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1780ref. 265361780. Pastel on laid watermarked paper. The sheet retains signs of having been stretched as these types of portraits typically were. Dampstain upper right corner tear lower right corner otherwise excellent condition. A strikingly well done portrait of a successful European gentleman with piercing eyes. Pastel portraits were popular in Europe Great Britain and America during most of the 18th century especially in the 1770s and 80s. They provided a more rapid way of rendering a likeness in bright colors that didn't yellow. This was a golden age for portrait painting which exemplified the optimistic views of the Enlightenment: a sitter was not ashamed to show his or her wealth contentment or character. Our self -assured subject looks directly at the viewer with piercing eyes calm practical not likely to be fooled. It is an astounding accomplishment; we feel that this was exactly how he was. The artist allowed himself or herself there were a number of excellent female pastel portraitists particularly in France to be subject entirely to what was seen and sensed about this strong indomitable personality. Baetjer & Shelly Pastel Portraits. Images of the 18th Century. Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011. unknown books
1945ref. 9015531Chicago: Abraham Lincoln Bookshop 1945. Hardcover. Very good condition. Prefatory Notes by F. Lauriston Bullard. Foreword by Carl Sandburg. One of 500 copies printed at the Norman Press. Spine sunned. Slipcase. Abraham Lincoln Bookshop hardcover books
1739ref. 233283London: Watts 1739. hardcover. very good. Copperplate head and tail pieces. Very thin small 8vo 1/4 black leather marbled boards rubbed. 8pp 28pp 8pp of additional songs. Many illustrated bars of music. London: J. Watts 1739. Scarce. Very good. Ex-libris of on inside front cover a perforated stamp on the half-title and offsetting and an additional early round heavily gilt book plate on the fly-leaf. Small white paper pasted on inside rear cover. Watts unknown books
1770ref. 103701770. Hand-coloured engraving. Title is inscribed in a contemporary hand on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 13 1/2 x 19 inches. A wonderful continental view in the grand tradition of the romantic landscape. Towards the middle of the eighteenth century a trend developed amongst artists and printmakers which sought to visually record the natural beauties of their surroundings. English printmakers began to publish topographical prints of the important sights in the British Isles and on the Continent. Theses image not only inspired a sense of national pride but also served as cherished mementos for eager collectors on the "Grand Tour". Prints and paintings of Ruins and antiquities were aimed at English and foreign tourists who desired a reminder of their travels or at those vicarious tourists who collected topographical prints instead of traveling. This is a wonderful example of a picturesque eighteenth century landscape print. By trimming the image within the platemark and mounting it on a decorative washline background the print has the effect of a landscape painting. The likeness is heightened by the addition of added body colour in the image and the use of a heavy painterly technique of engraving. This practice was common amongst engravers and printsellers who wished to capitalize on this trend for picturesque landscapes. This print is from the famed Oettingen-Wallerstein collection which was compiled over two centuries by various members of the royal household. The collection is known for its stunning impressions and the immaculate condition of its prints. Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 p. 155; Lugt Les Marques de Collections Supplement 2715a. unknown books
1803ref. 16091London: Richard Phillips 71 St. Pauls Church Yard 1803. Engraving. Printed on wove paper. In excellent condition with the exception of two skillfully mended tears on the top margin outside the platemark. Top left corner has been expertly in-filled. Small mended tear on left margin outside platemark. Three tiny mended tears on bottom edge of sheet. A charming view of the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris published by Richard Phillips the infamous Jacobite printseller. Towards the middle of the eighteenth century a trend developed amongst English and European artists and printmakers which sought to visually record their country's natural beauties. Sparked by a sense of national confidence and patriotism artists and printmakers began to publish topographical prints of important sights and architectural attractions. In addition to being a visual record of the countryside they were meant to encourage public recognition of national treasures. These topographical prints were aimed at English and foreign tourists who desired a memento of their travels or at those vicarious tourists who collected topographical prints instead of traveling. Published in both English and French this charming view is a superb example of the popular topographical prints which Phillips sold in great quantity in his London shop. A true jack-of-all-trades Sir Richard Phillips 1767 - 1840 was one of the most fascinating men of his day. Born in London to a Leicestershire family his original name was Philip Richard. He began his career as hosier but in 1790 established himself as a publisher and bookseller in Leicester. In 1792 he founded the "Leicester Herald" which he used as a platform for his radical beliefs. An ardent Jacobite Phillip's shop became a depot for radical literature of the revolutionary period. In 1795 he was imprisoned for selling Paines' "Rights of Man" but he continued to edit the Leicester Herald throughout his imprisonment. After his release he set up his business in London where he established the infamous "Monthly" magazine. In 1807 he became a sheriff of the City of London and was knighted in 1808. His publications included a vast number of elementary class books and cheap manuals as well as fine art prints and maps. Dictionary of National Biography. Richard Phillips, 71 St. Pauls Church Yard unknown books
