The Song of Our Syrian Guest by William Allen Knight, illustrated by Harold Sichel. 4.25x7.25 inches. The book is printed on heavy, high quality, watermarked paper using arts and crafts printing methods by The Pilgrim Press, Boston-New York-Chicago, last copyright 1906. The covers are cardstock and are decorated in black and gold ink. The book has 40 pages, is bound using cord and comes in a matching marbled envelope. Excellent condition, virtually unread, although the envelope has minor tears...
The Prince of the Realm is a lovely little book with an inspirational tale about a farmer. First Edition. 4.5x7.5 inches. The book is printed on heavy, high quality, watermarked paper using arts and crafts printing methods by The Lincoln and Smith Press, Boston, for Davis and Bond, Boston, copyright 1912. The covers are cardstock. The book has 40 pages and comes in a matching envelope. Excellent condition, virtually unread...
A Little Book of Verses About Flowers and You by Elizabeth Gordon is a beautiful little book with illustrated poems, short essays, etc. Appears to be a First Edition. 5x9 inches. The book is printed on heavy, high quality, watermarked laid paper (I think) with deckled edges using arts and crafts printing methods by W. A. Wilde Company, Boston and Chicago, copyright 1911. The covers are cardstock and are protected by a patterned translucent paper...
A Little Book of Birthday Wishes is a fantastic little book with nine birthday wishes – poems, short essays, etc. First Edition. 4x6 inches. The book is printed on heavy, high quality, watermarked paper using arts and crafts printing methods by The Canterbury Company, Chicago, Illinois, copyright 1910. The covers are cardstock. The booklet has 13 single-sided pages bound with a red ribbon and a single staple. The book comes in a matching envelope. Excellent condition, virtually unread...
Eight original copies of Macbeth Gallery’s Art Portfolios from Nov 1926, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct & Nov 1927, and May 1928. Published by Macbeth Gallery, 15 East 57th Street. Each 5.5x8.5 portfolio generally has 12 separate pages illustrated with black and white images of art new to the gallery along with a brief description of the artwork, artist profile and price. These are held in cardstock folio covers. Excellent condition...
Three original copies of Macbeth Gallery’s Art Notes from Jan 1927 (#84), June 1927 (#85, The 35th Anniversary Number) and Nov 1929 (#87). Published by Macbeth Gallery, 15 East 57th Street. Each 5x7 pamphlet has about 30 pages and is profusely illustrated with black and white images of gallery art along with essays on art and artist profiles. These are bound in gray soft covers. Excellent condition, pages are tight and covers have minor cover edge discoloration and bumped corners...
The Holy Ways of the Cross, a dissertation by Henry Mary Boudon archdeacon of the Diocese of Evreux. In French. First printed in 1671, I believe this copy was published in 1752 by Grandmont-Donders of Liege, Belgium.
Complete French Title: Les Saintes Voies de la Croix, où il est traité de plusieurs peines intérieures et extérieures et des moyens d'en faire un bon usage. Which roughly translates: The holy ways of the cross, where he addressed several sentences from internal and external ...
This is a large folio (14 3/4 inch x 10 7/8 inch) collection of color photos of the architecture in the primary cities of Ubekistan, Russia. Written in Cryllic Russian, but with captions in several languages, including English. The title is the best translation I can get, so check it out yourself for accuracy.
Excellent graphics with nice photographs. The book is in fine condition, a tight and clean copy of this unusual book. No dust jacket; hardcover. Originally published in 1959, but this m...
Den Swenska Psalm-Boken as Konungen gillad och stadsastad ur 1819. Published by Franz Swanstrom, Stockholm 1885.
Nicely bound miniature book of Psalms in original slip-case. Written in Swedish. Embossed cloth covers. 768 pages. The book is in excellent condition (with minor wear to the edges of the covers), the slip-case, however, is in poor condition. Book measures about 3 1/2 inches by 2 5/8 inches and 1-inch thick....
Miniature 1923 Advertising calendar Book. The book advertises Sirop de Deschiens. It includes a chart for the weight of infants, dates for the change of seasons and a Conseils d'Hygiene. 32 pages which measure about 3 inches by 2 1/4 inches plus cardboard covers. A few annotations on the infant weight chart, otherwise excellent condition....
Miniature advertising calendar book for 1924. Advertises Fulgor: Cirage a la Cire Pour tous Metaux (Wax and shine for all metals). 14 pages (plus paper covers) measuring 2 5/16 inches by 1 13/16 inches. Excellent condition....
This is a superb miniature 1907 calendar book: With Complements of Brentano's/ 37 Avenue de l'Opera, Paris.
Calendar includes bank, French and American holidays, as well as postage rates. 18 pages. Excellent condition. Red leather covers. Measures about 1 5/8 inches by 1 7/8 inches....
Swenska Psalm Boken af Konungeu gillad och stadfastad ar 1819. Wonderful antique book of psalms printed in Malmo, Sweden, in 1887 by Stenstrom and Bartelsons bottr. (I hope I have all of the Swedish words correct ... it is in old type and hard to understand. Please view the photo of the title page to make your own translation.)
The book has wonderful celluloid covers, fully intact and attached, with an impressed cross on the front. The original nickel plated clasp is in perfect condition. T...
Voltaire's Theatre in French. Publ. Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1851. Hardcover with half brown leather. Book Condition: Good, with bumped corners, small part of spine missing and foxing throughout. 7 x 4 1/2 inches. 659 pages. Frontispiece engraving of Voltaire. Spine has gilt imprinted design....
The long title page: The Philadelphia Vocabulary English and Latin: Put Into a New Method Proper to Acquaint the Learner with Things as Well as Pure Latin Words. Adorned with Twenty-Six Pictures. For the Use of Schools. By James Greenwood, Author of the English Grammar, and Late Sur-Master of St. Paul's School.
Publ. M. Carey, Philadelphia 1806 / Alexander & Phillips, Printers, Carlisle 1806. Rare book. 123 + vii pages (but missing title page - I have copied that page from an online book F...