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rif. 651385073Wolters Kluwer Company . Hardback. New. pp. xxviii 1907 6th Edition Wolters Kluwer Company hardcover
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1856rif. 106816London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans. 1856. 2nd edition Royal octavo full-leather binding with decorative lettering stamped in gilt to upper board blind-stamped rules spine lettered in gilt with gilt illustrations and raised bands all edges gilt marbled endpapers 48 b&w plates pp viii 141 occasional light foxing. Previous owner's inscription dated 1862. Light rubbing to the spine. An elaborate binding in very good condition. A beautifully and elaborately bound life of Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 the German theologian and central figure of the Protestant Reformation. Illustrated with 48 engravings after the German painter Gustav Koenig Konig who became well known for these scenes from Luther's life. 2nd Edition. Leather. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans hardcover
1968rif. 547000Wheaton Illinois: Church League of America 1968. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 55pp. Illustrated. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Top corners a little bumped offsetting on the edges of the rear wrap else near fine. "Study" written by white supremacists in reaction to the "mass hysteria and idolatry" that greeted King's murder. Church League of America unknown books
1778rif. LV2122aLeipzig:: Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher 1778. 1778. Small 8vo. ii 131 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece of Luther by Bruhl engraved title-page and text head and tailpiece vignettes; modern glossy pastedowns and free end-papers. Quarter dark brown calf marbled boards gilt-stamped spine. Small inked shelf-number on verso title-page. Fine. Later edition of Schrockh's "'eminent' biography of Luther" first published in 1773 Backus & Benedict p. 221. "Schrockh. . .sympathized with Erasmus' stand in the free-will controversy against Luther's extreme determinism which says Schrockh the modern Protestant church does not feel committed to defend. . . .Schrockh stands by the narrower Lutheran definition of the Reformation. . . .In Planck and Schrockh despite their differences Protestantism and the Enlightenment remained in easy association" Mansfield. p. 46. "The notion of Luther as the embodiment of the German Volksgeist for example could not but degenerate into that of simple patriotism or 'Luther the German.' On this view when Luther enjoined obedience to the secular authorities on the occasion of the peasants' revolt he laid the groundwork for 'respect for the authorities and for the inner peace of the state'—so says church historian Johann Matthias Schrockh 1733-1808. Indeed according to Schrockh in the intervening centuries all of Europe should have come to understand that the Protestant religion 'is alone suited to the legitimate power and the true interests of the princes' and that 'all of this is without doubt Luther's work'" Perkins pp. 69-70. The frontispiece of Luther is fine example of German engraver Johann Benjamin Bruhl 1691-1763. Schrockh "was an Austrian-German historian and literary scholar born in Vienna. He was a grandson to Pietist preacher Matthias Bel 1684-1749" Wikip. REFERENCES: Backus Irena & Philip Benedict Calvin and His Influence 1509-2009 Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011; Mansfield Bruce Man on His Own: Interpretations of Erasmus c. 1750-1920 Vol. 2 Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1992; Perkins Robert L. ed. For Self-examination and Judge for Yourself! Macon GA: Mercer University Press 2002. Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher, 1778. hardcover
1778rif. LV2122aLeipzig:: Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher 1778. 1778. Small 8vo. ii 131 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece of Luther by Bruhl engraved title-page and text head and tailpiece vignettes; modern glossy pastedowns and free end-papers. Quarter dark brown calf marbled boards gilt-stamped spine. Small inked shelf-number on verso title-page. Fine. Later edition of Schrockh's "'eminent' biography of Luther" first published in 1773 Backus & Benedict p. 221. "Schrockh. . .sympathized with Erasmus' stand in the free-will controversy against Luther's extreme determinism which says Schrockh the modern Protestant church does not feel committed to defend. . . .Schrockh stands by the narrower Lutheran definition of the Reformation. . . .In Planck and Schrockh despite