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7542Unpaginated. Small 4to printed wrappers staple-bound. Fen Ditton UK: 1997.<br /> <P> Scarce bookseller's catalogue with 562 items offered. Fine copy.<br /> <P> ⧠Not in A. Desjardin The Book on Books on Artists Books 2nd ed.: 2013. unknown books
1865WRCLIT81513Cambridge: Leonard and Company 1865. Printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped and soiled spine and lower wrapper have some creased tears and chips internally dusty. A good reference copy. Edition limited to sixty copies. Catalogue of 101 prints for sale from a Bostonian's private collection. Leonard and Company unknown books
1959501050<p>"James A. Farley" in green ink on letterhead New York January 16 1959; to Los Angeles resident Joan O'Brien in response to a request for a favorite prayer: "My favorite prayer is and always has been THE LORD'S PRAYER Of course I say it daily." 4to 1 page.</p> unknown books
20157161NY: Crown 2015. First edition first prnt. Signed by Larson on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Crown Hardcover books
197135717Moscow: Iskusstvo Publishing House 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong folio. Original publisher's linen boards. 182 pp. 1f. <br/><br/>Profusely illustrated with 162 reproductions of Russian set and costume designs and several portraits relating primarily to Russian theatrical productions of the 20th century many in color from the collection of the State Central Museum of Theatre Art founded by Alexei Alexandrovich Bakhrushin 1865-1929. With introduction and full descriptive inventory of illustrations in Russian and English. On coated paper. Binding slightly worn. In worn dustjacket. Iskusstvo Publishing House hardcover books
1947284235New York: Century Associaton 1947. First. hardcover. near fine. Illus. 413pp. 8vo blue cloth. New York: The Century Association 1947. Near Fine<br/><br/> History of the Century Association a private club in New York City. One of 2000 copies.<br/><br/> Century Associaton unknown books
1922206370New York: Dutton 1922. Second. hardcover. near fine. Fronitspiece many b/w plates. 140pp. 4to blue cloth spine ends very slightly frayed. New York: E.P. Dutton 1922. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press.<br/><br/> Dutton unknown books
1983313841983. Image size 556 x 352 mm overall size 630 x 430 mm. On glossy dark red stock. <br/><br/>From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne b. 1934.<br/><br/>Edges slightly worn; verso of mount foxed. "Horne had a voice of extraordinary range rich and tangy in timbre with a stentorian chest register and an exciting top. In concert she once achieved the feat of singing in a single programme Rossini arias and Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene proof of her exceptional versatility. Throughout her lengthy career she was an admired recitalist singing lieder mélodies Spanish and American songs with equal aplomb." Alan Blyth in Grove Music Online. unknown books
18982308Chicago: David C. Cook Publishing Company ND c. 1898. Hardcover. Gray boards decorated with marbled papers. Very good. 96 pages. 21 x 17 cm. Fictional tale demonizing alcohol and its hold on American society. Timothy Shay Arthur was an American temperance crusader editor and author of fiction and non-fiction works with Ten Nights In a Bar-Room his biggest success. Illustrated throughout. Interior pages lightly toned. Boards rubbed. <br/><br/> David C. Cook Publishing Company hardcover books
200150841NY: Scribner 2001. First edition first prnt. Signed by Halberstam on the title page. Spine topedge wrinkled; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket witrh an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scribner Hardcover books
1842105097<p>14 manuscript pay vouchers most about 3" x 8" one full page. Some fold tears paper a little fragile normal browning and aging; otherwise about very good. This basically a collection of pay vouchers for dock master and health warden in the early 1840s in NYC. Most of the receipts have four or five lines of text but one item is a full folded page of text. </p> books
2314Orange Smile Syrup Company. Color illustrated cards. Near fine. 22 x 9 cm. Two- sided die-cut color illustrated cardboard. Kinda creepy but cute anthropomorphic Orange man/baby image used by the St. Louis based Orange Smile Syrup Company. Punch hole at top. <br/><br/> Orange Smile Syrup Company unknown books
186283231Paris: Didier 1862. Hardcover. Good. xvii 452p. Old but probably later quartercloth binding. 19cm. Cover scuffed and moderately worn. A few corners creased. French text. <br/><br/> Didier hardcover books
193478282London: Printed by Order of the Trustees 1934. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. 466p. Original cloth. 25cm. Joints scuffed. Backstrip faded. Contents sound and clean. No Jacket. Persian text introductory material in English. At head of title: British Museum. Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts. <br/><br/> Printed by Order of the Trustees hardcover books
191325501London England: Hodder & Stoughton 1913. xxxv advertisement sections about evenly divided between front and back of the publication 24 page Hodder & Stoughton catalog pages 131 - 194 1- 237 of the Christmas Supplement with iii pages of useful index to the supplement at back. Some color printing including tipped-on plates and black and white illustrations throughout examples of various noted illustrators of the time publishers announcements and catalogs including a couple of tipped-in examples. This does not contain the additional 'Portfolio' section of this special issue. Approx. 9" x 13" size; cover illustrated with tipped-on portrait of J.M. Barrie printed on beige hessian-paper combined softcovers. Some wear soiling to binding spine wrinkly. Contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Hodder & Stoughton paperback books
