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New Haven: Yale University Library, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Thick 8vo. Pp. xi; 522. Preface by James T. Babb. With six photo-reproductions of important title pages. Features 855 titles of printed matter; 1063 manuscript items. Green cloth with gilt spine. A splendid resource for information on Americana, handsomely bound.

Cooperstown: New York State Historical Association / The Farmers' Museum, 1989. Facsimile Edition. Stiff paper wraps. Very Good. A miniature book that measures 2" x 3 1/8". Pp. 8. Illustrated with four block prints. Bound in hand-sewn, printed, laid-paper wraps. Top edge of leaves with faint dampstain. Signed on the title page by printer Homer Martin. Sports covered include cricket, archery, blowing bubbles, and walking on stilts. Rear wrapper with an advertisement for Babcock's "Toy and Juvenile Books." Homer Martin's tenure as printer at the Farmers' Museum began in 1964; if special letters or designs were needed, he engraved them on the end grain of cured apple tree wood, as here, running the print shop true to 19th century practices.

New York: Pantheon Books, Inc, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. Pp. 139, plates [80]. Frontis. color photographic reproduction. Includes notes and index. Illustrated with an 80 page section of black and white photogravure reproductions. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Printed dust jacket with tipped-in color reproduction. Chipped edges. Dust jacket is now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Seattle: and/or, 1979. First Edition. Pocket folder. Very Good. 4to. Red paper pocket folder, titles offset printed on the cover, publisher statement and contents labels mounted inside with seventeen loose pieces offset printed on various paper sizes and colors, some folding out and others staple bound, in the two pockets. Cover edges sunned with short closed tears at pocket corners, contents well preserved. Small ink stamp of former owner on each interior label. Soundwork was a contemporary music organization founded in 1975 by David Mahler that was a satellite of the alternative gallery and/or in Oddfellows Hall on Seattle's Capitol Hill, both supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. "Soundwork is a composer-oriented organization in Seattle. Soundwork is this publication - a reflection of some of the varied compositional activity in the Seattle area." This publication appears to be its first.The pieces range from traditional piano scores (Martin's "Un Jour,") to elaborate diagrams… Read More

London: Longman & Co, 1848. First Edition. Full leather relievo. Very Good. Edward La Trobe Bateman; Owen Jones; [Henry Noel Humphries]. 4to. Pp. [34]. Chromolithographed Bateman drawings, gold lettering and decorations by Jones and/or Humphries. Full calf relievo by Remnant Edmonds & Remnants: blind-stamped titles and ivy decorations, beveled boards, gilt returns, all edges gilt, endpapers decorated in gold, stout leaves. Colophon states "Printed in colors at 9 Argyll Place," the home of Jones. Edges and spine ends minimally rubbed, moderate foxing to outer leaves and minimal elsewhere, fragile original perfect binding skillfully re-set with thread, very short closed tears and crimps to first leaves, "Timidity" plate lightly offset to facing text. Gift inscription in ink fills the blank preliminary: "Phoebe Woodward presented by her sister Sarah [...] July 19th 1851." A splendid, unusually well-preserved example of Victorian book tastes and innovations. Architect Jones studied Islamic decoration… Read More

Boston: National Education Association, 1910. First Thus. Hardcover. Good +. 12mo. Pp. x; 190. Illustrated throughout with b&w photo reproductions. With eight plates of color maps. Green cloth with printing on cover. General wear with some light pencil notations on two pp., front hinge starting and cover worn. A fascinating look at Boston, 1910, in an edition of this oft-printed guide book published for the National Education Association convention during that year. With sections on "Modern Boston," "Important Points of Interest," "Day Trips," etc. Bookseller inventory DSDD-DM-DW.

Seattle: Washington State Press Club, 1948. First Edition. Illustrated wrap. Good+. 4to. Pp. 7 (Sept. Nov. & Dec.); 12 (Feb.) Black & white photo illustrated wrap, saddle stapled. Illustrated with halftone photo reproductions. Edges lightly rubbed, light crimps, mellowed horizontal creases to November and December. All with mimeographed mailing address to Lucille McDonald at the Seattle Times. Club and member news, event reports, celebrations and commemorations, returns from war service, print and radio personnel movements, etc. Coverage of the Seattle Typographical Union strike in the November issue, display ads in the February 1948 issue. Lucile Saunders McDonald was a feature writer and book reviewer at the Seattle Times from 1942 to 1966 after achieving multiple firsts including first female news editor in Oregon, first female reporter in South America, etc. Today she is perhaps best known her history books, a couple of which were devoted to historical structures in Seattle and Washington State.… Read More

