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1996ref. bkg3w-1406USA: Isaac Nathan Pub 1996. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good . 8x5x0. Signed by Author. Signed. First Edition.paperback.1996.signed by "Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin" on first page with black ink. inscribed "to r. Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin" signed. Isaac Nathan Pub paperback
1880ref. 3282041632 albumen prints sizes vary; see list below of Yosemite and selected other scenes in the American West on light gray card mounts. All but four signed in the negative by Taber of San Francisco. Contemporary dark blue morocco measuring approx. 18 x 12 in. upper board stamped in gilt "AMERIKA" rebacked brass fittings lacking clasp. Silk patterned endpapers. Mounts foxed slight staining occasional foxing or fading to images. An outstanding album with beautiful rich prints. Giants of American West photography. This beautiful album contains many splendid views of the scenic wonders of Yosemite including splendid Watkins and Taber views. Subjects include the many magnificent falls the Mariposa Grove of sequoias and the great geological formations. At least two and likely many more of the views in this collection were taken by Carleton Watkins. Those for which attribution to Watkins has been confirmed are singled out below but this collection merits further investigation to identify Watkins photographs. Isaiah Taber was a dominant figure in Western photography after the Civil War. In 1864 he came to San Francisco founding his gallery in 1871. In the winter of 1875-76 Taber acquired Carleton Watkins's collection of Pacific Coast Views negatives and Yosemite Gallery in the aftermath of Watkins's bankruptcy. "Once he had acquired Watkins's gallery and negatives Taber began his bid for the exalted position of premier photographer of the west coast." Many of Watkins's prints were released with Taber's imprint. Over the next three decades Taber became the dominant figure in photography in the Far West. In 1906 the San Francisco earthquake ended his career destroying his premises and an estimated twenty tons of view negatives and eighty tons of portrait negatives. Please inquire for details. hardcover
1810ref. 58572Worcester: From the press of Isaiah Thomas Jun. Isaac Sturtevant printer 1810. Presentation Copy Inscribed by Thomas to Historian David Ramsay A presentation copy inscribed by Isaiah Thomas to the noted historian of the American Revolution David Ramsay: "Hon. David Ramsay From his humble servant The Author." David Ramsay 1749–1815 historian physician and politician was one of the most important native-born historians of the American Revolution. Born in Pennsylvania and educated at the College of New Jersey he received medical tutoring from Benjamin Rush. Ramsay then moved to South Carolina and rose to prominence in local society representing Charleston in the state legislature during the war. He also served in the Confederation Congress and in the South Carolina Senate. Ramsay's History of the American Revolution and History of the American Revolution of South Carolina were drawn from contemporary sources and his own experiences and observations. They remain important early accounts of the Revolution. "It is no exaggeration to say that Ramsay defined an American national history. Among his contemporaries he stands out.for having been the first to compose histories addressed to the needs of the newly developing phenomenon of revolutionary nationalism" - ANB. Ramsay was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society—founded by Isaiah Thomas—in 1813 just a few years after Thomas published this book chronicling and in its own way celebrating the history of printing in America. "Thomas who began life as a printer's apprentice fought at Lexington and Concord and settled finally in Worcester Mass. in 1778 where he became the country's leading printer putting out more than 400 titles before he retired in 1802 to devote himself to scholarship and first to this book. The source materials were obtained from voluminous correspondence and from his own personal library.Although a printed work it is always considered a primary source and is today the recognized authority on printing in the United States from 1640 to 1800. Much of the material which it contains can be found nowhere else" - GROLIER AMERICAN HUNDRED. "An interesting and now scarce work" - Lowndes. Contemporary speckled calf spines ruled in gilt gilt morocco labels. Boards a little scuffed and rubbed hinges expertly repaired. Neat repairs to verso of one of the folding plates. Moderate tanning spotting and staining. A very good set overall. In a red morocco solander box gilt. HOWES T168 "aa." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21483. STREETER SALE 4176. GROLIER AMERICAN 100 29. PILLING PROOF-SHEETS 3850. BIGMORE & WYMAN III:9. LOWNDES IV p.2666. ANB 18 pp.93-94. hardcover
1810ref. 58572Worcester: From the press of Isaiah Thomas Jun. Isaac Sturtevant printer 1810. Presentation Copy Inscribed by Thomas to Historian David Ramsay A presentation copy inscribed by Isaiah Thomas to the noted historian of the American Revolution David Ramsay: "Hon. David Ramsay From his humble servant The Author." David Ramsay 1749–1815 historian physician and politician was one of the most important native-born historians of the American Revolution. Born in Pennsylvania and educated at the College of New Jersey he received medical tutoring from Benjamin Rush. Ramsay then moved to South Carolina and rose to prominence in local society representing Charleston in the state legislature during the war. He also served in the Confederation Congress and in the South Carolina Senate. Ramsay's History of the American Revolution and History of the American Revolution of South Carolina were drawn from contemporary sources and his own experiences and observations. They remain important early accounts of the Revolution. "It is no exaggeration to say that Ramsay defined an American national history. Among his contemporaries he stands out.for having been the first to compose histories addressed to the needs of the newly developing phenomenon of revolutionary nationalism" - ANB. Ramsay was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society—founded by Isaiah Thomas—in 1813 just a few years after Thomas published this book chronicling and in its own way celebrating the history of printing in America. "Thomas who began life as a printer's apprentice fought at Lexington and Concord and settled finally in Worcester Mass. in 1778 where he became the country's leading printer putting out more than 400 titles before he retired in 1802 to devote himself to scholarship and first to this book. The source materials were obtained from voluminous correspondence and from his own personal library.Although a printed work it is always considered a primary source and is today the recognized authority on printing in the United States from 1640 to 1800. Much of the material which it contains can be found nowhere else" - GROLIER AMERICAN HUNDRED. "An interesting and now scarce work" - Lowndes. Contemporary speckled calf spines ruled in gilt gilt morocco labels. Boards a little scuffed and rubbed hinges expertly repaired. Neat repairs to verso of one of the folding plates. Moderate tanning spotting and staining. A very good set overall. In a red morocco solander box gilt. HOWES T168 "aa." SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21483. STREETER SALE 4176. GROLIER AMERICAN 100 29. PILLING PROOF-SHEETS 3850. BIGMORE & WYMAN III:9. LOWNDES IV p.2666. ANB 18 pp.93-94. hardcover books
