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1867318444London: Hurst and Blackett 1867. Second edition. Illus. xii 355pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters green morocco and marbled boards gilt spine. Fine. Second edition. Illus. xii 355pp. 8vo. Haiti "Niggerdom" Jamaica Haiti Cuba & the South. Hurst and Blackett unknown books
1819WRCAM38593New York 1819. 21-38pp. Dbd. A very good copy. Revised by-laws for the Medical Society of the County of New York originally bound with STATUTES REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PHYSIC AND SURGERY IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. The New York County Medical Society which exists to this day was founded in 1806 to represent Manhattan-based physicians. Scarce not in Austin. www.nycms.org. unknown books
184790883New York: Snowden & Prall Printers 1847. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fair. 93p. Original marbled boards. 23cm. Lacks backstrip. Covers detached. Substantial foxing in large portions of book. DEFECTIVE -- one signature pages 57-64 present in duplicate while the next signature pages 65-72 is missing. Ex lib. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Library. <br/><br/> Snowden & Prall, Printers hardcover books
181115474Londres: Imprimé Pour L'Auteur 1811. 1st edition. Contemporary tan half-calf with marbled boards; black spine label. VG some rubs to leather/bpt/modern pos on ffep & blank front fly. viii 306 1 pp. Frontis of Kleber. 8vo. Bound in 4s. A - Q R2. 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" <br/><br/>Imaginary dialogues between Napoleon and Marshal Berthier and the abbe Maury. Imprimé Pour L'Auteur hardcover books
1824WRCAM41301New York 1824. 26pp. Dbd. First and last leaves foxed. Top right corner dampstained. Good. A financial report detailing the expenditures and donations made to the institution. Includes a brief history of the institution which began operations in 1818 after several years of organization and the text to "An Act to Provide for the Instruction of the Indigent Deaf and Dumb Within This State" which was passed in April of 1822. This school was the second in the country organized to teach deaf children only preceded by Galludet's famous American School for the Deaf which began in Connecticut in 1816. unknown books
182653285London: Henry Colburn New Burlington Street 1826. New Edition and First Complete Edition. Engraved Frontispiece in each Volume. xxvi 442; 4 475; 4 428 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth-century half green morocco spines rubbed. Bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. New Edition and First Complete Edition. Engraved Frontispiece in each Volume. xxvi 442; 4 475; 4 428 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street unknown books
1835306223London: Longman rees Orme Brown Green and Longman 1835. Frontis. vignette title and 17 other engravings. 324pp. 8vo. Bound in later three quarters mottled calf gilt spine marbled boards a.e.g. by Bayntun. Fine. Frontis. vignette title and 17 other engravings. 324pp. 8vo. Includes 'The Process of Painting by the Author of Lalla Rookh' i.e. Thomas Moore and 'Moonshine by the Author of Peter Simple' i.e. Captain Marryat. Longman, rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman unknown books
1854183406Philadelphia PA: Order Of The Grand Lodge / Printed By J. Graig 1854. Hardcover. Good- boards split & rattled; held by binding cords. boards & leather rubbed & scuffed. lower spine has 3inch section missing w/ some binding visible; upper spine has 1.5inch section missing. spine bands & gilt rubbed. dates & handwriting to pastedowns & endpapers. instances of smudged foxing throughout; pages fairly bright & text dark. pastedowns & endpapers foxed & tanned. marbled paper boards w/ leather quarter spine & corners. spine w/ four remaining raised bands w/ gilt & gilt printing. approx 690 pages. Reading or rebinding copy; textblock firm. This edition is divided into 6 sections of meetings: July 1850; Aug 12 1854-Jan 20 1855; March 5 1855-July 28 1855; August 6 1855-June 4 1856; Dec 1 1856-Sept 28 1857 and Dec 7 1857-Dec 6 1858. Cover endpaper has beautifully written 'Property Of Gideon Lodge No 18 illegible Pa 1859.' A fascinating piece of Fraternal history. Order Of The Grand Lodge / Printed By J. Graig hardcover books
1900008592New York: A. L. Fowle 1900. Two volumes in original cloth fold-out map frontis Vol. I is Near Fine small corner creases. Books are Very Good boards sunned light wear at corners. 16mo pp. i 371; x 395. SCARCE in commerce. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. A. L. Fowle Hardcover books
