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1982réf. 91151Picard Editeur; Et Al. New. 1982. Hardcover. 2708400843 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French and English. 424 pages. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'uvre Oeuvre Life and Work Raisonnee Picard Editeur; Et Al hardcover
1905réf. WRCAM55252Mansfield Oh.: Melville A. Pollock 1905. 56pp. including ten full-page illustrations. Modern tan morocco gilt silk pastedowns lacks original wrappers. Recent bookseller's ticket on verso of rear free endpaper. Slight residue on endpapers from rubbing from pastedowns. Fine. An uncommon account of a two-week hunting excursion in the Sierras of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Carpenter from Ohio was primarily hunting deer and his small group departed El Paso Texas on October 23 1905 headed for their base at Casas Grandes some 165 miles to the south. Carpenter's companions were brothers from El Paso: J.F. Bennett referred to as "the Treasurer" and Hilario F. Bennett "the Photographer". Carpenter describes their hunting experiences the deer and other animals that they shot life in camp an awful meal at a Chinese restaurant their first night in Chihuahua and the Mexican landscape and people he encountered. He devotes much space to the habits and abilities of his Mexican guide called Valentine and the final chapter is an appreciation of the Mexican people. The text was edited by Melville Pollock who is also the publisher. OCLC locates eight copies at Colorado State University Library of Congress New Mexico State University Mansfield-Richland County Public Library in Ohio DeGolyer Library Autry Museum and two at Yale. PHILLIPS SPORTING BOOKS p.71. HELLER 49. OCLC 22550271 166503162. Melville A. Pollock unknown books
2002réf. 85966Institute. New. 2002. Hardcover. 0912964863 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Corresponds to ISBN: 0912964863. 255 pages; 400 illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Institute hardcover
réf. 51-60971961-1969. 8 x 10 photographs all but one signed by the astronauts. Mostly black and white; in individual folders with manuscript biographies in French.This collection was put together by a French space enthusiast and contains manuscript details on the flights in French as well as printed ephemera. .Bassett 's photograph from NASA dated 1963 not signed. John Glenn's signature is on newspaper picture of a spaceship taking off. Frank Borman: 1 signed and 3 unsigned. 1961-1969 unknown
réf. 19052Single sheet of fifty four-cent stamps signed by all of the Mercury Seven as follows: Malcolm Scott Carpenter; Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.; John Herschel Glenn Jr.; Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom; Walter "Wally" Schirra Jr.; Alan B. Shepard Jr.; Donald "Deke" Slayton. The signatures of Shepard and Grissom are faded. Matted and framed opposite a copy of Life magazine featuring the Mercury Seven. Entire piece measures 20 inches by 26 inches. An attractive and desirable piece signed by all of the Mercury Seven astronauts. "The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort. They chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them" Swenson Grimwood & Alexander. NASA introduced the seven astronauts in Washington on April 9 1959. Although the agency viewed Project Mercury's purpose as an experiment to determine whether humans could survive space travel the seven men immediately became national heroes and were compared by TIME magazine to "Columbus Magellan Daniel Boone and the Wright brothers" TIME 1959. unknown books
réf. 45031CARPENTER Thomas comp. The American Senator or a Copious and Impartial Report of the Debates in the Congress of the United States: Including all Treaties Addresses Proclamations &c. Which Occur During the Present Session Being the Second of the Fourth Congress. Philadelphia 1796-97. Three volumes. 352 4; 3554; 4367-78713pp. plus folding table. Contemporary calf gilt morocco labels. Bindings scuffed and worn spines of second and third volumes chipped but sound withal. Profuse ink and pencil scrawlings on endpapers of first volume. Worming in lower margin of final two signatures in first volume barely touching text. Uniformly tanned. Good. In cloth boxes with leather labels. Evans 30165 31918 31919. Sabin 11006. Regular official reporting of the debates and proceedings of the United States Congress was not instituted until the 1840s with the CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. Before that the work of covering Congressional debates was left to private reporters who compiled and published their accounts and Thomas Carpenter was one of the most prominent of these early Congressional reporters. Carpenter gathered his reports from personal attendance of the Congressional sessions from other printed sources and often by receiving copies of speeches directly from members themselves. He presents the debates and procedures in a straightforward non-partisan manner often quoting the speeches directly other times summarizing speeches and floor actions. The present set covers the second session of the fourth Congress from December 1796 to early March 1797 and includes John Adams' and Thomas Jefferson's inaugural speeches as President and Vice President. Also included are George Washington's 1796 State of the Union message debates on the establishment of the mint on the militia the sinking fund petitions from free blacks federal salaries taxes and scores of bills on a variety of other subjects. The table gives a detailed listing of state debts. The final volume contains a list of subscribers which includes the House of Representatives six copies the soon-to-be-impeached Senator William Blount printers Matthew Carey and John Dunlap. Albert Gallatin John Jay Andrew Jackson Secretary of State Timothy Pickering and several foreign ambassadors. Each volume carries a separate index. Evans notes that "further publication. unknown
