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192419956London: Constable & Co 1924. First edition second issue with 1924 on verso of the title 8vo pp. ix 1 258 1; original green cloth endpapers a bit darkened gift inscription dated Christmas 1924 on front free endpaper else fine in a near fine clipped dust jacket with light wear and one short tear at edge. A book of stories the earliest written in 1908 when Mansfield was nineteen years old. <br/><br/> Constable & Co hardcover books
1923216802London: Constable & Company Limited 1923. First edition second issue with "First published June 1923" on the copyright page and lacking letter "t" line 8 page 64. xxiii 197 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue ruled buckram. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket faintly toned with a small chip at head of spine panel. First edition second issue with "First published June 1923" on the copyright page and lacking letter "t" line 8 page 64. xxiii 197 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Kirkpatrick A6a Constable & Company Limited unknown books
193819959London 1938. First English edition printed from the author's original manuscript one of 100 numbered copies 8vo pp. 7; original green printed wrappers minor fading at wrapper edges; near fine. "Mansfield apparently wrote this poem while she was living in Bavaria recovering from an illness and working on the stories which were later collected under the title of "in a German Pension' although the lines suggest that the poem was conceived during her residence in New Zealand--probably at the time of Wyspianski's death in 1907." Wyspianski was a dramatic poet and has been described as the greatest literary genius produced by modern Poland. <br/><br/> unknown books
1957133258Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Original black-and-white pressbook from the 1957 US film adapted by David Goodis from his own 1953 novel. <br/><br/>Duryea and his gang including Mansfield rob an emerald necklace from a wealthy widow. The group falls to bickering over what to do with the loot unaware that they are being pursued by a corrupt cop and his femme fatale partner. Remade in 1971 by Henri Verneuil as "The Burglars" starring Jean-Paul Belmondo Omar Sharif and Dyan Cannon. <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in Philadelphia PA and Atlantic City NJ. <br/><br/>8 pages saddle-stapled 12 x 16 inches. A horizontal fold to the middle else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1996287824Chico.: Heidelberg Graphics. 1996. . Reprint. Hardcover gray cloth gilt spine titles. Very good plus in a tape-repaired slipcase. . 4to. Heavy book - requires extra postage. Heidelberg Graphics. hardcover books
19301086718vo. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. 1930. 8vo. viii 162 pp. printed in red and black. Original brown buckram lettered in gilt top-edge gilt other edges uncut deckled and original brown paper dust jacket. Jacket has some minor chipping otherwise a near fine copy. Publisher’s postcard inserted at front. § First edition one of 750 copies. A novella by Katherine Mansfield the longer version of the short story “Prelude†edited and published posthumously by husband John Middleton Murry whom Virginia Woolf criticized for publishing so much of Mansfield’s “inferior†work. Constable & Co. Ltd hardcover books
1955137035Los Angeles: Joseph Cossman 1955. Original merchandising poster for a non-existent film circa 1955 created by entrepreneur Joseph Cossman for no other purpose than to sell the poster via mail order to individuals who wished to live in a world where they co-starred with Jayne Mansfield as their romantic female lead. In this case the lucky man was Ernie Cisney. <br/><br/>The poster was printed first as a four-color poster lacking the name of the co-star below Jayne Mansfield's and when the orders came rolling in the purchasing party's name would be added. Apart from the names of Cossman apparently the inventor of "Cosmo-Color" and Mansfield-along with a wild appropriation of the Fawcett Gold Medal logo at the top right corner-none of the names on the poster represent real persons in the film industry. <br/><br/>Cossman was a mail-order magnate responsible for the invention and marketing of such memorable 1950s products as the Spud Gun and the Ant Farm marketed entirely through comic books newspapers and magazines. The poster here represents an attempt on Cossman's part to sell posters as inventions rather than an advertisement of an actual film. Though it no doubt never crossed Crossman's mind a fascinating early example of meta-advertising. <br/><br/>Research has produced two other examples of the poster images only with the same design but different fictional names this being the only actual example of the poster we have handled or seen. <br/><br/>17.5 x 28 inches. Folded with a few pinholes at the corners a couple of short separations at the folds and a tiny chip at one corner. Very Good overall. Joseph Cossman unknown books
