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1916CIGMINING1916W.D. & H. O. Wills 1916. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of mining equipment and techniques. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1916. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1930CIGFIREFIGHTAPPJohn Player & Sons 1930. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of various fire fighting appliances. Published by John Player & Sons in 1930. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 John Player & Sons unknown
1911CIGOLDENGFLOWERS1911W.D. & H. O. Wills 1911. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of old English garden flowers. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1911. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1906CIGBOROUGHARMS01W.D. & H. O. Wills 1906. None. F - Fine. Various. THIRTY TWO cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of coats of arms of various Boroughs. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1906. The cards are in fine condition. 32 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1917CIGALLIEDWARLEADW.D. & H. O. Wills 1917. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of allied war leaders. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1917. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1928CIGFOOTBALLERS28John Player & Sons 1928. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of various footballers. Published by John Player & Sons in 1928. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 John Player & Sons unknown
1907CIGBISHOPRICARMSW.D. & H. O. Wills 1907. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of coats of arms of the Bishopric. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1907. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1913CIGFIRSTAID1913W.D. & H. O. Wills 1913. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of first aid tips. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1913. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1939CIGASSFOOTBALLERSW.D. & H. O. Wills 1939. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of association footballers. Published by W.D. & H. O. Wills in 1939. The cards are in fine condition. 50 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W.D. & H. O. Wills unknown
1908CIGHIGHLANDCLANSJohn Player & Sons 1908. None. F - Fine. Various. TWENTY FIVE cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of various Highland Clans. Published by John Player & Sons in 1908. The cards are in fine condition. 25 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 John Player & Sons unknown
1934CIGBEATBOGEYW. A. & A. C. Churchman 1934. None. F - Fine. Various. FIFTY FIVE cards with printed descriptions and illustrations of various golf holes. Published by W. A. & A. C. Churchman in 1934. The cards are in fine condition. 55 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 2" x 3" 40mm x 70mm. 1.2 W. A. & A. C. Churchman unknown
2017ZENCOSPLAYZenescope 2017. Hard Cover. VF - Very Fine. Various. First Edition. Zenescope's Art of Cosplay features 96 illustrations by the best artists in the business Depicts Zenescope's array of heroes and villains cosplaying various pop culture icons. 96 pages. Part Colour illustrations. 9" x 11" 230mm x 280mm. 1.2 Zenescope hardcover
197082954Ann Arbor Michigan: The Institute of Continuing Legal Education August 20th-21st 1970. First Edition. Quarto. 29pp. Bound in a Smead Pressboard Binder. 278pp. printed to rectos only. Clean strong and bright internally clean a very good solid copy. <br /> <br /> Essentially all of the relevant literature for a two day course on student protests on US campuses divided into three sections detailed in the text: "The Campus During Crisis" discussing the roles of the faculty the legality of police involvement in campus protests the role of student leaders etc.; "The Campus After Crisis" with particular focus on the Kent State atrocity the makeup of post demonstration tribunals and hearing committees and a comparison of student rules regarding protest from the perspective of the campus and when the "rules" are organized from the perspective of the students the test case here is contributed by the students of UC Berkeley; and the final part "The Aftermath of Crisis" which contains an article entitled "Universities and Political Involvement: A Tentative Agenda" alongside sections detailing the Free Speech policies of a number of prominent US universities and colleges the legality of demonstration at various institutions and a clear inference that campus authorities regularly break the law and behave unconstitutionally when suppressing students exercising their rights to free speech and assembly on the sites set aside for this purpose. <br /> 54 years old at the date of cataloging this academic and extremely considered and detailed text suggests that nothing changes but it stays the same and that few democratic rights survive their first encounter with aggressive institutional self interest. The Institute of Continuing Legal Education unknown
