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1914réf. 1415623Boston: Small Maynard and Company Publishers 1914. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo x 672 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering. Bumping and fraying to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Rubbing to boards. Mild soiling to spine. Text block age toned with minor soiling to top edge. Shelved in Case 8. 1415623. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Small, Maynard and Company Publishers hardcover books
1962réf. M11662Edinburgh:: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1962. 1962. 8vo. xiv 237 pp. Frontis. illustrated figs. tables indexes. Blue cloth gilt-stamped cover emblem and spine title dust-jacket. Previous owner's signatures of Clare G. Peterson MD incl. on dust-jacket. Very good. PROVENANCE: Clare G. Peterson MD 1917-2007 attended the University of Oregon. As a surgeon and chief of surgery at OHSU he had a distinguished medical career with a number of significant achievements spanning almost 50 years retiring in 1988. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 1962. hardcover books
1922réf. M09820Philadelphia:: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science 1922. 1922. 8vo. 728 pp. Photo illus. Modern black cloth gilt-stamped spine title. Scarce. Fine. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1922. hardcover books
1833réf. List2214Windsor 1833. 8vo 47 pp. Near Fine. Cyril Pearl was a Vermont-based pro-colonization abolitionist who feuded locally with William Lloyd Garrison on the subject of colonization and acted as a publishing agent in Vermont for the Boston-based The Colonizationist and Journal of Freedom a short-lived publication published from 1833-1834 by George W. Light in Boston. In this work Pearl - writing anonymously - takes issue with Garrison's Thoughts on African Colonization pamphlet and makes a case for African colonization. We find little information on Pearl save for a mention or two in correspondence relating to Garrison. unknown books
1838réf. List2323Claremont 1838. Stampless letter with circular Claremont New Hampshire postmark and 18 ½ cent rate. Fine condition. Fine. An entertaining letter written by Marion Richards of Claremont New Hampshire defending the northern way of life and describing the relative calm in New Hampshire during the Panic of 1837 which apparently had been the subject of previous correspondence between the two. She makes an interesting reference to "female rights" which she says she does not support perhaps also in reference to an earlier conversation. She writes "Your father speaks of the severe effects the course of the administration has had upon your city and consequently upon the high-raised hopes of her citizens; this undoubtedly is true in regard to all; all have been involved as it were in one general ruin and all have suffered. We as individuals it is true felt the change and with others echoed the cry 'hard times' but still in comparison with many suffered little. Embarked in no dangerous enterprise we retrenched our expenses adopting this plain sentiment 'to want no more than may suffice and make that little do'. Politics however interest me only as it affects my father's purse and deprives me of pleasure. Not very patriotic I confess but being neither an advocate of female rights and having a proper sense of the small amount of my influence I leave such like to father and Congress. " The next section contains a detailed defense of the yankee character:"And now allow me to follow somewhat in your train of thought and speak a good word for the Yankees. With that characteristic trait of a 'thorough-going-Yankee-Down-Easter' I have guessed that you Cousin suppose us to be an antisocial class of people & in order to lead you to a different conclusion I will attempt a slight delineation of sectional character. That we are cautious in the choice of friends is true; & that this caution may be carried so far as to give the impression that we are cold and retiring in our feelings is perhaps equally so; but may not this in the end result to mutual benefit if a friendship is longer in maturing will it not stand a longer & severer test and are not the pleasures arising from a friendship founded on a knowledge of character greater than those based upon supposed merit liable to be broken by any trivial occurrence A cold climate has not exerted its influences over the generous sympathies of our hearts & the social feelings though concealed by a cold exterior can be aroused and glow with as much warmth as in a softer clime. 