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Sprüchwörter Gemeiner Tütscher nation, erstlich durch Sebastian Francken gesammlet, nüwlich aber in kommliche ordnung gestellt und gebessert

Sprüchwörter Gemeiner Tütscher nation, erstlich durch Sebastian Francken gesammlet, nüwlich aber in kommliche ordnung gestellt und gebessert by FRANCK, Sebastian (1499-1542/43)

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Sprüchwörter Gemeiner Tütscher nation, erstlich durch Sebastian Francken gesammlet, nüwlich aber in kommliche ordnung gestellt und gebessert
Author
FRANCK, Sebastian (1499-1542/43)
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Govi Rare Books LLC (United States)
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"UN SUCCÈS IMMENSE" (GRATET-DUPLESSIS) Two parts in one volume, 8vo (153x100 mm). [8], ccxlvii, [1 blank]; [4], cxcii leaves. Collation: *8 a-z8 A-H8; †4 aa-zz8 Aa8. Leaf H8 is a blank. Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards dated 1558 and signed with the initials "A.K." (repeated in manuscript at the bottom of the title page), two clasps preserved (slightly soiled, spine rubbed). Stamp of "Menno P.W. de Limburg" on the front pastedown and flyleaf. A superb copy with some contemporary annotations and underlining in brown ink. Second edition (the first was printed in Frankfurt by C. Egenolff in 1541) of this fundamental and incredibly successful collection of seven thousand proverbs, recast in Swiss German by the printer, newly arranged by subject by Konrad Pellikan (1478-1556) and provided with an index for each part. Some of the German proverbs are accompanied by Latin equivalents. This second edition is the only one, along with the first, to include Franck's name in the title; all subsequent editions omit him. "Une édition publiée à Zurich, vers 1545, porte également au titre le nom de Seb. Franck, mais elle offre un travail particulier de l'éditeur, car les Proverbes y sont distribués par ordre alphabétique et s'y trouvent énoncés dans le dialecte allemand particulier à la Suisse […] J'ai déjà dit quelques mots de cette édition qui donne les Proverbes de Franck distribués par ordre alphabétique et exprimés dans le dialecte allemand usité en Suisse. Elle est fort rare, et présente, dans sa spécialité, un intérêt qui lui est propre" (P.-A. Gratet-Duplessis, Bibliographie parémiologique, Paris, 1847, pp. 326 and 328). "Die folkloristisch bedeutende Sprichwörtersammlung Sebastian Francks, die erstmals 1541 bei Egenolf zu Frankfurt erschienen war, gab Froschauer 1545 in durch Konrad Pellikan ausgearbeiteter Neuordnung heraus (Rud. 318). Als Drucker und Verleger zeichnet Christophs Bruder Eustachius, der dem umfangreichen Oktavbande eine Vorrede vorausschickte" (P. Leemann-Van Elck, Die Offizin Froschauer, Zurich-Leipzig, 1940, p. 92). The proverbs are taken from folklore, contemporary speech, classical languages and the dialects of north-western Europe. Fables and stories of common folk and powerful people complete the entries. Generations of writers have plundered the collection for ideas and phrases. In the Proverbs Franck conveys practical rules of life and wisdom for the common reader. At the same time, he places his theological program in a traditional cultural context by translating Jewish, ancient and national language collections of proverbs into German. "Sebastian Franck (Eleutherius) was born at Donauwörth, in Swabia, studied in Ingolstadt and Heidelberg, and took holy orders in the diocese of Augsburg. In 1527 he served as a Lutheran pastor near Nürnberg, but one year later he joined the Anabaptist community in the imperial city. This association did not last long either, and in 1529 Franck moved to Strasbourg, where he tried to settle down as a writer and private scholar. He maintained personal contacts with such radical religious thinkers as Kaspar Schwenckfeld, Hans Denck, Johannes Bünderlin, Johannes Cam-panus, and