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The First 40 Scratch–Off Tickets

The First 40 Scratch–Off Tickets by [California Lottery]

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Seller: Biblioctopus
Title
The First 40 Scratch–Off Tickets
Author
[California Lottery]
Seller
Biblioctopus (United States)
Description
California: California State Lottery Commission, 1990. A complete and continuous, unbroken run from the first 5 years of the California lottery, a total of 40 tickets, games 1 to 40 (#26 is a proof). Each ticket is unscratched. Fine condition (as new), alluringly printed in glowing colors, the silver coatings are unblemished. Rare. Though individual, used (scratched) tickets are sometimes available, we have seen only a couple of unused tickets from this vintage for sale in the last 35 years, and we know of no one else offering a complete set. The lottery is adventure and romance finally reduced to their level of minimum effort and repute—hey, you never know. Scratch-off lottery tickets embody a complex social phenomenon within contemporary society. They represent the commodification of hope, where the state sanctions and profits from selling the possibility of economic transformation to citizens, particularly those in vulnerable financial positions. These tickets function as symbols of pseudo-democratized wealth in a system of increasing inequality. The lottery mythology suggests anyone can instantly transcend economic barriers through pure chance, while statistically serving as a regressive taxation mechanism. The scratch-off format specifically reduces risk-taking to its most minimal form—a momentary act requiring neither skill nor meaningful engagement. This mirrors broader social trends of simulating adventure rather than pursuing authentic experiences with genuine stakes and potential personal growth. Lottery tickets exist in a unique temporal space of perpetual potential until scratched, creating a liminal experience that suspends the player between worthlessness and potentially life-changing value. This liminality captures how modern capitalism monetizes the space between aspiration and reality, converting dreams into revenue while rarely delivering on its implicit promise.
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DAVY AND THE GOBLIN by CARRYL (Charles E):

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DAVY AND THE GOBLIN
Author
CARRYL (Charles E):
Seller
BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
(ALICE -- Imitation) CARRYL (Charles E): DAVY AND THE GOBLIN or What Followed reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Boston: Ticknor and Co., 1886. Illustrated. Square 8vo, 160pp + [1], xiv "Some Interesting Books" published by Ticknor; pictorial brown cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine, spine ends rubbed, otherwise a handsome copy. First edition, 2nd issue post-dated 1886 though some copies have the earlier 1885 date on the title-page. ACCOMPANIED BY its companion: THE ADMIRAL'S CARAVAN by Charles E Carryl. New York: Century Co., 1892. Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. Square 8vo, [iii], 140pp; colored pictorial gray cloth gilt-titled on front cover and spine (spine dulled). Both copies INSCRIBED by its author to James Lawson with salutations, respectively dated Halloween 1885 and Oct. 10, 1892. With two vintage photographs of the author, the whole enclosed in a gilt brown leather-backed folding cloth case. Both tales were earlier serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine and considered examples of indigenous American fantasies.
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD

THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD by (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON). GOLDSMITH, OLIVER

