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1944145409los Altos CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1944. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1944 film. Starring actress Baxter is featured in two stills. Two stills with "Silver Screen Archives" New York rubber-stamps on the verso. <br/><br/>One image from the set is shown. Please inquire for others.<br/><br/>Based on a story by Cheavens source author of "Penny Serenade" 1941. Tessa Baxter leads an impoverished family holding a dinner for a soldier returning from war. They don't receive the soldier they expected and the charming stranger Sgt. Eric Hodiak quickly involves himself. The film was reprised for radio by Lux Radio Theatre in 1945 with original starring actors performing.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Florida.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches one slightly larger two single-weight glossy and one double-weight matte. Very Good plus faint discoloration to the matte still small surface chips and brief creases to the glossy stills. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1995214356San Francisco: Semillero-Lea 1995. Magazine. First four issues various pagination 8.5x11 inches texts in English and Spanish illustrations photos articles very good magazine in stapled glossy yellow pictorial wraps. Closely affiliated with the CTG a day laborer organization in San Francisco. Semillero-Lea unknown books
1967WN59091New York: Viking Press 1967. Original black cloth gilt. Jacket has small tear at top of upper fold and a little wear and small tears on top edges. Boldly signed by author. The author is known for his part in the Philadelphia city planning renaissance and was a managing director of the Philadelphia Housing Association. Of particular interest to the author is the ability of people to move within the eity both as pedestrians and as motorists. Native to Philadelphia his work for the Housing Authority of the city stressed the elements of William Penn's "Greene Countrie Towne.". Signed By the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Trade. Viking Press Hardcover books
1996153125Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou 1996. First edition. Softcover. 335 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran June 27 through October 14 1996. Text in French with contributions by Robert Melville John Berger Sam Hunter Stephen Spender John Russell Lawrence Alloway Lawrence Gowing and many others. Includes numerous color and black and white illustrations with a number of gatefold plates. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very slight wear. Centre Georges Pompidou unknown books
194485618New York: Limited Editions Club 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine. ix 190p. Cloth. Green clamshell case. 33cm. Uneven browning and a little wear on the clamshell. Copy no. 621 of an edition limited to 1500 copies and signed by Bruce Rodger. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1998158472New York: Tony Shafrazi Gallery 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 92 pages. Includes essays by David Sylvester Sam Hunter and Michael Peppiatt. Includes numerous color images of works by Bacon as well as photographs by John Deakin. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. Tony Shafrazi Gallery unknown books
19051273Boston: The Society Americana 1905. 8vo. Frontis. 63 1 blank pp.; 7 plts. 2 double-spread. <br><br>Massachusetts series volume one." This is a digest of Massachusetts press items to 1783 containing matters of historical interest. The plates include facsimiles of Massachusetts newspapers and portraits of important figures e.g. Increase Mather. Good. In printed wrappers. Wrappers soiled with front wrapper and frontispiece detached; partially unopened and untrimmed. The Society Americana unknown books
180740830London: Printed for J. Johnson and 20 others 1807. Small 12mo pp. xv 216; engraved frontispiece 8 plates; contemporary tree calf gilt lettered spine ex-Hill Library will usual markings extremities rubbed hinges reinforced with modern cloth endpaper edges toned interior fine. <br/><br/> Printed for J. Johnson [and 20 others] hardcover books
185058008London: William Pickering n.d. 1850. 12mo pp. 2 323 1; architectural title page printed in red and black; full straight-grain black morocco by Henderson & Bissset gilt-paneled spine in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 1 sprinkled edges; extremities and joints rubbed else very good. <br/><br/> William Pickering, n.d. unknown books
