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2000réf. 22311NY: Hippocrene Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0781807549 . First edition. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . Hippocrene Books hardcover books
1989réf. 10869NY: Ecco 1989. First edition first prnt. Beginning foxing on the topedge and foreedge. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Early's first book a collection of essays on cultural subjects. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. Ecco hardcover books
1900réf. 1337915Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. January 1900. Softcover. Booklet 10x13; Fair/paperback; dark peach covers; black titles and lettering to front; front cover detached front binding as is; some chips to spine and edges; exterior has mild wear; text block has mild toning; illustrated; pp 73 NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Oversized Ephemera Case. 1337915. FP New Rockville Stock. Government Printing Office unknown books
1868réf. 001949Philadelphia: By the author 1868. Softcover. Manuscript; 10 1/2 x 8; pp. 4; written in brown ink on "Custom House Philadelphia" stationary; a couple of small nicks to edges; age-toning to margins; very good condition. The report addressed to Charles Gilpin Esq. of the US District Attorney's Office describes the arrival of the Ship Bombay from Liverpool upon which various violations of current laws are discovered - there are 29 1/2 passengers when only 13 1/2 are allowed only 12 berths are present with the majority of them less than 2 ft. wide and one of them less than 6 ft. long the height of the booby hatch is 1 ft. 4 in. shorter than the one specified by law and so on. The last paragraph of the document specifies the fines to be imposed including $50 per head for the extra 16 passengers to the amount of $800 and $5 per head for the narrow berths for 29 1/2 passengers to the amount of $147.50 for a total of $947.50. Philadelphia: By the author paperback books
1910réf. 44085Kobe: Tamamura Photographic Studio / T. Takagi N.d. ca 1910. Oblong octavo 18cm x 26cm. Original silk-covered boards bouond with red silk cord; 19 colored collotype plates. Gift inscription from an N.L. Thacker on verso of title page dated 1914; child's ownership inscription on verso of final plate "Ermy Tharp Novato Cal" dated 1936. Rubbing and wear to board edges; internally clean and sound - a Very Good copy with all plates present. An attractive Meiji Era souvenir album with subtly hand-tinted collotype plates depicting a traditional Japanese wedding ceremony. One of several editions produced between 1906 and 1920; per the excellent bibliography of Tamamura's souvenir albums at ours would appear to be the Third Edition of 1910. Tamamura Photographic Studio / T. Takagi unknown books
1854réf. List2974New York City 1854. Single one-page letter measuring 8 x 12 ½ inches. Folded with one small tear; near fine. A letter from “C. Riddle” with the New York City Inspector’s Department to “Sant. Mairs Esq” concerning the best way to push through their choice of appointee for the Collector of the Port of New York. Riddle writes: “I write this to inform you that there has been six or seven appointments made in the Custom House within the last few days. You know what the old man told us the other day when you were here. This looks to me as if there was some humbug going on. Now my dear sir in my opinion the certain way to secure Mr. Van Derlip’s appointment is for you to write to Washington and secure the influence of Dayton or Miller or someone of your Congressmen to see the Secretary of the Treasury and let them use their influence with him. It is said here by the knowing ones that all the appointments are made at Washington now if this be so this is the only way to fix the Collector. . A little effort on your part in this way will I think fix the matter.” Given that Riddle mentions the Custom House the “Collector” position the two are trying to fix is likely Collector of the Port of New York. This position which oversaw the collection of import duties and fines was extremely lucrative: it paid a percentage of money collected at what was then the busiest port in the US and the Collector’s office was also able to hand out federal jobs. The Collector was appointed by the President who at the time was Franklin Pierce; the Secretary of the Treasury whom Riddle is suggesting Mairs influence was James Guthrie. Guthrie pushed reforms on customs collectors including requiring much more frequent reports from them. If Collector of the Port was the position in question the pair were unsuccessful; State Senator Heman J. Redfield was the Pierce-appointed Collector from 1853 to 1857 and no one named Van Derlip ever held the position. An intriguing example of an attempt at political maneuvering. Of interest to scholars of New York City politics. unknown books
