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Chicago: Benjamin Allen, 1893 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. No Dust Jacket As Published. 768 pp. with b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1893. Rand McNally & Co., Printers. This very nice original Benjamin Allen & Co. catalogue from 1893 contains 768 pages, and covers all manner of their wholesale products, including: clocks & watches, costume jewelry, diamonds, clocks, silver, silver-plated ware, optical goods, and tools and materials for watch and jewelery repairing, engraving diamond setting, et. al., as well. Lightly bumped fore-edge corners with minor edge wear, else, Pristine Interior. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth with blind-stamped titles and floral pattern to front board..
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1893 Annual Illustrated Price List. Benj. Allen & Co.: Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry. Clocks, Silver Plated Ware, Tools, Materials and Optical Goods.
by Benjamin Allen & Co.
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The 1939 Mirror: North Shore Country Day School
by Hart, Richard; Adams, Mary [Edts.]
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Winnekta, IL: Senior Class of 1939, 1939 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 79 pp. Inked name ffep. Minor edgewear with some signatures next to photographs and some marginalia. Tight and strong binding. Brick-red half-leatherette with green cloth and gilt lettering..
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The 1941 Halcyon
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Swarthmore, PA: Swarthmore College, 1941 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 202 pp. Swarthmore College, PA. First Edition, 1941. Rubbed spine and edges with foxing mostly to rear board, and lighlty foxed endpapers. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Cream leatherette..
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The 1944 Halcyon
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Swarthmore, PA: Swarthmore College, 1944 Book. Very Good +. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 4to. 146 (4) pp. + Adverts. & Directory. Swarthmore College, PA. First Edition, 1944. Minor edgewear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue & grey cloth..
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American Broadsides: Sixty Facsimiles Dated 1680-1800, Reproduced from Originals in the American Antiquarian Society
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Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1971 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited. Folio. Unpaginated, introduction, Expansion, Contemporary Events (Patriotism, Education, Criminals, Religion, Elegies), Advertisements, Amusements, Humor, Strange and Wondrous Events, List of b&w plates with some fold-outs. Of 1950 Copies Printed, this is Number 588. Signed by Georgia B. Bumgardner below Limited Edition note. In Near Fine Slipcase with only the slightest wear to front fore-edge. One page is creased at bottom corner edge, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue and brown cloth with gilt boarder separating two colors..
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Antique Maps, Sea Charts, City Views, Celestial Charts and Battle Plans : Price Record and Handbook for 1987. Volume 5.
by Jolly, David C. [Edt.]
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Brookline, MA: David C. Jolly, 1987 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. viii, 296 pp. with b&w frontis. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth..
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Antique Collectors' Club Edition of Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers (Third Revised Edition)
by Britten, F. J.
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Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors Clu, 1994 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 4to. Antique Collectors' Club Edition of Old Clocks and Watches and Their Makers: Being an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Different Styles of Clock and Watches of the Past, in England and Abroad to which Is Added a List of Eleven Thousand Makers. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 516 pp, introduction, a summary list of the writings of F.J. Britten, preface to the Third Edition, preface to the First Edition, The Antique Collectors' Club, I. Time, and Early Time Recorders; II. Weight Clocks; III. Portable Timekeepers; IV. Pocket Watches, etc.; V. Records of Early Makers, etc.; VI. French Clocks and Cases in the French Style: Other Curious Timekeepers; VII. The Progression of English Domestic Clocks; VIII. Mechanism of Clocks and Watches; IX. Former Clock and Watch Makers; index. Third Revised Edition, 1994. "A revision of the Third Edition with another 250 b&w illustrations added to the…
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The Art of the Tinsmith: English and American
by De Voe, Shirley Spaulding
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Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 222 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, English Tinplate: 1. Tinplate, Wire and Lead; 2. Tin Shops of Pontypool and USK; 3. Midland Shops; 4. English Forms; 5. Lacquer, Varnish, Japan; 6. Ornament; 7. Care of Japanned Metal. American Tinplate: 8. American Tin Business; 9. Tools and Machinery; 10. American Tin Shops; 11. the Filleys of Bloomfield; 12. American Forms; 13. Japanning in America; 14. Peddlers and Transportation; appendix, notes, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition, 1981. "This book is a tribute ot the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic. Here the authorhas gathered a rich history of the manufacturing processes and methods of decoration. Her examples demonstrate the variety of wares and details which help identify English and American products." from the jacket flap. Not Price…
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Asian Cloisonne Enamels
by Ogita, Tomoo; Petterson, Richard
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Los Angeles, CA: Dorothy Adler Routh Publications, 1975 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. xvi, 83 pp, introduction, preface, list of over 80 color illustrations, Early History; Materials and Colors; Chart of Color Development; Chart of Color Development; Color Fold-out Chart of How Cloisonnes are Made; Characteristics of Ming Wares; The Cloisonne Emperors; Ormolu and Later Additions; Imperial Settings for Cloisonne; The Imperial Workshop; Altarpieces in Cloisonne; Brass versus Copper; Glossary and index; Animals in Cloisonne; Chinese Export; Repousse; "Openwork" versus Repousse; Snuff Bottles; History of Japanese Cloisonne; Japanese Cloisonne Today; Champleve Enamels; bibliography, acknowledgments & credits. Color photography by Tomoo Ogita. Presumed First Edition, 1975. 3/4" triangle chip to bottom edge front panel dj with partially rubbed edges along dj spine, and slightly foxed fore-edges at dj flaps. Lightly foxed text…
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Australien, Neuseeland. Jims Abenteuer im Land der trockenen Flusse.
by Sanella-Bilder [Hrsg.]
