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(Americana) IMPORTANTS LIVRES ET MANUSCRITS RELATIFS AUX AMERIQUES ET A LA GUERRE D'INDEPENDANCE TRES PRECIEUX DOCUMENTS ORIGINAUX ...
Paris M. Georges Andrieux, Expert 1934 4to. later cloth 129, (3) pages plus plates
Auction catalogue for sale held on June 18-19, 1934 by Georges Andrieux, (not listed in Blogie). 438 items. General American literature, historical accounts and works pertaining to the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin and the westward expansion. Especially of interest is a section focusing on the Louisiana Purchase, the bicentennial of which was celebrated last year. Includes a number of black-and-white illustrations, tipped-in facsimiles, etc. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 77511

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(Americana) IMPORTANTS LIVRES ET MANUSCRITS RELATIFS AUX AMERIQUES ET A LA GUERRE D'INDEPENDANCE TRES PRECIEUX DOCUMENTS ORIGINAUX ...
Paris M. Georges Andrieux, Expert 1934 4to. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in, paper spine label. 129, (3) pages plus plates
Auction catalogue for sale held on June 18-19, 1934 by Georges Andrieux, (not listed in Blogie). 438 items. General American literature, historical accounts and works pertaining to the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin and the westward expansion. Especially of interest is a section focusing on the Louisiana Purchase, the bicentennial of which was celebrated last year. Includes a number of black-and-white illustrations, tipped-in facsimiles, etc.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 103818

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Brasch, Ila Wales and Walter Milton Brasch A COMPREHENSIVE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN BLACK ENGLISH.
Baton Rouge Louisiana State University (1974) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xii, (ii), 289+(1) pages
The first comprehensive annotated bibliography of Black English, this volume contains descriptions of more than eighteen hundred books and other publications. Slight edgewear on jacket, with half-inch closed tear on top front.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 98195

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Heartman, Charles F. U.S. - IANA A NEW BIBLIOGRAPHY
One Commercial Bibligrapher to Another New Orleans Friends of Bibliography (1952) 8vo. self paper wrappers not paginated
Issued for Friends of Bibliography Gratis, addressed to Wright Howes on the subject of bibliographies, written on Thanksgiving in 1952. Heartman criticizes some of the standards Howes has utilized. Front cover is sunned near the spine, rear cover is sunned everywhere, but at the spine. Item has been creased.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91869

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Higginbotham, Jay OLD MOBILE FORT LOUIS DE LA LOUISIANE 1702-1711
Mobile Museum of the City of Mobole 1977 8vo. cloth, with dust wrapper 585 pages
First edition. A detailed history of "Old Mobile," an extinct town 26 miles upriver form the present day city of Mobile. With 62 black-and-white illustrations, appendixes, bibliography and an index. Dust wrapper has some small tears at the head of the spine and the bottom corners and edges.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 104335

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(Louisiana) Jumonville, Florence M. (editor) BOUND TO PLEASE.
New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection 1982 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 81 pages.
A well illustrated exhibition catalogue devoted to rare books about Louisiana. Foreword by Stanton Frazer.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 38015

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(Louisiana) McVoy, Lizzie Carter and Ruth Bates Campbell A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FICTION BY LOUISIANIANS AND ON LOUISIANA SUBJECTS.
N.P. (Louisiana State Univ. 1935) 8vo. paper wrappers. 87 pages.
With an Introduction by James A. McMillen. Many annotations. Wrappers soiled and chipped at the tail of the spine.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 8455

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(Louisiana) McVoy, Lizzie Carter and Ruth Bates Campbell A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FICTION BY LOUISIANIANS AND ON LOUISIANA SUBJECTS.
N.P. (Louisiana State Univ. 1935) 8vo. later cloth-backed boards. 87 pages.
With an Introduction by James A. McMillen. Many annotations. Faint spotting along outer edge of title page.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 96609

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MacDonald, L.A. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE LIBRRIAN TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, STATE OF LOUISIANA. 1877.
New Orleans Office of the Democrat 1978 8vo. self paper wrappers. 24 pages.
Removed from binding. Some spotting of front cover.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 94795

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McMurtrie, Douglas C. DENIS BRAUD, IMPRIMEUR DU ROI A LA NOUVELLE ORLEANS.
Paris n.p. 1929 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 14 pages.
Limited to 100 copies. An extract from the Bulletin du Bibliophile. Early printing in New Orleans.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 103779

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McMurtrie, Douglas C. THE PIONEER PRINTER OF NEW ORLEANS.
Chicago Eyncourt Press 1930 12mo. paper wrappers. 17 pages.
First separate edition, limited to 250 copies. Reprinted from the issues of The Southern Printer for January and February 1929.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 11524

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(Miniature Books) Hearn, Lefcadio SKETCHES OF NEW ORLEANS.
Franklin, NH Hillside Press 1964 miniature book (6.0 x 5.0 cm) cloth, title stamped on spine, illustrated front cover xvii, 62, (2) pages
Limited to 350 numbered copies, signed by publisher F.E. Irwin (Bradbury, Hillside Press 8). Frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Preface. Relates some of the unique aspects of life in the Crescent City. With miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on front pastedown.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 117338

