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42<p><strong>Beowulf -- 15 books </strong></p><p>This collection contains 15 books--containing over 4300 pages!--about Beowulf including <em><strong>six translations</strong></em> of this majestic poem:</p><p>Michael Alexander Penguin 1986</p><p>G. N. Garmonsway & Jacqueline Simpson Dutton 1971</p><p>Constance B. Hieatt Bantam 1983</p><p>Burton Raffel Signet 2008 -- new</p><p>Benjamin Thorpe Barron's 1962</p><p>C. L. Wrenn Harrap 1973</p><p>The collection also includes nine <em><strong>critical introductions</strong></em> to Beowulf many of which also include a translation of Beowulf:</p><p>R. W. Chambers/<em>Beowulf: An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn</em>Cambridge University Press1959</p><p>Donald K. Fry/<em>The Beowulf Poet: A Collection of Critical Essays</em> Prentice-Hall 1968</p><p>Edward B. Irving Jr./<em>A Reading of Beowulf</em> Yale University Press 1969</p><p>F. Klaeber/<em>Beowulf and the Fight at Finnsburg</em> Heath 1950</p><p>William Lawrence/<em>Beowulf and Epic Tradition</em> Hafner 1967</p><p>Lewis E. Nicholson/<em>An Anthology of Beowulf Criticism</em> University of Notre Dame Press 1976 -- includes J. R. R. Tolkien's 53-page essay "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics"</p><p>J. D. A. Ogilvy & Donald C. Baker/<em>Reading Beowulf</em> University of Oklahoma Press 1983</p><p>Joseph F. Tuso/<em>Beowulf</em> Norton 1975</p><p>Dorothy Whitelock/<em>The Audience of Beowulf</em> Clarendon Press 1951</p><p>The collection contains 4 hardback books and 11 paperbacks. Most books are in very good condition but Lawrence has foxing/yellowing and Thorpe is heavily rubbed. There may well be minor underlining but I didn't look at every page! Contact me if you have questions about content or condition.</p><p><em><strong>This collection is an excellent way to dive into Beowulf! </strong></em></p><p>NOTE: this heavy set will require $8 for additional postage.</p> [various] paperback
3734069<p>Menlo Park California: Portola Institute 1970. Oversized 14¼ x 11 inches pictorial wrappers. Some scattered soil and light staining to covers; overall very good.</p> <p>“A Learning to Learn Catalog.†This journal features over 95 articles spanning process learning educational environments classroom materials home schooling and self-discovery. Intriguing articles include “Zen Catholicism†“In the Kingdom of Mescal†“The Primary School Revolution in Britain†“Puppetry Journal†“Millipore Filters†“The First Abacus†“Sacred Pipe of the Red Indian†“Painting with the Sun†“Geoboards†“Carl Orff Instruments Bibliography†and “Commonsense Sex.†There are well over 80 individual pieces. The journal is well-illustrated with a cover designed by Ron Cooper.</p> unknown
3726511<p>England; Various: 1928. Sixteen items in total. See description.</p> <p>A collection of ten handwritten and one typed letter and five autographed postcards from various nobility; all written to Sir Algernon Edward Aspinall Secretary of the West India Committee.</p> <p>The correspondence mostly written in 1928 regards British Honduras now Belize governor Major Sir John Burdon 1866-1933. All are brief acknowledgements of the receipt of his pamphlet “Brief Sketch of British Honduras Past Present and Future.†Viz. </p> <p>1. Typed letters signed by Sir George Ranken Askwith 1861–1942 expressing pity that the colony is in need of infrastructure as well as the “.the restriction of insects and possibly of infantile mortality…†and surmising that such improvements will not improve until exports increase from .“.this important though small colony.â€</p> <p>2. Autograph Letter Signed by Thomas Leopold McClintock-Bunbury 3rd Baron Rathdonnell 1881–1937.</p> <p>3. Autograph Letter Signed by Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane 1862–1937 Author suffragist biographer philosopher first female Justice of the Peace in Scotland.</p> <p>4. Autograph Letter Signed by Richard Knight Causton 1st Baron Southwark 1843–1929 </p> <p>5. Autograph Letter Signed by Humphry Legge 8th Earl of Dartmouth 1888–1962 </p> <p>6. Autograph Letter Signed by Lord Stanmore i.e. George Arthur Maurice Hamilton-Gordon 2nd Baron Stanmore 1871–1957</p> <p>7. Autograph Letter Signed by Earl of Lovelace i.e. Major Lionel Fortescue King 3rd Earl of Lovelace 1865–1929</p> <p>8–11. Four brief Autograph Letter Signed by notables from Cawdor Castle Harrogate Bishopsholme and South Wales.</p> <p>12. Postcard. Written and autographed by Arthur Lawley 6th Baron Wenlock 1860–1932</p> <p>13. Postcard. Written and autographed by Cecil Talbot Clifton 24th Baron Grey de Ruthyn 9 January 1862 – 21 May 1934</p> <p>14. Postcard. Written and autographed by either Edward Henry Bellew 5th Baron Bellew 1889–1975 or Bryan Bertram Bellew 6th Baron Bellew 1890–1981</p> <p>15. Postcard. Written and autographed by W.S. Lincoln of Old Palace Lincoln.</p> <p>16. Postcard. Indistinct autograph. Written from Ingleby Manor.</p> unknown
