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Ephemera
Ink stamp company flier featuring stamps illustrated by Ralph Steadman and M. K. Brown
Forest Knolls CA: All Night Media. Very Good. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; This is an ephemeral flier brochure made up of one sheet of paper printed on both rectos and versos then folded twice vertically and horizontally to make up a mailable item. Compiled by the All Night Media Inc. company of Forest Knolls CA. One whole page of the brochure is dedicated to the ink stamp images created by Ralph Steadman and illustrator and wife of B. Kliban M. K. Brown. The company All Night Media run by Bob Robert and Marilyn Bloomberg . Robert Bloomberg also illustrated well know ink stamp art including sets such as Alphonyms and Alphabeasts. The company is still in business and is one of the larger ink stamp companies in the US. The brochure is in Very Good condition with some beginning edge wear and a couple of light fingermarks to the edges of the pages. I have found no other early 1970's brochures from this company. In the company guarantee is noted: "When you purchase a hand-crafted All Night Media rubber stamp you can rest easy knowing you are getting a unique design of highest quality." . All Night Media unknown
Bookseller reference : 31728
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Ephemera
Queen Mary & Spruce Goose Bigger Than Life
California: Queen Mary / Long Beach Pier. Very Good. N.D. Pamphlet. Color Illustrations; C1980. This is a pamphlet made up of one sheet of paper folded 4 times vertically. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is one horizontal crease through the center of the pamphlet. "In 1980 the Hercules was acquired by the Aero Club of Southern California which put the aircraft on display in a large dome adjacent to the Queen Mary exhibit in Long Beach California. In 1988 The Walt Disney Company acquired both attractions and the associated real estate. Disney informed the Aero Club of Southern California that it no longer wished to display the Hercules after its highly ambitious Port Disney was scrapped. After a long search for a suitable host the Aero Club of Southern California arranged for the Hughes flying boat to be given to Evergreen Aviation Museum in exchange for payments and a percentage of the museum's profits. The aircraft was transported by barge train and truck to its current home in McMinnville Oregon about 40 miles 60 km southwest of Portland where it was reassembled by Contractors Cargo Company and is currently on display. The aircraft arrived in McMinnville on February 27 1993 after a 138-day 1055-mile 1698 km trip from Long Beach. The dome is now used by Carnival Cruise Lines as its Long Beach terminal." . Queen Mary / Long Beach Pier unknown
Bookseller reference : A34263
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Ephemera Advertising Beer Californiana
20 Unused Labels From Various Beer Companies In California
Various Places. Fine. 0. Other. Color Illustrations; An archive of twenty unused labels from various beer companies throughout California most of them from Los Angeles or San Francisco. All labels ire in Fine condition. Included are labels from 102 Pale Dry Brew Alpine Beer Brewster's Best Beer Golden Crown Draft Beer King Cole Premium Pale Beer Einbock Draft Bock Regal Select Beer Golden Velvet Premium Beer and more. Many of the labels are beers brought about by Maier Brewing Company: "In 1882 two German immigrants named Joseph Maier and George Zobelein purchased the Philadelphia Brew House renaming it Maier & Zobelein. The new L. A. Brewers were part of a wave of German entrepreneurs including the now-familiar names of Adolphus Busch and Frederick Miller who began making a light pilsener-style lager throughout the U. S. In the latter half of the nineteenth century. Their style of brew which fermented at colder temperatures using a different type of yeast was a relatively new arrival in North America where beer drinkers were accustomed to ales brewed at room temperature in the British tradition. Greater availability of ice better transport and the advent of refrigeration made these new lagers possible and thirsty European immigrants imported the demand." . unknown
Bookseller reference : A36457
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Ephemera George Fiske Photographer
Cabinet Card Photograph Of A Group Of Campers In Yosemite Valley In 1884 By George Fiske
Yosemite CA: George Fiske Photographer. Very Good. 1884. Photograph. B&W Photographs; This is a large cabinet card the cardboard measures 10" x7" Dated on the rear 1884 and with the ink stamp of George Fiske Photo Yosemite Valley Cal. The photograph is in Very Good condition. The cardboard has several spots of foxing to both sides and there is some light fading to the colors of the photograph. "George Fiske was born October 22 1835 in Amherst New Hampshire and raised on the family's farm. In 1858 at the age of 22 he moved west to Sacramento California looking for broader opportunities. There he worked as a banking clerk for his half-brother Thomas Fiske of Thomas Fiske & Co. It was probably serendipity given his later career that this enterprise was located in the same building as the bank was the Vance & Weed Photographic Gallery owned by Robert H. Vance and managed by Charles Leander Weed the first photographer of Yosemite Valley. In the years following his removal to California Fiske received extensive of photographic training. It is not known however from who he learned and when. However in 1864 he was working as a freelance photographer in San Francisco. " Arthur Pillsbury website . George Fiske, Photographer unknown
Bookseller reference : A39184
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Ephemera Maps Californiana East Bay
East Bay Cities Street and Vicinity Maps
Chicago IL: The H. M. Gousha Company. Near Fine. 1955. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; Street and Driving map to the East Bay Cities San Francisco Bay Area compiled for the Chevron company and dated 1955. The map is in Near Fine condition with very light wear to the edges. . The H. M. Gousha Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 30501
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Ephemera Music Popular Music
fabric Concert Banner train steel limbeck
Tempe AZ: NA. Fine. 2005. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; Ephemera: This is a small Banner / concert poster for the Indie Rock / Punk Rock Group The Format. This item is in Near Fine condition. This is a concert banner 17" x 11.5" consisting of paint on canvas -- likely silk screened -- for two 2005 dates May 8 & 9 in Tempe AZ. The Format appears to be the headline group but also includes the groups Steel Train Tickertape Parade Limbeck and Let Go. This rather unique item is not signed by an artist and could possibly be the work of an aspiring college student. The banner is clean and fresh with no dirt or finger marks in fact it looks and feels as if it had never been used. The only fault is that the unsewn edges have started to ravel a bit at the very edges. . NA unknown
Bookseller reference : A34833
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Ephemera Photograph Oregon Carte De Visite
Photograph Of The First Customs House On The Pacific Coast C 1870's
Astoria OR: No Publisher Listed. Very Good. 0. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a large cabinet card approx. 9" x7" with faded pencil notation with description unfortunately no date included. The card is a light tan color and has rounded corners. The photograph is an albumin print possibly by L. W. Park or J. J. Van Duyn . The cabinet card is in Very Good condition with some minor bumping to one edge. The photo is somewhat faded. "Lewis & Clark stayed near present day Astoria during the winter of 1805-06 and built Fort Clatsop for shelter. Clatsop County was named for the Clatsop Indians one of many Chinook tribes living in Oregon. Members of the Pacific Fur Company owned by John Jacob Astor arrived in March of 1811 and established Fort Astoria. Several years later the company failed and the fort and fur trade were sold to the British in 1813. The fort was restored to the U. S. In 1818 though the fur trade would remain under British control until American pioneers following the Oregon Trail began filtering into the port town in the mid-1840"s. In 1847 the first post office west of the Rockies was established in Astoria by James Shively. The first U. S. Customs house was established in Astoria in 1849." pdxhistory website . No Publisher Listed. unknown
Bookseller reference : A39183
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Ephemera ALCOA Advertising Alcoa Inc. from Aluminum Company of America
Ephemera - a shrinkwrapped package of thick paper coasters with ALCOA advertising on them. Circl 1960's
No Place: No Publisher Listed. Very Good. 0. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; c1960's. A pack of shrink-wrapped thick paper coasters with advertising for Alcoa ALCOA. There is some ground-in dust to the edges of the shrink-wrap otherwise this item is in Very Good to Near Fine- condition. "Alcoa Inc. from Aluminum Company of America is the world's third largest producer of aluminum behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal with corporate headquarters in New York City. From its operational base in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the United States Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum fabricated aluminum and alumina combined through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology mining refining smelting fabricating and recycling." "In 1938 the Justice Department charged Alcoa with illegal monopolization and demanded that the company be dissolved. The case of United States v. Alcoa was settled six years later. Alcoa purchased an 8% stake of Aluminium Corporation of China Chalco in 2001. It tried to form a strategic alliance with China's largest aluminum producer at its Pingguo facility; however it was unsuccessful. Alcoa sold their stake in Chalco on September 12 2007 for around $2 billion." . No Publisher Listed. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30990
