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1869288969New York: American Photolithographic Company 1869. paperback. very good. Map: lithograph. 16" x 28.5". In very good condition. <br><br>Pamphlet: Thin 8vo. 31 pages. Staple-bound stain to paper cover binding fragile. Washington: Government Printing Office. In very good condition.<br/><br/> Map is tipped in at back cover of pamphlet and shows Northern & Southern Pacific Trunk Lines railways completed and railways projected. The majority of the committee that wrote this report included W.M. Stewart Chas D. Drake John Conness Alexander Ramsey J.C. Abbott B.F. Rice<br/><br/> American Photolithographic Company unknown books
5339AMERICAN REVOLUTION. D. 2pg. 8†x 10â€. September 16 1778. Upton Massachusetts. A document ordering Corporal Elisha Wood to summon the local militia company probably for training: “These are therefore in the Name of the Government and people of the Massachusetts Bay to will and require you forthwith to warn and notify the Persons herein after mention'd to meet at the Training field at or near the meeting house.on Thursday the 17th of Septr. at two o’clock in the afternoon…â€. Below is listed the names of the officers including Captain Thomas Marshall Lieutenant Asa Hazeltine and Lieutenant David Kelley. There is then a listing of the names of twenty-one enlisted men in a different hand. Corporal Wood wrote on the verso “In obedience to the within Warrant I have warnd and notified all the persons within named to meet at time and place within mentioned. Elisha Wood Corporalâ€. The document has the usual wear and stains. unknown books
1947100908San Francisco: Lane Publishing 1947. Early printing of this work by the mid-century master and pioneer of the California ranch house style Cliff May. Quarto bound in full green morocco by Asprey with gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised gilt bands double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt profusely illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. In fine condition. A superior example of this important architectural work. American architect Cliff May was named by Life Magazine as the "dean of modern ranch house architects." The present volume evaluates his 25 years of work designing and building ranch houses in all parts of the West much of the United States and abroad. In addition to numerous commercial buildings May designed over 1000 custom private residences. In a 1936 interview he noted: "The early Californians had the right idea. They built for the seclusion and comfort of their families for the enjoyment of relaxation in their homes. We want to perpetuate these ideas of home building." Throughout his work Cliff emphasized "livability rather than form and facade". Lane Publishing unknown books
16522McCarthy Cormac. The Crossing. New York: Knopf 1994. Blue wrappers. 428 pages. Some spotted discoloration to cover otherwise in very good condition. The limited distribution uncorrected proof of McCarthy's coming-of-age novel set in the American Southwest in advance of Knopf's fist printing and thus far more rare than the first edition. unknown books
1817WN38315Bath England: Meyler and Son 1817. Contemporary quarter brown calf with gilt rules and spine titling over maroon buckram covers. The name of the author Thomas Haynes Bayly handwritten on title page; it doesn't otherwise appear. Some faint foxing and soiling on leaves but in general very good. . First Edition. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Meyler and Son Hardcover books
1937233637Washington D.C. 1937. One page on official White House stationery. 1 vols. 8vo. With accompanying envelope postmarked Dec 11. One page on official White House stationery. 1 vols. 8vo. James Roosevelt 1907-91 was the eldest son and second child of FDR and served in an official capacity as his father's assistant and secretary from 1936-1939.<br/><br/>"My dear Mr. Haus<br/><br/> "Thank you for your note of the fifteenth as well as for your interest in writing.<br/> "I do not know when I shall be in New York but if you care to send me a more detailed memorandum of what you have in mind I shall be glad to give it more careful consideration . <br/> "Very sincerely yours<br/><br/> "James Roosevelt unknown books
1846289149London: SDUK 1846. unbound. B.R. Davies. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand outline. Each image measures 15.5" x 11.5".<br/><br/> Clear and simple town plan of Venice. Includes elevations of notable buildings along bottom edge an inset view of the Mint St. Mark's Church and the Palace and a plan of the environs of Venice. Minor toning and some damp staining of right sheet. 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/> SDUK unknown books
