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Lettering for Today / Design for the Ballet by Holme, C. G. Editor / & Beaumont, C. W - 1937

by Holme, C. G. Editor / & Beaumont, C. W

Lettering for Today / Design for the Ballet by Holme, C. G. Editor  /  &  Beaumont, C. W - 1937

Lettering for Today / Design for the Ballet

by Holme, C. G. Editor / & Beaumont, C. W

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London: The Studio, 1937. Book. Near Fine. Quarter Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine but for bkplt, and minor wear to extremities. Special autumn and special winter editions of the Studio for 1937, bound together. 144 pages and 152 pages. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Tipped in colour plates for Design for the Ballet. ( bonus of 1919 Pictures of London by Celebrated Artists also bound in at back ). 48 pages..
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  • Publisher The Studio
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1937
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
  • Keywords Lettering Fonts Type Ballet Costumes Art
  • Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Pictorial Oshawa
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Pictorial Oshawa

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Oshawa ON, Self-published, printed by The Alger Press, 1975, oblong hardcover (9" x 10"), unpaginated with approximately 220 pp., Number 1918 of an unspecified Limited First Edition, Signed by the Author 'Best Wishes Thos. Bouckley' on the title page. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine small, faint dampstain to bottom corners of endpapers . Dustjacket unpriced, small edge nicks, a few creases, faint dampstain to interior corners, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 208 reproductions of early photographs of the Oshawa area featuring important structures, events and residents.
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The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of 150 Steel Engravings, By the First Artists; with...
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The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of 150 Steel Engravings, By the First Artists; with Descriptions & a Comment on Their Moral Tendency By Rev. John Trusler. To Which are Added, Anecdotes of the Author & His Works By J. Hogarth & J. Nichols. 2 Vols

by Trusler, Rev. John

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London: E T Brain & Co 2 volumes, bound as one. Published London: E T Brain & Co, c. 1850's. 4to., 8 3/4" x 10 3/4", double frontis plates+ iv+145; double frontis plates+iv, 147-280. All plates present. Ex-library in library binding. Text and plates very good plus, clean, bright, no foxing or discoloration. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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Adventures of two youths in a journey through Africa
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Adventures of two youths in a journey through Africa

by Knox, Thomas W.

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The Boy Travellers in the Far East - Part fifth. Illustrated. 473 pp.+1 colour plate h.t. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1884.
--- Pictorial cloth gilt. Some wear at corners and spine ends (see photos). Pages bright and clean. A dedication written on a blank page. Richly illustrated with engravings. Tight binding.
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Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word.
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Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word.

by MINOR, Wendell. Introduction by David McCullough. Signed by Wendell Minor, Sherman Alexie and Ernest Gaines

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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1995. Special issue signed by the artist and stamped with his chop stamp. Additionally, signed by Sherman Alexie (p. 134), and Ernest Gaines (p. 108). First edition / First printing. Ivory cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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The Glass Key
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The Glass Key

by Hammett, Dashiell

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Hammett, Dashiell: The Glass Key. Grosset & Dunlap Movie Tie-In Edition, 1931. Detective Mystery. USED. Good condition hardcover in Good- condition Rare Original Madison Square lime green movie cast Dust Jacket features Brian Donleavy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd.
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Pictorial Oshawa
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Oshawa ON, Self-published, printed by The Alger Press, 1975, oblong hardcover (9" x 10"), unpaginated with approximately 220 pp., Number 1918 of an unspecified Limited First Edition, Signed by the Author 'Best Wishes Thos. Bouckley' on the title page. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine small, faint dampstain to bottom corners of endpapers . Dustjacket unpriced, small edge nicks, a few creases, faint dampstain to interior corners, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 208 reproductions of early photographs of the Oshawa area featuring important structures, events and residents.
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The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of 150 Steel Engravings, By the First Artists; with...
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The Works of William Hogarth, in a Series of 150 Steel Engravings, By the First Artists; with Descriptions & a Comment on Their Moral Tendency By Rev. John Trusler. To Which are Added, Anecdotes of the Author & His Works By J. Hogarth & J. Nichols. 2 Vols

by Trusler, Rev. John

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London: E T Brain & Co 2 volumes, bound as one. Published London: E T Brain & Co, c. 1850's. 4to., 8 3/4" x 10 3/4", double frontis plates+ iv+145; double frontis plates+iv, 147-280. All plates present. Ex-library in library binding. Text and plates very good plus, clean, bright, no foxing or discoloration. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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Adventures of two youths in a journey through Africa
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Adventures of two youths in a journey through Africa

by Knox, Thomas W.

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The Boy Travellers in the Far East - Part fifth. Illustrated. 473 pp.+1 colour plate h.t. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1884.
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Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word.
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Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word.

by MINOR, Wendell. Introduction by David McCullough. Signed by Wendell Minor, Sherman Alexie and Ernest Gaines

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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1995. Special issue signed by the artist and stamped with his chop stamp. Additionally, signed by Sherman Alexie (p. 134), and Ernest Gaines (p. 108). First edition / First printing. Ivory cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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The Glass Key
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The Glass Key

by Hammett, Dashiell

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Hammett, Dashiell: The Glass Key. Grosset & Dunlap Movie Tie-In Edition, 1931. Detective Mystery. USED. Good condition hardcover in Good- condition Rare Original Madison Square lime green movie cast Dust Jacket features Brian Donleavy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd.
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
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Escape On Venus Tarzana

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head

by Claire Huchet Bishop

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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How

by Eric Sloane

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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
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The Professional Cosmetologist

by John W. Dalton

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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

by Gyorgy Balazs

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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

by Dickens, Charles

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THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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Illustration Index
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Illustration Index

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Original book from the publisher to the artist including a certificate of recognition for Max ten Bosch. The book is still in the original packing and in plastic. Both the letter from the publisher and the original certificate are included.
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Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

by Rogers, Fred

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032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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