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AN ESSAY ON THE INVENTION OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING IN CHIARO OSCURO, AS PRACTISED BY ALBERT DURER, HUGO DI CARPI &C. THE APPLICATION OF IT TO THE MAKING OF PAPER HANGINGS OF TASTE, DURATION, AND ELEGANCE...ILLUSTRATED WITH PRINTS IN PROPER COLOURS

AN ESSAY ON THE INVENTION OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING IN CHIARO OSCURO, AS PRACTISED BY ALBERT DURER, HUGO DI CARPI &C. THE APPLICATION OF IT TO THE MAKING OF PAPER HANGINGS OF TASTE, DURATION, AND ELEGANCE...ILLUSTRATED WITH PRINTS IN PROPER COLOURS by Jackson, John Baptist

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AN ESSAY ON THE INVENTION OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING IN CHIARO OSCURO, AS PRACTISED BY ALBERT DURER, HUGO DI CARPI &C. THE APPLICATION OF IT TO THE MAKING OF PAPER HANGINGS OF TASTE, DURATION, AND ELEGANCE...ILLUSTRATED WITH PRINTS IN PROPER COLOURS
Author
Jackson, John Baptist
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The Book Block (United States)
Description
Lg. 4to. (11 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, untrimmed). Pages 8-19 of the text browned with offsetting, seven (of eight) full-page plates printed in chiaroscuro tones, three of which are printed in bright oil colors, using at least six block each. The plates are occasionally spotted, and as Joan Friedman (Color Printing in England: 1486-1870) explains, "...they are printed in Jackson's later technique employing local color. Unfortunately, the oil based inks, the importance of which he stressed in the text, were not suited to the paper he used, and in all known copies the colors have spread and become blurred in the manner shown here [i.e. Plate II]." The plate selected by Ms. Friedman for her catalogue, "The Building and the Vegetable," is spotted not unlike ours. The plates in this copy are: Classical Bust (rectangular plinth), Hercules Standing, Peacock among Vegetation, Ruined Building and Vegetation, Classical Bust (round plinth), Building and the Vegetable, Standing Classical Figure (arm extended). The plate not present is that of a Lion.Copies of this scare book often turn with fewer than eight plates, and it may be presumed that they were issued this way. An English colleague recently catalogued a copy containing just five plates, with no visible sign that any leaves had been removed subsequent to publication. Ms. Friedman further writes, "...the illustrations...are of the utmost importance, for they are the first color book illustrations to have been printed in England since the Book of St. Albans...which remained an isolated example of color printing in England... for another 250 years."See: Friedman. pp. 4-7. J. Kainen. John Baptist Jackson. pp. 33-49, no. 53
[LITERATURE] [SIGNED] LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY

[LITERATURE] [SIGNED] LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY by John Burroughs

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Title
[LITERATURE] [SIGNED] LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY
Author
John Burroughs
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Boston | Cambridge: Houghton, Osgood and Company | The Riverside Press, 1879. First Edition. Very Good binding. Signed. Octavo; in mustard colored cloth, with titling in and decoration in gilt and in black; ii, [1], 253 pages, followed by a blank leaf; with dark green coated endpapers (the upper endpaper has a small amount of loss to the bottom corner); the title page in black and in red, and with the author’s name in black on the upper cover.~~This copy is signed by John Burroughs and dated in his hand on the preface page.~Housed in an attractive slipcase in linen backed in black morocco lettered in gilt with raised bands; with chemise.~~NOTE. “Mustard” is not one of three colors listed in BAL; we assume it is a variant binding. (BAL 2142). Very Good binding.
BETTE DAVIS | BAD SISTER (1931) Very early fashion portrait by Ray Jones

BETTE DAVIS | BAD SISTER (1931) Very early fashion portrait by Ray Jones by Ray Jones

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BETTE DAVIS | BAD SISTER (1931) Very early fashion portrait by Ray Jones
Author
Ray Jones
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Universal. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles]: Universal Pictures, 1931. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white double weight glossy silver gelatin photo. Some rippling caused by attached paper blurb. Near fine. Two original paper blurbs on verso describe the fashions she models in publicizing the film Gambling Daughters. There is a Ray Jones photographer ink stamp and Screen Play Secrets ink stamp, with handwritten information including dates of 1/28/31 and March 28, 1931. This fashion portrait was taken of Bette Davis soon after her arrival in Hollywood and is one of the earliest known professional images of the soon-to-become queen of the screen. It is for her very first film, originally titled What a Flirt, then (as this photo blurb describes) Gambling Daughters, but was finally released as Bad Sister. Supremely unsure of herself and her appearance, she would learn the ropes in supporting roles at Universal for a year and then move on to the greener pastures at Warner Brothers the next year. Still, even with her unsureness she appears as strong and defiant as ever in this Ray Jones portrait. Photo hand-coded BDF 9.
The Need Of Change; Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg

The Need Of Change; Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg by Street, Julian [Nicholas Longworth]

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The Need Of Change; Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg
Author
Street, Julian [Nicholas Longworth]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924. New Edition. Cloth. Near fine/good. Inscribed to Congressman Nicholas Longworth and his wife, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, New Edition of The Need of Change by Julian Street.. Octavo, 79pp. Red cloth, title stamped in black. Originally published in 1909, this reissued volume was published in 1924. Clean text throughout, sound text block. In the publisher's dust jacket, loss at spine, closed tears to both covers. Includes laid-in photograph. Inscription reads: "For Senator & Mrs. Longworth, a piece of fooling, written fifteen years ago - Julian Street. Washington, April, 1924." The author of this book, Julian Leonard Street (1878-1947), was an American writer and reporter for the New York Mail and Express. The recipient, Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931), served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903-1913 and 1915-1931. The inscription to "Senator Longworth" may have been an error, since Longworth was a congressman at the time of this dedication. Nicholas Longworth married Alice Lee Roosevelt, the daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, in 1906. He died unexpectedly in 1931, while serving as Speaker of the House.
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Krik (Scream) by Bunin, I. (Ivan)

