‎Collectibles‎

‎CONCISE DNB‎

‎The Concise Dictionary of National Biography from earliest Times to 1985. BRIGHT CLEAN SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE‎

‎Oxford & The Softback Preview 1995. 3 vols. 8vo. original printed wrappers a very good clean copy in publisher's printed board slip-case the slip-case torn at two edges. This paperback issue of the latest OUP edition 1992 was issued by The Softback Preview. Oxford & The Softback Preview, paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 14206

‎Conder, Thomas‎

‎North America Agreeable to the Most Approved Maps and Charts By Thomas Conder Engraved for Millar's New Complete Universal System of Geography‎

‎Circa 1776: Millar 1776. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Framed. Very Good/No Jacket. 15 1/2" x 14. Fine revolutionary era map of North America showing the British colonies with Nova Scotia part of the same British group of colonies as the Future United States with the southern colonies extending to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. A clean complete copy with three folds as issued. <br/> <br/> Millar unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 015982

‎Condit, Chapin; Gosden, Walter E.; Et al‎

‎Air Cooled News, Number 79, July 1980, Vol. XXVII, No. 1 - Raymond H. Dietrich 1894-1980 / The Franklin "Airman"‎

‎32 pages. Features: Passing of Miss Stella I. Tague; Passing of Hugh H. Goodhart; Raymond H. Dietrich, 1894-1980; My Memories of My Father's Air Cooled Corbin Automobile, by Louis S. Stone; A Childhood Dream Materializes at Last, by Frank H. Gardner; Franklin "Airman" Has Larger Engine - reprint of 1927 article in Automotive Industries; Franklin Announces Airman Limited with Body Refinements - reprint of 1928 Automotive Industries article; Le Bete Noir - tour log by Henry and Alice Gray; Dynamometer Tests on a Series 9B-X Franklin Engine; John Burns Column on maintenance and restoration - side draft to side draft; Finding a Franklin or Loosing My Sanity, by Jim Wood; Photo of Cannonball Baker with Franklin Williams Motor Company staff of Kansas City, MO. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent issue. Book‎

‎Condon, James Edward‎

‎Condon's Blue Book Of Wealth A List Of Individuals And Companies Paying Taxes On $10000 Upward And Possessing Wealth Aggregating More Than Four Thousand Million Dollars Compiled From Los Angeles Tax Records 1927‎

‎Los Angeles: James Edward Condon Co. 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Blue Cloth Flexible Card Covers. Pp 5-427 Los Angeles Individuals; Pp 427-445 Corporations And Companies. First Edition Of This 1927 Issue. Wear Bumping To Lower Tip. Simple Alphabetical Listings Of Names Addresses And Total Assessed Assets Being Taxed Which Actually Are Not An Indication Of Total Wealth Absent Further Financial Information. Useful In Particular For Verifying Financial Information Of Persons Seldom If Ever In The News. Issued 1917 1924 1927 And 1931 And Thus The Last Issue Before The 1929 - 1939 Depression. Scarce; Only Two Copies Of This Edition In Worldcat. <br/> <br/> James Edward Condon Co. hardcover‎

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‎CONFALONIERI, Carlo Cardinal (1893-1986)‎

‎Signature and inscription‎

‎Dean of the College of Cardinals; private secretary of Pope Pius XI 1920s-30s; Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Consistory. Signature and inscription in Italian in blue ballpoint heavy stock 5 3/4" X 4" postal card Vatican City 1984 February 2. Addressed to Terrence Kocsett. Near fine. Fine signature date and salutation on the message portion of a color picture postcard depicting the Church of St. Maria Maggiore in Rome; also addressed by the Cardinal. Scarce. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 19909

‎Congress of the United States (52nd)‎

‎Messages and Papers of the Presidents 20 Volumes Complete‎

‎NY: Bureau of National Literature. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1897. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Color and Black & White Illustrations Twenty handsome volumes including two Encyclopedic Index volumes. Uniformly bound in tan cloth with red and black labels on spine four raised bands five compartments gilt lettering on labels. Presidential Seal on cover of each volume. The pages are consecutively numbered 1 through 9488. Volume 1 begins with the Declaration of Independence and the set ends with President Wilson's address to Congress on January 8 1918 in Volume 18. Each volume contains maps pictures color frontispiece except for volume 1 which has only a black and white portrait of author and numerous other illustrations. Congress authorized the printing and binding in cloth of 6000 copies of the compete compilation of all the annual special and veto messages proclamations and inaugural addresses of the Presidents of the Unites States from 1789 to 1894. Of these 2000 copies were for the use of the Senate and 4000 copies for the use of the House. . Some very light soiling on some covers heads and tails mildly rubbed. Text fine. A very fresh complete set. VERY GOOD. Color and B&W Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 9488 pp . Bureau of National Literature hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 731

