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1862ref. 004007Philadelphia PA: C. Sherman & Son Printers 1862. Good. Second printing presumed published in the same year as the first one by John Campbell; 9 x 5 3/4; pp. 3 6-23; self-wraps; author's name in period manuscript in brown ink to front wrap; loss of paper to lower corners of last two leaves not affecting text; wraps pulling loose; spotting to back wrap; in about good condition. Benjamin Rush 1811 - 1877 lawyer author and grandson of social reformer physician educator Founding Father and signatory to the Declaration of Independance Benjamin Rush 1746 - 1813 wrote his current letter in support of Captain Wilkes and the Trent Affair - the diplomatic incident in 1861 which almost started a war between the US and England when the U.S. Navy captured two Confederate envoys from a British Royal Mail steamer. C. Sherman & Son, Printers paperback books
1920ref. 003818S. l.: s. n. 1920. Very good. A copy of a typed report n. d. early 20th century; 11 x 8 1/2; loose sheets pp. 12 text to recto only; a few minor nicks and chips to edges; in very good condition. Albeit anonymous a fairly detailed write up on the Grass Valley gold mining district - "the oldest suvvessfully operating and the most productive" according to the author. It includes total revenues in dollars for the various companies and areas their distinctive characteristics etc. s. n. unknown books
1936ref. 003822S. l. Berkeley: s. n. 1936. Very good. Broadside n. d. 1936; 11 x 8; blue stock printed in black and illustrated with cartoons; faint crease lines else minor wear; in very good condition. Announcing a performance at Wheeler Auditorium the broadside advertised the "Maddest Musical Show" - satirical skits songs etc. written by UC Berkeley students and performed by members of Mask and Dagger a senior dramatic society at the university. Though not listed here contemporary newspaper accounts wrote that the show was principally the work of William Engvick 1914 - 2012 renowned lyricist and alumnus of UC Berkeley. s. n. unknown books
1946ref. 003846Hawaii: s. n. 1946. Good. Leaflet; 8 3/4 x 6 1/4; illusration and text to recto text to verso; old crease lines and a few nicks and cuts to edges; several scattered spots; Hickam Field erroneously printed as Hickan Field; in good condition. An advertisement for a game between Ford Island Navy Air Station and Hickam Field Air Force football teams a year after the end of WWII. s. n. unknown books
1832ref. 003855Philadelphia: American Sunday - School Union 1832. First Edition. Good. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4; pp. 2 3-36; marbled paper over boards and 1/4 morocco; title in gilt to spine faded; illustrated with woodcuts; a few chips to paper along edges of boards; finger smudges to margins of pages; in good condition. An uncommon children's book on morals and religion. American Sunday - School Union hardcover books
1986ref. 307647New York: Star Distributors 1986. Paperback. 151p. old price sticker else a very good first printing PBO in original camp explicit pictorial yellow wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Finland Books FIN-126. Black character interracial scenes. Star Distributors paperback books
1924ref. 003680S. l. Washington DC : s. n. 1924. Very good. Small broadside; 8 x 5 3/4; off-white card stock printed and ruled in black; illustrated with a drawing; small chip to upper left corner and two small rubbed spots to lower margin; in about very good condition. An unrecorded piece of transportation history it cited Senate Bill 182 of the 1924 Session and outlined the laws for drivers of "school vans motor trucks and motor driven vehicles conveying pupils to or from any school." and the penalties for breaking those laws. Interestingly enough the driver was required to stop between 10 and 50 feet from the railway track walk out of the parked vehicle to the center of the track and visually ascertain that no train was approaching and that it was safe to proceed. Alternately "some competent person may be delegated by him ie the driver to go onto such track and indicate to him by proper signal whether or not it is safe to cross." The driver's penalty for violating the Act was a fine netween $5 and $100 a declaration of incompetence and a dismissal from his duties. The illustration of the broadside depicted the massive front end of a locomotive on top of a mangled vehicle with a bull to the side observing the scene and saying: "And they still call it a 'cow catcher' humph!" s. n. unknown books
