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182456812Providence: printed and sold by Brown & Danforth 1824. 12mo pp. 24; edges curled good or better. With 14 pages of manuscript notes bound in listing labor accounts and hours of work for employees: "Cato Brightman threshed 2½ days"; "Joseph Manchester worked five days Elery Gray half a day"; "killed the buff hound ox weighed 900"; "Nicholas Durfee 2 days"; "Joseph Borden with his man part of a day"; "Coggeshall began work at nine job for mulch"; other names mentioned include Philip Bennet William Lake John Albert Gideon Greenhill Joseph Currie Abner Coggeshall Henry Graves "an Indian worked one day at roofing" and "finished mowing English hay had an uncommon great crop." American Imprints 17815; Drake 13021. <br/><br/> printed and sold by Brown & Danforth unknown books
185554954Philadelphia: Merrihew and Thompson 1855. First separate edition "from the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences May 1855." 8vo pp. 4; color lithograph plate; removed from binding; very good. The lithograph is by T. Sinclair after J. Magee. "Read before the Academy of Natural Sciences May 22d 1855." <br/><br/> Merrihew and Thompson unknown books
197946967New York: The Limited Editions Club 1979. Edition limited to 2000 copies this no. 727 signed by the author and the artist; 4to pp. xi 1 59 plates of drawings unpaginated; water color illustrations & drawings by Rapheal Soyer introduction by Harry T. Moore designed by Bruce Campbell; bookplated on front pastedown fine in buckram-backed decorated boards glassine wrapper publisher's slipcase lightly soiled. LEC monthly letter laid in. LEC Bibliography 514. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
182438748Exeter NH: printed and published by Gerrish & Tyler 1824. 48mo 3¾" pp. 322 282 Hymns and Spiritual Songs; contemporary full black morocco gilt lettered direct on gilt decorated spine; very good. "A separate group of editions . may be referred to as a Boston revision . The text is made from the original with the aid principally of the Barlow and Worcester editions" Benson L. The American Revisions of Watts's Psalms Philadelphia 1903 p. 30. American Imprints 15389. <br/><br/> printed and published by Gerrish & Tyler unknown books
182838223Sandbornton N.H.: D. V. Moulton 1828. 48mo 3¾" pp. 310 273 Hymns and Spiritual Songs; contemporary full black roan gilt lettered direct on gilt decorated spine; very good "A separate group of editions . may be referred to as a Boston revision . The text is made from the original with the aid principally of the Barlow and Worcester editions" Benson L. The American Revisions of Watts's Psalms Philadelphia 1903 p. 30. American Imprints 37103. <br/><br/> D. V. Moulton unknown books
1970S10566Cambridge MA:: MIT Press 1970. 1970. 8vo. viii 351 pp. Index. Metallic silver cloth white-stamped spine dust-jacket; front jacket torn spine ends chipped. Ownership signature. Near fine in good jacket. ISBN: 0262160358 MIT Press, (1970). hardcover books
1950BL3721New York AND Babson Park MASS:: Herbert Reichner AND Babson Institute 1950 AND 1955. 1950. 2 volumes. 8vo. xiv 228; xiii 91 pp. Illus. including folding plate frontis. index. Gilt-stamped pale red cloth. Burndy bookplates. Fine. Limited editions of 750 copies and 450 for second title printed by The Anthoensen Press. Herbert Reichner [AND] Babson Institute, 1950 [AND] 1955. hardcover books
184254598Libanon PA: Jos. Hartman 1842. 12mo pp. xii 184; woodcut frontispiece; half calf over blue paper boards boards scuffed and bumped text foxed good and sound. With the ownership stamps of John B. Schmeyer on flyleaf. A manual of horse care. OCLC finds none in the US 2 in Germany. <br/><br/> Jos. Hartman hardcover books
1962Z1673New York:: Dover 1962. 1962. Two vols. in one. Reprint of the two volume 1873 Macmillan edition. 8vo. xxxvi 476 2 508 pp. Index. Blue cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust-jacket; jacket rubbed else fine. Dirk Brouwer's copy. Brouwer was the recipient of the Bruce Medal in 1966. From the website: Born in the Netherlands Dirk Brouwer received his Ph.D. in 1927 under Willem de Sitter at the University of Leiden and then joined the faculty at Yale University where he worked in celestial mechanics with Ernest W. Brown. While still a student he determined the mass of Titan from its influence on other Saturnian moons. From 1941 to 1966 he served as director of the Yale University Observatory and editor of the Astronomical Journal. Brouwer developed general methods for finding orbits and computing errors and applied these methods to comets asteroids and planets. He was one of the first to use electronic computers for astronomical computations. He computed the orbits of the first artificial satellites and from them obtained increased knowledge of the figure of the earth. His book Methods of Celestial Mechanics taught a generation of celestial mechanicians. He also redetermined astronomical constants. Dover, (1962). hardcover books
