![[LITERATURE] WHAT’S HIS OFFENCE? A NOVEL. (SEASIDE LIBRARY SERIES NO. 637)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/302/860/1200860302.0.l.jpg)
[LITERATURE] WHAT’S HIS OFFENCE? A NOVEL. (SEASIDE LIBRARY SERIES NO. 637)
New York: George Munro, 1885. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. First American Edition of What’s His Offence? no. 637 from the Seaside Library Series. 341, [27] pp. Publisher’s advertisements at the rear and on the paper wrappers. Minor shelfwear. Printed paperback. Very Good. Not found on OCLC. Very Good binding.
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![BLUE BOOK OF MODEL RAILROAD PRACTICE [WITH] SPECIAL HANDBOOK SERIES ..](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/652/728/1342728652.0.l.jpg)
BLUE BOOK OF MODEL RAILROAD PRACTICE [WITH] SPECIAL HANDBOOK SERIES ..
The Blue Book is in a binder with several issues of Model Railroader’s Special Handbook Series. The sections included in this Blue Book are: Benchwork; Track Measurements and Elements; Electrical; Locomotives; Cars; Bridges & Structures; Scenery; Painting & Finishing; Special Data; and Tools. The issues of Model Railroader’s Special Handbook Series include Number 1, Maintenance; Number 4, Engine Servicing Facilities; Number 5, Prototype Yards; Number 7, Designing Model Railroad Yards.~~In a black binder -- 11” or so tall. with... Read More
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![[PETERSBURG; MOVIE THEATER] 78 GLASS ADVERTISING SLIDES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/734/910/1274910734.0.l.jpg)
[PETERSBURG; MOVIE THEATER] 78 GLASS ADVERTISING SLIDES
A treasure trove of 78 glass advertising slides for use in a Petersburg movie theater in the 1920's or 1930's. These would have been flashed up on the screen before and after the movie, and perhaps during the movie when the reels were being changed. They are rather crudely handpainted and lettered, adding to their local charms. "Tony's" on Sycamore Street "Known coast to coast for our home cooked and delicious meals"; "Bob White Ice Cream";... Read More
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![[MINIATURE BOOKS] PRATELSTVI [FRIENDSHIP] (MOUDROST SVETA SVAVEK V)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/086/341/1249341086.0.l.jpg)
[MINIATURE BOOKS] PRATELSTVI [FRIENDSHIP] (MOUDROST SVETA SVAVEK V)
Nestor, 2002. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A Czech miniature book on friendship. From Nestor’s ‘Wisdom of the World’ series. Text in check, with simple borders to the text, and a few illustrations. Faux red leather, with decorations and lettering in gold and blue. All edges gilt. Housed in the publisher’s paper case. Near Fine binding.
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![[MINIATURE] ‘CARTA’ (LETTER)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/540/042/1622042540.0.l.jpg)
[MINIATURE] ‘CARTA’ (LETTER)
Mexico: Trifon Lecturas, 1979. 2 ½” x 1 ¾” light blue tome titled ‘Carta (Letter)’ by Mauricio Charpenal published through Trifón Lecturas, reprinting an historical letter. Charpenal is the author of a 1970 book about miniatures in popular Mexican art. The intro states that this letter was written by Niceto de Zamacois, a Spanish/Mexican historian, journalist, novelist, and poet. ~~Per Charpenal, Zamacois originally published it in in an 1861 periodical, ‘El Jarabe’. ‘El Jarabe’ translates loosely to ‘medicine’, as... Read More
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![THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. [4 ISSUES, 1837] FEB., MAR., JULY, OCT. 1837. #s CXV, CXVI, CVIII](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/570/416/1127416570.0.l.jpg)
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. [4 ISSUES, 1837] FEB., MAR., JULY, OCT. 1837. #s CXV, CXVI, CVIII
London | New York: London Quarterly Review | William Lewer, Publisher, 1837. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Four consecutive issues of The London Quarterly Review from 1837, bound together. Contains articles on The Architectural Monstrosities of London, reviews of The Pickwick Papers, Cooper’s England with Skectches of the Metropolis, etc. The issues are February, March, June and October of that year. The July and October numbers are from the American Edition and are numbered together as CVIII. In... Read More
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![[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VALENTINE; 1899, 1900, 1902](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/246/939/1692939246.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] THREE ANNUAL REPORTS. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VALENTINE; 1899, 1900, 1902
[Richmond, Virginia], 1902. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Three stapled pamphlets issued by the Board of Trustees of Richmond’s Valentine Museum for 1899 ([3], 4-20 pages) ; for 1900 ([4]. 5-16 pages); and for 1902 ([5], 6-16 pages). Very Good binding.