‎Conkle, Ellsworth Prouty‎

‎49 Dogs In The Meathouse Manuscript Of Play For The Federal Theatre Project‎

‎New York City: Federal Theatre Project 1940. Original Manuscript . Wrappers / Metal. Very Good. Original manuscript typed carbon. Ownership note of R Robert H. Breen on cover label and title page. Post-its from Chicago and Hollywood actor Arthur H Peterson Jr. noting that it was sent to him by "him" in 1940. The play does not appear in the Prouty archives at George Mason University but apparently there is a copy at the NYPL and another at Kent State. Conkle wrote for the Federal Theatre Project. Peterson wrote and also directed The Little Theatre off Bughouse Square in Chicago as producer and director. <br/> <br/> [Federal Theatre Project] unknown‎

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‎Connable, Alfred, And Edward Silverfarb‎

‎Tigers Of Tammany: Nine Men Who Ran New York :Aaron Burr Martin Van Buren Fernando Wood William Marcy Tweed John Kelly Richard Wellstead Croker Charles Francis Murphy Carmine Gerald Desapio J. Raymond Jones‎

‎New York: Holt Rinehart Winston 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 284 Pp. Orange Cloth Printed In Black. First Edition Stated. Small Faint Water Stains At Upper Tips And At Center Of Bottom Edge Of Font Cover Pages Pristine Without Damp Staining Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $6.95. No Marks. 200 Years Of New York's Democratic Party Corruption And Mis-Government To 1967 The Republicans Being Less Organized And Thus Less Visible. This Took Place Long Before Present Democratic Politicians Became Active And Is Entirely Unrelated To Contemporary Right-Wing Allegations Of Democratic Party Corruption. The Present Democratic Party Has Nothing In Common With The Previous Two Hundred Years Of Democratic Leadership Right Unfortunately Corruption Has Never Been A Monopoly By Any Party There's Always Been Enough For Ambitious Worthless Sociopaths Who Just Opay Attention To Their Own Opportunities. <br/> <br/> Holt Rinehart Winston hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 047322

‎Connecticut / Holcomb, Marcus H‎

‎DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT APPOINTING A JOURNALIST TO THE STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE 21 November 1917‎

‎Hartford CT: Governor's Office 1917. Original document. Very Good. Partly printed document accomplished by hand. In part: ".reposing special trust and confidence in the skill and patriotism of J.S. Anderson Jr. of the Mirror of Stonington Conn. do hereby appoint him.Special Representative of the division of co-operation of the press committee on publicity Connecticut State Council of Defense." Large embossed seal. Signed in full by Holcomb witnessed by R.J. Dwyer Deputy Secretary. 11.75" x 9.5" Holcomb 1834-1932 was the 66th Governor of Connecticut. Governor's Office unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 036622

‎Connell, Evan S, Jr‎

‎The Anatomy Lesson and Other Stories‎

‎NY: The Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1957. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's dark pink cloth over brown boards darker pink lettering on spine light pink topstain. This is the first edition of the author's first book. . Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed front endpaper has a slight shadow probably from a removed bookplate else pristine unmarked tight square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket now in Mylar is lightly rubbed at head and heel of the spine. NEAR FINE/ VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 214 pp . The Viking Press hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 19712

‎Connick, Charles J.; Moorehead, W.K.; Davis, C. Abbott; Gaines, Forest‎

‎The Elder Monthly - Devoted to Things Numismatic, Archaeologic, Philatelic, Historic, Antique, Etc.; Volume 1, Number 1, March 1906 - Premiere Issue‎

‎17 pages plus 3 pages of ads. Contents include: Editorials; A Comment on the Coins of the United States; The Collector's Debt to the Museum; Notables Who Are Members of the British Numismatic Society; The Chicago Numismatic Society;The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal; Stamp Department; Mineralogy; Charles Gregory's Gift. Unmarked. Average external wear. Small chip from upper corner of front corner at coverfold. Short openings along coverfold. A sound copy of this, the premier issue of this esteemed numismatic publication. Book‎

