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196828204Ibadan n.d. but 1968. First Edition. Slim folio 32.5cm.; original red pictorial card wrappers; 2iv43pp.; mimeographed text. Fine. Play originally composed and produced while the author was a student at the International Secondary School University of Ibadan in 1963. Amali later described as the only writer in his native language of Idoma is best known for his poetry both English and Idoman see Albert S. Gérard European-Language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa 1986 p. 782n providing the date for this mimeographed edition. unknown books
196799213Ibadan: the author 1967. xi56p. 8x13 inches foreword by R. G. Armstrong author bio poem essay footnotes very good in original pictorial wraps. Tribal strife and the military coup considered with references to the persecution of the Jews. [the author] unknown books
48819Large atlas of Versailles and the surrounding towns with twelve maps total including one map depicting the overall area covered in the atlas and eleven more detailed maps covering the towns and immediate surroundings of Mantes Poissy St. Denis Crépieres Versailles Paris Montfor l'Amaury Chevreuse Sceaux Rambouillet Arpajon and Corbeil. Very minor scattered soiling or toning very fine condition. Elephant folio sheet size 32 x 22 inches. Original full calf binding with handwritten label affixed to front cover. Some minor scattered soiling and abrasions minor wear consistent with age. Paris Dépôt de la Guerre n.d. circa 1807. This suite of maps was commissioned by Louis XV to represent his hunting territories around Versailles and stemmed from his obsession with hunting coupled with a decision to copy an old map of the Duchy of Rambouillet. The maps are the result of three surveys of the land conducted between 1764 and 1773. The first nine maps including the overview were completed in the late 18th century under the reign of Louis XVI but the work was put on hold at the time of the Revolution when the credits allocated for completing the work were taken away by the National Convention. The last four maps were not completed until 1807 after Napoléon became Emperor. These maps are notable for their precision and the multitude of details represented including roads land use features such as plowing meadows vegetable crops barns and parks and hydrography. For his work on these maps Berthier was granted nobility status. A spectacular and scarce volume of beautiful maps; as of January 2018 WorldCat locates only two holdings in North America. unknown books
1913238650New York: Privately printed 1913. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth titled in gilt on upper board. Bixby bookplate of Mohican Point house on front pastedown. Fine. First edition #96 of 200 copies initialed and numbered on the half-title. With frontispiece 19 plates including 2 group portraits double map of Lake George around Bolton Landing at back. 65 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on flyleaf "Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Payne names partly effaced with sincere regards of Mr. & Mrs. W.K. Bixby St. L. 5/18/14"<br/>"Includes 12 pages of text on fishing for smallmouth bass lake trout and land-locked salmon. one of the few early books to contain as much material on fishing in Lake George" Heller.<br/>An important and rare book. Plum Adirondack Bibliography 568; Bruns S27; Heller 1:716 Privately printed unknown books
200578881São Paulo : Editora da Universidade de São Paulo 2005. 28 cm. Texto introdutório de Nelson Aguilar. 2a. edição revista e ampliada 392 p b/w and color plates port. frontis. ports. facs. cat. bio/chron. ind. bibl. b/w pict. d.j. REVISED AND AUGMENTED Second edition covers the art production along with biographic facts of master painter Flexor b. Brussels 1907 immigrated to Brazil in 1948 -d. 1971 his initial studies his life in Europe his evolution from subjective figurative art to abstract-geometric constructions his career as painter in Brazil and his contributions to abstract art in the Brazil. The book is richly illustrated and is a basic reference in understanding the historical process of the introduction of abstract art in Brazil. Editora da Universidade de São Paulo unknown books
177130804London: Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall for William Owen 1771. 1st Edition in English Marvin p. 299. Period full brown calf binding with gilt lettered maroon leather title label to spine. Binding leather darkened. Vertical creases to the 2 preliminary blanks. Old pos to t.p. one lined out dated 1780 & 1801. The occasional period marginal note. A solid VG copy. xxii 14 vii 1 480 pp. 4to: A4 a - c4 d2 B - 3Q4. <br/><br/> Printed by W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, for William Owen hardcover books
