Boot: A Marine in the Making
by Corporal Gilbert P. Bailey, USMCR
Columbia, South Carolina: Bostick & Thornley, 1943. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Cpl. Edward J. Freeman & Pfc. John H. Birch, Jr.. A fascinating one-of-a-kind copy of the 1943 1st edition. WITH A DECEMBER 7TH, 1943 (2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR) FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER BY CORPORAL ROBERT E. ALBRECHT OF THE U.S. MARINE... Read More
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Logmeter's Long Toms: The Travels of the 733 F.A. Bn. from Camp Shelby, Miss. to Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany --31 March 1944 to 9 June 1945
by Captain Peter A. Simeone (Marine Corps)
1945. Original wraps. Very Good -. A wonderful, significant piece of World War II history. A fragile booklet, a log, mapping out in detail the schedule and itinerary of this American battalion. SIGNED BY OVER 100 RETURNING SOLDIERS FROM THE BATTALION ( THE 733 F.A. BN, WHICH SET OUT FROM MISSISSIPPI IN LATE MARCH '44 AND SOME 7... Read More
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Damien Hirst: The Complete Psalm Paintings
by Michael Bracewell and Amie Corry
London: Other Criteria, 2014. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The 2014 1st edition and catalogue raisonne of the Psalm Paintings. Tight and VG+ in its decorative, purple cloth, with just a bit of light soiling to the panels. Gorgeous color reproductions throughout, essays by Michael Bracewell and Amie Corry.
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Somebody Down Here Likes Me Too
by Rocky Graziano with Ralph Corsel
New York: Stein and Day, 1981. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY "CHAMP" ROCKY GRAZIANO on front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 260 pgs. Signed by Author.
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American Express
by Gregory Corso
Paris: Olympia Press, 1961. Original wraps. Near Fine/Very Good +. Gregory Corso. SIGNED BY GREGORY CORSO on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very presentable copy to boot of the April 1961 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its Olympia-green wrappers. And in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading to the titling along the front panel.... Read More
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Introduction to Tensors, Spinors, and Relativistic Wave-Equations (Relation Structure)
by E.M. Corson
London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1953. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A wonderful Association copy: LAVISHLY INSCRIBED (WITH A QUOTE FROM 'FAUST') BY THE AUTHOR E.M. CORSON TO DR. AUGUSTUS B. KINZEL (1900-1987), NOTED AMERICAN METALLURGIST AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING. A gorgeous copy to boot of the 1953 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine... Read More
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A History of the Jetties at the Mouth of the Mississippi River
by E.L. Corthell
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1880. Cloth. Very Good. The 1880 1st edition. Cleanly ex-libris, with the small stamps and the tag of the Franklin Institute Library of Philadelphia discreetly applied at the plates and a number of the pages, and at the front pastedown. Still though, solid, presentable and VG in its dark-green cloth, with just... Read More
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The Brickbuilder (Vol. XIX, No. 2 -- February, 1910): Some Critical Reflections on the Architectural Genius of Charles F. McKim
by Royal Cortissoz
The Brickbuilder, 1910. Cloth. Near Fine. Handsome example of this 1910 study of the great Charles McKim (of McKim, Mead and White), by Royal Cortissoz. Beautifully bound in a full green buckram, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Folio, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos as well as a number of plans of the firm's many... Read More
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Domestic Architecture of H.T. Lindeberg
by H. T. Lindeberg (Inroduction by Royal Cortissoz)
New York: William Helburn, 1940. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1940 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies, of this lavish monograph on the work of American architect H.T. Lindeberg (1879-1959). Solid and VG in its 1/4 red leatherette over red cloth. Limited wear at the tips (down to the boards), mild wear along the spine ends and light... Read More
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The Reach of Solitude: The Paintings of Ann Taylor
by Barbara Cortright
Middlebury, VT: Paul S. Eriksson, 1983. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. #88 OF 150 COPIES INSCRIBED BY ANN TAYLOR AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL HANDPRINTED LITHOGRAPH. A solid copy to boot of this 1983 signed/limited. Tight and VG+, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, 110 pgs., nice color reproductions thruout. And includes a somewhat soiled... Read More
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They Fly through the Air with the Greatest of Ease (With Nice Ephemera)
by Norman Corwin
Weston, VT: Vrest Orton, 1939. Cloth. Near Fine. Laszlo Matulay. WARMLY INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY NORMAN CORWIN on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the uncommon hardback --in its silver cloth-- of the 1939 1st edition of the author's first published book. Clean and Near Fine, with wonderful illustrations-in-charcoal by Laszlo Matulay accompanying... Read More
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Holy Rider: The Priest and the Gang
by Warren La Coste
Far Hills, New Jersey: New Horizon Press, 1992. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. The 1992 1st edition of this uncommon memoir by Warren La Coste, "a Roman Catholic priest devoted to his ministerial duties by day, setting out to save souls by night as a member of a motorcycle gang." A clean, very sharp copy. Tight and Fine in a... Read More
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St. Johns Tables
by St. Johns Table Co
St. Johns Table Company, Cadillac, Michigan, 1932. Soft Cover. 1932 catalogue of St. Johns tables and dinette ensembles. Bright and VG+ in its original brown wrappers. Thin quarto, 48 pgs. Dozens of high-quality photos of the current offerings in coffee, business, living room, console and other kinds of tables.With January 1932 price list tipped-in.
