[Rarebooks] F/S Whimsey List #5 Ephemera
Garry R Austin
austbook at sover.net
Sat Apr 23 11:43:48 EDT 2016
We have been having great fun going through this "YUGE" collection of
boxes of paper, culling, cataloguing, researching; We offer the
following list of pieces uncovered this week. Trade discount of 20%
applies, shipping is free on orders of $20 & up. We are as always
Austin's Antiquarian Books
PO Box 730
Wilmington VT 05363
802 464-8438
mail at austinsbooks.com
(American Broadside) 1814 - August 10th -1883 Grand Celebration Of The
Sixty-Ninth Anniversary Of The Battle Of Stonington! Stonington Ct.;
Anderson & Fairbrother, 1883.
$45.00
Text in two columns; printed area measures 11" x 6.5". Toned and chipped
at edges, but all text complete; "The 1883 observance was notable for
being one of the last in which a substantial number of those who had
seen the battle of 1814 were in the procession. The most notable figure,
Captain Jeremiah Holmes, had died in 1872. Henry Denison, 90 years old,
was listed as the sole participant present; six others were listed as
eyewitnesses. Seven participants were said to be still living. The man
said to be the last survivor, Captain Thomas Davison, died in 1894 at
the age of 93, which meant that he would have served at the age of 13.
(Regatta Broadsheet) Grand Regatta At Stonington, Oct. 9th, To Close The
Season Of 1885! Stonington Ct.; No printer 1885.
$45.00
The piece measures 8" x 5.75". Great detail on the recto for
participants the verso has the formal rules of the event and defines the
various "Courses". Reddish stain to the lower half of the recto but all
text is readable, folds have been smoothed. Open to all Cat-Boats and
admission is free... It also lists the names of the Committee and the
Timers.
(Gettysburg) J. Warren. Gilbert. Battle of Gettysburg Made Plain:
Historical Guide Book Replete with Incidents. Descritive Of The famous
Three Days Fight. (Gettysburg): Miller Print, (1896).
$95.00
First edition; octavo; pp; 4 leaves (ads), 17 (1) pages, 3 leaves
(ads); map; original printed paper wrappers; wrappers soiled and
chipped, internally very good, complete; OCLC locates just two copies of
this first printing of the pamphlet, J. Warren Gilbert, was a Guide for
the Electric Railway.
(Education). Catalogue Of The Officers And Students Of Cortland Academy,
Homer N. Y. For The Academic Year 1857-58. Homer: Joseph R. Dixon,
Printer, 1858.
$35.00
Octavo; pp; 24; original printed decorated black paper wrappers; lacking
rear wrapper else, very good; Lists of the students, trustees,
instructors, courses etc. OCLC lists the imprint but without any
locations, Scarce.
(Flat Earth). Carpenter, William. Carpenter's "Folly", A Magazine Of
Facts No. 3 Second Series. Philadelphia: William Carpenter, 1890.
$45.00
Octavo; pp; 65-73; original decorated printed puce paper wrappers; edge
wear, else very good; William Carpenter (1830-1896), an English printer
and author was a proponent of the Flat Earth theory active in England
and the United States in the nineteenth century. Carpenter immigrated to
the United States and continued his advocacy of the Flat Earth movement.
He also published two magazines, Carpenter's Folly, of which only a few
issues were printed in 1887, and Shorthand which was issued from
1893-1894. Quite uncommon. Included in this printing is a defense in
verse of the flat earth theory.
(Farce) Roberts, S. C. Zuleika In Cambridge. Cambridge: Heffer & Sons
Ltd, 1941;
$25.00
First American edition, there is a Macmillan, New York label pasted to
the front wrapper. pp; 43; Beige yapped edgesto paper wrappers with
brown lettering to front and spine. Edge wear, text block clean and
tight. A sequel to the adventures of Beerbohm's Miss Dobson.
(First Graduation). First Commencement Misericordia College... Dallas
Pa: Misericordia College, 1927.
$15.00
Octavo; pp; (4); original printed paper wrappers; light soiling else,
very good; Program of the ceremonies
(Canadian Group Of Seven) The American Magazine of Art, Volume XXV #1,
July, 1932. Washington, DC: Ameriacn Federation Of Arts,
1932.
$20.00
Original edition; octavo; pp; 1-74, vi; illustrated with black and white
photographs; original blue printed paper wrappers; near fine; Contains
Blodwen Davies' Article, "The Canadian Group Of Seven" with eight black
and white plates.
(VP Henry Wilson). Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Services In
Commemoration Life and Character Of Henry Wilson.... (Boston:
Commenwealth of Massachusetts,
1875. $10.00
Octavo; pp;(4); original printed paper wrappers; light soiling else,
very good; Program of the ceremony listing speakers and the hymn.
