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Tobacco Clarke Adam 1760 1832ABAA

A Dissertation on the Use and Abuse of Tobacco. Wherein The Advantages and Disadvantages attending the Consumption of that Entertaining Weed are particularly considered

Smart Adam Alfred Sutro; Davenport W. R. IllustrationsABAA

Words at Play

193917100517San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Davenport W. R. One of 500 copies folio size 44 pp. inscribed by Alfred Sutro Adam Smart. Alfred Sutro 1869-1945 a lawyer residing in San Francisco was an avid book lover and collector and was president of the Book Club of California in San Francisco; "Words at Play" was published under his pseudnym Adam Smith. Printed by the Grabhorn Press this anecdotal book of children's rhymes was conceptualized by Alfred Sutro for his grandchildren and includes drawings by W. R. Davenport whose charming illustrations accompany the poetry's playfulness and wordplay. This volume warmly inscribed by Alfred Sutro on the front free endpaper: "To Al and Enid Tanner who even / if not grandparents are of / books for children with many / Christmas Greetings from / Alfred Sutro / Dec. 23 28 1938 ". ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter rose cloth with white and red decorative paper boards gilt lettering on the spine fore- and bottom edges uncut author's inscription on the front free endpaper as set forth above title page printed in rose and black twenty-two illustrations by W. R. Davenport in black and pink used as borders for the text; Benedictine linotype machine-made paper folio size 12.25" by 9" pagination: 44 unnumbered pages all versos blank one of 500 copies unnumbered. In a plain brown laid paper dust wrapper. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some rubbing to the corners and top edges of the board else fine. The dust wrapper is very good clean overall with minor soiling overall edge wear with some chipping to the spine and hinges. ___CITATION: Grabhorn Bibliography no. 308. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply please inquire for details. 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. [The Grabhorn Press] hardcover books

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Gurowski AdamABAA

Autograph Letter Signed "Gurowski"

WRCLIT77774Washington 1 December no year. Two pages in ink on two conjugate quarto sheets of ruled paper. With a number of deletions and insertions. Old folds from mailing small marginal nick very good. To W.T. Robinson who was apparently assisting Gurowski in some capacity with the publication of his writings. Gurowski begins by saying he is ". certain the book will be better as you anticipate and . that your kind cooperation will not hurt it ." and then clarifies his intention in the manuscript explaining: ". where I mentioned the battles of Ligny & Waterloo my meaning is Thiers the historian says that etc. the correction made in the proof sheet points that I was misunderstood. I restored in the proof-sheet the name of Thiers & these lines are to explain the meaning." Gurowski is not pleased with "the Commonwealth . containing the advertisement . The title is not such as I wish" and writes out his preferred version "Diary / from March 4th 1861 to Nov 12 1862 / by / Adam Gurowski" which he hopes can be inserted "provided it is not too late." In the concluding paragraphs Gurowski provides further instructions arising from the translation of his book from manuscript into proof-sheets. Count Adam Gurowski 1805- 1866; Polish-born American author. In 1825 in Warsaw ". he became identified with those opposed to Russian influence and was in consequence several times imprisoned. He was active in organizing the November Uprising of 1830 in which he afterward took part. On its suppression Adam lost the greater part of his estates and escaped to France where he lived for several years . He was also a member of the national Polish committee in Paris and became conspicuous in political and literary circles. The remainder of his estates had in the meantime been confiscated and he himself condemned to death . In 1849 he went to the United States where he engaged in literary pursuits and became deeply interested in American politics. He wrote articles for the AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA and worked on the editorial staff of the New York TRIBUNE. During the Crimean War he sided with Russia and his editorials and pamphlets were an effective influence on American public opinion in favor of Russia. He was strongly opposed to slavery . From 1861 to 1863 he was translator in the State Department in Washington D.C. being acquainted with eight languages. In 1862 he published the first volume of his three- volume Diary. It included three categories of men: Praise Half and Half and Blame. President Abraham Lincoln merited the Praise column as did Edwin M. Stanton and poet Walt Whitman but otherwise Gurowski was highly critical of officials in the Lincoln administration. William O'Connor who translated some of the count's papers into English described him as 'a madman with lucid intervals' . Whitman considered the tempestuous count a friend and attended his funeral. 'His funeral was simple but very impressive -- all the big radicals were there' Whitman wrote." - Wikipedia. unknown books

William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €

Gurowski AdamABAA

Autograph letter signed "Gurowski"

WRCLIT77773Washington 17 November no year. Two pages on two panels of a folded quarto lettersheet. In ink with several insertions and revisions. Old folds from having been mailed otherwise near fine. To an unidentified "Dear Sir" but perhaps W. T. Robinson who was assisting Gurowski with the publication of his writings: "To shorten the time I make the following suggestion which I request you to kindly communicate to Mr. Robinson & to the Printer-Stereotyper. It is to put at once in type the whole written part of the manuscript & to forward to me the proofsheets before the other part is finished . If Mr Robinson goes on with reviewing the printed mss. do suggest to him to throw out every word which in his judgement unnecessarily amplifies a sentence; & to make the whole intelligible . I forwarded to the editor of the Commonwealth a letter for his paper. If he publishes it then be so kind to repeat to him my request to expunge therefrom the name of Mr Opdyke." Count Adam Gurowski 1805-1866; Polish-born American author. In 1825 in Warsaw ". he became identified with those opposed to Russian influence and was in consequence several times imprisoned. He was active in organizing the November Uprising of 1830 in which he afterward took part. On its suppression Adam lost the greater part of his estates and escaped to France where he lived for several years . He was also a member of the national Polish committee in Paris and became conspicuous in political and literary circles. The remainder of his estates had in the meantime been confiscated and he himself condemned to death . In 1849 he went to the United States where he engaged in literary pursuits and became deeply interested in American politics. He wrote articles for the AMERICAN CYCLOPAEDIA and worked on the editorial staff of the New York TRIBUNE. During the Crimean War he sided with Russia and his editorials and pamphlets were an effective influence on American public opinion in favor of Russia. He was strongly opposed to slavery . From 1861 to 1863 he was translator in the State Department in Washington D.C. being acquainted with eight languages. In 1862 he published the first volume of his three- volume Diary. It included three categories of men: Praise Half and Half and Blame. President Abraham Lincoln merited the Praise column as did Edwin M. Stanton and poet Walt Whitman but otherwise Gurowski was highly critical of officials in the Lincoln administration. William O'Connor who translated some of the count's papers into English described him as 'a madman with lucid intervals' . Whitman considered the tempestuous count a friend and attended his funeral. 'His funeral was simple but very impressive -- all the big radicals were there' Whitman wrote ." - Wikipedia. unknown books

William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB · États-Unis250,00 $US≈ 211,52 €

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