perhaps also with Michael Servetus, who came to Strasbourg in 1531 to debate with Capito and Bucer. Denck and Bünderlin seem to have exerted a decisive influence upon Franck, who became more and more critical of all ecclesiastical institutions and adopted a fully spiritualist position. After having been expelled from Strasbourg in 1531 he spent some time at Esslingen, where he tried to make a living as a soap-boiler. In 1532 he moved to Ulm, where he set up a printing shop. His writings provoked the wrath of the Lutheran preachers, and on the initiative of Martin Frecht he was eventually banished again in 1539. After further wanderings he settled in Basel in 1541. He acquired citizenship and again started his printing business, but after little more than a year he died. Franck's literary activity began in 1527-8 with a German translation of Andreas Althamer's Diallage against Hans Denck (Nürnberg 1528) and with the tract Von dem grewlichen Laster der Trunckenheit (Augsburg 1528). The Paradoxa (Ulm: J. Varnier 1534), the Guldin Arch (Augsburg: H. Steiner 1538), and the Verbütschiert ... Buch (1539) are the main reflections of his spiritualism. His historical thought can be studied in the Türkenchronik (Nürnberg 1529) and in the Germaniae Chronicon (Frankfurt: C. Egenolff 1538) but above all in the Chronica, Zeytbuch und Geschichtbybell (Strasbourg: B. Beck 1531; Ulm]. Varnier 1536). Among his other writings are the cosmographic Weltbuch (1533), a Latin paraphrase of the Theologia Deutsch, and the Kriegsbüchlein des Frides (Augsburg: H. Steiner 1539), which became important as a landmark in the history of pacifist thought. A number of Franck's minor writings were published in Dutch editions only. Sebastian Franck was one of the great religious individualists of his age; he was a lonely and isolated advocate of peace and an imperturbable critic of religious persecution, because he believed that God alone recognizes the true heretics. After many disappointing experiences with the Roman church, Lutheranism, and Anabaptism he dissociated himself from all religious parties; he had no followers and did not found his own religious movement. His life was a vagrant journey from one city to another because his attempts to settle down were thwarted almost everywhere. Franck respected Erasmus very highly and often quoted from the humanist's writings. His skepticism of dogmatic formalism and his pacifist ideas clearly show marks of Erasmus' influence. In 1534 Franck wrote a German translation of the Moria. Erasmus, on the other hand, did not show much appreciation for Franck's work. Franck's expulsion from Strasbourg in 1531 was in fact due to a complaint which Erasmus had submitted to the city government because the author of the Geschichtoybell had listed him among the great and unjustly persecuted heretics of Christendom" (H.R. Guggisberg, Sebastian Franck, in: "Contemporaries of Erasmus", Toronto-Buffalo-London, 1986, II, pp. 53-54). K. Kaczerowsky, Sebastian Franck Bibliographie, Wiesbaden, 1976, A-161; M. Vischer, Bibliographie der zürcher Druckschriften, Baden-Baden, 1991, C-1146; Gratet-Duplessis, Op. cit., no. 542, pp. 327-328; VD 16, F-2123.
STOCK / SALE! / I will offer for sale at public auction at the farm of L.C. Wilbur on the / territory line near Tar creek, six miles west of Baxter, on / SATURDAY, JUNE 23d, '88, / Beginning at 10 O'Clock Sharp, / 50 COWS WITH CALVES! / These are considered the finest lot of cows in this section of / country, and are nearly all broke to milk. The calves / are all out of thoroughbred bulls. / 2 Thoro'bred Shorthorn Bulls! / TWO WORK HORSES! / Three Brood Mares / Two mowing Machines in Good Running Order! / ONE LUMBER WAGON! / NINE FINE BROOD SOWS WITH PIGS! / ONE THOROUGHB'D BERKSHIRE BOAR! / Terms,---Sevenmonths credit without interest, on notes with ap- / proved security, or 6 per cent discount for cash. / J. P. Hartley, Auctioneer. F. N. MOORE

