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18846983NY: The Century Co. Very Good. 1884-88. Hardcover. 7 volumes. First appearances of the articles that eventually were issued as a 4 volume set edited by Johnson and Buel. Articles written by Ulysses S. Grant; ; Mark Twain; Gen. James Longstreet; George B. McClellan; D. H. HillGeorge W Cable; Lew Wallace; G. T. Beauregard; scores of others many whoe were Genrals in the Union or the CConfederate armies. Each volume is half-leather over pebbled cloth 4 raised bands gilt titles on spine. Frontispiece with each issue. Other contributors or articles include: "The Bostonians" by Henry James; Joel Chandler Harris; 3 excerpts from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain; "The Rise of Silas Lapham" by W. D. Howells; ; John Burroughs; "Hunting the Rocky Mountain Goat"; "Greeley at Cape Sabine" by Charles H. Harlow; a number of articles on different dog breeds; "Creole Slave Songs" by George W. Cable; Ballooning; "Riding to Hounds on Long Island" by Theodore Roosevelt; "Gloucester Fishers"; Homing Pigeons; "Camping Out in California"; "English as She is Taught" by Twain; "Abraham Lincoln: A History" by Nicolay and Hay; "Machine Politics in New York City" by Roosevelt; "The White Man of the New South"; "Animal Locomotion in the Muybridge Photographs"; "Among the Apaches" and "An Elk Hunt on the Plains" by Frederick Schwatka; "meisterschaft: In Three Acts" by Twain; "Ranch Life in the Far West" by Roosevelt with illustrations by Frederic Remington; George Kennan on Russia; much more. Light soiling on cloth; light rubbing and wear on spines. . The Century Co. hardcover
1893A50462New York NY: The Century Company. Very Good. 1893. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a bound copy of The Century Magazine from Nov. 1892 through 1893 which features the first appearance of Mark Twain's 1000000 pound Bank Note. The book is in Very Good to Near Very Good condition and was likely issued thus without a dust jacket. This copy is bound in Green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and embossed decorations on all three parts of the covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There are spots of foxing / toning to the top edges of some of the book's pages. The Mark Twain story is found on pages 338 - 346. . The Century Company hardcover
2012027901Istanbul: TYEK 2012. Limited Edition . Leather. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original full imitation in Ottoman style leather bound with miklep flap. 4to. 30 x 20 cm. In Turkish translation with facsimile of Ottoman manuscript. 435 p. 'Acâyîbü'l-mahlûkât ve garâyibü'l-mevcûdât. Prep. by Günay Kut. Inceleme - Tipkibasim. Süleymaniye Yazma Eserler Kütüphanesi Nuri Arlasez Koleksiyonu No.128'deki nüshanin tipkibasimi. 1000 copies were printed. <br/> <br/> TYEK hardcover
1903185333New York : Century co. ; London : Macmillan & co. 1903. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked 1/4 leather over boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 952 pages; Description: viii 952p. : illus. plates some col. ; 24cm. Subjects: American periodicals - Literature - Poetry - Culture - Art. The Century Magazine began publication in 1881 as a successor to Scribner's Monthly Magazine. Copyrights were renewed for issues at least as far back as 1923. The Century Magazine ceased publication in 1930. New York : Century co. ; London : Macmillan & co. hardcover
RGW20412SILHOUETTE in ink and wash An amusing Victorian picture: the title derives from Aesop's Fables. unknown
1845009543Germany: Unknown 1845. Very Good. Illustrator: L. Lisbet. =<br /> <p class="pf0">An early European ethnographic depiction of a Native Californian ceremonial dancer produced in Germany in the mid-1840s prior to California statehood and the Gold Rush. The figure is shown in ritual dress with feathered headdress skirted regalia and ceremonial staff rendered in vivid hand-applied color. Works of this type circulated in illustrated ethnographic and geographic publications intended to introduce European audiences to Indigenous cultures of the Americas.</p> <br /> <p class="pf0">Hand-colored wood engraving xylography. Image size approx. 9.5 × 6.25 inches 24.2 × 15.5 cm. German caption beneath image. Presented professionally matted and ready for framing.</p> <br /> <p class="pf0">The sheet presents with strong well-preserved hand coloring and expected light age toning to the paper. A subtle indentation is present above the figure's head extending through the upper portion of the spear; this is shallow angle-dependent and does not break the paper surface. Minor impression from handling consistent with age. Right vertical edge slightly irregular as issued or trimmed. Overall a clean visually striking example.</p> <br /> <p class="pf0">Iconography Note: Contains a 19th-century European representation of Indigenous ceremonial dress and practice. Presented as a historical artifact of its time and valued for its documentary and visual record not as an endorsement of period assumptions or interpretations.</p> . The engraving is attributed to L. Lisbet and corresponds to an example held in the New York Public Library Digital Collections confirming period production and subject consistency. Such images are valued for their documentary role in early visual interpretations of Native Californian life while also reflecting 19th-century European perspectives and conventions.<br /> <br /> <br /> <p>Subjects: Native Californians Indigenous Ceremonial Dress California History Ethnography European Views of the Americas Americana Western Americana Ethnographic Prints 19th-Century Illustration.</p> Unknown unknown
70-2465London : 19th Century Publisher 1890s. 6.75 x 3.5 inches. Very Good. Stereoscope images mounted on card. Some wear on surface and small chip on corner. Extremely Scarce. [London?] : [19th Century Publisher], [1890s?]. unknown
Lilius, HenrikIn Pristine Condition. unknown
Esteve-Coll, Elizabeth, DIn Pristine Condition. unknown
Aron AnderssonIn Pristine Condition. unknown
Vad, PoulNot in perfect condition. unknown
Foreword by Philip von ScIn Pristine Condition. unknown
Diane W. CamberNot in perfect condition. unknown
Rose-Marie SöderströmNot in perfect condition. unknown
73-4235London: 19th Century British Publisher circa 1800s. 19x14 cm. Black and white engraving. Very Good. In plastic sleeve. [London?: 19th Century British Publisher, circa 1800s] unknown
71-2998Amsterdam: Jean Schipper 1666. Steel engraving. 15 x 17.5 cm. sheet. Good a worm hole sheet folded. [Amsterdam: Jean Schipper, 1666]. unknown
15-4274N.P. n.d 1930s. 8vo. 10 pp. Very Good Postcards Black & White Photo reproductions. N.P., n.d [1930s?]. unknown
70-2187Amsterdam: DRC mid-1900s. Mini-photo portfolio. 12 original B&W photographs. 3.5 x 2.75 inches. Very Good. Loose in original cardboard sleeve with die-cut window. Light wear on sleeve. Photos fine. Captions on verso of photos. Text in Dutch. Extremely Scarce. [Amsterdam?]: DRC, [mid-1900s]. unknown
2024x-1849948690B T Batsford Ltd 2024. Hardcover. New. 256 pages. 8.75x8.75x8.78 inches. B T Batsford Ltd hardcover
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1849949409.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1849945292.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover