1830Best.-Nr. M11919Philadelphia:: L. Johnson 1830. 1830. "4th improved edition." 8vo. 385-90 381 pp. Foxed throughout not hindering legibility. Original red cloth spine paper title label; front cover detached but present ffe loose extremities worn spine chipped. Rear free endpaper early ownership signature. As is. RARE. The first volume of a pioneer American health journal published from 1829-33. It features a selection of fascinating perspectives on medicine including analyses of the effects on health of headwear wine and malt liquor consumption mealtimes and water drinking among other things as well as considerations of race and longevity quacks mothering and more. On tobacco: "'A Victim of the Weed' is desirous of knowing whether he can at once abandon his pipe and segars or must part company in a gradual manner. Our advice is to desist immediately and entirely from the use of tobacco in every form and in any quantity however small" 220. On race: "The differences in this respect are primitive in the different races; the mucous body or varnish which constitutes the layer between the true skin beneath and the outer covering or cuticle being white or nearly so in the European or Caucasian races; yellowish in the Mongul or African; and black in the African" 146. On the education of girls: "Under twelve years of age it should be an invariable rule that the hours of close application should never exceed those of amusement and exercise" 267. Contains nos. 1-24: September 9 1829 through August 25 1830. L. Johnson, 1830. hardcover books
1873Best.-Nr. 343571873. FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. "LONG BRANCH THE CITY BY THE SEA- VIEWS EN ROUTE." An original 11-inch by 16-inch hand-colored engraving from the July 26 1873 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The page depicts two scenes: "Off For Long Branch- Scene On The Promenade Deck Of The Steamer Jesse Hoyt" and "Arrival Of The Train At Long Branch Depot." Text is on the same page and continues on the verso. Very Good. unknown books
1758Best.-Nr. 5208London: Vol. III #200 1758. Fine. 210 x 280 mm; 8 pages numbered 339-344. Paper a bit toned. Reportage on events in the French and Indian War also known as the Seven Years' War. The article on "News from America" tells of a successful expedition against the French the Indians returning with a dozen scalps and three prisoners. There is also a description of how the Indian allies crept up on Fort Loudon and scalped French soldiers. Also tells of the meeting of an Indian leader with the governor of Charleston. Vol. III, #200, unknown books
1758Best.-Nr. 5210London: Vol. III #160 1758. Very Good. 210 x 280 mm; 8 pages numbered 17-24. Paper a bit toned. Corners bumped. Outer leaves splitting along fold. The news starts with an article entitled "the present state of the Colonies in North-America brought by the last Mail." The report highlights the savagery of the Seven Years' War. Vol. III, #160 unknown books
Best.-Nr. 12912THE CHINA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS. 1926. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald 1926. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece ii 314 14 pages plates. First edition. With articles on Chinese industry agriculture and cultural arts with many photographs on plates. Occasional foxing on some leaves else very good. unknown books
1911Best.-Nr. 178781911. The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review June 1911 documents the professional education clinical techniques and hospital administration concerns confronting American nurses during the expansion of hospital-based nurse training in the early twentieth century. Articles address injection techniques nursing programs and hospital security and administration placing practical bedside instruction beside discussion of the institutions in which nurses trained and worked. The issue dates from a period when hospital training schools played a dominant role in American nursing education and student nurses supplied much of the routine nursing labor within those institutions conditions that generated continuing debate over the balance between clinical service and formal instruction. The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review. New York: Lakeside Publishing Company June 1911. Approximately 10 x 6.75 inches. 408 pages. Articles cover injection procedures reviews of nursing programs and hospital administrative and security concerns. Advertisements at the front and rear promote medical uniforms equipment fashion and household goods preserving the commercial material presented to the journal's predominantly nursing readership alongside its professional content. The combination of technical articles institutional reporting and advertising records the expanding professional culture surrounding trained nursing and hospital work in the Progressive Era. The issue appeared while American nursing education was increasingly centered in hospital-operated training schools where students received extensive practical experience but were also relied upon for institutional labor. Its discussions of technique training and hospital management provide contemporary evidence of how nursing knowledge was communicated within that environment rather than through later accounts of professionalization. Page 333 is cut vertically with approximately half the page lacking. Some tearing at the stapled spine and light sunning to the cover not obscuring the bold title lettering. Overall good condition. unknown books
