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1846TB31670Hartford Conn.: H. S. Parsons & Co. 1846. Third Edition of 1846. Very good in its original full leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work and gilt text on the spine with the edges of the text block marbled. An octavo of 8 by 5 inches with rubbing to the boards and the edges of the boards The contents are mildly foxed in the margins throughout. The fold-out map is missing. 624 pages of text illustrated a frontispiece and from "numerous" woodcut engravings. The first edition of this title was published in Hartford in 1840 and contained only 576 pages. Howes B-124 H. S. Parsons & Co. hardcover books
1841TB26036Worcester Mass.: Dorr Howland & Co. 1841. First Edition. Good in 3/4 red leather and pebbled black cloth covered boards with gilt tool work and text on the spine and with the edges of the text block marbled. An octavo measuring 9" by 5 1/4" with 1/4" deep chipping to the leather at the head of the spine and with 1/8 chipping from the leather at the heel of the spine. The leather at the lower tips of the boards is worn through. There is also considerable foxing throughout the pages but none so bad as to render the text unreadable. 576 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece and throughout the text with line drawings and wood cut engravings by the author. The fold-out hand colored map following the preface is present and is in excellent condition with only a minor closed tear of 1/2" long at one of the folds. Howes B-124 Dorr, Howland & Co. hardcover books
1841184382New York: S. Tuttle 1841. Hardcover. G Cover has fading and apparent water damage along top. Book block has age toning. Interior pages have some water staining along top edges. Inside covers and end pages have staining. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Personal library sticker from previous owner on inside front cover. Some pencil/crayon markings from previous owner on ffep. All text and plates readable and generally clear. Brown leather boards with gilt inlay around edge. Black title blocks on spine with gilt lettering. 608 pages 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations folded map. S. Tuttle hardcover books
1410Browning Elizabeth Barrett. Barnes Warner. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. Austin University of Texas & Baylor University 1967. Bound in original publisher's cloth. Fine. <br/><br/> hardcover books
196617545Austin: The University of Texas 1966. cloth dust jacket. Browning Robert and Elisabeth. tall 8vo. cloth dust jacket. 120 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Bibliographical descriptions of the works of Robert and Elizabeth Browning. Tear in jacket. The University of Texas unknown books
197543373Austin TX 1975. Periodical. 8vo pp. 27. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Miscellaneous notes including one on the infra-red converter at the Bodleian for examining documents. unknown books
197643374Austin TX 1976. Periodical. 8vo pp. 18. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Miscellaneous notes including one on reproducing watermarks. unknown books
197643375Austin TX 1976. Periodical. 8vo pp. 23. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Miscellaneous notes including a review of the year's research. unknown books
197743376Austin TX 1977. Periodical. 8vo pp. 21. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Miscellaneous notes including one on progress toward an Eighteenth Century short title catalog. unknown books
1883002422Cortland NY: The Standard Power Printing Establishment 1883. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 1/2 x 5 3/4; pp. 1 4-14; beige stiff card stock wraps printed in black; age-toning and a bit of foxing to wraps; small chip to lower corner of front wrap; occasional spots of foxing to pages; illustrated with numerous woodcuts including in-line and full-page plates; overall in very good condition. The business was established in 1860 in New York by Wyllys H. Warner and passed under the control of Bates and Johnson in 1880. The company's self-feeding boiler was patented in February of 1883 and later that same year was installed as part of its steam-heating system in the iconic Manhattan Company and Merchants' Bank Building on Wall Street. The booklet described and illustrated the parts of the apparatus its method of operating the advantages of using it etc. The Standard Power Printing Establishment paperback books
19356040511935. "Warner Baxter" in black fountain pen ink on 1/2 length handsome portrait of Warner Baxter wearing a suit silk polka-dot tie white shirt looking to the right of the camera. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"; matte finish; very good traces of mounting on the verso. ca. 1935. Signed and inscribed: "For - Martha - a mighty fine little lady who has my every good wish Warner Baxter." Provenance: from the collection of Hollywood hairdresser Martha Acker. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
19385014181938. "Warner Baxter" in dark blue fountain pen ink on 3/4 length shot wearing a plaid sport coat over a light color sweater vest and polka-dot silk tie with his left arm leaning on the upraised let. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 8" x 10"; very good. 1938. Signed and inscribed: "To Stanley with heaps of good wishes always Warner Baxter 1938.". No Binding. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. unknown books
501419not signed on a full length pose in costume as Joaquin Murrieta from the 1936 film "The Robin Hood of El Dorado" wearing black pants with a black shirt and vest with silver trim gun holster with silver trim tall black leather boots spurs large black hat. Note his holding both hands on his guns ready to draw. Photograph is by Clarence S. Bull for MGM with his rubberstamp on the back and is on heavy weight stock; 8" x 10"; fine fresh. Rare thus. Information slip on the back reads: "NOTED STAR BECOMES DASHING BAD MAN OF THE DAYS OF '49.Warner Baxter as Joaquin Murrieta in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's spectacular new outdoor feature 'Robin Hood of El Dorado' directed by William Wellman. "Robin Hood of El Dorado" was released in 1936 directed by William Wellman. Starring: Warner Baxter as Joaquin Murrieta; Ann Loring as Senorita Juanita de la Cuesta; Bruce Cabot as Bill Warren; Margo as Rosa F. 'Rosita' de Murrieta and J. Carrol Naish as Three Fingered Jack. No Binding. Fine. hardcover books
