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ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS S. by MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN

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Title: ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS S.
Author: MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN
Seller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (United States)
Description: [China] Xuande 8 [1433]. Accordion folded Sutra, 10.5 x 29.8 cm., extended length about 15 meters long, [140]p., profuse illustrations, with 94 pages illustrations, balance of text in Chinese, printed on fine mica coated paper.A RARE EXAMPLE . *** **** *** . . MIAO FO LIEN HUA CHING: THE LOTUS SUTRA . . . THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL BUDDHIST SUTRAS . . . DATED XUANDE 8TH YEAR = 1433 . . * A superb and marvelous folded scroll, lavishly illustrated with large, multi-page illustrations. This is the most famous and celebrated illustrated version of ZONG XIANG QUAN YIN JING, [Shi Wu Quan: Complete Chapter 15] i.e.: LOTUS SUTRA HUI XIANG GUAN YIN JING: SUTRA OF THE VISION OF GUAN YIN. Also known as: MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN: The Saddharma Pundarika Sutra. The E SO KANNON KYO, or HOKKE-KYO or DAI NICHI KYO in Japanese. . * First known in Chinese as TA-JIH QING [The Great Sun Scripture] then after 725 A.D. known as the Fa-hua Qing [Lotus Sutra] or the ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING, and has always been known as the great foundation or Cannon of Buddhism, and is a religious classic of breath-taking grandeur. . *** PRINTING TECHNIQUE, THE PAPER AND MICA COATING: Printed by hand-carved illustrated woodblocks. This folding scroll is lavishly printed on mica-coated fine, superior quality hand-made Japanese mulberry paper. The R A R E technique of using mica coating is seldom used in Japan and is very difficult to accomplish. Mica ore is taken and then finely ground down to fine dust. This dust is then mixed with a "gesso" type substance or "sizing" which is applied to the fine side of the paper in a thin layer and allowed to dry and cure. The paper is then used in the normal way to be dampened and then placed faced-down on the inked blocks and rubbed from the back-side to impress the image of characters and illustrations. The secret is to not dampen to the point where the mica dust comes off in the printing process. Great skill is required to successfully accomplish this technique. Bound in the traditional Chinese sutra format or Jingzhe Zhunag. . *** RESPECT FOR PRINTING OF BUDDHIST SUTRAS: Being a venerated and respected Buddhist Sutra, extra cost was invested into using the best paper and the equally superb printing techniques with mica. This Sutra was printed with the purpose to be placed within the Buddhist Temple as the honored teachings of Buddha. Some great benefactor of the temple donated the cost of executing this Deluxe Sutra in homage to his faith and the Lord Buddha as a gesture of submission to the Buddhist Cannon and doing what was right. After this was printed, it was then folded accordion style into a narrow Sutra format, designed for a priest to hold in one hand, while the pages were turned, reading from right to left. Buddhist monks used this famous Sutra to read to the Sangha, the Buddhist community. The carvers of the blocks, and the printers alike gained Buddhist merit for their contribution to the work. It was also a form of piety to participate in the production process of this Sutra. . *** MATERIALS AND NUMBER OF COPIES PRINTED: The technique employed to print this great work was hand-carved cherry woodblocks, and is beautifully illustrated, an uncommon feature. The large majority of Buddhist Sutras were strictly text characters no illustrations. This fine example is printed with an exceptionally, strong and very clear registry and impression. Obviously this copy was one of the very first "pulls" off the wood blocks as evidenced by the brilliant registry and clarity found in the stunningly clear impression. Wood blocks generally had a maximum average "life-span" of approximately 200 copies before the blocks warped and checked to the point where they were unclear and mostly unusable. Last printings off bad condition blocks are clearly evident by the