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187000009bSS WISCONSIN. Good. 1870. Hardcover. Wonderful antique travel journal / diary commences July 1870 through June 1871. Travels around Europe. Set sail from USA to England aboard the Steamer Wisconsin. This Journal was written by 37 years old Annie F. Towle while she was living and traveling in Europe. She is a very observant person and writes vivid descriptions. She also includes a small variety of plant samples gathered along her travels. This journal written in mostly black ink is a wonderful glimpse into the past from a gifted observer. A RARE 8.5" x 7" Journal of 100 plus pages. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Hand Written Personal Memoir Travel Europe Steamships Steamer Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
19190002076La Fox Illinois Kane County. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. On offer is the incredible 1919 diary of Annie M. Barker Potter 1840-1933 kept when she was the 79-year-old widow of La Fox Blackberry Township Kane County Illinois visionary Lemuel Milk Potter 1830-1897. Originally of the Plymouth Massachusetts Barkers Annie married fellow Massachusetts native sea captain and widower Lemuel Milk Potter in 1863. That same year Annie and Lemuel alongside Annies brother Henry H. Barker 1848-1889 moved to La Fox Kane County Illinois. The entrepreneurial Lemuel became a key player in La Foxs early development. In collaboration with Henry Lemuel purchased an interest in Frederick Deans store and renamed it Potters General Store. He and Henry also constructed a grain elevator and a cheese factory which was converted to a creamery and later became a meeting place La Fox Hall in La Fox. Lemuel also had a large residence built for his own family in La Fox. SEE BIO NOTES FOLLOWING LISTING FOR MORE ON THE POTTERS. Annie and her adult children were actively involved in the thriving Potter family businesses at the time she kept this diary. A large number of her entries relate to her role within the business. Annie comments regularly on the Potters general store her investments financial transactions and business dealings as the inferred manager of the Potters other properties. It is impressive that Annie a female in her golden years was still respected as a key player in the business by the surviving Potter men. She was also very socially engaged involved in womens clubs and keenly aware of the comings and goings of members of the community. Some excerpts of her diary which cover the year of 1919 give the flavour of her entries and her relationships with the larger Potter family: Charlie Eatman and Blanche and Althea are here. I have been writing to Alden Feb 23. Recd of CA Potter to apply on principal of loan $100 and I paid that into the store this top up all the loans on the trust deed of $3500 except a little interest April 12. I went down town with Doc nickname for her son Charles and sent my $15.00 Liberty Loan off to be registered and I got the int on my $25.00 Liberty loan also on my $14.00 liberty loan The 60 Club met at Mrs. Caldwells. My int on loans was $50 50 on one and 30 30 on the other April 24. Had a telegram from Angie that Everett Chaffee died suddenly today. Frank Pudds wife also died today. Recd note $6.00 took this to store and got the money on it May 27. Ive been copying my statement and making out my yearly statement. A hard wind storm has just come up and we think it may take some of the strawberries. We are beginning to have them going to have quite a lot. Tayler paid me rent to Dec 15 1919 $48.00 June 11. Have just written to Lizzie about the change over w the store. Arlo and Bill have been to St. Charles Doc and Grace were up tonight to talk business Oct 16. Got word from Doc that he had heard from Herbert that it was all right to sell the property Oct 24. All the Finns were up for dinner tonight we went to Elburn on the O. E. R. To the entertainment got home about 1 oclock Nov 21. I was sick all night last night and all the forenoon. Got my check from Scott Washburn for rent. 6.00 for Dec 1919 Nov 30. As well as keeping her diary nearly every day for the year of 1919 Annie also kept good track of her finances in the Cash Account section at the back of the diary providing a clear picture of her transactions and financial habits. This diary provides an insightful peek into the business and personal dealings of the La Fox Illinois Potter family who were vital in the building up of the community and whose work in La Fox still stands today. Annie is a strong elderly woman who is more active than many women half her age. She is obviously extremely savvy in business and finance. This diary would be a valuable addition to the collection of any historian or anyone interested in the role of women in business in the early 20th century the experiences of widows of entrepreneurs in maintaining family legacies and those interested in the Potter family or pioneering residents of Illinois in general in particular Kane County. Diary measures approximately 5x3 inches. Cover is chipping slightly but the spine and pages are all intact. Diary is 90% complete and writing is legible. Overall Good. BIO