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![[VIRGINIANA] [ENGRAVER’S PLATE] [RICHMOND] A HANDSOME HOUSE IN WINDSOR FARMS, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/936/746/1451746936.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIANA] [ENGRAVER’S PLATE] [RICHMOND] A HANDSOME HOUSE IN WINDSOR FARMS, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
An engraver’s plate mounted on wood of a handsome Richmond home in the Windsor Farms area. The wooden mount is 3 1/4 x 6 1/4.
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![[AMERICANA] [CALIFORNIA] [EPHEMERA] SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION BULLETIN. VOL. I, No. 5](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/129/1506129287.0.l.0.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [CALIFORNIA] [EPHEMERA] SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION BULLETIN. VOL. I, No. 5
[San Diego Exposition News Pub. Co.], 1915. Soft Cover. near Very Good binding. Stapled magazine; in printed wrappers; [1], 26 pages; “An Independent Journal Containing Reliable Information About the Panama-California Exposition and Devoted to the Interests of the Stockholder, Homeseeker and Tourist”.~~With advertisements, and a photographic illustration on the cover: “Fifth Street, One of San Diego’s Business Sections”.~~With a rather “Babbitt-like” slogan: “If we print it it’s a boost”.~~This periodical “boosting” the Exposition is most uncommon; at this... Read More
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THE ECCENTRIC. 1887. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
New York: David H. Gildersleve, 1887. Very Good binding. An early issue of The Eccentric, the yearbook of the Stevens Institute of Technology, published by the students there. The first volume was issued in 1874.~~Worn leather binding with titling stamped in silver; with loss of about 2/3” to the leather at the top of the spine. Many pages of interesting ads. Very Good binding.
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THE CHESS PLAYER’S CHRONICLE. VOL. V.
London: R. Hastings, 1845. Hard Cover. Good binding. Title page in color, with text illustrations throughout of the problem chess boards. Paper loss to the front endpaper, title page, and final two leaves of text. Lacking the rear endpaper. With dampstaining and some mildew stains to the gutter of the preliminaries and terminal leaves. Library style brown cloth binding, with a modern green leather label. Good binding.
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![[TRAVEL] DER RHEIN. [RHEINPANORAMA]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/644/405/1015405644.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] DER RHEIN. [RHEINPANORAMA]
Koln: H. Siebenhar, 1900. Perhaps from the turn of the century, a Rheinpanorama, printed in blue with black and white, postcard-like photographic images of sites along the course of the Rhine. The Rhine Valley was a tourist mecca, and the river made for leisurely touring. The map is 6 1/2” wide and over 4’ long, folded accordion style and bound up on in book form. There is a small chip at the end of one fold; otherwise intact with... Read More
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![[COLLECTIBLES] [HOLIDAY ADVERTISING CARD] HOLIDAY PRESENTS AND TOYS AT REDUCED PRICES AT KIERSKI & CO’S BOOK STORE. 90 SOUTH C STREET, VIRGINIA CITY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/039/439/1288439039.0.l.jpg)
[COLLECTIBLES] [HOLIDAY ADVERTISING CARD] HOLIDAY PRESENTS AND TOYS AT REDUCED PRICES AT KIERSKI & CO’S BOOK STORE. 90 SOUTH C STREET, VIRGINIA CITY
[Virginia City, Nevada]: [Kierski & Co’s Book Store], 1870. Very Good binding. A Christmas advertising card depicting a weary Santa, taking a much needed reading break. Printed for the Kierski & Co. Book Store in Virginia City, Nevada, from the 1870’s. Originally Prussian immigrants, William and his brother John Kierski operated a number of California book and stationary stores in Stockton, California, selling books, photographs, maps, and other items in addition to the ‘presents and toys’ here mentioned.... Read More
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862
Dover, Delaware: Printed by James Kirk, 1863. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Fair binding. A report on potential military interference in the Delaware general election of 1862, published just after the announcement of the Emancipation. The Democratic party elected officials of Delaware argued that the Union troops were favoring Republican militias and party activities, and also debated whether the governor had the Constitutional right to invite Union troops into the state in the first place. This work is... Read More
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DIE GALERIEN EUROPAS. ERSTER BAND. TAFEL 1-100 AND ZWWEITER BAN TAFEL 101-200 (2 VOLUME)
Leipzig: Verlag von E. A. Seemann. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Volume I; quarto binding in tan buckram, with titling in black. 104 pp. of text in German. Followed by 100 color plates mounted on dark gray art paper, preceded with tissue guard with descriptive text.~~Volume II; quarto binding in tan buckram, with titling in black. 92 pp. [105-197] of text in German. Followed by 100 color plates mounted on dark gray art paper, preceded with tissue guard... Read More
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OLDSMOBILE DEALER TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN. 80 ISSUES. 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 & 1958
Oldsmobile | General Motors, 1958. A large number of Oldsmobile Technical Information Bulletins: 2 from 1952; 36 from 1953; 23 from 1954; 21 from 1955 and 1 rather lengthy manual form 1958. All hole punched and stored in a three ring notebook. A total of about 80 of the Information Bulletins issued by Oldsmobile in the 1950’s.
