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184415216Berlin, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, 1844. Mit 1 lithogr. Frontispiz und zahlreichen Text-Abbildungen in Holzstich.. Lwd.d.Zt. (mit Rückentitel), VII; 304 S., 8° [3 Warenabbildungen]
18668633A Genève, Chez Jules-Guillaume Fick, 1866. In-12 broché de 129-[5] pages, couverture décorée. Belle condition, non coupé, non rogné.
185611059London: Chief Offices Unity Buildings 1856. 8vo. 36 pp. <br><br>Column-by-column rebuttal of a "Daily News" article.<br>Â Â Â Â WorldCat finds no copies in the U.S. and precious few in Britain or Europe. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in NSTC CD version; not in Goldsmiths'; not in Kress. Removed from a nonce volume leaves separated. Title-page with small inked numeral in upper corner also with light soiling and one small stamp. Chief Offices, Unity Buildings unknown books
185048467Sinking Springs PA: The Mutual Fire Insurance Company 1850. Very Good. Sinking Springs PA: The Mutual Fire Insurance Company 1850. Bi-fold document folded into quarters 42 cm open. Policy title and details to front with manuscript information of policy holder and fees. Description of coverage and length of policy at interior signed by Harvey as the policy holder and the president of the company. Manuscript to interior of quarter fold as well. Generally dust soiled edges rubbed and mild staining. Previous folds toned with minor tears along seams. Offsetting from manuscript to facing pages. A Very Good example. <br /> <br /> Mr. Harvey a tanner secured insurance for his business home barn and shed against fire renewing it for five years after the initial year term ended. The Mutual Fire Insurance Company unknown
187399823Boston MA: Rockwell & Churchill printers 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Rockwell & Churchill printers Boston MA 1873. First Edition. Ex-Library Few Markings. 662 pages. 1st Printing. Library rebound in 1964 with rugged brown cloth gold spine lettering. Only library indication is gold call letters at spine base. No interior markings whatsoever. No markings were removed. Nice Firm copy ! Binding and pages in excellent attactive condition. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Primarily composed of sworn testimony depositions from many witnesses to the fire. The authoritative official record of the Great Boston Fire of 1872. History::Disasters New England::History History::U.S.A.::Civil War to 1900 RBR13 RBR13 Rockwell & Churchill, printers hardcover
184348469Boston 1843. Very Good. Boston: 1843. Oblong cardstock 14cm. Blue printed invitation with manuscript corrections and details; verso pasted with paper and cut-out newspaper images. Recto toned from verso glue printed image faded and edges gently rubbed. Entire piece stiff and rippled gently from glue. Verso paper backing has peeled away at edges with similar toning overall. An interesting and curious example in Very Good condition. <br /> <br /> The Attentive Fire Society of Boston was a volunteer group of firefighters. They met usually on the last Wednesday of every month at a local coffee house this time the Cornhill Coffee House to attend to society matters. This invitation was for Stephen Shelton who was a member since 1841. Printed image on recto shows woman whose hand is seemingly sparking flames while Fire Society members gather bags of water to put it out. Verso is pasted with newspaper cut outs of the Attentive Fire Society's annual festival and the Robert Burns monument in Edinburgh Scotland. <br /> <br /> None located in OCLC as of June 2026. unknown
18902111902160200625Denko-sha 1890. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 sheet Denko-sha paperback
1892SKU1037309Procter Brothers 1892. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Procter Brothers; city not noted 1892. Hardcover. A Good navy blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board binding a bit shaking starting and partially cracked hinges some handling/scuff marks and soiling to boards frayed spine edges with tears to spine edge buckram abrasions to board corners few small dents and abrasions along board edges age toning to pages crease to front board buckram rub mark bottom text block corner some age spotting/foxing throughout bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers tissue protected frontis-portrait scattered foxing and sunning to text block edges tear to bottom rear joint buckram without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 275pp. b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Procter Brothers hardcover
185930233New York: Slote & Janes Stationers 1859. 20pp stitched in original printed wrappers. Several contemporary corrections in ink. Very Good with a tipped-in certification from the Insurance Department that the original is on file with that Department. <br/><br/> This is probably the Standard Fire Insurance Company's retained copy of its original charter. In addition to the tipped-in certificate the front wrapper is stamped "Received from the Secretary of State and filed in the Department of Banking and Insurance" and signed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.<br/>Not located on OCLC as of May 2013. Slote & Janes, Stationers unknown books
185930233New York: Slote & Janes Stationers 1859. 20pp stitched in original printed wrappers. Several contemporary corrections in ink. Very Good with a tipped-in certification from the Insurance Department that the original is on file with that Department. <br /> <br /> This is probably the Standard Fire Insurance Company's retained copy of its original charter. In addition to the tipped-in certificate the front wrapper is stamped "Received from the Secretary of State and filed in the Department of Banking and Insurance" and signed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.<br /> Not located on OCLC as of May 2013. Slote & Janes, Stationers unknown
