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100 pages. Features: Tromping through the ages - a Boston artist turned to the 18th century for design inspiration but he used 20th century technology to produce her woven coverlets; Jacquard Weaving in Huehuetenango - textiles woven on hand operated Jacquard looms have a distinctive place in the spectrum of Guatemalan weaving; Jacquard Weaving - a special report; Machine Knitting - the state-of-the-art; Rugs - for the floor, the wall and the imagination; A conversation with Lillian Elliott; Nancy Belfer; Maridadi West; Frank Gardner; Annie Dempsey; Lucille Landis; Kiyomi Iwata; Carol Mecagni; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: The most beautiful bottle in the world!; Bottle Landmark to be Restored - Brooks Catsup bottle water tower, located 15 miles east of St. Louis; Shoe Polish in Advertising - Part 2; The Whittemores of Boston - brothers David and Joshua; An exhibition of tongue-in-cheek in proprietary medicines; Jar Talk; Many great ads; The Label Space - Cruikshank Brothers Co.; Ancient wine, water & Olive Oil - a glimpse at containers of another kind. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
134 pages. Features: China's rampaging Red Guards - Young Chinese put old ways to the torch - eyewitness report; The war that turned China into Mao Tse-tung's Price (part 3) - after the Japanese invasion and Chiang's victory, the Communists reap the harvest; The New Whitney Museum; James Bond Alias Ian Fleming - Part 1 of a biography of the famous thriller writer; Word is out about the Boston Strangler - Albert Desalvo named in book; Albert O. Jones quoted as confessing to old Hawaiian killing; City Planner Constantinos Doxiadis; Are Girle Athletes really Girls?; and more. Nice colour ad for the (red) 1967 Plymouth Fury. Great two-page colour ad for the 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Colour ad for Ford's Mercury Cougar. Two-page colour ad for the 1967 Chevrolet Caprice (yellow); Two-page colour ad for the 1967 GTO (blue); 1 page colour ad for a green Chrysler (with optional 440); 5 nice pages of colour ads for the AMC 1967 cars; Reverse of fold-out front cover is an outstanding 3-panel colour ad for the 1967 Camaro which measures approximately 30" x 14". Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front. A sound copy. Book
Pages 486-684.. Features: William Sumner Appleton and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities; The first Harrison Gray Otis House, Boston, MA; Codman House, Lincoln, MA; Gropious House, Lincoln, MA; Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth NH; Barrett House, New Ipswich, NH; Hamilton House, South Berwick, ME; Bowen House, Woodstock, CT; and much more. Bit of writing on front cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy reference copy. . Book
To 16o Synedrio tis Pampontiaki Omospondias HPA-Kanada einai aphieromeno s'ekeinous pou erthon s'ekeinous pou emeinan piso kai s'ekeinoua pou den tha erthoun pote mia apo tin alesmonete goniatis Anatoles ton Elleniko Ponto. "Ochi ste Genoktonos tis Mnems" Publication of the 16th Synod of the Pan-Pontian Federation of USA and Canada and the Pontiakos Syllogos Bostones "Panagia Soumela" held in Boston 30-31 August 2003.84p. illus map [NO copies found in WorldCat] Book
pp. vi, (2), 5-356. Old damp stain and browning. 12 mo. Worn original leather backed marbled boards. Contemporary manuscript ownership of Gorham Parsons. First Edition. "William Tudor (1779-1830) was an American merchant, Massachusetts legislator, U.S. consular officer (Lima and Rio de Janiero), founder and first editor (1815-17) of the North American Review, and one of the founders of the Boston Athenaeum. He was also famous as the creator of the and established the ice trade with the West Indies. A keen critic of contemporary manners, in this his best-known work he publishes the text sixteen actual letters he wrote to various individuals around the country." He covers subjects such as: Politics; Religion; Commerce; Literature; Fine Arts; On the Relative Ranks of Americans; Character and Condition of Women; Agriculture; Manufactures; Harvard University; Genius; Characters and Manners of the Inhabitants of Boston; the Future state of the Indians; funeral ceremonies; and more. Howes T405; Sabin 97407; S&S/AI 2241. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145 Rear
pp. (8). (13)-267, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Collates Complete. Typographically printed music throughout. Very light foxing. 16mo. 155 mm. Original leather spine over orange paper covered boards. Callcott was one England's most celebrated composers of songs and vocal harmonies; and, through this text, a great teacher of the principles of musical notation, melody, harmony, and rhythm. This 1806 text was probably first published in the U.S. around 1810. S&S/AI 18082. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce. AI BX 8
Two volumes with continuous pagination. Illustrated engraved half titles. Thirty full page cooper engraved plates. Plate 25, The Phaeton, bound as "Frontis" in volume II. Plates 6 and 28 heavily foxed, other plates lightly foxed. Deckled edges. Wide margins. 235 mm. Volume II has printed paper boards, front board detached. Volume I lacks printed paper boards. Bindings need to be resewn. This Dance of Death deals with the visit Death eventually pays to people in all walks of life. Some are especially interesting and unusual, ie: the Boxer; the Cricketer; the Lawyer; the Alychemist, and, of course, the Antiquary. S&S/AI 32881. From the second London edition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED AGAIN! AI BX 7
