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1934220477New York E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. 1934. 1934. First edition so stated. 8vo. Frontispiece portrait of William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne and 9 other illustrations. Index. Original gilt stamped maroon cloth uncut. Dust jacket unclipped. Fine fresh copy. No signatures or bookplates. F. Hardcover. New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. [1934]. hardcover books
1965101541965. Softcover. VG slight library marks. Bw wraps. 76 pp. 51 bw plates. Introductory essay chronology listing of over 300 works in the exhibition. unknown books
1974232278Somerville MA: New England Free Press 1974. 16p. staplebound pamphlet covers toned with minor silverfishing. Catalog of literature for sale. New England Free Press unknown books
1969195379Boston: New England Free Press 1969. Broadsheet folded twice to make an eight panel 7x10 inch brochure front panel slightly browned else very good condition. Catalog of literature for sale. New England Free Press unknown books
184939429Boston: Redding & Co.; New York:Clark Austin & Co 1849. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Folding engraved map 16 ca. 5 x 6 inch panels Four rows of four panels backed on linen engraved ornamental bordersmall engraved paper label on back. Some browning or soiling generally light cloth darkened with some spotting on verso of map else a very good copy. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Each of the railroad lines is identified. Redding & Co.; New York:Clark, Austin & Co unknown books
185981546Boston: A. Colby 1859. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis 300p. Original cloth. 19 cm. Modest browning. <br/><br/> A. Colby hardcover books
1833WRCLIT49518London Oxford & Cambridge: Roake and Varty et al 1833. 241pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound volume. First and only edition. Very good. OCLC locates one copy; NSTC locates two BL and Cambridge without ascribing authorship. Roake and Varty, [et al] unknown books
1707292146Oxford London: Printed by the University-Printers Printed by J. Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers 1707. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Book of Common Prayer and Book of Psalms for the Church of England bound together in one volume; both were published in 1707. Complete with 53 numbered plates. Interestingly three of the plates are of a more political nature being the "Gun-Powder Treason" the "Martyrdom of King Charles I" and the "Restoration of King Charles II." Red ruling to the borders of the double-columned text title pages and plates. The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others . 'Printed by J. Heptinstall for the Company of Stationers. 1707" is not found in the ESTC. Neither text is paginated; the final leaf of the Book of Common Prayer is R4; the final leaf of The Whole Book of Psalms is I6. Front hinge reinforced with Japanese tissue. Slight loss at the bottom of the spine. Black straight grain morocco with gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt. Very Good. ESTC T231335. Very Good binding. Printed by the University-Printers | Printed by J. Heptinstall, for the Company of Stationers unknown books
181740606Boston: Cummings and Hilliard 1817. 52 pp. b/w plates. <br /><br />A great rarity and the primary document relating to the sea serpent of Cape Ann one of the most widely reported serpent sightings in American maritime history. First seen in Gloucester harbor in 1817 the creature reappeared off the coast in 1818 and 1819. Knowledgeable mariners and shore bound onlookers of all sorts reported sightings. A minister gave a detailed description of the monster which was reported in Boston papers. The Linnaean Society sent three objective observers to the scene and this is their report. In the spirit of strict scientific inquiry it cites about twenty depositions by locals provides information about a Norwegian sea snake to whom the mysterious serpent might be related then gives a detailed description of Scoliophis Atlanticus a baby sea serpent about three feet long killed upon the sea shore by some laboring people of Cape Ann. The account closes with another sighting from Long Island. The folding plate of the baby serpent opens to nearly thirty inches. Pages untrimmed. Handsomely rebound in antique style quarter leather over marbled boards with spine label. Cummings and Hilliard hardcover books
197239941Bristol England: Royal West of England Academy 1972. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A near fine copy. Unpaged 7 pp. 8vo. Royal West of England Academy unknown books
195727436Cambridge MA: American Friends Service New England Region ca. 1957. First Edition. Octavo 22.75cm.; photographically illustrated bifolium printed on cream stock. Fine. Compilation of quotes by various newssources and scientists against nuclear bomb testing all dated 1957. Unlocated in OCLC as of September 2015. American Friends Service, New England Region unknown books
17840no date. Softcover. VG. Beige wraps. 72 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. unknown books
196014513np ca. 1960-1961. Hardcover. Near fine. Oblong folio commercial album measuring approximately 10.5" x 14.5". Green faux-leather covered boards string bound. 24 card leaves 21 with 77 black and white snapshot photographs each measuring approximately 5" x 3.5" recto mounted loosely in corners. Final 3 leaves blank an additional 3 photographs laid-in; 80 prints total. Hand-painted title illustration to first endpaper two vignette scenes on first and fourth leaves. Mild edge wear to album exterior otherwise generally near fine. <br/><br/>Album belonging to Sergeant John A. England United States Army from his 1960 trans-Pacific cruise aboard the U.S.N.S. General Edwin D. Patrick a WWII-era transport ship based out of San Francisco. A contingent from the Republic of Korea Navy was aboard and the album focuses heavily on the Korean sailors and their interactions with American servicemen. A brilliant hand-painted title illustration in acrylic titled 'ROK NAVY' and two additional vignette works in the same medium illuminate the album. The images are clear and well composed creating a significant record of U.S.-Korean relations and of the Edwin D. Patrick which was the longest surviving of the P2 carriers in the U.S. fleet launched in 1945 decommissioned in 1968 and sent to scrap in 2010. hardcover books
