ALTE TABAKZEICHEN (Old Tobacco Labels)
Berlin: Widder-Verlag, 1924. Handsomely produced and illustrated with color and black and white images of tobacco labels. This is #373 of 500 copies.
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“A FRENCH REFLECTION” U.F.D.C. 42md ANNUAL CONVENTION.
U.F.D.C., [1991]. A Book of Paper Dolls, housed in an attractive portfolio of marbled paper backed in brown cloth, with a pastedown facimile of a lovely New Orleans lady in Victorian dress. Issued for the Annual Convention of the United.....
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[MATCHBOX LABELS] [PHILLUMENY] 50 LABELS FROM SWEDEN
A group of 50 unused matchbox printed labels from Sweden, most approximately 1.25” x 2” (well now, that’s just about the size of a matchbox).. In vivid colors.~~Undated, but surely from the first half of the 20th century. For the.....
MARIONNETTES ET MARIONNETTISTES DE FRANCE PAR ANDRE-CHARLES GERVAIS. TABLEAU GENERAL DE L’ACTIVITE DES MANIPULATEURS DE POUPEES PRECEDE DE PROPOS SUR LA MARIONNETTE ET D’UNE GRAMMAIRE ELEMENTAIRE DE MANIPULATION ET SUIVI D’UNE BIBLIOGRAPHIE DES MARIONNETTES.
Paris: Chez Bordas, 1947. Soft Cover. Andre-Charles Gervais’ Marionnettes et Marionnettistes de France, a book on collectable French puppets. With photographic illustrations and in-text illustrations. Some toning to the text; minor loss at the bottom of the spine; spots of.....
ONORI E GLORIE. FRANCIA | RUSSIA | AUSTRIA
Grafo Editzioni, 1983. Quarto. Full Leather. Signed. One of 1050 copies signed by author Antonio Spada. 321 pages, with marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. A lovely copy in red morocco but lacking slipcase.
ONORI E GLORIE. REGNO D’ITALIA E ANTICHI STATI ITALIANI
Milano: Instituto Per La Diffusione Del Libro, 1977. Quarto. Full Leather. Signed. One of 1050 copies signed by author Antonio Spada, of which this is #366. 243 pages, with marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Full red morocco binding.~~THIS.....
LES COLLECTIONS DU MUSEE DE L’UNION CENTRAL DES ARTS DECORATIFS. PALAIS DU LOUVRE, PAVILLON DE MARSAN. SERIE No. 16. CERAMIQUE, DESSINS, PEINTURES.
Paris: Armand Guerinet. Complete with 87 “Planches”, all of which are in excellent condition except for Plate 4, which has a closed tear and edgewear, including a chip. Housed in the publishers portfolio, whose spine has perished.
GEMS OF THE WORLD
Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press | Firefly Books. Full Leather. The Easton Press edition Gems of the World. In full burgundy leather, with elaborate decorations and titling in gilt; silk moire endpapers; all edges gilt; silk ribbon marker bound in. There.....
THE OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY OF VIRGINIA. VOL. I & II. VOLUME II, OBSOLETE BANK NOTES 1804-1865. (TWO VOLUMES)
Virginia Numismatic Association, 1968. Hard Cover. Second Edition. Signed. Second Edition of Charles J. Affleck’s The Obsolete Paper Money of Virginia, complete in two volumes. Numbered 741of 800 and 1000 copies respectively, on limitation bookplates on the front pastedowns. Volume.....
EX NUMMIS HISTORIA IX LE MEDAGLIE DEI GONZAGA
Roma: P. & P. Santamaria, 1965. Quarto. Soft Cover. With 38 plates in rear;.
DE GOUDE EN ZILVERE GANGBAARE PENNINGEN DER GRAAVEN EN GRAAVINNEN VAN HOLLAND, IN ER EGTE STAND EN WAARE WEEZENS VERTOOND EN BEHANDELD, EN MED EEN KORTE BESCHRIIVING DER PRINSELIIKE LEEVENS-BEDRIIVEN OPGEHELDERD, DOOR KORNELIS VAN ALKEMADE.
Delft: Andriez Voorstad, 1700. Full Leather. First Edition. A numismatic study on the gold and silver coins in the collection of the Count and Countess of Holland, by Cornelis van Alkemade, a Dutch historian and collector of antique coins and.....
AMERICA’S CIVIL WAR IN MINIATURE--VOLUME 1: THE UNION, VOLUME 2: THE CONFEDERACY (2 VOLUME SET)
Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, 2006. Quarto. Soft Cover.
