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[Paris]: 1917. 4to, original white cloth portfolio with ribbon ties. 1 engraved title, 3 engraved text leaves with illustrated borders, 10 engraved plates, 1 engraved colophon, all printed in color, most a mixture of aquatint and engraving. Set of ten imaginative color aquatints in the Art Nouveau style, depicting various erotic scenes from the playfully fanciful to the grotesque. One of 20 copies on Japan within the larger edition of 110, each plate signed by the artist in pencil with the pseudonym "Remigius Eques" and numbered 12/20. This issue containing the plate "L'Hésitation aux portes du Temple" instead of "L'Amour Astronome," which is found in a variant issue. Other plates include: "Messaline," depicting her as voluptuous, red-haired, and fair, clutched mid-coitus by a man, apparently of African descent, wearing an earring, who gazes determinedly into the distance, as they lie on a divan decorated with ghostly penises, all apparently winging their way over the sheets to the place of…
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Dix Sujets Aimables dans le Goût Antique : Inventés dessinés gravés en couleurs imprimés et enrichis d'une savante préface par Le Chevalier Rémy. Se trouve à Cythère et ne se vend nulle part
by [Lambert, André]. Rémy Chevalier
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Robert Loftin Newman. 1827-1912. [exhibition catalog]
by Landgren, Marchal E.
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Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Softcover. Sm 4to (10 x 8.5"), pictorial brown covers. 191 pp., b&w illus. throughout with one "The Holy Family" printed in color. CONDITION: Very good, rubbing at spine and wear at extremities.
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Florida: Its Scenery, Climate, and History: with an account of Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, and Aiken: a chapter for consumptives; various papers on fruit-culture: and a complete hand-book and guide. With numerous illustrations
by Lanier, Sidney; Vaningen-Snyder, illus
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1876. Hardcover. Sm. 8vo (7.5" x 5"), russet brown cloth, stamped in black and gold,coated brown endpapers. Frontis., [6], 336 pp., ix., viii pp. of transportation ads., numerous woodcut illus. throughout. Ownership inscription in ink on flyfleaf one "Jos. S. Burd, Jacksonville, Flo., Dec. 18. 1875," additional stamp reading "Jos. S. Burd." and small transfer ornament of a golfer? also on ffep. CONDITION: Good, spotted covers, cracked front hinge slightly sprung, wear to extremities, minimal foxing throughout. First edition. Though officially published in 1876, this book must have been available at the end of 1875 based on the date of inscription.
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George Washington : Leadership, Strategy , Conflict
by Lardas, Mark
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[N.p.]: Osprey Publishing, 2011. 4to, printed paper covers. 64 pp. An account of Washington as a military commander. Illustrated throughout. CONDITION: Fine.
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Consolation for mourners, from the doctrine of a resurrection, and the future happiness of believers. A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of Mrs. Mary Lathrop, Who departed this Life 24th September, 1778. Aged 35. Delivered the Lord's Day after the Funeral. By Her afflicted Consort, John Lathrop. A. M. Pastor of the Second Church in Boston. Published at the desire of many who heard it, and the particular acquaintance of the deceased
by Lathrop, John A. M.
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Boston: Printed by White and Adams, next Door to the Cromwell's-Head Tavern, in School-Street, 1779. 8vo (24 cm). 24 pp. A heartfelt sermon by John Lathrop, pastor of the Second Church in Boston, on the occasion of his wife's death expressing admiration of her character and thoughts of resurrection and heaven. "The hope which the scriptures afford us, that our pious friends, who have fallen into the sleep of death are now happy, and at the general resurrection shall be raised from the confinement of the grave, and be made compleatly blessed forever, is excellently suited to alleviate our sorrow, and reconcile us to that providence which calls us to part with them." Lathrop was known for his discourse "Innocent Blood Crying to God from the Street of Boston" delivered the day after the Boston Massacre. REFERENCES: Evans 16316. CONDITION: half-title leaf detached, light foxing, 5 cm closed tear on p. 18, several leaves with wide margins trimmed off.
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The Wonderful Country: A Novel by Tom Lea with drawings by the Author
by Lea, Tom
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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1952. Hardcover. 8vo, pictorial beige cloth on upper and lower covers, rubricated upper edge, deckled fore-edge. [1-3] 307 pp., illus. in red throughout including flyleaves, titlepage. Early printing. CONDITION: Good in very good dust jacket, minor rubbing on head & foot, verso wrapper worn with some loss at head & foot, some foxing.
