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189433189Wien; Leipzig: Verlag der Goldenen Klassiker-Bibel Max Herzig 1894. First edition thus. Hardcover. g. Folio. 76 1080 columns 38 540pp 708 columns 354pp 127pp plates. Splendid blind and gilt-stamped crushed full morocco with gold lettering and decoration on front covers and spines. Beveled edges. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers. Double ribbon marker in each volume. Title pages in red and black lettering. Text in two columns within double red and black ruled box. This remarkable edition of The Old and New Testaments is magnificently illustrated with 127 captioned chromolithographs after classical and modern paintings by the most renowned German Italian Spanish Dutch and French artists such as Ridinger C. W. E. Dietrich Luca Giordano Andrea Appiani Giorgio Barbarelli Ferdinand Boll Philippe de Champagne Nicolas Poussin Alessandro Turchi Jean Germain Drouet Carlo Dolci Rafael Santi Paolo Veronese Francesco Barbieri Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo etc. Each plate is protected with a tissue-guard. Paper size 14 1/2 x 11 inches; image size varies ca 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Spine of first volume slightly discolored. Spine and front cover of second volume partly discolored. Bottom edge of the first six leafs first volume and of the first four leafs second volume partly damaged by silverfish not affecting pages throughout. Text in German gothic script. Bindings in overall good interior in good to very good condition. Verlag der Goldenen Klassiker-Bibel Max Herzig hardcover
170639295Rome 1706. 8vo 22.7 cm 9.5' 10 ff. <br><br>The parish church in the municipality of Cicognolo in the province of Cremona in the Italian region of Lombardy located about 90 kilometres 56 mi. southeast of Milan and about 14 kilometres 9 mi. northeast of Cremona has=> petitioned to establish a chapter of the archconfraternity of the Stigmata of St. Francis.<br>Â Â Â Â Approval has been granted and this is the official document establishing the archconfraternity there. It is written in roman hand in brownish-black ink with => extensive variously sized headings indited in gold and has a full-page portrait of St. Francis a medallion vignette of his hands receiving the stigmata and a large triple-bordered decorated initial "D" all accomplished => in colors and gold and incorporating or surrounded by generous flourishes of flowers painted variously in shades of rose yellow and blue. All leaves have borders in black and gold and sometimes green except one initial blank.<br>Â Â Â Â On the verso of the last leaf are the signatures of "custodians" of the archconfraternity in Rome below which are two paper and wax seals one lacking the paper with the seals' owners' names below attesting to the completion of the application process and the granting of the petition.<br>Â Â Â Â Binding: Contemporary crimson morocco covers lavishly gilt-tooled. The center panel is richly filled with floral motifs and small stars surrounding a center emblem of the hands of St. Francis within a circular border of flames. Surrounding the center panel are four outer frames created by variety of large and small rolls. Marbled paper pastedowns in an unusual "patchwork" style. Binding as above manuscript recased without the original ties. Some text rubbed and illegible clean cracks in fourth leaf crudely repaired hole in last leaf causing text loss. Curious green tarnishing of the gold. A most attractive binding a beautifully painted manuscript an interesting artifact of Catholic social history and => a great tool for teaching about conservation concerns. unknown books
1871H48Washington D.C.: No Statement of Publisher 1871. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 404pp. engraved frontispiece. Bound in the original full cloth with blindstamped decoration. Signed by the author with inscription on the front free endpaper: Prof. Seelye Compliments of Arinori Mori. Viscount Arinori was the infamous Japanese ambassador to the United States who was assassinated in 1889 the same day as the institution of the Meiji Constitution which was considered by Japanese nationalists to be a Westernizing of Japan. The inscription is to Prof. Seelye who with other academics and dignitaries carried on a correspondence with Mori published by Appleton in 1873 and titled Education in Japan: A Series of Letters Addressed by Prominent Americans to Arinori Mori. Howes M809 GOOD. Shows some chipping at the topmost and bottommost of the spine a chip from the cloth at the spine a numbered label at the bottommost of the spine slightly cocked an institutional presentation bookplate and withdrawn stamp on the front paste-down an institutional stamp of the title page light off-set mark of the frontispiece at the title page some light handling marks in the margins of the preliminary pages otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and unmarked and the boards remain relatively distinct. As pictured. No Statement of Publisher hardcover
