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1896Best.-Nr. 2478Baltimore: Thos. J Sheubrooks 1896. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Good. 30 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Featuring illustrated local Baltimore advertising throughout. Introduction by Mr. Seidewitz followed by six days of concerts by the 5th Regiment Orchestra with Charles Weber - Musical Director. Rules of Governing the competition award amounts and a full page listing the Patrons and Patronesses of the show. Covers rubbed at edges and lightly toned. Mr. Seidewitz was one of the foremost florists in Maryland ex-Mayor of Annapolis 1899-1901 former president of the Rotary Club and the President of the Baltimore Florists' Exchange. This Exchange was said to be the first organization in America dedicated to the exchange of trees plants flowers and seeds in addition to the general sharing of horticultural knowledge among horticulturists and tradesmen who bought and sold flowers. Oddly enough after Mr. Seidewitz was successful in ushering this Exchange into fruition even propelling the construction of a new building to house this mutual florists' association Mr. Seidewitz became a cruel victim of bullying by Baltimore Society during the first World War. According to the book The Illusion of Victory: America in W.W.I by Thomas J. Fleming "shortly after war was declared the florist met some officers from several German ships that had been trapped in Baltimore's harbor since 1914. They were in a gloomy mood lamenting their long separation from friends and family and the prospect of internment as enemy aliens until the war ended. Seidewitz bought them beer and they drank together. Touched by their plight the florist kissed one of them on the forehead in an attempt to comfort the man. Word soon swept Baltimore that Seidewitz had 'kissed a German.' His floral business collapsed. He was expelled from the Rotary Club after directors refused to let him speak to the members in his own defense." On August 24 1918 Seidewitz committed suicide by revolver while his family was downstairs in their home on Old Pimlico Road. Thos. J Sheubrooks paperback
1914Best.-Nr. 028629St. Petersburg Russia: A.D. Chariatis 1914. Letters on A.D. Chariatis letterhead and signed by him in somewhat broken and decipherable English. Both letters have various underlining or typing in red in order to emphasize a point. The contents dated in April and May of 1914 regard Chariatis' explanation of the terms of doing business for various leather hides & shipping discounts letters of credit and the quality of the offerings: ".as J used consistently throughout for "I" shall my self select skin per skin in order to have his satisfaction and the price is the lowest one." The Jewish Encyclopedia of Western Pennsylvania identifies the Corry Hide & Fur Co. as a business of the Berliner family which ".started the Corry Hide and Fur Company in 1900. The mail-order businesspurchased furs skins and hides from trappers across North America often selling its merchandise through representatives in New York London and Leipzig Germany. The company also dealt in trapping and rendering supplies and incidental products such as ginseng root" A postcript ending the April letter answering a query from the Corry Co. states as typed: ".The news which you had in America for the jowes of Wolga are not right it is only german-provocations against russia because not only jowes have not the right to live in or near Wolga but there you cannot find not one jowe only trade-mans can come in the Wolga-river towns for 24 hours only. The Joves in Russian can only live 5 west ouest governements.- and in handwritten pencil below this do you not thing that owing to the America-Mexico war pricing for skins will be demanded during the Russo-Japan war there has been made fair business in hides." Letters approx. 8 3/8" x 10 3/4" size; on good quality "Best Writing" watermark typing paper. Light edge-wear old fold lines; in very good condition. Typed Documents. Soft Cover. Very Good. A.D. Chariatis paperback
1935Best.-Nr. 028630Turkey: M. Ramiz 1935. A collection of 30 real-photo postcards mostly of the city of Bursa Turkey and concentrating on the historic architecture of that city with interior and exterior views of notable mosques and of the city overall; about 1/2 dozen of the cards are of the ruins in the area of Assos. Most of the imagery is identified either with titles in the image on the face of the cards or in legible manuscript on the reverse; also noted is the date of 1935. The cards were not used postally. Slight wear; a few with old album-mount paper on backs; in very good condition. Photography. Not Bound. Very Good. M. Ramiz paperback
