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2001réf. 2351376Sun Valley California: American Historical Society 2001. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x0x11. Signed by author. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 2001 Large Hardcover. 304 pp. Updated edition of the work first published in 1979. Color and black-and-white photographs and reproductions of contemporary engravings and illustrations throughout text. "The dramatic events that led to the creation of Rochester by its pioneers is captured and brought to life. The authors the present and former Rochester City Historians portray the diversity of opinions and philosophies the city has produced as well as the achievements of great leaders such as George Eastman John J. Bausch and Henry Lomb. American Historical Society hardcover books
1979réf. 2351375Woodland Hills California: Windsor Publications Inc 1979. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/Good. 11x8x1. First edition. Very good in good jacket. Two 2 inch closed jacket tears one repaired with clear tape four 1 inch closed jacket tears ink owner stamp on front endpaper. Binding tight and square text clean bright and unmarked. 1979 Large Hardcover. 264 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs and reproductions of contemporary engravings and illustrations throughout text. "Blake McElvey's Rochester: A Panoramic History tells the vital story of this city's past present and its future prospects starring the people who are its greatest resource. Stunning photographs and illustrations punctuate a story that has all the elements of a rousing tale: suspense tragedy comic relief natural catastrophes and finally energetic and resilient people. Here are the industrial giants as large as life: Hiram Sibley of Western Union George Eastman and his "passing fad of a toy" Lewis Swift hardware merchant and astronomer and discoverer of comets - only a few of the greats eccentrics and ordinary people who tell the story of a city that valued quality in its products resourcefulness in its people and a belief in its own destiny to be one of America's finest cities. Windsor Publications, Inc hardcover books
1939réf. 2352302New York: Simon and Schuster 1939. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 0x0x0. 2nd printing. Edges a bit foxed jacket rubbed and toned some loss from jacket corners small sticker on front endpaper. Binding tight and square text clean bright and unmarked. 1939 Hard Cover. 484 pp. The second novel by the American broker writer and Marxist political economist telling the story of two brothers' experiences with art commerce love and politics in early twentieth century France. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1948réf. 2350189Rochester New York: Rochester Historical Society 1948. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Minimal loss of gilt from spine titles a few minor blemishes to boards owner bookplate on front endpaper. Binding tight and square text clean bright and unmarked. 1948 Hard Cover. xxiv 297 pp. 8vo. Green cloth gilt titles and rules. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates. A biography of the naturalist and geologist University of Rochester professor and founder of Ward's Natural Science a business which collected artifacts to be sold to museums. "Henry Augustus Ward 1834-1906 was an American naturalist and geologist born in Rochester New York. After attending Williams College and the Lawrence Scientific School Harvard where he was an assistant of Louis Agassiz he traveled in Egypt Arabia and Palestine and studied at the Jardin des Plantes the Sorbonne and the School of Mines in Paris and at the universities of Munich and Freiberg. Subsequently he traveled in West Africa and the West Indies making natural history collections. In 1860 he returned to Rochester where he was professor at the University of Rochester until 1865. In Rochester he founded Ward's Natural Science a pioneer enterprise of its kind which collected specimens from all parts of the world and then mounted and sold them to colleges and museums. In 1897 he married a widow Lydia Avery Coonley 1845-1924 president of the Chicago Woman's Club in 1895-96 who wrote Under the Pines and other Verses 1895; Singing Verses for Children 1897; Love Songs 1898. He died on July 4 1906 after being struck by an automobile in Buffalo New York becoming Buffalo's first automobile related fatality. His ashes were interred in Mount Hope Cemetery amongst a large boulder he found in Georgian Bay Ontario Canada until they were stolen. Ward's brain was contributed to the Wilder Brain Collection at Cornell University. Rochester Historical Society hardcover books
1929réf. 2346809New York: The Modern Library 1929. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 1929-30 printing of Toledano 091.1 binding 5 yellow Bernhard endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine faded light stain on top of fore edge a couple other small spots on boards and top edge ink name and date on front endpaper. xli 278 pp. Red coth gilt titles. A selection of poems taken from Poetical Sketches Songs of Innocence Songs of Experience Ideas of Good and Evil The Prophetic Books and Prose Fragments with an introduction by William Butler Yeats. The Modern Library hardcover books
1943réf. 2343757Rochester New York: The Rochester Historical Society 1943. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x6x1. Minimal cosmetic wear. 1943 Hard Cover. 240 pp. Black boards gilt titles and rules blind-stamped RHS emblem on front board. The Rochester Historical Society Publication Fund Series Volume XXI: Part I--Letters Postmarked Rochester: 1817-1879; Part II--Selected Articles. Includes: Editor's Introduction; Village Letters: 1817-1827; Religious and Social Stirrings: 1828-1842; Business and Economic Affairs: 1842-1857; Social Political and Educational Affairs: 1845-1864; Post Civil War Economy and Politics: 1865-1879; Social and Cultural Activities: 1865-1879; The Ancient Little City of Rochester by Harriett Julia Naylor; Mr. Dickens Will Read by Dorothy S. Truesdale; The Rochester Music Conventions of the 1840's by Rolf King; The Genesee Valley Canal by Major Wheeler Chapin Case; Recollections of South Fitzhugh Street by Edward Chapin; International Cricket at Jones Square by Dorothy S. Truesdale; The Telephone Concert by Dorothy S. Truesdale; Membership of the Rochester Historical Society; Index. The Rochester Historical Society hardcover books