3728404<p>Various: Philadelphia New York Washington D.C. Liverpool 1865 to 1886. 16 letters approx. 23pp. in total. Ink on wove paper. Measuring from 8 x 5 to 10¼ x 8½ inches. All very good to fine.</p> <p>Captain Daniel Tracy 1815-1888 was known as “The Seaman’s Friend†as he devoted his time establishing safe houses for mariners first in New York City in 1853 later at Cherry Street Philadelphia and worked in Washington D.C. to promote legislation which would benefit seamen. A proponent of the Temperance movement president of the Marine Temperance Society of New York Tracy encouraged temperance at his homes for sailors and was an agent for unfermented wine for church services. </p> <p>The majority of these letters relate to Tracy’s work to help seamen and his unfermented “Communion Wineâ€. Viz. </p> <p>One 5-page letter answers a series of questions asked by Tracy to a Deputy of the United States Shipping Commissioner. The Deputy E.B. Kingsbury answers each question relating to the prohibition of advance wages and the effects it has on the sailor as well as the ship owners and other questions relating to boarding houses and bounties. As an example:</p> <p>"re: the prohibition of advance wages: Question 5. Is there anything in the Captain’s log why it has not been enforced Answer - The Captains and owners of ships on long voyages have done all they could to evade the law by furnishing bounties to the sailors giving smaller wages to make it up thus saving them from any loss; the vessels on short voyages with West Indies and Central America are perfectly satisfied with the law as it now stands they as well as the seamen receiving great advantages by it better discipline & etc."</p> <p>Another letter is one of support from a British counterpart Richard Williamson of Liverpool regarding the abolition of the Advance Note in American ports a payment system of ill benefit to sailors in part: </p> <p>"May I also suggest that you may carry your work further by pressing on Congress the necessity of a mutual Convention with England whereby powers may be conferred on the respective Consuls at Ports in order to put a stop to the other evils identified with the Crimp. We find our Consuls powerless to assist the English Captain and our men are consequently. led away from under the Masters’ very presence and with disastrous consequences to the seamen themselves."</p> <p>Seven letters most brief in nature relate to orders for unfermented wine:</p> <p>"I have several calls for wine not a drop. Now if you will send me immediately one or two dozen pints one dozen quarts and be sure send a good lot of circulars have full instructions directions on each bottle." </p> <p>Others were not as enthusiastic: "I have introduced your “unfermented wine†into our church for Communion purposes have procured it for some months. It is much objected to by many of our people who wish to abandon it. As a strong Temperance man I much respect this but must agree with them that the article we have got is a sour muddy liquid. much more like a medicinal preparation than a cordial wine. PS. A sediment remains in the bottom of the vessel in which it is used composed apparently of small particles of grapes and even stems this must be from imperfect straining."</p> <p>A good group documenting Tracy’s involvement in bettering the lives of sailors and the temperance movement. A little known social reformer we cursorily find no other archival material by or about Tracy.</p> <p>Ref. The American Seamen’s Friend Society The Sailors’ Magazine and Seamen’s Friend NY 1889 p171.</p> unknown
68573London Paris and Melbourne: Cassell and Company 1896. Cookery FINELY BOUND REPRINT the one hundred and thirty fifth thousand. Octavo 24 x 18cm pp.iv xcvi; 1178 2. With in-text engravings and numerous colour plates including a frontispiece. With contemporary red quarter morocco burgundy pebbled cloth over boards. Boards gilt-ruled spine with gilt embellishment and green label with gilt titles. All sides marbled matching marbled endpapers. Toned internally one or two instances of foxing - mostly to endpapers and blanks. A few closed tears to preliminaries one small open tear to pp.21. Top edge toned. Light toning and wear to spine. Gentle edgewear. Very good. A unique dictionary-style cookbook that lists recipes alphabetically. From A to Z which in this case means 'Aberdeen Sandwiches' to 'Zandrina Pudding.'. London, Paris, and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1896 unknown
