Old Georgetown: Ken Hammel and Lynn Moore, 1959. small 4to. paper wrappers, paper cover label, cord-tied. 10 leaves. Christmas poems. Designed and directed by Lester Douglas, with drawings by Lyle Justis. READ MORE about TWO POEMS
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With a Bibliographical Supplement by Burton Van Name Edwards.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1996. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 93+(1) pages. With a Bibliographical Supplement by Burton Van Name Edwards. One of the greatest of British historians, David Beers Quinn, reviews in this essay some of the controversies swirling around Drake in his lifetime and brings to light the grudging admiration in which Drake was held by many Spaniards, in spite of his destructiveness to Spanish interest. With a bibliographical supplement..... READ MORE about SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AS SEEN BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES
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Zürich, Switzerland: Verlag der Buchdruckerei v. Ostheim, (1958). 8vo. illustrated paper-covered boards. 84 pages. Text in German. Table of contents, list of illustrations. Tipped-in color plates, black and white illustrations. Texts and illustrations relating to Christmas in the collections of the St. Gallen monastery. Covers slightly rubbed and scuffed at edges. READ MORE about WEIHNACHT IM GALLUS-KLOSTER
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2 volumes.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1985. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. x,335; 34 pages. 2 volumes. Lists over 1200 items organized by topic, such as Navigation, Piracy, Marine Architecture, and the Law of the Sea. Most titles were published before 1800. READ MORE about MARITIME HISTORY, A PRELIMINARY HAND-LIST OF THE COLLECTION IN THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY,...
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N.P. n.p., n.d. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge uncut. unpaginated. Published by Richard Ellis at the Haddon Craftsman of Camden, New Jersey, for Mr. and Mrs. George Arents. A Christmas carol by English poet Edward Fitzgerald. Facsimile tipped in. READ MORE about A COUNTRY CAROL
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N.P. n.p., 1941. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 435 copies. Published by Richard Ellis as a Christmas greeting from Mr. and Mrs. George Arents. Includes a facsimile of the author's original draft. Pages French fold. READ MORE about THE STORY OF THE HYMN AMERICA
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N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Limited to 435 copies. Printed by Richard Ellis for Mr. and Mrs. George Ellis, a Christmas greeting. Includes a facsimile of Dickens's work. READ MORE about THREE PASSAGES FROM THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...
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N.P. n.p., n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers, paper cover label. 10 leaves. A speech by Johnson on the ideals of America, printed as a holiday greeting from John Fleming, the bookseller, and his wife Jo Fleming. READ MORE about REMARKS OF LYNDON B. JOHNSON ON AMERICA
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N.P. Eleanor and Alfred Fowler, 1920. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers, string bound, bottom edge uncut. (8) pages. Limited to 250 copies. Privately printed by the Fowlers for their friends. READ MORE about A CHRISTMAS STORY: A STORY FOR CHILDREN
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New York, NY: privately printed, 1961. 32mo. paper-covered boards. 28, (2) pages. Part of the series of books issued annually in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and illustrated by John DePol. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Wood engravings by John DePol. Introduction by Charles V. Morris. A chronicle of Franklin's life as an innovator. READ MORE about B. FRANKLIN, INNOVATOR
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New York, NY: privately printed, 1960. 32mo. paper-covered boards. 41, (2) pages. Part of the series of books issued annually in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and illustrated by John DePol. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Wood engravings by John DePol. READ MORE about B. FRANKLIN, INVENTOR
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New York, NY: privately printed, 1970. 32mo. paper-covered boards. 61, (2) pages. Part of the series of books issued annually in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and illustrated by John DePol. Spine faded, else a fine copy. Wood engravings by John DePol. READ MORE about LE BON DOCTEUR FRANKLIN: THE TOAST OF PARIS
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Philadelphia: Privately printed, 1932. tall 8vo. half-leather over marbled paper-covered boards, slipcase. 47 pages. First and only edition, limited to 198 numbered copies. Printed by Fred Anthoensen at his Southworth Press. Dr. Rosenbach, in this Christmas book, reveals the more risque side of Dr. Franklin. This was always one of Rosenbach's favorite productions because of its off-color nature. One of the few Rosenbach books actually written by Rosenbach. Wear at spine ends, with light wear..... READ MORE about THE ALL-EMBRACING DOCTOR FRANKLIN
