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Background to Danger

Background to Danger by Ambler, Eric

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Title
Background to Danger
Author
Ambler, Eric
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First American edition. First American edition, first printing. [xii], 280 pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with dark brown stamping. Near Fine with bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper, pages toned with age, offsetting to endpapers, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with wear spot along top edge of front panel, tiny stain, rubbing, unclipped ($2.00). A spy novel that inspired a 1943 film directed by Raoul Walsh; the British first was titled Uncommon Danger.
MAUVE GLOVES & MADMEN, CLUTTER & VINE [Inscribed]

MAUVE GLOVES & MADMEN, CLUTTER & VINE [Inscribed] by Wolfe, Tom

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Title
MAUVE GLOVES & MADMEN, CLUTTER & VINE [Inscribed]
Author
Wolfe, Tom
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374204242
Description
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 243 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is clipped, has mild shelving wear, bending wear along the front head fore corner, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear and age-toning along the head and tail edges and mild bending wear along the spine. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, purple pen inscription on the second front end-page, a black ink stain on the front pastedown, and light foxing along the edges. Inscription on the front end-page reading "To the Maid of Honor... Stacy! with a deep bow From Tom Wolfe" signed by Tom Wolfe. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1395032. Special Collections.
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GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE PROVINCIE UTRECHT. [VOLUME 2] VAN 1528 TOT 1780 (STICHTSE HISTORISCHE REEKS)

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GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE PROVINCIE UTRECHT. [VOLUME 2] VAN 1528 TOT 1780 (STICHTSE HISTORISCHE REEKS)
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789027461643
Description
Utrecht: Het Spectrum, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 414 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is blue with black and green print. Dust jacket has illustration on front panel. Boards in blue cloth. Illustrated: chiefly color. Text in Dutch. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. 1400006. FP New Rockville Stock.
Gay Purr-ee (Original photograph from the 1962 animated film)

Gay Purr-ee (Original photograph from the 1962 animated film) by Abe Levitow (director); Dorothy Jones, Chuck Jones (screenwriters); Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons (starring)

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Gay Purr-ee (Original photograph from the 1962 animated film)
Author
Abe Levitow (director); Dorothy Jones, Chuck Jones (screenwriters); Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 animated film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. A housecat from the French countryside heads to Paris to experience the excitement of the big city, but is soon seduced by a con artist cat who intends to sell her as a mail-order bride for a wealthy American cat. Warner Brothers' first animated feature, and the only animated film to feature Judy Garland. Set in Provence and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly faded.
Autograph Letter Signed, Washington City, March 31, 1880, to Hon. B.[lanche] K. Bruce, United States Senator and Former Slave, Referencing the Freedman’s Bank

Autograph Letter Signed, Washington City, March 31, 1880, to Hon. B.[lanche] K. Bruce, United States Senator and Former Slave, Referencing the Freedman’s Bank by Clephane Lewis, (1824-1897)

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Autograph Letter Signed, Washington City, March 31, 1880, to Hon. B.[lanche] K. Bruce, United States Senator and Former Slave, Referencing the Freedman’s Bank
Author
Clephane Lewis, (1824-1897)
Seller
Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
Quarto, one page, separated along horizontal folds, repaired on verso with archival tissue, else in good legible condition. Clephane, a former manager of the Freedman's Bank" writes to Bruce, a former slave, and current United States Senator and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, defending himself against an accusation in the press that he was "insolvent." "Hon. B. K. Bruce Chairman F. B. Com. Dear Sir, I notice in yesterday's "Evening Star" what purports to be a synopsis of the Report of the Senate Com. On "Freedman's Bank" affairs of which you are Chairman the statement that "the living ex-managers are not solvent" as I presume I am classed among the "ex-managers" and as such a statement is calculated to do me serious injury in my business relations, I respectfully desire to be informed if there was any evidence adduced before your committee in regard to my "solvency" or insolvency, and if so, by whom …" The Freedman's Bank (Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company) was a pivotal yet ultimately failed institution chartered in 1865 to help newly freed African Americans build wealth and economic security after the Civil War, offering a crucial lifeline with deposits from over 100,000 people, but its collapse in 1874 due to mismanagement, fraud, and risky investments betrayed its mission, causing devastating financial losses and lasting distrust. However, its records are an invaluable resource in African American history. Senator Blanche Bruce of the Select Committee on the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, himself a former slave, wrote in his committee's report in 1880: "As its name imports, the institution was designed to perform for a particular class of our people the simple but important functions of a savings bank; its declared purpose being "to receive on deposit such sums of money as may from time to time be offered therefor, by or on behalf of persons heretofore held in slavery in the United States or their descendants, and investing the same in the stocks, bonds, treasury notes, or other securities of the United States." Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) was an American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, he went on to become the first elected African American senator to serve a full term (Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate but did not complete a full term). He was appointed as Recorder of Deeds in Washington D.C. during Benjamin Harrison's presidency. His home, the Blanche K. Bruce House, is a National Historic Landmark. American National Biography, vol. 3, pp., 779-780 Lewis Clephane was an American politician, businessman, and civic leader in 19th-century Washington, D.C. Clephane was an organizer and co-founder of the Republican Party, early abolitionist, and Postmaster of Washington, D.C., appointed by Abraham Lincoln. Lewis Clephane co-founded the National Republican (newspaper) with his company, Lewis Clephane & Co., serving as publisher. He is known as the "Pioneer Washington Republican" and is best known for his 1889 retrospective address titled "The Birth of the Republican Party." He is part of the Clephane family who were early settlers of Washington, D.C. His younger brother, James O. Clephane, is known as "Father of the Linotype" machine and provided instruction and financial backing to Ottmar Mergenthaler for the invention of the typewriter and similar mass-printing inventions. Lewis Clephane was also a co-founder of the Washington, D.C., arm of The Metropolitan Club.
Report of the Trial by Jury of the Action of Damages for a Libel in the Beacon Newspaper; Lord Archibald Hamilton, against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh. Taken in Short-Hand.