(Fine Press) The American Magazine of Art, Volume XXVI #1, January,
1933. Washington, DC: Ameriacn Federation Of Arts, 1933.
$20.00
Original edition; octavo; pp; 1-54, x; illustrated with black and white
photographs; original blue printed paper wrappers; near fine; Contains
Carl Purington Rollin's Article, "Recent American Book Printing" with
six black and white plates, Lakeside Press' "Moby Dick", Grabhorn's "Red
Badge", etc. nice content;
(Art) Weyhe Gallery. Catalogue Of Etchings, Woodcuts & Lithographs By
Foreign Artists; Catalogue No. 2. New York: Weyhe Gallery,
(1960). $20.00
Octavo; pp; 30; illustrated in black and white; original printed paper
wrappers; light soiling, else very good; Lists prices and titles of
works by Dutch, Flemish, English, French, German, and Italian artists,
and many other nationalities. Among the many featured artists are
Picasso, Derain, Matisse, Rouault, Kokoshka, and Laboureur.
(Theatre) Parsons' Theatre, Maude Adams In Peter Pan. Hartford: Press of
Finlay Bros. for H. C. Parsons. (c1906).
$20.00
Octavo; pp; (8); illustrated with ads; original printed paper wrappers;
very good; Laid in is a lovely broadsheet; "For The Benefit Of Late
Comers, The Following Outline Of The Story Of Peter Pan Is Given". Adams
was the first to portray Peter Pan on Broadway and it became her
signature role. There are two copies of the program.
(Rockefeller Centre) The American Magazine of Art, Volume XXVI #2,
February, 1933. Washington, DC: Ameriacn Federation Of Arts,
1933. $20.00
Original edition; octavo; pp; 55-110, viii; illustrated with black and
white photographs; original blue printed paper wrappers; near fine;
Contains Phillippa Gerry Whiting's Article, "Rockefeller Centre Debut"
with fourteen black and white plates;
(Prints) Art Institute of Chicago. Catalogue of An Exhibition of
Etchings under the management of The Chicago Society of Etchers, January
25 To February 28, 1921. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1921.
$25.00
First edition; octavo; pp; (34) illustrated with six black and white
plates; very good; Lists 209 works by American and European etchers
with the for sale prices.
(Football) Homecoming. Springfield College Vs University Of Rhode
Island, Nov. 1, 1952 Pratt Field.. (Springfield: Springfield College),
1952. $15.00
Quarto; pp; (16); illustrated with portraits, ads etc; original printed
pictorial color paper wrappers; very good; Rosters etc, the Game Program.
(Football) Homecoming. Springfield College Vs University Of Hampshire,
Nov. 14, 1953 Pratt Field.. (Springfield: Springfield College), 1952.
$15.00
Quarto; pp; (16); illustrated with portraits, ads etc; original printed
pictorial color paper wrappers; very good; Rosters etc, the Game Program.
(American Revolution). The Battle Of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.
(Boston): First National Bank Of Boston, (1942).
$15.00
24mo; pp; 28; illustrated with portraits, centerfold of diarama and a
map; original printed pictorial paper wrappers; light soiling to upper
wrapper else, very good; A nice traetment.
(Railroads). The George Washington Booklet Of Colonial History,
1732-1932. Np: Chesapeake & Ohio Lines, 1932.
$25.00
24mo; pp; 60, (ii); illustrated with cuts and a map; original printed
pictorial paper wrappers; light soiling to upper wrapper else, very
good; With the line map and timetables; Railroad brochure advertising
visting high spot sights of American Colonial History. Scarce.
(Theatre) Burroughs, Marie. Marie Burroughs Art Portfolio of Stage
Celebrities (A Collection of Photographs of the Leaders of Dramatic and
Lyric Art) Part 2. Chicago: A. N. Marquis & Company. 1894.
$10.00
Octavo; pp; (20); illustrated with portaits of Actors of the period;
original printed paper wrappers; very good; This part includes Lilian
Russell and others.
(Printing & Paper) Strathmore Artists Papers and Boards. West
Springfield, MA: Strathmore Paper Co 1936.
$25.00
24mo. stiff blue paper wrappers lettered in white and blue; 22
unnumbered pages / 22 examples. A sample book of Strathmore papers and
boards with a price list laid in dated August 15, 1936
(Tramps / Hoboes) Kelly, Edmund; R.W. Hebbing, R. Fulton Cutting, Robert
W. de Forest, prefaces. The Elimination of the Tramp by the Introduction
into America of the Labour Colony System Already Proved Effective in
Holland, Belgium, & Switzerland, with the Modifications thereof
Necessary to Adapt this System to American Conditions. New York &
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.
