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Edwards, Ralph (Signed)
The Trail to the Charmed Land
Canada: H.R. Larson Publishing Company. Good. 1950. First Edition. Paperback. 135 pages. Signed by author atop title page dated September 1952. Map. Three pages of reproductions of black and white photos. "Author is one of the few remaining guides who guided the early discoverers of mountain passes mountain valleys and who explored various areas in the National Parks in the Canadian Rockies. Tells of the discovery of Yoho the first crossing of the Dolomite Pass the conquest of the Balfour and of many other very interesting humorous and informative experiences. Provides a feeling of participation in the historic days of the Canadian Rockies National Parks." - from publisher's promotional brochure which is laid-in. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Yoho National Parks Dolomite Pass Mount Balfour Guides British Columbia Jean Habel Yoho Pass Takakkaw Falls Valley Glacier Rev. C.L. Noyes Rev. Harry P. Nicholls Charles S. Thompson George Weed Canadian Rockies; Signed by Authors . H.R. Larson Publishing Company paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 322G0716
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Gibson, Bill; Estabrooks, Lillian
Under the 'K': Memories of Growing Up in Keremeos
Canada: Skookum. Good. 1981. First Edition. Paperback. 56 pages. Author's charming recollections of growing up in early British Columbia. Black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Under the 'K': Memories of Growing Up in Keremeos . Skookum paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 711a2754
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King, James
William Cowper: A Biography
Duke University Press 1986. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN:0822305135 Duke University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4121453 ISBN : 0822305135 9780822305132
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Hamilton, Maurice
James Hunt
Blink Publishing 2016. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1900grams ISBN:9781910536766 Blink Publishing hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8615795 ISBN : 1910536768 9781910536766
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Farrell, N
Mussolini: A New Life
Phoenix 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN:9781842121238 Phoenix paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4931926 ISBN : 1842121235 9781842121238
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Harris, Bob
Still Whispering After All These Years: My Autobiography
Michael O'mara 2016. 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 item350grams ISBN:9781782436454 Michael O'mara paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 8615823 ISBN : 1782436456 9781782436454
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Hopkins, L
Christopher Marlowe: A Literary Life
Palgrave Macmillan 2000. 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:9780333698259 Palgrave Macmillan paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 3945630 ISBN : 0333698258 9780333698259
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Yates, Chris
Nightwalk: A Journey to the Heart of Nature
Collins 2012. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:9780007415540 Collins hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 9998358 ISBN : 0007415540 9780007415540
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Boyd, Jean
The Caliph's Sister: Nana Asma'u 1793-1865 Teacher Poet and Islamic Leader
Frank Cass 1989. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:0714633194 Frank Cass hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4932545 ISBN : 0714633194 9780714633190
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Volkan, Vamik D
Immortal Ataturk: A Psychobiography
University Of Chicago Press 1984. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:0226863883 University Of Chicago Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4121797 ISBN : 0226863883 9780226863887
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Jerome Josephus Schoonover
1908 Diary of a Successful Farmer in Tiogo County New York Who Writes of His Work His Community and His Family
Tiogo County New York United States. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. Softcover. On offer is a fine diary written at the turn of the 20th century in rural upstate New York. This 1908 diary belonged to Jerome Josephus Schoonover 1849-1926 a farmer in upstate New York. Specifically he was born and lived his entire life in Tiogo County New York. In 1890 Jerome married Lydia Van Norstran 1858-1951. Lydia worked as a school teacher in the Barton and Tiogo areas. It does not appear that Jerome and Lydia had any children. Schoonover was 59 years old when he wrote this diary. While his entries are primarily related to his farming business they are surprisingly long and newsy for a mans diary. His entries include information about his and Lydias social life community happenings and he keeps a very thorough financial ledger and list of contacts at the back of the diary. Some excerpts follow: Mellissa Wright dies. Williams wife. Charl to Dan Wiggins draw some ties from the to put them on the flats. To Charls and Dan draw load of stalks & load of oat straw from lower barn for me to bed with at home barn. Nice day for time of year. Sent a letter to J. P. Fragl today an answer to his Jan 5. Some cloudy this morning. Lydia took 3 doz eggs to Stonarts 22¢ trade them out. Report is John Holt went to California on 11 oclock train yesterday left a note for his wife that she could come if she wants 2. She was to Owego come back 12 1/2 the same day dont know what is the matter or the trouble with them. Charles draw manure and draw up some ties 10 for me Mar 11. Hitched fan to platform and Lydia & I went up to Dr. Post. He fix something for my eye and we stay to dinner up there. Charley helped Clarke stook oats we went down to lower garden to get some cucumbers. Pearl Colemans sick so Dr. Post went down with his mobile to see her Aug 18. Charley drew load of corn for me & DA Wiggins husk is 29 good and 6 poor. Cloudy & colder he draw 6 2 for himself and got me a load of corn fodder I pick up some chestnuts Oct 9. Lydia & her mother went to the funeral of Mrs. Dan Daily at Barton on morn train. Gibbs finish the price back of the hill. Ground was froze quite hard in morn cloudy all day and cold. Charls Tribe sold his farm to Charles Coleman 1500 dollars Art V went to Smithboro to take an inventory of Bailys store goods Nov 14. Sold Fred Martin 5 doz eggs at 86 cents Rode up to store with Dr. Post in his cutter. Really good sleighing cold wind dont feel very good today Dec 21. This simple plainly-written diary gives an excellent look at and sense of what life was like in those early years of the 20th century. They paint a picture of a hard but successful life in upstate New York in the years just before the beginning of some of the most momentous changes in life in the United States. Measuring 6.0 inches by 3.0 inches and contains 365 pages. The diary is approximately 80% complete. The cover and binding are in good condition as is the spine. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is legible. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
