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1909réf. 79516Philadelphia PA.: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Very Good. 1909. Hardcover. Ex-library bound in blue cloth lightly soiled measuring 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches - bright internally -color plate. . Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States hardcover books
1903réf. 5344Beautiful full morocco with gilt detailing and rule; 5 raised bands. Elaborately designed doublures with gilt dentelles. Silk fly sheets. "The Delphic Edition of The Breviary Treasures consists of 475 copies printed on French hand-made paper of which this copy is Number 94." xii 214 pp. 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Nathan Haskell Dole hardcover books
1944réf. 560432Chicago: WLS Studios 1944. Unbound. Near Fine. Radio script or transcript. Small quarto. Eight 8½" x 11" corner-stapled leaves spirit-duplicated rectos only. Final two leaves with a tiny bit of faint staining final blank page tanned very near fine. Coverage of the Illinois State Historical Library receiving a manuscript copy of the Gettysburg Address that was purchased by the state's schoolchildren. Features brief interviews with librarian and Lincoln scholar Oliver R. Bennett State Superintendent of Public Instruction Vernon L. Nickell and the four students who represented the students of Illinois. Presumably printed in very small numbers. WLS Studios unknown books
1772réf. 30823London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell 1772. Very Good. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell 1772. Second Edition. Octavos 20 cm; xi 244pp; vii 276pp 1ad. Both volumes full bound in contemporary mottled calf with red and brown spine labels and gilt stamping. Marbled endsheets. Both bindings generally scuffed and rubbed at all edges and spine ends with lightly foxed pages softly rippled from humidity. First volume hinges cracked completely at front and partially at back but threads holding well. Loss to volume label on spine. Shelf worn and dust-soiled. Endsheets toned and discolored lightly at edges with previous owner's bookplate pasted to first pastedown. Back inside hinge starting. Some pages unopened. Second volume hinges cracked only partially at both front and back. Minor loss to head of spine. Endsheets toned and discolored lightly at edges. Inside hinges starting. Green ribbon has left offsetting at pages 148-149. A handsome pair of volumes on the life and work of Abraham Cowley 17th century English poet and essayist. Bowyer ledgers 4937. Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell unknown books
1784réf. D20454Edinburg: Apollo Press 1784. Bell's Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pocket edition. 3 vols in one. Contemporary calf and marbled paper over boards. Boards detached. Sold as is. Apollo Press hardcover books
1967réf. 572807Englewood Cliffs New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Book Club edition. xi 304pp. Illustrated in black and white. Spine ends and corner gently bumped a tiny chip on the topedge of the rear board else near fine in a very good dust jacket with bumping and a few tiny tears along the edges and modest toning most notably on the spine. Prentice-Hall, Inc hardcover books
1992réf. 572885New York: Vintage Books / The Library of America 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Trade paperback. 515pp. Light edgewear near fine in glossy wrappers. Vintage Books / The Library of America unknown books
1865réf. 106884Newspaper 18 1/2" x 25 1/2" seven columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center another more subtle middle fold probably removed some chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening ; otherwise about very good. Dated April 21 1865 this paper has several stories on the Lincoln assassination on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the courage and determination of Secretary Stanton rewards posted for the capture of Booth and a nation in mourning. There is also a short report on the condition of Secretary Seward. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper. books