STOCK / SALE! / I will offer for sale at public auction at the farm of L.C. Wilbur on the / territory line near Tar creek, six miles west of Baxter, on / SATURDAY, JUNE 23d, '88, / Beginning at 10 O'Clock Sharp, / 50 COWS WITH CALVES! / These are considered the finest lot of cows in this section of / country, and are nearly all broke to milk. The calves / are all out of thoroughbred bulls. / 2 Thoro'bred Shorthorn Bulls! / TWO WORK HORSES! / Three Brood Mares / Two mowing Machines in Good Running Order! / ONE LUMBER WAGON! / NINE FINE BROOD SOWS WITH PIGS! / ONE THOROUGHB'D BERKSHIRE BOAR! / Terms,---Sevenmonths credit without interest, on notes with ap- / proved security, or 6 per cent discount for cash. / J. P. Hartley, Auctioneer. F. N. MOORE

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STOCK / SALE! / I will offer for sale at public auction at the farm of L.C. Wilbur on the / territory line near Tar creek, six miles west of Baxter, on / SATURDAY, JUNE 23d, '88, / Beginning at 10 O'Clock Sharp, / 50 COWS WITH CALVES! / These are considered the finest lot of cows in this section of / country, and are nearly all broke to milk. The calves / are all out of thoroughbred bulls. / 2 Thoro'bred Shorthorn Bulls! / TWO WORK HORSES! / Three Brood Mares / Two mowing Machines in Good Running Order! / ONE LUMBER WAGON! / NINE FINE BROOD SOWS WITH PIGS! / ONE THOROUGHB'D BERKSHIRE BOAR! / Terms,---Sevenmonths credit without interest, on notes with ap- / proved security, or 6 per cent discount for cash. / J. P. Hartley, Auctioneer. F. N. MOORE
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Baxter Springs (Kansas): M. H. Gardner, Printer, 1888. Broadside printed on cloth, 43 x 33 cm., employing several sizes and styles of bold type. Baxter Springs had been a major cattle drive town, but began to decline after the railroads were built. OCLC locates fewer than 25 items printed in Baxter Springs between the 1860s and 1900, mostly newspapers and journals, with only a couple of individual books or pamphlets, and no listings at all for this printer. The sale seems reflective of the cow culture of the town. Very good.
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HISTORY OF THE 42ND AIR DEPOT GROUP: MARCH-SEPTEMBER 1945

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HISTORY OF THE 42ND AIR DEPOT GROUP: MARCH-SEPTEMBER 1945
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[Occupied Germany: U.S. Army Air Corp], 1945. First edition. 4to. 32-page reproduced typescript, with 55 plates of heavy photographic paper bearing 96 black and white photographs, each with a detailed caption; "Restricted" printed at head and foot of front wrapper. A detailed history of the Air Group from its arrival in France on D-Day + 10. Text includes rules on fraternization in occupied Germany. The photographs detail supply, logistics, and plane and vehicle maintenance operations of the group and of its assigned unit, the 9th Air Force. Not recorded on OCLC. Very good. Original stiff printed tan wrappers, tied with heavy cord. (7172).
The National Era

The National Era by [Abolitionist Press]: Whittier, John Greenleaf: Bailey, Gamaliel

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The National Era
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[Abolitionist Press]: Whittier, John Greenleaf: Bailey, Gamaliel
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The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
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Good.
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Washington, D.C.: Buell & Blanchard, 1858. Good.. Twelve issues, each 4pp., printed in seven columns. Large folio. Old folds, varying levels of chipping, fold separations, foxing, and edge wear. Occasional minor loss of text from wear at crossfolds and in one case a tobacco burn. Some issues with ink notations at top left or in the top margin. A dozen issues, published over the course of a decade in the mid-19th century, of the abolitionist newspaper The National Era, edited by Gamaliel Bailey and John Greenleaf Whittier. The National Era was an important source of news and debate over the issue of slavery during its thirteen-year run, and continuously argued for the abolition of the peculiar institution until it ceased operations in February 1860. The most lasting legacy of the newspaper is its serialization of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in forty-one weekly installments between June 1851 and April 1852, the first appearance of the novel anywhere. The present collection of issues includes number 81, 97, 144, 167, 329, 342, 371, 383, 384, 400, 556, and 589. The issues provide a cross-section of the concerns of the newspaper during the volatile years governed by the Fugitive Slave Law and just before the Civil War, and include speeches by John Dix, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Stephen Douglas, William Goodell, Thomas Hart Benton, Gerrit Smith, Eli Thayer, and numerous others. The passages concern a wide range of subjects important to abolitionists, such as "Free Soil in the West," "The Slavery Question," "The Legal Tenure of Slavery," "The Fugitive Slave Act - Proposition for Its Repeal," "Rights of Free Negroes in Maine. Can They Vote?," "Slavery in Oregon," "Kansas - Slavery - The Lecompton Constitution," and more. There are also stories about the splitting of the Presbyterian Church in Alexander, Pennsylvania over the issue of slavery; a very long transcript of Congressional debate and other articles on "The Nebraska Bill," i.e., the Kansas-Nebraska Act which repealed the Missouri Compromise; numerous book excerpts and book reviews; news and machinations of the larger abolitionist movement; and so forth. One 1853 issue prints a story about a fugitive slave recovered in Kentucky named Tom Steel, noting he is "not the veritable 'Uncle Tom' of Mrs. Stowe notoriety." This illustrates the immediate popular thrust and wide dissemination of Stowe's great novel. The prospectus for the newspaper, printed in 1847, stated its intentions: "While due attention will be paid to Current Events, Congressional Proceedings, General Politics and Literature, the great aim of the paper will be a complete discussion of the Question of Slavery, and an exhibition of the Duties of the Citizen in relation to it; especially will it explain and advocate the leading Principles and Measures of the Liberty Party, seeking to do this, not in the spirit of the Party, but in the love of Truth - not for the triumph of Party, but for the establishment of Truth.” Issues of The National Era are rare in the market, especially in even small groups such as this one.
[Partially Printed Receipt, Completed in Manuscript, Printed at Redpath's Crusader of Freedom Office in Doniphan County, Kansas]

