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This is Up-To-Date Toasts for All Occasions, a reference book published in Boston in 1912. Copies of this book are now very rare.
It was compiled by E.C. Lewis, who apparently wrote several books on entertaining.
It is 5" x 6", periwinkle blue covers with a gilt design. Inside, it is toasts for every event. Each page is adorned with a lime green design.
As you would expect, the paper has darkened. Otherwise, it does not appear that this book was ever used. It's in pristine condition.

The is a first edition from the classics series published by International Collectors Library in 1970.The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by the American minister Lloyd C. Douglas. The book explores the aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus through the experiences of the Roman tribune. It was a massive best-seller for several years, but is best-known for its 1953 adaptation starring Richard Burton.
This is a lovely book. It is red leatherette.
It has a gilt design on the cover and spine and a bound-in silk bookmark.
The original owner put a bookplate on the inside front cover and then crossed out his/her name. You can either put a label over that or steam off the bookplate.
Other than that, it's in absolutely pristine condition. There are no marks in or on it; I don't believe that it's been read; it doesn't appear to have been opened.
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This is a third printing (1986) of Company of Adventurers, by the Canadian journalist Peter C Newman, who has signed the title page. It is the first of two volumes on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company which, for some time controlled the entire territory between San Francisco and the Beaufort Sea. This book illustrates how its merchant founders tamed the wilderness to build the world's largest private commercial empire. Also listed here, I have an unread first edition of Caesars of the Wilderness, part two of this story (see last photo). If you want both, please message me. This is a beautiful book, elegantly designed with tons of photos, maps and drawings. 413 pages. It has not been read, or even opened, until now. There is a tiny bit of shelfwear to the dust jacket. The book is in mint condition.PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THE SHIPPING CHARGE APPLIES TO NORTH AMERICAN BUYERS, OR TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO ACCEPT SURFACE MAIL.… Read More

This is a first edition of Caesars of the Wilderness, written in 1987 by the Canadian journalist Peter C Newman. It is part two of his history of the Hudson's Bay Company; in this volume, we learn about the war for supremacy over the North American fur trade, and the territory ranging from San Francisco to the Beaufort Sea. The competition was between the Hudson's Bay's Fur Brigades, and their arch-rivals the Northwest Company, an incredible battle that remains the fiercest commercial feud in history. Note: Also listed here, I have a mint condition copy of part 1, Company of Adventurers, signed by the author (see last photos). If you want both, please message me.This is a beautiful book, elegantly designed with tons of photos, maps and drawings.450 pages.It has not been read, or even opened, until now.It is in mint condition.PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THE SHIPPING CHARGE APPLIES TO NORTH AMERICAN BUYERS, OR TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO… Read More

This is a stated first edition (2005) of The Pirates Laffite, The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf, the story of the two brothers who ran a notorious privateering cooperative in New Orleans from 1803-1823. Labeled as corsairs and buccaneers for methods that bordered on piracy, the brothers imported contraband goods and made life hell for Spanish merchants on the Gulf. They became important members of a syndicate that included lawyers, bankers, merchants, and corrupt U.S. officials. But they were also paid Spanish spies, handing over information about the syndicate's plans and selling out their own associates. The book was written by the American historian William C Davis, who conducted exhaustive research. The book is 706 pages, but the last 200 are explanatory notes and the index. There are also a few photos and illustrations.This copy does not appear to have been read.Its only flaw is that, in production, the front endpaper and title page became stuck to the cover, at the top corner.… Read More

You'll find some of these books listed as first editions and dated 1965, or 1957. The first edition in French was printed in 1957; the first in English was printed in 1958. This is a copy of that first edition.
It is a serious work of art history, and includes survey notices, exhibition texts and comments to and from collectors.

9" x 11", 4 lbs.
291 pages.
That includes 86 pages about Edgar Degas--his life and work, including illustrations and sketches.
Then there are 152 pages of plates. Most are black and white, and there are many black and white sketches and drawings.
There are 35 heliogravure (photogravure) color plates. These are tipped in, or hand-mounted, meaning that they are easily removed for framing.
But they are on different paper--a beige linen paper. You can remove the whole page and use the linen in the frame, or you could put your own backing on.

