COATED < Back to Terminology List COATED Feature Refers to paper that is smooth and polished; something has been applied to the surface to make it appear glossy. Previous Next

TIGHT < Back to Terminology List TIGHT General Refers to binding that has not been loosened by frequent opening of the book. This term has been overused and should not be a default description without examining the book in-hand. Previous Next

WATERMARK < Back to Terminology List WATERMARK Feature A faint identifying design, usually in quality paper. from Carter : “A distinguishing mark or device incorporated in the wire mesh of the tray in which the pulp settle during the process of papermaking, and visible in the finished product when held against the light.” Previous Next

< BACK TO MEMBER DESK March 7, 2022 US HARMONIZED TARIFF CODES FOR BOOKSELLERS The following quick guide to the codes most likely to be used by booksellers has been provided by Nathan Barker of Kayleigh Books. Before he was a bookseller, Nathan was a licensed import/export broker so if you have questions not answered below, he has offered to help and can be contacted at info@kayleighbug.com 1. Use US Postal system when you can for most exports.. UPS or Fedex will charge brokerage fees that can add up VERY quickly since they base their fees on value regardless of duty classification (and charge extra for duty payables) 2. The importer of record is responsible for brokerage fees, customs brokerages services and proper classification, etc. Providing customs forms on export is more of a courtesy service to the buyer than a responsibility of the exporter (except that you must file them anyway) Anything shipped LTL/TL, Container or Air freight will most likely require a brokerage firm to be handling the importation... the buyer should engage one and you would work with their representative to provide necessary information. Selected codes: Note: printed matter is mostly covered in Chapter 49 - and the generic 6 digit code is 490110 - when using a code you do not need the decimal point separator, just enter the digits. 4901.99.00.10 Textbooks 4901.91.00.20 Dictionaries 4901.91.00.40 Encyclopedias 4901.99.00.20 Bound journals or periodicals 4901.99.00.40 Bibles, Prayer Books, Other Religious Books 4901.99.00.55 Art or other heavily illustrated books. 4901.99.00.70 Hardcover Books 4901.99.00.75 Mass Market Paperbacks 4901.99.00.92 Trade Paperbacks/booklets under 49 pages 4901.99.00.93 Trade Paperbacks/booklets over 49 pages 4902.90.20.20 Newspapers 4902.90.20.40 Professional Journals 4904.00.00.20 Sheet Music (folded or stapled but not bound) 4904.00.00.40 Sheet Music bound 4909.00.20.00 Postcards or Announcements 4911.10.00.50 Trade Catalogs 4911.10.00.90 Other printed advertising material (brochures, etc.) 4911.91.00.20 Posters/broadsheets (non-commercial) 4911.91.00.40 : Photographs 4911.10.00.90 Posters/broadsheets commercial advertising 8523.80.10.00 Vinyl Records 8523.29.90.00 Cassette Tapes or VHS tapes 8523.49.20.20 CDs 8523.49.20.10 CD-ROMs Finally, Nathan recommends classifying books as antiques when appropriate - and the two most applicable codes are 9706.90.00.00 Antiques between 100 & 250 years old 9706.10.00.00 Antiques over 250 years old Nathan Barker Kayleighbug Books, IOBA 315-750-4042 info@kayleighbug.com In addition, the official lookup for HTS is at https://usatrade.census.gov (or https://hts.usitc.gov ) under the Trade tab which also features a copy of the entire HTS in PDF or HTML as well as CROSS (customs rulings), updates, trade agreements And a simple to use search engine for looking up codes is can be found at https://www.exportgenius.in/hs-code/usa/printed-books-newspapers-pictures-other-chapter-49 (this url is for books) Each of the headers can be clicked on to get more detailed subcategories. or you can simply enter any word describing the item in the search box. Previous Next

FINE (F) < Back to Terminology List FINE (F) General A book that has no defects in book or jacket, but not as crisp as it was when new. Also see our page of Condition Definitions. Previous Next

