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1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE

1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION ARTICLE

by Arthur Cassandre

[1942 WORLD WAR II MILITARY AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION; ARTHUR CASAGRANDE; RARE ARTICLE] PROPOSED SOIL CLASSIFICATION FOR AIRFIELD PROJECTS by A. Casagrande, Cambridge, Mass., Sept 5. 1942, in upper right corner U. S. Engr. Off., Division Engr., North Atl. Division, NA 6790, NAD 36/1, 10/8/42, New York, NY, light purple mimeograph pages, 8 pages of text, 8-1/2" x 11", single space, followed by 1 page fold out chart Table 1 –Soil Classification for Airfield Projects, 4 page carbon copy, single space letter... Read more about this item
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$250.00
Berliner Wanderverein Album

Berliner Wanderverein Album

by Kunert, Alfred

1896-1900. Hardcover. Good. Extraordinary manuscript with irresistible original Folk Art illustrations. Folio, 34 by 22 cm. Unpaginated, 39 pages with content. At least 15 of these pages with substantial illustrations. The album is a collection of what amount to birthday cards that were created for members of a hiking or outing club based in Berlin. These aren't cards as people today would visualize them; rather, they are long sheets of paper (or card stock) onto which were drawn, with colored... Read more about this item
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$2,500.00
SCHOOL OF ILLUMINATION. REPRODUCTIONS FROM MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. PART VI FRENCH MID 14TH TO 16TH CENTURIES

SCHOOL OF ILLUMINATION. REPRODUCTIONS FROM MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. PART VI FRENCH MID 14TH TO 16TH CENTURIES

by Illuminated Manuscripts, British Museum

British Museum Publications. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Ex-Library; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Order of the Trustees at the British Museum, London 1939. Coover dates 1939 but Title Page dates 1930. 14pp explanatory text. Collated complete with 15 plate pages including one in color. Pages are one or more plates. Manuscripts. Library markings. Ties intact. .
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$48.95
Scriptum super libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Liber I (Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Book one); in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper

Scriptum super libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Liber I (Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Book one); in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper

by ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT OF A THEOLOGICAL COMMENTARY BY THOMAS AQUINAS. In Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Central Italy, c. 1450-1500. Dimensions 225 x 237 mm., 134 folios, copied by two scribes in small gothic book hands, red and blue initials throughout. BINDING: reversed calf over pasteboards (eighteenth-century?). TEXT: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church, composed his commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard while teaching in Paris in the 1250s. It was... Read more about this item
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$32,000.00
THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS TRAHERNE FAITHFULLY REPRINTED FROM THE AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TOGETHER WITH POEMS OF FELICITY REPRINTED FROM THE BURNEY MANUSCRIPT AND POEMS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

THE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS TRAHERNE FAITHFULLY REPRINTED FROM THE AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TOGETHER WITH POEMS OF FELICITY REPRINTED FROM THE BURNEY MANUSCRIPT AND POEMS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

by Thomas Traherne

1965 reprint. VG+. Minimal wear. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.
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$39.95
Aphorisms on man. Translated from the original manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zuric. Fifth edition.

Aphorisms on man. Translated from the original manuscript of the Rev. John Caspar Lavater, citizen of Zuric. Fifth edition.

by Lavater, Johann Caspar

Newburyport [Massachusetts]: George Jerry Osborne, Guttemberg’s Head, 1793. 16mo, pp. 109, [1, ads]. Final blank discarded. Contemporary sheep, spine divided by double gilt rules. Last few leaves rather browned, some foxing elsewhere, one or two marginal tears. Somewhat rubbed and scratched, a few stains, rear flyleaves removed. Ownership inscription of William Hammatt to p. 3, ‘Martin’s Grammar’ written in ink on rear board. A rare American edition of this... Read more about this item
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$317.65
DYING