deterioration of the black or "key" lines or gaps in illustrations between images, and a general over all poor quality of impressions. Based on the exceptionally strong impression of this copy, is firm evidence of an early impression of one copy of about two-hundred total copies produced from these blocks. . *** THE ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrated Sutras from this early period are RARE and were seldom done. The reason being that most Sutras were read by priests to other priests, but in this instance, this Sutra was illustrated, with the object being that it was not only to be read to other priests, but to be shown to the Sangha or Buddhist community members to give them a clear visual impression of the august gathering of those who came to listen to the Lord Buddha offer his teaching. The correct picture was worth a thousand words. . *** The grand and first illustration occupies some ten full pages in all to make one single and complete impressive view of the a Great Sangha, consisting of a large gathering of Monks, Priests, Arhats, Bodhisattvas and other disciples of the Buddha. The illustrations are separated by the Sutra, which is written in bold face large Chinese characters, easily read by near-sighted old priests. With a plethora of other fine illustrations of the Sangha, a host of Buddhist icons, Bodhisattvas and a variety of deities. These nicely break up the rather sparse text with a substantial and large number of superb illustrations. . The second and most important illustration is that of Avalokitesvara, or Guan-Yin in Chinese; Kannon in Japanese: THE GODDESS OF MERCY. She is shown standing atop a temple, above the seated Buddha, with her multi-faced form, turned in every direction in order to see all things and to save all beings, with her profusion of arms each with hand holding holy Buddhist symbolic objects. Her crown is of a "Hundred Faces" and she stands on a throne of fire. This is the Bodhisattva that grants mercy to those in need. . *** DATE COLOPHON: The last page shows a good colophon date of Xuande 8 [1433] indicating this was printed off the original Chinese woodblocks. . *** FASCINATING EXTRACT: Ours is the complete Fifteenth Chapter, an extract reads: "[part] 15: TATHAGAT' AYUS-PRAMANA: DURATION OF THE LIFE OF THE TATHAGATA and begins with: "I show the place of extinction, I reveal to all beings a device to educate them, albeit I do not become extinct at the time and in this very place continue preaching the law." . Sakyamuni is seen in various poses and displaying Mudras of enlightenment while seated upon his Lotus-bud throne. This is the greatest and Holiest of all Mahayana texts, and is always invoked at Buddhist temples throughout Asia. Although the spoken word of this Sutra varies with each language, the content and concept remains the same: "recitation earns virtue." This marvelous example is one of the longest illustrated Sutras, some 47 ft. or 15.66 meters long] with wonderful holy illustrations of the most important Sutra in all of Buddhism. . *** MEDICAL RELATIONSHIP: LeRoy Davidson in his monumental study of the LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE ART, Yale Univ. 1954, points out an item of medical interest in the below Miao Fa on page 91, paragraph 4 where he cites: "The panel is that of the paradise of Bhaisajyaguru, the Buddha of MEDICINE [plate 38.] This paradise is similar to that of Amitayus. As in the Pure Land of Sukhavati, there are no vignettes to identify the scene. Only the MEDICINE BOWL which is held by the Buddha provides the clue, for this is the symbol of Bahaisjyaguru. See footnote 38." Found in cave 8, Dunhuang. The compassionate medical Buddha often dispensed herbal medicine from his bowl to sickly members of the Sangha, the Buddhist community. . *** THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL BUDDHIST SUTRAS: "The LOTUS SUTRA has inspired countless paintings and sculptures which illustrated its teachings...representing a history of Buddhism to the year 1000." Extracted from Davidson dust jacket notes. . Because this is the most important and famous of all Buddhist Sutras, more information can be easily found in books about Buddhism or Buddhist art. Works of this great value were occasionally bestowed upon the most loyal and generous benefactors by temple priests and