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175447288London: J. Payne Bookseller at Pope's-Head in Pater - noster - row 1754. 1st Printing. Printed self-wrappers now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Paper manufacturing irregularities at top & fore-edges. 3 stab-holes to left. Very Good. Bifolium 4 pages. 8-1/2" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>A rare prospectus announcing the advent of Payne's thrice weekly publication "published Tuesday Thursday and Saturday in every Week; the First Number of which will be GIVEN GRATIS on Saturday March 2d." The paper would cease publication in 1758. J. Payne, Bookseller, at Pope's-Head in Pater - noster - row unknown books
1940014787Freeman Journal Co 1940. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket Very Scarce in This Condition Beautiful Fresh Copy Without Wear. First Year of Cooperstown Induction. Freeman Journal Co Hardcover books
2006651692006. Yale Law Journal. New Haven Conn.: Yale Law Journal Co. Inc. Volumes 62 to 111; 114 to 115 no. 4 1952-2006. Lacking 15 issues: vol. 96 nos. 123; 97 nos. 678; 98 nos. 2-8; 102 nos. 28. Bound volumes: 62 to 95 upper red and lower black spine labels; 99 to 101; 103 to 106; 108 navy blue buckram in 64 books. Ex-library with stamps spine labels and letters "LL" marked to heads of spines on volumes 62 to 95 else good condition. Reprint Price USD 5695. Special $695. The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891 it is one of the most cited legal publications in the nation and usually generates the highest number of citations per published article. unknown books
1996655081996. Yale Law Journal. New Haven Conn.: Yale Law Journal Co. Inc. Volumes 69 to 105 1959-1996 bound Vol. 100 no.5 Paper back Lacking vol. 100 part 3. Together 79 volumes. Ex-library with stamps faint dampstaining to margins of 9 volumes else good condition. Reprint Price USD 3695. Special $695. The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891 it is one of the most cited legal publications in the nation and usually generates the highest number of citations per published article. unknown books
1783WRCAM43192Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor loss at some folds affecting a few words of text. Light soiling and foxing. Very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with news of a bill passed by Parliament regarding trade with America and a plethora of advertisements and classified ads. It also contains an account of Lt. James Moody's spying expedition into Philadelphia in 1781 one of the more remarkable stories of the war.Together with the first leaf of the issue for Jan. 2 1786 containing part of a letter written to John Adams by the Abbe de Malby on the government and laws of America. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
1780WRCAM43188Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Light scattered soiling and foxing. Very good. A representative issue of this Revolutionary War-era newspaper with news of the war and federal politics including an extract from the minutes of the committee for the regulation of prices which met in convention in February 1780. Likewise brief news of naval activity off Savannah and Charleston. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
4689MASSACHUSETTS JOURNEY DIARY AND PHOTOGRAPHY ALBUM. Book. 115pg. 1891. Massachusetts. A travel journal and photography album entitled “Coaching Trip June 5th to 20th 1891â€. There are typewritten notes about a trip from Malden Massachusetts west to the Berkshires and across the Hudson River to West Point and then back to Boston. There are almost a hundred accompanying photographs of the people scenery and activities. The journal concerns the travels of “Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Sawyer Miss Converse Miss Estabrook Captain H.E. Harry Elisha Converse and Messrs G.S. Stockwell J.E. Cochrane and P.W. Sprague†page 91. The scrapbook begins with “Coaching Trip June 5th to 20th 1891. M.B.S. M.C.P. and the scribe meet at the B. & M. Boston and Maine Railroad Station in Malden waiting to be joined by F.E.C. and E.A.E. for the 4:10 train to Boston. We wish we had a photograph of the baggage for we are sure it would be interesting as a souvenir. Bags boxes shawl straps kodaks banjo umbrellas etc. are transported across Boston to the B. & A. Station while the ladies start for Young’s Hotel stopping by the way to purchase finery for Dennis and James. F.E.C. orders dinner and as time is limited thoughtfully orders Broiled Chicken…Dinner is served in Private Parlors – It consists of Milk and crackers. This being insufficient for the insatiable J.E.C. and F.E. another dinner is ordered for them but the report comes back that fire has gone out…â€. The ride continues west seemingly along the path of the modern State Route 2 aka the Mohawk Trail: “…notwithstanding the length of the afternoon drive time passes so pleasantly in talking reading singing etc. that we arrive in Northampton long before any of the party wish to leave the drag. The odometer shows that we traveled 17 miles