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1819241433Concord: Printed by Hill and Moore 1819. Disbound. Good binding. Disbound booklet. Pages renumbered by hand. No other markings but some scattered foxing. Good binding. Printed by Hill and Moore unknown books
181238511Lisboa: Na Typ. da Academia 1812. First edition. Modern three quarter morocco over marbled boards. Near fine small period stamp on title page. vi 178 pp. 8vo. Includes: 1. Breve relação dos escrituras dos gentios da India Oriental e dos seus costumes pp. 1-59 A short account of the gentios of India and their customs; 2. Noticia summaria do gentilismo da Asia pp. 61-126 A short account of paganism in Asia; These have been attributed by Francisco Maria Esteves Pereria to Fernão de Queiroz a 17th c. Jesuit whose translation of the Bhagavat-Gita was only first published in 1922 and may have been the first translation into a western language of that work. Esteves Pereria considered it a sequel to the two pieces contained in this volume see Ethel Pope: India in Portuguese Literature Bastorá: Tipografia Rangel 1937; pp. 166-168. 3. Joseph de Anchieta. Epistola quamplurimarum rerum naturalium quae S. Vincentii nunc S. Paulà provinciam incolunt sistens descriptionem pp. 127-178 Communication of the very many natural things which dwell in the province of St. Vincent now São Paulo systematically described. The Spanish Jesuit missionary José de Anchieta 1534 -1597 was one of the founders of São Paulo 1554 and Rio de Janeiro a decade later. Best known for his book "The Art of Grammar" on the indigenous Old Tupi language he was also an accomplished naturalist as revealed in this work. The "Collecção" would eventually run to seven volumes published over 30 years. Quite uncommon. Last partial or complete set at auction in 1948. Sabin 14362. Leclerc 126. Innocencio V.2 p.87-88: 353. Rodrigues 658. Borba de Moraes 164. Greenlee 524. Na Typ. da Academia hardcover books
181087Valencia: Manual Munoz y Compania 1810. Full Calf. Very Good. Sm. 8vo. xx148pp. plus 6 engraved plates. Orig. mottled calf back cover bottom corner chipped. Spine label missing. Minor worming at inner margin. This edition not recorded in Palau. Manual Munoz y Compania unknown books
1835647401835. ACADEMIE FRANCAISE. DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE. Sixieme edition. Publiee en 1835. Paris: Imprimeries et librairie de firmin Didot Freres imprimeurs de l'Institut de France. 1835. Sixth edition. Engraved title-pages. Two 4to. volumes: xxxiv911; 961 pp. Contemporary binding of full mottled calf dark brown lettering pieces and gilt decoration at spine marbled endpapers all edges marbled. Early ink ownership and a personal stamp of Dr. J. P. Hiester near the top-edge of both title-pages. Title-pages show moderate foxing; but the text leaves are mostly clean showing only occasional light foxing in margins. Bindings are very edgeworn and scuffed at surfaces with shallow loss at heel and crown; joints are tender with one starting. This is a nicely printed edition in very good condition. unknown books
1890RH1434Paris:: Gauthier-Villars 1890. 1890. 8vo. 230 pp. pages 15-16 torn without loss. Original green printed wrappers; covers off good working copy. Signature of Roger Hahn. Rare. Cited in Roger Hahn's classic The Anatomy of a Scientific Institution; The Paris Academy of Science 1666-1803 1971 p. 409. Gauthier-Villars, [1890]. unknown books
1863212666Albany: J. Munsell 1863. First. hardcover. very good-. Frontis. 188pp. 8vo original brown cloth spine ends and edges of corners worn ex-lib. Albany: J. Munsell 1863. First Edition.<br/><br/> Contains a list of students faculty and officers from the founding of the Academy.<br/><br/> J. Munsell unknown books
184811871Albany: Printed for the Booksellers 1848. 12pp Disbound. Light tan and several short closed tears no loss to blank outer margin Good. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. Printed for the Booksellers unknown books
18497279Albany: Weed 1849. Lists the order of activities as well as three hymns written by pupils. Weed unknown books
1830670New York: Printed by R. & G.S. Wood 1830. 8vo. 210 x 125 mm. 8 x 5 ¼ inches. 54 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume; paper stock lightly toned at margins; newspaper article from the Evening Star dated 1834 is pasted to final blank. With faults a good copy. First edition. Well documented exhibition catalogue containing paintings mostly by 17th and 18th painters with some examples from contemporary painters working in the classical style. The descriptions are detailed in a manner that distinguishes this publication from others of the period as it contains both biographical information on the artist was well as a critique of the style composition and color of the work of art. This is an early example of America's entry into the international art market and the beginnings of the establishment of an "American taste" for paintings and objects of art. 670. Printed by R. & G.S. Wood unknown books
