Pair of Vintage Bronzed Cast Iron Elephant Bookends.
A really neat pair of vintage cast iron bookends with a nice patina. The elephants measure roughly 13 x 10 x 6 and weigh more than 4 lbs. In fine condition. More
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The Past and Present of Rock Island County, Ill., Containing a History of the County -- Its Cities, Towns, &c., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and Local Statistics, Map of Rock Island County, History of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc.
Chicago: H. F. Kett & Co., 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 474pp + ads. Light brown cloth stamped in black and gold on the front and the spine. Portrait frontispiece, inserted plates, two-page map in color. Worn spine ends and corners, hinges a bit soft. A very good copy. ; Octavo..... More
Physical Culture February 1931 Vol. LXV No. 2
New York: Physical Culture Publishing Company, 1931. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Mild chipping to spine, pencil marking to front cover, pages are toned along the edges. A bright very good+ copy. Includes Tales of the South Seas part one by Zane Grey and stories by John R. Tunis, Laura Miller..... More
Report from His Majesty's Commissioners for Inquiring into the System of Military Punishments in the Army; with Appendices.
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, 334pp + 198pp appendices. Half vellum and marbled boards, red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. With the bookplate of Henry I. Shaw, Jr., on the front free endpaper. Stain to bottom edge, heavy wear to spine heel..... More
The Ride on the Sled: or the Punishment of Disobedience. Written for the New England Sabbath School Union, and Revised by the Committee of Publication.
Boston: New England Sabbath School Union, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front panel. Illustrated frontispiece. Presentation inscription in pencil by the author on the flyleaf: "From the author to / her namesake / Laura L. Brown / Fall River / Aug..... More
The Royal Kalendar; or Complete and Correct Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, for the Year 1783.
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1783. First Edition. Hardcover. 272pp. Includes Cardanus Rider's Sheet Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord God 1783. Full red leather, sides and edges decorated in gold, spine elaborately ornated and with black leather label lettered in gold, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The section..... More
Shaker Almanac 1884.
New York: A. J. White, 1884. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. 32pp. Original color wrappers. The back cover has a drawing of the Statue of Liberty and there is a short article on the inside of the back cover on Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its magnificent creation. Chipping to edges, small..... More
Sketches of the History, Genius, Disposition, Accomplishments, Employments, Customs, Virtues, and Vices, of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World. Interspersed with Many Singular and Entertaining Anecdotes. By a Friend to the Sex.
Boston: Printed for Joseph Bumstead, 1807. Printed wrappers. 300pp. Rebound in modern wrappers with gray label lettered in black on the front cover. A comprehensive history of women from ancient to modern times, which reflects typical attitudes of the era. Two old mends to title page, tear to the upper..... More
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Johnstown, N.Y., Dedicated Sept. 5th, 1910 - Vintage Postcard
Johnstown, NY: Smith, Printer, 1910. Ephemera. Postmarked 1910. Faint crease. Condition is very good+. ; 14 x 8.75 cm. More
The Spouter's Companion; or, Theatrical Remembrancer: Containing a Select Collection of the Most Esteemed Prologues and Epilogues, Which Have Been Spoken by the Most Celebrated Performers, Together with Variety of Curious Originals, Written on Purpose for This Work: Among Which Are Several Prologues and Epilogues...
London: Printed for J. Cooke and Sold by T. Lewis and R. Mariner, [1770]. First Edition. [1]-36, 25*-36*, 37-96. Disbound. Lacks frontispiece, title loose. Internally clean. ; Octavo. More
Trial of Mary Ann Burdock for the Wilful Murder of Mrs. Clara Ann Smith, by Administering Arsenic, Before the Recorder, Sir Charles Wetherell, April 10, 11, and 13, 1835; Counsel for the Prosecution, Messrs. Smith, Rogers, and Cooke; For the Prisoner, Messrs. Payne and Stone. With an Account of Her Execution, on Wednesday, April 15, 1835.
