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193344388Ellsworth Maine: Hancock County Publishing Co. 1933. first edition. Hardcover. Very good . 6 x 9 in. Custom bound in green morocco with marbled paper boards gilt spine titles. Binding probably c. 1960. Condition is VERY GOOD ; light wear to edges of board no wear to the leather. Leather sunned to a brown at spine and top 1/2 inch at front and rear. Covers very clean otherwise. Binding tight and the original text is very clean and unmarked. Scarce title. Maine. RGR. Hancock County Publishing Co. hardcover
1947109780Chicago Stagebill 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 270pp. Index. Original boards. A pictural and statistical review of the theatrical season 1946-47 with a chronological history of the 24 preceeding years on the Chicago stage. Pages are clean unmarked but yellowing with age. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have rubbing to extremities. Unclipped pictorial DJ is sunned and heavily finger soiled. Wear to DJ chipping to head/heel of spine several small clsoed tears to edges moderate rubbing to extremities fraying to corners. Nevertheless looks nice in added protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy of this icnreasingly scarce title. <br/> <br/> Chicago Stagebill hardcover
1909E2.173Seattle: Occidental Publishing 1909. Ex-Library. Illus. by Allan Brooks. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 350 numbered copies of the "Original Edition" printed for advance subscribers. Pages 459 through 997. with 4 color plates. dark green cloth in library-bound hardcover - strong gilt titles including call number. page edges lightly foxed and a slight musty odor. Occidental Publishing Hardcover
1997006567Washington D.C.: The White House 1997. A unique personal archive of photographs and letters received by William K. Estes when awarded the President's National Medal of Science on December 16 1997. Included are a SIGNED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON photograph of Estes receiving the medal from Clinton and a SIGNED BY VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE photograph of Estes with Gore and also two separate unsigned White House-issued group photographs one of the awardees wth President Clinton and the other the awardees with Vice-President Gore. In addition a letter on White House stationery dated May 14 1997 SIGNED by Josh H. Gibbons Asst. to the President for Science and Technology to Estes confirming his selection as a recipient a White House Press Release from the Office of Media Affairs dated April 30 1997 announcing the recipients a congratulatory letter dated December 17 1997 on U.S. Senate letterhead from the office of Senator John Kerry Mass. SIGNED by Senator Kerry and two programs for the event. Also included two congratulatory letters on Harvard University letterheads one dated Dec.18 1997 and SIGNED by Neil Rudenstine President of Harvard and the other dated Dec. 23 1997 SIGNED by Harvey V. Fineberg Provost of Harvard. All materials are in Fine condition. William K. Estes June 17 1919- August 17 2011 was an American psychologist who pioneered the application of mathematics to the study of animal learning and human cognition. He received this award "for his fundamental theories of learning memory and decision. His pioneering development and testing of mathematical models of pyschological processes have set the standard for theoretical progress in behavioral and cognitive science". That same year the other awardees included James D. Watson. Robert A. Weinberg Darlene C. Hoffman Martin Schwarzschild among other notable scientists. . SIGNED. Fine/No Jacket. The White House unknown books
006567Washington D.C.: The White House 1997. Photographic Image. Fine. No Binding. Signed by Authors. A unique personal archive of photographs and letters received by William K. Estes when awarded the President's National Medal of Science on December 16 1997. Included are a SIGNED BY PRESIDENT CLINTON photograph of Estes receiving the medal from Clinton and a SIGNED BY VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE photograph of Estes with Gore and also two separate unsigned White House-issued group photographs one of the awardees wth President Clinton and the other the awardees with Vice-President Gore. In addition a letter on White House stationery dated May 14 1997 SIGNED by Josh H. Gibbons Asst. to the President for Science and Technology to Estes confirming his selection as a recipient a White House Press Release from the Office of Media Affairs dated April 30 1997 announcing the recipients a congratulatory letter dated December 17 1997 on U.S. Senate letterhead from the office of Senator John Kerry Mass. SIGNED by Senator Kerry and two programs for the event. Also included two congratulatory letters on Harvard University letterheads one dated Dec.18 1997 and SIGNED by Neil Rudenstine President of Harvard and the other dated Dec. 23 1997 SIGNED by Harvey V. Fineberg Provost of Harvard. All materials are in Fine condition. William K. Estes June 17 1919- August 17 2011 was an American psychologist who pioneered the application of mathematics to the study of animal learning and human cognition. He received this award "for his fundamental theories of learning memory and decision. His pioneering development and testing of mathematical models of psychological processes have set the standard for theoretical progress in behavioral and cognitive science". That same year the other awardees included James D. Watson. Robert A. Weinberg Darlene C. Hoffman Martin Schwarzschild among other notable scientists. The White House unknown
