Search Results: Pamphlets from Brillig Books

San Marino: Huntington Library, 1941., 1941. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, putty colored stiff wraps. 93pp. including extensive index. The famous Huntington Library Collection's 17th and 18th Century manuscript collections of Americana included documents from Jefferson, Lafayette, Eaton, Ellesmere, Destouches, John Paul Jones, Hastings, Blathwayt, Nathanael Greene and others. A very tight, square, crisp, unmarked volume with bright clean and apparently unread interior. Light speckling over upper half of front panel, else fine. But for the speckling FINE. Very good plus. Scarce..

New York: American Tract Society, 1854. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. Elaborately illustrated black and white printed sewn wraps (paperback). 48 pp.plus ads on rear panel recto and verso. Illustrated with about half a dozen steel engravings. A very tight, apparently unread, very crisp, fresh, bright, clean, stiff, square, internally unmarked volume. One small faint spot of foxing at base of title, neatly penned library number sticker at inside corner of front panel (removable with careful conservation), but NO other markings. A remarkably fresh and crisply preserved example of a very fragile item. Near fine..

New York: American Tract Society, 1856. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. Elaborately illustrated black and white printed sewn wraps (paperback). 48 pp.plus ads on rear panel recto and verso. Illustrated with about half a dozen steel engravings. A very tight, apparently unread, very crisp, fresh, bright, clean, stiff, square, internally unmarked volume.Small neatly penned library number sticker at inside corner of front panel (removable with careful conservation), but NO other markings. A remarkably fresh and crisply preserved example of a very fragile item. Near fine..

New York: American Tract Society, 1855. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo. Elaborately illustrated black and white printed sewn wraps (paperback). 48 pp.plus ads on rear panel recto and verso. Illustrated with about half a dozen steel engravings. A very tight, apparently unread, very crisp, fresh, bright, clean, stiff, square, internally unmarked volume.Small neatly penned library number sticker at inside corner of front panel (removable with careful conservation), but NO other markings. A remarkably fresh and crisply preserved example of a very fragile item. Near fine..

Los Angeles: Trend Books, (1956). Book. Fine. Soft cover. F. First Edition. Magazine format, color illustrated stapled wraps. 128pp. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographs of renowned early Jazz musicians and vocalists. Includes a listing of all of the Metronome Poll winners from the beginning to date and a discography of Jazz running to "10,000" titles. A very crisp, tight volume with flat uncreased spine. Sticker removal abrasion on lower front panel and a touch of rubbing to bottom of spine. Very good plus. A great copy of a fragile item..

San Marino: Huntington Library, 1947., 1947. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition. 12mo. (5.75" x 9"), light brown stapled stiff wraps. 33pp. plus list of Huntington Exhibitions. Illustrated with full page black and white reproductions on glossy stock with a particularly charming photograph of Clemens reading in bed. Includes catalogue of the exhibition with full annotations and introductions to the several divisions of the exhibits. A very tight, clean, crisp volume with bright, fresh interior. A couple of small faint flecks at base of rear panel. Near fine. Nice copy..

Panama Canal Zone, Panama: United Women's Service Organization, 1945. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 16mo (5.75" x 3/5"), dark green stapled stiff wraps with line drawing of soldiers and sailors under palm trees. 36 pp. including directory of USO Clubs. Illustrated with a small sketch map. A World War II guide for servicemen on leave in the Panama Canal Zone. This is an extraodinarily well-preserved copy of a very fragile item and surprisingly scarce. A very tight, clean, unmarked, very stiff, crisp, tight, clean copy. Virtually as new. VERY FINE..

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1978, Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Squarish 12mo., (6" X 7,5"), photo-illustrated stapled stiff wraps. 21pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Contains 5 microfiches in pocket in rear with approx. 300 photographs from the Wright Brothers collection of the Library of Congress. The text and photographs in the booklet introduce the photographs which were all taken by the Wright Brothers themselves and include family and casual photographs as well as photographs of their flights, crashes, airplanes and works in progress. A fine copy with all 5 microfiches in fine condition. Fine. Scarce..

Oakland, CA: Twowindows Press, 1973. Book. As New. Original Wraps. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo. original dark red sewn stiff wraps with blue design elements. Unpaginated. EDITION LIMITED to 200. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by MORRIS. "To Anne, With love and admiration, Richard Morris, 7/15/74." From the library of Anne Pride, feminist publisher and actiivist. A pristine copy; stiff, crisp, bright, fresh and razor sharp. AS NEW..

Chicago: American Library Association, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. F. First Edition. Octavo, tan printed stiff wraps (paperback). 128pp. including selected bibliography. A very tight, square, unmarked volume with flat uncreased spine. Minor bump to top of spine, a couple of very minor touches of soil, else fine. Very good plus to near fine..