[ARCHITECTURE] [ORANGE COUNTY] JAMES MADISON’S MONTPELIER. LONG-RANGE INTERPRETIVE PLAN
Ralph Appelbaum Associates Quarto; spiral bound in card stock covers ,with dustjacket; 53 pages, with illustrations, some in color, map and plans.~~An interesting long-range plan for this historic home in Virginia's Orange County.~~Uncommon, with only two institutional holding; oddly, neither of the institutions is in Virginia. Fine binding.- $150
- $150
[SPECIAL PRESS] OLD REAM WRAPPERS. AN ESSAY ON EARLY REAM WRAPPERS OF ANTIQUARIAN INTEREST
Henk Voorn Quarto; in burgundy half-morocco over marbled boards, lettered vertically on the spine in gilt; two blank leaves; [I] half-title; [5], Contents 7-8; Introduction [9]; tipped on illustration; 11-101, text; 102, Conclusion; 103-108, Note from the Printed; 109-110, Index; [III], colophon; very light rubbing to the edges of marbled paper-covered boards.~~From the colophon: "Three hundred and seventy-five copies of this book were printed with Baskerville types at the Bird and Bull Press. The paper is my hand made 15 x 20 coarse laid. The printing was finished on February 23, 1969, and I am sorry to say that the question of binding being not yet settled, I can not supply any information in that regard. This is copy number 82." This copy with a handwritten inscription on the colophon from Henry Miller to a collector of Bird & Bull Press.~~This copy is lacking containing two copper plate prints of different 19th-century Dutch ream wrappers.~~ (Bird & Bull, Bibliography 1958-1979 , A 8 (33)).- $150
- $150
[VIRGINIA] THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE AND ITS BRITISH ORIGNS. HISTORY, GARDENS & ANTIQUITIES
H. Chandlee Forman Quarto; in the publisher's red cloth binding, with dustjacket;xix, [3], 4-402 pages including the Index; there is a previous owner name on the front endpaper; the edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies of which this is number 866.~~Author H. Chandlee Forman was an architect, historian and archeologist who was at one time chief architect of the National Park Service (as per his obituary in the New York Times, 1991/02/23). Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.- $185
- $185
[ARCHITECTURE] THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF NEW BERN AND CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Peter B. Sandbeck Quarto; in publisher's blue cloth binding with dustjacket; xvi. [2]. 3-611 pages, including the Index; there is a previous owner name on the front endpaper; there are no other marks; illustrated throughout. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.- $150
- $150
[SPECIAL PRESS] THE QUEST OF HERACLES
Hugh McCulloch, Jr. | [Pierre la Rose] The handsome large-paper edition in full vellum lettered in gilt at the spine and limited to 60 copies; with yapp edges; top edge gilt; and with the title and cover designed by Pierre la Rose. ~~The publisher's marbled paper slipcase while present, is in only fair condition, as it is separating and lacking the back. Near Fine binding.- $200
- $200
[CIVIL WAR] REPORT OF A GUARD: LIST OF THE GUARD; LIST OF PRISONERS
Broadsheet (14 3/8" x 10 1/8") folded; Report of a Guard mounted at "Camp Near Union Mills" on the "Sixth Day" and relieved on the "Sixth day of April 1863" detailing the number of prisoners, the List of the Guard; and List of Prisoners; signed by the Officer of the Day, and the officer "Commanding the Guard"; on the verso is written the information for the "Seventh Day of April, 1863".~~The Report is from "near Union Mills" and is dated about three months prior to the Battle of Gettysburg. ~~Printed with much information in manuscript.- $200
- $200
[AMERICANA] ALBION’S SEED: FOUR BRITISH FOLKWAYS IN AMERICA
David Hackett Fischer Large 8vo.; in the publisher's black cloth binding with dustjacket; xxi, 946 pages including the Index, with illustrations and maps; the dustjacket has not been price-clipped; there is a light spot on the fore-edge of the textblock; there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.~~A book about the origins of the cultural history of the United States, examining the four great waves of English speaking immigrants to this country.~. Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.- $75
- $75
[EXPOSE] [ROMAN CATHOLIC] LIFE OF A CARMELITE NUN
