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Evolution in the Past

Evolution in the Past by KNIPE, Henry R.

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Title
Evolution in the Past
Author
KNIPE, Henry R.
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abookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Herbert and Daniel, 1912. F.L.S. 4to, 10 by 7½ inches; pp. xvi, 242, with 56 full-page plates and 4 text-figures. Bound by A. Bell at the Canterbury Bookbindery in year of publication. Bound in full green calf with gold decorations, all edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate and one page history of how he obtained the book. Original price 12s., 6d. Front hinge is tender. Title page printed in red and black. Binding show wear to spine and scuffing to extremes. Rare -- only a few copies of the first edition in the world (per OCLC/Worldcat).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alice B. Woodward; Ernest Bucknall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Gemälde auf Spinnengewebe. Painting on Cobweb. Peinture sure toile d'araignée.; "Dein Wohl", painting by Rudolf Epp

Gemälde auf Spinnengewebe. Painting on Cobweb. Peinture sure toile d'araignée.; "Dein Wohl", painting by Rudolf Epp by Unterberger, Franz

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Gemälde auf Spinnengewebe. Painting on Cobweb. Peinture sure toile d'araignée.; "Dein Wohl", painting by Rudolf Epp
Author
Unterberger, Franz
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Innsbruck, 1870. Cloth. Paper pastedown on buckram. Very Good. Beautiful ethereal painting of Tyrolean couple, a hunter and his wife, at a small kitchen table, the wife standing a drinking wine presumably to the health of her husband, both in traditional dress. Based on a painting by the German (Bavarian) painter, Rudolf Epp (1834 - 1910) entitled "Dein Wohl", based on a penciled inscribed caption in the lower corner of the matting. This painting, whose present location we do not as yet know, served as the basis for other adaptations, such as the image on a beer stein, and so the painting surely was well-known and highly regarded in its day as a masterful bit of sentimentalism and nostalgia. This is rendered on material woven from actual cobweb. Exquisite, and scarce, with supposedly fewer than 100 paintings of this type (cobweb) paintings ever done. N.d., circa 1870s. This particular cobweb painting is particularly large for the genre. The artwork is about 11.5 by 8.5 cm, the full cobweb, including the border, as exposed by the matting's window, 13 by 10 cm, the full matting, 24 by 20 cm, and finally, the outer folder is 24.5 by 10.5 cm. Also contained in the small folio is a sample of cobweb material. The painter, Franz Unterberger (1838-1902), was a well-known Austrian painter known for his traditional Tyrolean genre artwork. He retained local artisans to render his image on to the cobweb material. Condition: cobweb with a few fine pinprick-sized holes, not seriously compromising the overall picture, as the holes are mostly in the margin. The folder housing the cobweb, and the cobweb's matting or frame, are both quite soiled though. The inside cover, in contrast, is mostly clean. Missing is a small specimen of un-processed cobweb thread which would have originally been housed under a small flap, inside front cover. That flap is still present. The flaps to hold down the artwork itself have some closed tears along folds joining them to the binding. The most important element of this item, though, is the cobweb painting, and given its larger than typical size, we think even with the cavils one could plausibly grade it as Near Fine.
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History of the Rock Island Arsenal by FLAGLER Daniel Webster

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History of the Rock Island Arsenal
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FLAGLER Daniel Webster
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1877. First Edition. FLAGLER, Major D.W. A History of the Rock Island Arsenal from its Establishment in 1863 to December 1876; and of the Island of Rock Island, the Site of the Arsenal, from 1804 to 1863. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1877. Quarto, original dark red morocco gilt rebacked, raised bands, marbled endpapers and edges. $2800.First edition, with 14 large folding plates (including frontispiece) and a photographic plate displaying Fort Armstrong on Rock Island shorty before the Civil War.Situated in the Mississippi River, Rock Island served as a prison for Confederate soldiers for two years during the Civil War, after which it was transformed into arsenal; to this day, it remains the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States. D.W. Flagler, author of this work, took charge of the facility in 1871 and was the most important force in transforming it into the central player in armaments production. The numerous folding plates in this work include maps of the island and a number of building plans and elevations. Published by the U.S. government, this work is identified on the half title as ""Ordnance Memoranda, No. 20."" Interior fine, one folding plate with expert paper repair.
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Eventail by LAURENCIN Marie