1880008412New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1880. Three volumes in contemporary quarter red cloth over marbled boards. The bookplate of Thomas Taylor front paste downs his name in ink at title page. Very Good red cloth faded at spine light edge wear a clean handsome set. . First American Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover books
183227635Providence: William Marshall State Printer 1832. First edition. Removed. Scattered foxing light dampstain to one corner some pages offset last few leaves darkened still about very good. 72149 pp. 8vo. Political Anti-Masonry which first began in New York gained a strong foothold in Rhode Island beginning in 1829. By 1831 the Anti-Masons convinced the state legislature to investigate Freemasonry: "Whereas the crimes and enormities within a few years committed in a neighboring State by certain Freemasons avowedly in the cause of masonry have excited universal indignation and abhorrence and have awakened jealousies and suspicions very unfavorable to all masonic institutions. Therefore in the hope of allaying the great and increasing excitement thus occasioned and that the innocent may be distinguished from the guilty if in this state there are any who can justly be charged with advocating the criminal doctrines imputed to freemasonry. are hereby appointed a committee fully to investigate and inquire into its causes." This is the 72 page report of that committee with 149 pages of appendices. Sabin 70652. Amer. Imprints 14514. Cohen 9356. William Marshall, State Printer unknown books
1884316620London: Richard Bentley 1884. 4to. Bound in half brown mottled modfern calf and marbled boards. Fine. 4to. Richard Bentley unknown books
1837009320Ship Burgundy to Middletown Connecticut 1837. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This two-page folded letter measures 16" x 10" unfolded. It bears a circular red New York "Ship" postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States. On this voyage which began at Le Havre in April it transported 41 U.S. citizens and 79 immigrant farmers from Prussia and Bavaria to New York see the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild On-Line where Ms. Gibbs reports in her letter to Dr. Jarvis that it was quarantined for three days: "Tho' there has been no sickness on board except measles - they are obliged to cleance the ship at Staten Island and then land strange passengers and our baggage cannot be taken out until the ship comes up unless we consent to it being examined by an inferior officer." Ms. Gibbs also informs the Reverend Jarvis that "I saw Mrs J and daughter a few days before I left Paris they were all well very much occupied in preparation for their return to America It was their intention to sail the 8th of this month.". No doubt Ms. Gibbs would have no idea that this information would be something that Jarvis simply did not want to hear as Sarah was returning to the United States to begin divorce proceedings. In 1810 Samuel Jarvis then a young minister recently graduated from Yale married Sarah McCurdy Hart one of the "seven graces" the most beautiful women in New England at the time. Although Jarvis became quite wealthy as one of the most prominent pastors in New England and the couple had five children together their marriage was miserable from the start. It eventually ended in one of the most notorious divorces of 18th century America and was chronicled in newspapers and pamphlets of the day. Samuel was a serious humorless and stubborn man while Sarah was high strung tempestuous and easily angered. Soon after the wedding they began to annoy anger and infuriate each other. Samuel was also physically abusive not only to Sarah but to at least one of his daughters. During the divorce proceedings which were initiated soon after Sarah returned from her mutually agreed upon exile in Europe it came to light that Jarvis had repeatedly punched her in the head seized and wrung her nose dragged her across floors held her captive in a small apartment forced her to remain silent at all times limited her food and attempted to commit her to an insane asylum. A remarkable and scarce first-hand account of the arrival of an immigrant ship in New York made even more compelling by its connection to the infamous Jarvis-Hart divorce. At the time of listing no similar accounts of an immigrant ship's arrival in New York are for sale in the trade. There are no records at the Rare Book Hub or OCLC of similar accounts being held by institutions or sold at auction. Collections of Jarvis papers are held by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and the New York Public Library. unknown books