San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1890. Second Edition. Decorated cloth. Good+. B&W photo reproductions; maps. Large 8vo. Pp. VII; 148. Illustrated with 30 plates, mostly b&w photo reproductions. Eight maps. Tipped in on the first preface page is a manifest for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company S. S. "Queen" departing Tacoma, Wash. on July 8, 1891. Decorated endpapers. Publisher's elaborate decorated red cloth binding, artfully presenting totem poles, Muir Glacier and an iceberg in Takou Inlet. Two leaves, both plates (Glacier Bay and Auk Indians) are loose. Bookseller tag on ffep (Magetts Brothers, Salt Lake City). A bit shaken, with wear to corners. First thus. A triumph of decorated cover design. Published the same year as the first edition, with no substantial revision. Includes an arresting plate showing a "Mummy from Kagamil" in possession of Louis Sloss & Co. According to Ricks, Badlam was treasurer of the California-Russia Fur Company. ARCTIC BIBLIOGRAPHY, 905; RICKS, p. 30; SMITH, 400;… Read More

Leipsig / London: Karl Baedeker, 1903. Eighth Edition Revised and Augmented. Hardcover. Good+. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxxxii, 486, 40. Illustrated with 37 maps, 22 plans and 3 panoramas, several in colors and/or folding out. Index, appendix: Sketch of Norwegian and Swedish Grammar with Vocabulary and List of Phrases. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red and black silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpapers, map index on back endpapers. Edges rubbed and bumped, with half-inch abrasion on spine edge; red bookmark ribbon detached but present; owner ink signature on front endpaper; light pencil annotations on rear endpapers. A presentable copy. The first version of this travel guide was published in 1879. By WWII, considerable use was made of Baedeker guides, their accuracy, per travel writer Eric Newby, was "made as if by spies for spies." In the spring of 1940, when hen… Read More

Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1893. Stiff Printed Wraps. Good. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. 11 street index, 6 fold-out color maps. Saddle stapled, green-gray printed wrap. Wrap fold split, effaced pencil notes, edges rubbed and soiled. Map corners creased. Pocket-size visitor's street guide in English with superb cartography by the firm of Eduard Wagner & Ernst Debes, from the publisher's golden age under Fritz Baedeker. Preserved in a clear archival sleeve.

Leipzig / London / New York: Karl Baedeker, 1910. Fifteenth Edition Revised and Augmented. Hardcover. Good+. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxxxii, 489. Illustrated with 19 maps, 37 town plans, and 8 ground plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red and blue silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper, route map on back endpapers. Spine and edges rubbed, corners bumped, former owner name in ink on blank preliminary, bookseller stamp on title page "The Muchmore Art Co. London 24 Jul 1911," short closed tear to the last map, a few others creased. The first version of this travel guide was published in the late 1860s. Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an… Read More

Leipsig / London / New York: Karl Baedeker, 1903. Twelfth Remodeled Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good-. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxiv, 563. Illustrated with 30 maps and 39 plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red silk bookmark ribbon, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper, railway map on back endpapers. In the original kraft paper dust jacket with titles printed in black on a mounted kraft label. Remarkably well preserved, with cover edges very lightly rubbed, fold-out pages mildly age toned and a two-inch closed tear to the first one, outer leaves lightly foxed. Jacket edges rubbed, spine ends and corners chipped, rear flap nearly detached, short closed tears to back panel. The dust jacket has performed it's job efficiently, revealing a binding of bright cloth and reflective gilt. The first version of this travel… Read More

Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1886. Twenty-third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. xxxii, 438. Illustrated with 31 maps, 23 ground plans and several floor plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, dark red silk bookmark ribbon, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpapers, railway map on back endpapers. Covers lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends a tad chipped, hinges starting, ink signature on title page "Doubleday," laid in folded tissues printed "Hotel Victoria Strassburg e. E. Hükstrasse 7," leaves bright and crisp. One of Baedeker's earliest guides, the first version of this handbook was published in the 1850s. Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an… Read More