1977002316Durham N.C.: Sir Walter Press 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st. ed. Limited. Numbered #547 and signed by author on limitation page. Clean tight and square sharp cornered. Dust Jacket Condtion is Fine; no fading soiling or tears or nicks. Price intact. 136pp. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket. Quite attractive. <br/> <br/> Sir Walter Press hardcover
188517156<p>2nd edition. Good softcover. Sewn binding under thin card covers titles on front cover unprinted spine; textblock untrimmed at fore and tail edges. Clean lightly scuffed covers and spine; uneven age darkening along cover edges; 1/2 inch chip missing at front cover top fore corner; tightly bound; bright clean interior. 12mo 148 pp. Cf OCLC #6835165. Laid in is 4 pp. fortnightly-published 'Book Notes' journal issued by Sidney S. Rider of Providence dated October 25 1884.</p> Providence, RI: Sidney S. Rider/Rhode Island Historical Society paperback
195822350Paris, Éditions des Presses de la Cité, Collection Un Mystère, 1958, édition originale française. Broché, 12 cm x 17 cm, 182 pages. Nouvelles de William Irish (dans le même volume: La Fille d’Endicott, Milk-Bar et Parions Une Vie), traductions de Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe. Bon état
182451626Boston: True and Greene 1824. first edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. 229 pp appendix x pp. Rebound in 1929 in brown cloth with gilt spine titles new endpapers. Condition is VERY GOOD ; rebound covers extremely clean with spine titles bright. Corners bumped with light wear spine ends have minimal wear. Binding tight. A grandson of Hull's Charles Read has his name on the ffep with a note on the rebinding in 1929 and other Read family members have put their names and notes on the front endpapers. The original text is very clean with a smattering of foxing on just a few early pgs. Original text unmarked. Title pg has a couple of smalll gray spots at the margins. Am. Hist. RGR. True and Greene hardcover
1837009821New York: Merrill and Baker 1837. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Illustrated Cabinet Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1837-1886. v. 1-2. The Conquest of Peru.--v. 3-5. The Conquest of Mexico.--v. 6-8. Ferdinand and Isabella.--v. 9-11. The Reign of Charles V.--v. 12-14. The Reign of Philip II.--v. 15. Miscellanies.--v. 16 Life of William H. Prescott by George Ticknor. SCARCE Complete 16 volume set bound in half morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers top edges gilt. Near Fine small rubs at corners. OCLC locates only two copies at Texas A.&M. and University of Nevada Reno. A lovely and quite uncommon set. Merrill and Baker Hardcover
1850258419Philadelphia PA: William S. Martien 1850. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A rebacked copy of the First Edition with the half of the original spine including the original titling laid down. Some scattered foxing. Very Good binding. William S. Martien unknown books
19080021945Atlanta Georgia: A.B. Caldwell 1908. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Isssued. VG/1st ed. William Henry Fleming graduated from the University of Georgia in 1874 and served as superintendent of the Augusta and Richmond County Georgia public schools from1877 until 1880. He gained admittence to the state bar and began a law practice in Augusta. From 1888 to 1896 Fleming served in the Georgia House of Representatives and was the Georgia speaker of the House in 1894 and 95. He was also the president of the Georgia State Bar Association 1895. These speeches were made during Fleming's political career and the last speech "Slavery and the Race Problem in the South" which was an address given at University of Georgia in 1906 was published as a stand alone pamphlet in 1906. Book condition is Very Good; 299 pages First Edition. Many apparently short speeches and an index. Maroon cloth cover with readable but dulled gilt lettering on spine and front cover. No exposed boards but many small areas of loss of color to cloth and area of soiling on front panel. No foxing binding secure. No breaks in gutters. Interesting prospective on Georgia and U.S. politics at the end of the 19th century <br/> <br/> A.B. Caldwell hardcover
19705728Syracuse University Press 1970. First edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/price-clipped. 8vo 208 pages green cloth; dj nicked <br/><br/>Inscribed by Hanbhett in 1978 on the free endpaper. Syracuse University Press hardcover
1988264945Richmond: Grace and Holy Trinity Church 1988. Stapled Pamphlet. Near Fine binding. Near Fine binding. Grace and Holy Trinity Church unknown books
1952479Von Boeckmann-Jones Company 1952. Hardcover. Good. No dustjacket. Cover has some wear and lower right front and left rear corners have been slightly bumped. Two pages have a small crease in lower right corner. Two pages have a moderate stain and ink spot in upper right corner. District deputy's name printed in lower right front corner. Signed and inscribed by the State Deputy in 1955-1956 to former book owner on front endpaper. Von Boeckmann-Jones Company hardcover
