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[Madlyn Blom]

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Ruschi, Auguston: BEIJA-FLORES DO ESTADO DO ESPIRITO SANTO HUMMINGBIRDS 
OF STATE OF ESPIRITO SANTO Hummingbirds of State of Espirito Santo
Editora Rios, Brazil, 1982. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Binding: 
Hardcover. Illustrator:  Etienne Demonte. Book Condition: Very Good 
Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Size: Folio13-23 inches tall. 
263 pp. Color Plates;  Defects include a small piece seemingly cut from 
top of DJ and a couple of other minor flaws. The book has a small cut 
our of front fly leaf at top and prior owners stamp on bottom of title 
page. The color plates and all other pages are in perfect condition. ; A 
beautiful scientific book on hummingbirds. In addition to the 29 color 
plates, the professor provides the Latin names, identifies the body 
parts, and describes the characterics of the birds. Everything you've 
always wanted to know and see in up close color! Whether you are a 
collector of all things Hummingbird or a student of this amazing 
creature or love the illustrator, you will want this book. Etienne 
Demonte is a Brazilian naturalist-painter who lives (at that time) in 
Rio de Janeiro. Animals & Birds.  $ 224.50

Peary, Robert E. , U. S. N.: NEAREST THE POLE A Narrative of the Polar 
Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S. S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906
Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1907. First Edition; First 
Printing. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust 
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Small 4to  9" - 11" tall; 411 pages; 2 
Foldingmaps present at back of book. Prior owner's name in fountain pen 
on front fly leaf. Gold gilt eagle and continent on front cover with red 
and white decoration to complete Eagle's image. Gilt lettering on spine. 
A very impressive copy - clean, sold and complete. Spine has minimal 
wear at head and foot. Color frontispiece, 95 beautiful photos 
(browntones) of Eskimos, Camps, Land, and more. Offered By: Member of 
FABA (Fl Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc) $ 325.00

Shagala, Volodymyr: SHAGALA Stories and Illustrations of Village Life in 
Western Ukraine
Taras Soroka, Ukraine, 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Binding: 
Hardcover. Illustrator: Barbara Shriver. Book Condition: Near Fine 
Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Ukrainian Edition; Folio  
13" - 23" tall; 267 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Related; 
Inscribed by Bob Shriver, one of the people who wrote forewards, to Pete 
(Hoekstra, U. S. Congressman) . Written in English and Russian.  $ 395.00

Baum, Frank L. (Anonymous): THE LAST EGYPTIAN A Romance of the Nile
Edward Stern & Co., Philadelphia, 1908. First Edition; 2nd state. 
Binding: Hardcover. Illustrator: Francis P. Wightman. Book Condition: 
Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Color 
Illustrations; 12mo  7" - 7½" tall; 287 pages; Blue cloth with spine 
titles stamped in white. Color pictorial paste-on cover. Frontispiece 
and seven additional full-page colour plates. The second issue, with 
Press statement on copyright page else ident ical to the 1st state. 
Light, faint stain to top page edges, fragile white spine lettering 
mostly effaced, boards a trifle bowed and minor rubbing to binding 
extremities; a good, sound copy. Adventure, mystery and intrigue in 
Egypt centering around a descendant of Ahtka-Ra, High Priest of Amen. 
Published anonymously by Baum, who was at that point quite famous for 
his OZ books. The first edition, 1st state was done in 1907. Always ask 
what date is on the "verso" before investing big bucks in a first 
edition. Both dates must match to be a true first edition. : $ 295.00

Olivares, José De: OUR ISLANDS AND THEIR PEOPLE AS SEEN WITH CAMERA AND 
PENCIL Introduced by Major-General Joseph Wheeler. Edited and Arranged 
by William S. Bryan
N. D. Thompson Publishing Co, 1899. First Edition; First Printing. 
Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Vol. 1 & 2; 
Folio  13" - 23" tall; NOT EX- LIBRARY! 2 volumes with 4 colour maps, 12 
colour plates, 1 portrait and numerous text illustrations. Sections on 
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Phillippines. Some spine wear and 
fraying on top on one volume. A few minor scrapes to covers but overall 
quite good examples of these books. "Superbly illustrated with more then 
twelve hundred special photographs, colortypes, and new colored maps." $ 
229.50