194187304Middlesex UK: For The Committee 1941. First Edition. Octavo. 18cm. Publisher's pale blue card wraps titled in black to front cover. 64pp. Front panel and spine uniformly faded to pale grey with only the rear wrap retaining its original color a little rusting around the staples and some mild soiling; internally clean with the ownership notes and in text emphasis of Joan D. Thompson to the title page and at various points in the text. A very good copy with some cosmetic wear.<br /> <br /> The printed appearance of a report given to the Middlesex County Council Conference on February 11th 1942 at the Middlesex Guildhall which can be found in Parliament Square in London and houses the Supreme Court. London is in the throes of the Blitz and the world is at war which presented officials on the Council level with a series of unprecedented challenges. Children were made homeless and orphaned by bombing evacuee children were being ferried all over the countryside for their safety in accordance with emergency decrees that made no allowance for trauma mental health or any of the longer term consequences of fear dislocation and isolation from support. The result of this was a surge in juvenile crime and misbehavior with everyone being too preoccupied to do very much about its root causes. The memorandum in question was written by Dr. Mary K. Ruddy Psychiatrist to the Education Committee and delivered to a gathering of representatives from education law enforcement the church and a number of other local authorities gathered to formulate a response to a problem which was clearly just going to worsen as the war continued. Informative and a little enraging with no institutional holdings discoverable. For The Committee unknown
3735018<p>Albion California: Country Women August 1974. Quarto 10½ x 8½ inches. 64 pages. Illustrated self-wrappers printed in blue with feminist symbol and pastoral vignette border. Soft bend near one corner of most pages; a few leaves with small edge-tears; ery good.</p> <p>A significant issue of the pioneering feminist periodical Country Women here devoted to the theme of “Children’s Liberation.†Published bimonthly by a rural women’s collective in Albion California the magazine combined consciousness-raising essays with practical instruction blending second-wave feminist thought with the realities of communal and homesteading life.</p> <p>Contributors include children and adults writing side by side reflecting the editors’ stated refusal to separate voices by age. Contents range from Pamela’s “Friends and Monsters†and Jean Ex-Mountain Grove’s “Raising Children and Parents†to practical articles on bicycle repair herbal care soap-making and self-defense. The issue also features collective contributions such as “Growing Up in a Commune†by the Village Children’s Collective and “Butchering a Deer†by Hawk and Sam.</p> <p>Printed by Waller Press in San Francisco Country Women was distributed nationally at feminist bookstores and through subscriptions. Issue 12 stands out for its radical rethinking of child-rearing presenting liberation for children as integral to feminist struggle while offering practical homesteading skills in the context of 1970s back-to-the-land movements.</p> unknown
101217The Peter Pauper Press Mount Vernon. 1960. The Peter Pauper Press Mount Vernon. 1960. Hardback in slipcase NO DW. Lovely patterned cloth boards. Gift inscription to front free end-paper. A lovely clean and sound copy in worn and slightly damaged slipcase. hardcover
191047028N.P.: ca 1910s -1920s. ca 1910s - 1920s. A collection of 6 single-sheet car advertisements each measuring approximately 12" x 9" to 13 1/4" x 9 1/2." All ads printed in color. Very good plus. ca 1910s -1920s. unknown
145543Spain: Various 1976. Collection of 30 vintage posters for Spanish or Spanish co-productions released between 1961-1976. <br /> <br /> The posters predominantly feature full-color illustrations but also include photo-illustrations and other techniques showcasing the variety of graphic design techniques which evolved over the decade-plus covered by the collection. Even among the illustrated posters a variety of styles can be found as the films represented include comedy horror crime exploitation and other genres of film. <br /> <br /> Directors whose films are represented in the collection include Jesus Franco Carlos Aured Jose Luis Merino Jose Maria Elorrieta and Julio Coll while actors featured include Maximillian Schnell Nadiuska Paul Naschy Maria Perschy Carlos Quiney Elsa Martinelli and Francisco Rabal. <br /> <br /> Most posters approximately 27.5 x 39 inches with minor variations in size. Posters generally Very Good with expected toning chipping and starting to folds. Folded as issued. <br /> <br /> For details please inquire. Various unknown
