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18026160<p>"ONE OF THE BASIC WORKS ON TURKISH COSTUME" ATABEY</p><p>Folio 35 x 24.4 cm. Hand-colored vignette title-page in English followed by title-page in French; preface in English and French 8 pp; table of contents in English and French 2 pp.; and 60 hand-colored stipple engravings many on paper with watermarks dated 1796 after Octavian Dalvimart and engraved by John Dadley or William Poole the title-page vignette by R. Jones; each engraving always printed on the verso with facing description page English on recto and French on verso. Occasional light spotting and off-setting from plates to the facing description; plate 1 and tissue guard bound at the beginning preceding English title-page. Early 20th-century red straight morocco by Bayntun-Rivière their stamp in upper left-hand corner of front flyleaf blind- and gilt-stamped tooling on boards turn-ins and spine marbled endpapers; some rubbing but generally excellent.</p><p>First edition with watermarks dated 1796 of "one of the basic works on Turkish costume which has provided the prototypes for numerous other illustrative material" Atabey. Dalvimart's vivid plates primarily depict the vibrant attire of the ruling classes and their servants but they also showcase traditional garments—especially those worn by women—from the extensive territories of the Ottoman Empire at the time encompassing regions such as Bosnia Albania Greece Syria and Egypt.</p><p>Octavian Dalvimart remains a somewhat enigmatic figure. He appears to have been active as an artist and engraver in England and France in the early 19th century. According to the preface he traveled to Athens in 1797 and Turkey in 1798 where he created the original drawings for the plates consistently sketching from life. The characters are precisely drawn and handsomely depicted in vivid colors. The accompanying descriptive text is sometimes attributed to William Alexander drawing heavily from the published accounts of Turkey by James Dallaway 1797 Baron de Tott who resided in Constantinople for many years until 1790 and other sources. This first edition was followed by subsequent editions in 1818 and 1820.</p><p>Little is known about the two engravers John Dadley 1767–after 1807 who worked in London and William Poole active 1803-1807. R. Jones active early 19th century exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1780 to 1812.<br /><br /> Abbey Travel 370; Atabey 312; Blackmer 444 ca. 1820 impression Colas 782; H. Hiler Bibl. of Costume 1939; Lipperheide 1422; Vinet 2337; Bénézit III p. 317 Dadley III p. 335 Dalvimart and VI p. 95 Jones no entry for Poole.</p> London, Printed for William Miller, Old Bond Street, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street hardcover
1818Flo136<p>Very rare complete set of all 8 volumes of this review of French theatre in the years 1818-1824.</p><p>All eight years of publication complete with 8 handcolored engraved title pages and over 90 finely handcolored engraved portraits of actors actresses opera singers ballet dancers and comedians in costumes of their famous roles.</p><p>"Very interesting almanac attributed to Charles Malo or Francois-Adolphe Loeve-Weimars giving a summary of Parisian and provincial theaters reviews on the plays and their performers notes on debuts repertoires etc." Grand-Carteret<em> Les almanachs français</em></p><p>Includes portraits of sopranos Mme. Gavaudan and Angelica Catalini tenors Jean-Blaise Martin and Simon Cheard ballet dancers Emilie Bigottini Genevieve Gosselin Antoine Paul and Mlle. Clotilde child actress Leontine Fay actors Francois-Joseph Talma and Charles-Gabriel Potier and many more. Odd volumes turn up occasionally but it is very rare to find the complete set of this intriguing anecdotal overview of Parisian theatre from the first quarter of the 19th century.</p><p>Condition: All volumes in their pastel card slipcases paper bindings holding some spots of foxing to a few plates but overall very good with tissue guards. Complete with all engravings and calendars at end.</p><p>Charles Malo 1790-1871 was a French author editor and translator whose books included a series of gift books for women illustrated by Pancrace Bessa almanacs city guides battlefield guides etc.</p> Louis Janet paperback
185268368Placer County California 1852. GOLD RUSH. Gold Rush Map Manuscript. Being a Survey for the adjoining plots of land belonging to H.H. Watson and A.J. Polhill. Placer County California: 1852.<br> <br> Two pages on a single sheet 17 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.; 438 x 275 mm. Manuscript document with map dated variously between 4-24 September 1852 and signed by H.H. Watson A.J. Polhill and others. Sheet with some mild staining and ink blots. Some minor chipping at edges and some separations at the creases. Creases reinforced with nearly invisible tape. Overall a very interesting piece of gold rush history. We could not find any other California mine surveys at auction in the past 50 years.<br> <br> "Survey for H.H. Watson and A.J. Polhill. A Tract of land laying near ville bounded as described in the annex plot commencing point as the S.W. corner of J.H. Hancock survey." "Survey made by N.O. Hinman County Surveyor."<br> <br> "In the present survey the tracts of land being issued to Watson and Polhill are bounded on the right by the Volcano Mining Company Ditch and Volcano Canion sic with the Todds sic Valley Company Ditch running through each plot. The Volcano Gold Gravel Mining Company was one of the most extensive gravel mines during the Gold Rush and hundreds of acres of valuable mining lands were drained by its enterprises. Placer County falls in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions in what is known as the Gold Country. The discovery of gold in this region in 1848 brought tens of thousands of miners from around the world and thousands more settled in the area to provide goods and services to them. The name "Placer" is taken from the Spanish word for gravel or sand deposits containing gold." From Sotheby's.<br> <br> HBS 68368.<br> <br> $3500. Placer County, California unknown
