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Die Histori Thome Muntzers, des anfengers der Döringischen vffrur, seer nutzlich zulesen. Ermanung des Durchleuchtigen Fursten vnnd Herrn, Herrn Philippsen Landtgraue zu Hessen etc. an die Ritterschafft, die Bauren (vnder dem scheyn des Euangelions sich wider alle oberkeit, durch falsch Predicanten verfurt, setzende) trostlich anzugreyffen

Die Histori Thome Muntzers, des anfengers der Döringischen vffrur, seer nutzlich zulesen. Ermanung des Durchleuchtigen Fursten vnnd Herrn, Herrn Philippsen Landtgraue zu Hessen etc. an die Ritterschafft, die Bauren (vnder dem scheyn des Euangelions sich wider alle oberkeit, durch falsch Predicanten verfurt, setzende) trostlich anzugreyffen by Melanchthon, Philip (1497-1560). Müntzer, Thomas (1489-1525)

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Die Histori Thome Muntzers, des anfengers der Döringischen vffrur, seer nutzlich zulesen. Ermanung des Durchleuchtigen Fursten vnnd Herrn, Herrn Philippsen Landtgraue zu Hessen etc. an die Ritterschafft, die Bauren (vnder dem scheyn des Euangelions sich wider alle oberkeit, durch falsch Predicanten verfurt, setzende) trostlich anzugreyffen
Author
Melanchthon, Philip (1497-1560). Müntzer, Thomas (1489-1525)
Seller
Liber Antiquus (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Hagenau: Johann Setzer, 1525. SOLE EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in late 19th or early 20th c. marbled boards, spine mended. A nice copy with the impressions of bearer type on the first and final leaf. Small light dampstain to corner of two leaves and some light spots on final printed leaf. A rare polemic by Philip Melanchthon against the radical reformer Thomas Müntzer, the "murderous and bloodthirsty prophet" and the most significant figure in the second, crucial phase of the Peasants' War. In the face of crushing taxation and crop failures, the German peasants had declared open rebellion against the oppression of their feudal lords. Müntzer encouraged them with fiery oratory and led them into battle. The peasants' were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen. Captured in battle, Müntzer was executed by beheading, his body was impaled, and his head stuck on a stake outside the gates of Mühlhausen, where it remained for years. This book was printed a month after Müntzer's decisive defeat. Melanchthon's purpose in publishing this book was to show that Müntzer was a tool of the devil and to warn others not to follow his teachings. The book contains a speech purportedly given by Müntzer to rally his troops as they prepared to meet the armies of the Saxon and Hessian princes on 17 May 1525 at Frankenhausen. Contemporary reports indicate Müntzer did in fact give a speech, but the text as given in this book was almost certainly composed by Melanchthon and his allies: "There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that the words are Müntzer's; he certainly made some kind of speech, and an idea of what he said was reported by men such as Hans Hut, who had been at Müntzer's side. But Melanchthon was on that day in Wittenberg, 150 kms distant, and certainly would not have been able to record the words spoken. At best, the text is reported third-hand and faulty; at worst, it is a complete fabrication."(Drummond) In Melanchthon's version of the speech, Müntzer claimed a divine prophecy led him to call for the uprising: "I only began all this at God's command, and not for selfish reason or out of boldness, for I have never been a soldier in all my days; but because God spoke to me and told me to march forth". Melanchthon presents Müntzer's case in language that closely resembles Müntzer's writings, and the speech includes a battle cry against the nobility: "They are nothing but tyrants, who fleece the people, and exhaust our blood and sweat with their splendour, with useless pomp, with their whoring and villainy. . . . But what do our princes do? They do not give justice, they do not keep the roads clear, do not prevent murder and robbery or punish offences and evil, do not defend widows and orphans, do not help the poor to justice - which is the very reason that God created the rulers . . . You should not imagine that God will let this go on for much longer, for, just as he destroyed the Canaanites, so he will destroy our princes. Melanchthon adds his commentary to the speech. Despite not being present, he argues that many of Müntzer's followers seemed reluctant to join the battle: "And when Thomas had finished speaking, the majority of the army were desperate and wanted to get away from there, for they saw that the water was about to overflow the bucket. But there was no order or discipline which allowed anyone to take good advice on what to do." (translated by Andy Drummond) Thomas Müntzer In 1523, Müntzer, formerly the leader of the radical "Zwickau Prophets" began to radicalize the area of Allstedt, where he was then pastor, preaching that the ungodly were to be eliminated and the elect would establish a kingdom of Christ on earth and threatening the political rulers of the area with rebellion. In early 1524, as Müntzer grew bolder in his denunciation of the authorities and called for an elimination of the enemies of God, he divided the citizenry into military units in order to resist any outside interference in his activities. Müntzer openly challenged and attacked Luther, who was openly opposed to Müntzer's ministry of the elect, as one of "our mad, debauching pigs, which are horrified by the windstorm, the raging billows and by all the waters of wisdom." Following the Battle of Frankenhausen, Müntzer was captured and executed by beheading. His body was impaled and his head stuck on a stake outside the gates of Mühlhausen, where it remained for years. Following Müntzer's execution on May 27, Luther would write "I killed Müntzer; his death is on my shoulders. But I did it because he wanted to kill my Christ'". (Brecht Vol II, p. 185) The Peasants' War The Peasants' War was one of the bloodiest chapters in the turbulent early history of the German Reformation. The uprising began in upper Swabia in early 1524 and quickly spread to southern and western Germany, as well as to parts of Switzerland and Austria. The peasants were motivated by a number of factors: crushing taxation, lack of a voice in government, no recourse to the courts, crop failure, and helplessness in the face of their feudal masters' demands. But whereas these conditions had resulted in smaller uprisings in the past, the massive rebellion of 1524-5 was also a result of the turbulent upheaval caused by the nascent Reformation. By the time the rebellion was crushed in late 1525, some 100,000 combatants and civilians had been killed. Reprisals were carried out for the next two years, and the peasants' demands, as outlined in their Twelve Articles, came to nothing.
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Travels of Sir John Mandeville by MANDEVILLE John

