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London: A Pilgrimage by JERROLD Blanchard DORE Gustave

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London: A Pilgrimage
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JERROLD Blanchard DORE Gustave
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1872. First Edition. (LONDON) DORÉ, Gustave and JERROLD, Blanchard. London: A Pilgrimage. London: Grant, 1872. Large folio (13-1/2 by 17 inches), contemporary three-quarter red morocco, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt. $5800.First edition of Doré and Jerrold's London, ""superb, and noble in sentiment"" (van Gogh), with 54 striking full-page wood-engravings and 126 in-text vignettes of ""all segments of London society"" by Doré. Handsomely bound.""One can hardly deny that Doré is not merely one of the most popular but also one of the greatest of all illustrators… Perhaps Taine summed up Doré's appeal most eloquently: 'every imagination appeared languid in comparison with his. For energy, force, superabundance, originality, sparkle, and gloomy grandeur, I know only one equal to his— that of Tintoretto'… Doré's devastating realization of the contrast of wealth and poverty in a modern metropolis makes London one of the great illustrated books of the world. The English edition antedates the French by four years, and indeed it is a handsomer book"" (Ray, 327-29). ""By 1872, Doré was the most popular artist in England, illustrator or painter. This work was eagerly awaited by the English public, having been postponed by the Franco-Prussian War… The idea was to match Doré's artistic genius with an in-depth view of all segments of London society—the rich and the poor, the common people at work and play, famous sites and slums, nobility and criminals, Many were the days and nights that Doré went in disguise, with undercover policemen for protection, to see parts of London not listed in any tour guide… The result was a book often hailed as the greatest visual expression of the social class struggle ever published"" (Malan, 127). ""The other day,"" once wrote Vincent van Gogh, ""I saw a complete set of Doré's pictures of London. I tell you it is superb, and noble in sentiment."" Indeed, Van Gogh based his 1890 painting ""En Prison,"" or ""Prisoner's Round"" on Doré's illustration ""Newgate Exercise Yard,"" which appears on page 136. There were two sizes issued by Grant in 1872, albeit without a huge difference between the two: one with the text block measuring 12-1/2 by 16 inches, and another at 13 by 16-1/2 inches. This copy is from the larger of the two issues. Malan, 281. Plates and text clean, corners somewhat rubbed. A few closed tears to first few leaves and tissue guard. A near-fine copy.
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Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne by WHITE Gilbert

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Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
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WHITE Gilbert
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1789. First Edition. WHITE, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. London: T. Bensley for B. White, 1789. Quarto, contemporary marbled boards rebacked in calf-gilt, red morocco spine label, uncut. Housed in a custom chemise and full morocco pull-off box. $4200.First edition of this ""solitary classic of natural history,"" with folding frontispiece panoramic view of Selborne and six engravings (one folding) by Peter Mazell and Daniel Lerpinire after drawings by Samuel Grimm. An uncut copy in orginal marbled boards.""For some twenty years or more, White wrote a series of letters to Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington, giving a remarkable account of the chief instances of the special habits of animals and of natural phenomena which he was daily observing… Selborne may be obscure; but it is a beautiful village in a beautiful country eminently suited for the purpose of White in making it the center of a life's work of zoological research and observation… His Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne holds a unique position in English literature as the solitary classic of natural history… The book was immediately popular both with the general public and with all naturalists, many of the most eminent of which class have successively edited it with additional and corroborative notes"" (Cambridge History X, Chapter XI, Section 16). ""He seems to have lived before the Fall. His volumes are the journal of Adam in Paradise"" (Lowell). White's epistolary and poetic observations, among the earliest examples of modern phenology, are illustrated by Samuel Heironymus Grimm, who over a 20-year period was also employed by antiquarian Sir Richard Kaye, as his travel companion assigned to record ""everything curious"" that they discovered on their journeys. Additional engraved title page and section titles with engraved vignettes. Freeman, British Natural History Books 3976. Grolier English, 125. Bookplate of noted Boston book collector Frank Brewer Bemis. Early dealer description tipped in.Text fine, some foxing to plates, contemporary marbled boards worn with some early paper repairs to boards. A very good uncut copy in a contemporary boards.
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Amelia by FIELDING Henry

