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190246551London: George Allen 1902. Thirteenth Thousand. Tan full calf binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. AEG. Spine a bit sunned. Modest wear. Bookplates. A VG copy. x 297 3 blank pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> George Allen unknown books
188611156Orpington: George Allen 1886. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 1347. Contemporary green morocco with marbled boards & eps. TEG. VG some extremity wear/poi on blank front fly. 250 pp sm 8vo. <br/><br/> George Allen hardcover books
1882S3816London:: Kegan Paul Trench 1882. 1882. The International Scientific Series Vol. XLII. 193 x 135 mm. 8vo. 313 ads 4 pp. Index. Black- and gilt-stamped red cloth; lightly rubbed. Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates. Very good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION first edition New York 1881. This work was translated into French German Spanish Italian and Russian. It was primarily an epistemological criticism of the corpuscular-kinetic theory of nature. In this work Stallo attempted to define the contemporary position of science and as a result foreshadowed the contributions of Einstein and the new physics of the early twentieth century. Stallo's The concepts and theories of modern physics the importance of which is explained in four columns in the DSB was reprinted in 1960. Johann Bernhard Stallo was born in Sierhausen Oldenburg Germany. After an early education in Germany he emigrated to the United States in 1839. He pursued a varied career in teaching and the law in the United States in Cincinnati and New York City. From 1884 to 1889 he was American ambassador in Florence where he remained until his death even after his official period of service had ended. DAB XVII pp. 496-497; DSB XII pp. 606-610. Kegan Paul, Trench, 1882. hardcover books
187040809New York: Printed by Lange & Hillman Steam Book and Job Printers 1870. 1st edition Neviins I p. 91. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & gilt stamped camp scene to front board. Bevelled board edges. Brown coated eps. Square & tight. Light shelfwear. Edge ding to 3 leaves pp. 49 - 54 no text affected. A VG copy. vii 3 9 - 274 2 blank pp. Frontispiece. Inserted plate p. 58. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>Per Nevins "One of the better straightforward accounts of life in Federal hospitals; Miss Wheelock was stationed through the last three years of the war at Alexandria Va." Printed by Lange & Hillman, Steam Book and Job Printers hardcover books
1891C0149New York: Sixth American Chess Congress 1891 xxxviii490 pages with table and diagrams. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in original red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and black chess pictorial to both covers. Limited to 500 copies. This is copy 88 issued to F M Teed of Brooklyn New York. Betts: 25-26. 1st edition. Contains the report of the Congress Committee and all 432 games with notes by Steinitz. This was a 20-man Double Round Robin Tournament. One of the longest tournaments in history. In the first half of the tournament draws were counted as a half point. In the second half they were replayed once. Between the 38 regular rounds 8 replay rounds and 4 game playoff for first at the end there were 50 rounds all told !. Like the 4th Congress this tournament consisted largely of foreign masters. The retirement of Captain Mackenzie seems to date from this time though some sources credit him as US Champion until his death in 1891 giving the top American finisher some claim on being de facto US Champion. The top American finisher was Solomon Lipschutz who finished in 6th Place with a score of 22-9=7 Condition: Corners bumped soiled spine ends and corneres rubbed exterior hinge cracked 1" at back head spine Teed's gift inscription on title and individual who received the book name errased some occasional internal soiling spine sunned esle a good copy of a scarce item. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good. Royal octavo. Sixth American Chess Congress hardcover books
1891C0039New York: Sixth American Chess Congress 1891 xxxviii490 pages with table and diagrams. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7" bound in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. Limited to 500 copies. This is copy 111 issued to R W Ferguson of Flushing New York. Betts: 25-26 .1st edition. Contains the report of the Congress Committee and all 432 games with notes by Steinitz. This was a 20-man Double Round Robin Tournament. One of the longest tournaments in history. In the first half of the tournament draws were counted as a half point. In the second half they were replayed once. Between the 38 regular rounds 8 replay rounds and 4 game playoff for first at the end there were 50 rounds all told !. Like the 4th Congress this tournament consisted largely of foreign masters. The retirement of Captain Mackenzie seems to date from this time though some sources credit him as US Champion until his death in 1891 giving the top American finisher some claim on being de facto US Champion. The top American finisher was Solomon Lipschutz who finished in 6th Place with a score of 22-9=7 Condition: Some internal pencil markings and notations. Attractively rebund in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. A very good copy of a very scarce chess item. . First Edition. Sixth American Chess Congress hardcover books