1910List1805Pennsylvania and France 1910. Five Cabinet Card Photographs and one Mounted Photograph taken at the L. Vasseur Studio in Paris. Generally fine condition one cabinet card with chips to mount. Near Fine. A small but very compelling group of images recovered from a family collection documenting an African-American family from Pennsylvania. Five of the images bear no identification one states on verso: “Mrs. Harriet Oskins / died at the age / of 112.†Most of the photographs are taken at various Pennsylvania locations including Philadelphia Allentown New Lebanon and Lehighton. We find record of an A.H. and McCleary Oskins and family listed as African-American in the Philadelphia census records from 1910. <br /> <br /> Of particular note is a photograph of an African- American serviceman and presumed family member taken at a Paris studio. It’s a particularly striking image and the first formal portrait of an African-American taken in a French studio during WWI that we have encountered. <br /> <br /> Overall a visually compelling and important group with the Paris photo of particular rarity worthy of preservation as a family collection despite the limited information on the specific subjects. unknown
1984022426No Place: No publisher 1984. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place: 1984. Single stapled zine 8 ½ by 11 inches. 20 pp. including covers. An obscure zine perhaps associated with the New York artist space ABC No Rio or perhaps from California that assembles submissions from contributors that blend clip art xerox art collage poetry and essays. Our speculation about ABC No Rio is based on it being purchased with other items from the space. Anti-Reagan pro-Central American rebels anti-capitalism and anarchist themes abound. The general tone feels rather apocalyptic perhaps reflecting the mood of youth in a Reagan administration. One page with art depicting bombs being dropped predicts November 13 2026 as doomsday. Buy this before then! GOOD condition. Light toning and edgewear. Minor staining along the lower front cover. Some curling at the corners. No publisher unknown
022479No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place or date. Single stapled zine 8 ½ by 11 inches. 20 pp. including covers. An obscure zine perhaps associated with the New York artist space ABC No Rio that assembles submissions from contributors that blend clip art xerox art collage poetry and essays. Our speculation about ABC No Rio is based on it being purchased with other items from the space and a small anarchist symbol on the second page which appears to have the letters b and c written in the top part of the symbol. Pieces reflect on capitalism and war how women are treated as sex objects anti-Reagan musings gun culture in America etc. The general tone feels rather apocalyptic perhaps reflecting the mood of youth in a Reagan administration. GOOD condition. Light toning and edgewear with offsetting along the edges. Small area of staining at the lower left side. Price request in red marker on the lower front cover. Lower right corner creased and wrinkled. No publisher unknown
FORT926515Marvel Universe. Used - Very Good. Marvel Universe unknown
70245Cape Town The South African Museum 1974. 8vo 24.7 x 17.2 cm. vi 253 pp. Numerous text illustrations several plates. original stiff printed wrappers. = A collection of detailed and mostly well-illustrated studies on Mesozoic and older mammal-like and other reptiles. Also included is a biography of Boonstra 1905-1975 and a list of his scientific contributions. This is the Museum's Annals volume 64. Errata leaf loosely inserted. cancelled stamp on front wrapper otherwise a very good clean copy. unknown
2018022176Black Rock City NV: VBRC Weekly Adrian Roberts Publisher 2018. Wraps. Very Good. Single newsprint sheet folded into eight pages. With a few black and white photos. A newsletter issued for those attending the Burning Man festival. This issue with helpful hints on how not to die at Burning Man; Top 10 Instagram spots in BRC because if it's not on Instagram there's no fkin' way you were there or anywhere. Do you even exist bro and other helpful tips. Burning Man started in the late 1980s on a California beach eventually growing into the large festival it has become. And just think for about one tenth of the current base level ticket price of this festival of decommodification you can own someone else's memory of it! VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. VBRC Weekly, Adrian Roberts, Publisher unknown
1873List2825Eureka California 1873. Single 5 ½ x 12 inch ledger book with five small pages of notes and one short letter. Forty-two pages of the ledger filled out with many more blank. Some damage to spine on exterior otherwise very good to excellent. Offered here is a wharfage fee account ledger from Eureka California with dates between 1868 and 1873. The first Euro-American settlement at what is now Eureka on the Humboldt Bay was founded in 1850. It became a hub for bringing supplies to the Trinity Klamath and Salmon River mines both by water and over land and a major lumber manufacturing town with seven sawmills by 1858.1 Lumber vessels sent lumber down the Pacific coast as far as Chile. By the 1860s and 70s Eureka’s main exports were lumber and produce including pork and seafood via sailing vessels and there was also regular steamer service taking people and goods between there and San Francisco. Wharfage would have been paid at the port at Eureka for loading or unloading cargo; the ledger tracks ship names alongside either the names of men who loaded the cargo or the cargo type quantities and prices.<br /> <br /> 1 Owen Cochran Coy The Humboldt Bay Region 1850–1875 California State Historical Association 1929. unknown