1869Best.-Nr. 323251869. APPLETON'S JOURNAL. LONG BRANCH "SEA-SIDE ATTRACTIONS." A full hand-colored page from Appleton's Journal copyright 1869. The 11-inch by 16-inch page depicts a Victorian-era couple and their two children on the beach with other beach-goers and small bathing pavilions in the distance. Could be Long Branch but the location is not noted. Very Good fold down the center- as issued. $85.00. unknown books
1977Best.-Nr. 202351977. Armas José Donaldo Urioste Francisco Lomelí et al. De Colores Journal of Chicano Expression and Thought Vol. 3 No. 4 1977 belongs to the independent Chicano publishing culture that developed alongside the Chicano Movement and created outlets for literature criticism and intellectual debate outside established academic and commercial presses. Published in Albuquerque by Pajarito Publications De Colores brought Chicano writers and critics into direct conversation about the development and interpretation of Chicano literature; writings associated with the journal have subsequently entered scholarship on Chicano literary history and cultural criticism. Armas José Donaldo Urioste Francisco Lomelí et al. De Colores Journal of Chicano Expression and Thought. Vol. 3 No. 4. Albuquerque New Mexico: Pajarito Publications 1977. First edition. Softcover. 85 pages. The journal's editorial and critical circle included figures active in defining an emerging field of Chicano literary studies: Armas served as editor of De Colores while Lomelí and Urioste published criticism on contemporary Chicano writers and literature. The issue preserves Chicano writing and criticism in the periodical form through which much of the field's early intellectual discussion circulated during the 1970s. Published near the end of a decade in which Chicano writers established journals small presses literary anthologies and criticism devoted specifically to Mexican American experience and aesthetics this issue records that work from Albuquerque one of the important Southwestern centers of Chicano publishing. Later scholarship continues to cite De Colores articles in discussions of Chicano literature cultural politics and criticism documenting the journal's participation in the formation of the field. Minor shelf wear with some interior annotations. Overall very good condition. A 1977 issue preserving Chicano literary and critical discourse through an independent Albuquerque press. unknown books
1865Best.-Nr. 218991865. FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. LONG BRNACH: LAIRD'S MANSION. An 11-inch by 16-inch handcolored print from the magazine's July 15 1865 issue. With one upper illustration of Laird's Mansion House with the caption "Our Summer Watering Places- Laird's Mansion House Long Branch New Jersey." There is some unrelated text in the middle of the print and then another illustration of the hotel's dining room captioned "Dining Room Of Laird's Mansion House Long Branch New Jersey." An early and uncommon print. $85.00. unknown books
1867Best.-Nr. 23291867. TOMS RIVER. FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER. "TOMS RIVER: CRANBERRY BOGS NEW JERSEY." A 11-inch by 16-inch hand-colored page from the November 23 1867 issue of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." The scenes depicts scores of workers particularly young women gathering cranberry's in wicker baskets. $85.00. unknown books
1642Best.-Nr. EPL71London 1642. Paperback. Good. Published between 1628-1642. Based on the Common Debates of 1628. Including An act to prevent Extortions in Sheriffes Under-Sheriffes and Bayliffes of Franchises and Liberties in cases of Execution and An act for the better suppressing of unlicensed alehouse keepers. Upon question passed. Some contemporary inscriptions in English. Some pages remargined intermittent browning or chipping but a rare piece. Size: 260 x 180mm. paperback books