1866réf. WRCAM52261Philadelphia 1866. 15316pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Binding worn and rubbed. Very good. An interesting carpenter's account book from 19th-century Philadelphia containing a voluminous amount of entries listing client names types of carpentry work done and the costs thereof. Internal evidence his name on pages 52 and 114 suggests that this belonged to Philadelphia carpenters John and W.H. Martin. The accounts start on July 22 1835 exactly one month after the 1835 Philadelphia general strike ended. Workers' rights and formative unions owe much to this strike in Philadelphia the first general strike by wage workers in North America. The strike helped alleviate long hours and low pay by involving some 20000 workers who demanded a ten-hour work day and increased wages. The strike was very successful ending in an almost complete victory for the workers. About half of the ledger deals with work done in the first five years in which it was kept 1835-1840. There are no entries from June 1847 to June 1849 and only sporadic entries from 1857 to the final entries in 1866; most of the rest of the accounts are from 1840 to 1855 except the two-year hiatus. The account book lists a wide assortment of different types of work accomplished by carpenters including framing putting up awnings "repairing a privey seat" hanging doors and windows putting up lightning rods making shutters mending floors and much more. In addition Martin seemed to occasionally make furniture specifically benches and tables for which there are some entries here. It also contains important information on the prices paid by tradesmen for supplies in Philadelphia at the time mostly lumber and nails in this case. Although there is no explicit ownership signature both internal evidence and other material purchased from the same estate suggest John Martin as the principal craftsperson and W.H. Martin as an employee or other principal of the business. The ledger offers much insight into American trade in one of its most important cities at a time of immense growth. A fascinating account book with much detail on the development of Philadelphia private homes in the middle of the 19th century. hardcover books
1997réf. 1306147Easton Press 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 6 volume matched set all volumes signed with certificates of authenticity. All are #2465 of 3000. Fine condition. Bound in black leather. Extensive gilt decoration. Archival quality paper. In 1000 years these men will still be honored as the first Americans in space. Composed of Men From Earth Countdown We Seven Lost Moon: the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 Schirra's Space and Moon Shot. Easton Press hardcover books
1961réf. 148754Langley Air Force Base 1961. Large color semi-glossy photograph of the Project Mercury astronauts signed by six of the Mercury Seven. This group shot was taken in front of a Convair F106-B aircraft at Langley Air Force Base on January 20 1961. Inscribed or signed next to their respective images in black felt tip: "We are seven privileged men Scott Carpenter"; "Space is spectacular! Gordon Cooper"; "'Beginnings' John Glenn"; "Wally Schirra A slow Mach II aircraft!"; "It was a pleasure to help start a new era! Alan Shepard"; and "The rudder is still working - DK Slayton." Matted. In fine condition. The photograph measures 13.75 inches by 10.5 inches. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 16 inches. A very sharp piece. In response to the Soviet Union's launch Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower created a new civilian space agency whose primary goal would be to compete with the Soviets in space. The following year Project Mercury was announced with the stated aim of launching a man into Earth's orbit and returning him safely. The seven astronauts selected for the program all members of the United States armed forces were Gus Grissom Alan Shepard John Glenn Jr. Gordon Cooper Wally Schirra and D.K. Slayton. In 1962 Glenn would become the first American to orbit the earth while Grissom would tragically lose his life in the Apollo 1 disaster on January 27 1967. unknown
