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188236736New York: Imprinted by the Press of Francis Hart & Co. for Charles Pratt & Co. Christmas 1882. 8vo 20.6 cm; 8.125". 6 997 7 pp. <br><br>Promotional gift book created by Charles Pratt & Co. for "patrons of ours already or shall become such hereafter" to celebrate the Christmas season p. 5. The text contains a variety of poems and songs some about Christmas some not from Longfellow Robert Burns Edmund Clarence Stedman Keats and more. A surprising number of poems discuss death and one from the Cottonian MS. beseeches women not to be "wilful wives."<br>Â Â Â Â => Following the poetry section there is a series of advertisements for products such as Pratt's Astral Oil and double-deodorized benzine. This is an interesting attractive little relic of an era when manufacturers of such humble products sought surprisingly often to associate themselves with Much Higher Things often going to real trouble and expense to do so! Beige printed wrappers with "1888" written on the front cover in ink and a small pink stain at top edge; light age-toning. Imprinted [by the Press of Francis Hart & Co.] for Charles Pratt & Co. unknown books
1715045411London 1715. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Contemporary paneled calf rubbed but sound first few pages loose title a bit stained with an old signature rear endpaper worn and loose with old writing some scattered foxing and some creasing and old stab holes presumably from its brief life as an unbound volume staining in the gutter a few chips to the top edge in the index. An amusing and sometimes bawdy collection of poems. xii164p. Variant with 2 lines of errata on xii. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Music. Inventory No: 045411. <br/><br/> hardcover books
196724818Urbana: University of Illinois 1967. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 97p. dj. 20 cm. Papers and dedicatory material delivered at this centennial observance in Springfield. Includes a poem by Brooks. <br/><br/> University of Illinois hardcover books
1793008946Philadelphia New York and London : Various 1793. Five works in all each bound without original wrappers in order of binding: The Speech of Albert Gallatin delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the first of March 1798 upon the Foreign Intercourse Bill 2nd Edition with an Appendix Philadelphia Printed by Richard Folwell 1798 48 p. Sabin 26996. shallow chip and prior owner name in ink top edge of title page evenly browned WITH The Political Censor for Nov. 1796 Remarks on Citizen Adet's notes to the Secretary of State no place Philadelphia no authorPeter Porcupine no publisher William Cobbett 1796 5 - 78 p. Evans 30226. pages 73-78 with top and bottom fore corner chips not affecting text a few widely scattered spots of browning. WITH A New Year's Gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a Pamphlet entitled "A Vindication of Mr. Randolph's Resignation" Second Edition Philadelphia Published by Thomas Bradford Printer by Peter Porcupine William Cobbett 71 p. shallow chip fore edge of title page early writing top edge of title page evenly browned. WITH Persecution The Case of Charles Pigott; contained in the Defence He Had Prepared and Which Would Have Been Delivered by Him on His Trial if the Grand Jury had not thrown out the bill preferred against him London Printed for D. I. Eaton 1793 by Charles Pigott vi 52 p. lacking the half-title slight toning else clean and lovely. WITH A Dissertation Concerning Political Equality and the Corporation of New-YorkNew York Printed by D. Denniston by James Cheetham 1800 50 p.Shaw & Shoemaker 37171. evenly toned. Overal Very Good bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards spine label titled "Pamphlets" in gilt on darker brown calf the binding rubbed and worn at the corners yet solid. Gallatin's Speech last seen at auction 1961 not found in current commerce. The Case of Charles Pigott not found in current commerce one in dealer's catalogue in 2020 no auction record at RBH. Cheetham's Dissertation on Political Equality last seen at auction 1946 none in current commerce. . Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various Hardcover books
1856002830Various Places: Various Publishers 1856. Very good. Mostly issues of "Bulletin of the Society of St Vincent de Paul" spanning the years between 1856 and 1859 but also "Report of the General Meeting of the Conferences of Dublin Held on the 8th of December 1856" etc.; 8 1/4 x 5 1/2; nonconsequtive dates and pagination 688 pp. altogether; bound together in marbled boards and 3/4 black morocco; four raised bands to spine with gilt title and decorations; illustrated with tables some of them large fold-out; small worn spots to tips of spine and corners; a bit of rubbing to boards edges; upper margin of ffep trimmed; first leaf with a few closed cuts not affecting readability; some foxing mostly to last few leaves; overall in about very good condition. Founded in 1883 in Paris by author lawer and educator Antoine-Frederic Ozanam The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is a large international charitable organization in the Catholic Church. The sammelband includes reports of general meetings of the conferences bulletins and more. Various Publishers hardcover books
