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1995007423London: The Hakluyt Society 1995. Two volumes published 1994 and 1995 Fine in Near Fine dust jackets light edge wear with 1/2" closed tear at bottom front flap fold of Vol. I Vol. II 1" closed tear bottom edge front panel. . First Edition Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Hakluyt Society Hardcover books
188127635Boston: James R. Osgood & Company 1881. 1st edition BAL 23045. Blue cloth binding with gilt & black stamped lettering on front cover & spine. VG slt lean/spine minutely darkened. x 4 252 7 3 pp. Publisher catalogue last 10 pp dated October 1881. Illustrated with frontis & 8 inserted plates one cut. 12mo. <br/><br/> James R. Osgood & Company hardcover books
1919002418Cleveland OH: Cleveland Americanization Committee Mayor's Advisory War Committee 1919. 44 pages with numerous photos in stiff grey wrappers. One of a series of pamphlets published under the auspices of this Committe to aid in the Americanization of Cleveland's various ethnic groups at the end of WWI. . First Printing. Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Cleveland Americanization Committee, Mayor's Advisory War Committee Paperback books
192220468New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. Hardcover. Very good. Reprint first published 1919. 316 pp with frontis portrait of the author's mother. Publisher's pictorial cloth rubbed at extremities. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To W.S. Morton with the regard and friendship of Chase S. Osborn" and with Osborne's own bookplate designed by Ralph M. Pearson on the front pastedown. Autobiography of explorer and twenty-seventh Governor of Michigan Chase Salmon Osborn 1860-1949. After running an impressive 1910 campaign that made novel use of the automobile while Governor Osborn "eliminated Michigan's deficit ended corruption and produced the state's first workmen's compensation law and a reform of the electoral process. His autobiography reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a reformer inspired by the Progressive Movement but it also reveals the poetic spirit of an adventurer who fell in love with Michigan's Upper Peninsula after traveling the world" Wayne State University Press. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
1923001797New York: League for Industrial Democracy 1923. Fine with small "Religious Workshop" stamp top edge front wrapper. 33 pages. Scarce. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. League for Industrial Democracy Paperback books
1916006282New York: The Macmillan Co 1916. Very Good moderate foxing mostly to end pages and edges of page block light rubbing to cloth. Gilt bright. An important work by the Irish novelist and poet James Stephens presenting an eyewitness account of the 1916 Easter Rising. 16 pp of ads dated "September 1916.". First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Macmillan Co, Hardcover books
1972BL3953New York:: Neale Watson for Science History Society 1972. 1972. Sm. 8vo. xii 47 1 pp. Ports. Printed wrappers. Fine. Papers by Wilson L. Scott Ronald Calinger James W. Marchand Guenter B. Risse L. Pearce Williams. Neale Watson [for] Science History Society, 1972. unknown books
19122583New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xx 293 pp illustrations from photographs map with frontispiece bibliography index. Light wear to boards name and ink stamp on front endpaper paper over front hinge splitting but hinge sound; text clean. No dust jacket. Saunders was inspired to write this book after spending time in the pueblos of the Southwest and realizing that "the native arts and customs of the Pueblos and their individuality as a people" were under threat from the United States government. Includes discussion of Acoma Laguna Isleta Zuni Moqui Walpi and other pueblos. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1954221273Madras: The Indian Study Group of International Affairs University of Madras 1954. Hard Cover. Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. No pencil or ink markings in text. Blue cloth binding. Cloth is rippling on front and rear covers. Corners bumped. Top of spine lightly bumped. Top of dj spine is bumped. Very small closed tears at top and bottom of dj covers at folds. Very small closed tears at top and bottom of dj spine; DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. The Indian Study Group of International Affairs, University of Madras unknown books
1987007428London: Hakluyt Society 1987. Fine in an ever-so-lightly rubbed Near Fine dust jacket. . First Thus. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hakluyt Society Hardcover books
19571666New York: Russell & Russell 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. 438 pp 1 folding chart with bibliography index. Minimal soiling to boards light edge wear including light bumped and rubbed corners name on front free endpaper; else clean and sound. Front panel and flap of dust jacket laid in. From the dust jacket: "An admirable account of a little understood but most important phase of the American labor movement is given in this study. Dr. Brissenden brings out clearly the economic and philosophic background of American syndicalism and at the same time avoids the danger of separating the theory from its application in the field of industry." Russell & Russell hardcover books
