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200921094EFort Bragg CA: Privately Printed 2009. First Edition. Signed by the author Cammie King 1934-2010 who played Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh’s daughter Bonnie Blue Butler in the 1939 film classic Gone With the Wind produced by David O. Selznick. King was also the voice the character Faline in the Walt Disney’s 1942 animated film classic ‘Bambi.’ Illustrated. Ownership signature on the front free endpaper. Fine fresh condition without dust jacket as issued. Privately Printed unknown books
182611366Boston: Various Publishers 1826-1829. Various Editions. Octavo 22cm.; cloth-backed boards with original paper spine label; 330pp paginated continuously but each report with a separate title page; six inserted leaves of woodcut plates. A solid well-preserved copy with scattered foxing to text; Very Good. First four reports of Timothy Dwight's pioneering Prison Discipline Society dedicated to the amelioration of the harsh conditions prevailing in American prisons during the early republic. With six woodcut plates mostly plans of prison buildlings and grounds. Various Publishers unknown books
192228986New York: D. Appleton and Company 1922. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20.5cm; red cloth with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 14 272pp. Inscribed on the front endpaper: "To Mr. and Mrs. Morrell / Two good pals and sincere friends / from the Author. Oct. 12th 1923." Light overall wear hand-soil to boards top edge of textblock slightly grubby with tiny bumps to right fore-edge; Very Good. Dustjacket is deeply price-clipped lightly edgeworn and spine-sunned with a few small nicks and tears; measures 1/4" taller than the book; Very Good. Memoir of a career criminal who spent time incarcerated in Wisconsin and Connecticut State Prisons. "His career as a law-breaker ended with his well-known burglarizing of Mark Twain's home an unsuccessful attempt which won him the name of "the Mark Twain Burglar" from front flap. "Criticizes the convict labor system as slavery and unjust to free workers calls torture and punishment useless and attributes his own reform to the "human touch" SUVAK 155 p.46. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
1901104599London: Egypt Exploration Fund 1901. Hardbound. VG clean and crisp inside nice outside. Ex art school library copies with small inked marks here and there none on plates. Inner front hinges weak. Paper covered printed boards with light brown printed cloth spine. Part 1: viii 42 pp. with frontispiece and 3 colored and 28 bw plates. Part 2: viii 36 pp. frontispiece and 34 plates many of which folding bound at end and four of which are colored. Sold as a set of two volumes. Egypt Exploration Fund hardcover books
1925008658London: Constable and Company 1925. Bound in full red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe the back with gilt royal and insect emblems ornate gilt turn ins marbled end papers and all edges gilt. Near Fine the spine slightly sunned rear joint starting to show slight wear at top edge else solidly bound. A handsome copy indeed. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Constable and Company Hardcover books
1886008384London: John C. Nimmo 1886. British author soldier poet historian and philosopher 1882-1648. One of an unnumbered edition limited to 1000 copies 600 for England and 400 for America. Near Fine in half calf over marbled boards with matching marbled end papers back and top gilt Near Fine light rubbing at edges interior clean and bright. The bookplate of Paul Steinbrecher front paste down. . Limited Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. John C. Nimmo Hardcover books
181665535Middletown CT: Printed by Seth Richards 1816. First edition. 19 cm. 142 pp. error in pagination p.4 misnumbered as p.3. Later calf-backed boards repaired newer spine old chipped spine label laid down. Scattered foxing and age toning through-out. The first American "Uncle Sam" novel. WRIGHT I 952. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 37593 SABIN 24260: "A political squib against the Democrats." During the War of 1812 a humorous nickname was coined for the U.S. Government with "Uncle Sam" coming to stand for "U.S." According to article by Albert Matthews in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society April 1908 vol. XIX pp.21-65 the term was first used in a scattering of newspapers to refer somewhat derisively to custom house officers and later to soldiers by those who opposed the war but was avoided by the 'war hawks.' It's first appearance in book form was the title offered here "a political skit. written partly in Biblical phrase." The nickname stuck becoming part of the lexicon used by later writers including J.K. Paulding Hezekiah Niles Anne Royall David Crockett etc. <br/><br/> Printed by Seth Richards hardcover books
WALTER-FILM000490No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Vintage original 22 x 28"" 55 x 70 cm. half sheet poster USA. Fernandel Francoise Arnoul Jacques Castelot Rene Genin dir: Henri Verneuil; Gray-Film/Films Around the World. A delightful caricature by Al Hirschfeld of stars Fernandel and Francosie Arnoul depicting their May-December romance highlights this poster for the original 1959 American release of this French film. It is the performances of the leads which make this film memorable. Poster is mounted on conservation paper and has had professional conservation such as fold lines slightly touched up and smoothed. There is the just a bit of ink overprint in the blank white areas. Overall a very clean look and a very unique Hirschfeld piece ABOUT FINE. unknown books
