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Grotesque Sketches

Grotesque Sketches by [CARICATURE]

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Grotesque Sketches
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[CARICATURE]
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: , 1840. A Unique and Complete Album of 121 Grotesque Watercolors An Extraordinary Satirical Cycle Concluding with "Finis" [CARICATURE]. Grotesque Sketches by Uncle Walpole. Taken down from the walls of his late dwelling The Hermitage. 1840. Veluti in Speculum [As in a mirror]. England, ca. 1840-1847. Large folio (21 1/8 x 13 inches; 536 x 330 mm.). Title and eighty-seven leaves, of which thirty-four carry colored images on both recto and verso, comprising in total 121 original watercolor caricatures. Album worn and defective; spine perished, covers detached, gatherings exposed; plates generally good but a few with marginal tears, occasional stains, creasing to lower blank corners, and title-page worn and torn at margins. A unique, complete, and unpublished satirical album, conceived from the outset as a self-contained cycle of grotesque invention and brought to a formal close with a final sheet boldly inscribed "Finis." The suite encompasses an extraordinary range of imagery - from miniature comic vignettes to fully realized grotesque tableaux - all executed with wit, invention, and a distinctively theatrical presence. The subjects are social caricature, grotesque physiognomy, phrenological satire, anthropomorphic beasts, drinking and domestic quarrels, hybrid demons, and burlesque "scientific" scenes. The title-leaf and fifty-four watercolors are painted directly on single sheets; many of the earlier examples are cut to shape and mounted (some on both recto and verso of the same support), while the later sequence (plates 40-121) consists largely of full single-sheet compositions. This mixture lends the album a dynamic, collage-like quality, while also underscoring the compiler's intention to preserve the entirety as a coherent anthology. Technically accomplished and often striking in palette - washes occasionally heightened with gum arabic - the drawings show affinities with the satirical traditions of Rowlandson, Woodward, Gillray, and Cruikshank, and with the anthropomorphic grotesqueries of Grandville, though always refracted through a more private, eccentric, and at times fantastical imagination. Rich in humor, fantasy, and biting caricature, this album is a rare survival of early nineteenth-century satirical art outside the published print trade. Its scale, completeness, and the emphatic "Finis" at its conclusion mark it as a deliberately conceived satirical masterpiece - a testament to the vigor of the grotesque tradition at the threshold of the Victorian age. Several sheets introduce demons, grotesques, and animals behaving as humans (e.g., a devil playing drums, a fantasy orchestra of beasts, hybrid figures on pedestals). This echoes the satirical tradition of Grandville's later anthropomorphic works, though here much earlier, aligning stylistically with ca. 1780-1820 English caricature practice. The repeated presence of figures handling skulls and engaged in speculative discussion suggests parody of early phrenological study, which began circulating in Britain in the late 18th century and became a fashionable topic by the 1810s-20s. The grotesque tradition in British and Continental art stretches from the Renaissance to the caricatures of Hogarth and his successors, but works of this scope and completeness in watercolor are exceptionally rare. This series appears to have been conceived as a private album, not intended for publication, though it shares affinities with satirical caricature suites circulating in London and Paris during the 1820s-1840s. The careful numbering of plates and the emphatic "Finis" suggest a deliberate, almost book-like conception - a private "volume" of grotesques. Such albums are seldom encountered in so complete and internally consistent a state. To our knowledge, no other record of this album exists in bibliographies, institutional catalogs, or auction histories. Its playful title-page ascribes authorship to "Uncle Walpole," tying it suggestively (if perhaps jokingly) to the Walpolean tradition of grotesque collecting and satire. A unique and complete visual manuscript, comprising title and 121 grotesque watercolors, forming a finished cycle of satirical invention. With its mixture of mounted cut-outs, recto/verso compositions, and full-sheet watercolors, culminating in the artist's explicit conclusion, this album stands as a rare survival of private grotesque satire, worthy of institutional acquisition or inclusion in a major private collection of caricature and illustration. List of Watercolors: Title: Illustrated title-leaf with grotesque framing figures, inscribed as above. Plates 1-10 (earlier sequence, many cut to shape and mounted) Grotesque heads in profile, exaggerated physiognomy. Rustic figure with staff, flanked by grotesques. Demon tormenting a sleeping man, nightmare scene. Donkey-headed musician playing drum. Two grotesque clowns quarreling. Group of hybrid birds with human bodies. Drinker with long pipe, tavern scene. Monk with devil whispering at shoulder. Grotesque family group, caricature of domestic life. Bird-headed figure addressing a crowd. Plates 11-20 Carnival mask and puppet-show figures. Hybrid demon playing fiddle. Physiognomic caricature of a scholar with spectacles. Group of women in quarrel, grotesquely exaggerated. Pair of grotesque dancers. Satirical quack-doctor examining a bottle. Animal-headed musicians in concert. Devil prodding a cleric with a fork. Group at table with grotesque expressions. Bird-headed lovers conversing. Plates 21-30 Figure with skull, parody of phrenological study. Group of grotesques carrying banners. Drinking bout, rustic grotesques with tankards. Masked devil leaping in theatrical pose. Bird-headed man astride a grotesque beast. Pair of grotesques playing cards. Domestic quarrel - man and woman gesturing wildly. Procession of hybrid figures. Clownish grotesque with exaggerated smile. Orchestra of animals, parody of concert performance. Plates 31-40 Grotesque portrait head with massive nose. Rustic couple grotesquely caricatured. Scholar with long beard peering into book. Donkey-headed fiddler. Hybrid grotesques climbing a pedestal. Allegorical grotesque with staff and orb. Phrenological satire: man measuring another's skull. Caricatured monk with grotesque features. Pair of grotesques at a tavern bench. Mounted composition: several grotesque vignettes. Plates 41-60 (largely full-sheet watercolors) Jack Sheppard's gravestone (literary reference). Two grotesques in heated debate. Hybrid animal figure with exaggerated tail. Devil drumming, grotesque band scene. Rustic grotesque in long coat, comic profile. Procession of grotesques with banner. Family group at table, distorted expressions. Pair of grotesque dancers in theatrical setting. Phrenological scene, figures handling skulls. Bird-headed man reading from a lectern. Grotesque doctor and patient. Large grotesque portrait bust. Drinking scene with grotesque peasants. Animal-headed grotesques in conversation. Devil and monk contending over a book. Carnival procession of grotesques. Rustic grotesque with exaggerated hat. Pair of grotesques embracing. Hybrid demon climbing. Orchestra of beasts, parody of philharmonic. Plates 61-90 Group of grotesques at long table. Bird-headed grotesque holding staff. Scholar with open book, distorted face. Quack apothecary with vials. Hybrid grotesque fiddler. Caricature of rustic couple in quarrel. Devil whispering into scholar's ear. Grotesque portrait of corpulent man. Drinking and smoking scene. Hybrid grotesques riding beasts. Procession of grotesques in carnival. Man holding skull, phrenological parody. Group of grotesque musicians. Donkey-headed man with pipe. Comic rustic grotesque in profile. Pair of grotesques dancing. Scholar with exaggerated spectacles. Demon tormenting a sleeper. Bird-headed grotesque at pulpit. Hybrid grotesques cavorting. Domestic quarrel scene. Large grotesque head. Family at supper grotesquely caricatured. Hybrid grotesque with banner. Carnival parade with demons. Drinking grotesques in tavern. Hybrid grotesques playing instruments. Rustic grotesque in hat. Quarrelling grotesques in dialogue. Caricature of doctor bleeding a patient. Plates 91-121 (final sequence) Large grotesque head with absurdly long nose. Group of grotesque musicians. Hybrid grotesque preacher. Procession of grotesques in mask-like profiles. Pair of grotesque dancers. Animal-headed grotesques in quarrel. Phrenological parody with skulls. Rustic grotesques at tavern. Demon whispering into man's ear. Grotesque fiddler. Carnival scene with grotesques. Bird-headed grotesque with banner. Hybrid grotesques wrestling. Pair of grotesques in comic pose. Large grotesque portrait. Donkey-headed grotesque. Phrenological scene with book and skull. Drinking grotesques with tankards. Family group caricature. Hybrid grotesque on pedestal. Group of grotesque musicians. Domestic quarrel. Demon tormenting grotesque. Bird-headed grotesque. Hybrid grotesques in procession. Doctor with grotesque patient. Large grotesque bust. Carnival grotesques. Rustic grotesque with pipe. Two grotesques in confrontation. Final plate: two grotesque figures with inscription "Finis" below.
Issue of Five Drawings, An