Report of the Trial by Jury of the Action of Damages for a Libel in the Beacon Newspaper; Lord Archibald Hamilton, against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh. Taken in Short-Hand.

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Report of the Trial by Jury of the Action of Damages for a Libel in the Beacon Newspaper; Lord Archibald Hamilton, against Duncan Stevenson, Printer in Edinburgh. Taken in Short-Hand.
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
octavo, 154, [1], ex-library, hand and blindstamps on titlepage, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, else a good copy.
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A Full Report of the Trial of Capt. William H. Tower, Charged with feloniously Scuttling the Barque Brother’s Pride, of Saint John, N. B., on the 7th Day of May, 1879, In the Gulf Stream off the Coast of Florida.

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A Full Report of the Trial of Capt. William H. Tower, Charged with feloniously Scuttling the Barque Brother’s Pride, of Saint John, N. B., on the 7th Day of May, 1879, In the Gulf Stream off the Coast of Florida.
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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octavo, portrait frontis., 200 pp., pamphlet, ex-library, handstamp on titlepage, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, else a good copy.
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The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Third Series, Volume LXIII, January - June, 1872, Nos. I - V. by WAHL, William (ed.)

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The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Third Series, Volume LXIII, January - June, 1872, Nos. I - V.
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WAHL, William (ed.)
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Franklin Institute, 1872. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with plates (many folding), text illustrations, drawings, graphics, photographs, and full page color illustrations. Half calf over cloth boards. First edition of this fascinating journal describing and illustrating some of the latest inventions and innovations in science and mechanics. The articles include: Baird on the absorption of gases by water; Cooke on the chemical theory of the voltaic battery; Leeds on ventilation; Owen on terrestrial magnetism; The awarding of the Rumford Medal to Joseph Harrison for his method of constructing steam boilers; Other articles describe and illustrate some of the latest inventions in science and mechanics. A fascinating journal.
Grand National Allegory and Tableaux Written Expressly for J. M. Hager's Grand Entertainments. [cover title]

Grand National Allegory and Tableaux Written Expressly for J. M. Hager's Grand Entertainments. [cover title]

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Grand National Allegory and Tableaux Written Expressly for J. M. Hager's Grand Entertainments. [cover title]
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Springfield: Samuel Bowles & Co, 1868. Paperback. Very Good. 32p. Softcover in original green wrapper. 15 cm. A few minor creases. Light to moderate foxing throughout. Hager began producing this pro-Union musical entertainment in 1863 and continued presenting versions until 1885. This Springfield printing includes a heavy dose of advertisements and testimonials, some dated 1867 or 1868, for Steinway pianos -- Steinway material is found on the back cover, the inner side of both front and back covers and pages 1-2, 16-18 and 32.
One Hundred & Sixty Years of the Music of Francis (Frank) Johnson (1792-1844): Extracted from Leader of the Band by Jones & Greenwich

One Hundred & Sixty Years of the Music of Francis (Frank) Johnson (1792-1844): Extracted from Leader of the Band by Jones & Greenwich

