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1902ref. 014146Boston: The National Publishing Company Publisher 1902. Unbound. Poor. Unbound single sheet mounted on linen with wooden dowels at the top and bottom for hanging. Approximately 38 by 39 ½ inches. A map in color depicting the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire including roads towns as well as names of mountains hills and other geographic features. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a library pastedown on the reverse. Several large tears about 12 inches long or less along the top edge with heavy tattering chipping and loss affecting the Berlin NH region and the legend. General toning minor soiling and a few faint stains. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few minor creases. The National Publishing Company, Publisher unknown
1997ref. 95284Los Angleas Moca / Museum of Contemporary Art 1997 1 vol. relié in-4 carré, cartonnage éditeur en couleurs, non paginé, nombreuses reproductions en couleurs. TEXTES ET LEGENDES EN ANGLAIS. Excellent état.
1997ref. 95284Los Angleas Moca / Museum of Contemporary Art 1997 1 vol. relié in-4 carré, cartonnage éditeur en couleurs, non paginé, nombreuses reproductions en couleurs. TEXTES ET LEGENDES EN ANGLAIS. Excellent état.
1979ref. 6902Couverture souple. Broché. 286 pages. Couverture légèrement défraîchie.
1970ref. vh3705Fascicule 1970 In-8 (16 x 24 cm), fascicule agrafé, paginé de 214 à 224 ; petites taches autour des agrafes rouillées, par ailleurs assez bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1852ref. 017405Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Fair. Illustrated wraps although MISSING rear wrapper. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann and P.T. Barnum in the rear. FAIR/GOOD condition. Rear wrapper MISSING and replaced with a blank leaf being taped to the spine with what appears to be three old name labels these have also replaced the wrapper on the spine. General moderate toning to the front wrapper with some soiling and staining. 1 ½ inch tear at the lower center edge. Extremities worn with the upper right corner missing. Owner's signature on the top of the cover. Minor scattered soiling and foxing in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand unknown
1852ref. 010944Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann in the rear. POOR condition. Rear wrapper DETACHED but present. Leaf 63/64 MISSING resulting in text missing from that section. Wrappers missing along the spine exposing the signatures beneath. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with dampstaining and other stains present. Moderate to heavy browning to the piece. A few small superficial insect holes along the extremities of the covers and first few pages. A half inch hole in the center front cover with some loss of text. Minor tearing along the extremities. Scattered soiling and staining in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand unknown
1785ref. 001268Worcester MA: Isaiah Thomas Printer 1785. Original Wraps. Poor. Stitched together with modern thread. Consists of 44 pages plus cover with ornate printers device and text on the verso of the cover. Evans ascribes this almanac to Ezra Gleason but modern scholarship suggests this was the work of Samuel Stearns see Australian Public Library catalog information. Of note in this work is an early printing of the Massachusetts Bill of Rights and a printing of John Dod's well known Sermon on Malt a text celebrating beer and ale originally published in England in the 1600's. Also included are the usual astronomical predictions for the year 1786 and a table of principle roads on the continent in and around Boston. In POOR condition with heavy tattering to the cover page and heavy loss around the extremities of that page. The bottom inch of the next page is missing apparently trimmed with no loss of text. A few other pages suffer from minor losses but nothing that affects the text. The rag paper is browned and somewhat darkened with uneven dampstaining throughout again not affecting readability. A few very faint notations present in ink in the margins of a few pages. Front cover barely attached. The rest of the almanac is solid and complete. Overall heavy wear to this almanac in POOR condition. Photos available upon request. Isaiah Thomas, Printer unknown
1897ref. 027240Charles Scribner's Sons: 1897. The first edition 360 pages. This book "is a modest attempt to give my readers a view of the machinery of our National Government in motion and some instruction as to the relations and uses of its several parts." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER with some discoloration of front lower cover edge otherwise a nice clean tight copy. Scarce. Blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribner's Sons: Hardcover
1973ref. 021587Portsmouth NH: Portsmouth 350 Inc 1973. Hard Cover. Good/Good. #167 in a limited edition. Glossy black faux leather hard covers. In dust jackets. 371 503 pages including an index to both volumes in volume 2. With black and white photos. A comprehensive history or Portsmouth NH with topics not discussed extensively elsewhere including the clipper ship days the Return of the Sons celebration in 1853 the effects of major fires on the city as well as a discussion of the notorious red-light district and its closing. Pictures of some of the more infamous bawdy houses are included. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling scuffing and a few minor stains to the jacket. A few small tears and chips resulting in minor loss to the jackets. Superficial scuffing with slight loss of jacket illustrations to volume two. Extremities with minor tears and chips. Large tear along the lower hinge of volume two. Minor fading and soiling to the books. Portsmouth 350, Inc unknown
