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Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and the Baby's Own Æsop by CRANE, Walter, illustrator

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Title: Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and the Baby's Own Æsop
Author: CRANE, Walter, illustrator
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1899. Walter Crane's "Triplets" Deluxe Edition One of Twenty Special Copies Printed on Japanese Vellum CRANE, Walter, [illustrator]. Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and The Baby's Own Æsop. With the Original Designs in Colour by Walter Crane; Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1899. First Collected Special Edition printed on Japanese Vellum Limited to 20 copies (this being no. 11). Large oblong quarto (11 9/16 x 12 3/8 inches; 294 x 314 mm.). 192 pp. with illustrations by Crane printed in color by Edmund Evans on every page. The first two titles with printed music. Publisher's brown buckram over boards, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt, others uncut. New red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Spine ends expertly strengthened, minimal soiling to buckram. Housed in a full tan buckram, felt-lined clamshell case (by Sangorski & Sutcliffe) with a red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Overall, a very good and clean copy of this title in the publisher's binding. Illustrated with dozens of exquisite color illustrations by Walter Crane representing the three works originally published in 1877-1887. A new preface was written by Crane for this edition and new illustrations on the preface and title pages. Walter Crane's color illustrations for these three children's stories, many full-page, with decorative borders and vignettes throughout. Considered to contain some of the best illustrations ever rendered by Walter Crane on Japanese Vellum, thus increasing the clarity and improving the color tone. "Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist and illustrator. He is primarily known for his illustrations of the Faerie Queen as well as numerous children's books, however he also worked on designs for political pamphlets and even wallpaper, ceramic tiles and other decorative art. During the 1800s Walter Crane was considered Britain's greatest socialist artist, and he was asked to illustrate many socialist publications. However his best work was non-political in nature. He earned a good living doing book illustrations, and he was especially in demand as an illustrator of children's books such as nursery rhymes, fables and alphabet books. His drawings often featured child in the garden motifs, and were extremely influential in shaping the direction of children's illustrated literature, along with his collaborator, the printer Edmund Evans. Despite his versatility as an artist and the wide range of his subject matter, Crane was always best known as a children's book illustrator. His contemporaries included fellow illustrators Kate Greenaway and Randolph Caldecott.

1886 - The "father of the modern American museum," G Brown Goode, thanks a man for donation an "Idol" to the Smithsonian's "United States National Museum by G. Brown Goode

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Title: 1886 - The "father of the modern American museum," G Brown Goode, thanks a man for donation an "Idol" to the Smithsonian's "United States National Museum
Author: G. Brown Goode
Seller: Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Washington, DC, 1886. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This one-page letter to G. S. Faucher Esq. of West Winstead, Connecticut is written on letterhead that reads "United States National Museum / Under Direction Of / The Smithsonian Institution." It is dated October 28, 1886 and signed by G. Brown Goode as the Smithsonian's Assistant Director. The letter is enclosed in an official United State National Museum - Smithsonian Institution penalty envelope and has been canceled with a duplex Washington, DC postmark dated November 1, 1886. The envelope also bears a double-circle Smithsonian postmark-like handstamp also dated November 1. In nice shape with a little minor toning to the envelope. Goode's letter reads in part: "I have cancelled the duplicate order for the report of the Smithsonian Institution of 1884. I also learn that in addition to the copy of the report for 1884, sent to you by Prof Baird, copies of the reports for 1875, 1881 and 1882 have now been forwarded to you. Trusting that you will consider these as fair equivalent for you the idol, and hoping that you will find them matters of interest. I am yours respectfully, G Brown Goode Assistant Director." . Goode, an ichthyologist by training, was appointed to be the Assistant Curator of the National Museum in 1873 and served as such until 1877 when his title was changed to Curator. In 1881, he was promoted to become the Assistant Director of the Smithsonian Institution under the "Prof Baird" of this letter, Spencer Fullerton Baird, the Smithsonian's Secretary. He simultaneously served as the Assistant Secretary of the National Museum. Today the U. S. National Museum is known as the Museum of Natural History, but then it was housed in what is now the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building. Goode soon became the leading figure in American museum theory and display, revising the museum's mission to educate visitors with its displays, not to simply entertain them. He organized the exhibits within standardized mahogany cases carefully and specifically placed with the museums large open halls lit with natural light from skylights, window and door whose glass was frosted to diffuse the direct sunlight falling on the collections. By 1883, he had replace all of the old gas lighting with electric fixtures and installed an unusual air circulation system that improved air flow. By the time of Goode's death, the Smithsonian was renowned for its premier collection of anthropological artifacts, art works, historical objects and natural history specimens which was on par with the museums in Europe. (For more information, see "Smithsonian History" at the online Smithsonian Institution Archives.) A rather scarce signed letter by Goode. At the time of listing, nothing similar is for sale in the trade, and the Rare Book Hub show no similar items have ever appeared at auction. OCLC lists no similar items in institutional holdings, however many are held by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. .

OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, FOR 1849 by Secretary of War

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Title: OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, FOR 1849
Author: Secretary of War
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Good binding
Description: Washington: Adjutant General's Office, 1849. Soft Cover. Good binding. Sewn paperback. Some loss and beginning of separation along the spine. Good binding.

The Voice of the Print by CAPONIGRO, Paul

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Title: The Voice of the Print
Author: CAPONIGRO, Paul
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: A fine copy
Description: [Rockport]: Paul Caponigro, 1990. A fine copy. 10.25 x 7.25 inches. 8 black-and-white reproductions, text and plates loose as issued in folded grey wrappers. Inscribed by Caponigro on the inner wrapper, Rockport, 1992.

REITs, Trading, and Fund Performance Handbook of Asian Finance, Volume 2 by Chuen, David Lee Kuo and Greg N. Gregoriou (eds.)

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Title: REITs, Trading, and Fund Performance Handbook of Asian Finance, Volume 2
Author: Chuen, David Lee Kuo and Greg N. Gregoriou (eds.)
Seller: Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN: 9781437744040
Condition: LikeNew
Description: San Diego/Oxford: Academic Press [2014]. Hardcover. 10" x 7". X, 470, [4] pp. Publisher's illustrated boards. No DJ, as issued. Minor scuffing to boards, else Fine. ISBN 9781437744040. . LikeNew. Hardcover .

"German Textbook of Tailering" [sic] Grundlehre der Schneiderei in vernacular dust jacket by Vavra, Hilda

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Title: "German Textbook of Tailering" [sic] Grundlehre der Schneiderei in vernacular dust jacket
Author: Vavra, Hilda
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Description: Hardcover, 10" x 7.5", 130 pp., pocket at rear, illustrated throughout. Under vernacular dust jacket made from pink & black bird-print wrapping paper, taped to itself, with handwritten paper label to front panel. Clean & solid binding, very good. Dust jacket torn at edges including a bit of loss at rear edges, but still in good condition with bright vibrant colors. There are things in the rear pocket, but they are kind of under the jacket and I haven't taken them out to examine them--they mostly look like tissue patterns but I don't know if they are original to the book. Homemade dust jackets come in many varieties. This one in particular is quite charming and would be a fun addition to any collection of vernacular bindings or jackets.

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