Binding: Hardcover

12 Florida Glass Lantern Slides.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: : ca 1903

Seller ID: 17088

Condition: Very Good

Eleven different scenes, 4 x 3.75 glass positive transparencies (lantern slides), mostly Florida, including George Street house, S.S. Miami at sea, Eating fruit on Hogg Island, Ostrich Farm Jacksonville, fort scene, Obispo Street, Old Vedder House, Carnival on the Prado, Old City Gate (St. Augustine), Mule-drawn streetcar, Jacksonville National Bank. All are nicely hand-tinted (?), all seem to be dated 1906 by the E.O.M. Co. Chicago and copyrighted by Alvah Roebuck, the co-founder of Sears & Roebuck, suggesting these made have been sold through the Sears catalog. In adition to these eleven, th...
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A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the Fifty-Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the First Session of the Fifth Parliament F the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Price: $150.00

Publisher: London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan : 1813

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 8329

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

The marbled paper on the boards has several areas of loss on front and back, leather spine is flaking, but applied leather title with gilt letters is legible. Interior is VG-, with some foxing on the endpapers, byt generally clean and tightly bound. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 656 pages; This is a great historical record of the workings of Parliament in 1813. This is also of interest because George III was King during the American Revolution.
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Art Album of 128 Beautiful Engravings

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, The Werner Company

Seller ID: 9563

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Red cloth covered boards with silver title and decoration are stained and soiled around the border. (See scan. ) Ffep has been folded and creased but is straightened out. Title page had been folded and there is some splitting at the top !" and bottom 2" of that smoothed out fold. Although there is some light toning on the edges of the pages, the pictures, which are one to page with some explanatory text, are in VG condition. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 129 pages; The book is not dated, but appears to be late 1800's. The pictures are of both buildings and landscapes across Nor...
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Asprey's Gazetteer of the World

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Asprey and Company, Ltd. : N.D.

Seller ID: 9978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Blue cloth with black leather backstrip. Some edge and corner wear including much scuffing on the edges and extremities of the backstrip. Some damage at top of spine . Book is square and securely bound. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 726 pages; Small, travel-sized gazetteer of the world, designed for easy use while travelling. Title page indicates that this printing was done for Abercrombie and Fitch in New York.
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Celebration: One Hundredth Anniversary of the Walter F. George School of Law Ninetieth Birthday of the Honorable Carl Vinson

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Macon, GA, Mercer University Press : 1973

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 7292

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Book has only light, general wear. Dustjacket has some edge and corner wear including two small tears. There is also some light age-toning. ; B & W Photograph; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 37 pages; This is a hardcover edition of the program and festivities at Mercer University in Macon GA celebrating the centennial of the law school and the 9oth birthday of longtime Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson.
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Classified Collections of Facsimiles of Old Masters

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Taiwan, Universal Book Company : 1968

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 8996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Red boards with gilt Chinese titles on spine. Boards have slight bowing on tips and there is some light edge and corner wear. Boards and foredges have some dark areas caused by soot as though the book was at one time exposed to fire. Scan gives a good idea of how this affects the covers. Interior is unaffected and there is no odor. Book is square and the binding is secure. Cleaning has removed some of the affected areas. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Large collection of black and white paintings by Chinese Old Masters. All text is in Chinese, so I cannot be very specific. Nice collection...
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County and Municipal Officials of Tennessee - 1940

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee State Planning Commission : 1940

Seller ID: 6329

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

This book is a discard from the Chattanooga Public Library. It was in the Reference section and has no card pocket, but it is lstamped "Discard" in several places. Originally, the spine was blank, and the library neatly stencilled the title and reserve number there by hand. Thereis some edge and corner wear, a little damage at the bottom of the spine, and some soiling on the front (see scan). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 90 pages; This book was issued by the State of Tennessee to list the county and city officials for the entire state. The interior pages appear to be typecript, thoug...
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Edinburgh Gazette

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Edinburgh, Authority (Crown) : 1817

