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1971TB19924Barre Mass.: Imprint Society 1971. Limited first edition. In fine condition bound in 1/4 blue and brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with a prior owner's name and date on the first free end paper. A folio measuring 14 3/16" high by 10 1/4" deep containing 60 pages of text and 60 pages of plates. Without a dust jacket but housed in a near fine cloth and paper covered slip case with a paper label. One of only 1950 copies printed this one is out of series but signed by the author on the last page of text. Sub-titled: "Sixty facsimilies sic dated 1680 to 1800 reproduced from originals in the American Antiquarian Society." Selected and introduced by Georgia b. Bumgardner. Imprint Society hardcover books
1971260032Barre: Imprint Society 1971. Limited. hardcover. fine. Illustrated throughout with finely printed facsimiles some folding. Folio two-toned cloth; publisher's slipcase. Barre MA: Imprint Society 1971. Limited first edition. A fine copy in a very good- slipcase sturdy but edgeworn.<br/><br/> Limited edition -- one of 1950 copies but un-signed and un-numbered.<br/><br/> Imprint Society unknown books
197180282Barre: Imprint Society 1971. Limited. hardcover. fine. Illustrated throughout with finely printed facsimiles some folding. Folio two-toned cloth; publisher's slipcase. Barre MA: Imprint Society 1971. Limited first edition. A fine copy in a very good slipcase slightly edgeworn and sun-faded.<br/><br/> Limited edition -- number 655 of 1950 copies signed by the author.<br/><br/> Imprint Society unknown books
197168299Barre Massachusetts: Imprint Society 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. This is number 276 of 1950 copies signed by Bumgardner. A splendid selection which is divided into eleven categories: expansion contemporary events patriotism education criminals religion elegies advertisements amusements humor and strange and wondrous events. This book was designed and the letterpress sections printed at the press of David Godine in Brookline Massachusetts. The fine screen facsimiles of the broadsides were all photographed directly from the originals and printed offset by The Meriden Gravure Company Meriden Connecticut. The type is Monotype Janson cast by A. Colish Inc. The paper is watermarked Imprint Almanack text. Folio. Original brown cloth-covered boards over a blue cloth spine with gilt titles. A near fine copy housed in the publisher's slipcase. Imprint Society hardcover books
192618622ELos Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1926. An original herald pamphlet for the silent film ‘The Rainmaker’ starring Ernest Torrence William Collier Jr. and Georgia Hale. Paperbound 3 5/8†x 5 1/8â€. Illustrated with color drawings and with scenes from the film. Very good copy with a hint of dust soiling and use. The film tells the story of life and times and romance at the race track. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1977228641San Luis Obispo CA Padre Productions 1977. 1977. 8vo. 1 page introduction by Lachlan P. MacDonald editor & publisher. 2 page map; illustrations from b/w drawings. Original stiff pictorial wrappers printed in green and orange. Fine. 160 pages original stiff pictorial wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Other authors are Vicki Leon Lachlan MacDonald and the staff of Padre Productions. Provenance: from the collection of Rosario Curletti. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. San Luis Obispo, CA, Padre Productions [1977]. paperback books
180960420Milledgeville GA 1809. Partly printed document 6 5/8 x 8 inches employing several sizes and styles of type the text enclosed within an ornamental border and with a seal attached picturing an arm brandishing a sword. Irwin a native of North Carolina moved as a child with his family to the Georgia back county and served with his father and brother during the American Revolution; as governor he signed the act rescinding the fraudulent Yazoo land law. "His leadership patriotism and impartiality were recognized and honored throughout his career" DGB. Marbury is best remembered for his role in the publication of Georgia's first official digest of laws Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia 1802. Some browning but very good. Folded. A nice example of early and somewhat crude Georgia letterpress printing. #7651. <br/><br/> unknown books
18681909240th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED174. 1868. 4pp. Disbound. Caption-title as issued. Very Good. HED174. unknown books
19739923Self-published 1973. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good in Wraps. Original staplebound wraps with minor foxing/wear to edges otherwise bright and clean. 46 pages. Includes laid in correspondence. Signed and inscribed by the author. <br/><br/>Taken from a series of lectures by Edith 'Edie' Custer 1923-2000 astrologer and author and for over twenty years edited and published the newsletter Mercury Hour 1974-1985. The newsletter consisted mainly of running correspondance between astrologers on a variety of topics. Because of its back and forth dialogue many credit her with inventing astrological networking. <br /> <br /> Self-published paperback books
18886036551888. "F.A. Cooper" in black ink on pictorial Miss Georgie Woodthorpe Sixth Annual Tour letterhead September 9 1888. 7 1/2" x 10"; 1 page recto only. Very good old tape upper margin only. To Mr. Wyatt: Miss Woodthorpe's manager writes Mr. Wyatt the manager of an opera house attempting to place her act. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1895WRCAM54049Atlanta 1895. 31pp. plus folding map. Original printed wrappers. Wraps somewhat dust soiled. Small dampstain through top corner light tanning. About very good. A short guide book to Civil War battlefields around Atlanta published near the end of the 19th century with a folding map showing the battle lines. DORNBUSCH III:2718. paperback books
