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DJ spine browned. ; A stated first edition with complete numbers on copyright page. A unusually nice copy of one of the most charming books on Boston. Including stunning color paintings by the author ; Color drawings; 8vo; 275 pages
120p. + Plus Frontis and seven steel plate engravings. Title page decorated with an engraving. Numerous text illustrations. Early penciled notations. Some age staining. Tall 12mo. 220 mm. Original pictorial printed boards, worn. Cloth spine repaired. Very good copy. SPACE BOX 7
124p., illus. Folded map of Boston by Capt. John Bonner, 1772, at the end. Hardcover Very good condition chipped
537 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original full cloth binding; with the seal of Boston in gilt. The Bonds and Valuations for 1798 detail almost every dwelling and business in Boston, with the owners and occupiers named. For most properties the lot and house size is also given, as is the type of construction, the number of windows, and the 1798 valuation. It's value to genealogists, architects, and property historians is enormous. It is a valuable and too little known resource. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
Third edition, 8vo (225 x145 mm), xvi, 282pp., ex-Mercantile Library, some minor chipping to several fore-edges, lacking covers.
Raffigurazione del municipio della città
267p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, spine ends worn
2 vols. (755 p.) Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition in green publishers cloth, no external library markings A novel based on the Sacco & Vanzetti trial.
To 16o Synedrio tis Pampontiaki Omospondias HPA-Kanada einai aphieromeno s'ekeinous pou erthon s'ekeinous pou emeinan piso kai s'ekeinoua pou den tha erthoun pote mia apo tin alesmonete goniatis Anatoles ton Elleniko Ponto. "Ochi ste Genoktonos tis Mnems" Publication of the 16th Synod of the Pan-Pontian Federation of USA and Canada and the Pontiakos Syllogos Bostones "Panagia Soumela" held in Boston 30-31 August 2003.84p. illus map [NO copies found in WorldCat] Book
pp. vi, (2), 5-356. Old damp stain and browning. 12 mo. Worn original leather backed marbled boards. Contemporary manuscript ownership of Gorham Parsons. First Edition. "William Tudor (1779-1830) was an American merchant, Massachusetts legislator, U.S. consular officer (Lima and Rio de Janiero), founder and first editor (1815-17) of the North American Review, and one of the founders of the Boston Athenaeum. He was also famous as the creator of the and established the ice trade with the West Indies. A keen critic of contemporary manners, in this his best-known work he publishes the text sixteen actual letters he wrote to various individuals around the country." He covers subjects such as: Politics; Religion; Commerce; Literature; Fine Arts; On the Relative Ranks of Americans; Character and Condition of Women; Agriculture; Manufactures; Harvard University; Genius; Characters and Manners of the Inhabitants of Boston; the Future state of the Indians; funeral ceremonies; and more. Howes T405; Sabin 97407; S&S/AI 2241. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W145 Rear
pp. (8). (13)-267, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Collates Complete. Typographically printed music throughout. Very light foxing. 16mo. 155 mm. Original leather spine over orange paper covered boards. Callcott was one England's most celebrated composers of songs and vocal harmonies; and, through this text, a great teacher of the principles of musical notation, melody, harmony, and rhythm. This 1806 text was probably first published in the U.S. around 1810. S&S/AI 18082. Hardbound. Very good. Scarce. AI BX 8
Two volumes with continuous pagination. Illustrated engraved half titles. Thirty full page cooper engraved plates. Plate 25, The Phaeton, bound as "Frontis" in volume II. Plates 6 and 28 heavily foxed, other plates lightly foxed. Deckled edges. Wide margins. 235 mm. Volume II has printed paper boards, front board detached. Volume I lacks printed paper boards. Bindings need to be resewn. This Dance of Death deals with the visit Death eventually pays to people in all walks of life. Some are especially interesting and unusual, ie: the Boxer; the Cricketer; the Lawyer; the Alychemist, and, of course, the Antiquary. S&S/AI 32881. From the second London edition. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED AGAIN! AI BX 7
pp. 406, (2) [Index, (1)-46 [Appendix] + 13 full page wood engravings. Plates browned. Text foxed. XLib bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down. Inked accession numbers on title page. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board detached. Binding cracked, needs to be resewn. Rev. J. Goldsmith pseud. for Sir Richard Phillips. He was a printer and bookseller, and later a sheriff of London - after which he was knighted by King George III. This American edition was improved by American polymath, Dr. Percival, who was also a poet, philologist, and geologist. S&S/AI 34778. Hardbound. Good. Ron bought before consign. AI BX 8