194464016New York: Limited Editions Club. Very Good. 1944. Hardcover. THE ESSAYS OF FRANCIS BACON. With a New Introduction by Christopher Morley. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1944. This is copy number 880 of 1100 Planned by Bruce Rogers and Signed by him on the colophon. 190 pages unopened the Monthly Letter is laid-in. Blue cloth with gilt patterned paper covered boards and gilt printing to the spine. This is a clean nice fresh copy in the original glassine wrapper and clamshell box with some toning/soiling to the spine. . Limited Editions Club hardcover books
2011107515Mansfield Centre CT: Martino Publishing 2011. paper covered boards. Philately. small 4to. paper covered boards. xi pages 924 columns 250 pages. Reprint of the 1911 first edition being volume seven of the series of books describing this library. This uncommon bibliography of the literature of stamp-collecting is divided into two parts: 1 authors and titles 2 periodicals. The collection was part of the famous Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Of the several thousand noble libraries founded in family houses throughout the British Isles in the last three or four hundred years only a few dozen or so may be said to have achieved a lasting public reputation. Among them the Bibliotheca Lindesiana is distinguished not only because of the remarkable collection formed but because its dispersal began ninety-five years ago and it no longer exists. In all over 8000 printed items are described. Martino Publishing unknown books
1934136243New York: Robert M. McBride 1934. First Edition. First Edition. Slim quarto. Collects nearly fifty charcoal portraits of notable people. <br/><br/>Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Extremities lightly bumped spine slightly toned. Jacket extremities with moderate shelfwear moderate fading to the jacket spine and heavy soil. Robert M. McBride unknown books
190456723New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press 1904. First edition 8vo pp. xii 2 367 1; title page printed in red and black; folding map and numerous illustrations on plates; very good copy in original blue cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover and spine t.e.g. pictorial pastedown on upper cover. <br/><br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press hardcover books
185729112New York: C. S. Francis & Co. 1857. 8vo. xx 536 pp. <br><br>First U.S. edition of Bacon's essays with Whately's annotations. "From the second London edition revised." Whately 1787-1863 the archbishop of Dublin was a philosopher and political activist for Irish political reform. Bacon's essays are wide-ranging covering such topics as truth death revenge envy love boldness sedition cunning friendship suspicion discourse innovations empire travel suitors prophecies beauty deformity praise ceremonies faction anger and judicature to mention just a few. Publisher's textured dull green cloth; covers stamped in blind; lettered in gilt now dull on spine. Top of spine pulled with small loss of cloth and with a small paper label. Exsocial club library: 19th-century bookplate call number on endpaper no other markings A rather nice copy. C. S. Francis & Co. hardcover books
192412305512mo. London: printed at the Westminster Press for Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald 1924. 12mo 8 intro text in facsimile of the original edition. Original cream printed paper covered boards browned along edges and backstrip. § Number 527 of a limited edition of 975 copies. Printed on Kentish all rag paper. Frontispiece from an engraving of Bacon prefixed to Sylva Sylvarum of 1627. A very good facsimile of the 1597 edition. printed at the Westminster Press for Frederick Etchells and Hugh Macdonald hardcover books
192314239New York: Knopf 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Blue cloth tan title label to spine top page edge dyed red. SIGNED and with an original poem in the author's hand. Moderate handling wear more prominent to rear. Last endpaper with crease marks slight foxing to interior more so at extremities. <br/><br/>Orignal poem in praise of Carmel CA penned to front endpaper: "Wise men say and I know well / There is only one Carmel. / Romes and Londons are to burn. / From them in contempt I turn / Who perpetually seek / The undeniably unique. / Many roses many trilliums / Many Helens many . / Only one of Mrs. Williams. / Leonard Bacon / January 8th 1924" Knopf hardcover books
183981549New Haven: Durrie & Peck; NY: Gould. Newman & Saxton 1839. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis viii 400p. Hardcover in recent quarterbinding. 23 cm. Moderate foxing. An autograph Letter signed by Bacon mounted on back of frontis in which Bacon asks someone for aid with a Wethersfield-related genealogical problem. <br/><br/> Durrie & Peck; NY: Gould. Newman & Saxton hardcover books
