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Beware! Important Caution, Beware of a Pair of Bipeds, That Have..

Beware! Important Caution, Beware of a Pair of Bipeds, That Have.. by Broadside; Great Britain

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd
Title
Beware! Important Caution, Beware of a Pair of Bipeds, That Have..
Author
Broadside; Great Britain
Seller
The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1850. Printed by Tympan, Frisket, & Co, Rib Row [c 1850]. Printed by Tympan, Frisket, & Co, Rib Row [c 1850]. A Rare 1850 Anti-Lawyer Broadside [Broadside]. [Great Britain]. Beware! Important Caution. Beware of a Pair of Bipeds, That Have Lately Escaped, The One from Jail, The Other "Cut out for a Sawyer but Made Up a Lawyer," From the Weddington-Lane Menagerie, And are Now Haunting this Neighbourhood in Shape of an Overseering Baboon and a Porcupine-Backed Lawyer. [N.p. (Warwickshire?)]: Printed by Tympan, Frisket, & Co, Rib Row, Expose, [c.1850]. 15" x 10-1/2" " (38 x 27 cm) broadside, mounted, cut piece of letter laid down near center reading: "Yours resp[ectfull]y Wm Oram 43 Monday evening." Light browning and soiling, a few minor chips and some rubbing to edges, three horizontal fold lines. A curious, rare item. $1,850. * The text of this anti-lawyer satirical broadside continues (in part): "The Public are particularly Cautioned against the depredations of the above-named FILTHY ANIMALS, as they are known to be peculiarly attached to that which is not their own:---i.e. 'Rates'." William Oram may have been the author of the broadside text. The imprint is fictitious, but the "Weddington Lane" in the title refers to a street in Warwickshire. No copies listed in OCLC, Library Hub or catalogues of major institutions.
The Oregon Question Examined: In Respect to Facts and the Law of Nations

The Oregon Question Examined: In Respect to Facts and the Law of Nations by Twiss, Travers

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper
Title
The Oregon Question Examined: In Respect to Facts and the Law of Nations
Author
Twiss, Travers
Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans,, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full green cloth with blindstamped borders and central device, title in gilt to spine panel, light yellow endpapers, large folding map frontis, 391 pp. + 32 publisher's ads. Old label to spine, "Bound by Westleys & Clark" label to rear endpapers, previous owner has written their name/address on first page & rear endpapers. Map looks great, some pages unopened. "Published in January of the year that England and the United States would finally agree on the Oregon Question, Twiss' book provided legal ammunition for England's claim to the territory north of the Columbia River. This is the counterpart to Greenhow'sMemoir (which is frequently attacked by Twiss). Twiss was a brilliant jurist, and if the Question had been left to technicalities of international law, England's claim might have carried the day with Twiss' guidance" (Givens, Oregon 100)
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Bibliothèque Raphaël Esmerian by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: ESMERIAN, R.)

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
Title
Bibliothèque Raphaël Esmerian
Author
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: ESMERIAN, R.)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Sumptuously illustrated throughout with tipped-in plates (many in superb color) & text illus. 6 vols. including the Supplement to Part 2. Large 4to, orig. cloth (several spines faded). Paris: [1972-74]. The magnificently produced auction catalogue of one of the greatest collections of the last century of fine bindings, manuscripts, and illustrated books from the 14th century to the present day. Esmerian collected only the finest possible examples. The supplement — “Douze Tableaux Synoptiques sur la Reliure au XVIIe Siècle” — contains the first analysis of French 17th century pointillé bindings by workshop. Very good set. ❧ Breslauer, The Uses of Bookbinding Literature, p. 19.
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The Cabala by Wilder, Thornton Niven

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Title
The Cabala
Author
Wilder, Thornton Niven
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Publisher's decorative cloth, red cloth backstrip with lettering stamped in black; red and gold patterned dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [4], 230. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP, "For Juan Lopez / from his friend / Thornton Wilder / May 22, 1926 / Princeton, N.J. / 'I won't tell you whether this is true, or an allegory, or just nonsense,' p. 219." Book is very near fine, with just a little light rubbing at spine tips and along edges of boards. Dust jacket somewhat sunned along spine; and lightly chipped along the edges (including a large chip at tail of spine, not affecting text); but presents very nicely in mylar. An excellent copy of the author's first book, with a warm inscription, marking his time at Princeton.
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The School for Wives by Wilbur, Richard; Moliere

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Seller: Sanctuary Books
Title
The School for Wives
Author
Wilbur, Richard; Moliere
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. A lovely copy of this fine translation of Moliere by Richard Wilbur. DJ price-clipped.
[SAN FRANCISCO CHILDREN'S BATHS, ca. 1890s]. Sutro Baths, School Children's Day!