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Amelia
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FIELDING Henry
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1752. First Edition. FIELDING, Henry. Amelia. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1752. Four volumes. Small octavo, early 20th-century full tan calf, raised bands, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, brown and russet morocco spine labels, all edges gilt. $3000.First edition of Fielding’s final novel, his landmark work that introduced the novelistic tradition of “social protest and reform.” Handsomely bound by Riviere and Son.Fielding's last novel, Amelia, shows the ""mellowness, pathos, and insight"" of a mature writer whose humor and ""realistic frankness… shocked the 19th century but delighted his century and delights ours… Fielding stands at least shoulder to shoulder with the great Victorian novelists whose spiritual father he was"" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 190). ""An innovating master of the highest originality,"" Fielding's comic epics were ""the first modern novels in English"" (Drabble, 348). Samuel Johnson lavished unexpected praise on the novel, for though he earlier called the ""author of Tom Jones 'a blockhead' and a barren rascal,"" he read Amelia through at one sitting and observed that this was a publishing event so anticipated that it was ""perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night."" Johnson's story about Amelia's publication and the novel's immediate popularity was not, however, entirely accurate. Yet the anecdote was so popular that it was ""accepted by every student of the novel's publishing history until 1953, when, in a deft piece of bibliographical analysis, Professor Todd [in ""Three Notes on Fielding""] set the record straight. Johnson's account… squares not at all with the printing history of Amelia"" (Battestin, lvii, xlviii). For despite subsequent critical praise that views Amelia as a forerunner of realism and a work that ""established the tradition… of the novel of social protest and reform,"" Johnson's high regard did not reflect the general response of the time (Battestin & Probyn, eds., Correspondence of Henry and Sarah Fielding, vi). ""The audience at mid-century was ill prepared either for the kind of realism Fielding here attempted, or for the disturbing moral and social purpose it was calculated to serve… Even those who wished him well were puzzled, and a little embarrassed, that he could so willfully disregard the proprieties of polite literature"" (Battestin, liv-lv). ""Amelia was published on Thursday, 19 December 1751, a day later than originally expected—though, in accord with the usual printer's practice in the period for works not ready to be issued before November, the title-page carries the date of the ensuing year, 1752"" (Battestin, xlvii). Due to the expected high demand for the novel, two printers were used: William Strahan for Volumes I & III, and an unknown printer for Volumes II and IV. Minor press variants exist, with no distinguishing characteristics noted and no priority established. Two impressions of the first edition were made, one in December 1751, the other in January 1752. Copies are reported to exist in two states with no precedence confirmed: i.e. that of an uncorrected inner forme backed by a corrected outer forme, or a corrected inner forme backed by an uncorrected outer forme. With advertisement of ""The Universal-Register-Office"" in Volume II. Battestin: Appendix VII, 583-586 & Appendix VIII. Cross III:321. Lowndes, 797. Rothschild 853. Owner signatures.Interiors bright and clean. Front joint of Volume I repaired. A lovely set in near-fine condition.
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Substance of the Speech Made... in the Capitol by SLAVERY SMITH Gerrit

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Substance of the Speech Made... in the Capitol
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SLAVERY SMITH Gerrit
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1850. First Edition. (SLAVERY) SMITH, Gerrit. Substance of the Speech Made by Gerrit Smith, in the Capitol of the State of New York, March 11th and 12th, 1850. Albany: Jacob T. Hazen, 1850. Octavo, period-style half calf gilt, marbled boards; pp. (1-3), 4-25, (26-27), 28-30. $1500.First edition of the bold abolitionist's Speech proclaiming the Constitution ""does not allow the three million of our colored countrymen to be held in slavery,"" a close friend of Frederick Douglass, who ""openly embraced Smith's version of an antislavery interpretation of the Constitution,"" delivered the same decade as John Brown's Harpers Ferry raid, substantially financed by Smith.Smith, a wealthy philanthropist, was ""among the most outspoken"" of white abolitionists (Jackson, Force and Freedom, 65). Once linked to William Lloyd Garrison's view of the Constitution as a ""covenant with death,"" Smith split from Garrison and became a founder of both the Liberty Party and its successor, the Radical Abolitionist Party. He was, as well, key in forging a close interracial alliance between Frederick Douglass, Black abolitionist and physician James McCune Smith, and John Brown. The four men shared the goal of achieving ""a 'radical change' in government."" By the early 1850s, Douglass ""openly embraced Smith's version of an antislavery interpretation of the Constitution"" (Blight, 213). To Smith, Douglass, and figures as Alvan Stewart and Lysander Spooner, ""the Constitution empowered—even required—Congress to abolish slavery in the southern states by direct legislation… As an editor, Douglass had always engaged with national politics. Now the federal authority at the base of slavery's stranglehold on America became his intensive focus"" (Blight, 214; emphasis in original).This very scarce first edition captures the force of Smith's groundbreaking 1850 Speech and clearly demonstrates the breadth of his constitutional argument. Declaring ""law is for the protection of rights—not for the destruction of rights"" (emphasis in original), he cites passages in the Declaration and Bill of Rights, and addresses the pivotal ""three-fifths"" clause. Smith proclaims the Founding Fathers did not intend ""to make this whole land the slaveholder's hunting ground,"" and asserts the Constitution ""does not allow the three million of our colored countrymen to be held in slavery."" He would use his wealth to help establish a Black settlement at North Elba, N.Y., which was ""John Brown's permanent residence from 1854 until his death"" (Stauffer, Black Hearts, 3). After Harpers Ferry and Brown's execution, Smith faced demands that he be tried as an ""accessory after the fact."" While he ""publicly denied it, Smith gave warm encouragement and financial assistance"" to Brown and the Harpers Ferry insurrection. Yet ""guilt over the failure of Brown's raid and fear of possible arrest as a co-conspirator caused Smith to commit himself to the Utica State Lunatic Asylum"" (ANB). In time, he publicly retreated from his Radical Abolitionist stance and died in 1874. Sabin 82670. A fine copy.
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Jack Sheppard. A Romance by CRUIKSHANK George AINSWORTH William Harrison