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1953 OLDSMOBILE SHOP MANUAL
Lansing, Michigan: Oldsmobile Division | General Motors Corporation, 1953. Fine binding. This is an original copy of the 1953 Oldsmobile Shop Manual, in just about As New condition (crease to front panel). It is still housed in the original cardboard shipping box. A remarkable opportunity for the collector. Fine binding.
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![[CIRCUS] [MEXICO] MEXICAN CIRCUS PROGRAMS, 1946-1968](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/408/295/1617295408.0.l.jpg)
[CIRCUS] [MEXICO] MEXICAN CIRCUS PROGRAMS, 1946-1968
The bulk of this collection consists of 8 seasonal commemorations of the Circo Atayde Hermanos, published by the circus as advertisements for the following year. Included are the volumes from 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, and 1958. Also included are the c.1958 20th anniversary commemoration of the Circo Union containing 2 inserts from other circus acts, and the Spanish language edition of the 1968 season of the Great Moscow Circus, or Gran Circo de Moscú. Each volume... Read More
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LIONEL WONDER BOOK OF RAILROADING
New York: The Lionel Corporation, 1943. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Color and photographic illustrations throughout. Small amount of loss at the top corner of the front cover; minor shelfwear. Stapled paperback. OCLC notes four institutional holdings. Very Good binding.
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THE LITTLE HOUSEWIFE. | BIBLE STORIES. (ONE VOLUME)
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1880. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. First Edition of The Little Housewife, together with Bible Stories, in one volume. Separate pagination. Illustrated title page for The Little Housewife, frontispieces, and additional illustrations throughout, many full page. Blindstamp, and faint contemporary owner’s name on the front board. Toning to the spine, and loss at the spine extremities. Decorative red cloth binding, with chromolithographic pastedown on the front board; gilt and black... Read More
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THE ART-JOURNAL. JANUARY, 1867-OCTOBER, 1867. TEN ISSUES. (ONE VOLUME)
London: [J. S. Virtue & Co.], 1867. Half Leather. Very Good binding. The January through October, 1867 issues of the Art Journal, with numerous engraved plates, and additional plates depicting art works from the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, the second world’s fair held there, an exhibition of the products of the renovation of Paris, and a crowning event of the Second French Empire under Napoleon III. Began in 1839 as the Art Union, the Journal was taken... Read More
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![[BROADSIDE] [SPECIAL PRESS] AN EVYL AT THE COLLEDG. HARVARD COLLEGE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/446/101/1207101446.0.l.0.jpg)
[BROADSIDE] [SPECIAL PRESS] AN EVYL AT THE COLLEDG. HARVARD COLLEGE
Harvard Yard: Primer Printers, 1968. No. 28 of 40 copies hand-printed in the Harvard Yard by the Primer Printers, December 1968. Printed petition to the Magistrates of the Massachusetts Colony, May 5, 1672: An Evyl at the Colledg. We desire the removal of an Evyl (as it appereth to us) at the Colledg. and that is ... in perticular in their Longe haire, which first tooke head, and broke out at the Colledg so far as we understand and... Read More
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PAVING AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING
1895. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrations; Volume VIII, # 1-6; Vol IX, # 1-6. No pencil or ink markings in text. Illustrated throughout with black and white photgraphs. One half leather and cloth covered boards. Discreet and archival repair to the back hinge and head of the spine. Very Good binding.
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![[SPORTS AND GAMES] [SOUVENIR PROGRAM] [BASEBALL] COLT .45s | DODGERS, 1963](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/786/752/1372752786.0.l.jpg)
[SPORTS AND GAMES] [SOUVENIR PROGRAM] [BASEBALL] COLT .45s | DODGERS, 1963
1963. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. Souvenir Program from the Houston Colt .45s baseball team in the 1963 -- from one of the three years that the Houston franchise, now the Astros, was called the Colt 45s.~~44 pp. in printed glossy covers, with the logo of a Colt .45 on the front. Blue-tinted photographic illustrations and ads. An unscored copy; a bit of soiling to the cover, but no marks of any kind inside. Lists some of the... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] [BROADSIDE] [FABRIC] MOSES COHEN & SONS, BALTIMORE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/041/981/1585981041.0.l.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [BROADSIDE] [FABRIC] MOSES COHEN & SONS, BALTIMORE
1890. Very Good binding. Oblong advertising broadside, measuring approximately 40 x 21 cm. It has folds and shelfwear with a a few closed tears. One tear has an old repair with paper on the verso.~~One of those 19th century advertising broadsides where the printer employed every style of type available -- we count 10 different fonts.~~The broadside advertises the fabrics on offer at Moses Cohen & Sons “Cash Dry Goods House” located at No. 269 West Baltimore Street... Read More
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