1708032694London: H. Hills 1708. Disbound. Very Good. Disbound 16pp. Light age toning else unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 032694. <br/><br/> H. Hills unknown books
1947002838S. l. Germany: s. n. 1947. Very good. Three issues 1947 - 1948; each with a separate title; 8 x 5 1/2; pp. 30 82 49 respectively; pictorial wraps in beige gray and black; the first two issues with text reproduced from typescript; a bit of rubbing along spine and edges; the first issue with spots of foxing to wraps; overall in very good condition. A scarce incomplete run of an elusive periodical it was published in a DP camp in Germany and contained poetry of the Ukrainian Resistance Movement analyses of the Intelligence Service etc. The current issues were titled: "Z poezii povstanskoi borotby peredruk kraevykh vydan" Poetry of the Insurgent Struggle Reprints of Regional Publications "Zakulisy dyplomatii z nimetskoho" Behind the Scenes of Diplomacy From the German by G. R. Berndorff and "Chetverta piatyrichka moskovskoho bolshevyzmy 1946 - 1950 rr." The Fourth Five-year Plan of the Moscow Bolshevism 1946 - 1950 by Trykhrest Mykhailo. s. n. paperback books
1895002136Various 1895. Softcover. A small collection of items dating from 1895 to 1906 related to San Francisco's first German-American Jewish mayor wealthy landowner businessman and founder of the Sutro Baths Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro 1830 â 1898.- "Official Program Sutro Baths Sunday Jan. 7 1906." Large brochure; 12 x 9; pp. 4; newsprint stock printed in black and illustrated with several drawings; fragile with several closed cuts and chips to edges and corners; good to very good condition. The program advertised the Sutro Baths - a sprawling entertainment complex for the masses featuring pools restaurants museums and more - and outlined the special events to be had that day at the Grand Aquatic Exhibition. It also featured ads for various San Francisco businesses.- "A Letter by One David Forster to His Honor Mayor Adolph Sutro. May 20 1895" Printed document signed in pencil; single sheet recto only; 8 1/2 x 5 1/4; minor wear to margins and corners; very good to near fine condition. The letter by "a qualified elector of this city" urges Sutro to appoint Mr. Samuel Foster as one of the new Board of Election Commissioners of the City and County of San Francisco."- "Two Blank Payment Slips Issued by Alexander Watson Agent for Adolph Sutro. Not Dated ca 1895." Single sheets recto only; printed in black blue and red ink; oblong 3 1/4 x 8; slight vertical crease to one of them else very minor wear; near fine condition. The numbered slips state: ". Your note with interest amounting to $. is due and payable at this office on the. instant." Various paperback books
1975001062N/A 1975. An archive of 3 items n.d. ca 1975-1980 belonging to the Golden State Warriors's former owner from 1962 to 1986 Frank Mieuli. He was an eccentric character well-known for his bypassing the formal attire dictated by his professional position for casual clothes fun hats and his beloved motorcycle. He began his career as a San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio producer with some of its highlights being the production of the first televised 49ers game in 1954 and various Giants radio broadcasts in the late 1950s. Formerly known as the Philadelphia Warriors the Golden State Warriors were purchased by a group of 32 investors one of which was Mieuli and moved to the Bay Area following the 1961â62 NBA season. After an unimpressive first San Francisco season the investors decided to bail and Frank bought them out and became the sole owner. It was with him in 1975 when the team won its one and only NBA title to date. Mieuli sold the Warriors to Jim Fitzgerald and Daniel Finnane in 1986. He was also a co-owner of the 49ers and retained a 10% share in the partnership until his death in 2010. One of the many accomplishments he is remembered for was his dedication to breaking racial barriers by encouraging players to try for and his staff to sign on athletes regardless of their color. - A large scrapbook documenting the 1975 season and NBA World Championship; 11 x 14 1/2; stiff brown card stock wraps secured with a metal clasp and decorative thread; photograph of the NBA Cup pasted on front cover; age-toning along margins; corners a bit rubbed and worn; contains copies of newspaper articles photos and hand-written notes; overall very good. It appears that the scrapbook was compiled and given to