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Cambridge: At the University Press, 1934. Thick 8vo. clxxiv, 284 pp. Map. Brick red cloth, gilt lettrng (slght bmpng couple crnrs), w/ d.j. (slght edgewear, rubbng), VG/VG. First edition, thus of this translation and critical edition of Rabelais famed satire, Gargantua, originally published in 1893, this edition was revised and corrected with authors later notes and corrections. This volume was all that was published at the University Press for this printing.
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The five books and minor writings together with letters and documents illustrating his life. A translation by W.F. Smith. . . Second edition with a new introduction. . . Volume I. Gargantua.
by RABELAIS, Francois.
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The complete works of Doctor Francois Rabelais abstractor of the quintessence being an account of the inestimable life of the great gargantua, and of the heroic deeds, sayings and marvellous voyages of his son the good Pantagruel. The whole faithfully rendered into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Motteux, with annotations by Duchat, Ozell and others, a new introduction by J. Lewis May, and many illustrations by Frank C. Pape. . . .
by RABELAIS, Francois.
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[London]: Abbey Library, [ca. 1950]. Thick 8vo. xxxviii, 730 pp. Numerous plates, illusts., illust. endpapers. Beige cloth, gilt lettrng (uniform light toning), w/ d.j. (mnr chppng, edgewear, creasng frnt cvr), NF/G. First edition, thus, of this classic erotic satires.
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The encyclopedia of ornament.
by RACINET, A.
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New York: Portland House, [1989]. Folio. 284, [2] pp. 100s of text illusts., 100 colour plates. Burgundy boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. (very slght edgewear), F/Nf. First Portland House edition, 2nd printing, of this stunning encyclopedia of design and decorative art.
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Dr. Paul Popenoe, Director, Institute of Family Relations, Los Angeles [promotional brochure]; [TLS Copy from Loran D. Osborn, Institute of Family Relations Educational Director to Secretary, YMCA, Brown University, dated October 6, 1938].
by [RACISM & EUGENICS]. POPENOE, Dr. Paul.
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Los Angeles, CA & [Providence, RI]: The Institute of Family Relations, 607 South Hill St., 1938. Two pieces. 1st - 8vo. [4 pp (unpaginated).], self-printed softcovers, photo illust. of Popenoe on front cover (crease fold from mailing, minor dustsoiling); 2nd - 4to. 8.5 x 11 in. [1 leaf]. TLS on letterhead, “Copy” and Osborn’s initials in ink (crease folds, wear & minor tears at folds, some age toning), still VG- set. These two scarce original promotional brochure and TLS reflect the ongoing efforts by prominent eugenicist Paul Popenoe, dubbed “the father of marriage counseling” to spread and inculcate followers into his racist eugenics policies. The letter to the YMCA at Brown University to drum up speaking tour dates from the Institute’s Educational Director, Loran Osborn writes that “his [Popenoe’s] fee is $100 per day . . . and he is perfectly willing to speak two of three times in a day. . . .” His speaking subjects included “A Biological View of the Jewish Problem,” “The…
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J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens retold by. . . for little people with the permission of the author. Pictures by Arthur Rackham.
by [RACKHAM]. BARRIE, James M. & BYRON, May.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. 8vo. 123, [1] pp. Colour frntsp., 5 colour plates, text illusts. Green cloth, dark blue lettering & illust. on front cover, blue lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing, w/o ffep.), w/ d.j. cover art by Rackham (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, couple very minor closed tears, creasing), still VG-/VG copy. Early Rackham illustrated edition of this wonderful fairy tale, and the first book in the Peter Pan Books for Little Children rewritten by May Byron.
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Undine: adapted from the German by W.[illiam] L.[eonard] Courtney and illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
by [RACKHAM]. FOUQUE, [Friedrick] de la Motte.
