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1842151189Hamilton: Printed at Ruthven's Book and Job Office 1842. First edition in Mohawk. Hardcover. Very good. viii 456 p. 22 cm. Full leather. Respined with gilt impressing 5 raised bands and gilt-lettered label. Hinges repaired internally. New England Corporation bookplate on front pastedown. Ink presentation inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented to James Powles by his friend & minister The Rev. A Nelles 19 June 1842." Signature spelled James Powlass above. Mohawk inscription and signature on next leaf. Occasional stains and thumbing. <br/><br/>Rev. Abraham or Abram Nelles 1805-1884 was a Church of England clergyman and missionary to the Six Nations. Nelles was principal of the Mohawk Institute a day-school operated by the New England Company for "Indian" students. Nelles first used his knowledge of the Mohawk language to publish in 1839 a hymnal entitled "A collection of psalms and hymns in the Mohawk language for the use of the Six Nations Indians." This translation project also published in Hamilton dates to a few years later. He is buried in the graveyard of the Mohawk Church. Interestingly two individuls named "Powless" are also buried there so James was probably one of his parishioners. Printed at Ruthven's Book and Job Office hardcover
1867376997Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1867. Frontispiece portrait. 2XXX930pp. 4to. Original full brown turkey morocco elaborately stamped in gilt repair to front joint. Frontispiece portrait. 2XXX930pp. 4to. One of only 100 specially-bound copies of this official government printing reproducing in its totality the foreign correspondence and declarations of sympathy received from foreign governments and diplomats across the world in response to Lincoln's assassination. <br /> <br /> Congress' resolution for the publication of this work is printed within: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That in addition to the number of copies of papers relating to foreign affairs now authorized by law there shall be printed for distribution by the Department of State on fine paper with wide margin a sufficient number of copies of the Appendix to the Diplomatic Correspondence of 1865 to supply one copy to each senator and each representative of the Thirty-ninth Congress and to each foreign government and one copy to each corporation association or public body whose expressions of condolence or sympathy are published in said volume; one hundred of these copies to be bound in full Turkey morocco full gilt and the remaining copies to be bound in half Turkey morocco marble edged." <br /> <br /> The text organizes the messages of sympathy alphabetically by source country and contains an extensive and detailed index to the correspondents within. The frontispiece reproduces the famous Darby & Miller engraved portrait of Lincoln. Monaghan mentions that a small number of copies were bound with Carpenter's portrait as the frontispiece. Monaghan 881; Sabin 41174 Government Printing Office unknown
186537441New York: Currier & Ives. 152 Nassau Street 1865. Lithograph print oblong 13-1/2" x 18." Uncolored depicting Booth shooting Lincoln in the back of the head Mrs. Lincoln Miss Harris and Major Rathbone sharing the theater box with him. Minor dusting in the margins. Very Good plus.<br /> <br /> A related print by Currier & Ives lists the names of the occupants in the theater box. See 165 Eberstadt 460. This variant does not list the occupants' names.<br /> "This lithograph records the shocking moment when Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. As a famous actor Booth had free access to Ford's Theatre and had gone there to collect his mail on April 14 when he learned of the president's intention to attend a play that evening. Booth was the leader of a group of pro-Confederate conspirators determined to prevent the South's defeat and when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 they decided to kill Lincoln and other key Union leaders hoping to destabilize the war effort and allow Confederate armies still in the field to rally. Major Henry Rathbone who rises at left to restrain Booth was subsequently stabbed but survived. Lincoln died the next morning" The MET online.<br /> Currier & Ives Gallery C0291. Not in Reilly. Currier & Ives. 152 Nassau Street unknown
1867118<b>Large thick 4to. Pp 2 XXX 930 with a portrait of Lincoln as a frontis. Contemp. half black morocco raised bands black title label gilt lettered spine brown cloth bds. Marbled edges and eps text slightly toned. An excellent copy. A thick volume of tributes from around the world to the late Abraham Lincoln.</b> Government Printing Office hardcover
1852C216551London: John Murray 1852. Paperback . Very Good. Twelvemo. vi 137pp. Original red paper covers. Rebacked in stiff card original covers with slight edge wear creasing and chipping to corners slight marks and foxing to first and last few pages with small ink stain at rear otherwise about very good. John Murray, paperback
