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1905WRCAM32109Godthaab Greenland 1905. Lithograph 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches. Worn along left edge small closed tears along top and bottom edges of center fold. Two old soft secondary fold lines. Very good. An attractive image showing a family of Greenlanders sledding and skiing down a hill likely produced by Lars Møller Greenland's premier printer or by Møller's youngest son Steffen. The illustration shows a family of seven Greenland natives sledding down a hill while two other youngsters ski alongside with one of the skiers in the process of falling. Other winter sports enthusiasts cavort in the distance and the stark Greenland landscape is ably depicted. Lars Møller an accomplished printer and illustrator was the dominant figure in Greenlandic printing in the last quarter of the 19th century producing much of the printed output in the country. His son Steffen succeeded his father and produced impressive works in his own right including a native language speller from which this illustration may be an example. Knud Oldendow THE SPREAD OF PRINTING. WESTERN HEMISPHERE. GREENLAND Amsterdam: Vangendt & Co. 1969 pp.68-69 and passim. unknown books
186364926Austin TX 1863. 4to. One page approximately 125 words in part: "Gents I am as a military board constituted by the authority of the state submitted to me for sale . thirty four United States Bonds Texas Indemnity with coupons attached . and I sold the same about the 10th of January 1863 to James Thorpe of the state of Louisiana for 85 cents on the dollar in Confederate notes . handed over to you with this report." Murrah a native of Alabama eventually read law and settled in Texas in the late 1840s opening an office in Marshall for his practice. He served in the Texas house before the war then in administrative offices before succeeding Lubbock as Governor in November 1863. Fleeing Texas at the end of the war he died in Mexico in August 1865. Very good. Folded for mailing. 11144. <br/><br/> unknown books
18898588Baltimore: Self-published 1889. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful --and uncommon-- 1889 treatise on the "breaking and taming of wild and vicious horses" with over 200 illustrations complementing the text. Written by Oscar Gleason the inventor of "The Gleason Bridle" and "The Gleason New Break Harness". Solid and well-preserved and VG in its brown pictorial wrappers with one small spot at the front panel. Octavo 300 pgs. <br/><br/> Self-published paperback books
169568499Lipsiae Leipzig: Thomas Fritsch 1695. Hardcover. Very good. Silius c.28-c.103 was consul in 68 and governor of the province of Asia in 69; he sought no further office but lived thereafter on his estates as a literary man and collector. He revered the work of Cicero whose Tusculan villa he owned and that of Virgil whose tomb at Naples he likewise owned and near which he lived. His epic Punica in 17 books on the second War with Carthage 218-202 BC draws heavily on Livy's account. Conceived as a contrast between two great nations and their supporting gods championed by the two great heroes Scipio and Hannibal his poem is written in pure Latin and smooth verse filled throughout with echoes of Virgil above all and other poets. Includes supplementary material by the German classicist Christoph Cellarius. 22 586 52. Frontispiece engraving with a title page decoration and six folding maps. 12mo. In a contemporary full vellum binding. Typical mild browning to the contents with a negligible spot to the top edge. Minor soiling to the vellum; otherwise very good. Thomas Fritsch hardcover books
196672209Tokyo: Sugimura Atsu 1966. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Presentation copy inscribed by Sugimura Atsu to Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner on the front flyleaf. Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Seminal collection by the revered Japanese contemporary artists who is regarded as a modern master of manga illustration and graphic design. Self published in 1966 this work was reissued in conjunction with a 2010 exhibition of Sugimura's work at the Kyoto International Manga Museum. English captions by T.K. Holly. Oblong octavo. Original black paper wrappers with silver titles. Tiny bit of edgewear; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates only one copy Hawaii. Sugimura Atsu unknown books
16176779Basel: Ludovici Regis 1617. Later printing. Full pigskin. Very Good. Thick 8vo. 9694272pp. Indices. Printer's woodcut device on title. Orig. roll-tooled pigskin somewhat rubbed. Fore-edge clasps. Small hole at outer blank edge of title & next two leaves. The author's d. 1524 often reprinted work on numerous topics of ancient history. This edition has additions by L. Geoffroi and L. G. Giraldi and is edited by Johann Jakob Grasser. Ludovici Regis unknown books