Mieuli as a present by fans of the team although the sheets are of various color and age indicating that Frank himself might have attributed to it at one point in time. - A caricature by an anonymous artist; 14 x 15; stiff card stock; drawing on recto only in brown marker; corners rubbed; scattered age-toning and spotting mostly to margins but for a few small spots on the drawing itself; good to very good. The artwork depicts a large Native American sitting on top of a small figure subtitled "Hollywood and the Stars" displaying an enormous shoe sole with "Oakland" written on it and saying: "Join-um the good ship Mieuli or eat-um snickers for-um year!!!" - Mieuli's copy of a deposition at the Superior Court in Los Angeles in a lawsuit of Charles E. "Pat" Boone - singer actor and co-owner of another basketball team - former Oakland Americans later renamed to the Oakland Oaks - and Lemat Corporation v. AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION; 8 1/2 x 11; pp. 197; sheets secured with metal pegs; typed text on recto only; coffee mug rings to first page Frank Mieuli's ; scribbles notes and a few stains to last page else clean; good to very good. Lemat Corporation owner of the NBA franchise for the Golden State Warriors and Charles E. Pat Boone part owner of the American Basketball Association ABA franchise for the Oakland Oaks had separately filed against the ABA that were consolidated for trial. During the seasons 1965-1967 Richard F. Barry III then super star of pro basketball was under contract to the Warriors with an option for 1967-1968 and beyond. Though complicated the main reason for the lawsuit was the newly formed ABA's attempt to spirit Richard F. Barry III away from the Warriors and his NBA contract and sign him up with the ABA Oakland franchise. N/A hardcover books
1921002898Washington DC: The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment 1921. Very good. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment was founded in 1918 and incorporated in December of 1920 and was a non-partisan non-sectarian organization opened to anybody not in the alcohol business whose cause was to fight the Eighteenth Amendment. While not quite popular at the beginning its influence picked up speed in the early 1920s when several prominent figures joined it including interpreneur and philanthropist Pierre S. du Pont lawyer and publisher Jouett Shouse politician James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and others. The association was officially disbanned in December of 1933 after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment. - This Association is working: I. To Get the Volstead Act Repealed.Washington DC: National Headquarters 1921. Brochure dated April 15 1921; 11 x 8 1/2; pp. 4; a small "New Address" stamp to pp. 1 and another date stamp to pp. 4; two horizontal fold lines; light creasing to edges and mild age-toning; in very good condition. An early communique it featured a long list of prominent members as well as goals rules and considerations of the organization. it also included a tear-off membership application pp. 3-4. - To All Members and Friends: Right Now is the Time to Get Rid of the Volstead Law.Washington DC: National Headquarters 1921. Leaflet dated July 25 1921; 11 x 8 1/2; single leaf text to recto only; two horizontal fold lines; minor wear to edges; in very good or better condition. Addressing all its supporters the letter appealed for their support against the Volstead Law aka as the Volstead Act enacted to carry out the intent of the Eighteenth Amendment. - The Bulletin of The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment Vol. I - No. 1. Washington DC: National Headquarters 1921. Brochure; 11 x 8 1/2; pp. 4; illustrated with a photograph and a chart; two horizontal fold lines; a few minor creases to edges; in very good condition. The very first issue of the official bulletin of the organization dated August 22 1921 it featured articles on the launching the Women's Division of the association the prohibition developments in then recent months the fight against the Willis-Campbell Anti-beer Bill etc. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment unknown books
1927001515San Francisco: A.A.O.N.M.S 1927. A small archive comprising 4 monthly bulletins February 1927 two identical March 1927 ones and April 1927 Officers and Committees roster for 1927 and October 1931 bulletin; illustrated; very good or better. The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine also commonly known as Shriners abbreviated A.A.O.N.M.S. and an offshoot of Freemasonry was established in 1870. Known for their red fezzes depicted in the illustration of one of the bulletins the organization has more than 340 000 members in the United States and abroad. The bulletins were published monthly and contained news announcements and advertisements. San Francisco: A.A.O.N.M.S unknown books
