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1890ref. m1814London: Ernest Nister n.d. ca. 1890. Quarto color-illustrated self-wrappers 16 pp. Chromolithograph plates throughout. Fine. Ernest Nister, n.d. [ca. 1890.] unknown books
1851ref. m1310London: John W. Parker 1851. 1st edition. Duodecimo cloth 215 pp. Wood-engraved plates illus. Good; moderate shelf wear. John W. Parker, 1851. hardcover books
1925ref. 34150Garden City: Garden City Publishing 1925. First printing of this later edition originally published in 1921. 256 pp. Very good plus in like dust jacket with a closed tear to rear panel and light overall edge wear with some chipping. Garden City: Garden City Publishing, unknown books
1969ref. 2982NY: Grove Press 1969. First edition. . 116 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Vadasz. NY: Grove Press unknown books
1862ref. 28438Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union 1862. 16mo brown cloth 232 pp. Wood-engraved illustrations. Shelf worn. American Sunday-School Union, [1862]. hardcover books
1869ref. 28378Philadelphia: Friends’ Publication Association 1869. 24mo printed wrappers 20 pp. Very Good; cover lightly soiled. Friends’ Publication Association, 1869. unknown books
1812ref. 70699Alexandria VA: Printed for author 1812. 23 cm. 56pp. Disbound. Rather heavily dampstained. Howes M-201. Strongly critical of Madison supports De Witt Clinton for president. Printed for author unknown books
1866ref. 70694Skaggaddahunk New York: Scantlewood Timberlake & Co. Printers to the "North River Society 1866. 24 cm. 29pp. Original printed wrappers. Some damp staining to wrappers extending into the text. Radical Republican verse in the "confessional" voice of President Andrew Johnson as he made his ill fated tour seeking support for a mild Reconstruction policy. Scantlewood, Timberlake & Co., Printers to the "North River Society unknown books
1851ref. 70666Washington DC: Published by the Author front wrapper: Published by Joseph Shillington 1851. 23 cm. 32 pp. Original printed wraps. Presentation to "Editors Republic / with respects of the Author" on front wrap. Advocating for better pay. Title page has a line through "the Author" and the same contemporary hand has corrected a few errors in the text. Published by the Author [front wrapper: Published by Joseph Shillington] unknown books
1857ref. 69002Philadelphia: Parry and McMillan 1857. First edition. 20 cm. Original brown blind stamped cloth. Wear to edges. Previous owner's signature on flyleaf. Wright II 530. A rare religious tale including a revival. Parry and McMillan unknown books
1828ref. 69025Boston: Bowles & Dearborn 50 Washington Street 1828. First edition. 15 cm. 200 pp. Vignette by D.C. Johnson on title leaf. Original printed boards printed paper label chipped. Vignette repeated on front board along with imprint. Front cover nearly detached lacking front and rear free endpapers. Wright I 2083. Johnson 192. Hamilton 1700 expresses uncertainty concerning Johnston but only records the second edition of 1831. Bowles & Dearborn, 50 Washington Street unknown books
1917ref. 68330New York: The Cortes Society 1917. Number one of the "Documents and Narratives Concerning the Discovery and Conquest of Latin America" series by Cortes Society. This is copy No. 9 of an edition of 250 copies of which ten are on Kelmscott paper. 22 cm. 93pp. Stitched for binding put never bound. Unopened. The Cortes Society unknown books
1863ref. 66192New York: Office of the Bankers' Magazine 1863. First edition. 8vo. 20pp. Original printed green wrappers some shallow chipping to edges. A Letter to Salmon Chase preceding the text is signed in type "R. S." The author expresses his desire to "point out to the government new facilities for procuring the increased supply of money made necessary by the present wicked rebellion. Office of the Bankers' Magazine unknown books
1925ref. 63832NP: np 1925. First edition . 16mo 16 cm. 8 pp. A nostalgic look at the rural institution in America with James Whitcomb Riley's famous poem "The Passing of the Backhouse" printed at the end "a true-to-life human-interest story of an old landmark which has endeared itself in the memory of hundreds of thousands of real American folks" from the foreword. Apparently not recorded on OCLC and we have been unable to find any information on this pamphlet's publishing history elsewhere. Very good. Original illustrated wrappers rubbed central vertical fold stapled. 10307. np unknown books
1995ref. UANONIG00drpWordsworth 1995. Very Good. Anonymous. A Night in a Morrish Harem. Hertforshire UK: Wordsworth 1995. 126pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping. Wordsworth paperback books
