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1927réf. 70122New York: Columbia University Press 1927. First edition 8vo pp. 10 82 2; perforated library stamp in blank margin of title page and small rubberstamp on last page of text otherwise a near fine bright copy in original green cloth gilt-stamped on upper cover and spine. "The History of Mar Yaballaha and Bar Sauma seems to have been written in Persian by a contemporary early in the fourteenth century and to have been translated with abbreviation into Syriac. The Persian original is not known to exist and there seems to be some little confusion about the history of the modern Syriac MSS. while the original from which they must have been copied is supposed to be lost. The Syriac text was published by Bedjan in 1888 and again in 1895 and it was translated into French by Dr. J.-B. Chabot with valuable notes and illustrative matter in the Revue de l'Orient Latin vols. i ii iv 1893-6. "Chabot's work except the small supplement was issued as a separate book in 1895 but does not seem to have reached the United States in that form. Mark Mar Yaballaha and Bar Sauma were "Oriental Turks" or "Uigurs" perhaps in reality Onguts born respectively in Tung-shêng in the Chinese province of Shansi and at Peking who travelled as pilgrims to the West and settled in Persia where after some time Mark was made Patriarch or Catholicos of the Nestorian Church. Bar Sauma later still was sent by Arghun on an embassy to the Pope and to the Kings of France and England. The book tells us the whole story of their travels from Peking to Paris and is valuable as a contemporary source for Persian history" A.C. Moule in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society no. 2 1928. Columbia University Press unknown books
1927réf. 94853New York: Harper & Brothers 1927. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Aaron Douglas. 7 photos including frontis 8 full-page illustrations by Aaron Douglas who also did some smalll designs that appear at the beginning of each play 430p. Old rebind in red leather with five faux hubs on backstrip and the addition of rather active marbled endpapers. 22 cm. Extremities rather rubbed including corners the faux hubs amd the edges all edges of backstrip. Former owner's name on first blank leaf. Contents somewhat browned throughout but otherwise sound and clean. This book has always seemed a bit less common than many of the other desirable titles from the Harlem Renaissance but that often seems to be the case for books with plays rather than fiction.Ten of the twenty plays are by African Americans including an early play "Sahdji" by Richard Bruce now remenbered as Richard Bruce Nugent.The other ten are by white authors such as Ridgely Torrence Eugene O'Neill and Paul Green. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1998réf. 206628Zurich Switzerland: Scalo 1998. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 116 pages. A collection of black and white photographs by Jeannette Montgomery Barron accompanied by poems by Jorie Graham. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Scalo unknown books
1797réf. 66903London: J. Johnson no. 72 St. Paul's Church Yard. Price Four Shillings in Boards 1797. First edition of the author's first book 8vo pp. viii 200; original blue paper-covered boards cream paper shelfback printed paper label on spine; a bit of cracking along the front joint boards somewhat soiled; all else very good sound and clean. Montgomery 1771-1854 was a Scottish poet and writer of hymns. "He was raised in the Moravian Church and theologically trained there so that his writings often reflect concern for humanitarian causes such as the abolition of slavery and the exploitation of child chimney sweeps" Wikipedia. Early in life he worked for an auctioneer and bookseller in Sheffield and published the local newspaper the Sheffield Iris. For his political views he was twice imprisoned for sedition and his time in jail was the seed for his first book Prison Amusements. He wrote a number of books of poetry and among his many hymns was "The Lord Is My Shepherd" which is still a favorite today. J. Johnson, no. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard. Price Four Shillings in Boards unknown books
2021réf. 196445New York: Aperture 2021. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. A dramatic collection of 71 black and white photographs by Philip Montgomery taken in a period of change. Features essays by Jelani Cobb and Patrick Radden Keefe. A clean very near fine copy in cloth boards. No dust jacket as issued. Aperture unknown books
1955réf. 47863Philadelphia: International Printing Company 1955. First edition. Near fine. Sixth and final number of these Sherlockian booklets an illustrated monograph on the probable model for Doyle's Birlstone Manor distributed by Montgomery's widow following his death on November 9th. 9'' x 6''. Original saddle-stapled pictorial wrappers by Bruce Montgomery. Edition of 300 copies. 31 black and white plates. 12 pages. Notice of Montgomery's death by Constance P. Montgomery tipped in. Though no provenance markings this copy from the library of noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Minor foxing to a few pages. Light soil and edgewear to wrappers. International Printing Company unknown books
