly illustrated catalogue of an exhibition: 117 full color and 50 duotone illustrations. The Rockerfellers and the Asia Society bring together a wealth of information on Asian art, in eastern and western home settings. Sculpture, ceramic, textiles, and paintings, a major focus on religious icons. Essays by Rockerfeller family and Asia Society members. A fine bright copy bound in red clotg, spine lettering gilt, in... Read More
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Ein Jahrhundert
Creditanstalt-Bankverein, (1957). Quarto. 392 pp. with 8 fold out color images and many colored illustrations, photos. Bound in maroon pebble grained cloth stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt. A very good copy.
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Preparing for an Uncertain Climate, 2 Volumes
Washingtion D. C.: Office of Technology Assessment, 1993. Wraps. Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 359,383 pages, index, maps, graphs, charts and photographs. Corner creased on volume one. Light scuffing to both books. Previous owner's name inked on ffep of vol. one.
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A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Magic Circle
London: Magic Circle, 1940. A Good Copy. 51p. original blue cloth with pastedown title on front cover, wear on spine. Lacks from endpaper. Text is clean and complete. One of the great libraries for those who wished to study the magical arts both in terms of technique and presentation. here is a list of all the items then present including items from other countries. This catalogue might be the goal for... Read More
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In Den Karpathen Und Im Buchenland
Berlin: Georg Mueller, 1916. Original Wraps. Good Copy First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Der Oesterreichisch-Ungarische Krieg in Feldpostbriefen. Zweiter Band. Herausgegeben von M. Winter. Mit einer Einleitung vom Kriegsb erichterstatter Hugo Schulz. stamped Withdrawn from Hoover Library as duplicate.
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Tommy Dorsey, inscribed Photography
8" x10" inscribed photograph. "To Julius, Sincerely, Tommy Dorsey." Because of his early death at age 51 signed photographs are relatively uncommon.
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Pennsylvania Land Grant
1789. Indenture on vellum measuring 28" X 11", Dated March 3, 1789, with one Pennsylvania seal and four red wax seals each signed by Alex Fullerton, Richard Fullerton, Esther Fullerton and Charles Marshall. John Evans was granted a portion of land to be purchased from the Fullerton family; Richard, Alex and Esther Fullerton and Charles Marshall (noted as a druggist as his father had been before him) in exchange for one hundred and twenty-five pounds for a designated strip... Read More
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Tommy Dorsey, Signed Napkin Adam Springs Hotel Undated
Boldly signed by Tommy Dorsey on a folded cloth napkin of the Adam Springs Hotel in California where the big bands played, booze flowed even under prohibition and gambling was wide open until 1949. Besides Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Xavier Cugat, Freedy Martin, and others played at their large outdoor dance pavilion. The bar and restaurant were opened around the clock which made it a favorite rendezvous location for celebrities.
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Mezz Mezzrow Signed Note, December 17, 1959
a 9 1/2" x 5 1/2" note signed by Mezz Mezzrow "For the Hotel la Royale where we had a wonderful time in the past (1953), sincerely, Mel Mezz Mezzrow. Legendary for his obesseion with the black experience and the blues along with supplying large quantitites of marijuana to his friends, he was a good jazz musician but financed the important recording sessions for Sidney Bechet and managed Louis Armstrong. He started his own record... Read More
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[Photograph] The Ladies of Llangollen Card
Very Good. [Sarah Ponsonby; Lady Eleanor Charlotte Butler]. The card issued ca. 1930 measures 2 !/2" x 4" and shows them at table with their books, china and cat on a chair. The original painting by Richard James Lane in 1887 now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. There is another more common card showing them in black dresses and top cats which is also available. The controversial Ladies of Llangollen are often viewed as committed lesbians. Anne... Read More
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Rousby, Clara Marion Jessie (1852?-1879), actress, CDV of her in Role as Joan of Arc
CDV, c187-? by S. Ayling. On 10 April 1871 she was, at the Queen's, Joan of Arc in Taylor's play so named. In this she looked very handsome in armour, and came on the stage on horseback. Her impersonation of the character was lacking in dignity. A scene in which she was shown tied to the stake, the faggots being lighted, caused by its painful realism much protest. The audience thought she was actually on fire. There is a... Read More
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[Photograph] Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) , carte De Viste
(The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company London, 1862). Very Good. One of the most important CDV's for the 1862 International Exhibition. What made CDV's was that they were ideal for collectors as opposed to those earlier photographs printed on card stock and consequently were more durable and did not have to be pasted into a scrapbook to protect. Dickens, Longfellow, and Hans Christian Anderson were among the most popular. This is an early image and was intended for... Read More
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[Photographs] German Prisoner of War Photographs, 1945-46 (12 cards); Camp Pittsburgh
Approx. 3 5/8" x 2 1/2" These photographs show the German POW's at Camp Pittsburgh. Once the Allies secured the French harbor Le Havre, they began to create a ring of camps as staging area for new troops. In the meantime, they created "Cigarette Camps" in the interior for German troops. While the camps were named for the various brands (so that the Germans would not know which area were referred to in radio transmissions), the POW camps were... Read More
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