1960126978Various Publishers 1960s. Very Good. Five original b/w press photos featuring Tunisian actress and cult hearth-throb Claudia Cardinale including two from her seminal role as a wayward reject "Girl with a Suitcase" 1961 one each from "The Leopard" 1963 "A Rose for Everyone" 1967 "The Adventures of Gerard" 1970. These images were likely used for press/media purposes to promote the film three w/ small white borders series alpha-numerals two are borderless four w/ mimeo snipes/stamps 3 w/ call labels. Claudia in top-hat shaving cream straight razor "Die Grafin und ihr Oberst" The Adventures of Gerard 7 x 9.25 inches German mimeo snipe modern cello tape over tape ghosts. Claudia on the phone & showing leg as a hitcher "Girl with a Suitcase" 8 x 10 inches & 9 x 7 inches one small lobby card w/ cropping notations on recto one borderless 1961 & 1962 stamps notations labels on versos. Claudia in plaid against tree "The Leopard" 8 x 10 inches cropping notations on recto snipes notations stamps tape ghosts on verso. Claudia in striped tank supine on gravel "A Rose for Everyone" 8 x 10 inches actress name in pencil on verso. Very Good Plus overall faint rubbing toning a few stray shallow creases. Rights not sold or held photos sold as artifacts. Various Publishers unknown
197336278Haarlem: Carlinapers 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 104 of 110 copies. "Met uitzondering van bladzij 7 - wij meenden te handelen in de geest van Schwitters en Van Doesburg door op deze pagina de lezer te stimuleren tot een eigen creatieve bijdrage - is de tekst van een artikel in het dagblad De Telegraaf van 11 januari 1923." Purple cloth boards with paper title label reading "Dada in de Residentie" in green to spine. Clean and bright. Printed in many colors and typefaces in unusual layouts. IN DUTCH. Unpaginated. 20 pages. PRI/011623. Carlinapers hardcover
3352Spain Late 18th century. Compilation of partly manuscript partly printed documents. The manuscripts are written on various types of laid paper by multiple hands. The paper type and handwriting do not always correspond consistently throughout. Titles and condition reports of the printed section below. In fine contemporary vellum binding fastened by looped fabric thongs to wooden beads lower bead missing. Overall the book is in fine condition. Compilation of partly manuscript partly printed documents. The manuscripts are written on various types of laid paper by multiple hands. The paper type and handwriting do not always correspond consistently throughout. Titles and condition reports of the printed section below. In fine contemporary vellum binding fastened by looped fabric thongs to wooden beads lower bead missing. Mss.: ff. 40; printed content: see details below. <p><br /> A unique and important compilation of contemporary manuscripts and pivotal printed documents related to the founding of Banco Nacional Spain’s central bank including the foundation document itself.<br /> <p><p><br /> Banco de España the Spanish national bank originally founded as the Banco Nacional de San Carlos in 1782 was established to stabilize Spain's economy during a period of financial strain. Initiated by Francisco Cabarrús and supported by King Carlos III the bank aimed to address the depreciation of vales reales government-issued promissory notes used to fund public expenses. Over time the bank's role expanded becoming instrumental in managing public debt and regulating the country's finances. In 1856 it evolved into the Banco de España officially becoming Spain's central bank with a mandate to issue currency oversee monetary policy and support economic stability nationwide.<br /> <p><p><br /> This compilation of manuscripts and printed documents closely follows the founding process and broader goals of the Banco Nacional de San Carlos reflecting Spain's dependence on resources from its extensive territories. The printed pamphlets illustrate the financial strategies behind the bank's creation with detailed instructions on the circulation and management of vales reales and mandates requiring municipalities to invest surplus funds in the new bank. These documents reflect the Crown’s intention to consolidate financial control stabilize the economy and provide a structured way for local and national resources—including those from colonial holdings—to support public finances.<br /> <p><p><br /> The manuscripts provide a valuable regional perspective particularly from Catalonia revealing the practical challenges of currency management and tax collection. They highlight the role of American silver in Spain's financial system as the flow of precious metals from the colonies was vital to the country’s monetary stability. Local adaptations to Royal Decrees in Catalonia including currency equivalence between Catalonia and Castile and the handling of coinage in military and regional treasuries showcase the financial complexities that the Banco Nacional was meant to address. This indicates that the owner of this volume likely held a significant role within the Spanish financial or administrative system likely connected to the Royal Treasury military treasury or a regional financial authority in Catalonia.<br /> <p><p><br /> Together this compilation offers a detailed view of how Spain sought to unify and strengthen its financial system through the Banco Nacional capturing the interplay between regional and national interests as well as the influence of colonial resources. These documents not only outline the bank’s founding principles but also provide a glimpse into the economic challenges and solutions that shaped Spain’s efforts to modernize its financial landscape drawing on wealth from the Americas to support its ambitions.