1978réf. 2345098Rochester New York: Rochester Public Library 1978. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 0x0x0. Wrappers lightly soiled and lightly creased. 1978 Stapled Binding. 24 pp. A history of Rochester's earliest first industry: lumber and wood processing. Rochester Public Library unknown books
1944réf. 2341429Rochester New York: Rochester Historical Society 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Endpapers a bit toned otherwise an exceptional copy. 1944 Hard Cover. 266 pp. 8vo. Photographic frontispiece and seven photographic plates. Includes: Preface - Dexter Perkins; Editor's Introduction; A History of Rochester's Part in the Civil War - Ruth Marsh; Civil War Letters of Samuel S. Partridge of the "Rochester Regiment"; George Breck's Civil War Letters from the "Reynolds Battery"; Civil War Letters of Francis Edwin Pierce of the 108th New York Volunteer Infantry; August Seiser's Civil War Diary or Short Sketches of Campaigns with the Potomac Army; Porter Farley's Reminiscences of the 140th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry; List of Rochester Historical Society Members; Index. Rochester Historical Society hardcover books
1944réf. 2341465Rochester New York: Rochester Historical Society 1944. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Ink name and date on front endpaper endpapers toned. 1944 Hard Cover. 266 pp. 8vo. Photographic frontispiece and seven photographic plates. Includes: Preface - Dexter Perkins; Editor's Introduction; A History of Rochester's Part in the Civil War - Ruth Marsh; Civil War Letters of Samuel S. Partridge of the "Rochester Regiment"; George Breck's Civil War Letters from the "Reynolds Battery"; Civil War Letters of Francis Edwin Pierce of the 108th New York Volunteer Infantry; August Seiser's Civil War Diary or Short Sketches of Campaigns with the Potomac Army; Porter Farley's Reminiscences of the 140th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry; List of Rochester Historical Society Members; Index. Rochester Historical Society hardcover books
1950réf. 2342476London: Max Parrish 1950. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Chips and tears to jacket edges jacket rubbed jacket reverse taped. Top page ridge and pages foxed. 1950 Hard Cover. 224 pp. Picasso artwork on jacket. 24 photogravure plates and 40 line drawings. Various author write on a particular lively art that they have made their own. Max Parrish hardcover books
2001réf. 2335567Sun Valley California: American Historical Society 2001. Reissue. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x0x11. Signed by author. Signed by Ruth Roseberg-Naparsteck on title page without inscription. Front jacket panel lightly stained bottom corner of jacket bumped. 2001 Large Hardcover. 304 pp. "The dramatic events that led to the creation of Rochester by its pioneers is captured and brought to life. The authors the present and former Rochester City Historians portray the diversity of opinions and philosophies the city has produced as well as the achievements of great leaders such as George Eastman John J. Bausch and Henry Lomb. American Historical Society hardcover books
2023réf. 2339042Parkland Florida: Genius Cat Books / Kayppin Media 2023. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 5x0x7. Harris Blake. First edition. Brand new from publisher. 2023 Hard Cover. 209 1 pp. Enroll in a world where holidays have high schools! Welcome to Holiday High a magical school that exists for those who believe in holidays most. When legacy enrollee Eve December is surprisingly placed into the Halls of Halloween all her Christmas dreams disappear into a thick haunted fog. With only one chance to earn her way back to Campus Christmas Eve must lead a misfit crew of ghouls monsters witches and costume keepers to reignite a forgotten All Hallows' Eve tradition of magic music and song. just in time to find that there's more than one place our hearts can belong. From the fantastic imagination of Hocus Pocus 2 writer Blake Harris. Genius Cat Books / Kayppin Media hardcover books
1948réf. 2323443Rochester New York: Rochester Historical Society 1948. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gilt on spine rubbed rear board lightly soiled. 1948 Hard Cover. xxiv 297 pp. 8vo. Green cloth gilt titles and rules. Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates. A biography of the naturalist and geologist University of Rochester professor and founder of Ward's Natural Science a business which collected artifacts to be sold to museums. "Henry Augustus Ward 1834-1906 was an American naturalist and geologist born in Rochester New York. After attending Williams College and the Lawrence Scientific School Harvard where he was an assistant of Louis Agassiz he traveled in Egypt Arabia and Palestine and studied at the Jardin des Plantes the Sorbonne and the School of Mines in Paris and at the universities of Munich and Freiberg. Subsequently he traveled in West Africa and the West Indies making natural history collections. In 1860 he returned to Rochester where he was professor at the University of Rochester until 1865. In Rochester he founded Ward's Natural Science a pioneer enterprise of its kind which collected specimens from all parts of the world and then mounted and sold them to colleges and museums. In 1897 he married a widow Lydia Avery Coonley 1845-1924 president of the Chicago Woman's Club in 1895-96 who wrote Under the Pines and other Verses 1895; Singing Verses for Children 1897; Love Songs 1898. He died on July 4 1906 after being struck by an automobile in Buffalo New York becoming Buffalo's first automobile related fatality. His ashes were interred in Mount Hope Cemetery amongst a large boulder he found in Georgian Bay Ontario Canada until they were stolen. Ward's brain was contributed to the Wilder Brain Collection at Cornell University. Rochester Historical Society hardcover books