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London & New York: William Heinemann, & Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909. 4to. 136 pp. Illustrated title in green & black, tipped-in colour frontisp., 14 tipped-in colour plates. Quarter-green publisher’s cloth over illustrated green speckled boards, cover art on covers & spine by Rackham, illustrated endpapers by Rackham (edgewear, rubbing, minor wear & bumping to corners, minor scuffing to spine), still a VG- copy, from the library of Anne “Nita” Wilson Patton (1887-1971), sister to General George S. Patton (1885-1945). First trade edition of this tragic German tale of changelings, water-sprites, and fated love inspired by the occult works of Paracelsus, detailing how the mermaid water-sprite could gain a human soul by marrying a mortal. Motte Fouque’s story reportedly inspired Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Mermaid.”
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12 against crime.
by RADIN, Edward D.
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New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, [1950]. 8vo. ix, [1], 242 pp. Green boards, gray & blk lettrng (slght shlfwr, vry slght bmpng to crnrs), w/ d.j. great cover art by Galdone (mnr creasng, shlfwr), VG/VG-. First edition of this anthology of biographies about twelve crime-catchers, behind-the-scenes sleuths who cleared up cases that baffled the police.
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The “Eternal Road” introduces a new era in theatre sound; How a sound car fought “ol’ Man River”; How to make an infinite-baffle high-fidelity speaker system. . . In: Radio-Craft, Special Public Address Number, Vol. VIII, No. 11.
by [RADIO & TELEVISION]. GERNSBACK, Hugo (Ed.)
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Springfield, MA & New York, NY: Radcraft Publications, Inc., May, 1937. 4to. pp. 641-704. Photo illustrations, diagrams, text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of fireboat “Super-Power ‘P.A.’” directing fire-fighters (minor edgewear, dustsoiling to spine, some scuffing, creasing to upper corner), still VG- copy. First edition of this installment of the famed science & technology magazine founded by Gernsback (1884-1967). Of particular interest is the description of the sound system installed in the Manhattan Opera House for Max Reinhardt’s lavish pageant of Jewish biblical history and persecution using the orchestration and music of Leopold Stokowski (mostly lost). The famed production attempted to alert the world to the plight of German Jews under Nazism, and featured an elaborate five level set designed by Norman Bel Geddes.
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Electric Eyes see all -- do all; Phototubes and photo cells -- when to use them; How to make the Radio-Craft 1937 Television Receiver. . . In: Radio-Craft, Special Electronics Number, Vol. VIII, No. 10.
by [RADIO & TELEVISION]. GERNSBACK, Hugo (Ed.)
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Springfield, MA & New York, NY: Radcraft Publications, Inc., April, 1937. 4to. pp. 577-640. Photo illustrations, diagrams, text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of motorcycle police officer tracking speeders (minor edgewear, dustsoiling to spine, some scuffing), still VG- copy. First edition of this installment of the famed science & technology magazine founded by Gernsback (1884-1967) who launched Amazing Stories in 1926, and the annual World Science Fiction Convention award the “Hugo” is awarded in his name.
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How to make the Radio-Craft 1937 television receiver; A television “streamer” for spot news; Experimental high-fidelity television; The future status of television programs. . . In: Radio-Craft, Special Television Number, Vol. IX, No. 2.
by [RADIO & TELEVISION]. GERNSBACK, Hugo (Ed.)
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Springfield, MA & New York, NY: Radcraft Publications, Inc., August, 1937. 4to. pp. 65-128. Photo illustrations, diagrams, text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of Television News broadcast truck (minor edgewear, dustsoiling to spine, some scuffing), still VG copy. First edition of this installment of the famed science & technology magazine founded by Gernsback (1884-1967), with this issue focusing on the nascent television industry, including building a television receiver, developments in “high-fidelity” television, and make-up tips for aspiring television stars.
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Japan S-W phone to America open; A free-wheeling dial for your S-W set; Short Wave stations of the World. . . In: Short Wave Craft, The Radio Experimenter’s Magazine, Vol. V, No. 11.
by [RADIO]. GERNSBACK, Hugo (Ed.)