$20.00
First edition; octavo; pp; xxii, 111; original printed blue paper
wrappers; An ex-library copy, library marks, wrappers detached but
present, edges chipped, internally very good and sound; Classification
of Tramps, Institutional Farms in America, Swiss Form of Contract, Rules
of Nusshof Colony.
(U. S. Army) Morgan, Col. Sidney and Maj. Frank F. Rathbun. The Army
Notebook For Officers & Enlisted Personnel. Birmingham Al.: Vulcan
Press, (1955).
$25.00
Sixth edition; 24mo; pp; 80; illustrated; decorated black plastic
boards, very good; Essentially a pocket reference guide to military
behavior and information; Blank leaves at rear to make additional notes.
(Kidnapping). Hardy, Grace Allen. Ransom! The Story Of A Lost Child,
Intimate Chapters Film Star's Life Told in Kidnap Case. (Cincinnati:
Nielen Publishing Company, 1933).
$15.00
Octavo; pp; 32; illustrated; original printed pictorial paper wrappers;
very good; No. 1 "A Sample Copy" .
(New England). Hungerford, Edward. All Along The Shore. Boston: Jordan &
Moore for the Boston & Maine Railroad, c1935.
$15.00
24mo; pp; 48; illustrated with photographs, a center fold map of the
line; original printed pictorial green paper wrappers; very good;
Railroad vacation literature, nice list of the golf courses.
(Hurricanes). Hurricane Disasters of August and September 1933.
Washington D.C.: American Red Cross, 1933.
$10.00
Octavo; pp; 41, (i); illustrated with photographs; original printed
paper wrappers; very good; Relief operations in Cameron County, Texas,
Chesapeake Bay Region, Florida, Rio Grande Valley, North Carolina Coast,
and Pennsylvania.
(Scouting). Give Him Cub Scout Gifts...Christmas 1955. Springfield:
Hampden Council B.S.A,, 1955.
$20.00
Octavo; pp; 12; illustrated; original printed pictorial red paper
wrappers; very good; Catalogue on many toys and Cub Scout accessories.
(Connecticut Valley Museum). William Pynchon Memorial Building.
(Springfield: Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, c1960.
$10.00 Octavo; pp; (4); six black and white
photographs; original printed paper portfolio housing the text and the
illustrations; light soil to the wrappers, else very good;
(Theatre). Tibbals, Seymour S. At The Village Post Office; A Play In
Two Acts (Introducing Musical Novelties). Franklin Ohio: Eldridge
Entertainment House, c1918.
$12.00
Duodecimo; pp; 39, (i); original printed paper blue wrappers; very good;
Originally appeared in 1906.
(Books / Publishing). Hemens, Roland D. and others. Some Notes On
University Press Publishing. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press,
1947. $20.00
24mo; pp; 24; original printed tan paper wrappers; very good; Three
articles; Hemans, Have You Money To Venture ?; Norman Donaldson,
Enthusiasm Is Not Enough; Savoie Lottenville, What Would You Publish?;
"The three articles ... were prepared originally at the invitation of
the editors of College and University Business, published by The
Nations' Schools Publishing Company." Scarce.
(Newspapers). Newspaper Advertising In The American Newspaper
Directory... New York: George P. Rowell & Co's Newspaper Advertising
Bureau, March, 8th, 1879.
$95.00
Octavo; pp; 90; illustrations and ads; original printed paper tan
wrappers; light wear to spine ends, else very good; Scarce.
(Amherst Ma) Amherst In Portrait Calendar, 1938. (Np): James Houghton,
Publisher, 1938. $20.00
Octavo; pp; (12); each page / month illustrated with a photograph of the
campus buildings; spiral wire bound stiff card stock, very good;
Photographs by Lincoln Barnes Studio, Cover sketch by Robert Berman.
(Books / Publishing). The Book Buyer; A Summary Of American & Foreign
Literature. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893.
$10.00
Octavo; pp; (iv), 97-136; frontispiece and photographs; original printed
pictorial gray paper wrappers; very good; Book reviews and ads.
(Psychology). Korzybski, Alfred. Selections from Science And Sanity.
Lakeville, Ct.: The International Non-Aristotelian Library Publishing
Company, 1948. $25.00
First edition; octavo; pp; xvi, 274, appendices; photographs; original
printed paper gray blue wrappers; spine sunned, edge wear, else very
good; Scarce copy. "Limited edition for experimental use by teachers and
study group leaders."
