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1943ref. 004151S. l.: Parade Publication 1943. First Edition. Very good. First edition; oblong 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; pp. 32; stapled pictorial wraps; illustrated with numerous photographs; faint manuscript inscription to front wrap; overall very mild wear - in very good or better condition. Published a year after the facility's completion the book presented a pictorial history of Camp Hale - the US Army facility situated at an elevation of 9238 feet and training approximately 15 000 soldiers at its peak in mountain climbing Alpine and Nordic skiing severe-weather survival weapons and ordnance etc. Parade Publication paperback books
1860ref. 004184S. l. England: s. n. 1860. Very good. Sachet valentine n. d. 1860s; 5 x 3 1/2; several layers of gilded and embossed paper lace forming an elaborate 4-sided envelope; recto with two die-cut chromolithographs of flowers and butterflies; verso with a larger chromolithograph of a floral bouquet; silk satchet within with a poem printed on it; remarkably well-preserved with minor loss of paper to edges; in very good or better condition. Although unsigned the stunning valentine could possibly be attributed to Benjamin Sulman - renowned British lithographer and manufacturer of greeting cards and valentines in the 1860s and 1870s in the lavish style of the current one and quite often containing a perfumed sachet. The novelty of a sachet valentine would have been irresistible to the ladies - what with receiving a secret message printed on a pad of perfumed silk which reads: Forget-Me-Not: I have a little flower I tend it evry day I place it where the sun- beam May warm it with its ray I would thou wert that flower! And I the sun to thee How sweetly shouldst thou bask love In purest beams from me-- Id peer into each dew- drop bright That in thy petals lay And finding there imagd light Id kiss thy drops away! s. n. unknown books
1900ref. 004177S. l.: s. n. 1900. Good. A set of 14 paper-and-card stock die-cut figures n. d. late 19th- / early 20th- century; 11 thin pieces of wire to attach to verso and move the figures upright; various sizes approximately 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and smaller; lithographed paper pasted on carrd stock backing; small loss of paper to base of a few of the figures; one of them with a slight crack through middle; a bit of age-toning; in good to very good condition. A lovely theater play set possibly assembled at home by the previous owner it projected quite the Shakespearean air and included 12 characters and two props - a stove with food cooking and a grave marker in the shape of a cross. s. n. unknown books
1900ref. 004180Riga: Tipo-litorafiia V. P. Matveeva 1900. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. 3 6-57 3 3-28; green wraps printed in black and ruled with an elaborate border; illustrated with tables including large fold-out ones; small loss of paper to tips of spine; a bit of creasing to corners; two faint penciled-in numbers to front wrap; in good to very good condition. A comprehensive manual for employees of state wine and liquor warehouse it covered qualifications for the workers sober reliable literate etc. duties financial obligations and so on. It also outlined the techical details of manufacturing wine and spirits storage safety etc. Tipo-litorafiia V. P. Matveeva paperback books
1939ref. 004185New York: Authenticated News 1939. Very good. Gelatin silver press photo n. d. between 1938 and 1940; 10 x 6 3/4; typed paper tag agency ink stamp and penciled-in manuscript note to verso; a small closed cut to left edge and mild creases to two of the corners; a few glue spots to verso; in about very good condition. An unusual informal portrait as opposed to the more common formal photographs available it depicted Edvard Benes 1884 - 1948 - Czech politician and statesman leader of the Czech Independence Movement Foreign Affairs Minister and President of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938 and again from 1940 to 1948. Dressed in a suit and tie though with his arms casually crossed the image was taken at his summer home in Sezimovo Usti where he "rests from teh burdens of his high office.where Mrs. Benes relieved of her duties as official hostess watches out for his rest and comfort." Authenticated News unknown books
