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19432294218The Culinary Arts Institute / Consolidated Book Publishers Inc 1943. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Includes scarce publisher's box with original publisher's list price of $3.75 which is equivalent to over $50 today. Near fine book in very good jacket. Box rubbed with a few light spots jacket edges lightly rubbed with 1 inch closed tear on front corner. 1943 Hard Cover. viii 816 A-H 1-64 pp. 8vo. Delightful American cookbook with a wartime theme printed during World War II. Extensive index follows text. Appended to original text are the following sections: Wartime Cookery; How to Feed a Family of Five on $15.00 Per Week includes a menu with a full month of recipes. Many color photos and memorable recipes. Thumb-indexed. Frontispiece portrait of Douglas MacArthur. The Culinary Arts Institute / Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc hardcover books
19356038161935. "Ruth Etting" in blue fountain pen ink on 3/4 length pose of Ruth Etting wearing a silk blouse with large sleeves and a tight black skirt. Photograph is by Apeda with their logo in the lower left corner and is on heavy weight stock; 7 1/4" x 9 1/4". Very good traces of mounting on the back; 1935. Signed and inscribed: "To Martha Sincere good wishes always Ruth Etting 1935." Provenance: from the collection of Hollywood hairdresser Martha Acker. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1949012327NY: Harper & Brothers 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair . Scarce copy of first edition first issue of the 1949 Caldecott Winner. Book covers are solid yellow all over with moderate wear bottom edge more so at spine foot. Dustjacket is UNclipped $1.50 and tanned at spine and edges of panels with closed tears bottom edge and with a large chip bottom right corner front and a larger piece missing bottom left rear panel traversing to lower right rear flap. Internals quite bright solidly bound. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
502989<p>"Ruth Roland" in black fountain pen ink on 1/2 length pose wearing polk-a-dot low cut dress looking into the camera. Photograph is on heavy stock; 10 1/4" x 13 1/4"; very good; ca. 1930. Signed and inscribed: "To Bob Chandler With sincere appreciation for your splendid work and for doing what one asks you to. Ruth Roland." Roland 1892-1937 born August 26 1892 San Francisco California; died September 22 1937 Los Angeles California; American vaudeville and silent screen actress; film career 1909-1936: "Queen of Hollywood's silent serials"; When sound came to motion pictures in 1929 she decided to try that medium but the film she made "Reno" 1930 was not successful and she retired from the screen after one more film in 1935; films include: "The Old Soldier’s Story" 1909; "The Cardboard Baby" 1909; "Her Indian Mother" 1910; "The Masked Woman" 1927. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover.</p> unknown books
502987“Ruth Roland” in black fountain pen ink on 1/2 length provocative pose wearing large hat with lace scarf and wearing large flower on her left shoulder. Photograph is on heavy stock; 11” x 14”; very good thumbtack holes in corners; three corner small chips; short tear to lower edge; ca. 1920. Signed and inscribed to actress Georgia French: “To Georgia French In remembrance of ‘Kalem Days’ and “Cupid Backs in Winner’ - Fondly Ruth Roland.” Roland 1892-1937 born August 26 1892 San Francisco California; died September 22 1937 Los Angeles California; American vaudeville and silent screen actress; film career 1909-1936: "Queen of Hollywood's silent serials"; When sound came to motion pictures in 1929 she decided to try that medium but the film she made "Reno" 1930 was not successful and she retired from the screen after one more film in 1935; films include: “The Old Soldier’s Story” 1909; “The Cardboard Baby” 1909; “Her Indian Mother” 1910; “The Masked Woman” 1927. French aka Baby French silent child actress; in film from 1915-1921: “Agnes Kempler’s Sacrifice” 1915; “Tangled Hearts” 1916; “Alias Jane Jones” 1916; “A Dead Yesterday” 1916; “The Mark of Cain” 1916; “To Another Woman” 1916; “The Wolf and His Mate” 1917; “Restitution” 1918; “Black Beauty” 1921. Signed by Authors. F. Soft cover. paperback books
1927223007Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1927. First. hardcover. very good. 12 color plates on coated paper by John R. Neill. Pictorial end-papers. Large 8vo jade green cloth with a large pictorial label on the front cover. Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1927. First Edition.<br/><br/> The spine is slightly faded with a small abrasion at the bottom. The "This Book Belongs to" page has been filled in with pencil in a childish hand. Altogether a tight superior copy.<br/><br/> Reilly & Lee unknown books
