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Histoire de mes Ascensions. Récit de Vingt-Quatre Voyages aëriens (1868-1877) précédé de simples Notions sur les Ballons et la Navigation aérienne

Histoire de mes Ascensions. Récit de Vingt-Quatre Voyages aëriens (1868-1877) précédé de simples Notions sur les Ballons et la Navigation aérienne by TISSANDIER, Gaston

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Histoire de mes Ascensions. Récit de Vingt-Quatre Voyages aëriens (1868-1877) précédé de simples Notions sur les Ballons et la Navigation aérienne
Author
TISSANDIER, Gaston
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Numerous illus. & plates (several double-page) by Albert Tissandier; one folding table printed on both sides & one folding map. viii, 344 pp. Large 8vo, fine orig. red sheep (a few tiny defects), panelled in gilt, with the initials of Albert Tissandier on upper cover (“A.T.”), spine nicely gilt, a.e.g. Paris: M. Dreyfous, 1878. First edition, the copy of Albert Tissandier, the illustrator of this book and brother of the author. Gaston Tissandier (1843-99), chemist, meteorologist, author, and aviator, with his brother Albert, were the most famous balloonists of their time, making a number of ascensions. They were the first to successfully power an airship using an electric motor. Gaston’s history of ballooning was the standard work for many years and his bibliography was the first to be compiled on the subject of aviation. Albert Tissandier (1839-1906), was an architect, aviator, illustrator, editor, and archaeologist. He collaborated with his adventurer brother Gaston in writing for the magazine La Nature, a French language scientific journal aimed at the popularization of science. The perfect association copy.
Posters: November 1965 - April 1986, Lawrence Weiner. Edited by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh. [The Nova Scotia Series Vol. XVII]

Posters: November 1965 - April 1986, Lawrence Weiner. Edited by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh. [The Nova Scotia Series Vol. XVII] by (WEINER, Lawrence)

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Posters: November 1965 - April 1986, Lawrence Weiner. Edited by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh. [The Nova Scotia Series Vol. XVII]
Author
(WEINER, Lawrence)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Full-page color illus. throughout. 177, [1] p. Large 4to, green softcover, printed label to upper cover, title on spine (a bit sunned). Halifax: The Press of the Nova Scotia School of Art & Design; Toronto: Art Metropole, 1986. A fine association copy of this scarce and important reference book on Weiner’s posters, inscribed by Weiner to artist Michael Snow. This catalogue was designed by Weiner and contains an essay by Buchloh. In fine condition, inscribed on the half-title: "Dear Michael / Lawrence Weiner / Much …”. From the library of Canadian artist Michael Snow (1929-2023) and curator Peggy Gale (b. 1944). ❧ D. Schwarz, ed., Lawrence Weiner: Books 1968-1989, Catalogue Raisonné (1989), Catalogs no. 27.
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Explication des Peintures, Sculptures et Gravures, de Messieurs de l’Académie Royale, Dont l’exposition a été ordonnée, suivant l’intention de Sa Majeste, par M. Le Marquis de Marigny… by (PARIS SALON)

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Explication des Peintures, Sculptures et Gravures, de Messieurs de l’Académie Royale, Dont l’exposition a été ordonnée, suivant l’intention de Sa Majeste, par M. Le Marquis de Marigny…
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(PARIS SALON)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Woodcut royal coat-of-arms to title. 46, [2] pp. 12mo (157 x 98 mm.), 19th-cent. blue morocco-backed marbled boards, spine gilt. Paris: Herissant pere, 1769. Scarce Salon livret, from the library of prominent museum curator comte L. Clément de Ris (1820-82). Ca. 92 artists exhibited 259 paintings, drawings, sculptures, engravings, etc. We note the participation of Boucher, Vien, Lagrenée, Vanloo, Chardin, De la Tour, Vernet, Baudoin, Leprince, Robert, Amand, Lépicié, Huet, Greuze, Hall, Le Bas, Tardieu, Wille, etc., etc. A two-page Arret from 1714 regarding the counterfeiting of artists’ prints is bound-in at the end. In excellent condition, with notable provenance. de Ris amassed one of the greatest collections of art exhibition catalogues, and he has added the year he acquired this volume — “1859” — alongside his ownership inscription to the recto of the first blank leaf. ❧ Documenting the Salon: Paris Salon Catalogs 1673-1945 (National Gallery of Art Library: 2016).
In Defence of Woman

