(BLACK EDUCATION)
(BLACK EDUCATION) Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of Combined Normal and Industri Department at Wilberforce University, Green Co. Ohio 1893. 8vo. Original gree wrappers, illustrated with full page view of Normal Hall on the rear wrapper. N.P. 1893. First Edition Wilberforce University was the first college owned and operated by African Americans. The founding of the college in 1856 was a collaboration by the Cincinnati, Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist... Read More
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DEDICATION, HOME OF AMERICAN LABOR, JUNE 4, 1956
by 383AFL-CIO
(WALKER) AFL-CIO. DEDICATION, HOME OF AMERICAN LABOR, JUNE 4, 1956. Washington: AFL-CIO, 1956. 4to and 8vo. Wrappers, mailing envelope. Second printing. Printed program for the dedication of the new AFL-CIO union headquarters in Washington designed by Ralph Walker. Laid-in is a small printed glossy pictu booklet about the operations of the labor union. Mailing envelope worn; booklets very good.
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MUNICIPAL ARCHITECTURE IN BOSTON FROM DESIGNS BY EDMUND M. WHEELWRIGHT
by 5322CHANDLER, Francis W., editor
(BOSTON) CHANDLER, Francis W., editor. MUNICIPAL ARCHITECTURE IN BOSTON FRO DESIGNS BY EDMUND M. WHEELWRIGHT, 1891-1895. Boston: Bates & Guild Company, 1898. Folio. Portfolio. (viii), 80 pages, 43 plates; (x), 52, (4) pages, 44-100 plates. First edition. One of 500 copies. A collection of one hundred plates showing interior and exterior views of Wheelwright's designs throughout Boston. Institutional buildings, schools, hospitals, and more are shown in full-page photographs and drawings, includin the Andrews School, the Christopher Gibson School,... Read More
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ALVAR AALTO, 1898-1976
by AALTO, Alvar
(AALTO) ALVAR AALTO, 1898-1976. (Helsinki:) Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1978. Square 8vo. Wrappers. 168 pages. Second edition. Catalogue of Aalto's sketches for decorative arts and architecture. Illustra with two hundred and thirty-six photographs and drawings of his work, many in color. Very good.
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STEDELIJK VAN ABBE-MUSEUM EINHOVEN: DE VERZAMELING
by STEDELIJK VAN ABBEMUSEUM
STEDELIJK VAN ABBEMUSEUM. STEDELIJK VAN ABBE-MUSEUM EINHOVEN: DE VERZAMELING. (Einhoven: Stedelijk Van Abbe-Museum, 1960.) Small 4to. Wrappers. 143 pages. First edition. Catalogue of European modern art from the 1920's to the 1950's. Illustrated with many color and black and white plates of the art--including works by artists such as Picasso, Kokoschka, Dubuffet, and Miro. Cover worn; chipped base of spine; torn at hinge.
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CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY...OF MAJOR J.R. ABBEY
by (ABBEY)
(ABBEY) CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY...OF MAJOR J.R. ABBEY. Volume III. London: Sotheby, 1967. 233 pages, index, both color and black and white plat Featuring exquisite book bindings from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Many plates. Very good.
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A TOWER IN ITALY
by ABERCROMBIE, Lascelles
(BIRD & BULL PRESS) ABERCROMBIE, Lascelles. A TOWER IN ITALY. Toronto: Basilike, 1976. 8vo. Wrappers. 32 pages. One of 175 copies. Being a one act play printed by Henry Morris at The Bird & Bull Press in two colors throughout. Fine.
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CUMBRIAN REGIONAL PLANNING SCHEME
by ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and Syndey A. Kelly
ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and Sydney A. Kelly. CUMBRIAN REGIONAL PLANNING SCHEME. Liverpool: University Press, 1932. 4to. Cloth spine, boards. Frontispiece, xviii, 220 pages, 18 plates, 19 maps. First edition. A comprehensive urban planning study with numerous text illustrations and map Cover soiled.
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WARWICK, ITS PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
by ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and Richard Nickson
ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and Richard Nickson. WARWICK, ITS PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. London: Warwick Borough Council, (1949). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Folding frontispiece plate, 152 pages, 4 colored folding plates. First edition. Post-war renovation, integrating modern structures with the original town buildings. Dust jacket chipped, else very good.
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TOWN PLANNING REPORT. SKETCH DEVELOPMENT PLAN
by ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and others
ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and others. TOWN PLANNING REPORT. (Dublin:) (1941). 4to. Cloth. 62 pages. First edition. Planning report for Dublin and its environs. Cover lightly soiled.
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A PLAN FOR BATH
by ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and others
ABERCROMBIE, Patrick, and others. A PLAN FOR BATH. London: Isaac Pitman, 1945. Folio. Cloth. viii, 120 pages, 28 plates. First edition. Urban planning for the post-World War II era. Illustrated with photographs a large folding color map in the rear pocket. Very good.
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COLOUR MEASUREMENT AND MIXTURE
by ABNEY, W. de W.
ABNEY, W. de W. COLOUR MEASUREMENT AND MIXTURE. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1891. Small 8vo. Publishe red cloth. Frontispiece, 207, (6) pages. First edition. Part of the "Romance of Science" series--a study of color theory in light written by William Abney one of the founders of modern photography. With forty-five illustrations in the text. Very good.
