D’Annunzio, Gabriele

Episcopo & Company. By Gabriele D'Annunzio. Translated by Myrta Leonora Jones

Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1896. 1896. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1896. 1896. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine titled in gilt on the covers and the spine with a gilt vignette stamped within gilt-ruled oval frame on both the front & rear covers. The top edge is gilt. xiii, [i], 122 & [iii] deckle-edged pages with a title vignette printed in brown. Near fine.

First English language publication of any of D’Annunzio’s work.

The second book under the “Herbert S. Stone” imprint. (Kramer #108). Fine .

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Book number: 9296

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; GABRIELE D'ANUNZIO; EPISCOPO & COMPANY; FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION; 1ST EDITION; HERBERT S. STONE; IMPRINT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; ITALIAN AUTHOR.

(Anonymous)

The Accession of George III 1760-1820 / Celebrated in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1960 / with a Prospectus of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1960-1983. / Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

(Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc.), (1960). (1960). (Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, Inc.), (1960). (1960). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed red wraps & sewn with brown cord. The extremities are faded & the wraps are lightly bumped with some rippling to the bottom edge of the rear wrap. [13] pages plus colophon. Very good.

Limited edition, designed and produced by the William Byrd Press as a keepsake for the Institute of Early American History and Culture and friends of the press. Very good .

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Book number: 22870

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE III 1760-1820 Celebrated in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1960; Prospectus of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1960-1983; Institute of Early American History and CulturE; WILLIAM BYRD PRESS; KEEPSAKE; LIMITED EDITION.

(Anonymous)

Arte Prehispanico de Mexico

Mexico: (Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia), 1946. 1946. Mexico: (Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia), 1946. 1946. Good. - Small quarto, 9-3/8 inches high by 7 inches wide. Softcovers, bound in color pictorial tan wraps titled in red & black with a color illustration on the front cover. The covers are creased and darkened. 11 pages of text are followed by a color plate and 94 pages of photographic illustrations. The endpapers are slightly foxed and one signature is pulled. Good. Good .

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Book number: 23228

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY; ART; MEXICO; MEXICAN; PREHISPANIC; PRE-COLOMBIAN; ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURE; ILLUSTRATIONS; ARTE DE PREHISPANICO DE MEXICO.

(Anonymous)

A.B. C. And Busy Days / Cut. Paste. Stick

Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company, circa [1945]. [1945]. Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company, circa [1945]. [1945]. Good. - Oblong quarto, stapled color pictorial wraps. Lightly soiled & chipped with the bottom corners lightly creased. [12] leaves, including 4 leaves of figures & objects depicted in color to be cut out & pasted onto 8 leaves of B&W outlined shapes. The B&W leaves are darkened with 2 small pencil notations on 1 of them; there is a tiny chip out of the front edge of each of the last 2 leaves. Good. Good .

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Book number: 22975

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; CUT AND PASTE.

(Anonymous)

Catalogue of the Monroe, Wakeman, and Holman Collection of the Pequot Library Southport, Connecticut Deposited in the Yale University Library

New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1960. 1960. New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1960. 1960. Very good. - Octavo, cloth titled in gilt. Slightly dusty. 522 pages. Illustrated with black & white facsimiles. Near fine.

First editon. Very good .

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Book number: 23147

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; ART OF THE BOOK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; (Americana). CATALOGUE OF THE MONROE, WAKEMAN, AND HOLMAN COLLECTION OF THE PEQUOT LIBRARY SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT DEPOSITED IN THE YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.

(Anonymous)

The Chicago Literary Club: Year Book for 1966-1967

(Chicago , IL: The Chicago Literary Club, 1966). 1966). (Chicago , IL: The Chicago Literary Club, 1966). 1966). Very good. - Small octavo, printed light blue wraps. The spine & extremities are faded with a small tear to the spine. 116 pages. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 23171

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; LITERARY CLUB; CHICAGO LITERARY CLUB; YEAR BOOK; 1966-1967. (Literature). THE CHICAGO LITERARY CLUB: YEAR BOOK FOR 1966-1967.

