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1954ref. 149578Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Frank Sinatra and Cliff Ferre. A nihilistic self-destructive piano player begins a romance with the chipper youngest daughter of a middle-class family. The first of five film collaborations between Sinatra and director Gordon Douglas followed by "Robin and the 7 Hoods" 1964 "Tony Rome" 1967 "The Detective" 1968 and "Lady in Cement" 1968. Set in the fictional town of Strafford Connecticut. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a light crease to the bottom left corner. Warner Brothers unknown books
1929ref. 145931Culver City CA: MGM 1929. Post-Production Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1930 film. Small holograph pencil notation to the front wrapper. Based on S. S. Van Dine's Philo Vance detective series. At an archery range a dead body is found shot through the heart with only a chess bishop left as a clue. In later years Basil Rathbone would take on another well-known detective role in the 1939 "Sherlock Holmes" series. This film however constituted his debut and only performance as the rather more stylish New York investigator. White titled wrappers noted as Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 1739 and production No. 75160 dated Dec. 19 1929 with credits for film editor William Le Vanway. Title page integral to the front wrapper. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered Reel 9 Page 7. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light soil and some edgewear bound at the top edge with two gold brads. MGM unknown books
1954ref. 144878Los Angeles: Arwin Productions 1954. Vintage photograph of director and key Sinatra arranger Gordon Douglas and Frank Sinatra on the set of the 1954 film. Mimeo snipe and an studio stamp on the verso. A remake of the 1938 film "Four Daughters" directed by Michael Curtiz. Alex Burke Gig Young comes into the lives of the musical Tuttle Family and charms the three sisters though he and Laurie Doris Day seem to be a perfect match and the two strike up a relationship. Matters are complicated when Alex brings his friend Barney Frank Sinatra to the Tuttle home to help with some musical arrangements and he quickly grows feelings for Laurie as well meanwhile her sister Amy longs to be with Alex. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films. Arwin Productions unknown books
1944ref. 128726Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1944. Post-production Release Dialogue script for the 1944 film. Based on the play by Alfred Maury. Ray Milland stars as an American combat pilot forced to crash-land in occupied France. He is sheltered by nun Barbara Britton who finds herself attracted to the brash flyboy. Britton poses as Milland's wife when the twosome becomes involved with the activities of the French underground. White side-stapled titled wrappers dated May 3 1944 noting 9 reels and a footage of 7905 feet. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 25301969: Standard Brands Inc. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps with elastic cord. Very good. Unpaginated. 12 pages 10 x 8 cm. Fully illustrated pamphlet utilizing American soprano Kate Smith known for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" - to peddle Chase & Sanborn Instant coffee designed by the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. A pictorial reprint from an 1898 booklet featuring flags from America's past: The Bunker Hill Flag The Pine tree Flag of The Navy The First National Flag The Bunker Hill Flag The First Union Flag The Colonial Flag The Rattlesnake Flag. Pages lightly toned. Standard Brands, Inc. paperback books
1880ref. 6901Burlington Iowa: John Blaul's Sons Co 1880. Six-panel chromolithographed coffee box label 35.5 x 30 cm. Printed recto only in gold silver blue red and black. Unused and unfolded. John Blaul's Sons Co. advertise their coffee as "The kind that satisfies all lovers of good coffee." Under its "BBBB" brand Blaul's Sons issued a wide range of canned and packaged foods including coffee currants peaches apricots seasonings etc. Fine. John Blaul's Sons Co unknown books
1738ref. 4782London: Printed by John Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1738. Octavo-sized title plus one leaf. Removed from larger collection of acts. Near fine. Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty unknown books
1880ref. 3292New York: F.H. Melville Manufacturers' Agent 1880. Handbill 14.3 x 8.25 cm. single leaf printed recto only. Illustrated advertisement for Spring Brass Coffee and Spice Scoops. "They make goods show up to a good advantage". With size options and price list. Offered by F.H. Melville a New York manufacturers' agent. Fine. F.H. Melville, Manufacturers' Agent unknown books
