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Travels into Muscovy, Persia, and Part of the East Indies by LE BRUYN Cornelius

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Title: Travels into Muscovy, Persia, and Part of the East Indies
Author: LE BRUYN Cornelius
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1737. First Edition. LE BRUYN, Cornelius. Travels into Muscovy, Persia, And Part of the EastIndies. Containing, An Accurate Description of whatever is most remarkable in those Countries London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, 1737. Two volumes. Folio (9 by 14 inches), 20th-century full dark brown calf gilt, raised bands, red morocco spine labels. $8500.First edition in English of this exceptional trans-Asia expedition, with engraved allegorical frontispiece by Picart, engraved portrait, three double-page engraved maps, 114 finely engraved platesmany double-page, including several large, folding panorama-style views, such as the celebrated large folding panoramas of Moscow and Ispahanand 44 engraved in-text vignettes. Many plates contain multiple subjects, for a total of more than 300 images.Primarily a landscape painter, Le Bruyn began his journey to Russia in the summer of 1701, at the age of 50, leaving Amsterdam to undertake what would become a seven-year trip to the East-Indies ""by way of Muscovy and Persia."" The text includes his observations on cities, customs, flora and fauna, and antiquities, particularly the ruins of Persopolis. He was quite possibly the first European to visit Pasargarde. The beautiful copperplate engravings depict portraits, views, buildings, ruins, flora and fauna, and are the same plates that were used in the French edition. Originally published in Dutch (1711) and then in French (1718), this English edition is translated from the French. Wilson, 33. Cox I, 251. Graesse I: 551-52. Plates and text quite clean, with repairs to the folding Moscow panorama and a few other plates. Handsomely bound.

Alexander Graham Bell Wins a Patent Case for His Contributions to Aviation by Alexander Graham Bell

