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189917557Barcelona: Universo Musical Antes J. Bta. Pujol y Ca. ca. 1899. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Espagne Souvenirs. Åuvres nouvelles pour le piano . N° 1 Prélude. Signed and inscribed presentation copy of the Spanish virtuoso pianist and composer's Prelude. He has penned on the first page of music translated from the French: "To Madame Henry Lerolle in sincere friendship and affection. I. Albeniz Paris January 6 1906." 7 pp. PN U.336.M.1. Rather heavily toned pages largely detached; front wrapper with multiple tears and losses. Stamped on the front wrapper by the bookseller L. E. Dotésio. Overall good with the inscription in fine condition. 9.5 x 12.5 inches 24.3 x 31.5 cm.<br style="">Madeleine Escudier Lerolle 1856â1937 was the sister-in-law of Ernest Chausson and moved in the musical circles of Paris. Her husband was the painter and and art collector Henry Lerolle 1848â1929.<br style=""><br style="">Albeniz's Prelude part of his piano suite Espagne Souvenirs evokes the sunrise on the "poetic plain of Granada."<br style="">Autograph material by Albeniz is seldom offered for sale. We have traced only two other inscribed scores from the composer on the market in over 50 years of records. Universo Musical Antes J. Bta. Pujol y Ca. unknown books
195135553New York: Gnome Press Publishers 1951. First edition. Toning to text paper upper corners bruised base of spine soft a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket with light wear to corner tips and spine ends small triangular chip to lower front panel edge creasing and tiny tears with shallow loss to base of spine panel two closed tears to upper rear panel and small chip at lower left rear corner. 35553. Octavo jacket painting by David Kyle cloth. The first volume in the Foundation series awarded a special Hugo award in 1966 for best all-time series. Reference: Anatomy of Wonder 1995 3-12. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 819-31. Gnome Press, Publishers unknown
195249866London: Grayson & Grayson Ltd. 1952. 1952. First U. K. edition. First impression. Originally published in the U. S. in 1950 Light offsetting to front and rear endpapers with a London bookseller's rubber stamped address at lower front free fly leaf; else contents fresh and in fine condition in a fine bright dust jacket with a small closed tear to top of rear cover panel professionally restored. Asimov's best-known work a collection of "Nine "postironic" robot stories originally published 1940-1950 with new material added for continuity. Contains Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics and involves the history of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc. and the strong-willed "robopsychologist" Dr. Susan Calvin" Barron Anatomy of Wonder 3-20. An attractive and exceptional edition considerably scarcer than it's American counterpart. -- Reginald 00564. Grayson & Grayson, Ltd., [1952]. unknown
1959140945164Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1959. First edition. First edition. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page inscribed to former owner. 236 pp. Bound in publisher's bluish gray cloth with white and black lettering. Contents a little toned with age else Fine in a Very Good dust jacket a little sunning to spine panel light wear faint crease along front panel upper edge unclipped $3.50. A collection of nine sci-fi stories and two pieces of comic verse. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown
1953140948167New York: Gnome Press Inc 1953. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. x 210 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in dark red. Near Fine with light edge wear light foxing to boards. Former owner details on front pastedown old price written on front free endpaper. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and light but pernicious foxing which is more pronounced at the verso. A much nicer copy than normally found. Gnome Press, Inc unknown
1955140945127Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company Inc 1955. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in red. Near Fine with slight wear to cloth at extremities scratch to rear cover pages tanned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light soiling light tanning and light edge war chipping to rear flap fold. Doubleday and Company, Inc unknown