‎CONNOLLY TERENCE L. ed‎

‎An account of books and manuscripts of Francis Thompson‎

‎Chestnut Hill MA: Boston College 1937. First edition 8vo pp. ix 3 79; frontispiece portrait tipped in; original cream wrappers yapp edges; wrappers a bit soiled and brittle with a short tear and crease to upper wrapper else very good. <br/><br/> Boston College unknown books‎

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‎CONNOR, William D (1874-1960)‎

‎Typed Note Signed‎

‎This U.S. Army general served in the Spanish-American War and the Philippines; he was assistant Chief of Staff of the American Expeditionary Forces chief of staff of the 32nd division and commander of the 63rd Infantry Brigade; from 1918 to 1920 he was commanding general of American forces in France and from 1923 to 1926 commanding general of American forces in China; he served as commandant of the Army War College 1927-32 and as superintendent of the Unites States Military Academy at West Point 1932-38. TNS 1p 6¼" X 9" West Point NY 1933 November 9. Addressed to Louis Thuringer. Very good. Bit of mild wrinkling. On "United States Military Academy" letterhead Connor replies graciously to an autograph request. Bold full signature in black ink. unknown‎

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‎CONRAD JOSEPH‎

‎Notes by Joseph Conrad written in a set of his first editions in the possession of Richard Curle with an introduction and explanatory comments. With a preface by Jessie Conrad‎

‎London: privately printed 1925. First edition number 36 of 100 copies 8vo pp. 2 41 2; frontispiece; original taupe cloth printed paper spine label glassine wrapper housed in a blue cloth chemise and blue quarter calf over cloth slipcase lettered in gilt; near fine with ads; a few small blue ink markings in the margins by Waring Jones collector philanthropist playwright and grandson of the famed collector Herschel Jones. <br/><br/> privately printed hardcover books‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 20599

‎Conrad, Joseph‎

‎An Outcast Of The Islands -Appletons' Town And Country Library No. 198. Deluxe Edition In Half Morocco‎

‎New York: D. Appleton And Company 1896. First Amrerican Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8" Tall. 335 Pp. Half Burgundy Morocco Marbled Boards. First American Edition Bowdlerized. Spine Half Detached But Nearly Complete Repairable Without Re-Backing; Tiny Corner Chip On Front Free Endpaper. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton And Company hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 054502

‎Conrad, Joseph (introductory Essay By Edward Garnett, Biographical Note By David Garnett)‎

‎Conrad's Prefaces to His Works‎

‎London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1937. First Edition stated . Red Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. X 218 Pp. First Printing Indicated 1937. Excellent Reading. Crisp But Pages A Little Aged. Covers Near Fine Gilt Bright No Fraying Slight Fading To Cloth. Dust Jacket Priced 7S6d Slight Browning. . <br/> <br/> J. M. Dent & Sons hardcover‎

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‎Conrad, Joseph‎

‎Notes by Joseph Conrad written in a set of his first editions in the possession of Richard Curle with an introduction and explanatory comments. With a preface by Jessie Conrad‎

‎London: privately printed 1925. First edition number 36 of 100 copies 8vo pp. 2 41 2; frontispiece; original taupe cloth printed paper spine label glassine wrapper housed in a blue cloth chemise and blue quarter calf over cloth slipcase lettered in gilt; a few small blue ink markings in the margins by Waring Jones collector philanthropist playwright and grandson of the famed collector Herschel Jones; all else near fine. privately printed unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 20599

‎Conrad, Joseph‎

‎The Arrow of Gold‎

‎Doubleday Page and Company 1919. 1st Edition . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. First Issue with no"who" on line 16 page 5. In very nice well-preserved condition. Pages tight & clean with no marks or foxing. Binding is sound and square. Covers with strong navy blue color and gold design. Gold on spine is a shade faded but clear. Front has faint clear spot and back has some barely visible whitish marks. A presentable copy. <br/> <br/> Doubleday Page and Company hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 027624