Issue of Five Drawings, An by BEARDSLEY, Aubrey

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Issue of Five Drawings, An
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BEARDSLEY, Aubrey
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London: Leonard Smithers, 1906. Too Free for Circulation" Beardsley's Suppressed Juvenal & Lucian Drawings A Clandestine Portfolio of Decadent Eroticism, Limited to 120 Copies BEARDSLEY, Aubrey. An Issue of Five Drawings Illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian. London: [Leonard Smithers], 1906. Limited to 120 copies. Folio (13 3/8 x 8 15/16 inches; 340 x 227 mm.). [2, Title, verso blank], [2, Limitation statement, verso blank], [2, The Drawings, verso blank], five full page illustrations. In the original reddish-plum paper portfolio, titled "Aubrey Beardsly/An Issue of Five Drawings/Illustrative of/Juvenal and Lucian/Price £1 1 0 net". Hinge of portfolio expertly and almost invisibly repaired. Now housed in a felt-lined, three-quarter maroon morocco clamshell case, spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments. 1. Juvenal Scourging Woman [1896] 2. Bathyllus in the Swan Dance 3. Bathyllus Posturing 4. Lucian's Strange Creatures 5 Birth from the Calf on the Leg "This issue contains five exceedingly brilliant Drawings by the late Aubrey Beardsley which have been regarded as too free in design for general circulation. Three of these illustrate THE SIXTH SATIRE OF JUVENAL (the satire against Woman), and the remaining two designs were intended for LUCIAN'S TRUE HISTORY issued about twelve years ago, but were never included in the volume. These Drawings are printed from the original blocks, and as only a few engraver's proofs have previously been pulled, the impressions are perfectly clear, and may be regarded (considering the few copies now printed) as Proofs. On hundred and twenty copies only have been printed (each numbered) on vellum paper, foolscap folio in size, and enclosed in suitable coloured wraper. This copy is No........." (Limitation leaf). "120 numbered copies. Reade and Dickinson variously date this to 1897 and 1899 as well as 1905, the year given by Gallatin. The prospectus (printed on paper) includes the introductory material from the colophon leaf." (Lasner) The reason these drawings were described as "too free in design for general circulation" is closely tied to the moral panic surrounding the Decadent movement in the 1890s, particularly after the trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. Understanding this context makes the portfolio far more interesting historically. Why the Drawings Were Suppressed: 1. The Post-Wilde Cultural Backlash. After Wilde's conviction for "gross indecency" in 1895, British authorities and publishers became extremely cautious about Decadent literature and art. Artists and writers associated with the movement - including Aubrey Beardsley and his publisher Leonard Smithers - suddenly found themselves under scrutiny. Beardsley had already been linked to Wilde through: his illustrations for Salome and his association with the magazine The Yellow Book. When Wilde was arrested, Beardsley was dismissed from The Yellow Book immediately, even though he had no involvement in the scandal. 2. The Juvenal Drawings Were Explicitly Misogynistic and Erotic. Three of the five designs illustrate Satire VI by the Roman satirist Juvenal. That satire is famous for its violent attack on women, including themes of: sexual excess,adultery, cruelty, moral corruption. Beardsley's images amplify those themes with: sadomasochistic imagery, grotesque exaggeration and decadent erotic symbolism. One drawing - "Juvenal Scourging Woman" - shows a stylized scene of punishment that Victorian publishers considered unprintable. 3. The Lucian Drawings Were Equally Strange. The remaining designs relate to True History by Lucian of Samosata. Lucian's narrative includes: bizarre hybrid creatures, surreal transformations and absurd erotic imagery. Beardsley illustrated these themes with grotesque fantasy forms, including the notorious drawing "Birth from the Calf on the Leg." Even in the 1890s this was considered extreme grotesquerie. 4. Why Smithers Published Them Anyway. Smithers specialized in Decadent and semi-clandestine publications. His catalogue included: works by Oscar Wilde, erotic or controversial literature and privately circulated art portfolios. Rather than issuing the drawings publicly, he solved the problem by: printing only 120 copies; selling them mainly to collectors and presenting them as "proof impressions". This allowed him to avoid the attention that a commercial edition might attract. Some scholars believe the drawings were originally intended for a full illustrated edition of Juvenal that never appeared - another project abandoned after the Wilde scandal made such work commercially risky. Among the five plates in An Issue of Five Drawings Illustrative of Juvenal and Lucian, the one that caused the greatest discomfort to early editors and museum curators was "Juvenal Scourging Woman." It is widely regarded by Beardsley scholars as the most controversial image in the portfolio, and for several decades it was either omitted or discreetly suppressed in exhibition catalogues. Why "Juvenal Scourging Woman" Was So Problematic: The drawing illustrates Satire VI by Juvenal - a notoriously misogynistic Roman satire attacking the morals of women in imperial Rome. Beardsley's treatment is deliberately extreme: a stylized female figure subjected to punishment; theatrical cruelty rendered with elegant line and erotic undertones typical of Decadent imagery The combination of violence, sexuality, and satire made Victorian publishers extremely nervous. For late-19th-century Britain - even in avant-garde circles - this imagery crossed a line. Why Museums Avoided Showing It: After the scandal involving Oscar Wilde in 1895, institutions tried to distance themselves from anything connected to the Decadent movement. As a result, exhibitions of Aubrey Beardsley's work often excluded this drawing and some catalogues reproduced only four of the five images. Early 20th-century Beardsley monographs occasionally described it but did not illustrate it. This pattern persisted well into the mid-20th century. The Other Drawing That Alarmed Editors and the second most controversial plate is: "Birth from the Calf on the Leg." This grotesque design depicts a bizarre mythological birth scene that borders on the surreal. Its imagery - combining: distorted anatomy, symbolic fertility, grotesque fantasy - made it one of Beardsley's strangest inventions. For decades it was regarded as too eccentric and unsettling for mainstream reproduction. Why the Portfolio Matters in Beardsley's Career The five drawings represent Beardsley's final stylistic phase (1896), when his line became: extremely thin, highly ornamental and almost abstract This same late period produced his famous illustrations for: Lysistrata and the magazine The Savoy. The style is more extreme than his earlier work for Salome. A Collector's Perspective Many Beardsley collectors consider this portfolio appealing because it contains: suppressed drawings, late-period Beardsley, printing from the original blocks and a tiny limitation (120 copies) It is therefore one of the closest things to a "private portfolio" of Beardsley erotica issued in the early 20th century. Gallatin 30; Lasner 149.
Two Songs of Father Goose

Two Songs of Father Goose by BAUM, L. Frank; DENSLOW, W.W.

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Two Songs of Father Goose
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BAUM, L. Frank; DENSLOW, W.W.
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David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900. A Rare Baum-Denslow Christmas Newspaper Supplement from the Great Oz Year of 1900 BAUM, L. Frank. DENSLOW, W.W. Two Songs of Father Goose. Christmas Music Supplement of The Examiner. Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900. First edition. Large folio newspaper supplement. Single sheet printed on both sides measuring 27 7/8 x 21 1/2 inches (708 x 546 mm), folded twice to make eight pages. Printed with musical notation for two songs with words by L. Frank Baum and illustrations by W. W. Denslow. The music composed by Alberta N. Hall. Original pictorial newspaper supplement as issued. As typical for ephemeral holiday newspaper inserts, surviving examples commonly show folds, short marginal tears, or light wear; well-preserved copies are uncommon. A charming and scarce piece of Baum ephemera issued during the remarkable year 1900, advertising Baum, et al's The Songs of Father Goose, published in book form by The George M. Hill Company in the same year which also saw the appearance of Baum and Denslow's celebrated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The supplement presents two songs derived from Baum's musical nursery project Songs of Father Goose, "The Ostrich Dance" and "Baby Pulled the Pussy's Tail", illustrated in Denslow's bold and whimsical style. Produced as a Christmas newspaper supplement, it was intended for seasonal amusement rather than preservation; most copies were discarded shortly after publication. Because of its large-format newspaper production and fragile folding format, the survival rate appears to be very low. Consequently the piece is considerably scarcer than the bound Baum - Denslow publications issued by the George M. Hill Company during the same period. OCLC locates no copies in libraries and institutions wordwide.
Alice's Adventures Under Ground