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John Nelson Pitts and Minnie R Wells Pitts
1913 and 1924 Diaries of a Farmer and His Wife Exploring the Male and Female Perspectives of a Tough Life of Work and Community in Wayne County New York
WAYNE COUNTY NEW YORK BUTLER WOLCOTT. Very Good. Softcover. On offer are two diaries written just over a decade apart by a Wayne County New York farmer and his wife. The pair of diaries present the busy and thankless lives of early 20th century farmers from both the male and female perspective. The authors of these diaries are a husband and wife duo John Nelson Pitts 1875-1961 and Minnie R. Pitts nee Wells 1874-1957. John was born in Butler New York and lived near Wolcott New York for his entire life dying in Huron. Minnie was also born and spent her life in Wayne County. They married in 1904 and did not have any children. The 1913 diary was written by John when the couple is in their late-30s. The 1924 diary was kept by Minnie when they are in their late-40s. Johns 1913 diary details the day-to-day workings of his farm. His entries are short and sweet but very consistent. He writes every single day in 1913 and adds additional notes about his work days in the Memoranda section. Some excerpts of Johns diary follow: Cloudy & squally. I picked up around the A. M. And we cut wood this P. M. Snowy in the eve Jan 27 1913. Fine and cool. I sowed grass seed this A. M. And helped Elmer cut wood P. M. Apr 9 1913. Fine and cool. I the orchard and helped Elmer in P. M. We Minnie and I went and got the new rake. Fine eve July 15. Fair and warm. I cut corn today for myself. Minnie helped this P. M. Cool eve Sept 19 1913. Fine and cool. I husked corn and chores. Min washed and is cross Nov 25 1913. Minnies 1924 diary is equally as consistent as Johns. She writes every single day and her entries are very detailed. She is the quintessential farmers wife and it is plain to see that she is a very busy hard-working woman. Some excerpts follow: Cold this morn 6 above zero. Bright all day. Cold west wind. We over to G. Fowlers this A. M. And I washed this P. M. - J cleaned out smoke house Feb 18 1924. Snow squalls and flurried all day. Wet and nasty time. I made birthday cake for John on his birthday tomorrow. M and Lewie here in P. M. And I passed a lunch. Fire in furnace felt good Apr 20 1924. 46 degrees this morn fair today and cool. I washed picked cucumbers and stuff from garden. Wella boys called at noon. Deetzs goods came this P. M. 5 truck loads. J. Plowing and drew some hay. Still cool this eve Sept 4 1924. Rained all day today J choring around & he & Chas fixed she to put roosters in J put hogs in pen in P. M. And I crocheted. Chas laid down in P. M. Dixie cow has a little calf this eve Sept 30 1924. For a social historian these two diaries give an excellent look at how this couple managed their farm. It also shows very clearly the division of labour and the clear gender roles of the people involved. For a Gender Studies program this would be a very good illustration of how these played out at this time in rural America. The 1913 diary measures 5x3 inches and contains 182 pages. It is 100% complete and is in overall Fair condition. The 1924 diary measures 5.5x2.5 inches and contains 52 pages. It is 100% complete and in overall Good condition save for some staining on the pages. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0011140
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Cannon, Thomas H, compiler
History of the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana
Indianapolis: Historians' Association 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 4tos 840 827 pages brown cloth shelfworn X-library with internal markings call numbers on the spine; former Library Reference copy stamped as released. <br/><br/>Volume I is HIstorical Volume II is Biographical. Illustrated. Historians' Association hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0010335
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O'Connor, Flannery; Fitzgerald, Sally (editor)
The Habit of Being : Letters
Farrar Straus & Giroux 1979. 617pp. Black cloth hardback DJ has a couple tiny tears along back upper edge Third Printing gift inascription on inside front cover index Collection of letters by Flannery O'Connor . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : w241033315 ISBN : 0374167699 9780374167691
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Blackwood, Helen Selina
Miss Myrtle or The Charming Woman; The Words & Music by Mrs. Price Blackwood
Baltimore: F.D. Benteen 1840. Sheet_music. Good. 4 p.: music; 32 cm. Mrs. Price Blackwood was Irish poet Helen Selina Sheridan Blackwood Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye 1807-1867. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1835 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Contains melody with keyboard accompaniment. No date of publication. Frederick D. Benteen d. 1864 was active as a music publisher from the 1830s until his death in 1864. Helen Selina Sheridan married Commander Price Blackwood in 1825; he died in 1841. In the words of this song the author warns men against marrying "such a charming woman" although Myrtle's flaws consist of being well-educated and not rich. Very scarce. In Good Condition: lower corner of first leaf detached and archivally repaired; lower corner of second leaf creased with 2-cm. closed tear archivally repaired; light soiling and foxing. F.D. Benteen unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010118
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Bentley, W O
My Life and My Cars
London: Hutchinson. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 239 pp. Illus. Frontis. Car photos on the endpapers. Spine gently bumped. In the original slipcase. Slipcase has edgewear. Signed by the author. Signed by Bentley under the front endpaper photo. Self described by Bentley as the 'definitive W. O.' undergreen boards gilt lettering on spine gilt Bentley logo on the front board. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . Hutchinson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIO2203
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Terry, Daniel
British Theatrical Gallery A Collection of Whole Length Portraits with Biographical Notices by D. Terry
London: H. Berthoud 1825. Hardcover. Good . 72 p. frontispiece and 19 leaves of plates; 36 cm. Contemporary black leather spine with plain grey paper over boards. The publisher intended the plate of Mrs. Siddons to be bound as the frontispiece but here the plate of Mr. Kean was bound as the frontispiece and that of Siddons before the text about her. Contains 20 engraved portraits by R. Cooper of famous contemporary actors and dancers including Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth Edmund Kean as Richard III Samuel Simmonds as Baron Munchausen dancers Lisa Noblet Felicite Hullin and Etienne Le Blond opera singer Giuseppe de Begnis and Henry Gattie Maria Theresa Bland Sarah Booth Frances Copeland and Charles Young. The plates have not been hand-colored. In Good Condition: front board and frontispiece are detached but present; lacking leather over spine; foxing primarily in margins of plates; otherwise clean and solid. H. Berthoud hardcover
