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1942Best.-Nr. 2563Providence RI 1942. Cards. Yellow cards with red illustrations. Very good. 23 x 15 cm. Color illustrated folding menu with handwritten note and typed dinner menu attached. The handwritten illustrated veggies holding guns note suggests some food shortages due to the war and "Vegetable are besieging us this time". The note also explains prices have gone up and the need to add cabbage to the salad. Dinner featured a Smörgasbord for $1.10 Braised Short Ribs of Beef for .80 c. and Veal a la Maryland for .85c. Desserts are written in by hand: Prune-filled Layer Cake Chocolate Cream Pie Apple Pie Snow Pudding with egg sauce and Ice Cream. Covers lightly toned. books
1916Best.-Nr. 2560Providence R.I. 1916. Cards. Illustrated cream cards. Very good. 13.5 x 19 cm. Illustrated menu tendered by the Providence Friars at the Pomham Club in Providence R.I. on Thursday June 8 1916. The menu commences with a Martini Cocktail followed by Clam Broth Clam Chowder Baked Clams Clam Cakes Baked Lobster Broiled Mackerel - along with Rhode Island Johnny Cakes Champagne Beer Cigars & Cigarettes. Speakers include Rhode Island politicians John J. Fitzgerald 1871-1926 State representative & Democratic Mayor Mayor Joseph H. Gainer Artist Hezekiah Anthony Dyer Commissioner Benjamin P. Moultan and Henry A. Carpenter. The "Providence Friars" seems to be a bit of a leg-pull as they all are known entertainers. We know "Abbott" George M. Cohan was no other than the famous vaudeville song-and-dance man playwright director producer comic actor and popular songwriter George M. Cohan. Born in Providence Rhode Island this may have been a welcome homecoming for Cohan. Light toning to cards. books
1946Best.-Nr. 2561Boston: The Somerset Hotel 1946. Cards. Green illustrated cards with yellow string tassel. Near fine. Unpaginated 4 pages. 30.5 x 21.5 Dinner dancing and music at this 1940's Boston social event hosted by the who's who of Boston's upper class - including Miss Katherine Winthrop a top-ranked American tennis player. Full page listing the Girls' Clubs of Boston's Board of Directors Dinner Dance Committee and office holders - all filled out by the wives of privileged class. Music by Ranny Weeks and his Orchestra. Menu highlights a choice of Lobster Newburg or broiled tenderloin. Last page describes the Island of Bali highlights religious customs government and various facts or most likely fiction. Clean crisp copy. The Somerset Hotel books
Best.-Nr. 108053Rare wax Great Seal of Queen Victoria presented with a large elaborately illustrated patent granted to William Edward Newton. Housed in a custom metal case the patent measures 7 inches in diameter and depicts Queen Victoria on the Royal Throne flanked by two ladies in waiting. The seal is affixed to the patent with a red braided twine. Partially printed on vellum the patent is dated 1858 and grants William Edward Newton the rights to his invention which made "improvements in the hanging and arranging of cylindrical conical or spiral steel railroad springs for Railway carriages" with elaborate engraved royal and botanical headpieces and borders and the original blue paper seal. Housed in the original royal presentation box with gilt royal coat of arms. In near fine condition. hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. UENGFOR03lrHoward S. England 1977. Good. England Howard S. Fort Zachary Taylor: A Sleeping Giant Awakens. Inscribed. Key West FL: Howard S. England 1977. 60pp. Illustrated. 4to. Wraps. Book condition: Good. Inscribed by author on title page. Howard S. England paperback books
1980Best.-Nr. RENGBRO00fpBookcraft 1980. Very Good. England Eugene. Brother Brigham. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft 1980. 1st edition. 256pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and both ends of spine bumped. Large gift card with letter affixed on front free end sheet. Signed by author on title page. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Price clipped. Edges rubbed and chipped with several short closed tears and some faint creasing along back top edge. Bookcraft hardcover books
2000Best.-Nr. UENGFOR00fpArcadia 2000. Very Good. England Bob. Fort Morgan Images of America. Friend Jack; Bailey Michael; Blankenship Blanton. Charleston SC: Arcadia 2000. 128pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Arcadia paperback books
1821Best.-Nr. 33538London: Sold by Baldwin Cradock and Joy 1821. Large octavo. Disbound. 1f. recto title verso colophon 526 pp. 2ff. index. With one engraved plate illustrating vibrating strings recto only and 8 pp. engraved musical examples in text. Slightly soiled and foxed; first leaf detached; one illustrative plate lacking. Sold by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy unknown books
2002Best.-Nr. UHACSTE00FPRugged Land 2002. Very Good. Hackworth David. Steel My Soldiers Hearts : The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of 4th Battalion 39th Infantry United States Army Vietnam. England Eilhys. New York: Rugged Land 2002. 441pp. Illustrated. Glossary. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light bumping to both ends of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges. Rugged Land hardcover books