NOTES: Lemuel Milk Potter of Massachusetts first married Elizabeth A. Davis 1835-1855 in May of 1854. Together they had one son Alden Howland Potter 1855-1933. Following Elizabeths death only two months after Aldens birth Lemuel married Annie M. Barker also of Massachusetts in 1863. Annie was born to William and Rebecca Potter Barker. Together Annie and Lemuel had five children: James 1866-1906 Arthur b. 1872 died in infancy Nellie Emma 1874-1899 Charles Doc Arthur Potter Sr. 1878-1966 and Elizabeth Potter Wing 1868-1955. Prior to becoming a force of nature almost single-handedly building up La Fox Illinois Lemuel worked as a whaling captain from May 1859 through June 1863. He left the ship he was captaining the Mary Ann in June of 1863 and married Annie that October. They moved to La Fox Illinois after they married. Lemuels first child Alden Howland Potter married Jane Carr Bliss 1861-1929. They were parents to Alden Archibald Potter 1884-1961 Zenas Lemuel Potter 1886-1958 Jessica Potter Broderick Johnson 1896-1991. The Potter family has remained very important in Kane County with Potters constructing or buying at least 12 buildings in La Fox. The Potter and Barker Grain Elevator which Lemuel and Henry built in 1868 was an important grain transfer point and was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2016. This listing was re-researched re-written and re-listed in 2025.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALDEN A. POTTER BETHESDA MARYLAND ZENAS POTTER MARYLAND POLITICS INFLUENTIAL FAMILIES OF MARYLAND GENEALOGY AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL; Signed by Author . unknown
2000BIO0656Riyadh Saudi Arabia: Saudi Desert House Agency. Very Good with no dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. 269 pp. Photos. Spine bumped. Highlights the contributions and efforts for the good of the Kingdom bythe Crown Prince. Heavy book.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . Saudi Desert House Agency unknown
6838807-. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2000grams ISBN: - hardcover
1879001385New York: G.W. Carleton & Co. Publishers 1879. Hardcover decorative terracotta cloth. 731 pages plus 4 page publisher's catalog appended. The pictures herein are chronologically arranged according to their original publication. Bound in terracotta cloth stamped in black and gold. Profusely illustrated with each illustration accompanied by a page of text from "Carleton's Illustrated Edition" of Dickens's works. Includes a table of contents including the artists names. End-papers foxed and mild bump to one corner else a near fine copy of a book usually prone to wear. Overall a very good or better copy. Podeschi D79. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers Hardcover
18933661387Macmillan 1893. Rebound by the library with a dark red cover with a leather backstrip and gold lettering on the backstrip. The cover is in poor condition with scuffing to the corners and the top and bottom of the backstrip and some additional signs of wear on the faces of the covers. The text remains clear throughout and the binding is firm. The edges of the pageblock are sprinkled with red paint and the leaves are slightly browned with age towards the edges. Some pages have slight staining to them but the clarity of the text is not affected.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Macmillan hardcover
17994533918T.N. Longman 1799. Volumes 1 to 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Internally clean; third edition with seven engraved portraits and a map of the Russian Empire. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2650grams ISBN: T.N. Longman hardcover
17979London: by and for Geo. Smeeton 1820. First edition. 8vo 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches 24-pages. Disbound from a larger volume of pamphlets. Very rare; no copy cited on Copac. London: by and for Geo. Smeeton, 1820. unknown
1909521039London: Religious Tract Society 1909. . 173 pages 24 black and white plates spine faded edges foxed. The text of this book uses the name of Pogius. Poggio Bracciolini 1380-1459 wrote about Jerome of Prague but it is believed that this book about Hus first appeared in German in about 1845 and that it is not genuine Salomon: Poggio Bracciolini and Johannes Hus: A Hoax Hard to Kill Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 1956. As far as I can tell this is the first edition in English and is now scarce though other editions under different titles have appeared since. Cloth. Average Plus. Religious Tract Society Hardcover
198845439Cahiers Inventaire 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 11x8x0. The Covers Are In Very Good Condition. The Pages Inside Are Clean. 132 Pages With The Index. Paperback. French Edition- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Cahiers Inventaire paperback
1907163545Toronto & Charlottetown: J.H. Beers & Co. 1907. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xiii 673pp; numerous b/w full-plate portraits. Rebacked in cloth with original brown calf front and rear covers laid on. A very nice copy of the original edition not the print-on-demand edition. Due to the size/weight of this book an extra shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> J.H. Beers & Co. hardcover
