Korean War Photos Album [Vernacular Photography]
Korea, 1950. Unique. Unique. A collection of 38 photos of base life during the Korean War (1950-1953) Mostly comprising of groups of airmen on an unidentified airbase, with several shots being panoramic vistas of the base showing tents, huts, anti-aircraft emplacements, an airman sitting on a number of bombs with F86 Sabres in the background, aircraft in flight, terraced... Read More
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[Autopsy] Medical students autopsy photography collection [Three photographs]
1930. Near Fine. The practice of photographing cadavers by medical students occurred during a period when post-mortem photography was common for the public. However, the medical students' provided scientific and educational documentation: Photography was an innovative technology used to create visual records for study and teaching. This included documenting dissections, anatomical variations, and pathological specimens. In the most... Read More
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Two Original Erotic Watercolors
Germany, 1920. Unique. Near Fine. Unique. While there is no collaborating information, the images came from a German collector who stated that they images were from the Weimar era and the images are completely consistent with that as is the paper/card used. "The Weimar Era came to a near crashing halt with the appointment of Hitler to the... Read More
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A Selection From the Discourses of Epictetus 6 Vols
Morro Bay, CA: Tabula Rasa Press, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very minor fading at top raised endpage, prior owner bookplate at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Marbled paper boards, black elephant leather spine, raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, pictorial endpages, red blanks, matching paper slipcase, letterpress. 73x61mm. 64pp. Numbered limited... Read More
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Boston Intelligencer, And Morning & Evening Advertiser [No. 9; Vol. 3]
Boston, MA, 1816. Newspaper. Good.. Newspaper. Early printing of Maine Seperation matters (first in June of 1816). Light toning, fold shows closed split, else bright and clean. fo. 4pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
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Where Tigers Roar from Silence:. A Book of Riddle Poems
Salisbury, CT: Lime Rock Press, 1980. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. [miniature]. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. 'Where tigers roar in silence, where moose and monkeys hide, a cage as light as cardboard holds elephants inside. And grizzly bears are gentle where lions are so sweet, you never need to worry about whom they'd like to eat.' Signed... Read More
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Illustrated Catalogue of Chemical and Physical Apparatus, Pure Chemicals and Re-agents
Leeds, UK: Reynolds & Branson, 1893. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so,... Read More
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What to See of Historic Interest in Boston and Suburbs pamphlet. Compliments of Keith's Theatre
Boston, MA: Keith's Theatre, 1908. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. Extremely scarce brochure featuring Boston historic sites and attractions for visitors: museums, parks, burying grounds, public monuments, etc., including color maps and travel options: railway, steamliner. Compliments of Keith's Theatre, B.F. Keith's Theatre (1894–1928) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a vaudeville playhouse run by... Read More
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The Boston Almanac and Business Directory for the Year 1873. [Vol. 38]
Boston: Sampson, Davenport, & Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Interesting/important edition as it documents business & houses burnt by the great fire in Boston [November 9th and 10th, 1872] listing old and new locations. [Sabin 6482] Map has printed color area indicating the area that burned. Light shelf/edge wear, boards evenly soiled, gilt toned,... Read More
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The Illustrated London News. Coronation Record Number
London: Illustrated London News & Sketch, 1937. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. First Edition. Original Wraps. The Coronation of King George V1 and Queen Elizabeth. Lovely images and exceptional color plates throughout. A presentable copy of this lovely coronation item. Moderate shelf wear, light foxing at text block edges (non-penetrating), light sunning at front edges, spine sunned, spine... Read More
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Pest-budai rezmetszok a 19. században
Budapest, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. [miniature]. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hungarian textblock. Botanical plates. Rather uncommon. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Full black leather boards, brown leather label, green ink lettering, pamphlet laid into acetate sleeve. 64x45mm. Illus. (color plates).
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Constitution for the State of Maine: Formed in Convention,. at Portland, 29th of October, A.D. 1819, AND OF THE Independence of the United States the Forty-third, And recommended to the People for their adoption in town meetings, on the sixth of December
Portland [ME]: Francis Douglas, 1819. First Edition. Original Stringbound Wraps. Good+.. First Edition. Original Stringbound Wraps. Noyes 862. Very scarce in this form. Overall, a handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, small moisture stain at front, light toning/soiling to wraps, discrete notation at front, else tight and unmarred. Unbound, as issued by printer. 8vo. 28pp.