Alice's Adventures Under Ground by CARROLL, Lewis; DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge

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Alice's Adventures Under Ground
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CARROLL, Lewis; DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge
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David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. The Original Alice: Carroll's Manuscript Facsimile in First Edition CARROLL, Lewis [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]. Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original MS. Book afterwards developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." With Thirty-Seven Illustrations by the Author. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. First edition. Octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 187 x 124 mm.). viii, [8], 95, [2], [2, advertisements], [1, blank] pp. Publisher's original red cloth over boards, covers triple-ruled in gilt, upper cover and spine decoratively lettered in gilt, rear cover with central gilt medallion depicting the Mock Turtle, coated black endpapers, all edges gilt. A near fine copy, bright and unusually well preserved, housed in a fleece-lined quarter red morocco clamshell case, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in compartments. The Origin of Wonderland One of the most evocative and desirable of all Carroll publications, this volume presents the facsimile of the original handwritten manuscript - the very book that Lewis Carroll prepared in 1864 as a Christmas gift for Alice Liddell. That manuscript, later expanded and transformed into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), represents the true genesis of one of the most enduring works of English literature. Unlike the familiar Tenniel-illustrated editions, Alice's Adventures Under Ground offers a uniquely intimate encounter with Carroll's imagination: his own calligraphy, page design, and illustrations, preserving the story in its earliest, most personal form. The facsimile edition of 1886 - issued to benefit Carroll's charities - is therefore not merely a reprint, but a direct visual and textual echo of the original manuscript itself. Williams, Madan, Green & Crutch 194.
J: Kōshi seiseki no zu 孔子聖蹟之図 [Pictures of the Sage’s Traces; Ch: Kongzi sheng ji tu 孔子聖蹟圖]

J: Kōshi seiseki no zu 孔子聖蹟之図 [Pictures of the Sage’s Traces; Ch: Kongzi sheng ji tu 孔子聖蹟圖] by ZHANG, Kai 張楷

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J: Kōshi seiseki no zu 孔子聖蹟之図 [Pictures of the Sage’s Traces; Ch: Kongzi sheng ji tu 孔子聖蹟圖]
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ZHANG, Kai 張楷
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40 double-page woodcuts. 50; 37 folding leaves. Woodblock-printed. Two vols. Large 8vo (276 x 190 mm.), orig. orange wrappers (rubbed), title-slips on upper covers, new stitching. From the final leaf in Vol. 2 (in loose trans.): “Printed in 1628 in Kyoto by Kakyu 嘉休 & distributed in Kumamoto by Nagayama Kisaburō 長山喜三郎.” SATSUMA BAN: A very rare and finely illustrated Satsuma ban 薩摩版; we find no copy in WorldCat. The printing and numerous double-page woodcuts of this luxurious work were sponsored by the Satsuma fiefdom to inculcate the Confucian philosophy of governance amongst the intelligentsia of Kyushu in order to maintain order and social cohesion. Not yet having the ability to print complex books, the Satsuma fiefdom commissioned works in Kyoto, which were then brought to Kumamoto for distribution throughout the domain on Kyushu Island. These books are known as Satsuma ban. The rich and powerful Satsuma fiefdom, led at this time by Shimazu Tadastune, or Iehisa 島津家久, (1576-1638, r. 1601-38), was well known for its high educational standards. The Satsunan school — a loosely organized group of Neo-Confucian scholars based in Satsuma province — created an intellectual base for the study of Confucian philosophy. Our edition has a Preface dated 1608 by the domain lord, Iehisa, in which he emphasizes the importance of Confucian virtues and teachings, using the major events of the philosopher’s life. Iehisa, like many Japanese military leaders, had become familiar with Neo-Confucianism during the Korean campaigns, from which Korean Neo-Confucian books were brought back and widely studied. There is also a Postscript of 1557. ILLUSTRATIONS & THEIR SOURCES: [A] “kind of collection of moral-didactic imagery that had considerable currency in late Ming visual culture was the illustration of events in the life of a single exemplar, above all the sage Confucius (Kongzi). Often called Shengji tu, or some variation of this title, illustrated narratives of the life of Confucius were made in the form of printed books and albums, incised stone tablets (from which rubbings could be made) and painted albums and handscrolls…Depending on its particular setting, the Shengji tu could serve as a vehicle of argument, instruction, pious affirmation, or even entertainment… “The earliest pictorial account of Confucius’s life was created by the censor Zhang Kai (1398-1460), who selected some thirty episodes from Confucius’s biography in Sima Qian’s Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), composed poetic eulogies (zan) for them, and had an anonymous artist illustrate them [in 1444; no longer extant]. Zhang presented Confucius as a man of virtue and integrity who devoted his energies to writing and teaching when unable to serve a worthy ruler, and who lived the moral ideals professed by scholar-officials…Wanting to redress what he considered serious omissions in Zhang Kai’s account, He Tingrui [fl. late 15th century] chose the woodblock medium in order to promote a more hagiographic conception of Confucius’s life that included additional episodes involving supernatural phenomena and powers [which appeared in 1497 and, apparently, no long extant]. Over the course of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, many reprints and new editions of this expanded Shengji tu appeared…By the late sixteenth century, some versions of the Shengji tu in circulation included many more illustrations, and competing editions differed considerably in the scenes they included.”–Julia K. Murray, “Didactic Illustrations in Printed Books” in Brokaw & Chow, Printing and Book Culture in Late Imperial China (Berkeley: 2005), pp. 433-41. Our Satsuma ban is a beautifully illustrated narrative of the life of Confucius and most likely follows the scholarly Kongsheng jiayu tu (Illustrated Family Sayings of the Sage Confucius), privately published in Hangzhou in 1589 by the aspiring scholar Wu Jiamo. Like ours, it had 40 woodcut scenes of high artistic quality. Commercial publishers quickly pirated the Chinese edition and made it widely available in several editions of varying quality. No doubt a copy of one of these editions found its way to Japan and served as the model for our book. This is an uncommonly early Japanese book to be so richly illustrated. The scenes begin with Confucius’s mother offering a sacrifice on Mount Ni to obtain a son, and go on to depict the major events in the life of Confucius: as a baby and young boy playing at performing rites, visiting Laozi, as the local administrator in service to a variety of local rulers, travelling between states in an ox-drawn cart, kneeling to acknowledge the rainbow from the Big Dipper (suggesting that the Heavens approved of Confucius’s compilation and editing of the wisdom of ancient sages), entertaining his parents at a feast, mourning the dead qilin, as a retired scholar surrounded by books and disciples, to his final days as an old and sick man with cane in hand telling his disciple Zigong that he had dreamed of his own funeral, to posthumous scenes with disciples mourning at his grave and the sacrifice by the Han emperor Gaozu (r. 206-195 BCE) at what had become a temple to Confucius. The expressive woodcuts are finely printed in excellent impressions. Fine set. Each volume has some expertly restored worming touching some images. Minor browning. Preserved in a chitsu. ❧ See also Prof. Murray’s “Varied Views of the Sage. Illustrated Narratives of the Life of Confucius” in On Sacred Grounds. Culture, Society, Politics, and the Formation of the Cult of Confucius (Thomas A. Wilson, ed., Harvard: 2002), Chap. 5.
Manuscript on paper, titled “Kōwa jinpu” 皇和蕈譜 [“Catalogue of Mushrooms of Our August Japan”]

Manuscript on paper, titled “Kōwa jinpu” 皇和蕈譜 [“Catalogue of Mushrooms of Our August Japan”] by ZŌ, Han 曾槃 (or SŌ Senshun 曾占春)

