The Artillerist; Comprising the Exercise and Movements of the Light Horse Artillery. Together with a Sword Exercise for the Light Artillery. Also, Rules for the Formation of Companies
by (Artillery) Darrow, Pierce
Hartford: Printed by Peter B. Gleason & Co, 1819. First edition. 8 plates. 144 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half calf over boards. Rubbed, light foxing throughout. Missing plates 2, 6, and 7, else Very Good. First edition. 8 plates. 144 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Intended for the use of the militia, in which it was found “that every... Read More
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Watercolour & pencil: Group of men and women dancing, sailor in forefront , fiddle player being fed a drink and man holding punchbowl at right
by Unknown artist
1830. 11-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches (174 x 297 mm). Matted, with gilt rule. 11-1/2 x 6-3/4 inches (174 x 297 mm).
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The Infant Jesus with a Lamb
by Unknown Artist
17th or Early 18th Century. Mezzotint. 352 x 254 mm. Matted. Fine. Mezzotint. 352 x 254 mm.
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Collection of 26 Volumes on Decorative arts including: Les Maitres Ebenistes français au XVIIIe siècle; Three Centuries of Furniture in Color by H.D. Molesworth And John Kenworthy-Browne; English Decoration in the XVIII Century; French Cabinetmakers in the Eighteenth Century; etc.
by (Decorative Arts)
vp, vd. Illustrated. Folio and 4to. Bound uniformly in purple morocco with "Governor Charles Edison Library" on the front pastedown, t.e.g., by Bookends Bindery. Each spine is uniformly faded, else fine. Illustrated. Folio and 4to. 1. English Decoration in the 18th Centrury. By John Fowler and John Cornforth. London: Barriue & Jenkins, [1974] 2. French Decorative Art 1638-1793.... Read More
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Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre Im Sammlung Ludwig Im Wallraf-Richartz Museum Köln; Art of the Sixties
by (Pop Arts)
Koln: Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Third Edition. Text in English and German. First Illustration is a silkscreen by Lichtenstein. 4to. Bound with plexiglass spine , two metal bolts. About fine. Third Edition. Text in English and German. First Illustration is a silkscreen by Lichtenstein. 4to. Artists include: Joseph Albers, Horst antes, Joseph Beuys, Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Dan Flavin,... Read More
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ALPHABET DE SABLE [de] Venus Khoury-Ghata/ Matta. (Accompagne d'une lithographie originale de Matta)
by [Art: Surrealism: Chile]. Matta, Roberto
[Paris, France]: Maeght Editeur, 2000. First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies ('21/100'), signed by Venus Khoury-Ghata and Matta [total printing of 120 copies]. A fine copy in publisher's slipcase box (also fine). First edition, limited to 100 numbered copies ('21/100'), signed by Venus Khoury-Ghata and Matta [total printing of 120 copies]. OCLC lists two holdings (none in... Read More
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The American Art-Union: Plan of the Institution, List of its Officers, and Catalogue of Paintings, and other Works of Art ... No. 5
by (American Art-Union)
New York: Snowden & Prall, Printers, 1847. 16pp. Stitched. 16pp. Published semi-monthly, the catalogue includes a number of important American or Hudson River school artists, including Thomas Doughty, Asher B. Durand, George Innes, George Bingham, Thomas Cole, Jasper Francis Copsey and others. Founded in 1839, the American Art-Union was a subscription-based organization whose goal was to enlighten and... Read More
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Seven Simeons
by Artzybasheff, Boris
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Second printing, July 1937. 1 vols. 4to. Green cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Second printing, July 1937. 1 vols. 4to. Winner of the First Caldecott Prize.
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Seven Simeons: a Russian tale retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff , (Text in English)
by Artzybasheff, Boris
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. First Published April 1937. Illustrated by the Author. 1 vols. 4to. Green Cloth. Fine in Very Good/Fine pictorial dust jacket with 2 closed tears. First Published April 1937. Illustrated by the Author. 1 vols. 4to. Winner of the First Caldecott Prize.