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Chicago, IL: Popular Book Corporation, March, 1935. 4to. pp. 641-704. Photo illustrations, diagrams, text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers, ccover art of couple in separate beds w/ husband wearing headphones and focused on his Short Wave Craft magazine (minor edgewear, dustsoiling to spine, some scuffing), still VG copy. First edition of this installment of the famed science & technology magazine founded by Gernsback (1884-1967), reviewing many of the latest developments in Short Wave radio prior to World War II.
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Rebuilding of Galveston Causeway nearly complete; Labor Board disapproves contracting of repairs; Railway wages discussed by Agricultural Commission; Mexican Railways prepared for improved business. . . In: Railway Age, Vol. 72, No. 19. . . .
by [RAILROADS]. [DUNN, Samuel O. (Ed.)].
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[New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co.], May 13, 1922. 4to. 28, 1099-1154, 29-72 pp. Over 100 illustrated ads, numerous photos, diagrams, maps, charts. Salmon-coloured printed & illustrated softcovers w/ ads on front & back (very minor chipping foot of spine, minor dustsoiling, edgewear), still VG- copy, stapled as issued. First edition, thus, of this installment in the noted trade magazine.
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Burlington route time tables. Everywhere West, Way of the Zephyrs.
by [RAILROAD -- TIME TABLES]. [GARTSIDE, B.L., COTSWORTH, Jr., A. & ALMS, J.J. (Passenger Agents)].
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[Chicago, IL]: Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy RR [Poole Bros., Inc.], April-May, 1946. 4to. 36 pp. Text illustrations, illustrated ads, 1 double-page centerfold map by Poole Bros., Inc. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of Burlington locomotive & Zephyr locomotive (slight shelfwear, minor crease), still VG copy. First edition of this post-War time table for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad, best remembered for the largest fleet of named streamliners in the United States, the Zephyrs. The map route shows connections leading from Illlinois through Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, & California. No copies located in Worldcat (Denver Public holds 1 1950 edition).
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Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Fourth annual report of the president to the stockholders for the year ending June 30th, 1883.
by [RAILROADS - OR&N]. [VILLARD, Henry].
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New York: E. Wells Sackett & Rankin, Printers & Stationers, 34 Cortlandt St., 1883. 8vo. 33, [1] pp. With 1 large folding colour map sized 28.5 x 13.25 in., engraved by Julius Bien & Co., “Map of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.’s system, it’s Branches and Allied Lines, ” lines demarcated in red, green & blue (couple minor closed tears at the folds, 1 very small tear w/ minor loss). Original blue printed wrappers, centerfold crease as issued (chipping, wear to fore-edges, corners, rear cover reattached w/ archival paper tape, Duplicate copy ex-lib stamp on front cover), still a good copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce annual report and map for Villard’s Oregon Railway & Navigation Company (OR&N), founded originally in 1879, and which enjoyed a virtual monopoly controlling operation branch lines continuing the Northern Pacific transcontinental railway line into Portland, OR, the Willamette Valley, and operations into Washington Territory, and California. 1883 would prove to…
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Power distribution for electric railroads.
by [RAILROADS -- ELECTRICITY]. BELL, Louis.
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New York: Street Railway Publishing Co., 1897. 8vo. [8], 268 pp. With 139 text illustrations, diagrams, photos, plates. Blue-green publisher’s cloth, embossed ruling on covers, gilt lettering on spine, patterned endpapers (minor light uniform interior toning, inner hinges starting, minor tear to gutter margin of ffep.), still VG- copy, w/ ownership markings of Adolf Kuylenstjerne. First edition of this informative Victorian work on powering electric railways, trolleys, interurbans, and heavy railways. Dr. Bell (1864-1923) was an active proponent of the conversion from steam engines to electricity for railways, not only for the cost savings, but also the increased efficiencies, less maintenance, and more horsepower. See: Warren Devine, Jr., An Historical Perspective on the Value of Electricity in American Manufacturing (1982), pp. 19-20.
