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1794rif. BL4614Elizabethtown New Jersey:: Printed and sold by Shepard Kollock 1794. 1794. 12mo. 295 5 pp. Original full calf gilt bands on spine red gilt-stamped leather spine label; rubbed corners showing. Very good copy in original binding. Evans 26976; Felcone New Jersey Books 90; Joseph Felcone New Jerseyana 2312. Printed and sold by Shepard Kollock, 1794. hardcover books
1957rif. 193496South Carolinians Speak 1957-01-01. Paperback. Good. Mild wear to the covers. Has a good binding no marks or notations. vii 89 pp. South Carolinians Speak paperback books
1911rif. 18033London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd. 1911. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Publisher's blue boards with gilt titles. No jacket. A very good copy. Head and tail of spine worn and sunned. Light soil to boards. Top edge gilt. Some foxing to endpapers & pastedowns; sticker from contemporary bookstore at front pastedown. Pages with expected toning but very clean. Remarkably tight throughout but for two small cracks. 424pp. "Illustrated by Mrs. Temple Perkins together with reproductions of numerous ancient prints." Second edition with new preface after the 1902 printing by Isbister & Co. Extensively illustrated history of the ceremony of the coronation throughout history. OCLC. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. hardcover books
1923rif. 2986Edinburgh and London: W. & R. Chambers Limited 1923. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Edinburgh and London: W. & R. Chambers Limited 1923. 12 double-leaf b/w plates of 53 notarial signs. 291 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Purple cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board top edge gilt. Spine faded; head and heel lightly bumped and rubbed with minor tears; corners bumped and rubbed; extremities lightly rubbed and bumped; boards lightly discolored; edges untrimmed and foxed; former ownerÕs bookplate to front pastedown; binding split near rear gutter. Former genealogical library stamp to half-title page; Ôpresentation copyÕ embossed to title page; scattered light foxing to interior. Very good-/No dust jacket. W. & R. Chambers Limited hardcover books
1968rif. 140941297Grants Pass Oregon: Cosmic Star Temple 1968. Comb-bound. Very Good. 55pp. Plastic comb-bound sheets. Very Good with soiling toning and light wear to wraps price sticker shadow to front cover; pages lightly toned. A very scarce UFO-related item. Violet Gilbert was a student of theosophy and a member of the "I AM" Religious Activity. She allegedly became aware of the Space Brothers in 1937 requested a healing in 1938 and prepared for an trip to Venus which took place in 1939. During this trip she received a complete physical healing. In 1955 Gilbert also claims she traveled to Mars. In 1960 she founded the Cosmic Star Temple where she used teachings from her interplanetary trips to promote healing and other occult views. Gilbert professed that the space brothers are beneficent that their purpose is to keep us from destroying ourselves and to share their advanced knowledge. Cosmic Star Temple unknown books
1986rif. 22742Torino: Cassa Di Risparmio Di Torino 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. salmon cloth lettered in black. Near fine in fine dust wrapper. 303 pages. 30.4 x 23.5 cm. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white printed on quality glossy stock. Commentaries are chapters by eight scholars. Bibliography. Text in Italian. Small dampstain lower front cover at backstrip. Cassa Di Risparmio Di Torino hardcover books
2000rif. 22741Genova: Le Mani 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 445 pages. 32 x 25 cm. 401 illustrations mostly in color printed on quality glossy stock. A series of scholarly articles. Comprehensive Bibliography. Index of Names. Text in Italian. Le Mani hardcover books
1991rif. 22743Roma: Leonardo - De Luca 1991. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated stiff wrappers. Fine. 373 pages. 28.5 x 23 cm. 32 color plates and a 421 black and white photographs all are printed on quality glossy stock. Seven chapters by scholars. Bibliography. Concordance. Index of Artists. Text in Italian. Leonardo - De Luca unknown books
1982rif. 22739Milano: Electa 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. white cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper in matching fine slipcase. 292 pages. 28.5 x 25.5 cm. 258 color and black and white plates. Nine chapters by various hands. Text in Italian. Electa hardcover books
1861rif. 2287Amherst: Henry A. Marsh 1861. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. 15p. stitched. untrimmed. Stearns 1805-1876 was na American Reformed minister and teacher who served as president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876. None found in trade at time of this writing April 2020. Here he speaks on the Civil War. Spot to title page. Henry A. Marsh unknown books
1837rif. 009320Ship Burgundy to Middletown Connecticut 1837. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This two-page folded letter measures 16" x 10" unfolded. It bears a circular red New York "Ship" postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States. On this voyage which began at Le Havre in April it transported 41 U.S. citizens and 79 immigrant farmers from Prussia and Bavaria to New York see the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild On-Line where Ms. Gibbs reports in her letter to Dr. Jarvis that it was quarantined for three days: "Tho' there has been no sickness on board except measles - they are obliged to cleance the ship at Staten Island and then land strange passengers and our baggage cannot be taken out until the ship comes up unless we consent to it being examined by an inferior officer." Ms. Gibbs also informs the Reverend Jarvis that "I saw Mrs J and daughter a few days before I left Paris they were all well very much occupied in preparation for their return to America It was their intention to sail the 8th of this month.". No doubt Ms. Gibbs would