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1860Best.-Nr. 85724Chicago: Charles Leib 1860. Very Good. Four-page newspaper. A couple of small holes various brown spots and other bits of minor wear A campaign newspaper for Abraham Lincoln in the Presidential Campaign of 1860. We note a half-column story on the front page of this issue that accuses Senator Douglas of being a Roman Catholic -- a charge based partly on the fact that Mrs. Douglas was a Catholic as were their children -- probably an effective charge in largely Protestant mid-19th century America. Our brief research suggests that Douglas was neither a Catholic nor a formal member of any other organized religious group. The purpose of another half-column story on the front page was to make it clear that Lincoln had publicly condemned the actions of John Brown and did not object to Brown's execution. Charles Leib the editor was a political operative with an unclear background who had previously edited a Democratic campaign newspaper on behalf of the Buchanan campaign in 1856. Leib served briefly as an Assistant Quartermaster in the Union Army before heading to New Mexico probably in 1863 and died there in 1865 at the age of 38. Charles Leib unknown
1860Best.-Nr. 85724Chicago: Charles Leib 1860. Very Good. Four-page newspaper. A couple of small holes various brown spots and other bits of minor wear A campaign newspaper for Abraham Lincoln in the Presidential Campaign of 1860. We note a half-column story on the front page of this issue that accuses Senator Douglas of being a Roman Catholic -- a charge based partly on the fact that Mrs. Douglas was a Catholic as were their children -- probably an effective charge in largely Protestant mid-19th century America. Our brief research suggests that Douglas was neither a Catholic nor a formal member of any other organized religious group. The purpose of another half-column story on the front page was to make it clear that Lincoln had publicly condemned the actions of John Brown and did not object to Brown's execution. Charles Leib the editor was a political operative with an unclear background who had previously edited a Democratic campaign newspaper on behalf of the Buchanan campaign in 1856. Leib served briefly as an Assistant Quartermaster in the Union Army before heading to New Mexico probably in 1863 and died there in 1865 at the age of 38. Charles Leib unknown books
1926Best.-Nr. 6332New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1926. First edition. Near Fine. Number 22 of 260 copies printed on Dutch Charcoal Rag Paper numbered and signed "Carl Sandburg" by the author. Two octavo volumes 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 241 x 161 mm. xvi 480; vi 482 pp. Bound in publishers cream buckram over blue boards spines with printed paper labels blue endpapers top edge gilt others uncut. Spines very slightly darkened otherwise a near fine partially unopened set complete with the publishers duplicate labels at the end on each volume. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 was the 16th President of the United States and remains one of the most seminal figures in American History. During his tenure which was cut short by his assassination in 1865 he saw the country through the Civil War and stewarded Emancipation. Carl August Sandburg's 1878-1967 biography The Prairie Years traces the early part of Lincoln's life and the formation of a man who would go on to be president up until his move to Washington. Sandburg would also publish additional volumes covering Lincoln's war years. Hailed as a voice of American Sanburg would win one of his three Pulitzer Prizes for this compelling biography. Monaghan 2877. Near Fine. Harcourt, Brace and Company unknown books
1787Best.-Nr. 713561787. WEST Benjamin. PANTHER Abraham. Bickerstaff's Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1788. Being Bissextile of Leap Year and Twelfth of American Independence. Norwich. 1787. 24pp. Original plain wrappers stitched as issued. Faint contemporary ink notations on covers. Minor toning light foxing. Very good. A rare and important Bickerstaff's almanac containing the first printing of the famous Abraham Panther Indian Captivity. Titled "A Surprising account of the Discovery of a Lady who was taken by the Indians in the year 1787 and after making her escape she retired to a lonely Cave where she lived nine years" the captivity narrative covers pp.19-24 of the almanac. The captivity account was found to be fictional but was nonetheless popular and reprinted more than twenty times between this first appearance and 1814. Rare with only three copies reported in ESTC. EVANS 20875. DRAKE 416. TRUMBULL 1846. VAIL 767. SABIN 93891. AYER SUPPLEMENT 13. JONES CHECKLIST 608. ESTC W25617. unknown