19080022347Atlanta Georgia: A.B. Caldwell 1908. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/None Present. VG-/1st ed. William Henry Fleming was a member of the State House of Representives in Georgia from 1888 to 1896. This is a combination of many address letters to Alexander Stephens Eulogy for President McKinley the Confederate Soldier's Home Education and Labor---40 addresses and or essays besides the one's in the title; a kind of greatest hits. Book cover has lost some color and there is wear to the cloth but no breaks no fraying of cloth. Binding is tight pages are clean and there's no breaking of the hinges--front or back. 299pp.; includes an index. Comes to you in an archival acid free bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. <br/> <br/> A.B. Caldwell hardcover
1865006220Morrisania NY: Press of J.M. Bradstreet 1865. #56 of only 100 copies printed and SIGNED by Henry B. Dawson. SCARCE in collectible condition. Rebound in black cloth with grey end pages and without the original wrappers. Cloth is untitled with light rubbing armorial bookplate of Thornton Walbridge front paste down. The original book is Near Fine light foxing to endpages faint crease rear end page. "The following Tract concerning a very important event in the War of the American Revolution was written by WILLIAM GRAVES EFQ. the eldeft brother Admiral THOMAS GRAVES and privately circulated for the purpofe of defending the latter from the ferious charges which were brought againft him fubfequent to the furrender by LORD CORNWALLIS at Yorktown". 39 pp. Revolutionary War. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition. Press of J.M. Bradstreet Hardcover books
1865006220Morrisania NY: Press of J.M. Bradstreet 1865. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. #56 of only 100 copies printed and SIGNED by Henry B. Dawson. SCARCE in collectible condition. Rebound in black cloth with grey end pages and without the original wrappers. Cloth is untitled with light rubbing armorial bookplate of Thornton Walbridge front paste down. The original book is Near Fine light foxing to endpages faint crease rear end page. "The following Tract concerning a very important event in the War of the American Revolution was written by WILLIAM GRAVES EFQ. the eldeft brother Admiral THOMAS GRAVES and privately circulated for the purpofe of defending the latter from the ferious charges which were brought againft him fubfequent to the furrender by LORD CORNWALLIS at Yorktown". 39 pp. Revolutionary War. Press of J.M. Bradstreet Hardcover
1886biblio419<p>1st Edition Hardcover Original embossed brown cloth with beveled edges. 543 pages. Gilt lettering and decorations with some Light fading to Spine. Portland Maine</p> B. Thurston & Company hardcover
19760021135Darien Georgia: City of Darien/The Darien-McIntosh Bicentennial Committe 1976. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. NF/0/1st ed. The eighteenth century American naturalist William Bartram Jr. was the pivot around which the conference revolved. When William Bartram and his father visited the coast of Georgia he observed man's use and dependence on the natural world around him. As we look toward the future man's relation to the landscape will be of increasing importance. The purpose of the conference was to enquire into ways of harmonious use of the resources of our historic and natural areas positively profitably and to ensure their many values will not be diminished. The editor for this pamphlet was William G. Haynes who was the owner of the Ashantilly Press. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage. I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BASC <br/> <br/> City of Darien/The Darien-McIntosh Bicentennial Committe paperback
19051615New York: Century Co. 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good . xi 334 pages. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Red cloth binding gilt lettering on spine. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: light wear to covers few very light spots on front cover small patch of cover cloth lifting on rear cover top edge of text block lightly darkened pages clean binding very tight signed in pencil by Harriet V. Ogden on ffep. Century Co. hardcover
1904245221New York: Richardson Smith and Company 1904. First Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. 192pp. Scarce; scant pencil markings in text; some pencil notes on front and rear endpapers; green cloth binding with silverfishing on front and rear boards; light edgewear to extremities slightly heavier at head and tail of spine. near Very Good binding. Richardson, Smith and Company unknown books
1836188651836. Birmingham Edward C. Osborne 1836 (e.o. anglaise réimprimée de l'ed. de Boston) - Broché 14 cm x 23 cm 99 pages - Texte en anglais de William E. Channing - Sans couv. sinon bon état
1999012097Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press 1999. 194pp/illus. American civil engineers were unsurpassed in their ability to build railroads over great distances and across high mountain passes to erect great bridges or to bore tunnels of prodigious length. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Indiana University Press Hardcover
1978R260136098EDITIONS LA FARANDOLE. 1978. In-4. Cartonné. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 211 pages. Premier plat illustré en couleurs. Nombreuses photos et illustrations en couleurs, en monochrome marron et en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 973-Etats-Unis
