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1790ref. 67104London: printed for the Author and Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson Pater-Noster-Row and Hookham New Bond-Street 1790. First edition 4to pp. 22 2; self-wrappers stitched as issued; front page soiled last 2 leaves with stains; internally very good. A satirical poem addressed to Pindar the pseudonym of John Wolcott himself a satirist. printed for the Author and Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-Row, and Hookham, New Bond-Street unknown books
1809ref. 66435London: printed for Richard Phillips Bridge Street Blackfriars 1809. First edition 8vo pp. 2 ii 288 16 Phillips catalog; folding frontispiece map 2 other folding maps; original blue paper-covered boards printed paper label on spine; front endpapers and frontispiece dampstained spine worn with small chips out label chipped with loss of one letter; a good sound and but for the initial dampstains clean copy. On the front pastedown is armorial bookplate for Robert Montgomery / Convoy. Wikipedia notes that "The Walcheren Campaign was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809 intended to open another front in the Austrian Empire's struggle with France during the War of the Fifth Coalition. printed for Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars unknown books
1797ref. 66433London: T. Heptinstall 304 Holborn. Printed by C. Whittingham 1797. 8vo pp. 190 2; inserted engraved frontispiece and vignette title page 4 plates engraved by Saunders and Rothwell after Woolley; original marbled boards green paper shelfback printed paper label on spine; upper joint crack and held by cords lower joint starting corners pushed spine with several vertical cracks text lightly toned; a good copy at best. Early ownership signature of E Crawford on the front free endpaper. An early production by Charles Whittingham 1767-1840 who originally "was apprenticed to a Coventry printer and bookseller. In 1789 he set up a small printing press in a garret off Fleet Street London with a loan obtained from the Caslon Type Foundry and by 1797 his business had so increased that he was enabled to move into larger premises. An edition of Gray's Poems printed by him in 1799 secured him the patronage of all the leading publishers. Whittingham inaugurated the idea of printing cheap handy editions of standard authors and on the bookselling trade threatening not to sell his productions took a room at a coffee house and sold them by auction himself" Wikipedia. He didn't start his famed Chiswick Press until 1811. T. Heptinstall, 304 Holborn. Printed by C. Whittingham unknown books
1825ref. 6770Connecticut: n.d. 1825. Unusual American watercolor measuring approx. 12.5" x 14.5" 315 x 363mm. several small breaks in the paper professionally repaired on verso mild waterstain enters from top margin a few other small minor defects but generally a good example. Remarkably similar to a picture by John William Hill entitled "Circular Mill King Street New York 1823" another unusually-shaped mill also in brown ink and green watercolor which was done when Hill was twenty one and derivative of the watercolor painting he probably learned from British trained artists including his father John Hill and William G. Wall. , n.d. unknown books
1800ref. 1382624Bavaria Presumed mid 1800s. Hardcover. Oblong tenmo unpaginated. In Good Plus condition. Spine red leather no lettering. Quarter bound in red leather with marbled paper boards and leather pencil sleeve. Shelfwear and soiling. 1/2" section chipped and missing from tail of spine. Small section missing from pencil sleeve. Pages lightly agetoned. Original sketchbook from the grand tour of an unknown presumed wealthy Englishman. "The Tyrol with a glance of Bavaria" written under the front board in graphite. Contains 14 pages with original graphite sketches of the Bavarian countryside including one landscape filled in with watercolor. Majority of pages unmarked. Shelved case 9. 1382624. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. hardcover books
1814ref. 12104London: Printed for J. Harris 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf wear peeling bumping to extremities and boards toning throughout else tight bright and unmarred small 8vo.180pp. illus b/w frontis index. Annotations in pencil by previous owner. Printed for J. Harris hardcover books
1735ref. 297549London: J. Wilford J. Roberts 1735. Very Good binding. 8vo; two disbound pamphlet still attached to each other by the leather spine of the binding from which they were removed; 26 pages 110 pages.~~The pamphlets being sold together. The first concerning excise taxes; the second appropriations. Very Good binding. J. Wilford | J. Roberts unknown books
1864ref. 11030New York: Harper's New Monthly Magazine 1864. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Entire issue in original wraps good with very good illustration subject article from pp. 34-39. Not in OOC. Light shelf/edge wear small chip at top front corner tip several small closed tears due to overlapped wrapper light even toning else tight bright and unmarred. Printed natural paper wrappers black ink lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 136pp plus adverts. Illus. b/w plates. Harper's New Monthly Magazine unknown books
