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1887266394Philadelphia. : J.F. Dickson. 1887. Original wrappers with chromolithograph cover. . Good spine repaired with vinyl tape missing a piece at the upper corner of the cover some short closed tears to the back cover a good complete copy of a scarce item. 4to. weight: 0.5 lb. Numerous illustrations and advertisements. J.F. Dickson. unknown books
1892292012Chicago.: Lewis Publishing. 1892. 1st Edition. 1/2 leather. Good plus ex-library with very light markings moderate wear to covers spine heard pulled and repaired contents very good. 4to. 28x21.5 cm. Volume one only of 2. Heavy book will require extra shipping. weight: 5.1 lb. Numerous full -page plates with tissue guards. Lewis Publishing. hardcover books
84707hardcover. Il Codice S.IV.5 della Biblioteca Comunale degl'Intronati di Siena. Introduction by Carlo Maccagni. Approx. 100 facsimile drawings 403pp. thick 4to cloth board slipcase; slightly rubbed. Genova: IBM Italia 1986.<br/><br/> unknown books
1952204525Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha 1952. First. hardcover. very good/very good-. 4 volumes of 6 total: volumes 1 3 4 5. Numerous dramatic photogravure plates. Small very slim folios white boards edge-worn d.w. large chip on dust wrapper of volume 3 with boards discolored beneath. Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha 1952-53. Very good clean copies.<br/><br/> Vol I: Archaic Period. Photographs by Manshichi Sakamoto. Vol. III: Hakuho Period. Photographs by Yonpachi Fujimoto. Vol. IV: Tempyo Period. Photographs by Taikichi Irie. Vol. V: Heian Period. Photographs by Domon Ken.<br/><br/> Bijutsu Shuppan-sha unknown books
175648342London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White in Fleet-Street 1756. 1st Printing. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Hint of age-toning VG. 54 2 publisher advert pp. T.p. printer's ornament. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5" <br/><br/>On the lack of military preparation for a war with France. Uncommon OCLC records only 6 holding institutions and at the time of cataloguing we see no other copies offered on the market. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet-Street unknown books
1751WRCLIT52451London: Printed for R. Griffiths 1751. 17 i.e. 191pp. Octavo. Extracted from pamphlet volume some tanning and corner creases small natural hole in blank margin of title else very good. First and only edition of this unsigned caution about laxity among the parish clergy leading to an increase in Popery as well as "swearing drunkeness robberies whoredom adultery and almost all manner of wickedness." ESTC online locates three copies only the Huntington copy resides in North America and as in those copies p.19 in this copy is misnumbered '17.'. ESTC N25558. Printed for R. Griffiths unknown books
1848350481848. ANONYMOUS. MY AWKWARD COUSIN; Or Caroline's Visit To Her Great-Aunt's Poultry Yard. Illustrated. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union 1848. 16mo. embossed gray-green cloth. First Edition. An uncommon title. Very Good some wear to extremities & intermittent stains in text; gilt on spine bright. $125.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1874JC17699New York: Press of Bible and Publication Society 1874. Paperback. Fair. Original wraps. 19 pp. Briefly and anonymously inscribed by the author at the top. Last leaf detached. <br/><br/> Press of Bible and Publication Society paperback books
19011202London: Liberty and Property Defence League ca. 1901-05. First Edition. <br /><br />Unbound pamphlet 8 x 5 1/4 inches 205 x 132 mm 4 pages.<br /><br />A wonderfully lurid warning against socialism by a British organization devoted to laissez-faire economics. The anonymous author suggests that socialism would lead to the breakup of families.<br /><br />"There would be no such place as home under socialism" the author writes. "Everyone would live in the State barracks. There would be no breakfasts dinners or teas with one's family at one's own table as in the first place meals in private would not be permitted as it would be against the socialist idea of equality.In other words everybody when hungry would be reduced to the necessity of repairing to the common swine-trough and eating the hogwash the State had placed therein. No roast beef turkey and plum pudding no smiling faces of children and friends around the table on Christmas Day. Indeed there would not be any Christmas Day under socialism." <br /><br />This pamphlet carries no publication date but it appears to have been issued sometime between 1901 and 1905. It refers to "the late Mr. Oscar Wilde" who died in late 1900. In 1906 the Liberty and Property Defence League issued a book "Socialism: Its Fallacies and Dangers" which included the text of this pamphlet. <br /><br />OCLC lists 7 institutional holdings: Syracuse Stanford Amherst Harvard Michigan Texas and Wisconsin Historical Society. No other copies in commerce. <b>SCARCE</b>.<br /><br />CONDITION: Paper lightly toned old stab holes along the gutter a couple small closed tears small ink stamp at the end of the text general handling wear. A Very Good copy of an uncommon publication. Liberty and Property Defence League paperback books
