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1918ref. 003444S. l.: By the author 1918. Near fine. Artist proof n. d. 1918; 3 1/4 x 5; glossy off-white stock with six identical circular button designs in 2 rows by 3; minor wear - near fine condition. A wonderful design by an anonymous artist the button depicted the intertwined flags of the war's victors with "VICTORY" printed below. By the author unknown books
1928ref. 003325Dayton OH: Frigidaire Corporation 1928. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 2 3-77 3; salmon-colored paper over boards printed and decorated in black and green; brown dust jacket with an elaborate vignette and title in black; illustrated with color lithographs and black & white images; thin strips of wear to bottom of boards; webbing showing between pp. 48 and 49 text block solid; DJ with minor loss to tips of spine and corners; overall in very good condition. Part user's manual and part recipe book it was published by the Frigidaire Corporation "especially for Frigidaire Automatic Refrigerators equipped with the Frigidaire Cold Control." It contained sections on setting cold control freezing etc. as well as chapters of salads beverages ice cream mousses and so on. Frigidaire Corporation hardcover books
1958ref. 003328S. l. Moscow: Izogiz 1958. First Edition. Very good. Sixteen silver gelatin photographs in a card stock folder the latter printed in green and red; 3 3/4 x 2 3/4; images subtitled in lower left corner; minor wear - in near fine condition; folder with small nicks to tips of spine and corners and a few small creases - in very good condition. Commemorating some of the best-known figures of Soviet cinema in the mid-20th century the images included actress Elina Bystritskaia 1928 - 2019 whose theater and film career would span more than six decades; actor screenwriter and director Sergei Bondarchuk 1920 - 1994 whose epic production of Tolstoy's "War and Peace" would bring him a Golden Globe and an Oscar in 1968; and others. Izogiz unknown books
1886ref. 003067Lancaster NH: Lancaster Gazette Power Job Print 1886. First Edition. Good. Broadside; 11 1/4 x 4 3/4; light-brown paper printed in black in several sizes and styles of type; bottom edge unevenly trimmed; several small nicks and a short closed cut to edges; faint crease lines and light age-toning; in good to very good condition. Listing the entries for the various horse races over the three-day event and detailing the names of the jockeys and the horses the broadside was published for the joint Coos County New Hampshire - Essex County Vermont Agricultural Fair in 1886. Lancaster Gazette Power Job Print unknown books
1848ref. 003075New York Clinton Hall: J. S. Redfield 1848. First Edition. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1848 - tentative date obtained from publisher's address Clinton Hall 137 Nassau where he published between 1843 and 1852; 4 1/2 x 3; pp. 1 4-16; yellow wraps tied with a string and decorated and ruled in black; illustrated with woodcuts; small nicks to tips of spine; very mild age-toning and a small spot to front wrap; upper corner of back wrap clipped; occasional faint spots to margins; overall in very good condition. Justus Starr Redfield 1810 - 1888 began his career very young first as a stereotyper as Redfield & Savage and in 1831 - as a publisher in his own right. He published four series of toy books the current one being No. 12 of the Third Series which became very popular and would later be re-published by Kiggins & Kellogg. This particular one contained five stories in verse and included "Meddlesome Matty"The Idle Boy" etc. J. S. Redfield paperback books
1812ref. 003090Philadelphia: Published by kimber and Conrad 1812. Good. First edition n. d. ca 1812; 5 1/2 x 2 3/4; pp. 24; yellow plain paper-over-card-stock wraps; illustrated with half-page woodcuts; a few small rubbed spots to wraps; a small chip and a closed cut to tail of spine; in good to very good condition. An early-19th-century children's book it contained short lines of moral and practical advice sayings etc. - each one illustrated with a corresponding engraving. Rosenbach 466. Published by kimber and Conrad paperback books
ref. 003125S. l.: By the author. Very good. Manuscript in ink and watercolor n. d. 19th century; single leaf of thin stock 5 1/2 x 4 1/4; minor age-toning and spotting to margins; in very good condition. A mystery rebus as yet unsolved and simply titled: "Illustration" it was exquisitely drawn and depicted a pail mounds of sand and shovels the letters R and S a waterfall etc. It could have been created by an amateur artist an illustrator for an unpublished work or simply by a lover of riddles. By the author unknown books
1850ref. 003164S. l.: s. n. 1850. Very good. Two labels n. d. mid-19th century; approx. 12 x 4 and 9 3/4 x 3 1/2; edges in lovely scalloped patterns; lavish gilt decorations on green and white backgrounds and central chromolithographed images laid-on; one with a few remnants of paper to verso from being removed from a scrapbook the other backed with a scrapbook leaf; a bit of wear and mild rubbing; overall in very good condition. In the early- to mid-19th century textile labels were used to hold the ends of fancy bolts of fabric which could be only purchased by affluent ladies those who could afford to own fine textiles. Usually richly decorated the labels were considered a premium bonus of a kind and often saved in scrapbooks. Many of them including the present ones featured an oval image of a colorful and pleasing subject - in this case a portrait of a beautiful lady and a woman weaving a harvest crown. s. n. unknown books
