Search Results: Miscellanea from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Moscow Academy Of Learning, Moscow, 1959; First Edition; 8vo, 437 pages; brown cloth; gilt titles. Scholarly study of the literary form of the Bulgarian language, with lengthy contributions by five specialists in the field. Edited by Samuil Borosovich Bernshtein. Text in Russian. Very Good Plus. Clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Young Maennerchor Club Of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1889; 4 7/8" x 6 5/8", 64 pages; card wraps. Illustrated guide booklet for the complete itinerary of a rail outing taken by the Philadelphia Young Maennerchor Club in 1889, departing Reading Railroad Station at Ninth and Green Streets September 29th at 7:30 a.m., and terminating at Switchback Gravity Railroad in Carbon County. Descriptions of all stops, communities, and landscape features en route. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts of sights along the way plus a plethora of box and display ads for German related products and services, including over twenty bygone breweries. Maennerchor, German-American benevolent associations, are Men’s glee clubs with a long history in Pennsylvania, where they are devoted to the preservation of traditional German choral music, good fellowship, and the organization of numerous social events. Very Good Plus, in illustrated card wraps with a woodcut on the front of the Philadelphia Young Maennerchor… Read More

Spring Books / Octopus Publishing Group, London, 1988; First Edition; 4to, 280 pages. Absorbing account of the world’s greatest books, from the birth of printing through the 19th century, and the men who made and collected them. Entertainingly written by distinguished bookseller Alan G. Thomas, past president of the International Antiquarian Booksellers Association. First Spring Books edition. Finely bound and richly illustrated in color and b&w. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A sparkling copy.

Windward, Leister, England, 1981; First Edition; quarto, 256 pages; photo illustrated. Detailed accounts of the 35 all-time great fights in boxing history: Joe Louis, John L. Sullivan, Muhammed Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, Jake LaMotta, Archie Moore, and many more. Authored by Bert Sugar, editor and publisher of Ring Magazine. Profusely illustrated with period photographs in b&w. Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a couple of small (1/2") closed edge tears. Not price-clipped, no ownership signatures. Clean and bright. A very nice copy.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Oakland, CA, 1979; 4to, 26 pages; illustrated. Detailed guide to the safe and successful transport of cut flowers to distant as well as nearby markets via truck. Substantial information on handling, pre-cooling, truck refrigeration, loading patterns, in-transit temperatures, etc., plus a 5-page appendix at the back listing proper storage temperatures for cut flowers, florist greens, cuttings, bulbs, and miscellaneous nursery stock, all listed by species. Fine, in printed wraps.

Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, 1965; Second Printing; 8vo, 88 pages; color illustrated. Scores of traditional recipes for Hopi natural dyes gleaned from Hopi informants, with numerous variant recipes for each color. Includes detailed instructions for traditional preparation of materials to be dyed. Fine, in stiff color photo-illustrated wraps.

The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1971; 8vo, 76 pages. A study of the various aspects of Japanese verbs, often used in sentences without benefit of a subject. Emphasis is placed on "verb-following expressions," which are alphabetically arranged under six verb bases. Very Good Plus, in printed stiff linen wraps. Clean, crisp, bright, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

The Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1973; 8vo, 89 pages. An intensive study of the functioning of particles, an important aspect of the Japanese language. Very Good Plus, in printed stiff linen wraps. Clean, crisp, bright, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, 1943; First Edition; 8vo, 248 pages plus three page publisher’s catalogue at the back; illustrated. Graphic novel starring Russell Stamm’s Chicago Times comic-strip heroine, the voluptuous Scarlet O’Neill, who possesses the provocative power of invisibility. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Some light tanning of the text margins, paper supple, not brittle, binding tight, sound and square. A nice copy.

Schirmer Books, NY, 1976; First Edition; 8vo, 264 pages. Life and music of saxophonist John Coltrane, from early apprenticeships with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie to forming his own group in the 1960’s. Written by author and Dartmouth Professor of Music, Bill Cole. Illustrated with numerous b&w photographs. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has creasing and small chipping along the top edges. Clean, crisp, and bright, no ownership signatures. Not price-clipped.

