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185176727Washington D. C. and London: Publisher Not Identified. Very Good. 1851. Disbound. This government document is disbound removed from a larger binding with some wear/remnants to the spine. There is some wear to the text-block with the first page loosening. The contents are bright and legible but with some light toning and foxing. Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty - Choctaw Indians. . (Publisher Not Identified) unknown books
184758336Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co 1847. Oblong 4to pp. 100; printed music throughout; original cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards; free endpapers creased cloth spine replaced occasional spots and stains; all else very good. With three small slips of manuscript music laid in "Old Kentucky Home" "Home Sweet Home" and "Blue Bells of Scotland". Saunders was a professor of music and dancing in Providence R.I. Includes preface by the author; technical notes on the violin and rudiments of music with preliminary exercises; technical notes on positions with progressive exercises; and instructional notes on musical execution with practice pieces. <br/><br/> Oliver Ditson & Co hardcover books
1862KC10862Paris: Baillieu Libraire Quai des Grands-Augustins No. 43 1862. Paperback. Very Good. 'La Grande Danse Macabre Paris edition of 1862 in original uncut wrappers 4to 265 x 200mm. 66 pages misnumbered 67. 56 woodcuts reprinted from the blocks of the 1641 Troyes edition. Original printed wrappers with printers device of Baillieu of pair of skeletons supporting a shield inscribed with B. Title page repeating Baillieus device and with skeletal lettering forming the words Danse Macabre. Excellent survival in its unbound state spine perished edges lightly chipped and wraps are loose but present only two stains on pages 20 and 21. <br/><br/>This edition was issued in Paris in about 1862 although it is undated. It is the re-edition of the La Grand Danse Macabre Des Hommes et Des Femmes with designs printed from the wood blocks of the Troyes edition of 1641. The text is reproduced from the original 1486 Marchant edition. Facsimile copies of the medieval Dance of Death tale were highly popular in the 19th century. The macabre spirit and fateful themes of the book have been appreciated for their artistry and poetry since the late Middle Ages. Baillieu, Libraire, Quai des Grands-Augustins, No. 43 paperback books