1970Best.-Nr. 147286London: Winkast Film Productions 1970. Two scripts a first draft script and a draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in holograph pencil on two pages one with what appears to be a question mark and another with a question mark and a strike. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. English novelist and playwright Barry England is best known for his first novel the 1968 thriller "Figures in a Landscape" made into the 1970 Joseph Losey film of the same name starring Robert Shaw and Malcolm McDowell. 1900 in the Arizona border town of Berwick a group of thieves and entertainers are hatching a plan to break into the vault at the bank. The sheriff and mayor are on guard and everyone is suspicious of the weathered inscrutable old Jed Bounty. First draft screenplay: Blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Barry England. 161 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Offset duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Draft screenplay: Orange untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Barry England. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two flat metal brads. Winkast Film Productions unknown books
1977Best.-Nr. UENGFOR00AF1977. Very Good. England Howard S. Fort Zachary Taylor. A Sleeping Giant Awakens. Burton Ida. NP: NP 1977. 60pp. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed wraps. Very tiny stain on front cover. paperback books
Best.-Nr. UENGJOU00MELKaye England Publications N.D. Very Good. England Kaye. Journey to Jericho : Quilt Blocks and Symbols Inspired by the Bible. Johnson Mary Elizabeth. Indianapolis: Kaye England Publications N.D. 96pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges bottom edge of rear cover has a tiny tear and abrasion with a small crease in corner and former owner's name and gift inscription on title page. Kaye England Publications paperback books
Best.-Nr. 5603London: Various publishers Various dates. Leather. Good. Octavo 18 cm; three works in one volume. The Book of Common Prayer: Oxford: for Thomas Guy 1682. 168 of 169 leaves lacks printed title page. Engraved title page torn at upper right with some loss. Worm trails. Collation varies from ESTC copy pi A-U8 X4 lacking pi; engraved title page showing a cathedral nave; armorial tail piece with crest of Charles II. The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior.: London: printed by John Bill Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills 1679. 192 leaves. Collation varies from ESTC entry and from any of the copies collated in Darlowe and Moule viz: Aa8-Aaa8. The Whole Book of Psalms: Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others. London: The Company of Stationers 1684. 2 131 19 pages last blank. Bound in contemporary full calf tooled in blind with floral and geometric motives on both boards. Binding worn. Armorial bookplate of Robert Andrews 1703-1763 on lower pastedown. Armorial bookplate of William Long 1817-1886 on upper pastedown showing the Long crest and motto with handwritten inscription to Elizabeth Hare Long from her aunt Elizabeth Nott "grandaughter sic of Robert Andrews." Manuscript family record of births and deaths on front blanks and on inserted leaf in the hand of Robert Andrews 1703-1763 lawyer and property developer. "No builder or developer played a greater role in making the Grosvenors' Mayfair estate a byword for high-quality Georgian housing" according to DNB. Andrews became the attorney for many of Britain's aristocratic families including that of Frederick Prince of Wales. [Various publishers] hardcover books
1980Best.-Nr. UENGBRO05LRBookcraft 1980. Very Good. England Eugene. Brother Brigham. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft 1980. 1st edition. 256pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and name in pen on front free endsheet and half title. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbed edges. Bookcraft hardcover books
1996Best.-Nr. UENGWEA00JKNUniversity of Oklahoma 1996. Fine. England Gary A . Weathering the Storm: Tornadoes Television and Turmoil. Norman OK: University of Oklahoma 1996. 226pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Glossary. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Fine. Slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Slight shelf wear. University of Oklahoma hardcover books
1920Best.-Nr. 165240Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. 1920. Octavo pp. 1-10 1-394 inserted frontispiece with illustration by P. J. Monahan original blue-green cloth front and spine panels stamped in brown. First edition. Adventure story first published as a six-part serial in ALL-STORY 15 November - 20 December 1919. A wealthy soldier of fortune and Islamist whose inventions far surpass world technology of his day forms the Legion in an unsuccessful attempt to reform Islam which he believes to be the true religion. Anatomy of Wonder 1976 2-74 and 1981 1-68. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 679. Clareson The Emergence of American Science Fiction: 1880-1915 pp. 177-79. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 284. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 79. In 333. Bleiler 1978 p. 69. Reginald 04905. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 E-195. The endpapers printed on flimsy pulp paper stock are intact and the hinges are tight tiny nick in cloth at center of outer front joint a very good copy in fair dust jacket with four-color illustration by P. J. Monahan on the front panel with chipping along top and bottom edges and along spine and rear folds. The front panel is fairly nice. #165240 A. C. McClurg & Co. unknown books
