PERILLUSTRIS VIRI NIC. BOILEAU DESPREAUX OPERA
by Nicolas Boileau Despreaux; Michel Godeau; Benigne Grenan et. al
Parisiis: Sumptibus Bartholomaei Alix, 1737. Full Leather. Good binding. The works of Nicolas Boileaus Despreaux, translated into Latin. Bound in morocco with lettering and decoration stamped in gilt in compartments. Front board detached, and now reinforced with leather bands across the top and bottom of the spine. Wear to the spine. Toning and previous owner's names to the... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [HUMOR] WILL MRS. MAJOR GO TO HELL. THE COLLECTED WORK OF ALOISE BUCKLEY HEATH](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/424/984/1476984424.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [HUMOR] WILL MRS. MAJOR GO TO HELL. THE COLLECTED WORK OF ALOISE BUCKLEY HEATH
by Aloise Buckley Heath
New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1969. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. 8vo. (8 1/2" x 5 3/4"); in the publisher's yellow cloth binding with dustjacket; 272 pages; the jacket has some fade to the spine, and is not price-clipped.~~This copy is signed on a pasted in label by Mrs. Heath's brother, William F. Buckley,... Read More
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THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG. A STORY OF SOUTHERN HIGH TIDE
by Joseph W. Alsheler
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1915. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quite a nice First Edition copy of this fictional account of the turning point of the Civil War; by the Kentucky novelist and journalist Joseph Altsheler. There is a previous owner gift inscription dated in the year of publication, as well as a... Read More
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PRESENTE DE LA LIRICA MEXICANA (ANTOLOGIA HOMENAJE)
by Manuel Altolaguirre
Mexico: El Ciervo Herido, 1946. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ binding. Beautiful copy. The pages are unopened. Original glassine mostly present. #200 of 500 copies. Very Good+ binding.
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![[AMERICANA] OUR AMERICAN COUSINS AND THEIR POLITICAL LIFE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/497/918/1586918497.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] OUR AMERICAN COUSINS AND THEIR POLITICAL LIFE
by By One of Themselves | [Edmund Alton]
London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co, 1887. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in brick red binding with tiling in gilt; xiv, 308 pages; with illustrations; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~There was an earlier edition (1886) entitled "Among the Law-makers". This edition is significantly less common.~~The book examines the workings of Congress from... Read More
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![[CIVIL WAR] THE CIVIL WAR IN THE AMERICAN WEST](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/307/974/1665974307.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] THE CIVIL WAR IN THE AMERICAN WEST
by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. | Gary W. Gallagher
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo.; in tan paper-covered boards, backed in brown cloth; xiv, [2], 3-448 pages, including the Index.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has penned a note attesting to this which is laid into the... Read More
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![[SPECIAL PRESS] BLUE. THREE POEMS IN AN ENGLISH AND A FRENCH VERSION & THREE DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/412/088/1611088412.0.m.jpg)
[SPECIAL PRESS] BLUE. THREE POEMS IN AN ENGLISH AND A FRENCH VERSION & THREE DRAWINGS BY THE AUTHOR
by Frank Alweis
Verona, Italy: Stamperia Ponte Pietra, 1980. Limited Edition. Near Fine binding. 8vo.; blue silk binding, titled in gilt to the upper board; issued in an edition of 100 numbered copies of which this is #53, signed by Frank Alweis; [17] pages, with color illustrations.~~The illustrations were printed from linecuts; the whole on moldmade Amatruda paper. ~~The blue silk... Read More
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![[EASTERN RELIGION] MILIEU OF GOD-EXPERIENCE. AN ARTISTIC SYNTHESIS OF SPIRITUALITY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/887/485/1599485887.0.m.jpg)
[EASTERN RELIGION] MILIEU OF GOD-EXPERIENCE. AN ARTISTIC SYNTHESIS OF SPIRITUALITY
by D. S. Amalorpavadass