1633156London: Robert Barker.by the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Very Early Elizabethan Printing. Tooled leather. Very Good /Custom Case. 12mo original tooled leather 17th century binding engraved frontispiece very closely cut borders all edges gilded original green silk page divider viii blank ~ 524 vi blank pages. THE NEW TES_/ TAMENT / Of our Lord and / S A V I O V R / - Jesus Christ Newly translated out of the / Originall Grrek : and / with the former transla- / tions diligently compared / and revised by his Maie- / sties special commande- / ment. ---------------------------- Imprinted at London / By Robert Barker Printer / to the Kings most Excel- / lent Majesty and by / the Assignes of John Bill 1633. Cum privilegia. A GEM! In an original tooled leather binding no less. Beautiful clear type. Minimal wear. Some pages so closely cropped by the printer that the chapter headings at the top have been partially excised though not the text. In order to ensure its proper long-term preservation we commissioned Scott Kellar distinguished Chicago bookbinder and restorer to make minor professional repairs and to construct a protective box for this already Exceptional and Rare tiny edition of the Authorized King James version of the New Testament. Finely bound in contemporary tan embossed calf over wooden boards richly gilt to spine. four hubs and boards. Marbled pastedowns & endpaper. a.e.g. and gauffered. Spine very slightly rubbed with partial loss of caps at head and foot restored and almost invisible. Edges of engraved title page reinforced; overall a fine copy. Ink inscriptions on two front free endpapers naming "Edmund James Gore" & his London addresses. The continental binding on this small format Authorized version MAY suggest that it might be a pirated edition of the English Bible pirated in Amsterdam. For example the Stam printing family were printing small format Bibles in 1673-- after our publication see Cambridge History of the Book in Britain IV p.467. Herbert 713-14 Wing B2511A. Robert Barker...by the Assignes of John Bill hardcover books
18957527New York: American Bible Society 1895. Hard Cover. First edition of this Bible volume I only; folio 14" x 13" 164 leaves embossed in the New York Point Alphabet for the Blind which is a system of tactile raised dots similar to Braille. Contemporary 3/4 calf over tan cloth covered boards spine ruled in gilt; spine label is absent. New York Point for the Blind was invented by William Bell Wait 1839-1916 educator for the Blind as an alternative to the "Line Letter" system consisting of raised letters of the standard alphabet which was in use in the late 19th Century and lasted for several decades. But Braille had been invented by Louis Braille in 1824 but fell into disuse only to be revived in the early 20th Century and Braille remains today the standard in reading and writing for the Blind throughout the world. Internally quite clean with the embossed dots in very good condition; small loss at head of spine and corners worn through; a very good copy now quite scarce on the market. <br/><br/> American Bible Society hardcover books
005982Columbia High School Yearbook Staff 1973 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 31 cm. green and blue cloth ; numerous photos several in color ; extremely rare Beatles-related collectible: This is the high school annual for the senior year of MARK DAVID CHAPMAN the murderer of JOHN LENNON. Chapman is featured in the seniors section with the photo that was first used in worldwide distribution during the breaking news story in 1980. Included are photos of Chapman's teachers friends and siblings ; VG <br/> <br/> [Columbia High School Yearbook Staff], 1973 hardcover
186837342aOblong 4to. 2 15 1 plus 66 color lithographed plates with facing page of description. A strikingly handsome illustrated survey of all the wharves piers and slips along the East and North Rivers. The purpose of this survey was to enable the repair and extension of the piers which were city property and deemed by the Commissioners to be among the City's most valuable assets. They sought to substantially increase the value of this property by repairing and maintaining it. The plates are colored in varying shades of blue and red with dimensions depths and other statistics in red and black. The facing page gives a description valuation and estimates of repair costs and final value. There is a light waterstain in the lower gutter margin visible mostly on the blank backs of the plate and text pages. A few pages show very light foxing some of the lithos are tanned and the text for Pier 20 is bound upside down. Overall an exciting visual artifact of Manhattan's waterfront history in excellent condition. Front hinge cracked. Bound in half black morocco over green boards with a leather label bearing the name William H. Graham in gilt on the front board. With a copy of the enabling legislation "An Act to Create a Harbor District and a Board of Wharves and Piers Therein. State of New York 1868" layed in.<br /><br /><br /> NY Printing Company hardcover books
