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2010285779Washington: United States Government Printing Office 2010. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. From the Foreign Relation of the United States series published by the Office of the Historian in the U.S. Department of State; with all volumes covering Vietnam from 1955 to July 1975 the creation of the state to the end of direct U.S. military involvement there complete in eighteen volumes. The FRUS series "serves as the primary venue for publishing documentation on the role of intelligence activities in U. S. foreign relations and it has become renowned internationally for its openness" Immerman. Discrete unobtrusive marginalia in pencil in most volumes. Else bright and clean. Clay colored cloth gilt lettering and decoration on the spines. Overall in Very Good condition. Richard Immerman. "Report of the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation." . Very Good binding. United States Government Printing Office unknown books
1748133622London England: The Royal Society 1748. disbound all edges uncut. 8vo. disbound all edges uncut. 48 pages. DNB IOI 1074-9. First printing of Bradley's "great discovery" of the oscillation of the earth's axis due to the gravitational pull of the moon. Bradley 1693-1762 held the title of Astronomer Royal. In 1748 he presented his findings in a long letter to his patron the Earl of Macclesfield which was read at a meeting of the Royal Society on February 14 1747. Also includes a letter to Martin Folkes from James Parsons with observations on shell fish read at the Society's meeting January 21 1747. Disbound from Philosophical Transactions XLV 1. Tanning and light soiling at edges of text. The Royal Society unknown books
4803Two pages on folded light green paper April 28 1901. Autograph Letter Signed to noted American architect author and printing designer Frank Chouteau Brown during the very period in which Will Bradley was withdrawing from work for a season owing to personal stresses and impending nervous breakdown and the letter deals with Bradley's inability to take on work. Bradley writes to Chouteau "10 Kirkland Road Cambridge 1901. My Dear Sir: I have yours of the 22nd. I am very sorry that even with the extended time I can't possibly give you any material for your book. I found it necessary the first of this year to refrain from taking on any new work even of the slightest nature as I am now spending longer hours at my drawings than I should and even then I can't get through with the work I have in hand." He goes on to explain how he'd like to take up a rest in the latter part of August and in order to accomplish this he must "keep everlastingly at it." He closes with a pleasant invitation to call but he trusts "you won't urge me any further to give you a drawing. Yours Truly Will Bradley." And below that "To Frank C. Brown Esq. Boston." Fine folded twice. An interesting and personal Will Bradley letter which rarely shows up in the marketplace nowadays. <br/><br/> unknown books
1960CAT206New York et al. 1960. Five 8 x 10 and two 5 x 7 inch gelatin silver prints with Bradley's estate marks to versos. Excellent. Jack Bradley was a Cape Cod native who after graduating from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy fell in love with Jazz after seeing Louis Armstrong perform at the Boston Armory in 1956. In 1958 he moved to New York from Cape Cod and began dating Jeann Failows a member of Louis Armstrong's inner circle. Through Failows Bradley gained access to Armstrong eventually becoming very close friends with the trumpeter and his inner circle. Bradley already had amassed a large collection of jazz material much related to Armstrong and he augmented his own collection by photographing Armstrong and his Jazz circle for the next decade. The bulk of Bradley's collection now resides at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens. <br /> <br /> This collection is of seven photographs of jazz musicians from Bradley's estate showing a wonderful window into the tail end of the Classic Jazz era. <br /> <br /> Photographs as follows:<br /> <br /> Willie Cook. 5 x 7 inches. A portrait of Cook seated. Excellent condition. <br /> <br /> Count Basie and Duke Ellington. 5 x 7 inches. The two jazz greats are seated at their respective pianos during rehearsal. Excellent condition.<br /> <br /> Duke Ellington's Empty Bandstand. 8 x 10 inches. The horns chairs and sheet music are laid out. Very good condition with some toning to margins and a faint scratch at outer edge of image. <br /> <br /> Duke Ellington Conducting his Band. 8 x 10 inches. Excellent condition. <br /> <br /> Ella Fitzgerald at the Apollo Theatre New York c. 1959. 8 x 10 inches. Excellent Condition.<br /> <br /> Count Basie Seated at a Table Smoking a Cigar. 8 x 10 inches. Excellent condition. <br /> <br /> Pee Wee russell Painting at his New York Apartment c. 1966. Good condition marginal tear affecting ½ inch of image. <br /> <br /> Overall a nice group and an example of a photographer whose work is not often available on the market. unknown books
