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CASTELLI, E PONTI CON ALCUNE INGEGNOSE PRATICHE, E CON LA DESCRIZIONE DEL TRASPORTO DELL' OBELISCO VATICANO E DI ALTRI DI D. FONTANA. [bound with] CONTIGNATIONES AC PONTES NICOLAI ZABAGLIA by (ENGINEERING - OBELISKS). ZABAGLIA, NICCOLA, and DOMENICO FONTANA

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Title: CASTELLI, E PONTI CON ALCUNE INGEGNOSE PRATICHE, E CON LA DESCRIZIONE DEL TRASPORTO DELL' OBELISCO VATICANO E DI ALTRI DI D. FONTANA. [bound with] CONTIGNATIONES AC PONTES NICOLAI ZABAGLIA
Author: (ENGINEERING - OBELISKS). ZABAGLIA, NICCOLA, and DOMENICO FONTANA
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Rome: Crispino Puccinelli, 1824. Second Edition with the Addition of Later Machines and Premises. 520 x 370 mm. (20 1/2 x 14 1/2"). 4 p.l., XXIX, [1], 46; [4], 48 pp. Two volumes bound in one. Edited and with notes on the life and work of Zabaglia by Filippo Maria Renazzi. SPLENDID CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, VERY ATTRACTIVELY GILT, covers with frames formed by thick and thin gilt rules filled with alternating fleuron tools above an undulating ribbon roll, central panel framed by multiple gilt rules connecting ornate floral corner- and sidepieces, flat spine divided into panels by multiple plain and decorative rules, these panels with rectangular centerpiece composed of volutes, arabesques, and floral tools, marbled endpapers. Engraved portrait of Zabaglia by Girolamo Rossi after a drawing by Pietro Leone Ghezzi, engraved vignettes on both title-pages, and 62 FINE ENGRAVED PLATES, 10 OF THEM FOLDING, after designs by Francesco Rostagni. Berlin Katalog 2755; Brunet V, 1515 ; Graesse VII, 501; Cicognara 968 (all citing the first edition). Trivial signs of use to the binding and contents with insignificant imperfections only: AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY, the attractive binding lustrous and virtually unworn, and THE PLATES REMARKABLY CLEAN, FRESH, AND BRIGHT, with especially ample margins. This is a remarkably beautiful copy, inside and out, of the second, enlarged edition of a fundamental work for the history of engineering and the construction of buildings, expanding the original 1743 edition for educational use, with text in academically appropriate Latin in addition to the original Italian. Niccola [or Nicolò] Zabaglia (1667-1750) began working as a day laborer on the construction of St. Peter's Basilica in 1686, and was employed full time on the project by 1691. According to Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, "by 1696, he was able to demonstrate his ability as a mechanic, moving the large porphyry cup and the bronze statues placed in the Vatican baptistery." Although illiterate, he was an ingenious practical engineer. DBI notes that "the preparation of scaffolding and exceptional castles, and the transport of extraordinary weights" were his strongest skills. For the Vatican, he organized the removal, transportation, and installation of several obelisks at St. Peter's and other churches, figured out a way to move a large marble altar, and prepared the scaffolding needed to construct, maintain, or restore areas of St. Peter's. He was involved in strengthening its famed dome after the earthquakes of 1703 and 1730, inventing the necessary machines to do the work and training the construction crew. This volume's splendid oversized engravings illustrate the machinery and instruments used for the restoration of the dome—elaborate hoisting devices, construction tools, pulleys, scaffolding, ornamental tiles, etc.—as well as the craftsmen at work. The transportation of the Vatican obelisk by Domenico Fontana in 1590 is represented by a fine selection of plates from Carlo Fontana's work on St. Peter's ("Templum Vaticanum," published in 1694 and derived from Domenico's original "Delle transportazione dell'obelisco Vaticano"). This undertaking may be compared with the plates depicting Zabaglia's methods for transporting and erecting obelisks. The greatest honor conferred on the unofficial "Engineer of the Vatican" in his lifetime was the first edition of this work, published at Rome by Niccolò & Marco Pagliarini in 1743, with a total of 55 plates. The present second edition is enlarged with a biography of Zabaglia written by jurist Filippo Maria Renazzi (1742-1808) and with eight more plates, which are among the very best and largest in the book; it is less commonly encountered than the first edition. This may be due to the fact that, if put to the intended use in educational settings, copies of the 1824 edition would have seen far more wear and tear than the earlier printing..

