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223011939. 14 pp. unopened a few foxing spots on the first page otherwise good. Sir Isaiah Berlin 1909-1997 social and political theorist philosopher and historian of ideas. unknown
2553716 October and 4 November 1975. Each on letterhead of Headington House Old High Street Headington Oxford. See Berlin's entry in the Oxford DNB. The recipient Philip Dosse often addressed as in this letter as ‘Dossé’ was proprietor of Hansom Books publisher of a stable of seven arts magazines including Books and Bookmen and Plays and Players. See ‘Death of a Bookman’ by the novelist Sally Emerson editor of ‘Books and Bookmen’ at the time of Dosse’s suicide in Standpoint magazine October 2018. Both items 1p landscape 8vo. In good condition lightly aged. ONE 16 October 1975: She informs Dosse that 'Sir Isaiah Berlin is in Australia for the whole of this term' and will not return until December.' Regardless of the deadline she thinks it is 'fairly likely he would regretfully say that he couldn't' review 'Mrs. Meier's sic autobiography' as 'he has a fairly large backlog of writing to catch up with!' TWO 4 November 1975: She has heard from Berlin who asks her to tell Dosse that 'he fears he cannot review Mrs. Meir's autobiography for you even if you could await his return: he has so much work to do that he has had to decide to undertake no reviewing for at least two years.' 16 October and 4 November 1975. Each on letterhead of Headington House, Old High Street, Headington, Oxford. unknown
123694San Francisco: Taber. Photograph. very good. Original cabinet card view of San Franciisco Ca. Mounted on studio card. Light rubbing. very good Original albumen view of San Francisco prior to the 1906 Earthquake. Taber photo. B 1802. Taber unknown
1814797Worcester Mass.: Printed by William Manning 1814. 8vo. 210 x 125 mm. 8 ¼ x 5 inches. 12 8 pp. Removed from pamphlet volume. Remnants of leather spine final leaf partially loose to text block; title-page discolored some foxing and light staining throughout. Established October 24 1812 by Isaiah Thomas this is the second annual report which includes revised by-laws that governed the Society. The first twelve pages written by Thomas outline in five sections the mission and goals of AAS. He begins by discussion what should be collected. He views the product of the printing press to include books pamphlets newspapers broadsides and discuss how different an American library will be when compared to the great institutions of England and Europe. He suggests that membership should be from all the principal towns and cities in the United States. These representatives should collect local history with the goals of presenting collections from all over the country to the Society. Be more organized as an institution and have regular meetings so new collections and ideas can be reported to all the members. Finally to include into membership "gentlemen who reside in various parts of Europe the Eastindies and China." He concludes with reiteration of the goals of the society: "Our principal objects are to COLLECT and PRESERVE - that which commands our attention . . ." The final eight pages record changes to the governing body and the by-laws. Printed by William Manning unknown
1796800121796. THOMAS Isaiah. Thomas's Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode-island Newhampshire & Vermont Almanack with an Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1796. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas 1795. 24 leaves. Sewn. Complete. Very old waterstain to titlepage early owner's name on titlepage else very good. Drake 3538. Evans 29624. ESTC W29843. Includes "Clean Cellars Necessary to Health" the New French Calendar and material on the French Revolution material on the French Revolution. unknown
1955261674London ET AL: Oxford University Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1955. Second Printing. Hardcover. Slight surface crease the width of the rear cover. Endpapers are very slightly foxed. ; The copy of Learned Hand with his pencil signature on the front endpaper. . Oxford University Press hardcover
1956140945747New York: George Braziller Inc 1956. First American edition. First American edition. xxxii 208 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine cocked spine tips worn in a Very Good dust jacket worn at head some tears and chips along edges spine sunned. The Russian political thinker's writing in exile. George Braziller Inc unknown
187532901Philadelphia: B. & P. Printers 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. Former institutional copy. 1 viii 3-608 pages errata page. Dark cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with gilt border and Union flag on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Label removed from the front paste down. Pencil numbers on the title page. No other markings. Front hinge loose. Darkened text edges similar to a book stored near a fireplace. Internal contents mostly very clean with an occasional light smudge on the extreme edges of a few pages. <br /> <br /> Nevins I page 149 "A useful reservoir of personal narratives for the campaigns along the Atlantic Coast. B. & P. Printers hardcover