607277not signed on a 3/4 length shot of Warner Baxter in costume as The Cisco Kid held back by Edmund Lowe with his six gun drawn from the 1931 film "The Cisco Kid." Photograph is by Hal Phyfe with his logo in the lower corner and his rubberstamp on the back that reads: "Exclusive Portrait for Fox Films Corporation Please Credit Hal Phyfe" on heavy weight stock; matte finish; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
607276not signed on a 3/4 length shot of Warner Baxter in costume as The Cisco Kid six gun drawn on Edmund Lowe who is holding him back about to draw his six gun from the 1931 film "The Cisco Kid." Photograph is by Hal Phyfe with his logo in the lower corner and his rubberstamp on the back that reads: "Exclusive Portrait for Fox Films Corporation Please Credit Hal Phyfe" on heavy weight stock; matte finish; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling. Provenance: from the estate of producer Alex Gordon. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
606284not signed on a full length dramatic night time outdoor shot of Baxter with Miriam Jordan in a scene from the 1932 film "Six Hours to Live." Photograph is on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling; 1932. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
606658not signed from the 1932 film "Six Hours to Live." 1. 3/4 length dramatic pose of Baxter seated at a large dining table with large floral arrangement and two candelabras. Notice the antique style screen in the background. 2. 3/4 length dramatic pose of Baxter tipping his top hat with Miriam Jordan dressed in a low cut lace trimmed dress and black with a black lace veil. Photographs are on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling; 1932. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
19351950371935. "Warner Baxter" in black fountain pen ink on 3/4 length masculine portrait of Warner Baxter wearing a three-piece suit with vest silk tie and white shirt. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 8" x 10"; very good. ca. 1935. Signed and inscribed: "To Lloyd with heaps of good wishes always Warner Baxter." Hollinger Lloyd "Holly" was a long time police guard at the MGM gate and worked for the Culver City Police Department. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
193221610New York: A.L. Burt Company. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1932. Reprint. Hardcover. quite a decent copy light foxing to fore-edge spine very slightly turned; jacket has a few tiny chips along top edge minor soiling to rear panel itsy-bitsy hole near right edge of front panel. Gotta Dance!! The story of a child of the tenements a born hoofer who "stepped and stamped her way through the night clubs and the burlesque wheel to Broadway glory" attracting all sorts of men along the way -- the vaudeville small-timer who discovered her the hard-drinking tabloid newspaperman the theatrical impresario the millionaire playboy. Basis for the 1933 MGM film starring Joan Crawford notable for the film debut of both Fred Astaire and early film appearances by both Nelson Eddy and the Three Stooges! Not as a team -- but what an act that would have made eh . A.L. Burt Company hardcover books
1928297458New York: Appleton 1928. hardcover. very good. 259 pages 8vo black cloth in with inlaid front cover illustration and paper spine label; corners bumped spine lightly faded. New York: D. Appleton 1928. First edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Appleton unknown books
1928295773New: Appleton 1928. hardcover. very good-. 245 pages light foxing black cloth paper titles on spine and front cover. New York: Appleton 1928. Very good-.<br/><br/> Signed on the title page by the author and with a long personal inscription on fly-leaf signed 'Jay" likely also the author.<br/><br/> Appleton unknown books
193744935New York: D. Appleton 1937. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with a slight printing flaw to the silvered dustwrapper and some wear at the extremities. Happy Shannon the daughter of an old-fashioned country doctor comes to New York City and dazzles and is bedazzled by the glittering night life. Bellah an aviator and war hero in both World Wars is inextricably linked to John Ford who filmed his stories and novels as Fort Apache She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande and for whom he wrote the screenplays The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Sergeant Rutledge. Very scarce. D. Appleton hardcover books
1996257358Washington DC: National Security Agency Central Intelligence Agency 1996. Paperback. 450p. 8.5x11 inches. wraps cover wrap worn else good condition. one the earliest publications of the Verona documents detailing Soviet espionage in the U.S. published by the NSA and CIA. National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency paperback books
193621927New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1936. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; orange cloth with titles stamped in black on spine and front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; 324pp 2. Hint of darkening to spine boards slighlty dusty with foxing to endpapers and some vertical streaking to preliminary pages; Very Good. The Arthur Hawkins-designed dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 lightly shelfworn with small bruises at mid-spine and front panel with two stains along lower edge of same; Very Good or better. Bentley's follow-up to his 1913 novel Trent's Last Case co-written with his friend H. Warner Allen. HUBIN p.31. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
200289521San Francisco:: Privately Printed. Near Fine. 2002. Hardcover. B004D99IFC . Limited edition: this copy is number 228 of 1000 copies. SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. Previous owner's gift inscription on half-title page else near fine in a near fine slipcase.; 527 pages; Signed by Author . Privately Printed, hardcover books
