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The Cook not Mad, or Rational cookery; being a collection of original and selected receipts, embracing not only the art of curing various kinds of meats and vegetables for future use, but of cooking, in its general acceptation, to the taste, habits, and degrees of luxury, prevalent with the American publick, in town and country. : To which are added, directions for preparing comforts for the sick-room; together with sundry miscellaneous kinds of information, of importance to housekeepers in general, nearly all tested by experience. (Motto, Gen. Chap. 27, V. 1, 2, 3, 4.)

The Cook not Mad, or Rational cookery; being a collection of original and selected receipts, embracing not only the art of curing various kinds of meats and vegetables for future use, but of cooking, in its general acceptation, to the taste, habits, and degrees of luxury, prevalent with the American publick, in town and country. : To which are added, directions for preparing comforts for the sick-room; together with sundry miscellaneous kinds of information, of importance to housekeepers in general, nearly all tested by experience. (Motto, Gen. Chap. 27, V. 1, 2, 3, 4.) by [Knowlton & Rice]

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The Cook not Mad, or Rational cookery; being a collection of original and selected receipts, embracing not only the art of curing various kinds of meats and vegetables for future use, but of cooking, in its general acceptation, to the taste, habits, and degrees of luxury, prevalent with the American publick, in town and country. : To which are added, directions for preparing comforts for the sick-room; together with sundry miscellaneous kinds of information, of importance to housekeepers in general, nearly all tested by experience. (Motto, Gen. Chap. 27, V. 1, 2, 3, 4.)
Author
[Knowlton & Rice]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Watertown [New York]: Knowlton & Rice, 1830. Duodecimo (13.5 x 17.5 cm.), v, 120 pages. Table of contents at rear. FIRST EDITION. It has been suggested that the authors of this book are George Willard Knowlton (one half of the team of Knowlton & Rice) and his wife, Elizabeth Carroll. The book is clearly intended for the "American Publick" as it states in the introduction. Within you will find no “English, French and Italian methods of rendering things indigestible, which are of themselves innocent, or of distorting and disguising the most loathsome objects to render them sufferable to already vitiated tastes... These evils are attempted to be avoided. Good republican dishes and garnishing, proper to fill an every day bill of fare, from the condition of the poorest to the richest individual.” ~ Some foxing throughout and staining to a few central leaves, but overall nearly very good, Minor annotations throughout text. In printer's original scale board binding with titled sugar paper over patterned cloth. Title and floral design to front and rear paper-covered boards. The binding is worn, and both front and rear scale boards are split horizontally and show signs of an early tape repair; the patterned brown cloth on the spine is also worn. Nonetheless, it remains an intriguing and attractive object. Ownership inscription to free front endpaper, "Lucinda Duncanson, Ithaca July 23d 1833". Duncanson was the grandmother of Harry Burleigh (1866-1949), the "first black composer who was instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh made black music available to classically trained artists both by introducing them to spirituals and by arranging spirituals in a more classical form.[3] Burleigh also introduced Antonín Dvo ák to Black American music, which influenced some of Dvo ák's most famous compositions and led him to say that Black music would be the basis of an American classical music" (Wikipedia). Burleigh's grandfather, who was blind, received manumission from his enslavement in Somerset County, Maryland, and walked with his mother to Ithaca about 1832. He and his new wife Lucinda worked as house servants there, and in Lansing, New York, to which they moved before their first child, Elizabeth Lovey Waters, the mother of Harry Burfield, was born. We have never seen an early American cookbook with African-American provenance, and very rare thus. [OCLC locates twelve copies of this first edition; American Imprints 1007; Bitting, page 536; not in Cagle; Lowenstein 127].
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The Book of Bread by Simmons, Owen

