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1262058New York: George H Doran Company nd. 4to. 310pp.; VG; bound in publishers red cloth with faded gilt lettering on the spine pictorial pasted on front board; corners bumped head and tail of spine bumped; 22 illustrations of which 12 are in color and tipped in including the frontispiece; bookplate on ffep; interior clean; copyright page states 'B'; DC consignment; shelved case 14. 1262058. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. George H Doran Company unknown books
001168London: W. Kidd. Half Morocco. Marbled Boards. . Very Good/No Jacket. Slader S. and others from the designs of Cruikshank Seymour and Bonner. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Undated circa 1830. Xrare with only two copies turning up on OCLC Worldcat. With frontis plate and woodcut illustrations two per section with title and as tail piece at end. 36 47 36 49 32 54 pp. In essence six smaller books or pamphlets bound together although it appears that these may have been originally issued as a single volume. Actual authorship of each installment is not given but pseudonymous authors are One of "The Exclusives" A Member of "The Beef-Steak Club" A Lover of Nature One of the Cognescenti Amator and Amicus Juventutis respectively with two of the sections such as the first Book of Fashion supposedly "A Digest of the Axioms of the Celebrated Joseph Brummell Esq." As the titles suggest this is a mostly tongue-in-cheek etiquette primer as well as a wry send-up of the manners mores and customs of fashionable society in Regency England. Tight with some minor wear to red morocco. Interior clean. An attractive copy of a very scarce work. <br/><br/> W. Kidd hardcover books
181448360London: T. Egerton Military Library 1814. First edition. 8vo. xvi iii 1 371 pp. Nine folding plates and maps; half-title. Jones served as brigade-major of engineers in the Peninsula during these campaigns. "In this work Jones fearlessly exposed the deficiencies of the engineer service which he attributed to the ignorance and military incapacity of the board of ordnance" DNB. Bookplate of Sir Charles Wolseley 1769-1849; reform member of parliament during the 1810s and 1820s on the front pastedown. Later black three-quarter morocco and marbled boards endpapers and edges gilt title on spine; spine somewhat faded but a very good copy. 11135. <br/><br/> T. Egerton, Military Library hardcover books
192713432ENew York: George H. Doran 1927. First Edition - American. Fine copy in a very good bright dust jacket with a couple of very tiny chips and tears. The English edition is much more available in dust jacket and is a plain typographical dust jacket whereas the American in dust jacket is much scarcer and has a terrific art deco design of a robed Arab brandishing a sword while riding a camel. George H. Doran unknown books
1927140939509New York: George H. Doran Company 1927. First US Trade Edition. Near Fine/About Very Good. First American trade edition. xvi 4 335 pp. Plates and a folding map at rear. Original brown cloth spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with sturdy straight binding rear map creased. About Very Good plain variant jacket showing moderate wear and edge-rubbing darkened and stained spine panel small tear with crease to bottom of front panel price crossed-out and restamped on front flap. A classic narrative of travels in the Middle east a revision of the author's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. It inspired the film Lawrence of Arabia. George H. Doran Company unknown books
1942WRCLIT24980London: Golden Cockerel Press 1942. Quarto. Half morocco and cloth t.e.g. Some tanning at the morocco turn-ins a couple small rubs to raised bands otherwise a nice copy with the publisher's "Notice" slip laid in. First edition regular issue. One of 470 numbered copies from a total edition of 500 copies. With a foreword and commentary by Ede. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
5122MASSACHUSETTS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. ADS. 2pg. 13†x 8â€. July 3 1778. Watertown Massachusetts. An autograph document signed “Jona Brown†of the Massachusetts Council. Just about on the second anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Brown ordered Stephen Whitney Sergeant of the Guard to protect the powder supply at Watertown: “To Stephen Whitney Sergant of the Guard to the Powder Magazine in Watertown. You are to take care that the following Rules and Orders be Observed by yourself & the guard under your Command…See that each mans Armes & accoutrements are good Clean & in good order agreable to the promis in the Inlistment…See that each man do his Duty as hereafter mentioned.that