1997ref. 9022906New York: Hyperion 1997. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/fine. With hundreds of ilustrations and photographs. Hyperion hardcover books
1730ref. WRCAM40678Paris 1730. 8pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge on last page; small separation along bottom of spine. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree exempting coffee from being taxed. "By this decree coffee of which the Compagnie des Indes enjoys the monopoly is exempt from Customs and duties" - Maggs. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth locates only one copy in the John Crerar Library; OCLC identifies only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 323 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1129. OCLC 47950282. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1729ref. WRCAM37441Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1729. 20pp. Quarto. Contemporary inscription. Very minor foxing. Fine. A very rare decree confirming the privileges of the Compagnie des Indes. This Arrest was "prompted by the unloading from a Dutch boat coming from Alexandria and the public sale in Dunkirk a free port of a certain quantity of coffee. The interesting legal point is here raised as to the validity of the Company's privileges in this case as regards its coffee monopoly in a free port" - Maggs. Wroth does not cite any locations for this title only mentioning that it had been reprinted in LE COMMERCE DE L'AMÉRIQUE Avignon 1764. OCLC cites only a single copy at the James Ford Bell Library. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 346 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1187. OCLC 47820819. de l'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1929ref. 150618Culver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vault Copy Draft script for the 1929 film stamped three times with "Vault Copy" and annotation of the name of uncredited crew member "Mr. Cohn" on front wrapper in holograph pencil. Based on the 1928 novel by S.S. Van Dine the fourth of twelve Philo Vance mystery novels. The body of man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found at an archery range with an arrow through the heart and a chess bishop left as a clue. Basil Rathbone's only portrayal of the stylish New York P.I. Philo Vance. He would take on the role of Sherlock Holmes for which he is best known beginning in 1939. Beige titled wrappers with M.G.M. label dated AUGUST 10 1929 with credits for author S.S. Van Dine and director Nick Grinde. Title page integral with first page with credits for screenwriter Lenora J. Coffee. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with chipping and closed tears at extremities and closed tears to spine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1947ref. 144819Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames Rosalind Russell seeks out five soldiers who her husband sacrificed his life for during World War II. After suffering a serious injury she meets Smithfield "Smitty" Cobb Melvyn Douglas who helps her find the men her husband saved though he does not tell her he is one of them. He tries to help her reconcile her pain and guilt while he treats his own pain from the war with heavy drinking. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
ref. 39779TRADE CARD ENTERPRISE COFFEE. Enterprise Coffees of Baltimore Trade Card Doll Furniture. Baltimore: circa 1900. Single printed card 4 x 7 inches. An interesting trade card for Enterprise Coffee of Baltimore featuring paper doll furniture on one side. The text explains: "Paper doll furniture will be packed in every pound package of Enterprise Coffee - They will be found instructive and amusing. Just the thing for the little folks.There are twe sheets - When cut out they form a complete set of - Dining Room Furniture Be Room Furniture Kitchen Furniture Parlor Furniture." The furniture includes chairs a sideboard towel rack vases and a clock. Minor soil light wear. unknown books
1784ref. 20089London: Printed for J. Walker 1784. 92 pp. 8vo. Stitched as issued. Stitching lacking loosening gatherings some light spotting or soiling of front and back leaves and general edgewear else a very good copy. A contemporary owner has annotated and underlined several sections in the Tea Act. 92 pp. 8vo. These acts passed that years were seen by the author as being the most pertinent and so included in this work the rest of the acts of Parliament were to be released shortly thereafter in a second part. The acts abstracted were the 1 Tea and Window repealing the several Duties and for granting other duties in lieu and duties on coffee and cocoa nuts Act 2 The Game Act hunting license 3 The Horse Act granting duties on riding and carriage horses 4 The Postage Act increasing postage rates 5 The Pawn Broker's Act trying to reduce the handling of stolen goods 6 The Soap and Starch Act requiring the licensing of makers of starch and instilling new laws on soapmakers 7 The Cotton and Linen Act placing duties 8 The Hatter's Act requiring licenses laying additional duties on imported hats 9 The Excise Goods Act laying duties upon licences to be taken out by the makers and delers in exciseable commodities 10 The Candle Act cancelling the duty on wax candles made in Britain 11 The Distillery Act trying to discourage home distillation by discontinuing the duties uon low wines and spirits for home consumption. 