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Title
The Book of Bread
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Simmons, Owen
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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London; [Edinburgh]: Maclaren & Sons, 37 and 38 Shoe Lane; [Printed by Turnbull & Spears, 1903. Quarto (29 x 23 cm.), 360 pages. Illustrated, with twelve full-page color illustrations, eight tipped-in half-tones; and two tipped-in gelatin silver prints; additional illustrations in the text. Advertisements. Index. FIRST TRADE EDITION, first or "subscribers' issue", differentiated from the second or ordinary issue by twenty-four additional pages, mostly advertisements and a list of subscribers to the deluxe edition with decorated endpapers (which in the ordinary issue are plain), as well as a different decorative rule on the cloth board. ~ A comprehensive book of professional bread-making. Martin Parr writes, "The Book of Bread is one of those rare books that can be judged by its cover, or rather, by its name... A monograph about the manufacture of bread, it is the bread-maker's bread book, illustrated with photographs, about which Simmons – evidently a man who did not hold with false modesty-writes: 'However critical readers might be, they will be forced to admit that never before have they seen such a complete collection of prize loaves illustrated in such an excellent manner.' The photographic reproductions – as opposed to the two original silver-gelatin prints pasted into the book – Simmons continues, were produced, with no expense spared, after various trials using different processes, especially for the colour illustrations: 'The loaves are now reproduced photographically correct, of exactly full size, and the colours are as nearly perfect as it is possible for them to be by any process at present known.' Simmons might be a little over confident about the reproduction, but as far as the aesthetic quality of the photographs go, his boasts are not misplaced. The late Sam Wagstaff, who amassed one of the finest photographic collections of the 20th century, once said that there was a photographer for everything-someone who was the best at photographing shoes, or clouds, or mountains. Simmons evidently found the best photographer of bread, though sadly, he failed to credit him. The 19th-century photobook was primarily an archive in which the things of the world were stored and catalogued. Here, at the beginning of the 20th century, one of the humblest, yet most essential of objects is catalogued as precisely, rigorously and objectively as any work by a 1980s Conceptual artists" (Parr & Badger I:56) ~ The description of illustrations refers to a bromide photograph; however, that photograph was only included in the edition deluxe, a very limited issue published the same year, and bound in full red-grained morocco. The tipped-in illustrations are in fine condition excepting a tiny chip or fold to two images. Some light age-toning to some leaves; offsetting mark to two facing pages from newspaper clipping laid-in. Publisher's green cloth, with a decorative border and spine title in black, and the title in gilt on the front panel. Binding with light soil, corners a little bumped, and with one abrasion to front panel. Still, very good or near fine. [Bitting, 435; Parr & Badger I:56; not in the Roth 101].
Home Brewed Wines and Beers and Bartenders' Guide: Secrets of the Liquor Trade: Complete Directions and Recipes for Making all kinds of Wines, Beers, Liquors, Brandies, Cordials, Syrups, Extracts, Etc. No. 1263

Home Brewed Wines and Beers and Bartenders' Guide: Secrets of the Liquor Trade: Complete Directions and Recipes for Making all kinds of Wines, Beers, Liquors, Brandies, Cordials, Syrups, Extracts, Etc. No. 1263 by [Johnson Smith & Company (Detroit, Mich.)]

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Home Brewed Wines and Beers and Bartenders' Guide: Secrets of the Liquor Trade: Complete Directions and Recipes for Making all kinds of Wines, Beers, Liquors, Brandies, Cordials, Syrups, Extracts, Etc. No. 1263
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[Johnson Smith & Company (Detroit, Mich.)]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Detroit, Mich., Windsor, Ont: Published by Johnson Smith & Company, 1933. Booklet, stapled in wrappers (19 x 13.5 cm.), 32 pages. Text in two columns. Title and publication data from wrapper. Later printing. A recipe book for liquor and other beverages: cordials, wine, beer, cocktails mineral waters, invalid drinks, etc. Text evenly age-toned throughout but otherwise clean and sound. Gray wrappers, printed in black, with an illustration of a bartender practicing his craft. Near fine.
A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice; on the tru

A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice; on the tru by MALTON, Thomas

