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Flint, Michigan: Apple Tree Press, 1954. First edition, no. 10 of 50 copies on Large Paper. 19 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Tan wrappers. First edition, no. 10 of 50 copies on Large Paper. 19 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Laurence A267b

London: Ernest Benn, 1977. Copy no. 50 of 150 numbered sets (fewer than 100 were in fact produced) signed by Overfield & Jim Nice. With 20 original nymphs tied by Jim Nice to Skues patterns. 288 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's green morocco gilt, t.e.g. Slipcase. Spines faintly toned. Fine. Copy no. 50 of 150 numbered sets (fewer than 100 were in fact produced) signed by Overfield & Jim Nice. With 20 original nymphs tied by Jim Nice to Skues patterns. 288 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. With Original Flies tied by Jim Nice. The deluxe edition of this excellent study of the life and fly-fishing writings of G.E.M. Skues.

London: James E. Hawkins, 17, Paternoster Row, 1893. 20 illus. after sketches by the author & a folding map of West Central Africa and the route walked by the author of Benguella To Garenganze and made by the Royal Geographical Society, at end. viii, [ii], 276pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarters tan mottled polished calf, marbled boards, brown title label. Fine. 20 illus. after sketches by the author & a folding map of West Central Africa and the route walked by the author of Benguella To Garenganze and made by the Royal Geographical Society, at end. viii, [ii], 276pp. 8vo. The Yeke Kingdom (also called the Garanganze or Garenganze kingdom) of the Garanganze people in Katanga, DR Congo, was short-lived, existing from about 1856 to 1891 under one king, Msiri.

Washington, 1859. 4¾" x 7. Broadside; small tear in lower left corner, slightly worn along left edge. Very good. 4¾" x 7" The orders of Secretary of War John B. Floyd outlining how the pursuit and treatment of hostile Indians are to be administered in light of potential conflicts with other military departments. The orders allow any army unit to pursue a hostile force into another department. However, if the goal is to arrest an individual from a friendly tribe who has fled, the job is to be passed to the neighboring department. The orders also stipulate that any trooper who loses his Colt revolver will be charged $40.

Washington, 1855. 9pp. 12mo. Dbd. Internally clean. Very good. 9pp. 12mo. Dbd. Court Martialed for Attempting to Establish a Settlement in Kansas. While serving as commanding officer of Fort Riley, Kansas Territory in 1855, William Montgomery abused his position as the highest ranking military officer in the area in his attempt to establish a civilian settlement just outside the post. As leader of what he called the "Pawnee Association," Montgomery acted outside his authority in distributing over four hundred acres at a public sale to a host of eager settlers. He took little care to conceal his activities, and printed at least one broadside advertising the newly available land. In 1954, Edward Eberstadt offered this broadside for sale, writing that it is "the only known copy of the earliest specimen of territorial printing to bear the printer's office, place and date." Despite being responsible for the first definitive printed Kansas document, the army was quite displeased with Montgomery's… Read More

N.p., 1920. 1 vols. 2-1/4 inches diameter. Fine condition, mounted in a double glazed circular gilt plaster and red plush frame. 1 vols. 2-1/4 inches diameter. Goetz was the most celebrated propaganda medallist of early 20th century Germany. The obverse shows a nude female captive, her arms tied behind her to a giant phallus surmounted by a French soldier's helmet, under the words "Die Schwarze Schande", a broken harp beside her, and an all-seeing eye looking down. The reverse displays a grotesque caricature of a negroid French soldier, in helmet, next to the words "Liberté egalité fraternité", and the date 1920; above are the words "Die Wacht Am Rhein!!", possibly a scurrilous reference to French colonial troops serving in World War I.

[London]: Privately Printed by the Author 9 Wilton Road, Muswell Hill, N.10, 1930. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies signed by James Hanley, "for sale to Private Subscribers.. Woodcut frontis. by William Roberts. 36pp. 8vo. Original maroon buckram gilt,. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies signed by James Hanley, "for sale to Private Subscribers." Woodcut frontis. by William Roberts. 36pp. 8vo. 500 COPIES PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR. James Hanley (1897-1985) was a novelist and playwright of Irish descent. 'The German Prisoner' was published the same year as his first novel, 'Drift.' His second novel 'Boy' (1931) was suppressed for obscenity.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1856. First edition. 391 pp. [xi]. 8vo. Marble boards with green half leather, GTE, with gilt titles on banded spine that is evenly browned (green morocco has evenly age-toned to brown), tip of spine darkened (with tiny nick), moderate wear at tips of corners, title page has small soil mark at tip of one corner, else a very good copy, with text quite fresh and clean. First edition. 391 pp. [xi]. 8vo.

