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1914S5961Offprint from:: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. LXXIV No. 7 May 1914. 1914. 8vo. i 600-622 pp. 20 tables 1 fig. Original printed wrappers. Very good. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Jacob Halm was chief assistant at the Cape Observatory Cape Town where he performed intensive work to create good standard sequences to be used for photographic photometry in the southern sky. DSB VI pp. 74-75. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. LXXIV, No. 7, May 1914. unknown books
19904766Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company 1990. First Edition. 274pp. Octavo 24 cm Burgundy cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Very good/Near fine. A previously unpublished journal Hammer's account is one of the few day-to-day narratives known for the 1844 emigration. He traveled with the first "northsider" train moving up the Platte on a route which would later be used by one-third of all migrants including the Mormons. Mattes' Platte River Road Narratives gives a very high rating to this diary for content and style. Rumer's editorial commentary is expansive and thorough. Clark & Brunet 128. Mattes 106. Arthur H. Clark Company unknown books
1990Embry 156945The Arthur H. Clark Company 1990. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Volume XVI of the American Trails series. The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1990. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1942WRCLIT84631Norfolk: Poets of the Year / New Directions 1942. Large octavo. Printed wrapper over unprinted stiff wrappers. First edition thus edited by Harry Levin wrapper issue. One of five hundred copies designed by Victor Hammer and printed by Jacob Hammer at the Wells College Press. Offset on inner wrappers verso of colophon and on title from outer wrapper tanning toward edges of outer wrapper but about very good. HARRISON NEWTH & CANDIDO p.9. Poets of the Year / New Directions unknown books
191940516Paris: H. Floury 1919. Folio pp. 64 Bound in little soiled gray decorated and illustrated pictorial polychome boards part gilt lettered patterned endpapers covers recased and resewn in the original cloth a very good tight clean copy. Illustrated throughout with bright color plates many full page. A French children's book of the Alsace region. H. Floury unknown books
192040515Paris: H. Floury 1920. First trade Edition. Oblong 4to. All edges tinted red. Bound in little soiled blue decorated and illustrated pictorial polychome boards part gilt lettered patterned endpapers covers recased and resewn in the original cloth a very good tight clean copy. Illustrated throughout with bright color plates. H. Floury unknown books
1920002014Paris: H. Floury 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hansi and Victor Huen. Oblong measuring 32 by 24 cm 12.5 by 9.5 inches. Nostalgic look at Alsatian village of yore and as much of Hansi's writings about the French-ness of the village and demonizing the German occupiers who were only recently driven out at the time this copy was issued. The illustrations exude the naive charm of Hansi's best work whose legacy was to create an enduring visual image of Alsatian life. The decorated cloth boards have soiling and the fabric is worn by the corners and the spine extremities. Inside the pages have age toning but otherwise are clean. <br /><br /> H. Floury hardcover books
1967UHAPSPI00DGSchocken Books 1967. Very Good. Hapgood Hutchins. The Spirit of the Ghetto. Epstein Illustrator Jacob; Golden Preface Harry. NY: Schocken Books 1967. 300pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with a few discolored spots on the back cover and light rubbing to covers; interior is clean and free of markings and underlinings. Schocken Books paperback books
1860106041<p>Pamphlet 8vo original printed wrappers with woodcut portrait 48 pp. Some soiling and staining to wrappers and preliminaries and last few pages spine and edgewear a few minor chips normal aging to contents; otherwise good to about very good. According to McDade "the Reverend Jacob S. Harden poisoned his wife with arsenic after a fortuneteller had told him that she would not live long." A New York Times article at the time indicated she was dead five months after the marriage. However McDade reports that the mother-in-law was to blame for the crime since she hounded him to marry he reluctantly married her daughter. Nevertheless he took the rap and was executed on July 6 1860. McDade Annals of Murder 438. New York Times.</p> E. Winton, Printer, books
