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1945219093New York: Pamphlet Press a division of Reynal & Hitchcock 1945. Pamphlet. 10p. wraps illus. 5.25x7.75 inches very good condition. Pamphlet Press, a division of Reynal & Hitchcock unknown books
196283782New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1962. First edition of this early biography of The Dalai Lama. Octavo original cloth frontispiece. Signed and dated in the year of publication by His Holiness The Dalai Lama on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient on official Tibetan letterhead from the private secretary to the Dalai Lama stating that The Dalai Lama has signed this copy. Also inscribed on the half-title page by the author "With warmes regards and best wishes to Kenneth Crouch- and with a special salute from- Lowell Thomas Jr. Dec. 14 62." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some tape to the exterior. Jacket design by Gary Gore. Contemporary signatures of His Holiness are scarce. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed. Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover books
1928000435New York: The Derrydale Press 1928. First Edition. Three Quarters Morocco. Fine. Folio. xviii 272 pp. First Limited Edition three quarters red morocco with five raised bands on spine. Beautiful flawless copy. <br/><br/> The Derrydale Press unknown books
195318827London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1953. First UK Edition. First Impression. Octavo; red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 138pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket price-clipped with a touch of light edgewear and rubbing. A story written in the form of a film scenario - the dramatic tale of the murderers Burke and Hare which came to trial in Edinburgh in the mid-1800's. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd unknown books
1989253026San Francisco: Arion Press 1989. Limited. hardcover. fine. Introduction by Robertson Davies. Illustrated with small yellow-tinted vignettes. xiii 204 pages. Small 8vo green cloth-backed brown boards. San Francisco: Arion Press 1989. A fine copy.<br/><br/> One of only 325 copies.<br/><br/> Arion Press unknown books
195613695JUniversal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Key book still from This Island Earth featuring make-up effects artist Bud Westmore. Universal 1955 Vintage 8 by 10 inch black and white key book still from the film on linen with verso snipe "Monster Maker - Make-up wizard Bud Westmore puts finishing touches on his newest creation the Mutant…†Fine condition. Universal Pictures unknown books
1795265626Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1795. unbound. good. in the state of Pennsylvania on Monday the third of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four. An ACT relative to the compensations of certain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage. 8 1/2 inches x 13 1/2 inches. 2pp. Weaknesses at the folds with fraying at the left and right-hand margins. Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1795.<br/><br/> The ACT approved February 14 1795 is signed in type by President Washington Vice President Adams and House Speaker Muhlenberg. Two states exist of this rare circular own with and one without a deposition statement. This copy like the Bristol copies and as noted by Stark and Cole NYPL is without the deposition statement. Evans 29694. Bristol B 9370. Stark & Cole 1164.<br/><br/> Francis Childs unknown books
198790613NY:: Crossroad. Very Good. 1987. Paperback. 0824500857 . First edition thus paperback. Age toning to covers previous owner's stamp on half-title page else very good in illustrated wraps. . Crossroad, paperback books
177745115Norwich CT 1777. 1st printing Bristol B4457; Shipton & Mooney 43243. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning to paper. Abrasion to lower left of text block tips rounded. Very Good. 22 2 pp. 12mo: A - C4. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Early Colonial publication on the subject in which the author proclaims that the second coming of Christ "is nigh at hand even at the very Door and That it is very probable this glorious Day will begin or commence in America." RBH has no sale record for this work solely noting its inclusion in 'Evans' though technically it was not recorded by Evans being added by Bristol. OCLC records just 3 holding institutions: Yale AAS & the Library Co of Philadelphia. Rare. unknown books
19071299633London: Paul Naumann 1907. Softcover. Octavo; Fair; softcover; red spine black lettering; covers have significant shelfwear significant edgewear open tears on head edges closed and open tears on and around spine rubbing on fore corners and spine edges spine sun toned tape on front interior gutter; text block age toned soiling throughout foxing toward front foxing on exterior edges; 78pp. 1299633. Full-priced Rockville. Paul Naumann unknown books
1878105797New York: Harper & Brothers 1878. Hardbound. VG- evidence of pocket removal inside front cover old dampstaining to pages towards the second half of the book at top. Green library buckram. 274 pp. 32 line engravings. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
185572994Cincinnati: By the Association. Good. 1855. Pamphlet. TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YOUNG MEN'S MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF CINCINNATI January 2 1855.; Published By The Society. Cincinnati OH. 1855. 35p. 1 ad. This pamphlet has been removed from a larger volume as such there is wear to the spine. The contents are bright and clean. Overall Good condition. . By the Association unknown books
547THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY'S INSTRUCTOR. BEING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF PIEC IN POETRY AND PROSE. Lewes: Sussex Press 1808. 12mo. Publisher's quarter-calf. Hand-colored frontispiece iv 84 pages. First edition. The Osborne collection lists a later edition published by J. Baxter in Lewes 1809 as the second edition page 145 under books of instruction. The anthology contains excerpts from Goldsmith Shakespeare and others "which ma amuse the fancy inform the understanding and affect the heart." Cover rubb still a nice copy in a contemporary binding. unknown books
182516960New Haven CT: Yale College 1825. 1/4 leather. Very Good . The 1825 Yale College Yearbook then called "Class-book". This copy belonged to a student named Oliver Ellsworth Huntington who had this copy bound in a decorative red leather over marbled boards with his name in gilt block letters printed across the front panel. This is by far the earliest yearbook this bookseller has seen some 14 years before the advent of photography. Apparently each Yale student was given a blank book at the beginning of the school year and was expected to have his classmates fill the book in during the course of the year with handwritten tributes to the particular graduating senior. Apart from the yearbook's obvious scarcity in its own right what's also so notable is some of the classmates of Huntington who wrote tributes many of them quoted poems but many also long heartfelt digressions. Among Huntington's classmates were Samuel Augustus Maverick the legendary Texas lawyer and land baron who was an original signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. With his fiercely independent streak Maverick was also responsible for inspiring the creation of the word "Maverick". In addition to Maverick other classmates included 1 Rev. George William Perkins Abolitionist active in the Underground Railroad; 2 Elias Warner Leavenworth Mayor of Syracuse and Congressman from NY 1875-1877; 3 William Moseley Holland Co-Valedictorian; 4 Willis Hall Co-Valedictorian and NY State Attorney General 1839-1842; 5 Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland Father of President Grover Cleveland; 6 Rev. William Twining established a young ladies' seminary in Madison Indiana which became Wabash College and was a noted Abolitionist; 7 Worthington Hooker Professor of Medicine at Yale VP of the American Medical Association 1864; 8 William Bennett Fleming Georgia Congressman 1879; 9 John Simkus Butler Author of pioneering works on the study and "curability" of insanity; 10 Seabury Ford Governor of Ohio 1849-1850; 11 William Gelston Bates Massachusetts House of Representatives 1868; 12 Simeon North President of Hamilton College 1839-1857. Given its age the book has held up very nicely and remains solid firm and VG to VG with light forgivable rubbing along the panels and a bit of wear at the spine and its crown. Huntington's son has written in ink on the front free endpaper: "The Yale College Class-book of my Father Oliver Ellsworth Huntington". The book measures 7 1/2" tall x 5" wide and includes the lengthy inscriptions of 80 some classmates between the Class of 1825 AND the Class of 1824. A wonderful piece of Americana -- and of course of Yale history. <br/><br/> Yale College hardcover books
1980286458Cambridge: MIT Press 1980. paperback. very good. Illustrated. 142 pages 30 plates. 4to. thick embossed gray paper boards slightly sunned and showing a 1" split near spine. Cambridge: MIT Press 1980. A very good copy internally clean.<br/><br/> MIT Press unknown books
19401317709Bayonne: The Jersey Printing Company 1940. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Green spine with white text; Dust jacket is separated to the spine and has severely shelf wear with liquid stains and scratches; Boards are faded to the spine and has black stains to the head and tail of spine also boards have minor white dots to the front and rear but in tact; Text block is discolored to the fore edge otherwise clean; 211p. 1317709. FP New Rockville Stock. The Jersey Printing Company hardcover books
195726007NY: Random House 1957. First Edition. 8vo pp. 309. Foreword by Clifton Fadiman. A nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. Twelve plays including Requiem for a Heavyweight by Rod Serling. Random House unknown books
1990284965Philadelphia 1990. Printed stiff wraps. . Very good condition. Clean and tight. 21.5x13.7 cm. . weight: 0.4 lb. Philadelphia paperback books
2001287662001. ISBN-13: 9781584770473; ISBN-10: 1584770473. Valmaer. pseud. Ream Michael. Lawyer's Code of Ethics. A Satire. Originally published: St. Louis: The F.H. Thomas Law Book Co. 1887. 143 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770473. ISBN-10: 1584770473. Hardcover. New. $65. Witty satire of the world of law practice written in the form of an instructional code of ethics providing advice such as "When old members of the bar do come into contact with the young men they should by their conduct towards them make them feel their insignificance. Show them that patronage that all great men show towards inferiors. They are obtruders in our select circle but since they have wedged their way in they are entitled to a little consideration but not much; and that only because they are lawyers." Pp. 31-32. Marke A Catalogue of the Law Collection of New York University 1953 161. unknown books
