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Cowing & Co.'s Catalogue of Pumps, Fire Engines, Hydraulic Rams, and Other Machines and Apparatus Pertaining to Hydraulics (etc.) by Cowing and Company - 1871

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Cowing & Co.'s Catalogue of Pumps, Fire Engines, Hydraulic Rams, and Other Machines and Apparatus Pertaining to Hydraulics (etc.) by Cowing and Company - 1871

Cowing & Co.'s Catalogue of Pumps, Fire Engines, Hydraulic Rams, and Other Machines and Apparatus Pertaining to Hydraulics (etc.)

by Cowing and Company

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Seneca Falls NY:: Cowing & Company , 1871. Heavy dark green cloth over paper wraps, with impressed gilt titles and blind-stamped ruled borders. 130 pages with index. An impressively-illustrated (in woodcut) catalog of all types of hand pumps, force pumps, hydraulic pumps, lift pumps, fire fighting equipment, garden equipment, and miscellaneous related manufactured items. The fire engines are of the handtub, or hand-drawn variety. There is also a "protection engine" for home/farm use, a green house engine and a couple of garden engines. Each of thiese is depicted with ornamental scrollwork and other refinements, and each carries a detailed description of the enhancements made to functional parts. Overall very good condition, wtih slight fraying at cover edges, some water stains to covers which are not so apparent externally, but which have mottled the endpapers. None of the staining extends beyond blank endpapers. This is an exceedingly rare and charming little catalog. Cowing & Co. is listed in Romaine, but not this catalog. TRADE CATALOG 5105. First Edition. Limp Cloth. Very Good Condition. Illus. by Wood Engravings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Catalog.
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  • Publisher Cowing & Company
  • Place of Publication Seneca Falls NY:
  • Date Published 1871
  • Keywords Fire Engines Equipment Hydraulics Hydraulic Rams Pumps Cisterns Wells Garden Water Handtub Hand Pulled Catalog Catalogue Trade Cowing Seneca
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UNTRIMMED PRESS SHEET OF SENDAK BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 19 X 15" COLOR [FROM  SENDAK'S...
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UNTRIMMED PRESS SHEET OF SENDAK BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 19 X 15" COLOR [FROM SENDAK'S PRIVATE ARCHIVES] FOR "PENTHESILEA,"

by Maurice Sendak/heinrich Von Kleist

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Harper Collins?. Fine with no dust jacket. c1997. First Edition. Comic book. art; Color Illustrations; Elephant Folio 23" tall; 1 pages; UNTRIMMED PRESS SHEET OF SENDAK BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS 19 X 15" COLOR [FROM SENDAK'S PRIVATE ARCHIVES] FOR "PENTHESILEA". Untrimmed press sheet of Maurice Sendak illustrations shown in the corresponding image (s). This is the complete series of 12 full-page illustrations to Heinrich von Kleist's tragedy "Penthesilea," printed in full color and published in book form 1998 by HarperCollins. This full sheet, printed only on one side and measures 19 x 25 inches, each design 4-5/8 x 3-1/4 inch arranged in four columns of three, with a vertical color-strip at the right fore-edge for accurate reproduction of the artist's original pencil and watercolor images. Whether this was intended for binding up into book format with the printed text or for use in creating a separate suite of images (for a deluxe edition, which was… Read More
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Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United...

Inauguration of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, By the President of the United States on Bedlow's Island, New York, Thursday, October 28, 1886

by [bookplate of Luigi Palma Di Cesnola]

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New York: D. Appleton & Co. (1886), 1887. First Edition . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. Frontispiece. 63 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Frontispiece Is A Reproduction Of The Engraved Invitation To The Inauguration Ceremony. Contains An Account Of The Proceedings, The Addresses In Full, And A Brief History Of The Statue. Bookplate Of U S Medal Of Honor Winner Palma Di Cesnola, Who Later Became U S Consul In Cyprus 1865 - 1877. He Undertook Excavations There And His Archaeological Collection Formed The Basis Of The Metropolitan Museum's Large Collection Of Greek Antiquities. Book Is Near Fine, Gilt Still Brilliant, Covers Clean, Light Chipping To Front Free Endpaper, Contents Fine.
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Program for the First Annual Newport Folk Festival , July 11-12. 1959
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Program for the First Annual Newport Folk Festival , July 11-12. 1959

