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19281917NNew York: Grosset & Dunlap 1928. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Paramount film starring William Powell Louise Brooks and Jean Arthur. Ownership signature. Fine in an exceptionally fine and bright dust jacket. The front panel reproduces the artwork of the first edition and the back panel is a charming colorful painting of the dapper Powell as detective Philo Vance. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
187829389New York 1878. One sheet folded to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". 4pp. Printed on pages 1 and 3 only. One small archival repair to outer margin of first leaf. Very Good.<br/><br/> Freight rates to several destinations are listed "payable in gold." The Circular is dates from New York May 29 1878. unknown books
1943184014Hannover: Adolf Sponholtz Verlag 1943. G text block is separating but intact. Map is good and color plates bright and clear. Black cloth covers with silver numerals to spine and silver SS runes to front cover. 2 days per day diary with additional 63 pages of text 24 full page coloured plates and a fold-out map of Europe and the World. Scarce item and in good condition. No slipcase for this title. Has pprtrait of Himmler on ffep. Pages are blank - never used. Adolf Sponholtz Verlag unknown books
201438750SF: McSweeney's 2014. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. <br/><br/> McSweeney's hardcover books
201438753SF: McSweeney's 2014. Hardcover. Very good. Third Printing. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Signed by Taylor on the title page. <br/><br/> McSweeney's hardcover books
19751336589New York: Wiley Interscience; John Wiley & Sons 1975. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G; pp 329; sunned beige spine with ivory text; first printing; dust jacket shows modest wear to exterior; some chips to edges; cloth has minor wear to corners; exterior clean; strong boards; text block has very light tone to exterior edges; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated. 1336589. FP New Rockville Stock. Wiley Interscience; John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
1933138460New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. First Edition. First Edition. A Philo Vance story. Basis for the 1934 film starring Warren William as Philo Vance. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly chipped with cello tape reinforcements to the verso and light rubbing to the flap folds but otherwise bright and unfaded. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1938138459New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1939 film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Gracie Allen Warren William and Ellen Drew. A Philo Vance mystery. <br/><br/>Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown covered completely by jacket flap. Jacket is lightly rubbed with a few short closed tears and light chipping to the extremities. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
193616208New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1936. Cloth. Very Good /Very Good . NICELY INSCRIBED BY S.S. VAN DINE TO MYSTERY WRITER WILLIAM C. WEBER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition with both the letter 'A' and the Scribner colophon on the copyright page. Tight and VG light rubbing to the silver-titling on the front panel in a crisp price-intact $2.00 VG dustjacket with very light creasing along the panel edges. Thick 12mo the 10th title in Van Dine's wonderful "Philo Vance" series. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1930WN59389New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. Black cloth with bold bright yellow lettering and rules. Book tight and good. Lending library stamp on ffep with several date stamps Remnant of label of lender on rear pastedown. Dust jacket has heavy rubbing and creasing on joints and flaps but is without significant chipping or tearing. Scribners A and colophon on copyright page signifying first edition. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1911259144N.p. London 1911. With two full page watercolor heraldic drawings in first volume: Arms Crest and Badge of Clarence Moore; Armorial Bearings of Edwin Carleton Swift; both signed Archibald G.B. Russell Lancaster Herald College of Arms London. Manuscript on paper 28 lines in a fine cursive hand in black ink with occasional red initials within red rules. 