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[Maryland in the 1880s]
New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company, 1889. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Maryland in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict canned goods and oyster dredging on the Chesapeake. . Matted and in fine condition. Measures 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. MAPS/121624.
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The Olive Branch: or Faults on Both Sides, Federal and Democratic. A Serious Appeal on the Necessity of Mutual Forgiveness and Harmony, to Save our Common Country from Ruin. Second Edition Improved and Enlarged
Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1815. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This edition was published just two months after the first. Carey describes it as amplified, methodised and improved over the first edition. The book appeared during a "convulsed period of history" as an effort to create unity between the two American parties against the British during the War of 1812. Bound in original paper boards, badly browned and faded, with spine missing. Front and rear boards loose but holding.... Read More
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Specimens of Type in the Printing-Office of The Yale University Press
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover. In their foreword the press writes: "Specimen books of type in the modern printer's office seldom show features of marked individuality. The almost universal use of the monotype and linotype, which derive their type faces from the specimen books of the the manufacturers of these machines, tends to a considerable uniformity in the type repertories. Unique and private fonts have largely ceased to exist....Yet there are some... Read More
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[Samples of Czech typography]
n.p., 1928. Very Good. Interesting samples of Czech printing fom the early 20th century. One is a large bifold done by Vojtech Preissig dated 1925. Preissig (1873-1944) was a Czech typographer, printmaker, designer, illustrator, painter and teacher. Printed on light tan paper about 9 x 11 inches. It includes a line engraving. The other two samples are from Cesky Bibliofil, an important Czech annual devoted to book design, typography, and the graphic arts. Each is bifold... Read More
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[The Adventures of Smilin' Jack]
Very Good. This is an unusual and scarce collection of 16 card strips with photographs from "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack. Samuel Eppy, Inc. issued this 128-card set in 1943. "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack" was a movie serial based on the comic strip "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack". The movie serial was distributed by Universal Pictures during 1943, Both single cards and sixteen 8-cards strips were issued. This set is from the sixteen 8-card strips. The fronts... Read More
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Arctic Miscellanies. A Souvenir of the Late Polar Search. by the Officers and Seamen of the Expedition
London: Colburn and Co, 1852. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A scarce copy of this engaging compilation from the expedition under the command of Captain Austin that sailed from the Thames on May 4, 1850 in search of Sir John Franklin and his missing men. Franklin's ill-fated 1845 voyage was in search of the elusive Northwest Passage, and ultimately he and his crew did not survive. Captain Austin's expedition comprising four ships became locked in ice in the Arctic... Read More
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En Amerique de San Francisco au Canada (avec un index analytique de l'ouvrage)
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. [IN FRENCH] Jules Huret (1863-1915) was a French journalist known for his interviews with writers, including Emile Zola, Guy de Maupassant, and Anatole France. He also published a work about Sarah Bernhardt. Around age 50, he began making international voyages, including to the United States. In 1904, he published a book of travel from New York to New Orleans, followed in 1905 by this travelogue from San Francisco to Canada. Octavo. Bound... Read More
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Official Documents of the Presbytery of Albany, Exhibiting the Trials of the Rev. John Chester & Mr. Mark Tucker: Together with the Whole Case of the Rev. Hooper Cumming
Schenectady, NY: Henry Stevens & Co, 1818. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. A compilation of documents related to the trials of John Chester, Mark Tucker and Hooper Cumming. Chester and Tucker were accused of slandering Reverend Cumming, who in turn was accused of inappropriate behavior. Bound in full brown leather with red leather spine label. Leather is stained and worn with tender hinges. Offsetting to endpapers, and browning to pages. With a fold-out sheet outlining the... Read More
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[Indiana in the 1880s]
New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company, 1889. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Indiana in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict a variety of farm products, hogs and coal mining. Matted and in fine condition. Measures 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. MAPS/121624.
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[Shirley Temple Scrapbook]
Portland, ME (?): n.p., 1938. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. This is an astonishing and unique item created by a young girl who obviously idolized famed child star Shirley Temple. This is an opportunity to acquire an unusual and highly collectible homage to the most popular movie star of the 1930s. The creator of this scrapbook, Lillian Lesperance, later Lesperance-Lysengen, modified a huge catalog of wallpaper samples to affix and display her collection of photographs of Shirley, from infancy... Read More
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The Children in the Wood
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1890. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Rare. A rather depressing story of morality in verse about two orphaned children who are left in their uncle's care. Rather than raise them, he arranges to have them murdered so that he can collect their inheritence. The children are abandoned in the woods and starve to death. The uncle suffers from God's wrath with very bad luck following his terrible deed - his two sons die, he loses... Read More
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Employment Discrimination in the Construction Industry in Baltimore
Washington DC: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. A Report of the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights prepared for the information and consideration of the Commission. Side stapled yellow paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Light soiling / browning to edges of wrappers, but clean and bright overall. A study of discrimination based on race within various trades such as electrician, carpenter, roofer, painter, plumber, welder.... Read More
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Constitution with By-laws and Rules of Order, of Rising Sun Lodge, No. 8, Independent Order of Good Templars, of Washington, D.C.
Washington DC: M'Gill and Witherow, 1867. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Includes a temperence pledge to not make, buy, sell, or consume any form of alcohol. Disbound with wrappers removed. A few chips and short tears to edges of pages. Occasional smudges, but clean overall. Size: 24mo - 5.5 x 3.75 inches. 26 pages. AMER/122823.