by Introduction by Billy Faier

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Newport, RI: Board of Directors, Newport Folk Festival, 1959. RARE program for the First Newport Folk Festiaval, 24 pp. featuring daily programs and two artist biographies with black and white photos per page, Introduction by Billy Faier, editor and publisher of CARAVAN magazine. In original stapled pictorial wrappers, Very Good, foxing and slight discoloration to wrappers. Featured artists included are: Pete Seeger, Odetta, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Josh White, The New Lost City Ramblers, Memphis Slim, The Stanley Brothers, The Kingston Trio, Earl Scruggs, Jean Ritchie, and Bo Diddley, among others. . First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers . Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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TEDDY BEAR PAPER DOLL. With five outfits
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TEDDY BEAR PAPER DOLL. With five outfits

by TEDDY BEAR

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J. Ottmann Litho. Co. New York. No date. Circa 1907. Die-cut Chromolithographic Bear and clothing in original printed envelope. (Bear is 10.5 inches tall, envelope is 11.5 x 8.5 inches). The Bear has a (recently replaced) plain card back stand to keep him upright and the 5 outfits have tabs so can be laid onto the body. The hats have small slits and sit on the head, in between the ears. Each outfit comes with a hat but the Driver's cap is missing. The outfits are; a Dress Suit with vests, tie, pocket square and top hat; a Nautical Suit of blue blazer with gold buttons, stripes, anchors, and white trousers with a cap featuring an eagle; a Baseball Uniform for the NL, National League, with a striped cap; a yellow Bathrobe trimmed in red, striped socks, and a red sleeping cap; and a Driver's Coat with brass buttons, belt, and grey gloves (the cap is missing from this outfit). The Bear has just a few light scratches and a couple of the outfits have small creases but overall they are all in very good… Read More
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(Ring-Bound Notebook of Materials)  Summary of Materials for Promotion Nelda. M Christ, Assistant...
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(Ring-Bound Notebook of Materials) Summary of Materials for Promotion Nelda. M Christ, Assistant Professor, Department of Home Economics, June 1, 1977.

by Christ, Nelda M.

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Bloomington, Indiana: The Author, 1977. Black ring binder with title label at spine "Promotion Materials". Approximately 150 pages. Fine. A comprehensive look at what it took for a home economics assistant professor to be considered for promotion in 1977. Table of Contents reads : I. A Statement of Career Accomplishments and Goals. A, Career Accomplishments. 1. Documents of Service, Summary of Service, Papers/Speeches/Programs. 2. Documentation of Teaching. Summary of Courses and Enrollments. #. Documentation of Creative Activity/Research. Fellowships/Grants/Awards. B. Career Goals. II. Appendices. A. Service. B. Teaching. C. Creative Activity Research. . Ring Bound. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Zanol. The Better Way to Buy. Catalog No. 20. Edition A.
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Zanol. The Better Way to Buy. Catalog No. 20. Edition A.

by (Art Deco) The American Products Company

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Cincinnati, OH: The American Products Company, May, 1925. Perfect bound (355 x 280 mm). Original brown wrappers printed in blue and cream, brown cloth backstrip. 78 pages, of which 16 are in full colour and the rest being uncoloured lithographs on single-colour backgrounds. With the original order form loosely inserted. Light rubbing at the extremities, small chips at the ends of the spine. A fresh copy in excellent condition. A beautiful, 78 page chromolithographic catalogue for the American Products Company's Zanol line of cosmetics, food products, and home goods, including 16 pages in full colour. A superb example of Art Deco marketing design. The American Products Company was founded in 1907 by three brothers, Albert, Edgar and Clarence Mihalovitch (Albert later changed his surname to Mills), of Cincinnati, who hoped to capture the growing Midwestern consumer market (see "Cosmetics by the American products Company", Collecting Vintage Compacts blog, January 2012). This catalogue promotes… Read More
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Program for the First Annual Newport Folk Festival , July 11-12. 1959
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Program for the First Annual Newport Folk Festival , July 11-12. 1959

by Introduction by Billy Faier

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Newport, RI: Board of Directors, Newport Folk Festival, 1959. RARE program for the First Newport Folk Festiaval, 24 pp. featuring daily programs and two artist biographies with black and white photos per page, Introduction by Billy Faier, editor and publisher of CARAVAN magazine. In original stapled pictorial wrappers, Very Good, foxing and slight discoloration to wrappers. Featured artists included are: Pete Seeger, Odetta, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Josh White, The New Lost City Ramblers, Memphis Slim, The Stanley Brothers, The Kingston Trio, Earl Scruggs, Jean Ritchie, and Bo Diddley, among others. . First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers . Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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TEDDY BEAR PAPER DOLL. With five outfits
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TEDDY BEAR PAPER DOLL. With five outfits

