The Poetical Works of John Wilmot Earl of Rochester
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Manchester, England: The Haworth Press, 1933. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1933 1st thus, limited to 400 copies. VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with gilt-lettered leather spine label. Light scuffing to panels, otherwise very clean. Quarto, 239 pgs. top-edge gilt.
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James Rosenquist
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Floriad State University Gallery & Museum, 1988. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue of the March-April 1988 exhibition at Florida State University's Gallery & Museum. Bright and VG+ (with light rubbing at the panels) in its red wrappers.
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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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In Octacatl, In Machiyotl: Dechados de Virtud y Entereza
Oaxaca, Mexico: Corporativa Litografica de Antequera S.A. de C.V., 2015. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. The scarce catalogue based on the 2015 exhibitiopn at Corporativa Litografica de Antequera in Oaxaca, Mexico. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial wrappers, with light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge. Oblong quarto, lovely color reproducions throughout of the textiles.
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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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Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwurfe von Frank Lloyd Wright (The 2nd Edition)
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1924. Portfolio. Very Good +. Frank Lloyd Wright. The 1924 2nd issue of the great Wasmuth portfolio of 1910. Complete with the 32 pg. booklet and the 100 lithograph plates (loose as issued). The 2nd issue was published in a single volume rather than the 2 volumes issued in their 1910 incarnation and the plates... Read More
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Franco Albini 1930-1970
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. The 1981 1st edition. Though published out of New York by Rizzoli, the text is entirely in Italian. A very serviceable copy. Solid and VG in its pictorial white wrappers, with light soiling and creasing along the panels. Small, neat former owner name as well at the front free endpaper.... 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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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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Henri Creuzevault (1905-1971)--14Reliures Des Annees 50
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Paris: Colette Creuzevault, 1983. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. 1983 signed/limited. #49 of 250 copies initialed by the publisher, Colette Creuzevault. Clean and VG+ in its original decorative wrappers. Folio, loosely-bound (as issued), 14 vivid tipped-in plates. Also includes a VG+ example of publisher's cardboard slipcase.
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The Flight of Captain Charles A. Lindbergh from New York to Paris May 20-21, 1927
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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1927. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. (Facsimile of Presentation Copy). "Presented by the Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, June 11, 1927, to Captain Lindbergh in commemoration of his epochal achievement". 1927 1st thus, in its original wrappers. A VG copy , with light soiling to the panels. Internally very clean, with no... Read More
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The Works of George Santayana (14 Volumes--The Triton Edition)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1936-37 signed/limited, the Triton edition. Only 940 sets signed by Santayana at the limitation of Vol. I, THIS SET BEING A PRESENTATION COPY--1 OF ONLY 20 ISSUED. Clean, solid and VG in its oatmeal-cloth over navy-blue boards. Bright gilt-emblems at each front panel, gilt top-edges. Clean,... Read More
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The Aircraft Year Book (1953): The Thirty-Fifth Annual Edition
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Washington, D.C.: Aircraft Industries Association of America, Inc, 1953. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1953 Aircraft Year Book, the 35th annual edition. Tight and VG (with light soiling at the inner hinges and a small stamp at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the front flap-fold and light chipping... Read More
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Brooklyn Life: The Illustrated Home Weekly for Brooklyn and Long Island (bound in 3 Vols.)
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Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Life Publishing Company. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 3 nicely-bound folio volumes of the weekly "Brooklyn Life". Each volume collects half a year's worth of issues: Vol. I: Sept. 1901-Feb. 1902; Vol. II: March-August 1904; and Vol.III: Sept. 1917-Feb. 1918. Undoubtedly the most thorough weekly accounting of all things Brooklyn (and Long Island), the newspaper... Read More
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Santa Claus in Toyland
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Harry Doehla Co, 1951. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. A very clean copy of this charming 1951 Christmas tale. AND ALSO INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX. Bright and VG+ in its stiff pictorial wrappers, with the "snow" on the rooftop completely intact. All the movable and pop-up parts completely functional as well. Quarto, beautifully illustrated thruout... 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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Whipper Flossie
London: The Whip & Rod Club, 1953. Original wraps. Very Good +. Uncommon 1953 tale of whipping, issued by the Whip & Rod Club of London. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with light soiling along the rear panel. 21 full-page, line-drawn illustrations complementing the uncredited text. Whip & Rod Club Library #170. ... Read More
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Original 1886 Photograph of Franz Liszt in His Study
Weimar, Germany, 1886. Photograph. Very Good +. Impressive original photograph of Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in his study, at his writing table, in Weimar, Germany. Handsome scarlet-red mount, decorative gilt-frame. Stamped in block on the photograph by Weimar photographer Louis Held and inscribed in the original matting by Liszt's long-time housekeeper Pauline Agel. The photo... Read More
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New Chatterwell Stories
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New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1893. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. An unusually bright and clean copy of the 1893 1st thus. Solidly VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. Rubbing to the gilt-lettering along the spine, otherwise very well-preserved. Still tightly-bound and internally immaculate. Quarto, 280 pgs., beautiful chromolithographed frontispiece.
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Bennett Brothers Inc: Diamond Importers--Merchandise Distributors (1939 Blue Book of Quality Merchandise)
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New York: Bennett Brothers, Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good +. A handsome copy of this lavish 1939 Bennett Brothers catalogue. Filled with hundreds of crisp black-and-white photos and engravings of the latest offerings (from adding machines to jewelry to silverware to watches--and everything in between). Clean and VG+ in its navy-blue boards, with bright gilt-inlay and lettering at... Read More
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The Outline of the Reconstruction Work in Tokyo & Yokohama
Japan: The Bureau of Reconstruction Home Office, 1929. Cloth. Very Good +. A bright, well-preserved copy of the October 1929 2nd printing. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its deep-blue cloth, with crisp gilt-titling along the spine. One very thin band of paper (from an old bookplate?) at the front pastedown, very slight bowing to the front... Read More
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Inaugural Address of Augustus P. Martin, Mayor of Boston, Before the City Council, January 7th, 1884
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The City of Boston. 1st. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY AUGUSTUS P. MARTIN, THE MAYOR OF BOSTON, ON JULY 25TH, 1884. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of this bound 1884 Inaugural Address. Tight and VG in its full, dark-brown morocco, with bright gilt-lettering, insignia and rule at the front panel. 5 raised bands, 6 gilt-decorated... Read More
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Pang Tao (Flat Peaches) -- Eight Fairies Festival
1940. Boards. Very Good +. The "Eight Fairies Festival" in Chinese folklore, " a festival held on the 3rd of the 3rd lunar month in honor of the Goddess Hsi Wang Mu". A bound collection of text (in both Chinese and English), unfolding like an accordion and including tipped-in color plates of different figures in ancient Chinese mythology.... Read More
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Saw Mill River Kennel Club Catalogue for the 1st Annual Dog Show
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White Plains, NY, 1940. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. First Edition. The catalogue for the Saw Mill River Kennel Club 1st Annual Dog Show. Sunday, April 21, 1940, at the County Center Building, White Plains, NY. Solid and VG in its light-blue wrappers. Light, scattered foxing at the panels, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 136 pgs. ... Read More
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United States of America Before the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Matter of McKesson & Robbins, Inc.: Testimony of Expert Witness
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Washington: US Gov't Printing Office, 1939. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A solid copy of this 1939 Securities and Exchange Commision report. VG in its beige wrappers, with light soiling to the wrappers. Octavo, 638 pgs.
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