1882réf. AL.COL.0031882. Albumen prints 20; mounted to 12 album leaves. A handsome suite of photographs documenting Mendocino county in the 1880s. Included are beautiful landscapes scenic views of the Redwoods shots of the lumber industry and images of local ranches. Identified locations include: Hoak's Ranch; Cahto; Cahto Long Valley 2 photos; Westport Landing; Leonard Lake 3 photos; Hatch's Mill Sherwood Valley; Eden Valley Mountain; Blue Lake; and a view of Ukiah Ca seen "N.W. from Courthouse." There is also a portrait of a Native American woman identified as "Sally" and another titled "at home" showing a group of Native Americans possibly members of the Cahto or Pomo tribe. There is also a photo titled "in the woods" one titled "in the Redwoods" and the remainder are untitled. The photographs were presumably taken by Aurelius O. Carpenter as we have found other examples bearing his credit. Carpenter a photographer author and Abolitionist was born in Vermont in 1836. In the mid-1850s they traveled west to Kansas and Carpenter joined John Brown fighting in the Battle of Black Jack. He sustained injuries while fighting and during his recovery fell in love with and married his nurse Helen McCowan. They moved to California and settled in Mendocino County in 1859. They opened a photo studio in Ukiah and he spent the next 40 years documenting the area. His daughter Grace Carpenter Hudson became a renowned painter recognized for her work creating portraits of members of the nearby Pomo tribe. Each 5 x 7 1/2 inches ; Some with manuscript captions to mount recto. unknown
1966réf. 140949918New York: Harcourt Brace & World Inc 1966. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by Don Carpenter on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. vi 308pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth stamped in black and red top edge stained red. Near Fine with toning and light wear to extremities faint splash mark to topstain. In a Near Fine unclipped lightly toned and worn dust jacket small nick to spine and red lettering there faded as usual; small abrasion and tape ghost to blindside at foot of spine. Carpenter's best known work set in Portland Oregon. Author's photo on the rear panel credited to Portland poet Gary Snyder. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc unknown
1986réf. 934twelve volumes in three slipcases.text is unmarked but some wear on the slipcases. books have been read.Scarce and astonishing collection of Human activity.Heavily illustrated both with photos and drawings. Many examples of workMore photographs are available Rock Foundation hardcover
1963réf. 003620U.S. Government Printing Office. Fine. 1963. Original Wraps. A one-of-a-kind historical document for serious collectors on May 21 1963 the U.S. State Department sponsored a luncheon for astronaut Gordon Cooper in honor of his successful 22-orbit flight in Faith-7 on May 15-16 1963 this is the four-page program that was handed out at the event it is signed by six of the seven original astronauts on the front the second page contains a quote from President Kennedy and a list of the six Mercury flights page three contains the luncheon menu and the back page has a photograph of Cooper also included is the guest list which does not include astronaut John Glenn's name - proof that he wasn't there to sign it this event took place in the Benjamin Franklin Room and this unique document was obtained by us from a former State Department employee who personally obtained the signatures the program is printed on heavy-stock paper and is flawless it is housed in a manila State Department envelope the guest list is also flawless and all of the signatures are clean and legible. . U.S. Government Printing Office
1997réf. 75499Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition Number 1103 of 3000. Hardcover. As new. 4 352 pages. Frontis color. Illustrations. some in color. Index. Removed from original shrinkwrap for cataloguing. The Easton Press's books are known for their elegant covers. Each book has the following features: Bound in genuine leather; Spine accented with 22 kt gold; Printed on archival paper; and Gilded page edges. The special contents of this edition were copyrighted in 1997 by The Easton Press. Facsimile signatures of Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper and John Glenn on front cover. Authentic signatures of Carpenter Cooper and Glenn are on the Collector's Edition page above the number of the limited edition. Laid in are Certificates of Authenticity signed by Carpenter and dated 6 Nov. 1996 Cooper and dated 13 Nov 96 and Glenn dated 12-4-96 . Each signature was witnessed Cooper's by Susan Cooper. The certificate indicated that the Authors received 25 additional unnumbered copies over and above the 3000 individually numbered copies. The Certificates are also signed by Roy S. Pfeil Publisher. Thus there are two Carpenter. Cooper and Glenn autographs each! Also laid in is an unattached Easton bookplate. The heroic story of the Mercury Seven the pioneer astronauts who risked their lives for America's first manned space voyages. Project Mercury ran from 1959 through 1963 put the first American in space and defined NASA's manned space flights to come from Gemini through Apollo. In We Seven the astronauts including Scott Carpenter Gordon Cooper John Glenn Virgil Grissom Walter Schirra Alan Shepard and Donald Slayton—take you behind the scenes of this pioneering program—even into the space capsules themselves. Fascinating firsthand accounts and black-and-white photographs throughout—the astronauts describe the launches hair-raising challenges and incredible successes of Project Mercury—from breaking through the earth's atmosphere to when a hatch blows. But Project Mercury was more than the heroism of individual missions. In We Seven America's original astronauts share with us—as only they can—the hopes and dreams of the US at the dawn of a new era. The Easton Press hardcover
