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1934ref. 045397Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company 1934. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good /No Dust Jacket. 13 5/8" Tall. Complete Issue No Marks. Lightly Used But Long Mostly Closed Tear At Top Of Spine Short Closed Tear At Right Fore Edge. The Common American Fault Was In Taking Rockwell's Illustrations Lightly Rather Than As A Reflection On American And Universal Human Character The Resentment Of The Boy Betraying His Fundamental Failure To Value The Worth Of "Education" Presented To Him Either Because He Does Not Appreciate That It Is Fundamentally Important To His Mother Or Because It Has Worth Beyond What He Hopes To Gain By It In Terms Of Some Concrete Future Competitive Successes. The Curtis Publishing Company paperback
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2024ref. Raj-97893628077552024. New. English unknown
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1876ref. 1402965Milwaukee 1876. One-page ALS discussing travels plans and sharing his thoughts on a recent fall: "Your telegram was duly rec'd. But I had before then knocked my brains out falling against a curb stone--doing however no perceptible damage to the curb stone." In Very Good condition with mild age toning wear to corners and edges and minor staining to verso. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Matthew Hale Carpenter 1824-1881 was a lawyer and a politician known as the "Greatest Lawyer of the Northwest" and also serving as a U.S. Senator. Hon. Jeremiah S. Black 1810-1883 was a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer judges and statesman. Served as U.S. Attorney General and briefly as U.S. Secretary of State. 1402965. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
1968ref. 14692Chicago: Childrens Press 1968. Deluxe Leather Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The deluxe leather edition of Illinois: Land of Lincoln by Allan Carpenter this being number 1 from a limited edition of 500 copies. Octavo 208pp. Full blue morocco title in gilt on spine raised bands state seal of Illinois in gilt on cover. All edges gilt silk endpapers. Housed in publisher's blue cloth slipcase lined in felt. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper. This is copy #1 of 500 and the only known copy bound in full morocco. Childrens Press unknown
ref. 5160Basel Switzerland: S. Karger 1969. First edition. A fine as new set in a near fine slipcase. Pp. xiv 283 83 text-figures 24 tables; xiv 223 112 text-figures and photos 29 tables; xiv 203 84 text-figures and photos 19 tables. Publisher's original light gray cloth lettered in dark yellow on the spine and front cover in slipcase with bright yellow boards over gray cloth lettered in black on the spine and front board lg 8vo. Volume I: Behavior; Volume II: Recent Advances in Primatology and Volume III: Neurology Physiology and Infectious Diseases. Presents the hundreds of individual papers presented at Second International Congress of Primatology in Atlanta. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger, 1969. First edition. hardcover
1991ref. 150630New York: Pocket Books 1991. First edition of the first novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter. Octavo original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Scott Carpenter on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Myles Sprinzen. The Steel Albatross by Scott Carpenter is a techno-thriller novel about a revolutionary top-secret submarine and the dangerous mission surrounding its first real test. The story follows Navy Commander Rick Tallman who is assigned to pilot the Steel Albatross an experimental underwater craft capable of unprecedented speed stealth and maneuverability. When the vessel is sent on a covert operation in the Pacific near Guam the mission escalates into an international crisis involving political tension espionage and an intense underwater confrontation. "Adventure and authenticity superb. I had a sly sensation I was reading highly classified material with every turn of the page" Clive Cussler. Pocket Books hardcover
1968ref. 14692Chicago: Childrens Press 1968. Deluxe Leather Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The deluxe leather edition of Illinois: Land of Lincoln by Allan Carpenter this being number 1 from a limited edition of 500 copies. Octavo 208pp. Full blue morocco title in gilt on spine raised bands state seal of Illinois in gilt on cover. All edges gilt silk endpapers. Housed in publisher's blue cloth slipcase lined in felt. Previous ownership inscription on second free endpaper. This is copy #1 of 500 and the only known copy bound in full morocco. Childrens Press unknown books
1876ref. 1402965Milwaukee 1876. One-page ALS discussing travels plans and sharing his thoughts on a recent fall: "Your telegram was duly rec'd. But I had before then knocked my brains out falling against a curb stone--doing however no perceptible damage to the curb stone." In Very Good condition with mild age toning wear to corners and edges and minor staining to verso. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Matthew Hale Carpenter 1824-1881 was a lawyer and a politician known as the "Greatest Lawyer of the Northwest" and also serving as a U.S. Senator. Hon. Jeremiah S. Black 1810-1883 was a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer judges and statesman. Served as U.S. Attorney General and briefly as U.S. Secretary of State. 1402965. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown books
ref. B170968-1Paris Éditions dArt du Croquis 1913. 40pp. Prof. illus. including 3 hors-texte plates as well as 24 têtes de pages or culs-de-lampe and lettrines printed in brown. 4to. Printed wraps. New fitted cloth clamshell case. Édition de tête: one of 30 numbered copies on Japon Impérial with a double suite of the plates the second suite printed in blue signed by the author in the justification from the limited edition of 180 in all. Large margins. Paris (Éditions dArt du Croquis), 1913. hardcover
