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1936WRCLIT84715New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Co. 1936. Decorated wrappers. Photographs and illustrations. First edition of this promotional history of the constituent firms 1825 to date. Fine with compliments card laid in. D. Appleton-Century Co. unknown books
192024887Chicago Illinois: P.F. Volland Co. 1920. A single-sided broadside of this illustrated poem printed on stiff paper stock. Signed in the print by J.P. McEvoy and initialed C.L.B. Carmen L. Browne Approx. 7" x 11" size. Colors faded; light wear to edges; in good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Good. P.F. Volland Co. paperback books
1997001600Little Brown 1997 1997. Book. As New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-316-35955-6. Mint copy of this John F. Kennedy biography. Little Brown, 1997 Hardcover books
183127134London England: Printed for Robert Cadell et al 1831. xxiii 514 1 page double-column poem"Farewell to the Reader" 8 pages of Caddell's publisher's announcements. With the half title & a useful index; the author's Preface to the seventh edition adds the line-title & page numbers for new receipts and notes that not much has been necessary to add to the revised third edition with that Preface here as well. William Kitchiner 1778 - 1827 British epicure and writer whose ". inheritance permitted him to enjoy and to write extensively on those three arts which most pleased him: music gastronomy and optics and these interests were also represented in his library.The most famous of Kitchiner's numerous cookery books The Cook's Oracle first appeared in 1817 and went through many editions even after his death. It was written in a down-to-earth style and demonstrated Kitchiner's familiarity with the entire process from shopping through preparing and serving the dishes to cleaning up. It was an acknowledged source of inspiration for Mrs Beeton and was mined by the writers of other household guides." Anita McConnell in the ODNB Volume approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4" size; bound in marbled paper covered boards red leather corners and spine; spine with gilt titles & star & flower ornaments; marbled endpapers to match; top edge gilt. Some edge tips wear and rubbing & scraping to the binding; in very good condition. A New Edition. Leather. Very Good. Printed for Robert Cadell, et al books
18562222067<p>First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece of pointer and quail. Vignette title page and over fifty b/w illustrations. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and blind; gilt pictorial spine yellow endpapers plain edges. No dust jacket. Tight clean fine copy minor wear and rubbing. 480 pages.</p><p>Sporting bookplate of Walter Rutherford Peterson on front paste down.</p><p>BAL 8153.</p><p>Printed by John F. Trow.</p> Stringer & Townsend hardcover books
18812222083<p>Early edition. Thick octavo. Illustrated. Lithographed frontispiece of 11 people seven adults and four children in a boat by Thos. Sinclair & Son.; color plate at page 460. Original gilt and black stamped decorative cloth a.e.g. brown coated endpapers inner joints cracked. No dust jacket. Good edges rubbed. 584 pages.</p><p>Engraved full page presentation leaf for L. D. Grid from N. E. Grid Bates Co. Mo Oct. 1887.</p> J. C. McCurdy & Co. hardcover books
18792222086<p>Presumed first edition. Thick octavo. Frontispiece and four full page chromolithographs. Original green cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Good light soiling; minor rubbing. 584 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>Guide to the management of a happy home children servants finances etc.</p><p>Useful to new bride and wife.</p> J. C. McCurdy & Co. hardcover books
195823935New York New York: The City College of New York 1958. 23 pages; a few black and white illustrations; cover story on Townsend Harris founder of the CCNY and especially concerning the 20th Century-Fox film The Barbarian and the Geisha starring John Wayne and CCNY alumnus Sam Jaffe written by another alumnus Ellis St. Joseph and directed by John Huston; in a Memo to Alumni the president of the Alumni Association Harold A. Lifton notes the Crisis at the College and the challenge of funding education in the coming years; also an article about Jewish publisher-writer Harry L. Golden by Alice Nadel and his newspaper The Carolina Israelite; and with the class president of '58 Michael Rizzo's address; with many smaller items on the notable doings of alumni class offerings awards publications by CCNY graduates; approx. 5 1/2" x7 1/2" size; old subscribers' label on back cover little wrinkling; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The City College of New York Paperback books