(Theodore Roosevelt). Roosevelt the Man. New York: J.V. Sloan, 1910.
$125.00
Color broadside, 15" x 11". Bright and clean, very good; A color
broadside featuring four oval bust portraits from various periods of
Roosevelt's life ("The Student," "The Cowboy," "The Rough-rider," "The
Hunter") with a full length portrait at center. With a timeline of "His
Life" (up to his retirement to private life on March 4, 1909) and a
timeline of his tour of Africa and Europe from March to June 1909. The
broadside was included as as a supplement to the Boston Sunday Globe,
and was originally printed in 1909 by Brown Bros, New York.
(Libraries). The Boston Public Library; A Handbook To The Library
Building, Its Mural Decorations And Its Collections. Boston: Association
Publications, 1934.
$20.00
First edition; octavo; pp; 64; thirty-nine photographs; original printed
pictorial orange paper wrappers; spine sunned, edge wear, else very
good; Scarce in the original edition.
(Film) The Mightiest Of All Motion Pictures Arrives, "Lost Horizon".
Original Movie Theatre Broadsheet, April 2, 1937. New Bijou Theatre
Springfield Mass;
$35.00
(Springfield; No publisher, 1937). Large octavo, pp; (4), illustrated
covers, Production information, studio hype etc. Run dates & ticket
prices. Very good; Quite scarce;
Lost Horizon is a 1937 American drama-fantasy film directed by Frank
Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1933 novel of the
same name by James Hilton. The film exceeded its original budget by more
than $776,000, and it took five years for it to earn back its cost. The
serious financial crisis it created for Columbia Pictures damaged the
partnership between Capra and studio head Harry Cohn, as well as the
friendship between Capra and screenwriter Riskin, whose previous
collaborations had included Lady for a Day, It Happened One Night, and
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
(American Broadside) The First Chapter From The Blank Leaf Of The
Political Bible;
$125.00
(Mystic Ct.; Publisher not identified, 1862). Text in two columns;
printed area measures 11.5" x 5.75". Toned and mounted on a piece of
cardboard, complete; Republican account in 26 numbers, (stansas), of
local elections at Stonington, Ct., in 1862; in imitation of Bible
verse. Particular attention is paid to Harris Pendleton, "(The Jew)" the
incumbent selectman, who was defeated. The American Antiquarian Society
copy is annotated: April 12, 1862 of the Mystic pioneer.
(Culinary) The Menu. Rowsley. The Peacock Hotel Rowsley, 1953.
$15.00
Octavo; Folding card; illustrated; verso contains a display of Derby
China Marks Since 1750, the hotel is quite near the Museum. original
printed pictorial card stock; Very good; This is the Dinner Menu from
August 17, 1953. This Country House Hotel is still in business.
(Fashion) Imperial Illustrator And Domestic Review; For Spring And
Summer, 1896. Vol. XI No. 1. New York & Chicago; Imperial Publishing
Co., 1896.
$125.00
Oblong folio; pp; 118; profusly illustrated trade catalogue of women's
fashions; original printed paper wrappers; printed on paper the quality
of newsprint; toned, yet very good, complete, the piece has been folded
but without damage; This company specialized in patterns for women to
make their own clothing. This catalogue covers everything from dresses
to accessories; A very scarce catalogue with no examples being offered
on line as of catalogue date 4/22/16.
(Herbal Remedies) The Herbalist Almanac. Hammond In; Indiana Botanic
Gardens, Clarance Meyer, 1970.
$10.00
Octavo; pp; 64; illustrated; original pictorial printed paper wrappers;
Very good; Great for back to the landers.
(Cookery) Ceresota Cook Book. Minneapolis; Northwestern Consolidated
Milling Co. c1930.
$12.00
Duodecimo; pp; 44, index; illustrated with full-page color plates;
original pictorial printed paper wrappers; Very good; Recipes for suet
dumplings, chocolate sea foam, egg rolls, puff ball muffins, Norwegian
coffee cakes, Poverty cake.
(Counter Culture) Miner, Paul B. Your mother wears combat boots. Np;
Privaely published. (1977).
$12.50
Noumenon Chapbook Number Six; Octavo; pp; (16); illustrated with black
and white sketches; original pictorial printed stiff paper wrappers;
Very good; "based on an idea by Carl D. Clark, words by Carl D. Clark,
John Wright, & Jerry Willingham. This copy signed by Paul Miner on the
title page.
(Shipping Paper) Haynes & Company. Freight Market Report; Office Of
Haynes & Company, Ship Agents, New Orleans, January 1st,
1876. $32.50
8.5" x 11"; Very good; Four pages integral leaf utilizing two pages,
front page contains the market report, the third page lists all vessels
in New Orleans, their loading status and wharf locations; This report
was folded for mailing to a recipient in Richmond Maine.