1978001216Memphis TN: The Southern National Party 1978. Softcover. Housed in a blue die-cut card-stock binder illustrated with the Confederate Flag; minor wear to spine of binder; pages clean; near fine condition. The Southern National Party a White Supremacist organization was established in the 1970s in Memphis Tennessee with the main purpose of achieving a separate Southern Republic with its own Congress which would be made up of Anglo-Saxon people who occupy the Southern States or "that is the white population." - Typed document stapled; pp. 6; dated Dec. 1978; compiled by Robert E. lee McCampbell National Organizer; ink stamp of the party on first page; faint age-toning; near fine condition. Titled: "What is the Southern National Party" the document explains the history and goals of the party - Southern-controlled communications facilities anti-immigration etc. It also defends and encourages the organization's ideas citing various world history examples including the Scottish National Party and predicts the organization's taking stronghold in Louisiana Mississippi Virginia and Georgia in the following years. - Typed document stapled; pp. 4; dated Winter 1979; a bit of age-toning along margins; very good to near fine condition. "Southern National Party. Questions and Answers" addresses hypothetical questions one might have about the Southern Party including "Isn't This a Radical and Divisive Idea" "Is This Legal" Will This Stop Foreign Takeover of Our Country" etc. - Typed documents recto only; pp. 56; dated and signed 1979; very minor wear near fine; compiled by Elmore Douglass Greaves and Robert E. lee McCampbell. Titled: "The South Forever! A Compilation of Four Speeches on the Subject of Southern Nationalism." Continued elaboration on Abolitionism immigration the Confederate Flag and Nationalism. Memphis, TN: The Southern National Party paperback books
1909001708Seattle WA: Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition 1909. Softcover. Nine silk ribbons in beige red white green yellow and orange; various sizes approx. 8 x 2; printed in green gold orange and black with two of them illustrated in color; some wrinkles from being rolled; a bit of fraying to top and bottom edges affecting one letter on one of the ribbons; good to very good condition. A colorful collection of ribbons it represents various days of the exposition and include: two identical "Tacoma" ribbons a "Union County July 27 1909" ribbon a "Siskiyou County California" ribbon a "Riverside California" ribbon a "Live in Olympia" ribbon a "Alameda County California" ribbon and two identical "San Diego California the Naples of America" beautifully illustrated with a flower ribbons. The AlaskaâYukonâPacific Exposition was a world's fair held at the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle in 1909. The main goal of the exposition was to promote the development of the Pacific Northwest. It lasted from June 1 until October 16 and although only Canada and Japan represented foreign countries the exposition featuring various days dedicated to US states organizations and ethnic groups was a roaring success. By the time it closed close to 4 million people had attended. The fair did not pass without controversies including a month-old orphan boy that was raffled as a prize. Seattle, WA: Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition paperback books
1917002078Moskva Moscow: Tipografiia T-va I. D. Sytina 1917. Softcover. Three books 1917 - 1918; presumed first editions; 8 x 6; pp. 20 19 and 20 respectively; chromolithographed wraps; all three with small rubbed spots to spine and corners; staples replaced; one with small loss of paper to lower margin of title leaf; illustrated with full chromolithographed plates; overall in very good condition. Ivan Sytin 1851 â 1934 was a prominent publisher owner of the biggest publishing empire in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Growing up poor and semi-literate with only two years of formal education at the age of 15 he apprenticed for a Moscow publisher who would eventually help him open his own business in 1876. He was catapulted from obscurity to fame in 1882 where he received a medal for his exhibits at the All-Russian Industrial and Artistic Exhibition and even more so in 1884 when Tolstoy chose him to work on his books. He would also publish a newspaper and would found Sytin's Art School many of which's students would go on to work for him after graduation. He would become famous for his children's books illustrated with Russian folk motifs in the style of Ivan Bilibin. The three current publications were issued right around and shortly after the Revolution when his printing house was nationalized and although the Bolsheviks allowed him to continue publishing his books were strictly censored and made to conform to the Government's requirements. - Ivashko. Russkaia narodnaia skazka Ivashko. A Russian Folk Tale - Deviat bratev Nine Brothers - Zolotoi. Skazka dlia detei sredniago vozrasta Golden. A Fairy Tale for Middle-school Children Moskva (Moscow): Tipografiia T-va I. D. Sytina paperback books