1872250651Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co. 1872. First German-language edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts. Octavo 520 pages; embossed original green cloth <br/><br/>One of the two contemporary popular book-length accounts of the fire of October 1871 known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. Jewel V25 this translation has nearly 60 more pages including a thirty-page section itemizing rescue funds donated from around the country and around the globe spearheaded by George M. Pullman. Includes the anecdote of the policeman who saved his house by showering it with apple cider ! 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts 2 more not in the English edition. Includes a poem "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Men said at vespers: All is well ! / In one wild night the city fell". The first 498 pages are in Deutsch the remainder mostly poetry is in English. This edition was printed in Philadelphia and has Germanic type fonts used. Union Publishing Co. hardcover
1871DEMO016223IChicago Cincinnati Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co. 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts. Octavo 450 ii pages; in the scarcer contemporary full sheep rebacked with new leather with original black morocco spine label. <br/><br/>One of the two contemporary popular book-length accounts of the fire of October 1871 known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. Jewel V25. Includes the anecdote of the policeman who saved his house by showering it with apple cider ! 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts. Union Publishing Co. hardcover
18710008835Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia: Union Publishing Co. 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts. Octavo; 450 irregular pagination ii pages; embossed original green cloth <br/><br/>One of the two contemporary popular book-length accounts of the fire of October 1871 known as The Great Chicago Fire. Written by two journalists. Jewel V25. Includes the anecdote of the policeman who saved his house by showering it with apple cider ! 2 folding maps 44 woodcuts. Includes a poem "Chicago" by John Greenleaf Whittier: "Men said at vestpers: All is well ! / In one wild night the city fell". Union Publishing Co. hardcover
1852000273Avignon Seguin Aîné 1852
1892238791892 E. GALLET -Paris, E. Gallet E. G. 454. 1892, IN4 pleine toile registre usée,253 pages de partitions.Couverture illustrée en couleur par Pil.exemplaire de travail de Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi,avec annotations manuscrites.
1899RO50023179"Imprimerie des Annales. 5 mars 1899. In-4. En feuillets. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. Non paginé. 4 pages environ. Gravures noires et blanches ayant pour thèmes ""Les portraits du jour : les ligues"" et ""Shakespeare et Othello"".. . . . Classification Dewey : 780.26-Partitions"
187931925Paris Plon 1879 8 gravures 282 pp et un ff de table
188616717Partitions sur les Autres régions,Partitions sur le Militaria,Partitions sur les Faits divers Pascal Henri 1886 approx.
1858107191858 un volume, broché (paperback) in-octavo, dos muet (spine - no title), dos et couverture marrons-clair imprimés (spine and cover printed), tranches lisses (edges smooth), sans illustration (no illustration), 37 pages, 1858 Nantes Imprimerie de Mme Vve Camille Mellinet Editeur,
185774407Chicago Illinois: Daily Democratic Press Mammoth Steam Printing House. Very Good. 1857. Pamphlet. This pamphlet is soft-bound in tan printed wrappers. The cover wrappers show some light foxing/soiling. as well as some very light edge-wear. The string binding is solid. The contents are bright and legible. Chicago Pre-Fire Imprint. . Daily Democratic Press Mammoth Steam Printing House. unknown books
1900026433Ottawa: The Fund 1900. Book. Very Good. card cover>. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 121p. illus. fold out map copy of ' Relief Fund Application " repaired o/w sound. The Fund Paperback
186914481Good HC no DJ. Brown bead-grain cloth over boards with blind stamped rules framing each cover and decorative gilt letters and design on spine. Clean lightly scuffed covers and spine; rubbed at fore corners boards just exposed; worn at spine ends with 1/4 inch cloth missing at each end; tightly bound; front hinge has been reglued causing wrinkle in end paper; owner pencil name and date 1872 on front free end paper; title page torn at hinge bottom somewhat fragile; pencil note at head of page 1; clean interior. OCLC # 55481480. Very uncommon memoir of anonymous "Christian woman of superior natural talents with respect to the nature and efficacy of prayer." Revivalist fundamentalist orientation. 12mo 165 pp. New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Co. hardcover
1855031418New York: McSpedon & Baker 1855. First edition 1855. Also includes ordinance revisions of 1845 to the year 1855 approved Sept. 22 1854. Externally worn but sound copy in full calf leather with red spine label 405 pages. Covers rubbed front joint cracked but cover securely attached horizontal crack to surface of spine covering some spine chipping spine label a little worn around the edges but clearly legible text block sound faint dampstains to upper margins throughout about half of the book lightly foxed endpapers page slightly age-toned but clean no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. McSpedon & Baker Hardcover
186085165New York: Holman & Gray 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound volume containing 14 consecutive reports for 1st of June to the 1st of December 1854 through 1st December 1859 to 31st May 1860. Each report individually paginated -- generally 30-40 pages each. 19th century 1/2 leather. 22 cm. Corners and edges rubbed. Joints quite tender. "Rutgers Ins. Co." in gilt on front cover. Bookplate removed. A few ink markings. <br/><br/> Holman & Gray hardcover books
186085165New York: Holman & Gray 1860. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound volume containing 14 consecutive reports for 1st of June to the 1st of December 1854 through 1st December 1859 to 31st May 1860. Each report individually paginated -- generally 30-40 pages each. 19th century 1/2 leather. 22 cm. Corners and edges rubbed. Joints quite tender. "Rutgers Ins. Co." in gilt on front cover. Bookplate removed. A few ink markings. Holman & Gray hardcover