by TEDDY BEAR

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J. Ottmann Litho. Co. New York. No date. Circa 1907. Die-cut Chromolithographic Bear and clothing in original printed envelope. (Bear is 10.5 inches tall, envelope is 11.5 x 8.5 inches). The Bear has a (recently replaced) plain card back stand to keep him upright and the 5 outfits have tabs so can be laid onto the body. The hats have small slits and sit on the head, in between the ears. Each outfit comes with a hat but the Driver's cap is missing. The outfits are; a Dress Suit with vests, tie, pocket square and top hat; a Nautical Suit of blue blazer with gold buttons, stripes, anchors, and white trousers with a cap featuring an eagle; a Baseball Uniform for the NL, National League, with a striped cap; a yellow Bathrobe trimmed in red, striped socks, and a red sleeping cap; and a Driver's Coat with brass buttons, belt, and grey gloves (the cap is missing from this outfit). The Bear has just a few light scratches and a couple of the outfits have small creases but overall they are all in very good… Read More
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(Ring-Bound Notebook of Materials)  Summary of Materials for Promotion Nelda. M Christ, Assistant...
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(Ring-Bound Notebook of Materials) Summary of Materials for Promotion Nelda. M Christ, Assistant Professor, Department of Home Economics, June 1, 1977.

by Christ, Nelda M.

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Bloomington, Indiana: The Author, 1977. Black ring binder with title label at spine "Promotion Materials". Approximately 150 pages. Fine. A comprehensive look at what it took for a home economics assistant professor to be considered for promotion in 1977. Table of Contents reads : I. A Statement of Career Accomplishments and Goals. A, Career Accomplishments. 1. Documents of Service, Summary of Service, Papers/Speeches/Programs. 2. Documentation of Teaching. Summary of Courses and Enrollments. #. Documentation of Creative Activity/Research. Fellowships/Grants/Awards. B. Career Goals. II. Appendices. A. Service. B. Teaching. C. Creative Activity Research. . Ring Bound. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Twelve Contemporary Poets. . . 1966 Houston Poetry Festival Poets Reading Selections From Their...
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Twelve Contemporary Poets. . . 1966 Houston Poetry Festival Poets Reading Selections From Their Own Works.

by SCANNELL, William J., Edited by. Signed by 6 poets: Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, W. S. Merwin. (Vinyl LP)

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Champaign, IL: The National Council of English Teachers / RCA #868N-8519, 1966. Signed by Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, W. S. Merwin. First edition / First printing. 12" Vinyl LP in Illustrated cardboard sleeve. Near fine. A lovely copy. Uncommon, especially signed by several participants.
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Selected Poems
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Selected Poems

by Masefield, John

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New York: Macmillan, 1938. Includes selections from Masefield's books: Salt-Water Ballads; Poems and Ballads; Pompey the Great; The Everlasting Mercy; The Widow in the Bye Street; Dauber; The Daffodil Fields; Philp the King; Good Friday; Lollingdon Downs; Gallipoli; Reynard the Fox; Enslaved; Right Royal; Ester; King Cole and Other Poems; Odtaa; Midsummer Night and Other Tales in Verse; The Wanderer; Minnie Maylow's Story and Other Tales and Scenes; A Letter from Pontus. 271 toned, clean pages. Navy blue cloth with gilt facsimle signature on front cover and dull gilt titles on spine; a dozen or so pages are bumped at top corner; tanned inside covers. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Forgotten  Song by Eugene Cowles  Oliver Ditson Company Boston

Forgotten Song by Eugene Cowles Oliver Ditson Company Boston

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Forgotten Song by Eugene Cowles Oliver Ditson Company Boston
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Reno, Land of Charm [Nevada]

Reno, Land of Charm [Nevada]

by Reno Chamber of Commerce

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Reno, Nevada: Reno Chamber of Commerce, 1927. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Includes original sleeve. Light general wear. 1927 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. Reno, Nevada. Early travel brochure. Briefly discusses the area surrounding Reno, and touches on each of Nevada's major cities. Numerous black-and-white photo reproductions of Reno and surrounding area, including countryside and Sparks.--Calvello Books
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EDGAR ALLAN POE IN 20 OBJECTS FROM THE SUSAN JAFFE TANE COLLECTION
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EDGAR ALLAN POE IN 20 OBJECTS FROM THE SUSAN JAFFE TANE COLLECTION

by Gabrielle Dean and Richard Kopley [eds.]