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Eventail
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LAURENCIN Marie
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1922. First Edition. LAURENCIN, Marie. Eventail. Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1922. Octavo, early cloth boards rebacked and recornered in sheep, black morocco spine label, early patterned endpapers; original printed paper wrappers bound in. $1200.Limited first edition of this selection of French poems, including works by André Breton and Max Jacob, number 228 of 300 numbered copies on Van Gelder, featuring ten fine original etchings by French artist Marie Laurencin.French designer and portraitist Marie Laurencin, although surrounded in her formative years by Cubist painters, created her own style of ""pale colors and clean form that characterize her works, many of which feature female forms"" (Musée Marie Laurencin). ""In 1922 the N.R.F. (Nouvelle Revue Française) had already embarked on their enlightened participation in the genre [of livre d'artiste] by commissioning book illustrations from Vlaminck and Roger de La Fresnaye… the publishers issued Eventail [Fan], poems from various hands, illustrated with ten etchings of characteristic charm by Marie Laurencin"" (Strachan, The Artist and the Book in France, 52). This collection features new poems by Louis Codet and Jean Pellerin, as well as poems by Roger Allard, André Breton, Francis Carco, Maurice Chevrier, Fernand Fleuret, Georges Gabory, Max Jacob, Valery Larbaud, and André Salmon. From a total edition of 335. Text in French. Ink gift inscription on front blank.A near-fine copy.
ANTI-JAPANESE: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association by Zhong Zitong 《抗战与歌曲》，仲子通著

ANTI-JAPANESE: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association by Zhong Zitong 《抗战与歌曲》，仲子通著 by ANTI-JAPANESE

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ANTI-JAPANESE: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association by Zhong Zitong 《抗战与歌曲》，仲子通著
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ANTI-JAPANESE
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
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Good
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ANTI-JAPANESE: Songs and the War of Resistance by China Culture Construction Association by Zhong Zitong 《抗战与歌曲》，仲子通著 Changsha: Published and distributed by The Commercial Press, February 1938, third edition, 8vo, 62pp., slight tears and colophon page stuck to inside rear cover, overall good condition. The author describes the dangerous situation that all Chinese are facing and appeals the importance of learning resistance songs for students. The book contains 24 music of songs in total. 出版于1938年2月商务印书馆，第三版。由仲子通著，中国文化建设协会主编。共62页，末页有撕裂，部分粘连在书皮上。作者描述了当时被日本侵略和杀戮的时代背景，呼吁人们起来进行反抗，并阐明了学生需要学习歌曲的重要性。书中包括了24首曲谱。
Yiddish Lexicon. Volume One.

Yiddish Lexicon. Volume One. by PARKER (Robert Andrew)

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Yiddish Lexicon. Volume One.
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PARKER (Robert Andrew)
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
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PARKER (Robert Andrew), b.1927 Yiddish Lexicon. Volume One. Words that practically entered the English Language. [New York:] Ink, Inc., 2013. 4to., Thirty-Six hand-colored prints on cards; laid in printed stiff white wrappers with additional hand-colored illustration on rear cover; a Glossary of Terms printed inside wrapper covers include "Shikse", which replaced "Shemozzle" in the preliminary printing. Limited Signed and Numbered by the artist, Copy #39; edition of 100 copies (August 2013). This is a Portfolio of hand water-colored prints by Parker illustrating a selection of Yiddish words which have become largely assimilated into common usage.
New Hampshire Ridicules South Carolina's Attempts to Game the System After Rejecting the 14th Amendment

New Hampshire Ridicules South Carolina's Attempts to Game the System After Rejecting the 14th Amendment by AFRICAN AMERICAN

