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Sirelius, Uno Taavi 1872-1929 Suomen Ryijyt Tekstiilihistoriallinen Tutkimus. Sisaltaa 93 Varitaulua Ja 334 Tekstikuvaa
Helsinki, Finland Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava 1924, First Edition Hardcover Very good- condition Textiles; history of Finnish textiles; [8], 239 pages of text; 28.5cm; dark brown hardcover cloth very rubbed; spine crimped, chipped; corners bumped; hinges cracked; 93 full-page colored plates of textile designs; 334 black & white text illustrations; text in Finnish.
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Parker, Gilbert; Claude G. Bryant Old Quebec the fortress of New France. With illustrations.
London Macmillan 1903, First Edition Hardcover Very Good- Condition xv, 486 pages of text includingan index. 22cm; Hardcover blue cloth; spine and edges badly worn; top edge gilt; gilt seal on cover; hinges cracked; front flyleaf lacking. Contains frontis of Major-General James Wolfe (1727-1759), British army officer killed on Plains of Abraham; plates and illus. listed p. ix-xiv; 5 maps, 3 folded, listed p. xv; bookplate. Canada; New France;
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Cumming, John b. 1915 Guide for the writing of local history, A.
[Lansing] Michigan Bicentennial Commission [1974] Michigania; local history; 53p.; 21.3cm; pictorial paper wrapper.
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Unknown Lord Bakemanj, who was taken by the Turks, and put in prison, and was afterwards released by the jailor's daughter, whom he married. ---A true story.
Boston, MA 1830, American poetry; published circa 1830; kidnapping; piracy; 1p. broadside; 8 3/4" x6 1/2"; verse in 2 columns, 52 lines each; separated by advertising line: [device] Sold at the corner of Merchant's Row and Market-Square, (upstairs)--Boston. [device]; this a variant of 6 issues at Brown University.
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Otis, James 1848-1912 Wreck of the circus, The.
New York, Thomas Y. Crowell [1897] First Edition Fiction; 97p.; 19.6cm; pictorial turquoise cloth rubbed; spine crimped; corners bumped; frontis.; p. 8-9 stained.
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Unknown Circus alphabet
Racine, WI Whitman 1954, 16 x 14 cm; colored illus. by Patric Hudson; Tell-a-tale series.
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Darllen, Hwyl Y clown. Wedi ei sgrifennu a'I arlunio gan Peter Joyce. Addaswyd yn arbennig ar gyfer darllenwyr y Cam Cyntaf.
London, Burke [1969] 23p.; 22.2 x 19.5cm; pictorial paper covered boards slightly soiled; colored illus.; picture book format; in Welsh.
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Biggerstaff, Knight Asia after world war II showing changes to 1950.
Chicago, Rand Mcnally, 1950 Maps;48" x 30"; colored folded wall map; in folder.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 How about Europe? Some footnotes on east and west.
[Florence, Italy] privately printed, 1929 Signed by Author English novel; 216p.; 20.8cm; patterned paper covered boards rubbed; spine chipped; corners bumped; glue residue front endpaper; #401 of 550; signed by author; d/w chipped.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 In the beginning.
[Florence, Italy] privately printed, 1927 Signed by Author English novel; 259p.; 22.5cm; patterned paper covered boards; spine damaged, affecting leather label; corners bumped; #390 of 700; signed by author.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 Together.
London, Chapman & Hall, 1923 English literature; travel; Austria; 248p. incl. index;; 26.3cm; red cloth; spine faded, crimped; corners bent; illus.; some pages uncut; #271 of 275; numbered and signed by author.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 One day.
Eure, France, Chapelle-Reanville, 1929 English literature; travel; Athens, Greece; 55p.; 26cm; fullred leather rebound by Corey; #115 of 200 by Hours Press, signed by author; pictorial endpapers.
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Disraeli, Benjamin 1804-1881 Ixion in heaven and Endymion. Disraeli's skit and Aytoun's burlesque
London, Scholartis Press, 1927 English literature; fine printing; viii, 75p.; 22.5cm; 1/2 black cloth; paisley patterned paper covered boards rubbed; #77 of 525; printed at Curwen Press; William Edmondstoune Aytoun 1813-65, Scottish poet and parodist.
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Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 Specimen days & collect.
