The Charter of the City of Nashville As Amended by Various Acts of the General Assembly of Tennessee, Including All Amendatory Acts Passed by the General Assembly, to Which All Such Acts of 1909 Are Prefixed

Nashville, McQuiddy Printing Company, 1909. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth. 146pp. Very good. Minor edgewear. First edition, tight and decent, of this early and interesting charter. Rather uncommon. .

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Book number: 23291

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Keywords: NASHVILLE TENNESSEE Americana

Les Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Architecture Et Sculpture Du Xiie Au Xixe Siecle

Paris, Ch. Massin, n.y. Hardcover. Folio (18¼" X 13¼"). Grey cloth spine and marbled paper over boards with paper label string-tied portfolio housing 120 heavy stock rectos-only plates (+ half-title page, title page, 4pp table of contents). Extensive illustrations (1-2 photographs per plate). Overall very good. Portfolio soiled and age toned, with interior pastedowns age toned (dampstained?) near gutter; half-title page naturally shows more age toning than the remainder, which are mainly age toned about the edges, with images themselves untouched and handsome. Decent complete set of this large and lovely detailed photographic plates handsomely recording architectural details in French structures from the 12th through 19th centuries. Given their title page credit apparently sponsored by the "Musee de Sculpture Comparee (Palais de Trocadero)," the Museum of French Monuments founded in 1879, as part of their "Librairie Generale de l'Architecture et des Arts Decoratifs" series. Undated, but likely late 19th century. Scarce. .

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Book number: 43620

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Keywords: Architecture Prints & Photographs

Chicago Historical Society: Members, 1964

Chicago, Chicaggo Historical Society, 1964. Paperback. 12mo. Stiff orange wrappers. 71pp. Near fine. Interesting alphabetical list of al members, giving also their city of residence and first year of their membership. .

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Book number: 11072

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest Chicago

The Chicago Assembly

Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, 1956. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black and green cloth, gilt emblem. 99pp. Illustrations, line drawings. Very good. Sole edition of this centennial book in honor of Chicago publisher and mapmaker Rand McNally, with speeches by civic leaders in all fields. .

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Book number: 2826

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Keywords: Illinois & Midwest Chicago

Chicago Engineer Supply Co... . Manufacturers of and Dealers in Engineering Supplies and Steam Specialties

Chicago, Chicago Engineer Supply Co, 1926. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black leatherette with red decorative lettering. xiii, 468pp. Extensive illustrations (several partly-colored). Very good. Bit of mild edgewear and minor soiling, and some age toning to the pages. Overall a tight and nice copy of this tough-to-find trade catalogue, with detailed descriptions and countless images of their vast array of specialized parts. The purpose of these catalogues and somewhat acidic quality of the paper stock used makes trade catalogues of this era exceptionally difficult to locate in as sharp a condition as this copy. .

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Book number: 32923

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Keywords: Chicago

The Child's Story-Book

New York, Kiggins & Kellogg, 1856. Paperback. 48mo (3 5/8" X 2¼"). Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 16pp. Several steel engravings. Very good. Mildly edgeworn, with tight text block lightly age toned. Attractive early copy of the fourth title in this publisher's "Second Series." Front wrapper address ("123 & 125 William St.") differing from title page address ("88 John Street") makes this a transitional printing, likely 1856. Kiggins & Kellogg (founded 1847) published four of these juvenile series, each consistin of 12 of these tiny booklets -- most of which, given their size and usage, are rather scarce in nice condition. This episode consists of six syrupy two-page tales ("The Stag-Hunt," The Cat," "The Little Ship," "The Beggar," "The Robin," The White Rabbit" ) closing with a two-stanza poem "Little Mary." A charming survivor in quite handleable condition. .

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Book number: 47671

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Keywords: Children's

Children's Treasures of Famous Stories

Boston, Lothrop Publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards with modern brown cloth tape spine. (78pp). Color lithograph frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Good plus. Color boards are rather age toned and quite edgeworn, with rounded corners; durable modern brown cloth tape spine replaces the largely perished original burgundy cloth spine; text block tight and nice, with bit of sporadic age toning and minor occasional foxing. Likely first edition of this collection that includes "Goody Two Shoes," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Story of Dick Whittington," "The History of Tom Thumb," "Bo-Peep," "Dame Fidget," "On Donkey-Back," "A Fairyland Trip," "Playing Red Riding-Hood," "A Land Where It Is Always Summer," "What Two Hens Said" and "Houses to Let." A tight, decent, quite handleable copy of a title difficult title to find in choice condition. .