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Sherwood, Kate B
Handwritten letter to J. M. Dickinson Lisbon Ohio from Kate B. Sherwood editor of the Woman's Dept. of the The National Tribune
1897. Near Fine. 1 handwritten letter dated Canton Ohio 12 April 1897 to J. M. Dickinson Lisbon Ohio accepting the invitation he had extended from Starr Post 138 G.A.R. in Lisbon Ohio for her to visit on Memorial Day. Kate Brownlee Sherwood 1841-1914 was a poet and journalist as well as the editor from 1883 of the Woman's Dept. of The National Tribune a monthly publication for Civil War veterans and their families. She also helped to organize the Woman's Relief Corps to aid the Grand Army of the Republic the same year was the first president of the Ohio Newspaper Women's Association in 1902 and supported women's suffrage. J. M. John M. Dickinson was born in Columbiana Co. Ohio in 1836; served in the 84th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War; was admitted to the bar in 1864 and was an attorney in Lisbon Ohio through 1905; served as mayor of Lisbon 1869-1881; served in the Ohio Senate from Columbiana Co. 1882-1885; and was a justice of the peace in Lisbon in 1907. In 1880 the House of Representatives received a petition from J. M. Dickinson mayor of New Lisbon and others citizens of Columbiana Co. Ohio for a constitutional amendment granting the right of suffrage to women. Along one edge of the postmarked envelope presumably in Dickinson's hand: "April 12-97." The Starr Post in Lisbon was named after brothers Lt. Calvin L. Starr killed at the battle of Perryville Ky. in 1862 and Serg. Thomas Clinton Starr killed at Kenesaw Mountin in 1864. In Near Fine Condition: several small punctures near upper edge; letter is clean and solid; envelope is slightly soiled. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008219
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Sand, George; Munro, Georgina C; Lott, Henry Frank; Copway, George
People & Howitt's Journal The People's Journal; with which is incorporated Howitt's Journal
London: Willoughby & Co 1851. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 363 1 52 p. engraved title page and 24 leaves of plates; 26 cm. Contemporary half calf with five spine compartments between double gilt rules; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Paper label with handwritten number in first compartment. Marbled paper over boards. Caption title p. 1: The People's Journal; with which is incorporated Howitt's Journal. Final 52 pages are headed Appendix. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper indicating that this was acquired by the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College Carlisle Pa. in 1864. No date of publication or volume number. From 1849 to 1851 the magazine was published by Willoughby & Co. The Appendix on p. 48 references a work published in 1851. Contents include fiction by George Sand Georgina C. Munro Elizabeth O'Hara Paul Creyton John Townsend Trowbridge and others; poetry by Charles Mackay Henry Frank Lott and others; Indian legends by Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bouh George Copway; a description of the establishment of John and Richard Morley "Warehousemen Hosiers and Glovers" in London including the dormitories of their employees; The Balance of Employment: Its Political and Moral Necessity by Clara Walbey; The Adventures of Peter Viaud; and articles about "life assurance" life insurance the slave trade and the life of a draper's assistant. Two leaves of portraits have been traced in pencil on the reverse side. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; title page and facing plate are lightly soiled; closed 2-cm. tear from fore-edge of title page; closed 3-cm. tear from fore-edge of p. 5; closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of p. 339; scattered soiling; otherwise clean and solid. Willoughby & Co hardcover
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Clymer, Eleanor; Bendick, Jeanne
The Country Kittens; Eleanor Clymer; With Pictures by Jeanne Bendick owned by the author and with related correspondence to the author
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co 1947. Hardcover. Very Good /good. 108 p.: color illustrations; 24 cm. Grey cloth with dark green spine and cover titles and illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Belonged to the author who attached a mailing label with her name and address to the front free endpaper not over the illustration with the handwritten note: "Please return to." This covers part of an earlier handwritten note to the same effect of which only the address is visible. Illustrated dust jacket. The adventures of two country kittens in the city. With 3 pieces of correspondence dated 1988 relating to possible reprinting of this title: 1 a letter from Mary-Louise Moran an attorney in Maryland Heights Mo. who had fond memories of this book from her childhood and had not been able to find a copy for her child wondering whether there would be a new edition; 2 a letter from editorial assistant Ellen Johnson Dell Publishing say that they wanted to consider reprinting The Country Kittens and The Grocery Mouse; and 3 a lettr from executive editor Michelle Poploff saying that they would not reprint them. As in 1988 very scarce. Book is in Very Good Condition: ends of spine are rubbed; author's address on front free endpaper; otherwise clean and solid. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: loss along spine; edges rubbed with minor chipping; front flap is price-clipped; closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of back section. Robert M. McBride & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008498
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Clymer, Eleanor; O'Sullivan, Tom
Not Too Small After All by Eleanor Clymer; Pictures by Tom O'Sullivan owned by the author
New York: Franklin Watts 1955. Hardcover. Very Good /very good -. First Printing. 8 55 1 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Orange cloth with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket with illustration that runs continuously from the back section to the front. With the author's label on the front free endpaper not covering the illustration: "Please return to Eleanor Clymer 11 Nightingale Road Katonah N.Y." Book is in Very Good Condition: author's label on front free endpaper; upper page edges slightly soiled; otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: rubbed and lightly soiled; minor loss at ends of spine and ends of flap folds. Franklin Watts hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008500
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Clymer, Eleanor
Belinda's New Spring Hat; Eleanor Clymer; Pictures by Gioia Fiammenghi
New York: Franklin Watts 1969. Very Good. 32 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. White cloth with color illustration running continuously from back to front. No dust jacket. Owned by author with her name on front free endpaper: "Eleanor Clymer." A charming story about Belinda's search for a new spring hat. In Very Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; pages are clean and tight. Franklin Watts unknown
