Bianu, Eugen

Ordinea Obsteasca: Indreptar Profesional in Stiinta Politieneasca. (Signed and Inscribed Copy)

Bucuresti, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. xxix, 511pp. Contemporary quarter morocco, spine with five raised bands and lettering in gold. Signed and inscribed by Eugen Bianu to an Italian colleague in the year of publication. Dr Bianu was chief of the Police Department of Bucharest and later Director of State Security. Two leaflets with a summary and first chapter in French are laid in. Light wear to extremities, a few leaves with corner crease. A near fine copy. Text in Romanian. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 29123

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, ROMANIA, POLICE SCIENCE, PUBLIC ORDER

[Miniature Book - Bible]

The Child's Bible and Prayer Book

Peoria, IL, G. C. Lippard, 1932. Leatherette. Miniature book measuring 40 x 53 mm. Back cover reads: "Gift of Timeson & Fronk Funeral Directors, Schenectady, NY." Name on first page. Covers are slightly bowed. A near fine copy. ; Miniature. .

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Book number: 33386

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction

Biggers, Earl Derr

Charlie Chan Carries on

New York, Avon Publishing Co. Inc, 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Avon 350. Light wear, mild spine slant. A very good copy. Cover art by Ray Johnson.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 32812

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: MYSTERIES

Black, Shirley Temple

Child Star: An Autobiography

New York, Mcgraw-Hill, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Shirley Temple on the front free endpaper. Includes a picture took at the signing, an article from Parade Magazine about the biography and a Playhouse Video bookmark for the Shirley Temple video collection. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a hint of wear and yellowing to the edges.; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 5880

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, BIOGRAPHY, SHIRLEY TEMPLE, Movies, NON-FICTION, BIOGRAPHIES, ACTORS, HOLLYWOOD, CINEMA Biography

Bloch, Arthur

Murphy's Law Pop-Up Book

Los Angeles, Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Inc, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. With twelve pop-up/pull-tab illustrations. A fine copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 34978

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, HUMOR, POP-UP BOOKS Humor

Blot, Pierre

Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks. Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 478pp + 2 pp of advertisements. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spine. The author was professor of Gastronomy and founder of the New York Cooking Academy. Paul Watkins' copy with his stamp dated Feb. 1, 1899 on the front free endpaper. Dampstain along the edges partially affecting covers and text block, a few smudges and mild foxing. A good copy. Uncommon. In Bitting, p. 45. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 22248

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, Non-fiction, COOKBOOKS Antiquarian

Blot, Pierre

Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks. Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 478pp + 2 pp of advertisements. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spine. The author was professor of Gastronomy and founder of the New York Cooking Academy. Private library number on front pastedown endpaper, name on front free endpaper and flyleaf. Two of the gatherings are a bit loose, fading and fraying to spine panel. A very good- copy. In Bitting, p. 45. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 35237

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, Non-fiction, COOKBOOKS Antiquarian

Bocca, Giorgio

IL Provinciale: Settant'Anni Di Vita Italiana

Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1992. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Light wear to heel of spine. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A social commentary on the last seventy years of life in Italy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 10722

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, Italy, SOCIAL Life And Customs, Post World War II

Bonatti, Walter

Le Mie Montagne

Bologna, Nicola Zanichelli, 1962. Third Edition. Hardcover. Published in the same year as the first edition. 299pp. Bright orange cloth stamped in black on the cover and white and black on the spine. Signed and inscribed by Walter Bonatti on the dedication page. With numerous color and b&w photographs by the author (two of which are foldout) and four maps. A terse and impressive first hand account of several of his most notable climbs ranging from the Himalayas to the Andes to the Alps and including the tragic adventure on the Freney Central Pillar. Some insect damage affecting the free endpapers and, barely, the edges of a few of the leaves, previous owner's dedication on the verso of the title page, very mild age-toning to text block. A very good copy in good+ dustjacket with light edge wear and a large tear with tape mends to the upper edge of the front panel. In the Italian language. Uncommon signed.; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 20283

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, MOUNTAINEERING, ALPINISM, WALTER BONATTI

[Miniature Book]

Idle Thoughts

Geneva, Andre Kundig, 1956. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Miniature book measuring 28 x 40 mm. Covers are slightly bowed. Name on the verso of back cover. A near fine copy. ; Miniature. .

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Book number: 33388

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction

[Japan - Pattern Books]

Japanese Leporello Zuan Book with Sixty-Four Woodblocks of Chrysanthemums

Hardcover. Early to mid-1900s. An attractive Japanese leporello. Patterned paper covered boards, decorated endpapers. Measures roughly 22.8 x 33.8 cm (9 x 13"). Includes sixty-four color woodcuts of chrysanthemum patterns. One fold repaired, light wear to edges. A very good copy. ; Quarto. .

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Book number: 35048

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, JAPANESE BOOKS, LEPORELLO BINDINGS, ENGRAVINGS, FLOWERS, Chrysanthemums, ZUAN BOOKS, PATTERNS, WOODBLOCKS

Boote, Richard

An Historical Treatise of an Action or Suit at Law; and of the Proceedings Used in the King's Bench and Common Pleas, from the Original Processes to the Judgments in Both Courts; Wherein the Reason and Usage of the Old, Obscure and Formal Parts of Our Writs and Pleadings, Such Especially As Have Reference, or Relate to the Ancient Method of Practice. .

London, Printed by His Majesty's Law-Printers for W. Johnston and G. Kearsly. 1766. First Edition. Hardcover. xxxi, 264pp. Later quarter vellum over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gold lettering. Endpapers replaced. Several contemporary names on flyleaves (including a Silas Marsh, esquire) and on the title page. A rectangular piece of the flyleaf was at some point cut (roughly 3 x 8 cm). Light foxing and staining to text block. A very good copy. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 32647

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, ANTIQUARIAN, GREAT BRITAIN, Actions and defenses, COURT OF KING'S BENCH, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, LAW Antiquarian

Booth, Edwin / Hogan, Ray

The Troublemaker. / a Marshal for Lawless

New York, Ace Books, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Ace Double Novel F-126. A very good+ copy. ; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 31467

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: WESTERN

Bordley, John Beale

Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. The Second Edition with Additions

Philadelphia, Printed by Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson, 1801. Second Edition. Hardcover. Revised and enlarged. viii, 536, 8, [21]pp. Contemporary full tree calf, red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Marbled endpapers. According to the author, almost eighty pages of additions and two extra copper plates were included in this edition. With three engraved plates (one foldout), and tables. Includes chapters on grain rotations, beans, maize and wheat culture, farm-yard manure, barns, cattle stalls, cattle pastured and soiled, observations on cattle, sheep, and hogs, fences, butter, rice, potato spirit and beer, thoughts on hired labourers, and more. Also includes an interesting recipe for Parmesan (Parmigiano) or Lodian cheese. Wear to extremities, several wormholes throughout (usually minor), plates I and II were excised, tear to plate V, some scattered soiling, owner's inscription on title. A fair copy. Uncommon. Sabin 6414.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 26559

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: non-fiction, AMERICANA, ANTIQUARIAN, FARMING, AGRICULTURE, PENNSYLVANIA Antiquarian Americana

Boschi, Luca

Frigo, Valvole E Balloons: Viaggio in Vent'Anni Di Fumetto Italiano D'Autore

Roma, Theoria, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. A fine copy. An in-depth look at twenty years (from the 1970s to the 1990s) of Italian comics.; Small octavo. .

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Book number: 21527

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: COMICS, ITALIAN COMICS, ITALY, ITALIAN LANGUAGE, ITALIAN BOOKS Italian Comics