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Evangelium: Book of Gospels

Evangelium: Book of Gospels by (Binding: Margarete Seeler)

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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
Evangelium: Book of Gospels
Author
(Binding: Margarete Seeler)
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
n.p.: n.p., n.d.. Hardcover. Fine. A magnificent binding incorporating panels by Margarete Seeler. The eight cloisonné panels and the cloisonné figure of Christ were commissioned by Chauncey Stillman in 1960. In 1983, Mr. Stillman caused the nine panels to be incorporated into hand-wrought metal covers and affixed to the leather binding of this Evangelium. The artist used copper panels with 18 carat gold for the nine enamels and all cloisonné wires. The metal support is fine pewter. Silver is used in the bezels of the semi-precious stones and in the three small panels which cover the silver nuts and bolts. The rear cross is outlined in seed pearls. The text is an extract of the four Gospels from a nineteenth century printing of an Allioli Bible in German. Manuscript notes designate the days on which excerpts are to be read in the Liturgy. A hand-calligraphed vellum page gives the history of the binding, and is signed by Chauncey Stillman, Margarete Seeler, and James Strait, the Abbot of Erlac Monastery, now extinct, for whom the binding was commissioned. Wear to the text pages, but the binding is in fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell case. .
The Ingoldsby Legends (in 3 vols.)

The Ingoldsby Legends (in 3 vols.) by [Fine Binding - Bayntun of Bath] Ingoldsby, Thomas [Richard Harris Barham]

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Ingoldsby Legends (in 3 vols.)
Author
[Fine Binding - Bayntun of Bath] Ingoldsby, Thomas [Richard Harris Barham]
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Richard Bentley, 1855. Tenth edition. Fine. Three octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 in; 193 x 121 mm). xii, 338, [2]; iv, 288; vi, [2], 364 pp. Twenty engraved plates by George Cruikshank and John Leech, including frontispieces. Uniformly bound c. 1925 by Bayntun of Bath (stamp-signed to front turn-in) in full crushed blue morocco with a multi-colored pictorial onlay vignette to each upper cover, the vignette within an enchanting arabesque-bordered frame with extensive gilt dots as background. Wide turn-ins with triple fillets. Gilt rolled edges. Gilt ornamented raised bands. Gilt framed and ornamented compartments. All edges gilt. Pink marbled endpapers. A fine set, handsomely bound. The exquisite multi-color leather inlays on the front cover of each volume depict as follows: First Series: The Great Lord Cardinal from the Jackdaw of Rheims (opposite page 221) Second Series: Shylock from The Merchant of Venice (opposite page 45) Third Series: Sir Christopher Hatton from The House-Warming, A Legend of Bleeding-Heart Yard (opposite page 292) The Ingoldsby Legends are Richard Barham's famous series of often-macabre and politically-incorrect parodies of myths, legends and ghost stories, with illustrations by George Cruikshank and John Leech. Barham's pieces began appearing in Bentley's Miscellany in 1837 (at about the time Oliver Twist was appearing there), and were immensely popular with that journal's readers-so much so that they were subsequently collected in these three separately-published volumes. Though Barham's work is largely forgotten today, we do have several hold-overs from it-such as the tale from which Walt Disney devised "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and the earliest published version of the children's poem about the dog "Bingo." George Bayntun (1873-1940) was the founder of Bayntun Bindery. Trained by apprenticeship with the Taylor family, Bayntun opened his own book bindery in 1894 dedicated to using traditional hand-crafted techniques and high-quality materials. The Bath-based firm acquired the Rivière Bindery in 1939, transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery," which is still in existence and family owned. Fine.
Juan Soto, Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz, Considerando: Que la Justicia, el Honor Nacional y la Conveniencia Publica, Demandan Imperiosamente Que Sostengamos con Teson y a Todo Trance, la Guerra Que Ha Provocado la Desleal Republica Vecina... [caption title and first lines of text]

