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189823929Washington DC:: Government Printing Office 1898. First Printing of the First Edition. Both volumes are in Very Good plus condition bound in blue cloth. Northern fur seals have been a staple food of native northeast Asian and Alaskan Inuit peoples for thousands of years. The arrival of Europeans to Kamchatka and Alaska in the 17th and 18th centuries first from Russia and later from North America was followed by a highly extractive commercial fur trade. The commercial fur trade was accelerated in 1786 when Gavriil Pribylov discovered St. George Island a key rookery of the seals. An estimated 2.5 million seals were killed from 1786 to 1867. This trade led to a decline in fur seal numbers. Restrictions were first placed on fur seal harvest on the Pribilof Islands by the Russians in 1834. Shortly after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 the U.S. Treasury was authorized to lease sealing privileges on the Pribilofs which were granted somewhat liberally to the Alaska Commercial Company. From 1870 to 1909 pelagic sealing proceeded to take a significant toll on the fur seal population such that the Pribilof population historically numbering on the order of millions of individuals reached a low of 216000 animals in 1912. Part One concerns: The History Condition and Needs of the Herd of Fur Seals Resorting to the Pribilof Islands; Part Two addresses: Observations on the Fur Seals of the Pribilof Islands 1872-1897 as extracted from the log of St. Paul Island and as recorded in the daily journal of the commission of 1896 and 1897. Both volumes 606 pages. Numerous photographs and illustrations. Fully indexed. Government Printing Office, hardcover
1898mon0003530402Tribune Publishing Co. Printers 1898T. paperback. Good. . Tribune Publishing Co., Printers paperback
1892732P18London: William Blackwood and Sons 1892. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound first edition of this charming topographical work about the areas outside of London in the late nineteenth century. In a signed binding by Mudie.The first edition of this work.A charming topographical work discussing the birds and nature found near London.Written by Denham Jordan an artist who is best known for his wild life paintings.Edited by J. A. Owen. In a full marbled calf Mudie binding. Externally smart. A little fading to the spine and to the head of the rear board. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with a couple of light spots. Near Fine William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
189512687Stanford University Press 1895. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Near Fine. Square 8vo. Pp. 39. Brown wraps lettered in red light soiling nick to foot of spine. Meany's signature to top of front wrap with his gift inscription "Passed on to my friend Frank McCaffrey Saturday 30 March 1935" on title page. First book by Jordan the Ichthyologist and president of Stanford University 1891 - 1913.<p>Meany was known for his informal Saturday meetings at the UW where students alumni mountaineers and Seattle cultural figures gathered to talk about all things Northwest. This copy is certainly a product of those gatherings. Scarce thus and a strong association between Seattle's eminent historian and its leading fine press printer and publisher whose Dogwood Press remains a sought-after imprint. Stanford University Press unknown
1895S56507London: Chapman & Hall 1895. vii 326 12 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo cont. green half leather raised bands brown leather title piece to spine gilt tooled bird motif to compartments rubbed/worn to extremities spine faded. Marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly foxed. Vg. Attractive book-plate of the ornithologist J.E. Wightman by E.E. Clark. Illustrated with plates by the British landscape and coastal painter Bryan Hook 1856-1925. Denham Jordan 1836-1920 a Victorian naturalist and writer is chiefly remembered for his contributions to ornithology with a particular focus on the study and illustration of waterfowl. Based in Dorking he spent extended periods exploring the North Kent marshes where he observed both birdlife and the character of the local communities remarking in his preface on the �quaintness and originality� of the marshland people. This engaging work blends careful ornithological observation with evocative descriptions of the landscape.Mullens & Swann p. 320. Chapman & Hall hardcover
