Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Machinery
London: Mather and Platt Ltd, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/No Dustjacket. corners bumped, cloth quite worn at spine, very scarce trade catalogue.
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TAXIDERMY EPHEMERA LOT
Soft cover. Very Good. TAXIDERMY EPHEMERA. about 75 pieces, from early 1950s- early 1970s, includes approx. 28 catalogs from hunting and taxidermy firms large and small: Penn Taxidermy Studios (Hazelton PA); MJ Hoffman (Brooklyn NY); Orvis; Maurice Corporation (Portland OR); Whitepanel Co (Bonta LA); Brady's Panels (Pittsburg TX); JW Elwood Supply Co (Omaha NE); Long Lake Cabinet Shop... Read More
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR (11 issues - complete Vol I plus Vol II No1
NY: Tribune Association, 1914. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 11 issues - all about very good, all covers attached (stapled spine) - some flaking here and there - Part I (undated, paginated 1 -38); Part II (undated, paginated 39 -74 ), (the rest of Volume I paginated 75 - 330); Vol 1 No III (Nov25, 1914); No... Read More
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It's Your Birthday, Clifford Odets ! A Centennial Exhibition
NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. As new exhibition catalog, still in box with title of the exhibition printed on it.
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AN ALBUM OF OUR TREES: A GUIDE TO ASSIST THE YOUNG NATURE STUDENT AND A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LEAVES
NY: Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. OUR TREES; THEIR BARK LEAVES FLOWER AND FRUIT (title on cover) AN ALBUM OF OUR TREES: A GUIDE TO ASSIST THE YOUNG NATURE STUDENT AND A PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LEAVES Includes 3 pages of colored printed, paste-ins of different trees, 5 pages... Read More
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REPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS Part One: Amerrican Journalism 1941-1963 and Part Two: American Journalism 1963- 1973
NY: The Library of America, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Complete 2 volume set, still in publisher's shrink-wrap.
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Whale Fishery of New England
Boston: State Street Bank, 1915. Soft cover. Very Good. 64 page illustrated brochure about the whaling industry, largely focused in New Bedford and Nantucket, published not too long after the whaling industry had seen its demise with the advent of oil. An early, popular history of the whaling commerce. Some loss to spine. Internals very good.
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The universal letter-writer : or, Whole art of polite correspondence, a great variety of plain, easy, entertaining, and familiar original letters . to which is subjoined an index to enable the reader . to find out any particular letter .A New Edition Corrected and Enlarged
Hudson (NY): William E. Norman, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. Printed by William E. Norman, No.2 Warren Street. 8vo, half leather, 143 pages, covers heavilyworn and some signatures springing but holding, stained throughout. Definitelyunsophisticated. OCLC list 3 institutions.
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THE LADY'S ANNUAL AND PARLOR ANNUAL
NY: John F. Scovill 0. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. A. D. Bloodgood (bookbinder). Undated, c 1850, 14 hand-painted floral prints. Scattered foxing, toning throughout. Bound in quarter leather over green pebbled cloth, giult to spine, which is cracked, dried, covers still holding. Bookbinder ticket rear pastedown for A.D. Bloodgood Bookbinder and Printer, 269 Pearl St bet. Beekman and... Read More
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1940 WALLPAPERS (Montgomery Ward)
Chicago: Montcomery Ward & Co, 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1940 catalogue of wallpaper samples from retailer Montgomeryt Ward. 87 pages with 78 full page samples. Pictorial paper covers. cover sa wee soiled, the rest apparently unused.