1914Best.-Nr. 165239Boston: Small 1914. Octavo pp. i-vi vii-x xi-xii 1-2 3-672 673-676: blank note: last two leaves are blanks four inserted plates including color frontispiece by P. J. Monahan original red cloth front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind pictorial endpapers. First edition. An important early American science fiction novel utilizing the catastrophe motif. Trilogy originally published as serials in CAVALIER in 1912 and 1913. Anatomy of Wonder 1976 2-73; 1981 1-67; 1987 1-33; 1995 1-33; and 2004 II-383. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 673. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 283. Lewis Utopian Literature pp. 58-9. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 79. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I pp. 484-87. In 333. Bleiler 1978 p. 79. Reginald 04904. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 E-194. Hanna A Mirror for the Nation 1097. Rideout The Radical Novel in the United States 1900-1954 p. 294. Lower fore-edge corner of half title leaf wrinkled a very good copy with bright gold stamping. #165239 Small unknown books
1969Best.-Nr. 46193Boston: New England Free Press 1969. First Edition. One-sheet newsletter offset printed on blue stock folded twice to create an eight-panel publication; measures 45.5cm x 43.25cm 17 15/16" x 17" when fully-opened. Hint of sunning to folds else very Near Fine. New England feminist publication printing lengthy statements from Lucia Montague and Diana Gerrity; the newsletter opens into an illustrated poster printing letters quotes poems women's lib news items and movement events. A list of suggested literature appears on rear wrapper. New England Free Press unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 162158Cambridge Massachusetts: New England Science Fiction Association 1971. Large octavo pp. i-viii ix x-xiv 1 2-82 double columns cloth. First edition. This five-year index compiled by Anthony Lewis includes all American and British science fiction magazines published during the period 1966-1970. Intended as a continuation of The MIT Science Fiction Society's Index to the S-F Magazines 1951-1965 1966 compiled by Erwin S. Strauss the Lewis index employs the Strauss triple listing format by magazine by story title and by author. Anatomy of Wonder 1987 14-10. Burgess Reference Guide to Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror 129. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. #162158 New England Science Fiction Association unknown books
1973Best.-Nr. 162199Cambridge Massachusetts: NESFA Press 1973. Large octavo twelve volumes double columns pictorial wrappers stapled as issued. First editions. A nearly complete run lacking 1988 the final volume. The annuals for 1984 and 1985 have not been published. Annual supplements Intended as a continuation of the association's Index to the SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES 1966-1970 1971. Commencing with the 1971-1972 supplement coverage was expanded to include original anthologies. Anatomy of Wonder 1987 14-11. Burgess Reference Guide to Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror 129. A fine set. #162199 NESFA Press unknown books
1919Best.-Nr. 159815Boston: Small 1919. Octavo pp. 1-16 1-140 141-144: blank note: first and last two leaves are blanks illustrations by the author original orange pictorial boards front and spine panels stamped in green. First edition. Retrospective humorous look within a fictional framework at regulations and taxes imposed on American citizens during World War I. Not fantasy or SF. Incorrectly cited as such by Reginald his entry 04907. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 E-198. Boards rubbed a good copy. #159815 Small unknown books
1916Best.-Nr. 23254New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1916. First Edition. Octavo 19.75cm.; original tan gilt-lettered cloth; 10382pp. Some light shelf wear corners bumped spine gilt rather dulled else Very Good and sound albeit lacking jacket. Socialist author's collection of short stories following the antics of crooks Pod and Bender. HUBIN p. 136. Robert M. McBride & Company unknown books
1919Best.-Nr. 23253Boston: Small Maynard & Company 1919. First Edition. Octavo 19.25cm.; publisher's blue decorative cloth embossed in black; 8349pp.; color frontispiece. Light edge wear mostly at spine ends else Near Fine. Socialist author's fantastical adventure novel set in Malaysia. BLEILER 1972 p. 109. Small, Maynard & Company unknown books
1871Best.-Nr. 27357London: James Parker & Co 1871. First Edition. Octavo. Sewn pamphlet removed; cover wrappers if issued lacking; 90pp. Relating to the C of E Judicial Committee's ruling regarding ministerial vestments. James Parker & Co unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 27436Cambridge MA: American Friends Service New England Region ca. 1957. First Edition. Octavo 22.75cm.; photographically illustrated bifolium printed on cream stock. Fine. Compilation of quotes by various newssources and scientists against nuclear bomb testing all dated 1957. Unlocated in OCLC as of September 2015. American Friends Service, New England Region unknown books