American Arthuriana: Mark Twain - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) PRICE $ 1075 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile TWAIN, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. New York: Charles L. Webster. 1889. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (220 x 180 mm) pp. 575, [ii publisher ads]. Floral endpapers. Gift inscription from 1947 on front fly leaf. First edition, mix state issue but early: lacks half title on recto of frontispiece, lacks the s-shaped ornament between The and King on p. 59, has broken text on p. 72. Very minor wear to end-bands, minor scuffing to foredge, but otherwise NEAR FINE condition. In part inspired by a dream, and in part inspired by reading the 15th century Le Morte d’Arthur, as many have done before him Mark Twain adapted the legends of King Arthur to reflect and comment on his own society. Like the misty origins of the tales of King Arthur, the first issue of the first edition of A Connecticut Yankee is somewhat mysterious. Its original proportions are not known and there are three states that indicate priority: an s-shaped ornament on p. 59 that was later omitted; the last two lines of p. 72 appear with perfect and broken type; and only a few copies are recorded has having the half-title printed on the recto of the frontispiece. These markers, however, appear in random combinations and the confused state of these states is evident by their presence and absences in copies personally given by Twain for Christmas in 1889. Thus, the present copy is likely not a first state, but is certainly an early one. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Mobilis Books, LLC Parlour Room Divination: The Birthday Oracle (1883) See Item Fear and Worship in Paris: Leaf from miniature French Book of Hours (early 15th c.) See Item Extremely Early Witness to the Promulgation of Canon Law: Gregory IX - Decretales (ca. 1230-1240) See Item The Crucifixion & the Eclipse : Follower of Maître d'Étienne Poncher - Cutting from Pontifical (1546 See Item Emphemeral Look at the Seed of Europe's Crises: Benjamin Vaughn - The Concert of Princes (1793) See Item Post-Revolution: Arthur Young - The Example of France, A Warning to Britain (1793) See Item Making the Past Speak: The Speaking Picture Book (1890s) See Item American Arthuriana: Mark Twain - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) See Item Carrie's Farwell to Physicke (1586) & Al-Farghani's Elements of Astronomy (13th c.) See Item Poetry Bound in the Novelty of Mauchline Ware: Casquet of Gems (1874) See Item Cosmographia - Peter Apian, 1575 (second Spanish edition) See Item

BROADSIDE < Back to Terminology List BROADSIDE General Also BROADSHEET. Any piece of printed matter printed on only one side of a sheet of paper. Previous Next