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Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Author
MANDEVILLE John
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1725. First Edition. MANDEVILLE, John. The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt. Which Treateth of the Way to Hierusalem; and of Marvayles of Inde, with Other Ilands and Countryes. London: Printed for J. Woodman and D. Lyon, and C. Davis, 1725. Octavo, contemporary calf sympathetically rebacked, raised bands. $5000.First edition, first issue, large paper copy, one of only 350 copies printed, of the definitive English translation of a fantastical medieval travel narrative that helped shape European thought on the Near, Middle and Far East. One of the most popular travelogues of the Middle Ages, Mandeville's Travels describes a 34-year-long voyage by a pseudonymous 14th-century English knight who allegedly journeyed from St. Albans to the Holy Land, Egypt, Arabia, India, Cathay, Tartary and the realm of Prester John. The text is largely fictitious, drawn from a variety of unreliable sources, and the actual compiler is still unidentified—but ""the book remains, and is none the less delightful for the mystery which attaches to it, and… [in the history of English literature] it stands as the first, or almost the first, attempt to bring secular subjects within the domain of English prose, and that is enough to make it mark an epoch"" (Pollard, Travels, ""Bibliographical Note""). The text was originally known via French and Latin manuscripts and first appeared in print in Dutch circa 1470; the present edition marks the first printed appearance of this English translation, ""publish'd entire from an Original MS. in the Cotton Library,"" which established itself as the most authoritative version. With tipped-in title page printed in red and black. ESTC notes that the work was ""printed by William Bowyer; his records show 350 copies printed."" ESTC T100822. Howgego I M39. Catalogue of the Interesting Contents of Walton Hall… Property of the Late Edward Hailstone 1294. Elaborate black and gilt leather armorial bookplate of Edward Hailstone (1818-1890).Minor foxing; slight wear to original leather. A handsome copy.
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Original Celluloid of the Queen of Hearts from Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. by [Disney, Walt; Carroll, Lewis.]