The spine of this book is badly discolored, although the covers are still a nice green.The inside is perfect.Note: The shipping… Read More

"In this first installment of his masterful biography, Simon Callow captures the genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director rooted in the entertainment industry could. Here is Welles's prodigious childhood; his youth in New York, with its fraught partnership with John Houseman and the groundbreaking triumph of his all-black Macbeth; the pioneering radio work that culminated in the notorious 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds; and finally, his work in Hollywood, including an authoritative account of the making of Citizen Kane. Rich in detail and insight, this is far and away the definitive look at Orson Welles."Published by Random House UK 1995Printed on recycled paper. Plain black boards with brilliant gold lettering on the spine.It has a bookplate--it was awarded to a student for her contributions to a theater program. The dust jacket is a little worn, apparently from improper storage. But the book has not been read.640 pages including index. Weight over 2 lbs.

This is a stated first edition of Italian Folk Tales, the best-selling collection selected and retold by the Italian author Italo Calvino (1923-1985). The English translation was first published in 1980 and it was on the New York Times Top Ten Best Books list for that year. It is 200 tales, of fantasy and mystery, romance and adventure.
In 1982, it was issued in paperback. This is one of those copies. It is very high quality, with lovely paper and many woodcut illustrations. It has not been opened or read and is in near-perfect condition; its only flaw is to the right edge of the front cover, where the paper is frayed a little, from improper storage. The inside is pristine.

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This is the first/only printing of Highland Bagpipe Makers, Second Edition by the Scottish historian Jeannie Campbell. The first edition was a best-seller; in this edition, she finds more bagpipe makers, expands on previously published information, and adds more illstrations. There is also a new section on people were were bagpipe makers but worked for others, and there is more information on materials.
This is a $50 book but it has had a spill. At the front of the book, there is waving to the pages, there are a few stained pages, and two pages are stuck together, at the bottom corner. Otherwise fine.

This is a first edition of The World of Horses, by the English equestrian and horse expert Judith Campbell.
According to the dust jacket, it takes the reader through the glamorous world of horses, from Arabia to the American West, from show-jumping to racing and polo. It explores the personalities of horses and horsemen, the challenges of sport and competition, and the pleasures and responsibilities of ownership.
252 pages, including index and numerous color photographs. It's heavy--it weighs 3 1/2 lbs.
Unclipped dust jacket.
It is bright red boards with gold lettering on the cover and spine.
The dust jacket has a three tiny bits of shelf-wear.
Otherwise, the book is flawless and all pages are all absolutely clean, clear and unmarked.

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This is a mint-condition first edition of the famous book Some Desperate Glory, the diary of the British officer, Edwin Campion Vaughan (1897-1931). It was written during the first eight months of 1917, while he was deployed near the Cambrai sector and then moved up to Ypres at the start of the Battle of Passchendaele. The diary was published posthumously in the UK in 1981, then in the US in 1988.
Writing in the Wall Street Journal in 2006, James J. Cramer cites Some Desperate Glory as one of the five best books on war: "Vaughan describes the screams of the wounded who had sought refuge in the freshly gouged holes only to find themselves slowly drowning as rain fell and the water level rose. A relentlessly stark account of the war's bloodiest, most futile battle."
This copy has an unclipped dust jacket with tiny bits of shelfwear to the back only. The book itself may have been read once, but there are no marks of any kind in it or on it.
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This is a very handsome copy of Truman Capote's famous book In Cold Blood, which was first serialized in the New Yorker, and was published in book form in 1965. This is a first book club edition from the International Collectors Library.
It is about the 1959 murders of the Clutter family, in Kansas, by a couple of drifters. Next to Vincent Bugliosi's book Helter Skelter, it is the #1 true-crime book in publishing history.
This copy is in pristine condition, except for a tiny bit of shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spine. It is red boards covered in leather, or leatherette--I can't quite tell but I think it's leather.
There is brilliant gilt on the cover and the spine. There is a bound-in red silk bookmark.
All of the the pages are clear and creamy white; there are no marks of any kind in it or on it.

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This is a collection of other writers' dog stories--Jack London, Mark Twain, Zane Grey, Booth Tarkington...30 stories about dogs, plus an introduction by Caras.This copy is unread, but there is a dedication to 3 dogs written on the front endpaper.The dust jacket is perfect except for fading to the lower 2" (see photo) and the spine.The book is pristine.

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This is a stated first edition of The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent, the second volume of Johnson's biography written by Robert A Caro. It covers the life of the president-to-be from his defeat in the 1941 campaign for the Senate, through his service in WWII (including his embellishment of his record), to the factual foundation of his fortune, to the truth behind how he won the 1948 senatorial election by 87 votes.506 pages, including numerous photographs.Unclipped dust jacket.The dust jacket is white so it has yellowed a little with age. There is a tiny hole in the dust jacket, just on the spine.There is a little white mark on the corner of the book's cover (see photo).Other than that, it does not appear to have been read and is in mint condition.