[Partially Printed Receipt, Completed in Manuscript, Printed at Redpath's Crusader of Freedom Office in Doniphan County, Kansas] by [Abolition]: [Bleeding Kansas]: [Redpath, James]

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[Partially Printed Receipt, Completed in Manuscript, Printed at Redpath's Crusader of Freedom Office in Doniphan County, Kansas]
Author
[Abolition]: [Bleeding Kansas]: [Redpath, James]
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The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
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Very good.
Description
Doniphan, Ks: Printed at the Crusader of Freedom Office, 1858. Very good.. Single sheet, 3.5 x 7.5 inches. Minor foxing, light edge wear. An uncommon form, printed at James Redpath's Crusader of Freedom office in Doniphan, Kansas. The Scottish-born Redpath originally worked for Horace Greeley's New York Tribune where he published a series of articles compiling Facts of Slavery. In 1855, he moved to the Kansas-Missouri border and reported on the slavery disputes for the Free Soil newspaper, the Missouri Democrat, before starting his own newspaper, the Crusader of Freedom. The motto of his newspaper was "I enroll myself a Crusader of Freedom until slavery ceases to exist." Redpath met John Brown immediately after the fateful Pottawatomie Creek incident and his interview with the fervent abolitionist was Brown's debut in the press with Redpath labeling him a warrior-saint. The journalist became Brown's most vocal supporter in the press, and his report of the Battle of Osawatomie helped take Brown to national prominence. He became friends with John Brown and one of the fierce abolitionist's largest supporters, writing in Brown's defense after his raid on Harper's Ferry. After Brown's execution, Redpath published a book on Brown, the proceeds from which went to the Brown family. Redpath was also famous for co-authoring a seminal guidebook entitled Hand-Book to Kansas Territory and the Rocky Mountains' Gold Region. He left Kansas shortly after the present work was printed, moving to Boston, where he eventually turned his attentions to encouraging emigration of African Americans to Haiti. Ostensibly, the present form was created so that local resident W.H. Bayliss could pay his Doniphan County taxes on July 20, 1857. However, it stands as a symbol of the abolitionist spirit in Kansas, which was deeply felt by people such as Redpath and Brown. The form is decorated with an engraving of the personification of Liberty, with the eagle and shield inside an elaborated framing device. We could locate no other copies of this form in OCLC.
Atlas. Nos. 1 (1985) through 4 (1993) (all published)

Atlas. Nos. 1 (1985) through 4 (1993) (all published)

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Atlas. Nos. 1 (1985) through 4 (1993) (all published)
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Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare (United States)
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1st Edition. A complete set of artist-publisher Jake Tilson's multimedia travel and art serial, with texts in English, French and German, profusely illustrated throughout with tipped in plates and bound in extras. 4to. Very good. Illus. stiff wraps, extremities rubbed. [438] As featured in Eye Magazine, Winter 1990: "In 1985, Tilson's Woolley Dale Press published the first edition of Atlas, an occasional magazine whose title neatly encapsulates his obsession with mapping, or re-mapping, the world. Atlas has become progressively more assured with each issue. Lacking formal training in graphic design and reprographic method, Tilson has taught himself by trial and error as he goes along. He keeps marked-up samples of typesetting and annotates proof copies with tint specifications so he knows which effects to avoid or repeat. The process of research, commissioning (contributors range from the painter Antoni Tàpies to cartoonist Steven Appleby), writing, design and production is a one-man labour of love. Atlas 3 evolved 'organically' from Tilson's first sketchbook ideas to eventual publication, two years later in 1988, in a trilingual, offset litho-printed edition of 2,500 with assorted hand-applied extras."
Killer in the Rain