1893réf. 134814Paris: c. 1893. A finely executed illustrated manuscript documenting a pleasure cruise around Britain on the steam-yacht Medjé in the summer of 1892. The voyage won the Union des yachts français medal for the most interesting cruise of 1891-93 a sharp silver print of which with the presentation letter from the comte de Montaigu is mounted at the front. Portions of the narrative appeared in Le Yacht in 1894. The account offers a lively Belle Époque tour of the British Isles - effectively a circumnavigation shortened by the Caledonian Canal - with etched illustrations after pen-and-ink drawings by the Rochellois maritime artist Georges Charpentier 1846-1925. The yacht belonged to Xavier Eugène Schelcher 1867-1948 a wealthy Parisian stockbroker and new member of the Union des yachts français. Departing Le Havre in July 1892 the Medjé ran down the English coast to Plymouth passing through the Royal Naval Manoeuvres and prompting newspaper speculation that she carried French naval observers. Welcomed in Plymouth with a tour of the naval installations and an abundant lunch the party continued west shooting seabirds and bathing off Penzance before crossing to Ireland. At Kingstown and Dublin they visited the Royal Irish Yacht Club and commented - sometimes archly - on the city's poverty accompanied by Charpentier's vivid sketches. Excursions into Wicklow and a crossing to Holyhead allowed visits to Liverpool and Birkenhead where the builders of the Medjé's engines Cochran & Co. were proudly noted. Further stops included the Isle of Man Belfast Robinson & Cleaver's celebrated linen shop and the Giant's Causeway. They then headed for Glasgow detouring to Iona and Staffa and entered the Caledonian Canal Charpentier illustrating Neptune's Staircase and other scenes. Scotland's landscapes and Edinburgh's beauty impressed them deeply; excursions to the Trossachs prompted reflections on Walter Scott's romances. The rapid return down the east coast - Berwick Newcastle Scarborough Harwich Ramsgate - elicited little enthusiasm Newcastle offering "only a dungeon". Relief greeted the sight of Cape Gris-Nez and home. The Medjé was a 25-metre 43-ton twin-screw steam yacht built in 1889 at the Maudslay Son & Field yard powered by Cochran & Co. engines delivering 96 h.p. Schelcher was an active yachtsman winning two gold medals at the 1900 Paris Olympics; his son Rémi later competed at the 1936 Berlin Games. Schelcher is also known to have commissioned a comparable illustrated album of his 1897 cruise to the Norwegian fjords. Overall this is an attractively produced richly illustrated and often satirical record of British touring at the height of luxury yachting. Quarto 318 x 247 mm. 57 leaves of neat manuscript text titles and headings in a calligraphic Ronde hand occasional rubrication; 52 superb etched plates after pen and ink drawings by Charpentier the first additionally signed "A. Barret Sc." deck plan and full-page track-chart map; text and plates are both printed on fine polished vélin the plates on a slightly lighter weight. Contemporary strong orange half morocco by Victor Champs French curl on Turkish pattern marbled boards title gilt to the spine neatly nipped bands dotted roll gilt fouled anchor devices to the compartments double gilt ruled frame with olive sprig cornerpieces author's initials to the tail of the spine top edge gilt the others uncut marbled endpapers to match the boards silk page-marker. A little rubbed at the extremities lower joint chafed and just starting head and tail contents clean very good indeed. hardcover
1962réf. 102763New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First edition of this first-hand account of the genesis of America's manned space program. Octavo original cloth pictorial endpapers illustrated. Signed on the half-title page by John Glenn Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra Gordon Cooper and comedian Bill Dana aka Jose Jimenez. Jimenez was a fictional character created and performed by comedian Bill Dana on The Steve Allen Show in 1959 and who became increasingly popular during the 1960s and is cited in this volume on several occasions. This character introduced himself with the catch phrase: "My name. Jose Jimenez". The character of Jose Jimenez caught on with the seven real Mercury astronauts and Dana became good friends with them: "Okay Jose you're on your way!" Deke Slayton quipped as Alan Shepard's famous first flight launched. Jose became the program's unofficial mascot and Dana was even made an honorary Mercury astronaut. Coincidentally there was a real test pilot named Bill Dana who flew as high as 59 miles up and qualified for NASA's Astronaut Badge. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. A unique signed example. The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort. In volunteering to entrust their lives to Mercury's spirit and Atlas' strength to blaze a trail for man into the empyrean they chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them" Swenson Grimwood & Alexander 164-65. We Seven chronicles the beginnings of American manned space exploration from the perspectives of those who pioneered it with each member of Project Mercury contributing at least three essay-length sections. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
