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1937350222Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Some slight fading and small stains on the spine a very good or better copy lacking the dust jacket. Ownership stamp of John F. Kennedy. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
981311975. 1975. Fine. - An original 14 inch high by 11 inch wide silver print photograph by the the poet & photographer Gerard Malanga portraying the American playwright Tennessee Williams. Williams attired in his typically Southern white linen suit over a white shirt and wide black tie leans back against a heavy decorative door. Williams looks out from behind shaded glasses while holding a presumably alcoholic beverage in his left hand. The photograph is signed in full "Gerard Malanga" by the photographer at right under the image and dated "1975". Malanga's copyright is stamped in purple along the bottom right edge of the verso. The top left corner of the photograph is bumped and the is a faint crease to the left edge of the border. Near fine. <p>Little need be said about the American playwright & screenwriter Tennessee Williams 1911-1983 author of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".<p>Born in 1943 the American poet photographer filmmaker and actor Gerard Malanga is known as a master of portraiture particularly of popular culture figures. 1975. unknown
198213550Carlisle: Carlisle Museum & Art Gallery 1982. First edition. With contributions by Melvyn Bragg Norman Ackroyd Fleur Adcock Adrian Berg Charles Bray Thomas A. Clark Elizabeth Clay Jenny Cowern John A. Davies Mike Davis Ian Hamilton Finlay Hamish Fulton Roy Fisher Ian Gardner Roger Garfitt Fay Godwin Andy Goldsworthy Richard Harris Tony Harrison John Hilliard Julia Hills Frances Horovitz Paul Joyce David Nathan Kemp Geoffrey Key Thomas Meyer Ian McKeever Raymond Moore Frank Nelson Brendan Neiland David Nash Norman Nicholson Roger Palmer Rodney Pybus Edward Ranney William Scammell Faith Shannon Jon Silkin Malanie Sproat Donald Wilkinson Jonathan Williams & David Wright. One of 50 numbered copies signed by all of the contributors. Jaffe B39. Fine copy. Small 4to illustrated green cloth. Fine copy. Carlisle Museum & Art Gallery unknown
1815BOOKS036583ILondon: John Murray. Very good set in full leather. 1815. 1st. leather. 8vo 869 pp. Edited by John Eagles with his introduction and his dedication of the work to artist Benjamin West Bound in full brown leather with spines in six blindstamped panels and contrasting leather labels for the title and volume number of each; three of these labels are missing; front & rear boards with double gilt rules and and inner blindstamped rule & corner decorations; marbled endpapers and gilt-decorated board edges; hinges tight and contents clean . John Murray hardcover
1796338750Philadelphia: 1 1796. First edition. 4 60 pp. Without the folding map. 8vo. Later half calf and marbled paper boards. First edition. 4 60 pp. Without the folding map. 8vo. "A general promotion tract on Northeastern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York with an emphasis on the importance of the Susquehanna as a means of reaching the back country and the desirability of improving its navigation. Probably issued in the interests of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company or one of Robert Morris's other companies" Vail. Scarce with no other example with or without the map at auction since the Streeter sale in 1967. Evans 30338; Sabin 93935; Streeter sale 985; Vail 1059 1 unknown
185268652New York:: D. Appleton & Company 1852. First edition. publisher's green embossed cloth. Ownership signature clipped from upper corner of each title page; some light foxing; some mis-folding of the maps. 8vo. Frontispiece and 13 tinted lithographic plates; folding diagram; Atlas portfolio with 8 folding survey maps. Arranged and Prepared for the Tehuantepec Railroad Company of New Orleans by J. J. Williams. Sabin 3480. Former U.S. Consul General Julius A. Skilton's copy with ownership signature on front free endpaper. Errata slip tipped in at rear. D. Appleton & Company, hardcover
194618094NY: Harper & Brothers 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Garth WIlliams. First edition. 16mo. approximately 2.5 by 4 inches not including the fur; the box is about 3½ by 5 inches. A charming small book in pictorial boards with color illustrations throughout by Garth Williams. The book has its original real fur slipcover and is housed in its original pictorial box. The box has a circular opening to show the fur on the book. There is slight discoloration of the endpapers due to contact with the fur else in fine condition. The pictorial paper cover on the box has a slight overlap on one side of the cardboard hole suggesting that the hole in the paper and the hole in the box were cut in two separate operations. The box is near fine and not often seen in such nice condition. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1968WRCLIT50144Lexington KY: Gnomon Press 1968. Large octavo. Paper over boards printed spine label. Portrait. A fine copy in dust jacket with minor use at the crown of the spine panel. First edition deluxe issue. One of twenty- five numbered copies specially bound and signed by Bunting and Williams from a total edition of five hundred copies. "This book remains the single most important source for biographical information even though Bunting has through the passage of time confused some dates" - Guedalla. Scarce in this issue. GUEDALLA A10b. Gnomon Press hardcover books