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Ephemera Art Department San Francisco State University College Of Creative Arts
MFA: Master of Fine Arts Exhibition Reception booklet
San Francisco CA: San Francisco State University College of Creative Arts. Fine. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. Color Illustrations; This is a stitched booklet compiled by the Art Dept. of SFSU for their annual reception for the Masters of Fine Arts program. The booklet is in fine condition. Included are visual arts bits by Heidi Buscher Emily Payne Ani Gregorians Alyson Belcher Donald L. Cain Susan Friedland Max Kelly Jeff Levine and Sylvia Rios Metcalf. "Since 1999 the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture has been awarded annually to final-year students who are graduating from an M.F.A. degree program in the United States. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $20000. In addition to the monetary award in 2013 Dedalus obtained dedicated studio space to further enhance the development of the fellows� artwork." . San Francisco State University College of Creative Arts unknown
Bookseller reference : A34751
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Ephemera Advertising Americana
The Freedom Collection
No Place: No Publisher Listed. Very Good. N.D. Paperback. This is an oversized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. This is an advertisement / give-away from Mercury Savings possibly encorporated in Huntington Beach CA in 1961. The booklet contains several key documents in American History including The Declaration of Independence The Constitution The Bill of Rights The Monroe Doctrine The Gettysburg Address and The Star-Spangled Banner. The covers of the booklet have toning to the top edge and spine. . No Publisher Listed. paperback
Bookseller reference : 30928
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Ephemera California Travel 1946
Scrapbook Of A Vacation June 17-29th 1946
California: Self Published. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a 10 1/2" x 13 inch pasteboard scrapbook with a string binding and 24 individual sheets making 48 pages. The book is in Very Good condition with some minor rubbing and scraping to the pasteboard covers. The text pages are noticeable toned especially at the edges due to the acid content of the paper used. The vacation covered the areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park Shasta Dam with a few historical bits about how the damn looked in 1941 and Colusa. Included are notes from the author regarding different photos with places and dates a small section on the flora of Lassen with actual examples taped in a couple of maps a menu several brochures and even an informational note about the Central Valley Project. . Self Published hardcover
Bookseller reference : A36103
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Ephemera Chevrolet Automobiles
Suggested Delivered Prices 1955 Passenger And Truck Models
Detroit MI: Chevrolet Motor Corporation. Very Good. 1955. Pamphlet. This is a small format pamphlet with two leaves four pages total with a stapled spine and self covers. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front cover and some beginning wear to the edges. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are listing prices for models #1502 2-door sedan through #2934 Corvette along with factory installed options accessories truck and commercial models and truck accessories. "Chevrolet colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors GM. Louis Chevrolet and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant started the company on November 3 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2 1918 and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's second ousting in 1919 Alfred Sloan with his maxim "a car for every purse and purpose" would pick the Chevrolet brand to become the volume leader in the General Motors family selling mainstream vehicles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929." No copies listed in Worldcat. . Chevrolet Motor Corporation unknown
Bookseller reference : A34665
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Ephemera Californiana San Francisco CA Cable Cars
The Fabulous Story of the Little Red Cable Cars
San Francisco CA: Bank of America. Very Good. 0. Pamphlet. Duotone; One small sheet of paper folded three times tri-fold. This item is a give-away from the Bank of America Travelers Cheques division California area and is in Very Good condition. It was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet has some light toning to the spine joint and edges and there is a hole punched in the top left corner most likely from the publisher. The pamphlet is shows the history of the Cable Car in San Francisco along with some technical facts about how it operates. . Bank of America unknown
Bookseller reference : 30596
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Ephemera Catholic Church Reconstruction & Advance Fund Accounting
The Reconstruction & Advance Fund A Report of Expenditures
New York: The National Council. Good. 1943. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. This is a trade sized pamphlet with paper covers and a stapled spine. The front cover is noticeably toned at the edges and had wear rolling and edge tears to both top and bottom spine ends. The text page are mostly clean and bright. The rear cover has toning to the top and foredge. "The people of the Church have given more than $7300000 to the Reconstruction and Advance Fund. Not since the year 19147 when the initial funs of the Church Pension Fund was raised has there been such an outpouring of gifts to our people." . The National Council unknown
Bookseller reference : 31086
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Ephemera Eleanor Roosevelt San Francisco Ca Lecture Series
"A Day At The White House" An Intimate Word Picture by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco CA: Paul Posz / Civic Auditorium. Very Good. 1938. Broadside. This broadside measures just over 10" x 7" and advertises a lecture for Monday March 14 at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. It's been folded two times but is in otherwise Very Good to Near Fine- condition. Though the broadside does not include the date the lecture was mentioned in Eleanor Roosevelt's article dated March 16th the lecture was postponed to the 15th due to flooding along the train route from Southern California to Northern California. Mrs. Roosevelt spent two years on short tours of the United States with accompanying daily newspaper articles discussing her previous days' visits. . Paul Posz / Civic Auditorium unknown
Bookseller reference : A35813
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Ephemera Eureka Coin Shop Coin Collecting
Three Pieces Of Ephemera : Two Check Lists From The Eureka Coin Shop And A Check List From The Tatham Stamp & Coin Company
San Francisco CA / Springfield MA. Very Good. 1953. Ephemera. Three small booklets: two from the Eureka Coin Shop one from the Tatham Stamp & Coin Company -- all three are check lists of U. S. Coins. All three are in Very Good to Very Good condition and were issued without dust jackets. "Coin collecting is the collecting of coins or other forms of minted legal tender. Coins of interest to collectors often include those that circulated for only a brief time coins with mint errors and especially beautiful or historically significant pieces. Coin collecting can be differentiated from numismatics in that the latter is the systematic study of currency. Though closely related the two disciplines are not necessarily the same. A numismatist may or may not be a coin collector and vice versa." . unknown
Bookseller reference : A36024
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Ephemera Golf Julius Boros Dentistry
Julius Boros' Smooth Way To Better Golf.
St. Louis MO: Ordont Orthodontic Laboratories Inc. Very Good. 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Other. Color Illustrations; Four pieces of ephemera each one sheet folded four times to make an oblong brochure. The interior of the brochures shows black and white photos of Julius Boros showing tips on putting. The exterior of the brochures have advertising for the Ordont delivery control system and appliances for orthodontics. " Each brochure features a different tip for smoother better golf. Julius Nicholas Boros March 3 1920 � May 28 1994 was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses particularly at the U. S. Open.Boros won 18 PGA Tour events including three major championships: the 1952 and 1963 U. S. Opens and the 1968 PGA Championship. He won his first by four strokes in the heat at the Northwood Club in Dallas also his first PGA Tour victory which interrupted the U. S. Open streak of 36-hole leader Ben Hogan for a year. In the windy 1963 U. S. Open near Boston Boros defeated Arnold Palmer and Jacky Cupit in a playoff after all had finished the 72 holes at a post-war record nine over par. Boros remains the oldest player ever to win a modern major in 1968 taking the PGA Championship in San Antonio by a stroke at the age of 48. One of the runners-up was Palmer who never won the PGA." "Ordont has been providing orthodontic appliances to general dentists for more than 50 years. Started by Leonard Ruzicka in 1949 company has grown steadily from a small one man operation to a company that currently serves the needs of over 2000 general dentists throughout the United States. The company is now owned and operated by its founder�s son Paul Ruzicka a certified dental technician who himself has been working in the business for more than 30 years." . Ordont Orthodontic Laboratories, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : A35673
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Ephemera Gambling Northern California Lake Tahoe Reno NV
This is a small group of ephemera items from the Lake Tahoe area - both North and South Shores - and Reno NV starting sometime in the 1960's and running through at least 1984. The items come from a variety of gambling establishments including: Harvey's Harrah's The Sands Money Tree Sahara and more.
