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1900372178Philadelphia 1900. 1 page On Slater letterhead. Blank verso has paper residue where once mounted paper is quite tanned along left margin with creasing few short tears and small chips in blank margins else a good copy. 1 page On Slater letterhead. Dr. Simon Green Atkins the son of former slaves founded the Slater Industrial and State Normal School in 1892 in Winston-Salem North Carolina. The school became Winston-Salem Teacher's College in 1925 and it was the first African-American institute in America to offer degrees in elementary education.<br /> <br /> Reading in part: "Dear Friend- I hope we may see you and some of your friends at the meeting to which you will find and sic invitation enclosed not present.<br /> Our students will also appear in Association Hall Germantown the following evening.Your kindly interest in our cause will be greatlyt appreciated. unknown
1860313321Albany 1860. 62 vintage albumen prints comprising 60 oval gem portraits 1-1/2 x 1 inches 1 larger oval portrait 2-1/8 x 1-5/8 inches and 1 full-length 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary brown morocco autograph album stamped in gilt and blindW.B. Sprague blindstamp on ffep. A few portrait photos damaged or loose 2 inscriptions are without photos. 62 vintage albumen prints comprising 60 oval gem portraits 1-1/2 x 1 inches 1 larger oval portrait 2-1/8 x 1-5/8 inches and 1 full-length 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches. 2 vols. 8vo. Early Albany Law School Photographic Yearbook. A photographic yearbook from the Albany Law School class of 1860 assembled by student Horatio Colony 1835-1917.<br/>Opened in 1851 Albany Law School is the oldest independent law school in the United States. Many of its students in the 1850s and '60s became prominent lawyers and judges.<br/>As is the custom with the professionally produced college photograph yearbooks produced by George Kendall Warren starting in the late 1850s each photograph is inscribed beneath by the sitter with his name and hometown. The album opens with professors Ira Harris Amasa Parker Amos Dean Nathaniel Harris and Levi Chamberlain. Some notable students include Alexander P. Ketchum who became a Colonel and Chief Appraiser of the Port of New York; Clayton H. Delano 1836-1920 who served eight terms as the Town of Ticonderoga's Supervisor and was elected twice to the New York State Assembly; and William S. Opdyke general counsel of the Delaware and Hudson Company. <br/>Horatio Colony 1835-1917 whose picture appears last and is unfortunately obscured by damage assembled this album. The photograph of Levi Chamberlain is inscribed to "Horatio friend and pupil." He was admitted to the bar in New Hampshire and New York in 1860; in 1869 he along with his brother George took over the management of the family business the Faulkner and Colony Woolen Mill. He held several other civic and local government positions before his death in an automobile accident in 1917. His son Horatio Jr. 1900-1977 a poet and novelist established the Colony family home as a museum upon his death.<br/><br/>With: Autograph album containing autographs of acquaintances and some notable figures including Amos Bronson Alcott "A. Bronson Alcott" and Octavius Frothingham "O.B. Frothingham". In near matching black morocco autograph album stamped in blind and gilt extremities rubbed. With later inscription of C.W. Lawbert on front free endpaper. unknown books
1888253042Farmington Ct. 1888. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Old fold lines. Near fine. 3pp. Folded 4to sheet. Letter written by Sarah Porter founder of Miss Porter's School for Girls to a friend and possibly former student regretfully declining an invitation to her wedding. Miss Porter studied privately with Yale Professors. and her brother Noah later became President of Yale. She was an opponent of women's suffrage. <br/>She notes in this letter that affairs at the school will keep her far too busy to make the journey. Sarah Porter 1813-1900 founded her school in Farmington in 1843 setting it up as an institution at which girls could receive a well-rounded academic education. She writes in part:<br/> <br/>"My dear Mary I thank you heartily that you have desired me as one of your wedding guests and I should be very happy in being with you at this so happy moment of your life. I could not easily under any circumstances easily leave school for so long a time as a journey to Newton would require - but now Mr. Brandt's wretched health renders him unable to teach and his classes fall daily into my care so that my place is daily here. Your own and your brother's wedding at once will not only doubly crown the day but give promise to multiplied successive anniversaries. unknown books
18762082402113500722Not Available 1876. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
18842090502130301721Transcription Shinshichi Okajima 1884. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Transcription Shinshichi Okajima paperback
18762092902143902162Chubei Ishida Kyoto Prefecture Kamigyo 2nd 5th district and others 1876. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Chubei Ishida (Kyoto Prefecture Kamigyo 2nd 5th district) and others paperback
18762092902143802198Chubei Ishida Kyoto Prefecture Kamigyo 2nd 5th district and others 1876. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Chubei Ishida (Kyoto Prefecture Kamigyo 2nd 5th district) and others paperback
18752090202122801533Not Available 1875. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Not Available paperback
18772091502135418620Aichi Prefecture Kansuke Kajita 1877. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Aichi Prefecture Kansuke Kajita paperback
18981701A<p>George Bell PublLondon 1898. HB NO DJ FINE-/VG AS-IS Blue Grey Cloth decorated Gold Gilt1898 1st edition Cover light rub Wear Tiny chips extremities Interior Nice tight Clean Light FoX wear 365 pages Index Ads NODJ. First Edition. Hard Cover.</p> George Bell Publ,London hardcover