1893607017Lowman & Hanford 1893. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. A Rare Northwest imprint; this was from the library of noted historian Edmond S. Meaney with his signature to the front pastedown and further inscribed 'From C. T. Conover Seattle Wash.' This copy has been specially bound with a leather spine and two bevelled and varnished wooden boards. 38pp. with 10 b/w plates one panorama shot of the waterfront and one map. Issued as a souvenir for Seattle's guests on the occasion of the celebration commemorating the completion of the Great Northern Railway to its Pacific terminus at Seattle and the inauguration of through traffic June 1893. WorldCat only located 3 copies. [Lowman & Hanford] unknown
177764533Boston MA: J. Gill Printer to the General Assembly 1777. The first Fourth of July anniversary oration. First edition. 8vo. 3 - 37 pp. Sewn as issued but without the half-title. A little worn some ink stains scattered foxing. With several textual correction in ink likely by the author. Later an errata sheet was printed for some copies including these same textual corrections. With a contemporary ink inscription on the verso of the last leaf: "the gift of Dr. W. Gordon/ to G. Woods march 17th 1786." <br/>Evans 15317. Rosenbach Judaica 69 with full page illustration of the title page: A sermon "read at this the first Fourth of July celebration held in America." Rev. Gordon was chaplain to the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and wrote a four-volume history of the Revolution. Well represented in institutional libraries uncommon in the trade. <br/><br/> J. Gill, Printer to the General Assembly unknown books
63106Beijing: Wen Wu Chuban She 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cloth with slipcase. A census of Classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy in the major museums of China. 20 volumes of the 24 published. Volumes 15. Wen Wu Chuban She hardcover
1801006406London: J. Debrett for Life; Sportsmen: self-published printed by J. J. Stockdale 1801 1814. Full Decorated Morocco. Near FIne. Extra-illustrated three volumes with 96 additional plates 45 of the plates being hand-colored and beautifully bound by R. Wallis in full straight-grained red morocco. 8vo. The two works are not exactly the same size although they match very well and work well as a set. A number of folding plates as well and of these two frontises folding and hand-colored. The two volume Life is 21.5 by 13.5 cm the To All Sportsmen: 22.5 by 14.5 cm. Life: 330 474 pp. Sportsmen: 226 8 pp. Extra plates include many portraits and also architectural views of people and/or places with some nexus to the texts and as typical of Graingerized books that nexus at times might seem tenuous. Still the plates especially the color plates are a pleasing addition to the books. Hanger 1751-1824 also known as the fourth Baron Coleraine is one of the great picaressque figures of the Regency period. He commanded troops for the British during the American Revolution during which he was injured and because of his recklessness or incompetence his troops were ambushed and bested in battle. Upon return to Britain he became a close friend of the Prince Regent and was appointed his equerry. While flirting with politics Hanger racked up debts that ultimately led to his going to debtor's prison. Throughout his "career" he was a notorious womanizer as well as a holder of many unconventional views on just about everything. But he was widely regarded as an authority on sports and thus "To All Sportsmen" his final publication. In The Life it is fair to say that Hanger was more concerned about entertaining his readers than literal veracity of the events related. Binding with five raised bands gilt decoration including hunting devices on spine a fox a greyhound a horse head a horseshoe and a shooter with pointer device as centerpieces on all the boards with the spine devices repeated in each of the corners. Gilt ruled perimeters on the boards palmette-based turn ins marbled endpapers. Gilt edges to Life with Sportsmen because of uneven page edges no edge decoration to text block. Condition: all volumes with light rubbing in typical places -- joint extremities spine extremities corners. Typical offsetting of plates. Some light scattered soiling but overall volumes read as clean and bright. <br/><br/> J. Debrett for Life; Sportsmen: self-published, printed by J. J. Stockdale unknown books
1814006406London: J. Debrett for Life; Sportsmen: self-published printed by J. J. Stockdale 1814. Full Decorated Morocco. Near FIne. Extra-illustrated three volumes with 96 additional plates 45 of the plates being hand-colored and beautifully bound by R. Wallis in full straight-grained red morocco. 