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18011805290063New York: Isaac Collins and Son 1801-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Bound in later 1/2 calf over marbled boards. Good binding. 97 p. 2 folding plates one showing the prison's elevation the other the floor plan 2 folding tables after Joseph F. Mangin engraved by Gilbert Fox. Binding restored. Marbled end papers. Sabin 54026. "In 1796 New York abolished the death penalty for all crimes except murder and treason. It approved two penitentiaries to house prisoners convicted under the revised codes and serving sentences longer than one year: one in the Greenwich neighborhood of New York City and another never brought to fruition in Albany." Jodi Schorb Reading Prisoners: Literature Literacy and the Transformation of American Punishment 1700-1845 Rutgers UP 2014. The author Thomas Eddy 1758-1827 was a Philadelphia-born Quaker. He became a successful merchant in New York and engaged in charitable work. In 1796 Eddy helped State Senators Philip Schuyler and Ambrose Spencer to draft a bill which established the NY penitentiary system. He became the prison's first Director from 1797 to 1801. He wrote this book on his experiences running the prison. Sabin 54026. New York: Isaac Collins and Son hardcover
1828LTH3-D-7W. Simpkin and R. Marshall: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall 1828. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None. A scarce copy of An Account of Public Charities in England and Wales. Abridged from the Reports of His Majesty's Commissioners on Charitable Foundations. With Notes and Comments. In a half calf leather binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally a trifle rubbed. Joints are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. There is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good W. Simpkin and R. Marshall hardcover
1888037092London and Harleston: Bartlett & Co. and R. R. Cann 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 157 frontispiece plate with tissue guard. Original cloth binding very good slight mark to the upper corner on the front board gilt lettering tot he spine and front board bright. Contents clean and tight original endpapers unmarked no foxing no inscriptions. A very good. Bartlett & Co. and R. R. Cann Hardcover
181946536London W. Bulmer & Co. 1819. 4to. No wrappers as issued in "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the Year MDCCCXIX." Part III. With titlepage to Part III. 4 pp. 337-508. Clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of Kater's great paper a report of his results as member of "The Survey of Great Britain" using his invention "Kater's Pendulum"."On the basis of the principle enunciated by Huygens that the centers of suspension and oscillation are interchangeable Kater devised a reversible pendulum which became known as "Kater’s pendulum" with knife edges accurately adjusted to lie at the conjugate points. By using the distance between these points as the "length" in the formula for a simple pendulum he was able to determine with great accuracy the length of a pendulum beating seconds under specified conditions. He thereby obtained accurate values for g the acceleration due to gravity at several stations of the Trigonometrical Survey of Great Britain and estimated the ellipticity of the earth. Kater performed these experiments as a member of a committee appointed by the Royal Society in response to a request by the governmnet for assistance in standardizing weights and measures."DSB. </em> unknown
180345886London W. Bulmer and Co. 1803. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1803 - Part II. Pp. 383-508 and 8 engraved plates 3 folio size and folded 1 map depicting the apparatus for measuring. 4 plates with some marginal brownspots. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent paper which contributed to the discussion of the dimension of the earth. William Mudge was appointed in 1791 to the ordnance trigonometrical survey and became superintendent of the survey in 1798 and in that same year was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Shortly afterwards he completed the first ever measurement of an arc of meridian stretching from Dunnose on the Isle of Wight to Clifton in Yorkshire. This was regarded as a very considerable advance in the scientific work of what had by then become the Ordnance Survey and contributed significantly to the international debate about the precise figure of the earth. </em> unknown
