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[TEXANA]. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas

[TEXANA]. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas by [TEXAS]. Various authors

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Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC
Title
[TEXANA]. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas
Author
[TEXAS]. Various authors
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes, large 8vo. [2], x, [4], 504; [2], iv, [2], 538 pp. With numerous full-page photographic plates. Bound in original publisher's black cloth, rebacked and recornered in very handsome dark brown morocco, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. BEAUTIFUL COPY. ¶ This vast and comprehensive work covers the region of the State of Texas, South and West of the Guadalupe River, with particular emphasis on the Borderlands, with biographical accounts of local leaders and early settlers to the region. Includes, but is certainly not limited to, accounts of the establishment of missions, Spanish occupation, Austin's colony, LaSalle's colony, the Alamo and Goliad, San Jacinto, the Republic of Texas, Annexation and the new State of Texas, the Civil war era, the cattle industry, the railroads, and much more. ¶ Provenance: From the library of Rudolph L. Biesele, author if the still-indispensable "History of the German Settlements in Texas" (1930) and numerous scholarly articles on the early development of the State of Texas. ¶ Rare such attractive condition, as here. ¶ Suitable for exhibition and study.
The Life and Adventures of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT

The Life and Adventures of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT by Dickens, Charles

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The Life and Adventures of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
Author
Dickens, Charles
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1844. .. [in the original cloth] With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Original blind-stamped diagonally-ribbed blue cloth. First Edition in book form, published immediately at the conclusion of the 20-in-19 monthly serial parts (issued from January 1843 through July 1844). MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT marks Dickens's return to conventional serial parts, with separate plates, followed by a single octavo volume (as with NICHOLAS NICKLEBY in 1839); since then, he had tried weekly parts composed of a single illustrated folded sheet (MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK, consisting of both THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP and BARNABY RUDGE, published all-together in book form in three oversized volumes). CHUZZLEWIT was the first of Dickens's novels to lose readers during serialization; when the publisher Hall accordingly suggested Dickens's fees should be reduced (though it never happened), it created a rift that was not bridged until Chapman and Hall published A TALE OF TWO CITIES in 1859. Included are the forty plates by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"), two of which had appeared in each part. This copy is in the primary cloth binding for MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, blind-stamped diagonally-ribbed blue cloth. The errata leaf is in the usual 14-line state; the vignette title page has "100£" printed thus and has seven studs along the top edge of the trunk (Smith's state "1" -- one of three states, without precedence). The volume's condition is very good-plus -- unusually attractive externally, with only the slightest of wear at the extremities. The pale yellow endpapers appear to be original (with no evidence of anything underneath the paste-downs), but in our opinion they are too clean, too intact, and perhaps a slightly variant hue of yellow -- so we believe they are later, in other words that the volume was deftly re-cased, but without any external evidence. The "Phiz" plates (and the text) are quite clean and free of foxing -- though there is a marginal corner repair to the frontispiece. In all, this is clearly a better-looking copy than most. All of the thick octavo-format Dickens novels (the six others being PICKWICK PAPERS, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, DOMBEY AND SON, DAVID COPPERFIELD, BLEAK HOUSE and LITTLE DORRIT) are difficult to obtain in presentable original condition, as the bulk of text and plates was too heavy for the simple cloth bindings and delicate endpapers; however, in our experience, MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (incidentally the only one of the seven to be bound in blue rather than olive-green cloth) is one of the toughest. Housed in a handsome morocco-backed cloth clamshell case. Smith I pp 63-67.
Il caseificio o la fabbricazione dei formaggi

Il caseificio o la fabbricazione dei formaggi by Cattaneo, Luigi

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Title
Il caseificio o la fabbricazione dei formaggi
Author
Cattaneo, Luigi
Seller
De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
Description
Milano: P.A. Molina, 1837. 8vo. 240 x 160 mm., [9 ½ x 6 ½ inches].4 leaves, 286 pages, 2 plates outside the text (one folding); original printed wrappers (minor signs of wear to the front wrapper). Ducal Estense censorship stamps on the first and last leaves. A fine, wide-margined copy, untrimmed with deckled edges. $ 1,800.00 First edition. A "theoretical-practical memoir" on the method of cheese-making, "awarded in the scientific competition of 1836" organized by the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia. The text, which became a standard reference on the subject, treats the topic comprehensively: from the selection and care of fields and cows, to the handling of milk itself, to the production of cheese and its distribution. The large folding plate, produced by the Pagani lithographic workshop in Milan, depicts the proper arrangement of the stable and the tools necessary for production. Luigi Cattaneo and his brother Antonio were agricultural economists who specialized in the study of milk and the production of cheese. Luigi was an author of a scientific work in 1834 on the operations of the dairy farm, with descriptions of the chemistry which produced different cheeses of varying quality and taste. He was member of the Royal Institute of Science, Literature and Art for the provinces of Lombardy and the Veneto and wrote essays for the Milanese publication Politecnico. Antonio was a professor of rural economy and member of numerous local agricultural associations and the author of a 480-page book on the properties of milk and milk production. Rare: OCLC list three copies, none in the United States. NUC lists copies at Boston Public Library and the University of Illinois. ICCI (Italian Union Catalogue) lists 13 copies in Italy. Vittorio Niccoli. Saggio Storico e Bibliografico dell'Agricultura Italiana, p.566. Maria Paleria Henssler. Bibliografia Latino-Italiana di Gastronomia, I, p. 172. Lord Westbury. Handlist of Italian Cookery Books, p. 43-44. (1430) .
Dawn-Thought on the Reconciliation. A Volume of Pantheistic Impressions and Glimpses of Larger Religion

