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THE WAVES

THE WAVES by Woolf, Virginia

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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA
Title
THE WAVES
Author
Woolf, Virginia
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 297 pages. In Good plus condition lacking the issued dust jacket. Bound in publishers blue cloth with faded gold lettering along the spine. Boards have age toning along the spine, minor fraying along the tail edges, and bending wear along the spine head/tail and fore corners. Textblock has a tear on page 55 and 59, minor soiling on pages 28, a sticker on the front pastedown page, a stain on the front pastedown page and end-page, rubbing wear along the rear pastedown page, and mild age toning along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1394505. Special Collections.
HISTORIAE ECCLESIASTICAE VOLUMEN PRIMUM. CENTURIAS QUATUOR PRIMAS COMPLECTENS [One volume only]

HISTORIAE ECCLESIASTICAE VOLUMEN PRIMUM. CENTURIAS QUATUOR PRIMAS COMPLECTENS [One volume only]

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Title
HISTORIAE ECCLESIASTICAE VOLUMEN PRIMUM. CENTURIAS QUATUOR PRIMAS COMPLECTENS [One volume only]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Basileæ [Basel]: Ludovici Regis, 1624. Early Printing. Hardcover. Large 6mo, [20], 288 [double columned], [20], 526 [double columned], [36], 216 [double columned], [16], 224 [double columned], [24], 916 [double columned], [44] pages. In Good condition. Bound in full vellum, with gilt titling to the front board and a decorative stamp to boards. Paneled spine with ink titling. A loss of vellum to the spine, significant tears and separation of vellum from the bottom of the front board. Boards have moderate discoloration, chipping to edges, rubbing wear throughout, and warping. Textblock has ink writing to the front free end page, stains to some pages, age toning and significant foxing throughout, and wear to edges. Shelved in Room F. 1409531. Special Collections.
THE LETTERS OF HUGH WHITNEY

THE LETTERS OF HUGH WHITNEY

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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA
Title
THE LETTERS OF HUGH WHITNEY
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Boston: Boston Athenaeum, 1970. Hardcover. Octavo, 315 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have light edge and shelf wear and small black mark on front cover. Textblock has light to mild foxing throughout. Includes two letters inside to Silvio Bedini from Rodeny Armstrong and Walter Muir Whitehill, both of whom were directors of the Boston Athenaeum. Shelved in Room G. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378693. Special Collections.
VENGEANCE OF GWA

VENGEANCE OF GWA by Wright, S. Fowler

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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA
Title
VENGEANCE OF GWA
Author
Wright, S. Fowler
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
London: Books of To-Day Limited, 1945. Second Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 204 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with red and blue lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "8/6 NET." Bumping to head and tail of dust jacket spine. Bumping to corners of dust jacket. Scuffing and rubbing to dust jacket. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to corners. Mild soiling to boards. Age-toning and foxing to text block. Text block sunken. Shelved in Hardcover Fiction. 1411893. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
CIMELIA; A CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED AND TEXTUAL MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SALE OF THE LUDWIG COLLECTION; CATALOGUE 165

CIMELIA; A CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED AND TEXTUAL MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SALE OF THE LUDWIG COLLECTION; CATALOGUE 165

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Title
CIMELIA; A CATALOGUE OF IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED AND TEXTUAL MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SALE OF THE LUDWIG COLLECTION; CATALOGUE 165
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: H. P. Kraus, 1983. Limited Edition: 1 of 600. Hardcover. Large Quarto, 167 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. In full green cloth binding. Dust jacket is maroon with white titling. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket; small closed tear at base of jacket spine, patched on the inside with tape. Mild wear to boards. Interior clean. Shelved in Medieval Art. 1407827. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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PAPER WALLS : AMERICA AND THE REFUGEE CRISIS, 1938-1941 by Wyman, David S.

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Title
PAPER WALLS : AMERICA AND THE REFUGEE CRISIS, 1938-1941
Author
Wyman, David S.
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1968. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 306 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, light shelf wear. Price clipped. Boards in blue cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has bookplate on front pastedown. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1403870. FP New Rockville Stock.
The Bathroom: A New Interior

The Bathroom: A New Interior

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
The Bathroom: A New Interior
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1931 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this competition in bathroom design, sponsored by the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company. Solid and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with Deco silver title label affixed to the front panel. Mild streaking to the panels, the interior clean as could be, with the 20 lovely color plates along the versos bright and vibrant. Tall quarto, an elegant look at early '30s interior design (even --or perhaps especially-- in bathrooms).
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The Royal Shakespeare (complete in 3 Vols.)

