Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers: A Selection of American and English Booksellers' Catalogues, 19th-21st Century. By John R. Payne. Introduction by Kurt Zimmerman. Austin , Roger Beacham, Publisher, . One could be forgiven for thinking it odd that something as ephemeral as the bookseller's catalogue should be treated to such a sumptuous production as John Payne's Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers (GCMB). But, as the author reminds us, “Bookshops open and close. Booksellers retire, change professions, and pass on. What remains, other than memories and reputations, are their catalogues, the lasting tangible record of a bookseller's creativity and expertise – a remembrance, a talisman.” (Preface, page xi). The author has selected one hundred forty catalogues from amongst tens of thousands viewed during his time at the Lilly ... [more Book Review: Great Catalogues by Master Booksellers]
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The Pentucket Housewife. A Manual for Housekeepers, and Collection of Recipes, Contributed by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church, Haverhill, MassFirst Editionby Ladies of the First Baptist Church, Haverhill, Mass.; [Train, Carrie W.]
Haverhill, MA : Steam Press of Chase Bros., 22 Washington Square , 1882
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The Pentucket Housewife: A Manual for Housekeepers and Collection of Recipes. Contributed by The Ladies of the First Baptist Church, Haverhill, Mass. [Edited by C. W. Train.]by [First Baptist Church (Haverhill, Mass.); Ladies of the Church; Caroline Matilda Whittier Train]
Haverhill, Mass : [The Church; Printed by] Steam Press of Chase Bros , 1883
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Creep and Fracture of IceFirst Editionby Schulson, Erland M. & Paul Duval
Cambridge (UK) : Cambridge University Press , 2009
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The Soul of a Flower; Le Coeur de FleursFirst Editionby Kurisaki, Noboru
Tokyo : Bunka Shuppankyoku , 1984
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Phantastica, Narcotic and Stimulating Drugs. Their use & abuseby Lewin, Louis; Bo Holmstedt (foreword by)
New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc , 1964
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Dining for Moderns, With Menus and Recipes: The Why and When of Wining. Compiled by Mrs. G. Edgar Hackney. Wine notes by Peter Greig. Edited by Ann R. SilverFirst Editionby [Hackney, Irmgard, compiler]; [New York Exchange for Woman's Work]
[New York] : Published by and for the benefit of The New York Exchange for Woman's Work; [Elert Printing Company, Inc.] , 1940
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