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1902ref. 56644Raleigh NC: Edwards & Broughton 1902. First edition. Small 8vo. 230 pp. Illus. from photos portraits; errata slip tipped in. Howes A-221. Thornton 210. Orig. yellow limp cloth rubbed and soiled lower spine eroded. Still a good solid copy. 3053. Edwards & Broughton unknown books
ref. 1414684Smithsonian Folkways. Collection of 37 Discs in Good Plus to Very Good condition. Collection includes: Negro Folk Music of Alabama Volumes I II III IV V and VI inserts included; two sets of Music of Haiti Volumes I II and III inserts included; two sets of The World of Man Volumes I and II inserts included; two copies of Cult Music of Cuba inserts included; two copies of Spirituals inserts included; two copies of Folk Tales from Indonesia inserts included; two copies of Folk Music of Ethiopia inserts included; two copies of Folk Tales From West Africa inserts missing; three copies of Calypso and Meringues inserts missing; two copies of Haitian Piano inserts missing; two copies of Radio Programme III: Courlander's Almanac inserts included; two copies of Ashanti Folk Tales From Ghana one insert missing; one copy of Andre Charles & His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group insert included; one copy of Uncle Bouqui Of Haiti insert included. Discs and cases all intact. Shelved in Rockville Room E. This set comes from the collection of famed folklorist and anthropologist Harold Courlander who was involved with Folkway Records as an editor and producer. 1414684. Special Collections - Upstairs. Smithsonian Folkways unknown books
1773ref. 263320London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly 1773. Third edition. Engraved frontispiece of men fishing. xxxvii 2 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Nineteenth century calf gilt spine. Fine. Third edition. Engraved frontispiece of men fishing. xxxvii 2 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The author a poetical mainstay of "The Gentleman's Magazine" was a friend of Dr. Johnson and editor of The Complete Angler. Westwood and Satchell p. 43-44; ESTC T55148 Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly unknown books
1892ref. 606011Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson & Co 1892. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. vii 197pp. Brick red cloth stamped in blind and gilt. A trifle worn at the corners and spine ends still easily a bright fine copy. Born in Philadelphia Dropsie was a Jewish-American lawyer businessman and patron of Jewish learning who left his fortune to found Dropsie College in Philadelphia which was open until 1986; it is now part of Penn under the name "Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. T. & J. W. Johnson & Co hardcover books
1767ref. 42438Boston: N. E.: Printed and Sold by Kneeland and Adams and to the Treasurer's Office in Milk-Street 1767. 204pp. Disbound. Scattered foxing. Good plus. The book's title is the title of the first sermon. Succeeding sermons are identified by caption title and SERMON II. . . SERMON VII. "Hemmenway Moses D.D. a Congregational minister was born in 1735 at Framingham Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1755 and was ordained pastor in Wells Mass. Aug. 8 1759 where he labored until his death April 51811" McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia online article on Hemmenway. ESTC W29397. Evans 10643. Printed and Sold by Kneeland and Adams, and to the Treasurer's Office in Milk-Street unknown books
1711ref. 39540Fürth: Itzik Leib 1711. First edition. Wood cover. poor to good-. Folio. 50 leaves. Beige wooden boards. Illustrated title page with imagery of Moshe Aharon Jacobs dream of the ladder and King David playing the harp. Order of Slikhot prayers for forgiveness to be included in the Jewish observance during the month of Elul the month of the High Holidays between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The book captures the custom of polish Jews Ashkenazi tradition which differs from Sephardi tradition in many ways. While Sephardi Jews include Slikhot throughout the month of Elul Ashkenazi Jews observe Slikhot for the ten days of Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur. Text in Hebrew. Binding reinforced with brown library tape at spine staining and splintered corners at edges of front cover. Spine frayed at head and tail. Foxing inside front cover. Title page and first leaf detached but present creasing at inner margin affects decoration up to 0.5 inches staining from wax creasing and fraying at lower edge affects text up to 1 inch missing. Sporadic wax stains foxing age-toning and some water stains throughout block. Starting at leaf 49. Last two pages detached but present. Foxing inside back cover which is splintered in the middle of lower half. Back cover separated from block but attached at front joint. Binding in overall poor interior in fair to good- condition. Itzik Leib unknown books
1895ref. 325660Boston: moses King 1895. hardcover. very good. Large folding map 450 photographic illustrations 720pp. small 8vo decorative olive cloth. Boston: Moses King 1895. Very good . moses King unknown books
