Softcover. Morristown NY, W.H. Comstock Co., n/a, 1895, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 30 pages with color lithographed paper wrappers. Recipes from the turn of the century interspersed with advertisements for their pills. Cover depicts Native American on horseback ready to spear an attacking bear. Brochure was once folded and has a mild crease in center. Overall, very good. No date but letters of recommendation inside dated 1895.
Softcover. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday & Co., 1st, 1971, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Small folio. Eight loose reproductions in stiff paper chemise folder with "photographer sheet" by Peter Bunnell. Fine in faintly soiled and faintly rubbed illustrated slipcase. Plates are 11" x 14" and are suitable for framing.
Hardcover. Texas A&M University Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 498 pages. Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1900 presents the whole range of early Texas history as portrayed in published engravings: from the first printed representation of a buffalo in 1554 to a 1900 view of the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston. Entries include information on more than 2000 engravings, 470 of which are illustrated in this volume. Presented chronologically by century and decade of publication, each chapter features a brief introduction to the historical background of the era, highlighting key illustrations and placing the art within the context of major events of the period. Several topical discussions address subjects that span decades or recur as pervasive themes in illustration.
Softcover. Los Angeles, The Augustan Reprint Society , reprint, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 56 pages. Introduction by Frank Ellis. A facsimile reprint.
Hardcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages, color illustrations. Introduction by Paul Theroux. This album of over 200 century-old postcards takes the reader on a magical journey across the world in five travelogues, depicting the Orient, the Arab lands, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. These haunting postcards and the people they depict strike us with a special force today, vividly expressing a deep-seated connection with the land and customs that gave them their identities. Clean, bright copy in a dust jacket.
Hardcover. London, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, color illustrations. In publisher's shrinkwrap. No dust jacket issued. Leading photographer Martin Parr has put together another wonderful book from his personal collection. This time he shows us the American Christmas Card. These are a fascinating eye opener into American culture, as proud families everywhere (pets included) pose before the camera to send their Christmas Greetings across the nation. Magnum photographer Martin Parr's work features in newspapers and magazines worldwide and has been exhibited in every continent. A dedicated collector of cards, his books Boring Postcards and Boring Postcards USA have been major publishing successes.
Hardcover. London, Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, color illustrations. In publisher's shrinkwrap. No dust jacket issued. Leading photographer Martin Parr has put together another wonderful book from his personal collection. This time he shows us the American Christmas Card. These are a fascinating eye opener into American culture, as proud families everywhere (pets included) pose before the camera to send their Christmas Greetings across the nation. Magnum photographer Martin Parr's work features in newspapers and magazines worldwide and has been exhibited in every continent. A dedicated collector of cards, his books Boring Postcards and Boring Postcards USA have been major publishing successes.
Softcover. Nashua NH, White Mountain Freezer Co., 1st, 1893, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages, small (4 3/8" X 5 3/4") stapled booklet, light gray paper wrappers. Faint dime size stain to bottom of front cover otherwise very good.
Softcover. Belfast IR, M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr , Six-panel brochure illustrating Glacier Window Decorations, a thin transparent material which imitates stained glass. The designs were manufactured in Belfast by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr, this piece from a distributor: Wm. B. Quaile of New York. Printed in color on both sides, Folded size 3 1/2 x 6", full size 20 1/2 x 6". Chipping, mild soil. No date appears, most likely 1890s.
Softcover. Los Angeles, CA, Wizard Promotions, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 136 pages. Softcover with black and white photos. Minor wear to paper wrappers.
Softcover. Richmond VA, Central Publishing, reprint, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, blue wrappers with rubbing, 128 pages, b&w illustrations. Originally published in 1914, this is the revised 1920 printing.