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Heresies: A Feminist Publication on Art & Politics #17 Acting Up! Women in Theater and Performance vol. 5 no. 1
New York: Heresies Collective 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. 93 3 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback. Includes contributions by and about: Bonnie Greer Meredith Monk Pina Bausch Clare Raulerson Monica Gazzo Suzanne Lacy Lucy R. Lippard Susan Mosakowski Lois Elaine Griffith Mary Wagner Ciindy Carr Lenora Champagne Patricia Jones Ellie Covan Jessica Hagedorn Martha Boesing Terry Wolverton Kitty Tsui Clare Coss Sondra Segal Roberta Sklar Stephanie Skura Jovette Marchessault Vanalyne Green Cheryl Clarke Breena Clarke Gwendolen Hardwick Linda Powell Joannie Fritz Jacqueline Allen Jane Chambers Kimiko Hahn Hrut Keshishian and Harmony Hammond. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and tight. Heresies Collective paperback
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The Kossuth Offering and Family Souvenir: A Gift Book for All Seasons: 1852
New York: Mark H. Newman & Co 1851. Hardcover. Good -. Sartain John. iv 241 1 p. engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover with the same blind-stamped on back cover; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper: "From M. H. Bidwell Jany 1st 1852 to Thomas Hamilton." Faxon Literary Annual and Gift Books 428e. The extreme popularity of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva 1802-1894 or Louis Kossuth as he was known in English is indicated by the publisher naming this literary annual for him. He had served as Hungary's president during the revolution of 1848-49; in 1851 he spent time in London before coming to the United States. He arrived in New York in Dec. 1851 as this volume appeared to a hero's welcome including a visit to the White House with President Millard Fillmore. The volume includes: 5 plates engraved by John Sartain; 2 works by Metta Victoria Fuller 1831-1885: The City of Night and The Wo-Prophet of Jerusalem; an engraving of the Crystal Palace; The Fear of Being an Old Maid by Mrs. E. H. Hall; and a biography of Kossuth. Very scarce. In Good- Condition: edges of spine and corners are rubbed; loss at ends of spine; cloth is separating along front joint; cloth is soiled and faded; front hinge is separating; old dampstain at lower corner of a few leaves; foxing throughout; otherwise clean and solid. Mark H. Newman & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006346
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Kres, Otto
Geheimnisse der Zeugung und das Geschlechtsleben des Menschen: . . . Nach den neuesten Erfahrungen der medizinischen Wissenschaft unter Berücksichtigung der arzneilosen Heilweise dargestellt für Nichtstudierte von Dr. med. Kress; Vervollkommnet von Dr. med. Retau und Dr. med. Roscher
Dresden: M. Wolf 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "Entwickelungsgeschichte Schwangerschaft und Geburt Krankheiten der Wöchnerinnen Kinderkrankheiten und deren Behandlung Geschlechtskrankheiten deren Gefahren und Verhütung." "Fünfzehnte vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage des Werkes Der Mensch. Mit 187 Text-Illustrationen 31 anatomischen Farbendruck-Tafeln nebst einem zerlegbaren Modell des weiblichen Körpers." xvi 1264 p. 32 leaves of color plates 1 with moveable parts: many in-text drawings tables; 25 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; embossed color illustration on spine and front cover. Leipzig bookbinder blind-stamped on back cover. All page edges red. Decoration endpapers. Bookseller's label on front fixed endpaper for C. N. Caspar Co. Book Emporium Milwaukee Wisconsin. Scarce with the final color plate with multiple moveable sections. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: corners lightly rubbed; p. 370 scraped; plate facing p. 990 has 7-cm. closed tear from gutter; pages are browning; otherwise clean and tight. M. Wolf hardcover
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The Lancaster Pa. General Hospital "Benefit" Cook Book of Priceless "Tried and Tested" Lancaster County Recipies With Minute Directions: A Practical and Economical Guide to Cooking and the Kitchen forming altogether one of the most valuable Household Books of the Day; Issued by the Women's Auxiliary Societies of the Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster Pa: Lancaster General Hospital 1912. Hardcover. Very Good -. Printed by Conn & Slote Lancaster Pa. 224 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Plain black cloth. No date of publication; section about the Lancaster General Hospital is dated 1912. Contains advertisements for Lancaster County businesses. Recipes include: apple snow; meat cakes; apple omelet; walnut pie; transparent pies; temperance mince pie; Comanche candy; kippered cherries; and various ice cream and water ice recipes. In addition to recipes includes other household tips such as how to take care of your parasol during the winter and how to bleach a straw bonnet. Handwritten recipe on front fixed endpaper for sponge cake from "Mrs. S." The Memoranda pages include two handwritten recipes: "Gertie Rogers fine Ginger Cake" and "Miss Landis Devil Food." Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; tail of spine starting to fray; cloth is lightly soiled; older solid repair of both hinges; occasional minor stain on pages; otherwise clean and solid. Lancaster General Hospital hardcover
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Hay, Mary Cecil
Hidden Perils: A Novel
New York: George Munro 1878. Hardcover. Good . 288 6 p.; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; embossed author's name on front cover over gilt decoration. Blind-ruled borders on both boards. Pale yellow endpapers. Former owners' names on front fixed endpaper: M. E. S. Gibbs and Annie A Skelton. The author Mary Cecil Hay 1839-1886 was an English novelist. This was her second novel first published in 1873. Very scarce. In Good Condition: cover is rubbed; slightly cocked; pp. 121-132 detached but present discolored along gutters and fore-edges chipped; occasional light soiling. George Munro hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006528
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The Architectural Annual vol. 2; Edited by Albert Kelsey: Issue for 1901
Philadelphia: Architectural Annual 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition." 303 p.: illustrations plans views; 32 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black ruled border on front cover. Black emblem on front cover with motto "Progress Before Precedent." Red endpapers. Title page in red and black. Contents include: Louis H. Sullivan Thinker and Architect by A. W. Barker -- Harvard Architecture: Its Recent Achievements and Tendencies Discussed by R. Clipston Sturgis -- Suburban Development and Colony Life: Being an Article on the Organization and Subdivision of Property and the Thorough Planning of Small Individual Homesteads -- A Fouraine Garden by Wetherill P. Trout -- Recreation Piers on River Front in Philadelphia by Wm. Copeland Furber. Front fixed endpaper bears blue-and-black bookplate of Edward A. Teitelman d. 2010 doctor and architectural historian signed Sellers. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: edges slightly rubbed; closed tear of 3-cm. or less from lower edge of 3 leaves; clean and tight. Architectural Annual hardcover