19025104Salinas California: The Church; Printed by E. H. Green Printer 1902. Octavo 23 x 15 cm. 382 x pages. "Index" is actually a table of contents. Advertisements. Cover title: 20th Century Cook Book. Evident first edition. A church cookbook with approximately four hundred recipes from a region famous for its root and vine vegetables its farm produce as well as its long-established Mexican and Asian communities. Among items of note: a pureed Artichoke Soup; a flaming Rum Omelet; and Carne Abodaba with chilis and pork ribs hung "outdoors to dry four or five hours if weather is warm." On a separate note when serving Chinese appetizers the watermelon seeds "should be rubbed in a silk cloth." ~ The Monterey area saw some of the earliest Presbyterian ministries in California. A congregation is thought to have formed in the watery region called Salinas "salt marsh" as early as 1873 - a year even before a town taking the name was incorporated - though whether it endured continuously is unclear. The era was one of vertiginous change the marshlands being drained with the aid of Japanese and Mexican immigrant labor and a town rising around a vast sugar processing plant supporting its own factory community. A church building however is documented on Main Street not very much before The Twentieth Century Cook Book saw light of day. ~ A satisfactory account of community life in Salinas Presbyterian or otherwise has yet to appear; nor is much known of individual food suppliers and itinerant teachers of cookery who collaborated with the Ladies of the congregation in so substantial an effort here. 1902 is coincidentally the year Salinas's most celebrated if controversial son John Steinbeck was born - in the so-called Connor House four doors down from the Main Street Church. Today the historic name First Presbyterian is suppressed in deference to an entity called Compass Church a commercial evangelical offshoot that has broken with ecumenical Presbyterianism. ~ Some staining throughout; isolated corrections in ink. In limp pebbled maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Near very good. OCLC locates eight copies; not in Brown Cagle or Cook. [The Church; Printed by] E. H. Green, Printer hardcover books
198985NAbsecon: MagicImage 1989. First Edition. One of only 100 numbered hardbound copies signed by Forrest J. Ackerman the publisher and two others who were the book’s researchers and contributors. Only this limited edition was issued hardbound with the regular copies issued paperbound. The shooting script of the 1931 James Whale directed horror film classic that introduced Boris Karloff as the monster and made him a star. Fine without dust jacket as issued. Extensively illustrated and supplemented with much behind the scenes material. MagicImage hardcover books
1784211667Leipzig 1784. First edition in German. 4 148 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards. Very good plus. First edition in German. 4 148 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. unknown books
1839008214London: William Smith 1839. With a Life of the Author An Essay on his Works and a Criticism of his History. Two volumes in contemporary half calf over dark brown buckram boards the backs ornately gilt marbled end papers edges dyed red. The Arts and Crafts bookplates of Warren Olney noted conservationist and founding member of the Sierra Club. From 1903 to 1905 he served as the 34th Mayor of Oakland California. Very Good prior owner name in addition to Olney's signature top corner Vol. II with PON cut out scattered light toning at end pages only interiors clean and bright. A heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international and priority mail orders. Later Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. William Smith Hardcover books
1850317546London: Longman Brown Green & Longmans 1850. Frontispiece with volvelle 11 folding coloured maps plates. 335 16 ads pp. 12mo. Three quarter Photo/Millmodern mottled calf and marbled boards by J.S. Fellowes. Fine. Frontispiece with volvelle 11 folding coloured maps plates. 335 16 ads pp. 12mo. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans unknown books
1825318587London: Printed for G.B. Whittaker 1825. First edition. With 21 engravings complete. v ii 360; iv 360; iv 356 pages. 3 vols. 12mo. Quarter near contemporary morocco and marbled baords. Nice set. First edition. With 21 engravings complete. v ii 360; iv 360; iv 356 pages. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed for G.B. Whittaker unknown books
1983RHERART00CCWAurora Art Publishers 1983. Very Good. Hermitage The. The Art of Costume in Russia: 18th to Early 20th Century. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers 1983. 1st edition. 318pp. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with a few minor bumps to the edges. Light chipping to spine ends. Aurora Art Publishers hardcover books
189740473Des Moines: F.R. Conaway State printer 1897. 8vo 22.5 cm 9". 67 1 pp. <br><br>The Clarinda State Hospital was built over the period of 1884 to 1888 and opened its doors in December of 1888. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics geriatrics drug addicts mentally ill and the criminally insane.<br>Â Â Â Â This report contains facts figures and statistics on patients and the day to day running of the facility including the surrounding farm and its animal husbandry.<br>Â Â Â Â WorldCat seems to fail to find any institution holding any of the biennial reports of the board of trustees of the Clarinda hospital. Original printed wrappers. Very good. F.R. Conaway, State printer unknown books
