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THE BRITISH APOLLO, OR, CURIOUS AMUSEMENTS FOR THE INGENIOUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE MOST MATERIAL OCCURRENCES FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK. Performed by a Society of Gentlemen

THE BRITISH APOLLO, OR, CURIOUS AMUSEMENTS FOR THE INGENIOUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE MOST MATERIAL OCCURRENCES FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK. Performed by a Society of Gentlemen

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Title
THE BRITISH APOLLO, OR, CURIOUS AMUSEMENTS FOR THE INGENIOUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE MOST MATERIAL OCCURRENCES FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK. Performed by a Society of Gentlemen
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Old, mostly rather faint dampstain at bottom of many pages; binding rather worn but intact with a one-inch chip at the head of t
Description
London: J. Mayo, 1708. First Edition. Hardcover. Old, mostly rather faint dampstain at bottom of many pages; binding rather worn but intact with a one-inch chip at the head of the spine. About Very Good. Folio (8" x 12-1/2") bound in 19th century half brown leather with leather corners and marbled boards; [2], [516], 14 pages. The first volume of this scarce periodical containing a title page, 117 four-page issues, 12 supernumerary numbers, and an extensive index covering the period of 13 February 1708 to 25 March 1709. Without the two 12-page quarterly issues. The periodical would stop publication in 1711. Edited by Aaron Hill and Marshall Smith, with probable contributions from John Gay, John Arbuthnot, and Samuel Garth, among others. Contains questions from readers and answers from contributors on miscellaneous topics including theology, science, mathematics, natural history, medicine, music, customs, manners, etc. with foreign news, news of war, shipping, advertisements, and much poetry, often ribald. Contemporary manuscript notation on verso of title page by former owner titled "The Disparity" about Sampson signed "Thomas Mellin his own Book." On two blanks at the rear is manuscript music titled "A Song By Mr. H[enry] Purcell," which is his well-known composition "What Can We Poor Females Do" written in 1694. There is also a small sheet of paper laid in with a manuscript statement in an early hand about the volume's contents. Bookplate of Isaac John Greenwood on the front pastedown.
Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell

Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell by Wuerth, Louis A. - Compiler

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Title
Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell
Author
Wuerth, Louis A. - Compiler
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12" x 8.75", (xx)312pp. w/ Index. Beautiful First Edition, #152 of only 465 copies printed. Bound in 1/4 tan calf over brown cloth boards with gilt border. Titles in gilt on spine. t.e.g. Frontis and hundreds of illustrations alongside each etching entry. Frontis is an original etching, "The Bridges from Brooklyn by Pennell. Plain brown dust-wrapper with titles in black on spine panel. Introduction by Elizabeth Robins Pennell. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a couple of tiny scuffs near the heel but quite minor. Remarkably well preserved. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, wrapper has a couple of tiny closed tears at the top hinges and miniscule loss at the crown. Folds gently rubbed. Still fresh and unsoiled. Publisher's printed box present and clean though two edges of top split off and missing. A gorgeous collectable copy and uncommon in this condition.
MAX ERNST GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAN PALAIS PARIS POSTER

MAX ERNST GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAN PALAIS PARIS POSTER

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MAX ERNST GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAN PALAIS PARIS POSTER
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Paris, 1975. Poster measuring ~15.75" x ~25.5". In Very Good minus condition. Small closed tear and light soiling near bottom. AP Consignment. Shelved in Dupont. 1412583. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Der Sommerfreund... [cover title]

Der Sommerfreund... [cover title]

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Der Sommerfreund... [cover title]
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Munchen: Sport-Bock, 1938. 8¼" x 5¾", pp. 42, [2]; self-wrappers; illustrated throughout. A trade catalogue for the company's kayaks and camping gear, text, kerosene lights, foul weather gear, and lederhosen. Attractive cover artwork possibly by Johann Mathias Peskoller, but perhaps more likely his son, Hans.
The Fitch Papers: Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governorship of the Colony of Connecticut 1754-1766 Volume One, May 1754 - December 1758

The Fitch Papers: Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governorship of the Colony of Connecticut 1754-1766 Volume One, May 1754 - December 1758

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The Fitch Papers: Correspondence and Documents During Thomas Fitch's Governorship of the Colony of Connecticut 1754-1766 Volume One, May 1754 - December 1758
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1918. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xlix, 402pp. Historical society bookplate on front pastedown, else a very good hardback bound in publisher's brown cloth that has some minor loss at the spine ends.
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275th Anniversary. Harwich, Massachusetts. A Sketch of the Years 1694-1969, in Text and Pictures by (-)

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275th Anniversary. Harwich, Massachusetts. A Sketch of the Years 1694-1969, in Text and Pictures
Author
(-)
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very good+ with light soiling to wrappers and inscription and partial genealogy of a leading citizen on copyright page and tissu
Description
Harwich, 1969. First edition. #56 of 300 copies. Cream-colored stapled paper wrappers. Very good+ with light soiling to wrappers and inscription and partial genealogy of a leading citizen on copyright page and tissue.. 56 pp. Illus. with 7 drawings, 46 photos, 2 facsimiles, and 1 two page map. 9.75 x 6.75 inches. Includes facsimiles of original charter and purchase contract of land from Indians.
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Souvenir of the Mohawk Trail. Massachusetts by (---)

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Souvenir of the Mohawk Trail. Massachusetts
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(---)
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Annotations written in margins of pictures otherwise very good.
Description
Mechanicville, NY: C. W. Hughes, 1930. n.ed. Paper wrappers. Annotations written in margins of pictures otherwise very good.. Unpaged [16 pp.]. Photos and drawings. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Complete in original stamped matching envelope addressed to sailor on the U. S. S. Lexington which was heavily damaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea and was sunk becoming the first U. S. carrier lost in World War II.
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The Papers of Daniel Webster - Volume I. by WEBSTER, Daniel

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Title
The Papers of Daniel Webster - Volume I.
Author
WEBSTER, Daniel
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
NH: Univ of New England, 1986. Fine. First edition. Rev. Fine Like new.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. by ADAMS, Douglas.

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Title
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Author
ADAMS, Douglas.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780307292049
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
NY:: Harmony Books,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000s. Hardcover. 0307292045 . The author's first book and the first book in the series. Made into the 2005 film. Book club edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ; 215 pages .
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DANIEL WEBSTER; The man and his time by REMINI, Robert V.

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DANIEL WEBSTER; The man and his time
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REMINI, Robert V.
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
NY: Norton, 1997. First printing. 8vo, pp. 796. Bibliographical essay, notes, index. Illustrated. Black paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges very slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in little scuffed dj. A large biography of a complex character.

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