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Jack Sheppard. A Romance
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CRUIKSHANK George AINSWORTH William Harrison
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1839. First Edition. (CRUIKSHANK, George). AINSWORTH, William Harrison. Jack Sheppard. A Romance. London: Richard Bentley, 1839. Three volumes. Octavo, original green cloth, uncut. $1200.First edition, with over two dozen etchings by Cruikshank, with an autograph letter bound into volume I from Ainsworth to the publisher inviting him to dine and mentioning Charles Dickens.Jack Sheppard was a brilliant, violent thief who gained a great deal of notoriety during his brief career in London. ""He became a legend in his own lifetime and has remained one ever since… [according to] contemporary literature and legal reports [he was] a personality of enormous charm, wit and courage whose vitality inspired widespread devotion and admiration. Nonetheless, a facile and strangely warped intelligence made of Jack Sheppard an extraordinarily successful thief and gaolbreaker. His appeal as a popular hero was such that when he was to be hanged at Tyburn at the age of twenty-two, upwards of 200,000 people gathered to cheer him along the way, hoping, vainly this time, that he would again make one of his spectacular escapes."" (The Road to Tyburn). ""Books and pamphlets were written about him; a pantomime at Drury Lane, called Harlequin Sheppard, was based on the story of his adventures, and so was a three-act farce, called The Prison-Breaker. Dozens of songs and glees referred to his prowess, and clergymen preached sermons about him. Sir James Thornhill, the celebrated painter who decorated the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, painted his portrait, from which engravings in mezzotinto were made"" (The Complete Newgate Calendar). In addition, Hogarth's series of twelve engravings, Industry and Idleness (1747), Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728), W.T. Moncrieff's Jack Sheppard the House-breaker (1825), the movie Where's Jack (1969), the Thieves' Opera (1999), and the movie Jack Sheppard and Jonathan Wild (2001) were all at least partly inspired by his career. Ainsworth's novel was adapted as a successful play in the same year in which it was first published. ""Cruikshank was at his best as an interpretive illustrator in books that permitted him to exercise his talent for comic exaggeration without distorting the author's intent,"" leading him to be considered ""one of the most productive and individualistic of English illustrators"" (Hodnett, 114). See Cohn 12-13. Sadlier 14. Bound into volume I is a letter, with ""to Bentley"" [his publisher] written at the top in an unknown hand, reading: Saturday morning. My dear Sir, Will you dine with me today at six o'clock?—I expect Mr. Dickens, Mr. Maclise and some other friends. I shall be in Adelaide Street about quarter past 12 prior to going to Mr. Maclise, and I will thank you to be in the way, as I have something to say to you. —- —— W. Harrison Ainsworth."" ""Mr. Maclise"" is Daniel Maclise, an English painter and illustrator who illustrated a number of works by Dickens and became good friends with Dickens. Bookplates, including those of Lucius Wilmerding, a noted book collector and president of the Grolier Society.Interior with only infrequent faint foxing, front inner paper hinge of Volume I expertly reinforced; original cloth in excellent condition with only a bit of soiling to boards of Volume II. An exceptional copy.
“A monograph of the genus Casuarius.” (with) “A dissertation on the morphology and phylogeny of the Palaeognathae (Ratitae and Crypturi) and Neognathae (Carinatae).” From Transactions of the Zoological Society, Vol. XV, Part V., No. 1

“A monograph of the genus Casuarius.” (with) “A dissertation on the morphology and phylogeny of the Palaeognathae (Ratitae and Crypturi) and Neognathae (Carinatae).” From Transactions of the Zoological Society, Vol. XV, Part V., No. 1 by ROTHSCHILD, Walter & PYCRAFT, William Plane

