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India. A Birds-Eye View by the Earl of Ronaldshay by [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Ronaldshay, Earl of

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Title: India. A Birds-Eye View by the Earl of Ronaldshay
Author: [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Ronaldshay, Earl of
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Constable and Company Limited, 1931. Later printing. Fine. (First published in 1924). Octavo (8 3/16 x 5 inches; 208 x 127 mm.). [ii], xiii, [xiv, blank], 322 pp. Twenty-four photographic plates and large folding map at end. Beautifully bound ca. 1931 by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in. Full brown crushed levant morocco, covers elaborately paneled in gilt, decoratively gilt-ruled board edges, elaborate gilt turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Purple morocco liners decoratively stamped with gilt stars, ochre watered silk end papers. Inside front cover with large rectangular sunken panel with three very fine gold-framed oval miniatures under glass of Shah Jahan (2 x 1 1/2 inches), Mumtaz Mahal (2 x 1 1/2 inches) and a painting of the Taj Mahal (1 x 1 3/8 inches). A very fine example of a Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway-Style binding. From the library of Ohio book collector B. C. Hoffman, with his initials in gilt at foot of spine. Housed in the original fleece-lined, brown morocco-edged, tan cloth clip case. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland (1876-1961), also called the Earl of Ronaldshay, was a British Conservative politician, who served British colonial interests in India for more than twenty years, notably as Governor of Bengal and Secretary of State for India. Lord Ronaldshay's India, A Birds-Eye View was written for British citizens who "want more than a mere narrative of travel" but "something less than the studies of specialists..." designed as a series of "historical, pictorial, statistical, and ethnographical vignettes" interspersed with photographic plates of Indian geography and architecture taken by the author himself. Ronaldshay's goal was to "construct a mosaic which will present to the man who wishes to know something of this huge and varied land, whose recent history has been bound up so intimately with his own, an intelligible conspectus" (Preface). The story of the Sangorski & Sutcliffe Bindery reads like something out of a novel-when two of Douglas Cockrell's talented apprentices, Frances Sangorski and George Sutcliffe, were laid off during an economic downturn they began working out of an attic. Eventually their bindery would be famous for its intricate multicolored leather inlays and elaborate gold and jeweled bindings. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway (1742-1821), the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse, director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie (1849-1940). As the style grew in popularity, other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine.

The Dancer by OPPENHEIMER, Joel

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Title: The Dancer
Author: OPPENHEIMER, Joel
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Fine copy, in a custom-made folding box.
Description: Black Mountain, NC: Printed by The Sad Devil Press at Black Mountain College, 1951. First edition. One of 150 copies printed on Bristol card stock (the total edition). Published by Jonathan Williams as Jargon Two. One of Rauschenberg's earliest graphic publications. Fine copy, in a custom-made folding box.. RAUSCHENBERG, Robert. Large 8vo sheet folded to four panels,illustrated with a drawing by Robert Rauschenberg. Fine copy, in a custom-made folding box.

[Photo Album]: Celebrities and the King and Queen Frederika of Greece

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA

Title: [Photo Album]: Celebrities and the King and Queen Frederika of Greece
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1949. Hardcover. Near Fine. Quarto. Spiral bound red leather over paper boards with "photographs" printed in gold on the front boards. A collection of 53 black and white photographs affixed to stiff black paper. The photographs depict various celebrities from the late 1940's presumably at an opening or other event. Captioned celebrities include Robert Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, radio personality Fred Allen, Vivian Blaine, Charles Laughton, Joan Bennett, Zachary Scott, Wally Cox, Jeffrey Hunter, Maria Riva, John Barrymore Jr., and Rosalino Russell. Also included are images of King and Queen Frederika of Greece, presumably taken on the United States trip which followed the Greek Civil War in 1949 where they were guests of Dwight D. Eisenhower. These photos show the King and Queen being greeted in various venues with children and hand kissing, being escorted via horse and carriage, as well as what appears to be Eisenhower giving a speech in their honor at an outdoor venue.

