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194931130Kings Point: Bureau of Maritime Services 1949. First edition. Embossed Leather. Minor wear to tail of spine small dent in rear board rear hinge coming loose along with rear free endpaper. 430 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. 4to. Bureau of Maritime Services hardcover books
177344548Sevilla: Por D. Joseph Padrino y Solis 1773. First edition. Full calf. Boards rubbed extremities worn hinges starting but strong initials inked on fore edge front and rear endpapers toned early owner's signature on free front end paper older sigantures covered with small labels on first two leaves title page provided in facsimile scattered foxing & soiling contents otherwise clean; otherwise good. 16 cxii 321 pp. Illus. with b/w plates portraits facsimiles some folded and folded map. 4to. A second volume was published seventy years later in 1843. Contents: Discurso sobre la utilidad del estudio de las buenas letras / Por D.D. Sebastian Antonio de Cortes en la Academia Publica de 30 de Octubre de 1753 p. 1-66 ; Extracto de la disertacion escrita con motivo de una inscripcion antigua descubierta en Sevilla / Por Don Francisco Laso de la Vega en la Academia de 10 de Noviembre de 1752 p. 67-95 ; Traducion y explicacion del epitafio hebreo del sepulcro del Santo Rey Don Fernando III / Por Don Thomas Antonio Sanchez en la Academia de 12 de Enero de 1753 p. 96-104 ; Disertacion sobre el monacato del Rey Wamba / Por Don Miguel Sanchez Lopez en la Academia de 30 de Marzo de 1754 p. 105-152 ; Disertacion en que se prueba haverse celebrado en Sevilla un concilio nacional en el año 1478 de el qual ningun historiador ha hecho memoria / Por Diego Alexandro de Galvez en la Academia de 20 de Marzo de 1756 p. 152-170 ; Noticia de dos inscripciones anecdotas en que se hace memoria de un municipio antiguo llamado muniguense descubiertas / Por D. Sebastian Antonio de Cortes y D. Joseph de las Quentas Zayas en la academia de 26 de Marzo de 1757 p. 171-207 ; Apendice I p. 208-210 ; Apendice II p. 211-227 ; Noticias pertenecientes a la historia antigua y moderna de la Villa de Lora del Ria en Andalucia / Por D. Thomas Andres de Guseme en la Academia de 2 de Junio de 1758 p. 228-263 ; Explicacion de una inscripcion romana existente en Carmona atribuida por el celebre Muratori a Sevilla / Por Don Candido Maria Trigueros en la Academia de 28 de Septiembre de 1758 p. 264-282; Explicacion de una inscripcion hebrea que esta en la puerta que llaman de la campanilla de la Santa Patriarcal Iglesia de Sevilla / Por Don Candido Maria Trigueros en la academia de 12 de Junio de 1772 p. 283-305; Noticia y explicacion de un monumentoantiguo romano descubierto en la Villa de las Cabezas de San Juan del arzobispado de Sevillas / Por Don Francisco de Bruna en la Academia de 16 de Octubre de 1727 p. 306-314; Memoria de varias inscripciones sellos y monedas ineditas pertenecientes a la Betica cuyas copias y dibujos con la noticia de su descubrimiento y actual existencia han sido presentados à la Academia à consequencia de su particular encargo y comisión / Por D. Candido Maria Trigueros p. 315-321. Palau 162485. Por D. Joseph Padrino y Solis hardcover books
1785876331785. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: TO THE END OF THE YEAR MDCCLXXXIII. Vol. 1: Boston: Adams and Nourse 1785. i-iii - xxxii 568pp. 1 f.errata. 4to 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Six folding plates. Contemporary calf binding. Front and rear hinges cracked but attached. Vol. 2: pt.1 Isaiah Thomas & Ebenezer T. Andrews 1793. i-v- 200. pt.2 Charlestown: Samuel Etheridge 1804. i-iii - 24. 1- -168. Bound as one in contemporary calf. Contains 3 plates including one folding plate of a reproduction of James Winthrop's sketch of the Deighton Rock petroglyphs.Front board detached; rear hinge cracked. Ex-library copy previously owned by noted Boston physician Buckminster Brown. Text is mostly clean with some mild foxing and ink staining . First two volumes of the series published by one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary societies in the country. Created during the Revolution it included John Adams Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock among other luminaries. Volume 2 which includes an obituary of George Washington published in 1804 is quite scarce. $3250.00. unknown books
17854672Boston: Printed by Adams and Nourse in Court-Street 1785. Hardcover. Very Good. Rare complete copy with the six folding plates. Later 3/4 leather and marbled boards; boards loose. The Academy's members included George Washington John Adams John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. <br/><br/> Printed by Adams and Nourse, in Court-Street hardcover books
178518342Boston: Adams & Nourse 1785. Vol. I. 4to. xxxii 20 568 pp. lacking 6 plts. <br><br>The first volume in the series including scholarly papers on mathematics botany geology and medicine among other topics. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Evans 18900; Sabin 1034; ESTC W15739; Rink 8. Lacking covers; leather partially lost from spine. Title-page and several others rubber-stamped by a now-defunct institution; pages with mild to moderate waterstaining offsetting and foxing. No plates are present. Adams & Nourse hardcover books
197289574Paris: Impr. Nationale; C. Klincksieck 1972. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations 98 photographic plates 294p. Softcover in original wrapper. 29cm. Almost entirely unopened. First gathering of leaves present but never bound in. French text. Cover chipped at a couple of rear corners and also somewhat edge-worn. Contains 3 papers: 1 "Le Lac Sacre de Tanis" by Pierre Montet pages 1-92 plus XCIX plates; 2 "Les Noms des Parties du Corps en Egyptien et en Semitique" by Pierre Lacau pages 93-269; and 3 Une Inscription Phenicienne Recemment Trouvee a Kition Chypre" by Andre Dupont-Sommer pages 273-294 plus 1 plate. <br/><br/> Impr. Nationale; C. Klincksieck paperback books
