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SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM

SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM by (FÊTE BOOK). (RUBENS, PETER PAUL, Illustrator). BECANUS, GUILIELMUS

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Title
SERENISSIMI PRINCIPIS FERDINANDI HISPANIARUM INFANTIS S.R.E. CARDINALIS TRIUMPHALIS INTROITUS IN FLANDRIAE METROPOLIUM GANDAVUM
Author
(FÊTE BOOK). (RUBENS, PETER PAUL, Illustrator). BECANUS, GUILIELMUS
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Antwerp: Johannes Meursius, 1636. FIRST EDITION. 532 x 380 mm. (21 x 15"). 4 p.l., 68, [4] pp. Original stiff vellum, covers with the arms of the city of Ghent in gilt at center, flat spine with seven gilt fleurs-de-lys. Engraved vignette on title by Cornelis Galle after Peter Paul Rubens and 40 (of 42) FINE ENGRAVED PLATES, two of these folding, by Galle, Pieter de Jode, J. Neefs, and others. Lacking plates 23 ("Charles and Africa") and 32 ("Venus beseeching Mars"). Front pastedown with bookplate of J. D. van Langenhove. Landwehr, "Splendid Ceremonies" 96; Lipperheide 2663; Vinet 626; Brunet I, 728. ◆Binding rather soiled and splayed, a few small chips in the vellum, title page a bit stained around the edges and with lower margin strengthened on verso, tears in five plates (four of these neatly mended, the other less so), margins with minor stains, smudges, and thumbing; not without some condition issues, but still a pleasing book internally, the work done on very strong paper, the attractive plates richly impressed, and with deep impressions of the type. Praised by Brunet for its "beautiful plates," this fête book commemorates the "Joyous Entry" into Ghent of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (1609-41), recently named governor of the Spanish Netherlands (an area incorporating most of modern Belgium and Luxembourg, plus parts of northern France, the southern Netherlands, and western Germany). The son of the King of Spain and his queen, who was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand was made a cardinal at the age of 10(!). Despite the ecclesiastical office, he was never ordained to the priesthood; he was more of a soldier at heart. As the Thirty Years War was then in progress, Ferdinand undertook the journey to his new posting accompanied by an army, and his troops engaged in several battles, most notably a victory over the Swedes at Nördlingen. This triumph was celebrated in the pageantry of his entry into Ghent, and in the plates here. There is a large folding plate of the Battle of Nördlingen, as well as plates showing Ferdinand leading his men and consulting with his ally in the battle, the King of Hungary. The decorations for the Joyous Entry were overseen by Peter Paul Rubens, court painter to Ferdinand's predecessor as ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, the Archduchess Isabella. Rubens (1577-1640) also produced the portraits here of Ferdinand and his father, Philip IV of Spain. The triumphal arches and other festive trimmings for Ferdinand's arrival procession are depicted in these plates, along with various allegorical scenes of classical subjects, from gods to real-life conquerors. The revelries accompanying Ferdinand's arrival, including fireworks and theatrical presentations, are also pictured..
ITALY, A POEM. [and] POEMS

