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DIE GROSSE BURGANDER CHRONIK [THE GREAT BURGUNDIAN CHRONICLE], "ZÜRCHER SCHILLING. by (FACSIMILE PUBLICATION - ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, EARLY). SCHILLING, DIEBOLD, THE ELDER

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Title: DIE GROSSE BURGANDER CHRONIK [THE GREAT BURGUNDIAN CHRONICLE], "ZÜRCHER SCHILLING.
Author: (FACSIMILE PUBLICATION - ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, EARLY). SCHILLING, DIEBOLD, THE ELDER
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Lucerne: Faksimile Verlag, 1985. No. 1 OF 980 COPIES. 391 x 273 mm. (15 3/8 x 10 3/4"). 1,035 pp. (in the facsimile). Two volumes (including commentary volume in German).. Stately replica blind-stamped pigskin, covers with multiple floral frames, small rampant lion stamped in black ink on each central panel, raised bands, brass and leather clasps. WITH NUMEROUS LARGE MINIATURES depicting battles, sieges, assaults, floods, fires, and the burning of two unfortunates at the stake. In mint condition. The Great Burgundian Chronicle, also called the "Zürcher Schilling" (after the author and after Zürich, where it is kept), is the most original and thorough book from the period on the Burgundian Wars between the Swiss Confederation and Charles the Bold. It was executed around 1480 in the tradition of the Bern chronicles begun by Konrad Justinger in 1420, and it is the most comprehensive of all chronicles ever carried out by Schilling. The Great Burgundian Chronicle gives a unique witness as the expression of a genuine patriot, and does so without the heavy censorship that characterizes later, "official," versions of the text. One of the most important features of the manuscript's illustrations is the landscape in which the events take place. It hardly ever corresponds to topographic reality, but is rather based on the artist's imagination. The viewer sees the depicted scenes from above, being treated to fanciful versions of little towns, villages, and castles, all carefully inserted into a lovely (but imaginative) landscape of rolling hills..

Prospectus for the Planetelles Manufacturing Company .... by [Davis, John] - PLANETARIUM

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Title: Prospectus for the Planetelles Manufacturing Company ....
Author: [Davis, John] - PLANETARIUM
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Condition: Good; fragile; some chipping to the extremities; tape applied to half the length of the spine.
Description: Philadelphia: Planetelles Manufacturing Co., 1868. First Edition.. Disbound.. Good; fragile; some chipping to the extremities; tape applied to half the length of the spine.. 8vo, 12 pp.+ several text illustrations of the demonstration devices Davis designed. This is the original stock issue prospectus for the Davis' company that was established to manufacture the mechanical models of planetary motion that he had patented. Davis was a resident of Pittsburgh. He held a number of patents for mechanical inventions and taught mathematics and astronomy for a time at Allegheny City College and was president of the Polytechnic Inst. of Western Penn. . He was also the author of the popular work, Elements of Astronomy. By 1868 he had patented three astronomical demonstration devices: a Planetellus (showing the motion of sun, planets and moons out to Neptune); the Heliotellus (sun, planets, and moons out to the earth); and Lunatellus (sun, earth and moon). All were geared mechanical devices illustrating orbital motion. Versions of each were on the market by 1870 and won awards at the Centennial Exhibit in 1876. Each device is explained and illustrated in the prospectus. This prospectus is the earliest published account Davis' inventions. See Warner, Rittenhouse, vol. 2, # 2, pp. 58 - 59 with an illustration; OCLC has no location.

A Treatise on Martial Law; and Courts Martial; as Practiced in the United States of America by Macomb, A - LAW

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Title: A Treatise on Martial Law; and Courts Martial; as Practiced in the United States of America
Author: Macomb, A - LAW
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Good; with heavy internal spotting to the first 10 leaves and toning; endpapers excised; bold early signatures on title, pastedo
Description: Charleston [SC]: Printed and Published for the Author, 1809. First Edition.. Original blue paste paper boards.. Good; with heavy internal spotting to the first 10 leaves and toning; endpapers excised; bold early signatures on title, pastedown and one leaf of text.. 8vo, 6, [6 - erratic pagination], [7] - 340 pp. The first book on military law written and published by an American officer. Macomb was one of the first two student officers to complete a formal program of study in engineering at West Point. He saw action against the French as teenager and received a battlefield commission. Thereafter he completed his formal education and remained at West point for several years. In 1807 he was appointed chief engineer in charge of coastal fortifications in the Carolinas and Georgia. It was at this time that he wrote and published the book offered here. Macomb had gained an considerable first hand experience with the internal structure and workings of the army serving as assistant to Adj. Gen'l. William North and in his work on the commission treating with the indians of the southeast - this all before his tenure at West Point. The copy offered here bears the signature of James A Black (perhaps James Augustus Black the US Representative from South Carolina and, like Macomb, a veteran of the War of 1812). An important book. The copy offered here has two distinctly separate type settings of the Preface. One was to be cancelled (?) but is retained in this copy. Sabin #43611; S & S #17964; DAB XII, 155 - 157.