1995028751Wright Publishing New York 1995. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth with Board Slipcase. Signed by the Artist. 276 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. SIGNED AND NUMBERED Signed by the artist both on an introductory page of the book and on the accompanying color print laid in at front. Minimal rubbing to the leather covered board slipcase but everything else about the production is in fine crisp tight and clean condition. Print and presumably the book are numbered 83/1000. The print presumably titled "Mrs. Jenkins' House in Arkansas." is in sharp and clean condition handsomely printed on fine paper. Transcribed conversation between the artist with actor Robin Williams along with Williams' commentary. Dozens of beautifully printed full color reproductions of the artist's unique take on surrealism. This is a gorgeous and luxurious production. Wright Publishing, New York Hardcover
176427932London: The Authors. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1764. First Edition. Hardcover. A nice set which appears to be in the original leather binding. Staining to the lower right corner of random pages. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . The Authors hardcover
147765Original black and white photograph of American baseball legends Joe Di Maggio and Ted Williams in their respective New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox uniforms. Boldly signed by both Di Maggio and Williams. In fine condition. The piece measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches. American baseball legend Joe DiMaggio is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and is best known for his 56-game hitting streak May 15 – July 16 1941 a record that still stands. Ted Williams played his entire Major League Baseball career as a left fielder for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960. In the 1941 All-Star Game Williams batted fourth behind Joe DiMaggio who was in the midst of his record-breaking hitting streak having hit safely in 48 consecutive games. Williams' 1941 season is often considered to be the best offensive season of all time though the MVP award would go to DiMaggio. unknown
1969161181London: Secker and Warburg 1969. First UK Edition preceding all others. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper.<br /> <br /> Basis for Sam Peckinpah's violent 1971 film "Straw Dogs" starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George considered by many to be his finest directorial effort in a career that included many important films. <br /> <br /> Small creases on the bottom right corner of the front flap and top left corner of the rear flap else Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Secker and Warburg unknown
150090Rare original typed letter from guide Taylor Williams recollecting about hunting antelope with Ernest Hemingway. One page single typed sheet. The letter reads in full "Hemingway Box by Taylor Williams. Our party consisting of Hemingway Lloyd Arnold Ellis Chapin our packer and myself had ridden into the first fringe of foothills above the plains along the Pahsimoroi River in quest of a trophy antelope having passed up several in the lower country that were not to our liking. Chapin was riding off to the side where he could get a view from behind a butte when he shouted to us that he had just jumped a small band of antelope. With that Hemingway spurred his horse and rode forward to get a better view as they came out from behind the rise. On seeing a sizable buck which was by this time in full stride he dismounted and ran forward for a better view and shot. He was using my Model 70 Winchester 257 with open sights. He struck the buck high in the shoulders and he went down at the first shot. We stepped off the distance 220 full steps. I think this was one of the most spectacular shots that I can remember in my experience as a guide." The writer was Hemingway’s great friend Taylor “Beartracks†Williams the well-known Sun Valley hunting and fishing guide. Hemingway’s friendship with Williams dated back to their meeting in Idaho in the late 1930s after which Hemingway frequently returned to Ketchum before eventually settling there. Ernest Hemingway wrote portions of For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940 while staying in Ketchum Idaho where the landscape and relative isolation supported sustained work on the novel. It is even illustrated on the dust jacket with a photograph of him at his typewriter taken there. In near fine condition with creasing and mail folds. Accompanied by two black and white glossy photographs of Hemingway with an antelope. The first is Hemingway smiling in a cowboy hat