1700Best.-Nr. D5997Nurnberg: J. Chr. Weigel c. 1700. First and only Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Speckled calf gilt-stamped ornament on spine; 4to; with copper-engraved title-page and 67 copper-engraved plates 1 of them lightly colored. Very rare work illustrating various human follies and obsessions according to Bertsche not by Santa Clara although that's the general assumption. Title-page and 1 plate professionally restored; some plates neatly repaired with tape or reinforced with paper on the verso; occasional marginal chip or tear infringing upon the image itself in just 2 instances; 2 plates with marginal ink doodles. J. Chr. Weigel hardcover
1700Best.-Nr. D5997Nurnberg: J. Chr. Weigel c. 1700. First and only Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Speckled calf gilt-stamped ornament on spine; 4to; with copper-engraved title-page and 67 copper-engraved plates 1 of them lightly colored. Very rare work illustrating various human follies and obsessions according to Bertsche not by Santa Clara although that's the general assumption. Title-page and 1 plate professionally restored; some plates neatly repaired with tape or reinforced with paper on the verso; occasional marginal chip or tear infringing upon the image itself in just 2 instances; 2 plates with marginal ink doodles. J. Chr. Weigel hardcover books
1907Best.-Nr. 876081907. Photograph signed and dated "Gutzon Borglum 1907." The photograph taken by Borglum shows his marble bust of Abraham Lincoln. On February 6 1908 the President's son Robert Todd Lincoln wrote to Borglum regarding the bust as "the most extraordinarily good portrait of my father I have ever seen." The sculpture is on display in the Crypt of the U.S. Capitol Building. A typed Lincoln quotation pasted to mount at lower left. In very good condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 17.5 inches. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the execution of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial from 1927 to 1941 with the assistance of his son Lincoln Borglum. Conceived by South Dakota historian Diane Robinson the 60-foot sculpture was initially intended to promote tourism in the Black Hills Region of South Dakota. unknown
1719Best.-Nr. 338195Amsterdam: Henri Abraham Chatelain 1719. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Handsome archival frame 24 1/4 x 26 3/4" not examined out of frame. A finely engraved map of New France by Henri Abraham Chatelain depicting the inhabited regions of eastern North America and promoting French colonization. The map features excellent detail of the Great Lakes the Mississippi River and French settlements along with a striking trompe-l'oeil inset of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay. A second inset includes both a plan and view of Quebec. Richly embelished with sailing ships Native American villages and explanatory notes the map is an good example of early eighteenth-century French cartography. Henri Abraham Chatelain 1684-1743 was a Dutch cartographer and pastor best known for his influential seven-volume Atlas Historique. A beautiful and decorative example of his work. Henri Abraham Chatelain unknown
1719Best.-Nr. 338195Amsterdam: Henri Abraham Chatelain 1719. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Handsome archival frame 24 1/4 x 26 3/4" not examined out of frame. A finely engraved map of New France by Henri Abraham Chatelain depicting the inhabited regions of eastern North America and promoting French colonization. The map features excellent detail of the Great Lakes the Mississippi River and French settlements along with a striking trompe-l'oeil inset of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay. A second inset includes both a plan and view of Quebec. Richly embelished with sailing ships Native American villages and explanatory notes the map is an good example of early eighteenth-century French cartography. Henri Abraham Chatelain 1684-1743 was a Dutch cartographer and pastor best known for his influential seven-volume Atlas Historique. A beautiful and decorative example of his work. Henri Abraham Chatelain unknown books
