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182319968Boston: Published by Samuel T. Armstrong and Crocker & Brewster No. 50 Cornhill 1823. First edition. Original pictorial wrappers 5.5 x 3.5 inches 36 pages with the frontispiece first leaf mounted to the inside front wrapper as published. <br /><br />"Thus died an amiable and excellent youth. His parents lost a beloved son and the Sunday-school a valuable teacher and society a useful member. There was much energy in his character which promised to be very beneficial to mankind. He was a very active member of the committee of the Bible Association. He regularly collected from several of its districts and from the workmen of the manufactory where he was employed as clerk; he obtained upwards of forty subscribers to the Bible Society since April last." <br /><br />The supposedly biographical account of the deathbed conduct and conversations of a pious 17-year-old confident in his new birth in Jesus and full of parting counsel for his younger siblings etc. with a remarkable coda as narrated by the departed young man from beyond: <br /><br />"You remember me when I wore an earthly form and spoke to you in human language. Many of you followed my body to the grave and wept as you saw my coffin committed to the ground. My spirit dwells not there. Through the riches of the Savior's love and the power of his grace I have reached the skies." <br /><br />The anticipation here in voice and approach to the trance medium messages from later Spiritualist accounts is not far to seek suggesting that the language of spirit communication may have awaited only the scientific explanations of mesmerism trance clairvoyance etc. to become empirical truths rather than simply theological allegories. OCLC suggests two locations AAS Free Library of Philadelphia plus the OCLC FAST Project--a location one half-suspects is as insubstantial as the nature of spiritual communication itself. <br /><br />Some light foxing and soiling and wear; a very good copy. Published by Samuel T. Armstrong, and Crocker & Brewster, No. 50, Cornhill books
1950310944Chicago: Herald-American 1950. 20 pp. Printed in two columns. 8vo. Side-stapled self wrappers. Faint fold at center minor wrinkling very good or better. 20 pp. Printed in two columns. 8vo. Rare pamphlet outlining the A.A. program. A rare pamphlet from the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous written by a midwest newspaper reporter and providing a detailed and positive overview of the program.The pamphlet prints in full a series of six articles written by Elgar Brown for the Chicago Herald-American which follow J. Buffington Nutmeg a fictional alcoholic who has hit bottom and can't stop drinking even though he wants to in his encounter with A.A. The pamphlet provides capsule summaries of the twelve steps describes encounters with recovered alcoholics discusses relapses touts the successes of the program explains the program's origins etc. Brown a staff writer for the Chicago Herald-American wrote at least two other pieces for the paper touting the success of A.A. in 1945 and 1948 the former being a series of cartoons also illustrating Nutmeg's encounter with the program. <br/>Reporting from the mainstream press on the successes of Alcoholics Anonymous was a key factor in the rapid growth of the program in its early years. This example is rare: we trace only a single copy in the papers of A.A. co-founder Robert "Dr. Bob" Smith at Brown. Herald-American unknown books
1795WRCLIT65729London: Printed for the Author at No. 9 Thornhaugh Street 1795. 16pp. Printed self-wrappers untrimmed. Upper margin rather frayed and dusty sewing perished still a good copy. First and only edition. A political screed - the "antichrist" being the Pope - and the letter drips with irony in its perfumed invective against the likes of Burke Paine and the radicals of France. A prefatory poem is signed "W.H." A scarce tract: ESTC locates copies only at the BL and the Huntington. ESTC T37993. GOLDSMITHS 16480. Printed for the Author, at No. 9, Thornhaugh Street unknown books
174513390London: F. West 1745. Engraving printed on wove paper. Very good condition apart from a 5/8" tear in the right margin and a light water stain in the top right corner of the sheet. A stunning panoramic view of Westminster Bridge as seen from Lambeth on the south bank of London possibly from the series "A Collection of Views of old London and its Environs."<br/> <br/>Among the Georgian buildings on London's north bank the imposing Gothic structure of Westminster Abbey is visible as are the spires of the adjacent smaller church of St. Margaret. Further east one can discern the distinct clock tower of St. Martin-in-the-Fields which was designed by the Scottish architect James Gibbs and erected in Trafalgar Square in 1721. Spanning the bustling thoroughfare of the Thames and connecting north and south London is the impressive stone overpass Westminster Bridge. Based on a design by the French architect Monsieur Labelye the bridge is straddled by elegant stone balustrades that are punctuated by fourteen piers. It was constructed between 1739 and 1749 and was the only bridge aside from London Bridge that stood on the Thames during this period. In 1750 it was opened to the public.<br/> <br/>Cf. Adams London Illustrated 1604-1851 pp. 457-60. F. West unknown books