réf. 22091894. As published in L'estampe Originale. Album VII. A four color embossed Gypsograph lithograph. 10 1/4 x 15 9/16 margins: 16 ¾ x 23 ½. Signed and numbered by Charpentier. Printed by Eugene Verneau. With the Blind stamp of L'estampe Originale. Stein and Karshan 14. Slightly mat burned in the margins but colors are excellent as original. One of the most important artists together with Pierre Roche to use gypsography in the 1890s. The process involves using plaster moulds and hand-colored damp paper to create the image after which ink is applied directly to the mould as with a wood-engraving. Later he replaced the plaster moulds with metal to achieve more detail in the relief. He used the method in book form for the first time here. The effect is one of medals set within the typographic layout unknown books
réf. 51-37731961-1969. 8 x 10 photographs all but one signed by the astronauts. Mostly black and white; in individual folders with manuscript biographies in French.This collection was put together by a French space enthusiast and contains manuscript details on the flights in French as well as printed ephemera. Bassett 's photograph from NASA dated 1963 not signed. John Glenn's signature is on newspaper picture of a spaceship taking off. Frank Borman: 1 signed and 3 unsigned. 1961-1969 unknown
1962réf. 102763New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First edition of this first-hand account of the genesis of America’s manned space program. Octavo original cloth pictorial endpapers illustrated. Signed on the half-title page by John Glenn Scott Carpenter Wally Schirra Gordon Cooper and comedian Bill Dana aka Jose Jimenez. Jiménez was a fictional character created and performed by comedian Bill Dana on The Steve Allen Show in 1959 and who became increasingly popular during the 1960s and is cited in this volume on several occasions. This character introduced himself with the catch phrase: "My name. José Jiménez". The character of José Jiménez caught on with the seven real Mercury astronauts and Dana became good friends with them: "Okay José you're on your way!" Deke Slayton quipped as Alan Shepard's famous first flight launched. José became the program's unofficial mascot and Dana was even made an honorary Mercury astronaut. Coincidentally there was a real test pilot named Bill Dana who flew as high as 59 miles up and qualified for NASA's Astronaut Badge. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. A unique signed example. “The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort… In volunteering to entrust their lives to Mercury’s spirit and Atlas’ strength to blaze a trail for man into the empyrean they chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them” Swenson Grimwood & Alexander 164-65. We Seven chronicles the beginnings of American manned space exploration from the perspectives of those who pioneered it with each member of Project Mercury contributing at least three essay-length sections. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1894réf. 22091894. As published in L'estampe Originale. Album VII. A four color embossed Gypsograph lithograph. 10 1/4 x 15 9/16 margins: 16 ¾ x 23 ½. Signed and numbered by Charpentier. Printed by Eugene Verneau. With the Blind stamp of L'estampe Originale. Stein and Karshan 14. Slightly mat burned in the margins but colors are excellent as original. One of the most important artists together with Pierre Roche to use gypsography in the 1890s. The process involves using plaster moulds and hand-colored damp paper to create the image after which ink is applied directly to the mould as with a wood-engraving. Later he replaced the plaster moulds with metal to achieve more detail in the relief. He used the method in book form for the first time here. The effect is one of medals set within the typographic layout L'Estampe Originale
1986réf. 0036547New York: Rock Foundation 1986-88. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. 37cm x 28cm. 1073; 1405; 713 pages 3 volumes in 12 books continuous pagination illustrations some colour. Original grey cloth black lettering cloth slipcases Based on the Researches & Writings of Carl Schuster. Edited & Written by Edmund Carpenter. Assisted by Lorraine Spiess. A cornerstone of comparative anthropology mythology and art history. This monumental work draws on the vast ethnographic record assembled by American art historian Carl Schuster 1904-1969. Schuster died suddenly of cancer leaving the material unpublished. Carpenter spent nearly two decades editing Schuster's archive into this twelve-volume synthesis. The result is an epic survey of visual and mythic patterns: from Paleolithic Europe to the tribal societies of Oceania the Americas and Africa. Issued privately in a very small edition distributed directly to museums and researchers Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism is likely the most comprehensive documentation and analysis of traditional symbolism ever published. Very minor discolouration to spines. Very minor soil to upper board of Vol 3:3 and extremely minor to edges of 2:4 and 2:5. Category: Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; EuropeAfricaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaPacificAustralia; 20th Century: 1980s; Art & Design. ISBN: 0937691038. ISBN/EAN: 9780937691038. Inventory No: 0036547. BZDB407 Anthropology; Myths Legends & Folklore; EuropeAfricaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaPacificAustralia; 20th Century: 1980s; Art & Design. Unbranded ISBN: 0937691038 EAN: 9780937691038 Carl Schuster; Edmund Carpenter; Lorraine Spiess. Materials for the Study of Social Symbolism in Ancient & Tribal Art: A Record of Tradition & Continuity Rock Foundation hardcover
