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4.1.0 Antique & Rare BOOKS & MAPS ~ Vieux Bouquins & Cartes

Ode To Islesboro Lexicon: A Laconic Lexicon of Local Language, Legends, Landmarks, Locales, Legacies, and Legerdemain PAPERBACK SOFTCOVER BOOK
ODE TO ISLESBORO A Laconic Lexicon of Local Language, Legends, Landmarks, Locales, Legacies, and Legerdemain ****** OVER 300 WHATCHAMACALLITS, 78 KNITTERS, AND 1 SPIDER PAPERBACK SOFTCOVER BOOK **** This Islesboro dictionary contains over 300 secret Islesboro passwords and phrases; these words aren't a dime a dozen. This little gem of a whatchamacallit is literally the talk of the town. With several erudite essays, you'll never be at a loss for words. All the Maine-stays are here, plus those not fit to print. This little lexicon squeaks, squawks, creaks, whirrs, and even swears its' moxie beats Scrabble opponents. Don't let 'em talk behind your back. Sit up, take notice, and get schrod. The proceeds from your purchase go to the Islesboro Community Fund charity. Goose bumps, turkey s…
$25.00
Ode To Islesboro Lexicon: A…
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Program Leonor FINI 1949 BALLET Roland PETIT Paris Zizi Jeanmaire Britton Bizet Clavé Lepri
Program Leonor FINI 1949 BALLET Roland PETIT Paris Zizi Jeanmaire Britton Bizet Clavé Lepri BALLETS DE ROLAND PETIT 1949 This is the comprehensive, large master program for the Paris, France 1949 season. The program advertises the eleven (11) repertory ballets performed during the 1949 - 1950 season. The program contains copious details on all the ballets performed during that season. Featuring Jeanmaire Shearer Anouilh Bizet Clavé Lepri Britton Country of Origin: France. AGE: 1949 Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PHOTOS. All the information you need to decide about a purchase is in front of you at the time of purchase. SIZE: This measures overall approximately 31 cm x 23 cm // 12.25 inches x 9.25 inches. TITLE: BALLETS DE ROLAND PETIT 1949 TOPIC: The program advertises the eleven (11) repertory pieces …
$359.00
Program Leonor FINI 1949…
$359.00
Magician Magic Catalog Institut International de Magie Catalogue n°1 1930 175 Pages France French
Magician Magic Catalog Institut International de Magie Catalogue n°1 1930 175 Pages France French Institut International de Magie Catalogue n°1 International Institute of Magic General Catalog #1 French edition, printed in France, and not printed in English. The text is in FRENCH. This means the text is not printed in the English language. AUTHOR: International Institute of Magic and Magicians. Director: Dickmann-Minalono. PUBLISHER: International Institute of Magic and Magicians. Director: Dickmann-Minalono. YEAR: 1930; the large 1930 general 1st edition. ILLUSTRATED: Printed in black and white on thin newsprint paper, with a color cover. Lavishly and comprehensively illustrated in black and white. The illustrations depict Magician's trade tools, equipment, and performance technical details. BINDING: Softcover. PAGES: 175 pages. COMPLETE: This is complet…
$359.00
Magician Magic Catalog…
$359.00
Magician Magic Catalog Institut International de Magie Catalogue Supplement n°2 1930 40 Pages France French
Magician Magic Catalog Institut International de Magie Catalogue Supplement n°2 1930 40 Pages France French Veritable 1930 French encyclopedia of magic and the magician's trade. TITLE: Catalogue n°2 Institut International de Magie Catalog of the International Institute of Magic and Magicians French manufacturer of prestidigitation devices. The first supplement issued to the 1930 general 1st Edition catalog, thus numbered as n°2. AUTHOR: International Institute of Magic and Magicians. Director: Dickmann-Minalono. PUBLISHER: International Institute of Magic and Magicians. Director: Dickmann-Minalono. YEAR: 1930 EDITION: First French Edition and only edition thus. The first supplement issued to the 1930 general 1st Edition catalog, thus numbered as n°2. LANGUAGE: Text in French. Not printed in English. PAGES: 40 pages. BINDING: Softcover. ILLUSTRATED: Lav…
$259.00
Magician Magic Catalog…
$259.00