1966réf. 375944Washington D.C. 1966. 8vo. Single sheet Vice Presidential stationery signed in black ink recto only with small yellow/brown stains; stapled to a copy of a letter from the Treasury Department on copy paper recto only. With a franked envelope Vice Presidential stationery also with small yellow/brown stain. 8vo. Humphrey's letter reads "Dear Mr. Neufeld: With reference to your letter of October 11 I now have a reply from the Bureau of Customs a copy of which is enclosed. Best wishes. Sincerely Hubert Humphrey." The copied letter regards the "unpleasant experience" Mace Neufeld had when clearing customs at Los Angeles. PhotoNYC unknown books
réf. 19642vols. 11-14 16-18; 20 23 25-28 @ $52.50/vol. vols. 11-14 16-18; 20 23 25-28 @ $52.50/vol. Customs Bulletin. Washington: Government Printing Office. vols. 11 to 14 16 to 18; 20 23 25 to 26 28. Together 12 books. Hardcover. Ex-private law firm library with stamps else good condition. $295. unknown books
1999réf. 227671999. Customs Bulletin. Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws. U.S. Treasury. U.S. Customs Service. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Vols. 1 to 26 28 29 31 to 33 1967-1999. Ex-private law firm library with stamps and partial spine labels. unknown books
1902réf. 887431902. CUSTOMS HIRADE Kojiro author. TOKYO FUZOKU-SHI 3 vols. Tokyo Meiji 35 1902. Tassel-bound Japanese-style fukuro-toji. 22.9 x 15.0 cm. Original printed patterned covers and printed title labels. Illustrated throughout with bw wood engravings and what appears to be the occasional copper engraving along with a very few color woodblock prints. A very interesting and exhaustive look at the customs of a Tokyo deep into the process of transition from the traditional to the "modern" amalgam of cultural elements that was 20th century Japan. Written on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War which would hasten that transition. Well known as an important piece of early scholarship on the subject this original edition is by no means common. Near fine complete. unknown books
réf. 68598Folio printed recto only on the first leaf of a bi-folium the integral leaf blank. Tax stamp "Republique D'haiti / 100" upper left corner. The cargo listed consists of various amounts of five products: 193 bags of coffee 10 demijohns of palm oil 59 baskets of gin 23 crates of merchandise and 60 crates of cigars all to be shipped to the United States on the "Bateau americain Good hope." The Republic of Haiti for the entire island of Santo Domingo was formed in 1820 under Jean-Pierre Boyer who ruled as President through 1843. Folded but very good. unknown books
1980réf. 196281980. United States Customs Court Reports. United States Customs Court: Cases Adjudged in the United States Customs Court. Washington: Government Printing Office 1939-1981. volumes 1 to 85 1938 to 1980. Complete set of all volumes published. Ex-private law firm library very good. Special $495. unknown books
1702réf. 62741New York: Printed by William Bradford 1702-1714. Very Early New York Imprint A very rare early 18th-century printed blank form for sea vessels likely from the press of William Bradford New York's first printer. The completed form would certify that the holder had cleared customs for a journey recording the name of his vessel and its tonnage arms crew origin and itinerary. The only recorded copies of this imprint have been found as endpapers in volumes of New York laws printed by William Bradford copies of which are held at the Library Company of Phialdelphia and at the Yale Law School Library. Further the final printed lines date the document to the reign of Queen Anne 1702-14 during which time Bradford was the only printer in New York. Printed form 7¼ x 11½ inches printed on one side only. Edge toned. Very good. NAIP 154. unknown books
1864réf. 438380Rangoon: American Mission Press C. Bennett 1864. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 91 1pp. Tables. Stitched printed yellow wrappers. Faint contemporary penciled name on front wrap "Rev. C. H. Carpenter" modest vertical crease small nicks tears and dogears; spine partially perished but tight overall very good. A comprehensive accounting of cargo exported from and imported to Rangoon with summaries of tonnage specific lists of cargo for each ship etc. "Published by the permission of the Collector of Customs." OCLC locates two copies only both at the British Library. American Mission Press, C. Bennett unknown books