003965Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology 1937. Quarto. 527 pp. Fold-out map end of text. Dj faded. 8 b&w plates in text. Originally intended only for the author's kinsmen. 1937 edition issued with an eye to historical scholarship. In dust jacket. Philadelphia: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1937 unknown books
197855474NY: Doubleday 1978. First Edition. 8vo pp. 177. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Singer and containing an extra color print signed by Raphael Soyer color end paper illustrations. A fine copy in some worn publisher's box. Doubleday unknown books
3379Portsmouth Va.: Printed at the Daily Transcript Office 1856. . 8vo yellow wrappers front printed Not in Haynes or Swem but now to be found in the Library of Virginia. A catalogue of God's misdeeds over the centuries ending with the 1855 outbreak of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth Virginia attributed to the infested ship "Ben Franklin". The Rev. Handy was responsible for distributing monies raised for the relief of the suffering cities Portsmouth [Va.]: Printed at the Daily Transcript Office, 1856. unknown books
19821315833New York: Magico Magazines 1982. Limited Edition of 100. Hardcover. Octavo: VG/no-DJ hardcover: Blue spine with gilt text: Boards are strong and clean light shelfwear binding solid: Textblock exterior has some age toning pages clean and unmarked: Verso is hand numbered 87 out of a limited edition of 100 signed by Isaac Asimov: Unpaginated. 1315833. FP New Rockville Stock. Magico Magazines hardcover books
CA06A-00017Shirley and Hyde. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Portland ME: Shirley & Hyde 1829. 1st Edition. 242pp. 12mo. Original calf with leather spine label. Front joint beginning to split still a very clean attractive copy. Uncommon. Sadoff Catalog page 63. Weight: 7.0 ounces = 199 grams. Size: 7.2 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches = 18 x 11.5 x 1.5cm Inquire if you need further information. Gach Shirley and Hyde hardcover books
1968127518Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1968. Octavo cloth. First edition. Collects thirteen science fiction mystery stories. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with some mild age toning and spotting and a touch of rubbing to lower spine end. #127518 Doubleday & Company unknown books
198210456Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edition of Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov. Octavo 366pp. Yellow boards blue faux leather spine title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Likely never read. In publisher's near fine dust jacket $14.95 on front flap short closed tear to rear panel along bottom edge bright illustrations. An excellent example. The fourth novel in the Foundation Series. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1951853581951. ASIMOV Isaac. PEBBLE IN THE SKY. Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1951. Second printing. 223 pp. 8vo. blue cloth stamped in green. Slight wear to bottom of spine near fine with small price label affixed to rear pastedown. In a good color pictorial dust jacket with several small chips and closed tears moderate soil and dampstaining along bottom edge and spine. Not affecting book. unknown books
1982120383New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1982. Signed limited first edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo original half cloth. Signed by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Fine in a the original acetate in a fine slipcase. The forty-seven stories in this collection selected by Singer himself out of nearly one hundred and fifty range from the publication of his now-classic first collection Gimpel the Fool in 1957 until 1981. They include supernatural tales slices of life from Warsaw and the shtetls of Eastern Europe and stories of the Jews displaced from that world to the New World from the East Side of New York to California and Miami. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
176973464London: Griffin 1769. hardcover. very good. The Hypocrite. 1769 2nd edition; The Miser by Henry Fielding. 1769 Fifth Edition. and The West Indian. Richard Cumberland. 1771. New Edition. Engraved title to the last piece; half-title present in the first. Three plays bound together. Contemporary armorial bookplate of Sir Henry Lawson small ticket from the Ashley-Page Collection. 8vo contemporary full calf; spine with raised bands gilt floral tools; red morocco label. London: 1769; 1769; 1771. Very good .<br/><br/> Griffin unknown books
180884146London: J. Murray 1808. 1st ed. . Paperback. Good. xv 1 68p. plus 8p. publisher's advertisements. Disbound removed from a bound volume. Half-title present but no separate wrapper. 23cm. Preface mostly devoted to attacking critics of this "opera." <br/><br/> J. Murray paperback books
1905008395New York: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1905. Near Fine tiny rubs at corner two small fade spots spine Vol. II tops dusty. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. The Trail Makers Series A Library of History and Exploration edited by Prof. John Bach MacMaster. . First Trail Makers Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A. S. Barnes & Co. Hardcover books