189540472Des Moines: F.R. Conaway State printer 1895. 8vo 23 cm 9". 61 1 pp. 19 ff. of plates. <br><br>Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Mount Pleasant opened in 1861. was the first asylum in Iowa and was built under the Kirkbride Plan. This report contains facts figures and statistics on patients and the day to day running of the facility including the surrounding farm and its animal husbandry.<br>Â Â Â Â Includes 19 leaves of plates the majority showing the exterior and interior of the buildings with remaining being reproductions of microscopy slides from the pathologist. Original printed purple wrappers. Signature on front wrapper. Very good. F.R. Conaway, State printer unknown books
195434789Chicago: Industrial Workers of the World 1954. First Edition. Quarto 28cm.; red pictorial staplebound and hole-punched self-wrappers; 12 mimeographed leaves; illus. throughout each leaf printed on differently colored stock. Upper wrapper a bit rubbed with tiny chips along extremities else a Very Good unused example. Apparently the only such calendar distributed by the IWW most likely as a holiday gift "Best Wishes of the Season to All Fellow Workers" printed at head of upper cover. Each leaf provides the days of the month together with quotes pieces of advice and cartoons. Not in Miles. One copy in OCLC as of August 2017 at the U. of Michigan. Industrial Workers of the World unknown books
1905WRCAM15096San Francisco 1905. 304pp. Illustrations. Decorated cloth slightly spotted but very good. The author who claims he came to California overland in 1850 wrote this series of short stories of life in Gold Rush mining camps based on his own experience. Interesting though fictional gold rush material. According to Howes most of the edition was burned. HOWES J240. hardcover books
1981149829N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage flyer for two screenings of the 1981 concert film at the Artculture Resource Center in Toronto on December 14 and 15 1981. The flyer which doubled as a ticket for the event is stamped on the verso with location the date of the December 15 screening and Record on Wheels the record store where the ticket was purchased. <br/><br/>The three hour film featuring a mix of live footage and promotional video was shown at concerts and galleries. The flyer notes that these are the only Canadian showings of the film making it a rare example of Factory Records' popularity and influence outside of the UK and US. <br/><br/>8.5. x 11 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1882008408London: Longmans Green & Co. 1882. SCARCE. Two volumes in contemporary half morocco over marbled boards the backs with five raised bands and gilt tooled decorations and lettering marbled end papers the tops gilt. Very Good Plus small rubs at corners small abrasions to morocco top edge at front board Vol. II. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
186670048London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Perhaps a review copy: a holographic note that reads "From the Publisher" appears on the half-title in the first volume. The story of Hereward a historical Anglo-Saxon figure who led resistance against the Normans from a base in Ely surrounded by fen land. It was Kingsley's last historical novel and was instrumental in elevating Hereward into an English folk hero. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo two volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Macmillan and Co hardcover books
1889CAT000691Passaic NJ: Thurston & Barker 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Wide format cloth backed illustrated boards. Corners slightly bumped small dampstain to cover inner joints cracked; fine internally. 114pp with 8pp of ads at front and rear and 12pp of blanks at rear. Cook America's Charitable Cookbooks 164<br/><br/>Cakes puddings sick recipes Boston brown bread rusk potato tymbals chow-chow mock duck pigs in blankets mock turtle soup. Size: 8vo. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000691. Thurston & Barker hardcover books
2004123808Fordingbridge: J. and N. Wilson 2004. First trade edition of the 'Oxford' Seven Pillars being a third longer than the abridged first edition. Octavo original cloth cartographic endpapers illustrated. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mick Keats. Arab portraits by Eric Kennington. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a biographical account of T.E. Lawrence's experiences during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18 when he was based in Wadi Rum now a part of Jordan as a member of the British Forces of North Africa. With the support of Emir Faisal and his tribesmen he helped organize and carry out attacks on the Ottoman forces from Aqaba in the south to Damascus in the north. J. and N. Wilson hardcover books
1955250837London: Cape 1955. Limited. hardcover. fine. A Day-Book of the R.A.F. Depot.with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross. 4to 1/2 dark blue leather over blue cloth. London: Cape 1955. First Edition.<br/><br/> Number 463 of 2000. Enclosed is an invoice from the publisher advising that the book may well be unsuitable for general circulation. As new in near fine slipcase<br/><br/> Cape unknown books