Very Good. 0. Ephemera. 1 Twelve Keno papers from the North Shore Club all in very good overall condition though with toning and some foxing. Unused. undated2 Eleven Keno papers from Harvey's all in very good condition with some light toning. Unused. undated3 Nine coupons for the Jackpot Bonus at Harvey's Resort Hotel - good for free progressive Blackout Bingon game. Unused. undated4 Two coupons - attached together - for the 3 for 2 Lucky Buck at the Eldorado. Very good condition. undated.5 One "Free Ticket" compliments of "The Great Society" "It's not good for anything - it's just Free" 6 A broadside / flier for Hyatt Lake Tahoe Gamblers Special - referred by Forest Inn. Very Good- condition. Noticeably toned / sunned and with foxing. undated special is priced at $18.007 Seventeen E-Z Pickin cards. No particular establishment noted. undated 50cents per card. All in very good condition. All used. form 9258 A die from Harrah's Lake Tahoe. Undated but approximately c1965. The die is "one of six dice that was used for eight hours at our crap tables" - attached to a metal chain and card . The card gives information on how to play craps and also some information about shows available - "South Shore Room Theatre- Restaurant you'll see such great entertainers as Harry Belafonte Jack Benny Nat "King" Cole Sammy Davis Jr. Eddie Fisher Miss Mitzi Gaynor Danny Kaye Dinah Shore Red Skelton Danny Thomas and Lawrence Welk." Overall very good- condition with the edges of the die chipped and the chain corroded. 9 One Lucky Buck Coupon from Sahara Tahoe - dated with an expiration date of 1/15/1984. In Very Good condition. 10 Three "Free Luck Souvenir" coupons from The Sands Hotel Casino in very good condition plus one Sands Hotel Casino "Free $1.00 Bet" coupons in very good condition. 11 One coupon "Fun Book" from the Money Tree Casino Reno. Undated. With three coupons left in the booklet. Overall very good condition. . unknown
Bookseller reference : 30803
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Ephemera Japan Hotels Advertising
Ephemera - an Advertising brochure for the Rokkosan Hotel of Kobe Japan c1950's
Kobe Japan: Rokkosan Hotel. Near Fine. 0. Ephemera. B&W Photographs; this is a trifold brochure one half-sized page of cardstock which has been folded three times which extolls the virtues of the Rokkosan Hotel of Kobe Japan. c1950. The Japanese text is accompanied by black and white photographs of ammenties including dining areas and local sites. The hotel was built in 1929 and according to it's website: "Rokkosan Hotel is one of �Heritage of Industrial Modernization�recognized by Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry. Hand-made apple pie has been part of the hotel�s special recipes since 1962. The hotel's restaurants offer a variety of culinary choices including authentic French cuisine featuring Kobe Beef and "Jingisukan" grilled mutton barbecue. The hotel highlights a glittering �10-Million Dollar� night view of Kobe and Osaka." . Rokkosan Hotel unknown
Bookseller reference : 30919
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Ephemera Japan Tokyo Transporation
Night Tour In Tokyo By De-Luxe Pigeon Bus
Tokyo: Shinnippon Kanko KK / Japan Travel Bureau. Very Good. 1955. Other. Color Illustrations; c1955This is a single page folded vertically at the center to make a brochure for the Tokyo De-Luxe Pigeon Bus - sightseeing tour bus. The brochure is in Very Good condition and has some light edgewear to the edges along with several small creases. "Japanese people see pigeons in the in the local �hato" language as symbols of peace. Those calm docile connotations combined with the pigeon�s ability to fly fast and always find its way home are what shape the name and the concept of the Hato Bus company: a provider with a fleet of buses that whisk us around to tourist spots and bring us back to where we started.The Hato Bus story started 66 years ago when the company�s predecessor Shin-Nihon Kanko Co. Ltd. began operations. Hato Bus has since grown into a provider with a staggering array of different tour plans that range from standard time-tested packages to more innovative approaches taking passengers to long-time Tokyo favorites like Tokyo Tower and Asakusa brand-new landmarks and suburban locations and even on tours with overnight accommodations" from the company website . Shinnippon Kanko KK / Japan Travel Bureau unknown
Bookseller reference : A38318
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Ephemera Menus Californiana San Francisco CA
1952 Menu from the San Francisco Overland Limited Railroad
San Francisco CA: San Francisco Overland Limited Railroad. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; This is a large single fold page with color photographic covers. This is a 1952 menu from the San Francisco Overland Railroad. The menu is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. "The Overland Limited also known at various times as the Overland Flyer San Francisco Overland Limited San Francisco Overland and often simply as the Overland was a named passenger train which for much of its history was jointly operated by three railroads on the Overland Route between San Francisco and Chicago. The Southern Pacific Railroad handled the train west of Ogden Utah the Union Pacific Railroad between Ogden and Omaha Nebraska/Council Bluffs Iowa and east of the Missouri River to Chicago it was operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway as well as for a few years starting in 1905 by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railroad the "Milwaukee Road". The named service on this route began on the UP first as the Overland Flyer 1887�96 and then Overland Limited and the SP began its own separate named Overland Limited train in 1899. The Overland name disappeared on C&NW's portion of the route on October 30 1955 from the UP in 1956 and finally ended on the SP's portion as a separate year-round train on July 16 1962 when that service was consolidated with the City of San Francisco." . San Francisco Overland Limited (Railroad) unknown
Bookseller reference : 31293
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Ephemera Motor Companies Burlingame Ca
What To Do If Your Motor Vehicle Is Involved In An Accident
Burlingame CA: Burlingame Motor Co. Very Good. 1966. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a small flier made up of a small sheet folded in half veritically. The flier is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This flier is an informational flier from the Burlingame Motor Co. Of Burlingame CA giving helpful advice on what to do in case of a car accident and also encouraging the motorist to think about insurance for protection in case of accidents. . Burlingame Motor Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : A35764
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Ephemera Music Cowboy Songs
World's Greatest Round-up Of Cowboy Songs The Greatest Collection of Western Songs Ever Assembled in One Group
No Place: No Publisher Listed. Good. N.D. Newspaper. B&W Illustrations; Ephemeral pages in newspaper format. C1930's. Three full sheets of newsprint folded in half. The pages are in Good only condition with noticeable toning to the edges edge tears nicks and some chipping especially to the edges. This ephemeral paper includes lyrics for a whole host of cowboy songs including: Empty Saddles The Hills of Old Wyomin' Barbara Allen I Wish I was Single Again The Big Rock Candy Mountain Home on the Range The Utah Trail The Lone Star Trail Boots and Saddles and many more. There are several black and white illustrations of cowboys and horses throughout and one photo on the last page with a picture of "Alice Van Rodeo Queen" and her horse. . No Publisher Listed. unknown
Bookseller reference : A32616
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Ephemera New Orleans Brer Rabbit Molasses
Tthe Story Of Molasses And Sugar Cane Syrup
New Orleans La: Brer Rabbit Molasses. Very Good. 1927. Ephemera. C 1927. This is a small sheet advertisement folded twice to make a tri-fold. The advertising gives the background of "New Orleans Molasses" and advertises Brer Rabbit Molasses and Sugar Cane Syrup. The tri-fold is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There's a description of the sugar cane plant and where it came from then a quick overview of the making of molasses and cane syrup along with a history of the pioneers uses for molasses and such. The rear page gives the scientific reasons why Brer Rabbit brand molasses is preferred etc. "Sulfured molasses is made from immature green sugarcane that is then treated with sulfur fumes during the sugar extracting process whereas Brer Rabbit unsulfured molasses is made of the finest quality unsulfured juice of sun-ripened sugarcane." . Brer Rabbit Molasses unknown
Bookseller reference : A36297
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Ephemera Postcards Joe Di Maggio Baseball
1940 Postcard Featuring Joe Di Maggio Vincent Di Maggio And Domnic De Maggio And Also Their Father's Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant.