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A compleat treatise on perspective, in theory and practice; on the tru
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MALTON, Thomas
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Ursus Books (United States)
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1776. MALTON, Thomas. A Compleat Treatise on Perspective, in Theory and Practice; on the True Principles of Dr. Brook Taylor. [4], viii, [8], 284 pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 46 numbered, mostly folding engravings, five with moveable parts. London: Printed for the author, and sold by Messrs. Robson, et al., 1776. BOUND WITH: An Appendix or second Part to the Compleat Treatise on Perspective. 160 pages : 10 plates, one with a moveable part. Folio. 367 x 232 mm, bound in period English polished calf, over original boards. London: Printed for the author, and sold by Messrs. Robson, et al., 1783. Rare First Edition of both parts. A fine copy of both parts of Malton's work on perspective, written as a guide for painters and artists. According to the entry by CCA, the first edition of the first part from 1776 is "one of the 300 copies delivered to subscribers before the rest were destroyed in the printer's fire of 2 Mar. 1776. 'An appendix, or second part' was published in 1783, delayed seven years because of the fire" (Canadian Center for Architecture, online catalogue). Malton's Compleat Treatise on Perspective, is one of the special genre of scientific books to possess illustrations with "cut-out" parts or folding moveable flaps. Five of the forty-six engravings have tipped-on diagrams meant to be folded into geometrical figures, much like John Dee's Euclid (1570) and/or Cowley's Theory of Perspective Demonstrated (1765-6). Thomas Malton (1748-1804) published two books on geometry and perspective before being appointed professor at the Royal Academy in 1775. As professor of art and perspective, his classes were attended by J.M.W. Turner and Thomas Girtin. Malton exhibited his views of London and other paintings at the Royal Academy and was awarded a prestigious prize by the Society of Arts. In 1792 he published the work by which he is now best known: A Picturesque Tour through the Cities of London and Westminster, illustrated with a hundred colour aquatint plates. Between 1798 and 1800 he produced Views from Cambridge, and was at work on a similar title on Views from Oxford at his death. The present work was widely used during the eighteenth century by British artists and painters as the basic text on perspective. Nearly all of Malton's illustrations demonstrate use of perspective as it pertains to artistic representation in painting, drawing, and engraving. Specifically, he offers techniques for portraying perspective in rendering interior spaces, as well as for furniture (bookcases, desks, chairs, organs), shadows from candle light, carriages with moving wheels, domes and ceilings, stairwells, opened windows and doors, buildings (Queen's Palace St James Park, the Royal Hospital, and St. Paul's Covent Garden), Doric arcades, Ionic capitals, vases, cubes, curvilinear objects, vanishing points of tiled floors, globes and spheres, etc. The plates were engraved by the author, Peter Mazell, Tobias Miller (i.e. Mueller), Anker Smith, and Joseph Colyer, all after Malton. Malton's text is divided into four books: Book One discusses light and colour, theory of vision, and chapters on reflection, transparency, and refraction; Book Two focuses on the Theory of Perspective; Book Three on the Practice of Perspective, and Book Four contains observations on light and shade, shadows, and reflected light on water, in mirrors, etc. In the Preface Malton refers to the contents of his Appendix, but according to the records of CCA (see above) this Appendix was not printed until 7 years later in 1783 due to a fire in the printer's establishment. Fine, complete copies of this work are exceedingly rare; most were heavily used by artists, and the moveable parts were worn and eventually removed. This copy is extremely fresh. PROVENANCE: Richard Dunne, Stamp on title page. Not in Millard, Fowler, Harris, Berlin Katalog. Listed only once in Weinreb Architectural catalogues: Catalogue 1, no. 101 (1961) (and that was the second edition of 1778!). Blau & Kaufmann, Architecture and Its Image 28.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Dahl, Roald

