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THE ABRIDGEMENT OF THE GARDENERS DICTIONARY

THE ABRIDGEMENT OF THE GARDENERS DICTIONARY by (GARDENING). MILLER, PHILIP

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
THE ABRIDGEMENT OF THE GARDENERS DICTIONARY
Author
(GARDENING). MILLER, PHILIP
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Printed for the Author; And Sold by John and Francis Rivington [et al], 1771. Sixth Edition. 270 x 200 mm. (10 1/2 x 8"). [464] leaves. Early half calf over marbled boards, skillfully rebacked in the 19th century with sheep, raised bands, spine with blind-tooled flowers, gilt lettering, hinges neatly reinforced. With 13 total illustrations, including the engraved frontispiece and 12 folding plates depicting plants and agricultural structures. Spine with faint remnants of labels in top and bottom panels, occasional marginal notations in pencil in a neat 19th century hand. Henrey 1123; ESTC T59414. Light general wear to the binding, but everything sound and agreeable externally. A few spots of no consequence internally with the text generally clean and pleasing, and the plates quite fresh. A pleasing copy. This is an influential work by the author DNB calls "the most distinguished and influential British gardener of the eighteenth century." A contemporary of Linnaeus and Sir Hans Sloane, Philip Miller (1691-1771) was a gardener, horticulturalist, and Fellow of the Royal Society. Following the immense success of his "Gardeners Dictionary" in 1732, Miller released an abridged version three years later. The abridgment proved to be as popular as the original version. Swedish naturalist Pehr Kalm wrote in 1753 that "I have asked several of the greatest and best horticulturists both in England and America, what author and what book they had found and believed to be the best in horticulture. . . . They have all answered with one mouth, [that] Miller’s 'Gardener’s Dictionary,' either in folio, or the abstract in 8vo. [i.e., the abridgment], was the best of all, and that when one has it, no other book is afterwards required." Our sixth edition ("enlarged" from the version discussed by Kalm), was the final edition published during Miller’s lifetime..
The Barbizon Style Reference Book. BarbizonFall Winter 1965

The Barbizon Style Reference Book. BarbizonFall Winter 1965

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Title
The Barbizon Style Reference Book. BarbizonFall Winter 1965
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: The Barbizon Corporation, 1965. First Edition. Wraps. Stapled. Very Good. Scarce catalogue with many pages of actual, or non-photographic, illustration of models in the company's lingerie, sleepwear, day and leisure wear, with 16 pages of full color renderings. 4to. 28 by 22 cm. 75 pp. Also text on rear inside cover, and separate or loose, a printed one page cover letter, an one page order form, and an one sheet, two page price list on glossy light card stock. (Separate sheets were probably meant to be nestled under large flap in front.) The catalogue came out when the days of fashion being promoted solely with non-photographic illustration was not unusual but was starting to lose favor and/or die out. A few businesses such as Lord & Taylor, stuck by such illustrations for a while after, into we believe the early eighties, but even Lord & Taylor was also substituting photos of live models for its trademark illustration style long before. In this catalogue one can see the virtue of pure illustration -- it facilitates conveying the emotional and impressionist element of clothing, the spinning of fantasy, and the like, and also does so without the toxic subtext that photos of live models might incite -- the impossible comparisons a person might make to a real person, etc. We don't know the history of the Barbizon Corporation, when it was founded and its fate. It seems obvious, though, that it was appropriating the name of the storied young women's hotel located on Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street, which had the reputation of housing young single women from monied family, as epitomized by Grace Kelly before she became a movie star. And the look the company was evoking was that associated with the stereotypical Junior Leaguer. In the back of the brochure the company lays out its advertising program. This seems a peculiar thing to have in a retail catalogue. Perhaps this catalogue was something of a pilot publication targeting investors and lenders as much as buyers. Light dusty film on cover. Some leaves have dogeared corners.
Physiologie und Chemie in ihrer gegenseitigen Stellung ....

