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Charades [alphabétiques] by ADAM, Victor

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Seller: Ursus Books
Title
Charades [alphabétiques]
Author
ADAM, Victor
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1850. ADAM, Victor. Charades [alphabet]. 25 coloured and gummed lithographic plates. 268 x 340 mm., Publisher's blue moiré percaline boards, in a new cloth folding box. [Paris]: Aubert, [ca. 1850]. A truly spectacular large scale alphabet with the stunning plates by Victor Adam, exquisitely hand coloured. The book was clearly intended for export with the plates bearing the names of English and American publishers. This copy is clearly as published and is without title-page or text. Extremely rare with OCLC listing Princeton, UCLA, Amsterdam, American Antiquarian Society and BN
Original Photograph Album of an Evacuated Bank's Business Activities During WWII

Original Photograph Album of an Evacuated Bank's Business Activities During WWII

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
Original Photograph Album of an Evacuated Bank's Business Activities During WWII
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
[Luton]: n.p. [Hambros Bank], 1939. Very good plus.. Album of photographs chronicling the activity of the Hambros Bank after it was evacuated to an estate at the start of WWII - once owned by a Hambros employee and likely produced by them for workers. As Hitler launched his air offensive against Britain in 1939, critical financial operations were evacuated away from population centers and into the English countryside. One evacuated business was Hambros Bank, an unassuming but influential institution started by a Danish Jewish immigrant in 1839. One of the important merchant banks of London known as "The Princes of the City," Hambros financed international interests including the Scandinavian timber industry. They were the first bank "to help continental diamond cutters fleeing Nazism," sowing the seeds for "a hefty business in London's diamond center" (TIME). The imminent threat of bombing led the bank's owner, Jack Hambro, to offer up his substantial family estate at The Hyde on the outskirts of Luton as an evacuation center for the bank's employees, ranging from messenger boys to the upper management. This album was likely produced by Hambros as a souvenir of sorts and distributed to the employees who took up residence at The Hyde. Huts were built on the grounds for the men employees, documented in this album - the Spartan accommodations were only slightly improved for the women employees who had rooms within the house, but the same saggy cots as the men. Among the more "business as usual" images - the management reviewing documents at a well-appointed desk, the correspondence department working away on typewriters surrounded by piles of paper with a crystal chandelier above - are striking images that remind the viewer of the chaos caused by frequent Luftwaffe air raids. A photo labeled "The Chain Gang" features men hefting boxes of records into the depths of a stone basement for safekeeping; sandbags are stacked high inside the walls behind two women playing ping pong in their off hours. Though the bank's history indicates that these fortifications were thankfully never put to the test, they were well warranted: Vauxhall tank and truck factory in nearby Luton was bombed in August 1940, less than a year after these photographs were taken, killing 39. This copy was owned by one of the women employees - the eighth photo, showing the "Correspondence and Day Book" department, features a woman in the back marked with an x and labeled "Me." She also is in "The Club Room" photograph again marked "Me" and concentrating on a knitting project. She has sprinkled pencil notes throughout the album, pointing out the screen hanging in the Bay room "for films" and identifying young men in line for a meal as "the comediens [sic] for the club concerts." She also names all of the kitchen staff in the "Preparing for Lunch" photo, and the young messengers in "Messengers at Lunch." A revealing and personal illustration of the upheaval of early WWII, and a perfect encapsulation of the "keep calm and carry on" attitude. 9.25'' x 10.75'' (leaves); 8'' x 10.25'' (photographs). Original faux leather cloth binding with gilt armorial stamp of the Hambros Bank, string-bound. 30 gelatin silver prints mounted to leaves one side only, each with printed captions. [31] leaves of thick brown paper. Scattered pencil annotations and two pen labels identifying the owner of the album. Binding with light edgewear, a touch of rubbing; a little shaken. Leaves with mild edgewear, a bit of soil to far bottom margins. Sound.
Trade Catalogue of Rentable Dress Costumes

Trade Catalogue of Rentable Dress Costumes

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
Trade Catalogue of Rentable Dress Costumes
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Derby: n.p., 1920. Very good plus.. Original photograph album of a variety of costumes and accessories able to be rented from a photography studio in Derby, England, including outfits emblematic of the Imperial mindset of the 1920s. Clowns, court pages in awfully short shorts, and a powder puff are just a few of the variety of fancy dress costumes to be rented from the County Carnival Stores (and photograph studio) in Derby - "an unlimited selection at reasonable prices" as described by the DERBY DAILY TELEGRAPH in September 1921, intended to be worn to events and celebrations. The outfits in this album range from the charming (a butterfly costume with wings and a matching hat with antennae) to the strange (who wants to dress up like a target?!) to the nationalist (the helmet, trident, and Union Flag-emblazoned shield of Britannia). Most notably, several costumes are of cultural dress, including a "Hindoo Rajah" and a "Spanish Gipsy," as well as "Scotch Dress," with a kilt and sporran. The accessories continue this theme: alongside fezzes, Native American headdresses, and turbans there are no fewer than 12 British military hats and helmets. The inclusion of these costumes speaks to the prevailing nationalism of the British Isles at the time, rebounding from the traumas of WWI while suppressing the rising volume of protests in the British Raj and elsewhere around the Empire. The photograph studio predates the costume arm of the business, with this album likely being produced around 1920 and then stamped with the County Carnival Stores name sometime after; we find the earliest mention of the carnival name in 1924. This is reinforced by the label and price changes over the years. An attractive snapshot of both a cultural mindset and the history of having fun. 5.25'' x 3.25'' (most photographs); 7'' x 10.25'' (album). Original brown cloth boards with title stamped in black to front and rear. 26 photographs laid onto leaves recto and verso, 11 hand-colored, many with printed location "County Studios 1 & 2 Bold Lane Derby" printed to lower edge; 108 small black-and-white illustrated cutouts of hats and other accessories. Photos and illustrations all with captions, many on printed labels pasted over earlier captions. [8] thick leaves. Scattered pencil annotations. Binding with light edgewear, some soil; a bit shaken. Leaves with scattered faint soil, some photos with mild rubbing. Firm.
The Looming Tower Al-Queda and The Road to 9/11

