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Herne Hill, London: A. Mason, c. 1900-1910. Cabinet card (165 x 108 mm). Gold bevelled edges. Remnants of an old sticker or ticket next to the photographer's address. A few tiny spots and a minor scratch. Very good condition. Cabinet card depicting a female cyclist. The cabinet card, essentially a larger version of the carte de visite, was a popular format for portraiture from the 1860s until the early years of the 20th century, when Brownies and other affordable cameras made it possible for people to take their own photographs. Meanwhile, the introduction of the safety bicycle in the 1890s had created a wave of interest in the sport, and women were especially keen on the freedom and power they offered. Some suffragettes argued that they could help upend traditional gender relations, and they contributed significantly to the reform of women's dress. Suffragettes or not, cabinet cards photographs of women posing with their bicycles - usually dressed to the nines as in this example - became popular.…
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Crusader Bicycles advertising booklet.
by Mead Cycle Company
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Chicago: the Hollister Press for the Mead Cycle Company, [early 20th-century]. 12 page advertising booklet, stapled self-wraps. Colour and two-tone chromolithographs. 2 horizontal creases from folding, some spotting and dulling to the cover. Very good condition. An attractive, early 20th-century advertising booklet for Crusader Bicycles by the Mead Cycle Company of Chicago. It includes two wonderful chromolithographs, including a double page spread depicting the Advance Model Crusader de Luxe for $19.85 and the Crusader Coaster-Brake Special for $17.80. The upper cover advertises their policies, including free shipping, a free 30 day trial, and five year guarantee, and there are also ads for a variety of accessories. "What more do you want in a wheel? What greater assurance could you ask in buying a bicycle? We are putting our priceless reputation behind these two latest Crusader Models and behind the unqualified statement that when you buy one you are making the best bicycle selection and the wisest bicycle investment that anyone could possibly make". Mead was one of Chicago's first bicycle manufacturers, beginning operations in 1889 and selling nationally through mail order catalogues such as this one.
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Cabinet card depicting a female cyclist.
by (Bicycling) Mason, A.
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Letters Upon the Art of Miniature Painting.
by Mansion, [Andre Leon Larue]
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London & Paris: R. Ackerman; L. Janet, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. Original pink boards, printed paper label to spine. Frontispiece and hand-coloured folding plate. Near-contemporary ownership inscription dated 1842. Boards rubbed and tanned at the edges with some small marks and spots, spine browned, ends of spine worn and chipped, corners bumped and worn, a few lights spots to early and late leaves, otherwise contents fresh. A very good copy. First edition of this guide to miniature painting designed for the education of young ladies. The author, Andre Leon Larue was born in 1785 and known professionally as Mansion. The son of a portrait painter, he worked as a miniaturist and also achieved remarkable results as a tinter of photographs during the 1840s and 50s. This was his first book on painting; the second was The Principles and Practice of Harmonious Colouring in Oil, Water, and Photographic Colours on Paper, Glass and Silver Plate. The present volume was…
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Mitosis. The Movements of Chromosomes in Cell Division.
by (Chargaff, Erwin) Schrader, Franz
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New York, Morningside Heights: Columbia University Press, 1949. Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. 1 double-sided plate, illustrations within the text. Very lightly rubbed at the tips, small blue sink spots on the upper edge of the text block. Excellent condition. Third printing of this influential work, originally published in 1944. From the library of molecular biologist Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002), with this ownership signature in ink on the front free endpaper. Chargaff's work elucidated key concepts about DNA and provided part of the groundwork for Watson and Crick's discovery of its structure. Chargaff's rules, as they are now known, state that the quantities of the four nucleotides are always linked - guanine matching that of cytosine and adenine with thiamine, and that the relative amounts of each vary from species to species. These observations strongly hinted that the nucleotides carried the genetic information (rather than the protein components, as had been thought…
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Archive of correspondence with astronomer Arthur Beer during the production of Vistas in Astronomy.