Boyer D'Agen; Henry Fowler (Compiler) 8vo.; stapled pamphlet with photographic illustrations; 75 pages; sensationalism at its most sensational -- "Filthy and Loathsome Punishments in a Roman Catholic Convent"; "Escaped, Pursued, and Forced Back to the Convent"; "Rome's Hatred of Women"; and so on. The ads for "Protestant Books You Should Read" are dramatic too: e.g. "Black Convent Slave" has "a number of full page engravings, showing how infants are smothered, etc."~~Most uncommon in commerce, and with few institutional holdings as well.~~Trace of damp evident to the bottom of the last half of the text of the pamphlet. Very Good binding.- $150
- $150
[SCIENCE FICTION] [LETTERED COPY] THE RIVER OF TIME
David Brin | Paul Sonju (Illustrator) Large 8vo.; in publisher's gold paper-covered boards without a dustjacket, as issued; housed in the publisher's mahogany slipcase; this is "Specially Bound" edition, limited to fifty-two individually signed and lettered copies, of which this is copy H1; signed by David Brin and Paul Sonju on a tipped in limitation page.~~A fine copy.~~. Fine binding.- $85
- $85
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[SPORTING] IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT McKINLEY
William N. Beach Small quarto; in the publisher's blue cloth binding, lettered in gilt, with printed dustjacket; xiv, [1], 1-289 pages, with map endpapers,a colored frontispiece, eight black and white plates by Carl Rungius as well as photographic illustrations, and folding map; the edition is limited to 750 copies of which this is number 747.~~Wegner notes the author's frustration in hunting white tail deer: "I can honestly state that, next to sheep, I have put more time and effort in hunting white-tailed deer than any other animal, without having been successful in securing one fine specimen."~~This Derrydale imprint is uncommon in the dustjacket.~~ (Siegel 53; Wegner, page 36). Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket.- $950
- $950
[GRABHORN PRESS] [SPECIAL PRESS] THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Folio; in the publisher's printed paper-covered boards backed in linen; [9] pages, with one color illustration and a colored initial capital; the paper-covered boards are stained (especially the upper board) and have wear to the corners; the linen spine is stained as well; the edition is limited to "one hundred & ninety copies printed". Good binding. [GENEALOGY] WILLIAM ROSE OF SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA: SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS AND RELATED FAMILIES
Small quarto; in the publisher's red cloth binding; 362 pages including the Index, with six unnumbered leaves of plates; there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.~~Uncommon in commerce. Very Good binding. [LITERATURE] SELECTED ESSAYS OF WILILAMS CARLOS WILLIAMS
8vo.; in publisher's green green cloth binding, with dustjacket; xviii, [2], 3-342 pages; there are several pencil marks in the margins, and a light stain on the verso of the Table of Contents leaf; the dustjacket is bright and has not been price-clipped.~~Overall a sharp First Edition copy. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket. [ANCIENT WORLD] THE ANTIQUITIES OF ATHENS. MEASURED AND DELINEATED [3 VOLUMES]
Three large quarto volumes; in the publisher's burgundy with spines titled in gilt and the upper boards embossed with one, two or three columns as appropriate; text and with plates throughout; there is a previous owner name in Volume One only; there are no other marks.~~Abstract of the publisher's description:~This work, originally published in volumes between 1762 and 1754, was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, this work set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed the understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally challenged prevailing notions about a universal classical ideal and fueled the Greek Revival movement that dominated British, European, and American architecture and design for over a century. With its images of buildings, plans, sculpture, friezes, and decorative objects such as vases, it remains the logical starting point for anyone interested in Athens, Greece, and its influence on the history of Western architecture.~~Rather uncommon in commerce, other than de-accessioned copies from libraries.~~. Very Good binding. [CABINETMAKING] TO MAKE AS PERFECTLY AS POSSIBLE, ROUBO ON MARQUETRY
Quarto; in publisher's orange cloth, with titling and decoration in black; xvi, [2]. 3-247 pages, including the Index; with illustrations throughout; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~A fresh copy of this reprint edition of this influential work by M. Roubo, French carpenter and cabinetmaker. Fine binding. [ART] [CARIBBEAN] ART AND EMANCIPATION IN JAMAICA