184071584London: Sumptibus Societatis 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. William of Malmesbury's Deeds of the English Kings is one of the great histories of England and one of the most important historical works of the European Middle Ages. Although its focus is national its scope encompasses most of Western Europe and beyond providing a full-scale account of the First Crusade. Apart from its formidable learning it is characterized by narrative skill and entertainment value with topics including unpowered flight and Henry I's zoo. This edition is edited by English archivist and antiquary Thomas Duffus Hardy 1804-78 from the early 12th century manuscript. The text is in Latin with Hardy's preface footnates shoulder notes and an index in English. From the library of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart 3rd Marquess of Bute 1847-1900 the industrial magnate antiquarian and philanthropist whose vast inheritance reportedly made him the richest man in the world with his armorial bookplate to each front pastedown. Tall octavo two volumes. Sumptuously bound in full red morocco with decorative gilt stamping five raised bands black leather onlays ornamental dentelles and marbled endpapers. The spines are darkened just a touch with some light rubbing to the corners and tips. A striking set. Sumptibus Societatis hardcover books
173424539Venetiis: Typis Johan: Mariae Lazzaroni 1734. First Edition printed in Italy. Two volumes. Quarto pp. iv 480; ii 356 xxiv. Bound with 9 folding engraved plates. Title-page in volume one printed in red and black. Bound with the half-title in volume 1 in contemporary vellum. One hinge strarting a little bit o/w a very nice clean crisp set. The OCLC locates 4 copies in this country of 6:CIT STA TYC LRU. Archbishop of Canterbury Potter was a learned classical scholar and first published this work in 1697-1698. It was translated into German and considered the standard for years. It contains a study of the civil government of Athens the religion of Greece; the military affairs of the Grecians. Some of their miscellaneous customs etc. Typis Johan: Mariae Lazzaroni unknown books
185148953Logtown Eldorado County California 1851. SIGNED by McKemson at conclusion. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Bit of age toning. Fold-lines. Later pencil annotation at top noting location of Logtown. Very Good. Single sheet 25 lines of mss ~ 7 words per line ~ 175 words. 2 sums penned to right of sheet. Docket summary to verso. All writing clear & sharp entirely legible. 9-5/8" x 7-1/2" <br/><br/>An interesting & information-laden letter detailing the contractual & financial agreements between two individuals engaged in mining along with sums paid for divers aspects of same to wit: "to John and Peter for pork" .75 "balance on beef to the butcher down Town" 4.15 and "balance on account with King" 9.86. We note athat the value of labor is recognized e.g. "it was agreed by J. S. Bigalow and I that as George was sick most of the time that the cooking that he did should pay his part of the living for which our bebts were principally contracted." <br /> <br />A nice primary source ADs documenting divers aspects of mine life amongs those so practiciing. unknown books
1969021837New York: Arno Press 1969. Octavo. In eight volumes volume eight contains the maps. Edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites with an introduction by Bernard De Voto. In the introduction."Toward the end of 1802 President Thomas Jefferson asked the Spanish minister a carefully unofficial question. Would the Spanish court "take it badly" if the United States should send a small expedition to explore the course of the Missouri River" which lay wholly in the still Spanish territory of Louisiana This history had become a national and international favorite reprinted translated and pirated. This expedition became the most important event of the American West. A very handsome near fine set bound in green cloth facsimile manuscript letter paste-down spines lettered and decorated in gilt. Previous owner's embossed stamp to front free endpapers. Very nice set. Arno Press unknown books
177726884London England: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1777. Twenty-two issues of this yearly British almanac bound in one volume; consecutive and inclusive from the 1777 issue to 1797. These are printed in red & black have the tax stamps on the margins of the title pages and are of 32 pages' length with exceptions or notes as below: 1782: On page 31 the section "VI Rebus by Mr. R. Richardson of Frosterly" has been solved with the manuscript letters & names of clues neatly written at the margins. 1786: pgs 1-2 15-32; However another issue is bound after this incomplete issue that is entire in 48 pages. These almanacs are noted on the title pages as printed for the Company of Stationers; and this "extra" issue is noted on the title page as "Printed for T. Carnan in St. Paul's Church Yard; who after an expensive Suit in Law and Equity by the unanimous Opinion of the Judges of the Court of Common Please dispossessed the Stationers' Company of their pretended exclusive Privilege of Printing Almanacks which they had usurped for two Centuries; a convincing Proof that no unjust Monopoly will ever stand the Test of an English Court of Justice." 