1840WRCLIT68621Dublin: Printed by P. Dixon Hardy 1840. xiv2791pp. 12mo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Slight tanning faint old stamps of a defunct mercantile library otherwise a good copy. First edition. The author's identity is not reported in NSTC the NLI catalogue or OCLC/Worldcat where only five copies are located - this in spite of a rather substantial subscribers list. The narrative is couched in terms of anecdotes relayed by "A Friend" and seem to consist largely of travel and commercial experiences; the "Observations." are a distinct element directed to Lord Wharncliffe. Printed by P. Dixon Hardy unknown books
181548819New-York: R. M'Dermut & D.D. Arden 1815. First Edition. Octavo 19.5cm.; removed; 72pp. Stock a bit toned else Very Good and sound. Anonymous polemical against the "London Quarterly Review" and the English people in general covering that country's labor educational and moral conditions. For example "The general system of English boarding school education tends much to the formation of their national character. Surly and morose--proud in prosperity--mean and abject in adversity haughty and vindictive--forgetting right when they feel power--affecting to despise the whole human race." p. 31. HOWES R227; SABIN 70283; AMERICAN IMPRINTS 35772. R. M'Dermut & D.D. Arden unknown books
261468Poster. 30.25 x 20.25 inches.<br/><br/> This poster features a gold red white and blue color scheme. It is mainly textual with bold red and blue lettering describing the efforts made in the name of the war on the part of various American organizations. This poster is in very good condition and makes for a wonderful document for anyone interested in American history or World War I.<br/><br/> unknown books
19262327New York: Gallia Laboratories Inc. 1926. <br /><br />24mo 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches; 138 x 107 mm 8 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /><br />Promotional pamphlet for Kola Astier a product possessing "remarkable curative and stimulative properties quite unknown to any other preparation." According to the manufacturer Gallia Laboratories Kola Astier builds muscular strength fights fatigue relieves depression and "melancholia" stimulates the heart and helps in combatting bronchitis pneumonia and "senile debility." It also acts we're told as a "remarkable regenerator" for "tired overworked men and women." <br /><br />Where did this cure for every ailment come from According to the company Dr. P. Astier recognized the amazing properties of the kola nut. "Long before the white man traversed the midnight jungles and the wild plains of mysterious Africa the natives were using the fruit of the Kola Tree to increase their physical stamina and powers of endurance. Finally when the first white explorers forced their way into the heart of the Dark Continent they too soon recognized the value of this gift of the Gods." <br /><br />This text is accompanied by an illustration of spear-wielding African warriors. Other illustrations depict runners an apparently sick office worker and an exhausted home maker. <br /><br />Unfortunately for the company the U.S. Agriculture Department determined that Kola Astier contained no ingredients capable of producing any therapeutic or curative effects claimed by the company. <br /><br />In March 1933 the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey sought the seizure of 199 bottles of Kola Astier Granulated charging misbranding in violation of federal rules. Analysis by the U.S. Agriculture Department showed that the product consisted essentially of sugar 97.3% and small proportions of plant material including kola. A federal district court ordered that the 199 bottles be destroyed. <br /><br />That judgment didn't stop Gallia Laboratories from promoting its miracle cure. In June 1943 the Federal Trade Commission charged the company with making false misleading and deceptive statements about its products. It ordered the company to stop claiming that Kola Astier had any therapeutic value in the treatment of any disorder. <br /><br />This pamphlet is rare. OCLC shows no institutional holdings. None in commerce. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some staining soiling and a few small nicks to wrappers as well as rusting to staples. But the pages are clean bright and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Gallia Laboratories, Inc. paperback books
1841WB16443Tours: Chez ad Mame et Cie. 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 180 x 100mm. 312pp. Full-page engraved frontispiece for p. 19 engraved title vignette for p. 118 and 3 more engraved plates pp. 100 221. Period French mottled calf spine gilt with scrolling device marbled endpapers and edges outer edgewear some light intermittent foxing. Bookplate on pastedown inscribed: Litterature 1er Division 1er Prix Hortense Beaurain Aout 1841 Pension de Madame Fauchon 1ere Classe. This title part of the series Bibliothèque de la Jeunesse Chrétienne approuvée par Mgr. Larchevêque de Tours. Anonymous Madame author with initials M. G. E. <br/><br/> Chez ad Mame et Cie. hardcover books
19086582fdN.l.: W. E. Scull 1908. Octavo cloth-backed color-illustrated boards hardcover 128 pp. Plates illus. Teddy Bear Alphabet mostly printed with colors the remainder of the book printed in red and blue. Stories and rhymes include: Mary Had a Little Lamb Simple Simon many Mother Goose rhymes The Three Little Kittens The Three Little Pigs Jack the Giant Killer Little Red Riding Hood Little Snowdrop and many others. Good; quite shelf worn yet holding together better than you’d expect. [W. E. Scull, 1908]. hardcover books