1858ref. 1848Philadelphia: Published by the Author 1858. First edition. 1848 COMPILATION OF MEDICAL HISTORY OF ANTEBELLUM AMERICA; PRIMARILY INFECTIOUS DISEASE. 8 ½ inches tall hardcover recent green cloth binding gilt title to spine incorrectly labeled as Vol. I only—actually 2 volumes bound as one 5 endpapers bound in front and back. Vol. I i-xvi 312 pp; Vol. II 336 pp. CONTENTS: Vol. I Epidemic Cholera Cholera Infantum Nursing Sore Mouth Medical Topography of the State of Illinois Malaria Epidemics of 1835 1855 Cholera Bilious Fever Scorbutus Scurvy; Vol. II Scorbutic Diathesis Cholera Chemistry of Medicines Climatic Influences Constitution of Seasons Laws of Epidemics Yellow Fever Doctrine of the Unity of Disease. Light foxing to preliminary pages light browning to text pages very good in custom archival mylar cover. MOSES LOWMAN KNAPP 1799 -1879 member of the first class graduated at Jefferson Medical College 1826 said that his "thesis was the first handed in to the Dean the first examined and he was understood by the professors and the class to be the first graduate." His thesis on "Apocynum Cannabinum Indian Hemp" was the first thesis published by Jefferson Medical College. He was professor of materia medica and president of the College of physicians and Surgeons of the University of Iowa also professor of materia medica in the Indiana Medical College. Published by the Author hardcover books
1984ref. 26019Tenafly NJ: MMI Americana Press 1984. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp very presentable copy of the 1984 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine a touch of spotting at the top and fore-edges in a bright Near Fine dustjacket with fading along the spine. Thick quarto crisp black-and-white and occasional color reproductions throughout. Cosponsored by Israel Sack Inc. MMI Americana Press unknown books
1780ref. 423857Hartford Connecticut 1780. Unbound. Near Fine. Approximately 7" x 6. 5" on laid paper with a deckled edge. Old folds near fine. Receipt of payment from the Pay-Table Committee of 48 pounds to Moses Stoddard Signed by Stoddard as received. Docketed as received on the verso. unknown books
1753ref. 213394London: Printed for A. Miller 1753. Hardcover. VG: There is heavy brown tape/fabric over the spine edges apparently as a repair; however the front cover and title page are detached. These are laid on. Title and library call number on the spine. Wear to the covers and corners. Book plate and sticker on the front pasted end page. Graphite notations on the front pasted end page. Ink notations on title page and back free end page beautiful handwriting in ink. Tanning to the pages. Solid binding and clear text. A small leatherbound book. Four ribs on the spine. xiv viii 2 240 pages. Printed for A. Miller hardcover books
1848ref. 292047New York: John F. Feeks 1848. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 31pp. Woodcut portraits of Rev. and Mrs. Maffitt. Rebound in later cloth with leather spine label. Label rubbed some toning to the text and an old paper repair to the title page barely touching the lettering a very good copy. John F. Feeks hardcover books
1772ref. 626158Salem: Printed by Samuel and Ebenezer Hall 1772. Softcover. Fair. First edition. Octavo. 36pp. Stitched wrappers. Owner name "William Hill's Book" several chips none effecting the text several stains and tears a worn fair only copy. Printed by Samuel and Ebenezer Hall unknown books
1865ref. 33072Odessa: M. A. Belinson 1865. Reprint. Hardcover. fair. 12mo. xii 192pp. Green paper boards with speckled edges. A dictionary of foreign words used by medieval Jewish writers such as Rashi Maimonides and R. Ashur b. Jacob. Words are ordered based on their appearance in the Bible and Talmud. First printed in 1831 in Prague. A useful tool for the philological study of rabbinic literature. Text in Hebrew Yiddish and French. Corners rubbed. Interior joint separated. Interior leaves stained. Overall in fair to poor condition. M. A. Belinson hardcover books
1746ref. 41568London: Dublin Printed: London Reprinted for J. Brindley Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales 1746. 4to. 24pp. Disbound worming at blank upper right corners. Good plus. ESTC locates copies only at the British Library the Bodleian and National Library of Ireland. The Sermon celebrates the final defeat of the Jacobite uprising of 1745 and the British government's victory at the Battle of Culloden defeating the attempt to restore the Stuarts to the throne. ESTC T7344. OCLC 562604828 2 copies at the British Library. Dublin, Printed: London, Reprinted, for J. Brindley, Bookseller to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales unknown books
1896ref. 20000823Boston and New York: Forbes Co 1896. Good. Dust soiling nicks/chipping to extremities modern paper repairs a few short tears within. A souvenir-style photo book featuring "130 Views" of New York City published by Moses King and promoting a Boston company by the name of John H. Pray Sons & Co. purveyors of carpets rugs and upholstery fabrics. Content includes a brief introduction to the significance of New York followed by dozens of photo illustrations of the city. Some images include: Washington Square Arch; Columbia College Library; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; St. Patrick's Cathedral; Madison Square Garden; and the Cornelius Vanderbilt Mansion. Paints a vivid picture of what these famous streets and buildings actually looked like in the 1890s. Single vol. 14.5" by 10" pp. 32 photo-illus. in original yellow and black illus. wraps with aerial view of Manhattan on upper wrapper. No copies located in WorldCat as of Sept. 2026. Forbes Co unknown books
1883ref. 38948Milwaukee: Meyer & Baer 1883. Softcover. g to vg. Large Octavo. 16pp. Original gray wraps with black decorative ruling and lettering on cover protected in modern mylar. Text of the two sermons: The Book of Life delivered New Year's Eve 5644 Oct. 1st 1883 and Shams and Realities delivered on the eve of the day of Atonement Oct. 10th 1883. Singerman 3173. Text in English. Wrappers with very light wear and some sunning along edges. Horizontal folding crease in middle of pamphlet. Offsetting from removed object probably a small newspaper clipping on title page and inside cover. Creasing of some pages at lower right corner. Wrappers in overall good interior in very good condition. Meyer & Baer unknown books
