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1906ref. 294760Chicago Il: The Railway Review 1906. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Bound in green cloth with white lettering; the boards have loss of color on the the bottom of the spine and back . The previous owner wrote and stamped his name on the front free end paper - no doubt that he was the owner! Otherwise no marks. Very Good binding. The Railway Review unknown books
1894ref. 38504Louisville: Flexner Brothers 1894. First edition. Hardcover. g. 24mo. XIII 1 138pp. Contemporary half black cloth over marbled paper covered boards. "With this little book the author attempts to bring the basal moral and religious ideas of Yahvism or Jehovism into clear view and to trace their origin back to the true source to the inspired genius of Moses." From the Preface. Binding rubbed along edges. Upper corner of the first two leaves creased. Offsetting on endpapers. Previous owner's name on title. Binding in overall fair to good interior in good to very good condition. Flexner Brothers hardcover books
1908ref. 35391New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1908. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy minor rubbing at extremities. v 356 pp. Sm. 8vo. "With the compliments of the author" card laid in loose. Palau 183407. Spain & Spanish America I 472. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1979ref. 223236Los Angeles Moses & Payne Publishers 1979. 1979. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket unclipped; short tears. Very good. 196 pages. Signed by the author and others on the front free endpaper. Laid in loose is a subscription form and envelope for the "Blacktrack" organization. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. Los Angeles, Moses & Payne, Publishers [1979]. hardcover books
1962ref. 541128Connecticut: Lakeville Journal Press 1962. Softcover. Fine. First edition. 39pp. Stapled green wrappers with gold and green label mounted on the front. Spine a touch sunned else fine. Inscribed by the author on title page verso. Scarce Inscribed copy no copies located on OCLC. Lakeville Journal Press unknown books
1957ref. 403034New York: Simon & Schuster 1957. 8vo. 48 pp. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. Original cloth; dust jacket. A fine copy the ends of jacket spine panel just slightly touched. FIRST EDITION first printing. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1989ref. 160897N.p.: N.p. 1989. Vintage script for an unproduced musical play. An overworked Hollywood actress attempts to negotiate a new contract and befriends an aged star of the silver screen. Blue titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present copyrighted 1989 with credits for playwrights Richard Moses and Deborah Phelan. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-6-44. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold screw brads. N.p. unknown books
2003ref. 45848New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press 2003. Very Good-/Very Good. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press 2003. First Edition. Octavo 24cm; publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; xx2231pp.; halftone photographic illus. throughout. Moderate wear to jacket margins boards rather bowed; overall Good to Very Good. Inscribed and signed on title page "For Georgette Many thanks for traveling with me to locate these writers. Hope you'll enjoy the final product. Sibyl / May 28 2003. Rutgers University Press unknown books
1997ref. 32316Atglen PA: Schiffer 1997. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Inscribed by author on verso of free front endpaper: "To long and cherished friends with affection and congratulations pride on your accomplishments Moise & Melba March 23 2001." Lg. 4to. 192pp. Black cloth with gray lettering on cover and spine in original color photographic dust jacket. Decorative endpapers printed with marbled design. Photographic title-page. Illustrated with over 240 reproductions of color photographs showing Louis Comfort Tiffany's blown art glass which were made between 1891 and 1928. Comments about their rarity accompany nearly every description. Includes value reference. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped minor rubbing on corners. Minor age yellowing to outer edges of pages. Overall very good condition. Schiffer hardcover books
1838ref. WB17569Andover & New York: Gould and Newman; Codman Press 1838. Hardcover. Good. Tall 8vo; pp. 276. Original boards stained worn and dusty. Early ownership signature. Scattered foxing. Stains to large folding plate at rear. Sold as is. Gould and Newman; Codman Press hardcover books
1869ref. 605376Boston: Fields Osgood & Co 1869. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. Beveled green cloth decorated in gilt. Early pencil name on front fly else near fine. Wright II 2570. Fields, Osgood, & Co hardcover books
1794ref. 43739Norwich CT: Thomas Hubbard 1794. First edition. Disbound. Removed from a larger volume else a very good copy faint soiling inked notation on title bottom edge trimmed from last leaf not affecting text. 64 pp. 8vo. In reply to Zephaniah Swift's anonymously published "The correspondent" concerning the case of the Rev. Oliver Dodge of Pomfret Conn. Welch is clearly on the side opposite Dodge noting there are "affidavits swore that Dodge had stated he would marry "the ugliest creature that omnipotence could form provided she was possessed of an interest of ten thousand pounds or an independent fortune." Sabin 102523. Evans 28058. Trumbull 1606. Thomas Hubbard unknown books
1796ref. 45838Norwich Ct.: Thomas Hubbard 1796. Part of a pamphlet war between lawyer Zephaniah Swift and the local Connecticut clergy hinging on the ordination of his friend Rev. Oliver Dodge. Dodge's appointment was blocked due to allegations of incorrect behavior which Swift denounced as false and manipulative writing several scurrilous pamphlets in response. In this work Moses Welch pastor of a Mansfield church responds in kind. Only a handful of copies in ESTC. Dbd. Light foxing and toning. Very good. EVANS 31607. SABIN 102518. ESTC W13227. unknown books
1931ref. 505560New York: Edward B. Marks Music Co 1931. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Cover illustration by Manning. Quarto. Lyrics in Spanish and English. Single bifolium with a single sheet insert making six pages. Light edgewear and toning some foxing to the back cover else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate number 9772-3. Features a sample of "Poor Kid" by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Jesse Greer as well as one-measure samples of five other Gilbert songs. J. Rosamond Johnson was an African American composer and singer best known for the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" which he wrote with his brother James Weldon Johnson. There are a few different versions of this tune some with the subtitle "Rambling Rose of the Wildwood" but this version has the most striking cover we've seen. Edward B. Marks Music Co unknown books
