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A Marksman The Dead Shot, or Sportsman's Complete Guide; Being a Treatise on the Use of the Gun, with Rudimentary and Finishing Lessons in the Art of Shooting Game of All Kinds: Pigeon-Shooting, Dog-Breaking, Etc.
New York W. A. Townsend 1864 _ Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
282 pages. Six b/w plates illustrating the loading, carrying, and shooting of long guns. "This is the most complete sportsman's manual that we have yet seen. . . ." - Bell's Life. Chapters include: Guns, Rudimentary Lessons in Shooting, Finishing Lessons, Pigeon-Hunting, and Dog-Breaking. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages with the occasional finger smudge. Minor cover wear; heaviest at spine ends. Bright gilt decorations and lettering.
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100.00 USD
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Albin, Eleazer Goldfinch - Print from "A Natural History of Birds"
London Printed for the Author : and sold by William Innys and John Brindley 1738 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Albin, Eleazer
Goldfinch print from Albin's Natural History of Birds. Hand-colored print approximately 7" x 9". Albin was a water-colorist, who specialised in natural history illustrations. His Natural History of Birds was the first English-language ornithology book with colored plates. The illustrations were all based upon real birds, either live or stuffed. The engravings were hand colored by either Albin or his daughter, Elizabeth. The book was first printed in an extremely limited edition. A second edition, which is also very scarce, was published in 1738. Print is in nice shape. Double-matted.
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250.00 USD
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Albin, Eleazer House Swallow - Print from "A Natural History of Birds"
London Printed for the Author : and sold by William Innys and John Brindley 1738 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Albin, Eleazer
House Sparrow print from Albin's Natural History of Birds. Hand-colored print approximately 7" x 9". Albin was a water-colorist, who specialised in natural history illustrations. His Natural History of Birds was the first English-language ornithology book with colored plates. The illustrations were all based upon real birds, either live or stuffed. The engravings were hand colored by either Albin or his daughter, Elizabeth. The book was first printed in an extremely limited edition. A second edition, which is also very scarce, was published in 1738. Print is in nice shape. Double-matted.
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250.00 USD
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Albin, Eleazer Red Start - Print from "A Natural History of Birds"
London Printed for the Author : and sold by William Innys and John Brindley 1738 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Albin, Eleazer
Red Start print from Albin's Natural History of Birds. Hand-colored print approximately 7" x 9". Albin was a water-colorist, who specialised in natural history illustrations. His Natural History of Birds was the first English-language ornithology book with colored plates. The illustrations were all based upon real birds, either live or stuffed. The engravings were hand colored by either Albin or his daughter, Elizabeth. The book was first printed in an extremely limited edition. A second edition, which is also very scarce, was published in 1738. Print is in nice shape. Double-matted.
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250.00 USD
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Anonymous Jumbo
Kenosha, Wisconsin Samuel Lowe Company 1950 Paper Covered Boards Very Good No Jacket
Circa 1950s. One of eight "Wheel Toy Books" by the Samuel Lowe Company, publishers of the Bonnie Books series. Both wheels rotate freely, and the rivets are secure. Shaped like a coal truck. Tight binding with light wear and soiling. Partially erased child's name on first page.
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28.00 USD
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Gordon, Elizabeth M. Two Teddy Bears in Toyland
New York Dodd, Mead, and Company 1907 First Edition Pictorial Boards Very Good No Jacket Oblong 8vo Wylie, Charles (photographer)
Wonderful early Teddy Bear book illustrated by photographs and featuring two Steiff stuffed bears. Includes photos of tin houses, toy soldiers, a soft monkey, and lots of dolls. Full-page photographs alternate with text pages. Tight binding with original cloth spine in nice shape. Hinges have old neatly done cloth reinforcement. Clean pages with an occasional finger smudge. Several leaves have faint corner folds. Pencil gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some soiling and wear to cover. Faint trace of Febreze if you sniff the book up close. A very nice example of a very scarce children's book.
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1050.00 USD
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Guerin, M. F. E. Phasme (Walking Stick) - Print
Paris Bureau De Souscription 1833 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Guerin, M. F. E.
Hand-colored print of a large multi-colored Walking Stick from Guerin's "Dictionnaire pittoresque d'historie naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature," which was published in 1833. Print is approximately 7" x 10". Nice print with bright colors. Double-matted.
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110.00 USD
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Guerin, M. F. E. Phasmes (Walking Sticks) - Print
Paris Bureau De Souscription 1833 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Guerin, M. F. E.
Hand-colored Walking Sticks (there are two: the big brown one and a smaller green one) print from Guerin's "Dictionnaire pittoresque d'historie naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature," which was published in 1833. Print is approximately 7" x 10". Nice print with bright colors. Double-matted.
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110.00 USD
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Guerin, M. F. E. Physalie Atlantique (Portuguese Man o' War) Print
Paris Bureau De Souscription 1833 Print Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Guerin, M. F. E.
Hand-colored Portuguese Man o' War print from Guerin's "Dictionnaire pittoresque d'historie naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature," which was published in 1833. Print is approximately 7" x 10". Nice print with bright colors. Double-matted.