‎Conrad, Joseph‎

‎The Sisters‎

‎New York: Crosby Gaige 1928. Rare and Limited edition of 926 copies on handmade paper printed by Bruce Rogers at the press of William Edwin Rudge. The value and collectibility of this volume unusually lies more with who the printers were than who the authors were. 8vo size red marbled boards; 67 deckle edge pages to this thin volume with decorations at chapters. Joseph Conrad 1857-1924 was a Russian-born Polish English writer. Well respected well received he was the author of many novels and short stories. Ford Madox Ford 1873-1939 was an English author who collaborated with Joseph Conrad on three of Conrad's novels. Ford was also a star in the literary firmament. Bruce Rogers 1870–1957 was an American typographer and type designer. Rogers is considered one of best book designers of the last century. All of Rogers works are considered collectible and were collectible in his own lifetime. It's been said that Rogers never owned a complete copy of his own books they were that highly sought after. William Edwin Rudge 1876–1931 was an American printer who worked with such notables as Bruce Rogers and Frederick Goudy yes that's Goudy of the typeface. Rogers designed 80 books for Rudge obviously including this one. Rudge's firm was highly respected and won numerous awards. This volume is made from handmade paper and there are unique irregularities to the edges. Several pages were not cut at top and are still firmly attached you may separate them if you wish. Edgewear; backstrap missing and some shading to covers. We note a couple of fingermarks on blank fep and there appears to be a chip on the last page perhaps from separating pages. Booksellers penciled notation on fep. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Limited. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crosby Gaige Hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 001592

‎Conroy, Pat‎

‎The Lords of Discipline‎

‎Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good . Tough novel on a military academy the Citadel in Charleston S.C. Signed by author on title page. Book is tight straight clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with price on flap has a 1/8" tear and small creases along top of spine. <br/><br/>Signed Houghton Mifflin hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1757 ISBN : 0395294622 9780395294628

‎Constance PASCAL‎

‎Chagrin d'amour et psychoses - In 'Le progrès médical' N°36‎

‎Paris: Le progrès médical 1932. Fine. Le progrès médical Paris 3 Septembre 1932 13.50 x 22 cm agrafé First edition. Autograph inscription by C. Pascal on the front cover which is detached from the body of the pamphlet stains on the back cover. Rare. Le progrès médical unknown‎

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‎Constant BOURQUIN‎

‎Julien Benda ou le point de vue de Sirius‎

‎Paris: Editions du siècle 1925. Fine. Editions du siècle Paris 1925 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 23 hors commerce copies lettered on pur fil and reserved for the author ours specially printed for Jean de Gourmont. Fine full-page autograph inscription signed by Constant Bourquin to Jean de Gourmont: "". je vous adresse ce volume publié sous votre égide comme au meilleur et au plus sûrs des amis comme à l'être le plus essentiellement et le plus naturellement intelligent et en témoignage d'une sympathie et d'une admiration qui seront toujours vivaces dans mon coeur et dans mon esprit en même temps que ma reconnaissance."" "". I send you this volume published under your aegis as to the best and surest of friends as to the most essentially and naturally intelligent being and as testimony of a sympathy and admiration that will always be vivid in my heart and mind along with my gratitude."" Some deckled edges and boards marginally shaded. Handsome full-margined copy. Editions du siècle hardcover‎

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‎Constant MARTIN - Louise MICHEL‎

‎Inquisition et antisémitisme - Résumé de l'histoire juive suivi de Le Rêve par Louise Michel‎

‎Paris: Imprimerie G. Marichal & Cie 1898. Fine. Imprimerie G. Marichal & Cie Paris s. d. 1898 12 x 15 cm agrafé Inquisition et antisémitisme - Résumé de l'histoire juive suivi de Le Rêve par Louise Michel Imprimerie GMarichal & Cie Paris s.d1898 12 x 15 cm stapled Rare first edition of this “Résumé de l'histoire juive” bound for the working population: “Il m'a paru utile en ce moment où la campagne antisémite entreprise depuis dix ans pas Drumont et ses complices devient de plus en plus aiguë passionne tout le corps social et peut d'un moment à l'autre - ou dans un temps donné - sous la protection d'un gouvernement clérico-militaire - se traduire en actes terribles de persécution en France et en Algérie de publier quelques notes historiques sur le peuple juif. Les camarades qui n'ont guère le temps de s'instruire aux bibliothèques pourront ainsi confronter leur jugement des choses vécues avec les enseignements de l'histoire sur les griefs reprochés aux juifs par les antisémites qui prêchent leur extermination.” “It seemed useful to me at a time when the anti-Semitic campaign undertaken for ten years by Drumont and his accomplices which is becoming more and more acute exciting the whole social body and which may from one moment to another - or in any given time - under the protection of a clerical-military government - translate into terrible acts of persecution in France and Algeria to publish some historical notes on the Jewish people. The comrades who have little time to learn in libraries will thus be able to confront their judgement of things experienced with the lessons of history on the grievances reproached to the Jews by the anti-Semites who preach their extermination.” Some marginal folding and tears as well as small corner pieces missing. “Après la chute de l'Empire Constant Martin fut en tant que délégué des vingt arrondissements un des signataires de l'Affiche rouge du 6 janvier 1871 proclamation au peuple de Paris pour dénoncer «a trahison» du gouvernement du 4 septembre et pour mettre en avant trois mots d'ordre : Réquisition générale rationnement gratuit attaque en masse.” “After the fall of the Empire Constant Martin was as delegate of the twenty arrondissments one of the signatories of the Affiche Rouge of 6 January 1871 a proclamation to the people of Paris to denounce a “betrayal” of the government on 4 September and to put forward three slogans: General requisition free rationing mass attack.” Maintron It is therefore not surprising to find at the end of this brochure an unpublished poem by Louise Michel mentioning the anti-Semitic riot in Algeria. Imprimerie G. Marichal & Cie unknown‎