Quarto; in turquoise cloth binding, with dustjacket; xix, 592 pages, including the Index; with a number of pencilled annotations.~~A massive work on the art. music, reliigion and preformance in Jamaican culture, covering from the beginning of British rule in 1655 to the period of emancipation in the middle of the the 19th century. Fine binding. [PATTERNBOOK FOR CARPENTERS] MUSTERBLATTER FUR SCHREINERARBEITEN WEITERE AUSARBEITUNG DER VIERTEN AUFLAGE DES WOLFER-MATTHAEY’SCHEN BAU – UND MOBELSCHREINERS: MIT 28 LITHOGRAPHIRTEN TAFELN
Small quarto, in the publisher' rather worn paper-covered boards; [2], 3-10, [11. 12] followed by 27 of 28 pages of lithographic plates of measured drawings of pieces of furniture designed for the used of cabinetmakers or carpenters [NOTE: the 28th page of drawings is lacking in this copy. There are several figures on each leaf. There are pencil scribbles on the verso of the final leaf and the rear pastedown; the title leaf is awkwardly creased.~~This is an uncommon book with two copies found on OCLC, both in Germany. We find no copies at auction, and certainly no copies in commerce. [VIRGINIA] DOMESTIC COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA
Small folio; in the publisher's blue cloth binding with titling in gilt; 191 pages including the Index, and a series of "Full Size Profiles of Details" and a "Comparison of Outline Plans", as well as a "Glossary of Architectural Terms"; housed in a slipcase which is in lovely condition; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~A beautiful First Edition copy. Fine binding. [GENEALOGY] [SHENANDOAH VALLEY] THE BYERLY FAMILY OF THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Quarto; in the publisher's tan cloth with titling in gilt to the upper board and to the spine, with dustjacket; vii, 238 pages including the Index; with photographic illustrations; there are no ownership or any other marks in the book~~The books appears to cover these Virginia and West Virginia counties: Botetourt; Rockbridge; Augusta; Rockingham; Dunmore; Frederick; and Berkeley. Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket. [LAW] A DISCOURSE UPON THE LIFE, CHARACTER, AND SERVICES OF THE HONORABLE JOHN MARSHALL, LL.D.; CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PRONOUNCED ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUFFOLK BAR.
8vo; in a later hardcover binding of marbled boards backed in red cloth with the original wrappers bound in; 74 page, with erratum on the last leaf; there is a previous owner name on the front endpaper.~~Joseph Story served on John Marshall's court. He was the younger person to sit on the Supreme Court and some believe him to have been the greatest intellect. Very Good binding. [SPECIAL PRESS] THE KORAN: SELECTED SURAS TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC
8vo.; in the printed wallet style binding, with a gilt label along the spinewith the original glassine jacket, and with the clamshell box which has just a trace of wear; the edition limited to 1500 copies of which this is number 467, signed by the illustrator Valenti Angelo. Near Fine binding. [SPECIAL PRESS] [SLIPCASE] A PLURALITY OF WORLDS
8vo; in full limp vellum with leather thongs; with title in gilt down the spine; [6], [ix], [1] 138. [6] pages; all edges untrimmed and with top edge gilt âon the rough'; the binding is lightly soiled; there is an arrangement of astrological signs in gilt on the front cover; the astrological signs are arranged in a lozenge on the title page and printed in red and black; charmingly Frances Meynell wrote: "in the colophon I have put some seventeenth century signs of the zodiac round about the Nonesuch device to make a little zoo"; housed in the publisher's uncommon dark green slipcase decorated with stars. Very Good binding. [CHILDRENS] TALES OF BEETLE THE BARD. COLLECTOR’S EDITION
8vo.; book in faux leather with elaborate metal ornamentation and clasp; housed in a an embroidered velvet bag; with envelope with Collector's Edition Prints; in a large faux leather clamshell case, with a printed cardstock slipcover; there is a small amount of rubbing to the bottom edge of the case; there are no other flaws. Fine binding. [SPECIAL PRESS] THE GOLDEN HIND PRESS COMMONPLACE BOOK: A GROUP OF TRIAL PAGES
16mo.; in printed green wrappers sewn in the Asian style; ix, 19 pages; with samples printed in color; limited to 50 copies, numbered and signed by A. W. Rushmore of the Golden Hind Press, of which this is number 36, with an additional inscription by Mr. Rushmore to his friends "Victor and Carolyn Hammer" of the Anvil Press.~~A nice presentation copy. Very Good binding.