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New Hampshire Ridicules South Carolina's Attempts to Game the System After Rejecting the 14th Amendment
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AFRICAN AMERICAN
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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[AFRICAN AMERICAN]. Broadside. "Part of a Speech of the N. H. "Champion of Democracy" on the Negro Question," no place, [New Hampshire], c. 1867. 1 p., 9½ x 13½ in. Excerpt "New Hampshire and South Carolina. There are more than three hundred thousand white people in New Hampshire. In South Carolina, there are less than three hundred thousand whites, and more than four hundred thousand negroes. If the negroes are not counted, there are more people in New Hampshire than in South Carolina. If the negroes are counted, there are more than twice as many people in South Carolina as in New Hampshire But for the convenience of round numbers, call New Hampshire three hundred thousand (300,000) whites, and call South Carolina three hundred thousand (300,000) whites and three hundred thousand (300,000) negroes....Our 300,000 white people in New Hampshire have 3 Representatives, and the 300,000 white people in South Carolina ought to have 3 Representatives, and no more. But if the whites in South Carolina count the 300,000 negroes, they have 600,000 whites and negroes together. If they count the negroes, they double their own "numbers, and get 6 Members of Congress." Historical Background After the Civil War, many southern states began passing black codes that restricted freedom of movement, labor, and access to firearms and the courts. In response to this attempt at returning the freedmen to a state of slavery, Congress proposed a 14th amendment to the Constitution that that would guarantee citizenship, due process, and equal protection to the freedmen and women. Once Andrew Johnson won reelection in 1866, he actively encouraged the southern states to reject the 14th Amendment. With the exception of Tennessee, all followed his advice. Despite having rejected the amendment, South Carolina, among other states, wanted the benefit of counting the population of freedmen and women in its entirety in their censuses for Congressional representation. This New Hampshire Republican tirade vilifies the South Carolina position as wanting to have it both ways—counting the freedmen and women for representation while simultaneously denying them the right to vote, equal protection, and other civil rights. The speaker argues that without black voters, South Carolina would enjoy twice the Congressional Representation of New Hampshire despite having a similar-sized white population., thus handing the "Rebels" a victory in Congress that they could not win on the battlefield. Instead,the speaker forcefully argues that instead of Constitutional benefits for treason, "Traitors, to be sure, have no Constitutional rights, except to be hung."
XXe Siecle 8. 1957.

XXe Siecle 8. 1957.

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XXe Siecle 8. 1957.
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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Very Good+
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Nouvelle Series XXe Siecle 8 (Double) Art et humour au XXe Siecle. Various. Illustrators Arp, Miro, Dubuffet. Cahiers d'Art, San Lazzaro, Paris, 1957. 1st Edition. Text in French. Illustrated by Arp (two original pochoirs in color), Miro' (one original pochoir and one original lithograph both in color) Dubuffet (Original print in color matt and shine ink). Pictorial cover by Kandinsky.
Revue Verve 8, 1940.

Revue Verve 8, 1940.

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Revue Verve 8, 1940.
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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The French Review of Art – Vol II No 8. Paris: Editions de la Revue Verve. 1940 Number 8 of Verve was completed just few day before the German occupation of Paris, on June 1940, during WWII. Bound in stiff boards, in the original wrappers illustrated by Matisse, with a double-page color lithograph by P. Bonnard; the fifteenth century Calendar of C. D'Angouleme, heliogravure color and in gold, next to the drawings of the annual calendar by André Derain. Reproductions of drawings and paintings of Matisse, Bonnard, Picasso, Derain. Texts by G. Rouaul, G. Braque and A. Malraux and others. Translate in English by R. Sage.
Die Grossen Franzosischen Impressionisten, 1952.

Die Grossen Franzosischen Impressionisten, 1952.