39541SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF USEFUL ARTS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF USEFUL ARTS IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. Albany: John Barber 1807. 8vo. Contemporary boards. iv iv 5-236 iii pages 7 engraved plates including 1 folding. First edition. Rink 20. The first agricultural association in the state of New York was the "Society the Promotion of Agriculture Arts and Manufactures" organized in New York C in 1791. It was succeeded by this society in 1804 and this is the first vol of their transactions. Butter butter churns protractors cleaning casks weights and measures manure the introduction of Spanish sheep cultivation hemp Indian corn smut in wheat disease in flax culture of the grape etc. with handsome plates. Here are a number of contributions by Chancellor Rober R. Livingston several on merino sheep with a folding plate as well as a description and plate of "A Floating Battery on a new construction by the l Abraham Bloodgood." The rotating battery involved substantially the principa that would be used in the turret in Erickson's Civil War Monitor. Ownership signature "Cuyler Reynolds Member Albany." Reynolds 1866-1934 was a journalist author historian and antiquarian librarian. He was the first curator of the Albany Institute of Art. Professionally rebacked with new printed label else very good. unknown books
185033798London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1850. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1850. Notes and illustrations by W. Henry Wills engravings by Thompson from designs by Fred Tayler. Numerous decorations and engravings. x 2 227 pp. Hardcover. 8vo size. Full polished mottled tan calf. Five raised bands ruled in gilt contrasting leather lettering label and gilt devices tooled in compartments boards double ruled in gilt with corner devices decorative gilt borders and dentelles all edges gilt marbled endpapers. Extremities lightly rubbed. Head of spine and joints worn. Front spine seam chipped. Pages mildly toned with light foxing to preliminaries. Overall quite good. Text crisp clean and bright. Sound binding. Very good/. Insurance required to ship this item. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover books
1879167679London: Smith Elder & Co 1879. 94 of 1000 copies printed. Hardcover. VG a beautiful copy of this volume with exquisite colored plates. 3/4 plush red leather with 5 raised bands tooling on bands and elaborate gilt device at base of spine marbled endpapers Top edge gilt. xv 205 pp. 70 colored plates not sure if they are hand-colored or not with tissues guards. A stunningly beautiful copy. From a series of 24 finally 26 volumes published this is number 13 of that set. Smith, Elder & Co hardcover books
1961TB29444New York: The American Historical Company Inc. 1961. Revised Edition. Very good in 3/4 black leather and purple cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt decorations on the spine. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 8 7/8 inches with light rubbing to the leather over the tips of the boards and joints and with the leather over the upper rear board tip worn through to expose the underlying board. Without a dust jacket. 670 pages including an extensive index. Illustrated with photographic reproductions and coats of arms. "A collection of genealogical studies completely documented and appropriately illustrated bearing upon notable early American lines and their collateral connections." from title page A very handsome tight and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. The American Historical Company, Inc. hardcover books
1921184137New York: The Authors Club 1921. Hardcover. VG scuffs smudges & scratches to boards; edge-wear. corners rubbed w/ bumping & curling. spine edges & ends rubbed. front end paper has tanned stained to lower cornerl; no other dampstaining evident. brown leather boards w/ blindstamped & gilt spine. book xx 583 pgs. Pages bright with occasional instances of light mark and smudging; overall appear clean. An instance of pedantic grammar pencil correction to page 293. Errata slipped tipped-in. This is copy 81 of 251. Ex-libris plate to cover pastedown. The Authors Club hardcover books
194418480Frankfurt: Buchergilde Gutenberg 1944. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Hans Fischer. A lovely copy of this 1944 edition of "The Bremen Town Musicians" one of the timeless fairy tales in the canon of the Brothes Grimm. Clean and Near Fine just the slightest hint of light soiling at the rear panel in its pictorial boards with beautiful illustrations throughout in rich color by Hans Fischer. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HANS FISCHER at the first blank endpaper. <br/><br/> Buchergilde Gutenberg hardcover books
