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188053735N.p.: no date ca. 1880s. enclosed in publisher's two-part box with the same color map mounted on the top half. Some rubbing and use to the box at joints; puzzle fine. 16-1/4 x 20-1/2 inches . unknown
1821WRCAM29980Washington: Gales & Seaton 1821. 12pp. Dbd. Light offsetting on text. Very good. This memorial was part of an ongoing dispute between New York City auctioneers and merchants over the taxation of auction houses. Retailers claimed that auctions were inconsistent with regular trade and injurious to the interests of the city. The auctioneers respond by asserting that they help conduct the commerce of the city and that they combat monopolies and speculation. Still true today Shoemaker locates two copies of this pamphlet DLC NjP. Rare. SHOEMAKER 7366. Gales & Seaton unknown books
1812WRCAM14661Albany 1812. 40pp. Folding frontispiece map. Modern boards leather label. Slight tanning couple of fox marks. Very good. Discusses the progress in creating the first canal around Niagara joining the Hudson River to the Great Lakes with accompanying official documents appended. The map shows the "Straights of Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. 1815" and contains an inset "Vertical Section of the great slope which occasions the Falls." hardcover books
1801WRCAM7500New York 1801. 63pp. Neatly dbd. stitched. Foxed else very nice unopened and untrimmed. Prints the 1730 charter of New York the continued basis for the city government. HOWES N95 ref. SABIN 54170. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 1021. unknown books
1884WRCAM54448New York 1884. 32pp. with in-text illustrations and advertisements plus large folding map. 16mo. Later printed wrappers original front pictorial wrapper bound in. Map separated along first fold otherwise light wear. Patch of dampstaining to front wrap and titlepage. Moderate tanning. Good plus. A scarce edition of this illustrated guide to the Hudson River from New York to Albany. The exceptionally large and detailed color map is taken from the latest information supplied by the U.S. Coast Survey and includes the names of prominent residences along the Hudson historical landmarks Indian names etc. The text contains descriptions and illustrations of numerous sites identified on the map and also includes advertisements for hotels travel and local businesses in the Hudson Valley. OCLC locates only six copies of this edition. unknown books
R07975SVery Good. Standard used condition May have some wear highlighting notes creasing previous owner's name different cover images etc the dust cover may be missing Might be ex-library book Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability unknown
1971AWchNEW 14New York: 1971. 1971. 4to. pp. 108. many illus. some full-page in colour. biblio. wrs. publishers note & specially commissioned multiple by Jasper Johns. Target 1970. 10 1/2 x 81/2 inch. offset lithographed print with collage of watercolour pads and brush loosely laid in plastic case. New York: [1971].
186830457BBNew York Jones 1868. 8° 912 Seiten, mit Titelbild, ausklappbaren Karten und 26 lithografierten Diagrammen und Ansichten. OLwd. Einband mit Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung, berieben und bestossen, hinterer Deckel lose, an den Kapitalen leicht eingerissen, Seiten mit Bräunung.
