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5966Two handsome albums with 21 finely-drawn technical illustrations employing black ink and wash water colors. Almost all of the illustrations are signed "Karl Hübler" and dated by him from 1890-93. Some are also signed by "Engessen" and "Sayer" who were perhaps the design engineers. Laid-in are ten further fine folding original pen-&-ink drawings with wash water coloring concerning different water and bridge engineering projects in Bavaria as well as a printed contract for engineering projects for the state from about 1900. unknown books
33025This important case arose from the competition between Pennsylvania and Virginia for domination of the developing trade with western markets. The State of Virginia authorized construction of a bridge from Wheeling across the Ohio River. The State of Pennsylvania claimed that such a bridge would impede free passage of steamboats to Pittsburgh a major terminus of such trade. Pennsylvania sought to enjoin construction on the ground that the bridge was "a nuisance and an obstruction to interstate commerce on a navigable river" II Warren The Supreme Court in United States History 234. For years Pennsylvania had engaged in an ambitious program of canal railroad and turnpike improvements; the bridge it was claimed would diminish the value of these State-sponsored modes of transportation.<br/> The Supreme Court commissioned R. Hyde Walworth to determine whether the suspension bridge "is or is not an obstruction to the free navigation of the Ohio river at the place where such bridge is erected across the same by vessels propelled by steam or sails engaged or which may be engaged in the commerce or navigation of said river; and if it is such an obstruction what change or alteration if any can be made consistent with the continuance of the bridge across the said river that will remove the obstruction to the free navigation by such vessels." Congress also weighed in on the issue scheduling hearings at which the competing positions were aired passionately and in detail. <br/> "Few cases have ever excited greater interest or seemed to affect more extensively the internal commerce of the country than this celebrated controversy." Id. at 235. The Supreme Court held that Virginia's enabling Act unconstitutionally conflicted with Congress's power to regulate navigation and enjoined the construction as a nuisance. Dissenting Chief Justice Taney argued that Congress's failure to exercise its regulatory power left Virginia free to authorize construction of the bridge which in any event Pennsylvania had failed to prove was a public nuisance. <br/> <br/> The pamphlets are:<br/> <br/> a. Ellet Charles Jr.: THE WHEELING BRIDGE SUIT: A NOTICE OF ITS HISTORY AND OBJECTS ADDRESSED TO THE LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia: John C. Clark. 1852. 20pp. Disbound a bit roughly old rubberstamp on title page. With as issued large folding 'Map of the Western Railroads Tributary to Philadelphia With Their Rival Lines. Prepared Under the Direction of Charles Ellet Jr. Civil Engineer by W. Williams Map Engraver.' State boundary outlines in color showing rail lines east from Wisconsin and Illinois to the East Coast as far south as Virginia expert archival repairs at folds on blank verso bit of chipping to outer blank margin very small loss detached from text block. Good.<br/>Modelski 80. OCLC 25783946 9 as of July 2016.<br/><br/> b. REPLY TO A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "WHEELING BRIDGE SUIT: A NOTICE OF ITS HISTORY AND OBJECTS ADDRESSED TO THE LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA." CONTAINING FACTS REPORTED BY CHANCELLOR WALWORTH TO THE SUPREME COURT. REASONS WHY THE SUIT NOW PENDING SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED. <br/>np: 1852. 12pp stitched as issued. Light wear Very Good.<br/>Cohen 12043. OCLC locates four copies under two accession numbers as of July 2016.<br/><br/> c. Thompson George W.: THE WHEELING BRIDGE; AN ARGUMENT FOR ITS NATIONALITY AND PRESERVATION BY HON. GEO. W. THOMPSON OF VIRGINIA. Washington: Towers. 1852. 16pp. Disbound scattered foxing Good.<br/>OCLC 21314680 4 as of July 2016.<br/><br/> d. Ellet Charles Jr.: REMARKS TOUCHING THE WHEELING BRIDGE SUIT ADDRESSED TO THE HON G.W. THOMPSON. BY CHARLES ELLET JR. CIVIL ENGINEER. Philadelphia: John C. Clark. 