160; 253 pp. 2 vols. Folio. Full red morocco gilt upper boards titled in gilt spines with raised bands dentelles gilt marbled endsheets a.e.g. Some inoffensive traces of damp along lower portion of boards of Moore volume occasional superficial scuffs otherwise fine. Internally immaculate. With two full page watercolor heraldic drawings in first volume: Arms Crest and Badge of Clarence Moore; Armorial Bearings of Edwin Carleton Swift; both signed Archibald G.B. Russell Lancaster Herald College of Arms London. Manuscript on paper 28 lines in a fine cursive hand in black ink with occasional red initials within red rules. 160; 253 pp. 2 vols. Folio. Manuscript Genealogy of Sportsman Clarence Moore Who Died on the Titanic. Monumental genealogical manuscript volumes recording the descent of Clarence Moore of Washington D.C. who died aboard the S.S. Titanic in April 1912 and his second wife Mabille daughter of Edwin Carleton Swift of Prides Crossing Massachusetts. They were married in 1900 and had four sons: Edwin Swift Moore born 1901 died in childhood 1907; Jasper Moore born 1905; Clarence Moore born 1910; and Lloyd Moore born 29 November 1912. In addition to the detailed genealogical reports the volumes include extenisve extracts from historical documents and records in England Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Maryland. The Swift Genealogy William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his descendants 1637-1887 includes 1296 entries and concludes with a family tree for Mabille Florence Swift. The researches for Moore were conducted by "Hester Dorsey Richardson and Albert Levin Richardson experts in Original Research of Baltimore Maryland".<br/>The Moore pedigree is updated through 1926 noting that Mabille married again in 1915 to Aksel de Wichfeld of Maribe Denmark.<br/><br/>Clarence Moore 1865-1912 a banker and sportsman of Washington. D.C. and M.F.H. of the Loudoun Hunt and the Chevy Chase Hunt had travelled to England to buy a pack of hounds and sailed for home on the Titanic. Survivors reported Moore's heroic conduct. He lowered women and children into the lifeboats and refused to take a place in the boats.<br/><br/>A beautiful and imposing genealogy. unknown books
1967132098Los Angeles: Max E. Youngstein 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>The story of two of brothers a prospector and an oceanographer who drill for oil on a offshore drilling rig in the Caribbean. Screenwriter Schweitzer would go on to work predominantly in television including writing for "The Bold Ones" "The Senator" "Mod Squad" and "Baretta" among others. <br/><br/>Lavender titled wrappers dated July 10 1967 with credits for screenwriter Schweitzer and producer Youngstein. Title page not present. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Max E. Youngstein unknown books
195414638Grace Line 1954. Menu in Grace Line cover illustrated in color with a picture of Venezuela's National Pantheon in Caracas; dinner menu in Spanish and English side-by-side; original decorative cord present; 13" x 10" approx. size; light wear to paper wrap covers; in very good condition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Grace Line Paperback books
38557Framed in mahogany and matted. A fine model beautifully framed and matted. Framed size: 8 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches; image size: 5 1/2 x 19 inches. Laser cut relief. Manufactured by RC Models San Pedro California. The S.S. Norway began life in 1960 as the SS France built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique; later purchased and refitted by the Norwegian Cruise Line she was decommissioned in 2004 and scrapped in 2008. unknown books
19742281Toronto: Coach House 1974. First edition. . 93 pp. Near fine in illustrated wrappers. One of 500 copies. Toronto: Coach House unknown books
190659301Roanoke AL: Mrs. S.S. Smith Birmingham AL: Press of Roberts & Son 1906. First edition of one in a series probably issued annually. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated 15 pp. Illustrated from black & white photographs. Leaves facing wrappers lightly foxed; light offset from illustrations. A very good copy of a very scarce catalogue. Original gray wrappers printed in brown on the front cover and stapled; moderately soiled and lightly edgeworn. A priced catalogue illustrated with pictures of the dolls grouped and numbered of the creator and producer Mrs. Smith of her staff of twelve women doll-makers of their work room with dolls in process and of a child probably her daughter with her collection of the dolls including "the colored 'Mammy' nurse." Customers could choose from seven sizes and 47 styles with further options e.g. they could be "painted to represent any race of people"; her black dolls are thought to be the first manufactured in the South. Prices ranged from $1 for the most basic to $10 for an elaborately dressed model. The Alabama Indestructible Rag Doll also Ella Smith Doll and Alabama Baby had a considerable success in the region. This catalogue gives meticulous detail and instructions firmly warns against patent infringement refers to hygienic concerns and shows a small manufacturing company founded and run by a woman employing women to produce products for women and their daughters. None listed in the NUC or OCLC. #660. <br/><br/> Mrs. S.S. Smith (Birmingham, AL: Press of Roberts & Son) unknown books