Physiologie und Chemie in ihrer gegenseitigen Stellung .... by Kohlrausch, O

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Physiologie und Chemie in ihrer gegenseitigen Stellung ....
Author
Kohlrausch, O
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A very good copy.
Description
Gottingen: Dietrich, 1844. First Edition.. Disbound.. A very good copy.. 8vo. A detailed critique of Liebig's conclusions on metabolism.
The American Family Keepsake: or People's practical cyclopaedia. a truthful book of facts and hints upon useful subjects: expressly adapted to meet the wants of every man, woman and child in the United States

The American Family Keepsake: or People's practical cyclopaedia. a truthful book of facts and hints upon useful subjects: expressly adapted to meet the wants of every man, woman and child in the United States by Good Samaritan; [Skinner, Henry Burchstead]

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The American Family Keepsake: or People's practical cyclopaedia. a truthful book of facts and hints upon useful subjects: expressly adapted to meet the wants of every man, woman and child in the United States
Author
Good Samaritan; [Skinner, Henry Burchstead]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Boston: Published at 66 Cornhill, 1849. Small octavo in wrappers, bound with cord (16 x 10 cm.), 111, [1] pages. Table of contents. Second Printing, issued in a third printing wrapper (1850); originally copyrighted in 1847 "by H.B. Skinner and J.B. Hall", but not issued until 1848. The author is identified only as "the Good Samaritan" but later works published by Skinner & Hall indicated Skinner as the author. A 19th century guide to domestic medicines and other useful household recipes. Chapters include: Doctor at Home; Miscellaneous Department of Health, Medical Hints, Etc.; Diseases of Infants and Children; Roots and Herbs; Every Lady's Cook Book; Choice Medical Compounds: Valuable to Every Family; Indian Recipes; Ladies' and Gentlemen's Polite Teacher; Hints to Young Ladies; Chairman's Guide. Some light foxing throughout, and with an abrasion to fore edge of text block. Publisher's blue wrapper, with titled and decorated front panel with seven vignettes depicting a woman doing various types of housework; rear panel states "Price 25 Cents". Some wear to wrapper at foot of spine panel and general edgewear. Still, generally very good. [OCLC locates eighteen copies; Lowenstein 429].
Slunce a vino chudych (Tortilla Flat)

Slunce a vino chudych (Tortilla Flat) by Steinbeck, John

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Slunce a vino chudych (Tortilla Flat)
Author
Steinbeck, John
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Praha (Prague): Jaroslav Podrouzek, 1947. First Edition. Very good. First edition, 1 of 5000 copies; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [2]; 5-225, [5]; plain brown wraps; pictorial DJ; light wear to tips of spine and corners; signatures loose, as issued, tucked into each other; hinges a bit weak; very good condition. Jacket design and typography by B. Forman; small nicks to edges; in good to very good condition. First Czech edition of Steinbeck's, arguably, first commercial and critical success, it was released 2 years after the original edition was published in the United States. OCLC lists 3 copies at institutions; none other in the American trade (as of December 2019).
Strong's New Illuminated Cock Robin

Strong's New Illuminated Cock Robin by Early American

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Title
Strong's New Illuminated Cock Robin
Author
Early American
Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
98 Nassau Street, New York: T. W. Strong Circa 1860. Paper mounted on board, printed in red & black, ads on rear board, cloth spine, corners heavily worn, boards rubbed, inner front hinge broken but holding, finger soil throughout. Ads for other toy books on both front and rear endpapers. Printed on one side of paper only, 8 numbered pages. Engravings on each page, hand-colored.. Good. Illus. by Hand-Colored Engravings. 8vo.
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YEBBIN: A GUEST FROM THE WILD by YAE, Chiang

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YEBBIN: A GUEST FROM THE WILD
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YAE, Chiang
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
LONDON, METHUEN, 1947. ILLUS BY THE AUTHOR FIRST EDITION GOOD-VERY GOOD. F.
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Plots and Counterplots: More Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott by ALCOTT, Louisa May

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Plots and Counterplots: More Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott
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ALCOTT, Louisa May
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
New York, William Morrow and Company, 1976., 1976. First edition. 8vo. Edited with an introduction by Madeleine Stern. Illustrated with facsimiles. Dust jacket designed by Terry M. Fehr (unclipped). Very good. 315 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Includes five short stories originally published under pseudonym, plus Alcott's correspondence from her publisher.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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California Local History. A Centennial Bibliography by Bancroft, Eleanor et al (eds.)