Philadelphia, PA, David McKay, 1882-83 American poetry; 1st ed.; 2d issue; 376p.; 19.4cm; originaltan cloth rubbed; gilt decorated spine crimped; inner hinges cracked; some pencil marks in text; some page corners creased; owner marks.
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Vidal, Gore b. 1925 1876. A NOVEL. Signed and limited edition.
New York Random House 1976, First Edition Hardcover Signed Near fine condition 364 pages of text. Number 36 of 300 signed by the author. The book is in near fine condition, with almost unnoticeable sunning of spine. There is no glassine wrapper, if one was issued; now protected in custom stiff archival mylar. The slipcase is in near fine condition, with only the slightest of shelfwear. American novel; meaures 24.2cm (height).
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Anderson, Maxwell (1882-1959) THE WINGLESS VICTORY. A Play in Three Acts.
Washington, D.C Anderson House 1936, First Edition Very good condition (DJ) Hardcover Near fine condition [vi], 131 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; measures 19.2cm (height). Unclipped dustjacket with one small tear and a few small creases and minimal soiling; protected in archival mylar. Photo of bronze likeness of Katharine Cornell on dustjacket front. Script. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. American drama.
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Anderson, Maxwell (1882-1959) HIGH TOR. A Play in Three Acts.
Washington, D.C Anderson House 1937, First Edition Very good- condition (DJ) Hardcover Very good- condition [vi], 142 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth slightly faded and rubbed, with minor crimping of spine; measures 19.7cm (height). Unclipped pictorial dustjacket with a few small tears, several creases, a few tiny chips and small scuff to front panel; moderately browned on the spine and top edge with overall moderate soiling; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers. Script. Previous owner's bookplate on endpaper. American drama.
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Fields, Joseph b. 1895 and Jerome Chodorov My sister Eileen, a comedy. Based on the stories by Ruth McKenney with a foreword by George S. Kaufman.
New York , Random House [1941] American drama; 1st printing; ix, 187p.; 21cm; green cloth; 3 illus.incl. frontis. from photos of stage action; Ruth McKenney b. 1911; script.
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Eckstein, Gustav M.D. b. 1890 Hokusai, play in fourteen scenes.
New York, Harper, 1935 American drama; 1st ed.; 191p.; 22.3cm; black cloth very slightly rubbed; illus. by author; pictorial d/w torn; script.
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Barrie, James Matthew 1860-1937 COURAGE.
London Hodder & Stoughton 1922, First thus edition Hardcover Very good+ condition Scottish literature; unpaged; 22.7cm; cream cloth; spine crimped, slightly darkened; hinge shaken; top edge gilt; Rectorial address delivered at St. Andrews University, May 3, 1922; bookplate of Edgar A. Guest.
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Cabell, James Branch 1879-1958 Some of us. An essay in epitaphs
New York, Robert M. McBride, 1930 American literature; 135p.; 24.7cm; 1/2 white linen, light blue paper covered boards; corners slightly bumped; pages partly uncut; #239 of 1295; signed by author; bookplate.
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Hergesheimer, Joseph 1880-1954 Bright shawl, The
New York, NY Alfred Knopf 1922, First signed and limited edition Signed American novel; 220p.; 24.7cm; 1/2 parchment, patterned paper covered boards worn, chipped; #211 of 225; signed by author
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Connecticutt Code of 1650, The, being a compilation of the earliest laws and orders of the general court of Connecticut: also, the constitution, or civil compact entered into and adopted by the towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield in 1638-9. To which is added,
Hartford, CT, Silas Andrus, 1822 Americana; Connecticutt; law; 11[9]p.; 18.5cm; 1/2 leather, paper boards very worn; hinges broken; all pages after p. 118 incl. index lacking; frontis.; numerous owner marks.
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Barker, George b. 1913 SACRED AND SECULAR ELEGIES.
Norfolk, CT New Directions 1943, First Edition Very good- condition (DJ) Hardcover Very good+ condition English poetry. 16 unnumbered leaves; 22.5cm. Hardcover binding; light orange paper covered boards slightly rubbed. Dustjacket sunned on spine, with several small tears and creases, and overall slightly soiled; protected in archival mylar.
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Anderson, Maxwell (1882-1959) KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY. A Musical Comedy in two acts. Book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson as written to be set to music by Kurt Weill. Illustrated by Robet H. Mutrix.