The Looming Tower Al-Queda and The Road to 9/11 by WRIGHT, Lawrence

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
The Looming Tower Al-Queda and The Road to 9/11
Author
WRIGHT, Lawrence
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First edition. Softcover. Velobound proof of this very well received book which won the Pulitzer Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. This book was also the basis for a mini-series with Jeff Daniels and Peter Sarsgaard. A very near fine copy with a slight lean. Scarce in this format.
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Magalena Abakaowicz by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Magalena Abakaowicz
Author
ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9788448249984
Description
Valencia, Spain: Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Cultura i Esport, IVAM, 2008. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran July 22 through September 7, 2008. Text in English, Spanish, and Valencian Features contributions by Consuelo Ciscar Casaban, Marga Paz, and Magdalena Abakanowicz. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations, list of previous exhibitions, and a bibliography. A near fine copy in illustrated boards with some slight tapping to the top right corners. No dust jacket as issued.
Counting Out Rhyme

Counting Out Rhyme by ADAM, Helen

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Counting Out Rhyme
Author
ADAM, Helen
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Interim Books, 1972. First edition. Softcover. Single poem illustrated with 2 black and white photographs of Helen Adam. A near fine copy in string tied wrappers.
The Grolier Club of The City of New York: Officers, Committees, Constitution, By-Laws, House Rules, Members, Annual Reports

The Grolier Club of The City of New York: Officers, Committees, Constitution, By-Laws, House Rules, Members, Annual Reports

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
The Grolier Club of The City of New York: Officers, Committees, Constitution, By-Laws, House Rules, Members, Annual Reports
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The Grolier Club, 1910. First edition. Small hardcover. 145 pages. Printed in an edition of only 500 copies. A very good partially unopened copy in paper covered boards with vellum spine that has some darkening and some minor wear and slight foxing. No dust jacket.
Berenice Abbott

Berenice Abbott by ABBOTT, Berenice

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Berenice Abbott
Author
ABBOTT, Berenice
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Winchester, MA: Lee Gallery, 1999. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran September 1999. Single sheet folded twice to create 6 pages. Includes 16 black and white images. A very good plus copy. Uncommon.
Literature and Liberalism: An Anthology of Sixty Years of The New Republic

Literature and Liberalism: An Anthology of Sixty Years of The New Republic by ZWICK, Edward. (Malcolm Cowley)

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Title
Literature and Liberalism: An Anthology of Sixty Years of The New Republic
Author
ZWICK, Edward. (Malcolm Cowley)
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780915220069
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Washington, D.C.: The New Republic Book Company, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, hardcover issue. Quarto. Foxing on the page edges, else near fine in very good or better dustwrapper with modest age-toning and a short tear. Excellent anthology containing a who's who of modern writers, uncommon in the hardcover issue. This is contributor Malcolm Cowley's copy with a letter from the publisher to Cowley sending the book.
MY AWKWARD COUSIN

MY AWKWARD COUSIN by ANONYMOUS

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MY AWKWARD COUSIN
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ANONYMOUS
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
American Sunday-School Union, 1848. [ANONYMOUS]. MY AWKWARD COUSIN; Or, Caroline's Visit To Her Great-Aunt's Poultry Yard. Illustrated. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, [1848]. 16mo., embossed gray-green cloth. First Edition. An uncommon title. Very Good (some wear to extremities & intermittent stains in text; gilt on spine bright). $125.00.
BONANZA NO. 1110

BONANZA NO. 1110

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Title
BONANZA NO. 1110
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Dell Publishing, 1960. Comic Book; VF-. Slight horizontal crease to middle of front cover. Very mild wear to corners. Slight age toning to pages. RH Consignment. Shelved Rockville Room J. 1341602. Special Collections.
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Poliakoff: Oeuvres recentes by Zervos, Christian

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Poliakoff: Oeuvres recentes
Author
Zervos, Christian
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
Paris: Galerie Knoedler / Galerie Berggruen, 1959. Softcover. VG. Color illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 24 pp.; 1 bw photo; 8 plates, 2 color and 6 bw. Text in French; Includes an essay by Christian Zervos, as well as a chronology of the artist's life.
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AUCASSIN & NICOLETE

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Title
AUCASSIN & NICOLETE
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1903. Sixth edn. 1/925 copies. Done into English by Andrew Lang. Small, narrow 8vo, pp. 66. Paper wraps. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. VG. A twelfth or thirteenth century love story, in alternatre prose and poetry.

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