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Manuscript on paper, titled “Kōwa jinpu” 皇和蕈譜 [“Catalogue of Mushrooms of Our August Japan”]
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ZŌ, Han 曾槃 (or SŌ Senshun 曾占春)
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43 folding leaves. 8vo (240 x 170 mm.), orig. patterned semi-stiff wrappers with orig. title-slip, old stitching. [Japan]: [1791] (date of Preface). A rare manuscript of Japanese natural studies, or the “learning of roots and herbs” (honzōgaku 本草學) by Zō, doctor and botanist (1758-1834). It was one of the major intellectual trends of the Tokugawa period, with a large portion of the educated classes taking an interest in the topic. Initially inspired by the Chinese encyclopedic work Bencao gangmu 本草綱目 [Systematic Materia Medica], Japanese natural studies came with time to focus on the natural environment of Japan in contradistinction to China. Our manuscript, explicitly concerned with the mushrooms of “Our August Japan,” is a case in point. It contains descriptions of 129 mushrooms, divided into categories: wood mushrooms, ground mushrooms, bamboo mushrooms, wood-ear mushrooms, and poisonous mushrooms. Our author lists alternative names for a mushroom in question, notes where it grows, and describes its appearance. Literary references are given in many of the entries. Curiously, despite the manuscript’s title, Zō Han quotes from Chinese local gazetteers, which often contained lists of local products. There is an appendix, which contains four essays. discusses, in turn, different names of the mushroom in various parts of Japan; the etymology of the character kinoko 蕈, meaning mushroom; the method of ascertaining the poisonous character of a mushroom; and a prescription for breaking down the poison. Zō was the author of Seikei zusetsu [An Illustrated Book of Agricultural Things], the great agricultural and botanical work issued in the early years of the 19th century. It is an encyclopedic survey of all the agricultural products and practices of Japan. He served the Satsuma fiefdom under the lord Shimazu Shigehide Our text was never printed, circulating only in manuscript form. ❧ Ueno Masuzō 上野益三, Nihon hakubutsugakushi 日本博物学史 (Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1973), p. 416.
President James Monroe Has Read and Returns the Counsel of Jefferson During Missouri Crisis of 1820, But Would Ultimately Ignore It

President James Monroe Has Read and Returns the Counsel of Jefferson During Missouri Crisis of 1820, But Would Ultimately Ignore It by James Monroe

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President James Monroe Has Read and Returns the Counsel of Jefferson During Missouri Crisis of 1820, But Would Ultimately Ignore It
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James Monroe
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13/04/1820. Here Monroe returns the original to its recipientThe first great crisis over slavery occurred when Missouri requested to be admitted to the Union as a slave state in 1819. The number of slave and free states was then balanced at 11 each, and admission would upset that balance. Both north and south staked out positions based on sectionalism, rather than nationalism, the first time this had occurred. The debates in Congress were intense. With so many territories in the west still thinly settled or not settled at all (and the certainty that additional requests for admission would be presented as these territories were populated and qualified for statehood), it was clear that this divisive issue could recur again and again. Congress thus sought to settle the question once and for all by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free one, and more importantly, by drawing a line below which slavery would be permitted in the territories and above which it would be forbidden. The Missouri Compromise appeared to most to be a perfect solution, but some were troubled by the implications of drawing a physical line between north and south, and thereby creating defined sections where once there was a union. In March, 1820, Jefferson received word of the details of the Compromise essentially agreed upon in Congress. He was appalled by the very idea of reducing a political disagreement to geographical terms. On April 5, 1820, he wrote to Mark Hill, a Maine congressman, that “The idea of a geographical line, once suggested, will brood in the minds of all those who prefer the gratification of their ungovernable passions to the peace and union of their country.” We offer a letter that proves that Pres. Monroe was shown this exact letter to Hill (and was thus aware of Jefferson’s opposition to the Missouri Compromise); in fact it is the very cover letter with which Monroe returned the Jefferson letter to Hill.Autograph Letter Signed as President to Mark Hill, April 13, 1820. “Mr. Monroe has perused Mr. Jefferson’s letter with pleasure, which he now returns to Mr. Hill, with thanks for his attention.” Just days later, Jefferson wrote the famous letter saying that the Missouri question was a “firebell in the night,” and promised to be the knell of the Union. Despite Jefferson’s opposition, Monroe felt that he had no choice but to sign the Missouri Compromise. Ultimately Jefferson proved to be correct; dividing the nation geographically seemed to freeze attitudes and actions along sectional lines, and was the first step to Civil War. See Jefferson and His Time by Malone for a full discussion.
The Buck Stops Here:_President James Monroe Takes Responsibility for His Principled Decision to Discipline an Officer Who Used His Position to Interfere in the 1820 New York Gubernatorial Race

The Buck Stops Here:_President James Monroe Takes Responsibility for His Principled Decision to Discipline an Officer Who Used His Position to Interfere in the 1820 New York Gubernatorial Race by James Monroe

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The Buck Stops Here:_President James Monroe Takes Responsibility for His Principled Decision to Discipline an Officer Who Used His Position to Interfere in the 1820 New York Gubernatorial Race
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James Monroe
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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27/08/1823. Col. John P. Decatur, brother of Commodore Stephen Decatur, was a man unlike his famous brother. In 1820, New York Governor DeWitt Clinton was challenged for reelection by Daniel Tompkins, who was the sitting vice president. Some active-serving U.S. military officers used their positions to try to prevent his reelection and install Tompkins, an effort that failed. In 1821 Clinton laid proofs of that interference before his state legislature. Col. Decatur, at that time the naval storekeeper at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was heavily implicated in this highly improper conduct. Information about the scandal was sent to the Navy Department by Decatur’s superior, Samuel Evans, the Captain Commandant of the Navy Yard.The Monroe administration was not content with inaction, lest that be taken as approval that interference in an election, particularly one in which Monroe’s vice president was the candidate/beneficiary, was acceptable conduct. So as a form of discipline, Decatur was removed from New York and ordered transferred to the smaller posting of Portsmouth, NH by Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson. Without notice, Decatur then showed up at the White House and confronted President Monroe about the injustice done him, thus backing the President into a corner and causing him to state that the move was ordered by him personally.""It was painful to me to enter into this subject with him, but I had no alternative, & in consequence told him explicitly, that I had disapproved his conduct""Autograph Letter Signed as President, Oak Hill, August 27, 1823, to Navy Secretary Thompson, reporting that he had personally chastised Decatur for improper conduct. “On Monday late in the evening Col. Decatur came here, in consequence of the receipt of your letter, transferring him to Portsmouth, to complain and remonstrate against it. It was painful to me to enter into this subject with him, but I had no alternative, & in consequence told him explicitly, that I had disapproved his conduct in the affair with Capt. Evans, & had directed his removal to Portsmouth. He complained of the manner, showing me the letter. I observed that the letter was not a dismissal, although it indicated dissatisfaction, which was felt & meant to be expressed; that if he went to Portsmouth, he would hold the ground there which he had held at New York, to remain in service as long as his conduct should be satisfactory to the government. That although dissatisfaction was felt at his conduct, no dishonorable motive was imputed to him, and acting prudently hereafter, he might acquire any consideration to which he might have just claims. Under these circumstances we parted. I mention the occurrence for your information. I write this on the presumption that you will have left the city before it reaches there & to be forwarded after you in that event.”This scolding from the President seems to have little positive effect on Decatur’s conduct. In 1824 he was implicated in influencing a member of the New York Senate to vote for the incorporation of the controversial Chemical Bank, so as to gain some personal benefit from that bank in return. Decatur was dubbed “worthless” by the compiler of the Martin Van Buren papers. He was, however, well liked by Andrew Jackson, who appointed him Collector of Portsmouth, NH in 1829.
President William McKinley Writes His Secretary of the Interior Approving an Appointment as Inspector of Timber

President William McKinley Writes His Secretary of the Interior Approving an Appointment as Inspector of Timber by William McKinley

