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1938312786N.p.: Privately printed for the members of the Royal Guild of Wisconsin Fisherman 1938. First edition one of a very few copies known. Illustrations from photographs. vi 25 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. White printed wrappers stapled. Very good. Some minor wear. Green quarter morocco slipcase. First edition one of a very few copies known. Illustrations from photographs. vi 25 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare. Salmon fishing during four days in the first part of July 1938 by a party of six who styled themselves the Royal Guild of Wisconsin Fishermen comprising: Evan A. Evans Louis M. Hanks Roy F. Tomlinson Theodore G. Montague William S. Kies and George I. Haight to whom authorship is attributed by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The last page of text records their catch by weights. Rare. Wetzel p. 171 tentatively ascribed to William Kies. "A rare work."; Bruns K-45 not seen; Bibliotheca Salmo Salar 105. OCLC 2 copies Princeton Wisconsin Historical Society Privately printed for the members of the Royal Guild of Wisconsin Fisherman] unknown books
1824WRCAM35060ALondon: G. Cowie 1824. xvi208pp. plus folding map. 20th-century tan buckram spine gilt with a wax seal presumably covering a library call number. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. Light scattered foxing. A good solid copy. Published anonymously but attributed by the British Museum to John Hankshaw while THE ECONOMIC LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA Palau and OCLC assign authorship to Francis Hall. This record of a journey was published according to the anonymous author due to the desire "so universally felt in Great Britain of information as to the actual condition of the Republic of Colombia. The more that rich and beautiful country becomes known the greater will be the interest excited towards it among all Europeans. So extensive a field for the exercise of European industry and intelligence has not for ages presented itself." <br> <br> A travel journal composed in the form of letters the author describes the landscape the inhabitants the climate and soil natural resources commodities government and the possibilities for commerce. The highly detailed map of Greater Colombia is "taken from Humboldt and various other recent authorities." ALBERICH 1336. NAYLOR 85. SABIN 14598. PALAU 112082. G. Cowie hardcover books
199349638Amherst MA: University of Massachusetts 1993. 8vo pp. xi 231. Notes bibliography index. Red cloth. A nice copy in scuffed dj. The Society disbanded in 1840 over disagreements about gender roles religion and socio-economic status. The author concludes that many of the same issues divide women today. University of Massachusetts unknown books
1920002014Paris: H. Floury 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hansi and Victor Huen. Oblong measuring 32 by 24 cm 12.5 by 9.5 inches. Nostalgic look at Alsatian village of yore and as much of Hansi's writings about the French-ness of the village and demonizing the German occupiers who were only recently driven out at the time this copy was issued. The illustrations exude the naive charm of Hansi's best work whose legacy was to create an enduring visual image of Alsatian life. The decorated cloth boards have soiling and the fabric is worn by the corners and the spine extremities. Inside the pages have age toning but otherwise are clean. <br /><br /> H. Floury hardcover books
185128441New York: Nagel & Weingaertner 1851. Hand-coloured lithograph after Hanson titled below the image. Expert restoration closing tears into the image. The first America's Cup: a scarce hand coloured lithographed view of the winning yacht which gave its name to the cup.<br/> <br/>In 1851 the Royal Yacht Squadron proposed a race around the Isle of Wight. A group of New York Yacht Club members led by Commodore John Cox Stevens built a yacht designed to compete in such races. Designed by Steers and Co. and captained by Richard Brown the yacht America would win the race by eighteen minutes giving its name to one of the oldest and best-known trophies of the sport: the America's Cup. This lithograph and lithographer are unrecorded by Harry T. Peters; we find no other extant examples of this rare print.<br/> <br/>On Nagel and Weingaertner see Peters America on Stone pp. 291-294. Nagel & Weingaertner unknown books
17116369London: A. Baldwin 1711. 8vo 20.8 cm 8.25". vi 42 pp. <br><br>Generally attributed to Francis Hare Bishop of Chichester but also attributed to Jonathan Swift this anonymously published political analysis expresses concern not only that putting the Duke of Anjou on the Spanish throne would tilt the balance of power in Europe too far towards France but also that such action would greatly damage the livelihoods of English textile workers among others dependent on international commerce; also questioned are Swift's views on the ramifications of trade with Portuguese America. This is the second expanded edition. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T58140; Alden & Landis European Americana 711/126; Teerink-Scouten 1034. Blue-green paper wrappers old style. Title-page with small numeric stamp faint traces of other annotations. Small area of worming in inner margins touching a very few letters. A few scattered spots otherwise clean; edges untrimmed. A. Baldwin unknown books