1932233221932. Trains and RailroadsUrbanization Nickel Plate Road photo archive documenting steam rail systems across New York and the Midwest with additional views of New York City subway yard and NYC Board of Transportation activity 1932-36. The photographs center the cross-country operation of the New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road with images showing freight trains leaving yards switchers handling cars passenger service enginehouse scenes and terminals. All stamped with dates between 1932 and 1936 and the imprint of photographer Cameron Blaikie of Englewood NJ with come bearing handwritten ink caption indicating copy recipients. The group records Midwestern mainline railroading and New York's subway system at a time when steam power electrified transit and large repair yards were essential American industrial and urban circulation.<br /> Photo archive of 16 silver gelatin photographs 2.5 x 4 inches Ohio Indiana and New York City1932-36 Twelve photographs are captioned for the New York Chicago & St. Louis Railroad or New York Chicago & Saint Louis Railroad and include a "Nickel Plate Limited westbound leaving Hammond Ind." a "Northbound freight train leaving yard at South Lima Ohio" an eastbound freight near Hammond a "Six-coupled 0-6-0 type locomotive switching cars at Lima Ohio" a "Six-coupled 0-6-0 type switcher Toledo Ohio" a "Six-coupled 0-6-0 type locomotive converted from 2-8-0 in yard at Toledo Ohio" "Mikado 2-8-2 type locomotive at South Lima Ohio enginehouse" and a "4-6-4 type locomotive." The captions identify both location and function distinguishing switching yard departure enginehouse activity locomotive class and passenger movement. Four photographs are captioned "City of New York N.Y. Board of Transportation" and show the Eighth Avenue subway system at 207th Street including "Shops and storage yard of the Eighth Ave. subway system Independent system at 207th Street" "Train entering 207th St. yard from tunnel" a broad terminal view described as "56 tracks wide not all in picture" and a work car "equipped with spools of electric cable which is attached to 3rd rail shoes of cars entering shop" an unusually specific record of shop procedure and third rail handling. Across the group recurring visual elements include multiple parallel tracks telegraph poles signals towers service buildings freight consists subway cars and engines shown in motion or in work settings rather than static display.<br /> The New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad served as a major Midwestern carrier linking Buffalo Chicago St. Louis and intermediate industrial centers and these photographs fix that system at the level of daily operation through named trains locomotive classes yards and service points in Lima South Lima Toledo and Hammond. The Board of Transportation views extend that operational focus into New York's municipally run transit network where the Independent Subway's 207th Street facility handled car storage repair and electrical shop work on a large scale. Light surface wear mild curling and minor corner and edge wear; captions clear and photographs clean. The archive gives railroad labor and urban infrastructure collections a compact but sharply captioned record of how steam railroading and electrified rapid transit functioned in practice. unknown
56343Paris U. å. Originalt kobberstikk med samtidig håndkolorering. Motivets størrelse : 376 cm X 22 cm. Chez J Chereau Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Et såkalt ""vue d'optique"". Denne typen stikk var populære i andre halvdel av 1700-tallet og var utvilklet for å fremkalle illusjonen av dybde når de ble sett gjennom et såkalt ""zograskop"". Karakteristisk er at hele eller deler av testen er speilvendt og at de har sterk håndkolorering. Utgivelsesstedene var ofte London Paris eller Augsburg.Noen brunpletter ved nedre marg. </em> unknown
188034640New York: E. Wells Sackett & Bro. Printers 1880. 1880. NEW YORK STATE. First edition. 8vo. 8" x 5 1/4" pictorial wrappers 45 3 pp. illustrated map advertisements. The folding map is bound in at the very front and is a map of the New York Ontario & Western Railway and branches and shows the line running from New York City to Oswego and stations in between. There are 10 steel engraved full-page plates of New York towns and views and a brief sketch of all of the towns along the route to Oswego. An interesting advertisements promotes farms for sale priced from $15.00 to $40.00 an acre. A long list of hotels boarding houses and private families on or near the route of the New York Ontario and Western Railway is provided. Covers lightly soiled else a very good copy of an interesting an informative booklet. E. Wells Sackett & Bro., Printers], 1880. unknown
181044417NY 1810. Very good folded few edge tears one obscuring a small portion of text light soiling & ink bleed contents legible. 2 pp. 7.5 x 13 inches. Unsigned and unpublished manuscript draft of a series of resolves supporting the Madison administration's policy towards Britain and ending with support for the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor of New York and John Broome for Lt. Governor for the election of 1810. "The alarming condition to which our country is reduced by the repeated aggressions of the belligerent powers of Europe makes it the indispensable duty of every true American to lay aside party animosity and to stand forth in defiance of the violated rights of his country. and to tell them that we are determined to support our liberty and independence at the hazard of our lives against my power whatever. therefore Resolved: That we deem it high time for every citizen who has the good of his country at heart to rally around the standard of his government to support our administration in every lawful attempt to resist foreign aggressions and should they deem it necessary to have recourse to arms we will cheerfully sacrifice our lives in defiance of our liberty Resolved: That we approve the conduct of the President in dismissing Frances James Jackson otherwise Copenhagen Jackson for insulting our government in charging it with a falsehood Resolved: That we highly approve of the just rebuke of Thomas Sammons in defense of Jackson's conduct Resolved: That we concur in the nomination of Daniel Tompkins for Governor and John Broome for Lt. Governor as fit persons for those offices & whose capacity has been tried to our satisfaction & that we will support them to the utmost of our power. A wonderful document elucidating the issues and emotions driving the country apart and leading to the War of 1812. unknown books
22633Laboratoires Carnine Lefrancq, Romainville, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1920.
