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187021727Providence RI: Sidney S. Rider and Brother 1870. 1870. Fair. - Octavo. The remnants of a gilt-lettered leather spine are present but the covers are lacking. 53 pages with engraved head- & tail-pieces. The front & rear endpapers are soiled & there is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. There is occasional soiling to the text & the front edges of a few overlapping pages are darkened. Good reading copy. <p>Two nineteenth-century satiric pieces. The author of the mock-heroic "Dorriad" was anonymous. "The Great Slocum Dinner" according to the introduction was by the authors listed above. These pieces relate to the "Dorr Rebellion" a brief armed uprising 1841-1842 in Rhode Island led by Thomas Wilson Dorr. The insurrection was precipitated by the increasing disenfranchisement of the citizens of Rhode Island many of them recent Irish Catholic immigrants who were unable to vote because of a requirement that voters own at least $134 of landed property. Providence, RI: Sidney S. Rider and Brother, 1870. hardcover
185680384Paris: L. Curmer 1856. Hardcover. Very good. Royal octavo: viii 8 448 pp. with a hand-colored decorated extra title page printed in brown with tissue guard and 10 illustrations with tissue guards all steel engravings by Cousin Dutillois N. Leconte Mauduit Marckl Pollet and Revel after Tony Johannot. Also features decorative borders throughout all wood engravings after Cavelier. In the publisher's black straight-grain morocco binding with gilt-stamped ruled borders with ornamental corners and floral decorative surround with shell corners on the front and rear panels and gilt-stamped ruled borders repeated floral ornaments and titling on the spine. All edges gilt with ornamental dentelles pale yellow coated endpapers with a blind-stamped ribbed moiré pattern and a green silk ribbon. Just a hint of foxing to the contents with some rubbing along the bottom edge of the boards. Quite striking. Provenance: from the Publishers' Bookbindings collection of Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. Levin. L. Curmer hardcover
1875231015London : G. Almond printer 1875. First Edition. Softcover. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 8 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects; Rope trade. Textile industry. Ships. London : G. Almond, printer paperback
1877140941065San Francisco: Henry Keller & Co 1877. First Trade Edition. Near Fine. First trade edition following the "Author's Copy" edition that is basically unobtainable. 131 with "The Author to the Public" at rear. Dark green cloth lettered in black. Near Fine slightly bumped corners ding to middle of back boards bookplate on page following front free endpaper. An early novel written by the celebrated American author Ambrose Bierce best-known today for his The Devil's Dictionary as well as his eerie short stories with assistance from Thomas Harcourt. BAL 1105. Henry Keller & Co unknown books
187224435London: George Philip and Son. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Second Edition. Hardcover. 40mm tear at tail of spine 10mm loss of cloth at tail of spine. Hinges broken. Foxing. Some pencil marginalia and doodles. 12mm strip removed at upper margin of title leaf. Some maps with creasing or some short tears to margins. Map of Otago with 70mm tear along fold. Provenance: Carl R. Staubel with "C R Straubel" in pencil on front endpaper. Reference: Taylor "Roll of Book Collectors in New Zealand" p. 33. ; viii 141 3 blank pages 11 colour maps 10 folding 35 1 blank pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 162mm x 102mm. "In Two Parts. Part I. Containing the General Geography of the Colonym with a Sketch of Its History and Productions. Part II. Containing a Descriptive Account of Each Province or Principal Division." Includes maps of North Island South Island Provinces Offshore Islands "The Off Islands" and Australasia. Reference: Bagnall 589 : "Apart from statistical summary at end some minor rearrangement and slight revision." . George Philip and Son hardcover
187359159George Philip And Son London 1873. 1873. Hardcover. 12mo. orig. cloth hardcover. 141pp. fold-out maps. good hinges cracked foxing some map edges creased. . George Philip And Son, London, 1873 hardcover
188210594London: George Philip & Son. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1882. New Edition. Hardcover. Cloth torn horizontally along ends of spine. No splitting to joints or hinges. No tears in folding maps. Some creasing to corners and margins of folding maps. "Specimen Copy" rubber stamp on title page. ; vii 1 166 pages 11 colour maps 10 folding 16 pages advertisements. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 165mm x 102mm. Includes maps of North Island South Island Provinces Offshore Islands and Australasia. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . George Philip & Son hardcover
184256334Providence: Knowles & Vose 1842. 8vo pp. 24; self-wrappers stitched as issued; some soiling very good. First legally binding Rhode Island constitution adopted overwhelmingly via referendum in November of 1842 although with a low voter turnout. It was created in response to the Dorrite "People's Constitution following the failure of an earlier draft. Not in American Imprints or Bartlett; Sabin 70572. <br/><br/> Knowles & Vose unknown books
