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John A. MARRIOTT
Queen Victoria and Her Ministers
Murray 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. Edition: First Edition. No dust jacket. Foxing to some pages. Previous owners inscription. Spine torn. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2962582</p> Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2962582
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John A. Muscalus
The Capitol: Its Developmental Aspects and the Crawford Statue of Freedom on Paper Money
<p>Good softcover. Staple-bound with thin card covers titles and images on covers in sepia-brown. Covers are lightly scuffed with some foxing and light soiling; some rubbing wear along edges; tightly bound; light clean interior. Oblong 4to 10 pp; illustrated throughout. See OCLC #4606456.</p> Bridgeport PA: Historical Paper Money Research Institute paperback
Bookseller reference : 18743
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John A. Shuman Iii
The Collector's Encyclopedia of American Art Glass American Art Glass: Identification & Values
U.S.A.: Collector Books 1999. A near fine hardcover price sticker on front cover . Ex-library no stamps only card pocket on ffep. 1999 values. Hardcover. Near Fine. Collector Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2COL0618 ISBN : 0891453555 9780891453550
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JOHN ALDEN
1906 ARCHIVE OF ELEVEN 11 MULTI-PAGE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT LOVE LETTERS
ARKANSAS TEXAS MASSACHUSETTS. Very Good. 1906. On offer is an original archive of handwritten correspondence by John Alden being a group of eleven 11 letters to his sweetheart Miss Caroline Coppins of Newton Massachusetts. All are dated 1906 written from Arkansas and various places in Texas. Most are multi-page letters on the letterhead of the Hotel Huckins of Sedalia Missouri. John is an open and admirable correspondent who relays his love and affection but also his daily doings and his ambitions for the future. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 5.5 x 8.5 Inch; Romance Love Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Handwritten autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author Holograph personal Ephemera antiquit� contrat v�lin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antig�edad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown
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John Alexander Hammerton
OUTLINE OF NATURE IN THE BRITISH ISLES. A COMPREHENSIVE PHOTO-SURVEY ETC - VOL 3
Waverley. Hardcover. Used; Good. No dust jacket. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #1733752</p> Waverley hardcover
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JOHN AND CHARLES BYERS
1850s - 1870s ARCHIVE OF NOTEBOOKS AND JOURNALS DETAILING THE ACCOMPLISHED AND SCIENTIFIC LIFE OF NOTED CIVIL ENGINEER GEOGRAPHER AND CANAL BUILDER IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY SOUTH
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINA WV WARMINSTER VIRGINIA 1855. On offer is a large and exhaustive archive of nine 9 diaries journals field notebooks etc. dated 1835 through 1850s relating to the career and workings of John A. Byers noted Civil Engineer known for his ground-breaking work on internal improvements in 1850s Virginia. Byers was born in 1806 in Lewes Delaware and died in 1872. He was for many years Chief Engineer of the Western Division of the James River and Kanawha Canal Company in Charleston West Virginia. He was also engaged as civil engineer on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and was one of the constructors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. He would eventually become Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the entire company. His brother Joseph Byers also a noted civil engineer was Assistant Engineer 1836-1840 on the James River at Warminster Virginia and Superintendent of the work on that section. The two brothers were engaged as early as 1826 in the most important inland navigation works in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. The last work of importance performed by John A. Byers were the surveys of the James River and Kanawha Canal. The books which contained his surveys of this improvement were so accurate that they were purchased after his death by the U. S. Government from his widow for the continuation of the work. Joseph Byers continued as civil engineers and gained considerable repute in their field Charles Byers son of Joseph was for many years the Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad John M. Byers was instrumental in constructing the Pennsylvania Railroad Joseph Byers son was engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad and later in charge of the coastal defenses of Brazil and considering Byers' roles in this this group fills in gaps in the story of this expansion westward. The contents of the archive are as follows: 1. The volume dates from 1835. It contains many tables of various measurements as well as some formulae and notes: Approximate Rule To determine the weight of a beam by the weight of a person - let a= the length of one end of the beam when balanced and b= the other also x the weight of the beam - & c & d the length of each end when balanced with the weight of the person on one end and e = weight of the person. This volume also contains receipts and estimates detailing materials quoted on or purchased for construction. 2. The volume dates from 1856. The opening page is entitled: Book of Measurements Notes and Memoranda of work and facts connected with the North River Beginning February 1st 1856 In addition to extensive notes it contains tables and charts such as a table titled: Continuation of Towing Path Line Met the Board at J W Hamilton's and reviewed the lines in front and rear of his house. After the Board left in the evening went over a proposed line in front of Mr. H's with him in order to attempt a compromise with him for which the Board required him to meet them in Lexington the next day. Then I crossed the river and staid all night at A.M. Lusk's. Mar 19 1856 3. Manuscript Diary headed: "Book of Measurements notes and measurements of work and facts connected with the North River Impt. Beginning January 1 1856." The first entry is in February 4 and continues till March 21st. Some of the entries are just text but most of the entries contain some sort of calculation or table detailing "Levels on River side" "width of the bottom