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1899Best.-Nr. 1803120045London : Grant Richards 1899. Hardcover. Good. Two octavo volumes 25 cm. 1899-1900. 12 issues of the entire reissue of the Butterfly. Contemporary 3/4 green Moroccan leather over green linen. iv 278; ii 294 pp; illustrated. Rubbing slight fading to spines. Occasional spotting. Original yellow wraps bound in rear of volumes. Wraps evenly faded and toned. In 1899 Richards attempted to revive a literary monthly created by Walter Haddon in 1893 called The Butterfly. Contributors to The Butterfly which only lasted twelve issues included H. D. Lowry Arthur Morrison Nora Hopper and many others. Each issue was heavily Illustrated with reproductions of drawings by Max Beerbohm S. H. Sime and Joseph Pennell among others. Includes the first appearance of A Vision of Judgment by D.O. H. G. Wells and 3 pieces of fiction by Laurence Housman: The Palace of Content; A Gander and His Geese; and Tales of a Woodcutter The Old Yew Tree and The Whitethorn's Story. From the estate of Jim Graham former Washington D.C. City Council Member 1998-2014. Graham was head of Whitman-Walker Clinic 1984–1999 and a noted gay community pioneer. London : Grant Richards hardcover
Best.-Nr. 61426Imprimerie De Lebegue Paris 1820 In-12 ( 170 X 100 mm ) de 196 pages, plein maroquin rouge,dos lisse orné de filets, fleurons et palette dorés, filet d'encadrement doré "en dents de rats" sur les plats, coupes et coiffes filetées d'or, filet "ondulant" intérieur doré, toutes tranches dorées ( reliure de l'époque ). Reliure très légèrement frottée, bel exemplaire, rare en maroquin d'époque. Ouvrage contenant les arrêtés, ordonnances et instructions concernant le commerce de la boulangerie à Paris ainsi que la liste des boulangers de Paris.
Paris, Gallimard, 28 Novembre 1963. Grand in-8, (19 x 24), broché, non coupé, 458 pp. Edition originale. Tirage à 140 exemplaires numérotés. Un des 105 numérotés sur vélin pur fil Lafuma-Navarre, deuxième papier après 35 vélin de Hollande. N° 51. Exemplaire en parfait état.
1793Best.-Nr. 57021London: I. and J. Taylor. Very Good. 1793. Hardcover. Rebound in modern half calf with renewed eps. Although states the fifth edition revised and corrected apparently this edition is instead a reprint of the first edition. 83 numbered plates all present with mild scattered foxing few minor stains. Contemporary manuscript notation at foot of title page. ; quarto . I. and J. Taylor hardcover
1901Best.-Nr. 014681London: Grant Richards 1901. First edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Front hinge shaken light rub and soil to cover. Former owner name and date to endpaper. A collection of tales including some supernatural. Grant Richards hardcover
1843Best.-Nr. 818051843 Paris, Extrait du Dctionnaire de Médecine Générale, 1843, 84 pages.......... Paris, Germer Baillière, 1871, VIII-80 pages.......... Paris, Parent, 1878, 86 pages.......... Paris, Savy (Extrait de la Gazette médicale de Lyon), 1863, 23 pages.......... Paris, Bechet, 1862, 80 pages..........Lyon, Louis Perrin, 1845, 77 pages.......... Sans lieu ni date, paginé 72 à 101.......... Strasbourg, Silbermann (Extrait de la Gazette médicale de Strasbourg), 1850, 43 pages.......... Rouen, Peron, 47 pages........... Paris, Crété, (1861), 16 pages.......... Paris, Rouvier, 1841, 206 pages.......... Soit 11 ouvrages réunis en un volume in 8°, relié demi-basane marron, dos à nerfs orné ; petits frottis.