1910180319004np: No Publisher 1910. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. 38 pp. Ruled untitled notebook with mounted illustrations on both recto and verso throughout all with accompanying captions in manuscript. Very Good. A collection of clipped illustrations from magazines mostly fashion-oriented mounted in a notebook with handwritten captions probably created ca. 1910. The illustrated notebook proceeds to tell the quaint story of "Blanche" and her numerous suitors primarily "Clifford" and "John." The primary characters are introduced in the first few leaves and romantic adventures ensue. Mainly set in New England with some references to fraternity life. A few captions include: "Clifford's offering before he was squelched!" and "Blanche attends a costume dance." Laid in at the rear is a handful of loose clippings so that the tale may continue. No Publisher paperback books
236242London. Tinted lithograph. Image measures 12.5" x 16.75".<br/><br/> In this print a young and old fallow buck lay in a grassy field with the young buck distinguishable by his spots resting his head on the stomach of the older deer. Fallow deer are native to Europe and the sight is one that would not have been uncommon in the countryside of England where the print was likely published circa 1840. The deer's antlers and fur have been rendered with exquisite detail that differentiates between their two very different materials. The print is in good condition with minor stains. Wear to the margins not affecting the image.<br/><br/> unknown books
1918260320American Lithographic Co 1918. Poster. Original lithograph. Unmounted. 30 x 20 inches.<br/><br/> Endearing image for the War Saving Stamps effort.<br/><br/> American Lithographic Co unknown books
1768012600Milan Italy: Giuseppe Maganza 1768. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xvi 384 pages of text. Original full vellum binding with minor to moderate shelfwear and soiling; spine is neatly detached at one hinge but could be repaired. Small old paper label at bottom of spine. Previous owner's inscription in Italian on the front endpaper and previous owner's name neatly written on the title page "C. L. Campbell." Title page is illustrated by an engraved allegorical vignette. Text is clean and attractive. Giuseppe Maganza Hardcover books
1933180623002Racine WI: The Commercial Press Co 1933. Second Edition. Like New. Second edition. 64 pp. Publisher's pale yellow wraps printed in green. Promotional "High Life Sale Co." rubber stamp and hand written details to front and rear cover. Wraps lightly soiled and worn pages toned corners bumped. Scarce. The Commercial Press Co unknown books
17417395Erfurt: Jungnicol 1741. Hard Cover. 12mo. 327 pages. Bound in tan boards vellum spine with title printed in black. Title page printed in red and black. A very handsome tight copy; text block is very clean; first few leaves with faint stain. <br/><br/> Jungnicol hardcover books
1910001845S. l. Paris: s. n. 1910. Softcover. First edition issue No. 1; 11 ¼â x 8 ¾â ; pp. 4; fragile newsprint; mild age-toning to margins; folded with a horizontal crease line; several small cuts to fold and edges; very good condition. The very first issue of a short-lived Russian journal presumably only 2 issues were ever printed it was published by an unidentified émigré group in France and contained news and articles on labor events from around the world including the 21st International Miners Congress in Brussels the Trade Unions Conference in Sheffield the New York City Cloakmakersâ Strike which would result in the signing of the âProtocol of Peaceâ and others. S. l. (Paris): s. n. paperback books
197025559Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop circa 1970. Some wear along top edge including one 1/4 inch closed tear and a few closed chips; overall in great condition. Silkscreen poster. 17 1/4 x 22 inches. A poster from the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop created in response to the Kent State shootings. Features an image soldiers advancing on the Kent State campus with "Speak Out Against the Madness" printed below. The Political Poster Workshop was a loose collective of student activists that formed in 1970 out of screenprinting classes led by MalaquÃas Montoya an important figure in the Chicano Art Movement and lecturer at Berkeley. Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop unknown books
18839In paper wraps which are almost detached and have some minor chipping. A promotional piece on Las Vegas New Mexico. Poole Bros. paperback books