1910Best.-Nr. 0286341910. Four photographs of machine shop & workers at various tasks. Undated and circa 1910 via internal evidence; no business name photographer date or studio noted. Approx. 10" x 12" overall size; photos approx. 6 ¾" x 8 ½." Mounted on the original heavy gray cardstock. One image with mount chips and surface damage; the others clean and in very good condition. . Photography. Not Bound. Good. paperback
1924Best.-Nr. 028635New York NY 1924. Including: Over 25 drawings of airplanes and various parts and equipment; about 15 of these avg. 9" x 12" and a group of 8 of identified aircraft on thin tracing vellum. Over 30 drawing exercises avg. 9" x 12" dated 1927 and signed N. Pavese mostly ink for a mechanical drawing class titled problems; isometric; development projection belting and machine details including hand wheel crank shaft bell crank head bolt mortise tenon dovetail lap joints. A few of these drawings with letter grades awarded in the lower margins & some of the drawing exercises are drawn on paper as well as on architectural vellum. Miscellaneous: A couple of penciled lettering & numbering sheets on graph paper dated 1923 for mechanical drawing; inked initials; Amityville H.S. pennant dated 1929; cyanotypes of a monoplane in flight 4 of the same image and a smaller cyanotype of landing gear penciled as 'about 1935' and a couple of aeronautic-theme newspaper clippings. Materials from the early 20th century beginnings of aviation in New York illustrating the educational focus on U.S. manufacturing job in aeronautics; the Cradle of Aviation museum is located on Long Island; N. Pavese used his mechanical drawing & engineering talents to work for several smaller airplane makers as well as for Grumman Aviation on the island. A little edge and tips wear to the papers; clean and in very good condition. . Engineering Drawings. Not Bound. Very Good. paperback
1935Best.-Nr. 028631Denver Colorado: Peterson Photo Studio et al 1935. Collection of thirty photographs all approx. 7" x 11" size. Most of the views are titled by hand in ink at the lower margin. A couple have the photographer name of H.J. McCoy or M.F. Meeker; or are simply dated in the photographic plate. A few images have the small stamp of Peterson Photo Studio Denver Colo. on the reverse. Identified areas include: Estes Park 1935; Maroon Lake 1940-41; Ashcroft 1940; Loveland Pass and others Loveland 1941; Lake Isabel 1942. Most of the images with tiny pinholes in the corners perhaps to aid the coloring process; a little edge & tips wear; in very good condition. . Photography. Very Good. Peterson Photo Studio, et al
1988Best.-Nr. 028617Zagreb Croatia: Muzej Za Umjetnost I Obrt Arts and Crafts Museum 1988. 64 pages; illustrated with color plates of tapestries accompanied by artist commentary on the piece date of creation materials sizes provenance information. With a few black and white preliminary photos of some of the artists & biographical information. Text in Croatian and English. Approx. 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" size; color illustrated & printed high-gloss heavy paper covers. Light wear to the binding a little sunning at edges; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Muzej Za Umjetnost I Obrt Arts and Crafts Museum paperback
1954Best.-Nr. 028601Vatican Rome: Not Published 1954. A hand-written document lettered in red blue & black with ornate and decorative initials & lettering; the supplicant was the Rev. John Pitonack and the text is dated & signed below the request for indulgence by D Veninim Archiepiscopus Adana with the blindstamp of the papacy. The upper section has a small circular color portrait of Pope Pius XII surrounded by leaf-and-flower tendril decoration in several colors with gilt accents. Archbishop Diego Venini 1889 - 1981 was Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities and Titular Archbishop of Adana and was a priest for 68 years. Catholic Hierarchy site Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2" size; vellum darkened; old glue residue on papal portrait; top and bottom edges with some darkening from old mount; calligraphy and decorative elements' color clear and fine; in very good condition. . Manuscript Calligraphy. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 126462The Somascan Publishers. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1973. Hardcover. The Somascan Publishers hardcover
1905Best.-Nr. 93996MacMillan. Good with no dust jacket. 1905-06. Hardcover. Books have a lot of wear to covers but front gold decoration is still bright pages clean without markings. Volume 1 has broken hinge but pages still attached. . MacMillan hardcover