1972ref. 11662n.p.: Venus Library 1972. First Venus Library Edition. Paperback. Good. First Venus Library Edition. Paperback. 6 7/8" X 4 1/4".159pp. Moderate wear to color pictorial paper wraps with light creasing rubbing and yellowing to extremities and lean to creased spine. All edges yellow. Binding is sound. Pages are occasionally age-toned else unmarked. "A masquerade--in which leather-shrouded men and women exchange costumes submit to floggings and chains so that they may enjoy even more the pleasure-pain of "voluntary rape". The artful step-by-tantalizing-step seduction of a submissive newly-wed bride while the bride's husband demands his right--to watch each probing caress hear his writhing nude wife's every throaty climactic moan.And much much more. Venus Library paperback books
1920ref. 10146Boston MA: Privately issued for C. Nile Dix and his Friends 1920. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. A rollicking tale of debauchery on the high seas with voyagers on a ship beset by pirates who turn out to be gentlemen and their leader British nobility. This is an unusual copy. Bound in boards and bearing the title page of the 1920 privately printed edition the textblock is printed in mimeo recto only in 45 pages vs. 52 for the printed edition. There is a frontis and additional plate tipped in. We believe this copy is likely the final draft bound by the publisher as it came in with a small cache of material that originated with a boutique print shop. The text matches the Dix textblock. Unique copy. Light shelf/edge wear tips through glue staining related to tipped in plates else tight bright and unmarred. Quarterbound tan cloth spine black paper boards frontispiece. 4to. 45pp. Illus. b/w plates. Privately issued for C. Nile Dix and his Friends hardcover books
2021ref. 135585n.p.: Clinker Press The 2021. sewn cardstock binding. Clinker Press. 8vo. sewn cardstock binding. 4 pages. Printed at the Clinker Press for the NW Letterpress Network by Andre Chaves. A fine copy. Clinker Press, The unknown books
1940ref. 5238661940. Near Fine. An original unpublished typescript of a mid-20th Century minstrelsy together with six mimeographed copies of the typescript. The original typescript consists of 12 quarto pages typed in orange on rectos only paginated in ink by hand and a one-page List of Characters. In fine condition. The six mimeographed copies consist of 12 folio sheets 9" x 14" stapled at the topedge onto a cardboard back cover accompanied by two mimeographed copies of the list of characters on separate quarto sheets. The mimeographed copies are lightly toned three or four copies have some slight staining one copy has an owner name in ink and one is lightly annotated near fine or better overall. The list of 21 characters includes: The Interlocutor Hambones Tambo Shakespeare of Harlem Seven-Up Jackson Suntan Cootie-Locks Dimwit Muskrat Geo. Washington Jones and others. The single-spaced typescript with about 50-60 lines per page is laced with racist language and stereotypes and includes dialogue musical cues stage directions and narration of the Interlocutor; it ends with one of two poems by Shakespeare of Harlem: “Honey dis am Rufus Tappin’ on yoh window-pane … ” and a skit by Seven-Up Jackson: “the only known real live gold-fish swallowing act in history … .” Internal evidence including references to an atomic bomb attack on Tokyo suggests that the play was likely written late in or soon after the Second World War. In 1953 two popular films with similar titles were released: Walt Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Mirthquakes and Merry Mirthquakes featuring a young Liberace as Master of Ceremonies. It is also possible that the character “Shakespeare of Harlem” is an allusion to Langton Hughes whose book of poems “Shakespeare of Harlem” was first published in 1942. An unpublished and unrecorded American minstrelsy well-preserved in near fine condition. The presence of multiple copies inveighs strongly that these scripts were actively used in a group production. unknown books
1950ref. 140949962New York: Works Publishing Inc 1950. Thirteenth Printing. Near Fine/Fair. First edition thirteenth printing. Signed by Bill Wilson and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Florence DeCoursey - In great appreciation of your devotion to our cause. Ever Yours signed Bill Wilson New York - Oct 31/50." Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with titles stamped in blind on the upper board and in gilt on the spine. Near Fine with light wear and light lean to binding several small light water droplet stains to front cover boards worn through to several spots at top and bottom edges top corner bumped. In a tattered dust jacket missing a large piece from the bottom of the front panel. A foundational text of Alcoholics Anonymous colloquially called The Big Book signed by AA co-founder Bill Wilson. Works Publishing, Inc unknown books