after dinner…Short walks in some cases after dinner and then we gather on the upper veranda for an hours sing…Bloody Brook House is reached at 12.45 where we dine after which the young ladies devote themselves to letter writing…The gentlemen attend a prize fight in the rear of the house in which one party ‘Jim Carrigan’ a notorious local tough is badly cut up and a visiting tough is completely knocked out or rather kicked out…â€. The party continues through Shelburne Falls Charlemonte up and down the Hoosac Mountain North Adams and into Williamstown. In Williamstown one person makes a long distance telephone call to his father and they attend a baseball game. On June 12th they turn south to Lenox and Great Barrington. On June 15th the narrator mentions that “The young ladies are demoralized this morning because they cannot get alcohol; I never saw girls so dependent upon strong drink early in the morning; this calls to mind the fact that this was to be a dry trip…the heat and dust are almost unbearable…â€. They traveled to Fishkill and then take a boat to West Point where they see cadets and hear a concert. The journal concludes with a listing of the songs they heard on their travels. There are 92 photographs of various sizes. The book was apparently was specially made for the occasion since there is a logo atop every page mentioning “June 5th – 20th 1891â€. The red cloth covers are disbound and the spine is missing; the front cover is gilt stamped with the date of the trip. A fine late Nineteenth Century travel memento. hardcover books
1862280305Richmond: Richmond Examiner 1862. unbound. very good. 2 pages of text on a single sheet 23 inches x 16 inches. Folded down the center and twice across the sheet. Richmond: Richmond Examiner 1862. Very good<br/><br/> On the front page is an extensive article on the Confiscation Act of 1862 and its passage by Congress. Included in the article is the text of Abraham Lincoln's Message on the act's constitutionality. The Confiscation Act gave legal authority to courts to implement the legal seizure of land and property from citizens who aided the Confederacy. Also in the act was a clause allowing emancipation of slaves in the Confederacy that lived in areas of Union occupation. Most of the rest of the text on both pages are small articles on Civil War battles and political news in the Confederacy. The publisher of the Richmond Examiner became anti-Jefferson Davis' political and military actions as the Civil War progressed.<br/><br/> Richmond Examiner unknown books
178126991Paris: Chez Mr. Bailleux 1781. 5 volumes. Folio. Full contemporary mottled brown paper with red morocco title label with "Mme. Pictet. Pictet" gilt and secondary manuscript label to upper. Engraved. <br/><br/>Series title: "Journal d'ariettes italiennes des plus célèbres compositeurs avec les paroles italiennes et françoises la basse sous le chant e toutes les parties séparées pour la facilité de l'éxécution. "<br/><br/>- Score for Basso continuo Voice and Violino primo. 6 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-LIV. 6 pp. each several with blank sixth page. Text in French and Italian. Includes the following 6 pieces 1 per issue each with a printed note about who sang it and where:<br/>- Issue XLIX: Giovanni Paesiello 1740-1816. "Quell' amante che non è." "Rondeau chanté par Mme. Todi au Concert de Mrs. les Amateurs."<br/>- L: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi 1728-1804. "Chi signor una parola." "Air Chanté par Madame Todi au Concert de Mrs. les Amateurs."<br/>- LI: Paesiello. "Care donne sventurate." "Duo de la Frascatana." <br/>- LII: Pasquale Anfossi 1727-1797. "Non fugge il buon guerriera."<br/>- LIII: Guglielmi. "Fanciulina tenerina." Air Chanté par Madame Todi au Concert de Messieurs les Amateurs."<br/>- LIV: Ferdinando Bertoni 1725-1813. "Scioglio cara un dolce riso."<br/><br/>- Score for 2 oboes. 17 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX LII LIV LVI-LVIII 60-64 66-70 72. Each with 1 2 or 3 pp. of music. Includes several of the aforementioned pieces as well as others by Paesiello Guglielmi Antonio Sacchini 1730-1786 Carlo Monza ca. 1735-1801 Gennaro Astarita ca. 1745-1805 Joseph Schuster 1748-1812 Domenico Cimarosa 1749-1801 Niccolo Piccinni 1728-1800 Giuseppe Sarti 1729-1802 Matteo Rauzzini 1754-1791 Giuseppe Colla 1731-1806 Giuseppe 1743-1798 or Tomasso Giordani ca. 1730-1806 and Luigi Gatti 1740-1817. Manuscript label "Arriettes Flauto. " indicates that two flutes may have performed from the present copy.<br/><br/>- Violino primo. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music followed by 1 of 2 different catalogs by Bailleux the second in Johansson facs. 8. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers with an additional piece no. 59 by Paesiello. <br/><br/>- Violino secondo. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers. <br/><br/>- Alto. 12 issues bound in 1 nos. XLIX-60. Each with 1-3 pp. of music. Includes the aforementioned pieces and composers.<br/><br/>Spine partially or completely lacking; tender at gutter. Moderate to heavy foxing and minor to moderate dampstaining to some leaves; several leaves folded; occasional light soiling; occasional tears to blank margins not affecting music. BUC p. 774. RISM BII p. 205. <br/><br/>Bailleux published 393 bimonthly issues of the Journal d'ariettes italiennes between 1779 and 1795. Chez Mr. Bailleux unknown books