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Bhagavad Gita [In Eight Different Languages]
Keelathiruthangal, Sivakasi: Nightingale. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Faux leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, matching gilt faux leather slipcase, loose leaf printed paper labels with language of book, blind tooling, set of eight. 57x43mm. Various pag.
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French Pin-Up Photo Service: Notice No 23
Paris, 1940. Photograph. Near Fine.. Photograph. Very unusual advertising piece. Effectively offering an alternative to attending a cabaret strip tease. They will photograph dancers and send the purchaser a small leather bound album with 10 photos on glossy paper...for a bit more money, you can get them framed and behind glass. They appear to be offering a tamer,... Read More
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Suburban Souls: The Erotic Psychology of a Man and a Maid
New York: Grove Press, 1968. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good DJ. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Orginally published in Paris by Charles Carrington in three volumes in an edition of one hundred and fifty copies [1901]. It is widely considered a classic of modern erotica. Published anonymously, it appears likely the slang lexicographer John S. Farmer... Read More
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A Dictionary of the Queen's English
Raleigh, North Carolina. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed yellow paper wraps, staple binding. 105x76mm. 24pp. Illus. (b/w).
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Modern Methods of Embalming
Syracuse, NY: Hurd, Gray & Co, 1910. First Edition. Staplebound. Good in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. Manufacturers of The Imperial Embalming Fluid. Small advertising for the Imperial Embalming Fluid product. Starting split, evenly toned, else intact and unmarred. Staplebound pamphlet. Small 8vo. 32pp.
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Procol Harum - Cat Stevens
Poster. Poster. Art by Alan Rose. Bright and clean.
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Photo Album
Amsterdam, 2005. Unique Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Unique Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Burgundy eel boards, matching morocco boards, blank book with black sheets for miniature pictures and patterned tissue guards. 28x32mm. 22pp.
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The Seeing Glass
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue painted paper boards, velcro latch, circular mirror on front, two groups of gate-folded pages with circles cut out of them, tipped in illustration, mirror in center of book. 71x71mm. np. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being... Read More
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Presidents of the United States
Los Angeles, CA: Bela Blau. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Massmann bookplate. Signed by Publishers. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements on front cover and spine, printed endpaper, tipped-in stamp frontispiece, 40 tipped in stamps for the first 40 presidents, paper slipcase. 58x41mm. np.
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Living in the Kingdom - The Other World / Living in the Other World Kingdom. The Real State of Dominant Women
Vizovice: OWK, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Other World Kingdom (frequently abbreviated OWK) is a large, commercial BDSM and femdom facility, resort, and formerly a micronation, which opened in 1996 using the buildings and grounds of a 16th-century chateau located in the municipality of erná in Ž ár nad... Read More
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Szazeves A Typographia [One Hundred Years of Typography]
Budapest: Athaneum Nyomda, 1970. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No DJ, as Issued.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards, blue ink label, gilt lettering and decorative elements, in blind borders, red endpages. 4.5x6.5cm. 204pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 829 of an unknown number.
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British Naval Biography: comprising the lives of the most Distinguished Admirals, from Howard to Codrington: with an outline of the Naval History of England from the earliest period to the present time. [Fine Binding]
London: Adam Scott, 1846. Third Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Third Edition. Hardcover. Rather scarce and important reference volume. A very handsome copy. Minor shelf/edge wear, ownership plate at front pastedown, manufacturing flaw at tissueguard (fold before cutting) with related tear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Halfbound, navy leather spine and tips, five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative... Read More
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Hermaphroditic Sketch Collection [Original Art; 14 Images]
1920. Unique Edition. Near Fine.. Unique Edition. 12 mostly hermaphroditic pen & ink sketches plus two unrelated (but clearly the same artist). A very unique and very unusual collection of images by a sadly unknown artist. Three show rough removal from sketchbook, else bright and clean. Approx. 4x6 inches. Black and white ink sketches.
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