Questions About Angels: Poems
by Billy Collins
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1991. Fine/Near Fine. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1991. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in unclipped pictorial dust jacket; 105pp. Jacket spine panel a bit sunned, else Fine. Selected for the National Poetry Series.
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![The Apple That Astonished Paris [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/325/565/1699565325.0.m.jpg)
The Apple That Astonished Paris [Signed]
by Billy Collins
Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1988. Very Good +. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1988. First Edition, wrapper issue. Signed by Billy Collins with brief inscription to previous owner at title page. Octavo; 61pp. Illustrated wraps. Mild rubbing to edges; slight curling towards fore-edge; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good or better copy of Collins' third... Read More
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![Variation on a Theme [Signed Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/573/267/1406267573.0.m.jpg)
Variation on a Theme [Signed Limited Edition]
by John Collier
London: Grayson & Grayson, 1935. Very Good/Very Good. London: Grayson & Grayson, 1935. Limited First Edition. Signed by the author and numbered 48 of 250 copies on limitation page at front. Octavo; [48pp]. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Jacket shows a few shallow chips along edges, a small puncture at center of spine,... Read More
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Dead Center
by Mary Collins
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition with "A" to copyright page. Octavo. 240 pp. Gray boards stamped in blue. Lacks dust jacket. Boards slightly nudged and bumped at extremities, with some toning to edges and spine and sparse spotting. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. ... Read More
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The Evil Genius
by Wilkie Collins
Chicago: R.R Donnelley & Sons, 1886. Very Good-. Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1886. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's terracotta decorative cloth embossed in black; 363,[5]pp. Boards a bit dust-soiled and scuffed with brief exposure at corners, small hole mid-spine, textblock rather toned and finger-soiled, else a Good to Very Good, sound copy. BEETZ 107.
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The Song of the Paramahamsa
by Ruth Collier
Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Press, 1940. Fine. Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Press, 1940. First Edition, Cloth Issue. Slim quarto; publisher's gilt-lettered linen; 24pp.; full-page illus. throughout. A Fine example. Winner of the Olcott Foundation Award, Ruth Collier's lengthy poem of Theosophical Enlightenment. From the brief foreword: "He who has passed the Fourth Great Initiation is called the Paramahamsa, he... Read More
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The Moonstone. A Novel
by Wilkie Collins
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 223pp.; illus. throughout, text printed in double columns. Moderate wear to cloth extremities, most notably at spine ends, spine a shade sunned, light foxing to textblock, ownership pencil scribble to p. [7], else Very... Read More
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![American Masonic Home for the Widows and Orphans of Freemasons, Washington [wrapper title: Statement and Appeal of the Regents of the American Masonic Home for Widows and Orphans]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/872/180/1549180872.0.m.jpg)
American Masonic Home for the Widows and Orphans of Freemasons, Washington [wrapper title: Statement and Appeal of the Regents of the American Masonic Home for Widows and Orphans]
by [Freemasons] [The Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia]
Washington, DC: Henry Polkinhorn, Printer, 375 D Street, 1859. Very Good. Washington, DC: Henry Polkinhorn, Printer, 375 D Street, 1859. First Edition. 12mo (18cm); 12pp. Printed wraps, removed. Rubbing to edges; glue remnants along spine; stray pen annotations to front. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good. Resolution from the Grand Lodge of DC advocating for... Read More
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![The Letter of Columbus on His Discovery of the New World [Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/625/272/1585272625.0.m.0.jpg)
The Letter of Columbus on His Discovery of the New World [Limited Edition]
by Christopher Columbus
Los Angeles: USC Fine Arts Press, 1989. Fine. Los Angeles: USC Fine Arts Press, 1989. First Thus, Limited to 300 copies of which this is no. 90. Slim octavo; publisher's grey-green goat over boards; 48pp.; facsimiles and woodcut illus. throughout. Just About Fine. Handprinted at the Press by Robin Price with type cast at Harold Berliner's... Read More
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Three Plays: The Fiddler's House / The Land / Thomas Muskerry
by Padraic Colum