San Francisco CA. Very Good. 1940. Other. Color Illustrations; This is the deckle edge version of the postcard with medium yellow background. The postcard is in Very Good condition and has no creasing or wrinkles. The reverse side is clean and unused. "After being processed on Ellis Island Giuseppe worked his way across America eventually settling near Rosalia's father in Pittsburg California on the east side of the San Francisco Bay Area. After four years he earned enough money to send to Italy for Rosalia and their daughter who was born after he had left for the United States. Giuseppe hoped that his five sons would become fishermen. DiMaggio recalled that he would do anything to get out of cleaning his father's boat as the smell of dead fish nauseated him. Giuseppe called him "lazy" and "good-for-nothing." DiMaggio did not finish his education at Galileo High School and instead worked odd jobs including hawking newspapers stacking boxes at a warehouse and working at an orange juice plant." . unknown
Bookseller reference : A35974
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Ephemera Pasadena Ca Californiana Rose Parade
Group Of Ephemera - Pasadena Tournament Of Roses Parade
Pasadena CA. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0. Other. This group of ephemera consists of four souvenir photograph packets from the years: 1929 1931 1932 & 1941 along with a button featuring Michigan State from 1961-62. All four of the souvenir photographs are in Very Good condition. Two of the packets have been addressed the one from 1932 includes the stamp and was mailed. The souvenir pin from 1962 is in Very Good- condition with some rubbing ground-in dirt and toning. "This event began as a promotional effort by Pasadena's distinguished Valley Hunt Club. In the winter of 1890 the club members brainstormed ways to promote the "Mediterranean of the West." They invited their former East Coast neighbors to a mid-winter holiday where they could watch games such as chariot races jousting foot races polo and tug-of-war under the warm California sun. The abundance of fresh flowers even in the midst of winter prompted the club to add another showcase for Pasadena's charm: a parade would precede the competition where entrants would decorate their carriages with hundreds of blooms. The Tournament of Roses was born. "In New York people are buried in snow" announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. "Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." uring the next few years the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900 included ostrich races bronco busting demonstrations and a race between a camel and an elephant the elephant won. Reviewing stands were built along the Parade route and Eastern newspapers began to take notice of the event. In 1895 the Tournament of Roses Association was formed to take charge of the festival which had grown too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle." . unknown
Bookseller reference : A36709
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Ephemera PhotographBalloon School Arcadia Ca Military Observation Balloon
This Is A Photograph Of A World War I Observation Balloon
Arcadia CA: No Publisher Listed. Very Good. 1918. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a smallish photography approx. 5.5" x 3.5" in size in Very Good condition. The photo is of a World War I Observation Balloon. The description on the back reads: "An 'Air Elephant' going up at an American Balloon school with a cadet in the basket Arcadia California". The balloon appears to be a Caquot Type R Observation Balloon. "Tethered balloons allowed World War I observers to see as far as 40 miles behind enemy lines to spot troop movements chart trench systems and direct artillery fire. The observation balloon most used by Americans was named for its designer French engineer Lt. Albert Caquot. The hydrogen-filled balloon could lift two passengers in its basket along with charting and communications equipment plus the weight of its mooring cable to a height of about 4000 feet in good weather. Normal operations were between 1000 and 4000 feet. During WWI American balloon observers directed artillery fire at targets such as troop concentrations and supply dumps. They noted more than 1000 enemy airplane sightings 1000 instances of military traffic on railroads and roads and 400 artillery batteries. " from the National Museum of the US Air Force website . No Publisher Listed. unknown
Bookseller reference : A38451
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Ephemera Religion Bill Mill Religious Conversions
See And Hear Ex-outlaw From Texas In Person A Program on Prevention of Adult and Juvenile Delinquency
Modesto CA: Foursquare Church. Very Good. 1955. Other. This is a handbill one sheet of paper 7" x 15 1/2" with text only on the obverse. The handbill is in Very Good condition and has been folded three times. The time and place of the talk has been handwritten. Bill Mills was a convict who had spent 25 years behind bars "after being tried and convicted on 32 different crimes in Texas and Oklahoma". "In 1910 at age 17 Mills was arrested and convicted in Hunt County for the theft of a horse and sentenced to two years in prison. As Texas Inmate #37538 he was sent to the Burleson and John Farm on the Brazos River. It was there that he was introduced to the brutal reality of forced labor. His first encounter was the use of the bat." the Fort Bend Star August 14 2018 . Foursquare Church unknown
Bookseller reference : A37157
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Ephemera San Francisco Advertising Calendars
Calendar for December for the C. H. Hittenberger Co. - Surgical Appliances Co. of San Francisco CA. 1933
San Francisco CA: C. H. Hittenberger Co. Very Good. 1933. Ephemera. B&W Illustrations; Ephemera - Calendar for December 1933 housed in a 9 1/2" by 11" thin cardstock photo mount with an etching of the San Francisco Veterans War Memorial / Opera House in downtown San Francisco. The item is in Very Good to Near Fine- condition. There is a silk cord tie at the top. The front cover of the item has a small crease at the bottom corner along with some light ground-in finger dirt. . C. H. Hittenberger Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30976
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Ephemera San Francisco Franklin Roosevelt Stamp
In Tribute To The Memory Of Our Late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1882-1945 Issued During the United Nations Conference San Francisco 1945
San Francisco CA: Literary Anniversary Club. Very Good. 1945. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Other. This is one sheet folded once with text on three pages. The front cover includes a tipped on US Postage Stamp Commemorating the beginning of the United Nations. The center text page is a tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Flodden W. Heron entitled Franklin D. Roosevelt the Crusader. The item is in Very Good condition with some light wrinkling to the spine and a couple of light creases to the corners. "By 1945 it became clear that the Allies were winning the war so President Roosevelt and other Allied world leaders continued their preparations for lasting peace between nations. U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt first coined the name �United Nations� in 1942 when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. The next significant step towards creating this international body was a conference of delegates to be held in San Francisco called the United Nations Conference on International Organization UNCIO. Unfortunately President Roosevelt would not live to see his inspirational plans for peace come to fruition. Less than two weeks before he planned to open the United Nations Conference on International Organization President Franklin D. Roosevelt suffered a massive stroke and died on April 12th 1945. The nation immediately went into mourning. Just hours after FDR�s death Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn in as the president of the United States. As his very first act as president Truman decided to proceed with the upcoming San Francisco conference as scheduled." . Literary Anniversary Club unknown
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Ephemera Society
The Ephemera Society: Members List 1981
London UK & Bennington VT: Ephemera Society 1981. 21cm 72p. paperback. Very Good. Ephemera Society Paperback
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Ephemera Society
The Ephemera Society: Members List 1979
London UK & Bennington VT: Ephemera Society 1979. 21cm 82p. paperback. Very Good. Ephemera Society Paperback
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Ephemera Seattle WA World's Fair
World's Fair Panoramic Views of Seattle Area from the Space Needle
Seattle WA: Geo-Graphics Inc. Very Good. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Ephemera. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized pamphlet / map with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have noticeable creasing and some bumping edge edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are two large fold-out maps of the Seattle WA area. "Before we look at modern Seattle as shown in these scenic views let's take a look at an earlier scene. Let's discover how Seattle's unusual setting developed and how the city grew." . Geo-Graphics, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 30616