of the river" "height bank" and others. After the entries there are four pages of recipes for gun cotton photographic emulsion formulas silver balls for plain paper and others. The book is bound in cloth backed boards. The binding is slightly worn and a portion of spine is missing. There is some damp-staining. The text is inscribed in both pencil and ink in generally good legible condition however some of the penciled pages are light. The book is 36 pages long. The entries run from February 18th-March 18 1856. It contains brief description of work done problems encountered plus measurements and survey notes for various locks dams etc. along the line of the canal. He notes the progress on the line of the James River & Kanawha Canal attendance in court at Lexington as witness in a lawsuit against the canal company brought by a man whose land the canal traversed efforts to reach a settlement and much more. He also notes difficulties brought on by the weather heavy snow and ice on the western side of the Blue Ridge etc. 4. The fourth book is a slim notebook that contains both pages of data and line drawings. The line drawings illustrate various elevations and structural elements of the canal locks for which he was responsible. Dam No. 2 At Upper Falls of Coal The Coal River is a tributary of the Kanawha River in southern West Virginia. The Coal River Canal was constructed in 1851 consisting of a 34-mile lock and dam system. The Coal River Navigation Company was formed and invested approximately $208000 to complete the system. The lock and dam system was repeatedly washed out by floods but continued to be rebuilt by investors. The system operated successfully from 1855 through 1861. The lock itself is founded on rock and is not terribly injured. The gate irons in the lower sides can turn from the fastenings and part are lost - that is the anchor. The lower side of the crib is damaged. Say in all about $200.00. 5. Manuscript Notebook inscribed on front free endpaper "Notes of Work. N. R. Nav. Impt. 1856. J. A. Byers." The book contains extensive measurements and survey notes and occasional topographical sketches. The text is in pencil bound in original cloth backed board. The binding is fairly worn. The text is very clean and legible. The book also contains the signatures of Johnston and Tyler Shoul Kanawha County Virginia most probably employees of the company. There is a pencil folk art sketch of a steamboat and man at the end of the volume presumably executed by one of these gentlemen. The book is octavo format 178 pp. 6. A Manuscript Notebook containing extensive survey and field notes the first page bears the signature of "Joseph Byers Sharpsburg Maryland". The book is in octavo format and is roughly 60 pages of writing and many pages of blanks. The book is written in pencil sometimes worn but mostly easily readable and understandable. The year 1835 is written in the book next to the name "H. Hancock" but this book probably dates to c.1860s just like the other ones in the archive. It contains survey notes for sections of what is the C & O canal it notes extensive measurements for locations on the Virginia shore. 7. Manuscript Notebook containing "Measurements Specifications and drawings for repairing Locks and Dams" The notebook contains detailed measurements damage assessments and cost estimates for repairing various dams locks and other fixtures along the route of the canal presumably the Coal River Canal. Each dam is numbered and then described. The text is accompanied by detailed pencil sketches of the dams and locks. The book contains 16 pages of writing. Most of the book is blank. The text is in very good clean legible condition. 8. A small black diary almost entirely blank presumably. It is entitled "Martinsburg March 16 1871." There is a small sketch of a man with in a hat of which "Household Theology by J. H. Blunt" is written. There are also a few rudimentary calculations and mathematics accompanied by drawings of presumably dam-related shapes. The very last page contains a bit of writing that begins "James D. Byers son of Charlotte & John A. Byers. Color Sergeant in 8th Regiment of confederate cavalry of the Northern Army of Va. Was killed instantly November 12th 1864 by ambush of Federals while bravely leading a charge of his regiment." This little book may have been owned by James' brother Charles as the handwriting does not match John A. Byers' but It is unclear. The collection also includes some miscellaneous material letters letter fragments etc similar to the types of calculations and assessments in the other notebooks. 9. The volume contains tables of work carried out on a list of numbered sections. These are accompanied by brief comments: solid rock along the shore from this stake; wing dam extending about 200 feet out into the river; no soundings taken in morning on account of rain. Good-. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0009046
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John Andrews
The Price Guide to Antique Furniture 1970
<p>Heavy edge and corner wear to the top edge of the pric clipped DJ otherwise very good internally with little sign of use. No other inscriptions or markings .</p> The Antique Collectors Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio1055
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John Angolia; David Littlejohn
NSKK and NSFK Uniforms Organization and History
San Jose Ca: Bender R.James PublishingUS 1994. 464 pages well illustrated pictorial boards very good. From the introduction: The NSKK and NSFK are worthy of greater attention than they have received in the pat. This study as part of a general overall survey of the German military civil and political organizations of the Hitler period is mainly concerned with their uniforms and insignia but also serves as a concise outline of the history and organization of these formations. Corners bumped. Text clean. 1st Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Bender (R.James) Publishing,US Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011456 ISBN : 0912138564 9780912138565
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John Archer
Sagittarius: His Book. Gathered for John Archer by His Friends
New York: The Typophiles. Nearly fine copy. 1951. 1st. hardcover. Small 8vo 93 pp. Limited to 640 copies printed for the Typophiles. . The Typophiles hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS016401I
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John ARLOTT
The Snuff Shop. Foreword by Kingsley Amis.