1991005850Budapest Hungary: Akademiai Kiado 1991. First Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Akademiai Kiado Hardcover books
18542163London: Dean and Son 1854. Wraps. Publisher's illustrated paper wrappers. Good. 72 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. An in-depth instructional guide with advice on domestic duties - morning to night both large and small concerns when and how these duties should be carried out as well as special occasion tasks - always keeping in mind the various members of the household while being invisible to those you serve. The author conveys the differences between the cook-maid and the maid-of-all-work. <br /> <br />Anna Marie Sargeant 1809/10-1852 was a contributor to the publications Chambers' Journal and The Belle Assemblée and wrote an assortment of poems children's lessons and moral essays. Binding extremities worn with soiling and a handful of chips and tears. Spine perished. A good copy of a scarce fragile work. <br/><br/> Dean and Son paperback books
191521731New York: Henry Holt 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 317 pp publisher's catalogue with illustrations from photographs and from etchings and drawings by Abraham Philips. Bound in original blue cloth with gilt lettering. Near fine with some minor abrasion to the front board. No dust jacket. Bookseller label Paul Elder & Co. San Francisco on front pastedown. Lillian Wald a nurse and humanitarian founded the Henry Street Settlement on New York's Lower East Side in 1893. It offered low-cost or free health care social services and educational programs for the urban poor. In this book she describes the history activities and accomplishments of the Settlement as well as the evolution of public attitudes toward the poor over the past two decades. Henry Holt hardcover books
48437n. p. n. d. 1st printing presumed ca 1910. Not found in Rocq. Original publisher's red paper covers printed in black with yellow accents stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A Fine copy. 31 1 pp. The narrative was written by the California author poet Isabel Hammel Raymond who contributed the text to another promotional booklet about Santa Cruz County. Her detailed description of the hotel consists of 15 pages of text. In addition there are four more unattributed pages of text about Santa Cruz and its virtues. 10 b/w captioned half-tone photographic images of primarily divers Santa Cruz scenes. Only one of the illustrations is of the Hotel St. George that an image of the main office. Map p. 32 showing routes from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Oblong format: 4-3/16" x 6" <br/><br/>The Hotel St. George was built in the 1890s by the San Francisco millionaire A. P. Hotaling a very successful Pacific Coast liquor distributor. Stretching along one full block of downtown Santa Cruz it was regarded as the best accommodation along the coast between San Francisco and Monterey. As it changed hands over the years additions were added and renovations took place. As Santa Cruz’s coastal amusement tourist attractions were developed the hotel played a major role in keeping the city’s downtown area viable. The hotel existed well into the 20th C finally destroyed by fire in 1990. J. C. C. Leonard named as the lessee on the booklet's cover was involved with the hotel for many years before and after the turn of the 20th C. He is named in a 1905 lawsuit as being associated with the hotel as early as 1898. He was listed as the lessee as late as 1914. At the time of this publication Leonard was also the proprietor of the Sea Beach Hotel shown in one of the photo illustrations. OCLC records 2 holding institutions: UC Berkeley & UC Santa Cruz. Uncommon. unknown books
1820045246London: J. Compton 1820. Later Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Early boards rebacked in red morocco. A scarce reprint of the 1591 pamphlet detailing Glemham's actions against the Spanish as an English privateer aboard the 240 ton ship the Edward Constance. 11 leaves including the title and rear blank unpaginated. A bit dusty and stained at the edges scattered foxing heavier to title. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Ships & the Sea. Inventory No: 045246. <br/><br/> J. Compton hardcover books
18892086Washington DC: The Brodix Publishing Co. 1889. Wraps. Oversized pink paper wrappers staple bound. Very good. 12 pages. 42 x 28 cm. This charming periodical features six sheets of cooking instructions detailing: Fish-Soup; Meat; Sauces-salads; Vegetables; Pastry; Sweets and Preserves; and How to Make Bread. The binding style and large type set likely indicates that this publication was meant for display in the kitchen. The inside cover purports the benefits of a healthy diet especially focused on wheat and grain's positive effects on the brain. The following pages outline recipes and instructions for proper food preparation taking care to mention the repercussions of poorly tended food ranging from indigestion from unchopped capers to dangers of under or overcooked vegetables. The final page includes helpful hints for food shopping health and safety suggestions as well as a treatise on the proper diet for invalids. <br />The Home Magazine a monthly illustrated periodical ran from 1888 to 1908 serving as a guide to social domestic and business life. Mrs. John A Logan served as editor for the Home Magazine following the death of her husband a Civil