19139027071London: Macmillan 1913. Hardcover. Fine. With notes and glossorial index by W. Aldis Wright. Bound by Zaensdorf in burgundy morocco with spine elaborately stamped in gilt with five raised bands boards stamped and ruled in gilt inner dentelles gilt edges gilt and grey endpapers. Golden Treasury Series. 6 x 3 3/4 inches. 388 pages. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
1878185257Utica NY: E. H. Roberts & Co 1878. Hardcover. VG Cover has fading at spine. Cover and spine have general wear. Bookblock has age toning. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. 199 1 pages. Contents: Introductory -- The Celebration -- The grand procession -- The literary exercises -- Prayer / by Rev. Dr. E.M. Van Deusen -- Address of welcome / by Gov. Horatio Seymour -- Afternoon exercises. At the west stand. Letters from invited guests : from President Hayes Vice President Wheeler Secretary Evarts General Sherman Ex-Secretary Fish Ex-Governor Dix General McClellan William C. Bryant General Sigel George W. Clinton Hon. S.S. Cox Governor Robinson Benson J. Lossing Colonel F.A. Conkling Ex-Governor Morgan President Anderson of Rochester University Bayard Taylor David Gray of the Buffalo Courier Adjutant General of the State Hon. Sidney Breese Charles Tracy Alfred B. Street President Brown of Hamilton College Charles B. Smith esq. President Potter of Union College Rev. Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lotrhrop Thomas Dunn English -- Address of Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer. The nationality of Oriskany -- Address of Hon. W.J. Bacon. Oriskany and Thermopylae -- Historical address. Battle of Oriskany: its place in history / by Hon. Ellis H. Roberts -- Appendix to Historical address -- Address of Major Douglass Campbell. Rank of New York in the Revolution -- Remarks of Hon. Philo White. The mother of towns retains Oriskany -- Poem. Paean to Oriskany / by Rev. Charles Downes Helmer D.D. -- At the last stand -- Address of Hon. Clarkson N. Potter. Power and magnanimity of New York -- Address of Chancellor E.O. Haven. The War of 1776 vindicated -- Address of Samuel Earl esq. General Herkimer and his family -- Poem / by General J. Watts DePeyster -- Appendix. E. H. Roberts & Co hardcover books
1916018595New York: McGraw-Hill 1916. First Edition. Large Octavo. 2 vol. 963p. plus index. While a technical work it has the best record of oil exploration before 1916 including the oil deposits in Allegany County New York in 1627. The chapter "Some Problems of the Petroleum Industry" is still relevant today. . 7 folding plates 2 folding maps numerous text illustrations. A very nice matching set in original maroon cloth spine lettering gilt. McGraw-Hill unknown books
194439604New York: The Limited Editions Club 1944. 1st edition thus Newman & Wiche 157. SIGNED by Rogers. LIMITED to 1100 copies of which this is no. 256. Quarter-bound light blue cloth spine gilt stamped lettering over gold and blue patterned paper boards. TEG. Blue cloth folding slipcase. Very light wear to binding. Light wear to slipcase rubbing. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine slipcase. ix 3 190 4 colophon & blanks pp. 13" x 9". Scant. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1892014582Newart NJ: Glenwood Publishing Co 1892. Cloth Over Boards. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 176p. index. Surviving original copies are scarce. Profusely illustated with photographs engravings advertisements in the 1890's and many aspects of the history that cover a neglected area of Maine. Blindstamp of former institution Long Island Historical Society which closed its doors. Original front wrap laid in. Glenwood Publishing Co unknown books
190315626LONDON MACMILLAN 1903 1903. 3/4 VELLUM OVER GREEN CLOTH BY BUMPUS VERY GOOD. Hardcover. LONDON, MACMILLAN, 1903 hardcover books
1983008475New York: Rizzoli 1983. Publisher's promotional poster 30" w x 22" h Near Fine faint small creases. A SCARCE ephemeral item distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1983. Well suited for framing. Will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy tube. Size: 30" x 22". . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 30" x 22". Rizzoli books
1740WRCLIT35670London: Printed for A. Millar 1740. viii1973pp. Octavo. Contemporary calf. Engraved title vignette. Offsetting from binding to endsheets a few occasional spots and smudges joints cracked and binding 'varnished' at an early date but internally a very good copy with the adverts but not the half title. First separate edition of Mallet's biography which also appeared in the four volume edition of the works he edited the same year. Pp. 167-197 contain 'A catalogue of all My Lord Bacon's writings as they are printed in the edition of 1740'. GIBSON 480a. ESTC T73603. Printed for A. Millar unknown books