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 10050

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Wear along edges and corners along with some foxing and toning. Paper has a high rag content so remains in exceptional condition. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 4 pages; The Edinburgh Gazette, which is still published, began in the 18th century as an official publication of the British Government, recording, Parliament Bills, Lottery Results, Bankruptcies, Foreclosures and other such news. A glance at this copy shows much such information. Note the Tontine stamp under the word "Edinburgh. " This issue is from Friday May 23 to Tuesday May 27, 1817.
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Elegant Epistles Being a Copious Collection of Familiar and Amusing Letters, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons and for General Entertainment

Price: $35.00

Publisher: : 1794

Edition: New, Improved and Enlarged

Seller ID: 9154

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Quarterbound leather with faded marbled paper which seems to have been laid down over part of the leather which has darkened areas of the paper (see scan). Gilt title on spine with non-raised, gilt bands. Book is square and hinges are secure, thoughthere is a small slit on the front right spine edge. Much edge and corner wear. ; Frontispiece Engraving, B&W; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 873 pages; Large collection of letters by British writers.
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Grand Music Festival of the Arkansas Music Teachers Association

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Little Rock Arkansas, Little Rock Democrat : 1901

Seller ID: 7148

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Oblong newsprint program, stapled at top, opens vertically. Short tear by first staple, some chipping and small tears on athe edges. Paper is toned but not brittle. Because this is newsprint, it is somewhat fragile. If you would like to see more scans, we will be happy to send some. ; Drawings in Ads; Thin Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 16 pages; This is a program for the 1901 Arkansas Music Teachers Association meeting in Little Rock. Besides the information about the meetings, there are listings for performances and many wonderful advertisements. Great bit of Little Rock ephemera.
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Harper and Brothers : 1887

Seller ID: 8365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Much wear to edges, corners and spine. Still square with no parting of hinges. Black binding tape in both front and rear gutters which appears to be original but may not be. Quarterbound with black cloth boards. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 996 pages; December 1886 - May, 1887 bound issues of Harper's.
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Hebrew Testament

Price: $50.00

Seller ID: 8546

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Bound in dark leather (or leather-like material) this copy has general light wear and aging with bumps on the corners. There is also cracking of the surface color along the spine edges and at the top and bottom of the spine. This does not affect the binding which is square and secure with no tears or parting. Some interior notes on endpapers, in pencil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1384 pages; This is the Jewish Testament or Old Testament in Hewbrew. I cannot say much about the volume because the only English is the Chapter titles. I think this copy probably dates to the 1920's. I begins with Genesis ...
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Journal of the North Mississippi Conference

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Kosciusko MS, Methodist Episcopal Church : 1936

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 8422

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Book has light overall wear and aging. On the front wrap, written in ink, is the signature "Mrs. T. L. Oakes, 1936," below that is added "Memorial." The Memorial for Mr. Oakes is included in the list of preceedings and an obituary is laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 88 pages; Included with the Journal is the Ritual of the Methodist Episcopal Church South with Rev. Oakes ownership signature over the town he served at the time -- Becker Mississippi. His copy of the Cokesbury Marriage Manual is also included though there is nothing in it that indicates it belonged to him. (Se...
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Les Annales: Poltiques Et Literairies

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Paris, Redaction Et Administration : 1891

Seller ID: 8370

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Marbled boards with some edge and corner wear. Square and securely bound. Pages are almost like newsprint and are somewhat toned but still in good condition. ; Vol. 17; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 414 pages; July to December bound volume of a French magazine.
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Pictures from Punch

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London, Bradbury and Agnew Co. : N.D.

Seller ID: 8357

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Quarterbound with red cloth boards. Light edge and corner wear. Spine is sunned and damaged with cracks and some loss, slightly pulled along edges. Lightly sunned at top front edge. Otherwise, book is square and securely bound and quite attractive. ; Vol. 4; B&W Cartoons; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 476 pages; A large and impressive collection of cartoons from Punch, the British magazine of humor and satire. Though this volume is not dated, it is ca. 1890.
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Pierre Ouvrard Master Bookbinder / Maitre relieur

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Edmonton, University of Alberta Press : 2000

Edition: 1st Softcover Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 10175

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Book appears to be unread with only very light shelf wear. ; Color Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Text in both English and French.
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Plymouth 1620

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company : 1928

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 9698

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Tan wraps with titles in darker tan and decoratiof rifle, Bible and candles. Light edge and corner wear and light , general aging. Minor damage toward the top of spine . Square with a secure binding. ; Sepia-toned Drawings; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 46 pages; Interesting and attractive booklet designed to increase interest (tourism) to Plymouth.
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Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference for Eduscation in the South

