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Catalogue Général des Livres composant les Bibliothèques du Département de la Marine et des Colonies by DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARINE, FRANCE

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Title: Catalogue Général des Livres composant les Bibliothèques du Département de la Marine et des Colonies
Author: DÉPARTEMENT DE LA MARINE, FRANCE
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 1838. Five thick vols, each printed on heavy laid paper. 8vo (230 by 150 mm), uniformly bound ca. 1847 by the atelier of the Imprimerie Royale for the Prince Royal, Louis-Charles-Philippe-Raphaël d’Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896) in crimson straight-grained morocco (minor & skillful repairs to several joints), sides and smooth spines richly gilt in the style of the “Rocaille Louis-Philippe,” the solid tools on covers connected with curved triple fillets, in centers the initials “LO” surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by the royal crown (OHDR fer 2), inside gilt roll borders, light-blue watered-silk liners and endleaves, a.e.g. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1838-39-40-42-43. This magnificently bound five volume catalogue is to a large extent tantamount to a bibliography of French naval and colonial history, describing 17,108 works printed up to 1842, plus approximately 3000 later acquisitions, short-title listed in the index only. It was compiled under the supervision of Louis Marie Bajot (1775-d. “after 1854“), Inspector General of the library of the ministry of the French navy, in collaboration with Angliviel, in charge of the ministry’s library of maps and charts. The compilation of the catalogue required remarkable cooperation of numerous librarians in Paris, the ports, and far-flung places such as Pondicherry and Guadeloupe. The catalogue, in fact, lists the contents of no less than eleven libraries belonging to the Ministère de la Marine: its main library and the Dépot général des Cartes et Plans in Paris; the libraries of the naval bases at Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, Rochefort and Toulon; and the naval hospitals of these ports (except for Lorient). It also gives a list of six colonial naval libraries. In all cases, the names of the librarians in charge and their salaries are given (interestingly, Bajot’s was 7,000 frs, while Angliviel’s was more than double at 18,000 frs per year). This information is repeated in the preliminary matters of each volume. The catalogue itself preferably describes the copies of the two Paris libraries, otherwise those in one of the other nine libraries; three columns indicate the symbols and shelf numbers of the eleven libraries in three columns headed “Ports,” “Hôspitaux,” and “Paris.” During the Restoration, and especially under Louis-Philippe, the binding atelier of the Imprimerie Royale, under the direction of a certain Courtois, bound the official publications of the Imprimerie in good calf bindings for the ministries, and in richly gilt deluxe morocco for the King and the Crown Prince (the Duc de Nemours, second son of Louis-Philippe, had succeeded his elder brother on his death in 1842 as Prince Royal). These binding for the Duc de Nemours are particularly successful for the handsome treatment to the wide spines. The Duc de Nemours, who was himself an important book collector, was greatly interested in the Navy and especially the colonies, having participated in the conquest of Algeria. His library was dispersed many years after his death, in 1931-32. Preserved in five lined red cloth boxes, morocco labels on backs. ❧ Gustave Brunet, Dictionnaire de Bibliologie Catholique, cols. 643-44–“Le ministère de la Marine a fait en bibliographie un fort bon travail, très-digne de servir de modèle…Le catalogue de la marine se recommande par les notes qui accompagnent les titres d’un grand nombre d’ouvrages, indiquant exactement le contenu des livres enregistrés…Ces renseignements sont d’une grande utilité pour les travailleurs. Le catalogue contient en tout 17,108 articles.”.

Out of Sight, Book Number 107 by SMITH, Keith A.

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Title: Out of Sight, Book Number 107
Author: SMITH, Keith A.
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Eight leaves, each leaf ½” larger than the previous. 8vo (197 x 144 mm.), orig. leather-backed boards, stitching on spine, title printed on upper cover. [From colophon]: Rochester: Visual Studies Workshop, 1985. A scarce visual and interactive poem by the celebrated book artist, Keith A. Smith (b. 1938), bound by the artist and printed offset in a numbered edition of 200. This is a beguiling and intricate composition with overlapping text on each leaf, requiring repeated manipulation of the book and the pages. Smith explains the structure and creation of this book (as well as for Book 108) in his auto-bibliography: “All the letters on the far right which exist in layered form protruding from all the remaining pages must form words when the book is opened to that folio. When that page is turned, the remaining letters form other words as the poem proceeds. This juggling act continues as each page is turned requiring the new writing on each page to make use of the letters in sight from all the remaining pages. The final page is the only one which is not dependent upon all the other pages… “I love these two books because they are my best examples of writing that is conceived as a book experience. If the text of the poem were recited on the radio, the listener would hear the text, but that is only part of the book. I am always searching for ways to speak aside from the pictures and/or text…” In pristine condition. The full text of this poem is reproduced in Smith’s 200 Books. ❧ Smith, 200 Books (2003 ed.), pp. 186-89. J. Drucker, The Century of Artists’ Books (2004 ed.), pp. 131-33–“In Keith Smith’s Out of Sight, a series of pages which bear only text have been cut at intervals so that each succeeding page is exactly one letter wider than the next. As a result the first page which the viewer sees on opening the book is a complete text reading left to right, top to bottom, except that every line reads across the cut series of pages. As each page is turned, the page below reveals another text which also reads across the full set of letters, but with a different meaning in each turning. So ‘Dearly I draw him near’ becomes ‘Tenderly I draw him near’ and then ‘Erase today I saw him appear’ in the first three turnings of the top three lines…In this work the cutting changes the alignment of the edges, allowing the pages to read against each other rather than in isolated sequence.”.

