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18957527New York: American Bible Society 1895. Hard Cover. First edition of this Bible volume I only; folio 14" x 13" 164 leaves embossed in the New York Point Alphabet for the Blind which is a system of tactile raised dots similar to Braille. Contemporary 3/4 calf over tan cloth covered boards spine ruled in gilt; spine label is absent. New York Point for the Blind was invented by William Bell Wait 1839-1916 educator for the Blind as an alternative to the "Line Letter" system consisting of raised letters of the standard alphabet which was in use in the late 19th Century and lasted for several decades. But Braille had been invented by Louis Braille in 1824 but fell into disuse only to be revived in the early 20th Century and Braille remains today the standard in reading and writing for the Blind throughout the world. Internally quite clean with the embossed dots in very good condition; small loss at head of spine and corners worn through; a very good copy now quite scarce on the market. <br/><br/> American Bible Society hardcover books
172741004London: R. Wilkin 1728 i.e. 1727. 64mo 4 cm 1.57". 6 154 2 155278 6 pp.; 16 plts. <br><br>Delightful example of an illustrated thumb Bible this being => the earliest known prose appearance of such according to Adomeit. Wilkin printed this tiny volume in 1727 and Adomeit notes that "copies are most commonly found with date altered in ink to 1728" as is indeed the case here "but there seems to be no difference between the copies outside of this change." In addition to the two engraved title-pages the text is illustrated with => 16 minscule engraved plates.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Full black calf gilt extra board edges and turn-ins with gilt roll. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Adomeit Thumb Bibles B16 see also p. xvi; ESTC N64949; Opie L 25. Binding as above slightly expectably sprung spine gilt showing one crack. Dates inked in an early hand as above; frontispiece for New Testament affixed to final page of Old Testament. Pages and plates very clean. => A remarkable copy of a desirable item. R. Wilkin unknown books
200123157NY: Norton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0393020495 . First American printing. About fine in a fine dust jacket. . Norton hardcover books
04102New York: The Limited Editions Club 1946. The Greatest Poem of Ancient and Modern Times Alfred Lord Tennyson<br/>Eight Magnificent Colored Illustrations by Arthur Szyk<br/><br/>SZYK Arthur illustrator. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Job from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James 1 with a Preface by Mary Ellen Chase. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1946. <br/><br/>Limited to 1950 copies signed by Arthur Szyk this being number 478. <br/><br/>Folio 12 x 8 1/2 inches; 304 x 216 mm. 148 2 blank 1 limitation 5 blank pp. Eight mounted color plates by Arthur Szyk.<br/><br/>Publishers three-quarter creme leather over white paper boards front cover pictorially stamped in gilt spine title blocked in gilt top edge gilt. Minimal rubbing to spine extremities otherwise an excellent copy housed in the original slightly worn red felt-lined metallic gold slipcase. Complete with the LEC Monthly Letter loosely inserted.<br/><br/>The Book of Job is a book in the Ketuvim "Writings" section of the Hebrew Bible Tanakh and the first poetic book in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Addressing the problem of theodicy - why a good God permits evil or more simply "Why do the righteous suffer" - it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. It has been widely and often extravagantly praised for its literary qualities with Alfred Lord Tennyson calling it "the greatest poem of ancient and modern times".<br/><br/>LEC Bibliography No. 173. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946 unknown books
18602206161860. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. Framed and glazed. Fine. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. unknown books
18912165Madras: Higginbotham and Co. 1891. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Plain cream boards gray linen spine. Good. 608 pages. 20 x 13 cm. 'Wyvern' wrote about gastronomy for for the Madras Athenaeum and Daily News during his time in Madras as a Colonel in the India Army. With social changes stirring in India the Colonel's directives furnished to local staff to create the Victorian haute cuisine desired by the Anglo-Indian elite illustrate the transformations occurring throughout the British empire. Chapters cover every aspect of the kitchen the storeroom model menus and of course curries. This edition the sixth contains all preceding prefaces illustrating the changes in taste and style during the mid to later 1800's in Anglo-Indian culture. Hinges cracked but holding. Covers rubbed closed tears to cloth spine. Interior clean. <br/><br/> Higginbotham and Co. hardcover books