1920Best.-Nr. 9354C1920. ca. 1920-1980. verschiedene Formate. Typoskriptdrucke Privatdrucke in einfachen Pappbänden kartonierten Bänden oder losen Blättern. 1 Manuskript lose Blätter. Normale Gebrauchsspuren insgesamt gut erhalten. Das Konvolut enthält folgende Texte: Erinnerungen eines Lebemannes 2. und 3. Teil gebunden 2 Bände je ca. 300 S. mit montierten Fotos / Kühne Liebe. Eine wahre Erzählung einer Tochter einer Fürstin und Zigeuners. Zweiter Band gebunden 32 S. in zwei Exemplaren / Madame Evs' Schule. Band 2 gebunden ca. 200 S. mit montierten Fotos / Die Philantropin. II. Band gebunden 63 S. / Albert Pawil: Die Lasterbrücke oder die nackte Frau in Ost und West. 2. Band gebunden 109 S. / John Pain: Schloss Minnebirk. Erotisch-sadistische Erzählung. 2. Band gebunden 106 S. / Unbetitelter Typoskriptdruck Band II und IV. Kapitelüberschriften: "Komtess Ilse" und "Elfriede" gebunden 2 Bände je ca. 40 S. / Die Ballade von der Frau Agnes lose Blätter ca. 20 S. / Jungfer Donna Blanca und ihr Ritter u.a. geheftet 4 Blatt / Vera lose Blätter ca. 40 S. / Die Erlebnisse einer 17jährigen Pariserin u.a. lose Blätter ca. 10 S. Die Texte stammen aus dem Nachlaß eines Sammlers aus einer Hand. Sie liegen sämtlich als Typoskriptdruck Privatdrucke vor. Die Texte reichen wohl von den 1920er Jahren bis in die 1960er Jahre. In einigen Bänden wurden zahlreiche einschlägige Fotografien montiert siehe obige Hinweise. Vorhanden ist darüber hinaus ein handschriftliches Manuskript ähnlichen Inhalts von 12 Seiten Umfang. Es liegen weiterhin einzelne gedruckte Publikationen vor wie etwa "Muscle Man in Silks. A Story of Transvetism" diese werden beigegeben. Die Sammlung enthält zudem zwei Alben mit zahlreichen erotisch-sadistischen Darstellungen. Eine letzte Komponente des Konvoluts besteht aus insgesamt vier beigegebenen 8mm-Filmrollen welche jeweils mit einer Fotografie beklebt wurden. Diese tragen die Titel: "Tempter with Movies" "Nightspot" "Hotel" "Pussy Club". Erotika-Konvolut aus einer wohl aus den Nachkriegsjahrzehnten stammenden Sammlung! =================== LIEBE KUNDEN ICH MACHE MEINE DIESJÄHRIGE HERBSTAKTION MIT 30% AUF DEN GESAMTEN BESTAND. DIE AKTION LÄUFT BIS EINSCHLIESSLICH SONNTAG 25. OKTOBER. WICHTIG: DER 30%-RABATT WIRD ERST NACH IHRER BESTELLUNG ABGEZOGEN SIE ERHALTEN EINE EMAIL MIT DEN AKTUALISIERTEN ZAHLUNGSINFOS VON MIR. ICH FREUE MICH WIE IMMER AUF IHR INTERESSE AN MEINEN SELTENEN BÜCHERN ARCHIVALIEN UND UNIKATEN. ==================== unknown
Best.-Nr. 36539London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor at the Bible and Crown 1774. First edition 4to 270 x 215 mm 18pp. with the final advert leaf 83 engraved plates the contents of which are well represented in the title some light foxing throughout some minor worming to upper blank margin of first few leaves recent calf calf red morocco label to spine. BAL 2371; Archer 240.1; Harris 640. London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Bible and Crown, 1774 unknown
1901Best.-Nr. 156813London: Grant Richards 1901. Small octavo pp. 1-6 7-191 192 original pictorial yellow cloth front cover printed in red and black spine panel printed in black. First edition. In addition to the rare large paper limited issue of 250 copies signed by Pain there were two issues of the trade copies some bound in pictorial yellow cloth and the others bound in pictorial wrappers in shilling shocker format this being one of the hardbound copies. This is Pain's core collection of horror fiction supernatural and psychological including classic "The Moon-Slave" woman seduced by the Great God Pan "The Gray Cat" a loathsome familiar and "The Undying Thing" a Gothic extravaganza featuring a deathless subterranean werewolf. Impressive range of themes and moods stylish treatment. See Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature Iv pp. 1662-64. Barron ed Horror Literature 3-156. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1278. Clute and Grant eds The Encyclopedia of Fantasy 1997 p. 742. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II p. 88. Sullivan ed The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural p. 317. Tymn ed Horror Literature 3-196. Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 400. Bleiler 1978 p. 153. Reginald 11123. Hubin 1994 p. 624. NCBEL IV 698. Cloth a bit dusty and soiled tiny stain on rear cover black background on front panel rubbed a very good copy. Overall a nice copy of a book seldom found in decent condition due to the fragile nature of the binding. #156813 Grant Richards unknown books
