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1935195971Atlanta: Executive Committee Conference on Education and Race Relations 1935. Pamphlet. 24p. wraps very good condition 6x9 inches. Fifth edition. Executive Committee, Conference on Education and Race Relations unknown books
20042089166Chaucer Press 2004. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2004 Large Hardcover. 192 pp. The Nile stretching for a distance of 4163 miles is the longest river in the world. The ancient Greeks were obsessed by the provenance of so much water feeding a river that flowed out of the desert. Aeschylus in 500 BC talked of Egypt being nurtured by the snows. For centuries the only sporadic reports from the heart of equatorial Africa came from Arab seafarers land travellers and slavers. In the mid-1850s in Britain the great thirst for adventure and discovery combined with the challenge posed by the ancient riddle of the secret sources of the Nile and acted like a magnet on men such as Sir Richard Burton Captain Hanning Speke Samuel Baker Dr David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. This gripping account illustrated with many prize-winning photographs traces the tribulations and achievements of the men who walked in the footsteps of Herodotus and carried away the prize: the discovery of the sources of the Nile. Chaucer Press hardcover books
1889030880Louisville KY: John P. Morton 1889. Three-Quarter Leather. Good -. Front board detached but present. Rubbing to leather at corners and tail of spine with heavy chipping at head of spine. Binding is tight and text block is clean. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; Inventory No: 030880. <br/><br/> John P. Morton hardcover books
1725046782Dublin: Thomas Hume 1725. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary calf rebacked one corner repaired leather a little dry but sound soiling to endpapers occasional slight foxing quite clean otherwise. Two volumes bound in one dated 1725 and 1724 respectively. 14 260pp i.e. 262pp 2 86 13pp. Extensive errata in preliminaries pages 5-6 numbered 4-4 with corresponding errors in pagination. ESTC T141098 Size: Folio. 2-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046782. Thomas Hume hardcover books
190763867Greensboro NC: Jos. J. Stone & Co. Printers & Binders 1907. First edition. Oblong 8vo 14 x 18 cm. 34 pp. Illustrated from photographs plates picturing college buildings and grounds. Nice promotional for the college covering all aspects of matriculation and campus life; laid in is an unused application form folded. Cover title: "The North Carolina State Normal and Industrial College: The State's College for Women Greensboro North Carolina." Apparently not in Thornton. OCLC locates three copies North Carolina UNC-Greensboro Wake Forest. Very good. Original decorated brown wrappers tied. 10229. <br/><br/> (Jos. J. Stone & Co., Printers & Binders unknown books
180819596Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner; Lydia R. Railey ! for Bailey Printer 1808. Second Philadelphia edition the first appearing in 1803. Some foxing; a little chipped at the head of the spine calf a bit rubbed and the spine label just a bit worn at one corner; a very good copy. 12mo original calf red morocco label gilt lettering 4 140 pages. Engraved frontispiece four plates plus woodcut illustrations in the text. From an English work published by Newbery as early as 1762 but updated for an American audience; Karpinski attributes the work to Goldsmith Welch suggests Newbery as the editor of the English edition. Nipps Lydia Bailey 8; Welch 949.2; Karpinski page 149; Rosenbach 376 which notes updates for an American audience--including mention of Dr. Franklin of Philadelphia as well as in a passage on fossils "lately in the state of New-York the bones of an enormous quadruped have been discovered underneath the surface of the earth" this with a footnote "A complete skeleton of this animal is not to be seen at Peale's Museum in Philadelphia.--Ed. Published by Johnson & Warner; Lydia R. Railey [! for Bailey], Printer, unknown books
1824044209London: J. Robins 1824. Later Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in half reverse calf over marbled boards with attractively gilt spines 1824-26. Each volume with a frontis and in text illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing throughout small water droplet mark to one frontis otherwise clean. An attractively bound set of this popular history of the unsavory. iv 518 2; 500 2; 499 3; 404 2pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; History. Inventory No: 044209. <br/><br/> J. Robins hardcover books
1941285Nashville: State Department of Education 1941. 48p. wraps worn and moderately soiled pencil marginalia; a reference copy. Revised edition. State Department of Education unknown books