006781London: T. Tegg. NA. Very Good. N.d. circa 1804. Measuring 24 by 34 cm plus frame. Hand-colored print of a humorous auction with participants with oversized heads atop dwarfish bodies. Condition: heavily age toned coloring somewhat faded. Frame is heavily worn but still functional. <br/><br/> T. Tegg unknown books
18227500Exeter N.H.: George Lamson J. J. Williams printer 1822. 8vo. x 1 blank 188 pp. <br><br>Concerning English criminal law and procedure. "First American from the last London edition" stated. Includes indexes. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shoemaker 8633. Half leather over paper boards. Binding worn: Front cover missing spine leather mostly chipped away edges and corners worn back cover stained. Signed by the previous owner in sepia ink at the top of the title-page. Moderate spotting front page soiled. Outer edges of pp. 4952 cut away resulting in the loss of two individual letters of the printed marginalia and the "9" from p. 49. George Lamson (J. J. Williams, printer) hardcover books
30857<p>Quarto 1 page dated 12 May 1858 written by New York City Post-Master Isaac V. Fowler to a fellow Post Master requesting his help is promoting and signing subscribers to a new Democratic newspaper the <i>Washington Union</i>.</p><p><b>Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler 1818-1869</b></p><p>Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler 1818-1869 was thrice the Grand Sachem of the Tammany Society better known as Tammany Hall from 1848–1850 1857–1858 and 1858–1859 the last term shared with William M. "Boss" Tweed. He was appointed Postmaster of New York City by President Franklin Pierce on April 1 1853 and was also a delegate from New York to the 1860 Democratic National Convention. Fowler was an unusual leader of the Tammany Society as he was a college graduate. He also moved in the better social circles and convinced a number of rich young men to join the organization. </p><p>However Fowler had long lived beyond his means and on 10 May 1860 was removed from his office as Postmaster and a warrant was issued for his arrest accusing him of embezzling $155554. Fowler who had also produced the $2500 to buy off the Republican Peter P. Voorhis on the city's Board of Supervisors was staying at a hotel when the warrant for his arrest was issued. The responsibility for Fowler's arrest was given to Isaiah Rynders another Tammany operative who was serving as a United States marshal at the time. Rynders made enough ruckus upon entering the hotel where Fowler was staying that Fowler was able to escape to Mexico. Fowler eluded capture and traveled to Mexico and Cuba. On July 5 1866 the District Attorney filed a nolle prosequi saying that he no longer intended to prosecute Fowler for his misdeeds. Sometime after that Fowler returned to the United States.</p><p>Fowler died on 29 September 1869 in Chicago Illinois and was at the time planning to return to New York City.</p><p><i>"Post Office New York</i></p><p><i>May 12th 1858</i></p><p><i>To the Post Master</i></p><p><i>Dear Sir</i></p><p><i>I beg leave most earnestly to call your attention to the propriety of taking immediate and effective measures to increase the circulation of the <u>Washington</u><u>Union.</u> This is a measure in which our political friends at the seat of Government may naturally take a deep interest. The importance to our party of an able firm liberal central organ which shall have a wide and general circulation cannot be too highly estimated. In a free country the Press has an influence and power which should be effectively invoked for the support of the popular party. We have been heretofore too neglectful of this point. By now attending to it with efficiency and concert of action we can more than in any other way disseminate those broad and national principles the acceptance of which will not only aid the success of our party but promote the prosperity and harmony of our country. On the fly-leaf of this letter you will find a <u>prospectus</u>of the <u>Union</u> and you are requested at once to get as many subscribers as possible & forward the same to me. And I can assure you your aid in this matter will not only be gratifying to the Administration but also to our active friends at Washington & in this city.</i></p><p><i>Yours respectfully & truly</i></p><p><i>Isaac V. Fowler"</i></p> books
1931753451931. GOLDBERG Isaac. GEORGE GERSHWIN A STUDY IN AMERICAN MUSIC. New York: Simon and Schuster 1931. First edition. Illustrated. xii305 pp. Octavo blue cloth spine lettered and decorated in silver-gilt with printed red labels Gershwin's facsimile signature in silver gilt on upper board photo-illustrated endpapers top-edge stained grey. Ex-library a bookplate at front pastedown but no other marks. The silver-gilt is flaking at the top of the spine and the bottom edges of the boards show slight shelfwear else clean and very good. The photo-illustrated dust jacket is present but in pieces; it is quite worn and heavily chipped torn and creased and separarting at folds. unknown books