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Ruschenberger, W S W
An Account of the Institution and Progress of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia During a Hundred Years from January 1787
Philadelphia: Wm. J. Dornan 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. viii 308 p.; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with printed paper spine label. Spine title: An Account of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Includes the officers from 1786 to 1887; delegates to the American Medical Association; roll of fellows; and index. Card attached to front fixed endpaper indicating that this was a gift from the author to Dr. Robert J. Hess. Inscription on front free endpaper indicating that this was acquired from the collection of W. Robert Penman and Dorothy I. Lansing in 1966. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; minor chipping of spine label; a few pen notations; otherwise clean and tight. Wm. J. Dornan hardcover
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Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson
The Literary History of Philadelphia
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co 1906. Hardcover. Good. xv 1 433 p. 52 leaves of plates with captioned tissue guards: in-text and full-page illustrations; 28 cm. Off-white cloth with printed paper spine label. One of a limited edition of 100 copies but unnumbered not part of the limited edition of 1000 copies. Includes index. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Good Condition: cover is soiled; hinges are very weak; front free endpaper blank leaf and title page are detached as a unit but present; otherwise clean and tight; all plates are present. George W. Jacobs & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006780
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Largilliere, Nicolas de
Voltaire broadside with engraved portrait
London: William Holl 1819. Near Fine. Small broadside 21 x 13 cm. with a bust-length portrait of Voltaire after Nicolas de Largillière in oval 5 x 4 cm. and the life of the author. Etching and stipple with letterpress. Issued as an illustration for the Biographical Magazine. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: several small light spots of foxing near upper edge; otherwise clean and bright. William Holl unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006786
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Dewey, Henry Sweetser
Autograph letter signed to Horace C. Hovey
1912. Near Fine. 2 sheets of paper each written on one side. Henry S. Dewey 1856-1932 was writing from Boston State Hospital on June 10 1912 in response to a letter from Dr. Horace C. Hovey who had apparently written to him while doing research on The Hovey Book: Describing the English Ancestry and American Descendants of Daniel Hovey published in 1913. Dewey was a member of the Boston Common Council from 1885 to 1887 and served in the lower house of the state legislature from 1889 to 1891. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1891; appointed a special justice of the municipal court of Boston in 1896 and an associate justice in 1899; and was the chairman of the state board of bar examiners from 1898 until his resignation in March 1903. In 1900 he was appointed judge advocate general on the staff of the commander in chief by Governor Crane. In 1901 he retired from the bench where he had a reputation as a colorful judge to focus on private practice. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Boston in 1905 Louis D. Brandeis wrote several letters arguing strongly for Dewey's "unfitness." In 1909 his behavior began to be seen as unusual when he represented himself in his suit against the Good Government Association for $76 million for its attacks on him in the 1905 campaign. Several months after losing that suit he spent 12 hours speaking on Boston Common. In Jan. 1912 he was sent to Boston State Hospital having been deemed insane "by one of the overseers of Harvard University" according to this letter. Although he considered it "false imprisonment" he spent the rest of his life at the hospital for the insane at Pierce Farm. In Near Fine Condition: light creases; clean and intact. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006808
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Tucker, Elizabeth S
Little Ways and Great Plays by Eliabeth S. Tucker and Others; Monotints Verses and Stories by E. S. T.
New York: Worthington Co 1892. Hardcover. Very Good -. 25 leaves: color illustrations; 28 cm. Red cloth spine with color illustrated paper over boards. Gilt cover title. Leaves of color illustrations alternate with leaves of text accompanied by sepia illustrations. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Mabel Wilson. In Very Good- Condition: cover is soiled; edges rubbed; ends of spine lightly frayed; scattered soiling primarily on backs of leaves; finger soiling along edges of a few leaves; color illustrations are bright. Worthington Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006833
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The Death-Bed Confessions of the Late Countess of Guernsey to Lady Anne Hamilton: Developing a Series of Mysterious Transactions Connected with the Most Illustrious Personages in the Kingdom
London: s.n. 1822. Fair. Title continued: "To which are added The Queen's Last Letter to the King Written a few days before her majesty's death and other Authentic Documents never before published." 132 p.; 16 cm. Lacking binding. Purports to be the confession of the Countess of Guernsey 1753-1821 who takes the blame for the scandalously poor relationship between Queen Caroline and King George IV. Variously attributed to: Lady Anne Hamilton 1766-1846; Olivia Serres aka Princess Alive of Cumberland 1772-1834; Hamilton and Serres together; and Shakespeare forger William Henry Ireland 1777-1835. Whoever the author was it inspired Edgar Allen Poe's "The Purloined Letter." Scarce. In Fair Condition: lacking lower part of title page with loss of imprint except for th "L" from London and lacking upper corner without loss of text; closed 7-cm. tear in title page; pages are brown and slightly stained; complete. s.n. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006860
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Hemig, John W
John W. Hemig Diaries -- 4 advertising notebooks and diaries used by Philadelphia waiter 1916-1920