Three Volumes. Frontis and half title in all three volumes. Light damp stain in volume one. Bookplate of Aaron O. Shuff, Trenton on front paste down of volume one. 1824 manuscript presentation "Miss Eliza Biskham presented by Mrs. Maria Percival, 21 Oct., 1824 on title pages in all three volumes. 24mo. 145 mm. Original mottled decorated calf leather bindings. Boards ruled in gold gilt. Original leather spine labels. Raised bands. Bindings rubbed with some loss at extremities. Front board almost detached on volume three. S&S/AI 6098. A distinguished edition of Montgomery, a poet of great interest to Americanists and historians of abolition. Hardbound. The early owner of this set, Aaron O. Shuff, ran the Steamboat Hotel near the wharf in Bloomsbury (South Trenton), on the Delaware River in the early 1820's, and beyond. Even with its defects, this is a handsome little set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 1
216 p. Lacks first fly leaves. Penciled manuscript ownership of David. B. Franklin, 1888, with his red penciled text underlinings and margin notes. Age stain. 24mo. 150 mm. Original very worn muslin cloth binding, frayed. Spine perished. Front board detached. Title continues: "In Which The Various Theories That Have Preceded It Are Reviewed And Compared. Delivered In Cincinnati, Ohio, By Samuel Robinson. With Introductory Remarks By The Proprietor." S&S/AI 52688. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 5
100 pages. Features: Tromping through the ages - a Boston artist turned to the 18th century for design inspiration but he used 20th century technology to produce her woven coverlets; Jacquard Weaving in Huehuetenango - textiles woven on hand operated Jacquard looms have a distinctive place in the spectrum of Guatemalan weaving; Jacquard Weaving - a special report; Machine Knitting - the state-of-the-art; Rugs - for the floor, the wall and the imagination; A conversation with Lillian Elliott; Nancy Belfer; Maridadi West; Frank Gardner; Annie Dempsey; Lucille Landis; Kiyomi Iwata; Carol Mecagni; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: The most beautiful bottle in the world!; Bottle Landmark to be Restored - Brooks Catsup bottle water tower, located 15 miles east of St. Louis; Shoe Polish in Advertising - Part 2; The Whittemores of Boston - brothers David and Joshua; An exhibition of tongue-in-cheek in proprietary medicines; Jar Talk; Many great ads; The Label Space - Cruikshank Brothers Co.; Ancient wine, water & Olive Oil - a glimpse at containers of another kind. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
134 pages. Features: China's rampaging Red Guards - Young Chinese put old ways to the torch - eyewitness report; The war that turned China into Mao Tse-tung's Price (part 3) - after the Japanese invasion and Chiang's victory, the Communists reap the harvest; The New Whitney Museum; James Bond Alias Ian Fleming - Part 1 of a biography of the famous thriller writer; Word is out about the Boston Strangler - Albert Desalvo named in book; Albert O. Jones quoted as confessing to old Hawaiian killing; City Planner Constantinos Doxiadis; Are Girle Athletes really Girls?; and more. Nice colour ad for the (red) 1967 Plymouth Fury. Great two-page colour ad for the 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. Colour ad for Ford's Mercury Cougar. Two-page colour ad for the 1967 Chevrolet Caprice (yellow); Two-page colour ad for the 1967 GTO (blue); 1 page colour ad for a green Chrysler (with optional 440); 5 nice pages of colour ads for the AMC 1967 cars; Reverse of fold-out front cover is an outstanding 3-panel colour ad for the 1967 Camaro which measures approximately 30" x 14". Average wear. Unmarked. Address label on front. A sound copy. Book
Pages 486-684.. Features: William Sumner Appleton and the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities; The first Harrison Gray Otis House, Boston, MA; Codman House, Lincoln, MA; Gropious House, Lincoln, MA; Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth NH; Barrett House, New Ipswich, NH; Hamilton House, South Berwick, ME; Bowen House, Woodstock, CT; and much more. Bit of writing on front cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy reference copy. . Book
xiii + 327pp., 23cm., softcover, text in English, Doctoral Dissertation (A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the Catholic University of America in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy), stamp at verso of title page, text is clean and bright, R109886
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Age stain. 185 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Spine perished. Boards detached. XLib stamp of PA Military College, Chester PA, on rear of title page and last page. Printed small broadside signed by Ad. General Geo. Cowly. Printed ownership label of A.H. Holley, Salisbury, CT. Manuscript penciled inscription to the Brigade Major at the inspection 6th Brigade Cont. Militia H. Holly from Charles F. S.? Aug. 1830? Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. Alexander Hamilton Holley (1804-1887) was an industrialist and politician who served as the 40th Governor of Connecticut. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 2
Mm 105x155 Collana "Manuali Hoepli" - Volume rilegato in tela, titolo impresso al piatto e al dorso, viii-375 pagine con figure di cui molte su tavola, lungo l'intero testo. Copia in buone-ottime condizioni; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Features: Everyman's diesel primer - the abc's of 'phenomenally productive equipment; Ingersoll-Rand - catalyst of dieselization *extensive and profusely illustrated article*; Joy and Pain on the Boston & Maine. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover. Book
479 p. Howes C426. Anecdotes and records of actors, theatres, plays and circuses Hardcover Very good condition; spine ends chipped
208+ p., illus., fold. map Hardcover Very good condition Brief manuscript annotations of daily weather conditions.