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Original Celluloid of the Queen of Hearts from Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Author
[Disney, Walt; Carroll, Lewis.]
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[Burbank, CA]: [Walt Disney Studios], [1951]., 1951 9" x 9", within a 15" x 15" frame. Gouache on celluloid drawing of the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, holding a flamingo mallet, colored in green, yellow, black, red, and white, with a gray background, in a glossy black frame. Fine. Overall, a bright and exemplary cel from the classic 1951 Disney film. Walt Disney's animated film Alice in Wonderland (1951) is based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1872). Walt Disney was inspired by Carroll's books from a young age, and his early silent "Alice Comedies" in the 1920s showed the imaginative author's influence on him. Disney purchased the rights to Tenniel's Alice illustrations in 1931 with the idea of turning the books into a film, but it wasn't until 1951 that the project was finally completed. Featuring the voices of Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway and others, the film received a lukewarm reception when it was released, but has since come to be regarded as one of Disney's finest feature-length films. Like other hand-drawn Disney films, Alice in Wonderland required hundreds of thousands of hand-drawn cels (24 images equated to only a single second of animation) and the loving labor of hundreds of artists.. First Edition. Fine.
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Breve noticia de las festivas demostraciones que con el plausible motivo de la real proclamacion del señor don Carlos IV. Hecha en la ciudad de Palma dia 11. de Julio de 1789 by [FETES / MALLORCA IMPRINTS]

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Breve noticia de las festivas demostraciones que con el plausible motivo de la real proclamacion del señor don Carlos IV. Hecha en la ciudad de Palma dia 11. de Julio de 1789
Author
[FETES / MALLORCA IMPRINTS]
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Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Extremely rare first and sole edition of this Mallorcan festival book commemorating the festivities held in Palma on the occasio
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Extremely rare first and sole edition of this Mallorcan festival book commemorating the festivities held in Palma on the occasion of Charles IV's accession to the throne. The description, with its careful lists of the noblemen involved, constitutes a snapshot of Mallorcan society at the end of the eighteenth century. The work is illustrated with two plates, one a plan of the central square with the arrangement of ephemeral architecture and decorations, the other a very large plate (49.5 x 33 cm overall, 42.5 x 32 cm to platemark) depicting the triumphal arc erected in honor of the new sovereign, with his arms above those of Palma de Mallorca.The author estimates that between 34,000 and 38,000 citizens took part in the celebration, with gentlemen on horseback dressed à la española antigua and ladies in such splendid finery that it "filled the spirit with extasty." (B2r) The central square was festively decorated with and portraits of the king and queen to which the assembled paid solemn respects.Mallorca had seen a growth in trade and prosperity under Charles III thanks to his policies of liberalizing trade with America. Churches and monasteries were brought under the aegis of the Spanish crown, and the first postal service was created. The accession of his famously weak son at the very time of revolutionary unrest in France would have been a source of worry.Although printing began on Mallorca in the late sixteenth century, work with the Palma imprint are rarely seen on the market.OCLC lists a single copy, University of Connecticut*Palau II.35,402;. 4to. (10) ff., with two folding plates. Bound in contemporary patterned wrappers, in turn bound in modern quarter calf and marbled papers over boards. Ownership inscription of the Marquesa Axiany (?). Some bleeding of ownership inscription onto title but otherwise very good, with good strikes of the plates.
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Sul cattivo odore dell'alito e del sudore e relative istruzioni by SILVESTRI, Giacinto

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Sul cattivo odore dell'alito e del sudore e relative istruzioni
Author
SILVESTRI, Giacinto
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Milan: G. Silvestri, 1841. ONLY EDITION. Original printed wrappers; spine strip worn. Unopened. First and only edition, extremely rare, of this self-published medical guide to bad breath and body odor. It treats perspiration in general, hyperhidrosis, the effect of different clothing materials on odor, odor related to sex and age, and odor in different parts of the body, as well as bad breath related to diet and digestion, oral hygiene, and tobacco use. A fascinating bibliographical object: apparently at the bottom of a stack of copies when it left the print shop, the imprint lines of the string that bound the pile remain. Paper of a different stock than the printed matter acts as sewing guards, and the rear wrapper and final text leaf are advertisements for the author’s forthcoming translation of a dental manual and a guide to the city of Vienna for Italian travelers. OCLC locates only 1 other copy worldwide (Univ. of Texas Medical Branch Library).
1882 Die Missbildungen des Menschen [Human Malformations]