there never be less than the Major Part of the guard present from Sun Sett till Sun Rise each Night. and your to take care that there be one Centery allways on Duty or more if need be in the Night time and to take particular care that they do not leave their post or Sleep When on Duty. You are to take care that there be no Damage don to the Powder House or any Buildings belonging to the Same or to the Fences or other property of the owner of the Lands whereon the Same do Stand. You are to hail any Stranger that comes within the Fence…and in the night time to hail all persons that Come within Said limits and if they are Strangers & Suspected persons you are to secure them till morning and Acquaint me with it…take care that no person approach to enter the powder House by day or night Except the Commissary General or other under his Direction…You are to See that on any alarm that may happen your men be all at the Guard House immediately well equipt. You must take care & not Suffer any of the Prisoners of Conventions to come near the Magazine…take particular care that no Gun is fired…within the limits before Described…â€. There is normal wear and dark writing. unknown books
1857List317New Hampshire 1857. Broadside advertisement 5 ½ x 11 inches. Very Good. An unusual advertisement for a penmanship instructor a Mr. Chadbourn announcing the opening of his academy on September 15 1857 in Wolfborough New Hampshire. The broadside states "Inspired with the confidence of more than five years experience as a Teacher of Writing now offers to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Wolfborough his universally admired system of Penmanship which for beauty of style ease of acquisition rapidity of execution and ready adaptation to the wants of business and private correspondence stands unrivalled by any system extant." An interesting relic from the middle of the Bleeding Kansas period which would serve as a harbinger for the bloodiness of the American Civil War. A very good example with a chip with loss to upper corner and some toning to head but attractive and well preserved. Unrecorded in OCLC. unknown books
186295814Tallahassee: Printed by Dyke & Carlisle 1862. Rare first edition documenting the acts and resolutions passed by the General Assembly of Florida in the first year of the American Civil War. Octavo disbound. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable. Among the 34 United States of America in February 1861 seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the country to form the Confederate States of America causing the outbreak of the most studied and written about episode in United States History: the American Civil War. The Confederacy grew to include eleven states all of them slave-holding. After the secession of South Carolina on December 20 1860 the "cotton states" of Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas followed suit seceding in January and February 1861 Printed by Dyke & Carlisle unknown books
1898241490London: Lawrence & Bullen 1898. First edition. 38 full-page plates and many in text. x 632;v ii 655 1 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Bound in three quarter red morocco gilt spines with emblematic tooling of a horses head leaping trout board's head and hunting horns at the corners t.e.g. by Bickers & Sons Leicester Square. Bookplate of St. Paul's School and Winthrop Cowdin small blindstamp on title page. Very good attractive set some foxing. First edition. 38 full-page plates and many in text. x 632;v ii 655 1 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Lawrence & Bullen unknown books
1903003671Colombo Ceylon now Sri Lanka 1903. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo. 18.5 by 14.5 cm. iv 44 pp. the leaves made of heavy card stock. The author a colonial officer for the British army would later publish "The Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps" which contained his color illustrations of uniforms arms and equipment and other works. From this work it is clear he had artistic aptitude and as an officer in Ceylon undoubtedly a lot of free time to indulge in the creation of this work. It would seem that this work was written with an eye on possible publication but that did not come to be. Few will not be charmed by the many vignettes of badges and coats-of-arms mostly rendered in bright watercolors with some done as ink drawings. Also illustrated are flags and banners. Some of the tissue guards are heavily foxed while the cards proper sometimes have offsetting from this soiling. A large chipped loss to the leather spine with a partial loss of one letter of title. Still a very handsome album. <br /><br /> books