18206199.1Edinburgh: Archibald Constable 1820. 1st edition 1st issue Todd & Bowden 146Aa. Green cloth backed boards with printed paper title label to spine. NB. Vol II with 1823 watermark to rear paste-down indicating an early rebacking. Spines sunned otherwise a VG set. 3 volumes 4 348; 4 351 1; 4 367 3 pp. 1 page advert at rear of Volume III. Edges untrimmed. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/> Archibald Constable hardcover books
18214701.1Edinburgh: Archibald Constable 1821. 1st edition Todd & Bowden 149Aa. Vol I & II with first state of printer's imprint; Vol II w/o imprint. Vol II with 'ere'. Early green muslin cloth bindings. Hand lettered paper title labels to spine. Overall VG spines sunned/Vol I with joint cloth wear/armorial bpts "Caietani" in each volume. 3 volumes. Half-titles present. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Archibald Constable hardcover books
1844203628London: Charles Knight & Co 1844. unbound. very good. Map. Steel engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 14.75" x 11.75".<br/><br/> Beautiful town plan of Philadelphia. Shows streets parks notable buildings and institutions listed in a numbered key and railroad lines. Includes views of "The United States Bank" and "The Exchange". In excellent condition. The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was formed in 1826 and published low cost maps with the goal of reaching a large market while still maintaining high quality and precision.<br/><br/> Charles Knight & Co unknown books
185418471Baltimore: Jas. Lucas & Son 1854. 74pp. Original printed wrappers chipped at top margin and along spine; light wear stitched. Map frontis: "Sketch showing the route of the proposed Air-Line Tunnel 6 3/4 miles long from the Gunpowder Falls for the delivery of seventy millions of gallons of Water daily. Area of the three Distribution Reservoirs 53 acres-- elevation above tide 138 feet 168 feet and 268 feet respectively." Light wear Good. <br/><br/> An ambitious project with review of the systems for delivery of water in New York and Philadelphia. With much data tables charts and analysis. <br/>Sabin 80839. OCLC 18169689 9. Not in Eberstadt or Decker. Jas. Lucas & Son unknown books
185426154Washington: Printed at the Congressional Glove Office 1854. First edition. pp. 22. 1 vols. 8vo. Self wrappers unsewn as issued. Some browning and spotting wear along spine and edges but a very good copy. First edition. pp. 22. 1 vols. 8vo. Kansas-Nebraska Act. Primarily concerning the issue of slavery in the territories this speech was part of the debates for the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The act initiated by Douglas ultimately repealed the Missouri Compromise allowed the local residents to determine whether the area was free or slave territory allowed for "the doctrine of popular sovereignty of the two territories" and laid the way for a transcontental railroad. The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed in the Senate on the 3rd of March. Clayton was a lawyer noted agriculturist and long-time member of Congress who was Secretary of State under President Taylor. As Secretary of State he is best remembered for having negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty with Great Britain which provided for a neutral international canal across Central America and "contained pledges which ultimately forced Great Britain to withdraw from large tracts of territory which.it had been occupying on the Isthmus." DAB. Sabin 13576n Printed at the Congressional Glove Office unknown books
1842WRCAM23648Quebec 1842. 92pp. Original printed front wrapper only. Some foxing. Else very good. An early report from the Quebec diocese of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The Society established the Oregon Mission in 1838 which was in the charge of Francois Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers. Includes reports sent in by missionaries from such western outposts as Mission de la Riviere Rouge Red River Mission de la Colombie Mission du lac Abbitibbi and Mission du St. Maurice. An important source of information on the Pacific Northwest for the time. LANDE SUPPLEMENT S73. SABIN 67027. WAGNER-CAMP 78. TPL 2316. unknown books