1865002835Various: Various 1865. Very good. Five poems n. d. ca 1860s; 7 3/4 x 5; loose leaves printed in black; text to rectos only; old faint horizontal crease lines; darkening along the creases not affecting readability; overall in very good condition. The amusing mid-19th-century poems included: "Summer Musings" "A Reminiscence. In Remembrance of a Stroll with a Valued Friend Around the Head Waters of the Hudson in the Autumn of 1860" "A Facetious Acknowledgement" "To a Young Friend Who Resided in Southold on Peconic Bay Long Island Who Dated Her Letter 'Tranquility'" and "A Facetious Doggerel." They were written in the doggerel-style - easy irregular rhythm somewhat monotonous and in some cases - with a deliberately comic effect. Various unknown books
002156Various: Various. 1905. An amazing collection of seven cabinet cards real-photo postcards and a pamphlet featuring sideshow performers little people and spanning 65 years - from 1865 until 1930. - New York: E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. 1865. Cabinet card; 2 1/2 x 4; a small chip to lower right corner; light scattered spots; in about very good condition. The photo pictures according to the caption: "General Tom Thumb and Wife Commodore Nutt and Miss Minnie Warren in the identical costumes worn before Her Majesty Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle June 24 1865." Charles Sherwood Stratton 1838 - 1883 aka General Tom Thumb was a little person actor singer and dancer who gained enormous fame as a circus performer with P. T. Barnum begining his career at the age of 5. He would later become a business partner of Barnum. Mercy Lavinia Warren Stratton 1842 - 1919 was another P. T. Barnum performer and would later also appear in the silent film "The Lilliputian's Courtship. Pursued romantically by Commodore Nutt she nevertheless married General Tom Thumb in an elaborate ceremony dubbed one of the biggest New York events of the 19th century. Commodore Nutt nee George Washington Morrison Nutt 1848 - 1881 was a Barnum performer a favorite of President Lincoln and a guest at the White House in 1862. Barnum would bill Nutt and Thumb as "The Two Dromios." Nutt left the former's employ after a business disagreement toured the world with a comic opera company and operated saloons in Oregon and California. Minnie Warren Huldah Pierce Warren Bump 1849 - 1878 was a singer Barnum circus performer and Lavinia Warren's sister. Since they worked together for many years gossip had it that Minnie and Commodore Nutt were married. In fact they were very good friends but never spouces. The card is authographed on verso - "Compliments of / Charles S. Stratton / Lavinia Warren Stratton / G. W. M. Nutt / Minnie Warren." - New York: Ollivier Studio n. d. ca 1895. Cabinet card; 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; a bit of wear to edges of card stock mounting; two minor punctures to upper margin of photograph; in very good condition. The photo features in formal attire little people Count Primo Magri aka Count Rosebud 1849 - 1920 his wife Lavinia Warren-Magri widow of General Tom Thumb and Primo's supposed twin brother Baron E. Ernesto Magri aka Baron Littlefinger 1850 - . Born in Italy the brothers together with Lavinia operated a famous roadside stand in Middleborough Massachusetts and travelled the world performing in plays and sideshows. The card is authographed on verso by all three of them - "Count Primo Magri/ from Bologna/ Italy" "Countess M. Lavinia Magri/ Mrs. Genl Tom Thumb/ Middleborough/ Mass" "Baron E. Magri/ Bologna/ Italy." - S. l.: s. n. n. d. ca 1913. Cabinet card; 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; a short closed split to right edge; card stock mounting with a few spots and creases to verso; captioned on verso in pencil in unknown hand; very good condition. The photo shows African-American dwarf Princess Wee Wee in a resplendent gown leaning on a wicker chair. Born in 1892 Harriet Elizabeth Williams nee Thompson would also become known as Princess Weenie Wee The Animated Chocolate Eclair. One of the most famous performers of her day she would go on to star at various sideshows vaudevilles and plays and would also appear as a dancer in at least one motion picture The Music Goes 'Round. - S. l. Great Britain: s. n. n. d. ca 1910. Real-photo postcard; 5 1/4 x 3 1/4; light wear to corners; a few small spots to verso; in very good or better condition. The card is signed simply "Anita" in ink in the lower right margin of the image. The card depicts Anita The Living Doll a 26-inch 13-lb native Hungarian circus performer who was born in 1882. Entertaining and highly intelligent Anita spoke fluent German English French and Hungarian and was known for