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110.00 USD
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Konings, Ad Back to Nature Guide to Malawi Cichlids
Lauenau, Germany Fohrman Aquaristik 1997 Pictorial Cover As New No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Gift quality. Exceptionally nice copy of Konings' classic reference work on Malawi Cichlids. In English. 126 pages with color illustrations throughout. Short chapters on the Natural Environment and the Aquarium over 100 illustrated pages on the various cichlids. Entries include the scientific name, trade name, distribution, maximum length, habitat, food, breeding behaviour, and aquarium size. Just like it came from the book store; doesn't appear to have ever been read.
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70.00 USD
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Murphy, Stanley and Henry I. Marshall Be My Little Baby Bumblebee - Sheet Music
New York Jerome H. Remick 1912 First Edition Sheet Music Very Good No Jacket
This song became a monster hit following it's introduction in "The Ziegfeld Follies of 1913." Remains popular even today expecially for dance recitals and childrens concerts. Two of the best recordings are by Doris Day in the movie "By the Light of the Silvery Moon," and Teresa Brewer in her album "Naughty, Naughty, Naughty." Clean with light wear.
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20.00 USD
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Ostrow, Marshall E. Breeding Killifishes
Neptune, NJ T.F.H (Tropical Fish Hobbyist) 1981 Pictorial Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A scarce TFH handbook. 93 pages. Color and b/w photos throughout. Contents include: Forest Killifishes, Savanna Killifishes, Hard-water Killifishes, Parasitic Diseases, Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Hereditary Disorders, Non-Living Foods, Living Foods, General Breeding Schemes, Special Equipment, Breeding Types, and Purchasing Killifishes. Tight binding. Clean pages. Some wear to cover.
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40.00 USD
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Postcard Lowenbrau "Drunk Lion" Animated Postcard
N/A Unbound
Scarce, moveable advertising postcard for Lowenbrau. The pull tab moves the lion's front right leg and he tips a foaming stein of beer to his mouth. Lowenbrau also used the drunk lion in other types of advertising including large backbar figurines and store displays. The animation works great. Other Munich images appear in the background: Lowenbrau Haus, Octoberfest ferris wheel, the Frauenkirche, the Rathaus tower, etc. Unused.
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45.00 USD
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Scott, Genio C. Fishing in American Waters
New York Harper & Brothers 1875 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
539 pages plus 4-page advertising section in rear. Gilt fish illustration on front cover and fishing vignette on spine. Frontispiece and in-text b/w illustrations throughout. "Fabulous lithography is reproduced. Appeals to anyone with an interest in angling, sport fishing, flyfishing, flytying, trout fishing, salmon fishing, fish hatchery origins, aquaculture, fish-culture, ecology, ichthyology, piscatorial expertise or just plain fishing," book advertisement. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Bookplate of Kit Clarke (fishing author, e.g., The Practical Angler) inside front cover. Minor wear, primarily at spine ends. Bright gilt decoration and lettering.
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125.00 USD
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Sewell, Anna Black Beauty, the Autobiography of a Horse
New York F. M. Lupton 1900 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Relatively early printing: 1890s-1900s. 245 pages with two illustrations showing the cruelty of blinders and check-reins. Include's Extracts from George Angell's addresses to the National Association of Superintendents of Public Schools in 1884 and to the International Congress of Educators in 1885. Also includes James Blaisdell's index to pages identifying animal mistreatment. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Light cover wear; small spot where it appears a price tag may have been removed. Owner's info inside front cover.
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45.00 USD
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Stratton, Richard F. The Truth About the American Pit Bull Terrier
Neptune City, NJ T.F.H (Tropical Fish Hobbyist) 1991 Pictorial Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Hard-to-find definitive handbook about the American Pit Ball Terrier. 320 pages. Color photographs throughout. This book has one of those strange, reinforced TFH bindings designed to allow the book to be opened almost completely flat. It is sound, but these bindings always feel a little loose to me. Pages are clean. Small scuff on front free endpaper where it appears a price tag was removed. Cover has some edgewear including the begining of a split in the front gutter.
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125.00 USD
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Tepoot, Pablo Aquarium Plants: The Practical Guide
Miami New Life Publications 1998 Pictorial Cover As New No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terrific guide to aquarium plants. Loaded with full color photos, general plant info, and concise plant-specific info including the scientific name, trade name, copper sensitivity and light, positioning, termperature, pH, and environment requirements. Also includes a nice section on aquascaping. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Just like it came from the bookstore with some light shelf wear.
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60.00 USD
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Unlisted G. Whiskers: The Moody Goat [Grumpy Goat: A Tiddlywink Tale]
Kenosha, Wisconsin Samuel Lowe Company 1964 Printed Wrapper Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Nice little story about a grumpy goat with attractive illustrations throughout. Vovelle (revolving disk) attached to front cover rotates to change goat faces showing different moods. Bright, fresh colors. Owner's bookplate inside front cover. Some light wear and soiling.
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30.00 USD
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