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188726924Chicago Illinois: Rand McNally & Co. 1887. Pocket map of Japan printed in colors detailing the Japanese island system in two separate maps: Northern Japan with an inset at top of Chishima; with the previous owner noting the location of the volcano Bandai-San. Approx. 13 3/4" x 21" overall size; and Southern Japan with inset of Yayeyama and Riukiu Island chain approx. 14" x 20 3/4". With a folding Index and Population of Towns in Japan having a pronunciation list and giving the districts islands lakes mountains provinces rivers and towns; this is printed two sides approx. 13 3/4" x 19 3/4" size. Bookseller's ticket on front inner panel of the cover of Kelly & Walsh Ltd. Printers Publishers Booksellers Stationers &c. &c. &c. No. 28. Yokohama. Small faint previous ownership stamps on the blank panels on the back of the maps as well as on the front endpaper of the cover of collector Dr. George R. Brush U.S. Navy; served as a surgeon and medical inspector from 1861-1894 & often on-station in various locales in Japan. Maps & index contained in the publisher's dark brown cloth binding approx. 3 1/2" x 6 1/4" size gilt titled. Some color mottling to the case light wear; map papers darkened a little; Northern Japan & the Index loose; Southern Japan still attached to the inner cover; in very good condition. Pocket Map. Hard Cover. Very Good. Rand, McNally & Co. hardcover books
188225246Boston Massachusetts: D. Lothrop & Co. 1882. 12 pages; with black and white illustrations throughout. Advertising books for sale with descriptions prices binding variants if desired. Natural history books by Amanda B.Harris Tennyson poetry travel family-oriented & children's publications including magazines - Wide Awake Babyland Our Little Folks The Pansy; at back is "A Complete list of the Popular "Pansy" Books & lists of other other authors with series titles. Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" size; printed sewn paper covers with a small illustration. Light edge wear to the wraps little darkened tips chipped back cover with a small discoloration at top margin inner top corner chipped away; in very good condition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. D. Lothrop & Co. paperback books
191723249Riverhead Long Island New York: Not Published 1917. Small folding program for this event; centerfold gives order of performance with pieces by Goetzl Bohm Rogers Gregh Porter Wood Fisher Massenet others; Prof. R.H. Lutz Miss M. Louise Sparks Lizette Hand Milton Hallock Helen D. Perkins Mrs. Jetur W. Hand Olive Hallock Mabel Reeve performing with Christine Litchard as accompanist; the event supported by several Riverhead merchants - Perkins & Co. tailors John Hagen shoes Riverhead Harness and Auto Supply Shop others; approx. 4 3/4" x 6 " size; printed black on cream paper stock; soiling edge wear darkening short closed tears old fold lines & wrinkling; in good condition; interesting early 20th century Riverhead Long Island musical education & society ephemera. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. Not Published Paperback books
193825557Munchen Germany: Zentralverlag Der NSDAP Franz Eher Nachf. 1938. 103 pages 1 page of publishers' list at back; text in German language throughout. Approximately 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" size; printed beige paper covers. Some dustiness spine wear; edge tips wear to the binding; one small 1/8" scorch-mark in text; in good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Zentralverlag Der NSDAP Franz Eher Nachf. paperback books
184529857London: Jullien PN 88 1845. Folio. Coloured lithograph of the famous troupe of Viennese children dancing in ribbon- and flower-bedecked hats and dresses under an arch of roses. Within decorative floral border. Signed by J. Brandard in the stone and printed by M & N Hanhart. 1f. recto illustrated title verso blank 1 blank 2-7 i blank pp. engraved music.<br/><br/>Disbound; minor to moderate foxing; small hole to final leaf. The Pas des Fleurs was one of the Danseuses Viennoises's greatest triumphs; the troupe performed for Queen Victoria a number of times. Jullien [PN 88] unknown books
188026775Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1880. First Edition. 48 pages; with folding plates of the boiler of the steam yacht "Javelin" a plate depicting the workings of the boiler system of the steam yacht "Kelpie"; both built by Herreshoff in Bristol RI. With the presentation inscription of one of the authors of the report on the top edge of the front cover "Surgeon G.R. Brush USN with compliments of Chas. E. DeValin." The report describes various trials of the Herreshoff systems with results & conclusions: ".The steam-yachts built by Mr. Herreshoff are remarkable for the lightness of their hulls and machinery for their economy in fuel for the excellence of their design materials and workmanship for their speed .developed by a very considerable and intelligent experience." And mention is made of his patented "separator" device. B.F. Isherwood & Theo. Zeller along with DeValin were the chief engineer co-authors of the report under the supervision of the engineer-in-chief of the Navy's steam engineering department Wm. H. Schock. Approx. 5 3/4" x 9" size; light blue-green printed paper cover; back cover lacking. Some light spotting dustiness to binding faint crease line to cover; contents clean and in very good condition. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Government Printing Office paperback books