198310061Birmingham AL: The Classics of Neurology & Neurosurgery Library 1983. Facsimile Editions. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile Editions. Hardcover. A handsome shelf complimentarily bound of the classics of neurology and neurosurgery. While copies are generally available it is quite challenging to find them together and as here all from a single subscriber. The titles include: <br /> Hammond William A.: A Treatise on Diseases of the Nervous System. <br /> Romberg Moritz Heinrich: A Manual of the Nervous Diseases of Man. <br /> Gowers W. R.: A Manual of Diseases of the Nervious System. <br /> Cajal S. Ramon Y.; May Raoul M. trans: Degeneration & Regeneration of the Nervous System 2 Vols. <br /> Macewen William: Pyogenic Infective Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord: Meningitis Abscess of Brain Infective Sinus Thrombosis. <br /> Cushing Harvey: Surgery of the Head. <br /> Ferrier David: Functions of the Brain. <br /> Mitchell S Weir: Injuries of Nerves. <br /> Elsberg Charles A: Diagnosis and Treatment of Surgical Diseases of the Spinal Cord and Its Membranes. <br /> Thomas Willis: The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves. <br /> Bell Sir Charles: Engravings of the Brain and Nerves. Minimal shelf/edge wear leather ownership bookplate on each front pastedown else tight bright and unmarred. Full leather bindings raised bands gilt lettering and decorative elements aeg marbled endpages bound in ribbons. 8vo-4to. Var. pag. Illus. color and b/w plates. Introduction pamphlet laid into volmes. Numbered limited edition this a matched set 664 of 1000. The Classics of Neurology & Neurosurgery Library hardcover
3732600<p>Wayne Delaware County Pennsylvania. November 16 1941. 7½ x 5¼ inches. Small broadside. Fine condition.</p> <p>This ephemeral item records a “Mammoth Platform Meeting†in 1941 in Wayne Pennsylvania. The pastor of Wayne’s St. John A.M.E.‘s Church was the Reverend William H. Smallwood. The two featured speakers were Trueletta Powell of Mt. Pigsah A.M.E. Church and one Mrs. Georgia King.</p> unknown
188630571Richmond: J. W. Randolph & English 1886. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 64 pages. Number 4 only. Green printed outer wraps with title on front cover and advertisement on rear. Ex-institutional copy with "Surplus Duplicate Library of Congress" on title page and verso of title page. Contents include I. Prison Diary of Creed Davis of Second Company; II. The Hog-Hole by J. V. L. McCreery of First Company; and III. Extracts from an Old "Order Book" of first Company Richmond Howitzers. Outer wraps chipped on edges. Paper spine perished and stitching on the spine is coming apart. <br /> <br /> Coulter 173; Nevins I p. 173. J. W. Randolph & English unknown
3734970<p>Published by Ullmann Publishing 2007. Quarto. 1005 pp. First edition first printing. As New in hardcover and dust jacket.</p> <p>1005 pages. A richly illustrated international cookbook showcasing over 5000 recipes gathered from sixty celebrated chefs across forty countries. Includes more than 4000 full-color photographs detailed ingredient lists and clear step-by-step instructions. Designed to bring authentic regional cuisines within the reach of amateur cooks this comprehensive volume guides readers through diverse culinary traditions from Andalusian gazpacho to Aztec soup. Priginal publisher’s price priced at $69.95 US. An engaging world tour for adventurous home chefs. Please note: Due to the weight of this heavy volume additional postage may be required depending on destination.</p> unknown
20101-1571461477International Press of Boston 2010. Paperback. New. 220 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. International Press of Boston paperback
20111-1571462287International Press of Boston 2011. Paperback. New. 182 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.42 inches. International Press of Boston paperback
1571461477.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1571461485.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1571462287.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
20121-1571462325International Press of Boston 2012. Paperback. New. 414 pages. 10.00x0.94x7.00 inches. International Press of Boston paperback
20101-1571461841International Press of Boston 2010. Paperback. New. 318 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.72 inches. International Press of Boston paperback
1571461841.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