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Dahl, Roald
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 First edition, first issue, with a six-line colophon; first state dust jacket. Publisher's red cloth, with the title in blind to the front board, gilt lettering to spine, and black topstain; in the original dust jacket designed by Schindelman, with illustration of a chocolate candy bar, Charlie, and Willy Wonka to the front panel, illustration of Wonka dancing in front of billboards to the rear panel. Very good book, with slight dimming to spine gilt, a touch of soiling to rear board, and ownership signature to front pastedown; very good price-clipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, some shallow chipping to spine ends, a small chip to top edge of rear panel, some short closed tears to edges, and slightly nicked corners. Overall, an attractive and clean copy of this iconic Roald Dahl title. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a popular children's book, featuring the child protagonist Charlie Bucket, who, along with four others, is awarded the privilege of touring the famous Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Joining Charlie on the fantastical tour are some of Dahl's most memorable characters, including the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, spoiled Veruca Salt, gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde, and television addict Mike Teavee. Charlie, a poor and kindhearted child, successfully passes Wonka's unspoken challenge by resisting an unscrupulous offer by a rival chocolatier, winning him a ride in Wonka's glass elevator. Like many of Dahl's child protagonists, Charlie represents purity and honesty in the face of malevolent adults. Charlie's story is continued in the sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been adapted into two popular films: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), a musical adaptation directed by Mel Stuart starring Gene Wilder, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), directed by Tim Burton and featuring Johnny Depp. A prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory titled Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, was released at the end of 2023.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Illus. by Schindelman, Joseph.
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The Grand Bazaar: Istanbul by Gulgun, Serdar

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The Grand Bazaar: Istanbul
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Gulgun, Serdar
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
Description
New York: Assouline, 2011 Elephant folio. First edition. Publisher's pale green cloth, lettered in gilt to front board and spine, bright yellow endpapers, illustrated with numerous color photos by Laziz Hamani; in the publisher's pictorial paper slipcase. A very good copy, some light soiling to boards and sunning to spine, else very clean and bright; in a very good slipcase with wear to extremities. Overall, a beautiful copy of this copiously illustrated non-fiction text. Published to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the opening of the Turkish Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, this book contains photographs and text that illustrate the rich history of the market and its vendors. The Grand Bazaar, opened in 1461, was originally intended to encourage trade in what was then Constantinople, under the newly established reign of the Ottoman Empire. Textile traders set up stalls in the covered Byzantine structure, and the building was a hub for locals and visitors alike. Over time, the market grew to include vendors of jewelry, shoes, books, and a multitude of other goods, and continues to thrive as a historical landmark in the city of Istanbul, home to thousands of vendors. Heavy item - may incur additional shipping charges.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Hamani, Laziz.
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY

A CHRISTMAS MEMORY by Capote, Truman

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A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
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Capote, Truman
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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NY: Random House, 1966. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Fine. #361 of 600 copies, signed by Capote on the limitation page. Capote's touching memoir of his boyhood days spent with his distant cousin in Depression-era rural Alabama. Made into a television film for ABC in 1966 by Frank and Eleanor Perry. The kite-flying scene on Christmas day is unforgettable. An as new copy in green cloth, wrapped in clear mylar by publisher in light crimson colored cardboard slipcase with pictorial on front and publisher's gold label "Autographed edition #361" on the spine, which is slightly faded. No gift inscriptions or ownership name. The collectible copy.
THE STORY OF THE TEASING MONKEY

THE STORY OF THE TEASING MONKEY by Bannerman, Helen

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THE STORY OF THE TEASING MONKEY
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Bannerman, Helen
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good.
Description
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1907. Very good.. Very scarce first US edition of this little tale of a mischievous monkey named Jacko. 5.25'' x 3.5''. Original quarter brown cloth, color pictorial paper boards. Printed in the "Dumpy" format, on one side of each leaf only. Illustrated by Bannerman with full-page color plates throughout. 142, [2] pages (illustrations included in page count). Faint erasure lines to first leaf. Binding with some soil and general wear, some subtle repair at edges. Hinges strong.
A DAY FOR ANNE FRANK

A DAY FOR ANNE FRANK by Williams, C. K.