Best.-Nr. 51-3464London: William Miller 1807 . Large folio. New lambskin and marbled boards by the Russian-American binder Sasha Mosalov. Most of original spine preserved. 10 2 10 2 104 pages 52 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 50 cm. 13.5 x 20 inches.OCLC Number: 54231279Artists include Edward Forster; Anker Smith; Samuel Middiman; Luigi Schiavonetti; James Fittler; James Heath; Abraham Raimbach; George Noble; Nicolo Schiavonetti; J Taylor; William Skelton; Anthony Cardon; Edward Smith; William Sharp; James Mitan; John Burnet; Francis Engleheart; Charles Heath; William Bromley; Anthony Van Dyck; Peter Paul Rubens; Joshua Reynolds Sir; Claude Lorrain; Richard Wilson London: William Miller, 1807 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 16-5266Leiden: chez les Elseviers 1645. 4to. 20.2 x 31 cm. Later tree calf binding with gilt spine simulating at 17th century binding. 16 224 pages : illustrations plans ; 32 cm fol. Marginal repair on title page. Very good.OCLC no. 428081067.Nicolaus Goldmann 1611-1665 was a German mathematician and architect who taught these subjects at Leiden University from the 1630s until his death at the age of 53. He wrote various treatises on civil as well as religious architecture. The Leiden Elzevier family published his richly illustrated book on military architecture in Latin in 1643 and translated it into French for a new edition in 1645.In-4première édition française illustré d'un titre gravé et de nombreuses gravures in-texte etcalculs de proportion. Reliure plein veau marbré pastiche dans le goût de l'époque. trèslégères rousseurs déchirures restaurées à la page de titre et à la dernière page ex-donoau crayon sur la garde Leiden: chez les Elseviers, 1645 unknown
Best.-Nr. 003608Zürich: n.p. 1753. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 2 parts in one volume. I: 96pp.; II: 159 ipp. Second edition. Contemporary boards . Corners worn. With the frontispiece portrait of Hieronymus Kohler to the first part and the other engraving as frontispiece to second title-page. Minor foxing. A very good copy. 0 Zürich: n.p., 1753. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 009270Forty-nine speeches by members of the House of Representatives and Senate 1845-1866 bound in chronological order. The speeches deal primarily firstwith the Mexican War the annexation of Texas and Congress' authority to prohibit slavery in the terrorities and second with the Civil War including issues related to slavery. the first group of pamphlets nos. 1-26 date from 1845 to 1859 the second nos. 27-49 from 1860 to 1866. Among the latter group is one printing the congressional response to the death of Orlando Kellogg for whom see below. Number 27 reprints Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Institute speech. Number 34 ooposes admission of UTah as a state. Bound in contemporary half-sheep and brown pebbled cloth. Spine edges and corners rubbed; corners slightly worn. Spine lettered "Speeches." R. C. Kellogg's signature on front pastedown his signature with date1867 repeated on second blank leaf at front. Penciled instructions to binder at top of first title page. Embossed stamp of an Albany bookseller and stationer on corner of front flyleaf. Rowland C. Kellogg the compiler of this collection was the son of Orlando Kellogg a U. S. Representative from New York from 1863 to 1865. Rowland served in the New York State Senate. A complete list of the pamphlets is available on request. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hardcover
1861Best.-Nr. 1391Washington: Government Printing Office 1861. 111 pp. Good condition and removed from a bound volume. Lincoln's speech of July 4 1861. Between the fall of Fort Sumter and July of 1861 President Lincoln Made decisions in response to secession of the southern states without seeking Congressional approval. Lincoln asks Congress to authorize his actions and explains why there is a need to fight the Civil War. This pamphlet is surprising scarce. Government Printing Office unknown
1864Best.-Nr. 1403210Wright & Potter 1864. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Boston. 1864. 88110pp. plus folding map. Original printed paper wrappers. Internally clean back cover not attached anymore water stain at top of spine and around it. Very good. Devoted almost entirely to the Massachusetts war effort published early in January 1864. The folding map shows the Soldier's National Cemetery at Gettysburg dedicated November 19 1863 with the long speech of Edward Everett of Massachusetts and the short "Dedicatory Speech by President Lincoln" better known as the Gettysburg Address. Also printed is the "Programme of Arrangements" of that day a list of Massachusetts soldiers killed at Gettysburg and buried there and details of the cemetery. Monaghan notes this as an early printing of the Gettysburg Address. MONAGHAN LINCOLN BIBLIOGRAPHY I:48. This historically significant and very early book publication of the Gettysburg Address which may be the most important and certainly best known speech in US history is extremely uncommon and almost only found rebound or with the covers missing. This version intact and in its original condition is a coveted artifact of Americana. Comes in a custom-made slipcase. Wright & Potter unknown