19002197274Dunlap Printing Company 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lightly rubbed. 1900 Hard Cover. xxvi 227 pp. First Annual Message of Samuel H. Ashbridge Mayor of the City of Philadelphia with Annual Reports of Abraham L. English Director of the Department of Public Safety and of the Bureau of Health for the Year Ending December 31 1899. Issued by the City of Philadelphia 1900. Annual reports for the year 1899 include the following: The First Annual Message. Office of the Mayor Philadelphia April 2 1900.; Department of Public Safety.; Thirteenth Annual Report of the Department of Public Safety. Abraham L. English Director.; Bureau of Health of the City and Port of Philadelphia.; Appendix to the Report of the Bureau of Health of the City and Port of Philadelphia for the Year 1899.; Medical Inspector Division of Contagious Diseases.; Medical Inspector of the Sanitary Inspection of Public Schools.; Division of Disinfection.; Division of Bacteriology Pathology and Disinfection.; Physician-in-Charge for the Dunlap Printing Company hardcover books
19813777<p>First edition. Small octavo. Edited with introduction by George Miller. Signed frontispiece etching by Arthur Neal. Original full dark green morocco exhibition binding by George Miller covers and spine decorated in gilt and blind with stylized designs of fish water birds and willows Japanese paper endpapers t.e.g. uncut. Fine. Morocco-edged slipcase lined with corduroy. No other signatures or bookplates. Copy Number 8 of only 20 copies in this designer binding printed by the Daedalus Press.</p> Stevens hardcover books
169233756London: Charles Bill 1692. Letterpress broadside approximately 15 x 11 1/4 inches. Woodcut royal arms at the head of the sheet. Broadside proclamation impressing English seamen into service.<br/> <br/>Wing W2621. Charles Bill unknown books
19391401089Harper & Brothers Publishers 1939. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in a good dust jacket. Later edition. Price clipped. Jacket is chipped at the corners and spine ends; a couple of pieces missing from spine. Jacket edges have some creasing and minor closed tears. Some moisture damage to both front flap of jacket and front free end paper. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover books
16393Men's League for Women's Suffrage. Votes for Women. The Conciliation Bill Explained. London Baines & Scarsbrook: circa 1911. 2 pages 1 sheet. 10 x 7 ½ in. Very rare. 0 listings on OCLC.<br/><br/>In this handbill the league calls for the passage of The Conciliation Bill emphasizing the "moderate and practical" plan that would grant the vote to women who "pay rates and taxes" chiefly women heads of households. The Men's League argues that other men should support the bill "Because it is just.moderate.democratic.because honest men are tired of seeing the question played with.because the women have earned success by their pluck and perseverance."<br/><br/>Three Conciliation Bills were proposed in 1910 1911 and 1912 and while they were defeated in Parliament they were important steps in the movement and organization for women's suffrage in the UK. Moreover this handbill demonstrates the growing movement of suffrage supporters beyond women activists. Horizontal crease handling tents at corners. Very good. unknown books
197640587San Francisco: Agenda Publishing Company 1976. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; original cream pictorial staplebound wrappers; 95pp.; photographic illus. Light soil to wrappers and a few internal pages else Very Good or better. Collection of essays which originally appeared in the Socialist Revolution later the Socialist Review including Fernbach's "Toward a Marxist Theory of Gay Liberation. Agenda Publishing Company unknown books
197946615Canada: Parker Brothers 1979. Revised Edition. Rule book: White paper red lettering stapled. Game board: Multicolored boards - recto and verso. Score sheets: Two pads are white paper black lettering in English. One pad is white paper black lettering in French. "Opportunity Knocks!" cards are purple with black lettering to recto white and black lettering to verso. "Experience Cards" are burnt orange with black lettering to recto and white with black lettering to verso. "University Cards" are black lettering to verso only broadsides. Fake money: red magenta yellow green orange and blue paper black lettering. Six playing pieces plastic: yellow white red black blue and green. Two dice: black and white. Everything is written in English and French. The board is in French one side and English on the other. All housed in a large pictorial card board box. A VG/NF copy. Box is a bit scuffed corners rubbed light soiling. Decks have slight rubbing to corners. Fake money clean and crisp. Score cards are not full pads but have plenty of sheets. Game board has some rubbing to corners. Overall and very nice game. Rule book: 12 pp. unnumbered. Illustrated. 9-1/2" x 18" <br/><br/>"What does 'success' mean to you Fame Fortune Happiness In this game the choice is yours. Enter Big Business Sports Politics Show Biz and Space. Become a Captain of Industry or Rookie of the Year. See your name on a ballot or up in lights. Discover life - and love - on Mars!" Parker Brothers hardcover books
19861340358Milan: Cinisello Balsamo 1986. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket has very slight exterior wear; cloth shows lightly toned head and tail edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges shows mild toning; profusely illustrated; pp 127; arts- Collections. 1340358. FP New Rockville Stock. Cinisello Balsamo hardcover books