their differences Protestantism and the Enlightenment remained in easy association" Mansfield. p. 46. "The notion of Luther as the embodiment of the German Volksgeist for example could not but degenerate into that of simple patriotism or 'Luther the German.' On this view when Luther enjoined obedience to the secular authorities on the occasion of the peasants' revolt he laid the groundwork for 'respect for the authorities and for the inner peace of the state'—so says church historian Johann Matthias Schrockh 1733-1808. Indeed according to Schrockh in the intervening centuries all of Europe should have come to understand that the Protestant religion 'is alone suited to the legitimate power and the true interests of the princes' and that 'all of this is without doubt Luther's work'" Perkins pp. 69-70. The frontispiece of Luther is fine example of German engraver Johann Benjamin Bruhl 1691-1763. Schrockh "was an Austrian-German historian and literary scholar born in Vienna. He was a grandson to Pietist preacher Matthias Bel 1684-1749" Wikip. REFERENCES: Backus Irena & Philip Benedict Calvin and His Influence 1509-2009 Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011; Mansfield Bruce Man on His Own: Interpretations of Erasmus c. 1750-1920 Vol. 2 Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1992; Perkins Robert L. ed. For Self-examination and Judge for Yourself! Macon GA: Mercer University Press 2002. Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher, 1778. hardcover books
1846rif. 39416Albany New-York: Published by Luther Tucker 1846. 8 8 2 1-72 105-392 pp. Issues 1-2 4-12 lacking issue No. 3. Scattered light to moderate spotting. Illustrations. Good. Engraved bookplate of Maurice Robert Des Marais on front pastedown. The Cultivator was one of the "most prominent of the scores of periodicals devoted to farming stock raising horticulture and allied topics" Mott The New York State Agricultural Society established it in 1834. "A long-standing agricultural journal. . . Absorbed 'Genesee Farmer and Gardeners' Journal' Ja 1840. Absorbed by 'Cultivator and Country Gentleman'." Lomazow Mott 442-443 802. Lomazow 301a and 301b. Published by Luther Tucker unknown books
1855rif. 334753Charleston VA 1855. unbound. 1 page 9.75 x 7.5 inches Charleston Virginia October 1 1855 to Dr. Rufus Woodward during Bell's brief retirement in full: "Your letter was received just as I was leaving home and with some others accidentally overlooked until to-day when the application of an interested party to learn where a patient could be sent when insane to a State Hospital reminded me of it. I need scarcely say that I shall be very willing to be referred to via connection with your.for which I wish all success. Hoping that this reply may not be too late for your purpose." Irregular left margin; natural folds but otherwise in very good condition. Provenance: The Rufus Woodward Archive: sold at Alexander Autographs February 2007; The Richard Manzi Collection; Argosy Books. American physician and one of the most important figures in Mental Health during the early 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Association Institutions for the Insane now the American Psychiatric Association -- the first Medical Society in the United States. During the Civil War he was assigned a commission as a surgeon in the U.S. Army 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. He took part in the Battle of Bull Run but became ill and died several months later on February 11 1862. His papers are housed in the University of New Hampshire Library. unknown
1855rif. 334753Charleston VA 1855. unbound. 1 page 9.75 x 7.5 inches Charleston Virginia October 1 1855 to Dr. Rufus Woodward during Bell's brief retirement in full: "Your letter was received just as I was leaving home and with some others accidentally overlooked until to-day when the application of an interested party to learn where a patient could be sent when insane to a State Hospital reminded me of it. I need scarcely say that I shall be very willing to be referred to via connection with your.for which I wish all success. Hoping that this reply may not be too late for your purpose." Irregular left margin; natural folds but otherwise in very good condition. Provenance: The Rufus Woodward Archive: sold at Alexander Autographs February 2007; The Richard Manzi Collection; Argosy Books. American physician and one of the most important figures in Mental Health during the early 19th century. He was one of the founders of the Association Institutions for the Insane now the American Psychiatric Association -- the first Medical Society in the United States. During the Civil War he was assigned a commission as a surgeon in the U.S. Army 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. He took part in the Battle of Bull Run but became ill and died several months later on February 11 1862. His papers are housed in the University of New Hampshire Library. unknown books