1788: pgs 1-2 15-32 only. 1793 Misbound pages out of order and complete 32 pages. 1795: A name of "Old Batholomew" has been added in ms. at the 4th Sept. in the monthly almanac pages section. 1797 pgs 1-16 only. "The existence of the Ladies' Diary or the Woman's Almanack an 18th century English magazine devoted largely to problems and puzzles in mathematics indicates that stereotypes about the inability of women to understand and enjoy mathematics were less strongly believed in the 18th century than they are today.The Ladies' Diary became one of the widely read 18th century magazines devoted to the popularization of science and mathematics; these were addressed mainly to readers with no specialized training in the subjectsThe Ladies' Diary differed from these others primarily in the language used in some of the problems--language which reminds the reader that the problems were addressed to women" from the excellent overview of the magazine its influence & impact by Teri Perl San Francisco State Univ. Historia Mathematica 6 1979 article on the 'Diary' Indecipherable by us previous owner name on back endpaper.Approx. 4" x 6 3/8" size; bound in marbled-paper covered boards leather corners edges tinted yellow; spine covering gone; wear to the edges tips of the binding; bottom cord of top board let go; the block still solidly sewn some edges trimmed close; contents generally clean and in good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Printed for the Company of Stationers hardcover books
696929 pp. 8vo 206 x 132 mm. disbound stitched as issued. Paris: Henry & Olivier 1815. The scarce catalogue of an auction directed by Bon-Thomas Henry 1766-1836 first a painter then a respected dealer and tasteful collector. The supposed consigner "La Baronne de Vez" was very probably fictitious. This sale consisting mostly of Northern pictures offered 76 lots of paintings and 11 lots of engraved stones. Henry has contributed informative descriptions for most of the pictures. Attributed here to P. de Hooch lot 36 now at the Frick is today credited to Hendrik van der Burgh. Nice copy a little foxed. Stamp of the Bibliothèque Heim on upper wrapper. ❧ Lugt 8764. Oxford Art online Henry-"He studied under Charles Landon and Jean-Baptiste Regnault. In 1793 he began to deal in pictures and until 1812 spent part of his time travelling abroad mainly in Italy to increase his knowledge of art. In October 1816 he was appointed Commissaire-expert des Musées Royaux a post he held until his death. Between 1810 and 1830 he assembled an eclectic collection purchasing either privately or at sales among them the posthumous sales 1826 and 1827 of Vivant Denon. His tastes in Italian art ranged from the work of Fra Angelico to that of the 17th-century Bolognese masters.In 1834 Henry offered a large part of his collection to the town of Cherbourg and on 29 July 1835 a museum to house his works was opened on the second floor of the Hôtel de Ville; it was later named the Musée Thomas-Henry.". unknown books
1596412Antwerp: Ex Officina Plantiniana Apud Viduam & Joannem Moretum 1596. 2 parts in one. 8vo. 1973pp. Complete with the final leaf with the large woodcut printer's device. 19th century mottled calf. Preliminary leaves with an old faded waterstain. Some repairs to worm ing at lower margins of a number of leaves aff ecting just a few letters. Adams B505. Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Viduam, & Joannem Moretum unknown books
197132742Athenai: Bibliotheke tes Boules ton Hellenon 1971. First edition. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Corners slightly bumped else fine copies in very good soiled dust jackets. 262; 275 pp. Illus. with 608 facsimiles. 4to. Prologos Vasileiou I. Krapsite . "Incunabula and Publications of the 15th and 16th c." in the Library of the Greek Parliament. Warmly inscribed by Vassilios I. Krapsitis Secretary General to the Parliament and author of the preface to the late book dealer and Latin American scholar Maury Bromsen. Text in Modern Greek. Preface also in English. Primarily facsimiles of incunabula and early printed books of the 15th and 16th centuries. 418 pages of facsimiles 66 pages of bibliographical descriptions in Latin and Greek 16 pages of indices 6 pages of introduction and preface. Bibliotheke tes Boules ton Hellenon hardcover books
1991126158New York: HarperCollins Harper Collins 1991. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by Brian Wilson on the front endpaper: "To Jimmy / Brian Wilson."<br/><br/>Wilson's autobiography written near the beginning of his comeback before the legendary recording of his masterpiece "Smile" was completed and performed the world over. An honest heartbreaking memoir from one of the world's finest songwriters and someone who has been there and back. Extremely uncommon to find signed. <br/><br/>Near Fine and unread in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Extremities lightly bumped with a tiny bruise to the front board fore-edge. Jacket extremities lightly rubbed and bumped with a small unobtrusive scratch on the rear panel. HarperCollins [Harper Collins] unknown books