18020009162BETHEL TOWNSHIP LEBANON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1802. On offer is an interesting document of early 19th century education an original handwritten note book covering a myriad of subjects related to mathematics. The owner and creator of this book was a man named Henry Snevely also written as Snavely and the book dates from 1802 - 1803. It seems Snevely was born in the United States and lived his whole life in Southeastern Pennsylvania. At the time of the creation of the book Snevely was almost 50 years old an established land owner in Bethel Township Lebanon County. Why he had a book of mathematics is unknown however I have found records of a Henry Snavely who taught at a school in Bethel Township from 1797 onwards. It may be likely that this book is actual not for Henry himself but for the instruction of his students. Either way the book presents a fantastic overview of early 18th century knowledge. The book covers a very large range of topics however Math pertaining to financial matters is dominant throughout. As well there are conversions of Irish and British currency. The primary immigrants to the area at the time of the book were indeed Scotch-Irish so teaching Irish and British currency conversions wouldnt be too far off. Currency exchange in particular is a primary focus owing to the large amount of immigrants to the area. Individual page headings in the book include Exchange many pages Exchange of Arbitrations Barter Profit and Loss Fellowship Fellowship with Time Allegation Media Alternate Partial and Total Square Root Cube Root Arithmetical and Geometric Progression Compound Interest Single and Double Position Reduction Addition Subtraction Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Vulgar Fractions Rule of Three in Fractions and Questions for Exercise. There is a later manuscript memorandum on rear endpaper dated 1829 bearing the names of additional members of the Pennsylvania Snavely clan Molly George and John. The name Martin Rupp also appears in memorandum and our research confirms various Martin Rupps residing in southeastern Pennsylvania during this time. The book is in fair to good condition. The volume is bound in the original stiff paper wraps. The cover is very worn and the spine is torn and partially detached. There is mild age-toning and occasional staining but the internal pages are generally clean. The black ink is still bold and easily legible throughout. The book contains about 85 pages of manuscript entries and the book itself is approximately 90 pages. It measures 12.5 x 8 inches. Biography: Henry Snavely was born on August 2 1755 in Bethel Township Lebanon County Pennsylvania. .Henry Snavely was a Lutheran. At that time he was considered a good scholar and is said to have been a hard student obtaining his knowledge principally by his own exertion. He taught the school from 1797 to 1807.; A report from 1773 shows his farm had 150 acres 5 horses 4 cattle and no servants. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HENRY SNEVELY HENRY SNAVELY EARLY 19TH CENTURY KNOWLEDGE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION MATHEMATICS GEOMETRY TRIGONOMETRY FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS BARTERING INTEREST TEACHER'S BOOK BETHEL TOWNSHIP LEBANON COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMPLEX MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA MARTIN RUPP PRACTICAL MATH FOR FARMERS 19TH CENTURY AMERICA EARLY 1800S IN THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES CYPHER BOOK AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . paperback
181726835London: Printed by McMillan Sold By T. Egerton / John Murray Albemarle Street 1817. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / Revised and Enlarged. Octavo. 