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The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences, with...
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The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences, with Details, Specifications, Plans and Directions and an Estimate of the Cost of Each Design. (Jones & Newman's Architectural Publications)

by Ritch, John W.

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New York: C.M. Saxton, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown contemporary calf, 4 raised bands, black leather label, gilt lettered. No date, but publisher's address is 123 Fulton Street indicating probable publication of 1848. 47 plates, (many tinted) of renderings, elevations and layouts with accompanying text. Very light wear, binding is square and sound. Miinor dampstaining to 3 plates and very slight waviness to a few leaves, occasional foxing. Owner's name on endpapes. Most plates are virtually free of any defects. This book is very attractively bound, and is in a very well-preserved condition. A wide range of architectural styles are shown, from classics to country log cabin. There is a total of 47 plates, including layouts, elevations and specfications.
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Book-Plates

by Hardy, W.J.

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1893. First American Edition Autographed . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 175pp. Marroon cloth. Ex-library with usual markings, ibut also ncluding a bookplate of the Boston Athenaeum on the front pastedown, which states that the book was purchased with "the income of the fund given by John Bromfield of Boston, merchant, b.1779. d.1849." Bromfield was a benefactor of the Athenaeum. Covers are worn, soiled and stained, cracking to inner hinges but binding is holding, and the text is sound with the exception of a tape remnant to margin of title page, and an occasional Boston Athenaeuem stamp.
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A Chronology of Printing

by Clair, Colin

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New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 228pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Near fine book in a very good dust jacket.
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Costumes and Curtains from the Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets
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Costumes and Curtains from the Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets

by Buckle, Richard and Massine, Léonide (Intro and Preface)

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New York: The Viking Press (A Studio Book), 1972. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 179, 121pp + 144 plates. Bright pink boards, gilt spine lettering. Near fine book, contents clean, very good dust jacket. A LIMITED EDITION of 750 copies of which this is number 96. Includes Sotheby's catalogues of July 17, 1968 and December 19, 1969.
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The Green Book of Type

by Winson Press, Inc.

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New York: Winson Press, Inc., 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 88pp. Green paper cover boards. Covers lightly soiled, foxing to endpapers and lightly to title page, text is clean and binding is tight. Specimens of typfaces, rules, borders and ornaments.
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The History and Romance of the Paisley Shawl

by Stewart, A.M.

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1946. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 33pp. No listing of publisher, or publisher place or date, though c1946. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, 4 photogrpahic plates, errata slip tipped-in on front free endaper, former owner's name and date (1954) on front endpaper. Very good condition, some toning to endpapers,
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How to Drape Your Windows

by KIrsch, C.W.

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Sturgis, Michigan: Kirsch Company, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fred Whincap. 79pp. Tan paper over boards. Spine is chipped at top and split along joints, text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is chipped and has several large tears but is mostly complete and protected in a mylar jacket. Designs and illustrations, in black and white, and color, for various types of window treatments by the inventor of the flat curtain rod and the founder of the C.W. Kirsch Company. Laid-in is a promotional form letter from C. W. Kirsch.
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The International Studio (Vol LXI, No. 241, March 1917)

by Holme, Charles (Editor)

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New York: John Lane Co., 1917. Soft cover. Good. Approx 75p. Light soil to covers, spine worn and chipped, contents are clean. Articles on 20 years of art in America, Pennsylvania Academy, Alexander and John Robert Cozzens, modern art and arts and crafts at the Royal Academy.
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Lettering of Today
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Lettering of Today

by Holme, C.G. (Editor)

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London: The Studio Limited, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144pp. Silver-grey cloth, red lettering. Chipping and wear to head and tail of spine, corners rubbed, light soil, contents age-toned, owner's inkstamp on front free endpaper. Hand lettering and calligraphy and how they relate to book production, architecture and advertising. Numerous examples accompany the essays
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Lithography

by Brown, Bolton

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New York: Fitzroy Carrington, 1923. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27pp. Blue paper-covered boards, paper spine label. Slight staining to front board, spine ends lightly rubbed, paper clip stain to first few pages, and a few scattered faint marks to margins, overall text is sound. This book is number 325 of 500 copies printed.
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Omar Khajjam Rubaijat. Die Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers. Aus dem Persischen...
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Omar Khajjam Rubaijat. Die Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers. Aus dem Persischen übertragen von Friedrich Rosen.

by Omar Khajjam (Omar Khayyam)

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Stuttgart: Deutschen Verlags-Anstalt, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Paul Haustien. [4],32,[2],38pp. Full marroon morocco with elaborate gilt design to cover and spine, all edges gilt, gilt floral endpapers, in slipcase. Published in an edition of 300 copies,of which this is No. 203. Very minor wear to boards, spine is chipped at both ends, cracking along joints, boards holding and binding is tight. Slipcase is worn mainly along edges and corners. Text is in German, printed on a heavy card stock with lavishly decorated ornamentation throughout, followed by 38 pages of commentary. Translated from the Persian by Friedrich Rosen, and designed by Paul Haustein.
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PM : An Intimate Journal for Production Managers, Art Directors and their Associates - Vol.III- No. 8, April 1937

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New York: PM Publishing Co., 1937. Soft cover. Very Good. Brown stiff wraps, with paste-on medallion. Cover edges darkened, 1/2 inch chip to tail of spine, contents clean and sound. An interview with Clarence P. Hornung, articles about John Peter Zenger, ideographic writing and more. Original subscription laid-in.
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PM :  An Intimate Journal For Production Managers, Art Directors and their Associates. April-May...
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PM : An Intimate Journal For Production Managers, Art Directors and their Associates. April-May 1938 (Vol IV, No 6.)

by Leslie, Robert L. and Seitlin, Percy

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New York: PM Publishing Co., 1938. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Aubrey Beardsley. 16pp. 50 plates. Light wear, spine missing, contents are complete. Cover features New York Central poster. Includes 50 prints selected from the American Institute of Graphic Arts with 1938 prices listed.
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PM. AN INTIMATE JOURNAL FOR PRODUCTION MANAGERS, ART DIRECTORS AND THEIR ASSOCIATES. No.34 , 1936

by PM Publishing Com

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New York: PM Publishing Company, 1934. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 40pp + 12pp ads. Printed stiff wraps. Light wear to exterior, contents very sound. A feature on Burton Emmett, an article by John T. Winterich and magnificent drawings by Raymond Lufkin.
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Practical Wood Carving; A Simple Treatise on the Rudiments of Wood Carving
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Practical Wood Carving; A Simple Treatise on the Rudiments of Wood Carving

by Townsend, Charles J.

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New York: David Williams Company, 1908. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 86pp. Simulated wood design covers. Light cover soil, little wear, contents are clean, endpapers age-darkened. Practical instructions on carving and the proper use of the tools required. Illustrated. A vintage copy.
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Ruth Schloss Paintings and Drawings

by Schloss, Ruth

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Tel Aviv: United Artists Ltd., 1968. Second Edition . Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Portfolio of 12 reproductions of the artist's paintings, 4 in color and 8 in black and white, text in English and Hebrew. Prints and text are all in sound condition, slight staple rust in text folder, and some slight chipping to top of front and back cover
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A Series of Hand Made Papers from England and Italy

by Thomas N. Fairbanks Company

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New York: Thomas N. Fairbanks Company, 1930. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beige boards. Samples of 11 fine papers of varying weights, each imprinted with its qualities and characteristics. Pages ar unopened and un trimmed. A handsome specimen book.
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