Dawn-Thought on the Reconciliation. A Volume of Pantheistic Impressions and Glimpses of Larger Religion by [ANARCHISM] LLOYD, J. William

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Dawn-Thought on the Reconciliation. A Volume of Pantheistic Impressions and Glimpses of Larger Religion
Author
[ANARCHISM] LLOYD, J. William
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Wellesley Hills, MA: The Saugus Press, 1900. First Edition. First printing. Small, square octavo (17cm). Deep gray-green cloth, titled in gilt on front cover; top edge gilt; xii,197,[3]pp. Trace of rubbing to covers; gentle forward lean to text block, with a somewhat crude repair to front hinge (internal); still generally clean and unmarked, Very Good.. Laid in is a 1-pp printed sheet of testimonials, including statements by Luther Burbank, Kahlil Gibran, and R.M. Bucke - clearly printed later, as the Gibran and Burbank quotes are dated 1925 & 1926 respectively. A good copy of one of the most uncommon titles by J. William Lloyd (1857-1940), an eccentric anarchist (individualist early in his life; mutualist later on), free-love advocate, and religious skeptic who was a frequent contributor to Benj. Tucker's Liberty and also editor and publisher of his own anarchist periodiocal The Free Comrade (1900-02; 1910-12). In later years, Lloyd devoted himself to the study of sex and health, advocating a method of orgasmless intercourse he called the "Karezza Method," described in his anonymously-published 1931 treatise of the same name.
Landslide (Publisher's Presentation Copy)

Landslide (Publisher's Presentation Copy) by Bagley, Desmond

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Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Landslide (Publisher's Presentation Copy)
Author
Bagley, Desmond
Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1967. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. octavo, 252 pages; publisher's presentation copy with "With compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc." stamped on front pastedown. Pictorial dust wrapper, with price of $4.95 on front flap. Bookplate on half-title; owner name and date on FFEP. Red on dust jacket spine is slightly faded.
AUTOGRAPHED FIRST DAY ISSUE ENVELOPE

AUTOGRAPHED FIRST DAY ISSUE ENVELOPE by Burroughs, William S.

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AUTOGRAPHED FIRST DAY ISSUE ENVELOPE
Author
Burroughs, William S.
Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
AUTOGRAPHED IN FULL BY WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS This is a first day issue envelope postmarked Columbia, Missouri, September 22, 1958. It celebrated the Freedom of the Press and the 50th anniversary of the University of Missouri's Journalism school. Across the top of the envelope is the signature "William S. Burroughs" and Burroughs has written "(poet)" underneath his signature. Affixed to the envelope are four freedom of the press stamps. Fine condition with no wear, signature in black ink is clean and bright.
Advice to Mothers on the Treatment of Infants: With Directions for Self-Management Before, During, and After Pregnancy. Addressed to Mothers and Nurses by Mrs. Barwell. Revised, Enlarged, and Adapted to Habits and Climate in the United States by a Physician of New York Under the Approval and Recommendation of Valentine Mott, M.D.

Advice to Mothers on the Treatment of Infants: With Directions for Self-Management Before, During, and After Pregnancy. Addressed to Mothers and Nurses by Mrs. Barwell. Revised, Enlarged, and Adapted to Habits and Climate in the United States by a Physician of New York Under the Approval and Recommendation of Valentine Mott, M.D. by Barwell, Louisa Marie