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Die Grossen Franzosischen Impressionisten, 1952.
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
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Die Grossen Franzosischen Impressionisten Ihre Vorlaufer Und Ihre Nachfolge(The Great French Impressionists Their Forerunners and Their Succession) Anton Schroll & CO. Vienna,1952. Fritz Novotny. Text in German. Illustrated with 44 tipped in color plates in full page, from Manet, Pissarro, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Picasso, Matisse, and others… and 11 small black & white pictures tipped in text. First edition hard cover in dust Jacket.
Early Modern European Visualization of Islam: Circa 1700s Engraving of the Kaaba and Sacred Precinct of Mecca

Early Modern European Visualization of Islam: Circa 1700s Engraving of the Kaaba and Sacred Precinct of Mecca by Mecca Masjid al-Haram

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Early Modern European Visualization of Islam: Circa 1700s Engraving of the Kaaba and Sacred Precinct of Mecca
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Mecca Masjid al-Haram
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1790. Engraved plate titled View Of The Temple of Mecca and accompanying Plan Of The Temple of Mecca, circa eighteenth century, represents an early modern European visual interpretation of the Kaaba and the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Islam's most sacred site. Produced for inclusion in eighteenth-century printed works, including editions of André du Ryer's French translation of the Qur'an (L'Alcoran de Mahomet), the engraving reflects European efforts to depict and systematize knowledge of Islamic sacred geography during a period of expanding global contact. The print supports research in Islamic studies, the history of book illustration, Orientalist visual culture, and early modern European representations of non-Christian religious architecture. Engraved plate. Circa 1700s. Approximately 8 x 12 inches. Unmounted and unframed. The foldout plate comprises two distinct but related images: an aerial plan of the sacred precinct at Mecca and a perspectival view of the Kaaba within the Masjid al-Haram. The central structure of the Kaaba is depicted surrounded by arcaded and domed architectural elements characteristic of the sanctuary as understood in the eighteenth century. In the foreground courtyard, numerous Muslim worshippers-approximately one hundred figures-are shown engaged in prayer, emphasizing both ritual practice and spatial organization. The engraving was issued in connection with eighteenth-century European editions of Islamic texts, including Du Ryer's influential translation, and reflects the period's hybrid combination of documentary ambition and interpretive stylization. As a visual artifact circulating within early modern printed Qur'anic translations, the plate documents how European readers encountered Islam through mediated imagery shaped by travel accounts, diplomatic reports, and secondhand description. Such engravings played a formative role in constructing Western visual conceptions of Mecca at a time when access to the holy city was restricted to Muslims. The presence of both plan and elevation view demonstrates Enlightenment-era interest in architectural order, cartographic precision, and comparative religion. Light age-related toning and traces of original fold at center; minor fold wear consistent with issuance as a book plate; image clear with well-preserved engraved detail. Overall very good condition. A significant eighteenth-century engraved representation of the Kaaba and Masjid al-Haram, reflecting early European visual engagement with Islamic sacred space.
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Hard Candy. A Book of Stories. by Williams, Tennessee

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Hard Candy. A Book of Stories.
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Williams, Tennessee
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Very Good+
Description
New York: New Directions, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Cloth-backed decorative paper over boards; slipcase; 8vo; pp. 220. Slipcase indicates a limited edition, though the number of copies is unspecified. Stain to stop of spine, otherwise a nice bright copy in a worn slipcase. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front flyleaf, and uncommon thus, as this is not the signed limited edition of 100 copies that included "The Kingdom of Earth". Dedicated to Jane and Paul Bowles, this collection contains 9 stories.
[FORGOTTEN MASONIC ORDER FOR WOMEN]. The Trowel

[FORGOTTEN MASONIC ORDER FOR WOMEN]. The Trowel by The Chela" -- pseudonym of Elta [Alta] Leta Hoskins, nee Loomis

