![LITTLE ANGEL BOOKS [4 Volumes]: SAINT RIGOBERT'S DINNER; THE JUMPING CONSTEST; WINGS; THE DISAPPOINTED BEAR](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/920/1147920287.0.m.jpg)
LITTLE ANGEL BOOKS [4 Volumes]: SAINT RIGOBERT'S DINNER; THE JUMPING CONSTEST; WINGS; THE DISAPPOINTED BEAR
by Marilyn Grastdorf
Brooklyn, New York: Angelica Press, 1975. Fine binding. Four charming volumes in different colored printed wrappers with different colored stitching. Housed in a Very Good printed envelope. Fine binding.
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![[EXTRA-ILLIUSTRATED] [LIMITED EDITION] LA CHANSON DE L’ENFANT](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/877/187/1653187877.0.m.jpg)
[EXTRA-ILLIUSTRATED] [LIMITED EDITION] LA CHANSON DE L’ENFANT
by Jean Aicard | T. Lobrichon [Ornee]; E. Rudaux [Gravees]
Paris: G. Chamerot, 1884. Limited Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Small quarto; full blue crushed morocco with elaborate decorations in gilt; all edges gilt; extra-illustrated; with brocade doublures and extra endsheets in brocade in addition to the typical marbled endpapers. this edition is limited to 150 copies of which this is number 109.~~This copy has had the... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [LITERATURE] THE PINE BARRENS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/282/848/1587848282.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [LITERATURE] THE PINE BARRENS
by John McPhee; Illustrated by James Graves
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. James Graves. Signed. 8vo; in the publisher's teal cloth binding with dustjacket; this copy is signed by Mr. McPhee without inscription on the half-title page; there is a previous owner name neatly penned at the top of the front endpaper; there... Read More
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![[NEALE IMPRINT] [TRAVEL] FINLAND: A LITTLE LAND THAT IS TRUE TO ITSELF. A STUDY OF FINLAND UNDER RUSSIA IN COMPARISTON WITH THE SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/135/348/1473348135.0.m.jpg)
[NEALE IMPRINT] [TRAVEL] FINLAND: A LITTLE LAND THAT IS TRUE TO ITSELF. A STUDY OF FINLAND UNDER RUSSIA IN COMPARISTON WITH THE SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES
by Helen Gray
New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1914. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo. ( 7 3/8 " x 5 1/4"); in the publisher's blue cloth binding with titling in gilt to the spine; 178 pages; with photographic frontispiece and nine additional photographic illustrations; the is a small place on the front endpaper with some surface loss,... Read More
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![[SPECIAL PRESS] ODE ON THE PLEASURE ARISING FROM VICISSITUDE LEFT UNFINISHED BY MR. GRAY AND SINCE COMPLETED . [2 VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/538/991/1577991538.0.m.jpg)
[SPECIAL PRESS] ODE ON THE PLEASURE ARISING FROM VICISSITUDE LEFT UNFINISHED BY MR. GRAY AND SINCE COMPLETED . [2 VOLUMES]
by Thomas Gray
Printed by William Andrews Clark by John Henry Nash, 1933. Very Good binding. Two quarto volumes; each in quarter vellum in grey paper-covered boards, lettered in the gilt to the spines; and a gray paper-covered chemise, the whole housed in a slipcase; the slipcase is soiled and has some tape repair as does the chemise; the editiod limited... Read More
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GRAY'S LETTERS & POEMS, WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR
by Thomas Gray
New York; Richmond: R. & W. A. Bartow and W. A. Bartow & Co, 1821. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Bartow edition of Thomas Gray's Letters and Poems, With a Life of the Author. Foxing; contemporary owners' names on the front flyleaf. Minor wear to the front joint and edges of the board. Embossed brown calf,... Read More
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![[DEMOCRATIC PARTY; PRESIDENT JACKSON, CALHOUN] UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH. SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. "TO THE READERS OF THE UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/857/575/1292575857.0.m.jpg)
[DEMOCRATIC PARTY; PRESIDENT JACKSON, CALHOUN] UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH. SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. "TO THE READERS OF THE UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH
by Duff Green
Washington, D.C.: United States Telegraph, 1831. In 1825 Duff Green purchased the United States Telegraph and "violently assailed Adams's administration on the 'corrupt bargain' charge, advocating Jackson and reform". As printer to Congress (1829-33), a member of the 'Kitchen Cabinet,' and editor of the Jackson organ, Green became one of the most influential leaders of the Democratic party. He... Read More
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![[SOUTHERN AMERICANA] A YANKEE AMONG THE NULLIFIERS, AN AUTO-BIOGRAPHY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/293/644/1715644293.0.m.jpg)
[SOUTHERN AMERICANA] A YANKEE AMONG THE NULLIFIERS, AN AUTO-BIOGRAPHY
by Elnathan Elmwood [Asa Greene]
New-York: William Pearson, 1833. Second Edition. Good binding. 24mo; in the publisher’s paper covered boards backed in green cloth, with a partial paper label to the spine; 143 pages; some damping and scattered foxing throughout. ~~Interestingly, Asa Green “became the first American to apply the term [autobiography] to a ‘narrative of [his] life written by himself,’ when he... Read More
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RAIDERS AND REBELS IN SOUTH AFRICA
by Green, Elsa Goodwin; Illustrated by Elsa Goodwin Green
