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Les Fetes Reeles. by Trachsel, Albert

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Title
Les Fetes Reeles.
Author
Trachsel, Albert
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1897. (#173515) TRACHSEL, Albert. Les Fêtes réeles. 12 ff. With a portrait of the author by F. Hodler engraved by H. Forestier, and 50 large numbered heliotype plates by Trachsel in various tones of black, blue, sepia, and violet on white. Oblong folio, 357 x 468 mm, Bound in publisher's red three quarter cloth over boards by Villain. Paris: Société du Mercure de France, 1897. A fine copy of this incredibly scarce suite of large fantastic architectural designs by the visionary Swiss symbolist artist, poet and architect, Albert Trachsel (1863-1929), a contemporary of the young Picasso, with whom he exhibited at the Galeries Serrurier, Paris (1905). This curious work is specially mentioned by Bénézit, and contains a prologue in verse by Mathias Morhardt, as well as an historical and interpretive preface by Trachsel. The statement of limitation on the verso of the half title reads: "De cet album il a été tiré 100 exemplaires sur papier courant et 40 exemplaires sur papier impérial du Japon." The present copy is one of the regular copies and unnumbered. One plate and the table of contents spotted, but overall a fresh and appealing copy. OCLC lists 6 copies in the US: Columbia, Yale, LOC, NGA, Wolfsonian, Getty and 5 copies in Europe.
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Principles of the science of colour by BENSON, William

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Principles of the science of colour
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BENSON, William
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Ursus Books (United States)
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1868. BENSON, William. Principles of the Science of Colour concisely stated to aid and promote their useful Application in the Decorative Arts. x, 48 pp., illustrated with 6 uncoloured lithographs, 4 text illustrations of which 2 are hand-coloured and 5 plates with mounted coloured circle patterns. 4to, 275 x 210 mm., bound in contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spine rubbed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1868-[1876]. First edition, second issue, of this elegant and unusual book. The colour plates in this issue are the same as in the first except that instead of being hand-coloured they are made of circular coloured paper samples mounted by hand. "Benson, an architect, published his unique cube-shaped color solid in 1868. Benson's cube model stands on end with a black to white vertical axis ... Benson's elegant diagrams, along with hand-colored plates, show how the cube may be sliced to reveal the colors that form the interior. He cites Mayer, Runge, and Chevreul as sources for his theories, but criticizes Field as being "too hasty." - Color Documents No. 27. Herbert also comments on the book: "Author's color standard based on a cube tipped on a point, and incorporating the then recent theories of Maxwell and Helmholtz" ("A Color Bibliography, II" in Yale Library Gazette, 1977, p. 143). An unusually clean copy of this work which is usually found with substantial foxing, tear in the gutter of one text page not effecting the text. With a prize bookplate and gilt stamp on the front cover. Birren Catalogue No. 34.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

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Title
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Boston: John P. Jewett & Co.; Cleveland: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852. First edition. 8vo, two volumes, original brown cloth, the ends of the spines slightly worn, occasional spots in the text; a very good copy, cover gilt bright, the text is quite fresh with only some very minor stains in volume 2. Tipped-in is a fine two-page autograph letter signed from Stowe to a Prof. Clare, concerning the lyrics to the songs in Stowe's novel "Dred". B.A.L. 19343; Printing and the Mind of Man 332. First edition; an attractive copy.
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An autobiography by Wright, Frank Lloyd

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An autobiography
Author
Wright, Frank Lloyd
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Contains the dust jacket & original box! The box has been taped, but is in good condition. Very rare in box & d.w.
HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA

HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA by A FRAGMENT OF AN EARLY VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF, WITH TEXT FROM ANASTASIUS BIBLIOTHECARIUS'

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HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA
Author
A FRAGMENT OF AN EARLY VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF, WITH TEXT FROM ANASTASIUS BIBLIOTHECARIUS'
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
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France, late 12th century. 176 x 132 mm. (7 x 5 1/4"). Single column, 18 lines in a protogothic hand (text on one side only). Rubrics in red, "Liber" in upper margin in red. Recto and verso with scribblings by later hands, the name "Simon Pivante" clearly visible on recto, but the others illegible. ◆Recovered from a binding and thus with obvious staining, folds, and rubbing, a couple lines at top and bottom and a few other words here and there too rubbed to make out, but by and large still very legible and in a pleasing hand. This leaf is primarily of interest for its content, containing a rare example of Anastasius Bibliothecarius' "Historia Ecclesiastica" of the Byzantine Church (also known as the "Chronographia tripartita"), compiled from the works of the near-contemporary Greek authors Theophanes, Nicephorus, and Syncellus. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Anastasius Bibliothecarius (ca. 810-79) "learned Greek from Greek monks, and obtained an unusual education for his era, so that he appears to be the most learned ecclesiastic of Rome in the barbaric period of the ninth century." He earned the moniker "Bibliothecarius" from his appointment as librarian of the Roman Church, a position he held during the reign of popes Adrian II (867-72) and John VIII (872-82). It is possible that Anastasius was also the same figure elected antipope in 855 (as recorded in at least one contemporary chronology), but historians disagree on the validity of this identification. Anastasius' work appears to be extremely rare in the marketplace..
BACKGROUND TO DANGER

BACKGROUND TO DANGER by Ambler, Eric

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BACKGROUND TO DANGER
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Ambler, Eric
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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BACKGROUND TO DANGER, Knopf, 1937, first American edition (published a bit earlier in the U.K. as UNCOMMON DANGER), near fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some slight wear along the front spine fold. The source book for 1943 film of the same name.
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THE TAVERNS & TURNPIKES OF BLANDFORD 1733-1833... by Wood, Sumner Gilbert

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THE TAVERNS & TURNPIKES OF BLANDFORD 1733-1833...
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Wood, Sumner Gilbert
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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THE TAVERNS & TURNPIKES OF BLANDFORD 1733-1833..., Published by the Author, 1908, first edition, a tight, bright, near fine copy.
Equal Rights for Women, A Speech by George William Curtis [with] New England Woman Suffrage Association Constitution

Equal Rights for Women, A Speech by George William Curtis [with] New England Woman Suffrage Association Constitution by [Women's Suffrage] American Woman Suffrage Association