189324547Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1893. xi 282 pages. Illustrated with two loosely laid-in folding maps 28" x 41 ¾" & 18" x 31 ¾" as well as 3 color chromolithographic plates and numerous black and white illustrations & charts throughout. District statistics population and resources of Alaska ethnographic geographic & cultural details with Robert P. Porter Superintendent of the report. Approx. 9 1/2" x 12" size; bound in gray marbled-paper covered boards black cloth spine with old small typed title-sticker 'Alaska' as spine title. Tips edge-wear and rubbing to the covers; small old rubber stamps rubbed away on endpaper and title page; binding loosening at front a heavy volume; plates and maps in good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Government Printing Office Hardcover books
199223658Germany - Switzerland - United States: Galerie Mielich-Werber & Galerie Objecta Renate Bender 1992. 36 pages; inscribed and signed in black ink by the artist on the title page "Love you both RRL"; color illustrated exhibition catalog of the artist; German English text; portrait of the artist chronology of exhibitions at back; approx. 8 3/4 x 10 3/4" size; glossy black paper wraps binding; laid-in is a large illustrated exhibition invitation; some light edge-wear rubbing to binding; in very good condition. Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Rex Lau. Galerie Mielich-Werber & Galerie Objecta Renate Bender Paperback books
199024010Riverhead L.I. New York: Riverhead Chamber of Commerce 1990. 32 pages; black and white printed essentially a compendium for the advertisement of the services & products of Chamber members; centerfold map of the town with key on reverse; giving town officers police emergency & recreation contacts numbers; at back is the list of members of the Chamber with their businesses alphabetically organized and the officers of the organization; Curtis Highsmith was then president; many of the businesses have now closed or changed hands since that time the pamphlet offers some historical perspective on the commerce of the town; approx.5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; original illustrated glossy stapled printed paper wraps; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Paperback books
WALTER-FILM004072No binding. Very Good. Photo Vintage original 8 x 10"" 20 x 25 cm. photo UK. Tim Curry dir: Jim Sharman; Twentieth Century Fox. Notation on verso in ink which does not show through NEAR FINE. A rare British photo from this British-US co-production filmed in the UK showing director Jim Sherman lining up a shot with Tim Curry in the tank along with Little Nell Richard O'Brien and Peter Hinwood. This is the only behind-the-scenes photo that I have ever encountered from this gender-bending classic. unknown books
199823795Brooklyn N.Y.: Artist Published 1998. Group of material considering the sculptural artwork of Ron Mehlman including: color bi-fold flyer for his "Natural Abstraction" show at C.S. Schulte Galleries; with a typed letter signed by the artist to a N.Y. galleriste informing of new work and encouraging a visit to his Pietrasanta Italy studio; with a 3-page typed solo & group exhibition list selected books & catalogs articles & reviews bibliography commissions list & grants; with 12 color photographs of works approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" size with name of artist title media used sizes date of creation on labels on the backs; with a photocopy of an article on the artist by Lawrence Campbell from Art in America Feb. 1990 with 2 digital photographs of more sculpture and a color one-page bio-explanatory sheet concerning his 'Trail of Tears' piece; light wear occasional corner crinkling to items; in very good condition; an interesting overview of this artists' work from this period which also offers much biographical and art chronology detail along with being an example of art & artist marketing techniques. Signed by Artist. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Ron Mehlman. Artist Published Paperback books
199325176East Hampton Long Island NY: Guild Hall Museum 1993. 14 pages; the catalog for this exhibition; illustrated in color. Curated and with text by Christina Mossaides Strassfield and with a foreword by Joy L. Gordon. The illustrations are accompanied by excerpts from the diaries of Ross Bleckner Biographical details on the artist & works pieces show give dates titles sizes media; the 200 works were all from the collection of the artist. Approx. 8" x 10" size; stapled illustrated softcover; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Guild Hall Museum paperback books