1916. Hardcover. Good. John W. Hemig 1891-1978 was born in Reading Pa.; by 1916 he had moved to Philadelphia where he worked as a waiter and assistant manager at Schwoerer's cafe on Market St. through 1930 or later. In that year the census indicates that his wife was Elsie and though he could read and write he had not attended college. He used these four advertising notebooks and diaries to records information about his life from 1916 to 1920. 1 Central Trust Co. diary. approx. 80 p.: illustrations tables; 10 cm. Calf with Central Trust Company emblem gilt-stamped on front cover. All page edges gilt. Endpapers are light green printed in blue. Front free endpaper has illustration of the Central Trust Company Camden N.J. and list of officers and directors. On Dec. 31 1915 Hemig noted that he played his last game of pool per his New Year's resolution. However this is crossed out and on Jan. 7 he notes that he played pool. In June 1916 he notes the Admen's Parade and in Nov. he notes the election of Woodrow Wilson. For most of the year he records his work hours. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; first leaf has closed tear; solid. <br/> 2 W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co. advertising notebook. Philadelphia: W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co. 1915. 6 101 7-13 p.; 11 cm. Full calf with name of company embossed on front cover. Calendars attached to inside of cover. No date of publication; includes calendars for 1916 and 1917. W.M. McCahan a grocer established a molasses house in 1873 which he converted into a sugar refinery in 1892. In 1920 it was sold to a Cuban sugar refiner Czarnikow-Rionda Co. and became W.J. McCahan Sugar Refining and Molasses Co. which in 1944 was sold to the American Sugar Refining Co. becoming the Philadelphia Refining Co. In addition to the calendars the book contains information on the products sold by McCahan statistics on world sugar prices over many years and various type of business information. The unpaginated pages are graph paper where Hemig recorded the sale of pies throughout Philadelphia. In Good Condition: leather is heavily rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; occasional staining and soiling. 3 Diary 1917 Atlas & Manual. 128 p.: tables color maps; 14 cm. Light green cloth over light card cover with black stamped cover title. No publication information. All pages red. Corners rounded. The diary portion of this small book contains ruled pages with one week per page as well as some memoranda pages. Hemig wrote his draft number on the front free endpaper verso. He recorded his hours of work; visiting his family in Reading; the death of Buffalo Bill; the death of his father; and the declaration of war against Germany. In Jan. "the Boss forbid us to take tips." On June 5 Hemig placed a patriotic sticker and wrote "Must Redgister for War" but on July 4 "Examined for Army I did not Pass." In Good Condition: cover is soiled; starting to split over back joint. 4 The Excelsior Diary 1913. approx. 200 p.: tables; 13 cm. Leather flap binding with "Excelsior Diary" gilt-stamped on the flap. All page edges marbled. The first 28 pages contain one month per page and then the usual useful information including interest tables and a weekly table of wages. The remainder of the book contains lined paper arranged as a diary with two days per page. On the first few pages Hemig recorded candy recipes; his diary entries start on the Jan. 20 page with an entry for May 10 1920 indicating that he had started a new job and the circus was in town. Entries continue for a month or so then nothing until pages printed for Nov. and Dec. Final pages contain pages lined for accounting with some used. In Good Condition: flap is detached but present; spine is rubbed with loss of leather; pages are clean and tight. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006880
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Fitzgerald, F Scott
Thoughtbook of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald; with an Introduction by John R. Kuehl
Princeton N.J.: Princeton University Library 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 42 p.: facsimiles; 24 cm. Hardback with facsimile of original notebook on cover. Original glassine dust jacket. One of a limited edition of 300 copies. Illustrated title page. The diary reproduced here is from 1910-1911 when its author later known as F. Scott Fitzgerald was 13 and 14. In Near Fine Condition: slight discoloration on endpapers; otherwise clean and bright. Glassine dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: closed tears from upper edge of back ection; spine slightly sunned. Princeton University Library hardcover
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Currie, James
Memoir of the Life Writings and Correspondence of James Currie M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh London Medical Society &c. &c.; edited by his son William Wallace Currie vol. 2
London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1831. Hardcover. Very Good . Volume 2 only. xii 503 1 p.; 22 cm. Modern leather rebacking with contemporary calf boards; gilt-tooled spine labels. All paged speckled red. Modern blue endpapers. This volume contains letters from 1787 to 1804 by James Currie 1756-1805 Scottish physician. He writes about medical issues as well as his support for the abolition of slavery and comments on other political matters. This volume also includes the fourth edition of Currie's A Letter Commercial and Political Addressed to the Rt. Hon. William Pitt by Jasper Wilson. In Very Good Condition: modern leather rebacking; edges of original boards are rubbed but retain much of their double gilt-ruled borders; title page is slightly foxed; otherwise clean and tight. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006935
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Cowper, William
The Works of William Cowper: His Life Letters and Poems; Now First Completed by the Introduction of Cowper's Private Correspondence; edited by the Rev. T. S. Grimshawe
Boston: Crosby Nichols Lee and Co 1860. Hardcover. Very Good . 749 p. frontispiece added engraved title page and 5 leaves of engraved plates all with tissue guards; 25 cm. Contemporary full calf with 6 spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment: Cowper's Complete Works. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments; double gilt-ruled border on each board with gilt-rolled decoration on board edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Frontispiece is a portrait of Cowper engraved by A. H. Ritchie based on art by Romney. Title vignette on added engraved title page with title: The Life and Works of William Cowper. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: front joint sensitively repaired; ends of spine and corners rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; frontispiece and added engraved title page are foxed; the 5 leaves of engraved plates have left faint shadows on facing pages of text; otherwise clean and tight. Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006934
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Whittemore, Henry
History of the Seventy-First Regiment N. G. S. N. Y. including the History of the Veteran Association with Biographical Sketches of Members