195925996Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council 1959. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. ix 155 pages. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Printed two-tone blue wrappers. Minor creasing and sun browning. Clean internally. Nuclear Science Series Report Number 24. National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council publication 573. Wraps. Essentially the verbatim transcript of an informal conference on the matter. Early for this subject. National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council unknown books
1981138730San Francisco Calif: The California Academy of Sciences 1981. Hardcover. VG- slight soiling to white canvas; identity mark from previous library owner on slipcase. White stamped canvas cloth matching white canvas cloth slipcase 96 pp. 42 color plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of Native American paintings by Maynard Dixon 1875-1946. With essays by Donald J. Hagerty Ansel Adams Constance dixon Dan Dixon John Dixon Winona Tomanoczy and Edith Hamlin. Striking and vibrant visuals. With a separate paper catalog from the exhibition. The California Academy of Sciences hardcover books
1962262951962. Softcover. VG. Taupe wraps 22 pp. 7 bw illustrations. unknown books
24811ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS MASTER DRAWINGS THE WOODNER COLLECTION. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1987. Folio. Printed wrappers. 304 pages. This catalogue of the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition of the Woodner Collect of Master Drawings is arranged by school and chronologically by artist. It i well illustrated and contains thorough descriptions of each work as well as bibliography. There is an essay on "Private Collections of Old Master Drawin in America in the Twentieth Century". Fine. unknown 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
197590050Quezon City: Task Force on Human Settlements Developments Academy of the Philippines 1975. Paperback. Good. illustrations 166p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Text printed on one side. Some cover foxing/spotting. Modest staining along fore-edge. Institutional stamp on cover and title-page. Contents sound. <br/><br/> Task Force on Human Settlements, Developments Academy of the Philippines paperback books
CA16A-00248United States Naval Academy. Collectible - Acceptable. Annapolis MD: United States Naval Academy 1906. 8vo Brown leather with gilt text hardcover 290 pgs. Color illustrated. Poor. Cover loose frayed at edges. Inquire if you need further information. United States Naval Academy hardcover books
195625587Bruxelles: Palais des Academies 1956. 1100 copies; 25 cm; 87 pp; uncut pages; Pages 23-26 "Allocution de M. Raymond Queneau de l'Academie Goncourt". Wrappers about fine. <br/><br/> Palais des Academies unknown books
196315130Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science 1963. vi 213p. wraps. The Annals vol. 333 January 1961. American Academy of Political and Social Science unknown books
197599708Moscow: Progress Publishers 1975. 413p. foldout map scattered illus. wraps wraps worn toned and creased else very good condition. Inscribed boldly in Russian and English to Abraham Lincoln Brigade vet Leonard Levenson presumably by one of the editors on the title page. Progress Publishers unknown books
1985142New York: National Academy of Design 1985. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 95 pp. 24 bw 8 color repros. Foreword by John H. Dobkin introduction by Annette Blaugrund essay by Carrie Rebora. Catalogue lists 32 works with notes on most. National Academy of Design unknown books
1998164761998. Softcover. VG some soiling/pencil on cover. White wraps. 14 pp. 5 color 7 bw plates. unknown books
1988SS12861Praha:: Ustav Csckoslovenskych a svetovych dejn Ceskoslovenske akademie ved 1988. 1988. Thick 8vo. pp. 483-1176 1. Frontis. port. diags. Printed wrappers; minor dent. Very good. Very scarce. Jan Evangelista Purkyn was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. Ustav Csckoslovenskych a svetovych dejn, Ceskoslovenske akademie ved, 1988. unknown books
196542972Deerfield MA: Deerfield Academy 1965. Second printing. 8vo pp. 56. Published to accompany an exhibiton at the Academy in 1965. Illustrated. Includes a chronology biography photographs and reproductions in black and white. Paper wraps. Cover slightly soiled o/w a VG tight copy. Chapman received his art education in Europe. In 1876 he built a studio in Deerfield where he maintained a home though he also lived and worked in NYC. Deerfield Academy unknown books
2000S5242Amsterdam:: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen 2000. 2000. 220 x 150 mm. 8vo. 285 pp. 15 figs. Printed wrappers; top corner bumped else very good. Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2000. unknown books
35436184 pp. inventory edited by Gustavo de Matos Sequeira of art and architectural treasures in this central Portuguese district indices list some inscriptions reproduced in the text numerous text illus. after mss. illumination architectural renderings ground plans etc. 175 plates showing photographs of interior and exterior architectural views artworks textiles vestaments etc. Lower corner of first 50 pp. stained. 4to. Wrpps. Lisbon Academia Nacional de Belas Artes 1949. unknown books
35437238 pp. inventory of art architecture and other cultural artifacts indices inscriptions transcribed throughout frontispiece a few text illus. from plans 220 fine plates from photographs showing textiles polychrome ceramics freestanding and architectural sculpture paintings churches mosques fortified structures etc. 4to. Wrpps. a bit soiled. Lisbon Academia Nacional de Belas Artes 1947. unknown books
1966RH1554Paris: Observatoire de Paris 1966. 1966. 8vo. viii 66 pp. With the final supplemental inserted sheet. Facs. illus. Printed wrappers. Very good. Observatoire de Paris, 1966. unknown books
199083294Oxford: Pergamon Press 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. photos index xxvii 505p. plus 3 color folding maps. Original red cloth. dj. 30cm. Minor wear on jacket. <br/><br/> Pergamon Press hardcover books