1770ref. 103721770. Hand-coloured engraving. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches. A wonderful romantic view in the grand tradition of the picturesque English landscape. Towards the middle of the eighteenth century a trend developed amongst English artists and printmakers which sought to visually record the natural beauties of England and Wales. Sparked by a sense of national confidence and patriotism English printmakers began to publish topographical prints of the important sights in the British Isles. In addition to being a visual record of the countryside they were meant to encourage public recognition of the beauty and history of England. They were aimed at English and foreign tourists who desired a memento of their travels or at those vicarious tourists who collected topographical prints instead of traveling. This is a wonderful example of a picturesque eighteenth century landscape print. By trimming the image within the platemark and mounting it on a decorative washline background the print has the effect of a landscape painting. The likeness is heightened by the addition of added body colour in the image and the use of a heavy painterly technique of engraving. This practice was common amongst engravers and printsellers who wished to capitalize on this trend for picturesque landscapes of the English countryside. This print is from the famed Oettingen-Wallerstein collection which was compiled over two centuries by various members of the royal household. The collection is known for its stunning impressions and the immaculate condition of its prints. Clayton The English Print 1688-1802 p. 155; Lugt Les Marques de Collections Supplement 2715a. unknown books
ref. 8494London Jones & Co. n.d. Engraved by Henry Gastineau. Quarter red leather with gilt stamped and decorated spine and mabelized front and back covers. Marbelized front and back endpapers. Fine condition. Over 100 scenic engravings. London, Jones & Co., n.d. hardcover books
ref. 8379no location No publisher No date. In French. Decorated front cover. Music and words with color illustrations. Good condition but for mended front hinge and sun fading at edges. Normal browning of edges of pages. no location, No publisher, No date. unknown books
1964ref. 3102Minneapolis: Ross & Haines 1964. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Notes and Bibliography by Jerome Peltier. Bound in the publisher's original brown cloth with the title stamped in black on the spine. The dust jacket is price clipped. Ross & Haines hardcover books
ref. 6588Lynchburg Old Dominion n.d. ca. 1894. Printed wrapper 79 13 iv pp. Text is clean wrapper chipped at the head and heel. Very good condition. Lynchburg, Old Dominion, n.d. (ca. 1894). unknown books
1757ref. 8493London: E. Withers E. Withers 1757. Hardcover. Fine. Rebound in black cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Fine condition. E. Withers, E. Withers hardcover books
ref. 6647Westminster Vacher and Sons 1837. 1st edition. Half calf and pebbled cloth boards lettered in gilt on the spine marbled endpapers ix 1 27 pp. Contains contemporary census information regarding tobacco product imports and reports on the rise of smuggling of untaxed tobacco contraband into the British Isles. Foxing minor peeling to the spine else very good. Arents IV 1393. Westminster, Vacher and Sons, 1837. hardcover books
1918ref. 002500S. l. Chicago: s. n. 1918. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. 3-12 including text to back cover; off-white wraps printed in black; minor nicks to tips of spine and mild age-toning to margins; very good or better condition. Assembled from a diary an affidavit and two letters the pamphlet told the story of the brutal treatment of seven conscientious objectors detained at Camp Funston in Fort Riley Kansas during the WWI. Although not specifically mentioned some or all of those men might have been Mennonites as they generally refused to wear uniforms and obey military orders and historically many of the faith were indeed sent to Camp Funston. s. n. paperback books
1899ref. Z1175No place Reprinted from:: Commerical Record March 28 1899. 1899. 8vo. 6 pp. Self-wraps; bottom hinge starting front cover slightly stained. Very good. Pioneer Series. Prominent Men of the Past and Present. Their Services to the City and State. Their Honorable Records. "George Davidson 1825–1911 was an English geodesist astronomer geographer and engineer in the United States. Born May 9 1825 in England Davidson came to the U.S. in 1832 with his parents who settled in Pennsylvania. He began his career with the United States Coast Survey in 1845 as clerk to Superintendent Alexander D. Bache. He was the author of Coast Pilot of California Oregon and Washington." Wikipedia. Commerical Record, March 28, 1899. paperback books
1862ref. 297946Boston: Butler 1862. Fifth. hardcover. very good. 80 pages 2 pages of advertisements. Slim 16mo original brown blue stamped cloth with gold embossed seal on front cover; edgeworn and spine faded to brown. Bosrton: Butler 1862. Fifth Edition. Very good. Butler unknown books
ref. 009521Mexico: Guerrero 1900. Orginal Wraps. Very Good. No Edition Stated. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 11 pp. Spanish text. Text yellowing. Mexico: Guerrero, 1900 unknown books
ref. 007881Tucson: Rosequist Galleries 1986. Orginal Wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. Limited. 8 1/2"x 6". 16 pp. 23 full-color reproductions. Tucson: Rosequist Galleries, 1986 unknown books