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[Two store ledgers from the early twentieth century]
n.p.: n.p., 1917. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Two folio sized commercially produced ledgers used for a furniture and household goods dealer. The name of the business and its location are not identified. There are stickers on the front pastedown of the ledger for 1916-17 for businesses in Rochester and Syracuse, New York. This seems to have been a prosperous business with many sales daily. The were recorded in ink or pencil, giving the name of the purchaser, the item... Read More
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Original photograph of a young lady
Huntington, WV: Proctor, 1910. Fine. Silver gelatin photograph mounted in a folding brown paper card. Size of photograph: Size of closed card: PHOTO/040820.
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Votes and Proceedings of the Lower House of Assembly of the Province of Maryland. October, Session, 1763, Being the Second Session of thie Assembly
Annapolis: Printed by Jonas Green, 1764. Paperback. Good. Paperback. Horatio Sharpe, esq. (1718 - 1790) served as the proprietary Governor of Maryland at the time of this assembly meeting. This publication details daily proceedings of from from October 1763 through the end of November of the same year. No longer in boards, the pages are hand-bound together with string (with evidence of modern restoration). Heavy damage to first few pages with losses to bottom corners and edges. A... Read More
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The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading Volume XIX (19) January - June 1875
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Bound in maroon contemporary cloth with gilt titling to spine. Book plate of Kansas City Public Library plus stamp to fore-edge and blind stamps to chipped ffep and title page. Interior clean with wlight tears to final few pages. 864 pages. PER/061918.
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The Art Journal. New Series: Volume V (5) 1879
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The American version of this popular English magazine about the fine arts. A total of 36 engraved full page plates based on paintings and sculptures by Gerome, Landseer, Lucas, Millais, Newton, Armitage, and more. Articles on British and American artists, architecture, decorative arts, poetry, and more. Ex-library from MICA with stamp to copyright page and fore-edge of textblock. Dark brown leather spine and corners over reddish-brown cloth... Read More
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Print Program for the Roller Derby
n.p., 1951. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. A scarce official print program issued in 1951 for the very popular roller derby. An introduction writes of the events of that year, accompanied by photos of performers and racers, along with two pages of facts and figures about the participants and photos of famous attendees, a page with the official rules, and another with drawings showing referee's signals and what they mean. With an ad for roller skates and an ad... Read More
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The Art World: A Monthly for the Public Devoted to the Higher Ideals. April 1917 Combining the Craftsman. Volume II, Number 1
New York: The Kalon Publishing Company, Inc, 1917. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Includes articles on Degeneracy in art, town and country embellishments, Japanese ideas in an American House, Craftsman houses, Fruit Trees, Bird Houses, 19th century painting, and more. Illustrated white paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Chipping and tears to paper on spine. Both wrappers are detached but present. Minor spotting and soiling to covers, but clean interior. Includes many full page black... Read More
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MCM Catalogue
Munich: MCM Moderne Creation München Reisegepäck GMBH, 1994. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. A miniature catalog of MCM's products featuring mostly their travel bags, but also clothing, cars, perfumes, and more. Includes celebrity photos, a list of worldwide retail locations, and a working movable image featuring a nude model covered in books. Bound in glossy cream paper wrappers with gilt title to front wrapper. Minor rubbing to wrappers. Filled with full color photographic illustrations. Text is mostly in English, with... Read More
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110 Years of American Art: 1830 - 1940. October 15 - December 31, 2001
New York: Spanierman Gallery, LLC, 2001. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. An exhibition catalog of 85 paintings and sculptures that were featured in at the Spanerman Gallery in 2001. Includes work by Albert Bierstadt, Childe Hassam, Frederic Remington, and many more. Glossy illustrated paper covered boards with black title to spine and front board. Bump to bottom front corner, else fine. Clean and bright with laid in price list. Filled with full color reproductions. 136 pages. ART/122823.
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![Catalogus der Tentoonstelling van Moderne Nederlandsche Boekkunst in het Museum Plantijn-Moretus te Antwerpen van 18 Juli tot 15 Augustus [Catalog of the Exhibition of Modern Dutch Book Art in the Museum Plantijn-Moretus in Antwerp from 18 July to 15 August]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/204/911/1522911204.0.l.jpg)
Catalogus der Tentoonstelling van Moderne Nederlandsche Boekkunst in het Museum Plantijn-Moretus te Antwerpen van 18 Juli tot 15 Augustus [Catalog of the Exhibition of Modern Dutch Book Art in the Museum Plantijn-Moretus in Antwerp from 18 July to 15 August]
Maastricht: C. Nypels Leiter-Nypels, 1925. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. In Dutch. Uncommon. 1 of 100 copies. This catalog includes 97 entries plus a short supplement. The Museum Plantijn-Moretus is dedicated to book history and contains over 14,000 woodblocks. Printed by C. Nypels on the press of Leiter-Nypels in Maastricht in Erasmus Mediaeval type by S.H. de Roos. Bound in tan paper wrappers with orange illustration of a tree with lions to front wrappers. Wear and toning to spine.... Read More
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La Premiere Histoire Vivante de la Photo et du Cinema
Paris: L'Avenir Graphique, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good minus. Oblong octavo. Bound in side-stapled paper wrappers with title to front panel. Previous owner's writing to front wrapper in pen. Light foxing to wrappers. Photographic illustrations to interior, including images of old cameras. [16 pages.] French. FRE111101.
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[Maine in the 1880s]
New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Maine in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict ship building, hunting and logging. Matted and in fine condition. Measures 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches. MAPS/121624.
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