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Illustrated Catalogue of Magic, Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns, Lime-light Apparatus and Slides.

Illustrated Catalogue of Magic, Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns, Lime-light Apparatus and Slides. by (MAGIC LANTERNS)

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Title
Illustrated Catalogue of Magic, Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns, Lime-light Apparatus and Slides.
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(MAGIC LANTERNS)
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
Magic Lantern CatalogueIllustrated Catalogue of Magic, Dissolving View & Optical Lanterns, Lime-light Apparatus and Slides. Rare generic trade catalogue for the entire industry, almost certainly London, 1891-92, but without imprint. Wood-engraved illustrations of magic lanterns, accessories, and occasionally the projected image. 8vo., 352 pp. with detailed listings of sets of slides, all with prices, and various types of magic lanterns with optical projections, a few pages browned (pp 44/45); original pictorial cloth lettered in black (a little rubbed, front cover beginning to warp).
Travels in China, containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton. . .

Travels in China, containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton. . . by BARROW, John

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Travels in China, containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the imperial palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton. . .
Author
BARROW, John
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806. Second edition. With 8 plates, including the hand-colored frontispiece, 4 additional hand-colored aquatints, plus 3 black and white plates (2 double page). Half morocco with marbled boards, chipped and faded along the edge, corners bumped and showing some loss, hinges weak; very faint damp stain along the outer edge of the text block, light scattered foxing. From the John Crear Library in Chicago, with its perforated stamp on the title, ink stamps on the verso of many of the plates and preliminary pages, and bookplate on the paste-down. . Second edition. Sir John Barrow took part in the British embassy to China in 1792-94 as secretary to Lord Macartney. Although its mission to open trade with China was ultimately unsuccessful, the embassy was able to gain valuable first-hand knowledge of the country and its people. The official account of the mission was undertaken Sir George Staunton (who used many of Barrow’s observations) in 1797, but Barrow was still considered something of an expert in Chinese affairs and wrote many articles on the subject for the Quarterly Review in addition to publishing his own account of the embassy in 1804. The author also clearly took the time to study the Chinese language while abroad, and this work includes his valuable observations on the topic, as well as many examples of Chinese characters. According to Hill, this book is “one of the best illustrated English travels on China . . . Barrow was an excellent observer, and the text contains a number of descriptions of Chinese artifacts and novelties. Among these a plate of musical instruments, extensive renditions of Chinese melodies in western notation, and a long description, with illustration, of the abacus.” Other chapters include passages on literature, medicine and science, social customs, government, and a sketch of the character and private life of the Emperor, whose portrait graces the frontispiece. Barrow (1764-1848) came from humble beginnings and rose to the rank of baronet in 1835. Best known for his own book about the mutiny on His Majesty’s ship Bounty (1831), Barrow was also an avid proponent of polar exploration and had several geographical features named in his honor, including the Barrow Strait. He was also active in the government of Cape Colony (now part of South Africa) during British occupation before the Treaty of Amiens, where he acted as a diplomat and explored the then little-known region.
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Illustrated Manuscript History and Genealogy of the Greenough Family of Massachusetts by Anonymous

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Illustrated Manuscript History and Genealogy of the Greenough Family of Massachusetts
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Anonymous
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S. l. : By the author. Very good. Large notebook, n. d. (first half of the 20th century); 9 3/4 x 8; pebbled, black cloth over boards and 3/4 red leatherette, ruled in gilt; pp. 1-302 - about 1/2 of them filled in manuscript and some newspaper clippings; illustrated with numerous watercolor drawings and an engraved family bookplate; a bit of wear to edges of boards; several leaves with excised sections (corrections [?]); in very good condition. A detailed, multi-branch history and genealogy of the Greenoughs of Massachusetts, with stunning watercolor illustrations, it was compiled by an anonymous member of the family in the early 20th century. The history of the Greenough family went back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of England, with the first official record of the surname dating to the 1200s. The first immigrant to the United States was Captain William Greenough (1640 - 1693), who arrived in Boston about 1650 and would ultimately establish one of the earliest and biggest shipyards in the city. He would become a Freeman of Boston and founder and deacon of the New Brick Church. His wife Ruth Swift was the daughter of William Swift - one of the very first settlers of Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thus a long line of distinguished Greenoughs would be established through the centuries, many leaving their mark on the political, business, and cultural history of the United States. Some of them included William's grandson - Thomas Greenough (1710 - 1785) - the most prolific and productive maker of mathematical instruments, more specifically marine and surveying compasses and backstaffs, in Boston in the 18th century; William Whitwell Greenough (1818 - 1899) - merchant and President of the Boston Public Library from 1868 until 1888; Horation Greenough (1805 - 1852) - sculptor and creator of the Enthroned Washington (1840) and The Rescue (1837 - 1850); Horatio Saltonstall Greenough (1845 - 1916) inventor of the Greenough stereomicroscope; and others.
Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870

Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870 by Langford, Nathaniel Pitt

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Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870
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Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
n,p: Nathaniel Pitt Langford, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. xxxi, (1), 122, (4)pp. Blue cloth blocked in red and gilt. Top edge gilt. Marginal abrasion to the title and frontispiece, else this is a fine, bright copy. Illustrated with photographs, portraits, and sketches. First state, without the publisher's name on the title page. Later states had the publisher's imprint added with a rubber stamp. Graff 2389. .
Zeichnungen von Drama und Frühstück im Atelier (Two Volumes)