2763Four folding engraved plates. Title printed in red & black. 2 p.l. xi 372 pp. 2 leaves of ads. 8vo cont. panelled calf minor rubbing. London: J. Woodman & D. Lyon 1727. First edition and a lovely copy. Bradley 1688-1732 first professor of botany at Cambridge was one of the earliest British writers to treat agriculture as a science. His writings were prolific including about twenty volumes dealing with agriculture. This book is one of his most important. "Cost of production was beginning to interest farmers more then it had done. For a hundred years the business had been steadily becoming more commercial. Instead of being rich because he grew a lot to eat a man was beginning to find that he was only rich if he grew a lot to sell and naturally he wanted to sell at a profit. To do that he must know what it cost him to grow the produce.and so writers began to insert costings in their books and Bradley was one of the earliest to do this. The Complete Body contains numerous costs but I suspect they were of common knowledge rather than anything more immediately collected and closely scrutinized yet they must have been accurate enough by the author's readers as not unreasonable."-Fussell I pp. 111-12. Fine crisp copy. ❧ D.S.B. II p. 390. unknown books
18945046Chicago: The Dial Press 1894. First edition. First edition. Original publisher's polished light brown buckram. Presentation Copy from the Author Harry Smith to H. I. Kimball cofounder of the famed Stone and Kimball Press in Chicago: "To H. I. Kimball Jr. with the compliments of Harry B. Smith October 1894. Together with three separate Autograph Letters Signed by Will Bradley to F. F. Browne American editor poet and literary critic who founded the literary journal The Dial. Over the years he had become close friends with John Muir John Burroughs Walt Whitman and other notable figures. All three ALS on ruled thin paper: 1 "Mr. F. F. Browne. Chicago. Dear Sir: Your postal received this morning. will send or bring sketches so you will get them tomorrow A.M. Hope circumstances will permit of Mr. Smith waiting to see them. Yours resp. Will H. Bradley Geurva Apr. 6 '94." 2 "Dear Mr. Brown Enclosed are two rough sketches. This work has been a blank with me as I have spoiled everything I have undertaken. I let your work go until to-day hoping my luck would change but it hasn't will come n and see you next week. Yours resp. Will H. Bradley Geurva Apr 7 '94." 3 "Mr F. F. Browne: "The Dial" Chicago. Dear Sir: Please consign to the waste basket the sketches I sent Saturday. have had better luck since sending them. and will call with finished drawing at about 10 to-morrow A.M. Yours resp. Will H. Bradley Geurva Apr. 9 '94." A fascinating story here as the book is listed in Bambace's "Will H. Bradley His Work" Item C1 but not declaratively done by Bradley. Herewith we provide these three letters verifying indeed Will Bradley supplied the drawing for the design to the title page in the book bearing a decidedly Will Bradley flair. A wonderful grouping marrying author artist and publisher. Book is near fine with brown stamped cover design most likely by Bradley full-page design on title page by Bradley top edges gilt others all uncut 149pp. The Dial Press unknown books
189717944Springfield MAss: The Wayside Press 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Volume I number 1 through Volume II number 3. Volume I is tall thin 8vo. containing the four numbers of Volume I. Volume II is 4to. containing the three complete numbers of Volume II all published but for a fragmentary No. 4 not present here. Contemporary half morocco marbled paper boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers with cloth inner hinges. A compilation of stories and poetry richly illustrated throughout with reproductions of the work of Beardsley Morris Burne-Jones Parrish Toulouse-Lautrec and others by a master of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Unfortunately in 1897 Bradley's health suffered; he had to sell the Wayside Press and was unable to complete the final number of volume II. Spines are significantly sunned and the leather and marbled paper are rubbed in places. A fine copy of the bound seven numbers; the leather of the binding is sunned on the spines and rear board of Volume II and the leather and paper are rubbed. Overall a nice copy in a very good binding. Scarce. The Wayside Press hardcover books
1904313007New York: Mail and Express Job Print 1904. First edition. Illustrated with 13 full-page photographs photo vignette on title page. 52 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green cloth upper cover title in gilt. Finely rebacked. Minor soiling to binding. First edition. Illustrated with 13 full-page photographs photo vignette on title page. 52 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed opposite the title "Compliments of the author J.R. Bradley"<br/>Big Game hunting by the author and his friend T.T. Reese in the Stickeen sic River Country. The trials of traveling consume the first 28 pp. after which are several more on hunting white sheep followed by several more on mountain goat and grizzly. There are four minor trout fishing incidents eclipsed by the hunting content. "A rare work I have had three times in thirty years." Heller.<br/>"The tales make good reading." - Streeter. Phillips p. 55; Streeter 4122; Heller 1:35 and illustrated on the front panel of the dust jacket Mail and Express Job Print unknown books
