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18172265380Printed by and for William Manning 1817. Soft Cover. Fair. Several marginal notes in ink which appear contemporary. Corners dog-eared. 1817 Soft Cover. 42 pp. Appears to be incomplete as OCLC calls for 48 unnumbered pages. An almanac by an important early American printer. Printed by and for William Manning, paperback books
189170006Dayton Ohio: Lorenz & Co. Good. 1891. Hardcover. 176 pages red cloth covers with black printing. The covers are soiled with rubbed and frayed spine ends and cover corners. The last few pages show some light dampstaining at the bottom corner. Otherwise the contents are bright and complete. Good for reading or reference. . Lorenz & Co. hardcover books
1810WRCAM55296Worcester: From the press of Isaiah Thomas Jun. Isaac Sturtevant printer 1810. Two volumes. Five engraved plates two folding. Expertly bound to style in period calf spines gilt with red morocco labels. Very good. Provenance: Timothy Bigelow presentation inscription by the author. "Thomas who began life as a printer's apprentice fought at Lexington and Concord and settled finally in Worcester Mass. in 1778 where he became the country's leading printer putting out more than 400 titles before he retired in 1802 to devote himself to scholarship and first to this book. The source materials were obtained from voluminous correspondence and from his own personal library.Although a printed work it is always considered a primary source and is today the recognized authority on printing in the United States from 1640 to 1800. Much of the material which it contains can be found no where else" - GROLIER AMERICAN HUNDRED. "An interesting and now scarce work" - Lowndes. <br> <br> This copy bears a presentation inscription to founding American Antiquarian Society member Timothy Bigelow who apprenticed to Thomas for two years but ended up becoming a lawyer and politician. HOWES T168 "aa." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21483. STREETER SALE 4176. GROLIER AMERICAN 100 29. PILLING PROOF-SHEETS 3850. BIGMORE & WYMAN III:9. LOWNDES IV p.2666. From the press of Isaiah Thomas, Jun., Isaac Sturtevant, printer unknown books
189043641San Francisco: Taber 1890. White card mount. Very good very faint fading mainly to the sky. 9 x 7.5 inch image on x 10 x 8 inch card. Albumen photograph. "6359 State Capitol Sacramento Cal." in negative at lower edge. Isaiah West Taber 1830-1912 bounced between the east and west coasts as a youth. After opening his first studio in Syracuse New York he returned to California where he eventually established the "Taber Gallery" at No. 12 Montgomery Street in 1871. His business was quite successful with a stock of over 30000 Western views though many were the unacknowledged works of others. When the San Francisco earthquake led to the destruction of his vast collection his business folded. This image is not at Berkeley nor on Calisphere but is similar to "The Capitol Sacramento Cal. B 2369" at Berkeleyexcept this image is taken closer to the entrance with people in the distance at the steps and provides a more powerful view. Taber unknown books
181843724Northampton MA: Thomas W. Shepard & Co. 1818. First edition. Disbound. Removed from a larger volume else very good moderately foxed throughout with presentation inscription inked on title. 24 pp. 8vo. Provenance: Isaiah Thomas with inscription reading "Presented by Isaiah Thomas. Amer. Imprints 44498. Sabin 37162n. Gilmore: .Imprints Northampton 263. Thomas W. Shepard & Co. unknown books
1836WRCAM52182Bilbao; Castro Urdiales; Santander 1836. 36pp. Loose gatherings. Previously folded with some separations and paper loss along old folds slightly affecting text. Written in a small but legible hand. Very good. An engaging account of travels along the north coast of Spain in the Basque country during the First Carlist War the civil war fought between the conservative followers of Carlos V and the liberal defenders of the succession of the infant Isabel II between 1833 and 1840. The Basque region was a Carlist stronghold and Townsend's account includes descriptions of encounters with the forces supporting Carlos as well as being a narrative of the journey around the region from Bayonne to Santander. The diary was composed in three separate parts from different locations in the Basque region in January and February of 1836 and is addressed to his sister. <br> <br> Isaiah Townsend Jr. descended from a prestigious New York family that included Solomon Townsend industrialist and state politician after the Revolution and his father Isaiah Sr. a prominent Albany merchant. On a prior Grand Tour of Europe in 1831 and 1832 he met David Baillie Warden author of BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA with whom he would become great friends and whose library Townsend would broker to the New York State Library in 1844. <br> <br> A well-written travel diary by a notable New Yorker and close acquaintance to an important American bibliophile filled with fascinating detail about the Basque area and the events of the day. unknown books