17184938Paris: Chez Emery Fils 1718. First edition. First edition. 4to. 128xl4755pp. Woodcut device on title & 2 woodcut headpieces. Nicely bound in period style full calf with red morocco spine label. Title-page lightly soiled. A vindication of early Church fathers by Remi or Remy Ceillier 1688-1761. Chez Emery, Fils unknown books
15966042Frankfurt: Andreae Wecheli Heredes Claudium Marnium & Joann. Aubrum 1596. 4to. 2 volumes in 1. 16464;5502pp. Indices. Woodcut device of Wechel on both titles and verso of final leaf otherwise blank. In this copy all of the devices have been hand colored old coloring. Old plain vellum somewhat worn. Title and text with some old moderate water stains. Free endpapers lacking. Not a particularly attractive copy but quite useable. Later 16th century edition of Horace edited by the great scholar Dionysius Lambinus. Dibdin in his GREEK AND LATIN CLASSIC 4th ed. Vol II p.45 makes reference to two editions printed by Wechel a 1577 folio and our 1596 4to. Andreae Wecheli Heredes, Claudium Marnium & Joann. Aubrum hardcover books
187828959Boston: Frank Wood Printer 1878. 34pp plus portrait frontis and original tissue guard of John Everitt who "sailed for Valparaiso from New York.to be associated with the General Superintendent at the Mines"; and large Bird's-Eye View 32" x 16" and Topographical Plan of the mines. Original printed wrappers stitched. Wrappers chipped at edges and reinforced at the spine with tape. Some chipping to several blank margins. Good.<br/><br/> The Company based in New York issued this Prospectus which includes a detailed report from its Mining Engineer W.A. Holcomb. Flagler its President was a major capitalist during the last half of the 19th century; he formed the National Tube Company and owned one of the predecessors to U.S. Steel. <br/>OCLC 1013744777 1- U IL as of November 2020. Frank Wood, Printer unknown books
162926858Coloniæ Agrippinæ: Bernardi Gvalteri 1629. Later green marbled vellum boards with green cloth ties & title hand-inked to spine. Overall VG minor rubs to extremities. 4 504 66 pp. Printer's device to t.p. 12mo: 2 A - Z12 2A9. <br/><br/> Bernardi Gvalteri hardcover books
186624824New York: Harper & Brothers 1866. First edition. Paperback. Fair. Single bound issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. 199 December 1866. Notable for the inclusion of "Forty Three Days In An Open Boat" pp 104-113 now recognized as the first appearance of Mark Twain in a national magazine. Noted apparently as Mark Swain in the list of contributors. This copy in relatively poor condition with some substantial soiling chipping to edges and other general wear. However still bound with most of the spine intact. Not often found as a separate issue it is much more common for this to be found as part of a bound set of twelve issues. Harper & Brothers paperback books
194872212London: Gerald G. Swan 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition with the publisher's cancel affixed to the rear panel of the dust jacket. Signed by Trevor Dudley-Smith on the title page. Scarce early novel by the prolific British writer who was born Trevor Dudley-Smith but eventually changed his name to Elleston Trevor. He worked in many genres but is principally remembered for his 1964 adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix written as Elleston Trevor and for a series of Cold War thrillers featuring the British secret agent Quiller written under the pseudonym Adam Hall. Small octavo. Original blue cloth binding with gilt and blind-stamped titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped with some general shelfwear; otherwise very good. Gerald G. Swan hardcover books
1762249483Paris: de l'Imprimeries de H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour 1762. 42 pp. 7 full page engraved plates. 1 vols. Folio 18 x 12 inches. Contemporary drab wrappers uncut . Fine. 42 pp. 7 full page engraved plates. 1 vols. Folio 18 x 12 inches. From Description des arts et métiers. de l'Imprimeries de H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour] unknown books
