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1875255074NY: Wm. A. Pond & Co 1875. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Theodore Wurst. Quite a charming book with engraved illustrations throughout -- "The Position in Quadrille" "Position for Round Dancing" and the like. De Garmo who taught dance at West Point enjoyed several editions of his book. This first edition copy belonged to Prof. Henry F. Laube who taught dance in the 1870's to Richmond's young ladies at Levy's Hall at the corner of Main and 11th Streets. Very nice Richmond Association item. Bound in green cloth and lacking the front free endpaper. Very Good binding. Wm. A. Pond & Co unknown books
1951255475Lynchburg VA: Brown Morrison Inc 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner name; this is a year calendar for students bound as a book; the calendar has metal spiral binds on spine and is bound in hardcover embossed cloth with raised lettering; paper note pad attached inside front board; binding slightly soiled. Very Good binding. Brown Morrison, Inc unknown books
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
1988264945Richmond: Grace and Holy Trinity Church 1988. Stapled Pamphlet. Near Fine binding. Near Fine binding. Grace and Holy Trinity Church unknown books
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
251312Charlottesville: Office of Univeristy Development. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Very Good binding. Office of Univeristy Development unknown books
18951846Pittsburgh: Murdoch Kerr & Co. c. 1895. Hardcover. White oil cloth covered boards. Very good. 128 pages. 19 x 14 cm. 22 pages local advertisements. An array of dishes with some surprises such as a recipe for "Hot Tamales" from a contributor Helen E. Pelletreau who had traveled to Corpus Christi. Chapters include: Soup Fish & Oysters Meats and Entrees and Meat Sauces Vegetables Eggs & Omelets Salads and Salad Dressing Relishes Yeast & Bread Breakfast and Tea Cakes Pies and puddings Desserts Cakes Small Cakes Drinks and Ices Invalid's Tray Fruits Pickles Candy Nice Things to Know and Miscellaneous. Numerous local advertisements illustrated. <br /> <br />Helen Pelletreau was the third president of the Pennsylvania College For Women and the first woman to hold the office. Pelletreau was chosen as Acting President after the prior person to hold the office resigned and while trustees searched for a replacement. The committee citing her exceptional business insight then elected Miss Pelletreau as President a title she kept for 14 years until her retirement in 1894. Pages lightly toned. <br/><br/> Murdoch, Kerr & Co. hardcover books
1857136Two Maine Bank Notes from the Atlantic Bank. One showing women Textile Workers 1857. Edges worn creasing and cancelled with a hole in each bill. A rare pair of Maine bank notes. books
1937228964New York; London: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Frontispiece; No pencil or ink markings in text. Blue cloth binding. Light to moderate edgewear to boards. Boards are slightly soiled. Dustjacket is in a worn state. Heavy edgewear to dustjacket with loss at top and bottom of front dj cover. Slight loss at top of dj spine. Corners of folds are clipped. DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Very Good binding / Good dust jacket. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1908255687Richmond: Whittet and Shepperson 1908. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The first year book issued by the Richmond Academy a secondary school for boys established by the Trustees of Richmond College in 1902. The Academy was housed in two buildings -- one containing a study hall and four classrooms and the other containing the primary school --located just south of the College on Lombardy and Park. We particularly like the page dedicated to the "Academy Chapter of Knights of Inertia and Lassitude" Place of Meeting: "Biach right-hand corner of study hall". A nice item of Richmond lore from the turn of the last century. Hinges have been reinforced. Very Good binding. Whittet and Shepperson unknown books
1976251937Richmond VA: Acca Temple 1976. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Red cloth binding with title stamped in gold on the front cover; front cover is slightly bowed and back cover less so. Very Good binding. Acca Temple unknown books
18681910240th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED250. 1868. 13 3 blank pp. Disbound. Caption-title as issued. Very Good. HED250. unknown books