12 The Hackney Coach Act increasing the charge for Hackey license 13 The Smuggling Act trying to prevent 14 Brick and Tile Act placing duties on brick and tile made in Great Britain and additional duties on those imported 15 Wax Candle Act placing additional duties on all candles except wax and spermaceti candles. Printed for J. Walker unknown books
1957ref. 2305New York: Pan-American Coffee Bureau 1957. Staplebound. Brown illustrated wraps. Very good. 24 pages. 28 x 21 cm. Pan-American Coffee Bureau's marketing campaign targeting the up and coming generation of coffee drinkers. Includes History Coffee Customs in Latin America The Plantation The Coffee Plant Coffee Production and Preparation. Part II furnishes learning projects and assignments. Brightly colored illustrations throughout. Clean copy. Covers rubbed at edges. Pan-American Coffee Bureau paperback books
1982ref. 2500Le Havre France: Jobin et. Co. 1982. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards title in gilt. Very good in very good slip case. 463 pages. 25.5 x 17 cm. Technical but informative presented in list format with 36 color photographs. Bilingual in both English and French. Publishers letter laid in. Interior clean and crisp spine sunned. Jobin et. Co. hardcover books
1950ref. 20500ELos Angeles c. 1950s. First Edition. 5 5/8” x 11 1/4”. Two vertical folds with some minor edge wear some scuffing dust soiling and creasing. With a “Red Hot Special” menu attached to the top edge of an inner panel featuring such delectables as “Breaded Pork Chop” for 85 cents “Spaghetti Red” for 65 cents and “Fudge Pound Cake Supreme ‘O’” for 45 cents. unknown books
1983ref. 1218193Boston: American Vecturist Association 1983. Fourth edition;. Thick octavo in cloth; VG; spine burgundy with gold letters; thick paper with tight print; no illustrations; pp. 548; #424JPH. CKDP. 1218193. JPH Numismatic Collection. American Vecturist Association unknown books
2019ref. 2389Lanham Maryland: Roman & Littlefield 2019. Hardcover. Illustrated boards. Fine. 225 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. Julia Skinner explores the development of the afternoon tea meal - a meal that came of age during the British Empire's most aggressive expansion afternoon tea was transported to new continents with colonial forces. Skinner describes how this movement took place and uncovers the different ways tea and colonialism intersect in both the colonial and the postcolonial worlds. Pristine condition. Roman & Littlefield hardcover books
1925ref. 63125New York: Oceanic Publishing Company. Good. 1925. Hardcover. Second Edition. Inscribed to the previous owner from the Writer's Sister- Eva Coffee. 403pp. navy cloth wih cream colored stamping. This is an ex-library copy with the usual marks. Covers are scuffed with rubbed spine ends and corners. A Good copy. . Oceanic Publishing Company hardcover books
1973ref. 72086London:: Cassell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0304292451 . First British edition. Near fine in a near fine fading along the spine dust jacket. ; 213 pages . Cassell, hardcover books
2002ref. 25785NY: Newmarket Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 1557044910 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Newmarket Press hardcover books
1898Roy. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a map, two plates and numerous tables throughout;, neat contemporary signature on blank preliminary, neat contemporary inscription on title verso; original burgundy pebble-gained cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. With personal pictorial bookplate on front paste-down. This important text by the notable Mexican diplomat, politician and agricultural pioneer, is extremely scarce, especially in this condition.
182816mo., Second Edition, text in French, with an engraved frontispiece, and engraved and printed titles, mid-nineteenth century inscription on front free endpaper; attractively bound in contemporary brown patterned cloth, very neatly rebacked, old backstrip laid down, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. Collects the four pieces 'La Chaumiere Indienne', 'Le Café de Surate', 'Voyage en Silisie', and 'Immensite de la Nature'. The engraved title bears a fine portrait of the author engraved by Scriven after Girodet. The two early London editions are extremely scarce, especially in this condition.