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“A monograph of the genus Casuarius.” (with) “A dissertation on the morphology and phylogeny of the Palaeognathae (Ratitae and Crypturi) and Neognathae (Carinatae).” From Transactions of the Zoological Society, Vol. XV, Part V., No. 1
Author
ROTHSCHILD, Walter & PYCRAFT, William Plane
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: for the Society, 1900. FIRST EDITION. Complete with 18 hand-colored lithographed plates of birds by Keulemans, 2 hand-colored lithographed maps, 4 duo-tone osteological plates, and 10 text illustrations. Half morocco, with the original blue printed rear wrapper bound in at the end. From the library of Dr. James M. Dolan, Jr., curator of the San Diego Zoological Society, with his bookplate and blind-stamp on lower blank margin of first leaf. An excellent copy with only very light browning on osteological plates. First edition, as issued by the Zoological Society of London. Rothschild, with Keulemans’ exquisite plates, again outdoes himself. Rothschild was obsessed with the cassowary, a giant flightless bird with a colorful neck native to Papua New Guinea and the surrounding islands. He invested huge amounts of money in bringing the species over to England (both dead and alive) in order to study their habits, plumage, and behavior. In this monograph Rothschild describes in minute detail all species and subspecies, local names, measurements, distribution, bibliography, and all other pertinent information such as the anatomical and taxonomic information. Casey Wood refers to it as “a beautifully illustrated treatise” and Anker goes a step further by calling it “an especially profusely illustrated treatise.” The second section deals with”the relations of the Casuariidae to the remaining ‘Struthious’ forms, and the position of these with regard to the ‘Carinatae’” (introduction). Pycraft credits Rothschild for having furnished the bulk of the material for this monograph. Rothschild (1868-1937), 2nd Baron Rothschild, member of one of the world’s wealthiest familes, was a British zoologist who became a great collector and founded the Rothschild Natural History Museum in London. The Zoological Society published a number of exquisite ornithological monographs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century; this one is considered one of the most important as well as magnificent and beautifully illustrated monograph of the period.
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Sligo by Yeats, Jack B.

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Sligo
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Yeats, Jack B.
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Wishart & Company, 1931. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, second printing. Signed by Jack B. Yeats and inscribed to a former owner in Dublin. Very Good with cloth sunned at spine and edges. Previous owner bookplate and bookseller rubber-stamp to front paste down. Pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with soiling, toning heaviest at spine and edges, edge wear with a closed tear to the bottom of the front spine fold. The author's first book, a semi-autobiographical narrative of his boyhood in Sligo, Ireland. Jack Butler Yeats was the brother of poet William Butler Yeats, and son of Irish portrait artist John Butler Yeats. Signed copies are scarce.
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A Good School by Yates, Richard

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A Good School
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Yates, Richard
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition inscribed to former owner on front free endpaper, "Have a good life. Cheers, [signed] Richard Yates Feb. 22, 1986." 178 pp. White cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good+ with faint stains and dust-soiling to edges, slight mustiness in unclipped dust jacket with small tidemark at foot, else Fine. An uncommon signature from the critically-acclaimed author of Revolutionary Road and this late novel, set in a New England prep school.
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Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard by Paige, Satchel

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Signed Hall of Fame Plaque Postcard
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Paige, Satchel
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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[New York]: Published for National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, [1964] Signed by Satchel Paige. Original postcard, with depiction of Satchel Paige HOF plaque to front side, printed in yellow and brown. Encased in a PSA DNA certified slab. Fine, with slight smudging to signature. Overall, a notable item. Satchel Paige had an incredibly long professional career, playing in the Negro Leagues from 1926 to the late 1940s, and finally joining the Cleveland Indians in 1948 when he was 42 years old. He was the seventh black player to join the major leagues, and the oldest player ever to debut in the MLB. In his rookie year with the Indians, he helped them win a World Series title. Sporting News ranked the blazingly fast pitcher 19th on its list of the 100 greatest baseball players of all time.. Signed. Postcard. Fine.
The Works, in Natural History, of the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A. M. Comprising The Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist's Calendar; and Miscellaneous Observations, Extracted from his Papers. To which are added, A Calendar and Observations by W. Markwick, Esq. F.L.S. in Two Volumes

The Works, in Natural History, of the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A. M. Comprising The Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist's Calendar; and Miscellaneous Observations, Extracted from his Papers. To which are added, A Calendar and Observations by W. Markwick, Esq. F.L.S. in Two Volumes by White, Rev. Gilbert