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Book number: 37942

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The Children's Story-Book of Good and Great Men

New York, Leavitt & Allen Bros, n.y. Hardcover. 16mo. Brown cloth with ornate gilt lettering and decorations and elaborate black rules and decorations. iv, 256pp, (8pp ads). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 15 called-for full-page illustrations. Near fine. Faintest whisper of binding edgewear only, else remarkably fresh and bright; contemporary ownership signature on front/rear pastedowns. Superbly tight and handsome later printing (undated but circa 1880) of this "Excelsior Series" volume -- thumbnail biographies of 48 mostly-British males ranging from The Venerable Bede and Sir William Wallace to Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. Charming, with gilt as gleaming as the day published. .

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Book number: 47260

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The Choo-Choo Train

Kenosha, WI, John Martin's House, 1949. Hardcover. Illustrations by Oscar Fabres. Small 8vo. Glazed pictorial paper over heavy card stock. (23pp). Numerous color illustrations. Very good. Bit of mild edgewear. Tight, nice later printing of this 1946 story. Titled "A Television Book of Choo Choo" on the front board, this is a volume in the "Television Bonnie Books" series. The diecut rectangular opening near the top of the front board reveals part of the title page behind it, but the clear plastic wheel affixed to the front board verso ("Turn Slowly," cautions the front board) is lacking. .

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Book number: 35628

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Keywords: Children's

The Christian Science Hymnal with Five Hymns Written by Reverend Mary Baker Eddy...

Boston, The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1910. Hardcover. 16mo. Full limp black calf with rounded corners (as published), gilt lettering. 308pp. All edges gilt. Sewn-in black silk page marker. Near fine. Tight and superb copy of the 1910 edition of this anthology -- and NOT the usual clothbound edition in the usual sorry condition, but a clean 'n' pristine beauty the likes of which you seldom see. This limp calf binding is uncommon, especially in such exceptional condition. .

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Book number: 33447

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Keywords: Religion Music

The Christmas Book

Chicago, The Cuneo Press, 1962. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, gilt spine. 192pp. Top edge gilt. Illustrations. Very good. Very slight edgewear. Tight, attractive first edition of this publisher's keepsake, an annual holiday compilation -- this year featuring tales by O. Henry, Sarah Orne Jewett, Hamlin Garland and others. .

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Book number: 23668

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Keywords: American Literature

Cigarette Card Album

N.p. N.p. 1975. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff blue wrappers. (20pp). Fine. Bibliographically-deprived, this small album consists of bank black pages, each leaf die-cut with five rectangular openings with four corner slits per opening to facilitate insertion on cigarette cards. Tight and attractive. .

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Book number: 7180

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Keywords: Antiques & Collecting

Circular to Registers and Receivers of the United States Land Offices Respecting the Location and Assignment of Bounty-Land Warrants

Washington, DC, Government Printing Office, 1896. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow wrappers. 16pp. Good plus. Single light vertical fold, not affecting strength; Upper right and lower right corners clipped. R & R -- not Rest and Relaxation, but Rules and Regulations for deciding who gets what parcel of land. Laid in loose is a 1-page "Amendment of Rule 11," adding more red tape to the above red tape!.

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Book number: 18369

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Keywords: Americana

Circus World Museum

Baraboo, WI, Circus World Museum, 1971. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed color pictorial wrappers. 15pp. Color illustrations. Very good. Laid in is a Typed Letter Signed from Robert L. Parkinson, Circus World Museum chief librarian and historian: 1p, 8½" X 11", Baraboo, WI, 1973 September 25. Addressed to Lyle Juneau. Near fine. On elaborate Parkinson thanks a circus buff for a donation of books: "It is donations such as this, and the thoughtful efforts of many others like you, that enables the Library and Research Center to grow and expand to cover all facets of circus history.." Signed simply "Bob." Original elaborate envelope (with promotional inserts) also present. Parkinson (died 1991) was a giant in the world of circus studies; he served as first librarian of Circus World Museum's Library and Research Center (Baraboo, Wisconsin) from 1965 until his death; under his direction their collection became the best and largest circus materials collection in the world, and in 1994 it was renamed in his honor; he served as national president of the Circus Historical Society (1966-67) and in 2002 his "Directory of American Circuses 1793-2000" was published. .

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Book number: 7514

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Circus! a Spectacularly Colorful Display of the Wonders of the Big Top -- Past and Present

Elm Grove, WI, Country Beautiful Foundation, 1964. Hardcover. 4to. Glazed pictorial paper over boards. 64pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (most color). Very good. Both pastedowns age toned, as usual. Tight, attractive first edition. .

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Book number: 8063

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Keywords: Film & Theater