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1856réf. 3411The first edition of a very significant map of the United States. Copper engraved wall map backed with original linen with original wooden rollers. Measuring 65" by 70" this is considered to be one of the finest large scale wall maps of the period. Contructed and engraved by W. Williams. Nice insets and tables. Approximately half the map has come loose from the top mounting stretcher. There is some paper loss along top six inches of the map mostly at the margins with the largest piece measuring approximately 2" by 3". Chips to paint on flat black roller and stretcher. Creasing and wear but overall bright and clean. Will supply additional pictures on request. Augustus Mitchell
1838réf. 44262Philadelphia: Hinman & Dutton 1838. 16mo. 78 pp. Large folding map: Mitchell's Traveller's Guide through the United States: a Map of the Roads Distances Steam Boat and Canal Routes &c. Philadelphia: Mitchell 1838; engraved on steel by J.H. Young and D. Haines; 17 1/2 x 22 inches. Original gilt-stamped and embossed publisher's leather; map repaired on verso. Both the text and map are foxed but a very good copy. First issued under a different title in 1834. The map is hand-colored in outline and includes small inset maps of Cincinnati Albany New Orleans Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington and Charleston; it extends from the Atlantic coast to Missouri and Arkansas labeled here "territory" although it gained statehood in 1836. Howes M-690. Hinman & Dutton unknown
1858réf. 524902New York: Charles Scribner 1858. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 59pp. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Extremities of boards are moderately faded bit of early spotting front cover has very faint early stain else a very good copy. Inscribed on the front flyleaf by "the Class of 1858" to: "Prof. Theodore W. Dwight With regards of the Class of 1858". Contains "The Oration" 24 pages by Donald G. Mitchell author and journalist who wrote as "Ik Marvel" and a 17-page poem by William C. Williamson. Charles Scribner hardcover
réf. 38847MITCHELL Donald Grant. RURAL STUDIES WITH HINTS FOR COUNTRY PLACES. New York: Scribner 1867. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. x 295 1 3 pages. First edition. BAL 13944; Hitchcock 798. "This little book does not treat exhaustively of any of the subjects which are brought to view in its pages; it is more full of suggestion than instruction. Its aim is to stimulate those who live in the country or who love the country to a fuller and wider range of thinking about the means of making their homes enjoyable." A book on country architecture and landscape gardening by Mitchell better known by his pseudonym "Ik. Marvel." This is the first state with the page number "iv" on the last page of the preface. with some text illustrations. Very good. unknown
1864réf. 183477New York: Charles Scribner 1864. Very Good. First edition. One signature slightly sprung else Very good. Charles Scribner unknown
1917réf. 369976Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. Octavo. Quarter cloth and illustrated papercovered boards. Ownership signature of Elizabeth Flodnig corners a bit worn and some soiling on the boards a tight very good or better copy. A blank book with sections for autographs. Contains many inscriptions to Flodnig in 1917 among them a four-line inscription by Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind on page 44 appropriating Gellett Burgess's famous poem: “I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one I’ll tell you one thing anyhow I’d rather see than be one! No nominations Ha! Ha! Margaret Mitchell.” In 1918 Mitchell graduated from Washington Seminary in Atlanta and presumably Flodnig was a classmate. Laid in is additional ephemera from the recipient's continuing education in Atlanta. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and gray morocco slipcase. The Reilly & Britton Co hardcover
1938réf. 582820Tokyo: Mikasa Shobo 1938. Unbound. Fine. Two publisher's advertisements. 12mo sheets printed on both sides. Each measuring 5¼" x 7". One sheet illustrated with a film still and another with a portrait of Vivien Leigh. Each with an old horizontal fold and one with an ink smudge in one corner margin else fine. Two handbills advertising the five-volume publication of Gone With the Wind in Japanese likely in 1938 per book publication data in OCLC. Interesting and presumably very uncommon ephemera. Mikasa Shobo unknown
1954réf. 249841Atlanta 1954. unbound. 2 pages on "Margaret Mitchell Marsh Estate letterhead" 10.25 x 7.25 inches Atlanta June 11 1954. This important and strongly-stated letter was written by Margaret Mitchell's brother Stephens Mitchell to the editor of "Look Magazine" to dispel a printed rumor that Mitchell had help in researching her wildly popular novel "Gone with the Wind" in part: ".ever since the sudden success of 'Gone With the Wind' the rumor has arisen that this or that person wrote the book or helped with the writing or research. These rumors included even me and Mrs. Marsh's husband.I -- and no one else except her husband -- ever saw "Gone With the Wind" until it was in its final typescript.and no one else has any right to claim any part of it." Natural folds; staple holes in the upper left corners but still in very good condition. Extraordinary literary content pertaining to Gone With the Wind unknown
