John Whopper the Newsboy
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New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1935 1st thus (based on the 1870 original edition). Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. 16mo, 120 pgs. Children's fantasy --with shades of Alice in Wonderland.
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Long Island Gazetteer: A Guide to Historic Places
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Brooklyn, New York: The Eagle Library, Inc, 1939. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1939 1st edition, compiled and edited by Arthur R. Macoskey. Tight and VG+ in its original orange cloth, with bright lettering to the panels and spine. Octavo, 144 pgs.
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Vincenzo Agnetti-caosualmente un percorso
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Florence: Galeria Vivita, 1991. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the April-May 1991 exhibition at Florence's Galeria Vivita. Tight and VG (with wear and abrading along the rear panel's lower-edge) in its pictorial wrappers.
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Bulova Catalogue of Interchangeable Parts
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Bulova Watch Company, 1952. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon 1952 Bulova Watch Catalogue of Interchangeable Parts. Clean and VG in its spiral-bound, thick card wrappers, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel. Other than very light foxing at the endsheets, internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. 12mo, 160 pgs.
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The Spankers Monthly (Vol. 1, Number 2)
San Diego: Flag Publications, 1965. Original wraps. Very Good +. A crisp, clean copy of this 1965 spanking magazine published out of San Diego. Solid and VG+ in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with very light creasing along the spine edges. The 2nd issue, filled with black-and-white photos and racy ads throughout.
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Outre No. 1 AND Outre No. 2
San Francisco: Black Owl Press. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The first 2 issues of this uncommon bondage magazine called "Outre: A Collection of Flagellation and Bondage Illustrations". Published circa late 1950s/early 1960s out of San Francisco by Black Owl Press. Both issues clean and VG in their stapled wrappers. Issue #1 is missing the rear panel and Issue... Read More
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Kenzo Okada: Paintings
New York: Betty Parsons Gallery, 1967. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon catalogue based on the March-April 1967 exhibition at New York's Betty Parsons Gallery. Solid and VG to VG+ in its stapled wrappers, with very light soiling along the white wrappers. Internally immaculate.
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The "Bull" Durham Baseball Guide (1911)
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Boston: The Baseball Publishing Co, 1911. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. A handsome copy of the 1911 "Bull" Durham Baseball Guide, the 2nd year this annual was issued. A complete, thorough rundown of the 1910 season, with dozens and dozens of photos. Crisp and clean in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Still tightly-bound, free of any internal... Read More
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Le Musee Des Theatres
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Paris: Chez Lefuel, Libraire-Relieur, 1822. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Beautiful 1822 celebration of the French theatre in all its variety, with 12 gorgeous full-page, handcolored plates (and accompanying tissue guards) complementing the text. Well-preserved and VG in its half-cloth (dark green) over decorative marbled boards. Also lightly-nicked original leather title label at spine. Text is very... Read More
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Official National Basketball Association Guide 1958-1959
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St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1958. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, crisp copy of the 1958-59 season Official National Basketball Association Guide. Digest-sized, published by the Sporting News out of St. Louis. Bright and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with very light staining at rear panel and small former owner stamp at title page. Bob Pettit... Read More
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Inaugural Address of Hugh O'Brien, Mayor of Boston, Before the City Council, January 5, 1885
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The City of Boston, 1885. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. A nice piece of late 19th century Boston history. Bound in a full chocolate-brown morocco, with bright gilt-lettering, insignia and rule to the front panel and 5 raised bands and 6 compartments along the spine. Light offsetting at the upper front panel, otherwise tight and clean and VG.... Read More
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The Kitten Eleven
London: Bancroft & Co, 1965. Very Good +. Vojtech Kubasta. Charming 1965 kitten-themed miniature pop-up book, featuring 5 pop-ups designed and illustrated by the great Czech artist Vojtech Kubasta. All 5 pop-ups clean and VG+ and in sharp working order. Part of a wonderful series from Bancroft of London of 12 numeric pop-up books, numbered from 1-12 (this... Read More
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Inside the House of Good Taste
New York: McBride, Nast & Company, 1915. Cloth. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1915 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown cloth, with bright, almost completely unrubbed titling along the front panel and fully-rubbed titling to the spine. Internally, very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of, save for light, occasional foxing.... Read More