8vo. The two works are not exactly the same size although they match very well and work well as a set. A number of folding plates as well and of these two frontises folding and hand-colored. The two volume Life is 21.5 by 13.5 cm the To All Sportsmen: 22.5 by 14.5 cm. Life: 330 474 pp. Sportsmen: 226 8 pp. Extra plates include many portraits and also architectural views of people and/or places with some nexus to the texts and as typical of Graingerized books that nexus at times might seem tenuous. Still the plates especially the color plates are a pleasing addition to the books. Hanger 1751-1824 also known as the fourth Baron Coleraine is one of the great picaressque figures of the Regency period. He commanded troops for the British during the American Revolution during which he was injured and because of his recklessness or incompetence his troops were ambushed and bested in battle. Upon return to Britain he became a close friend of the Prince Regent and was appointed his equerry. While flirting with politics Hanger racked up debts that ultimately led to his going to debtor's prison. Throughout his "career" he was a notorious womanizer as well as a holder of many unconventional views on just about everything. But he was widely regarded as an authority on sports and thus "To All Sportsmen" his final publication. In The Life it is fair to say that Hanger was more concerned about entertaining his readers than literal veracity of the events related. Binding with five raised bands gilt decoration including hunting devices on spine a fox a greyhound a horse head a horseshoe and a shooter with pointer device as centerpieces on all the boards with the spine devices repeated in each of the corners. Gilt ruled perimeters on the boards palmette-based turn ins marbled endpapers. Gilt edges to Life with Sportsmen because of uneven page edges no edge decoration to text block. Condition: all volumes with light rubbing in typical places -- joint extremities spine extremities corners. Typical offsetting of plates. Some light scattered soiling but overall volumes read as clean and bright. J. Debrett for Life; Sportsmen: self-published, printed by J. J. Stockdale unknown
1937L685New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1937. Hardcover. Stated First Edition First Printing. 5.5 x 8in. ix. 585pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page: 'For W. Bryher with my best wishes and thanks Heinrich Mann. Nice Sept. 1937.' An association copy the inscription is to Annie Winifred Ellerman the poet novelist and editor who used the pen name Winnifred Bryher. She and Mann frequently corresponded during his time in Nice which was the first of his many sanctuaries from the Nazi regime in the years to come being one of the earliest to intimate Germany's future. In their letters several years prior to the publication of 'Young Henry of Navarre' they discuss the special importance of English publishers translating the work of modern German authors with strong anti-Nazi sentiment. Mann calls these publications a 'practical help.' Friedman S. 2002. 'Analyzing Freud: Letters of H.D. Bryher and Their Circle' p. 73 90 330 250 Signed books by Mann are scarce generally but especially so in English translation. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows shelf rubbing along the edges and corners boards with a hint of toning a small section ever so lightly discolored at the foot of the spine otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and completely unmarked and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows some light bouts of scuffing and several very small shallow chips from the edges spine somewhat tanned otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright colorful and distinct. As pictured. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1963C1354Program for the First Piatigorsky Cup: International Grandmaster Chess Tournament July 2 to 27 1963 48 pages with photographs including photographs of the contestants table and diagrams. Octavo 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bound in original publisher's spiral binding in blue felt wrappers with black and silver Piatigorsky Cup stamped to cover. Included nine first day tickets for the cup. Signed or inscribed by all the contestants to Mrs Piatigorsky. <br /><br />The Piatigorsky Cup was a triennial series of double round-robin grandsmaster chess tournaments held in the United States in the 1960's. Sponsored by the Piatigorsky foundation only two events were held in 1963 and 1966. the Piatigorsky Cups were the strongest U S Chess tournaments since New York 1927. Jacqueline Piatigorsky was married to cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. One of the strongest woman chess players in the U S and a regular competitor in the U S Women's Chess Championship she designed the cup and was the primary organizer of the tournaments. The prize funds were among the largest of any chess tournament up to that time. Every player was guaranteed a prize and all traveling and living expenses were paid. The First Piatigorsky Cup was held in the Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles in July 1963. The tournament field of eight included players from five countries. the soviet representatives Paul Keres and World Champion Tigran Petrosian finished equal first to share the cup with a score of 8 1/2/14 receiving more than half of the $10000 prize fund $3000 for first. Keres won most of the games in the tournament six but lost twice to Samuel Reshevsky. The Cup was Petrosian's first tournament since winning the 1963 World Championship match with Mikhail Botvinnik and was one of two first prizes he shared in his six-year reign as champion. He