History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, The by CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of

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Title: History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, The
Author: CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1826. Clarendon's Monumental History of the English Civil War Sumptuously Extra-Illustrated with 224 Portraits and Elegantly Bound by Bayntun CLARENDON, Edward Hyde, Earl of. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. To which is added an historical view of the affairs of Ireland by Edward Earl of Clarendon. A new edition, exhibiting a faithfull collation of the original MS, with all the suppressed passages; also the unpublished notes of Bishop Warburton. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1826. Eight octavo volumes ( 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches; 217 x 134 mm.). Extra illustrated by the insertion of 224 engraved portraits, many inlaid to size. Bound by Bayntun of Bath ca. 1910 in three quarter brown morocco over plum cloth boards ruled in gilt. Spines with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt n compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), "was from 1641 onwards one of the chief supporters and advisers of the king. He followed Prince Charles into exile. At the Restoration he returned as lord chancellor but fell out of favour. He was impeached in 1667 and fled to France where he wrote his autobiography...and completed his History, The True Historical Narrative of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England [first printed from a transcript under the supervision of his son, 1702-1704]...It is composed from material written at different periods and in widely differing circumstances and it remains a classic work. It is also an important contribution to the art of biography and autobiography, and memorable for its portraits of figures as varied as Falkland, Godolphin, Laud, and Strafford...[Clarendon's] works were presented to the University of Oxford by his heirs, and from the profits of the History a new printing-house, which bears his name, was built for the Oxford University Press" (The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature).

The Green Pastures by CONNOLLY, Marc

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Title: The Green Pastures
Author: CONNOLLY, Marc
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Condition: Spine faded, light wear to board edges and corners, and light wear to slipcase.
Description: New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine faded, light wear to board edges and corners, and light wear to slipcase.. 4to. Plates by Robert Edmond Jones. Original green boards, gilt-lettered and decorated, unopened; publisher's board slipcase. The author's copy: Copy no. 2 of this large-paper edition, printed at the Lakeside Press, signed by the author and illustrator. One of 550 copies. Laid-in is an autograph note on the publisher's letterhead by Stanley M. Rinehart, Jr. to Marc Connolly, "Dear Marc – With the affectionate regards of John [C. Farrar] and myself. / Stan / 21 October." Winner of the 1930 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, 'The Green Pastures' was originally published by Farrar & Rinehart in an unillustrated edition in 1929.

Poems by SPENDER, Stephen

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Title: Poems
Author: SPENDER, Stephen
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Condition: A good copy with a split to the front joint and a few leaves coarsely opened, a worn jacket with chips and losses
Description: London: Faber and Faber, 1934. A good copy with a split to the front joint and a few leaves coarsely opened, a worn jacket with chips and losses. 8vo. 69 pages. Black cloth; printed dust jacket. Second edition. Signed by Spender of the half-title.

Observations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, Comments by Truman Capote by Avedon, Richard; Capote, Truman

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Title: Observations: Photographs by Richard Avedon, Comments by Truman Capote
Author: Avedon, Richard; Capote, Truman
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Paper-covered boards, in acetate jacket and slipcase. Reproduces Avedon's b/w photographic portraits on nearly every page. Boards lightly rubbed and dust-soiled; small scattered chips along joints and at spine tips. Acetate dust jacket chipped and torn. In rubbed slipcase with a few spots of soiling; tape repair along top edge. An excellent reading copy -- tight, bright and internally clean.