1997235895New York: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society ARS 1997. Molto buono Very Good. Manifesto originale a colori da una serigrafia di Andy Warhol versione verde blu. Opera autorizzata dalla Fondazione con firma in stampa. Cm 71x56. . Molto buono Very Good. Fioriture leggere solo nella parte alta del verso Some light yellowing on the upper part of the verso. . Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society (ARS), unknown
489-584, [8] index to Vol. XLIII, 112 [ads] pages. Profusely illustrated with detailed drawings and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Dozens of magnificently illustrated ads. Features: The Sixtieth (60th) Street Branch of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Cross & Cross, Architects; Examples of the Country House Work of William Adams; Principles of Polychrome in Sculpture Based on Greek Practice; English Architectural Decoration - Part VII - Text and Measured Drawings; Industrial Housing Developments in America - Part IV - A Colony in the Blue Ridge Mountains at Erwin, Tennessee - Grosvenor Atterbury, Architect and Town Planner; Portfolio of Current Architecture; The Architect's Library - War Books on the French Cathedrals; Notes and Comments. Somewhat above-average external wear. Openings along backstrip. Covers beginning to loosen. Library markings upon front cover. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
A rare surviving issue of this publication which was renamed Maclean's in 1911 after its founder Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean and remains in publication with the same over one-hundred years later. "Containing the choicest and most entertaining articles and short stories appearing in the current numbers of the leading magazines of the world." - front cover. 9.25" x 6.25" in red card covers. 176 pages including 38 pages of wonderful ads, many illustrated. Contents include: James Bryce, LL.D., new British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lumber king and billionaire Frederick Weyerhaeuser; The Rapid Advancement of George Bruce Cortelyou; The Lords as the Supreme Court of Appeal; Great Men as Commercial Assets; A Solution to the Problem of the Unemployed in large English cities; The Financial Supremacy of London; Guatemala - land of opportunity; The Great Jewish Invasion - the industrial and social progress made by the Jewish population of New York; A Contrast between the American and British City; New York Businessman Pearcy K. Crocker in Jamaica; On the Value of Thrift; Work is the World's Law; Short Stories; Fire Waste and How to Reduce It; Capturing Wild Elephants in Mysore; Hints on Dismissing Unwelcome Callers; Brawn and Character; Cattle Raising in the Argentine; Other Contents of Current Magazines; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
2019BN215506Taylor & Francis Ltd 2019. 2019. Hardcover. Incorporating Science Body and Yoga in Nutrition-Based Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery <br/><br/>Incorporating Science Body and Yoga in Nutrition-Based Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery Maria Sorbara Aurora Behavioral Health New York USA Mora Joe Kelly Taylor & Francis Ltd hardcover
1999BN159155Taylor & Francis Inc 1999. 1999. Hardcover. Electromechanical Systems Electric Machines and Applied Mechatronics <br/><br/>Electromechanical Systems Electric Machines and Applied Mechatronics Sergey Edward Rochester Institute of Technology New York USA Lyshevski Taylor & Francis Inc hardcover
196515100NewYork: Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd. 1965 First edition thus. Limited to 750 copies. Cloth. Four volumes thick octavo. Very good. An invaluable reference tool in the area of Western Americana. Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd., hardcover