Michael Joseph 1974. Roy. 8vo. First Edition with a coloured frontispiece and monochrome illustrations several full-page in the text; original cloth gilt back a fine copy in publisher's glassine dustwrapper. A tribute to the renowned London business of Fribourg & Treyer. Michael Joseph, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9978
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John Ashenhurst and Ruth L. Ashenhurst
All About Chicago
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1933. First edition. Hardcover. As New/Fair Brodart Cover. With Woodcuts by C. Turzak. Octavo. A fine copy of this book on Chicago in the Thirties. "A wealth of anecdote and a brisk style of writing make this complete and authoritative guidebook read like an adventure story. All important points of interest are located and described in a bright and easy manner. Practical information invaluable to a visitor to the city but out of keeping with the colorful story in the main chapters of the book is contained in an appendix. The entire book combines in one volume what heretofore could be found only by referring to a number of works. It should take its place as the standard guide as well as a fascinating story of the development of a great American city." Illustrated Boards as new original red cloth stamped in black in publisher's art deco dust-jacket not priced-clipped dj chipped faint remnants of an inscription on endpaper too faint to read. <br/><br/>see image scan Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 306
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John Ashton S. Baring Gould
The Legendary History of the Cross:
New York: A. C. Armstrong 1887. first thus Edition. Hardcover. very good Plus/No Jacket. Ashton John. Copyright date 1887 first thus edition limited edition Numbered copy 302 of an unspecified limitation. This volume is bound in full vellum boards featuring stamped emblems and illustration of Jesus on the cross. The binding features two working metal clasps. The work contains a history of the symbol of the cross in theology and culture as well as 64 engraved plates taken from the the original dutch work published in 1483. Engraved plates some being folding as well as ornaments and decorated capitals adorn the volume throughout. This antique volume shows well with light exterior rubbing to the boards. The interior pages and plates show nicely being bright and clean. The spine is partially cracked near the rear of the volume with all page being attached. Size: 7�" - 9�" Tall A. C. Armstrong hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0004672
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John Ashton
Varia
Ward & Downey 1894. Hardcover. Used; Good. Ex library. No dust jacket. Illustrated. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #1361121</p> Ward & Downey hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1361121
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John Astrop
The Jumbo Book of Board Games
London: Kestrel Books 1979. First edition. Hardcover Glossy Pictorial Boards. Very Good. Read but unused. "Board games have been enjoyed by people the world over for thousands of years. In Egypt a version of Nine Men's Morris has been discovered cut into roofing slabs which date back 3.000 years. Pachisi. a forerunner of Ludo. is an Indian game also thought to be several thousand years old and traditionally played with beads or shells for counters and 6 cowrie shells for dice the number of shells falling with their open sides uppermost indicating the number of squares to be moved; i.e. 4 open sides up equal a throw of 4. Palm Tree has its origins in a name known to archaeologists as Dogs and Jackals because pieces belonging to a similar board were in the shape of these animals; the pieces discovered in Thebes are from about 2000 BC. During the last century when printing became cheaper many hundreds of attractive and ingenious board games were produced frequently with special emphasis on their educational value. In our century too a great number of new games have been invented. Yet whatever their age origin or complexity most board games follow the same basic principles and may be said to belong to one of three types: race games e.g. Ludo Snakes and Ladders position games Nine Men�s Morris Five Field Kono and war games Chess Warlord. In this book we have brought together some old games and some completely new; games simple enough for a young child to play and games of skill and strategy. All can be played with ordinary counters for which buttons pebbles or small pieces of paper may be substituted - see individual rules for special requirements of number and colour and a single dice apart from Backgammon which needs 2. Unless otherwise stated players should each throw the dice to decide who starts; with the highest scorer going first play clockwise round the table." <br/><br/>See Image Scan Kestrel Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1368
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John AUBREY
Brief Lives. A Selection based upon existing contemporary Portraits edited by Richard Barber. Fifth Impression thus. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 1975 1988. 8vo. Fifth Impression thus with frontispiece and numerous portraits in the text; oatmeal cloth upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and black green cloth back blocked and lettered in gilt and black green endpapers a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. This reissue has a considerably more elegant binding than the original edition od 1975. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33824