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The Works, in Natural History, of the Late Rev. Gilbert White, A. M. Comprising The Natural History of Selborne; The Naturalist's Calendar; and Miscellaneous Observations, Extracted from his Papers. To which are added, A Calendar and Observations by W. Markwick, Esq. F.L.S. in Two Volumes
Author
White, Rev. Gilbert
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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London: Printed for J. White by T. Bensley, 1802. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo. viii, 392, 300 pp. With two hand-colored ornithological plates, one of which is folding. Two other plates, one folding as well. Lovely copy of eighteenth century classic and seminal work of natural history which still makes for highly enjoyable reading. As important as the many specific observations White made is his example as a close observer of the natural world which all lovers of nature can still emulate as well as the enthusiasm and spirit he brought to the endeavor. The epistolatory form he chose, tantamount to a diary, works wonderfully stylistically by creating an intimacy between him and the reader, and thus the reader is likely to become enthralled. Minor soiling and foxing scattered in volumes. The leather is rubbed along joints, and is overall a tad on the dry side.
[Menu] Tall Drinks and Short Snorts. Rough Rider Room. Hotel Roosevelt, New York

[Menu] Tall Drinks and Short Snorts. Rough Rider Room. Hotel Roosevelt, New York

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[Menu] Tall Drinks and Short Snorts. Rough Rider Room. Hotel Roosevelt, New York
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
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Near Fine
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New York: Roosevelt Hotel, or Hilton Hotels, 1953. NA. Near Fine. A cocktail menu that evokes the derring-do heroism of the 26th U.S. President with the die-cut shape of a Western saddle, just the type that Theodore Roosevelt rode from San Juan Hill to the Governorship of New York State, the Vice Presidency of the U.S. and the White House, all in the space of three years. The menu was for the restaurant in the Roosevelt Hotel that opened in 1924 on Madison Avenue and 45th Street, named in TR's honor (not FDR, who was a public figure by then, but had yet to be elected Governor, let alone President). The restaurant, the Rough Rider Room, had a wraparound mural that depicted Roosevelt's Rough Riders charging and fighting in the Spanish-American War, and this menu built on the theme. The shape also seems somehow fitting for a cocktail menu inasmuch it hints at fun to be had, and maybe also, drinking like a real man. The dimensions of this shaped, die cut folded glossy card are irregular, of course, but the maximum dimensions when closed are 27 by 20 cm, and when opened, the width extends to 40 cm. We have located other menus from the Rough Rider Room, but not cocktail menus, nor shaped menus like this one. The Hotel Roosevelt, having become rundown, closed its doors in 2020, in part a casualty of the economic dislocations caused by Covid. More recently was used by the city to shelter migrants. We could precisely date the menu because the date in printed, albeit in very small print. The cocktails seem more or less the standard ones of the day -- they aren't given names inspired by the Rough Riders, in other words. With just a half dozen exceptions, though, all the drinks are under $1, even for most of the premium Scotches. Light wear to the cover, with the glossy glassine surface blistering in a small area, a flattened crease on the back, a touch of soiling, none the least bit disconcerting.
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THE BROKEN SWORD by Anderson, Poul

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THE BROKEN SWORD
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Anderson, Poul
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THE BROKEN SWORD, Abelard & Schuman, 1954, first edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Typed letter SIGNED about 70 words dated 9/26/72 to fellow writer Dean McLaughlin concerning SFWA matters laid in. Anderson was President of SFWA when this letter was written.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Dover, Delaware: Printed by James Kirk, 1863. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Fair binding. A report on potential military interference in the Delaware general election of 1862, published just after the announcement of the Emancipation. The Democratic party elected officials of Delaware argued that the Union troops were favoring Republican militias and party activities, and also debated whether the governor had the Constitutional right to invite Union troops into the state in the first place. This work is an example of Democratic backlash against the War and the Emancipation of the slaves, which was made possible by the President’s wartime powers. Foxing throughout. Lacking the rear and spine of the original sewn paper wrappers. Light toning to the title page. Chipping to the final page of the index, effecting the final page of the index. The complete version has been photocopied and is laid in. Dampstaining to the top left corner of the front cover and preliminaries, as well as the leading edge of the final leaves. Front cover is chipped and spotted. (Sabin 69812.). Fair binding.
[PHILOSOPHY] HOW PHILOSOPHY WORKS