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THE HISTORY OF THE TIMES (5 volumes, complete) (THE LONDON TIMES)
London: The Office of the Times, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Complete set - five volumes printed 1935 - 1948 - each volume uniform in format and binding, each volume individually titled. Each in original dustjackets which are variously chipped or with spines tanned. Still quite presentable and uncommon in complete uniform condition. An apparently unread/... Read More
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SOUTH BEND AND ORENO FISHING TACKLE (catalog)
South Bend IN: South Bend Bait Company, 1936. Soft cover. Good. Fishing tackle catalog of the South Bend Bait Company for 1936, pictorial covers, stapled spine, approx 5 x6", 112 pages, copiously illustrated all manner of fishing equipment - rods, reels, tackle and flies (in color from pages 51 - 62) colored endpapers. Covers heavily soiled and worn,... Read More
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Das Neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch, worin die Psalmen Davids, sammt einer Sammlung alter und neuer Geistreicher Lieder sowohl fur privat und Hausandachten, als auch fur den offentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind., Nach einem Des Hendelbergishen
Philadelphia: Gedrudt ben M. Billmener, 1814. Full Calf. Good. 8vo, original calf, dried and rubbed, but firmly bound with clasps with leather bands but fasteners on front edge missing. Woodcut forntispiece of David receiving the Pslams from the Heavens, 585p + 7 (regsiter/index) + 26 (catechism). A solid copy.
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THE HORSEMAN: AN ILUSTRATED JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE HORSE, HIS OWNER AND HIS FRIENDS (28 issues
Chicago: The Chicago Horseman Newspaper Company, 1890. Soft cover. Good. A lot of 28 discontiguous isuses, 1890 -1896 of the weekly magazine dedicated to all things horse. Uniform format, each issue approx 11' x 16", stapled spine, each 32-35 pages, usually a pictorial cover of featured horse, loaded with advertisements for al things horse. Overall in better condition... Read More
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OBJECT TEACHER (children's picture book)
NY: McLoughlin Bros, 1884. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. Uncommon early McLoughlin picture book. Pictorial covers, backed in red cloth. 12 pages, all stiff printed boards, with all variety of natural and household objects for children to identify. Objects listed by name, by page, on inside rear cover. Edges heavily worn, some loss to cloth on spine... Read More
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The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789)
Syndney: Hutchinson, 1984. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. An apparently unused copy, as new in fine dw.
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CAMERA (1975 - 1981)
Lucerne: C.J. Bucher, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Continuous run from 1975 to 1981, 16 volumes, library bound, with private school stamps here and there. Internals as new.
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REPORTING VIETNAM Part One: Amerrican Journalism 1959-1969 and Part Two: American Journalism 1969-1975
NY: The Library of America, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread.
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A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture
Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1845. Fourth Edition. Blue and Cream Cloth. Very Good. Three volumes. Darkened spines' edges rubbed, ends slightly worn. Cover corners slightly worn. Light smudging to cream cloth covers. Bindings tight, text clean. Small black and white illustrations throughout.
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REPORTING WORLD WAR II Part One: Amerrican Journalism 1938-1944 and Part Two: American Journalism 1944-1946
NY: The Library of America, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread.
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Extracts, Elegant, Insructive, and Entertaining in Prose; Selected from the Best Modern Authors, and Disposed under proper Heads: intended to assist in introducing Young Persons to An Acquaintance with Useful and Ornamental Knowledge. 2 Volumes. + Epistle
London: Printed for Rivingtons, Longman, et al., 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. Old full calf (early /mid 19thC?), red leather label, boards worn, still holding. Title page with engraved vignette, xvi + 776pp, sides trimmed all around. Internals very good.
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Porter's Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage. Vol. IV - No. 1
NY: Porter's Spirit of the Times, 1858. Very Good. Issue No 1 Vol IV dated March 6, 1858. Features in this issue include chapter 11 of the serialized novel "The Adventures of Gerard, the Lion-Killer" translated from the French, and articles on hunting in southwestern Virginia, billiards, the trotting scene, pigeon shooting and what's new in music and... Read More
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Catalogue of the Valuable Private Library of the Late Charles Deane, LL. D.
Boston: C. F. Libbie & Co, 1898. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Dj. Two volume catalog bound in cloth. Original paper covers bound in. Some weari top spine top right corner of front cover, and top left corner of rear cover. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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Harvard 1925 Decennial Report
Cambridge, 1935. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Dj.
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Fior Di Virtu
Firenze: Electa, 1949. Facscimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Paper-backed boards, title label front, covers soiled a tad, internals firne - facsimile edition, 1000 copies, this # 584.
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