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The Flowers of Anecdote, Wit, Humor, Gayety, and Genius. With Etchings
by Anonymous
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- First US Edition
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- 1831
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$300.00
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Boston: Frederic S. Hill, 1831. First US Edition. Hardcover. 285pp. Original green cloth with paper label affixed to spine panel. Engraved title and three inserted plates with etchings. Wear to cloth, chips to label. Contemporary owner's name on front free endpaper, pencil markings on endpapers, scattered foxing throughout. A good+ copy.; 12mo.
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The Mother's Assistant and Young Lady's Friend January and March 1846
by Brown, William C., ed
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- 1846
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$120.00
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Boston: William C. Brown, 1846. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Two issues in the original wrappers. Laid in is a receipt signed by the publisher and editor William C. Brown for a 3 year subscription. Subscriber's name and address on one of the covers (Mrs. Stover of Schuylerville, NY). Light overall wear and a couple of faint spots. Very good+.… Read more Item Price
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Official Program Motorcycle Road Racing, Bryar Motorsport Park, Loudon, New Hampshire, June 15, 16, 1968
by [New Hamsphire - Motorcycle Races]
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- 1968
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$48.00
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Loudon, NH, 1968. Stapled wraps. With b&w illustrations. Light wear to covers. A very good+ copy. ; Quarto.
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$48.00

Webco 1968 Motorcycle Accessories Catalog
by [Motorcycles]
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- 1968
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Venice, CA: Webco, Inc, 1968. Stapled wraps. 88pp. Nice vintage catalog of motorcycle accessories. Features engine components, fuels, pipes, tires, gear and more. Three holes punched along the spine. A very good copy. ; Quarto.
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$42.00

Thompson Speedway Continental Official Program for September 21, 1969
by [Connecticut - Car Races]
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- 1969
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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Thompson, CT, 1969. Stapled wraps. With color and b&w illustrations. Light wear to covers. A very good copy. ; Quarto.
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$48.00

Memoria en defensa del Conde de Cagliostro, acusado, contra Mr. el Procurador General, acusador: en presencia de Mr. el Cardenal de Rohan, de la Condesa de la Mota, y de otros co-acusados. El Conde de Cagliostro no pretende mas que la tranquilidad, y la seguridad: la hospitalidad se las asegura. Traducida dal frances
by Alessandro Conte di Cagliostro (Giuseppe Balsamo)
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- First Spanish Edition
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- 1788
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$120.00
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Madrid: Por D. Antonio Espinosa, 1788. First Spanish Edition. Hardcover. 93pp. Contemporary quarter leather over boards. The defense by Cagliostro in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace that landed him nine months in the Bastille and for which he was subsequently acquitted. Text in Spanish. Translated from the French. Very old annotations in Spanish on the margins of some… Read more Item Price
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The case, Trevett against Weeden: on Information and Complaint, for Refusing Paper Bills in Payment for Butcher's Meat, in Market, at Par with Specie. Tried Before the Honourable Superior Court, in the county of Newport, September term, 1786. Also, the Case of the Judges of Said Court, Before the Honourable General Assembly, at Providence, October Session, 1786, on Citation, for Dismissing Said Complaint. Wherein the Rights of the People to Trial by Jury..
by Varnum, James M.
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- 1787
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$240.00
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Providence, RI: John Carter, 1787. First Edition. Self-wraps. iv, 60pp. Contemporary plain wrappers. Early landmark legal case establishing judicial review. Lacks pages 51-54. Heavy foxing to the first four leaves, pages 3 and 4 are pasted together, some annotations in pencil throughout, heavy wear and stains to covers. A poor copy. Comes with an original invoice from the Charles… Read more Item Price
$240.00

The DiMaggio Albums: Selections from Public and Private Collections Celebrating the Baseball Career of Joe DiMaggio
by Whittingham, Richard, ed.; DiMaggio, Joe
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$90.00
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes in slipcase. Cloth. With an introduction and commentaries by Joe DiMaggio. A fine set in slipcase. ; Quarto.
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$90.00

