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3730476<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. Halftone print from a photograph. 22¾ x 18¾ inches. Laminated else very good.</p> <p>Note: this copy laminated likely for a classroom setting. An almost life-size portrait of Booker T. Washington 1856–1915 author orator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The portrait was printed in a half tone process after a photograph by Scurlock Studio of Washington D.C. founded by Addison N. Scurlock 1883–1964. </p> <p>Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. were established in 1921 by Carter G. Woodson to publish books on African-American history including his own. Known as the “Father of Black History†Woodson began the annual celebration of Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926. </p> <p>Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching describes the firm’s long history of publishing portraits of important African-Americans “lithographs with suitable margins for framing.†These portraits were issued from the 1930s into the 1960s. As an example in their 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro Associated Publishers sold individual prints and sets of “Pictures of Distinguished Negroes.†The catalog offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
3730473<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. 24 x 19 inches. Foxing to image and margins; very good.</p> <p>Almost life-size portrait of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis Sr. U.S.A. 1877–1970 who became the first Black army officer to attain a general’s rank in 1940. The portrait was printed in a half tone process after a photograph by Scurlock Studio of Washington D.C. founded by Addison N. Scurlock 1883–1964. </p> <p>Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. were established in 1921 by Carter G. Woodson to publish books on African-American history including his own. Known as the “Father of Black History†Woodson began the annual celebration of Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926. </p> <p>Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching describes the firm’s long history of publishing portraits of important African-Americans “lithographs with suitable margins for framing.†These portraits were issued from the 1930s into the 1960s. As an example in their 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro Associated Publishers sold individual prints and sets of “Pictures of Distinguished Negroes.†The catalog offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
3734124<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. 22 x 17 inches. Some wear at margins; very good.</p> <p>An almost life-size portrait of Carter Godwin Woodson 1875–1950 the “Father of Black History†and founder of what is today the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Woodson is shown seated in a chair. The portrait was printed in a half tone process after a photograph of Woodson.</p> <p>Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. were established in 1921 by Woodson to publish books on African-American history including his own. Woodson began the annual celebration of Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926. </p> <p>Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching describes the firm’s long history of publishing portraits of important African Americans “lithographs with suitable margins for framing.†These portraits were issued from the 1930s into the 1960s. As an example in their 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro Associated Publishers sold individual prints and sets of “Pictures of Distinguished Negroes.†The catalog offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
3736036<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. 22¾ x 18¾ inches. Fine condition.</p> <p>A nearly life-size portrait of Frederick Douglass 1818–1895—famed abolitionist and orator—based on a photograph depicting him as an elder statesman.</p> <p>Founded in 1921 by Carter G. Woodson Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. specialized in works on African-American history including Woodson’s own publications. Woodson often called the “Father of Black History†launched Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926.</p> <p>Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching details the Associated Publishers’ tradition of producing “lithographs with suitable margins for framing†showcasing prominent African Americans. These portraits were advertised from the 1930s and onward. As an example the firm’s 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