Washington, D.C Anderson House 1938, First Edition Very good- condition (DJ) Hardcover Very good+ condition ix, 109 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding slightly soiled with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket with several small tears, creases and tiny chips, a two inch tear hidden on the inner rear panel near the fore-edge; moderately browned on the spine and top edge; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with vignettes throughout text. Script. Measures 22.2cm in height.
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Anderson, Maxwell (1882-1959) THE MASQUE OF KINGS. A Play in Three Acts.
New York, NY Anderson House 1936, First Edition Very good- condition (DJ) Hardcover Very good+ condition [viii], 141 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding slightly shelfwear, with minor spine crimping; measures 22.2cm (height). Unclipped pictorial dustjacket with moderate rubbing to the extremities, with several small tears and creases, and moderate soiling and staining; protected in archival mylar. Script. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper. American drama. 1st printing of First Edition.
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Barry, Philip 1896-1949 Animal kingdom, The. A comedy.
New York Samuel French 1932, Hardcover American drama; 198p.; 19.2cm; 1/2 black, blue cloth slightly rubbed; script.
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Unknown My Monarch book of the circus.
London Purnell 1969, [16]p.; 24.8 x 22.5cm; colored pictorial paper covered boards slightly rubbed;colored illus.; picture book format.
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Defoe, Daniel 1661-1731 Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders, The. With illustrations by John Alan Maxwell.
n.p., Bibliophist Society, n.d. English novel; xix, 299p.; 23.5cm; black cloth, slightly rubbed; frontis.; illus. listed p. [vi]; pictorial endpapers; author biographical note p.[vii]; d/w chipped, spine discolored; artist John Alan Maxwell b.1904; bookplate.
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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 1859-1930 Adventures of Gerard, The. Illustrations by W. B. Wollen
New York, McClure, Phillips, 1903 English novel; 1st American ed.; 297p.; 19.9cm; original pictorial dark green cloth rubbed; spine crimped; 15 illus. which differ in some cases from the original London ed.
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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan 1859-1930 New revelation, The.
New York, George H. Doran, 1918 Spiritualism; American literature; 1st ed.; viii, [4], 13-122p.; 19.4cm; original brown cloth worn; owner marks.
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Galsworthy, John 1867-1933 Soames and the flag.
London, William Heinemann, 1930 English novel; 51p.; 23.6cm; full vellum, slightly discolored; #673of 1025; signed by author; slip-case rubbed, soiled.
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Eliot, George 1819-1880 Romola. A novel. With illustrations.
New York, Harper, 1863 English novel;1st ed.; [vii] 250p.6p. ads; 24.2cm; brown blind stamped cloth, soiled; spine rubbed, frayed; illus. listed p. [vii]; some water stains, foxing; pseudonym of Mary Ann [Marian] Evans, English Victorian writer.
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Ackerman, Forrest J. LON OF 1000 FACES!
Beverly Hills, CA Morrison, Raven-Hill 1983, First edition, 1st printing Paperback Near fine condition Lon Chaney 1883-1930; 286 pages of text; 28.7cm; pictorial paper wrappers; over 1100 illustrations from photos; articles by Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Kenneth Strickfaden, et al; cameo by Vincent Price. In original publisher's shrinkwrap. Movies, Biography.
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Lever, Charles James 1806-1872 CHARLES O'MALLEY, THE IRISH DRAGOON. Edited by Harry Lorrequer with illustrations by Phiz. In two volumes.
Dublin, Ireland William Curry, Jun and Company 1841, First Edition Hardcover Good+ condition English novel. Hardcover binding; original dark green textured cloth; spines frayed; inner hinges cracked; edges rubbed; engraved title pages and numerous plates by illustrator Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) 1815-1882; heavily foxed in margins. Previous owner's name on front endpapers.
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Moore, George Augustus (1852-1933) ULICK AND SORACHA. Signed and limited edition.
London Nonesuch Press 1926, First Edition Very good+ condition (DJ) Hardcover Signed Very good+ condition Irish literature; fine printing; 286 pages of text; Hardcover; cream cloth, slightly darkened on edges; #395 of 1250. Decorated brown vellum dustjacket with tear at crease; protected in archival mylar. Dustjacket shorter than book; as designed. Engraved illustration opposite dedication page. Signed by author.
