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A BRIEF MEMOIR OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH; PREPARED FOR AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER FOR APRIL, 1862, AND NOW REPRINTED WITH ADDITIONS by (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (BINDINGS - THE ROSE BINDERY). (RALEIGH, SIR WALTER). DRAKE, SAMUEL G.

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: A BRIEF MEMOIR OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH; PREPARED FOR AND PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER FOR APRIL, 1862, AND NOW REPRINTED WITH ADDITIONS
Author: (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (BINDINGS - THE ROSE BINDERY). (RALEIGH, SIR WALTER). DRAKE, SAMUEL G.
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Boston: Printed for the Author for private distribution, 1862. 235 x 175 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 7/8"). 35, [1] pp. HANDSOME BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO BY THE ROSE BINDERY OF BOSTON (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), covers with wide frame of multiple gilt fillets, curling leaf tools, and daisy tools, raised bands, spine gilt in triple-ruled compartments with two leaf tools at center, turn-ins framed by gilt rules and daisy tools, light brown moiré silk doublures and endleaves, top edge gilt. Original wrappers bound in. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 25 PLATES, including steel engravings, copperplates, etchings, a mezzotint, and a woodcut, all depicting people and events from the text. Front flyleaf with morocco bookplate of Frank Deering; original front wrapper with ink presentation inscription: "Mr. Wm. B. Trask / with the regards of / the Author." Text leaves with light, even toning, occasional faint offsetting from plates or tissue guards, one plate with mild foxing, otherwise a lovely copy, the text and plates clean and fresh, and THE HANDSOME BINDING LUSTROUS AND UNWORN. This short overview of the life of the Elizabethan courtier and explorer is most attractively bound and extra-illustrated with portraits of Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake, and other members of the court, as well as friends and rivals of the book's subject, along with a view of the Tower of London where he was imprisoned, the battle with the Spanish Armada, and the famous scene in which Raleigh gallantly placed his cloak over a puddle for the queen to cross. The text is an anomaly in the writings of antiquarian and genealogist Samuel Drake (1798-1875), who wrote primarily about early New England, including several accounts of Indian captivities. Drake presented this copy, in its original wrapper, to his fellow editor at the "New-England Historical & Genealogical Register and Antiquarian Journal," William Trask. The book was later extra-illustrated and elegantly bound for distinguished Maine collector Frank Deering (1866-1939) by the Rose Bindery in Boston, a firm that catered to bibliophiles. Around the turn of the 20th century, Boston was home to a number of hand binderies, formed as part of the American embrace of the Arts & Crafts Movement. Hoping to stand out from the competition, the Rose Bindery did not advertise, but published a small booklet outlining the services they offered for "the owners of libraries but more especially of rare volumes, first editions, unique books that require new bindings or where the present binding should be repaired so as to preserve or restore its original character and beauty." The booklet also explained the bindery's creative approach: "It has been truly said that a great deal more thought should be put into what is left out of the design than to what is put into it; dignity and character should always be uppermost in the mind of the designer." Our binding embodies this philosophy, with restrained and elegant tooling, with an unusual curling leaf tool thoughtfully deployed. Deering was head of a lumber company and also served in his state's legislature. History was his main area of interest, and his library contained an impressive collection of early Americana. According to his obituary in the journal of the American Antiquarian Society, "One of the prominent features of his library was the almost complete collection which he gathered of Indian narratives and captivities, in which field his collection was un-rivalled in the country." It seems likely he knew of Samuel Drake due to their shared interest in this topic. The special treatment he commissioned for this book adds greatly to its allure, as does the pristine condition of the binding..

NIKKO^ZAN MEISHO^ JU^NIKEI by [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist

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Title: NIKKO^ZAN MEISHO^ JU^NIKEI
Author: [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 1883. [COPPER ENGRAVING] MATSUURA YASU, artist. NIKKOZAN MEISHO JUNIKEI. Nikko: Shiozawa Ken'ichiro, Meiji 16 [1883]. The original sheets (from a folding album?) have been remounted on Japanese paper and fukuro-toji string binding. The cover of the original series is a bit edgeworn worn but the 12 hand-colored copper engravings, each about 12 x 17.5 cm, of sites around Nikko, waterfalls, river views, etc., are lovely - well-printed and well-preserved. From an interesting period aesthetically, when Japanese artists and craftsmen were introducing Western-derived techniques like lithography and engraving into printmaking, printing and the allied arts on a popular level. Unusual work.

PREPARE for the official TESTS for WAACS, WAVES, SPARS and MARINES!" -- WWII Test Prep for Women Joining the Armed Forces

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Seller: Eclectibles

Title: PREPARE for the official TESTS for WAACS, WAVES, SPARS and MARINES!" -- WWII Test Prep for Women Joining the Armed Forces
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Good. Light dust soiling and toning, wear to extremities, tears and rust around staples. Tape repair to upper wrapper.
Description: New York, New York: Capital Publishing Company, 1943. Good. Light dust soiling and toning, wear to extremities, tears and rust around staples. Tape repair to upper wrapper.. A printed guide for women looking to join the armed forces in 1943, complete with practice tests and what each of the service groups look for in their recruits. The groups include: WAACS (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Army); WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, Navy); SPARS (U.S. Coast Guard women's reserve); and the women's reserve in the Marines. The contents are divided by branch, and offer information on the following subjects: a brief history and description of each reserve; pay and benefits; uniforms and expectations; physical, character, and mental requirements; how to apply; physical exams and interviews; training; specialist schools; promotions; and subject-specific knowledge to have before applying (e.g. basic First Aid, arithmetic, current events, and even Morse Code). Includes photo illustrations and relevant line drawings throughout. Single vol. (11" by 8.5"), pp. 196, illus., in original illus. wrps with image of women in uniform on the front. "American women -- This is your war. Your men are sacrificing theirs lives for everything you love and believe in . Whether you wear the 'olive drab' of the WAACS or the 'navy twill' of the WAVES and SPARS or the 'forest green' of the WOMEN'S RESERVE of the U.S. MARINE CORPS, you can contribute your equal share toward victory" (p. 2).