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Title
THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Author
(BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON). GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London and New York: Macmillan Co, 1927. 191 x 127 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). xxxvi, 306 pp.Preface by Austin Dobson. CHARMING CONTEMPORARY FAWN-COLORED PICTORIAL CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE & SON, covers with frame formed by multiple gilt rules with onlaid green dot cornerpieces and gilt festoons at head and tail of frame, central PICTORIAL INLAY IN FOUR COLORS depicting a vicar pontificating (and in front of him as an indication of shadow, thin penwork lines inscribed into the morocco); raised bands, spine gilt in French fillet compartments with central gilt patera, wide gilt-framed turn-ins with ribbon cornerpieces, leather hinges, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In a linen-covered slipcase. With frontispiece and 181 illustrations in the text by Hugh Thomson. ◆Spine very slightly and uniformly sunned toward a butterscotch color, but A VERY FINE COPY, the text clean, fresh, and bright, and the lustrous, appealing binding with only the most insignificant wear. This copy of Goldsmith's classic is delightful, enhanced by the appealing illustrations of Thomson and the book's charming pictorial cover. Riviere is one of the foremost names in English binding, partly because the firm did consistently fine work and partly because it was so long in business. Robert Riviere began as a bookseller and binder in Bath in 1829, then set up shop as a binder in London in 1840; in 1881, he took his grandson Percival Calkin into partnership, at which time the firm became known as Riviere & Son, and the bindery continued to do business until 1939. Written in 1761-62 but not published until four years later, "The Vicar of Wakefield" was said to have been rescued from some of Goldsmith's unpublished manuscripts by Dr. Johnson, who thus saved the penniless author from debtors' prison by selling it to a publisher for £60. Considered to be the masterpiece of the middle-class domestic novel, the "Vicar" has never gone out of style because its whimsically delineated characters have a delightful simplicity that somehow insulates them against ultimate misfortune, and the innocent and virtuous are rewarded, as they should be, in the end..
Cox, John (Agent) and William S. Jack (Manufacturer) & William C. Van Hosen (Inventor). Improved Patent Lever Railway Press. This Press excels all other now in use for Pressing Hay, Cotton, Wool, Hops, Rags, &c., &c. . . and will do double the work that any other press can with the same number of hands. . .(Caption title)

Cox, John (Agent) and William S. Jack (Manufacturer) & William C. Van Hosen (Inventor). Improved Patent Lever Railway Press. This Press excels all other now in use for Pressing Hay, Cotton, Wool, Hops, Rags, &c., &c. . . and will do double the work that any other press can with the same number of hands. . .(Caption title) by Cox, John (Agent), William S. Jack (Manufacturer) William C. Van Hosen (Inventor)

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Title
Cox, John (Agent) and William S. Jack (Manufacturer) & William C. Van Hosen (Inventor). Improved Patent Lever Railway Press. This Press excels all other now in use for Pressing Hay, Cotton, Wool, Hops, Rags, &c., &c. . . and will do double the work that any other press can with the same number of hands. . .(Caption title)
Author
Cox, John (Agent), William S. Jack (Manufacturer) William C. Van Hosen (Inventor)
Seller
De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
Description
[Portland, Maine]: John Cox, Mountfort's Wharf, 1843. 8vo. 220 x 200 mm. (9 7/8 x 8 inches). 4 pp. Advertisement and image of the press on page 1; page 2 blank; page 3 with manuscript about sale and delivery of the press; page 4 addressed to Franklin Spofford of Bucksport, ME, with postage mark. Folded into letter form. Very good copy. Handsome document that describes in detail the invention of a new press used to compress agricultural products for storage or shipment, in less time and with fewer employees. Called a railway press because the mechanical movement of the machine takes place on a track of rail which adds structure and stability to its operation. The machine was invented by William C. Van Hosen of Catskill, New York. In a letter to the editor, which appeared in the Southern Planter in 1842, there is a description and image of the machine and a detailed explanation of its mechanics. It was written by William S. Jack and it is very similar in image and content to the information that appears in this document. This document was distributed by John Cox the prominent merchant and ship owner from Portland, who acted as sales agent and promoter for William Jack and his prize winning "lever railway press". Using the testimonial of the Agricultural Society of New York where Jack received a prize, Cox submitted a model of the lever railway press to the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanical Association where it was examined and won a Diploma of Merit. The award from the Association, one of 296 out of nearly 1500 entries in the category of "Machinery and New Inventions" reads in part, "This model exhibits much ingenuity, and bids fair to answer the purpose proposed." The advertisement reads in part, "A bale of Hay can be pressed in less than one minute at ordinary all day work: seven or eight bales can be pressed per hour. Bales of Hay can be pressed weighing over 400 lbs., measuring 2 feet square and four feet long. . . The construction is so simple that any man can make a press or keep it in order" On page 3 of this copy there is manuscript letter from Cox to Franklin Spofford of Bucksport, Maine dated September 28, 1843, acknowledging the receipt of an order from E. Barnard on behalf of Spofford. Spofford, an owner of a lumber mill and wealthy merchant whose estate was worth over $ 66,000.00 in 1869, ordered the purchase of the press. Cox writes that the cost of the press is $ 65.00 and the rights to use it will cost and additional $ 25.00. He adds that it will take two weeks to build the press. Cox asks Spofford if he knows a vessel that will take the press to Bucksport and if so, that the master of the ship should "call on me." Southern Planter, Richmond, 1842. Vol. II, pp. 138-39. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 25, July 1871, p. 314. Cox, Henry, The Cox Family in America, New York, 1909, p. 74. Fourth Exhibition and Fairs of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, Boston, 1844, p. 14, No 622. Maine Wills and Probate Records, Franklin Spofford (1799-1869). (364).
Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay..

Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay.. by Uruguay

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Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay..
Author
Uruguay
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1886. [Uruguay]. Codigo de Comercio de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay: Nueva ed. Oficialmente Legalizada. Con las Reformas y Aclaraciones Promulgadas Hasta Enero de 1886 y Con una Tabla Analitica para Abreviar su Consulta y Facilitar el Estudio del Derecho Comercial. Montevideo: Imprenta de la Nacion, 1886. xxii, [2], 392 pp. Royal octavo (10" x 7"). Contemporary cloth, blind frames to boards, gilt title and blind fillets to spine, patterned endpapers. Some rubbing to extremities, spine ends and corners worn, chip near center of spine, small tear to rear joint, cracks at beginning and end in text block, which is secure. Light browning to text, internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine, annotations to front endleaves, small inkstamps to title page. $450. * First issue of this revision. OCLC locates 3 copies in North American law libraries (Harvard, SMU, University of Michigan).
Knock Three-One-Two

Knock Three-One-Two by Brown, Fredric

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Title
Knock Three-One-Two
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Brown, Fredric
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. First edition of Knock Three-One-Two by Fredric Brown.. Octavo, 190pp. Black hardcover, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Clean text. Previous ownership stamp on front free endpaper. In publisher's fine dust jacket, bright illustrations and vibrant colors, $2.95 retail price on front flap. An outstanding example. Fredric Brown was an American science fiction, mystery, short fantasy and black comedy writer. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, won an Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novel. Another novel, The Screaming Mimi, was adapted into a film in 1958. He is widely considered one of the best Science Fiction Writers of the 20th Century. Fredric Brown died in 1972, having published over 100 works of fiction. Since his death, many of his early pulp novels have been republished and have found a cult following.
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Primitive Industry: or Illustrations of the by ABBOTT, CHARLES CONRAD

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Primitive Industry: or Illustrations of the
Author
ABBOTT, CHARLES CONRAD
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Joseph J. Felcone Inc. (United States)
Description
1881. ABBOTT, CHARLES CONRAD. Primitive Industry: or Illustrations of the Handiwork, in Stone, Bone and Clay, of the Native Races of the Northern Atlantic Seaboard of America. Salem, Mass., 1881. vi, [2], 560 p. + ads. Illus. Cloth. Head of spine worn, else a very good copy of a book usually found in poor condition. One of the classic works on the implements and artifacts of the American Indian. Over 400 illustrations, the majority of which are of objects uncovered by Abbott in New Jersey.
Lucky Peach, Issue 4

Lucky Peach, Issue 4

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Lucky Peach, Issue 4
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9781936365487
Condition
Near Fine
Description
McSweeney's. Near Fine. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. 1936365480 . Near Fine. Slight shelf-wear at spine. Else, an exceptional copy. Cover unrubbed. Pages white and bright, clean and crisp. ; McSweeney's published the first nine issues of "Lucky Peach". .
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Side Effects by ALLEN, Woody

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Side Effects
Author
ALLEN, Woody
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
New York, Random House [1980]., 1980. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 149 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Autograph by WYATT, JANE