1890ref. 003166S. l.: s. n. 1890. Very good. Small Christmas book set and embelished into a hand-made frame with a stand n. d. late 19th century; book - 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 frame - 7 x 7 1/2; book with plain card stock wraps with laid-on chromolithographed illustration pp. 12; frame constructed out of two types of padded fabric and three kinds of decorative strings in cream beige and copper; backed with a stiff card stock stand to verso; a few small spots and mild general wear; overall in very good condition. A pretty piece of folk art it was most probably hand-made as a combination greetings card Christmas gift and holiday memento by fashioning a frame around a small book of popular quotations. s. n. paperback books
1876ref. 003191S. l. Boston: J. Latham 1876. First Edition. Near fine. First edition; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2; single sheet chromolithographed illustration subtitle and publisher's imprint to recto; a light blue stamp of American Art Publishing Co. to verso; very faint tiny circular spots to corners of verso from being previously mounted in frame; minor wear to corners; in very good to near fine condition. A lovely image of Boston Light being approached by several ships amidst turbulent seas. The lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor was initially built in 1716 and it would be the first in what is today the United States. The current one dates from 1783 and it is the only lighthouse to still be actively staffed by the US Coast Guard. J. Latham unknown books
1925ref. 003227Jersey City: Z drukarni "Svobody" 1925. First Edition. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1925; 9 x 6; pp. 1 4-84; olive wraps printed and illustrated in black; small closed cuts to tips of spine and top edge of back wrap; staples showing at hinges; previous owner's personal stamp to title page with a light offset to front wrap verso; in very good condition. A wonderful collection of Ukrainian folk songs in was published for the Ukrainian emigre community in the US. Z drukarni "Svobody" paperback books
1954ref. 002998Kiev Kyiv: Tip. otd. Transzheldorizdata 1954. Very good. Lithographed poster; 22 x 15 1/2; off-white stock with text and illustration in red and blue; very thin discolored spot to bottom edge and a few minor nicks; three punctures with small loss of paper to right margin not affecting the image but the edge of the decorative border; in very good- condition. A striking recruitment and propaganda poster it featured a smiling coal worker proferring a lump of coal in his hand with mining equipment and railroad tracks in the background. It stated that the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union's Department of Recruitment was seeking workers in the coal mining industry and listed some of the benefits with a potential contract. They included free transportation to and from work a daily allowance of 10-15 rubles a one-time cash bonus of 150-600 rubles comfortable housing and bedding and training. The Donets Basin also known as the Donbas Region has been the most important fuel source of Ukraine since coal mining began in the 1800s although it went through several disastrous periods. The industry collapsed during the 1917 Revolution recovered in the 1920s under the five-year plans then during WWII the whole region was heavily damaged and almost all coal mines were closed. Production ramped up and stabilized in the early 1950s thanks to the modernization of equipment and the tremendous increase in work force que the poster. Tip. otd. Transzheldorizdata unknown books
1900ref. 003059London-Paris-Berlin-New York-Toronto: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. 1900. Very good. First edition n. d. ca 1900; leporello concertina-folded 6 oblong boards 12 panels each board 7 x 8 3/4 approx. 4 1/2 feet unfolded; chromolithographed paper over thick card stock hinged with linen; a bit of fraying to tips linen; small rubbed spots to corners and edges; some age-toning and spotting mostly to margins; overall in very good condition. Part of the popular Victorian series "Father Tuck's Panorama" this particular one described in rhymes the farm animals helping people in agriculture and food production including goats donkeys cows etc. Not in OCLC not in the trade as of September 2021. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. hardcover books
