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1922236510Northampton: Smith College 1922. paperback. fine. 235pp. 8vo stiff wrappers. Northampton: Smith College 1922. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Smith College Studies in Modern Languages. Vol. III No. 4. July 1922. Editors: Caroline Bourland Howard R. Patch Ernst H. Mensel Margaret Rooke and Albert Schinz.<br/><br/> Smith College unknown books
195519442Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1955. Hardcover. L 159p. introduction publisher's preface editor's preface illustrations ownership stamp of Club Slovenia San Francisco very good first printing of the new edition in blue paper boards with leather and gilt spine label unclipped dj. Western frontier library. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
2016154602Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 2016. Reprint. Softcover. VG. Beige & burgundy & illus. wraps xxviii 718 pp.; 44 pages of bw illustrations. "The more than eight hundred letters included in this volume record the evolving relationship between two singular personalities: a flamboyant socialite known for lively eccentricities and her engagement with the arts; and the brilliant Harvard graduate whose unerring eye quickly established him as a renowned connoisseur and America's leading expert on Italian Renaissance painters. . This reprint of the indispensable 1987 edition includes a new preface co-authored by Dr. Machtelt Bruggen Israels . and Dr. Carl Brandon Strehlke." The illustrations include artwork as well as photos of relevant people and events. Scarce. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum paperback books
1987127795Boston: Northeastern University Press 1987. Hardbound. VG/VG. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering DJ golden yellow with red/black marbling; mylar cover xxviii 718 pp.; 44 pages of bw illustrations. From the dust jacket: "The more than 800 letters included in this volume record the evolving relationship between two singular personalities: a flamboyant socialite known for lively eccentricities and a passionate interest in the arts; and the brilliant Harvard graduate whose unerring eye quickly established him as a renowned connoisseur and America's leading expert on Italian Renaissance painters." The illustrations include artwork as well as photos of relevant people and events. Northeastern University Press hardcover books
1908S9875Washington DC:: Carnegie Institute 1908. 1908. Series: Contributions to cosmogony and the Fundamental Problems of Gemology. 8vo. 80 pp. 36 tables. Navy cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine titles. Embossed Carnegie Institute stamp on ffep. Fine. Carnegie Institute, 1908. hardcover books
19991336118Washington D.C.: Unpublished 1999. Softcover. Quarto; G/paperback; pp 492; white spine without text; draft of a novel; blue covers; covers have screw bound binding; exterior has mild shelf wear; intact binding; text block exterior edges show slight wear; interior clean; light pencil inside. 1336118. FP New Rockville Stock. Unpublished unknown books
1808292228London: Otridge; Baldwin; Rivington; et al. 1808. Eleventh Edition. Full Leather. Good binding. Volume V only of this edition of Mr. Charles Rollin's "Ancient History". This volume with 3 folding maps and 1 folding plate. Bound in diced calf with loss to the spine and a bit to the edges. The leather has darkened. Armorial bookplate. Good binding. Otridge; Baldwin; Rivington; et al. unknown books
1836272685New York: George Dearborn 1836. hardcover. very good. Two volumes bound in one. Frontispieces illustrations and maps some in color. Double column text. 584 and 701 pages tall very thick 8vo red pebbled leather with gilt decorative stamping of vase and filigree inner gilt dentelles all edges gilt leather a bit rubbed and worn hinges beginning to crack though holding firm still a handsome binding. New York: George Dearborn 1836. A very good copy.<br/><br/> A "New and Improved Edition"<br/><br/> George Dearborn unknown books
1825243023New York: William Borradaile 1825. hardcover. very good. Translated from the French. Frontispiece several pull-out maps 23 books in 4 vols. 8vo scattered foxing. Marbled edges full tree calf ornately gilt spines leather labels. New York: William Borradaile 1825. A handsome set. Very good .<br/><br/> William Borradaile unknown books
1804226868London: Richardson 1804. Tenth. hardcover. very good. 8 volumes. Frontispieces and illustrated with 17 copper engraved folding maps and plates some occasional foxing 8vo full contemporary polished calf rubbed and with some joints and ends worn; several volumes somewhat pitted on spines but still sound and attractive. London: J. Richardson 1804. Tenth edition. Very good.<br/><br/> Richardson unknown books
