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Ten Minutes for Refreshments

Ten Minutes for Refreshments

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$3,250.00
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Seller: Walkabout Books
Title
Ten Minutes for Refreshments
Seller
Walkabout Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Great American Tea Company, 1886. Near fine. Original chromolithograph advertising poster, 22 x 32 inches. A stunning print with exceptionally rich color, archivally backed. Professional restoration to edges and a few small spots on the printed area. Near fine. "Ten minutes for refreshments!" was the well-known cry of railroad conductors across the United States before dining cars became common on trains. Hungry and thirsty passengers would rush off the train and into the depot, where they scrambled to order and then bolt down their lunch under the watchful eye of conductor determined to keep the train on schedule. In this advertising print for the Great American Tea Company, the conductor stands in the doorway with pocket watch in hand, calming observing the chaos as customers (all white men served by Black waiters) frantically consume their food and beverages, some leaving smashed crockery in their wake as they rush to re-board the train. Coffee is dispensed from urns advertising the company's Sultana Coffee and its baking powder, and a giant sign on the wall reads "The Teas & Coffee used in this establishment are from the Great American Tea Co." Founded in New York City in 1859, the Great American Tea Company made its name using a direct-to-consumer sales approach that enabled them to offer quality tea at lower prices than found in retail shops. After a period of success selling mail-order to clubs, they began opening their own storefronts, which were sumptuously decorated in a Chinese-inspired style. In 1870, the company was renamed The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (better known today as A&P) in honor of the newly completed transcontinental railroad, but retained the Great American Tea Company name on its products (thus the appearance of the older name in this 1886 print). The company was a major force in American advertising in the late 19th century, using periodicals, circulars, trade cards, and premiums to spread their name. This scarce poster is one of the finest examples of their effective and popular campaigns.
ELGAR O. M. A STUDY OF A MUSICIAN

ELGAR O. M. A STUDY OF A MUSICIAN by (BINDINGS - DELRUE). (ELGAR, EDWARD). YOUNG, PERCY M.

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$2,600.00
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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
ELGAR O. M. A STUDY OF A MUSICIAN
Author
(BINDINGS - DELRUE). (ELGAR, EDWARD). YOUNG, PERCY M.
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Purnell Book Services, Ltd, 1973. Second Edition, Book Club Edition. 207 x 135 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 1/4). 447 pp. STRIKING OLIVE CRUSHED MOROCCO, INLAID AND ONLAID, BY PAUL DELRUE (signed in ink and dated 1973 on front flyleaf), covers and smooth spine with wraparound design composed of the word "ELGAR" in maril onlay of multicolor leathers near foot of boards, and above it a swath of flying birds inlaid in russet leather, RUSSET MOROCCO DOUBLURES with flight of birds onlaid in black morocco, and quotes from Elgar blind-stamped in majuscules, marbled free endpapers, all edges gilt. In a green cloth solander box with paper medallion portrait of Elgar on front cover and brown leather title label on spine. With 20 black & white photographs, including a frontispiece portrait. As new. First printed in 1955, this definitive biography of the self-taught musician described by DNB as "certainly the greatest composer to arise in England since the death of Purcell in 1695" is offered here in a very creative binding by a modern British master. The son of a music shop owner, Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) showed an early talent for music, playing piano in the great houses where his father went to tune the instruments. Elgar scholar Percy Young (1912-2004) traces Elgar's growth as musician and composer from his early career in Worcestershire through his triumphs in London, including his appointment to the Order of Merit (the "O. M." of the title) by King George V--he was the first musician to be so honored. Saying that his music represents "the essence of 'Englishness,'" DNB notes that "his ceremonial music has become part of the national heritage, while his lighter pieces appeal to a public which might not care as much for his symphonies and oratorios." It was the English countryside that most inspired him, and binder Paul Delrue has paid tribute to that, both with the maril onlays in muted colors that evoke a pastoral landscape and with the quotes he has tooled on the doublures: "My idea is there is music in the air, music all around me / I do all my composing in the open / at home all I have to do is write it down" and "This is what I hear all day / the trees are singing my music / or I have sung theirs." Delrue (1944-2024) was a long-standing Fellow of Designer Bookbinders and a founding member and Patron of the Society of Bookbinders, practicing his craft in Wales for nearly 60 years. In the words of Dominic Riley, Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, "He may have produced more artistic bindings than any other of his contemporaries, and his work is cherished by discerning collectors everywhere.".
The Caves of Steel

The Caves of Steel by Asimov, Isaac

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$1,750.00
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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Title
The Caves of Steel
Author
Asimov, Isaac
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1954. Book Club Edition. Book club edition. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Bound in publisher's original blue leatherette binding. Very Good with droplets to topstain, light wear to corners and spine ends, small nick to gutter of front endsheet, pages toned and endhseets offset. In a Very Good dust jacket with chipping at the corners and spine ends; blindside is toned and with light staining at the spine ends not visible from the exterior. The first book in Asimov's Robot series, rare signed.
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HARALD KREUTZBERG; YVONNE GEORGI by Wille, Hansjuergen

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$250.00
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Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books
Title
HARALD KREUTZBERG; YVONNE GEORGI
Author
Wille, Hansjuergen
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Leipzig: Weibezahl, 1930. Paperback. Very Good +. Folio. 23 photo plates & photo cover by Glaser, one tipped on cover. Some photos signed by both the dancers. Text in German
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THE ROOTS OF LIFE by Wright, O.L.

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$125.00
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Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books
Title
THE ROOTS OF LIFE
Author
Wright, O.L.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Horizon, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Dust jacket slightly chipped, designed by Eugene Masselink, Wright's secretary & great designer in his own right.
Catalog 2, Item #11 Ephemera from the States' Rights Council of Georgia

Catalog 2, Item #11 Ephemera from the States' Rights Council of Georgia

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$250.00
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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC
Title
Catalog 2, Item #11 Ephemera from the States' Rights Council of Georgia
Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Very Good.
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Mother Goose: A Comprehensive Collection of the Rhymes Made By Wiliam Rose Benet by -

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$50.00
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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
Mother Goose: A Comprehensive Collection of the Rhymes Made By Wiliam Rose Benet
Author
-
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: The Heritage Press, 1943. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1943 1st thus. Clean and VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and light creasing and chipping to the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, 112 pgs., nicely illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy 4.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy 4. by ADAMS, Douglas.

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Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Title
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: The Hitch Hikers' Guide to the Galaxy 4.
Author
ADAMS, Douglas.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780330284981
Condition
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description
London:: Pan Books,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0330284983 . First British printing. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good, price clipped dust jacket (hologram on front panel is intact). .
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The Wrench" Juniper Red Ale Commemorative Monkey Wrench Gang Beer Poster

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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Title
The Wrench" Juniper Red Ale Commemorative Monkey Wrench Gang Beer Poster
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
New
Description
A. Fisher Brewing Company; Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2020. Limited Silkscreen Print. New. R. Crumb. [14.5'' x 13.25''] Gold and black screen-printed poster depicting one of R. Crumb's illustrations of "The Wrench," the iconic tool that gives name to Ed Abbey's "The Monkey Wrench Gang," as adapted for a beer label in a collaboration between A. Fisher Brewing Co. and Ken Sanders Rare Books. The sixth of six posters commemorating "The Monkey Wrench Gang" beer that was produced in a collaboration between A. Fisher Brewing Company and Ken Sanders Rare Books.

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