1940ref. 65940n.p. 1940. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. numerous small photos black & white mostly portraits 400p. Original cloth. 23 cm. Cover dull with some spotting/stains. Foxing on page edges. Contents age-toned but quite sound. No jacket. Mostly biographical sketches of individual ministers. hardcover books
1952ref. 9031720New York: Harper & Brothers 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Signed by Grandma Moses on half-title page. Edited by Kallir. Bound in publisher's original quarter black cloth with brown paper-covered boards spine stamped in gilt and cover stamped in black. Illustrated with sixteen color plate reproductions of paintings eight pages of facsimiles of letters and twelve black and white photographs. Book is fine except for very minimal wear to extremities through paper on bottom two corners. Dust jacket looks great in mylar but has a 3/4 x 1/2 inch chip to top edge of front cover 3 1/2 inch closed tear to bottom of front cover and general wear to extremities. Dust jacket therefore is in good condition but looks much better than it sounds. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. 140 pages plus letters and plates. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1927ref. 7766Stockholm: Judiska Litteratursamfundet 1927. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to near fine. Quarto. xxi 162pp. Half white buckram over textured black cloth with gilt lettering on a black label on the spine. Original illustrated two-tone lithographic front wrapper in black and brown bound in. Illustrated title page. The book contains listings and images of the gravestones of the Jewish cemeteries in Aronsberg and Kronoberg. Each entry contains the number of the grave with indices and fold-out plans of each cemetery at rear. Illustrated with annotated b/w photographic reproductions throughout. Printed on glossy paper. Text in Swedish and Hebrew. Binding with light smudging to the white buckram. Bound in original front wrappers with light staining. Binding in very good- inteiror in near fine condition overall. Scarce. Judiska Litteratursamfundet hardcover books
1879ref. 010341G.P.Putnam's Son's 1879. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2 Volumes Covering 1607-1765 Beautiful Fine Set Without Wear.First Edition.Rare Condition.Gorgeous Set. G.P.Putnam's Son's Hardcover books
1828ref. 22149Andover: Flagg & Gould 1828. Third edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 3 works bound in one. 1 Moses Stuart. A Grammar of the Hebrew Language. viii240pp. Third edition. 1828. 2 Moses Stuart. A Hebrew Chrestomathy Designed as the First Volume of a Course of Hebrew Study. viii243pp. 3 A Manual Hebrew and English Lexicon including the Biblical Chaldee. iv2102pp. 1828. All 3 works in Hebrew and English. Heavy age wear and abrasions on binding. Waterstaining on top and bottom edge of some pages very light foxing to few leaves. Tight copy in overall good condition. Rare. Flagg & Gould hardcover books
1773ref. 352513London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly 1773. Third edition. Engraved frontispiece of men fishing. xxxvii 2 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later green cloth. From the Library of Mr. L. Prouty. Third edition. Engraved frontispiece of men fishing. xxxvii 2 136 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Westwood and Satchell p. 43-44 Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly unknown books
1824ref. 136871824. GUEST MOSES. Poems on Several Occasions. To which are Added Extracts from a Journal Kept by the Author while he Followed the Sea and During a Journey from New-Brunswick in New-Jersey to Montreal and Quebec. Cincinnati: Looker & Reynolds 1824. 160 p. Contemporary sheep heavily worn and scuffed hinges broken. Foxed. Modern bookplates. Good only. Second edition with some alterations from the first edition printed in Cincinnati the previous year. Guest was a New Brunswick native. During the Revolutionary War he commanded the party of Middlesex militia that captured John Graves Simcoe shortly after Simcoe's notorious raid into Somerset County in 1779. After the war Guest became a mariner and remained in New Brunswick until removing to Cincinnati in 1817. Many of Guest's poems concern individuals and events in New Brunswick and New Jersey. See Felcone New Jersey Books 2nd edn. 814 for considerably more detail. American Imprints 16357. unknown books
1824ref. 22365Cincinnati. 1824. Second edition after the first of the previous year. "Guest a revolutionary soldier came to Cincinnati in 1817 and gives some account of his residence there. His voyages were to the Georgia and the Carolina coasts" - Howes. During the Revolution Guest had served in the militia unit which captured the noted partisan Colonel Lincoln as well as John Graves Simcoe in New Jersey in October 1779. Many of the poems relate to the Revolution e.g. Gen. Washington Col. Simcoe's expedition etc. The journal which records three distinct travels begins on page eighty-three and describes trips to Cuba and the Bahamas in the 1780s a trek from New Brunswick to Canada in 1796 and a trip from New Brunswick to Cincinnati in 1817. Felcone states that only some copies of the second edition include a plate. The copy at hand does not have such a plate and there is no evidence that one has been removed. Contemporary calf red leather label chipped. Some minor scuffing to extremities. Foxed. A good copy. HOWES G456. THOMSON 471. SABIN 29139. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 16357. FELCONE COLLECTION 744. hardcover books