2 Volumes bound in one: 1 A NARRATIVE OF OCCURRENCES IN THE INDIAN COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA SINCE THE CONNEXION OF THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SELKIRK WITH THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY AND HIS ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A COLONY ON THE RED RIVER; WITH A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF HIS LORDSHIP'S MILITARY EXPEDITION TO AND SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS AT FORT WILLIAM IN UPPER CANADA. London: Printed by B. McMillan Sold by T. Egerton 1817. First Edition. Attributed to Samuel Hill Wilcocke - The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography / W. Stewart Wallace. Attributed also to Simon McGillivray or to Edward Ellice the elder - National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints. Pp. xiv 152 iv 87 - Appendix. Volume 2 STATEMENT RESPECTING THE EARL OF SELKIRK'S SETTLEMENT UPON THE RED RIVER IN NORTH AMERICA; ITS DESTRUCTION IN 1815 AND 1816; AND THE MASSACRE OF GOVERNOR SEMPLE AND HIS PARTY. WITH OBSERVATIONS UPON A RECENT PUBLICATION ENTITLED "A Narrative of Occurrencies in the Indian Countries" &c. London: John Murray 1817. A new revised and enlarged edition with the added "Observations Upon a Recent Publication ." published the same year. Pp. viii 194 ii i - xcx - Appendix 4 - publ. adverts dated July 1817. With a frontispiece map of Part of Hudsons Bay Company's Territory. Drawn and engraved by A. Arrowsmith London 12th February 1817. Bound together in half red morocco and comb-marbled boards gilt titles direct to spine top edge gilt others deckled matching marbled endpapers with binders' ticket T.W. Taylor Winnipeg. Covers scuffed front free endpaper splitting near gutter some offsetting to text and map else very good copy. Printed by McMillan, Sold By T. Egerton / John Murray, Albemarle Street Hardcover
1836ST14728eLondon 1836-50. Various editions. 224 x 137 mm. 8 3/4 x 5 1/2". 16 volumes. <br/> FINE CONTEMPORARY FULL CALF MOST EITHER TREE OR POLISHED CALF see below raised bands spines intricately gilt in compartments morocco labels marbled endpapers and edges. Some works with frontispiece portraits. Front pastedowns with engraved bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt see below. A LOVELY COLLECTION--WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF USE.<br/> <br/> Handsomely bound with beautifully gilt spines and just about uniform in size these volumes make an impressive appearance on the shelf. The six titles here include:<br /> <br /> 1 DE SAUMAREZ JAMES. ROSS JOHN. "MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF ADMIRAL LORD DE SAUMAREZ." 1838 Two volumes. Polished calf.<br /> <br /> 2 ELDON JOHN LORD CHANCELLOR. TWISS HORACE. "THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF LORD CHANCELLOR ELDON." 1844 Three volumes. Polished calf. <br /> <br /> 3 HORNER FRANCIS. "MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF FRANCIS HORNER M. P." 1843 Two volumes. Tree calf.<br /> <br /> 4 STANHOPE PHILIP DORMER. "THE LETTERS OF PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD." 1845; 1853 Five volumes. Tree calf.<br /> <br /> 5 TAYLOR WILLIAM. "THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE LATE WILLIAM TAYLOR OF NORWICH." 1843 Two volumes. Tree calf. <br /> <br /> 6 WARD ROBERT PLUMER. PHIPPS EDMUND. "MEMOIRS OF THE POLITICAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF ROBERT PLUMER WARD ESQ." 1850 Two volumes. Polished calf. <br /> <br /> The bookplate here is that of notable bibliophile and barrister Edward Nicholas Hurt 1795-1867 of Derbyshire and Marylebone London. He married Caroline Strutt daughter of the immensely wealthy philanthropist and social reformer Joseph Strutt 1765-1844 who was twice Mayor of Derby. As the Strutt arms are incorporated into the escutcheon of Hurt's ornate bookplate the plate can be dated to no earlier than their wedding in 1828. unknown
1818369192Calcutta: Printed by Philip Pereira at the Hindoostanee Press 1818. Text in Persian in double columns. Title pages in Persian and English. Preliminaries in English with list of subscribers and Persian. 4 vi 10 4 subscribers; 1090 12 12 2 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary tan calf spine extra gilt boards with quadruple fillet border. Bookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley. Front joint repaired. Nice copy of a key work. Text in Persian in double columns. Title pages in Persian and English. Preliminaries in English with list of subscribers and Persian. 4 vi 10 4 subscribers; 1090 12 12 2 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Thomas Roebuck was a captain in the Madras Native Infantry and teacher of Hindustani Persian Arabic and other languages at the East India Company College of Fort William which subscribed for 40 copies of this dictionary. This copy with the bookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley 1770-1844 British ambassador to Persia who negotiated the Gulistan treaty between Russia and Persia which ceded to the Russians a first foothold in the Caucasus; his brother William 1767-1842 was a noted Orientalist.<br /> <br /> A monumental accomplishment of the early Calcutta press and the standard nineteenth-century dictionary.<br /> <br /> UNCOMMON AND WITH OUTSTANDING PROVENANCE. OCLC: 7538099 5 locations Printed by Philip Pereira, at the Hindoostanee Press unknown
1820ZB1339964St. Petersburg Russia: Plavilschnikov 1820. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 SALE item 3 vols. vi 190 2 4 179 4 159 3 pp. 20th century full red leather hand stamp of the Bibliotheque de Tsarskoe Selo to each title page very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. St. Petersburg, Russia: Plavilschnikov hardcover