1945ref. 291910Baton Rouge.: Army and Navy Publishing Company of Louisiana. 1945. Embossed black leatherette. Good plus light wear to cover extremities slightly shaken. 31x23 cm. Stapled pamphlet with identification of photo portraits laid in. weight: 1.8 lb. Illustrated throughout. Army and Navy Publishing Company of Louisiana. hardcover books
ref. P6671Geneva: George & Cie 1903. Octavo 19.5 × 12 cm. Original printed wrappers; 480 pp. Unopened and uncut. Light soil and moisture stain to wrappers; wrapper edges chipped. Internally very good. A socially and politically liberal philosophical tract focusing on the reign of Alexander III in Russia 1881-1894 this text would have been banned from publication in Imperial Russia. The cover subtitle promotes the book as "a diagnosis of the main ailments of Russia and ways of healing them" "S ukazaniem osnovnykh nedugov Rossii i putei k uvrachevaniiu ikh". The author claims that the centralized top-down governing structure of the Russian Empire destroys social fabric and individual will and argues for de-centralization. He also critiques the Russian messianic position and its claims of "civilizing" the orient and promotes religious and cultural tolerance instead. The author who is not identified by name may have been an employee of the Russian government abroad judging by the cover subtitle "from the notes of an administrator" "iz zapisok administrators". Scarce in the trade. unknown books
1950ref. 002604S. l. Moscow : s. n. 1950. First Edition. Very good. Two leaflets n. d. ca 1950s; 8 1/2 x 4 3/4; single leaves pp. 2; lithographed illustrations to recto text to verso; minor creasing and wear to corners; very good or better condition. Published as advertisements for "Mosryba" - a large wholesale and retail fish store in Moscow - the colorful leaflets described two different fish found along the far North shores of Russia - Moiva Capelin and Terpug Rasp - and listed several recipes with each of them including Capelin in Butter-vinegar Sauce and Roasted Rasp with Onion s. n. unknown books
ref. 50359Two postcards each an original photographic print measuring ca. 8.8 × 13.6 cm. Overall very good; one with text in pencil to verso but not sent. In mylar sleeves. Two striking Czechoslovak postcards each using photo-montage to depict a different theme including the Báťa Hotel in Zlín and another Báťa-themed motif. The two Báťa-themed cards are featured in Jindřich Toman Photo-Montage in Print p. 74 2.4.5 and 2.4.6. unknown books
1873ref. 002466Boston: J. A. Lowell & Co. 1873. First Edition. Very good. Ribbed-silk card with an engraved illustration 1873 - illegible; 5 1/4 x 3 1/2; publishers info below quite faint and almost invisible; unevenly trimmed else minor wear; very good or better condition. Possibly part of a series of engravings very faint No. 24 printed in lower right margin the card depicted a Civil War soldier dressed in a Zouave uniform with a red fez and red baggy pantaloons which were popular in the early stages of the war a drum a flag and a low building in the distance. It could have been an advertising piece as the publisher was well known for his trade cards and other such materials in the second half of the 19th century. J. A. Lowell & Co. unknown books
1821ref. 35860colophon: Mexico: Imprenta imperial de D. Alejandro Váldes 1821. Small 4to 21.2 cm; 8.25". 8 pp. On the right of Mexico to elect an emperor based on the argument that independent Mexico is heir to the pre-conquest empire of Moctezuma. Searches of WorldCat and NUC find only the copy at the National Library of Mexico. The copy listed in the printed Sutro catalogue is not findable via the Sutro OPAC. Garritz Impresos novohispanos 4481; Steele Independent Mexico p. 22; Sutro p. 200. Removed from a nonce volume. Very nice copy. Imprenta imperial de D. Alejandro Váldes unknown books
1878ref. 35727Philadelphia: Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1878. Square 12mo 17.5 cm; 7 ". 1 f. 176 pp. A tale told in the first person of five years in the life of a orphaned young woman who is living with relatives: the joys and and tragedies she has culminating in a happy marriage. The novel's setting is not stated but it may be in and around Philadelphia. Searches of NUC and WorldCat locate only four libraries reporting ownership but searches of the OPACs of two of those institutions fail to locate copies as still owned. Wright III 3929. Publisher's reddish-brown pebbled cloth bevelled edges. Title in gilt on front cover and spine. Binding rubbed text block skewed some brown stains. Ownership stamps on endpapers and ownership inscriptions on same and on fly-leaf. A good only copy of a scarce work. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger hardcover books
1768ref. 34481London: Pr. by M. Lewis & Son & sold by G. Keith & T. Luckman 1768. 8vo. 2 32 pp. A reply to Stephen Addingtons Eusebes to Philetus: a series of letters from a father to a son; it Includes Eusebes' letter to Philetus one pp. 1-6. ESTC gives this as "Second edition" which words are not found on the title-page here and does so without listing any other edition! ESTC locates only two copies worldwide one in Wales and the other being this copy now deacessioned. But WorldCat locates two more copies one in Scotland and one in Kentucky. A check of the Scottish OPAC shows that is a false report being for a microform copy. The copy in Wales is the source of the "Second edition" and that OPAC reports a typographical error on the title-page not found on this copy. The copy in Kentucky is a bit miscatalogued as to publisher and imprint data. ESTC T170992. Removed from nonce volume. Title-page slightly darkened. "No. 3" inked in the top right hand corner. Pr. by M. Lewis & Son, & sold by G. Keith & T. Luckman unknown books