<br /> <p><p><br /> The manuscript section comprising some fifteen documents provides an in-depth look at Catalonia’s financial landscape during the founding of the Banco Nacional de San Carlos. It begins by examining how commerce and stable currency systems drive national wealth establishing the need for a centralized bank to regulate currency effectively. Other documents outline treasury practices and the exclusion of damaged coins underscoring the importance of maintaining currency integrity—a role well-suited to centralized oversight.<br /> <p><p><br /> The collection further explores currency conversion between Catalonia and Castile revealing regional discrepancies that highlight the benefits of a national bank to ensure consistent exchange rates. Adjustments to gold valuations and compliance inspections reflect the challenges of coordinating regional policies which a central institution could simplify. There are also critiques of fiscal practices and inefficiencies in tax collection illustrating a need for the standardized oversight that the Banco Nacional could provide.<br /> <p><p><br /> Final chapters discuss the drawbacks of currency notes and proposals to eliminate them suggesting that centralized regulation could reduce financial instability. Collectively these documents emphasize the importance of the Banco Nacional in standardizing currency practices maintaining fiscal integrity and supporting Spain’s economic stability by unifying regional practices under a central authority.<br /> <p><p><br /> The printed portion of this compilation consists of six documents that delve into the foundational principles and regulations surrounding the establishment of the Banco Nacional de San Carlos. Together these documents reveal the financial strategies critical to addressing Spain’s economic challenges in the late 18th century.<br /> The series begins with Antonio Pérez Rocha’s extremely scarce mid-17th-century political discourse which explores fundamental concepts of currency distinguishing between commercial and provincial coinage and emphasizing the need for a stable currency supply to support economic growth. His treatise underscores the pressing necessity for reliable currency alternatives—a key rationale behind the creation of the Banco Nacional.<br /> <p><p><br /> The subsequent Royal Decrees outline detailed directives for municipal investments into the Banco Nacional drawing surplus funds from local revenues to support the bank’s capital needs. This step was vital in establishing a stable financial base for the institution. Further decrees set conditions for the circulation of vales reales government promissory notes which were essential in raising funds to support the Crown’s obligations. By managing these notes the Banco Nacional would provide a regulated environment to address liquidity needs and control the depreciation of currency in circulation.<br /> <p><p><br /> Additional documents detail specific instructions for the military treasury’s handling of these vales illustrating the close integration of military and financial interests in Spain’s centralized banking strategy. Other decrees describe the issuance of further promissory notes to secure funds for public expenditure a move indicative of Spain’s growing reliance on credit instruments to meet its financial demands.<br /> <p><p><br /> The collection concludes with the final decree formally establishing the Banco Nacional de San Carlos marking the bank’s official role in stabilizing Spain’s currency system and supporting commercial activities both in the kingdom and its colonies. This foundational decree reflects the bank’s broader mission: to bring cohesion and oversight to Spain’s fragmented financial system thereby enhancing national economic stability. Collectively these printed documents offer a comprehensive overview of the policies and directives that underscored the Banco Nacional’s creation and highlight its pivotal role in Spain’s evolving financial landscape.<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> List of the printed documents:<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Perez Rocha Antonio: Caption title: Al Rey nuestro Señor discurso politico en que se declaran los Assumptos y Medios siguientes. … Por Antonio Pérez Rocha natural de la ciudad de Compostela.<br /> <p><p><br /> Madrid: S.n. mid 17th century. ff. 14.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. Pagination in ink by a contemporary hand to upper corners 60–73. Foxing throughout otherwise in fine condition. <br /> <p><p><br /> We could trace only one copy in institutional holdings Real Academia de la Historia Madrid.<br /> IB 118905<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Charles III of Spain; Salazar Antonio Martinez: Caption title: Real Cedula de S. M. y Señores del Consejo Por la qual se mandan observar las reglas que van insertas para las Subscripciones que hagan los Pueblos del Reyno en el Banco Nacional de sus caudales sobrantes de Propios Arbitrios Encabezamientos y de los Pósitos. Año 1782.<br /> <p><p><br /> Madrid: S.n. 1782. 4 p.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. Few stains otherwise in fine condition.