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WRCLIT68039London etc: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons nd. 1742pp. Pebbled black cloth ruled in blind lettered in gilt. 1918 ownership inscriptions on both pastedowns binding a bit rubbed else very good. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover books
184654157Bath and London: published by the author 1846. Second edition 8vo pp. 79 1; 30 pages of engraved shorthand exercises; original printed paper wrappers; spine perished covers toned and starting binding weak but holding some pencil in the margins fair. <br/><br/> published by the author unknown books
184553859Boston: S. P. Andrews 1845. Stereotype broadside 7.5" x 10"; printed on blue paper chart of shorthand forms transcription of Psalm 100 and a brief overview of the Pitman system meant to introduce readers to it and to advertise shorthand publications. Light creases from previous folds near fine. An early advertisement for what was to become one of the most popular English shorthands in history. <br/><br/> S. P. Andrews unknown books
190099630London.: Isaac Pitman & Sons. Circa 1900. hardcover. very good with no dust jacket; shelf wear previous owner’s notes front paste down with date 1902 and notes on front free end paper. 16mo. Isaac Pitman & Sons. hardcover books
197122502New York: Praeger Publishers 1971. First Edition. Octavo 24cm.; original cloth in blue pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; 2xx230pp.; illus. Light shelf wear to jacket extremities with one small closed tear to bottom edge of rear panel spine very slightly faded small bit of glue residue to spine verso. Still Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Includes pieces by John Wilkins Cyrano de Bergerac and Edgar Allan Poe. Praeger Publishers unknown books
1904729361904. PLATT Isaac Hull. WALT WHITMAN. From the series Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans edited M.A. DeWolfe Howe. Boston: Small Maynard & Co. 1904. 12mo. blue cloth over limp boards spine in gilt t.e.g. frontisportrait untrimmed. Two ink names to ffep one "M. De W. Howe" in Howe's hand. Slightly skewed sunned touch of soil and minimal surface wear to cloth. About very good. unknown books
1914103095Boston: Small Maynard & Company 1914. Hardcover. 147p. frontis-portrait with tissue-guard preface chronology bibliography first edition mcmiv on title page copyright 1904 and published November 1904 of copyright page blue cloth gilt top edge gilt small ownership name on f.e.p. minor wear and split at the front coverhinge. The Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans series edited by M. A. DeWolfe Howe. Small, Maynard & Company hardcover books
197321390New York: Mercury Press 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. 8vo. Perfect-bound pictorial wraps. A very good copy. INSCRIBED by Frederik Pohl at the title of his novella "In the Problem Pit." Light edgewear and creasing. Pages heavily toned throughout but clean. 159pp. <br/><br/>Special Frederik Pohl issue of this sci-fi mag with his aforementioned novella and two critical essays about his work. Also includes a text by Asimov titled "SCIENCE: Signs of the Times." Cover by Carol Pohl. Mercury Press paperback books
1991256354St. Cloud MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud 1991. xi 196p. wraps 6x9 inches wraps lightly worn old price sticker on front wrap else very good condition. North Star Press of St. Cloud unknown books
1691285167Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Jordanum Luchtmans & Johannem du Vivie 1691. Third Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Third Edition or Second Bilingual Edition of Polyaenus' Strategems in War. A second century Macedonian author Polyaenus wrote on the military tactics of the age with unique historical anecdotes; it remains an important historical source. The first printed edition of the text was in Latin only published in 1549; a second edition was published forty years later now in Latin and Greek with a third appearance of the text this edition printed through 1690-91. Additional title page engraved; engraved initials and vignette on the title page. Text in Latin and Greek in opposite columns. Collates complete; 24 832 40 pp. Textblock is bright; previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Full vellum richly decorated in gilt on the spine and boards parts of the gilt now faded; decorative border at the perimeter large device on the front and rear boards with decorative rules and floral devices on the spine and title stamped in black. All edges lightly speckled in blue and red. Very Good binding. Apud Jordanum Luchtmans, & Johannem du Vivie unknown books