Juan Soto, Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz, Considerando: Que la Justicia, el Honor Nacional y la Conveniencia Publica, Demandan Imperiosamente Que Sostengamos con Teson y a Todo Trance, la Guerra Que Ha Provocado la Desleal Republica Vecina... [caption title and first lines of text] by [Mexican-American War]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books
Title
Juan Soto, Gobernador Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz, Considerando: Que la Justicia, el Honor Nacional y la Conveniencia Publica, Demandan Imperiosamente Que Sostengamos con Teson y a Todo Trance, la Guerra Que Ha Provocado la Desleal Republica Vecina... [caption title and first lines of text]
Author
[Mexican-American War]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Huatusco: May 31, 1847. Very good.. Broadside decree, 17.5 x 11 inches. Printed on lined paper. Previously folded, with a couple of very small losses at central fold. Minor wear at edges. Light dust soiling and toning. A rare broadside decree that establishes guidelines for the collection of funds and donations for guerillas and their families continuing the fight against the American invasion around Veracruz in 1847. The important port city had fallen two months prior, and Santa Anna was routed at Cerro Gerro by Winfield Scott a month earlier. All that was left for Mexican forces in the region was sustained guerilla harassment of the American army. In this decree, a separate account from regular government monies is established for funds raised, and various government departments of the state of Veracruz are ordered to encourage donations and to publicize contributions, and children are even encouraged to contribute food to the soldiers. A desperate plea for a desperate situation; dated May 31, 1847, and signed in type by Veracruz state president Juan Soto in Huatusco, the temporary location of the displaced government. OCLC locates no other copies.
[Two Mounted Photos of an Electric Car Driven by Automotive Pioneer Dr. Carlos Booth]

[Two Mounted Photos of an Electric Car Driven by Automotive Pioneer Dr. Carlos Booth] by [Automobiles]

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Title
[Two Mounted Photos of an Electric Car Driven by Automotive Pioneer Dr. Carlos Booth]
Author
[Automobiles]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
[New York: May 30, 1896. Very good.. Two mounted albumen photographs, 3.75 x 4.75 inches on cards 4.25 x 5.25 inches. Contemporary ink annotations on mounts, minor wear and soiling. Two photographs of one of the vehicles in the second-ever American automobile race, which began in New York City and ended in Westchester County, near our offices. The first race was held on Thanksgiving Day in 1895; this race was run six months later, on May 30, 1896. Six cars participated, five of which were imported from Europe. The sixth car was a DIY affair built by Dr. Carlos Booth, an Ohio physician who disliked horses and had eagerly embraced the new horseless carriage. Thus, these photos would seem to show one of the first-ever American-built cars. Both show the car at the starting point in City Hall Park in Manhattan, one with a view of the front of the car and the other showing the rear of the vehicle. Dr. Booth's car did not win the race, alas, but it did manage to reach the finish line in Ardsley.
KAWS One

KAWS One by KAWS

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Seller: Harper's Books
Title
KAWS One
Author
KAWS
Seller
Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Fine in illustrated boards, in a fine obi.
Description
Tokyo: Little More, 2001. Fine in illustrated boards, in a fine obi.. First Edition. Small quarto. The artist's second book, published in conjunction with a 2001 solo show at Parco Gallery, Tokyo. Classic ad disruptions and the Kimpsons.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM WASHINGTON, 15 FEBRUARY 1827, TO HUGH PEEBLES, CONCERNING WOOL'S MORTGAGE ON REAL ESTATE WHICH PEEBLES WISHES TO SELL

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM WASHINGTON, 15 FEBRUARY 1827, TO HUGH PEEBLES, CONCERNING WOOL'S MORTGAGE ON REAL ESTATE WHICH PEEBLES WISHES TO SELL by Wool, John E.

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Title
AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM WASHINGTON, 15 FEBRUARY 1827, TO HUGH PEEBLES, CONCERNING WOOL'S MORTGAGE ON REAL ESTATE WHICH PEEBLES WISHES TO SELL
Author
Wool, John E.
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Single leaf, 7-7/8" x 9-5/8," Old folds, entirely in Wool's hand in neat ink manuscript. Signed at the end, with a flourish, John E. Wool. Very Good. Wool writes that he "has recently been informed that you are about, or have already agreed, to sell your house and lot, on which I presume I have a mortgage, to E. Wilson Esqr. Apprehensive that you may have been induced to the agreement, under the expectation that I should indulge Mr. Wilson in the payment of the mortgage, I conceive it my duty to inform you, that, when Mr. Wilson suggested to me the idea of purchasing the property in anticipation of such indulgence, I expressly stated to him it could not be granted and that I could not consent to any arrangement other than that which existed between you and myself." Wool acknowledges that "the subject is a delicate one, and relates to a family nearly connected with Mrs Wool." After his signature, Wool appends a postscript, stating that he "should be pleased to receive a line from you on the subject of this letter." [With:] 5-3/8" x 7-1/4" engraved portrait of General John E. Wool (toning, staining to edges). New York: Johnson, Fry & Co., 1858. Facsimile signature beneath engraving. When he wrote this Letter Wool, a career Army man, was Inspector-General of the Army. During the course of his long career-- which included service in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War-- he earned a well-deserved reputation as an extraordinarily capable soldier and organizer. The oldest general on either side of the Civil War, the 77-year-old Wool commanded the Department of the East.
1829 – A letter from a young man to his cousin, who he fears is romantically toying with one of his friends

1829 – A letter from a young man to his cousin, who he fears is romantically toying with one of his friends by “Edward C.