Jackson, Giles B. and D. Webster Davis: THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE 
NEGRO RACE OF THE UNITED STATES
The Virginia Press, Richmond, Va., 1908. First Edition; First Printing. 
Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. B & W Photos; 
8vo  8" - 9" tall; 400 pages; Scholarly history of the achievement of 
African Americans, along with a history of their heritage: Origin, and 
Ethnology. Written by two esteemed African American men, Col. Giles B. 
Davis and Daniel Davis Webster. With chapters on: African Slavery in 
America, Slavery in the North and South, Negro Soldiers: Revolutionary 
War; War of 1812; Mexican War and Civil War; Emancipation of the Negro; 
Spanish American War; Religious Advancement; Early Education; Business 
and Commerce; African American Farmers and Inventors; the Negro in 
Literature and Music; Negro Womanhood. Giles B. Jackson's letters to the 
public, Senate, Petition to Congress, State of Virginia, etc. , to 
obtain support and funds for organization and Charter of The Negro 
Development and Exposition Company, of the United States of America, 
which would develop the Jamestown Negro Exhibit of 1907. Special 
features of this Exhibit an Emergency Hospital and Operating room, a 
committee of Negro physicians; concerts of Plantation Songs; mechanical 
devices, manufacturers, and inventions by artisans of the Negro race. 
The exhibit covered all areas of progress of the African American race 
from banks and business, literature, art, crafts, community services, 
agriculture, education, and people who received, Bronze, Gold or Silver 
Medals for their achievements. The provides an extensive view of this 
ground breaking exhibit and the people involved, inclusive of President 
Roosevelt's visit and comments. Photographs throughout The author's 
included chapters on lyrics of "Poems, Plantation Melodies, etc. ," and 
"Statistics of the Race". Giles B. Jackson, (1853-1924) , born as a 
slave in Gochland City, Virginia; he became the first black lawyer to 
practice before the Supreme Court of Virginia; Jackson organized and 
promoted the Jamestown Negro Exhibit at the Jamestown Tercentennial in 
1907, a huge undertaking chronicling the accomplishments of the Negro 
race. This book was published a year later. Daniel Webster Davis, 
(1862-1913) , born enslaved, Caroline County, Virginia. Davis became a 
teacher who also conducted teacher training in West Virginia and North 
Carolina.. He trained for the ministry at Lynchburg Baptist Seminary and 
Guadalupe College, he was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1895. An 
impressive well known lecturer highly praised for his preaching style. 
He appeared in the lecture circuits in the South and Northeast, and 
toured with the Central Lyceum Bureau through Ohio, New York and New 
England. Davis stressed the importance of African culture, family, 
religion and education. He was an uplifting speaker motivating African 
Americans to be proud of their achievements, and continue to strive for 
equal opportunity and their fundamental rights . Original paper boards 
over red cloth spine, decorative border and floral illustration to 
boards, black lettering. Title in black to spine. Moderate soil, heavier 
to edge of front board, mild rubbing of extremities. Light foxing of end 
papers, no writing. Bright clean text, and illustrations. One hundred 
and five illustrations. Index to rear, list of Corrections to text. Last 
page has a very pale abrasion to some text (very readable) from the e. 
P. Sticking. Lower edge of last page and facing endpaper. Damp stain. 8 
vo. 400 pages. Scarce book of African American history. In protective 
archival clear wraps.  $ 245.00

MacDonald, John D.: THE EMPTY COPPER SEA  (Signed)
J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia And New York, 1978. First Edition; First 
Printing. Inscribed by Author. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very 
Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.  8vo  8" - 9" tall; 
239 pages; Signed by Author; Some foxing on outside page edges. This is 
the true first edition, first printing (with "First edition" and "2 4 6 
8 9 7 5 3 1" stated on the copyright page). Pub price: $8.95 (not 
clipped).  $ 299.50

Clapperton, Robert H.: THE PAPER-MAKING MACHINE Its Invention, Evolution 
and Development
Pergamon Press, Great Britain, 1967. First Edition; First Printing. 
Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket 
Condition: Very Good. Size: 4to (11-13 inches tall). 365 pp. Previous 
owner's book-plate affixed. B&W Illustrations; DJ is somewhat browned 
and has minimal wear ot esges/corners. Overall, a nice presentation. 
Dust Jacket protected In mylar. Classic. Books on Books. ; 3/4 
Morocco-grained leather and cloth cover. Top Edge Gilt, . Includes 18 
fold out diagrams of paper-making machine, photos, Name plate of Barry 
J. Fowler present on inside front cover and a small L115 is printed 
inside near spine on front fly leaf (mostly covered by d. J. Flap). D. 
J. Is price clipped and has minimal wear to edges, book is clean and 
printed on glossy paper, solid spine and hinges, no tears or wear. 
Indexed. A full and comprehensive detailed record of this important 
history. Color frontispiece. Offered by a member of FABA (FL Antiquarian 
Booksellers' Assoc. ) Of course; the book has no highlighting, 
underlining or other defacing. Overall a nice collectible copy. $ 495.00

Hughes, Langston: I WONDER AS I WANDER Rinehart & Company, New York, 
1956. First Edition; First Printing. Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: 
Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Small 4to  9" - 
11" tall; 405 pages; D. J. Shows photos of Hughes in Cuba, Haiti, 
Russia, Mexico, California, Londo, Spain and more, traveling as world's 
most famous poet. ..." Continuously amusing, always meaningful..." D. J. 
And book show just a tad bit of wear, in protective mylar now. $ 245.00

Seuss, Dr.: MARVIN K. MOONEY WILL YOU PLEASE GO NOW!
Random House, 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Binding: Hardcover. 
Illustrator:  Dr. Seuss. Book Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust 
Jacket Condition: Good. Small 4to  9" - 11" tall; Unpaginated pages; 
Decorative endpapers, Collector Information: The ads on d. J. Start with 
The Foot Book and end with Marvin K. Mooney. There are 15 titles listed 
in two columns with the Random House New York below the titles and the 
numbers 394-82490-3 on the lowe/inner corner. The D. J. Has the $2.50 
price in the right cormer of the front flap (not price clipped). At the 
top of the rear d. J. Is the Logo, then a 3 line quote from the Boston 
Herald Traveler, then 4 lines of text. All of these features are why 
I've listed it as a first edition. If you additional questions to 
establish edition, please ask prior to ordering. The D. J. Has a 3 
closed tear near the spine and edges but because the d. J. Is now 
protected in mylar, they are quite unnoticable. There is an erasure on 
the front free fly leaf and pencied in name of prior owner. 
Illustrator:  Dr. Seuss. $ 395.50



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