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182032332Charleston: G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger Jr. Printer 1820. Third Edition from the second New York Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. xi 12-180 pages. Brown paper covered boards. Dark leather spine with gilt lines and title. Extremities worn. Light toning to the text. Old ink gift inscription on the verso of the right front flyleaf - "Mary Crossman A Christmas Present From A Friend 1825." Color illustrated bookplate on the front paste down. G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger, Jr. Printer hardcover
182035190Charleston: G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger Jr. Printer 1820. Third Edition from the second New York Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. x 11-180 pages. Brown leather binding with black leather title label on the spine. Leather is rubbed and cracked Title label scuffed. Boards slightly bowed outwards. Light to moderate toning to the contents. Gift inscription written on the front paste down. Fair. G. Clark & Co. Thomas Badger, Jr. Printer hardcover
186533072Odessa: M. A. Belinson 1865. Reprint. Hardcover. fair. 12mo. xii 192pp. Green paper boards with speckled edges. A dictionary of foreign words used by medieval Jewish writers such as Rashi Maimonides and R. Ashur b. Jacob. Words are ordered based on their appearance in the Bible and Talmud. First printed in 1831 in Prague. A useful tool for the philological study of rabbinic literature. Text in Hebrew Yiddish and French. Corners rubbed. Interior joint separated. Interior leaves stained. Overall in fair to poor condition. M. A. Belinson hardcover
18298887Portland 1829. No Binding. Very Good. 50 ¾ x 40 ¼ inches. Steel engraving. Original wash color refreshed; expertly conserved re-mounted on new linen; a few cracks & marginal mends but fine for this kind. The very rare three copies cited in OCLC first edition of this excellent map of Maine by the state's first mapmaker. An exceptionally well-preserved example. Unlike many early American state maps that struggled to get completed Greenleaf's received a warm commendation from the state legislature even before it was published and the mapmaker was granted $1000 to aid him in finishing the map. Greenleaf later received $640 from the legislature for 40 copies of the map that were obtained for state use a remarkable $16 per copy. Perhaps the large number of copies sold for official rather than private use helps account for the map's present rarity. The map was originally intended to accompany an atlas and survey of the state that Greenleaf published the same year but very few complete sets of the three items are known to have survived. Greenleaf appears to have taken special care in the production of this map. Although published in Portland Maine Greenleaf employed as engravers for this work the estimable J. H. Young and F. Dankworth both of whom produced major works for the firms of S. A. Mitchell and others. This precisely detailed map which shows ten counties in different colors provides state county town and township boundary lines. The state's many rivers lakes ponds and even falls are shown as are roads and elevations. The map was re-published in 1844 by Greenleaf's son and namesake from the same plates but with emendations and several times thereafter. Greenleaf published two earlier maps of the state in 1815 and 1820 but the present work was by far his finest. Ristow W. American Maps and Mapmakers pp. 95-96; Catalogue Raisonne Important Maine Maps. Auction Catalogue for Thompson Collection Auction Robert E. Croul 2003 lot 119. unknown books
18298887Portland 1829. No Binding. Very Good. 50 ¾ x 40 ¼ inches. Steel engraving. Original wash color refreshed; expertly conserved re-mounted on new linen; a few cracks & marginal mends but fine for this kind. The very rare three copies cited in OCLC first edition of this excellent map of Maine by the state's first mapmaker. An exceptionally well-preserved example. Unlike many early American state maps that struggled to get completed Greenleaf's received a warm commendation from the state legislature even before it was published and the mapmaker was granted $1000 to aid him in finishing the map. Greenleaf later received $640 from the legislature for 40 copies of the map that were obtained for state use a remarkable $16 per copy. Perhaps the large number of copies sold for official rather than private use helps account for the map's present rarity. The map was originally intended to accompany an atlas and survey of the state that Greenleaf published the same year but very few complete sets of the three items are known to have survived. Greenleaf appears to have taken special care in the production of this map. Although published in Portland Maine Greenleaf employed as engravers for this work the estimable J. H. Young and F. Dankworth both of whom produced major works for the firms of S. A. Mitchell and others. This precisely detailed map which shows ten counties in different colors provides state county town and township boundary lines. The state's many rivers lakes ponds and even falls are shown as are roads and elevations. The map was re-published in 1844 by Greenleaf's son and namesake from the same plates but with emendations and several times thereafter. Greenleaf published two earlier maps of the state in 1815 and 1820 but the present work was by far his finest. Ristow W. American Maps and Mapmakers pp. 95-96; Catalogue Raisonne Important Maine Maps. Auction Catalogue for Thompson Collection Auction Robert E. Croul 2003 lot 119. unknown