1853293169London.: John Murray. 1853. 2nd Edition. Small 8vo. Finely bound by Hayday in tan calf raised bands gilt spine decorations in six compartments black spine label gilt ruled borders gilt dentelles on turn-ins marbled edges marbled endpapers. Very good spine head chipped otherwise near fine. 16.8x10.3x1.3 cm. A history of gastronomy by the sharp-witted essayist. This finely bound copy will make a nice addition to any gastronomy collection. weight: 0.5 lb. John Murray. hardcover
18528155<p>This is a scarce first edition copy of "THE ART OF DINING - or Gastronomy and Gastronomers" by Abraham Hayward. 1852 1st edition; John Murray; London. Nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers and page edges and gilt lettering on the spine. The book is smaller in size - it measures 6 3/8" tall x 4 1/4" wide.<br /><br />Here are some examples of the contents: History of Cookery from the Earliest Period to 1789 with Illustrative Anecdotes; Gastronomic Effects of the First French Revolution Including the Establishment of Restaurants; Accounts of the Celebrated Cooks of the Empire and the Restoration; Account of the Principal Restaurants of Paris with the Names of the Best Dishes and Wines at Each; Instructions for the Choice and Treatment of Cooks; Anecdotes of Napoleon; Origin of the "Cordon Bleu"; List of Foreign Delicacies; Comparative Merits of Male and Female Cooks; Importance of Punctuality Illustrated; Account of Some Famous Dinners in England; Directions for Simple Dining and for the Choice of Soup Fish Game &c.; Importance of Good Vegetables; Thoughts on Roast Pig; Reflections on Hams and Salads; Speculations Touching Pies and Puddings; Ditto on Wines and Punch.and more - please see the photos for the complete list.<br /><br />Condition:<br />Bits of the top leather layer have peeled from the spine see photo. Light wear to the cover corners. Chipping to the leather at the top edge of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only an ink stamp at the top-right corner of the title page see photo. Book shop label affixed at the bottom edge of the rear pastedown. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.</p> John Murray hardcover
1852965F31London: John Murray 1852 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The scarce first edition of this collection of fascinating gastronomical essays written by Abraham Hayward. A first edition. Abraham Hayward examines the art of dining with a historical sketch of cookery from the earliest period to 1789 the gastronomic effects on the French Revolution including the establishment of restaurants account of some famous diners in England the gastronomic influence of steam and more. With many anecdotes on Napoleon Cambacérés comparative merits of male and female cooks and including the life of the author. With directions for simple dining and for the choice of soup fish game and more thoughts on roast pig reflections on hams and salads speculations on pies puddings wines and punch &c. Including an appendix containing sundry choice recipes and bills of fare. With an advertisement leaf to the rear.With the bookplate of L C Prideaux to the front pastedown. Rebound in cloth. Fading to back strip. Front joint head starting with board firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to title page with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good John Murray hardcover
1874006341New York: A. S. Barnes & Company 1874. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gilt spine lettering on green cloth covered boards. "National School Library" blind stamped on the front cover. 12mo 443pp. The lower part of the spine is warped cover edges & corners worn. Pages somewhat brittle a few have edge tears no affecting text. <br/> <br/> A. S. Barnes & Company hardcover
187442683A.S. Barnes January 1874. Hardcover. Good. PO bookplate on verso of front cover spine ends worn old label remnants on lower spine corners rubbed and bumped A.S. Barnes hardcover
184253946Providence: No Publisher. Very Good. 1842. Hardcover. Providence: 1842 original binding front board missing rear board loose. Foxing 160 pages contents good. . No Publisher hardcover books
184255774Providence: published for the purchaser 1842. First edition 12mo pp. 160; original black cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards; very good. Chapter I verse 1: "Now it came to pass that Harrison was dead and Tyler was made President in his stead over all the United States of America." "This curious book relates to the dissensions among various religious denominations in Rhode Island. It is written in scriptural language and divided into chapters and verses." Not in American Imprints; Bartlett p. 6; Sabin 148 authorship unattributed; Sabin 55932 later editions with Norwood the attributed author. <br/><br/> published for the purchaser hardcover books
184824809Boston: Published for the Purchaser 1848. Ninth edition. Hardcover. fair. Sm. 8vo. 160pp. Blind-stamped green cloth with title in gold on cover. Ex-libris of William P. Sheffield on inside of front board. Frontispiece engraving. Heavy staining and age wear on binding. Gold lettering faded. Two-inches of backstrip on head of spine missing tail of spine bumped. staining on endpapers sporadic foxing throughout. Slight rippling on pages. Some leaves slightly creased. Hinges starting. Binding in poor interior in overall good condition. Published for the Purchaser hardcover