1820G62G5001U79OBordeaux 1820. Folio 32.5 x 21 cm & 4to 19.5 x 20.5 cm. Two signed autograph letters in dark brown ink on paper 1 laid watermarked B Dumas; 1 wove with no watermark. 2 2 blank; 2 2 blank pp. Two letters by Jacques René Pleuc or possibly Pleve officer of the infamous French 18-gun privateer Le Grand Décidé which had been operating out of Bordeaux since 1799 under its captain Duchesne Lasalle for its owner Pierre Leleu. With the capture of the English frigate Liverpool off the coast of Brittany near Brest in 1799 Jacques René was made Capitaine de Prise giving him responsibility for the captured ship. In the first letter he writes to Auguste-Anne Bergevin 1753-1831 the relevant authority at Bordeaux complaining that Leleu has still not paid the promised share of the proceeds from the sale of the booty which was carried out by the brothers Amédée and Joseph Eugène Larrieu in Bordeaux. The second letter is addressed to the Larrieu brothers still trying to secure payment referring to the earlier letter and naming the ship and the amount of money 5000 francs not noted in the first letter.The first letter somewhat tattered at the head with the loss of parts of 3 or 4 words and both were formerly folded for sending. Both are in good condition. A fascinating primary source providing a window into the logistics and finance of a privateering venture. unknown
1839ST16660aPhiladelphia: Lea & Blanchard; New York: Harper & Brothers 1839-42. Various Editions as described below. 16 pp. ads 2 leaves 13-212 pp. 8 leaves inserted ads; viii 13-403 1 pp.; 92 pp. 2 leaves ads. Three separately published works. <br/> Oliver Twist in publisher's purple-brown cloth smooth spine with gilt title and depiction of Oliver; "Nicholas Nickleby" in original tan paper boards backed with dark brown buckram smooth spine with paper label; "American Notes" in original brown paper wrappers printed in black in modern green buckram chemise and slipcase red morocco label. Oliver Twist with 24 plates by Cruikshank; "Nicholas Nickleby" with two plates by Phiz Hablot Knight Browne. Oliver Twist with the ex libris of W. Miller/ Dickensiana to the front pastedown additionally with the pencilled ownership inscription "J. B. Finlay Esq. Woodlea Saratoga Springs New York 1864" and an additional ink ownership inscription "Beekman Finlay" to the front flyleaf. "Nicholas Nickleby" with illegible early ink inscription to the front flyleaf. "American Notes" with the early ink ownership inscription of Marshall Whittemore and the pencilled inscription of M. A. Lebbette to the title. Oliver Twist: Wilkins p. 15; Podeschi A31. "Nicholas Nickelby": Podeschi A43; Wilkins p. 17. "American Notes": Podeschi A67; Wilkins p. 24. Bindings rather sunned; "Notes" with the wrappers a bit chipped and soiled "Notes" also rather foxed internally because of poor paper quality though the other two works generally quite clean scattered light stains plates with overall mild toning other trivial defects but all still perfectly acceptable in their solid unrestored original bindings.<br/> <br/> This is a pleasing group of three early American Dickens printings all in their original publisher's bindings and well preserved when considering the poor state of bookmaking in the United States at the time. Of "Oliver" one of the author's most famous works Day says "the novel's lasting achievement is the symbolic power of the dark underwolrd of the poor. The pitiful figure of Oliver holding out his little bowl and asking for more is an ineradicable symbol of all the needy children in the world pleading for sustenance. In such universalizing lies the magic of Dickens." The work first appeared in America in two volumes published by Lea & Blanchard previously Carey Lea and Blanchard in 1838-39. Our single volume edition followed shortly in 1839 initially in a state containing only two frontispiece etchings and shortly after with the full 24 as here. This copy which retains the original ads before and after the text is from the library of an important Dickens scholar: William Miller was a founding member of the Dickens Fellowship and helped create their journal "Dickensiana." He published a Dickens bibliography "The Dickens Student and Collector" in 1946 and had a large collection of Dickens' works and related ephemera particularly focusing on musical adaptations of Dickens' works. Our copy also belonged to John Beekman Finlay 1810-69 an early president of the First National Bank of Saratoga Springs and a justice of the peace. "Nicholas Nickleby" written during the same period as "Oliver" follows the eponymous character's attempts to get by and to protect his virtuous sister Kate from poverty suitors with evil motives and the pair's cartoonishly cruel uncle Ralph. Day writes that while the plot is "rather hopeless" in this novel "Dickens creates some of the most extraordinary scenes in English literature" with deliciously comic and highly theatrical juxtapositions of character and scene. Originally released in 20 parts by Lea & Blanchard from 1838-39 the present version is the first complete edition released in the United States. Apparently two concurrent states were released one with all 39 of the Phiz illustrations and the second as in our copy with two frontispiece illustrations only. The third work here is probably the most unfavorably received of all of Dickens' books particularly in the States. "Notes" reflects the hearty dislike the author developed for America during his tour there in the winter and spring of 1842. He was disgusted with the Americans' rough-hewn lack of sophistication and especially with the toleration of slavery and the book clearly shows his antipathy. Ours was one of three editions released in November of 1842; there is some disagreement about which of these is truly the first American edition but they all were issued within a few days of each other. Lea & Blanchard; New York: Harper & Brothers unknown
