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THE CHEER

THE CHEER

by MEREDITH, William

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Meredith's own copy of the uncorrected proof in printed wraps. Laid in on a 7" x 5" card is a MANUSCRIPT poem from the book, "Country Stars," written by Meredith and dated January 1975.
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$250.00
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

by Boswell, James

USA: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition, in Very Good Condition, without dust jacket.The Yale Editions of the private papers of James Boswell. Published from the original manuscript. Introduction and notes by Frederick Pottle, Sterling Professor of Literature, Yale University. Preface by Christopher Morley. Include facsimiles of two of the original manuscripts. Endpapers have map... Read more about this item
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$14.12
Bluntschli, Lieber and Laboulaye

Bluntschli, Lieber and Laboulaye

by [Gilman, Daniel Colt ?]

Baltimore: privately printed for a few friends, 1884. Square 18mo, pp. 42, [2]; removed from binding, uncut and unopened, minor soiling to cover page, text clean and sound. A recounting of how the libraries and manuscripts of Bluntschli, Lieber and Laboulaye were brought together at John Hopkins University. Together the three men are credited with developing one of the first codes of international law and war. Attributed to Gilman in OCLC.
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$51.75
The Duck and the Kangaroo

The Duck and the Kangaroo

by Lear, Edward

Thin brown wraps with silver lettering on front. Facsimile of handwritten and hand illustrated poem with accompanying text by Philip Hofer. Edition of five hundred printed by The Harvard Printing Office.
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$65.00
Old science & medicine. A catalogue of MSS., books & autograph letters from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. [Catalogue] 869

Old science & medicine. A catalogue of MSS., books & autograph letters from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. [Catalogue] 869

by Maggs Bros

London: Maggs Bros., September, 1960. Small 4to, 148, [4]; inserted frontispiece and title page, 4 plates on 2 sheets, other illustrations in the text; very good and sound in original tan pictorial wrappers. With 926 items; includes subject and author index.
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$28.75
[Circular letter:] Sir, I beg leave to request your particular attention to the act which passed on the 17th February, 1823, entitled, "an act to amend an act to reduce into one, the several acts for enforcing the payment of fines into the public treasury."

[Circular letter:] Sir, I beg leave to request your particular attention to the act which passed on the 17th February, 1823, entitled, "an act to amend an act to reduce into one, the several acts for enforcing the payment of fines into the public treasury."

by Heath, Jas. E., Auditor public accounts

[Richmond]: Auditor's Office, March 22, 1823. Folio bifolium (approx. 14" x 8¼"), address panel on verso of integral leaf to William Sterrett, Esq., Mason County; pp. [2-3] containing two proforma tables for listing fines and penalties; previous folds, very good. The new act herein announced "is intended to enforce a stricter accountability in those charged with the collection of fines ... I request, for the sake of uniformity, you will use the form hereto annexed [as printed on p. 2]. Also "annexed is... Read more about this item
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$287.50
South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

by Katzew, Henry

South African Zionist Federation, 2003. Revised Edition . Softcover. Very Good. Compiled and produced by Maurice and Marcia Ostroff from Henry Katzew's original manuscript. Edited by Joe Woolf. Revised and Reprinted edition, November 2003. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 382 pages and Photo Album 58 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binging is excellent. R* 16/06/2022 GK.... Read more about this item
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$57.00
Two-page holograph petition to the town of Tiverton concerning a deed

Two-page holograph petition to the town of Tiverton concerning a deed

by Sheldon, Benjamin

Tiverton: March 25, 1772. Approx. 7½" x 8", previous folds, some browning; all else very good and legible. Benjamin Sheldon of Tiverton sent this petition to the town meeting asking that his land rights be extended. "Whereas yor petit. having, together with his son, purchased a Dwelling house standing on the Bank of Commonage, next the North End of Nanquaket pond as also One Right & Three Quarters of a Right in the Commons & beeches lying along Shore from Sineflesh River so called till it comes to the... Read more about this item
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$230.00
Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

by Library of Congress Music Division

Washington, D.C.: Self, 1950 30 pp. Wear and scuffing to wraps.. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$10.10
NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