652420Published at 1227 Walnut Street Stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co. printed by C. Sherman and Son 5617. Revised Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. A nice copy of the Leeser Bible. Second small-format edition of the first translation of the complete Hebrew Bible into English by a Jewish scholar. 'Improved and corrected' from the earlier quarto edition. 1243 pages; text printed in double columns throughout. With a new preface dated Tebeth 29 5616 and January 7 1856. The preface is an informative essay on the need for a Jewish Bible in English citing issues with the King James translation and explaining the need for a translation uninfluenced by any Christian sect. Attractively bound in period full red morocco spine with raiseed bands and elaborate floral tooling within gilt-ruled compartments covers bordered with two gilt rules sourrounding an elaborate gilt floral border gilt inner dentelles all edges gilt original yellow coated endpapers expertly rebacked with original spine laid down; some wear and stains to boards; browning to text with some marginal smudges and wear. Leeser 1806-1868 one of the more influential figures in American Judaism. Although no publisher is given Leeser himself issued numerous works and may have been the publisher. He was known to receive mail at published at 1227 Walnut Street. Published at 1227 Walnut Street [Stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co., printed by C. Sherman and Son] unknown
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
1887WRCAM55893Bridgewater Ma 1887. 364 i.e. 368pp. 91pp. blank. Broadside 11 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches laid in. Folio. Contemporary paneled reverse calf red morocco gilt labels on both boards and spine. Boards lightly worn front joint starting but still strong. Light tideline to outer margin throughout slight tanning. Overall very good. An impressive manuscript copy book documenting the rise and development of Bridgewater Iron Manufacturing Company of Massachusetts one of the largest iron works in the United States in the 19th century and a vital industrial partner during the Civil War under the direction of Nahum Stetson. These records chart the huge growth of the company as it purchased land and competing mills diversified its products building not only nails but large castings for military and commercial vessels and forming and utilizing railroads to quickly and efficiently expand their markets. <br> <br> Completed entirely in manuscript on hand- ruled paper this volume records the company's acts of incorporation minutes from stockholder and other important meetings directors' records by-laws and other important records relating to the growth of the company. The first page features a list of acts establishing and incorporating the company with relevant page numbers in the hand of Stetson: "An Act to Establish the Bridgewater Iron Manufacturing Company" 1825; "An Act to increase the Capitol Stock of the Bridgewater." 1846; "An Act to Amend an Act to Incorporate the Bridgewater." 1866; "An Act to Incorporate the Bridgewater & Taunton Rail Road Company" 1867; and additional acts. Among these are the general Massachusetts incorporation laws 1808-21 that required corporations to have a clerk keep a record book such as this one and that said clerk was designated an official justice of the peace who would record company stock votes and business decisions and maintain records of by-laws and changes to by-laws. <br> <br> Early entries include a vote in 1827 approving the company investigate the land below the existing furnace to potentially erect a new mill; examine Nippenicket Pond to improve water flow to the mills; and how with these improvements the company was able to pay dividends of $100 per share on the $16000 profits in 1830. In subsequent years minutes reference land purchases as they expand mill operations; and then adding a counting room next to the safe in 1835 after the death of Nathan Lazell Jr. along with notes about the company helping with funeral expenses for Lazell. Records show the company beginning to expand rapidly in hardware manufacturing in the 1840s thanks in large part to the Fall River Railroad reaching Bridgewater in 1845 and connecting to Boston the following year allowing the company much easier access to these markets. They greatly increased production of "American iron nails" in 1842; erected a "steam engine to drive our Rolling Mill when the water fails" in 1845; paid assessments on $16500 in stocks owned by the company in the "Fall River Middleboro Bridgewater & Randolph Rail Road Company" and incurred minor losses building a new rolling mill and rebuilding and expanding the forge in 1847. By the 1850s the company employed nearly 250 men working ten acres of manufacturing space supervised by legendary machinist James Ferguson. <br> <br> With the outbreak of the Civil War Bridgewater was on its