987 résultats
1949019473New York NY: Shulsinger Brothers 1949. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto 4to. 96 and 76 pages of text. Text is in Hebrew and English. Hardcover bound in original midnight blue velvet has moderate rubbing and shelfwear sunning to the extremities and a few spots of scuffing. Contains color illustrations by Siegmund Forst. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Shulsinger Brothers Hardcover books
1980182702New York: Shengold Publishers Inc 1980. Signed and Inscribed. Hardcover. VG/G light rubbing to corners. dustjacket has edge-wear w/ tears & chips; rubbing chipping & tear to corners; spine ends chipped; back cover upper edge torn & curled. red cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 14 pgs w/ 79 bw plates. glossy illustrated dustjacket w/ red printing. Signed and inscribed by the artist on title page. Also includes a typed letter from former Isreal Prime Minster Menachem Begin to the artist discussing a possible project letter also has a copy in Hebrew. Shengold Publishers, Inc hardcover books
14380Svinin. SVININ YARMOLINSKY Avraham. PICTURESQUE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1811 1812 1813. New York: William Edwin Rudge 1930. Small folio. Cloth dust jacket. Frontispiece xviii 46 5 51 plates. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A memoir on Svinin who was a Russian diplomat artist and author with a portfolio of his watercolor sketches showing his travels throughout the Unite States 1811-1813. Introduction by R.T.H. Halsey. Very good in used dust jacket. unknown books
20151283317London: The Folio Society 2015. First Edition Thus. tall thick 8vo. 489 pp. VG-; brown cloth spine with silver lettering brown pictorial paper boards with sepia photograph of Lincoln to front board; mild bumping to head of spine slight cocking to spine; mild rubbing to corners of boards; very mild shelfwear to fore-edge of text-block; bottom corner of p. 217-218 creased; housed in black slipcase; shelved Folio Society. 1283317. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Folio Society unknown books
176ABRAHAM James Johnston. LETTSOM HIS LIFE TIMES FRIENDS AND DESCENDENTS. London: Heinemann 1933. 4to. Cloth top edge gilt. Frontispiece xx 498 pages with illustrations throughout. First edition. A comprehensive biography of John Coakley Lettsom 1744-1815 18th Century physician freer of slaves and man of letters. He was born in the British Virgin Islands into a Quaker family. He is best know as the founder of the Medical Society of London in 1773 -- the oldest medical society in Great Britain and he was on the cutting edge of the latest advances in medical technology and preventative medicinal care for his day. He counted among his friends Benjamin Franklin. In addition to his renown work in the medical fie he is also a major abolitionist who freed his father's slaves in 1767 once he inherited them and continued to advocate for slave abolition all his life. unknown books
18806045011880. gazing at a bust of George Washington after the painting by Alonzo Chappel. 7 1/2" x 10". Very good. ca. 1880. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. unknown books
18806045021880. 3 3/4" x 5" on paper 6 1/2" x 9 3/4". Very good. ca. 1880. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. unknown books
18906045041890. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Very good. ca. 1890. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. unknown books
1715191132Cologne: Chez Pierre Marteau 1715. Leather_bound. 315p. 8x10.25 inches text in French second edition of the second part of a two volume treatise all edges of textblock tinted red mild toning to paperstock general abrasion and wear to pressed-calf casebinding full leather over boards with five raised bands gilt titles and decorations on spine edges stained red. Bits of card show at corner-tips but the hide was well-tanned and would be responsive to restorative measures i.e. the hide could use a coat or two of archival-grade leather dressing. The Dutch Ambassador's guide to the functions of an ambassador and his recollections of his work in France England and Holland and time spent imprisoned in the Bastille. Originally published in 1682 reissued 1690 this being the third edition of 1715. Chez Pierre Marteau unknown books
1980116909Skokie IL: Black Cat Press 1980. full leather title and author gilt-stamped on spine depiction of Lincoln gilt-stamped on front cover. Miniature Books. miniature book 7.0 x 5.5 cm. full leather title and author gilt-stamped on spine depiction of Lincoln gilt-stamped on front cover. 51 3 pages. Limited to 249 copies. Bradbury Black Cat Press 66. The text of the author's celebrated speech. Publisher's note by Norman W. Forgue. Introductiion by Douglas McMurtrie. Binding by Bela Blau. Black Cat Press unknown books
18197594London 1819. 12mo. 1 192208 pp. <br><br>Essay concerning the currency question. Extracted from the periodical "The Pamphleteer" vol. 14. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2C13872; Goldsmiths'-Kress 22416. Removed. Creased across middle section of pamphlet. Clean free of chipping. Very good. unknown books
1963019217Los Angeles CA: Dawson's Book Shop. Good with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Miniature. Red leather boards with gilt title on front board and spine. Wear along the spine and edges of boards. Illustrated with black and white portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Limited to 1000 copies printed and bound by Bela Blau. 1 5/8" x 1 3/8". Bradbury - Dawson's Book Shop 3. ; 17 pp . Dawson's Book Shop unknown books
195424297London: Oxford University Press 1954. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine bright dust jacket price-clipped. <br/><br/> Oxford University Press hardcover books
