Palliser's Model Homes. Showing a Variety of Designs for Model Dwellings
Bridgeport, CT: Palliser, Palliser & Co, 1878. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. A bright, very sharp copy of the 1878 correct 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-green pictorial cloth. A touch of abrading and one tiny ghost of a sticker at the front pastedown and front free endpaper respectively, otherwise clean as could be internally. 28... Read More
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Report of the Cambridge Bridge Commission and Report of the Chief Engineer upon the Construction of Cambridge Bridge
City of Boston Printing Department, 1909. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1909 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Mild rippling and just a bit of light water-staining along the bottom-edges of the preliminaries. Still though very presentable. And all plates, charts and maps... Read More
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3 Issues of Cosmopolitan from 1937
New York: Hearst Magazines Inc, 1937. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. Bradshaw Crandell et al. 3 consecutive issues from 1937 (July, August and September) of Cosmopolitan, each with wonderful cover art by Bradshaw Crandell. All 3 issue bright and easily VG+ to Near Fine, with crisp corners and spines. Internally clean and vibrant as well. Sept. 1937 includes a... Read More
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Leonor Fini Signed Lithograph
Single sheet. Near Fine. A lovely signed, untitled lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907-1996), the great Argentine-Italian surrealist painter, designer and illustrator. The lithograph, which measures 28 3/4" wide x 20 3/4" tall, is bright, crisp and easily Near Fine, printed on a thick white card stock. With vivid purple, orange and green coming together in a delectable erotocism.... Read More
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The Bathroom: A New Interior
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1931 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this competition in bathroom design, sponsored by the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company. Solid and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with Deco silver title label affixed to the front panel. Mild streaking to the panels, the interior clean as could... Read More
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Album De La Mode Illustree (52 Chromos)
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Paris: Bureaux Du Journal, 1872. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. Very impressive 1872 folio collection of 52 lovely chromolithographed Parisian fashion plates. Sumptuous color thruout, elaborate samplings of the leading women's fashions --and hair styles-- of the day. The plates along each recto, each verso blank. Bound in 1/4 morocco (with gilt-tooling and lettering along the spine) over marbled... Read More
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The Original Order Form for Ayn Rand's "Anthem
Los Angeles: Pamphleteers, Inc, 1946. Single sheet. Very Good +. The rare 1946 promotional pamphlet AND order form for the 1st American edition of Ayn Rand's novel "Anthem". Made up of a single sheet, neatly folded in half, measuring 7" tall x 11" wide unfolded. In bright, well-preserved condition, with a touch of light wear along the fore-edge... Read More
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Trial of Robert Emond for the Murder of Catherine Munro or Franks, Widow, and Her Daughter, Madelina Franks, Before the High Court of Justiciary, on Monday, 8th February, 1830
1830. Original wraps. Very Good +. The complete, of-the-period transcript, and a detailed documenting of this February 1830 trial of Robert Emond for double-murder. He was convicted and --on the last page of text, no less-- was sentenced to die by hanging a month later, on March 17th. And his body "to be aftrerwards publicly dissected". (Clearly, justice... Read More
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The Poet Exposed:Portraits By Christopher Felver (Signed By 30 of the Poets Featured)
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New York: Alfred Van Der Marck Editions, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A tribute to a passionate collector's perseverance: SIGNED BY A REMARKABLE 30 OF THE 101 POETS "EXPOSED". 9 of the 30 signatures (Czeslaw Milosz, Kenneth Koch, William Everson, James Broughton, Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, Larence Ferlinghetti, John Logan and Harold Norse) are tipped-in and are... Read More
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1952 Black and White Portrait of Champion Show Dog Bunnell Boruss
1952. Photograph. Near Fine. 1952 presentation --with full pedigree-- of the champion-to-be dachsund "Rusty", as here represented in portraiture by his proud relative "Bunnell Boruss". Meticulously detailed lines of breeding and show records for this family of chamion show dogs and pure-bred dachsunds. Rusty was bred by the Donald Bunnells of Hollywood and appears to have been purchased... Read More
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Yankee Doodle: An Old Friend in a New Dress
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1881. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1881 1st edition of Howard Pyle's very first illustrations in book form. A well-preserved, VG copy. Bright and clean and still tightly-bound. Professionally and subtly rebacked along the spine, not affecting the original pictorial front and back panels whatsoever. Quarto, 31 pgs. Lavish full-color illustrations, vivid and... Read More
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The Last Rivet: 1930-1940
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. "The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939." A nice piece of New Yorkiana. Solid and VG in its cloth-backed green felt panels.... Read More
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The Competitive Tests of Air Brakes of the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. And the New York Air Brake Co., Upon the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, September 8, 9 and 10, 1892
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Pittsburgh, PA: The Westinghouse Air Brake Co, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1893 1st edition of this wonderful railroad rarity. Solidly-bound and VG in its original maroon cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and decorative blindstamping to the front panel. Tall quarto, 37 pg. introduction (or "statement") plus 67 pgs. of text and multiple fold-out tables and charts. Light... Read More
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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Philosophical Society of Texas-- Austin Decemeber 5th, 1941
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Dallas: The Philosophical Society of Texas, 1942. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. The Philosophical Society of Texas Proceedings, December 5th, 1941. Clean and VG+ in its original green wrappers. Octavo, 67 pgs.