1852. 24pp. Disbound. Light margin spotting Good.<br/>OCLC 21310267 11 as of July 2016. Cohen 12039.<br/><br/> e. WHEELING BRIDGE CASE. ABSTRACT OF THE EVIDENCE. Wheeling: Swearingen & Taylor Prs. 21 Water Street. 1852. 8pp. Caption title as issued Disbound else Very Good.<br/>Not located on OCLC as of July 2016. Norona 1101 2- NN Perry. <br/><br/> f. MEMORIAL OF THE WHEELING BRIDGE COMPANY TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH A RAIL ROAD MAP. THE WHEELING BRIDGE SUIT IS A PART OF A RAIL ROAD CONTROVERSY. Philadelphia: John C. Clark. 1852. 21pp. Disbound light margin spotting. With large folding map detached from text block couple of short clean fold splits entitled 'Map of the Western Rail Roads Tributary to Philadelphia.' Good.<br/>Modelski 80. OCLC records ten locations as of July 2016 under several accession numbers. Cohen 12053.<br/><br/> g. Ellet Charles Jr.: THE WHEELING BRIDGE. np: 1852. 6 2 blanks pp. Caption title as issued. Disbound roughly loose. Otherwise Good.<br/>OCLC 21310284 8 as of July 2016. Cohen 12040. <br/><br/> h. Wilkins William: STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDGE COMPANY. ARGUMENT OF HON. WILLIAM WILKINS IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. READ BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST-OFFICES AND POST-ROADS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 21 1852. Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo and Co. Printers. 1852. 15 1 blank pp. Disbound Good. <br/>OCLC 191317317 1- AAS as of July 2016.<br/><br/> i. WHEELING BRIDGE. MR. OLDS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE POST OFFICE AND POST ROADS MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT.Washington: 1852. 16pp disbound probably incomplete other sources record 34 pages.<br/><br/> j. WHEELING BRIDGE. MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST-OFFICES AND POST-ROADS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U.S. ON THE MEMORIAL OF THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDGE COMPANY. Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo and Co. Printers. 31 1 blank pp. Disbound scattered foxing Good.<br/>OCLC 21314636 2- U TX WI Hist. Soc. as of July 2016.<br/> <br/> k. Harding George: ARGUMENT FOR THE COMPLAINANT IN THE CASE OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDGE COMPANY IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT UPON THE NECESSITY AND UTILITY OF THE STEAM PACKET CHIMNEYS NOW USED ON THE OHIO RIVER. IN REPLY TO MR. RUSSELL. Washington: 1851. Original printed wrappers stitched 16pp. Light wear and mild spotting Very Good.<br/>Cohen 12041. OCLC records only a few copies some of which are Kirtas Technologies reprints.<br/><br/> l. Taney Roger B.: THE OPINION OF CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY IN THE WHEELING BRIDGE CASE. Richmond: Ritchie & Dunnavant. 1852. 14 2 blanks pp. Disbound else Very Good. Ownership signature 'Hon. Samuel W. Parker.'<br/>Cohen 12049. Not in Haynes. unknown books
19685673NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1968. 1st ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF top edge dusty/NF lt edgewear. 8vo. <br/><br/>A novel centering around a duplicate bridge tournament. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1978148582London: Cassell 1978. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. ix 194pp. small 8vo cloth. London: Cassell 1978. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.<br/><br/> Cassell unknown books
1902291620New York.: Doubleday Page and Company. 1902. 1st Edition. Blue cloth gilt titles. Very good corners lightly bumped. 19x12.5 cm. weight: 1.2 lb. Edited by James J. Bridge. Doubleday, Page and Company. hardcover books
19215983287New York: The Authors Club 1921. 13 ½ x 9 inches. Limited edition of 251 copies decorative head and tail pieces titled in red-and-black inks preface by the editors; bound in full gilt decorated blindstamped brown morocco gilt dentelles top edge gilt edgewear and rubbing at covers and spine. 129 literary pieces with 126 signed by the authors as issued. 3 pieces were not signed due to illness. Authors include Henry Augustin Beers Richard Edwin Day William Henry Pickering Albert Shaw and others. Scarce anthology handsomely presented with tipped-in errata slip. Near Fine <br /><br /> The Authors Club hardcover books