Grand Gulf, Mississippi, 1835. [4]pp. Folio newspaper. Minor fold lines, light browning. Institutional deaccession stamp in lower margin. Contemporary ownership signature in right margin. Very good. [4]pp. An early issue of this scarce Mississippi newspaper. Edited by W.M. Smyth, publication of the GRAND GULF ADVERTISER began on Feb. 17, 1834 and continued to 1839, after which it became known as the WEEKLY GRAND GULF ADVERTISER.... The bulk of the present issue is comprised of Andrew Jackson's Dec. 7, 1835 address to both houses of Congress. Jackson touches on Spain's internal conflicts, political unrest in South America, and the abandonment of an Indian policy rooted in engagement. A wealth of advertisements occupy the verso of the last leaf. EBERSTADT 135:543. OCLC 10134360

Denver: Herald Print, 1861. Partially-printed certificate, 7 x 4 inches, completed in manuscript. Mounted on heavy card. Some soiling in upper and lower right corners. Vertical tape repair in center. Mounted on heavy card. Good. Mounted on heavy card. Some soiling in upper and lower right corners. Vertical tape repair in center. Mounted on heavy card. Good. Partially-printed certificate, 7 x 4 inches, completed in manuscript. Mounted on heavy card. Some soiling in upper and lower right corners. Vertical tape repair in center. Mounted on heavy card. Good. Claim for Pike's Peak Gold. A claim certificate for a Colorado mine when Colorado was still part of the Kansas Territory. Signed by both the claimant and the town recorder, mining claim certificates are quite rare. Printing began in Denver in 1859, making the present sample an excellent early Colorado printing survival.

Hot Springs, Arkansas/ Chicago/ etc., 1905. The letters are folded for mailing, with few moderate soil marks, one letter has few spots of early, slight discoloration in margins, else the five letters are in very good condition. SIX SIGNED LETTERS, FROM ANTOINETTE VAN HOESEN WAKEMAN TO SENATOR HENRY E. BURNHAM CONCERNING ARCHBISHOP IRELAND. Antoinette (Prudence) Van Hoesen Wakeman was a journalist for 'The Chicago Evening Post,' and served as the first President of The Press League (of Chicago), which was founded with the goal of establishing cooperation among women who earn their living writing for the press. She also published a novel ('Questions of Conscience,' in 1900), a play ('The Testing,' in 1909), and an instructional book on sewing and garment cutting ('Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting: for Use in the Schools and in the Home,' in 1900). Senator Henry Eben Burnham, a Republican from New Hampshire, was a member of the Senate from 1901-1913. He served on the Committee on Cuban Relations… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First American edition, and first edition thus of this translation with preface by Emerson. 379pp. 8vo. Original brick cloth. Binding has light soiling, with rubbing, and few tiny tears, at tips of spine, else a very good, bright copy, with text fresh and clean. First American edition, and first edition thus of this translation with preface by Emerson. 379pp. 8vo. JOHN ALBEE'S COPY OF "THE GULISTAN OR ROSE GARDEN" A nice association copy; John Albee was a friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and he wrote 'Reminiscences of Emerson' [1882; reprinted in 'Concord Lectures in Philosophy'(Myerson E202)] and 'Remembrances of Emerson' [1901; revised edition 1903]. Persian poet, Musle-Huddeen Sheik Saadi (1184-1291) was born in Shiraz. In Emerson's introduction he explains the reason for the late date of publication "The slowness to import these books into our libraries-mainly owing, no doubt, to the forbidding difficulty of the original languages- is also due in part to some… Read More