[PHILOSOPHY] HOW PHILOSOPHY WORKS by Marcus Weeks

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[PHILOSOPHY] HOW PHILOSOPHY WORKS
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Marcus Weeks
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Near Fine binding
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Norwalk: Easton Press, 2019. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Octavo; in full brown leather with design and titling in red and gilt on front board; titling on the spine in gilt; edged in gilt; with silk moire endpapers; (1-9) 256 pages; minimal wear to leather. Near Fine binding.
DIE AUGENHEILKUNDE UND DIE LEHRE DER WICHTIGSTEN AUGENOPERATIONEN. NACH DEN ERFAHRUNGEN JÜNGKEN’S, BEER’S, HIMLY’S, SCARPA’S UND ANDERER BERÜHMTEN AUGENÄRZTE, SOWIE NACH EIGENEN BEOBACHTUNGEN IN GEDRÄNGTER KÜRZE DARGESTELLT

DIE AUGENHEILKUNDE UND DIE LEHRE DER WICHTIGSTEN AUGENOPERATIONEN. NACH DEN ERFAHRUNGEN JÜNGKEN’S, BEER’S, HIMLY’S, SCARPA’S UND ANDERER BERÜHMTEN AUGENÄRZTE, SOWIE NACH EIGENEN BEOBACHTUNGEN IN GEDRÄNGTER KÜRZE DARGESTELLT by L. S. Weiss

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DIE AUGENHEILKUNDE UND DIE LEHRE DER WICHTIGSTEN AUGENOPERATIONEN. NACH DEN ERFAHRUNGEN JÜNGKEN’S, BEER’S, HIMLY’S, SCARPA’S UND ANDERER BERÜHMTEN AUGENÄRZTE, SOWIE NACH EIGENEN BEOBACHTUNGEN IN GEDRÄNGTER KÜRZE DARGESTELLT
Author
L. S. Weiss
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Good binding
Description
Quedlinburg und Leipzig: Druck und Verlag con Gottfr. Basse, 1844. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Second Edition of a German book of ophthalmology, L. S. Weiss’ Die Augenheilkunde und die Lehre der Wichtigsten Augenoperationen. Lacking endpapers. Writing on the front pastedown and title page, not affecting the text. Foxing throughout. Rubbing to the binding, minor loss to the extremities of the spine, and cracking to the joints. Black paper covered boards. Good. Good binding.
Practical Pharmacognosy

Practical Pharmacognosy by T.E. Wallis

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Title
Practical Pharmacognosy
Author
T.E. Wallis
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: J. & A. Churchill, 1925. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1925 1st edition of this impressive guide to the nature and study of medicinal plants. Solid and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Small name to the title page, very light scuffing at the front panel. very mild bowing to the front board. Octavo, dozens and dozens of generous line-drawn illustrations throughout.
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Vanity Fair--July 1934 by -

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Title
Vanity Fair--July 1934
Author
-
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: Conde Nast Publications, Inc, 1934. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A solid, tight copy of the July 1934 issue of Vanity Fair. Bright and VG in its pictorial wrappers. Tall quarto, 72 pgs. Designed by Vanity Fair's formidable art director, M.F. Agha.
Rockland Cemetery Illustrated: Suggestions and Associations Connected with It and a Brief Statement of the Superior Advantages Presented to Those Who Desire Beautiful Resting Places for Their Dead

Rockland Cemetery Illustrated: Suggestions and Associations Connected with It and a Brief Statement of the Superior Advantages Presented to Those Who Desire Beautiful Resting Places for Their Dead by William Wales

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Rockland Cemetery Illustrated: Suggestions and Associations Connected with It and a Brief Statement of the Superior Advantages Presented to Those Who Desire Beautiful Resting Places for Their Dead
Author
William Wales
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1881. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1881 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine and decorative bordering to the panels. Light wear to the spine ends, several very small marks at the front panel and former owner name and address at the verso of the front free endpaper. 12mo, 157 pgs., all-edges gilt. 20 high-quality engraved illustrations complementing the text.
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IMPERIAL HOTEL

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IMPERIAL HOTEL
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Description
Brochure with color illus. on cover. Seven photos of the hotel inside & on rear page. Together with a one-page insert of prices for rooms & meals. Center crease & light wear.
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The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld by Baroni, D.

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The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Author
Baroni, D.
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Well illustrated.
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WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1794

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Title
WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1794
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Rome: Hausmann & C., n.d.. Softcover. Octavo, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Tan paper covers with no text on spine. Covers have gray stain on front cover, foxing on rear cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has tearing to fore edge of front endpaper. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1380016. Special Collections.
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SERMONS PREACHED IN BOSTON ON THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN : TOGETHER WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICE IN THE EAST ROOM OF THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AT WASHINGTON

