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18571313London: G. Routledge & Co. 1857. Hardcover. Rebound embossed red boards illustration in gilt. Good. 597 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Rebound. Book plate on front free end paper - "Margaret Allen Hall Memorial - The Finer Arts of Home Making Battle Creek College Presented by: Lenna F. Cooper". <br /> <br />Alexis Soyer was a chef and entrepreneur originally from France whose life was filled with some pretty extraordinary twists and turns. Soyer cooked in the French noble kitchens on the eve of the uprising then found his way to England cooked and designed kitchens and kitchen appliances wrote cookbooks and reorganized the cooking facilities in Crimea during the Crimean War; this book being the culmination of those endeavors. <br /> <br />Jump to America in the early 1900's and we find Lenna F. Cooper a dietitian who worked under Ella Kellogg at Battle Creek's Sanitarium was the dean of home economics at Battle Creek College and in 1930 became the food service director of Michigan State University also becoming the chief dietitian at Montefiore Hospital in New York City. Cooper wrote the book The New Cookery with her fellow Battle Creek Sanitarium dietitian Margaret Allen Hall. Inscription on verso of front cover in pen - "Presented by Lenna F. Cooper." <br/><br/> G. Routledge & Co. hardcover books
1893007790Paris: Calmann-Levy Editeurs 1893. Very Good in contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards marbled end pages boards showing rubbing at spine and tips small crease top corner front end page text with slight even browning. Text is tight clean and unmarked. Engraved portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Text is in French. . First Edition. Quarter- Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Calmann-Levy, Editeurs Hardcover books
49468San Francisco: Wobbers Inc n. d. Ca 1938. Not found in Rocq. Yellow paper covers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. General wear & soiling to covers text unmarred overall VG. Unpaginated though 48 pages. Each page with a captioned b/w half-tone photograph of a San Francisco scene or landmark e.g. "Scene at Fisherman's Wharf" and "Golden Gate Bridge". Oblong format: 9-1/8" x 11-1/8" <br/><br/> Wobbers, Inc unknown books
193724590Patchogue Long Island: Game Committee 1937. With a small black and white portrait of Sam Hope in his Paterson NJ team shirt. With details on the committee responsible contributors with the advertisements and at center the list of players for both teams positions. Sam Everett Hope 1878 - 1946 a professional baseball player appearing mostly in the minor leagues from the early 1900's thru about 1919 and as a pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" size. Original printed red stapled paper covers; light wear in very good condition and interesting Long Island sports history ephemera. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Game Committee Paperback books
193443064San Francisco: San Francisco Labor Council 1934. Octavo ca 9-1/2" x 6-1/2"; 24pp; illus; ads. Moderate external wear with soiling and one brief loss to front wrapper at fore edge; internally complete clean and unmarked; Good or better. Official program for a three-day amateur boxing match held at the Oakland Civic Auditoriumin conjunction with the 1934 National Labor Convention of the A.F. of L. Fighters competed in ten weight divisions from 106 pounds to Heavyweight; no boxers are pictured but all registered entrants are listed alphabetically within their divisions. The event appears to have created something of a stir in the Bay Area as contemporary newspaper coverage was brisk especially for the second round of matches on September 29th when an array of well-known fighters including reigning heavyweight champion Max Baer were in attendance ring-side. None of the amateurs participating appear to have gone on to any fame but at least one achieved ignominy: the performance of one "King Kong" Lee heavyweight finalist from Oaklandwas singled out by the Oakland Tribune's boxing reporter as ".merely the worst of two very bad heavyweights.he seemed more satisfied with making grimaces and emitting a hair-raising jungle yell than settling down to actual fighting." Such events were important aspects of American labor culture helping to maintain morale and solidarity through the depths of the Depression and also helping to cement boxing's place as the proletarian sporting pasttime for a generation of spectators whose influence persisted into the Seventies and Eighties. San Francisco Labor Council unknown books
1920963New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. xi 311 pp with illustrations from photographs. Original pictorial cloth no dust jacket. Front hinge wobbly corners lightly bumped; else sound and clean. Sketches of a variety of places in the Southwest including chapters on the Mesa Country Land of the Cliff Dwellers Hopiland Petrified Forests of Arizona irrigation projects climate and ranching. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
195814505Richmond VA: Virginia Historical Society 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. xi 475 pp original printed wrappers. Clean tightly bound unmarked; minimal wear to wraps. Publication date is given as March 1959 on cover but as 1958 on title page. Highly valuable source for understanding the inner workings of the short-lived Confederate government. Vandiver writes in the Foreword to the Proceedings of the First Confederate Conference "The proceedings presented here are somehow more than transcripts of the actions of a Congress; they are more than a diary of a legislative body. In these proceedings may be seen reflected the fears the hopes and the realities of the Southern people at war; mirrored in the movements of many political mannequins--mannequins who defy tradition by having minds of their own.Captured in the daily routine of their Congress is an amazing kaliedoscopic view of the war as the Confederates knew it." Virginia Historical Society paperback books
