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New York: Mahlon Day, 1833. Chapbook. 110 x 65 mm. (4 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches). 16 pp. Paper wrappers with a list of books for sale by M. Day on the back. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts and short descriptions of domesticated animals such as the horse, the cow, and..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros, [ca. 1870-1880]. Small 8vo. 190 x 150 mm. 7.5 x 6 inches.[12] pp. Original color-printed yellow wrappers. Hand-sewn binding with advertisement for Swift's Toy Blocks on the back cover. Six color lithographic illustrations. Front cover chipped on bottom right corner. Minor edgewear. Overall, an attractive copy..... More
In Udine: Per Girolomo Murero, 1795 & 1793. Together two volumes in one to which are included two “Advisi al pubblico” relating to care offered to pregnant women outside of wedlock, the care offered to abandoned and orphaned children, and request for help from women in the local communities of..... More
Boston: F. Minot, 1834. 12mo. 140 x 100 mm. (5 3/4 x 4 inches). [6], 31 pp. Contemporary binding of marbled paper over boards with red leather spine. Corners rubbed. Front hinge completely separated and back hinge very loose. Spine cracked. Instructions for a memory game to help children learn..... More
New York: Viking Press and the Junior Literary Guild, 1939. 8vo. 235 x 160 mm., [9 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches.]. 273pp. All illustrations by the author, in handsome block-print style; Angelo was a specialist in linocut. Publisher's pinkish-tan cloth with dark brown stamping on spine and front cover; illustrated..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1963. 8vo. 220 x 150 [8 1/2 x 6 inches]. 141pp. Handsome line drawings by the author at each chapter-opening throughout. Publisher's orange cloth with black stamping on spine and front board; illustrated unclipped jacket in colorful pastels. Book Fine: pristine textblock, with only the slightest..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1944. 8vo. 220 x 150mm., [8 1/2 x 6 inches]. 150pp. Exceptionally handsome block-prints at chapter-openings and throughout, several in double-spreads. Publisher's terracotta cloth with gold stamping on spine; blind-stamped rooster on front board; illustrated unclipped jacket in primary colors. Book Fine: pristine textblock, minimal dulling to gold..... More
New York City: ca. 1950. Oblong folio. 280 x 360 mm.; [11 x 14 inches]. 14 pp., illustrated with 14 large black and white photographs. Bound in a large paper pad of thick paper stock; leaves loose from binding. An ownership sticker with the name Mrs. Paul E. Eisler of..... More
Vannes, 1851. Folio. 410 x 270 mm., [16 x 10 ¾ inches]. 5 leaves, 1 blank. Manuscript in ink on rectos only. Highly legible and decorative. A charming calligraphic manuscript by a young female student from Vannes during the middle of the 19th century. . More
Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Brothers, 1867. 8vo. 240 x 175 mm., [9 1/2 x 7 inches]. 14 ff., printed recto only. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings by N(athan) Orr & Co., after designs by Augustus Hoppin. Red publisher's cloth, gilt title and narrative design on upper board and in..... More
Probably Illinois, ca. 1930. 4to. 280 x 230 mm., [11 x 8 ½ inches] 45 leaves, with 101 mounted samples Two ring binder of black paper over boards, with the word “Campus” embossed on the upper cover; corners of binder a bit chipped, small abrasion on upper board; body of..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1869. 2mo. 150 x 100 mm, (5 3/4 x 4 inches). Frontispiece, [7] -136 pp., followed by 6 pages of publisher's advertisements. Issued as part of Appleton's Library for Young People. Original blue cloth decorated in gilt and blind. Light edgewear and two dark..... More
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1874. Oblong 4to. 230 x 275 mm., [9 x 11 inches]. 12 leaves, (ten color printed plates plus front and rear wrappers). Printed on card stock the corners and edges of which are chipped with minor loss to the margins; the stapled cover wrappers nearly loose..... More
Brownieland, 1905. 16mo. 88 x 112 mm. [3 ½ x 4 ½ inches]. Hand drawn and signed in ink on card stock. Very good condition. Text reads, “To W. M. Shaw. Many Blessings may you know while you tarry here below. Still increasing day by day as the seasons roll..... More
Harrisburg, Pa. Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. S. Peters, [1830s]. 140 x 90 mm. (5.5 x 3.5 inches). 18 leaves, printed on one side only. Eight full-color illustrations. Original orange paper printed wrappers. Light edge wear with a slight crease down the front. The words "Sept 1940" and "Mrs..... More
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Great Britain, ca. 1930. 8vo. 230 x 180 mm., [9 x 7 ¼ inches]. 70 pp. poems & lyrics. Illustrated with 35 original drawings, 9 of which are in full color. Album bound in red cloth spine over red boards, with the drawing in black in of a Bride &..... More
In Venezia: Presso Gaetano Martini, 1809. 12mo. 170 x 110 mm., [6 x 4 ½ inches]. 36 pp. Eight engraved plates. Original blue drab paper wrappers; wrappers showing minor wear at edges and along the spine, otherwise a sound. An attractive copy of this calligraphy manual written for the use..... More
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Rochester, New York: ca. 1934-1970. Together two items. Image size 250 x 175 mm [10 x 7 in.] 80 original pen-and-ink and pencil cartoon drawings, and 25 reproductions of original artwork. Pasted on black backing paper and housed in a 3-ring leatherette binder with zipper closure. With: The Normal..... More