184728173London: E. Lloyd. Poor with no dust jacket. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor disbound and incomplete. Water damage to spine and boards. Lacking lower 40mm of spine. Internally with old damp and mould stains affecting some leaves heavy staining on only a few leaves. NB: I wouldn't normally sell a book in this poor condition but these collections of songs appear to be scarce and a "glass half full" collector might appreciate having some of the leaves that are present. It also seemed better to offer the whole volume as is rather than try to extract and sell individually e.g. the 8 pages of "Lloyd's Song Book First Series No. 3" pages 17-24 which is a complete individual number i.e. First Series No. 3 containing the complete song "Ole Joe" on page 17 with illustration. ; A poor disbound song book containing several titles all published London: E. Lloyd but all with some leaves missing. Over 300 pages. Sold as a group of leaves not as a complete work. 19th century green cloth boards. Page dimensions: 243 x 151mm. Text in double columns. Woodcut illustrations. The title leaves are: The Songs of Charles Dibdin London: E. Lloyd 1847; Lloyd's Reciter. With Numerous Illustrations London: E. Lloyd n.d.; Lloyd's Illustrated Reciter. Comic and Sentimental London: E. Lloyd 1847; Lloyd's Song Book: Containing Upwards of Four Hundred Duets Glees &c. &c. This Work Forms A Companion To The Illustrated Editions Of The 'Songs Of Dibdin' And 'Lloyd's Comic And Sentimental Reciter.' London: E. Lloyd n.d.; Lloyd's Song Book; Containing all the New and Popualr Songs Duets Glees &c. - Illustrated Edition. Second Series; Lloyd's Song Book; Containing all the New and Popular Songs Duets Glees &c. - Illustrated Edition. Third Series London: E. Lloyd n.d. This Third Series title leaf is at the front of the volume while the pages of this title are at the rear. The pagination of the Third Series is i-viii Index to Titles Index to First Lines 1-42 45-96 pages lacking one leaf pages 43-44.The Song Books are in numbered groups of 8 pages with continuous pagination between them e.g. in the third series at the lower margin of page 73 is "No. 10 - Third Series" and at the lower margin of page 81 is "No. 11 - Third Series" and at the lower margin of page 89 is "No. 12 - Third Series".The "Lloyd's Song Book" contains lyrics of many blackface minstrel songs with illustrations including the song "Ole Joe" with the lyrics "There's some one in the house wid Dinah / There's some one in de house I know; / There's some one in de house wid Dinah / Playing on the ole banjo." Lloyd's Song Book page 17.Other blackface minstrel songs with illustrations include: Buffalo Girls as sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders at the St. James Theatre; Dandy Jim of Caroline words adapted by Leman Rede sung by Henry Russell published in Davidson's Musical Treasury;The Yaller Busha Belle sung by Mr. J. W. Sharp written by S. Cowell; Uncle Gabriel performed by the Ethiopian Serenaders arranged and partly composed by Edward Clare;Ole Aunt Sally sung by White composed by Edward Clare published by John Reid; Dina Clare written by T. G. Ghislin sung by the Ethioian Serenaders published by John Reid; I Wish I Was In Ole Varginny music published by John Mitchell. The songs have the lyrics but do not have any musical notation. NB: "Minstrel shows including those by the Ethiopian Serenaders are now widely recognized as a form of racist entertainment that perpetuated harmful stereotypes though they played a significant if problematic role in the development of American popular music influencing later genres like vaudeville ragtime and jazz. - Grok accessed March 2026 . E. Lloyd hardcover
1960151166Chicago: Down Beat 1960-1973. Nice copies. large octavo. pictorial wrappers c.1000pp. b/w illusts. DownBeat is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz blues and beyond" the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. 23 copies are from the 60Õs 5 from the 70Õs. An absolute mine of information on the US jazz & blues scene heavily accented on jazz. With current record reviews historical accounts & performer profiles. Copiously illustrated with performance photos. Occasional chipped wrapper & price but generally very nice copies Down Beat unknown
196510042Salzburg: International Federation of Societies for Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1965. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. Original Wraps. Proceedings from round table conferences lectures section meetings cases.<br /> Printed List of Participants 12pp in printed wraps. Single sheet "Revised Schedule" also laid in. Light shelf/edge wear small closed split at the rear top of spine hinge else tight bright and unmarred. Printed glossy boards overlapped wraps. 8vo. 179pp. Illus. b/w plates. Related ephemera laid in. International Federation of Societies for Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology unknown
