Larry Day. Iconic Realist
by Day, Larry
Roanoke, VA: Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Hollins University, 2009. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Includes a chronology, list of works, exhibitions with catalogs, selected writings, and seleted public collections, as well as introductions by Professor Bill White, Curator and Amy G. Moorefield, Director. Exhibition catalog to accompany exhibit at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University October 7, 2008... Read More
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Reports of Cases, Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Errors, of the State of Connecticut, in the Years 1805, 1806, and 1807 (VOLUME TWO ONLY)
by Day, Thomas
Hartford: Lincoln and Gleason, 1809. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/expertly-rebound in black and gilt boards/thick 8vo./584 pp./text quite clean with occasional browning and foxing Law. LAW1/4252.
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The Three-Cornered Hat
by de Alarcón, Pedro Antonio; Fritz Kredel (woodcuts); Lawrence M. Levin (translator)
New York: H. Bittner & Company, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 1 of 500 copies. With 21 hand colored woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. A collection of tales that was originally published in Spanish in 1874. This edition is the newly translated (into English) version. Mustard yellow cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Bump to foot of... Read More
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La Fille aux Yeux d'Or [The Girl with the Golden Eyes]
by de Balzac, Honore; Ernest Dowson (translator), Charles Conder (illustrator)
London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. Includes six illustrations engraved on wood by Charles Conder. Stonehill and others state that this is the rare primary binding; copies are more commonly found in blue cloth. Very good plus in original yellow cloth boards with black title to spine and front board. Minor bumping to... Read More
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Edith De Beaumont: Notes et Meditations
by De Beaumont, Edith
Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in cream paper wraps with black lettering on cover. Minor browning to edges. Light foxing to wrappers. Inscription to previous owner on half title page. Else is clean and bright with two illustrations, one of which is an actual black and white photograph. Text in french. French History. in wraps. FRENCH01/010700. ... Read More
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L'Esprit de M. Pitt, Ou vues politiques de ce Ministre, depuis qu'il est entre dans le Conseil du Roi d'Angleterre
by de Boisjer, P.J.F. Luneau, [M. Pitt]
Paris: P. J. F. Luneau de Boisjer, 1795. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. SCARCE. William Pitt (1759 - 1806) was the last prime minister of Great Britain and the first prime minister of the United Kingdom, beginning in 1801. It is fitting that the French would have been interested in his political views as England was engaged in war... Read More
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La Boite a Joujoux. Ballet pour Enfants
by Debussy, Claude; Andre Halle, illustrator
Paris: Durand et Cie, 1913. Boards. Very Good+. Andre Helle. Andre Helle. Boards. A charming and scarce copy of Debussy's ballet score (piano reduction only) for “La Boite a Joujoux,” with delightful color pochoir illustrations by Andre Helle. The ballet was inspired by Debussy's daughter and her toys and toy box. This was one of Debussy's final works,... Read More
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Official History of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and American Landmarks: Or Our Country's Patriotic Shrines
by Deemer, Edw. S.
Boston: The Fraternity Publishing Company, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Very good full of b/w photos and illustrations. Bright gilt on cover. Three quarter leather binding over burgundy boards. Spine has been rebacked using cloth. Leather missing from spine. Rubbing to corners and edges. Patterned endpapers. Minor foxing throughout though text remains bright. Many illustrations. 330 pp.... Read More
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The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep
by [Deeply Game Publications] Lauritsen, Christina; Sara Press and Andy Rottner, book artists
San Francisco: Deeply Game Publications, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 45 of 55 copies. Signed by the author and book artists. Book artist Sara Press collaborated with Andrew Rottner to create this exquisite tribute to printing’s golden age. "The story, by Christina Lauritsen, mis-remembers H.C. Andersen’s classic tale of the same name, transforming it into a story of... Read More
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Robinson Crusoe (Text in German)
by Defoe, Daniel
Goteborg: Torsten Hedlunds Forlag, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good +. Hardcover. Vg+ in green and gilt boards with black illustration. Leather spine with gilt title and blind stamped decoration. Blind stamped design to rear board. 4to. illus. throughout including frontis. Light spot of foxing throughout. Cocked spine. Bookplate reads, From the Library of Gustaf Tonggren. German. 352 pages. GER209261.... Read More
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Een Nieuw Carthago [A New Carthage]
by de Haan, Jacob Israel
The Hague, Netherlands: 'S Gravenhage, 1919. Softcover. Good. Softcover. [In Dutch] "Jacob Israël de Haan (31 December 1881 – 30 June 1924) was a Dutch Jewish literary writer, lawyer and journalist who immigrated to Palestine in 1919, and was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1924 by the Zionist paramilitary organization Haganah for his anti-Zionist political activities." (Wikipedia) His early... Read More
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History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia; Embracing an Account of the Various Expeditions in the West, Previous to 1795
by De Hass, Wills
Wheeling, WV: H. Hoblitzell, 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This interesting work was described in Howes as a "Valuable compilation based on reliable sources" Howes D223. In addition to relating the history, the author also provides biographical sketches of those he terms "distinguished actors in our border wars" such as Col. Ebenezer Zane, General Andrew Lewis, General Daniel... Read More
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The Romantic West, 1789-1850
by de Keyser, Eugenie
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. This book deals with influences on Western art during the approximate half-century between the beginning of the French revolution and the revolutionary uprisings of 1848. The period was one of political ferment, social unrest and major changes in industrial production. These influences on artists such as Goya,... Read More
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Un Jeune Homme Mysterieux
by De Kock, Ch. Paul
Paris: Ferdinand Sartorius, 1873. Hardcover. Very Good-. Hardcover. SCARCE. Rebacked with green cloth. Original black decorative paper covered boards. Heavy rubbing to boards. Top 3rd of half title page has been torn out. Text is clean and bright with very little foxing. 282 pages + ads. French Language. FRELANG/102315.