Killer in the Rain by Chandler, Raymond

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Killer in the Rain
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Chandler, Raymond
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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Fine
Description
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket with very slight wear at the extremities, retaining the original price of $5.50. This collection of Raymond Chandler short stories from the 30s and early 40s, many from the famed Black Mask magazine, was released after his death. In fact, Chandler did not want the collection published during his lifetime because he had re-used many elements of these stories in his longer novels. In addition to the titular story, the collection includes tales such as The Man Who Liked Dogs, parts of which were featured in Farewell, My Lovely, and The Curtain, which was re-purposed in The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. "Raymond Chandler's pulp novelettes [stand high above the rest of the season], to some extent cannibalized in his novels but still important in their own right" (Contemporary New York Times review). Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis; Edward A. Wilson (illustrator)

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The Hunting of the Snark
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Carroll, Lewis; Edward A. Wilson (illustrator)
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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Fine
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New Rochelle [New York]: The Peter Pauper Press, 1935. Limited edition. Fine. One of 275 copies from the Peter Pauper Press. Illustrated with charming color vignettes by Edward A. Wilson. Printed in black and color on pale green paper. Publisher's green cloth over patterned paper boards. Boards sunned at top edge, otherwise a Fine copy. "The Hunting of the Snark," Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem satirizing epic tales, was first published in 1876. This lovely limited edition, ornamented with lively color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson, was issued by the Peter Pauper Press, a fine publisher that has been producing small, handmade editions of classic works since 1928. They have published editions of Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and Francis Bacon, as well as editions of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Fine.
The OFFICE Of SHERIFF, Shewing Its History and Antiquity:; The Manner of Appointing the High Sheriff, his Under Sheriff, and other Deputies; together with their respective Powers and Duties:- Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues and Replevins. To Which are Added, the Mode of electing Coroners, and returning Members of Parliament: with many useful Precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General, and a Copious Index

The OFFICE Of SHERIFF, Shewing Its History and Antiquity:; The Manner of Appointing the High Sheriff, his Under Sheriff, and other Deputies; together with their respective Powers and Duties:- Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues and Replevins. To Which are Added, the Mode of electing Coroners, and returning Members of Parliament: with many useful Precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General, and a Copious Index by Impey John [d. 1829]

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The OFFICE Of SHERIFF, Shewing Its History and Antiquity:; The Manner of Appointing the High Sheriff, his Under Sheriff, and other Deputies; together with their respective Powers and Duties:- Particularly with Regard to the County-Court, Sessions, Circuit, Arrests on mesne Process, Bail, Juries, Executions, Escapes, Rescues and Replevins. To Which are Added, the Mode of electing Coroners, and returning Members of Parliament: with many useful Precedents, of Returns to Writs, and Proceedings in the County-Court, &c. calculated not only for the Benefit of Sheriffs, their Under Sheriffs and Deputies, but also for the Use of the Profession in General, and a Copious Index
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Impey John [d. 1829]
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Tavistock Books, ABAA (United States)
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Binding worn, though solid. Leather spine label mostly chipped away. An About VG copy.
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London: Printed for the Author, By His Majestey's Law Printers, and Sold by T. Whieldon, in Fleet-Street, 1786. 1st Edition. Period full brown calf binding. Binding worn, though solid. Leather spine label mostly chipped away. An About VG copy.. [6], 554, 40, [60] pp. 40 page Appendix with separate pagination, register & Index. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/8"
Album of Japanese 8 hand-coloured photographs and 14 others mostly Mexican including birds eye view of the city of Zacatecas, Statues of Guitlahuac, Hotel del Jardin, water carere, La Viga tipped into an album

Album of Japanese 8 hand-coloured photographs and 14 others mostly Mexican including birds eye view of the city of Zacatecas, Statues of Guitlahuac, Hotel del Jardin, water carere, La Viga tipped into an album

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Album of Japanese 8 hand-coloured photographs and 14 others mostly Mexican including birds eye view of the city of Zacatecas, Statues of Guitlahuac, Hotel del Jardin, water carere, La Viga tipped into an album
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
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Contemporary black cloth, spine perished, back cover off
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nd c.. Oblong 4to. Contemporary black cloth, spine perished, back cover off. Oblong 4to.
Die AEG und die Entwicklung der elektrischen Lokomotiven (1924) + Die 5000. elektrische Lokomotive der Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (1938). 2 volumes