Americanism vs. Another ISM: The A.B.C. of Patriotism by Ralph Richards

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Title: Americanism vs. Another ISM: The A.B.C. of Patriotism
Author: Ralph Richards
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Very good. Light spotting, top edge chewed.
Description: Kansas City, Missouri: Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1912. Very good. Light spotting, top edge chewed.. A scarce early conservative political pamphlet offering a strong rebuke of socialism and immigration, as well as a case for the idea of American Exceptionalism (the belief that the United States is unique and exceptional among world nations). Uses rhetoric, ideology, and arguments still in use by certain political campaigns and groups today. Explicitly defines socialism as "a short sighted utilitarian scheme which ignores God, would imbrue man, and forgets eternity", and contrasts it with free labor, which it defines as "the right and opportunity to produce and, by the grace of God, [gain] fair compensation for the performance". Note the pervasive xenophobic fear mongering throughout, especially in the chapter titled "The Chinese C****e and the Russian Serf Are Ready to Take Your Jobs" (p.17) and the chapter "White Slavery and Socialism" which argues that "undesirable foreigners" should be limited from "landing on our shores and competing unfairly with American working men" (p.20). An interesting pamphlet ripe with research opportunities and relevance to current political events. Second edition. Single vol. (7.5" by 3.75"), pp. 48, in original illus. wrps with image of American eagle on front. Approx. 6 copies on OCLC (July 2024).

WALLY WESTMORE BODY MAKE-UP DEVICE DEMONSTRATED BY EARL CARROLL | MURDER AT THE VANITIES (1934) Publicity photo by Paramount

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Title: WALLY WESTMORE BODY MAKE-UP DEVICE DEMONSTRATED BY EARL CARROLL | MURDER AT THE VANITIES (1934) Publicity photo
Author: Paramount
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Paramount. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles]: Paramount Pictures, 1934. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. Some wear at bottom corners, near fine. Original type on verso explains that Wally Westmore, head of Paramount's make-up department, has invented a new gun spray make-up device for applying body make-up. In this image, showman Earl Carroll is shown demonstrating it on one of his showgirls, Anya Taranda. Carroll's dancing ladies performed an extravagant production number in the film. The device is the forerunner of today's airbrush make-up technique. Photo is coded 989/2/90.

BECH IS BACK by Updike, John

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Title: BECH IS BACK
Author: Updike, John
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9780394528496
Condition: Fine in fine jacket.
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed limited first edition of Updike's second compilation of stories about Henry Bech, a middle-aged writer with more than a hint of self-portraiture beneath his Bellovian, Rothlike exterior. 8'' x 5''. Original copper-lettered textured black cloth. Red topstain. Pictorial endpapers. In original pictorial dust jacket and slipcase. Endpapers, jacket, and slipcase illustrations by Arnold Roth. Edition of 500 specially bound and printed copies, this copy no. 81. Signed by Updike on limitation page.

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906 and Their Effects on Structures and Structural Materials. Reports by... With Preface by Joseph Austin Holmes. by Gilbert, Grove Karl, Richard Lewis Humphrey, John Stephen Sewell, and Frank Soulé

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Title: The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of April 18, 1906 and Their Effects on Structures and Structural Materials. Reports by... With Preface by Joseph Austin Holmes.
Author: Gilbert, Grove Karl, Richard Lewis Humphrey, John Stephen Sewell, and Frank Soulé
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Washington: Government Printig Office, 1907 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Pp. xii, 170 [1]. plus 2 text figures and 98 photographic illustrations on 54 plates, folding photographic panorama, 2 folding maps. Bibliography and index. Rebound in new black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor damp-stains to top edge of text block. Previous owner's stamp to title page and page iii. First plate attached and repaired with tape, short tears to creases on folding panorama. Overall, a very good and complete copy. First edition. One of the best on the effects of the earthquake and fire on various structures and materials, with articles by experts in their field: "The Earthquake as a Natural Phenomenon" by Gilbert; "The Effects of the Earthquake and Fire on Various Structures and Structural Materials" by Richard L. Humphrey; "The Effects ... on Buildings, Engineering Structures, and Structural Materials" by John S. Sewell; and " The Earthquake and Fire and Their Effects on Structural Steel and Steel-Frame Buildings" by Frank Soulé. One of the folding maps show San Francisco and its burned area in relation to the entire Bay Area, while the other shows a much larger scale map of the city with the burned area outlined in red and, in lighter red, the district covered largely by brick structures within the burned area, all the buildings within the "brick structures" district are numbered and keyed to their names. This report is avidly sought-after. .

The Plight of the Lesser Sawyer’s Cricket: Plays, Prose and Poems. by ZAHN, Curtis.

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Title: The Plight of the Lesser Sawyer’s Cricket: Plays, Prose and Poems.
Author: ZAHN, Curtis.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description: Santa Barbara: Garland-Clarke/Capra Press, (1987).. First trade paperback printing.. 199 pp w/appendix. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

NABE News: vol. 5, #2/3, January 1982 by Zelasko, Nancy, editor

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Title: NABE News: vol. 5, #2/3, January 1982
Author: Zelasko, Nancy, editor
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Washington DC: National Association for Bilingual Education, 1982. Magazine. 20p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, events, very good newsletter in stapled wraps.

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