18842088New York: J. Little & Co. Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place printer 1884. EPHEMERA FASHION ADVERTISING PREMIUM. Periodical. 4to 11 3/8" x 8 7/8"; 32pp; stiff green wrapper imprinted on the front the rear wrapper features an ad for the store; Table of Contents on the verso front wrapper; 2 staple binding with small tears in first page; 6 full-page engraved illustrations and others through text; light wear from handling wrapper split 3" at foot; very good. OCLC locates 2 copies at the Arizona Historical Society and Winterthur but not this edition. The contents of this volume include a wonderful illustration titled "Thanksgiving Day in the Olden Time." Other subjects include fabrics and styles where to shop suggested menus for the month housekeeping music book reviews and stories. The periodical was aimed at patrons of the Jordan Marsh Company an upscale department store located in Boston from 1841 until its closure in 1996. The store advertisement located in the rear of the magazine features price lists of store merchandise ranging from Electra Velveteens Cloaks and Mantles the Glove Department Gent's Shirts Ruchings Carpet Department to Pocket Books and Bags. Two pages of book advertisements include Gift Books Fiction History Poetry and Drama Juveniles and Holiday Novelties. J. Little & Co., Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place, printer unknown
1894S414431894. 6 col plates. . HB. 4to rebound in recent buckram with leather title piece to spine. Vg. The text only for Vol. I No 2 is here bound with the plates for Vol. I No 1. Contents: Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by W. Doherty in the Malayan Archipelago by Martin Jacoby pp. 267-330; An Account of a Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera made by Mr W. Doherty at Humboldt Bay Dutch New Guinea and in neighbouring islands by H. Grose Smith pp. 331-365 543-551; New Genera and Species of Geometridae by W. Warren pp. 366-466; First Glimpses of the Zoology of the Natuna Islands by Walter Rothschild pp. 467-483 and several other short papers. The text for Vol. I No 2 calls for 3 plates which are not present. The 6 fine chromolithographic plates bound in this volume illustrate the text in the previous part - Vol. I No 1 - and are by F.W. Frohawk 3 of Sphingidae Lep. and 3 of Cerambycidae Col. hardcover
1894393609Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1894. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Pictorial teal cloth stamped in burgundy. Edited by J.A. Owen. Pages age-toned edges modestly worn else near fine. William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1893878M3Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons 1893. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. The fourth edition of this uncommon work on the wildlife and natural wonders of the Surrey Hills by Denham Jordan. The fourth edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Loosely inserted is a notecard of information about the author which is shared in more detail in the ink inscription to the front free end paper. An uncommonly seen work on the wildlife and countryside of the Surrey hills with notes on rivers and fish birds and woodlands and country sports. The author is unnamed but previous owners have identified him as Denham Jordan the author of many other natural histories and observations on British wildlife. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements and a 32-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally fairly smart though darkened to the spine with small faint marks to the boards and light shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting to the paste downs and end papers. Very Good William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1893ZB1350285Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils 1893. second edition published 1893 1894 1896 respectively; 3 vols. xviii 2 errarta 612 xviii 627 xi 1 errata 542 pp. contemporary quarter leather hardcovers ex library else text clean & bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Fils hardcover
18190010173France. Fair with no dust jacket. 1819. Ephemera. On offer is a 19th century copy of a letter written in 1819 by Camille Jordan a French official who survived both the early days of the French Revolution and the Federalist riots in the summer of 1793 that ushered in the Reign of Terror. Jordan was born in Lyon on January 13 1771 and died in Paris on May 19 1821. Son of a merchant opponent of the Revolution he became one of the promoters of the revolt of Lyon against the Convention . He sought to rally the peasants of neighbouring provinces to the royalist cause. He took refuge in Switzerland with the fall of his party and then went into exile in England. He returned to Lyon and managed to be elected by the administrative territory of Rhône et Loire as a member of the Conseil des Cinq-Cents. In September of 1797 there was a seizure of power by members of the French Directory when it seemed that Royalist elements in the republican government were gaining strength As a result Jordan was once again on the run. He managed to escape went to Switzerland and then to Germany. Recalled in 1800 by Napoleons consular government he was then put under surveillance for some time in Grenoble. He spoke out against the coup led by Napoleon and later joined the Bourbon party after the Emperor's downfall in 1814. On October 4 1816 Camille Jordan was elected deputy by the college of Ain