P6364Moscow: Tip. "Sovremennaia kul'tura" 1928. Single leaf printed to recto with partial text to lower verso once folded measuring 35 Ã 21 cm. Very good. This prospectus addressed to heads of public educational institutions and educational inspectors announces the new subscription year of two chief publications of the League of Militant Atheists a volunteer based organization that served as the spearhead of Soviet anti-religious activism. Founded in 1925 the organization counted three million members by 1940. The League held educational congresses and workshops at schools factories and in the countryside published periodicals such as Bezbozhnik and Antireligioznik. Its activities also enabled the persecution and exile of clergy and religious communities by the Soviet government throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The sternly worded memo notes that despite a number of recent educational decrees many educational institutions still do not subscribe to the publications "which causes a disruption of anti-religious work" and advises that all educational institutions comply with the new directives. The memo is signed by the head of the organizational division of the union one Oleshchuk. Fedor Nesterovich Oleshchuk himself a son of a priest joined the party in 1921 and headed the committee for many years. The memo also provides all relevant subscription information. unknown books
1950S8569No place:: Biological Bulletin 1950. 1950. 8vo. 331-332 pp. Single leaf; extremities a bit worn. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz. A FINE GROUP. Gross was associated with the Rockefeller Institute New York. All of the papers bear the rubber stamp or signature of pioneer Caltech geneticist Norman Horowitz. WITH: GROSS. "Heterokaryosis Between Opposite Mating Types of Neurospora Crassa." Offprint from: American Journal of Botany vol. 39 no. 8 1952. 8vo. 574-577 pp. Printed wrappers; water stained. Full list available on request. Biological Bulletin, 1950. unknown books
196456242n.p. 1964. Hardcover. Good. 257p. Somewhat worn original boards. 33cm. Printed on one side. Inked notes on endpaper and some underlinings by Professor Leonard Thompson to whom this copy was INSCRIBED by Guma. Dissertation in the Department of Bantu Languages in the University of South Africa. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1696206066Amsterdam: Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1696. unbound. very good. Map. Engraving with hand outline. Image measures 23" x 35".<br/><br/> Stunning map showing the vast extent of the German Empire including parts of Poland Bohemia Hungary Austria Croatia Italy France and the Netherlands. Exquisite and subtle coloring beautifully detailed. Based on a plate by Nicolas Sanson reworked and published in "Atlas Nouveau" by Jaillot. Severe toning due to early acid backing chipping to edges and corners and some tears. Priced as is. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot 1632--1712 was a French sculptor engraver publisher and cartographer. He served as official geographer to King Louis XIV and worked with other prominent mapmakers of the period such as Nicolas Sanson He is best known for his Atlas Nouveau of 1674.<br/><br/> Alexis-Hubert Jaillot unknown books
169616269Paris: Alexis Hubert Jaillot 1696. Copper-engraved map with full original colour and gold embellishment in excellent condition. A stunning map of Normandy by Alexis Jaillot an exceptional example with gilt embellishments.<br/> <br/>One of the most important figures in French cartography Nicolas Sanson initiated the great school of French geographers. Born in Abbeville in 1600 Sanson established his first printing house in Paris in 1638. He soon became geographer to the king establishing himself as one of the most influential cartographers on the Continent. He was succeeded by his sons Adrien and Guillaume and by his son-in-law Pierre Duval who continued to publish a wealth of maps using Sanson's name. At the close of the seventeenth century Sanson's plates were purchased by the influential cartographer Alexis Hubert Jaillot who continued to publish his maps and atlases under Sanson's title. This stunning map of Normandy is based on Sanson's map published in 1650 but was redrawn and enlarged by Jaillot. It shows the provinces of Normandy as well as the northern tip of Brittany and part of the English Channel. Both Jersey and Guernsey are included as is Mont St. Michel off the coast of St. Malo. In keeping with all of Sanson's and Jaillot's superb maps forests rivers and towns are meticulously identified and named. The map includes an ornate cartouche in the upper section as well as a scale and key.<br/> <br/>Tooley Maps & Map-Makers pp. 40-41. Alexis Hubert Jaillot unknown books
2012163079McCord Museum 2012. Softcover. VG. Inscribed on title page to previous owner. BW pictorial wraps French flaps 148 pp. many BW illus. Text is in French and English. Issued in conjunction with a 2012-2013 exhibition of photographs rendered by Italian photographer Mimmo Jodice b. 1934. With essays by Dany Laferriere and Helene Samson. Includes an exhibitions history selected bibliography and many BW illustrations. McCord Museum paperback books