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Baltimore: The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, 2017. paperback. 9.2 x 5.2 inches. paperback. xiv, 129 pages. This collection of short, illustrated essays by leading and emerging Poe scholars focuses on twenty Poe-related objects from a private collection, which are closely examined as a means of unpacking Poe's family history, literary preoccupations, and legacy. Published in connection with a public exhibition at Johns Hopkins University, October 2016 through February 2017, "The Enigmatic Edgar A. Poe in Baltimore & Beyond.
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Two Anti-Communist Newsletters

Two Anti-Communist Newsletters

by CHURCH LEAGUE OF AMERICA [ANTI-COMMUNISM] [ANTI-LABOR]

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Evanston, IL: Church League of America, 1950. Pamphlet. Fine. This is a lot of 2 pamphlets from the early 1950s published by the right wing Church League of America based out of the Chicago suburbs from 1937-1984. Both pieces are in fine condition. THOMPSON, Dorothy. "What Is Behind the Immigration Furor?"; News and Views, January 1953, No. 230. Evanston: National Laymen's Council of the Church League of America. Broadsheet. 4 pp. A newsletter decrying the New Deal and the threat of Communist immigrants. RADCLIFFE, Cy. "A little business fights Big Government". Evanston: National Laymen's Council of the Church League of America. Broadsheet. 2 pp. A newsletter describing the writer's efforts to prevent his employees from unionizing and the ensuing lawsuit. Includes a photo of Radcliffe captioned "CRUSADER."
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THE CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA CITRUS STORY
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THE CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA CITRUS STORY

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Redlands, California: Pure Gold, [1955]. Stapled wraps. Very good. [12p.] Small chips to wrap edges. The Mutual Orange Distributors (MOD) was founded in Redlands, California, in 1906 as a cooperative marketing association representing citrus growers in California. Within a few years, the coop included citrus growers in western Arizona. In 1955, MOD changed its name to Pure Gold, originally the brand name for fruit grown by the approximately 2,500 MOD growers. Sunkist took over the Pure Gold trademark when the co-op closed in 1987 due to housing developments replacing the citrus fields and the shrinking number of packing plants. This booklet explains the history of the citrus-growing culture in California and Arizona and provides information on the variety of oranges, lemons, and grapefruit grown and their cultivation and packaging. A map on the back shows the regions represented by the Pure Gold cooperative. Scarce, none located in OCLC. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11"x8-1/2")
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Leopold Von Ranke A Review of his Life
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Leopold Von Ranke A Review of his Life

by Adams, Henry Brook

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Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volume
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Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Volumes 22-23 pages 542-558, signed "H. B. A" Leopold Von Ranke a review of his life. by Herbert Baxter Adams;
Adams was born to Nathaniel Dickinson Adams and Harriet (Hastings) Adams in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. On his mother's side, he was a descendant of Thomas Hastings who came from the East Anglia region of England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634.[1] Adams received his early training in the Amherst, Massachusetts public schools and Phillips Exeter Academy. He graduated from Amherst College in 1872. In 1873 Adams traveled to Europe to study and write. In 1874 he then moved to Heidelberg, Germany to pursue the Ph.D. degree. There he was influenced by Johann Gustav Droysen and Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, the latter also becoming his mentor. Heidelberg did not then require a thesis from its doctoral candidates, instead it required an oral examination, for which he chose political science for his major field (Hauptfach), with two minors… Read More
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Butterflies in gilded frame
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Butterflies in gilded frame

by Handmade in Switzerland Reichlin

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handmade exhibit of butterflies gold frame
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Revolt in June: Documents and Reports on the People's Uprising in East Berlin and in the Soviet...

Revolt in June: Documents and Reports on the People's Uprising in East Berlin and in the Soviet Zone of Germany

by [West German Government]

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[Bonn?]: Federal Ministry for All-German Affairs, 1953.Oblong small quarto (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 240 x 160 mm), 64 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). West German government booklet documenting the June 1953 uprising in East Germany. In English, profusely illustrated.
CONDITION: Lower right corner of front cover clipped, small stain to front cover, closed tear to rear cover, light toning to page extremities. About Very Good.
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Number 30. Shelter Lullaby, by Helen Thomas sheet music Boston Music, drawing by Edwina Dumm

Number 30. Shelter Lullaby, by Helen Thomas sheet music Boston Music, drawing by Edwina Dumm

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Number 30. Shelter Lullaby, by Helen Thomas sheet music Boston Music, drawing by Edwina Dumm
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