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1827684181827. Dudley 1827. McCoy Freedom of the Press. Dudley 1827. McCoy Freedom of the Press. A Draper is Charged with Seditious Libel for Displaying a Strike Notice in His Shop Window Trial. Cook Samuel 1786-1861 Defendant. A Full Report of the Trial of Samuel Cook Draper Dudley For an Alleged Seditious Libel Tried at Worcester Aug. 1 1827 Before Mr. Justice Littledale. Taken in Short Hand by an Eminent Writer. Dudley Worcester: Sold by S. Cook Draper 1827. ii 72 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and ornaments to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places "4" in early hand to head of title page. $850. Only edition. Cook a linen draper and political radical was found guilty of displaying in his shop window a handbill promoting a nailers' strike that accused government ministers of contributing to the starvation of the people. However his punishment was light being bound over for the sum 200 to receive sentence "when called upon." This pamphlet was published by Cook to raise money for his legal expenses. A note at the foot of p. 72 is an appeal for additional financial assistance: "S. Cook will be happy to receive and Subscriptions towards his late expenses and towards such subsequent proceedings as may be deemed requisite." OCLC locates 4 copies 2 in North America Duke Southern Illinois University. McCoy Freedom of the Press Supplement IC318. unknown books
1776WRCAM36096London: Printed for the Royal Society 1776. 444pp. Half title. Small quarto. 20th-century three- quarter calf and marbled boards gilt label. Leaf C4 signed C3 a cancel as usual. Occasional minor foxing ink stain on p.2. Very good bound with five other works by Pringle see below. One of the most significant of all the printed works relating to Cook's voyages and their importance. This is the extremely rare first appearance in print of Cook's epoch- making account of the successful measures taken against scurvy on his first two voyages. There were several later versions and translations but the original edition of this milestone publication has long been acknowledged as a major rarity. The paper on scurvy was read to the Royal Society by its president Sir John Pringle in the absence of Cook himself then just beginning his final voyage as the year's Copley medal award winner and immediately published in this form. Pringle's long presentation address quoting directly from Cook and other sources is followed by Cook's paper and an extract from a letter by Cook to Pringle written from Plymouth Sound in July 1776. The paper subsequently appeared in the official account of the second voyage and in the PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS of the Royal Society. In 1783 a series of six of Pringle's discourses at the annual presentations of the Copley medal was published in one volume. <br> <br> "In Pringle's discourse on preserving the health of mariners he includes the first printing of Captain Cook's important paper entitled: 'The Method taken for preserving the Health of the Crew of His Majesty's Ship the Resolution during her late Voyage round the World.' In this paper which Cook communicated to Pringle President of the Royal Society Cook describes the supplies carried on the voyage and his maintenance of the cleanliness of his ship and crew. It was included by Pringle in his discourse commemorating Cook's receipt of the Copley medal" - Norman sale. The winning of the battle against scurvy was one of the most important achievements in the general field of exploration. It made possible the major voyages that followed. As Robert Hughes so aptly put it in THE FATAL SHORE "malt juice and pickled cabbage put Europeans in Australia as microchip circuitry would put Americans on the moon." <br> <br> This copy is very appropriately accompanied by five other Royal Society discourses of the period. A DISCOURSE. is here bound chronologically with five other Pringle first editions: <br> <br> 1 A DISCOURSE ON THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF AIR. 1774. <br> <br> 2 A DISCOURSE ON THE TORPEDO. 1775. <br> <br> 3 A DISCOURSE ON THE ATTRACTION OF MOUNTAINS. 1775. <br> <br> 4 A DISCOURSE ON THE INVENTION AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE REFLECTING TELESCOPE. 1778. <br> <br> 5 A DISCOURSE ON THE THEORY OF GUNNERY. 1778. <br> <br> The Streeter-Norman copy of the DISCOURSE.FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF MARINERS was also bound with these five additional works by Pringle. STREETER SALE 2410. NORMAN SALE 378. GARRISON-MORTON 2156 3714. BEDDIE 1290. HOLMES 20. KROEPELIEN 1065. Printed for the Royal Society hardcover books
