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(Association Copy) The All-Embracing Doctor Franklin by Rosenbach, A. S. W - 1932

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

(Association Copy) The All-Embracing Doctor Franklin by Rosenbach, A. S. W - 1932

(Association Copy) The All-Embracing Doctor Franklin

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

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Portland, Maine: Privately Printed / Fred Anthoensen / The Southworth Press, 1932. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"J. K. Lilly with the regards and the season's greetings of A. S. W. Rosenbach Dec.1/32" . #95 of 195 copies printed. Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners, in a Vey Good slipcase, stains and loss of outer paper at spine. A most notable Association in the book collecting world, J.K. Lilly's collection, considered one of the finest private libraries of rare books and manuscripts in the world., was in great part assembled with the help of renowned bookseller A.S. W. Rosenbach. Lilly's collection was the founding basis for the Lilly Library at Indiana University, and the association between the two men has been wonderfully described in Joel Silver's "Dr. Rosenbach and Mr. Lilly: Book Collecting in a Golden Age", published in 2010 in a limited edition by Bird & Bull Press, and in a 20111 trade edition by Oak Knoll Press. This seller finds it hard to imagine a better Association Copy of this book. .. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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  • Edition Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
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  • Publisher Privately Printed / Fred Anthoensen / The Southworth Press
  • Place of Publication Portland, Maine
  • Date Published 1932
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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I Thought I Never Could
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I Thought I Never Could

by French, Harold; Douglas Fairbanks Jr. [Forward]

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780436164712 / 043616471X
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1973 First printing of the first U.K. edition. Publisher's black cloth and dust jacket with £2.50 price, Octavo, 163pp.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s copy (Who wrote the forward), with his armorial bookplate on front-free-endpaper (also, loosely laid-in is an auction card for The Estate of Douglass Fairbanks, Jr.

Signed and inscribed by Harold French to Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who wrote the Foreword.

Light bump to upper board edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with mild edge wear, light tanning to spine, and a bit of age-toning to top edge of flaps, else dust jacket in fine condition.

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THE HABIT OF EMPIRE

THE HABIT OF EMPIRE

by Horgan, Paul

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Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, [ 1939].. Gray cloth, stamped in black and green. Illustrated with reproductions of lithographs by Peter Hurd. Short surface crack in upper joint near crown, some tanning and slight rippling of the pastedowns, else a near fine copy, in very good, slightly tanned dust jacket. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page (and incorporating the printed dedication): "In friendship To Vernon Knapp from Paul Horgan, the first copy of the edition which is all his, in the name of a long and good time. Roswell 1939." The recipient joined the faculty of the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell in 1928 as a member of the English faculty, and in time excelled as well in geology, serving as department head. He retired as a LTC and was inducted into the Institute's Hall of Fame in 1958. Horgan, himself a graduate of the Institute, was later on staff there, and the Institute's Library was named for him.
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at low water
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at low water: an intertidal memoir

by [Pie in the Sky Press] Rebecca Chamlee.

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[Simi Valley, California]:: Pie in the Sky Press,, 2017.. Edition of 60 + lettered copies. 5 x 8"; 64 pages. 10 and 12 point Deepdene and the California Old Style figures were cast by M & H Typefounders, while the 14 and 36 point Deepdene italic were cast by Swamp Press. Photographs taken by a Nikon 7100 digital SLR equipped with a 60 mm macro lens and a polarizing filter mounted on a monopod. The specimen images, created using photopolymer plates made by Boxcar Press, habitat spreads, and handset type were letterpress printed on thick Awagami Kozo with Niyodo Kozo overlays using a Vandercook Universal III abp Press. Written, designed, printed, and bound by Rebecca Chamlee. Signed and numbered by Chamlee. Standard edition (numbered 1-60): a drum leaf sewn-board style binding, gloved spine in Ginga backcloth, printed St-Armand Old Master paper covering the boards. Laid in a printed paper chemise. In slipcase of lightweight blue paper. Deluxe edition (lettered A-E): housed in… Read More
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Gothic Architecture
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Gothic Architecture: A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society

by Morris, William (1834–1896)

