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Doubleday & Company, 1967. Hardcover (gold-stamped beige cloth)/DJ; VG+ (prev owner inscription front endpaper); DJ-VG+ (light edgewear top/bottom spine area; 1/2" closed tear rear bottom edge; slight yellowing along spine area); 1st Ed, 4th Printing; 192 pgs; 4to; history and humor by Caen; with 41 full-color paintings & 29 two-color illustrations plus many b&w sketches by Dong Kingman. Kingman's watercolor views are beautiful and wonderfully realistic, and could easily be framed. . California;... more information

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NY: The Viking Press/A Studio Book, 1981. Hardcover/Slipcase w/color photo on cover; Fine/Near Fine; 1st Ed; 144,(36)pp; folio; based on "...a photographic exhibition sponsored by the National Park Foundation that chronicled the interrelationship of landscape photography and the national park ethic in the United States"; profusely illustrated with color & B&W photographs by Ansel Adams, William Bell, Dave Bohn, Anne Brigman, Harry Callahan, William Clift, Imogene Cunningham, George Fiske, Lee Friedlander, W... more information

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NY: Random House, 1945. 2nd Ed; 183pp; Folio (15"); "This volume contains eighty-five reproductions in color of paintings from the collections of the National Gallery Of Art...(as well as) seperate notes on the dates and provenance of each picture"; artists include Botticelli, El Greco, Paul Peter Rubens, Raphael, Rembrandt, Auguste Renoir & any more; HB; VG (light edgewear) . Art Collections; National Gallery of Art; National Gallery Of Art Collections; Colonel Harry A. McBride;.... more information

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NY: The Newcomen Society, 1965. Softcover, stapled, VG+; Newcomen Publications #1965; 1st Printing stated; 28 pages; illustrated with 9 B&W sketches. . Business; Business History; LaGrange, George; Newcomen Publications; Gardens;. ... more information

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London: The Art Council of Great Britain, 1970. Softcover; VG+ (prev owner name); Exhibition Catalog; Probable 1st Ed; 76pp; tall 8vo; "...organized by the Museum of Modern Art, under the auspices of the International Council of the Museum, Tate Gallery, London, 24 June - 16 August 1970"; a catalog of works by "...the creator of 'soft' sculptures and 'giant' objects...and of imaginary projects for colossal monuments set in specific sites..."; illustrated with 134 of 142 works, plus miscellaneous color & B&W... more information

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Cleve: The City Club, 1963. 128pp; 12mo; a "meeting place for the open discussion of important social, political and economic problems"; 24 biographies of representative members; VG+/VG (light soil). Cleveland, Ohio;.... more information

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AZ: Arizona Highway Dept., 1965. 48pp; 4to; 10 page article by Dean E. Smith on the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium at Arizona State University designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; plus Arizona Governor, Sam Goddard; The Heard Museum; illustrated in color & B&W; magazine format; VG. Arizona; Frank Lloyd Wright; Grady Gammage Auditorium;. ... more information

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Norwich: Jarrold & Sons Limited. Hardcover/DJ; Fine/NF; No Date, Probable 1st Ed; 48pp; 8vo; "The glory of Westminster Abbey lies partly in its history, which is perhaps richer than that of any other church in the world"; illustrated with 16 color & 44 B&W plates.. London; Westminster Abbey;. ... more information

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Cambridge: Privately Printed, 1924. Reprint of 1911 Ed; xi,310pp; 8vo; "The erection of a noble monument at Provincetown (Mass) to commemorate the Pilgrim landfall..." at which President Theodore Roosevelt appeared for the laying of the cornerstone & President Taft addresses the dedication; illustrated; List of Members of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association; top edges gilt; decorative cover; HB; VG (light wear top/bottom spine; bit of soil bottom edge at corner; prev owner name/address). Pilgrims; Mas... more information

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NY: Oxford University Press, 1984. Hardcover/DJ; X-Library w/minimal markings, o/w VG+/VG+ (Note: interior pgs clean & unmarked); Probable 1st Ed; x,(4),587pp; 8vo; "Included are nearly 2,000 entries, more than 900 of which are biographical sketches of authors, illustrators, printers, and publishers"; nearly 136 B&W illustrations.. ISBN: 0-19-211582--0. Children's Literature; Children's Dictionaries; Mari Prichard; Humphrey Carpenter; Children's Reference;Oxford Companions;. ... more information