Bangalore, India: National Biblical Catechetical and Liturgical Centre, 1982. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; stapled pamphlet in printed pink wrapper; [4], 5-64 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs; laid in is an accordion fold brochure about the NBCLC, and a stapled brochure of their 1984 catalogue of publications.~~D. S. Amalorpavadass was the founder of the NBCLC... Read More
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TALL BASEBALL STORIES
by Wee Willie Little as told to Jiggs Amarant
New York: Association Press, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. From the flap: "[A] collection of twenty fantastic, whimsical, and impossibly tall tales of our national sport." Wee Willie Little is the ex-mascot of the Lightfoot Lillies. Uncommon boys' baseball book. Dustjacket has some minor loss at the extremities. ... Read More
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GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY; OR, MILITARY INSTITUTES
by United States of America
Washington: Davis & Force, 1825. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. First published in 1821, this is the Second Edition. Lacking the half title. Perhaps lacking one plate on the division of troops, as there are two plates present, numbered II and III, on the Division of Cavalry and Artillery. Else appears complete, despite inconsistent pagination. [29],... Read More
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ALBUM PRIMAVERA. VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
by AMERICANA]
T.J.S.S. & Co, 1890. A nearly Fine copy of the Album Primavera. Truly a gorgeous album parterre, with 12 leaves with elaborate chromolithographic borders, and a similar title page. The album is full, with 28 carte de visites and cabinet cards; there are no tears. The images are presumed British. Most tissue guards are present.... Read More
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![[POLITICS] [VIRGINIANA] KKK PROPOGANDA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/054/028/1715028054.0.m.jpg)
[POLITICS] [VIRGINIANA] KKK PROPOGANDA
by United Klans of America
South Hill, Virginia, 1968. 4 Ku Klux Klan broadsides. Two contain a P.O. Box address for the United Klans of America, in South Hill, Virginia. One is a fairly innocuous plea for people to vote, specifically against President Lyndon B. Johnson. This was likely in response to his support of the Civil Rights movement and the Voting Rights Act... Read More
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CHILDE HARVARD: A ROMANCE OF CAMBRIDGE
by Senor Alguno [Nathan Ames]
Boston: Printed for the Author, 1848. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Parody of Byron designed to be a satire of Harvard mores in the format of an epic poem. Reprinted several years later as The Baby and the Bards...And the Bards of Lind. Ames effort is full of fun, and dedicated "Not... Read More
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SPAIN AND THE SPANIARDS
by Edmondo de Amicis
New York: G. P. Putnam's | The Knickerbocker Press, 1885. Limited Edition. Three Quarters Leather. Near Fine binding. The so-called 'Guadalquiver Edition' of Spain and the Spaniards. Limited to 600 copies, of which this is number 8. From the limitation page" "Nos. 1 to 40 (in two volumes) inclusive are printed upon Whatman Paper, and accompanied by an... Read More
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![[RICHMOND] RICHMOND IN BY-GONE DAYS; WITH A GLANCE AT THE PRESENT: BEING REMINISCENCES AND LAST WORDS OF AN OLD CITIZEN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/645/480/1601480645.0.m.jpg)
[RICHMOND] RICHMOND IN BY-GONE DAYS; WITH A GLANCE AT THE PRESENT: BEING REMINISCENCES AND LAST WORDS OF AN OLD CITIZEN
by An Old Citizen [Samuel Mordecai]
Richmond: George M. West, 1856. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's brown embossed cloth binding; xi, [1], 2-321; the binding with some wear, and a bit cocked; but sturdy and together; there is some scattered foxing and toning throughout.~~First Edition copy of Samuel Mordecai's chatty little book about Richmond's early days. Wth the signature... Read More
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HISTORY OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS MISSION. (A Heathen Nation Evangelized.)
by Anderson, Rufus, D.D., LL.D.
Boston: Congregational Publishing Society, 1870. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Frontispiece; Previous owner's bookplate attached to front paste-down. Frontispiece and map present. No pencil or ink markings in text. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Very Good binding.