1984réf. 2309006Canada: The Royal Ontario Museum 1984. Large Softcover. Good. 10x9x0. Edges and endpapers foxed. 1984 Large Softcover. xiv 225 pp. "Composed of treasures assembled from more than fifty lenders including Her Majesty The Queen and from our own collections it is the most complex exhibition the Museum has yet organized. In exploring the panorama of Canada's formative decades when conflict between Great Britain and the nascent United States persisted even after the peace was signed the exhibition highlights the many interconnected events that led to the creation of a new country. With paintings by the foremost artists of the time and elegant examples of 18th-century British and colonial craftsmanship the exhibition projects an image of the spirit and tenor of the age."--Foreword The Royal Ontario Museum paperback books
1991réf. 59070Los Angeles CA: Seven Wolves Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/3 Cloth. 0962738778 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a like dust-jacket; Airman Mortensen is a fighter pilot who is stationed at an airbase in Afghanistan. He is a member of the United States Air Force and is married to his wife Jess. Jess is pregnant and Airman Mortensen is excited to be a father. Airman Mortensen is also a member of the Special Forces and is deployed to Afghanistan to help protect the people of the country.; 8vo; 300 pages . Seven Wolves Publishing hardcover books
1962réf. 59324New York: Atheneum. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Nearly Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has soiling and tanning to the front and verso of the half-title page and other minor wear in a Fine dust-jacket; The city of Paris is a beautiful and captivating place. It is full of history and culture and it is impossible not to be amazed by its architecture and landmarks. This book provides a tour of the city from the famous landmarks to the lesser-known areas that are just as beautiful. It is a perfect book for anyone who wants to learn about this amazing city.; 8vo; 375 pages . Atheneum hardcover books
1963réf. 54955New York San Francisco ET AL: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. A Nearly Fine edition that has some rubbing to the edges and is housed in a soiled Very Good dust-jacket with some minor edge tearing and adhesive residue on the upper front corner. A previous owner's name is inked on the front free endpaper; This book provides an overview of American history from prehistory to the present. The author provides a revision of the short history of American life which is a helpful introduction for students. The book is well-organized and easy to read.; 4to; 622 pages . McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. hardcover books
1982réf. 52176New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195203674 . A first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with a little wear to the spine edges and a bookplate on the front flyleaf in a Very Good dust-jacket that is scuffed and slightly aged; Benjamin Disraeli's Grand Tour of 1830-31 is one of the most historically important travel memoirs ever written. The young Disraeli newly elected to the British House of Commons embarked on the journey to see the Holy Land for himself. He was captivated by the beauty of the land and the rich culture of the people. Disraeli's writings about his journey provide a fascinating look at eighteenth century British imperialism and the Holy Land's exotic culture.; 8vo ; 141 pages; FSA . Oxford University Press hardcover books
1982réf. 52479New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1982. Cloth. 0810908654 . Fine condition in a Very Good dust-jacket that is scuffed; This book is a compilation of articles written by different authors on various aspects of the English world. It is an excellent resource for students interested in the history culture and people of England.; 4to; 268 pages . Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , Publishers hardcover books
2003réf. 627142New York: Picador 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. xii 671pp. Small stain on bottom corners of last few pages faint thumb stain on page 532 in the margin spine ends lightly bumped else very good in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Picador hardcover books
2013réf. 627154New York: Alfred A. Knops 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 494pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Alfred A. Knops hardcover books
2021réf. 627136New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2021. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 898pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Publisher's bookplate affixed to the half-title page Signed by the author. A somewhat controversial book in that Norton ceased production of this edition a few weeks after publication due to allegations of sexual misconduct by Bailey. Skyhorse Publishing later issued a wrappered edition. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover books
2009réf. 627138New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2009. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. 770pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Edges bumped near fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2021réf. 627135New York: W.W. Norton & Company 2021. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 898pp. Bottom edge of front board lightly bumped else fine in fine dust jacket. A somewhat controversial book in that Norton ceased production of this edition a few weeks after publication due to allegations of sexual misconduct by Bailey. Skyhorse Publishing later issued a wrappered edition. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover books
1859réf. 46205Washington D.C.: n.p. 1859. Removed. Very good marginal soiling and staining. 2 pp. Sm. 4to. 35th Congress 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 84. Details some of the usage and that they will run out of money and wont be able to pay the gas bill. Sounds familiar. n.p. unknown books