Rhymes of Real Children by SAGE, Betty

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Title: Rhymes of Real Children
Author: SAGE, Betty
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Description: New York: Fox Duffield & Co, 1903. Jessie WILLCOX SMITH. [JUVENILE] [POETRY] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Jessie WILLCOX SMITH, illustrator. 4to (11 ¾" x 10 7/8"); 32pp; color pictorial boards, both front and rear picture three seated children, one girl with a doll and one with a hat, tan shelf-back; color fp plus 5 additional plates; title page with a pictorial border in black and orange; all pages with text feature a pictorial border; rubbing to edges and corners with loss, interior bright; very good plus. Rhyming poems for children based on everyday life, some specific to an upper-class upbringing at the turn of the 20th century. Charming illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), an important award-winning American artist and illustrator from the Golden Age of Illustration.

Padre Ignacio: or the Song of Temptation by WISTER, Owen

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Title: Padre Ignacio: or the Song of Temptation
Author: WISTER, Owen
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: New York: Harper and Brothers, 1911. First Thus. First separate printing. 12mo (18cm); light blue cloth with color pictorial paper onlay to front board; glassine dustjacket; [iv],[68]pp; inserted illustration at frontispiece. Previous owner's name inked on front endpaper. Top left corner of cover illustration very slightly peeled, dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, two tiny spots to upper front cover (not impacting illustration), and mild rubbing and foxing to rear pastedown and endpaper; Very Good+. In rare printed glassine dustjacket, with creasing and wear, 1mm chip to crown (affecting title), and three missing sections on front panel; Very Good. Often focused on the Western frontier, this is Wister's eighth novel. JOHNSON p.547. FPAA IV p.393. [82287].

Philosophy Four: A Story of Harvard University by WISTER, Owen

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Title: Philosophy Four: A Story of Harvard University
Author: WISTER, Owen
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Description: New York: Macmillan, 1903. First Edition. First printing, with "Set up and electroyped April, 1903" on copyright page. 12mo (17cm). Green cloth stamped in black and red; white and red patterned endpapers; [96],[6]pp; 6pp publisher's ads at rear; frontispiece portrait. Lightly rubbed but generally clean and bright: around Near Fine. First separate printing of Wister's story of Harvard life, which originally appeared in Stories of the Colleges (1901). FPAA IV p.392.

Signed Photograph Of Gene Krupa by GENE KRUPA

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Title: Signed Photograph Of Gene Krupa
Author: GENE KRUPA
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Description: EUGENE BERTRAM KRUPA (1909-1973). Krupa was a pioneering American jazz drummer, as well as a band leader and composer. PS. 4 x 6. N.d. N.p. A photograph signed to Jimmy - sincerely - Gene Krupa. The black-and-white photograph shows a smiling Krupa looking off to the right and smiling. The photograph is on cardstock and in excellent condition.

FRANK DOBIE: MAN AND FRIEND by YARBOROUGH, Ralph W

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Title: FRANK DOBIE: MAN AND FRIEND
Author: YARBOROUGH, Ralph W
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Description: DC, POTOMAC WESTERNERS, 1967, 1967. SIGNED BY YARBOROUGH & JEFF DYKES FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. Signed by Author(s). F.

CHICO HAMILTON [ca. 1960] Set of 2 photos by Np

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Title: CHICO HAMILTON [ca. 1960] Set of 2 photos
Author: Np
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Description: Np. No binding. Fine. Np, [ca. 1960]. Two vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos, fine. Two photos of the great jazz drummer Chico Hamilton, including one from the 1959 concert film Jazz on a Summer's Day.

The Quarreling Book by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

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Title: The Quarreling Book
Author: ZOLOTOW, Charlotte
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Condition: fine
Description: New York: Harper Collins, 1991. paperback. fine. Arnold Lobel. Illustrated in color by Arnold Lobel. 32 pages, slim 12mo, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Harper Colline, (1991). First edition. A fine copy. Inscribed on the inside front cover: "To Sarah With affection- Charlotte Zolotow"

Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice by ANDERSON, Andrew P.