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John AUBREY
Brief Lives. A Selection based upon existing contemporary Portraits edited by Richard Barber. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 1975. 8vo. with frontispiece and numerous portraits in the text; oatmeal cloth upper board and backstrip blocked in gilt and brown brown top terracotta endpapers a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33467
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John AUBREY
Brief Lives. Edited by Oliver Lawson Dick. Introduced by Peter Conrad. Illustrated by Joe Ciardiello. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 2016. 8vo. First Edition thus with illustrated title-spread and coloured and monochrome plates; pictorial boards brown buckram back lettered in gilt a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30260
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John AUBREY
The Worlds of John Aubrey. Edited by Richard Barber.
Folio Society 1988. 8vo. First Edition thus; decorative cloth a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10605
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John Axe
COLLECTIBLE SONJA HENIE
MD: Hobby House Press 1979. Paperback. Very Good. 8 x 11 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor wear a few marks. Stapled binding tight and text unmarked. Ant. Stax. <br/><br/> Hobby House Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 35113
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John Ayers
Chinese Ceramics - The Koger Collection
<p>Tight binding flawless pages. Spine is uncreased. Remnant of former owner's mark on inside page. Crease in upper right corner of front cover. Covers otherwise very good. Remarkable illustrations of beautiful ceramics. Will ship promptly from a smoke free home.</p> Sotheby paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio188 ISBN : 0856673013 9780856673016
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JOHN B.
1900 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER DETAILING A MASSIVE BLAZE IN BALTIMORE CITY
BALTIMORE MARYLAND MD 1900. On offer is a charming original 1900 six page manuscript letter handwritten on University of Maryland Dental Dept. Baltimore letterhead signed John B. to Florrie. John relates what he saw and knows of a major fire in Baltimore seeing 11 fire trucks attend the blaze. He relates local campus news. No cover. Overall VG. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Manuscript. unknown
Bookseller reference : 0002405
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John B. Alden
The Elzevir Library a Weekly Magazine Vol. III No. 121 This Issue Being "Some of My Pets" by Grace Greenwood
NY: John B. Alden. NY: Very Good. 1884. Publisher : John B. Alden New YorkDate: January 10 1884Size: 4 by 6 InchesPages: 22 plus a 10 page Publishers Catalog Condition: This vintage publishers magazine is in very good collectible condition with light soiling to covers. A nice tight clean copy. ; This Uncommon weekly magazines contents include: History of my Pets Keturah The Cat Sam The Cockerel with a list of the Latest Issues of the library to the inside front and rear covers and with 10 pages of advertising for other books published by john B. Alden and numerous testimonials. Try putting together a collection of these vintage . Whbx 2 . Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1884. John B. Alden paperback
Bookseller reference : 048285
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John B. Ireland
Wall-Street to Cashmere. A Journal of Five Years in Asia Africa and Europe; comprising visits during 1851 2 3 4 5 6 to the Danemora iron mines the "Seven churches" plains of Troy Palmyra Jerusalem Petra Seringapatam Surat; with the scenes
<p>Good HC no DJ. Half bound in smooth calf leather with nonpareil marbled paper over boards; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt stamped title and blind stamped leaves in panels; all edges marbled; marbled end papers; color frontispiece and extra added title page; plates interior are tissue-guarded. Clean covers and spine; rubbing wear on both covers in center; rubbing wear at cover edges boards just exposed; leather in Very Good condition and remains supple; leather rubbed at fore corners boards just exposed; tightly bound; contemporary gift inscription on front fly leaf; bright clean interior; supple leaves. Large 8vo 531 pp; index; many engraved illustrations. See OCLC #82915615.</p> New York: S.A. Rollo + Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18374
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John B. Thompson
Merchants of Culture
Polity 2010. clean unmarked copy. bottom edge of cover bumped. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Polity Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 364178 ISBN : 0745647863 9780745647869
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JOHN B. TOULMIN
1846 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTERS 2 HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF ALABAMA'S LEADING COTTON FACTORS AND WHY COTTON WAS INDEED KING IN MOBILE