ITALY, A POEM. [and] POEMS by (BINDINGS - ROOT & SON). ROGERS, SAMUEL

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ITALY, A POEM. [and] POEMS
Author
(BINDINGS - ROOT & SON). ROGERS, SAMUEL
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1830, 1834. First Illustrated Editions. 202 x 135 mm. (8 x 5 1/2"). Two separately published works bound in two volumes (but often found as companion volumes).. VERY PRETTY SKY-BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, BY W. ROOT & SON (stamp-signed on front turn-ins), covers with gilt rule frame bedecked with a profusion of flowers, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with large floral spray centerpiece, gilt titling, turn-ins decorated with gilt rules and floral garland, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The two volumes with a total of four plates, 20 illustrations in the text, and more than 100 fine steel-engraved headpieces and tailpieces, after designs mostly by J. M. W. Turner and Thomas Stothard. Ray 13, 15. Spines slightly and uniformly darkened to a blue-green, but AN EXTREMELY PRETTY SET IN VERY FINE CONDITION, the immaculate text with virtually no signs of use, and the glittering bindings unworn. In flamboyant decorative morocco and containing illustrations of considerable interest, this is an extremely appealing set of two poetic works that added greatly to the contemporaneous popularity of the author and artists involved. The scion of a wealthy banking family, Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) first achieved fame with the publication in 1792 of "The Pleasures of Memory." After Italian travels, during which he met Shelley and Byron in Pisa, Rogers produced a first version of "Italy" in 1822 and issued a sequel in 1826, both of which sold poorly. He destroyed the unsold copies, revised the poems, and published them at his own expense in the present edition of 1830 (our first volume), embellished this time by illustrations. These were the work of two artists born in the same year but with very different propensities--Stothard (1755-1834), who did demure figure scenes, and Turner (1775-1851), who provided landscape vignettes. The success of this edition was perhaps due as much to the artists as to the poet. The London bindery of William Root & Son consistently turned out excellent work, both on fine bindings like the present set and on trade bindings of multi-volume works. Packer lists the firm in business in Red Lion Square in 1899-1901, and the December 1942 issue of "The Rotarian" notes with regret that Root had been bombed out of their premises on Paternoster Row during the 1941 Blitz..
Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61

Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61 by HENSSLER, Frederick. (Karl Anschütz, Peter Baumgras, et al.)

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Title
Autograph Album of New York Academy of Music Choral Director Frederick Henssler, 1856-61
Author
HENSSLER, Frederick. (Karl Anschütz, Peter Baumgras, et al.)
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
(New York, 1879. Hardcover. Fair. Autograph Album (5¼" x 7½"). Contains over 40 pages of manuscript entries, including several by prominent musicians illustrated with staffs of music, and one illustrated with a pen & ink drawing by Peter Baumgras. Contemporary dark blue morocco over boards, decorative lettering stamped in gold on the front and back covers, with the same decorative lettering embossed in gold on the title page above the J.C. Riker imprint. Lacking the leather spine back, boards are rubbed and worn at the edges and corners, text block is partially split and shaken, else internally very good. A remarkable autograph album dating from the early years of the Academy of Music, a New York City opera house located in downtown Manhattan. Since its opening in October, 1854, the Academy engaged the celebrated Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company to perform an annual season at the hall (up through 1878). As noted in an 1897 obituary laid into the album: "Maretzek was the means of bringing many of the famous singers of his time to this country ..." Other opera companies active at the Academy at this time include the Havana Italian Opera Troupe, and the Max Strakosch Italian Opera Company (which began performing in 1860 and merged with Maretzek's company in 1868). Frederick Henssler was appointed the Academy's Choral Director in 1856. Most of the entries in his autograph album date from 1856-59, when Henssler was serving as choral director in New York City and residing off season in Syracuse, and from when he was on tour with Academy musicians, including a five-month tour in Cuba (1858-59). There are a few additional entries dating up through 1861, and two later entries from 1879. Among the autograph entries of musicians, including some in Spanish from colleagues in Cuba, most are illustrated with music, including an attractive entry from May, 1859 by the Prussian-born conductor and composer Carl Anschuetz [Karl Anschütz]. Soon after his arrival to the United States in 1857 (with Bernard Ullman's Italian opera troupe), he became an important and beloved figure in the New York music scene: in 1862 he founded the German opera in New York, and was active in the establishment of the New York Conservatory of Music. Included among Henssler's other friends is an 1857 entry from Syracuse illustrated with a beautifully rendered pen & ink drawing by the Austrian-born American artist Peter Baumgras. Baumgras is best known today for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln (now at Brown University), and is regarded by art historian William Gerdts as "Washington's finest master of still life". A compelling album worthy of further research, containing autograph entries by many leading international and New York based musicians associated with Manhattan's Academy of Music in the 1850s.
Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen

Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen by [Rackham, Arthur] Ibsen, Henrik