standing beside a horse with an antelope on its back and holding its horn with his left hand. The second is Hemingway and his third wife Martha Gellhorn smiling sitting on a hill together and holding the horns of an antelope. Both in near fine condition with light creasing. The pieces measure 8.5 inches by 6.5 inches. Together with a folded leaflet by Lloyd R. Arnold "High on the Wild with Hemingway" about For Whom the Bell Tolls. In fine condition. Ernest Hemingway 1899–1961 was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century whose concise prose style and exploration of universal themes reshaped modern literature. Known for his works such as The Old Man and the Sea A Farewell to Arms and For Whom the Bell Tolls Hemingway developed a narrative voice that captured the complexities of human struggle and resilience with stark simplicity. His experiences as a journalist and participant in both World Wars deeply informed his writing lending authenticity to his depictions of courage loss and alienation. While his personal life marked by adventure and tragedy often overshadowed his literary contributions his stylistic innovations and engagement with existential themes solidified his status as a transformative figure in American letters. By pushing the boundaries of narrative form and emphasizing the power of understatement Hemingway left an enduring legacy on both literature and the cultural understanding of the human condition. unknown
1947147566Boston: Waverly House 1947. First edition of this work on the Boston Red Sox. Octavo original cloth illustrated. Presentation copy inscribed by baseball legend Ted Williams on the front free endpaper and signed by Albert Hirschberg and Sam Mele who was a major league player and manager. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by Ted Williams. Illustrated by Ferguson. Rare and desirable signed. Waverly House hardcover
25003994Europe 1989. Good to very good. Minor flaws include dust soiling toning the odd short tear stain or spot. Water stain to cover of one volume. A couple labels loose damage or staining from some of the adhesives used. A couple early tape repairs. A marvelous and meticulously organized set of records belonging to a wine tasting enthusiast names James Williams including approx. two hundred sixty 260 original wine labels. The records date between 1973 and 1986 but a couple of the loose labels have been labeled "Xmas 1999" and "Xmas 2005". The earliest wine label appears to be from 1948 Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac. Countries of origin include Austria France Germany Portugal and at least one from the United States. Williams has pasted most of the labels into his notebooks and labeled them with the following information not always consistently: date the wine was produced; dates tasted and occasionally with whom and where; and relevant comments e.g. "1987 a bit past peak but ok". A few of the labels particularly in the black notebook are not annotated. The smallest notebook contains only a couple loose labels but is much more descriptive/discursive and contains his thoughts on flavor profile and price. It also contains his thoughts about the wineries he visited on his journeys such as Chateau Giscours in Bordeaux France. Williams does not seem to have intended for these to be read by other wine tasters and wrote the comments for his own edification as evidenced by one comment from April 1974 in the small notebook: "The wine has a lot of fine dark black crud and hair like! shit". He appears extremely well informed in the manufacturing process and these records show his frequents trips through Europe in search of wines. He also makes interesting observations about the wineries he visits; for example from a June 19th 1974 entry he notes "All women operating machines". In another from a couple days before he notes "Prince Phillip about to arrive for 45 person dinner to celebrate flowering of grapes. Held at different chateau every year". Williams was probably a man of means or had friends in high places judging from some of the locations and hotels visited e.g. Hotel Meurice in Paris.Overall the records present a fantastic look into one wine enthusiast's travels and tasting adventures as well as a snapshot of the wine world in the 1970s and 1980s. Another aspect of the collection worth noting is the wide array of wine label designs and artwork present including many which were designed to reflect the local pride of the wineries.<br /> <br /> The items are physically described below:<br /> <br /> Single vol. binder in black pebbled cloth 10" by 7.25" containing approx. 115 leaves of lined notebook paper with over 100 wine labels pasted-in and annotated with pen and pencil. Covers Williams' tasting trips in Europe between 1973 and 1977.<br /> <br /> Single vol. binder in blue pebbled cloth 9" by 7.5" containing approx. 150 leaves of lined notebook paper with over 140 wine labels pasted-in and annotated with pen and pencil. Covers tasting dates between 1975 and 1989.<br /> <br /> "Diary of a Wine Taster". Single spiral-bound notebook measuring approx. 6.5" by 4.25" with approx. 60 leaves of grid paper with notes in pen and pencil.<br /> <br /> Pink envelope 4.5" by 6.25" stamped with the Chateau Mouton Rothschild arms containing 20 loose wine labels. James Williams b.1950 worked in the wine industry in several capacities including: in a German vineyard and winery; for wine importers and distributors based in New York; and finally as manager of a liquor store in Princeton New Jersey. unknown
