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1930ref. 43205New York: Greenberg 1930. First edition. Tan cloth with paper spine label top edge gilt. A very good copy with tear at spine label light wear on spine and slight closed tears at first four pages top edge. xi 171 pp. 8vo. No. 376 of 1050 copies. Greenberg hardcover books
1855ref. 186London: Thomas McLean 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 8vo. 83pp with 24 plates including title page and charmingly illustrated frontispiece . Decorative binding embossed pictorial blue cloth over boards with gilt all edges gilt. Bookplate of Charles H. Bayley to front paste down. Page 43/44 is a British Library copy bound in with binding a little loose at this gathering. Cover shows wear with rubbing to edges."A comical and satirical illustrated book by the Victorian clergyman novelist and eventual photographer Cuthbert Bede. The book addresses the attitudes and challenges surrounding early photography and attempts to portray a serious scientific pursuit in a leisurely and lighthearted context. Photographic Pleasures is both a lampooning of "serious" Victorian-era photography and a taunting commentary of the personalities and social attitudes of the time.The book begins with a note to the reader suggesting that the reason for the increase in popularity of photography as an amateur hobby or leisure pursuit is the fact that the technology is still new and in its infancy." - University of Glasgow Special Collections Department Book of the Month. Thomas McLean hardcover books
1985ref. 40173NY: Dorset Press 1985. Hardcover. Very good. 347ppindex. Very good hardback in a slightly tanned jacket. Dorset Press hardcover books
2000ref. 27076Nottingham: Foundry Publications 2000. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/very good. Tall paperbound quarto in dustwrapper. Stated "First Foundry edition 2000". 128 pp. Reprint edition. With dozens of full-color illustrations of Achilleos' fantasy artwork. Text by Nigel Suckling. A very good copy in dustwrapper. Large folded poster laid in. Foundry Publications paperback books
1853ref. 008024London: Nathaniel Cooke 1853. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Second edition. Octavo 8vo. Two volumes bound together. Verdant Green: stated 2nd edition; iv 118 pages of text containing numerous in-text illustrations. Yankee Humour: stated 2nd edition; iv iv 115 pages of text containing eight black & white plates including frontis and engraved half-title. Half leather binding rubbed and worn but intact and attractive; lacks one of two spine labels. Minor foxing scattered throughout text. Humor. Nathaniel Cooke Hardcover books
ref. 20642New York: P. J. Kenedy and Sons. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. Previous owners name front hinge beginning to crack otherwise good . P. J. Kenedy and Sons hardcover books
1824ref. 9364Paris: Chez Pillet Aine 1824. Second Edition. Half Leather. Very Good. Rochambeau was sent with the French troops to assist the American forces during the Revolutionary War. Bookplates state "from the estate of William P. Sheffield." Sheffield an attorney from Block Island R.I. served in the State and Federal Houses of Representatives and filled a term in the U.S. Senate in 1884-85. 437 395 pp. 8vo. Navy marbled boards backed with navy leather spines. Four raised bands to spines gold embossed titles and decorative insets. Spines are a bit worn at ends - Volume II a bit more than Volume I. All corners are rubbed revealing board underneath edges have some rubbing. Marble-patterned endpapers with each volume sporting an armorial bookplate on front pastedown. There are a few penciled notations on first fly. Both volumes are tight with occasional foxing and some light soil. A rare set of historically important books. Text in French. Chez Pillet Aine unknown books
2001ref. 19657ELa Mesa CA: Comic-Con International 2001. First Edition. Paperbound 160 pages. An original program for the 2001 Comic-Con International the largest comic book and popular arts convention in the world including a wide range of pop culture elements such as horror anime manga animation toys collectible card games video games webcomics and fantasy novels. With a 1/3” piece to the top outer corner at the front cover else a fine bright copy in printed wrappers. The program features information on Forrest J Ackerman Michael Chabon Will Eisner Spider & Jeanne Robinson Kevin Smith various awards winners and ceremonies the Fantastic Four Captain America and more. Cover art by Jeff Smith. Comic-Con International unknown books
2006ref. 14152JDallas: Heritage Auction Galleries 2006. First Edition. A landmark auction of terrific rare comic books and original comic art featuring the John McLaughlin Collection. John McLaughlin was the legendary collector of comics art books and all kinds of popular culture. He is famous for having obtained approximately 2000 of the historic find by Mile High Comics in Colorado of the Edgar Church Collection of vintage and rare comic books in stunning condition. 178 pages listing 1627 lots with each lot illustrated in color and full described. Laid in the are the final sale prices realized sheets listing what each of the entries sold for. Paperbound. Fine condition. Heritage Auction Galleries unknown books
1962ref. 247862Bombay: Taraporevala 1962. First. hardcover. very good. 15 illustrations in color 334 in monochrome half-tone and 58 line drawings. 4to pebbled green cloth rubbed. Bombay: Taraporevala 1962. First Edition. Very good. Taraporevala unknown books
