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Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Outside dimensions 14.5" x 10.5". Circa 1902. Centerfold. Light wear. Please see our photo for details. Book
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 80 p. Probably taken from a volume. Minor wear on spine. Light fading on pages. Otherwise a very good copy. This interesting, very rare, and also pseudo-historical first book penned specifically on the Yezîdî people by an Ottoman statesman, initially prepared as a report and then published in 1912, before WWI in Ottoman Cairo. One of only three written Eastern sources about this interesting community that has been subject to extremely controversial approaches throughout history. The first is the travel corpus of Evliya Çelebi, the second is 'Abede-i Iblis', and the third is "Al-Yazidiyya Kadîmen wa Hadisen", which was published in Arabic in Beirut in 1934. Yezîdîs, a member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, the Caucasus region and parts of Iran. The Yezîdî religion includes elements of ancient Iranian religions as well as elements of Judaism, Nestorian Christianity and Islam. Although scattered and probably numbering merely between 200,000 and 1,000,000, the Yezîdîs have a well-organized society, with a chief sheikh as the supreme religious head and an emir, or prince, as the secular head. The origins of the Yezîdî faith can be traced to areas of the Kurdish mountains of northern Iraq where pockets of devotion to the fallen Umayyad dynasty persisted long after the death of the last Umayyad caliph, the half-Kurdish Marwan II, in 750. Some descendants of the dynasty settled in the area, further encouraging the development of mystical traditions in which the Umayyad lineage was prominently figured. In the early 12th century, Sheikh 'Adî ibn Musâfir, a Sufi and a descendant of the Umayyads, settled in Lâlish, north of Mosul, and began a Sufi order known as the Adwiyyah. Although his own teachings were strictly orthodox, the beliefs of his followers soon blended with local traditions. A distinct Yezîdî community living in the environs of Mosul appears in historical sources as early as the middle of the 12th century. This book includes descriptions of the Yezîdîs , albeit all the prejudices within it, on their geography, origins, mythology, religions, cosmogony, etc. The book has a long chapter on Yezîdîs' chief divine Malak ?âûs [or, Tavus] ("Peacock Angel"). Malak Taus has often been identified by outsiders with the Judeo-Christian figure of Satan, causing the Yezîdîs to be inaccurately described as "Devil worshippers", as seen in this pseudo-historical book as well. Özege 24.; OCLC 83228795.
pp. 362. 8vo. 200 mm. Original publishers pictorial binding in red and gilt. Print in red ink serves as cover art. Spine gilt aswell. All plates present. Manuscript ownership of Jas. H. Righter on front pastedown. Also old label from the Fon Der Smith's Bookstore in Lancaster. All plates present. Slight rubbing of spine and corners. Cover worn in places, but still attractive. Hardbound. Very good. NW65
190+p., illus. 8 p. of color maps of Boston. Hardcover Very good condition
395+p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
172p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
82 pages. Fiction: Leader of the Band; The Other Woman; The Senator was Indiscreet; The Reformer; Sleep, My Love; Callaghan's Miracle. Articles: The Roosevelt I Knew (part 1); No War with Russia; Just Swing the Club Head - Golf Pro Ernest Jones; Why Teachers Quit School; Bermuda - Tourist Paradise; Dowager Queen - Mrs. Twombly; Everyone catches a fish at this lake near Azusa, CA; Color photo aboard a luxuriously appointed C-47 (DC-3) designed by Raymond Loewy; One Year After V-J Day. Ads include: Eveready Batteries; Philco record players; Santa Fe Railroad; *Fantastic* Wurlitzer Juke Box ad "Nickel's worth of fun - fishermen have lunch"; "Crack-Up" movie; Good Year tire centerfold; Frigidaire fridges; Waltham watches; Old Mr. Boston Liquor; Kodak film; Squirt Soda; "The Killers" movie starring Ava Gardner; Aeronca airplanes; Nice Jeep ad inside back cover; Lucky Strike ad on back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Interesting photos of unusual work and play inside front cover; Public demands that Congress suppress (Radio) Pirates of the Air; The Divine Comedy of Newspapers; The Rise of an American Race - What Effect Will the 'Old Stock' Have on the People of the Future?; With General Gouraud in the Land of the Crusaders; The Birthplace of the Quaker Poet - the Whittier homestead; Henry Ford's Page - the American home, in its economic aspect, is a business proposition; Editorials - Merchant Mr. Nathan Strauss and his allegation of "the campaign of slander against the Jewish People", the Hall-Mills murder trial, Wooden houses in Britain; The Adventure of Mrs. Farbman; The Cheapest Thing in Europe - Human Beings; Fantastic photo-illustrated centerfold illustrates Where Santa Claus Lives and What He Does; The Boston Tea Party's Last Survivor - David Kennison died at the age of 115; Who Discovered America?; How Victoria Trained King Edward VII - the Queen thought Prince Albert the model of perfection, but Young Wales did not respond. Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - Senator William E. Borah rated highly by Chinese, Iowa Women can now be Legislators, Newspapers train convicts in crime, Dayton, OH druggists rid their stores of salacious and suggestive magazines. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