Die AEG und die Entwicklung der elektrischen Lokomotiven (1924) + Die 5000. elektrische Lokomotive der Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (1938). 2 volumes by AEG

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Die AEG und die Entwicklung der elektrischen Lokomotiven (1924) + Die 5000. elektrische Lokomotive der Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (1938). 2 volumes
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AEG
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NP: AEG, 1938. First edition. Softcover. vg. Collection of two illustrated booklets on the role of the Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) in the development of electric locomotives. Ever since its foundation in 1887, AEG has pioneered advanced electrical engineering, being synonymous with German engineering, design and precision. - Die AEG und die Entwickelung der elektrischen Lokomotiven (1924): Quarto. 41, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Complete with its 9 photogravure plates depicting electric locomotives and 26 b/w in-text figs. Text in German. Wrappers and interior in very good condition. - Die 5000. elektrische Lokomotive der Allgemeinen Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft: Ein kurzer Rückblick anlässlich der übergabe der Schnellzuglokomotive reihe E 19 an die deutsche Reichsbahn am 15. Dezember 1938. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. [16]pp. Original printed wrappers. Remarkable work published to celebrate the handover of the 5000th electric locomotive to the German Reichsbahn (Railroads) on 15 December 1938. Illustrated with 4 in-text and 5 full-page b/w photographic reproductions. Wrappers and interior in very good condition.
Selections from the French Anas: Containing Remarks of Eminent Scholars on Men and Books. Together with Anecdotes and Apophthegms of Illustrious Persons. Interspersed with Pieces of Poetry. In Two Volumes

Selections from the French Anas: Containing Remarks of Eminent Scholars on Men and Books. Together with Anecdotes and Apophthegms of Illustrious Persons. Interspersed with Pieces of Poetry. In Two Volumes

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Selections from the French Anas: Containing Remarks of Eminent Scholars on Men and Books. Together with Anecdotes and Apophthegms of Illustrious Persons. Interspersed with Pieces of Poetry. In Two Volumes
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good Plus
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Oxford: Sold by J. Cooke; and by Messrs. Robinsons; Messrs. Rivingtons; Mesrs. Cadell and Davies; and R. Faulder, 1797. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. RARE. Vol. I: vii, [1], 255, [13] pages. Vol. II: 263, [11] pages. Two volumes bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, black morocco labels with gilt lettering and small gilt leaf decorations back, marbled end papers and edges. Very Good Plus, light rubbing at edges, light toning. A quite handsome and RARE set. Vol. I. Poggiana. Perroniana. Valesiana. Naudæana. Patiniana. Sorberiana. Segraisiana. Longuerana. Furetieriana. Carpenteriana. Ducatiana. Santoliana. Colomesiana. Scaligerana. -- Vol. II. Menagiana. Chevræna. Lutherana. Evremoniana. Huetiana. Bolæana..
Three 5" x 7" Photograph Prints from the Mid-Century "Beefcake" Era of a Nude Male Model in a Series of Poses with a Bamboo Staff

Three 5" x 7" Photograph Prints from the Mid-Century "Beefcake" Era of a Nude Male Model in a Series of Poses with a Bamboo Staff

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Three 5" x 7" Photograph Prints from the Mid-Century "Beefcake" Era of a Nude Male Model in a Series of Poses with a Bamboo Staff
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
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Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Collection of three black and white photograph prints taken of an unknown nude male model taken by an unknown photographer. The model is seen posing with a long bamboo staff, a classic prop for the beefcake era of photography. Beefcake photography took hold in the 1950s, characterized by a rise in published homoerotic photographs of nude male models and bodybuilders. One of the three photographs was printed blank on the edges, but the entire model can be seen. There is also some curling to the edges of all three photographs, but otherwise they are in very good condition. .
ON THE CULTURE OF POTATOES: EXTRACTED FROM COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE IN GREAT-BRITAIN

ON THE CULTURE OF POTATOES: EXTRACTED FROM COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE IN GREAT-BRITAIN by Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture

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ON THE CULTURE OF POTATOES: EXTRACTED FROM COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE IN GREAT-BRITAIN
Author
Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Boston: Printed by Young & Minns, Printers to the State and to the Agricultural Society, 1798. 25, [3 blanks] pp. Disbound, light scattered foxing. Good+. Everything anyone conceivably would want to know. Publication is motivated by "the importance of increasing the quantity of vegetable food for the comfort and happiness of mankind, as well as for the support of domestick animals. . ." Evans 34084. Not in Rink.
BEADLE'S HALF DIME LIBRARY...SEPTEMBER 11, 1888. VOL. XXIII. NO. 581. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. DOUBLE CURVE DAN, THE PITCHER DETECTIVE. OR, AGAINST HEAVY ODDS. BY GEO. C. JENKS..