<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Charles III of Spain; Salazar Antonio Martinez: Real Cédula de S. M. y Señores del Consejo por la qual se manda observar las condiciones y prevenciones insertas para el curso de los vales que dimanen de la negociacion ajustada con varias Casas de Comercio acreditadas y establecidas en estos Reynos para el apronto efectivo de nueve millones de pesos en la forma que se declara.<br /> <p><p><br /> En Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Pedro Marin Año 1780. 16 p.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. Foxing throughout otherwise in fine condition.<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Muzquiz Miguel de: Caption title: Instruccion y Reglas que ha resuelto el Rey se observen en la Tesorería mayor de la Guerra y en las de Exercito del Reyno para el manejo y circulacion de los Vales que se han de distribuir con motivo del prestamo de nueve millones de pesos de à 128 quartos que hacen à S. M. varias Casas de comercio establecidas en este Reyno y para el paga de los intereses que han de gozar los mismos Vales con arreglo à las Condiciones de este prestamo y à lo prevenido en Decreto de este dia comunicado al Consejo para que despache la Real Cedula correspondiente.<br /> <p><p><br /> Madrid: S.n. 1780. ff 4.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. Singed at the end in ink by Domingo Acuarcoleta. Trace of horizontal folding at the center. In fine condition.<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Charles III of Spain; Salazar Antonio Martinez: Real Cedula de S. M. y Señores del Consejo por la qual se sirve S. M. crear catorce millones setecientos noventa y nueve mil novecientos pesos de á ciento veinte y ocho quartos cada uno en medios Vales de á trescientos pesos en la conformidad que se expresa.<br /> <p><p><br /> En Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Pedro Marin Año 1782. ff. 6 last blank.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. Trace of horizontal folding at the center. In fine condition.<br /> <p><p><br /> <br /> <p><p><br /> Charles III of Spain; Salazar Antonio Martinez: <br /> Real Cedula de S. M. y Señores del Consejo por la qual se crea erige y autoriza un Banco nacional y general para facilitar las operaciones del comercio y el beneficio público de estos Reynos y los de Indias con la denominación de Banco de San Carlos baxo las reglas que se expresan. Including: Real Cedula de S. M. y Señores del Consejo por la qual se mandan observar las reglas que van insertas para las Subscripciones que hagan los Pueblos del Reyno en el Banco Nacional de sus caudales sobrantes de Propios Arbitrios Encabezamientos y de lós Pósitos.<br /> <p><p><br /> En Madrid: En la Imprenta de Don Pedro Marin Año 1782. 3 2–34 2 title page of the second title 35–46p.<br /> <p><p><br /> First edition. In fine condition.<br /> <p><p><br /> Literature: Sarriá Muñoz A. 1994. Sobre la fundación del Banco Nacional de San Carlos y el cabildo malagueño. Isla de Arriarán: Revista Cultural y Científica 3 pp. 209–217.<br /> <p>. unknown
192417196New York: 1924-1926. The Woman Citizen was one of the most influential women's publications of the early twentieth century. Carrie Chapman Catt founded the periodical in 1917 by merging the suffrage publications The Woman's Journal founded in 1870 The National Suffrage News and Woman Voter. The initial funding for the magazine was provided by Mrs. Frank Leslie and allowed the wide circulation of The Woman Citizen: for example every congressman was added to the mailing list free of charge. The periodical ceased publication in 1931. . Printed paper wrappers most in color each with a black-and-white illustration of an art piece by a woman e.g. Portrait of Mrs. Nourse by Mary Beale. . Fourteen volumes 9 in. x 11 in. . Eight issues from 1924 January 12 January 26 February 23 March 8 June 14 June 28 August 9 December 13 one from 1925 June 13 and five monthly issues from 1926 April May June July and September. Light wear to wrappers some creasing and chipping. Contemporary ink ownership signatures first name Damaris surname illegibleto the covers of some issues. Minor toning and some dampstaining to a few albums. A very good set of this early feminist magazine. The Woman Citizen covered topics like politics women's history arts and culture prohibition universal suffrage internationally and the growing presence of women in fields like athletics law and government. Writers like Carrie Chapman Catt Alice Stone Blackwell Alice Hamilton Margaret Sanger Cora Rigby and Emily Newell Blair contributed their work to the periodical.
19077263New York: William Abbatt 1907. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto. First edition. In what appears to be matching publisher's maroon cloth except for Volume I which is in contemporary olive cloth that appears to be publisher issued. Bindings are only lightly shelfworn; solid copies; contents are clean; many issues have frontispiece illustrations. <br /> <br /> This is a remarkably periodical with contents ranging from Colonial and revolutionary America early American exploration antebellum society and slavery the American Civil War and more by some of the most notable historians of their day. A remarkable wealth of history with an exceptional provenance as this copy belonged to Charles Francis Adams grandson of John Quincy Adams and has his armorial bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. William Abbatt unknown