'Nestled among the mountains' we have imbibed a free independent spirit both in thought & action." She also discusses the prospect of visiting Newark and writes that it is perhaps more appealing in her imagination than in reality. Overall an interesting rumination on the culture of New England and a woman's perception of life further south during the period. $300 Full transcription follows: My Dear Cousin The receipt of your kind letter was to me a new and fertile source of gratification. Crowding thoughts that stranger hearts might yet be endeared in the sweet influences of friendship that we though far separated might commune on themes of kindred interest and kindred feeling that I occupied a place in the memory and affections of one under the fond appellation Cousin combined to excite deep and lively emotions and brighten the pleasing visions of the future. As long-tried friends we cannot recall the thoughts and sports of our school-going days; the past is a blank in our acquaintance which memory regrets but for which the present will most cheerfully make amends. Natural impulses of feeling prompt me to lay aside reserve and must excuse me if I betray a spirit of egotism or selfishness by placing ourselves first in importance and write of present plans and expectations. Your father speaks of the severe effects the course of the administration has had upon your city and consequently upon the high-raised hopes of her citizens; this undoubtedly is true in regard to all; all have been involved as it were in one general ruin and all have suffered. We as individuals it is true felt the change and with others echoed the cry 'hard times' but still in comparison with many suffered little. Embarked in no dangerous enterprise we retrenched our expenses adopting this plain sentiment 'to want no more than may suffice and make that little do'. Politics however interest me only as it affects my father's purse and deprives me of pleasure. Not very patriotic I confess but being neither an advocate of female rights and having a proper sense of the small amount of my influence I leave such like to father and Congress. In regard to our long contemplated visit I am allowed Hobson's choice or in other words may stay at home and be content. A dear Aunt in the last stages of consumption has required the close attention of my mother for the last four weeks; this with the advanced state of the season the numerous calls in my father's profession will render a journey for the present altogether impracticable. Of the general character of the society of your more favored region I have ever entertained the highest opinion. Where superior natural advantages exist we are accustomed to associate with them ideas of a people of a truly open-hearted warm and generous temperament & in so doing are seldom mistaken. Newark and its sister city has in imagination presented many attractions. The unrivalled beauty of the scenery of New York and its environs the works of art as well as nature a desire of novelty have contributed to form a very agreeable picture & make me ardently wish to partake of the hospitality and luxuries of your land; but those I must forego and persuade myself that the pleasures of anticipation are greater than those of participation until circumstances are favorable or I can show a more adventurous spirit than at present. And now allow me to follow somewhat in your train of thought and speak a good word for the Yankees. With that characteristic trait of a 'thorough-going-Yankee-Down-Easter' I have guessed that you Cousin suppose us to be an antisocial class of people & in order to lead you to a different conclusion I will attempt a slight delineation of sectional character. That we are cautious in the choice of friends is true; & that this caution may be carried so far as to give the impression that we are cold and retiring in our feelings is perhaps equally so; but may not this in the end result to mutual benefit if a friendship is longer in maturing will it not stand a longer & severer test and are not the pleasures arising from a friendship founded on a knowledge of character greater than those based upon supposed merit liable to be broken by any trivial occurrence A cold climate has not exerted its influences over the generous sympathies of our hearts & the social feelings though concealed by a cold exterior can be aroused and glow with as much warmth as in a softer clime. 'Nestled among the mountains' we have imbibed a free independent spirit both in thought & action. As to honesty little can be said; the venders of wooden nutmegs and pumpkin seeds have in this point injured us much. Pumpkin seeds reminds me of a partial promise of a "Pumpkin Pie'. Now I can pledge you in return not only a pie from one of the sweetest pumpkins of the valley of the Connecticut but the many good things that accompany it & which make it so grateful to the true Yankee. I would mention some of the peculiarities & delights of N.E. but my limits will not permit. Accept my warmest thanks for opening a correspondence & be assured that I will cheerfully very cheerfully contribute in my sober way as often as is agreeable to yo. Remember that a friendly letter from you will beguile the long evenings that are fast coming & receive the best wishes of us all. Affectionately Yours Marion Richards to Sarah C. Richards. Claremont Oct. 11th 1838. unknown books