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1829 – A letter from a young man to his cousin, who he fears is romantically toying with one of his friends
Author
“Edward C.
Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, 1829. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This three-page stampless letter was written by “Edward C.” in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to his cousin, Louisa Elliott in Harrisburg. It is dated May 14th, 1829, and bears a double-circle Huntingdon postmark dated May 15 along with a somewhat ornate manuscript “Paid 12½” rate mark. In this letter, Edward questions his cousin with regard to her affection for her fiancé, his friend “K”, while expressing some rather harsh opinions regarding the fickleness of women and beseeches her to contact K rather than flirting with others. It reads in part: “I received a letter from K. by last Monday’s mail. He speaks of you as one not altogether indifferent to him. He says change of places may . . . produce change of feelings, although he says he does not fear it. . .. Does he place too much confidence in you or is he deceiving himself” From your letters to me, I suspect he is, and that grossly, notwithstanding you took the precaution to say that you were only almost in Love!!! Did I not tell you often that if you was away you would soon forget him? Think well of what you are doing. I know that it is the nature and disposition of the females to fall almost in love with every new face they meet provided the person pays them a little attention. I do not say that is really the case with you but it might be. It is not right to be flirting about with every fellow that wears a fine coat and more particularly after you have solemnly engaged yourself to another. . .. Louisa cast not off a well time love for a pleasant or good looking Esau. K. says that you have not replied to his two last letters. He says it may mean something. He regrets very much that the chance of communications between you & him is broken by your absence. . .. Write you do write to him he says he will not know where to direct his letters. Write to him then Louisa put his poor heart at rest. I have fellow-feeling for him or any . . . who has been so unfortunate as to fall in love. I have given you [this information so] you can decide whether you will write or not. . .. Do as you think best and all will be well.”. This relationship scenario sounds like it could have been pulled from an American version of a romantic Regency Era novel.
The Cockpit

The Cockpit by ZANGWILL, Israel

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Title
The Cockpit
Author
ZANGWILL, Israel
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Macmillan, 1921. First Edition. First Printing. (Nov. 1921); Octavo (19.5cm.); blue boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket; uncut pages; 264pp.; light rubbing along bottom edge and corners; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $1.60) light rubbing and edgewear; chipping to extremities including spine ends; Very Good.
Contes D'Andersen [INSCRIBED by TRANSLATOR]

Contes D'Andersen [INSCRIBED by TRANSLATOR] by Andersen, Hans Christian, Paul Leyssac (translator) and Vilhelm Pedersen (illustrator)

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Title
Contes D'Andersen [INSCRIBED by TRANSLATOR]
Author
Andersen, Hans Christian, Paul Leyssac (translator) and Vilhelm Pedersen (illustrator)
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
vg
Description
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1930. Fourth edition. Softcover. vg. 8vo. 224 pp. Decorative paper wrappers. Inscribed by translator on title page "Pour Stephen Green. En souvenir d'une matinee de l'alliance Americaine de Boston. Le 11 mars 1933." Illustrated with a number of lovely-quaint b/w facsimile drawings of scenes from the story line. Includes a b/w facsimile photograph of the birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen at Odense, Denmark cut out from a newspaper that someone has laid in the book as well as a publisher's advertisement. In French, translated from the Dutch. Uneven pages. Some age wear to wrappers, otherwise book is in very good condition.
Young socialist, vol. 9, no. 2 (Whole Number 67), Nov.-Dec. 1965

Young socialist, vol. 9, no. 2 (Whole Number 67), Nov.-Dec. 1965 by Sheppard, Barry, editor

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Title
Young socialist, vol. 9, no. 2 (Whole Number 67), Nov.-Dec. 1965
Author
Sheppard, Barry, editor
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Young Socialist Alliance, 1965. 31p., stapled wraps, 8.25 x 10.75 inches, illus., wraps worn, staples rusted, previous owner's name penned on first page else very good condition. Cover story on the Bring the Troops Home Movement and the recent protests against the Vietnam war.