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Contact information: The Owl at the Bridge
25 Berwick Lane, Cranston, Rhode Island, 02905-3708, United States
Phone: 401/ 467-7362
Email: Owlbridge@verizon.net
Website URL:
http://owlbridge.com/
The Owl at the Bridge, in business since 1981, specializes in scholarly, rare, and unusual out-of-print books. We stock a wide range of titles in many subjects and can supply printed lists on request. Our primary areas of interest include Italian history & culture (particularly the Renaissance) and American industrial silver (especially Gorham).
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Item number:
40948.
Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962.
Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans.
Publisher: Copyright 1956 by Ludwig Bemelmans. A McCall's Book. [24] p. incl. covers, color illus. throughout; 18.5 cm. Insert from the Christmas 1956 edition of McCall's magazine; first appearance in print; Pomerance A28a. To the twelve little girls in two straight lines comes a carpet merchant who is also a magician. Self-wrappers; minor wear & darkening to pages; VG+. stock#40948 {ph}.
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MXN 3,273.81
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OB119.
Carey, Matthew, 1760-1839.
Narrativa Della Febbre Maligna Detta Febbre Gialla...
Publisher: Livorno 1794. Presso Carlo Giorgi.... Che Ha Ultimamente Regnato In Filadelfia Con La Descrizione Dei Progressi Che Ebbero Luogo Sopra Quest' Oggetto In Differenti Parti Degli Stati-Uniti Di America Per Matteo Carey Filadelfia 1793. Traduzione Dall' Inglese. xix, 137, [9] p. (a10, A-H8, I10; I10 blank but genuine). Carey's account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept Philadelphia in 1793 is one of the earliest scientific books first printed in the United States to be translated into Italian. Translation of Evans 25255; Austin 408. Bound in contemporary brown spotted paper boards; spine partially perished, separated at lower front; dampstains throughout. OB119.
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EUR 148.15
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MXN 2,380.95
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Item number:
25336.
Saint-Exupéry / Exupery, Antoine, 1900-1944.
Wind, Sand und Sterne.
Publisher: Dessau, Karl Rauch Verlag, 1941. 229 p. The German translation, by Henrik Beder, of 'Terre des Hommes'. A very rare (suppressed?) edition published in Nazi Germany. The first edition, "[Occupied] Paris, Gallimard, 1941. was "Printed in Canada." Stock# 25,336. Vg.
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MXN 892.86
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Item number:
32519.
Samain, Albert, 1858-1900.
Œuvres de Albert Samain. Volumes 1 & 2.
Publisher: Paris, Mercure de France [25 Mars 1921, Félix Lainé]. Volume 1, Au Jardin de l'Infante, 248 p., is numbered 4713 on verso of title-page; the "several poems" by the French symbolist are Évocations (10 poems), Vas Tristitiæ (6), L'Allée Solitaire (11), and L'Urne Penchée (15). Volume 2 (spine title: Aux flancs du Vase; 291 p.) contains Le Chariot d'Or (Les Roses dans la Coupe (25 poems); Élégies (11); Intérieur (13), La Symphonie Héroïque (Évocations (15); Symphonie Héroique (4), and Aux Flancs du Vase (25). Two volumes, 20.5 cm., strikingly bound by "Norman" in delicately mottled calf with blue marbled calf onlay bordered in blue. The hand-painted spines have blue painted borders and show (vol. 1) a tree behind a marble stairway leading to water with (2) the other half of the tree, the right-hand side of the staircase, and three swans on the water. The spine painting is signed "A T 1923". Top edges gilt; near fine in marbled-paper slipcase. A lovely, gift-quality set. 32519 {mvo}.
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AUD 277.39
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CAD 220.02
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EUR 148.15
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GBP 114.94
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JPY 20,408.16
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MXN 2,380.95
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ZAR 1,769.91
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Shipping: US media mail $4.75 (1-30 days); priority $10.50 (4-10 days); both include delivery confirmation. International customers, please contact us for weight & rate; we charge actual shipping (the USPS no longer offers surface mail). Please provide the name of the bank owning your credit card. You may pay via Western Union, IMO (International Money Order), or bank transfer. Your charge will appear as from A Book CoOp, the former name of TomFolio. On request, we provide additional services (insurance), or a different carrier (UPS, FedEx, DHL). We sell on approval; an item may be returned within 10 days of receipt. We invoice established institutions. This is a secure site for credit transactions; use Visa, Mastercard, American Express. This bookseller does not use paypal.
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