Kate Greenaway's Almanacks for 1925, 1926, and 1927. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1925 [together with] Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1926 [together with] Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1927 by Greenaway, Kate

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books

Title: Kate Greenaway's Almanacks for 1925, 1926, and 1927. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1925 [together with] Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1926 [together with] Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1927
Author: Greenaway, Kate
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description: London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1926. First edition. First editions. Three volumes, oblong twelvemo (2 7/8 x 4 1/16 inches; 73 x 103 mm.). and twelvemo (3 7/8 x 2 7/8 inches; 98 x 74 mm. & 4 1/8 x 2 15/16 inches; 104 x 75 mm.). Collating [24] pp; [24] pp. and [24] pages. All fine copies with the original printed glassine wrappers. The color illustrations for the 1925 Almanack were originally used in the Almanack for 1887. The color illustrations for the 1926 Almanack were originally used in the Almanack for 1890. The color illustrations for the 1927 Almanack were originally used in the Almanack for 1891 Schuster & Engen, 18. 16b; 19. 17a & 20. 18a.

VERONICA LAKE (1947) Portrait by Paramount

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Seller: Walterfilm, Inc.

Title: VERONICA LAKE (1947) Portrait
Author: Paramount
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Paramount. No binding. Fine. [Hollywood]: Paramount Pictures, 1947. Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white print still photo, fine. Studio portrait shot a year after Veronica Lake appeared in THE BLUE DAHLIA. She remained at Paramount for a few more years after.

We Are Many; Introduction by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn by Bloor, Ella Reeve

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Title: We Are Many; Introduction by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Author: Bloor, Ella Reeve
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: International Publishers, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. Signed first edition of We Are Many by Ella Reeve Bloor, American labor organizer and notable member of the Communist Party.. Octavo, 319pp. Blue cloth, title in silver on spine. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, faint toning to edges and endpapers, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.25 retail price on front flap, a few short closed tears and creases, faint soiling to rear cover, a very good example. (Seidman, B316) Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. A scarce signed work. Ella Reeve Bloor (1862-1951) was an American labor organizer, feminist, member of the Socialist Party and a member of the American Communist Party. She was one of the top-ranking female activists in the Communist Party of the United States during her lifetime.

Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics!; Adventures And Lessons From An Unexpected Public Life by Baker, James A.

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Title: Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics!; Adventures And Lessons From An Unexpected Public Life
Author: Baker, James A.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
ISBN: 9780399153778
Condition: Near fine
Description: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. The first edition of Work Hard, Study...And Keep Out Of Politics! by Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, inscribed to Judge Paul Pressler of Texas.. Octavo, xvii, 460pp. Maroon hardcover, title in gilt on spine, author's initials on front cover. The first printing, with a full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, faint shelf wear, retail price on front flap. Inscribed on the title page: "To Paul - my lifelong friend with warmest personal regards and best wishes, Jim Baker." Judge Paul Pressler (1930-2024) was President George H.W. Bush's and James Baker's choice to lead the Office of Government Ethics in 1989, but "ethical problems" would derail his nomination. Judge Pressler served on the Texas Court of Appeals from 1978-1992. He was influential in the conservative resurgence of the Southern Baptist Convention and a notable power broker in conservative Texas politics. He was accused of sexual misconduct later in life and utilized the legal services of Baker Botts, the namesake law firm of the Baker family, to defend himself.