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California Local History. A Centennial Bibliography
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Bancroft, Eleanor et al (eds.)
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Fair-Good
Description
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Fair-Good. Quarto. xvi, 576pp. Original orange dustjacket over burgundy cloth and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers (Symbols for library holdings). "This bibliography represents the most important contribution of its kind since the publication in 1933 of Robert Ernest Cowan's enlarged "Bibliography of California History." It includes works not caught in Gowan's large-meshed and carelessly thrown net" (Preface, Lawrence Clark Powell, President California Library Association). DJ rubbed with wear along edges. Small, medium chips and closed tears. Binding slightly faded. Ex-library. Library stamp on inside front cover, library book plate on front endpaper. DJ in overall fair, binding and interior in good+ condition.
Infant Sorrow

Infant Sorrow by Black Knight Press. Blake, William

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Infant Sorrow
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Black Knight Press. Blake, William
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1970. Leicester: Black Knight Press, 1970. Slim Small 8vo, [9]pp. With four lino cuts by Duine Campbell in olive green, rust brown, or blue-green. Sewn with brown thread into moss green card covers, cut flush, printed in black on the front, as issued. § Limited to 100 copies, handset in Bembo, signed by the artist and inscribed as a proof copy; printed on green Glastonbury Antique laid paper. A fine copy.
Blahník by Boman Shoes, Photographs, Conversation

Blahník by Boman Shoes, Photographs, Conversation by BOMAN, Eric

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Blahník by Boman Shoes, Photographs, Conversation
Author
BOMAN, Eric
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9780811851169
Condition
Very minor shelfwear, overall a bright and fresh copy
Description
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2005. First American edition. Very minor shelfwear, overall a bright and fresh copy. Folio. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket. "Long before their supporting role in Sex and the City, Manolo Blahnik's shoes were legendary—exquisitely detailed, unabashedly luxurious, and impossibly sexy. The epitome of sophistication and taste, they have graced the feet of royalty, supermodels, and movie stars. In these breathtaking pictures by Blahnik's longtime friend, photographer Eric Boman, the shoes take center stage in a dazzling array of intriguing and often lighthearted scenes and settings. A white leather stiletto plays an incriminating role in a suggested crime worthy of Hitchcock. A pale green mule nestles among ferns in homage to Blahnik's recurring botanical themes. The straps of a sandal echo the strands of spaghetti in which it lays entwined. Boman's unerring eye and oddly keen understanding of Blahnik's creations make for spellbinding pictures, full of wit, playfulness, and sole. Elegant allusions to Blahnik's eclectic influences abound—from the cinema to history, from the natural world to art and literature. As covetable as a pair of Manolos, this is a book of consummate creativity, addictive power, and unrivaled individuality: a cult object on a cult designer.
Poster for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

Poster for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Willard, Nancy: Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

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Poster for "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Author
Willard, Nancy: Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780590286503
Condition
Near Fine
Description
The Blue Sky Press/ Scholastic Inc., 1993. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 18 3/4" x 20 3/4". Original publisher's promotional poster, 18 3/4" w x 20 3/4" h, for the book published 1993, the poster with same artwork as the original dust jacket. Near Fine, creasing along right edgewhich could be mostly covered with matting. An uncommon poster, well suited for framing, distributed in short supply at the ABA trade show in 1993. All posters shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube..
Hunt & Gather: Discovering New Art
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Hunt & Gather: Discovering New Art by Tina Ziegler

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Hunt & Gather: Discovering New Art
Author
Tina Ziegler
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN
9780981960036
Condition
Fine condition / Near fine condition dust jacket
Description
New York: Mark Batty Publisher, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. Fine condition / Near fine condition dust jacket. Bound in publishers original printed hardcover with 5" wrap-around band dust jacket.
The Bloomsbury Wonder

The Bloomsbury Wonder by Burke, Thomas

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The Bloomsbury Wonder
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Burke, Thomas
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
1929: The Mandrake Press. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth spine over snakeskin patterned boards, under beige dust jacket priced at 3s.6d. Bookplate to front endpaper, moderate wear to board edges, minor loss to ends of DJ spine panel. A novella about a mass murder, in which the murderer attempts to purge himself of potential evil (possession) by committing realized evil (murder). Bleiler listed, although I'd really say this is more of a mystery than a horror tale.
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Illustrations of Thirteen Tai-Chi Sword by Zhen, Li

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Illustrations of Thirteen Tai-Chi Sword
Author
Zhen, Li
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Wan Li Book, 1981. Good. Zhen, Li. Illustrations of Thirteen Tai-Chi Sword. Hong Kong: Wan Li Book, 1981. 92pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Good with yellowed edges and soiled rear panel.

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