180342330London W. Bulmer and Co. 1803. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1803 - Part II. Pp. 383-508 and 8 engraved plates 3 folio size and folded 1 map depicting the apparatus for measuring. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of an importent paper which contributed to the discussion of the dimension of the earth. William Mudge was appointed in 1791 to the ordnance trigonometrical survey and became superintendent of the survey in 1798 and in that same year was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Shortly afterwards he completed the first ever measurement of an arc of meridian stretching from Dunnose on the Isle of Wight to Clifton in Yorkshire. This was regarded as a very considerable advance in the scientific work of what had by then become the Ordnance Survey and contributed significantly to the international debate about the precise figure of the earth. </em> unknown
182146092London W.Bulmer and W. Nicol 1821. 4to. No wrappers as extracted from "Philosophical Transactions" 1821 - Part I. Pp. 164-190 a. 5 folded tables. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of the paper in which Sabine relates his discoveries with the pendulum on his 2 voyages the first on John Ross' expedition in 1818 - relating observations from Island of Brassa Shetland Hare Island London - and from the second voyage with William Parry on the arctic expedition - relating observations from Melville Island. From these observations he estimated the figure of the earth."An artillery officer Sabine was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. While retaining his commission - Sabine eventually reached the rank of general - the started scientific work at the close of the Napoleonic Wars. On the recommendation of the Royal Society he accompanied John Ross on an expedition to seek the Northwest Passage in 1818 and was with William Edward Parry on his 1819-1820 Arctic expedition. From the latter voyage. he said came the idea of a great ship-borne expedition of “physical discovery†to the southern hemisphere."DSB. </em> unknown
1842978Z44London: Smith Elder and Co 1842. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5". None stated. The fourth edition of Henry William Petre's informative account of his experiences as a colonist in New Zealand with the folding map frontispiece. The fourth edition.Illustrated with a monochrome folding frontispiece map and two engraved plates. Collated complete. Colonist Henry Petre provides descriptions of clearing bush and building cottages in the Hutt Valley where he lived in New Zealand. He was colonial treasurer of New Munster Province. Including discussion of the 'Difficulties Overcome by the Colonists' 'Soil Climate and Productions' and the 'Prospects of the Colony'.Bound in full limp cloth. Bound in full limp cloth. Externally marks to the boards with a damp stain to the rear and light edge wear. 'New Zealand Company' leaflet adhered to front endpapers with rear hinge cracked but remaining firm. Internally binding starting in places with cords showing couple pages of ads weak. Pages bright with minor handling marks. Owner's signature to title page. Small closed tear to map. Very Good Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
1835951Q25London: Seeley and Burnside 1835 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this detailed and illustrated account of the Church Missionary Society's formation in New Zealand written by one of the earliest New Zealand missionaries the Rev. William Yate. First edition. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Illustrated with a folding map and ten plates one of which is hand coloured.Collated complete. The work of the Rev. William Yate an English Christian missionary working for the Church Mission Society. Yate arrived in New Zealand in 1828 and quickly introduced himself to the Maori community after previously learning the language. Yate brought with him a small printing press notable for being the first press in New Zealand with which he produced a version of the third catechism in Maori. This work covers the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand however it also presents the customs geography nature and history of the country. Yate continued to work for the mission until 1834 when he was dismissed due to controversial reports of his sexual encounters with a number of young Maori men.With a few ink notations from a previous owner. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Externally excellent with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots to the first few pages and heavier spots to the folding map. A few ink notations from a previous owner to the margins. Very Good Indeed Seeley and Burnside hardcover
1828147017London : For W. Simpkin And R. Marshall 1828. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in contemporary gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. ; 760 pages; Physical desc. : xii 760 p. ; 24 cm. Subject: Social Welfare -- history. Great Britain. London : For W. Simpkin And R. Marshall hardcover
181252868Washington City:: Printed by R. C. Weightman 1812. First edition. original marbled boards rear board lacking. The rear board is lacking. Small dime-sized hole to the lower right corner of the title page;binding worn; one relevant tiny ink annotation. . 12mo. Printed by R. C. Weightman, hardcover