180854559London: W. Otridge and Son R. Baldwin etc. 1808. Eleventh Edition. With single folding map plate Vol. III pg. 316. 8 vols. 8vo. Contemporary pebbled tan calf spines gilt. Light wear to extremities and light foxing; some hinges starting 1 inch section of spine missing Vol. III. Overall Very Good. Bookplate of J.W. Hamersley. Eleventh Edition. With single folding map plate Vol. III pg. 316. 8 vols. 8vo. W. Otridge and Son, R. Baldwin, etc. unknown books
1803239894Edinburgh: Printed by Mundell & Son for J. Fairbairn etc. 1803. Twelfth edition. Frontispiece and illustrations some folding throughout. 8 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary mottled tree calf black and red title labels spines a little dry else fine handsome set. Twelfth edition. Frontispiece and illustrations some folding throughout. 8 vols. 8vo. First published between 1730-1738. Rollin's famous history was written during his retirement. Printed by Mundell & Son, for J. Fairbairn, etc. unknown books
1815GG01347Hartford CT:: Silas Andrus 1815. 1815. VOL. III OF IV ONLY. 8vo. 544 pp. Folding map of Syria and Assyria; Toned map with 2 small closed tears light scattered foxing throughout. Contemporary calf gilt-stamped front cover "Calvin Riley" gilt-stamped spine and red leather spine label; worn spine and spine head missing small pieces. Tipped-in presentation inscription chipped from "Grandma" to Willie R. Buckmaster title-page rubber stamp of W.R. Buckmaster. Good. Sold as is. Vol. III contains Books XIV-XVIII: The History of Philip The History of Alexander the Great The History of Alexander's Successors The History of Alexander's Successors Continued and The History of Alexander's Successors Continued books XVII & XVIII share this title respectively. PROVENANCE: Calvin Riley 1799-1854 was the great-great-grandson of John Riley a Puritan and one of the earliest settlers of Connecticut "who came to Wethersfield in 1645-60" Jesup p. 173. In an entry in Nutt's History of Worcester and Its People Riley is further identified in an entry on John Edwin Curtis explaining the lineage of his wife Amelia Curtis nee Riley: "John Riley prominent in both the colonies of Connecticut and New Haven. . . came with his wife Grace to Wethersfield Connecticut in 1645 and there died in 1674 his widow Grace surviving him until November 26 1703. The line of descent from John and Grace Riley to Amelia Riley Curtis was through their son Lieutenant Isaac Riles a commissioned officer in the service of Connecticut born 1670; his son Nathaniel Riley; his son Asher Riley; his son Calvin Riley; his daughter Amelia Riley Curtis" Nutt p. 783. Jesup Henry Griswold Edward Jessup of West Farms Westchester Co. New York and His Descendants Cambridge MA: Printed for the Author by John Wilson and Son 1887; Nutt Charles History of Worcester and Its People Vol. 4 New York: Lewis Historical 1919. Silas Andrus, 1815. hardcover books
18275202Boston: Samuel Walker 1827. A new and improved ed. illustrated with engravings of the Egyptian antiquities &c. and a complete set of maps of ancient geography. Good. 28 cm; 2 volumes.li 624 14; 630 12 and 25 engraved plates and maps. Bound in recent cloth. Pages generally toned with some moderate to heavy foxing scattered throughout more heavily on plates and adjacent leaves. Yet text is unmarked and entire. Bookplate of travel author Charles Fish Howell 1868-1943. Samuel Walker hardcover books
1827007984London: Printed for T. Tegg 1827. Illustrated with 11 fold-out maps six in Vol.I one each in the other five volumes. Six volumes in contemporary half polished calf over decorative cloth the backs with red and black morocco labels letterd in gilt and with ornate gilt floral decorations page edges stained red. Frotispiece engraved portrait of Rollin Vol.I remaining five volumes have fold-out maps as frontispieces. Very Good prior owner name each volume calf rubbed at corners light toning to maps. Interiors clean and fresh overall a handsome complete set of this uncommon edition. . 18th Edition Revised Corrected. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for T. Tegg Hardcover books
17926046Venice: Francesco Sansoni 1792-94. Very Good. Octavo 21 cm; 22 volumes. Half-titles present. Engraved portrait frontispiece Woodcut headpieces initials and tail-pieces. 21 copper engraved plates most of them folded including maps plans and images of monuments. Shoulder notes. In remarkable woodblock-printed Remondini decorated paper composed of green ovals and pink-brown six-pointed stars Filippetto in "Remondini: un editore del settecento" #50 and illustration p. 128. Untrimmed unsophisticated copy in desirable paper binding. Francesco Sansoni unknown books