her extravagant tastes in fashion. Often mistaken for a little child she enjoyed shocking people by haughtily strolling into a bar climbing on a stool and ordering beer. - Chicago: Curt Teich & Co. n. d. ca 1915. Tinted real-photo postcard; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2; a small chip to upper right corner; age-toning and darkening to extreme margins not affecting the image; some rubbing to verso; overall in very good- condition. The card features Ritter's Midgets a performing group of little people organized in the early 20th century by Emil Ritter. The seven of them and Emil are arranged in a semi-circle holding musical instruments. - S. l. Hollywood: s. n. n. d. ca 1920. Brochure; 5 1/2 x 3 3/4; single sheet folded pp. 4; off-white card stock printed in dark blue; mild age-toning and spotting to margins; minor wear to corners; illustrated with 3 photographs; in very good condition. An advertisement of Nate Eagle's "Hollywood Midget Movie Stars" it showcased him and some of his actors a still from the movie "Three Wise Fools" and a portrait of "Dottie Williams Hollywood's Brightest Little Star." Nate had employed over 150 little people at the peak of his career in the 1930s many of them starring in big movies including several featured as the munchkins in the "Wizard of Oz." - Chicago: Chicago Bureau Associated Press 1930. Press photo; 7 1/4 x 4 3/4; mimeo snipe pasted on date stamp and manuscript number on verso; very minor wear; in near fine condition. According to the typed snippet on verso the photo depicted Mrs. Fremont G. Leslie age 30 weighing 48 pounds and 45 inches tall who had just given birth to a 7-pound baby. Flanking her were her husband "of normal height" and her brother - Herbert Rice also a little person the two siblings having "toured vaudeville for many years." Mrs. Fremont G. Leslie nee Ann Rice Leslie 1900 - would join the Singer Midgets Troupe formed around 1912 and would later perform in the 1939 "The Wizard of Oz." Her brother Herbert Rice 1887 - 1938 would be remembered for being one of three little people who would play the character of Buster Brown from 1904 until 1930. He would also star in several movies including "Pour Finney" 1912 "Snow White" 1916 and "Alice in Wonderland" 1915 in which he would play the White Rabbit. Various unknown books
1900002438San Francisco New York Marshfield OR: Various 1900. First Edition. Very good. Eight business cards n. d. but approximately 1900 to 1920; various sizes largest measuring 2 3/4 x 4 3/4; all printed in black in various fonts; two of them with glue spots and age-toning the rest with minor wear and occasional spots to margins; overall in very good condition. An interesting collection of business cards most representing companies in San Francisco but also New York and Marshfield OR they covered various branches of the maritime industry of the early 20th century including a ship and machine blacksmith E. Geib a steam vessel broker Louis Spitzer a sea anchor business Captain Frederick Rouse who would survive the sinking of his ship by a U-boat in 1918 a sail maker John L. Prior Co. steam and sailing vessels builder Kruse & Banks and so on. Various unknown books
1904001905Various 1904. Softcover. Typed letter original envelope and two receipts. Letter on The Pennsylvania Prison Society stationary - 11 x 8 1/2 - date and name in manuscript; pp. 2 recto only; fold lines with a small nick at one of the folds; near fine condition. Receipts - 3 x 5; printed and partially filled in manuscript. The Pennsylvania Prison Society originally named The Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons was established in 1787 by a group of prominent figures of US history including Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Rush and others. It aimed to reform the existing harsh penal code and to improve the appalling state of the penal institutions. The letter by the General Secretary of the organization John J. Lytle addressed one C. S. Wurtz - thanking him for his donation of $5 for the relief of discharged prisoners and enclosing a short explanation of how the money would be spent to help the former inmates become productive members of society. The receipts indicating the ammount of money donated were issued to Wurtz in 1903 and 1904. Various paperback books
