![[Book #36938P] A Scrapbook Pertaining Mainly to Street Lighting in Boston. STREET...](/images/noimage.png)
1870-1875; mostly concerning electric ignition of gas street lights, with a number of pasted in pieces, including a four page prospectus for the New England Electric Gas Lighting Company; a four page statement by the same firm; a one leaf promotion of “Gardiner’s Patent for Lighting and Turning On and..... More
[Book #36938P]
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. First Edition; ”Presentation Edition” limited to 350 copies; with a calligraphic presentation leaf from the Midland Bank to a noble worthy. Bound in blue full crushed morocco; top edge gilt; spine darkened and a little worn; nearly fine in a very good, original slipcase. More
[Book #36936P]
Boston: Little, Brown, 1892. First Edition; two volumes: state B of volume I. Tiny bookplates on front pastedowns; a fine, bright set. While Parkman is somewhat out of favor these days for his heavy tilt toward the American view of history, he was among the most influential of American historians..... More
[Book #36935P]
Boston: John W. Folsom, 1798. First Edition. 360 pages, including the printing of a Washington letter, a geographically arranged index, and four pages of subscribers’ names (almost entirely from Massachusetts, most of whom were from Boston); bound without preliminaries in what is apparently early 20th century 3/4 leather; titled on..... More
[Book #36934P]
Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland: Frederic Nicoud, n.d. [c. 1875]. Measuring approximately 3 1/4 x 3,” certifying that the watch was warranted “...to wear well, and be well regulated.” Illustrated with a watch in front of a Swiss scene. Signed by the watchmaker. Some foxing; very good. More
[Book #36933P]
Lynn, Massachusetts: C.H. Stephenson, n.d. [ca. 1900]. Consisting of ten different items and some duplicates; printed material, photographs, proofs, and an original drawing of a young woman emptying a pail of garbage into the “Underground Garbage Receiver.” Some wear, but in decent condition. More
[Book #36932P]
Atlanta: Arthur M. Blank, 2003. First Edition. A lavishly produced insight into the construction and design of the Blank family beach house. Blank is a founder of Home Depot. Retained by the printer, of an edition of 500 copies printed, this is one of 100 meant to be numbered, and..... More
[Book #36931P]
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1927. First Edition. Die Baubucher Band 1, published two years before Neutra emigrated to the United States. Some offsetting to the printed wrappers; a very good copy. More
[Book #36930P]
Scarsdale, New York: Morgan & Morgan, 1951. First Edition. Very good or a little better; presentation copy; inscribed by Neutra. More
[Book #36929P]
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1927. First Edition. Baubucher Band 2. Some age toning, else a fine copy in printed wrappers, and the uncommon pictorial dust jacket. More
[Book #36928P]
New York: Time-Fortune, Inc., 1930. Publisher’s wrappers; the first issue of an exceptionally well-produced publication, especially notable given the dire economic troubles of the time. Very good in the very uncommon original cardboard mailing carton (addressed). More
[Book #36927P]
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. First Edition. Inscribed in 1948 by the author on the front free endpaper and signed by the author and subject on the final blank leaf, which is numbered 1463. Near fine in a worn and torn dust jacket. More
[Book #36926P]
Cincinnati: Reprinted by Permission from the London Art Journal, n.d. [c. 1898]. Illustrated wrappers (the front and back wrappers are different designs); a little creased and nicked; very good. More
[Book #36925P]
New York: Wittenborn and Company, 1944. First Edition. Robert Motherwell edited this series, “the documents of modern art.” Presentation copy; inscribed by the designer, “12/22/44/ To Gene/ Best wishes and regards/ Paul Rand.” This is the designer’s first book, preceded by periodical work; he is credited on the copyright page..... More
[Book #36924P]
Boston: Ticknor & Co., n.d. [c.1883]. A cloth folder, approximately 10 x 14”, when open displaying a sample cover poster for the periodical (”For Sale Here”), including a mounted “gelatine” photograph detail of Richardson’s Austin Hall at Harvard (”Specimen of Gelatine Plate, Issued with the Gelatine Edition”). Opposite is a...... More
[Book #36923P]
New York: Samuel French, 1947. First Edition. Ownership signature; slight stain on fore-edge; a fine copy in a dust jacket with minor wear. More
[Book #36922P]
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. First Edition. Near fine in dust jacket; warmly inscribed by the author. More
[Book #36921P]
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1913. First Edition. Minor foxing; near fine in a very good, soiled dust jacket. With color illustrations by Wyeth. More
[Book #36920P]
London: Constable, 1924. First Edition; second issue. Bookplate; very good plus in dust jacket. More
[Book #36919P]
London: Marion Boyars, 1975. First English Edition. Pages a little browned, else fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. Signed by the author. More
[Book #36918P]
New York: Delacorte, 1978. First Edition. Aside from a little cloth spotting, fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #36917P]
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition. Review copy; presented by the author two days prior to publication. Fine in a very good dust jacket. More
[Book #36916P]
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1932. First American Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very slight spine browning and some tiny nicks. An excellent example. More
[Book #36915P]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author at Christmas (in his late, “blind hand”). Very good to fine in dust jacket. More
[Book #36914P]
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1965. First American Edition. Owner’s signature; very good in dust jacket. More
[Book #36913P]