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Moore, George Augustus 1852-1933 Memoirs of my dead life of galanteries, meditations and remembrances soliloquies or advice to lovers, with many miscellaneous reflections on virtue & merit.
London, William Heinemann [1921] Irish literature; biography; xvii, 290p.; 23.3cm; tan and green paper covered boards; spine darkened; front cover spotted; edges rubbed; colored frontis. of author as child; #574 of 1030; signed by author.
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Ashford, Daisy (ca. 1890-1972), Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) ... Deuxieme numero de Chroniques. Le Roseau d’or. Oeuvres et chroniques, 10. [Includes] 'les jeunes visiteurs' traduit de l'anglais par M. Sachs avec une preface de Jean Cocteau. [Signed and inscribed by Maurice Sachs]
Paris, France Plon-Nourrit 1926, First French edition Paperback Signed Very good- condition [vi], 397 pages of text including table. Paperback binding; original blue printed paper wrappers with numerous small creases and tears and extremities, and a few tiny chips at top of spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar, and further protected by a custom made gray and navy linen clam-shell box with printed spine label. Measues 20 cm in height. Illustrated with a historic photograph of Ashford as a girl, and a facsimile of the first page of the original manuscript. Pages 133-221 contain the French translation of "The young visitors" which Ashford wrote at age 9; it was first published in 1919. This edition with an introduction by Cocteau, and translated by Maurice Sachs, who was Cocteau's secretary at the time. Sachs has inscribed and signed the book on the half-title page in the year of publication. Sachs was a black marketeer, anti-semitic, collaborateur, went to Germany 1943 to work with Gestapo, arrested and shot 1945. Contains the following works: "La messagere de la politique divine" by Humbert Clerissac; "Renoncer a toute richesse," "Jeunesse lacustre" and "Angoisses et autres" by Max Jacob; "Et le sentiment de la mort" by Charles Maurras; "Et sa pensee" by Paul Valery; "Et le soldat" by Anatole France; "Si Peguy etait la..." by Henri Massis; "Le destin de la culture" by Nicholas Berdiaeff; "Scenes dans le paradis" by Justin Klotz; "Les freres caches" by Jean Aurenche; "Daisy en France" by Jean Cocteau; "Les jeunes visiteurs ou le plan de Mr. Salteeana" by Daisy Ashford; "Veillee" by Alfredo Gangotena; "Erasme et Thomas Morus contre Machiavel ou la politique et la morale" by Emile Dermenghem; "La traversee inutile" by Julien Green; "I. Mariage" and "II. Les bisons Porteciel" by Paul Sabon; "La Chine et les missions" by Leopold Levaux; "Les traces de Dieu dans la vie de Jacques Riviere" by Jules Lebreton; "Lettre a Frederic Lefevre" by Georges Bernanos.
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Tryon, Warren Stinson ed. b. 1901 Mirror for Americans, A. Life and manners in the United States 1790-1870 as recorded by American travelers.
Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press [1952] Americana; history; 1st ed.; 3 vols.; 25cm; embossed tan cloth index; illus.; pictorial endpapers; d/w.
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U. S. Board on Geographic Names First report. 1890-1891.
Washington, DC, GPO, 1892 Americana; place names; 86p.; 23.2cm; "bringing about a uniform usage andspelling of geographic names in the publications of the Government,"; incl. U.S., foreign and county names.
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Kurtz, D. Morris Auburn, N.Y. Its facilities and resources. Fully illustrated.
[Auburn, NY] Kurtz Publishing, 1884 Americana; New York; local history; 152p., incl. index; 23cm;maroon cloth rubbed; spine frayed; front inner hinge cracked; front flyleaf loose.
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Hermann, Binger (1843-1926) The Louisiana Purchase and our Title West of the Rocky Mountains, with a Review of Annexation by the United States. Reublished by Joint Resolution of Congress.
Washington, D.C Government Printing Office 1900, Early Reprint Edition Hardcover Good+ Condition Western Americana; annexation; 87 pages of text; 26.3cm; full red leather heavily worn, with spine badly chipped, corners bumped and staining/soiling to front cover. Illustrated with a folded map frontis, 4 folded maps and portraits.; illus. listed p. [7]. Front endpaper with minor ink stains, with text otherwise in excellent condition.