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President William McKinley Writes His Secretary of the Interior Approving an Appointment as Inspector of Timber
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William McKinley
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16/06/1898. Cornelius N. Bliss was a partner in one of the largest wholesale dry-goods firms in the country. He was also chairman of the Republican committee in New York in 1887 and 1888, and contributed much to the success of the Benjamin Harrison ticket in his state in the 1888 election. He served as treasurer of the Republican National Committee from 1892 to 1904. He turned down the offer of becoming Secretary of the Treasury under President McKinley, but accepted the post of Secretary of the Interior, maintaining that position until February 1899. While in office, Bliss focused on forestry and Indian affairs. Offered by McKinley the vice presidential slot in his 1900 reelection campaign, he declined, so the nod went instead to Theodore Roosevelt. In 1904, Bliss was Roosevelt’s campaign manager.Autograph note signed, on an Executive Mansion card, Washington, June 16, 1898, addressed to Bliss as “Secy. Interior”. He writes, “The Solicitor General informs me that you are disposed to appoint Henry Steele an Inspector of Timber. It will be extremely satisfactory if you can make such an appointment.” It is signed “W. McK.”An uncommon note of McKinley as president, obtained by us from the Bliss descendants.
Idyll in the Desert

Idyll in the Desert by Faulkner, William

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Idyll in the Desert
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Faulkner, William
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Near Fine
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New York: Random House, 1931 First edition, first printing. One of 400 copies signed and numbered by the author, this being number 22. Additionally inscribed on title page: "William Faulkner / Los Angeles, Cali / 23 April, 1936". Publisher's original red marbled paper-covered boards, white label to front board with feather design and titles in black, uncut pages; original glassine wrapper. Very good book with some toning to boards, some wear and splitting to paper on spine, tiny black spot to front board, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown; glassine wrapper with some shallow chipping and small closed tears to edges. A very nice copy overall, scarce in the original glassine, and additionally inscribed by the author. Idyll in the Desert, set in southwest Arizona, tells the passionate story of a woman who leaves her husband and two children to be with a younger man. Faulkner would later include a similar love triangle in his novel The Wild Palms (1939). Faulkner wrote the short story around the same time as two of his early masterpieces, As I Lay Dying (1930) and Sanctuary (1931). Best known for his Yoknapatawpha cycle, Faulkner also wrote numerous short stories and screenplays throughout his career. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1949.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras

Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras by Ford, Whitey; Pepe, Phil

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Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras
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Ford, Whitey; Pepe, Phil
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Fine
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Chicago: Triumph Books, 2001 First edition, first printing. Foreword by Yogi Berra. Signed by Ford and Pepe in blue marker on title page. Publisher's black paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, black and white photos throughout; in its original white dust jacket lettered in blue and tan, photo to rear panel attributed by Lou Requena. Fine; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with light wear to top edges of panels and head of spine. Overall, a handsome copy. In this book Yankees legend Whitey Ford assembles his dream Yankees team, listing five players at each position (for example, his list of Right Fielders is 1. Babe Ruth 2. Reggie Jackson 3. Roger Maris 4. Paul O'Neill 5. Tommy Henrich). For each player, he includes a profile with personal anecdotes, insights, and career statistics. Few people are more qualified than Whitey Ford to make an all-time list of Yankees - Ford played all sixteen years of his career with the Yankees (1950, 1953-67), and helped them win six World Series. He was a ten-time All-Star and holds numerous Yankees records, including career wins, shutouts, and games started. Ford was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, along with his close friend and teammate, Mickey Mantle. Few and Chosen is written with Phil Pepe, a longtime Yankees beat writer and sports biographer. . Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
Tales of the Mustang

Tales of the Mustang by Dobie, J. Frank

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Tales of the Mustang
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Dobie, J. Frank
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Dallas: The Book Club of Texas, 1936. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 89, (1)pp. Paper over boards, printed title label to the upper board. Illustrated by Jerry Bywaters. Light wear to the corners and upper hinge else a near fine copy. One of 300 numbered copies printed by the Rein Company for the Book Club of Texas. This is number 117. Signed by Dobie on the half title, and scarce thus. Also signed on the last page by Ross Santée and the note "with a bow to Dobie." .
Practical Treatise on the History, Prevention, and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera

Practical Treatise on the History, Prevention, and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera by Drake, Daniel

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Practical Treatise on the History, Prevention, and Treatment of Epidemic Cholera
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Drake, Daniel
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Thorn Books (United States)
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Good
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Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1832. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Thin 4to. 180pp. Original brown cloth, nicely rebacked to match. Significant wear and staining to the cloth as well as the textblock, which has foxing and some dampstaining throughout. Early discussion of cholera from a resident of Cincinnati, which suffered a great outbreak of it in the year of publication. .
The Wonderful Visit

The Wonderful Visit by Wells, H. G.

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The Wonderful Visit
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Wells, H. G.
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London: J. M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 251pp. Red cloth, gilt spine title, and gilt upper board illustration by Rackham. First state, with the missing 'r' on p. 198. Spine sunned, rear inner hinge cracked, else this is a very good copy. Name of former owner, Dudley James, on front free endpaper, and the Haskell bookplate on the front pastedown. Currey, p. 426. Barron, 2-155. Wells Society 5. .
The Trail of Lewis and Clark 1804-1904

The Trail of Lewis and Clark 1804-1904 by Wheeler, Olin D.

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The Trail of Lewis and Clark 1804-1904
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Wheeler, Olin D.
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes. Illustrated with 200 illustrations pf maps, plates and facsimiles. Red cloth, gilt titles on the spines and a gilt vignette on the upper boards. Spines sunned, corners and edges lightly worn else a very good set. Howes W-325. .
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected by Wells, H. G.

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Tales of the Unexpected
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Wells, H. G.
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Near fine
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London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1926. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 280pp plus 8pp. undated catalogue in rear. Red linen-textured paper over boards printed in black on the spine and upper board. Traces of rubbing at hnges and edges else a fine copy. Pagination includes an 8pp catalogue at the front of the text, dated 1926. .
Portrait bust in bronze by the German artist Carl Ludwig Seffner (1861-1932). Signed C. Seffner and dated 1895 by the artist

Portrait bust in bronze by the German artist Carl Ludwig Seffner (1861-1932). Signed C. Seffner and dated 1895 by the artist by BACH, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750

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Portrait bust in bronze by the German artist Carl Ludwig Seffner (1861-1932). Signed C. Seffner and dated 1895 by the artist
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BACH, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Height 23 cms (9"); weight 3.3 kg. (7.2 lbs.). Brown patina. The composer is represented half-length turned slightly left. He wears a wig and is dressed in a jacket, vest, and cravat. "J. S. Bach" incised to front. Provenance Sotheby's Amsterdam, "An Important Private Collection from Hanover," 29 March 2007, lot 1185. Seffner is best remembered for his statue of Johann Sebastian Bach which stands in front of the south wall of St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig. See Neumann: Bilddokumente zur Lebensgeschichte Johann Sebastian Bachs, plate 623 and p. 438. "On Oct. 22, 1894, a skeleton was uncovered here in the cemetery of St. John Church. No stone or sign marked the grave site, but the excavators, guided by archival documents to look for an oaken coffin and by an oral tradition to seek a spot six paces from the south door of the church, believed they had found the earthly remains of Johann Sebastian Bach, laid to rest on July 30, 1750. The bones were examined by a team of medical experts from Leipzig, nearby Halle, and Vienna, declared authentic and studied for abnormalities. (There were none.) Then, in a moment of inspiration, the director of the group, the eminent Leipzig anatomist Wilhelm His, summoned the local sculptor Carl Ludwig Seffner to reconstruct Bach's countenance from the skull. The Seffner Bach Bust served in turn as the basis for Seffner's well-known 1908 statue of Bach, which stands alongside St. Thomas Church here. The New Bach Monument, as it is known (having succeeded a smaller memorial of 1843, sponsored by Mendelssohn), has become an object of veneration by Bach pilgrims the world over." George B. Stauffer in The New York Times, 2 April 2000.
Une fausse note." Original etching and aquatint engraving

Une fausse note." Original etching and aquatint engraving by VIERGE, Daniel 1851-1904