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Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets. With one hundred and fifty illustrations
by Lear, Edward
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1877. 12mo, original blue cloth, gilt spine title, title stampd in black on upper cover, leaf-patterned endpapers. Pages un-numbered, 150 b&w illus., 2 pp. publisher ads. An attractive 1870s edition of Lear's Nonsense Songs. Includes "The Jumblies," the "Owl and the Pussy-Cat," "Four Little Children," and "History of the Seven Families," as well ad nonsense recipes for Amblongus Pie; the botanical impossibilities of "Phattfacia Stupenda" and an alphabet of limericks. CONDITION: Good, small losses at head and foot of spine, rubbed, early gift inscription on flyleaf, occasional foxing, a mostly clean and sound copy.
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The Charm of Poland Spring and Other Poems
by Leckler, Nard
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Privately Printed, New York: Press of Walters & Mahon, Inc., 1930. Hardcover. 12mo (7.5" x 5"), green cloth with black lettering, deckled edges. [8], 68 pp., [1], 2 vignettes, 1 laid-in Poland Spring billhead with manuscript note on verso, early owner inscription on flyleaf in pencil: "Alvin E. Gilbert 1946-47 Poland Spring.". A pleasing collection of poems about experiences at the Poland Spring Resort, a classic grand hotel and health spa in Maine, home of Poland Spring water. The bill head is from the Poland Spring Company of Pennsylvania; on the verso are editing notes in pencil from an unidentified source. CONDITION: Very good, slight wear at cover, clean and bright leaves.
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Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry : Revised and adapted to the course of mathematical instruction in the United States by Charles Davies
by Legendre, A.M.; Translated by David Brewster; Adapted by Charles Davies
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Philadelphia: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1843. Hardcover. Sm 8vo (8.25" x 5.25"), later full calf, title gilt stamped at spine. vii, 9-297 pp., with 62 pp. of a "Table of Logarithmic Numbers." B&w charts and diagrams throughout. Early ownership inscription of one "Francis N. Blood" on ffep., followed by an inscription on flyleaf, "Francis N. Blood, Geometry & Trigonometry, Bost. $1.16, 1843." CONDITION: Very good, extremities lightly worn, slight loss at head and foot of spine, lightly foxed, binding sound.
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A Bunch of Lemons: Collected, condemned and cussed by A. Phew Lemons
by Lemons, A. Phew
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Boston: The Mutual Book Co., 1908. Hardcover. 16mo (15 cm), tan cloth, decorative front cover in black and red, color illus. affixed to upper cover. [58] pp., 2 pp. publ. ads. A tartly humorous collection of anecdotal jokes and clever comebacks from characters such as the Irish, women, children etc. The first joke reads: "A Lemon Squeezer. I think you are a lemon, dear, He said it just to tease her; The maiden said, 'twixt smile and tear, Then you are a lemon squeezer." With a lively and amusing cover. CONDITION: Very good, light toning on leaves, light wear at extremities, occasional light pencil marks.
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Where The Cherry Tree Grew : The Story of Ferry Farm, George Washington's Boyhood Home
by Levy, Philip
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2013. Hardcover. 8vo, green cloth. Frontis., [1], 260 pp., b&w illustrations. CONDITION: Very good, in good dust jacket creased along upper edge of front panel.
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Report of the Maine Commissioners on the Monument Erected at Salisbury, N. C., 1908
by Libby, Thomas G.
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Waterville: Sentinel Publishing Company, 1908. Hardcover. 8vo (9.25" x 6"), red cloth, black border and gilt title on front cover. Frontis., [6], 2 dupl. plates, 27 pp., [1], 1 plate, [4] pp. A Maine congressional committee report on the erection of a monument to honor the Maine soldiers who suffered and died in the confederate prison in Salisbury, North Carolina, with dedication addresses and a list of the 203 soldiers who are buried there. CONDITION: Very good, slight wear at edges, owner inscription and purple stamp on front free endpaper, clean interior.