1830ref. 004188S. l. England: By the author 1830. Very good. Manuscript n. d. first half of the 19th century; single clream-colored sheet with an elaborately-embossed margins and a hand-colored pink band around edges; text in brown ink; light age-toning and a few minor spots; remnants from being previously affixed in a scrapbook to verso; in about very good condition. An amusing and a tad bizarre ode it began: "But bless me! What two non-descripts together! The SHE - a pile of ribbon straw and feather.a Bonnet! Aye and an actual woman in it." It continued on to mention Ross and Buchan Arctic explorers James Clark Ross 1800 - 1862 and David Buchan 1780 - 1838 - "Now for the HE.Have Ross or Buchan brought him to console the quidnuncs for the passage to the Pole" It ended with: "No Paris has the honor.The thing is contraband - Let's crush the trade; LADIES insist on't - all is best home made." By the author unknown books
1960ref. 004187S. l.: s. n. 1960. First Edition. Very good. Campaign brochure; 8 1/4 x 4; single sheet folded at the top pp. 4; illustrated with two photographs; minor wear to edges - in very good to near fine condition. A lovely campaign brochure supporting John F. Kennedy for president in 1960 it featured quotes from Kennedy's acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination and the main character traits he offered including youth and vigor freshness of outlook resoluteness and practical Liberalism. s. n. unknown books
1950ref. 004206S. l. San Francisco: s. n. 1950. Very good. Eight loose sheets n. d. mid-20th-century; 17 x 13 3/4 and 12 x 9; in color and black ink; one with a large fold-out diagram; light creasing to corners and a few minor spots; in very good condition. A brilliant experiment in color theory it was created by a student of the San Francisco Art Institute - founded in 1871 as one of the oldest art schools in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi River provenance: previous owner and included articulation moving hue secondary colors rhytm in one direction etc. s. n. unknown books
1920ref. 004207San Francisco: Halpin Lithograph Company Inc. 1920. Very good. Lithographed card stock sign with a string for hanging at the top n. .d. ca 1920; 14 1/4 x 10 1/4; light wear to edges and corners; a minor spot to left margin; in very good condition. An early-Prohibition Era advertising sign it featured a glass of purple soda - Tokay Punch - made of grape juice sitting next to a vase of orange flowers. The bottom margin featured the slogan: "Non-intoxicating - Imitation - Artificially Colored and Flavored." It was created by the Halpin Lithograph Company Inc. - a short-lived lithographic printer in San Francisco who was known to operate between about 1914 and the early 1920s and mostly specialized in maps and local government publications. Halpin Lithograph Company, Inc. unknown books
1881ref. 004215Praha Prague: Old Town Cafe 1881. Very good. Small calendar; 4 1/2 x 3; pp. 8; wraps in red and gilt with oval chromolithographed inlays; leaves with elaborate gilt borders; light wear to edges and corners; a few mild spots to wraps verso; in very good condition. A tiny yet quite-lavish New Year's gift to the customers of the Old Town Cafe in Prague it depicted portraits of Rudolf Franz Karl Josef Crown Prince of Austria 1858 1889 the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and his soon-to-be wife Princess Stephanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Belgium 1864 1945 daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium. The two would marry later that year - on May 10th 1881. The marriage would not be a happy one for Prince Rudolf's heavy drinking and numerous affairs and it would ultimately end in 1889 with the prince's joint suicide together with his mistress - 18-year-old Baroness Marie Alexandrine "Mary" von Vetsera. Old Town Cafe paperback books
1989ref. 004217S. l. Prague : s. n. 1989. First Edition. Very good. Poster n. d. 1989; 12 x 18 1/2; offset lithograph - blue text and photographic image on thin white stock; a bit of creasing to upper left corner and edge; very good condition. An anonymous political poster one of at least three known versions published in November - December of 1989 during the Velvet Revolution promoting Vaclav Havel 1936 - 2011 for President. He would indeed serve as the last President of former Czechoslovakia from 1989 until its dissolution in 1992 and then as the first President of the Czech Republic from 1993 until 2003. The accompanying text outlined various milestones of his work towards civic freedom. s. n. unknown books
ref. 004212S. l.: s. n. Very good. Trinket box housing a paper doll with outfits; box - 4 x 5 1/2 x 1 heavily-embossed gilt paper over card stock die-cut to show hand-painted porcelain- and velvet- inserts with four miniature cameos; a faint crack to porcelain not affecting integrity; one of the cameos replaced; remannts of a silk ribbon to inside walls; mild wear to corners; doll - 4 1/2 x 1 with a small "stand" folded at feet; engraved with hand-colored accents; four dresses and one just the back half a scarf and a head-piece - engraved and hand-colored; small rubbed spot to arm of the doll; outfits with mild wear; overall in very good condition. A stunning box most probably French housing a Victorian lady's prized paper doll the latter obviously cut and lovingly assembled at home. s. n. unknown books