1995ref. UANOSUB00drpWordsworth 1995. Very Good. Anonymous. Suburban Souls. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth 1995. 483pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. Wordsworth paperback books
2019ref. UANOWAR01fpTwelve 2019. Fine. Anonymous. A Warning. New York: Twelve 2019. 259pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Twelve hardcover books
1996ref. UANOPRI00fpRandom House c1996. Very Good. Anonymous. Primary Colors : a Novel of Politics. New York: Random House c1996. 366pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light fading on edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light creasing on covers. Random House hardcover books
1996ref. UANOPRI00CGMRandom House c1996. Fine. Anonymous. Primary Colors : a Novel of Politics. New York: Random House c1996. 366pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine with lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Random House hardcover books
1950ref. 019790New York 1950. Minor surface wear ink light at a few points with "Bill" on the dark portion of his suit but still visible. Near Fine. A scarce 8" x 10" Black-and-White Formal Photograph SIGNED by Bill Wilson: "To Martie C--/With affection/and thanks/Bill/NY -- 9/50." unknown books
1855ref. 613711855. Softcover. Very Good. Holograph Manuscript. Octavo. 42 2pp. Ribbon-tied wrappers. Foredge gilt. Beautifully written in blue ink with decorated initials rubricated. Small chips to the edges of the wrappers a pleasing very good or better manuscript. A fairy tale in both prose and verse. Fair knight Jòan goes on a long journey looking for truth and a princess shadowed by fairies. The fairies dose him with poppies give him sweet dreams and intimate that he shall find "thy silver dove" the Princess Alethia. Apparently unpublished the manuscript is accompanied by a 1936 letter from the Library of Congress Copyright Office replying to an inquiry and stating that the title is not recorded. Additionally none of the word combinations in the title reveal published works in OCLC or other comparable sources. A beautifully rendered complete and unpublished 19th Century fairy story. unknown books
ref. 173027SOCIETE ANONYME DES MATIERES COLORANTES. Satinette. Album of 22 full page fabric samples. Oblong 8vo 109 x 160 mm publisher's boards. Paris: Societe Anonyme des Matieres Colorantes et Produits Chimiques de Saint-Denis n.d. A delightful trade catalogue of fabric samples from this important establishment. In addition it is still preserved in its orginal decorated binding. hardcover books
1910ref. 45601United States 1910. Very Good. United States ca. 1910. Original hand-made scrapbook 28x32cm; side-stitched cloth-book illustration mounted to upper cover; 24pp. filled to completion with a hundred and twenty-four 124 magazine cutouts. Cloth a bit creased along margins with light soil throughout otherwise a Very Good example scrapbook elements clean and sound. Very sweet and rather unusual child's scrapbook painstakingly assembled. The images mostly printed halftone with just a few in color were evidently gathered from a variety of magazines and feature wholesome domestic scenes loving parents children at play puppies and kittens farm animals and Santa Claus. Date of production based on the presence of several elements--an illustration of a snappy black Model T and lots of Campbell's Kids a popular ad campaign introduced by Campbell's Soup in 1904 featuring cherubic almost Kewpie-like children drawn by Grace Drayton. Another popular ad campaign present here: His Master's Voice. unknown books
1856ref. 622256New York: Published by Mason Brothers 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 407pp. Publisher's faded brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Foxing on pages spine sunned with tears and chips on spine ends corners bumped about very good copy. Wright II 836. Novel set in Boston. Published by Mason Brothers hardcover books
1930ref. 1715341930. HAENZI Erich. Farbenlehre. 23 Original watercolour plates some with multiple images. Folio 340 x 240 mm. original cloth. N.p.: n.d. ca. 1930. A wonderfully executed manuscript on colour theory by a Swiss commercial artist whose objective was to enhance the work of decorators fashion designers graphic artists and set designers. Divided into ten sections comprising colour and achromatic antagonism colour values light-dark antagonism cold-warm antagonism quality contrast intensity contrast quantity contrast complementary contrast simultaneous contrast and successive contrast. According to the seller the work is by a Swiss commercial artist named Erich Haenzi. hardcover books
