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Vue De New York. Prise de Weahawk, A View of New-York, taken from Veahawk./ Garneray pinx.t/ Himely sulp/ A Paris chez Hocquart Succr. de Basset rue St. Jacques No. 64./ Depose'

Vue De New York. Prise de Weahawk, A View of New-York, taken from Veahawk./ Garneray pinx.t/ Himely sulp/ A Paris chez Hocquart Succr. de Basset rue St. Jacques No. 64./ Depose' by GARNERAY, L

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Vue De New York. Prise de Weahawk, A View of New-York, taken from Veahawk./ Garneray pinx.t/ Himely sulp/ A Paris chez Hocquart Succr. de Basset rue St. Jacques No. 64./ Depose'
Author
GARNERAY, L
Seller
Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, 1840. No Binding. Very Good. 14 ½ x 17 5/8 inches. Aquatint with fine hand color; excellent condition. Rare. An exquisite aquatint view of New York City and Harbor as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey, a popular vantage point for early views of the city. In the foreground are picnickers in a sylvan setting on the heights overlooking a ship-filled harbor and busy port city. The view evokes the majestic sweep New York's spacious, double-bayed harbor, and the subtle shading effects of the aquatint process are can be seen in rendering of cloud formations, in the delicacy of the large tree in the foreground, and in the play of light on the water. In the view the steeples of churches still dominate the skyline of the city. The appearance of the dome on the Merchants' Exchange seen in the southern extreme of the city, however, helps date the depiction. It was completed in 1827 but destroyed by fire in December 1835. Further, there is no trace on the view of the tower of the Presbyterian Church on Wall Street, which was destroyed by fire in September 1834 but rebuilt in 1835. Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, III, p. 614, pl. 110; Deak, G.G. Picturing America, no. 433; Stokes & Haskell American Historical Prints, c.1834-E-38, pp. 78-79.
Hinaasobi no ki [trans.: About the Hina Doll Play]; title for Vol. II: Kaiawase no ki [trans.: Playing the Shell Game]; sub-title: Jokun eiri [trans.: Illustrated Instruction for Women]

Hinaasobi no ki [trans.: About the Hina Doll Play]; title for Vol. II: Kaiawase no ki [trans.: Playing the Shell Game]; sub-title: Jokun eiri [trans.: Illustrated Instruction for Women] by NAKANISHI, Naokata (or WATARAI)

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Hinaasobi no ki [trans.: About the Hina Doll Play]; title for Vol. II: Kaiawase no ki [trans.: Playing the Shell Game]; sub-title: Jokun eiri [trans.: Illustrated Instruction for Women]
Author
NAKANISHI, Naokata (or WATARAI)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Edited by Yusuishi Tanaka. Woodcut frontis. & eight fine double-page woodcut illus. 21; 18 folding leaves. Two vols. Large 8vo, orig. blue wrappers (wrappers rather worn & rubbed), orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers (rubbed), new stitching. Osaka, Edo, & Kyoto: 1749. First edition of this beautifully illustrated book; the fine woodcuts are by Sukenobu Nishikawa (1671-1750 or -51 or -54), who “counts among the foremost masters of so-called ukiyo-e (primitive) prints. His subject matter, like that of his contemporaries, revolved around images of women walking. These images are stylised, lending the rhythmic movement of the sumptuous robes an almost sculptural effect. Nishikawa also did many book illustrations…Nishikawa founded a whole school, and according to his family archives Harunobu (1725-1770) was a follower of his.”–Oxford Art Online. This work is concerned with the education of women in its widest sense, combining knowledge with taste. Four types of girls’ “play” are described and illustrated; each providing instruction in behavior and ethics. The fine woodcut frontispiece depicts a young woman reading a book, surrounded symbols of knowledge and refinement: bookshelves and brushes for calligraphy. Her clothes and hairstyle are appropriate. The first volume is concerned with dolls (hina). In Japan, dolls are not for play but have high spiritual value, which offer girls preparation for adulthood and marriage. For the Japanese, dolls are living creatures possessing heart and soul, from which girls can learn discipline, obedience, and control. Nakanishi (1634-1709), was a scholar and writer on Shintoism and the present text was edited and posthumously published by Yusuishi Tanaka, who has contributed a preface. The theme of the text is instructional and written for girls and young women: there are many references to texts essential for proper behavior and ethics. Nakanishi draws on the Nihon Shoki, the oldest chronicle of Japan; Man’yoshu, the eighth-century anthology of Japanese poetry; the Tale of Genji; and Makura no Soshi, the famous Pillow Book. There are four fine double-page woodcut illustrations in the first volume. The first illustration depicts an upper-class woman sending her dolls away in a boat, thereby sending her suffering away. The second illustration depicts the hinamatsuri (doll festival) with dolls arranged on shelves. The following illustration depicts a young woman facing her suitor, her dowry behind her (all are objects of knowledge and culture: a calligraphy set, fine papers in a box, picture scrolls, books, etc.). The final illustration in this volume depicts an offering made to the sky, referencing tanabata (the star festival). According to legend, the Milky Way separates two lovers; they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. The second volume is concerned with kai-awase, the Japanese shell-matching game. Again, there are four fine double-page illustrations, each filled with deep meaning. Matching the shells symbolizes the unity of partners in a marriage. There are many references to the Tale of Genji and Lady Murasaki; scenes from this novel were often used to illustrate the shells. One of the illustrations depicts the traditional card game called uta-garuta being played by several women. A very good set and rare. Some carefully repaired worming, mostly confined to the margins. The lower outer corners of many leaves are “thumbed.” ❧ Brown, Block Printing & Book Illustrations in Japan, p. 131.
The Enormous Room