have no idea that this information would be something that Jarvis simply did not want to hear as Sarah was returning to the United States to begin divorce proceedings. In 1810 Samuel Jarvis then a young minister recently graduated from Yale married Sarah McCurdy Hart one of the "seven graces" the most beautiful women in New England at the time. Although Jarvis became quite wealthy as one of the most prominent pastors in New England and the couple had five children together their marriage was miserable from the start. It eventually ended in one of the most notorious divorces of 18th century America and was chronicled in newspapers and pamphlets of the day. Samuel was a serious humorless and stubborn man while Sarah was high strung tempestuous and easily angered. Soon after the wedding they began to annoy anger and infuriate each other. Samuel was also physically abusive not only to Sarah but to at least one of his daughters. During the divorce proceedings which were initiated soon after Sarah returned from her mutually agreed upon exile in Europe it came to light that Jarvis had repeatedly punched her in the head seized and wrung her nose dragged her across floors held her captive in a small apartment forced her to remain silent at all times limited her food and attempted to commit her to an insane asylum. A remarkable and scarce first-hand account of the arrival of an immigrant ship in New York made even more compelling by its connection to the infamous Jarvis-Hart divorce. At the time of listing no similar accounts of an immigrant ship's arrival in New York are for sale in the trade. There are no records at the Rare Book Hub or OCLC of similar accounts being held by institutions or sold at auction. Collections of Jarvis papers are held by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and the New York Public Library. unknown books
1861rif. 009123St. Louis: George Knapp 1861. Wraps. Very good. Complete with 12 pages including the cover. See Sabin 2217. In nice shape with some light marginal toning Elliot preached this sermon on August 18 1862 shortly after eleven Southern states had seceded and while Missouri teetered between joining the Confederacy or remaining in the Union. Although Eliot was a moderate abolitionist and Union supporter he rarely if ever publicly announced his political opinions. Rather he preached generally about freedom religion and loyalty stressing community unity and encouraging his parishioners to refrain from quarreling an instead search for things upon which they had in common. He believed that the ever-increasing extreme political polarization over slavery was unhealthy for the community prevented any possibility of reaching a peaceful solution and could only spell disaster for the nation. However in this sermon Eliot makes clear that he is a Unionist and argues that citizens have a religious and patriotic duty to their nation that are one and the same. Although distressed by secession his optimism shines through: "But the time will come when the community of interest will again be acknowledged and we shall be yet again ONE NATION . . . and this great experiment of Republican Institutions now on trial will yet succeed." Eliot's efforts along with those of Nathaniel Lyon and Francis P. Blair tipped public sentiment in favor of the Union and the Missouri Ordinance of Secession proposed by Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson a southern sympathizer was never passed by a legally assembled quorum of state legislators. See Holt's William Greenleaf Eliot: Conservative Radical for more information. William Greenleaf Eliot was born in Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard Divinity School in 1834 he moved to St. Louis where he founded the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi the Church of the Messiah now the First Unitarian Church of St. Louis. Eliot was active in public life and instrumental in founding many civic institutions including the St. Louis Public Schools and the St. Louis Art Museum. A strong proponent of higher education he co-founded Washington University in 1853 which was initially named Eliot Seminary in his honor and he served as its chancellor from 1870-1887. He was the grandfather of the modernist poet T. S. Eliot. An important and rather scarce piece of Missouri's Civil War history. At time of listing no other examples are for sale in the trade and no auction records are found at ABPC or the Rare Book Hub. OCLC shows that the pamphlet is only held by nine libraries. George Knapp paperback books
1915rif. CAT0127New York et al. 1915. Silver gelatin prints roughly 8 x 8 8 x 10 and 5 x 7 inches the last on a larger mount. Very Good. In 1914 Francis Red Fox James now presumed to be related to the Blackfoot tribe rode a horse across the country seeking states' approval for an American Indian national holiday. He delivered endorsements from 24 states to the federal government but a commemoration never materialized. The Washington Herald reported that James rode 4000 miles from a Crow reservation in Montana and was received by President Wilson to discuss the possibility of a "national Indian's Day" in October. Washington Herald 12/16/14 Although his mother was probably Blackfoot James claimed Native American heritage only as an adult. He changed his name by adding "Red" and later "Skiuhushu" to Francis Fox James. Two of the images in this collection contain familiar tropes of American Indian portraiture but the third offers an arresting image of James holding the American flag aloft as a kind of offering. This enigmatic gesture could be read as evidence of an optimistic belief in a mutual relationship between the US and American-Indian nations. It is also undoubtedly related to James' interest in legitimizing his Indian heritage as the founder of the Tepee Order a youth organization addressed mainly to white Protestant children. By 1920 the Order had evolved into an adult secret fraternal organization shrouded in mysticism. James was also associated with the Boy Scouts; he is credited with organizing the first All-Indian Boy Scout Troop in 1915. In The Search for an American Indian Identity 1970 Hazel Hertzberg writes that James "was deeply troubled by his degree of Indian 'blood.'" In addition to changing his name several times to seem more "Indian" he theorized that his Welsh ancestry was pre-Columbian using the Tepee Order to create a kind of third space a "pan-Indian society" that was neither Indian nor white. We find no other examples of these photographs though a US flag does appear on James' saddle in a photo documenting his White House visit. One picture signed by James with "Indian in Prayer "Great Spirit. / Red Fox James. Blackfeet." on recto and the following on verso: "A Gift / To my dear Friend / Eugene Beaton / c/o Burns Studio / Bucyrius sic Ohio. From Red Fox James / Blackfoot Tribe." Generally a very good collection with some fading to images but well preserved overall. unknown books