1866314319Philadelphia 1866. Broadside. Illus. 12 x 6-1/2. About fine. Broadside. Illus. 12 x 6-1/2 unknown books
1888D11810Brooklyn 1888. Paperback. Very Good. Staple-bound printed wraps; 8vo; pp. 10 with ads and illustrations. A bit brittle with some light chipping along the edges. In archival folder. <br/><br/> paperback books
1888S6892Bologna:: Bamberini et Parmegolani 1888. 1888. 8vo. 26 pp. Original printed wrappers; dis-bound extremities chipped. Ex library rubber stamp and ms. notations on top cover. Good. Bamberini et Parmegolani, 1888. unknown books
1892158630Coatesville PA: Weekly Times Job Print 1892. Softcover. Fair. The sheets are generally square clean and unmarked. However the paper is brittle and pages are cleanly breaking at the sewn binding due to brittleness. Blue textured aligator wraps with gilt embossed title. 30 pp. no illustrations. A story of a Choctow Indian household. The author agreed to publish this story and donate the proceeds to help pay for a stained glass windown in the Coatesville PA Presbyterian Church. Worldcat locates only 2 copies at Yale and the Huntington Library. Weekly Times Job Print paperback books
189238902Madrid: La Real Academia de la Historia 1892. First edition. Imitation alligator cloth gilt title and rules on spine. A very good copy owner's bookplate and bookseller label on front paste-down. x 680 1 pp. 4to. By E. Saavedra Juan de la Rada y Delgado M. Menendez y Pelayo A.M. Fabié and C. Fernandez Duro. A bibliography of Christopher Columbus released on the 400th anniversary of his voyage to America. Palau 29308. Spain & Spanish America I: 4. La Real Academia de la Historia hardcover books
1862153740NY: G.E. Whitehorne Steam Printer 1862. Softcover. Good. Tight copy but contents are lightly stained/age-toned. Covers have shelf wear; with an ex-lib. sticker and stamp on rear cover. Pale green wraps. 16 pp. no illustrations. Begins with a short history followed by a notice that beginning with this apparently final exhibition all pictures would be for sale and those not sold would be disposed of at auction. Lists 89 paintings. This is followed by a listing of 2 sculptures by American Sculptors William Barbee mand Chauncey Ives and 18 oil paintingsall but 2 apparently by American hands including a work by Thomas Sully 5 works by Lily Martin Spencer one by William Sontag 2 by George H. Hall. Quite scarce. It seems as early as 1857 the Association of the Dusseldorf Gallery was commissioning paintings from Spencer. G.E. Whitehorne, Steam Printer paperback books
1849161462NY: George F. Nesbitt 1849. Original edition not a reprint. Pamphlet. Good a nice copy but with the top outer corners of front cover and first leaf cut off see photo. Sewn wraps. 16 pp. with no illustrations. Begins with an Extract From The Plan of The Art-Unionof Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia followed by Object of this Art-Union. This is followed by a listing of 131 paintings. These are basically described lacking the flair and bluster of later editions. These 131 works are followed by a section of OLD PAINTINGS numbered 100-122 and a final page listing 29 drawings with an allusion to other works not listed. George F. Nesbitt unknown books
1849153741NY: George F. Nesbitt 1849. Softcover. Good. A nice copy; small piece of clear tape on center cover and small label on rear cover; age soiling to cover edges and light foxing to front cover; vertical fold mark. Sewn wraps. 16 pp. with no illustrations. Begins with an Extract From The Plan of The Art-Unionof Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia followed by Object of this Art-Union. This is followed by a listing of 131 paintings. These are basically described lacking the flair and bluster of later editions. These 131 works are followed by a section of OLD PAINTINGS numbered 100-122 and a final page listing 29 drawings with an allusion to other works not listed. George F. Nesbitt paperback books
1860161470NY: Joseph Russell Printer 1860. Original edition; not a reprint. Paperback. Good. A clean tight copy internally but with old clear tape to spine and light shelf wear to covers. Beige wraps. 53 pp. with no illustrations. Begins with explanatory remarks and lists 246 works each annotated. Includes an historical sketch of the Dusseldorf Academy. Joseph Russell, Printer paperback books