Extremely Early Witness to the Promulgation of Canon Law: Gregory IX - Decretales (ca. 1230-1240) PRICE £ 605 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile France, 1230-1240 & late 13th century. (260 x 105 mm) Single column fragment from Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (Book 1, Chapters 27-28; 30-31) with later addition of Gloss of Bernard of Parma. Partial folio. Originally two columns. Latin. 31 lines of main text surrounded by 61 lines of marginal gloss, further gloss in third hand appears in the extreme margins and occasionally as an interlinear gloss within the gloss. One rubricated initial with two others visibly palimpsested. Several wormholes and browning on top corner. Extremely early fragment of foundational codification of canon law, the Decretales of Pope Gregory IX, written in France within the pope’s lifetime, with slightly later gloss of Bernard of Parma The scribe of this manuscript of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX (ca. 1160- 1241), compiled by Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), was working during the life of the Pope, making it an extremely early witness not only to the codification of canon law, but also to the promulgation of this important moment in the Catholic Church from Italy to the rest of Europe. In 1227, Ugolini di Conti took up the mantel as Pope Gregory IX. His papacy saw a conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (the stupor mundi ), including excommunicating him for lack of action in the Sixth Crusade. In 1233, he established the Papal Inquisition to begin to reform the legal process of prosecution of heresy across France, Italy, and Germany. He excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor a second time, denouncing him as a heretic. Ultimately, the conflict between the pacy and the Holy Roman Empire was not resolved during Gregory’s life as he died in 1241. One of the works Gregory IX is most well known for his collection of papal law, compiled by his chaplain in 1230, to replace the near century of Gratian Decretal primacy. Gregory’s decretals remained the authoritative source of Catholic papal law for seven centuries— until 1917. Raymond of Penyafort remains the patron saint of canon lawyers. The Manuscript: With in these two extant columns, portions of chapters 27 and 28, 30 and 31 from the first book, “De Summa Trinitate et Fide Catholica” (On the Supreme Trinity and Catholic Faith) appear. These chapters deal with perpetual vicarage. This fragment is particularly interesting for several reasons, not the least of which is that it is datable to the 1230s-1240s, and therefore very shortly after the the original compilation of the decretals. The handwriting also indicates that the scribe was working in France, giving further historic evidence to the speed at which these laws were copied and promulgated. Three hands have contributed to creating this history. The first hand, that of the original scribe working in circa 1230-1240, wrote the Decretals of Gregory. The second hand came in later (but not much later) and added the gloss of Bernard of Parma, also known as Bernard of Botone, ( -1263) using the wrap-around apparatus that has become distinct to decretals. This hand uses a crossed form of the Tironian et. A third hand, which is hardly legible today, has added some signes-de-renvoi or tie marks, to contribute further clarification to the text. This writing appears further down in the margin and between lines of gloss. Within the text, we see two letters that have been palimpsested, that is scraped off the page. On the recto side, we see a rubricated N to started the word Nonulli in column A. Along Column B, we see the ghostly evidence of another rubricated letter. The red pen flourishes that would have ornamented it are still in tact, but the D has been scraped off. On the verso side, we see the same treatment. The pen flourishes draw the eye to a seemingly oily stain that tells the tale of a palimpsested A. Further notes on condition: Though the Christie’s catalogue record from its 1997 sale suggests that it may have been recovered from a binding, the damage is not consistent with binding waste. Both sides are clean without remnants of adhesive and neither edge nor centre show signs of having been bound in. Primary condition issues consist of several wormholes freckle the otherwise well prepared parchment and browning along the top corner. Dating & location : This fragment shows features indicating the important transitional period from around 1220 to 1240 as Protogothic gave way to a more fully formed Gothic script. One of the key dating features present is the first line of text appears above the first pricking point in the margins, which means the text is “above top line”— a feature that disappears between 1220 and 1240 in favour of beginning the text “below top line”. The st and ct ligatures are present which further suggest this earlier dating. The use of the Tironian et (⁊) and ampersand (&) also indicate the transition away from use of the ampersand to the use of the Tironian et which occurs around 1230. Here, we have the ampersand used as a capital Et (recto, line 8) and an uncrossed tironian et used throughout for minuscule ets (verso, lines 8, 10, 12, 28). The uncrossed Tironian et is characteristic of Southern Europe at this point in time, coupled with the bifurcations of some of the ascenders on the tall d and wedges on ascenders of ls, France is the most likely origin for this fragment. Given that the Decretales were compiled by Raymond of Penyafort in 1230, that gives us the date terminus post quem, and we can comfortably place the manuscript from ca. 1230 to 1240. Provenance: • Christie's (May 20-23, 1997, The sale of the Kasteel van Rumbeke, issue 2333, lot 2743. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Mobilis Books, LLC Parlour Room Divination: The Birthday Oracle (1883) See Item Fear and Worship in Paris: Leaf from miniature French Book of Hours (early 15th c.) 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Unspeakable Visions of the Individual [First 8 Issues of This Beat-Era Literary Journal] PRICE 600 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile A contiguous set comprising the first three volumes (eight total issues) of this literary journal, which anthologized the later output of Beat-era writers. Published and edited by the husband-and-wife duo of Arthur and Kit "Glee" Knight, who took the journal's title from Jack Kerouac's "Belief & Technique for Modern Prose," a methodological "list of essentials" composed at the prompting of Allen Ginsberg. To the best of our knowledge, the journal went on to run through fourteen volumes, issued in various formats, many of which, to some confusion, had other primary titles: "The Beat Diary," "The Beat Road," etc. California, PA: The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual / TUVOTI, 1971-1973. Quarto; first three issues side-stapled, subsequently saddle-stapled; printed black-and-white wraps. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Dividing Line Books Beaubo by Jim Gulyas and Richard Sassoon See Item Unspeakable Visions of the Individual [First 8 Issues of This Beat-Era Literary Journal] See Item

Daniel Defoe. A New Voyage Round the World, by a Course Never Sailed Before.... PRICE $ 2500 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile First Edition. Collates complete. Frontis and 3 copper plate engravings. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Third Floor Rare Books Quaker Sammelband Goat Lane Meeting House 1752 – 1771. First Book of Extracts 1762. See Item Daniel Defoe. A New Voyage Round the World, by a Course Never Sailed Before.... See Item