1879614592London: Richard Bentley & Son 1879. Hardcover with decorated boards no dust jacket in good condition. Boards are scuffed marked and sunned particularly the spine. Edges corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is cocked. Page block is tanned and blemished. Previous owner's inscription on FEP. Light occasional marks and foxing on the endpapers and some of the pages within which are otherwise clear. Gutter breaks noted and binding has lost its original tightness however remains intact. LW. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Richard Bentley & Son Hardcover
191641389Boston: Privately Printed/The Merrymount Press 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 x 8 in. Black and olive cloth boards. Photo gravure frontis. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers extremely clean minimal shelf wear. BInding tight and text spotless. Bio. Stax. Privately Printed/The Merrymount Press hardcover
17950009005York UK: E. and R. Peck 1795. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo vi 153 pages full tree calf tender joints red morocco spine label. Ex libris with the motto "Gaudet Tentamine Virtus Strength Rejoices in the Challenge ". This was engraved by John Thomson d. 1847 the principal engraver at Belfast. Note: this aristocratic bookplate in a break with tradition states "Drawn & Engraved by J. Thomson Belfast adding the first four words ". Discreetly signed on the title-page by William Legg likely the master of Malone House in Belfast and High Sheriff of County Antrim . <br/><br/>Blind Jack blind since the age of 6 was in the public notice as "a most EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER." Remarkably hew was the first professional road builder in the industrial Revolution. Undaunted he also drove stagecoaches twice a week although I do not know how. This was the only 18th century edition of this biography. E. and R. Peck hardcover
1904000305London: The Grolier Society 1904. SCARCE EDITION DE LUXE LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES. COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET. Uniform with the Secret Court Memoirs series. Green cloth boards with paper title label which is age darkened else very clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is a decorative bookplate of Partridges and monogram to front endpaper and age darkening to endpapers else very clean tight and unmarked. Uniform with The Secret Court Memoirs series.Title page and etchings on Japan paper. Printed on Grolier watermarked quality paper. 12 very beautiful Original etchings / engravings tissue protected - Queen Juliana Maria-Original Etching by Mercier Christian VII-Photo-etching after painting in Versailles Gallery Queen Matilda-Etched by Mercier from painting by Le Brun Count Rantzeau-Photo-etching after painting by Alaux Reception at Royal Palace of Fredericksborg Copenhagen - Etched by Mongrin from painting by Poirson Sophia Livernet - Photogravure by Gaupil after painting by Vely Frederika Dorothea of Sweden - Photogravure from painting by Donau Gustavus III - Photo-etching from a painting The Danish Fleet - Etching by Toussaint The Quay at Stockholm - Etched by Decisy from painting by Lansyer Gustavus IV - Photo-etching after engraving by Pass. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY SET OF 1.74 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 1. Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good TEG/No Jacket. Illus. by Mercier Mongin Gaupil Toussaint Decisy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press. The Grolier Society Hardcover
183059006404Paris: No Publisher 1830. Printed in the 1800's; Originally dated in the early 17th century. Bound in 1/2 brown leather five raised bands over decorative boards 19th century binding. TEG Decorated endsheets. Some toning to endsheets. Contents: Procez et amples examinations sur la vie de Caresme-Prenant -- Traicté de Mariage entre Julian Peoger dit Janicot et Jacqueline Papinet sa future épouse -- La copie d'un bail à ferme : faict par une jeune dame de son Con pour six ans -- La raison pourquoy les femmes ne portent barbe au menton . -- La source et origine des Cons sauvages . -- La grande et véritable prognostication des Cons sauvages : avec la maniere de les aprivoiser . -- La source du gros fessier des nourrices . -- Sermon joyeux d'un depucelleur de nourrices. 113 pp. in total. Text in French. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Publisher Hardcover
1933040055New York: D. Appleton & Co 1933. 383pp. Or green cloth lacking jacket. Cracking at title page spine dulled. Autobiography of a sailor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. D. Appleton & Co Hardcover
1860biblio383<p>The faded gilt title on spine gives no clue to the mystery of who authored this fascinating apology for biblical and scientific harmony Originally published in England in 1858 this is the 1860 American first edition in very nice condition.</p><p>Photo on request.</p> William S. & Alfred Martien hardcover