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Nashville, Executive Committee of the Conference : 1909

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 10082

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Dark gray cloth with black backstrip and white titles, mostly flaked off. Some edge and corner wear along with light general aging. Book was in the Drew Theological Seminary Library and has two stamps on the interior, hand written numbers in white on the spine but no other library indicia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages
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Scenes from Nature Six Photo-Gravures

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company : 1893

Seller ID: 9680

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Brown patterned cloth, quarterbound with beighe backstrip patterned with etched silver decorations and gilt title. Quarterbound though not leather. Ex-Libris with call numbers on thin spine and residue from card pocket and date due slip in back (both removed) . No other markings. Some edge and corner wear. Al l tissue guards are present but the first one has a quarter of the page (bottom right) torn off but present. Overall book is square, binding is secure and photogravures are Excellent. ; B&W Photogravures; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Unpaginated pages; Collection of six photogravures...
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Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Sing Out, Inc. : 1964

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 9725

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Stapled yellow-brown wraps with photo of Mike Seeger on front. Magazine has a ding on lower front right corner, and someone has written a "G" to the right of Seeger's head. Otherwise, the magazine is square and securely bound with light overall wear -- an attractive and sound copy. ; No. 3; Vol. 14; B&W Illustrations and Musical Notation; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 115 pages; Articles on Mike Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Vera Hall, Dock Boggs, Joan Baez and many more.
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Stories from the Treasure Box

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Albany, D. R. Niver Publishing Co. : 1887

Seller ID: 11645

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Pictorial covers with very striking illustrations both front and back. Back is of Father Christmas on a bicycle. Some edge and corner wear but bright and appealing. The binding has been reglued at some point, and while, everything seems tight, the repair work is apparent. ; Color and B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 43 pages; Children's stories with a number of excellent, full-color illustrations.
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The Cottager's Monthly Visitor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London, Francis and John Rivington : 1845

Seller ID: 9434

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Full leather with badly faded gilt lettering on spine. Edge and corner wear with general wear on covers. Small split at top of spine, front and back. The hinges appear to have been reinforced or reglued at some time. At some time. The binding seems secure but should be handled with care. The book is square. ; New Series; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 430 pages; The Cottager's Monthly Visitor was a magazine designed for the British middle class. This is a bound volume for the entire year of 1845, January through December issues. A variety of topics are taken up in each issue.
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The Illustrated London News

Price: $250.00

Publisher: London, William Little : 1856

Seller ID: 9997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Quarterbound leather with green pebbled cloth. Gilt titles and decoration on spine. Some edge, surface and corner wear, but square and securely bound. The front hinge has been reinforced and some endpapers may have been removed though the ffep is present and the pieces of paper that remain may have been part of the reinforcement. The repair is evident but unobtrusive. All issues of the newspaper are present and in good condition with light toning. Complete run of this magazine-like newspaper from July to December, 1856, plus the January 10 issue from 1857. Many beautiful illustrations. This is...
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The Life and Times of the Late Duke of Wellington Comprising the Campaigns and Battle-Fields of Wellington and His Comrades, the Political Life of the Duke and His Contemporaries, and a Detailed Account of England's Battles by Sea and Land, from the Commencement of the Great French Revolution to the ..

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, The London Printing and Publishing Company : N.D.

Seller ID: 9936

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Quarterbound leather with marbled paper with faded gilt titles on spine. Six rolled bands on spine with faded gilt. Some edge, corner and surface wear, but square and securely bound. Overall an attractive copy. ; B&W Engravings; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 364 pages; No date but ca. 1860. Volume IV only.
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction Containing Original Essays, Etc.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, J. Limbird : 1832

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 8345

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Quarterbound with faded, marbled boards, edge and corner wear with some loss of corner bindings. Interior toning. Writing on front pastedown and owner's name on title page. No endpapers before title page. Front hinge has been reglued at some time In the past. Overall book is square and securely bound. Book is complete except for initial endpapers. ; B&W Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages; General interest magazine from 1832, containing issues from January through July. Many different articles on a variety of subjects. Well indexed. Sixty-three engravings.
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Binding: Hardcover