New York: Willis McDonald & Co 1886. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. viii 302 p. tissue-guarded frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates portraits; 26 cm. Modern leather spine and corners with new gilt-tooled spine title. Original boards with gilt-stamped cover emblem and title "History of 71st Reg't N.G.S.N.Y." All edges gilt. Original marbled endpapers. Includes index to biographical sketches. This history of the 71st Regiment of the National Guard of the State of New York is based on the Regimental Minute Book from 1861 to 1870 New York newspaper accounts scrap books interviews with veterans a journal and diary kept by Sgt. J. T. Woolsey and official reports of officers during the Civil War. Very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: rebacked as described above; occasional light foxing on margins of plates; otherwise clean and tight. Willis McDonald & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 006930
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Chenier, Andre
Oeuvres en Prose de André Chénier Augmentées d'un Grand Nombre de Morceaux Inédits et Précédées provenance: Alexander Bliss
Paris: Charles Gosselin 1840. Hardcover. Near Fine. Seule Édition Complète." 2 lviii 2 332 p.; 18 cm. Modern leather with gilt-tooled spine title and blind-tooled decoration. Former owner's inscription on blank leaf following front endpapers: "Alex. Bliss 1849." French poet André Chénier 1762-1794 was a victim of the French Revolution. This volume contains letters and other prose pieces by the author some not previously published. Alexander Bliss 1827-1896 served as Captain Assistant Quartermaster General of the Union Army and later Colonel Quartermaster General during the American Civil War. In Near Fine Condition: pages are slightly brown; otherwise clean and tight. Charles Gosselin hardcover
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Barry, Thomas Henry
Typed signed letter to H. Stuart Watts from Major General Thomas H. Barry while superintendent at West Point
West Point N.Y. 1910. Near Fine. 2 p.; 18 x 14 cm. Typed response to a query from H. Stuart Watts New York City on stationary headed "West Point N.Y." Major General Thomas H. Barry 1855-1919 served on the western frontier and in the Philippines in the Spanish American War and was President of the Army War College and Superintendent of the Military Academy 1910-1912. Later he commanded in Cuba China and Philippines and served in France in World War I. In this short letter signed "Thomas H. Barry" he recounts his ranks from cadet at West Point to Major General. In Near Fine Condition: very lightly soiled. unknown
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Almon, John; Champigny, Jean de, translator
Examen du Ministère de Mr. Pitt dedié au Roi de Prusse; traduit de l'Anglois par le Colonel Chevalier de Champigny; avec des Notes Intéressantes
La Haye the Hague: Pierre Gosse Junior et Daniel Pinet 1764. Hardcover. Very Good. viii 346 p.; 20 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Mr. Pitt." Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. All page edges red. Engraved armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper: "Le Comte Lannoy De Clervaux." Small printed label on front fixed endpaper: "A Monsieur le comte Félix de Lannoy." Inscribed on half title page: "Monsieur Le Comte De Lannoy De Clerva." Stamp of the Pennsylvania State College Library on the title page verso. Translation by of A Review of Mr. Pitt's Administration by John Almon 1737-1805 an English journalist. William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham 1708-1778 was a prominent political figure in Great Britain during the French and Indian War the Seven Years' War and served as Prime Minister from 1766 to 1768. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss of gilt on lower spine; minor insect damage in lower margins of some leaves; clean and tight. Pierre Gosse Junior et Daniel Pinet hardcover
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Harris, John
Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca. Or A Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels; Consisting of above Six Hundred of the most Authentic Writers . Originally published by John Harris . Now carefully revised with large additions and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country
London: T. Woodward 1744. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes: vol. 1: 8 xvi 8 984 p. 16 leaves of plates; vol. 2: 10 1056 22 p. frontispiece and 21 leaves of plates: tables; 44 cm. Contemporary half calf with seven compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment of vol. 1: Harris's Voyages. Plain light grey paper over boards. Leaves are untrimmed. Title pages in red and black. Vol. 1 imprint: Printed for T. Woodward A. Ward S. Birt D. Browne T. Longman R. Hett C. Hitch H. Whitridge S. Austen J. Hodges J. Robinson B. Dod T. Harris J. Hinton and J. Rivington. Vol. 2 imprint the same except for omission of A. Ward. The dedication to George II with royal crest and signed by Carteret appears opposite the title page in vol. 1. A second dedication "To the merchants of Great-Britain" signed "The author" follows the title page. Index and "List of Charts Maps and Cutts in this Work" follow text in vol. 2. Woodcut head pieces tail-pieces and initial letters. Bookplate of the Museum Library of the University of Pennsylvania on each front fixed endpaper stamped " No longer the property of the University Museum Library." A heavy set; for international shipping they will have to be sent by priority international. Lacking maps except plans of Lima and Canton in v.1 and Peking in v.2 and some other leaves of plates 38 plates present of 61 called for; otherwise in Good Condition: front boards detached but present; lacking most of leather from vol. 2 spine; text blocks are solid; clean and bright. T. Woodward hardcover
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Darmon, David Smith
The Regular Book of Entries Belonging to David Smith Darmon business ledger
Salem N.J. 1840. Hardcover. Good. approx. 650 p.; 41 cm. Remains of original leather binding. Ledger book of David Smith Darmon 1815-1879 a saddler in Salem N.J. The first part of the ledger begins on April 15 1840 and goes to Feb. 26 1858 in Salem N.J. The next page is headed "Philadelphia July 16 1859." The Philadelphia entries run through March 1860. The next page is headed "The Regular Book of Entries Belonging to David S. Darmon" and starts with April 11 1865 in Salem N.J. This suggests that the business had been taken over by David Smith Darmon one of the sons of David Smith Darmon 1815-1879 the latter generally known as Smith Darmon. This section runs to April 1875. The next section begins in Salem in Feb. 1889 but does not identify the person who "Commenced business this date." It runs to the beginning of 1892. The final section contains entries from the 1870s. David Smith Darmon 1815-1879 worked with leather as well as renting out horses and carriages. The entries run from making 16 handles for fire buckets for the Union fire Co. to hiring out a horse and sulky. A rare record of a mid-19th-century New Jersey business. In Good Condition: lacking leather from spine; front board is detached but present; back board is almost detached; front free endpaper is detached with loss from lower section without loss of writing; otherwise the pages are solid with occasional soiling or fading. hardcover
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Ditmas, Charles Andrew
Historic Homesteads of Kings County