1919rif. 459H4994New York: The Architectural Record Company. Fair. 1919. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 97-192 106 ads pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Printed upon glossy stock. The many pages of ads include an abundance of nostalgic photos and illustrations. Features: The Residence of Major J.H.H. Peshine Santa Barbara California - Myron Hunt Architect; War Memorials; Housing Project Schedules; The Government's Housing at Bridgeport; Profiles and Materials; Modern Industrial Plants - Part IV; Some Doorways of Older New York; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Architect's Library; Notes and Comments. Heavy external wear. Faint library stamp atop front cover. Covers loose but present. Binding intact. Two small binding holes near spine. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Architecture Major J.H.H. Peshine Santa Barbara California Myron Hunt Architect War Memorials Housing Project Schedules Government Housing - Bridgeport; Profiles and Materials; Modern Industrial Plants Doorway Design - New York . The Architectural Record Company unknown
1968rif. 009489Harper & Brothers. Unclipped DJ $2.95 in archival cover spine slightly sunned closed rip on bottom edge of spine at rear fold. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2nd Printing. 1968. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1958rif. 022564New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1958 Original 1958 print ad for Harper & Brother Publishers promoting Martin Luther King's book STRIDE TOWARD FREEDOM from The New York Times Book Review section. Framed: approximately 7 x 9 inches. Lightly toned and rubbed with a few soft/faint creases else in fine condition. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
1997rif. 53675Berkeley CA: University of California Press 1997. mixed set. 7 vols. A mixed set but uniformly bound in green cloth spines lettered in gilt. Illustrated with numerous photographs. An ex-library set with rubber stamps on title pages & bottoms of text blocks and a library pocket on rear pastedowns. Text derived from each volume's dust jacket mounted on front pastedown. Final third of Vol. 6 with some damp stain rippling in lower blank margin text unaffected. Contents: Writings arranged chronologically. Vol. 1:; Called to serve January 1929-June 1951 --; Vol. 2:; Rediscovering precious values July 1951-November 1955 --; Vol. 3:; Birth of a new age December 1995-December 1956 --; Vol. 4:; Symbol of the movement January 1957-December 1958 --; Vol. 5:; Threshold of a new decade January 1959-December 1960 --; Vol. 6:; Advocate of the social gospel September 1948-March 1963 --; Vol. 7:; To save the soul of America January 1961-August 1962. "More than two decades after his death Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas - his call for racial equality his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and his insistence on the power of nonviolent struggle to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. The wealth of his writings both published and unpublished that constitute his intellectual legacy are now preserved in this authoritative chronologically arranged multivolume edition. Faithfully transcribing the texts of his letters speeches sermons student papers and articles this edition has no equal." "Volume II begins with King's doctoral work at Boston University and ends with his first year as pastor of the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. It includes papers from his graduate courses and a fully annotated text of his dissertation. There is correspondence with people King knew in his years before graduate school and a transcription of the first known recording of a King sermon. We learn too of King's marriage to Coretta Scott." "Accepting the call to serve Dexter King followed the church's tradition of socially active pastors by becoming involved in voter registration and other issues of social justice. In Montgomery he completed his doctoral work and he and Coretta Scott began their married life." "King's early papers document the formative experiences of a man whose life and teachings have had a profound influence not only on Americans but on people of all nations."--Jacket. University of California Press unknown