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Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen
Author
[Rackham, Arthur] Ibsen, Henrik
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1936. Publisher's salesperson's sample copy (preceding the first edition). Large octavo (9 13/16 x 7 7/16 inches; 249 x 189 mm.). Complete. Original printed color pictorial dust jacket (with "Harrap" on the spine) with a neatly repaired tear on front near spine. Original gilt decorated brown cloth. Original pictorial endpapers. Title-page printed in green and black. Two full-page color plates with descriptive tissue guards and two half-page black and white illustrations. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. A great rarity. These were obviously produced in minimal quantity for the publisher's salespeople to solicit advance orders from bookshops. The 'list' of illustrations leaf states "[There will be Twelve Plates in Colour]" The vignettes on the half-title and title-page in the published edition are printed in a much lighter and brighter green. The list of books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham on the verso of the half-title is very different from the published edition. The two color plates are: "Peer and the Woman in Green" [in the published edition this plate faces p. 66 and is titled "Peer follows the Woman in Green"] and "Anitra's Dance" [in the published edition this plate faces page 148]. Although this sample has the Lippincott imprint, the verso of the title-page says "Printed in Great Britain." Although inspired by the folk legend and by Peter Christen Asbjornsen's fairy tales, the playwright Henrik Ibsen believed some of the story to be based on true events. He also based some of the characters on his own family members, including his parents, thus imbuing them with a sense of an authenticity. Ibsen, who was interested in promoting Norwegian culture, first wrote Peer Gynt in verse while traveling in Italy. Although he did not originally intend it to be a theatrical production, it has gone on to be an essential part of his oeuvre (Encyclopedia). First published in 1867, this deluxe edition of Ibsen's five-act play is a perfect merging of Rackham's illustrate style with Ibsen's folk-adventure narrative. "In the troll scenes, or in Peer's moorland encounter with the threadballs, Rackhamerie abounds...". (Gettings). Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic-from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe. Not mentioned by Riall.
Selection of lyric poems copied out by an educated woman, including work by Bluestocking Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Selection of lyric poems copied out by an educated woman, including work by Bluestocking Anna Laetitia Barbauld by [Commonplace Book] Mrs. Russell

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Selection of lyric poems copied out by an educated woman, including work by Bluestocking Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Author
[Commonplace Book] Mrs. Russell
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
[n.p.], 1830. Comprised of 7 pages in ink in a single hand, containing six works of poetry. Dark blue printed wraps over lined paper, measuring 7x 6 inches. Ownership signature of Mrs. Russell to header of front wrap. Scattered foxing and some dampstaining not affecting text. Text block loose but holding. In all, an intriguing glimpse into a woman's use of literature to express her own preoccupations with humans' place between nature and the divine. The six poems contained in this slim volume appear to have been thoughtfully selected and carefully copied out. Indeed, among them exist several thematic threads that teach us about the elusive Mrs. Russell, who leaves no identifying information except her ownership signature. The first poem, The Silent Expression of Nature, first appeared in the religious collection Musae Biblicae (1819) before being reprinted in Pierpont's National Reader of 1829, which was designed to provide teachers with reading exercises in class and copy exercises out of class. From its opening line, it places the narrator and reader at the center of the earth and heavens, emphasizing how nature moves before "my wondering eyes," "fills my heart," and "around me falls." Not copied in full, the opening selection of the poem emphasizes the senses in these lines, and encourages the individual to experience the cosmos. The second work, titled simply Hymn, is drawn from John Bowring's 1823 Matins and Vespers, critiqued the same year by the Monthly Review which praised its "sentiments as pure and excellent, and the language is elegant and often poetical," though the editors note "we could have wished for the occasional display of a higher spirit" (Griffiths). The poem in question is pulled out as an example of a more simplistic, childlike poem of wonder. Indeed, it shows the narrator turning to the reliable comfort of sunrise and sunset to push away existential doubts. Notably, Blue Stocking Anna Laetitia Barbauld's poem Tomorrow (1773) is included within the selection. While Baurbauld had herself written a poem in praise of Bowring, this particular piece undercuts the sentiments of his, warning the reader not to trust nature because while the sun rises and sets, no individual lives to see the process without end. Across the selections, one experiences a push and pull of humanity between nature and the divine. One also sees the carefully formed letters created by Mrs. Russell, and the care she has placed into copying out these specific pieces. With research possibilities including but not limited to paleography, gender studies, poetic publication and transmission, the role of Blue Stocking writers within the poetic community, and the use of literature to explore science and theology.
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Bluebeard by VONNEGUT Kurt