192843698Mohonk Lake NY 1928. <p>Keen William Williams 1837-1932. Autograph letter signed to M. Jacques. 1.5pp. on sheet with letterhead of Lake Mohonk Mountain House. Mohonk Lake N.Y. August 31 1928. 241 x 153 mm. Traces of mounting in left margin but fine otherwise.</p> <p> A fine letter from the celebrated American surgeon William Williams Keen touching on one of his most famous accomplishments—his participation in the secret surgical operations performed on President Grover Cleveland in 1893 to remove a cancerous growth from the President's mouth. </p> <p> "I am glad that you were interested in my latest observe I do not say "last" volume referring to Keen's recently published The Surgical Operations on President Cleveland in 1893 Together with Six Additional Papers of Reminiscences 1928. It was a remarkable event. When we put Mr. Cleveland in his bed what an emphatic deep "Thank God" we said!"</p> <p> The reason for the secrecy surrounding the operations on the President was that the United States was then in the middle of a financial crisis caused by the inflationary Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890. Cleveland had been elected to a second term on a platform that called for repeal of the Act and his leadership was essential to that process. Feeling that any sign of ill health might be interpreted as weakness and throw support to the pro-silver side Cleveland decided to keep his illness and the operations secret.</p> <p> In a postscript Keen refers to the Cleveland operation again: "Not long before the Cleveland case I had a patient who while still under the anesthetic was suddenly paralyzed!! Suppose—!"</p> <p> Keen's letter also mentions his longtime friend the American physician and writer Silas Weir Mitchell 1829-1914 with whom he co-authored the classic Gunshot Wounds and other Injuries of Nerves 1864; see Garrison-Morton.com 2167 together with George Morehouse. </p> <p>"How vividly your quoting this honored name brings back to me our 1900 experiences & how Weir that dear now lost friend & I sat in the seats of the mighty for the first act & then skedaddled to the Opéra Comique lest we be trapped as ignorant intruders!"</p> <p> Keen one of the most brilliant surgeons of his era gained worldwide fame as one of the first to operate successfully for meningiomas large brain tumors; see Garrison-Morton.com 4866 and to develop a procedure for drainage of the cerebral ventricles. He was also the first in the United States to use x-rays clinically see Garrison-Morton.com 2684.1. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon with the U. S. Army. Keen was one of the first American surgeons to adopt Lister's system of antisepsis and wrote the first American surgical textbook based on antiseptic principles. His Keen's System of Surgery 1906-21 was the standard textbook for American surgeons in the first decades of the 20th century. </p> . unknown books
19943474London: Mad Cow 1994. First edition. One of 25 copies signed by each of the contributors out of a total edition of 325 copies. The contributors include Denise Levertov Jonathan Williams Thomas Meyer Ian Hamilton Finlay Ron Padgett Spike Hawkins Thomas A. Clark Simon Cutts among others. As new. 8vo illustrated spiral-bound pictorial boards slipcase. As new. Mad Cow unknown
1900C0416ii232 pages with diagrams index and tables. Quarto 10 1/2" x 6 3/4" bound in three quarter leather with gilt lettered spine label and original vignette affixed to front cover. Annotations by Leopold Hoffer. Provenance Galsgow Chess Club Betts: 7-36 Limited to 500 copies. First edition.<br /><br />The London 1899 chess tournament was without a doubt one of the very strongest tournaments ever held on British soil. Almost every great master of the day was present including the past and reigning world champions. It proved to be the swan song of the old champion Wilhelm Steinitz but for Emanuel Lasker it was a glittering success which propelled him way beyond the other grandmasters of the time. All important players were invited. Many of these players were the champions of the country that they represented. Refusals came from Siegbert Tarrasch and Rudolf Charousek illness. The businessman Amos Burn had to withdraw at the opening's day. Fifteen participants played double rounds from 30 May to 10 July 1899 except for Richard Teichmann. He withdrew after round 4 due to an eye disease. His remaining games in the first cycle were declared as lost. Rounds were played in St. Stephen's Hall. The time limit was fifteen moves in one hour. Participants were entertained by the City of London chess club at Crystal Palace and the Star and Garter Hotel in Richmond. A banquet took place in the International Hall of the Café Monico on 29 June. Lasker finished a whopping 4.5 points ahead of the group finished tied for second Janowski Maroczy Pillsbury. This is easily one of the more dominating personal performances in a tournament ever played. London 1899 goes down in history as one of the great Lasker victories along with St. Petersburg 1896 Paris 1900 St. Petersburg 1914 and New York 1924. There was a second section in the tournament won by Frank James Marshall with 8.5 out of 11. Georg Marco and Jacques Mieses were the most experienced opponents and the tournament was not all that strong.