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Little Leather Library 23 Book Collection of Miniature Books by Tennyson, Longfellow, Thoreau, Kipling, Burns, Doyle (Various Classics) - 1920's: Wilde, Tennyson, Emerson, Thoreau, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Kipling amongst others

by Tennyson, Longfellow, Thoreau, Kipling, Burns, Doyle (Various Classics)

Little Leather Library 23 Book Collection of Miniature Books by Tennyson, Longfellow, Thoreau, Kipling, Burns, Doyle (Various Classics) - 1920's

Little Leather Library 23 Book Collection of Miniature Books: Wilde, Tennyson, Emerson, Thoreau, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Kipling amongst others

by Tennyson, Longfellow, Thoreau, Kipling, Burns, Doyle (Various Classics)

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Twenty three green and copper colored miniature books. They appear to be from the 20's as well.

Book ends Not Included.

1. The Coming of Arthur - Tennyson

2. Fifty Best Poems of America

3. Lays of Ancient Rome - Macaulay

4. Short Stories - Guy De Maupassant

5. The Tempest - Shakespeare

6. Essays - Emerson

7. Friendship and Other Essays - Thoreau

8. Courtship of Miles Standish - Longfellow

9. Vampire and Other Verses - Kipling

10. The Gold Bug - Pie

11. Fifty Best Poems of England

12. Poems - Robert Browning

13. The Happy Prince - Wilde

14. The Man Who Was - Kipling

15. Poems - Robert Burns

16. Will of the Mill - Stevenson

17. Enoch - Arden Tennyson

18. Sherlock Holmes - Doyle

19. Salome - Wilde

20. Greatest Thing in the World - Drummond

21. Dreams - Shreiner

22. At the End of the Passage

23. The Phantom - Rickshaw Kiplong

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  • Illustrator Green Leatherette
  • Format/Binding Green and copper colored miniature books
  • Book Condition Used - some chipping to bindings
  • Jacket Condition none
  • Edition First Thus
  • Publisher Little Leather Library Corp.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1920's
  • Keywords Little Leather Library Lot
Orgasmic Days in the South of France
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Orgasmic Days in the South of France

by Keller, Barbara

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Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
none, softcover
Edition
2000 assumed First, no other printing listed or found
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780967764962 / 0967764963
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In My Stairwell
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In My Stairwell: Signed in Silver Ink by Author/Photographer

by Mark Seliger

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Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
slipcase no dust jacket
Edition
First Printing Line see photo, signature dated 2005
Binding
Hardcover
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Signed in silver ink by author/photographer. States First Published in the United States of America with the first printing line.
Slipcase has some scratches, edgewear and rubbed corners. One is dented which dented the hardcover book beneath. Otherwise book itself in fine condition.
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Interview by Lou Reed. Essay by Matthew Barney.
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The Struggle For World Power Second Amended Edition with erata slip
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The Struggle For World Power Second Amended Edition with erata slip

by George Knupffer

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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Good to VG
Edition
Revised January 1963
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Hardcover
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Foreward to the second edition London, January 1963. Laid in is an erata slip and a couple of pamphlets for other books and an envelope for Omni Pub. in CA. Main portion of the dw in Near Fine condition, some rubbing along the foredge. Dust Jacket is very worn and faded on the spine with small tears and small pieces missing. Corners are rubbed/worn. Book in VG with Near Fine condition. Top and bottom edges of the spine are bent under, corners bumped/rubbed. This is the revised January 1963 HC edition. Ships with delivery confirmation.
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Baking & Cooking Monographs (Calumet Baking Powder Co. Chicago)
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Baking & Cooking Monographs (Calumet Baking Powder Co. Chicago)

by Helen Harrington, Downing Director of Home Economics

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Hardcover
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Contains announcements to home economics teachers with how to order the lessons along with revised score cards of Miss Bevier University of Illinois and references such as The Boston Cooking School. No writing in the notes pages. Includes: 1. A Lesson on Modern Cake Baking 1921 (Cover discolored) 2. Modern Biscuit Baking 1923 3. A Monograph on Muffins 1923 (large stain on back cover of #2 and cover of #3. 4. Deep Fat Frying A Lesson in Monograph Form 1923 5. A Lesson on Waffles and Griddle Cakes 1923 6. A Model Home Kitchen 1926 (several bent bottom page corners) 7. Pastry Baking 1925 8. A Monograph on Cookies 1926. (Back end page of book has a creased corner which affected several previous pages. The last couple of pages have some edgewear and crinkles at the top.)
Hard cover has some edge and corner wear and some stains.
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The Twenty Cases of Filial Piety
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The Twenty Cases of Filial Piety