1865Best.-Nr. 64317Philadelphia PA: A. Bancroft 630 Chestnut Street second story 1865. Oval albumen photograph of Lincoln 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 cm. laid down enclosed in an oval border in the center of the original rectangular sheet 50 x 38 cm. Text lines above and below the photo speak to what he gave to the nation text on the right records significant moments in his time line and on the left are two of his famous quotations all enclosed in an oval border. A lovely summation of what he had given to a nation in mourning accompanied by a strong image to remember the physical man. Some tears to the mount not reaching the oval edges a wrinkle perhaps in mounting on one side still a striking presentation. A. Bancroft, 630 Chestnut Street (second story) unknown
1861Best.-Nr. 1391Washington: Government Printing Office 1861. 111 pp. Good condition and removed from a bound volume. Lincoln's speech of July 4 1861. Between the fall of Fort Sumter and July of 1861 President Lincoln Made decisions in response to secession of the southern states without seeking Congressional approval. Lincoln asks Congress to authorize his actions and explains why there is a need to fight the Civil War. This pamphlet is surprising scarce. Government Printing Office unknown books
1864Best.-Nr. 1403210Wright & Potter 1864. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Boston. 1864. 88110pp. plus folding map. Original printed paper wrappers. Internally clean back cover not attached anymore water stain at top of spine and around it. Very good. Devoted almost entirely to the Massachusetts war effort published early in January 1864. The folding map shows the Soldier's National Cemetery at Gettysburg dedicated November 19 1863 with the long speech of Edward Everett of Massachusetts and the short "Dedicatory Speech by President Lincoln" better known as the Gettysburg Address. Also printed is the "Programme of Arrangements" of that day a list of Massachusetts soldiers killed at Gettysburg and buried there and details of the cemetery. Monaghan notes this as an early printing of the Gettysburg Address. MONAGHAN LINCOLN BIBLIOGRAPHY I:48. This historically significant and very early book publication of the Gettysburg Address which may be the most important and certainly best known speech in US history is extremely uncommon and almost only found rebound or with the covers missing. This version intact and in its original condition is a coveted artifact of Americana. Comes in a custom-made slipcase. Wright & Potter unknown books
1865Best.-Nr. 64317Philadelphia PA: A. Bancroft 630 Chestnut Street second story 1865. Oval albumen photograph of Lincoln 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 cm. laid down enclosed in an oval border in the center of the original rectangular sheet 50 x 38 cm. Text lines above and below the photo speak to what he gave to the nation text on the right records significant moments in his time line and on the left are two of his famous quotations all enclosed in an oval border. A lovely summation of what he had given to a nation in mourning accompanied by a strong image to remember the physical man. Some tears to the mount not reaching the oval edges a wrinkle perhaps in mounting on one side still a striking presentation. A. Bancroft, 630 Chestnut Street (second story) unknown books
Best.-Nr. 114364Antwerp Christopher Plantin for the author 1598. . Double-page copper engraved map with later hand-colouring centre fold as issued cartouches for titles and publishing privilege French text on verso; sheet size: 41.8 x 54 cm. Some repairs to fold light marginal soiling. Well-preserved example of Ortelius' map of the North Atlantic stretching from Scandinavia in the East to Greenland and North America in the West. Taken from the fifth final and most complete French edition of Theatre de l'Univers. Enriched with decorative cartouches and ships. Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 was a cartographer and publisher he was born and died in Antwerp. Koeman III Ort 32. Antwerp, Christopher Plantin for the author, 1598. unknown
