AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE DIGEST (FORMERLY THE AMERICAN CHAUFFER). Cincinnati, Ohio: American Chauffer Publishing Co. 1918. Paper. September 1918 issue. 64 pp. Cover, other ills in b/w plus red sepia tones. Fascinating ads & articles on early autos plus war info -- winter road preparedness, care of the steering gear, "mobilizing man power to fill merchant ships," military motor mechanics, and more. See also our #001127, September 1918 issue. Very Good Periodical.
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The Architectural Forum: Frank Lloyd Wright (January 1938). New York: The Architectural Forum 1938. Spiral Bound. First Edition. Volume 68, Number One. 74 pp. + 108 pp. supplement devoted to and written by Frank Lloyd Wright. Light wear and soiling to covers, spiral bound with small 1/2" piece of the front upper right corner of the cover missing. The issue is devoted to Wright's unpublished and new works at that point, and just spinning off of his successful exectution of Fallingwater for Edgar Kaufman and subsequent push forward with the Broadacre City urban development model, the Usonian House, and the recovery of his reputation after some years in the architectural hinterlands. A beautiful, geometric cover of Wright's design that includes numerous gatefold pages of renderings and photographs. Sweeney 457. Very Good / No Jacket
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The Architectural Forum: Frank Lloyd Wright (January 1938). New York: The Architectural Forum 1938. Spiral Bound. First Edition. Volume 68, Number One. 74 pp. + 108 pp. supplement devoted to and written by Frank Lloyd Wright. Light wear and soiling to covers. The issue is devoted to Wright's unpublished and new works at that point, and just spinning off of his successful exectution of Fallingwater for Edgar Kaufman and subsequent push forward with the Broadacre City urban development model, the Usonian House, and the recovery of his reputation after some years in the architectural hinterlands. A beautiful, geometric cover of Wright's design that includes numerous gatefold pages of renderings and photographs. Sweeney 457. Very Good / No Jacket
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The Battle of Britain. Garden City: Garden City Publishing Co. 1941. Wraps. First Edition. First American Edition. 56 pp. B/w ills & photos. Subtitle: "An Air Ministry Record of the Great Days from August 8th to October 31, 1940." The official British Air Ministry Record. Red, white & blue cover w/white lettering on red spine. Spine slightly faded. Cover has tiny chips at edges, shows some general wear. Contents clean and tight in heavy stapled binding. Contents released by the British Ministry of Information. Very Good / No Jacket
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THE BUILDERS' PORTFOLIO, SECTION TWO. New York: The Co-operative Building Plan Association 1886. Leather. First Edition. 63 plates are present out of original 100. Subtitle, " Containing One Hundred Plates, Showing Perspective Views, Elevations and Floor Plans of Seventy-nine Residences, Ten Carriage Houses and Stables, Two Poultry Houses, One Ice House, One Greenhouse, One Mill or Factory, and Illustrations with Details of Bookcases, Sideboards, Dressers, Stairs and Rails, Mantels and Fireplaces, Fences, a Stall, and a Harness Case. With an accompanying Hand Book, giving Estimates of Materials and Labor, and a Supplement describing and illustrating approved methods of Heating, Ventilating, Drainage, Sewerage, and the construction of Earth Closets and Privies." The "Hand Book," which is extremely rare, is missing, but the "Supplement" and a stiff "Card of Approximate Contract Prices" are both present. The individual plates are enclosed in the original, rare, leather portfolio with buckle closure. The portfolio is of black grained leather with crimson leather spine and corners which have blind-stamped, decorative rules. The spine is quite deteriorated. The front cover has "Builders' Portfolio No. 2." blind-stamped in faded gilt. Portfolio end papers and fold-over flaps are of covered with floral paper. The portfolio is somewhat aged, soiled and worn. The plates are slightly aged, soiled, and/or foxed. Even without all of the plates, this is a rare find. Good / Fair
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THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE: CONTAINING THE DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS, VOLUMES 1-3. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Globe 1867. Quarter Leather. First Edition. 2005 pp. + Indices + Appendices. Half-leather over marbled boards. Corners all bumped and worn. Spine have gilt lettering and bands. Covers somewhat scuffed, but binding is tight. Eps foxed. The forerunner to the Congressional Record, the Congressional Globe follows our Book # 002605 with the second session of the thirty-ninth congress, a time of reconstruction, westward expansion, Civil War repercussions, and rapidly changing Civil Rights legislation. In addition, the records include matters of federal government such as appropriations, consular and diplomatic reports, taxes, Indian matters, statehood, issuing currency, appointments to office, and more. Very Good / No Jacket