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The Book of Ruth: From the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James I.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. 1/4 leather. Very Good -. Arthur Szyk. The 1947 Limited Editions Club, #1,193 of 1,950 copies signed (at the limitation) and illustrated by the great Arthur Szyk. Solid and VG- in its 1/4 leather over off-white, gilt-decorated boards. Chipping along the spine (especially at its ends) and light soiling to the... Read More
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The Blue Laws of New Haven Colony, Usually Called Blue Laws of Connecticut
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Hartford, Connecticut: Cse, Tiffany and Co, 1838. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, 1838. Clean and VG in its original decorative cloth. The ghost of a careful plate removal from front pastedown, light, forgivable foxing thruout text, light fading to spine. "Quaker Laws of Plymouth and Massachusetts; Blue Laws of New York, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina.... Read More
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Our State Capitol Illustrated
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Brockton, MA: A.M. Bridgman, 1894. Original cloth. Very Good. A tight, well-preserved copy of this 1894 photographic study of Boston's beautiful State House. Bright and VG in its russet cloth, with crisp gilt-lettering and device to the front panel. Just a tiny amount of scuffing to the front panel, otherwise clean as could be. Oblong octavo, clear black-and-white... Read More
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Japan Photography: Annual 1951
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Tokyo: Kohgasoh Publishing Co., Ltd, 1951. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Thus. 1951 edition of this Japanese photography annual. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends and minor chipping at the panel edges. Quarto, crisp gravure photography thruout.
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Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco on the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco
San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1885 1st thus, the 1st printing offered as a stand-alone publication. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with light chipping to the front panel's lower tip and very light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, 95 pgs. Includes the architectural rendering of a Chinatown tenement... Read More
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Venetian Blinds: A Practical Manual on the Manufacture, Construction, Care and Maintenance of the Venetian Blind
Manchester, England: Thomas French and Sons Limited, 1941. Decorative Boards. Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JOHN D. HARRIS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOOK'S PUBLISHER, THOMAS FRENCH AND SONS, on the front pastedown. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1941 stated 1st impression of this uncommon study of the Venetian blind. Tight and VG+ in... Read More
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Prints from the Mourlot Press (Of the Special Limitation of 200 Copies)
Paris: Fernand Mourlot, 1964. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +/Very Good. Impressive 1964 collection from the Mourlot Press, including 18 original full-page lithographs (from the likes of Calder, Miro, Matisse, Cocteau, Giacometti, Picasso, Chagall, etc.). This #180 of 200 copies issued on Velin de Rives and contained within the larger limitation of 2,000 copies. Bright and VG+ to Near... Read More
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Susana Solano
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France: NIMES: Carre D'Art Musee D'Art Contemporain, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the September-October 1987 exhibition at Musee d'Art Contemporain de Nimes. Clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers.
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Report to the President and the Attorney General--America's Habit: Drug Abuse, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime
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Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, March 1986. AN ORIGINAL BOUND PRINTING, not a print-on-demand reprint. Clean and VG+ in its original blue wrappers. Thick octavo, 486 pgs. plus appendix. Sponsored by and printed under the authority of the "President's Commission on Organized Crime
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Los Aborigenes De Venezuela (Vols. I & I)
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Caracas: Fundacion La Salle, 1980. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A handsome example of the first 2 volumes of this series on the Aborigines of Venezuela, monographs # 26 and #29 respectively issued by the Fundacion La Salle of Caracas. Both volumes tight and solid and VG in their original russet cloth, with bright gilt-letttering to... Read More
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Lecciones De Lengua Castellana
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Medellin, Colombia: La Edit. Bedout, 1955. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. Exhaustive grammar and instructional of the Castillian language (of Spain and Colombia). 1955, re-bound in 1/2 red leather over black boards. Bright gilt-lettering at spine. Solid and VG, with paper lightly browning. Thick 16mo, 699 pgs.
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Fine Carpets in the Victoria & Albert Museum
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New York: Charles Scribner, 1924. Limited. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome example of the 1924 1st edition, limited to 450 copies. A clean and VG+ elephant folio in its maroon cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. 20 lavish color plates tipped-in on each recto; in every case the original tissue-guard protecting and keeping the plates very... Read More
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