1882 Die Missbildungen des Menschen [Human Malformations] by Ahlfeld, Johann Friedrich

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1882 Die Missbildungen des Menschen [Human Malformations]
Author
Ahlfeld, Johann Friedrich
Seller
Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description
1882 FOLIO LITHOGRAPHIC PLATES OF HUMAN MALFORMATIONS. Two 37x 47 cm folio heavy card folders, black cloth corners and spines, printed paper title labels to covers, containing a total of 49 unbound lithographed plates containing over 750 subjects. Vol. 1 containing Plates I - XXIII, Vol. 2 containing Plates XXIV - XLIX TOGETHER WITH 16 x 24 cm hardcover text volume, marbled paper covers, black cloth spine with contemporary autograph ink title label, i-xv, 297 pp. Light soiling and wear to covers and edges of plates, 3 cm closed tear with clear tape repair to edge of Plate 1, remaining plates intact; light wear to covers of text volume, light browning to pages, unmarked. Very good in custom archival mylar covers. GERMAN LANGUAGE. JOHANN FRIEDRICH AHLFELD (1843 � 1929) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist. From 1863 to 1867 he studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald and Leipzig, where he was a pupil of Carl Siegmund Franz Crede. In 1873 he obtained his habilitation for obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Leipzig, and in 1877 attained the title of associate professor. In 1881 he became a full professor at the University of Giessen, then two years later relocated to Marburg as director of the university Frauenklinik and school for midwives. GARRISON-MORTON No. 534.66: "Reproduces plates of important specimens from otherwise inaccessible sources."
Ancient Mariner

Ancient Mariner by Angell, Roger; Hobson, Charles (Book Artist)

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Ancient Mariner
Author
Angell, Roger; Hobson, Charles (Book Artist)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[San Francisco]: Pacific Editions, 2009. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hobson, Charles. No. 5 of 39 copioes, folio size, 11 pp., signed by Roger Angell and Charles Hobson, with TLS. For those touched by a love of sailing and the sea, this work, masterfully blending Angell's essay with Hobson's design, personifies that love and makes it touchable. The text is an essay by Roger Angell (b. 1920), award-winning writer of mainly sports literature (he has been referred to as the "Poet Laureate of baseball ") and a regular contributer to The New Yorker. Charles Hobson, book artist extraordinaire, has incorporated into his design old maritime charts of Maine, overhead views of islands based on those provided by Google Earth, model sails and rigging, and a pastel of a baseball cap (the BoSox, of course) signed by him beneath. Includes a TLS from Hobson to the original owner of the book loosely laid in, dated July 28, 2009, wherein he walks the recipient through the book pointing out salient features - for example, he writes "a chart is sewn into the following two pages to show the sites of Roger Angell's winter-night-thinking about rock-strewn waters near his home and the White Island adventure with a bottle of Scotch and a Sox game". ___DESCRIPTION: Accordion-style book encased in a hard binding, the final page only being tipped-in at its fore-edge to the rear board, title page has a small chart which can be unfolded, incorporated through the book are a jib, another chart, and model boat main and jib; type Times New Roman, printed letterpress, folio size (approximately 15" tall), eleven leaves (each printed only on one side) total with colophon on the last page, a limited edition of 39 copies this being no. 5, signed in pencil by both the author and book artist on the colophon page, Mr. Hobson also signed beneath the pastel of the Red Sox baseball cap. The TLS is nearly a full page, is on Charles Hobson's letterhead, is dated July 28, 2009, and is signed by him in black ink, simply "Charles". The work is encased in a slipcase covered in white sailcloth with navy blue paper labels on the front and spine. ___CONDITION: Fine - all pages crisp and clean, entire work as new; slipcase also fine; TLS is fine with a single original fold. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us 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.
Areostiade, ossia il mongolfiero. Poema di V.L.C.

Areostiade, ossia il mongolfiero. Poema di V.L.C. by [LANCETTI, Vincenzo (1767?-1851)]