257693London. 35 albumen carte-de-visite photographs set in an album. 4to. Bound in green pebbled morocco covers with black- and silver-ruled borders set into an Indian carved and inlaid boxwood binding metal clasps and catches by Aspreys of London some loss to spine ends and a few spots of loss to inlay. 35 albumen carte-de-visite photographs set in an album. 4to. unknown books
176030339In the Savoy: Printed by Catherine Lintot Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; for W. Owen 1760. First edition. xii 354 6 357-468. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary blind stamped calf more recent red leather title label. Nice copy. Bookplate of Dn. Pedro Forstall. First edition. xii 354 6 357-468. 1 vols. 8vo. Gilbert who died in 1726 was highly lauded by Blackstone. The final two sections on Debt and the Constitution are of great interest o. Printed by Catherine Lintot, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; for W. Owen unknown books
1772349<p>First edition thus. 11" x 9". Full brown polished calf by Riviere & Son spine with raised bands and gilt stamped brown morocco labels marbled endpapers a.e.g. slight west to extremities. Very good. No foxing. Bookplate of Vincent Lloyd Russell on the front pastedown. Small leather bookplate of Robert Hartshorne Highlands New Jersey on the front pastedown.</p> Baskerville hardcover books
2013192511Common English Bible 2013-08-01. Softcover. Good/Good. Soft alkaline cover is good with minor wear. Name date and school of former owner filled out on presentation page at front of book. Some light scratches to silver leaf page edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Packaged in a glossy board box. LO Common English Bible paperback books
19988340NY: Welcome. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0941807231 . Color illustrations throughout. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Welcome hardcover books
196737132Hong Kong: Published by The East Society Printed by Sing Cheong Printing Co. Ltd 1967. 1st edition. Wrappers with printed dust jacket. Clear malleable plastic dust jacket protector publisher's. Spine lightly sunned. Prior owner name stamp to t.p. top magin otherwise a VG - Nr Fine copy. Unpaginated. Text in One 2-panel color image otherwise all images black & white. 11-1/4" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>"Chang Dai-chien was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a guohua traditionalist painter by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. Further Chang is regarded as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. . and it is suggested that many notable collections of Chinese art contains a forgery by the master painter" Wiki. "This book which represents the epitome of Chang Dai-chien's achievements since 1944 contains one hundred and thirty reproductions of his landscapes human figures plants flowers birds animals and fish in both the elaborate and the hsieh yi styles. The pictures are arranged in chronological order to enable the reader to see more clearly how the master after having already attained in his middle age a dizzy height in Chinese art continued on to reach even greater heights." Foreword. While well represented institutionally the work somewhat uncommon in the trade. Published by The East Society, Printed by Sing Cheong Printing Co. Ltd unknown books
200034418Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0801862809 . First printing. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
1934500556<p>London January 13 1934 drawn on the Westminster Bank in the amount of L2-10-0 . Philip M. Johnston. 3 1/4" x 8" cancellation stamps and red ink marks slightly affecting signature portion.</p> unknown books
001866Tokyo: T. Hasegawa. N.d circa 1903. Probably first edition. Unpaginated twelve folded-over leaves including cover. Larger format 7.5 by 5.25 inches or 19 by 13.5 cm. Probably the best tale ever built around toothpicks! A fairy tale of the supernatural retribution meted out to lazy women with a second shorter variant of the same story included as well. This copy has particularly crisp and bright color! Light soiling to covers and some minor waviness where fabric dinged by bottom edge. <br /><br /> T. Hasegawa books
19081332944London: Cope and Fenwick 1908. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 170; G-; blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has sunned spine; slight smudges to exterior; minor fraying to spine edges; gilt lettering border and designs to front panels; strong boards; text block shows moderate toning to exterior edges; damp stains to head edge; deckled edges; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; broken front hinge; interior clean; light ink to rear pastedown;. 1332944. FP New Rockville Stock. Cope and Fenwick hardcover books
19512221801<p>First edition. 10 1/4" x 6 1/2". Foreword and Notes by Christopher Sandford. 83 b/w illustrations. Original 1/2 maroon morocco over yellow and red decorated cloth top edge gilt uncut. No dust jacket. Later black cloth slipcase. Very good. 112 pages.</p><p>Number 68 of 250 signed by Sandford on the dedication page.</p><p>Small bookplate of Theodor Jung.</p> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
