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1946158348New York: New Collectors Group 1946. Large octavo illustrations by Hannes Bok cloth. First edition. First binding of tight weave mesh black cloth. Of two states issued simultaneously this one has the illustration of a nude man on page 19. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1166. Schlobin The Literature of Fantasy 744. In 333. A bright nearly fine copy in very good unprinted tan paper dust jacket with a touch of wear at edges. #158348 New Collectors Group unknown books
1910WRCAM52703New York 1910. 65pp. plus photographic frontispiece portrait. Original printed wrappers. Corners somewhat worn. Internally clean. Very good. Prospectus for the quite rare visual biography THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN made up of prints from the photograph collection of Frederick Hill Meserve. Meserve purchased nearly the entire Brady archive of Lincoln material and arranged for facsimiles of the numerous photographs to be published in the advertised volume which was limited to 102 copies. The book was published the following year. Meserve is considered to be the first great American photograph collector and he amassed the definitive collection of Abraham Lincoln photographs during his pursuits. The collection is now at Yale. <br> <br> A rare piece of printing in and of itself with a photographic frontispiece portrait of Lincoln. unknown books
1845163008New York: Daniel Fanshaw Printers 1845. Original Edition not a reprint. Paperback. Fair. Complete but with covers detaching soiling to covers and foxing to pages. Pages corners curled. No extraneous marks. Green wraps with black lettering. 40 pp.; no illustrations. Cover title reads "Dr. Messer's Discourse on Domestic Feeling." Important to New Brunswick NJ and the Reformed Church in America. Daniel Fanshaw (Printers) paperback books
1955208269New York: Harper 1955. Reprint. paperback. very good. Illustrated. 27 pages tall slim 8vo original printed wrappers. New York: Paul Hoeber/Harper & Brothers 1955. Very good.<br/><br/> Reprinted from Psychosomatic Medicine Vol. XVII No. 6 November-December 1955. Presentation by the author Bernard Meyer.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1950131050Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Revised First Draft Continuity script for the 1951 film. Included is an index to the script breakdown detailing various scenes and script page numbers with revisions. Copy belonging to Dane Anderson an uncredited member of the crew with his name on the front wrapper of the script breakdown and annotations throughout in holograph pencil. File copy rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on Weidman's 1937 novel and Vera Caspary's loose adaptation. Harriet Boyd Hayward is a fashion designer who partners with Teddy Dailey whom she loves and Sam Jaffe and starts a new business dedicated to selling affordable women's dresses. A rival fashion company lead by Noble Sanders momentarily distracts Harriet but at the last minute she realizes her true devotion to Teddy and Sam. <br/><br/>Screenwriter Polonsky was blacklisted shortly after the film's release refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers rubber-stamped as REVISED FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper copy No. 3 and production No. 2446.8 dated August 4 1950. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated August 4 1950 noted as Revised 1st Draft Continuity with a credit for screenwriter Polonsky. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 168. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Script Breakdown: self wrappers as issued. 88 leaves dated 10/2/50 mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
191031962Berlin: Adolf Eckstein 1910. 46.5x30cm. Includes biographical cover page. Fine condition. Adolf Eckstein unknown books
1964286413Honeywell 1964. paperback. very good. Illustrated. Tall thin 4to printed wrappers; covers edgeworn. Printed by Lund Press for Honeywell 1964. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Facsimile reprint of A. A. Michelson's handwritten notebook describing his experiment that determined the speed of light. Present is the printed biographical and explanatory insert.<br/><br/> Honeywell unknown books
189222436City of Washington: The Smithsonian Institution 1892. First Separate Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. First Separate Edition. 1-24 pages plus 5 plates and original printed wrappers. Folio 9 3/4 x 13 inches. Top page edges uncut an unread copy. Wrappers have been professionally restored and reattached with missing paper filled in correcting a common failing of this title. The wrappers are often chipped and/or detached with large pieces missing due to the thin almost ephemeral nature of the binding. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge number 842. Wrappers. "Michelson was the first American citizen to win the Nobel prize for his 'precision optical instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations conducted therewith'.He was clearly recognized as one of the foremost experimental physicists of the nation." - DSB <br/><br/>"The Nobel Prize in Physics 1907 was awarded to Albert A. Michelson "for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid". Nobel Prize d o t org. The Smithsonian Institution unknown books