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Niles, Hezekiah ed. 1778-1839 Weekly Register, The: containing political, historical, geographical, scientific, astronomical, statistical and biographical. Documents, essays and facts: together with notices of the arts and manufactures, and a record of the events of the times.
Baltimore, MD Franklin 1811, First Edition Hardcover Very good condition 480 pages of text. American periodical; vol. 1, Sept. 1811-March 1812; 24.7cm. New half leather with marbled paper-covered boards; beautifully rebound by Corey; titile page and index page repaired with Japanese tissue strengthening. Wagner-Camp #63.
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Osborn, Chase Salmon 1860-1949 and Stellanova Bru Conquest of a continent, The.
Michigan [Lancaster, PA, Science Press] 1939 Americana; Canada; Great Lakes; boundary disputes; 1sted.; 190p. incl. index; 28.2cm;rust colored cloth slightly rubbed; front cover stained at bottom; d/w slightly chipped; presentation to Laura Freele Osborn 1867-1955, signed by authors.
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Seward, William Henry 1801-1872 Speech of Wiliam H. Seward on the occasion of the fall of Atlanta, at Auburn, Saturday, Sept. 3, 1864.
Washington, DC, McGill & Witherow, 1864 Civil War; 8p.; 23.8cm; disbound, leaves separated; 23.5cm;appended: Republican and Democratic platforms.
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Brown, John M.D. 1810-1882 Rab and his friends. With illustrations by Hermann Simon and Edmund H. Garrett. Edition de luxe.
Philadelphia, PA, J. B. Lippincott, 1890 Scottish literature; dogs; 32p.; 28.2cm; gray cloth; spinecrimped; edges rubbed; frontis. portrait of author; photogravure proofs from original drawings listed p. [9]; #49 of 125.
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Holtzman, Irwin T., comp. A CHECK LIST OF ISRAELI LITERATURE 1948-2000 in English. Revised August, 1999
Southfield, MI Specifications Service 1999, 2nd edition Paperback Near fine condition 36 pages of text; 28cm; white paper wrapper; incl. Prose, poetry, drama anthologies, children/young adult, criticism/interviews, periodicals, bibliography; cover title reads: First 50 Years of the Achievement of Israeli Literature 1948-1998, a Check List in English. Books About Books; Israel.
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Holtzman, Irwin T., comp. Check list of Israeli literature 1948-2000 in English, A. Revised August, 1999.
[Southfield, MI, Specifications Service, 1999] Books about books; Israeli literature; bibliography;2nd ed.; 36p.; 28cm; white paper wrapper; incl. Prose, poetry, drama anthologies, children/young adult, criticism/interviews, periodicals, bibliography; cover title: First 50 years of the achievement of Israeli literature 1948-1998, a check list in English.
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Ross, Mitchell S. Literary politicians, The.
Garden City, NY, Doubleday, 1978 Americana; politics; 1st ed.; 372p.; 21.6cm; light blue cloth veryslightly rubbed; pictorial d/w very slightly rubbed; presentation signed by author.
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Ewing, Cortez Arthur Milton (1896-1962) CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, 1896-1944: the sectional basis of political democracy in the House of Representatives.
Norman, OK Univeristy of Oklahoma Press 1947, First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ Condition xiii, 110 pages of text including an index. 20.2cm; hardcover binding; dark blue cloth with bump and scuff to bottom edge. Illustrated by charts. Politics; elections.
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Wilson, Francis 1854-1935 Joseph Jefferson. Reminiscences of a fellow player.
New York, Charles Scribner, 1906 Theater; biography; 354p. incl. index; 23.8cm; 3/4 beige cloth soiled; gray paper covered boards very rubbed; spine crimped; frontis. portrait of Joseph Jefferson 1829-1905; illus. listed before text incl. limited ed. extra plates; Jefferson bookplate reproduced on t. p.; #14 of 160; signed by author; also full page presentation signed by author; book pocket.
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Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln's last speech in Springfield in the campaign of 1858.
Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 1925 Americana; politics; 22p; 29.7cm; 1/2 tan cloth, paper covered boards soiled; frontis portrait of Lincoln, U. S. president 1861-65; 2 illus.; facsimile of speech; introduction by Oliver R. Barrett b. 1873; p. 17-19 "Mr. Lincoln at home", column from Springfield Journal Nov. 1, 1858; p. 21-22 printed letter from John H. Morgan.