Softcover. Quebec, Frank Carrel/Daily Telegraph Office, unknown, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 145 pages, b&w photographs, folding map in back. Illustrated wrappers with green design and photo of fort, shoreline. Cover title: Carrel's Illustrated Guide & Map of Quebec Showing Electric Railway Circuit. Price 25 Cents. Stapled, a little dusty with faint damp wrinkle to bottom of several pages. Overall, very good
Los Angeles, circa 1980, Book: Very Good, A valentine greeting drawn with pen and color markers on white paper stock and signed 'Bill M." Approx. Bill Melendez was a animator who started at the Disney Studios in the late 30s and later became famous for directing the Peanuts animated specials for TV in the 1970s. The recipient of the card, Flanzy Lewis, was a reporter for Rona Barrett's Hollywood Magazine who interviewed Melendez.
Softcover. Washington DC, United States Department of Agriculture, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover Original black and white stapled wrapper with black lettering and a black and white photograph on the front cover. 5 3/4 X 9 inches. 84 pages. Copy contains 65 black and white photographs. Contents in this issue, Hardy perennial plants, use of herbaceous perennials, arrangement, culture, propagation, kinds to use, regions with similar growing conditions, adaptability of different kinds of plants, index of common names.
Softcover. Toronto, Musson Book Company Limited, Revised Ed., 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, original cream paper cover with light green and black lettering and decoration, and color pastedown of a painting. Ad for Chateau Frontenac inside front cover, and one for McColl-Frontenac Oil Co. Limited inside back cover. Interior is clean and free of markings. The book describes historical places of interest in the Montreal area. 96 pages including Index. Size: 6 1/4 x 9 Inches. Mild edgewear to covers.
Softcover. Rochester, NY, Home Institute, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled 2-color wrappers, 40 page booklet, b&w illustrations throughout. Not credited but presumed the author. Nice period drawings.
Softcover. Lowell MA, C.I. Hood and Co., 1st, 1888, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages, wrappers printed in yellow and blue. Lots of Hoods ads for their medicinal pills interspersed throughout. NOTE: this booklet has 32 pages as opposed to others listing 16 pages from 1888.
Softcover. Providence RI, Rumford Chemical Works, n.d., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 36 pages, small stapled booklet featuring recipes for all kinds of cakes, muffins, biscuits, puddings, etc. using Horsford's Baking Powder. Small punched hole in top corner with small red ribbon through it. Otherwise, clean, very good. No date, appears to be early 1900s.
Softcover. Biella Italy, Ferrara, 2nd pr., 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 34 pages, guide to the Alpine area of Italy, b&w photos in gravure, map in back. INSCRIBED BY WILME ROSAZZO on title page. Clean. ITALIAN TEXT.
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 "Dryad Leaflet No. 114: Slippers from Felt or Suede by: N/A")
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 "Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1900 by: Mavis P. Kelsey and Robin Brandt Hutchison")
 "Essay on the Stile of Doctor Samuel Johnson (1787) by: Johnson, Samuel) Burrows, Robert")
 "Exotic Postcards: The Lure of Distant Lands by: Beukers, Alan")
 "FOUR MOVIE STILLS-Roy Scheider, Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking/ All That Jazz/all 8x10 BW by: N/A")
 "From Our House to Your House: Celebrating the American Christmas by: Parr (Editor), Martin")
 "From Our House to Your House: Celebrating the American Christmas by: Parr (Editor), Martin")
 "Frozen Dainties: Fifty Choice Receipts(sic) for Ice Creams, Frozen Puddings, Frozen Fruits, Frozen Beverages, Sherbets and Water Ices by: Lincoln, Mrs. D. A.")
 "Geographia New Map of England & Wales, showing counties in colours. (ca. 101 x 75 cm) by: n/a")
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 "Hand-Drawn Greeting Card (SIGNED) by: Bill Melendez")
 "HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No 1381 by: Mulford, Furman Lloyd")
 "Here and There in Montreal and The Island of Montreal by: Stokes, Charles W.")
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 "Hood's Book of Home Made Candies by: N/A")
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