DYING

by Arnzen, Michael A

San Francisco: Tachyon Publications, 2003. "Comedic horror chapbook. Sixteen poems written as 'household tips for serial killers,' in the vein of Martha Stewart Living magazine." INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL ARNZEN: "House work---It's a bad thing! Michael A. Arnzen." [search our listings for more items by Michael Arnzen including original manuscripts and signed items]. SIGNED. First Printing. Wraps. Fine - As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$14.95
Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763

Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763

by Boswell, James

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked. No dust jacket. Front and back end maps locate the places mentioned in the book. Preface by Christopher Morley. Prepared, with intro and notes by Frederick A. Pottle. 370p. Index. First Published from the Original Manuscript (Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell). James Boswell's London Journal is a published version of the daily journal he kept between the years 1762 and 1763 while in London.
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$19.00
LAURENTIUS RUSIUS, Hippiatria sive Marescalcia (Book on the Health of Horses), in the Italian translation of ANTONIO DE BARLETTA, Liber de signis bonitatis et malitie equorum et de ipsorum infirmitatibus causis et curis (Book on the Signs of Health and Illness of Horses and on the Causes and Cures of their Diseases)

LAURENTIUS RUSIUS, Hippiatria sive Marescalcia (Book on the Health of Horses), in the Italian translation of ANTONIO DE BARLETTA, Liber de signis bonitatis et malitie equorum et de ipsorum infirmitatibus causis et curis (Book on the Signs of Health and Illness of Horses and on the Causes and Cures of their Diseases)

BOOK DESCRIPTION: the best known and most widely read medieval work on veterinary science for horses. In Italian, manuscript on paper, Italy (Pavia?), c. 1530-1560. Dimensions: 360 x 250 mm.,52 folios on paper, complete, written in an Italic script (cancelleresca italica) in brown ink, red rubrics, decorated 5-line initial on f. 1 styled as a tree trunk and 2- to 3-line red pen initials at the beginning of each chapter. CONTEMPORARY VELLUM BINDING, title written on the spine, enclosed in a modern half... Read more about this item
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$80,000.00
MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF COLONEL HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF NOTTINGHAM CASTLE AND TOWN

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF COLONEL HUTCHINSON, GOVERNOR OF NOTTINGHAM CASTLE AND TOWN

by Hutchinson, Lucy

London: George Bell and Sons, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Written by His Widow Lucy. Edited from the Original Manuscript by the Rev. Julius Hutchinson. To Which is Prefixed the Life of Mrs. Hutchinson, Written by Herself. Also an Account of the Siege of Lathom House, Defended by the Countess of Derby against Sir Thomas Fairfax. Frontispiece portrait. Reprint, a volume in Bohn's Standard Library. Sir John Hutchinson (1615-64) was one of the Puritan leaders, and a prominent Roundhead in the English Civil... Read more about this item
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$25.00
A catalogue of illuminated and other manuscripts togther with some works on paleography

A catalogue of illuminated and other manuscripts togther with some works on paleography

by [QUARITCH, BERNARD, LTD.]

London, 1931. 4to, pp. [8], 157; color frontis, 36 plates (1 folding) often with illus. on both recto and verso; very good in orig. printed paper-covered boards. 161 important mss. plus a group of facsimile mss. and works on paleography - 530 items all together.
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$86.25
Old science & medicine. A catalogue of MSS., books & autograph letters from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. [Catalogue] 869

Old science & medicine. A catalogue of MSS., books & autograph letters from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. [Catalogue] 869

by Maggs Bros

London: Maggs Bros., September, 1960. Small 4to, 148, [4]; inserted frontispiece and title page, 4 plates on 2 sheets, other illustrations in the text; very good and sound in original tan pictorial wrappers. With 926 items; includes subject and author index.
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$28.75
Two-page holograph petition to the town of Tiverton concerning a deed