Best.-Nr. 2080502106501081Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
1950Best.-Nr. 69268Baltimore MD: Emerson Drug Company 1950. Large six-color lithographic advertising poster 60 x 20 inches end letters in the headline to eleven inches the small letters in the sub-head one and a half inches. Invented in Baltimore in the late 19th century by Isaac Emerson as a pain reliever Bromo-Seltzer's original ingredients included chemicals that were later discovered to be poisonous or toxic; nevertheless during the 20th century it became one of the country's leading over-the -counter remedies for headache pain indigestion and other maladies. "Bromides were withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1975 due to their toxicity" Wikipedia and the product was discontinued shortly thereafter. Several abrasions mar the surface especially at the folds but a very good copy of a colorful overpowering poster. Emerson Drug Company] unknown
1901Best.-Nr. 71389London:: Holden & Hardingham Ltd. no date 1901. Later edition. publisher's blue-green boards stamped in black in pictorial dust jacket. Slight cracking to the rear inner hinge; else a bright fresh unworn copy. The dust jacket has some chipping at the extremities of the spine and the top of the back panel not affecting the design or lettering. A very nice example of an uncommon book in dust jacket. 12mo. Holden & Hardingham Ltd., hardcover
1782Best.-Nr. E24970DDLondon: Printed for the author by H.D. Steele 1782. Second edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. Octavo in modern full leather professional rebind original endpapers retained. The Second Edition so stated on the title page. iii18 pp. Description of The Plates through XXXVI106 copper-plates which is correct for this ediiton of which 98 are Roman-numeraled and 8 are unnumbered facing plates of diagrams and engravings of architectural ornaments building measurements etc. 58 pp. "Estimate of Prices for Materials and Labour and Labour Only adapted to the Builder's Golden Rule with references to the respective designs" also by William Pain. Binding fine interior with occasional foxing but generally clean.Important late 18th century book of practical guidance in architectural design and building. Of particular interest and value to the modern reader is Pain's estimate list of prices of building materials and for labor; includes "Price for bricklayer's work" "Price of carpenter's work" "Price for mason's work"; "Price of painter's glasier's sic plumber's and smith's work"; and price lists for materials used in such as boarded floors mouldings columns pilasters doors shutters wainscotting groundfills joists floors oak squares for brewing etc. William Pain c.1730-c.1790 was an English architect and carpenter and had authored four earlier works of similar subjects. Printed for the author by H.D. Steele unknown
1923Best.-Nr. 001806Paris Lucien Gougy 1923
1797Best.-Nr. 31611London: I. and J. Taylor 1797. Folio pp. iv 16 4 ads; 42 copper-engraved plates; last leaf of ads loose and with tears in the gutter causing loss of some letters; plates 39 and 40 with tears in the upper corner with minor loss to one figure; text and plates waterstained along the lower gutter scattered foxing; full contemporary calf covers loose spine partially perished; a fair copy. OCLC locates only 9 copies. I. and J. Taylor unknown books