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Wistar, Isaac Jones 1827-1905 Autobiography of…1827-1905. Half a century in war and peace.
Philadelphia, PA, Wistar Institute of Anatony and Biology, 1937 Civil War; California; fur trade; mining; 1st ed.; vii, 528p incl. index; 26.6cm; blue cloth, slightly rubbed; frontis. portrait of author; 8 illus. listed p. v; folded map; d/w, torn, faded; Institute founded 1808 by Dr. Casper Wistar, great uncle of author; Broadfoot, Seagrave; Nevins.
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Vines, Richard 1600?-1656 Hearse of the renowned the right honourable Robert Earle of Essex and Ewe, Viscount Hereford, Lord Ferrers of Chartley, Bourchier, and Lovaine, sometime Captaine Lord General of the armies raised for the defence of King and Parliament. As it was represen
Edinburgh, Scotland, privately printed, 1886 England; biography; funeral; 50p.; 23.5cm; blue cloth badly rubbed; spine frayed; spine label chipped; corners badly bumped; 1 of 75 large paper and 275 small paper copies printed; Bibliotheca curiosa; author English puritan divine; 3rd earl of Essex Robert Devereux.
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Kilpatrick, Judson 1836-1881 Blue and the gray, The, or, war is hell. Revised and edited by Christopher Morley from an old script by Judson Kilpatrick and J. Owen Moore.
Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran, 1930 American drama; Civil War; 1st ed.; xv, 126p.; 19.7cm; original blue cloth slightly rubbed; paper labels; Christopher Morley 1890-1957; bookplate; d/w chipped; script.
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Noyes, Alfred 1880-1958 If judgment comes. A poem. With drawings by John Alan Maxwell.
New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1941 American poetry; Adolf Hitler; 1st ed.; 84p.; 24.2cm; maroon cloth; d/w, chipped; signed by author.
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Lawrence, Frieda 1879-1956 'Not I, but the wind...' by…geb. Freiin von Richthofen.
Santa Fe, NM, Rydal Press [1934] English literature; biography; 311p.; 24.8cm; 1/2 beige cloth; corners bumped, soiled; illus. from photos listed p. 13; d/w chipped and soiled; #246 of 1000; privately printed; signed by author, wife of English novelist David Herbert Lawrence 1885-1930.
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Sterne, Laurence 1713-1768 Sentimental journey, A, through France and Italy. Illustrated by Mahlon Blaine.
New York, Three Sirens Press [1930] English literature; biography; fine printing; 192p.; 24.6cm; 1/2 tan, bright blue cloth; gilt decoration; illus. listed before text; bookplate.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 Late harvest.
London, Lindsay Drummond [1946] English literature; 1st ed.; 132p. incl. index; 21.8cm; rust colored cloth very slightly rubbed; d/w chipped.
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Douglas, Norman 1868-1952 Norman Douglas a pictorial record with a critical and biographical study by Constantine Fitzgibbon.
New York, McBride, n.d. English literature; 71p.; 24.5cm; red cloth; 17 plates; d/w; #205 of 364;Constantine Fitzgibbon b. 1919.
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Cerio, Edwin THAT CAPRI AIR. With a Foreword by Francis Brett Young.
London William Heinemann 1929, First English trade edition Good+ condition (DJ) Hardcover Very good+ condition [vi], v, [i] blank, 201 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding, slightly rubbed at extremities; measures 23.2cm (height). A few tiny tears to page margins. Unclipped dustjacket with several small chips at top edge, front panel split neatly at hinge, and overall slightly discolored/age-toned; protected in archival mylar. Printed at Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey, England. Translators include: Norman Douglas (1868-1952), p.155-168 "CERTOSINA: A Digestive Liqueur", R. W. Reynolds p.139-154 "TEMPLE OF CYBELE", Louis Golding p. 59-85 "WEBER, THE MOON-WIT" and "WESTERGARD, THE HELIO-MYTH"; Francis Brett Young (1884-1954). Italian Literature.
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Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890) The Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi. Wood-engravings by Wilfred Jones.
New York, NY Alfred Knopf 1924, Arabic literature; 135p.; 14.3cm; 1/2 blue cloth, patterned paper boards; spine crimped, rubbed, small chip; edges badly rubbed; covers faded; #1736 of 2040; frontis.; illus listed p. [5-7]; author British explorer and Orientalist; Haji Abdu El-Yezdi Burton pseudonym; printed by Pynson Printers of New York.