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1898. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Elsa Goodwin Green. Previous owner's library bookplate attached to front pastedown. No pencil or ink markings in text. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations. Light to moderate edgewear to boards. Boards are cocked. Mylar cut to protect boards.... Read More
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THE BRITISH MERCHANT'S ASSISTANT; Containing Part I. Tables of Simple Interest, Part II. Tables Shewing the Interst on Exchequer Bills, Part III. Tables for Ascertaining the Value of Every Description of English and Foreign Stock..
by Green, G.; Illustrated by Tables
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1830. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Tables. Previous owner's name written at top of title page. No pencil or ink markings in text. Full brown leather binding with black spine label, gilt lettering. Previous archival repair to spine. Corners bumped. Some chipping at top of spine with a... Read More
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![[ENGLISH] A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE EVENTFUL REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD, FROM HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE IN1760 TO THE YEAR 1819; WITH A LIST OF ADMINISTRATIONS DURING THAT PERIOD](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/770/828/1582828770.0.m.jpg)
[ENGLISH] A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE EVENTFUL REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD, FROM HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE IN1760 TO THE YEAR 1819; WITH A LIST OF ADMINISTRATIONS DURING THAT PERIOD
by William Green
London: Printed for the Author, By Taylor, 1819. Second Edition, Much Improved and Enlarged. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. 8vo., in quarter red roan over marbled board with the spine ruled in gilt; [7], 8-122 pages; a previous owner name (W. B. Buckle | The Oaks | Catton | Norfolk) on the pastedown; with the frontispiece being an... Read More
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MY GOLDEN SCHOOL DAYS. MEMORY BOOK. CHASE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
by [Edward Wadsworth Gregory]
Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1911. A memory book with quite a bit of penned information, belonging to Edward Wadsworth Gregory. Young Master Gregory was President of the Senior Class, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of "The Mirror". He lists his classmates, and teachers. He also lists his classes (History and Civics "Great discussions - Great class"; Geometry... Read More
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![[INTERIOR DESIGN] EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE & WOODWORK. VOL. I & II. (TWO VOLUMES IN ONE)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/523/622/1183622523.0.m.jpg)
[INTERIOR DESIGN] EARLY ENGLISH FURNITURE & WOODWORK. VOL. I & II. (TWO VOLUMES IN ONE)
by Herbert Cescinsky; Ernest R. Gribble
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1922. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Herbert Cescinsky and Ernest R. Gribble's Early English Furniture & Woodwork, complete with two volumes in one. Color frontispieces, and black and white photographic illustrations throughout. According to the dustjacket (and weight), this is a "thoroughly comprehensive book." xvi, 382, viii, 387 pp. Binding is... Read More
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ONE THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK
by [William Salomon] | Lillian Baynes Griffin
New York: [William Salomon], 1912. First Edition. Very Good binding. The only book of photos by forgotten New York photographer Lillian Baynes Griffin, who was featured in Harper's Weekly, the New York Press, New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, and famously convinced royalty and plutocrats to pose for her alone. Trained at the New York Institute for... Read More
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![[AFRICAN AMERICAN] [CIVIL RIGHTS] BLACK LIKE ME](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/078/115/1513115078.0.m.jpg)
[AFRICAN AMERICAN] [CIVIL RIGHTS] BLACK LIKE ME
by John Howard Griffin
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher's cream-colored cloth bindiing with titling and decorations in black, with dustjacket; 179 pages; the dustjacket has a small piece missing (about 3/8") from the spine and some minor chipping to the edges; it has not been price-clipped (the original price... Read More
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![[SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING] [ART] ANDREW SIBLEY: ART ON THE FRINGE OF BEING](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/146/734/1427734146.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING] [ART] ANDREW SIBLEY: ART ON THE FRINGE OF BEING
by Sasha Grishin
East Roseville, Australia: Craftsman House, 1993. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. Square quarto; in the publisher's persimmon-colored cloth binding, with rubbing to the bottom edges, and with dustjacket; 160 pages with illustrations, some in color; this copy with a personal inscription by Andrew Sibley: "To --- and --- -----, I hope you... Read More
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SPORT ON LAND AND WATER: Volume II
by Griswold, Frank Gray (recollections)
Privately Printed, 1915. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Inscribed. Illustrated; Volume II only. Inscribed by author. No pencil or ink markings in text. Red leather covers with gilt lettering. Edgwear to covers. Archival repair to upper and lower spine at front board. Very Good binding.