[SAN FRANCISCO CHILDREN'S BATHS, ca. 1890s]. Sutro Baths, School Children's Day! by [Advertisement]. [Sutro Baths]

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Title
[SAN FRANCISCO CHILDREN'S BATHS, ca. 1890s]. Sutro Baths, School Children's Day!
Author
[Advertisement]. [Sutro Baths]
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
San Francisco: Louis Roesch Co, 1890. Very Good. Single leaf, red-brown color, some tears and small chips along the edges. Advertisement for a school children's "Play Day" at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, which included bell ringing, acrobatic feats, dancing, and a special performance from the London Patomime and Comedy Company. The Sutro Baths (1896-1966) was a public saltwater swimming pool in San Francisco, built and owned by entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco Adolph Sutro, and heralded at its opening as the world's largest indoor swimming pool. Sutro's idea was to provide an inexpensive recreational swimming facility, mainly for the working class of San Francisco. In true progressive spirit, Sutro also included natural history exhibits at the entrance to the baths as an educational opportunity. However, due to their high maintenance and operating cost, the baths were eventually converted to an ice skating rink, and then sold in 1964 to property developers. A fire in 1966 destroyed what remained of the baths. Throughout its lifetime, the Sutro Baths were the setting for a handful of films, including two short films in 1897 by Thomas A. Edison and the 1958 American film noir, "The Lineup." This leaf was likely an early promotional piece for the Sutro Baths.
LOGIC: OR. THE RIGHT USE OF REASON IN THE INQUIRY AFTER THE TRUTH. WITH ...

LOGIC: OR. THE RIGHT USE OF REASON IN THE INQUIRY AFTER THE TRUTH. WITH ... by Watts, Isaac

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Title
LOGIC: OR. THE RIGHT USE OF REASON IN THE INQUIRY AFTER THE TRUTH. WITH ...
Author
Watts, Isaac
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Newburyport: Printed by W. Barrett, 1796. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Local printing of second American edition, Original tree calf, missing leather over foot of spine for about half inch. Printed By W. Barrett in Newburyport (MA) for sale by Thomas and Andrews, 45 Newbury Street, Boston. With bookseller ticket on the pastedown for Thomas & Wimple at Market Square in Newburyport. Worn copy, hinges revealed still holding, 2/3rds of rear endpaper cut-off and lacking ffe.
Flamboyan
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Flamboyan by Arnold Adoff, Illustrated by Karen Barbour

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Title
Flamboyan
Author
Arnold Adoff, Illustrated by Karen Barbour
Seller
Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780152284046
Condition
As New
Description
Harcourt Brace And Jovanovich, 1988 Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). F. Cloth. As New/As New. First Edition. Presentation By Illustrator. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-15-228404-4. Presentation by the illustrator original art of a Bunny. A lovely copy..
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Frice. A one shot magazine by Clark, Tom (ed.) ; BRAINARD, JOE

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Frice. A one shot magazine
Author
Clark, Tom (ed.) ; BRAINARD, JOE
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Brightlingsea. Wrappers, stapled. Cover by Joe Brainard. s, [25] pages (printed on rectos only), illustrated (reproducing art work by Joe Brainard), stapled. Contains the first appearance of "Portland Aug. 27, 1965" by Allen Ginsberg [Morgan C253; Dowden p. 74]. Reprints Hart Crane's "Chaplinesque
New Year's Eve Gift Broadside

New Year's Eve Gift Broadside

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New Year's Eve Gift Broadside
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
1850. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". On purple polished paper. No printing information.
[NATURE] A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY; CONTAINING SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS OF MAN, QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES AND INSECTS

[NATURE] A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY; CONTAINING SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS OF MAN, QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES AND INSECTS by A. A. Gould, M.D.

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[NATURE] A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY; CONTAINING SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS OF MAN, QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES AND INSECTS
Author
A. A. Gould, M.D.
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Good binding
Description
Brattleboro: Fessenden & Co., & Peck & Wood, 1834. Hard Cover. Good binding/no dust jacket. Large 8vo; in full mottled calf, rebacked and retaining the original spine; xxi, [23], 24-879 pages; with many illustrations -- as well as foxing -- throughout; the rear board is loose but holding.~~Augustus Addison Gould was an naturalist, with a specialization in conchology.~~. Good binding / no dust jacket.
Nitrogen Fixing Organisms; Pure and Applied Aspects

Nitrogen Fixing Organisms; Pure and Applied Aspects by Sprent, Janet; Peter Sprent

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Title
Nitrogen Fixing Organisms; Pure and Applied Aspects
Author
Sprent, Janet; Peter Sprent
Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (United States)
Description
London; (1990): Chapman and Hall. First Edition. Octavo. 256 pages, index, references. This hardcover copy was issued in a very small print run. The best book on the subject with Janet Sprent, the acknowledge expert on the biochemical aspects of nitrogen. Bound in pictorial paper covered boards, no names or bookplates. A very good copy.
Sanctions Against Rhodesia

Sanctions Against Rhodesia by [AFRICA] SUTCLIFFE, Robert B.

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Title
Sanctions Against Rhodesia
Author
[AFRICA] SUTCLIFFE, Robert B.
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Africa Bureau, 1966. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm); stapled wrappers; 12pp. Trivial wear to extremities, else Fine. "The overwhelmingly important question in the Rhodesian crisis is now Rhodesia's vulnerability to economic sanctions. It is difficult to be exact in economic terms; we can only make rough estimates. It is even more difficult to say what the political effect of the economic damage may be. It is important to appreciate as accurately as possible the economic effects; the final conclusion about the effectiveness of sanctions must, however, be a political one" (from introduction).
DELAWARE CELEBRATES THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS

DELAWARE CELEBRATES THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS

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Title
DELAWARE CELEBRATES THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
(Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Commission, 1992. stiff paper wrappers. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. x, 21 pages. Issued to celebrate this event. With contribution by Dr. Wiliam H. Williams "Delaware in 1791." Illustrated with photos of the event.

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