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North Shore: America’s fastest interurban.
by [RAILROADS --CHICAGO]. MIDDLETON, William D.
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San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, [1976]. 4to. 125, [3] pp. Double-page photo-illust. title in orange & black, over 200 photo illustrations. Brown simulated calf boards, gilt lettering on spine, w/ d.j. wraparound photo cover art (minor chipping & wear to spine, closed tear), NF/G copy. Early printing, of this history of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad interurban line which grew from the modest Waukegan trolley line in the 1890’s to the Electroliners of the early 1960’s before closing down in 1963.
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The Southern Pacific in Oregon. . . .
by [RAILROAD]. AUSTIN, Ed. & DILL, Tom.
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Edmonds, WA: Pacific Fast Mail, [1987]. 4to. 319, [1] pp. Photo frontisp., 100s of photo illustrations throughout, 84 maps, pictorial maps on endpapers. Light gray-green publisher’s boards, green lettering (scotch tape ghosting at fore-edges from old brodart, minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art by Bill Pirie of Big Baldwin Trestle (minor edgewear, couple closed tears), still VG-/VG- copy. First edition of this invaluable history of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Oregon, including nearly 500 photos, and 84 maps including the specific USGS topographic route maps. Of special interest is the large fold-out section which reproduces the entire Eugene RR yard.
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Milwaukee Road West.
by [RAILROADS]. WOOD, Charles R. & Dorothy M.
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Seattle: Superior Publishing, [1972]. 4to. 192 pp. Photo frntsp., illust. title, 100s of photo illusts. (many in colour), maps. White & black cloth, red lettering (minor shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art of electrified Bi-Polar E-2 locomotive (slight scuffing, shelfwear), NF/NF copy. First edition, stated, of this excellent history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company and its routes through Montana, Idaho, and Washington.
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Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway: the Northwest’s own railway. . . Time Tables. . . .
by [RAILROAD -- TIME TABLES]. [BUDD, John M. (Pres).]
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[Portland, OR: Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway System, Oregon Trunk Ry, Oregon Electric Ry], April 27, 1958. 4to. 12 pp. With photo illustrations, route map. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art photo on back showing the 1908 Golden Spike ceremony (slight shelfwear), NF copy. First edition of scarce SP&S Railway time table, which followed the Columbia River between Vancouver and Pasco, up the Snake river, and through Eastern Washington towards Spokane. The railroad was jointly owned by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway. No copies located in Worldcat.
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[Eight photographs and an architectural drawing of the Union Pacific Railroad Agency office in the First Bank of Bend office building showing the layout exterior signage, advertising posters, brochures, and desks at the close of World War II].
by [RAILROAD -- ARCHITECTURE]. [FARRELL, E.S., COLLINS, C.J., & BURNS, W.T.].
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Bend, OR & Omaha, NE: Union Pacific Railroad Co., Dept. of Traffic, 1945. Twelve pieces. Two 4to. TLS, 1 on thin onion-skin paper, the other on thicker paper stock; Two architectural drawings of offices, one sample of Union Pacific offices in Milwaukee, WI, the other in pencil on onion skin of offices in Bend, OR; 8 silver gelatin photos, sized 8 x 10 in., all with excellent contrast. This intriguing grouping opens with a letter from the Union Pacific Dept. of Traffic offices in Omaha requesting photos and floor plan of each Union Pacific office in the system, including that of E.S. Farrell in Bend, Oregon during World War II. To meet this requirement, Farrell secured eight different photos of the office interior and exterior, as well as furnishings, along with a manuscript blueprint mapping out all the principal aspects of the offices. Two of the images show the large double-sided porcelain Union Pacific sign hanging from a wrought iron bracket, painted glass sign, and interior advertising. The…
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