184012434London: Robert Tyas 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo 152pp. illustrated with six plates by Thomas Sibson. A handsome Kelliegram binding by Kelly & Sons of London in full deep tobacco surely! brown crushed morocco with vignette on the front board depicting a hand gingerly taking snuff from a snuff box. The spine title is in typical art nouveau type and the image of a tall walking stick or cane appears down the middle of the spine. All edges gilt silk endpapers modest gilt dentelles and the original wraps bound-in at rear. Mild dust-soiling to wraps and contents and a very slight bend to the bottom of the rear board see image but still a near fine very sound and handsome example. The book is a tongue-in-cheek celebration of smokeless tobacco one of the great addictive pastimes of the 19th century though it is still a major industry. A lovely example in a charming binding which in Kelliegram style boldly announces the book's subject on the front board. An auction record from decades ago described a similar example as a "nicotian Kelliegram" one of a presumably small but recognizable group of tobacco-themed Kelliegram bindings. Delightful. Robert Tyas hardcover
1850List2418Callao: Alsop and Company 1850. Folded ship manifest measuring 15 ¼ x 12 ½ inches. Fine condition with slight normal wear. A very scarce Gold Rush period shipping manifest for the Barque Equator captained by William Weir listing the passengers and cargo for a voyage to San Francisco in December of 1850 with notations showing the vessel’s arrival in San Francisco in May of 1851. Alsop & Co. was the work of Joseph Alsop the grandson of Continental Congress delegate John Alsop and his friend Henry Chauncey. Originally from Middletown Connecticut the pair established Alsop & Co. in New York City in 1824 and would eventually play a large role in the gold trade in California and trade extensively in South and Central America. Chauncey Alsop and others were among the partners in the trans-Panamanian railway that helped transform trans-continental trade in 1850. One of Alsop & Co.’s treasure boxes was aboard the S.S. Central America when it sank in 1857 carrying gold to the Eastern United States from Panama. <br /> <br /> The shipping manifest offered here lists the primary cargo as 195 tons of coal and also lists the names of fourteen passengers on the voyage. Imported coal - from Callao in this case - was essential to heat houses and run furnaces at factories including assay offices before the development of a local coal industry in California. We find only two instances of Gold Rush-era ship manifests - which were usually thrown away - surfacing in the trade or auction records this one and one other which sold for $3600 at PBA Galleries in 2014. Alsop and Company unknown
183645698Paris: Imprimerie Royale. 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Collection de Documents Inedits sur L'Histoire de France.; 4to; 2 ff. CCIII p. 1 f. 677 p. 1 f pages; Quarto. The first leaf is a half title for the series in which this is a particularly distinguished individual publication: "Collection de Documents Inedits sur L'Histoire de France." Contemporary brown half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards five shallow raised bands on the spine which has three labels lettered in gilt -- two series titles and the specific title of Abelards previously unpublished work. Marbled endpapers and edges of the text block cut polished and marbled -- all matching the boards. The binding shows only trifling wear. There are very light marks of damp to the blank upper and lower margins of some of the leaves scattered throughout. The binding shows no evidence of this; this may have affected the paper before binding. Following his long introduction in French 203 pp. = CCIII enumerated in Roman Numerals Victor Cousin has divided the contents of this important introduction to some of the works of Abelard into print into sections: logically the first is Abelard's major philosophical work: 'Sic et non.' This is followed by Dialectica; Fragmentum Germanense da generibus et speciebus; Glossae in Porphyrium; Glossae in Categorias; Glossiae in librum de Interpretatione; and Glossae in Topica Boethii." In the popular mind Abelard is best known for his passionate and ultimately tragic love affair with Heloise d'Argenteuil who had been his brilliant student and who eventually became his wife. Those who would find this book appealing hardly need be told that Peter Abelard was a leading medieval French scholastic philosopher. In fairness considering his wide range of thought and teachingAbelard must also be assessed as a logician theologian teacher musician composer and poet. Some view him as the "Descartes of the twelfth century." Abelard coined the very term "theology" -- it seems impossible to study that field deeply without assessing his thought and achievement. In our own times Pope Benedict XVI who found himself in opposition to Abelard's conception of the trinity untimately found that St. Bernard's "theology of the heart" and Abelard's "theology of reason" represent the importance of healthy theological