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Title: Alexander Graham Bell Wins a Patent Case for His Contributions to Aviation
Author: Alexander Graham Bell
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 24/02/1914. Bell won by the case when the Patent Office found for him the next yearAlexander Graham Bell was not merely the inventor of the telephone, but a pioneering aviation researcher, who formed the Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) in 1907 to develop flying machines - to ""put a man in the air"". The team invented and perfected the use of ailerons for lateral control, which was a critical, lasting contribution to aircraft design. They also developed the successful Silver Dart airplane, which achieved the first powered, controlled flight in Canada in 1909.This letter relates to a patent interference case between Alexander Graham Bell’s and his research group, the Aerial Experimental Association (AEA), and another inventor, George Francis Myers. Among other members of the AEA listed in the case, all aviation pioneers in their own right, are Frederick ""Casey Baldwin, John A. McCurdy, and Glenn Curtiss. Bell's cousin, Charles J. Bell, was the Association's legal trustee.In 1909, Bell and his group received a patent that “relates to a flying machine and more particularly consists of means for maintaining or restoring the lateral equilibrium thereof.” Myers claimed the patent should be his, that he had a previous conception and previous application. He sued for patent interference.Typed letter signed, Washington, D.C. February 24, 1914, to Bell’s legal counsel attorneys Mauro, Cameron, Lewis & Massie, agreeing to move forward with the patent interference case. ""Gentlemen, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. McCurdy and I had a conference with Mr. C. J. Bell very shortly after seeing you, and decided to go on with the Myers' Interference case. Of course you will take all your instructions from Mr. C. J. Bell, the Trustee of the Association. Mr. Bell was to have written to you upon the subject and to have paid the amount owing, and to have given you instructions regarding future bills. Arrangements have been made with the Trustee to meet these promptly as they are rendered. As Mr. Bell is absent in Florida, I do not know whether he has communicated with you or not, and therefore write for your information. I had a visit from Mr. Curtiss and am glad to find that he has recovered his interest in the A.E.A. so that he is now back on the same footing as he was in the beginning. Yours sincerely, Alexander Graham Bell."" Pencil notations to text, presumably by Bell.The Patent Offie issued an opinion on the case in 1915. It stated: “For there being no evidence to show the slightest activity on the part of Myers between February 20, 1907, and December 5, 1908, during which period, as will presently appear, Bell et al entered the field and reduced to practice, he must certainly be regarded as lacking in diligence and would obtain no particular advantage therefrom. In the absence of proofs, therefore, Myers is restricted to December 5, 1908, for conception and constructive reduction to practice.” Bell’s group was found to have a conception date of April 6, 1908 and a reduction to practice date of June 15, 1908.“Alexander Graham Bell,” the opinion maintained, “testifies that he has long been interested in aerial locomotion; that some years ago he began experiments with kite constructions with the idea of building one of sufficient power to carry a man…The witness further testifies that after some further experiments with tetrahedral kite structures he and his associates, McCurdy, Baldwin, Curtiss and Selfridge, on October 1, 1907, organized the Aerial Experiment Association with the object of using their combined efforts to devise and construct a practical aerodrome that would carry a man into the air, propelled by its own power…It clearly appears from the testimony of Patterson, Kleckler, and the two joints applicants, Bell and Curtiss, that about June 25, 1908, the supporting surfaces of the machine, which were porous and leaked air, were varnished and the lifting power of the machine being found to be materially increased, the ailerons were placed at a zero angle of incidence. As thus changed both Bell and Curtiss declare that the “June Bug” was flown successfully a number of times in June and July, 1908, on one of its flights, on July 4, 1908, winning the trophy offered by the “Scientific American” for the first flight of one kilometer distance by a heavier-than-air machine…Both Patterson and Kleckler testify that after the ailerons had been changed the “June Bug” was flown repeatedly both before and after July 4, 1908, and that they witnessed all of these flights, as well as that which occurred on July 4. Cameron says he was in Hammondsport on July 8, 1908, made a very careful study of the construction of the machine designated the “June Bug” and witnessed a flight of that machine with Curtiss as aviator. The flight, he says, was made with perfect balance, the machine being tilted to the right or left at the will of the aviator and then returned to an even keel and a perfectly balanced landing accomplished. The descriptions given by all the witnesses of the construction of the “June Bug” at the time of the flights referred to show conclusively that it fully satisfied every count of the issue.”Finally, the Patent Office held, “The evidence clearly shows that Bell et al, by the building and successful operation of an aeroplane embodying the complete invention in issue, accomplished an actual reduction to practice at least as early as July, 1908. Since Myers has no established date of either conception or reduction to practice prior to his filing date of December 5, 1908, and since Myers, even if entitled to a date of conception prior to that proved by Bell et al, was clearly lacking in diligence, it is evident that he cannot prevail. Priority of invention of the subject matter at issue herein is awarded to Alexander Graham Bell, Frederick W. Baldwin, John A. Douglas McCurdy, Glenn H. Curtiss, and Edward E. Selfridge.”Included with this is a typed letter signed by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss, dated April 2, 1912, addressed to Mauro, Cameron, Lewis & Massie, regarding coordinating a meeting for consultation.

L'ART D'AUJOURD'HUI (Vols. 1-6 all published) by Zervos, Christian and Charles Terrasse