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SERMONS PREACHED IN BOSTON ON THE DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN : TOGETHER WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICE IN THE EAST ROOM OF THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AT WASHINGTON
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1865. Hardcover. Octavo, 379 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, mitred edges; tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, mottled fading overall. Text block has cracked rear hinge, soiling to endpapers, penciled name on front endpaper, light puckering to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1405242. FP New Rockville Stock.
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BATMAN: FROM THE 30S TO THE 70S by Bridwell, E. Nelson [Introduction by]

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BATMAN: FROM THE 30S TO THE 70S
Author
Bridwell, E. Nelson [Introduction by]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Bonanza Books, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 388 pages. In Very Good minus condition, lacking the issued dust jacket. Quarter bound black spine bearing gilt lettering. Yellow boards have slight exterior wear including light soiling and very slight wear to the edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges and very light foxing interiorly. Condition, as is. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QD (ND-QD). 1383807. FP New Rockville Stock.
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The Diary of an Ad Man: The War Years June 1, 1942 - December, 31, 1943 by Young, James Webb

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Title
The Diary of an Ad Man: The War Years June 1, 1942 - December, 31, 1943
Author
Young, James Webb
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG/G+. Jacket has wear around the edges including closed tears, fraying at both ends of spine, and general rubbing. Book itself
Description
Chicago, IL: Advertising Publications, Inc, 1944. Hardcover. VG/G+. Jacket has wear around the edges including closed tears, fraying at both ends of spine, and general rubbing. Book itself is in remarkably great shape, tight binding, sharp corners. Only flaws being a name penned on front end paper and a little toning to the edges of end papers.. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Olive boards with red title label on spine. Greyish jacket with cream titles. viii, 11-256 pages 18 cm.
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Jason Young by Young, Jason and Frank Peter

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Title
Jason Young
Author
Young, Jason and Frank Peter
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
Hollywood: Chac Mool Gallery, 2004. Softcover. VG. Grey illustrated wraps with white lettering; 30 pp. with 11 plates. Gallery catalogue. Includes an essay by Frank Peter, Painting and its Double as well as a biography. Images are of acrylic and resin on honeycomb alloy.
John Marin: The Edge of Abstraction

John Marin: The Edge of Abstraction by Young, John Sacret

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Title
John Marin: The Edge of Abstraction
Author
Young, John Sacret
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
New York: Meredith Ward Fine Art, 2006. Softbound. VG. Blue and color illus. wraps, French flaps. [28] pp., partially paginated. 19 large color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2006 exhibition of artwork by early American modernist John Marin (1870-1953). With an essay by John Sacret Young and preface by Meredith Ward. The exhibition checklist cites 19 paintings, and all are shown here in full color. One of 2250 copies.Includes bibliographical references.
The Chicago Afrikan, Volume 1, No. 6 (June/July, 1984)

The Chicago Afrikan, Volume 1, No. 6 (June/July, 1984)

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Title
The Chicago Afrikan, Volume 1, No. 6 (June/July, 1984)
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Chicago: Talking Drums, Inc, 1984. Paperback. Very Good. photos, 19p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. A bi-monthly. We don't know how many issues were published.
Catálogo de la Seccion Argentina de la Biblioteca del Jockey Club de Buenos Aires

Catálogo de la Seccion Argentina de la Biblioteca del Jockey Club de Buenos Aires by Jockey Club de Buenos Aires

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Title
Catálogo de la Seccion Argentina de la Biblioteca del Jockey Club de Buenos Aires
Author
Jockey Club de Buenos Aires
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Spine darkened with nick at head, light soiling on wrappers, else a very good copy.
Description
Buenos Aires: Talleres Gráficos del Jockey Club, 1937. First edition. Paper wrappers. Spine darkened with nick at head, light soiling on wrappers, else a very good copy.. 293 pp. Sm. 4to.
Faribault County 1855-1976 a panorama

Faribault County 1855-1976 a panorama

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Faribault County 1855-1976 a panorama
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing [for] Faribault County Bicentennial Commission, 1977. First edition, 4to, pp. 299, [1]; text in double column; illustrated throughout; fine copy in original brown imitation morocco stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine.
Johnson Society of the Central Region: 1998 annual meeting

Johnson Society of the Central Region: 1998 annual meeting

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Johnson Society of the Central Region: 1998 annual meeting
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
[Bloomington: Indiana University, 1998. Bifolium, 8vo; illustration; about fine. Program of events for the Society's annual meeting.
Les 1000 Meilleures Recettes de Patisserie Bourgeoise

Les 1000 Meilleures Recettes de Patisserie Bourgeoise by Audran, H.M.