1893ref. 222500Boston: Little Brown 1893. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by the Author. 8vo blue cloth Boston: Little Brown 1893. First American Edition. Little Brown unknown books
1943ref. 204289Cambridge: Mediaeval Academy 1943. First. hardcover. fine. Edited by Charles W. Jones. 416p. small 4to cloth. Cambridge Mass.: Mediaeval Academy of America 1943. First Edition. Ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. Mediaeval Academy unknown books
1995ref. 048497Liverpool: Liverpood University Press 1995. Translated with notes by Sean Connolly with an introduction by Jennifer O'Reilly. lv 142p. b/w front. original stiff printed wrappers Translated texts for historians 21. Liverpood University Press unknown books
1989ref. 048498Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications 1989. Translated with an introduction and notes by Lawrence T. Martin. xxxv 214p. original stiff printed wrappers Cistercian studies series 117. Cistercian Publications unknown books
1999ref. 048495Liverpool: Liverpood University Press 1999. Translated with notes and introduction by W. Trent Foley and Arthur G. Holder. xxxii 201p. original stiff printed wrappers Translated texts for historians 28. Liverpood University Press unknown books
1985ref. 047436Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications 1985. Translated by David Hurst. xxiii 253p. dj Cistercian studies series 82. Cistercian Publications unknown books
1972ref. 046207Washington: Cistercian Publications Consortium Press 1972. xxii 309p. dj Cistercian studies series 8. Cistercian Publications, Consortium Press unknown books
1993ref. 1335455n.p.: The Culver Educational Foundation 1993. Hardcover. Oblong Quarto; VG-/G; pp 223; white/blue pictorial spine without text; dust jacket shows mild tone to exterior; few chips to edges; mylar wrap; cloth has light wear to exterior bumped tail fore corners; mild edge wear otherwise; strong boards; text block edges have minimal wear to exterior; profusely illustrated; interior clean; inscribed by author; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1335455. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Culver Educational Foundation hardcover books
1947ref. 1310946Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1947. Hardcover. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine blue without print; Boards in blue cloth with embossed design and gold print mitred edges mild wear to corners and spine caps cloth damaged at rear top edge slight warping; Text block has peripheral tanning to endpapers clean text red ribbon marker; Parallel title page in Cyrillic script; 153 pages illustrated b&w and color plates. 1310946. FP New Rockville Stock. Foreign Languages Publishing House hardcover books
ref. 1320690London: James Blackwood & Co n.d. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 200; G-; brown spine with gilt text; decorations and raised bands to spine; full leather binding; exterior shows rubbing scratches to spine and panels; rubbing to edges; text block shows age toning to exterior edges; top edge gilt; deckled fore edge; interior slightly toned; illustrated; gilt scroll border to roll in at pastedowns; cracking to front gutter; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown;. 1320690. FP New Rockville Stock. James Blackwood & Co hardcover books
1922ref. 1325064London: Burns Oates & Washbourne 1922. Hardcover. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Ex-library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print warped boards bump to front lower fore edge mild wear to corners and spine caps small label at bottom of spine; Text block has library embossed stamp on front flyleaf library notation in ink on front endpaper spotting to edges intermittent spine breaks tanning to endpapers foxing on title page; xxii 336 pages frontispiece port. illustrated b&w plates. 1325064. FP New Rockville Stock. Burns Oates & Washbourne hardcover books
1871ref. 1311561London: Longmans & Co 1871. Hardcover. Thick Octavo; pp 808928; Fair/no-DJ; sunned red spines with black text to paper labels; 2 volumes; cloths show noticeable wear to exteriors; some moderate sunning to spines; minor chipping to edges; vol. 2 has slightly cocked spine; text blocks have darkening to exterior edges; interiors have some age toning to interior; previous owner's bookplate residue to pastedowns; some cracking to gutters; tap mend residue to rear pages at gutter; frontispiece; publisher's note tipped in at ffep in vol. 1. 1311561. FP New Rockville Stock. Longmans & Co hardcover books
2012ref. 26408N.p.: Zine of the Month 2012. Fine in illustrated wrapppers. First Edition. Octavo. Limited edition of 250 copies. Collaborative zine drawn by Barry McGee under his moniker Lydia Fong and a number of others. Printed on paper in various colors with photocopied pages bound in; covers screenprinted in 2 colors on yellow. Zine of the Month bookmark and Philadelphia nightclub flyer laid in. N.p.: Zine of the Month unknown books
1968ref. Embry 189036Dorset Press 1968. Reprint. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Dorset Press, 1968. Reprint. unknown books
1973ref. 51309Garden City: Amphoto 1973. Facsimile of 1855. with new material. Hardcover. 8vo. 7 83 pp. plus illustrations. Very good in moderately soiled dust jacket. A classic in photographic literature. Bede Bradley wrote and illustrated this humorous instructional manual. Amphoto hardcover books