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Hamburg: Margarine-Union, 1950 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 70 (2) pp with 98 (mostly loose) color c.3"x5" postcard-like illustrations + two laid-in sheets of 'Australien und Neuseeland: Flaggentafel A und B (Bild 99 und 100). Collated. Text in German. 3" closed tear to bottom fore-edge page 46 (does not affect text) with light wear wrappers. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Original publisher's colour illustrated wraps..
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B. A. Fahnestock & Co.'s No. 7 Free Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1854.
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Pittsburgh, PA: B. A. Fahnestock & Co., 1854 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Small Octavo. Small 8vo. 36 pp. First Edition, 1854. Thin pamphlet. 2" closed tear to bottom edge spine wrapper with a small closed tear to top of same. No markings, tight binding, pages clean. 4.5" x 7". Pictorial wrappers in protective sleeve..
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The Badger, 1928. Volume 43
by Grube, William K. [Editor-in-Chief]
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Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1928 Book. Very Good + +. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 326 pp. Light edgewear to boards with slightly age-toned text block edges. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green and gold on higly embossed decorative boards..
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Bibliotheque Jacques Matarasso: Le Surrealisme: Editions Originales, Livres Illustres, Manuscrits et Correspondances Autographes, Reliures, Revues, Tracts et Documents
by Etude Loudmer
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Paris: Loudmer, 1993 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Unpaginated. Catalogue de la vente aux encheres publiques aura lieu a Paris Hotel Drouot, Jeudi 2, vendredi 3 et samedi 4 decembre 1993. Le surrealisme: 857 livres, manuscrits, autographes, etc. Only the slightest wear to dust jacket with slightly wavy pages, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Paper-covered board and original clear mylar jacket with red and black lettering to front panel, black lettering to spine, and red ribbon page marker..
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Books Manuscripts Music: Catalogue Number 111
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New York: Scribners Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 50 pp. + b&w plates on facing pages: 50 entries, each with an individual full page illustration. n.d. Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with decorative title plate around boards, and black lettering to front board and spine..
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A Catalogue of The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana
by Storm, Colton (Compiled by)
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Thick Quarto. xxv (i), 854 pp, frontis b&w Everett D. Graff. Published for The Newberry Library: Foreword, Introduction, Library Location Symbols, References, the Cataalogue (over 700 pp), index (over 100 pp), Not Price Clipped. Only light crease to top fore-edge corner front panel dj & board tip, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.75" x 10.25". Red cloth with black title plate and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..
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Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony
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New York: Japan Society/Japan House Gallery, 1979 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 189 pp, advisory committee for the exhibition, lenders, foreword by Grand Master Sen Soshitsu; preface by Goto Noboru; acknowledgments and notes by Rand Castile, chronological table, Tea in Japan: From the Origins to the Late 16th Century by H. Paul Varley; Tea in Japan: From the Late 16th Century to the Present by Louise Allison Cort; The Tea Ceremony by Rand Castile; Introductory Essays by Sondra Castile; Color and b&w Plates and Catalogue: Paintings; Writings; Flower Containers; Incense and Charcoal Containers; Kettles and Braziers; Tea Containers; Tea Scoops; Water Jars; Teabowls; Serving Bowls; translator's note by Emily J. Sano; notes, glossary by Sondra Castile, selected bibliography, friends of Japan House Gallery, Officers of Japan Society and Art Committees. First Edition, 1979. "The catalogue and exhibition attempt a comprehensive survey of the art over several hundred years. Drawn…
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Children's Books Old and Rare: Catalogue Number One
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Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1974 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. (10) 46 (1) pp, New Forward by Leslie Shepard, ABC-Books and Primers; The Orbis Pictus; The Bible; Poetry -- Nursery Rhymes; Fairy Tales and Fables; Shakespeare, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver, and Don Quixote; The Moral Tale; The Picture Story; Juvenile Fiction; Games and Sports; History and Geography; Natural History; Periodicals and Almanacs; Miscellaneous; (The American Woodcut); (Fashions and Costumes); Books About Children's Books; index with b&w plates throughout. Reprint of the 1941 edition published in New York by the author. Only the faintest wear to corner tips, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine,and green decorative endpapers..
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Coins and How to Know Them
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 8vo. xix, 374 pp, preface, list of 35 plates with 206 b&w illustrations, I. The Science of Coins; II. The Scinece of Coins (continued); III. Coins of Ancient Greece; IV. Coind of Ancient Greece (continued); V. Coins of Ancient Rome; VI. Coins of Medieval Europe; VII. Coins of Ancient Britain; VIII. Coins of England; IX. Coins of Ireland; X. Coins of Scotland; XI. Coins of the British Possessions and Colonies; XII. Coins of the United States; XXIII. Tokens; Appendices: 1. Select bibliography, 2. The Value of coins, 3. tables of value; Indices: 1. Index of Greek and Roman Types, &c., 2. General index. [no date: probable First American Edition] Lightly age-toned text block edges with only the slightest edge wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with blind-stamped gilt coin on front board and gilt lettering to spine..
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Collecting Toys, No. 6: A Collector's Identification & Value Guide
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Florence, Alabama: Books Americana, 1993 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to. xi, 586 pp, introduction, listings, Company Histories A-W, bibliography, auctioneers, leading collectors and dealers, museums with 16 full-color pages and b&w illustrations throughout. Light crease to top fore-edge corner, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial softcover..
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Collecting Toys, No. 5: A Collector's Identification & Value Guide
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Florence, Alabama: Books Americana, 1990 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. iv, 494 pp, introduction, Company History A-W, New Listings, bibliography, auctioneers, leading collectors and dealers, museums with 16 full-color pages and b&w illustrations throughout. Light edgewear at spine near bottom fore-edge with crack across spine, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Pictorial softcover..
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