187720238London: MacMillan & Co 1877. 1st edition. Handsome modern period-style brown half-calf with marbled boards & maroon spine label with gilt ruling. Binding - Fine. Text block - Overall VG some browning & staining to paper especially 2L1 right margin/tide-water mark on lower text-block corner/H5 with ragged fore-edge; H8 with old paper repair to margin; Z1 with small semi-circular pc msg from upper margin affects the running title; pc laid-in gutter. Ex-lib with some stamps in text margins none on the 2 title pages. xxiii 1 513 pp. A3 is a second title leaf entitled "AERIAL NAVIGATION. The Problem with Hints for Its Solution. By Ithi Kefalende. 1851". Appendix A pp 493 - 496 is a list of aeronautic books used by the author in preparation of the text. Illustrated with 160 =159 as there is no Figure 50 intratextual figures diagrams & schematics. 8vo: A8 -A1 = 2L1 a4 -a4 a4 B - 2K8 2L1. 7-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/>Mansfield was known primarily for his work as the chemist who developed a process for extracting benzol from coal-tar thereby laying the foundation for the aniline industry as well as for his publication 'Theory of Salts' which is viewed as his most important contribution to theoretical chemistry. Mansfield's scientific orientation is notable in the perspective & approach displayed in this work where he devotes much thought & consideration to motive & powered aerial navigation as then current LTA efforts were subject to the whims of nature as they had been for the most part ever since Montgolfier. This publication along with all of his other works though written in the early 1850s was issued posthumously Mansfield having died prematurely at the young age of 36 from burns suffered during a laboratory accident. The DNB describes this title as "one of the most striking and suggestive works on its subject." MacMillan & Co hardcover books
19239027631London: Constable 1923. 1st . Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Second issue p. 64 line 8 lacks "t."Fold of front flap of dust jacket torn but dust jacket is complete. <br/><br/> Constable hardcover books
1971229794Washington D.C. 1971. 1 vols. 4to. Stapled as issued. Laid in three quarter blue morocco slipcase and chemise. Fine. 1 vols. 4to. INSCRIBED BY MANSFIELD TO MRS ENGELHARD. Inscribed by Mike Mansfield "Dear Jane Engelhard- With sadness & sympathy As Always Mike Mansfield. unknown books
1956265870New York 1956. paperback. Original Playbill inscribed and signed on the cover during her tenure in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" at The Belasco Theatre February 11 1956. Boldly signed in fountain pen "To Pete My extra best! Jayne Mansfield." Accompanied by the original box office envelope with the ticket stub to the above performance. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> American actress in film theatre and television who was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 34.<br/><br/> unknown books
1930214057London: Constable & Co 1930. First edition one of 750 opies. vii 162 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Buckram. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. First edition one of 750 opies. vii 162 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Constable & Co unknown books
1772318099Cholinsford England 1772. 1 parchment leaf and one paper leaf. Ink on parchment with a black ink seal in left margin. Docketed on verso in a contemporary hand and signed by three persons named on recto. Paper leaf lined vertically in red with eight blind stamps reading "shilling" and showing a coat of arms. 1 parchment leaf and one paper leaf. English legal history in detail. This warrant describes the crimes of several named persons including Daniel Halls convicted of felony and burglary against Elizabeth Wilson widow to the sum of twelve shillings and eight pence.<br/><br/>This legal document describes the course of redress for a theft in some detail including a reward of forty pounds for the apprehension of housebreakers divided among Elizabeth Wilson Daniel Wilson and James Button.<br/><br/>The note on the verso records the payment of the reward and includes the signatures of Elizabeth Wilson Daniel Wilson and "the mark of James Button" a shaky X. Interestingly it appears that Elizabeth Wilson was literate enough to write her own name.<br/><br/>This note is interesting for its legal history but also its association with William Lord Mansfield who was associated with the reform of the English legal system in his time.<br/><br/>Together with a paper leaf that appears to be a clerk's listing of cases filed with their assignments to judges annotated in the border. Several of the cases are signed by Lord Mansfield. unknown books
