Century of Progress Exposition 1933Biblio.com
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réf. 0331754517.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1875réf. 603772"Anna E. Dickinson" in black ink on small sheet. 5 1/2" x 2 3/4"; very good; 1875. Signed and inscribed: "Above all things - Liberty Anna E. Dickinson 5.20 1875." unknown
1958réf. 13981-1New York: Hastings House 1958. First edition / First Printing Green cloth. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with trivial wear and darkening to the spine. Hastings House, hardcover
1964réf. 13982-1New York: Hastings House 1964. First edition / First Printing Mauve cloth. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with light wear. Hastings House, hardcover
1951réf. 16969Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art 1951. First edition / First printing. Red black and white illustrated wrappers. About fine. Slight darkening to the spine. Baltimore Museum of Art, paperback
réf. 0260321257.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1893réf. 0839060New York: The Century Co 1893. First Thus. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Attractively bound in decorative golden-tan cloth with gilt speckled pictorial endpapers 4to approx. 900pp. Indexed. light dulling to spine light wear to tips and cornes small drip stains to upper cover. Includes contributions by M. O. W. Oliphant William Thorne Henry Beers Mark Twain The £1000000 Bank Note et al. The Century Co unknown
1598réf. ST20689London: Printed by Thomas Wight and Bonham Norton 1598. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION and First Edition under this Title. 192 x 139 mm. 7 5/8 x 5 1/2". 8 p.l. 154 162-65 159-67 1 blank 6 leaves. Errors in pagination but text complete. Late 19th century dark brown calf covers tooled in blind with plain rules and fleur-de-lys roll raised bands spine panels with small blind-stamped ornament black morocco label marbled endpapers neat repairs to ends of both joints. Front pastedown with engraved armorial bookplate of Godfrey Wentworth Woolley Park. Beale T-413; Mellon/Podeschi 15; Schwerdt II 7; STC 17291; ESTC S111993. Extremities slightly rubbed boards a little chafed in spots text lightly pressed but not washed a bit of browning to edges and occasional minor marginal foxing or traces of corner creases but quite an excellent copy the text clean and still fresh throughout and the perfectly suitable binding with no significant wear. This is a pleasing country gentleman's copy of the first published treatise on the laws governing English forests. Our author the fittingly named woodsman John Manwood d. 1610 served as gamekeeper of Waltham Forest as well as a justice of the New Forest. DNB tells us that he was possibly a barrister at Lincoln's Inn which would explain his interest in and knowledge of the law. Manwood tells us in the dedicatory epistle that he composed the present work in response to the precarious state of forest preservation stating that "so many do daily so contemptuously commit such heynous spoiles and trespasses" against the country's woodlands but "verie little or nothing as yet is extant concerning the Lawes of the Forrest" to help manage such behaviors. Our copy comes from the first published edition following only the 1592 pamphlet entitled "A Brefe Collection of the Lawes of the Forest" issued for private circulation and now extraordinarily rare. According to DNB the present treatise is "the only substantial work on the subject ever to reach the press" making it an enduringly useful source for those interested in the topics contained which include laws about hunting and perambulation in forests. It remained the standard work on the subject until the 19th century and Schwerdt writes that it has been "invaluable to students and lovers of ancient sport." Our copy is from the library of Yorkshire landowner Godfrey Wentworth 1773-1834 who served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1796-97 and in the House of Commons from 1806-08. He probably had no need for a later printing of the work. Printed by Thomas Wight and Bonham Norton unknown
réf. 0070656231.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1809réf. 2221587RARE MIDSHIPMAN APPOINTMENT "Th: Jefferson" Partly-printed vellum DS as president 1 page 10" x 10 1/2" January 16 1809. President Jefferson issues a naval appointment for Henry Pilliam. In part: "That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Patriotism Valour Fidelity and Abilities of Henry Pilliam I do appoint him a midshipman in the Navy of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion by President Jefferson and countersigned by Secretary pf the Navy Robert Smith. The document bears an embossed Navy Department seal to the upper left. Intersecting folds overall wrinkling and light staining otherwise fine condition. Such appointments by Thomas Jefferson are quite scarce as he and the Republican party opposed a strong navy. However as Jefferson's term neared its conclusion the naval forces were beginning to grow out of necessity in order to protect the maritime interests of the United States as merchant vessels were frequently being interfered with during their voyages on the high seas. Ultimately these disputes would culminate in the War of 1812 during President Madison's administration. A desirable and well-preserved example of a Jefferson appointment. Very good. unknown