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A DAY FOR ANNE FRANK
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Williams, C. K.
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Falcon Press, 1968. First Edition. Saddle-stitched illustrated paper wrappers; 4to. [10pp.] Illustrations based on photographs of holocaust victims in a haunting near marbled-look. One of 1,000 copies; the author's first book. With a signed, single page typed letter from C.K. Williams laid in (evidently to a collector), written from Paris in 1987. The letter discusses the author's notebooks, and others aspects of his literary archive. [Please note the letter is signed - as usual with his initials, the book is not signed.] A Near Fine copy of an important first book, attractively done.
Down East: The Magazine of Maine

Down East: The Magazine of Maine by [Bush, George H.W.]

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Down East: The Magazine of Maine
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[Bush, George H.W.]
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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Fine
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Maine: Down East Magazine, 1990. Volume 37, Number 2. Original wraps. Fine. A copy of Down East Magazine from September 1990, inscribed by President George H.W. Bush to his life long fishing partner, Bob Boilard. There is an article about their relationship that appears in the magazine. President Bush received a copy of the article and sent this copy with a note on the cover saying: "Bob - Great Article - George Bush." Bob Boilard was a longtime friend and fishing partner of President George H.W. Bush. Mr. Boilard wrote that he never spoke about politics with President Bush, but kept topics to family, friends, fishing and Maine. In a letter to Bob Boilard featured in "All The Best, George Bush" dated 2/24/88, Vice President Bush says "Bob, I'm going to win, but Ill promise you one thing - it won't affect our fishing together. Life is about friends and values. You are my friend. Keep your fingers crossed. George Bush.
MAN AND HIS CREATIVE AWARENESS: An Approach to the Humanities

MAN AND HIS CREATIVE AWARENESS: An Approach to the Humanities by Johnson, Clifford V. et al.

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MAN AND HIS CREATIVE AWARENESS: An Approach to the Humanities
Author
Johnson, Clifford V. et al.
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good.
Description
Washington DC: Institute for Services to Education, 1972. Very good.. Pedagogical handbook developed by the Institute for Services to Education, a 1970s policy group focused on the university recruitment and retention of black students. The ISE developed MAN & HIS CREATIVE AWARENESS in close collaboration with the Thirteen-College Consortium and the Five (later Six) Colleges Consortium, both associations of predominantly black colleges. The materials outlined here are divided into four sections. "Part I: Sharpening Perception" is the longest section, featuring a series of units on the graphic arts, literature, music, dance, and drama. Historical overviews, essays, suggested student research projects, and interactive learning ideas are followed by extensive bibliographies and appendices, with all reading and sample syllabi centered on African and Afro-American art and artists. The three shorter sections that follow are "Part II: Esotericism: The Mystery Schools", "Part III: Mythological Man / Man as Protester," and "Part IV: What's Happening in the Humanities Classroom: Teachers Talk." OCLC locates only two institutional holdings. Scarce. 11'' x 8.5''. Original orange pictorial wrappers. 494 pages. Two errata slips laid in, adhesive residue visible. Ownership stamp to both wrappers and endpapers. Moderate edgewear and soil, a few closed tears to front and rear joints.
SOMETHING ELSE PRESS: An Annotated Bibliography

SOMETHING ELSE PRESS: An Annotated Bibliography by Frank, Peter

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SOMETHING ELSE PRESS: An Annotated Bibliography
Author
Frank, Peter
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780914232407
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Near fine.
Description
(Brattleboro): McPherson & Company, 1983. First edition. Near fine.. Uncommon limited hardcover edition of Frank's bibliography of Dick Higgin's artists' book press. "In the history of small presses, especially in America, the Something Else Press remains extraordinary, if not unique, in its combination of high-quality trade formats, well-crafted printing and assembling, and broad distribution methods" (Frank). 7.5'' x 8.75''. A Documentext Publication. Original gilt-stamped beige buckram. Ochre endpapers. Designed by Bruce McPherson. 89, [1] pages. Edition of 500 copies in hardcover. Illustrated with black and white photographs by Richard Gummere. Slight edgewear and bumping. Small touch of soil to edge of front board.
College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Anon. - PROSPECTUS - WOMEN - MEDICINE