1940ref. 003425S. l.: By the author 1940. Very good. Scrapbook n. d. 1940s; 10 1/4 x 7 1/4; pp. 22; repurposed 18th-century book boards with an elaborate gilt crest and fleur-de-lis accents - tied with decorative string; handmade paper leaves of various colors and textures; newspaper clippings affixed to rectos manuscript penciled-in subtitles to versos; light age-toning and wear; in very good condition. A humorous scrapbook in memory of President Franklin Roosevelt it was subtitled "The Kronikles of a Krumb" and consisted of media clippings of the president with amusing commentary by the author. Under a photo of the president in relation to his pledge to preserve US neutrality the caption read: "I hate WAH! I hate WAH!" Another article showing the president greeting his wife and unceremoniusly kissing her after a visit to Puerto Rico warranted the caption: "Now Frankie stop! You're mussing me all up!" By the author hardcover books
ref. 003475New York: US Engraving Works. First Edition. Very good. Broadside n. d. second half of the 19th century; 11 1/2 x 6 1/4; hand-colored illustration with a six-line poem below; small part of the image colored at a later date; faint intersecting crease lines with tiny nicks to edges of creass; small period manuscript notes to bottom of recto and top of verso; tiny square of paper excised from lower left margin; overall in very good condition. Comic valentines later to become known as vinegar valentines or Penny Dreadful began to flourish in the US and Britain in the 1840s. Unlike the pretty sentimental conventional ones the former were cheap teasing or even downright mean and insulting and they usually made fun of traits physical characteristics or professions. Although produced in tremendous quantities given their popularity not many of the early ones have survived as people naturally got rid of the nasty notes. The current one depicted a disheveled man sitting and holding a baby and a small child with another toddler sprawled in his feet all three yowling and tear-stained. The text read: "Poor fool allow me to extend / The sympathy of a pitying friend; / These things are always learned when it's too late / For babies come as sure as fate; / There are plenty of fellows in your same condition / Who find matrimony a living prdition." To add insult to injury whomever gifted the valentine had added two extra-snippy manuscript notes - "This is what you will look like an year from now" and "Look Before You Leap." US Engraving Works unknown books
1864ref. 003265S. l.: s. n. 1864. Good. Hand-colored steel engraving n. d. ca 1864; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2; a few small worn spots to margins not affecting illustration; overall age-toning and darkening mostly visible to verso and margins; a faint scratch to portrait; in good to very good condition. A scarce Civil War-era oval hand-colored steel-engraved portrait of President Abraham Lincoln - it depicts him in a bust-size pose below an eagle surrounded by a starred border the latter encircled in turn with an elaborate leaf motif. Below him is an image of the Washington Capitol with soldiers conducting marching drills in front of it and a facsimile of his signature. s. n. unknown books
1930ref. 003315Montreal: Distillers Corporation Seagrams Limited 1930. Very good. Presumed second edition n. d. ca 1930 - a smaller edition of 35 pages published earlier and a larger 60-page one published in 1933; 6 x 3; pp. 2 5-40; textured wraps in gray and black printed in red; lithographed illustrations throughout; a small curcular tear through middle of spine and textblock strengthened with an extra staple else minor wear; in very good condition. Titled after British naval administrator Samuel Pepys' eponymous ending of his days' diary entries the publication contained 30 cocktail recipes in groups of three to a page and facing an illustration of the particular whiskey used with various Seagram's products. Each recipe page also included a fictitious diary entry in the style of Samuel Pepys and featured concoctions such as Mamie Taylor Fifty-Fifty and V. O. Fizz. The booklet was released as an advertisement for the Seagram Company a famous Canadian whiskey distillery which traced its fouding to 1857 and would become the largest owner of alcoholic beverage lines in the world in the 1990s. Quite uncommon with one copy of this edition at UC Davis and one other copy in the trade. Distillers Corporation Seagrams Limited paperback books
