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195147606NY:: Farrar Straus and Young. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. First edition. Very good in a very good light rubbing dust jacket. . Farrar, Straus and Young, hardcover books
19669883New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1966. Hardcover. Underlining; otherwise Very Good in Good DJ . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1966010979London etc.: Macmillan 1966. ix 292p. b/w illus. dj. Biography of this 19th-century English statesman. Macmillan unknown books
1977695191977. BARTLETT Catherine Thom. TWO LINKS IN A CHAIN. A Nostalgic Narrative. Richmond VA: The Dietz Press 1977. 4to. red cloth w/dj. Inscribed presentation copy. Very good plus in a slightly worn dust jacket. unknown books
1977695201977. BARTLETT Catherine Thom. TWO LINKS IN A CHAIN. A Nostalgic Narrative. Richmond VA: The Dietz Press 1977. 4to. red cloth w/dj. Card from author laid in. Very good plus in a worn dust jacket. unknown books
19776333Richmond VA: The Dietz Press 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Very minor shelf/edge wear bottom corners gently bumped hint of foxing at preliminaries else tight bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear small closed tear at rear head and tail reinforced by clear tape. Red cloth boards gilt lettering and decorative elements. 4to. 110pp. Illus. b/w plates. <br/><br/>A richly illustrated history. The Dietz Press hardcover books
1899184498South Bend Ind: Tribune Print Co 1899. Hardcover. VG Cover has general wear. Spine has some edge damage. Bookblock has age toning. Green cloth boards with decorative gilt lettering on cover and spine. 118 pages illustrations 2 portrait frontispiece plates map. Tribune Print Co hardcover books
1899184499South Bend Ind: Tribune Print Co 1899. Hardcover. VG ex-lib copy Cover has general wear. Spine has some edge damage. Bookblock has age toning. Library card holder on rear inside cover. Small sticker on rear end page. Red cloth boards with decorative gilt lettering on cover and spine. 118 pages illustrations 2 portrait frontispiece plates map. Tribune Print Co hardcover books
196651815New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1966. hardcover. very good/very good. Frontispiece and other illustrations. 292pp. 8vo black cloth d.w. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1966. A very good copy in a very good d.w.<br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
186057986New York: Derby & Jackson publishers no. 498 Broadway 1860. 12mo pp. iii-vi 216-354 4 ads paginated 29 6 5 4; ads on recto of rear free endpaper; frontispiece portrait from a photograph by Brady; original brown blindstamped cloth gilt-stamped spine; spine faded small hole in front free endpaper all else very good. Eugene Field's copy with his signature dated Dec. 6th 1893 at the top of the title page; his forged signature of "A. Lincoln" on the front pastedown an ink certification on the verso of the rear free endpaper by Sonya Garfield a notary public for Cook County Illinois attesting to a statement on the rear pastedown by Eugene Field II viz.: "This 'Life' of A. Lincoln came from the library of my father Eugene Field. It is a first edition and bears the original manuscript signature of A. Lincoln. This volume was presented to my father by H. H. Kohlsaat publisher of the Times Herald who was a very dear friend of my father and was prized by him very highly as a very rare Lincoln item. Eugene Field II June 18 1935." With the pressure stamp of Sonya Garfield signatures of two witnesses one Gillespie and a W. Maxwell and the ownership signature of H. H. Kohlsaat crossed out presumably by Field on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a 5" x 4" photograph of Eugene Field by S. L. Stein Milwaukee inscribed at the top "With very much love to H. H. Kohlsaat from Eugene Field 1894." <br/><br/> Derby & Jackson, publishers, no. 498 Broadway hardcover books
200341448Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press 2003. Paperback. Very good. 136pp. Very good in publisher's wraps. <br/><br/> Westminster John Knox Press paperback books
200341176Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press 2003. Paperback. Very good. 136pp. Very good in publisher's wraps. <br/><br/> Westminster John Knox Press paperback books
18532307276Auburn: Derby & Miller 1853. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition second thousand. Corners slightly pushed front and end matter and edges faintly foxed. 1853 Hard Cover. xii 13-298 pp. Brown stamped cloth gilt titles. Frontispiece of Lady Jane Grey which has a few points of resemblance to the Streatham portrait. English noblewoman Lady Jane Grey is one of the most romanticized monarchs of Tudor England. Her short nine-day rule was an unsuccessful attempt to maintain Protestant rule. This challenge cost her the throne and her head. Lady Jane Grey was born in 1537 in Leicester England. Her life began with promise and high expectations but ended tragically due in part to the ambitions of her father and the religious strife of the times. The great-granddaughter of Henry VII Grey was named the successor to Edward VI during a tumultuous competition for the throne. She was deposed as Queen of England by Mary Tudor Derby & Miller unknown books
1856213856New York: Miller Orton & Mulligan 1856. Hardcover. 396p. steel-engraved frontis portrait tissue-guard torn second edition. Mild foxing and toning throughout the textblock plus occasional small stains one signature is started badly and is held by only one thread ownership legend on endsheet from 1867. The black cloth casebinding with its blind-pressed decorations and gilt spine titling is in fair-only shape with chips and exposed card and some tattering; spine is faded and titling dim. The hinges are okay. Short articles on N.P. Rogers Theodore Parker Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Harriet Beecher Stowe and others. Miller, Orton & Mulligan hardcover books