192349001New York: The Century Co 1923. 1st edition Smith H-574. Black cloth binding with orange & yellow stamping. No dust jacket. Slight cock. General wear & soiling. Very Good. 10 337 3 blank pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> The Century Co hardcover books
190530061East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1905. 1st edition thus McKenna 109. Limp deep wine-red suede binding with yapp edges & title gilt stamped to leather square to front board. Red silk moire paste-downs. VG avg wear. 59 3 pp. Text printed in red & black. 8-3/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> The Roycrofters hardcover books
1880M11514New York:: William Wood & Co. 1880. 1880. Reprint: American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children Vol. XIII No 11. 8vo. 8pp. 1 lithographed plate. Original printed pale blue wrappers. Fine. The first description of "Skene's glands" or "ducts". Cordasco 80-5776; Garrison & Morton 1225. William Wood & Co., 1880. unknown books
1974MMRM1337New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons 1974. 1974. 8vo. 258 pp. 36 illustrations glossary. Dark-gray pink-stamped cloth dust-jacket. Very good. ISBN: 0684140357 Chapters: Noah an albino / Arnold Sorsby -- Job's illness pellagra / Charles J. Brim --The medical problems of Henry VIII / Ove Brinch --Shakespeare's skull and brain / Sir Arthur Keith --The evidence of disease in Shakespeare's handwriting / R. W. Leftwich --Milton's blindness / Arnold Sorsby --Swift's deafness and his last illness / T. G. Wilson --Samuel Johnson's medical experiences / Sir Humphry Rolleston --The 'insanity' of King George III : a classic case of porphyria / Ida Macalpine ; Richard Hunter --Historical implications of porphyria / John Brooke --Jane Austen's last illness / Sir Zachary Cope --Beethoven's deafness / Maurice Sorsby --The illness and death of Napoleon / Arnold Chaplin --Darwin's health in relation to his voyage to South America / A. W. Woodruff --Abraham Lincoln's Marfan syndrome / Harold Schwartz. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. hardcover books
1948M14003New York:: W. W. Norton 1948. 1948. First edition. 8vo. 212 pp. Index; occasional ink underlining by Abramson. Beige cloth black spine lettering. Bookplate of Ruth & Milton Abramson. Good due to underlining. First edition of the author's first book. / Jan Ehrenwald was a Czech-American psychiatrist and psychotherapist most known for his work in the field of parapsychology. His work largely focused on extrasensory perception and its supposed implications for psychoanalysis. Ehrenwald's belief that telepathy had been successfully demonstrated was not accepted by the scientific community. Critics state that Ehrenwald's statements were based on conjecture not solid facts. Wikip. PROVENANCE: Ruth & Milton Abramson M.D. Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Minnesota Minneapolis. Milton Abramson with Dr. William T. Heron Professor of Psychology U. Minn. developed theories involving "morning sickness. They were joint authors in a paper entitled "An objective evaluation of hypnosis in obstetrics. Also written is a paper "Response to or perception of auditory stimuli under deep surgical anesthesia written by Milton Abramson M.D. Ph.D. Irving Greenfield M.D. and William T. Heron Ph.D. American J. of Ob. & Gyn. volume 96 issue 4 p.584-585 October 15 1966. W. W. Norton, 1948. hardcover books
195031758Budapest: Magyar-Szovjet Társaság 1950. Small quarto. Stapled. Original publisher's wrappers with illustration in color by Bánó. 55 1 blank pp. Text in Hungarian.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and chipped with minor loss. Somewhat worn and browned; small stain to upper inner corner. First Hungarian edition.<br/><br/>Russian composer Isaak Dunayevsky's operetta Vol'nïy veter Free Wind premiered in Moscow on August 22 1947. The Hungarian translation by György Hámos Szabad szél was performed at the Budapest Operetta Theater in 1950. <br/><br/>Dunayevsky achieved numerous successes in the Soviet Union with his musical comedies and popular songs. Vol'nïy veter won the Stalin Prize and was the first Soviet work to be performed at the Hungarian theater. It is set in a fictional country easily identified as Yugoslavia and the comic scenarios and folk songs are entwined with less-than-subtle political statements against western imperialism. Magyar-Szovjet Társaság unknown books
1974S13142Berkeley:: University of California Press 1974. 1974. Third printing. 8vo. xix 390 pp. Index. Blue cloth dust-jacket; jacket edge torn. Embossed stamp on ffep. Very good. ISBN: 0520026497 University of California Press, 1974. hardcover books
19901341462San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1990. Hardcover. Quarto; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine back with white print; DJ has mild edgewear small hole torn in rear small vendor label on rear else clean and bright; Boards in white cloth with silver print bumps to spine caps corners and bottom edge else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 128 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w plates. Shelf: Spanish & Latin American Art <br /> <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1341462. FP New Rockville Stock. Chronicle Books hardcover books