discussion and humble obedience to the authority of the Church. The editor of this significant contribution to the history of Philosophy Victor Cousin was himself a highly distinguished philosopher lecturer and administrator of public instruction. He earned a high reputation as a classical scholar in addition to his achievements as a philosopher Sandys in his 'History of Classical Scholarship' makes a point of mentioning Cousin's important work on the lesser works of Abelard -- "professor at the Sorbonne in 1815-22 and 1828-30 and Minister of Education in 1840. He is connected with Greek scholarship by his editio princeps of Proclus 1820-7 and by his French rendering of the whole of Plato 1821-40. He threw new light on the lesser-known works of Abelard and contributed to the elucidation of the history of the scholastic philosophy." vol. III p. 251. Cousin is especially noted for his mastery of German; during his lengthy travels and residences in parts of German Cousin came to know Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. Cousin can be considered the the founder of "eclecticism" which combined elements of German idealism and Scottish "Common Sense" Realism. For political reasons Cousin was forbidden to teach and lecture publically in France for nearly a decade. When he was allowed to resume his lectures at the Sorbonne the crowds gathering to hear him are said to have rivelled those who lined up in Paris to see Peter Abelard at the high point of his influce seven hundred years before. There is a much-quoted assessment of Cousin's own merits and achievements as a philosopher from a significant English philosopher Sir William Hamilton -- whose own thinking it must be noted was resolutely opposed to Cousin's. Hamilton wrote: "Cousin was a profound and original thinker a lucid and eloquent writer a scholar equally at home in ancient and in modern learning a philosopher superior to all prejudices of age or country party or profession and whose lofty eclecticism seeking truth under every form of opinion traces its unity even through the most hostile systems." . Imprimerie Royale hardcover
1848262661Istanbul: Dar üt-tibaat ül-Âmire 1848. 5 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary olive green leather tooled in blind. Spine repaired in dark leather new endsheets. A few marginal annotations internally clean. 5 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Guide to the Muslim pilgrimage and related topics. OCLC: 312349404 Tübingen Dar üt-tibaat ül-Âmire unknown
1859423474Salt Lake City 1859. Unbound. Near Fine. A hand-colored sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a young man wearing what appears to be a battle shirt identified on the verso of the plate and in pencil on the paper lining behind the image as "Leivingston Moore. Salt Lake" and dated April 22nd 1859. Slight tarnish along perimeter of image; some tarnish on mat; lacking half of the leather covered case.<br /> <br /> According to Census records Livingston Moore was born in 1840 in Jamestown Missouri lived in St. Louis and finally died in Moran Missouri in 1911. Likely a Mormon Livingston Moore lived most of his life in Missouri which had a large Mormon population until The Missouri Mormon War took place in 1838 and forced more than 10000 Mormons to leave the state. Many settled near or in the city of Nauvoo Illinois. Moore's census records do not indicate why he was in Salt Lake City in 1859 but it is possible that he was sent there as a member of the Nauvoo Legion a militia employed by LDS leaders for protection of the community. Between May 1857 and July 1858 a confrontation between the Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the U.S. Federal Government took place referred to as the Utah War. This armed dispute stemmed from an attempt by President James Buchanan's administration to replace Brigham Young as governor of Utah Territory. Although the conflict was over by April 1859 it is conceivable that Moore may have been stationed in Salt Lake in case any additional uprisings occurred against the Mormons. unknown
1813elala1132London: Published By W.Faden Geographer To His Majesty 1813. 1813. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. 123. folding table. contemorary half calf extremities bit rubbed. armorial bookplate of General Aylmer. Second Edition. First published in 1799 this was the earliest published topographical description of the young province of Upper Canada prepared by its first surveyor-general. Smith who had originally come to Upper Canada in 1792 serving as a quartermaster in a British regiment stationed at Niagara was appointed to the position of surveyor-general of the province in 1793 by Governor-General Simcoe. The advertisement following the title states that the notes and gazetteer were drawn up at Simcoes request to illustrate a separately published map of the colony and that this second edition was revised corrected and updated by Lieutenant-Governor Francis Gore to accompany a new map compiled in the surveyor-generals office and recently published under his direction. Casey I 983. Lande 2208 with map. Morgan p. 353. Sabin 85205. TPL 736. DCB VII pp. 811-13. London: Published By W.Faden, Geographer To His Majesty , 1813. unknown