183248338Pembroke CT 1832. 8vo pp. 2 100 2; 6 leaves of mounted dried flowers mostly perished at back; 1 extra bifolium laid in containing three pages of "wandering thoughts"; contemporary quarter red calf over marbled paper-covered boards; upper joint cracked at the top boards rubbed and bumped; very good. A manuscript notebook full of pontification on a variety of subjects some rather mundane "Friendship is an acquisition which is very necessary and needful in life" and some on more colorful topics: the autobiography of a hat Yankee peddlers "Among the variety of imposters which we daily meet the yanks peddlers must be the first which comes under our observation"; slavery; the plight of the Indians; fashion "Where the old fashioned knee-buckles have been turned into some article of fancy; the sheepskin pantaloons and horn buttons have given place to morocco shoes and shell combs". Thirty-three entries are provided in all. One describes the town of Pembroke CT; there seems little otherwise to indicate where these essays were published. <br/><br/> hardcover books
186436882np 1864. 4to. Written in ink and signed at the end by Royce on the verso of a single leaf. Several small holes text unaffected a few closed tears two archival tape repairs. Very Good. <br /> <br /> This unusual insightful document illuminates the laws of war applicable to the Civil War. Royce's Petition seeks justice for Confederate Captain Frank R. Gurley. Royce sent it to the Confederate Commission of Exchange. Its author Confederate Captain Moses Strong Royce was captured in Tennessee and imprisoned at Nashville. Gurley Royce's cell-mate had killed Union General Robert McCook of Ohio near Huntsville Alabama in August 1862. <br /> In October 1863 Union forces captured Gurley and charged him with murdering McCook. Gurley Union officials claimed was a guerrilla who shot McCook while the General was lying in an ambulance. Southerners claimed that Gurley was not a guerrilla but a regular soldier in the Confederacy's 4th Alabama Cavalry; and that he killed McCook according to the laws of war. <br /> Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper fanned the flames claiming that lawless Confederate guerrillas murdered the general; feelings ran high. "US General Grant wrote CS General Hardee in December of 1863 and said that although Gurley was a member of the Confederate army that did not preclude him from being tried for having committed a foul murder" online Huntsville-Madison County Public Library essay 'Frank B. Gurley's 1866 Diary'.<br /> Having escaped from prison in March 1864 Royce pleads Gurley's case. "He was confined in a cell for sixty-eight days and allowed only about one hour a day for exercise and was put upon trial for the killing of Genl. McCook. He was obliged to employ counsel to defend himself at an expense of 2500 dollars in greenbacks. The evidence produced completely exonerated him of anything like murder and the argument of his counsel was a complete vindication of his right as a soldier and an officer to do all that he did in bringing Genl. McCook to his death. <br /> "When the trial was nearly ended four communications by flag of truce were sent to the court and were there read - one from Lt. Col. Hambrick one from Genl. Forrest one from Genl. Hardee and one from Genl. Johnston" assuring that Gurley was not a guerrilla but a duly enrolled member of the Confederate military forces. Nevertheless Gurley was found guilty and sentenced to death.<br /> "The undersigned believes that if an effort were to be made by the Confederate Commission of Exchange to have Capt. Gurley exchanged the Federal authorities would immediately send him forward for that purpose and as a friend of Capt. Gurley the undersigned respectfully requests General Johnston to use his influence in procuring the exchange of Capt. Gurley. Respectfully submitted M. S. Royce." <br /> Even after War's end the dispute continued. Gurley having been released from prison in an administrative snafu was re-arrested charged but finally released and placed on parole in April 1866. unknown
1805BOOKS288628--/No Dustjacket. 1805. 8vo. self wraps 6 leaves. A survey beginning at an oak tree on the line of Tioga County. This is for mile 82 going west to mile 104 and to a post in Morris Street in Bath. The ink records on 6 pages show Bearings Distance and Remarks. Most of the remarks are from trees. This is certified by Moses Van Campen and T. N. Miller Commissioners on August 30th. 1805. . paperback