19885Pierre SD: South Dakota Rural Credit Board. Feeling like a cog in the machine or a slave to industry South Dakota is the answer! This 1930s promotional piece seeks "real men and women" to settle on the state's homestead lands. "If you are dissatisfied with your lot in life if you are tired of the worries and uncertainties of city life if you are at present farming high priced land or paying a high rental if you have only become a cog in the machine.here is offered a golden opportunity to build a future as you would like to have it." Undated but 1930s. Four-panel brochure 3.5 x 8.5 inches when folded. Fine. Feeling like a cog in the machine or a slave to industry South Dakota is the answer! This 1930s promotional piece seeks "real men and women" to settle on the state's homestead lands. "If you are dissatisfied with your lot in life if you are tired of the worries and uncertainties of city life if you are at present farming high priced land or paying a high rental if you have only become a cog in the machine.here is offered a golden opportunity to build a future as you would like to have it." South Dakota Rural Credit Board unknown books
19512222239<p>First edition presumed first issue in gilt stamped green cloth. 24 illustrations. Dust jacket unclipped. Enclosed in a green morocco slipcase with three leather labels. Very good. 398 pages.</p><p>Signed and inscribed by author to noted book collector George A. Zabriskie on front free endpaper.</p><p>With two snake skin pieces bookplates on the front and rear pastedowns.</p> Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover books
1970258145Association des Publications de la Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l'Universite de Caen 1970. Soft Cover. Good binding. Binding sound with toning to wrappers and small closed tear to top spine; bumping to top of text; no markings in text. Good binding. Association des Publications de la Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de l'Universite de Caen unknown books
196526586Peterborough New Hampshire: David L. O'Neal Antiquarian Booksellers Inc. 1965. Printed double-side broadside style; ".designed and edited at the Philidor Press in Boston. The types are Centaur Kennerley Caledonia Goudy Mediaeval and Arrighi." with 125 titles of publications and their descriptions prices. Approx. 17 1/4" x 23 1/4" size printed on heavy paper stock; edges a little darkened & on old fold lines; in very good condition. . Booksellers Catalog. Boadside. Very Good. David L. O'Neal Antiquarian Booksellers, Inc. paperback books
191129354Chicopee Falls: Minister of the Congregational Church 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardbound 8vo. 145 pp. Illustrated with full-page black and white photographs. Connecticut Valley architectural history. Some age spotting to random pages. A very good copy. Minister of the Congregational Church hardcover books
188721541Boston: Roberts Brothers 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 185 pp in original red cloth with floral patterned endpapers. Boards dust-soiled cloth frayed along joints and at spine ends. Binding sound text clean with the exception of a small spot on the title page. Original owner's signature dated 1887 on front flyleaf. Small label of bookseller Geo. F. Wharton of New Orleans on front pastedown. One of Hearn's earliest books a retelling of ancient Chinese legends that he describes in the preface as selected for their "weird beauty." BAL 7916. Roberts Brothers hardcover books
2010Embry 158887Eagle Book Bindery 2010. First edition first printing. Fine. B&W photos Oblong glazed boards no dust jacket. Eagle Book Bindery, 2010. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
19341669New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 319 pp. Slight rubbing to extremities else a fine copy in original blue cloth stamped in red. No dust jacket. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1930006019New York: New York Labor News Co. 1930. Special Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition Limited 1930. 80 pp. in pictorial printed grey paper wrappers. Very Good 1/2" chip from bottom of spine. light soiling several pages with bottom corner creased. . Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York Labor News Co. Paperback books
1923001889London: Herbert S. Oakley 1923. SCARCE. Very Good in orange printed wrappers. Some underlining and marginal notations. "Read both sides and judge for yourself." The lead debaters were Mr. Philip Snowden and Sir Alfred Mond. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Herbert S. Oakley Paperback books
1923244734Philadelphia: Dorrance 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Walter R. Huber. Signed and Inscribed by Funk on the front free endpaper. 204pp. Publishers red cloth binding with light edgewear to extremities; spine a bit sunned; small closed tear to the foredge of the rear free endpaper and the preceding leaf; contents clean and binding sound; digital images can be made available upon request. near Very Good binding. Dorrance unknown books
197626585New York NY: The Herity Press Elizabeth and Ben Lieberman Props. 1976. Single-sided letterpress printing; in red black blue. Approx. 5 7/8" x 11" size a little light wear; clean and in very good condition a good impression. Fine Press. Single Sheet. Very Good. The Herity Press Elizabeth and Ben Lieberman, Props. paperback books