191425502London England: Hodder & Stoughton 1914. xxii advertisement sections about evenly divided between front and back of the publication 21 page Hodder & Stoughton catalog including 4 pages on browned paper 'war publications' pages 61 - 112 1- 157 of the Christmas Supplement. Some color printing including tipped-on plates and with black and white illustrations throughout examples of various noted illustrators of the time publishers' announcements and catalogs. This does not contain the additional separate 'Portfolio' section of this special issue. Approx. 9" x 13" size; cover illustrated with tipped-on color plate "The Glory of Belgium" by Bruckman; printed on beige hessian-paper combined softcovers. Some wear soiling to binding old faint discoloration bottom edge cover illustration chipped worn. Contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Hodder & Stoughton paperback books
7541Unpaginated. Small 4to pictorial wrappers staple-bound. Fen Ditton UK: 1995.<br /> <P> A scarce bookseller's catalogue which presents a choice selection of artists' books and publications 268 nos. Among the highlights we note a complete set of Art-Rite; Gilbert & George's Dark Shadow 1974; most of the issues of Interfunktionen Richard Long's River Avon Book 1979; a nice run of Ruschas; a sizable group of Siegelaub catalogues etc.<br /> <P> Near fine; staples rusted. Heavily annotated.<br /> <P> ⧠A. Desjardin The Book on Books on Artists Books 2nd ed.: 2013 503. unknown books
199522736Maseru: Government of Lesotho 1995. ix 46 pages 13 pages of 'annexes' giving districts/villages/households surveyed historical events linked by rural interviewees to PRA Environment/Poverty trends; and an extensive bibliography with sections on poverty environment sustainable development; with detailed map of study areas; some statistical data in chart form giving measurements of income sources of water supply farm soil people burning grazing quality & marketing of livestock waterborne diseases reported by the respondents Thaba Tseka; ".investigates and assesses the dynamic interrelationship between poverty and environmental change and the consequences of this relationship in Lesotho. .attempt to respond to a number of intrinsic problems underlying development initiatives in Lesotho." from the Executive Summary section; spiral bound plain printed paper wrap covers; light wear to binding one small stray pen-mark; in very good condition; detailed research. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Government of Lesotho Paperback books
189523503Winsted Connecticut: Not Published 1895. Group of 11 different billhead receipts for various businesses having transactions with Larkin & Sparks; including Hotchkiss Paper Co. Waterbury with a good lithographic vignette illustration of their premises; J.D. Dewell of New Haven wholesale grocers; Winsted Gas Co.; Apothecaries Hall Co. Waterbury; Culver & Bristol Winsted lumber & masonry supply dealers; F. Woodruff & Sons Winsted millers & dealers in flour grain & feed; C. M. Dean Winsted Steam Laundry 2; J.C. Eddy "Hop Brook Farm" Simsbury asparagus strawberries and gem melon specialties; Citizen Printing Company Winsted; Fowler & Huntting Hartford commission merchants; average size approx. 5" x 8" some larger some smaller; light wear; old fold lines; in very good condition interesting Connecticut business history ephemera. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
188626669Syracuse N.Y.: C.W. Bardeen Publisher 1886. xv 185 pages; with fold-out chart frontispiece showing the original counties of New York the date of their organization and how other counties have grown out of them and in turn their date of organization. A later printing of this educational text of the 19th century of chief interest for its extensive manuscript notes annotations and a few of bits of ephemera of the time; the notes are accomplished in a penciled legible hand and regard various updates to the printed facts changes in administration and lists of convenience for reference - an example of one readers' perspective and method of learning regarding New York State & national civil education of the time. Ephemera includes a die-cut color Chinaman; an African-American - related & another paper clipping tipped-in. Approx. 4 3/4" x 7" size; bound in the original beveled-edge plum cloth gilt spine titles dulled. Edge tips wear-through and rubbing to the binding one page 1/2 torn away within the Organization of the Assembly section; contents in generally good condition; a good historical perspective on late 19th century civil education via the owner annotations. Forty-First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. C.W. Bardeen, Publisher hardcover books
188526072Harmony P.O. New York: Not Published 1885. Five handwritten letters all accomplished on the letterhead of the Office of Sardius Steward Ashville N.Y. and printed Harmony P.O. N.Y.; dated Oct. 2 1885 - May 25 1886. Family news concerning transfers and sales of land speculations selling lumber and the health of the family and other news from Edwin Maxwell to his mother Sylvia M. Maxwell in Buffalo. 4 covers included with Harmony postal cancellations. Sardius Steward son of John Sr. at one time conducted the most extensive farming business in the county and Town Supervisor 1858 - 1860; his relationship to the Maxwell family is unclear. Old fold lines light wear; writing legible and in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