Moto Rumi: The Complete Story
by Crippa, Riccardo
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Softcover
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$60.00
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Vimodrone (MI): Giorgio Nada Editore, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. The history of Donnino Rumi and his "artist's" motorcycles. Profusely illustrated with roughly 300 contemporary photographs of Rumi's production and racing history, numerous technical drawings and detailed specifications for each model. A bright fine copy. ; Square octavo.
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The Ideal in Art
by Taine, Hyppolite
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- 1870
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New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1870. Hardcover. 186pp. Bordeaux cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Translated by J. Durand. Spine panel and edges of boards faded. A very good copy. ; 12mo.
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Our Album of Authors: A Cyclopedia of Popular Literary People
by M'Alpine, Frank
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- 1888
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$90.00
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Philadelphia: Elliott & Beezley, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. 416pp. Brown pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front and the spine, color illustration affixed to front panel, all edges gilt. Floral endpapers. With several portrait illustrations. Light wear to spine ends, mild fading to spine. A bright near fine copy. ; Quarto.
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$90.00

Jules Verne. A Biography
by Verne, Jean Jules
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- 1976
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$54.00
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London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Cloth. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with light fading to spine panel, fading to rear panel, and mild edge wear.; Octavo.
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$54.00

The Golden Age of Pin-Up Art Book Two
by Becattini, Alberto
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- 1994
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$144.00
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Firenze: Glittering Images, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 172pp. Pictorial boards, issued without dustjacket. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of b&w and color illustrations by Alberto Vargas, Robert Patterson, Al Moore, George Petty, Don Lewis, Ernest Chiriaka, Fritz Willis, and others. Includes an article on paperback cover art and a bibliography. Some toning to spine but with titles perfectly readable. A… Read more Item Price
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Il mondo di Aldo Manuzio: affari e cultura nella Venezia del Rinascimento
by Lowry, Martin
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- Second Edition
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- 2000
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- Softcover
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Roma: Il Veltro Editrice, 2000. Second Edition. Softcover. Second Italian edition enlarged with an essay on Aldine studies. Light toning to covers, price marked out on the back cover. A very good+ copy. Text in Italian. ; Octavo.
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The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other Indian Country Affairs
by Hillerman, Tony
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- 1973
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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Second state dustjacket. 147pp. Gray cloth lettered in black, decorated endpapers. Collects several short essays. A bright fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light rippling. ; Octavo.
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$90.00

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story. Newly Enlarged Edition
by Haycraft, Howard
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- First Edition; Fifth Printing
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- 1968
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$42.00
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New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1968. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Newly enlarged edition with notes on additions to a cornerstone library. 409pp. Cloth. "The first book about the detective story as a literary form to be brought out in this country. Published on the one hundredth anniversary of the detective story, it is an account of the milestones… Read more Item Price
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Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928-1991
by Nehr, Ellen
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- 1992
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$210.00
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Martinez, CA: Offspring Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 682pp + [26]pp of color photographs. Cloth. The most complete guide to the Crime Club series of mysteries published by Doubleday. Illustrated with color photographs of dustjackets. A hint of foxing to edges. Internally very clean. A bright near fine copy. ; Quarto.
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$210.00

Hand-book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks. Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food
by Blot, Pierre
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- First Edition
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- 1867
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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$300.00
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 478pp + 2 pp of advertisements. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spine. The author was professor of Gastronomy and founder of the New York Cooking Academy. Private library number on front pastedown endpaper, name on front free endpaper and flyleaf. Two… Read more Item Price
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Rules of Tennis and Tournament Regulations 1923. Includes explanations of the rules and regulations by Edward C. Conlin
by Conlin, Edward C. and others
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- 1923
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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New York: United States Lawn Tennis Association, 1923. First Edition. Stapled wraps. 48pp. Original wrappers. A manual to encourage the development of tennis in the public parks and playgrounds of the country. With b&w photos and diagrams. Corner crease to one leaf. A fine copy. Uncommon.; Octavo.
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$300.00

Scoundrel Time. (Special Limited Edition)
by Hellman, Lillian
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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$72.00
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Special edition reserved for the friends of the auhtor and Little, Brown and Company. 155pp. Cloth. Signed by Hellman on the limitation page. Spine panel faded but with lettering perfectly readable, upper corner tip bruised. A near fine copy in the original acetate dustjacket. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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$72.00