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Bluebeard
Author
VONNEGUT Kurt
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1976. First Edition. Signed. VONNEGUT, Kurt. Bluebeard. New York: Delacorte, (1987). Octavo, original half dark blue cloth, original dust jacket. $1500.First trade edition of Vonnegut’s fictional biography of artist Rabo Karabekian, boldly inscribed by Vonnegut on the half title with his signature asterisk: ""For K- H- — Kurt Vonnegut Sept. 3 1996 Sagaponack NY.""""Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision… caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation"" here continues the story of Rabo Karabekian, a minor character from his 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions"" (New York Times). Preceded by a signed limited edition of 500 copies published the same year. Currey, 407. A near-fine inscribed copy.
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A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, to which is Appended an English-Hawaiian Vocabulary and a Chronological Table of Remarkable Events by Andrews, Lorrin

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A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, to which is Appended an English-Hawaiian Vocabulary and a Chronological Table of Remarkable Events
Author
Andrews, Lorrin
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
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Fine
Description
Honolulu, H. I.: Printed by Henry M. Whitney, 1865 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition thus, being a second and much expanded version of the author's earlier "A Vocabulary of Words in the Hawaiian Language", published at Lahaina, 1836. xvi, [17]-559pp. Text in double column. Newer three-quarter maroon leatherette, black leatherette sides, silver-lettered spine. Two repairs to last printed leaf. A fine and clean copy without the usual foxing, complete with the often lacking "Chronological Table." This copy of the author's great Dictionary is signed by the previous owner, Lorraine Andrews, a direct descendent of the author. "One of the fundamental books on Hawaii. This is the first full-scale dictionary of the Hawaiian language and the basis of all subsequent dictionaries. It had its inception in Lorrin Andrews' Vocabulary of the Hawaiian Language (Lahainaluna, 1836]... That work contained, by Andrews' estimate, about 6,000 words, whereas this dictionary was estimated by him to contain about 15,000 words... copies are known that lack the vocabulary and chronological table at the end" (Forbes). [Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography: 2615]..
THINNER

THINNER by Bachman, Richard; King, Stephen

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THINNER
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Bachman, Richard; King, Stephen
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780453004688
Condition
Fine in a fine jacket.
Description
New York: New American Library, 1984. First edition. Fine in a fine jacket.. Beautiful first printing of this Stephen King novel written under pseudonym, a tale of unyielding retribution visited upon those who mostly deserve it. THINNER was the fifth book published by Stephen King under the name Richard Bachman, and the final one to appear before his alternate identity became widely known. In spite of his dedication to maintaining the persona, "It was the beginning of the end of Richard Bachman's career. 'Thinner' was too obviously a Stephen King novel." Or, as King recalled, "The Literary Guild took 'Thinner' and I heard a comment from one of their readers that: 'This is what Stephen King would write like if Stephen King could really write'" (Brown). 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with red boards, with metallic red spine lettering. In original unclipped ($12.95) dust jacket. 309, [1] pages. Bright, clean, and sharp overall.
DANIEL BOONE

DANIEL BOONE by Averill, Esther; Stanley, Lila; Rojankovsky, Fedor [Feodor Rojankovsky]

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DANIEL BOONE
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Averill, Esther; Stanley, Lila; Rojankovsky, Fedor [Feodor Rojankovsky]
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good plus.
Description
Paris: Domino Press, 1931. First edition. Very good plus.. First printing of a pivotal book in Rojankovsky's career, his first in English, and the first book published by the Domino Press, founded in Paris by American expats Esther Averill and Lila Stanley. Averill initially met Rojankovsky for a different design project, but when that fell through Rojankovsky suggested a children's book collaboration. Inspired in part by Rojankovsky's childhood love of James Fenimoore Cooper books, DANIEL BOONE was meant to be a lavish vision of the American West - but for that reason, American publishers considered it too expensive to print. Averill's response was to found the Domino Press in order to make the book a reality. Published in both French and English, this copy is the English issue. The book's success is credited in part with revitalizing the French children's book market, and played a role in Rojankovsky landing work in the famous Père Castor series. 14.5'' x 11.5''. Original quarter blue cloth, color pictorial paper boards. Illustrated by Rojankovsky with beautiful color lithographs throughout. [16] pages. A few shallow abrasions to boards, with light soiling primarily at margins. Interior clean with just a bit of toning to edges.
The First Prayer in Congress [caption title]

