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Harper & Row New York 1975. Later Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Size: Octavo standard book size. 287 pages. Clean & tight copy. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion & Theology; #89437; History. ISBN: 0060904429. ISBN/EAN: 9780060904425. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 200077. . 9780060904425 Harper & Row paperback
Rutland Vt. n. p. 1816. Second edition. A bit browned and worn; a very good copy. Stab-stitched unbound pamphlet stitching appears renewed at an early date 7.25 x 4.5 inches 12 pages untrimmed. The subject of the following letters has excited a very considerable degree of curiosity among the inhabitants of this place and its neighborhood; and as various representations respecting this business have been made the printer hereof solicited and obtained the privilege of the original papers with a view of introducing them for the perusal and patronage of the public. It is highly probable that the Prophet was a disciple of Brothers for like him her pretends an immediate commission from Almighty God although he does not claim a new relationship. . . . From motives of delicacy his name will be suppressed in the publication as it may injure the feelings of his family." An uncommon account of a curious attempt at divine extortion: beginning on August 5 1796 Abraham Morhouse began to receive letters from a self-styled prophet of God who wrote that he had been commanded by the Lord to order Morhouse to take "the exact sum of two thousand pounds current lawful money truly told and bear it hence to the bridge across the stream near the old potash works adjacent to town; cross the bridge and turn to the right hand and place the same down at the bottom of the bridge in plain open view." As the days drew on and Morhouse quite sensibly refused to make payment the letters became increasingly threatening "I tell thee that if thou now refusest to comply with what my Lord and master hath sent me unto thee to demand in this extraordinary way and manner that thou shalt so sure as thy soul liveth before many days be convinced of his power; for the one half of thy body and the one half of thy limbs and thy joints shall become as dead flesh whilst thou art alive: Wounds shall be grievous and past cure in thy secret parts; works shall gnaw thy flesh" until the erstwhile prophet was taken up and clapped into jail--at which point his correspondence to Morhouse takes on a rather more servile and flattering cast until after four days of incarceration Morhouse has asked the local magistrates for clemency and sent along a little money to help the scoundrel out as "the consequences to his family may be serious by deranging his pecuniary affairs which I fear are already in a state of embarrassment." Morhouse himself appears to have been something of a scoundrel; DeWitt Clinton wrote that he was "a complete villain who was pardoned when under sentence of death" and indeed he moved to Louisiana and became among other things a bigamist; he apparently died in 1812 and the reasons for the republication of this account in Vermont remain something of a mystery--though one suspects that perhaps the anonymous prophet had settled in Vermont. There do not appear to be any extant 18th century editions despite references in Sabin etc. and the 1802 Bennington edition is noted at UVM and AAS only on OCLC 12/2019. Sabin 105630; Shaw & Shoemaker 39883; McCorison 1891. An ex-library copy a surplus duplicate from the Library of Congress with their small ink stamps on the verso of the title page and small perforated stamp to the lower margin of the title. n. p.] unknown
<p>Frank Leslie published this print as a premium for his new family magazine <i>Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner</i> and copyrighted it on April 8 1865 just a week before Lincoln's death. The image created by engraver Henry B. Major and lithographer Joseph Knapp portrays Lincoln flanked by the First Lady and Vice President Andrew Johnson greeting Julia Dent Grant wife of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant who stands nearby.</p><p>According to a notice printed at the bottom right corner "<i>Every Person who pays Ten Cents each for numbers 1 and 2 of Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner The New Family Paper is entitled to a copy of this PLATE without extra charge</i>" or individuals could purchase the print for $3.</p> <b>ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</b>Lithograph. "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation at the White House 1865" New York: Frank Leslie April 1865. 1 p. 19 x 23¾ in.<p><br /></p><p>In the first issue of <i>The Chimney Corner</i> Leslie described the "Grand Reception" image as "the most costly gift plate ever presented by any publisher in the United States having been produced at an expense of $10000."</p><p>"Every family should possess this truly national picture and carefully preserve it" Leslie continued "as it will transmit to future generations the men who have restored our great national unity. It is especially valuable as it contains an excellent likeness of our late lamented President introducing General Grant and his wife to Mrs. Lincoln." The picture contains "nearly 100 portraits of our most celebrated Generals Statesmen and Civilians also of many of our most distinguished American ladies. The likenesses are admirable having been taken from photographs by Brady."</p><p>The key giving the names of each individual portrait was published in issue number 4 of the <i>Chimney Corner</i> on June 24.</p><p>Included in the image are Generals Ulysses S. Grant John G. Foster William T. Sherman Hugh J. Kilpatrick Nathaniel P. Banks Philip H. Sheridan Winfield S. Hancock John A. Logan Joseph Hooker Benjamin F. Butler Oliver O. Howard John A. Dix and Henry W. Slocum. Admirals David Farragut and David Dixon Porter represent the Navy. Members of the cabinet include Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton Secretary of State William H. Seward and Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. Members of Congress include Senator Henry B. Anthony of Rhode Island Senator William P. Fessenden of Maine Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts and Speaker of the House Schuyler Colfax of Indiana. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase represents the U.S. Supreme Court. New York newspaper editors Horace Greeley Henry J. Raymond and James Gordon Bennett are also present. Prominent women include First Lady Mary Lincoln Ann S. Stephens dime novelist and magazine editor Miriam Folline Squier wife of Leslie's former editor-in-chief and Leslie's future wife Julia Dent Grant wife of Ulysses S. Grant Kate Chase Sprague daughter of Chief Justice and wife of Rhode Island Senator and Adele Cutts Douglas widow of Stephen A. Douglas. Others identified in the key include Ephraim G. Squier Leslie's former editor-in-chief archaeologist and U.S. commissioner to Peru Governor Andrew G. Curtin of Pennsylvania and Ambassador to Russia Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky.</p><p>Despite Leslie's copyright Anton Hohenstein created a very similar image entitled "Lincoln's Last Reception" which also featured Lincoln's meeting General Ulysses S. Grant's wife Julia. Published by John Smith in Philadelphia in 1865 and hand-colored "Lincoln's Last Reception" also included more than thirty military and political leaders and a few prominent women among the onlookers in the ballroom.</p><p><b><i>Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner</i></b> 1865-1884 was a weekly family newspaper published "every Tuesday" in New York by Frank Leslie. Each illustrated issue of sixteen pages contained serial fiction short stories poetry biographies history travel sketches natural history anecdotes and other subjects. According to the prospectus the newspaper would be "a welcome messenger of instruction and amusement to the young and old in the family and by the fireside—that altar around which cluster our holiest and most cherished recollections." Leslie had copyrighted the title in 1861 but "the great Rebellion now happily closing intervened to put a stop to the enterprise."</p><p><b>Frank Leslie</b> 1821-1880 was born in England as Henry Carter but he adopted the pseudonym of Frank Leslie to keep his artistic activities a secret from his relatives who disapproved. He came to the United States in 1848 and settled in New York in 1853 to engrave woodcuts for P. T. Barnum's <i>Illustrated News</i>. When that publication failed Leslie began work on his own series of illustrated publications including <i>Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</i> <i>The Budget of Fun</i> <i>Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner</i> and others. At his death he was deeply in debt but his second wife Miriam Folline Squier 1836-1914 continued his publications and again made them profitable even legally changing her name to Frank Leslie in 1881.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Spot-mounted to modern board mat toning moderate foxing minor edge wear. Would benefit from conservation.</p> Frank Leslie
London : Harper Voyager 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean title gilt perfect. Text block clean with light toning to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to top edge. Light handling marks to the gloss. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title <br/> <br/> Harper Voyager hardcover
Jerusalem NY: ISRAELI PUBLISHING INSTITUTE. Very Good. 1974. HARDCOVER. Hardcover. 8x11" 3" THICK. VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN SOLID BRIGHT IN SIMILAR ORIGINAL BLUE TEXTURED SLIPCASE BOX. ; ALL 5 VOLUMES IN ONE BOOK HARDBOUND WITH SLIPCASE.DOES NOT SHIP EXPEDITEDPRIOTITY.TOO BIG TOO HEAVY. ; Many 1x1" photos.; 895pg heavy pages; A WHO'S WHO TYPE LISTING OF FAMOUSIMPORTANT OR PROMANENT JEWISH LEADERS.WITH AT LEAST A 1X2" PHOTO & A HUNDERD WORD BIOGRAPHY OUTLINE.GOLD SPINE & COVER TITLES WITH ISRAELI FLAG ON COVER ALSO IN GOLD. ; 2 . ISRAELI PUBLISHING INSTITUTE hardcover
Arco Publishing Company January 1959. Hardcover. Good - Cash. Minor wear to cover and pages. Great condition. P/O name inside. Unmarked text secure binding. Rubbing on edges. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Arco Publishing Company hardcover
The Mathematical Association of America January 1966. Paperback. Good - Cash. Minor wear to cover and pages. Great condition. Printing stamp on title page. Light wear but very readable. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. The Mathematical Association of America paperback
Frederick A. Praeger in New York January 1964. Trade Paperback. Good - Cash. General use wear to the surface edges corners and ends. Unmarked text secure binding. Creased spine. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Frederick A. Praeger in New York paperback
Louisiana State University Press. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Louisiana State University Press unknown
Gottingen: Bandenhoef und Ruprecht 1800. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary half morocco and marbled paper gilt-stamped lettering in two spine labels gilt-stamped ornament at spine tips; 12mo 100 x 170 mm; pp. 32 624 plus 12 folded plates tipped onto stubs at rear. Boards and spine a bit scuffed; spine lettering a little faded. Except for a library stamp on title-p. text block is clean and unmarked. An excellent copy of what's become a rather uncommon text book. Kaestner 1719-1800 was a noted academic mathematician and epigrammist and a great influence on a number of his students at the Universities of Leipzig and Gottingen including Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Tobias Mayer Heinrich Wilhelm Brandes Farkas Bolyai and Georg Kl�gel. <br/><br/> Bandenhoef und Ruprecht hardcover
Princeton University Press January 1965. Paperback. Good - Cash. Minor wear and soiling to the covers Some markings in the text and margins. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Princeton University Press paperback
Bradt Travel Guides 2013. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN: Bradt Travel Guides paperback
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