195823936New York New York: The City College of New York 1958. 23 pages; a few black and white illustrations; cover story on teacher Morris Cohen by Felix Frankfurter; Three members of the 25-year class discuss the College Years: David K. Kadane Ernest Borek S.R. Hollander; also with a biographical piece on alumnus A.E. Horn and his many retirement hobbies enjoyed on his Huntington Long Island estate; and many smaller pieces on the notable doings of alumni class offerings awards; approx. 5 1/2" x7 1/2" size; old subscribers' label residue on back cover little wrinkling; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The City College of New York Paperback books
195823937New York New York: The City College of New York 1958. 23 pages; a few black and white illustrations; piece by Harry Golden publisher-writer of the Carolina Israelite with excerpts from his book Only In America regarding tenement life on NYC's lower east side; Abraham Mabenstreit writes of alumnus Sam Locke's "Fair Game" the Broadway comedy hit; Milton M. Klein on How to Help a Bright Child advice to alumni parents of gifted youngsters; news on the 78th Alumni Dinner; and many smaller pieces on the notable doings of alumni class offerings awards book publications prominent achievements and significant employment; back cover with the Varsity basketball schedule; approx. 5 1/2" x7 1/2" size; old subscribers' label residue on back cover little bit of wrinkling; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The City College of New York Paperback 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
1887179048New York: Century Co 1887. Hardcover. G extremities of case worn stain on front endsheets inscription and tipped-in inscription on front flyleaf some light soiling to edges wraps and endsheets still readable and intact. Olive green cloth binding with profuse decoration. Engraved frontispiece. B&W plates. viii 975 pp. Volume XXXIII 33. New Series Volume XI. Century Co hardcover books
188822748NY: The Century Co 1888. Brown printed wrappers. Housed in cardboard case. Abt VG extremities brittle & chipped/upper wrapper detached/majority of spine label missing/small period sticker at front wrap/interior VG. 640 46 pp adverts at rear. Illustrated. Small 4to. 25cm x 17cm. <br/><br/>Includes "General Lee's views on enlisting the Negroes" by Andrew Hunter; The Heart of the Southern Catskills" by John Burroughs; Abraham Lincoln: Tennesee & Kentucky by John G. Nicolay. The Century Co unknown books
1893114556New York: The Century Company 1893. Hardbound. Internally VG but front cover present separated from binding; general wear to folio case. Printed boards in portfolio format. 64 full-page sheets of prints and images. Includes a listing of the contents of the 64 plates and where they first appeared. Also includes a list of the engravers sometime with biographical information. The Century Company hardcover books
193431105Scranton: The Junior Division 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small hardbound 8vo. 122 pp. Separate page of corrections laid in. a handsome near fine copy. The Junior Division hardcover books
1829WRCLIT79199Boston: T. R. Marvin Printer 1829. iv132pp. Small octavo. Original linen and boards paper spine label. A bit of edgewear and minor soiling to boards scattered light foxing but an unusually nice copy in original state. With the 12 x 7 cm. slip printing the "Rules and By-Laws of The Youths' Social Library in Nashua Village" affixed to the front pastedown. Considering the condition of this volume which is usually seen rather beat the readers were either incredibly careful or not particularly interested in the subject. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 38029. T. R. Marvin, Printer hardcover books
193426058Austin Texas: The Calithump 1934. 49 pages; with "Prose - Poetry - Art"; a magazine put together by University of Texas students at the time. Illustrations in blue and black and white; with prose fiction contributions by Hills Mills Louise Braden Alfred Morang Peter De Vries Caperton Horsley. Art includes a line-drawn frontispiece "Negro Plowman" by Austin W. Morrill Jr.; Live Oak woodcut by Bertha Louise Hellman and a section of three cuts by Bernard B. Golden "Boats." Poetry by Jim Phillips and Harry Roskolenkier. Approx. 6 1/4" x 10" size; original printed stapled paper wraps binding in two colors inner hinges strengthened professionally with cloth as part of the binding. Some edge tips wear and soiling to covers; in very good condition; an interesting 1930s Texas literary and artistic ephemeral production. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Calithump paperback books