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Gantillon, Simon b. 1890 Maya, a play in a prologue, nine scenes and a epilogue. Translated from the French by Ernest Boyd. Acting version.
New York, Actors Managers Inc., 1928 French drama; 147p.; 19.5cm; 1/2 black cloth, red patterned paper covered boards rubbed; corners bumped; glue residue on flyleaf; English translation by Ernest Augustus Boyd 1887-1946; signed by Boyd and actress Aline MacMahon; script.
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Taylor, Jeremiah 1817-1898 Sacrifice consumed, The. Life of Edward Hamilton Brewer, lately a soldier of the Potomac.
Boston, MA, Henry Holt, 1863 Civil War; biography; x, 11-140p., 11p. ads; 17.4cm; blind stamped brown cloth fadded; spine crimped; frontis. portrait of Brewer 1842-63; binder's title: The patriot soldier.
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Stearns, William Augustus 1805-1876 Adjutant Stearns.
Boston, MA, Massachusetts Sabbath School Society [1862] Civil War; biography; 160p.; 15.7cm; blind stamped brown cloth faded, soiled; gilt decorated spine; spine crimped; 3 quite small white paint spots on spine, front cover; frontis. of author with printed signature; printed scriptural quotation on t. p.; signature and quotation lacking in other printings; author member U. S. Army, 21st Massachusetts infantry regiment 1861-65.
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow b. 1906 Listen! the wind. With foreword and map drawings by Charles A. Lindbergh.
New York Harcourt, Brace and Company 1938, First Edition Very good condition (DJ) Hardcover Very Good Condition Aviation; biography. xii, 275 pages of text including an appendix. Hardcover red cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with several small chips, creases and tears; includes original glassene wrapper; both protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with endpaper maps; Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902-74, American aviator.
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Powell, Ola Successful canning and preserving; practical handbook for schools, clubs, and home use. Pen and ink sketches by Rose E. Gamble. 5 colored plates, 174 illustrations in text. Third edition, revised.
Philadelphia, Lippincott [1919] Cookbook; xx, 405p. incl index; 21.5cm; cream blind stamped cloth slightly rubbed; spine crimped; corners slightly bumped; colored frontis.; illus. listed p. xv-xx; Lippincott's home manuals.
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Dorling, Edward Earle Leopards of England and other papers on heraldry.
London Constable 1913, First Edition Hardcover Very Good- Condition viii, 136 pages of text. 22.7cm; Hardcover maroon cloth binding lightly rubbed; spine slightly crimped; corners bumped. Textblock inner center seam cracked, with binding remaining intact. Contains a colored frontis and numeorus illustrations (listed page vii-viii) including 24 full page, 9 colored; 5 genealogy charts. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page.
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Unknown WHERE TO HUNT AMERICAN GAME.
Lowell, MA United States Cartridge Co 1898, First Edition Hardcover Very good condition 288 pages of text. 20.5cm; hardcover green cloth binding slightly rubbed; gilt decoration; frontis.; illus. listed p. 7-8; contents alphabetical by state. Americana.
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Goodall, George, ed. Soviet Union in maps: its orgins and development.
Chicago, Denoyer-Geppert, 1947 Maps; atlas; 32p.; 19cm x 25cm; paper wrappers; National Geographic map of the Soviet Union, 1990, laid in.
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Amherst College Bookplate.
n.d. Books about books; 6.5 x 5cm; leather bookplate.
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Bennett, Enoch Arnold 1867-1931 Old wives' tale, The. With an introduction by Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen.
Oxford, U.K. Oxford University Press 1941, Hardcover Signed English novel; fine printing; Limited Editions Club; 2 vols.; 729p.; 29.7cm; 1/2 green cloth, patterned paper covered boards; #1327 of 1500; dustjackets chipped, spines discolored; Frank Swinnerton d. 1884; illus. listed vol. 1; signed by illustrator John Austen.
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Reade, Charles 1814-1884 Cloister and the hearth, The. A tale of the Middle Ages. With an introduction by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and illustrations in photogravure by Lynd Ward.