20 pages. Features: The Bad and the Beautiful - Topless opera photo of Joanna Simon in "Bomarzo" and intimate photo of Vanessa Redrave with Franco Nero from "A Quiet Place in the Country"; Great one-page retro color-photo ad for the Hostess electric Hot Tray; Death Row is Crowded with Waiting Men - it seems only the poor are executed; Young World features content on Kyle Johnson (son of Lt. Uhura of the Star Trek series) with photo, as well as Cathi Krisiloff, a cowgirl from Parsippany, NJ - with photo of her riding horse; Teach Your Preschool Child Yourself; Super retro color 3/4 centerfold Libby's ad promotes their "Bucko" contest; Quaint half-page ad for E.A. Carey tobacco pipes offers a 30-day no-risk purchase - with photo of Mr. Carey; Mushroom recipes; Fantastic 2/3-page retro color-photo ad for Bates Floaters shoes; Hunting the Great Boar - former Harper's Bazaar editor Joie McGrail describes the hunt with her husband Bill McGrail; Nostalgic back cover ad features "Archie"-style cartoons to promote free color photo film offered by Famous Brand of Philadelphia. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
242pp. 21 cm. Paperback Very good condition Inscribed by the author for John Langstaff
172p., illus. Hardcover Good condition tattered d.j. fair
pp. 55, (1) [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stain. Lacks front fly leaf. 8vo. 205 mm. New wraps. Title continues: "Including A review of Griesbach's edition of the Greek Testament; with remarks upon the various editions and versions of the New Testament, and an inquiry into the propriety of a new translation. From The Eclectic Review." S&S/AI 21202. Softcover. Good. AI BX 3
259pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Pages 311-362. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Index to Volume XXIV; Fitzwilliam, N.H. - feature article with many great photos; Spring Ghosts (poem); New Hampshire Men of Mark - William Augustus Gile; Military Law and Courts Martial; Jonathan's visit to Jeremiah; Lake Winnipesaukee - New Hampshire's largest lake and its orthography; "Lord Timothy Dexter in New Hampshire; Fantastic full-age glossy photo ad inside back cover for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Magazine
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
16 pages. Features: Lovely color cover photo of Claudia Cardinale - Girl in the Park; Medical Hypnotism - Part I; Westport's Other Mother - Patricia O'Regan Brown of Westport, CT has started a club called "The Junior Years" to help girls grow up; Taste For Mischief (fiction); Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes; Q&A; My Son, My Son - Don Paul Nathanson's idea to help sons measure up to their fathers; "I Can Never Tell A Joke" - great lines by Groucho Marx, Victor Borge and Sam Goldwyn. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this special vintage issue. Magazine
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
273 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original printed printed boards binding. Hardbound. Good. Important bits of early Boston information from Nathaniel Bowditch's 'Gleaner'. Scarce. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
332 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original full cloth binding. Important early Dorchester Town Records. Scarce. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
229 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original printed wraps, worn (rear wrap detached). Important early Boston town records 1634-1658; and the Book of Possessions (property owners) 1647-1675. Scarce. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
273 p. 8vo. 240 mm. XLib. Original printed wraps. Important early Charlestown Town Records. Scarce. New England 5/6 / YORK HS
Two folio broadsides (335 x 208 mm), printed in one side only, fine condition. Two letters, heading printed above double-column text in verse. Not recorded by JISC.
First Edition, [iii],4-62,[2]pp., later buckram. Begun as a commercial speculation, this bridge project, like others, became the centre of an important political controversy, involving questions of governmental roles in commercial development and public protection and access. Dorchester Neck and the annexation of that peninsula to the town of Boston. The state Legislature approved a petition in 1804 to annex the Neck to Boston and authorised a toll bridge to link the two areas. The Boston South Bridge opened in 1805.
4to.,Second and Best Edition, with a frontispiece and 27 plates; cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy. This re-issue of the original edition of 1933 includes a short account for the succeeding years. With a 16pp guide to Compton Parish Church loosely inserted
