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New York: Links Books, 1973. First Edition. Cloth in DJ. Very Good/Good. Abramson, Michael (photographer). 8vo. 255 pp. White cloth with gold stamped titling and decoration, in white dust jacket with photo cover image. Light chipping and soiling to DJ, mainly at top edge, corners, and spine head. Very faint soiling to cloth, few light soil marks to front endpapers, interior otherwise clean. The story of Fayette County, TN and it's fight for civil rights, as told by members of the Black community. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic portraits by Michael Abramson.

Hartford, CT: Church Missions Publishing Company, 1913. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 329 pp. Tan cloth. General overall handling and wear to cloth, heaviest along spine. Shaken, with light damp staining and pencil notations to margins throughout. POs inscription in ink to fpd, dated Oct. 1928. A handbook for missionary use in converting the Native American population to Christianity. Illustrated w/ b&w plates. Soldier and Servant Series Publication No. 90 March, 1913.

San Francisco: The Archives Press, 1990. Wraps. Very Good. 4to. 238 pp. Pictorial wraps with orange titling. Rubbing and light discoloration along wrapper edges and spine ends. Interior clean and sound. A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experience.

New York, N.Y.: Star Guidance, Inc, 1951. Wraps. 8vo. 130 pp. Illustrated wraps. Chipping along spine and cover edges. Venus Books No. 117. From the author of Confessions of a Carnival Dancer.

New York, N.Y.: Detective House, Inc, 1952. Wraps. Very Good. 12mo. Illustrated paper wraps. Signs of handling and overall wear. Light soiling to rear panel of wraps. Interior clean. Pseudonym of James W. Lampp. Cover art by Rudi Nappi. Cameo books no. 320.

Goshen: David M. Westcott, 1795. Leather. Very Good. 9.5 cm x 16 cm. 131 pp. [4] Full calf with red leather spine label, gilt titling. Front board bowed, rubbing to leather along joints and board edges. Speckled discoloration scattered throughout, not interfering with text. Po's name in ink to title page, "Natn. Wi. White". Essays disputing Dr. John Brown's Brunonian system of medicine, which treated disorders by compensating for either deficient or excessive excitation.

Boston, MA: Alyson Publications, Inc, 1980. Wraps. Near Fine. 12mo. 117 [3] pp. White wraps w/ black titling. Faint soiling along wrapper edges. Interior clean and sound. Study of the homosexual prisoners in the Nazi concentration camps during WWII. Translated by David Fernbach.

Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1826. Leather. Very Good. 8vo. [5] 480 [2] pp. Bound in mottled calf w/ red leather label and gilt titling. Scuffing to leather along edges of boards, heaviest at spine ends. Split along joints but holding. Scattered discoloration to end leaves. POs name in ink to ffep "Louisa R. Joho...?'. Early collection of Felicia Dorothea Hemans' poetry with advertisement foreword by Unitarian leader, Andrews Norton.

London: J. Stratford, 1805. Thirteenth Edition. Leather. Very Good. 8vo. 448 pp + 16 pp index. Rebacked in brown leather over original brown calf boards, new endpapers and new gilt titling to spine. Corners bumped, text block edges soiled and stained, especially at upper fore corner, only slightly affecting interior. Frontispiece with older mending, edges heavily chipped. Scattered foxing and staining throughout, but all text remains readable and all plates are present. Laid in at front are 2 manuscript recipes, one apparently 19th c. and the other 20th c., along with a small newsclipping. 11 copper plates showing carving and setting instructions with 2 fold-out plates showing full table settings. Fold-out plates heavily worn with some mended tears. Full Title: Being a Full and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in All Its Branches. Containing Proper Directions for Dressing All Kinds of Butcher's Meat, Poultry, Game, Fish, &c. The Method of Preparing All the Varieties of Soups, Hashes, ,and Made… Read More

Woodstock, VT: Elm Tree Press, 1911. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Mussey, Dela P.. Small 4to. 28 pp. Brown paper covered boards with gilt titling, backed in green cloth. Top edge gilt. Spine ends pushed, some light foxing and soiling to boards and text block edges, scuffing to front board at fore edge. Large foxing scattered to first and last few leaves. Limited edition of 125 copies printed, of which 86 are for sale, this is number 36, signed by the author. Hand-colored text decorations and rubricated letters by Dela P. Mussey. Poem in Latin and English.