monks. They are seldom found for sale on the open market. This fine example has been treasured and properly cared for over long life. It does NOT have the usual old worming, mends and damage commonly found in many books of this period. . *** CONDITION: There is a very minor bit of old worming to the indigo blue paper Chitsu cover, a tiny bit of the old worming has penetrated the first [of many] layers of the front and back covers but by Buddha's protection, the full text was spared and is still flawless without a blemish ! The Chuan/Chitsu folding indigo colored case has one of two ivory clips, and a few minor repairs to the inside. . *** OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS: The cover title reads: ZONG XIANG GUAN YIN JING SHI WU QIAN in Chinese: ILLUSTRATED SUTRA OF THE GODDESS OF MERCY, THE LOTUS SUTRA, 15th Chapter complete. Known in Japanese as the JUGO ZEN: E SO KANNON KYO. This Sutra was donated by a pilgrim to the famous thirty-three Temples. A most precious and early example of fine woodblock printing by hand, on elaborate crushed mica-coated paper. Truly a magnificent example of the hand-made art of the ancient book. The complete chapter 15, but some reference sources cite this in Chinese as chapter 24; variant editions total the chapters in different ways. Regardless this one is clearly marked [chapter] fifteen. A beautifully illustrated Lotus Sutra ! . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** ORDERING DETAILS: Payment by wire transfer only, shipping by Federal Express, insured, signature required. . *** BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES: For background and more details see: * A. Matsunaga: THE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY OF ASSIMILATION . p.111 et al. * J. Goedertier: A DICTIONARY OF JAPANESE HISTORY p.84 * K. Reichelt: TRUTH AND TRADITION IN CHINESE BUDDHISM: A . Study of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism p.52-53 et al. * A. Reischauer: STUDIES IN JAPANESE BUDDHISM * E. Reischauer: ENNIN'S DIARY: The Record of a Pilgrimage . to China in Search of the Law. * E. Conze: BUDDHISM. E. Conze: THIRTY YEARS OF BUDDHIST . STUDIES p.105-122 et al. * W. Neihauser Jr. THE INDIANA COMPANION TO TRADITIONAL . CHINESE LITERATURE: "...An important piece of Buddhist . literature. "Prof. * Philip Hu comp.: VISIBLE TRACES: Rare Books and Special . Collections from the National Library of China. * S. Edgren et al: CHINESE RARE BOOKS IN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS . In the above work on p. 92-93 is a similar item of . similar period that shows similar illustrations. Or an . earlier example on p. 80-81. * Bunyio Nanjio: A Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of . the Buddhist Tripitaka: The Sacred Canon of the . Buddhists in China and Japan, column 44, #137 is a very . similar item. With title: MIAO FA LIEN HWA KIN KWAN SHI YIN PHU SA PHU MAN PHIN KIN. * NARA NATIONAL MUSEUM. ARTS OF THE LOTUS SUTRA: Special . Exhibition 4.29-6.3 1979. This extremely valuable . reference covers a large number of wood-cut printed . sutras as well as manuscript sutras from the 8th . centuries, also identifies National Treasures from the . 7th to the 14th centuries. * A.F. Price: THE JEWEL OF TRANSCENDENTAL WISDOM [THE DIAMOND SUTRA], London 1947, Buddhist Society for a translation of this classic. Chinese title: Guanshiyin pusa pumen ping, or jing, or the Avalokitesvara Sutra. * J.L. Davidson: THE LOTUS SUTRA IN CHINESE ART for a general and very good background. The back of this Sutra has long inscriptions by Senn-yo Ji Kann, a priest who made a pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples in Western Japan in 1767. He carried this Sutra and held it up to the Kan-non [Goddess of Mercy] and made a prayer. His pilgrimage was sponsored by Yamamoto-ya Kauemon Yoichi & Ohisa of Osaka. The balance of the inscription is the Darani-Kyo or the Diamond Sutra. The work has 4 columns of characters per page. * W. Soothill: THE LOTUS GOSPEL: SADDHARMA PUNDARIKA SUTRA: MIAO FO LIEN HUA CHING, Oxford 1930 for a substantial translation of this work. In the Soothill translation, he identifies some 27 individual chapters. * P. Pal & Julia Meech-Pekarik: BUDDHIST BOOK ILLUMINATIONS, pages 248-261; figures 94-100. * A FINE AND EARLY MING EXAMPLE--EXCEPTIONALLY RARE COPY ! *.