1809ref. 017007Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1809. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. Xi 431 pp. Volume two only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin including an historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvania as well as epistolary correspondence not previously published. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label pastedowns and pockets in the interior. Soiling and scuffing to the covers with the spine darkened and discolored. Moderate to heavy intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1809ref. 017078Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1809. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 477 pp. With several illustrated plates although MISSING 3 at pages 253 313 348 and MISSING the first leaf of the contents page. Volume three only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin focusing on his science experiments and explorations including a lengthy section on electricity as well as meteorology etc. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label pastedowns and pockets in the interior. Soiling and scuffing to the covers with the spine darkened and discolored. Moderate to heavy intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. Illustration at page 12 MISSING a part along the fold. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1817ref. 017251Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1817. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 564 pp. Volume six only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin this being a collection of letters to and from Benjamin Franklin published from the originals by his grandson William Temple Franklin. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label pastedowns and pockets in the interior. Soiling and scuffing to the covers with the spine darkened and discolored. Moderate intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1927Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
ref. 021869New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher. Wraps. Good. : no date circa 1847. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1847 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states an account of the US-Mexican War including a map of a battle a piece on the Oregon treaty etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1851ref. 021063New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1851. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1851 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a two page essay on California in 1850 describing four different fires in San Francisco an armed uprising of squatters gold mining fighting with Indigenous peoples etc.; an ocean ship canal in Central America; and a one page statistical survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Corners creased. Front cover tearing along the hinge. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1852ref. 021216New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1852. Wraps. Good. no date 1852. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1852 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a one-page essay on California in 1851 describing different fires in San Francisco and Stockton the formation of the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco who caught tried and hung a robber all in one night gold mining etc.; and a two page survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Small owner's signature on the upper front cover. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1844ref. 020715New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1844. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1844. Printed wraps. 72 pp. An almanac for 1844 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states musing on politics etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Moderate soiling staining and spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1845ref. 020713New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1845. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1845. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1845 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states printings of the Declaration of Independence the US Constitution and George Washington's Farewell Address etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Owner's signature on the upper front cover.Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849ref. 020714New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1850ref. 020730New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1850. Wraps. Good. no date 1850. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1850 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes pieces on California flogging in the Navy a railroad that would span the isthmus of Panama railways and canals across America etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849ref. 020795New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1848ref. 020554New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1848. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps late 1847 early 1848. Printed wraps. 64 pp. Two maps present one depicting the region of Texas and present-day Oklahoma; the other depicting the Oregon Territory. An almanac for 1846 issued by the Whig Party in the United States printing a definition of the party and its platform on the front cover. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a look at the values of foreign currency and money a declaration of principles of the Whig Party from a convention in Massachusetts etc. Of note are several pieces on the US-Mexican War one discussing the origins of the war and another providing the latest news of the war battles etc. A third is a speech by Tom Corwin on the war. Also present is a printing of a speech by Henry Clay at Lexington Kentucky. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1952ref. 022334Artcraft Press: 1952. 579 pages illustrated. "This single volume contains interesting source material in the form of original papers and unpublished diaries written by a gallaxy western authors whose contributions will long be remembered. This is copy no. 159 of the regular edition limited to 500 copies. Fold-out tipped in on the rear pastedown is present. FINE- HARDCOVER decorated reddish-brown cloth slight crease to the frontis. This is Volume VII of the Original Contributions to Western History. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Artcraft Press: Hardcover
1785ref. 143642London: C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. Very Good. London C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. An engraved map with original hand colouring printed surface 296 × 525 mm sheet size 305 × 540 mm. Vertical folds as issued; remnants of an old guard on the verso; a few light creases; slight tanning around the blue and green colouring; an excellent copy. The headline states that the map was 'Engraved for Guthries new System of Geography'. C. Dilly & G. Robinson unknown