MOBILE ALABAMA 1846. On offer is a super original significant 1846 autographed pair 2 of manuscript stampless letters dated Mobile Alabama handwritten by John B. Toulmin to Abraham Bell & Son New York City. The business letters from one of the leading cotton factors in 19th Century Mobile Alabama exemplify the importance of the cotton trade shows the international nature of cotton and how a receivable from New York City even in 1846 could affect claims in Mobile a commercial town filled lawyers factors merchants and professionals serving the cotton trade's needs. Mobile in the 1840s was the second busiest cotton port after New Orleans. It was also an important slave trade center. The primary letter from Toulmin to Bell & Son and the second is a copy of another letter involving the same topic between two lawyers. Written in haste a bit of a challenge; here are snippets: "By Mail P. Paid Mobile Decm 1: 1846 Messrs A. Bell & Son 12/8 Dear Sirs There is a quick introductory statement about a sight draft and 200 bales of cotton Toulmin then says "There is again no Eastern Mail." A specific mail carried east by steamship He mentions a "copy of a letter to Hiram Barney Esq. New - York." Another letter has been appended to this one "It explains itself. For the benefit of my Estate I wish to Purchase the claim on Austill Jeremiah Austill 1794-1881 was an Alabama folk hero who as a 19 year participated in the Canoe Fight with the Creeks in 1813 and was the night courier between the forts in the Creek Country. He later was a merchant planter county clerk and state Representative and Senator. if it be had for a trifle like many ante-bellum Americans Toulmin is trying to make money by buying debt If Robert Hamilton controls the claim likely a merchant in NYC perhaps you can ascertain and inform me where he is to be found. I learn that he is in but cannot tell where. He was formerly of New York I am Dear sirs Resp lly yours J.B. Toulmin". The second letter is on the next page and listed as "Copy" "Mobile Nov 25 1846 Hiram Barney Esq. Hiram Barney 1811-1895 was born in Henderson New York and graduated from Union College in 1834. He was an active lawyer in New York City for many years and an abolitionist leader. He ran for Congress on the Anti-Slavery ticket in 1840 and was a Presidential Elector for the Free Soil Party in 1848 and was a delegate to the Republican National conventions in 1856 and 1860. Barney met privately with Abraham Lincoln in Springfield after the nomination representing New York interests in Cabinet appointments. I presume upon the acquaintance that has arisen through our brief correspondence both are lawyers to ask a professional favor. If it result in ascertaining that nothing can be done it will give you very little trouble. If it to useful results we can secure you a reasonable fee. Hamilton & Cole not identified of your city took the benefit of the general bankrupt law in New York. Jeremiah Austill see above of our city owed them a large sum I think $8000.00 or more ------ But Messrs Hamilton & Cole previous to the assignment by the bank had made an assignment in New York to one Robert Hamilton in trust for their creditors Robert Hamilton not known if related to Hamilton & Cole has bought debts owed to H & C for less than face value hoping to get more monies when paid by creditors Whether Austill's debt was then assigned is not certain. Now will you ascertain 1.Was Austill's debt contained in the schedule in bankruptcy -- Is it was 2. Was it sold at the assignors sale and who was the purchaser If it was sold then we wish to buy up the claim provided it can be obtained for a small sum. Nobody wants to pay much for the debt It is in the way of another claim here. Key point-- Austill's debt to H & C is blocking another claim in Mobile so people in Mobile want to get it. If the purchaser can be found and an offer be made here in such a as not to excite in him expectations such orders shall be forwarded as shall enable you to process the assignment and satisfy you for the trouble you may have occasion to take. I remain Sir very truly Yours J F Adams. John F. Adams was a Mobile attorney. BIO NOTES: 1. The author John Butler Toulmin 1788-1860 was an English immigrant who followed his two older brothers to America. Harry Toulmin 1766-1823 became the 2nd Kentucky Secretary of State and later 2nd Superior Court Judge for the Tombigbee District in Mississippi 1804-1819. Mathew C. Toulmin 1776-1818 died in Mobile. John B. Toulmin suffered a number of financial reverses before succeeding as a Commission Merchant. He traveled to Britain at least 30 times and in fact died in England. Note Bell and Toulmin maintained close relations with their home country which benefited both who dealt in an international commodity. 2. The addressee A. Bell & Son was a company formed in 1844. Abraham Bell 1778-1856 was an Irish Quaker who immigrated to the United States c.1804 and built a large shipping and commission merchant business in New York City focusing on cotton. He maintained close ties with traders in Belfast Dublin Liverpool and London and was active in carrying Irish immigrants in the 1840s escaping the ravages of the potato famine. Bell business paper archives are at several repositories including SUNY-Albany; University of Michigan; Winterthur in Delaware and the New York Historical Society. Overall G. Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Manuscript. unknown
Bookseller reference : 0002291
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John Ballem
THE DEVIL'S LIGHTER
