![[ECONOMICS] RAND.McNALLY & CO.S BANKER’S DIRECTORY AND LIST OF BANK ATTORNEYS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/694/585/1667585694.0.m.jpg)
[ECONOMICS] RAND.McNALLY & CO.S BANKER’S DIRECTORY AND LIST OF BANK ATTORNEYS
by Rand McNally
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; in the publisher’s brown cloth, with elaborate titling on the upper cover and spine; 519 pages including some splendidly elaborate ads; with a lovely red chromolithograchic illustration of a ledge book as frontispiece; with maps, and additional ads throughout in blue or red type.... Read More
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WASHINGTON: HIS PERSON AS REPRESENTED BY THE ARTISTS. THE HOUDON STATUE, ITS HISTORY AND VALUE
by Sherwin McRae
[Richmond, VA]: R. F. Walker, 1874. Soft Cover. near Very Good binding. A neat little pamphlet, full of interesting stuff: "Paris, July 12th, 1785. Mr. Jefferson writes to the Virginia Delegates in Congress as follows: '...I have engaged Monsieur Houdon to make the statue of General Washington. For this purpose it is necessary for him to... Read More
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THE THEATRE; ITS EARLY DAYS IN CHICAGO. A PAPER READ BEFORE THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FEBRUARY 19, 1884
by J. H. McVicker
Chicago: Knight & Leonard, 1884. First Edition. near Very Good binding. A former Chicago Historical Society library copy, with the library plate pasted on the front pastedown and infrequent corrections penciled in throughout. The binding has wear and some rubbing to the spine and front board. Dark green cloth binding with titling and rules stamped in black. near... Read More
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![[SCIENCE] AN ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND OPERATION OF THE DRY ROT, WITH A VIEW TO ITS PREVENTION OR CURE. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED , SUGGESTIONS ON THE CULTIVATION OF FOREST TREES, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE SEVERAL FOREST LAWS FROM THE REIGN OF CANUTE TO THE CURRENT TIME](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/658/926/1574926658.0.m.jpg)
[SCIENCE] AN ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND OPERATION OF THE DRY ROT, WITH A VIEW TO ITS PREVENTION OR CURE. TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED , SUGGESTIONS ON THE CULTIVATION OF FOREST TREES, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE SEVERAL FOREST LAWS FROM THE REIGN OF CANUTE TO THE CURRENT TIME
by Robert McWilliam
London: J. Taylor, 1818. First Edition. Very Good binding. Quarto; in blue quarter calf over marbled board, with raised band and a morocco label to the spine; with three engraved plates; there is scattered foxing, more to the plates; with an errata slip with directions to the binder giving instructions re the placing of the plates.~~In which treatments... Read More
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![[JEFFERSON] HISTORIC HOMES OF THE SOUTH-WEST MOUNTAINS VIRGINIA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/446/438/1447438446.0.m.jpg)
[JEFFERSON] HISTORIC HOMES OF THE SOUTH-WEST MOUNTAINS VIRGINIA
by Edward C. Mead
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in red cloth binding with elaborate stamping in gilt to the cover; [4], 5-275 pages; with frontispiece and 22 additional black and white photographic illustrations, along with a folding map of the South-West Mountains; there is some minor silverfishing; edition limited to... Read More
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DOCTOR MOON
by Catherine Meadows
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Based on the Crippen murder case, in which the homeopathic Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen murdered his adulterous wife, and fled with his mistress aboard a steam liner to Canada. Red cloth with black and gilt lettering. Very Good binding.
