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2005ref. 8824New York: powerHouse Books 2005. Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition first printing. In 1959 and 1960 Helen Levitt 1913-2009 received Guggenheim grants to photograph in color on the streets of NYC. The best of these pictures were stolen from her apartment in 1970 and she had to start over. In 1974 the new work was shown as a continuous slide projection at MoMA NY. More than half of the images in Slide Show have never been exhibited or published before--including eight surviving images from the 1959-60 series. Photographs by Helen Levitt; foreword by John Szarkowski. SIGNED BY LEVITT on the title page. 118 pages; 109 full-page color photographic plates; 9.5 x 9 inches. Condition: Fine/As New clothbound hardcover in a Fine dust jacket with a slight crease to the front. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. Ships the next business day wrapped in padding in a box. powerHouse Books hardcover
2007ref. 805R66Ludlow: Merlin Unwin Books Ltd. 2007. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 11" by 10.5". R. Randolph Ashton. A presentation copy of this beautifully illustrated work on salmon rivers published for the North Atlantic Salmon Fund. A presentation copy presented by Orri Vigfusson an Icelandic environmentalist whose primary goal was to restore the abundance of wild salmon on either side of the North Atlantic. Presented 'with mind and soul from Iceland'.Vigfusson contributed a two-page article to this volume focusing on Sela. With illustrations throughout in colour by R. Randolph Ashton. Containing a foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales. Presented in an excellent unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart; just a little bumped to the extremities and the head of the spine. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition with just the slightest wear to the head of the spine and extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine Merlin Unwin Books Ltd. hardcover
1928ref. 24403Augusta Ga. :: Ridgely-Tidwell Co. . 1928. Hardcover. Hardbound copy in black-paper-covered boards with maroon cloth at spine. Covers show moderate wear mostly at edges. Small type-written paper "From Your Alma Mater" glued to title page. Pages tight unmarked. 215 pages on the early beginnings of the Medical College of Georgia Augusta Georgia. ; . Ridgely-Tidwell Co. , hardcover
2002ref. x-140200169XKluwer Academic Pub 2002. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 344 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches. Kluwer Academic Pub hardcover
2000ref. x-0792362187Kluwer Academic Pub 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 364 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. Kluwer Academic Pub hardcover
1982ref. x-9027714436D Reidel Pub Co 1982. Hardcover. New. 371 pages. 9.45x6.54x1.06 inches. D Reidel Pub Co hardcover
1996ref. x-3540614702Springer Verlag 1996. Hardcover. New. 614 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
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1911ref. 001613Pittsburgh Pa: Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry Association 1911. Hardcover. Very Good . xi 4-538 p.: frontispiece portrait of Col. Andrew J. Greenfield leaves of plates containing illustrations portraits and maps 1 folded; 24 cm. Dark green publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration. Green moire-patterned endpapers. Bookplates on front fixed endpaper for Earle R. Forrest of Washington Pa. and the Library of the Museum of Northern Arizona which received the book from Forrest. Verso of title page contains a stamp for the Washington County Historical Society Washington Pa. Earle R. Forrest 1883-1969 was an author newspaper reporter cowboy and photographer from Washington County Pa. Although he spent most of his working life there he made a number of trips to the West specifically to Arizona and Montana which he documented in photographs and books. This work presents the complete history of the companies of cavalry recruited from Washington County Pa. during the Civil War. Includes regimental rosters. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine and corners lightly rubbed; pages are clean and tight. Twenty-Second Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry Association hardcover
