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AMERICAN BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE COOKBOOK COLLECTION HOUSED IN...

AMERICAN BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE COOKBOOK COLLECTION HOUSED IN THE LILLY LIBRARY AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY

by CAGLE, William R. and STAFFORD, Lisa Killion

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth; 794 pages. According to the publisher, "This comprehensive bibliography describes the American cookbooks in the Gernon Collection housed at the Lilly Library. AMERICAN BOOKS and its British/European counterpart, A MATTER OF TASTE, fully describe over 2,300 works in gastronomic literature and are testaments to the collecting achievements of Dr. and Mrs. John Talbot Gernon. The collection was donated to the Lilly Library in 1979 by Dr. and Mrs. Gernon, and their European collection of cookbooks were added in 1984. A MATTER OF TASTE, which describes the collection's British and European works, was published in 1990. The Gernon Collection also includes books on agriculture and gardening, brewing, distilling and wine-making, health and diet, household management, and the operation of restaurants and hotels."
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AUTOGRAPHS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE

AUTOGRAPHS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE

by PATTERSON, Jerry E

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New York: Crown Publishers, (1973). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper. Illustrated with reproductions of over 350 signatures of authors, political leaders, musicians, scientists, artists, explorers, etc.
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BOOK COLLECTING. A Comprehensive Guide. 1995 Edition

BOOK COLLECTING. A Comprehensive Guide. 1995 Edition

by AHEARN, Allen and Patricia

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1995). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Expanded to include the works of more than 5000 authors showing values over a two-decade span and full of useful information.
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THE CHARLEMAGNE TOWER COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL LAWS

THE CHARLEMAGNE TOWER COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL LAWS

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[Philadelphia]: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania [J. B. Lippincott Company], 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Uncut and largely unopened. Near Fine. Pebbled black cloth. Quarto; 298 pages. Contains a biography of Tower as well as a detailed catalog of American Laws. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Tower on the front endpaper and scarce as such: "To/D. Mc N. Stauffer Esqre/with the compliments of/Charlemagne Tower [?]/9 January 1891./Philadelphia." With the recipient's (David McNeely Stauffer) bookplate on the front pastedown. David McNeely Stauffer (1845-1913) was an American civil engineer, editor, artist, and collector. He worked for several railroads including the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad until 1876 when he went into private practice. He wrote scholarly articles and edited the Engineering News. In addition to collecting autographs and illustrations, he designed book plates and did pen and ink drawings.
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COLLECTED BOOKS. The Guide to Values. 1998 Edition

COLLECTED BOOKS. The Guide to Values. 1998 Edition

by AHEARN, Allen and Patricia

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1997). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Classic single-volume reference work describing over 15,00 first editions and their estimated retail values. SIGNED by both authors on the title page.
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A CONCISE HANDBOOK OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, ISSUED EITHER ANONYMOUSLY, UNDER PSEUDONYMS,...

A CONCISE HANDBOOK OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, ISSUED EITHER ANONYMOUSLY, UNDER PSEUDONYMS, OR INITIALS

by MARCHMONT, Frederick

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London: for the author, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. A few pencil notes. Close to Fine. Cloth; 164 pages plus ads. Portrait of the author, index.
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ENGLISH BOOKBINDING STYLES 1450 - 1800. A Handbook

ENGLISH BOOKBINDING STYLES 1450 - 1800. A Handbook

by PEARSON, David

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London & New Castle, DE: The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. As New, issued without a dustwrapper. Pictorial boards; xii, 222 pages. With 16 color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations.
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GRAND MAN: MEMORIES OF NORMAN DOUGLAS

GRAND MAN: MEMORIES OF NORMAN DOUGLAS

by CUNARD, Nancy

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London: Secker & Warburg, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner initials on front pastedown beneath dustwrapper flap. Near Fine in a lightly worn, Near Fine dustwrapper. An affectionate and highly personal recollection of one individualist of another. With extracts from his Letters, appreciations by Kenneth Macpherson, Harold Acton, Arthur Johnson, Charles Duff, and Victor Cunard, and a biographical note by Cecil Woolf. Illustrated with photographs.
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THE LAW BOOK PRICE GUIDE: A Market Value Reference for Antiquarian, Out-of-Print and Rare Law...

THE LAW BOOK PRICE GUIDE: A Market Value Reference for Antiquarian, Out-of-Print and Rare Law Boks and Documents and Other Law-Related Materials

by ADAMIAK, Richard

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Chicago: Richard Adamiak, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Cloth. Quarto; xvi, 376 pages with index and bibliography. Page-by-page reproductions of various catalogs dated 1975 - 1982 from leading antiquarian booksellers specializing in the legal field. While the prices, of course, are dated, the detailed descriptions are quite valuable. The type is often very small but readable.
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A MATTER OF TASTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF INTERNATIONAL BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK IN THE...

A MATTER OF TASTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF INTERNATIONAL BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK IN THE LILLY LIBRARY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

by CAGLE, William R

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth; xxiii, [1], 991, [1] pages. Expanded and revised edition of Cagle's important 1990 bibliography of the Lilly's collection of European and British gastronomic literature, featuring books printed from 1475 through 1962. With illustraions and facsimiles of title pages.
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SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING

by [NEWTON, A. Edward] HOOD, Richard Thomas

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n.d.. Print. Fine. Richard Thomas Hood. An 8" x 11" ORIGINAL ETCHING (image size of 6" x 8") of the great book collector by Richard Thomas Hood SIGNED by the artist and by Newton. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelphia artist and Director of the Pennsylvania Art Project (WPA).
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