way to becoming the largest iron works in the country. Specializing in heavy castings and forgings including key components for large ships they supplied the iron plate and fittings for the U.S.S. Monitor U.S.S. New Ironsides and all other iron-clad warships as well as the large forgings for every steamer for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The company's profits grew accordingly the ledgers reporting over $350000 in 1863 $450000 in 1864 and over $500000 in 1867. By 1868 the company had expanded to nearly 600 men and a manufacturing space of almost seventy acres. <br> <br> The "Directors' Records" start at the rear of the volume inverted. This portion is briefer and primarily discusses balloting for company officer elections dispersing and paying out shares in subsidiary operations such as the Providence Iron Company which Stetson purchased in 1854 and sales of land in Massachusetts and Rhode Island owned by the company and its subsidiaries including the Weymouth Iron Company. <br> <br> In 1694 David Perkins received permission from the colonial government of Massachusetts to construct a dam across the Town River and by 1707 Perkins had a working blacksmith shop at the site. In 1785 Nathan and Isaac Lazell built a slitting mill on the site to expand the blacksmithing operation. They added a second slitting mill in 1793. In time the company came to be known as Lazell Carey & Company and produced cannons during the War of 1812 and iron pots for the whaling industry along with cut nails and barrel hoops. In 1825 the company formally incorporated as the Bridgewater Iron Manufacturing Company but continued doing business as Lazell Perkins & Company for many years after. <br> <br> Nathan Lazell Jr. 1796-1835 was the first company clerk and many of the early records and acts copied into this volume are in his hand. Nahum Stetson 1807-1894 joined the company as a clerk in 1825 and was selected as treasurer effectively CEO when Lazell Jr. died in 1835. Stetson led the company for over half a century overseeing tremendous growth. In addition to acquiring Weymouth and Providence Iron companies Bridgewater also acquired Parker Iron Mills Wareham Massachusetts and helped form several railroads including the Fall River and Cape Cod railroads. In 1899 the site was purchased by the Stanley Works of New Britain Connecticut for the manufacture of machinery and tool production until 1928 when production shifted to New Britain. Between 1946 and 1988 part of the site was operated by the Bridgewater Foundry Company which produced grey iron castings. The property was donated to the Town of Bridgewater in 1994 by the Brousseau and Landner families the last owners of the foundry. Much of the site has been converted into Iron Works Park. <br> <br> The accompanying small broadsheet is caption titled LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS IN THE BRIDGEWATER IRON CO. and dated "May 1 1885." It has marginal annotations in Stetson's hand as well as a small slip of paper pasted to the bottom of the sheet with an additional seven shareholders added in manuscript. The total voting shares are 480 for a total capital value of $480000. <br> <br> A fascinating look into the development of industrialization in the Northeast through the eye of the company that led the charge. J. Leander Bishop A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURES FROM 1608 TO 1860. Vol. 3 Philadelphia: Edward Young & Co. 1868 pp.488-91. hardcover books
2305Engraved vignette on title & 13 folding engraved plates. Title printed in red & black. 4 p.l. 344 pp. Large 4to cont. Dutch vellum over boards lower cover a little soiled final ten leaves with faint marginal dampstain panelled in blind central panel of each cover with large arabesque stamped in blind. Leyden: J. & H. Verbeek 1732. The Leyden edition the first to be edited by 'Gravesande and with additional treatises by Halley Colson DeMoivre Maclaurin and Campbell. There is also an Appendix "De Solutione et Constructione Aequationum Scripta Varia" excerpted from the Phil. Trans. Fine copy. Bookplate and signature of Karen Figala the historian of science. ❧ Babson 204. hardcover books
1732D427Amsterdam: R. en J. Wetstein en W. Smith 1732. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes Elephant folio 445 x 296mm. 16 524pp. 4. Title-page in black and red with engraved vignettes. Text in Dutch and Latin parallel. Contemporary vellum with central medallion stamped in blind; occasional spotting and marginal dampstaining; vellum soiled and covers somewhat bowed corners bumped. A fine two volume set of the Metamorphoses illustrated with in-text copper-engravings by Bernard Picart Charles le Brun and several other artists. The translator of this edition Isaac Verburg was born in Leiden around the year 1684. He was Rector of the Latin schools in Amsterdam and author and translator of several books; he died in 1745 in Amsterdam. Rare copy of the popular Dutch translation of Ovids masterpiece in prose Metamorphoses with clean bright and large illustrations. <br/><br/> R. en J. Wetstein, en W. Smith hardcover books
