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[PHILOSOPHY] POLITICS, JUSTICE AND WAR. CHRISTIAN GOVERNANCE AND THE ETHICS OF WARFARE
by Joseph E. Capizzi
Oxford University Press, 2015. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo.; in black paper-covered boards, with dustjacket; 240 pages, including the Index; there are pencilled annotations in the margins throughtout and the rear blank leaves have pencilled notes as well. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
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![P. VIRGILII MARONIS GEORGICA P. RAMI PROFESSORIS REGII PRAELECTIONIBUS ILLUSTRATA AD CAROLUM LOTHARINGUM CARDINALEM [BOUND WITH] P. VIRGILII MARONIS BUCOLICA, P. RAMI, PROFESSORIS REGII PRAELECTIONIBUS EXPOSITA: QUIBUS POETAE VITA PRAEPOSITA EST. [EDITIO TERTIA]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/373/597/1112597373.0.m.jpg)
P. VIRGILII MARONIS GEORGICA P. RAMI PROFESSORIS REGII PRAELECTIONIBUS ILLUSTRATA AD CAROLUM LOTHARINGUM CARDINALEM [BOUND WITH] P. VIRGILII MARONIS BUCOLICA, P. RAMI, PROFESSORIS REGII PRAELECTIONIBUS EXPOSITA: QUIBUS POETAE VITA PRAEPOSITA EST. [EDITIO TERTIA]
by Publius Vergilius Maro; Petrus Ramus | [Carolum Lotharingum Cardinalem]
Paris: Apud Andream Wechelum, 1572. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Two 16th century edictions of classical texts, Virgil's Georgics and Bucolics, printed by Andreas Wechelus who was active in Paris as a printer and bookseller from 1554 to 1573, and then in Frankfurt. In an early, if not contemporary, calf binding with boards double-ruled in... Read More
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VASA ORDER OF AMERICA TERCENTENARY AND CONVENTION PROGRAM. JUNE 27 - JULY 2, 1938. BELLEVUE-STRATFORD HOTEL. PHILADELPHIA, PA
by Carl W. Johnson (Editor); Grand Lodge, Vasa Order of America
[Washington, D.C.]: Vasa Order, 1938. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. An uncommon publication of the Vasa Order, the fraternal society for Swedish immigrants to the United States, Uncommon, with 1 copy found in OCLC. A substantial program; short tear to the front panel. Very Good binding.
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![[RELIGION] [ANTIQUARIAN] INTRODUCTIO AD LIBROS CANONICOS BIBLIORUM VETERIS TESTAMENTI OMNES: PRAECOGNITA CRITICA ET HISTIORICA, AC AUTORITATIS VINDICIAS EXPONENS [BOUND WITH] COMMENTATIO CRITICA AD LIBROS NOVI TESTAMENTI IN GENERE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/136/998/1498998136.0.m.jpg)
[RELIGION] [ANTIQUARIAN] INTRODUCTIO AD LIBROS CANONICOS BIBLIORUM VETERIS TESTAMENTI OMNES: PRAECOGNITA CRITICA ET HISTIORICA, AC AUTORITATIS VINDICIAS EXPONENS [BOUND WITH] COMMENTATIO CRITICA AD LIBROS NOVI TESTAMENTI IN GENERE
by Johann Gottlob Carpzov
Lipsaie: Sumptibus Haered Lanckisianorum, 1757. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Quarto; in 18th century [?] vellum; with two leaves of the Introductio bound upside down; [viii], 487, [488], followed by Index [88]; xvi, 437, followe by Index [19] pages~~Two mid-18th century theological works by Johann Gottlob Carpzov, an 18th century German scholar. His Introducio especially was well-regarded. Very... Read More
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[SIGNED][CHILDREN] CHIMP AND CHUMP
by Ruth Carroll
New York: Eugene Reynal, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Signed. Oblong 4to; in the publisher’s pink cloth binding; (46) pages; lacking dust jacket; the boards are a bit soiled with some scattered stains; the spine is sunned; some erasure marks to the paste downs; some trivial tears to the corners and along the bottom edge;... Read More
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![[CHILDREN] CHIMP AND CHUMP](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/855/058/1689058855.0.m.jpg)
[CHILDREN] CHIMP AND CHUMP
by Ruth Carroll
New York: Eugene Reynal, 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Oblong 4to; in the publisher’s pink cloth binding; (46) pages; lacking dust jacket; the boards are a bit soiled with some scattered stains particularly on the lower board; the spine is sunned; some erasure marks to the paste downs; a bit of foxing~~Filled with charming black... Read More
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![A. E. R. A. [American Electric Railway Association] PROGRESS IN CARS. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF MODERN CARS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/836/413/874413836.0.m.jpg)