184255278Providence: Knowles & Vose 1842. 8vo pp. 24; loose sheets apparently trimmed; old numeric rubberstamp on title and acquisition date in the blank bottom margin of the last page; lightly toned; good or better. The first legally binding Rhode Island constitution adopted overwhelmingly via referendum in November of 1842 although with a low voter turnout. It was created in response to the Dorrite "People's Constitution following the failure of an earlier draft. Not in American Imprints or Bartlett; Sabin 70572. <br/><br/> Knowles & Vose unknown books
1884012954Detroit: The Chamberlain Publishing Co 1884. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo. Orig. green publisher's cloth stamped in black and gilt. A.E.R. Floral endpapers. 508 pp. Illustrated with a steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Benjamin Franklin pictorial lithographic title page 12 wood engraved plates and tables. Spine tilted light rubbing to extremities. Some light foxing to a few of the plates else clean and bright to interior. Based on the work of Thomas A. Davies Revised & Rewritten with Additions by Henry A. Ford. The Chamberlain Publishing Co hardcover
1890555761890. Telegraphic Journal 27 August 22 1890. - Berlin Printed by L. Schumacher 1 1890 8° 3 1 pp. orig. Broschur. Rare offprint of the International Congress of the "An Account of Some Experiments upon the Application of Electrical Endosmose to the Treatment of Gouty Concretion" presented to the International Medical Congress in Berlin Germany. Thomas Alva Edison 1847-1931 was a pioneer in his ideas of how drugs should be administered. In 1890 he published "An Account of Sonic Experiments upon the Applica-tion of Electrical Endosmose to the Treatment of Gout" This paper illustrates Edison's genius in tackling a problem physicians had failed to solve. It concerned the therapy for gouty arthritis which had been attempted by oral administration of lithium salts. The results were not satisfactory because-as Edison reasoned-the therapeutic agent did not reached the inflamed area in sufficiently high concentrations. By applying the laws of electricity and chemistry to medicine he introduced the modern principle of iontophoresis. When a solution of the negatively charged lithium salt was applied to the skin the ions would be forced to penetrate the skin by connecting a positive electrode of an electric Circuit to the lesion." Olav Thulesius Edison in Florida: The Green Laboratory 1997 pp.106-107 unknown
1889023285NY: North American Review Publishing Company 1889. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. Entire issue November 1889 in original wraps light general wear spine ends thumbed with minor loss at tail edged untrimmed many pages uncut wraps separated about 2-inches at bottom spine edge "specimen copy" stamp noted at front wrap. Article is 11 pages. From the opening paragraph "So much has of late been said and written upon the subject of high-tension electric currents and their probable or possible danger to human life and so many different opinions have been advanced by men whose positions serve to surround their utterances with an atmosphere of knowledge of the matter under discussion that the mind of an unscientific public has been unable to come to any definite conclusion upon the basis of expert testimony." Scarce. North American Review Publishing Company Paperback
1899148074New Jersey: Edison Phonograph Works 1899. Rare Edison Phonograph Works stock certificate boldly signed by Thomas Edison. Printed document boldly signed "Thomas A. Edison" as President and "J.F. Randolph" as Treasurer one page numbered 106 dated November 6 1899. Stock certificate for three 750/1000 shares of $100 Capitol Stock to James D.W. Cutting. Transfer information present on verso showing that the stock was transferred to Mina Edison Thomas' second wife in 1904. In very good condition with cancellation passing through Randolph's signature light toning. The original receipt remains affixed at the left edge. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor who developed many devices including the motion picture camera the phonograph and the electric light bulb. He played a pivotal role in the development of sound recording technology through his company Edison Phonograph Works. Established in New Jersey on May 31888 this company was instrumental in refining the phonograph a device Edison had originally invented in 1877. The firm focused on manufacturing and improving wax cylinder recordings which became the dominant medium for early sound reproduction. Edison’s commitment to innovation led to advancements in both phonograph design and the mass production of recorded music and spoken-word content. Despite competition from emerging disc-based technologies Edison Phonograph Works remained influential in the industry until it was eventually absorbed into Thomas A. Edison Inc. in 1924. The company’s legacy endures as a foundational contributor to the modern recording industry. Edison Phonograph Works unknown
18894447215<p>stapled booklet some wearclosed tears 9 page article by Edison 18 pages of interesting ads unmarked.</p> North American Review paperback
183421145Trenton:Daniel Fenton 1834. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. Trenton:Daniel Fenton. 1834. 339pp iv pp. Overall a very good copy. Bound in brown buckram with the title in gilt on the spine; a previous owners name and notes penciled in on the inside front board and first free end-page; a couple pages have been previously folded over; and one signature in the middle of the book is becoming detached. Trenton:Daniel Fenton hardcover