186039252Hackettstown NJ: E. Winton printer 1860. 8vo 24 cm 9.5". 48 pp. frontis. port. <br><br>Harden 183760 "poisoned his wife with arsenic after a fortuneteller had told him that she would not live long. His mother-in-law was the real cause of the crime for she hounded until he reluctantly married the girl although there does not seem to have been any necessity that he do so" McDade.<br>Â Â Â Â Felcone adds that soon after he met Miss Louisa Dorland "Louisa's mother was determined that her daughter would marry Harden and after encouraging them to spend nights together she forced the marriage. After several months of unhappiness Harden poisoned his wife. He fled was captured tried and hanged . . . before an immense crowd. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â McDade Annals of Murder 438; Felcone New Jersey Books 1698-1800. 838. Stitched lacks the wrappers; the frontispiece portrait of Harden detached but present. Short tears in margins dog-earring tattering waterstain etc. Only a good copy; this was a very cheaply printed production hence the condition problems. E. Winton, printer unknown books
18962051Oakland CA: Jacob Wright Harlan 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 242 pp with frontispiece decorative endpapers. Original brown cloth with decoration in gilt and black. Small ownership label on front pastedown light general wear to exterior front hinge a bit wobbly; else sound and clean. No dust jacket. Second edition. Personal account of Gold Rush California. Harlan opines in the introduction that "every fact relating to the early settlement of California should be recorded and treasured up; in fact that it is the duty of every pioneer to put in writing his early California experience." Cowan 264-5: "The author came by the overland route as a member of the Boggs-Moran party and upon his arrival joined Fremont's battalion." Jacob Wright Harlan hardcover books
37Printed by Furman and Loudon Opposite the City-Hall New York: 1801. Near Fine. Printed by Furman and Loudon Opposite the City-Hall New York: 1801.First edition. Copies of this imprint are found at the Library of Congress and at the New York Historical Society. 22 pages 6 7/8 in x 3 7/8 in; quarto; A1-4; B1-4; C1-3. Published by the order of the Common Council Robert Benson Clerk. Printers mark of a phoenix rising from flames with the printers motto Protection on the title page. This copy lacks the final blank with the printers advertisements on the verso. Shaw and Shoemaker 1023.Furman and Loudon were located at the corner of Broad and Wall Streets in New York City in 1800 opposite the City Hall. Small repair of paper loss to title-page without any loss of text. This copy is sewn into a plain wrapper and trimmed.This rare title is remarkable for the progressive compassion articulated in the provisions of governance and in the vision of its authors for the self-help solutions articulated for the paupers cared for by this early public assistance institution.Jacob de la Montagnie was a judge and held various elected positions as an elected representative of the people of New York. Notably in 1804 he served on the committee overseeing the funeral arrangements for Alexander Hamilton and for the hiring of Col. John Trumbull to paint a full-length portrait of Hamilton as a general for the sum of five-hundred dollars. Richard Harrison was one of the first three lawyers and the only lawyer from New York admitted to practice before the Supreme Court the first day it opened in New York in February 1790. Printed by Furman and Loudon, Opposite the City-Hall, [New York]: 1801. books
1920105932New York: Ludwig C.A.K. Martens Publisher 1920. pp. 569-600 "special 32-page issue" stapled wraps 8x10.75 inches wraps soiled with minor staining and ink stamp of the Clarion Bookshop in Chicago on front wrap staples rusted else good condition. Complete issue; cover story "Pro barba! an historical inquiry into the causes of the popularity of Karl Marx's beard in Russia Ludwig C.A.K. Martens, Publisher unknown books
1921257297New York: Kenneth Durant Publisher 1921. Magazine. pp. 186-232 wraps worn and slightly browned else good condition 7.75x10.5 inches. Includes articles by Trotsky Lenin and others. Kenneth Durant, Publisher unknown books
1972113780Essen: Museum Folkwang 1972. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November 28 1971 through January 5 1972. Text in German by Hassner. Includes 24 black and white images. A fine copy in wrappers. Museum Folkwang unknown books
1969017445Boston and Toronto: Little Brown and Company 1969. 1st Edition. xi 242p. dj small red mark on the fore-edge. A contemporary novel. Little, Brown and Company unknown books
1817256412New York 1817. Each 1-1/2 pp. Docketed. Folio. Fine. Old folds. Each 1-1/2 pp. Docketed. Folio. William Meredith was a lawyer President of the Schuylkill Bank and Secretary of the Treasury. unknown books
20026190Portland ME: Ascensius Press/Ornaflat Publishing 2002. Limited Edition Fascimile Reproduction. Stiff Wraps. Fine in Fine DJ. Tight bright and unmarrd. DJ bright and clean. White cardstock stiff wraps. 12mo. 38pp plus np plates. Illus. b/w plates. Numbered limited edition. <br/><br/>Explores a curious lawsuit regarding the buried treasure of renowned Pirate Captain Kidd and a cast of characters from Cotton Mather Fredrick Law Olmsted Lady Dunmore John Jacob Astor. Photographic illustrations reproduce several paintings frontispiece shows John Jacob Astor dressed in the regalia of a Fur Trapper of 1813 and there is also a reproduction of a letter from F.L. Olmsted. A new issue of the minor classic story by Franklin H. Head founder of the Chicago Liars Club telling the tale of Frederick Law Olmsted"s $5000000 lawsuit against John Jacob Astor in 1898 for his theft of the Pirate Captain Kidd's treasure. A hoax that has at various times been taken as true. The colophon is inaccurate: the 400 "trade edition" copies were never printed and only 50 of the 100 listed hand-bound copies on hand-made paper were printed. Ascensius Press/Ornaflat Publishing paperback books
186335178San Francisco: Bell & Lampman 1863. 111pp. Disbound with a bit of loosening last leaf detached. Good. <br/><br/> Bishop Colenso's work is an amalgam of "blunders of the grossest description" but is nevertheless "important and dangerous" for its "attack upon the veracity of the Bible" particularly because the source of the assault is "a high dignitary in the Christian Church." <br/> Thus the Hebrew Wood Chopper defends the Pentateuch against Bishop Colenso's calumnies. He uses the remarkable sudden and unpredicted growth of California in the preceding fifteen years to refute Colenso's attack on the Pentateuch for implausible chronology. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Singerman 1802. Cowan 618. Not in Stern CA Jewish History. Bell & Lampman unknown books
1910228065Hampton VA: Houston Printing & Publishing House 1910. Soft Cover. Good binding. An Address delivered July 19th 1910 in St. John's Church Hampton Virginia on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of the occupation of the Parish by the English. No pencil or ink markings in text. Grey paper covers with black lettering. Moderate to heavy edgewear to covers. Stapled Wrappers. Good binding. Houston Printing & Publishing House unknown books
188536023London: Bailliere 1885. Bailliere unknown books
184015122617Stuttgart: Franz Heinrich Kohler 1840. Hardcover. Very good. Octovo size 93 pp. all text in German. "First description of acute anterior poliomyelitis which Heine separated from other forms of paralysis; he described the deformities arising from the disease. He also called attention to congenital spastic paraplegia which following Little's classic description No. 4691.1 was termed 'Little's disease' " Garrison-Morton 4664.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Cream colored boards with title and publishing information in black to the front board; octovo size approximately 10 1/2" tall pagination i-vi 1-78 i-II index i-vii plates. Please note that all text is in German.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Very good overall. Heavy soiling to the boards first layer of paper missing on portions of spine corners bumped and worn through. Textblock is sound scattered foxing throughout the volume not affecting the readability of text. A few vintage words in prior owner's hand to front free endpaper.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Garrison-Morton 4664.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover actual shipping charges; we are happy to ship at cost please contact us for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Franz Heinrich Kohler hardcover books