1711LLV2175Oxoniae:: E. Theatro Sheldoniano 1711. 1711. 8vo. xvi 140 44 60 pp. Title engraved vignette index; few stains. Original gilt-stamped decorative panels mottled calf; joints reinforced stickers on spine. Former ownership blind emboss stamps on first and last few leaves including title. Very good. Second edition issued earlier in 1693. This edition printed at the Sheldonian Theatre of Paterculus’ Roman history contains the addition of 44 pages of additional notes. It contains not all copies do Dodwell’s Annales Velleiani. Lowndes vol. 4 p. 1798. "His Compendium of Roman History consists of two books dedicated to M. Vinicius and covers the period from the dispersion of the Greeks after the siege of Troy down to the death of Livia AD 29. The first book brings the history down to the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC; portions of it are missing including the beginning. The later history especially the period from the death of Julius Caesar 44 BC to the death of Augustus AD 14 is treated in much greater detail. / The author does not display real historical insight although generally trustworthy in his statements of individual facts. He may be regarded as something of a courtly annalist rather than an historian. His chronology is inconsistent though sometimes useful. On Caesar Augustus and above all on his patron Tiberius he lavishes praise or flattery; but his portrait of the latter is a useful corrective to the sensationalist attacks of a Tacitus as is his treatment of Livia. The repetitions redundancies and slovenliness of expression may be partly due to the haste with which as the author frequently states it was written. The inflated rhetoric the straining after effect by means of hyperbole antithesis and epigram belong firmly to the Silver Age of which Paterculus is the earliest example. He purposed to write a fuller history of the later period including the civil war between Caesar and Pompey and the wars of Tiberius; but there is no evidence that he did so. His chief authorities were Cato’s Origines the Annales of Quintus Hortensius Pompeius Trogus Cornelius Nepos and Livy." Wikip. See: Eleanor Cowan ed. Velleius Paterculus: Making History Classical Press of Wales 2011. E. Theatro Sheldoniano, 1711. unknown books
19041269Chicago: Rand McNally 1904. About very good. Folding map approximately 21 x 27.5 inches. Original wallet-style printed wrappers. Light wear to wraps; a few short separations along fold lines. Light tanning. Uncommon cartographic promotional for this early 20th-century mining company with operations near Cananea and Magdalena in the Northern Mexican state of Sonora. The Rand McNally map is overprinted in red to show the locations of Greene Consolidated Gold Company properties as well as major railroad lines across the country. A special inset titled "Topographical Map of the Eastern Portion of the State of Sonora Showing the Operating and Projected Railways with Relation to the Property of the Grene Consolidated Gold Co. and Other Important Mining Districts" provides a magnified view of the region where the company operated and also shows other significant commercial mining ventures in this part of Sonora as well as planned railroad construction in the area. A brief promotional text and additional information about the business are printed on the wrappers which also incorporate a tear-off order form for stock in the company. Rand McNally unknown books
73222A holographic letter on Immaculate Heart College letterhead from the American Roman Catholic religious sister and Pop Art pioneer. Undated it was likely written in the mid-1960s prior to her return to secular life in 1968 as Corita Kent.<br/> <br/>The letter was written in reply to Eugene Anthony "Gene" McNerney Jr. 1899-80 a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia who worked as newspaper artist and magazine illustrator before embarking on a distinguished career in the Marine Corps. Attributing the delay in responding to her hectic schedule she writes "We're not really ungrateful - just inefficient . after teaching three successive summer sessions it almost seems tame to be back in regular session." Kent also makes reference to an ad she placed in Graphis Annual and two individuals associated with her work with the Department of Fine Arts concluding with an invitation to an open house and sale.<br/> <br/>Kent served as the chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles. After the Second Vatican Council she transformed the college's annual Mary's Day procession into a community celebration which was part of the sister's campaign to bring secular people together. During this time Kent's work became increasingly political addressing events such as the Vietnam War and humanitarian crises. Incorporating brilliant colors and bold shapes her art was her activism. Tensions between the order and church leadership were mounting with the Los Angeles Archdiocese criticizing the college as "liberal" and Cardinal James McIntyre labeling Kent's work as "blasphemous" which hastened her departure from the order. Most sisters followed suit and the Immaculate Heart College closed in 1980. Kent continued to create spiritually-informed artwork primarily silkscreen or serigraphy which played an important role in the renaissance of the poster as a medium of communication and continues to influence graphic design well into the 20th century.<br/> <br/>One page 8 ½" x 11" folded into thirds for mailing. Some uneven toning; otherwise very good. unknown books