by Urey, Harold
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Chicago, 1952-53. Including 3 typed letters signed (one with the signature removed for reproduction in Vistas in Astronomy) and 2 autograph letters signed by Urey. Housed in Beer's tan paper folder with "Urey" in ink on the cover. Just a little creasing to some pieces. Excellent condition. An archive of correspondence between astronomer Arthur Beer and Nobel Prize winning chemist Harold Urey regarding the latter's contribution to Vistas in Astronomy. Beer (1900-1980) was born in Richenberg, Bohemia (later Czechoslovakia), and educated in Austria and Germany. He worked as an astronomer at Breslau University, where he studied binary stars, and at the German Maritime Observatory. He also wrote newspaper columns and was responsible for developing one of the first scientific radio programmes, Aus Natur und Technik. Beer escaped from Germany in 1934, assisted by Einstein, who wrote him a public letter of recommendation, and spent the rest of his life in the UK. He worked at the Cambridge Solar Physics…
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Dans le Secret des Êtres Vivants. Itinéraire d'une Biologiste. Péreface de Mona Ozouf et Michelle Perrot.
by (Brenner, Sydney) Douarin, Nicole le
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Paris: Robert Laffont, 2012. Pefect bound. Original white wrappers printed in blue and black. With the publisher's wraparound band. Minor bump to head of spine. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression, paperback issue. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sydney Brenner on the half title, "It has been great to have the chance to know you. Thanks to Gulbenkian! With my admiration and my sincére amitié, these pages about my life in science. Paris, le 26 Juillet 2012, Nicole le Douarin". Gulbenkian probably refers to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a philanthropic organisation which may have held a conference at which Douarin and Brenner met. Author Nicole le Douarin (1930 - ) is a leader in the field of developmental biology. She has designed important techniques for studying differentiation in embryos, most importantly the creation of chimeras in which cells from two different species can be individually tracked as they develop into organ…
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Cabinet card depicting a female cyclist.
by (Bicycling) Mason, A.
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Herne Hill, London: A. Mason, c. 1900-1910. Cabinet card (165 x 108 mm). Gold bevelled edges. Remnants of an old sticker or ticket next to the photographer's address. A few tiny spots and a minor scratch. Very good condition. Cabinet card depicting a female cyclist. The cabinet card, essentially a larger version of the carte de visite, was a popular format for portraiture from the 1860s until the early years of the 20th century, when Brownies and other affordable cameras made it possible for people to take their own photographs. Meanwhile, the introduction of the safety bicycle in the 1890s had created a wave of interest in the sport, and women were especially keen on the freedom and power they offered. Some suffragettes argued that they could help upend traditional gender relations, and they contributed significantly to the reform of women's dress. Suffragettes or not, cabinet cards photographs of women posing with their bicycles - usually dressed to the nines as in this example - became popular.…
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Letters Upon the Art of Miniature Painting.
by Mansion, [Andre Leon Larue]
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London & Paris: R. Ackerman; L. Janet, 1822. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. Original pink boards, printed paper label to spine. Frontispiece and hand-coloured folding plate. Near-contemporary ownership inscription dated 1842. Boards rubbed and tanned at the edges with some small marks and spots, spine browned, ends of spine worn and chipped, corners bumped and worn, a few lights spots to early and late leaves, otherwise contents fresh. A very good copy. First edition of this guide to miniature painting designed for the education of young ladies. The author, Andre Leon Larue was born in 1785 and known professionally as Mansion. The son of a portrait painter, he worked as a miniaturist and also achieved remarkable results as a tinter of photographs during the 1840s and 50s. This was his first book on painting; the second was The Principles and Practice of Harmonious Colouring in Oil, Water, and Photographic Colours on Paper, Glass and Silver Plate. The present volume was…
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Catalogue or Guide to the Liverpool Museum of Anatomy. 29, Paradise Street. This superb collection with all the latest additions, comprising upwards of 1000 models and diagrams, procured at the anatomical galleries of Paris, Florence, and Munich. Now forms the largest collection of anatomical preparations in England, with one exception only, namely of the Royal College of Surgeons' Museum.