186022476Columbus OH 1860. Hardcover. Fine. Book. Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois. Columbus Ohio: Follett Foster and Co. 1860. 3rd edition with publisher's advertisements bound in. 268 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. Historical BackgroundLincoln's debates with incumbent Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas earned him national prominence. Slavery was the pressing national issue especially regarding its expansion into the western territories. Douglas authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 which effectively repealed the free-slave dividing line set by the Missouri Compromise 1820 at 36° 30' north latitude. Instead of banning slavery north of the line and banning south of it new states would instead decide on slavery's status within their borders by ""popular sovereignty."" On its surface Douglas's bill appeared to offer the nation a middle path on the contentious issue of slavery. Instead it would only muddy the waters on slavery.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was only one of a long list of compromises in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Despite these attempts the slavery debate only became more heated throughout the 1850s. Northerners seeing the hypocrisy of ""states rights"" advocates chafed when a new Fugitive Slave Act 1850 required the use of federal marshals to return escaped slaves. An unintended consequence of Douglas's bill resulted in fraudulent elections and violence in Kansas in 1855 and 1856. South Carolina Representative Preston Brooks bludgeoned Massachusetts anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner on the Senate floor after an 1856 speech. In 1857 the Supreme Court handed down the Dred Scott decision which decreed that African Americans could not be citizens and based on one's right to bring property across state lines effectively erased the division between free and slave states. Slavery unspoken but protected in the Constitution and mitigated by antebellum compromisers was a tinderbox about to roar to fire.Lincoln recognized the problems slavery presented for the nation and in his debates with Douglas focused his attention on the nationalization of slavery both West and North. After he was nominated as the Republican candidate for the Senate he spoke to the convention famously asserting that ""a house divided against itself cannot stand."" The House Divided speech delivered at Springfield Illinois on June 17 1858 is the opening piece of this book. Though he would lose the Senate race the rest of the book details Lincoln's intellectual combat with Douglas over slavery. This book is a third edition identified by the line over publisher's imprint on the back of the title page the numeral ""2"" at bottom of page 13 and publisher's advertisements bound in at head.Harrison Yerkes 1841-1899 enlisted as soon as the Civil War erupted but since he was under 21 years of age in 1861 his father removed him from service. As soon as he reached the age of majority he enlisted in the 31st Michigan Infantry Company and remained in the Army for the remained of the war. He returned to Michigan purchased two tracts of land which he farmed until retiring in 1891. He was a lifelong Republican though never held office.ConditionLight green boards faded blind stamped gilt lettering on spine ""Harrison Yerkes Northville Mich 1860"" erased from free front endpaper same present minus date on verso of ffep bep and back paste down. Very minor scattered foxing. Publishers advertisements bound into headmatter Minor shelf wear. Tight.SourcesPaul Leake History of Detroit Volume II Chicago: Lewis 1912 pp. 765.http://books.google.com/booksid=ZkUOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA765&lpg=PA765&dq=harrisonyerkes&source=bl&ots=B-C-cmyauC&sig=gYKZ0sLD9AIMK2XCYuUZOEFn6eA&hl=en&ei=Wq7oTpO-CsLx0gHdisX-Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&sqi=2&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=harrison%20yerkes&f=false hardcover books
1860WRCAM54620New York 1860. 117pp. plus 4pp. of ads including rear wrapper. Frontispiece portrait. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers chipped and worn spine perished lower quarter of rear wrapper torn away. Very light dampstaining occasional spotting. Good. A rare campaign biography of Lincoln with a portrait of a beardless Lincoln and his first name spelled incorrectly. Prints many of his speeches and glorifies his backwoods origin and includes a very brief biographical sketch of Hannibal Hamlin. ".This was the first life of Lincoln in book form" - Howes. HOWES L341 "aa". STREETER SALE 1744. SABIN 41200. MONAGHAN LINCOLNIANA 92. unknown books
183346405Berlin, G. Reimer, 1833. 4to. In ""Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 1848."". Entire issue offered in the original printed wrappers, without backstrip. Fine and clean. [Entire volume: 392 pp.].