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Une fausse note." Original etching and aquatint engraving
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VIERGE, Daniel 1851-1904
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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[Paris]: L'Atelier d'Art, 1904. Image size 220 x 181 mm, sheet size 360 x 278. On laid paper. A man holds music and sings while a woman in the background covers her ears. Signed "Vierge" in the plate, with "Daniel Vierge del. et sc." and "Imprimé par L'Atelier d'Art" beneath image along with titling. Plate 40 in the series L'Eau-forte, published in Paris between 1903 and 1904. From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (b. 1934). Slightly worn and browned at edges; remnants of tape to upper margin; hinge mount to verso. Spanish printmaker and painter Daniel Vierge is often referred to as "the father of modern illustration" for his contributions to the technique of image reproduction. He came to Paris in 1869 from Madrid and began working for major periodicals such as Le Monde Illustre and La Vie Moderne. During the 1870s, Vierge provided hundreds of illustrations to editions of Victor Hugo and histories of France. The masterpiece of Vierge's artistic genius is his set of 257 images to Don Quixote, published posthumously in a limited four-volume edition (Scribners, 1906). "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range, rich and tangy in timbre, with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top... In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene, proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist, singing lieder, mélodies, Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online.
Great Operatic Disasters ... Illustrated by Michael ffolkes. With an Introduction by Peter Ustinov
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Great Operatic Disasters ... Illustrated by Michael ffolkes. With an Introduction by Peter Ustinov by VICKERS, Hugh

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Great Operatic Disasters ... Illustrated by Michael ffolkes. With an Introduction by Peter Ustinov
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VICKERS, Hugh
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
ISBN
9780312346348
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Very Good
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 80 pp. With numerous illustrations. From the collection of musicologist Stanley Boorman.
Old Doors of the West

Old Doors of the West by CHILOLE, Allen (?)

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Old Doors of the West
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CHILOLE, Allen (?)
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Some of the ink notations have smudges; a near fine copy in photo illustrated boards with the title printed to the photograph on
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N.p.: n.p., c. 1949. Some of the ink notations have smudges; a near fine copy in photo illustrated boards with the title printed to the photograph on the front cover.. Limited Edition. Number 3 of 6 numbered copies. Small spiral-bound quarto. Handmade book of original gelatin silver prints, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches, documenting "old doors of the west" the author photographed on a trip down the "'49 Gold Route in the Motherlode country". Handwritten captions under the photographs, including the author's name on the front cover, which appears to read "Allen Chilole". 23 images counting the covers. At first blush, some photographs look like they were shot on movie sets, then the viewer realizes the authenticity of a rapidly modernizing California. A strange book of mostly excellent moody and evocative pictures. No copies in OCLC, and no information online.
La Caída del Avión en el Terreno Baldío (Signed)

La Caída del Avión en el Terreno Baldío (Signed) by CASTILLEJO, José Luis

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La Caída del Avión en el Terreno Baldío (Signed)
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CASTILLEJO, José Luis
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A near fine copy, with minimal toning to loose leaves; housed in a remarkably well-preserved copy of the printed cardboard box.
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Madrid: Zaj / Artes Graficas Luis Perez, 1967. A near fine copy, with minimal toning to loose leaves; housed in a remarkably well-preserved copy of the printed cardboard box. Uncommon, especially signed, with 8 OCLC records located in North America.. Limited Edition. Quarto. Printed cardboard box housing 88 leaves of concrete poetry (10.5 x 8.25 in.); this copy SIGNED by Castillejo to the interior of the box's lid (dated Köln, 1969). Translating its title from a passage in John Cage's Silence—"beware of that which is breathtakingly beautiful, for at any moment the telephone may ring or the airplane come down in a vacant lot"— this is one of the more literary instances of the cartón genre developed by the Spanish artist's collective Zaj; a form of concrete poetry closely aligned with minimalism, performance, and mail art. Critic, poet, and diplomat for the Spanish government, José Luis Castillejo here mobilizes wordplay, suggestion, and visual composition to create a flexible sequence of 88 physical poems, with key references to a number of contemporary artists and writers, including William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Yves Klein, R. D. Laing, Susan Sontag, and Andy Warhol.
Anonymous Origami (Signed Limited Edition with Print)

Anonymous Origami (Signed Limited Edition with Print) by GILL, Stephen

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Anonymous Origami (Signed Limited Edition with Print)
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GILL, Stephen
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Fine in white printed wrappers and green velum jacket, housed in a cloth chemise.
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N.p.: Nobody in association with the Archive of Modern Conflict, 2007. Fine in white printed wrappers and green velum jacket, housed in a cloth chemise.. Limited edition. Octavo. Number 26 of an edition of 100, SIGNED by Gill, with a 6.5 x 8.25 inch signed original print laid in. A collection of 25 black-and-white photographs featuring found folded toilet paper, "origami" by anonymous creators, from hotels around the world.
Christo: Store Fronts, Empaquetages, Projects (Announcement)

Christo: Store Fronts, Empaquetages, Projects (Announcement) by CHRISTO

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Christo: Store Fronts, Empaquetages, Projects (Announcement)
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CHRISTO
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Condition
A fine copy.
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Köln: Galerie der Spiegel, 1967. A fine copy.. Bifolium announcement card (5.75 x 8.25 inches, folded) for a Christo exhibition at Galerie der Spiegel in Cologne (opening Sep. 13, 1967). Recto illustrated with glossy reproduction of his Lower Manhattan Packed Buildings collage (1964-1965), through which he proposed to wrap skyscrapers at 2 Broadway and 20 Exchange Place. Exhibition details and artist's bio elegantly printed to interior, silver-on-black.
[Archive]: Firefighters Photo ID Book and a Regulation Book

[Archive]: Firefighters Photo ID Book and a Regulation Book

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[Archive]: Firefighters Photo ID Book and a Regulation Book
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Dayton, Ohio, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Two small notebooks. Black leather over stiff paper boards measuring 5" x 7.5". Contains 46 black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring 2" x 2.5" with typed captions with two missing photographs. Some waviness, tears, and spotting thus very good. Two notebooks from the Dayton, Ohio Fire Department. One is a 284 page book entitled “Rules and Regulations for the Government of The Division of Fire in The Department of Public Safty” dated 1939 from the City of Dayton, Ohio. The second is an identification book with page featuring a photographs, name, and a list of promotions and dates. The first man represented here is William R. Cook who was appointed a fireman on February 16, 1940, promoted to Lieutenant in December of 1945 and rose in the ranks until he was promoted to Assistant Chief in 1963 and later appointed Superintendent in the Division of Administration in 1966. The entries for the other men read similarly. This era of the Dayton Fire Department saw growth until economic hardship during the 1970s. A small but interesting archive of material pertaining to the Dayton, Ohio Fire Department from the late 1930s through the mid-1960s.
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March 3, 1972 Life Magazine

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March 3, 1972 Life Magazine
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Very Good
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Chicago: Time, Inc, 1972. Very Good. Very good plus. Cover -- Nixon In The Land Of Mao.
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Brookes's General Gazetteer Improved; or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes &c. in the Known World. by [ATLAS] BROOKES, R.

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Brookes's General Gazetteer Improved; or, a New and Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes &c. in the Known World.
Author
[ATLAS] BROOKES, R.
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Very Good
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Philadelphia: Jacob Johnson. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Tree calf, red leather spine label. 8 folded maps. Complete. Worn (as almost always); front joint cracked, spotting and toning, creasing to maps. But a very respectable copy.
[Hand-Colored Plates]. The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in Search of the Antique and the Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles

[Hand-Colored Plates]. The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in Search of the Antique and the Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles by [Combe, William, after]

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[Hand-Colored Plates]. The Tour of Doctor Prosody, in Search of the Antique and the Picturesque, through Scotland, the Hebrides, the Orkney and Shetland Isles
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[Combe, William, after]
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Nelson Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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About very good in full polished calf, ruled in gilt, raised bands, morocco spine label, spine tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, m
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London: Matthew Iley; Edinburgh: Bell and Bradfute; Glasgow: W. Turnbull, 1821. First Edition. About very good in full polished calf, ruled in gilt, raised bands, morocco spine label, spine tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, joints and spine previously repaired with some wear, corners bumped, occasional soiling, prior owner bookplate to front pastedown.. First edition parody/imitation of the Combe and Rowlandson Dr. Syntax series, with this work poking fun at Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Illustrated with 20 hand-colored aquatint plates drawn and engraved by C. Williams and W. Read. "[T]he day of the 'Comic Highlander' was at hand. In 1821, The Tour of Doctor Prosody in Search of the Antique and Picturesque was published in London . . ." Dunbar, The Costume of Scotland (1984, pg. 78). 8vo. [6], 251pp., without half title. Tooley 433 (noted as a "Syntax Imitation"). Abbey, Life 277. Prideaux, pg. 334. Hardie, pg. 317 ("the plates not by Rowlandson").
Two (2) Large Vinegar Valentines by G. Ingram