1856réf. 3411The first edition of a very significant map of the United States. Copper engraved wall map backed with original linen with original wooden rollers. Measuring 65" by 70" this is considered to be one of the finest large scale wall maps of the period. Contructed and engraved by W. Williams. Nice insets and tables. Approximately half the map has come loose from the top mounting stretcher. There is some paper loss along top six inches of the map mostly at the margins with the largest piece measuring approximately 2" by 3". Chips to paint on flat black roller and stretcher. Creasing and wear but overall bright and clean. Will supply additional pictures on request. Augustus Mitchell books
1920réf. 359417Princeton NJ: Privately printed at the Princeton University Press 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 105pp. Illustrated portrait plates. Original cloth-backed printed boards. Very good with bottom corners chipped. Mitchell served early in the war as an ambulance driver. Returning to the United States he graduated from Harvard Law School then entered the army as a captain commanding a machine gun company in training before shipping to France as a liaison officer attached to the staff of General de Castlenau. Scarce. Privately printed (at the Princeton University Press) hardcover books
1866réf. 533480New York: Charles Scribner and Company 1866. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Two volumes. 12mos. Green cloth gilt. Corners a little bumped but a nice and clean near fine set. Charles Scribner and Company hardcover books
1858réf. 524902New York: Charles Scribner 1858. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 59pp. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Extremities of boards are moderately faded bit of early spotting front cover has very faint early stain else a very good copy. Inscribed on the front flyleaf by "the Class of 1858" to: "Prof. Theodore W. Dwight With regards of the Class of 1858". Contains "The Oration" 24 pages by Donald G. Mitchell author and journalist who wrote as "Ik Marvel" and a 17-page poem by William C. Williamson. Charles Scribner hardcover books
1864réf. 183477New York: Charles Scribner 1864. Very Good. First edition. One signature slightly sprung else Very good. Charles Scribner unknown books
réf. 38847MITCHELL Donald Grant. RURAL STUDIES WITH HINTS FOR COUNTRY PLACES. New York: Scribner 1867. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. x 295 1 3 pages. First edition. BAL 13944; Hitchcock 798. "This little book does not treat exhaustively of any of the subjects which are brought to view in its pages; it is more full of suggestion than instruction. Its aim is to stimulate those who live in the country or who love the country to a fuller and wider range of thinking about the means of making their homes enjoyable." A book on country architecture and landscape gardening by Mitchell better known by his pseudonym "Ik. Marvel." This is the first state with the page number "iv" on the last page of the preface. with some text illustrations. Very good. unknown books
1959réf. 457220Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Revised edition. Quarto. Approximately 350pp. Clothbacked card covers bound with threaded metal brads lacking two. Edges with wear and staining else a very good copy. Volume I of II: Albania-Iceland. Includes address officers publications and short remarks usually affiliations. The revised edition of the 1956 first edition published from information gathered in 1955. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1959réf. 457221Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Approximately 400pp. Clothbacked card covers bound with threaded metal brads lacking two. Edges with some wear and staining else a very good copy. Volume II of II of the first edition of this report: Luxembourg-Yugoslavia free trade unionists in exile and appendixes abbreviations alphabetical list of labor officials and a list of publications. Includes address officers publications and short remarks usually affiliations. Government Printing Office hardcover books
1905réf. 574715West Point New York 1905. Softcover. Very Good. Oblong octavo 10¾” x 7”. Flexible black leather covers. Contains over 100 gelatin silver prints and three cyanotypes mounted on the rectos and versos of thick black paper leaves together with a Cabinet Card portrait and eight additional photos laid in. Most prints measure between 2¼” x 3” and 3” x 5”. Several prints have small ink captions at the bottom edge or corner of the print two Real Photo postcards are inscribed to “Mr. Mitchell” and “M.C.M” from a fellow cadet both dated 1905. The leather spine back is perished both covers are chipped at the edges the first blank leaf is detached else about near fine with the photographs in very good or better condition. An attractive neatly compiled album that belonged to Manton Mitchell who was a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point “in the same class as his friend Gen. George Patton” and served in Europe in World War I. Mitchell received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action while serving as a battalion commander with the 39th Infantry Regiment in France 5 August 1918. In addition to the inscribed Post Cards the album includes two identified photos of Mitchell in camp at the Queensboro Furnace on the grounds of West Point. The album opens with a photo of the class of 1909 and features many unidentified images of Mitchell drilling and socializing with other cadets and with and family and friends including women on the grounds of West Point and on excursions in the surrounding Hudson Highlands and on the Hudson River. A compelling well-preserved collection of photos including an early Cabinet Card portrait of Mitchell in uniform documenting his training at America’s premiere military academy. unknown books