2012153438McCord Museum 2012. Softcover. VG. BW pictorial wraps French flaps 148 pp. many BW illus. Text is in French and English. Issued in conjunction with a 2012-2013 exhibition of photographs rendered by Italian photographer Mimmo Jodice b. 1934. With essays by Dany Laferriere and Helene Samson. Includes an exhibitions history selected bibliography and many BW illustrations. McCord Museum paperback books
179164149London: Printed for James Ridgway No.1 York Street St. James's Square 1791. 8vo. 21 cm. 4 v-vi iii-iv 186pp. Three quarter red leather with marbled boards. Black leather label raised bands with gilt tooling on spine. Elaborate hand-painted illustrated title page not called for tipped in as a frontis. Last page edge border trimmed attempt to wash previous names from title page. <br/><br/> Printed for James Ridgway, No.1, York Street, St. James's Square hardcover books
182729566Springfield Ohio 1827. 7 1 blank pp. Caption title as issued. Untrimmed uncut and generously margined. Spotted Good.<br/><br/> Mason a lawyer would be elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1829 and then to Congress in 1834 where he served several terms as an anti-Jackson Whig. In this rare pamphlet he addresses General Duncan McArthur who had brought an action of ejectment "against Reynolds and Van Meter in the Court of Common Pleas for Champaign county." McArthur claimed ownership of land between the Scioto and Little Miami Rivers pursuant to military warrants granted him by the State of Virginia. Mason represented McArthur at trial. Mason defends himself against McArthur's criticisms of his trial conduct. <br/> McArthur's case was important. The U.S. Supreme Court decided it in 1829. See Reynolds vs. McArthur 27 U.S. 417 1829 opinion by Chief Justice Marshall. When Virginia ceded lands to the United States in 1784 it had reserved to itself the area between the Scioto and Little Miami to distribute military bounties. McArthur held title to land pursuant to such a Virginia military land warrant. The Supreme Court held that McArthur's claim of ownership was superior to the purported title of persons holding under a sale made by the United States. <br/> We accompany this pamphlet with a government report IN SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MAY 12 1826. MR. EATON SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. GENERAL McARTHUR'S CLAIM. 19th Cong. 1st Sess. Doc. 96. 8pp. It is a detailed discussion of the land cessions and McArthur's claim. <br/>OCLC 492252493 1- W. Res. Hist. Soc. as of August 2019. Not in American Imprints Sabin Eberstadt Thomson Decker Cohen. unknown books
178632355Lincoln County Kentucky 1786. Single sheet 8.75" x 10". Completely in manuscript approximately 20 lines signed and sealed on January 19 1786 by Sampson Mathews George Winter Benjamin Logan John Campbell and Christopher Greenup. Paper seal attached with wax near Mathews' signature. Old folds two short fold splits with a few letters affected but not lost minor toning and wear at folds. Good.<br/><br/> Sampson Mathews 1737-1807 served as commissary of Col. Charles Lewis' regiment in the Point Pleasant campaign as Colonel of the Augusta Militia in 1781 where he led the American defense against Benedict Arnold's January 1781 raid of Richmond and fought at the Siege of Yorktown. He served in the first Virginia State Senate 1776-1781 and 1790-1792 and was a founder of what became Washington and Lee University. Waddell: ANNALS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VIRGINIA 1902 pp.185 220 310. <br/> Benjamin Logan 1743-1802 was an American Revolutionary War officer and brother of John Logan 1747-1807 a Kentucky pioneer and politician. Both Benjamin and John were Justices of the County Court of Lincoln County which was organized in 1781; this was the first court in what would become the State of Kentucky. Benjamin Logan Colonel of the Kentucky County Virginia militia was second in command of all Kentucky militia during the Revolutionary War. He also led in the effort to achieve Kentucky statehood. Kleber: THE KENTUCKY ENCYCLOPEDIA 1992 p.388.<br/> Christopher Greenup 1750-1818 was an officer during the Revolutionary War and <br/>Governor of Kentucky from 1804-1808. He helped settle Lincoln County where he studied law and worked as a surveyor and land speculator. He served on a committee with Benjamin Logan which sought to achieve statehood for Kentucky. Active in three state conventions from 1784-1788 he was also accused in complicity in the Burr conspiracy while serving as Governor. Kleber p.388.<br/> Samuel McDowell 1735-1817 served under General Washington during the French and Indian War; in the American Revolution under the command of Nathanael Greene. He presided over the 1782 convention that framed a constitution for the independent territory of Kentucky presided over the first district court in Kentucky and its first county court. McDowell and presided over nine of the ten conventions that drafted the first Kentucky Constitution. <br/> Caleb Wallace 1742-1814 was born in Virginia and moved to the Kentucky district in 1783. He was a cousin of Samuel McDowell was a pioneer jurist in the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky was active in the movement for Kentucky Statehood played a role in the struggle for religious freedom in Virginia and was a founder of what became Washington and Lee University. Kleber p.925.<br/> John Campbell is likely Col. John Campbell 1735-1799 the Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Campbell County Kentucky. He was one of the drafters of the Kentucky Constitution the Speaker Pro-Tem of the Kentucky Senate in 1798 where he signed the Kentucky Resolutions and a founder of Louisville having staked his claim to a military grant of land on that site in 1774. Kleber p.154. unknown books
