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Subscription Editon, Ninety-Full Page Engravings. Bright moss green cloth hardcover boards with gold gilt decoration along the top and bottom of the front board and spine. Spine also with gold gilt text. Front and rear boards have beveled edges with minimal edge wear to the boards but corners all show wear and bumping. The back strip of the spine is worn along the top and bottom but text is still bright. Small blemishes and some rubbing to both the front and back covers. The spine is straight and firmly attached to the decorative end papers. Text block is solid with gold gilt on the top edge and deckled pages along the front edge. Tissue guard intact over frontispiece. Darkening at some page edges, some foxing and age tanning throughout. Previous owner name in pen and stamp on the front-end paper and also stamped on rear endpaper. It is inscribed on the blank flyleaf page before the half title page, "To A. M. Shields Compliments of Oliver Davie, Dec. 25, 1894". Interior pages are clean with no… Read More

A Gold Star Family complies a Family Memorial to honor "An American Aviator in the Great War 1917- 1919". Included with the book is a letter attached to the front free endpaper to William H. Fries of the Detroit University School from Henry Russel, along with his calling card. Both have a Gold Star in the upper left corner denoting a Gold Star family which began with WWI. Tan cloth boards have the title debossed on the spine and front board in brown with aviator wings also debossed on the front cover. The boards have obvious blemishes front and rear but little wear along top and bottom of the back strip or boards. Corners all have slight bumping and wear. Spine is straight and firm, with only a small approx. 1" crack to the lower front endpaper. Text block is solid with gold gilt along the top edge and all pages have been cut leaving a rough edge to the side and bottom of the block. Tissue guard over frontispiece is intact. Text includes black and white pictures on glossy paper of the author from a… Read More

Brown cloth hardcover boards with unique silver gilt decoration to both the front and rear boards. Black text and illustration with silver accents. Front and rear boards have beveled edges with minimal edge wear and damage to the corners – although the spine and corners do should some edge wear and bumping. Small blemishes to both the front and back covers. The spine is straight and firmly attached to the end papers with only a small approximate 4" crack starting on the front. Stitched binding and text block are solid with no slanting and heavy based on thickness of pages. Darkening at some pages edges, some foxing and age tanning throughout. Interior pages are clean with no chips, tears, or other previous owner marks but there was a small flower bouquet placed in the book at Old Don Henri and his Little Sweetheart that we have left in the book that did cause browning where it was placed. "Olde Don Henri's Sketches, Songs and Ballades – the Story of Popsey Manor" is not your typical children story… Read More

Raised four band spine is holding leather boards barely attached with cracking along the front and back boards as they are attached to the spine making it a very fragile book. Title plate on spine in red gloss with gold gilt, published date in black in third band. Leather boards show smudges, edgewear and bumping/wear to all four corners. Text block is firm but pages are very thin, brittle and show age tanning throughout with some darkening at the page edges of the intro pages (title, etc.). Previous owner name on front cover endpaper. The interior pages are clean with no tears, no chips, or other previous owner marks.

It contains a forty-nice page Appendix that covers: Debate on the Right of Senator Wade to sit as a member of the court; Argument of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts on the question Can the Chief Justice, presiding in the Senate Rule or Vote?; Additional notes to the Brief of the Authorities on the law of Impeachable Crimes and Misdemeanors; and Witnesses.

The previous owner of… Read More

Beautiful fuchsia cloth boards with a full-page teal/fuchsia pastedown, are in very good condition with only a small blemish (upper left corner) and some smudges to the rear board. No edge wear to the boards or the spine. Corners show slight bumping and wear. There are some smudges to the pastedown and light rubbing around the edges. The spine is tight, boards are firmly attached with no cracking to the decorative map endpapers. Text block is solid. Age tanning throughout. Previous owner name on the book ownership page. Includes twelve beautiful black and white illustrations by the author and with sketches by Mr. Doll. The book was a Newbery runner-up. Some smudges to the interior pages but otherwise pages are in good condition with no markings, chips, or cracks.
Anne Parrish (1888 – 1957) was born into a family of artist – her father was Thomas Clarkson Parrish an etcher from Philadelphia, her mother (Anne Lodge) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, her younger brother was also… Read More