was the first reigning champion to play in an American tournament since Alexander Alekhine at Pasadena 1932. After losing the second round to Svetozar Gligoric Petrosian was never in danger the rest of the tournament. The remainder of the tournament field included to Americans Reshevsky and Pal Benko two Argentinians Oscar Panno and Miguel Najdorf and two Europeans Gligoric Yugoslavia and Frank Olafsson Iceland. U S Champion Bobby Fischer decline an invitation after his demand for $2000 appearance fee was refused by the tournament organizers. Gligoric led halfway through the tournament with 4 1/2/7 but scored only three draws in the last seven games and finished fifth behind Najdorf and Olafsson. Petrosian finished the strongest with 5/7 in the second half. Before the last round Petrosian led with 8 points followed by Keres with 7½ and Najdorf and Ólafsson with 7. Both Petrosian and Keres had Black in the final round. Petrosian drew his game against Reshevsky but Keres beat Gligorić to result in a tie for first place with 8½ points each.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b> Edges sunned inscriptions to front end paper and title else spiral spine cracked else very good. Piatigorsky Cup Committee paperback books
1965008279Horse Guards Whitehall: Headquarters London District 1965. First and only edition. This is a remarkably rich and extensive archive of official documents relating to preparation for the State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill Saturday 30th January 1965. While we have handled numerous planning documents from the days leading up to Churchills elaborate State Funeral we have not previously encountered anything quite so extensive in the way of official planning documents. <br /> <br />All of the documents and mementos reside within an enormous canvas-bound two-ring binder comprising an incredibly detailed document Copy No. 323 of the indexed and tabbed "Special District Order By Major-General E. J. B. Nelson General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General Commanding The Household Brigade. This enormous document measures 13.5 x 8.75 inches is nearly 1.5 inches thick and features 16 separate purple-tabbed sections these sections teeming with details about every aspect of the public ceremonies and terminating in 15 maps. <br /> <br />The separate but related documents laid in are also extensive. These include: Amendments 2-5 to the Special District Order; the official and confidential list of Operation Hope Not Telephone Numbers; a confidential summary document for the Operation Hope Not; a State Funeral Warning Order and accompanying large folding tabular detail of "Troops Taking Part in the Procession". <br /> <br />An ink-stamp at the head of the Operation Hope Not Telephone Numbers document states HEADQUARTERS 19 INF BDE GP. Our presumption is that this indicates that this binder and the documents therein belonged to a senior military officer participating in the State Funeral. <br /> <br />Perhaps most poignant also laid in is an original black crepe sewn and lined arm band for participation in the State Funeral ceremonies ostensibly the one worn during the Funeral by the participating military officer to whom these documents belonged. <br /> <br />Of course the document is primary source history of one of the twentieth centurys most elaborate memorial services for one of its greatest public figures. Beyond historical significance the overall effect of this mammoth trove of documents is to convey by sheer volume of detail the mammoth organizational scope of official public mourning for Winston Churchill. <br /> <br />On Sunday 24 January 1965 Winston Churchill died at the age of 90. By the time of his death he had become a living national memorial" of the time he had lived and the Nation Empire and free world he had served. His death completed his transformation into a national icon. <br /> <br />The day after Churchill died on 25 January the Queen sent a message to Parliament announcing: "Confident in the support of Parliament for the due acknowledgement of our debt of gratitude and in thanksgiving for the life and example of a national hero" and concluded "I have directed that Sir Winston's body shall lie in State in Westminster Hall and that thereafter the funeral service shall be held in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. This was in accord with longstanding plans; twelve years before in 1953 at the direction of Queen Elizabeth II planning for Churchills eventual state funeral had begun. The elaborate plans came to be called Operation Hope Not. <br /> <br />Churchill's full state funeral at the Cathedral of St. Paul in London was attended by the Queen herself other members of the royal family the Prime Minister Harold Wilson and representatives of 112 countries. Churchill was interred in St. Martins churchyard Bladon Oxfordshire. It was the first time in a century that a British monarch attended a commoners funeral. <br /> <br />The outpouring of national and international sorrow and regard - from friends and foes sympathizers and opponents alike - was both remarkable and effusive. Before the service in St. Pauls Cathedral Churchills coffin had passed through the countryside on a train. The Oxford don Dr. A. L. Rowse recorded The Western sky filled with the lurid glow of winter sunset; the sun setting on the British Empire. <br/><br/> Headquarters, London District unknown