1929132925Providence RI: The Gorham Company 1929. Hardcover. Good front cover is separated at hinge spine missing. much sunning and wear to covers. pages clean and unmarked. Blue boards with quarter white over spine. Pastedown color plate on front. 86 pp. All illustrations engraved in black and white with violet background with additional yellow in gold designs. Rare 1929 catalogue of dresser ware and vanity sets for men and women from the highly influential silver manufacturer. Illustrates design patterns on mirrors brushes and combs 54 patterns in sterling silver and 12 patterns in 14 karat green gold listing pattern names numbers additional items and prices. Also illustrates traveling cases and items for children. The Gorham Company hardcover books
192573792El Paso Texas: National Telephone Directory Co. Inc 1925. Wraps. Very good. The personal and business listings for the greater Phoenix Arizona region in 1925. A year later the Southern Pacific Railroad's main line was rerouted through Phoenix fueling a tourism boom and further increasing a local population that numbered fewer than 30000 at the beginning of the decade. This directory also includes an alphabetical street guide for Phoenix and day rates from long distance telephone service.<br/><br/>Tall octavo: 2 52 2 28 4 p. with numerous period advertisements including the Yellow Cabs taxi tabbed insert. Original printed paper wrappers which are bound with three staples and hole punched in the top left corner for the addition of a bookmark featuring advertising for Maricopa Butter on one side and the Pratt-Gilbert Company on the other. Typical mild toning to the contents. Short closed tear to the title page with some mild creasing to the top corner of the first three leaves. The tab of the Yellow Cabs insert is creased with some light fading along the extremities of the wrappers; else crisp clean and very good. Scarce OCLC locates no holdings of this directory and only one of the Winter 1933-34 directory at the Arizona State Library. National Telephone Directory Co., Inc unknown books
013250Santa Fe NM: Black Mesa Defence Fund. Very Good. Tan poster 25" tall by 17" wide. Tan poster with illustrations and text in yellow and dark brown. Shrink-wrapped. Very light creasing to top left corner and all corners have small pin holes. This Black Mesa Defense Fund poster was created for the direct-action campaign against the strip mining on Black Mesa. The plateau of Black Mesa is land shared by the Navajo and Hopi people and it's defense was organized by the American Indian Movement Edward Abbey and others in 1970. . Black Mesa Defence Fund unknown books
1805007926London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes 1805. RARE. Twelvemo printing 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" four volumes bound in two. In contemporary half vellum over marbled boards the backs with red morocco labels lettered in gilt and richly ornate gilt tooled decorations marbled end papers top edges gilt. Very Good Plus 3/8" chip to top edge of rear cover Vol. I & II light soiling to vellum. Bindings tight interiors clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes Hardcover books
1944WRCAM41429Mios Woendi 1944. Three pages of typed index followed by sixty- two photographs each 5 x 6 1/2 inches. Photographs numbered in lower right corner corresponding to index and backed by linen. Oblong 12mo. Original Plexiglas binding brad bound with a cover reading: "Construction Photographs 55th Seabee's." The photographs are clean and clear. Near fine. A very interesting album of photographs documenting the construction of the U.S. Navy Base on the tiny island of Mios Woendi during World War II. Located in the Dutch East Indies near Indonesia Mios Woendi was an important base for American PT boats and for larger ships as well. The photographs in this album show the construction of the base by the U.S. Navy construction battalion known as the "Seabees." The photographs give aerial views of the island the dense foliage the Seabee's camp and dozens of detailed views of all stages of the construction of the base. Also dozens of PT boats - this could be "McHale's Navy." Likely produced in a very small number for military authorities and participants in the construction. We are unable to locate any other copies. unknown books
39729JUVENILE ILLUSTRATED THE JUVENILE SCRAP-BOOK FOR 1849; A CHRISTMAS AND NE YEAR'S PRESENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. New York/ Philadelphia: Appleton & Co. 1849. 12mo. Publisher's blind decora blue cloth elaborate wide gilt borders and center ornament spine gilt all edges gilt. 144 pages 28 plates. First edition. An uncommon work with only 12 copies in American libraries recorded on OCLC. The artists are unidentified except for one plate by Davenport after Franklin Presumably a gift book we do not find this collection of short stories for children recorded in Thompson American Literary Annuals & Gift Books 1825-18 nor do we find any other editions were published in the years before 1849. 1 ownership pencil signature over an earlier signature and the 1905 owner's ma label. Very good bright copy. unknown books
