The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XIX (19) January - June 1875
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A compilation of articles and stories from this short-lived magazine, which was sold to "The Atlantic" in 1878, Bound in attractive three quarter black leather with gilt titling and ruling to spine and covers. Black pebbled cloth covers. Some chipping and bumping to leather. Interior clean. Very good... Read More
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The Olive Branch: or Faults on Both Sides, Federal and Democratic. A Serious Appeal on the Necessity of Mutual Forgiveness and Harmony, to Save our Common Country from Ruin. Second Edition Improved and Enlarged
Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1815. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This edition was published just two months after the first. Carey describes it as amplified, methodised and improved over the first edition. The book appeared during a "convulsed period of history" as an effort to create unity between the two American parties against the British during the War of 1812. ... Read More
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House Doc No 287, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session. SALE of Cerain Timber on Menominee Indian Reservation, Wis
Washington DC: Congress, 1906. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Reprints of a collection of letters from the secretary of the interior, the State of Wisconsin Department of Forestry, the U.S. Indian Service, Green Bay Indian Agency, etc. regarding this topic. White side-stapled wrappers. Pages numbered 9 - 23. Creasing to corners. Clean. AMER/040820.
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The Children in the Wood
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1890. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Rare. A rather depressing story of morality in verse about two orphaned children who are left in their uncle's care. Rather than raise them, he arranges to have them murdered so that he can collect their inheritence. The children are abandoned in the woods and starve to death. The... Read More
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Open Set
[Colorado]: American Academy of Bookbinding, 2020. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. A handsome exhibition catalog for the Academy's annual exhibition of bindings submitted for consideration of awards . in the exhibition. The exhibition travelled to various locations around the country that year. Softcover in white paper and brown binding with the title decoratively shown on the front cover. The spine... Read More
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[Two store ledgers from the early twentieth century]
n.p.: n.p., 1917. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Two folio sized commercially produced ledgers used for a furniture and household goods dealer. The name of the business and its location are not identified. There are stickers on the front pastedown of the ledger for 1916-17 for businesses in Rochester and Syracuse, New York. This seems to have been a prosperous... Read More
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[Maine in the 1880s]
New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Maine in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict ship building, hunting and logging.... Read More
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[Indiana in the 1880s]
New York: Arbuckle Coffee Company, 1889. Fine. A charming color lithograph with original color of the state of Indiana in the nineteen century. The colorful miniature map was produced by the Arbuckle Company as an incentive to buy their coffee. The area, population, major cities, towns and rivers are identified. The surrounding views depict a variety of farm... Read More
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110 Years of American Art: 1830 - 1940. October 15 - December 31, 2001
New York: Spanierman Gallery, LLC, 2001. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. An exhibition catalog of 85 paintings and sculptures that were featured in at the Spanerman Gallery in 2001. Includes work by Albert Bierstadt, Childe Hassam, Frederic Remington, and many more. Glossy illustrated paper covered boards with black title to spine and front board. Bump to bottom front corner, else... Read More
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Engraved Portrait of Silas Wright Jr. (print)
1856. Very Good. Wright (1795 - 1847) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who served as a Senator and Governor of NY. Engraved by J. Rogers from a daguerreotype. Foxing. Size: about 6.75 in x 9.75 in. PRINT/082420.
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Official Sesqui Centennial Daily Program and Guide. November 29 and 30, 1926
Philadelphia, 1926. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. A daily program to the exposition held in Philadelphia with exhibits from around the world. Side-stapled paper wrappers with illustration of the liberty bell to front cover. Includes advertisements for Bermuda vacations, Breyer's ice cream, Hohner Harmonicas, Wilbur Buds chocolates (which look suspiciciosly like Hershey Kisses), Fralinger's Salt Water Taffy, Ocean City,... Read More
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In Passing (Natrona County High School May 1971)
Casper, 1971. Very Good. Vg Periodicals. PER310081.
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Country Life. November 11, 1976 Volume CLX No. 4141 London Number
London: Country Life, 1976. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Articles on English fashion, Saab 99 EMS Saloon, Thomas Lord's first cricket ground, Pugin Revival at Westminster, the Grove of Hobby Horses, arts and crafts, tennis, horse racing, and more. Illustrated paper wrappers with white spine panel titled in black. Minor wear to covers, spine panel, and edges. Clean interior.... Read More
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The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading Volume XIX (19) January - June 1875
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Bound in maroon contemporary cloth with gilt titling to spine. Book plate of Kansas City Public Library plus stamp to fore-edge and blind stamps to chipped ffep and title page. Interior clean with wlight tears to final few pages. 864 pages. PER/061918.
