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ref. 296647Original poster. Image measures 28 1/8" x 21 1/2" This original World War I-era poster includes a message in Slovak warning against speculators and urging people not to sell their bonds or stamps. An English language version of this poster was published reading "Don't Let Swindlers Persuade You to Part with Your Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps". Similar posters were published in Italian Hebrew/Yiddish Russian and Polish. This poster includes the additional line 'Pozor na Spekulantov' which translates to "Beware of Speculators!" War loan posters like this one were produced in great volume during the First World War to encourage people to support the war effort financially. The poster is in good condition with minor tears to edges and some staining along lower left margin. Notations in ink of inventory numbers deaccessioned by the Long Island Historical Society 1923 as noted verso. unknown books
1803ref. 297212London: Egerton 1803. hardcover. 2 volumes bound together 176pp 72pp. Small 8vo rebound in 3/4 brown calf marbled boards front corners badly scratched spine evenly faded but otherwise fine. London; T. Egerton 1803. Scarce. Very good. Egerton unknown books
1960ref. 294605Tokyo: Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai 1960. hardcover. fine/very good. Colored frontispiece black & white illustrations. 201 pages. Tall slim 8vo heavily textured brown silk cloth. Tokyo: Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai 1960. Fine in very good dust wrapper. JAPANESE Classics Translation Committee. Volume III ONLY. Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkokai unknown books
ref. 295250London: Cadell and Davies. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes in 1. Two hand-colored aquatint frontispieces and four black & white etched plates. Short slim 8vo; x 117 2 ii 114 pages. Handsomely bound in 3/4 polished brown calf marbled boards ornately gilt spine. Large tear to title page now mended. London: Cadell and Davies N.d. 1795. Very good. Cadell and Davies unknown books
1796ref. 295278Liverpool: Privately Printed 1796. hardcover. 191 pages slim 8vo brown cloth-backed marbled boards. Liverpool: Privately Printed 1796. First Edition. Very good . Privately Printed unknown books
1857ref. 295315London: Smith Elder 1857. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrations by John Leech. 299 pages 16 pages of advertisements 8vo blind and gilt-decorated red cloth spine faded and worn at ends. London: Smith Elder 1857. Scarce. First Edition. Very good. Smith Elder unknown books
1857ref. 295320London: Nisbet 1857. hardcover. very good. 315 pages 12mo full pebbled green morocco ornately gilt spine and covers all edges gilt. London: Nisbet 1857. Ninetieth thousand. A very good copy. Nisbet unknown books
1801ref. 295332London: A. Dulau & L. Nardini 1801. hardcover. very good. Text in French. 2 fold-out maps tipped in at final page. 203 pages. 16mo recent 3/4 leather pink marbled boards; recased light toning and foxing throughout. London: A. Dulau et L. Nardini 1801. A very good copy. A. Dulau & L. Nardini unknown books
1856ref. 295329London: Nisbet 1856. hardcover. good. 314 pages 12mo burgundy cloth; rubbed spine faded and top chipped corner. London: Nisbet 1856. A good copy internally clean. Nisbet unknown books
1914ref. 295488London: Published by Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd London 1914. hardcover. very good. 5 volumes. Black & white plates and maps thick oblong 4to green cloth. London: Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd 1914 - 1915. Very good . Volume 1: August 12 - November 4 1914. Volume 2: November 11- February 3 1915. Volume 3: May 5 1915. Volume 4: May 12 - August 4 1915. Volume 5: August 11 - October 27. 1915. Published by Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, London unknown books
1813ref. 296170London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1813. hardcover. very good. 212 pages. 8vo blue cloth-backed boards; with a contemporary cancellation note "This book was withdrawn." in ink on front cover although partially obscured by newer cloth backing corners bumped some foxing throughout. London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1813. A very good copy. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown unknown books
1781ref. 291930London: MacGowan 1781. hardcover. very good. 2 Volumes. 33 engraved maps & plans 3 folding & 28 engraved plates. Thick 4to unpaginated text in double columns. Full contemporary calf. Heraldic bookplate in each volume. London: MacGowan 1781. Scarce. Well-worn and joints cracked but attractive and overall very good. The work contains numerous entries for North American battles of the Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War &c. including Annapolis Royal Beauséjour Brandy-Wine Lake Champlain Charlestown Fort Frontenac Louisbourg Fort Necessity Fort Niagara Penobscot Fort Pitt Quebec Saratoga Ticonderoga New York &c. Appended are an essay on fortification. MacGowan unknown books
1815ref. 291677London: Patrick Martin 1815. First. hardcover. fine. Thomas Rowlandson. 15 color plates by Rowlandson. Thin 8vo full red crushed morocco decoratively stamped in giltall edges gilt by Morrell. London: Patrick Martin 1815. First Edition. Elegant copy. Tooley 417. Patrick Martin unknown books
ref. 288150unbound. very good. Lithograph with hand coloring. 10.5" x 15.25". Shows some repairs at verso. In very good condition. An image juxtaposing two leaders Louis Kossuth of Hungary and Louis Napoleon of France. Kossuth is shown at left holding out the Constitution of Hungary to an adoring crowd; the caption reads "Kossuth having returned to 'Hungary' achieves the 'Liberty' of 'Fatherland' & is surrounded by the 'Blessings' & Enthusiastic 'Acclamations' of his Liberated People." Napoleon at right is running "to England" from an angry crowd while stepping on the Constitution of France; the caption reads "Louis Napoleon after 'Trampling' upon that 'Constitution' which he had 'Sworn' to 'Respect' flies in 'Terror' from the 'Execrations' of a deceived & injured People." unknown books