188250838N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1882. 1882. 9" x 12" sheet folded to 4 panels. A 4-page promotional flyer for the theatrical performance of Grizzly Adams. Grizzly Adams came West in 1849 and forsook the gold mines for life in the Western and California wilderness where he acquired a legendary reputation for hunting grizzly bears and fending off Indians. Cover panel offers title actors manager etc. as well as printed in red ink on the right side front carries the notice "8th Street Theatre - - Grand Opening Week Commencing Monday September 4th" which would most likely have been 1882. The second panel offers a full-page advertisement for Merchant's Gargling Oil the company sponsoring the show. Merchant's Gargling Oil is “a Liniment for Man and Beast" a catch-all salve first produced by George W. Merchant a druggist in 1833. The salve was made up of petroleum soap ammonia water oil of amber iodine tincture benzine and water and supposedly would cure anything . burns scalds scratches foot rot on sheep roup in poultry hemorrhoids toothaches etc. Panel 3 offers general information about the play followed by a synopsis for all three acts. The rear panel offers a full-page woodcut illustration showing Adams on horseback rescuing innocent settlers in the wilderness from Indians. 1 1/2" closed tear to fold and with a 1" closed tear to side panels. Very good. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1882]. unknown
185938455np 1859. 8pp. Caption title as issued. Untrimmed and uncut folio sheet. Some foxing each page printed in two columns. Good.<br /> <br /> "TAXATION! grinding annually returning steadily increasing taxation is eating out the substance of the people of New York. It has become an oppression." This "misgovernment" is the result of Whig misrule "produced by the improvident reckless and dishonest policy pursued in regard to our canals." The Whig "run-in-debt policy" is contrasted with the Democrats' "prudent pay-as-you-go policy."<br /> This rare pamphlet's lesson for voters: "VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET."<br /> OCLC 191282998 1- AAS as of January 2024. Not at the New York Public Library or NY Historical Society. Not in Sabin. unknown
19354846New York: National Herald 1935. Good. 160pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers a bit chipped and soiled front wrapper and first three text leaves detached. Contents a bit shaken and tender. A wonderful almanac issued by the Greek-language National Herald considered the paper of record for the Greek communities living in the United States particularly New York. The almanac is printed entirely in Greek and includes information typical for almanacs: schedules of upcoming cultural events a holiday schedule and so forth. There are also numerous stories poems and articles throughout focused of course on the Greek community with numerous illustrations and photographs decorating the text throughout. National Herald unknown
188248993New York: Privately printed 1882. 1882. First edition. 4-1/2" x 2-3/4" luxury restaurant menu. This small menu dated April 6 1882 is assumed to be from the Wilson House located in Wilson New York. The restaurant and inn was built in 1844 and is still open today. Menu items include Oysters from the Providence River Cold Dishes such as Pressed Corned Beef Salads Cake examples include Sponge Cake and Charlotte Russe and Ice Cream. The front of the menu is a bright colorful picture of a young stylish lady with the following quote . "If love is a nettle that makes you smart Then why do you wear it next your heart" PATIENCE." Tanning to recto slightly rubbed edges else very good. Privately printed, 1882. unknown
1815654731815. Albany: April 8 1815. 13" x 8" broadside. Albany: April 8 1815. 13" x 8" broadside. Rare 1815 New York Broadside Concerning Representation in the State Assembly Broadside. New York. An Act Apportioning the Members of Assembly of this State According to the Rule Prescribed by the Constitution. Albany: April 8 1815. 13" x 8" broadside. Lightly browned light foxing and a few faint dampstains fold lines some edgewear a few short tears along fold lines annotations to verso. $450. Reflecting the growth of New York's population this act increased the number of assemblymen from 112 to 126. Annotations on our copy show that it was sent to the clerk of the town of Lewiston. No copies listed on OCLC. unknown
1840252029Brooklyn: A. Spooner 1840. First. hardcover. good. Statistical Information. 283pp. 8vo later cloth leather label head of spine and edges of corners worn cloth and some pages dampstained scattered light foxing. Brooklyn: A. Spooner 1840. First Edition<br/> <br/> A. Spooner unknown