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Abbe, Dorothy The Dwiggins Marionettes: A Complete Experimental Theatre in Miniature
New York Harry N. Abrams 1969 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Complete with all 22 pages of color plates and two fold-out b/w plates in rear; in text photographs throughout. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Almost no cover wear. Slight edgewear to the original mylar dust jacket. Dwiggins, the creator of the Electra and Caledonia fonts, was an American calligrapher, has been said to be the principal designer behind the improvement in book design during the 1920s and 1930s while he worked for Knopf. He was also an especially talented artist who in his spare time, created a masterful wood puppets. This book is a thorough photo documentary of Dwiggins legendary marionette theater, The Püterschein Authority.
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100.00 USD
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Anselmus Solerius [of] Cemeliensis (pseudonym of Theophile Raynaud) and Hieronymii Bossii ( Hieronymus Bossus, Hier. Boss. or Girolamo Bosso) De Pileo, Caeterisque Capitis Tegminibus Tam Sacris, Quam Profanis (On the Hat, All About Headcoverings, Sacred and Secular) Bound with De Toga Romana Commetarius (Commentary on the Roman Toga)
Amsterdam Andrea Frisii (Andreas Frisisu) 1671 Leather Very Good No Jacket 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall Engraved by Corn.Galle after designs by Raymond de Hooge
Two wonderful titles on ancient fashion bound in one volume. For De Pileo: All 31 engravings (3 folding, 21 full-page including the half-title, and 7 partial-page including the title page) present. Complete: half-title, title-page, 8 introductory pages, 379 text pages, and 39 index pages. For De Toga: Large folded engraving is present. Complete: 84 pages including title page, introduction and text with 12 additional index pages. Tight binding with cracked hinges/gutters. Clean pages; several owners' names/info in preliminary pages including a small bookplate. One of the blank preliminary pages has a clipped upper corner. Fold-out illustrations are in nice shape; two short closed tears to large toga fold-out. Some soiling and minor wear to boards. Heavily worn spine covering is missing label.
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650.00 USD
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Company of Military Historians Military Music in America - Complete Set of 5 Albums
Washington, D.C. Company of Military Historians 1975 Record Album Near Fine
Complete set of all five acclaimed record albums produced by the Company of Military Historians in the 1970s and 1980s. Volume One: Fife & Drum Music of the American Revolution, Volumbe Two: War of 1812, Volume 3: The Army in the West 1870-1880, Volume 4: The Union Army Band 1861-1865, and Volume 5: Military Band Music of the Confederacy. As authentic as it gets. All of the music was taken from contemporary music books and manuals and played on authentic period instruments. Includes all of the most popular martial music. The records and album covers are in very nice shape. Two (Volumes 3 and 4) are unopened and never played. The other three still have their plastic wrap, but have been opened. An exceptionally scarce complete set.
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350.00 USD
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Comstock, H. E. The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts 1994 First Edition Hard Cover As New Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
538 pages. Photographs throughout. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear. (The dust jacket colors are bright and fresh. Any haze/glare in the image is a reflection from the jacket's protective cover.). The definitive reference work. Indispensable for the collector or dealer. "Comstock, a collector and museum consultant residing in the valley, presents a comprehensive study including a general history of the pottery trade, a well-illustrated description of the pieces produced in the valley, and biographical sketches of individual potters"- Library Journal. Exceptionally scarce.
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700.00 USD
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Deane, Florence Illustrated Autograph Book - 1885
Middleborough (Middleboro), Massachusetts 1885 Hard Cover Very Good Oblong 48mo
Very nice illustrated autograph book given to 16-year old (census records show she was born in 1869) Florence Deane of Middleborough, Massachusetts for Christmas in 1885. Many of the drawings are quite well done. Forty-eight leaves, most with inscriptions or drawings of animals, landscapes, homes, and flowers; some in color. One page includes a 'vanity' portrait photo stamp. Hinges starting. Clean pages. Legible inscriptions. Some rubbing to cover decoration.