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![[CIVIL WAR] [PRESS FREEDOM] THE CRISIS NEWSPAPER](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/309/741/1610741309.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] [PRESS FREEDOM] THE CRISIS NEWSPAPER
by Samuel Medary
Columbus, Ohio, 1863. 20.5"x13.5"x1.75" brown cloth binding of one full year of weekly editions of The Crisis, a political newspaper published during the Civil War in Columbus, Ohio. Each issue is 4 pages front and back, printed in 5 columns. Issue 2 is repeated. Title written on front and spine in black marker. Light wear, loose leaves, some discoloration.... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] [ILLUSTRATED] A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST A VISION OF THE FUTURE; ATLANTA BUREAU OF FIRE SERVICES 1882-1983](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/488/906/1686906488.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] [ILLUSTRATED] A GLIMPSE OF THE PAST A VISION OF THE FUTURE; ATLANTA BUREAU OF FIRE SERVICES 1882-1983
by Metropolitan Fire Association Members
Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Bureau of Fire Services, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. 4to; in the publisher’s red decorated cloth binding with dark raised lettering[ 152 pages; boards slightly cocked; with a small amount of tape residue on the lower board.~~Full of both color and black and white photographs this book is a look into the work of... Read More
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THE SACRED POEMS AND PRIVATE EJACULATIONS OF HENRY VAUGHAN
by Henry Vaughan | The Rev. H. F. Lyte [Memoir]
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Attractively bound in black calf, ruled in blind in a 'mock Cambridge-style" binding; raised bands, with blind rules in compartments and titling in gilt. There is wear and scuffing to the joints and the corners. With marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. ~~Previous owner name... Read More
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[SPECIAL PRESS] TALE OF THE SANDS
by Idries Shah | Cornelia von Mengerhausen
Del Mar, California: [Ettan Press], 1980. Fine binding. Large quarto; portfolio with the text of a 19th century Sufi story from "Tales of the Dervishes", translated from the Arabic by Idries Shah, and accompanied by three signed and numbered color etchings by Cornelia von Mengershausen; [7] pages from a folded sheet.~~Printed in an edition of 55 of which... Read More
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![[ATLAS] SPRUNER-MENKE HAND-ATLAS FUR DIE GESCHICHTE DES MITTELALTERS UND DER NEUREN ZEIT DRITTE AUFLAGE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/084/821/1573821084.0.m.jpg)
[ATLAS] SPRUNER-MENKE HAND-ATLAS FUR DIE GESCHICHTE DES MITTELALTERS UND DER NEUREN ZEIT DRITTE AUFLAGE
by K. v. Spruner; Th. Menke
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1880. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Folio; rebound in green cloth with titling in gold to the spine; [ii],[2], 3-42 pages, followed by 89 of 90 double-paged maps [NOTE: this copy appears to be lacking Map VIII: Europa wahrend des Zeitraums der Reformation und der Uebermachtdes Hauses Hapsburgh 1492-1618]; the maps are steel-engraved, with coloring... Read More
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[CHILDREN] GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME
by Jan Wahl; Illustrated by Mercer
New York: Little Brown and Company, 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Mercer. Small Octavo; in pictorial boards; 32 pages; in and unclipped jacket; with black and white illustrations throughout; a bit of edgewear to the jacket it; some water damage to the rear; some soiling to the turnins; a previous owners signature on the... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] THREE YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/028/372/1669372028.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] THREE YEARS IN MISSISSIPPI
by James H. Meredith
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1966. First Edition. Near Fine binding. Signed. 8vo; in publisher’s blue cloth; with gilt tilting on the upper board and spine; 328 pages; inscribed by James H. Meredith 15 Feb 98.~~Mr. Meredith a civil rights activist, political advisor, and Air Force Veteran, recounts his historic journey as the first African American to enter the... Read More
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![[ECONOMICS] [SIGNED] BEHAVIOR OF PRICES ON WALL STREET](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/585/639/1568639585.0.m.jpg)
[ECONOMICS] [SIGNED] BEHAVIOR OF PRICES ON WALL STREET
by Arthur Merrill
Chappaqua, New York: Analysis Press, 1965. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth with titling to the spine in yellow, lacking the dustjacket; this edition is signed by Arthur Merrill and is limited to 600 numbered copies of which this is number 413.~~Arthur Merrill's landmark book on studying market statistics and... Read More
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![[CHILDREN] [CHAPBOOK] STORIES ABOUT THE WHALE [COVER TITLE: STORIES ABOUT WHALES]; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE FISHERY, AND OF THE PERILS ATTENDING ITS PROSECUTION](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/225/234/1552234225.0.m.jpg)
[CHILDREN] [CHAPBOOK] STORIES ABOUT THE WHALE [COVER TITLE: STORIES ABOUT WHALES]; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE FISHERY, AND OF THE PERILS ATTENDING ITS PROSECUTION
by R[ufus] Merrill
Concord, N. H.: Rufus Merrill, 1850. Original Sewn Wrappers. Very Good binding. 16mo.; in cream colored sewn wrappers printed with red woodcut designs on the covers, including "The Spermaceti Whale" on the rear cover, 24 pages; with 12 wood-engraved vignettes of whaling ships and whales being killed, including intials.~~This edition includes an account of the loss of the... Read More
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GOOBER PEAS
by Claybron W. Merriweather
Boston, U.S.A.: The Christopher Publishing House, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A book of poetry by Claybron W. Merriweather. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper, and scotch tape stains to the same. Minor sunning and wear to the spine. Red cloth with a silk-like design, with gilt lettering. Very Good binding.