Leipsig / London / New York: Karl Baedeker, 1904. Fourteenth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. xxxviii, 395. Illustrated with 49 maps and 75 plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Historical Sketch of North German Art by Professor Anton Springer. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red and dark green silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpapers, railway map on back endpapers. Spine moderately sunned, some fold-out maps with short closed tears. Baededer's first version of this travel guide was published in the 1850s, and this English edition corresponds to the 27th German edition.Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an informed glimpse of the place, the… Read More

Leipsig: Karl Baedeker, 1909. Sixteenth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Good. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. xxxiv, 393, 44. Illustrated with 4 maps and 33 plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. With appended Strassenverzeichnis und Pläne von London (Street Guide) containing several additional three-color fold-out plans. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red and black silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper. Mellowed crease to front board, extensive text highlighting in colored pencil, one fold split on the first fold-out map but others well preserved. In 1844 Baedeker established a two-star rating system for hotels, restaurants and the tourist destinations, one star being trustworthy, two stars being excellent. By WWII, considerable use was made of Baedeker guides, their accuracy, per travel writer Eric Newby, was "made as if by spies for spies." When the RAF… Read More

London / Leipsic: Karl Baedeker, 1895. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Good. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. xxiv, 518. Illustrated with 40 maps, 9 plans and 7 panoramas, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Re-backed with original spine laid down; titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, edges marbled. Publisher's advertising on front endpapers, map index on back endpapers. Spine soiled and chipped, edges rubbed. Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola. These districts were formerly covered in the Handbook for Southern Germany and Austria. Corresponds to the 26th German edition.Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an informed glimpse of the place, the people and their customs at a specific time in history. The clear and… Read More

Leipsig / London / New York [Leipzig]: Karl Baedeker, 1909. Fifteenth Revised Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Good +. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxxxii, 52, 23. Illustrated with 19 maps and 55 plans and views, several in colors and/or folding out. Index, appendix: Index of Streets and Plans of Rome. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, blue and red silk bookmark ribbons, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper, railway map on back endpapers. Gilt titles somewhat darkened, edges rubbed and lower corner bumped, first leaves age toned, chipped and a tad worn. Laid in manuscript note card from Naples dated April 24th 1995. The first version of this travel guide was published in the late 1860s. This volume, the second of three on Italy, corresponds to the sixteenth German edition. Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were… Read More

Leipsic [Leipzig]: Karl Baedeker, 1894. Eleventh Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. lxii, 423. Illustrated with 13 maps and 21 plans, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, black silk bookmark ribbon, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpaper, route map on back endpapers. Spine somewhat darkened, covers soiled, edges rubbed and corners bumped, former owner name in pencil on title page, maps well-preserved. The first version of this travel guide was published in the late 1860s. Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy tourist. The thoroughness with which they describe a country now affords an informed glimpse of the place, the people and their customs at a specific time in history. The clear and beautiful lithographed maps,… Read More

Leipsig / London / New York: Karl Baedeker, 1907. Twenty-Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Wagner & Debes. 16mo. Pp. xl, 551. Illustrated with 69 maps, 18 plans and 11 panoramas, several in colors and/or folding out. Index. Publisher's textured red cloth over flexible boards, titles stamped in gilt on the cover and spine, blind stamped decorations, red silk bookmark ribbon, edges marbled, publisher's advertising on front endpapers, map index on back endpapers. Bookmark ribbon detached but present, cover edges rubbed and corners bumped, spine lightly soiled and ends chipped, owner ink signature on front endpaper, fold-out maps and panoramas mildly age toned with a three-inch tear to the first one, and one fold nearly separated on the Eggishorn panorama. Withal, a sturdy, presenatable copy. The first version of this travel guide was published in the 1860s. Carefully researched and frequently updated, with contributions from travelers, Baedeker's pocket guides were essential baggage for the savvy… Read More

San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Arvilla Parker. Small 4to. Pp. (x) 77. With a history of the early San Francisco stage by Jane Bissell. With illustrations by Arvilla Parker. Bound in tan buckram over blue decorated cloth; printed paper label on spine. Except for slight, closed tear to fore-edge of title page, Fine in Fine dust jacket, which is unprinted, plain blue cloth matching the binding. One of 550 copies. Per the colophon, this is the first volume of the third series of Rare Americana reprinted by the Grabhorns. An especially attractive copy kept fresh by its dust jacket. MAGEE catalog #137 (declared a "a delightful book," but mis-ascribes the history of SFO stage to Jane Grabhorn). Clear, removable archival dust jacket protector has a handwritten label on spine.