Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Wilmington, DE, USA
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerUnited States, ca. 18851895. Chromolithographed card, 4.5 x 4.25 in. Printed in color with copyright note lower right. Verso blank. Near fine condition. An unmarked chromolithographic card depicting a mother and two children in a pastoral spring setting. Likely distributed as sentimental ephemera rather than a trade card, it emp…hasizes domestic virtue, maternal guidance, and innocence. The verse invokes idealized familial bonds. With no printed advertisement and a blank verso, it may have served as a stand-alone keepsake or greeting token.
Also in these catalogs: Domestic Life
Seller Inventory # 3735387
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: M.M. & O. Lithography. [ca. 1886]. Chromolithographed trade card, approximately 3.25 x 5 inches. Fine condition. A sentimental trade card advertising Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, marketed to mothers for teething children. Artwork shows a mother lovingly embracing two young children, in bed, under soft candleligh. Emp…hasizing family comfort and maternal care, the verso promotes Brown's Dentifrice in English, German, and French. A small survival of 19th-century domestic marketing tied to childhood and motherhood.
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Seller Inventory # 3735378
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Contact seller5-star sellerFremont, Michigan: Gerber Products Company, 1950. 32 pages. Wrappers. Mild staining to wrappers, contents clean. Very good. This recipe cookbook is centered around preparing food for toddler aged children. From the introduction, "This booklet has been prepared to give the parents of toddlers a better understanding and easier con…trol of this important transition period with practical hints on the building of good food habits.".
Also in these catalogs: Domestic Life, Health and Hygiene
Seller Inventory # 3735513
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerAbuka, London: Cassava Republic Press, 2016. 339 pages + 1-page Bibliography and 2-pages of Acknowledgements. Second edition, [so stated]. Softcover. As New. Winner of the John Avery Award and the Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Awards. Publisher's blurb: "A sumptuous menu of essays about Nigerian cuisine, lovingly presented by…the nation's top epicurean writer. As well as a mouth-watering appraisal of the cultural politics and erotics of Nigerian food, it is also a series of love letters to the Nigerian palate. From the cultural history of soup, fish as aphrodisiac and the sensual allure of snails, Longthroat Memoirs explores the complexities, the meticulousness, and the tactile joy of African gastronomy.".
Seller Inventory # 3734980
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerDurham, N.H.: University of New Hampshire Art Gallery, 1985. First edition. Quarto (8¾ x 10 inches). In printed wrappers. 137 pp. Illustrated throughout, including color plates. Small portion of front cover with faint toning, else a near fine copy. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with a 1985 multi-…site show held at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene State College; Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish; Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; and University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire. A collaborative effort highlighting the late 19th- and early 20th-century art colonies in Cornish and Dublin, New Hampshire. This copy includes a laid-in 2002 concert program inspired by the exhibition and its themes.
Seller Inventory # 3735180
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Octavo. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering; blue publisher's topstain, with a small area of fading. In the original dustwrapper, with sunning to a portion of the front panel and spine, $7.95 price intact. A very good copy. First edition, so stated, of Peter Taylor's story…collection. These stories reflect a mature period in Taylor's career, marked by his finely observed portrayals of upper-middle-class life in the American South. Includes "The Captain's Son," "The Instruction of a Mistress" "The Throughway," and "Daphne's Lover.".
Seller Inventory # 3735178
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: E.P. Dutton, 1951. Octavo. 190 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. An early printing, not stated as a first edition and with no additional printings noted. The book is in near fine condition: not an ex-library copy, free of library markings, with no previous owner names or inscriptions. The binding and the book's contents… are bright and clean. The dust jacket has an original publisher's price of $2.50. It shows old dampstaining and significant wear; it is in fair condition only. Note: The book is imaged with a clear protective mylar cover over the dust jacket, which may cause reflections.
Seller Inventory # 3735118
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerPrinceton University Press, (1987). Octavo. Hardcover in cloth; dust jacket. Owner's name inked neatly to front endpaper. A Near Fine copy. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and poet on the title-page. "These poems are concerned with naming the world and with the creation of intense, present experiences that oc…cur 'before recollections,'" as described in the publisher's blurb.
Seller Inventory # 3735368
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: State University of New York Press, (1999). 8vo. First softcover edition. 422 pages. As New. Publisher's blurb: "Fifteen years in the making, this book emerges as a new approach to presenting culinary information. It showcases a myriad of sumptuous, mouth-watering recipes comprising the many commonalities in ingredient…s and methods of food preparation of people of color from various parts of the globe. This powerful book traces and documents the continent's agricultural and mineral prosperity and the strong role played by ancient explorers, merchants, and travelers from Africa's east and west coasts in making lasting culinary and cultural marks on the United States, the Caribbean, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Southeast Asia.".
