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2026ref. LRB48014649Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 580 pages. Volume 19 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. Text in English. This monumental compilation gathers the messages and papers of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Edited by James D. Richardson it provides a comprehensive historical record of presidential communications including speeches proclamations and official documents. The work is organized chronologically and includes detailed indexes for easy reference. It remains an essential resource for scholars and historians studying American political history and presidential governance. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB48014639Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 534 pages. Volume 10 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. Text in English. This comprehensive compilation gathers the messages and papers of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Edited by James D. Richardson it provides a valuable historical and political resource covering key documents and speeches from the nation's early years through the early 20th century. The work includes illustrated guard sheets with descriptive letterpress enhancing its historical significance. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB48014647Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 520 pages. Volume 14 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. Text in English. This monumental compilation gathers the messages and papers of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Edited by James D. Richardson it provides a comprehensive historical record of presidential communications including speeches proclamations and official documents. The work is organized chronologically by presidency offering valuable insights into the political and social developments of the early American republic. The volumes include colored plates and descriptive letterpress enhancing the historical and bibliographic significance of the collection. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB48014662Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 524 pages. Volume 13 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. Text in English. This comprehensive compilation gathers the messages and papers of the presidents of the United States from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Edited by James D. Richardson it provides a historical record of presidential communications including speeches proclamations and official documents. The work is organized chronologically by presidential terms and includes detailed indexes for reference. A valuable resource for historians and researchers interested in American political history and presidential governance. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026ref. LRB48014652Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 524 pages. Volume 16 of a multi-volume work. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1897. Text in English. This monumental compilation gathers the official messages and papers of the U.S. Presidents from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. Edited by James D. Richardson it provides a comprehensive historical record of presidential communications including speeches proclamations and other key documents. The work is divided into 18 volumes each covering specific presidential terms and includes an extensive index in volumes 19 and 20. The edition features colored plates and illustrated guard sheets enhancing its scholarly and historical value. A foundational reference for American political history and constitutional studies. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1995ref. ABE-1657725119380Georg Olms Verlag AG 1995 SIGNED by the compiler R J C Watt with a dedication on the title page; 'NEIL - With warmest good wishes Rob' - This is a very hard to find first edition - and the only edition - of this frankly wonderful concordance to the poetry of Philip Larkin. HIGHLY collectable. Out of print. A truly extraordinary work of literary detection. Issued without a jacket. A large heavy book which may require extra postage depending on destination. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Georg Olms Verlag AG hardcover
Second edition, 8vo, [16], 254, [2]pp., the first leaf and the last leaf are blank, title within elaborate ornamental woodcut border, woodcut initials and head-pieces, illustrations including full-page chart with signs of the zodiac, blank margins of title a little frayed, foremargins of first 12 leaves cut close and just touching text, C5 with part of foremargin torn away, old paper repair missing text added in manuscript, C6 with blank foremargin torn away with partial repair, foremargin of F4 with old paper repair and lacking a couple of letters, pages 99-114 with worm track which affects a few words but without loss on sense, small rust hole to gutter margin of K1-K3, some contemporary ink marginalia in the hand of Thomas Gibbon, contemporary calf, blind tooled, spine split. "This book is the second (first in 1612), enlarged, edition of his popular handbook on astronomical and astrological data. It contains instructions and tables for astrological calculations, finding the time by either the position of the sun or the moon, determining dates of movable Christian feasts, etc. The calendar section is followed by shorter sections on financial advice, tables of historical information and legal matters."?Tomash & Williams. STC, 13779; Tomash & Williams, H163.