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Essai Sur le Regne de Trajan
by de la Berge, C.
Paris: F. Vieweg, 1877. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in green cloth covered boards with gilt title to brown leather title label on spine. Wear to exterior includes minor bumping to edges and corners, a few spots of light discoloration and minor browning to edges and spine. Previous owner's book plate to front paste down... Read More
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A New Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages
by de la Cadena, Mariano Velazquez
New York: Appleton and Company, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. very good in leather backed black cloth coverd boards. Repairs have been made to the head and foot of spine. Minor rubbing to spine. Thick 8vo. 766 pp. Reference. REF111291.
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Le Grand Livre des Peintres, ou L'art de la Peinture, Considéré dans toutes fes parties, & démontré par principles; avec des Réflexions sur les Ouvrages de quelques bons Maîtres, & sur les défauts qui s'y trouvent. 2 Tomes
by de Lairesse, Gérard
Paris: Chez Moutard, Libraire-Imprimeur de la Reine & de l'Académie des Sciences, Hôtel de Cluni, 1787. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition in French. The first edition was issued in Dutch in 1712. An influential work for many 18th century painters. Known as the "Dutch Poussin" (after the French Baroque painter), Gerard de Lairesse (1641 - 1711) was... Read More
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Beatrice D'Este et Sa Cour
by De La Sizeranne, Robert
Libraire Hachette, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in maroon cloth backed marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering and design on spine as well as 5 raised bands. Rubbing to hinges and edges. Marbled endpages. Minor browning to interior. Text remains bright. Includes several illustrations. 212 pages. TEXT IN FRENCH. French History. FREHIS12/082899.
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Minority Report of the Committee on Elections, Made in the House of Delegates March 2d, 1860
by House of Delegates
None listed, 1860. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. A VERY INTERESTING CHAPTER IN MARYLAND POLITICAL HISTORY. This is the official minority report of the Committee on Elections concerning a contested election for Maryland State Comptroller held in 1859 between William Henry Purnell and A. Lingan Jarrett. Purnell was the incumbent Comptroller and won the 1859 election, but Jarrett contested... Read More
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General Assembly of Maryland File of House of Delegates (Maryland House of Delegates- 1898)
by Maryland House of Delegates
No Publisher or place given, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good interior with fine modern binding. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Includes a compilation of broadsides from 1898 beginning with Bill No. 3 which was enacted on January 18, 1898 and ending with Bill No. 80 enacted on February 9, 1898. The interior is very... Read More
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Minority Report of the Committee on Elections, Made in the House of Delegates March 2D, 1860. Testimony Taken Before a Committee of the House of Delegates of Maryland on Contested Elections
by House of Delegates
n.p., 1860. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. A VERY INTERESTING CHAPTER IN MARYLAND POLITICAL HISTORY. This is the official minority report of the Committee on Elections concerning a contested election for Maryland State Comptroller held in 1859 between William Henry Purnell and A. Lingan Jarrett. Purnell was the incumbent Comptroller and won the 1859 election, but Jarrett contested the... Read More
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Sur les Couronnes: Extrait des Memoires de la Societe Royale des Sciences de Lille
by Delezenne, M.
Paperback. Good ++. Paperback. G++ in green wraps/extract French. FRE411151.
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Oeuvres de J. Delille
by Delille, J.
Paris: Lefevre, 1834. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Third edition. Very good- in 3/4 maroon leather with marble paper boards. Front hinge repaired. Rubbing and chipping at corners. Rear board is rubbed and warped from minor water damage. Foxing to endpapers, title page, final 20 pages. Damp staining to 2nd half of pages. Signed binding. 914 pages. Poetry.... Read More
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Examen Critique Du Poeme De La Pitie, De Jacques Delille, Precede D'une Notice Sur Les Faits et Gestes De L'Auteur et De Son Antigone
by Delille, Jacques
Paris: Dabin, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Brown leather backed marbled paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to corners, hinges, and edges of boards. Foxing to interior though text remains bright. Charming hand colored frontispiece and marbled endpages. Tight binding. 200 pages. FRE/072406.
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The Manuscripts of the Earl of Ashburnham. Report to the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
by Delisle, Leopold, Harrison Wright [translator]
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1884. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Beige paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Wear to wrappers includes one closed tear to top half of front wrapper and one closed tear to bottom half of rear wrapper as well as a few chips to the edges and spine and writing... Read More
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