1906262352vp 1906. Thick 8vo. Bound on 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards. Very Good. Thick 8vo. AUTHOR'S OWN COPY. Wiki_<br/>"Mansfield Merriman 1848-1925 was an American civil engineer born at Southington Conn. He graduated at Sheffield Scientific School Yale in 1871 was assistant in the United States Corps of Engineers in 1872-73 and instructor in civil engineering at Sheffield from 1875 to 1878. He was professor of civil engineering in Lehigh University from 1878 to 1907 and thereafter a consulting civil and hydraulic engineer. From 1880 to 1885 he was also assistant on the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. His researches in hydraulics bridges strength of materials and pure mathematics are important/."<br/><br/>With pencil portrait of him laid in. unknown books
1856008617Cincinnati Ohio: T. Wrightson & Co. 1856. SCARCE no copies currently found in commerce. Separate weekly issues Vol. 3 No.45 Jan. 3; Vol. 3 No. 46 Jan. 10; Vol. 3 No. 50 Feb. 7; Vol. 4 No.7 April 10; and Vol. 4 No. 27 Aug. 28 1856. All Very Good later stapled paper protectors over spines light soiling and toning. Each issue 20 pages including covers. With lithographed illustrations and advertisements. Includes articles discussing the practicality of the as-yet unbuilt Pacific Railroad navigation of the Colorado River and steam navigation in the Mississippi Valley iron sugar stock markets. . First Printing. Newsprint. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T. Wrightson & Co. Paperback books
19602608581960. unbound. 7 x 5-inch black-and-white pin-up photo of the American actress -- no place no date circa 1960. Inscribed at the top: "To Jo All my best Jayne Mansfield." Float-mounted matted in gray and set in a silver frame measuring 13.5 x 11.5 inches. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
185352524London: John Murray 1853. First edition 2 volumes 8vo pp. xv 1 425 1; iv 432; folding map with route outlined in red 18 plates plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; recent half maroon morocco gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2; old institutional rubberstamp in bottom margin of title pages both frontispieces a bit dampstained but overall a fine-looking copy. <br/><br/> John Murray unknown books
1957238140Beverly Hills 1957. unbound. Excellent typed letter signed "Jayne" on the back of an oversize black-and-white photograph-postcard measuring 10 x 4 inches depicting a full-body image of Mansfield in a swimsuit and high heels. Beverly Hills August 31 1957 written to Philadelphia Inquirer editor Harry Harris sharing information on their mutual friend -- novelty bandleader Spike Jones. In full: "I sincerely hope that you enjoy my new movie 'Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter'. I suppose you flipped as I did over Spike Jones' new album 'Dinner Music for People Who Aren't Very Hungry'. Love Jayne. P.S. Incidentally; Spike Helen and 'The Band That Plays For Fun' open at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas on Sept. 4." Three very light creases at the upper right hand margin that do not detract from the uniqueness of this item -- otherwise fine condition.<br/><br/> American film theater and television actress best known as a major sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. She died in an automobile accident on June 29 1967 at age 34.<br/><br/> unknown books
182717320Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. Original wraps. Very Good -. The February 1827 1st edition in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates The Branch Bank U.S. Cincinnati and The Medical College of Ohio AND the mounted title-label to the front panel "Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population Buildings Commerce Steam Boats Manufactures State of Society &c. &c.". Solid and VG- with light spotting to the panels and light chipping along the spine ends with minor loss at the crown. A light level of forgiveable foxing --with most concentrated at the rear pastedown and endsheet-- otherwise the pages and crisp and well-preserved. 12mo written by 2 of Cincinnati's "Attorneys and Counsellors at Law" B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield. <br/><br/> Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher paperback books