6509Title within typographical border shaved at foot. 2 p.l. 14 pp. one blank leaf. Small 4to attractive antique panelled calf some shaving to bottom line or catchwords on several pages spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: Printed by J.C. 1651. First edition. "The Reformed Husbandman.is sometimes attributed to Speed although it was probably written by Cressy Dymock.It is a pamphlet of some 16 pages and full of moral reflections a melodious exhortation to industry."-Fussell I p. 45. "The most visible impact of Hartlib's circle lay in the numerous pamphlets that he published.They comprised letters and treatises solicited or received from individuals in his circle upon a particular subject which had then been circulated for additional comments the results edited and then launched upon the public often without the express consent of the original author anticipating utility and inviting comment and amendment.His treatises spread a solvent of new ideas in a variety of contexts but they were particularly successful in husbandry. He publicized the advantages of planting new leguminous crops experimenting with fertilizers and manures and using seed drills and new ploughs and advocated the possibilities of apiculture rabbit farming fruit-tree propagation and silk cultivation in Virginia. His network included a group of innovative farmers willing to experiment. But his pamphlets should also be read as ideas models or patterns as to how the processes of reformation would occur. "-ODNB. Very good copy. Small rust-hole on one leaf. unknown books
183747870London: J. Templeman 248 Regent Street . J. Miller 404 Oxford Street 1837. Second Edition a reissue of the 1st edition sheets with Horne's new introduction. Cf. NCBEL III 1232. Original publisher's green cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine professionally rebacked. General wear & soiling. Period prior owner signatures to front eps. A solid VG copy. 152 pp. 12mo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/> J. Templeman, 248 Regent Street ... J. Miller, 404 Oxford Street hardcover books
1903WRCAM48587Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co. 1903. Two volumes: lxiv2353; 10355-711pp. Facsimiles illustrations and two folding maps. Thick quartos. Original half vellum and paper covered boards spines gilt. Some light soiling to the bindings and light wear to the corners. Small bookplate on rear pastedown of both volumes. Very clean internally. Aside from the light binding wear near fine overall. Untrimmed and unopened. Large paper copy number 16 of an edition of 150 thus. This is the first scholarly edited edition of Hennepin's most important work edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites who has added an introduction notes and an index. Based on the so-called "Tonson" issue first published in London in 1698 this is perhaps the most important 17th century account of the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes. HOWES H416. GRAFF 1862. FIELD 685. GREENLY MICHIGAN 8. SABIN 31371. all refs. A.C. McClurg & Co. hardcover books
1911M7939London:: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press; Hodder & Stoughton 1911. 1911. Series: Oxford Medical Publications. 214 x 138 mm. 8vo. viii 83 pp. Indexes. Blind- and gilt-stamped red cloth. Fine. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press; Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. hardcover books
50663Istanbul: A. Halit Kitaphanesi 1932. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers by Ali Suavi; 48 pp. Very good save for very light wear to edges. Second edition of Hikmet's first book of poetry originally published in 1929 but issued with a striking cover designed by Ali Suavi 1910 or 1913-1994 who Suavi designed most of the avant-garde-inflected covers of Hikmet's books. Little is known about Suavi who was a famous designer of books and later became known as a photographer. Nazim Hikmet 1902-1963 is considered the founder of modern Turkish poetry who transcended Ottoman versification and absorbed the influence of Russian futurist writers such as Sergei Esenin but above all Vladimir Mayakovsky. Aside from the "step-ladder" form of verse he shared with Mayakovsky his sociopolitical engagement as well as Esenin's love for the simple folk and his origins. Impressed by the 1917 October Revolution in Russia he resisted the occupying powers in Constantinple and fled to the countryside where he sought to connect with various socialist and libertarian organizations. In 1920s he traveled to Russia twice for extended periods of time where he studied in Moscow and was in close contact with Soviet Futurist poets. Upon his return in 1928 he was subject to imprisonment and harsh repressions including a ban on publishing but nevertheless garnered success with readers and created a prolific output while in prison. In 1938 he was sentenced to nearly three decades of jail but was released in 1950 and fled to Moscow exile in 1951 where he was a leading public intellectual and died in 1963. He was not published in Turkey until 1965 and remained nearly unknown in the West for much longer. See also: Saime Göksu and Edward Timms Romantic Communist: The Life and Work of Nazim Hikmet. <br/><br/>As of March 2020 no copies in North America according to KVK OCLC. unknown books