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275.00 USD
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Dr. Watts Infant Hymns: Designed for Young Children
New Haven, CT S. Babcock 1840 Soft Cover Good No Jacket 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall
Chapbook. ca1840. 16 pages including cover. Illustrated cover and six full-page illustration. Six hymns: 1) A Morning Hymn; 2) An Evening Hymn; 3) The Grave of an Infant; 4) God Made and Does all Things; 5) God Made the Sun, Moon, and Stars; 6) Love and Duty to Parents. Short split at tail of spine fold. Dampstains and minor foxing. Edge wear.
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20.00 USD
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Green, Bryan Clark; Calder Loth; and William M. S. Rasmussen Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion
Charlottesville, VA Howell Press 2001 First Edition Hard Cover Like New Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
222 pages. Photographs throughout. Book is like new; the dust jacket has some very light wear along the top edge. "More than 300 structures lost to fire or demolition. A treasure trove of unique buildings, 'Lost Virginia' underscores the importance of efforts to preserve other riches in Virginia's architectural heritage. This is a beautiful example of a scarce volume published in conjunction with an exhibition presented by the Virginia Historical Society includes much information not available elsewhere
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600.00 USD
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Hurst, Ronald L. And Jonathan Prown Southern Furniture 1680 - 1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection
Williamsburg, VA The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1997 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
639 pages. Photographs and line-drawings throughout (more than 825 illustrations, including 220 color plates). An exceptional reference with extensive information about construction and assembly details. Cover and dust jacket have some light wear. (The dust jacket colors are bright and fresh. Any haze/glare in the image is a reflection from the jacket's protective mylar cover.)
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90.00 USD
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Jerry Lee Lewis and Ron Hargrave High School Confidential - Picture Sleeve 45rpm Record
Memphis, Tennessee Sun Dial Press 1958 Record - Picture Sleeve 45rpm Very Good Very Good
Very nice classic 45 rpm rock n roll record in its picture sleeve by Jerry Lee Lewis "and his Pumping Piano." Sun # 296. High School Confidential is on the A side and Fools Like Me is on the reverse. Front of the picture sleeve shows a portait photo of Jerry Lee with five cast members from the movie in the background including Russ Tamblyn , Mamie Van Doren, and John Drew Barrymore. Haven't played the record, but it is nice and clean with no visible scratches. The sleeve is in nice shape with some light wear and a little toning on the reverse.
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75.00 USD
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Johnson, Jos. Forsyth Residential Sites and Environments: Their Conveniences, Gardens, Parks, Planting, Etc.
New York A.T. De La Mare 1898 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
One of the most scarce classic landscape architecture books. 118 pages. Illustrations thoughout: 1 large folding plate, 1 folding chart, 16 illustrations and 26 in-text plans. Johnson was the curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Belfast before moving to Brooklyn, where he became the Superintendent of Horticulture at Prospect Park. He ws subsequently employed to design parks in Atlanta and Raleigh. Tight binding. Front hinge starting;rear hinge sound. Clean pages; two owner's names on end papers. Minor cover wear, mostly at spine ends. Very slight musty order, but no sign of mildew.
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400.00 USD
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Kimball, Fiske The Capitol of Virginia: A Landmark of American Architecture
Richmond Virginia State Library and Archive 1989 First Thus Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
108 pages. "An entirely new edition of a study first published in 1915 . . . illustrated with historic drawings, photographs, and plans, as well as recent color photographs. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages. Cover and dust jacket have almost no wear. Doesn't appear to have ever been read.
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60.00 USD
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Loomis, Andrew The Eye of the Painter and the Elements of Beauty
New York Viking 1961 First Printing Near Fine Very Good to Good
Complete: 144 pages. Sound binding with intact hinges. Clean pages; faint ghost of a small pricesticker on front free endpaper. Almost no cover wear. Price-clipped dust jacket has some edgewear, light soiling, and a small triangular chip at top right corner of back panel. There is glare in the image from the combination of the flash and protective mylar cover.