Exhibition card: robert ryman (opens 27 November [1969]) by (RYMAN, Robert)

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Title: Exhibition card: robert ryman (opens 27 November [1969])
Author: (RYMAN, Robert)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Illus. to one side, printed on both sides. Pictorial card. Paris: Galerie Yvon Lambert, [1969]. Announcement card for Ryman’s first solo show in France, with Yvon Lambert. One side has a close-up reproduced photograph of a Ryman painting, and an exhibition list is on the other. In excellent condition.

Magic Isles of the Coral Sea : Solomon Islands, A New Map in Detail

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Title: Magic Isles of the Coral Sea : Solomon Islands, A New Map in Detail
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: General wear. Minor separation at folds.
Description: Sydney, Australia: H. E. C. Robinson Pty. Ltd, 1945. General wear. Minor separation at folds.. A map of the British Solomon Islands, specifically: Choiseul, Vella Lavella, Ganongga, Gizo, Kolombangara, New Georgia, Rendova, Tetepare, Vangunu, Gatukai, Santa Isabel Island, Florida Island, Malaita, Bougainville, Shortland Island and San Cristoval. The map shows a variety of government and missions stations, along with the villages and towns on the islands. Included are two insets and one location map. When the map is folded, there is a panel titled of "Magic Isles of the Coral Sea : Solomon Islands", with an illustration of one of the native tribesmen of the islands. Written in pen on the backside of the map is "Lt. Col. Russell E. Nicholls, Sig. [Signal] Corps". As such, based on the biography of Nicholls, this map was most likely given to him after he achieved the rank of Lt. Col. in 1943, while he was working as an instructor at Eastern Signal Corps School at Fort Monmouth, NJ. Large map with two insets and location map. OCLC 8 (Jan. 2021). Measures 29 3/4" x 20" Russell Eugene Nicholls was born on August 6, 1910 to Grant Nicholls (1874-1940), and Cora Cooley (1886-1983) in Bryan, OH. He had two siblings, Wayne W. Nicholls (1921-2007) and Blaine Allen Nicholls (1925-?). He also had several half-siblings from his mother's first marriage to Fredrick Rupel (1874-1919): Bessie L. Rupel May (1909-2001), Ralph T. Rupel (1911-1983), and Rebecca E. Rupel (1914-2000). Russell attended United States Military Academy West Point, and graduated in 1935. He was attached to the Signal Corps in 1938. During WWII he served with the Signal Corps in the South Pacific, until in the fall of 1943, when it appears he was injured in the line of duty. He retired in Nov. 1945 with the rank of Lt. Col., before returning to active duty barely a month later to serve as an instructor at the Eastern Signal Corps School at Fort Monmouth, NJ. He retired for a second time upon the end of the war in May 1945. He married Marjorie Niven Gardner (1912-1981) in June 1935 in West Point, NY, and had two children. He died on November 11, 1984.

The Life and Times of Jo Mora; Iconic Artist of the American West by Hiller, Peter [Gail Jones, Editor]