1820ref. 20114England 1820. Half Calf. Marbled paper pastedown on boards. Very Good. A military-related manuscript rife with exquisite drawn and painted illustrations of ships cannon ammunition and other military equipment. 8vo. 25 by 21 cm. 10 223 pp. Not including the blank leaves following which constitute about one fourth of the leaves. In unpaginated pages at the beginning there are a calligraphic title page a full page pen-and-ink drawing of two warships -- basically serving as a frontis -- and a two page index. The illustrations appear throughout the manuscript as do numerous tables -- this being a manual of sorts how else to deal with the niceties of ammunition The illustrations can be renderings of simple geometric principles to realistic depictions of warships facing off. Many of the illustrations are small vignettes of hardware -- the utilitarian purpose of the artwork might not sound especially exciting but the precision of the drawing is such as to inspire awe. There are a number of pages given over to such small illustrations. Rather than a count of the total number of illustrations we would say that there are 40 pages in which there are illustrations that are ones that reflect artistic skill by the creator of this manuscript. The text is written in a very consistent and neat cursive -- one should have no trouble reading any of the text. We would not regard most of the handwriting as calligraphic. Only two title pages feature bona fide calligraphy. Alas we do not know who put together this book or exactly when. It has a resemblance to student notebooks and course summaries of the period both ones created in England but also the United States. But given the length and thrust of the thing we are inclined to see it as the effort of an instructor. Perhaps there was an ambition to publish as well. Not knowing the identity of the creator militates against having a conclusive answer to the mystery. Based on the warships depicted we pin the manuscript as circa 1820. The spine leather is torn rubbed rough. Scattered soiling of the leaves within with browning conspicuous along page edges. Still well-preserved and attractive. unknown books
1925ref. TB33810n.p.: n.p circa 1925. First Edition. Good in its original 1/4 red paper and gold jacquard printed covered boards with blue and red text and decorations on the front board. An oblong small octavo of 7 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches with wear to the paper covering all around the edges of the boards. The text is printed on a thin and extremely fragile paper stock which is well tanned with a number of closed tears and minor chips to the margins. All eight cocktail napkins are present and in fine condition in bright colors. 18 pages 17 numbered rectos mounted with illustrated hand-colored cocktail napkins versos with cocktail recipes. Nothing known of author publisher or date or place of publication. However it is rather obvious that this volume was published during the era of Prohibition Jan. 1920 to Dec. 1933 as all of the cocktail recipes call for nonalcoholic beverages. The modified Prohibition ready recipes are for: Manhattan Blue Blazer Deadwood Duck Rip Van Winkle Sleeper Belmont Park Alabama Barbary Coast and New Orleans Drip. The dedication in the book asserts its tongue-in-cheek intent: To Serious Drinkers Everywhere. Of particular interest is the fact that a small 7/8 by 5/16 inch slip of paper with blue and red printing with the word "France" is pasted to the upper fore corner of of the front paste down for each copy that has come to market. The importation laws in the US at the time required all foreign goods to have some indication of where they were coming from. This title was therefore printed in France. The Internet site of Barina Craft in their essay on Barbary Coast Cocktails includes a footnote which reads: "Americana Recipes And The Histories Of Eight Famous Drinks is a rare bartending book not only because of the limited number of copies of its first and only edition but also due to its binding and illustrations. Each of the eight cocktails . were depicted by a hand colored woven fabric cloth cocktail napkin with tassel ends." This rarity is borne out by OCLC reporting only one copy is held by an institution Bowling Green State Univ. n.p hardcover books
1932ref. 010288Indianapolis Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1932. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition Stated. Near Fine top edge a bit dusty in a Very Good dust jacket chips along top edge front and back a 1" chip lower edge back panel. James Rives Childs 1893-1987 was an American diplomat a writer and an authority on Giacomo Casanova. A n autobiographical novel. SCARCE in dust jacket. . The Bobbs-Merrill Company Hardcover books
1986ref. TB32761Worcester Mass.: New England Yearly Meeting Of Friends 1986. First Edition. Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. An octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. Without a dust jacket. 279 pages including an index appendices and text. An extremely bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. New England Yearly Meeting Of Friends hardcover books