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Advice to Mothers on the Treatment of Infants: With Directions for Self-Management Before, During, and After Pregnancy. Addressed to Mothers and Nurses by Mrs. Barwell. Revised, Enlarged, and Adapted to Habits and Climate in the United States by a Physician of New York Under the Approval and Recommendation of Valentine Mott, M.D.
Author
Barwell, Louisa Marie
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Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description
Philadelplhia: J. and J. L. Gihon, 1850. Revised, enlarged. SCARCE LITTLE BOOK ORIGINALLY BY AN ENGLISH MUSICIAN, REVISED AND ENDORSED BY NEW YORK PHYSICIANS FOR AMERICAN MOTHERS. 7 1/2 inches tall hardcover, brown cloth binding with blindstamped decorative rulings to cover, gilt title to cover, xi, 148 pp. Spine ends chipped, light browning to pages, very good minus in custom archival mylar cover. LOUISA MARY BARWELL (1800-1885) was known as a talented musician with a fine voice, who married John Barwell, a wine merchant, at Norwich, England. She developed a knowledge of the physical and mental state of young children. The American edition offered here, "adapted to habits and climate in the United States," was authored "by a physician of New York," and endorsed by Dr. Valentine Mott, who states that, "I feel great pleasure in recommending it, and I think I can do it with confidence." VALENTINE MOTT (1785-1865) graduated at Columbia College, studied under Sir Astley Cooper in London, and was appointed professor of surgery in Columbia College in 1809. From 1811 to 1834 he was in very extensive practice as a surgeon, having performed 1000 amputations and 165 lithotomies. After spending seven years in Europe (1834-1841) Mott returned to New York where he was on the founding faculty of the university medical college of New York, now New York University School of Medicine. In 1849, he was elected President of the New York Academy of Medicine.
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PERSIAN AND MUGHAL ART by (PERSIAN ART). Johnson, Graham

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Title
PERSIAN AND MUGHAL ART
Author
(PERSIAN ART). Johnson, Graham
Seller
L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Description
London., P&D Colnaghi & Co Ltd., 1976. Large 4to. Paperbound.
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William Wegman, Paintings, Drawings, Photographs, Videotapes by (WEGMAN) Kunz, Martin

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William Wegman, Paintings, Drawings, Photographs, Videotapes
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(WEGMAN) Kunz, Martin
Seller
L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Description
New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1990. 4to. With Dj . 224pp. All in In fine condition.
Der Zigeunerbaron. [Piano solo]

Der Zigeunerbaron. [Piano solo] by STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899

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Title
Der Zigeunerbaron. [Piano solo]
Author
STRAUSS, Johann, Jr. 1825-1899
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Hamburg: Aug. Cranz [PN C. 26861], 1886. Large octavo. Full dark red patterned cloth with titling gilt to spine, original publisher's dark ivory decorative upper wrapper bound in. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [i]-viii (ouverture), 3-88 pp. Binding slightly worn and bumped; endpapers browned and partially split; wrapper slightly soiled and stained; defective at inner margin; blank upper outer corner lacking; blank lower outer corner repaired. Slightly worn, browned, and creased. First Edition. Weinmann p. 137. First performed in Vienna at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885, with text by I. Schnitzer after M. Jókai's Saffi. "Certainly Strauss was no judge of librettos and throughout his life he found it both cumbersome and restricting to compose to prescribed texts, though with Der Zigeunerbaron (1885) he showed himself uncharacteristically adept in this. Over the next quarter of a century a further 14 operettas and even a grand opera (Ritter Pásmán, 1892) cemented Strauss's position as the leading light in 'Silver Age' Viennese operetta, though even in the composer's lifetime only three of these found international success: Die Fledermaus (1874), Eine Nacht in Venedig (1883) and Der Zigeunerbaron." Peter Kemp in Grove Music Online.
The Chug-Chug Express

The Chug-Chug Express by [ANONYMOUS]

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Title
The Chug-Chug Express
Author
[ANONYMOUS]
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Kenosha, Wisconsin: Abbott Publishing Co, 1940. Boards. Very good. Winifred PLENINGER. A Pull-Toy Book. 8vo; [16pp]; color illustrated card stock train engine shaped wrapper with hinge that expands so the wrapper stands; color illustrated with text below; creases to wrapper, light soiling, light age toning to paper; very good minus. Not listed in WorldCat.
La Pleiade e Il Rinascimento Italiano

La Pleiade e Il Rinascimento Italiano

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Title
La Pleiade e Il Rinascimento Italiano
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (United States)
Description
Rome: Accademia Nationale Dei Lincei, 1977. First Edition. Quarto. 91 pp. Italian text. Italian-French conversation, the pleiad and the Italian Renaissance. A near fine copy bound in tan stiff paper wraps lettered in black. small barcode label to rear wrap.
The Spanish Civil War: A History in Pictures

The Spanish Civil War: A History in Pictures

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The Spanish Civil War: A History in Pictures
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Introduction by Raymond Carr. Small folio. 192pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a touch of rubbing.
Stories in an Almost Classical Mode

Stories in an Almost Classical Mode by Brodkey, Harold

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Title
Stories in an Almost Classical Mode
Author
Brodkey, Harold
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780394506999
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), rubbed and bumped at the top edge, one small chip at the back panel. Quarter black cloth with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A representative collection of Brodkey's stories presented in the order in which they were written.

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