2010Best.-Nr. 92117Images Publishing Dist Ac. New. 2010. Hardcover. 1864703989 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 252 pages; 270 color illlustrations. Description: "Silicon Valley in the north and Hollywood in the south California has become a magnet for creative and entrepreneurial types from within the United States and around the world. Architects have not been immune to the Golden State's aesthetic and cultural draw. Here in the melting pot of world cultures and native talent modern residential architecture has been reborn. From the seaside towns of Los Angeles to the rolling hills of San Francisco and the wine country of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys California's adventurous architects have reached back to the cultural and economic optimism of the 1950s to give modern architectural design a new look. With its mild climate and sun-filled days California has always been a natural fit for modernism's tenets of open plans indoor-outdoor living and expansive window walls. There modernist design concepts have adapted easily to the 21st Century's demand for green architecture and energy conservation. Many of the houses in 'California Cool' are energy independent and built using either recycled or sustainable materials. 'California Cool' includes contemporary work from some of modern architecture's progenitor's from the mid 20th century along with designs from the young practitioners of the 21st century who can be found working out of converted warehouses and lofts in Los Angeles San Francisco and Berkeley. From north to south this beautifully illustrated book captures the rich creative vibrancy of California's modern architectural presence." -- with a bonus offer-- . Images Publishing Dist Ac hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 2176New York: Vintage. As New. 1963. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Text pristine & unmarked tight to the spine - -- with a bonus offer-- May be either: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition . Vintage paperback
1857Best.-Nr. 11291857. Mixed method engraving. A pair of mixed method engravings published by Gambart and Co. in 1857 in a declared edition of 225 pairs. The original paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1854. In the first picture the scene is the interior of a second class railway carriage with hard unpadded wooden benches. A young mother plainly dressed in a black coat bonnet and shawl clutches the hand of her young son who is evidently on his way to Portsmouth to join the service of the East India Company a recruiting poster is pasted to the wall above his head. His tearful sister sits on the bench opposite next to her brother's baggage a sailor is traveling with his wife in the background numerous posters advertising ship passages to Australia and India and other advertisements are stuck to the walls and ships in the harbour are visible through the carriage window. In the second picture the young man now considerably older has returned to England evidently having made his fortune. He sits in backview in a comfortably upholstered first class carriage wearing smart military uniform chatting to an elderly well dressed fellow passenger while exchanging glances with the old man's pretty fashionably dressed young daughter who sits demurely crocheting in a corner of the carriage. Abraham Solomon was a popular London artist and Simmons was a notable mezzotint engraver. The Departure has some faint spotting lower right corner in margin faint indentation in title area and repaired tear in margin outside the platemark on right hand side. The Return has a repaired tear on left hand side which enters the image about 4cm. It also has a repaired tear in top margin outside image area but within platemark. unknown
1584Best.-Nr. 53076Antwerp. c. 1584-95. A beautiful map of the British Isles north to the right. The map is based on Mercator's earlier map of the British Isles of 1564. Title in strapwork cartouche at top right text in Latin in its own cartouche at lower right scale and royal arms; ships at sea. It is difficult to put an exact date on the map because of the complex publishing history of Ortelius' atlas. Published in the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Size: 345 x 505 mm. Copper engraving. Coloured. Framed size: 780 x 640 mm. Fine condition good margins. Moreland & Bannister p. 200-203; Van den Broecke 16. unknown
1598Best.-Nr. 54753Antwerp. 1598. This glorious map is embellished with an elegant border and a bold imposing title cartouche in top right corner and a smaller oval cartouche in bottom left corner containing nine lines of Latin text. Natural topography is clearly delineated with the relief shown pictorially. Charming details include a couple of sailing ships a large flying fish and two warriors in their tented camps. This beautiful and important map still showing California as a peninsula was much copied by other cartographers. Size: 470 x 350 mm. Copper engraving. Original colour. Fine condition. Moreland & Bannister Antique Maps p.269. unknown