183248338Pembroke CT 1832. 8vo pp. 2 100 2; 6 leaves of mounted dried flowers mostly perished at back; 1 extra bifolium laid in containing three pages of "wandering thoughts"; contemporary quarter red calf over marbled paper-covered boards; upper joint cracked at the top boards rubbed and bumped; very good. A manuscript notebook full of pontification on a variety of subjects some rather mundane "Friendship is an acquisition which is very necessary and needful in life" and some on more colorful topics: the autobiography of a hat Yankee peddlers "Among the variety of imposters which we daily meet the yanks peddlers must be the first which comes under our observation"; slavery; the plight of the Indians; fashion "Where the old fashioned knee-buckles have been turned into some article of fancy; the sheepskin pantaloons and horn buttons have given place to morocco shoes and shell combs". Thirty-three entries are provided in all. One describes the town of Pembroke CT; there seems little otherwise to indicate where these essays were published if at all. unknown
186731821Stettin Szczecin/ Lviv: A. Druker 1867. Third edition. Hardcover. fair to good. Large octavo. Unpaginated. 146 double-sided leaves. Period brown marbled paper boards protected in modern glassine. Contains four title pages one for the work in total at the front followed by three individual title pages for each of the three parts of the work. Each title page with decorative woodblock borders. Two of the title pages state Stettin as the location of publication while the other two state Lvov Lviv. The title pages state this as the "third edition". Text throughout printed on blue paper following the first title page.<br /> <br /> This historically important work is a treatise and reference work on the natural sciences which is famous for its numerous woodcut illustrations and figures. It was the first Hebrew book of its kind to be published. It's author was the early Enlightenment Polish-Jewish physician Tobias Cohen aka Toviyyah ben Moshe ha-Kohen or Toviyah Kats 1652-1729. The work was first published in Venice in 1707 and is divided into three parts covering covers numerous topics including medicine physiology anatomy hygiene botany zoology cosmology and astronomy. Includes at total of 26 black woodblock illustrated figures and diagrams throughout outlining creation depicting the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system the four elements plants insects physical phenomena and ships sailing on the the spherical globe of the world among others. The third part is the most notable for its famous illustrated figure known as "The House of the Body" which shows the detailed interior anatomy of the human body and a multi-story house side by side relating and comparing the organs of the body to the divisions of the house. The work is also includes theology and cosmology from a Jewish context and discusses Sabbatianism.<br /> <br /> Text in Hebrew. <br /> <br /> Binding with rubbing to the extremities as well as abrasions and scratches to the paper boards. Front board starting to crack at the top of the front hinge. Starting following the second title page and at the interior rear cover. Contains copious period ink notes in Hebrew and English on the interior covers and endpapers. Printed ex-libris of a previous owner pasted on the front free endpaper. Library stamp from another previous owner Jacob Franklin on the bottom of the third page. Rippling to endpapers. Some sporadic minor to light stains and smudges. Title page of part 2 with a small tear resulting in minor loss of text and some light chipping to the very edge of the final leaf of part 2. Binding in fair to good- interior in good condition overall. Quite scarce. Hebrew title: מעשה טוביה<br /> Author: טוביה קץ/ טוביה כהן/ טוביה הכהן/ טוביה הרופ×<br /> Publication: לבוב/שטעטין ×. דר×קיר תרכ״ז<br /> Alternate transliterations: Mase Towija 2nd title page Ma'aseh Tobiyah Ma'aseh Tuvyah Ma'aseh Toviyyah Ma'aseh Tovia. A. Druker hardcover
185921503Detroit: Barnes French & Way Printers 1859. 1859. 8vo. 16 pp. Original printed green wrappers. Some cover wear very good. Uncommon. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Detroit: Barnes, French & Way, Printers, 1859. paperback
1861381919Portland: Published by the Author. For Sale by Bailey & Noyes 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 349 1 errata pp. Publisher's brown cloth gilt. Contemporary owner's name slight nicks at the crown a handsome very good copy. Published by the Author. For Sale by Bailey & Noyes hardcover
181927287Andover: Published by Flagg & Gould 1819. 8vo. 180 pp. <br><br>Channing's sermon was at the ordination of Jared Sparks. This is the "second editions corrected and enlarged." This is NOT a modern reprint. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Shaw & Shoemaker 49528. Removed from a nonce volume. Some waterstaining. Published by Flagg & Gould unknown books
