Robert Allison HoodBiblio.com
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1987ref. CCC-1271-85261987-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1987 signed and inscribed first edition W.O. Kirker Cold Spring Kentucky 8 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches tall brown faux leather hardcover no dust jacket as issued gilt lettering to front cover and spine 14 478 4 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers with slight bumping to the lower edge of the front cover and both the upper and lower edges of the rear cover. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author on the half title page. Otherwise a very good copy - clean bright and unmarked - of this scarce memoir and family history. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~CCC~ 4.0P The memoirs of Ellen Laman Hood 1900-1995 'as recounted to her son Bill and his wife Barbara during a 1984 journey to visit all her previous homesites.' Contents: Coal Valley Illinois 1900-1904; Braddock North Dakota 1904-1909; Walnut Valley Kansas 1909-1911; Fulton Kansas 1911-1914; Grand Haven Michigan: The Laman Family Relations; Tustin Michigan 1914-1916; McBain Michigan 1916-1926; Alma Michigan 1916-1923; Grand Ledge Michigan 1923-1926; Detroit Michigan 1926-1931; Marlette Michigan; Snover Michigan 1931-1936; Sandusky Michigan 1936-1953; Lexington Michigan 1940-1941; Mount Clemens Michigan 1953-1954; Dexter Michigan 1954-1955; Ypsilanti Michigan 1955-1984. hardcover
1917ref. 50881Philadelphia: Bailey Banks & Biddle Co. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1917. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine in blue cloth/buckram with gold lettering no dust jacket as issued; minor rubbing to board corners and spine ends attractive poetic bookplate inside front cover else a clean tight copy with all tissue overlays present in a strong binding; a remarkably bright fresh copy; first printing from 1917; 107 pages . Bailey, Banks & Biddle Co. hardcover
1840ref. 26260Washington City 1840. Very good overall. Image with blocked tan color shading of the sky and lawn. Depicting the west front of Mt. Vernon at the center of the image with the south and north colonnades servants' quarters and gardener's house visible. Two men in top hats and long tail coats converse at te center; an African American approaches with a package under his arm. Printed below the image "Lith. of P. Haas Washington". 10 1/2 x 7 1/2" on paper 11 3/4 x 9". Slight fox spotting mostly on the margins a few spots below the printed title. unknown
ref. 26259Washington City. Very good overall. A lithograph depicting the eastern side of Mt. Vernon looking south showing the colonnaded facade and piazza opening on a sloping lawn with the Potomac in the background with a steamboat and ships visible. Several visitors stroll about the lawn. Printed below the image "Lith. of P. Haas Washington". 9 1/2 x 7 1/2" on paper 11 3/4 x 9". Slight fox spotting mostly on the margins. unknown
1858ref. 64196original-colour lithograph. Botanical print from "Curtis's Botanical Magazine Comprising the Plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew and of Other Botanical Establishments in Great Britain Vol. 14 of the Third Series or Vol. 84 of the Whole Work. pl. 5066. Walter Hood Fitch 1817–1892 was a botanical illustrator born in Glasgow Scotland who executed some 10000 drawings for various publications. His work in colour lithograph including 2700 illustrations for Curtis's Botanical Magazine produced up to 200 plates per year. His nephew John Nugent Fitch 1840–1927 also produced illustrations for Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Vincent Brooks 1815-1885 was London based printer and lithographer whose firm took over Day & Son in 1867 to form Vincent Brooks Day & Son. Bergenia purpurascens the purple bergenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. This species is a perennial herb and is native to Nepal the eastern Himalayas Assam Tibet south-central China and Myanmar. Useful feature in the garden is the visual interest that its foliage provides by turning a deep beet red during the winter. Reference: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14224#page/1/mode/1up book; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hood_Fitch; https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/vincent-brooks. Condition: very good. Sir William Jackson Hooker, K.H., D.C.L. Oxon. in London.
1904ref. 30England: Edward Arnold 1904. Limited Edition. Hardcover. fine. Octavo. 94 pages. Blue cloth over tan textured boards. Paper title label to front cover and spine. Limited to 200 copies of which this is copy #57. Printed with three drawings by Reginald Savage under the care of C. R. Ashbee at the Essex House Press. This copy has an original drawing by Reginald Savage which is reproduced on page 24 depicting Miss Kilmansegg being thrown from her horse. Unique. Edward Arnold, hardcover
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1860ref. 5077NY NY: Derby & Jackson 1860. Cloth. Very Good . Beautiful book very nice condition lightly scuffed at the spine. Derby & Jackson hardcover
1967ref. 8500Toronto: Peter Martin Associates 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. SIGNED by author Hugh Hood. Dust jacket has some shelf-wear to edges otherwise great condition. Peter Martin Associates hardcover