(Anonymous)

Class a Hotels: Points About Richmond and New York / New York - the Hub City of the World. Presented by Hotel Richmond, Richmond, Virginia

New York: Hotel Booklet Company, (1912). (1912). New York: Hotel Booklet Company, (1912). (1912). Very good. - Octavo, 7-1/4 inches high by 2-3/4 inches wide. Softcovers bound in white wraps illustrated and decorated in red and black. The top corner of the rear cover is creased. 40 pages, with photographic illustrations and a folding map of the united States and lower Canada depicting quality hotels throughout the US and Montreal. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 23293

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW YORK CITY; RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; HOTELS; HOTEL GUIDE; MONTREAL; HOTEL RICHMOND; CLASS A HOTELS; RELIABLE HOTEL INFORMATION; LODGING; ILLUSTRATIONS; VIGNETTES; EPHEMERA; ADVERTISING.

(Anonymous)

Counter. University of Iowa Center for the Book Number 1, Fall 1994

[Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa], 1994. 1994. [Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa], 1994. 1994. Fine. - Octavo, six-page tri-fold with photographic portraits and a tipped-in paper sample. Near fine. Fine .

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Book number: 23174

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; ART OF THE BOOK; COUNTER; UNIVERSITY OF IOWA; PERIODICAL; MAGAZINE; ILLUSTRATION; PAPER SAMPLE. (Books-on-Books). COUNTER. University of Iowa Center for the Book Number 1, Fall 1994.

Anonymous.

A Familiar Conversational History of the Evangelical Churches of New-York.

New-York: Robert Carter, 58 Canal street, 1839. 1839. - Small octavo [approximately 6 inches high by 4 inches wide], green cloth decorated in blind, & titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped. The spine is slightly faded with the tail chipped & a piece out of the head. 222 pages. Illustrated in black & white with an engraved frontispiece & 5 woodcuts of churches. There is staining to the front pastedown & endpapers. The fore-edge & top edge are foxed & there is scattered foxing throughout. Good.

Second edition. The first edition was published in 1838.

In a printed note the anonymous author inscribes his book to "the Rector of St. Thomas' Church, New-York, the Historian, Scholar and Divine". There is a useful appendix in the back listing all of the places of worship in the city. The text includes historical and architectural details described in the form of a conversation between an uncle and his two nephews.

Rare in commerce. Good .

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Book number: 35767

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; CHURCHES; NEW YORK CITY; ARCHITECTURE; LIST OF ALL NEW YORK CITY CHURCHES; A FAMILIAR CONVERSATIONAL HISTORY OF THE EVANGELICAL CHURCHES OF NEW-YORK; ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE; WOODCUTS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

[Anonymous].

Father's Lesson in the Hayfield. A Story for the Young.

London, Edinburgh, and New York: [Thomas] Nelson & Sons, circa [1870's]. [1870's]. London, Edinburgh, and New York: [Thomas] Nelson & Sons, circa [1870's]. [1870's]. Good. - Duodecimo (12mo), 5-1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial yellow wrappers with copper-tone decorations. The edges of the covers are stained with some light foxing to the rear cover and a small chip to the top edge of the rear cover. 16 pages including a frontispiece titled "Disappointed". A previous owner's name is penciled on the half-title. The corners are lightly creased with some light foxing to the pages, and with heavier foxing to the last page and inside the rear cover. Good. Rare. Good .

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Book number: 98563

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; THOMAS NELSON & SONS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FATHER'S LESSON IN THE HAYFIELD; A STORY FOR THE YOUNG; RARE.