1969154259University of Pittsburgh 1969. Softcover. VG- Ex-gallery with spine label and few interior marks; photocopy does not include the 150 illus. in the original document. Dissertation. Photocopied from micofilm by UMI. Black paper wraps 229 leaves no illus. Dissertation. Analyzes chronologically the life and work of American artist William Merritt Chase 1849-1916. Addresses the artist's importance at the time of his death. Includes the text of two unpublished speeches by Chase. Unfortunately the accompanying illustrations were not included in the copying process. University of Pittsburgh paperback books
1937D4334Paris: Obelisk Press 1937. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps; 5 loose gatherings pp. 40 3 plus frontispiece. From a limited edition of 200 numbered copies this one out of sequence and unnumbered though inscribed by Miller in the year of publication on the FFEP: "To Anne Poor from Henry Miller Paris 8/15/37 p.s. Jetzt musste die Welt versinker! Et comment!" Anne Poor like Miller was a painter. Wraps heavily chipped and water-stained; frontispiece water-stained on the verso though perfectly presentable. <br/><br/> Obelisk Press paperback books
1961048191London etc.: Abelard-Schuman 1961. vii 370p. b/w front. slightly chipped dj. Abelard-Schuman unknown books
1984140060Los Angeles: Orion Pictures 1984. Vintage French moyenne poster for the 1984 US film. Winner of eight Academy awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Adapted Screenplay and both Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. <br/><br/>Adapted from Peter Shaffer's 1979 play of the same name the film presents a fictionalized account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life as well as that of his "rival" Antonio Salieri. <br/><br/>Set in Vienna shot on location in Prague Kromeriz and Vienna. <br/><br/>24 x 32 inches folded. Near Fine with two small stains to the verso. <br/><br/>Ebert II. Orion Pictures unknown books
195018093Worcester Mass: Achilles St. Onge 1950. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Bound in full blue morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. One of 1500 copies printed from Monotype Plantin type on J. Barcham Green's hand made all rag wove paper by the Chiswick Press. Photographs. 1 vols. 12mo 3 x 2 inches. Inscribed "To Joseph Miller with kindest regards Achille St. Onge. Achilles St. Onge unknown books
1680LV2130Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfganck; La Haye:: Adriaen Moetjens 1680 1679. 1680. Six parts in four volumes. 12mo. xxviii 363 2 364-781 15; xx 771 21; xii 588 12; xvi 379 2 blank 2 379-750 16 pp. Includes letters and documents in French and in Latin German Spanish Dutch and Italian with French translations. Printer’s device on title armillary sphere 2 engraved folding plates showing scene of negotiation at a table surrounded by fine tapestries vol. I facing p.1 III facing p. 438 indexes; gutter stains in vol. 1. Original mottled calf with gilt-stamped spine and four raised bands red speckled edges; worn joints broken on second and third vols. while the first and last vols. are crudely re-backed in cloth and have new endpapers. Ownership blind embossed stamp on first and last few leaves including titles. As is. Second edition vols. 1-3-4; vol. 2 is a first edition of 1679 vastly expanded as the first two volumes were not a part of the 1679 issue. A rare compilation of 17th century diplomatic texts treatises negotiations and correspondence. This work is about the Treaties of Peace of Nijmegen. These series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Nijmegen between August 1678 and December 1679 ended various interconnected wars among France the Dutch Republic Spain Brandenburg Sweden Denmark the Prince-Bishop of Munster and the Holy Roman Empire. A third edition was issued in 1697 though it is essentially a reprinting of this 1680 issue. Locations: Cambridge Cathedral Libraries Edinburgh National Library of Scotland Oxford.See: Alphonse Willems Les Elzevier: histoire et annales typographiques 1880 p. 523-24 describes this work in 7 parts but six parts as above is correct; Kent McNeil Native Rights and Boundaries of Rupert’s Land and the . . . University of Saskatchewan. Native Law Centre 1982 p. 16. Adriaen Moetjens, 1680, 1679. hardcover books
30651 p.l. 4 viii 108 2 slip of errata mounted on final blank leaf. 8vo attractive antique panelled calf some light foxing throughout spine lettered in gilt. London: Printed by W.P. and sold by F. Fayram et al. 1725. First edition. Employing the mortality statistics gathered by Edmund Halley in the 1690s de Moivre formulated the theory of annuities. "De Moivre's contribution to annuities lies not in his evaluation of the demographic facts then known but in his derivation of formulas for annuities based on a postulated law of mortality and constant rates of interest on money. Here one finds the treatment of joint annuities on several lives the inheritance of annuities problems about the fair division of the costs of a tontine and other contracts in which both age and interest on capital are relevant. Ths mathematics became a standard part of all subsequent commercial applications in England."-D.S.B. IX p. 454. Very good copy. ❧ Garrison-Morton 1690. Stigler The History of Statistics pp. 70-85. unknown books
173144795Dublin: re-printed by and for Samuel Fuller 1731. Second edition "corrected" 8vo A-R4; woodcut initials head- and tail-pieces text diagrams and tables throughout; 20th-century green cloth gilt-lettered spine; ex-Northwestern National Life Ins. Co. Minneapolis with their rubber stamps; some shallow losses to front endpaper edges textblock foxed else very good and sound. An early actuarial treatise by one of the founders of the science of life-contingencies which was first published in 1725 and dedicated to the Earl of Macclesfield see DNB XIII p. 536. See Morrison 1690 for the first edition. <br/><br/> re-printed, by and for Samuel Fuller hardcover books