1987ref. 332265New York: Surey Books/Star Dist 1987. Paperback. 186p. very good first printing PBO in worn original camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Young Stallions YS-102. Philip Saloon has turned 35 and he's not getting any younger.time to find some help with that. Surey Books/Star Dist paperback books
1939ref. 004034S. l.: By the author 1939. First Edition. Very good. Manuscript; 8 x 5; loose sheets pp. 12 text and illustrations in pen and pencil to rectos only; illustrated with a map and full-page drawings and diagrams; old fold lines else minor wear; in very good or better condition. A charming record of a trip through the great lakes by an anonymous passenger onboard SS Charles A. Paul it included the titles and signatures of the entire crew a map of the route and cross-section diagrams of the deck mates quarters workrooms etc. The Charles A. Paul steamer began its life as a bulk freighter named General Garretson for the Gilchrist Transportation Company in 1906. It would be acquired by the Wilson Transit Company in 1913 and renamed several times becoming the Charles A. Paul in 1937. It would be scrapped in 1973. By the author unknown books
1915ref. 004018S. l.: s. n. 1915. Very good. Original glossy photograph n. d. ca 1915; 6 x 9 1/4; typed text to verso; two crease lines and two small nicks to left edge and lower corner; in very good condition. Showing a close-up of a beautiful passenger car the image was captioned: "Exterior view of Saloon Coach for Mar del Plata service converted from 2nd class day coach for suburban service." Founded in 1862 the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway was one of the so-called Big Four broad gauge British-owned railway companies in Argentina in the 19th- and early 20th - centuries. With several branches and extensions in the works the first train to reach the Atlantic and the main beach city in the country Mar del Plata arrived in 1886. By 1910 the enormous number of visitors converging in the summer months would prompt the construction of a second train station in the city - to be utilized only during the tourist season. With the nationalization of the entire Argentine railway network in 1948 the Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway would become part of the State-owned Ferrocarriles Argentinos. s. n. unknown books
ref. 004022Milan: Arti Grafiche Peko. Near fine. Two portfolios with seven loose prints each n. d. second half of the 20th century. Portfolios - red card stock with title in white - 9 1/4 x 12 1/4; text in English to front pannel verso; wear to edges and corners with minor loss of paper to top edge of one - in good condition. Prints - heavy textured cream card stock with illustrations and captions in English; very minor wear - in near fine or better condition. Two beautiful sets of prints they showcased several of Alfa Romeo's most iconic models - from the founding of the luxury Italian car company in 1910 through 1951. Some of them included 12 HP - 15 HP RL SPORT and SUPERSPORT 6C 1750 SUPER SPORT and GRAN SPORT 40-60 HP "RICOTTI" 8C 2300 CORTO etc. Arti Grafiche Peko unknown books
1831ref. 004041S. l.: s. n. 1831. First Edition. Good. First edition alternate title from front wrap: "Confession of Faith"; 8 x 5 1/4; pp. 1 4-8; self wraps printed and ruled in black and tied with a string; scattered foxing; nicks and creases to edges; a few small period manuscript scribbles to last page; in about good condition. An unrecorded pamphlet it outlined the form of admission and the covenant proposed and adopted by the Presbytery of Buffalo New York in the early-19th century. It also included a short list of "Queries for Professors." s. n. paperback books
1903ref. 004051San Francisco: By the photographer 1903. Very good. Four albumen- and silver gelatin- prints mounted on a gray photo album paper; different sizes but approx. 4 x 3; two of the photos die-cut as originally printed; captioned in manuscript in white ink: "S. F. 1903;" mild wear - in very good condition. A lovely group of pre-earthquake San Francisco photographs they gave a distinctive festive vibe as they were printed in Christmas-ornament shapes including a bell a rhombus an oval and the last - a narrow long rectangle. The four landmarks pictured were the Dewey Monument at Union Square the Golden Gate Bandshell with groups of smartly-dressed people around it the Ferry Building Clock Tower and the City Hall. By the photographer unknown books