18402955Amberg: s.n. 1840. 12mo 134 x 98 mm. 46 pp. Title woodcut and 14 half-page woodcuts in the text. Light dampstain in second half. Contemporary block-printed paper over pasteboards blue-sprinkled edges.A Bavarian chapbook edition of the Stations of the Cross well-preserved in its patterned paper case binding.Following the papal permission granted by Innocent XI in 1686 to the Franciscans the originators of the Vie dolorose found throughout Europe to erect Stations of the Cross within their churches the original seven Stations were extended to fourteen. The iconographical theme remained highly popular in Bavaria and South Germany and painted or sculpted Stations of the Cross are still nearly as common as Madonnas or Crucifixes in village churches throughout the region. KVK locates one copy of this edition Frankfurt Univ. and two other editions from Amberg from 1840 and 1848 both printed by Biechele. s.n. hardcover books
186157403N.p. Montgomery: neither publisher nor printer identified May 21 1861. Broadside approx.10" x 8"; previous fold small break in the right margin; very good. The document has been stamped on verso by the Record Department of the War Department. "The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact That all prisoners of war taken whether on land or at sea during the pending hostilities with the United States shall be transferred by the captors from time to time and as often as convenient to the Department of War; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War with the approval of the President to issue such instructions to the Quartermaster General and his subordiÂÂnates as shall provide for the safe custody and sustenance of prisoners of war; and the rations furnished prisoners of war shall be the same in quantity and quality as those furnished to enlisted men in the army of the Confederacy." Crandall Confederate Imprints; 43; Parrish & Willingham Confederate Imprints 59. <br/><br/> neither publisher nor printer identified], May 21 unknown books
184255360Providence: Knowles & Vose printers 1842. 8vo pp. 27 1; self-wrappers; moderate foxing edges worn with minor breaks; good. Signature of Sam Cole at the top of the title page. Known as the Landholders' Constitution from the fact that only owners of real estate and their eldest sons were allowed to vote for delegates to the Convention adopted by the charter government in Providence. "Once again reformist agitation prompted the General Assembly to authorize a constitutional convention this one scheduled for November 1841. The agitators correctly assumed that the Assembly's act was insincere and opportunistic merely designed to sap vitality from the Rhode Island Suffrage association's cause and no more intended to be the vehicle of change than those previous "do-nothing" conventions summoned to appease the disfranchised in 1824 and 1834. As a result of this disbelief members of the association decided upon an extralegal course to attain their ends. Drafting Dorr to lead them they exhorted the adult male citizenry to disregard the landholding qualifications and go to the polls to elect delegates to a "People's Convention" which would meet in October 1841. The elections were duly held late in August and within six weeks the reformers' convention presented the fruit of its deliberations to the white male populous of Rhode Island for ratification" Patrick T. Conley in his Introduction to The Broadsides of the Dorr Rebellion compiled by Russell J. DeSimone and Daniel C. Schofield. Not that this mattered at the time to the charterist government who adopted this constitution to replace the Charter of 1663 from the time of King Charles II but with little change in voting rights and requirements. Not found in American Imprints; Bartlett p. 90; Sabin 70571. <br/><br/> Knowles & Vose, printers unknown books
184255354Providence: Knowles and Vose 1842. 12mo pp. 24; original pictorial printed wrappers; light soiling to back wrap two very small pieces from margins of front wrapper; very good. The first legally adopted Rhode Island Constitution adopted overwhelmingly via referendum in November of 1842 although with a low voter turnout. It was created in response to the Dorrite "People's Constitution" following the failure of an earlier draft. Not in American Imprints; not in Bartlett; Sabin 70573. <br/><br/> Knowles and Vose unknown books