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College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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Anon. - PROSPECTUS - WOMEN - MEDICINE
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Very good; lower blank margin dust soiled and rumpled.
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Washington, DC: College of OB-GYN., 1873[?]. Unknown edition.. As issued.. Very good; lower blank margin dust soiled and rumpled.. 4to sheet, printed recto only; meas. appx. 260 x 200 mm. The college was first incorporated in 1873. The proposed courses (listed) were to be offered April through June at the Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-in Asylum. Staff is listed; objectives outlined - to gain practical experience in the hospital in order to supplement a formal medical college degree. Fees ranged from $20. to $40. Absent from OCLC.
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Quoi Ou by Beckett, Samuel

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Quoi Ou
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Beckett, Samuel
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
ISBN
9782707306494
Condition
Fine
Description
Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/Fine. Wraps, in glassine dust jacket. One of "quelques exemplaires hors-commerce" copies. Book is fine, in fine dust jacket with just a little wrinkling along the edges.
SCARLET LETTER, THE (1926) BTS photo ft. Lillian Gish, Victor Sjöström

SCARLET LETTER, THE (1926) BTS photo ft. Lillian Gish, Victor Sjöström by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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SCARLET LETTER, THE (1926) BTS photo ft. Lillian Gish, Victor Sjöström
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
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About Fine
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. No binding. About Fine. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy gelatin silver print still photo, USA. Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Henry B. Walthall, Karl Dane, dir: Victor Sjöström; MGM. A few tiny creases at left edge blank white margin, about fine. The famous Nathaniel Hawthorne story of Hester Prynne, the seamstress punished for playing on the Sabbath. A young minister takes pity on her and they fall in love. Hester's husband has gone missing for several years, and though the couple's love is forbidden, they cannot help themselves. A baby is born and Hester is branded with a scarlet "A" for adulteress. The townspeople who condemn her are shocked when it is revealed who the father is. A brilliant silent film, perhaps the finest interpretation on film of this novel, with script by Frances Marion, costumes designed by Max Ree and set decoration by Cedric Gibbons and Sidney Ullman. Gish was perfectly cast as the demure yet sensual Hester, one of her finest performances. She campaigned heavily to have the film made and won the battle against the studio and American civic morality groups to have it approved. Many of the locations were filmed at the Iverson Ranch in Chatsworth, near Los Angeles. In this rare behind-the-scenes moment, we witness a tense exchange between Gish and director Victor Sjöström. The filming was intense when Gish learned that her mother had a stroke in London and she needed to leave. The schedule was rearranged and two weeks of filming were completed in three days. Photo coded 256-x-46.
Ouverture de l'Opéra Der Beherrscher der Geister [The Ruler of Spirits] pour 2 Violons, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinettes, Flûte, Flûte piccolo, 2 Bassons, 3 Trombones, 4 Cors, 4 Trompettes, Tÿmbales, Alto, et Basso ... Op. 27. [Copyist musical manuscript full score]

Ouverture de l'Opéra Der Beherrscher der Geister [The Ruler of Spirits] pour 2 Violons, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinettes, Flûte, Flûte piccolo, 2 Bassons, 3 Trombones, 4 Cors, 4 Trompettes, Tÿmbales, Alto, et Basso ... Op. 27. [Copyist musical manuscript full score] by WEBER, Carl Maria von 1786-1826