181864316Washington City 1818. 4to. Three-pages approximately 600 words; the Monroe response approximately 80 words in full below. Folded for mailing; otherwise fine in all respects. Lt. Jones a Naval officer prefaces his case with a reminder to President Monroe that they had met in July when Jones reported on "the motives and feelings of the Mediterranean Memorialists" referring to the September 1816 dispute between Commodore Oliver H. Perry and one of his officers Capt. John Heath who commanded a detachment of Marines aboard the U.S. frigate Java in the Mediterranean and the resulting court martial convened aboard ship in December of that year. The subaltern officers aboard ship including Jones signed a petition protesting the actions of Com. Perry toward Capt. Heath. This resulted in a request by their superior officers that all the subalterns who had signed the petition be recalled to the United States. see: "American State Papers" 15th Cong. 1st session 1818 Naval Affairs pp.453-6. Jones who had begun service in the Navy at the age of 15 appeals to the President regarding the resulting suspension of his promotion without the chance to defend himself in the more formal setting of a court martial: "How hard is my case! Condemned without trial; even without a hearing. To submit was my duty. To appeal is my right." Monroe's response some 80 words is written on the verso of the second integral leaf in full: "Lt. Jones of the navy. Will it not be proper to make some nominations of the young men who have made the atonement required The public attention was drawn to the object & feeling much excited which are reasons for terminating the affr. in favor of this young man many members have spoken to me. Still I would wish that the particular can be taken up by itself. JM / If any nomination is made it had better be added to those going in." A native of Virginia Thomas ap Catesby Jones continued to serve in the U.S. Navy until his death in 1858. He saw service in the War of 1812 including in the New Orleans campaign and the Mexican War and commanded the Pacific Squadron in the 1840s. He was by many accounts a controversial figure who in his later naval career meted out harsh discipline to his crew. Herman Melville who served aboard Jones's flagship the "United States" in the Pacific is believed to have modeled the captain of "White Jacket" and "Commodore J" in "Moby Dick" on Jones. " In 1850 in a politically charged court-martial shortly after White Jacket was published Jones was found guilty on three counts mostly related to 'oppression' of junior officers and relieved of command for several years" Wikipedia. <br/><br/> unknown books
1736257005Rome 1736. 59 pp. in all on laid paper. 4to all with one exception approx. 27 x 20 cm. Provenance: Frederick North 5th Earl of Guilford 1766-1827; library of Sir Thomas Phillipps ex Ms. 7544; with H.P. Kraus. 59 pp. in all on laid paper. 4to all with one exception approx. 27 x 20 cm. Riots in Rome: The Spanish Bourbons in Southern Italy - from the Thomas Phillips Collection. Following the acquisition of the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies by the Bourbons of Spain in 1736 the conquering Spanish troops returning through Rome and Papal States provoked anti-Spanish riots in March of 1736. The following 6 manuscripts each in a different contemporary hand all from the collection of Sir Thomas Phillips and comprising Phillips Ms. 7544 relate to those events. They are as follows:<br/><br/>1 CONTI Antonio attributed to. "Relazione dei tumulti accaduti on Roma l'anno 1736. Loro origine e sequele." 13 pp. on 7 leaves.<br/>2 "Sopra il tumulto populare seguito in Roma il 13 Marzo 1736." 6 2 blank pp. on rectos of 7 leaves. <br/>3 "Se domanda se un Popolo si solleva tumultiamente nel Domnio altrui contro una nazione con offesa del Sovrano di essa ottenuto il perdona generale ." 4pp. on two leaves.<br/>4 Same text as above with minor differences e.g. "amnistà " for "perdona". 4 pp. 21.5 x 15 cm.<br/>5 Manuscript Letter fair copy headed "Sigl. Mio" 2 Giuglio 1736" beginning: "Non potevate far cosa pui grata all mia amicizia che commnicarmi la lettera trasmessa da Roma ."12 4 blank pp. Docketed on final page: "Relazione dei tumulti seguiti in Roma l'anno 1736 per i scrivi Austrici contro i Spagnuoli"<br/>6 Manuscript Letter fair copy headed "Sigl. Mio". 15 pp. N.p. n.d. <br/><br/>From the collection of Thomas Phillips 1792-1872. "His collection of over 60000 manuscripts was an outstanding achievement in the annals of bibliophily" ODNB and such was the scale that over 100 years passed after his death until the last tranche of the papers were finally sold in 1977 to H.P. Kraus.<br/><br/>The attribution would seem to be based on a manuscript of the same title in the University of Chicago Special Collections Library v. OCLC: 154339939. unknown books
