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192259401Framingham MA: R.H. Long Bay State Automobile Company 1922. Oblong 4to. 15 linen-backed silver gelatin photographs on thick matte finish paper white linen hinges at gutter margin two brass screwposts at spine very slight shelfwear rubbing NF. These dealer showroom sales photographs depict the inaugural model year of the short-lived Bay State Automobile founded and manufactured by Long in Framingham MA. Initially a shoe manufacturer he had initially begun manufacturing automobile bodies for the Franklin Automobile Co. based in Syracuse NY during World War I and afterwards became inspired to build his own. The Bay State Automobile Company featured a Continental Motors Co. 6-cylinder engine and introduced his “assembled†automobile at the 1922 New York Auto Show. It’s estimated that approximately 4000 Bay States were produced during the four years and were often successful in popular automobile travel endurance contests at the time. The photographs here open with the 2-door sedan fitted with a Continental package on the rear and white wall tires followed by young well-dressed women driving a 2-door coupe 7-passenger 4-door sedan 4-door touring car and 2-door roadster. Of additional interest are the photographs of the R.H. Long Factory formerly used for shoe manufacturing including five photos showing the labor intensive process of building the wooden frame covered in steel bodies machinery & the factory floor along with two showing side & upper views of the chassis and Continental straight-6 engine. In 1927 Long secured the Cadillac dealership contract which initially sold both La Salle and Cadillac models in competition with Packard and the company still operates to this day in Southborough MA. It is believed only one Bay State Automobile a 1927 model survives intact to this day. See: Cadillac’s Marathon Man Reprinted with Permission Cadillac Insider Magazine May/June 1991 Long Automotive Group 2022. R.H. Long, Bay State Automobile Company, unknown
193058651Topeka KS: Highway Map Co. ca. 1930. 12mo. 4.75 x 8.5 in. which opens to 14 x 17 in. map printed in blue on white background cover art of touring car driving over a hill blue decorative borders minor toning shelfwear still VG. First edition of this uncommon Montana Highway Map prepared on the eve of the Great Depression by the Montana Highway Engineer Rader who held the post 1929-1931. The Highway Map Co. was noted for their policy of “Free Highway Maps†sponsored by independent gas stations and roadside stands in the 1920’s through 1940’s. Highway Map Co., unknown
199960557Welwyn Garden City 1999. Five volumes 1-3 are first editions limited to 250 copies 4-5 are second edition; folio punch bound; totaling about 1200 pages; pictorial paper wrappers; light foxing to edges and covers volume four with a small break in the binding very good overall or better. An attempt at a comprehensive compilation of the texts of Dylan's interviews and press conferences with subject index. University of Cambridge and Stanford in OCLC with Cambridge identifying the compiler as John Baldwin. unknown
189924219San Francisco: California Miners Association 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 450 pp extensive advertising section 48 pp at rear with many illustration and two folding maps. Bound in three-quarter leather and pebbled cloth. Large chip missing from leather at upper spine boards edgeworn with leather worn through at corners. Binding sound text clean. One map has a split along a fold. Contains extensive data and statistics on mineral resources and production and related industrial activity throughout the state of California. California Miners Association hardcover
1825102273<p>Letter sheets 8" x 12" 3 pages plus integral address leaf. Extensive tape repairs to folds mostly archival tape but some regular tape too which has caused a little browning in areas long tear obscures writers signature but partially visible creased normal aging and browning remnant of wax seal; otherwise good or better. The letter is to Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy 1772-1864 a future head of Harvard and served eight years in Congress. It appears after becoming Boston's mayor he sent delegates to New York and Philadelphia to study fire fighting techniques in those cities. The author of this letter read about this mission and sent Mayor Quincy a lengthy letter on the subject. The probable author is Solon Robinson 1803-1880 although his signature is partially obscured by a tear. However on the back page a smudged docketed note identifies him as Solon Robertson or Robinson. Robinson was a writer and would become a well known Indiana pioneer. In any case the author would suggest a far more modern system for fighting fires than the existing practice of engines carrying water to fires which would become useless when the water ran out. he proposed putting lead aqueduct pipes "laid deep underground and leading to every part of the city." While her does not use the term fire hydrants the water would be accessed from locked iron covers that would serve that function. ABN.</p>