This book has not been opened or read. There are no marks of any kind in or on it.
It is bright blue with plain covers and black design and lettering on the spine.
The dust jacket is clean and clear with minor shelf wear at the edges and a 1/2" tear on the back.
Alice in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass
The Hunting of the Snark
A Tangled Tale
Phantasmagoria
Nonsense from Letters
Original black and white illustrations by John Tenniel and Henry Holiday
439 pages
Large type
9 1/2" x 7 1/2"
Published by Castle, New Jersey. Undated; probably 2011.

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This is a stated first edition of A Viking Voyage: In Which an Unlikely Crew of Adventurers Attempts an Epic Journey to the New World It was written by the American journalist Hodding Carter and published in 2000.

This book has not been read, or even opened. It is in mint condition.

From the publisher:Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson's triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting Eriksson's epic journey in a precise replica of the precarious Viking cargo ship known as a knarr. This extraordinary book is the account of how he pulled it off. By turns thrilling and slapstick, sublime and outrageous, A Viking Voyage
is an unforgettable adventure story that will take you to the heart of some of the most magnificent, unspoiled territory on earth, and even deeper, to the heart of a journey like no other. A celebration of the people and places Carter visits and a treasure-trove of… Read More

In the early 1950s, Michael Joseph published a series of best-selling books under the imprint Mermaid Books. They were all 5" x 7 1/2", on thicker paper. Colored, illustrated and laminated covers. Not paperbacks, not hard covers--flexible harder covers is the best way to describe them. This is one of those Mermaid Books.
It is Mister Johnson, the sixth of 23 novels, written in 1939, by the Irish novelist Joyce Cary (1888-1957). Cary, who called it his favorite book, wrote the story as humor, but it is actually more of a tragedy, as it is about a young Nigerian who falls afoul of British colonial authorities. It is regularly used in schools and produced for the stage. In 1990, Bruce Beresford became the first director to shoot an American film on location in Nigeria; his film of the same name starred Maynard Eziashi, Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward.

This book is 206 pages with no interior adornment.
The front cover has a small crease; there is a scratch on the back cover.
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This is the first US edition of Sea Power, A Modern Illustrated Military History, which was first published in the UK in the same year (1979). (It is the first US edition, but it was printed in the UK.)It is a thorough, professionally-illustrated study of the three most important aspects of naval power in the 20th century: the battleship, the submarine, and ship-home aircraft.See photos of Contents392 pages, including 727 illustrations, half of which are in color.Weight is 4 lbs.The dust jacket has quite a lot of wear; the book itself is perfect.NOTE: My quoted price for shipping this item does not apply (it's too heavy). If you'd like to buy it, please contact me with your location and I'll give you the proper price.

This is an unread copy of Ancient Egypt, part of the Great Ages of Man series which Time-Life Books began publishing in the 60s. This book was written in 1965 by the American academic Lionel Casson (1914-2009); Time-Life's editors updated it and it was republished in 1978.

This book was well received. One review says it is "especially readable and fascinating with incredible illustrations and photographs of Ancient Egyptian major works of art. A very enjoyable read--I recommend it to anyone desiring to gain a better acquaintance with Ancient Egypt and its culture and history."

It's 8 3/4" x 10 3/4". 191 pages, including loads of photos.
There is an attractive bookplate on the inside front cover, which is already coming off on its own.
Pristine condition.

Note: Also listed here, I have three other books from this series: Ancient China, the Rise of Russia and Imperial Rome

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This is the catalog from the 1995 Vancouver exhibit of the works of Bernard Cathelin (1919-2004).
Bernard Cathelin was a French painter and a member of the School of Paris which included Matisse, De Buffet and Brianchon. Famous for oil paintings and lithographs with a richness of texture and vivid colour, his three favorite themes were still life, landscapes and portraits of women. In 1995, Cathelin was elected to the Legion of Honour; also in 1995, a retrospective exhibition at the Musée de Valence established a new attendance record for the museum. And, at the end of the same year, he exhibited in Vancouver, at the Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, which produced this catalog.
The covers of this book are not in the best of shape, but the rest of it is. The front endpaper is signed by the artist, in red, and accompanies a hand-written note. There is biographical information about the artist, plus about 30 pages of pieces that could be framed.