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Ouverture de l'Opéra Der Beherrscher der Geister [The Ruler of Spirits] pour 2 Violons, 2 Hautbois, 2 Clarinettes, Flûte, Flûte piccolo, 2 Bassons, 3 Trombones, 4 Cors, 4 Trompettes, Tÿmbales, Alto, et Basso ... Op. 27. [Copyist musical manuscript full score]
Author
WEBER, Carl Maria von 1786-1826
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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[?]Edinburgh, 1860. Folio (265 x 336 mm). Sewn. [i] (title), 47 pp. Notated in black ink on 20-stave rastrum-ruled paper. With performance markings including dynamics, fermatas, and expression markings in blue and orange pencil. "Weber Overture 57" in pencil to lower inner margin of title. With the embossed blindstamp of Edinburgh music publishers Hamilton & Müller, active from 1839-1885, to upper outer corner of title. Slightly worn; some soiling, especially to first and last leaves; minor loss to lower outer corner of first leaf. Jähns 122. The present manuscript, which appears to have been used for performance, may derive from the first edition of the overture published in Leipzig by Breitkopf & Härtel in an octavo format after 1840. First performed on 11 November 1811 and revised by the composer in 1822. The present overture, originally appearing at the start of the unfinished opera Rübezahl, was recast by Weber as "Der Beherrscher der Geister" in 1811. Weber was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and critic. "A prototypical 19th-century musician-critic, he sought through his works, words, and efforts as performer and conductor to promote art and shape emerging middle-class audiences to its appreciation. His contributions to song, choral music, and piano music were highly esteemed by his contemporaries, his opera overtures influenced the development of the concert overture and symphonic poem, and his explorations of novel timbres and orchestrations enriched the palette of musical sonorities. With the overwhelming success of his opera Der Freischütz in 1821 he became the leading exponent of German opera in the 1820s and an international celebrity. A seminal figure of the 19th century, he influenced composers as diverse as Marschner, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, and Liszt." Michael C. Tusa in Grove Music Online.
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British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors and Composers, Born in Britain and its Colonies by BROWN, James D. and Stephen S. Stratton

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British Musical Biography: A Dictionary of Musical Artists, Authors and Composers, Born in Britain and its Colonies
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BROWN, James D. and Stephen S. Stratton
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Good
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London: William Reeves, 1897. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Boards. 462 pp. Endpapers browned; joints split; ex-library.
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QUERETARO; Edicion en español

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QUERETARO; Edicion en español
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México: Departamento de Turismo de la Secretaria de Gobernacion, Asociacion Mex. de Turismo, 1944. b/w plates, frontis., maps, illus., color pict. wrps. Travel guide to the state of Queretaro in Mexico, illustrated with beautiful b/w images of the different towns and architecture.
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The Story of David Gray by Buchanan, Robert

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The Story of David Gray
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Buchanan, Robert
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Orig. stiff printed wrappers. Fine in rubbed very good dust wrapper
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Portland: Thomas Mosher, 1900. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. stiff printed wrappers. Fine in rubbed very good dust wrapper. [viii] 85 pages. 20 x 16 cm. Limited edition, copy 37 of 50 on Japanese vellum. Frontispiece is an engraved portrait of David Gray, title page printed in red and black. Clean, fresh copy,
Bear with me: The Teddy Bear: a symposium

Bear with me: The Teddy Bear: a symposium by Bull, Peter

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Bear with me: The Teddy Bear: a symposium
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Bull, Peter
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London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. [a very nice copy, just a touch of soiling to top and bottom edges of yellow cloth covers; the jacket is bright and fresh, with only a teensy bit of wear to the extremities, light scuffing to the rear panel]. (B&W photographs) "Here is all Teddy Beardom -- bears on the Matterhorn, bears on the stage, John Betjeman's bear, Donald Campbell's bear, a bear in an Evelyn Waugh novel, Christopher Robin's bear, bears and Theodore Roosevelt, bears as healers, bears with family trees, baronet bears, autobiographical bears, correspondent bears, bears with High Moral Principles, bears on the screen, Valentine bears, monster bears and midget bears, elegant bears and scruffy bears, ephemeral bears and long-life bears, bears in poetry, bears in prose, bears in the Royal Academy, Peter Bull's bear. This is a book about BEARS." British actor Peter Bull (1912-1984), when he wasn't mucking about with Teddy bears (which apparently took up quite a bit of his time and attention), had a long career as a supporting player in films and on the stage -- most memorably as the Russian Ambassador in DR. STRANGELOVE and the Captain of the Louisa in THE AFRICAN QUEEN. In the latter, he delivered with a perfect deadpan the following unbroken string of dialogue: "By the authority vested in me by Kaiser Wilhelm II, I prounounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution." .
Have A Little Faith, A True Story - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Have A Little Faith, A True Story - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Albom, Mitch