1850ref. 11241850 Ensemble de plaquettes reliées en 1 volume fort in-4, demi chagrin brun, dos à décors romantiques. Toutes les plaquettes et la reliure sont en très bon état. Cet ensemble comprend :Seheult (M.), M. Seheult à ses concitoyens, affaire des travaux de la cathédrale de Nantes, William Busseuil, Nantes, 1850, 111 pages.Colombel (Evariste) et alii, Dernières observations en faveur des vassaux du Gué-au-Voyer et de la Sénéchallière, Charles Gailmard, Nantes, 1850, 10 pages.Colombel (Evariste) et alii, Moyens et conclusions pour les Srs Rousseau, Bouquet, Lecorsier et autres appelants contre la commune de Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, Cour d'Appel de Rennes, Juin 1850, Charles Gailmard, Nantes, 1850, 60 pages.Bureau (Avoué), Deux Mots, Marteville et Lefas, Rennes, n.d. circa 1850, 7 pages.Collectif, Consultations pour M. Garreau, entrepreneur des travaux de la cathédrale de Nantes, Thunot et Cie, Paris, n.d. circa 1850, 16 pages.Colombel (Evariste), Conseil Municipal de Nantes, Rapport sur la question des sels, Mangin, Nantes, n.d. circa 1850, 12 pages.Colombel (Evariste), Notes sur la famille Chauveau et Aubin contre Hignard Frères et Auguste Hignard, William Busseuil, Nantes, 1850, 37 pages.Colombel (Evariste), Second mémoire pour les anciens vassaux de la Musse en Saint-Etienne de Montluc, Cour d'Appel de Rennes, Vincent Forest, Nantes, 1849, 92 pages.Garreau (M.) Mémoire et requête adressés à M. le Ministre de l'Instruction Publique par ~ entrepreneur des travaux de la cathédrale de Nantes, Ministère de l'Instruction Publique et des Cultes, Thunot et Cie, Paris, n.d. circa 1850.Seheult (M.), Réfutation adressée à M. le Ministre des Cultes par ~ architecte-directeur des travaux de la cathédrale de Nantes, du rapport fait sur ces travaux par M. Lassus, architecte, à Paris, vérificateur, annexe au mémoire de M. Garreau, n.d. circa 1850, 72 pages. Dos uniformément insolé, rares rousseurs (2 derniers feuillets), bel exemplaire.
ref. 602461"5 3/4" x 2". Enclosed in the original dark blue leatherette folding snap case which is lined in white moiré silk stamped in gold on the front cover "City of Atlantic City William T. Somers Mayor." Case size when closed: 6 3/4" x 3 1/4". Provenance: from the estate of noted JFK collector Robert L. White.
ref. 602461"5 3/4" x 2". Enclosed in the original dark blue leatherette folding snap case which is lined in white moiré silk stamped in gold on the front cover "City of Atlantic City William T. Somers Mayor." Case size when closed: 6 3/4" x 3 1/4". Provenance: from the estate of noted JFK collector Robert L. White. books
1896ref. 17242Norristown: Printed for the Subscribers Thomas Allen Glenn. Very Good. 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. S; "Historical and Genealogical Collections Concerning the Welsh Barony in the Province of Pennsylvania Settled By the Cymric Quakers In 1682". Limited Edition # 140 of 500. Inscribed by author. Printed for the Subscribers. Clean dark blue cloth with bright title on spine & front cover. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Pictorial frontispiece. ix 394pp. Tissue protected photographs and facsimile. Decorated endpapers. Deckle page edges with top edge gilt. Genealogy; Facsimile Photos & Drawings; 8vo; 394 pages; Signed by Author . Printed for the Subscribers, Thomas Allen Glenn hardcover
1939ref. 010138NY: Exposition Publications. First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Exposition Publications 1939. Oblong 4to. 14" x 10 3/8" unpaginated illustrated throughout in black and white and color color endpaper maps. Orange blue and black paper covered boards with black and white reverse titles. Wear at the edges and spine ends small skinned spot on rear cover else very good. Very good internally. Scarce in hardcover. Laid in ephemera includes: "Railroads At Work Souvenir Program" 12pp. booklet illustrated in color and b/w; 2 copies of "Map Of Transportation Within The Grounds Around The Grounds"; plus 2 blank glossy postcards: "Lagoon of Nations" Mural on Foods Bldg." Ephemera all very good to fine. . Good Plus. Hard. 1st. 1939. Exposition Publications unknown
1937ref. 17195New York: The New York Woman Inc. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Cover. February 17 1937. Clean soft pictorial covers. Interior of text is tight clean and intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs drawings some color. Contents: Opinion Features Home Service Fashions and Entertainment. Women Magazine ; Drawings & Photographs; 8vo; 34 pages . The New York Woman, Inc. paperback
1937ref. 17189New York: The New York Woman. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial covers. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Contents: Opinion Features Fashions Home Service and Entertainment. Illustrated with drawings and b/w photographs. Colorful Chesterfield cigarette advertisements on rear cover. Spine very lightly rubbed or else near fine. Women' s magazine; Drawings B/W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 35 pages . The New York Woman paperback