1948Best.-Nr. 39275London: The Hakluyt Society 1948. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto. XXIII 1 677-984pp. Uncut and unopened copy! Original gilt- and blind-stamped blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece. This third volume tells the story of the Abbé's journey back to France with dispatches sent by de la Haye the French Viceroy from St. Thomé. His spirit of adventure and love of travel for its own sake are clearly evinced. He might have reached France more easily and quickly by taking his passage in the 'Soleil d'Orient' which left Surat on January 4 and arrived at La Rochelle on July 12 1674; but in spite of his troublesome experiences in the Mediterranean the Syrian Desert and the Persian Gulf on his outward journey he preferred to return from Surat by the same route in reverse. As a result this part of the Journal gains immensely in interest. Contents: Introduction; Voyage from Madras to Bombay; Journey from Bombay to Tarafur; Journey to Daman and Surat; Carré's stay at Surat; Voyage from Surat to Bandar Arras; Journey from Bandar Arras to Basra; Journey from Basra to Aleppo; Journey from Aleppo to Messina; The revolution at Messina; Journey from Messina to Marseilles; Index. This volume is complete with all its plates and folded maps. Minor staining on front cover. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed. Binding in overall good to good interior in very good condition. The Hakluyt Society hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 33858THE JOURNAL OF FABRICS AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. Volume XIII Number 80. Bradford England: 1888. 4to. Wrappers. 28 pages. First edition. A trade magazine with four woolen samples and three full-page textile designs along with advertisements and articles on the industry. A bright if lightly chipped copy. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 33859THE JOURNAL OF FABRICS AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. Volume XIII Number 82. Bradford England: 1888. 4to. Wrappers. 40 pages. First edition. A trade publication featuring three full-page fabric designs and four samples of woolen products. Bright but lightly chipped. unknown books
1889Best.-Nr. 21546NP 1889. Softcover. fair. Ex-library. 8vo. 128pp. Original wraps with title in gold on cover and back cover. All gilt edges. Ex-libris of the "Franklin Institute Library" on inside of front wrapper. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs facsimile letters as well as a large fold-out color map of "New Railroad and County Map of Kellogg's Lists" showing the situation and distribution of the newspapers of the Chicago St. Louis Cleveland Kansas City Cincinnati Memphis and St. Paul lists. Hinges starting. Staining and some age wear on wraps. Small abrasion on back cover. Two-inch split along tail of spine. Small inventory number stamped on front wrapper. Hinges starting. Pages 19-30 and 51-62 detached but present. Includes 7 advertisement pages in rear of book. Wraps in fair interior in good condition. Scarce. NP unknown books
1419Best.-Nr. 43317Juneau. March 14 1903. Daily Alaskan newspaper containing news of William Sulzer's speech in support of the territory an idyllic word-portrait of prospecting and numerous advertisements. Sulzer a Democratic Congressman from New York argues that Alaska deserves to be a full-fledged territory rather than just a district owing to its beauty and vast natural resources. Sulzer would later serve as New York's governor and hold the record as the only governor of that state to be impeached; his brother Charles was an Alaskan politician. Alaska would not become a territory until 1912. 4pp. Folio. Chipped and browned at edges. Two leaves separated at fold. Good. unknown books
1793Best.-Nr. 43165London. Nov. 8 1793. Includes an account of the trial of Marie Antoinette and an advertisement for several works by Thomas Paine. 4pp. Folio. Neatly silked on both sides. Minor soil. Very good. unknown books
1861Best.-Nr. 333Cleveland: G. F. Lewis Publisher 1861. Single Issue. Broadside. 440 x 300 mm. 17 1/4/ x 11 1/2 inches. Printed in four columns. Folded some minor separation at folds edges folded and chipped some discoloration from tape at top margin otherwise good and sound. Old Soldier's Advocate was published from 1858 through Reconstruction when it ceased publication in 1878. As the title suggests its' cause was the enlisted man the veteran and war widows and orphans. Many of its articles include information about pressuring government to insure pensions and benefits to military families. This issue includes a description of General Fremont's removal from Command by President Lincoln a synopsis of his address to his troops reports from the field on Fremont's removal report about various Union troop movements in the West the resignation of General Winfield Scott a column on payments to war widows and heirs and a military pension report. One notice reads: "Apocryphal Report: Gen Beauregard is reported to have resigned his command of the rebels. Guess not." The editor Col. G. F. Lewis was the owner of the Bank of Cleveland as well as editor of the Old Soldier's Advocate and a woodcut illustration of the Bank appears in the fourth column. OCLC list a number of scattered issues of Old Soldier's Advocate in Americana collection around the country but this issue is not cited on any of the library catalogues we visited. A look online at Newspaper.com shows that many of the article which appear in Old Soldier's Advocate were picked up by other paper especially in the Midwest although runs of the newspaper are not cited. 333. G. F. Lewis Publisher unknown books