1777réf. 318819Boston: Edward Draper 1777. Reprint. hardcover. very good. Woodcut illustrations. 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. blue paper over wooden boards; leather spine. Boston: Edward Draper 1777. The 1777 edition was frequently reprinted and this is most likely an early 19th century facsimile. The binding is age-worn but the interior is fine. Edward Draper unknown books
1910réf. 6659Oxford: University Press 1910. 12mo 4 x 3 inches. Bound in attractive blue morocco tooled in gilt with cross against a paneled ground with rules some pointillÈ rosettes & other ornaments gilt spine. Two works in one: vol 1 printed on India paper. All edges finely gilt. Scarce edition. University Press unknown books
1992réf. 1414516New York: St. Martin's Press 1992. Hardcover. Octavo xi 172 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is brown with white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Boards in black cloth. Text block has spotting to top edge. Illustrated: b&w text illustrations color plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column DD. 1414516. FP New Rockville Stock. St. Martin's Press hardcover books
1927réf. ST19567-213Norwood Massachusetts: Printed by Norwood Press for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1927-29. Volume I the 1928 second printing; Volumes II and III FIRST EDITIONS. 255 x 185 mm. 10 x 7 1/4". Three volumes. Dark green publisher's cloth covers with a blind-ruled border and gilt text flat spine. With 93 total color plates after paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Allan Brooks 48 total pages of black and white photographic plates and numerous illustrations printed in the text. All with "Spec. Coll" and a library call number in pencil on the title verso. Volume I with a few small areas of worming mostly to rear endpaper and adjacent pages text not affected front cover with a thin trailing discoloration from damp the bindings otherwise bright and clean with just trivial shelfwear. A nice bright little-used copy internally. The result of the combined efforts of several of the most important American ornithologists of the early 20th century this is an attractively illustrated reference book intended to "interest the general public of Massachusetts and New England in birds and their rational conservation" via a usable field guide. Edward Howe Forbush 1858-1929 was an economic ornithologist who for many years served as the Director of the Department of Ornithology of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. This book represents a culmination of his career; Forbush died shortly before the completion of the final volume and it was edited and furnished with a glowing bibliographical sketch by Forbush’s colleagues who write that he was "a pioneer in the field of conservation and much of our progressive legislation of to-day is due to his far-sighted policy in urging greater protection for our wild life and to his efforts in stimulating public opinion in this direction." The first volume here covers water birds the second land birds from bob-whites to grackles and the third land birds from sparrows to thrushes. The work features animated illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1874-1927. He was a lecturer in ornithology at Cornell and an outstanding painter of birds; in the words of the Audubon Society his "work was distinguished not only by the minute detail of each illustration but by his ability to capture each species' way of acting and holding itself. Every bird he painted seemed to have its own unique and vital personality." The third volume was completed following Fuertes’ untimely death so his illustrations are supplemented with a final 24 artworks by Allan Brooks 1869-1946. Brooks like Forbush and Fuertes was a respected member of the ornithological community and furnished illustrations of birds for publications both in his native Canada and throughout the world. Printed by Norwood Press for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts unknown books
1677réf. 1345415London: printed by John Bill Christopher Barker Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1677. Hardcover. Quarto 24 pages; VG; Bound by Jon Robbins in modern preiod-style diced calf. Text block age-toned and foxed with minor chipping to edges. Table of articles: p. 23-24. Several ink annotations to title page. JR Consignment. . ESTC R2560; Wing C4002. The Thirty-nine Articles of 1563. 1345415. Special Collections - Downstairs. printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty hardcover books
1628réf. 1354293London: Bonham Norton and John Bill 1628. Presumed First. Hardcover. Small Quarto 5.75 in x 7.5 in; VG; Bound in modern marbled boards; Text block with only the slightest age-toning; 4 45 1 pages. RW Consignment. 1354293. Special Collections - Downstairs. Bonham Norton and John Bill hardcover books
