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The Battle of Life

The Battle of Life by Dickens, Charles

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Battle of Life
Author
Dickens, Charles
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition. Very Good +. Vignette title in the fourth state (Smith II.8). Some edgewear to binding and covers marked, lacking advertisement leaf but with half-title present, early blue ink gift inscription 'JMH from HH' to the front free endpaper, a little spotting, small portion of loss to foot of title inner margin. Bound in a publisher's red full morocco gilt, with the original gilt designs to both covers within a foliate border, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers, gilt-lettered and decorated spine. A Very Good + copy. An exceedingly rare survival, by all appearances an unrecorded publisher's presentation morocco binding. We have been unable to trace another example at auction or in commerce. While there are extant copies of most of Dickens' published works in presentation or deluxe bindings, we cannot trace another example of a Christmas book in this form. The original cover illustrations of the trade edition have been produced here in the same form. The Battle of Life was the fourth of the Christmas books and one of the lesser known works from the series. It centers on two sisters, Grace and Marion, who must contend with shared romantic attachments. After Marion disappears with a presumed libertine, Michael Warden, the family struggles to make sense of her sudden departure. But in standard Dickensian fashion, the plot twists get resolved and happiness prevails for everyone. The Christmas books are outliers in terms of their publication history when compared to other Dickens works, as they were first published in this form rather than in serial parts. It was first published on December 19, 1846 and priced at 5 shillings, however it is certain the present copy would have cost more due to the deluxe binding. The work is illustrated throughout, with four contributions by Daniel Maclise, three by Richard Doyle, three by Clarkson Stanfield and three by John Leech. Very Good +.
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Kraski. Trest ‘Poligraf’ by INK TRADE CATALOGUE

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Seller: Ursus Books
Title
Kraski. Trest ‘Poligraf’
Author
INK TRADE CATALOGUE
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1939. INK TRADE CATALOGUE. Kraski. Trest 'Poligraf'. 173 unnumbered leaves of text and illustrations. Vertical 4to, 265 x 175 mm, publisher's cloth fastened with string. Moscow: Nauchno-issledovatel'skii institut poligraficheskoi i izdatel'skoi tekhniki, (1939). The State Trust of the All-Union Economic Council of National Economy "Poligraf" existed since 1924 and produced movable types. They also produced printing inks. In this sample book they are divided by the techniques they were intended for: movable-type printing, lithography, offset lithography, mezzotint. The samples are on different kinds of papers to show the differences for printing. At the end is an overview of complementary mixtures and drying oils, including fatty printing pastes to increase the capacity of printed forms. One of 300 copies only. Of the greatest rarity and not listed on OCLC.
JOHNSON'S WAX: Administration & Research Center [Cover Title]

JOHNSON'S WAX: Administration & Research Center [Cover Title] by Wright, Frank Lloyd

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
JOHNSON'S WAX: Administration & Research Center [Cover Title]
Author
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Near fine.
Description
(Racine, WI): [n.p.], 1950. Near fine.. Midcentury album of original black-and-white exterior and interior photographs of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Johnson Wax Adminstration Building and Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin, completed in 1939 and 1950 respectively. The S.C. Johnson Administration Building, an open-plan forest of tubular concrete and graceful ovoid desks, is the only Wright-designed corporate headquarters building that remains operational today. Upon its opening, it was praised as one of Wright's greatest buildings, with one journalist wishing it could be "put on wheels and shown to the nation," while the grandson of CEO Herbert Johnson recalled, "My grandfather appreciated the genius and the beauty of the creation, but was embarrassed by how much it cost." Negotiating the design of the neighboring Johnson Research Tower was more difficult, with Johson at first writing: "To be frank, Frank, we simply will not consider a financial and construction nightmare like the office building." In the event, the construction nightmare was not like the office building: it was considerably worse. Wright designed few fire exits and objected to sprinklers on aesthetic grounds, and CEO Herbert Johnson paid excessive insurance premiums to purchase his architect this freedom from building code enforcement. Meanwhile, temperature regulation was difficult and scientists had to meet in the elevator for lack of conference rooms and hallways. To compensate for the danger of fire in the Research Tower, the Administration Building's roof leaked, and glass tubing fell from the ceiling now and then in what must have been a lively diversion from the regular work day. Besides, the Tower was pretty, and nothing in it was flammable except for the wooden desks, research chemicals, and human inhabitants. Eventually closed after various plans to retrofit the building to updated codes were found unsatisfactory, the Tower was reopened as a museum in 2014 so that the public might enjoy all its Pyrex and concrete splendor without enduring the practical aggravations of trying to work there. "It's still an architectural gem," maintained a later Johnson. "I'll leave it to the next generation to figure out what to do with the tower" (Hertzberg). Likely produced as a souvenir by the company, a lovely document of an important building. 4.25'' x 5.25''. Spiral-bound black pebbled photo album with gilt-stamped titles. 17 black and white photographs and one cross-section drawing showing the Tower's underground concrete core, all in transparent album sleeves. Minimal edgewear.
ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST JANUARY NEXT WE OR EITHER OF US PROMISE TO PAY MRS. JANE NEELY OR ORDER THE SUM OF EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE HIRE OF JORDAN & PROMISE HIM 2 SUITS OF CLOTHES, TWO PR SHOES, A HAT, A BLANKET- PAY ONE YEARS TAXES. AND IF SICK EMPLOY & PAY PHYSICIANS BILL AND RETURN HIM ON THE 25TH DECEMBER NEXT. WITNESS OUR HANDS & SEALS JAN 1, 1847. PATRICK PHEENY | JOHN MARLIN

ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST JANUARY NEXT WE OR EITHER OF US PROMISE TO PAY MRS. JANE NEELY OR ORDER THE SUM OF EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE HIRE OF JORDAN & PROMISE HIM 2 SUITS OF CLOTHES, TWO PR SHOES, A HAT, A BLANKET- PAY ONE YEARS TAXES. AND IF SICK EMPLOY & PAY PHYSICIANS BILL AND RETURN HIM ON THE 25TH DECEMBER NEXT. WITNESS OUR HANDS & SEALS JAN 1, 1847. PATRICK PHEENY | JOHN MARLIN by [Slave Hire Agreement]

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Title
ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST JANUARY NEXT WE OR EITHER OF US PROMISE TO PAY MRS. JANE NEELY OR ORDER THE SUM OF EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE HIRE OF JORDAN & PROMISE HIM 2 SUITS OF CLOTHES, TWO PR SHOES, A HAT, A BLANKET- PAY ONE YEARS TAXES. AND IF SICK EMPLOY & PAY PHYSICIANS BILL AND RETURN HIM ON THE 25TH DECEMBER NEXT. WITNESS OUR HANDS & SEALS JAN 1, 1847. PATRICK PHEENY | JOHN MARLIN
Author
[Slave Hire Agreement]
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
[np], 1847. Single page in ink manuscript, oblong 5-3/4" x 7-3/4." Very Good. On verso, in ink: "Recd of David Wilson Ninety-Two dollars 42 c in full o'c within note. Ap. 3. 1849 Jane Neely.
EXPLANATION OF THE VIEWS OF THE SOCIETY FOR EMPLOYING THE POOR; with the Constitution and By-Laws; and an extract from the report of the managers, for the first three months, and a list of the subscribers' names

EXPLANATION OF THE VIEWS OF THE SOCIETY FOR EMPLOYING THE POOR; with the Constitution and By-Laws; and an extract from the report of the managers, for the first three months, and a list of the subscribers' names

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EXPLANATION OF THE VIEWS OF THE SOCIETY FOR EMPLOYING THE POOR; with the Constitution and By-Laws; and an extract from the report of the managers, for the first three months, and a list of the subscribers' names
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
Boston: np, 1820. 23 cm. [3], 4-14 pp. Contemporary plain blue paper wrappers, stitched. Old library stamp on front wrapper and title page. Small v-shaped chip to upper margin of title page, with no loss of text. Not in Kress. The committee included William Ellery Channing and Lewis Tappan.
Evangeline Country

Evangeline Country

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Evangeline Country
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
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New Orleans, LA: J.T. Monroe, General Passenger Agent, Southern Pacific Lines, 1929. Promotional. 8vo. 15, (1) pp. Full-page illustrations from photographs, railroad map showing the Southern Pacific lines and connections. Promotional for the New Iberia, Bayou Teche area of southwestern Louisiana. OCLC locates one copy (Moncton Centre d'Etudes Acadien). Very good. Original 3-color illustrated stiff wrappers, stapled. (#5431).
CIRCULATION FACTS 1927. GIVING IN DETAIL -- BY CITIES AND COUNTIES -- THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE 153,623 SUBSCRIBERS TO... THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES

CIRCULATION FACTS 1927. GIVING IN DETAIL -- BY CITIES AND COUNTIES -- THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE 153,623 SUBSCRIBERS TO... THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES

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CIRCULATION FACTS 1927. GIVING IN DETAIL -- BY CITIES AND COUNTIES -- THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE 153,623 SUBSCRIBERS TO... THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
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[Oklahoma City, OK: Copyright Oklahoma Publishing Co, 1927. Illustrated tan paperwraps, stapled. 28 x 21 cm. (4), folding chart showing newspaper circulation figures for the Oklahoman and Times in the cities and counties it serves in the state, (2) pp. Cover title: "Follow the Oklahoman & Times through the Oklahoma City Market." Small date stamp and a pencil notation on front cover, else a very good copy. No listings found on OCLC.
Night Of January 16th; A Play by Ayn Rand

Night Of January 16th; A Play by Ayn Rand by Rand, Ayn

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Title
Night Of January 16th; A Play by Ayn Rand
Author
Rand, Ayn
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand.. Octavo, 125pp. Blue marbled hardcover, black spine, title in gilt on spine. On back panel "HO283" notation in gilt. Stated "first printing 1968" on copyright page. Solid text block, previous ownership bookplate on front endpaper, a near fine example. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.00 on front flap, some shelf wear, a near fine example. (Perinn B3e). Originally a theatrical play from 1934, this work is the first publication of that play, with revisions by the author.
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Walter Murch: Paintings and Drawings by Collischan van Wagner, Judy; Cummings, Paul; Robbins; Murch, Walter Tandy

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Title
Walter Murch: Paintings and Drawings
Author
Collischan van Wagner, Judy; Cummings, Paul; Robbins; Murch, Walter Tandy
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780933699014
Condition
G+. Binding cracked at center with at least one page loose, but all parts still present.
Description
Greenvale, NY: Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University, 1986. Softcover. G+. Binding cracked at center with at least one page loose, but all parts still present.. Small square quarto. Softcover. Grey illustrated wraps with white titles. 80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York, N.Y., Sept. 12-Nov. 18, 1986 and Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Greenvale, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1986-Jan. 30, 1987./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-71).
The Republic of Many Voices

The Republic of Many Voices by ZIMMER, Paul

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Title
The Republic of Many Voices
Author
ZIMMER, Paul
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780822953524
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: October House, Inc, 1969. Softcover. Very Good. First edition, paperback issue. Spine sunned and price marked over on the front wrap, a very good copy.

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