1933002281Tiantszin Shanghai and Riga: Various 1933. First Edition. Very good. A small collection of publications by the Rossnatsionalistov - an influential albeit very short-lived politico-religious party especially active among Russian emigres in the Far East. During its initial years at the head of the party was Ivan Matveevich Zaitsev 1879 - 1934 - commander of a regiment of the Orenburg Cossack Army and later author and publicist in China. The motto of the party was in part: "Spirit over Matter." and their somewhat naive and idealized vision of the perfect existence of the country was described in those publications. Three publications in several parts; bound together in black and red leatherette over boards; minor wear and rubbing to edges; very good condition. - Deklaratsiia Dalnevostochnago Otdela Rossiiskoi Vsenarodnoi Partii Natsionalistov Rossnatsi; in 5 parts - Introductory "Ideologicheskaia" "Istoricheskaia" "Podgotvitelnaia" and "Administrativnaia;" pp. 90 altogether; each part except Part 1 with its own title page on thin colored paper; published in Tianjin in 1934 place and date in Parts 3 to 5 only; illustrated with a glossy color plate depicting the official badge of the party and their slogan. - A circular announcing the release of the above-mentioned publication and describing the goals of the party; single thin rice-paper sheet; folded; 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; published in Shanghai by "informatsionno-agitatsionnoe biuro dalnotdela partii Rossnatsionalistov" in 193_ 1933 . -Konspekt Programmy Rossiiskoi Vsenarodnoi Partii Natsionalistov Rossnatsi; a small book with salmon-colored wraps; pp. 23; published in Riga by "Globus" in 1933. Various hardcover books
1920002878Windsor Ontario: Canadian Industries Limited 1920. Near fine. Five booklets n. d. ca 1920 published by the Windsor Salt and Salt and Alkali sections of Canadian Industries Limited extolling the virtually-all-encompassing benefits of salt - from pig-growing and meat-smoking through hay-curing for preventing fires to teeth-whitening. The company a chemicals manufacturer known as C-I-L was established in 1910 by the merger of five Canadian explosives companies. - "Sooner to Market with the Salt Ration." Pictorial wraps; pp. 1-20; illustrated with photographs drawings and tables; minor wear to spine mostly around staples in very good to near fine condition. Among other things the booklet describes the shattering of the myth that salt is harmful to pigs and presents a successful experiment with giving them salt with their food rations. - "Spontaneous Combustion. Greatest Cause of Barn Fires - Except Lightning." Pictorial wraps; pp. 3-22; illustrated with drawings and facsimile documents; very minor wear to tips of spine; in near fine condition. Beginning with an article by the Ontario Fire Marshal the pamphlet describes the benefits of salt as a fire retardant and gives examples of salting hay with brine as well as "turning weeds into feeds" by sprinkling salt into a field of weeds and letting farm animals attracted to the salt eat all of them. - "Salt - the Farmers' Friend." Pictorial Wraps; pp. 3-14; illustrated with photographs and drawings; minor wear to tips of spine and a light crease to lower corner of front wrap; in very good to near fine condition. On the wonderful variety of uses for salt including numerous recipes for curing meats butter making soil conditioning etc. - "Curing & Smoking Meat - In One Operation - Without a Smokehouse." Pictorial wraps; pp. 3-14; illustrated with photographs and drawings; light wear to spine; in ery good to near fine condition. The pamphlet describes the ease of curing meat with Old Hickory Smoked Salt without the need for a dedicated smokehouse. - "Fire Fire Fire!" Brochure; pp. 4; illustrated with a small drawing; minor wear to edges; in near fine condition. Altogether summs up the above-mentioned benefits of salt for farm animals and humans alike. Canadian Industries Limited paperback books
1890002774Various: By the authors 1890. Very good. Three photographs ca 1890s - 1915 one of them dated 1915 on verso; the first a black and white collage of two separate images of the same person printed overlapping into the photograph themself; the other two sepa-toned; various sizes but approx. 3 3/4 x 5; one affixed to a thick card stock frame; two in very good condition with minor wear to edges; the last one with a vertical crease to top margin and a few small closed cuts to top edge. The first photograph subtitled in manuscript on verso: "Summer 1915" depicts a collage of two images of the same young lady in full uniform holding a bat and alternately - is sitting and standing in a grassy area under a tree a garden or an improvised playing field . Her smile is infectious and carefree. The second one shows three young men in various catchers' positions in unidentified uniforms. The third one features ten players who appear to belong to different teams in various full and partial- uniforms. One of the jerseys has "Shenandoah" written across possibly placing the men in Virginia. By the authors unknown books