Two-page holograph petition to the town of Tiverton concerning a deed

by Sheldon, Benjamin

Tiverton: March 25, 1772. Approx. 7½" x 8", previous folds, some browning; all else very good and legible. Benjamin Sheldon of Tiverton sent this petition to the town meeting asking that his land rights be extended. "Whereas yor petit. having, together with his son, purchased a Dwelling house standing on the Bank of Commonage, next the North End of Nanquaket pond as also One Right & Three Quarters of a Right in the Commons & beeches lying along Shore from Sineflesh River so called till it comes to the... Read more about this item
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$230.00
VERNACULAR 1879 MAINE LETTER HANDWRITTEN 4 PAGES WITH SMALL DRAWING OF FISHERMAN AND AMUSING ILLUSTRATION OF “CLEAR STREAM” WITH TWO FISHERMAN BEING ATTACKED BY MOSQUITOES

VERNACULAR 1879 MAINE LETTER HANDWRITTEN 4 PAGES WITH SMALL DRAWING OF FISHERMAN AND AMUSING ILLUSTRATION OF “CLEAR STREAM” WITH TWO FISHERMAN BEING ATTACKED BY MOSQUITOES

by Maine brother and sister, 1879 handwritten letter

[VERNACULAR 1879 MAINE LETTER HANDWRITTEN 4 PAGES WITH SMALL DRAWING OF FISHERMAN AND AMUSING ILLUSTRATION OF "CLEAR STREAM" WITH TWO FISHERMAN BEING ATTACKED BY MOSQUITOES] HANDWRITTEN LETTER dated August 8, 1879, 4 pages with illustration titled "Clear Stream" on page 4, 5" x 8" one sheet as folded, in part with text uncorrected, "Dear absent Brother and Sister, i now take my pen in hand to send you a few lines…We air [are] all well…i have been a clamin [clamming] 2 times…I have down to the Sea... Read more about this item
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$275.00
The Golden Age : Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duc de Berry

The Golden Age : Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duc de Berry

by Thomas, Marcel

London UK: Chatto & Windus, 1979. Illustrated throughout with 40 color plates and B&W art reproductions. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge and handling wear. Pages [119] clean, unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine, light top block dust spotting. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws... Read more about this item
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$12.00
S IS FOR SIGHTLESS

S IS FOR SIGHTLESS

by United Nations, UNESCO, Gerald Kean editor annotations

[1949ca S IS FOR SIGHTLESS ORIGINAL RADIO SCRIPT ANNOTATED / BLINDNESS UNESCO UN / LOUIS BRAILLE] S IS FOR SIGHTLESS, original ribbon typescript 34 pages, 8-1/2" x 11", note at bottom of last page "(1) UNESCO/MCT/9 World Braille" dating the script at Sept.1949 (see Notes below), mostly English, but parts in French, heavily edited in pencil by two individuals (see below), passages crossed out, and slips of paper for changes and additions stapled to pages in respective places, two different handwritings... Read more about this item
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$275.00
CHINESE WAR JUNK OR COMMANDER'S VESSEL IN FRONT OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT, DRAWN AFTER NATURE IN THE CANTON RIVER [translation of manuscript caption title]

CHINESE WAR JUNK OR COMMANDER'S VESSEL IN FRONT OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT, DRAWN AFTER NATURE IN THE CANTON RIVER [translation of manuscript caption title]

by Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb

[China, ca. 1805].. Watercolor on paper, 9 x 14¼ inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip (less than one inch) in upper right corner, else near fine. Mounted at upper corners onto heavier paper stock. Archival matting, and protected with Mylar sheet. An extremely important and visually appealing watercolor depicting trading practices on the Canton River in China, early 19th century. The work was done during the Krusenstern expedition, Russia's first major scientific voyage in... Read more about this item
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$27,500.00
F J OSSANG CORPUS D’OCTOBRE 1980 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT Signed Inscribed French

F J OSSANG CORPUS D’OCTOBRE 1980 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT Signed Inscribed French

Signed
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$390.00
WRITHING IN DARKNESS: A COLLECTION OF HORRIFIC VERSE - PART 1 AND PART 2 [SIGNED]