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Areostiade, ossia il mongolfiero. Poema di V.L.C.
Author
[LANCETTI, Vincenzo (1767?-1851)]
Seller
Musinsky Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
Milan: presso Agnello Nobile, 1803. 2 volumes in one, 12mo (157 x 97 mm).  xi, [1], 296; [4], 383, [1] pp.  Contemporary tree calf, smooth spine with red and dark green morocco lettering pieces, small gilt Montgolfier balloon tool at top and bottom, yellow red-sprinkled edges.  First complete edition of an epic poem on ballooning and the first balloon flights.  In elevated verse, the poem provides a history of aerostation and technical information on the construction of the first balloons. Not only a rare choice of topic for the genre, Lancetti's poem is also, with twenty cantos in ottava rima, several containing 130 to 160 stanzas, possibly the longest poem ever written on a means of transport.  Not surprisingly, the author admits to an obsession with hot air balloons in his youth. Having witnessed the first ascension in Italy, carried out by Paolo Andreani and the Gerli brothers in Milan on 25 February 1784, Lancetti decided, at the age of 17, to write a poem on the topic. He describes difficulties finding the correct style and varying the descriptions of the different ballooning experiments, which were fundamentally so similar. Interrupted by the obligations of life and career, he returned periodically to the work; finally, emerging from the "political vortex" of the 1790's, he decided at the urging of his friends to publish it. The poem quickly regained the obscurity from whence it had emerged.A Cremonese classicist and man of letters, Lancetti published a bio-bibliography of his countrymen, a dictionary of pseudonyms, and translations from the Greek.  The first ten cantos of the present labor of love were published at Milan in 1802, in quarto format. Although the title of that edition announced twenty cantos, vol. II was apparently never printed (three copies located, Parma, Biblioteca Palatina, Library of Congress and British Library, all with vol. I only).  OCLC lists six copies of this edition in the US. Boffito, Bibliotheca aeronautica italiana I:38; Caproni Guasti, L'aeronautica italiana nell' immagine 1840-1875, pp, 126-7; Passano, Anonimi e pseudonimi italiani, Suppl. al Melzi, p. 20.
Crowley A Louisiana Romance

Crowley A Louisiana Romance by [Louisiana]. [Agriculture]

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Crowley A Louisiana Romance
Author
[Louisiana]. [Agriculture]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
Crowley, 1919. About very good.. [31]pp. 16mo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Moderate soiling to covers, contemporary pencil ownership notation on front cover. Doodle inside front cover. Minor soiling internally. "The city that sets the pace in the race for prosperity in the rice belt, takes nobody's dust and keeps her head turned always in the direction of success." A promotional work for the city of Crowley, Louisiana, located in the south-central portion of the state. The work is extensively illustrated with views of the city, as well as scenes of rice fields and a map of the state showing Crowley's location and all of the railroads that connect it to the wider world. We locate four copies in OCLC -- University of Alabama, Yale, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the Louisiana state library.
The Masque of Comus

The Masque of Comus by [Dulac, Edmund (Illustrator)]; John Milton

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Title
The Masque of Comus
Author
[Dulac, Edmund (Illustrator)]; John Milton
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. First thus. Fine. Limited to 1,500 numbered copies (this copy being No. 671). A fine copy. Quarto (10 3/8 x 7 7/16 inches; 263 x 189 mm.). [8], 57, [2], [1, blank], [12, music], [1, blank], [1, colophon] pp. Six color plates, including frontispiece, Barcham Green hand-made paper. Original quarter parchment over marbled boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. In the original black cardboard slipcase with spine lettered in gilt. The Masque of Comus was the last book illustrated by Dulac, left incomplete at the time of his death in 1956. After missing out on a few projects due to his heart attack in 1949, Macy offered Dulac a choice of titles, eventually commissioning him to paint 10 pictures for Comus. "His pace was slow. He did not get started until June 1952. By October he had finished two illustrations. By April 24, 1953, he reported to Macy that he had completed 4 more for a total of 6. A few weeks later, on May 30, Helen Beauclerk wrote Macy of Dulac's death on May 25th. She told Macy that as recently as May 21st, Dulac had been working on his 7th Comus illustration...Comus was the 250th book Macy had made for his Limited Editions Club...Like all his books, Macy's Comus is a beautiful production" (Hughey). John Milton's Comus (A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) was a type of courtly theatrical performance, that saw its heroine use her power of mind and virtue to debate Comus, the god of revery, and resist temptation. French-born anglophile Edmond Dulac (1882-1953) was one of the most prized artists of the "golden age" of book illustration. A gifted artist, especially in the medium of watercolor, Dulac's ability to render luxurious detail and subtle emotions is otherworldly. He is best known for his illustrations for books and magazines, although he also designed for the stage and wrote music; in moments of financial insecurity he produced serialized cartoons and became an authority on postage stamp design (White). Hughey 103. LEC Bibliography 250. Fine.
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A Form of Women. Poems by CREELEY, Robert

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A Form of Women. Poems
Author
CREELEY, Robert
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine copy.
Description
N. Y.: Jargon Books / Corinth Books, (1959). First edition. One of 2000 copies. Jargon 33. Fine copy.. SCHILLER, Robert. 8vo, stiff wrappers with photograph by Robert Schiller. Fine copy.
Pacific Electric Rod and Gun Club. Constitution and By-Laws. Prize List, Rules and Regulations