by unnamed, Robert Riskin association

[THIN MAN RADIO SCRIPT, WORLD WAR II OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION, FRENCH TEXT] NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture "After the Thin Man", RECORDED AT: Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, DATE: DECEMBER 22, 1944, TIME: 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M., (for) United States Government, Office of War Information (Overseas), Hollywood, Calif., U.S.A., N. Y. Radio Program Bureau, French Hollywood Unit, typescript manuscript heavily annotated with text and... Read more about this item
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$1,200.00
ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

by Gerald Kean, director

[WWII US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION RADIO PLAY WITH 'CHINESE SPOT' IN CHINESE PICTOGRAMS INSERTED]; SCRIPT IN FRENCH; RARE CAST SIGNATURES WWII ERA] ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, Voice of America, French Project, Hollywood, French language half-hour radio script adaptation of the 1944 Columbia Pictures movie of the same title signed by Jon Loder and other cast members as required for payment…the radio play was intended to be... Read more about this item
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$800.00
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

by Jacques Surmagne

[1945 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] "FEMME OU DEMON" — from the Universal Pictures "DESTRY RIDES AGAIN" [the movie title for the release to the English-speaking market, "Femme…" is the movie title in French for the international market release in 1939], original ribbon radio script for the U. S. Office of War Information (OWI) WWII program, heavily annotated by director Gerald Kean whose name is in red pencil... Read more about this item
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$550.00
Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

by Madeleine, Marie [Manuscript Poem]

Paper with additional horizontal center fold, small fold tear. Erasure marks in the upper right corner on the first side. Signature with small ink smudge. Very good manuscript work from this protagonist of the Decadent movement. JBS-127. [Manuscript Poem]   Marie Madeleine  "Ein Erntelied" ("A Harvest Song")   c.1905 Manuscript poem by Marie Madeleine, the subject of Ronald K. Siegel's 2016 book The Priestess of Morphine: The Lost Writings of Marie-Madeleine in the Time of Nazis. Folded paper... Read more about this item
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$1,000.00
Scriptum super libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Liber I (Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Book one); in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper

Scriptum super libros sententiarum Petri Lombardi, Liber I (Commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Book one); in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper

by ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT OF A THEOLOGICAL COMMENTARY BY THOMAS AQUINAS. In Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Central Italy, c. 1450-1500. Dimensions 225 x 237 mm., 134 folios, copied by two scribes in small gothic book hands, red and blue initials throughout. BINDING: reversed calf over pasteboards (eighteenth-century?). TEXT: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), a Dominican friar and Doctor of the Church, composed his commentary on the Sentences of Peter Lombard while teaching in Paris in the 1250s. It was... Read more about this item
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$32,000.00
The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

by Abu-l Futouh Ahmad Ridwan (1908 - 1982)

long 4to, 30. 192ff, with 26, 16ff appendix. WITH UNPUBLISHED PARTS. The most important of the specific history of Bulak press which later printed in Bulak printing house in 1953 as: تاريخ مطبعة بولاق و لمحة في تاريخ الطباعة في بلدان الشرق الأوسط Unique manuscript of the author.
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$35,000.00
One-page autograph letter signed by C. G. V. Brower to J. A. Hillard beneath an elaborate wood engraving of the Grand Union Hotel, regarding a lost insurance policy which is to be transferred to J. Gould

One-page autograph letter signed by C. G. V. Brower to J. A. Hillard beneath an elaborate wood engraving of the Grand Union Hotel, regarding a lost insurance policy which is to be transferred to J. Gould

by Grand Union Hotel, Fourth Ave., 41st and 42nd St

[New York], 1881. Approx. 11" x 8½", the engraving approx. 4" x 7¾"; previous folds and with a couple of very short splits; otherwise very good. The hotel stood across the street from the Grand Central Depot which is also pictured in the image.
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$172.50
1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

by Atlas Assurance Company, London, England

[1867 BRITISH INSURANCE DOCUMENT, 2 RELATED DOCUMENTS] 1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY, 2 related documents concerning life insurance policy for John Watkins Freeman, (i) letter dated 16th Nov. 1867 with letterhead Atlas Assurance Office, Life Department, London, typescript with blanks filled in by hand pinned to (ii) handwritten notice to the Atlas Assurance Office from the "Solicitors of said Mary Ann Freeman"; NOTES: ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY was a British life and fire insurance company established at the... Read more about this item
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$60.00
American diaries in manuscript, 1580-1954. A descriptive bibliography