1998réf. 192841Zurich Switzerland: Scalo 1998. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 116 pages. A collection of black and white photographs by Jeannette Montgomery Barron accompanied by poems by Jorie Graham. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed by Graham on the half title page. Scalo unknown books
1950réf. 47332n.p.: The Baker Street Irregulars 1950. Fine in very good album. Rare original recording by midcentury Sherlockian scholar and entertainer James Montgomery a wonderful oral archive of the songs that have traditionally been a significant part of Sherlockian societies. Recorded on these three discs are: The Adventure of the Irene Adler Recording Parts I II and II; An Irregular Song With apologies to Thomas Moore and A. Conan Doyle a "traditional old Irish air" with words by Montgomery; I'm Sitting on the Stile Mary As sung by Birdy Edwards at Lodge 341 Vermissa U.S.A. and On the Banks of Allan Water As sung by Birdy Edwards of Lodge 341 Vermissa U.S.A. All vocals by Montgomery whose live performance of a "medley of songs" at the 1951 BSI Dinner is noted in BSI archival histories. Later reissued in 1960 by the BSI together with Harvey Castle's Baker Street Suite; rare in any version. 10.5'' x 12''. Three 78'' discs in original sleeves in pictorial record album by Bruce Montgomery. Limited pressing of 100 copies De Waal. Though no provenance markings this copy from the library of the noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Moderate scuffing to album covers tears to sleeve edges. Records appear fine without visible scratches or wear. [The Baker Street Irregulars] unknown books
1950réf. 324443London: Victor Gollancz 1950. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth spine titled in black. Very good plus copy in worn dust jacket faded flapfolds split old cello repairs to verso. Ticket of Mitchell's English Book Store Buenos Aires. Signed at the back Jorge Luis Borges Adrogué 1950. With another family signature at front. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Borges was an attentive and discriminating reader of detective fiction and in April 1952 lectured on "The detective novel from the origins to the present day" at the Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa. Victor Gollancz unknown books
1960réf. 352440Montgomery AL: Montgomery Council on Human Relations 1960. 19 mimeographed sheets. 14 x 9 inches. Stapled at top left. Final leaf detached. Minor chips to first leaf. Provenance: Alfonso and Lucy Campbell. 19 mimeographed sheets. 14 x 9 inches. The Montgomery Council on Human Relations a local branch of the Alabama Council on Human Relations was an integrated community-organized group which was dedicated to the advancement of racial justice through legal means formed in opposition to such groups as the anti-Civil Rights White Citizen's Council. The present mimeographed newsletter by the MCHR reprints news stories related to the Bessemer grand jury indictment of Robert Hughes in a case related to what would become New York Times v Sullivan. OCLC records no examples of newsletters by the MCHR. Alfonso and Lucy Campbell attended Dexter Avenue Baptist Church and became friendly with the King family. Both became deeply involved with the Montgomery Improvement Association and during the bus boycott Alfonso served as co-chair the Montgomery Improvement Association's Transportation Committee and chair of the Purchasing Committee. In 1964 the Campbells moved from Montgomery to Virginia when Alfonso became Assistant Dean of Men and Lucy a staff librarian at Hampton Institute. Montgomery Council on Human Relations unknown books
1954réf. 47204Philadelphia: International Printing Company 1954. First edition. Near fine. First edition of this "trifling monograph" on the iconography of Sherlock Holmes with addenda reference tables index and illustrations - inscribed "With Best Sherlockian Wishes" by the author. 9'' x 6''. Original pictorial wrappers by Bruce Montgomery. 64 pages. Black and white illustrations. Edition of 300 copies. Inscription by James Montgomery on title page dated 1955. Though no additional provenance markings this copy subsequently from the library of noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Moderate edgewear mild toning. International Printing Company unknown books
1967réf. 179145Chicago IL: Modern Poetry Association 1967. First edition. Softcover. Includes poems by Louis Zukofsky Stuart Mongomery and Guy Davenport and an essay by Henry Rago. A very near fine copy in wrappers. A fresh copy. Modern Poetry Association unknown books
1989réf. 722491989. Hyde H. Montgomery Editor. The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Regina Wilde v. Queensberry Regina v. Wilde and Taylor. London: William Hodge and Company Limited 1948. Reprint. Birmingham: The Notable Trials Library 1989. 384 pp. With an introduction by Alan Dershowitz. Quarter calf over cloth decorative gilt stamping raised bands all edges gilt marbled endpapers ribbon marker. Fine. $40. Convicted for sodomy Wilde served his sentence at Reading Gaol which inspired his essay "De Profundis" and his poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol. unknown books