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An Encyclopedia of Iron Work (in Dustjacket)
London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1927 1st English language editon, including its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Over 300 crisp black-and-white plates, demonstrating the incredible complexity of the highest levels of decorative iron work. Solid and VG (light spotting at the panels and edges) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light fraying and rubbing... Read More
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Anselm Kiefer: Biennale Sao Paulo
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XIX Bienal De Sao Paulo, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1987 catalogue of the exhibition at the XIX Bienal de Sao Paulo. Tight and VG in its original dark-gray wrappers, with very light scuffing at the front panel. Text in both German and Portuguese.
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The Calendar of Afternoon Tea: Recipes for Sandwiches Salads Cakes and Ices ("I'm wishing you lots of Good Cheer")
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Dodge Publishing Company, 1924. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful 1925 calendar, "The Afternoon Tea Calendar". Solid and VG+ in its ribbon-tied sheets, with very light foxing at the front cover. A different recipe ("Crab Sandwiches", "Frozen Tomato Salad", etc.) accompanies each month. ALSO INCLUDES A SOLID, WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX, which no doubt accounts for... Read More
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Radford's Stores and Flat Buildings: Illustrating the Latest and Most Approved Ideas in Small Bank Buildings, Store Buildings, Double or Twin Houses, Two, Four, Six and Nine Flat Buildings
Chicago: The Radford Architectural Company, 1909. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. Handsome copy of the 1909 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its light-green, pictorial cloth, with light soiling along the front panel's upper fore-edge. Light smudging to the front free endpaper as well, otherwise very clean internally. Quarto, dozens of crisp examples of design work and floor... Read More
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The Monkees No. #4 -- Dell Comic Book (September 1967)
New York: Dell, 1967. Comic Books. Very Good +. A crisp, sharp copy of issue #4 of the Dell comic book, the September 1967 issue. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light soiling and spotting at the panels. "The Number One Singing Group in the Country Has Done It Again -- They've Flipped!
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Fima
Jerusalem: The Bineth Gallery of Fine Arts, 1966. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon catalogue based on the 1966 exhibition at Jerusalem's Bineth Gallery of Fine Arts. Crisp and VG in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light spotting along the edges. Fima (Ephraim Roeytenberg), Israeli sculptor (1914-2005).
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Nuestra Pintura: Coleccion Pictorica Mexicana de Seguros America
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Seguros America, S.A., 1985. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1985 1st edition of this impressive sampling of Seguros America's Mexican art collection, including magnificent examples by some of the giants of the 20th century, such asTamayo, Oroszco, Siqueros, Rivera, Kahlo, etc. Solid and VG (with light wear to the panels) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with... Read More
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German Paper Hat, Resembling Oliver Hardy
1930. Ephemera. Very Good +. Charming German paper hat, circa 1930, an apparent hommage to Oliver Hardy (of "Laurel and Hardy"). Bright and VG in its vivid blues, yellows, blacks and reds (the prominent bulbous nose), with very light wear along the tips. The only printing appears on the lower reverse and states in tiny letters "D.R.G.M. Germany".... Read More
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Antietam to Appomattox with 118th Penna. Vols., Corn Exchange Regiment
Philadelphia: J.L. Smith, Map Publisher, 1892. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1892 1st edition. Solid and VG in the publisher's original dark-blue cloth, with lovely gilt-titling anf devices along the front panel and spine. Mild fading to the spine, both inner hinges split but still perfectly sturdy. Thick octavo, all engravings and maps present... Read More
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The Book of Job: From the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James I (In Slipcase)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. Arthur Szyk. The 1946 Limited Editions Club, #1,558 of 1,950 copies signed (at the limitation) and illustrated by the great Arthur Szyk. Tight and VG+ in its 1/4 leather over off-white, wonderfully gilt-decorated boards. Mild darkening along the spine, very light wear at the spine ends.... Read More
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Monthly Grocer and Price Current (October 1896)
New York: Siegel-Cooper Co, 1896. Original wraps. Very Good -. October 1896 trade catalogue of the giant New York and Chicago grocery distributor Siegel-Cooper Company. Bright and VG- in its stapled pictorial wrappers, with light creasing and dog-earring to the panels, and light soiling and creasing to a number of the pages. Hundreds of itemized food products --along... Read More
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