185212381852. Ink wash in brown ink on cream wove paper 9 7/8 x 13 inches 250 x 330 mm titled and dated in brown ink lower right. In fair condition with minor scattered soiling uniform age tone and edge 'nics;' all consistent with age. Laid down to archival mat board. unknown
1881467192Tübingen, Laupp, 1881. XXIV, 847; VIII, 498; XV, 575; VIII, 538 S. Halbleder d. Zeit (berieben, Ecken leicht bestoßen, Gelenke mit einigen Wurmstichen, Vordergelenk von Band 1 mit langem Einriß). [2 Warenabbildungen]
18762081402109700482Tokyo shorin 1876. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Tokyo shorin paperback
185014271850. Pencil on tissue-thin wove paper 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches 115 x 185 mm. Scattered foxing horizontal creases and general toning. The name "Groves" or "Grovel" appears in graphite in the area of the field to the right and below the house structures. unknown
1881052878London: Church of England Sunday School Institute 1881. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Small Octavo. Folding-Map Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1881. Hardback. Folding-map frontispiece. Original brown sand-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine & cover. Black pictorial spine & cover. Original brown end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Back cover slightly affected by damp old marks. Tight bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. x 436 pages. Index. Sm.8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> Church of England Sunday School Institute hardcover
188217811882 Paris, Charavay frères, 1882.14,5 x 9,5 cm, in-32, 124 pp., broché, couverture imprimée.
1894519126B.T. Batsford London 1894. 1st Edition. Unframed Photograph Print. Very Good Condition. Bolsover's Riding School built c.1660 is England's earliest surviving dressage arena; restored by English Heritage. Charles Latham was one of the most influential architectural photographers of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods renowned for his evocative images of country houses and formal gardens across Britain and Italy. His work helped define the visual language of architectural publishing and preservation. His first major commission was for J. Alfred Gotch's Architecture of the Renaissance in England 1894 from which this photograph is taken where his collotype plates captured the texture and grandeur of Elizabethan and Jacobean houses with remarkable clarity. Latham later helped shape the visual identity of Country Life magazine which we always have in stock photographing both historic estates and newly built homes. His images became central to the magazine's appeal combining editorial elegance with technical innovation in print reproduction. Each of Charles Latham's architectural photographs captures a singular moment of craftsmanship patronage or domestic ambition from heraldic chimney-pieces to formal garden fronts. Whether collegiate civic or aristocratic these buildings speak to the stylistic confidence of their age. Many remain inhabited studied or preserved today making each image not just a historical record but a quietly resonant portrait of continuity. Published in 1894 this fine Victorian-period image has been carefully removed from Gotch's monumental work. Printed in Leipzig Germany by Sinsel & Co. on thick cream-coloured paper this image reflects the firm's hallmark clarity and tonal depth featuring the building's name in sepia ink below a ruled border with Latham's beautifully composed black-and-white photograph taking centre place. POSTED ROLLED. Size: 34 x 47 cms. Category: Architecture; English Country House Photographs; J. Alfred Gotch's Architecture; Charles Latham Photographs. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. B.T. Batsford unknown
18602206161860. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. Framed and glazed. Fine. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. unknown
18602206161860. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. Framed and glazed. Fine. With Inscription and descriptive text in pencil. 1 vols. 19 x 14 inches 48.3 x 35.6 cm. unknown books
1900005877Battlecreek MI : School of Applied Art 1900. This is a bound volume of 18 issues of the School of Applied Art's journal with only light wear. The black cloth covers with gilt title "Commercial Art" very clean and unmarked. Inside very clean too. Each issue with a different title. All issues have illustrations in black & white. Some issues have tipped-in color plates fold-outs. One issue has an original photograph tipped-in. 8" high X 5.5" wide each issue 20 to 30 pages. All covers bound in. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Hard Cover. Very Good. School of Applied Art Hardcover
18782080502106600971Umehara kame nana 1878. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 Umehara kame nana paperback
18802082402113504517Not Available 1880. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
18762091202133200688Monbusho 1876. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 2 books in total Monbusho paperback
18752082402113506640Not Available 1875. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
183638690London: Elizabeth Bagster widow of the late S. Bagster Jun. printer 1836. First edition. Disbound. A good copy edgewear to leaves. 4 pp. 8vo. The British and Foreign School Society was established in 1808 as a Lancasterian-based teacher training facility. This brief account provides an overview of the principles and operations of the Society's educational practices as well as its success in its international models in places such as Continental Europe and Asia the West Indies Canada Cape of Good Hope and India. OCLC locates a single holding: Trinity College. Elizabeth Bagster, (widow of the late S. Bagster, Jun.), printer unknown books