1951ref. 29772New York Toronto London: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc 1951. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. First Edition. viii 2 259 1 pages. 10 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches. Publisher's blue cloth. Ex-corporate library Anaconda Wire & Cable Co. with their checkout pocket in rear. Otherwise clean internally. Boards sunned unevenly corners bumped a sound working copy. Printed notice on front pastedown. This example is numbered 238. Cloth. "As there is no previously published information that contains all the whys and wherefores of electrical insulation under one cover it is believe that this book will cover a long-felt need in this important field.NavShips 250-660-33 has been assigned to this book for reference purposes and identification" from the printed notice on front pastedown. A very large number of companies who contributed to the details are noted by the author. The book covers everything from Insulation Theory and Basic Concepts to Winding problems to Varnish-treating processes testing and maintenance. We notes asbestos is one of the insulation materials. PUBLICATION NOTES: One of two versions of this book which were printed - a trade edition and one for the US Navy. Both state "first edition" on the title page and were published by McGraw-Hill. We are unaware of any precedence or differences between the two versions. US Navy copies can be distinguished by a printed notice on the front pastedown with information about the reason for the book and noting the book is the Property of the United States Government. McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc unknown books
2000ref. 33744Atlanta GA: Longstreet Press 2000. Very Good -/Very Good -. Atlanta GA: Longstreet Press 2000. Second Printing. Octavo 23.5cm; publisher's boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price: x6301pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Jacket a bit worn with short closed tear at spine crown foxing at jacket margins and flap folds textblock rather finger-soiled; Good to Very Good. Inscribed and signed by Gregory on front free endpaper. Longstreet Press unknown books
1973ref. 116741New York: Harry N. Abrams 1973. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Massive monograph with text by Kallir. Includes 253 large illustrations with 135 in color along with an additional 1203 documentary illustrations. A fine and tight copy in a bright very near fine dust jacket with a tiny almost invisible stain to the top front corner. Still one of the best books on Grandma Moses. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Harry N. Abrams unknown books
1870ref. 570099Chicago: Alex. Hesler 1870. Unbound. Fine. Albumen cabinet card. Image approximately 4" x 5.5" mounted on a slightly larger card. Fine. Moses wrote the noted history Illinois Historical and Statistical published in 1892. Alex. Hesler unknown books
2004ref. 1976100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc 2004. MOSES Sheila P. PROJECT SUCCESS: THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON. Foreword by Andrew J. Young. Atlanta Georgia: 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. 2004. Small quarto black faux-leather stamped in gilt in dust jacket. Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies. Signed by Moses on the title page. Uncommon to locate a signed copy. Near fine tiny bit of rubbing to covers; little edgewear d/j. $85.00. 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc unknown books
1882ref. 57562Cambridge Mass: Published by Moses King 1882. 8vo pp. 5 4-168; original purple cloth stamped in gilt; a.e.g.; spine extremities and corners scuffed; otherwise very good. Ownership inscription of Mary F. Wolcott on front free endpaper. A collection of 160 poems dedicated to the late President Garfield. Submissions were received from applicants throughout the United States and Europe. Among the contributors were Oliver Wendell Holmes Julia Ward Howe and Joaquin Miller. See BAL IV p. 332. Published by Moses King unknown books
1878ref. 36605New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1878. 2 vols. 8vo; original brick cloth stamped in gilt and black light shelf wear otherwise very good. Bookplate on each pastedown. Vol. 1: 1607-1676; Vol. 2: 1677-1765. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1838ref. 192514Wien: M. Schmidl's 1838. Hardcover. Good - Spine strip is peeling significantly; boards are heavily worn; corners are heavily worned; boards are heavily scuffed; inner hinge is cracked; pages are heavily age-toned; pages are foxed; frontispiece has a tear inside near hinge; text block is solid. Leather-bound with gilt lettering and illustration; frontispiece; text block edges are red; 1016 pp.; illustrated. Text in German. This is a interesting collection of the writings of Moses Mendelssohn. M. Schmidl's hardcover books
1889ref. 008579Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press 1889. Soft cover. Very Good. Tall 8vo. 9½ x 6 inches. 83pp. Footnotes throughout. Sewn. Lacking wrappers extreme top edge of title page chipped. A very good copy. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press February and March 1889. First edition. Bernard Moses 18461931 was professor of history and political science at the University of California. He was a prolific author and authored this scholarly piece for the Seventh Series of the John Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Sciences. Cowan: p.877; Rocq: 10537. The Johns Hopkins Press unknown books
1968ref. 17193New York: KTAV Publishing House Inc 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. lxv314pp. 208pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Back board slightly dampstained. Small white stains on upper part of front board. Part I: Introduction Translation Literature and Index in English. Part II: "The Book of Exempla" Hebrew Text. First published in 1924. Binding in good interior in near fine condition. KTAV Publishing House, Inc hardcover books
1931ref. 36728Jerusalem: Ha-Madpis Lifshits 1931. Hardcover. Fair-Good. Quarto. 88 pp. Black buckram with gilt lettering on cover and spine and decorative symbol. Brown marble endpapers. Half-title page with red lettering and stamp symbol. Title page with red lettering within illustration of alter. Blind stamp on back board. A collection of 15 short pieces on Jewish law and another 13 on theology. Topics range from the laws of ritual slaughter to the messiah. Letter of introduction from R. Abraham Kook the chief rabbi of Israel. The author served as a rabbi in Boston. Lettering on spine and edges rubbed. Scuffing on boards. Hinges starting. Age toning in interior. Text in Hebrew. Binding in fair interior in fair-good condition. Ha-Madpis Lifshits hardcover books