1885000015bBrattleboro Vermont VT. Good. 1885. Softcover. A wonderful hand written diary written in 1895 by a very social woman in Brattleboro Vermont. It would appear that the writer unfortunately unnamed in the diary was either the wife of a Church Minister or the Church's Goodwill Ambassador as she spent nearly every day visiting and calling on Church members sometimes 8 or 10 in a single day. She names dozens and dozens of Brattleboro residents that she visited in her Diary often she brought baked goods or hand made articles of clothing to people. She also wrote much about the local Y.M.C.A. the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and other Brattleboro organizations that she worked very hard for. She wrote nearly every day most days filling the entire page missing only two days during the year when she was away from home. The diary has one page for each day of the year. Here are some quotes from the actual diary: "Jan. 14 1885 Cold but Fine. Did some ironing in the morning then went to see Mrs. Crowell found her better - borrowed some books. Went to see Mrs. O'Neil and tried to comfort her a little then to see Tina. On reaching home found Mira who staid to dinner. Called on Mrs. Tolles who was not at home. Stopped at Mrs. Smith's to leave Mrs. Mitchell's letter. Spent the evening reading & writing. Wrote to Mrs. Cutting." "Jan. 19 1885 Lovely & Cold washed in the early morning. Went down to Laura's with pie. Called on Mrs. Oaks and tried to call on Mrs. Tower in p.m. George Barrett carried me to see the colored people on the fair ground. Mrs. Streeter not at home. Saw Mrs. C.D. Fuller and Mrs. Amos Parker Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. Colman." "Feb 10 1885 Very Cold. Did a little washing a.m. Called on Mrs. Clarkson and Mrs. Reed. P.M. visited Mrs. Rufus Smith Mrs. Ellis s. main st. Mrs. Horton had some conversation with her on personal religion find her anxious to make a profession of her faith in Christ. Miss Amsden not at home. Had some conversation with A.A. Cheny on faith cures. Did some errands." "Friday May 29 1885 Finished ironing and called at the colored folks Mrs. Reed and Clarkson and Mrs. Smith P.M. called at Mrs. Carpenter's and Mrs. Manson's doors - not at home. Called on Mrs. Fuller Mrs. Oneil Mrs. Stearns & Mrs. Horton Canal St. After tea saw Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Smith. Too tired to go to meeting." Thursday Nov. 5 1885 Called on Mrs. Bangs. Mr. Bangs a little more like himself. Called at Mrs. Crowell's and Mrs. Hawley's. Mrs. C. brought me home. In the afternoon carried jelly to Laura & blocks to little boy then went to Estey-ville and called on Mr. heald Mrs. Haskins Mrs. Freeman colored Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Blanchard. Went to parsonage to sociable in the evening. Very very tired." "Thursday Dec. 31 1885 Rainy. Called on Mrs. Stone at Brattleboro House and Mrs. Horton on Canal St. In the afternoon carried aprons to Mrs. Chandlers's and called on Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Stickney. Finished putting my old carpet together. Very rainy evening." All writing is easy to read and this diary is in very nice condition.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS HISTORY OF Brattleboro Vermont Gender Studies Women's Studies Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . paperback
1907000013bHong Kong China Southeast Asia Phillippines. Good. 1907. This is an early diary thin leather covers measuring approx. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". It is written in very easy to read period brown ink. There are a total of 66 pages filled out. The diary was kept by a U.S. sailor who made entries from his departure date in San Fransisco on July 1 1907 to Nov. 10 1907 when he arrived in Hong Kong. The first page reads "DIARY OF MY TOUR AROUND THE WORLD". The sailor first writes "JULY 1 1907 - SIGNED ON U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT SHERMAN AS AN OILER". The following pages are headed "AT SEA - HONOLULU - MIDWAY ISLAND - GUAM - MANILA - CAVITTE - HONG KONG". His voyage continues ending in Hong Kong. His descriptions of the voyage other sailors experiences native people sights points of interest etc. are very interersting and quite descriptive. Much of the diary is concerned with his time in Manila. Once there he takes a job as a stock clerk with Castle Bros. He then goes to work for the government and describes bossing approx. 