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SCELTA DI COMMEDIE DEL GOLDONI [Archer Anderson's Copy]
by [Giovanni] Gherardini | [Carlo Goldoni] | [Archer Anderson]
Parigi | New York: J.-H. Truchy, Libraio | Roe Lockwood & Son, 1847. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. This copy with the bookplate of Confederate soldier and president of the Tredegar Company President Archer Anderson. Archer Anderson was the son of Joseph Reid Anderson, and served in Company F of the 1st Virginia Volunteers in the... Read More
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A TOUR THROUGH THE ISLANDS OF ORKNEY AND SCHETLAND CONTAINING HINTS RELATIVE TO THEIR ANCIENT MODERN AND NATURAL HISTORY ..
by George Low | Introduction by Joseph Anderson
Kirkwall: William Peace & Son, 1879. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Low's important work on the natural history of Orkney and the Shetlands, with all of his charming pen and ink drawings present as called for, including the map of the island of Orkney. As a young man, Low went to Orkney as a tutor... Read More
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![[CIVIL WAR] HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF MOBILE; INCLUDING THE COOPERATIVE OPERATIONS OF GEN. WILSON’S CAVALRY IN ALABAMA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/597/242/1692242597.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF MOBILE; INCLUDING THE COOPERATIVE OPERATIONS OF GEN. WILSON’S CAVALRY IN ALABAMA
by Brevet Major-General C. C. Andrews
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1867. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s brown cloth binding with titling in gilt to the spine; 276 pages, with frontispiece, plates and maps.~~There are a number of institutional holdings of this book, but it is remarkably scarce in commerce. General Andrews, the author, was the commander... Read More
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CLARINDA
by Frances Duncombe; Illustrated by Angela
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Angela. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Otherwise no marks.~The dust jacket has shelfwear, some chipping and has separated at the back edge of the spine. It is now protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Good... Read More
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[POP-UP] [CHILDREN] PICNIC DAY
by Martha Paulsen | A. Schenk (Animator)
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publisihing Company, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Small quarto; in metal comb binding; with three attractive fully functional pop-ups; there are no marks of any kind in the book; this copy lacking the dustjaccket. Near Fine binding.
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![[AMERICANA] [PEDIATRIC] BABY BOOK OF WILLIAM S. BAUGH](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/182/898/1601898182.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [PEDIATRIC] BABY BOOK OF WILLIAM S. BAUGH
by Anita Baugh
Philadelphia, PA: Wanamaker’s, 1929. Red leatherbound hardcover diary with black decorative edges and titling on spine and front cover, “The WANAMAKER DIARY 1929”; numbered pages and insert contains a map of Philadelphia with routes to Wanamaker’s Department Store. The diary is bookended by ads, almanacs, and recipes. Illustrations preface each month. ~~This book is an interesting snapshot of early/mid... Read More
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DANCER DRAWINGS
by Ann Curtiss Scoville
Brooklyn NY: Art 101, 2007. Spiral Bound. Very Good binding. Text by Ellen E. Rand. Red covers with a spiral binding. No marks of any kind. Very Good binding.
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[DIARY] MY OWN BOOK OF THREE FLOWERS WHICH BLOSSOM IN APRIL / MAY
by Anna Botsford Comstock, B.S.
New York: American Book Company, 1904. This volume contains both “My Own Book of Three Flowers Which Blossom in April” and “My Own Book of Three Flowers Which Blossom in May”, bound together meeting in the middle, 30 pp. each. ~~The April flowers are Hepatica, Spring-Beauty, and Adder's Tongue. The May flowers are Squirrel Corn, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, and Trillium. For... Read More
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[PHILOSOPHY] THE MORALITY OF HAPPINESS
by Julia Annas
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Large Octavo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; (2) 3-502 pages including the Index; in an unclipped jacket; occasional pencil annotations. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
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