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Montreal: Cambridge Corporation [no date], Royal Canadian edition. (Leather binding) 204pp. Near fine. Dark green pebble grained leather with illustration and titles in gilt. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000 sets. Cloth reinforced inner hinges with green faux-moire endpapers, top edge gilt, 80 color plates with captioned tissue guards. The spine is slightly discolored. Publisher series: Beautiful Britain. Color illustrations by Helen Allingham. Locale:. (Travel, Limited Editions).
The Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon by Bishop, Elizabeth; Ann Grifalconi - 1968
by Bishop, Elizabeth; Ann Grifalconi
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The Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon
by Bishop, Elizabeth; Ann Grifalconi
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1968. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Near Fine cloth-bound hardcover with a light bump to two tips and a touch of soiling at the edges in a Good+ dust jacket with a small sticker over the price on the flap, small chips and/or tears at the spine ends, one small closed tear, light wear at the tips, darkening to the spine and a touch of soiling. A pretty nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Poem by Elizabeth Bishop; woodcuts by Ann Grifalconi. 44 pages; litho-printed color throughout; 9.5 x 8 inches. The ballad/poem story of a young man in Rio de Janeiro who decides to become a gangster, like those in the movies, and who would rather "settle for ninety hours" hunted by the police than the "ninety years they gave me." A dark tale with beautiful, unsettling illustrations.
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Bracebridge Hall
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2nd edition thus. Signed binding. Dark green calico-texture cloth over boards, front cover and spine gilt-stamped with pictorial scene with seated woman under tree and floral designs; all edges gilt; dark brown end papers; tissue-guarded frontispiece; tan and black pictorial title page; binder's diamond shape ticket on rear pastedown at inner corner 'Bound by | Burn | & Co'. Bright, clean covers and spine (no edge wear); tightly bound; frontis tissue somewhat age darkened; frontispiece and title page slightly age darkened at edges; clean interior with slight age darkening at page edges. Over 100 illustrations by Caldecott. 12mo, 284 pp.
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OLD BOOTY! A Serio Comic Sailor's tale
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William Kidd. London. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 36pp. Illustrated with 6 engravings. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine ends otherwise a very good copy.
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The Book of Good Counsels: From the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"; by Edwin Arnold with illustrations by Harrison Weir
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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 167, [1] p.: frontispiece, 3 leaves of plates; 19 cm. Contemporary half green polished calf with gilt- and blue-marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; red leather labels in the second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title and author. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Top page edges gilt. Gilt- and blue-marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: as is usual with green calf, the spine is faded to brown; front board has been sensitively reattached by a conservator; older archival repair to gutter between half title and frontispiece; occasional minimal foxing along fore-edges; clean and tight.
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Walt Disney, "His Life in Pictures" SIGNED by Russell Schroeder, This very intriguing book traces Walt Disney's life from his boyhood in Missouri through his beginnings in Hollywood,
by SIGNED and Dated (9-7-1996) by Editor, Russell Schroeder with Drawing of Mickey Mouse on Yellow Endpapers, Introduction written by Diane Disney Miller.,
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DISNEY PRESS , NY, 1996 HBDJ, 1996, Stated First Edition ,#1 line runs 10987654321, FINE-/FINE-, Full color DJ, 64 pgs, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" ,Blue boards with Silver Gilt & blue cloth Spine cvr,Quoted material drawn from interview with Walt Disney, contains 178 photographs many never before published. Photos from Walt Disney Archives, Front DJ Chracter art by Scott Tilley ,the building of his film studio empire and the creation of his world famous theme parks. Much of Walt's story is told in his own words through excerpts from interviews and films made during his lifetime. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Beautiful Britain; Happy England (Publisher series: Beautiful Britain.)
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Montreal: Cambridge Corporation [no date], Royal Canadian edition. (Leather binding) 204pp. Near fine. Dark green pebble grained leather with illustration and titles in gilt. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000 sets. Cloth reinforced inner hinges with green faux-moire endpapers, top edge gilt, 80 color plates with captioned tissue guards. The spine is slightly discolored. Publisher series: Beautiful Britain. Color illustrations by Helen Allingham. Locale:. (Travel, Limited Editions).