1815005963Edinburgh: Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press by assignment from Messrs D. Ramsay & Son and R. Allan for William Blackwood Edinburgh; and John Murray.London 1815. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 324 pages of text. Original red morroco leather binding with minimal chipping to top of spine and slight shelfwear. Spine is decorated with gilt-rule and "1815" while the boards are decorated with attractive stamping along the perimeter. Text is overall minimally browned appropriate for the age. Title continues ".Stamps &c. Dedicated by Permission to the Lord Provost and Magistrates of the City of Edinburgh." An attractive and intact copy of this uncommon publication. Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press, (by assignment from Messrs D. Ramsay & Son, and R. Allan) for William Blackwood, Ed Hardcover books
18683812New York: G.P. Putnam & Son 661 Broadway 1868. Octavo 134 pages 6 ads variously paginated. First edition. A special forward on breakfast includes the following: "A breakfast should be as carefully composed as a dinner. Secure by art what is due to the dignity of the meal and give it its true position." With the bookplate of Mrs. John Calvin Smith wife of the cartographer and member of the American Geographical and Statistical Society. Additional previous owner's name to preliminary blank. Otherwise near fine in publisher's blank-ruled and gilt-titled green cloth. OCLC locates thirty-six copies; Bitting 618; Brown 2369a; Cagle 808. G.P. Putnam & Son, 661 Broadway hardcover books
188490051St. Louis Mo.: Little & Becker 1884. Octavo pp. 1-2 1-5 6-353 354-356: blank note: first and last leaves are blanks original decorated black cloth front and rear panels stamped in blind spine panel stamped in gold olive-green floral patterned endpapers. First edition. Lost race novel that describes the migration of a prehistoric people from their homeland on the Phoenician coast to China. The Chinese king gives the wanderers the Japanese islands where they learn shipbuilding and navigation. About 2000 B.C. these people send an expedition to the Pacific coast of North America cross the continent and establish a great city on the present-day site of St. Louis later settlements are made in Illinois Iowa Ohio Kentucky Mississippi and Florida. A copy of this book in the Henry E. Huntington Library indicates that the author was J. M. Hanks of Florence Colorado. The book was printed in St. Louis for the publisher Cyrus F. Newcomb & Company of Del Norte Colorado. Curiously the book is dated 1884 on the recto of the title leaf but is copyright 1875 on the verso. No earlier edition of the book is known but the work may have been published earlier in a newspaper. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 593. Teitler and Locke By the World Forgot 2013 28. Bleiler 1978 p. 6. Reginald 10642. Wright III 598. Early owner's signature on recto of first blank. Touch of rubbing to cloth at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips a bright near fine copy. A scarce book. #90051 Little & Becker unknown books
1855002736Vienne Vienna: M. Auer 1855. Very good. First edition in French translated and published in the same year as the original Russian; 10 1/2 x 7; pp. 1-25 7; green wraps printed and ruled in black; illustrated with three plates by Jos. Stoufs; lacking portrait frontis else complete; tiny white label to upper left corner; faint discolored spot to margin of front wrap; small chips to tips of spine and slight curling to corners; scattered foxing mostly to margins and verso of plates; in about very good- condition. Published anonymously the booklet was allegedly written by Count Dmitrii Nikolaevich Bludov alt. Dimitri Bloudoff 1785 - 1864 - a Russian noble imperial official and a member of the inner circle of Emperor Nicholas I. Over time Bludov served as Minister of Justice Minister of the Interior Chairman of the State Council and President of the Academy of Sciences. He was also a historian author founder of the Arzamas Literary Society close friend of Turgenev Karamzin and Zhukovskii and legal advisor to Nicholas writing many of his speeches editing the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire in 1841-1842 drafting a new Criminal Code in 1845 and presiding over the court that condemned the Decembrists to death. The book gave the official version of Emperor Nicholas' death i.e. pneumonia resulting from an untreated cold touting his unwavering Christian values and refuting the circulating speculations that the ruler had committed suicide while the Crimean War was raging. M. Auer paperback books
1827295301London: Colburn 1827. First. hardcover. near fine. 329 pages. Small 8vo 3/4 red polished calf over old marbled boards ornate gilt-stamped spine with raised bands. London: Colburn 1827. First Edition.<br/><br/> Comprising an Account of his Campaigns and Adventures in England Ireland Denmark Portugal Spain Malta Sicily and Italy.<br/><br/> Colburn unknown books