Single sheet printed on one side only (214 x 135 mm), printed black on white fragile paper, mounted on card, soiled and creased. From the London Times, February 25, 1828, page 3, Column 1 : "It is this week our painful duty to record one of the most cold-blooded murders that ever darkened the annals of crime, a deed which has spread a wider gloom and deeper horror than any event which has occurred in this neighbourhood within the remembrances of the eldest inhabitants." John Dyon was the second son of a wealthy landowner in Yorkshire, England near Doncaster. He lived a hard working, respectable and quiet life. He married the lovely Betty Conway and together they had 3 daughters, Elizabeth (from whom we descend), Mary and Matilda. Working closely with his father, he often gained favors and gifts from the older man. In 1826 and 1827 alone, it is recorded that he received 63 acres of land and 300 pounds sterling. His older brother, William also received many gifts from their father as a young man, but the money was mostly squandered and drunk, and eventually the gifts stopped coming. So William struggled and John thrived? and William stewed, and his resentment grew. William frequently ranted of his anger to his son, John, poisoning the younger man's mind against his uncle. On Saturday, the 16th of February, 1828, John Dyon attended the market in Doncaster (12 miles away) with a couple of friends as was his custom. On his return home that evening, when he dismounted his horse to open the gate to his property, he was assaulted, shot, and left for dead. His wife, concerned when he didn't arrive home at the time he should, sent a servant to look for him. The servant found John's horse standing near the gate, but did not see John lying a few feet away. They found him in the morning lying where he had bled out. Mr. E. B. Denison, Esq. and the local constable rode out from Doncaster immediately upon receiving the news Sunday morning and began their investigation. Mr. Denison, a student of the new forensic sciences, was pleased to find the murder scene offered an abundance of clues. It had rained on Saturday and the ground was quite moist, then the temperature dropped below freezing overnight, capturing the escape route of the assailants. Mr. Denison observed that there were two attackers; one smaller and lighter than the other. He noted that these persons were relatively wealthy because they possessed a pair boots with both a right and left foot. He also noted that the larger footprints had a distinctive toe-out gait. An inquest was called by the coroner. After the presentation of evidence, the jury delivered a verdict of "Willful murder by person or persons unknown". Many in the area knew of the ill will that William Dyon and his son held for William's brother, John Dyon. By Thursday of the following week, both were arrested. They provided alibis, insisting that they had been nowhere near the scene of the crime. The magistrate felt he had to let them go. After his release by the authorities, William went to a pub in Gainesborough, and bragged there that he had "humbugged" the local magistrate, apparently disclosing further details of the crime. His brags were soon brought to the attention of Mr. Denison and additional inquiries were made. A farmer who had previously worked for William, but was now in John's employ, admitted that he knew of William and young John's plan to kill John Dyon. He also said that he had hidden the gun at his home for a week prior to the murder, and that William had bribed him and threatened him to keep quiet about the plan. Soon, William and his son, John were arrested. The constable searched their homes and found the boots, a pair having both right and left feet, and the gun. During the trial, the farmer, John White, testified to everything he knew, including the fact that William had showed up the evening of the killing to pick up his gun. Several witnesses came forward to testify to the ill will that William and his son bore for the deceased. They also testified that William had a distinctive gait, walking with his toes pointed outward. William Dyon and John, his son, were hanged for their crime on April 4, 1828. William staunchly declared his innocence throughout, but his son confessed to all as they placed the noose around his neck. No other copy located.
197320x22. 98p. Fotogr. Enc. cart. ed. Sobrecubierta.
First separate edition, 8vo (215 x 140 mm), 25, [3]pp., 2 plates, some occasional spotting, orig. plain green cloth, a very good copy. From the Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Vol. XVII 1871. Copac records a single copy at Southampton University.
First Edition, 2 vols., in one, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, orig. cloth-backed boards, endpapers and fore-edges slightly spotted, printed paper label on spine, unopened, uncut. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
First Edition, large 4to, limited to 350 copies, 571pp., frontis., plates and illustrs., facsimiles, a very good ex-library copy, later cloth. A complete bibliography of Engraving.
First edition, 2 vols., [2], viii, 40; [8], 41, [5]pp., presentation inscription from the author to his friend Charles A. Bolton, frontis., orig. quarter morocco, slightly rubbed, uncut, a nice copy. Provenance: From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45.
Thick 8vo, iv, [2], 589, 19, [1]pp., printed in double columns, text in English and Hindustani, cont. half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, spine chipped.
First Edition, [ii],115,[1]pp., frontis., unopened. Large 8vo, 2 Vols., in one, orig. embossed cloth, re-backed with the original spine laid-down. Bigmore & Wyman (III p.12.) says of the first work "One of the most interesting works a printer can possess; while laying no claim to originality, it is full of anecdote and historical facts."
First edition, [2], vi-viii, 815, [1]pp., title page and first leaf of preface loose with blank margins slightly chipped, pages 439-442 loose, numerous illustrs., rebound in buckram, a very good working copy.