186341080Boston: Printed by order of the General Committe 1863. 4to. 2 vols.: 4 4 pp. Original self wrappers; second series chipped along fore-edges and with old institutional blindstamp overmarked "withdrawn"; third series clean. First editions of the second and third series the first was published in 1862 a fourth series appeared in 1864. Reports and testimonials of the teachers' work among the Freedmen and their children; all of the letters are signed with initials. OCLC records three copies of each series Library of Congress Boston Public SUNY-Geneseo for the second series; Western Reserve Library Company of Philadelphia Oxford for the third. RLIN adds the American Antiquarian Society for each. <br/><br/> Printed by order of the General Committe unknown books
1857List317New Hampshire 1857. Broadside advertisement 5 ½ x 11 inches. Very Good. An unusual advertisement for a penmanship instructor a Mr. Chadbourn announcing the opening of his academy on September 15 1857 in Wolfborough New Hampshire. The broadside states "Inspired with the confidence of more than five years experience as a Teacher of Writing now offers to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Wolfborough his universally admired system of Penmanship which for beauty of style ease of acquisition rapidity of execution and ready adaptation to the wants of business and private correspondence stands unrivalled by any system extant." An interesting relic from the middle of the Bleeding Kansas period which would serve as a harbinger for the bloodiness of the American Civil War. A very good example with a chip with loss to upper corner and some toning to head but attractive and well preserved. Unrecorded in OCLC. unknown books
19152180321915. unbound. Signed Christmas card with the royal crest signed "Mary R" and accompanied with a 5" x 7" black-and-white unsigned photograph of the Queen in an ostrich-plume hat and intricately embroidered and laced dress. Also a 7" x 9" card illustrated with a color engraving of royal forebears with a history and description inside. No place 1915. Very good condition.<br/><br/> Queen of Great Britain married to George V.<br/><br/> unknown books
198220404Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema 1982. Cloth. Very Good. x 2 421-996 pages. Publisher's cloth. Volume 2 of the proceedings ONLY. A sound working copy. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf. Cloth. A. A. Balkema unknown books
35047Gloucester n. d. Ca late 1800s / early 1900s. Red cloth spine over black printed red paper boards. General edgewear. A VG copy of an uncommon view book. 1 page of text on rfep primarily an advert for The Misses Massey. 13 b/w views on 12 panels folded accordion style. 5-5/8" x 4-5/8" <br/><br/> hardcover books
1920165111920. 1 vols. watercolour signed "J Heseldine" lower left inscribed as title on verso 5 x 7. This watercolour is one of a series done by the artist of scenes in Cornwall England in the 1920s when Cornwall was a favoured holiday resort. 1 vols. watercolour signed "J Heseldine" lower left inscribed as title on verso 5 x 7 unknown books
2002UHACSTE00FPRugged Land 2002. Very Good. Hackworth David. Steel My Soldiers Hearts : The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of 4th Battalion 39th Infantry United States Army Vietnam. England Eilhys. New York: Rugged Land 2002. 441pp. Illustrated. Glossary. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light bumping to both ends of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges. Rugged Land hardcover books
193614630New York: Macmillan 1936. First American Edition. Octavo 20cm. Original red cloth boards lettered in black on front cover and spine; 316pp. Clean tight copy Very Good or better in the original pictorial dustwrapper severely sun-darkened on spine but still legible and with a few marginal chips; only Good. Novel of Irish dockworkers in the Liverpool slums based largely on Hanley's own experience growing up in an Anglo-Irish immigrant family during the early years of the 20th century. This was just the second of the remarkable Hanley's many novels to be published in the U.S. following The Furys 1935. Macmillan unknown books
1927106411<p>Brochure folded 4to illustrated 62 pp. Minor edgewear normal aging; otherwise very good plus. Promotional brochure sponsored by The New Haven and Hartford Railroad and New England Steamship companies. Includes a directory of hotels boarding cottages camps and golf courses. The brochure also includes write-ups for some of the destinations like Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Block Island and Newport. Contains a map of the route of the New Haven and Hartford Railroad.<br /></p> Rand McNally & Co., books
1830WRCLIT82822Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co. 1830. 10294N4-2G6. 12mo. Full straight-grain dark plum morocco raised bands a.e.g. unsigned. 1836 ownership inscription on verso of front free endsheet a few corners creased small rubs to raised bands; a good copy. Printed at the Clarendon Press by Samuel Collingwood and Co. hardcover books
1991265668Tustin CA: Versatile Fashions 1991. Three issues 36p. each 8.5x11 inches stories erotic fetish drawings good booklets in stapled wraps with color pictorial covers and one issue has a black plastic binding clip. Transgender BDSM fiction and drawings. No holdings located in OCLC as of 5/2021. Versatile Fashions unknown books
18472345Boston: Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. 1847. 12mo 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 183 x 119 mm 12 pages in original printed wrappers softcover.<br /><br />A full-throated cry against slavery. The Quakers who had long opposed slavery wonder how a supposedly Christian nation could allow such evil to exist. "From the border slave states to the far south and southwest the vessels of the slave-trader regularly ply laden with youthful victims reared like cattle for the market" page 4. <br /><br />OCLC shows 21 physical holdings of this pamphlet by institutions with far more in digital formats. None in commerce. <b>SCARCE.</b> <br /><br />CONDITION: Slight soiling and creasing to wrappers horizontal fold probably for mailing. Very Good or better. Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. paperback books