WRITHING IN DARKNESS: A COLLECTION OF HORRIFIC VERSE - PART 1 AND PART 2 [SIGNED]

by Arnzen, Michael A

Concord, CA : Dark Regions Press , 1997. Two chapbooks in illustrated red wrappers. Both books are INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL ARNZEN. Both books are signed a second time by Arnzen and also by the illustrator Renate Muller. These were issued in a limited edition of 125 copies. These copies are unnumbered and marked "A.C." apparently as author's copies. [search our listings for more Michael Arnzen including original manuscripts and signed items] . Signed. Limited Edition. Soft Cover.... Read more about this item
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$60.00
Penhallow's Indian Wars a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, Printed in Boston in 1726 with Notes of Earlier Editors and Editions from Original Manuscript

Penhallow's Indian Wars a Facsimile Reprint of the First Edition, Printed in Boston in 1726 with Notes of Earlier Editors and Editions from Original Manuscript

by Wheelock, Edward (ed)

Boston, 1924 xvi, 133, 44 pp of notes following Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Brown paper boards with cloth spine and gold-stamped titles along spine are clean and undamaged. Brown paper wrapper has considerable edgewear.. Edition of 250. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$32.00
An Essence of the Dusk (Translated from the Original Manuscript by F. W. Bain).

An Essence of the Dusk (Translated from the Original Manuscript by F. W. Bain).

by No Author

Parker, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. No Edition Remarks. 88 pages. No dust jacket. White and grey cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and rough cut edges to text block. Visible foxing throughout as well. Boards have major rubbing and sunning with visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine. Splitting to both joints.
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$5.43
Orig. handwritten and signed manuscript for "Notes on Matters Parliamentary." 4 pp. 4to. - [ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT]

Orig. handwritten and signed manuscript for "Notes on Matters Parliamentary." 4 pp. 4to. - [ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT]

by MORRIS, WILLIAM

1882. N.d. Between 1882 (watermark-date in the paper) and 1886 (year of printing). This is an essay concerning parliamentary matters: "Big as the passing days are with hopes of events/ to come, hard as times are now, and/ troublous as the outlook is, there has seldom passed/ a month in which there is so little/ to say about the proceedings of that "representative"/ body called Parliament which according to the views/ of some worthy persons is the only instrument/ by means of which the construction of... Read more about this item
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$5,050.50
Gentle George (Original Manuscript Comic)

Gentle George (Original Manuscript Comic)

by Cats. Connell, Sue (Attrib. to)

Clayton, MA, 1990 24 panel comic strip on 4 leaves in clear sleeves bound with yarn, some soil and darkening. A 24 panel hand-drawn, hand-lettered comic about a gentle cat named George who lives at Clayton Corners. Clayton Corners is an intersection in the hamlet of Clayton, in the town of New Marlborough, MA. Sue Connell lived there from 1973 to 2023 in an historic building which was once home to a general store. Sue Connell, an artist and decorator, recreated the general store on the ground floor... Read more about this item
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$150.00
RADIO-CONTROLLED TORPEDO ARCHIVE, US coastal U-boat defense, letters, patent, diagrams

RADIO-CONTROLLED TORPEDO ARCHIVE, US coastal U-boat defense, letters, patent, diagrams

by Arthur Enoch Ericson, inventory redio-controlled torpedo, Samuel Owen Edmonds, G. A. Whipple

[RADIO-CONTROLLED TORPEDO, WWI ERA; DEFENSE AGAINST U-BOATS, COASTAL DEFENSE; INVENTION AND PATENT DEVELOPMENTS] ARTHUR ENOCH ERICSON (spelling of last name used by him, though sometimes written by others as Erikson or Erickson), inventor, aspects of the radio torpedo for which he was awarded patents and attracted the interest of American, British, Canadian, Italian, French, and Russian military from the early years of the 20th century until after World War II…one letter from his patent attorney Samuel... Read more about this item
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$1,200.00
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

by Boswell, James

USA: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition, in Very Good Condition, without dust jacket.The Yale Editions of the private papers of James Boswell. Published from the original manuscript. Introduction and notes by Frederick Pottle, Sterling Professor of Literature, Yale University. Preface by Christopher Morley. Include facsimiles of two of the original manuscripts. Endpapers have map... Read more about this item
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$14.12
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