Red cloth front cover has a black border design, title in gold gilt outlined with black and also a large crab in gold gilt catching a shrimp, with text and illustrations that are bright with no rubbing. The rear board has a debossed flower design. All the board edges show slight edge wear with more along the bottom near the spine. The spine is also in gold gilt with black text but has a chip out of the back strip as well as cloth wear at the top and bottom. All corners are worn with bumping. Also, slight blemishes to the rear board. Spine has a slight slant but with not cracking to the decorative endpapers, although there is an approximate 2" tear in the fabric at the top of the rear gutter. The overall text block is solid with all pages firmly attached and gold gilt to all three edges of the text block. Age tanning throughout. Tissue guard over frontispiece illustration is intact. There is a previous owner book plate on the front endpaper, a sticker with his name underneath. On the reverse side of… Read More

Decorative matt cardstock slipcase has sample illustration in brown with pale blue title on the front cover. Rear cover has an illustration and the CBS studio and address in brown text. Slipcase has some age-related foxing to the top and front edge, a small blemish in the bottom left corner and some small dots staining the lower part of the illustration. Sleeve has light edge wear to the top and bottom of the spine and the front beveled edge. Also, included and attached to the sleeve with a pale blue clip, is a letter from Frank Stanton, President of CBS to the delegates. The actual book is printed on heavy weight pale blue paper with text and illustrations in black with all interior pages being in excellent condition – no tears, chips, creases, or previous owner marks. The stitched binding is in excellent condition with no breaks or damage. External mailing envelope with recipient label and New York postage stamp is in excellent condition with age fading and only one of the metal clips that closed… Read More

Bright red heavy textured cloth hardbound boards with black text and image to the front cover with gold gilt title, author, and publisher on the spine. Overall, the spine and boards are in very good condition with only a small discoloration blemish on the front and rear boards but with no wear or damage to the back strip or board edges. The corners are sharp with only a small point of wear. Spine is straight and hinges are firm with no cracking to the endpapers. Text block is solid with all pages firmly attached. Slight age tanning throughout. The title page was multiple small creases to the lower right corner, otherwise, all interior pages are clean with no tears, cracks, or previous owner marks. Two pages of Later Alchemistic Symbols.
First published in 1889 (with 2nd Edition in 1899) this 3rd Edition has been "Translated from German and Revised, with Numerous Additions". "The revision has therefore introduced many features of special interest to English-speaking pharmacists and physicians, while… Read More

With black debossed border, corner lines and four bands and gold gilt text to the spine, the brown hardbound cloth boards are in very good condition. There is creasing to the top and bottom of the back strip with light wear and only light wear along the bottom boards. The corners are all sharp with only the slightest touch of wear. Slight cosmetic blemishes to the front and rear boards. Spine is straight with no cracking at the endpapers. The overall text block is solid with all pages firmly attached. Age tanning throughout. Previous owner name written on the front endpaper. All interior pages are clean with no tears, cracks, or other previous owner marks. Fully illustrated with numerous engravings, from designs by W. Croome and other artists. It is also stated "with Additions and Corrections" which might indicate a previous edition (although no prior edition found) or publication in periodicals, etc.

Whether you are a collector of unique cookbooks, or a heritage chef that can translate German, or you remember a favorite recipe from your German grandmother, this is a wonderfully unique early 20th century cookbook that is looking for a new forever home. Published as a blank book, probably in Bavaria, Germany, c1900, it has side tabs that identify the different types of recipes to be added in each section. Possibly written by different cooks based on the handwriting, the front sections still have some blank pages but the last five sections after salads have all the pages filled. A rarity even in Germany where it was published, this well-preserved copy is truly a keepsake that deserves to be treasured.
Condition: Leather edition with spine and corner tips in black textured leather with remainder of board in dark green cloth. The title "Koch Recepte" embossed on the front cover in gold gilt with an old German typeface shows some rubbing but is still legible. The leather back strip has four blind… Read More