The Chess Player's Chronicle Volume X (10) by Howard Staunton (1810-1874) editor

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Title: The Chess Player's Chronicle Volume X (10)
Author: Howard Staunton (1810-1874) editor
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: 374+vi pages with diagrams and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in period cloth with blind stamped covers with gilt insignia, and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. From the library of Dino Ruggieri. Volume X (10). (Betts: 7-1) First edition.The Chess Player's Chronicle, founded by Howard Staunton and extant from 1841-56 and 1859-62, was the world's first successful English-language magazine devoted exclusively to chess. Various unrelated but identically or similarly named publications were published until 1902. The earliest chess magazine in any language was the French Le Palamede, published in 1836-39 and 1842-47. In 1837 George Walker introduced an English-language magazine, the Philidorian, that was devoted to "chess and other scientific games". Only six issues of it were published, and it "expired in May, 1838". The Chess Player's Chronicle became the first successful English-language chess magazine. In 1840 or 1841 Staunton bought the fortnightly magazine The British Miscellany and Chess Player's Chronicle. In 1841 it became The Chess Player's Chronicle. In 1843, the Chess Player's Chronicle became a shilling monthly magazine. Staunton "made the inclusion of a large number of games by himself and other leading players of the day a special feature" of the magazine. He also used the magazine as a forum for attacking others. Staunton was the owner and editor of the magazine until the early 1850s, when he sold it to R.B. Brien. O'Brien became editor of the magazine, but was unable to continue its success and discontinued it in 1856 because of financial losses and his own illness. It reappeared in 1859 under the editorship of Ignatz Kolisch, Zytogorski, and Josef Kling, but survived only until July 1862. Thereafter, a number of magazines appeared with the same or similar name (such as Chess Players' Chronicle) appeared. Arthur Skipworth, assisted by William Wayte and Charles Ranken, wrote The Chess Players' Quarterly Chronicle, which was published in York from February 1868 to December 1871. Skipworth, who had left Bilsdale for Tetford Rectory, Horncastle, and John Wisker became the editors of the new The Chess Players' Chronicle in February 1872. Johann Lowenthal began writing for it in 1873. The magazine ran until 1875. In January 1876, it was succeeded by The Chess Player's Chronicle, whose editor-in-chief was J. Jenkin of Helensburgh. Its editorial staff consisted of Jenkin, Skipworth, Ranken, Wayte, and Andrew Hunter of Glasgow. Billed as a "monthly record of provincial chess", it was published at Glasgow, costing sixpence. Its short run under Jenkin's editorship was marked by xenophobia. The February issue stated that the West End Club had "cleared away the disturbing foreign element which whilom infected the Divan" and referring to Wilhelm Steinitz as "the hot-headed little Austrian". Its third and last issue was published in March. The magazine reappeared in January 1877. It was now under Ranken's editorship, assisted by J. Crum, G. B. Fraser, Skipworth, and Wayte. The first issue apologized for "certain offensive statements and insinuations, seriously affecting the honor of some eminent players", and explained that some members of the present editorial staff had only contributed games and other inoffensive material to it in 1875. Ranken continued to edit the magazine until September 1880. In 1881, the title was enlarged to The Chess Player's Chronicle, and Journal of Indoor and Outdoor Sports, and "the magazine's importance in the chess world was no longer the same". None of these magazines compared in quality with what Staunton had achieved, and the success of the British Chess Magazine, by the turn of the century a superb magazine, put an end to the title in 1902.Dino Ruggieri was born in, a small city in the Buenos Aires province, October 22, 1921. His parents were both Italians, natives of Porto D'Ascoli. In their early years in Argentina, the Ruggieri's family lived in the country. The family was engaged in agriculture. When Ruggieri was 8, his father purchased a home, where he lived until 2008. In 1938 he was involved in an accident and he was transferred to Buenos Aires for recovery. This was the beginning of his hobby of chess, both as a player over the board and by correspondence, but as well as a major collector of chess materials. After his recovery he became a prominent local chess player and very good representative in postal chess, where he represented Argentina in matches against Italy, Yugoslavia, Holland and other countries. He was using the correspondence with his rivals to offer exchanges. Ruggieri was related to Mr Niemeijer and soon began exchanging materials and making important purchases. He also had frequent contacts with Gregorio Lastra, Normando Ivaldi, Gaspar Soria and Carlos De Veyga, all known collectors of chess. He died in 2009 in 2009 at the age of 88.Condition:Corners bumped, Ruggieri's stamp to front end paper, earlier owner's stamp to title, some pencil notations through out, small circular label to spine heal, spine sunned, some occasional foxing to preliminary and title pages else a very good copy.

HAND OF A MASTER

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Title: HAND OF A MASTER
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Description: (Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Print Media, 2002. cloth, dust jacket. oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 245 pages. Advancements in the Graphic Arts. First and only edition which was never for sale limited to an unknown amount of copies (this copy not numbered on colophon). A fine copy in fine jacket. Contains contributions by David Avino, Dana Busch, Nicholas Minieri, Ivan Mironchuk, Matthew Poliniak, Marnie Soom, Christopher Stanger, and Benjamin Wright. Foreword by Frank J. Romano. DVD at rear. From the flap: "In the 1960s Kimberly-Clark commissioned a series of twenty-four paintins commemorating milestones in the history of graphic communication... The thread that runs through this history is the power of the individual: the master craftsman who dreams, designs, creates, builds, and changes some aspect of how print is made, and thus changes how society communicates. The hand of a master is present in every painting depicting every achievement." "Hand of a Master was produced between December 2001 and May 2002 by a group of eight Rochester Institute of Technology students. It is one of the first New Media Senior Projects to be completed at RIT. This diverse group of students collaborated to research the history of the graphic arts, with an emphasis on the Kimberly-Clark series of paintings. The paintins, which document the history of graphic communication, have been a beloved feature of the School of Print Media since their arrival at RIT in the 1970s. The school is an ideal location for the paintings: it is known worldwide for its dedication to graphic arts eduction. Each student contributed their unique skils in design, printing, publishing, and information technology to create a cross-media masterpiece. The project also includes a DVD documentary, variable-data calendars, and Website, poster-size inkjet reproductions of the paintings, and a six-foot long timeline.

THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER by WHITTIER, John Greenleaf

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Title: THE POEMS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
Author: WHITTIER, John Greenleaf
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Spine sunned with slight wear at the head. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase
Description: New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Spine sunned with slight wear at the head. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Raymond Holden. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full green sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Most copies seem to have been bound in black leather.

Baedeker's Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. by Baedeker, Karl.

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Title: Baedeker's Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Author: Baedeker, Karl.
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Description: 16mo (4 1/4" x 6 1/2"), red cloth, gilt title and spine, illustrated with maps, 461, [40] pp. Spine a little faded, slight extremity wear, minor aging, some slight staining, one folding map a little folded and with margin chips because of off center fold, which makes it extend a little beyond text block; otherwise very good. Karl Baedeker (1801-1959) was born in Essen, and attended Heidelberg University. His family was involved in the publishing and bookselling business, and around 1828 he entered the travel guide business. Baedeker created a different kind of travel book that opened up tourism for a new class of travelers, by guiding the tourist to the principal attractions in a country or area. This information was often edited by Baedeker himself, and sons would take over and expand the business after his death. This edition provides detailed information, including money tables, rail and steamship options, along with many folding maps and plates of Norway and Sweden. Also includes a 40 page sketch of Norwegian and Swedish grammar.

DOG ROSE DIRT [Signed] by Williams, Jen

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Title: DOG ROSE DIRT [Signed]
Author: Williams, Jen
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780008383794
Description: London, UK: HarperCollins, 2021. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 354 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is black with pink and light green lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "£14.99" on front flap. Boards have mild denting to front head joint. Signed flat and dated "217/21" by Jen Williams on title page. Shelved in hallway. 1392207. Special Collections.

Old Judge -- The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company 1886-1890 by Miller, Gonsowski, Masson

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Title: Old Judge -- The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company 1886-1890
Author: Miller, Gonsowski, Masson
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Description: 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION of The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company 1886-1890 by Jay Miller, Joe Gonsowski and Richard Masson." Book and Dj in fine condition. This book is a must-have reference for anyone interested in nineteenth century baseball, old baseball cards in general, or the Old Judge (N172) set, which is arguably the first comprehensive set of baseball cards ever issued. The book is beautifully put together, hard bound with dust jacket, and contains almost 500 pages packed with over 2500 photographs of the players and teams of the late 1880s. The mysteries of the Old Judge set (N172 and N173 in the American Card Catalogue) are revealed as the book contains pictures of nearly all the players and team variations in the set. The book addresses the history of Goodwin & Co., how the company manufactured and issued its cards, how to identify the year cards were issued, how to identify forgeries and biographies on all 521 players included in the set. This book belongs in the permanent reference library of any serious collector of baseball cards. An exhaustive compendium of photos and fascinating accounts of every player featured in the Old Judge baseball cards from 1886 through 1890. A must for baseball card collectors.

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Space and Time (Dover Phoenix Editions) by Borel, Emile

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Title: Space and Time (Dover Phoenix Editions)
Author: Borel, Emile
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ISBN: 9780486495453
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Description: Dover Publications, 2003. Hardcover. Fine. 9x5x0. Hardcover, blue and white glossy boards, 8-7/8" tall, 234 pp. A fine copy with no apparent flaws.

WESTFLANDERS by WESTFLANDERS

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Title: WESTFLANDERS
Author: WESTFLANDERS
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Description: WESTFLANDERS. Brugge: L. de Reyghere, 1949. 4to. Wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition. A photographic survey with a foreword by W.F. Mainland; text written in English, German, and French. Wrappers rubbed and slightly sunned, else very good.

Complete Amateur Boat Building. In Wood, Glass Fibre and Metal. by Verney, Michael.

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Title: Complete Amateur Boat Building. In Wood, Glass Fibre and Metal.
Author: Verney, Michael.
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Condition: VG, dj.
Description: 1963. VG, dj.. 21.5 x 14 cm. 309 pp. b/w illust and plates.

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