Ontario: Paperjacks. Very Good. 1974. First Edition. Softcover. 0773770674 . Signed/Inscribed by author on title page. Interior pages clean and unmarked light age tanning to edges. Cover has light edgewear and a little rubbing around edges. 237 pages plus booklists. "Once it was gold -- the btch-goddess men would kill for. Now it is oil - black gold - and it draws men even to the barren Arctic wastes where one false move means death.; 12mo 7" - 7�" tall; A chilling fast-paced action novel of men who pit their lives against hopeless odds praying and cursing as a well blows wild and the Devil's Lighter shoots its flames against the northern skies. " noto ; Signed by Author . Paperjacks paperback
Bookseller reference : 8803 ISBN : 0773770674 9780773770676
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John BARROW
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty its Causes and Consequences. Edited and with an Introduction by Captain Stephen W. Roskill. Second Edition thus. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 1976 1999. 8vo. Second Edition thus with a portrait frontispiece 15 plates on 11 and endpaper maps; pictorial boards gilt back a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. First published by the FS in 1976. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24398
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John BARROW
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty its Causes and Consequences. Edited and with an Introduction by Captain Stephen W. Roskill. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 1976. 8vo. First Edition thus with a portrait frontispiece 15 plates on 11 and endpaper maps; original decorative blue cloth blocked in gilt backstrip lettered in gilt and blue blue top a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13082
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John Barth
The End of the Road
New York: Doubleday and Company 1967. Revised Edition. Hardcover. very good Plus/Very Good. Copyright date 1967 revised edition. Signed By The Author on the inside Title Page. Black cloth over boards with gilt and silver lettering on the spine. Yellow inside covers front and back. For edge pages are not cut. No tears bent pages a very small check mark on the inside upper right corner of the inside front flyleaf. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine are very minor with a small bump to the toe of the spine. Dust Jacket no bent flaps nor is it price clipped. Jacket shows very minor wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine very small brown spot on the back lower left corner. Jacket now in a clear protective cover. Text is bright and clean binding is secure a solid scarce signed novel. Size: 7�" - 9�" Tall Doubleday and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0004652
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John Bartlett
Bartletts Familiar Quotations Being an attempt to trace to their source passages & phrases in common use
Facsimile Publisher. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. No dust jacket. Printed circa 1900. Published by George Routledge & Sons. Undated. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2407176</p> Facsimile Publisher hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2407176
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John Bartlett
FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS NINTH EDITION
Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1891. Hardcover. Good . 1158 pages. 5 1/2 x 8 in. Tan half calf binding on spine and corners with marbled boards and end papers gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge five raised bands. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD: Spine lightly cracked on top edge leather heavily worn on front and back of covers bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover. Front and rear hinge cracked binding sound pages clean. Little, Brown & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1379
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John Bauer
De Sprookjeswereld Van John Bauer
Rotterdam: Lemniscaat 1976. Excellent book on John Bauer and his fantasy art TEXT IN DUTCH. 192 pages in very bright clean condition many colour illustrations dustwrapper is clean a little rubbed on edges with a few small creases and a few small tears on edges. Outer boards are a little worn along edges. heavy book 1.4KG with sound packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS An attractive copy SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Boards. Good Plus/Good Plus. Illus. by John Bauer. 11 � x 9 Inches. Hardcover. Lemniscaat Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004659 ISBN : 9060692470 9789060692479
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JOHN BEAL
1873 - 1886 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC RETROSPECTIVE MEMOIR OF A BOSTON BORN MAINE MAN
Mechanic Falls Maine. Good. 1873. On offer is a simply superb collection of photographs from the later part of the 19th century. This volume is actually a small 3-ring binder measuring 5 inches by 3 inches. The volume consists of 64 pages and is 100% complete. The handwriting is actually printing and it it perfectly legible. John D Beal was born in Mechanics Falls ME in 1873. His family moved to Boston about a year later. Casual research has not found any additional biographical data. This volume includes a mix of excellent photographs and general commentary of events from the year of his birth until 1885. This was clearly put together when Beal was much older as the commentary and descriptions are very well-written and at a level beyond a 12 year old. The photographs are all annotated and there are many local references: Mechanic Falls in the eighteen seventies was a lively manufacturing town. The Dennison Paper Co. Running night and day shoe factory Winslow