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Ephemera Washington D. C. Christmas Tree Lighting
Christmas Eve Celebration At The National Community Christmas Tree 1952
Washington D. C.: The White House Publishers. Very Good. 1952. Other. This is one sheet folded once to make four pages. This is the program to the lighting of the National Christmas Tree for the year 1952. The program is in Very Good condition. There is some beginning toning to the spine joints and edges along with some light ground-in dirt. "The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington D. C. Each year since 1923 the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree. Every early December the tree is traditionally lit by the President of the United States. Every president since Franklin D. Roosevelt has made formal remarks during the tree lighting ceremony. Since 1954 the event has marked the start of month-long festivities known as the Pageant of Peace. " . The White House Publishers unknown
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Ephemera World War I World War I Balloons Balloon PatrolsBallonhalle Von Innen
Two Original Postcards From World War I Germany Featuring Balloons
Germany: No Publisher Listed. Very Good-. 0. Other. B&W Illustrations; Two World War I postcards 5.5" x 3.5" in Very Good- condition. Both postcards are not filled in with the exception of four words inked on one of the postcards. The cards are labeled: Fesselballon vor dem Aufstieg and Ballonhalle von Innen. One postcard has a one and a half cent stamp. "World War I was the high point for the military use of observation balloons which were extensively deployed by both sides. The British despite their experience in late 1800s Africa were behind developments and were still using spherical balloons. These were quickly replaced by versions commonly referred to as kite balloons which were flyable and could operate in more extreme weather conditions; at first the German Parseval-Siegsfeld type balloon and then French Caquot type dirigible. By World War I artillery had developed to the point where it was capable of engaging targets beyond the visual range of a ground-based observer. Positioning artillery observers on balloons generally a few miles behind the front lines and at altitude allowed them to see targets at greater range than they could on the ground. This allowed the artillery to take advantage of its increased range." from Wikipedia . No Publisher Listed. unknown
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Ephemera World War Ii Pacific Theatre
World War II Army Letter Describing The Battle Of The Philippine Sea
Philippines: Self Published. Very Good. 1944. Ephemera. Six page letter dated 11-19-44: Philippines six leaves handwritten on the rectos only. The pages are noticeably toned and there are several edge nicks and tears. The letter is written on official United States Army letterhead. There are official censor punches to the top left corner of each page. The author was a combatant in the Battle of the Philippine Sea -- more colloquially known as The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. The author gives a very light hearted but considerably detailed especially considering it had to pass the censors description of his part of the battle along with an overview of the battle as a whole. . Self Published unknown
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EPHRON DELIA
TEENAGE ROMANCE OR HOW TO DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT
VIKING 1981. Book. Illus. by EDWARD KOREN. Very Good. Hardcover. First EDITION. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. WHITE OBLONG BOARDS. EDWARD KOREN DRAWINGS. VIKING. 1981 FIRST EDITION. 109 PPS. VG. . BOOK IS CLEAN BRIGHT AND SECURE. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. VIKING Hardcover
Bookseller reference : V1417 ISBN : 0670695033 9780670695034
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Ephron Nora
I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
New York: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0307264556 . Full rose paper silver lettering on spine fore-edge deckle. . Former owner's name in red ink on ffep else fine. The unclipped dust jacket has only slight shelf-wear else fine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii 160 pp . Knopf hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10719 ISBN : 0307264556 9780307264558
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Ephtaliotis Argyris translated By W. H. D. Rouse
Tales From the Isles of Greece
London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1897. First English Edition First Printing . Blue Cloth Gilt. Very Good. Frontispiece Photograph. 231 Pp. Light Blue Cloth Gilt Deckled Edges. Frontispiece Portrait Of An Older Greek Peasant Smiling Into Camera With Remarkable Resemblance To Some Of My Relatives. Would Be Near Fine Hinges Tight Spine Gilt Brilliant And No Browning Of Cloth Except Top Of Spine Abraded Away 1/8" Front Upper Tip Also Abraded Away About 1/2" X 1/8" To 1/4" On Top Board And Foredge And Title Page With Attached Tissue Guard To Frontispiece Is Very Neatly Detached Right Along Spine And Laid In Loosely. No Names Or Marks. <br/> <br/> J. M. Dent & Sons hardcover
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EPICTETUS.
Epicteti Enchiridium una cum Cebetis Thebani tabula Graec. & Lat. Cum notis Wolfii Casauboni Caselii & aliorum; quibus accedit Graeca Enchiridii paraphrasis lacunis omnibus codicis Medicei ope a Jacobo Gronovio repletis. Recensuit & a plurimis mendis quae in priores editiones irrepserant repurgavit ac notis quibusdam & animadversionibus illustravit Joannes Casparus Schr�derus.
Delft Delphis Apud Adrianum Beman 1723. 8vo. LXIV288 p. frontispiece folding plate. Vellum 20.5 cm Ref: STCN ppn 140819754; Oldfather no. 232 but see also Oldfather Supplement no. 233; Hoffmann 215; Dibdin 1515: on the 2nd edition of 1683: 'is reputed the best of the octavo Variorums'; Ebert 6777; Brunet 21013 Details: 6 thongs laced through the joints. Engraved frontispiece depicting the philosopher Epictetus behind him a host of allegoric female followers. One holds a lamp another a pair of scales. In his left hand Epictetus holds a scroll with one of his motto's: 'ANECHOU KAI APECHOU' 'bear with patience and abstain' his recipe for a 'vita tranquilissima' Gellius book 17 caput 19; he is greeted by a woman Ethica who leads a reined lion that has a bridle in its mouth thus signifying reason's command over man's passions. At Epictetus' feet 5 pityful victims of their passions among who a drunk. This frontispiece was designed and etched by the Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe. The copper plate of the frontispiece is used here for the second time. It was first used for the first edition of this book which was published in 1670 by Van Gaasbeek at Leiden & Amsterdam. Romeyn de Hooghe De verbeelding van de late Gouden Eeuw no. 1670.03 and 1723.01 The title is printed in red and black. The text is printed in 2 columns with a Latin translation facing the Greek text. The commentary is on the lower half of the page. The folding plate is also the work of Romeyn de Hooghe signed and dated 1670 this is an artistic illustration of the 'Tabula Cebetis'. It shows the many ways leading to vice and the only straight and narrow path to virtue: we see a garden with 2 concentric walls filled with a host of allegorical figures. At the Entrance to life sits Seductio Temptation offering a youth a drink from a goblet. In the foreground also the philosopher Cebes explaining to a bunch of young children the dangers and temptations which lie ahead. Most people within the first wall among who kings and bishops are busy gambling fighting drinking. Within the second wall we see philosophers and scholars. In the background is a high hill with a temple on top a destination which is reached by only a few. Romeyn de Hooghe's engraving is a mirrorwise minimized and free baroque version of Goltzius' more solemn engraving of the 'Tabula' of Cebes of 1592. De Hooghe's details are more explicit narrative and passionate. Life is a sordid fight one drinks and pukes with gusto and we even see a shadowy naked couple making love Condition: Vellum slightly scratched and spotted. Both pastedowns are detached Note: The Enchiridium in English Manual or Handbook of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus ca. 50-130 A.D. is in fact a later summary or epitome of his collected lectures also called diatribes which had been published by his pupil Arrianus. Like the Stoics Epictetus wanted to make man free and independent of the vicissitudes of fortune. 