3734849<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. 24 x 19 inches. Near fine condition.</p> <p>An almost life-size portrait of George Washington Carver 1864–1943 agricultural scientist educator and inventor wearing a cravat and with his trademark flower in his lapel. Carver is known for his research work and writings on the peanut plant promoting peanuts as an inexpensive source of protein.</p> <p>Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. were established in 1921 by Carter G. Woodson to publish books on African-American history including his own. Known as the “Father of Black History†Woodson began the annual celebration of Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926. </p> <p>Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching describes the firm’s long history of publishing portraits of important African Americans “lithographs with suitable margins for framing.†These portraits were issued from the 1930s into the 1960s. As an example in their 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro Associated Publishers sold individual prints and sets of “Pictures of Distinguished Negroes.†The catalog offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
3733406<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. 1936. 2pp. Quarto sheet. Faint toning at folds; near fine.</p> <p>Prospectus for Negro Musicians and Their Music published in 1936 by Carter Woodson’s Associated Publishers the first firm devoted exclusively to publishing Black-themed books and related materials. The 439-page illustrated book is promoted as the first history of Blacks in music and the first “to compare scientifically the achievements of the Negro in this sphere with those of other advanced peoples.â€</p> <p>The prospectus reprints the book’s table of contents as well as six newspaper or magazine reviews including those in The Knickerbocker Press The Boston Globe The Birmingham News-Age-Herald and The Nashville Banner. An order blank is printed on the back.</p> <p>“The Associated Publishers was born in the fertile mind of Carter G. Woodson being part of his plan to correct the widely held belief that the Negro had no history. Following World War I Woodson sensed a desire among Negroes to know more about their past. Publishing companies however were not interested in bringing out serious works on the Negro. Hence in November 1920 Woodson organized The Associated Publishers with himself as president of the board of trustees.†Quarles Benjamin. “A Profile: The Associated Publishers†in Negro History Bulletin Vol.28 No.4 1965 p.81.</p> unknown
3730471<p>Washington D.C.: Associated Publishers Inc. circa 1950s–1960s. 22 x 17 inches. Mild foxing; near fine.</p> <p>Almost life-size portrait of Ralph Bunche 1904–1971 political scientist scholar and diplomat. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic negotiations effecting an armistice between the new state of Israel and its Arab neighbors. He was awarded the U.S. Medal of Freedom in 1963.</p> <p>Bunche’s bust portrait was printed in a halftone process after a photograph likely taken the year before he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950. Howard University records a print of this identical image but their example has a caption and a copyright date of 1949. </p> <p>Associated Publishers Inc. of Washington D.C. were established in 1921 by Carter G. Woodson to publish books on African American history including his own. Known as the “Father of Black History†Woodson began the annual celebration of Negro History Week now Black History Month in February 1926. </p> <p>As discussed in Jarvis R. Given’s 2021 book Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching the firm had a long history of publishing portraits of important African-Americans “lithographs with suitable margins for framing.†These portraits were issued from the 1930s into the 1960s.</p> <p>As an example in their 1939 catalog Valuable Books on the Negro Associated Publishers sold individual prints and sets of “Pictures of Distinguished Negroes.†The catalog offered “Large Pictures†suitable for “Assembly Halls and Offices Almost Life Size—19 x 24 Inches $1.00 a Piece—Six for $5.00…They supply a long felt need for pictures large enough to be seen at a distance and easily recognized.â€</p> <p>Not in OCLC or in the collections of Howard University including their digital “Associated Publishers Photograph Morgue.â€</p> unknown