Pacific Electric Rod and Gun Club. Constitution and By-Laws. Prize List, Rules and Regulations

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Pacific Electric Rod and Gun Club. Constitution and By-Laws. Prize List, Rules and Regulations
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Green printed wrappers. About fine (some fading)
Description
[Los Angeles], 1939. 48 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Green printed wrappers. About fine (some fading). 48 pp. 1 vols. 16mo. Sporting club of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, established in 1916, with a membership limited to male Caucasian employees. Listing of officers and committees, prize categories in sal and fresh water angling, hunting, and trap shooting. With a list of past presidents and prize winners from earlier years; and numerous ads for local businesses throughout. The Pacific Electric Railway Company was the largest streetcar and interurban transit company in the country during the 1920s. Scarce. Not in OCLC
Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited by WAUGH, Evelyn

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Brideshead Revisited
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WAUGH, Evelyn
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A near-fine copy, slightly leaned but square and firm in binding. A very good plus jacket, slightly toned and with light wear al
Description
Boston: Little, Brown, 1945. First American edition. A near-fine copy, slightly leaned but square and firm in binding. A very good plus jacket, slightly toned and with light wear along fore-edges. 8vo. 351 pages. Original red cloth, lettered in black. In the pictorial dust jacket with a design by Lester M. Peterson. The first American printing was issued as a Book Club Edition in 1945, preceding the trade edition. As such, this Book Club issue is regarded as the true first American edition.
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The Construction of the Assyrian Empire: A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC) Relating to His Campaigns to the West by Shigeo Yamada

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Title
The Construction of the Assyrian Empire: A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC) Relating to His Campaigns to the West
Author
Shigeo Yamada
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
As New
Description
Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 2000. 1st. Cloth. As New/As New. An immaculate copy of the 2000 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Octavo, still in its original shrinkwrap.
Nicholas and the Golden Goose

Nicholas and the Golden Goose by Anne Carroll Moore; Jay Van Everen [illus.]

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Nicholas and the Golden Goose
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Anne Carroll Moore; Jay Van Everen [illus.]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. Very Good/Very Good. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in cream pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00), red topstain, pictorial endpapers printed in blue; x,259pp.; color frontispiece, one leaf of photographic illus. in rear, half-tone illus. throughout. Dust jacket rather toned along margins and spine panel, cloth a bit scuffed, especially at spine ends and corners, faint dampstain affecting bottom of jacket spine panel and bottom gutter edge of textblock, topstain damp-spotted, smudging to fore-edge, else a Very Good, sound copy. Follow-up volume to Moore's 1924 storybook Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story. Here Nicholas travels over to Europe, witnessing the aftermath of the destruction to the French countryside during World War I, while also peppering his travels with visits to local celebrities, like Ellen Terry in London, and Beatrix Potter in the Lake District.
LES CAHIERS DE L'HERNE: EZRA POUND [VOLUME TWO]

LES CAHIERS DE L'HERNE: EZRA POUND [VOLUME TWO]

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LES CAHIERS DE L'HERNE: EZRA POUND [VOLUME TWO]
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Paris: Editions de L'Herne, 1965. Softcover. Quarto, [382] pages. In Good plus condition. Paperback binding. Spine light beige with blue lettering. Covers have moderate wear including slight soiling, few creases to the spine and few minor chips to the edges. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning and light soiling to the edges. Mild wear to the hinges. Illustrated. Volume two. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. 1402173. FP New Rockville Stock.
AUTOMOBILE STREET SWEEPING COMPANY. Subscription to $200,000 Treasury Stock of the Automobile Street Sweeping Company, of Boston, Mass. [cover title]

AUTOMOBILE STREET SWEEPING COMPANY. Subscription to $200,000 Treasury Stock of the Automobile Street Sweeping Company, of Boston, Mass. [cover title]