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One Hundred & Sixty Years of the Music of Francis (Frank) Johnson (1792-1844): Extracted from Leader of the Band by Jones & Greenwich
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
[Philadelphia]: Parallelodrome, Ltd. in association with The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1977. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations, 28 unnumbered pages (including wrapper). Softcover. Oblong (28 x 22 cm. ). Francis Johnson was the first African American to have any of his compositions issued as sheet music. He was also a talented performer on the keyed Kent bugle and violin. He and his band were popular entertainers in the Philadelphia area and performed in Great Britain in 1837. We assume that "Leader of the Band" is a yet unpublished manuscript.
Singular Images: A Collection of Polaroid Land Photographs (Signed First Edition)

Singular Images: A Collection of Polaroid Land Photographs (Signed First Edition) by ADAMS, Ansel, Edwin Land, David H. McAlpin, and Jon Holmes

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Singular Images: A Collection of Polaroid Land Photographs (Signed First Edition)
Author
ADAMS, Ansel, Edwin Land, David H. McAlpin, and Jon Holmes
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780871000460
Description
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1974. First edition. Softcover. A paperback original Features texts by Edwin Land, David H. McAlpin, Jon Holmes and Ansel Adams. A collection of 53 photographs by Adams made with a Polaroid land camera. A near fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers with some minor wear. Signed by Ansel Adams on the half title page. Uncommon signed.
Portrait Theory

Portrait Theory by WISE, Kelly (editor) - David Attie, Chuck Close, Jan Groover, Evelyn Hofer, Lotte Jacobi, Geard Malanga, Robert Mapplethorpe and James Van Der Zee

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Portrait Theory
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WISE, Kelly (editor) - David Attie, Chuck Close, Jan Groover, Evelyn Hofer, Lotte Jacobi, Geard Malanga, Robert Mapplethorpe and James Van Der Zee
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780912810348
Description
New York: Lustrum Press, 1981. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 176 pages. A collection of photographs and essays from these eight well known photographers: David Attie, Chuck Close, Jan Groover, Evelyn Hofer, Lotte Jacobi, Geard Malanga, Robert Mapplethorpe and James Van Der Zee. A clean very near fine copy and in a near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the base of the spine. A pleasing copy of the much less common hardcover issue.
Making Change 100 Artists Interpret the Tzedakah Box

Making Change 100 Artists Interpret the Tzedakah Box by WOLF, Constance and Deborah Bar Reichman

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Making Change 100 Artists Interpret the Tzedakah Box
Author
WOLF, Constance and Deborah Bar Reichman
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
San Francisco, CA: The Jewish Museum, 1999. First edition. Softcover. 52 pages. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran November 14, 1999 through January 23, 2000. A catalog that looks at how 100 artists viewed the traditional Jewish box for charity. Features text by Constance Wolf and Deborah Bar Reichman. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very near fine copy in wrappers.
STRATAGEMS AND SPOILS: STORIES OF LOVE AND POLITICS

STRATAGEMS AND SPOILS: STORIES OF LOVE AND POLITICS by WHITE, William Allen

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STRATAGEMS AND SPOILS: STORIES OF LOVE AND POLITICS
Author
WHITE, William Allen
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. First Edition. Signed presentation from White on the front endpaper: “For Mr. & Mrs. E.C. Franklin with the best wishes in all the world, W.A. White. Emporia Kansas, 10-27-1091.” Edward Curtis Franklin [1862-1927] taught chemistry at Stanford University and was president of the American Chemical Society in 1923, the first from Stanford. He grew up in Kansas and got his degrees in chemistry at Kansas University, where he met his wife, Effie Scott. Both were good friends of William Allen White, a famous Kansan. This is White’s fourth book. Also laid in is a small snapshot photograph that appears to be of White with his wife (Salle) or possibly with Effie Franklin (few creases photo with repair on verso with clear archival tape). 12mo., tan cloth, stamped in gilt; 291 pages; top edge gilt. Illustrated.. Very Good (very light fading to of front cover & light stain on right edge, little bubbling cloth to rear cover, gilt is bright; contents clean & tight).
Tre vämmer pa latsas [Three Funny Friends]

Tre vämmer pa latsas [Three Funny Friends] by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by

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Tre vämmer pa latsas [Three Funny Friends]
Author
ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Mary Chalmers, illustrated by
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
[Stockholm]: Carlsen Illustrationsforlaget, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. First Swedish-language edition, hardcover issue. Illustrated by Mary Chalmers. Translated by Erna Knutsson. Text in Swedish. Pictorial boards with modest wear and a lightly sunned spine, very good.
Four Visitations

Four Visitations by [Aralia Press] Davis, Dick

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Four Visitations
Author
[Aralia Press] Davis, Dick
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1985. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. Fine. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 1 of 240 copies. Light blue and gold pastepaper cover with tan title label to front. Clean and bright. Printed in Bembo and Centaur types. [20 pages] PRI/122206.

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