184726994New York NY: Not Published 1847. A small handwritten note dated Friday Feby. 21. "Dear Doctor I will have the pleasure to call for you this evening in hope you will ride with me to Chancellor Kents' - say at 7 1/2 o'clock I am Dear Sir yo's very truly J. Goodhue." and addressed on an integral panel to J. Augustin Smith M.D. Park Place. While no year is noted our research indicates 1847 as likely; Chancellor Kent 1763 - 1847 of NYC prominent jurist and legal scholar was dead by the end of that year and J. Augustin Smith 1782 - 1865 was at this time president of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York; he had earlier been President of the College of William & Mary. Note size approx. 4 1/2" x 7"size; paper darkened a bit old fold lines couple of spots at edge and on reverse of sheet; clear legible writing in ink; in very good condition. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
188226437New York NY: Not Published 1882. Handwritten letter of two pages dated Feb. 13th 1882 on Richard Dudgeon company letterhead acknowledging payment of a debt:".Allow me to congratulate you on your ability to accomplish what you have been so earnestly striving to doI found none who for a moment doubted your sincerity in the matter ." signed Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar atty. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; with 2 checks affixed at side edges made to the McAnerney & Co. and to Richard Dudgeon with a printed sheet dated in ms. 1879. This is a notice regarding the insolvency of John McAnerney and Henry St. George Offutt the firm of John McAnerney & Co. and its assignment to Bentley D. Hassell for the benefit of the creditors of which the Richard Dudgeon business was one. Witnessed by Richard Dudgeon & F. Dettmar attorney and W.E. McDonough with a small red seal. Old paper tape residue at sides; light wear to all; in very good condition; interesting 19th century business and banking history ephemera. Richard Dudgeon 1819 - 1895 was a Scottish-American mechanic inventor of the hydraulic jack and a prototype steam carriage now housed at the Smithsonian; he also proposed a steam-powered aircraft. The business still exists as Richard Dudgeon Inc. located in Waterbury Connecticut. Please see Willi H. Hager Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000: A biographical dictionary of leaders in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics CRC Press 2015 for his biography. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
188426714College Point New York: Not Published 1884. A dozen pieces of material relating to the conduct of this entertainment business in College Point a section of Queens in New York City. All items for various 1884 dates; 5 are from Oppenheimer & Co. Job Printers publishers of "Long Island Central Zeitung" and "Long Island Reporter" from March to November of 1884 for printing hundreds and one order for a 1000 invitations dancing orders programs; on the printers' business letterhead 4th Ave between 17th & 18th streets in NYC. with 2 receipts handwritten addressed to the Club for purchases of a tambourine a play sheet music a "book for Sec.' & for Treas. and for a ".piece of Music We'll raise dat roof to night" paid by W.A. Mangler. The Club also purchased a "false face & Postage" another tambourine "burnt cork"; 2 boxes of powder a play "Who's the Actor" and groups of music; these 3 small receipts all signed for by stage manager G.A.S. Weiner. Also including a generic "Receipt" for music furnished to the club by Chas. Bollen and the club paid Geo. B. Plitt for "one syringe." Various paper sizes 4"x 8" and smaller; light wear fold lines; in very good condition; night club theater & dancing business history for New York City. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
189223214New York - London: Not Published 1892. A group of 4 letters: February 1892 Capri March Castellammare di Stabia and June & July the Grand Hotel Axenstein Switzerland. All the letters are signed by W.B. Valentine and discuss giving Charles P. Buckley in New York City power of attorney and releases for various transactions concerning real estate deals and rental properties. Quite detailed asking the attorney for various assurances and advice in complex deals since his opponents are as ".sharp as O'Sullivans. Still they might have other properties we could sell under judgement. We have them now in a tight place.I am concerned that there is a swindle some where for I cannot understand why this man should hold his deed back for over 15 years." Some of the properties were at West Deer Park perhaps on Long Island this area later became Wheatley Heights; mention is also made of interest in B & M stock and properties at Lockwood. Valentine also requests his friend Buckley to advise 'Frank' on his investments and his greenhouses since ".Poor Frank has been done very badly in the past." and also reflects some of the prejudice and bias typical of the time against Jews in business: ".How is Moses if he were not a Jew I should have hopes of seeing his a/c paid but I am very doubtful of that race - I never came in contact with them with being the loser." The four letters averaging 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" size approx. with 3 written on good hotel-type notepaper one written on very thin 'onionskin' type paper slightly browned; with one envelope mailer stamped 'United States Consulate' return from Castellammare Italy to Charles P. Buckley Esq. Benedict Building 171 Broadway New York; the envelope very worn & soiled chipped. The letters in very good condition; New York business and European touring correspondence from the late 19th century. . Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback books
