612 résultats
206 p. 12 mo. Foxed. Mildly XLib. Library buckram binding. Extremely important anti-slavery tract. William Jay (17891858), American jurist and reformer, was the son of John Jay (1745-1829), American patriot, statesman, and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. For most of the period from 1818 to 1843 he served as Judge of the county court of Westchester, N.Y. An active abolitionist, Jay helped establish (1833) the New York City Anti-Slavery Society and wrote vigorous pamphlets and articles on the topic. He also was a founder (1816) of the American Bible Society; and president (1848-1858) of the American Peace Society. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 Box 4
Two volumes. pp. (xxx) 448; (x) 531 + Plates. 8vo. 22 cm. Original publisher's cloth binding. Rockwell Kent designed bookplate of Maxwell Steinhardt. The text includes: "A Short Bibliography of the W itings of Samuel Butler and of the Books and Articles Concerning Him". Samuel Butler was born in Langar, Nottinghamshire. The son of a clergyman and grandson of a Bishop, he was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1859, where he achieved success as a sheep-farmer. His letters home to his father were compiled to form 'A First Year in Canterbury Settlement' (1863), which later became the core of his most popular work, 'Erewhon'. He returned to England in 1864, having accumulated a small fortune, and settled in Clifford's Inn, where he stayed until his death. In 1872 he published 'Erewhon' (an anagram for nowhere) anonymously. It attacked contemporary attitudes on morals, religion, education, and science by describing a land where (among other things) illness is considered a crime. Sick people are thrown in jail, as their sickness is their own fault. Sad people are also imprisoned, for grief is a sign of misfortune and people are held responsible for the actions that made them unfortunate. People who rob or murder, on the other hand, are treated generously and taken to the hospital to recover from their affliction. No machines are allowed in Erewhon, as a philosopher once speculated that machines could rapidly evolve and would take over the world. Students study anything that has absolutely no practical purpose at the University of Unreason. The book was scintillatingly popular. It still can be read with great enjoyment and relevance today. During the next decade Butler wrote a series of controversial scientific works. They were distinctly anti-Darwin, and especially opposed to certain aspects of the theory of natural selection. He also began experimenting in musical composition, and collaborated with his friend (and later biographer) Henry Festing Jones on the oratorio 'Narcissus' (1880). In 1896 he published the biography of his grandfather, Bishop Samuel Butler. Today, his best-known work is probably 'The Way of Al l Flesh'. It was the thoughtful result of many years of hard labor, but did not appear in his lifetime. "I am the 'enfant terrible' of literature and science. If I cannot (and I know I cannot) get the literary and scientific big-wigs to give me a shilling. I can (and I know I can) heave bricks into the middle of them" - Samuel Butler, 'Notebooks' **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
100p. + Facsimiles. Original full paper covered boards binding. Slipcase. Soiled. First edition. One of only 100 copies, without the Bibliophile insignias, privately printed for Charles E. Goodspeed, as a part of the purchase price of the manuscript material contained in the book. In 1847 Charles Dickens published a pamphlet calling on ''fallen women'' to enter a Home established by his friend Bar oness Burdett-Coutts. For many years this pamphlet was unseen by Dickens collectors and some doubt was expressed as to its very existence. Then, in 1928, Charles E. Goodspeed purchased from the last secretary of the Baroness a copy of the pamphlet together with several letters from a correspondence relating to the home and, in particular, to the efforts of Charles Dickens on behalf of a Miss Caroline Maynard Thompson. These items were purchased from Mr. Goodspeed by the Bibliophile Society. The text of the pamphlet is reprinted here, along with that of the letters. VERY SCARCE **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN 1 W34
245 pages. Index. Notes. "Studies the rapid rise of the Reform Party and presents some fascinating insights into the party and its leaders." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Surprisingly light wear. Quality copy. Book
10.3" x 7.9" sheet folded in half to create four-panel leaflet. Undated. Circa 1936. Contents: List of executive members of the organization; Declaration of policy; Four examples of the outstanding evils of present society; Seven advantages of the Gesell Scientific Monetary System; Constitution of this organization; lengthy quote by John Ruskin. Clean and unmarked with light wear and age-toning. A sound copy of this informative Canadian depression-era monetary reform memento. Book
Multi-paginated. 5/8 inches thick. Index. "Clarifies the crucial issues in adoption." - Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D. Usual library markings. Heavy wear. Still a worthy reference copy. Book
297 pages. Index. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Professor Grubel, M.P. for Capilano-Howe Sound provides biographical background which culminated in his term in Ottawa. An engaging read, particularly for those interested in economic policy, the Reform Party, and the Canadian federal political scene in the 1990s. The biographical portion is candid, enlightening and entertaining. Moderate wear. Unmarked but for 'discarded' ink stamp atop title page. A sound copy. Book
115 pages. Index. Bibliography. Presents "the failures and minor triumphs of the Canadian penal reformists.... It behooves us... to ask ourselves why the Canadian story of penalogy is as it is - and why in this year A.D. 1946 a John Kidman is required to advocate measures and reforms so transparently necessary." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Binding sound. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper else clean and unmarked. Dust jacket nicely preserved in Brodart cover. A quality copy. Book