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Title: L'ART D'AUJOURD'HUI (Vols. 1-6 all published)
Author: Zervos, Christian and Charles Terrasse
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG. plates and text sheets are clean, text gatherings uncut and folded either once (4 pp) or twice (8 pp). Previous owner has pl
Description: Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1929. VG. plates and text sheets are clean, text gatherings uncut and folded either once (4 pp) or twice (8 pp). Previous owner has placed an adhesive label inside the rear cover of Vol. 1 portfolio, and a small white label at the base of each portfolio spine, no other markings. Quite lovely.. Six portfolios with cloth ties, with gilt lettering and dates on green cloth spines. Each with Cover sheets (title-pages), text, listing of plates and plates in bw and color. Collated and complete EXCEPT for 2 plates lacking from both Vol. 4 and Volume 6. Contents of these 6 volumes (entirely in French) is as follows: Vol. 1a, printemps & été 1924 : Dunoyer de Segonzac par Christian Zervos ; Despiau par François Tosca ; Picasso par Maurice Raynal ; Charles Dufresne par Charles Vildrac ; La méthode et la leçon de Géricault par Louis Vauxcelles ; Henri Matisse par Philippe Marcel. Vol.1b, automne & hiver 1924 : Maurice Utrillo par Maurice Raynal ; Henri Laurens par Christian Zervos ; Marie Laurencin par J.-E. Laboureur ; Luc-Albert Moreau par Claude Roger-Marx ; Marc Chagall par Christian Zervos. Vol. 2, année 1925 : Raoul Dufy par Roger Allard ; Chana Orloff par André Salmon ; Frans Masereel par Jacques Mesnil ; Georges Braque par Bissière ; Mateo Hernández par Jean Cassou ; D. Galanis par Marcel Arland ; Aristide Maillol par Christian Zervos ; Hommages à Maillol ; Marie Laurencin par Roger Allard ; Henry de Waroquier par Georges Duhamel ; Quantités et qualité par Élie Faure. Vol. 3, année 1926 : Maurice de Vlaminck par Georges Duhamel ; Léopold-Lévy par E. Tériade ; Pascin par André Warnod ; Jacques Lipchitz par André Salmon ; Jean Marchand par Robert Rey ; Kisling par E. Tériade ; Jean Lurçat par Henri Achel ; Louis Marcoussis par Jean Lurçat ; Michel Tombros par André Salmon ; E.O. Friesz par E. Tériade ; Pablo Gargallo par E. Tériade ; Ozenfant par ChristianZervos.Pointes-sèches de Maurice de VlamincketHenri de Waroquer, Vol. 4, année 1927: le premier volume réunissant la peinture,la sculpture et l'architecture, avec,pour la première fois,des notices autobiographiques.Suréda ;Geneviève Gallibert; Jean Souverbie; GeorgesSaupique ; Jean Dunand; Jean Puiforcat ; Foujita ; François Pompon ; Mallet- Stevens ; Pierre Bonnard ; Marcel Loyau ; Paul Gauguin. Vol. 6, année 1928 : Georges Rouault ; Kees Van Dongen ; Georges Gounaro ; Maurice Marinot ; André Lhote ; Gonzales de La Serna ; André Beaudin ; Jules Desbois ; Pierre Chareau ; Rodolphe- Théophile Bosshard ; Georges Papazoff ; Jean-Francis Laglenne ; Jacques Loutchansky ; Jean Serrière ; Albert Marquet. Vol 7: année 1929 : Louis Charlot ; Lucien Mainssieux, Adriaan Lubbers, Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret, Maria Blanchard, Yves Alix, Wladislaw Skoczylas, Paul Klee, Jean Lambert, Louis Marcoussis, Henri Manguin, Joseph Bernard, Étienne Cournault, Jacqueline Marval, K.-X. Roussel, Claudius Linossier. Pointe sèche d'Henri Manguin. This is NOT the deluxe, numbered edition which contained original signed extra plates in each volume.

The Magazine of Art (Vol. XV, 1892)

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Title: The Magazine of Art (Vol. XV, 1892)
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: F+ (Binding has light edge wear; front interior hinge is broken and could be repaired; book is MISSING pp. 1-72 and one inclusiv
Description: London: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1892. Hardcover. F+ (Binding has light edge wear; front interior hinge is broken and could be repaired; book is MISSING pp. 1-72 and one inclusive plate; is missing a second plate near p. 78; and has at the rear the bound-in pp. 37-144 of the 1893 volume.). Tan embossed cloth with bevelled boards, gilt letters on spine & front cover; 430 pp. plus 54 pp. of total supplements per issue; numerous bw line engravings throughout text. The fifeenth volume of this highly-illustrated British monthly periodical of visual arts, published from 1878-1904. Article topics include considerations of the lives and works of these artists: Nicolo Barabino, Jules Bastien-Lepage, George Du Maurier, Stanhope Forbes, Onslow Ford, Charles Keene, John Linnell, George Reid, John Russell, Alfred Stevens, Jan van Beers, and Georges Van der Straeten. And much, much more. This volume also includes up to 54 additional pages of all of the monthly "Chronicle of Art" sections from the year's issues. Includes a volume index. With interesting text and nice illustrations. Please note that this volume is MISSING pp. 1-72; two plates; and has as an additiona pp. 37-144 of the 1893 volume.