American diaries in manuscript, 1580-1954. A descriptive bibliography

by MATTHEWS, WILLIAM

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1974. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 176; fine in original red cloth, spine gilt. Over 5,000 entries with an index.
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$23.00
Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

by Van Eps, George

Pacific, Missouri:: Mel Bay Publications, 1981.. Paper covers; spiral bound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covers with a metal spiral binding; the covers (especially front cover) are ragged at the ends; Good condition.. about 12 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Description: From the foreword: ''All of the voices in a passage or progression, long or short, must be thought of as melodic lines that have to make harmonic sense and become musically believable, even though the lines may contain notational... Read more about this item
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$25.00
Two one-page autograph letters signed

Two one-page autograph letters signed

by Shillaber, Benjamin P

1872. Two letters (5" x 8"); light browning and foxing; otherwise very good. Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber (1814-1890) was an American journalist and humorist. He was the original editor of The Carpet-Bag, a Boston humor magazine that attracted submissions from many prominent authors writing under pseudonyms. Shillaber was most well-known for his comedic character Mrs. Partington, a scatterbrained yet wise old woman who Shillaber featured in several publications. 1. Chelsea, May 21, 1872. Shillaber... Read more about this item
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$115.00
ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

by REED, John

At sea: Hillacre, September, 1917. First Edition. Manuscript. Occasional staining, some aging to paper, normal folds from mailing. Very Good. Nine pages typed on four 8-1/2" x 11" leaves of Hotel Brevoort letterhead and Scandinavian-American Line letterhead with Reed's name typed at the top right corner of the first page, and pages numbered at the tops of the following pages. With the original envelope addressed in Reed's hand, postmarked twice and stamped "Opened by Censor." Reed's important... Read more about this item
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$6,250.00
Autograph document signed, being a statement of account between Stephen Ayrault and N. Marks

Autograph document signed, being a statement of account between Stephen Ayrault and N. Marks

by Ayrault, Stephen

Newport: March 10, 1749. Approx. 5¾" x 6¼", previous folds, modest stain; very good. Stephen Ayrault (1709-1794), a merchant of Newport, is purchasing over a six-month period, June 23, 1749 to January 11, 1750, one quire of "Cattridge paper," "post paper," "prayer books," "6 Shts. bills [of] lading," and "Lead," for £6.16.7½ ("errors excepted") from N. Marks. Docketed and signed by both on the verso. Each of the four lines of purchases with dates and prices affixed.
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$460.00
Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

by Hagood, Johnson

Columbia, SC: State Co, 1910. First edition. 8vo. (10), [9]-496 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, maps, one folding. Hagood (1829-1898), a native of Barnwell, was elected colonel of the 1st S.C. Volunteers as the war began, served at Fort Sumter and the first battle at Manassas and in his home state, before returning to Virginia for the 1864 battles around Richmond to Petersburg; he served as governor of South Carolina, 1880-1882. Nevins I, p. 98: "As much a biography as an autobiography; Gen.... Read more about this item
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$150.00
Meditations of an autograph collector

Meditations of an autograph collector

by Joline, Adrian H

New York: Harper & Bros, 1902. First edition, 8vo, pp. 316; frontispiece and 16 plates; hinges cracked else a very good copy in original cloth,
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$23.00
Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

by Michelmore, G., & Co

London: G. Michelmore & Co, 1921. First edition. Soft cover (yapped). Good (base of spine chipped, short tears to yapp edges). 191p (251 items) + several pls. of bindings, a few in color and/or folding. Bookseller catalogue, with occasional pencil checkmarks. One large folding color plate shows an elaborate embroidered 18th-century Italian binding made for a cardinal. Two color plates show mosaic bindings by Padeloup. Laid in: June 1921 postcard offering one-third off the catalogue prices.
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$17.00
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