Whale Fishery of New England
Boston: State Street Bank, 1915. Soft cover. Very Good. 64 page illustrated brochure about the whaling industry, largely focused in New Bedford and Nantucket, published not too long after the whaling industry had seen its demise with the advent of oil. An early, popular history of the whaling commerce. Some loss to spine. Internals very good.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Catalogue of the Valuable Private Library of the Late Charles Deane, LL. D.
Boston: C. F. Libbie & Co, 1898. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Dj. Two volume catalog bound in cloth. Original paper covers bound in. Some weari top spine top right corner of front cover, and top left corner of rear cover. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
The universal letter-writer : or, Whole art of polite correspondence, a great variety of plain, easy, entertaining, and familiar original letters . to which is subjoined an index to enable the reader . to find out any particular letter .A New Edition Corrected and Enlarged
Hudson (NY): William E. Norman, 1811. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. Printed by William E. Norman, No.2 Warren Street. 8vo, half leather, 143 pages, covers heavilyworn and some signatures springing but holding, stained throughout. Definitelyunsophisticated. OCLC list 3 institutions.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
THE LADY'S ANNUAL AND PARLOR ANNUAL
NY: John F. Scovill 0. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. A. D. Bloodgood (bookbinder). Undated, c 1850, 14 hand-painted floral prints. Scattered foxing, toning throughout. Bound in quarter leather over green pebbled cloth, giult to spine, which is cracked, dried, covers still holding. Bookbinder ticket rear pastedown for A.D. Bloodgood Bookbinder and Printer, 269 Pearl St bet. Beekman and... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
1940 WALLPAPERS (Montgomery Ward)
Chicago: Montcomery Ward & Co, 1940. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 1940 catalogue of wallpaper samples from retailer Montgomeryt Ward. 87 pages with 78 full page samples. Pictorial paper covers. cover sa wee soiled, the rest apparently unused.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Harvard 1925 Decennial Report
Cambridge, 1935. Red Cloth. Very Good/No Dj.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
SOUTH BEND AND ORENO FISHING TACKLE (catalog)
South Bend IN: South Bend Bait Company, 1936. Soft cover. Good. Fishing tackle catalog of the South Bend Bait Company for 1936, pictorial covers, stapled spine, approx 5 x6", 112 pages, copiously illustrated all manner of fishing equipment - rods, reels, tackle and flies (in color from pages 51 - 62) colored endpapers. Covers heavily soiled and worn,... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Das Neue und verbesserte Gesangbuch, worin die Psalmen Davids, sammt einer Sammlung alter und neuer Geistreicher Lieder sowohl fur privat und Hausandachten, als auch fur den offentlichen Gottesdienst enthalten sind., Nach einem Des Hendelbergishen
Philadelphia: Gedrudt ben M. Billmener, 1814. Full Calf. Good. 8vo, original calf, dried and rubbed, but firmly bound with clasps with leather bands but fasteners on front edge missing. Woodcut forntispiece of David receiving the Pslams from the Heavens, 585p + 7 (regsiter/index) + 26 (catechism). A solid copy.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
THE HORSEMAN: AN ILUSTRATED JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE HORSE, HIS OWNER AND HIS FRIENDS (28 issues
Chicago: The Chicago Horseman Newspaper Company, 1890. Soft cover. Good. A lot of 28 discontiguous isuses, 1890 -1896 of the weekly magazine dedicated to all things horse. Uniform format, each issue approx 11' x 16", stapled spine, each 32-35 pages, usually a pictorial cover of featured horse, loaded with advertisements for al things horse. Overall in better condition... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
OBJECT TEACHER (children's picture book)
NY: McLoughlin Bros, 1884. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. Uncommon early McLoughlin picture book. Pictorial covers, backed in red cloth. 12 pages, all stiff printed boards, with all variety of natural and household objects for children to identify. Objects listed by name, by page, on inside rear cover. Edges heavily worn, some loss to cloth on spine... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay with an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789)
Syndney: Hutchinson, 1984. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. An apparently unused copy, as new in fine dw.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
CAMERA (1975 - 1981)
Lucerne: C.J. Bucher, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Continuous run from 1975 to 1981, 16 volumes, library bound, with private school stamps here and there. Internals as new.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
REPORTING VIETNAM Part One: Amerrican Journalism 1959-1969 and Part Two: American Journalism 1969-1975