188537010Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House. Good with no dust jacket. 1885. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good hardcover first edition in the original binding no names or marks. Cover is worn at the spine ends and cornertips. There are some scattered insect holes on the cloth covered boards. The front and rear endpapers and title page have been reinforced with clear tape. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 488 pages . Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House hardcover
190023531 pages. Cover has separated from body of book. Strike breaking in the West. no writin no tears no mars. ads on rear cover and inside rear cover some poetry. Labor history and living standards.<br /> national executive committee socialist labor party
1832321064London: Whittaker Treacher and Co 1832. Fifth edition with Additions. xxxi 275 1pp plus 6 hand colored lithographed plates. Later three quarters green morocco and marbled paper bound by Zaehnsdorf marbled endpapers gilt edges. Armorial bookplate Lord Battersea. Very good. Fifth edition with Additions. xxxi 275 1pp plus 6 hand colored lithographed plates. First published in 1820. A charming book by the famed 19th century florist of Paddington Green Middlesex. Whittaker, Treacher and Co unknown
1890784231890. JANVIER Thomas A. The Aztec Treasure-House: A Romance of Contemporaneous Antiquity. Original gilt-pictorial cloth. New York: Harper & Brothers 1890. First edition. Wright III: 1941. Illustrated by Frederic Remington. Gentle rubbing to spine ends upper free corner of rear endpaper tape-repaired else very good or better. unknown
1885cfe12617NEW YORK: Scribners 1885. First American Edition 1st Printing. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. From the recently auctioned collection of M.B. Goldstone- with his custom bookplate attached loosely to the front pastedown and pencil notations to the ffep. Goldstone along with his brother Adrian the Steinbeck bibliographer were collector's of the first magnitude with some of their recently auctioned books setting records. This copy is near fine with very few flaws---one corner is bumped and there is light rubbing to the cloth boards owner's gift inscription on ffep from 1886--but not much more. Top stained lightly faded. Tight clean and square with an unread feel to it. The author's first book with a very limited publishing amount 227 pp. 44 pp Scribner's ads. 2 blank pp. A wonderful copy. <br/> <br/> Scribners hardcover
1894317149New York: Harper 1894. hardcover. very good. Illustrated 13 maps. x 285 pages short 8vo original brown cloth pictorially stamped in black & gilt just a bit scuffed and with neat repair at head; ownership signature and personal stamp on both endpapers. New York: Harper 1894. First edition. Very good copy.<br/> <br/> "Concerning old Greenwich Village.west of the Washington Square he Janvier wrote popular historical sketches later incorporated in this work." DAB IX p. 615.<br/> <br/> Harper unknown
18941357909New York: Harper and Brothers 1894. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo xi pages 285; VG; brown cloth spine with gold gilt lettering; marked shelfwear and rubbing to the exterior of the book; minor soiling to the exterior; minor wear and creasing to the head and tail of the spine; spine is slightly cocked; marked bumping to the corners of the board particularly the bottom corners; minor fraying to the cloth on the corners of the boards; minor wear to the bottom edges of the boards; marked soiling to the edges of the text block; marked age-toning and foxing to the paste downs and front & back free endpapers; pencil marginalia to ffep; gutter split and webbing visible between pages verso xi & 1 48 & 49 and 96 & 97; significant soiling and spotting to the gutter between pages 128 & 129; minor dampstaining to the bottom of the gutter from the front paste down until page 49; minor age-toning to the pages throughout; shelved in Case 1. 1357909. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Harper and Brothers hardcover
1891612754New York: D. Appleton and Company 1891. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition wrappered issue. Small octavo. 326 ads pp. Printed red brick paper wrappers. Slight wear very near fine. The wrappered issue is scarce. BAL 10842. D. Appleton and Company unknown
189045572New York: Harper & Brothers 1890. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. viii 446pp 2pp ads. Frontispiece 18 full-page called-for illustrations. Very good. Binding rather edgeworn and a bit rubbed but tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of this adventure yarn which Merle Johnson calls "Ingenious" -- with all fine plates by the then-young Frederic Remington. BAL 10841. HIGH SPOTS p. 48. Harper & Brothers hardcover
18907892New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1890. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Slight wrinkle to front cover - see image. ; Book is in excellent condition as are the three fold-out maps in rear. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 531 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover