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1940réf. 25006459United Kingdom 1940. Wrap titled The College" Drawing Book split down down the spine and kept separate to prevent further discoloration; binding thread has severed; else near fine. This book is represents the true meaning of commonplace book - interpretations of things read or observed on the streets in museums and throughout one's environs. It focuses on vignettes of history military satire and gallows humor with smatterings of everything else. Executed in ink and watercolor. Constructed as one to four thought stories or interpretations per page. All accompanied with thick outlined illustrations with vibrant color washes. The accompanying art is zany skillfully executed and tells much of the story. A segment often begins with a statement of fact followed by mockery or musings on the subject. The first page is themed "Note from Biblical Quotations" e.g. lighting our darkness give us this day our daily bread and though shalt not steal. This is followed by The Chest in Which the Domsday sp. was Kept and Domesday Book Number 1. Followed by The New Shako For Infantry 1860 on a royal marine officer Sir George Rodney Admiral Ring of Martin Luther and Signet Ring of Mary Queen of Scots. Page 4 focuses on English presentation swords while the facing page is Esquimaux tools and the Royal Red Cross. Next is commentary on Saint Asaph Cathedral and Women of the Holyland. The next pages are Pompey's Pillar Gladstone as a young man and Cleopatria's Needle recruiting marching dogs potatoes and a London Fire-Float. It continues with Haydock Lodge The "Greatestest" honour a British Soldier can Earn Some Formosa Quakes and Shakes and the Persian crown of the Emperor of Germany. For a change of venue it progresses to the King of Arrancan and an Australian Aborigine and his Boomerang leading to an Antique Snuff Box Egyptian Key of Life and Stonehenge. This is followed by A Dream Impression The Nina Chakaral Near Cabul Cradle and Chairs of Charles VI of Scotland Passion Flower Mohammed Seuleman Sutlan Borneo The Bear Heart The Bare Beer Glass St. John resting in the Tale of Patmos The final illustration is a well dressed woman with a large dog on a leash. It is captioned "She could lead her dog bur Her dog of a husband could not be lead". Measures 10.75" by 7". 16 pages. unknown books
1991réf. 231902Grandreams 1991-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Pamela Storey. Oversize Hardcover with glossy illustrated boards. Published First edition from Grandreams Publisher in London. No dust jacket. The exterior boards have slightly bumped corners and a bit of shelf wear. Rich color illustrations throughout the text. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Professional packaging and prompt shipping. Grandreams hardcover books
1954réf. 336266Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd 1954. hardcover. very good. Color frontispece. Some b/w illustrations with folding maps in rear. 39 pages. Slim 12mo black cloth with green cloth band and silver text cloth a bit scuffed. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd. 1954. A very good copy. Gale & Polden Ltd unknown books
2001réf. 183725Koln: Schnutgen Museum 2001. Hardcover. VG Minor cover and dj wear. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Blue dj with color photograph. 510 pgs. Illustrations. Includes bibliographical references and index. Schnutgen Museum hardcover books
1850réf. 174034H.E. Carrington 1850. Softcover. As Is complete but front cover is off and stained spine missing corners of illustrated pages have mall water stains all pages included. Red cloth wraps with gilt lettering and gilt armorial illustration on front cover marbled endpages 72 1 pp 3 bw full page illustrations. "In compiling the history of a regiment from such records as are in its possession it is intereting and necessary to shew its origin and the immediate causes which led to its enrolment." page 3 History of the North Somerset Regiment of the Yeo-Cavalry. H.E. Carrington paperback books
1933réf. 1426c. 1933. Hardcover. Black boards spiral bound. Very good. An unusual and unique all in one manuscript partly typed partly hand written. Sections include: Physiology Geography American History Art History World History French Archaeology Religion Literature Physiology Chemistry Calorie and Nutritional tables and recipes - pasted in typed and hand written. Most likely a homemaker in the 1930's with access to educational materials. hardcover books
1912réf. 3283641912. Large oblong folio. Japanese style lacquered covers inland with mother of pearl in the design of a bird and a snake. Inside includes a water color of Mount Fuji & irises. Some cracks in the cover and staining but otherwise in very good condition. Photos start with portraits of the likely owner a German commander. 129 photographs 4 large 9 x 11 1/2" arranged and mounted in a cream leaf photo album. Company printed photographs include Port Arthur N. China Beijing and German Samoa are some of the many places included in this WWI era Military Vernacular album. Circa 1901-1912. unknown books
1927réf. 319567Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1927. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. 8vo red cloth d.w. edge-worn. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1927. First American Edition. Bobbs-Merrill unknown books
réf. 307542Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. The street of Old Drapery also called street of the Drapery is featured and is a famous ancient street of Paris that was demolished as the city modernized. It extends from Rue de la Barillerie to Rue aux Fevres -which was demolished around 1860. Lovely orange pencil shading and tidy labeling in ink gives the map an official look. unknown books
réf. 307545Paris. Manuscript map. Pencil crayon and ink on thick Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Carefully drawn map featuring Ile de la Cite in ancient times. Rue de la Juiverie is named after a large Jewish population that inhabited the street from the 5th to 7th centuries and again from the 9th until the explusion of the Jews from France in 1183. The church labeled as "La Magdelaine" on the corner of Rue des Marmousets was originally built as a synagogue in the 9th century and converted in the 12th century. Lovely yellow pencil shading and tidy labeling in ink gives the map an official look. unknown books
réf. 305380Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement from China for the export market undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with many flowers and a butterfly. unknown books