1855réf. 28465Susquehanna Depot 1855. Pencil pen and ink. Signed in ink: "Theodore Krausch. Susquehana sic Depot. N.Y. and Erie Railroad. October 13 1855." A very handsome drawing of a locomotive by a prominent inventor and engineer. Theodore Krausch dates unknown was employed by what was then known as the New York and Erie Railroad at Susquehanna Depot where railway cars and locomotives were designed built and repaired. The town in northeastern Pennsylvania just below the New York border and Binghamton came into existence with the coming of the railroad. Krausch who obtained several patents during his life one for innovations in railway chair design also received a Silver Medal from the American Institute of the City of New York for a drawing of a locomotive no doubt similar to this one. During the 1850s when railway lines and companies were spreading out across the country each railroad customized its engines and cars to its specific needs. There was a large degree of standardization and this Krausch drawing is a perfect rendition of the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and overall design that was used almost universally in 19th century America. unknown
1778réf. 9147London: Printed for T. Payne at the Mews-Gate 1778. First Tyrwhitt edition. 5 volumes 8vos 310 318 320 336 and 290pp. Contemporary tree calf red spine labels with gilt lettering. Spines dry toned and with a few cracks and chipping at caps. Joints rubbed upper joint in vol 1 cracked but holding. Few contemporary shelving numbers on front pastedowns contemporary inscription to verso of title in vol 1 "Calf leat. Mr. Hodgson." Overall a very good sound set. Beautiful 18th century Chaucer which was hailed at the time as the best-edited English classic that had appeared. Tyrwhitt consulted dozens of manuscript versions of Chaucer to put this together in 4 volumes and added a glossary as the 5th volume 3 years later. This set in an untouched period tree calf binding and scarce thus. . Printed for T. Payne at the Mews-Gate unknown
réf. 0669960993.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1839réf. ST20302-03London: Published for the Proprietor by Charles Tilt 1839-40. FIRST EDITION. 198 x 122 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 7/8". Two volumes. Extremely pleasing contemporary crimson pebble-grain morocco covers with a double gilt rule surrounding a large scrolling central frame raised bands spine gilt in compartments with elaborate small tools radiating from floral centerpieces turn-ins gilt patterned endpapers all edges gilt. WITH A TOTAL OF 36 ENGRAVED PLATES 18 in each volume by William and Edward Finden and others as called for after sketches by Bacon and Captain Meadows Taylor. Joints just a bit rubbed at head and tail two small scratches to one cover corners with just a whisper of wear occasional faint offsetting from plates the faintest foxing or stains to a very few plates a bit of thumbing otherwise beautiful copies with only the most trivial of imperfections. These are handsomely bound and extraordinarily well-preserved copies of the final two volumes of a series inspired by the author's time on the Indian subcontinent. The son of a noted sculptor Thomas Bacon 1813-92 was a talented artist whose service in the Bengal Horse Artillery furnished him with endless fascinating and "exotic" subjects for his sketches and drawings. In 1837 he published "First Impressions and studies from nature in Hindostan" which found an appreciative audience at a time when illustrated travelogues were much in vogue. He produced illustrations for Wilson's "Oriental Portfolio" and for the present "Oriental Annual" which had brought stories and views of the Far East to the British public beginning in 1834. In the 1839 edition Bacon and his very able engravers the Finden brothers present dramatic scenes of the seas around Tenerife and of the peaks of the Himalayas along with wonderfully detailed depictions of "monumental architecture" including temples tombs and military installations. For the 1840 volume Bacon collaborated with his friend Captain Philip Meadows Taylor 1808-76 a longtime British administrator with extensive knowledge of the region. There is more focus on cities in this volume and the authors recount both legends and historical facts to set the scene. The plates include a portrait of the emperor of Delhi but focus on city views and fine architecture. Produced when William 1787-1852 and Edward 1791-1857 Finden were in an extended period at the top of their craft the plates here are characterized by the great delicacy of detail sophisticated gradation of light and rich texture of surface for which they were known. While volumes from this periodical series appear on the market regularly they are rarely so finely bound and in such remarkable condition as the present pair. Published for the Proprietor, by Charles Tilt unknown
1967réf. 00003110New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1967 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Very Good or better. 8vo. 4 v-x 1-341 1 pp. Orange cloth with green lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Illustrated with several in-text black and white photographs of the stagecoaches and their trails. Adams Six Guns 1535. A history of the stagecoach lines in the old west. Jacket is price clipped with a few touches of rubbing. Thomas Y. Crowell Company [1967] hardcover
réf. 0963051261.Gbonded_leather. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2016réf. 1407216Köln: Taschen Bibliotheca Universalis 2016. Hardcover. Octavo 757 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with gold print raised bands. Boards in blue leather illustrated pastedown on front panel. Text block has gilt edges moire endpapers gold ribbon marker. Illustrated: color plates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1407216. FP New Rockville Stock. Taschen, Bibliotheca Universalis hardcover