1915435400San Leandro California: N.D.G.W. 1915. Unbound. Near Fine. Elaborately embroidered silk banner bordered with silk ribbon fringed and suspended from brass rod with brass finials. Approximately 30" x 54". White silk bonded in gold with heavy golden fringe hand-painted with the American Flag and the Bear Flag framing a wreath and a star with yellow silk overlay with heavy fringe and tassels and draped with heavy golden cord swags and backed in red silk. Paint very slightly rubbed but easily near fine.<br /> <br /> The Native Daughters of the Golden West a women's group of native-born Californians was founded in 1886 in Jackson in Amador County and subsequent chapters or Parlors were certified over time and exist to this day although many Parlors including the San Leandro Parlor are now defunct. Every indication is that this elaborate and detailed banner was created around 1915 about the time this particular Parlor was founded and was likely displayed at meetings of the Society. N.D.G.W. unknown
1591BOSTONVB11<br />MOREA OTTOMAN GREEK TURKISH PRISONERS Entire Letter writen from Chlonmontsi to "Lord David di Bembo Lord of Cephelonia" acknowledging receipt of nine Turkish Prisoners who are listed sent by the Lord of Cephalonia to "our Lord Bairakbasha Governor of the Morea". A very interesting and early letter during the period that Morea was under Ottoman rule expressing gratitude for the lenient treatment of Turkish prisoners. Surviving Ottoman letters in Greek are extremely rare. in commerce. A full translation and transcription is included.
191763378Pittsburgh Pennsylvania:: Pittsburgh Dry Goods Co. 1917. First edition. publisher's printed stiff front wrapper; tied with cord as issued; later stiff rear cloth board supplied. . Some chips and staining to the front wrapper; samples a little discolored; but a very attractive and rare early 20th c. trade catalogue. . Oversized folio. A trade catalogue featuring 32 sheets 16.8 x 14.7 inches depicting linoleum layout designs in color identified on verso; followed by eight actual colored flooring samples each measuring 16.8 x 4.7 inches. Pittsburgh Dry Goods Co., hardcover
5441Port Elizabeth: Richards Impey & Co. 1862 or a bit later. Three-stone lithograph 13 7/8" x 33 3/4" plus margins. CONDITION: A few small nicks in sky a few small thin areas in sky at upper left reinforced on verso with 7" x 1.5" strip of Japanese paper light toning minor stains moderate cockling in margins. <p>An early important and very rare depiction of the Port Elizabeth South Africa.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>Roughly equidistant from Cape Town and Durban Port Elizabeth was founded in 1820. As a seaport it grew rapidly to the extent that in 1861 the year before Bowler drew this image the town was granted autonomous status. After this plate was printed the arrival of the railways brought even greater growth so that Bowler's finely-observed drawing captures the town at an important juncture in its history.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>The view is taken from the Southwest from inland looking across the Bakensrivier towards the town with the harbour beyond. The crowded harbor indicates the importance of the sea in the development of the town with the lighthouse prominent on the skyline. The principal features of the town and harbour facilities are identified by labels below the image. Among these are at far left the Military Hospital built by the British in 1799 while the impressive three-story structure surmounted by a cupola is the Town Hall and Commissariat.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>Thomas Bowler 1812-1869 <br /> <p>Bowler joined the staff of Thomas Maclear newly appointed as Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope and travelled to South Africa in 1834. After leaving Maclear's appointment he advertised his services as a drawing master and landscape painter. At this juncture he had received no formal training but was entirely entirely self taught. As his career flourished he returned briefly to London in 1854-1855 to study under landscape artist and lithographer James Duffield Harding.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>For thirty-five years from 1834 to 1868 Bowler travelled widely through southern Africa. As he travelled he documented the sights and scenes before him leaving behind him a substantial body of work: upwards of five hundred original drawings and paintings survive as well as some seventy large-format prints from his artwork and a large number of smaller illustrations used in the magazines and books of the day. His final foray was to Mauritius where he painted a series of views intended for publication as Twenty Views of Mauritius. He travelled to London in 1868 to oversee publication but died there shortly after arrival.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>In all Bowler is one of the most important European pictorial eye-witnesses of southern Africa for the mid-19th century capturing the early flowering of the region's towns expanding settlement the development of the railways and important historical events including the wars with the local population. Seeking to increase his income Bowler frequently endeavoured to see his artwork into print but his attempts at raising subscription income were invariably unsuccessful. and his prints circulated in only limited numbers.