Office of the Attorney General of Mexico, Mexico City, 1934; First Edition; 8vo, 133 pages; printed wraps. History of the struggle between the civil government and Catholic Church in Mexico, by Don Emilio Portes Gil, who was president of Mexico from 1928-1930, during the period of the Maximato. Frontispiece photo portrait of President Abelardo L. Rodriquez, who held office at time of publication. Inscribed on the title page to Los Angeles attorney and early Mexican-American political activist Antonio Castellanos as follows: "Sr. Lic. Antonio Castellanos: Sirvase aceptar como prueba de amistad de su amigo, A.M. Villarreal." The inscription is dated at Los Angeles, Calif., March 4, 1935. Very Good, clean, crisp, bright, small corner chip at lower left front and rear wraps.

Leigh Industries, Ltd., British Columbia, 1995; First Edition; 8vo, 166 pages. Illustrated user’s manual for all applications and techniques of the Leigh Dovetail jig. As New, in comb binding with stiff card covers.

The Caxton Printers, Caldwell, Idaho, 1960; First Edition; 8vo, 146 pages. A collection of Mark Twain’s pithy commentaries on the subjects of government and politics, perhaps more pertinent today than when first uttered. Excerpted from Twain’s novels, speeches, lectures, and private papers, many appearing here for the first time in book form. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket with light external wear. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

American Book Company, NY, 1909; Revised and Enlarged Edition; large 8vo, 160 pages; illustrated. A detailed course in bookkeeping for the professional businessman, covering single entry, double entry, statements, journals, ledgers, bills of lading, balance sheets, drafts, etc. Profusely illustrated with examples in black and red. Revised and enlarged by D. D. Mueller. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, corners sharp, binding tight, sound and square, no ownership signatures or other markings of any kind. Black cloth boards with white titles. There is light wear of the white pigmentation of a few letters of the front board title.

Krakow, Poland, 1959; First Edition; 8vo, 152 pages; illustrated. Words and music for 219 traditional folk songs from all regions of Poland. Nicely illustrated with Polish folk art vignettes. Very Good, in illustrated heavy wraps. Some yellowing of wrap margins. Clean, bright, and crisp. Scarce.

, . Vintage custom conservation box for the parts issue of Dickens’ "The Old Curiosity Shop," 14 3/4" x 11" x 4". Leather covered wood, brass piano hinges, padded interior lined with black satin. Gilt titles on spine and front board reading, "The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens, 1840." Excellent condition. A unique piece, ideal for the seasoned or aspiring Dickens collector.

U.S. Army, Washington, DC, 1961; 8vo, 48 pages. Department Field Manual FM31-15, with instructions on combat, intelligence, and propaganda techniques to be used against guerrilla forces. Very Good, in printed tan card wraps, clean and bright

Grove Press, NY, 1969; First Edition; large 8vo, 209 pages. A history of love between persons of the same sex, from ancient to modern times. Translated into English from the original French by Margaret Crosland and Alan Deventry. Profusely illustrated. Very Good Plus in a Very Good dust jacket that has not been price-clipped.

Chilton Book Co., Radner, PA, 1986; First Edition, second printing, 1986; 8vo, 246 pages; illustrated. Definitive study of the pearl by Jean Taburiaux, world-recognized pearl authority and dealer. Detailed coverage of four major subject areas: Natural Pearls; Pearl Shellfish And The Formation Of Pearls; Cultured Pearls; and Pearl Working And Selling, each topic further expanded into individual chapters, fifteen in all, dealing with history and origins, culturing methods, varieties of pearls, pearl identification, unusual pearls, imitation pearls, and much more. Text in English. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.

Independent Commission On The Los Angeles Police Dept., Los Angeles, 1991; First Edition; 8 1/2" x 11". Report of the 1991 Independent Commission, headed by Warren Christopher, to investigate the Rodney King beating. The complete report, bound in printed white wraps, together with the original typed press release and the separate 17-page bound Summary Volume, all in Fine condition. Clean, crisp, and bright.