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Picturing the Celestial City: The Medieval Stained Glass of Beauvais Cathedral
by Michael W. Cothren
Princeton University Press, 2006. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2006 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Old-Pewter: Its Makers and Marks in England, Scotland & Ireland--An Account of the Old Pewterer & His Craft
by Howard Herschel Cotterell
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Cloth. Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1929 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light spotting --and a touch of scuffing-- at the rear panel, otherwise clean as could be. Thick quarto, 5 fold-out "touchplates" at the... Read More
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Blue & Orange: The History of Gulf in Motorsport
by Michael Cotton
Bedfordshire, England: Coterie Press, 2004. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, first-rate color and black-and-white photography thruout.
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Old Mr. Boston DeLuxe Official Bartender's Guide
by Compiled and Edited by Leo Cotton
Boston: Bem Burk Inc, 1935. Decorative Boards. Very Good. The 1935 true 1st edition, in its familiar dark-red and black boards (colors shared, ironically, by New York's legendary "21 Club"). Solid and VG, with a touch of mild fraying at the spine crown and along the rear outer hinge. Very light toning as well to the front panel's... Read More
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Les Enluminures Des Manuscrits Du Moyen Age (du VI Au XV siecle) De La Bibliotheque Nationale
by Camille Couderc
Paris: Editions De La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, 1927. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with very light scuffing to the panels and light spotting at the spine base. Tall quarto, 118 pgs. of text plus 80 crisp, clean plates. Only 600 copies published.... Read More
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Harlin Quist Books
by Designed by Patriock Couratin
Harlin Quist, 1973. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the Fall 1973 catalogue of children's titles to be published by the avant-garde publisher Harlin Quist. Clean and Near Fine in its dark wrappers, with bright, colorfully-illustrated examples of a number of their wild, soon-to-be-released titles.
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Schools & Scholars in Fourteenth-Century England
by William J. Courtenay
Princeton University Press, 1987. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 435 pgs.
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Sundials: A Simplified Approach by Means of the Equatorial Dial
by Frank W. Cousins
London: John Baker, 1969. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. Malcolm Chandler. A sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping to the panel edges and sunning along the spine. Quarto, 247 pgs., fold-out maps at rear.
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La Chasse Tsarienne en Russie: XVII Siecle -- La Chasse des Tsars Mikhail Feodorovitch et Alexis Mikhailovitch
by Nicolas Coutepoff
St. Petersburg: Expedition pour La Confection des Papiers D'Etat, 1900. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. The 1900 second volume of a sweeping 4 volume set ("the first description of hunting published in Russia") devoted to the subject of Tsarist hunting in Russia. Only Vol. I (1896) and this Vol. II (1900) were published in French as well (and here... Read More
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Lilies: Their Culture and Management
by H. Drysdale Woodcock and J. Coutts
Scribners, 1935. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. A lovely copy of the 1935 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ example of the UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. With a bit of chipping to the head of the spine and a smalll former owner signature on the flyleaf. Thick octavo, 242 pgs.
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The Vortex: A Play in Three Acts
by Noel Coward
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. SIGNED BY NOEL COWARD IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1925 correct 1st edition, published unto itself. Solid and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with clean pasted-on title label at the front panel and somewhat-worn label to the spine. Neat former... Read More
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Winslow Homer
by Kenyon Cox
New York: Privately Printed (Frederic Fairfield Sherman), 1914. Boards. Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1914 1st edition, limited to only 300 privately-printed copies. Tight and VG in its chocolate-brown boards, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light scuffing at the rear panel, mild wear to the tips. Quarto, 12 Homer reproductions,... Read More
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