1941187429Nashville: State Department of Education 1941. 48p. wraps small previous owner's name stamped on front wrap and title page one corner bumped. State Department of Education unknown books
193549375Nashville: The Department 1935. Rev. ed. Paperback. Very Good. index 22p. Wrapper. 23cm. Selected from among books currently in print a final section covers out of print items. <br/><br/> The Department paperback books
196512621Albany: State Education Department 1965. Paperback. x 158p. later printing mildly soiled and worn wraps a good copy only. Originally prepared by the Board of Education City of New York. A historical overview intended for school teachers in New York. State Education Department paperback books
196829280Jericho NY: New Dimensions in Education 1968. First Edition. 12mo 17.5cm.; original pictorial staplebound wrappers; 262pp. Wrappers rather soiled and worn from handling; contents about fine. Short anthology of works "to be used in conjunction with the Professional Notebook Workshop" p. ii including stories and articles by Chester Himes Earl Conrad and Guy de Maupassant. New Dimensions in Education unknown books
185160887London 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis illustrations v 214p. Cloth. 17cm. A few small spots on an otherwise bright cover. Spine slightly sloped. Gift inscription. Scattered foxing. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1881047104New York: Richard K. Fox Proprietor Police Gazette 1881. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Browned cover and first blank lacking bottom right corner rear cover and last few pages with loss at bottom edge few bfore that with small tape repair. - minor edge chips and creasing. Scarce in libraries and commerce even though later editions claimed 95000 copies sold. 23 illustrations not including ads. 76pp with 6 pages of ads at rear.<br/><br/>A cautionary volume of sirens muggings honey pots and the myriad vagaries of street life. No doubt like many similar volumes used as a guide as well as for titillation. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 047104. Richard K. Fox, Proprietor Police Gazette unknown books
1976105659Washington: Department of Health Education and Welfare 1976. xxvi 162p. wraps slightly creased two folded maps color 8.5x11 inches. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare unknown books
1783046804London: R. Baldwin 1783. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Original leather backed boards quite worn hinges cracked shaken binding still more or less sound; scattered mostly modest foxing and browing. Originally the whole year but lacking the first 16 pages of January. July was the switch-over to being called The London Magazine Enlarged and Improved. Page 603 of the appendix prints The Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War - a very early appearance of the treaty which was signed September 3 1783. It also contains a section of American Papers with news from the colonies a list of the debts of the 13 states Washington's farewell address to the armed forces etc. Paginated continuously 17-640 a few plates. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 046804. R. Baldwin hardcover books
16558Women's Education. The Lesbian Herald. Published 1917 by Hood College the Women's College of Frederick Maryland which remained an all-female institution until 1971. First edition in printed wrappers. 6.5" x 10" inches. 69 pages. While the title of The Lesbian Herald is likely an allusion to the ancient all-female isle of Lesbos the title was also making a slyly veiled reference since "lesbianism" was already in use in a more contemporary sense the word "lesbian" to describe erotic or romantic relationships between women had been documented as early as 1870 and by 1925 the word was recorded as a noun to refer to a homosexual woman. The Lesbian Herald was published monthly and covered campus and alumnae news in addition to providing a place for student and alumnae authors to share short stories poems and editorials. Also includes original advertisements. In good condition. Small tears to wrappers but pages clean bright and tightly bound with nice bold text. unknown books
196151263Washington DC: U.S. Department of Health Education & Welfare - Children's Division 1961. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; pictorial card wrappers; 12pp. Faint vertical crease; staple puncture to upper front wrapper; Very Good. <br/><br/>Description of Kennedy-era programs for at-risk youth in Lebanon Tennessee including vocational education reform of delinquents after-school programs etc. The reforms were an outgrowth of the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth under the auspices of USHEW. U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare - Children's Division unknown books