1850List2416Great Britain 1850. Broadside measuring 9 ⅞ x 15 ⅜ inches. Some chipping and wear to edge ink number written in corner two small section of loss due to improper mounting very good overall. Coat of arms of the United Kingdom above printed text. Very Good. A scarce broadside relating to British postal rates across the Panama Route through the Chagres River which supplied mail to California and Oregon beginning in 1848 before eventually being replaced by the Overland route in 1860. The service was characterized by long delay times as steamships on either side of the isthmus were often not coordinated causing major delays in the delivery. Several different steamship companies operated privately some carrying express mail. The letters were transported by canoe or pack animal across the isthmus. Postmaster General Cave Johnson began establishing post offices in California in 1848. Johnson also oversaw the transition to the prepaid delivery system. The broadside here of which we find no other records does state that postage must be prepaid and that the route can be accessed by writing “via New York†on the letters. A scarce postal history item relating to the expansion of mail services to California. We find no other records of this institutionally or in the trade. unknown
1850List1315Britton and Rey 1850. Single sheet measuring 8 ¼ x 10 ¾ inches on blue wove paper. Small chip to corner not affecting image some older tape repairs verso at margins else fine very good plus overall and quite attractive. Very Good. A series of four illustrations telling the story of a mining party that heads out with a pack mule only to fail to find gold and lose their mule before returning to a new prospect with their clothes in shambles. This is entry 209 in Baird’s California’s Pictorial Letter Sheets in which he sets the publication date as being prior to 1855. The series possibly illustrates scenes from a song. A particularly fine example on the classic blue wove paper of the period. unknown
18604301Eldorado & Iowa Hill 1860. Good. Four manuscript documents including three letters totaling six pages. Old folds moderate toning minor edge wear a few tears a small hole in one letter. A neat group of four manuscript letters and documents all related to the mining activities of L.D. Davis of Georgia over a four-year period during the latter years of the California Gold Rush. Davis appears to be a lawyer living somewhere back east and may have been an investor in California mines or managing the financials for some mining concern from afar. The documents include an 1856 promissory note regarding "noted for collection" a long undated letter likely from California to Davis detailing amounts of gold taken from an unspecified mine and the mine's ownership situation and two letters overtly datelined from California -- the first from Iowa Hill in 1859 and the second from Georgetown in El Dorado County in 1860. Each document presents a unique set of concerns for Davis. Notable details of the three letters are as follows:<br /> <br /> 1 Autograph Letter Signed from A.J. Huff to Mr. L.D. Davis. Iowa Hill Ca. April 17 1859 2pp. The text reads in part "I have been very very sick for the last three weeks but am at this time improving.the disease is caused by the exposure of this last winter having worked continually in the rain and snow preparing my claim for the season. Times are very hard in this country now everyone has to work hard and is in big luck if he makes a decent living. A great many are making money very fast but in comparison not one in ten to the number than used several years back to make money or in other words the chances are about one in ten when they were one in fifty two and three in this country. If a man can get a good claim he can make more clear money out of it than he could then owing to the fact that everything is cheaper and experience has taught the People of California a great deal in respect to saving the gold and expediting the work. I think I have a very good claim which will last for a long time three or four years. It has been very expensive opening it but that is pretty well all over with now."<br /> <br /> 2 Autograph Letter Signed from J.D. Arranaut to L.D. Davis. Georgetown Eldorado County Ca. April 28 1860 2pp. Here a colleague of Davis's in California seems to be struggling and writes thanking Davis for a loan. The text reads in part with spelling normalized: "I was glad to hear from you and to.learn that you would comply with my request by letting my wife have $25 worth of corn for her use and please find enclosed a bank draft. I take it as a great favor as I am far from home. Let me know how my wife is getting along and if she stands in need of anything."<br /> <br /> 3 Autograph Letter Signed from J.H. Worley to L.D. Davis Esq. N.p. n.d. 1p. The letter concerns percentage ownership in an unspecified mine and opens with a four-line listing of the "amt. of gold taken from mine 513.51.1 while under my control." The author then writes in part: "The rent and expenses were take out of the above account and after the gold was sold one half after paying expenses. I know you are too well positioned in law to know that I dare not have settled with any other person unless I had been so instructed according to law. When Mr. Findley returned from Burke County he stated to me that one half the mine was for Mr Adams and myself and the other was for himself and his friends but did not say who they were. unknown