réf. 305388Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the right margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement from China for the export market undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted bouquet of flowers with many types of fruits intertwined. unknown books
réf. 305385Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the left margin but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement from China for the export market undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with a tiny butterfly flowers and fruit flowing over the page. unknown books
réf. 305383Watercolor and gouache on pith paper. Tipped onto a backing sheet at each corner and bordered by strips of embroidered fabric. A few splits in the corners but otherwise in good condition. 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches. Accomplished painting of a botanical arrangement from China for the export market undated but early 19th century. Beautifully painted with five different flowers and a cute butterfly. unknown books
réf. 280469Santa Fe: Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce. Map. 8 3/4" x 12". Included in pamphlet entitled "The City Different. Descriptive Guide to Santa Fe and Vicinity Road Maps." This detailed map of the national park to park highway was published in a Santa Fe travel pamphlet from around the 1920s. It depicts all the city stops on the highway as well as the nearby national parks on the route. In a time when the west was still relatively new and cars weren't owned by everyone yet this map is a unique demonstration of the luxury of car travel during that time. Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1845réf. 59876London: Fortey 1845. Broadside: 10 x 7 in. Consist of a woodcut under the title with the text in 2 columns. Seems to be unlocated in British Library Catalog and OCLC etc. Some ragged around the edges but not affecting any of the text. The page is toned. The :Old Gentleman" pledges his heart and estates to neighbor "Mary": "For believe me my dear Mary that I never can eat drink or sleep but I am always thinking of you . signed O. C. Mary replies: . "as to your fortune I think nothing of it in the least I would sooner go begging with the man I love than ride in a coach and six with the man I do not love; but excuse me the next love epistle you send to a yound lady put your name in full ." Harsh! Fortey unknown books
1917réf. 59495NY: Isaac Goldman Co 1917. 8vo pp. 8. Self wraps. The cover has the large label tipped on: "From The Albany Branch of the N. Y. State Woman Party" A new fine copy. Isaac Goldman Co unknown books
1890réf. 58264np 1890. Broadside around 8-1/2 x 11 in. recipes written in three columns. Above the title is noted: Copyright Secured. Dates gotten from OCLC which notes just the one copy at Indiana University none listed on line. Page little toned but a very good copy. Not in Bitting. Contains recipes for everything from sun burn and mildew to tea cakes. unknown books
1920réf. 58182NY: Gilman Collamore 1920. 12mo 37. Cream cloth a very good copy. Gilman Collamore unknown books
1780réf. 57363London: G. Kearsly 1780. First Edition. 8vo pp.4 91 1. Includes the half title removed from a bound volume. Very good. Not in Adams nor Sabin. Refers to the Gordon Riots also called No-Popery Riots that took place in London in June 1780. The Anti-Catholic agitation was instigated by Lord George Gordon. From Wikipedia: "The Gordon Riots of 1780 began as an anti-Catholic protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778 which intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics. The protest evolved into riots and looting. The Gordon Riots by Charles Green. The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 Act eliminated some of these. An initial peaceful protest led on to widespread rioting and looting and was the most destructive in the history of London. Painted on the wall of Newgate prison was the proclamation that the inmates had been freed by the authority of "His Majesty King Mob". The term "King Mob" afterwards denoted an unruly and fearsome proletariat.The Riots came at the height of the American War of Independence when Britain was fighting American rebels France Spain and the Dutch Republic. They led to unfounded fears that they had been a deliberate attempt by France and Spain to destabilise Britain before an imminent invasion similar to the Armada of 1779. G. Kearsly unknown books
1887réf. 57481NY: Fords Howard & Hulbert 1887. First Edition. 8vo pp. 350 adv. Bound in red cloth stamped in black a VG tight copy. Scarce. A scarce account of the New York City draft riot of 1863. Minor riots occurred in Rutland Vt. Wooster Ohio Boston MA. and Portsmouth NH but none equaled in length or destructiveness those in New York City. Fanned by Democratic opposition to the war . for four days the city was a welter of conflagrations assaults and defiances costing a thousand casualties and 1.5 Million property lossDictionary of American History vol. 2 p. 164. Fords, Howard & Hulbert unknown books
1849réf. 57324NY: H. M. Ranney 1849. First Edition. 8vo pp. 32. Illustrated with one etching. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat darkened worn at spine occasional foxing within o/w VG. "Wherein an infuriated mob was quelled by the Public Authorities and Military with.the Sudden Death or Mutilation of more than Fifty Citizens." Sparked by the rivalry of two actors and carried forward in an atmosphere of social inequities and the resultant anger. H. M. Ranney unknown books
1703réf. 57338London: Nich. Cox 1703. 8vo pp. 216. Bound in contemporary calf little bent a very good copy. Pages 169-176 omitted from numbering English Short Title Catalog: T60536. On the "Camisards or Cevennois. This is the history of the Camisards rebellion 1702-1705 which carried on organized military resistance to the dragonnads or coversion by torture death and confiscation of property. See Britannica 11th edition vol. 5 pp. 113. Nich. Cox unknown books
1870réf. 49306npnd 1870. Broadside 12 x 5-1/8 in Slightly soiled couple of folds with 2 closed tears. A temperance piece listing 45 questions about alcohol: ie. 1. What is the etymology of alcohol 14. What is the chemistry of malting 23. How general is the adulteration of liquors 26. How does alcohol affect the brain and nerves 38. What is the duty of all as citizens in relation to temperance 44. What motives favor total abstinence unknown books
1906réf. 49338NY: Century 1906. First Edition. 8vo pp. 309. Frontis illustration. Green cloth. Owner's bookplate on paste-down. Front hinge tender cover little faded and worn at edges o/w VG. Century unknown books