A. E. R. A. [American Electric Railway Association] PROGRESS IN CARS. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF MODERN CARS
by [Committee on the Essential Features of Modern Cars]
New York: American Electric Railway Association, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The Executive Committee of the American Electric Railway Association, following their 1925 convention, authorized the formation of the Committee on Essential Features of Modern Cars to develop new car designs. The goal was to repalce older types of cars with "attractive, comfortable, light-weight... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [ENGLAND] WEST COUNTRY FARMS: HOUSE-AND-ESTATE SURVEYS, 1598-1764](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/326/046/1577046326.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [ENGLAND] WEST COUNTRY FARMS: HOUSE-AND-ESTATE SURVEYS, 1598-1764
by Nat Alcock; Cary Carson
Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2007. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Signed. Quarto; in burgundy cloth with dustjacket; xvi, [1], 2-232 including Index; with map of the West Country endpaper.; illustrated with black and white as well as color photographs, and some architectural drawings and photographic facsimiles.~~This copy is inscribed to architectural historian Ed Chappell: "To Ed... Read More
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[ARMS] HONOR REDIVIUUS OR AN ANALYSIS OF HONOR AND ARMORY
by Matt[hew] Carter
London: E. Coates, 1655. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in contemporary calf, lacking the spine, rebacked in japanese tissue; with engraved title page, and armorial frontispiece with the motto “A Posse, Ad Esse”; [8]. 88, 84, 87-171, [1] pages; with plates: “The Creation Robe of a Baron”; and six additional full page plates, with numerous... Read More
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A YEAR'S RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: IN THREE PARTS. PART I: CONTAINING I, A DESCRIPTION OF THE FACE OF THE COUNTRY, THE CLIMATE, THE SEASONS AND THE SOIL; THE FACTS BEING TAKEN FROM THE AUTHOR'S DAILY NOTES DURING A WHOLE YEAR. II. AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS IN THE CULTIVATION OF THE RUTABAGA, OR RUSSIA, OR SWEDISH, TURNIP, WHICH AFFORD PROOF OF WHAT THE CLIMATE AND SOIL ARE
by William Cobbett | [Hill Carter]
New York: Printed for the Author By Clayton and Kingsland, 1818. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Part I only, of three, in the publisher's printed paper-covered boards; the binding has been neatly rebacked. Page 63/64 has long closed tear. The boards have edgewear. The names "Hill Carter of Shirley" and "Elizabeth Minge Carter" are... Read More
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[ART] CARUANA-DINGLI ARTISTS
by Mario J. Caruana-Dingli
Valeria, Malta: Progress Press Co., Ltd, 1989. Quarto; in the publisher's black cloth with dustjacket; 235 pages, chiefly color illustrations; the laminate on the dustjacket has a bit of surface bubbling.~~There are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.
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A NEW MAP OF FRANCE
by John Cary
London: John Cary, 1819. Near Fine binding. Hand-colored map, 21.5 x 25.25"; unbound; by the famed British cartographer and engraver.~~Showing France, Agreeable to its Divisions into Provinces, as Previous to the Revolution from the Latest Authorities. There is the beginning of separation at the bottom of the fold, along with a short closed tear of about 2".... Read More
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A NEW MAP OF THE KINGDOM OF PRUSSIA
by John Cary
London: John Cary, 1821. Near Fine binding. Hand-colored map, 21.5 x 25.25"; unbound; by the famed British cartographer and engraver.~~Showing the Kingdom of Prussia with its Divisions and Provinces and Governments from the Latest Authorities. A lovely map, highly detailed and delicately colored. Near Fine binding.
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[MONOTYPE] MARIJUANA AMERICAN FLAG
by Nicholas Cassitt
11” X 13” oil board monotype depicting an American flag with a marijuana leaf in place of the stars. Created by Richmond, VA artist, Nicholas Cassitt. This dope work is 1 of 1, a unique piece just in time for 420.