(Map) Capon, Charles R. (Cartographer). A Map of Old Boston In The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts... Boston: The Sherrill Press for the
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank,
1929.
$75.00
Small quarto; stiff decorated color card stock folder; Color pictorial
/ pictographic folding map, decorative border, 18 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches;
Very clean and bright. Brightly colored and picturesque bird's eye view
style mapping of historic Boston.
(Philippines) Invitation To Fourth Of July Celebration, Manilla, 1904.
Parade Reviewing Stand. (Manilla: No printer),
1904. $15.00
4" x 5" personaized printed invitation to Mr. Everett E. Thompson; Card
stock in original envelope; Very good; Invitation signed by Herbert
Fale, Thompson's name filled in at top. Thompson was a Massachusetts
native that was serving as a missionary in the Philippines. Nicely printed.
(Antiquarian Bookselling). James F. Drake. A Catalogue Of Rare Books and
Modern First Editions, Catalogue #223. New York: Printed by the
Southworth Press, Portland Maine for James F. Drake,
1930. The Pair $20.00
16mo; pp; 40; original printed tan paper wrappers; covers soiled, else
very good;
and;
James F. Drake. A Catalogue Of Rare Books and Modern First Editions,
Catalogue #233. New York: Printed by the Southworth Press, Portland
Maine for James F. Drake, 1932.
16mo; pp; 44; original printed tan paper wrappers; covers soiled, else
very good; Interesting selection of books and Mr Drake includes
shipping in the price of his offerings.
(Antiquarian Bookselling). Bertram Rota. Catalogue #16; First Editions,
Association Copies And Autographed Letters Of Modern Authors. London:
Bertram Rota, 1930.
$10.00
16mo; pp; 56; original printed tan paper wrappers, graphic of the
bookshop on the rear wrapper; covers soiled, else very good;
This copy was sent to the "Trade", Stamp on front wrapper states,"Trade
Discount 10%"
(Gentleman's Clubs). The American Universities Club Of London, 1910.
London: Printed by Baxter & Neate Ltd., for The Club,
1910. $15.00
24mo; pp; 30, (ii); map; original printed pictorial paper wrappers; very
good; List of the members, their alma maters and class, rules, dues, etc.
(GAR) Grand Army Campfire Advertising Card, 1882. Philadelphia: No
printer, 1882.
$15.00
4" x 6" lithographed card; Card stock with image of soldiers around a
campfire; residue on verso from where it was removed from an album, else
very good; "Grand Army Campfire, Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Friday
Evening October 27th, 1882, Bi-Centennial Celebration". This was to
celebrate the Pennsylvania Bi-Centennial. Handsomely printed.
(Publishing). The House That Merriam-Webster Built. (Windham Ct:
Hawthorn House for G. & C. Merriam Company, 1940.
$25.00
First edition; duodecimo; pp; 18, (ii); illustrated with nine tinted
cuts; original printed pictorial paper wrappers, with a color
wood-engraving of the new headquarters by Rudolf Ruzicka; very good; I;
Brief memoir of Noah Webster; II; Sketch of G & C Merriam Company; III;
Introduction to the New Home of Merriam Webster Dictionaries. List of
past and present company exexcutives; Issued by G. & C. Merriam Company
on the occasion of the opening of their new building at 47 Federal
Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. Scarce.
(American Revolution). Famous Paintings Of The American Revolution.
(Np): American eagle Insurance Company & others, 1926.
$7.50
32mo; pp; (24); illustrated with eleven color plates of paintings;
original decorated printed paper wrappers; very good; Advertising piece
for Insurance agents.
(Opera). Serpette, Gaston and adapted from the French by Oscar Weil.
Fanchonette, A Comedy-Opera In Three Acts. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Sons,
Printers, 1887. $25.00
Revised edition; octavo; pp; 53; original decorated printed red paper
wrappers; chips at wrapper edges, lacking lower right corner, upper
wrapper internally very good; A scarce libretto, OCLC locates just two
copies;
(Bookplates). Bookplates; An Exchange Of Letters Between Mr. Christopher
Morley And Mrs. Louise Seymour Jones MCMXLVII. Np: Serendipity Press,,
1959. $20.00
24mo; pp; (7); four small color cuts of bookplates; original printed
paper wrappers; a good or better copy, wrappers stained; Printed by
Charles Antin on English handmade Hayle. A reprint from The Human Side
Of Bookplates, Ward Ritchie Press, 1951. A wonderful witty exchange!
OCLC locates just two copies;
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