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Bracebridge Hall
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2nd edition thus. Signed binding. Dark green calico-texture cloth over boards, front cover and spine gilt-stamped with pictorial scene with seated woman under tree and floral designs; all edges gilt; dark brown end papers; tissue-guarded frontispiece; tan and black pictorial title page; binder's diamond shape ticket on rear pastedown at inner corner 'Bound by | Burn | & Co'. Bright, clean covers and spine (no edge wear); tightly bound; frontis tissue somewhat age darkened; frontispiece and title page slightly age darkened at edges; clean interior with slight age darkening at page edges. Over 100 illustrations by Caldecott. 12mo, 284 pp.
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OLD BOOTY! A Serio Comic Sailor's tale
by CRUIKSHANK. ROBERT. Illustrates. Moncrieff. W. T
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William Kidd. London. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 36pp. Illustrated with 6 engravings. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine ends otherwise a very good copy.
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The Book of Good Counsels: From the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadesa"; by Edwin Arnold with illustrations by Harrison Weir
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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, 167, [1] p.: frontispiece, 3 leaves of plates; 19 cm. Contemporary half green polished calf with gilt- and blue-marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; red leather labels in the second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title and author. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Top page edges gilt. Gilt- and blue-marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: as is usual with green calf, the spine is faded to brown; front board has been sensitively reattached by a conservator; older archival repair to gutter between half title and frontispiece; occasional minimal foxing along fore-edges; clean and tight.
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Walt Disney, "His Life in Pictures" SIGNED by Russell Schroeder, This very intriguing book traces Walt Disney's life from his boyhood in Missouri through his beginnings in Hollywood,
by SIGNED and Dated (9-7-1996) by Editor, Russell Schroeder with Drawing of Mickey Mouse on Yellow Endpapers, Introduction written by Diane Disney Miller.,
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DISNEY PRESS , NY, 1996 HBDJ, 1996, Stated First Edition ,#1 line runs 10987654321, FINE-/FINE-, Full color DJ, 64 pgs, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" ,Blue boards with Silver Gilt & blue cloth Spine cvr,Quoted material drawn from interview with Walt Disney, contains 178 photographs many never before published. Photos from Walt Disney Archives, Front DJ Chracter art by Scott Tilley ,the building of his film studio empire and the creation of his world famous theme parks. Much of Walt's story is told in his own words through excerpts from interviews and films made during his lifetime. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon
by Bishop, Elizabeth (ill Ann Grifalconi)
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New York : Farrar Straus Giroux , 1968 . First Edition . NF/VG . Oblong 8VO . A scarce and very dark poem for children by Bishop. Atmosperic and very appropriate woodcuts by Grifalconi. The ballad of the escape, hunt for, and eventual gunning down of a robber and murderer in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Residue remains from label removal on FFEP, otherwise fine in white linen boards. Unclipped jacket a little edgeworn with small tears at the folds.
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The Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon
by Bishop, Elizabeth, & Ann Grifalconi
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine complete, non price-clipped dust jacket with a few short closed edge tears. Jacket spine a bit toned. Now in protective mylar cover. Completely clean. Stated first printing, 1968 with color woodcuts by Ann Grifalconi. 8" high X 10" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
by John W. Dalton
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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation
by Gyorgy Balazs
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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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RIP VAN WINKLE
by Washington Irving
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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Dickens, Charles
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THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
by Rogers, Fred
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032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.
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The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36
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Montgomery, R.A: 1986 Bantam-Skylark: The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36. Softcover. Illustrated by Leslie Morrill. Number line CW 098765432. Used. VG condition. 50 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Series. Keywords: Choose Your Own Adventure, Bantam-Skylark, Adventure, Series, Collectible. ISBN9780553154498
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