1929ref. 52839London: Linotype & Machinery Ltd 1929. One of 100 copies. Portrait frontispiece. 1 vols. Folio. Vellum-backed patterned boards. A very fine copy with slip bearing compliments of the printer. One of 100 copies. Portrait frontispiece. 1 vols. Folio. Linotype & Machinery Ltd hardcover
ref. 51-7012New York: Rapoport Printing Corp. 1973. Tls. from Howard Levey of Rapoport Printing Corp. to Frederick Ruffner explaining the "Stonestone" process; together with 6 large format prints 17 x 13 inches folded in half one of Leonard Bernstein and his wife and 4 smaller double sided prints by others. Presented in a folder. From the collection of Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr 1926-2014 the founder of Gale Research Detroit. New York: Rapoport Printing Corp., 1973 unknown
1920ref. 59816Los Angeles CA: MacDonald Collection ca. 1920-1955. Archive of 89 coated labels sized from 2.25 x 3.5 in. up to 6.25 x 8.5 in. with many in the middle ranges including distinctive 5.25 in. rounds most colour lithographs some with metallic inks nearly all retaining the original adhesive from never having been applied to luggage in assorted shapes many round others rectangular square diamond shaped etc. most on thin coated paper stock all NF condition from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald 1892-1977 stepson of famed southern California oil man William F. Byrne as well as oil company and drilling equipment company owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. A delightful and remarkably colourful small archive of fine lithographed and colour printed luggage labels preserved from over three decades of ocean liner travel by the well-to-do California oil family. Their frequent voyages carried them to Hawaii Asia South Asia Africa Europe and the Americas preserving luggage labels souvenir brochures and more along the way. At the time they were an essential advertising campaign largely driven by the popular Grand Hotels and were often illustrated by such renowned commercial and graphic artists as Dan Sweeney and Mario Borgoni. Included amongst these are iconic labels for the historic Park Hotel depicting jockeys racing on the Shanghai Club race track in front of the iconic Art Deco building completed in 1934; The Cathay & The Metropole in Shanghai operated by Cathay Hotels Ltd.; the historic Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon Hong Kong opened in 1928 and founded by the brothers Ellis & Elly Kadoorie still considered one of the finest hotels east of the Suez; or beautiful scenic labels created for the Eastern & Oriental Hotel the “E&O” still considered one of the finest hotels in Southeast Asia and the Oriental Hotel in Kobe Japan. Also present are labels for the Raffles Hotel in Singapore originally opened in 1887 Mrs. Ch’ien’s Guest House located originally not far from the Legation Quarter in Peking Maidens Hotel Delhi the splendid Clark’s Hotel Benares Varanasi still considered the finest heritage hotel in the city and the Imperial Hotel of New Delhi opened in 1936 designed by F.B. Blomfield. The MacDonald’s visited the Philippines several times often staying the Manila Hotel Hawaii where the Royal Hawaiian and the Kiluaea Volcano House were their places of choice and frequently stated at The Biltmore in Los Angeles after returning from trips the Plaza in Buenos Aires the Waldorf in New York and many of the major European Hotels. Also present are labels for the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo Sri Lanka founded in 1865 featuring the historic south wing designed by Edward Skinner and one of the oldest hotels East of Suez. South Africa was a stopover during their 1952 Great Africa-India Cruise on the RMS Caronia and labels include Polley’s Hotel Pretoria the Imperial Hotel in Pietermaritzburg and the North Western Hotel Livingstone N. Rhodesia. MacDonald Collection, unknown
4to, numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. decorated wrappers, 86 lots.
1946181X260 mm. 86 pages. Hardcover. Rebounded. Pages partly detached from cover. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
185632p. Two text woodcut engravings. Age stained. Double column. 8vo. Removed. No wraps, (if there were any ever present). Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
First and only edition, small folio (305 x 190 mm), [12], xix, [1], 705, [1]pp., woodcut title page vignette in Arabic, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, several leaves folding, a couple of minor repairs to inner margin of title, recent half calf to style, marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, a handsome copy with text clean and fresh. This volume 'forms a complete treatise in itself, since the it exhausts the Science of Arabic Inflexion'?Preface. All published, the intended second volume of Arabic "syntax" never made it to print.
2 Vols., small folio (305 x 190 mm), xxxiii, [3], 49-458; [4], 582, [2]pp., text in English and Persian, occasional marginal pencil notes, title page and terminal leaf to both volumes browned, staining to inner upper corner of leaves to start and end of volume two, later vellum-backed marbled boards, title in manuscript to spines. One of the most extensive Persian grammars written in English. "Matthew Lumsden (1777?1835), orientalist, was fifth son of John Lumsden of Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, and a cousin of Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden (1821?1896), army general. After education at King's College, Aberdeen, he went to India as assistant professor of Persian and Arabic in the College of Fort William, and in 1808 succeeded to the professorship. In 1812 he was appointed secretary to the Calcutta Madrasa, and superintended various translations of English works into Persian then in progress. From 1814 until 1817 he had charge of the East India Company's press at Calcutta, and in 1818 he became secretary to the stationery committee."?(Oxford DNB). Provenance: John L. Platts? signature in pencil to title page.
First edition, 8vo (230 x 145 mm), vii, [2], vi-xxviii, 427, [1]pp., some light spotting, rebound in half calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, morocco title label. William Yates (15 November 1792 - 3 July 1845) was an English Baptist missionary and orientalist. After joining the Baptist Missionary Society he sailed for India and arrived in Calcutta in 1815. From there "He continued to Serampore to join William Carey (1761?1834), who had been sent out by the same society in 1792, and under his direction began to study Sanskrit and Bengali. Almost immediately he began to help with the mission's publications."?(Oxford DNB.)