Zeichnungen von Drama und Frühstück im Atelier (Two Volumes) by GUYTON, Wade

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Zeichnungen von Drama und Frühstück im Atelier (Two Volumes)
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GUYTON, Wade
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Fine copies in plain black wrappers, with glossy illustrated jackets.
Description
Köln: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2017. Fine copies in plain black wrappers, with glossy illustrated jackets.. First Edition. Octavo. Two volumes, each published to accompany the exhibitions "Wade Guyton: Das New Yorker Atelier" at Museum Brandhorst in Munich (Jan. 28 - Apr. 30, 2017) and "Das New Yorker Atelier, Abridged" at London's Serpentine Gallery (Sep. 29, 2017 - Feb. 4, 2018). Produced in the same style as Guyton's earlier trilogy of artist's catalogues (Zeichnungen für ein großes Bild / kleines Zimmer / lange Bilder, 2010-2013), with Guyton shooting piles of his exhibited "drawings" (i.e. overprinted pages that he tore from art history books) against the glossy kitchen floor of his studio—which, in this iteration, has been painted black (in contrast to the blue, red, and yellow paint of the previous pseudo-flipbooks).
Heaven's My Destination

Heaven's My Destination by Wilder, Thornton

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Heaven's My Destination
Author
Wilder, Thornton
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. Later edition. 304pp. Octavo [21 cm] Cream cloth with decorative printing and title on backstrip. Very good. Gentle discoloring to boards. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Dorothy Hoffman with the best wishes of Thornton Wilder - University of Chicago, January 1935." Fourth printed novel by the award-wining and acclaimed novelist and playwright.
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California by Washington Sunset Route

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California
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Washington Sunset Route
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
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Washington DC: Gibson Brothers, 1916. Single sheet [44.5 cm x 61 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [22 cm x 10 cm] Good only with some splitting at the folds and a small piece of tape on one of the panels. One side contains a map [22 cm x 40 cm] 'Washington-Sunset Route: Southern Railway, West Point Route, Louisville & Nashville R.R., Southern Pacific Lines ' and timetables for the trip from Washington DC and across the southern U.S. to California. The reverse prints a description of the cars and black and white views of the southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico) and the map [9 cm x 18 cm] 'The Apache Trail of Arizona "Stop-over at Washington. Whether national pride or curiosity is the incentive, transcontinental passengers, especially those who have not visited Washington, should permit nothing to interfere with stop-over at the National Capitol, a privilege embraced in all westbound tickets via Washington Sunset Route by depositing tickets at Stop-over Bureau at Union Station. Mr. J. E. Peckham, representing Washington-Sunset Route, will meet standard, tourist or coach passengers if notified in advance, and will show them the interesting sights of the Nation's City without charge.
Autograph Note Signed ("Pete") to Eugenia Prunty

Autograph Note Signed ("Pete") to Eugenia Prunty by TAYLOR, Peter

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Autograph Note Signed ("Pete") to Eugenia Prunty
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TAYLOR, Peter
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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Unbound. Near Fine. Handwritten note addressed to Mrs. Merle Prunty in Athens, Georgia. 6" x 3.75". On Taylor's personalized note card. About fine. Undated (the card was stamped but not canceled, so apparently never mailed). Taylor expresses his pleasure on their upcoming meeting in Athens: "Eleanor [Ross Taylor] will not be coming to Athens, too much gardening going just now, but I count on having dinner with you." Prunty was a friend of the Taylor's and her husband Merle was a longtime professor at the University of Georgia. Peter Taylor was one of America's best short story writers, and winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award.
GRAVEUR ORIGINALES

GRAVEUR ORIGINALES by Wunderlich, Paul (1927-2010)

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GRAVEUR ORIGINALES
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Wunderlich, Paul (1927-2010)
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L'Estampe Originale (United States)
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Lithograph cover for a sale catalog of prints by the Berggruen Gallery in Paris.
Shifts of Power Modern Chinese Thought and Society
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Shifts of Power Modern Chinese Thought and Society by Zhitian, Luo; Lane J. Harris and Mei Chun (Transl.)

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Shifts of Power Modern Chinese Thought and Society
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Zhitian, Luo; Lane J. Harris and Mei Chun (Transl.)
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Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9789004393592
Condition
LikeNew
Description
Leiden; Boston: Brill [2014]. Paperback. 9.25" x 6". XXVIII, 443pp. Magenta and pale green wraps. Like New. ISBN 9789004393592 . LikeNew. Paperback .
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The American Image 1830-1940: Selections from the Brigham Young University Art Museum Collection

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The American Image 1830-1940: Selections from the Brigham Young University Art Museum Collection
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
[Provo, UT]: Brigham Young University, 1985. Paperback. 56pp. Thin quarto [30.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. The wraps are mildly soiled, scratched and creased. There are several small closed tears in the fore edge margin of the rear wrap. The two larger tears measure 1/2 inch long. There are several thin pencil marks on the covers. Subjects include John Stockton DeMartelly, Mahonri Mackintosh Young, Cyrus Dallin, Maynard Dixon, Peter Hurd, and others.
Bettie Page Volume One, Number Six [Two Different Variant Covers]

Bettie Page Volume One, Number Six [Two Different Variant Covers] by David Avallone and Colton Worley

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Bettie Page Volume One, Number Six [Two Different Variant Covers]
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David Avallone and Colton Worley
Seller
Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Laurel: Dynamite Entertainment, 2017. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. Both first printings and in very good condition with just some very minor handling wear.
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We Think the World of You. by ACKERLEY, J.R.

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We Think the World of You.
Author
ACKERLEY, J.R.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
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London: Bodley Head, (1962).. Third printing.. 157 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Young 11*.

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