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London: Charles Baldwyn, 1824. First Edition. Cohn 430. With Cruikshank illustrations. Bound without the half title or ad leaf; half morocco and marbled boards; some foxing and rubbing; very good. More
[Book #26890P]
Berlin: Ausstellunghaus Am Kurfurstendamm, 1906. First Edition of this exhibition catalogue of an art movement, not so well-known as the Vienna Secession. Publisher’s printed boards with a cloth spine; some light pencil notes; ink title on the spine; a good copy. Illustrated with reproductions of paintings and sculptures, some of..... More
[Book #32048P]
Perth, Scotland: Matthew Gloag & Son, n.d. [ likely early 20th century]. Presumably tin, approximately 20 x 29 1/2”, printed on one side in color, promoting the port wines available from this firm, depicting a boat being loaded with barrels, captioned “Loading Port on the Douro.” This merchant is the..... More
[Book #35005P]
No place of publication: J.C. Riker, n.d. [c. 1859]. First Edition (presumably). Publisher’s leather, decorated in blind and in gilt. Spine worn, foxing; overall very good. Illustrated with five hand colored floral plates and a title page printed in gilt. A typical gift book, with many of the blank leaves..... More
[Book #36990P]
No place of publication [probably Los Angeles]: Golden West Broadcasters, n.d. [probably 1960s]. The plate measures approximately 5 1/4 x 7.” In the center are a batter and catcher, circled by lettering “Baseball’s Greatest Players. A Series from Golden West Broadcasters.” Apparently this firm was owned by Gene Autry, whose..... More
[Book #36813P]
Undated, but, given the design of the clock, likely 1930-1935. Approximately 10 1/5 wide by 5” tall; tempera on illustration board. A yellow bird is pictured pulling a worm next to a Big Ben alarm clock; a colorful rendition in various colors; in excellent condition. Whether this or some variation..... More
[Book #29929P]
New York: no publisher, n.d. [1889-1890]. Measuring approximately 14 x 22’, on cardboard; mounted in the center is a large, original photograph of an aggressive looking bull dog, this photo measuring about 10 x 11 1/4”. Above it in black “BULL DOG CLUB” and in red just below “Second Annual..... More
[Book #35019P]
Milan: Amilcare Pizzi, n.d. [probably 1970s]. A creative, sumptuous promotional catalogue featuring this company’s printing work, with many samples; the text is in Italian, German, English and French. The sheets are enclosed in a paper folder, which in turn slides into a plastic slipcase, all of which fits into a...... More
[Book #30851P]
London: George Newnes, n.d. [1902]. First Edition. Publisher’s cloth; minor rubbing; very good; the interior is in near fine condition. The volume consists of 48 color portraits, each mounted on a leaf with a preceding biographical page. Among the best of these portraits is one of Gillette as Holmes. Unlike..... More
[Book #20448P]
London: Simpkin, Marshall, n.d. [1885 or later]. Made in Germany, this album has space for stamps of nations and regions around the globe. The front cover illustrates in color characters in Japanese costume for the Mikado. The pages are yellowed and there is minor grease staining of the front endpapers..... More
[Book #30958P]
Boston: Phillips & Sampson, n.d. [c. 1846]. Edition undetermined, but the publication year is estimated by the appearance of the book as well as by a dated pencil gift inscription; publisher’s printed and illustrated wrappers; no. 4 in Aunt Mary’s Library for Little Folks; minor spotting and wear; very good..... More
[Book #37500P]
Albany, New York: Herrick & Co., n.d. (1870 - 1890?). Advertising Herrick’s Sugar Coated Army and Navy PIlls and Herrick’s Kid Strengthening Plaster. It is printed in red on thin paper, approximately 5” wide x 7 7/8” tall. Minor wear and tear. More
[Book #37049P]
Boston: Little, Brown, 1858. First Edition. Essays by editor, publisher and apparent reactionary George Lunt, attacking Theodore Parker, Emerson, abolition and suffrage. Publisher’s cloth; some staining; label removed from front paste-down; very good. Not everyone in ante-bellum Boston was liberal, but history was on the side of those who were..... More
[Book #32520P]
Boston: T.B. Wait & Sons, 1815. “Second Edition.” In contemporary tree calf with a red morocco spine label; very good. More
[Book #36832P]
Dublin: Arthur Guinness, Son, & Co, 1936. First Edition; publisher’s color wrappers. Illustrated by Rex Whistler. A Christmas book, illustrated in color. Very good. More
[Book #20444P]
No place of publication: no publisher, n.d. [ca. 1900]. Clearly intended for the tourist market, containing scenes of places and people bound into an inlaid lacquer album. Aside from some edge chipping, very good. Many of the photographs are captioned in the negative. The back cover is of inlaid and..... More
[Book #28139P]
New York: Ralph Trautman, n.d. [ca.1881]. Each 5 x 7” engraving is mounted on canvas accordion style with cloth covers stamped in blind and in gilt; with a contents leaf listing the 21 pictured Presidents, from Washington to Chester A. Arthur. Some smudges, but very good. More
[Book #28568P]
Newark, New Jersey: Schoolmen’s Club/ Newark Public Library, 1921. One sheet, folded, announcing the placing of a tablet commemorating his birth in Newark. The piece prints the text of this memorial as well as a biography and a list of his books. More
[Book #23647P]
New York: E.H.T. Anthony, n.d. [ca. 1874]. The stereo photographs, on the publisher’s mount, depict the incomplete bridge, its foot span ready for the adventurous. This was not a walk for the faint-hearted or for anyone with the slightest vertigo. Very good. More
[Book #26859P]
New Haven: no publisher, 1798. The contents include fifty-five prose pages, a five page play “The Necromancer: or, Harlequin Dr. Faustus,” and seven pages of “Witty Stories.” While apparently complete, this copy might lack a front paste-down and preliminary leaf as well as a final blank leaf; in contemporary, but..... More
[Book #36691P]
No place of publication: American Tract Society, n.d. [1840s?]. “No. 53.” Printed on recto only, approximately 4/1/2 x 7.” Fine. More
[Book #36838P]
Akron: Saalfield Publishing, 1921. Very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #31198P]
New York: Ralph Trautmann, Publisher, n.d. [c. 1878-1879]. The plates are accordion-mounted between decorated and titled covers. The images are the size of cabinet photos, with rounded corners and gilt edges; some are pink or light green toned. The subjects include Bryant, Burns, Dickens, Emerson, Holmes, Longfellow, Poe, Scott, Tennyson..... More
[Book #14905P]
Consisting of the following: Dulau & Co. (London). “Books From the Library of John Lane and other books of the Eighteen-Nineties” and Elkin Mathews Ltd. (London) “Books of the ‘Nineties’.” Both are in wrappers, worn and shabby, but still usable. More
[Book #26909P]
Philadelphia: The Weiller Co., n.d. Approximately (and variably) 10 x 34.” A young man and woman, seated on stools, enjoy fountain treats. Undated, but likely forties or fifties; some wear and minor damage; just good. More
[Book #31908P]