191230815Paris: Devambez 1912. 12 plates on stiff paper with tissue guards bearing identifications 15 pages text. In French. 1 vols. 4to. The text unopened plates loose in burgundy gilt portfolio case. Some fading of binding tear to head of spine else very good with a pencilled notation "F. L. France 16 Aout 1912. 12 plates on stiff paper with tissue guards bearing identifications 15 pages text. In French. 1 vols. 4to. An elaborate travel brochure/advertisement for the ship "S. S. France" with description and plates of the fine art and some rooms to encourage Americans to travel to France. Devambez unknown books
1923226000001Boston: Marshall Jones Co 1923. Hardcover. Fair both sides of spine cloth worn through and threadbare. Contents tight and solid. Bears the inked name of S. Leslie Gill and Rhode Island artist of the mid 20th century. Cloth boards. xiv 165 pp. 41 bw repros. A terrific copy of this scarce edition limited to 1500 numbered copies this one #891 biographical work on this Boston artist. Includes 41 bw plates of his work. Marshall Jones Co hardcover books
197822778EPark City UT: Schick Sunn Classic Pictures Inc 1978. Original 116 page revised draft shooting script for the television movie The Adventures of Nellie Bly originally titled ‘The Amazing Nelly Bly’ as printed on the title page written by S.S. Schweitzer. With revision dates on the title page from November 17 1978 through November 27 1978. Bradbound in stiff covers. About fine condition with just a trace of handling. The movie aired on June 11 1981 starring Linda Purl in the title role with Gene Barry J.D. Cannon John Randolph Paul Sylvan Cliff Osmond and Fran Ryan. The film follows pioneer nineteenth-century female journalist Nellie Bly and her exposes of corruption in New York City. Based on the real life story of Elizabeth Jane Cochrane 1864 - 1922 better known by her pen name Nellie Bly. She was an American journalist industrialist inventor and charity worker who was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg and her undercover work reporting on a mental institution from within. She was an innovator in her field and launched a new kind of investigative journalism. Schick Sunn Classic Pictures, Inc unknown books
18432305840New York: Harper & Brothers 1843. Second Edition. Second Edition. Good/No Jacket. Second edition much enlarged. Presentation copy inscribed without signature by author on front flyleaf 'Revd Dr. McConaughy with the respects of the author.'. Boards rubbed front and end matter foxed a few text pages faintly foxed. 1843 Full-Leather. xii 329 6 pp. An early work on psychology by the Lutheran theologian who played an important role in the founding of the General Synod and was also an activist for the cause of abolition. Schmucker discusses free will; the philosophical thought of Thomas Reid Dugald Stewart Brown the German psychologists and Upham; cognition and the senses; emotions; voluntary and spontaneous actions; etc. Harper & Brothers unknown books
19535248Honolulu: Matson Navigation Lines 1953. Bifolium 35 cm x 53 cm printed in full-color. Nice condition. Near fine. Laid in are small lunch and breakfast menus from the same date. Dinner menu from the S.S. Lurline for September 24 1953 that features cover art by Eugene Savage. There were four ocean liners christened S.S. Lurline by Matson Lines these menus were for the fourth ship with that name. The S.S. Lurline was a luxury ocean liner that would take passengers from the American West Coast to Hawaii and Australia. The Hawaiian port was Honolulu where most passengers would disembark the ship and make a beeline for Matson's renowned Waikiki hotel and resort the Royal Hawaiian.<br/><br/>Eugene Francis Savage 1883-1978 was a trained sculptor and artist who was primarily known for his large murals. Savage was commissioned by Matson Navigation Lines to paint nine large 4' x 8' Hawaiian themed murals that were intended to be displayed on Matson ocean liners. These murals were completed in 1940 but due to American involvement in World Ward II the ships were dedicated to the war effort and the murals were never installed. In 1948 the Murals were used as covers for the menus on the S.S. Lurline.<br/><br/>"When Captain James Cook British Royal Navy on January 20 1778 first came upon the Sandwich Islands later named Hawaii he was at the height of his fame as a navigator and explorer. But to the islanders Captain Cook was far more than that. He was an incarnation of their god Lono come in a floating temple to visit them from the great beyond. At his first landing on the island of Kauai the fell prostrate along the path and worshipped him as a deity. Matson Navigation Lines unknown books