198160758Goshen CT: Angler's & Shooter's Press 1981. First edition 1/26 copies in the De Luxe issue this one noted in ink "Unlettered / Author's copy" and signed by Harry Marschalk. Tall 8vo. xi 266 pp. Illustrated from photographs plates photoengraved frontispiece and photoengraved extra title page portrait of Eugene Connett publisher of the Derrydale books; publisher's prospectus for the book laid in. Describes 169 items published at the press with short prose sketches on de luxe edition and rarities issued by the press its privately printed books the "non-Connett" Derrydales previous bibliographical efforts etc. Fine copy of a beautiful book. Full black niger gilt gilt title and date between raised bands on spine six-color leather onlay picturing the Derrydale Press printer's device on the upper board marbled endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed publisher's morocco-backed and silk lined tray case with gilt spine title by Gray Parrot. #7846. <br/><br/> Angler's & Shooter's Press hardcover books
5153Engraved title-page & 24 engraved plates several plates slightly dampstained. Large 4to orig. blue wrappers frayed & scribbled upon by an early owner stitched as issued uncut. London: I. & J. Taylor 1792. First edition and very rare; ESTC locates only two copies: at the Bodleian and Avery Architecture Library. This is very attractive work of designs for storefronts and specialized doors issued by the leading publishers of architectural works of Britain the Taylor's Architectural Library. The Taylors father and son were shrewd businessmen and gave priority to the practical manuals required to support the building boom of the late eighteenth century. Bound-in at end is a two leaf folio catalogue of the Taylor's publications this seems to be ESTC T80563 dated after 1795. Good copy of a very rare book preserved in a box. ❧ ODNB. unknown books
5153Engraved title-page & 24 engraved plates several plates slightly dampstained. Large 4to orig. blue wrappers frayed & scribbled upon by an early owner stitched as issued uncut. London: I. & J. Taylor 1792.<br/> <br/> First edition and very rare; ESTC locates only two copies: at the Bodleian and Avery Architecture Library. This is very attractive work of designs for storefronts and specialized doors issued by the leading publishers of architectural works of Britain the Taylor’s Architectural Library. The Taylors father and son were shrewd businessmen and gave priority to the practical manuals required to support the building boom of the late eighteenth century. <br/> <br/> Bound-in at end is a two leaf folio catalogue of the Taylor’s publications this seems to be ESTC T80563 dated after 1795. <br/> <br/> Good copy of a very rare book preserved in a box. <br/> <br/> ⧠ODNB. unknown
1778001367London: J. W. Parsham 1778. Hand-Painted Vellum; With Full Morocco Box. Near Fine. 2 volumes in one. 12mo 4.75 by 3" 12 by 7 cm. 4 240 20 4 216 26 pp. Above all else this is a beautifully painted vellum binding in the style of the Edwards of Halifax a family of bookbinders in the late 18th century who developed a process of producing painting on vellum or parchment. The painting would actually lie under the surface giving it a greater permanence as well as a subtle glassy aura. On the front of this particular binding is a lady in late Georgian attire playing an organ with a cherub at her side and a lute at her feet. The rear board has a tinted illustration of a castle in a park-like setting. The spine is divided into five compartments four of which have a lyre ornament. Gilt ornamental borders and other detail work add further refinement to the binding. This comes with a brown levant gilt folding case shaped like book octavo in size and with plush interior with resting compartment for book itself by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The joints of the book are partly cracked. The first title page has some light soilage. There is a small tear partially repaired on pp 1/2 of the second work. The vellum has light soilage and wear. Front joint of box repaired. Some minor scuffs and rubbing along edges. Notwithstanding these issues the book remains a highly attractive work of book art. <br/><br/> J. W. Parsham hardcover books