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Equal Rights for Women, A Speech by George William Curtis [with] New England Woman Suffrage Association Constitution
Author
[Women's Suffrage] American Woman Suffrage Association
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Boston: The Office of the Woman's Journal, 1871. First thus. Near Fine. No. 2 of the Woman's Suffrage Tracts printed by The Woman's Journal of the American Woman Suffrage Association. Original printed self-wraps stitched at spine. Collates 24, [4]: complete, including the unpaginated Constitution, list of officers, and ad for the Woman's Journal. Light soiling to wraps; small closed tear to upper corner of pages 9-10 not affecting text. In all, a lovely survivor of an important work, marking one wing of the women's movement branching off on its own and developing its distinct platform for promoting equality. While the American Equal Rights Association and the NWSA's periodical The Revolution printed earlier versions of this tract (1867 and 1868 respectively), both of which are listed on OCLC, the 1871 Woman's Suffrage Tract printing is the only one to contain rear material on the newly founded organization's Constitution, officers, and journal. The only copy on the market, this edition was not located in OCLC. At the 1867 Constitutional Convention of New York, civil rights activist George William Curtis delivered a speech connecting women's rights to the Declaration of Independence, and questioning contemporary legal readings of the word "man" which he asserts "undoubtedly includes woman as much as the word mankind." Arguing against archaic systems in which "woman is absorbed into man as a social inferior and subordinate," Curtis urges "the enfranchisement of women on the ground that whatever political rights men have, women have equally" and are only denied them. Unsurprisingly, a number of organizations gravitated toward Curtis' message, reproducing it under their own imprints. And so it was with the American Woman Suffrage Association. Having split in 1869 from the National Woman Suffrage Association led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the American Woman Suffrage Association narrowed its focus solely to voting rights under the guidance of Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, and Mary Livermore. Whereas the NWSA sought equality for women in multiple spaces (education, employment, marriage, suffrage), the AWSA opted solely to emphasize enfranchisement of women. The vote, the AWSA leaders asserted, could only be accomplished with single-minded commitment; and only its achievement would open the door to those other spaces. Just as the NWSA had a voice via its newspaper The Revolution, the AWSA founded The Woman's Journal in 1870. And, though the Revolution printed its version of Curtis' speech in 1868, the Woman's Journal opted to pull Curtis' into their own orbit, placing their mark on his words by attaching them to the Constitution of a new regional branch and with advertisements for their new periodical. Notably, the rear "Opinion of the Press" section features Curtis' own assessment of the journal as a cornerstone for readers "who wish to keep the issue clear from entangling with other reforms" and as "indispensible to those who would truly understand the character of the movement and the measure of its progress." An important legal argument, here serving as a key example of effective branding. Krichmar 262 (for first appearance of 1867). Near Fine.
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Reglamento de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo by MONTEVIDEO MEDICAL SCHOOL

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Reglamento de la Facultad de Medicina de Montevideo
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MONTEVIDEO MEDICAL SCHOOL
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Montevideo: Imprenta a vapor de La Tribuna, 1877. FIRST EDITION. Original printed wrappers. First printing. On May 15, 1877, this first publication of the regulations of the medical school appeared in Montevideo establishing a five-year curriculum, which included a course on hygiene in the second year and legal medicine and toxicology in the fourth. The professors who taught these courses were medical doctors of great renown. OCLC locates nocopies in America, just a single copy at the BnF.
Dial M for Murder (Original photograph of Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1954 film)

Dial M for Murder (Original photograph of Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1954 film) by Alfred Hitchcock (director); Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings (starring); Frederick Knott (play, screenwriter)

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Dial M for Murder (Original photograph of Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1954 film)
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Alfred Hitchcock (director); Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings (starring); Frederick Knott (play, screenwriter)
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Royal Books (United States)
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London: Pictorial Press, 1954. Vintage reference photograph of director Alfred Hitchcock drawing between takes on the set of the 1954 film. Printed mimeo snipe and stamps of Pictorial Press on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript pencil relating to cropping. Based on the 1952 play by Frederick Knott, who also wrote the screenplay, about a tennis player who arranges to have his wife framed for murder after discovering her infidelity. The only Hitchcock film to be shot in 3D (although the format would ultimately be discarded for theatrical release) and the first of three Hitchcock films to feature actress Grace Kelly, followed by "Rear Window" (1954) and "To Catch a Thief" (1955). 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly worn at the corners. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US.
Mysterious Waye: The Story of "The Unsetting Sun" (First Edition)

Mysterious Waye: The Story of "The Unsetting Sun" (First Edition) by Percival Christopher [P.C.] Wren

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Mysterious Waye: The Story of "The Unsetting Sun" (First Edition)
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Percival Christopher [P.C.] Wren
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Royal Books (United States)
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1930. First Edition. First Edition. An adventure novel from the author of "Beau Geste" (1924). Fine and unread, topstain bright, in a Fine dust jacket. A sharp copy.
A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition)

A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition) by Don Winslow

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A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition)
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Don Winslow
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Royal Books (United States)
ISBN
9780312054076
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The author's first book, and the first book in the Neal Carey series. Recipient of the 1992 MWA Best Novel Award. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Africa Erotica: A Happening in Africa [Africa Erotica] (Two original photographs from the 1970 film)

Africa Erotica: A Happening in Africa [Africa Erotica] (Two original photographs from the 1970 film) by Zygmunt Sulistrowski (director, screenwriter, starring); Jordan Arthur Deutsch (screenwriter); Carrie Rochelle, Alice Marie, Maude Carolle (starring)

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Africa Erotica: A Happening in Africa [Africa Erotica] (Two original photographs from the 1970 film)
Author
Zygmunt Sulistrowski (director, screenwriter, starring); Jordan Arthur Deutsch (screenwriter); Carrie Rochelle, Alice Marie, Maude Carolle (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Manson Distributing, 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film, here under the working title "Africa Erotica." One photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. A travelogue of young women and a photographer traveling around the African continent. Shot on location in Tanzania and Uganda. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with faint creasing and edgewear.
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF ELECTRO SILVER PLATE MANUFACTURED BY REED & BARTON AND HEAVILY SILVER PLATED ON HARD WHITE METAL AND NICKEL SILVER

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF ELECTRO SILVER PLATE MANUFACTURED BY REED & BARTON AND HEAVILY SILVER PLATED ON HARD WHITE METAL AND NICKEL SILVER