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Glasgow Chess Club stamp liberally used through out date received and released on front end paper with secretary's initials. Some soiling through out. Rebound in attractive three quarter leather with the original vignette laid on front cover. A good to very good copy of a scarce tournament title. <br /> Longmans, Green & Co hardcover books
1796236129London: Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and J. Balfour 1796. Vv. 1-3 Fifth editions; V. 4 First edition first printing. Bound in three-quarter twentieth-century dark green crushed morocco over marbled boards plain endpapers top edge stain green. Spine titles rubbed top stain faded spot of soiling to top edge v. 1 and fore edges vv. 2-3 1/2" chip lower corners pp. IV: 153-160 two spots of contemporary penciled marginalia pp. II: 149 202. All maps and plates near fine or better. Overall a near fine very presentable set. Four fold-out maps engraved by Thomas Kitchin fold-out illustration. xlviii 1 2-388; 499; 439 blank 38 index 1 ads; ; 249 1 iv 307 1 ads. 8.5" x 5.5" A SCOT'S HISTORY OF AMERICA<br /> <br /> A foundational Enlightenment history of the New World The History of America presents the Scottish historian William Robertson’s influential narrative of the discovery conquest and indigenous civilizations of the Americas––"most highly regarded secondary source of its time" Howes. First published in 1777 it became the most widely read English-language account of Spanish colonial enterprise for decades. Though penned by one of Edinburgh’s most esteemed intellectuals—Principal of its University—the work was published out of London reflecting the era’s cross-border scholarly networks and the metropolitan market for imperial historiography.This mixed set includes the fifth edition in three volumes 1788 along with the first edition of the posthumously published fourth volume 1796. Admired for its literary clarity and moral reflection Robertson’s work shaped 18th-century historical writing and remains a touchstone in the historiography of empire and encounter. <br /> <br /> Sabin 71973 71974; Howes R358. Printed for A. Strahan; T. Cadell; and J. Balfour unknown
192039900NP 1920. Original document. Original photographs. g to vg. Striking collection of 20 Cabinet Portraits and Photographs of the following authors: <br /> <br /> - Caroline Cheseborough<br /> - Agnes Christina Laut <br /> - William Black <br /> - Lew Wallace <br /> - John Collins Snaith <br /> - François Coppée <br /> - Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins <br /> - Adolphe Belot <br /> - Paul Blouet Max O'Rell <br /> - Gabriele D'Annunzio <br /> - Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine <br /> - George du Maurier <br /> - Francis Marion Crawford <br /> - Edmond Rostand <br /> - William Dean Howells <br /> - Artemas Ward <br /> - Alexandre Dumas Jr. fils <br /> - Robert Browning<br /> - Mrs. Barrett Browning <br /> - Henry Ward Beecher<br /> <br /> 1 Caroline Cheseborough American author. The 4 x 2 3/8" carte de visite CDV was taken by Jordan & Co. photographers in New York.<br /> <br /> 2 Agnes Christina Laut 1871-1936 a Canadian novelist journalist historian and social worker. A 5 3/4 x 3" duo-tone photographic portrait. The photographic reproduction is tipped onto a 6 1/4 x 3 1/2" cardstock hand signed by the author at lower margin.<br /> <br /> 3 William Black 1841-1898 a Glasgow born writer whose novel "A Daughter of Heth" 1871 made him immensely popular in the latter half of the 19th-century. However his fame and popularity did not survive long into the 20th century. 7 x 4 1/2" b/w photographic portrait. The undated photographic reproduction is inscribed and hand signed at lower margin by the author. <br /> <br /> 4 Lew Wallace 1827-1905 who became immensely popular with his best selling novel "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" 1880. Striking 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait taken in New York by Sarony. Lower margin hand signed by Lew Wallace. <br /> <br /> 5 John Collins Snaith English novelist. The photograph is inscribed and hand signed by the author. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait taken in Nottingham by George Pendry.<br /> <br /> 6 François Coppée 1842-1908 French poet and novelist. The 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait was taken by Reutlinger Paris.