1778001367London: J. W. Parsham 1778. Hand-Painted Vellum; With Full Morocco Box. Near Fine. 2 volumes in one. 12mo 4.75 by 3" 12 by 7 cm. 4 240 20 4 216 26 pp. Above all else this is a beautifully painted vellum binding in the style of the Edwards of Halifax a family of bookbinders in the late 18th century who developed a process of producing painting on vellum or parchment. The painting would actually lie under the surface giving it a greater permanence as well as a subtle glassy aura. On the front of this particular binding is a lady in late Georgian attire playing an organ with a cherub at her side and a lute at her feet. The rear board has a tinted illustration of a castle in a park-like setting. The spine is divided into five compartments four of which have a lyre ornament. Gilt ornamental borders and other detail work add further refinement to the binding. This comes with a brown levant gilt folding case shaped like book octavo in size and with plush interior with resting compartment for book itself by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. The joints of the book are partly cracked. The first title page has some light soilage. There is a small tear partially repaired on pp 1/2 of the second work. The vellum has light soilage and wear. Front joint of box repaired. Some minor scuffs and rubbing along edges. Notwithstanding these issues the book remains a highly attractive work of book art. J. W. Parsham unknown
1799786441799. WELD Isaac Jr. Travels through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada during the Years 1795 1796 and 1797. London: Printed for John Stockdale 1799. xxiv464pp. plus 16 maps and plates one folding. 4to. Contemporary 3/4 calf and marbled boards rebacked in matching style with original spine label laid down endpapers refreshed. Boards rubbed corners and edges slightly worn lower spine a bit scuffed. Contemporary ownership inscription "D. Erskine" on frontispiece recto early bookplate laid in. Light tanning and foxing. Very good. HOWES W-235 "aa." Clark II:132. ESTC T110539. Gagnon I:3701. Lande 890. JCB II:4062. Sabin 192541. Scheidley 170. TPL 708. Reese Federal Hundred 78. Weld an Irishman arrived in Philadelphia in late 1795 at the age of nineteen. His observations during two years of travels through eastern North America and Canada told through a series of letters comprise one of the most popular narratives of the day. Story wrote that "his account of Canada letters 21-25 is a clear and sustained description of an area and a way of life that pleased him more than had the United States." Weld made one trip south as far as Virginia as well as crossing Pennsylvania and New York. He said that he left the United States "without a sigh and without entertaining the slightest wish to revisit it." The engraved plates are after sketches by the author. The map with its borders and those of the states colored by hand shows the East Coast of America south through North Carolina with an inset map of South Carolina and west through the Great Lakes region. unknown
2021132043Cambridge University Press. New. 2021. Hardcover. 1108954227 . - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - BRAND NEW FLAWLESS COPY - with a bonus offer--; 7.7 X 2.8 X 11.6 inches; 1080 pages . Cambridge University Press hardcover
165565643Amsterdam: Louys & Daniel Elzevier 1655. Fine. ""the school of Biblical interpretation of which he was perhaps the first founder"" before Spinoza Louys & Daniel Elzevier Amsterdam 1655 14.50 x 19.50 cm 3 textes reliés en 1 volume Rare first edition of a work that was controversial from the moment of its publication. Baruch Spinoza a contemporary of the author owned a copy in his personal library. Our copy is complete with its folding map of the Holy Land and its three texts here bound in an order inverse to the usual: the Præadamitæ bound at rear is in fact the first text. Contemporary full brown calf spine with five raised bands decorated with double gilt fillets and gilt fleurons boards twice framed in gilt all edges marbled. Spine-ends very skilfully restored otherwise a very fine copy. Dry stamp of the Gianni de Marco library on the first flyleaf. Early manuscript annotation on the title page: ""Fait par le Sr de la Pebere en Hollande et bruslé à Paris"" Written by the Sr de la Pebere in Holland and burned in Paris. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Balthazar-Henri de Fourcy 1669-1754 Abbé of Saint-Sever in the diocese of Coutances subsequently of Saint-Wandrille and of the Priory of the Bons-Hommes. « ""Dubitare possumus num apostoli tanquam prophetæ ex revelatione et expresso mandato ut Moses Jeremias et alii an vero ut privati vel doctores Epistolas scripserint. We may fairly inquire whether the Apostles wrote their Epistles as prophets by revelation and express mandate as Moses Jeremiah and others did or whether only as private individuals or teachers"" Spinoza ""Tractatus Theologico-Politicus"" c. XI edit. 1674 p. 198. . The ""Tractatus Theologico-Politicus"" was published in 1670. Fifteen years earlier a French Protestant Isaac de la Peyrère 1594-1676 had published ""Præadamitæ sive Exercitatio super versibus"" . 1655. He admits miracles but reduces their number as far as possible; Adam is not the father of all mankind but only of the Jews; other men the Pre-Adamites existed before him; Moses is not the author of the Pentateuch etc. La Peyrère converted more or less sincerely to Catholicism in 1656. Mr. Lecky in his ""History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe"" 4th ed. 1870 vol. I p. 297 regards him as having been perhaps the founder of the rationalist interpretation of the Bible ""the school of Biblical interpretation of which he was perhaps the first founder."" In reality his influence was virtually nil; the same cannot be said of Spinoza whose ideas later exercised a profound influence. Cf. Lecky ibid. p. 299. » Fulcran Vigouroux ""La Bible et les découvertes modernes en Égypte et en Assyrie"" 1877 our own translation [Louys & Daniel Elzevier] hardcover
195210556Hicksville NY: Gnome Press. Hicksville NY Gnome Press 1952. First edition first impression. Hardback. A fine copy. Inscribed by Asimov to the front endpaper. A lovely copy. Currey's C2 Binding fourth issue with the state B jacket 2nd state. Some very gentle edge wear to the jacket and some bumping to the tips but a superb copy overall. 10556 Hyraxia Books. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1952. Gnome Press hardcover
107098London Printed for G. and B. Whittaker 1823. . First edition. Folio. Contemporary half-calf binding spine rubbed; browning to some pages; text in English with occasional Hebrew; 5 vi-xiv 5 2-230 pp. <br /> A work on the history and theory of music by the composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br /><br />Isaac Nathan c. 1791-1864 was a Jewish-English composer musicologist journalist and self-publicist. Son of a synagogues cantor Nathan was classically trained by Domenico Corri who was the student of legendary vocal teacher Nicola Porpora. In 1813 he conceived the idea of publishing settings of tunes from synagogue usage and persuaded Lord Byron to provide the words for these. The result was his famous Hebrew Melodies 1823. The work used for the most part melodies from the synagogue service though few if any of these were in fact handed down from the ancient service of the Temple in Jerusalem as Nathan claimed. To assist sales Nathan recruited the famous Jewish singer John Braham to place his name on the title page in return for a share of profits although Braham in fact took no part in the creation of the Melodies. The work proved to be extremely successful was reprinted numerous times and brought Nathan some fame and notoriety. Nathan was later to claim that he had been appointed as singing teacher to the Princess Royal Princess Charlotte of Wales and music librarian to the Prince Regent later George IV. There is no evidence for this although this this work is dedicated to George IV with his permission.<br /><br />In 1841 Nathan emigrated to Sydney Australia where he frequently lectured and where he rendered great service in developing musical talent. He acted as music adviser both to the synagogue and to the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sydney. Nathan was the first to research and transcribe indigenous Australian music and also set lyrics by the poet Eliza Hamilton Dunlop those were published in his Australian Melodies series in 1842.<br /> London, Printed for G. and B. Whittaker, 1823. unknown
175721794Publish'd According to Act of Parliament March 21 1757. 700 by 890mm. 27.5 by 35 inches. Taylor's Plan of Hereford Engraved plan on two sheets joined remnants of old creases laid on later linen some minor areas of loss and a few tears skilfully repaired trimmed to right and upper image. Beautifully engraved plan of Hereford. The central city-plan is surrounded by views of notable places in Hereford framed by elaborate rococo strapwork among them: "General View from Broomy Hill" "Crofs of the White Fryers" "The Palace Church & part of the Town" the "Town Hall" and "St Ethelbert's Cathedral". Bottom-right the title is housed in an elaborate cartouche accompanied by apparently a self-portrait of Taylor himself at work. To the left are listed the number of houses and of inhabitants of different streets from "Broad Cabbage