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London: Blackwell, 1996. small 8vo. paper boards. unpaginated. Christmas book. A fine copy. READ MORE about ABC: AN ALPHABET WRITTEN & PICTURED BY MRS. ARTHUR GASKIN
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With a Selection of Braziliana Printed in Countries Other than Portugal and Brazil
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2009. 7.5 x 11.25 inches. hardcover. 792 pages. With a Selection of Braziliana Printed in Countries Other than Portugal and Brazil. Compiled by the rare book cataloguer Valeria Gauz, this work describes in detail, item by item, the finest collection in North America of books relating to Brazil before the country declared its independence from Portugal in 1822. Nearly 650 of the titles in this catalogue antedate 1800. For..... READ MORE about PORTUGUESE AND BRAZILIAN BOOKS IN THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY 1537-1839
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(Madison, NJ): The Golden Hind Press, 1955. 12mo. self paper wrappers printed French-fold. (4) pages. Presentation by publisher Edna Rushmore on back wrapper. Christmas greeting with Psalm 23 from the Bay Psalm Book and the Scottish Psalter. Lightly soiled. READ MORE about CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 1955
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2002. 8.5 x 11 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 397 pages. First Edition. To research and photograph the practically invisible requires a unique technology and a curious intellect. A half century ago Thomas Gravell began a life-long study by collecting examples of early American watermarks. In 1979, he and George Miller published an interim edition which illustrated over 700 examples together with some thumbnail histories of the paper mills that..... READ MORE about AMERICAN WATERMARKS 1690-1835
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N.P. n.p., 1934. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21 pages. Inscribed on front cover from the compiler to Sir Matthew Nathan. A privately issued Christmas printing regarding the literary Kingsleys. READ MORE about KINGSLEYS. WITH CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM RICHARD WALDEN HALE
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2003. small 4to. cloth. xxii, 204 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the collection of the John Carter Brown Library. "The Boundless Deep..." addresses the epic story of the European expansion across the ocean, beginning with the Portuguese voyages down the west coast of Africa in the middle of the fifteenth century and culminating in the great..... READ MORE about "THE BOUNDLESS DEEP..." THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST OF THE OCEANS, 1450 TO 1840
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 204 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the collection of the John Carter Brown Library. "The Boundless Deep..." addresses the epic story of the European expansion across the ocean, beginning with the Portuguese voyages down the west coast of Africa in the middle of the fifteenth century and culminating in..... READ MORE about "THE BOUNDLESS DEEP..." THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST OF THE OCEANS, 1450 TO 1840
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1980. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. Italian involvement with the Americas before 1800 was much more extensive than is usually realized. Columbus's voyages were but the first of a long series of interrelationships. 127 items with full descriptions showing the Italian contribution to America from 1492 to 1800. Explorers, superb map makers, political thinkers, travelers, physicians, scientists, and translators are among the figures represented here. Many excellent..... READ MORE about ITALIANS AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA; AN EXHIBITION AT THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY
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Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1980. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. Italian involvement with the Americas before 1800 was much more extensive than is usually realized. Columbus's voyates were but the first of a long series of interrelationships. 127 items with full descriptions showing the Italian contribution to America from 1492 to 1800. Explorers, superb map makers, political thinkers, travelers, physicians, scientists, translators are among the figures represented here. Many excellent illustrations, especially..... READ MORE about THE ITALIANS AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA; AN EXHIBITION AT THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY
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London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., 1981. 4to. boards. 119 pages. The illustrated version with some plates in color. Sale took plate Monday, 18th May 1981. READ MORE about WESTERN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, THE PROPERTY OF THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY
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