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[FORGOTTEN MASONIC ORDER FOR WOMEN]. The Trowel
Author
The Chela" -- pseudonym of Elta [Alta] Leta Hoskins, nee Loomis
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Small 8vo. [6], 13-43 pp. Limitation not stated but this copy is numbered "948." Original dark maroon pebbled cloth. Loosely inserted promotional leaf for "The Trowel" and Chela's "The Way to Civilization." Forgotten Freemasonry for Women. The author of this curious work, writing pseudonomymously as "The Chela," was the Director and head of the now-unknown Order of Ancient Active Masons; it is very possible that she was the sole member. From the introduction: "This little book contains the first seven of the thirty-three degrees of Ancient Active Masonry. It is the foundation of "The Order," and is now presented to become the foundation of World Peace and real Brotherhood." It would appear that the Order of Ancient Active Masonry was an unacknowledged Masonic Order that allowed women to join. By 1942 The Chela was giving lectures "by request" at the Masonic Hall in Coronado (see: Coronado Eagle and Journal, no. 21, p. 4, May 28, 1942: "The Chela wishes it to be understood that she is not offering a religion. 'There are many fine religions in the world and no new ones are needed,' she states. 'We deal with those inner essences of man that are so little known. As alchemists we explain them and their operations for or against the fundamental laws of life. Naturally when you work with law, you must use the original law book-the Bible.'" The Library of Congress, Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. Group 1. Books (1940, New Series, vol. 37, No. 1, p. 311) identifies the author as Elta Leta Hoskins, of San Diego, CA. But this name is not exactly correct; born in 1894 as Alta Leta Loomis, the author also used the names Leta, Alta, and Ella. In 1940 she wrote "The Way to Civilization" of which no copy seems to have survived, and in 1941 a metaphysical novelette entitled "The Rug of Destiny" (1941) for which see Adams, "Books and Authors of San Diego" no. 741. Our copy contains a loosely inserted promotional leaf in which reference is made her forthcoming publication "The Two Ages: Reincarnation and Incarnation." No copy of this work has been found. In 1913 Elta married Lawrence Vivian Hoskins (d. 1947). She died in San Diego in 1983. Of "The Trowel," Worldcat lists only the copy at NYPL.
Actos Legislativos del Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela..

Actos Legislativos del Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela.. by Venezuela

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Actos Legislativos del Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela..
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Venezuela
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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1850. 3 titles in one book.. 3 titles in one book. Framing Venezuela's Constitution of 1857 [Venezuela]. Actos Legislativos del Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela de 1850. Caracas: Imprenta de F. Corvaia y Compania, 1850. 101, [3] pp. [Bound with] Actos Legislativos Sancionados por el Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela de 1851. Caracas: Oficinas Tipograficas de Briceno y Campbell, 1851. 66, [3] pp. [And] Actos Legislativos Sancionados por el Congreso Constitucional de Venezuela de 1853. Caracas: Imprenta Republicana de Eduardo Ortiz, 1853. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Later cloth, red and black lettering pieces to spine. Moderate shelfwear and soiling, moderate toning to text, small inkstains and brief annotations to a few leaves. Ex-library. Location label to spine, small inkstamps to title pages, annotations to versos. Solid copies of three scarce titles. $250. * Only editions. These are three volumes of decisions of the convention that framed Venezuela's 1857 constitution.
[SIGNED] [POETRY] TOSSING AND TURNING

[SIGNED] [POETRY] TOSSING AND TURNING by John Updike

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[SIGNED] [POETRY] TOSSING AND TURNING
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John Updike
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Near Fine binding
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (* 1/4” x 5 1/4”); in the publisher’s purple paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with dustjacket; the bottom corner of the upper board is very lightly bumped; the dustjacket is bright and has not been price-clipped.~~This First Edition copy is signed by Mr. Updike on the front endpaper. (De Bellis A 131). Near Fine binding / Fine dust jacket.
[SIGNED] THE CARPENTERED HEN AND OTHER TAME CREAURES

[SIGNED] THE CARPENTERED HEN AND OTHER TAME CREAURES by John Updike

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[SIGNED] THE CARPENTERED HEN AND OTHER TAME CREAURES
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John Updike
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Near Fine binding
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Reprint Edition. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher’s burgundy cloth with titling in gold, and with dustjacket; xvii, [2], 3-84 pages; there is a very faint erasure mark on the endpaper; this copy is signed by John Updike (in green ink?) on the endpaper; the dustjacket has the merest trace of sunning to the spine; it has not been price-clipped.~~This is the First Knopf Edition, a re-issue of Mr. Updike first published book, originally publihsed in 1958.~~An attractive signed copy of the first printing of the re-issue. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
MYSTERY GRAVESIDE PHOTOGRAPH