19342256New York: The Workers School 1934. <br /><br />Octavo-sized pamphlet measuring 8 7/8 x 6 inches 225 x 152 mm 16 pages in stapled printed wrappers. Laid in is a slightly smaller handbill printed recto only. <br /><br />A pamphlet listing courses available during the Fall 1934 term at the Workers School in New York which was operated by the Communist Party USA. The school offered a staggering number of evening courses in various aspects of Marxism-Leninism economics and history all from the Party's standpoint. The school located at 35 East 12th Street in Manhattan was one of many Workers Schools that the Party operated around the country. That building now consists of co-op apartments that sell for millions of dollars unaffordable by any proletarians. <br /><br />There were also courses in English and Russian along with "special courses" such as "Problems of the Negro Liberation Movement" taught by James W. Ford the CPUSA's candidate for Vice President in the three elections from 1932-1940. Another special course was "Revolutionary Interpretation of Modern Literature" taught by staff members of New Masses magazine including Mike Gold and Joseph Freeman. <br /><br />Tuition for each course was $3. The school emphasized that it wasn't an academic institution and that it "participates in all the current struggles of the working class" including strikes and demonstrations. Nonetheless it was clearly no-nonsense. In a section on attendance the pamphlet states: "Classes begin promptly at the hour set. Regular and punctual attendance is required. Failure to attend two weeks in succession without explanation will necessitate elimination of the student from the rolls." <br /><br />Included with this pamphlet is a handbill for the Workers School highlighting "Courses for Workers." One of the lecturers listed is "Browder" referring to Earl Browder the general secretary of the CPUSA. <br /><br />This pamphlet and handbill are rare. OCLC shows no institutional holdings although it's possible they're included in uncatalogued ephemera collections.<b> RARE</b>. <br /><br />A fascinating insight into Communist education during the Depression years of the 1930s. <br /><br />CONDITION: The pamphlet has some soiling and edge wear to the wrappers as well as rusted staples. Top half of lower wrapper detached from text block. Internally clean and unmarked. The handbill has numerous small nicks and tears. About Very Good overall. The Workers School paperback books
1925002669Chicago: Published for the Workers Party of America by the Daily Worker Publishing Co. 1925. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 1/2 x 5 3/4; pp. 3-15; beige wraps printed and ruled in black; two bookshop labels and a stamp of the Workers Book Shop in Los Angeles to front wrap; mild age-toning to margins of wraps; small nick to upper right corner; very good condition. Published by the Workers Party of America WPA - the legal organization used by the Communist Party USA between 1921 and 1929 - the pamphlet discussed political prisoners in Russia the Proletariat the leader of the Menshevik wing of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party Raphael Abramovich 1880 - 1963 and his political role etc. It also strongly reproved the Mensheviks for condemning the reality of the consitutional rights in Russia. Published for the Workers Party of America by the Daily Worker Publishing Co. paperback books
191773213Woodstock Illinois: The Woodstock Woman's Club 1917. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. A community cookbook from "Typewriter City" as Woodstock an outer suburb of Chicago was known for its association with the Emerson Typewriter Company. Includes an extensive array of recipes for bread cakes canning cereals creams and custards doughnuts fish griddle cakes ice cream and ices macaroni meats pickles poultry sandwiches soups vegetables waffles etc. The contributing member of The Woodstock Woman's Club is credited next to their recipe. There is also a chapter on fireless cooking and a selection of sickroom recipes. Octavo: 207 p. with numerous period advertisements. Original glazed white boards with black titles. Minor crease to the top corner of a few pages. Though the hinges are cracked the binding is quite sound. Small stain to the top edge. Some general wear to the corners and tips. Scarce OCLC locates no copies of this issue and only three of the 1910 first edition. The Woodstock Woman's Club hardcover books
1985177570Philadelphia: The Woodmere Art Museum 1985. Softcover. VG. light scuffs & foxing covers. pgs toned w/ instances of foxing otherwise clean. stapled white pictorial wraps. 45 pgs w/ bw illustrations. The catalogue is split into sections of Paintings Graphics Sculpture and Decorative Arts. Artist's works annotated with purchase dates gifts or bequested. Nicely illustrated. The Woodmere Art Museum unknown books
24043THE WOOD BOOK. Tacoma Washington: Wood Products Publications 1978. 4to. Cloth. Unpaginate A reference book to building related wood products. Some scratching to front cover light sunning to spine else very good. unknown books
196942222Los Angeles: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge 1969. Pale blue stapled wraps with embossed emblem and cloth red white and blue ribbon to front cover. Light general wear and toning to wrapper edges. Internally very clean and bright. VG. Unpaginated ~ 24 pp. Blue and white duotone illustrations throughout. 10-1/4" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>"Honoring our patriots of inner space February Twenty-First Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-Nine International Ballroom Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills California." [Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge] hardcover books