Brooklyn N.Y.: Charles Andrew Ditmas 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. 100 p.; 21 handcolored illustrations tipped in; 32 cm. Dark blue silk with orange stamped cover title. Top page edges gilt. Orange endpapers. "First Edition Limited to Five Hundred Signed and Numbered Copies and Illustrated by Twenty Hand-colored Gelatine Photo-gravures and One Cover Piece." This is no. 132 signed by the author on the title page. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: "Mrs. A. M. DuBois." Charming illustrations with historic and genealogical information on 20 homes built by early Dutch settlers on Long Island N.Y. Includes index. In Very Good Condition: corners and ends of spine are rubbed and frayed; spine is slightly sunned; text and illustrations are clean and bright. Charles Andrew Ditmas hardcover
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Webb, George James
The Young Ladies' Vocal Class-Book; For the Use of Female Seminaries and Music Classes; Composed Selected and Arranged with Piano-Forte Accompaniments Expressly for this Work by George James Webb
Boston: Jenks & Palmer 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Edition. 152 p.: music; 29 cm. Black cloth spine; brown paper over boards printed in black. Back cover has advertisements for works by Webb published by Jenks & Palmer. "Consisting of Systematic Instructions for Forming and training the Voice and Suitable Vocalizing Exercises and solfeggios; Together with a Collection of Songs for One Two Three and Four Voices." Scarce. In Very Good Condition: cover is rubbed; cloth is frayed at spine ends and split over front joint; minor soiling of a few page margins; otherwise clean and tight. Jenks & Palmer hardcover
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Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland; Nicolay, C G (Charles Grenfell)
The Backwoods of Canada: Being Letters from the Wife of an Emigrant Officer Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America bound with The Oregon Territory: a Geographical and Physical Account of that Country and Its Inhabitants with Outlines of Its History and Discovery
London: Charles Knight & Co 1946. Hardcover. Good . New Edition." 1 preliminary leaf 243 6 8-226 p. frontispiece portrait folded map: illustrations; 15 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Gilt-tooled spine title. The Oregon Territory was published in London by Charles Knight & Co. in 1846. Front fixed endpaper bears bookplate of the Rev. J. Congreve Overslade. John Congreve opened Overslade private classical school near Rugby England by 1854. In the 1860s George Farncomb Wright became his partner in the school; they dissolved their partnership for "the tuition of young gentlemen" in 1871. The Backwoods of Canada was by English author Catherine Parr Strickland Traill 1802-1899 who emigrated to Upper Canada with her husband and sister in 1832. It was one of the first in the genre of Canadian nature essays and the first of several books she wrote about her new land. In Good Condition: rubbed; some loss of leather at head of spine; occasional minor soiling; solid. Charles Knight & Co hardcover
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The Select Circulating Library: Containing the Best Popular Literature Including Memoirs Biography Novels Tales Travels Voyages &c. -- Vol. I nos. 1-26 Jan. 15-July 9 1833
Philadelphia: Adam Waldie 1833. Hardcover. Good. 4 416 p.; 29 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Slip for repair by Pawson & Nicholson bookbinders Philadelphia tipped on to p. 416. Title at head of first page of each issue: "Waldie's Select Circulating Library." Small engraved bookplate of the Library company of Philadelphia on front fixed endpaper with motto "Communiter bona profundere deorum est" which is stamped in red "Duplicate Sold." Contents include: Lives and Exploits of Banditti and Robbers by C. MacFarlane; Semi-Serious Observations of an Italian Exile by Count Pecchio; Memoirs of Hortense Beauharnais; Wacousta or The Prophecy by John Richardson; and Rambles of a Naturalist by the late Dr. Godman. In Good Condition: front board and front free endpaper are detached but present; leather is rubbed; lacking original leather spine label; title page and several page edges have old repairs; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and solid. Adam Waldie hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007534
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Headley, Elizabeth [Cavanna, Betty]
A Date for Diane by Elizabeth Headley; With Illustrations by Janet Smalley
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Co 1946. Hardcover. Very Good /fair . 264 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Blue cloth with dark blue spine and cover titles and spine decoration. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket printed in blue and red; in mylar cover. Publisher's advertisements on back flap and back section. Elizabeth Headley was one of the pennames used by American author Betty Cavanna 1909-2001 who published many works for teens and children from the early 1940s into the late 1980s. The ups and downs of Diane's sophmore year in high school have made this a perennial favorite. This is the first edition with illustrations by Janet Smalley of a book reissued several times with other illustrators. This edition is very scarce. Book is in Very Good Condition: ends of spine and corners lightly rubbed; "Vo. 31" written at lower edge of front free endpaper; top page edges slightly soiled and discolored; pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Fair Condition: loss at ends of spine corners and along flap folds; lightly soiled; the red has faded; no loss of printing or illlustration. Macrae-Smith Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007569
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McKay, Leo H
The Trials of a Trial Judge provenance: John B. Hannum
New York: Vantage Press 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/good . 10 95 p.; 21 cm. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. White dust jacket printed in blue with portrait of the author on the front section. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper with added inscription noting that he died in January 1978. The author's obituary from the Evening Bulletin is taped to the front fixed endpaper. With 2 pieces of photocopied correspondence from John B. Hannum to Margaret Hileman daughter of Leo H. McKay thanking her for the gift of this book one taped to the half title page the other loose. John B. Hannum 1915-2007 was a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1991. Leo H. McKay was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County Pa. from 1954 to 1968. In this book he discusses 12 trials of particular interest during his time on that bench. Scarce. Book is in Very Good Condition: provenance-related items described above; underlining in preliminary pages; otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: chipping at ends of spine; closed 3-cm. tear from lower edge of front section and closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of front section both with interior repair; clean and bright. Vantage Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007616
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