Canning Factory Penny Machine Co cheese factory washboard factory and in 1875 the Evans Repeating Rifle Co. Started. Father moved back to Mechanic Falls from So. Boston to take charge of the stock room of the Rife Co. "Uncle Al and Richard Dean lived with us in the Chelsea St. House. Uncle Al at the time was working as an engineer in CW Cobb Bros. Wholesale & Retail Grocers Washington St. Boston Mass. . Uncle Will Aunt Lel-Blanche and Ethel Dean lived on the other side of the house. ." Pictures of people have all the individuals named. Photographs of buildings have notes regarding who lived there or events that occurred there - e.g. a fire. He also notes larger events such as the change to standard time or the appearance of a comet: "Haverhill Bulletin Nov 19th 1883 New Standard Time - The transition from the old to the new standard of time was attended with but very little disturbance . Each man had his watch in his hand to 'set it right and it is safe to say that for once at least noon watches and clocks in town indicated more correct than ever before. ."; "The Great Comet of 1882 - The comet was conspicuously visible to the naked eye for some weeks in September and altogether remained in sight for the for the long period of nine months. ." Another personal entry: "Nov 22nd 1883 - Father died ." Historians or researchers in urban history of history of the late 19th century or early American industrialization would find this to be an outstanding resource. The observations are keen the photographs are well-referenced and the descriptions are thorough. As noted above there are many individuals and businesses mentioned which make this an excellent resource for cross-referencing.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1870s 1880s GILDED AGE INDUSTRIALIZATION JOHN D. BEAL; MECHANIC FALLS ME ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY MAINE UNITED STATES LIFE IN LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICA; INDUSTRIAL AMERICA IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; PHOTOGRAPHS OF SMALL-TOWN AMERICA IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY GREAT COMET OF 1882 STANDARD TIME PHOTO ALBUMS PHOTOGRAPHS POSTCARDS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUIT� CONTRAT V�LIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIG�EDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
Bookseller reference : 0008047
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John Bedford
English Crystal Glass
Cassell 1966 Historical survey of crystal glass in England the ninth in the Collectors Pieces series. Missing front end paper and small area of surface loss on complete jacket otherwise a very good copy. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Cassell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 016932
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John Bedford
Lacquer : Collector's Pieces series
<p>Cassell 1969. F in VG DW. 19x12.5cm. many illus.</p> Cassell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3452
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John Bedford
Paperweights
Cassell 1968 One of the Collector's Pieces series a concise summary of paperweights as collectibles. Tidy clean copy in a price-clipped but otherwise complete jacket. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Cassell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011449
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John Bedford
Talking About Teapots
<p>Parish 1st 1964. VG. 20x14cm. and thus about porcelain pottery silver Sheffield Plateetc. many photos. col. & b & w also drawings of teapots worldwide</p> Parish (1st) hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3391
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John Bedford
Wedgewood -
Walker and Co. Publishers - 1965. Hardcover/pub.1965/Gd. condition/65 pages - Jasper Ware "the Collectors' pieces". TK73523z. Hard Cover. Good. Walker and Co. Publishers - Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3523z
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John Behrend; John Graham
Golf at Hoylake: Royal Liverpool Golf Club Anthology
U. K.: Grant Books 1990. Limited Edition. Hardcover. very good Plus. by the Author's. Copyright date 1990 Limited edition to 1125 copies of which this is number 936. Signed by Both Authors. Green cloth over boards with gilt lettering and design on the front and on the spine. Green inside covers front and back. Illustrated throughout with black and white sketches and photographs. No tears bent pages nor any writing. Dust Jacket no tears bent flaps dust jacket now in a clear cover. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine are minor dust jacket now in a clear cover. Text and illustrations are bright and clean binding is secure a solid scarce history of golf at Hoylake. Size: 7�" - 9�" Tall Grant Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0004886 ISBN : 0907186122 9780907186120
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John Berendtt
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
New York NY: Random House 1994. F/F/later prntng. This is a later printing of the first edition. The binding is tight the book is exceptionally cleanfor a book 26 years old and the corners are sharp. Other than Mr. Berendt's name boldly written on the front free endpaper there is no writing or soiling. The dust jacket price is intact no nicks or tears to jacket and the color is bright and deep; no fading at all. This is a great copy even though it's not a first printing. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. Signed by Author on Endpaper. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Fiction. Random House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0023117 ISBN : 0679429220 9780679429227