Original Fine Line Ink Drawings Album fin XIXème Geometry Anatomy Greek Myths Roman Horses Technical Compass & Straight Edge
Original Fine Line Ink Drawings Album fin XIXème Geometry Anatomy Greek Myths Roman Horses Technical Compass & Straight Edge Phenomenal artist's original sketchbook. AGE: Fin XIXème, late 19th Century. MIXED MEDIA: Watercolor, fine line ink, pencil, gouache On Montgolfier watercolor paper bound into a notebook. The very fine line pen used for these originals has a fine point comparable to a modern double-zero rapidograph. SIGNED: At least two pages are signed LAURENT COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France. Unbelievably detailed fine line drawings, paintings, and sketches. Architectural design renderings. Geometry, trigonometry, and orbital mechanics. Squaring the circle. Tessellations. Tensors and parallelograms. Anatomical studies, drawings and sketches. Greek and Roman mythic gods, chariots, horses. Sketches inspired by Biblical sources. One cartouche is a Ma…
$359.00
Original Fine Line Ink…
$359.00
Superb PAROISSIEN ROMAIN ÉCAILLE XIXème Fontenay & Peltier France Tortoise Shell Silver Closure Gold Foredging
Superb PAROISSIEN ROMAIN ÉCAILLE XIXème Fontenay & Peltier France Tortoise Shell Silver Closure Gold Foredging Superb religious prayer book from France. Gold foredging on the pages. Moiré fabric end pages. The medallion, clasp, and keeper plate are made from a silver alloy. The medallion, clasp, and keeper plate are incised with elaborate decorations. Containing the offices of every Sunday, and the main feasts of the year and the common of the Saints. New translation. Not dated; circa 1860, Napoleon III. Fontenay and Peltier, printers in Paris France. Dimensions: 11.5 x 8 cm. 672 pages. Illustrations throughout the text, including frontispiece. There are small chips on the corners and on the spine. There is some age related freckling on the interior pages, otherwise a fine copy. Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PHO…
$800.00
Superb PAROISSIEN ROMAIN…
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Contes de Fees Imagerie D'Epinal Pellerin c1890 1st Edition Complete As Published
Contes de Fees Imagerie D'Epinal Pellerin c1890 1st Edition Complete As Published Title: CONTES DE FEES. Imagerie d'Epinal Subtitle: Bonnes vieilles histoires. English: Fairy Tales, Popular Old Stories. Publisher: Pellerin, Imagerie d'Epinal. Date: Not dated; printed in France, fin XIXème. AGE: Not dated; printed in France, fin XIXème. Edition: First and only edition thus. Rare. Language: The text is in French.This means the text is not printed in the English language. Pages / Plates: 45 color plates, 45 pages. One Story Per Page: Each page contains one complete fairy tale, told in its' entirety as one complete story per page. The entire story is depicted in the plates on that page. Detailed list of the 45 page story numbers is below, in the description, stated in the exact sequence they are bound into this edition. Exactly as shown in the detailed photos be…
$458.00
Contes de Fees Imagerie…
$458.00
Lot de 20 de LA PHOTO-REVUE 1898-1900 PRINCIPES D'ART France French Photography Art Chemistry Journal Twenty (20) Issues Complete
Lot de 20 de LA PHOTO-REVUE 1898-1900 PRINCIPES D'ART France French Photography Art Chemistry Journal Twenty (20) Issues Complete Lot of twenty (20) complete issues; a collection of the French publication PHOTO REVUE PRINCIPES D'ART. Dated from August of 1898 to March of 1901. Original antique French journal collection, printed on paper, all over 100 years of age. All are printed in black and white, on light weight fragile folded newsprint paper. Each issue contains approximately 20 pages of illustrations, text, and period advertisements and publicities. Published under the direction of Charles Mendel, Journal des Photographes des Amateurs, France. Printed in France; text is in French. Scarce. Of interest to the conservationist, chemist, camera and optics collector, scientists specializing in film, negatives, photographic restoration, and media preservation archiv…
$599.00