2100Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Volume V. Printed for the Society. 1874. Albany N.Y.: Joel Mu. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society Volume V Printed for the Society 1874 Albany NY: Joel Munsell Printer 1874 8vo 42366647pp index brown cloth frontis portrait in vol one illustrated -- This copy belonged to the author Philip Jordan and has his signature on the front endpaper -- Vol one is in very good conditon -- Vol 2 has has damp stains to the rear board with resultant moderate bowing The inside pastedown has some bubbles also as a result of the dampness The last few blank page of volume two also have light damp stains Quantity Available: 1 Category: Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002100. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. Volume V. Printed for the Society. 1874. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Mu hardcover
18162930Portland: A. & J. Shirley 1816. 99 pp. Good and bound in a scaleboard binding with some loss to the paper covering. The interior is foxed. A Maine pr-statehood imprint. Skillin 16-72. A. & J. Shirley unknown
62558970Springer pp. 212 . Hardback. New. Springer hardcover
2008I-109-103Class Ivoiriens 2008. Paperback. Very Good. Edition 2008. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Class Ivoiriens paperback
1997SONG1850756449Bloomsbury 1997-02-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.25x0.50x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Bloomsbury hardcover
1957GB0006S1GYKI3N00Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1957. Unknown. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy unknown
2020x-3030479749Springer 2020. Hardcover. New. 554 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. Springer hardcover
20066636British Archaeological Reports. 2006. Softcover. Fine. Papers from a conference 'War and territory in the Roman world: historical and archaeological approaches' held at Autonomous University of Barcelona March 8-9 2005. Thirteen papers from a conference held in Barcelona in 2005 on the subject of 'War and territory in the Roman world: historical and archaeological approaches'. The contributors consider the relationship between the army and society between the emperor and his army between warfare and the environment as well as more specific subjects: the representation of military power; the relationship between local and central power especially at the frontiers of the empire; imperial administration; changes in imagery on coinage; war and the management of human and material resources. Seven of the papers focus on the Iberian peninsula whilst the rest look towards the empire as a whole. Text in English Spanish French and Italian.; British Archaeological Reports BAR International Series 1530; 262 pages . 1841717525 . British Archaeological Reports paperback
2016x-3319302930Springer 2016. Hardcover. New. 388 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Springer hardcover
1880361996San Francisco: Taber Photo 1880. Very good. Albumen photograph 4-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches of the interior of a Chinese restaurant showing the entry hall opening out into the dining room which has tables and chairs but no people. <br /> <br /> This view is captioned in the image in a narrow strip along the bottom of the print. This image is listed in Taber's ca. 1889 catalog. The upper portion of the restaurant view is washed out as usual with this image not affecting any important details. The mount has been trimmed close to the image. The verso of the mount has glue residue perhaps due to removal from an album. Taber Photo unknown
1890364052San Francisco: Taber Photo 1890. Good. An albumen silver print of Dupont Street in San Francisco with the Hang Fer Lo restaurant in the center. <br /> <br /> This was the leading Chinese restaurant in San Francisco before the earthquake. It operated on two floors above Columbo & Co. Cigars at 713 Dupont St. on the border of Little Italy and Chinatown. The Columbo sign is just legible in the image it can be matched to Taber photo 4764 which offers a close-up view of the restaurant. This image includes the street-level sign in Chinese characters which appears to offer vegetarian meals in addition to standard Chinese cuisine.<br /> <br /> 4-7/8 by 7-15/16 inches on a slightly larger modern thin paper mount. Captioned in the negative in a narrow strip along the bottom of the image. Two cracks in the image are colored in to minimize the breaks; the lower right corner of the image is a bit washed out. Good only. Taber Photo unknown
2014x-3319022636Springer Verlag 2014. Hardcover. New. 2014 edition. 250 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
2011x-1461415381Springer Verlag 2011. Hardcover. New. 325 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.80 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
2018x-3319734164Springer 2018. Hardcover. New. 310 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. Springer hardcover
2013x-1461433282Springer Verlag 2013. Hardcover. New. 294 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.80 inches. Springer Verlag hardcover