Best.-Nr. B297188-1FloridaDa sic NY Andrew Nevai Inc. 1978. Vol. 1 no. 2. One large folding sheet 59 cm x 74 cm folded to 19 x 30 cm. Rare issue of mail and rubber stamp art featuring activities of artists such as Anna Banana in San Francisco Holllywood and Toronto in homage to Marcel Duchamp Ray Johnson Dada and Fluxus. Joseph Beuys Juditih Hoffberg LinaBelle Kelemen and Ed Fellerman are listed as publishers liaisons. Previous owner mailing sticker; Jean Brown The Tyringham Institute Shaker Seed House Tyringham MA 01264. FloridaDa [sic], NY (Andrew Nevai, Inc.), 1978. books
Best.-Nr. B297188-2FloridaDa sic NY Andrew Nevai Inc. 1978. Vol. 1 no. 2. One large folding sheet 59 cm x 74 cm folded to 19 x 30 cm. Rare issue of mail and rubber stamp art featuring activities of artists such as Anna Banana in San Francisco Holllywood and Toronto in homage to Marcel Duchamp Ray Johnson Dada and Fluxus. Joseph Beuys Juditih Hoffberg LinaBelle Kelemen and Ed Fellerman are listed as publishers liaisons. FloridaDa [sic], NY (Andrew Nevai, Inc.), 1978. unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 47073New York: Newspaper Guild of New York 1960. Very Good-. New York: Newspaper Guild of New York 1960. First Edition. Slim quarto; publisher's cloth with pictorial paste on to both covers; 128pp.; illus. throughout including cartoons halftone photographs and pictorial local ads. Boards a bit rubbed at margins textblock shaken in binding and a bit musty; Good to Very Good overall. Cover art by cartoonist Alfred Andriola creator of the "Kerry Drake" comic strip. Uncommon souvenir handed out at the Newspaper Guild of New York annual ball this copy with the ownership name in gilt of a Julian Beck. Honorees included John Lewis president of the CIO; Leonard Bernstein "for revitalizing the Philharmonic Society Orchestra"; and Eileen Brennan "for her outstanding dramatic work as star of 'Little Mary Sunshine.' Newspaper Guild of New York unknown books
Best.-Nr. B131868-3Los Angeles 1998-2003. Vol. 1. Nos. 1 - 3. Sq. 4to. Wraps. Los Angeles, 1998-2003. paperback books
1862Best.-Nr. 278075Philadelphia 1862. unbound. very good. 8pp. Elephant Folio front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper very small hole to text of last page most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia 1862. On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5 1862 United States Senate vote to expel Senator Jesse Bright of Indiana who was the most senior Democrat in the Senate. On March 1 1861 Senator Bright wrote a letter of introduction for Thomas B. Lincoln a Texas arms dealer. The letter was addressed to Jefferson Davis. In July 1861 Lincoln was captured with the letter by Union troops as he attempted to enter the Confederacy. Senator Bright was accused of being a traitor because of the letter. The proceedings of the Senate and impressions of the vote by Senators are included in the article. Senator Bright was expelled by a vote of 32 to 14. The yeas and nays votes with each Senator listed are on the front page. Jesse Bright was the fourth Senator from a Union state to be expelled during the Civil War. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 3751DS. 4pgs. 7 x 12. December 1875. Somerset County New Jersey. A contract for the sale of a Somerset County New Jersey newspaper signed C J Wilson D. W. Wilson and V.D. Honeyman. The contract sates in part: In consideration of one dollar to us in hand paid and for the further consideration to be made as hereafter specified we Charles J .Wilson editor and publisher of the Somerset Gazette a newspaper printed and published in Somerville Somerset County New Jersey and David W. Wilson who has an interest therein do agree to sell and convey and do hereby sell convey transfer and assign unto a van Daren Honeyman of the same place all our right title interest ownership and possession of in and to said newspaper and its appurtenances with all its appliances machinery tools and materials presses type cases forms stencils frames inks and stock of paper on hand being everything whatsoever which is now in the office occupied by said Somerset Gazette. The selling price was $3250.00 which was to be paid in three installments over a period of ten months. All three men signed the bottom of the document. It is in very good condition with several fold lines. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 5195NEW JERSEY. Journal. 26 pages of writing. 1846-1854. Caldwell New Jersey. A handwritten journal of expenses kept in 1840s and 1850s New Jersey by a J G Glasby whose name is written on the inside front cover. Glasby listed expenditures for basic provisions manly foodstuffs for people and animals. Butter was by far the most common item purchased. There are many blank pages throughout the middle and end while the last few pages have additional writing. The journal is in good condition although some of the pages have separated from the binding. It has a leather spine and marbled paper-covered boards. hardcover books