200360504Great Dunmow Essex: Eye 5 2003. First edition small folio pp. 4 209 9; illustrated throughout; fine in original pictorial wrappers. History and reviews of Dylan's concerts in the UK 1964-2003. Glasgow Caladonian University only in OCLC. Eye 5 unknown
188120560Sacramento: State Office 1881. 72 pp illustrated with small wood engravings in original lavender printed wrappers. Some chipping to spine old tears and tape repairs to back wrapper else very good. Matthew Cooke was in the business of manufacturing fruit boxes in the 1870s when California's apple crop was devastated by Codlin moths. He began studying entomology to find defense against the moths and ensure the security of his business and quickly became an expert on a range of pests affecting California's fruit crops. He was appointed Chief Executive Horticultural Officer of California in 1881. This report prepared at the request of the State Board of Horticultural Commissioners describes the life cycles of the major insects damaging fruit crops moths scale insects mites caterpillars borers aphids etc. and recommends remedies for dealing with each. It also includes the text of new legislation intended to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the State of California. State Office unknown
19128776San Francisco: The Commonwealth Club of California. Fair. 1912. Softcover. 314 pp.; 8vo; printed wrappers. Large folding color map approx. 22.5" x 18.5" ot The State of California showing Hydro-Electric Development Forests and Forest Reserves; June 1912 prepared by Committees on Water Power and Forests Section on Conservation Commonwealth Club of California. Photo lithography by Britton & Rey SF. Map in pristine condition. Covers chipped with loss up to 2" x 1"back lower leading corner; 3" cover loss at top to spine; moderate darkening and soil. . The Commonwealth Club of California paperback
12776London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrision and Sons St. Martin's Lane Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1890. 6pp. folio. Disbound. In fair condition on aged high-acidity paper with a few short closed tears to edges. Title leaf with 'Price 1d.' carrying 'Table of Contents' on reverse; followed by three pages of transcripts of letters paginated 1-3; with the reverse of the final leaf carrying the details of the pamphlet for display on its being folded into a packet. The correspondence relates to the Mission of Cardinal Rampolla travelling from the Vatican to England to present the Pope's congratulations on the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. Six letters are transcribed dating from between May and July of 1887 the authors being Cardinal Howard the Marquis of Salisbury Cardinal Rampolla in Italian with translation Queen Victoria and Pope Leo XIII to the Queen in French with translation. Scarce: no copy on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC. London: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrision and Sons, St. Martin's Lane, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majest unknown
1618214886London.: No pubisher. 1618. 6 xxii 12 491 5 pages title page printed in red and black dedication preface contents references errata 18.4 x 14.8 cms endpapers renewed with the original front endpapers laid down aged-toned and chipped title-page toned and a little faded upper corner chipped with the inked owners' inscription of Thos. Bryan Richards 1798 and Wm. Cooke early inked marginalia and underlining; contemporary hollow-backed vellum manuscript author and title on the spine tidemark to the lower corner of the text leaves affecting the margin only a good sound copy. First edition of an antiquarian classic by John Selden 1584-1654 eminent jurist polymath prolific scholar and in recent times celebrated for his ownership of the earliest surviving Chinese merchant map of East Asia re-discovered with justifiable fanfare as a treasure of the Bodleian Library by Robert Batchelor in 2008. <br> <br>At the time of its release Selden's "The History of Tithes": "gave great offense to the clergy and was vigorously refuted in a number of volumes to which Selden was forbidden the right to print replies" Pforzheimer. It