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SIGNED by Author; vi,145 pgs; tall 8vo; "...a collection of stories about dolls and toys, written in narrative style, but with the inclusion of documentary information to assist in the recognition and identification of these precious old toys"; profusely illustrated with delightful color & B&W photos by Edward H. Leland; Index of Dolls & Dolls Names as well as Toys; Bibliography.... more information

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Milano: Collezione Silvana/Edizioni D'Arte Amilcare Pizzi, 1946. Hardcover/No DJ; VG (light discoloring along cloth spine; paper on front cover has "bubbled" up a bit from board, possibly from publisher's glue; small scrape rear cover; previous owner bookplate); 1946, presumed 1st Edition / #811 of an unspecified number; 17 pgs text/33 pgs plates; oversize 11 1/4" x 14 3/4"; illustrated with 29 plates in color and black & white; 1/2 page Biography of the Artist; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; text in ... more information

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CO: The Old Army Press, 1974. Hardcover; X-Library with usual markings, spine fade, o/w VG+ (Note: interior pgs clean & unmarked); Probable 1st Ed; (4),168pp; 4to; Volume #3 in the Source Custeriana Series; "...the information contained in this volume is invaluable because it singles out a moment in our history and focuses upon a major aspect of it...(in this) study of the military histories of (204) officers involved in the Sioux Campaign of 1876...". . Source Custeriana Series; Sioux Campaign; American In... more information

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover/No DJ; VG (light edgewear; small areas of discoloration on cover; previous owner inscription); (Note: interior VG+); No Date, ca 1930s; 1st Edition thus; (14),297 pages; 8vo; from the photo play produced & copyrighted by the Nonpareil Feature Film Corporation starring Viola Savor as Alice & Herbert Rice as the White Rabbit; with 32 B&W photos (scenes); color frontis of "Who Stole The Tarts?" with Savor & Rice.. Alice in Wonderland; Photo Play; Nonpareil Feature Film Corp; Vio... more information

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Presumed 1st Edition; SIGNED by both Authors; vi,151 pgs; 4to; not only a history of the Association, but an interesting look at dental history; some chapters inc Golden Anniversary Dentists, Dental Advertisements, Dental Museums and Libraries, Past Presidents 1871-1990, K.D.A and The War Efforts, Women in Kansas Dentistry (1867-1989), Folklore, Anecdotes, Inventors, etc; profusely illustrated with B&W photos, drawings & ads; References.... more information

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NY: The Newcomen Society, 1985. Softcover, stapled; Near Fine; Newcomen Publication #1246; 1st Printing stated; Alltel Corporation of Hudson, Ohio; 20 pages; illustrated with 17 B&W photos, drawings & documents. ... more information

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AZ: Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission, 1980. Softcover, stapled (rebound in library binding w/card covers); X-Library w/usual markings o/w VG (Note: interior pgs clean & unmarked); Probable 1st Ed; (2),24pp; 8vo; "...1880 was a significant turning point for the City of Tucson, marked primarily by improved transportation, both intercity and intracity"; illustrated with B&W photos, a map, & a document. . Arizona Transportation History; History of Tucson, Transportation in Pima County, Arizo... more information

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NY: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1924. Reprint Ed, Revised; xvii,222pp text, plus plates; 8vo; an excellent presentation of the architecture of the colonial style; with 140 B&W plates, plus plans & drawings; chapters on colonial gardens, restoration & what not to do; HB; VG (cover fade & several small spots; 1/2 surface tear rear spine; light wear top/bottom spine & corner tips). Architecture; Colonial Architecture; Colonial Building; Colonial Houses;. ... more information

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Boston, MA: The University Prints, 1921. Probable 1st Ed; xxiv,500 pp plates; 12mo; the 500 plates include B&W photos & some drawings; HB; VG . Architecture; European Architecture;. ... more information

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D-Books Publishing, 1998. Hardcover/No DJ (as issued?); Fine; 1st Edition; 128 pages; tall 8vo; as a pictorial review, the entire content is historical photos, begining with The 1800s through the 1990s, with the heaviest emphasis on the earliest years, and mainly Wichita & Haysville areas. Photos include notable residents, families, street scenes, businesses, fire & police, schools, churches, the County fair, Riverside Park, early golf scene at Wichita Country Club, the Rotary Jail, 1930 tornado &am... more information

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