1818ABC_45491Haarlem 1818. Large 8vo. A. Loosjes Pz. Contemporary half calf marbled sides. 4 IV 127 pp. Very rare first and only edition of the only Dutch translation of a Russian description of the United States of America. The title-page notes that it is translated from the German translation 1816 and the preface notes that the first edition in Russian appeared in 1815. A second Russian edition appeared at St. Petersburg in 1818 and has sometimes been described as the first.The great Russian author Pavel Petrovic Svinyin or Svin'in here westernized to "Paul Swinin" is best known for his Sketches of Russia published in the West under the name "Suinine". The identity of the Dutch translator of the present work is unknown. It gives an interesting "picturesque" travel account of the United States spanning the year 1813 and provides five main accounts covering different subjects: a statistical survey; a religious overview with descriptions of the several Christian communities naming Methodists Quakers Shakers Baptists and more; a description of the different types of steamboats used in North America; a biography of the French general Jean Victor Moreau who lived in exile in the United States from 1805 to 1812; and a description of the dancing rituals of indigenous American "Indians" naming the Osage Arkansas Sioux and Saki tribes which the Russian author interestingly compares with tribes in the Caucasus.With the bookplate of the society Doctrina & Amicitia on the front paste-down. Some browning on the first and last few pages. Covers very slightly rubbed. Otherwise in very good condition.l NCC; Sabin 93997; WorldCat 10553560 & 656756512; not in Howgego. ABE CAT Anthropology & Ethnography unknown
180559752Waitsfield Vermont 1805. Narrow tall folio approx. 15½" x 6¾" 112 pp. in ink five separately sewn signatures; a few pages loose some pages darkened or chipped at edges; some entries faint. This account book is the record of the practice of either Stephen Pierce or Simeon Stoddard practicing in Waitsfield Vermont between 1795 and 1806. These were the second and third physicians to have settled and practiced in Waitsfield. Most likely it is the record of Pierce who is supposed to have settled in Waitsfield in 1795. The first physician in Waitsfield Moses Heaton remained there only between 1793 and 1796. Depending on the source Pierce was the third physician to practice in Waitsfield and/or the first to practice in Moretown a settlement to the northeast of Waitsfield. He farmed as well as doctored and his farm lay mostly in Moretown his office in Waitsfield. He was a respected and successful physician who served the community in other capacities: as selectman representative delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1814 and Assistant Judge of the County Court. One source claims that he succeeded Judge Kinne December 1 1814 and served one year and that he was a justice of the peace in Waitsfield. He died either in 1854 after living in Waterbury and Berlin Vermont or he died in Barnard in 1864. See: History of the Town of Waitsfield Vermont 1782-1908 by Matt Bushnell Jones Boston 1909 p. 182. Simeon Stoddard on the other hand was born December 12 1761 either in Saybrook Connecticut or in Waitsfield. On August 19 1784 he married Abiah Thompson who had been born in 1763 in Waitsfield. Some sources state that he moved to Waitsfield from Saybrook in 1794. He served the southwestern area of Waitsfield and died in 1841. This account book records each date of visit the householder's name the relationship of patient to householder the medicine prescribed and its price and the cost of the doctor's visit. The doctor whether it be Stoddard or Pierce treated thirty to forty patients each month and as many as fifty-six in December of 1801. He charged as little as 4 pence and as much as 42 shillings 10 pence for his services. As a comparison the tax on an acre of land in Waitsfield was 2 pence an acre. The poll tax list of 1795 showed fifty voters so the doctor seems to have treated the members of nearly every family. The diseases treated are not stated in the entries made but he seems to have prescribed antimonium tartaricum in many instances and also digitalis. Waitsfield was founded by Col. Benjamin Wait or Waite and others who were granted a charter on February 25 1782. Wait had served under Gen. Jeffery Amherst in the French and Indian Wars and had fought in the Revolutionary War. Both Waitsfield and Moretown are now somewhat renowned as the areas around Mad River a popular ski resort. Mad River has been remarkable from the settling of the area as the source of numerous sudden destructive and deadly floods. The Green Mountains the northern extent of the Appalachians rise just to the west of the town. The doctor records having treated members of the Wait family including Benjamin's wife Martha d. April 3 1804 Ezra Thomas and Gilbert. The family names of the community are listed making this a good source for early settlement history and genealogical research. Among the householders who required the doctor's services are Smolly Skinner Taylor Spalding Hitchcock Parkhurst Carpenter the family had a tannery and potash works Heaton Burdick Johnson Rider Fuller Symonds McNight Chamberlain Atherton Lyon Butterfield Barnave Osgood Foster Hobson Robinson Brun Latimer and Sherman. Many of the names appear often. unknown