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450.00 USD
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Marshall, George The Two Tone Story
S.T. Publishing 1993 Soft Cover Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very scarce definitive history of 2 Tone Records, an English label that produced records that fused ska, reggae, punk, rock, and pop music. The label flourished from 1979 through 1985 giving birth to its own style of music that was a staple of skinhead, rudie, and mod culture. Bands performers that recorded for 2 Tone included The Specials, The Selector, Madness, The [English] Beat, and Elvis Costello. Loaded with facts, stories, quotes, and pictures that are available anywhere else. 112 pages. Complete discography. Tight binding. Clean pages. Very light wear; no creases.
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100.00 USD
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NA Leaf from a 1638 Musical Psalter - The 23rd Psalm
London Robert Barker 1638 Leaf Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
The 23rd Psalm from a scarce metrical psalter bound together with a Barker King James Bible. This version of the psalm has different phrasing than that found in the King James Version of the Bible. The Old Testament Psalms were often collected together in a type of devotional book known as a psalter, which usually also contained a Church calendar, canticles, prayers, and important New Testament verses. Frequently they were bound together with Bibles. Metrical psalters paraphrased these verses into poetry meant to be sung as hymns in church.
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100.00 USD
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Peters, Paula Borders By Design: Creative Ways to Border Your Quilts
Bothell, Washington The Patchwork Place 1994 Soft Cover Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Scarce title from the "Joy of Quilting" series. "This easy-to-follow resoure guide provides the how-to for designing more than 30 borders. And, with an understanding of basic design principles, you'll be stitching unique borders in no time! . . Learn about Dividing the Side, Using the Unit, and Connecting the Corner--no complicated math involved. Adjust the size of your quilt by adding a border or two!" Tight binding. Clean pages, crisp and bright. Light cover wear.
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35.00 USD
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Raper, Arthur Tenants of the Almighty
New York Macmillan & Company 1943 First Printing Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good - 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Delano, Jack (photographer)
Complete. 403 pages plus frontispiece and 79 plates of b/w photographs. Rapers classic recounting of the agricultural collapse of Green County Georgia. Much detail on slavery and the plantation economy, Reconstruction and share cropping, boll weevils and the destruction of the cotton economy, the relationship of blacks and whites, and the attempt beginning in 1939 by the federal government through the Unified Farm Program to revitalize the region. Exceptional photographs by Jack Delano. Tight bindin with sound hinges. Clean pages; two small owners' labels inside front cover and erased but barely visible old bookseller note on the front free endpaper. Bright, fresh cover with almost no wear. Dust jacket color remains a vivid orange; some edgewear and large chip at the head of the spine. Faint tobacco odor that should air out with time.
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275.00 USD
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Robinson, Tom The Long Case Clock - Revised and Enlarged Ediition
Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB Antique Collectors Club 1999 Hard Cover As New Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
491 pages. Illustrations throughout. Revised and enlarged to include an additional chapter on new discoveries and more color illustrations. A standard reference work on grandfather clocks; essential for collectors and enthusiasts. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Only light shelf wear to the dust jacket. 491 pages. Illustrations throughout. Revised and enlarged to include an additional chapter on new discoveries and more color illustrations. The standard reference work on grandfather clocks; essential collectors and enthusiasts. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Only the slight shelf wear to the dust jacket. (The dust jacket colors are bright and fresh. The haze/glare in the image is a reflection from a protective mylar cover.)
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200.00 USD
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Schooley, Patricia Architetural & Historic Treasures of Washington County Maryland
Keedysville, Maryland The Washington County Historical Trust 2002 First Edition Hard Boards with Cloth Spine As New Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
400 pages. Photographs throughout. An impressive reference focusing on the most architecturally and historically important structures (from the 1730s to the 1920s) at the most northern end of the Shenandoah Valley and Great Wagon Road heading south from Pennsylvania. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Some light shelf wear to the dust jacket. (The dust jacket colors are bright and fresh. The haze/glare in the image is a reflection from a protective mylar cover.)
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100.00 USD
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