London: Printed by P. Rose and Son, Broadmed, Bristol, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. 44pp. Contemporary cloth backed boards, portrait frontispiece. With the bookplate of Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Baronet, on the front board and the front pastedown endpaper and the small, gilt bookplate of Alexander McGrigor on the front free..... More
True Detective Mysteries February 1937 Vol. 27 No. 5
New York: Macfadden Publications, Inc., 1937. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are mildly tanned. About near fine. Includes Honeymoon Murder! The Sinister Secret of an Iowa Farm, The Riddle of the Roadhouse and other stories. ; Quarto. More
True Detective Mysteries October 1932 Vol. 19 No. 1
New York: New Metropolitan Fiction, Inc., 1932. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Some checkmarks in pencil throughout, a few short tears to spine. A very good copy. Includes Trapping the Mad Trapper of Rat River - The Sensational Capture of Albert Johnson, The Strange Slaying of Vera Schneider, How I Smashed..... More
True Detective Mysteries September 1936 Vol. 26 No. 2
New York: Macfadden Publications, Inc., 1936. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are partly tanned, some checkmarks in pencil throughout. About near fine. Includes Six Murders in Six Minutes - The Mystery of the Crimson Cards, Primitive Passion - The Inside Story of the Sensational Marchand Case and other stories. Cover..... More
Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades, &c., Selected from the Best Authors. And Adapted to the Situation of the United States.
New York: Published by Evert Duyckinck, 1809. Hardcover. 380pp + 18pp index. Contemporary full calf with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Includes sections on the art of engraving; on metals; on the composition of varnishes; on manufacturing glass; on colors and painting; on gilding; on casting..... More
The Vermont Directory and Commercial Almanac for 1869, Being the First After Bissextile or Leap Year, and Closing the Ninety-Third and Beginning the Ninety-Fourth Year of the Independence of the United States.
Claremont, NH: The Claremont Manufacturing Co., 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. 4, xii, 144, [2]pp. The first four leaves constitute a foldout map of Vermont. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel and in blind on the rear panel. Includes a business directory, notes on the..... More
Views on and about Mt. Tom and of Mt. Tom Railroad.
Holyoke, MA: Holyoke Street Railway Company, (1912). Pictorial wrappers. 32pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Light soiling to covers. A very good+ copy.; Octavo. More
Vintage Italian Leather Desk Set.
This vintage desk set includes a glass inkwell, a dip pen, a small box, a letter opener, a blotter, and a notepad holder. The main piece measures 18 x 29 cm and the pad holder 16 x 22 cm. All the items are made of leather with gilt decorations along..... More
A Visit to Madras; Being a Sketch of the Local and Characteristic Peculiarities of That Presidency in the Year 1811.
London: Richard Phillips and Co., 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. 35pp + 11pp. Cloth backed marbled boards, spine lettered in gold. A touch of foxing else a fine copy. Bound with Letters from Africa by Signor Travideani, or Aveiro, to Canova, the Sculptor. ; Octavo. More
The Young Fisherman of Heligoland, and Other Stories.
Boston: D. Lothrop & Company, 1869. Hardcover. 59pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece. Includes the title story, The Miller's Daughter and The Eagle and the Child. Reprinted from the Religious Tract..... More
Wolverine & the X-Men Four Volume Set (1-4).
New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. First publication in book format. The set includes volumes 1 to 4. Collects Wolverine & the X-Men #1-18. Includes character sketches, letters columns, live tweets, and more. All the volumes are fine in fine dustjackets. ; 17 x 27 cm... More
Original Sin.
New York: Marvel Comics, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Collects Original Sin #0-8, Original Sins #1-5, Original Sin: Secret Avengers Infinite Comic #1-2 and material from Point One #1. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. ; 19 x 29 cm. More
Wolverine: Goodbye, Chinatown.
New York: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards. Collects Wolverine #17-20. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 18 x 26 cm. More
Thor: God of Thunder #7.
New York: Marvel Comics, 2013. First Edition. Stapled wraps. Near Mint- (9.2).; 17 x 26 cm. More
Assignment Afghan Dragon.
New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Fawcett Gold Medal. P3527. A near fine copy. More