Das Internationale Schachmeisterturnier in Karlsbad 1907 by Georg Marco (1863-1923) and Carl Schlechter

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Title: Das Internationale Schachmeisterturnier in Karlsbad 1907
Author: Georg Marco (1863-1923) and Carl Schlechter
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: vii+426 pages with frontispiece and 3 other plates, diagrams and tables. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7") issued in yellow wrappers with black lettering to spine and front wrapper. (Linde-Niemeijeriana: 5284) First edition.There were 4 famous Carlsbad tournaments, under the excellent supervision of Victor Tietz, president of the Carlsbad chess organization. the first one in 1907 (August 20 - September 17) did not have Lasker or Tarasch, but the younger generation (Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, Vidmar) did establish itself and the middle-aged (Maroczy, Schlechter, Teichmann, Marshall, Janowski) had to make room for them. Rubinstein (15) won ahead of Marcoczy (14 1/2), Leonhardt (13 1/2), Nimzowitsch (12 1/2), Schlechter (12 1/2) and Vidmar (12). This work by Marco and Schechter, is a treasure house of insights, ideas and annotations. (Divinsky) The authors have created a masterpiece of chess literature. The book not only presents the games with unusually detailed notes, it also portrays the mood and feeling of the tournament - the atmosphere, the personalities and the myriad of creative talents and hidden foibles at work in each game. Marco's round introductions make us feel that we are there, evoking in us just the right frame of mind to fully appreciate the games that follow. Marco annotated games 1 through 151 and game 206; Schlechter provided notes to games 152 through 205 and games 207 through 210. (Karlsbad 1907 International Chess Tournament, Caissa editions)Condition:Edges chipped, some soiling, spine ends chipped, else a good to very good copy of a scarce chess item.

DIMPLES [under working title: THE BOWERY PRINCESS] (1936) Portrait of Stepin Fetchit by Fox

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Title: DIMPLES [under working title: THE BOWERY PRINCESS] (1936) Portrait of Stepin Fetchit
Author: Fox
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: No binding. Very Good. Photo Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm) photo, USA. Traces of paper in lower bottom left corner, very good+. Portrait of Stepin Fetchit in this Shirley Temple film for Fox, under its working title The Bowery Princess. Fetchit was noted for playing stereotyped lazy, shuffling good-for-nothings. Bogle, p.388: "The fact that he was also immensely talented has been forgotten."

CINEMATOGRAPHER CONRAD HALL (1970) Set of 2 BTS photos by Universal

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Title: CINEMATOGRAPHER CONRAD HALL (1970) Set of 2 BTS photos
Author: Universal
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Universal. No binding. Fine. [Universal City, CA]: Universal Pictures, 1970. Set of 2 vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos, fine. Oscar-winning cinematographer Conrad Hall at work behind-the-scenes on the set of Tell Them Willie Boy is Here.

THE MOMENT AND OTHER ESSAYS by WOOLF, Virginia

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Title: THE MOMENT AND OTHER ESSAYS
Author: WOOLF, Virginia
Seller: Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description: NY: Harcourt Brace, 1948. First US Edn. 8vo, pp. 240. A very nice copy in a very little soiled Vanessa Bell designed dj. Kirkpatrick A29b. Published in edition of only 2500 copies. Literary essays.

Dear Illusion by AMIS, Kingsley

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Title: Dear Illusion
Author: AMIS, Kingsley
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: [London] Covent Garden Press, 1972., 1972. First edition. Small 4to. Original stiff pictorial yellow wrappers. Fine, fresh. No other signatures or bookplates. #90/100 numbered copies, signed by Amis on the limitation page.. Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover.

Astounding Science Fiction September 1942 Vol. XXX No. 1 by [Boucher, Anthony] Campbell Jr, John W.

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Title: Astounding Science Fiction September 1942 Vol. XXX No. 1
Author: [Boucher, Anthony] Campbell Jr, John W.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Street and Smith Publications, 1942. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. Wraps generally toned, a few lightly bumps, creases, and very shallow chips. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean. This issue features "Barrier" by Boucher as the cover story, and other writing by Lester del Rey, Lewis Padgett, Malcolm Jameson, Fredric Brown, and others.

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