50665Istanbul: Yeni Kitapçi 1935. Octavo. Original pictorial wrappers by Ali Suavi; 62 2 pp. Very good; only very faint wear and discoloration to wrappers. First edition of this volume of poems by Hikmet with a restrained but clearly avant-garde-influenced wrapper sign by Ali Suavi. In this cycle of poems Hikmet portrayed individual persons from the public as well as his private life. Ali Suavi 1910 or 1913-1994 designed most of the covers of Hikmet's books. Little is known about Suavi who was a famous designer of books and later became known as a photographer. Nazim Hikmet 1902-1963 is considered the founder of modern Turkish poetry who transcended Ottoman versification and absorbed the influence of Russian futurist writers such as Sergei Esenin but above all Vladimir Mayakovsky. Aside from the "step-ladder" form of verse he shared with Mayakovsky his sociopolitical engagement as well as Esenin's love for the simple folk and his origins. Impressed by the 1917 October Revolution in Russia he resisted the occupying powers in Constantinple and fled to the countryside where he sought to connect with various socialist and libertarian organizations. In 1920s he traveled to Russia twice for extended periods of time where he studied in Moscow and was in close contact with Soviet Futurist poets. Upon his return in 1928 he was subject to imprisonment and harsh repressions including a ban on publishing but nevertheless garnered success with readers and created a prolific output while in prison. In 1938 he was sentenced to nearly three decades of jail but was released in 1950 and fled to Moscow exile in 1951 where he was a leading public intellectual and died in 1963. He was not published in Turkey until 1965 and remained nearly unknown in the West for much longer. See also: Saime Göksu and Edward Timms Romantic Communist: The Life and Work of Nazim Hikmet. <br/><br/>As of March 2020 KVK and OCLC show only two holdings of the first edition none in North America. unknown books
607481not signed from the 1956 film "The Solid Gold Cadillac." 1. 3/4 length shot of Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas. 2. 3/4 length shot of Judy Holliday pointing her finger at Arthur O'Connell in a office setting with many other looking on. Photographs are on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling; 1956. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
608358not signed from the 1956 film "The Solid Gold Cadillac." 1. 3/4 length shot of Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas with Arthur O'Connell and two unidentified actresses. 2. 3/4 length shot of Judy Holliday pointing her finger at Paul Douglas at a board meeting with five men and one woman. Photographs are on single weight stock; 10" x 8"; very good minor signs of handling; few small pin holes and corner tear photo #1; few soft creases; 1956. No Binding. Very Good. 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
7077Many fine brush & black ink illus. in the text. 45 folding leaves. 8vo 245 x 170 mm. orig. wrappers wrappers somewhat soiled old stitching. Japan: at end in trans.: "copied in 1807." We learn from the first leaf of the index at the beginning of this manuscript that this is a later copy of a unpublished manuscript by Hori 1725-62 a native of Kyoto whose father was also a prominent physician. Hori began to lecture in 1758 but died early. In this work Hori provides a guide to finding pressure points for acupuncture based on bone measurement. Using bone length measurement for the measurement of acupoints location is called the "bone length method." Hori was remarkable for his unique and influential expansion of this method by incorporating the "twelve zodiac method" in establishing pressure points on the body and determining whether the meridian is open at a certain moment. The text makes many references to the classics of Chinese and Japanese acupuncture. For each of the 14 meridians Hori has listed their pressure points the organs to which they are associated illnesses etc. The fine illustrations depict the meridians and pressure points. Fine copy. Minor staining in upper margin and a little wormed. unknown books
185016916London: J. & D. A. Darling 1850. First edition. 8 handcolored plates by Alfred Ashley. 196 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original rose cloth covers framed in blind with gilt lozenge of officer on horseback on upper cover spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Some spotting and discoloration of cloth without the two inserted leaves of publisher's advertisements mentioned by Wolff else a very good copy with the bookplate of James George Robarts. First edition. 8 handcolored plates by Alfred Ashley. 196 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sadleir 1223; Wolff 3294 J. & D. A. Darling unknown books
18374940London: Longman Rees Orme Brown Green & Longman 1837. First edition. References: Ibrahim-Hilmy i 310; Kalfatovic 0338. Fine/Living in Luxor in 1836 Hoskins traveled with Robert Hay and Frederick Catherwood to the oases of Libya where he ran into Joseph Bonomi. "A good account" Kalfatovic illustrated with maps and engravings from Hoskins's own drawings. 22 cm; xvi 338 i.e. 341 pages map and 20 engraved plates 3 of them folding. Bound in recent half leather over marbled boards in period style. Marbled edges. Ownership inscription of W. Cushman of Watertown. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, unknown books
191047219Portland 1910. 1st Printing. White card stock wrappers embossed upper wrappers with gilt textured white leaves with categorical tabs printed in red and black held together by a red cord tie and stapled now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Soiling wrappers upper wrapper with possible water damage tie a bit frayed and sunned some red and black ink markings - adjusting and adding menu items light soiling to some leaves as well as some faint age toning to edges. Overall a nice bright copy. 20 pp. unnumbered. 10-2/8" x 7" <br/><br/>"Railroad magnate Henry Villard financed the Portland Hotel and construction began in 1882 but his finances collapsed—in part because of the Panic of 1884—and the construction stopped for five years. With only the foundation completed the site became known as "Villard's Ruins" and the bodies of two murder victims were found there before construction resumed. George B. Markle Jr. began a campaign to raise local money to complete the hotel. He generated enough interest and subscribers to his plan among them Henry W. Corbett Henry Failing Simeon Reed and William S. Ladd to get construction started again. Later investors included labor leader Ed Boyce. The Queen Anne Châteauesque hotel finally opened in 1890 and had eight floors and 326 bedrooms.It had cost well over a million dollars and eight years to complete." wiki The hotel closed in 1951 and all the furniture was sold at auction. unknown books
