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English Gentlewoman by BRATHWAITE Richard

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
English Gentlewoman
Author
BRATHWAITE Richard
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1631. First Edition. BRATHWAITE, Richard. The English Gentlewoman, Drawne out to the Full Body: Expressing, What Habilliments doe Best Attire Her, What Ornaments doe Best Adorne Her, What Complements doe Best Accomplish Her. London: by B[ernard] Alsop and T[homas] Fawcett for Michael Sparke, 1631. Small quarto, early 20th-century full brown calf rebacked in calf-gilt, red morocco spine label, raised bands. $2800.First edition, second issue, with the appendix present and mentioned in the table of contents, of the most popular women's courtesy book of its time, with the engraved title page by William Marshall illustrating the characteristics of the English Gentlewoman in ten compartments.This companion work to Brathwaite's English Gentleman of 1630 discusses the appropriate education, vocation, recreation, acquaintance, and habits of a true gentlewoman. The 'courtesy book,' or book of manners, derived in no small part from Baldassarre Castiglione's Il Cortegiano (The Courtier) of 1528. The Courtier ""had a great impact on the development of English drama and comedy, and in the 17th century two famous books on the gentleman appeared, that by Peacham intended for the Cavaliers and that by Brathwaite intended for the Puritans"" (Printing and the Mind of Man 59). Without the rare folding leaf ""Meaning of the Frontispice""; without last two leaves of the Appendix. Church 193. Grolier, Wither to Prior 68. STC 3565.5. Pforzheimer 78 (another issue). Lowndes, 258. Early owner ink signatures on title page, one dated 1666; early owner ink annotation on verso of frontispiece.Frontispiece with two marginal paper repairs, one affecting maybe a quarter-inch of the upper edge of image. Occasional faint dampstain to lower edge of text. b A very good copy.
A Letter From Kansas Territory During The Bleeding Kansas Period To Governor Denver

A Letter From Kansas Territory During The Bleeding Kansas Period To Governor Denver by (BLEEDING KANSAS)

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
A Letter From Kansas Territory During The Bleeding Kansas Period To Governor Denver
Author
(BLEEDING KANSAS)
Seller
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
(BLEEDING KANSAS). Taking place between 1854 and 1861, Bleeding Kansas refers to violence between pro and anti-slavery forces regarding the status of slavery in Kansas. Bleeding Kansas ended when Kansas became a free state in 1861.ALS. 1pg. September 29, 1858. Ogden, Kansas Territory. An autograph letter signed Ira Norris to James W. Denver, the Territorial Governor of Kansas. Norris explored the Midwest and worked in territorial politics during the mid Nineteenth Century. He wrote from Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas period: Dear Sir Mr. Mobuly informs me that you intended coming up here the coming week. I wish to see you particularly before you leave the Territory, and should you not be able to come here I will take the train to go to Lecompton. Do me the favor to drop me a line and inform us if we may expect you ere, also about what train you will leave for Washington. Very Respectfully Yours truly Ira Norris. The Lecompton Constitution was a proposed pro-slavery state government. The letter is in fine condition with minor foxing and the original mailing envelope is included.
The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur

The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur by Pyle, Howard

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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
Author
Pyle, Howard
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. xviii, 258pp. Written and Illustrated by Howard Pyle. Original yellow-brown cloth blocked in red, black and gilt. Cloth soiled and lightly worn at edges and spine tips, inner hinges neatly mended, else a very good copy. .
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Cape Ann Artists Dictionary

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Cape Ann Artists Dictionary
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG, previous owner has put their stamp at the base of page 1.
Description
Unknown: Unknown, 1994. Hardbound. VG, previous owner has put their stamp at the base of page 1.. Black 3-ring binder. Appx. 300 pages, no illustrations. This computer-generated notebook contains a listing (as of March 1994) of artists who have lived in, worked in or otherwise been associated with the Cape Ann Historical Society. Though not numbered individually, the artists are listed alphabetically and there is a key included to help decipher the entries. The book stems from the contents of the vertical files at the Cape Ann Historical Society and is a very valuable reference.
[Ransom’s Family Receipt Book, 1883]

[Ransom’s Family Receipt Book, 1883] by [Patent medicine – D. Ransom, Son & Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.)]

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Title
[Ransom’s Family Receipt Book, 1883]
Author
[Patent medicine – D. Ransom, Son & Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.)]
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Buffalo, N.Y.: Published by D. Ransom, Son & Co.; Press of Baker, Jones & Co, 1883. Booklet, sewn on cords in wrappers (16.5 x 10 cm.), 32 pages. Illustrated. Advertisements. A single year from the annual almanac promoting the “Celebrated Family Medicines” of Ransom, Son & Co. (series 1874 – c. 1923). The booklet consists of a series of alternating pages of recipes (culinary, household, medicinal, dyeing, etc.), with facing pages each advertising an individual patent medicine (Trask's Magnetic, Ransom’s Honey Syrup, Ransom’s Hive Syrup, Universal Magnetic Balm, Prof. Anderson's Dermador. Printed orange paper wrappers, decorated and with text. Hole with string tie to upper left corner. Very light rippling to wrappers, otherwise fine.
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Lightning strikes mathematics : equations that spell progress are solved by electronics by Rose, Allen

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
Lightning strikes mathematics : equations that spell progress are solved by electronics
Author
Rose, Allen
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
Rose, Allen. Lightning strikes mathematics: equations that spell progress are solved by electronics. Article in "Popular Science Monthly", 148 (4): 83-87. Whole number, pp. 65-216, plus a student's supplement pamphlet [16pp]. April 1964. 235 x 165 mm. Original printed wrappers, but they are rather faded. Pages slightly toned, front wrapper has some creasing, otherwise a Very good copy. First Edition, journal issue.
Mormon Cookin'

Mormon Cookin' by Walker, Herb (Consultant)

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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Title
Mormon Cookin'
Author
Walker, Herb (Consultant)
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780933043008
Condition
Good
Description
Baxter Lane Company, 1976. Good. Booklet. 64pp. Slim octavo [21 cm] Saddle-stitched illustrated wraps. The wraps and preliminary pages are stained (not affecting legibility). With recipes for pies, puddings, meats, main dishes, bread, vegetables, cakes, cookies, candy, poultry, salads, sauces, relishes, and fish. With contributions from the Grantsville Seminary, Grantsville, Utah.
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William Blake Engraver: A Descriptive Catalogue... by Charles Ryskamp. With an Introductory Essay by Geoffrey Keynes by [Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]

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Title
William Blake Engraver: A Descriptive Catalogue... by Charles Ryskamp. With an Introductory Essay by Geoffrey Keynes
Author
[Blake, William. Exhibition Catalogue]
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1969. Princeton: Princeton University Library, 1969. 8vo, 61pp, illus. Original marbled wrappers, slightly worn but good, with original label missing. Very good. § Only edition of this essential, and most useful, study, in a very handy format. Bentley, BB, 700.

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