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AUTOMOBILE STREET SWEEPING COMPANY. Subscription to $200,000 Treasury Stock of the Automobile Street Sweeping Company, of Boston, Mass. [cover title]
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
[Boston, MA: The Company, 1920. Single sheet fold to 20.5 x 13 cm. [4] pp. Lightly creased from a vertical fold, else a nice example. The sweeper is illustrated on the front page. "Scientific City Cleaning!! A New Practical, Economical Street Cleaning System." The text declares that New York currently appropriates over $5,000,000 for street sweeping. With a testimonial from the superintendent of streets of Cambridge, Mass. Plans include leasing or selling machines, organizing local companies in cities and towns, or leasing to local contractors, or taking a percentage. The company, incorporated in 1900, claims the costs are 65% less than any other system currently known. "Subscriptions to the Stock received at the Company's Office.
I Wish You A Happy Christmas" -- 16mo Christmas Card with Victorian Scrap

I Wish You A Happy Christmas" -- 16mo Christmas Card with Victorian Scrap

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I Wish You A Happy Christmas" -- 16mo Christmas Card with Victorian Scrap
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Light toning, spotting, dust soiling.
Description
England, 1870. Very good. Light toning, spotting, dust soiling.. An attractive Christmas card made from coated and embossed paper, and a large Victorian scrap. The scrap depicts a small child in a red dress watering roses framed by tendrils of greenery and topped with a blue ribbon. The message below is printed and reads, "I Wish You A Happy Christmas". On the verso is a contemporary ink inscription that reads, "Miss Haram. 1875". Measures approx. 4" by 2.5
Audubon Early Drawings

Audubon Early Drawings by Audubon, John James

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Audubon Early Drawings
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Audubon, John James
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Maroon cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Fine in fine beige cloth slipcase color printed front cover label
Description
Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth backstrip lettered in gilt. Fine in fine beige cloth slipcase color printed front cover label. 250 pages. 28.5 x 36 cm. 114 color plates printed recto only on high quality glossy stock. Introduction by Richard Rhodes. Commentary by Scott V. Edwards. Foreword by Leslie Morris. References. Index and Contributors.
The Fury of Rachel Monette
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The Fury of Rachel Monette by Abrahams, Peter

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The Fury of Rachel Monette
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Abrahams, Peter
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780671419066
Condition
Fine
Description
MacMillan, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. NY: Macmillan, 1980. First Edition (copyright page has "1" on the number sequence). Near fine in wrappers. This is an Uncorrected proof, SIGNED by the author on the title page.
1850 Census of Surry County, North Carolina; Also Includes 1850 Slave Schedule 1850 Mortality Schedule

1850 Census of Surry County, North Carolina; Also Includes 1850 Slave Schedule 1850 Mortality Schedule by Carol J. Leonard and Agnes Mosley Wells

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1850 Census of Surry County, North Carolina; Also Includes 1850 Slave Schedule 1850 Mortality Schedule
Author
Carol J. Leonard and Agnes Mosley Wells
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
Mt. Airy, NC: The Authors, 1983. Book. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. Very Good Plus, several pages with top or bottom corner creases, wrappers light soiling. 270 pp..
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Arguments of Geo. T. Curtis, Esq., in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Upon the Power of Congress to Make United States Treasury Notes a Legal Tender. Reported by William Blair Lord, Stenographer. by Curtis, George T.

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Arguments of Geo. T. Curtis, Esq., in the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Upon the Power of Congress to Make United States Treasury Notes a Legal Tender. Reported by William Blair Lord, Stenographer.
Author
Curtis, George T.
Seller
Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
octavo, 50 page pamphlet, ex-library, handstamp on titlepage, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, lacking wrappers, else a good copy.
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NOVEMBER 22 by WOOLEY, Bryan

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NOVEMBER 22
Author
WOOLEY, Bryan
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
NY, SEAVIEW, 1981. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F.
All-Man: vol. 1, #3: Coverguy Ricardo

All-Man: vol. 1, #3: Coverguy Ricardo

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All-Man: vol. 1, #3: Coverguy Ricardo
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Bruce Pub, 1990. Magazine. 132p. includes covers, 8x11 inches, explicit color photographs of nude men with close-ups of their phalluses, worn erotic gay men's magazine in stapled pictorial wraps, covers a bit loose.
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The Holy Science by Sri Yukteswar Giri, Swami

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Title
The Holy Science
Author
Sri Yukteswar Giri, Swami
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Self Realization Fellowship, 1990. Fine. Sri Yukteswar Giri, Swami. The Holy Science. Los Angeles, CA: Self Realization Fellowship, 1990. 120pp. Indexed. 12mo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine with light rubbing.

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