185834656Albany: Weed Parsons & Company Printers 1858. 48pp. Disbound bit of blank edge chipping Good. <br/><br/> This pamphlet prints Hill's argument in a significant constitutional case. One Coleman sought to enjoin the Hudson River Bridge Company from building a bridge over the Hudson at Albany; a New York statute permitted the construction. The issue was whether a State could authorize the erection of a bridge over navigable rivers of the United States. Defending the statute Hill says the real party in interest is the City of Troy which it fears would be competitively disadvantaged by the bridge. "And now comes Troy-- a city distinguished chiefly for the favors she has received and is constantly asking at the hands of the State-- and pointing to her local interests which have prospered under state patronage asks you to interdict an exercise of sovereign power prompted by state necessity." <br/> Hill argues that New York's authority is not hindered by Congress's constitutional power to regulate commerce and navigable waters. The Circuit Court which included Justice Miller of the U.S. Supreme Court agreed and dismissed the complaint. On appeal the Supreme Court divided 3-3 see 69 U.S. 403 1864; the tie vote rendered the Circuit Court's decision a final judgment. <br/>FIRST EDITION. II Harv. Law Cat. 1189. Sabin 31850n. OCLC 7627679 12. Cohen Supp. 12096.53. Weed, Parsons & Company, Printers unknown books
195873605London: Chatto and Windus 1958. First edition. 320 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear to crown of spine. London: Chatto and Windus, unknown books
1898WRCLIT58665Chicago & New York: Herbert S. Stone & Company 1898. Gilt forest green cloth t.e.g. others untrimmed. Foretips a bit bumped else near fine. First edition of the author's first book inscribed and signed by him in 1900. The author a Chicago physician and financier proved an important benefactor to universities in California and at home. KRAMER 170. Herbert S. Stone & Company hardcover books
1883106310<p>Pamphlet 8vo original wrappers illustrated. Crude tape repair of a tear on the reverse side of front cover some chipping and tears to spine and aling edges normal aging to contents; otherwise good. Published by Frederick Loeser a Brooklyn merchant this pamphlet illustrates the new Brooklyn Bridge. The introduction is written by J.H. Fisher and the rest of the text appears to have been written by Alfred C. Barnes. This pamphlet contains some wonderful wood engravings of the bride at the time the bridge was just opening.</p> Frederick Loesser & Co., books
1897243600New York: 11 West 36th Street 1897. First edition. 62 pp. Printed by the Brooklyn Eagle Printing Department. 1 vols. 12mo. Olive original cloth stained and warped corner of front flyleaf excised. First edition. 62 pp. Printed by the Brooklyn Eagle Printing Department. 1 vols. 12mo. An early bridge rule book the first appeared in London 1886.<br/><br/>OCLC locates three copies. 11 West 36th Street unknown books
19917688University of Pittsburgh Press 1991. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1991 1st thus a facsimile reprint including steel engravings and photographs of Aldine's 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its dark cloth with crisp lettering to the front panel and spine. Octavo 380 pgs. <br/><br/> University of Pittsburgh Press hardcover books
1903WN3811New York: The Aldine Book Company 1903. Original red cloth gilt with wear and fraying at spine ends corners foreedges and joints. Hinges starting book a little shaky. Prior owner stamp on ffep penciled out. Article about Andrew Carnegie fastened to rear pastedown. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. The Aldine Book Company Hardcover books
1990Embry 127998Berg 1990. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Berg, 1990. First edition. unknown books
1983208536Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum 1983. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. 273 illus. 67 in color two folding. 4to blue cloth d.w. Brooklyn: Brooklyn Museum 1983.<br/><br/> Brooklyn Museum unknown books
19346429Boston: Little Brown and Company 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Very good copy bound in dark blue cloth with light edge fading light foxing edges. In Very good dust jacket bright and colorful with light wear at extremities. 409 pp. <br/><br/> Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