1915830521915. MILITARY - 20TH CENTURY. ROSTER OF COMPANY "F" 1ST TRAINING REGIMENT U.S.A. Plattsburg NY: n.p. 1915. Printed by the De Vinne Press. Number 63 of 155 copies. With folding photo plate tipped in photograph and map. 35 pp. 4to. dark blue cloth with cover stamped in gilt and white. Minor wear to heel and crown a few faint scratches to rear board. Interior fine. With large trifold photo reproduction: portrait of the men of Company "F". A silver print photograph is tipped in following the dedication page: a portrait by Pirie MacDonald "Photographer-of-Men" New York of Captain James Regan of the 30th Infantry with a facsimile signature beneath. The Company was in fact a Training Camp for "Businessmen" who wanted to experience the rigors and discipline of military training; most of them were older than the average soldier. Laid in and producing offset tanning to endpapers is a taget card from the Bay State School of Musketry Boston Small Bore Rifle Range. It is undated but the shooter hit the center of the target at least five times. unknown books
19051746n.p. New York n.d. 1905. Staplebound. Photo illustrated wraps. Good. 12 pages. 19.5 x 23.5 cm. Featuring harvesting the history of seed oyster farming and H.C. Rowe & Co. associations' history in New Haven. Four halftone photos oyster process operations & oyster boats and one page black and white scientific illustration. Covers rubbed. <br/><br/> paperback books
18694152Paris France: Ledot Jeune Editeur 1869. CDV photograph of a painted image of the Rue de Rivoli; Ledot Jeune Editeur 168 Rue de Rivoli Paris Photographie Taupin 45 Rue du Port St. Ouen Paris Batignolles studio imprint on back of mount; not dated circa 1869. Approx. 2 ½" x 4" overall size. Light edge tips wear and darkening to card mount old mounting tape residue on back; in very good condition. Photography. Very Good. Ledot Jeune Editeur unknown books
199522639East Moriches New York: South Bay Auctions 1995. 16 pages; the auction list for this notable Bridgehampton estate sale with short descriptions and some provenance information for 595 lots; much houseware and glass clothing paper items relating to Colonial history Revolutionary War much on the War of 1812 Indian wars and Civil War eras; all represented in documents and uniforms guns; also lots of furniture and handmade items some attributed to various members of the Dominy family; a very large grouping of material the sale held at the estate; with a printed receipt for a purchase of one of the lots from the sale to a collector in Westhampton; 8 1/2" x 11" plain white sheets stapled; some light soiling; perhaps the most important estate sale on the East End in the past 20 years. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. South Bay Auctions Paperback books
190826648Southampton Long Island New York: Southampton Horticultural Society 1908. 55 pages an additional 12 pages of advertisements for local businesses especially those involved with nurseries flower & vegetable seeds landscape and gardening needs and related activities along with more general advertisements for services and goods. According to the Show Committee Introductory this was the second exhibit of the Society the first was held in 1907; the ".object and aim.is first to bring the gardening element into closer communication and through their intercourse interest everybody possible in beautifying individual resident grounds and thereby the village at large." With a list of the officers of the club various committees rules and regulations of exhibiting the premium list with detailed listing of special prizes and with specifics of awards for arrangements and plants from table decorations to funeral design 327 categories in all to be considered. Also with an article "Pruning Trees and Shrubs." Valuable Suggestions from One Who Knows How to Properly Care for Ornamental Shrubs Shade Trees and Orchard Fruit Trees. Read by Owen G. Owen Printed at the "Press" Print Southampton N.Y. with a woodcut of a rose printed in green on the colophon. Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" size; stapled paper covers. Light edge tips wear & spotting to binding; stapling pulled away on first few leaves at inner hinge; still firmly bound. In good condition; Southampton Long Island community & horticultural history. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Southampton Horticultural Society paperback books
18761315765Heilbronn: Verlag von Gebr. Henninger 1876. Hardcover. 12mo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine blue with gold print; Boards in marbled paper and blue cloth with gold print mild wear to corners and spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has speckled edges label and name in ink on front endpapers clean and tight gothic/fraktur print; Text in German; viii 319 pages. 1315765. FP New Rockville Stock. Verlag von Gebr. Henninger hardcover books