(Anonymous)

Gemusekochbuch Der K.K. Gartenbaugesellschaft in Wien

Wien: Hugo Heller & Cie, 1915. 1915. Wien: Hugo Heller & Cie, 1915. 1915. Fair. - Small quarto [7-1/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in decorative tan & green wraps designed by Grete Wolf. The binding is bumped, rubbed & soiled with a stain to the rear wrap. There is a progressively darker stain to the front margin of each of the last 9 leaves, slightly overlapping the text. There are additional small stains & light soiling & there are tiny tears & a crease to be bottom margin of pages 13/14. A number of page corners are bumped. Good.

Later printing. The text is in German. Fair .

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Book number: 22884

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: COOKERY; COOKBOOK; RECIPES; VIENNESE; GEMUSEKOCHBUCH DER K. K. GARTENBAUGESELLSCHAFT IN WIEN; GRETE WOLF.

(Anonymous).

The Girls Year Book: Some Thoughts, Prayers and Bible Readings for Every Day in the Year. Put Together by a Group of Friends of Girls.

New York: The Woman's Press, 1918. 1918. - 12mo [5-1/2 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide], orange cloth. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped with the spine slightly darkened. There is a light stain & some light soiling to the front cover & the cloth of the front cover is slightly bubbled. [viii] & 349 pages & 8-page publisher's catalog with blank spaces for notes. The top & bottom page edges are slightly rippled, probably from humidity. Some bottom page corners are creased. Good.

Second edition. Good .

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Book number: 24089

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; YOUNG PEOPLE; JUVENILE; GIRLS; THE GIRLS YEAR BOOK; PRAYERS; BIBLE READINGS; RELIGION; WOMAN'S PRESS.

(Anonymous).

Guide de Bricquebec.

(Valognes, France: Imprimerie R. Le Reverend / Journal l'Union), 1924. 1924. - Octavo, stapled printed tan wraps with vignette in black on front wrap. The wraps are very lightly rubbed with the extremities slightly darkened. 16 pp. & [22] pp. of ads printed on green stock. Very good. A guide to the town and chateau of Bricquebec and to nearby places of interest. The text is in French. Very good .

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Book number: 22966

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: TRAVEL; FRANCE; FRENCH; VALOGNES; BRIQUEBEC; GUIDE; CHATEAU; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Anonymous)

Happy Days

(U. K.: B. B. Ltd.), circa [1955]. [1955]. (U. K.: B. B. Ltd.), circa [1955]. [1955]. Good. - Octavo, color pictorial wraps. There are light scoremarks [imprint of writing] on the front wrap & the corners of the wraps are lightly creased. [10] pp. including inside wraps. 4 color illustrations & textual illustrations in B&W. The edges of the pages are very slightly darkened & the top page corners are lightly creased. Very good.

Two children and their terrier go for a picnic on the beach. Good .

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Book number: 22972

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; DOG; TERRIER; PICNIC; SEASIDE.

(Anonymous)

Historical Relics Unearthed in New China

Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1972. 1972. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1972. 1972. Very good. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide], white buckram, in a dust wrapper. The book is housed in a gray cardboard slipcase. The binding is lightly bumped. There is a small dent to the spine & the tail of the spine & the bottom corner of the front cover are lightly stained. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped. The slipcase is darkened with some light staining. [v] & 217 illustrations, most of them full- or double-page in color and black & white. A folding list of the illustrations in Chinese is tipped onto the rear endpaper. Very good in a good slipcase.

The title page is printed in Chinese and five other languages, with the remaining text in Chinese. Laid in is a stapled 9-page booklet containing an English translation of the foreword, list of illustrations and chronological table of Chinese history. Also laid in is the "Official and Authentic Introduction and Catalogue" for "The Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China. The 40-page catalog, bound in yellow wraps, was printed in 1974 by the Chinese Exhibition Council of the Royal Ontario Museum. Very good .

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Book number: 25618

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; CHINA; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; HISTORICAL RELICS UNEARTHED IN NEW CHINA; ILLUSTRATIONS; Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of the People's Republic of China; CATALOG.