Novels of the Sisters Bronte (in 12 vols) by Bronte, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne

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Title: Novels of the Sisters Bronte (in 12 vols)
Author: Bronte, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description: Edinburgh: John Grant, 1924. Thornton Edition. Twelve octavo volumes (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 205 x 140 mm.) occupying approximately 17 1/2 inches (44 1/2 cm.) of shelf space. Handsomely bound ca. 1960 by [Rivière] for Henry Sotheran in three-quarter red calf over red cloth boards ruled in blind. Spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments, two blue and green morocco lettering labels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispieces and plates. Half-titles and title-pages printed in red and black. Seven of the green spine labels are faded, otherwise near fine. The Thornton Edition was first published in 1905, named for the village on the outskirts of Bradford, West Yorkshire best known as being the birthplace of the Brontës. The moorlands of that area "had a profound influence on the writing of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte...at their home the children created a rich imaginary world. Any books that came their way were eagerly devoured, and they produced their own books as well" (Bronte Society). As the sisters rose to adulthood, their novels began to focus on the complex emotional lives of women from all walks of life -- from orphans to governesses to heiresses -- but with the greatest emphasis on those whose educations and livelihoods most reflected their own. With clear-sightedness, they used their knowledge of gendered, economic, and social constraints to develop their best material. Again, the moorlands of their upbringing affected their writing. Anne's work was like a still day before a storm. And "if Charlotte's novels keep up a stiff wind, Emily's one novel is a thunderstorm. Their characters...have such a gust of life that they transcend reality" (Dean). Publishing under gender neutral pseudonyms of Currer Bell, Ellis Bell, and Acton Bell, the three talented authors were able to release their works to the public without the kind of criticism that fell on women of the time. It was with the publication of Anne's second novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, that the women were forced to reveal their true identities when an unscrupulous publisher attempted to use Currer Bell's name to sell another, less successful author's works. The literary fame that came with the Brontes' revelation led only to a shortlived happiness, as all three died at early ages" (Bronte Society).

The Art of Glass. Shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel. Likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses by Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean

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Title: The Art of Glass. Shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel. Likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses
Author: Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Printed for Dan. Brown at the Black Swan; Tho. Bennet; D. Midwinter; Tho. Leigh; R. Wilkin, 1699. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The first English translation of 'De l'art de la verrerie' offers detailed instructions for the making of glass, crystal, enamel, jewels and mirrors, guiding readers through different techniques for achieving the remarkable colors of Renaissance glass. 9 illustrated plates offer detailed diagrams of equipment and furnaces, with legends and explanations in the facing text. The work concludes with "An Appendix Shewing how to Make Glass-Eyes Very Natural", beginning: "This Secret is fine, and never made publick before..." A lovely record of the intersection of art and science. ESTC R16918. Octavo. 16 unnumbered pages (half-title, title, and "Preface"), 1-355, 13 unnumbered pages ("Index"). 9 plates of illustrations facing pages 19, 21, 27, 31,103, 243, 270, 327, and 355. The plate facing page 21 is folded and bound horizontally. p.197 is misnumbered '167'. Worn but sturdy later three-quarter binding with marbled paper and matching endpapers, with twentieth-century bookplate to front fixed endpaper (Alfred Owre). Professionally repaired and rebacked, suitable for consultation or display. Top edge gilt. Closed tear repaired in index. Mild toning throughout.

LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING by Adams, Douglas

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Title: LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING
Author: Adams, Douglas
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Condition: Near fine in near fine jacket.
Description: New York: Harmony Books, 1982. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Inscribed association first US edition of the first, but not the last, conclusion to the five-book Hitchhiker's trilogy, presented by Adams at Toronto's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront to Greg Gatenby, the Festival's founding artistic director. The plot of the third Hitchhiker's book was once intended for a multi-part Doctor Who arc (rejected); though it was later subjected to a radio adaptation, it was never produced as part of the original Hitchhiker's TV series, and its bleak pessimism has a peculiar charm. The US edition famously replaced certain four-letter expletives with euphemisms, presumably out of some misguided idea of cultural consideration, even as any number of jokes concerning the rules of cricket were left intact. This copy was one of the many signed and inscribed books amassed by Gatenby during his two-decade tenure as festival director, representing "the growth of a literary culture in the city of Toronto over many years" (Caldwell). 7'' x 4.75''. Original black cloth stamped in metallic green. Purple endpapers. In original unclipped ($9.95) pictorial dust jacket by Peter Cross. 227, [1] pages. Inscribed by Adams "to Greg" [Gatenby] on title page. Gatenby's ownership signature to front free endpaper. Two small indentations to top edge of front board. Minor edgewear to jacket, with single tape repair to verso. Bright.

Fabulae Aesopiae, Curis Posterioribus, Omnes Fere, Emendate: Accesserunt Plus Quam CLXX Novae by AESOP

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Title: Fabulae Aesopiae, Curis Posterioribus, Omnes Fere, Emendate: Accesserunt Plus Quam CLXX Novae
Author: AESOP
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Condition: very good(+)
Description: Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. hardcover. very good(+). Edited by Franc. Josephi Desbillons. Illustrated with fine copperplate engravings. 2 volumes bound in 1, very thick small 8vo, 3/4 vellum (corners a bit tattered), 615 pages, top edge red, rubricated edges. Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. a Very good (+) copy.