1925001319Various 1925. Hardcover. Pavlov Ivan Dvadtsatiletnii Opyt Obektivnogo Izucheniia Vysshei Nervnoi Deiatelnosti Povedeniia Zhivotnykh. Uslovnye Refleksy. Sbornik Statei Dokladov Lektsii i Rechei Twenty Years of Objective Study of the Higher Nervous Activity Behavior of Animals. Conditioned Reflexes. A Collection of Articles Reports Lectures and Speeches Leningrad/Moskva: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo 1925. Third edition 1 of 5000 copies; 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; pp. 5 4-397 3; rebound in red cloth over boards; brown morocco label with gilt lettering to spine; uniform age-toning to text block; page edges a bit brittle with two small chips to fore-edge of first free page; last leaf publisher's advertisements with some loss of paper to lower margin; illustrated with black & white drawings; overall very good condition. A beautiful association copy from Nobel Prize winner physiologist Ivan Pavlov known for his work on classical conditioning to his pupil - Harvard educator and a world-renowned neuropathologist in his own right Paul Yakovlev. The book is signed: "Ot avtora" "From the author" on the title page. On the front pastedown Yakovlev has taped a photograph of himself seated with Pavlov with a quote in Russian and in English of their topic of discussion at the time the photo was taken: "Subcortive ganglia actuate the cerebral cortex." A second copy of the same photograph is loosely laid in the book. A third photo of aging Pavlov is taped to the first free page. The front endpaper bears Yakovlev's signature and a lengthy note: "This is personal copy of Prof. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov with a notation in his own hand: "from the author." Sent to me in Paris from Leningrad in the Spring of 1924 before the publication date in 1925. I cannot account for this." Two Yakovlev stamps are present - one is his own personal "Dr. Paul I. Yakovlev" in red ink on first free page and a second one: "Yakovlev Collection Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington DC" is on the title page. Numerous notes and drawings in Yakovlev's hand are scattered throughout the book. Together with: Yakovlev Paul and Halloran Roy Collected Lectures of the Seventh Postgraduate Seminar in Neurology and Psychiatry Including A Review Course in Military Neuropsychiatry. October 3 1941 - April 10 1942 In 3 Volumes Waltham Mass.: Privately printed by the authors 1942. First edition first second and third semesters; 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"; vol. I pp. 3 II-VI 1-250 2 vol. II pp. 4 III-VI 1-309 2 vol. III pp. 3 II-VI 1-528; cloth-backed paper over boards; gilt title to spines; a bit of rubbing and wear to tips of spine and corners; pages clean; very good condition. Personal copies of Paul Yakovlev's own lectures volume III bears a note in his hand: "Paul Yakovlev personal copy not to be removed from his library." Each one of the volumes has a: "Yakovlev Collection Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington DC" stamp to the title page. A newspaper clipping of an article on: "Neuropsychiatrists in the Army" dated in Yakovlev's hand is loosely laid in volume I. Several marginal notes and drawings are present throughout volume III. Various hardcover books
1996TB24213n.p.: Westvaco Corporation 1996. LimitedEdition. Fine in light gray cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine illustrated end sheets and a maroon silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued; however the book is contained with-in a near fine illustrated paper covered slip case with a minor dent at the upper edge of the opening. A collection of short stories prose and poetry by ten famous American humorists. The Christmas 1996 issue by Westvaco which is the 39th volume in their series of American Classics. 261 numbered pages of text. Westvaco Corporation hardcover books
192127761921. Softbound. Fair wraps quite worn and chipped interior OK. Wraps. 64 ads pp. 16 bw plates. Included in this issue are several articles by George Gray Barnard Thayer In The American Renaissance John Gellatly The Genius of Thayer Royal Cortissoz Personnal Memories and Garald Thayer The Last Rites. Also in this issue are an article on the artist Samuel Rothbort and a letter from Rockwell Kent. Uncommon. paperback books
1865002376Hartford Conn. and Washington DC: The Hartford Dailty Times and Daily Morning Chronicle 1865. First Edition. Very good. Two newspapers - The Hartford Dailty Times Vol. XXVI Number 10481 from April 18 1865 and Daily Morning Chronicle Vol. III Number 151 from April 28 1865; pp. 4 each; the Times folded with tears splits and some loss of paper mostly to margins fair to good condition; the Chronicle folded well-preserved with a few small nicks to edges; very good condition. Early newspaper accounts of the assasination of President Lincoln the Daily Times had its article titled: "The Assasination. A Deliberate Plot Unveiled." It gave a lengthy account of the deliberate preparations for the murder and speculations on the whereabouts of the assasins. The Chronicle's article - "Our National Loss. The Obsequies at Buffalo" - featured a portrait of Lincoln and detailed the funeral proceedings for the President. The Hartford Dailty Times and Daily Morning Chronicle unknown books