184325566Philadelphia and New York: Various 1843. Three novels by these women writers individually published & separately paginated bound in one volume including: The Cadet De Colobrieres. A Tale of the Old Convents of Paris. Translated from the French of Madame Charles Reybaud. Complete in One Volume. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1847. 91 pages; with a one-page Preface by the un-named translator. Henriette Etiennette Fanny Arnaud Reybaud 1802-1871 French writer who wrote under the name of Madame Charles Reybaud and other noms-de-plume. Title page with the signature at top margin of V.E. Baudry May 1847. Cleveland: A Tale of the Catholic Church. New York: Burgess Stringer & Co. 1847. 105 pages printed double-column. Author is not noted on title page; by British writer Mary Anne Georgia Murray-Gartshore. d. 1851. Tipped on to the title page are two thin strips of paper with a clipped signature and date of V.E. Baudry Sept. 1847. Life in Sweden. The President's Daughters. Part II Nina. By Frederika Bremer translated by Mary Howitt. New York Published by Harper & Brothers 1843. 137 pages printed double column. Fredrika Bremer 1801-1865 Swedish writer feminist reformer; Mary Howitt Mary Howitt 1799-1888 prolific English author; nee Botham; published translations from Frederika Bremer and Hans Andersen and successful children's books. DNB. Previous owner small bookplate of S.M. DuPont on the front endpaper; binder's note in pencil on back free endpaper "Dupont ½ roan" Approx. 6" x 9 1/8" size; bound in blue & black striped & marbled paper covered boards black leather spine and corners gilt spine titles and simple rule-lines gilt. Much rubbing and wear to the boards & corners; some foxing and spotting to the contents; in good condition. . First Edition. Leather. Good. Various books
179323161Boston Massachusetts: Belknap and Ball 1793. 12 324 2 pages contents at back; including a portrait of Della Crusca and another of Anna Matilda both engraved by Sam. Hill Boston; 2 title pages one which describes this as the First American Edition from the Fourth London Edition; mostly short poetic pieces originally edited by Edward Topham; credited to Robert Merry Hannah Cowley Miles Peter Andrews Edward Jerningham others; printed at the Apollo Press Boston; approximately 4 1/2" x 6 3/4" size; previous ownership name-stamp of Mary G. Clark; bound in full contemporary polished tree-calf leather; spine with gilt decorations; much edge tips wear rubbing to boards worn binding split in half; lacks title label on spine; no front free blank endpaper; portraits darkened with the tissue guard of Anna Matilda having a tracing of the figure in line; some foxing soil and discoloration of leaves; in good condition. First American Edition. Leather. Good. Belknap and Ball books
195026478Bridgehampton Long Island N.Y.: The Bridgehampton Athletic Association Inc. 1950. 16 pages; the program for this event sponsored by many Sag Harbor Bridgehampton and other East End LI businesses and civic organizations: the Firemen's Fair; Dan Neylon dealer in Long Island potatoes "Red Robin Brand"; Peter's Inn Majkowski; Argonne Restaurant First in Television -First in Air Condition T. Miccio Prop. Sag Harbor; Jack Flynn's Bar and Grill; Motta's Restaurant Bridgehampton; C & C Clothing Store; Judrick Restaurant; The Hampton Press; Sam's Barber Shop Sag Harbor; Walker's Turnpike Tavern Sag Harbor Tpke and many others. The show was written and directed by Miriam K. Sivigny; with cast list local names musical numbers; orchestra under the direction of Charles Mockler. Not dated; circa 1950; telephone numbers for the various businesses are 3-digit only. Approximately 6" x 9" size; bright yellow & red stapled paper covers; some wear spotting old crease to binding little staple rust discoloration; contents in very good condition; an interesting Bridgehampton Long Island social genealogy and business ephemeral item for the mid-20th century period. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. The Bridgehampton Athletic Association, Inc. 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
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
25205USA: The Book Society Printed black on white paper; artist initials "E D" appear in the corners below the artwork. Not dated circa 1930. Approx. 2 1/2" x 4 1/2"; some light wear and crinkling; in good condition. Bookplate . Not Bound. Good. The Book Society paperback books
1992193754Henry Holt & Co 1992-10-01. Hardcover. Good. Black cloth boards have minor wear. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Henry Holt & Co hardcover books
192826636London England: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited 1928. 12 pages; black and white illustrated cover. A vehicle for the advertisement of publications of The Bodley Head with excerpts from books by Colonel A.I.R. Glasfurd Leonard Ramsden Hartill George Barr McCutcheon Marjorie Bowen Alexander Wicksteed Gustave Flaubert and other pieces. With Impressions essay To "Blurb" or not to "Blurb" by T.H. Blatchington. Including A Reply to a Critic at The New Statesman by J. Lewis May concerning a new English edition of Madame Bovary and a miscellany of publishing news in a Books and Authors section. Shorter inserts include books found on the then-current Bodley Head List with author title short descriptions size price and information on limitation special or illustrated copies. Printed by the London and Norwich Press Limited. Approx. 8 1/2" x 10 3/4" size; sewn illustrated paper covers. Some edge tips wear; old fold line at center; in very good condition and with useful bibliographic publishing & printing information regarding these publications. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited paperback books
