![Cottage-Roof Binding]. The Works of the learned and pious Author of the Whole Duty of Man....](/pictures/thumb/2887.jpg?v=1574527994)
Oxford: Printed at the Theater [...] by Roger Norton, for Edward Paulet, 1704. Large folio, pp. [16], 456; [12], 242, [6], 243-324, [6], with an engraved frontispiece and engraved title- page vignette, both by Van der Gucht; ‘The Whole Duty of Man’ and ‘The Second Part of the Works’ each..... More
Paris: Carouge, 1737. Miniature book (128vo). The textblock measures 32 x 18 mm, the binding 35 x 20 mm. 187, [5] pp. Contemporary French beige calf (repaired along front joint), smooth spine divided into four compartments by five gilt double fillets, within each a small gilt ornament, blue pastedowns and..... More
Quincy, MA: 1813 (Dec. 24). Manuscript. 20 pp. 165 x 200 mm. Stitched as issued. At some point folded to pocket size and thus retains large fold down middle of pages, small chips and tears along edges, some age-toning, a few pages very browned. An ownership inscription on the front..... More
Mexico City: 1731-1770 (bulk); 1697-1759. Ad 1: Folio. 157 ff. with final blank and several unnumbered leaves plus several leaves and notes loosely inserted, including one dated 1809. Bound in soft calf, blind ruled. Major worming in certain parts (SEE IMAGES), usual age-toning, some dark stains throughout occasionally affecting text;..... More
![HOLY OIL FOR HOSPITAL USE]. Compendio del tratado de la uncion apostolica, Catolicon divino,...](/pictures/thumb/2906.jpg?v=1572709870)
Malaga: Iuan Serrano de Vargas y Vruena, 1637. First Edition. 8vo. 14.9 cms. x 10.5 cms. [para]8, A-F8, G4 = 60 ff., COMPLETE. [8], 1-31, [1], 25-44, [1] ff. Colophon (unnumbered) bound after fol. 31, followed by misnumbered fols. "25-44." Light age-yellowing, medium browning towards end, small wormhole in blank..... More
![Early Delaware Provenance]. Fifteen Sermons on Various Subjects, Vol. 12. Dr. John Tillotson](/pictures/thumb/2891.jpg?v=1572709864)
London: Ralph Barker, printed for Richard Chiswell, 1704. Second Edition, Corrected. 8vo. [1], A-Z8, Aa-Ff8, [1] = 242 ff. Bound in contemporary paneled calf, inside border of a floral ornamental roll with floral stamps at corners and an outer border of half-circle stamps, red speckled textblock edges. 20th century rebacking..... More
![Promena [Metamorphosis - First Czech edition]. Together with: Promena, Sestero Konfigurací k...](/pictures/thumb/2905.jpg?v=1572656224)
Stara Rise (Czech Republic): Josef Florian, 1929. First Edition. Softcover. Together 2 volumes, large 4to and 8vo. PORTFOLIO (310 x 235 mm). Half-title SIGNED by the artist, title-page, 2-page translation of Kafka's "Ein Traum" into Czech by Gustav Janouch, list of plates, and statement of limitation printed in red and..... More
Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen, 1865. First Edition. 8vo. 70 pp. Original paper wrappers, browned with age-spots throughout, small chips along the edges, large chip on bottom of back wrapper, back wrapper covered in (nonsensical?) mathematical scribbles. On front wrapper a stamp reading "Respects of Wm. H. Gleason, 1865. Member of..... More
Stockholm: Lars Salvius, 1758. 8vo. 187 x 115mm. A8 B2 = 20 pp. Disbound, likely extracted from a larger volume. Curiously, the binder missed trimming an outer portion of A2 which was folded, and so retains its original size. Collecting natural history specimens in China at the urging of Carl..... More
Enid, Oklahoma: 1992. Unbound. Date: Not after 1992. Large 4to (8.5" x 11" paper). Original photocophy ca. 1992 with ink annotation "Keep for ourselves." Two parts, both preserved in mylar L-sleeves (see below). Preserved in fine copper-colored cloth case. Highly curious vernacular manuscript library catalogue compiled by a meat-packer /..... More
New York: Jonathan Leavitt, printed by G. P. Scott and Co., 1832. 8vo in 4's. [4], 9-40 pp. Bound in sympathetic wrappers, evidence of stab-stitching. Foxing and browning throughout as is true in all copies. An interesting sermon preached in the midst of the 1832 cholera epidemic in New York..... More
Trinidad, Cuba: D. Cristobal murtra e hijos, 1834. Broadside. 26.7 x 16 cm. Slightly browned, small stain at upper right corner, folded across the middle. Unique (?) document concerning the first documented cholera epidemic in Cuba. This important proclamation from Juan Bautista de Sarria, mayor of Trinidad de Cuba, announces..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1903. Second edition. Large 4to. 1 blank f. (slightly browned), [74] pp. illustrated in color throughout by Denslow. Original red publisher's cloth, top board edges, foot of spine, and lower front cover with evidence of bio-predation (?), pastedowns slightly browned. On upper cover: pictorial cover..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., ca. 1915? Square 4to., stapled as issued. 6 leaves (12 pp.) including front cover and back cover, all printed on soft linen. Front and back cover plus 4 other pages printed in color, the rest monochrome (printed in blue/green) allowing for hand-coloring. VERY WORN and..... More