1781Best.-Nr. 1099761781 Un volume In-16 (9,5 x 16cm environ), reliure pleine peau, filets, et fleurons dorés au dos, tranche marbrées en couleurs, reprenant le motif des gardes - Cinq ouvrages reliés en un volume intitulé "Recueil II" à l'aide d'une pièce de titre au dos, répartis comme suit : (1) A Amsterdam; et se trouve à Paris, Chez Méquignon l'aîné, Librairie, rue des Cordeliers - M. DCC. LXXIX. 1779 - 46 pages - (2) A Berlin, et se trouve, à Paris, Chez l'Auteur , Barrière de Reuilly; Fauxbourg Saint-Antoine. Et Chez Belin, Librairie, rue Saint-Jacques - M DCC LXXIX. 1779 - 35 pages - (3) A Paris, Chez l'Auteur, rue Croix des Petits-Champs, Maison de M. Bourdet, Chirurgien-Dentiste du Roi. et Chez Blaizot, Librire du Roi, rue Satory, à Versailles - Avec Approbation et Permission - M. DCC. LXXXI. 1781- 139 pages - Cul-de-lampe - (4) A Amsterdam; et se trouve à Paris, Chez Bastien, Libraire, rue du Petit-Lion, Fauxbourg Saint-Germain - M. DCC. LXXIV. 1774 - 56 pages - (5) A Paris, Chez Saugrain, Libraire, Quai des Augustins, près de la rue Pavée - M. DCC. LXXXI. 1781 - 116 pages
1911Best.-Nr. 15109London: T. Werner Laurie 1911. First edition. Two small ink stamps to front paste down former owner's name to front free endpaper some general rubbing to cloth especially to edges a very good copy. Scarce. 15109. Octavo pp. 1-8 1 2-320 first leaf blank except for small a on recto a-g h: ads title page printed in blue and black original blue-green cloth front panel stamped in black spine panel stamped in gold publishers monogram on rear panel stamped in black "Mixed collection including excellent weirds 'Smeath' 'Rose Rose' 'The Doll' and 'Linda.' One of Pain's best collections from the standpoint of horror fiction; literate ironic and vividly nasty in an understated manner." - Robert Knowlton. "The best of Pain's horror fiction." - Sullivan ed The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural p. 317. Reference: Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1282. Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 401. Bleiler 1978 p. 153. Hubin 1994 p. 624. NCBEL IV 698. T. Werner Laurie unknown
1799Best.-Nr. 1348958London: printed for J. Taylor at the Architectural Library 1799. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Octavo v 31 148 plates 24; VG; newly rebound in full calf paneled spine with burgundy label and gilt titling; very mild wear; small archival repair to upper fore corners of first two leaves all edges of last leaf; mild spotting to plates; ’A list of prices for materials and labour and labour only . By William Pain . 1799’ has its own pagination and register; Plates numbered to 146 but are complete. with two extra as called for; shelved case 10. ESTC: T93534;. 1348958. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. printed for J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. BB1573London: T. Werner Laurie 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Fine-. An exemplary example of "Pain's best general short story collection." Wilson 8vo: 832010 advertisementspp. Publisher's sea green textured cloth front and back covers stamped in black spine lettered in gilt title page with vignette printed in blue and black. Light spotting to preliminary pages and fore- and bottom edges dust-soiled top edge else a tight bright fresh copy about Fine. Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural p. 317. Bleiler Checklist p. 153. Bleiler Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1282. Wilson Shadows in the Attic p. 401. Clute and Grant p. 742. First Edition of the collection of ghost stories widely considered Pain's best. Included are: "'Smeath' which combines physical horror with the supernatural tells of a clairvoyant murderer. . . . 'Rose Rose' is based on artistic Bohemia. Rose is so conscientious as a model that after she dies leaving the picture for which she was posing unfinished she returns to pose. . . . 'Linda' is a fine story of the purportedly supernatural probably to be explained by madness. To save Linda from Hell because she is a witch her brother murders her." Penguin Encyclopedia N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. T. Werner Laurie unknown
1797Best.-Nr. 31611London: I. and J. Taylor 1797. Folio pp. iv 16 4 ads; 42 copper-engraved plates; last leaf of ads loose and with tears in the gutter causing loss of some letters; plates 39 and 40 with tears in the upper corner with minor loss to one figure; text and plates waterstained along the lower gutter scattered foxing; full contemporary calf covers loose spine partially perished; a fair copy. OCLC locates only 9 copies. I. and J. Taylor unknown