19331286859Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co 1933. First Edition First Binding. Hardcover. large 8vo. 304 pp. VG; green cloth boards black lettering to spine pictorial front board with red and black lettering; cocking to spine bumping/chipping/fraying to head and tail of spine mild age-toning to spine lettering legible; bumping/fraying to corners of boards; boards shaken/slightly cocked starting hinge no shelf lean binding intact; mild wear to edges of cover art affixed to front board; age-toning/wear to text-block; age-toning to margins of interior text and illustrations unaffected; notations in pencil to top left corner of back paste-down; First Edition First Binding with 12 full-color plates including frontispiece "REILLY & LEE" logo in bold serif type to tail of spine; LP consignment; shelved Case 12 Dupont. 1286859. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Reilly & Lee Co hardcover books
194736857New York: Printed by the Aldus Printers for the Limited Editions Club 1947. Small folio 31 cm 12.2". 42 6 double-fold pp.; col. illus. <br><br>Szyk's eight full-page full-color "Oriental Realism" illustrations in the style and tradition of Oriental miniatures are dramatically eye-filling in this Limited Editions Club production. The edition is limited to 1950 copies this is no. 230 with the appropriate LEC newsletter laid in each signed by the illustrator. The volume is set in intertype Weiss with six large initials in gold; "Ruth" on the half-title and title-page are also printed in gold; and the paper is Worthy special.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half white leather with slightly raised bands a gilt-background title label; smooth vellum-paper sides gold-stamped with a large image of Ruth holding a sheaf of grain and a scythe. Top edge gilt. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Limited Editions Club Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by The Limited Editions Club 184. Binding as above in the original gold foil-covered slipcase; volume with spine and corners moderately darkened and rubbed slipcase foil with expectable rubbing and spine chipped. LEC newsletter creased with small stains. In spite of these flaws still a sturdy case and a pleasing book internally bright and lovely. [Printed by the Aldus Printers for the] Limited Editions Club hardcover books
194785889New York: Limited Editions Club 1947. Hardcover. Near Fine. Arthur Szyk. color frontis and illustrations by Arthur Szyk 42p. Original 1/2 leather white sheepskin over cream-colored boards. 31cm. Slipcase sound some scratches and scuffing. A bit of the white rubbed off the bottom edge of the sheepskin backstrip. Unnumbered copy of an edition limited to 1950 copies and signed by Szyk. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1953217994New York 1953. unbound. 9.75 x 8 inches New York no date circa 1953 -- a scarce vintage photo taken by James J. Kriegmann with a "Shaw Artists 565 Fifth Ave. N.Y.C." imprint on the lower right. Inscribed on the left side: "To Charles Dorothy Love Thank you Always Ruth Brown." This is one of the earliest Ruth Brown images photographed by Kriegsmann. The top white margin has been removed leaving a rough edge; two faint creases in the bottom border. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> American R&B singer discovered by Cab Calloway. She had a series of hits in the early 1950s including "So Long "Teardrops from my eyes" and "Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean." For those contributions Atlantic Records became known as "The house that Ruth built."<br/><br/> unknown books
4179CLAIRE MERRITT RUTH 1897-1976. Claire was the second wife of Babe Ruth. Signature. 5 ½†x 3 ½â€. June 19 1959. No place. A postcard signed “To Billy – Sincerely Mrs. ‘Babe’ Ruth June 19th 1959â€. The front shows The House That Ruth Built. It has very light wear and is in fine condition. unknown books
19832114London: Macmillan London Limited 1983. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of A Life In Pictures signed by former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Octavo 10 182pp. Brown cloth title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Published 1983" on copyright page. Frontispiece portrait. Previous ownership inscription and bookplate affixed to half title. In publishers dust jacket retail price on front flap near fine minor shelf wear. Signed by former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on the title page. Harold Macmillan served as the British Prime Minister from 1957-1963. A protégé of Prime Minister Winston Churchill Macmillan served as the Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under Churchill's successor Anthony Eden. Upon Eden's resignation Macmillan succeeded him as the Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. During his tenure he rebuilt the "Special Relationship" with the United States that had been damaged by the Suez Crisis. In retirement Macmillan published a six-volume autobiography which included: Winds of Change 1914-1939 The Blast of War 1939-1945 Tides of Fortune 1945-1955 Riding the Storm 1956-1959 Pointing the Way 1959-1961 and At the End of the Day 1991-1963. His final publication War Diaries: Politics and War in the Mediterranean January 1943-May 1945 was a commercial success. Upon his death in 1986 he was the longest-lived prime minister in British history. Macmillan London Limited unknown books