'We must not he said let our happiness depend on things which are not in our power. The only thing which is always in one's power is one's own self and one's will. This we must keep unblemished. We must be indifferent to death pain and illness and even the loss of our dearest relatives must not touch us. For all this not only belongs to the external world but also happens through Divine Providence which is always good'. OCD 2nd ed. p. 390 The practical exercises for a moral life of the pagan Epictetus found many Christian admirers and he continued to be read in Byzantine times. The Renaissance brought Epictetus new readers. In 1479 a Latin translation by Polizziano of the Manual was published. The Manual was even adapted by a 16th century Jesuit Matteo Ricci for a Chinese public for he argued Stoicism was close in spirit to Confucianism. The classical scholar and neostoic Justus Lipsius 1547-1606 thought that the Stoicism of Epictetus could profitably be combined with Christianity. A host of editions and translations was published before the 19th century. After that interest in Epictetus declined 'although Nietzsche acknowledged him as one of the great moralists of antiquity whose quiet slave nobility compared favorably with Christian slave morality. More recently Epictetus has benefited from a renewed scholarly interest in Hellenistic philosophy'. The Classical Tradition Cambr. Mass. 2010 p. 319/20 Indeed the Stoic teachings of Epictetus still have their impact. In Wikipedia we found s.v. Epictetus English the story of the American fighter pilot James Stockdale 'who was shot down over North Vietnam became a prisoner of war . and later a vice presidential candidate. In 'Courage under Fire: testing Epictetus's doctrines in a laboratory of human behaviour' 1993 Stockdale credits Epictetus with helping him endure seven and a half years in a North Vietnamese military prison including torture and four years in solitary confinement'. This Enchiridium edition of 1723 called on the frontispiece 'editio tertia' is a reissue of the second edition of the Manual and the 'Tabula Cebetis' which appeared in Delft in 1683. It was first published in 1670 by Van Gaasbeek in Amsterdam and was produced by the Dutch scholar Abraham van Berkel or Abrahamus Berkelius 1639/40 - 1686. Though trained as a physician he renounced medicin and began to study classics under Jacobus Gronovius when he was 30 years old. He soon was appointed Rector of the Schola Latina at Delft where he produced several competent editions besides his Epictetus of 1670 the fragments of Stephanus Byzantinus 'De Urbibus' Leiden 1674 and a new edition with commentary posthumely in 1688 his opus magnum and an edition of Antoninus Liberalis also Leiden 1674. NNBW 1309/10 The third edition of 1723 was produced by one Johannes Caspar Schr�der whom the NNBW does not know. At the end of the preface dated 1722 Schr�der calls himself an 'addictus cliens' of the Mayor of Delft Theodorus Vallensis. From p. 58 the last leaf of the preliminary pages we learn that Schr�der was like Berkelius Rector of the 'Schola Latina' at Delft. Schweighaeuser reveals that Schr�der was an imposter. He simply reissued the second edition of Berkelius 'ejecto Berkelii nomine suum praeponere nomen non erubuerit'. J. Schweighaeuser 'Epicteti Manuale etc.' Leipzig 1798 p. LXI After the preface follow a short biography of Epictetus and a number of ancient testimonia and the opinions on Epictetus of Lipsius Henri Estienne Meric Casaubon and Politianus. After the Enchiridium accompanied by the notes of Wolf Casaubon and Caselius comes the text and Latin translation of a Byzantine 'paraphrasis' of the Enchiridium first published by Meric Casaubon in London 1659. The second half of the book contains the 'Tabula Cebetis'. This is a dialogue which dates from the first century A.D. It was attributed to the philosopher Cebes a student of the Athenian Socrates. In it an ancient temple painting which caught the attention of 2 visitors is explained by an old man. It is an allegorical picture on which the dangers and temptations of human life are symbolically represented. It shows that happiness can only be reached by proper education and a virtuous life. This once popular ethical work is now almost forgotten. But in the 16th 17th and 18th century it was widely read e.g. by clergymen and preachers. The famous engravings of Goltzius and Romeyn de Hooghe of this 'tabula' are discussed above. At the end of the book we find 25 pages with notes of Jacobus Gronovius from 1679 till his death in 1716 professor of Greek at Leiden on the Byzantine 'paraphrasis' of the Enchiridium. These useful notes for which he used the Codex Mediceus were first added to the second edition of 1683. Schweighaeuser praises these notes highly: 'quae Notae . emendationes utique luculentas & necessarias e codice Msto Mediceo ductas continebant'. J. Schweighaeuser 'Epicteti Manuale etc.' Leipzig 1798 p. LIX Collation: -48 A-S8 Photographs on request hardcover
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EPICTETUS.
Epicteti Manuale et Sententiae. Quibus accedunt Tabula Cebetis & alia affinis argumenti in linguam Latinam conversa a Marco Meibomio. Subjiciuntur eiusdem notae emendationes Claudii Salmasii in Epictetum notae illorum & alius viri docti in Dissertationes Epicteti ab Arriano digestas & varians scriptura codicum manu exaratorum cura Hadriani Relandi.
Utrecht Trajecti Batavorum Ex officina Gulielmi Broedelet bibliopolae 1711. 4to. 3 parts in 1: XX1511;124; 15259 index1 blank p. Calf. 21 cm Ref: STCN ppn 185671004; Oldfather no. 287; Hoffmann 215; Didbin 2515/6: 'The edition is a valuable and critical one'; Ebert 6775; Brunet 21012/13; Graesse 2484; P.A. Hansen 'A bibliography of Danish contributions to classical scholarship from the 16th century to 1970' Copenhagen 1977 no. 363 Details: Back gilt and with 5 raised bands. Title printed in red and black. Woodcut printer's mark on the title depicting Athena and Hermes motto: 'Suum cuique tribue'. Woodcut initials. Greek text with facing Latin translation. Last 152 pages are filled with the notes of Meiboom 1-32 the notes and emendations of the Enchiridium by Salmasius 33-48 notes and emendations by Meiboom and Salmasius 'in Arriani Epictetum' 49-98 variae lectiones 99-136 and an 'Accessio ad emendationes Meibomianas in Dissertationes Epicteteas Arriani' 137-152. The last 4 pages of the preliminary leaves are owing to a binder's error to be found in the last gathering of the book. � 'Alius' in the title is an old genitive form with a long i Condition: Cover scuffed; back rubbed; corners bumped; front joint starting to split; head & tail of the spine chafed; bookplate on front pastedown Note: There is something odd about this title. Half of the book is printed carefully with the use of beautiful Greek and Roman type and is presented in a balanced layout. The woodcut initials are sharp and elegant. The other half of the book is printed on paper of somewhat lesser quality with the use of dull and conventional Greek and Roman type. The woodcut initials are quite common and worn. This difference has its story and reflects the life and character of its main contributor Marcus Meibom. The 'fine' half was printed in Copenhagen about 40 years earlier than the other half which was printed in Utrecht in 1711. � The Danish philologist Marcus Meibom or Marcus Meibomius was born in 1630 in T�nning in Schleswig-Holstein. He was a scholar with a bad temper and a lot of ennemies. After a turbulent life he died poor in Utrecht in 1710 or 1711. He was 'one of those colourful people who despite numerous initiatives was unable to ascend in the Republic of Letters. He had achieved some fame with an edition of seven classical authors on music which he dedicated to Queen Christina of Sweden and for which he received an invitation to her court in return. He himself had reconstructed instruments from antiquity with which he tried to put on a concert for the court of the Queen; unfortunately the performance generated only hilarity and ended in turmoil. Frustrated Meiboom then attacked a friend of the Queen which forced him to leave'. D. van Miert 'Humanism in an age of science: the Amsterdam Athenaeum in the Golden Age 1632-1704' Leiden 2009 p. 88 Meibom treated everyone crudely and could never restrain his arrogance. The Dutch gentleman/scholar Nicolaas Heinsius called him a 'hungry rogue' and an 'ungrateful person'. D. van Miert p. 89 In 1653 Meibom left Sweden and entered into the service of king Frederic III of Denmark. He was made royal librarian and professor at Uppsala the next year. Michaud 'Biographie Universelle' Vol. 28 Lpz. 1843 p. 520/1 In 1668 he accepted a position at the Athenaeum Illustre at Amsterdam to give public lectures and private tuition with a salary of 1200 guilders a year. One year later in 1670 he was fired. The reason was that as Burmannus reports in a letter 'Meiboom had turned up his nose at the obligation to give private tuition to the sons of the bourgomasters'. D. van Miert p. 90 'Meiboom next dedicated himself to the military shipping trade. He reviewed a book on this subject by Johan Scheffer and wrote a book himself on antique triremes with which he left for England to convince Charles II that these antique vessels would give him supremacy at sea'. D. van Miert p. 91 Of course this untertaking was not successful. He also tried to sell his project to the French but found no one interested. His next great project in England in 1674 was the publishing of the Old Testament with his remarks on the Hebrew text of which he wanted to correct numerous passages. He shocked the English and had to return to Holland poorer than ever. Nevertheless he possessed some very valubable ancient manuscripts which he did not want to sell. He died in Utrecht where his heirs found the unfinished edition of Epictetus printed ca. 40 years before which they sold to the publisher Broedelet. He