STRANGE INTERLUDE
by O'Neill, Eugene
NY: Boni & Liveright, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. Polished, aqua-blue cloth, gilt-stamped titles, decorated endpapers. Original dustjacket re-assembled but missing half of spine and corner sections.
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MARCO MILLIONS
by O'Neill, Eugene
NY: Boni & Liverwright, 1927. 1st Edition, limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition, this numbered 428 of 450 copies, signed by O'Neill on the limitation page. Cream colored spine tanned as is usually fou, in original slipcase with title label. Slipcase worn about all edges but all edges holding. PON ffe.
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ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY
by Oppenheimer, E. Phillips. Pares, Bip (dustjacket art)
NY: Triangle Books, 1939. 1st reprint edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dustjacket art by Bip Pares (1904-1977), British commercial artist. Her most visually striking work was done in a highly commercial British art-deco style, which is on clear display here. Third printing 1939 of the Triangle reprint edition after the first by Little Brown in 1937. Remarkably well... Read More
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OBRAS DE JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO COLLECION CARRILLO- GIL
by Orozco, Jose Clemente (art of). Fernandez, Justino (catalogo y notas)
Mexico: (Collecion Carillo Gil), 1949. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Uncommon catalog of the works of Orozco in the original Collecion Carillo Gil, 1500 copies, this # 320. Large 4to, black cloth, gilt-stamped titles front and spine in pictorial dustjacket (artist's self-portrait) , 59 pages of text (artist chronology, lists of plates by medium, etc) followed by... Read More
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EVE EMPEROR OF THE PENGUIN (annotated galley sheets, with first discarded cover art)
by Osborne, Mary Pope
NY: Stepping Stone/ Random House, 2008. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Galley pages for #40 in Osborne's Merlin Mission series, with her line edits in pencil and inscribed in ink by her on the title page. Also included is a prototype for the cover (tan ice?) that was discarded in favor of blue ice (DAH!). Inscription reads:... Read More
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The World of Paul Slickey
by Osborne, John
London: Faber and Faber 0. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Fine in near fine unclipped dw with shorft closed tear front panel. Unmarked - no prev owner names, inscriptions, bookplates.
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ON BORROWED TIME A Dramatization of the Novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin
by Osborn, Paul. (Watkin, Lawrence Edward)
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A cast "round robin" inscribed copy. Ownership name ffe (unidentifiable person) and inscribed to her on the front flies from actors Frank Conroy, Dorothy Stickney, Peggy O'Donnell, Peter Holden and Dudley Digges. Dustjacket worn about flap folds and edges.
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How to Apply Matt, Bronze, la Croix and Dresden Colors to China. A Practical Elementary Hand-Book for Amateurs, Containing Reliable Methods for Gilding, Mixing of Colors, Ground-Laying, Relief-Paste, Firing, Etc.
by Osgood, Adelaide H.
New York: The Osgood Art School, 1891. Fourth Enlarged Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine -/Very Good -. This particular copy is unique because it does not have the typical corrected tipped in copyright, but instead has an incomplete copyright statement that caused the author a great deal of trouble. The book was the subject of a copyright infringement... Read More
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Program for THE WINTER BALL, WALDORF-ASTORIA, FEBRUARY 4th, 1947
by (Outdoor Cleanliness Association of N.Y., Inc)
NY: Outdoor Cleanliness Association of N.Y., Inc, 1947. Soft cover. Near Fine. Program for The Winter Ball, a grand evening of dinner and dance, sponsored by the Outdoor Cleanliness Association of NY, on Feb 4, 1947. Stiff covers, 9" x 12", with pictorial of "The Plaza in 1900" by Edward Cassel, stapled spine with decorative braided string, unpaginated... Read More
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JH Mason 1875-1951: Scholar-Printer
by Owens, LT
London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.
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BETWEEN THE FLAGS: The Recollections of a Gentleman Rider
by Page, Harry S. Voss, Edward S. (illustrations)
NY: The Derrydale Press, 1929. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited editon, 850 copies. Red clothe covers in slipcase with pastedown title label. Book appears unused. Slipcase is worn and stained with no effect to the book.
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THE HISTORY OF THE ALTHORPE AND PYTCHLEY HUNT 1634 - 1920
by Paget, Guy
London: Willima Collins, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine -/Very Good -. First edition, 600 copies. Qaurter vellum, gilt titles, over red cloth, Aside from light spotting rear endpapers, a near fine copy in scarce dustjacket that is worn about folds, slightly chipped about edges and lightly stained. Sounds worse than it is, Really, quite presentable.