1927140438Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Draft script for the 1927 silent film "Mockery" seen here under two early draft titles "Terror" and "The Harelip." <br/><br/>Lon Chaney is a half-witted Russian peasant who is promised food and a place to live if he escorts a Countess Bedford safely home. He does so despite becoming caught up in the Bolshevik revolution and even moreso in a case of terminally unrequited love for the countess. <br/><br/>Danish director Christensen is best known for his avant garde work and in particular the seminal documentary "Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages" 1922. Between 1922 and 1929 Christensen made films for MGM and Warner Brothers/First National this being one of his last silent films. Like many of the films from the silent era many unusually bold turns are made with many touches that affirm Christensen's status as an auteur. The film was rediscovered and restored in the 1970s. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 0378 and production No. 1608 dated May 18 1927 with credits for screenwriter Bradley King. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated May 17 1927 with credits for screenwriters Bradley King and Benjamin Christensen. 133 leaves with unnumbered leaves. Ditto style mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
4397Stunning original printed color lithographed poster by Will H. Bradley for The Echo 1895 depicting a woman walking a yellow landscape. Printed at the Ralph Meriman Co. Press 1895. Sight size: 21" x 14.' Frame 25" x 19 1/4" Signed "Will H. Bradley" lower left. Will H. Bradley 1868-11962 born in Boston is widely considered one of the greatest American graphic artist and illustrator known for his Art Nouveau stylized poster-like interpretations of figures. His posters for The Chap-Book and other posters for journals and advertising in the late 1890's and early 1900's brought him widespread recognition and popularity. Bradley founded The Wayside Press in Springfield in 1895 and produced the now famous monthly periodical "Bradley His Book. A wonderfully balanced image and coloration Provenance: from the Ainsworth Gallery Boston. From the property of the Boston Company Inc. Asset Management. Light wrinkle upper right folds to paper otherwise good condition archival frame and mat. <br/><br/> unknown books
1969145809London: N.p. 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film. An early version of the screenplay with the provisional title "A Kestrel for a Knave." "6x" in black holograph marker on top right of title page.<br/><br/>The second film and breakthrough by esteemed British social realist filmmaker Ken Loach. Based upon the 1968 novel by Barry Hines "A Kestrel for a Knave" a heart-wrenching story of a working underclass youth who finds temporary respite from his oppressive life and even grace in the training and caring of a found fledgling kestrel whom he calls Kes.<br/><br/>Set in Yorkshire England shot on location in Yorkshire England. <br/><br/>Burgundy wrapper with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present with credits for author Barry Hines. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 90. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good Plus wrapper Very Good bound internally with two flat metal brads.<br/><br/>Eureka Masters of Cinema 151. Criterion Collection 561. N.p. unknown books
4395Stunning original printed color lithographed poster by Will H. Bradley for The Chapbook 1894. This famous poster was printed in 1894 by Stone and Kimball famed Chicago publisher. Will H. Bradley 1868-11962 born in Boston is widely considered one of the greatest American graphic artist and illustrator known for his Art Nouveau stylized poster-like interpretations of figures. This 1894 design for Chap-Book titled "The Twins" has been called the first American Art Nouveau poster; this and other posters for the magazine brought him widespread recognition and popularity. Bradley founded The Wayside Press in Springfield in 1895 and produced the now famous monthly periodical "Bradley His Book. This poster for The Chapbook 1894 is striking in its Art Nouveau quality and very much the pinnacle of Bradley's poster art depicting identical twins in profile with matching orange dresses and green hair. Sight size 19 1/4" x 13 1/2"Frame 25" x 19 1/4" Signed "Will H. Bradley" lower left. Provenance from the Ainsworth Gallery Boston. From the property of the Boston Company Inc. Asset Management. Light folds lower left otherwise excellent condition archival frame and mat. <br/><br/> unknown books
194777032New York: Robert M. McBride & Co 1947. First edition of this biography on the explorer Matthew Henson. Octavo original brown cloth cartographic and illustrated endpapers folding map in original glassine envelope. Signed by the explorer Matthew A. Henson on the title page. Additionally inscribed by the author on the title page "To Gladys and family- In appreciation for your wonderful kindness- Bradley Robinson." Also inscribed by Robinson with a full page inscription opposite the title page "Dear Gladys- You told me the winters are long and cold in Maine. That'll a perfect time to read about a place that's a lot colder. The thought of 50 below should keep you warm. And it's a good way to remember me- the guy who liked Maine lobsters and fish- but didn't get much of any that was legitimate or counted Very best Brad." Introductions by Vilhjalmur Stefanson and Peter Freuchen. Foreword by Commander Donald B. MacMillan. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed by Henson and with such a long inscription from Robinson. Matthew Alexander Henson was the first African-American Arctic explorer an associate of Robert Peary on seven voyages over a period of nearly 23 years. They made six voyages and spent a total of 18 years in expeditions. Henson served as a navigator and craftsman traded with Inuit and learned their language and was known as Peary's "first man" for these arduous travels. The first to break the color barrier at the Explorer's Club Henson was also the only member of Peary's party to master the Inuit language and method of driving dog sleds. His only descendants are through his children with an Inuit woman Akatingwah. This book helped to bring Henson's accomplishments as the first black polar explorer into the popular conscience. A US postal stamp was issued featuring Henson in 1986 and in 1988 he and his wife Lucy were reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery near the grave of Robert Peary. Arctic Bib. 14683. Robert M. McBride & Co hardcover books
1938260500Boston: Privately Printed by Geo. H. Ellis Co 1938. First edition one of only 30 copies this copy numbered in ink "Seven. Illustrated with 28 photographs on 14 plates and 5 hand-colored plates after old prints and a photograph; with folding map tipped in on rear pastedown. 1 vols. 8vo. Original dark blue grained leatherette title gilt on upper cover. A fine fresh copy. First edition one of only 30 copies this copy numbered in ink "Seven". Illustrated with 28 photographs on 14 plates and 5 hand-colored plates after old prints and a photograph; with folding map tipped in on rear pastedown. 1 vols. 8vo. E.H. Rawls Copy. In his Foreword the author states: "These sketches were written for the members of the Moisie Salmon Club. The sole purpose was to give information to them of the waters and conditions of the Moisie River and its branches above the places customarily fished by them.". The Moisie is one of a network of navigable rivers running about 110 miles northward from the St. Lawrence in eastern Quebec; old and well worn portage paths testify to the antiquity of the route along which for hundreds of years Indians have hunted and fished. For salmon and sea trout it is one of the richest areas known. It is not surprising that the Moisie Salmon Club was founded to reap the benefits of this bounty; what is surprising is that so much care attention and expense has been lavished on a book limited to only 30 copies. The text consists primarily of the author's descriptions of areas north of the more usual fishing sites based on his explorations as a sportsman with guides. In addition to five colored plates which tend to establish the romantic mood of the region there are 28 superb reproductions of sepia photographs printed on special photographic-type paper to convey both the look and the actual feel of the originals. The book's 78 pages conclude with an Index and inside the back cover is mounted a folding map of the area described.<br/><br/>The book is rare not in Wetzel or Heller not seen by Bruns and the only copy we know of to appear at auction - a worn copy - brought $1870 at the Netz sale in New York in 1986.<br/><br/>This copy bears the ownership signature of E.H. Rawls on the front flyleaf: pages 12 to 19 comprise Edward H. Rawls' own account of his 1929 trip to the East Branch Chute and Cran Serré of the Moisie River where he was the first to take salmon on a light rod above the falls in defiance of "the old story retold until believed by everyone that salmon would rise ot the fly above the rapids". Palmer notes that Rawls' exploits prompted the club to build the Webster trail and develop the upper river.<br/><br/>A choice association copy. Not in Wetzel or Heller; Bruns: "Not seen"; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 151 Privately Printed by Geo. H. Ellis Co unknown books
1929314035Pleasantville New York: Privately Printed 1929. First edition. 42 original mounted photographs each captioned by hand in ink. Text printed in brown. 20 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Original brown printed wrappers sewn. Fine short split at bottom of spine fold. Green half morocco slipcase and cloth chemise. First edition. 42 original mounted photographs each captioned by hand in ink. Text printed in brown. 20 pp. 1 vols. Folio. 'It's Better Just a Little Farther on'. Bradley was Secretary-Treasurer of the Beaverkill Trout Club from 1910-1929; the club had 43 members at the time of his writing. A brief but detailed section of reminiscences is followed by early photographs of sport along the Beaverkill before World War I including author Geo. M. L. La Branche in mid-cast. Each photograph is titled in a fine hand which Bruns speculates is that of "Lady B." pictured on p. 19. There are also photographs of trout fishing in Maine and other points in New York State and of the author and his friend Charlie Campbell president of the club 1910-1923 fishing for Atlantic salmon in Newfoundland. Campbell was the friend who first brought Bradley to the Voorhees homestead in 1908 and with Bradley formed the Beaverkill Trout Club. Campbell's motto was "It's better just a little farther on". These recollections were evidently composed in 1927 for a speech to fellow members to judge from the text and expanded for publication here.<br/><br/>"A very rare work numbering about 25 copies" Heller. The Litchfield copy sold at auction in November 2001 brought $14400.<br/><br/>RARE AND BEAUTIFUL AND EVOCATIVE OF SPORT ON A LEGENDARY AMERICAN RIVER. Litchfield 85; Bruns B202; Heller 1:730; H.A. Darbee sale 1987 23A Privately Printed unknown books