asked Hadrianus Relandus to finish it. � The part of Meibom opens with the Greek text with facing Latin translation of the Enchiridion then follow the 'Epicteti Sententiae ex Joanne Stobaeo Graece & Latine' the 'Cebetis Thebani Tabula Graece & Latine' and 'Prodicus de Hercule ex Xenophontis Memorabilium libro IIdo secundo Joa. Leunclavio interprete' a allegoric story about Hercules on the crossroads where he has to choose between Virtue and Vice. Meibom finished with 'Hippocratis Epistola' to Damagetus a long letter concerning the madness of the 'laughing philosopher' Democritus. This letter is a founding text in the history of melancholy. Relandus tells the reader in the preface that while he was working on this edition he stumbled upon a traesure thesaurum an Epictetus edition dated 1595 Oldfather 15 from the library of Meibom in the margins of which the French scholar Claude de Saumaise or Claudius Salmasius 1588-1653 had jotted down corrections and emendations to the Enchiridion. General preface leaf 2 and preface to the notes of Salmasius p. 37/38 Salmasius was in Leyden the successor of Scaliger and a prolific author and textual critic. He had produced once an Enchiridium edition himself. Amsterdam 1640 � Michaud tells about Meibom's part of this Enchiridion edition that the 'roi de Danemarck fit imprimer cet ouvrage � ses frais et fit pr�sent de la totalit� de l'�dition � Meibom qui la garda plus de quarante ans dans son cabinet'. Michaud vol. 28 p. 521 The quality of the printing of Meibom's part of the book seems to affirm the story of Michaud still the question remains why Meibom had transported heavy barrels full of quality printing to Amsterdam in 1668/69 and forgot about it for the next 40 years Boter follows the suggestion of Schweighaeuser in his edition of 1798 Schweighaeuser Lpz. 1798 p. LIXV and argues that Meibom did not think his own work worthy of publication. G. Boter 'The Encheiridion of Epictetus and its three christian adaptations' Leiden 1999 p. 78 This seems hard to believe with regard to such an arrogant and headstrong character. He was very much convinced of his own genius. Graevius wrote in a letter to N. Heinsius that Meibom considered himself a better philologist than Isaac Casaubon Carlo Sigonio Gronovius and Salmasius. D. van Miert p. 91 Modesty and humility were not his strongest points. The flaws in the character of this manic man who led a tumultuous life might be the cause of the abandonment of the project. Moreover when Meibon arrived in Amsterdam and would have asked around in 1669 if someone was interested in publishing his Epictetus' Enchiridium he would have heard that in Amsterdam the publishers Boom and Ravestein were already busy producing an edition for 1670 as did the Van Gaasbeek brothers. Anyway Meibom's heirs sold part of his possessions including the barrels filled with plano sheats of a book which had never been published. The first page of the collection simply said 'Epicteti Manuale Graece & Latine'. The load of paper was bought by the publisher Broedelet who asked the Dutch scholar Hadrianus Relandus for whom he had published several titles to write an introduction and to produce some commentary and an index. 'Relandus did his best he wrote introductions to the different parts added the notes of Meibom and Salmasius which he had found among Meibom's papers and in the margins of some of his books. He added also collations of two manuscripts the 'codex Hafniensis' p. 101-119 of the second part and the 'codex Gerdesianus' p. 120-136 of the second part. That Meibom did a good job was already noted in 1711 in the periodical 'Acta Eruditorum. 'Haec editio est accurata & a mendis typographicis pura literis elegantibus & majoribus impressa'. Acta Eruditorum 1711 p. 374 Furthermore Schweighaeuser dedicates almost seven of his preliminary pages of his famous 1798 edition of the Enchiridium to this work of Meibomius/Relandus. And G. Boter deems Meibomius/Relandus worthy of incorporating them in the short list of 'Studiosi in apparatu critico laudati' of his edition of the Enchiridium published in the normative 'Bibliotheca Teubneriana' series Berlin 2007. Adrianus Reland or Hadrianus Relandus 1676-1718 was a child prodigy. At 13 he enrolled as a student at the University of Utrecht where he studied philosophy classics and oriental languages. In 1700 he was appointed professor of Oriental languages and Holy Antiquities. This 'jewel' of the university remained in Utrecht till his untimely death at the age of 41. He didnot publish much on Oriental languages but wrote some influential works on Hebrew antiquities the 'Antiquitates sacrae veterum Hebraeorum' 1708 & 1712 publisher Broedelet and 'Palestina ex monumentis veteribus illustrata' 1714 publisher Broedelet. His best known work seems to be 'De religione mohammedica' 1705 publisher Broedelet which was reissued several times and was translated into several languages. In this work he broke new ground with an honest and correct approach of this religion. As a consequence the Vatican placed it on the Index of forbidden books Provenance: On the front pastedown the remains of a woodcut bookplate. The lower part with the name of the owner has been removed. It shows the Royal arms of the United Kingdom as used by the Hanover dynasty between 1714 and 1800 during the reign of King George I II & III. See Wikipedia s.v. 'Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom' The shield is oval and rests on a pedestal. Around the oval a belt with the motto of the Order of the Garter 'Honi soit qui mal y pense'. The oval is surmounted with a royal crown. Before the pedestal a banner with the motto of the English monarchs 'Dieu et mon droit'. Right of the shield the Unicorn and left a crowned lion. There is no royal helm beneath the crown The bookplate is probably of a royal or of a library of a public institution and dates from before 1800 Collation: -24 A-T4 2A-2P4 2Q2. A-R4 S4-T4 S-2A4 2B4 leaf 2B2 verso blank the second and third leaf of the last gathering 2B are signed 31 and 32; these 2 leaves ought to have been cut out and bound after leaf 24; we once sold another copy of this book and it showed the same binder's error Photographs on request hardcover
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EPICTETUS.
EPIKT�TOY Egcheiridion KEB�TOS th�baiou Pinaks; kai THEOPHRASTOY �thikoi Charakt�res. Epicteti Enchiridion Cebetis Thebani Tabula; et Theophrasti Characteres Ethici. Cum versione latina. Denuo recognita & notis illustrata.
Oxford Oxonii E Theatro Sheldoniano 1670. 8vo. XV11431;9518 p. Calf 15.5 cm Ref: Oldfather 175 see also 114; Ebert 6771; not in Hoffmann; only 2 copies in the British Libraries; cf. Brunet 21012 who mentions an edition of 1707 Details: Back ruled gilt and with 4 raised bands. Black morocco shield in second compartment. Boards ruled with double fillet borders. Greek text with facing Latin translation Condition: Cover scuffed and worn at the extremes. Head of the spine gone for 1 cm. Front joint beginning to split. Corners bumped Note: This book is the first publication for the market i.e. 'real book' printed in the famous Sheldonian Theatre which was named after the Chancellor of the University and archbishop of Canterbury Gilbert Sheldon. The building a work of Christopher Wren was completed in 1668. The Vice-Chancellor of the University John Fell 'the most powerful man on the University' in those days 'persuaded Sheldon that when not in use the building might be used for printing. Composing frames and presses no less than five a large number then all built locally were moved in before the builders were out late in 1668 or early 1669'. N. Barker 'The Oxford University Press and the spread of Learning 1478-1978 Oxf. 1978 p. 15 In F. Madan's 'Oxford books a bibliography of printed works relating to the University and City of Oxford or printed or published there' Oxford 1895-1931 we found for 1670 only a few small occasional publications e.g. some epicedia funeral songs or more or less internal University documents such as the 'Parecbolae sive excerpta e corpore statutorum Universitatis Oxon. in usum juventutis academicae'. The only real book 'e Theatro Sheldoniano' in 1670 is this Epictetus/Cebes/Theophrastus edition. Madan vol. 3 1931 no. 2853 For the previous year of 1669 Madan mentions only the imprint 'e theatro Sheldoniano' for the occasional poem of Corbet Owen 'Carmen Pindaricum' a bad poem by the way which was recited at the opening of the Theatre on the 9th of July 1669. In order to understand the following search for the identity of the editor of this anonymous 1670 edition one should know that an expanded edition 'e Theatro Sheldoniano' was printed in 1680 also anonymously and another one in 1707. The 1707 edition mentions on its title an editor 'C. Aldrich' Carolus Charles Aldrich student of 'Christ Church'. Later bibliographers assumed that this same Aldrich must also have been responsible for the anonymous 1670 & 1680 editions. Now Aldrich's dates are 1681-1737. See for Charles Aldrich 'A directory of the parochial libraries of the Church of England and the Church of Wales' by N.R. Ker & M. Perkins London 2004 p. 235 s.v. Henley-On-Thames where the story of his library is told So Charles Aldrich cannot have produced the edition of 1670 nor that one of 1680. He however gives us a clue to the identity of the editor of the 1680 edition. The real editor of the 1680 edition we must conclude is most probably the classical scholar Dean of Christ Church bishop of Oxford John Fell because Aldrich tells us on page a4-recto of his 'Ad Lectorem' that he 'minime deflexisse' from 'illa Felli editione' of 1680. This could mean of course 'from the edition of the University Press led by John Fell' but this seems far fetched. More probable is that Aldrich refers to an Epictetus edition of 1680 which was produced by Fell himself. The name on the title of the 1707 edition caused later bibliographers Fabricius/Harles Bibliotheca Graeca Hamburg 1796 volume V p. 80 but also Oldfather in his 'Bibliography of Epictetus' no's 114 and 117 to ascribe the 1670 and 1680 edition erroneously to Aldrich. As shown above the almost certain editor of the 1680 edition is John Fell. On the title of the 1680 edition even the phrase on the title of 1670 'denuo recognita & notis illustrata' was copied. That it is a reprint with the addition of passages from Prodicus and Cicero not yet found in the first edition of 1670 is proved by the reproduction in 1680 of the 1670 misprint of 'vider�' for 'videre' on page A4-verso of the preface. In the preface of 1670 it is admitted that the edition is based on earlier ones especially those of Meric Casaubon and Salmasius but the editor claims to have filled some 'lacunae' and to have corrected the Greek text and Latin translation by Meric Casaubon first published in 1659 not only with the help of the printed sources but also by collating manuscripts from the Bodleian Library and the Library of the New College. A3-verso From the abundant notes of others he offers only an anthology sylva to elucidate some matters. These notes can be found at the end of the book and they number only 8 pages. The notes are brief for the editor says that he does not approve of voluminous books stuffed with unnecessary knowledge. To underline his loathing he tells the reader that he left the job of compiling this 'sylva' of notes to a 'juvenis studiosus' who had plenty of time for that cui otium magis suppetebat. A3-verso & A4-recto The tone of the writer of the preface is mature and very confident he surely is a proud and advanced scholar. This leaves us in Oxford ca. 1670 with only one person John Fell 1625-1686 a great classical scholar Dean of Christ Church bishop of Oxford and Architypographus of the University Press from 1672. He had a high reputation as a Grecian and a philologist and published editions of Cyprian Aratus Theocritus Athenagoras and other classical authors. N. Barker 'The Oxford University Press and the Spread of Learning' Oxf. 1978 p. 14-26; see also the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica s.v. John Fell It is more than appropriate to assume that Fell produced the first 'real' book be it for students for the press of his University. For the founding of the revived Press of the University of Oxford was his work alone. Epictetus and the 2 other works in this volume have been repeatedly republished by the University Press in 1680 and 1707 already mentioned but also in 1702 1715 1723 1739 and 1804 Madan no. 2853 Madan tells about the misprint 'vider�' for 'videre' in the preface that it 'is perhaps in all copies corrected by hand'. Our copy apparantly escaped the attention of the corrector for the misprint has not been corrected. This book seems to be extremely rare. We found only 5 copies in British Libraries one in the British Library 2 in the Bodleian one in Cambridge University Library and one in Sheffield. All British university libraries hold an electronic or microfilm copy of the book. They all ascribe this edition to Aldrich except the British Library and the Bodleian. They mention John Fell. We searched in KVK for other copies and we found only 2 other copies one in the University Library Gent and one in the Royal Library of Denmark. The copy of the 'Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin' is lost owing to 'Kriegsverlust'. We found not one copy auctioned in 'Americana Exchange' Provenance: The front pastedown has once been renewed. Through the paper is vaguely visible a big bookplate Collation: A-Q8 R4 Photographs on request hardcover
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Epinay Madame d' Badinter Elisabeth pref. Roth Georges ed.
Les Contre-confessions. Histoire de Madame de Montbrillant par Madame d'Epinay. Pr�face d'Elisabeth Badinter. Notes de Georges Roth revues par Elisabeth Badinter.
Paris: Mercure de France 1989. Livre. Tr�s bon. Cartonnage �diteur. Sign� par l'auteur. Ed. originale. In-8. Paris Mercure de France 1989. Fort in-8 XXXII - 1656 pp. cartonnage souple illustr� en couleurs de l'�diteur. Premi�re �dition sous cette forme. Bel ENVOI d'Elisabeth Badinter � Jean-Jacques Brochier. Journaliste J.-J. Brochier fut r�dacteur en chef du Magazine litt�raire de 1968 � 2004. Petites taches en tranche de t�te pour le reste parfait. 12 kg. Mercure de France Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1567 ISBN : 2715215754 9782715215757
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Eppe Ramazzotti
Introduzione Alla Pipa
Italy: Giunti Martello 1985. Very informative book on pipes and pipe smoking all sorts of antique pipes are shown wooden metal ceramic ITALIAN TEXT NO English Translation. 196 pages in very bright clean condition many colour photographs and B/w illustrations all present as listed plus very informative text IN ITALIAN Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean not price clipped HEAVY BOOK 1.6 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.a very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 11x 9 Inches. Hardcover. Giunti Martello Hardcover
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Eppens Hans
Baukultur Im Alten Basel INSCRIBED
Basel: Frobenius 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 3rd Edition. Good as some wear to covers 3rd edn signed by author w/217 illustr; in German folding map in back; cloth covers. Frobenius Hardcover
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EPPLE ANNE ORTH
NATURE CRAFTS
CHILTON 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First EDITION. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. WHITE DUST JACKET HAS A CREASE AT FLYLEAF FRONT. CHILTON PUB. 1974 FIRST EDITION. 149 PAGES. HARDCOVER BOOK IS CLEAN BRIGHT AND SECURE. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. CHILTON Hardcover
Bookseller reference : X511 ISBN : 080195939X 9780801959394
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Eppley Sisters
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EPPLEY SISTERS GOSPEL QUINTETTE MANCHESTER PA:; Mounted on card stock with overall title and the name of each sister written in red ink
Manchester PA 1945. Original edition. Very Good. Black-and-white photo of the five sisters dressed in white blouses black coats and skirts and string ties. Caption and names are printed by hand in red. 375" x 7" The five Eppley Sisters traveled the world as a gospel quintet for about 30 years circa 1945 to 1975. <br/><br/> unknown
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Epps MD. John M. D.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND'S APOSTACY;
London: James Dinnis 92 Paternoster Row 1834. .The Fallicies Put Forth By Her Exposed; and The Duty of Dissenters Declared.16pp. Printed title-page. Dis-bound copy from a nonce volume. RARE ITEM Copac 2 copies only. John Epps 18105-1869 was born into a radical family in Sevenoaks Kent and spent his life fighting for radical causes inclusing Abolition and Parliamentry reform. 1st Edition. paper wrappers. V.g. 8vo. dis-bound copy. James Dinnis, 92 Paternoster Row Hardcover
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Epstein Beryl
LUCKY LUCKY WHITE HORSE
USA: Scholastic Inc. Softcover. Good. Carpenter Mia. Sturdy binding good to very good condition all of our books with coated covers have been cleaned some shelf-wear to edges and corners. Scholastic Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 17424 ISBN : 0060218304 9780060218300
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Epstein Diana Author / Safro Millicent Author / Dine Jim Foreword By / Wolfe Tom Preface By
Buttons
New York New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Fine Dust Jacket. 1991. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 0810931133 . 013928: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a New Brodart Mylar Cover. Copy has small prior owner's bookplate at top of front flyleaf; else would have classified it in Fine Condition even unread. Boards and pages are clean unmarked bright tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "BUTTONS presents more than 1000 examples of the fine art of buttonmaking from Europe the Far East and America. Included are buttons made of glass porcelain pearl shell horn and plastic as well as gold silver brass and copper; carved from ivory jade wood and mother-of-pearl; adorned with jewels and paste; framing tintypes intarsia stone or glass mosaics painted with intricate scenes or simple motifs; and shaped and painted to resemble fruit fish and fowl.": Color Photographs: 9 x 10.25 in.: 176 pages . Harry N. Abrams hardcover
Bookseller reference : 013928 ISBN : 0810931133 9780810931138
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