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Autograph
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WYATT, JANE
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
on First-Day Cover for the 13 cent Talking Picture stamp (Scott # 1727), with pictorial cachet by Aristocrat Cachets, postmarked Hollywood, CA, October 6, 1977. Signed by Gene Wilder. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.
Vox
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Vox by Baker, Nicholson

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Vox
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Baker, Nicholson
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780394589954
Description
Random House, 1992, 1992. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Inscribed, book fine condition, DJ near fine with minor wear on bottom.
The Leopard's Pa': A Handbook & Student Directory, 1968-1969

The Leopard's Pa': A Handbook & Student Directory, 1968-1969 by East Salt Lake City High School

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The Leopard's Pa': A Handbook & Student Directory, 1968-1969
Author
East Salt Lake City High School
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
Salt Lake City: Student Association of East High School, 1968. 112pp. Sextodecimo [15.5 cm] Spiral bound printed covers. A handful of manuscript notes and scribbles, lacks pages 105/106 and 107/108 otherwise very good. Handbook and directory printed for students that contains a brief history of the school (traditions, mascot, emblems, colors, etc.) which is followed by a directory. Presumed rare. "The Handbook is a key to the interesting phases of school life which give every student opportunity to express himself through service. It is invaluable aid to the new students since it gives information concerning all departments and activities of East High. Students should read this carefully." - p.19.
Jerusalem FIRST EDITION

Jerusalem FIRST EDITION by Blake, William; Hughes, William R. (Ed./Commentary)

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Jerusalem FIRST EDITION
Author
Blake, William; Hughes, William R. (Ed./Commentary)
Seller
Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 235pp. Rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Sunning to spine of jacket. Bound in red paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Gentle rubbing to corners and edges of boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In William Blake's epic poem 'Jerusalem', the reader is transported to a mystical and visionary world where the boundaries between reality and imagination are blurred. Through intricate symbolism and lyrical language, Blake explores powerful themes such as the nature of good and evil, the pursuit of spiritual truth, and the concept of transcendence. Written in Blake's signature prophetic style, 'Jerusalem' is a masterpiece of Romantic literature that continues to captivate readers with its depth and complexity. The poem serves as a profound meditation on the human experience and the eternal quest for enlightenment. William Blake, a poet, painter, and printmaker, was deeply influenced by his spiritual beliefs and his views on the nature of existence. His works are marked by a unique blend of creativity and philosophical depth, making him a figure of great importance in the history of literature. It is this profound combination of artistry and insight that led Blake to create a work as profound and enigmatic as 'Jerusalem'. For readers seeking a profound and visionary exploration of the human soul, 'Jerusalem' by William Blake is a must-read. Through its intricate symbolism and poetic beauty, this epic poem offers a transformative reading experience that will linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.(Publisher).
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Warning Out in New England. by Benton, Josiah Henry.

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Title
Warning Out in New England.
Author
Benton, Josiah Henry.
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
Bound in publishers brown board w/ blue cloth spine w/ gilt lettering. First edition in good condition. Slight rubbing at edges.
Description
Boston: W. B. Clarke Company, 1911. Bound in publishers brown boards w/ blue cloth spine w/ gilt lettering. First edition in good condition. Slight rubbing at edges. Ex Libris pasted stamp on inside front cover. A discussion and history of the practice of "warning out" or notifying particular citizens to depart a town which they lived in. "The treatment was, of course, authorized by law; but why was there such a law?". 25 cm. 131 pp
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The Hadith is Proof Itself in Belief & Laws. Introduction by Mohammed Eid al-Abbasi. by al-Albani, Muhammad Nasir al-Din.

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The Hadith is Proof Itself in Belief & Laws. Introduction by Mohammed Eid al-Abbasi.
Author
al-Albani, Muhammad Nasir al-Din.
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Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
Miami, Florida (The Daar of Islamic Heritage), 1995.. (4), 109pp. Wraps.

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