On the Other Hand by ADAMS, Rachel

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Title: On the Other Hand
Author: ADAMS, Rachel
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Description: New York. hardcover. very good/very good. Illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1963). Spine a bit mottled, otherwise a very good copy.

A Season on the Reservation; My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apache. With Stephen Singular by Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem [Powell, Colin]

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Title: A Season on the Reservation; My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apache. With Stephen Singular
Author: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem [Powell, Colin]
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
ISBN: 9780688170776
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Description: New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Signed first edition of A Season on the Reservation by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with an inscription to the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell.. Octavo, 209pp. Cream hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, lightly bumped edges, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $24.00 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Inscribed on a front flyleaf, "General Powell / I hope you enjoy this effort / All the best! Kareem 1/2000." Both Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Colin Powell were featured speakers at Peter Lowe's "Success 1996" seminar. Since that time, Abdul-Jabbar has consistently referenced General Powell as an inspiration for his philanthropic work. In June of 2000, Abdul-Jabbar stated his inspiration for A Season on the Reservation came from "Colin Powell's call to give back to the community.

VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK PROPAGANDA POSTER

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Title: VINTAGE CZECHOSLOVAK PROPAGANDA POSTER
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Description: c.1950s. A vintage pro-Soviet Cold War-period propaganda poster from Czechoslovakia, featuring the emblematic Soviet hammer and sickle imposed over a global map. Surrounding the central globe are red banners printed with the rallying cry "Workers of the world, unite!" in numerous languages. Poster printed on plastic with an attached hanging cord. Measures 16.5 x 23.25 in. In Very Good condition. Light age toning and surface soiling, including scattered stains, smudges, and abrasions. Minor wear to edges and corners. DM Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room B. 1407021. Special Collections - Upstairs.

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PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA, THE SON OF CATHERINE THE GREAT by Waliszewski, Kazimierz, 1849-1935 [author] ; Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801

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Title: PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA, THE SON OF CATHERINE THE GREAT
Author: Waliszewski, Kazimierz, 1849-1935 [author] ; Paul I, Emperor of Russia, 1754-1801
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780208007438
Description: Hamden: Archon Books, 1969. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo, v, 495 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is yellow with red print. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, taped repairs to tears, mild shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$12.50". Boards in black cloth. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1412522. FP New Rockville Stock.

A Buzz Aldrin Signed Reaching For The Moon by BUZZ ALDRIN

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Title: A Buzz Aldrin Signed Reaching For The Moon
Author: BUZZ ALDRIN
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Description: SB. No date. No place. Reaching For The Moon signed signed Buzz Aldrin on the title page. This childrens book was published in 2005 for Harper Collins. It is in very fine condition.

Of the night-blindness or nyctalopia; On the Chicken Pox; & An Inquiry concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Davenshire. in Med. Trans. Coll. Phys. Lond., Volume 1

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Title: Of the night-blindness or nyctalopia; On the Chicken Pox; & An Inquiry concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Davenshire. in Med. Trans. Coll. Phys. Lond., Volume 1
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: London: S. Baker & J. Dodsley, 1768. Second edition. [no.1] Heberden, William, Sr. (1710-1801). Of the night-blindness or nyctalopia, 60-63. [no.2] Heberden, William, Sr. (1710-1801). On the chickenox, 427-36. [no.3] Baker, Sir George (1722-1809). An Inquiry concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Davenshire, 175-256. Whole volume, xv, 474pp. 130x220mm. Library bookstamp and stamp of Arthur Jacob Bequest (1871) on the title-page. Disbound. Second edition. [no.1] A classic description of nyctalopia. Report of a single case. Garrison-Morton.com No. 5831. [no.2] In a paper read before the (Royal) College of Physicians on 11 August 1767, Heberden first definitely differentiated chickenpox from smallpox. Garrison-Morton.com No. 5438. [no.3] Baker demonstrated that the cider of Devonshire contained lead, while that made in other parts of England did not. He further showed that it was common practice in Devon to line cider presses with lead, and proved that lead poisoning was the cause of Devonshire colic. He was responsible for the abandonments of lead in the making of cider presses, and thus for the disappearance of the colic. (See also Garrison-Morton.com No. 2096, An essay concerning the cause of the endimial colic of Devonshire. London: J. Hughes, 1767.).

MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP/NAVESINK (MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP) NJ MAP. FROM WOLVERTON'S “ATLAS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY,” 1889 by WOLVERTON, Chester

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Title: MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP/NAVESINK (MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP) NJ MAP. FROM WOLVERTON'S “ATLAS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY,” 1889
Creator: WOLVERTON, Chester
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: NY: Chester Wolverton, 1889. An original 30-inch by 22-inch linen-backed color map published in 1889. Map depicts Millstone Township from the Burksville area to the Mercer/Middlesex county border; and from the Upper Freehold Township border to the Manalapan Township border. Contains in set of the Navesink section of Middletown Township. The original hand-colored map (Plate 42), not a reproduction! Wolverton maps are among the best you can get of Monmouth County. A nice copy!

United States Post Office Official Letter to Pasadena Businessman Walter Raymond, Esq

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Title: United States Post Office Official Letter to Pasadena Businessman Walter Raymond, Esq
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Condition: Very good. Letter folds, toning.
Description: Washington, D.C.: William Duff Hanie, 1887. Very good. Letter folds, toning.. Typewritten letter on official letterhead, signed by the Acting First Asst. Postmaster-General William Duff Haynie, informing Walter Raymond, Esq. that his request to rename the a local post office has been approved. Raymond, a Boston businessman, became known for founding a luxurious resort hotel in South Pasadena, and jump-starting the area's economy and urban development. Measures approx. 10" by 8", verso blank.

Ungno Lee by ng-no Yi; n-ju Ch'oe; Y ng-ki Kim; Su-jin Pak; Hong-jun Yu

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Title: Ungno Lee
Author: ng-no Yi; n-ju Ch'oe; Y ng-ki Kim; Su-jin Pak; Hong-jun Yu
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ISBN: 9788995584002
Condition: VG+/VG+
Description: Seoul, Korea: National Museum of Contemporary Art, 2004. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Hardcover with white cloth and embossed design on front. Dustjacket printed in blue and black with white title. 82 pp generously illustrated in full color. Korean; prefatory matter, essays, and captions also in English. Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, November 3, 2004-February 13, 2005./ Includes bibliographical references.

Yesterday's Burdens by Coates, Robert M.

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Title: Yesterday's Burdens
Author: Coates, Robert M.
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: New York: Macaulay Co, 1933. Hardcover. 256p., no statement of printing, copyright page states 1933 as called for in Verkler & Zempel, mild shelfwear and darkening to spine, bookplate, otherwise a very good first edition hardcover bound in lavender-gray cloth with dark blue titles on front cover and spine. Coates' second novel, an experimental study of a man who has left New York City for the countryside at the beginning of the Great Depression and finds himself cast adrift. We have seen two variants of this book, one in dark blue cloth with red titles and from Larry McMurtry's collection a copy bound like this copy.

Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys by Alcott, Louisa M. [May]

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Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books

Title: Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys
Author: Alcott, Louisa M. [May]
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chicago / New York: M.A. Donohue & Co. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Saunders, D.E. Reissue. No publisher date. Rear hinge weakening. 357 pp. Color frontispiece and picture plate mounted on front board, illustrated endpapers by D.E. Saunders. Some later Donohue printings have black-and-white frontispiece. With two young sons of her own, and twelve rescued orphan boys filling the unusual school at Plumfield, Jo March - now Mrs Jo Bhaer - couldn't be happier. But the boys have a habit of getting into scrapes, and their mischievous antics call for the warm and affectionate support of the whole March family to help avoid disaster...

The War of the Worlds by Wells, H.G.

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA

Title: The War of the Worlds
Author: Wells, H.G.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Scholastic Book Services. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Later Printing. Good. Wraps lightly rubbed, soiled and creased at the back. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name inside the front wrap, clean otherwise.

Baptism, How and By Whom Administered?

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB

Title: Baptism, How and By Whom Administered?
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Deseret News Press, N.D.. Very Good. Baptism, How and By Whom Administered?. SLC: Deseret News Press, N.D.. 12mo. Paper bi-fold pamphlet. Book condition: Very good with publisher's stamp above title. Barely visible and light crease through front page.

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