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Herodotus. Edited by Gordon King
by (Artzybasheff, Boris) Herodotus
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First edition. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff with 14 plates and endpapers. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth. Fine in almost fine Artzybasheff dust jacket. Artzybasheff, Boris. First edition. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff with 14 plates and endpapers. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Creatures
by (Artzybasheff, Boris) Colum, Padraic
New York: Macmillan, 1930. First editon, Deluxe Issue, Number 202 of 300 copies, signed by the author and artist. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth and silver boards. Fine in slightly chipped printed slipcase. First editon, Deluxe Issue, Number 202 of 300 copies, signed by the author and artist. Illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. 1 vols.... Read More
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Memoir and Letters of Lady Mary Arundell, with Photographic Illustrations. By the Very Rev. Joseph Hirst, President of Ratcliffe College, Leicester
by Arundell, Lady Mary
Leicester: Ratcliffe College, 1894. First edition. Illustrated with seven (7) mounted albumen (portrait) photographs (each measuring 3 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches). 152pp. 4to. Contemporary half-morocco, spine stamped in gilt, marbled paper-covered boardsEx-Genealogical lending library, with small contemporary paper label on lower spine, bookplate on front pastedown (stamped "withdrawn"), small rubberstamp date on front endpapers, and small blindstamp on... Read More
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Vera effigies et delineatio Insul, Ascensio nuncapat … Waerachtighe affbeeldinghe en verthooninghe vant Eylant Asçençion… [True depiction and delineation of the Island of Ascension…]
by (Ascension Island) Linschoten, Jan Huygen van
[Amsterdam, 1596. Colored engraving (Baptista a Doetechum sculp.) on two joined sheets, showing three elevations of the island from different perspectives. 1 vols. 11x 14 inches. Mounted and framed. A few small chips to narrow margin, inoffensive stain in lower right corner (not affecting map), else near fine. Colored engraving (Baptista a Doetechum sculp.) on two joined sheets,... Read More
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Six Months in Ascension. A Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition
by (Ascension Island) Gill, Mrs. [Isobel] (1848-1919)
London: John Murray, 1878. With a Map. liv, 285pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters modern brown polished calf and marbled boards, red leather title label. Fine. With a Map. liv, 285pp. 8vo. Life on Ascension Island with her husband Scottish Astronomer David Gill to measure the solar parallax-the distance between the Earth and the Sun-by observing Mars, which... Read More
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The Whole Works of...with a Life of the Author by the Rev. Dr. Giles
by Ascham, Roger
London: John Russell Smith, 1864. Now collected and Revised. 4 vols. 12mo. Bound in three quarter green morocco and marbled boards, by J.B. Hawes, Cambridge. Nice set. Now collected and Revised. 4 vols. 12mo.
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American Sheaves & English Seed Corn: Being a Series of Addresses Mainly Delivered in the United States, 1900-1901
by Ashbee, C.R.
[London: Essex House Press, 1901. No. 261 of 300 copies. Printed in black with one red initial. Erratum slip tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Vellum. Spine a bit dull, scuff at head, near fine. No. 261 of 300 copies. Printed in black with one red initial. Erratum slip tipped in. 1 vols. 8vo. Ransom 21. Provenance: General Theological... Read More
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The Fuck You Quote of the Week # 2
by Ashbery, John
New York: Peace Eye Bookstore, 1964. First edition. Mimeograph on tan paper, recto only. 11 x 8.5 inches. Some wrinkling along outside edges, otherwise fine. First edition. Mimeograph on tan paper, recto only. 11 x 8.5 inches. The Fuck You Quote of the Week was published over three weeks in September 1964, and featured inside jokes from Harry... Read More
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The Fuck You Quote of the Week #2
by Ashbery, John
New York: Peace Eye Bookstore, 1964. First edition. Mimeograph on tan paper, recto only. 11 x 8.5 inches. Some light handling along outside edges, otherwise fine. First edition. Mimeograph on tan paper, recto only. 11 x 8.5 inches. The Fuck You Quote of the Week was published over three weeks in September 1964, and featured inside jokes from... Read More
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Turandot and Other Poems
by Ashbery, John
New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 1953. First edition of the author's first book. One of 300 copies. With four drawings by Jane Freilicher. 8vo. Wrappers off, Good copy. First edition of the author's first book. One of 300 copies. With four drawings by Jane Freilicher. 8vo. Kermani A1
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The Life of Turner Ashby
by Ashby, Thomas A., M.D., LL.D.
New York: The Neale Publishing Co, 1914. First edition. Frontispiece. 275 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth. About fine. First edition. Frontispiece. 275 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Dogs: Their History & Development
by Ash, Edward C.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First American edition (from British sheets). Abundantly illustrated with frontispieces to each volume, 160 plates. xviii, 384; xvi, [385]-778 pp. 2 vols. Large 4to. Original tan linen and brown boards, brown morocco labels. Fine in original slightly chipped dust jackets and slipcase. First American edition (from British sheets). Abundantly illustrated with frontispieces to each... Read More
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Where Love Lies Deepest [illustrated by Ralph Steadman]
by Ashford, Daisy
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, Ltd, 1966. First edition. 77 pp. Small 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt titles along spine, red endpapers, in pictorial dust jacket; inscribed on half title; sunning and bumping to foot of spine on dj, else near fine. Steadman, Ralph. First edition. 77 pp. Small 8vo. Inscribed from Ralph Steadman to Rolling Stone Magazine staffer, Paul Rothkopf.... Read More
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The Alabaster Hand and Other Ghost Stories. [Introduction by Michael Cox]
by (Ash-Tree Press) Munby, A.N.L.
Pennyffordd: Ash-tree Press, 1995. One of 250 copies. 132, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket by Rachel Crittenden. Bookplate of Stuart B. Schimmel. One of 250 copies. 132, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Nicely produced new edition of this classic of the supernatural, with an introduction by Michael Cox. Munby, Librarian at... Read More
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Varia
by Ashton, John
London: Ward & Downey, Limited 12 York Street Covent Garden, 1894. First edition. 219pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half crimson morocco and marbled boards, t.e.g. Very Good. First edition. 219pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Modern Street Ballads
by Ashton, John
London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, 1888. First edition, Number 45 of only 100 copies on Large Paper. 56 illustrations from old woodcuts. 405 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Quarter vellum and boards, paper title label, chipped. some wear to top joint, corners bumped. Fine internally. First edition, Number 45 of only 100 copies on Large Paper. 56 illustrations from... Read More
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