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Les 1000 Meilleures Recettes de Patisserie Bourgeoise
Author
Audran, H.M.
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Cream paper wraps. Good
Description
Paris: S. Bornemann, nd c.1920. Sewn binding. Cream paper wraps. Good. 248 pages. 19 x 12 cm. 1000 BEST RECIPES OF BOURGEOIS PASTRY. The various utensils and essential accessories for the bourgeois pastry - various kinds of pasta; clarification and cooking of sugar; icing for entremets, cakes, petit fours; 1000 recipes for sweet omelettes and eggs, donuts and croquettes, compotes, creams and blancmange, pancakes, flans and pies, galettes, soufflés, waffles and wafers, cabbage and éclairs, pies and tarts, various biscuits, sweet entremets, entre-frozen meals, various cakes, small cakes and petit fours; practical confectionery at home. Text in French. Pages toned and lightly chipped. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American cooking by bringing the Cuisinart to the United States. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut.
The Waves

The Waves by Woolf, Virginia

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Title
The Waves
Author
Woolf, Virginia
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780156949606
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Mariner, 1978. Trade Paperback. Fine. 7x5x0. NEW. 1978 Trade Paperback. 297 pp. Innovative and deeply poetic, The Waves is often regarded as Virginia Woolf's masterpiece. It begins with six children - three boys and three girls - playing in a garden by the sea, and follows their lives as they grow up, experience friendship and love, and grapple with the death of their beloved friend Percival. Instead of describing their outward expressions of grief, Woolf draws her characters from the inside, revealing their inner lives: their aspirations, their triumphs and regrets, their awareness of unity and isolation.
Pictures of Memory

Pictures of Memory by Woolard, Samuel Francis

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Pictures of Memory
Author
Woolard, Samuel Francis
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Kansas: Goldsmith-Woolard Pub. Co, 1909. Soft Cover. Good. 0x0x0. Davison, E.L. Wrappers soiled, tear to spine head and to spine base, pencil gift note on front flyleaf. 1909 Soft Cover. 61 pp. Compilation of Samuel Francis Woolard. A collection of poetry from various authors with illustrations by E.L. Davison.
Fodor's 25 Best: New York City, 2016

Fodor's 25 Best: New York City, 2016

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Fodor's 25 Best: New York City, 2016
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
(Basingstoke, England: AA Publishing, 2015. Softcover. Fine. Small octavo. 174pp., with a folded map in a rear pocket. Heavily illustrated. Fine in wrappers.
Batman: Fortunate Son.
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Batman: Fortunate Son. by JONES, Gerard, and HA, Gene with VASQUEZ, Gloria.

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Batman: Fortunate Son.
Author
JONES, Gerard, and HA, Gene with VASQUEZ, Gloria.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781563895784
Condition
As New in As New dust jacket
Description
NY:: DC Comics,. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 1563895781 . Illustrated. First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. .
Batman (Original promotional photograph of Tim Burton from the 1989 film)

Batman (Original promotional photograph of Tim Burton from the 1989 film) by Tim Burton (director); Bob Kane (character); Murray Close (photographer); Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren (screenwriters); Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger (starring)

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Batman (Original promotional photograph of Tim Burton from the 1989 film)
Author
Tim Burton (director); Bob Kane (character); Murray Close (photographer); Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren (screenwriters); Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: DC Comics, 1989. Vintage publicity photograph of director Tim Burton from the 1989 film. Richard Donner directed the highly successful superhero film "Superman" (starring Christopher Reeves) in 1978, but it was Burton's dark and semiserious anti-hero take on the DC Comic character "Batman" that would be repeatedly emulated over the next three decades, and is largely responsible for the modern day superhero film genre. "Batman" spawned three direct sequels "Batman Returns" (1989), "Batman Forever" (1995), and "Batman and Robin" (1997). Joel Schumacher took over directing the franchise after "Batman Returns," and replaced Michael Keaton's Batman with Val Kilmer and George Clooney, respectively. Director Christopher Nolan would resurrect the franchise in the highly successful "Dark Knight Trilogy" ("Batman Begins" [2005], "The Dark Knight" [2008], and "The Dark Knight Rises" [2012]) with Christian Bale in the lead. Several more films have since been spawned from the DC Comic's character universe as well as another pending re-invention ("The Batman") to be directed by Matt Reeves, with Robert Pattinson in the lead, for 2022. Winner of an Academy Award. Set in Gotham City, shot on location in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and London. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
WHY WE NEED OUR BROOKLYN BRIDGES

WHY WE NEED OUR BROOKLYN BRIDGES by WIEDEMAN, John H.

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WHY WE NEED OUR BROOKLYN BRIDGES
Author
WIEDEMAN, John H.
Seller
Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
NY: The Newcomen Society of the United States, 1983. First Edition, first printing. 8vo., white printed wraps; 20 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).

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