From Castle to Teahouse: Japanese Architecture of the Momoyama Period (In the Cardboard Slipcase)
by John B. Kirby Jr.
Rutnad, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1962. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, tight copy of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. And in the publisher's original cardboard slipcase, with light fading and dusting.
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History of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the City of New York; Medical Department of Columbia College
by John C. Dalton, M.D.
New York: Columbia College, 1888. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the uncommon 1888 1st edition. Tight and VG in its crimson cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Light offsetting along the top-edges, mild, even fading to the spine. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. Octavo, 197 pgs. plus Index.... Read More
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Preservatives in Food and Food Examination
by John C. Thresh, M.D. And Arthur E. Porter, M.D.
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1906. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of the 1906 1st edition. VG in its bevelled green boards, with light soiling and lightly-faded gilt-lettering along the spine. Thick octavo, 484 pgs.
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All About Tam O'Shanter
by John D. Ross, Ed
New York: The Raeburn Book Co, 1900. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1900 1st edition. Tight and VG in its red cloth, with mild fading and wear at the spine (especially along the paper title label). Still though very presentable. 12mo, deckled edges. "With Brief Papers on Alloway Kirk, 'Souter Johnny', Captain Grose, etc. ... Read More
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Silva: or. a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions: As It Was Delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th Day of October, 1662, upon Occasion of Certain Quaeries Propounded to That Illustrious Assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. Together with an Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves
by John Evelyn, Esq
York, England: Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, 1786. Full calf. Very Good +. The 1786 "new" edition. 2 volumes in 1, to which is added "The Terra: A Philosophical Discourse on Earth". With an engraved frontispiece portrait of John Evelyn by Bartolozzi, 3 folding (or double-page) tables and 4 engraved plates, including 1 folding and 1... Read More
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Examples of Early English Pottery: Named, Dated and Inscribed
by John Eliot Hodgkin, F.S.A., and Edith Hodgkin
London: Self-published (Printed by Cassell and Co.), 1891. The 1891 1st edition, #354 of 500 copies issued by subscription on small paper. Solid and VG in its beige cloth, with soiling at the panels, light wear along the spine ends and a tipped-in page featuring a former owner's (Francis Frederick Fox) armorial bookplate. Light foxing as well to the... Read More
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The Fulper Book
by John Hibel, Carole Goldman and Robert DeFalco (with Text by David Rago)
1990. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A near-pristine copy of this impressive monograph on Fulper Pottery. INSCRIBED BY ONE OF THE BOOK'S AUTHORS --ROBERT DEFALCO-- on the verso of the front free endpaper. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjaclet. Quarto, high-quality color plates thruout.
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I'm the Happiest Girl in the World (In Dustjacket)
by John Held, Jr.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -. The 1935 1st edition of this dyspeptic, "novelized" treatment of the beauty contest in American society. Written by John Held, Jr (1889-1958) --the great illustrator and chronicler of the Jazz Age-- here mired in the height of the Depression and reflecting its downcast mood. In its... Read More
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Stillwater Trout
by John Merwin, Ed
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company (Nick Lyons Books), 1980. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. Victor Ichioka. INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR JOHN MERWIN on the half-title (with an original fly tipped-onto the title page, showing through an oval cut-out). A solid copy to boot of the 1980 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+... Read More
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Twentieth Century Poetry: American and British ((1900-1970) -- Burt Britton's Copy, Signed by 14 of the Contributors
by John Malcolm Brinnin and Bill Read, Eds
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A one-of-a-kind copy of the 1970 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 2 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN ASHBERY AND MURIEL RUKEYSER) AND IS SIGNED BY... Read More
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L'Allegro & Il Penseroso (2 Vols.)
by John Milton (John Martin, Illus.)
Glen Head, Long Island: Ashlar Press, 1932. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1932 1st edition of this boxed 2 volume set. 1 of 400 copies. Title-page woodcut on each volume by the estimable Rudolph Ruzicka. 12mo, unpaginated. Clean and tight and VG+. Handsome, VG+ example of the publisher's slipcase in patterned boards.
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Chinese Calligraphy and Painting in the Collection of John M. Crawford, Jr.
by John M. Crawford, Jr.