1897WRCAM55574N.p. likely Augusta Ga 1897. 173pp. plus a sample stock certificate from the Georgia Mutual Colony Association laid in. In-text illustrations. Tall octavo. Original pictorial wrappers. Front wrapper soiled around the edges upper corner of front wrapper chipped. Text a bit tanned but clean. Very good. An uncommon promotional for a small agricultural community developed in Georgia in the last decade of the 19th century. The work touts the "extraordinary suitability of the Belair lands for settlement into a prosperous suburban farm and town colony.surrounded by the most favorable conditions and attractive environments." The Belair Colony was comprised of 4000 acres of land near Augusta and most of the directors of the board were Augusta businessmen. The text includes a description of the area in and around Belair and has chapters on the "Plan of Colonization" and the "System of Farming Recommended." The work has numerous photographic illustration showing the Belair railroads housing in the area a "famous spring" in Belair local farmlands watermelon and cantaloupe dealers in Augusta the Richmond County Agricultural Society building a cluster of pears grown near Belair the Augusta high school and fields of sugar cane pears peaches and a poultry farm near Belair. The last three pages include samples of the stock application the title bond and one page of promotional text about Augusta. A sample stock certificate is laid in. OCLC records two physical copies of this rare promotional at Augusta University and the University of Georgia. OCLC 13997010. unknown books
19041321445New York: Scott-Thaw Company 1904. Hardcover. 12mo; pp 343; Good-; dark yellow spine with white text; no jacket; cloth has modest soiling to exterior; slight fraying wear to edges; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; top edge gilt; previous owner's name to ffep; slightly cocked spine; frontispiece; interior clean;. 1321445. FP New Rockville Stock. Scott-Thaw Company hardcover books
1984193069Chicago: Metis Press 1984. Paperback. 114p. very good first edition trade paperback in silver wraps cover is die-cut decoratively to simulate a letter in an envelope. Novel in the form of a string of letters. Metis Press paperback books
19627405baAnn Arbor MI 1962. Book. Paperback. Books about books; bibliography; 35p.; 19cm; green patterned paper wrapper; 1 of 750; Randolph Greenfield Adams 1892-1951; owner marks. Paperback books
200628580New Castle DE: Oak Knoll Press 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Printing. xviii 210 pp. 4to. Clean crisp copy with the dust jacket in a mylar cover. Oak Knoll Press hardcover books
20069020551New Castle: Oak Knoll 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards spine stamped in gilt <br/><br/> Oak Knoll hardcover books
196556903High Wycomb: University Microfilms Limited 1965. stiff paper wrappers with a paper cover label. Rogers Bruce. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with a paper cover label. vii 101 pages. A dissertation reproduced from microfilm by Georgia Mansbridge friend of Bruce Rogers. She writes about his career and personal life from the eighteen hundreds till his death in 1957. University Microfilms Limited unknown books
1997D7588New York: The Typophiles 1997. Hardcover. Fine. Maroon cloth gilt-stamped lettering on spine gilt-stamped illustration on upper board; 8vo; pp. xiii 1 95 3 with b/w frontispiece portrait. Spine just the tiniest bit sunned otherwise fine. <br/><br/> The Typophiles hardcover books
1997D7587New York: Stone House Press 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Paper-covered boards backed in gilt-stamped maroon cloth; 8vo; pp. xiii 1 95 3 with full-color frontispiece portrait. Number 49 from a deluxe limited edition of 125 copies with imported cloth spine Fabriano Ingres sides and endpapers. Fine with laid-in prospectus flattened crease from folding and slipcase. <br/><br/> Stone House Press hardcover books
1997WRCLIT55974New York: The Typophiles 1997. Gilt cloth. Frontis. First edition ordinary issue. One of five hundred copies printed at the Stinehour Press as the Typophiles Chapbook New Series No. 1. Near fine. The Typophiles hardcover books
1997283204New York: Stone House 1997. Limited. hardcover. fine. Tipped in color frontis. xiii 95pp. 12mo cloth-backed boards slipcase. New York: The Stone House Press 1997. A fine copy of this handsome edition.<br/><br/> Number 29 of 100 numbered copies.<br/><br/> Stone House unknown books
199761160New York: The Typophiles 1997. cloth. Rogers Bruce. small 8vo. cloth. xiii 95 3 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Chap Book New Series Number One. Short biography of Bruce Rogers 1870-1957 a reprint of the 1965 Master's Thesis by Mansbridge who was acquainted with Mr. Rogers during the last decade or so of his life. Facing the title page is a photo of the author and Mr. Rogers. There is no discussion of books designed by Mr. Rogers but a concluding chapter quotes various comments positive and negative by others on the work of Rogers. Concludes with notes primary and secondary bibliographies not updated since the original publication. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Bruce Rogers' colophon device is gilt-stamped on the front cover. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. The Typophiles unknown books
1997105234New York: The Typophiles 1997. cloth. Rogers Bruce. small 8vo. cloth. xiii 95 3 pages. Limited to 500 copies. Chap Book New Series Number One. Short biography of Bruce Rogers 1870-1957 a reprint of the 1965 Master's Thesis by Mansbridge who was acquainted with Mr. Rogers during the last decade or so of his life. Facing the title page is a photo of the author and Mr. Rogers. There is no discussion of books designed by Mr. Rogers but a concluding chapter quotes various comments positive and negative by others on the work of Rogers. Concludes with notes primary and secondary bibliographies not updated since the original publication. Printed at the Stinehour Press. Bruce Rogers' colophon device is gilt-stamped on the front cover. The Typophiles unknown books
1997016171New York: The Typophiles 1997. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv 95 pages of text. Original hardcover binding in almost new condition. Illustrated with a frontis photo. 500 copies published. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. The Typophiles Hardcover books