1926réf. 74A SCARCE AND IMPORTANT YIDDISH CHILDREN'S BOOK WITH POEMS BY ABRAHAM REISEN 1876 - 1953. REISEN'S POETRY IS ACCOMPANIED BY COLOR MODERNIST ILLUSTRATIONS BY VARIOUS JEWISH ARTISTS. Abraham Reisen was a "Yiddish Poet short- story writer playwright and editor. He was born in Russia travelled to Minsk Warsaw Krakow and Berlin - until he came to New York in 1914. His poetry "while having an understated romanticism and melancholy irony a proportion of his work criticizes the poverty and social problems of the day" Dan Wyman 2012. Each page has a poem framed by modernist color illustrations usually one or two colors by various artists in brown yellow orange-red green and black. The pictorial boards of the cover have age-darkened light brown stains but the illustration "comes through". The back cover also has light brown stains - especially at the bottom edge - this may be a water stain edges and corners rubbed green spine is in good shape. Blank eps are clean but paper at inner hinge has a light break - but it is tight. Internally the book it is in very clean and tight condition. Published on sturdy paper stock and the illustrated poems show very nicely. Condition of cover is Good the text is in VG condition. ABRAHAM REISEN CAME FROM A PROMINENT FAMILY OF WRITERS IN HEBREW AND YIDDISH. WRITERS. SCARCE MATONES BA DER SHOLEM ALEYKHAM FOLK INSTITUTE hardcover books
1865réf. 102320Newspaper 16" x 23" uncut six columns of text 8 pp. Folded at center some tears and a little loss of text at center fold but not significant other chips tears and folds mostly at extremities normal aging and darkening uncut and center pages probably never read; good or better for a newspaper and still very presentable. Dated April 21 1865 this paper covers events of the Lincoln assassination Most of the front page and part of the last page are dedicated to Lincoln's death. The Herald discusses the eminent capture of John Wilkes Booth and gives an updat on Secretary Seward"s condition. The paper also carries a story on the conspiracy to kill Lincoln and an arrest made in Baltimore. The Herald gives a clear picture of a nation in mourning and the large crowds that turned out for a final viewing of the late president. An important piece of American History. books
1865réf. 102321Newspaper 16" x 23" uncut six columns of text 8 pp. Folded at center some tears and a little loss of text at center fold but not significant other chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening uncut and center pages probably never read; good or better for a newspaper and still very presentable. Dated April 26 1865 this paper covers events relating to the Lincoln funeral. The Herald reports that 750000 stood in silence during the funeral procession and that there were many disappointed mourners who didn't get a chance to join the 150000 that had a chance to make it to view the body. The paper gives details about the funeral procession and the final church services for the slain president. An important piece of American History. books
1865réf. biblio4Newspaper 18 1/2" x 25 1/2" seven columns of text 4 pp. Folded at center another more subtle middle fold probably removed some chips tears and folds mostly at extremities some aging and browning a little uneven darkening ; otherwise about very good. Dated April 21 1865 this paper has several stories on the Lincoln assassination on the second and third pages of the newspaper. The articles include stories on the courage and determination of Secretary Stanton rewards posted for the capture of Booth and a nation in mourning. There is also a short report on the condition of Secretary Seward. Some interesting coverage of a national event in a local newspaper. books
1865réf. 102324Newspaper 16" x 22" six columns of text small Lincoln engraving 4 pp. Folded at center a few tears and chips at folds and extremities some loss of text at the center fold some aging and browning and a little uneven darkening; despite these faults the paper is in decent condition overall for a newspaper from this period. Dated April 26 1865 this paper provides considerable detail on Lincoln's funeral. The coverage includes an OBIT on Lincoln and a small engraving of the slain president. Most of the coverage is on the second page of the newspaper. The articles include stories on events at the capital to honor Lincoln and the impact of the event on a grieving nation. books
1866réf. 1007628vo original dark brown pebbled and blindstamped cloth front cover decoratively lettered in gilt steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln 69 pp. Binding with some edge wear and chipping to spine missing about two inches of lower spine hinges a little weak but still firm ends and corners bumped a little soiling pencil signature of previous owner; else very good. George Bancroft who at one time was Secretary of the Navy deliverd this memorial address to both houses of Congress on February 12 1866. This pamphlet was also published in New York but that issue lacked the portrait. Sabin 3132 Government Printing Office hardcover books