MYSTERY GRAVESIDE PHOTOGRAPH by Unknown

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MYSTERY GRAVESIDE PHOTOGRAPH
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Unknown
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Onancock, VA: Edwards Studio Photographer, 1937. Our research failed to identify the subject of the grand burial pictured here. This well-preserved and hand-colored photograph shows a very well attended funeral for an unknown “Taylor”. The reverse is inscribed “1937” and what may or may not say “Aunt May”, along with the photographers professional stamp. This image has not been digitized elsewhere. Who would like to solve this intriguing historical puzzle?
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A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE by Wodehouse, P. G.

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A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE
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Wodehouse, P. G.
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE, Herbert Jenkins, (ca. 1936), eleventh printing, foxing to the page edges, else vg+/near fine in g/vg full color pictorial dust-wrapper with a thumbnail size chip missing from the upper left corner of the front dust-wrapper panel as well as several long inner taped closed tears to the front dust-wrapper panel.
What About Murder? (Inscribed)

What About Murder? (Inscribed) by Breen, Jon L.

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What About Murder? (Inscribed)
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Breen, Jon L.
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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Fine
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New Jersey & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1981. First Edition. Fine. Octavo, 157 pages; publisher's black cloth, printed in gilt; as issued, without dust jacket. INSCRIBED to mystery collector Arthur H. Parson on ffep thus: "Milwaukee / 10-10-81 / For Arthur Parson / with best wishes / Jon L Breen" - As the author states in the Introduction, this is a "personal reference book" with his commentary about some of his favorite mystery books.
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Ikeda Maruyama · Yamaaraku · Okiaraku iseki. (Zaidan Hojin Sanbu Gunshi Bunkazai Senta Hakkutsu Chosa Hokokusho. 80./ Kanayago Isekigun. 6.)

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Ikeda Maruyama · Yamaaraku · Okiaraku iseki. (Zaidan Hojin Sanbu Gunshi Bunkazai Senta Hakkutsu Chosa Hokokusho. 80./ Kanayago Isekigun. 6.)
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Oamishirasatoma-chi, Chiba-ken (Sanbu Gunshi Bunkazai Senta/ Garudo Bare Kantori Kurabu), 2003.. (12), 315, (1)pp., 77 plates (5 color). 213 figs., 8 text illus. Lrg. 4to. Wraps.
A History of French Architecture From the Reign of Charles VIII Till the Death of Mazarin Till The Death Of Louis XV 1661-1774; With Drawings By The Author And Other Illustrations

A History of French Architecture From the Reign of Charles VIII Till the Death of Mazarin Till The Death Of Louis XV 1661-1774; With Drawings By The Author And Other Illustrations by Blomfield, Reginald

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A History of French Architecture From the Reign of Charles VIII Till the Death of Mazarin Till The Death Of Louis XV 1661-1774; With Drawings By The Author And Other Illustrations
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Blomfield, Reginald
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Orig. brown cloth. Teg. Very good. 2 vols
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London: George Bell & Sons, 1921. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Teg. Very good. 2 vols. 219 & 233 pages. 28 x 19.5 cm. Total of 200 plates, most with plans and drawings to scale. Bibliography. Index. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER J167. "A standard work of French classical architecture." CHAMBERLAIN 846. LUCAS p53. Printed by the Chiswick Press, small owner label and bookseller label of Wm. Helburn, Inc, New York. Slight rubbing to backstrip extremities, interior contents fresh and clean in solid binding.
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Elizabethan Essays by ELIOT, T. S.