1909136135New York: The Hispanic Society of America 1909. Hardcover. VG Ex-library with markings but otherwise quite clean except for some tears/holes where pockets or labels were removed from flyleaves. Glossy pages are barely aged and bindings are in great shape. 2 vols. Deep rose cloth 453 457 pp. 350 BW plates. "Printed on the occasion of the Exhibition of Paintings by Senor Sorolla at the invitation of the Hispanic Society of America 156th Street West of Broadway New York City February 4 to March 9 1909." Consists of 8 essays about Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 1863-1923. One is in Spanish two are in French and 5 are in English. Essays: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida / Aureliano de Beruete -- M. Sorolla y Bastida / Camille Mauclair -- Un Astre qui se Leve / Henri Rochefort -- The Art of Joaquin Sorolla / Leonard Williams -- Sorolla y Bastida: One of the Great Modern Masters / Elisabeth Luther Cary -- Sorolla y Bastida / James Gibbons Huneker -- Sorolla at the Hispanic Society / Christian Brinton -- Joaquin Sorolla: The Man and his Work / William E. B. Starkweather. Also includes many "Appreciations of the Press" and reviews of the exhibition from newspapers from around the world reprinted in their languages. BW plates of Sorolla's paintings appear throughout both vols. and a catalogue of them is included at the end of vol. 2. A terrific resource that is also in great condition. The Hispanic Society of America hardcover books
1826007708London: John Murray 1826. First Edition 1826. Bound in half polished calf over marbled boards. back ornately gilt ribbon marker later plain beige end papers. with SCARCE handwritten errata slip tipped at p. 105 reading "p. 105 l. 2 from 6 m. for Carrosa read Canopa". Very Good a small scrape to calf rear cover dampstains bottom margins unaffecting text which is quite clean. An attractive copy. The source for the Alexander Dumas novel "The Man in the Iron Mask". . First Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover books
190773802Denver: The Merchants Publishing Company 1907. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. Attractive investment prospectus for the reopening and modernization of silver mining operations in Ophir Nye County Nevada. Silver was discovered in 1863 and by 1867 almost 400 people were living in the desolate canyon. Mining gradually declined until 1872 when a rich new ore body was discovered. The Twin River Mining Company began operating the Murphy Mine in 1874 and produced steadily until the 1890s when all prospecting in the region ceased. This booklet precedes the 1917 resurgence of mining activities in Ophir and describes in detail the history of the canyon the mines their production and the company's plan which included investing in modern mining machinery extending old drifts and shafts and the development of water rights in concert with the establishment of a hydroelectric plant.<br/><br/>Oblong octavo: 23 p. with illustrations and maps including the folding "Sketch Map of Nevada and the Southeastern Portion of California" bound in at the front. Original printed tan paper wrappers 9" x 6" bound with red string. Short closed tear to the folding map; else a fine fresh example. Housed in the original mailing envelope which bears the period ink stamp of Ralph R. Landes of Austin Nevada on the front panel. Scarce OCLC locates only a single copy at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The Merchants Publishing Company unknown books
189325555New York: Benj. R. Tucker Publisher. Very Good-. 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket moderate wear to edges and extremities slight exposure of boards at lower corners previous owner's stamp and another previous owner's signature on ffep the two sharing a last name probably a father and son; see notes. B&W photo frontispiece of the author Primarily an anthology of writings articles essays letters to the editor from the publication "Liberty" founded in 1881 by Tucker and published by him until 1908. Per scholar Wendy McElroy it's "widely considered to be the finest individualist-anarchist periodical ever issued in the English language" and per Wikipedia "was instrumental in developing and formalizing the individualist anarchist philosophy through publishing essays and serving as a format for debate." The writings of Tucker 1854-1939 an anarchist and socialist again quoting Wikipedia "contributed to the development of both left-libertarian and right-libertarian political theory in the United States and were often reprinted in early libertarian journals." The book opens with an essay "State Socialism and Anarchism: How Far They Agree and Wherein They Differ"; the remainder of its contents are organized under the following headings: The Individual Society and the State; Money and Interest; Land and Rent; Socialism; Communism; Methods; and Miscellaneous. 