The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E.

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Title
The Enormous Room
Author
Cummings, E. E.
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1922 First edition, first state with “shit” present on p. 219. Association copy, signed and inscribed by Cummings to editor Malcolm Cowley on front free endpaper: “To Malcolm Cowley / (qui?) / E. E. Cummings.” Publisher's mustard yellow cloth, lettered in black. Very good book with light toning to spine and pages, light rubbing to spine and tail edge of boards and text block, previous owner’s bookplate (book collector H. Bradley Martin) to front pastedown. Overall, an attractive copy with an excellent association. The Enormous Room is an autobiographical novel that details E.E. Cummings' time in a French prison during World War I. Serving as an ambulance driver, Cummings and his friend William Slater Brown, named "B" in the book, expressed anti-war sentiments while they were enlisted. Cummings himself proclaimed to have had no ill will towards the Germans they were fighting against. The pair also preferred the company of the French to their American peers; this behavior garnered negative attention and landed the two in prison under suspicion of espionage. The book describes their time imprisoned in an "enormous room" with thirty other people. The title refers to both the physical space Cummings was held captive in and the place in his mind where his memories of the event live. This copy is inscribed by E. E. Cummings to Malcolm Cowley, an important editor and literary critic; both men are strongly associated with the group of World War I-influenced American writers known as the Lost Generation. Cowley attended Harvard with Cummings in the 1910s, and they continued their relationship in Paris during the 1920s, frequenting the same expatriate literary circles. Cowley’s documentation of the Lost Generation, Exile’s Return: A Narrative of Ideas, has been called “an irreplaceable literary record of the most dramatic period in American literary history.” In his lengthy career, Cowley also helped resuscitate the popularity of William Faulkner with The Portable Faulkner, and he championed Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, and John Cheever early in their careers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Abécédaire en estampes by BLANCHARD, Pierre

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Abécédaire en estampes
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BLANCHARD, Pierre
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Ursus Books (United States)
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1815. [ALPHABET]. BLANCHARD, Pierre. Abécédaire en estampes. 74 pp., including 25 engraved and hand coloured plates. 117 x 181 mm., later binding in blonde calf. Paris: Bellavoine & Lecerf; Blanchard, 1815. A delightful alphabet with the engravings depicting Parisian trades, some of them quite unusual such as vinaigrier, tondeur de chiens and decroteur. This copy distinguished by the plates being in fine contemporary hand colouring. OCLC lists only Indiana and Harvard.
BABES OF THE NATIONS

BABES OF THE NATIONS by Thomas, Edith; Humphrey, Maud

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BABES OF THE NATIONS
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Thomas, Edith; Humphrey, Maud
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good plus.
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes & Brother, 1889. Very good plus.. First edition of this very scarce Humphrey book, magnificently illustrated of little children dressed in the national costumes of various nations from Russia to Scotland, and with one child representing Africa. 9'' x 7''. Original cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Illustrated by Humphrey with 12 full-page chromolithographs. Printed on heavy stock, with one page of verse for each illustration, along with line illustrations. Edges and corners rubbed; light foxing to endpapers and some infrequent soil to leaves. Hinges firm.
Isadora Duncan in Her Dances

Isadora Duncan in Her Dances by Abraham Walkowitz

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Isadora Duncan in Her Dances
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Abraham Walkowitz
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Girard, Kansas: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1945. Very Good. Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1945. First Edition. Quarto (28.7cm); bound in three-quarter leather and marbled paper boards with leather title card by Starr Bookworks; original blue-green paper wraps retained; 12pp+[20]pp illus. Boards sturdy, clean, and square. Fading and toning along edges of original wraps. Scattered foxing to title page. Light, flattened creasing to some interior pages. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Title page continues: "Included Are Dance Sequence Drawings of Ballet, Agna Enters, Martha Graham, a Group of Pupils of Isador, And Drawings Against War and Fascism by Walkowitz, With an Introduction by Konrad Bercovici." Additional introductions by Maria-Theresa, Carl Van Vechten, Mary Fanton Roberts, Shaemas O'Sheel and Arnold Genthe. Small collection of Walkowitz's drawings of the pioneer of modern contemporary dance (he would go on to draw over 5000). Baker p. 398.
The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists: Volume 1-4 [Four volume set]

The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists: Volume 1-4 [Four volume set] by Bernard Lightman [ed.]