lane" to "Cooker row". Isaac Taylor of Ross fl.1750-1778 was born in Hereford. He earned a reputation as a surveyor of both county maps and city plans. His style was easily recognizable with his county maps Herefordshire 1754 Hampshire 1759 Dorset 1765 Worcestershire 1772 and Gloucestershire 1777 giving particular emphasis to the hills. It is surprising that Taylor like Rocque and Jefferys was not successful in gaining the approval of the Society of Arts who appeared to favour the amateur surveyors rather than the professional map-makers. Nearly all the awards went to applicants who produced just one or two maps rather than men like Taylor or Jefferys who between them published 15 fine large-scale maps accurately surveyed and well engraved and in some instances more competent than most of those that were recognized by the Society. It is unlikely that Taylor's plan of Hereford was hugely successful at its time of publication given the lack of wealth and of population in the county. Indeed for his map of Herefordshire published three years earlier Taylor had only managed to raise 77 subscribers and print less than 100 copies of which few examples survive today. The plan is engraved by Richard Benning fl.1743-1781. Little is known about Benning beyond his work. Born perhaps in St Martin in the Fields in 1720 he was possibly related to William Benning fl.1746-1756 a copperplate printer. He engraved several plans and maps for John Rocque of Paris London Berkshire and also engraved the plan of Brest and Recouvrance for Isaac Ross Taylor. Rare: we have only been able to trace two institutional examples of this plan one in the British Library and one in the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana. We are unable to trace an example coming up at auction since the war. Publish'd According to Act of Parliament, unknown
19741968PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION 06-11/1974. 1. softcover. Lucky Starr: Weltraum-Ranger 240242244246248250 SF/UTOPISCHE ROMANE PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION paperback
19822528PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION 09/1982-01/83. 1. softcover. Nightfall 454749 PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION paperback
174731752AB1747. First English Edition. London Printed for R.Dodsley 1747. Octavo. 72 pages. Modern cloth. The bookblock with signs of stitching to the inner margin possibly used to be part of a Sammelband. Last three leaves with paper-restoration and manuscript inscription to last page looks like a 18th century gift-inscription. With numerous manuscript - annotations in the tracts of George Berkeley namely in "A Word to the Wise" "Farther Thoughts on Tar-Water" "The Querist". From the library of Daniel Conner Manch House County Cork. Bound with: "Berkeley George Bishop of Coyne - "A Miscellany Containing Several Tracts on Various Subjects. By the Bishop of Cloyne. London Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S.Draper 1752. VI 267 1 pages. Title-page witme minor paper-restoration. This wonderful collection by the eminent ANglo-Irish Philosopher includes the following Pamphlets / Tracts as called for: 1. Farther Thoughts on Tar-Water 2. An Essay towards preventing the Ruin of Great-Britain 3. A Discourse addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority. Occasioned by the enormous Licence and Irreligion of the Times. 4. A Word to the Wise - Or an Exhortation to the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland This section "A Word to the Wise" includes several interesting annotations: a. an underlining of the sentence: "Seeing you are obnoxious of the Law" with a comment "Oh! infamous" b. annotation: "the catholic clergy cannot be accused even by there greatest enemies of having been influenced by interested motives therefore this hint of his lordship was not of much avail" 5. A Letter to the Roman Catholics of the Diocese of Cloyne 6. Maxims concerning Patriotism 7. The Querist - Containing several Queries proposed to the Consideration of the Public 8. Verses on the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America 9. A Proposal for the better supplying of Churches in our Foreign Plantations and for converting the Savage Americans to Christianity by a College to be erected in the Summer Islands otherwise called The Isles of Bermuda 10. A Sermon preached before the Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; at their Anniversary Meeting in the Parish-Church of St.Mary-le-Bow in 1731 11. De Motu ; sive de motus principio & natura & de causa communicationis motuum ______________________________________________________________________________ hardcover