512 pages including the Index plus two pages of advertisements in the back: one for "Liberty" itself 'The Pioneer Organ of Anarchism in America"; subscription two dollars a year the other a list of a dozen works of "Anarchistic Literature" that could be mail-ordered from Mr. Tucker. The book was published in London in 1895 and Tucker himself issued a second edition in 1897 but this 1893 printing was the first; library holdings are plentiful enough per OCLC but quite scarce in commerce. The ownership stamp on the ffep is that of Frank E. Hartung a long-serving 1942-1978 professor of sociology at Wayne State University; the signature just beneath it is of Dr. Urban L. Hartung Sr. presumably Prof. Hartung's father. . Benj. R. Tucker, Publisher hardcover books
192422989Boston: Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee. Very Good. 1924. 2nd Edition see notes. Stapled wraps. a little discoloration to wraps final page of text heavily tanned from contact with rear cover small corner bends at bottom corners of pages in second half of the publication bottom 2" of spine split up to the lower staple but both staples are holding firm. frontispiece portrait This brief autobiographical essay one of dozens of writings generated by Vanzetti during his many years in prison prior to his execution in 1927 is considered to be "one of the most moving and humane writings of anarchism" ever published. 24 pages in length plus covers this version of the booklet was issued in August 1924 about ten months after several motions for a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti had "been filed and were argued" in October 1923 but had not yet been ruled on. Their original conviction for their alleged involvement in the 1920 murders of two men during an armed robbery at a shoe manufacturing firm in Braintree Massachusetts had taken place in July 1921. Although the precise bibliographic particulars of this printing can't be pinned down through online research I've dubbed it a "second edition" based on the following facts: 1 As originally issued circa September 1923 this publication was only 20 pages in length and contained Alice Stone Blackwell's preface but not the Upton Sinclair "Appreciation" included here; the latter was first published in the Boston Sunday Advertiser of September 16 1923 in which Sinclair refers to having a copy "fresh from the press"; 2 The printing date of this copy is established by the precise dating of the prefatory note August 15th 1924 as well as by its reference to the new-trial motions that had been filed in October 1923 having not been ruled on "up to the date of this printing" that would happen two months later in October 1924; 3 There are no recorded library holdings of this item that bear a 1923 date and also include the Sinclair piece from which I deduce that the Sinclair piece was not incorporated under the heading "An Appreciation" until sometime in 1924 which also accounts for its expansion from 20 to 24 pages. Although I can't be sure whether or not there may have been other printings of this 24-page version earlier in 1924 it seems clear to me that the addition of the Sinclair piece and the resulting change in pagination fulfill the criteria for a "second edition" even if nobody else has ever called it that. It might also be worth noting that this same version 24 pages with Sinclair was also issued in 1924 under the imprint of the "Sacco-Vanzetti New Trial League" which was an offshoot of the original S-V Defense Committee formed by dissident members in April 1924; without research into primary sources it's probably impossible to establish the precedence of one imprint over the other. The impressively-detailed online finding aid for the Aldino Felicani Sacco-Vanzetti Collection the largest archival collection of materials related to the case held at the Boston Public Library was helpful in establishing some of the above dates and events but unfortunately isn't quite specific enough to nail down the bibliographic points. Finally: given that the Sacco-Vanzetti case is one of the most thoroughly-analyzed and hotly debated events in American history I realize it's entirely possible that these points HAVE been settled by some intrepid scholar-bibliographer of whose work I'm unaware -- so if there's any obsessive S-V know-it-all out there who'd like to contact correct and/or chastise me for any of the above email away! . Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee paperback books