The First Prayer in Congress [caption title] by [Religion]: [Continental Congress]

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The First Prayer in Congress [caption title]
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[Religion]: [Continental Congress]
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The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
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[N.p., mid-19th century]. Broadside, 13 x 5.5 inches, on light pink silk, with text printed within elaborate ornamental border. Minor foxing and staining, some soft creases, light occasional fading to text. Very good overall. An attractive display piece printing the first prayer recited in the Continental Congress, delivered by Rev. Jacob Duche on September 7, 1774. Reverend Duhe delivered a powerful, extemporaneous opening prayer following reports of a British attack on Boston. The prayer asked for divine protection for the American colonies in the "righteousness of their cause," "wisdom in council and valor in the field," a quick peace, and so forth. A brief note at the top of the broadside provides some cotext: "In Thatcher's Military Journal, under date of December, 1777, is found a note containing the identical 'first prayer in Congress,' made by the Rev. Jacob Duche, a gentleman of great eloquence. Here it is - an historical curiosity.
Rational Horse-Shoeing

Rational Horse-Shoeing by Wildair

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Rational Horse-Shoeing
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Wildair
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: Wynkoop and Hallenbeck, 1873. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1873 1st edition of this elegant guide to horse-shoeing, with steel engravings and decorative flourishes thruout. Solid and VG in its chocolate-brown boards, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. 16mo, 49 pgs.
The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It

The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It by Paul Triefus

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The Most Excellent Historie of MacHamlet Hys Handycap or As You Swipe It
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Paul Triefus
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., Ltd, 1922. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Sidney Rogerson. The 1922 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial beige boards, with small, neat former owner inscription at the front pastedown and one light stain to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Sidney Rogerson.
The Works of Thomas Moore

The Works of Thomas Moore

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The Works of Thomas Moore
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
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Bound in full contemporary straight grained crimson morocco, with gilt harps on the sopines, marbled edges
Description
Paris: Published by A. and W. Galignani, 1823. 8 vols. small 8vo. Bound in full contemporary straight grained crimson morocco, with gilt harps on the sopines, marbled edges. 8 vols. small 8vo.
Portrait of a Young Woman of Color in California, c. 1870s

Portrait of a Young Woman of Color in California, c. 1870s by [California – Portraiture] Higgins & Hunt

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Portrait of a Young Woman of Color in California, c. 1870s
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[California – Portraiture] Higgins & Hunt
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Auger Down Books (United States)
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Fine.
Description
California: Higgins & Hunt, 1870. Carte de visite measuring 2 ½ x 4 inches. Fine.. A portrait of a well-dressed young woman taken by Higgins & Hunt, a Californian photography studio active at least in the 1870s. No date or location information is given, but newspapers from the time indicate that Higgins & Hunt were based in San Francisco and worked briefly in Fresno in 1877.
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Collected Poems by DENBY, Edwin

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Collected Poems
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DENBY, Edwin
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
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Very fine copy
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(N. Y.): Full Court Press, (1975). First edition. One of only 100 copies signed by Denby. Very fine copy. 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket. Very fine copy.
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The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California: An Essay on Early California Winemaking by Hardy, Thomas

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The Vineyards and Wine Cellars of California: An Essay on Early California Winemaking
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Hardy, Thomas
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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1994. Folio, xxiii, 64 pages. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; one of 450 numbered copies on Mohawk Superfine paper printed at the Yolla Bolly Press. First published in Adelaide, Australia, in 1885. Edited and with an introduction by Thomas Pinney. Foreword by Robert Mondavi. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Fine publisher's slipcase.
Violinkonzert [Piano reduction]