A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Description of the District, or Zila, of Dinajpur, in the Province, or Soubah, of Bengal by Buchanan, (Hamilton), Doctor Francis

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Title: A Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Description of the District, or Zila, of Dinajpur, in the Province, or Soubah, of Bengal
Author: Buchanan, (Hamilton), Doctor Francis
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1833. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. xi,(1),342,(1)pp. The text is followed by 9 tables, of which the last is a large folding table. Published with the monthly numbers of the Gleanngs in Science and the Journal of the Asiatic Society. Modern full crushed morocco. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, green leather lettering label, gilt; boards tools in blind, marbled endpapers. Light wear and soil, a Cincinnati publisher's blindstamp on the title page, a library blindstamp on the folding plate else this is a very good copy. The author was born Francis Buchanan, but is family claimed the chiefdom of the name of Buchanan. In 1807, Buchanan was commissioned by the East India Company to survey, map, and report systematically on the territories of Bengal. He began in Dinajpur and Rangpur, north of the Ganga in what is now Bengal proper.

VIE PRIVEE ET PUBLIQUE DES ANIMAUX by Grandville

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Title: VIE PRIVEE ET PUBLIQUE DES ANIMAUX
Author: Grandville
Seller: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts (United States)
Description: 1842. Grandville. (Grandville)illus. VIE PRIVEE ET PUBLIQUE DES ANIMAUX by Balzac et al. Paris, 1842 (1st ed). 2 vols, 4to., Original pictorial boards, 386 and 390pp., plus tables of contents, 210 illustrations on engraved plates hors texte and 120 vignettes, in-texte. One of the great illustrated books. Social satire in which animals play human roles. Grandville's mastery at presenting animals with convincing human expressions, poses, and costumes has been imitated, but never equalled. Very unusual in the pictorial boards. Light wear to the board edges and hinges, expert repair to inner hinges, else a very nice copy.

King Henry VIII [Limited Letterpress Edition] by William Shakespeare; Jay L. Halio [ed.]

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Title: King Henry VIII [Limited Letterpress Edition]
Author: William Shakespeare; Jay L. Halio [ed.]
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2012. Near Fine. London: Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2012. First "Letterpress Shakespeare" Edition, Limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 134. Two volumes; folio and octavo; folio volume bound in three-quarter blue Nigerian morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; octavo volume bound in blue gilt-lettered cloth; the set housed in original blue cloth clamshell box; 115; 230pp. A few smudges to boards; a couple surface scratches to clamshell case; else a Fine set, scarce in retail.

True Romance (Four original color slides from the 1993 film) by Tony Scott (director); Quentin Tarantino (screenwriter); Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson (starring)

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Title: True Romance (Four original color slides from the 1993 film)
Author: Tony Scott (director); Quentin Tarantino (screenwriter); Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson (starring)
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1993. Four vintage 35mm color slides from the 1993 film. A pop culture enthusiast goes to pick up his wife's bag from the club where she works, having just married her the morning after their one night stand. He leaves the club with a bag of cocaine and the mob on his tail. 1.5 x 1 inches, housed individually in 2 x 2 inch cardboard sleeves. Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir.