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‎Constantin BRANCUSI‎

‎"Eve"" Dessin original préparatoire à l'encre • Eva original drawing signed‎

‎1937. Fine. s. d. ca 1937 9 x 12.90 cm un dessin Eva original drawing signed ca 1937 9 x 129 cm one drawing Original drawing signed by Constantin Brâncui in brown ink on cream paper from the collection of Ion Alexandrescu a stone mason who worked with the sculptor in 1937-1938 on the creation and installation of the monumental ensemble at Târgu Jiu and more specifically on The Door of the Kiss and The Table of Silence. Brâncui's preparatory drawings for his sculptures are extremely rare as opposed to most of the few drawings by the artist seen on auctions which are mainly figurative women and anatomical studies. We submitted this unpublished work to renowned Brâncui specialist Dr Doïna Lemny who authenticated and dated it with precision. As an honorary curator of the Musée National d'Art Moderne Georges-Pompidou in Paris where she was in charge of the Brâncui collection for thirty years she is the author of numerous monographs and essays on the artist. She provided the drawing's analysis: “This small drawing traced in ink with a quick hand on small paper calls out by the novelty of the composition of geometric forms: two superimposed cubes supporting an oval head framed in a square acquire a caryatid posture supporting an architrave clearly drawn at the top of the figure. The quick firm line indicates the artist's intention to note elements for a more complex composition that he would have intended to make.” Although undated this drawing can be related to two other similar compositions made on 3 November 1937. The first of the same size 9 x 13 cm bears the title “Eva” and is enriched on the reverse with a drawing of the Kiss and a message addressed to Ion Alexandrescu. The second is larger 22 x 32 cm and has the same composition as our drawing but with proportions that more explicitly evoke a female figure see opposite. In these two other drawings Brâncui indicates the materials he plans to use for this future set of sculptures: wood in Romanian: lemn and plaster gips. The drawing we offer is untitled and does not bear indications regarding the materials but is in coherent with the tangible research of the other two compositions and could be a stylisation of the original drawing for a more abstract sculpture project. The interest in this biblical female figure crossed Brâncui's artistic career. As early as 1916 he sculpted a curvaceous Africanising wooden figure to which he gave the title “Ève”. Reworking it he finally created a more totemic sculpture in 1921: Adam and Eva. As a ""constructed"" work Adam and Eve already announced Brâncui's intention to take up the theme of the original woman mother and protector who is here pruned of male attributes and made into an elevation of primary and matrix forms: the block the egg and the surface. Provenance: collection of the stone mason Ion Alexandrescu friend and close collaborator of the Romanian sculptor. unknown‎

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‎Constantin BRANCUSI‎

‎Déclaration autographe signée auprès de Mr. Costadi attaché à la légation roumaine à Paris • Handwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi attached to the Romanian legation in Paris‎

‎Paris 1908. Fine. Paris 17/30 janvier 1908 21 x 35 cm une page sur un feuillet Handwritten signed declaration to Mr Costadi attached to the Romanian legation in Paris Paris 17/30 January 1908 21 x 35 cm one page on a leaf Handwritten declaration dated and signed by Constantin Brâncui to Mr Costadi attached to the Romanian legation in Paris written in black ink on a leaf of white paper. Embossed stamp and a trace of a stamp. Some transverse folds. The declaration is signed with his full name that he will retain from then on: “C. Brâncui” and dated “17/30 January 1908” – the two dates reflect the coexistence of the Gregorian and the Julian calendar in Romanian principalities in the early 20th century. In this declaration written on 30 January 1908 Brâncui addresses the Romanian legation in Paris represented by Mr Costadi. He hereby confirms receipt of the sum 1200 lei and specifies that he will no longer request assistance from the Maison des écoles section of the future Ministry of Education and Culture for the current year. This grant is the last he will be awarded by a Romanian establishment. unknown‎

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