3499Several woodcut diagrams in the text. 6 p.l. 250 pp. one leaf of errata. Large 4to cont. calf two corners a bit worn double gilt fillet round sides spine gilt morocco lettering piece on spine. London: J. Tonson & J. Watts 1730. bound with: -. Drop-title: Miscellaneis Analyticis Supplementum. 22 pp. one leaf of errata. N.p.: n.d. First edition of the de Moivre's "most important book" D.N.B. here bound with the rare Supplementum which is very often missing. The Miscellanea Analytica is the successor to The Doctrine of Chances and contains the first formulation of "De Moivre's Theorem" the formula for determining a normal approximation to a binomial distribution. This became "the most fruitful single instrument of discovery used in probability theory and statistics for the next two centuries."-D.S.B. IX pp. 452-53. The Supplementum was published by de Moivre to answer criticisms made by James Stirling after the appearance of the Miscellanea. A very nice copy from the library of Haskell F. Norman with his bookplate. ❧ Stigler The History of Statistics pp. 70-77. unknown books
2989Engraved vignette on title and engraved head- & tailpieces. 2 p.l. xiv 175 pp. Large 4to cont. mottled calf expertly rebacked & recornered by Aquarius spine richly gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. London: W. Pearson for the Author 1718. First edition and a fine copy of this classic on the theory of probability; it is dedicated to Isaac Newton who was a personal friend of the author. "His work on the theory of probability surpasses anything done by any other mathematician except P.S. Laplace. His principal contributions are his investigations respecting the Duration of Play his Theory of Recurring Series and his extension of the value of Daniel Bernoulli's theorem by the aid of Stirling's theorem."-Cajori A History of Mathematics p. 230. Nice copy. ❧ Babson 181-"He was among the intimate friends of Newton to whom this book is dedicated. It is the second book devoted entirely to the theory of probability and a classic on the subject." Stigler The History of Statistics pp. 70-85. Tomash M 114. unknown books
179334890Newburyport: Printed by Blunt and Robinson 1793. 34 2 blanks pp with the half title. Disbound rubberstamp in blank upper corner of half title. Good.<br/><br/> A scarce Sermon. "The constitution of man is truly mysterious." <br/>Evans 25835. ESTC W15570 recording nine institutional locations as of April 2018. Printed by Blunt and Robinson unknown books
1962UTHI00EFGettysburg National Military Park 1962. Very Good. Morgenthaler Charles A. illustrator. This Hallowed Ground: The High Water Mark Walking Tour and The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln Abraham. Gettysburg: Gettysburg National Military Park 1962. 36pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Illustrated stapled wraps. Book condition: Very good with a tiny closed tear in head of spine. Gettysburg National Military Park paperback books
1998011785Westport CN: Auburn House 1998. First Printing. Cloth. Octavo 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216pp. Text references tables. Bibliography. Index. Bound in dark blue cloth with white titles. Near Fine. Auburn House unknown books
1948228651Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1948. Single 5.5x8.5 inch sheet printed both sides reproducing Congressman Multer's comments in the Congressional Record. Multer reacts here to rumors that the territory of Israel was to be divided to take away the Negev and swap it for the western Gallilee. "If there is to be peace in Palestine it will not be brought about by demanding that the Israeli who have been attacked give up more of their territory to the invaders who have broken the peace. Government Printing Office unknown books
1696211439Leyden and Utrecht: Pieter Vander Aa 1696. unbound. very good. Botanical. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12.75" x 8.25".<br/><br/> Beautiful print of an aloe plant. Abraham Munting 1626-1683 taught medicine and botany at the Academy of Groningem in the Netherlands. He had a particular interest in the uses of plants especially medicinally. This engraving is from "Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen". Aging around edges small chip to lower right corner. Please visit our gallery for more Munting prints.<br/><br/> Pieter Vander Aa unknown books
1696211445Leyden and Utrecht: Pieter Vander Aa 1696. unbound. very good. Botanical. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12.5" x 8.25".<br/><br/> Abraham Munting 1626-1683 taught medicine and botany at the Academy of Groningem in the Netherlands. He had a particular interest in the uses of plants especially medicinally. This engraving is from "Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen". Scattered foxing to margins small chips to right edge. Hinges on back. Please visit our gallery for more Munting prints.<br/><br/> Pieter Vander Aa unknown books
1696211441Leyden and Utrecht: Pieter Vander Aa 1696. unbound. very good. Botanical. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 12.5" x 8.25".<br/><br/> Abraham Munting 1626-1683 taught medicine and botany at the Academy of Groningem in the Netherlands. He had a particular interest in the uses of plants especially medicinally. This engraving is from "Naauwkeurige Beschryving Der Aardgewassen". Aging around edges. Please visit our gallery for more Munting prints.<br/><br/> Pieter Vander Aa unknown books