1947018797Philadelphia: Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning 1947. Rabbi Agus received his Ph. D. from Dropsie based on this massive work. He later served as dean of the Harry Fischel Research in Talmudic Studies in Jerusalem. Vol. I xxxiii 392p Digest of Responsa Text Ora Hayym Yoreh Deah Eben Haezer with details reflecting how the strict observance of the Talmud allowed Jews to maintain their traditions. Volume II 1 395-749 continues with Hoshen Mishpa and has a detailed series of appendices glossary and bibliography. There is also an index to the Responsa. Bound in dark blue cloth spine lettering giltA scarce set in very good condition. Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning unknown books
1862021598Washington D. C.: War Department. Very Good. 1862. Ephemera. Single-sheet General Orders 4 1/2 x 7 inches. Three very small chips otherwise light toning to edges. Very Good. General Orders No. 174 Washington October 30 1862. 2 page summary of the Military Commission trial of suspected confederate spy charged with "Lurking or Acting as a Spy" Jose Maria Rivas. Rivas who was found guilty and sentenced to death by firing squad. President Abraham Lincoln would disapprove the sentencing with a one paragraph explanation. Rivas was associated with Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley in the Confederate attempt to gain control of the American southwest and the gold fields of California. While southern troops won several southwest battles including the Battle of Glorieta Pass they were forced to retreat when their supply chains were broken. Just one of the thousands of curious stories from the American Civil War. Signed in type A. Lincoln. ; 1 pp . War Department unknown books
1862289963Washington. : Government Printing Office. 1862 . Publisher’s brown blindstamped cloth gilt spine title. . Good plus damp spotting to front cover spine title faded ink name to pastedown light toning to some pages. 23x15 cm. . A collection of correspondence regarding Mexican foreign relations. Mexico was of concern to the United States due to the French intervention and installation Maximilian and the prospect of a Confederate alliance with Mexico. weight: 1.5 lb. (Government Printing Office). hardcover books
192827989.2Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1928. 1st edition Howes B408; Monaghan 2999. Original publisher's vertically-ribbed blue cloth bindings. Gilt-lettered black leather title labels to spine. TEG. A VG set slight lean/some modest wear/pos. 4 volumes. Illustrated with plates. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>"Most thorough." - Howes. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
306153Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1928. First edition later state with no date on the title page. Thick 8vo. Frontispiece portraits; 16 illustrations. Original gilt stamped blue cloth. Very good. 2 volumes. No dust jackets. Volume I - 607 pages. Volume II - 741 pages. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. hardcover books
1949157926New York: Avon Publishing Company 1949. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon Books 214. Collects nine stories. Barron ed Fantasy Literature 3-244. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1165. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 743. In 333. Tymn ed Fantasy Literature pp. 140-41. Several mild cover surface cracks a bright nearly fine unread copy. #157926 Avon Publishing Company unknown books
194994492New York: Avon Publishing Company 1949. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon Books 214. Collects nine stories. Barron ed Fantasy Literature 3-244. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1165. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 743. In 333. Tymn ed Fantasy Literature pp. 140-41. Touch of wear at head of spine panel a near fine copy. A bright attractive copy. #94492 Avon Publishing Company unknown books
194994491New York: Avon Publishing Company 1949. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon Books 214. Collects nine stories. Barron ed Fantasy Literature 3-244. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1165. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 743. In 333. Tymn ed Fantasy Literature pp. 140-41. Touch of wear at tail of spine panel and upper front corner tip a near fine copy. A bright attractive copy. #94491 Avon Publishing Company unknown books
1966184344Seattle: University of Washington Press 1966. Hardcover. VG- ex-library with labels and stamps on spine block inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards. Pages are otherwise very clean. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; illustrated end papers; xxvi 204 pp; bw maps. Includes a foreword by Paul Bohannan. pt. I. The frame of history -- pt. II. Patterns of the economy -- pt. III. The slave trade -- pt. IV. Conclusion. University of Washington Press hardcover books
1972156332New York: Schocken Books 1972. Third printing. Softcover. Vishniac's survey of the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. Introductory essay by Abraham Joshua Heschel. Includes numerous black and white images. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minute wear. Signed by Vishniac on the title page. Schocken Books unknown books
1946182432New York: Machmadim Art Editions 1946. Signed and Inscribed. Hardcover. Good scuffs scratches & smudges to boards. worn area to back board. front hinge rattled. bumping & rubbing to corners. lower section of spine split; appears firm w/ intact pgs. pgs lightly edge tanned w/ instances of light marks & specks. red flexible boards w/ yellow printing. book vii w/ 48 bw plates. A nice collection of drawings and sketches. Cover endpaper inscribed and signed by the artist. 'Mr and Mrs Frank Kleinholz From Abraham Walkowitz." Quite possibly inscribed to the artist Frank Kleinholz. Machmadim Art Editions hardcover books
14392Svinin. SVININ YARMOLINSKY Avraham. PICTURESQUE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1811 1812 1813. New York: William Edwin Rudge 1930. Small folio. Cloth dust jacket. Frontispiece xviii 46 5 51 plates. First edition. One of 1000 copies. A memoir on Svinin who was a Russian diplomat artist and author with a portfolio of his watercolor sketches showing his travels throughout the Unite States 1811-1813. Introduction by R.T.H. Halsey. Very good. unknown books