1936207770Chicago: Education Committee Socialist Party 1936. Pamphlet. 15p. wraps slightly browned else very good condition 5.5x8.25 inches. Profits and poverty series no. 3. Education Committee, Socialist Party unknown books
193679400Chicago: Education Committee Socialist Party 1936. 15p. wraps slightly browned half inch closed tear in right hand margin of wraps and text. Profits and poverty series no. 3. Education Committee, Socialist Party unknown books
1820045246London: J. Compton 1820. Later Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Early boards rebacked in red morocco. A scarce reprint of the 1591 pamphlet detailing Glemham's actions against the Spanish as an English privateer aboard the 240 ton ship the Edward Constance. 11 leaves including the title and rear blank unpaginated. A bit dusty and stained at the edges scattered foxing heavier to title. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Ships & the Sea. Inventory No: 045246. <br/><br/> J. Compton hardcover books
1833039785Boston: Allen & Ticknor 1833. Early Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Good Condition. 1/4 leather over marbled boards - edges of the boards are bumped heavily and worn with significant loss. Tear to page 40 lacking half of page 131/132 lacking blanks otherwise complete. 156pp. Terrific engravings. Size: Octavo 8vo. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; History. Inventory No: 039785. <br/><br/> Allen & Ticknor hardcover books
1840044214Paris: Baudry's Eureopean Library 1840. Early Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition. 8 volumes in brown cloth backed boards. Wear to the cloth with tears and loss on a few of the spines two of the spines laid back down bindings generally sound. Mild to moderate foxing throughout owner stamps on titles. 3 folding maps one with color. Light wear in a few spots tear in one gutter foxed. Size: Octavo 8vo. 8-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 044214. <br/><br/> Baudry's Eureopean Library hardcover books
1820042947Dublin: W. Folds 1820. Early Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Good Condition. Half leather heavily worn binding shaken and reinforced with old cloth tape on the rear joint but still holding scattered foxing and browning. 7 plates Earl of Cork plate foxed the rest mostly clean. 6 478 xcvii pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Archaeology. Inventory No: 042947. <br/><br/> W. Folds hardcover books
1894WRCAM55632Hampton Va.: Printed by students of the Institute 1894. 8pp. Illus. Small octavo. Original pictorial self- wrappers. Minor soiling light wear. Very good plus. A rare fundraising appeal from the illustrious Hampton Normal Institute aimed specifically at the members of the Christian Endeavor Society in 1894. The pamphlet was written by Principal Hollis B. Frissell and printed by the African American and Native American students at the institute. The pamphlet includes several photographs of the campus and the classroom along with a group shot of the "Class of '94." The purpose of the pamphlet is stated in the second paragraph of text: "This leaflet is prepared especially for the Christian Endeavor Society in hopes that with the information it gives of Hampton Institute and its needs it will arouse interest among young Christians in our work and bring our cause before you as an object worthy of your Christian charity." Frissell then expounds upon the training of the "head" "hand" and "heart" of the Hampton students before enumerating his institution's funding needs. Donations may be contributed to the institute's general fund or earmarked for the establishment of one-time or endowed scholarships or given to the missionary fund the "apparatus fund" the housekeeping fund or as a subscription to THE SOUTHERN WORKMAN. <br> <br> Hampton Institute apparently issued similar pamphlets under the same title on a regular if not an annual basis in the 1890s though whether they issued more than one per year is not known and any differences are likely only found in the text. OCLC records just seven copies of an 8pp. pamphlet from 1894 with this wrapper title which we assume is the same as the present copy though we cannot be sure. It appears that the present copy differs from at least the copies at Duke and Wisconsin which are dated in print by Frissell "September 1894." It is possible even likely that the Hampton Institute issued this appeal targeted at the Christian Endeavor Society as well as other more general fundraising pamphlets in the same year. In any case it is a rare appeal from a significant African American and Native American educational institution. OCLC 6876159. Printed by students of the Institute unknown books
