Ephemera from Yesterday's Muse Books

S.N, 1940. Soft Cover. Very Good. A bit toned, a couple tiny tears along edges. 1940 Soft Cover. [4 pp.] Self wrappers. A brief guide to flight, designed for young readers, dedicated to the Hobby Model Manufacturing Company 'in recognition of their outstanding contribution to model airplane... building'. Capt. E. Hamilton Lee was one of the most prolific… Read more about this item

S.N, 1906. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bottom edge of rear board lightly stained. 1906 Hard Cover. Unpaginated. Floral design on front board. A volume of handwritten German poems, in several hands, dating from 1905-1906. Chromolithographic floral illustration on front flyleaf, color angel sticker on blank verso of one leaf.

Camille "Caz" Cazedessus, 1960. First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine. Macdonald, Neal. First editions with the exception of #s 1 & 2, which are second editions. 1960 Magazine. A collection of various materials related to Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author famous for his Tarzan and John Carter series. Includes: Edgar Rice Burroughs Fanzine Ephemera Archive: ERB-dom, Twenty-Issue Continuous Run:… Read more about this item

Economic Publications, Incorporated, 1935. Stapled Binding. Very Good. Wrappers lightly soiled, text unmarked. 1935 Stapled Binding. 34 pp. Cream wrappers, black stamped titles, stapled binding, text printed on light blue laid paper. Published twelve years after the first Tillman Survey bulletin as part of the What to Expect series. Interesting as an investment guide closely following the devastation… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1887. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Single vertical crease down middle, paper lightly toned. 1887 Print. Matted to 9 x 11 1/2 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 14 3/4). An engraved print showing eleven separate captioned images, illustrating several styles of fortification. Structures include: Burg Fleckenstein im Elsass (11. bis 16. Jahrh… Read more about this item

A. Bell, 1773. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. Exceptional examples. 1773 Print. Four Georgian engravings, matted to 10 7 3/8 and presented on a single large mat (25 1/4 x 19 1/4). This group of prints illustrates well the use of star shaped fortifications, which became the standard in response to the extensive use… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Very Good. Matted and reading for framing. One tiny foxed spot in blank space beneath plate, some faint transfer from opposite text page. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome II. No. 16, indicating position in the original work.… Read more about this item

[Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print. A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 15 in the upper right-hand corner. Caussade is a region in southwestern… Read more about this item

J. Nichols & Son, 1839. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. An exceptional example. 1839 Print. Matted to 10 3/8 x 7 3/4 (mat measures 14 3/4 x 11 3/4). Ten separate fortifications illustrated in 11 images on one sheet, showing the following: ancient Greek castle; Roman castle; British keep (Launceston); Norman keep (Newcastle upon Tyne)… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and reading for framing. Light rub to double ruled border. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 11, indicating position in the original work. French text. A birds'-eye view of the… Read more about this item

S. Hooper, 1784. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Faint traces of foxing to plan. 1784 Print. Two prints single matted (mat measures 11 3/4 x 18). The first print is a view of Castor Hall and the adjacent Caister Castle, in ruins save the tower. The second print, entitled 'Fostolf or Caster Castle Norfolk' shows… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and reading for framing. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 2, indicating position in the original work. French text. A birds'-eye view of the fort complete with scale and compass.… Read more about this item

S.N, 1905. Print. Very Good. [Wilkinson, Charles]. Matted and reading for framing. Untrimmed. A few faint marginal smudges which could be easily removed by a professional paper conservator. 1905 Print. 10 x 7 1/2 sheet matted to 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 (mat measures 11 3/4 x 9). Color print from an original photograph of Windsor Castle, taken… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and reading for framing. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 4, indicating position in the original work. French text. A birds'-eye view of the fort complete with scale and latitudinal… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Single vertical crease down middle, tiny spot above the 'd' in Cap de Corse, some transfer from opposite page of text. Still about near fine. 1747 Print. Matted to 7 x 10 (mat measures 11 3/4 x 15). Labeled Tome IV.… Read more about this item

[London]: [John and Paul Knapton], 1745. Print. Very Good. Matted and ready for framing. Evidence of three folds, left side trimmed. 1745 Print. A 1745 map with scale and compass, taken from Tindal & Rapin's History of England, which was published from 1743-1747. Ypres was an important fortress and trade location from the Middle Ages through World War… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and reading for framing. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 1/2 x 7 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 5, indicating position in the original work. French text. A birds'-eye view of the fort complete with scale and latitudinal… Read more about this item

[Tavernier], 1636. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. Untrimmed. An exceptional example of a scarce print. A 7 x 9 3/4 sheet professionally matted down to 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 8 1/2 x 10 5/8). Beautiful modern hand coloring added. Labeled 20 in the upper right-hand corner. The print shows a fortification positioned… Read more about this item

[A La Haye : Chez Pierre de Hondt], 1747. Print. Near Fine. Matted and ready for framing. An exceptional example. 1747 Print. Matted to 9 x 6 3/4 (mat measures 11 5/8 x 9). Labeled Tome IV. No. 3, indicating position in the original work. French text. A birds'-eye view, complete with scale and latitudinal coordinates, of a… Read more about this item

S.N, 1905. Print. Very Good. [Wilkinson, Charles]. Matted and reading for framing. Untrimmed. Marginal smudges along top edge and bottom left corner which could be easily removed by a professional paper conservator. 1905 Print. 7 1/2 x 10 sheet matted to 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 (mat measures 9 x 11 3/4). Color print from an original photograph… Read more about this item