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COMMON SENSE, THE RIGHTS OF MAN, RIGHTS OF MAN PART THE SECOND, DISSERTATIONS ON GOVERNMENT..., LETTER ADDRESSED TO ABBE RAYNAL..., and four other pamphlets of the same period
by Paine, Thomas et al.
various, 1776. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. A COLLECTION OF FIVE THOMAS PAINE PAMPHLETS ALONG WITH OTHER PAMPHLETS MOST PRINTED IN PHILADELPHIA. This collection was found in a perished 19thC leather binding; it has been newly rebound in late-18thC American style, full-leather. The text block has been restitched, with all components in the order as it was found, with... Read More
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MIRROR OF VENUS
by Paine, Wingate (photographs). Francoise Sagan, Frederico Fellini (test)
NY: The Ridge Press, 1970. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Erotic photographs of sexy women. Way 70s!
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GREAT AMERICAN FOOD
by Palmer, Charlie
NY: Random House, 1996. 1st Edition. Publishers Cloth. Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY CHEF PALMER of Manhattan's Aureole Restaurant.
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An Analysis of the Use in Photoplays of the Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations and Their Subdivisions Series W (The Photoplay Plot Encyclopedia)
by Palmer, Frederick and Eric Howard
Los Angeles: Palmer Photoplay Corporation, 1922. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to, original stab-sewn covers, 164p. Early manual on writing for the motion pictures, the silents that is. Rear fly missing, pencilled notes on rear pastedown, else near fine.
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An Analysis of the Use in Photoplays of the Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations and Their Subdivisions Series W (The Photoplay Plot Encyclopedia)
by Palmer, Frederick and Eric Howard
Los Angeles: Palmer Photoplay Corporation, 1920. Presumed First or Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to, original stab-sewn covers, 165p. Early manual on writing for the motion pictures, the silents that is. Near fine.
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Abdul: The Story of an Egyptian Boy
by Palmer, Winthrop B. Linson, Corwin Knapp (pictures by)
NY: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Scarce title, scarcer still in decorated dustjacket of striped colors which match endppaers. Dustjacket moderately soiled, spine faded. Still, presentable.
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DEADLOCK (and) KILLING ORDERS
by Paretsky, Sara
NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The second and third titles of Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski mysteries. Both firsts, both djs unclipped. . Neither with any previous owner signatures or inscriptions. Deadlock (Doubleday, 1984) is fine all over. Orders (Morrow, 1985) is fine in near fine dustjacket with a tiny closed tear top of spine.... Read More
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History of the Civil War in America (4 volume set)
by Paris [Prince Louis-Phillipe-Albert d'Orleans], Comte de. (Kendall, James V., M.D.)
Phildalephia: Joseph H. Coates & Co, 1876. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. First edition, 4 volumes, printed 1876-1873, uniform blue cloth, gilt device front,. gilt tites spine. Ownership copy of Civil War surgeon Dr. James V. Kendall, with his signature, and address of Baldwinsville NY, and the date each volume was purchased on the flyleaf of both volumes. Pasted... Read More
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Proscription Delineated; or A Development of Facts Appertaining to the Arbitrary and Oppressive Proceedings of the North Association of Litchfield County, in Relation to the Author (with 1797 pamphlet)
by PARKER, Daniel
Huson NY: Stone and Corss, 1819. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair+. Or iv,[5]-29 original paper-backed boards, front cover detached, rear loose but holding. iv, 2, 6- 290. (Error in pagination for pages 4-5, but continuous text.) Laid-in is 11 pages, string-tied pamphlet "On the Ordination of Deacons" by Jonathan Miller which reports the minutes on teh discussion of ordination... Read More
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THE SAVOY: 12 ETCHINGS
by Parker, Robert Andrew. (Harlem)
West Cornwall CT: (Robert Andrew Parker). Limited Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Portfolio of 11 of 12 etchings housed loosely in a commercially produced black clamshell box with Parker's handmade label. Subjects include fictionalize patrons and real musicians at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in 1938, including Edgar Sampson, Teddy Hill and his orchestra and Pete Brown. Portfolio likely... Read More
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MISS PARLOA'S NEW COOK BOOK AND MARKETING GUIDE
by Parloa, Maria
NY: Dana Estes, 1880. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good+. Publisher's green pebbled cloth stamped in red and black, 430 pages, missing title page and some prelims and pages 311-317. Still loads of recipes and illustrations (especially cuts of meat). Old recipes pasted in rear. Covers quite presentable.
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OVER AND ABOVE OUR PACIFIC
by Parr, Charles McKew
NY: Brentano's, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine copy in like dustjacket. Inscribed by author Parr on the fee and dated Hartford May 1942.
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A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
by Parrish, Maxfield (illustrated by). Irving, Washington
NY: R.H. Russell, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Pictorial pastedown front cove. Classic Maxfield Parrish, Arts & Crafts period, illustrated verson. Covers soiled with some edge loss to paper over boards, corners worn. Internals quite nice. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. An honest, presentable copy.
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