199832889Ljubljana: Slovenska akademia znanosti in umetnosti 1998. KOKOLE Metoda ed. 2 volumes. Slovenska akademia znanosti in umetnosti unknown books
1852D14942Rochester: Charles H. McDonell 1852. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 256 pp. Original yellow wraps lettered in black. Very light wear only; an excellent copy. Communication with many famous spirits contained within these pages including George Washington Thomas Jefferson Voltaire Swedenborg. <br/><br/> Charles H. McDonell paperback books
1852WRCAM10989Rochester N.Y.: Charles H. McDonell Printer 1852. 256pp. Original printed wrappers. Some wear to wrappers. Occasional trace of foxing late minor dampstain. Still about fine. A superior copy of a scarce work. Converted to spiritualism in 1848 by teenaged Kate and Margaret Fox the author and his wife were early believers and did a good deal to further the movement. Spirits contacted here include Swedenborg Calhoun Washington Penn Voltaire and Jefferson with an introduction by Franklin. Post was a noted abolitionist and his wife was a supporter of women's rights; their circle of friends included William Lloyd Garrison Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. "Post had a mind quick and vigorous in the perception and acceptance of new ideas and ready to acknowledge them regardless of consequences" - DAB. Charles H. McDonell, Printer unknown books
1983173125Cambridge MA: Polaroid Corporation 1983. First edition. Softcover. 55 pages. Features Jeffrey Simpson writing about Marie Cosindas articles by Isaac Asimov William Crawford Estelle Jussim Belinda Rathbone writing about Barbara Kasten and William E. Parker. Includes numerous color and black and white images. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Polaroid Corporation unknown books
1983173190Cambridge MA: Polaroid Corporation 1983. First edition. Softcover. Features Peter Galassi writing on Mark Klett Carol Squiers writing on Lucas Samaras and Gloria Emerson on Eugene Richards. Also includes an article by John Hollander with photographs by Thomas Nemcik Rogert Tory Peters with images by John Shaw and Estelle Jussim with images by Sheila Metzner. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Polaroid Corporation unknown books
199482330Albany:: State University of New York Press. As New. 1994. Hardcover. 079142037X . First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. As new in glossy printed boards. No dust jacket as issued. Still in original shrinkwrap. . State University of New York Press, hardcover books
1818545Philadelphia and Baltimore: G. W. Mentz; Schäffer und Maund 1818. Oblong 8vo. 145 x 2 70 mm. 5 ¾ x 10 ½ inches. 10 2 105 3 pp. Contemporary leather spine over paper covered boards; spine and boards rubbed with a 2 x 2-inch circle of paper missing from lower board; paper stock aged brown and lightly foxed small piece missing from title-page not affecting text. This copy with the repeated inscription which reads "Henry Landis his book bought in Harrisburg January 20th 1818." With faults a very good copy of a scarce book. First edition reprinted in Harrisburg in 1822. John Wyeth was a Harrisburg printer who produced music and voice books for ministers and church groups during the first quarter of the 19th century. He was the first printer to use shape-note type in his books for the German religious community. In addition to printing for Rev. Isaac Gerhart he printed music books for James Doll and Johannes Rothbaust. Rev. Isaac Gerhart was a Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley in Dauphin County Pennsylvania. "In addition to preaching administering the sacraments and conducting catechetical instructions Rev. Gerhart set about to improve church worship. He found a 'great defect' in the singing in those early churches. Since he had musical knowledge and talent he prepared a music book called Church Harmonia." Shaw and Shoemaker American Bibliography 44154. Arndt German Language Printing 2274. Biographical information found at LykensValley.org/rev-isaac-gerhart. G. W. Mentz; Schäffer und Maund unknown books
1949182176Toulouse: Universo 1949. Paperback. 46p. 5.25x8 inches text in Spanish very good booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. El Mundo al Dia. #11 15 Janvier 1949. Public health booklet by the anarcho-naturist. Universo paperback books
196974045N. pl: n. pub 1969. 32p. uncut wraps with slight splitting on seams evenly toned front wrap lightly foxed else very good condition. Reprint of an article originally published by the CNT in 1932. Text in Spanish. n. pub unknown books