1800WRCAM23054Providence: Printed and published by John Carter. 1800. 4pp. printed on folded sheet within heavy black border. Expertly silked reinforced at joining of sheets. Wear at old folds with some loss of text some spotting pencil signature. Else good. This is one of the many newspapers to elaborately announce the death of Washington with each page printed within a heavy black border. Much of the paper is devoted to mourning events. Printed and published by John Carter... unknown books
1784WRCAM43207Boston 1784. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Light wear and minor loss at folds. Lightly soiled. Very good. The entirety of the first page of this issue is devoted to the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati providing a description of the Society along with its rules and purpose. Also the proclamation of Congress ratifying the peace treaty with Great Britain officially putting an end to the war. unknown books
1780WRCAM43200Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor loss and wear at old fold. Lightly soiled. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing among other news items a resolution of Congress concerning the finances and monetary state of the country as well as several tidbits on the campaign in South Carolina. Also an ad on the first page for the sale of "an exceeding active Negro boy aged fifteen. Also a likely Negro girl aged seventeen" who are "to be sold very cheap for no other reason than for want of employ." Also an attack on James Rivington the New York printer for his publications. unknown books
1783WRCAM43191Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses at old folds affecting a few words of text. Some light soiling and wear. Very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with a lengthy article relating news from the English Parliament in which the treaty of peace with America is discussed. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books
186295814Tallahassee: Printed by Dyke & Carlisle 1862. Rare first edition documenting the acts and resolutions passed by the General Assembly of Florida in the first year of the American Civil War. Octavo disbound. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable. Among the 34 United States of America in February 1861 seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the country to form the Confederate States of America causing the outbreak of the most studied and written about episode in United States History: the American Civil War. The Confederacy grew to include eleven states all of them slave-holding. After the secession of South Carolina on December 20 1860 the "cotton states" of Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas followed suit seceding in January and February 1861 Printed by Dyke & Carlisle unknown books
193938801Amsterdam 1939. paperback. very good. Orgaan van de Maatschappij tot Bewordering der Bouwkunst Bond van Nederlandsche Architecten B.N.A. en het Genootschap Architectura et Amicitia. 60ste Jaargang. No. 1 - 52. 7 Jan. - 30 Dec. 1939. Illustrated. 52 vols. thin folio printed wrappers; some pp. stuck together else fine. Amsterdam 1939.<br/><br/> One year run of this technical journal edited by H. G. J. Schelling B. T. Boeyinga et al.<br/><br/> unknown books
1864694531864. A Curious 1864 Case Involving Murder and Insanity Editors of the Journal of Mental Science. Insanity and Crime: A Medico-Legal Commentary on the Case of George Victor Townley. London: John Churchill and Sons 1864. 47 1 pp. Octavo 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlet with untrimmed edges bound into recent cloth printed paper title labels to front board and spine endpapers added. Moderate toning to text faint vertical crease through center small inkspots to a few leaves. $500. Only edition. In this unusual trial Townley was found sane and guilty of the murder of his fiancee but insane afterwards and thus incapable of execution. The discussion of this case in the interesting pamphlets examines among other related topics partial impulsive and "moral" insanity. OCLC locates 13 copies in North America 1 in a law library U.S. Supreme Court. unknown books
1780WRCAM43201Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor losses and wear along fold lines. Lightly soiled. Contemporary ownership inscription and notation at top of first page of first issue. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing among other news items a lengthy account of the Gordon Riots in London an anti-Catholic riot in early June 1780 led by Lord George Gordon who marched to Parliament at the head of a crowd of nearly 50000 people. News of the riot is continued in the Sept. 7th issue. Also other brief new items from the Revolution including a list of deserters from the Rhode Island levies. unknown books