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![[SPECIAL PRESS] SIX LETTERS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/599/785/1606785599.0.m.jpg)
[SPECIAL PRESS] SIX LETTERS
by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak; Thomas Merton
Lexington: King Library Press, University of Kentucky, 1973. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Large 8vo.; in orangish paste-paper boards with a paper label to the spine; a-h; xx, 28 pages; the edition is limited to 150 copies of which this is number 133; printed in black and red.~~There is a very faint stain to the front... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] L’ESSOR DE LA PHILOSOPHIE POLITIQUE AU XVI SIECLE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/947/990/1671990947.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] L’ESSOR DE LA PHILOSOPHIE POLITIQUE AU XVI SIECLE
by Pierre Messard
Paris: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1952. Deuxieme Edition. Near Fine binding. 8vo; in publisher’s olive cloth; with horizontal tilting on the spine in gilt; (vii) viii 1-711 1-21. Near Fine binding.
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ADAM'S RIB: AND OTHER ANOMALOUS ELEMENTS IN THE HEBREW CREATION MYTH
by Robert Graves; with wood engravings by James Metcalf
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc, 1958. Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. #23 of 100 copies, Signed by Robert Graves and illustrator James Metcalf. The dustjacket presents nicely, with small chip at the top of the spine, and two small chips at the top of the rear panel. There is modest loss to the... Read More
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![[CIVIL WAR] [CONFEDERATE] [VETERANS] REPORT OF MAJOR-GEN'L WM. E. MICKEL, ADJ'T-GEN'L AND CHIEF OF STAFF UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS. FOR THE YEAR 1912. AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY FIRST, TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/693/506/1511506693.0.m.jpg)
[CIVIL WAR] [CONFEDERATE] [VETERANS] REPORT OF MAJOR-GEN'L WM. E. MICKEL, ADJ'T-GEN'L AND CHIEF OF STAFF UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS. FOR THE YEAR 1912. AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY FIRST, TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE
by William E. Mickel
A. W. Hyatt Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd, 1912. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in gray cardstock covers, printed in blue with the Confederate battle flag insignia of the Confederate Veterans in the center; [3], 4-35 pages.~~This pamphlet contains itemized receipt and expenditures of the UCV from January 1st to December, 31st, 1912. Very Good binding.
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FROM LACK TO EXCESS. "MINOR" READINGS OF LATIN AMERICAN COLONIAL DISCOURSE
by Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel
Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 2008. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel's From Lack to Excess, "Minor" Readings of Latin American Colonial Discourse. With no marks of any kind. Very Good dustjacket, with some bumping or creasing to the top and bottom edges. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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16-17 RENASTERE, MANIERISM, BAROC
by Calin-Andrei Mihailescu
Bucuresti: Curtea Veche, 2002. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Signed. A clean Limited Edition copy, numbered 5 of 25 copies. Signed by the author on the front endpaper, with a personal inscription in Romanian. Possible initials from the author on the limitation page. Text in Romanian. Dustjacket is clean and bright. Fine binding /... Read More
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![[DRAMA] ON SOCIAL PLAYS. THE INTRODUCTION TO A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/807/267/1260267807.0.m.jpg)
[DRAMA] ON SOCIAL PLAYS. THE INTRODUCTION TO A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS
by Arthur Miller
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. Self wrappers; stapled pamphlet with lettering printed black. [1] [1] 2-15 pp. Very Good binding.
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TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
by Henry Miller
Tokyo: Keimeisha, 1953. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Signed. Tokyo imprint, undated but certainly pre-dating the First American Edition issued by Grove Press in 1961. Signed with a personal inscription by Henry Miller on the front endpaper. Red buckram binding with titling in yellow; dustjacket with shelfwear and chipping. Very Good binding / Good dust jacket.... Read More
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![[ART] TURNER AND GIRTIN’S PICTURESQUE VIEWS SIXTY YEARS SINCE: WITH THIRTY ENGRAVINGS OF THE OLDEN TIME](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/298/243/1718243298.0.m.jpg)
[ART] TURNER AND GIRTIN’S PICTURESQUE VIEWS SIXTY YEARS SINCE: WITH THIRTY ENGRAVINGS OF THE OLDEN TIME
by Thomas Miller
London: J. Hogarth, 1854. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto; in publisher’s bright green embossed cloth, with faded gilt stamping of a rather charming fountain to the front board, and titling to the spine; there is some wear to the extremities, and mylar has been cut to protect the binding; mostly a clean copy, though is... Read More
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