réf. 409396From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 6 pages 4to; and 2 1/2 pages folio two of the manuscripts on stationery with engraved vignettes. BA. unknown
réf. 25376in Alaska" Alma-Tadema studio Mark Twain by William Dean Howells Bound volume in worn covers 2 pages are loose but present. unknown
1980réf. KOS00300165Art Publishing 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS00300165 Art Publishing paperback
1850réf. 42495Italy 1850. Gouache over faint etched line black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frame. A splendid panoramic view of Lake Como. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour this hand-painted print beautifully depicts the famed picturesque lake with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. The view looks north up the lake towards Switzerland from above Bellagio which occupies the point at which the lake divides in two. unknown
1850réf. 42496Italy 1850. Watercolour over faint etched line black gouache border. Period gilt and faux bois frames. A splendid panoramic view of Lake Maggiore. Catering to the foreigners flocking to the region on The Grand Tour this hand-painted print beautifully depicts the famed picturesque lake with rich bands of blue highlighting the water and sky with the surrounding hills and mountains dotted with luxurious villas. In this view of Lake Maggiore we see from a very high vantage point the Borromean Islands: Isola Bella Isola Madre and Isola dei Pescatori with their extraordinary gardens. unknown
réf. 002361Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Century Music Publishing Co Oversized HB cover has wear & dents 354 pp. This Book contains all the First and Second Grade Piano Numbers from 2150 to 3037. First Grade 2 to 172 Second grade from pages 175 to 354 hardcover
réf. 8616119th century Japan - Album of 42 original tinted albumen photographs of Japan Alaska and Sir G. Baden-Powell and Sir G. Dawson seal expedition in 1891 N.p. N.d. c. late 19th C 1891 Oblong 14 x 18.5cm album disbound accordion style. Paper mache over wood boards with an intricate embossed design and gold and red pigment. Stiff card pages are bordered in pale blue with mounted tinted album photographs 10.8 x 14cm. Most are captioned in pencil in English in the margins of the card mounts. The leaves are disbound/unhinged. 25pp 42 photos. 8 of the 50 sides are blank with no photo mounted. There is no evidence of any photos having been removed. The posed Japanese photos appear to be from photography studios in Japan that catered to tourists. Among these studio portraits are photos of sumo wrestlers women with umbrellas in a rickshaw washing and applying makeup and posing as dancers. There are also picturesque views of Nagasaki. A photo of the bronze horse statue at Suwa Shrine è«è¨ªç¥žç¤¾ Suwa Jinja in Nagasaki mislabeled a ‘temple’ in the album does not have an enclosure around it dating it to between 1870 when it was first dedicated and 1913 as a corral was built around it during the Meiji period. Scenes of villages from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska are pictured as well as locations in Russia. Included are photos of people on a rustic main street in Petropavlovsk Russia the SSS Danube in Avacha Russia a seal rookery and a group photo that includes Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell 1847–1898 and scientist and explorer Sir George Dawson 1849– 1901. On June 23 1891 an article appeared in the NY Times stating that the two men were made British Commissioners in the Bering Sea seal question and an October 22 1891 article from the same newspaper announced the arrival of Baden-Powell and Dawson in Ottawa Canada after returning from the expedition to observe seal hunters dating the photos from late June to October of 1891. This expedition was important in gaining evidence that was used in arbitration that voted in favor of England against the U.S. As the expedition was an official one undertaken largely in secret it is possible that the photos of the area were taken by a member of that expedition likely a Westerner and skilled amateur or professional photographer. A full report of that expedition undertaken on the chartered steamer Danube also in the photos was accessed 1.2.23. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ptid=hvd.hwyprv&view=1up&seq=11 The British Man-O’-War Porpoise which is included in the photographs is mentioned as accompanying the group. Photos overall are in good condition a few are slightly faded some with tissue guards interleaved. Chipping to edge of cover. An unusual combination of studio and candid photos with historic significance in stunning lacquer paper-mache covers. unknown
1870réf. 822261870. 19TH CENTURY. TUDOR WHARVES ICE: THE SHIPS ANAHUAC LUCY S. WILLS AND ANNA DECATUR. Photographer unknown. ca. 1870. Matted framed original photograph matted to 11 x 17 inches. Diagonal vista: The ships Anahuac Lucy S. Wills and Anna Decatur load ice at the Tudor Wharves Charlestown Massachusetts. The first two ships were East Boston-built and Boston-registered; the latter was built and registered in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Charlestown Bridge is in the foreground with one lone spectator observing the shipyard docks. Frederick Tudor known as "The Ice King" combined two trades without much apparent connection ice and sawdust and by using the sawdust for insulation was able to create a shipping industry in New England that reached the far East and South America. Some vertical bands of toning faintly apparent from original wood backing. 338-9 Bunting "Portrait of a Port: Boston 1852-1914. unknown
