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Madman's Drum. A Novel in Woodcuts by Ward, Lynd (1905-1985) - 1930

by Ward, Lynd (1905-1985)

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Madman's Drum. A Novel in Woodcuts by Ward, Lynd (1905-1985) - 1930

Madman's Drum. A Novel in Woodcuts

by Ward, Lynd (1905-1985)

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New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket.

Pictorial paper over boards; spine black cloth with paste-on title label. Top edge stained black. The bindings are tight and square with a slight shelf lean. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with rubbed board edges and corners. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. First Trade Edition; 8.5 inches tall.

A wordless graphic 'livre d'artiste' narrative in [116] stark deep black woodcuts.

Laid-in Newspaper Article. The second of Lynd Ward's series of six wordless novels  follows the unsettling tale of a slave trader who illicitly acquires a demon-faced drum from an African man. The consequences unfold as hardship and death befall his family.

A high spot in Twentieth Century American literature.
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  • Publisher Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1930
  • Keywords Illustration

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Vargas 20's- 50's
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Vargas 20's- 50's

by Vargas

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Beautiful book in very good condition of the work of Alberto Vargas. Paintings of his work with the Vargas Girls in the years 1920 till 1950. The languages are German, English and French.
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Pasquala The Story of a California Indian Girl ( Whispers Enrichment Series ) Beautifully Tale...
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Pasquala The Story of a California Indian Girl ( Whispers Enrichment Series ) Beautifully Tale early 1800s of Yokuts Indian born Village of Tulamniu on Shores of Old Buena Vista Lake, with Source of Legends

by Gail Faber & Michele Lasagna, illustrated Gail Faber & LouAnn Styles

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Magpie Publications. HBDJ, August 1990, stated 1st edition, Yellow decorated Cloth, DJ some Rub, Scuff & Tiny Chips & small mended Tear, small piece missing top spine, Xhuntington school library,95 pgs, bibliography, Inte rior Nice, Tight Clean, NF/VG-,.
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There's No Place Like Home

There's No Place Like Home

by Walker, Lula Mae (Compiled By); Illustrated with Chromolithographs

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Troy, NY: Nims and Knight, 1891 Illustrated boards with cloth spine, light cover soil, minor edge rubbing, front hinge re-enforced, rubbed spot on first page. A collection of short verses by famed authors and poets, each poem surrounded by color chromo illustrations with illuminated accents, printed on one side of paper only. A very lovely Victorian era book, printed by Armstrong & Co of Boston, MA.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Chromolithographs. Slim Oblong Folio.
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Drums

Drums

by Wyeth, N C (illus); Boyd, James (Auth)

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New York: Scribners & Sons Black cloth with color pastedown, spine gilt bright, tiny nick to pastedown, sporadic internal soil, gift inscription dated 1928, but plain top edge, so early but not first. 14 color plates plus color title page, illustrated endpapers.. Early Printing. Very Good. Royal 8vo.
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THEIR HEARTS DESIRE
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THEIR HEARTS DESIRE

by Perry, Frances Foster

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.. Very Good+. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean violet cloth has gilt title on spine. Gilt embellished front cover with a centered paper paste-on. Top edge gilt. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Each page is printed within a broad ornate border. Color illustrations by Harrison Fisher and decorations by Theodore B. Hapgood. Prior owners inscription dated 1909. Beautiful women in color. Women; Color Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages .
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Le Purgatoire (de la Divine Comédie du Dante)
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Le Purgatoire (de la Divine Comédie du Dante)

by Flaxman

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Recueil de ses compositions gravées au trait. Par Réveil. Introduction + 38 engravings. Librairie Audot, Félix Niclaus & Cie, Successeurs, Paris, 1872. --- The frontispiece is missing. Wear at spine and edgewear. Marks of water on the upper right margin on first pages and on the first 10 engravings (not affected). Foxing on introduction. Engravings bright and clean.
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Madman's Drum A Novel in Woodcuts

Madman's Drum A Novel in Woodcuts

by Lynd Ward

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New York: Jonathan Cape/Harrison Smith, 1930. First edition. Hard Cover. vg. octavo. Pictorail covers. Paper title label to spine. A bit of rubbing at top of spine and bottom edges of book. Interior very nice. Lovely woodcuts by Lynd Ward.
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
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Escape On Venus Tarzana

by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How

by Eric Sloane

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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head

by Claire Huchet Bishop

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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
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The Professional Cosmetologist

by John W. Dalton

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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

by Gyorgy Balazs

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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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RIP VAN WINKLE
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RIP VAN WINKLE

by Washington Irving

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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

by Dickens, Charles

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THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

by Rogers, Fred

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032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.
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The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36

The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36

by Montgomery, R.A

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Montgomery, R.A: 1986 Bantam-Skylark: The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36. Softcover. Illustrated by Leslie Morrill. Number line CW 098765432. Used. VG condition. 50 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Series. Keywords: Choose Your Own Adventure, Bantam-Skylark, Adventure, Series, Collectible. ISBN9780553154498
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