1860ref. 003324New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers 1860. First Edition. Very good. First edition copyrighted 1859 published 1860; 6 1/2 x 5; pp. 7 vi-xii 1 14-204 4; pebbled dark-blue cloth over boards; elaborate gilt decorations and title to front board and spine; illustrated with numerous in-line engravings and frontis plate; a bit of rubbing to tips of spine and edges; faint previous owner's signature to first blank leaf; occasional spotting mostly to first and last few pages; in very good condition. A charming children's book on natural history it was intended to unite "amusement with instruction" by teaching them the "processes of nature" through the story of Harry and his sister Emma who spent one spring and summer on a farm on the Hudson. Harper and Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
1898ref. 003115New York: The King Press 1898. Near fine. First edition; 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; pp. 8; light-blue cloth over boards embossed and decorated in gilt and dark-blue; page edges gilt; very minor wear and spotting to cloth; in very good to near fine condition. The Sheriff's Jury of New York grand name notwithstanding was primarily an exclusive social club for wealthy Manhattan gentlemen established in the first half of the 19th century and abolished in the 1970s. The Sheriff appointed three panels of 150 individuals each who met periodically to assess non-criminal cases mostly property questions competency hearings etc. referred to them by the said Sheriff. They were in fact exempted from service on ordinary grand petit and special juries. Membership was attained through the recommendation of one of the heads of the three panels. They would become widely-known for their outrageously-elaborate annual dinners. The current booklet published for the annual dinner of the Second Panel at Delmonico's and personally dedicated to each of the members - in this case Hon. Peter F. Meyer contained the lavish menu the names of the Committee and a list of the members of the panel for 1897 - 1898. The King Press hardcover books
1920ref. 002879S. l. Hollywood : s. n. 1920. Very good. Two silver gelatin photographs n. d. 1920s - 1930s; 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 and 5 x 7; signed in black and blue ink respectively; affixed to photo-album sheets; Moore's with a bit of rubbing and two small creases to edges and corners; Bond's with a small cut to top edge and the signature ink slightly smeared; overall in very good condition. Colleen Moore nee Kathleen Morrison 1899 - 1988 began her career during the Silent Film Era continued performing in sould films and soon became one of the film industry's biggest stars of the period. She was also considered one of the most fashionable ones popularizing her trademark bobbed hairstyle. Moore's filmography included 64 movies. Today due to a series of unfortunate events and inadequate preservation half of her films are considered lost. Lilian M. Bond 1908 - 1991 was a British-American actress who began her Hollywood career in 1929 in "No More Children." She appeared in 48 films including her her best-known role in "The Westerner" in 1940 together with Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. s. n. unknown books
1900ref. 002750S. l. San Jose CA: s. n. 1900. First Edition. Good. Broadside n. d. ca 1900; 17 1/4 x 6 1/4; salmon-colored silk printed in black; small punctures to edges from possibly being sewn to a backing or a frame; fraying to bottom edge affecting the last line of text; a few closed splits to fabric mostly to right margin; in about good condition. A unique ephemera piece it was most probably displayed in the lobby of the Hotel St. James in San Jose CA the latter now a historic landmark. The hotel occupied the Moir Building named after its developer - William Moir a young businessman and the director of the Board of Trade. The structure was a significant example of 19th-century luxurious commercial architecture presenting an eclectic combination of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles. The silk featured advertisements for local businesses rules and regulations for guests of the Hotel St. James civil and penal codes for liability of hotel keepers etc. s. n. unknown books