Two (2) Large Vinegar Valentines by G. Ingram

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Two (2) Large Vinegar Valentines by G. Ingram
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Good to very good. Toned with some dust soiling, edge wear. Three large open tears to "Hot Water", with approx. 2-3 square inche
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London: G. Ingram, 1860. Good to very good. Toned with some dust soiling, edge wear. Three large open tears to "Hot Water", with approx. 2-3 square inches of loss, but not affecting overall image conveyance.. Two (2) large Vinegar Valentines produced by G. Ingram of London. These particular Vinegar Valentines are quite large compared to others produced at the time; one here measures 25.5" by 9.25", while the other measures 21" by 8.25". Most would generally be about a third or a half as tall. Each of the two items depict harried husbands struggling with childcare. The two items here include: [Hot Water]. London: G Ingram, [1860s]. Broadside (21" by 8.25"), verso blank. Depicts an unhappily married man juggling several children in a tub marked "Hot Water" with the following rhyme: "For a pure domestic bliss, / You will with me agree that this is not amiss! / And when a happy married man you be, / 'Tis very certain that this your lot will see." The number "9" is printed in the lower right-hand corner. [Unhappy Wretch]. London: G Ingram, [1860s]. Broadside (25.5" by 9.25"), verso blank. Depicts a harried father juggling several children, with the following rhyme: "Unhappy wretch who is left to keep / The children quiet and get 'em to sleep, / Who has to nurse them on his lap, / Wash them all and make the pap; / It's quite enough to turn your noddle, / You poor forlorn old Molly Coddle." The number "7" is printed in the lower right-hand corner. Ingram was primarily a maker of fine Valentines with lace paper, Victorian scrap, and the occasional poem printed on silk. To see him producing Vinegar Valentines, which are markedly more satirical and less finely produced, is unusual.
Brochure introducing Old-age and Survivors Insurance - Social Security - Monthly Benefits Begin in 1940

Brochure introducing Old-age and Survivors Insurance - Social Security - Monthly Benefits Begin in 1940

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Brochure introducing Old-age and Survivors Insurance - Social Security - Monthly Benefits Begin in 1940
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Letter folds.
Description
US Government Printing Office, 1939. Letter folds.. 8 pp pamphlet with an image from a photograph of gently "puffing his chest". The content describes the monthly old-age and survivor's insurance benefits beginning January 1, 1940. It describes how to qualify - retire from work, or made at least $50 in each of 6 calendar quarters since 1936. It further explains that wages you earned after 65 years would count towards benefits and how the program worked for surviving spouses and children. Monthly benefits were based on previous earnings. Measures 7" x 4
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The Saint John's Bible; Handwritten and Illuminated by Donald Jackson. Seven volumes, all published

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Title
The Saint John's Bible; Handwritten and Illuminated by Donald Jackson. Seven volumes, all published
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2006. 1sts. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Donald Jackson. Seven volumes, comprising the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, Psalms, Prophets, Gospels and Acts, Letters and Revelation. This is a facsimile of the first handwritten and illuminated Bible commissioned since the invention of the printing press. Created in Donald Jackson's scriptorium in Wales using ancient techniques. The scriptural text is taken from the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (1993). Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Size of each volume: 15 1/4 x 10 inches.
Washington Jitters

Washington Jitters by Trumbo, Dalton

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Title
Washington Jitters
Author
Trumbo, Dalton
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Trumbo to his aunt Myrtle on the front endpaper. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally rubbed and soiled, a few chips, creases, and closed tears. Green boards, bumped and frayed at the edges and corners, with purple ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Bound with a forward lean and some reading wear, clean internally. Trumbo's novel inspired by the New Deal-era America, one about "the dilemma of an honest and simple man in a den of Machiavellis and Napoleons.
Water Flowing Home: Poems [Limited Edition, Signed]

Water Flowing Home: Poems [Limited Edition, Signed] by ALEXIE, Sherman

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Title
Water Flowing Home: Poems [Limited Edition, Signed]
Author
ALEXIE, Sherman
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Boise: Limberlost Press, 1996. First Edition. Cloth Issue, one of 100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.18. Octavo (24cm); navy blue cloth, with decorative title labels mounted to spine and front cover; [36]pp. A Fine copy of the National Book Award-winning author's fifth book of poetry, elusive in the cloth issue.
COFFEE SHOP

COFFEE SHOP by AMEN, Irving

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Title
COFFEE SHOP
Author
AMEN, Irving
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Appears to be Fine, not examined out of the frame which has minor wear
Description
Framed Lithograph. Appears to be Fine, not examined out of the frame which has minor wear. Irving Amen. Limited edition color lithograph (image size 19-1/2" x 14" matted and framed to an overall size of 27" x 23"). Of an edition of 300 SIGNED in pencil by the illustrator in the bottom right margin, this copy is marked "Artist's Proof" in pencil at the bottom middle margin and titled in pencil in the lower left margin with the notation "A/P."
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Derriere le Miroir. No. 16, Janvier 1949

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Title
Derriere le Miroir. No. 16, Janvier 1949
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good, some soiling and bend strees marks on the sheets from not being treated with respect. Best thought of as a utility copy.
Description
Paris: Maeght editeur, 1949. Good, some soiling and bend strees marks on the sheets from not being treated with respect. Best thought of as a utility copy.. Folded sheet then folded again, to give 8 panels. Front panel has a color lithograph after Hans Hofmann, as does the inside when you open it, spread across both panels. OPen to the top for the inside 4 panels. Includes text by Tennessee Williams, Peter ZNegoe, Charles Estienne. A mix of French and English text. Not pretty but complete with no tears.
Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt" 1958 Foundational Lesbian Pulp Novel

Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt" 1958 Foundational Lesbian Pulp Novel by Patricia Highsmith; Claire Morgan

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Title
Patricia Highsmith's "The Price of Salt" 1958 Foundational Lesbian Pulp Novel
Author
Patricia Highsmith; Claire Morgan
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1958. [LGBTQ][Pulp] Highsmith, Patricia. Pen name "Claire Morgan." The Price of Salt. New York: Bantam Books, Bantam New Edition 1958. 7th Printing. Groundbreaking lesbian pulp novel The Price of Salt, originally published in hardcover by Coward-McCann in 1952. This edition is among the earliest mass-market disseminations of an overtly lesbian love story with a hopeful ending, an anomaly in midcentury queer fiction. The novel follows the emotionally charged relationship between two women, Therese Belivet, a young aspiring set designer, and Carol Aird, a sophisticated suburban housewife, set against the backdrop of 1950s America. Their romance challenges both social convention and internalized repression, with Carol ultimately choosing love over custody of her child. Highsmith's refusal to conclude the novel with tragedy or moral punishment marked a radical departure from contemporary lesbian fiction, which typically ended in death, madness, or heterosexual conformity. The present copy retains the original mass-market cover featuring a sepia-toned photographic design of two silhouetted women in a domestic interior, reinforcing the novel's central theme of quiet yet transformative intimacy. Binding fragile and cocked, front and rear wraps worn, creases, abrasions, and separation starting along joints; spine flaked with some text loss. Front cover holding with tape. Some pages coming loose from textblock. Moderately toned and brittle throughout. Scarce.
[GOSPEL MUSIC]. [DALLAS RADIO 1939]. Souvenir Album for the 2nd Annual All-Night Broadcast

[GOSPEL MUSIC]. [DALLAS RADIO 1939]. Souvenir Album for the 2nd Annual All-Night Broadcast by KRLD Radio Station, Dallas, Texas