198215823São Paulo: Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand 1982. 131p. plus viii pp. b/w plates wrps. Pietro Maria Bardi born in Italy moved to Brazil in 1947 from the invitation of Assis Chateaubriand to direct the museum idealized by the entrepreneur MASP. This book expresses the relationship of Bardi and Chateaubriand Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand unknown books
189549068New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1895. 1st US edition Wolff 542b. The UK edition issued with an 1896 date of publication. Decorative brown cloth binding with green & gilt stamping. TEG. Average binding wear. Age-toning to paper. POI to front paste-down with offset to ffep. Overall Very Good. iii 3 244 pp. Printed by the Caxton Press New York. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Dodd Mead and Company hardcover books
186148102Hartford 1861. 1st separate edition Sabin 2726. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped green morocco leather title label to front board. General wear & soiling to binding. Age toning. Presentation stamp to front paste-down. Very Good. 43 5 pp. One page publisher advert found 3 pages after text. Frontispiece of Bailey. Tissue guard. 8vo. <br/><br/> hardcover books
12742Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Boldly signed portrait postcard of the English comedian writer composer actor and singer and creator of nine of the G&S roles including Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore. Â The actor is shown with his characteristic pince-nez and with his hands on his hips. Â He has signed "Yours faithfully Geo. Grossmith." Â Some scratches and wear to the image and signature creases; mounting remnants on the verso; otherwise in good condition. Â 8.8 x 13.6 cm. unknown books
19772835771977. unbound. very good. 10" X 8" black & white image of the composer with baton in hand most likely conducting a studio orchestra. Boldly signed "Cordially Aaron Copland 1977" along the top white border margin. A lovely photograph with exceptional contrast. Very good .<br/><br/> Important American composer whose works include Appalachian Song Billy the Kid and Rodeo.<br/><br/> unknown books
19632832401963. unbound. fine. Signed photograph "Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit" 4 ½ X 6 ½ black & white matte-finish. An original J. Allen Cash photograph with back stamp depicting the Stateswoman wearing traditional garb while seated. This photograph was most likely taken while she was serving as Nehru%u2019s "special" envoy to Great Britain. Fine.<br/><br/> Indian diplomat and politician. She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru the Aunt of Indira Gandhi and the grand-aunt of Rajiv Gandhi each of whom served as Prime Minister of India.<br/><br/> unknown books
291458Jonesville VA. unbound. very good. Exceptional signature: "A. L. Pridemore - Jonesville - VA" executed on a 5.5" x 1.5" slip of paper. Fine condition.<br/><br/> American politician from Virginia who also served as an officer fighting for the Confederate States of America. During the Civil War Pridemore raised a company of Volunteer Infantry for the Pound Gap Battalion of the Confederate Army and was commissioned as its Captain on October 17th 1861. In June 1862 he received a promotion of Major. Following reorganization after the Battle of Cumberland Gap his unit was reconstituted as Company S of the 64th Virginia Mounted Infantry under Colonel Campbell Slemp and Pridemore became a Lieutenant Colonel on December 14th 1862. He was promoted to full Colonel in 1864 and commanded the 64th Virginia Cavalry until the end of the war.<br/><br/> unknown books
188921194Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co 1889. 1st thus. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering. TEG. VG slt wear at spine ends/poi to prelims. 237 pp. Small 8vo. <br/><br/> A. C. McClurg & Co hardcover books
186248233London: Smith Elder & Co. 65 Cornhill 1862. Cf. NCBEL III 1342. Original publisher's green pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind. Pale yellow eps. Square & tight. Modest extremity wear. Period poi to front paste-down. Front hinge starting. Foxing. A pulled gathering. Withal a VG copy. viii 440 16 pp. 16 page publisher catalogue dated November 1862 concludes volume. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin. Tissue guard. Crown 8vo. 8" x 5" <br/><br/> Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill hardcover books
1940220481Frankfurt 1940. unbound. 1 page on official letterhead with a blind-stamped Nazi logo 11.5 x 8.25 inches Frankfurt June 1 1940. Written just four months before his untimely death mentioning the landmark Frankfurter Theatre. Signed: "Heil Hitler A. Raskin." Natural folds; small tears and slight chipping along the top edge. Very good- condition.<br/><br/> National Socialist German radio and television pioneer who served as head of propaganda under Josef Goebbels. He contributed heavily to programs concerning psychological warfare and developed the first Nazi Television Network. On November 8 1940 Raskin was killed in a plane crash at the age of 40.<br/><br/> unknown books
186233542New York: Putnam 532 Broadway 1862. 1st edition Harris Collection p. 116. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stampd title lettering to spine. Dull pale yellow eps. General extremity wear with rear joint cloth starting at bottom 2". Period poi to ffep. A VG copy. 251 1 blank pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Putnam, 532 Broadway hardcover books