1833116191Boston MA: B. B. Mussey 1833. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. B. B. Mussey Boston MA 1833. First Edition. 1st Printing. 125 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 16mo 5.75 - 6.75'' tall. Ten Letters and concluding remarks. 'The following letters were published in the Universalist Magazine in the years 1820 and 1821 and signed 'An Inquirer after the Truth. They were addressed to Moses Stuart associate Professor of Sacred Literature in the Theological Seminary at Andover. In presenting them to the public now in a small book and with my real name affixed to them a brief statement of the circumstances which gave rise to them seems to be necessary. Without this some might suppose they were written since I became a Universalist whereas they were expressly written to avoid becoming one.' Religion::Christian Pre-1910 6591 6591 B. B. Mussey hardcover
18553206Coyoteville: September 12 1855. Very good. 2pp. plus integral blank. Original mailing folds moderate toning staining and ink spotting but still easily readable. Bottom fourth of integral blank excised. An informative Gold Rush letter about mining in the long-vanished ghost town of Coyoteville which was an extraordinarily rich gold area for a couple of years in the early 1850s. A noted tunneling method nicknamed "coyoteing" was developed in the town and subsequently inspired the name of the town. In the present letter Moses Pine writes to "Catherine" in Branch County Michigan and signs his name simply as "Mose Esq" at the conclusion. The author informs Catherine presumably his wife or sister of his activities some of the economic realities and some of the practical details of prospecting for gold in California. Presuming that "it would be impossible for the whole of Branch County to raise $10 unless they sell a horse" Pine comments that he had ginger bread on the Fourth of July after working all day and yielding a "half Ounce Gold Dust." He then provides a detailed description of his mining: "I am now tunneling in a hill. We are 150 feet under the ground. Day before yesterday we got small respect 25 cents to the pan for the first and the bed rock pitching. I think we will find good pay in the going 100 feet further the expense is heavy as we have to blast and timber the tunnel." Pine also talks of his health and that "I work hard every day do my cooking and baking." He then expresses his hope to get back to Michigan to "rest a few months" but knows nothing of other Michigan folks in California: "Have not seen nor heard anything of them in a year. I guess they have all gone home with a fortune in a horn. Well good luck to the lucky. Old Mose will come home after a while with a pretty hat on." A nicely-detailed letter from an unusual and obscure Gold Rush location. September 12 unknown
1881AB7256Indianapolis: Handwritten 1881. Unpublished. . Hardcover. G-. A somewhat tatty two-page letter to Moses Warren & Co Chicago from Dr W J White re the appearance or not of a couple of definitions which he felt should be included in the reference books. On the back of the second page a short signed note from Moses Warren & Co to Messses A & C Black Chicago. <br/> <br/> Handwritten hardcover
182246405442Paris, chez l’éditeur rue Montmartre n° 154, au premier, (1822) ; petit in-8, broché, couv. beige ornée. VI pp. (catalogue), 2 ff. (fx-titre et titre), 246 pp. - Frontispice dépliant gravé et colorié et 2e titre gravé et illustré d’une vignette.ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Quérard Supercheries II, 732 nous apprend que sous le pseudonyme de Le Joyeux de Saint-Acre se cache un certain J. M. Mossé, ou plutôt Moses, marchand de meubles et homme de lettres. La France Littéraire V, 330 précise qu’il est né à Avignon, d’une famille juive et mort à Paris en 1825. Il a beaucoup produit, un peu à la façon et dans le (non) style de Cuisin et vendait lui-même ses livres avec ses meubles et avait créé à cet effet un réseau de distribution chez les commerçants de province. Le petit catalogue en-tête ne concerne que les livres du même auteur-éditeur. Quérard précise encore que ce Moses avait été un temps employé dans les bureaux de la préfecture de l’Aube et qu’il avait essayé de faire paraître un journal à Carcassonne. En 1812 il était à Paris et donnait des articles au Mercure. Dans sa Bibliographie vauclusienne, Barjavel le nomme J. M. Mossé et le fait naître à Carpentras vers 1780 : “Israélite (...) enlevé à sa famille vers l’âge de 7 ans, par ordre du greffier de la rectorie qu’animait un faux zèle catholique (il suffisait alors, pour qu’un enfant israélite fut légalement arraché à ses père et mère que le premier venu eût affirmé l’avoir baptisé), ne fut rendu à ses parents et sur leurs réclamations, qu’à l’époque où fut proclamée l’émancipation politique de ses coreligionnaires (...) Mossé s’est suicidé à paris peu avant 1830” Barjavel II p. 204.