1937ref. 17190New York: The New York Woman. Inc. Near Fine. 1937. First Edition. Soft Covers. Clean soft pictorial Covers. Text's interior is tight clean & intact. Illustrated with b/w photographs drawings some color. Published weekly. Contents: Opinion Features Fashions Home Service and Entertainment. " The Good Earth" one of greatest films ever made. Rear cover has a color Chesterfield advertisement; b&w photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 34 pages . The New York Woman. Inc paperback
1914ref. 070777Allentown PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Co. Ltd. 1914. Book. VG. Half-Leather. 1st Edition. Original edition complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in black 1/2 leather dark green cloth-covered boards marbled endpapers with cloth-reinforced hinges original to issue spine panels lettered in gilt. Leather shows mild rubbing in some areas minor surface rubbing to covers. Firm bindings unmarked interiors. A solid set. xi1101 iii774exi ii775-1467xi pp. illus. w/ b&w portrait plates. Contents assembled for the 200th anniversary of Lehigh County and published a few years later. Lehigh Valley Publishing Co., Ltd. Hardcover
1895ref. 1846Pittsburgh: Murdoch Kerr & Co. c. 1895. Hardcover. White oil cloth covered boards. Very good. 128 pages. 19 x 14 cm. 22 pages local advertisements. An array of dishes with some surprises such as a recipe for "Hot Tamales" from a contributor Helen E. Pelletreau who had traveled to Corpus Christi. Chapters include: Soup Fish & Oysters Meats and Entrees and Meat Sauces Vegetables Eggs & Omelets Salads and Salad Dressing Relishes Yeast & Bread Breakfast and Tea Cakes Pies and puddings Desserts Cakes Small Cakes Drinks and Ices Invalid's Tray Fruits Pickles Candy Nice Things to Know and Miscellaneous. Numerous local advertisements illustrated. Helen Pelletreau was the third president of the Pennsylvania College For Women and the first woman to hold the office. Pelletreau was chosen as Acting President after the prior person to hold the office resigned and while trustees searched for a replacement. The committee citing her exceptional business insight then elected Miss Pelletreau as President a title she kept for 14 years until her retirement in 1894. Pages lightly toned. Murdoch, Kerr & Co. hardcover
1895ref. 1846Pittsburgh: Murdoch Kerr & Co. c. 1895. Hardcover. White oil cloth covered boards. Very good. 128 pages. 19 x 14 cm. 22 pages local advertisements. An array of dishes with some surprises such as a recipe for "Hot Tamales" from a contributor Helen E. Pelletreau who had traveled to Corpus Christi. Chapters include: Soup Fish & Oysters Meats and Entrees and Meat Sauces Vegetables Eggs & Omelets Salads and Salad Dressing Relishes Yeast & Bread Breakfast and Tea Cakes Pies and puddings Desserts Cakes Small Cakes Drinks and Ices Invalid's Tray Fruits Pickles Candy Nice Things to Know and Miscellaneous. Numerous local advertisements illustrated. Helen Pelletreau was the third president of the Pennsylvania College For Women and the first woman to hold the office. Pelletreau was chosen as Acting President after the prior person to hold the office resigned and while trustees searched for a replacement. The committee citing her exceptional business insight then elected Miss Pelletreau as President a title she kept for 14 years until her retirement in 1894. Pages lightly toned. Murdoch, Kerr & Co. hardcover books
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1880ref. 700041New York: W.W. Munsell & Co. 1880. This antique leather bound oversize hardcover history of Delaware County NY has a brown cloth cover with brown leather spine gilt page edges at all sides. Spine is missing looks to have been previously repaired. Cover shows soil and spotting some edgewear. Enpapers show some soil and wear. Textblock is generally clean and crisp with a touch of browning. Binding is solid. Printed on heavy sturdy paper. Tissue-covered frontispiece depicts the County Courthouse in Delhi N.Y. and there are many more full-page illustrations engravings and maps depicting points of interest throughout Delaware County many of which can still be seen to this day. The book begins with a history of the Native Americans who once inhabited the area and goes on to give individual histories of many of the towns in the area as well as biographies of notable figures from each town and village. A comprehensive and unique reference. 363 pages; Inner hinges have been reinforced with blue tape. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Yes. 11.5"x14". W.W. Munsell & Co. Hardcover
1956344 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "For Captain (now Admiral) Gallery and his hask force the capture of the U-505 was an exultant climax to the long and dangerous battle against the deadly effectiveness of the German U-boats. The capture was accomplished only after months of careful planning and under the most hazardous condition." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. (Bibliographic reference: Enser pg. 429) Book