1726ref. TB32377Boston: Benjamin Eliot 1726. First Edition. Very good in a contemporary full leather binding with five raised bands on the spine with no dates or titles and with the boards decorated with blind embossing. The spine appears to be rebacked in a style comparable to the rough nature of the boards. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 7 3/8 inches with damage to the leather at the tips of the boards and scars blemishes and small chips to the leather. The front paste down shows three brief notes from three early prior owners the second one of which notes the date of purchase 1752 from a John Hill Esq. The title page has been professionally backed to protect numerous chips and has been signed by a more recent prior owner in the margins. This charter which was originally dated on May 14 1692 included Massachusetts Bay Colony Plymouth Colony Martha's Vineyard Nantucket the Province of Maine and parts of what is now Nova Scotia. It is bound in with The Acts And Laws of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. This volume is contained and protected within a fine dark brown cloth covered slip case. The Charter is printed in 13 pages which is followed by a two page "Explanatory Charter granted by His Majesty King George" which is followed by "The Table" Index of 17 pages. That is followed by "Acts and Laws Of HIs Majesty's Province Of The Massachusetts Bay In New England printed in Boston in 1716 of 456 pages. Benjamin Eliot hardcover books
1975ref. 009738Berkeley: The Hart Press 1975. Book. Fine in Wraps as Issued. String Tied Printed Wrappers. Limited First Edition Thus. Tall 8vo. Fine in string tied green wrappers illustrated by Victor Anderson and printed by Ruth and James D. Hart. With ALS on Hart's stationery dated Feb. 2 1976 " Dear Mr. Glick In reply to your request I send a copy of the latest work from The Hart Press. None of our publications is for sale. A list of them is in the current News Letter of the Book Club of California. Sincerely James D. Hart". Also laid in a printed with illustration Christmas Greeting from Ruth and Jim Hart. Hart's signature appears to be quite uncommon in commerce. The Hart Press Paperback books
1920ref. TB32296New York: George H. Doran Company n.d. ca 1920. First Edition. Good in its original yellow cloth covered boards with red text on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 6 inches with the text block shaken within its binding with the front hinge going allowing the first free end page and the frontispiece to be a bit loose the cloth on the spine is tanned and the boards are soiled. Without a dust jacket We note here that the incredibly detailed color plates by Kay Nielsen show dates between 1913 and 1914 suggesting that they may have been part of an earlier printing of this title. 204 pages of text and illustrated with a color frontispiece tipped-in and 24 color plates tipped-in from paintings by Kay Nielsen and wood block vignettes also by Kay Nielsen. A collection of Norwegian fairy tales beautifully illustrated by Kay Nielsen. George H. Doran Company hardcover books
1941ref. 010477New York: Alliance Book Corporation - Fingerprint Mystery 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 306pp. Beautiful First US Edition not in Hubin bound in black cloth with titles in white on spine and the Fingerprint logo on front board. Square tight and clean throughout with gentle bumping to spine end. Remarkably well-preserved. wear and rubbing to edges.Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $2.00 has some mild wedge-wear with a couple of tiny closed tears but quite fresh and bright with no chipping. A gorgeous collectable copy and quite uncommon in this condition. Alliance Book Corporation - Fingerprint Mystery hardcover books
1939ref. 009370New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co. 1939. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. Near Fine the slightest of small rubs at edges. Punch out sheets are complete. A charming childrens coloring and paste in book. Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co. Paperback books
1752ref. 009028Published by chez les héritiers de Matthias Kerner A Ratisbone 1752. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Last Editiopn. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete with all engravings including 2 fold-out engravings. xxxvi 464 4 522 38 920 596 34 pp. In contemporary mottled calf the backs restored at a later date and with fresh gilt titles a Very Good Plus set toning at end papers only. Interiors clean and bright. Written in 1593 and published originally in Tours in 1594 a classic work of political satire that was extremely popular in its time. Published by chez les héritiers de Matthias Kerner, A Ratisbone Hardcover books
1880ref. 008483Cincinnati Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Two thick quarto volumes arranged by congressional district and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers all edges gilt numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good rubbed at edges and corners corners bumped scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. Western Biographical Publishing Company Hardcover books
1824ref. 008239London: James Carpenter and Son 1824. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. SCARCE "Engraved from the best authorities and illustrated by notes biographical critical and poetical." Text describes 138 portraits which are interleaved. "Printed by D.S. Maurice Fenchurch Street"--Vol. 1 page 144." Two folio volumes bound in contemporary pebbled blue morocco over blue moire silk boards backs with gilt lettering and gilt decorations tops gilt. Very Good Plus light to moderate spotting associated with portrait pages light rubbing at tips. A handsome and well-bound set and quite uncommon. James Carpenter and Son Hardcover books