by [Woodhead, Joseph]
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Liverpool: Matthews Brothers, Printers, [c. 1870s]. 64 page pamphlet. Original light blue wrappers printed in black. Engraving depicting the museum on the lower wrapper, 1 engraving within the text. Wrappers rubbed, dulled, and spotted, minor crease to the upper corner slightly affecting the contents. Very good condition. The rare catalogue of the Liverpool Museum of Anatomy, describing in detail the Museum's contents and policies, and illustrating its interior by an engraving on the lower cover. The Liverpool Museum of Anatomy was one of a number of such museums in the UK and US that specialised in wax anatomical models and, unlike many of the museums of professional medical organisations, were open to the public. Though the stated goal was always education, particularly regarding reproduction and the dangers of sexual vice, these museums also traded on the shock or titillation value of their exhibits and some were targeted by the medical establishment as purveyors of vice and quackery. The…
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Archive of correspondence with astronomer Arthur Beer during the production of Vistas in Astronomy.
by Urey, Harold
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Chicago, 1952-53. Including 3 typed letters signed (one with the signature removed for reproduction in Vistas in Astronomy) and 2 autograph letters signed by Urey. Housed in Beer's tan paper folder with "Urey" in ink on the cover. Just a little creasing to some pieces. Excellent condition. An archive of correspondence between astronomer Arthur Beer and Nobel Prize winning chemist Harold Urey regarding the latter's contribution to Vistas in Astronomy. Beer (1900-1980) was born in Richenberg, Bohemia (later Czechoslovakia), and educated in Austria and Germany. He worked as an astronomer at Breslau University, where he studied binary stars, and at the German Maritime Observatory. He also wrote newspaper columns and was responsible for developing one of the first scientific radio programmes, Aus Natur und Technik. Beer escaped from Germany in 1934, assisted by Einstein, who wrote him a public letter of recommendation, and spent the rest of his life in the UK. He worked at the Cambridge Solar Physics…
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Dans le Secret des Êtres Vivants. Itinéraire d'une Biologiste. Péreface de Mona Ozouf et Michelle Perrot.
by (Brenner, Sydney) Douarin, Nicole le
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Paris: Robert Laffont, 2012. Pefect bound. Original white wrappers printed in blue and black. With the publisher's wraparound band. Minor bump to head of spine. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression, paperback issue. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sydney Brenner on the half title, "It has been great to have the chance to know you. Thanks to Gulbenkian! With my admiration and my sincére amitié, these pages about my life in science. Paris, le 26 Juillet 2012, Nicole le Douarin". Gulbenkian probably refers to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a philanthropic organisation which may have held a conference at which Douarin and Brenner met. Author Nicole le Douarin (1930 - ) is a leader in the field of developmental biology. She has designed important techniques for studying differentiation in embryos, most importantly the creation of chimeras in which cells from two different species can be individually tracked as they develop into organ…
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Wanderings Awheel.
by Ill ) Mead Cycle Company (Chicago
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[Advertisement] A Genuine 1900 model gas lamp...or Burdick 10,000 Mile Cyclometer Free
by [Bicycles] Mead Cycle Company
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Chicago, 1900. Very good, folded.. 1 sheet. Illus. with b/w drawings. 5.5 x 8 inches. On verso: statement to customers entitled "Beware of Misrepresentation," which warns of a series of low-quality imitations of their products being made available for purchase by illegitamate manufacturers and merchants. James L. Mead founded The Mead Cycle Company in 1889 in Chicago. OCLC locates one copy at Northwestern Univ.
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Wanderings Awheel.
by Ill ) Mead Cycle Company (Chicago
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Easy to Make Miniature Rooms #1
by Smith & Kratz
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Small crease to top corner and wrinkle along top edge of front cover. Includes sticker on front cover saying "released by U-Bild Enterprises a Division of U-B Newspaper Syndicate Van Nuts, CA" Solid binding. 23 pages. HH-10. 0.1" X 8.25 X 10.75" 0.1CM x 21.5CM X27.5CM Full color instructions for building two miniature rooms: the Emporium (a small general store) and The Parlour. Last page includes miniature signs to cut out for use in the Emporium. Includes instructions for how to make tiny shelves, a hanging oil lamp, a barrel, a clock, a coffee grinder, butcher's scale, brooms, picture frames, vase of flowers, a fireplace, and how to model various miniature foods in salt dough. Also includes how to build a staircase and shingles for the exteriors.