Lot de 20 de LA PHOTO-REVUE…
$599.00
Ave Marie Prières 1899 Prayer Book France Ivory Covers Inlaid Silver Alloy & Mother of Pearl Shell
Ave Marie Prières 1899 Prayer Book France Ivory Covers Inlaid Silver Alloy & Mother of Pearl Shell AVE MARIA. Livre de prières Containing the offices of all the Sundays and holidays, and pious exercises. PUBLISHER: Brepols & Dierckk Zoon, Turnhout. PAGES: 355 pages. BINDING: Hardcover. Ivory front, ivory back, ivory spine, ivory clasp. Inlaid front and back with decorative pieces of a silver alloy, and mother of pearl, a few pieces of which are missing. Complete and in good condition. Gold foredges. Closes with a working, complete ivory clasp. This measures overall approximately 4.75 inches x 2.75 inches // 12 cm x 7 cm. The text is in French. This is not printed in the English language. COUNTRY of Origin: France. AGE: 1899 Exactly as shown in the detailed photos below. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE PHOTOS. All the information you need to decide about a purchas…
$359.00
Ave Marie Prières 1899 Prayer…
$359.00
Two Portefeuille Des Arts Decoratifs 1888 1889 1890 Calavas Champeaux 189 Plates 1st Edition Loose Leaf Folios
Two Portefeuille Des Arts Decoratifs 1888 1889 1890 Calavas Champeaux 189 Plates 1st Edition Loose Leaf Folios Two (2) combined portfolios for a total of 189 numbered black & white plates. FIRST EDITIONS: First and only editions thus. YEARS: Printed in 1888, 1889 and 1890. 1ère année 1888-1889: Complete with 96 numbered plates. 2ème année 1889-1890: 93 numbered plates. Missing three (3) plates out of the 96 (numbers 99, 126, and 141). 2ème année is MISSING THREE (3) PLATES (numbers 99, 126, and 141) out of one hundred eighty nine (189) plates. There is a TOTAL of one hundred eighty nine (189) numbered plates. Some of the images reproduced for the portefeuilles are photographs, some are drawings and some are sketches. There are a total of one hundred eighty nine (189) individual numbered loose page plates. Each numbered loose page plate contains a different n…
$899.00
Two Portefeuille Des Arts…
$899.00
Pocket Notebook Art Nouveau c1900 Véritables Dr Franck Metal France Fin XIXème Ou Début XXème
Pocket Notebook Art Nouveau c1900 Véritables Dr Franck Metal France Fin XIXème Ou Début XXème Metal pocket notebook in a tin and spelter (a zinc alloy) metal alloy, with advertising publicity lithography. The original little paper notebook fits inside the covers and is included. Most of the little notebook paper pages have writing on them (see the detailed photos below). MARKED: In French, VERITABLES GRAINS DE SANTE DU Dr FRANCK, le remède de la constipation. This metal covers are hinged. The hinge is intact and fully functional. Metal covers are embossed with superb quintessential Art Nouveau flowers and vines motifs. Only vestiges remain of any lithography that was on the embossed exteriors of the covers; that is completely effaced. The interior lithography, however, is in good legible condition. The interior undersides of the covers feature publicity litho…
$224.00
Pocket Notebook Art Nouveau…
$224.00
Old Paper Collectible Charles Rousseau Catalog Poster 1920 France Art Nouveau Etalages Vitrines
Old Paper Collectible Charles Rousseau Catalog Poster 1920 France Art Nouveau Etalages Vitrines Old paper collectible catalog with original poster insert. Charles Rousseau manufacturer of store displays, cases, hooks, staging, etc. CATALOG TITLE: FABRIQUE D'ETALAGES et de vitrines en tous genre pour installations de magasins. PUBLISHER: Ets Charles Rousseau, à Paris. EDITION: Tarif n°7. LANGUAGE: Text in French. BINDING: Softcover. Construction paper covers with stapled pages inside. ILLUSTRATED: Copiously illustrated throughout on every page with drawings and engravings of the manufacturer's wares for sale. PAGES: 63 pages. Includes original full size poster, printed on thin catalog paper, folded and tucked inside the catalog. The poster is printed recto / verso; it is double sided, printed with different images on each side of the paper. The catalog and po…
$125.00
Old Paper Collectible Charles…
$125.00