New York The Limited Editions Club 1932, First thus edition Very good- condition (DJ) Hardcover Signed by Illustrator Very good condition English novel; 2 vols.; 25.2cm; orange and brown patterned cloth; orange paper covered board box rubbed and soiled; plain orange dustwrapper is somewhat torn and soiled; #273 of 1500; Hendrik Van Loon 1882-1944; signed by illustrator Lynd Ward 1905-85; bookplates.
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Scott, Sir Walter (1711-1832) Ivanhoe, a romance. Design and original cuts by Allen Lewis.
New York Limited Editions Club 1940, First Edition Hardcover Signed Very Good+ Condition English novel; 2 vols.; 24.8cm; silver pyroxylin cloth embossed in chain-mail pattern; illus. endpapers; illus. listed vol.1; signed by illus. Allen Lewis 1873-1957; lacking glassene dustwrappers; original slipcase is soiled with seams cracking. Limited edition #159 of 1500.
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Nathan, George Jean 1882-1958 The morning after the first night.
New York Knopf 1938, First Edition Hardcover Theater; biography; ix, 282p. 19.5cm; black cloth; glue residue front flyleaf; charcoal portrait of author, American drama critic, on dustjacket front; dj rubbed.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey 1340?-1400 Troilus and Cressida; rendered into modern English verse by George Philip Krapp.
London, Fanfare Press,1939 English poetry; fine printing; Limited Editions Club; xxi, 309p.; 31.5cm; 1/2 white cloth, decorated green paper covered boards; frontis.; pictorial second t.p.; glassene wrapper torn; slip-case bumped.
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Masefield, John (1878-1967) Enslaved and other poems. Signed and Limited Edition.
London William Heinemann 1920, First Edition Hardcover Signed Very good- Condition 126 pages. 22.9cm; Hardcover binding; Japanese vellum spine and blue paper boards; corners rubbed and overall shelfworn; spine slightly soiled. Some pages uncut; top edge gilt. Number 205 of 250 published, signed on special limitation page by the author, Poet Laureate of England. Simmons 47a. English poetry.
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Masefield, John (1878-1967) King Cole with drawings in black and white by Judith Masefield. Signed and Limited Edition.
London William Heinemann 1921, First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author Very Good Condition 54 pages of text. 22.9cm; hardcover binding; Japanese vellum spine, blue paper boards slightly soiled and corners bumped and rubbed. Top edge gilt. Limited edition number 448 of 750; signed by the author on a special limitation page, Poet Lauerate of England. Simmons 49. English poetry.
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Galsworthy, John 1867-1933 Soames and the flag.
London, William Heineman, 1930 English novel;51p.; 23.6cm; full vellum, discolored, marked, sprung;#200 of 1025; signed by author; slip-case lacking.
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Ordnance Mutual Relief Association Official manual and constitution book issued by…United States Navy Yard. Organized Oct. 20th, 1891.
Washington, D.C United States Navy 1898, First (presumed) edition Hardcover U. S. Navy; Spanish-American War; armaments; munitions; 166p.; 22.3cm; original hardcover binding with spine soiled; illus.; portraits; advertisements.
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Dickinson, Sally Bruce 1859-1940 CONFEDERATE LEADERS. Signed by author.
Staunton, VA McClure Company 1937, First Edition Hardcover Signed Very good- Condition 198 pages oftext. 23.5cm; hardcover binding; original blue cloth slightly rubbed. Contains an index on pages [1-3]. Contains a frontisportrait of Gen. Robert Edward Lee (1807-70) and other illustrations. Presentation signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Previous owner stamp on front paste-down endpaper. Errata slip affixed to rear endpaper. Broadfoot; Seagrave, Nevins. Military History; Confederate States of America.
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[Richard, Gabriel] Memoir of Father Richard.
Detroit, MI, n.d. Michigania; collection of xerox facsimile of documents, news clippings, etc.; Sulpician parish priest in Detroit; a founder of University of Michigania; territorial delegate to U.S. Congress; in Detroit from 1792 until his death, 1832.
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Vestal, Stanley 1887-1958 Wagons southwest. Story of old trail to Santa Fe. Illustrations by Irvin Shope.
New York, American Pioneer Trails Association, 1946 Western Americana; 50p.; 17.7cm; original colored pictorial wrapper; illus.; map; pseudonym of Walter Stanley Campbell, American historian, biographer, poet, teacher.