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How to Light a Doll House
by Dickey, Jean
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Overall in excellent condition with some light wear to the cover at the edges and a spot on the back where there is some yellowed sticker residue. Interior pages crisp, clean and free of markings. 27 pages . 0.1" X 8.25" X 10.75" 0.2CM X 21CM X 27.5CMComplete and detailed instructions of lighting techniques in dollhouses and miniature rooms, with detailed diagrams. Includes information on how to properly space light bulbs in miniatures to keep them from overheating and to cast shadows appropriately as well as how to hide the wiring and transformer. Includes information on how to use a transformer to step down voltage for tiny bulbs. Shows how to make series wiring to be able to light miniature chandeliers and similar multi-bulb miniature fixtures.
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Workshop Wisdom: Dollhouse Crafting Tips From Nutshell News
by Kraszewski, Andra L. (editor)
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Solid staple binding. Clean interiors free of markings. Some light sun fading to the top edge of the back cover. Dollhouse miniatures. 64 indexed pages. 8.5" X 11" 21.5cm X 28cm Quick tips for making convincing accessories miniatures from easily available items. 215 projects ranging from using edges buttons for make picture frames to miniature tools to have to make shag rugs. Includes a longer chapter on how to build exterior details and make shingles.
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Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's: Top Chops Sectioning Dechroming and Fadeaways
by Barris, George
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Barris Kustom Techniques of the 50's Vol. 1: Top Chops, Sectioning, Dechroming and Fadeaways. Barris, George ISBN-10: 0965200507. . Thaxton Press. Trade Paperback. EXLIB. 128 pages. 10 ½ X 8 1/4.This is volume I of a four volume set.
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery
by Lebedeva S.H
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- 2009
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Udmurt Folk Embroidery. Izhevsk Publishing House (2009). English, Russian, and Udmurt languages. Fine, as new, large hardcover with substantial text and full color and black and white illustrative plates. A history of the tradition with beautiful examples from the National Museum of the Udmurt Republic. A bright, handsome copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b
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L'Art De La Sculpture Sur Bois
by Norbury, Ian
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- 9782212026429 / 2212026420
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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A 3rd print. good+ paperback with signs of use on cov. as in image, creased spine, soiling on edges, text very good. Notice: Has increased shipping cost due to weight (600gr.).
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Rolling Stone Magazine No. 27, February 15. 1968
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The Bee-Man Of Orn
by Stockton, Frank R. & Maurice Sendak
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Frank R. Stockton: The Bee-Man Of Orn. ILLUSTRATED BY MAURICE SENDAK. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1964 Stated First Edition. Holt Library Edition. Exlib. Good/ Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Original price $3.27. Protected in a Mylar wrap. A clean, solid copy. SCARCE. A nice copy.
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The Brownies
by Juliana Horatia (Katherine Milhous, illus.)
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Juliana Horatia Ewing. FIRST EDITION. The Brownies, Charles Scribner's Sons Copyright 1946, Impression A. Please see stock photo. Illustrated by Katherine Milhous, author and illustrator of "the Egg Tree" RARE GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA. USED. VG CONDITION/ No DJ included. Summary: The Brownie story has been told and written in many different ways by Brownie leaders both here (in United States) and in England. This adaptation is the version that the Girl Scouts in the United States use and like best." 50 pages. 5 5/8 X 7 ¾.
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Show 'Em Up in Anagrams
by John, James and Judith West
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Payson & Clarke Ltd., 1929. Hardcover. Very good/good. The Perforated Game of that Noble Sport of Philosophers, Poets and Kings, 280 B.C.-1929 A.D." Blue cloth 8vo, 127pp. About Very Good with fading to the cloth, rubbing to the corners and spine ends. In a Good dust jacket, lacking the bottom inch of the spine and with general soil and edgewear. Housed in mylar wrapper. A workbook style of anagram prompts, with three perforated columns at the edge of each page for players to render their formulations, and blank lines to record the results. This copy is about 90-95% intact with only 3-5 written responses in the text. Detachable cards for sending anagrams to friends still present at rear. Marketed as an "absorbing" social activity with overt 18th amendment references on the DJ (example anagrams "Men meet gin, then death" / "End the gin; tame the men" / "Meaneth gin met the end.") A pleasing tactile production designed for defacement, but still nicely preserved.
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