2013réf. 1403099New York Washington Baltimore: Peter Lang Publishing Inc 2013. Hardcover. Octavo viii x xii 197 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing white lettering to the spine. Boards have very mild wear including minimal edge wear. Text block has extremely light wear. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U ND-U. 1403099. FP New Rockville Stock. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc hardcover books
1710réf. 25803Amsterdam 1710. Copper-engraved map period hand-colouring in outline. Tables upper left and along the right side. Attractive map of North America based upon De L'Isle's highly influential map of North America published in 1700. By combining a wealth of information and geographical observation with delicate engraving and an uncomplicated composition this elegant map is a superb example from the golden age of French mapmaking and was published in Chatelain's Atlas Historique an important encyclopaedic historical atlas. California is shown as a peninsula with a number of villages and mountains; the Mississippi River extends far north of its true source. The table along the right side details the various native tribes from each region with lettered references for locating on the map. Lowery 263; Phillips 579. unknown books
1937réf. 1565Los Angeles: California Laboratory Supply Co. 1937. 1937 RARE COMPLETE SET OF OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHIC STEREOSCOPE CARDS ILLUSTRATING EMBRYOLOGY OF THE CHICK WITH OPTICAL VIEWER. Printed card with Table of Contents and 113 photographic stereoscope cards printed card plate cards 1-109 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches plate cards 110-113 4 x 6 inches in original blue paper-covered box with gilt title to side folding stereoscopic viewer with steel frame and glass lenses printed illustrated instructions for use. Also enclosed is a "sample copy" of "one of a set of 10 photographs of dissections of the 15-day rat embryo. Surface wear to box but intact without repairs; complete and very good. JOSEPH ABRAHAM LONG 1879-1953 had a remarkably long association with the University of California: forty-five years. He joined the faculty in Zoology as an Instructor in 1908 immediately after the completion of his doctor's degree at Harvard University. Long's major teaching effort was in embryology; he organized and developed courses in general vertebrate and advanced mammalian morphogenesis. His widely known atlases of chick and rat development co-authored with his associate Dr. Paul L. Burlingame represent a major contribution to instruction in developmental anatomy. These labelled stereoscopic photographs of beautifully prepared specimens--whole mounts India-ink-injected embryos and microscopic dissections--greatly facilitate the students' understanding of structural relationships in the vertebrate embryo by providing striking and illuminating three-dimensional views of the unfolding ever changing morphogenic patterns. Professor Long was a master technician skilled in the preparation of biological material for microscopic study. A few examples of Long's inventiveness may be cited: a unique method for dissecting embryos by means of electrically operated knives made from slivers of razor blades and by needles held and delicately controlled by a system of levers; a complete photographic assembly inclined camera illuminator specimen holder etc. for making stereoscopic photomicrographs of dissected embryos; and a remarkably complex organ-culture apparatus with mechanical heart reservoirs filters and aerators. The investigations with Professor Evans on the estrous cycle of the rat are classic and culminated in 1922 in a volume in the University of California Memoirs. This monograph has been basic to many researches throughout the world in embryology histology endocrinology and reproductive physiology. The Long-Evans strain of rats now used in many laboratories is another legacy--a living one--of that fruitful collaboration. California Laboratory Supply Co. books
1923réf. 1401458Soho: The Nonesuch Press 1923. Limited reprint edition #260 of 725. Hardcover. Tall narrow thin octavo 52 pages. In Very Good condition. In gold hardcovers with white spine and gilt text. Moderate shelf wear to boards. Rubbing wear and light bumping along edges. Text block is lightly age toned throughout with untrimmed edges. Shelved in Case #0. 1401458. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Nonesuch Press hardcover books