Best.-Nr. WALTER-FILM006253Twentieth Century Fox. No binding. Near Fine. Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox ca. 1935 Vintage original 8 x 10" 20 x 25 cm. black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo. Three-hole punches at top margin of image remnants of linen tape on verso. Clear tape covers the holes from the verso. Minor corner creasing and soiling near fine. Still is coded "928-24". African American actor Stepin Fetchit appeared in top films starring Shirley Temple and Will Rogers. Twentieth Century Fox unknown
1907Best.-Nr. W1188Lynchburg Virginia: J.P. Bell Company 1907. 196 pages. Published to celebrate the 1907 Jamestown Exposition this book is a collection of tributes and toasts to various states historical figures and Virginia monuments; illustrated throughout. The book bound in gilt-decorated white cloth is clean bright and tight with a slightly dusty top edge--in much nicer condition than normally found. A nice copy of one of the more scarce 1907 Jamestown Exposition titles. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by Bessie Thorpe Lyle. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. J.P. Bell Company Hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 20220773Fairfield WA: Ye Galleon Press 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. 4to 197 pages patterned cloth A full biography of Chief Shabbona or Shabni of the Potawatami tribe of Illinois. Inscribed to Mary Pappas a Sheriff of the Chicago Corral " Regards / the Author / and fellow Westerner. / Jim Dowd ". Maps. Ye Galleon Press hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 2111902160604917Kinseido 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Kinseido paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 028535U.S.A. 1945. Inscribed and signed "Best wishes Arturo de Cordova" Black & white matte-finish silver gelatin image approx. 5" x 7" size; little bit of silvering at right border; light wear; in very good condition. Photograph. Very Good.
1961Best.-Nr. 2111902158904564Nihon Bunka Publishing Company 1961. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 12 Nihon Bunka Publishing Company paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 2111902156002084Japan Community Research Institute 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Japan Community Research Institute paperback
1949Best.-Nr. 2111902156000937Shisaku-sha 1949. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shisaku-sha paperback
Best.-Nr. PA31Oxford University Press 2002. hbk 258pp no dj as issued fine boards excellent as new Oxford University Press, 2002 hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 2111902153303427Japan Mail Order Company 1978. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Japan Mail Order Company paperback
2011Best.-Nr. 2111902154602508Chuo University Press 2011. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Chuo University Press paperback
1990Best.-Nr. 2111902154602002Ishida Pan Research Publishing Office 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Ishida Pan Research Publishing Office paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 028485New York NY 1955. Image mounted to cardstock; with the backstamp of Yale Joel; pencil notation of title in another hand. Photo approx. 12" x 9 1/2" size; with mount 11" x 14." Light wear; in very good condition. . Photograph. Not Bound. Very Good. Illus. by Yale Joel. paperback
1952Best.-Nr. 028511San Francisco California: Pan American Association of San Francisco 1952. Variously paginated; with the banquet food offerings and the program becoming more elaborate over the years. Each menu cover with a color photographic illustration of a dramatic South American scene; lithographic printing by K.N. Inc. The four menus are for the 1952 1954 1955 & 1958 Joint Pan American Day Observance Banquets ".Honoring the Latin American Republics the Philippine Republic and their Consular Representatives in San Francisco Pan American Association Inc. of Oakland Host." The first two events were held at the Fairmont Hotel San Francisco; 1955 was held at the Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton and 1958 at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland. Various bands provided music: Merle Howard & orchestra; Ray Hackett; Gordon Heche and Jimmie Howard along with other entertainers. The cuisine in 1952 was standard banquet fare; all the following years efforts were made to present a Pan American food array. Small previous ownership stamp of Marie E. Alves of Oakland California a prominently noted committee member in the menus' lists of guests & sponsors. Each menu approx. 10" x 13" size; stapled illustrated softcovers; three of the four menus with a decorative cord binding as well. Some edge-wear dustiness few pencil marks; in very good condition. Menus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pan American Association of San Francisco paperback
1989Best.-Nr. 2111902153102142Teichiku 1989. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Teichiku paperback