1804réf. 1402183Washington D.C. 1804. Original subpoena issued in the name of President of the U.S. Senate Aaron Burr requesting that the individuals named appear for testimony in the impeachment of US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase. In Very Good condition with age toning mild wear to corners and edges and a few very light creases. Both wax seals intact. Signed twice front and back by Secretary of the U.S. Senate Samuel Otis. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. The present document directs appearance for testimony to be given in the trial of Justice Samuel Chase the only U.S. Supreme Court Justice ever impeached. Signed twice by Samuel Allyne Otis 1740-1814 Secretary of the United States Senate 1789-1814. Samuel Chase 1741-1811 an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and signer of the Declaration of Independence was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1804 on charges of political bias and misconduct in his judicial conduct spurred largely by the Jeffersonian Republicans' hostility to Federalist judges. His impeachment trial in the Senate in 1805 became a crucial test of the separation of powers. Chase was acquitted on all counts a verdict that set the precedent that judges could not be removed merely for political disagreements thereby strengthening judicial independence. 1402183. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
réf. LCS-1864080Très bel exemplaire au dos lisse de maroquin rouge finement orné d’un harmonieux décor néo-classique. Paris, André, An VII [1799]. In-8 de viii pp., 607 pp. Demi-maroquin rouge à grain long, petits coins de vélin vert, dos lisse orné de motifs et grecques dorés, pièce de titre olive, tranches jaunes. Reliure de l’époque. 192 x 118 mm.
1960réf. 116879New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1960. First edition of this introduction to Project Mercury. Octavo original cloth illustrated with drawings by Fred L. Wolf and photographs. Signed by all seven of NASA's original Project Mercury astronauts on the half-title page using their full signatures. Signed by Walter M Schirra Jr. signed twice Virgil I. Grissom M. Scott Carpenter Donald K. Slayton John H. Glenn Jr. and Leroy G. Cooper Jr. and Alan B Shepard Jr. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Books with all of the Project Mercury's signatures are rare especially with full signatures. "The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort. They chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them" Swenson Grimwood & Alexander. NASA introduced the seven astronauts in Washington on April 9 1959. Although the agency viewed Project Mercury's purpose as an experiment to determine whether humans could survive space travel the seven men immediately became national heroes and were compared by TIME magazine to "Columbus Magellan Daniel Boone and the Wright brothers" TIME 1959. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
1960réf. 95986New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1960. First edition of this introduction to Project Mercury. Octavo original cloth illustrated with drawings by Fred L. Wolf and photographs. Signed by all seven of NASA's original Project Mercury astronauts on the front free endpaper using their full signatures. Signed by John H. Glenn Jr. Walter M Schirra Jr M. Scott Carpenter Virgil I. Grissom Donald K. Slayton Leroy G. Cooper and Alan B Shepard Jr. It is inscribed above: "To Pearl Salvick with best wishes from Mercury Astronauts." Additionally signed by Virgil Grissom on the half-title page. Laid in is an original first day issue card from Cape Canaveral dated February 20 1962. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Books with all of the Project Mercury's signatures are rare especially with full signatures. "The first seven American astronauts were an admirable group of individuals chosen to sit at the apex of a pyramid of human effort. They chose to lead by following the opportunity that chance circumstance technology and history had prepared for them" Swenson Grimwood & Alexander. NASA introduced the seven astronauts in Washington on April 9 1959. Although the agency viewed Project Mercury's purpose as an experiment to determine whether humans could survive space travel the seven men immediately became national heroes and were compared by TIME magazine to "Columbus Magellan Daniel Boone and the Wright brothers" TIME 1959. E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover books