1849023955Portsmouth New Hampshire: Portsmouth New Hampshire: Samual A. Badger 1849 1849 Decorative Cloth. Good. First Edition. Poetry. Signed by Author. small tear top spine light edgewear one signature shaken foxing inscribed to a Sarah Willey with the author's regards Sept 16 1849 scarce. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Samual A. Badger, 1849 hardcover
1868GITg893Paris Bray, Nancy chez Collin 1868. 2 volume in-8 XX 302pp et 376pp. Demi chagrin anthracite, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons finement dorés, plats de percaline brun foncé avec les fers dorés du lycée de Nice au centre du 1er, reliure de l'époque. Intéressantes annotations anciennes, à l'encre, en marge de quelques pages, réfutant les affirmations de l'auteur. Bel exemplaire très frais et bien complet, reliure solide, en très bon état et décorative.
1888R320008077CERCLE D'INDRE ET LOIRE. 1888. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. défraîchie, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 15 pages illustrées de quelques bandeaux, letttrines et dessins noir et blanc.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840.08-XIX ème siècle
1881RTHALAP03JKNImprenta De E. D. Orozco Y. Compania 1881. Very Good. Thatcher Moises Moses. La Poligamia Mormona y la Monogamia Cristiana Comparadas. Mexico: Imprenta De E. D. Orozco Y. Compania 1881. 40pp. 8vo. Orange wrappers. Book condition: Very good with slight bumping and rubbing to edges and chipping to lower spine. Scarce Spanish language publication defending polygamy. Imprenta De E. D. Orozco Y. Compania unknown books
188147067Mexico: Imprenta De E. D. Orozco Y. Compania 1881. As new. 40pp. Octavo 22 cm Original orange wrappers with the title printed on the front panel. The rear panel is a list of LDS tracts in Spanish that are available. In exceptional condition. Near fine. Title translates to 'Mormon Polygamy and Christian Monogamy Compared.' Early LDS Spanish tract that is Thatcher's defense of the Mormon practice of plural marriage. This is one of the few printed works by Moses Thatcher who was the first mission president in Mexico. We can locate five institutional copies. Rare. Flake/Draper 8886. Imprenta De E. D. Orozco Y. Compania unknown
1818278783Wien: Schmid 1818. Boards. Good. 435 pp. frontispeice portrait of Mendelssohn tipped in and illustration on title page new blue boards and new endpapers and hinges some dog eared pages Sepher Nethivoth Hashalom more commonly known as the Bi'ur is Moses Mendelssohn's revolutionary translation of the Pentateuch. Mendelsson translated the Pentateuch into German using Hebrew characters while the commentary was composed in Hebrew. The commentary aimed to explain the translation choices made by Mendelssohn and drew heavily on traditional medieval Jewish Bible commentators.Kestenbaum entry Was originally published in 1783 OCLC Number: 937074293 Schmid hardcover
1897009491: MOSES KING Publisher 1897. Hardcover. Very Good. B00K: Very G00D/ 1897. B00K: Very G00D/ $85O.12 Reduced from. KING`s VIEWS of the NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE One Thousand and Sixty~One Portraits and Illustrations. KING Moses; American Spirits Manufacturing Company Distillers of Spirits and Alcohol. MOSES KING Publisher 1897; Stamped In Maroon Ink On Title Page Are The Words NINE NINETY TW0 1O61 Green Spine With Title In Black Letters Tall And Wide Hard Cover BooK: Very Good/ 96 Numbered Pages That Are Clean And Tight To The Spine Shelf Edge And Corner Wear. Printed On Off White Paper Browning From Aging. Corners Are Worn Through. In Better Condition Than You Would Expect Of A BooK Of This Age. Including Three Pages From Another Publication With Photographs Of Persons Of Interest From That Period Of Time. D/J: None. Might Require Extra Shipping And Handling To Your Destination Due To Large Size And Weight. Description Applies To This BooK ONLY Which Is A Treasure From The Past. This BooK Is Hard To Find Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection Or As A Gift. World Wide Shipping Available. <br/> <br/> MOSES KING Publisher hardcover
1897011285Moses King 1897. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Rare Copy a Near Fine Copy with Tender Hinges.Very Scarce. Early look at The New York Stock Exchange with 1061 illustrations.Excellent Copy. Moses King Hardcover books