1997rif. 53675Berkeley CA: University of California Press 1997. mixed set. 7 vols. A mixed set but uniformly bound in green cloth spines lettered in gilt. Illustrated with numerous photographs. An ex-library set with rubber stamps on title pages & bottoms of text blocks and a library pocket on rear pastedowns. Text derived from each volume's dust jacket mounted on front pastedown. Final third of Vol. 6 with some damp stain rippling in lower blank margin text unaffected. Contents: Writings arranged chronologically. Vol. 1:; Called to serve January 1929-June 1951 --; Vol. 2:; Rediscovering precious values July 1951-November 1955 --; Vol. 3:; Birth of a new age December 1995-December 1956 --; Vol. 4:; Symbol of the movement January 1957-December 1958 --; Vol. 5:; Threshold of a new decade January 1959-December 1960 --; Vol. 6:; Advocate of the social gospel September 1948-March 1963 --; Vol. 7:; To save the soul of America January 1961-August 1962. "More than two decades after his death Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideas - his call for racial equality his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and his insistence on the power of nonviolent struggle to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. The wealth of his writings both published and unpublished that constitute his intellectual legacy are now preserved in this authoritative chronologically arranged multivolume edition. Faithfully transcribing the texts of his letters speeches sermons student papers and articles this edition has no equal." "Volume II begins with King's doctoral work at Boston University and ends with his first year as pastor of the historic Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery Alabama. It includes papers from his graduate courses and a fully annotated text of his dissertation. There is correspondence with people King knew in his years before graduate school and a transcription of the first known recording of a King sermon. We learn too of King's marriage to Coretta Scott." "Accepting the call to serve Dexter King followed the church's tradition of socially active pastors by becoming involved in voter registration and other issues of social justice. In Montgomery he completed his doctoral work and he and Coretta Scott began their married life." "King's early papers document the formative experiences of a man whose life and teachings have had a profound influence not only on Americans but on people of all nations."--Jacket. University of California Press unknown books
1962rif. 140945515Compton CA: Public Information Communications Association 1962. Original pressing in red vinyl with Pica labels. DTL-831. About Very Good record with light wear and hairlines label darkened in a Good sleeve some staining and wear to bottom of front and back text effaced MLK's speech at a civil rights rally at The Zion Hill Baptist Church in Los Angeles June 17 1962. Some tracks have accompanied Gospel music but are uncredited on this recording.His first album. Public Information Communications Association unknown books
1907rif. MB29The Training of the Human Plant. Luther Burbank. The Century Co. New York. First edition 1907. Very good hardcover with no dustjacket. Minimal wear to the cover. Pages are lightly tanned unmarked with a few pages with small stains. Deckled fore edge. Uneven bottom pages. Paramahansa Yogananda dedicated Autobiography of a Yogi to the memory of Luther Burbank "An American Saint." When he visited Burbank in the 1920s at his home in Santa Rosa California the "saint amid the roses" gave him an autographed photo and copy of this small volume which the guru read that night "with intense interest." When Yoganandaji founded his East-West magazine Luther Burbank contributed the article "Science and Civilization" to the first issue. The Century Co. hardcover
1770rif. 2346712Wansenhause / Marburg und Franckfurt: Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1770. Reprint. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Original binding with vernacular leather case lined with decorative patterned paper and some found scraps of paper inside possibly a ledger as several names are visible. Top portion of title page absent boards a bit rubbed with crease down rear board causing crack to leather. 1770 Full-Leather. 22 2 1079 308 6 262 pp. Blackletter / Fraktur script. Original full leather with five raised spine bands gilt gauffered edges decorative endpapers titles. German version of the Old and New Testaments with psalms translated by Martin Luther. Woodcut frontispiece of Luther opposite title page of psalms. Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover
1770rif. 2346712Wansenhause / Marburg und Franckfurt: Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1770. Reprint. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Original binding with vernacular leather case lined with decorative patterned paper and some found scraps of paper inside possibly a ledger as several names are visible. Top portion of title page absent boards a bit rubbed with crease down rear board causing crack to leather. 1770 Full-Leather. 22 2 1079 308 6 262 pp. Blackletter / Fraktur script. Original full leather with five raised spine bands gilt gauffered edges decorative endpapers titles. German version of the Old and New Testaments with psalms translated by Martin Luther. Woodcut frontispiece of Luther opposite title page of psalms. Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover books
1967rif. 018371Harper & Row 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Near Fine Jacket.First Edition Stated.$4.95 on Flap. Ink Name On Front Paste Down.King's Fourth Book. Harper & Row Hardcover
1967rif. 018371Harper & Row 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Near Fine Jacket.First Edition Stated.$4.95 on Flap. Ink Name On Front Paste Down.King's Fourth Book. Harper & Row Hardcover books
1840rif. 2873Here are two bound volumes 48 issues of an antique agriculture/farming publication "THE CULTIVATOR - A Consolidation of Buel's Cultivator and Genesee Farmer Designed to Improve the Soil and the Mind and to Elevate the Character and Standing of the Cultivators of the American Soil" edited by Willis Gaylord and Luther Tucker. The volumes contain a complete run of 48 issues from January 1840 through December 1843. The issues are illustrated some illustrations have color tints; there is at least one full-page engraved plate in volume IX & X. Each volume contains an alphabetized list of Contents. Jesse Buel was an American newspaper publisher politician and agricultural reformer. "The Cultivator" was one of the most popular of the many agricultural journals being published for American farmers during the period. Bound Volumes VII & VIII: 24 issues total 12 issues for 1840 Jan-Dec; 12 issues for 1841 Jan-Dec Bound Volumes IX & X: 24 issues total 12 issues for 1842 Jan-Dec; 12 issues for 1843 Jan-Dec Here are a just few examples of the contents: Cows best for the dairy; Breeding cattle and sheep; Garden culture of carrots; Apple gathering for Winter; Preparation of bees-wax; Beer and Beer shops of England; Different kinds of bacon; Plowing in the Fall; Experiments with different kinds of manures; How to pickle cucumbers; Digging and preserving potatoes; To make soap; A remedy for sore eyes; Amount of food necessary for horses; Indian corn; Proper soil and location for a garden; Method of making coffee; Work for October; Model farms of France; The influence of the Moon; Manufacture of maple sugar; To preserve tomatoes; Experiment in fatting swine; Wheat in New England; Culture of strawberries; How to build a stone wall; Extirpation of weeds; How to make vinegar. Condition: Volume VII & VIII: Wear at the corner tips; the top of the spine has a dark stain and a few tiny holes. Tight binding with no loose pages; crack at the front hinge between the title page and 1st contents page despite the crack the front cover is firmly attached and is not shaky. Nice pages with scattered foxing and an occasional small stain. Volume IX & X: wear to the corner tips; the left edge of the spine has split 1/3 of the way down from the top and the right edge has split 2" down from the top. Wear along the outer board edges. Tight binding with no loose pages; both covers are firmly attached. Light foxing to the pages. Both volumes have a name written in pen on the front end paper.one is dated 1842 and "$2.75" is written in pen at the upper-outer corner. Overall the volumes are in very good condition. Jesse Buel & Co. hardcover
1803rif. b21652Baltimore: George L. Gray 1803. First Edition . Disbound. Near Fine. Complete original disbound newspaper in near fine condition. Minor foxing and two tiny holes. A good example of the Federalist defence of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Uncommon. George L. Gray unknown
1695rif. 19226BBHamburg, Verlag Benjamin Schiller, 1695. Schlichter Pappband der Zeit. Zahlreiche Eintragungen von alter Hand auf den Deckel-Innenseiten. Letzte Textseite stellenweise etwas fleckig (Abdrücke/Abfärbungen der Eintragungen auf der hinteren Deckel-Innenseite). Seiten vereinzelt etwas braunfleckig. Die ersten vier Blätter (Titel
rif. 6828037Harvard University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 626 Harvard University Press hardcover