Violinkonzert [Piano reduction] by BERG, Alban 1885-1935

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Violinkonzert [Piano reduction]
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BERG, Alban 1885-1935
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Wien: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 10903], 1938. Small folio. Original publisher's light green wrappers printed in dark green. 55 pp. + Violin: 15 pp. Publisher's catalogue "Werke von Alban Berg" dated "XI. 1938" to verso of lower wrapper. Wrappers partially detached. Slightly worn; upper outer corner dampstained throughout; occasional creases and small tears. First Edition, first issue of this arrangement. According to Universal Edition, there was no earlier issue. Only the full score was published in 1936. The arrangement, not credited in the edition, is by the Austrian pianist Rita Kurzmann (née Pollak, 1900-1942). She premiered it with violinist Louis Krasner (1903-1995), who had commissioned the concerto. Kurzmann was engaged in the workers' music movement and emigrated to Argentina in 1936. The double dedication-to Krasner and the "memory of an angel"-is noteworthy. The "angel" is Manon Gropius (1916-1935), daughter of Alma Mahler-Gropius (1879-1964) and Walter Gropius (1883-1969), whose early death from poliomyelitis shocked Vienna.
An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century

An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century by STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence, editor

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An American Anthology 1787-1900. Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of American Poetry in the Nineteenth Century
Author
STEDMAN, Edmund Clarence, editor
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Two volumes, large 8vo. Frontispieces and engraved titles. Original boards, printed paper labels, untrimmed; in a red quarter morocco slipcase. First edition, limited large-paper issue, no. 35 of the 'Author's Autography Copy" edition signed by Stedman. Bookplates of Frederick W. Skiff, Joseph Hodges Choate, and Jean Hersholt. With gift inscription Dec. 19, 1954 from Sally and Lew Feldman to Hilda and Frederic Dannay.
Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS]

Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS] by Brightman, Larry & Carol Brightman

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Drawings and Digressions [LARRY RIVERS]
Author
Brightman, Larry & Carol Brightman
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Orig. green cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper
Description
New York: Clarkson N.Potter, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Rivers, Larry. 263 pages.Seventy color and 215 duotone illustrations. Edited by Carol Southern. Foreword by John Ashbury. A pictorial, autobiographical study of Larry Rivers with a notable prose foreword by poet Ashbury. Owner inscription. FREITAG 8238.
Peter Harrison First American Architect

Peter Harrison First American Architect by Bridenbaugh, Carl

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Peter Harrison First American Architect
Author
Bridenbaugh, Carl
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. maroon cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper
Description
Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Fine in slightly nicked dust wrapper. 195 pages. 23 1/2 x 16 cm. Forty-one black and white illustrations. Appendices. Index. Being a Loyalist, Harrison was neglected, his papers and drawings destroyed by a New Haven mob. His buildings happily, survived. FREITAG 4139. ROOS 4217.
There's Pippins and Cheese To Come

There's Pippins and Cheese To Come by Brooks, Charles S.

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There's Pippins and Cheese To Come
Author
Brooks, Charles S.
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. boards and cloth chipped at backstrip head. Very good
Description
New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1918. Second edition. Hardcover. Orig. boards and cloth chipped at backstrip head. Very good. 139 pages. Illustrated by Theodore Diedricksen, Jr. Illustrated. A few leaves at end dampstained at lower margin not affecting text.
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Group of 7 offprints. Includes: WILSON. "The Analysis of Nova Emission Bands." by WILSON, O. C.

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Group of 7 offprints. Includes: WILSON. "The Analysis of Nova Emission Bands."
Author
WILSON, O. C.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Offprint from:: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 80, 1934., 1934. 8vo. 10 pp. Figs. Printed wrappers. FINE. WITH: WILSON. "Absolute Dimensions of a Wolf-Rayet Star and the Expanding-Envelope Hypothesis." Offprint from: Astrophysical Journal, vol. 95, 1942. 8vo. 19 pp. Figs. Printed wrappers. Full list available on request.
Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373.

Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373. by ZEISS, Carl.

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Zeiss Phoku. Mikro 373.
Author
ZEISS, Carl.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Jena:: Carl Zeiss, 1927., 1927. 25 cm. 8 pp. 3 figs. Self-wraps. Fine. The 'Phoku' Photographic Eyepiece serves for obtaining, during observation, photo-micrographs on [glass] plates.
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Flowers and Festivals, or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches by Barrett, W. A.