18725730London Trubner & Co 1872 Première édition. Un texte critique rare du Livre de Job. Reliure d'origine en buckram rouge avec titres dorés sur la platine avant. Les tranches sont légèrement abîmées et assez noircies, mais restent solides. Pages de garde jaunes. Intérieur propre, mais présentant un léger noircissement. Abraham Elzas (1835-1880) est né aux Pays-Bas. Il a exercé les fonctions de rabbin et d'enseignant à Leeds, puis s'est installé à Hull en 1871, où il est également devenu directeur des écoles juives locales. Il a traduit plusieurs livres de l'Ancien Testament. Conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 4094342. 146 pages. Avec une liste des souscripteurs à la fin de l'ouvrage. 180 × 115 mm (7 × 4œ pouces).
1874RO40245754Williams and Norgate. 1874. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 412 pages pour le tome I, 307 pages pour le tome II et 345 pages pour le tome III. Titres, tomaisons et filets dorés sur les dos. Etiquettes de code sur les couvertures. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque. Dos des 1ers plats (charnières) légèrement abîmés. Bords des 3 dernières pages du tome III déchirés, avec de petits manques n'altérant pas la lecture.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
18774837Miller's Bible and Publishing House 23,5 30,5 Montréal, Canada / Philadelphia 1877 Fort volume in-4, reliure de plein cuir vert sombre, dos à quatre nerfs et à six caissons ornés, deux portant le titre doré "Holy Bible", plats bisautés encadrés d'un triple filet et d'une guirlande dorés, entrelacs dorés au centre, dentelle sur les chasses, tranches dorées, VII-1011 p., Marriages (1 p.), Births (1 p.), Memoranda (1 p.), Family portraits (4 p., soit 16 emplacements de portraits en oval) et 4 p. non paginées, 9 gravures hors texte, dont celle de Gustave Doré "Daniel the Statesman-Prophet". La première traduction en anglais de la Bible hébraïque (Ancien Testament) a été, sur le sol américain, éditée et publiée à Philadelphie en 1854. Notre réédition date de 1877-78 (année hébraïque 5638 comme l'indique la page de titre). Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) est né en Allemagne et a émigré aux Etats-Unis en 1824. Il a été le rabbin de la Synagogue Mikweh Israel à Philadelphie et le créateur du premier périodique juif au Etats-Unis (The Occident). Il a été un promoteur très actif de la culture juive aux Etats-Unis, face au risque d'assimilation ou de protestantisation. Il rappelle au début de la préface son objectif "a desire entertained for more than a quarter of a century, since the day he quitted school in his native land to come to this country, to present to his fellow-Israelites an English version, made by one of themselves, of the Holy Word of God." Sa traduction est une oeuvre de foi : "The translator is an Israelite in faith, in the full sense of the word : he believe in the Scriptures as they have been handed down to us". La traduction de Leeser s'est imposée comme un "standard" jusqu'aux travaux de la Jewish Publication Society (JPS). La page de titre porte la mention "Abraham de Sola, LLD. Montréal, Canada". De Sola (1825-1882), ministre de la Synagogue espagnole et portugaise de Montréal, fut un des continuateurs de Leeser. Coiffes abîmées, mors fendus en tête et en queue, légère déreliure entre les pages VIIet VII, coins un peu émoussés, petite réparation en bas des pages 17-18-19-20, bon intérieur.(EvB19) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