BEADLE'S HALF DIME LIBRARY...SEPTEMBER 11, 1888. VOL. XXIII. NO. 581. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. DOUBLE CURVE DAN, THE PITCHER DETECTIVE. OR, AGAINST HEAVY ODDS. BY GEO. C. JENKS.. by Beadle and Adams

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BEADLE'S HALF DIME LIBRARY...SEPTEMBER 11, 1888. VOL. XXIII. NO. 581. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY BEADLE AND ADAMS, 98 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. DOUBLE CURVE DAN, THE PITCHER DETECTIVE. OR, AGAINST HEAVY ODDS. BY GEO. C. JENKS..
Author
Beadle and Adams
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
New York: Beadle and Adams, 1940. Folio, 8"x 11". 15, [1, advts.] pp. Caption title [as issued], folded. Large illustration on front page of "Double Curve Dan" preparing to pitch. Printed in triple columns. Tanned, light edgewear. Rubberstamp at bottom of title page: "Dime Novels Bought & Sold Charles Bragin, 1525 W. 12th St., Brooklyn 4, N.Y." Good+.
A STRONG DOSE OF MYSELF

A STRONG DOSE OF MYSELF by ABSE, Dannie

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A STRONG DOSE OF MYSELF
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ABSE, Dannie
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
Description
London: Hutchinson, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Autobiography of by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, SIGNED on the title page and INSCRIBED in the form of a prescription to the poet William Meredith and his partner: "Rx For William and Richard/to be taken with a/pinch of salt!/affectionately, Dannie/Xmas 83."
The Putt at the End of the World

The Putt at the End of the World by Abbott, Lee K.

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The Putt at the End of the World
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Abbott, Lee K.
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine
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New York: Warner Books, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed first edition of The Putt at the End of the World by Lee K. Abbott, Dave Barry, Richard Bausch, James Crumley, James W. Hall, Tami Hoag, Tim O'Brien, Ridley Pearson, and Les Standiford.. Octavo, [10], 242pp. Black spine, green boards, title in gilt on spine. Solid text block, appears unread, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $23.95 retail price on front flap, a stunning, fine example. Signed by all nine authors on the half title. The aforementioned nine authors each wrote one chapter to create this piece of fiction.
REMINISCENCES OF THE EULOGY OF CHOATE ON WEBSTER DELIVERED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, JULY 26, 1853

REMINISCENCES OF THE EULOGY OF CHOATE ON WEBSTER DELIVERED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, JULY 26, 1853 by CAVERNO, Charles

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REMINISCENCES OF THE EULOGY OF CHOATE ON WEBSTER DELIVERED AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, JULY 26, 1853
Author
CAVERNO, Charles
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
Boston: Sherman, French & Company, 1914. First Edition. Lengthy hand-written letter from Caverno tipped to the front endpaper: “Lombard, Illinois, Aug. 23, 1916. Professor John C. Van Dyke, Button Woods, White Mts., New Hampshire. Your letter of the 20th gives me much pleasure. Thank you heartily for it. I have ordered sent to you by mail at New Brunswick, NJ a copy of my `Reminiscences of the Eulogy of Rufus Choate on Daniel Webster.’ When you have read that, if you wish, you may write on the fly leaf- `Presented to John C. Van Dyke by the Author C. Caverno’ and we will consider the ceremonies of introduction fairly passed. Most cordially, Charles Caverno.” John Charles Van Dyke [1856–1932] was an American art historian and critic. He was born at New Brunswick, NJ, studied at Columbia University and for many years in Europe. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1877 but never practiced law. In 1878, Van Dyke was appointed the librarian of the Gardner Sage Library and the New Brunswick Theological Seminar and, in 1891, as a professor of art history at Rutgers College (now University). Small 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt; 51 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight; few folds but letter is in very nice condition).
Artes; Monuments et Mémoires. Vols. 1-8 (all published in the first series)