<br /> <br /> 7 Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins better known as Anthony Hope 1863-1933 a prolific English novelist and playwright. The 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait of was taken by Rockwood NY. <br /> <br /> 8 Adolphe Belot 1829-1890 French author and dramatist. The unsigned and undated 5 6/8 x 4" original photograph is pasted onto 6 1/4 x 4 1/4" cardstock. <br /> <br /> 9 Paul Blouet Max O'Rell 1847-1903 French author and journalist . The 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait was produced by Falk in New York. <br /> <br /> 10 Gabriele D'Annunzio 1863-1938 the celebrated Italian writer poet journalist and playwright. The stunning 6 1/2 x 4 1/8" cabinet portrait was taken by Guigoni & Bossi in Milano and is undated.<br /> <br /> 11 A 5 1/2 x 4" original photograph of Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine 1853-1931 novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. The photograph unsigned and undated. <br /> <br /> 12 & 13 Two cabinet portraits of George du Maurier a French-British cartoonist and author best known for his cartoons in "Punch" and also for his novel "Trilby" 1894. Both portraits measure 6 1/2 x 4 1/4". The first photograph is a front view portrait of the author and was produced by Messieurs Bassano in London. The second one is a left profile bust portrait and was produced by Elliott & Fry in London. <br /> <br /> 14 Francis Marion Crawford 1854-1909 an American writer noted for his many novels especially those set in Italy and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. The photograph was taken in 1897 and was produced by Falk in New York. A 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait. <br /> <br /> 15 Edmond Rostand 1868-1918 French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is best known for his play "Cyrano de Bergerac." The handsome 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait is dated 1904 and was produced by Reutlinger in Paris. <br /> <br /> 16 William Dean Howells 1837-1920 an American realist author literary critic and playwright. The A 6 1/2 x 4" cabinet portrait is undated and was produced by C. F. Conly in Boston.<br /> <br /> 17 Artemas Ward 1848-1925 an American author and advertising executive best known for authoring several biographies as well as "The Grocer's Encyclopedia." The undated 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait was produced by Warren in Boston. <br /> <br /> 18 Alexandre Dumas Jr. fils 1824-1895 a French writer and dramatist best known for "Camille." Son of the famous author. The undated and unsigned 5 1/4 x 4" original photograph is pasted on a 6 x 4 1/4" heavy cardstock.<br /> <br /> 19 Robert Browning 1812-1889 English poet and playwright. The 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" cabinet portrait was produced by Elliott & Fry in London after the author's death. <br /> <br /> 20 Mrs. Barrett Browning 1806-1861 one of the most prominent English poets of the Victorian era. The 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 photograph of a painting is pasted on a captioned 6 1/2 x 4 1/4" heavy cardstock and appears to be part of a cabinet series.<br /> <br /> 21 Henry Ward Beecher 1813-1887 the American clergyman orator and abolitionist. The card measures 5 1/2 x 4" and was taken by an unknown photographer. Sporadic minor to moderate abrasion/rubbing along edges. Some edges have been slightly chipped never affecting the photograph. Pertinent handwritten annotations at verso. - From the Harold Seton Collection. NP unknown
189432630New York: D. Appleton 1894. First Appleton edition. Illustrated with numerous diagrams. Pp. i-iv 3-4 1-2 3-275. 1 vols. 12mo. Original cloth with with football player stamped in gilt on upper cover. A very fine copy in the original plain dust jacket. First Appleton edition. Illustrated with numerous diagrams. Pp. i-iv 3-4 1-2 3-275. 1 vols. 12mo. One of the earliest and most important books on the game by the "grand old man" of American Football athletic pioneer and legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. This Appleton edition of 1894 is revised from the Hartford edition of 1893. D. Appleton unknown
194512833Cummington MA: Cummington Press 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large octavo unpaginated. A notoriously fragile book and one of only "a few" per Edelstein see below copies bound in rose-colored Japanese Natsume straw-paper over boards. The calf spine is worn at the extremities but less so than is often seen and the binding is sound. Gentle wear to corners but a sharp internally clean example; very good. Lacking as usual the plain glassine dust jacket. This is number 260 of 300 limited copies another 40 were signed by Stevens. Edelstein A10 references an unpublished letter from Harry Duncan publisher of the Cummington Press to Stevens which reads in part: "Five copies will be mailed to you on Monday. One of these is covered with rose paper not with the green . Only a few copies have it all the available green paper not quite being enough for the entire edition." Furthermore of the six locations noted by Edelstein only Holly Stevens's copy is in the rose binding. A desirable copy. Cummington Press hardcover