1799Best.-Nr. 225581799Practical House Carpenter 146 Architecture Plates Construction Plans Pain William Pain was an 18th-century English architect known for his extensive pattern and construction books. He designed churches facades columns staircases decorative ceilings and moldings fireplaces and much more all of which is featured in his 'Practical House Carpenter'. This 1799 edition of Pain's 'Practical House Carpenter' features the entirety of the illustrated plates – an exquisite collection of Pain's own etchings and design patterns. This tome also features a curious inclusion of a volume from J Taylor's "Catalogue of Modern Books on Architecture" – a short pamphlet not originally associated with Pain's famous treatise. Item number: #22558 Price: $895 PAIN William The practical house carpenter or youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture London : printed for J. Taylor 1799. Details: <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: complete with all pages <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->V 1 22 <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->146 plates numbered and complete with descriptions <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->James H. Cooper <!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->E. C. Burton 1943 <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure <!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8in X 6.75in 20.5cm x 17cm Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 22558 Photos available upon request. for J. Taylor hardcover
1806Best.-Nr. 21439Lyon, Garnier, Reymann (Imprimerie de Ballanche père et fils), 1806 ; in-8, demi-veau et petits coins de parchemin, dos à nerfs décoré de filets dorés, pièce de titre rouge, tranches jaspées (reliure de l’époque) ; XVI, 341, [3] pp.
Best.-Nr. 6877148 engraved plates several double-page and one double-page & folding. 3 p.l. 15 leaves of explanatory text. 4to cont. marbled sheep joints well-repaired flat spine gilt. London: J. Taylor 1823. The "Ninth Edition" and a fine copy. The first edition appeared in 1788. Pain "was constantly in print either with a new book - he published eleven between 1758 and 1793 - or with a revised enlarged edition of an earlier one. In America the demand for his books exceeded that of any other eighteenth-century English author. "Intending 'plainly and faithfully to answer the purpose of the manual artificer' he pared his text to essential instructions and wherever possible engraved these on the plates themselves for the convenience of working users. The plates are the raison d'être of his books. They are clear unpretentious undeceptive outline representations of whole parts.and of details in a scale large enough to work from."-Harris pp. 338-39. Scarce. The plates are numbered 1-146 with the additional "Back Plate 3" and "Face Plate 65." ❧ Harris 660. unknown books
1798Best.-Nr. 5029Paris, Deterville, Desray, 1798. 3 volumes in-4 de XVI, 889p., 20 pl. h. -t. + [2]ff., VI, 899p., 20 pl. + [2]ff., XII, 1006p., 20 pl. demi-veau marron à coins, dos à nerfs ornés de filets dorés, étiquettes de titre et tomaison beiges. Plats tachés, petits accrocs à deux coiffes, dos frottés, coins ouverts, quelques rousseurs.
1778Best.-Nr. 24211London: I. Taylor 1778. New and Revised edition. Hardcover. Modern three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Near fine. 5 7 & unpaginated pages. 27 x 22 cm. With 83 engraved plates printed on quality laid paper. Most images printed recto only. Originally published 1774 this was one of the major 18th century pattern books. It was reprinted in Boston in 1792. This and Pain s other works served as design sources not only for architects and builders but also for cabinetmakers and carvers. Pain wrote many pattern-books which disseminated the Adam style. He was the father of James George Richard and Henry Pain all pupils of Nash. James 1779-1877 and George Richard 1793-1838 assisted for a time by Henry became successful architects and builders in Ireland. COLVIN.1995. Upside down signature on last page with small signature of David Howell's age 20 years. Raised bands leather spine label printed in gilt. I. Taylor hardcover