1893ref. 004073San Francisco: J. O. Jephson & Co. Book and Job Printers 1893. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 5 3/4 x 4; pp. 1 4-23; light-brown wraps printed and ruled in black; manuscript notes to wraps; mild wear to edges and corners; in very good condition. The first settlers to the area of Byron arrived in 1841 the town was officially founded in 1878 and the first home and a post office were built in the same year. Apparently the town's first Congregational Church was established in 1893. Ruth Emma Goodsell 1893 - 1988 was the author of "California during the war of independence 1810-1822" and daughter of pioneer preacher and one of the early pastors in Murphys California Dennis Goodsell 1850 - 1937. Ruth had written on the back wrap of the book that she had been baptized by her father in Murphys in 1894 and had included a short prayer. J. O. Jephson & Co., Book and Job Printers paperback books
1859ref. 003885Rutland: Geo. A. Tuttle and Co.'s Steam Presses 1859. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4; pp. 2 5-15; blue wraps tied with a string and printed and ruled in black; a few minor spots and a very-faint trace of a signature to front wrap; in very good or better condition. Chapters on articles of faith government of a church etc. Geo. A. Tuttle and Co.'s Steam Presses paperback books
1920ref. 003896S. l. San Francisco: s. n. 1920. Very good. First edition presumed n. d. 1920s; 8 x 5; pp. 3-46 2; plain black wraps; printed in black and red and illustrated with several photographs drawings and elaborate borders; leaves' right margins die-cut to form thumb-tab index in alphabetical order; occasional spotting and glue residue to gutter; several small manuscript notes penciled-in; in about very good condition. An interesting unrecorded mystery the booklet touted: "San Francisco piquant and serious modern as New York ancient as China.Give yourself plenty of time to see San Francisco itself." Each left-hand page described noteworthy landmarks and points of interest in and around the city while the right-hand pages advertised various businesses including You Drive Auto Rental Co. Fairmont Hotel Pharmacy Nina Foley's Exclusive Gown Shop and Der - Ling Precious Jade Chinese Gift House. s. n. paperback books
1841ref. 003891Troy New York: N. Tuttle 1841. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 9 x 6; pp. 3 - 23; self-wraps tied with a string; a bit of foxing along spine; discolored spot to right margin of last few leaves not affecting readability; overall in very good condition. Williams College a private liberal arts college in Williamstown Massachusetts was founded as a men's higher-education institution in 1793 and funded by the estate of land owner and soldier Ephraim Williams 1715 - 1755 who would be killed in the French and Indian War. The booklet contained chapters on the government of the college on admissions and vacations on crimes and punishments etc. N. Tuttle paperback books
1890ref. 003953S. l.: s. n. 1890. Very good. Two broadsides n. d. second half of the 19th century; rolled 15 3/4 x 12 when flattened; heavily-gilded chromolithographs; both with a few closed nicks to top and bottom edges; a few minor spots of foxing to versos; in very good condition. A beautiful pair of broadsides the first one - entirely covered in gilt - just read: "The Lord is My Shepherd" nestled within trailing roses. The second more elaborate one consisted of the Lord's Prayer in the center surrounded by beautiful individual vignette illustrations with a commandment below each one. s. n. unknown books
1930ref. 003968S. l.: s. n. 1930. Near fine. Gelatin silver panoramic photograph in original plain brown envelope n. d. 1930s; 3 1/2 x 10 3/4; photo with very minor wear - in near fine condition; envelope with a few tears to top edge and a small piece of tape to inside of flap. A beautiful image by an anonymous photographer identified only by the initial 'H' it showed an elevated view of Donner Lake and the Rainbow Bridge. s. n. unknown books
1901ref. 003965Cincinnati Ohio: Tom Jones Publisher 1901. Near fine. Stationary; 11 x 8 1/2; single sheet illustrated with vignettes of the Ethnology Horticultural Agricultural and Machinery & Transportation buildings and of the Electric Tower; very minor wear - in near fine condition. A beautiful Pan-American Exposition memento it was published in connection with that World's Fair which was held from May 1 through November 2 of 1901 in Buffalo New York. Although noted for its numerous technological and art exhibits the fair would be best remembered as the location where President William McKinley was assasinated on September 6. Ironically the newly-developed X-ray machine first shown at that exhibition though suggested - would not be used on the president by the doctors in search of the bullets as they were unfamiliar with it and feared side effects. He would die 8 days later from gangrene caused by the bullet wounds. Tom Jones, Publisher unknown books