602806"Lowell" in green fountain pen ink on his engraved Lowell Thomas Hammersley Hill Pawling New York letterhead June 20 1963. 7 1/8" x 10 1/2"; 1 page; very good minor signs of handling. To columnist Leonard Lyons Interesting letter commenting on the film "Lawrence of Arabia." In part: ".In recent years the Lawrence story has been fantastically distorted -- by people who had no first hand knowledge of the Arabian campaign. Together with a copy of a 2 page letter dated January 28 1963 that Thomas had sent to T.E. Lawrence's brother Arnold W. Lawrence commenting in great detail on the film and why he thought most of it was fiction. Thomas 1892-1981 born April 6 1892 Woodington Ohio; died August 29 1981 Pawling New York; noted American author/radio and television commentator; made T.E. Lawrence famous with his book "With Lawrence of Arabia"; voice of Hearst Movietone News 1935-52; author of over 50 books; participated in 2 television series. Leonard Lyons 1906-1976 born September 10 1906 New York New York; died October 7 1976 New York New York; American journalist; Broadway syndicated column "The Lyons Den" was noted for good taste in reporting gossip; appeared as himself: "Daisy Kenyon" 1947 in the Stork Club; "Jigsaw" 1949 newspaper columnist; "Mr. Broadway" playing himself in episode "Keep an Eye on Emily" September 26 1964. Soft cover. Very Good. paperback books
1970174098Locust Valley N.Y.: Published for Artibus Asiae and the Institute of Fine Arts New York University by J.J. Augustin 1970. Hardcover. VG. Three volumes in red cloth with gilt stamping. XVIII-424 337 455 p. Volume 1 "Text": 422 pages.; Volume 2 "Catalogue of Plates Indexes" 337 pages four folding maps and charts laid in back pocket; Volume 3"Plates" consisting of 454 pages of plates. Shipping weight on this awesome set is 15 pounds. In very nice condition. Published for Artibus Asiae and the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University [by] J.J. Augustin hardcover books
005597Paris: Jacques Lafitte. Stiff Wraps. Very Good. Scarce with no recorded copies on OCLC and not in BNF catalogue. N.d. 1930s and possibly Oblong 4to. 21 by 27 cm. 24 pp. A farcical story of an eccentric professor who chases after a sailor around the globe because a stamp from his collection was stolen. Along the way the professor has all kinds of contretemps with the natives -- Congolese Tahitians Martiniquians etc. Written and illustrated with a brio that is unbounded by bigotry or political rectitude as we now know it and a prism on rascist attitudes of an earlier era. Loosely in the spirit of Tintin stories or even Babar a little and contemporaneous with the early editions of both of those. The dating is tricky. There is the number 1943 indicated in small print on the final leaf but we don't think it is plausible that this was printed that late when Paris was under occupation. More plausible is an issuance in conjunction with the Coloniale Exposition which occurred in 1931 but there is no concrete evidence of this either. From the physical traits and the general style of the production though we are reasonably confident that it hailed from the thirties. Light wear. <br/><br/> Jacques Lafitte paperback books
16351316802Amsterdam: Broer Jansz 1635. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto 40 382 pages; G; bound in contemporary worn calf rebacked with brown calf black label with gilt lettering; lacking pages 383-400; with 18 out of 19 emblems and 2 other plates of symbolic character; with engraved title page; first 6 pages with repair to gutter; names written to front pastedown; scarce; shelved case 0. Follows the work itself consisting of a collection of poems containing emblemata on pages 47 52 65 85 97 104 110 114 116 140 179 185 189 200 283 328 333 337. Lacking plate on page 389. Those on pages 116 283 and 337 are from Cr. de Passe Jr. They are bordered in squares. Moreover the work also contains 2 plates on pages 17 and 19 also from Cr. de Passe Jr. The rest of the preliminary work contains praise from: Abr. van der Meer J. Cats and Ludov. à Kinschoot Lat. Num Zelus init damna I.V. D.M. D. Herm. the Hubert &c <br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Volgt het werk zelf bestaande uit een bundel gedichten waarin emblemata voorkomen op blz. 47 52 65 85 97 104 110 114 116 140 179 185 189 200 283 328 333 337 389. Die op blz. 116 283 en 337 zijn van Cr. de Passe Jr. Ze zijn rond in vierkanten geärceerden rand. Bovendien bevat het werk nog 2 platen op blz. 17 en 19 eveneens van Cr. de Passe Jr.<br /> Anne Gerard Christiaan de Vries 1899. 1316802. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Broer Jansz hardcover books