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Title: The Life and Times of Jo Mora; Iconic Artist of the American West
Author: Hiller, Peter [Gail Jones, Editor]
Seller: David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2021. First Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. SIGNED, Trade edition, [9.25X6.25in]; xv, 319 pp., [1] advertisement of Book Club of California letter press edition, frontispieces, many color illustrations, maps and images, appendix, notes, bibliography and index; Tan cloth covers with gilt lettering and designs on front and spine, blue shades illustrated end papers; Illustrated dust jacket with front and spine lettering on mustard field; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, light soiling to dust jacket, tipped in inscription of Hiller on a Jo Mora illustrated label, "Enjoy the Jo Mora Trail ! Best Wishes, Peter Hiller", tipped in reprint of illustration of City and Bay of San Francisco by Jo Mora first published in A Log of the Spanish Main, 1933. Joseph (Jo) Jacinto Mora (1876-1947) was an artist, sculptor, illustrator, painter, muralist, mapmaker, pictorial cartographer, cartoonist, photographer, printmaker, architect and cowboy during his long and very productive career. He was an author, historian and known as the "Renaissance Man of the West". His family immigrated from Uruguay in 1880 to the United States east coast where Jo studied are and started work as a cartoonist. In early 1900, he relocated to California to become a cowboy and travel in the Southwest as a painter and photographer. He lived with the Hopi and Navajo tribes in Arizona to learn about their culture and made detailed illustrations of their daily lives. Later, he moved to the Monterey Bay area and settled in his life as a artist working in a broad range of mediums. His works are wide spread and provide a body of work rich in the culture and times of California and the American West. This is the trade publication of the 2019 Book Club of California limited edition. These books are well written and illustrated representation of Jo Mora's lifetime works, and rich history of California and the Southwest. An important book as part of any California and Western collection. Peter Hiller (1952 -) is the curator of the Jo Mora Trust and foremost authority on Jo Mora. This publication is long overdue in highlighting and celebrating the extensive and important works of Jo Mora.

Rossetti and His Circle by Beerbohm, Max

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Title: Rossetti and His Circle
Author: Beerbohm, Max
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: William Heinemann, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on upper board and spine; 4to; pp. ix, plus 23 full-color plates tipped onto heavy cardstock leaves, with printed tissue-guards. "Made in Great Britain" printed on verso of title-page. Boards faintly rubbed; spine tips and corners bumped and scuffed. Contemporary gift inscription on FFEP, otherwise internally bright and clean. Caricatures of the Pre-Raphaelites.

Portland Maine Bookbinder Label/Advertisement 1870's

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Title: Portland Maine Bookbinder Label/Advertisement 1870's
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: William A. Quincy Printer's Exchange Book Bindery Portland ME. Circa 1870's. Measures 5 x 4 1/2.

THE YEAR OF SILENCE by Bell, Madison Smartt

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Title: THE YEAR OF SILENCE
Author: Bell, Madison Smartt
Seller: Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780899194905
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1987. First edition, first prnt. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Inscribed by Bell on the half-title page. "for Corey Wigand (?) from Madison Smartt Bell." Spine end cloth wrinkled, weak bumps to upper board corners; dustjacket with wear spots and shelfwear. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images are of the book described and not stock photos.

Titanic Survivor. by Jessop Violet.

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Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co.

Title: Titanic Survivor.
Author: Jessop Violet.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description: (Dobbs Ferry, NY): Sheridan House, (1997). "Newly discovered memoirs of Violet Jessop who survived both the Titanic and Britannic disasters." Fine in dj.. 23 cm., 238 pp. b/w plates.

Check list of the exhibit Out of Africa

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB

Title: Check list of the exhibit Out of Africa
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG- (scuffing and shelfwear on wraps)
Description: Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Museum of Science, 1969. Softcover. VG- (scuffing and shelfwear on wraps). Bw illustrated wraps with white text. 58 pp. Bw illustrations. "Africa is no longer the Dark Continent as it was called when, during the last century, the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences acquired its first African artifacts. Today Africa emerges as the Bright Continent. The art of Africa in its myriad manifestations has been brought into focus throughout the years during which the Society's collections were carefully selected and cherished. These collections are presented now in an exhibit OUT OF AFRICA simply as a tribute to the magnificent contributions of the people of Africa who were master craftsmen and for whom art was an integral part of life." - introduction.

PL, Progressive Labor: vol. 5, no. 4, June-July 1966 by Progressive Labor Party

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Title: PL, Progressive Labor: vol. 5, no. 4, June-July 1966
Author: Progressive Labor Party
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Brooklyn: Progressive Labor Party, 1966. Magazine. 119p., staplebound journal, 8.5x11 inches, evenly toned, else very good condition good condition. Includes a centerspread of photos from the Vietnam war, an article on pre-Civil War Black nationalism, and more.

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