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Title
[GOSPEL MUSIC]. [DALLAS RADIO 1939]. Souvenir Album for the 2nd Annual All-Night Broadcast
Author
KRLD Radio Station, Dallas, Texas
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Description
Dallas: Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co, 1939. 198 x 135 mm. [1], 2-48 = 48 pp. Bound in stapled paper wrappers, soiled on front and back covers. Pages slightly yellowed, some foxing and staining throughout, pp. 23-26 loose. An advertisement for a new Stamps-Baxter publication, "Favorite Radio Songs No. 2" on pp. 46-48. With some condition problems, and priced accordingly. A fascinating piece of Dallas radio history, being program notes of an All-Night broadcast of early Southern Gospel Music on KRLD Radio Station (July 1-2, 1939). The pamphlet contains information and photographs of 30 obscure, now forgotten Gospel singing groups from all over the American South, and thus remains a valuable source of information not obtainable elsewhere. According to the introductory article by Harvey A. Armstrong, the purpose of the All-Night Bradcast was "to help promote and encourage nation-wide and better gospel singing." Many famous songwriters and Southern gospel music composers were in attendance that night as well, including Luther G. Presley, Albert E. Brumley, Wilbur Wilson, and V.O. Fossett, all of whom worked exlusively for Stamps-Baxter Books at the time. Their portraits can be found herein as well. Stamps-Baxter Music & Printing Co. is responsible for the publication of many country, gospel, and bluegrass "standards," including "Precious Moments" and "Farther Along." As a way of promoting their music, the company sponsored gospel quartets to sing their music in churches throughout the United States, many of which performed in the present All-Night program.
ANNALS OF GEORGIA: IMPORTANT EARLY RECORDS OF THE STATE, VOLUME II: EFFINGHAM COUNTY RECORDS, AND CONNECTING LINKS IN OTHER COUNTIES

ANNALS OF GEORGIA: IMPORTANT EARLY RECORDS OF THE STATE, VOLUME II: EFFINGHAM COUNTY RECORDS, AND CONNECTING LINKS IN OTHER COUNTIES

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Title
ANNALS OF GEORGIA: IMPORTANT EARLY RECORDS OF THE STATE, VOLUME II: EFFINGHAM COUNTY RECORDS, AND CONNECTING LINKS IN OTHER COUNTIES
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Braid & Hutton, Inc. Hardcover. Good. B000N7K8YS 1976, Southern Historical Press. Light blue colored cloth boards have modest wear. Has a good binding, no marks or notations. Foxing to the page edges. 215 pages. Ships from our bookstore in West Columbia, S.C.
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Papuan Campaign: Buna-Sanananda Operation: 16 November 1942- 23 January 1943. Army Forces in Action Series

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Papuan Campaign: Buna-Sanananda Operation: 16 November 1942- 23 January 1943. Army Forces in Action Series
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
U. S. War Department, Military Intelligence Division, 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Trade Paperback in stiff wrappers. Internally clean, unmarked pages with sound binding. Contains all maps. Externally light shelf wear. Professional packaging and prompt shipping.
Presumed Innocent (Advance Reading Copy)

Presumed Innocent (Advance Reading Copy) by Turow, Scott

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Title
Presumed Innocent (Advance Reading Copy)
Author
Turow, Scott
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780374237134
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 431 pp.. Solid Advance Reading Copy of the author's first book. Square, tight and clean throughout with moderate wear to spine ends and edges. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons by Turgenev, Ivan

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Title
Fathers and Sons
Author
Turgenev, Ivan
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Very Fine
Description
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.,235pp. Beautiful Unread First "Collector's Edition", one of Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written". Bound in full leather with titles and decoration stamped in gilt on both boards and spine. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Bland Hollywoods Toppar [Among Hollywood's Tops] [*SIGNED*]

Bland Hollywoods Toppar [Among Hollywood's Tops] [*SIGNED*] by Unger Twins [Gustaf and Bertil]

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Title
Bland Hollywoods Toppar [Among Hollywood's Tops] [*SIGNED*]
Author
Unger Twins [Gustaf and Bertil]
Seller
ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. Very Good+. 1958. 1st Edition (softcover issue). Softcover. [modest wear to extremities, short diagonal creasing to bottom right corner of front cover and the front endpaper]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED (in English) and SIGNED by Gustaf Unger: "To ____ / with sincere thanks for / your constant interest and aid / in my efforts, from your friend / (1/2) the author / Gustaf." The Unger twins first came to Hollywood around the early 1950s, and as members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were fixtures on the local scene for decades thereafter. They were regular patrons of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences research library as late as the late 1980s; I remember them as dapper elderly gentlemen who were unfailingly polite -- and that one was never seen without the other. (Bertil died in 1990, Gustaf in 1995.) Their book is entirely in Swedish, and was obviously intended to burnish their Hollywood credentials for their back-home readers, but can be enjoyed by the non-Swedish reader for the photographs alone, which feature (as does the cover design) a rather high proportion of buxom blonde actresses. For translation of the captions, Google is your friend. (Example: "Joan Crawford, Hollywoods snyggaste av de stjärnor som hållit sig genom åren." = "Joan Crawford, Hollywood's prettiest of the stars who have endured through the years.") A highlight of the photographs is a distinctly different view of the famous Jayne Mansfield-Sophia Loren breast-off -- a much friendlier depiction of this encounter than the Loren-side-eye version you've probably seen -- that I've never seen published anywhere else. .
The Sweetest Story Ever Told: A Story of the Southland [cover title]

The Sweetest Story Ever Told: A Story of the Southland [cover title]

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The Sweetest Story Ever Told: A Story of the Southland [cover title]
Seller
Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
(New Orleans, LA): Penick & Ford, Ltd. (printed Brandon, Nashville), 1930. Advertising promotional for the company's lines of molasses. Narrow 8vo. (16) pp. Illustrated with marginal vignettes printed in green and orange, text printed in green; publisher's note tipped in at first page. Penick & Ford sold molasses under "Orla," Brer' Rabbit," and "Aunt Dinah" labels; includes eight pages of recipes employing molasses. Not recorded on OCLC. Very good. Original illustrated wrappers (rubbed), stapled. (#5719).
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HEERUP: Livet og kunsten/ Life and Art. Konzept: Jens Erik Sorensen. Sept.-Oct. 1988. by Aarhus. Aarhus Kunstmuseum.

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Title
HEERUP: Livet og kunsten/ Life and Art. Konzept: Jens Erik Sorensen. Sept.-Oct. 1988.
Author
Aarhus. Aarhus Kunstmuseum.
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
Aarhus, 1988.. 131, (1)pp. Prof. illus. (largely in color). Lrg. 4to. Cloth.
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Old and Modern Masters of Photography. An exhibition of photographs selected from the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Feb.-March 1980. Texts by Joanna Drew and Mark Haworth-Booth. by Aberdeen. Aberdeen Art Gallery.

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Old and Modern Masters of Photography. An exhibition of photographs selected from the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Feb.-March 1980. Texts by Joanna Drew and Mark Haworth-Booth.
Author
Aberdeen. Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
Aberdeen, 1980.. (16)pp. 57 illus. 4to. Wraps.
CALICO BOOKS Contemporary Books for kids : Promotional Poster

CALICO BOOKS Contemporary Books for kids : Promotional Poster

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Title
CALICO BOOKS Contemporary Books for kids : Promotional Poster
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Calico Books/Contemporary Books, 1988. Poster. Fine. Poster. 19" x 27". Wonderful publisher's promotional poster, 19"w x 27"h, featuring a charmingly distinguished and literary calico cat. A wonderful gift for the literary cat-lover ! Fine, as issued. Used to promote the new line of Calico Books and distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1988. Quite uncommon. Well suited for framing. Poster will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Philosophie der Toleranz; Festschirft zum 65. Geburtstag von Konstantin Radakovic überreicht von Mitarbeitern und Schülern

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Philosophie der Toleranz; Festschirft zum 65. Geburtstag von Konstantin Radakovic überreicht von Mitarbeitern und Schülern
Seller
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
Graz: Leykam-Verlag, 1959. 88p., original stiff wrappers, ex libris. Contains essays by seven scholars.
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THE POTTER'S CRAFT by Binns, C. F.

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Title
THE POTTER'S CRAFT
Author
Binns, C. F.
Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
A very nice copy of a classic work. One quarter size area on front cover slightly dulled, 3 inch long water stain on lower back cover. Slightest bit of rubbing on cloth to extremities but a very tight copy with gilt titling on spine and cover bright. Two inked names on FFEP.

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