Dresden: Salem Cigarettenfabrik, 1932. Wraps. Very Good. Oblong 8vo. 31cm x 23 cm. Red flexible paper wraps, w/ two punch holes tied with gold cord. 23 leaves of tipped in full-color and gilt cigarette cards featuring popular German and American movie stars of the 1930s, many of whom were complicit in participating in the white nationalist propaganda produced by Joseph Goebbels and Leni Riefenstahl for the Nazi Party. w/ 4 full-color plates of movies still from films released in 1932. Edgewear and soiling to wraps, foxing to title page w/ lower right corner roughly removed.

Northampton, MA: Rosemary Press, 1970. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. 12mo. 21 pp. [1] Stapled mustard colored flexible wraps. Clean and sound. Originally presented at The Massachusetts Historical Society on January 9, 1969. Reprinted here for the Friends of the Smith College Library on April 25, 1970. Edition of 2000.

Aurora Lapidary Books, 1967. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 8vo. White card wrappers with blue and gold cover design and red plastic comb binding. Wraps faintly soiled near edges, corners gently nudged, otherwise fine. Previous owner's bookplate to verso front wrapper. Very light toning to prelims, otherwise very clean. Filled with single-color diagrams showing gem cuts and qualities, printed in red, blue, green, and indigo, with 2 transparent poly sheets printed in red and blue, which can be layered over a base diagram to show dimension.

Mainz: Jos. Scholz, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 23 pp [1]. Illustrated paper over boards backed in red cloth. Spine rubbed, ends bumped. Interior clean, lightly toned. Illustrated throughout with bright color illustrations from the original edition. All text in German.

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1936. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Hurd, Peter. 4to. 97 pp. Green cloth with brown paper spine label. Lacking original tissue dust jacket. Cloth soiled and faded, especially at edges, with chipping to spine ends and bumping to corners. Previous owner's name in blue ballpoint to ffep. Limited edition of 350 copies, this is number 299, signed by both artist and author in black ink on limitation page. Illustrated with original lithographs by Peter Hurd. Tipped in frontispiece. Light foxing scattered to few leaves at front and rear, otherwise interior is clean.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1864. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo. 173 pp. [2] Blue cloth, blind-stamping, gilt titling. Fraying to cloth at spine ends and corners. Speckled discoloration to frontis and engraved title., POs name in pencil to ffep & tissue guard. From the author of "No Sense like Common Sense", "Work and Wages","Who Shall be Greatest", Etc., Etc.

Providence: Snow & Farnham, Printers, 1897. Second Edition. Wraps. Good. 8vo. 29 pp. Off-white stiff card wraps w/ brown illustration and titling. Soiling and chipping to front and rear panel of wrappers. Hinges mended w/discoloration along bottom edge throughout that does not interfere with text. Illustrated history of Hunt's Mills in East Providence, RI.

Lee, Massachusetts: Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Inc, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. CARY. 4to. 152 pp. White paper wraps with black and red titling. Light soiling and scuffing to wraps, binding remains tight and interior clean. Illustrations throughout. Inscribed by the author in blue ballpoint to ffep: "To Marjorie Holman / good friend + vital collaborator in dance / La Meri / Russell 1978.

New York: Stage Magic Company, 1928. Wraps. Fair. 8vo. 47 pp. Stapled paper wraps. Part I. Including An Accurate and Comprehensive Technical Treatise on the Expert Manipulation of Miniature Billiard Balls. For Manipulative Artists and Advanced Students of the Art of Magic. Well-loved copy showing overall signs of handling and wear. Front flyleaf has been excised by previous owner, yellowed tape to inner margin of 26p. The complete course of instruction as given at Burling Hull Studios of Magical Instruction. Illustrated with black and white photos.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1968. Hinged Metal. 4to. 216 pp. Pressed aluminum binding designed by Anders Osterlin, after photograph by Alicia Legg. Light scuffing to front and rear panels. Light toning to margins throughout. Profusely illustrated exhibition catalogue.