In Defence of Woman by Cynwal, Wiliam; Williams, Gwyn (Translator); Petts, John (Artist)

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In Defence of Woman
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Cynwal, Wiliam; Williams, Gwyn (Translator); Petts, John (Artist)
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
(London): The Golden Cockerel Press, 1960. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Petts, John. One of 100 special copies, octavo size, 28 pp., in slipcase. We cannot do better than to set forth here the comments in Cock-a-Hoop: "Cynwal was a sixteeth century poet, a serious man who was more vexed than amused by the widely circulated satire 'Against Women'. Skirmishes of wit between the sexes were all the fashion at this time, and the earnest Cynwal rushed to take arms in love's 'merry war', penning this somewhat over zealous panegyric on feminine good nature..." (Cock-a-Hoop, p. 43). This one of the 100 special copies bound in full leather by Hiscox and with one extra engraving, in the publisher's slipcase. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue morocco with gilt decoration on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt, colour frontis, colour title page, plus nine colour wood-engravings bound in throughout; octavo size (9" by 4 5/8"), pagination: [1-4] 5-28, limited edition, this no. 56 of 100 special copies (total edition 500). In the publisher's slipcase of thin pink cardstock, with the same limitation number (56) as the book in pencil at the head of the spine. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, with clean boards, the leather smooth and supple, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; sunning to the spine and some offsetting to the free endpapers, else fine. Slipcase also near fine, remarkably free of wear or creases for such a thin case; sunning at the top and along one side, else fine. ___CITATION: Cock-a-Hoop, no. 210. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Portrait of Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina by (COLOR PRINTED AQUATINT)

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Portrait of Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina
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(COLOR PRINTED AQUATINT)
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
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(COLOR-PRINTED AQUATINT) Portrait of Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina. (London: 1800). Engraving. (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches.) This color printed portrait of Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Princess of Orang in Nassau, was the work of Benjamin-Samuel Balomey (1739-1819). A color prin aquatint, the eyes alone are highlighted by hand. Very good.
Poetry Copy Book Belonging to H. [Hugh] B. Lougee of East Parsonfield, Maine

Poetry Copy Book Belonging to H. [Hugh] B. Lougee of East Parsonfield, Maine

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Poetry Copy Book Belonging to H. [Hugh] B. Lougee of East Parsonfield, Maine
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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c.1880's. Twenty one pages of poetry. Among the poems is Edmund Clarance Stedman's poem in John Brown. Lougee was a framer, teacher and member of the Free Will Baptists. During his lifetime in Parsonsfield, the Free Will Baptists had a seminary that served the Underground Railroad. In the 1850's the school was burned, killing several students and enslaved people. Although they blamed the anti-abolitionists, they could never prove it.
Don't Waste What Others Want. American Junior Red Cross

Don't Waste What Others Want. American Junior Red Cross by WILSON, Dagmar, illustrator

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Don't Waste What Others Want. American Junior Red Cross
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WILSON, Dagmar, illustrator
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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New York: The American National Red Cross, 1948. Dagmar WILSON. [EPHEMERA] [POSTER] [JUVENILE] [HEALTH] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Lower left corner imprint: LIP & BA Label. Lower right corner: Poster 605 (6-48). 22 3/8" x 14 3/8"; light creasing to bottom right corner; near fine. A bold, graphic poster by the American National Red Cross for the American Junior Red Cross illustrates the progressive destruction of a pastoral landscape by factories. The illustrator, Dagmar Searchinger Wilson (1911-2011) was an American anti-nuclear, artist, and children's book illustrator.
ECCLESIASTICAL MNEMONIKA, OR AID TO THE MEMORY IN STORING A CORRECT KNOWLEDGE OF ECCLESIASTICAL DATES. TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER AID TO THE MEMORY AS MAY BE SERVED BY A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING FACTS. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES