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London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Limited First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 5 13/16" × 4 1/16" × 3/8" (14.8 × 10.3 × 1 cm) . First State. Printed by and sold by William Morris. 16mo. Bound in publisher's original hardcover quarter Holland-backed blue paper boards, with white linen spine and black titles to cover. One of 500 [of a total run of 1,500, at two shillings and sixpence] paper copies (plus 45 [at ten and fifteen shillings] on vellum). Printed on fine, hand-made, Batchelor (with the second version of the Primrose watermark) paper. Uncut, deckled edges. Colophon. [ii], 1 (title), [i], 68, [viii] pp. Printed in black and red throughout in the Golden type designed by Morris for his press. Head-title and shoulder-notes in red. Numerous 6- and 4-line woodblock initial capitals all designed by Morris, engraved by William Harcourt Hooper. Morris used his four-line initials for this first time with this, his first book printed in the 16mo format. This lecture was setup at… Read More
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The Nymphs of Fiesole
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The Nymphs of Fiesole

by Giovanni Boccaccio

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1st Edition
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Verona: Editiones Officinae Bodoni, 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarter vellum over patterned paper-covered boards; vellum ruled in gilt with gilt lettering at spine. Top edge trimmed and gilt, other edges untrimmed. Housed in cream paper-covered slipcase. Special edition printed by hand-press in Griffo type on hand-made Fabriano paper, limited to 225 numbered copies, of which this is 106. Octavo. xi, [1, blank], 127, [1, colophon] pages. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts, made by Bartolommeo di Giovanni for a lost quattrocento edition, which were used to illustrate various later texts and have now been reassembled and recut. One full-page facsimile from the English version printed in 1597. Slightest toning and shelf wear to binding and slipcase. About fine. .
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Kitab al ta'ir al ghirrid fi wasf al barid (The songbird in describing the post) about the...
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Kitab al ta'ir al ghirrid fi wasf al barid (The songbird in describing the post) about the post history

by Nu'man effendi Antone (a member of the Ehyptian post)

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Cairo: al- Muktataf press, 1890 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Un usual work on the history of the post in Arabic printed in Egypt 1890. 232 p. including introduction with dedication to Joseph Pasha Saba, the general director of the Egyptian post. Modern Hard cover binding..
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Speaking in Faces
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Speaking in Faces: A Type Specimen Book

by [Virginia Center for the Book].

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Charlottesville:: Virginia Center for the Book,, 2017.. Edition of 25. 8.9 x 11"; 112 pages. Printed letterpress on Crane's Lettra paper (300 gsm). Body text in Garamond. Labels in Gill Sans. Boards covered in marbled paper crafted by Lindsey Mears with cloth spine. Numbered. Designer and printer -Lucas Czarnecki. Editor and printer - Kevin McFadden. Master printer - Garrett Queen. Consulting compositors - Bonnie Berstein, Richard Cappuccio, and Aurora Nichols. Virginia Center for the Book, Project Background: "The first pages of this volume were printed more than a decade ago in a daunting attempt to produce a complete reference to the entire collection of the movable type available to VABC printers. "Speaking in Faces, a project begun at VABC in 2004 by Johanna Drucker with VABC artists, is a unique specimen book, a creative resource for exploring letterpress printing, typography, and the treasures of our large and unique moveable type collection. VABC holds cases of… Read More
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The Night of the Hunter
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The Night of the Hunter

by Davis Alexander Grubb (1919-1980) signed with signed cards Robert Mitchum , Shelly Winters and Lillian Gish

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273 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with white lettering to spine over blue boards in original jacket. Signed with a reduced reproduction of the movie poster and Signature cards of three of the movie actors: Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters and Lillian Gish. First edition.One of 1000 copies only specially autographed by the author for presentation to friends of the author and publisher. Issued without a dust jacket this one has the addition of a special dust jacket with advance reviews from booksellers and publisher on the back of the jacket.The Night of the Hunter is a 1953 thriller novel by American author Davis Grubb. The book was a national bestseller and was voted a finalist for the 1955 National Book Award. Murderous ex-convict Harry Powell misrepresents himself as a prison chaplain upon his release from prison. Acting on a story told to him by his now-dead cellmate, "Reverend" Powell cons the cellmate's widow into marrying him in hopes that her… Read More
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How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary (Signed Genesis Limited Ed)
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How Can It Be? A Rock & Roll Diary (Signed Genesis Limited Ed)