1845WRCAM23650Quebec 1845. xvii156pp. Later plain wrappers. Leaves bit tanned. Very good. One of the annual reports from the Quebec diocese of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The Society established the Oregon Mission in 1838 which was in the charge of Francois Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers. The present number includes a lengthy description of activities at the Mission de la Colombie as well as at the Red River Mission and other locations. An important source of information on the Pacific Northwest for the time. LANDE S77. SABIN 67027. WAGNER-CAMP 78. TPL 2316. unknown books
1877164602Boston: Published by A. W. Lovering 1877. Octavo pp. 3-4 5 6 7-282 note: text complete despite gap in pagination title leaf is first leaf of signature 1 flyleaves at front and rear original decorated terra cotta cloth front panel stamped in black spine panel stamped in black and gold cream coated endpapers. First U.S. edition. Allegorical fantasy set in the far future one million A. D. of speculation in the corrupt ruinous British stock market narrated by an ancient space traveling spectre who returns to Earth from time to time to observe the activities of the inhabitants of his home world. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume III p. 183 describing the UK first edition. Locke Voyages in Space 2011 V 613. Reginald 13473. Cloth worn at spine ends spine a bit age-darkened a tight very good copy. #164602 Published by A. W. Lovering unknown books
181565203Boston MA: S.T. Armstrong 1815. Circular requesting assistance in obtaining subscribers. Single sheet folded. 25 x 20.5 cm. One page of printed text in the form of a letter 2 blank docketed on last page. Signed in type by "The Conductors." Two holes at bottom margin extending through both leaves not affecting text. Detailing proposals for "The Recorder" a paper of Moral and Religion Intelligence to be published by either Nathaniel Willis father of N.P. Willis or S.T. Armstrong "without fail by the 15th of December next." AMERICAN IMPRINTS 34177: Woodburn Pub. Lib. OCLC: AAS. <br/><br/> S.T. Armstrong unknown books
1881001665ChicagoIll: The John Wilkinson Co. 1881. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1881; oblong 11 x 15; pp. 38 including text to wraps verso; illustrated yellow wraps; thin 2" cut to tail of spine; age-toning and some staining mostly to margins and largely affecting only wraps and first and last several pages; creases to corners; illustrated with numerous large wood engravings; overall good to very good condition. An uncommon and quite beautiful catalog and price list of one of the premier Chicago companies of the second half of the 19th century. The John Wilkinson Co. was established by John Wilkinson in 1872 after his iron business - a partnership between himself and J. J. Parkhurst - was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The company was organized for the purpose of trading in sporting goods and supplies including spectacular baseball tennis and bicycling uniforms as well as tools and materials for wood-carving and scroll-sowing some of which he was the first to introduce in the US. He also offered supplies for the amateur photographer and was known to had had one of the largest and best equipped private photography studios in the country. The catalog contains all manners of tools illustrated with beautiful wood engravings described and priced as well as several pages of "Hope's and Ware's Designs for Scroll Sawing." OCLC lists one copy at the Chicago History Museum none other in the trade as of January 2015. Chicago,Ill: The John Wilkinson Co. paperback books
1870287441Oxford: Printed at the Oxford University Press 1870. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. The Protestant Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and Psalter. Contemporary owner's name on the front flyleaf. Quarter tan leather with gilt lettering and designs over ivory covered boards with a functioning metal clasp. Silk covered endpapers. All edges gilt. Housed in a silk-lined leather covered box reinforced with sympathetic Japanese tissue along the inner hinge. Near Fine with a Very Good box. Near Fine binding. Printed at the [Oxford] University Press unknown books
18638961New York: The Tribune Association 1863. 8vo. 8 pp. <br><br>Includes a one-page advertisement. Tract no. 3 signed in type: B.F. Wade i.e. Benjamin Franklin Wade. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2USA974 tract no. 1 & 2USA972 tract no. 3; Sabin 69849 tract no. 1 & 33227 tract no. 3. Removed from a nonce volume. Resewn; in later plain and worn wrappers. Light foxing to first page final page browned. One instance of crayon writing in top right corner of p. 1 of tract no. 1 one instance of crayon underlining to title on p. 1 of tract no. 3. Very small fore-edge tears to pages of tract no. 3. The Tribune Association unknown books