2806qsDublin: Printed for Messrs. Price Whitestone W. Watson Moncrieffe Colles Jenkin Walker Exshaw Beatty Burnet W. Wilson R. Cross Mills Porter Burton White Byrne Higly N. Cross Cash Doyle Sleater E. Lynch and S. Hallhead MDCCLXXXIII. Octavo leather and boards hardcover leather spine label gilt letters 525 pp. Professionally rebound; images gladly provided upon request. Printed for Messrs. Price, Whitestone, W. Watson, Moncrieffe, Colles, Jenkin, Walker, Exshaw, Beatty, Burnet, W. Wilson, R. Cro hardcover books
19152788431915. unbound. very good. Signed 1915 Columbia Records release #A - 1855 one of the earliest comedy releases ever put on phonograph discs featuring a skit titled "Trust Scene" boldly etched into the dead wax and partly on the record labels: "Joe Weber - Lew Fields." The B side of this record has mechanically etched signatures of the performers. Very good condition.<br/><br/> Immensely popular Polish-Jewish comedy team who at the height of their stage success opened up their own Broadway venue in 1896 and booked some of the greatest talent of the early 20th century. Included in this roster are Gallagher and Sheen The Marx Brothers Ted Healy and his Three Stooges Jimmy Durante and W.C. Fields. They are also credited with recording some of the earliest known comedy phonograph records between 1912 and 1915.<br/><br/> unknown books
185043049New York: n.p. 1850. First edition. A very good clean copy with mail folds small watermark in one corner leaf browning at edges. 1 sheet. 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. Opposes candidate William D. Greene and calls for the Whig Nominating Committee of the Eighteenth Ward to select a different candidate for State Assembly. William D. Greene was a clerk for Harvey Hart in the NYC Bureau of Taxes who lived in the 18th Ward 15th St. near Fifth Avenue. Already in 1850 the New York City Whig Party was fracturing with a contingent opposing the Compromise of 1850. The conflict had come to a head just a month before this letter when the conservative faction left the convention under the leadership of Francis Granger and were known as the Silver Gray Whigs. Perhaps Greene was caught in the cross fire. OCLC locates only one copy: New York Historical Society. n.p. unknown books
1884008385New York and London: Scribner and Welford / Bickers and Son 1884. Five volumes in publisher's original decorative paper covered boards gilt crest front covers and gilt lettering back dark blue end papers four engraved portraits each volume except Vol. II with three. Bookplate of Mary Rivers with added name in ink of R.G. Russell. A Very Good set small tears at spine ends moderate toning associated with frontis engravings. Wraxall's Memoirs was a scandalous success on its initial publication in 1815. The first edition sold out in a month and a libel suit cost Wraxall a jail term and a fine. Even so the facts appear to have been mostly true and the book makes for fine reading to this day. A heavy set that will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire as to cost before ordering. . Later Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scribner and Welford / Bickers and Son Hardcover books
182729386City of Washington: S. A. Elliot Printer Eleventh Street West 1827. 1st thus. Original drab stiff-stock paper wrappers with printed title label to front wrapper. Unobtrusive dampstain to lower half of wrappers & 1st 2 leaves of the text block. Period poi to ffep & t.p. Withal a solid VG copy of a scarce book. 2 67 3 pp. 1st leaf last leaf blank. 12mo. 6-1/8" x 3-3/4" <br/><br/>Contains a wealth of service information beginnning with the Office of the Secretary of the Navy $6000 per annum including date of present commission or warrant date of original entry into the service state of birth state of citizenship state of appointment & duty or station; also includes a list of vessels e.g. one 'steam' ship note the FULTON with basic data for each—e.g. when and where built and present assignment the FULTON stationed in New York as a 'Receiving Ship'. Rare edition of this fantastic historical reference which was to become a staple in Navy life how else except reference to the "Register" would one know who was senior to whom. Not in American Imprints and no holdings shown on OCLC. S. A. Elliot, Printer, Eleventh Street West unknown books
010534D.Appleton & Company Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Two Volumes.First Edition.Fresh Very Fine Set. Bit of Foxing to Steel Engravings.Beautiful Set. D.Appleton & Company Hardcover books
9337The world is ruled by Apes and humans are the slaves. A Bowl & Fork From the Planet of the Apes! Original props used in the 2001 release of Planet of the Apes. These props were used during the dinner scene. The bowl is wooden with a metallic coating. The fork appears to be made of lead or some other heavy material. The fork is about 10" long. Both props have been designed to show wear. The fork has intricate detail and subtle shades of burgundy. unknown books