NY: The Library of America, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture
Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1845. Fourth Edition. Blue and Cream Cloth. Very Good. Three volumes. Darkened spines' edges rubbed, ends slightly worn. Cover corners slightly worn. Light smudging to cream cloth covers. Bindings tight, text clean. Small black and white illustrations throughout.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
REPORTING WORLD WAR II Part One: Amerrican Journalism 1938-1944 and Part Two: American Journalism 1944-1946
NY: The Library of America, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Complete 2 volume set, apparently unread.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Extracts, Elegant, Insructive, and Entertaining in Prose; Selected from the Best Modern Authors, and Disposed under proper Heads: intended to assist in introducing Young Persons to An Acquaintance with Useful and Ornamental Knowledge. 2 Volumes. + Epistle
London: Printed for Rivingtons, Longman, et al., 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. Old full calf (early /mid 19thC?), red leather label, boards worn, still holding. Title page with engraved vignette, xvi + 776pp, sides trimmed all around. Internals very good.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
An Illustrated History of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals (with a Directory of Members Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 [from] 1771 - 1935
Cambridge MA: The Hasty Pudding Club, 1932. First Edition. Black Cloth. Near Fine. Scarce history of the famous hasty Pudding Club. This edition incorporates material from the first edition of the clubs history published in 1897 and the second edition published in 1899. The entry for each year includes the poster for that year's production plus in facsimile... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Porter's Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage. Vol. IV - No. 1
NY: Porter's Spirit of the Times, 1858. Very Good. Issue No 1 Vol IV dated March 6, 1858. Features in this issue include chapter 11 of the serialized novel "The Adventures of Gerard, the Lion-Killer" translated from the French, and articles on hunting in southwestern Virginia, billiards, the trotting scene, pigeon shooting and what's new in music and... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
S. Isidori Pelvsiotae epistolae Hactnsu Inedite. Notisque & Argumentis Illustrat a R. P. And. Schotto
Antwerp: Martini Nutii, 1623. Old Calf. Good -. Small 8vo, old calf, spine perished, boards holding loose, 332p + (8). Uniformly toned throughout.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Fior Di Virtu
Firenze: Electa, 1949. Facscimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Paper-backed boards, title label front, covers soiled a tad, internals firne - facsimile edition, 1000 copies, this # 584.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
TIBETAN PRAYER BOOK
Tibet: handmade 0. No Binding. Very Good. Prayer book in Sanskrit acquired by an American traveler in Tibet late1960s/ early 1970s. Hand-carved, and hand-written but no illustrations. Perhaps a Buddhist sutra. Sold as is.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Derrydale Press Books, Catalogue K-4
Long Valley, NJ: Calderwoods Books, 1984. Soft cover. Fine -. B&w photographs. Laid in ALS by Don Frazier and Jo Koch, publishers.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
THE AMERICAN CHAUFFEUR: AN AUTOMBILE DIGEST (4 issues)
Cincinnati: American Chauffeur Publishing Co, 1915. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 4 copies of the magazine for automobile owners and chauffeurs. Each copy uniform in format and graphic design, each around 40 pages, with lots of technical information, articles and illustrations about specific models. mechanicals and motoring in general. The issues are: Feb 1915 (vol III no... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
The benefits and privileges of cuckolds shewing the little disgrace there is in being one, and the obligations men sometimes have to their wives, for conferring that honour upon them, in what manner soever it is done, either as Prudes, Coquettes, Domines
1885. Reprint Edition, First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. An 1885 reprint of the 1728 curio printed by A. Moore of London. 12mo, brown cloth boards, leather label, vii + 38p. Some spotting, largely confned to blank prelims and rears.
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.
Officium B. M. Virginis: S. PII V. Pontificis Mas. Jussu Editum, et Urbani VIII. Auctoritate Recognitum. Con l'Uffizio de'Morti, Sette Salmi, Vesperi, e Compiete Per Tutto L'anno, Ed Altre Divote Orazioni
Patavii: Typis Seminarii, 1780. Leather. Very Good. Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Apud Joannem Manfrè. Printed in small format for private prayer. Text in Latin, with Italian section titles. Spine cracked at right edge, causing front cover to be loose but attached. Very small holes at spine. Gilt decorated double ruling and decorations at covers. Ffe loose,... Read More
Offered by Johnnycake Books Inc.