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![LES AMOURS DE LEUCIPPE ET DE CLITOPHON TRADUITS DU GREC D'ACHILE TAISION [PAR LOUIS-ADRIEN du PERRON DE CASTERA]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/321/273/988273321.0.m.jpg)
LES AMOURS DE LEUCIPPE ET DE CLITOPHON TRADUITS DU GREC D'ACHILE TAISION [PAR LOUIS-ADRIEN du PERRON DE CASTERA]
by Achille Tatius | Louis-Adrien du Perron de Castera
Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Humbert, 1733. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Two parts bound as one and through paginated. [12] 430 p, with a charming frontispiece with flowers dropping from Venus and fruits from Virtue into the book. Jules Gay, in his Bibliographie des Ouvrages Relatifs a l'amour aux femmes..." finds that this novel "est agreable et... Read More
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[ARCHITECTURE] THE COMMERCIAL PROBLEM IN BUILDINGS: A DISCUSSION OF THE ECONOMIC AND STRUCTURAL ESSENTIALS OF PROFITABLE BUILDING, AND THE BASIS FOR VALUATION OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
by Cecil C. Evers (Vice-President of the Lawyers Mortgage Co.)
New York: The Record and Guide Co, 1914. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; in the publisher’s brown cloth binding; xii, 274 pages including the Index; with black and white photographic illustrations and plans; light edgewear to the boards; a small stain on the upper board; bottom of the spine a bit bumped; pages 18-19 are toned from... Read More
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JOHN CAPREOLUS ON THE VIRTUES
by Kevin White | Romanus Cessario
D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2001. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; in an unclipped jacket; xxxv, 395 pages including the Index.~~From the front flap of the jacket “In Light of Current interest in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, rediscovery of the work of John Capreolus (1380-1444)... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] BOETHIUS THE CONSOLATION OF MUSIC, LOGIC, THEOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/263/146/1721146263.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] BOETHIUS THE CONSOLATION OF MUSIC, LOGIC, THEOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY
by Henry Chadwick
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s navy blue cloth; in an unclipped jacket; xv, 313 pages including the Index; a bit of wear to the jacket; pencil annotations in the margins. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
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[HISTORY] A MAN ON THE MOON THE VOYAGES OF THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS
by Andrew Chaikin
London: The Folio Society, 2021. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Two Large Octavos; in black cloth over pictorial paper covered boards; Volume 1; xxviii, 394 pages; Volume 2; [4] 398-763 pages including the Index; will photographic illustrations throughout; housed in the publisher’s pictorial slipcase. Near Fine binding.
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JOAN HASSALL: ENGRAVINGS AND DRAWINGS
by David Chambers
Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1985. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding. No. 105 of 110 special copies, signed by Joan Hassall. With eight additional engravings printed from the wood by David Chambers at the Cuckoo Hill Press, with a chapbook "The Plain Facts by a Plain but Amiable Cat" in a pocket inserted at the rear of... Read More
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![[ENGLISH] ANGLIAE NOTITIA; OR, THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND: TOGETHER WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS UPON THE ANTIENT STATE THEREOF](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/850/290/1582290850.0.m.jpg)
[ENGLISH] ANGLIAE NOTITIA; OR, THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND: TOGETHER WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS UPON THE ANTIENT STATE THEREOF
by Edward Chamberlayne
[London] In the Savoy: T. N. for John Martyn, 1669. Third Edition. Very Good binding. 12mo.; in full speckled calf, rebacked but retaining the contemporary spine; [12] [numbered by hand]; 480 pages; lacking the pastedowns, front and rear; the Third Edition, retaining Edward Chamberlayne's name on the title page and issued the same year as the First Edition.~~"Handbook... Read More
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[TENNIS] LAWN TENNIS FOR LADIES
by Mrs. Lambert Chambers
London: Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1910. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's green cloth binding ruled in gilt at the perimeter of the upper board, with gilt titling; xii, 135 pages, including the Index; with all photographic plates present as called for; with [6] pages of publisher's ads, followed by a 30 page... Read More
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[MYSTERY] NO PEACE FOR THE WICKED
by Peter Chambers
New York: Roy Publishers, Inc, 1968. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo.; black cloth binding, with dustjacket; [3], 4-189, pages; there is a small red "R" -- doubtlessly signifying "Remainder" -- stamped on the front endpaper (1/4")' there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book; the dusjtacket has wear... Read More
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[SPECIAL PRESS] A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO
by Sarah Chamberlain
[Portland, Oregon]: The Chamberlain Press, 1981. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Oblong 8vo.; in green printed paper covered boards, sewn in the japanese style stab binding with green silk thread; [23] pages with illustrations.~~From the colophon: "This was the first book printed at the Chamberlain Press since it's move to Portland, Oregon, from New England. It... Read More
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GRAY'S TALENT (Red Book series)
by Chandler, Roy F.
Jacksonville, NC: Iron Brigade, 1995. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. Signed by author on fep. No pencil or ink markings in text. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Near Fine binding.
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