1914réf. 15480DARKNESS AND DAWN Small Maynard & Co. 1914 first edition a vg copy of this most famous and quite massive world catastrophe novel. Illustrated. Most uncommon in the first edition. Small, Maynard & Co. unknown books
1996réf. 15606THE 20TH ANNUAL BOSTON INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR / PICTORIAL POSTER New England Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association 1996 Illustrated by Barry Moser first printing measuring approximately 17" by 23" and most suitable for framing. A fine copy. New England Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association unknown books
1932réf. NF4091A HISTORY OF SMOKING Harcourt Brace And Company 1932 first American edition with the first British edition sheets a vg copy with 64 illustrations. A history of the social political and economic ramifications of this most controversial plant. Harcourt, Brace And Company unknown books
1914réf. 03425OUT OF THE REAL Winthrop 1914 first edition some light dust-soil else just about fine in wraps. A miniature book which may well be the authors first book of fiction as well. Quite scarce. Winthrop 1914 paperback books
1935réf. 03474MARVEL TALES Fantasy Publications 1935 first edition Volume 1 #4 some minor toning to the covers as can be expected else a vg copy in color pictorial wraps of this very fragile pamphlet. Illustrated with original contributions by Clifford Simak THE CREATOR Lovecraft THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH as well as other offerings by John Wyndham George Allen England P. Schuyler Miller et.al. Most certainly a must for the Simak collector as THE CREATOR was later published separately and became the authors first book. Fantasy Publications paperback books
1935réf. 03475MARVEL TALES Fantasy Publications 1935 first edition Volume 1 #4 small price stamp affixed to the front cover some light dust-soil to the covers top 1/2 inch of spine chipped as well as the upper left corner tip of several pages never entering near the text else a near vg copy in color pictorial wraps with the art of Clay Ferguson Jr. on the front cover and frontis of this very fragile pamphlet. Illustrated with original contributions by Clifford Simak THE CREATOR H. P. Lovecraft THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH as well as other offerings by John Wyndham George Allen England P. Schuyler Miller et.al. Most certainly a must for the Simak collector as THE CREATOR was later published separately and became the authors first book. Fantasy Publications paperback books
1919réf. 03427CURSED Small Maynard & Co. 1919 first edition a bright vg copy. Small, Maynard & Co. unknown books
1916réf. 03426THE GOLDEN BLIGHT H.K. Fly 1916 first edition rear inner hinge starting some soiling to the binding else a near very good copy. Illustrated. Gold no longer the standard. H.K. Fly unknown books
1973réf. 346990Somerville MA: New England Free Press 1973. 16p. staplebound pamphlet illus. very good condition. Catalog of literature for sale. New England Free Press unknown books
1881réf. 55698London 1881. Very good. Twelve monthly parts quarto 22 by 17.5 cm. 379 leaves 8 final blank. Original manuscript penned in several neat hands including 40 original illustrations mostly tipped-in on heavier paper. Title pages for vol. 1 January-June and vol. 2 July-December; index for vol. 1. Recent foliation in pencil; 75 pages with contemporary numeration in ink. Navy blue polished calf lettered and tooled in gilt marbled endleaves. Covers lightly chafed at extremities; occasional mild smudging else text about fine. Privately circulated magazine comprising essays often on historical subjects travel accounts short stories poetry riddles and puzzles along with some letters to the editor. This particular collection affords a unique perspective on a Victorian-era co-ed literary project born of youthful enthusiasm. Many of the pieces unfold serially across several issues. Floral themes depictions of girls and landscapes abound among the watercolor and ink illustrations most of which are on heavier paper and have been tipped-in. All but the last issue contain an opening illustration invoking the month. The illustrations and written pieces are pseudonymously signed by no fewer than sixteen contributors many of whom are women: Ad Lucem; Amicus; Beth; Constancy; Daphne; Elaine; Gh; Granta; Hope; Iris; Ivy; Mezereon a species of Daphne; M'one; M:zone; One of the Mob; Sinon the cousin of Odysseus who persuaded the Trojans to open the gate for the Trojan Horse; Viola. The editor's introduction and subsequent addresses attest to the ephemeral nature of the project including financial pressures. In the address to the members which appears at the opening of the second volume the editor raises the issue of increasing the subscription rate for 2 to 5 shillings per annum. "At a meeting of a few friends it was suggested that a publication of a Magazine to be circulated