by Wood, Ronnie

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781905662364 / 190566236X
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Genesis Publications, 2015-09-29. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5x1x8. Signed. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY RONNIE WOOD! A wonderful assortment of materials from Genesis Publications including a leatherbound diary signed by Ronnie. This is number 534 of only 1969 created. Condition is as new, opened only to photograph, all original packing materials included. A breathtaking work of art. Please note that the exceptional weight of this item will significantly increase shipping costs well above the original quote. Signed by author.
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The Ladies Printing Bee: an Anthology of Thirty-Nine Letterpress Printers Addressing the Subject...
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The Ladies Printing Bee: an Anthology of Thirty-Nine Letterpress Printers Addressing the Subject of Women's Work: compiled by Jules Remedios Faye with introduction by Sandra Kroupa

by Faye, Jules Remedios.

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[Sedro-Woolley, Washington:: Street of Crocodiles Printery,, 1995.. Edition of 195. 6.25 x 8"; 253 unnumbered pages. Front and back matter set in Bodoni Book and printed by Jules Remedios Faye on a Vandercook 4 Proof Press. Type cast by Jim Rimmer at his Pie Tree Press & Type Foundry. Case bound in Japanese cloth over boards. Black pastedowns and endpapers. Some prints signed by the artists. Jules Remedios Faye, Preface: "I sent out an invitation which offered to document present printing history by publishing a sampler of women's work in the relief printing, private press and book arts fields. … Not only was I interested in collecting the work of this disparate group, I also wanted to investigate why they became printers, why they chose letterpress. "The order in which the signatures in this book are placed is entirely a subjective arrangement based on a visual sense of harmony rather than groupings based on thematic content, or arranged alphabetically, for… Read More
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Early American Children's Books

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

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9780486224671 / 0486224678
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Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Early American Children's Books

Early American Children's Books

by A. S. W. Rosenbach

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Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Early American Children's Books

Early American Children's Books

by A. S. W. Rosenbach

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Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1971. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Early American Children's Books

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

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1971. Soft. GOOD. BB4 1971 SC. Mild coverwear & remnants of a clear book cover on wraps. No spine crease, excellent binding. No marks or writing other than a small PO stamp on FFEP.
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The Widening Circle: Essays on the Circulation of Literature in Eighteenth-Century Europe (The...
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The Widening Circle: Essays on the Circulation of Literature in Eighteenth-Century Europe (The Haney Foundation Series ; 20)

by Robert Darnton; Bernhard Fabian; R. M. Wiles; Paul J. Korshin; Corporate Author-A. S. W. Rosenbach Fellowship in Bibliography Fund; Corporate Author-American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

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9780812277173 / 0812277171
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Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1976-11. Hardcover. Used: Good.
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Early American Children's Books

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

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reprint
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Millwood, NY: Kraus. Near Fine, NO dj. 1983. reprint. hardcover. large 8vo . 354pp .
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My Own Dear Darling Boy: The Letters of Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas
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My Own Dear Darling Boy: The Letters of Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas

by Wilde, Oscar; Baer, Ulrich [Editor]; Clark Jr., William Andrews [Contributor]; Rosenbach, A. S. W. [Contributor];

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My Own Dear Darling Boy: The Letters of Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas
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My Own Dear Darling Boy: The Letters of Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas

by Wilde, Oscar; Baer, Ulrich [Editor]; Clark Jr., William Andrews [Contributor]; Rosenbach, A. S. W. [Contributor];

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An American Jewish Bibliography.