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>This plate was lithographed in London by Thomas Pickens and printed there by the great printing house "John Bellenie Day & Son" although the publication line bears the imprint of the firm "Richards Impey & Co." the partnership formed in Port Elizabeth by James Richard and William Impey newspaper proprietors and letterpress printers. This large format print was published separately and should be distinguished from the smaller prints that appeared in Bowler's Pictorial album of Cape Town with views of Simon's Town Port Elizabeth and Graham's Town published by Jan Carel Juta in Cape Town in 1866.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>Despite its London origin the view is surprisingly rare with no impressions found in COPAC OCLC or the British Museum's online catalog. The only institutional location traced thus far is a colored example in the London National Maritime Museum. OCLC records only five copies of the later Pictorial Album outside South Africa with two in America and two in the United Kingdom.</p> <br /> <br /> <p>Offered in partnership with Boston Rare Maps of Southampton Massachusetts.</p> Port Elizabeth: Richards Impey & Co., [1862 or a bit later] unknown
1959180731005New York: The Grove Press 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first printing. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine in dust jacket with price intact. Very Good with rubbing to gilt on spine pages toned. front free end paper lightly creased. In a Very Good dust jacket which is toned lightly insect worn and edge worn with chipping and several short tears. An outsider's nuanced view of American society as seen through the Swiss-born photographer's lens. The Grove Press hardcover books
194980332Garden City:: The Crime Club 1949-1954. Fine. The jackets are preserved in jacket sleeves and enclosed in modern brad-bound stiff wrappers. Additional postage applicable. Titles: The Cat and Capricorn. Board Stiff. Not in the Script. Murder Twice Removed. Grave Consequences. Deadly Beloved. The Three Widows. Tread Lightly Angel. Divining Rod for Murder. The Widow of Bath. Scared to Death. Night Train to Paris. Tragic Target. From This Death Forward. The Mamo Murders. Murder Repeat Murder. The Judas Goat. The Clock that Wouldn't Stop. Grow Young and Die. Heavy Heavy Hangs. Elk and the Evidence. Mask for Murder. The Saint vs. Scotland Yard. M'Lord I am Not Guilty. Glass on the Stairs. A Rag and a Bone. The Other Side of the Wall. The Moon Gate. Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper. Seeing Red. Miscast for Murder. The Devil Threw Dice. The Body in the Basket. Shroud of Darkness. Fatal in my Fashion. The Black Italian. The Crime Club, unknown
1885145249Toronto 1885. Vol. I No. 1 April 4th 1885 - Vol. I No. 18 August 1st 1885. Hardcover. Good. 152 p. 46 cm. Numerous b&w engravings. 15 unnumbered inserts of tinted illustrations. Map of battleground of Batoche. Map of the North-West Territories. Respined and recornered in black leather. Black cloth with gilt impressing. Some wear including chipped edges. Hinges repaired internally. Some tears chips rough edges to text block. Label removed from title page leaving residue. Hole in rear free endpaper. Tape repairs. Lacks 4 p. supplementay Honour Roll. <br/><br/>Weekly reporting on the violent five-month insurgency against the Canadian government fought mainly by Métis and their native allies in 1885. Articles convey the latest news from the northwest the mounted police medals for bravery bios and so on. Contains numerous scenes of Western towns battles military life and training as well as portraits and caricatures. Much advertising mainly Toronto. Peel 1460. Land 1245. hardcover
140940286Portland: no publisher. Unbound. Very Good. Late 1960s. Single-sheet white cardstock measuring 14"x14" with original black painted design covering a 12"x12" area signed on the back in pencil by Judi Biandel. Appears to an original artist's mockup for the 1960s Portland rock band The New Tweedy Bros. with a nearly-identical image of the four band members being used for posters and later included in the 2017 re-issue pf the band's only LP though the colors are inverted. It could possibly have been a mock-up for an LP that never materialized to be released by Dot Records who released a 7" for the band whose LP eventually came out on Ridon. It is the size of an LP sleeve the colors appear inverted from other examples found on band flyers but the lettering is not inverted. Very Good with masking tape applied along rear edges two small areas of tape damage to rear. A legendary psychedelic-pop band based in Portland Oregon who inspired the Grateful Dead. Their original self-titled LP on Ridon is one of the most collectable and hard to find albums of the era. Contemporary original artwork for the band is very uncommon. [no publisher] unknown books