Artes; Monuments et Mémoires. Vols. 1-8 (all published in the first series)

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Artes; Monuments et Mémoires. Vols. 1-8 (all published in the first series)
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
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A complete set of the first series of the annual, ed. by Wilhelm Wanscher, each of the 8 volumes containing 200 to 300 pp. of annotated articles (in English, French or German) on Danish art and architecture, ancient, Italian, and Oriental art that relates to Danish collections, and some general topics such as geometric art, documents interspersed throughout, (36) pp. bibliography of Danish writings on art and architecture in first volume, numerous illus. in the text and on foldout plates (a few in color). 4to. 1/2 calf. Very minor worm damage along spine of first volume. Copenhagen (Haase) 1932-1940. Arntzen Q 84. The articles, by Wanscher, Christian Elling, J. Prip-Moller, et al., include most informative material on the architects Bindesboll, Oettinger and Hansen, the Palaces of Friederichsberg and Kronborg, and Danish architecture in general since the Romanesque era as well as full documentation on Nicolas Abildgaard, Eijdtveldt, and the versatile Skovgaard who renewed fresco and mosaic art. The articles on Italian art include Wanscher's studies on Michelangelo and Giotto.
Scott's Monthly Magazine. Vol. VII and Vol. VIII. 1869

Scott's Monthly Magazine. Vol. VII and Vol. VIII. 1869 by Scott, Rev. W. J.

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Scott's Monthly Magazine. Vol. VII and Vol. VIII. 1869
Author
Scott, Rev. W. J.
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Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Defective
Description
[Atlanta]: Rev. W. J. Scott, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Defective. Octavo. 964 pages. Frontispiece engraved illustration of Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Rebound by the National Library Bindery in modern brown buckram with new white end sheets front and rear. Gilt title on spine. Page 1 has an archival tape repair upper right edge. Pages 953 to 964 are damaged by insects around the upper edges with the last 4 pages repaired with archival tape upper edges. Missing last few pages of December 1869 issue including the editorial. Toning and brown stains to the text. Scott's Monthly magazine devoted much of the articles about the Civil War. The first article is a 7 page section titled, "The Georgia Campaign; or A South-side View of Sherman's March to the Sea." Scarce Atlanta publication.
Atlas Shrugged.
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Atlas Shrugged. by RAND, Ayn.

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Atlas Shrugged.
Author
RAND, Ayn.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780525948926
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
NY:: Dutton,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0525948929 . Introduction by Leonard Peikoff. Eighth printing of the Centennial Edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Original dust jacket design by George Salter.; 1168 pages .
Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels (Signed First Edition)

Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels (Signed First Edition) by Weaver, C.P.

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Thank God My Regiment an African One: The Civil War Diary of Colonel Nathan W. Daniels (Signed First Edition)
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Weaver, C.P.
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780807122426
Condition
Fine
Description
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 214pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No page toning or foxing. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($26.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page, "To ___ & ___ - Now we know their story! C.P. "Kitty" Weaver". A gorgeous collectible copy and very uncommonly signed.
Salt Lake City Travels Guide (The Kenyon)

Salt Lake City Travels Guide (The Kenyon)

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Salt Lake City Travels Guide (The Kenyon)
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Ames Bros. Company. Original leaflet. Ephemera. Near fine. Small folding tourist guide. One sheet folded in half. "The KENYON is two blocks from the Temple Square. Near all old Mormon Points of Interest. Salt Lake City blocks 660 feet long - just eight blocks make one mile. "SEEING SALT LAKE CITY CARS and 'all Car Lines' pass the Kenyon. "Automobile Touring Parties will find the Kenyon Hotel a convenient place to stop. We cater especially to them. Garage one block from the hotel. "The KENYON Has the Finest Barber Shop West of Chicago." - from the rear wrap.
Lost Boy: the Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan

Lost Boy: the Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan by Yolen, Jane

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Lost Boy: the Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan
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Yolen, Jane
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780525478867
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2010. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Unpaginated. Very good hardback in a very good dust jacket.
Four One-Act Comedies

Four One-Act Comedies by Andreas, Eulalie

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Four One-Act Comedies
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Andreas, Eulalie
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Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
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Good
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The Playworkers Studio, Hollywood, 1924. Good. 6 in. x 4 in., 80 pages, Wrappers, detached, Inscribed by the autor in pen on half-title page and dated "July 1924"., Paper yellowed

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