187437842Virginia City Nevada: The Daily Independent 1874. 1st printing Armstrong 767; Paher 1924; Streeter AMERICANA IV 2356. Printed self-wrappers. Age-toning to paper. Numerous fold-lines with splits developing along many. A couple 2-3" horizontal edge tears no text lost. Some minor edge rash. Withal a complete About VG copy. 4 pp; 8 columns per page. Illustrated with 27 wood engravings 5 cross-sections 3 profiles 1 graph & 1 facsimile of the 1867 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 70. Elephant folio. 24" x 17-3/4" <br/><br/>"Here Sutro tells the dramatic story of his attempt to drain the Comstock Lode with the famous Sutro Tunnel. At first he was aided and later bitterly opposed by the Bank of California group who sought the profits for themselves. His completion of the tunnel in 1878 and his investment of the profits in San Francisco real estate gave Sutro great wealth. Part of this he used in building up the Sutro Library of San Francisco now a branch of the California State Library." Streeter. OCLC records 11 holding institutions. Per AmEx no copies at auction since the Streeter sale in 1968. Rare in the trade. The Daily Independent unknown books
177726884London England: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1777. Twenty-two issues of this yearly British almanac bound in one volume; consecutive and inclusive from the 1777 issue to 1797. These are printed in red & black have the tax stamps on the margins of the title pages and are of 32 pages' length with exceptions or notes as below: 1782: On page 31 the section "VI Rebus by Mr. R. Richardson of Frosterly" has been solved with the manuscript letters & names of clues neatly written at the margins. 1786: pgs 1-2 15-32; However another issue is bound after this incomplete issue that is entire in 48 pages. These almanacs are noted on the title pages as printed for the Company of Stationers; and this "extra" issue is noted on the title page as "Printed for T. Carnan in St. Paul's Church Yard; who after an expensive Suit in Law and Equity by the unanimous Opinion of the Judges of the Court of Common Please dispossessed the Stationers' Company of their pretended exclusive Privilege of Printing Almanacks which they had usurped for two Centuries; a convincing Proof that no unjust Monopoly will ever stand the Test of an English Court of Justice." 1788: pgs 1-2 15-32 only. 1793 Misbound pages out of order and complete 32 pages. 1795: A name of "Old Batholomew" has been added in ms. at the 4th Sept. in the monthly almanac pages section. 1797 pgs 1-16 only. "The existence of the Ladies' Diary or the Woman's Almanack an 18th century English magazine devoted largely to problems and puzzles in mathematics indicates that stereotypes about the inability of women to understand and enjoy mathematics were less strongly believed in the 18th century than they are today.The Ladies' Diary became one of the widely read 18th century magazines devoted to the popularization of science and mathematics; these were addressed mainly to readers with no specialized training in the subjectsThe Ladies' Diary differed from these others primarily in the language used in some of the problems--language which reminds the reader that the problems were addressed to women" from the excellent overview of the magazine its influence & impact by Teri Perl San Francisco State Univ. Historia Mathematica 6 1979 article on the 'Diary' Indecipherable by us previous owner name on back endpaper.Approx. 4" x 6 3/8" size; bound in marbled-paper covered boards leather corners edges tinted yellow; spine covering gone; wear to the edges tips of the binding; bottom cord of top board let go; the block still solidly sewn some edges trimmed close; contents generally clean and in good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Printed for the Company of Stationers hardcover books
1782WRCAM43203Boston 1782. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses and wear at old folds. Contemporary notation at top of first page. Light scattered soiling. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing Lord Shelburne's speech at Parliament on Nov. 27 1781 calling for an end to the war with America. Shelburne insists that the conflict has gone on quite long enough and the cost has far outweighed the benefit. Several months later Shelburne took office in the British government and was made Prime Minister shortly thereafter soon bringing the war to an end. A significant number of advertisements are also included as are some brief tidbits from around the colonies. unknown books
196213560Paris: Journal De La Marine Marchande 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good . 4to. 350 pp plus six detailed fold-out schematics at rear of book. Text in French. A superb book illustrated with photographs and design schematics for the SS France Cruise Liner. Details about every aspect of the ship from the mechanics and engineering all the way down to the menu served. Very minor soiling to edges but an excellent copy overall in illustrated thick cloth covers with gilt lettering. A large and heavy volume. <br/><br/> Journal De La Marine Marchande hardcover books