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Title: Modern Road Building and Maintenance: Principles and Practice
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Description: Chicago: Hercules Powder Co, 1915. paperback. very good. Black & white illustrations throughout. 146 pages, tall slim 8vo, original gray pictorial wrappers, paper label for title on spine. (Chicago): Hercules Powder Co., circa 1915. Very Good. Large chapter on explosives.

Down Brakes by Shaw, Robert B.

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Title: Down Brakes
Author: Shaw, Robert B.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: P.R. Macmillan Limited, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 487pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Not published in the US but rather imported by Owen Davies, Chicago with their sticker on title page. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear at the spine ends but quite minor. Tiny bump to the one bottom tip. A few spots on top page edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($8.50 is stamped on top of the front flap and an $8.50 sticker is neatly placed over the 45s. price on the bottom of the front flap). has a touch of top edge-wear and some soiling on the rear panel. Short closed tear on the rear panel. but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectible copy of a quite difficult title to find in such high-grade condition.

Machiavelli in Hell by de Grazia, Sebastian

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Title: Machiavelli in Hell
Author: de Grazia, Sebastian
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ISBN: 9780691055381
Condition: Fine
Description: Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second Printing. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, lightly bumped, a few spots of soiling. Cream cloth with a black ink panel and gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the author of The Prince.

The Compleat Enchanter; The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea by de Camp, L. Sprague; Pratt, Fletcher

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Title: The Compleat Enchanter; The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea
Author: de Camp, L. Sprague; Pratt, Fletcher
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1975. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, lightly rubbed. Yellow boards with green ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few spots of foxing at the endpapers, clean otherwise. An omnibus that collects The Incomplete Enchanter and The Castle of Iron.

Audrey Rose by De Felitta, Frank

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Title: Audrey Rose
Author: De Felitta, Frank
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Condition: Good
Description: New York: Warner Books, 1976. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 89 100. Good. Wraps rubbed, a crease at the top spine fold and down the spine. Firmly bound with a slightly concave spine, clean internally. The movie tie-in edition for the 1977 Robert Wise-directed film starring Marsha Mason and Anthony Hopkins.

The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition. To Which is Added, a Valuable Collection of American Anecdotes. Original and Select by [BYERLEY, Thomas and Joseph C. ROBERTSON]

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Title: The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition. To Which is Added, a Valuable Collection of American Anecdotes. Original and Select
Author: [BYERLEY, Thomas and Joseph C. ROBERTSON]
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Front joint broken but threads intact, spine label partly perished, some pale foxing
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. Front joint broken but threads intact, spine label partly perished, some pale foxing. Two volumes in one, 8vo. Two engraved frontispieces and engraved titles. Contemporary calf.

Elementary and middle-class instruction in the Netherlands, and their development in accordance with the laws of 13th August 1857 (elementary) and 2nd May 1863 (middle-calss)

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Title: Elementary and middle-class instruction in the Netherlands, and their development in accordance with the laws of 13th August 1857 (elementary) and 2nd May 1863 (middle-calss)
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Description: Leyden: A.W. Sythoff, 1876. Slim 8vo,[6], 120 & l-[liii]pp., folding tables, tables in the text; very good in orig. green cloth; very good; ex-MHS.

A Century of Sisterhood 1869 YWMIA 1969 by [Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association]

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Title: A Century of Sisterhood 1869 YWMIA 1969
Author: [Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association]
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Description: [Nagoya, Japan]: Narumi Fine China, 1969. 29 cm diamter Gold border on bone china with an image of two women at the center, one in a pioneer dress and the other in a groovy light blue dress. In fine condition with faux wood stand. Commemorative plate produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of YWMIA. "An elaborate June Conference was held in 1969, with many foreign countries represented. An early morning reception on Temple Square was followed by banquets, dance festivals, musicals, dramatic readings, road show presentations, camp training in the nearby mountains, athletic seminars, and testimony meetings. The final general session was held in the Tabernacle on Sunday." - p.1618 'Encyclopedia of Mormonism'.

Presence Africaine Volume 32, Number 60 by Presence Africaine

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Title: Presence Africaine Volume 32, Number 60
Author: Presence Africaine
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Paris: Presence Africaine, 1967. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. English Edition. 196pp+ ads. Slightly darkened and rubbed overall, else very good.

The Golden Book Encyclopedia of Natural Science - Volume 3: Bunting to Coelacanth by ZIM, Herbert S., edited by

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Title: The Golden Book Encyclopedia of Natural Science - Volume 3: Bunting to Coelacanth
Author: ZIM, Herbert S., edited by
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Golden Press, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume three only. Quarto. 258pp. Pictorial boards. Lamination on boards starting to bubble around spine, corners worn, else very good.

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Shakespeare: The Globe & The World by SCHOENBAUM, S.

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Title: Shakespeare: The Globe & The World
Author: SCHOENBAUM, S.
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
ISBN: 9780195026467
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. Small folio. 208 pp. Illustrated.

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