005786London etc.: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. First edition. Hardcover. Paper pastedown on boards of medium strength card. Cloth spine. . Very Good. Scarce with no copies on OCLC First Search. N.d. circa 1910s. Reference to Queen Alexandra when she clearly was already a dowager queen and attire depicted consistent with the teens. Oblong 4to 24 by 33 cm. Unpaginated eighteen pages of narrative including insides of cover. Twelve of the pages are full color plates the remaining pages of the narrative are black white and red. Plus front and rear cover are in full color. The book tells not so much a story as much as the various events that might occur in the life of children from afffluent families residing in the idyllic countryside or by a immaculately groomed park -- goat-drawn cart rides playing with model ships flying a kite an afternoon tea etc. It is a world with nannies nurses pet dogs cats and gentle domestic farm animals. We believe that the book might have been issued while the First World War was underway for it offers up a reassuring escapism and there is one page entitled "The Tiny Army" showing little girls playing with a cavalry of toy wheeled stick horses but this is content that could plausibly have predated or followed the war as well. The illustrations have a winsome dream-like simplicity. One can see echoes of the Queen Anne style of book illustration epitomized by Walter Crane's output. Thus the appeal of the book would have been at least as strong for adults wistful for "a more innocent time". Condition: red cloth spine with rubbing and a few pinprick holes and closed tearing along the edge. Moderate amount of soiling to the boards. A faint inscription on the front cover. <br/><br/> Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. hardcover books
196129699Boston: Little Brown and Company 1961. 1st edition. Blue-green cloth backed boards. Orange dust jacket. VG/VG. 8 178 pp. 12mo. 7" x 4" <br/><br/> Little Brown and Company hardcover books
184736617Providence: Printed by Knowles & Vose 1847. 1st edition Sabin 16241. Period brown quarter calf with marbled paper wrapped boards. Spine ends chipped. Front joint starting though solidly attached by the cords. A VG copy. iv 5 - 171 1 pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> Printed by Knowles & Vose hardcover books
19201560Evanston: Mumm Print Shop 1920. Very good. 1197pp. Original green cloth cover stamped in black. Spine and corners rubbed. Internally clean. A handsome little cook book compiled by the PTA of the Oakton School in Evanston Illinois. "This is not intended to be a cook book.This is simply a collection of favorite recipes offered by good cooks who have used them -- and who know them to be practical and delicious." The introduction also notes that recipes "suited particularly for children" have been marked with a star. The book includes a wide variety of cakes pies and others desserts as well as meat dishes and luncheons. Something simply titled "Appetizer" calls for a spread of Rocquefort cheese on toast topped with chili sauce and bacon. Blank pages have been included in the pagination to provide space for the cook's notes and recipes. OCLC locates three copies at the University of Illinois the Evanston Public Library and the University of Michigan. Mumm Print Shop unknown books
19051240Charleston: Plain Dealer Press 1905. About good. 851pp. Original printed wrapper string-tied. Spine perished wrappers heavily worn and chipped soiling. Contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Wear and soiling to text p.33 torn away but present p.35 torn. An early and apparently unrecorded regional cook book from a small town in central Illinois. This work was likely published as a charity effort by the ladies of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. In addition to the numerous recipes for soups meats desserts drinks sauces and cheeses the book is full of advertisements for local businesses in the area. Many of the recipes are attributed to individuals. We find no record of this work in OCLC or in the trade. A rare survival likely published in a small run for local distribution. Plain Dealer Press unknown books
198123522Cherry Valley: Cherry Valley Editions 1981. First trade paperback printing. 76 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Translations by Geoffrey Cook with an introduction by Dick Higgins. Cherry Valley: Cherry Valley Editions paperback books
193654291Chicago: Walter Hill 1936. Each signed with initials of the Artist. Matted with the corresponding captioned illustrations. 1 vols. Various Sizes 13.5 x 11 inches to 3 x 7 inches matted on 14.5 x 22 inch boards . In worn and split cloth drop box morocco label. Each signed with initials of the Artist. Matted with the corresponding captioned illustrations. 1 vols. Various Sizes 13.5 x 11 inches to 3 x 7 inches matted on 14.5 x 22 inch boards . Bitting p. 13: "Fully annotated. The name was synonymous with gourmandise and among the ancients was given to choice dishes the name of the author was probably Coelius who gave the name Apicius to his book"; Vicaire p. 277 Walter Hill unknown books