pp. 406, (2) [Index, (1)-46 [Appendix] + 13 full page wood engravings. Plates browned. Text foxed. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down. Inked accession numbers on title page. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board detached. Binding cracked, needs to be resewn. Rev. J. Goldsmith pseud. for Sir Richard Phillips. He was a printer and bookseller, and later a sheriff of London - after which he was knighted by King George III. This American edition was improved by American polymath, Dr. Percival, who was also a poet, philologist, and geologist. S&S/AI 34778. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
Three Volumes. Frontis and half title in all three volumes. Light damp stain in volume one. Bookplate of Aaron O. Shuff, Trenton on front paste down of volume one. 1824 manuscript presentation "Miss Eliza Biskham presented by Mrs. Maria Percival, 21 Oct., 1824 on title pages in all three volumes. 24mo. 145 mm. Original mottled decorated calf leather bindings. Boards ruled in gold gilt. Original leather spine labels. Raised bands. Bindings rubbed with some loss at extremities. Front board almost detached on volume three. S&S/AI 6098. A distinguished edition of Montgomery, a poet of great interest to Americanists and historians of abolition. Hardbound. The early owner of this set, Aaron O. Shuff, ran the Steamboat Hotel near the wharf in Bloomsbury (South Trenton), on the Delaware River in the early 1820's, and beyond. Even with its defects, this is a handsome little set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 1
216 p. Lacks first fly leaves. Penciled manuscript ownership of David. B. Franklin, 1888, with his red penciled text underlinings and margin notes. Age stain. 24mo. 150 mm. Original very worn muslin cloth binding, frayed. Spine perished. Front board detached. Title continues: "In Which The Various Theories That Have Preceded It Are Reviewed And Compared. Delivered In Cincinnati, Ohio, By Samuel Robinson. With Introductory Remarks By The Proprietor." S&S/AI 52688. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 5
267p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, spine ends worn
2 vols. (755 p.) Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition in green publishers cloth, no external library markings A novel based on the Sacco & Vanzetti trial.
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Third edition, 8vo (225 x145 mm), xvi, 282pp., ex-Mercantile Library, some minor chipping to several fore-edges, lacking covers.
537 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original full cloth binding; with the seal of Boston in gilt. The Bonds and Valuations for 1798 detail almost every dwelling and business in Boston, with the owners and occupiers named. For most properties the lot and house size is also given, as is the type of construction, the number of windows, and the 1798 valuation. It's value to genealogists, architects, and property historians is enormous. It is a valuable and too little known resource. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
124p., illus. Folded map of Boston by Capt. John Bonner, 1772, at the end. Hardcover Very good condition chipped
120p. + Plus Frontis and seven steel plate engravings. Title page decorated with an engraving. Numerous text illustrations. Early penciled notations. Some age staining. Tall 12mo. 220 mm. Original pictorial printed boards, worn. Cloth spine repaired. Very good copy. SPACE BOX 7
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Damp stain. Foxed. XLib stamp of the Widener College Library, Chester PA. Inner hinges crudely taped. 185 mm. Original very leather binding, worn. Spine crudely taped. Poor. Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. AI BX 2
DJ spine browned. ; A stated first edition with complete numbers on copyright page. A unusually nice copy of one of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo; 275 pages
142 pages. "The fascinating and dramatic story of a dedicated young hockey player who reached the pinnacle of sports achievement in the National Hockey League (NHL)." - subtitle. Bucyk was a member of the Boston Bruins during their glory days of the 1970s with Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, and many other greats. Includes three sections of black and white photos. Intended for younger readers but also a great read for those who fondly recall this clean-playing NHL great. Book
80 pages. Features: Twill and Tencel for a line of luxury scarves; One threading, four patterns, four towels; Budget bamboo shawl; Pom-Poms add fun to scarves and shawls; A quick-and-easy rug with chenille 'worms'; Ditchling throw - reinvent yarn with a spinning wheel; warp once, weave two throws - and more!; Twill blocks are a weaver's best friend; Ten Yarns for ten bucks; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
294 pages. Index. Black and white photographs. "Esposito saw it all: the booze, the drugs, the women, the financial shenanigans, the good times and the camaraderie, the bad times and the back-stabbing... Takes readers into the boardrooms, back rooms - and even the bedrooms - of the men who make their lives in the NHL." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reading copy of this entertaining and ongoing tale. Book
74 pages. Features: Bobby Orr faces crucial decision about the W.H.A.; Can Abdul-Jabbar become a winner?; Top NFL running back is Ron Johnson; Ted Kwalick and his rags to riches story; Guy LaFleur and his battle to escape oblivion; Can Billy Martin Escape Baseball's Siberia?; Green Bay's John Brockington; David Thompson or Bill Walton?; Gail Goodrich; Bernie Parent; Great Hercules ad on back page includes classic comic showing runt (Saul) muscle up and punch out brute to keep his girl; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Date stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
46 pages. Features: Leta Clemons; Helen Humes; Gallery of Roses; Ann Duggins; Patricia Frank; A Rose Study - Jean Harper; Ruth Blevins; Lou Hubbard; Mildred Noha; June Jenny; Mildred Arnspiger; Barbara Duncan; Helen Behnke; Marcella Wing; Lolita de Smith; Almajane Newsom; Pat Boston; Beverly Cimino; Joyce Berlew; Gerry Burchill. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