by In Cantonese unable to read

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Used - see photos
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no other found
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Hardcover
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An accordian style book with wood covers. Front side appears to have some water damage. Twenty cases each has a hand colored illustration, two per page. Appears to be water color and colored pencil on silk with a silk background.
Outside dimensions 8 1/4" X 6. Upon opening there is a tear at the top and a knotch size hole at the inseam. The previous owner told me it is in Cantonese and it is also in English. It looks like the author's name is along the inside of the board but I can't read Cantonese. Ships with delivery confirmation where available.
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Dross (Green Boards)
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Dross (Green Boards): printing error

by Henry Seton Merriman

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Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None
Edition
1899 copyright 1896 by Herbert S. Stone & Co.
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Hardcover
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Inside Near Fine, pages have discolored from age. No dust jacket. Cover VG, bottom of spine has wear. A couple of dirt spots on the cover, very minor edge wear. States this volume is issued for sale in paper covers only. (This is a hardcover). Also state fortieth thousand in regards to printing. Sixe 5 X 7 3/8".
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In My Stairwell
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In My Stairwell: Signed in Silver Ink by Author/Photographer

by Mark Seliger

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
slipcase no dust jacket
Edition
First Printing Line see photo, signature dated 2005
Binding
Hardcover
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Signed in silver ink by author/photographer. States First Published in the United States of America with the first printing line.
Slipcase has some scratches, edgewear and rubbed corners. One is dented which dented the hardcover book beneath. Otherwise book itself in fine condition.
Very heavy, folio size book ships by Media mail withing the continental U.S.A.
No international or priority mail orders please.
Interview by Lou Reed. Essay by Matthew Barney.
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The Struggle For World Power Second Amended Edition with erata slip
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The Struggle For World Power Second Amended Edition with erata slip

by George Knupffer

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good to VG
Edition
Revised January 1963
Binding
Hardcover
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Foreward to the second edition London, January 1963. Laid in is an erata slip and a couple of pamphlets for other books and an envelope for Omni Pub. in CA. Main portion of the dw in Near Fine condition, some rubbing along the foredge. Dust Jacket is very worn and faded on the spine with small tears and small pieces missing. Corners are rubbed/worn. Book in VG with Near Fine condition. Top and bottom edges of the spine are bent under, corners bumped/rubbed. This is the revised January 1963 HC edition. Ships with delivery confirmation.
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Baking & Cooking Monographs (Calumet Baking Powder Co. Chicago)
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Baking & Cooking Monographs (Calumet Baking Powder Co. Chicago)

by Helen Harrington, Downing Director of Home Economics

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Very Good
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none
Edition
No other book like this found.
Binding
Hardcover
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Contains announcements to home economics teachers with how to order the lessons along with revised score cards of Miss Bevier University of Illinois and references such as The Boston Cooking School. No writing in the notes pages. Includes: 1. A Lesson on Modern Cake Baking 1921 (Cover discolored) 2. Modern Biscuit Baking 1923 3. A Monograph on Muffins 1923 (large stain on back cover of #2 and cover of #3. 4. Deep Fat Frying A Lesson in Monograph Form 1923 5. A Lesson on Waffles and Griddle Cakes 1923 6. A Model Home Kitchen 1926 (several bent bottom page corners) 7. Pastry Baking 1925 8. A Monograph on Cookies 1926. (Back end page of book has a creased corner which affected several previous pages. The last couple of pages have some edgewear and crinkles at the top.)
Hard cover has some edge and corner wear and some stains.
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The Twenty Cases of Filial Piety
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The Twenty Cases of Filial Piety

by In Cantonese unable to read

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Used - see photos
Edition
no other found
Binding
Hardcover
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An accordian style book with wood covers. Front side appears to have some water damage. Twenty cases each has a hand colored illustration, two per page. Appears to be water color and colored pencil on silk with a silk background.
Outside dimensions 8 1/4" X 6. Upon opening there is a tear at the top and a knotch size hole at the inseam. The previous owner told me it is in Cantonese and it is also in English. It looks like the author's name is along the inside of the board but I can't read Cantonese. Ships with delivery confirmation where available.
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The Sad Tale of Bazouge

The Sad Tale of Bazouge

by Steinlen, Theophile-Alexandre (Illustrator)