Seller Inventory # 3734979
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: E.P. Dutton, 1960. Octavo. 178 pages. Hardcover without dustwrapper. First edition, so stated; first printing of this Ginger Johnston story for teenage girls by Janet Lambert. Not an ex-library copy and free of library markings, with no previous owner names or inscriptions. Light soiling to the binding; contents are cl…ean. A very good or better copy. Note: The book is imaged with a clear protective mylar cover over the dust jacket, which may cause reflections.
Seller Inventory # 3735125
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerGlendo, Wyoming: High Plains Press, 1995. 72 pages. First edition, first printing. Fine copy in in pictorial wrappers. Inscribed and signed by the poet on the half-title page.
Seller Inventory # 3735202
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerMontreal: ECW Press, Canada, (1992). Small octavo in wrappers. Near Fine condition. First edition, first printing. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author, with a signed autograph note from him laid in. A promotional item for the book is also included with this copy.
Seller Inventory # 3735361
- Softcover
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerAustin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995. Octavo. 276 pages, errata slip laid in. Illustrated. In pictorial wrappers. Very Good condition. An exhibition catalog compiled by Cathy Henderson offering a clear, well-organized overview of Alfred A. Knopf's publishing history and the fir…m's enduring success.
Seller Inventory # 3735176
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: E.P. Dutton, 1957. Octavo. Hardcover without dust jacket. Light binding soil and endpapers age-toned. First edition, so stated; first printing. Not an ex-library copy and free of library markings, with no previous owner names or inscriptions. A very good or better copy. A Janet Lambert adventure starring Susan Jordan,…age eighteen. Note: The book is imaged with a clear protective mylar cover over the dust jacket, which may cause reflections.
Seller Inventory # 3735124
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerPublished by 1st Books Library, 2001. Small octavo. 146 pp. Softcover. As New copy. Fiction by this Delaware-based author. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the title-page.
Seller Inventory # 3735370
- Hardcover
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerLa Jolla, California: La Jolla Book Publishing, (2000). Octavo. 254 pages. Hardcover, blue glossy covers. One page with a former vertical crease line from use as a recipe marker; bright and clean; very good. This is the 2000 revised edition of this Greek cookbook describing itself as the best and simplest on the subject.
Seller Inventory # 3734937
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerShamokin, [Pennsylvania]: Printed at the Herald Newspaper and Job Printing House, 1875. 36pp. + adverts. Printed wraps. 8¾ x 5½ inches. Soft center vertical fold from mailing; spine splitting; good. Minutes of presentations by various education committee members of the public school system. Topics covered include various lecture…s and readings, recommendations for studying dead languages, ventilation, textbooks, the use of blackboards and slates, and whether students should be required to study outside school hours, school houses, the uniformity of books and their expenses and clothing uniforms. An appendix discusses the "Annual Convention of School Directors.".
Seller Inventory # 3734258
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: E.P. Dutton, (1963). Octavo. Hardcover in price-clipped dust jacket. First edition, so stated; first printing. A former school library copy, with stamps on the top edge, title page, and rear free endpaper, which also has a pasted-on pocket and due date slip. A stress crack is present at the front pastedown. The dust ja…cket is price-clipped and free of library markings, with only a previous owner's name neatly inked on the front flap. Aside from the noted stamps, the binding and contents are clean and sound. Overall, a good copy. A story of the Campbell girls and their adventures with friends and family. Note: The book is imaged with a clear protective mylar cover over the dust jacket, which may cause reflections.
Seller Inventory # 3735113
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerArcadia Publishing, 2010. 127 pages. Profusely illustrated. Softcover. As New. An excellent history of the unusual Delaware community of Arden, created on the principles set forth by the American economist Henry George with funding from Joseph Fels, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant.
Seller Inventory # 3735281
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew Jersey Extension Bulletin 291.27, [1] pages. 8½ x 11 inches. Oblong. Glossy wrappers. Light wear from handling and mild signs of age; very good. A practical, step-by-step guide to the craft of chair caning, illustrated with clear photographic sequences showing traditional hand-weaving techniques. Covers tools, materials, and… repair methods suitable for both amateur woodworkers and furniture restorers. A useful reference for those interested in seat weaving, period furniture repair, or hands-on restoration skills.