2000161272Cambridge Mass.: Bentley Publishers c.2000. 1st edition. As New. quarto. laminated boards c.500pp. b/w plates text ills. diags. index Copiously illustrated with over 2000 illustrative colour photos Bentley Publishers hardcover
185635940Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart 1856. Later printing. Leather bound. Fair. Tall quartos. 4 volumes. Unpaginated. Illustrated with steel engraved portraits. Brown leather bindings with embossed covers raised bands on spines and gilt titles on spines. All edges gilt. Leather is rubbed along the joints corners and board edges. Leather is torn bottom of volume 3. Light to moderate toning and scattered foxing to all volumes. Volume 1 has two frontispieces including a portrait of George Washington as a young officer. Volume 4 front board reattached and front hinge repaired. All volumes have the previous owner printed name labels of C. P. Crawford on the front paste downs. C. P. Crawford was a Confederate Captain during the Civil War. He practiced law in Milledgeville Georgia after the war. D. Rice & A. N. Hart unknown
31659London: C. Smith & Son Map and Globe Publishers 63 Charing Cross Road n.d. Hardcover. Fair. Red cloth hardcover with black borders and designs on the front cover. Gilt title on the front cover. Approx. 26" x 34" colored accordion folded linen backed map of Europe. Advertisement printed on the front paste down. Cloth covers have light superficial insect damage. Inner hinge broken. The map is in good condition with occasional light spots. C. Smith & Son, Map and Globe Publishers, 63, Charing Cross Road hardcover
1850List1315Britton and Rey 1850. Single sheet measuring 8 ¼ x 10 ¾ inches on blue wove paper. Small chip to corner not affecting image some older tape repairs verso at margins else fine very good plus overall and quite attractive. Very Good. A series of four illustrations telling the story of a mining party that heads out with a pack mule only to fail to find gold and lose their mule before returning to a new prospect with their clothes in shambles. This is entry 209 in Baird’s California’s Pictorial Letter Sheets in which he sets the publication date as being prior to 1855. The series possibly illustrates scenes from a song. A particularly fine example on the classic blue wove paper of the period. unknown
185527567Concord New Hampshire: Rufus Merrill and Co 1855. Reissue. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Eleven birds are illustrated including an Australian lyrebird. Descriptions of eight birds appear including the swallow the Lyre bird Boat-Bill of Brazil the Roseate Spoonbill blue jay hoopoe robin belted kingfisher & the dove. 12mo pamphlet stitched binding 16pp & orig. tan printed wrappers entitled "Book about Birds". With ads for a general assortment of Merrill publications on the back wrapper. Rufus Merrill and Co unknown
185024414Concord New Hampshire: Rufus Merrill and Co 1850. Wraps. Very good condition. Eleven birds of the world are illustrated including a full page woodblock illustration of an Australian lyrebird. Descriptions of eight birds appear including the swallow the Boat-Bill of Brazil the Roseate Spoonbill blue jay hoopoe robin belted kingfisher & the dove. <br /> <br /> 12mo 16pp. Original pale green printed wrappers entitled "Book about Birds" with the original hand stitching. Publisher's advertisement on the back wrapper. Good impression the woodblock illustrations dark and crisp. Wrappers slightly marked short diagonal split at rear wrapper. Rufus Merrill and Co paperback
184513990Concord New Hampshire: Rufus Merrill and Co 1845. Pamphlet. Children's chapbook entitled "Book about Birds". With advertisements for a general assortment of Merrill publications on the back wrapper. Eleven birds are illustrated including an Australian lyrebird. Descriptions of eight birds appear including the swallow the Boat-Bill of Brazil the Roseate Spoonbill bluejay hoopoe robin belted kingfisher & the dove. 12mo pamphlet with stitching 16pp & original tan printed wrappers. Slight watermark on all pages except for the front wrapper. Housed in a handsome small brown cloth slipcase with gilt title on the front board. Rufus Merrill and Co unknown
184419643Concord NH: Rufus Merrill Low's Brick Block -- up stairs 1844. Very good overall. Includes engravings of the belted king fisher golden pheasant ring neck pheasant of China California quail found in California and other parts of Mexico Chilean sea eagles Bird of Paradise New Guinea South Seas and Carolina Parrot "these birds are rapidly diminishing". Small 8vo 24pp frontispiece 22 engravings in text. Pictorial yellow paper wraps titled & illustrated in black on the front cover with a full page illustration of the peacock at the rear wrapper. Wrappers slt dusty lower corner chipped; some fox spotting internally. The cover illustration is signed in type by the illustrator H. G. Eastman; engraved by Henry Walker Herrick. Rufus Merrill, Low's Brick Block -- up stairs paperback