1860248063New York 1860. 8vo. Original brown publisher's cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Spine faded corners rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Light scattered foxing. About very good. In a blue half morocco and cloth slipcase spine gilt. 8vo. Advertising itself as the "Authorized edition" on the titlepage this biography covers Lincoln's life from early days through the election and the road to the Presidency including publication of several of his speeches. Sabin 3724; Monaghan 77 unknown books
1975241463New York: Stein and Day 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. "Family Bookshelf Edition". Reprint. 189pp. Near fine with spine ends bumped in a very good lightly scuffed dustwrapper with spine ends chipped. Stein and Day hardcover books
188656951Baltimore: Privately Printed 1886. First Edition. Inscribed by Bartlett on the title page: "Compliments of D.L. Bartlett." Letters written by Bartlett to friends and member of his family while on a 15-month trip through Europe. "Relatives and friends have kindly expressed the wish that the letters should be preserved in printed form. Tall 8vo. green cloth stamped in gilt; 297 pages. Frontispiece David L. Bartlett. Very Good covers bright with little wear & few small scuffs covers; contents clean & tight with little toning frontispiece. Privately Printed unknown books
1862019428Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. Good. 1862. Sheet music. Disbound sheet music of the Village Quick Step composed by Dr. John C. Bartlett. Light foxing and toned edges. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 5 pp . Oliver Ditson & Co. unknown books
1842027989New Bedford MA 1842. 2 page autographed Bifolium to James R. Williams April 20 1842. New Bedford MA: 1842. Dr. Lyman Bartlett was one of the leading physicians of New Bedford. He studied in Paris and took a liberal position when some physicians disparaged homeopathy. His view while conventional felt that it's major points ought to be considered by medical science. This letter is written to his friend James R. Williams in Constantine Michigan on behalf of his brother Edwin 1812-1903 who wanted a loan to establish a sheep business in Wisconsin. Dr. Bartlett lists nine serious questions as to the feasibility of his brother's proposed idea. He is concerned for the good of his brother and clearly is willing to help him financially. In an interesting aside he speaks of the concerns of the whale men in Massachusetts who fear the rise of land oil will end their profession. He notes the rising sickness contemporary accounts speak of lung disease thought to be tuberculosis. Finally he notes the economic issue and hopes for a new tariff undefined. In 1852 he was among the Medical examiners at Harvard's Anatomical Museum. Folded addressed and stamped New Bedford MA April 21 with partial wax red seal. unknown books
2303578Rochester New York: Press of the Good Mountain Rochester Institute of Technology. Soft Cover. Fine. A fine copy. 26 pp. A chronology of print history in18th century Europe. Press of the Good Mountain, Rochester Institute of Technology paperback books
1926134241New York NY: privately printed 1926. quarter cloth paper-covered boards title gilt-stamped on front cover top edge gilt other edges uncut. Adams Edward Dean. 8vo. quarter cloth paper-covered boards title gilt-stamped on front cover top edge gilt other edges uncut. 38 pages. A tribute to the life and accomplishments of Edward Dean Adams business executive and philanthropist. Biographical record follows text. Frontispiece portrait of Adams. Complimentary card from the author laid in. privately printed unknown books
1925114301.2New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925. Hardbound. Book VG- Content clean and bright but with lower front corner of cover quite bumped; cloth beginning to fray at head/tail of spine; rubbing to covers. Ex-lib. copy with perforation stamp on title page ink stamp on frontis and other lib. marks. Slipcase good but one edge is starting to detach; call number on lower spine and bottom opening edge rough. Greyish-blue paper/boards; cream cloth spine with gilt lettering. In patterned board slipcase. 185 pp. color frontis; bw plates. Oversize and heavy 7 pounds and will require extra postage. Un-numbered copy from an edition of 585. All sorts of information about about printing and type-founding people/places and with a list of type faces mentioned in the text Bodoni in Belgium; Baskerville in England; Didot in France; etc. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1925114301.1New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925. Hardbound. VG- ex art library copy small label remnants on lower spine bookplate. Cloth spine and greyish board covers. 185 pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1925114301New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1925. Hardbound. Good only cover corners worn and rounded. Internally clean and sharp but with dust darkening to outer edges of pages; art museum ex-library with bookplate and stamp on title page. Cloth spine and greyish board covers. Gilt lettering. 185 pp. All sorts of information about about printing and type-founding people/places and with a list of type faces mentioned in the text Bodoni in Belgium; Baskerville in England; Didot in France; etc. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1925007403NY: G. P . Putnam's Sons 1925. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio half-linen spine over paper-backed boards spine soiled corners worn internals in fine clean condition. 185 pages #27 of 585 copies printed on Rives Paper sides untrtimmed at Bartlett Orr Press NY - a handsome production. G. P . Putnam's Sons hardcover books