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1916. Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1916. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); publisher's maroon cloth, gilt-lettered spine; viii,[2],221pp. Light shelf wear at spine ends, gilt rather toned, four leaf clover tucked between two leaves with minor offsetting, attractive contemporary ownership ex libris to front pastedown and contemporary bookseller ticket to rear... Read More
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![Wild Earth and Other Poems [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/150/162/1587162150.0.m.jpg)
Wild Earth and Other Poems [Signed]
by Padraic Colum
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Very Good. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Reprint. Signed by the author without inscription on front free endpaper. Small octavo; vi, 71pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards rubbed at corners and spine ends, with light scuffing down joints. Spine lettering darkened. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. ... Read More
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![Mexican Cooking: The Flavor of the 20th Century - That Real Mexican Tang [wrapper title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/629/662/1685662629.0.m.jpg)
Mexican Cooking: The Flavor of the 20th Century - That Real Mexican Tang [wrapper title]
by [Mexican-American Cookbooks] Gebhardt Chili Powder Co
San Antonio, TX: Gebhardt Chili Powder Co, 1911. Very Good. San Antonio, TX: Gebhardt Chili Powder Co., 1911. First Edition. Thin, narrow octavo; pictorial staple bound self-wrappers; 44pp.; color and halftone illustrations including double-page spread. Light rubbing to edges; stain along bottom edge adjacent to spine; light wear to spine. Binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy. One... Read More
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![King Henry's Map of the British Isles: BL Cotton MS Augustus I i 9 [Boxed map with accompanying commentary volume]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/283/491/1700491283.0.m.jpg)
King Henry's Map of the British Isles: BL Cotton MS Augustus I i 9 [Boxed map with accompanying commentary volume]
by [King Henry VIII] Peter Barber [commentary]
London: The Folio Society, 2009. Very Good +. London: The Folio Society, 2009. Limited Edition of 2750 unnumbered copies. Facsimile reproduction of King Henry's Map printed on Neobond, rolled up and tied with a red ribbon, and housed in a red felt-lined clamshell box; decorated in gilt with gilt clasp. Accompanied by small quarto volume; 158pp.; blue cloth... Read More
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![Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium [facsimile edition volume, with] Maria Sibylla Merian in Surinam: Commentary to the Facsimile Edition ... (Amsterdam 1705) Based on Original Watercolours in the Royal Library Windsor Castle [Two volume set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/445/183/1716183445.0.m.jpg)
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium [facsimile edition volume, with] Maria Sibylla Merian in Surinam: Commentary to the Facsimile Edition ... (Amsterdam 1705) Based on Original Watercolours in the Royal Library Windsor Castle [Two volume set]
by [Entomology] Maria Sibylla Merian; Elisabeth Rucker and William T. Stearn [commentary]
London: Pion Limited, 1980. Very Good +. London: Pion Limited, 1980-1982. First Thus, Limited Edition of 990 sets, this being #67. Two elephant folio volumes (50x34cm); 198pp; facsimile volume unpaginated. Maps, illustrations, including full color plates to facsimile volume. Facsimile in Latin; Commentary in German and English. Full green morocco blind-stamped in front and gilt lettering to spine;... Read More
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Lucii Coelii Lactantii Firmiani Opera Quae Extant, ad sidem MSS. recognita et Commentariis illustrata
by Lactantius; Thomas Spark [commentaries]
Oxonii [Oxford]: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1684. Very Good. Oxonii [Oxford]: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1684. First Edition. Thick octavo (21cm.); contemporary speckled paneled calf, spine in five compartments with brown gilt-lettered spine label, all edges stained red; [18],912,[2],38pp. (collated, presumed complete); engraved vignette on title page of the Sheldonian Theatre. Ex-library (institute unknown) with faint manuscript markings directly to... Read More
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Oedipus the King
by Sophocles; Anthony Burgess [trans.]; Michael Langham and Stanley Silverman [comments]
Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1972. Very Good +/Very Good +. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1972. First Edition. Slim octavo (21 cm); 94pp. Publisher's black and purple illustrated dust jacket with price intact ($5.95). Boards full bound in lavender cloth with silver stamping to spine. Dark gray endsheets. Dust jacket generally scuffed, bumped, and creased... Read More
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A Sacred Challenge: Violet Oakley and the Pennsylvania Capitol Murals
by [Violet Oakley] Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee
Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee, 2002. Fine/Fine. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee, 2002. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 168pp.; color illus. Fine condition.
