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1993140195Moskva: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya entsiklopediya/ Great Russian Enclyclopedia 1993. Hardcover. VG clean and tight with museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover; light rubbing to covers. Black cloth with gold lettering and decoration; 862 pp.; no illustrations. Text in Russian. Each entry has extensive narrative text. Entries arranged according to the Russian alphabet obviously!. This is the first of two volumes published beginning in 1993. The material herein is based on research and writings of eminent Russian theologians prior to the Russian Revolution. A scarce and valuable reference manual. Please note a three-volume set of the same material also was published at the same time. Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya entsiklopediya/ Great Russian Enclyclopedia hardcover books
195030632Bombay: University of Bombay 1950. Offprint. Paper wrappers. A very good clean unmarked copy. 19-27 pp. Sm. 4to. Reprinted from Journal of the University of Bombay Volume XIX Part 2 September 1950; originally read before the 15th All-India Oriental Conference held in Bombay in Nov. 1949. Author's paper lable laid in loose. University of Bombay unknown books
198136626New Delhi: Deep and Deep 1981. Hardcover. Very good. 294pp index. Very good hardback in a slightly darkened jacket. <br/><br/> Deep and Deep hardcover books
18823286Cincinnati OH 1882. Two-sided advertising broadside 29.8 x 22.2 cm. Illustrated advertisement printed on both sides. For Cincinnati Ohio purveyor S.S. Kingery. On one side Kingery promotes a combined peanut roaster and warmer. Includes description capacity ordering options and testimonials. The other side advertises two types of ice cream makers the "Giant Freezer" and the "Peerless Freezer". Some very slight edge wear and fold creases fine condition. OCLC locates no copies; not in Romaine. unknown books
1929150618Culver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vault Copy Draft script for the 1929 film stamped three times with "Vault Copy" and annotation of the name of uncredited crew member "Mr. Cohn" on front wrapper in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Based on the 1928 novel by S.S. Van Dine the fourth of twelve Philo Vance mystery novels. The body of man nicknamed "Cock Robin" is found at an archery range with an arrow through the heart and a chess bishop left as a clue. Basil Rathbone's only portrayal of the stylish New York P.I. Philo Vance. He would take on the role of Sherlock Holmes for which he is best known beginning in 1939.<br/><br/>Beige titled wrappers with M.G.M. label dated AUGUST 10 1929 with credits for author S.S. Van Dine and director Nick Grinde. Title page integral with first page with credits for screenwriter Lenora J. Coffee. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with chipping and closed tears at extremities and closed tears to spine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1870WRCAM56703Denver: S.S. Wallihan & Co. 1870. 442pp. plus 7pp. of ads at the front 59pp. of ads at the rear and 144pp. of ads interspersed in the text. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt. Minor edge wear and light soiling to boards. Internally clean. Very good plus. This directory here in its first year of publication is an extremely detailed compendium of information and statistics on virtually every aspect of Colorado territory covering its history geography and geology natural resources etc. "This Directory gives useful information on the early territorial history of Colorado including the various conventions and forms of government in the early days railroads colonization and early mining" - Streeter. The volume also includes an accurate directory for Denver Golden City Black Hawk Central City Nevada Idaho Georgetown Greeley Colorado City Pueblo Trinidad etc. An appendix for the Denver directory includes the noted western artist A.E. Mathews who had recently published GEMS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCENERY and the Chinese tea dealer Tang Fee. This text is further supplemented by more than 200 pages of advertisements for local businesses. A more useful and comprehensive guide to pre- statehood Colorado would be difficult to find. Though published in Denver by Samuel Wallihan who also edited the work this book was printed in Chicago and is therefore also an example of a Chicago ante-fire imprint. However it is not listed in the American Imprints Inventory list of Ante-Fire imprints nor is it in Eberstadt Graff or Decker. Howell paid $110 for the Streeter copy in 1969. HOWES C611. WYNAR 1905 3794. SABIN 72459. STREETER SALE 4280. S.S. Wallihan & Co. hardcover books
1871104184<p>8vo blue cloth with gilt title on top cover and spine illustrated 239 pp. Spine sunned and faded a little extremity and binding wear slight aging pencil signature on front end paper; otherwise very good plus. This attractive little guidebook tells the tourist everything they may want to know about traveling along the Hudson in the 1870s. In various chapters Colt takes the reader from New York City to Irvington West Point Albany Cooperstown Troy and Lake George. She also dedicates a chapter to Buffalo and Niagara. The author also includes a short chapter on "Hints for Travelers." that includes remedies for seasickness dealing with mosquitoes the benefits of a waterproof cloak and the use of cologne to help you stay cool. </p> Mrs. S.S. Colt, books
18642262494D. Appleton and Company 1864. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1864 printing. Boards toned and lightly rubbed ink named and town on front endpaper dated Jan 1st 1865 small newspaper clipping mounted on opposite endpaper endpapers lightly foxed cube sketched in pencil on rear endpaper. We have more books available by this author!. 36 8 pp. A collection of hand-colored maps some of which are different from modern maps in interesting ways: e.g. a map of Canada labeling portions as Hudson Bay Company's Territory; a United States map labeling what is now Idaho Montana and Wyoming as Idaho only Oklahoma as 'Indian Territory' and showing no division between North and South Dakota. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
18752203169D. Appleton and Company 1875. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Loss from spine head and corner of rear board boards rubbed and soiled ink name and date on front endpaper. 1875 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author! 99 1 pp. Includes black and white engraved illustrations throughout as well as a number of maps hand-outlined in color. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