ECCLESIASTICAL MNEMONIKA, OR AID TO THE MEMORY IN STORING A CORRECT KNOWLEDGE OF ECCLESIASTICAL DATES. TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER AID TO THE MEMORY AS MAY BE SERVED BY A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING FACTS. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES by R. M. Abercrombie

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ECCLESIASTICAL MNEMONIKA, OR AID TO THE MEMORY IN STORING A CORRECT KNOWLEDGE OF ECCLESIASTICAL DATES. TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER AID TO THE MEMORY AS MAY BE SERVED BY A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING FACTS. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES
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R. M. Abercrombie
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Good binding
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New York: Spalding & Shepard, 1848. Quarter Leather. Good binding. R. M. Abercrombie’s Ecclesiastical Mnemonika. Contemporary owner’s name on the title page, and namestamp on the front pastedown. Minor foxing. Rebacked in later leather. Spots of surface loss to the front board. Quarter green leather over embossed brown cloth boards. Good. Five unique institutional holdings noted on OCLC. Good binding.
Charter of the City of Los Angeles

Charter of the City of Los Angeles by [LOS ANGELES]

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Charter of the City of Los Angeles
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[LOS ANGELES]
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
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First edition thus. Octavo. Original stiff green printed wrappers (pencil notes on the front free endpaper). Very good (few chips; nicks). 96 pages.
The Fender Guitar

The Fender Guitar by Achard, Ken

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The Fender Guitar
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Achard, Ken
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780933224483
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Very Good +
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Westport, CT: The Bold Strummer Ltd, 1990. Reissue. Paperback. Very Good +. 69pp. Octavo [25.5cm]. Illustrated wraps. Toning to spine. A few faint scratches to wraps. Heavily illustrated.
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PULSE OF THE PEOPLE: New Jersey, 1763-1789

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PULSE OF THE PEOPLE: New Jersey, 1763-1789
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1976. THE PULSE OF THE PEOPLE: New Jersey, 1763-1789. [Trenton: New Jersey State Museum, 1976]. 4to. 268 p. Illus. Wrappers. Handsomely illustrated catalogue of the museum's Bicentennial exhibition, mounted under the direction of E. Leslie Byrnes, Jr., and Suzanne Corlette. An important record of 18th century New Jersey fine and decorative arts, printing, etc., and a useful reference work.
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France For the Motorist. With 16 half-tone plates, a 16-page atlas in colours and 6 plans of touring areas. by Freeston, Charles L.

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France For the Motorist. With 16 half-tone plates, a 16-page atlas in colours and 6 plans of touring areas.
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Freeston, Charles L.
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Savoy Books (United States)
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New York: Scribner's, 1927. Book. Narrow 8vo, orig cloth (soiled). Pp. xv, 207, 16, illus in color and b&w. A nice, sound copy..
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Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me by ALEXANDER, Shana

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Happy Days: My Mother, My Father, My Sister & Me
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ALEXANDER, Shana
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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New York: Doubleday, 1995. First. hardcover. very good/very good. Illus. 386pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1995.
A Day With the Cow Column
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A Day With the Cow Column by Applegate, Jesse

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A Day With the Cow Column
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Applegate, Jesse
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
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9780877704812
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Ye Galleon Press, 1990. Paperback. New. 7x0x10. New old stock; overstock from former book distributor. One of the most fun pioneer memoirs, this edition is largely a reissue of the 1934 edition for the Caxton Club. This reminiscence, though lacking in grandhistorical facts, quite simply gives the best description of atypical day on the Oregon Trail. A review of the Northwestpublishers who have reprinted this attests to its enduringinterest: Oregon Historical Quarterly (1900), the CaxtonClub edition of 1934 which includes Jesse A. Applegate’sexcellent Recollections of My Boyhood from 1914, ChampoegPress (1943), and Ye Galleon Press (1990). See Jones & Givens, Oregon 100 #3.

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