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Krik (Scream)
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Bunin, I. (Ivan)
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
S. l. (Berlin): Slovo, 1921. First Edition. Good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [10], 11-273, [1]; rebound in red buckram with manuscript title to spine; faint rubbed spots to front board verso from a removed bookplate; several bookshop stamps and notes to ffep and title page; leaves a bit brittle and cracking close to hinges; in good condition. The first emigre publication of the first Russian Nobel Laureate in Literature, it was compiled of short stories, written in 1911 and 1912, the two years Bunin referred to as the happiest in his life.
Role Relations in the Mental Health Professions

Role Relations in the Mental Health Professions by ZANDER, Alvin, Arthur R. Cohen, and Ezra Stotland

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Role Relations in the Mental Health Professions
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ZANDER, Alvin, Arthur R. Cohen, and Ezra Stotland
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 211pp. Written with the collaboration of Bernard Hymovitch and Otto Riedl. Ownership stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly, faint offsetting on flyleaves, else fine in a modestly toned and worn, just about near fine dustwrapper.
[Bookseller Catalog]: Oinonen Book Auctions – Sale No. 188, A Summer Miscellany, Tuesday, July 20, 1993

[Bookseller Catalog]: Oinonen Book Auctions – Sale No. 188, A Summer Miscellany, Tuesday, July 20, 1993

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[Bookseller Catalog]: Oinonen Book Auctions – Sale No. 188, A Summer Miscellany, Tuesday, July 20, 1993
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
(Sunderland, Massachusetts): Oinonen, 1993. Softcover. Fine. Catalog. 16pp. Stapled wrappers. Fine. Prices realized for June 8, 1993, Sale #187 laid in.
Hunter's Point

Hunter's Point by Sims, George

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Hunter's Point
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Sims, George
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
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Fine
Description
London: Gollancz, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 192pp. Beautiful First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with very minor bumping to the spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, (L2.00 net), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. A very pleasing collectable copy of a seemingly uncommon book in high-grade.
Head To Hand: Drawings by Keith Tyson (Signed First Edition)

Head To Hand: Drawings by Keith Tyson (Signed First Edition) by TYSON, Keith

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Head To Hand: Drawings by Keith Tyson (Signed First Edition)
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TYSON, Keith
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Harper's Books (United States)
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Close to fine in stamped blue wrappers.
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New York: Thea Westreich & Ethan Wagner, 2002. Close to fine in stamped blue wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED and dated 2002 by Tyson on the title page. Survey of Tyson's systematic, expressionistic drawings, completed between 1994 and 2002. Generously illustrated with color reproductions of Tyson's drawings, often concerned with the direct representation.
Peking natural history bulletin. Volume 10 Part 2, December 1935

Peking natural history bulletin. Volume 10 Part 2, December 1935 by Wu, Chenfu F., ed. (Ming-Tsang Cheo, T. C. Tung, H. T. Feng, Stephen M. K. Hu, et al.)

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Peking natural history bulletin. Volume 10 Part 2, December 1935
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Wu, Chenfu F., ed. (Ming-Tsang Cheo, T. C. Tung, H. T. Feng, Stephen M. K. Hu, et al.)
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Peking: Peking Society of Natural History and Yenching University, 1935. 8vo, pp. [3], 166; text illustrations, 5 plates; printed paper wrappers; ex-library with date stamp on wrapper, spine partially perished and reinforced with tape, very good. The 10th anniversary issue. With papers on Insects and Arachnids, Diptera, Shanghai Mosquitos, Bat Fleas, and Trematodes of Fowls.
Sunshine Is An Only Child: Poems by James Purdy

Sunshine Is An Only Child: Poems by James Purdy by PURDY, James

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Sunshine Is An Only Child: Poems by James Purdy
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PURDY, James
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
Description
New York: Aloe Editions, 1973. Softcover. A fine copy. 4to. 20 pages (including blanks). Original orange printed wrappers, sewn. One of 150 copies, designed and printed by Ronald Gordon at The Oliphant Press. This copy unnumbered and unsigned, out-of-series, and from the printer's personal collection.
Kit's Law

Kit's Law by Donna Morrissey

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Kit's Law
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Donna Morrissey
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780340769119
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only slight soiling to the exterior text block. SIGNED by the author to the title page with "Best of Luck!" and a smiley face. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NO. 17

REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NO. 17

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REVISTA DE BELLAS ARTES. NO. 17
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Description
México: Secretaria de Educación Publica; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1967. b/w plates, ports., wrps., ISSN: 0185-3570. OCLC: 2266971. Issue published six numbers a year, devoted to art, literature and culture.
It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else

It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else by Bal, Floor

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It Started with a Big Bang: The Origin of Earth, You and Everything Else
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Bal, Floor
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781525302558
Condition
Very good
Description
Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2019. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Unpaginated. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.
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Overtime; Selected Poems by Whalen, Philip

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Overtime; Selected Poems
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Whalen, Philip
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
As NEW
Description
New York: Penguin Books, 1999. Second printing. Paperback. As NEW. 311pp. 23 cm. in multicolored wrappers (sepia-toned pictorial front cover, orange and black backstrip, lime green rear cover). New. Introduction by Leslie Scalapino. Edited by Michael Rothenberg. Philip Whalen played a key role in the explosive poetic revolution of the fifties and sixties, and, like his college roommate Gary Snyderm took both poetry and zen seriously. An original troubadour and thinker-- confidant and ally to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Michael McClure-- he is celebrated for his wisdom, honesty, daring, and good humor.

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