ref. B170968-1Paris Éditions dArt du Croquis 1913. 40pp. Prof. illus. including 3 hors-texte plates as well as 24 têtes de pages or culs-de-lampe and lettrines printed in brown. 4to. Printed wraps. New fitted cloth clamshell case. Édition de tête: one of 30 numbered copies on Japon Impérial with a double suite of the plates the second suite printed in blue signed by the author in the justification from the limited edition of 180 in all. Large margins. Paris (Éditions dArt du Croquis), 1913. hardcover books
1939ref. 230871Charles Scribner 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. 533 pages. Lean to the spine light wear; pages yellowed with age; a good sound binding. The dust jacket has some staining wear and tear; unclipped. A 1939 review slip from the publisher laid in. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sport Fishing Hunting Guns; Inventory No: 230871. . Charles Scribner hardcover
1956ref. 152181Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1956. Draft script for the 48th episode of season six of the 1950-1957 television series originally aired on September 6 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript pencil to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. A woman must make a difficult decision when the exposure of her husband's criminal activities threatens to drive the family out of town and into hiding. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated August 15 1956 with credits for screenwriter Thomas Patrick Cullinan. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered III - 40. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated 8/28/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1956ref. 152181Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1956. Draft script for the 48th episode of season six of the 1950-1957 television series originally aired on September 6 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript pencil to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. A woman must make a difficult decision when the exposure of her husband's criminal activities threatens to drive the family out of town and into hiding. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated August 15 1956 with credits for screenwriter Thomas Patrick Cullinan. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered III - 40. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated 8/28/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1875ref. 163391875. Carpenter Mary. Red Lodge Girls' Reformatory School Bristol 1875 records Carpenter's methods for the education and rehabilitation of girls committed to the Bristol reformatory she established as part of her wider campaign for juvenile penal reform. Carpenter argued that reform depended upon securing each girl's active participation rather than relying on punishment alone: "The will of each individual girl must be enlisted in her own reformation and she should be led to feel that without this the efforts of teachers will be useless. Such confidence must be awakened in the minds of the children toward their teachers." The volume documents an approach that combined discipline with education personal responsibility and sustained relationships between teachers and pupils principles central to Carpenter's work with poor and juvenile offending children. Carpenter Mary. Red Lodge Girls' Reformatory School Bristol. 1875. First edition. Signed "with Miss Carpenter's Complements." Original brown boards with gilt title. Illustrated with an engraving of the school. This slim history describes Carpenter's work at Red Lodge and the institution's mission placing the school within her broader efforts to replace exclusively punitive treatment of young offenders with education and reform. Carpenter also established ragged schools for poor children advocated prison reform and expanded educational opportunities for women and carried her interest in educational and penal reform to Britain India Europe and the United States. Carpenter's writing on Red Lodge provides direct evidence of the educational principles applied to girls within the nineteenth-century reformatory movement particularly her insistence that institutional discipline required the cooperation and confidence of the child herself. The free front endpaper and engraving of the school are separated. A tear to the spine exposes the pages beneath; textblock clean. Overall Good Condition. unknown
1875ref. 163391875. Carpenter Mary. Red Lodge Girls' Reformatory School Bristol 1875 records Carpenter's methods for the education and rehabilitation of girls committed to the Bristol reformatory she established as part of her wider campaign for juvenile penal reform. Carpenter argued that reform depended upon securing each girl's active participation rather than relying on punishment alone: "The will of each individual girl must be enlisted in her own reformation and she should be led to feel that without this the efforts of teachers will be useless. Such confidence must be awakened in the minds of the children toward their teachers." The volume documents an approach that combined discipline with education personal responsibility and sustained relationships between teachers and pupils principles central to Carpenter's work with poor and juvenile offending children. Carpenter Mary. Red Lodge Girls' Reformatory School Bristol. 1875. First edition. Signed "with Miss Carpenter's Complements." Original brown boards with gilt title. Illustrated with an engraving of the school. This slim history describes Carpenter's work at Red Lodge and the institution's mission placing the school within her broader efforts to replace exclusively punitive treatment of young offenders with education and reform. Carpenter also established ragged schools for poor children advocated prison reform and expanded educational opportunities for women and carried her interest in educational and penal reform to Britain India Europe and the United States. Carpenter's writing on Red Lodge provides direct evidence of the educational principles applied to girls within the nineteenth-century reformatory movement particularly her insistence that institutional discipline required the cooperation and confidence of the child herself. The free front endpaper and engraving of the school are separated. A tear to the spine exposes the pages beneath; textblock clean. Overall Good Condition. unknown books