[INDIAN PAINTING ON MANUSCRIPT LEAF: WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL BIRD]. Painted in gold and color, overpainted on a manuscript of Ibn Nafis "Mujiz al-Qanun by Anonymous Indian Artist

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Title: [INDIAN PAINTING ON MANUSCRIPT LEAF: WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL BIRD]. Painted in gold and color, overpainted on a manuscript of Ibn Nafis "Mujiz al-Qanun
Author: Anonymous Indian Artist
Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: India, 19th or 20th century. Good. Painting on manuscript leaf (ca. 270 x 160 mm), hinged on plexiglas so that the verso is visible, matted (matte size: 367 x 250 mm, some spotting on the matte). Manuscript leaf with some damage outside painted area; a very attractive ornithological painting. A delicate Indian painting of a Western Yellow Wagtail, likely made for the tourist trade, painted on a manuscript leaf that has nothing to do with the images. The Arabic text above the painting is an excerpt from a commentary on Mūjiz al-Qānūn by Ibn Nafis. The bird and the decorative yellow "cloudbands" that appear between the lines of text were added later. The text on the verso is unidentified, but judging from the red overlining we are inclined to believe it is a commentary. In our Western Yellow Wagtail we admire the extremely naturalistic color and fine modelling of the feathers, as well as the restrained depiction of the tree branch and leaves. Suitable for exhibition and study. We are grateful to Kelley Tuttle for her characteristically excellent cataloguing assistance.

Cumberland Bone Fertilizers

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Title: Cumberland Bone Fertilizers
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Boston: Cumberland Bone Phosphate Co, 1898. Wraps. Stapled. Fine. 16mo. 14 by 7.5 cm. 18, [22] pp. A dozen pages devoted to brief descriptions and promotions of the company's various fertilizer products. Four pages following have little to do with the company or its products directly, but rather provide a war revenue law summary -- the country was then engaged in the Spanish-American War -- and a summary of postal regulations. The 22 unpaginated pages are set aside for Memoranda, with blank ruled lines the only printing below the word "Memorandum". The inside rear cover provides an 1899 calendar, and thus is the basis for our dating of 1898, but the catalogue could have been issued in 1899 conceivable. Some age toning, more pronounced on the early leaves. Otherwise, light wear.

BLUE VOYAGE by Aiken, Conrad

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Title: BLUE VOYAGE
Author: Aiken, Conrad
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Description: BLUE VOYAGE, Scribners, 1927, first edition, vg+/near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper save for some slight chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Aiken's first novel.

LORTON VOICES PRESENTS: A TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 1929-1968

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Title: LORTON VOICES PRESENTS: A TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 1929-1968
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Description: Lorton: Lorton Voices, 1976. Softcover. Octavo, unpaginated [12 pages]. In Very Good Condition. Bound in paper covers; front cover is black with pink lettering. Boards have light scuff marks and mild wear. Textblock has mild shelving wear. Shelved in Room A general ephemera. "Lorton Voices" (originally "Inner Voices") was a groundbreaking theatrical troupe founded by inmate Rhozier “Roach” Brown at the Lorton Correctional Complex in the late 1960s. The group, made up entirely of Lorton inmates, performed original works for audiences both inside and outside the prison walls, including at schools, churches, and for government agencies. Unlike conventional theater, Lorton Voices’ approach was deeply personal and focused on raising awareness about the realities of incarceration, challenging stereotypes, and sparking dialogue. The group used music, dance, and original dramatic skits to reflect on their own experiences with drug abuse, crime, and the injustices faced in society. The group's work garnered significant attention, and Rhozier Brown's leadership and talent earned him a presidential pardon on Christmas Day in 1974. The success of Lorton Voices was a testament to the power of art as a tool for rehabilitation and expression. 1404060. Special Collections.

Opus 21 by Wylie, Philip

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Title: Opus 21
Author: Wylie, Philip
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Description: New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, clipped, generally rubbed and worn, chipped at the edges, a few tape repairs. Red cloth, lightly bumped, with black ink panels and designs and gilt lettering and designs. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

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