London: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's Head Pall-Mall, 1739. First edition, with list of subscribers, including the name of Mr. Samuel Johnson, present [CBEL, Vol. II, p. 435, noting "performance prohibited, but acted at Dublin in 1744 as The Patriot"]. pp. xxii (including twelve-page list of subscribers and two-page prologue), 85. 12mo. rebound in modern unprinted tan wrappers.Some slight early foxing, with evidence of early sewing along the spine, else a near fine copy, tipped into late brown unprinted wrappers, with owner's bookplate on inside front cover. First edition, with list of subscribers, including the name of Mr. Samuel Johnson, present [CBEL, Vol. II, p. 435, noting "performance prohibited, but acted at Dublin in 1744 as The Patriot"]. pp. xxii (including twelve-page list of subscribers and two-page prologue), 85. 12mo. 1739 PLAY "GUSTAVUS VASA, THE DELIVERER OF HIS COUNTRY" Henry Brooke was born in Ireland, in Co. Cavan, in 1703. He was educated at Trinity College, and lived for… Read More

1980. 4" x 6" postcard inscribed by Garcia Marquez, "Para Karl mi amigo. Fine. 4" x 6" postcard inscribed by Garcia Marquez, "Para Karl mi amigo

Paris: Ancienne Maison Lévy Frères, 1895. First edition, no. 7 of 50 on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). With 8 compositions by Guillaume Dubufe (in two states). 136 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Three quarter tan morocco over marbled boards, blue morocco spine label, original orange printed wrappers bound in, t.e.g. Bookplate of Leopold Dor. Minor exterior soiling, else fine. Dubufe, Guillaume. First edition, no. 7 of 50 on Japon, with extra suite of plates before letters (edition of 300). With 8 compositions by Guillaume Dubufe (in two states). 136 pp. 1 vols. Tall 8vo.

London: William Heinemann, 1898. With 62 photogravures and 10 lithographic facsimiles in color. ix, 214 pp. 1 vols. Thick folio. Three-quarter green morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g. Extremites rubbed, base of spine chipped and rubbed at joints, boards soiled, else Very Good. With 62 photogravures and 10 lithographic facsimiles in color. ix, 214 pp. 1 vols. Thick folio.

Spain: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2004. First edition. 105 pp. Color and black and white illustrated throughout. 4to (square quatro). Pictorial blue wrappers, still in shrink, housed in black publisher's cloth slipcase; a fine copy. First edition. 105 pp. Color and black and white illustrated throughout. 4to (square quatro). Catalogue of the exhibition from The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, detailing the history of the Cadaqués Gallery, founded in 1973 and which closed its doors in 1997.

Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1861. First edition, one of 250 copies. 41 portrait engravings. 351 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half red morocco, red boards, original wrappers bound in. Spine darkened, extremities rubbed, else Near Fine. Small previous owner's stamp. First edition, one of 250 copies. 41 portrait engravings. 351 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

London: Printed for the Author, by W. and A. Strahan; and sold by J. Murray, Fleet-street; P. Elmssly, Strand; C. Elliot, J. Balfour and R. Jamieson, Edinburgh, 1780. First edition. 2 vols. 4to (295 x 220 mm.). Untrimmed in original boards, with a little toning, few spots at ends, boards and free endpapers working loose, spines chipped with backstrips partially lacking. Cloth dropbox. First edition. 2 vols. 4to (295 x 220 mm.). IN BOARDS. Shaw has come to prominence partly through his friendship with Samuel Johnson, to whom he was introduced in London in 1774. Johnson encouraged him to publish An Analysis of the Gaelic Language, having seen the material in manuscript. Two editions were published in Edinburgh in 1778. The book has been described by a modern Gaelic scholar as 'a rudimentary grammar, with no claim to distinction beyond its being the first published work of its kind' (MacDonald, 4). With the publication of Stewart's Elements of Gaelic Grammar in 1801, Shaw's work was superseded. "In… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First edition. 4 Color tipped-inplates by Howard Pyle. 1 vols. 8vo. Gray decorated cloth, In half green morocco slipcase and chemise. Pyle, Howard. First edition. 4 Color tipped-inplates by Howard Pyle. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed, Third Book. Inscribed by the Author on the endpaper "The unpardonable defect xxxx of these stories is that, while they revive the manners of a past age, they do not revive manners to be admired or cultivated. James Branch Cabell. For Frederick B. Eddy 26 June 1919.