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History of Worcester, Massachusetts, From its Earliest Settlement to September, 1836: with Various Notices relating to the History of Worcester County
by Lincoln, William
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Worcester: Moses D. Phillips and Company. 1837. [Printed by Henry J. Howland, Worcester]. Hardcover. 8vo (9" x 5.5"), later half calf with tan cloth, gilt previous owner's name on front cover. viii, 383 pp. CONDITION: Good, light wear at extremities, lacking title piece at spine, lacking portion of author label at spine, foxing throughout.
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The Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln
by Lincoln, Abraham; Fell, Jesse, W.
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Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872. Broadside, 24.5" x 19" plus margins; portrait and text in five columns. CONDITION: Torn through upper right, the tear affecting the portrait, restored, backed with Japanese tissue. The first separate printing and first separate facsimile of Lincoln's famed autobiographical sketch, originally composed in response to a request from his friend Jesse Fell, printed with a brief account by Fell of the circumstances under which it was written and extracts from a few of Lincoln's speeches. Lincoln and Fell became acquainted during a session of the Illinois State Legislature in the winter of 1834-35. Lincoln was serving as a representative and Fell as a lobbyist for MacLean County, Illinois. The two became political friends and saw much of each other in subsequent years. In 1858, when Lincoln came to prominence as a result of his debates with Stephen Douglas, Fell, who had recently returned from a trip east where the public was hungry for information about Lincoln,…
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Catalogue of the Eden Musée, 55 West 23rd St. Price Ten Cents
by Lindau, Leopold, author. Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, lithographers
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New York: Rich G. Hollaman, 73 Fulton St., 1884. 4to (9.625" x 6.5"), chromolithographic wrappers. 72 pp., alternating text and blank pp. reserved for advertisements, 5 ads, numerous b&w illus. CONDITION: Good, one signature detached, a few very minor chips and tears along extremities, .24" loss at lower-left corner of front wrapper, spine edge curled. A handsome guide to the Eden Musée wax museum, concert hall, and amusement center in New York City. A vivid, theatrical illustration printed by lithographers Mayer, Merkel and Ottmann on the front wrapper depicts a military figure drawing back a curtain to reveal the stately, Second Empire-style museum building. The text includes diagrams and description of the exhibits in each chamber of the "Temple of Art": the Vestibule, Entrance Hall, Central Hall, Sacred Chamber, The Crypt, and the Concert Hall. The Crypt includes tableaux of a savage Indian scalping; beheadings in Morocco; the French guillotine; cannibals; and curiously, figures of explorers of…
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Once: A Lullaby
by Lobel, Anita, illustrator; bp Nichol, author
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New York: Greenwillow Books, [1986]. Hardcover in dj. Oblong Sm. 8vo (8.25" x 10.25"), pictorial covers. Color illus. Inscribed on title by illustrator: "for Josephine, with warm hugs for a happy Christmas! Anita Lobel, 1987." CONDITION: Fine in fine jacket. Stated first edition.
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The Dwarf Giant
by Lobel, Anita
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New York: Holiday House, 1991. Hardcover in dj. 4to (11" x 9.25"), half blue cloth, lavender paper. Color illus. Inscribed by author on dedication page: "and for Josephine and Richard - love, Anita . march 1991." CONDITION: Very good, light toning at inside gutters; in very good jacket with .5" closed tear at top edge of back cover. Stated first edition.
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On Market Street
by Lobel, Anita, illustrator; Arnold Lobel, author
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New York: Greenwillow Books, 1981. Hardcover. Sm. 4to (10 x 8.25"), half gray cloth, blue paper, dj with affixed silver Caldecott Award medallion. Unpaginated, color illus. throughout. CONDITION: Near fine, creases on back pastedown as issued; in very good dj with light wear at extremities and short tear at upper edge of front panel. Stated first edition, sixth printing.
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Prince Bertram the Bad
by Lobel, Arnold
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New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1963. Hardcover in dj. 4to (11" x 8.25"), half black cloth with pictorial red paper. Color illus. Inscription of "Abigail Nancy Aldridge" in ink on front pastedown. CONDITION: Good +, light rubbing at extremities, child's drawing on back flyleaf in red pencil; good + dj worn at extremities. Stated first edition.
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Fables
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[New York]: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1980. Hardcover in dj. 4to (11.75" x 8.25"), blue cloth. [6], 40 pp., [2]., color illus. throughout. CONDITION: Fine, in very good dj with slight bumping, handwritten price-sticker affixed to front flap.
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