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Boston: Museum of Fine Arts (Boston). Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1961. Booklet. Light crease at the spine of the front cover. ; A humorous tale of a crow or raven who successively, page after page, drinks and drains numerous glasses of spirits until its view of the world blurs, it stands, then falls on its back. Told wordlessly, with drawings only, and the story line is obvious. The stylized head and beak of the bird reoccur in Steinlen's book illustrations of crows and vultures. Swiss-born, creative polymath Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) was painter, fabric designer, sculptor, periodical publisher, printmaker, and illustrator. Renowned for his turn-of-the-century, Art Nouveau-style, Steinlen produced drawings of Parisian street life, depicting average working-class people, actors, vendors, prostitutes, the upper class out of their element, criminals, and families, all in the urban environment. He was equally known for his many drawings of cats in both natural… Read More
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Harold's Fairy Tale
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Harold's Fairy Tale

by Crockett Johnson

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  • Acceptable
  • Hardcover
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Used - Acceptable
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No DJ Included
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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HAROLD'S FAIRY TALE, FURTHER ADVENTURES WITH THE PURPLE CRAYON. HARPER & BROTHERS FIRST EDITION. Exlib. Acceptable Condition. No Dust Jacket is included. RARE.
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The Beauties Of Washington Irving (Illustrated by George Cruikshank)
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The Beauties Of Washington Irving (Illustrated by George Cruikshank)

by Irving, Washington

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First Edition
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THE BEAUTIES OF WASHINGTON IRVING. ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM TEGG, LONDON, 1866. 4 X 5/58. 373 5/8. pages, plus adverts. USED. Good condition. All gilting still visible on titling on spine. Foxed on a a few pages.
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A Picture For Harold's Room
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A Picture For Harold's Room

by Johnson, Crockett

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Used - Good
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No DJ Included
Edition
First Edition
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Johnson, Crockett: A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. First Edition, Harper & Brothers 1960. Ex-lib. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. 64 pages 6 1/4 X 8 3/4
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Harold's Trip To The Sky
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Harold's Trip To The Sky

by Johnson, Crockett

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No DJ Included
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Johnson, Crockett. Harold's Trip To The Sky. More Adventures With The Purple Crayon. First Edition. Harper & Bros., 1957. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Front cover sticker damage. A clean, solid copy. Please see our photos. Rare/Scarce.
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Gone is Gone: or The Story of a Man Who wanted to Do Housework
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Gone is Gone: or The Story of a Man Who wanted to Do Housework

by Gag, Wanda

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Used - Very Good+
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Very Good
Edition
Stated Twelfth Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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GONE IS GONE, BY POPULAR CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATOR WANDA GA'G. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. 1935 Coward-McCann First Edition, Stated Twelfth Printing Thus. A crisp, clean copy in a nice yellow unclipped dust jacket. A nice find.
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(Miniature Book)  Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1859, The Address by Carl Sandburg Before the United...
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(Miniature Book) Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1859, The Address by Carl Sandburg Before the United States Congres s

by Sandburg, Carl

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Condition
Used - Fine
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No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
Limited Edition
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Hardcover
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Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1959. 38 pp. Letterpress by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland and binding by Proost en Brandt, Amsterdam. Gilt leather, decorative end papers, all edges gilt, one of 2,000 copies, with Lincoln 1 cent stamp. A Fine copy. Bradbury 16, p. 253. . Limited Edition. Leather. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 2 5/8" x 1 7/8" . Miniature.
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Equal Rites: Compact Discworld Novel

Equal Rites: Compact Discworld Novel

by Pratchett, Terry

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Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780575061668 / 0575061669
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Complete text of Equal Rites printed in tiny print in miniature book. Third in this compact series that was "specially handmade by imps of the Counterweight Continent" (as the jacket states). Actually typeset in Great Britain and printed in China. Hard-to-find collectible for Pratchett lover.
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English-French French-English Midget Series Dictionary

English-French French-English Midget Series Dictionary

by Burgess & Bowes Ltd [Editor]

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Completely Revised and Corrected
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Paperback
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A very good+ red cloth bound softcover, completely revised and corrected.25.000 Words with Dialogues, ets. Containing Automobile Terms, Dialogues, Geographical and Christian Names, Photographic Terms, Etc.
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Hand-Carved Alpha-Bet [Miniature].
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Hand-Carved Alpha-Bet [Miniature].

by [Abstract Orange] Lauren Emeritz

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Used
Edition
Edition of 300
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Hardcover
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Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2016.. Edition of 300. 29 pages; 1.75 x 2". Case-Bound. Accordion extending from the back pastedown. Mulberry paper hinges. Letterpress printed. Bound in orange cloth boards with title on front cover. Signed and numbered by the artist. This is the miniature version of Emeritz's large format edition of "Hand-Carved Alpha-Bet". As with the larger version the miniature alphabet book was printed with letters that were hand carved in wood by the artist. Each letter is a capital letter printed in orange.
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