1822ref. 002763Baldwin ME: By the author 1822. Very good. Manuscript; 7 1/2 x 6; laid paper folded and sewn with a string to form a notebook; pp. 8; text and tables to pp. 1-4 in brown ink; fore-edge unevenly trimmed; light spotting mostly to margins; in very good condition. An early 19th century document it addressed Joel Libby one of the surveyors of highways in the town of Baldwin for the year 1822 and presented him with a list of assessments of estates in the form of large detailed tables of the people in the town and their respective proportions of seventy two dollars and twenty seven cents "to be expended in labor and materials upon the highways" within their limits. It listed allotments of ten cents per hour for men's labor and ox labor and ten cents per hour for a good plough and six cents per hour for a good cart. The manuscript also stated that any deficiencies from people not paying would be put in the next assessment for a town tax. The town of Baldwin now part of the Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area was originally known as Flinstown and was founded by a grant to the survivors of the Company of Captain Flint of Concord Mass in 1774. It was incorporated in 1802 and named after one of its earliest settlers Loammi Baldwin. At the time the town was said to be "destitute of a meeting house and minister" and that the first roads constructed through it were in a "dangerous condition for teams carriages and horses." Apparently in the following years efforts had been made to improve the condition of the roadways. By the author unknown books
1674ref. 002378London: Printed by J. C. for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet Street near Cliffords Inne 1674. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 3/4 x 4; pp. 8 1-250; 3/4 polished calf and marbled boards; rebacked; spine in 5 panels with raised bands and gilt decorations; engraved printer's device to title page verso; engraved vignette at beginning of first chapter; thin rubbed line along hinge of title page obscuring the first letter of the title; period brown-ink smudge and a small puncture to upper corner of title page; edges of first few leaves a bit brittle with several small nicks; two bookplates to endpapers - the first that of Colonel Robert Coleman Hall Brock 1861 - 1906 - prominent lawyer financier and scientist; the second that of Thomas Mitchell - possibly Scottish Lieutenant Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell 1792 - 1855 - surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia; a third period signature to bottom of last page; overall in very good condition. Called one of the earliest British scholarly histories of Russia written the book's authorship had been attributed to several figures including John Merrick Chief Agent of the English Muskovy Company. In fact the work was written by Sir Roger Manley 1626 - 1688 - soldier translator and author. Despite writing about the Time of Troubles without allegedly ever travelling to Russia Manley still produced a secondary source of great historiographical interest. Loewenson Leo. Sir Roger Manley's History of Muscovy: The Russian Impostor 1674. The Slavonic and East European Review vol. 31 no. 76 1952 pp. 232240. ESTC R22560 Wing M75 Printed by J. C. for Thomas Basset, at the George in Fleet Street, near Cliffords Inne hardcover books
1915ref. 002066S. l. Petrograd: O-va prizreniia sirot lits pavshikh zhertvami dolga 1915. Softcover. Album n. d. ca 1915; oblong 6 x 9; twelve leaves of lithographed sepia plates mounted on yellow card stock each with a tissue guard; plates 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 sheets 8 3/4 x 5 1/2; textured brown wraps tied with a decorative string; ink stain to left margin of front wrap not affecting plates; a few nicks and cuts to edges; small smudge to lower margin of first sheet else very minor internal wear; subtitled; overall in very good- condition. Published as a fundraiser by a charitable organization for orphans the album contained magnificent portraits of members of the Imperial family and allies from the Triple Entente including Nicholas II and his wife Aleksandra Feodorovna their son Prince Aleksei Nikolaevich their cousin King George V French President Raymond Poincare and others. S. l. (Petrograd): O-va prizreniia sirot lits, pavshikh zhertvami dolga paperback books
1937ref. 002075S. l. Paris: s. n. 1937. Softcover. Small broadside; 8 1/4 x 5 1/4; salmon-colored sheet printed in black; fragile with several closed cuts and punctures to lower margin; a few crease lines; very good- condition. A scarce survivor of cinema ephemera the broadside presented the Russian movies to be screened on June 25 1937 at the Paris World Fair known as the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris. As advertised the films were all original with French subtitles and included "Vers le Pole Nord" "20me Fete du Travail en U. R. S. S" and "Le Depute de la Baltique" Baltic Deputy - the Russian drama an early forerunner of Soviet historic realism which encapsulated the 1917 Revolution through the eyes of botanist and physiologist Kliment Timiriazev. The movie was directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi and would win Grand prix des arts decoratifs a Paris. S. l. (Paris): s. n. paperback books