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The Art Journal. New Series: Volume V (5) 1879
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The American version of this popular English magazine about the fine arts. A total of 36 engraved full page plates based on paintings and sculptures by Gerome, Landseer, Lucas, Millais, Newton, Armitage, and more. Articles on British and American artists, architecture, decorative arts, poetry, and more. Ex-library... Read More
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A Matted and Autographed Album Cover of Songs from Dennis Day
n.p.: n.p., 1958. This unusual item is a matted record album cover for a record released in 1958 titled "Dennis Day Sings Christmas is for the Family," with his autograph in a separate window below the cover. Dennis Day lived from 1916-1988. Appearing with him on the cover are Jack Benny dressed as Santa Claus, Day's wife and seven... Read More
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En Amerique de San Francisco au Canada (avec un index analytique de l'ouvrage)
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. [IN FRENCH] Jules Huret (1863-1915) was a French journalist known for his interviews with writers, including Emile Zola, Guy de Maupassant, and Anatole France. He also published a work about Sarah Bernhardt. Around age 50, he began making international voyages, including to the United States. In 1904, he published a book of... Read More
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Putnam's Magazine. Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art and National Interests. New Series. Volume V (5) January - June 1870
New York: G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes articles on birds of the north, cuba, dreaming, insect life in winter, death, Madrid, Madame Roland, the New South, Quaker quirks, "Women's Right" (a novel by Mary Clemmer Ames), and much more. Bound in three quarter black leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt title... Read More
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Official Documents of the Presbytery of Albany, Exhibiting the Trials of the Rev. John Chester & Mr. Mark Tucker: Together with the Whole Case of the Rev. Hooper Cumming
Schenectady, NY: Henry Stevens & Co, 1818. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. A compilation of documents related to the trials of John Chester, Mark Tucker and Hooper Cumming. Chester and Tucker were accused of slandering Reverend Cumming, who in turn was accused of inappropriate behavior. Bound in full brown leather with red leather spine label. Leather... Read More
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Country Life. June 11, 1953. Vol. CXIII No. 2943 Collector's Number
London: Country Life, 1969. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Articles on English summer fashion, Venetian painting, old mahogany furniture, Gordon Richards's Derby, French paper weights, and more. Illustrated blue paper wrappers, side-stapled with title to front panel only. Minor wear to covers and edges. Clean interior. Minor wear to page edges. Pagination: 1842-1927. PER/102621.
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![Catalogus der Tentoonstelling van Moderne Nederlandsche Boekkunst in het Museum Plantijn-Moretus te Antwerpen van 18 Juli tot 15 Augustus [Catalog of the Exhibition of Modern Dutch Book Art in the Museum Plantijn-Moretus in Antwerp from 18 July to 15 August]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/204/911/1522911204.0.m.jpg)
Catalogus der Tentoonstelling van Moderne Nederlandsche Boekkunst in het Museum Plantijn-Moretus te Antwerpen van 18 Juli tot 15 Augustus [Catalog of the Exhibition of Modern Dutch Book Art in the Museum Plantijn-Moretus in Antwerp from 18 July to 15 August]
Maastricht: C. Nypels Leiter-Nypels, 1925. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. In Dutch. Uncommon. 1 of 100 copies. This catalog includes 97 entries plus a short supplement. The Museum Plantijn-Moretus is dedicated to book history and contains over 14,000 woodblocks. Printed by C. Nypels on the press of Leiter-Nypels in Maastricht in Erasmus Mediaeval type by S.H. de Roos. Bound... Read More
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Collection de Spécimens de Caractères 1517 - 2004
Librairie Paul James / Editions des Cendres, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Limited to 1000 copies. In FRENCH with foreword in English and French. "The type specimens described in the present catalogue offer a repertory of typographic richness that has yet to be explored." Includes 277 specimens with large pictorial samples and descriptions. Bound in light grey paper covered... Read More
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MCM Catalogue
Munich: MCM Moderne Creation München Reisegepäck GMBH, 1994. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. A miniature catalog of MCM's products featuring mostly their travel bags, but also clothing, cars, perfumes, and more. Includes celebrity photos, a list of worldwide retail locations, and a working movable image featuring a nude model covered in books. Bound in glossy cream paper wrappers with gilt... Read More
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Original photograph of a young lady
Huntington, WV: Proctor, 1910. Fine. Silver gelatin photograph mounted in a folding brown paper card. Size of photograph: Size of closed card: PHOTO/040820.
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