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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
18165960Frankfort Kentucky: 8 June 1816. The survey refers to acreage bound by "a post" "a black oak" "a Spanish oak" "two hickory bushes" and the creek. The lot is near modern Little River in Christian County in the Southwestern part of the state. Isaac Shelby was Kentucky's founding governor inaugurated the same day that the Commonwealth joined the United States. His term ended in 1796 but with the outbreak of the War of 1812 Shelby was brought out of retirement to serve a second term. By all accounts he was a brilliant governor. 1 leaf 327 x 400 mm. Seal of the Land Office of Kentucky. Lot warranted to Josiah Matthews described in manuscript with paraphs. Signed by the governor and by M.L. Hardin secretary. Partially divided along horizontal fold; chip on left edge; toned. 8 June unknown books
1887390Troy N.Y.: Nims and Knight 1887. Folio. 320 x 230 mm. 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. 48 leaves of text and 10 full-page colored lithographic plates. Original publisher's decorated binding some minor scrapes to the boards; paper lightly toned by age and one plate with outer margin and corner with small tears; otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Beautifully rendered colored lithograph plates of the botanical work of Isaac Sprague the "most accurate of living botanical artist . . ." working in the late 19th century. The plates based on water color drawings were printed by Nims and Knight the noted Troy New York publisher who specialized among other subjects in illustrated books and botanical art. Sprague was the younger brother of Hosea Sprague the meteorologist and local historian of Hingham Massachusetts who at an early age was apprenticed to a carriage painter where his skills were quickly recognized. His ability to translate observed object into drawings caught the attention of James Audubon and in 1840 he accompanied him on his trip up the Missouri River to sketch quadrupeds. Upon is return he was introduced to Asa Gray and began a long collaboration of rendering botanical specimens into drawings for Gray's works. Gray was quoted as saying that Sprague "raised the level of botanical illustration in this country to that of the great European centers." John Galluzzo. Looking Back at South Shore History from Plymouth Rock to Quincy Granite. Charleston S. C. 2013. G. Edmund Gifford "The Massachusetts Audubon Letter"' 1975. Nims and Knight unknown books
189241669Boston: Roberts Brothers 1892. Small 8vo pp. x 310; original maroon cloth gilt-lettered spine; light edge wear 1-inch tear to pp. 309-310 not affecting text; 2 contemporary bookplates one partly obscuring the other on front pastedown; a very good sound copy. <br/><br/> Roberts Brothers hardcover books
1882002948Boston: S. E. Cassino. Armstrong & Co. lithographer 1882. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. iv 210 pp including index. 50 colored plates measuring 32 by 24 cm 12.5 by 9.5 inches. Boston artist Isaac Sprague 1811-1895 was America's best known botanical painter of his day. Beginning as a carriage painter he found himself drawn to birds and flora. After working as an assistant to Audobon he collaborated with botanist Asa Gray for whom he furnished many illustrations. Full thick leather decorated with gilt borders and dentelles or turn ins. Five raised bands. Fabric endpapers. Front joint repaired in upper front. Some rubbing of the joints; otherwise leather is fresh and attractive. Plates are clean. A few tissue guards are missing. <br/><br/> S. E. Cassino. Armstrong & Co., lithographer unknown books
1898115515Williamstown Mass.: Herbert H. Lehman 1898. Octavo original green cloth. First edition. Collects twelve unsigned stories. The book was printed by James B. Lyon in Albany N. Y. Wright III 3269. Contemporary gift inscription dated 5 June 1898 on front free endpaper. A very good copy. #115515 [Herbert H. Lehman] unknown books
184241928Libanon i.e. Lebanon PA: Gedruckt bey Jos. Hartman 1842. 1st edition American Imprints 42-2898. Period brown half sheep binding with blue paper wrapped boards. General wear to binding with leather tips mostly worn away. Lacks ffep. Period poi dated 1854 to preliminary blank. Usual browning & foxing to paper. A Good copy of this uncommon veterinary handbook to horse care and horseshoeing by a farrier in Lancaster County. xii 184 pp. Text in German fraktur. Full-page wood engraving of man leading a horse on recto of leaf preceding the title page i.e. image doesn't face title page. 12mo signed in 6s. 7" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/> Gedruckt bey Jos. Hartman 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
188841698London: Macmillan 1888. 12mo pp.xii 375 1; folding ethnographic map of the British Isles printed in color folding sketch map of Normandy; a very good copy in original red cloth. First published in 1863 and a new edition appeared in 1873 of which this is a reprint. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
186449315London and Cambridge: Macmillan and Co 1864. 8vo pp. xxxii 578 2 ads; 2 folding maps one in color; original maroon cloth gilt title direct on spine; hinges cracked map with a three inch tear repaired with tape signatures on half title large bookplate of C. Frushard Waddington. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
187341665London: Macmillan and Co 1873. Third edition revised and compressed small 8vo pp. xii 375 1 80; 2 folding map plates one in color additional text maps; original red cloth some soiling and damp-staining gilt-lettered spine black glazed endpapers; spine ends chipped general wear to extremities else a good copy. Contemporary bookseller's ticket mounted to front pastedown; 80 pp. of publisher's advertisements dated December 1872 bound in rear. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books