Antique Books & Ephemera #145
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Collection of ITALIAN TELEGRAPH CODE BOOKS 1930's
Collection of ITALIAN TELEGRAPH CODE BOOKS. As shown, good condition, sized 4" x 6" each. No dates, possibly 1930's.
Some Minor Arts as Practiced in England (1894) Bookbinding
Some Minor Arts as Practiced in England. Church; Fletcher; Starkie Gardner; Hartshorne; Read. Published by Seeley and Co. Limited, London (1894) The chief interest in the book these days seems to be Fletcher's article on English bookbinding's which includes some magnificent color plates of rare early English binding. Good to Very Good condition.
WW2 RESTRICTED German Phrase Book - War Department 1943
WW2 RESTRICTED German Phrase Book - War Department 1943, good condition, small softcover.
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST : A Personal Narrative of Life At Sea (c.1895)
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST : A Personal Narrative of Life At Sea by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. Published by Henry Altemus Company, hiladelphia. Hardcover. First Printing. F/G to Good with general wear. No date (c.1895)
Beasts And Men: Experiences For Half A Century Among Wild Animals (1909)
Beasts And Men. Being Carl Hagenbeck's Experiences For Half A Century Among Wild Animals, Hugh S. R. Elliot and A. G. Thacker. Published by Longmans Green and Co. (1909) Fair/Good to good condition, nothing severe.
Four Devils by Herman Bang (1928) Aerialists, their lives, loves and tragedy
Four Devils by Herman Bang, Guy Fowler, Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York (1928) good condition no dust jacket. Based on a story by Herman Bang that was then scripted as the movie "4 Devils" in 1928 and starring Anders Randolf, Barry Norton, Charles Morton, and Janet Gaynor.
CRUISE OF THE DIABLESSE (1926) Cruising in the Lesser Antilles, Bahamas
The Cruise of Diablesse by Frederic A. Fenger, Published by Yachting Inc., New York (1926) good condition no dust jacket.
Diablesse's days in Chester, Nova Scotia. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cruising in the Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands in a clipper-bow 50 foot ketch, Great Bahama Bank, St. Thomas, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Barbuda, Dutch islands, Nassau, etc.
REVIEW of REVIEWS Magazine (1893) with ELECTRICITY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR with THOMAS EDISON
REVIEW of REVIEWS Magazine (1893) with ELECTRICITY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR with THOMAS EDISON, July 1893, good condition as shown.
RARE School Atlas of Physical Geography by Alex Keith Johnston (1873) with 20 Color Maps 15" x 12"
School Atlas of Physical Geography by Alex Keith Johnston, Published by Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood (1873) with 20 full color maps sized 15" x 12" There is a note inside detailing the atlas and who designed the maps. Interesting. Front cover is loose. Maps are in good condition.
MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans (1963)
MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans (1963) good condition with dustjacket.
RARE "Scott's Code": The Ship Owner's Telegraphic Code (1892) CRYPTOGRAPHY
"Scott's Code": The Ship Owner's Telegraphic Code. E. B. Scott. Published by The Author, London (1892) 13,000 phrases relating to ships and shipping matters. CRYPTOGRAPHY.
Handbook of Ornament: Art Industrial and Architectural Designing (c.1890)
Handbook of Ornament : A Grammar of Art Industrial and Architectural Designing in all its Branches for Practical as well as Theoretical Use by Franz Sales Meyer, Published by Bruno Hessling, New York (c.1890) good condition with some wear on the cover.
THE IDLER Illustrated Magazine BOUND (1894)
THE IDLER Illustrated Magazine BOUND. February 1894 to July 1894, with some ex-library marks. London. Fully illustrated.
TWO Bert Wilson Juvenile Books (1914) with Dust Jackets - Baseball - Auto Racing
Behind the Wheel has a fair/good dust jacket, the Marathon book is in good condition.
The Complete Poetic Works of Robert Browning (c.1895)
The Complete Poetic Works of Robert Browning, Houghton Mifflin (c.1895) good condition, decorative covers.
Secrets of the White House by Elizabeth Jaffray (1927)
Secrets of the White House by Elizabeth Jaffray, Cosmopolitan Book Corporation (1927) fair/good condition, front photo is loose, some foxing.
How to Understand Music: A Concise Course of Musical Culture (1891) Two Volumes
How to Understand Music: A Concise Course of Musical Culture by Object Lessons and Essays. W.S.B Mathews, Published by Theodore Presser (1891) Two volumes, both in good condition.
HANS BRINKER and the SILVER SKATES (1905) Decorative Binding
HANS BRINKER and the SILVER SKATES (1905) Decorative Binding, good condition, Mary Mapes Dodge, with sixty illustrations. Good condition.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions: And the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay (1932)
Extraordinary Popular Delusions: And the Madness of Crowds by Charles MacKay, Published by Farrar Straus Giroux (1932) good condition with fair/good dust jacket. This is a facsimile edition with title pages & reproductions from the 1841 and 1852 editions.
RARE A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau (c.1890)
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers by Henry David Thoreau, Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston (c.1890) good condition, hardcover.
The Importance of Holland Seen from the Air by Hans Martin (1928)
The Importance of Holland Seen from the Air by Hans Martin, Published by Royal Dutch Air Lines K.L.M. (1928) good condition with some minor wear on the pages. The aerial photos were made by Mr. J.M. Corsten of the K.L.M. on Dutch dry-plates of Photax Ltd.; edited by the Royal Dutch Air Lines.
RARE The Mysterious Island (c.1880) by Jules Verne
The Mysterious Island: containing "Dropped from the Clouds," "Abandoned," "The Secret of the Island." Jules Verne,
Published by Hurst & Co. fair/good condition with general wear, slightly loose hinge and browning pages. Arlington Edition. No publishing date, c.1880's. 656 pages plus six pages of publisher ads.
The Gallant Deeds of the Our Naval Heroes by Charles Morris (1902) REMEMBER THE MAINE
The Gallant Deeds of the Our Naval Heroes by Charles Morris including articles on the Maine. John Winston (1902) illustrated, good condition.
LARGE Michael Crichton Book Collection - Jurassic Park - Congo - Sphere
LARGE Michael Crichton Book Collection including Train Robbery (1975), Jurassic Park (1990) First Trade Edition, Sphere (1987) Third Printing, Congo (1980) 2nd Printing, Eaters of the Dead (1976) First Edition, Terminal (1972), all good.
LIFE OF THE SOLDIER and the AIRMAN - Air Force Issue (1954)
LIFE OF THE SOLDIER and the AIRMAN, Air Force Issue, February 1954, very good condition, as shown.