2002ref. 081524-ZNew York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2002. Book. Illus. by Various Photos. Fine. Hardcover. Autographed. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st.Edition 1st. printing 2002 Hardcover with the dust jacket 370 page book. Mr. Carpenter has signed only on the main title page. Illustrated with black & white photos of his life and him in the space program . Condition : FINE. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Hardcover
1962ref. 40401962. Carpenter Scott. Inscribed portrait photograph documents the public image of an original Mercury Seven astronaut who became the second American to orbit Earth during the May 24 1962 Mercury Atlas 7 mission. Piloting the spacecraft Aurora 7 Carpenter completed three Earth orbits and conducted photographic and scientific experiments during the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The photograph supports research into the visual presentation of early astronauts Project Mercury Cold War patriotism and the circulation of personalized astronaut portraits during the formative years of American human spaceflight. NASA identifies Carpenter as one of the seven astronauts selected for its first astronaut class in 1959. Black-and-white portrait photograph undated. 8 x 10 inches. Carpenter appears in a suit and tie beside an American flag presenting a formal civilian likeness that joins astronaut celebrity with conventional symbols of national service. Inscribed and signed in black marker at the upper right "To Daniel Marcus Very Best Wishes Scott Carpenter." The personalized dedication identifies the photograph's original recipient and distinguishes it from an unsigned publicity portrait. The juxtaposition of Carpenter's business attire and the flag emphasizes the civic and representative role assigned to the Mercury astronauts as visible embodiments of the United States space program. Carpenter had served as John Glenn's backup for the first American orbital mission before flying Aurora 7 becoming the fourth American in space and the second to orbit Earth. His mission lasted approximately four hours and fifty-four minutes and concluded with a landing substantially beyond the planned recovery area followed by his retrieval and transfer to the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. No specific defects are identified in the supplied description; image inscription and signature remain dark and clear near fine. Personalized patriotic portrait connecting a founding Mercury astronaut with the public culture of the early American space program. unknown
1962ref. 40401962. Carpenter Scott. Inscribed portrait photograph documents the public image of an original Mercury Seven astronaut who became the second American to orbit Earth during the May 24 1962 Mercury Atlas 7 mission. Piloting the spacecraft Aurora 7 Carpenter completed three Earth orbits and conducted photographic and scientific experiments during the fourth crewed flight of Project Mercury. The photograph supports research into the visual presentation of early astronauts Project Mercury Cold War patriotism and the circulation of personalized astronaut portraits during the formative years of American human spaceflight. NASA identifies Carpenter as one of the seven astronauts selected for its first astronaut class in 1959. Black-and-white portrait photograph undated. 8 x 10 inches. Carpenter appears in a suit and tie beside an American flag presenting a formal civilian likeness that joins astronaut celebrity with conventional symbols of national service. Inscribed and signed in black marker at the upper right "To Daniel Marcus Very Best Wishes Scott Carpenter." The personalized dedication identifies the photograph's original recipient and distinguishes it from an unsigned publicity portrait. The juxtaposition of Carpenter's business attire and the flag emphasizes the civic and representative role assigned to the Mercury astronauts as visible embodiments of the United States space program. Carpenter had served as John Glenn's backup for the first American orbital mission before flying Aurora 7 becoming the fourth American in space and the second to orbit Earth. His mission lasted approximately four hours and fifty-four minutes and concluded with a landing substantially beyond the planned recovery area followed by his retrieval and transfer to the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. No specific defects are identified in the supplied description; image inscription and signature remain dark and clear near fine. Personalized patriotic portrait connecting a founding Mercury astronaut with the public culture of the early American space program. unknown books
2016ref. 005926American Gothic Press 2016. Book. Illus. by EGGLETON BOB : SANJULIAN : SEELEY TIM . New. Hardcover. Signed by Contributors. 1st Edition. Hardcover - 1st. Print - Signed & Numbered Ltd. Edition No. 63 of 100 - plus copy signed photo of FJA Ray Harryhausen & Ray Bradbury - New/New - This Collection of illustrated terror tales is dedicated to and inspired by Forrest J. Ackerman - Includes "The Traveler's Tale" by John Carpenter and Dennis Calero "Vamping It Up" by Jason V. Brock & Carlos Angeli "Aloha from Barking Sands" by Richard Christian Matheson & Cody Vrosh and so much more. Exclusive content includes "Tick Tock" by Kevin Burns Concept Art and Progressions Contributor Biographies and more. . American Gothic Press Hardcover
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1699ref. 56071Amsterdam, D'Etienne Roger, 1699. Bound in one contemp. full calf. Richly gilt spine with raised bands. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Light wear along edges. In middle of covers a gilt armorial stamp with blindstamped fleur-de-lis. Engraved frontispiece (Sokrates). 231,(17) pp. + Engraved frontispiece (Sokrates9. (14),307,(13) pp. Frontispiece and the first 20 leaves with some foxing in lower right corners. Last few leaves with a faint dampstain in lower right corners.