185072113Boston:: Oliver Holman.Commercial Blanks; Press of George C. Rand & Co. no date; ca. 1850. broadsheet printed on both sides on pale blue paper. Creased where previously folded; a few light spots; very attractive original condition. Approx. 20-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches . Engraved vignette at center top of each side. . The recto prints the full text of the 1790 and 1840 laws regulating merchant service. The verso headed "NO ARDENT SPIRITS ALLOWED ON BOARD" lists the master and crew stations wages etc. Oliver Holman...Commercial Blanks; Press of George C. Rand & Co., unknown
185054948Boston: Jonathan Howe 1850. Unusually large broadsheet printed on blue paper approx. 21" x 17"; manuscript docket in the margin previous folds one or two short tears; very good. With a wood-engraved eagle approx. 2" x 6" at the top of the recto and a slightly smaller wood engraving of a sailing vessel at the top of the verso. The recto contains the pertinent acts regarding seamen the verso containing a ship's manifest: "No ardent spirits allowed on board . It is agreed between the master seamen or mariners of the in manuscript: ship Ariel of Bath whereof Reed is at present master or whoever shall go for master now bound from the port of Bath to New Orleans or Mobile Al. That in consideration of the monthly or other wages." The recto prints the full text of the law passed in 1790 together with the 1840 amendment. At the bottom is a small "Custom House" form blank to be signed by the collector certifying "that these shipping articles are a true copy of the original." The recto also includes a printed advertisement for Jonathan Howe Book and Job Printer of Boston. Below the printed contract on the verso there is a tabular form containing the signatures of ten seamen and 1 carpenter all from Boston with their wages filled in all witnessed by one L. E. Keyes and dated in manuscript in the margin "Bost. Nov. 1852." The positions of Master Mate 2nd Mate Steward and Cook are listed in manuscript but have no signatures next to them. At the conclusion of the text above the signatories is a small form stating that the ship is to depart on Saturday the twentieth of November and a second signed "Patten" stating that if the ship does not sail the seamen will refund any "advance money." The recto includes a printed ad for William Sawyer's Shipping Office No. 84 Commercial St. Boston. Apparently rare. OCLC locates a single copy of a variant printing which they date 1840 likely based on the approved amendment apparently the same document contents and dimensions at AAS but attributed to the printer Thomas Groom no. 82 and 84 State St. Boston on the basis of an ad. That space is apparently occupied by the ad for Jonathan Howe in the present copy. Jonathan Howe unknown
1862W1850Montpelier Vermont: The Freeman Printing Establishment 1862. Pamphlet. 22 pages in original wrappers. First edition. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. The Freeman Printing Establishment Paperback
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 subordinates 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. neither publisher nor printer identified], May 21 unknown
183944209Philadelphia: John Richards 1839. First Edition. 12mo 12cm.; unadorned tan wrappers; 12pp. Rear wrapper a bit dust-soiled faint dampstain at bottom textblock edge else Very Good or better. Address signed in text "John Jackson" and "Extracted from the Minutes of the Yearly Meeting of Women Friends" by Deborah Fisher Wharton 1795-1888 the Quaker minister and suffragist. DUMOND p. 55. John Richards unknown
18291542<p>Rare pamphlet relating to the founding of Bristol College. Authorship credited on the title page to "A Member of the Royal College of Surgeons". Attributed to Dr. James Cowles Prichard Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons who was influential in the founding of the college and was for many years a member of it's council. Disbound with minor marks and small tears to gatherings at spine. To the upper title page is an inscription "The Lord Bishop of Bristol".</p><p><em>The Lord Bishop of Bristol during the period 1803 -1834 was Robert Gray 1762-1834.</em></p> John Wansbrough (Albion Office)
1848415574Indianapolis: Printed by John D. Defrees 1848. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 45 1pp. Stitched printed yellow wrappers. Contemporary signature of "Judge Sullivan" small ink number on front wrapa couple tiny tears and a few spots of foxing else near fine. Printed by John D. Defrees unknown
184357841Easton: printed at the Sentinel Office 1843. 8vo pp. 37 3; removed from binding wrappers wanting; all else very good. American Imprints 43-4139; Sabin 64317. printed at the Sentinel Office unknown
190012128London, Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., 1900. Gr.8°. Mit zahlreichen fotografischen Abbildungen auf Tafeln. 231 Seiten. Original GANZLEINEN, Kopfgoldschnitt. Second impression.