18774837Miller's Bible and Publishing House 23,5 30,5 Montréal, Canada / Philadelphia 1877 Fort volume in-4, reliure de plein cuir vert sombre, dos à quatre nerfs et à six caissons ornés, deux portant le titre doré "Holy Bible", plats bisautés encadrés d'un triple filet et d'une guirlande dorés, entrelacs dorés au centre, dentelle sur les chasses, tranches dorées, VII-1011 p., Marriages (1 p.), Births (1 p.), Memoranda (1 p.), Family portraits (4 p., soit 16 emplacements de portraits en oval) et 4 p. non paginées, 9 gravures hors texte, dont celle de Gustave Doré "Daniel the Statesman-Prophet". La première traduction en anglais de la Bible hébraïque (Ancien Testament) a été, sur le sol américain, éditée et publiée à Philadelphie en 1854. Notre réédition date de 1877-78 (année hébraïque 5638 comme l'indique la page de titre). Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) est né en Allemagne et a émigré aux Etats-Unis en 1824. Il a été le rabbin de la Synagogue Mikweh Israel à Philadelphie et le créateur du premier périodique juif au Etats-Unis (The Occident). Il a été un promoteur très actif de la culture juive aux Etats-Unis, face au risque d'assimilation ou de protestantisation. Il rappelle au début de la préface son objectif "a desire entertained for more than a quarter of a century, since the day he quitted school in his native land to come to this country, to present to his fellow-Israelites an English version, made by one of themselves, of the Holy Word of God." Sa traduction est une oeuvre de foi : "The translator is an Israelite in faith, in the full sense of the word : he believe in the Scriptures as they have been handed down to us". La traduction de Leeser s'est imposée comme un "standard" jusqu'aux travaux de la Jewish Publication Society (JPS). La page de titre porte la mention "Abraham de Sola, LLD. Montréal, Canada". De Sola (1825-1882), ministre de la Synagogue espagnole et portugaise de Montréal, fut un des continuateurs de Leeser. Coiffes abîmées, mors fendus en tête et en queue, légère déreliure entre les pages VIIet VII, coins un peu émoussés, petite réparation en bas des pages 17-18-19-20, bon intérieur.(EvB19) PHOTOS NUMERIQUES DISPONIBLES PAR EMAIL SUR SIMPLE DEMANDE-DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPS MAY BE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
188139061New Haven, Conn., J.D. & E.S. Dana, 1881. 8vo. Extracted from ""The American Journal of Science"", Third series vol. XXII, Numb. CXXVIII, pp. (87-) 166. With title-page to the entire volume. Title-page with a faint rubberstamp. The Michelson-paper: pp. 120-129. Two leaves with small tear to the margin.
180820928A Neuchâtel, chez Mme Fauche, née Borel, Au Locle, chez Mrs. Girardet, frères et soeurs et à la Chaux-de-fonds chez l'auteur, 1808. In-8 broché de XV-[1]-335 pages, couverture de papier gris-bleu, titre manuscrit au dos.
18654970Stockholm: Norstedt 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo 416pp. A very good copy in the publisher's brown cloth rebacked in brown cloth and corner tips renewed. Internally clean and bright. Though the subject devotional music in the Swedish language is rather dry this is an interesting piece of book-craft. There are two sets of text separately bound into the book and sitting next to one another so that you can leaf through the top or bottom half independently see image. The top half is sheet music with lyrics and the bottom half is prose text which we unfortunately cannot translate. Possibly commentary on the verse A real curiosity. Norstedt hardcover
1868031880Phila.: Thomas William Stuckey. Cloth cover edges worn cloth gone from over spine "Question and Answers" stamped in gold on front cover. Owner name in pencil pages edge worn very good. No date given. Title continued - "For the Information and Instruction of the Inquiring Mind in All Who are Willing to Learn the Truth by Grace Which Hath Appeared Unto All Men For That Purpose." Smith Suppl:223 1868 . Good. Hardcover. 1868. Thomas William Stuckey hardcover
1848ALEX366Wm. Henlock printer Harrisburg: . 1848 pp. viii 407 10 Index. Lightly foxed. 12mo. 150 mm. Original red leather spine over marbled boards. Spine faded with head and tail worn. Nice binding. Hardbound. Very good. Abraham Jacobs was a teacher in Cumberland County PA. SCARCE. PAIMP 25. Hardcover. Very Good. Wm. Henlock, printer, Harrisburg: . hardcover