11914London: Printed for Darton and Harvey Gracechurch-street. 1837. London: Joseph Rickerby Printer Sherbourn-lane. 45 ii pp. Frontispiece. Two pages of advertisements of the firm's books at end. In original pink printed boards with further advertisements for the firm on back. Lightly-aged in worn boards with wear to spine. Scarce: no copy of this 1837 Darton & Harvey edition on COPAC which lists only four copies by them alone: one from 1831 NLS two from 1834 TCD and Bodleian and one from 1838 V&A. This title does not feature in Linda David's catalogue of the 1992 Lilly Library exhibition of 'Children's books published by William Darton and his sons'. London: Printed for Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-street. 1837. [London: Joseph Rickerby, Printer, Sherbourn-lane.] hardcover
184933033Portland: Davis & Southworth 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. viii 9-340 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped decorated covers and gilt title on the spine. Edge and shelf wear to the cloth binding. Pencil index notes on front paste down. 1946 gift inscription in blue pen on right front end sheet. Light toning to the text. A fair or better copy. <br /> <br /> Sabin 41590. Davis & Southworth hardcover
187131645New York: De Witt C. Lent & Co. Stereotyped at The Women's Printing House New York 1871. Wraps. Good. Approx. 9.5" x 7.5" stiff color illustrated wraps. 23 pages. Contents illustrated in black in white. Light edge wear to extremities. De Witt C. Lent & Co. Stereotyped at The Women's Printing House New York unknown
187335377Boston: Briggs & Co. Publishers 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 9 advertisements on yellow card stock 274 pages 92 pages "Vermont Business Directory Advertising Department" 3 advertisements on yellow card stock. Brown paper printed covers. Dark cloth spine with gilt title. Scuff mark on the spine. Advertisements pasted on the front and rear paste downs. Printed advertisements on the covers. Several non page numbered advertisements throughout the directory. The majority of advertisements are illustrated with a few in color. Briggs & Co., Publishers hardcover
1889049824Chicago: W.S. Dunbar & Co. Front hinge cracked inside some wear to the leather. Some signatures lightly sprung. Still tight and overall antiquarian look and good condition to it. Rare - only 3 copies located in Worldcat at this time 2020. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . Good Condition. Original Sculpted Leather Hbk. 1st. 1889. W.S. Dunbar & Co. hardcover
491558 Pall Mall 1814-1815. One page c.8 x 6" minor defects mainly good condition. 17s 6d received in payment of an invoice for "Philosophical Transactions" for 1814. 58 Pall Mall, 1814[-1815]. unknown
2010Aristide Quillet. 1927. In-4° broché. Couverture imitant une reliure ancienne. Non paginé [68 pages]. Nombreux hors-texte et fac-similés, certains sur planches dépliantes. Pages ornementées par Marcel Jeanjean.
72041829-1830. 12pp. 4to April 1829-March 1830 giving a total for example April 1829 £4700.8.7- indicating the value to the bookseller of SPCK business and giving details of discounts. WITH: "Miscellaneous Accounts 1829-1830" 2pp. 4to; four cheques mostly for large sums made out to "Selves" drawn on SPCK bankers Gosling & Sharpe signed by John Rivington x 3 and G. & F. Rivington; and a MS. letter explaining the mechanism of Rivington drawing money from the SPCK account for themselves from the SPCK Treasurer who instructs the Bank to honour one of the above cheques £1000 21 Oct. 1831.Note: According to S. Rivington's The Publishing House of Rivington they had been the publisher to the SPCK since about 1760 p.55. Their business was transferred to George and Francis Rivington in 1827 by their father John p.109. "In 1835 the S.P.C.K. removed their agency from the firm no doubt owing to the tendency of the firm's publications towards views which were considered dangerous" p.135. 1829-1830 unknown
