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The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy]

The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy] by [George Washington] M.L. [Mason Locke aka Parson] Weems

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen [Revolutionary War Veteran Nicholas Van Rensselaer's copy]
Author
[George Washington] M.L. [Mason Locke aka Parson] Weems
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Very Good. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1809. Eighth Edition -- Greatly Improved. 12mo; contemporary calf with faint gilt ruling to spine; leather title label detached and laid in; 228pp. Seven plates including frontispiece and Washington portrait, collated complete. Wear and scuffing to boards; chipping and shallow loss to base of spine; cracked along bottom of joints; corners bumped; front board bowed towards fore-edge; binding sound; toning and minor chipping to pages; larger chip and brief loss of meaning to bottom corner of pp. 83-84; Good to Very Good.  Notably this copy bears three ownership signatures of Nicholas Van Rensselaer, who, in his obituary in 1848, is noted as a "venerable relic of the Revolution" and is described as being with Montgomery at the storming of Quebec, at Ticonderoga, Fort Miller, and conveying the intelligence of the surrender of Burgoyne to Albany. A lovely association copy of the first biography of Washington, which Weems revised and republished for several years after its initial publication circa 1800. Weems is responsible for many apocryphal stories surrounding Washington, such as the "I cannot tell a lie" quote and the cherry tree tale.  Sabin 102486.
Ten (10) Japanese Fans with Original Artwork and Hand colored, 1880s

Ten (10) Japanese Fans with Original Artwork and Hand colored, 1880s

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Seller: Eclectibles
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Ten (10) Japanese Fans with Original Artwork and Hand colored, 1880s
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Good to very good. Minor toning, spotting, short tears. Light dust soiling.
Description
Japan, 1880. Good to very good. Minor toning, spotting, short tears. Light dust soiling.. Ten (10) Japanese Fans from the 1880s, most likely created for the tourist trade. In the late 19th century following the forced reopening of Japanese trade with the West, Western countries became intensely interested in Japanese art and culture, a phenomenon now referred to as "Japonisme". Each of the fans features either a natural motif, with flora and birds, or figures in traditional Japanese dress. It is through such objects that much of the West was introduced to aspects of Japanese culture, such as Geisha. Each fan measures approx. 6.5" by 20", and features some original artwork in ink and water color. Five (5) are original art and five (5) are hand colored and decorated with outlined images of intricate characters. One with original work on both sides. The remainder are one sided. Two (2) are signed.
Christensen’s Ragtime Review. Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (January–September 1915)

Christensen’s Ragtime Review. Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (January–September 1915) by [Music – Ragtime / Popular Piano Culture] Christensen, Axel

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Christensen’s Ragtime Review. Vol. 1, Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9 (January–September 1915)
Author
[Music – Ragtime / Popular Piano Culture] Christensen, Axel
Seller
Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition
Original wrappers; expected wear from use; overall very good.
Description
Chicago, Illinois: Axel Christensen School of Popular Music, 1915. Six issues from the inaugural volume of Christensen’s ragtime periodical. Original wrappers; expected wear from use; overall very good.. A rare group of early issues from Christensen’s Ragtime Review, a short-lived publication emerging from the Chicago-based pedagogical enterprise of Danish-American pianist and educator Axel Christensen (1883–1976). Founded in late 1914 at the height of ragtime’s popular ascendancy, the magazine functioned simultaneously as promotional organ, instructional forum, and cultural manifesto for Christensen’s method of popular piano playing, which emphasized chord-based accompaniment, improvisation, and practical musicianship over traditional conservatory training. Issues typically include instructional essays, commentary on performers and repertoire, advertisements for correspondence courses, and reflections on the evolving aesthetics of popular piano performance. Christensen’s rhetoric positioned him prominently within the ragtime movement—styled in promotional literature as the “Czar of Ragtime”—while acknowledging figures such as Scott Joplin as foundational to the genre’s development.[1] Produced during the period when ragtime intersected with emerging jazz practices, the Review offers insight to the genre in a transitional phase. Some of the specific articles include a course in vaudeville and picture piano playing, several compositions and articles on left hand technique. Early loose issues are seldom encountered outside institutional bound runs; we find none in commerce or auction records. [1] Edward A. Berlin, Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History (University of California Press, 1980).
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Anselm Kiefer by -

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Title
Anselm Kiefer
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Fine
Description
Cologne, Germany: Galerie Paul Maenz, 1986. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of this 1986 catalogue of the exhibition at the Paul Maenz Gallery, Cologne. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, sharp color reproductions thruout. Text in both German and English.
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The Florida Review. Volume One, Number One. Winter 1931-32. by Bailey, Leonard C.

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Title
The Florida Review. Volume One, Number One. Winter 1931-32.
Author
Bailey, Leonard C.
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Leonard C. Bailey, 1932. Octavo, paperbound (stapled, illus. brown wrappers), 40 pp. Near-Fine, with foxing (age darkened spotting) to page edges. First Volume, Number One, of a Florida literary magazine. Authors include: K. G. Skaggs, C.E. Mounts, R. W. Huston, Irving Ashkenazy, Ellen Knight, T.J. Higgins, Esmond E. Marks, Leonard C. Bailey, Claude Murphree, Harry R. Trusler, Heskin A. Whittaker, Harwood Rosser, Jr., Benjamin Ellis.

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