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Flowers and Festivals, or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches
Author
Barrett, W. A.
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London /Oxford / Cambridge: Rivingtons, 1873. Very good. Second edition; 6 3/4 x 5; pp. [7], vi-viii, [3], 4-173, [3] + 24 pp. plates (recto only); green cloth over boards, ruled and decorated in gilt; illustrated with 25 lithographed plates, including frontis; a bit of wear to tips of spine and corners; first blank leaf with a thin strip to top edge missing, partially obscuring previous owner's signature; a few spots of foxing to first and last few pages only; overall in very good condition. An authoritative guide on flower arrangements for churches, it gives a calendar of saints and their flowers and showcases floral decorations within the buildings - to highlight the latter's architectural elements, including arches, altars, etc.
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Pro voliu viry (On the Will to Believe) by Drahomaniv, Mykhailo (Drakhomanov)

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Pro voliu viry (On the Will to Believe)
Author
Drahomaniv, Mykhailo (Drakhomanov)
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Naklad Myroslava Sichynskoho, 1918. Very good. First edition published in the US; 7 1/2 x 5 1/4; pp. [1], 4-30; light-brown wraps, printed and ruled in black; small splits to spine cover around staples; very faint, bookshop stamps to front wrap and title page; in very good condition. Mykhailo Drakhomanov (1841 - 1895) was a Ukrainian economist, historian, philosopher, political theorist, educator, ethnographer, and one of the leaders of the Kyiv Hromada. He was exiled to Geneva in 1876, where he would write the first systematic political program for the Ukrainian National Movement.
The Touch of Human Softness. Why - Rubber Arms Are Best for Dolls!

The Touch of Human Softness. Why - Rubber Arms Are Best for Dolls! by Ideal Novelty and Toy Company

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Title
The Touch of Human Softness. Why - Rubber Arms Are Best for Dolls!
Author
Ideal Novelty and Toy Company
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S. l. (Brooklyn): Ideal Novelty & Toy Co., 1928. Very good. First edition; 6 x 3 1/2; single leaf, folded, pp. [4]; lithographed illustrations; a few minor nicks to edges; light creasing; in very good condition. A pretty, little brochure, it advertised several of the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company's newest dolls and gave the various reasons as to why those dolls with rubber arms were marvelous. The business was founded in 1903 by Morris and Rose Michtom with their invention of the Teddy Bear and by the 1950s - they would become the biggest doll-making company in the US.
A Natural History of Unnatural Things

A Natural History of Unnatural Things by Cohen, Daniel

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Title
A Natural History of Unnatural Things
Author
Cohen, Daniel
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780880294447
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: McCall Publishing Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Cohen on the half-title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($6.95), generally toned and soiled, a few tears at the edges. Red cloth with black ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, ownership signature of Tom Benson on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. An introduction to witches, warlocks, werewolves, vampires, demons, and even modern horrors like HAL from 2001. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.
At the Earth's Core

At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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At the Earth's Core
Author
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1976. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, lightly rubbed toned at the flaps. Black paper on the boards, lightly rubbed and pushed at the edges and corners. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the top edge, clean otherwise. A reissue of the first Pellucidar novel to coincide with the 1976 movie adaptation starring Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, and Caroline Munro.
Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College

Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College

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Notes for infantry officers on trench warfare. Compiled by the British General Staff, edited by the Army War College
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1917. Reprinted with revised diagrams from the British edition of November, 1916, 8vo, pp. 163, [1]; large section of diagrams at rear, including a fold-out color diagram of rapid entanglement methods; staplebound in printed wraps; toned, hole-punched; very good.
Week-End en Guatemala

Week-End en Guatemala by Miguel Angel Asturias

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Week-End en Guatemala
Author
Miguel Angel Asturias
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Buenos Aires: Editorial Goyanarte, 1956. Very Good. Buenos Aires: Editorial Goyanarte, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's orange and blue printed wrappers, French flaps; 228pp. Moderate wear to wrapper margins, light soil to upper cover, spine sunned and rather cocked, textblock uniformly toned, contemporary ownership signature at bottom edge of final leaf of text, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy. Interconnected collection of short stories set during the 1954 overthrow of the Guatemalan government of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz by the CIA-sponsored "Liberation Army.
The Loop