16585Poems Prayer Journal Poetry and prayer journal written in many hands with entries dated from 1820-1830. Original red half morocco. Gilt detail on front cover "H. P. Tuckerman." 120 pages writing on first 76 pages. Unpaginated. 9 x 7 1/2 in. 53 handwritten entries from many different individuals. Original drawing mother and child under tissue on first page signed by "S. Tuckerman". Two pencil drawings of forest scenes.<br/><br/>Entries include a Hymn written for the British and Foreign School Society. "The stream which once a slender wild Wholl'd scarcely seen its humble way Now gushes freely from the hill And splashes into day. Oh stream of knowledge when thy tides Brings hope and life and yonder To every tree that decks thy sides Forget not then the flowers.A thousand wreaths crown many proud brow A thousand tongues his praise accord; The marble almost living now Now the death dealing sword. His greatness lives the earth and sky and tracks the . flood But womans Happiest destiny Is only - to be good."<br/><br/>Includes Biblical inscriptions from Luke 2 and many meditations on religious topics such as one Prayer entry dated to 1827: "The smiling sky is every bright the earth is fair with flowers There comes not night there falls not blight ton childhood's blissful hours;- Then pray-Heaven sees no sight so fair As happy childhood bowed in prayer." <br/><br/>Many of the entries deal with themes of mortality and death. "Life is but a scanty ledge-Where the poor traveler walk suspended o'er a fathomless abyss! Oh! let him heed his footing heed his side! Chance play round him momently and each may sweep him to destruction." Another poem comes with an introduction about the untimely death of the author: "Verses on hearing an Eolian harp at midnight by a young gentleman who died of a consumption a few days after writing them. // Ye heavenly sounds! enchanting notes! That swell the whispering breeze; Lay whence your soft complaining airs Your magic power to please. Are ye some fairy tiny voice That by the glow worms light At lonely hours your vigils keep Unmark'd by mortal sight Are ye some nymph of ancient time Like Echo hapless maid In plaintive songs that woo'd your love Till changed into a shade"<br/><br/>Other entries focus on the natural world such as a poem entry from 1828 titled "Spring Mountain": "How sweet the landscape-morning twines Her tresses round the brown of day And bright mist on the forest pines Like happy spirits float away So well on the mountain crown Whence the glad stream comes shouting down Through woods and rocks that hang on high Like clouds against the deep blue sky. Oh at this hour when air and earth Are gushing love and joy and light And songs of gladness hail the birth Of all that beautiful and bright It comes so fresh so with so sweet It draws the heart from its retreat To mingle with the glories born On the first holy light of Morn." Another reads: "What's Life the meteor's lurid glare that shoots athwart the sky: We gaze tis gone nor vestige there nor trace can we espy. Tis transient as the morning dew tis fading as the rainbow's hue tis pulsing as the boreal light Just hails the day to sink in night." Some light toning and minimal foxing. Very good condition. unknown books
25581EXPOSITION--LONDON--1851 THE ART JOURNAL. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS 1851. London: The Art Journal 1851. Folio. Publisher's calf spine and tips. xxvi 328 xvi viii xxii viii viii pages. First edition. Exhibition catalogue with hundreds of engravings and articles on science by Robert Hunt textiles by Lewis D.B. Gordon the exhibition itself by Ralph Wornum plants and agriculture by Edward Forbes and color by Mrs. Merrifield Very good. unknown books
25582EXPOSITION - LONDON - 1851 THE ART JOURNAL. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS 1851. London: The Art Journal 1851. Folio. Publisher's gilt calf spine and tips. xxvi 328 xvi viii xxii viii viii pages. First edition. Exhibition catalogue with hundreds of engravings and articles on science by Robert Hunt textiles by Lewis D.B. Gordon the exhibition itself by Ralph Wornum plants and agriculture by Edward Forbes and color by Mrs. Merrifield Very good. unknown books
1809WRCAM8213Boston 1809. Vol. XL No. 2048 and Whole No. 2633. Two issues 4pp. each. Folio newspaper. Tanned old folds old ink signature and some wrinkling. Good. The earlier issue includes a brief biography of Lucien Bonaparte and various political notices most importantly regarding the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase its constitutional ramifications for the United States and the reluctance of Spain to recognize the sale of the territory by France to the U.S. News of the purchase had become public on Oct. 17. On Nov. 30 Spain formally delivered the colony to the French colonial prefect who transferred the territory to William Claiborne and Gen. Wilkinson the American commissioners on Dec. 20. BRIGHAM I pp.277-79. unknown books