1994réf. 036603NY: Simon & Schuster. 1994. His first book a nonfiction account of being a physician caring for an unexpectedly large AIDS outbreak in eastern Tennessee. Inscribed by Verghese in 2002 to the medical historian Howard Markel who taught at the University of Michigan. Laid in is a typed note signed 2010 and a typed letter signed 2002 from Verghese to Markel--the former offering congratulations; the latter a thank you for hospitality during a visit to Ann Arbor. Additionally laid in is a 3-page copy of the remarks Markel made introducing Verghese for a speaking engagement. The letters and remarks are folded else fine; the book is fine but for lower corner bumps in a very near fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear. Verghese is the author of the highly praised novels Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1858réf. 1069998vo leather spine nd tips with boards partial gilt title on spine frontispiee illustratin of Abraham Polhemus 201 pp. Lacking tissue guard fir frontispiece some edgewear normal aging and browning; otherwise verry good. The book provides a biographical sketch of the life of Reverend Abraham Polhemus. Consistory of Said Church; books
1969réf. 445002Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 332pp. Blue cloth gilt. Modest rubbing on boards else near fine issued without dustwrapper. Maryland Historical Society hardcover books
1946réf. 335633New York: Morrow 1946. Hardcover. 214p. very good first edition hardcover bound in black boards and unclipped lightly-worn dust jacket. Debut novel by the writer who went on to write "Widow's Pique" "Silver Doll" "This House Is Mine" under her real name. Also wrote lyrics for a Broadway review. Ohio-born California author. Murder and romance. Morrow hardcover books
2007réf. 516889El Paso Texas: Cinco Puntos Press 2007. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Advance Reading Copy. Illustrated wrappers. Fine with publisher's material laid in. Cinco Puntos Press unknown books
1949réf. 518371Jacksonville Florida: The Afro-American Life Insurance Company 1949. Softcover. Near Fine. Original printed life insurance policy certificate issued March 21 1949. Large single sheet measuring 11" x 15" printed on both sides text in black within decorative border printed in green. Prints details about premiums and benefits "Conditions Privileges and Limitations" details about the policy holder General A Burkette and beneficiary Mary Burkette etc. Signed in holograph facsimile by James H. Lewis son of one of the company founders and former President of the company Abraham Lincoln Lewis. Verso prints charts of extended term insurance and premiums. Small tears at old folds a near fine example of a fragile ephemeral item. Abraham Lincoln Lewis 1865-1947 African-American businessman was one of the founders of the Afro-American Industrial and Benefit Association which became the Afro-American Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville Florida in 1901. It was the first insurance company in Florida and one of the largest black-owned businesses in Florida. "As the oldest life insurance company in Florida and one of the most successful black businesses in the state it helped thousands of blacks over the years. The importance of that insurance company… cannot be underestimated. According to the 'Encyclopedia of Southern Culture' the insurance companies established by African-Americans and catering to them 'formed the heart of black financial networks the cultural beginnings of which can be traced to mutual benefit societies and the church'" McCarthy African-American Sites in Florida' p. 52; c.f. Low Encyclopedia of Black America p. 207. Lewis helped found the National Negro Insurance Association and the exclusive African-American vacation spot American Beach on Amelia Island and was Florida's first black millionaire. "By 1902 the Afro-American Life Insurance Company was the cornerstone of Black economic development in the city… and grew into one of the most successful minority owned insurance companies in the country. He was a close friend of Booker T. Washington and helped Washington establish the Negro Business League…" Bartley Keeping the Faith p. 10. The company closed in 1990. The Afro-American Life Insurance Company unknown books
1976réf. 1399634Brooklyn: S.S. & R. Publishing Company 1976-1977. Hardcover. Octavo Five volumes. In Good minus condition. Spines are blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print; wear to spine caps and corners light shelf wear. Text blocks have owner stamp on front endpapers second volume has cracked hinges. Text in Hebrew and English. CONTENTS: Vol. I. Genesis 1976 513 pages — Vol. II. Exodus 1977 479 pages — Vol. III. Leviticus 1977 307 pages — Vol. IV. Numbers 1977 371 pages — Vol. V. Deuteronomy 1977 341 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-volume Section. 1399634. FP New Rockville Stock. S.S. & R. Publishing Company hardcover books