180234027Worcester: Isaiah Thomas Jun 1802. 48 pages including self-wrappers. vignette on title head-pieces on page 2 is illustration of "Anatomy of Man's Body as governed by the 12 constellations." At the foot of this same page are notations of Medical Lectures at Harvard and Dartmouth. 1 vols. 12mo. Self wrappers stitched. Spotting some light offsetting and browning else near fine. 48 pages including self-wrappers. vignette on title head-pieces on page 2 is illustration of "Anatomy of Man's Body as governed by the 12 constellations." At the foot of this same page are notations of Medical Lectures at Harvard and Dartmouth. 1 vols. 12mo. With Roads to the Principal Towns and Inns with innkeeper's names on the last three pages. On the back page is a short advertisement from Isaiah Thomas for books. S & S 2457 Isaiah Thomas Jun unknown books
18012272655Isaiah Thomas 1801. Soft Cover. Fair. Large chip from corner of rear wrapper lightly foxed and toned minimal loss and minor tears and creases along edges. 1801 Soft Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 48 pp. Sewn binding self An almanac by an important early American printer. Evans 38628. Isaiah Thomas paperback books
1806162750Worcester Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas 1806. pp. 1-48 not paginated several woodcut illustrations self wrappers untrimmed sewn. First edition. Shaw and Shoemaker 10621. Mild foxing and dust soiling to first leaf small damp stain on last leaf a very good copy. #162750 Isaiah Thomas unknown books
1875273943Philadelphia: Published by the Author for the Subscribers 1875. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Signed by General Guss. Civil War historian James I. "Bud" Robertson in the Nevins bibiliography considers this "a useful reservoir of personal narratives for the campaigns along the Atlantic coast" Nevins I 149. The Regiment was commanded by Gen. Henry R. Guss and this copy is Signed by Gen. Guss "with his compliments". In publisher's brown gilt decorated cloth with portrait frontispiece of Henry R. Guss illustrated with portraits plates and maps. Quite an attractive bright copy from the personal library of Bud Robertson with his bookplate on the front endpaper. Nevins I 149. Very Good binding. Published by the Author for the Subscribers unknown books
1875WN5594Philadelphia: Privately Printed 1875. Original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Spine ends worn with some loss of cloth corners bumped and joints and edges worn. Spine is a little loose. Some foxing throughout. A weighty regimental history including nearly 200 pgs. of biographical and roster information at rear. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Privately Printed Hardcover books
181036656Worcester: Isaiah Thomas 1810. library brown buckrum. small 8vo. library brown buckrum. 487; 576 pages. Two volumes. First edition. Bigmore & Wyman III 9; S-K 3602 for binding references. All five plates are present. An invaluable book to the student of American printing and certainly the cornerstone in any collection of books on U.S. printing and publishing history. Also has information on newspapers and publishing. Thomas was the right person to write this title as he was one of the most important American publishers - booksellers of this early American period. His comments on his friends in the field and the beginnings of printing in different locations in the country based on personal knowledge make this a primary source. <BR><br /> <BR><br /> Bound in a later library buckrum binding with gilt on spine. The plate facing page 70 is present but has separated from the binding and torn into three pieces along the creases. Some tears with one effecting the page numbers 495-500 of volume II. Some marks obscuring the text on pages 152-153. A torn sheet on page 221-222 page 491-492 and 493-494. Ex-library stamp from the De Mill Library. Else a lovely copy. Isaiah Thomas unknown books
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 books
181443079Boston: Printed by John Eliot 1814. First edition. Original blue-gray paper-covered boards with paper label on spine. Spine and label well worn ends and joints chipped institutional stamp on title gift inscription on free front endpaper leaves untrimmed about good. 292 pp. 8vo. Signed with gift inscription to the American Antiquarian Society by Isaiah Thomas. "This valuable collection of important documents relating to the history of America" Sabin. Includes Schermerhorn: "Report to the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in North America. Report respecting the Indians inhabiting the Western Parts of the United States. Communicated by Mr. John F. Schermerhorn to the Secretary of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and Others in North America." Sabin 45852. Sabin 77610. Printed by John Eliot hardcover books
18851678San Francisco: Taber Photo 1885. Boudoir cabinet card 20 cm x 12.5 albumen print on a gray mount 29 cm x 20 cm with the title at the foot of the image. Nice image of Cascade Falls The Cascades in Yosemite. I.W. Taber 1830-1912 who primarily photographed the West Coast and Northern California in particular. After assisting in a photographic studio in San Francisco from the mid-1860s until 1871 Taber opened his own business which quickly became one of the premier studios in the city. In addition to his own photographs Taber printed published and distributed the work of other photographers including Carleton Watkins. Taber acquired Watkins's negatives in 1881 as a result of Watkins's bankruptcy. He also sold photographic supplies and manufactured dry plates. Taber Photo unknown books