1944rif. 003826Bergamo: Instituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche 1944. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. Folio 34 by 24 cm. 18 pp. 60 B/W plates. Light soiling minor abrasion other wear on wraps. Instituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche paperback books
1876rif. 5071First edition in English of the I-Ching the ancient Chinese book of divination sometimes attributed to Confucius but actually much earlier possibly with origins in the second millennium and so the most ancient text of Chinese Civilization. OCLC lists but eight copies worldwide. In McClatchie's view Qian and Kun represented the "God of Heathendom. Qian or his Male portion… and Kun or his Female portion …. These two he goes on to say "are enclosed in the circle or ring… known as the Supreme Ultimate or Great One from which all things are generated." His contemporaries "ridiculed this decidedly sexual view Shchutskii described it as the product of "pseudoscientific delirium" but recent work by other scholars suggests its essential validity. Richard J. Smith "How the Book of Changes arrived in the West". This copy very handsomely bound by Bennett of New York about seventy years ago in grained sienna morocco with title & author in double gilt ruled spine compartments; tooled hubs; top edge gilt. "Shanghai 1876" and owner's name to foot of spine. Preliminaries slightly foxed. xiii vii -xiii of which are platesixvii455 i errata. Chinese and English on opposite pages. "Shanghai Nov. 1876" in light pencil to front fly. Slight loss of paper to front board. Please see images. American Presbyterian Mission Press, Trubner & Co. hardcover books
1994rif. 225206Tuckahoe Baptist Association 1994. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. ; Not Ex-Library. Very Good binding. Tuckahoe Baptist Association unknown books
1859rif. 005221New York: John A. Gray 1859. Very Good wrappers with small chips corner crease at spine top edge. Stitched wrappers. 23 pgs. "Read by appointment before The Congregational Ministers' Meeting of New London County Ct." . Rev. Henry Cheever was the brother of famed abolitionist George Barrell Cheever. and while certainly an avowed abolitionist himself is perhaps best remembered for his documenting of his travels in the Hawaiian Islands. In this SCARCE tract he argues that the teachings of the Bible provide ample reason to withhold fellowship from churches and individuals who tolerate slavery. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. John A. Gray Paperback books
1804rif. 47119Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1804. Paperback. Very good. 41pp. Disbound with some residue at spine; foxed throughout else very good. Cambridge University Press paperback books
1838rif. 008733London: John Murray 1838. Uncommon edition each volume has added title page engraved with vignette. Eight volumes bound in contemporary brown embossed cloth gilt lettering at spines decorative end papers. Near Fine several corners bumped prior owner initials in ink. . Later Edition. Embossed Cloth. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover books
1988rif. 213046Milan: Franco Maria Ricci 1988. First. hardcover. fine. Beautifully illustrated with mounted color plates. 150pp with text in Italian. Slim 4to black cloth with inset pictorial label cloth slipcase. Milan: Franco Maria Ricci 1988. First edition. A fine copy as new in a very good slipcase. Franco Maria Ricci unknown books
1985rif. 209280Milan: Finarte 1985. First. paperback. fine. Illustrated throughout much in color including art nouveau furniture painting and sculpture. 98pp. Slim square 4to glossy pictorial wrappers. Milan: Finarte 1985. A fine copy of this catalogue with the list of prices laid-in. Periodico quindicinale dell'Istituto Finanziario per l'Arte Finarte. Finarte unknown books
1878rif. 47440Portland: B. Thurston and Company 1878. Paperback. Good. 34pp. Spots of moisture staining to front loss to extremities and spine else a good example in publisher's wraps. B. Thurston and Company paperback books
1960rif. 197251Los Angeles: One Inc 1960. Magazine. 32p. including covers 5.5x8.5 inches very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps with mild foxing and stains. Cover story "Homosexual Servant of God" One Inc. which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one" was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene leading to a four-year legal battle chronicled in its pages that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors. One, Inc unknown books
1909rif. Embry 132728Intermountain Catholic Press Salt Lake: 1909. First edition first printing. Light drip discoloration to rear panel else near fine and bright with hinges firm. Green cloth no dust jacket. Intermountain Catholic Press, Salt Lake: 1909. First edition, first printing. hardcover books
1883rif. 38917New York: Phillips & Hunt 1883. Paperback. Good. maps inside front cover 16p. Pamphlet in original wrapper. 19cm. Tear on cover & in margin of several text-leaves. Light ownership-inscription on front cover. Home College Series No. 11. A sketch of the history and geography of Ancient Greece. Intended for home study. Phillips & Hunt paperback books