among the members only should be undertaken. Two members undertook to draw up a code of rules and issue a circular inviting members to join the Society the magazine of which was to be called 'The Folia Peripatetica.' The encouragement which the proposal received was quite equal to the anticipation of the promoters and many hailed with joy the advent of the Folia as a pastime and an occupation for the long winter evenings and sunny days of summer. All the contributors it is needless to say were born authors and though perhaps some were comparatively young in years yet their light was no longer to remain dimly burning under the bushel. Poets Musicians Novelists Historians all found here the medium they had long wished for. Joy joy unspeakable joy reigned supreme in the Editors office and for a season all went on as 'merry as a cricket.' But alas! vain are the hopes of man. Time was when lo a change came oer the spirit of my dream. Members finding they were after all condemned to 'blush unseen' and waste their fragrance on the limited circle of the Folia's members began to find that other and more important duties claimed their time. Some retired into distant parts of the country others went abroad or got married. In vain fresh nurses were called in and a change of Doctors -- I mean Editors -- effected Hope for a short while revived but this soon gave place to despondency. A change to Sidmouth and Plymouth only accelerated the malady. But the Folia was not to perish in this obscure way. Fate had ordained a fairer destiny. The two volumes now handsomely bound will remain for many a long year to come a fitting monument to the memory of the 'Folia Peripatetica'" editor's preface. vol. 1. "Granta" contributes several notable pieces: "University Degree Day" an eye-witness account of the 1877 ceremony where Charles Darwin received an honorary degree at Cambridge; "Jesuit Schools" prompted by the "advent of a colony of Jesuits in our secluded valley;" and "Capital Punishment" in which the author argues against "a practice entirely barbarous horrible in its details and brutalising in its effects." A piece on "Women's Rights" written under the pseudonym "Ad Lucem" is illustrated with pen drawings of butterflies. An account of Autumn maneuvers with the 20th Yorkshire Amateur Carabineers written by a participant is provided by Gh. "Hope" writes about "Shakespeare's Heroines" and "Viola" explores the lives of "Some of Our King's Wives." "One of the Mob" offers an account of "two bachelors of limited incomes" visiting Paris on the cheap. An anonymous writer compares "the translations of the old and revised versions of the New Testament" that appear in the Gospel of Matthew. "Music in Worship" by "Amicus" includes a score entitled "Augusta." An ultra-miniature 30 cm text penned within a circle and requiring magnification to read includes The Lord's Prayer a Creed and the Ten Commandments the final line noting "St. John's College Cambridge 1881." Provenance: Editorial note at close of first monthly issue noting that subscriptions for the current half year are now due and should be forwarded to No. 43 Oakley Street Chelsea. Binding: ticket of Macmichael. Stationer to the Queen. 207 Kings Road. Chelsea Watermark: Jordan Superfine. unknown books
1705réf. 47008London: s.i. 1705. Very Good. London: s.i. 1705. Pirated Edition per Case. Octavo; 19th century full blind-tooled calf by B.E. Bult spine in six compartments crimson gilt spine label all edges stained dark red red glazed endpapers; 165911pp. collated complete. Leather dried and a bit flaky along spine edges brief 19th century marginalia to a couple early leaves extensive contemporary notes to p. 592 blank pencil shelf number to rear free endpaper; Very Good and sound overall. This variant with catchword "The" on p. 564. Arsenic green binder's ticket and ownership ex libris of the British politician Edward Goulburn 1787-1868 to front pastedown. This edition described by A.E. Case's Bibliography of English Poetical Miscellanies 1521-1750 as a piracy of the first three volumes of "Poems on affairs of state." Case 237; ESTC N5917. s.i. unknown books
1918réf. 1395432Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1918. Hardcover. Octavo cxi 354 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners toning to spine. “Reprinted from the edition of 1616” — title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #1. 1395432. FP New Rockville Stock. Harvard University Press hardcover books
1973réf. 216323New York: Dover 1973. Softcover. First edition. Paper coversVG Clean text in clean stiff paper covers with light reader's flair and 1/4" small tear on front top hinge edge. Dover unknown books
1962réf. 165838ILL: Irwin 1962. Very Good. Fourth edition. Very good. Former owner's name on sticker inside cover and written on endpaper. Some pen and pencil underlining and margin writing on pages. Corners slightly bent. Edges of spine bumped. Irwin unknown books