19525390Honolulu: Matson Navigation Lines 1952. Bifolium 35 cm x 53 cm printed in full-color. Nice condition. Near fine. Dinner menu from the S.S. Lurline for April 20 1952 that features cover art by Eugene Savage. There were four ocean liners christened S.S. Lurline by Matson Lines these menus were for the fourth ship with that name. The S.S. Lurline was a luxury ocean liner that would take passengers from the American West Coast to Hawaii and Australia. The Hawaiian port was Honolulu were most passengers would disembark the ship and make a beeline for Matson's renowned Waikiki hotel and resort the Royal Hawaiian.<br/><br/>Eugene Francis Savage 1883-1978 was a trained sculptor and artist who was primarily known for his large murals. Savage was commissioned by Matson Navigation Lines to paint nine large 4' x 8' Hawaiian themed murals that were intended to be displayed on Matson ocean liners. These murals were completed in 1940 but due to American involvement in World Ward II the ships were dedicated to the war effort and the murals were never installed. In 1948 the Murals were used as covers for the menus on the S.S. Lurline.<br/><br/>"In the early 1850's the King of Hawaii sought a treaty with the United States providing for the admission of islands as a state. The treaty was never ratified. But it was the first official step in a movement which strengthened with the years culminating in the annexation of Hawaii August 12 1898. Matson Navigation Lines unknown books
19535389Honolulu: Matson Navigation Lines 1953. Bifolium 35 cm x 53 cm printed in full-color. Nice condition. Near fine. Dinner menu from the S.S. Lurline for Easter Sunday September 22 1953 that features cover art by Eugene Savage. Breakfast and lunch menus for the same day laid in.<br/><br/>There were four ocean liners christened S.S. Lurline by Matson Lines these menus were for the fourth ship with that name. The S.S. Lurline was a luxury ocean liner that would take passengers from the American West Coast to Hawaii and Australia. The Hawaiian port was Honolulu where most passengers would disembark the ship and make a beeline for Matson's renowned Waikiki hotel and resort the Royal Hawaiian.<br/><br/>Eugene Francis Savage 1883-1978 was a trained sculptor and artist who was primarily known for his large murals. Savage was commissioned by Matson Navigation Lines to paint nine large 4' x 8' Hawaiian themed murals that were intended to be displayed on Matson ocean liners. These murals were completed in 1940 but due to American involvement in World Ward II the ships were dedicated to the war effort and the murals were never installed. In 1948 the Murals were used as covers for the menus on the S.S. Lurline.<br/><br/>"Ancient Hawaiians were lusty trenchermen. All events of importance called for a feast. Births marriages weanings even tax-gathering every high point in their life was signaled by a luau. The celebrations were marked by abject attention to every whim of the king or chief who might be present by music and dancing by idols to keep the gods in mind and above all by a plenitude of food. Matson Navigation Lines unknown books
187563830Raleigh NC: Edwards & Broughton & Co. Printers and Binders for the Medical Society and Academy of Medicine 1875. First edition. 8vo. 16 pp. McKee 1814-1874 a Raleigh native received his medical degree from Pennsylvania in 1839 returning to Raleigh in 1840 to establish a practice that continued to his death; he was a founder of the N.C. Medical Society and a member of the first N.C. State Medical Examining Board the first in the country. Thornton 12197. OCLC locates eight copies New York Historical Society College of Physicians of Philadelphia Duke High Pont Public State Library of N.C. North Carolina North Carolina-Health Sciences Wake Forest. Very good. Original decorated silver-stamped black glossy wrappers. 10240. <br/><br/> Edwards & Broughton & Co., Printers and Binders, for the Medical Society and Academy of Medicine unknown books
1980100609Oxford 1980. hardcover. 15 stills. 8vo d.w. Oxford UP 1980.<br/><br/> unknown books