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
The Royal Shakespeare (complete in 3 Vols.)
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Fine
Description
London: Cassell and Co, Ltd, 1905. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A very handsome example of this 3 volume set, "the poet's works in chronological order". All volumes clean and bright and Near Fine in their original decorative cloth, with elaborate gilt-design and lettering to front panels and spines. Thick quartos, over 1,500 pgs all told. Elegant steel and wood illustrations thruout, tissue-guards. All edges gilt as well.
Official Army Register for January, 1890

Official Army Register for January, 1890 by [United States Army]

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Seller: Americana Books ABAA
Title
Official Army Register for January, 1890
Author
[United States Army]
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [2], 412 pages. Reddish marbled paper covered boards. Leather corners and spine. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Marbled edges. Ex-institutional copy from the "Library Army Industrial College" with a pasted down label on the front paste down and a card pocket and check out slip on the rear paste down. A faded green stamp from the Library of Congress on the title page and a clear "Duplicate" exchange green stamp from the Library of Congress on the verso of the title page. Leather is rubbed on the boards and spine. Leather is also split on the spine joint. Previous owner name on the front blank end sheet.
A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, in Worcester, Vermont From October 21, 1813, to June 18, 1858. Alphabetically Arranged

A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, in Worcester, Vermont From October 21, 1813, to June 18, 1858. Alphabetically Arranged by Abbott, Simon C. [Genealogy] [Vermont]

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Title
A Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, in Worcester, Vermont From October 21, 1813, to June 18, 1858. Alphabetically Arranged
Author
Abbott, Simon C. [Genealogy] [Vermont]
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Montpelier: E. P. Walton, Printer, 1858. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Stitched wraps. Approx. 6.25" x 4.25". 31 pages. Green printed paper covers are worn and lightly stained. Small chips on the thin spine. Small edge tears to a few of the pages. A fair copy.
JOHNNY BLOSSOM

JOHNNY BLOSSOM by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken; Poulsson, Emilie; Young, F. Liley

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Title
JOHNNY BLOSSOM
Author
Zwilgmeyer, Dikken; Poulsson, Emilie; Young, F. Liley
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1912. Very good plus.. First US edition of this popular Norwegian children's book, this copy signed by the translator. First published in 1903 as LILLE JAN BLUHME, this Scandinavian classic was also illustrated by the D'Aulaires in 1948 with the same translation. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original olive cloth, pictorial paste-on, gilt and blind-stamped boards. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Young with four full-page color plates and single color in-text illustrations. x, 163, [1] pages. Lengthy gift inscription on front free endpaper, referencing signature of Poulsson; signed by Poulsson on title page. A bit of bumping to spine ends and corners; gilt faded on spine. Shows well.
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Paris in the 1930s : surrealism and the book = Paris des années 30 : le surrealisme et le livre

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Paris in the 1930s : surrealism and the book = Paris des années 30 : le surrealisme et le livre
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG- (Exlib. with sticker on cover, pencil on cover, all else excellent.)
Description
Paris, France: Galerie Zabriskie, 1991. Softcover. VG- (Exlib. with sticker on cover, pencil on cover, all else excellent.). White wraps with black text. 34 pp. Bw illustrations. Errata slip inserted. Catalog of an exhibition held at Galerie Zabriskie, Paris, May 23-July 27, 1991.
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Emilia e Romagna

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Emilia e Romagna
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG- in Fair dj. (Tears to dj. at edges; Binding cracked at front of book, but otherwise tight and clean)
Description
Milan: Touring Club Italiano, 1957. Hardcover. VG- in Fair dj. (Tears to dj. at edges; Binding cracked at front of book, but otherwise tight and clean). Red cloth with gilt lettering at spine and on front cover; Brown paper dj.; 768 pp.; Numerous maps and bw illustrations throughout. Text in Italian; Includes general information about traveling through Italy, as well as detailed information about specific cities and regions.
Jing dian chang tan 經典常談

Jing dian chang tan 經典常談 by Zhu, Ziqing 朱自清

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Title
Jing dian chang tan 經典常談
Author
Zhu, Ziqing 朱自清
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Hong Kong: Taiping shu ju 太平書局, 1973. 130p., very good in wraps; text in Chinese. Zhu Ziqing (1898—1948）was a prominent Chinese writer. The book was first written in 1942 and includes articles on 13 classical Chinese books, including the Shuwen jiezi (a Chinese dictionary from the Han Dynasty in the 2nd century), Shijing (the Odes), etc.
American workers, American unions, 1920-1985

American workers, American unions, 1920-1985 by Zieger, Robert H.

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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Title
American workers, American unions, 1920-1985
Author
Zieger, Robert H.
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780801831287
Description
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986. Paperback. xii, 233p., wraps, rear wrap slightly creased, else very good condition.
Wright Auctions Modern Design October 18, 2012

Wright Auctions Modern Design October 18, 2012

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Title
Wright Auctions Modern Design October 18, 2012
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Chicago, IL: Wright Auctioneers, 2012. Softcover auction catalog. Illustrated throughout with color images. A few of the designers/artists in this auction: Charles and Ray Eames, Gio Ponti, Harry Bertoia, Angelo Mangiarotti, Pierre Jeanneret, Alexander Girard, George Nelson, Paul Evans, Jean Prouve and many others. The auction results are printed and in the front of the catalog. A very good copy with some bumping to the top right corner.

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