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ATLAS OF WAYNE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Battle Lake, Minnesota: Title Atlas Company, 2000. Spiral bound. More than simply a plat book, this atlas contains a township directory with biographical information on hundreds of residents, family portraits, vernacular photographs, local advertisements, etc...... More
THE BOOK OF JOB: Illustrated with Fifty Engravings from Drawings by John Gilbert, and with Explanatory Notes & Poetical Parallels.
London: James Nisbet and Co., 1857. Hardcover. Sir John Gilbert (1817-97) was an English Romantic painter and illustrator of literary classics, especially remembered for his woodcut illustrations for the works of Shakespeare (1858–60) and Scott..... More
A BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH LOVE SONGS, With an Introduction by Hamilton Wright Mabie and an accompaniment of Decorative Drawings by George Wharton Edwards
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo: xxv, [1, blank], 158 pp. with a decorated half-title, title page, copyright page, dedication page, and illustrations page, as well as 30 full-page plates and..... More
THE BORZOI 1925: Being a sort of record of ten years of publishing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 500 copies. Inscribed by Blanche Knopf and signed by Alfred A. Knopf and Samuel Knopf on the half-title. The contents include: "Thomas Mann" by..... More
CATALINA ISLAND AND THE AIR AGE
A collection of brochures and photographs related to the aviation history of Catalina Island, which was first linked to the mainland by what was then the longest overwater flight in aviation history, accomplished on May..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE AVERY ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY: A Memorial Library of Architecture, Archaeology, and Decorative Art
New York: Library of Columbia College, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Frontispiece etching, with a few textual illustrations. Presentation bookplate from Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Avery and the Trustees of Columbia College on the front pastedown..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE C. THOMAS
Philadelphia: George C. Thomas, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Bibliographical record of the private library of industrialist George Clifford Thomas (1839-1909). Highlights include a Kelmscott Chaucer, Wycliffe's English New Testament, a First Folio, George Washington letters..... More
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF BOOKS PRINTED AT THE CURWEN PRESS 1920-1923, with an Introduction by Holbrook Jackson
London: The Medici Society Limited, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. This is No. 85 of 400 copies. Octavo: 27 pp. + [9] sample pages, some with color illustrations. Finely bound by C. and C. McLeish in..... More
CELEBRITIES MONTHLY ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Vol. I - May, 1895
New York: Automatic Photograph Co., 1895. Wraps. Features 10 tipped in black and white photographs, accompanied by biographies of those pictured. Includes an essay about how the photographs were made using a new patent-protected process..... More
CORONADO BEACH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: Its Attractions as a Health and Pleasure Resort; Its Wonderful Equable Climate, Which Makes It as Delightful in Summer as in Winter; Its Luxurious Hotel, the Hotel del Coronado
Oakland, California: Published for E.S. Babcock, Manager, by the Pacific Press Publishing Co., circa 1895. Wraps. 32 p. Oblong octavo. Bound with a sting tie in the original printed white paper wrappers (9” x 6”)..... More
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D.O.D. [DECIBEL OF DEATH] MAGAZINE, No. 8
La Suze, France: Laurent Ramadier, 1987. La Suze, France: Laurent Ramadier, [1987]. The eighth issue of this influential crossover thrash fanzine, often cited as a French counterpart to Metalion’s seminal Slayer Magazine (Norway). Capturing glimpses..... More
DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS ON SLAVERY! 1776-1863
Pamphlet. N.p.: N.p., n.d. (circa 1963). This eight-page pamphlet presents the views of many prominent Americans on the subject of slavery, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Alexander Stephens. No author is identified..... More
DUDEN FRANCAIS: Dictionnaire en Images
Mannheim: Bibliographischen Instituts, 1962. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated, partially in color. Second edition, revised. Text in French, explanatory material in German. Original blue cloth binding, with white titles. Some general minor wear to the dust jacket;..... More
FRIENDSHIP'S OFFERING; and Winter's Wreath: A Christmas and New York's Present, for MDCCCXXXIX.
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839 [1838]. Hardcover. A lovely example of this British holiday gift book, which combines literary, poetry, and art, with contributions by John Ruskin, Frances Maclellan, George William Lovell, Eliza Walker..... More
GLEN DAWSON AT 99: A Pictorial History of Lifetime Awards
Pasadena, California: The Castle Press, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 35 p. Frontispiece portrait, with ten color illustrations. First edition, limited to 250 copies. A miniature book (2 3/8" x 2 7/8"), bound by Mariana Blau..... More
HEALD-MENEREY'S GEOGRAPHICAL, COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL MAP OF CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles: Heald-Menerey Co., Inc., 1927. Bound with brads in printed tan cardstock wrappers, this sectioned wall map of California is cut into horizontal strips that fold out accordion style to 44” x 64”. Printed..... More
HOMMAGE AUX DAMES
Paris: Janet, 1817. Hardcover. Printed by Richomme in Paris. 18mo: [vi], [viii, Calendrier pour l'an 1818], [xii],156, [16] pp. with 6 full-page plates with tissue guards, all fine steel engravings by Fr. Janet, Leroux, after..... More
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS OF THE PACIFIC STATES TELEPHONE COMPANIES: March, 1899
San Francisco: Pacific States Telephone Companies, 1899. Hardcover. Scarce telephone directory for California, Oregon, and Washington from the end of the 19th century, with the names, numbers, and addresses of nearly 45,000 individuals. Of particular..... More
THE LITTLE REBELS: A Drama Founded on Facts
Boston: Gerald Shepard Howland, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Reprinted from The Juvenile Miscellany, issue of September, 1826. Illustration on Page Five from The Juvenile Miscellany; Title-page Illustration and Tailpiece from Book of the Period; Engraved..... More
THE LOST LAMB
London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1868. Wraps. Toy Books: New Series. Imperial octavo: [6] pp. with 6 full-page plates, all color wood block relief prints (Baxter process) by Kronheim and Co. In the publisher's..... More
MANDARIN CHOP SUEY COOK BOOK: Containing Authentic Translations of the Best Recipes of Leading Chinese Chefs and Directions for Preparing Various Popular and Healthful Chinese Dishes Exactly as They are Prepared in the Orient
Chicago: The Pacific Trading Company, 1928. Second Edition. Wraps. The second edition of this collection of purported translations of authentic Chinese recipes from leading Chinese chefs. “Price One Dollar / Worth a Hundred”, this book..... More
A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF FRESNO, TULARE, AND KERN, CALIFORNIA
Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. "Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of..... More
NEW WRITING AND DAYLIGHT: Winter 1943-44
London: The Hogarth Press, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. This wartime anthology includes newly published work by Edith Sitwell, Stephen Spender, Denton Welch, three Czech writers in exile, etc. Some mild foxing and browning to the..... More
ORDINANCE NO. 43 OF THE TOWN OF MAYFIELD, CALIFORNIA: Requiring the Registration of Master Plumbers; Fixing a License for Those Engaged in the Plumbing Business; Regulating Plumbing and Drainage Work; Creating the Office of Plumbing Inspector, Defining His Duties, and Fixing a Fee in Payment Thereof
[Mayfield, California]: Mayfield News, 1910. Wraps. Before there was Palo Alto, there was Mayfield. Founded in the 1850s, it was one of several small communities interspersed among the rural farmland of the 19th century San..... More