64 pages. Features: The RCMP's handling of a drug case is marred by mishap and tragedy - Eugene and Michele Uyeyama murdered; Special report on Canada's federal opposition - The Reform Party/Preston Manning/Keith Martin/Gilles Duceppe; Alexa McDonough - the NDP's new leader needs a seat, a profile and more MPs; Jean Charest attempts to revive federal Tories; John Savage - Time to Bow Out; Burr, Saskatchewan - striptease fever; War on biker gangs in Saint-Nicholas, Quebec; John Major's Last Stand, with photo of scumbag Tony Blair holding Sun Paper bearing Rupert Murdoch's endorsement of him; Contentious developments in the EU; Vultures close in on the Eaton's Empire; SaskTel - Canada's last public phone firm may vanish; Upsetting Chretien's electoral applecart, by Peter C. Newman; The Blue Jays and the Expos - a tale of two budgets, with photo of Roger Clemens in Jays Uniform; Elvis Stojko Reigns Again; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
24 pages. Contents: Wanted - A Program for Flood Control; Photo of Jean Harlow kissing Senator Robert L. Reynolds of North Carolina; General Motors Strike - with photo from behind the strikers' battle line; C.C. Fleming of Chelan, WA is tasked with spending $200 in a month; Digest of Hitler's interesting two-hour speech, with photo of him inspecting troops; Article on Moscow's show trials with photo of Karl Radek; Spanish Lull; Canada talks constitutionsl reform; Japanese Cabinet News; Photo of Gilbert Lewis who has been working to improve the status of minority stockholders; "Feminine" Thugs; Photo of Dr. Clarence Cook Little who declared to birth control workers that their job was "deeply religious"; Article on marriage of 22-year-old Charlie Johns to 9-year-old Eunice Winstead Johns in Tennessee; Manila cleans up for International Eucharistic Congress of the Roman Catholic Church, with photo of Cardinal Dougherty; Editorial; Last words of Gregory Piatakoff in Russia; Article on Joseph Stalin, with photo; Photo of actor John Trent; Photo of Reformer Hamilton Fish of New York; Back cover ad for the McCleary Sanitarium & Clinic of Excelsior Springs, MO; Vintage ads; and more. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1293 pages including index. 74 chapters divided into the following nine sections: The Ingredients of Western Civilization; The Early Middle Ages (400-1000); The High Middle Ages (1000-1300); The Age of Transition (1300-1500); The Age of Religious Revolt and Reform (1500-1600); The Age of Dynastic Statecraft (1600-1775); The Age of Revolution (1775-1850); The Age of the National State (1852-1919); The Age of Total Politics (1919- ). Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Minimal wear. Unmarked. Bright silver lettering upon navy boards and spine. Excellent copy. Book
428 pages including notes and index. Critically assesses middle-class reform, and addresses the question of ethnic Americans: 'If we did it, why couldn't they?' "...a sober, very well researched, and very valuable contribution to our general knowledge of the relations between immigrants, Blacks, and reformers in the North... a fine and sobering book." - Nathan Glazer, Professor, Harvard University. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Slight warping to red cloth-covered boards. Dust jacket rough. Solid copy overall. Book
Over 300 pages. Above-average wear. Occasional markings. Binding intact. Intended to explain "the economic world of here and now, with its marvelous productive efficiency and unemployment; its intricate facilities for exchange and monetary confusion; its frenzied attempts at reform and ordered progress toward institutional readjustments." - from Preface. A fascinating depression-era work to contemplate as the world's economy collapses again seventy years later. Intended for high school students, the text is concise and easy to understand. A pity our leaders have not considered its wisdom. Book
Paper wrappers, 12mo. 174 pages. OCLC lists ten copies worldwide. Very good conditi on. (PC-1)
American Jewish Committee, New York, 1943. Holocaust Period. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, pages 451-559. Very good condition (P-2-17)
Paper wrappers, 4to. 6 pages. Holocaust-era report. Information Service, Vol. XVIII, No. 23, Part 2. OCL C lists no copies worldwide. Edges sunned; very good condition. (PC-1)
National Jewish Welfare Board, New York, 1942. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 8 pages. November 1942, 2nd Edition. Lists and describes 22 American Jews who distinguished themselves in military duty in WW II. Includes illustrations of various medals awarded. None on OCLC Very good condition. (P-2-44)
Department of Synagogue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, No Date. Paper wrappers; 4to. 8 pages. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Cover sunned; up per right corner bumped. Good condition. (PC-1)
Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 7 pages. Holocaust refugees. Extract from the Annual Report of The Jewish Agricultural Society, Inc. Slight fold, small corner chip, Good+ condition. (HOLO2-82-7)
No Date. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 10 pages. Steamship company brochure. Illustrated w ith photographs. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Has been folded. Good co ndition. (PC-1)
[New York? ], Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1939. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 18 pages. Holocaust period publication. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (HUC) Small tear on spine. Very Good condition. (P-2-15)
Jews--Prayer-books and devotions--EnglishCloth; 16mo. 204 pages. Part of text in Hebrew. OCLC lists no copies wor ldwide. Few marks in pencil; otherwise, excellent condition. (PC-1)
Paper wrappers; 4to. 8 pages. Distributed by Union of American Hebrew Con gregations. Summary of Youth Meeting (July 29) and of Round Table Conferen ce on the theme of Jewish Worship (July 30) . From the year of Hitler's ascendancy. OCLC lists no copies worldwid e. Folded; cover sunned. Good condition. (PC-1)
Original Paper wrappers; 4to. 7 pages. Holocaust-era publication. Contains list of the names of the 757 rabbis who signed the original reply. Supplementary list of 26 signatories received since date of publication laid in. Bit of edgewear to cover, no text affected; otherwise Very good condition. (zion-8-28)xx
Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1996. Wrappers; 8vo. 21 pages. Contents: Our voice: God's words / Norman J. Cohen -- Look to the rock you were hewn from / Barry S. Kogan -- Troubled waters, winds of change / Lennard R. Thal. SUBJECT (S) Reform Judaism. Cover title. OCLC lists one copy worldwide. Ex-library with minimal markings. Some cover soil; very good condition. (AM-4)