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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF ELECTRO SILVER PLATE MANUFACTURED BY REED & BARTON AND HEAVILY SILVER PLATED ON HARD WHITE METAL AND NICKEL SILVER
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1877. Hardcover. Folio (13.5 in. x 17 in.), 224 pages. In Good condition. Fully bound in original red publisher's cloth. Boards show minor soiling and moderate shelf wear with rubbing too all edges, faces, and corners. Partial splits along spine head and tail. Split along front gutter with front cover nearly detached (secured by cloth binding). Textblock shows foxing to first and last few pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in the Back Area, Oversized Folios. 1383768. FP New Rockville Stock.
ORIGINAL "FESTA MUSICA PRO" EXHIBIT POSTER

ORIGINAL "FESTA MUSICA PRO" EXHIBIT POSTER

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ORIGINAL "FESTA MUSICA PRO" EXHIBIT POSTER
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Assisi, 1981. Original poster in metal frame measuring 16 in. x 27 in. Poster not examined out of frame. Condition is Very Good with light age toning. AP Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room B. [This is an oversized item. Additional postage necessary for expedited and international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international and expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1381147. Special Collections - Upstairs.
HOOKING UP [SIGNED]

HOOKING UP [SIGNED] by Wolfe, Tom

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HOOKING UP [SIGNED]
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Wolfe, Tom
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780374103828
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 293 pages; yellow spine with red and black lettering; dust jacket protected in a mylar covering, price unclipped '$25.00'; minor shelfwear; title page inscribed by Tom Wolfe; shelved sexuality. 1363489. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Pair of Manuscript Diaries kept by an unidentified United States Navy sailor, a machinist, including accounts of his service aboard USS Octopus, an early US Navy Submarine, 1907-1911

Pair of Manuscript Diaries kept by an unidentified United States Navy sailor, a machinist, including accounts of his service aboard USS Octopus, an early US Navy Submarine, 1907-1911