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Elizabethan Essays
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ELIOT, T. S.
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Faint tape-residue to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy in price-clipped dust jacket
Description
London: Faber & Faber Limited, (1934). First edition, flater issue with conjugate half-title leaf. One of 4000 copies printed. Gallup A27a. Faint tape-residue to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy in price-clipped dust jacket. Small 8vo, original green cloth lettered in gilt, dust jacket. Faint tape-residue to endpapers, otherwise a very good copy in price-clipped dust jacket.
Sunrise-Land. Rambles in Eastern England. (Jarrold's Holiday Series)

Sunrise-Land. Rambles in Eastern England. (Jarrold's Holiday Series)

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Sunrise-Land. Rambles in Eastern England. (Jarrold's Holiday Series)
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Jarrold & Sons, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Rackham, Arthur. Grey cloth boards with black & red lettering, and color illustration on front board, advert endpapers, first & last leaves also advertisements, 345 pp. First edition with the date on the railroad advert. A "flaw" to this book is several stamps of the Great Eastern Hotel in Liverpool Street--however these are date stamps with 9 Aug 94, dating this copy quite nicely (and providing a little provenance.) Darkening to spine, edgewear to boards, mild spine slant. An early Rackham title; his style is much more confined to standard commercial illustration, although still with his own touch, especially the human figures. Latimore-Haskell p. 3.
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Sequoia: Stanford Literary Magazine: Weldon Kees Issue. by [KEES, Weldon]. Gioia, Ted. ed.

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Sequoia: Stanford Literary Magazine: Weldon Kees Issue.
Author
[KEES, Weldon]. Gioia, Ted. ed.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Stanford: Associated Students of Stanford University,, 1979.. Volume 23, Issue 2.. 48 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Errata slip posted inside front cover. In addition to a short story by Kees, “The Ceremony,” presents supporting work by Lucien Stryk, Donald Justice, William Jay Smith, Art Beck, and several others with Gioia’s long concluding essay and poem.
The Magnetic North: Notes From the Arctic Circle

The Magnetic North: Notes From the Arctic Circle by Sara Wheeler

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The Magnetic North: Notes From the Arctic Circle
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Sara Wheeler
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780224082211
Condition
Fine
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First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only slight foxing to the page edges. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An exceptional copy of this title by the acclaimed author of Arctic and Antarctic narratives. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
Celebrated Stories Made Into Movies

Celebrated Stories Made Into Movies by STREET, James, Damon Runyon, Stephen Vincent Benét, and Katharine Haviland-Taylor

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Celebrated Stories Made Into Movies
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STREET, James, Damon Runyon, Stephen Vincent Benét, and Katharine Haviland-Taylor
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Chicago: Royce Publishers, 1944. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Axelrod. 32mo. Measuring 3" x 4½". 125, [1 ad] pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers. A tiny bit of loss at the spine ends, near fine. The abridged stories (and subsequent movies) are: "Nothing Sacred" by James Street (same); "Madame la Gimp" by Damon Runyon (*Lady for a Day*); "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét (*All that Money Can Buy*); and "The Failure" by Katharine Haviland-Taylor (*A Man to Remember*). A cute little book, issued as Royce Quick Readers No. 127.
The Jewel of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln's Re-Election and the End of Slavery
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The Jewel of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln's Re-Election and the End of Slavery by David E. Long

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The Jewel of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln's Re-Election and the End of Slavery
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David E. Long
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9780811702171
Condition
Very Good
Description
Stackpole Books, 1994. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x8. First edition, loose bookplate signed by author included, clean, has good binding, no marks or notations, dust jacket wrapped in a protective cover. LF (S.U.)
Get Well Card with recipe for Easy Cherry Tarts..

Get Well Card with recipe for Easy Cherry Tarts..

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Get Well Card with recipe for Easy Cherry Tarts..
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Eclectibles (United States)
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1940. A 6" x 5" french-fold greeting card with applied die-cut of cherries on the front cover. Captioned "Cheery" Get Well Wishes" with printed cross-stich cherry orchard. The inside depicts additional cherry trees and a wish As bright as a bowl of Cherries for a prompt recovery. The back page, somewhat surprisingly has a recipe for eAsy Cherry Tarts. Marked 1140. No publisher. Unused.

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