44767New York: Snowdrift n. d. Ca. 1920. Self wrappers. A NF copy. Single die cut sheet of white paper folded three times to open as a paper doll chain 8 pp. recipes are printed vertically to recto and verso illustrated figure to first and last page. Illustrated "mammy" caricature to first and last page in color. Folded: approx. 6-1/8" x 3-1/4"; unfolded: approx. 6-1/8" x 12-1/2" <br/><br/>In 1889 David Wesson discovered a process for deodorizing cottonseed oil and marketed the first vegetable shortenings as a product called Snowdrift in the 1920s the company was rebranded as the Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Company Snowdrift was eventually renamed Wesson Oil after its creator. This pamhplet features recipes for "Quick Pastry" "Everyday Cake" "Fudge" "Doughnuts" "Nutmeg Sauce" "Cream or White Sauce" and "Baking Powder Biscuits." Additionally is a small advertisment for the "new Snowdrift Cook Book" which was published in 1920. Snowdrift unknown books
200325319NY: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0195144368 . First printing. Upper corner of front board is badly bumped else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Oxford University Press hardcover books
200325320NY: Oxford University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0195144368 . First printing. As new in like dust jacket. . Oxford University Press hardcover books
1905105099<p>Four postcards approximately 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" with stamps. Some writing on image side post marked some aging and browning edges slightly bumped; otherwise very good. This collection of four postcards from Cuba are postmarked stamped and written out. The authors are Anna and Nestor although in one card the author is less clear to a Miss K. Greve. Who lived in the upper West side of New York City. One card features Baby New Year for 1907 and has some color; the other three show La Catedral a promenade and what appears to me some kind of American monument. </p> books
20048The Internal Revenue Service was created in 1862 when an income tax was enacted to help fund the Civil War. The Revenue Act of 1870 allowed the income tax to expire but taxes on certain luxury goods remained in place and a small staff of men was charged with collecting them. Here Reuben Rockwell Tax Assessor for the 4th District based out of Colebrook Connecticut writes to George Pierpont a tax collector under his supervision based in Watertown. On August 15 1870 he requests a report on "the quantity of leaf tobacco also stems scraps clippings &c." purchased and sold by "all cigar manufacturers in this district between January 1 1869 and the present adding that in future this information should be provided monthly. In another letter Rockwell instructs Pierpont to provide forms for all distillers to record their "numbers and capacity" and wonders "why there should be so much difference in the distillers about running their stills. Some in Oct made 9 boilings in 24 hours while others with about the same sized stills made but 4. I suppose some make better brandy than others." On the question of tax exemption of "bequests made to institutions of literary educational or charitable character" Rockwell writes that a "bequest made by Isaac Skinner to the Congregational Society of Harwinton and the American Missionary Association might possibly be construed to be of that kind although I don't think a Congregational Society would be included and the Missionary Society may not be. I don't know its particular object. Please write me tomorrow your views." Together an interesting peek into the daily work of some of the first employees of the IRS. Seven signed manuscript letters on United States Internal Revenue letterhead each on is on a single sheet ranging in length from approximately 50 to 100 words. Old folding creases minor spotting; very good. The Internal Revenue Service was created in 1862 when an income tax was enacted to help fund the Civil War. The Revenue Act of 1870 allowed the income tax to expire but taxes on certain luxury goods remained in place and a small staff of men was charged with collecting them. Here Reuben Rockwell Tax Assessor for the 4th District based out of Colebrook Connecticut writes to George Pierpont a tax collector under his supervision based in Watertown. On August 15 1870 he requests a report on "the quantity of leaf tobacco also stems scraps clippings &c." purchased and sold by "all cigar manufacturers in this district between January 1 1869 and the present adding that in future this information should be provided monthly. In another letter Rockwell instructs Pierpont to provide forms for all distillers to record their "numbers and capacity" and wonders "why there should be so much difference in the distillers about running their stills. Some in Oct made 9 boilings in 24 hours while others with about the same sized stills made but 4. I suppose some make better brandy than others." On the question of tax exemption of "bequests made to institutions of literary educational or charitable character" Rockwell writes that a "bequest made by Isaac Skinner to the Congregational Society of Harwinton and the American Missionary Association might possibly be construed to be of that kind although I don't think a Congregational Society would be included and the Missionary Society may not be. I don't know its particular object. Please write me tomorrow your views." Together an interesting peek into the daily work of some of the first employees of the IRS. unknown books
1935006723Middletown PA: Slovak Literary Society 1935. RARE. Very Good small tears to wrappers at spine ends. 114 pp. Index. Pre- WW II Czecho-Slovak relations as seen by American Slovaks. Pittsburgh Pact. . First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slovak Literary Society Paperback books