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The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists: Volume 1-4 [Four volume set]
Author
Bernard Lightman [ed.]
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781855069992
Condition
Very Good
Description
Bristol, UK: Thoemmes Continuum, 2004. Very Good. Bristol, UK: Thoemmes Continuum, 2004. First Editions. Four octavo volumes, complete. Black cloth stamped in gilt and violet. No dust jackets. Touch of dust soiling to top edges. Bindings sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good or better set.
SKATEBOARD: A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Your Technique

SKATEBOARD: A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Your Technique by Kane, Steven

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SKATEBOARD: A Step-By-Step Guide to Improving Your Technique
Author
Kane, Steven
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780831778538
Condition
Fine in like jacket.
Description
New York: Gallery Books, 1989. Fine in like jacket.. First edition of a colorfully illustrated how-to guide by one of the pioneers of skateboarding in the UK. Kane is noted for popularizing skateboarding in the UK and for being the first person documented performing a flip trick, published in the pages of SKATEBOARD! magazine in the late 1970s. He would later go on to edit the second generation of the magazine from 1988-1990, during which this title was published. A sharp copy of an uncommon title. 11.75'' x 8.75''. Original blue publisher's cloth binding with white titles to spine. Original color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color throughout. 96 pages. Negligible bumping to corners and spine ends. A sharp and vibrant copy.
Burnett's Floral Handbook

Burnett's Floral Handbook by [Joseph Burnett & Co.]

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Burnett's Floral Handbook
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[Joseph Burnett & Co.]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Boston: Joseph Burnett & Co.; [printed by] Forbes Co, 1878. Booklet in stapled, chromolithographed wrapper (11.5 x 7.5 cm.), 40 pages. Illustrated advertisements throughout, Title, date, and publication information from cover. ~ A single issue of an attractive little calendar and promotional booklet produced annually, usually under the title Burnett's Floral Handbook and Ladies Calendar, by the company to advertise its various patent medicines, flavoring extracts for cooking, and hair and beauty products, most notably Burnett's Cocoaine for the hair: "It softens the Hair when harsh and dry. It soothes the irritated scalp. It affords the richest lustre. It prevents the Hair from falling off…" / Advertisements for Burnett's cocoaine [coconut oil hair dressing], Florimel perfume, Kalliston, Oriental tooth wash, cologne water, flavoring extracts, and Jonas Whitcomb's asthma remedy. Printed on back cover: "This book is presented by Joseph W. White of Chelsea Mass.), Druggist, Dealer in Burnett’s Standard Preparations…” ~ Near fine, in chromolithographed wrappers with a Japonisme influenced design. [OCLC locates no copies of this issue (and twenty copies of all issues combined, circa 1865-1880)].
1 Is One

1 Is One by Tasha Tudor

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Title
1 Is One
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Tasha Tudor
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Tasha Tudor. The 1956 1st edition of this lovely counting book. Clean and Near Fine in its pink/salmon cloth. And in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears along the panel edges and light soiling to the rear panel. Oblong octavo, nicely illustrated in soft pencil AND in vivid color.
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix by J. K Rowling

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Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
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J. K Rowling
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780747569404
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Stated First Edition; First Adult Edition published by Bloomsbury in the UK; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with mild foxing to the pages and light rubbing to the jacket edges. A handsome copy of this novel, the 5th in the Harry Potter series, of course the basis for the fine film. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION, HELD DECEMBER SECOND, 1861, AT THE CITY OF WHEELING by West Virginia

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION, HELD DECEMBER SECOND, 1861, AT THE CITY OF WHEELING
Author
West Virginia
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Wheeling [WV]: Printed at the Daily Press Book and Job Office, 1862. 111, [1 blank] pp. Disbound. Minor foxing at edges of leaves, else clean. Very Good. Norona 931.
Art Held Hostage: The Battle Over the Barnes Collection
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Art Held Hostage: The Battle Over the Barnes Collection by ANDERSON, John

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Art Held Hostage: The Battle Over the Barnes Collection
Author
ANDERSON, John
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
ISBN
9780393048896
Condition
fine
Description
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. 28 pages of black & white and color illustrations. 237 pages. 8vo, two-toned maroon and tan boards, pictorial d.w. (price-clipped and gently faded spine). New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (2003). First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.

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