1960ref. 002894Tallinn: Oktoober 1960. Very good. A single card stock board hinged with linen n. d. 1960s 16 x 12 1/4; the two games on opposite sides; slipcase-style card stock box 8 1/2 x 13 1/2; single sheet of instructions 8 x 5 3/4; box with a bit of rubbing to edges and a few small spots; board with light wear to margins and a small pen scratch; instructions sheet with some creasing; overall in very good- condition. In Estonian and Russian. A set of mystery board games from a phantom manufacturer they were reminiscent of Chutes and Ladders and were created at the height of the lunar programs' competition between Russia and the United States. Although the rules called for pawns and a dice it did not appear as if they had been originally supplied with the box. Also possibly because the two games relied on the same principle the instructions described the rules for only the Circus game. Oktoober unknown books
1893ref. 002896S. l. Oakland Trotting Park Oakland CA : By the author 1893. Very good. Manuscript n. d. ca 1893; 7 1/4 x 5 1/2; single sheet text to recto only; unevenly trimmed with a few nicks and creases; in very good condition. A receipt beginning with: "Dear Sir Your play to-day will be:.five lines enumerating the races and horses' names." It then cautions: "Note - only first horse named in each race. Second horse mentioned not to be noticed unless first is 'scratched'." By the author unknown books
1900ref. 002899S. l. : s. n. 1900. Very good. Original photograph n. d. ca 1900 ; double mat in two shades of brown; inscribed and signed in brown ink below image ink with some smudging; a small loss of paper to upper left corner of larger mat and a few spots to edges; a tiny chip to coating of upper right corner of photograph; overall in very good- condition. Robert Simpson Woodward 1849 - 1924 was a renowned civil engineer physicist matematician professor at Columbia and president of the Carnegie Institution of Washington the American Mathematical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also an inventor who had devised while working with the US Coast and Geodetic Survey the "ice bar and long tape base apparatus" which measured base lines with far greater accuracy than previously achieved. s. n. unknown books
1900ref. 002902S. l. : s. n. 1900. Very good. Silver gelatine photograph n. d. ca 1900 - a small penciled-in manuscript note on verso "1900 - 1910"; mounted on a card stock mat; photo 5 x 7 mat 10 x 12; image with minor age-toning and wear - in very good to near fine condition; mat with small chips to corners - in good to very good condition. A bit of a mystery the photograph presumably depicted a crew at a lumber yard or part of a rail yard where material for train cars was manufactured. The two visible rails mounted on concrete piers were most probably previously-scrapped tracks - repurposed to be used for stacking lumber. Although most of the men looked to be middle-aged and even older the first and the thrid ones from the bottom right appeared to be boys no older than 10. s. n. unknown books
1890ref. 002958S. l.: s. n. 1890. Very good. Twelve albumen prints affixed to loose photo-album sheets n. d. late 19th-century; images aprrox. 6 1/4 x 8 1/4; barely-visible pencilled manuscript captions; upper corners of a few of the photos with small wrinkles from being glued; two of them with small closed cuts to edges; overall in very good condition. A fabulous collection of images it documented a 19th-century trip to Moscow of an American traveller. All but one of the photographs featured images of landmarks and views of the city mostly centered around the Kremlin including the Big Bell Tsar Bell the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky the Novodevichii Convent the Triumphal Arch of Moscow several different views of the Kremlin etc. A few of them also showed random people including a peasant with a small stand selling an unidentifiable product and a horse-drawn cart along the Moskva River. s. n. unknown books
1980ref. 002739Georgetown: Steppin' Out Productions and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises 1980. First Edition. Very good. Brochure n. d. ca 1980; 5 1/2 x 4 1/4; pp. 4 printed on rectos only; cream stock printed in black; illustrated with a photograph; minor creasing and wear to edges and corners; very good condition. An advertising brochure for The Miss Legs America National Preliminary which was sponsored by Steppin' Out Productions and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises a Miami-based leisure cruise line which was founded in 1947 and was held at the iconic Georgetown Tramp's Discotheque which was opened in 1975 by businessman Michael O'Harro and was considered the forerunner of disco clubs in the US. The text gave information on the time the place and the prizes of the pageant and the photograph depicted a beautiful woman former contestant being admired/judged on stage. Steppin' Out Productions and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises unknown books