1872réf. 242124London: Richard Bentley 1872. Second edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's gilt-stamped maroon cloth. Very Good lendinbg library lael removed on upper cover of each volume. Second edition. 2 vols. 8vo. Sadleir 1761 second edition; Wolff 4849 Richard Bentley unknown books
1967réf. 165995Chicago IL: Modern Poetry Association 1967. First edition. Softcover. Includes poems by Louis Zukofsky Stuart Mongomery and Guy Davenport and an essay by Henry Rago. A near fine copy in wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Rago on the table of contents page. Uncommon thus. Modern Poetry Association unknown books
1966réf. 90334Kuala Lumpur 1966. Paperback. Very Good. 27p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25 cm. paperback books
1863réf. 89135Rockville 1863. Paperback. Very Good. 20p. Softcover in original wrappers. Stitched. 23cm. Modest cover soiling and wear including a some spotting and minor chipping. Former owner's inked name at top of front cover. Blair was opposed to radical reconstruction of the South. He switched to the Democratic Party after the end of the Civil War. paperback books
2007réf. 87471New York: Ruder Finn Press 2007. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. frontis photos 198p. Original Cloth. dj. 30cm. Ruder Finn Press hardcover books
1905réf. 156309New York: The Saalfield Publishing Company 1905. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A charming book from the author of the Billy Whiskers series. Includes 90 black and white images by La Marche & Shaw Everett L. Shaw M.J. Steffens Bernard La Marche Henshel Johns Bros G.W. Varney Gardiner R. Bitterlich The Matzene Co. Jameson Fred A. Elliott T.W. Hamil and Ellsworth Gross. A near fine copy in decorated and illustrated boards that are very lightly soiled but internally a clean copy. No dust jacket. A very nice copy. The Saalfield Publishing Company unknown books
1956réf. 84395London: Oxford University Press 1956. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. map genealogical charts table index xiv 418p. Original dark blue cloth. 23 cm. A couple of minor spots on page edges. Bookplate and and another former owner's name on endpaper. No Jacket. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1836réf. 24868London: Whittaker & Co 1836. First edition. Illustrated with 4 folding maps and 2 plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with 4 folding maps and 2 plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Part of the British Colonial Library. Whittaker & Co unknown books
1860réf. 258259London: Routledge Warne & Routledge Farrington Street 1860. First edition thus. One hundred wood engravings by Pickengill Birket Foster J. Wolf John Gilbert William Harvey Duncan and others engraved by the Dalziel Brothers. 4to. Publisher's presentation binding of full green morocco covers with bevelled edges gilt a.e.g. Some rubbing to binding retouched else fine. First edition thus. One hundred wood engravings by Pickengill Birket Foster J. Wolf John Gilbert William Harvey Duncan and others engraved by the Dalziel Brothers. 4to. A pretty copy in a publisher's deluxe presentation binding with a Christmas inscription by the engravers the Daziel brothers to Mrs William Warne the widow of the publisher William Warne d. 1859. Routledge, Warne & Routledge, Farrington Street unknown books
1905réf. 68300Calgary: Information Resources University of Calgary 1905. Paperback. Fine. color illustrations 40p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22 cm. Curated by Mary McConnell Dani Pahulje Apollonia Steele and Cameron Treleaven. Superb exhibition of first editions of Montgomery's books. This attractive catalog is illustrated with separate color photographs of the books and in most cases their jackets. Cameron Treleaven has contributed an interesting note on the jacketed copy of Anne of Green Gables which is illustrated in the catalog. Information Resources, University of Calgary paperback books
1913réf. 235613Boston: L.C. Page 1913. First edition. Color frontispiece by George Gibbs. x 369 1 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth with color illustration by Gibbs set in front cover panel a very good copy. First edition. Color frontispiece by George Gibbs. x 369 1 4 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. L.C. Page unknown books
1938réf. 89756New York: Derrydale Press 1938. First Limited Edition. Octavo. 24.5cm. No. 216 of 950 copies. Publisher's tan heavy grain cloth ruled and titled in maroon and gilt with leather title labels to spine and front board. Publisher's glassine dustjacket. 248pp. Strong and solid very light wear to extremities; internally clean and fresh large sections of the book unopened and edges untrimmed. A very good bright and clean copy indeed. A collection of hunting and wandering stories from on of America's most popular "outdoors" writers. Derrydale Press unknown books