200 men. After working in Manila for a month or two he then sails to Hong Kong. During his trip he describes: EVERYBODY BEING EXTREMELY HOT HOMESICK AND SEASICK - DESCRIBES RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL IN MANILA - HAVING A JAPANESE MASSAGE THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET - GETTING A TATTOO - STAYING ON A STEAMER AND BOSSING 200 MEN REPAIRING BARGES - SNEAKING INTO AN INVITATION ONLY HIGH LEVEL MEETING WITH WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT SETTING UP THE PARLIAMENT OF MANILA AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HE DESCRIBES THE SPEECH AND DECORATIONS - TELLS OF ENTERING AN ATHLETIC RACE DURING A LARGE CELEBRATION FOR TAFT - FAKING A FEVER TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN SICK BAY ONLY TO BE FOUND OUT BY THE DOCTOR AND BEING KICKED OUT OF THE INFIRMARY PERMENANTLY - DESCRIBES GUAM - DESCRIBES MANILA HARBOR PEOPLE SIGHTS - MUCH MORE ABOUT MANILA: PARTYING DANCING ENGLISH CHINESE AMERICAN RESIDENTS SIGHTSEEING - DETAILED AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A COCK FIGHT - MEETS MANY 1898 AND 1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS LIVING IN MANILA AFTER THE WAR - DESCRIBES HONG KONG AND IT'S PEOPLE - etc. There are too many stories descriptions and anecdotes to list! He peppers some of his descriptions with racial slurs n----r c---k. Some of his exact entries include "TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED 30TH INFANTRY MUCH EXCITEMENT AND CONFUSION description of leaving on his voyage - BIG CROWD FAREWELL BAND PLAYING LARGE CROWD - PARTNER OILER SMASHED TWO FINGERS - PHILIPPINO STUDENTS AMERICAN EDUCATED ON BOARD FOR MANILA - HONOLULU KANKA BOYS SWAM TO MEET US DIVING FOR COINS - ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND PLAYING FAREWELL MANY SOLDIERS WEEPING - MIDWAY ISLAND LONG NARROW SANDY REEF WITH NO POINT HIGHER THAN 10 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN ONLY GOVT. OFFICIALS ARE THE INHABITANTS - COMPLETED 1ST. MONTH IN GOVT. EMPLOY HARDEST WORK IS HOLLERING "SIGI" AT ANY N-----R WHOM I SEE SOLDERING - FOUND MYSELF IN A "C---K Chinese" THEATER TONIGHT - THOUSANDS OF CHINESE SAMPANS HAVE SURROUNDED THE BOAT - etc. Overall very nice condition. Very clean with no damage. The writing is colorful and very easy to read. The covers are well attached and the interior pages are tight. The edge of the spine is covered with a piece of cloth tape. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Pre World War I Travel Navy Naval Seafaring Orient Phillippines China Japan Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
15917London: John Murray and Thomas Tegg. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. N.D. Fifth Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full calf spine in six compartments gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment intricate gilt tooling in the remainder gilt borders on covers marbled endpapers marbled edges. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Peter the Great. nd c. 1850. Hinges professionally reinforced a portion of upper board lightly sunned else unmarked tight square supple and clean. An extremely handsome binding. VERY GOOD. . Portrait Frontispiece. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xvi 366 pp . John Murray and Thomas Tegg hardcover
0016091New York: H. M. Caldwell Co. Publishers 220 age browned pages red cloth with gilt ltrs and decorative design round portrait pasted to front cover photograph of a house on a penisula of a lake on the page opposite the title page corners and head-heel of spine are bumped possible 1898 publication or early 1900--no date is given very little or no foxing tanning or thumbing cracked spine on page 145. Tight and clean. A year's wicked and humorous semi-autobiographical account of a woman and her life in the garden. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. 4 1/2 x 6 1/2" Tall. H. M. Caldwell Co., Publishers Hardcover
18243706504Henry Colburn 1824. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Two volumes 8vo in grey library cloth with gilt text to spines and library stickers to front covers. Both volumes are heavily damaged externally with all boards detached the backstrip of vol. 1 is loose and the backstrip of vol. 2 is missing. Text blocks are mostly intact however there a few leaves that are detached however it does not appear that any pages are missing. Pages are clean with some minor foxing and pencil markings. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1550grams ISBN: Henry Colburn hardcover
1860250708New York & Chicago: Derby & Jackson 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Good. engraved portrait. 12mo; 270 187 pages brown embossed cloth x-library with only a rubber stamp on title-page and white call numbers on spine apparently never circulated tips of spine worn corners rubbed. Ex libris Fred W. Jones <br/><br/>Presidential Candidate Douglas' campaign biography when he opposed Lincoln for the White House not the Senate Chamber. Engraved portrait frontispiece. The first part is the biography. Part 2 is his collected Speeches and Reports. Note: the Doublas-Lincoln Debates are not included. Derby & Jackson hardcover
19378587N.P.: Privately Printed 1937. First Edition . Half-Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 32 pp. frontis b/w drawing of the author. .in which the author sets forth his reasons why he prefers to hunt the noble bird without the use of a dog. Together with some hints to those who might like to take up that fascinating sport. Signed presentation on the f.f.ep. "Dear Tom--I hope you found more birds than I did this fall. They were mighty scarce in southern New Hampshire. With best wishes Bill. Dec. 13 1937." Paper label on front cover very lt. foxing on the first few & last few pp. O/w v.g. in glassine d/w. Scarce. <br/> <br/> Privately Printed hardcover