1973146894N.p.: N.p. 1973. Collection of seven vintage vernacular color photographs from the 1973 film five featuring actress Gilda Arancio being tortured by kidnappers. One shot shown shows Arancio and Joëlle Coeur on their initial hike in the woods and the final shot shows Coeur late in the film where she is experiencing what could be described as Stockholm Syndrome. A homemade set that is possibly unique and if not certainly issued in very small quantities for internal use.<br/><br/>Numerical annotation "800" on the verso of each photo in red holograph ink. One photo with brief credits for the film likely made later in black holograph ink.<br/><br/>Two young women enter what they believe to be an abandoned country house and find themselves confronted by a gang of thieves.<br/><br/>French director Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil better known as Jean Rollin gained notoriety and some scandal with his early erotically charged vampire films "Le Viol du Vampire" 1968 "La Vampier Nue" 1970 "Le Frisson des Vampires" 1970 and "Requiem pour un Vampire" 1971. When beginning work on his first non-vampire film "La Rose de Fer" 1973 he found himself in need of funding and began directing films outside his existing contract under the pseudonym Michel Gentil. The first of these was "Schoolgirl Hitchhikers" "Jeunes Filles Impudiques" 1973 followed by "Le Sourire Vertical" 1973 and "Tout le Monde il en a Deux" 1974.<br/><br/>Photographs Kodacolor on Kodak stock each with thin white borders. 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
191728426Trenton NJ: MacCrellish & Quigley 1917. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Trenton NJ: MacCrellish & Quigley 1917. Numerous b/w text figures and tables one laid in. 218 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Extremities lightly bumped and rubbed with few small gouges. Pressure points starting or slightly worn. Spine and perimeter of boards lightly sunned. Light scattered insect damage chewing and scuffing on boards; spine more so. Top edge dust soiled. Edges and pages very lightly toned with minimal scattered foxing and staining. Overall quite good text bright binding tight. Very good-/No dust jacket. MacCrellish & Quigley hardcover books
188647582New York: Charles Rollin Brainard 1886. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. 8 pages. Contains an editorial in favor of the formation of a proofreaders' union a discussion of constitutional guarantees of a free press miscellaneous notes and an essay on the upcoming unveiling of the Statue of Liberty with praise for the efforts of The New York Worldin raising funds for the project. Soiled chipped torn at spine. Charles Rollin Brainard unknown books
196790196Cambridge:: Harvard University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Fourth printing. Near fine in a very good fading along the spine price clipped dust jacket. . Harvard University Press, hardcover books
157370hardcover. 268pp. 8vo cloth; corners bumped signed inscription on front endpaper by author & previous owner's ex-lib on inside front cover. Cambridge: Harvard UP 1939.<br/><br/> unknown books
18822150497G.P. Putnam's Sons 1882. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition. A bit musty ink name & date partially crossed out on front flyleaf. 1882 Hard Cover. v 374 2 pp. 8vo. A 19th century overview of Morocco and its citizens with illustrations throughout text. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1985228774New York Lynden Press/Simon and Schuster 1985. 1985. First edition. 8vo. Color pictorial dust jacket designed by Fred Marcellino unclipped. Fine. 236 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed by Betty Rollin in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York, Lynden Press/Simon and Schuster, 1985. hardcover books
190622668NY Chicago: Lewis 1906. First edn. 4to pp. 429 527. AEG Bound in leather backed boards a very good tight copy. A study of particular leading families and individuals within the county. Lewis unknown books
1748299744Paris: Estienne 1748. hardcover. very good. 13 volumes bound as 14 volume 11 is bound as 2 volumes. Illustrated with 3 copper engraved maps 2 engraved folding plates and 1 engraved folding plan. 12mo Contemporary mottled calf ornately gilt spines some rubbing. Nouvelle edition. Paris: Estienne 1748-1769. Very good .<br/><br/> Estienne unknown books