![Large American Bookbinder / Bookseller Advertisement]. The Power of Religion on the Mind, in...](/pictures/thumb/2890.jpg?v=1572791166)
New York: Isaac Collins and Son, For John Murray, 1802. Tenth Edition, Corrected and Greatly Enlarged. 12mo in 6's. A-Z6, Aa-Bb6, COMPLETE. Two binder's leaves at front and back. Paginated: xi, [1], 280 pp. Bound in contemporary American tree sheep, single gilt roll along recessed bands and head and foot..... More
Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1904. First Edition. Folio (385 x 295 mm). Title-page (color collotype) + 50 color collotype plates after original photographs. Loose as issued in original cloth-backed illustrated boards (soiled, very worn and partially defective), three pair of cloth ties, all present. Title-page with original ownership stamp..... More
![1920s Manuscript]. Westernized and Traditional Japanese Fashion for Women, Men, and Children,...](/pictures/thumb/1648.JPG?v=1572620042)
Late Taisho / early Show era (1920s). Oblong folio (225 x 195 mm). 30 leaves, stitched (modern threading). Preserved in mylar L-sleeve backed with lig-free board. Highly curious Japanese manuscript produced during the Roaring Twenties, being an amalgamation of Westernized and traditional Japanese fashion. Our manuscript was no doubt created..... More
![Mormons and Mormonism]. The Millennial Harbinger. Alexander Campbell](/pictures/thumb/2884.jpg?v=1570679415)
Bethany, Virginia: Printed and Published by the Editor, 1830-1831. First Edition. 2 volumes, 8vo (202 x 120 mm - 8" x 4.75"), contemporary Kentucky sheep, morocco spine labels. COMPLETE unbroken monthly run of the first two volumes, from Volume I, Number 1 (January 4, 1830) to Volume II, No. 12..... More
![March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom [ORIGINAL LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROGRAM FLYER]. Civil Rights,...](/pictures/thumb/2883.JPG?v=1570679414)
1963. Pamphlet. Original printed Lincoln Memorial Program scheduled for August 28. 1963 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Single-fold, 4 pages, vertical fold mark across the middle. Some stain marks, toning on lower half of the fold on the front page, (unrelated?) penciled number on back page..... More
Alabama (?): 1870s. Small 4to (245 x 190 mm). 26 pp. of manuscript entries on lined paper, bound with brads along the top edge (worn). Evidence of what may have been a cover sheet at front and back. Overall toning and soiling. Preserved in a lig-free phase box. Postbellum manuscript..... More
![Early American "Law Book" Trade Binding]. A Digest of the Probate Laws of Massachusetts Relative...](/pictures/thumb/2873.jpg?v=1572653418)
Boston: John Weston, 1824. 12mo. [2], i-xiii, 14-216, [2] pp. Contemporary American mottled tree calf (or sheep?), red spine label, modest gilt rolls on the spine. Staining to outer margins at front and back as offsetting from the leather turn-ins, some browning as seems to be true in all copies..... More
Early 1960s. Unbound. Large and significant archive of original artwork for Dr Pepper soft drink advertising, most likely generated by artists and marketing staff of Grant Advertising Inc. Collection consists of 59 total items, 15 large and 44 small pieces, including 40 original drawings. Material includes a Dr. Pepper trademark..... More
![Pharmacy Advertisement]. To the Public - Dr. Ward's Vegetable Asthmatic Pills. Thomas Hollis](/pictures/thumb/2878.JPG?v=1570632375)
Boston: D. Hooton, 1834 (ca.). Broadside, printed one-side on rag paper. Floral woodcut boarder. Tear along top margin, affecting woodcut border, repaired on verso with tape, small spots along left edge. Preserved in mylar L-sleeve backed with lig-free board. Scarce promotional broadside issued by Thomas Hollis, of Boston, a mid-19th..... More
San Francisco: Louis Roesch Co., c. 1890s. Single leaf, red-brown color, some tears and small chips along the edges. Advertisement for a school children's "Play Day" at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, which included bell ringing, acrobatic feats, dancing, and a special performance from the London Patomime and Comedy..... More
![IRELAND TROUBLES]. Archive of manuscript sermon material, ca. 1930s-1970s, containing over 150...](/pictures/thumb/2870.jpg?v=1570131928)
1930s-1970s. Archive of manuscript sermon material from 1930s-1970s of an influential Northern Ireland Presbyterian pastor, Rev. James A. McFarland (1904-1987), including over 150 sketches, outlines, and complete manuscripts. Meticulously organized chronologically in folders, and preserved in a large Hollinger box. MANUSCRIPT SERMONS WRITTEN DURING THE IRISH TROUBLES. James A. McFarland..... More