An American Jewish Bibliography.: Being a List of Books and Pamphlets by Jews or Relating to Them Printed in the United States from the Establishment of the Press in the Colonies until 1850.

by Rosenbach, A. S. W

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"A special edition of Publications of the America Jewish Historical Society Number 30." xi, 486, 11 pages; 23.5 cm. Bound in dark brown publisher's cloth with gold spine lettering; original plasticine protective cover torn, taped, still functional; copy of Samuel J. Hough with his bookplate & pencil notes; Very Good. Stock#ofc0888.
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A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS OF SIX CENTURIES
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A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS OF SIX CENTURIES

by ROSENBACH, A. S. W

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4-mil clear mylar envelope
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First Edition
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Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Company, 1935. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good Plus/4-mil clear mylar envelope. 123 (1) pp. Original blue wrappers. 6" x 9". 519 rarities offered by Doctor Rosenbach. Issued in the midst of the Great Depression, the Catalogue's entries are surprisingly reasonable in price. Expressed in the doctor's colorful language, entries include, "A Superb Copy of the Doves Press Bible Bound by Cobden-Sanderson", "The Finest Copy Ever Offered for Sale, One of the Masterpieces of Fifteenth Century Bookmaking Printed on Vellum", and "A Famous Copy of the First Book Printed In New York, One of the Finest Known, With Ten Additional Pieces of Excessive Rarity". Great reading for serious Bibliophiles. A Very Good Plus copy (edgewear; internally fine), now in a 4mil clear mylar archival protective envelope. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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The Guardians of the House
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The Guardians of the House: Inscribed Copy

by Lucy Boston with Diana Boston

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States this edition first published in 1993
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780905899091 / 0905899091
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Inscribed "The Simpson family You saw most of these faces at Green Know on 26 April 2001 Diana Boston" Book in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket Good/VG. Has very little wear but crinkly with a crease down the back, some dents and a purple stain on back by bar code. See photos.
A souvenir from visiting the manor at Hemingford Grey which stands near the river Ouse. SHIPS FROM CHICAGO, IL.
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love)

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First edition / First printing.
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780671649210 / 0671649213
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

by Chubbuck, Emily

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Later edition
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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1867. Later edition. Very good with some foxing and prior owner signature to front pastedown.. A scarce printing, which appears to be unrecorded on Worldcat. Part of Sheldon's "Good Boy's Library" as indicated on the spine and which were apparently previously part of Sheldon's "Sunday School Books" library. In publisher's green cloth with gilt stamp decorated spine.
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

by Williams, Harold A

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Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a few tiny spots to rear cover. A complete history of the first century of this important transportation system servicing the Eastern seaboard and points further west. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of historic scenes and vintage locomotives including the Alliance, the Monocacy, and the Conewago.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]

by Moir, David Macbeth

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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W.… Read More
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The Select (Signed Association Copy)
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The Select (Signed Association Copy): Inscribed to Graeme Devine

by F. Paul Wilson

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9780688046187 / 0688046185
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Gray and black boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Very slight shelf wear top and bottom of dust jacket spine; author's picture and quotes on back dust jacket. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN, cover price of $24.95, and FPT on front dust jacket fold.William Morrow First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First U.S. Edition" and complete number line on copyright page. Very rare "association copy" of this book ... not only is it signed by author on first page, but it is also inscribed to famous computer game designer Graeme Devine, who developed "The 7th Guest". F. Paul Wilson also dedicates "this dose is for you" to Devine along with a drawing of a syringe with the number 9574 inside.Best-selling author of The Tomb and The Keep, in this novel "Wilson draws for the first time on his lifetime experience as a medical practitioner". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS

by Bass, Rick

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780395716878 / 039571687x
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tom McGuane, to whom the book along with John Graves and Jim Harrison is dedicated, on the dedication page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such.. Inscribed By Dedicatee. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS

by Everson, William (Brother Antoninus)

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780811205207 / 0811205207
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NY: New Directions, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Everson on the half-title page to his publisher/bibliographer, the Barlett's of Cayucos Books. "To Peter & Henrietta/once again here at Kingfisher Flat in gratitude for our long friendship Bill Everson Dec 30, 1984 Swanton, CA." Cayucos Books published Everson's Tendril in the Mesh, The Alpine Christ & Other Poems, et al. Very faint beginning toning on the dustjacket topedge (not immediately apparent); otherwise, in Fine condition in a Naer Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992

by Lopez, Ken and Bev Chaney

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780963289803 / 0963289802
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Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B

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9789023008583 / 9023008588
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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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