1851m1310London: John W. Parker 1851. 1st edition. Duodecimo cloth 215 pp. Wood-engraved plates illus. Good; moderate shelf wear. John W. Parker, 1851. hardcover books
1857EEG1210Philadelphia:: Lindsay & Blakiston 1857. 1857. 8vo. vi 5-183 1 pp. Hand-colored frontis. by T. P. Rossiter 6 hand-colored plates engravings; foxed. Mauve blind- and gilt-stamped cloth; extremities worn. Ownership inscriptions of Stephen Stanton Myrick and his grandson of the same name. Very good. Engravings by Thomas Prichard Rossiter 1818-1871 and engraved on wood by Gilbert & Gihon. Selected contents: Boyhood of Sir Humphrey Davy – Lewis More's Experiments – The Old Grey Cat – Christmas in Germany – The Snow Statue – Conversation about the Boabab – The Poor Man and His Dog etc. about 70 poems or short stories for children. / Not in UCLA University of Toronto and American Antiquarian Society collections. Princeton has an 1860 re-issue same collation attributing authorship to Mary Cherwell. Lindsay & Blakiston, 1857. hardcover books
1713WRCLIT66443London: Printed for George Strahan 1713. 351pp. Octavo. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume. Early ink acquisition notes in title margins otherwise a very good crisp copy though possibly wanting a half-title. First edition of one of the several responses to Clarke's controversial 1712 work which in part argued against the complete divinity of Jesus. ESTC T5980. Printed for George Strahan unknown books
1719WRCLIT66434London: Printed for John Morphew 1719. 24pp. Octavo. Extracted from nonce pamphlet volume. A very good copy. First edition of this response to the Irish non-juring Anglican's pamphlet published while he was in self-imposed exile in Italy. ESTC locates two copies in North America. ESTC T21985. Printed for John Morphew unknown books
182245554Cambridge: Printed for the Trustees of the Publishing Fund by Hilliard and Metcalf 1822. First Edition. 12mo 17cm.; disbound; 60pp. Light soil else Very Good or better. Moralistic tale establishing the "basic situation often used in later temperance fiction--a marriage threatened by the husband's drinking habit" David S. Reynolds and Debra J. Rosenthal "The Serpent in the Cup" 1997 p. 24. We find this title published later for the London Christian Tract Society under the authorship of "A.H." SHOEMAKER 8597; WRIGHT I 893. Printed for the Trustees of the Publishing Fund, by Hilliard and Metcalf unknown books
37337Meriden CT: Meriden Gravure. One of 600 copies. Large 8vo pages not numbered. An exact reproduction of the first type founder's specimen book issued in America photographed from the only known complete copy. The original was printed by Fry and Kammerer in 1809. About 100 illustrations including two fold-outs with prices. Paper over boards cloth spine. Printed for distribution to members of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Cover little yellowed near edges o/w a nice copy. Meriden Gravure unknown books
1949002159S. l.: The Singer Manufacturing Company 1949. Softcover. A set n. d. ca 1949; includes an original card stock pictorial box with a metal clasp a mannequin doll six Butterick patterns with instructions in two original envelopes a metal stand tape measure thimble and needle threader; missing the sewing handbook indicated on the box but includes a spool of blue thread in a dedicated spot not listed on the box; box with some rubbing to edges and spotting to lower half; inner cardboard frame with cellophane which covers the items with a closed cut to upper corner; all accessories including the doll with very minor wear in near fine condition.A wonderful sewing set by arguably the biggest manufacturer on sewing machines in the world since 1851. S. l.: The Singer Manufacturing Company paperback books
286936unbound. very good. Very scarce unsigned original black and white photograph c. 1915 from a cabinet card image c. 1894 approx. 4" x 7" a full-body image of the boxer wearing black leotards with a white belt- with flat laced-up boxing shoes striking a bear knuckle pose. <br><br> Condition: Image cropped from when used for publication - but complete in itself; minor surface creasing with a clip at the top left-hand corner. Vintage fountain pen identification in an unknown hand cleanly written at bottom. Mounting traces on verso. In very good condition.<br/><br/> George Dixon 1870-1909 was a black Canadian boxer who was the first black world boxing champion in any weight class. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon the #1 featherweight of all time. He died mysteriously at age 37.<br/><br/> unknown books
180922084New-York: Published by Isaac Riley 1809. 1st US edition American Imprints 17200. Period brown full-sheep bindings with maroon spine labels. Abt VG bindings rubbed at extremities/early pos/Vol II lacks ffep/usual bit of foxing. 2 volumes iv 263; 272 pp. 12mo in 6s. 7" x 4" <br/><br/> Published by Isaac Riley unknown books
1905251282Boston. : Dana Estes. No date circa 1905. . Green cloth red and black decorations. . Some water damage and soiling to head of spine and back cover slightly shaken still a good plus copy with all illustrations present. . sm4to. 24 full-page illustrations by J.J. Mora numerous vignettes and headpieces. Dana Estes. hardcover books
