The Dime Youth's Speaker and Reform Orator: Comprising Topics of the Times, Treated in Beautiful Extracts and Original Discourse, Prose and Verse from the Most Noted Speakers and Writers

New York, Beadle and Adams, 1870. Paperback. 16mo. Orange pictorial wrappers. viii, 94pp, (6pp ads). Good plus. Chipped at head and tail of slim spine, but overall fairly attractive, clean and handleable; usual delicacy and usual even age toning. Interesting, eclectic collection of short oratorical speeches from authors today largely obscure. Exceptional condition, given the low-quality paper on which these were printed; largely free of the edge tears and edge chips that plague these publications. Cover title "Beadle's Dime Youth's Speaker," No. 16 of this series. Fun front wrapper graphic of a shield-wielding knight waving his sword. A "penny dreadful" spinoff. .

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Book number: 30974

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Keywords: DIME NOVELS" "BEADLE AND ADAMS American Literature Children's

Doggie Pranks

New York, Merrimack Publishing Corporation, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. (14pp). Illustrations (some color). Near fine. Undated modern (circa 1980s) "Replica of the Antique Original" of this late 19th century unidentified edition, with the top edge diecut to reflect the contour of the head of the cute pooch on the front wrapper. Just a facsimile, but charming, featuring puppy-themed poems such as "The Hospitable Hostess," "Bandying Reproaches," "The Editor," "The Chase," "The Vain Puppy," "What's That Noise?" and so on. The line drawings show puppies chasing kittens and similar antics, and the color illustrations imitate the look of the chromolithographed originals wonderfully. .

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Book number: 35705

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The Dolphin: A Periodical for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books (Number 4, Part 1 -- Fall 1940)

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 104pp, (20pp). Numerous line drawings and illustrations. Near fine. A bright, tight copy. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles -- first part (only) of this 3-part fourth volume. Notable contributors include Lawrence G. Blochman, John T. Winterich, Edward Larocque Tinker, Holbrook Jackson and others. Laid in is a fine self-mailer "Form for Subscription." NEWMAN A-11. .

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Book number: 49924

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The Dolphin: Number Two -- a Journal of the Making of Books

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and silver decorations. 329pp, (18pp ads). Extensive line drawings and illustrations (some color). Near fine. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles. This unusual copy bears tipped in at inner flyleaf a superb content Typed Letter Signed from LEC founder George Macy: 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 28 May 1934. Addressed to LEC subscriber Mortimer H. Hess. Very good. Writing on LEC letterhead, Macy chats in detail about the October 1933 first issue of "The Dolphin," concluding that "We lost a lot of money in publishing The Dolphin" -- while also noting that "We don't regret the loss." He explains: ".. we want our members to acquire a more expert knowledge of the ways in which books are made; and The Dolphin is intended to assist in this acquisition. But, now that we are arranging to publish Number Two of The Dolphin, and since we know that the edition will be sold out on publication, we feel it is only right to let our members in on the advance subscription before opening the subscription lists to lesser mortals.." Boldly signed in his usual brown ink. Contents include Joseph Blumenthal's "The Fitting of Type," Warren Chappell's "Illustrations Made with a Tool," Edith Diehl's "The Kinds of Binding," Elmer Adler's "The Making of a Book," D.B. Updike's "Some Notes on Liturgical Printing," Philip Hofer's "The Work of W.A. Dwiggins" (this with much color and a 16pp smaller size "The Drums of Kalkapan" excerpt) and more. Front pastedown bears custom bookplate of Frederick Z. Haas. Rear colophon notes limitation of 2,000 copies. NEWMAN A-6. .

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Book number: 49885

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The Dolphin: Number One -- a Journal of the Making of Books

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1933. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth with silver and blue spine lettering and decorations. 329pp, (17pp ads). Extensive line drawings and illustrations. Near fine. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles. "Who's Who" of contributors includes Frederic W. Goudy, Paul Koch, Alfred W. Pollard, Lawrence C. Wroth, Dard Hunter and other notables. Rear colophon notes limitation of 1200 copies. Laid in are a promotional "The Dolphin's Tale" 4-page leaflet and an "Of interest to Subscribers" printed announcement for this title. NEWMAN A-4. .

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Book number: 49913

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The Dolphin: Number Two -- a Journal of the Making of Books

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and silver decorations. 329pp, (18pp ads). Extensive line drawings and illustrations (some color). Very good. Quite faint bit of spotting to binding, else tight and internally fine. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles. Contents include Joseph Blumenthal's "The Fitting of Type," Warren Chappell's "Illustrations Made with a Tool," Edith Diehl's "The Kinds of Binding," Elmer Adler's "The Making of a Book," D.B. Updike's "Some Notes on Liturgical Printing," Philip Hofer's "The Work of W.A. Dwiggins" (this with much color and a 16pp smaller size "The Drums of Kalkapan" excerpt) and more. Laid in are promotional "The Dolphin's Tale" 2-page leaflet and printed "Of interest to Present Subscribers" announcement for this title. Rear colophon notes limitation of 2,000 copies. NEWMAN A-6. .