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THE PRINTER'S CRAFT
by ABT, Jeffrey
ABT, Jeffrey. THE PRINTER'S CRAFT. Chicago: Regenstein Library, (1982). Oblong 8vo. Wrappers. First edition. An exhibition selected from the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company collection. Fi.
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INVISIBLE AUTOMOBILE HAIRNET, REAL HAIR, HAND MADE
by (AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES)
(AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES) INVISIBLE AUTOMOBILE HAIRNET, REAL HAIR, HAND MADE. (N.D.: circa 1900). Printed envelope with hairnet inclosed )5 x 6 inches). Unusual early twentieth-century auto travel accessory to protect the hair of traveling lady. Cover picture on envelope of elegant woman in hairnet. Colo of hairnet stamped on front "Dark.
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A CATALOG OF THE TAPESTRIES IN THE COLLECTION OF FRANK GAIR
by ACKERMAN, Phyllis
(TAPESTRIES) ACKERMAN, Phyllis. A CATALOG OF THE TAPESTRIES IN THE COLLECTI OF FRANK GAIR MACOMBER. N.P.: n.d. Folio. Quarter-vellum. (iv), vi, (iii), 107 pages, 24 plates. Fir edition. One of 50 copies. Tapestries from the middle of the fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth. The collection regards them as both an industry and an art. Sho tear at head of spine, boards rubbed, internally very good.
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DECORATIONS INTERIEURES MEUBLES, STYLE ANGLAIS, EPOQUES LOUIS XVI &
by (ADAM, Robert and James)
(ADAM, Robert and James). DECORATIONS INTERIEURES MEUBLES, STYLE ANGLAIS, EPOQUES LOUIS XVI & EMPIRE. Paris: Armand Guerinet, (circa 1910s). Folio. Cloth. (ii) pages, 28 plates. A selection of interior designs by the Adam brothers from works published fro 1767-1822. Plates slightly toned, binding sunned.
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CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY
by ADAMS, Ansel, and others
(EXHIBITION CATALOGUE) ADAMS, Ansel, and others. CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. (Lexington: University of Kentucky,) 1956. 8vo. Wrappers. 37 pages. First edition. Illustrated catalogue of photography of leading artists including Ansel Adams Owner's signature. Very good.
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RANDALL JARRELL A BIBLIOGRAPHY
by ADAMS, Charles M.
(JARRELL) ADAMS, Charles M. RANDALL JARRELL A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1958. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, 72 pages. First edition. Fine.
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BOOKBINDINGS BY T.J. COBDEN-SANDERSON
by ADAMS, Frederick B., Jr.
(COBDEN-SANDERSON) ADAMS, Frederick B., Jr. BOOKBINDINGS BY T.J. COBDEN-SANDERSON. New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969. 4to. Stiff wrappers. 33 pages, plates. One of 1350 copies. With over thirty black and white plates of his work. Spine and top of covers sunned.
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THE MAKING OF A HISTORY, THE LETTERS OF HENRY ADAMS TO HENRY VIGNAUD
by ADAMS, Henry
ADAMS, Henry. THE MAKING OF A HISTORY, THE LETTERS OF HENRY ADAMS TO HENRY VIGNAUD AND CHARLES SCRIBNER, 1879-1913. Boston: (Massachusetts Historical Society,) 1959. 8vo. Boards. 70 pages. Reprint from the Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings. Fine.
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THE MARCH OF DEMOCRACY
by ADAMS, James Truslow
ADAMS, James Trunslow. THE MARCH OF DEMOCRACY. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 428 pages. First edition of Volume I. Became a seven volume set. Dust jacket bright bu chipped.
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DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. Six volumes
by ADAMS, James Truslow, editor
ADAMS, James Truslow, (editor). DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. Six volumes. New York: Scribner's, 1951. 4to. Cloth. Second edition. Encyclopedic collection of historical information on American history, comple with index volume. Covers slightly discolored and rubbed, a good set.
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THE CRYSTAL GEM
by (ADAMS, John S.)
(MINIATURE BOOK) (ADAMS, John S.). THE CRYSTAL GEM. Boston: G.W. Cottrell, (1853). 32mo. (3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches) Publisher's gilt stamped cloth, all edges gilt. 96 pages. [Bradbury, Antique United States Miniature Books, # 18]. Scarce miniature book of poetry for children, edited by John S. Adams. According to the verso of the title page, it is printed by Geo. C. Rand & Ave and sterotyped by Hobart & Robbins, Boston. with ink inscription on front bl... Read More
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AUGUSTE RODIN
by ADAMS, Philip R.
(RODIN) ADAMS, Philip R. AUGUSTE RODIN. (New York): The Hyperion Press, (1945). Folio. Cloth. (48) pages. First edition. A monograph on the sculpture and drawings of the French artist. With a bibliography. Chipping to head of spine, rubbing to extremities, browning to edges, a good copy.
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THE PAPERS OF LORD GEORGE GERMAIN
by ADAMS, Randolph G.
ADAMS, Randolph G. THE PAPERS OF LORD GEORGE GERMAIN. Ann Arbor: William L. Clements Library, 1928. Small folio. Cloth spine, boar Frontispiece, 46 pages. First edition. One of 750 copies. Signed. A presentation copy of this description of the Stopford-Sackville Papers held the William L. Clements Library; partly uncut. Covers sunned and lightly rubbed, paper spine label torn, else fine.
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