KATALOG DER SAMMLUNG DR. JOSEF BRETTAUER, MEDICINA IN NUMMIS.
Wien: Im selbstverlag, 1937. Hard Cover. First Edition. A First Edition copy of a “catalog of the collection of Dr. Josef Brettauer,” a catalog of his Medicina in Nummis, concerning coins, medals, and other objects relating to medicine, temperance, public.....
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN ARTS: THE M. AND M. COLLECTION
Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press, 1950. Quarto. Hard Cover. Signed by Karolik on front free endpaper. Light edgewear to extremities of binding; faint pencil marks throughout text; a philosophical note penned by Karolik above his signature: “The inanimate objects in.....
Deutsche Heimat; Eine Sammlung Von Bildern, Die Von Deutscher Geschichte Und Wirtschaftler Staerke Des Deutschen Volkes Zeugniss Ablegen Sollen.
Bound in simulated alligator with 144 cigarette cards showing wholesome German scenes. Complete.
TOBACCO TIN TAGS. A LISTING OF OVER 3000 TOBACCO TAGS WITH MORE THAN 200 ILLUSTRATIONS.
Westbrook, Connecticut: 1972. Soft Cover. Minor soiling to the front and rear covers. Previous owner’s name on the verso of the front cover and title page. Stapled tan paper covers with brown lettering and illustrations. Overall in Very Good condition.....
MONNAIES DE L’EMPIRE DE RUSSIE, 1725-1894 (FRENCH EDITION)
Boston, Mass. Quarterman Publications, 1973. Quarto. Hard Cover. Binding shows mild rubbing to boards but still sound; previous owner name on front paste down otherwise text is clean with no markings.
HOUR-GLASS LURE AND LORE.
Elizabeth, New Jersey: George R. Iles, Printer, [1938]. Soft Cover. Limited Edition. Stated First Edition, limited to 200 copies. With three photographic plates. Minor loss to the bottom edge of the covers, especially near the spine. Printed gray paper wrappers.....
AMERICAN AND CANADIAN COUNTERMARKED COINS
Rockford, Illinois: World Exonumia, 1987. Quarto. Hard Cover. 1st Edition. Signed & Inscribed by Brunk on front endpaper. Front board very slightly soiled; text is clean with no markings; binding sound.
LE MEUBLE. AMEUBLEMENT PROVENCAL & COMTADIN DU MOYEN-AGE A LA FIN DU XVIIIe SIECLE
Marseille: Tacussel, Editeur, 1929. Soft Cover. Monograph on Provencal furniture of the Middle Ages by the notes historian of Marseille and Provence, Gustave d’Agnel. With 132 attractive full page plates of mirrors, armoires, screens, bookcases, and much more. In the.....
PATENT MEDICINE TAX STAMPS: A HISTORY OF THE FIRMS USING UNITED STATES PRIVATE DIE PROPRIETARY MEDICINE TAX STAMPS
Lawrence, MA: Quarterman Publications Inc., 1979. Hard Cover. A clean copy with no marks of any kind. The dustjacket has shelfwear with several short closed tears; it is protected with a new mylar cover.
UNITED STATES COPPER CENTS, 1816-1857
New York: Numismatic Review, 1944. Full Leather. First Edition. An attractive copy, of the “thick-paper” edition, bound in full red morocco. A pencilled note on the endpapers states that this is one of 75 copies only which were printed in.....
HALI: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL CARPETS AND TEXTILES. VOL. 1, NO. 2; SUMMER 1978. TURKISH LANDSCAPE CARPETS.
Hali Publications, 1978. Soft Cover. A nice copy, with very light wear to the spine.
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[TRADE CATALOG] MINUET: A SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL STERLING, WITH THE GARCE OF AMERICA’S MOST GRACEFUL PERIOD.
Fine Arts Division, International Silver Company, 1927. Trade catalog, for the Minuet Service in International Sterling, “With Suggestions for its Correct Use by Pre-Eminent Interior Decorators”. Sewn wrappers with a number of half-tone illustrations. 32 pp. Oblong, 12 1/2” x......
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[TRADE CATALOG] IVANHOE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT. INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. METAL REFLECTORS AND FITTINGS FOR INDUSTRIAL ILLUMINATION. CATALOG NO. 900
Miriden, Connecticut: Ivanhoe Division of the Miller Company, 1930. Royal Octavo. Stapled Pamphlet. A 64 page trade catalog for the Ivanhoe Lighting Company, extensively illustrated with a number of half-tones on every page. With an Advance Data Sheet for Wire.....