1635réf. 741511635. The Last Customs Guide for Revenue Farmers Great Britain. Commissioners of Customs. The Rates of Marchandizes; As They are Set Downe in the Book of Rates For the Custome and Subsidie of Poundage And for the Custome and Subsidie of Clothes. The Same Being Signed by the Kings Majesty And Sealed with the Great Seale of England And Remaining in His Highnesse Court of Exchequer at Westminster: And by Speciall Commandment from His Majesty Published in Print For the Direction of Such as It May Concerne: Together with the Rates of Such Impositions as are Laid Upon Any Commodities Either Brought into the Realme Or Carried Out of the Same According to His Majesties Letters Patents Thereof Under the Great Seale of England. London: Robert Barker Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty 1635. ii 13 111 pp. Lacking final blank. Octavo 5-1/2" x 3-1/4". Recent straight-grained morocco gilt title and date to spine endpapers renewed edges rouged. Light rubbing a few small scuffs to front board some fading to spine somewhat lighter fading to extremities recent pencil annotations to front free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior light foxing in a few places trimming to fore-edge of leaf H6 pp. 108-109 just touching right edge of text with loss to catch-word but not legibility of main text. $1250. Final edition one of two 1635 issues the other in quarto. A guide to customs administration for private revenue farmers who paid an annual rent to the Crown in return for the privilege of collecting and retaining customs duties. These rents effectively became an intricate system of short-term loans to the Crown and a way to raise funds without Parliament. This was the last such guide before the revenue farming system was abandoned as a concession to the Long Parliament in 1641. OCLC locates 6 copies of this issue 1 in North America Huntington Library. The ESTC adds a North American copy at Harvard. English Short-Title Catalogue ESTC S105551. Ashton "Revenue Farming under the Early Stuarts" The Economic History Review 8.3 pp. 310-322. unknown books
1846réf. 775461846. Great Britain: S.n. 1846-1848. Great Britain: S.n. 1846-1848. A Glimpse into the Daily Operations of Victorian British Customs Board of Customs. Great Britain. Collection of Orders Relating to Commerce and Trade Issued by the Board of Customs Treasury Privy Council and Queen. Great Britain: S.n. 1846-1848. 357 ff. Folio 13-1/4" x 8-1/4"; 33.6 x 20.9 cm. Contemporary three-quarter vellum over plain paper-covered boards early hand-lettered title to spine edges of bound-in sheets untrimmed. Light soiling to exterior vellum starting to crack through paper corners bumped and worn front hinge split causing front board and spine to separate from text block rear hinge just starting. Most items printed on blue paper and docketed "On the Service of the Customs./ Collector and Comptroller/ at blank" in print some dockets completed "Hull" in ink. Light toning to interior light soiling to edges single hole through each item near top from prior posting affecting text legibility slightly impacted in places occasional light foxing a few partial cracks to text block a few items loosening but secure early manuscript notes signatures and/or corrections to many items some with postmarks or manuscript dockets. $1500. An extraordinary and remarkably detailed insider compilation of official orders broadsides circulars and departmental notices documenting the day-to-day administrative machinery of British global trade at the dawn of the High Victorian era. Likely assembled contemporaneously by a senior customs officer-with several entries pointing specifically to operations out of the port of Hull-this volume captures a pivotal moment of institutional transformation as Great Britain dismantled long-standing mercantilist protections and embraced free trade. Spanning the crucial years between 1846 and 1848 the collection highlights the radical liberalization of British commercial policy triggered by Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel's repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. As trade tariffs were slashed and imperial commerce exploded in volume the Board of Customs was forced to adapt rapidly to unprecedented administrative logistical and legal challenges. Many of the orders in this volume are apparently unrecorded with no copies located on OCLC or Library Hub. unknown books
1853réf. 54091James' Town St. Helena: printed at the Government Office by Geo. Gibb 1853. Broadside approx. 12¾" x 8" printed on blue paper; lengthy text in a single column beneath a cut of the Royal Arms at the top; very slight spotting else a fine copy of a rare South Atlantic imprint. The regulations 15 in all outline manifest requirements customs fees and charges quarantines dockage and launch services and charges etc. Also the times draw bridges are raised and lowered the town gates closed and the latitude and longitude of the islands. Also information regarding the "Time Ball." The time ball a visual signaling device meant to be observed by ships at sea for calibrating chronometers was first successfully tested by the Royal Navy at Portsmouth in 1829. Among the first time balls constructed was that at St. Helena Observatory in 1834. The white canvas ball dropped precisely at noon while a time gun positioned on the High Knoll fired the signal. The procedure was repeated at one o'clock to coincide with Greenwich mean time. Not in OCLC and unlocated bibliographically. printed at the Government Office, by Geo. Gibb unknown books