18614864NY: George Russell 1861. Softcover. Good. A tight copy free of text marks but with art museum ex-lib. stamp and sticker to both covers and small stamps unobtrusive to 5 text pages. Yellow wraps. 53 pp. with no illustrations. Begins with a Historical Sketch of The Dusseldorf School of Art. Interestingly the pagination begins with an unnumbered page 27 and moves on to page 28 etc. Additionally the listing of works in this exhibition begins with No. 146 Lessing's "Martyrdom Of John Huss" and proceeds through No. 250 with the addition at the end of six works of statuary. Several American artists are listed in the catalogue Sonntag and Leutze being among them. Very fragile. It is possible that this catalogue is a complement to the regular exhibition at the Gallery of American works the same year or the same season with those items being numbered #1 - #145. George Russell paperback books
186736805Erie Pennsylvania 1867. Folio 8" x 12-1/4". About 300 manuscript pages. Original three-quarter leather paper covered boards some wear and chipping. Interior with only minor toning and occasional light foxing. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Erie Academy was established in the early 1820s. By 1844 under the stewardship of Reid T. Stewart the Academy flourished with 207 enrolled students. This book of minutes traces the Academy's activities during a 22-year period including the Civil War. It contains neatly handwritten entries of the minutes of meetings of the trustees including subjects such as salaries tuition curriculum enrollment faculty improvements student behavior etc. <br/> Some persons mentioned mostly trustees and officers include: George W. Starr PA State Representative lawyer cofounder of Erie Forge Company board member Erie Dime Bank cofounder of Hamot Hospital board member of State Hospital for the Insane of Warren County; Elijah Babbitt lawyer; Prosecuting Attorney for the Commonwealth member of the State House of Representatives and State Senate. <br/> Prof. Andrew H. Caughey bookseller & stationer; lawyer; principal and professor of Latin at Erie Academy. George A. Elliot a director at the United States Bank at Erie; Secretary of the local Colonization Society; and first president and an incorporator of Erie Cemetery. Thomas H. Sill first resident lawyer of Erie postmaster burgess for several terms Deputy U.S. Marshal and Deputy Attorney General for Warren County. <br/> James Williams incorporator of Erie Mutual Fire Insurance Company; trustee of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Erie. Rev. George A. Lyon distinguished Presbyterian minister. James Lytle member of the State Legislature; Collector of the Port of Erie. James C. Marshall lawyer; prothonotary and clerk of several Erie County courts; Revenue Commissioner; president of the Erie County Mutual Ins. Co.; president of the Marine National Bank of Erie. <br/> John A. Tracy Director of the U.S. Branch Bank of Erie; contractor and director of the Erie & Northeast Railroad; director of the Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad Company. John H. Walker lawyer politician. Giles Sanford merchant; delegate to Canal Convention in Harrisburg. C.M. Tibbals director of Erie City Bank. Robert Cochran postmaster and local office holder. Alexander W. Brewster professor and sheriff. Joseph H. Presley J.H. Spaulding Matthew R. Barr O.E. Crouch & others. Nelson S.B.: NELSON'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. . . 1896. unknown books
185513873New York 1855. Original printed wrappers stitched 51pp. Light wear Very Good. The Report is comprehensive discussing the physical plant finances Departments curricula library faculty medals and testimonials examinations students admission and rejection rates. FIRST EDITION. unknown books
188740729Macon: J.W. Burke and Company 1887. Hardcover. Very good. 2622pp. 15pp; 16pp; 17pp; 16pp; 15pp; 24pp; 9pp; 15pp; 20pp; 19pp; 20pp; 15pp; 23pp; 10pp; 23pp; First twenty years of reports supplied in contemporary facsimile. Printer's ticket on front pastedown scattered foxing throughout else very good in contemporary calf over boards. Extremities rubbed with some minor loss else a sound example. <br/><br/> J.W. Burke and Company hardcover books
189127305Hancock NY: Herald Print 1891. First edition. Paper wrappers. Wrappers soiled else a very good copy. 20 pp. 12mo. School catalogue with lists of students tuition courses of study. Herald Print unknown books
189016764Paris: Gauthier-Villars / Imprimeur-Libraire 1890. First Edition. Boards. Very Good. First Edition. 4 79 pages. 4to. Original marbled boards with leather spine and gilt titling. Rubbing to the extremities. Occasional soiling internally generally bright and clean. Boards. Roughly translated title: "Collection Of Memoirs Reports And Documents Relating To The Observation Of The Passage Of Venus On The Sun: Annex Gauthier-Villars / Imprimeur-Libraire unknown books
1860S11159Berlin:: Druckerei der Konigl. Akademie der Wissenschaften G. Vogt 1860-1884. 1860. Three volumes in one. 8vo. 2 364; 2 150; 2 78 pp. Later brown buckram gilt-stamped spine; extremities lightly rubbed. Very good. Druckerei der Konigl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, G. Vogt, 1860-1884. hardcover books