has been noted that the absence of the printer's name and the place of publication showed that Selden anticipated an unfavourable reaction to his denial of divine right of tithes. He was not disappointed. The work was suppressed and Selden was forced to apologize for having given offense-- and the book was withdrawn from circulation. His work was much studied: this copy with early marginalia: "by this Historie the Right of tithing belong not to ye profession of ye Canonist Civilian or Divine but with Lawyers." the last three words hastily crossed out. <br> <br>Early owners include London Antiquary Thomas Bryan Richards whose extensive Library was sold by King & Lochée in 1812. . [No pubisher, hardcover
186135020Richmond: Virginia State Convention 1861. Paper. Very good. Single sheet. Folded. 3 pages 1 page blank. Light toning around the edges. One of dozens of ordinances etc. from the Virginia State Convention held in 1861. <br /> <br /> Parrish & Willingham reference confederate imprint 4356 page 384. Virginia State Convention unknown
190561952New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1905. First Edition. First printing. Octavo 23.5cm. Tan cloth stamped in brown titled in gilt on black leather spine label top edge gilt; xvi634pp; photogravure frontispiece portrait black and white map 100 black and white halftone plates large color folding map at rear. Errata slip at p.x. Sound but rubbed slight fraying at spine ends spine label much abraded minor abrasions to boards internally largely clean: around Very Good. <br /> <br /> Wack 1875-1954 was a paid apologist for Leopold II and his atrocity-ridden regime in the Congo Free State. 61952. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown
184636862Middletown 1846. Printed Broadside 5-1/8" x 10" enclosed within a folded sheet for mailing to "John Warner Esq Wethersfield Conn." with postal cancel "Rocky Hill CT" and ink date "Feby 9" within the postal mark. A manuscript note evidently to Warner is included on the verso of the postal address: "Messrs Welles Adams and Alfred Francis together with yourself comprise a Committee for the town of Wethersfield." Old mailing folds tear at blank portion from opening the seal. The broadside is in Fine condition.<br /> <br /> Members of the Democratic State Committee sign in type: Henry D. Smith Charles Woodward James T. Pratt. They urge concerted and vigorous action to elect Democrats in the upcoming State elections.<br /> Not located in American Imprints or on OCLC as of June 2020. unknown
1790106002<p>Partial manuscript printed receipt 3 1/2" x 7" decorative border signed. Missing most of the interest section a round hole indicating payment results in partial loss of text small hole in number 4 a little uneven normal aging; otherwise about very good. This is a receipt issued by the Comptroller’s office of Connecticut indicating that John Morgan is entitled to receive payment of one pound for an interest payment. Ralph Pomeroy Comptroller signs it. It is dated October 4 1790. </p> Hudson & Goodwin,
194321394Waterbury Connecticut 1943. Very Good. Waterbury CT 1943. Three original drawings 45x30.5cm using pencil and red blue and black ink on stiff paper stock; all signed and dated by Virginia L. Stowell 1943. Stock a bit unevenly toned and lightly soiled small loss to bottom left-hand corner of two images not approaching text or image; overall Very Good. <br /> <br /> Three original illustrations including what appears to have been the proposed pictorial title page of an unpublished pamphlet titled "Civilians at War" a guide to the ongoing warfare and production now that the United States had entered World War II. Apart from the title page the illustrations depict examples of demolition and general purpose bombs by size from 100 to 4000 pounds accompanied by a nattily-clad gent for size. A dissected view of the 300 lb. general bomb is also provided. The third illustration shows the twelve Civilian Defense Emblems from auxiliary police and firemen to rescue and decontamination squads. <br /> <br /> The work almost certainly composed by fifteen-year-old Virginia Lee Stowell 1928-1994 of Waterbury Connecticut a major metal manufacturing hub during the War its Scoville Manufacturing Co. employing as many as 10000 workers at peak production. At the age of seventeen Stowell joined the Cadet Nursing Corps in March 1945 though by the time she received her certificate of membership on September 4th the war had been over for two days. Whether Stowell would have made a better nurse than draughtswoman is questionable though it is entirely possible that her impressively inked bombs were traced. unknown