became President of the House and on November 30 he was appointed Councillor of State. He obtained his re-election as deputy on October 20 1818 then approached the moderates and became one of the leaders of the constitutional opposition. In the session of 1819 he voted against emergency laws. Unfortunately it was then that he fell ill and died in the first months of 1821. This letter is a copy but not a modern copy. It was made at the time and the original was left with his son César. An excerpt of the letter follows: si nos constitutionnels et nos libereaux ont done quelque confiance en moi qu'ils se persuadent bien que je ne me laisse point egarer ice par une vaine complaisance poiur le ministere par une vaine amitie pour Rambaud mais je vois les choses d'en haut. Translation: if our constitutionalists and our liberals therefore have some confidence in me let them persuade themselves that I will not let myself be led astray by a vain complacency for the ministry by a vain friendship for Rambaud but I see things from above. The reference to Ranbaud is a reference to Pierre Thomas Rambaud counselor and subsequently attorney general at the Court of Lyon. For a historian or student of the French Revolution this is an excellent opportunity to acquire a piece of that history that is directly connected to one of the notable participants in that monumental historical event. This one-page document measures approximately 10.75 inches by 8.5 inches. It is worn on all four edges. There are some age stains but they do not obscure the text. The text is printed and is quite readable. ; Letters; 10.75"x8.5"; 1 pages . unknown
182655446à Paris: Chez Jules Renouard 1826. Fine. Chez Jules Renouard à Paris 1826 13 x 20.50 cm relié First edition illustrated with a portrait of the author as frontispiece by Maurin and reproduced as a lithograph by Noël. Half brown calf binding spine with four raised bands uniformly faded and decorated with gilt fillets and roulettes cold-stamped tools headcaps and joints lightly rubbed double gilt fillets framing the boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns marbled edges. Binding signed by Perreau. Some foxing. Copy complete with the facsimile of Camille Jordan's handwriting in a contemporary binding signed by Perreau. Chez Jules Renouard hardcover
18981006B22Washington; Chicago: Government Printing Office; Field Museum of Natural History 1898-1937. First edition. Paperback. Good Only. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. A scarce seven-volume collection of highly illustrated botanical and natural history first editions from the Field Museum of Natural History and the United States National Museum. Collection comprised of:1898 The Fishes of North and Middle America: Part II by David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann;1927 Citrus Products: Part II by James B. McNair;1931 Flora of the Lancetilla Valley Honduras by Paul C. Standley;1936 The Forests and Flora of British Honduras by Paul C. Standley and Samuel J. Record;1936 Index of American Palms by B. E. Dahlgren and Fossil Palms by A. C. Noe;1937 The Genus Bidens: Part I by Earl Edward Sherff;1937 The Genus Bidens: Part II by Earl Edward Sherff.All volumes are scarce first editions bound in the publisher's original soft covers. Excluding The Fishes of North and Middle America: Part II which is a bulletin of the United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution all remaining works are the publications of the Field Museum of Natural History Chicago.Citrus Products: Part II contains a frontispiece and sixteen further plates. Flora of the Lancetilla Valley Honduras contains sixty-seven plates to the rear. The Forests and Flora of British Honduras contains sixteen pages of plates to the rear including the back cover. Both parts of The Genus Bidens are profusely illustrated with 189 plates across the two texts. Collated complete. In the publisher's original soft covers. Ex-libris copies with archival annotations to the spines and front covers and again to the rear of the front free endpapers. Additional library stamps to title pages and at points throughout texts for example to the rear of plates. Externally moderate shelf wear as can be expected from examples of this age with several tears and chips to edges more signficant to the front cover of The Forests and Flora of British Honduras which also features a chip to the spine tail. Light discolouration spotting and marking to all works sunning more prominent to Flora of the Lancetilla Valley Honduras and Index of American Palms. Internally generally firmly bound fragile front hinges leading to the occasional delicate page. Bright and clean collection with any spotting mainly contained to the first and last few pages. Good Only Government Printing Office; Field Museum of Natural History paperback