193552764New York: Samuel French 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; vertically-ribbed green cloth boards and black cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; deckle edges; dustjacket; xiv89-223pp. Spine ends gently pushed light rubbing to the gilt titles with a few faint partial ring marks on front cover; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 edgeworn gently sunned and dust-soiled with a 1" loss at crown affecting two words in the title and several smaller losses at heel and corners; just Very Good. <br/><br/>Author of The Jazz Singer. Accent on Youth was the basis for three films: the first directed by Wesley Ruggles 1935 starring Astrid Allwyn and Lon Chaney Jr.; Mr. Music 1950 directed by Richard Haydn starring Bing Crosby Nancy Olson and Charles Coburn; and But Not for Me 1959 directed by Walter Lang starring Clark Gable Carroll Baker Lilli Palmer and Lee J. Cobb. Samuel French unknown books
195136047NY: Random House 1951. Book club edition. 8vo pp. 152. Illustrated with photographs from the production. VG in worn dj. Random House unknown books
19425691New York Random House 1942. 1942. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. New York, Random House [1942]. hardcover books
194224195NY: Random House 1942. First printing. 8vo pp. 172. Author's presentation on flyleaf. Vg in some chipped and torn dj. A play. Random House unknown books
194224364New York: Dramatists Play Service. Very Good. c.1942. Acting Edition. Softcover. slight discoloration to covers short diagonal bend at lower right corner of front cover also affecting first couple of pages tiny tear in bottom edge of front cover; one-time owner's signature on ffep. frontispiece photo of stage setting Comedy about a snooty drama critic who is brought down to earth and taught the facts of life by a free-spirited playwright somewhat modeled after William Saroyan at least in the opinion of Brooks Atkinson in the NY Times. The original 1942 Broadway production starred Alexander Knox and Nicholas Conte who changed his name to Richard Conte when he became a full-time movie actor after World War II and ran for a respectable 125 performances. . Dramatists Play Service paperback books
1925140940956New York: Brentano's 1925. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing of the dramatic version of a play which entered history when filmed becoming the first "talkie." Bound in publisher's patterned paper cover boards over green spine cloth with paper title label on spine. Fine pages lightly toned. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing light fading and light edge wear. A lovely copy scarce in the dust jacket. Brentano's unknown books
30548RAPHAELSON Samson. THE JAZZ SINGER. NY: Brentano's 1925. Small 8vo. cloth & patterned boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Raphaelson on the front endpaper and dated Christmas 1925. Basis for the hit play starring George Jessel and Sam Jaffe. The play was later adapted to the famous film starring Al Jolson and Warner Oland. The film generally considered the first "talkie" is certainly one of the milestones in cinematic history. Very Good; some edgewear & shallow chipping number of tears with professional interior repairs d/j. Enclosed in a custom-designed leather and cloth clam-shell box with Al Jolson in black face depicted on the spine and front cover. $4000.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
192812656ENew York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the author. Presentation copy from Samson Raphaelson rather scandalously inscribed: “For Dorothy Speare A lady in Hollywood a slut from Boston with love Samuel Raphaelson. Hollywood unfortunately 1932.†A used and worn copy with some dark spotting to the boards and fading and rubbing to the spine and edges in a chipped and torn price-clipped dust jacket. Brentano’s hardcover books
192810450ENew York: Brentano’s 1928. First Edition. Signed by the lead actress in the play Dorothy Gish Lillian Gish’s sister and the book’s dedicatee signed by the author Samson Raphaelson and inscribed by the play’s producer: “Compliments of Sidney Ross May 1 1929.†Very good copy with some fading at the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with a small 1†x 1/2†chip at the top edge of the front panel and some internal tape repairs. Brentano’s unknown books