1890ref. 287982New York: H. Schile 1890. Original lithograph backed with linen. 24" x 30". Dramatic and unusual battle scene between the French and the Prussians on November 29th 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. Text below details "On the morning of Tuesday November 29th the garrison of Paris under the command of Generals Trochu Ducrot and Vinoy made their first sally. For three days the French held their positions and they nearly succeeded in breaking the German lines. But along the line of railroad they had to yield and after a desperate fight were repulsed losing about 4.000 men." An excellent example of the theatrics of war this view shows moustached men falling histrionically to the ground sans the gore an usual depiction of a battle scene might show. Possible proof print due to variation in dating. H. Schile unknown books
ref. 282934unbound. very good. Map. Lithograph. 16.75 x 16.75 inches. In very good condition. Some wear along original fold lines. Some light staining at top right. Printed circa 1915. A Turkish Ottoman map of the North Sea that illustrates the Battle of Dogger Bank a significant early battle between the British and German navies. After a difficult defeat the month prior British spies intercepted and decoded German wireless transmissions leading to an important victory. unknown books
ref. 278081London: Graphotone Co. hardcover. very good-. Collection of 104 black & white photographs illustrating many famous British views and houses tipped in and fully described indexed at rear of volume. 106 pages. Thick folio bound in original green pictorial cloth rubbed and spotted; repaired at ends and inner hinges strengthened. London: Graphotone Co. no date ca. 1900. A very good- copy. Graphotone Co unknown books
ref. 267840Map. Pen and ink with watercolor. Image measures 7 x 8.5". This beautifully hand colored schoolgirl or schoolboy manuscript map of Canaan and Palestine Israel or Holy Land covers from Arish in northern Sinai north beyond Beirut. The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are included. Essentially two maps on the same sheet the left hand map depicts the region as it existed during Biblical times when it was called Canaan. The Twelve Tribes of Israel are identified along with ancient place names. Topography is beautifully rendered. The right hand side map covers the same region but is not labeled except for the title 'Palestine'. Territorial divisions are color coded. The map is in good condition with vivid hand color. On thin paper with minor foxing and toning. Top margin with some manuscript text cut off. This map dates to circa 1880 and was most likely made by a student or apprentice as training in geography drafting and penmanship. Manuscript map-making was a useful educational tool in the 19th century a period of imperialism and increased world trade in which geography grew significantly as a field of study. In the United States and northwestern Europe reform movements that sought to improve the quality and accessibility of childhood education pushed for the inclusion of geography in school curricula. One common method of teaching was the making of manuscript maps. Working from wall maps globes and atlases students were made to meticulously hand-reproduce maps in pen and ink and with watercolor. Such exercises not only provided a way to review and retain geographical knowledge but they also functioned as training in penmanship calligraphy and drafting. This map is a lovely document that straddles the line between art and geography. unknown books
ref. 261819New York: Carey Show Print. Poster. Page measures 85 1/2" x 40". This large scale World War I poster features patriotic red white and blue fonts to underscore its message. The Friars and the Lambs two organizations operating at the time of the War and still today participated in fundraising contests for the United War Work Campaign or UWWR. That 1918 campaign was charged with raising $170000000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years of the war. The campaign was a success and was at the time recognized as the largest fundraising event in history. This poster is a wonderful vestige that illustrates the willingness of all different organizations to demonstrate their devotion to the nation's troops. It is in very good condition and is creased at the folds as issued. Scarce. Carey Show Print unknown books
1863ref. 263529Philadelphia: John E. Potter 1863. hardcover. very good-. Frontis. 408pp. 12mo original green decorated cloth spine ends rubbed edges of corners lightly bumped and lightly worn. Philadelphia: John E. Potter 1963. A novel. "The struggle to make Kansas a free state." Wright II 2685. John E. Potter unknown books
1848ref. 265355Boston: Strong & Brodhead 1848. hardcover. good. Frontis. 157pp. 18mo original brown cloth with gilt decorated spine spine ends and edges of corners worn corners bumped some pages with light foxing to margins front endpaper and cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Strong & Brodhead 1848. Wright I 1826. Strong & Brodhead unknown books
ref. 261465Original poster. Color lithograph. 25 x 18.5 inches. This WWI poster is textual and features navy blue lettering over a tan background. Text only and with a decorative initial 'T'. Manuscript addition 'Lewis 699 - 699' to bottom right corner. Mounted on linen and in excellent condition. unknown books
ref. 261468Poster. 30.25 x 20.25 inches. This poster features a gold red white and blue color scheme. It is mainly textual with bold red and blue lettering describing the efforts made in the name of the war on the part of various American organizations. This poster is in very good condition and makes for a wonderful document for anyone interested in American history or World War I. unknown books
ref. 261505Original poster. Color lithograph. 52.75 x 40.75 inches. This dance performance poster for the S. Hurok program of Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid is yellow and black with dancers on the right side and text on the left. Antonio Ruiz Soler 1921-1996 professionally known as Antonio was a Spanish flamenco dancer choreographer and director. Antonio and the Ballets de Madrid performed extensively in London and later toured internationally under American impresario Sol Hurok. Good condition with original folds as issued. unknown books
1970ref. 2615091970. Poster. 41 x 27 inches. This movie poster features Mick Jagger and James Fox in four different large-scale headshots as themselves and in the film. Performance is a 1970 British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg written by Cammell and photographed by Roeg. The film stars James Fox as a violent and ambitious London gangster who after killing an old friend goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star Mick Jagger. This poster is in good condition and is not mounted on linen two folds as issued. Hard to find. unknown books