1967réf. 142840CA: Metro Goldwyn 1967. Near Fine. Near fine. Lightly rubbed. Metro Goldwyn unknown books
réf. 142816New York: National Publishers. Very Good. Very good plus. Theater program rubbed at spine ends and corners slightly bent. National Publishers unknown books
1954réf. 249841Atlanta 1954. unbound. 2 pages on "Margaret Mitchell Marsh Estate letterhead" 10.25 x 7.25 inches Atlanta June 11 1954. This important and strongly-stated letter was written by Margaret Mitchell's brother Stephens Mitchell to the editor of "Look Magazine" to dispel a printed rumor that Mitchell had help in researching her wildly popular novel "Gone with the Wind" in part: ".ever since the sudden success of 'Gone With the Wind' the rumor has arisen that this or that person wrote the book or helped with the writing or research. These rumors included even me and Mrs. Marsh's husband.I -- and no one else except her husband -- ever saw "Gone With the Wind" until it was in its final typescript.and no one else has any right to claim any part of it." Natural folds; staple holes in the upper left corners but still in very good condition. Extraordinary literary content pertaining to Gone With the Wind unknown books
1917réf. 369976Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. Octavo. Quarter cloth and illustrated papercovered boards. Ownership signature of Elizabeth Flodnig corners a bit worn and some soiling on the boards a tight very good or better copy. A blank book with sections for autographs. Contains many inscriptions to Flodnig in 1917 among them a four-line inscription by Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind on page 44 appropriating Gellett Burgess's famous poem: “I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one I’ll tell you one thing anyhow I’d rather see than be one! No nominations Ha! Ha! Margaret Mitchell.” In 1918 Mitchell graduated from Washington Seminary in Atlanta and presumably Flodnig was a classmate. Laid in is additional ephemera from the recipient's continuing education in Atlanta. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and gray morocco slipcase. The Reilly & Britton Co hardcover books
1938réf. 582820Tokyo: Mikasa Shobo 1938. Unbound. Fine. Two publisher's advertisements. 12mo sheets printed on both sides. Each measuring 5¼" x 7". One sheet illustrated with a film still and another with a portrait of Vivien Leigh. Each with an old horizontal fold and one with an ink smudge in one corner margin else fine. Two handbills advertising the five-volume publication of Gone With the Wind in Japanese likely in 1938 per book publication data in OCLC. Interesting and presumably very uncommon ephemera. Mikasa Shobo unknown books
1837réf. 69377Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell 1837. First edition second issue "animals" correctly spelled on title page. 8vo. 143 1pp. Folding map with hand-colored outline. Original cloth-backed printed boards soiling & rubbing to boards. Scattered foxing but a crisp copy. Handwritten library ownership of Library Association of Urbana Seminary stamp of Urbana University School with card pocket in rear. Howes M-689. S. Augustus Mitchell unknown books
1836réf. 021344Philadelphia: Mitchell & Hinman 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacks as usual the scarce accompanying map. Very Good. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards; 342 pages. Population and census data by county. Early bookplate on front pastedown and signature on front endpaper of John F. Fager of Harrisburg. Samuel Augustus Mitchell and his sons were the leading publishers of maps in the United States during most of the nineteenth century. Mitchell had come to Philadelphia around 1830 with the intention of improving the standard of geography textbooks. A New American Atlas published in 1831 was his first work. Then in 1845 he acquired the rights to Tanner's New Universal Atlas and in 1846 he published his first edition of the present work. Mitchell continued to publish the atlas until 1850 when he sold the copyright to Cowperthwaite & Co. of Philadelphia who continued to publish it until the mid-1850s when It was purchased by Charles DeSilver. Mitchell & Hinman hardcover books
1834réf. 222361Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman 1834. First. hardcover. good. 324pp. 8vo contemporary 3/4 calf spine ends and edges of corners worn calf rubbed light foxing throughout. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman 1834. First Edition. The map itself is not present. Howes M-684. Mitchell and Hinman unknown books