1959153670Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket has slight smudges. ; INSCRIPTION from Ruth Ford to actress Beatrice Cookson on the fly leaf. ; . Random House hardcover books
1954299699New York: Harper & Bros 1954. First. hardcover. fine/very good. Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Thin square 8vo cloth backed colored pictorial boards d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers 1954. First Edition.<br/><br/> The dust wrapper is lightly tanned on the edges & spine. The price on the flap is $1.75 and the numbers on the bottom of the dust wrapper flap are correct.<br/><br/> Harper & Bros unknown books
196223028New York: Living Theatre 1962. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Single sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" pink paper printed in black. A flyer published by the Living Theatre announcing an amazing group of poets reading at 530 Sixth Avenue at Midnite November 23 1962 moderated by Willard Maas. Flyer is in fine condition. Quite early Frank Lima Gerard Malanga and Joseph Ceravolo appearances among others. <br/><br/> Living Theatre unknown books
197209363New York: Doubleday & Company - Published for the Crime Club 1972. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. Octavo 201 pages; pictorial dust jacket with price of $4.95 on front flap. First edition stated. <br/><br/> Doubleday & Company - Published for the Crime Club unknown books
198009357New York: Doubleday & Company - Published for the Crime Club 1980. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. octavo 210 pages; pictorial dust jacket with price of $10.00 on front flap. SIGNED on the title page by the author. First edition stated. <br/><br/> Doubleday & Company - Published for the Crime Club unknown books
1938261342London: George G. Harrap & Company 1938. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding/no dust jacket. Binding sound though small superficial separation to front joint 1/2"; moderate edgewear. Binding protected in a hand cut mylar cover. Charming children's bookplate to front pastedown; no markings in text. Warning: this book contains an excessive number of ridiculously cute panda photos. Good binding / no dust jacket. George G. Harrap & Company unknown books
1985270054Univ of California Pr 1985. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. A clean copy with no marks of any kind. Flexible record in pocket in the back of the book. Very Good binding. Univ of California Pr unknown books
1952214469New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. First edition later printing with "Grr-r-r on page 23 and price of $1.50. Unpaginated. 12mo. Publisher's pictorial boards teal-green spine; faint rubbing of spine else fine in nearly fine dust jacket. First edition later printing with "Grr-r-r on page 23 and price of $1.50. Unpaginated. 12mo. Hanrahan A2 1 Harper & Brothers unknown books
1909008487New York: Harper & Brothers 1909. Near Fine top edge dusty in a Near Fine dust jacket slight soiling and a few small rubs at edges. In publisher's red cloth the front cover embossed with holly leaves and berries bright gilt lettering front and spine. The delightfully charming illustrations of Ruth Sypherd Clements in text throughout. A lovely copy. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover books
19461605038Reilly & Lee 1946. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A fine early printing in a very good dust jacket price-clipped but with the price of $2.00 stamped on the front flap from the publisher of the first edition in 1938. Reilly & Lee hardcover books
1927Embry 161283The Reilly & Lee Co. 1927. First edition first printing. Child's pencil address slight darkening to endpapers else near fine and bright in soiled dust jacket with a three inch piece lacking lower rear panel in mylar cover. Twelve full page color illustrations. Green cloth with illustrated cover label. Dust jacket lists to Speedy in Oz 1934. The Reilly & Lee Co., 1927. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
1929280122New York: Dutton 1929. First. hardcover. near fine. Vassos. Creations by John Vassos Text by Ruth Vassos. Full page monochrome plates. Unpaginated. Tall 4to blue cloth art deco design stamped in silver . New York: E.P. Dutton 1929. First Edition.<br/><br/> Near fine copy with bookplate.<br/><br/> Dutton unknown books
1928273458New York. : A.L. Burt. Circa 1928. Reprint. Blue cloth gilt titles. . About very good back cover scraped covers lightly soiled slight shelfwear pages lightly toned contents clean and tight. 19.4x12.7 cm. . The baseball legend’s thought an all aspects of the game. weight: 0.9 lb. Portrait frontis. A.L. Burt. hardcover books