12750England: York & Son Sepia-toned stereographic photographic image; early view of the traffic on the bridge carriages carts; photographers identifiers at edges title in ink at top in a contemporary hand as well as paper label on back giving itle and photographer's"No. 755. London Bridge with traffic"; no date but circa 1880s; fairly sharp clear image; some light edge tips wear soiling to mount; good condition. Good. York & Son unknown books
1934GG918-002Sacramento CA: California State Printing Office 1934. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Pamphlet. 8 3/4 x 4 inches. 20 pp. Illustrated throughout front cover illustration signed "JR Lee" in the plate; text clean unmarked with the exception of 2 ink notations in the table on the rear cover. Previous owner rubber stamp of V. F. Estcourt on the front cover. Very Good. This pamphlet was produced prior to the completion of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge which opened on November 12 1936 six months before the Golden Gate Bridge. The pamphlet contains detailed information on the construction of the bridge quantifying the labor hours and materials needed for the construction of what President Roosevelt declared to be the largest single construction job started in 1933. This pamphlet includes extensive black & white line-illustrations of the features of the bridge and the cities it connects. The pamphlet indicates a scheduled completion date of January 1937 though the bridge was opened in November 1936 ahead of schedule. California State Printing Office paperback books
199031053NY: Evans. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 0871316242 . First American printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Evans hardcover books
183920069Boston 1839. 30pp. Disbound. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. offered with REPORT RELATING TO EXPENSES OF WARREN BRIDGE. HD29. 7 1 blank pp. Disbound loosening. Light scattered foxing. Good to Very Good. Reports on the bridges that were the subject of the Supreme Court's landmark opinion in the Charles River Bridge Case. AI 57166 2. unknown books
183920407Boston 1839. 30pp. Disbound. Light scattered foxing. Inscribed in top margin "K.H.T. from Stedman Bullrick of Concord Mass." Very Good. Report on the two bridges that were the subject of the Supreme Court's landmark opinion in the Charles River Bridge Case. AI 57166 2. unknown books
1986134139New Britain CT: REM Miniatures 1986. cloth wrappers paper label in clamshell box. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.0 by 4.0 cm. cloth wrappers paper label in clamshell box. 12 pages. Bradbury REM Miniatures 75. Limited to 333 numbered copies. Hand-colored illustrations by C. Ernest Massmann. Half moon shape. With "Halley's Moon Rock" "sequestered by full moon light" at the time of Halley's Comet in 1986. REM Miniatures unknown books
1934qms185New Bedford Massachusetts: Reynolds Printing 1934. First Edition. Signed by the Author. Octavo purple cloth hardcover gilt letters 197 pp. Very Good with lightly soiled & sunned spine. Reynolds Printing, 1934. First Edition. hardcover books
189329887New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1893. 1st edition BAL v 4 p. 34. Original publisher's grey cloth binding with green & gilt stamping. TEG. Spine sun-tanned. Slight lean. A VG copy. ix 3 200 4 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. <br/><br/> Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover books
1893WRCLIT56136New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1893. xii2004pp. Gilt decorated cloth. Frontis portrait. Black- and-white engraved illustrations. Slight fraying to ends of the darkened spine panel binding loosening very slightly a few plates loose but present otherwise a good copy. First edition of this intimate study by the United States Naval officer and Chief of the Bureau of Provisions who graduated with Hawthorne from Bowdoin College in the class of 1825. Signed on the front free endpaper by the author's niece Marian Bridge Maurice in the year of publication. Hawthorne dedicated some of his works to Bridge and remarked that he "was responsible for my being an author." Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover books