197025554Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop circa 1970. Light creasing along right edge. In fine excellent condition. Silkscreen poster. 11 1/2 x 18 inches. An anti-war poster from the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop featuring a version of the "Lets Have Peace / Lisa" logo here being painted by a little girl onto a t-shirt worn by a man who resembles MalaquÃas Montoya. Printed on bright lime-green paper. The Political Poster Workshop was a loose collective of student activists that formed in 1970 out of screenprinting classes led by Montoya an important figure in the Chicano Art Movement and lecturer at Berkeley. Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop unknown books
197025550Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop circa 1970. RAPE stamp on bottom right; some handwriting on verso; crease to top left corner. In excellent condition. Silkscreen poster. 14 3/4 x 22 inches. An anti-war poster from the Berkeley Political Poster Workshop. Silkscreened on dot matrix printer paper with "University of California" "19 APR 70" and program code printed out on verso. The Political Poster Workshop was a loose collective of student activists that formed in 1970 out of screenprinting classes led by MalaquÃas Montoya an important figure in the Chicano Art Movement and lecturer at Berkeley. Berkeley: Berkeley Poster Workshop unknown books
1739WRCLIT64483London: Printed for T. Reynolds 1739. 8pp. Folio. Later boards. Some pencil annotations in the text boards a bit soiled otherwise very good. First edition. An anonymous poem on the modern peers identified by Foxon as possibly by the same author as BRITANNIA'S PRECUATION 1741 and THE HIBERNIAN POLITICIANS 1740 someone "possibly named Gardiner." FOXON S354. ROTHSCHILD 221. ESTC T4631. Printed for T. Reynolds hardcover books
1786WRCLIT65495A Londres. Se vend à Marseille: Chez Jean Mossy 1786. xvi184pp. Contemporary calf and boards spine gilt extra. Light scattered foxing and occasional mild spotting a few rubs and light stains to boards otherwise a very good copy. First edition of this substantial collection of verse epigrams translations and letters in verse. The identity of the author seems only thinly veiled at first glance but the screen has been sufficiently impenetrable that authorship for the copies in the BM Lyon and BL remains unattributed and Barbier comes up short. The London aspect of the imprint is curious as it is an entirely French production but may just possibly point to a French national posted to London in some business or governmental capacity. The dedication of the collection is to M. Deprats who is also identified as the recipient of several of the letters in verse. Chez Jean Mossy hardcover books
17737080London: Pr. for J. Almon 1773. 4to 26 cm 10.25". 28 xx pp. <br><br>This anonymous pamphlet is an attack on vol. I of the Memoirs of Great-Britain & Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II 1771 by Sir John Dalrymple 17261810. "Illustrated by collections of state papers from Versailles and London these Memoirs caused some sensation from their revelations as to the motives actuating some of the more eminent statesmen of that time" DNBespecially Lord Russell and Algernon Sydney. The second pagination sequence contains letters in support of the pamphlet "From the Public Advertiser. March 5 1773" and a "List of books printed for J. Almon. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T12257. On Dalrymple see: The Dictionary of National Biography XIII 42425. Removed from a nonce volume; first and last pages soiled; 6-digit number rubber-stamped on title-page. Chipping in upper inner corners of first three leaves; shallow chipping and dog-earing to the whole with soiling on the edges and corners. Pr. for J. Almon unknown books
182031946York: J. Kendrew ca. 1820. 16mo 10.3 cm 4.1". 30 2 pp.; illus. <br><br>Virtually pristine copy of this penny toybook a popular cautionary tale of two overly indulged brothers one of whom prospers by way of his natural love of learning and one of whom enjoys bad company and eventually goes to rack and ruin not here as some variants of this story have it being eaten by wild beasts after a shipwreck but rather more prosaically being sent to Newgate. The story is illustrated with eight woodcuts two of which show the boys playing => badminton and marbles.<br>Â Â Â Â One signature at the back is unopened. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2H10236. Publisher's light yellow printed paper wrappers removed from a nonce volume. Clean crisp unread copy. J. Kendrew unknown books
2827York Penn.: P. Hardt and to be Had of Shaefer and Maund Baltimore 1849. . 12mo in half sheets marbled boards worn; brown leather spine lacking top half inch; ballpoint notation on front free endpaper A.I. 49395; Cohen 8144 York, Penn.: P. Hardt and to be Had of Shaefer and Maund, Baltimore, 1849. hardcover books