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Moore, Clarence B. ANTIQUITIES OF THE OUACHITA VALLEY.
Philadelphia P.C. Stockhausen 1909 4to. cloth 252 pages with 8 additional color leaves of plates
"Reprint from the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. XIV." One of several books by Moore documenting his archaeological findings in the American South. Report on an additional collection of skeletal remains, from Arkansas and Louisiana (made and presented to the National Museum, in 1909, by Mr. Clarence B. Moore) by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka. Accompanied by eight color plates depicting Native American pottery. Includes countless other black-and-white illustrations of earthenware as well as a map of the Ouachita River, which runs from central western Arkansas into Louisiana. Loosely inserted is a commemorative booklabel which indicates that this came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. Some faint white marks on covers.
Price: $ 225.00 other currencies Order nr. 74635

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(New Orleans) Jumonville, Florence M. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW ORLEANS IMPRINTS 1764-1864.
With a foreword by Joanne P. Platou. New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection (1989) thick 8vo. printed paper over boards. xxxix, 759 pages.
First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Lists 3388 items. Entries are arranged by the year of publication. Well indexed with listings of Printers and Publishers and Authors and Titles.
Price: $ 57.50 other currencies Order nr. 28250

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(New Orleans) Jumonville, Florence M. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW ORLEANS IMPRINTS 1764-1864.
With a foreword by Joanne P. Platou. New Orleans The Historic New Orleans Collection (1989) thick 8vo. printed paper over boards. xxxix, 759 pages.
First edition, limited to 1,000 copies. This work contributes to an understanding of Louisiana history. The entries are from the first 100 years of printing in New Orleans and include books, pamphlets, and ephemera. This bibliography provides information that has been previously unavailable in compiled form. The author and Head Librarian of the Historic New Orleans Collection has succeeded in producing a definitive book on New Orleans imprints which indicates the tastes, concerns, and attitudes of the local citizenry. This work lists 3388 items, and entries are arranged by the year of publication. Well-indexed with listings of Printers and Publishers and Authors and Titles.
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 50258

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(Press of the Nightowl) Agner, Dwight THE BOOKS OF WAD, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS DESIGNED BY W.A. DWIGGINS.
With a Foreword by Alexander Lawson. Baton Rouge Press of the Nightowl 1974 small 4to. half cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. xii, 88 pages.
First edition, limited to 206 numbered copies. With ornamentation printed in different colored inks. Introduction by Lawson and preface by the author. well-preserved copy.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 11219

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(Press of the Nightowl) (Agner, Dwight) COMMENTS ON THE PRESS OF THE NIGHTOWL BY THE PROPRIETOR AT THE END OF THE FIRST TEN YEARS.
Baton Rouge The Press of the Nightowl 1975 large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers (3), 15+(1) pages.
First edition, limited to 120. Dwight Agner's history of the first ten years of his own press, The Press of the Nightowl, is full of his learning experiences and preferences. Includes bibliography. (Fine Printing in Georgia, page107, NB7)
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 93864

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(Press of the Nightowl) Garrett, Charlotte PRESENCES
Poems Baton Rouge, LA Press of the Nightowl (1997) small 8vo. quarter leather, Swedish marbled paper-covered boards 29, (3) pages
Limited to an edition of 20 copies bound thusly (Zachert NB9). Text contains a collection of nineteen poems by writer, poet, and artist Charlotte Garrett, who founded the Poetry Workshop at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts. Handset in Eric Gill's Joanna type and printed on Maidstone handmade paper. Small scuff at tail of spine.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 94696

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Scroggs, William O. REPORT ON THE ARCHIVES OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Washington n.p. 1914 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), pp.279-293.
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1912. Old label (blank) on front cover.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 94881

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Simpson, Lewis P., James Olney and Jo Gulledge (editors) THE SOUTHERN REVIEW AND MODERN LITERATURE 1935-1985.
Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press (1988) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket xviii, 238 pages
A volume in the Southern Literary Studies series, Louis D. Rubin, editor. Includes a transcription of a 1935 conference on southern American literature in the first section. The second section focuses on the cultural context of southern writing and publishing. Preface and acknowledgments. Introduction by editor Lewis P. Simpson. Notes on contributors and a selected bibliography of the Southern Review. Black and white illustrations.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 114354

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(State of Louisiana) Martin Jr., Wade O. STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS
V. III, List of the Public Documents of Louisiana, 1954-1960 Baton Rouge Thos. J. Moran's Sons, Inc. 1961 8vo. stiff paper wrappers xii, 223 + (1) pages
2154 items are listed in this volume of official publications, extensive index is included. The bottom half of the spine is cracked and is separated at the head & heel. Back cover is bent at the corners and there is moderate wear all around.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 91540

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Wire, Caroline (editor) LIBRARY LECTURES.
2 Volumes (Baton Rouge) Louisiana State University Library 1971-1972 8vo. stiff paper wrappers viii,115+(1); iv,60 pages
A series of lectures presented at the LSU library. First volume includes numbers 9-16; second includes 17-20. Table of contents. Includes contributions, with biographical sketches, by Lawrence W. Towner, Frederick R. Goff, James E. Skipper, Richard H. Dillon, James B. Rhoads, William S. Dix, and Benjamin E. Powell. Wrappers lightly soiled.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 115657

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