19070000703Davidson N.C.: Philanthropic and Eumenean Societies of Davidson North Carolina 1907 -1908. Continuously paginated: 540 pages plus four plates in one issue and several pages of advertisements at the end of each number. Original printed wraps with each rear wrap bearing a college directory on the verso and information on the college and the magazine on the recto. Nos. 1-7 measure approx. 23 x 15 cm; no. 8 measures 24 x 15.5 cm. Wraps show creasing and chipping to the wrap edges some marginal browning a chip to one spine with loss of the date several tears including a long closed tear to the front wrap of one issue and some moderate foxing and soiling. The final number has heavy stains to the rear wrap. Interiors are generally in nice condition with only a few minor spots of foxing and with the first issue showing light crinkling to the lower third of the leaves. A good set overall. A few penciled names appear on the wraps including J.B. Shearer probably John Bunyan Shearer a former Davidson College president and J.S. Harris a Davidson grocer by this name advertised in several of the issues. FIRST EDITIONS. The complete run of this collegiate magazine for the 1907-1908 school year. The contents include historical articles poems short fiction essays campus news notes on the Y.M.C.A. athletic notices alumni news editorials reports of the Philanthropic and Eumenean Societies etc. The first number has several articles on the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. A few articles discuss Southern agriculture and commerce including cotton mills oil in Texas and the fruits of North Carolina. The ads were placed by businesses in Davidson Concord and Charlotte and by various colleges and universities in the Southeast. The illustrated issue was the Nov. 1907 "Foot-ball Number which reproduces photographs of the team. Davidson College was founded in 1837 by the Presbyterian Church. Although women were permitted to take classes beginning in the 1860s the school did not grant women degrees and become fully co-educational until 1972. Individual issues of the magazine are uncommon and longer runs such as this are scarce in the trade. OCLC finds five institutions with holdings of the magazine Davidson Union Presbyterian Seminary UNC Duke and Brown however neither Duke nor Brown has any issues from this volume and UNC appears to be lacking the Jan. 1908 issue. Thornton 3148. Philanthropic and Eumenean Societies of Davidson, North Carolina paperback
191939854N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1919. 1919. 9" x 4" in pictorial cover with very small farming scene at bottom. 16 pp. General information followed by questions and answers. Questions include: Are homesteads still available; what is the minimum capital required to get possession of a farm in North Dakota; What system of farm management is most successful in North Dakota; Isn't drought a serious drawback in North Dakota; Is dairying in connection with general farming a profitable business in North Dakota; Tell us about your lignite coat; What educational facilities does North Dakota offer; What nationality predominate in North Dakota; What interest is taken in good roads; Are taxes burdensome in North Dakota; What are the opportunities of renting a farm; etc. In depth answers to each question. Light soiling to covers and with light wear to the extremities. Very good. Much good information. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1919]. unknown
192620980Minneapolis: Ward C. Burton 1926. First edition 16mo pp. 53; illustrations throughout text; printed paper label upper cover spine worn else very good in original gray paper-covered boards. NUC locates 4 copies. Ward C. Burton unknown
190733943Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Printing Company 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Tall quarto. 262 pages 1. Illustrated with photographs portraits engravings. Brown canvas cloth hardcover with two latching straps and button closures on the front cover and foredge. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. Light damp stains to the far edges of the first couple pages. Interior contents clean. North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was later renamed North Carolina State. Edwards & Broughton Printing Company hardcover
199663700Everett WA: Everett High School 1996. 4to. 122 1 i.e. 128 pp. photocopies from multiple computer and type-written accounts. Illustrated throughout. Plastic-comb binding w/ mylar covers as issued NF copy. First edition of this very scarce compilation of oral history interviews conducted by Everett High School AP History students of former graduates offering key firsthand accounts and observations of the evolving education system social history American and World events from the Great Depression through 1987. No copies in Worldcat. Everett High School, unknown