189984615New York: D. Appleton and Company 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. x 293 1 8 ads. Bound into blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. This volume contains eight addresses bearing on the policy of the United States especially concerning the war with Spain and ts results. There is some creasing to the pages near the gutters. Light shelf wear to cover. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
189763165611897 printing with red cloth boards and black lettering. TEXT BLOCK UNMARKED! No dust jacket if issued. NOT ex library NO USED stickers & NO sticker residue! From a private collection. Packed carefully with cardboard for extra protection during shipment. ISBN MATCHES description. Great copy tight binding has some light wear from shelf storage and reading; cover corners lightly bumped/rubbed. some pages have very light spots/very light foxing top page ends have some light foxing. Clean pages; TEXT is CLEAN: NO underlining highlighting or writing. Page edges are free of remainder marks; NO sun fading. Book is ready to go & ships FAST in new protective mailer with cardboard with tracking with Amazon electronic shipping label based in the Northeast U.S. New or clean recycled cardboard will be used internally/externally to protect book from drops dings creases and bumps during shipment. Thanks for supporting a small family business!!! Please message us with any questions or concerns! Books are shipped with standard book rate shipping but expedited shipping via USPS Priority is available. International shipping available upon request. 3'23 The Whitaker & Ray Company hardcover
1898127219Washington: Government Printing Office 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. 4 249 index vii.B/w illustrations Government Printing Office hardcover
1898127220Washington: Government Printing Office 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. pp. 253-606. Government Printing Office hardcover
18985046Washington: Government Printing Office 1898. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Part 4: The Asiatic Fur-Seal Islands and Fur-Seal Industry by Leonhard Stejneger. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth with faded lettering along the spine and very light fraying at the spine ends. Quarto 384 pgs. 86 plates and multiple fold-out maps all intact at rear. Government Printing Office unknown
186556840San Francisco California 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 1865 hardcover in excellent condition: slight wear small piece of the front endpaper missing slight page foxing. 101 pages. "Forty-seventh edition" referred to so this edition may be subsequent to that. 4oz <br/> <br/> hardcover
1849295181Lisboa: Da Epoca 1849. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Text in Portuguese. Unprinted blue wrappers. 20pp. Folding plate showing a tobacco preparation building. An old historical society stamp on the front wrap light edgewear slight foxing else near fine. Scarce. Da Epoca unknown
188717532Harrisburg: Edwin K. Meyers State Printer. Good. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with rubbed gilt lettering on spine. Faded at edges with a few pin holes in gutter. Hinges & text are tight clean & intact. Illustrated with various tables and a fold out population statement. Pages 237-313 are an Appendix of agricultural experiments. Pages 331-405 are devoted to Mecanic Arts with an engraving of the Mechanic Buildings floor plans curriculum & 55pp of lesson plan drawings. Pennsylvania Education. ; Francis Jordan; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 405 pages . Edwin K. Meyers, State Printer hardcover
18971135991897. Softcover. Good/No jacket. Statement of accounts by the county clerk from the County treasurer the coroner supervisors the courts etc. Wrappers brittle. unknown
1869BG16309New York: D. Appleton & Company 1869. Formerly purple nubbly cloth gilt spine title pale green endpapers/pastedown frontis illustration 6 full page illustrations; An almost good copy with 20% loss of spine cloth 2.5"x3.5" corner lost from rear fep Early ladies library bookplate inside front cover with library regulations pasted inside rear board & some small stains & distress to front endpapers/pastedown; 274 pages publisher advertisements. Size: 6"x9.25". Hardcover. Illus. by Gaston Fay. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
18692508180021J.B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Chromolithography: Polyglot Lord's prayer Heavy folio 40 cm. Hardcover. Rebound in red buckram. Good binding and cover. Library stamps and markings. 323 1 pages: color illustrations. Color illustrated title page. All edges gilt. Sabin 51756. Includes American Indian languages Cherokee Micmac Totonic Delaware Greenland etc. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia hardcover
1802D040822mug166087Sony Classical 2018-02-16. Audio CD. Acceptable. Beautiful playing surface. Ex-library item. It may have stickers on the disc artwork and case. We fully expect this to work fine but it is sold untested. Priority shipping available on this item. NO international shipping Sony Classical unknown