190714642New York 1907. Original printed stiff paper wrappers with title in raised gilt. 51 1 pp. Many plates maps photo reprods. Very Good. unknown books
200221781NY: Routledge. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0415934796 . First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Routledge hardcover books
197832462Rocky Mount NC: Rocky Mount Arts and Crafts Center 1978. First Edition. Near fine in original saddle-stitched wrappers. Thin quarto. 8.5 x 11 in. 2 34 pp. Illustrated with several reproductions of black & white photographs. <br/><br/> Rocky Mount Arts and Crafts Center unknown books
18982399Philadelphia: North Brothers Mfg.Co. 1898. Staplebound. Illustrated white wraps. Good. 64 pages. 17 x 11 cm. Part recipe book part trade catalog for North Bros. Mfg Co. based in Philadelphia. Known for their brand Yankee North Bros. produced ice cream freezers ice shaving and crushing tools kitchen appliances and many hand tools. Includes recipes for 6 different types of Ice creams highlighting "Philadelphia Creams" which were made without eggs. Sarah Tyson Rorer was an early adherent to dietetics and science in food Cover illustration features "Brownie" characters. Covers heavily foxed interior crisp and clean. <br/><br/> North Brothers Mfg.Co. paperback books
1967218163Richmond VA: The Virginia State Library 1967. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Previous owner's name at top of ffep. No pencil or ink markings in text. Green cloth binding with dark lettering on spine. Very Good binding. The Virginia State Library unknown books
1910104128<p> Souvenir pamphlet oblong 8vo original wrappers with gilt title on top cover illustrated. Very slight corner folds normal aging and darkening; otherwise very good plus. An attractive souvenir of Philadelphia featuring an illustration of the Liberty Bell on the front cover. Some really nice period photographs of Philadelphia buildings including "The New Opera House" Independence Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Station Franklin National Bank Building and the City Hall Building. There are also a few private home and interior photographs.</p> L.H. Nelson Company, books
1890009969NY: G. D. Smith 1890. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Hollyer Samuel etchings. nd - c.1890. 85 copies on paper in 12 parts complte 4to one engraving per folio each signed by Hollyer. Each printed folio signed and numbered by publisher Smith this numbered 65 of 85 on India paper. Wraps slightly browned at edges etching fine. Uncommon in this condition seldom found complete. G. D. Smith hardcover books
1895224944<p>First edition. Oblong 4to. 16 halftone photographs. No text as issued. Each photo is on a separate page. Original stiff tan pictorial wrappers stamped in black. No signatures or bookplates.</p> John M. Rogers, Press paperback books
192132432New York: Privately Printed 1921. First Edition. Near fine in original full gilt-decorated burgundy morocco top edge gilt. Quarto. 9 x 12 in. x ii 147 1 pp. With 24 illustrations with tissue guards: 23 black & white photographic plates as well as the Morehead coat of arms reproduced in color. TLS from Austin Heaton Carr of Winston-Salem laid in explaining that this copy was presented by John Motley Morehead to his grandfather Julian Carr on account of his grandfather's close friendship with Eugene Morehead: the two left Chapel Hill to fight for the confederates and Eugene was later best man at Julian's wedding. Limited issue numbered 15 of only 25 copies and signed by Morehead and presented to General Julian S. Carr. A lovely copy of a rare book with interesting provenance. <br/><br/> Privately Printed unknown books
1998238500Dietz Press 1998. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. B000M0QMDM; No Marks of Any Kind; DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket. Dietz Press unknown books
1984241127Richmond VA: Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust 1984. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 24pp. Paper binding stapled at spine. Pictorial front cover; no markings in text. Very Good binding. Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust unknown books
18891751n.p. New York 1889. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Very good. 48 pages. 15.5 x 18.5 cm. A small almanac with bio of prominent chefs their history and salary. Crisp clean copy. BROWN 2474. <br/><br/> paperback books
2000227532000. Softcover. VG one copy with bumped corner. Lime green wraps. 222 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. Text in Spanish. paperback books