1929101409<p>Architectural diagram plans for the construction of the Empire State Building. 8 items all pencil on paper or tracing vellum various sizes ranging from 8x13 inches to 36x48 inches. Included are 5 plot plans showing the building's outline and the surrounding streets and properties 5 section plans of existing vaults and the machine room 2 sub-basement plans and the details of the pit for the refrigeration unit. Condition varies but is generally very good; most of the plans have minor folds or tears in the margins. The freight elevator plan has some tape repairs on the reverse but is not obtrusive. A plan showing a map of 34th and 33rd Streets has the most damage with tears in the margin some pieces missing and some significant wrinkling; probably the least important plan in this collection. Eight of the plans will be shipped rolled. The 102 story landmark Empire State Building was completed in 1931 on the former site of the original Waldof-Astoria Hotel. The cost of construction was about $41 million estimates suggest that today's cost would be close to $600 million and was completed in less than a year and a half. The building was designed by William Lamb of Shreve Lamb and Harmon whose plans are included in this collection. Considered as the "Eight Wonder of the World" when it opened the building has had its share of notoriety both good and bad. Suicides a shooting on the observation deck and even a plane crashing into it in 1945 have been part of the dark side of the building's history. However this iconic art deco building is as popular as ever and probably one of the busiest tourist attractions in New York City. One of the most significant parts of this architectural collection is the plan for the rather famous information desk. Other parts include plans for the sub-basement the machine room pit for the freight elevators and refrigeration unit and several plans illustrating the building's outline on the surrounding streets. A unique collection of New York City history. History1900s about website.</p>
1915A36930San Francisco CA. Very Good. 1915. Photograph. B&W Illustrations; Oblong panorama photograph approximately 32" x 8" This is an oversized oblong photograph of the American Press Humorists Day events including a Tree planting at the Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915. The photograph was taken by The Cardinell-Vincent Co. official photographers to the Pan Pacific Exposition. The photograph features a group of officials planting a tree with a large seated crowd of onlookers. . unknown
1892000016Wilmington N.C.: Wm. L. De Rosset Jr. 1892. xv 1 456 pages including index. Original maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. 22.8 cm. Ex-Sondley Reference Library with bookplate on front pastedown embossed stamp on title and one other leaf and a few small ink stamps. No external markings but light evidence of call number removal at base of spine. Else good with wear to spine ends corners and rear hinge and some stains and spotting to cloth. Binding is sound and text is clean. FIRST EDITION. Contributors include Alfred M. Waddell Kemp P. Battle and others. Wm. L. De Rosset, Jr. hardcover
1812104127<p>Pamphlet 8vo stitched 40 pp. Some chipping and folds at edges last leaf loose has a couple of small holes corner missing and tear with loss of a few words on page 39 a few additional tears some soiling signature on title browning and aging. This is an early title on the development of the Erie Canal. The pamphlet discusses some of the costs involved names some key people. Includes a short message from James Madison praising the project. Terms of the plan passed by the legislature are also included. De Witt Clinton a strong advocate for the canal was one of the contributors to part of this report and his name appears in print on page twenty-one. </p><br /> S. Southwick,
20091928Hermosillo: Colegio de Sonora 2009. Softcover — Tapa blanda. Hermosillo Colegio de Sonora 2009. En 4º 215 x 140mm. 453 pp. Rústica. Primera edición. La obra es producto de las reflexiones y debates generados durante el II Coloquio del Centro de Estudios Históricos de Región y Frontera celebrado en Hermosillo Sonora en octubre de 2007; consta de 16 artÃculos que versan sobre estudios históricos divididos por los coordinadores en tres temas generales: visiones panorámicas; siglos XVI XVII y XVIII y siglos XIX y XX. Obra a preciada por los historiadores y actualmente rara en el mercado. Colegio de Sonora paperback