1855ref. 002736Vienne Vienna: M. Auer 1855. Very good. First edition in French translated and published in the same year as the original Russian; 10 1/2 x 7; pp. 1-25 7; green wraps printed and ruled in black; illustrated with three plates by Jos. Stoufs; lacking portrait frontis else complete; tiny white label to upper left corner; faint discolored spot to margin of front wrap; small chips to tips of spine and slight curling to corners; scattered foxing mostly to margins and verso of plates; in about very good- condition. Published anonymously the booklet was allegedly written by Count Dmitrii Nikolaevich Bludov alt. Dimitri Bloudoff 1785 - 1864 - a Russian noble imperial official and a member of the inner circle of Emperor Nicholas I. Over time Bludov served as Minister of Justice Minister of the Interior Chairman of the State Council and President of the Academy of Sciences. He was also a historian author founder of the Arzamas Literary Society close friend of Turgenev Karamzin and Zhukovskii and legal advisor to Nicholas writing many of his speeches editing the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire in 1841-1842 drafting a new Criminal Code in 1845 and presiding over the court that condemned the Decembrists to death. The book gave the official version of Emperor Nicholas' death i.e. pneumonia resulting from an untreated cold touting his unwavering Christian values and refuting the circulating speculations that the ruler had committed suicide while the Crimean War was raging. M. Auer paperback books
1872ref. 002741Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. 1872. First Edition. Very good. Presumed first edition n. d. ca 1872; 4 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 7 8-53 3; beige paper over boards; chromolithographed illustration pasted on front board; illustrated with black and white plates and small vignettes at the beginning of each chapter; thin closed cut to paper along spine; a small gift inscription to ffep; in about very good condition. An unusual Victorian chapter book it told the story of a little boy his longing for the life of a sailor and his path to the ultimate victory. D. Lothrop & Co. hardcover books
1890ref. 002758S. l. : s. n. 1890. Very good. Menu n. d. 1890s; 7 x 5; single card stock beige sheet printed in black with an elaborate border of stars around the title; bright fuchsia decorative ribbon to upper left corner; a few small spots; in very good condition. A humorous menu possibly from Maine as the Southwest Harbor Public Library holds a similar menu for a "Conundrum Sociable" from the 1890s by the ladies of Seal Cove for the Cemetery Fence Fund it listed specialties such as: "Greased Staff" "A Girlish Boy" "The Cause of Neighborhood Contention" "The Joy of Darwin's Grandfather" and others. Four selections could be had for 15 cents and seven selections - for 25 cents. s. n. unknown books
1835ref. 002766Salem: Salem Gazette Office 1835. Good. Broadside; 12 x 9 3/4; off-white stock printed in black ruled with an elaborate geometric border; edges trimmed unevenly; old crease lines; a few small incospicious pieces of tape to verso; a bit of age-toning and a few tiny punctures to lower half; minor foxing to margins; in good or better condition. The Essex Agricultural Society was officially granted a charter in 1818 and its first president was the Honorable Timothy Pickering 1745 - 1829 - Revolutionary War hero Postmaster General Senator Secretary of War and Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. The initial goal of the society was to "promote and improve the agricultural interests of farmers and others in Essex County" by gathering and providing information from more progressive farming communities to every farmer in Essex County. The broadside listed the exercises to be held in order including "Thanksgiving Hymn" an "Address by Daniel P. King Esq." 1801 - 1850 - a lawyer Congressman and at one time President of the Massachusetts State Senate who was never actually a praciticing attorney but was heavily engaged in agricultural pursuits "The Farmer's Song Written for the Occasion" etc. Salem Gazette Office unknown books
1965ref. 002714Chicago: Postal Region 7 1965. First Edition. Bright-yellow die-cut card stock and red movable human figure with with legs and upper body articulated via 4 grommets; 5 1/2 x 3 1/4; text in black; small bumps to corners of card and minor wear to edges of figure; small spot to upper margin of recto; very good condition. Intended to be distributed among postal workers the card illustrated the proper way of lifting heavy packages without one hurting himself/herself. Apprently concerned with disabling injury costs and costliness of replacements for injured employees the card also featured an extensive table of "per annum rates" for the above-mentioned payments. Postal Region 7 unknown books
1881ref. 002777S. l. Chicago : s. n. 1881. Very good. Albumen print on a card mount behind glass in a tramp art frame n. d. print ca 1881 frame ca 1900; image approx. 4 1/4 x 6 frame 6 3/4 x 8; print with a crease to upper left corner light age-toning and a few small spots not examined outside of the frame; frame recto gilded with minor flaking of paint and light dust-dulling; overall in very good condition. Originally created for Harper's Weekly by Sol Eytinge in 1878 the scene was one in a racist series of African-American caricatures which revolved around the courtship and marriage of two women - "The Twins." Shown strolling down the street hand in hand with their new husbands the features and gestures of the four were greatly exaggerated mocking their attempts at copying white society's refined manners. Around them were children friends and family - staring and pointing - and an older woman leaning on a tree almost doubled over in laughter at the spectacle. s. n. unknown books