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SPORT ON LAND AND WATER: Volume VI
by Griswold, Frank Gray (recollections)
Privately Printed, 1923. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Inscribed. Illustrated; Volume VI only. Inscribed by author. No pencil or ink markings in text. Red leather covers with gilt lettering. Archival repair to upper and lower spine at front cover. Very Good binding.
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SPORT ON LAND AND WATER: Volume III
by Griswold, Frank Gray (recollections)
Privately Printed, 1916. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Inscribed. Illustrated; Volume III only. Inscribed by author. No pencil or ink markings in text. Red leather covers with gilt lettering. Edgwear to covers with a very small loss at top of spine. Very Good binding.
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![M. ACCII PLAVTI [PLAUTI] COMOEDIAE SUPERSTITES XX. AD ULTIMAM EDITIONEM I. F. GRONOVII ACCURATISSIME EXPRESSAE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/158/417/1134417158.0.m.jpg)
M. ACCII PLAVTI [PLAUTI] COMOEDIAE SUPERSTITES XX. AD ULTIMAM EDITIONEM I. F. GRONOVII ACCURATISSIME EXPRESSAE
by Titus Maccius Plautus | Joannes Fredericus Gronovius
Amstelodami, 1721. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Comedies of Plautus, edited by Joannes Gronovius. Engraved title page. Collates complete; 715, [5] pp. Small amount of worming, affecting the text on pp. 107-120. Previous owner's name on the front flyleaf, dated 1770. Later spine, and repair by a conservator to the edges of the contemporary boards. Full leather,... Read More
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![[CHILDREN] ALL ABOUT MOTHER GOOSE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/361/428/1673428361.0.m.jpg)
[CHILDREN] ALL ABOUT MOTHER GOOSE
by Illustrated by John B. Gruelle
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1916. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. 5 1/2” X 4 1/4” in grey boards with blue titling and a pictorial pastedown; there are no marks though there is some minor toning to the endpapers the boards and the pastedown are quite bright the dustjacket has a small chip to the top of... Read More
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THE VIETNAM WAR FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS' PERSPECTIVE
by Ang Cheng Guan
London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding. A First Edition copy of Ang Cheng Guan's The Vietnamese War from the Other Side. With no marks of any kind. Text in English. Red hardback with lettering in white. Fine binding.
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ENDING THE VIETNAM WAR. THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS' PERSPECTIVE
by Ang Cheng Guan
London and New York: Routledge Curzon, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A First Edition copy of Ang Cheng Guan's Ending the Vietnam War: The Vietnamese Communists' Perspective. With no marks of any kind. Blue paper hardback, with lettering printed in white. Minor shelfwear to the edge of the spine. Near Fine binding.
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![[LITERATURE] PASTOR FIDO, THE FAITHFULL SHEPHERD. A PASTORORALL](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/101/509/1689509101.0.m.jpg)
[LITERATURE] PASTOR FIDO, THE FAITHFULL SHEPHERD. A PASTORORALL
by Baptista Guarini
London: R. Raworth, 1647. First English Edition. Near Fine binding. Small 4to; rebound in full calf; with 5 raised bands and a burgundy morocco label with titling in gilt on the spine; (iii) 223 pages; with a single illustration in addition to a headpiece and several printer’s flowers; the pages are toned; with charming writings from previous owner’s... Read More
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[WEAPONRY] ARMS OF ITALY
by Egidio Bonomi; Graziano Guerini
Brescia, Italy: Line Editizoni, 1990. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated with color photographs throughout; 137 pp. plus ads. In the publisher's blue cloth binding. Very Good binding.
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