19431417Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1943. Wraps. title 1 -117 pages. Copy belonging to Marguerite Chapman who played Pamela with her character's name on the front wrapper in holograph pencil. One of a number of comedies made during World War II that built around the "servant shortage" in the US during wartime this one with a bit of "The man Who Came to Dinner" mixed in. An English author visits a small town in New England and inflames the local population by trying to take away a noted chef who serves a Daughter of the American Revolution and in turn rekindles hostilities in British-American relations. Set in New England. Green titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped and production No. 195 dated April 6 1943. Title pate present dated April 6 1943 noted as Final Script. 118 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 117. Mimeograph. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Lacking rear wrapper. <br/><br/> Columbia Pictures paperback books
200134649NY: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0670892785 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Viking hardcover books
189725325Hamden Connecticut: Hamden Card Works 1897. Four black and white printed sides to one large sheet. From the text: ".Remember these are all hidden name cards. The name is printed in the center of the card and the floral ornament can be raised at one end to show the name when desired.We allow a cash commission of 25 per cent on cards sold at these prices or you can select any of the premiums on our List not shown." Each style of card offered is illustrated including showing decorative and fringed border-work and with descriptions of each style; 32 different cards are shown. Including a variety of fancy beveled edge cards gold & silver bevel and colored envelope-style die-cut silk fringed combination packages of cards photo cards and more. Approx. 9" 5/8 x 13 3/4" size; printed on thin newsprint paper stock. Old fold lines edge tips wear few tiny holes; old edge-repairs not in imagery or text; in good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. Hamden Card Works paperback books
18862221913<p>First edition. 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Original drab printed boards brown cloth spine rubbed. No dust jacket. Good. 112 pages.</p><p>Inscribed on front free endpaper Gertrude E. Van Aken 2916 S. Bronson Ave Los Angeles 18 Re 3 - 5112.</p> Oliver Diston & Co. hardcover books
191827171Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1918. 326 pages; with two folding maps; the later separate Supplement is 11 pages printed on one side only. Front endpaper of the 1918 volume with the presentation stamp "From Frederick C. Hicks Congressman from Long Island." Frederick C. Hicks 1872 - 1925 U.S. Representative from NY and in that office from 1916-1923. Volume approx. 6" x 9 1/4" size; bound in the original cloth covered boards black cover & spine titles. Some edge tips wear & soiling to the binding; one map with closed tear; contents of book and supplement in good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1959605492<p>12 1/8" x 9 1/8". Profusely illustrated with b/w halftone photographs. 1 page letter from Buddy Adler. 24 pages original glossy blue pictorial stiff wrappers white spiral binding. Fine. Double-page layout of 20th Century-Fox producers and directors including: Buddy Adler; Jerry Wald; Darryl F. Zanuck; Jack Cummings; David O. Selznick; Elia Kazan; Samuel E. Engel; Mervyn LeRoy; Walter Wanger George Cukor; Blake Edwards Rouben Mamoulian; Jose Quintero et al. Double-page layout of 20th Century-Fox appeal-packed product promises entertaining in 1960 including: "High Time"; "Sons and Lovers"; "The Story of Ruth"; "Journey to the Center of the Earth"; "From the Terrace"; "Sink the Bismark"; "Let's Make Love"; "Wild River"; "Cleopatra"; "Requiem for a Nun"; "The Best of Everything"; "Return to Peyton Place" et al. Double-page layout of 20th Century-Fox roster of International stars including: Bing Crosby; Deborah Kerr; Shirley MacLaine; Frank Sinatra; Rod Steiger; Elizabeth Taylor; Gene Tierney; Ingrid Bergman; Montgomery Clift; Joan Crawford; Clark Gable; Susan Hayward; Rita Hayworth; Jennifer Jones; Shirley Jones; Marilyn Monroe; Paul Newman; Gregory Peck; Edward G. Robinson; John Wayne; Orson Welles et al. Double-page layout of 20th Century-Fox's new talent development program including: Pat Boone; May Britt; Joan Collins; Martha Hyer; Hope Lange; Carol Lynley; Jayne Mansfield; Don Murray; Sheree North; Suzy Parker; Elvis Presely; Lee Remick; Joanne Woodward Dana Wynter et al. Provenance: from the estate of Buddy Adler.</p> 20th Century-Fox paperback books
1739WRCLIT64483London: Printed for T. Reynolds 1739. 8pp. Folio. Later boards. Some pencil annotations in the text boards a bit soiled otherwise very good. First edition. An anonymous poem on the modern peers identified by Foxon as possibly by the same author as BRITANNIA'S PRECUATION 1741 and THE HIBERNIAN POLITICIANS 1740 someone "possibly named Gardiner." FOXON S354. ROTHSCHILD 221. ESTC T4631. Printed for T. Reynolds hardcover books