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Book number: 49914

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The Dolphin: A Periodical for All People Who Find Pleasure in Fine Books (Number 4, Part 3 -- Spring 1941)

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth with dark green lettering and decoration. Pp. 234-312, 14pp. Numerous line drawings and illustrations. Near fine. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles -- third part (only) of this 3-part fourth volume. Notable contributors include Ward Ritchie, Warren Chappell, Holbrook Jackson, Joseph Blumenthal and Philip Van Doren Stern -- of which this copy includes a choice autograph addition: Tipped to front flyleaf is a unsigned Autograph Note from Stern, 1p, 5" X 3" card, n.d. Fine. Interesting if cryptic note handsomely penned in his usual vibrant blue ink, at the bottom of which appear his inkstamped name and home address in Brooklyn. "I enclose a check for "23," he writes. "Please send me back your letter so I can keep it as a record. I enclose a stamped envelope for this. Thank you." Stern (1900-84) was a popular and prolific author, editor, Lincoln and Civil War historian who penned the short story "The Greatest Gift" upon which the film "It's a Wonderful Life" is based. He contributes the delightful humorous essay "How to Look at a Book" to this issue. NEWMAN A-11. .

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Book number: 49923

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Ducky Doodle

New York, Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, n.y. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers with tan cloth tape spine added. (10pp). Full-page color illustrations. Very good. Bit of mild edgewear and faint soiling, though internally "Near fine" -- bright and lovely. No. 439 in this series of picture books on "Linenette" stock, marketed as the "Fun and Frolic Library" or the "Mischief Makers" series. Brief text printed in blue at bottom of each page. Undated, but circa 1940. A tight, nice copy. .

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Book number: 35669

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Eagle Eye the Indian Boy

Chicago, The Madison Book Co, 1908. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown decorated cloth with tipped-on plate. (86pp). Line drawings. Very good. First edition, tight and clean. .

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Book number: 1641

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Keywords: CHILDREN'S Children's

Early Lighting Devices: A Gallery Guide

Indianapolis, Indiana State Museum, n.y. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow wrappers. (13pp). Line drawings. Very good. Bit of soiling to wrappers. Probable sole edition of this cryptic little guide to this museum's holdings. .

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Book number: 27836

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Easter Anniversary -- Sunday Schools -- Church of St. Matthias, Nineteenth & Wallace Sts. , Philadelphia. Sunday, April 1, 1877

Philadelphia, Church of St. Matthias, 1877. Paperback. 24mo. Pale green wrappers. 11pp. Very good. Very slightest bit of soiling to outer wrappers, else bright and attractive. Program for this Easter celebration, with appropriate hymn lyrics, etc. Quite nice. .

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Book number: 18339

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Keywords: Americana

Eerdmans' Family Encyclopedia of the Bible

Carmel, NY, Guideposts, 1978. Hardcover. Small 4to. Yellow buckram, pictorial dust jacket. 328pp. Numerous illustrations (most color), numerous color maps, color pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Reprint edition, tight and handsome. .

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Book number: 18003

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Keywords: RELIGION Religion

Einfuhrung in Das Grune Gewolbe

Dresden, West Germany, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 1985. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 120pp. Numerous color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine. Later printing. .

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Book number: 4630

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Ekslibrisai: Vilniaus Valstybinio V. Kapsuko Universiteto Biblioteka

Vilnius, [Vilnius University Library], 1970. Hardcover. 32mo. Green paper over boards. 16pp, 46pp. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear. Interesting little production, with introduction text in Lithuanian, Russian and English, of this gathering of bookplate designs submitted for a contest marking the 400th anniversary of the Scientific Library of the Vilnius V. Kapsukas University. A total of 46 designs are illustrated. Probable sole edition. .

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Book number: 25241

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(PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION / 1956)

Election Year Argument Settler

New York, Time, Inc, 1956. Circular diecut glossy card stock wheel with riveted center. Near fine. Faintest of mild edgewear. Printed in red and black on white glossy stock, recto is subtitled "The 48 States" and notes, "This wheel gives you 818 useful facts about U.S. Presidents and election campaigns, past and present. Dial this side to cover the 48 states: how they went in '52 and '54, and what's at stake in '56. Then turn the wheel over to review every President from G. Washington to D.D. Eisenhower: their terms.. "veeps".. opponents.. and their parties." Verso subtitled "The Presidents." Each side features several small diecut square or rectangular openings to reveal these tidbits of information as you spin the wheel. An exceptionally attractive example of this scarce election year gimmick, originally sold for 25 cents. .

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Book number: 42475

Catalogue: Ephemera