185544581New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1855. A good copy marginal damp stain some soiling mainly in the margins. 1 sheet. Hand colored map. 9.5 x 12 inches. Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1855 by S.S. Cornell in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Verso contains portion of map of "Western Division of the United States". Map taken from "Cornell's companion atlas to Cornell's high school geography: comprising a complete set of maps designed for the student to memorize together with numerous maps for reference etc." D. Appleton & Co. unknown books
1864207493New York: D. Appleton & Co 1864. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12.5" x 20.25".<br/><br/> Beautiful double page map of the United States. Features railroad lines geographical and topographical details with relief shown in hachures. Many western states are still territories. "Principal Cities of the United States" and "New England or Eastern States" on verso. Small tears to left and bottom edges. Minor creasing to corners.<br/><br/> D. Appleton & Co unknown books
18594881Lemuel Towers 1859. 16 page pamphlet; mostly concerned with this representatives "take" on the Monroe Doctrine of expansion for the Union a canal at the isthmus in Central America his concern for the U.S. southern border California and Mexican relations and efforts to give stability to the region; Samuel Sullivan Cox 1824-1889; active in securing legislation for development of the West a liberal independent thinker; after the Civil War he favored complete amnesty for Confederates; consistently opposed centralizing tendencies in government and infringement of personal rights; original self-wraps disbound front a and back sheets loose; 6" x 9 1/2" approx. size; some edge tips wear to original paper; some dustiness; good condition. Soft Cover. Good. Lemuel Towers Paperback books
1880160361880. 8pp. Disbound with some loosening. Else Very Good. unknown books
187720017Washington 1877. 28pp stitched. Light uniform tanning. Minor foxing. Small numerical inscription in margin of second leaf. Good to Very Good. unknown books
9413Boston: 1868. 6th edn. 8vo Pp. 141. Bookplate. VG copy. Interesting drama of the new woman. 1868 unknown books
7808Boston: 1868. 3rd edn. 8vo Pp. 141. VG copy. Interesting drama of the new woman. 1868 unknown books
1977139788Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1977. Collection of 8 studio still photographs from the 1977 film. <br/><br/>A young orphan raised by his dysfunctional hillbilly family befriends a goofy dragon in this live-action animated musical. It was the first animated Disney film in which none of the legendary "nine old men" were involved in the animation process. Ken Anderson created the beloved dragon loosely modeling him after historical Asian imagery. Upon release the film was criticized for its composite animation and underdeveloped plot. However it was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Original song score. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Poor with a synopsis typed on the verso of three a stamp to the verso of three and light warping overall. Soiling red holograph annotations and dampstaining throughout. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1923140939429New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Sheets printed in the UK so presumably following the Chatto & Windus edition that same year. viii 286 pp. with fold-out facsimile letter plate at rear. Original blue cloth with cream title stamping. Cloth head and upper tips slightly chewed else Near Fine with foxing to fore edge. In Very Good double-sided dust jacket some rubbing and soiling especially to spine panel small closed tear near foot pencil mark to front flap price intact $2.75. Verso of jacket lists Knopf titles. Rare in jacket. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
19532379New York: Farrar Straus & Young 1953. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Rose boards gilt illustrations. Near fine in good dust wrapper. 282 pages. 26 x 19 cm. An elegant informative composition devoted to the history and practice of drinking in America. Chapters include: Taverns Tankards and Tallow; The Best-Cellar Book on Wines; A Quicker Liquor Curriculum on Spirits and Beer; The Complete Bartender and The 100 Greatest American Drinks; Now Your Cooking with Liquor. Illustrated throughout. Interior and boards clean and crisp dust wrapper rubbed. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus & Young hardcover books
1970134169Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. <br/><br/>Set in Italy in 1944 where the entire population of a village has been massacred by the SS except for a group of young boys. Rock Hudson the only US paratrooper left alive after a failed mission to blow up a nearby dam decides to lead the boys on the mission instead. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. 143 leaves mimeograph duplication. Scrip bent at the foredge else pages about Fine in Very Good plus wrappers bound with three gold brads. United Artists unknown books
1983287758Maidstone 1983. hardcover. near fine/very good. 37 black-and-white photographic plates more than 100 text illustrations. 368 pages 4to burgundy cloth d.w. Maidstone: Canterbury Achaeological Trust by the Kent Archaeological Society 1983<br/><br/> With contributions by several authors. VOLUME VII of The Archaeology of Canterbury.<br/><br/> unknown books
1982287760Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society 1982. hardcover. near fine/very good. Black-and-white photographs and drawings including several folding plates. 181 pages 4to burgundy cloth d.w. Maidstone: Canterbury Archaeological Trust by the Kent Archaeological Society 1982. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> With contributions by several authors. Volume II: The Archaeology of Canterbury.<br/><br/> Kent Archaeological Society unknown books
19225361London: William Heinemann 1922. Edition limited to 750 copies of which this is #510. Cloth. Very Good/The authorized English translation. 23 cm; 118 pages. Title page with blue printer's ornaments. Extra title page in facsimile of Katherine Mansfield's handwriting. Bound in original black cloth somewhat discolored at edges. Lacks dust jacket. Deckled fore-edge a bit toned. Slight abrasion between pages 6 and 7 else without blemish. William Heinemann hardcover books
1969259754Moscow: Progress Publishers 1969. Paperback. 239p. paperback 7.5x5 inches wraps worn and faded old price in marker on front wrap else good first printing. Progress Publishers paperback books
1969232620Moscow: Progress Publishers 1969. Paperback. 239p. paperback 7.5x5 inches old price label on cover. Progress Publishers paperback books