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John BERENDT
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. A Savannah Story. Introduced by the Author. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Folio Society 2019. 8vo. First Edition thus with illustrations in the text; pictorial boards backstrip lettered in black a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40149
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John Berggruen Gallery
Al Held Watercolors Exhibition Announcement 2008
San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery 2008. Postcard. Very Good. Unmarked. Large two-sided postcard. Measures 10x8 inches. One side is a detail from Victoria XV 1991 a watercolor. The other side includes information about the September 4-October 4 2008 exhibition at the John Berggruen Gallery. Al Held 1928 John Berggruen Gallery unknown
Bookseller reference : 21348
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John BETJEMAN
Betjeman's Britain. Selected edited and introduced by Candida Lycett Green. Illustrated with Photographs by John Piper Edwin Smith Bill Brandt and Others. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
Folio Society 1999. 8vo. First Edition thus with frontispiece numerous photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; burgundy pictorial cloth gilt back a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. Folio Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30270
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John Bidlake 1755 1814
Elegy Written on the Author's Revisiting the Place of His Former Residence.
1788 paperback. The author's second publication first was a sermon DNB. This copy is 14 pages disbound. -- A contemporary hand it is not known whose has penned at the beginning of the poem "To Miss Charlotte Bell" and has also marked many passages and phrases. -- Condition is fair leaves have been folded; foxed; 1-inch strip cut from top of third leaf and with triangular chip in its margin; last leaf has marginal tear; pages worn at edges. -- Charming and seemingly personal poem from the religious teacher and sermonizer. RARE paperback
Bookseller reference : 25252
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John Bivins
The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700-1820 The Frank L Horton Series First Edition
Winston-Salem: The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts / University of North Carolina Press 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. Maroon cloth covers. Pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated end-papers. Illustrated throughout with photographs. 562pp. Dust jacket shows light wear and is neatly price clipped. Binding is tight. Book is clean inside and out. Pristine condition. Full refund if not satisfied. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts / University of North Carolina Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 060620 ISBN : 0945578008 9780945578000
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John Bivins
THE REGIONAL ARTS OF THE EARLY SOUTH
NC: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts 1991. Paperback. Very Good . 9 x 11 in. Paper wraps. Lavish color and B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean but rubbed. Binding tight and text spotless. Antiques. Stax. <br/><br/> Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts paperback
Bookseller reference : 28270 ISBN : 0945578024 9780945578024
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John Blair
SOMERSET AND DORSET CHAMBERS ILLUSTRATED GUIDES
W & R Chambers 1950. Hardcover. Used; Acceptable. Ex Library. No dust jacket. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2004539</p> W & R Chambers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2004539
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John Boardman
Archaic Greek Gems: Schools and Artists in the Sixth and Early Fifth Centuries B.C.
Evanston: Northwestern University Press 1968. hardcover in dust jacket. very faint age-toning to extremities of dj. no other flaws - clean no writing or markings tightly bound.; 236pp. 15 color plates 372 b/w illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Northwestern University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8509
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John Board
The right way to become a cricketer Right way books series
Right Way Books. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. Edition: First Edition. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2884737</p> Right Way Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2884737
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John Brown
MARJORIE FLEMING;: A SKETCH BEING THE PAPER ENTITLED PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO
D. Douglas 1884. Hardcover. Used; Good. No dust jacket. New edition with illustrations. Original olive cloth gilt and black on upper.Internally very good slight shake engraved plates and colour frontispiece by Goupil. <p><i><strong>Fast Dispatch. Expedited UK Delivery Available. Excellent Customer Service. </strong></i> <br/><br/>Bookbarn International Inventory #2903671</p> D. Douglas hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2903671
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