Almanach des Gourmands PRICE $1200 AUD PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile DE LA REYNIERE, Grimod [Alexandre Balthazar Laurent (1758 - 1838)] Almanach des Gourmands Paris: Chez Maradan, 1804 - 1805 Originally a successful theatre critic, de la Reyniere was 'encouraged' in the late 18th century by The Directorate to stop using theatrical reviews to criticise the State and to write about something 'harmless or not at all'. de la Reyniere turned to his other love – food. Some years later, whilst dining with the publisher Marand, he hit upon the idea of the Almanach. With Marand's encouragement, he took just 25 days to write the first volume of the Almanach in 1803. After the success of the first volume, he established a 'Jury Degustation' comprising a select number of gourmands who met in some secrecy (in all some 465 times over the next 8 years) to taste, consider and evaluate dishes submitted by caterers, restaurateurs, and the public alike. A precursor of things to come, dishes were served without servants and 'a la russe’. * Each volume of Almanach des Gourmands consisted of a series of articles on food and foodstuffs, gastronomic articles and a guide to the restaurants and providores of Paris, an early forerunner of the food, shopping, and restaurant guides of the late 20th century. Although there are 8 volumes of Almanach des Gourmands published between 1803 and 1812, this three-volume set is a complete set of the volumes available to purchase in 1806. All three volumes bear the armorial bookplate of Henry Peters, Esq on the front paste-down. Henry Peters (1762-1827) was an extremely wealthy banker (a partner in Masterman & Co) and the son of George Peters, ex-Governor of the Bank of England. He was the Mayor of Teddington, the MP for Oxford from 1796-1802, from 1798 the owner of Betchworth Castle in Surrey and a patron of the architect John Soanes who undertook significant works for Peters in both London and Surrey. In 1806, Soanes extensively remodelled Peters' London townhouse. It is not hard to speculate that during this time Peters sojourned in Paris, dining out with the assistance of these volumes; particularly given their uniform contemporary binding; and were the only volumes published and available for purchase at this time. Volume 1: Premiere Annee, Troiseme Edition Chez Maradan, Libraire, rue Pavee-Saint-Andre-des-Ares, no 16. AN XII - 1804. 16mo (135x90mm) half bound green leather over red and green marbled boards; spine gilt lettered; red and green marbled edges; [4 blank], half-title, xviii (including frontispiece), 280, [1], [5 blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece 'Bibliotheque d'un Gourmand du XIX siecle' by the author, drawn by 'N' [the painter Neveu] and engraved by 'M'. Light foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout; 3cm tear to p.55 not affecting text, p101-104 bound adjacent out of sequence. Corners bruised, edges worn and rubbed, boards lightly soiled and sunned. Text and binding tight and clean. Volume 2: Seconde Annee, Seconde Edition De l'imprimerie de Cellot. Chez Maradan, Libraire, rue des Grands-Augustins, no 29. AN XIII - 1805. 16mo (135x90mm) half bound green leather over red and green marbled boards; spine gilt lettered; red and green marbled edges; [4 blank], half-title, [1], [1 blank], frontispiece, titlepage, [1], xxii, [1], 24-306, [4 blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece 'Les audiences d'un Gourmand' by the author, drawn by Dunant and engraved by Mariage. Original marker ribbon. Light foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout; small loss to edges pps 25, 35, and 97, not affecting text. Corners bruised, edges worn and rubbed, boards lightly soiled and sunned. Text and binding tight and clean. Volume 3: Troiseme Annee, [Premiere Edition] De l'imprimerie de Cellot. Chez Maradan, Libraire, rue des Grands-Augustins, no 29. AN XIII - 1805. 16mo (135x90mm) half bound green leather over red and green marbled boards; spine gilt lettered; red and green marbled edges; [4 blank], half-title, [1], [1 blank], frontispiece, titlepage, [1], v-xiv, [1], 336, [4 blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece 'Seance d'un Jury de Gourmands degustateurs' by the author, drawn by Dunant and engraved by Maradan. Original marker ribbon present but not attached. Light foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout; small loss to edges pps 61, 68, 143, 164, 217, 233, 245, and 251, not affecting text. Corners bruised, edges worn and rubbed, boards lightly soiled and sunned. Text and binding tight and clean. A nice early set. In French Bitting 201ff; Vicaire 424-425; Oberle 133; Simon cf 795-799; Cagle 'A Matter of Taste' cf 224-226; * A Palate in Revolution by Giles MacDonagh pps 63-70. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Books for Cooks Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management See Item Mrs Maclurcan's Cookery Book See Item The Experienced English Housekeeper See Item Almanach des Gourmands See Item

The Art of Chinese Wooden Stands: The Songde Tang Collection PRICE $ 500.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile A groundbreaking monograph and catalogue of an area of Chinese connoisseurship long neglected, this book details the development and diversity of decorative stands for Chinese art objects. Some incredibly ornate, while others elegantly simple, the art of Chinese stands draws upon a rich tradition of symbolism, rebuses and regional stylistic preferences. While the majority of stands illustrated date from the Ming and Qing, examples are also included from as early as Tang and Song. In addition to the wooden stands, which were miniature examples of fine Chinese wood carving and joinery, there are also metal, ceramic, lacquer and ivory examples included in the collection. The only English language book on the subject to date; essential reading for all with interest in the arts of the Chinese scholar. A highly sought-after reference, now very difficult to find. Text in bilingual English/Chinese. 347 pp., 230 colour plates and 20 b&w figures & drawings, chronology, references. Size: 31 x 23 cm. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from The Art of Chinese Wooden Stands: The Songde Tang Collection See Item Mayuyama, Seventy Years See Item The China Coaster's Tide Book and Nautical Pocket Manual for the Year 1931 See Item