1974172701Toulouse: Espoir 1974. 31 p. very good in wraps. Issued as a supplement to Espoir no. 646. Espoir unknown books
180165512Boston MA: Printed by Russell and Cutler 1801. First edition. 12mo. viii 9-155 pp. Original drab paper boards and tan paper spine. Soiling and cracking to paper spine paper chipping from boards text clean. A good somewhat tender copy. STODDARD and WHITESELL 702. WEGELIN 1157. <br/><br/> Printed by Russell and Cutler hardcover books
190017236Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1900. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19cm; gray pictorial cloth with titles stamped in black on spine and decorative panel in black and orange on front panel; 244pp. Hint of a lean with some soiling and staining to spine right edge of rear panel and upper edge of textblock; light general edgewear and lacking the rear endpaper; Very Good. The second of Friedman's three works of long fiction a sentimental tale of local-color about a Chicago tenement's inhabitants. Discussed by Rideout though not cited among his list of radical novels and quite uncommon. RIDEOUT p.14. Houghton, Mifflin and Company unknown books
1758641161758. An Essay on the Manners and Genius of the Literary. An Essay on the Manners and Genius of the Literary. Indirect Influences on the Development of Copyright Law Ralph James d. 1762. The Case of Authors by Profession or Trade Stated. With Regard to Booksellers The Stage And the Public. No Matter by Whom. London: Printed for R. Griffiths 1758. iv 68 i.e.76 pp. Bound with D'Israeli Isaac 1766-1848. An Essay on the Manners and Genius of the Literary Character. London: Printed for T. Cadell 1795. xxiii 1 226 pp. Octavo 7-3/4" x 4-3/4". Contemporary calf gilt rules to boards rebacked and recornered gilt titles to spine marbled edges. Moderate rubbing to extremities minor gatoring to boards hinges starting later owner bookplate of George P. Philes to front pastedown pocket with nine leaves of bibliographical and critical notes by Philes to rear pastedown. A few cracks to text block moderate toning to text light foxing in places annotations and check marks in Philes's hand to some leaves other owner signatures J. Mitford and Chas. Wright dated November 1853 to front endleaf "By the ingenious Mr. Ralph" in early hand to title page of The Case. Ex-library. Shelf label to spine small inkstamp to verso of title page of The Case. Two scarce titles with an interesting association. $1500. First editions. Born in New Jersey Ralph was a versatile writer of literary works histories and political criticism. He began his career in Philadelphia where he associated with Benjamin Franklin. He traveled with Franklin to London in 1725 and remained there for the rest of his life. An author of some stature he worked closely with Henry Fielding and was one of the writers satirized in Pope's Dunciad. The Case of Authors is one of his most important and enduring works. It argues that the decline of aristocratic patronage has placed the writer at the mercy of the marketplace with negative financial artistic and intellectual consequences. Although it sold poorly it went on to influence literary criticism and the development of copyright law. It was reissued in 1762. Cited in works by Oliver Goldsmith and Thomas Babington Macaulay it also influenced the Essay on the Manners and Genius of the Literary Character. It was a popular book that reached its fourth edition in 1828. Its author the father of the Prime Minister was a notable literary scholar and essayi. unknown books
1962233350Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1962. hardcover. very good/good. Ed. by Winfred Overholser. 8vo green cloth d.w. chipped. Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1962.<br/><br/> "The first authoritative and comprehensive treatise in English on the relation between law and psychiatry. Ray became the most influential American writer on forensic psychiatry in the 19th century." GM 1739.<br/><br/> Harvard University Press unknown books
1987136548BIRMINGHAM: Classics of Medicine 1987. hardcover. 480pp. 8vo full leather a.e.g. Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Medicine 1987. Fine.<br/><br/> "The first authoritative and comprehensive treatise in English on the relation between law and psychiatry. Ray became the most influential American writer on forensic psychiatry in the 19th century." GM 1739. Facsimile of the 1838 edition.<br/><br/> Classics of Medicine unknown books