18235325London: Printed for Thomas Kelly 17 Paternoster-Row 1823. Octavo 21.5 x 14 cm. 464 pages. Index. Lacking the frontispiece portrait of Schnebbelie. Engraved title featuring a cornucopic table. Illustrated with eleven plates mostly carving instructions and menus. Stated seventeenth edition. While Andre Simon claimed this was "probably the most popular cookery book in England during the last decade of the eighteenth century" BG page 81 Maclean pushes back on this concept ". this is a bold assertion and the present compiler has no evidence to justify it." Maclean page 69. Jacob Schnebbelie first revised and expanded The Houekeeper's Instructor in 1804. A number of institutions date this printing as 1923 and we've found no supporting evidence of this nor reason to think this dating is far off the mark. The estimate of the date was not shared by experienced culinary bookseller Marian L. Gore whose bookseller ticket and pricing code are present in this volume along with a copy of her invoice for this and other works to cookery collector Walter Fillin. Her description estimates 1811. Some light soiling throughout; but generally clean and sound. Original tree calf-covered boards with corners bumped suffing and abrasions rebacked with modern calf spine with gilt-titled black spine label. Lacking frontispiece portrait as noted above; bookseller ticket of Gore to preliminary blank; bookplate of collectors Walter & Lucille Fillin; invoice of sale ladi-in. Good or better. Cagle 742; Maclean page 69; Oxford page 133 all earlier printings; Simon BG 832 833 earlier printings; Vicaire col. 441. Printed for Thomas Kelly, 17, Paternoster-Row hardcover books
162231298Amsterdam: Chez Michel Colin 1622. Folio. 11 x 7 1/4 inches. 6 103 6 107-254pp. Engraved additional title 17 engraved maps 16 double-sheet 1 folding 5 engraved illustrations in the text of the Le Maire narrative. Without the portrait of Le Maire as usual found in only a small number of copies. Early eighteenth century sheep covers ruled in blind spine with raised bands in seven compartments morocco lettering piece in the second the others with a repeat decoration in gilt marbled pastedowns<br/> <br/>One of the classic descriptions of the Spanish conquests in the New World including the first publication of Jacques Le Maire's journal of one of the greatest early Pacific voyages and circumnavigations: a work of great rarity and importance.<br/> <br/>This edition of Herrera includes the first publication of Jacques Le Maire's journal of one of the greatest early Pacific voyages and circumnavigations that of Le Maire and Schouten in 1615 and 1616. Le Maire's journal which occupies pp. 107-174 of this book describes the voyage of trade and discovery launched by one of the most aggressive of Netherlands traders in this era of Dutch expansion. The expedition sailed around Cape Horn explored the Pacific coast of South America and pursued the search for Terra Australis. Inspired in part by Quiros and motivated by Dutch trading zeal this was the essential precursor to Tasman's voyage; indeed Tasman made great use of Le Maire's mapping of the ocean. The Le Maire voyage the last of the seventeenth century expeditions to search for the unknown continent from the east was responsible for extensive discoveries in the Pacific recorded in excellent detail on the numerous maps published here. These include maps of Le Maire's Pacific route and of New Guinea the latter definitely establishing it to be an island. There are also five engraved views showing the expedition in Patagonia a Polynesian sailing canoe the anchorage at Cocos Island natives at Cocos and the isle of Hoorn. The first section of this work is the first French and second edition overall of a portion of Antonio de Herrera's Historia General first published in Madrid in 1601. This is one of the classic descriptions of the Spanish conquests in the New World with important maps of the West Indies the Americas the coasts of Central and South America the interior of Mexico Terra Firme and the west coast of South America including some of the most important maps relating to the Pacific made to the time. The third section of this volume consists of brief accounts of other voyages into the Pacific and the account of Pedro de Cevallos of the Spanish possessions in the New World. Two issues of this French translation were printed in Amsterdam in 1622. This copy has the first imprint recorded by Wagner. There were also Latin and Dutch editions in the same year differing slightly in their makeup; Wagner assigns priority to this French edition. A work of great rarity and importance.<br/> <br/>Borba de Moraes p.400; European Americana 622/68; JCB 3II:166; Sabin 31543; Tiele pp. 56-57 314-316; Tiele-Muller 296; Wagner Spanish Southwest 12a. Chez Michel Colin unknown books
199229839Huntington WV: Aegina Press Inc 1992. First Edition. Slim octavo 21.5cm; illustrated wrappers; 82 4pp; illus. From the library of Ben and Bernarda Shahn with their bookplate to verso of front wrapper and inscribed to Bernarda on the front endpaper: "For Bernarda With great respect and admiration / Dave." Additionally signed by Herrstrom on the title page. Hint of sunning to spine else Fine. Collection of poems based on Biblical stories illustrated throughout by Jacob Landau. Aegina Press, Inc unknown books