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DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONVENTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HELD IN THE YEAR 1788 AND WHICH FINALLY RATIFIED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Boston - New York: Legislature of Massachusetts 1856. Brown Cloth. First Edition. 442 pp. A beautifully bound book of fine dark brown faille blindstamped with rules, decorative corners, and center seal of Massachusetts, gilded on front. Spine is also heavily stamped with rules and pattern blocks; gilt lettering. Spine ends are slightly creased, and there is a 1/4" closed tear at head on spine. All edges stained a pale wheat color. There is a pinhead-sized dot of white on lower back cover and an even smaller tiny hole on bottom back corner. Yellow eps are bubbled a bit on paste-downs. Rear eps and final pps. of index barely foxed. Contents are clean and slightly aged and binding is tight. Several leaves have been pressed in the book, and have left shadows. An important piece of American history, the second Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, is recorded in three ways: the official journal kept by the Secretary of the Convention, a Report of Debates taken by newspaper editors, and Judge Parsons's minutes. Near Fine
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22e Biennale Antiquaires. Antiquitites Beaux-Arts Joaillerie. September 2004, Carrousel du Louvre. Paris: Syndicat National des Antiquaires 2004. Hard Cover. First Edition. Gorgeous catalog of the annual French art and design show in Paris. Clean, crisp copy. Brand new!. Fine / Fine Exhibition Catalog.
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FAMILIAR DISEASES OF THE DOG. Victoria, B.C., Canada: The Ffrench Remedy Company 1927. Paper Wraps. 65 pp. Few photo ills. Subtitle: "Modern Methods of Treatment - How to Feed and How to Housebreak." Fourteenth edition. Small booklet has drawing on front of dog drinking from a tube in a bottle. Cover aged, bottom corner dog-eared. A thorough coverage of topics important to dog and cat owners, with ordering instructions from the French Remedy Company for pharmaceuticals. Very detailed information, probably still apropos. Very Good
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AN HISTORICAL CATALOGUE OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH (THIRD CHURCH) BOSTON 1669-1882. Boston: The Old South Church 1883. Gray Cloth. First Edition. 370 pp. Covers and spine have a wrap-around, blind-stamped border of leaves and rules which runs along the top and bottom edges. Front cover and spine also have blind-stamped, bright gilt lettering. Covers and spine are slightly edge-worn. Spine ends and corners are bumped, rubbed and/or worn. T.e.g. There is a very small, oval dent in the gilded top edge. Chocolate eps. Brief ink inscription on front fly leaf. Contents include a facsimile of the "Autographs of the Founders," "Lists of Members," a "List of Members Under the Baptismal Covenant," an "Alphabetical List of Members" and the "Baptismal Covenant Alphabetically Arranged." The section entitled "Biographical Notes" will be of particular interest to genealogists as it gives information regarding the occupations, marriages, family members and relationships of various members. In addition, there is an "Index (Names) to the Biographical Notes" arranged alphabetically by last name. Interior is slightly aged, but clean, crisp and very tight. This extremely rare and handsome volume is a genealogist's delight. Very Good Plus Privately Printed.
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INSTRUCTION BOOK INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRUCK MODEL D-1. Chicago: International Harvester Company, Inc. 1933. Paper. 72 pp. Tan cover is aged, soiled and has previous owners' names, written in ink, on front cover. Upper left hand corner has a hole punched through the entire pamphlet so it could be hung on a nail or from a string for easy reference. Text is aged and soiled. Text is typewritten and has numerous detailed b/w line drawings of various parts such as the transmission, clutch control, wiring diagram, etc. Very Good
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JOHN MARTIN'S BOOK. THE CHILD'S MAGAZINE. AUG. 1921. New York: John Martin's House, Inc. 1921. Illustrated Wraps. Presumed First. Unpag. B/w ills. Magazine cover printed in orange and brown on light brown paper. Cover a bit edgeworn, slightly soiled. Staple binding tight. Entire contents printed in black with orange accents on brown bag-colored paper. Stock still seems a bit aged. Contains stories, games, music, wonderful period ads, activities for children. This is a rare copy which has been neither colored in nor cut up. Very Good Periodical.
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