The Loop by Joe Coomer

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Title
The Loop
Author
Joe Coomer
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780571129492
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no apparent flaws. SIGNED by the author on the half title page. An outstanding copy of this novel by the author of "The Decatur Road" and "Kentucky Love". "Autographed Copy" sticker to front panel (can be removed). Dedicated "For Dogs". Not remaindered, not price clipped ($21.95 intact), and not ex-library. In a protective Mylar cover and will be shipped in a sturdy box.
When The Feast Is Finished: Reflections on Terminal Illness

When The Feast Is Finished: Reflections on Terminal Illness by Aldiss, Brian; Margaret Aldiss

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When The Feast Is Finished: Reflections on Terminal Illness
Author
Aldiss, Brian; Margaret Aldiss
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780316648356
Condition
Very Good+
Description
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. SIGNED. Octavo [22 cm] Black paper over boards, with gentle bruising to the head of the spine. In a dust jacket with general light rubbing and multiple light scratches. A poignant memoir. Based on journals that the author and his wife kept, this is an unbearably moving account of the last weeks of Margaret's life. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page: "To____ When the feast is finished the days of snacks begin! My best regards, Brian, July '99.
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FACSIMILE OF THE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN AND THE DESCRIPTION AND USE OF THE NERVES IN "REMAINING MEDICAL WORKS OF THAT FAMOUS AND RENOWNED PHYSICIAN DR. THOMAS WILLIS (THE LIBRARIES OF GRYPHON EDITIONS) by Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675 [author]; Pordage, Samuel [translator]

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FACSIMILE OF THE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN AND THE DESCRIPTION AND USE OF THE NERVES IN "REMAINING MEDICAL WORKS OF THAT FAMOUS AND RENOWNED PHYSICIAN DR. THOMAS WILLIS (THE LIBRARIES OF GRYPHON EDITIONS)
Author
Willis, Thomas, 1621-1675 [author]; Pordage, Samuel [translator]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Bethesda: The Libraries of Gryphon Editions, 2008. Special edition. Hardcover. Quarto, paged 55-192. In Very Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards in brown leather. Text block has gilt edges, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker. Illustrated: b&w drawings. Reprint of second edition"Printed for T. Dring ..." [et al.], London, 1681. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1394852. FP New Rockville Stock.
Beyond Snap! Crackle! Pop! The Story of American Illustrator Vernon Grant

Beyond Snap! Crackle! Pop! The Story of American Illustrator Vernon Grant by Williams, Linda A.

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Beyond Snap! Crackle! Pop! The Story of American Illustrator Vernon Grant
Author
Williams, Linda A.
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781634436106
Condition
Very good
Description
Rock Hill: Barry Grant Productions, 2014. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 186pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's illustrated boards and issued without a jacket. Inscribed and signed by Williams. on the verso of the front free endpaper.
Letters of Sarah Wyman Whitman

Letters of Sarah Wyman Whitman by Whitman, Sarah Wyman

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Letters of Sarah Wyman Whitman
Author
Whitman, Sarah Wyman
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
ISBN
9781104141455
Condition
Fine
Description
Kessinger, 2010. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Modern print-on-demand reprint of 1907 Riverside Press edition. Sarah Whitman was an American artist, illustrator, stained glass designer, author, and desiger of book covers. Fine in white and blue paper wrappers with black title to front cover and spine panel. Pristine interior. 255 pages. BOB/052214.
Grace

Grace by WILD, Peter

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Grace
Author
WILD, Peter
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Pennington, NJ: Stone Press, 1971. First edition. Softcover. 25 pages. Stone Chapbook No. 1, a collection of poems by Wild. A clean very near fine copy in stapled wrappers that feature a drawing by Gretchen Treuting.
The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel

The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel by Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Graves, Lucia

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The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel
Author
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Graves, Lucia
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780143034902
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Penguin Books, 2004. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Reprint. Edge wear, spine creased. 2004 Trade Paperback. 486 pp. Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julian Carax. But when he sets out to find the author's other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax's books in existence. Soon Daniel's seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.

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