1853314144London: John Murray 1853. First edition. 18 engraved plates folding map between volumes. xv 1 425;iv 432 pp. 2 vols. 8vo 8-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches 22 x 14 cm. Publisher's marbled blue cloth with cover device in gilt Some rubbing and minor soiling to spines and covers but in all a very presentable copy. Internally joints professionally reinforced with tissue text generally very clean. Name in ink on endpapers. First edition. 18 engraved plates folding map between volumes. xv 1 425;iv 432 pp. 2 vols. 8vo 8-5/8 x 5-1/4 inches 22 x 14 cm. IN MARBLED PUBLISHER'S CLOTH. Parkyns left England in 1842 and travelled for nine years spending three of those in Abyssinia where he lived much as a native of that country wearing the clothing eating the food and even working as a silversmith. Czech 125; Pankhurst 31 John Murray unknown books
18824968.1London: W. H. Allen & Co 1882. 1st edition NCBEL III 815. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine professionally rebacked with original spine panels laid-down. Pale yellow eps. Spine panels darkened. Bookplate of "C. M. Ingleby L.L.D. Valentines." the noted 19th C Shakespearian scholar. A VG set. 2 volumes 406; vi 2 420 pp. Index in Volume II. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>A scarce set as the print run was withdrawn from the trade due to copyright issues on No Thoroghfare and not republished until 1885. W. H. Allen & Co hardcover books
182763736Cincinnati: Printed by Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. original wrappers soiled paper label on front. First Edition. 100 1 pp. Two plates. The plates depict the Medical College of Ohio and the Branch Bank. A plain sensible and well-written sketch of the fertile country in the center of which Cincinnati is situated; followed by a lucid and interesting account of the city at that time. It contains a clear exposition of the astonishing growth of the city internal improvement resources etc." Very good copy uncommon in the original binding. Original tan wrappers rubbed and soiled printed paper label on upper wrapper. Tipped in sheet in front: "Js S. Stevens with the compliments of A.S. Dudley Jan. 1 1877". Housed in green clamshell box. HOWES D458; SABIN 20813 THOMSON 339. 11128. <br/><br/> Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown books
1863WRCAM32357Richmond: R.M. Smith 1863. 123pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Minor spotting and dust soiling. Near fine unopened. A lengthy volume of correspondence between Gen. Mansfield Lovell and the War Office in Richmond regarding New Orleans' defenses. Upon his resignation as deputy street commissioner of New York City Lovell was made a major general in the Confederate army charged with the defense of New Orleans. His constant want of arms and men is borne out in the present correspondence as is his desire to keep the transmissions as secret as possible. His material insufficiencies compelled him to evacuate the city nearly guaranteeing Union control of the Mississippi. A Confederate board of inquiry judged him responsible for the loss and he was barred from any further major command. Important background to one of the most important Union victories of the war. Quite scarce. HOWES L523 "aa." PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 2316. GENERALS IN GRAY p.194. R.M. Smith unknown books
1947111744London: The Verona Press 1947. First edition. #931/1200 COPIES WITH COLOR LITHOGRAPHS BY MARIE LAURENCIN. Neat bookplate on inside front cover else clean and unmarked. A fine hardcover book in a near fine dustjacket and slipcase. The jacket is slightly darkened on its spine and the light gray paper shows a touch of soil. The publisher's box is marred by a gift inscription of a previous owner. A nice edition of Katherine Mansfield which is highly desirable for its colored lithographs. The Verona Press unknown books
15589The Legal Rights Liabilities and Duties of Women; With an Introductory History of Their Legal Condition in the Hebrew Roman and Feudal Civil Systems. Including the Law of Marriage and Divorce The Social Relations of Husband and Wife Parent and Child of Guardian and Ward and of Employer and Employed. Salem: Published by John P. Jewett & Co. 1845. 369 pp. Published three years before the Seneca Falls Convention this lay guide for women is probably the first ever published in the United States. It is infused with the spirit of early feminism. As Mansfield 1801-1880 states in the preface: "Rights and the knowledge of rights are no longer hidden from the masses of men; and why should they be from women" 6. The book has four parts. The first is a general history of woman's legal status from biblical times to the 1840s. The second is an account of the American woman's civil rights. The third reviews the laws of property common to both genders. The final section reviews the rights liabilities and duties of women in domestic relations. Mansfield was a Connecticut lawyer who later moved to Cincinnati where he became professor. unknown books