198373072Princeton: Princeton University Press 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Hsi K'ang A.D. 223-262 was an important poet musician philosopher and debater in the age of ch'ing-t'an 'pure talk.' Here is a translation of his nine essays plus the four essays of his opponents in various debates. Only one of the thirteen works has been translated into English before." Octavo: 214 p. Original natural linen over green cloth spine with gilt titles. A crisp unread copy. Light fading along the extremities of the dust jacket; else near fine. Princeton University Press hardcover books
737576; 99 folding leaves of which two in Vol. II are in manuscript replacing missing printed leaves. Six parts in two vols. 8vo modern wrappers text leaves lightly browned new stitching. China: Prefaces dated 1754 & 1756.<br /> First edition and very rare not in WorldCat of this collection of the poetry and prose of Ren Huang 1683-1768 one of "the foremost lyrical poets" Ko p. 92 see below of the Guangdong region and a member of the artistic circle whose center was Gu Erniang a famous woman inkstone carver whose shop was located in Zhuanszhu Lane in the imperial city of Suzhou. This collectors and scholars of this circle were both patrons and clients of Gu Erniang and in fact Ren's main asset late in life was his collection of precious carved inkstones.<br /> Ren 1683-1768 whose literary name was Xintian or Shentian Ren was a native of Yongful county in Fujian. Born into a well-educated family of generations of government officials he learned poetry and painting as a child. He received the juren degree in 1702 and served as a county magistrate in Sihui in Guangdong province.<br /> Most of the poetry in this work is from manuscripts and appears here for the first time whereas the essays and other prose writings were previously published. The second preface dated 1754 is signed by Tingheng Xu and the third preface of 1756 is signed by Tiaoyuan Sang 1695-1771 scholar.<br /> A nice set but with two leaves of text replaced in early manuscript. Several natural paper flaws not touching text and mended. With the seal of Yosaburo Takekoshi 1865-1950 Japanese historian and politician. Preserved in a chitsu.<br /> ❧ Dorothy Ko The Social Life of Inkstones. Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China 2017. unknown books
181719934New York: W.B. Gilley 1817. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. 13 cm 180 pp. Contemporary marbled boards; spine recovered in black cloth tape. Some peeling to marbled paper one crack at center of binding where signature is partly sprung otherwise sound and clean. On oft-reprinted moral tale for children the "ornaments" are good manners and a well-regulated mind first published in London in 1815 by William Darnton Jr. This edition is scarce. Shaw & Shoemaker; 41095. W.B. Gilley hardcover books
192383398London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 1923. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. xiv 57p. Original cloth-backed boards. 19cm. Sound copy with some cover rubbing and other wear. No Jacket. INSCRIBED on endpaper by Chalmers-Hunt the translator and an Egyptian-born mystic poet. <br/><br/> Simpkin, Marshall Hamilton, Kent & Co hardcover books
6530Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. 31 folding leaves. 8vo orig. wrappers wrappers a little rubbed orig. block printed title label on upper cover label a little defective new stitching. Kyoto & Tokyo: 1864. First edition and rare. Imamura 1814-90 a leading doctor and historian of Japanese medicine was physician to the future Emperor Taisho when he was a youth. Imamura professor of medicine at Tokyo University found that many of the contemporary Japanese works on acupuncture had strayed from the classic teachings of the Chinese physicians. In this work Imamura makes a series of highly detailed and organized corrections to refine the fourteen meridians. The numerous striking woodcuts depict various parts of the body and pressure points. Very nice copy. Some light dampstaining. ❧ Mestler Old Japanese Medical Books I p. 297. unknown books
7485Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Title-page 31 folding leaves one leaf of colophon. 8vo orig. patterned blue semi-stiff wrappers orig. block-printed title label on upper cover label rubbed new stitching. Tokyo Kyoto & Osaka: 1864.<br /> First edition and rare. Imamura 1814-90 was a leading physician and historian of Japanese medicine of his period. Professor of medicine at Tokyo University he was physician to the future Emperor Taisho when he was a youth.<br /> Imamura found that many of the contemporary Japanese works on acupuncture had strayed from the classic teachings of the Chinese physicians. In this work he makes a series of corrections to refine the fourteen meridians.<br /> The numerous woodcuts depict various parts of the body and pressure points.<br /> Very nice copy. Light stain to first few leaves.<br /> ⧠Mestler Old Japanese Medical Books I p. 297. unknown books