1860ref. 001211S. l. London : S. n. 1860. Softcover. First edition n. d. ca 1860; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 2; card stock printed recto only; a few small scattered spots of foxing; illustrated with engraving of the British Royal Crest; very good. An interesting and quite amusing advertisement piece touting the benefits of the patented Nodder's self-adjusting and ventilated hat. The said benefits are enumerated and listed in order of importance and include "fitting the peculiar configuration of all Heads" "thorough ventilation" "grease-proof" etc. S. l. [London (?)]: S. n. paperback books
1795ref. 001225London : By the Author 1795. Softcover. Scrapbook; laid paper and wraps hand-sewn with a decorative thread; pp. 18; slight spotting and age-toning to wraps; pages clean; very good or better. A charming 18th century British scrapbook by an anonymous person filled with newspaper articles from various publications - mostly following maritime news as the French Revolutionary Wars were under way. Also included are several pieces on the arts as well as an account of a "very remarkable appearance of a Tornado at Kentucky in America." London (?): By the Author paperback books
1914ref. 001226Gel'singfors Helsinki: K. F. Puromies 1914. Softcover. First edition; 5 x 7 1/2; pp. 31; pictorial wraps; very minor wear margins and spine; illustrated with photographs; in about near fine edition. An unusual survivor all the more valuable for its condition 3 years before Finland gained its independence from Russia. The so called Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result Sweden surrendered Finland the Eastern third of Sweden to Russia and Tsar Alexander I declared Finland a semi-autonomous Grand Duchy with himself as constitutional monarch represented by a governor general. It was not until 1917 when Finland gained back its independence. The book reads more like a literary work rather that a travel guide for its beautiful flowing descriptions of the scenic route one would experience aboard the steamships from St. Petersburg through Imatra Vuoksenniska and Nyslott to Punkaharju. The last 14 pages are dedicated to advertisements for spas hotels restaurants and even a luxury ship-building company all accessible along the trip. The photographs depict various stunning nature spots and town as well as images of the "Imatra I" and "Imatra II." Not in OCLC or in the trade. Gel'singfors (Helsinki): K. F. Puromies paperback books
1798ref. 15285London: Published by Haines & Son No. 19 Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane 1798. Mezzotint. Printed on wove paper. In excellent condition with the exception of some glue residue on the verso of the sheet. Four vertical creases in sheet. A small abrasion in image. Image size: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches. A bold hunting scene of a rider drawing cover. This early hunting scene follows the tradition of James Seymour by presenting a small format sporting picture in a bold decisive style. The artist and engraver are not recorded on the plate which was typical of works published at the period by Haines & Son. Haines & Son were prolific publishers and printsellers who catered to the decorative print market they often republished earlier plates which they acquired from other publishers such as Carington Bowles and Robert Sayer. This image which is listed as plate 2 is most likely the second plate in a set of six prints. Published by Haines & Son, No. 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane unknown books
1798ref. 15286London: Published by Haines & Son No. 19 Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane 1798. Mezzotint. Printed on wove paper. Image size: 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 inches. A post- hunting scene of a gentleman recounting the details of the hunt. This early hunting scene follows the tradition of James Seymour by presenting a small format sporting picture in a bold decisive style. The artist and engraver are not recorded on the plate which was typical of works published at the period by Haines & Son. Haines & Son were prolific publishers and printsellers who catered to the decorative print market they often republished earlier plates which they acquired from other publishers such as Carington Bowles and Robert Sayer. Published by Haines & Son, No. 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane unknown books
1990ref. 321221New York: Star Dist 1990. Paperback. 158p. very good first printing PBO in original explicit camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Hung Studs HD-112. BDSM. Star Dist paperback books