Seller Inventory # 3735377
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerSyracuse University Press, 2006. Octavo. 182 pp. As New in publisher's softcover binding. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the dedication page. In over twenty-books, written between 1873 and 1924, Marietta Holley "turned her pragmatic gaze on sex, race, religion, politics, foreign policy, and genteel values; she prop…agandized for votes, temperance, and feminism.".
Seller Inventory # 3735349
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerPurdue University Press, West Lafayette, Indiana, (1988). Octavo; softcover. 74 pp. A near fine copy. Inscribed and signed by Fleda Brown Jackson: "For Susan, A great supporter of poetry & a wonderful person. Thanks for all you've done over the years. Fleda." The author has struck through her printed name on the title page and s…igned below it: "Fleda Brown Feb. 2003.".
Seller Inventory # 3735348
- Softcover
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: The Grolier Club, 2013. Octavo, printed wrappers, 186 pages. Fine copy. A detailed bibliographical study of Count Guglielmo Libri chronicling his brilliant intellect and notorious crimes.Libri was a 19th-century polymath and bibliophile turned infamous for looting rare books and manuscripts from French institutions. Th…is work uncovers the duality of his lifehis scholarly contributions and his calculated thefts.
Seller Inventory # 3735713
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- First Edition
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: St. Martin's Press, (2002). Small quarto. 217 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover in publisher's boards with dust jacket. An As New copy. First edition, first printing, so stated. A superb copy of this collection of sixty authentic Italian recipes accompanied by anecdotes, profiles, and cooking tips.
Seller Inventory # 3734995
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star seller[Np: np, ca. 1903]. 4pp. 6¼ x 3¼ inches. Half tone illustration; map. Very good. Charitable appeal calling for the establishment of a Children's Home Society in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The proposal is made here by the Children's Home Society in New Jersey, who call for an expansion of their own mission and by… the establishment of an independent Delaware organization. The Society was not a home or institution but rather "an agency for placing homeless children in Christian families." A map on the back cover of the brochure shows the locations of 123 of the New Jersey Society's wards in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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Seller Inventory # 3734391
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerNew York: The Metronome Yearbook, 1951, 80 pp. Quarto (11½ x 8¾ inches). Illustrated. Red pictorial wrappers with light creasing; mild foxing to initial and end leaves. Overall, a Very Good copy. Profusely illustrated, with articles on Sarah Vaughan, Art Pepper, Stan Kenton, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Oscar Peterson, Glenn Miller,…George De Witt, Ray Malone, and Sammy Davis Jr. and many more personalities. Includes numerous advertisements and portraits of jazz musicians captured in performance.
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Seller Inventory # 3734869
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerPublished by AuthorHouse, 2003. Small octavo. 176 pp. Softcover. As New copy. Sequel to A Bite of Magic by this Delaware-based author. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the title-page.
Seller Inventory # 3735369
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerDover, Delaware: Issued by Secretary of State, [1925]. 6pp. 6 x 3½ inches. Printed self-wrappers. Near fine condition. Eight rules of the Delaware State Board of Pardons as adopted in 1897 and subsequently amended from 1901 to 1910. A new resolution of the board, further amending the rules in 1925, is added at the end. This reso…lution specifically concerns the pardoning of felons and offers guidance in handling felony cases.
Also in these catalogs: Delaware, American Law
Seller Inventory # 3734398
- Softcover
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerCharlottesville, Virginia: The Departments of Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Virginia Library, 1987. Unpaginated. Printed wrappers. Illustrated. Fine condition. First edition, limited to 2500 copies. This exhibition guide explores Afro-American literature through the lens of jazz, particularly Ralph Ellison's concept o…f transforming chaos into form via collective improvisation. It highlights a "call and response" tradition, where writers engage themes of literacy, freedom, and identity much like jazz musicians "trading eights." The guide is structured in three sections, tracing the origins, shared references, and evolving directions of Afro-American literary expression. Poems by Gerarld Barrax, Joseph A. Brown, S.J., Rita Dove, Charles H. Rowell are reprinted throughout.
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Seller Inventory # 3735236
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Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerChicago [et al.]: Scott, Forseman and Company: (1965). 48pp. 7¼ x 8½ inches. Pictorial wrappers. Ex-library label and stamps to a few pages, very good. A 1965 edition of Now We Read, part of The New Basic Readers series, a widely used elementary school reading program developed to teach early literacy skills. This reader followe…d the phonics-based approach pioneered by William S. Gray and others. A little over a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, this "New Basic Readers" edition included illustrations of both Black and white children.
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