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Have A Little Faith, A True Story - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Albom, Mitch
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
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9780786868728
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As New in As New dust jacket
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New York: Hyperion. As New in As New dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0786868724 . A handsome first edition, first printing in As New condition in alike dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Mitch Albom directly on the title page; In the style and tradition of his earlier "Tuesdays With Morrie" and spanning an eight year quest to write a eulogy for his childhood rabbi, Albom explores the profound faith journey of two very different men: a Jewish rabbi preparing for death and an ex-drug dealer who is now pastor to a poor, inner city congregation. Winner of the Wilbur Award (2009) ; 12mo ; [x], 254 pages; Signed by Author .
Mondo Movie

Mondo Movie by Harris, Trent

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Mondo Movie
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Harris, Trent
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Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2017. Pictorial poster [46 cm x 30 cm] 'A' condition. Fine. Signed by Harris at the foot. Poster for a screening of short films, at Salt Lake's Ken Sanders Rare Books in June of 2017. "Outside under the sparkly and mondo sky! Screening in the parking lot! Tailgater welcome!" Mondo Books, Mondo Movies, Mondo Art, Mondo People, Mondo Tacos. Trent Harris has directed nine feature films and scores of documentaries and experimental pieces. To date he has been honored with retrospectives at: Raindance Film Festival (London), 92 Y Tribeca (New York), BUTT Film Festival (The Netherlands), Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Salt Lake City), Mar del Plata International Film Festival (Argentina).
Quiz program for aircraft workers. (Nos. 1-5)

Quiz program for aircraft workers. (Nos. 1-5)

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Quiz program for aircraft workers. (Nos. 1-5)
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Los Angeles: Communist Party of Los Angeles, 1950. Five folded brochures, apparently the complete set, very good. The series lays out statistics to argue that the Cold War sucks resources into defense of the capitalist class while leaving social priorities ignored. States that war-related industries can be retooled for peaceful production. One was issued each week, culminating in the final issue with an invitation to join the Communist Party.
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The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking. by AMMOUS, Saifedean.

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The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking.
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AMMOUS, Saifedean.
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Hoboken: Wiley, (2018).. First edition.. xvii + 286 pp w/index. Two upper corners tapped, else very near fine in like dust jacket. Foreword by Michael Saylor.
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The Hidden Waterfall: Poems. by ZATURENSKA, Marya.

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The Hidden Waterfall: Poems.
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ZATURENSKA, Marya.
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NY: Vanguard Press, (1974).. First edition.. 69 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket that is slightly misfolded.
The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth by Raeside, Ian

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The Rough and the Smooth
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Raeside, Ian
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New York: Asia Publishing House, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Translated from Marathi by Ian Raeside. Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), generally toned, bumped and with a few short tears and shallow chips. Beige cloth, mottled with pink stains, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. A collection of modern, post-1947 Marathi stories.
About Town; The New Yorker and the world it Made
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About Town; The New Yorker and the world it Made by Yagoda, Ben

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About Town; The New Yorker and the world it Made
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Yagoda, Ben
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
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9780684816050
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New York Etc.: Scribner, 2000. 478p., b/w illus., dj.
Photographic Outfit in the Field. Near Petersburg, VA., 1864

Photographic Outfit in the Field. Near Petersburg, VA., 1864 by Brady, Mathew

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Photographic Outfit in the Field. Near Petersburg, VA., 1864
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Brady, Mathew
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1862. n.d. Photograph, 8 x 10", b&w on glossy paper, colophon to verso printed in black and red; very good. § Printed from a negative made from the original image, with a quote from Scientific American, 1862.

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