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1962. Half Calf. Near Fine. A lovely copy of the 1962 1st ediion, limited to 850 copies and, in this case, bound in a custom 1/2 morocco over marbled boards. Clean and Near Fine, with 2 raised bands and bright silver-titling along the spine. Thick, tall quarto, top-edge gilt, Introduction by Laurence... Read More
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Pleasant Tragedies of Childhood (In Printed Dustjacket and Publisher's Box)
by Burges Johnson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Fanny Cory. A lovely copy of the October 1905 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its light-blue cloth, with immaculate gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the uncommon, printed glassine dustjacket, with very light creasing and just a touch of... Read More
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Babylonian and Assyrian Laws
by C.H.W.Johns
Birmingham, Alabama: Legal Classics Library, 1987. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. An As New copy of the 1987 Legal Classics Library edition, an exact facsimile of the 1904 original printing out of Edinburgh. Immaculate and Fine in full red leather with all edges gilt. Thick octavo, 424 pgs.
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A Picture for Harold's Room
by Crockett Johnson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Crockett Johnson. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1960 1st edition of this, the 6th book in the beloved "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series, wonderfully illustrated by Crockett Johnson. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.95), VG+ dustjacket, both of whose front-flap... Read More
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Harold's Trip to the Sky
by Crockett Johnson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Good +. Crockett Johnson. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1957 1st edition of this, the 3rd title in Crockett Johnson's wonderful "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series. Solid and VG+ (small, very neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, Good+ only dustjacket, with... Read More
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Barnaby and Mr O'Malley
by Crockett Johnson
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Crockett Johnson. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1944 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a tiny (size of a dime) bit of abrading at the spine. Wonderfully illustrated throughout by the maestro Crockett Johnson.
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Harold's Circus
by Crockett Johnson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Crckett Johnson. A solid copy of the 1959 1st edition of this, the 5th title in the wonderful "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series. Tight and VG+ (light abrading along the front panel's upper tip) in a bright, price-intact ($1.50), VG dustjacket, with very light creasing... Read More
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Loving Hands at Home
by Diane Johnson
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1968. 1st. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY DIANE JOHNSON on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the panel edges and spine ends. Octavo, 232 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Lawson Wood
by A.E. Johnson
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1910. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1910 1st edition. VG- in its decorative cloth, with a bit of fading along the front panel and spine and intermittent foxing thru the text. Still though, a perfectly serviceable copy. Octavo, 44 pgs., nice reproductions thruout (including 8 in vivid color).
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Indian Hemp: A Social Menace
by Donald Mcl. Johnson
London: Christopher Johnson, 1952. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels, mild darkening along the spine and light wear at its tips. 12mo, chapters include "Drugs and Dope", "Marijuana in the United States", "Indian Hemp in... Read More
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The Wit and Sagacity of Dr. Johnson (In a Full Riviere Binding)
by Dr. Samuel Johnson
London: Seeley & Co. Ltd. Full leather. Near Fine. A lovely copy of "The Wit and Sagacity of Dr. Johnson", circa 1890-1900. Miniature, bound in a full navy-blue morocco, also around the turn-of-the-century, by Riviere (stamped by Riviere at the first blank endpaper as well). Beautiful gilt-tooling along the panel borders, 5 raised bands, leather author label, intricate,... Read More
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Wyatt Earp: Gunfighting Marshal (An Advance Copy)
by E. Ned Johnson
New York: Julian Messner, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A very impressive copy of the 1956 1st edition. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the title page. Sharp and well-preserved to boot. Clean and Near Fine (just a touch of very slight bowing to the front board) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, also... Read More
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The Typographical Resources of a Country Printer
by Foster Macy Johnson
Meriden, CT: Bayberry Hill Press, 1959. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1959 1st edition, #38 of 100 copies issued. Clean and VG+ in its brown cloth. Octavo, 69 pgs. plus bibliography.
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Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates: Fiction, Fact & Fancy concerning the Buccaneers & Marooners of the Spanish Main
by Howard Pyle (Compiled by Merle Johnson)
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1922. Howard Pyle. A handsome copy of this very early, September 1922 edition (born out by Harper's I-W code on the copyright page). Solid and VG (with light rubbing along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends and panel edges, and mild darkening to... Read More
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