War general and statesman John A. Logan. Born Mary Simmerson Cunningham an educated woman from Missouri she played an active role in her husband's political life accompanying him on campaigns and organizing volunteers. Mary became a prominent figure in Washington society in her own right often meeting with Adele Douglas wife of Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Julia Dent Grant wife of Ulysses S. Grant to discuss political happenings and social issues. Mary was a celebrated American writer and editor authoring two books and contributing to several publications including William Randolph Hearst's monthly syndicate Cosmopolitan. She was committed to social causes dedicating herself to the women's suffrage movement and was an early supporter of the American Red Cross. Weak fold across cover wear to edges and small paper loss to inside pages not effecting text. <br/><br/> The Brodix Publishing Co. paperback books
198013966Stanford CA: Hoover Institution Press 1980. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 253 pp with index bibliography and notes. Light dust soiling to top edge else a fine copy: clean tightly bound unmarked. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear and a few short tears. Analyzes the nature and causes of the Nazi movement from the standpoint of classical Greek and Christian political theory arguing that Nazi self-interpretations should be taken seriously as starting points from the analyses of National Socialism. Hoover Institution Press hardcover books
1958008982Manchester England: Manchester Univ Press 1958. Two volumes in red cloth gilt lettering at spine. Very Good Plus slight toning at end papers only prior owner name sticker and card laid in that of Ruth I. Meserve longtime Secretary of The Mongolian Society Bloomington Indiana. 2 pages noted with tidy red underlining. 3 fold-out maps at end of Vol. I the first with extra creases else all 3 are Fine. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manchester Univ Press hardcover books
1779008630London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and J. Balfour and W. Creech Edinburgh 1779. Three volumes bound in contemporary full calf red morocco labels Very Good prior owner names leather rubbed at edges and corners old marginal staining Vol. II not affecting text which is clean and bright throughout. Hinges of Vol. I just starting yet holding nicely. A rather uncommon title. Third Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell, in the Strand, and J. Balfour, and W. Creech, Edinburgh Hardcover books
1807008502Londini: Oxford: at the Clarendon Press 1807. 3 volumes bound as 6 in contemporary full diced calf the backs gilt with mottled calf labels the covers with blind tooled border inside gilt rule border. plain brown end papers small stamp of R. Parker. Very Good Plus scattered light toning boards lightly rubbed bindings solid. A quite handsome set . New Edition. Full Diced Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press Hardcover books
1833039785Boston: Allen & Ticknor 1833. Early Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Good Condition. 1/4 leather over marbled boards - edges of the boards are bumped heavily and worn with significant loss. Tear to page 40 lacking half of page 131/132 lacking blanks otherwise complete. 156pp. Terrific engravings. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; History. Inventory No: 039785. <br/><br/> Allen & Ticknor hardcover books
185121515London: James Watson 1851. Hardcover. Good. Second thousand. 100 pp in publisher's purple cloth with blind-stamped decoration. Significant chipping to the spine cloth small water stain on front board paper cracked over front hinge but hinge secure. Foxing to title page only otherwise interally clean binding tight. "George Jacob Holyoake was mainly self-educated and a vigorous campaigner for secularism and freethought during the 19th century. He wrote 160 books and pamphlets and edited several magazines including The Movement and The Reasoner. Holyoake was the last person in England to be imprisoned on a charge of atheism for saying at a public lecture in Cheltenham in 1842 at a time of economic hardship: "If I could have my way I would place the deity on half pay as the Government of this country did its subaltern officers" Humanists UK. James Watson hardcover books
1829007979London: William Pickering 1829. RARE last auction sale 1933 Rare Book Hub. Rebound in 20th c. quarter polished calf over brown buckram boards green and black morocco labels lettered in gilt five raised bands new end papers in white. xii 384 395pp. Near Fine widely scattered spots of toning to edges and margins. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Pickering Hardcover books
1789007767York England : Printed by W. Blanchard 1789. Finely bound in contempoary calf spine in five compartments with four floral decorations four raised bands bordered in gilt rules gilt rules front and back. Complete with map and all plates all of which Near Fine. The bookplate of Thomas Bowman Whytehead noted York freemason and antiquarian at front pastedown. Very Good Plus end pages toned pp. 51-54 loose and laid in prior owner name in ink 2nd front end page. signature of pp. 257-280 bound after p. 224. A quite handsome and complete copy in lovely binding. . 4th Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Printed by W. Blanchard Hardcover books