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Pair of Manuscript Diaries kept by an unidentified United States Navy sailor, a machinist, including accounts of his service aboard USS Octopus, an early US Navy Submarine, 1907-1911
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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2 diaries, small quarto, 247 pages, plus blanks, and pasted in clippings and pictures, original plain paper wraps, wrappers, worn, badly chipped, detached, but present, entries in ink, generally clear and legible. Diaries of an early US Navy submariner, a machinist. The diaries discuss his daily shipboard activities, as well as those in his personal life. From the entries we learn that the early submarines were mechanically unreliable, accident prone, and otherwise unsafe, the exhaust fumes, while the Octopus was in operation, were often overpowering. Our diarist was a thirty-year-old, five-year veteran of the Navy, who had been married for a year when the diaries begin, to a woman named Alice, and who was very religious. The diary entries begin July 22, 1907. Our diarist works in in engine rooms, tending and repairing engines. The first ship he mentions is the USS Vesuvius, a dynamite gun cruiser, then operating out of Newport, Rhode Island. The Vesuvius sails for Boston in August where it remains, until orders were given in November to put the Vesuvius out of commission. On December 17, he was discharged from the Navy. The next day, the 18th, our diarist went to Newport where he "got application papers at the Torpedo station." On the 19th he notes that he went to Quincy and "saw Mr. Bowles of the Fore River Ship building Co…." He was employed the next day. By December 23 he was at work at the Fore River Company on the Birmingham (CS-2/CL-2, named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Chester-class scout cruiser, reclassified a light cruiser in 1920). He was engaged primarily in various aspects of building its engine. Our diarist in the meantime was also sending in applications to the "Newport Torpedo Station." In May 1908 he began working on the North Dakota (USS North Dakota (BB-29) was a Delaware-class battleship). On June 16, 1908, he received word to report at the Torpedo Station that Saturday, our diarists reaction was succinct, "Praise God." "June 18… I gave Mr Battles my notice at 10 am (he called it one weeks notice to avoid having to fire me) quit work at 11 and got laid off before noon. Went out and bought some tools and did some packing this afternoon." "June 20 Fair Staid at the Y.M.C.A. last night. Met Mr. Cruthers on Thames St this morning. Reported for work at 9 am. The chief clerk sent me to Mr. Moore who told me to come in to work Monday morning left my grip of tools in the tool-room. Alice and I went all over the town looking for a tenement and I am dead tired as I slept little last night. We decided on the house at the head of Thames St." "22. Hot. Met Miller this morning went to work at the Torpedo Station this morning. Tested out a new screw machine in the new factory, getting settled at 57 Farewell St…" "July 22 … Roosevelt was at the Training Station today…" In August he rejoins the Navy and is assigned to the Wabash. On September 1st he was given orders to leave the Wabash and "sent to the Hist at Newport" (USS Hist, formerly Thespia, was built in 1895). "Sept 1, 1908 Pease and I got started on piping job…. Told to pack our bags and hammocks to be ready to leave the Wabash at 12 noon to be sent to the Hist at Newport… We went over on the "Wave" and reported on the Torpedo Station, the Hist is not here at present so all I have to do is report once a day and stay ashore until the Hist comes in …" [Sept.] "11 fair. Stood the forenoon watch on the main engine. Cruised around all day. This evening all the submarine men went to the "Yankee" except the Octopus men …" [Sept.] "23. Foggy. This morning Cortney sent me to the "Octopus" I was very much disappointed but trust and pray that it may all come out well. I was sent to take the place of a man that is sick. Today we took out the pistons of the port engine (6 pistons) The "Yankee" ran aground near the "Hen and chickens" light and the submarine men are coming back aboard the Hist." [Sept.] "24 Foggy. Worked on the "Octopus" assembling the port engine. This afternoon we came up and anchored off Fort Rodman the engine makes a fierce racket. I cant make up my mine whether I want to stay on the Octopus or not." [Sept.] 28 Foggy. Got up a 2-30 am got breakfast and caught the Fall River boat "Prascilla" which leaves Newport at 3-45 am Came aboard the Hist about 9 am about 10 am we went up to New Bedford. Airhart and I took some work up to a machine shop. The Cuttle-fish went aground when the tide went down. We put on oil …" [Oct.] 3 Windy to fair. We left Newport at 1 pm I saw Alice on the little pier. Just before dark the "Hist" signaled for us to "stand by" both her boilers are disabled. We anchored off Montauk point." [Oct.] "4. We took the "Hist" in tow this morning for New York came near turning back to Newport" [Oct.] "5 Fair The tow line got foul of the Octopus propellor and we had to come alongside the Hist and send down a diver. We arrived at N.Y. Navy yard about 3 pm…" [Oct.] "6 Fair. Charged batteries. This afternoon we got orders to go to Philadelphia the Scorpion to act as tender, a lot of the men are ashore. We took on oil and got the engines ready. I went up to the shop this morning for a couple of close nippers. Slept aboard the "Octopus." [Oct.] "10. … Today we took off the broken cyl-head and cleaned up… Went ashore at 4-30 pm went to City Hall (fine building) walked down market st and around town …" December 5, 1908 "fair. Finished cleaning up the "Octopus" … we tested the clutch and motor this forenoon. …" "December 24. Fair. We tested out both engines and the aux machinery this forenoon. I put copper oil shield on port motor this afternoon. Am standing Dunn's watch so he can go home. Went over to the Montgomery and saw Billy this evening, took hammock over to the Octopus this evening …" [Dec.] "27 Fair. Sunday Got under way for Norfolk at 7 am came to anchor at the Delaware breakwater at 4-30 pm." January 11, 1909 "… Saw poor fellow with his leg crushed off by a sighting hood of a turret on the "Iowa" Worked till 7 pm taking out Stbd circulating pump. We made a trial run this afternoon not enough pressure on pumps. Went to the "Granby" and saw the "Kandy Kid." January 15, 1909 "fair. We left the Navy yard about 10 am. We made a dive this afternoon at about 30 feet deep for 1 hour and 15 minutes. My first dive. Anchored and came aboard the Castine about 7 pm I got a letter from Alice just before we left the yard." January 18. Fair. Took greater part of forenoon to get both engines running went from Lamberts Point to Norfolk, from there to York-town hard run, fumes were fierce from a leaky joint, came aboard the Castine about 7-30 pm." January 20, 1909 "Fair. Took leads on No 2 crank-pin this forenoon. Made a dive and fired torpedo this afternoon, Sylvester and Higgins remained on board charging batteries, and when Dunn and I returned from supper, we found the Octopus in bad shape. No 3 crank pin babbit was melted and the port Motor was burned out." [January] "21 Fair. Daniels is fired off the Octopus. We got lost in the fog this forenoon in the motor-boat, went ashore at Yorktown…" [January] "23. Fair. Took leads this forenoon. Courtney tried to move the Octopus and rammed the Castine with our stbd propellor in such bad shape that propellor shaft will not revolve. Got letter from Alice. Dick Allen got a letter from Quincy saying that there was a bad accident on one of the new submarines killed one man and wounded two others. Davison was badly hurt, air-flask bursted." [February] "18. Fair. Made screws for periscope gear." [March] "25. Fair. Red leaded port engine Klet was transferred to the Kansas today. I bought his folding cot." [April] "4. Fair. Saw Mark Twain this morning on Fremason St. Daniels and I went to SS and Church this morning. Perry, Geisler, Allen, Stevenson, Daniels and I went to hear Dr. Starry this evening Geisler and I went to lecture at skating rink this afternoon." [April] "5. Fair. Overhauled gasoline pump and worked on torpedo tube this afternoon. Scrubbed clothes this evening." May 30, 1909 "Hot. I went to S.S. and morning service. Brother Thompson, Georgie and Miss Kite and Edgar came over this afternoon and Dan and I showed them the Octopus and Louisiana. I took supper with brother Thompson and went to evening service." June 23 "Fair. Two 2d class machinists came to the Octopus this forenoon. Johnson was sent to the "Cuttlefish" Worked till 2 am "all in". "July 1, 1909 Fair. Came aboard at 7 am Worked putting split-pins in lower exhaust cap – nuts of Stbd engine. The Castine was sent out to Brenton Reef to stand by the stranded "Nero" and we came in to the dock. Charged battery two hours. Went ashore 5-30 on Higs name." [July] 26. Fair. Ran engines two hours bad fumes respirator little good, fired torpedoes at "Vermont" took on 100 gallons of engine oil." [September] "6. Fair. Dive. Fired two torpedoes and wrecked them both. Made myself a hack-saw frame." [September] "25. Fair. Charged batteries. Left N.Y. for Newport3-10 pm. Made nice run for two hours then took Nina's tow line, was commended." [October] "8. Fair. Went to the range and made three dives. Captain Bingham told me that I was rated Chief from today… Went ashore 5 pm. Alice and I took a pleasant walk." [December, 1909, Newport to Hampton Roads] "15. Fair. Got orders to leave at 3 pm. Got stores aboard. Got shore leave from 4 to 6 pm. Had to go to Church to meet Alice. It hurts to be parted. Got under way at 9 pm. Hard night run." [December] "17. Came alongside the Nina at 6 am. Got a line foul of our port propellor. The Nina raised our stern and we cut her free. Just able to eat. Stood watches 3on3 off till 11pm." [December] "21. Bingham rammed the stern of "Mars" (USS Mars (AC-6) was a collier of the United States Navy) and bent both his periscopes. Bushnell and I went ashore and saw "King Casey." "22. Got under way for Charleston S.C. at 3 pm." January 10, 1910 "Taking down Stbd engine. Scrubbed hammock at 530 am. Took bunk on Texas this evening. Mr. Bingham got back from Washington." [January] " 12. Fair. Stripping Stbd engine. Mr. Bingham is to be detached and Mr. Smith is to take the Octopus. God grant that I remain on the "Octopus." Spoke to Mr. B on the quarter-deck of the "Texas" [February] "12. Fair. Took out port crank-shaft. The N.Y. Herald says the Octopus is ordered in reserve, hope it won't keep us from going to Newport this summer. Wrote to Alice." "13. Fair. The paper states that the "Nina" is probably lost (between Hampton Roads and Boston) Lasher and I went to good YMCA lecture at Academy of music." "14. Fair. "Octopus" went in reserve but no word as yet about transfers. Lining up main shafts." "19. Nina given up as lost. Machinists ordered to new boats but order held-up by Mr. McNair." "22. Washingtons birth-day. The draft left this morning for Boston by the Clyde line (Daniels, Stevenson, Treese, Nilaird, Grubie, Enos and Creck and Saunders) leaving me the longest man on the "Octopus". This afternoon Leon Lusher and I went for pistol practice then Lusher and I went to Charleston and saw military parade." March 14, 1910 "Fair. Assembling Stbd engine. A new first class electrician came to the Octopus today." "18. Fair. Assembling water service and induction pipes, man hurt on dredge. Cuttlefish came out of dry-dock." April 4, 1910 "Fair. Mr. Smith officially took command of the Octopus today. Lined up Stbd fuel-pump. Tried out Stbd engine with gasoline after supper, blew out No 4 cyl-hd gasket." [April] "7. Made short run. Stbd engine runs fine. Four new machinists came to Octopus. Mr. Smith says the Montgomery is to take us to Newport the 22d." [April] 10. Hot. Assistant Secretary of the Navy inspected the yard this morning. Cady and I went shooting this afternoon, shot snake and found human skeleton." [April] "20. Fair. Put stores on Kite. The Tarantula USS B-3 (SS-12) was one of three B-class submarines) rammed us this afternoon (big dent) We leave early in the morning." [April] "25. Fair. Got under way at 4-45 am ran down and got on tow line. Stbd fwd motor bearing ran hot. Taking down Port engine. Ran Stbd engine 40 minutes on tow line but gave it up as we ran up too much on tow-line." [April] "28. Mr. Barr spoke to me about coming to the "Vesuvius" I shall have to remain on the Octopus till summer operations are over. Alice and I called on Mr. Melville last evening and looked over our building plans 85 cts for recording deed of lot at City Hall." May 31, 1910 "Fair. Dive 11. Mr. Smith told me that I was to be transferred to the Hancock… went ashore 6 pm" June 4, 1910 "Fair. Called at Mr. Sexton office at 9-45 am and presented my request he said he would order me sent to the "Vesuvius" but could not promise my remaining on her after the summer work…" [June] "6 Fair. Wheeler told me as soon as I reported in that I was to go to Newport Torpedo Station. Praise God… At 2 pm I took launch over to pier 19 took walk about town…" [June] "9 Sea bag came up this morning. Reported to Mr. Ober and put water tank in the "Breaker" I am to go to the Vesuvius when she comes down. Came ashore 4-30 pm…" "11. Wet. Reported on the Vesuvius this morning, overhauled reducer in dynamo room and valve stem guide rod on after fire-room main feed pump. Came ashore at 2-40 pm…" August 17. Fair. Torpedo struck us amidships and nearly struck the Mount Hope. Stayed aboard this evening. Overhauled main circulating pump." The USS Octopus, later designated USS C-1 (SS-9), was the lead ship of her class of submarines built for the United States Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The C-class submarines were enlarged versions of the preceding B-class, the first American submarines with two propeller shafts. They had a length of 105 feet 3 inches overall, a beam of 13 feet 10 inches and a mean draft of 10 feet 10 inches. They displaced 240 long tons on the surface and 273 long tons submerged. The C-class boats had a crew of 1 officer and 14 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet. For surface running, they were powered by two 240-brake-horsepower (179kW) Craig gasoline engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 115 -horsepower (86kW) electric motor. They could reach 11 knots on the surface and 9 knots underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of 776 nautical miles at 8.13 knots and 24 nautical miles at 8 knots submerged. The boats were armed with two 18-inch torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried two reloads, for a total of four torpedoes. C-1 was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Octopus. Octopus was launched on October 4, 1906 sponsored by Miss F. Webster, and commissioned on June 30, 1908, Lieutenant C. E. Courtney in command. She was renamed C-1 on November 17, 1911. Assigned to Submarine Flotilla 2 (SubFlot 2), Octopus operated out of Newport, Rhode Island and New York City until October 9, 1908. Tests and experiments, of both submarine design and the tactical use of her type, continued from Norfolk, Virginia and Newport until she was placed in reserve at Charleston, South Carolina on February 14, 1910. Recommissioned on April 15, the submarine conducted experiments and served as a training vessel at Newport until May 10, 1913. C-1 was reassigned to Submarine Group 1, Torpedo Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet, and from May 29 – December 7 operated out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She served in Panamanian waters in training, and later, on patrol during World War I until August 4, 1919, when she was decommissioned at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone. Here, she was sold April 13, 1920.
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Alcott, Louisa May; Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton; Mary Mapes Dodge

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Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
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Alcott, Louisa May; Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton; Mary Mapes Dodge
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Very good plus.
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New York: The Century Co, 1882. Very good plus.. First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG. A nostalgic tale set in rural New Hampshire filled with food and games: pudding in brandy, apples and cider, plenty of pies; fiddle tunes, "Blind-man's buff," and "Hunt the slipper." This is a bound volume of six issues of St. Nicholas Magazine volume 9, Part 1 - November 1881 - May 1882, with "Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" appearing on pages 8-16. The volume also contains work by Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton, and ST. NICHOLAS editor Mary Mapes Dodge (of HANS BRINKER fame). 9.25'' x 6.75''. Early half maroon sheepskin, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine, marbled endpapers. Heavily illustrated in black and white. viii, 504 pages. Pencil owner name to second fly leaf. Faint sunning to spine, touch of wormholing at bottom joints/hinges, light rubbing to joints. Interior clean, firm.
ZWÖLF ZWERGE UND IHR KÖNIG [Twelve Dwarves and Their King]

ZWÖLF ZWERGE UND IHR KÖNIG [Twelve Dwarves and Their King] by Zoellner, Adalbert; Müller, Paul Lothar

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ZWÖLF ZWERGE UND IHR KÖNIG [Twelve Dwarves and Their King]
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Zoellner, Adalbert; Müller, Paul Lothar
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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München [Munich]: Braun & Schneider, 1926. Near fine.. First edition of this charming German storybook about a group of gnomes and their king, one for each month of the year - with lovely illustrations by Paul Lothar Müller. Paul Lothar Müller was celebrated in his time for his delightful art of gnomes (and frogs) in various picturesque locations - this title highlights his skill beautifully. Uncommon on the market. 8.5'' x 6''. Original light brown cloth binding with color pictorial onlay. 12 color plates. 70 pages. Binding with a small area of soil to front board, a couple tiny spots of foxing. Colors vibrant.
[36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]

[36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]

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[36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]
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19. [36 Poems by 36 Haikai Poets]. N.p. C. 1900-1920. 30.4 x 26.5cm volume string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji with olive green brocade covers. The blank title slip is mounted on the top left of the front cover. The inner wrappers are covered in gold-flecked paper and the free endpapers appear to be laid paper. [18] cho with an image of a poet and a poem in Japanese calligraphy on each page for a total of [36] pages. The images are in black with a light wash of peach, green and gray on heavy Japanese paper with a poem and poet’s name in sumi ink. Each one has the same red hanko by the artist, likely Kashō 霞樵. Kashō was one of the pen names of the established calligrapher and painter Ike no Taiga 池大雅 (1723 - 1776) and this could be an ode to his work. The poet depicted on the final page appears to be the haiku poet Hattori Tohō 服部土芳 (1657-1730), a protege of legendary haiku poet Bashō 松尾芭蕉 (1644-94). A delightful rendition of the theme of “36 poems by 36 poets,” done with a whimsical feel. Likely about 1900-1920 by a skilled amateur. Slight wear to covers, string is snapped at top.
Leaping Silver: Words and Pictures on the Atlantic Salmon by Lee Wulff

Leaping Silver: Words and Pictures on the Atlantic Salmon by Lee Wulff by Lee Wulff

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Leaping Silver: Words and Pictures on the Atlantic Salmon by Lee Wulff
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Lee Wulff
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good +
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New York: George W. Stewart, 1940. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. The 1940 signed/limited edition. #61 OF 540 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY LEE WULFF at the limitation. Solid and VG+ in its 1/4 leather over dark-green boards. A bit of light scuffing along the spine, mild offsetting at the inner hinges. Otherwise clean as could be. Generous black-and-white illustrations throughout, lovely mounted frontispiece in rich color. Also includes the publisher's fragile, light-blue card slipcase, which shows a bit of wear, scuffing and light staining.
AT THE CENTER OF THE ALIENATION OF WOMEN... [Promotinoal Broadside for the Book ALL THINGS CONSIDERED]

AT THE CENTER OF THE ALIENATION OF WOMEN... [Promotinoal Broadside for the Book ALL THINGS CONSIDERED] by BLOCH, Nadine; Gina Rosenberg (Translator, Publisher)

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AT THE CENTER OF THE ALIENATION OF WOMEN... [Promotinoal Broadside for the Book ALL THINGS CONSIDERED]
Author
BLOCH, Nadine; Gina Rosenberg (Translator, Publisher)
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Fine.
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Berkeley: Gina Rosenberg, 1977. Fine.. Broadside printing an excerpt from Bloch's book ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, 1976, published by Gina Rosenberg (Berkeley: Gina Rosenberg, 1977). Originally published in French as COMPTE-RENDU 1976, the text offers a feminist critique of the Situationist International and subsequent "pro-situ" movements. "At the center of the alienation of women one finds both their need to submit to men and their criteria, and the contempt that women have for themselves. [...] It is significant that the participants (all men) in the Orientation Debate of the SI never stopped posing the question of the appropriate of their theory by the workers, of the necessary interaction between the theory they formulated and this appropriation, without ever even citing this same question for women." One copy found through OCLC at the University of Kansas. 11" by 17" inch off-pink sheet, printed recto only in blue, and folded in quarters as issued. About fine; crisp, bright, sharp, and vivid.
[Two Posters] You Saw James Meredith Sept 24 Now See Dick Gregory Nov 14 Then See Govenor Wallace of Miss. Nov 25 and Govenor Barnette of Ala. Jan 7 [and] Big Freedom March Bring Your Sheet and Join the Klansmen at the Torchlight Parade and Bonfire Homecoming 63' Oct. 25 7:00 PM

[Two Posters] You Saw James Meredith Sept 24 Now See Dick Gregory Nov 14 Then See Govenor Wallace of Miss. Nov 25 and Govenor Barnette of Ala. Jan 7 [and] Big Freedom March Bring Your Sheet and Join the Klansmen at the Torchlight Parade and Bonfire Homecoming 63' Oct. 25 7:00 PM

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[Two Posters] You Saw James Meredith Sept 24 Now See Dick Gregory Nov 14 Then See Govenor Wallace of Miss. Nov 25 and Govenor Barnette of Ala. Jan 7 [and] Big Freedom March Bring Your Sheet and Join the Klansmen at the Torchlight Parade and Bonfire Homecoming 63' Oct. 25 7:00 PM
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Good
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n.p.: No printer or publisher listed, 1963. Good. Each poster approximately 36 x 57 cm. Modest soiling and wear (a corner tear, a few small scraped areas, etc.) Both stamped in lower right corner: Approved for Bulletin Boards [only the first letter of last word visible on second poster]. Both posters have gun safety messages handprinted in large letters on back side with a black marker: [First poster] "Colorado Hunting Accidents A. Intentional Discharge -- 53% 1. "Sight" Shot - 32.9% 2. Sound Shot -- 67.1 % B. Unintentional Discharge - 47% Discharge 1. Self Inflicted - 57% 2. Shooting Another Person 43% C. Average Results 1. 6 mo. in Hospital 2. $10,000 in BIlls and Lost Wages; [Second poster] "Every Hunter Must Know, Practice and Make Sure Others Know and Practice Safe Gun Handling Techniques !" The first poster mixes up the states governed by Wallace and Barnett (and also misspells Governor twice and Barnett once). The second poster seems like an undated college spoof in poor taste; the first poster is less clearly a spoof but we had no luck figuring out any place where these four speakers appeared serially. The handprinted gun safety message on the back of the first poster suggests Cororado as a location; nothing else on either poster seems to give a hint as to location. An odd pair of intriguing posters which may not have been posted anywhere.
Engishiki kenkyu = Studies for the Engishiki. Vol. [or No.] 1 (1976)

Engishiki kenkyu = Studies for the Engishiki. Vol. [or No.] 1 (1976)

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Engishiki kenkyu = Studies for the Engishiki. Vol. [or No.] 1 (1976)
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Very Good
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n..p., 1976. Paperback. Very Good. 105p. (many folding). Softcover in original blue wrapper. 26 cm. Japanese text; brief summary in English on two unnumbered leaves at end. We don't know how often or how long this unusual periodical was published.
[Yearbook]: Cincinnatian 1965 [The University of Cincinnati]

[Yearbook]: Cincinnatian 1965 [The University of Cincinnati]

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[Yearbook]: Cincinnatian 1965 [The University of Cincinnati]
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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Cincinnati, Ohio: The University of Cincinnati, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 408pp. Olive cloth boards with raised blue lettering. Near fine with light rubbing to the boards.
Collected Fiction

Collected Fiction by ZUKOFSKY, Louis

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Collected Fiction
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ZUKOFSKY, Louis
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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(Elmwood Park, IL): Dalkey Archive Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by Gilbert Sorrentino and an Afterword by Paul Zukofsky. A few tiny nicks at edge of rear board, binding cocked, very good in a near fine dust jacket with light interior spotting.
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First Report of the Archivist of the Division of Documents of the West Virginia University for the Year 1935-1936 with a Descriptive List of Manuscript Collections: West Virginia University Bullet

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First Report of the Archivist of the Division of Documents of the West Virginia University for the Year 1935-1936 with a Descriptive List of Manuscript Collections: West Virginia University Bullet
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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WV: WV Univ, 1929. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. West Virginia University Bulletin: Series 37, #1-11, July 1936. Staple binding. 24 pages. Pages clean. Edges of cover lightly brown.
The Frequency of Souls
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The Frequency of Souls by ZURAVLEFF, Mary Kay

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The Frequency of Souls
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ZURAVLEFF, Mary Kay
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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9780374158514
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Near Fine
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New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket a nice clean copy, almost new.
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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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United Lutheran Church in America, 1918. Hardcover. Later. P. Hardcover. Former owner's name gold stamped on front cover. Ex-church service book with expected markings and stampings.
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MastroNet inc.: American Premier Catalog Auction: Closing Dates Thursday, May 16, 2002, Lots 1-811, Friday, May 17, 2002, Lots 812-1542

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MastroNet inc.: American Premier Catalog Auction: Closing Dates Thursday, May 16, 2002, Lots 1-811, Friday, May 17, 2002, Lots 812-1542
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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IL: MastroNet, 2002. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good plus paperback. First edition. Pages clean. Illustrated. Spine ends rubbed. Front cover slightly flared.
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Andre Hambourg: 1909-1999

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Andre Hambourg: 1909-1999
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
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9782848331751
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French language. VG.
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Brest: Editions Le Telegramme, 2006. Hardcover. French language. VG.. Oblong quarto. Hardcover. Illustrated paper boards. 155 pages.
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Maurice Denis by Zürich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus Zürich, Jan. 29 to Mar. 12, 1972

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Maurice Denis
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Zürich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus Zürich, Jan. 29 to Mar. 12, 1972
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
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VG-, slight wear along spine, ink on cover, spine.
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1972. Softcover. VG-, slight wear along spine, ink on cover, spine.. Grey wraps. [124 pp]. 18 color, 31 bw plates. Five-page introduction by Günter Busch, a visit with Denis excerpted from a work by Willibrord Verkade, many fine plates, biographic chronology, excerpts from Denis' writing, essay by Werner Haftmann, 'Maurice Denis und die Nabis,' poetry by Stéphane Mallarmé, catalogue listing 212 works, including a smattering by other post-Impressionists. Text in German, selected excerpts in French.
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Kostabi: Art Wave From New York

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Kostabi: Art Wave From New York
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
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VG, curl to lower rear cover
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Tokyo, Japan: Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, 1992. Softbound. VG, curl to lower rear cover. Black wraps with orange words. Unpaginated, at least 88 color plates abd some supporting illustrations. Text is in Japanese and English. Contains extensive self-promotion professional information at rear. Uncommon.
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Laws of The Territory of Utah, Passed at The Twenty-seventh Session of The Legislative Assembly

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Laws of The Territory of Utah, Passed at The Twenty-seventh Session of The Legislative Assembly
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Territory of Utah, 1886. Very Good. Laws of The Territory of Utah, Passed at The Twenty-seventh Session of The Legislative Assembly. Salt Lake City, Utah: Territory of Utah, 1886. 72pp. Indexed. 8vo. Wraps. Book condition: Very good, with very light rubbing to spine ends and a light crease across lower corner of front wrapper and endmatter. In clear sleeve..
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Hans Erni

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Hans Erni
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Fine
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Comite International Olympique, 1992. Fine. Hans Erni. Barcelona: Comite International Olympique, 1992. 165pp. 4to. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Near fine.
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The Physiography of the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, In Relation to Pueblo Culture - Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 54

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The Physiography of the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, In Relation to Pueblo Culture - Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 54
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Government Printing Office, 1913. Very Good. . The Physiography of the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, In Relation to Pueblo Culture - Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 54. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. 76pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Olive green cloth. Book condition: Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. A small paper label has been mounted to the spine.
Libreria Madrileña de Juan Buxo y Comp. Publicacion mensual. Año 1, Numero 2-8; Año II, Numero 1-2, 4-11; Año III, Numeros 1-5; Año IV, numero 1; seguna serie, numberos 2, 13

Libreria Madrileña de Juan Buxo y Comp. Publicacion mensual. Año 1, Numero 2-8; Año II, Numero 1-2, 4-11; Año III, Numeros 1-5; Año IV, numero 1; seguna serie, numberos 2, 13

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Libreria Madrileña de Juan Buxo y Comp. Publicacion mensual. Año 1, Numero 2-8; Año II, Numero 1-2, 4-11; Año III, Numeros 1-5; Año IV, numero 1; seguna serie, numberos 2, 13
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Mexico City: Libreria Madrileña, 1894. Newsletter. 24 issues (most are 4 pages). Edge wear. Age toned leaves. A list of available publications, issued monthly, by a Mexico City bookseller.
Nikkei. (June 1981)

Nikkei. (June 1981)

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Nikkei. (June 1981)
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Los Angeles: Little Tokyo People's Rights Organization, 1981. Newspaper. 16p. tabloid newspaper, horizontal fold with address label, evenly toned.
Still Points (Signed First Edition)

Still Points (Signed First Edition) by WISE, Kelly

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Still Points (Signed First Edition)
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WISE, Kelly
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780891690146
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Danbury, NH: Addison House, 1977. First edition. Softcover. 63 pages. Features an introduction by Duane Michals. A slim collection of color photographs. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some light wear. Signed by Wise on the title page. Uncommon signed.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Jungle Tales of Tarzan
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
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London: Methuen & Co, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo, 250pp. Beautiful Stated Twelfth Edition, (British). Bound in blue cloth with titles in black on Spine. Square and tight with very mild shelf-wear. Spotting and toning to cloth, particularly along the top rear edge. Mild off-setting to end-papers. Attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, (2/6 net on spine panel), has chips to the spine ends and moderate edge-wear, toning, and soiling. A few faint creases. Not perfect but still bright and complete. A presentable collectable copy of a surprisingly uncommon reprint, and at a great price.
Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1943: Souvenir Program [*SIGNED* by two performers]

Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1943: Souvenir Program [*SIGNED* by two performers]

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Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1943: Souvenir Program [*SIGNED* by two performers]
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ReadInk (United States)
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Near Fine
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Los Angeles: Oscar Tittman. Near Fine. [1943]. Stapled wraps. [minor wear to extremities, small white smudge on rear cover]. (B&W photographs, one cartoon drawing) 20-page souvenir program booklet for the popular Hollywood revue, "A Screamline Variety Laff Riot," produced, staged, directed and emcee'd by Murray at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. from 1942 through 1949. Purportedly the longest-running variety revue in the history of American theatre, it was basically a ramped-up vaudeville bill, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, acrobats, and one notable animal act: Daisy the Wonder Dog, pictured on the front cover along with Murray and the real star of the show, scatterbrained comedienne/actress/model Marie Wilson. Wilson is prominently pictured on both the front and rear covers of this program, and gets a page to herself inside (as do Murray himself and "Renfro and Daisy"). The roster of performers in this iteration of the show ("Subject to Change Without Notice"), apart from Wilson, ranges from the forgotten to the obscure (although film buffs will readily recognize actor Jack Mulhall, then past his prime as a movie leading man but still working steadily in small roles and uncredited bits). A few examples: Grace Poggi & Igor (a dance team); Tip, Tap & Toe (an African-American dancing trio); the Hollywood Elderlovelies (a group of seven ladies -- singers, I guess -- who appear from their photo to be in their 50s or 60s); and, most importantly, the acrobatic duo of (Frank) Park & (Bob) Clifford. Why "most importantly"? Because both Park & Clifford have autographed this program, on their featured page, with brief generic inscriptions ("Sincerely") to its one-time owner. (Laugh if you must, but I defy you to find another Park & Clifford-autographed anything.) The peforming dog Daisy, by the way, was the very same dog who was featured in several of the "Blondie" movies of the late 1930s, although the Blackouts was purportedly "the first time [she] has ever been on the stage." And speaking of "Blondie," the last page of the program features a cartoon drawing by Chic Young, depicting Blondie and Dagwood proudly presenting "our little Daisy in person Signed by Associated .
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Jack Upland, Friar Daw's Reply, and Upland's Rejoinder. Edited by P.L. Heyworth

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Jack Upland, Friar Daw's Reply, and Upland's Rejoinder. Edited by P.L. Heyworth
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
[London:] Oxford University Press, 1968 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Former owner's ink signature, a little light pencil. Very good+ in like jacket, with a little browning to spine.
A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij Leiden [wrapper title].

A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij Leiden [wrapper title]. by A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij.

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A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij Leiden [wrapper title].
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A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij.
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Garrett Scott, Bookseller (ABAA) (United States)
Condition
Somewhat soiled and toned, with a light stain to the upper wrapper; in good to very good condition.
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[Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff's Uitgevers-Maatschappij, 1913]. First edition.. Somewhat soiled and toned, with a light stain to the upper wrapper; in good to very good condition.. Oblong pamphlet (5.38 x 7.75 inches), original printed wrappers, [32] pages. Illus. A promotional pamphlet from the important Leiden printing and publishing house, "Ter Herinnering aan de Internationale Grafische Tentoonstelling in het Paleis voor Volksvlijt te Amsterdam, gehouden van 22 Juli --15 September 1913." Illustrated throughout from photographs of various stages of printing and production (setting type, various press rooms, the binderies, etc.), with ample evidence of child labor and women's labor--that latter especially in the binderies.
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Factory and General Offices H. Mueller Mfg. Co., Decatur, Ill. [Hold-to-light Postcard for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (the St. Louis World's Fair)] by H. Mueller Mfg. Co.

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Factory and General Offices H. Mueller Mfg. Co., Decatur, Ill. [Hold-to-light Postcard for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (the St. Louis World's Fair)]
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H. Mueller Mfg. Co.
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Decatur, Ill.: H. Mueller Mfg. Co., 1904. Very good. Undivided-back postcard; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2; mild age-toning and light wear to edges; in very good condition. From the Exhibit of Water, Gas, and Plumbing Goods at the Palace of Manufactures at the St. Louis World's Fair, the poscard showed the offices and the factory of the H. Mueller Mfg. Co. - founded in 1857 in Decatur, Illinois and known for gunsmithing, plumbing services, and sporting goods. The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair would be the place, where hold-to-light postcards would gain massive fame in the United States as popular souvenirs from the event. With die-cut windows and a hidden translucent layer between two card stock ones, when held up to a lamp or flame, the image magically transformed—windows "illuminated" at night, colors shifte, new hidden figures appeared, and the Moon and the Sun shone brightly.
The Sailing-Ship, Six Thousand Years of History

The Sailing-Ship, Six Thousand Years of History by Anderson, Romola and R.C

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The Sailing-Ship, Six Thousand Years of History
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Anderson, Romola and R.C
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
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NY: Bonanza Books, 1947. b/w plates, ills. 211 pp. Useful general survey. VG, lightly worn dj.
Register of the Perry Swisher Collection

Register of the Perry Swisher Collection

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Register of the Perry Swisher Collection
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Pocatello, ID: Eli M. Oboler Library, Idaho State University, 1985. Original edition. Spiral Bound. 31pp. Very slim quarto [28 cm] Black plastic spiral binding with brown and black printed wraps. A register detailing the Perry Swisher Collection, received by the library in 1968, and containing numerous boxes of correspondence, newspaper clippings, subject files, and legislative publications. The heart of the collection relates to Swisher's newspaper and political activities, and covers a variety of subjects such as civil rights, education, public utilities and taxation.

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