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Collection of Eight Instruction Manuals
by Norton Company
Worcester, MA: Norton Company, 1940. Very Good. Worcester, MA: Norton Company, 1940. Eight volumes; quartos or oblong quartos (chiefly ca. 28x22cm.); all but one spiral-bound printed card wrappers, the last staplebound. Some general edge wear, a few with some soiling, else a Very Good or better collection. The still-extant Norton Company, founded in 1885, is today's largest manufacturer... Read More
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Our Native Herbs! The Great Blood Purifier and Liver Regulator, 200 days treatment $1..
by Alonzo O. Bliss Company
Washington, DC: Alonzo O. Bliss Company, 1892. Very Good. Washington, DC: Alonzo O. Bliss Company (Successors to the Dr. Perkins Medical Co.), 1892. Octavo (20cm); machine stitched self-wrappers; 24pp. Light wear to margins, stock uniformly browned due to inferior paper quality, faint damp stain to upper wrapper, else a Very Good example. Early trade catalog issued by... Read More
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Selections from the Work of Barnet Phillips Company, Architectural Decorators, 101 Park Avenue, New York
by Barnet Phillips Company
New York: Architectural Catalog Co, 1930. Very Good. New York: Architectural Catalog Co., 1930. First Edition. Folio; publisher's grey printed card wrappers, yapp edges; unpaginated; chiefly photographic plates and pictorial advertisements. Wrappers a bit worn with numerous short closed tears and small chips, light soil and toning; Very Good overall, internally clean and sound.
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![Southeastern Indians: Life Portraits, A Catalogue of Pictures, 1564-1860 [Signed Bookplate]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/420/966/1666966420.0.m.jpg)
Southeastern Indians: Life Portraits, A Catalogue of Pictures, 1564-1860 [Signed Bookplate]
by Emma Lila Fundaburk; Alabama Engraving Company
Luverne, AL: Emma Lila Fundaburk, Publisher, 1958. Very Good/Very Good. Luverne, AL: Emma Lila Fundaburk, Publisher, 1958. First Edition. Bookplate signed by editor and publisher Fundaburk mounted to front free endpaper. Small quarto. 136pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated dust jacket with $7.50 price present. Brown cloth stamped in dark brown. Dust jacket rubbed and wrinkled along... Read More
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Ladies' Home Journal, Vol. LIX, no. 11, November, 1942
by [Eleanor Roosevelt] Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, 1942. Very Good. Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, 1942. First Edition. Large, slim quarto; publisher's pictorial card wrappers illustrated by Wilhelma Cushman; 158pp.; illus. throughout, often in full color. Light wear and dust-soil to wrapper margins, else a Very Good and sound example. Contents include Eleanor Roosevelt's monthly column "If You Ask Me," stories... Read More
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Original Pictorial Receipt accomplished in manuscript to the Barbados General Goods Company
by Geo. Whitfield & Company
Barbados: Geo. Whitfield & Company, 1866. Very Good. Barbados: Geo. Whitfield & Company, 1866. Small pictorial broadside receipt (19x12.5cm.) accomplished in manuscript. Previous folds, light soil and wear from handling, else Very Good and sound. Receipt made out to Capt. Robinson on April 16, 1866, by the Barbados general goods business of George Whitfield (1827-1902) on... Read More
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The Amateur's Guide to Magic and Mystery and The Black Art Fully Exposed
by J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company
New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1885. Very Good -. New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, n.d., ca. 1885. Small octavo (18.5cm); publisher's cream pictorial wrappers; 58,[5]-58pp. (complete despite error in pagination); illus. throughout. Wrapper margins a bit chipped and creased with light fading to upper cover spine edge, textblock uniformly browned as usual, else Very Good. ... Read More
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Playtime (The Primer) Newson Readers: Picture Cards for Chart Building
by Newson & Company
New York: Newson & Company, 1915. Very Good+. New York: Newson & Company, n.d. but ca. 1915. Complete set of sixteen (16) picture cards (22.5x30.5cm) printed two-tone in black and orange, housed in original printed envelope. Envelope lightly worn, cards show some scattered finger soil, else a Very Good to Near Fine set. Complete set of teacher's... Read More
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