269421967-1979. 1. Asimov's "Pebble in the Sky" Memorandum of Agreement 17 March 1969 between Sidgwick and Jackson and Sphere Books four pages folio signed by Anthony Cheetham Wikipedia for Sphere Books. £300 advance with percentages.2. Asimov's "Pebble in the Sky" Memorandum of Agreement between Doubleday & Company and Sidgwick & Jackson 21 September 1967 three pages folio sl. crumpled signed by Nelson Doubleday. It concludes with statement about copyright Asimoc 1950. WITH: two file copy letters amendments etc. and an original letter from Barbara Noble of Doubleday and Company about paperback rights.3. Asimov's "Pebble in the Sky" Memorandum of Agreement between Sidgwick & Jackson and Sphere Books 22 March 1977 6 pp. folio eventually signed by Edmund Fisher of Sphere Books Wikipedia and a squiggle on behalf of the "Grantors" concluding with typed list of countries headed "Schedule" from Ascension to Zambia.4. Asimov's "The Science Fictional Solar System" Memorandum of Agreement between Granada Publishing Limited The 'Proprietors' and Sidgwick and Jackson Limited four pages folio 13 December 1979 signed by Alewyn Birch M.D. of Granada and a squiggle. Note: None signed by Asimov. 1967-1979 paperback
50031859 1850 1859 mainly 1850 1859 letters headed 21 Berners Street as is one from 1850. 18 pages used 4to copies on flimsy paper of outgoing letters signed "James Nisbet & Co." poor condition front cover detached one page detached and damaged otherwise text complete and legible. Correspondents include a number of Reverends inc. foreign. Subjects: 1850 They tell author "Lecture" that his work will be in an edition of 3000 and that he has a large credit balance with them anticipating how much profit he will make on "each succeeding thousand" £25 the price. "It is a very handsome volume and in fact does the publishers no discredit"; a meeting of a Mr Turner's creditors; price levels and the need to reduce to sell; negotiations; creditors in "Mr Cork's affair"; their "claim against the Rev. A.J. Hudson"; tardy acceptance of an order South African customer; acknowledgment of payment; prices of bibles influenced by the bindings - he lists examples including "Royal Folio Bible Dble pica Type with Apoc at 5gns"; arrangement of dispatch of periodicals reporting the "North American as out of print" the Galignani to be sent directly from Paris; discussion of "gratuitous help" in the formation of a correspondent's library; they offer to reduce a debt greatly to help a customer who has experienced a serious loss; corresondent not identified but same as first copy letter above they cannot accurately state printing costs without the manuscript but give a detailed estimate: "Supposing the work to be similar to yr second series of Lectures we should say in round underlined figures the cost of 1000 copies wd be about £100 - leaving £10 or £11 to cover the expense of correction & advertising". He suggests that the whole edition would make £160 at 5/- "without deduction for copies for Review &c" but warns him that he should not look for more than £40 profit. He outlines another scenario 1500 copies expenses of distribution and concludes with their wish to purchase the copyright and "taking the risk of an edition" and a postscript giving terms 10% for them after trade price considered - "25 or 24 @ 3/7"; they sent a catalogue to Dr Taylor Madras and give terms - order with remittance discount of 25% over £10 welcoming lsarge export orders for anything but law books; they ask David D. Scott" to return the MS. "Tetraphonia by Da Costa" with as much of the translation which has ben completed; comment on the Preface to the MS. "God in Disease to James F. Duncan; published by Nisbet in 1851 saying that the subject is not so much "in their department" to offer more favourable terms and want to stick with "half risk and half profit" with the proviso on future editions that they could change the terms. They recommend it be printed "any where but in Dublin" Duncan's home city; 1859 To Patrick Beaton re. "Creole and Coolies; or Five Years in Mauritius" pub. 1859; reprinted 1971 they make points in response to complaints firstly that they did not print more than 500 copies but "to place the matter beyond all controversy" they have written to the printer. Secondly a second edition would be expensive for various reasons inc. engraving the vignette charging for corrections. Thirdly they discuss an error with a section of his MS.apologetically and ask to be informed of any other changes; also to Patrick Beaton; they are sending payment for the "retranslation of thirty seven pages of MSS of a German Work". One copy letter is signed "James Batton" indicating the writer of all. (1859), 1850, 1859, mainly 1850, 1859 letters headed 21 Berners Street as is one from 1850 unknown
