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1948 - Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study of Flophouses, Cage Hotels, Including Missions, Shelters and Institutions Serving Unattached (Homeless) Men. A Sociological Study that Includes English Origins of Mass Relief -- Samples of American Mass Relief and a Modern Investigation of Public and Private Policies in Chicago. New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1948 First Edition.Signed by author ( see photograph )"In the role of a bona fide client, the author registered for relief, took the pauper's oath and received a relief card. At the shelters and flophouse he mixed with the shelter men, getting direct quotations from those interviewed...careful to make the quotations exact...joined in all shelter activities, games, discussions, and efforts to secure work...really became part of shelter life..." from the preface.An historical record of treatment of the homeless, presenting the localized techniques of relief, and detailed information on the policy of the shelters in Chicago from 1930-1938.…
Read More A Photographic Trip Around The World Representing Views Of Cities, Public Buildings, Cathedrals, Street Scenes, Mosques, Churches, Temples, Observatories, Castles, Homes Of Noted People, Volcanoes, Lake And Mountain Scenery, Lochs, Falls, River Scenery, Canons, Geysers, Bridges, Parks, Fountains, Towers, Memorials, Pyramids, Ruins Of Temples, Tropical Scenery, Huts, And An Array Of Instantaneous Views, Showing The Life Of The People In The Various Portions Of The World, - : Gathered from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands Also copies of paintings taken from the Great Galleries of the World. Forming a beautiful collection of Photographs in one volume.
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A Photographic Trip Around the World Representing Views of Cities, Public Buildings, Cathedrals, Street Scenes, Mosques, Churches, Temples, Observatories, Castles, Homes of Noted People, Volcanoes, Lake and Mountain Scenery, Lochs, Falls, River Scenery, Canons, Geysers, Bridges, Parks, Fountains, Towers, Memorials, Pyramids, Ruins of Temples, Tropical Scenery, Huts, And an array of instantaneous views, showing the life of the people in the various portions of the World,: Gathered from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands Also copies of paintings taken from the Great Galleries of the World. Forming a beautiful collection of Photographs in one volume.
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A Photographic Trip Around the World, RepresentingViews of Cities, Public Buildings, Cathedrals, Street Scenes, Mosques, Churches, Temples, Observatories, Castles, Homes of Noted People, Volcanoes, Lake and Mountain Scenery, Lochs, Falls, River Scenery, Canons, Geysers, Bridges, Parks, Fountains, Towers, Memorials, Pyramids, Ruins of Temples, Tropical Scenery, Huts, And an array of instantaneous views, showing the life of the people in the various portions of the World. Gathered from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Also copies of paintings taken from the Great Galleries of the World.Forming a beautiful collection of Photographs in one volume. Sold by Subscription Only. 1892 - First EditionThis original 1892 is a real beauty, ready for its next 130 years! Careful, professional restoration has added a new spine, with the original spine re-applied and aged end pages. A few page tears were archivally mended. Gilt on cover and spine is still good. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study...Including Missions, Shelters,...1948 First Edition
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Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Asia [two volumes] Northern / Eastern Asia and Western Asia, 1896
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Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Northern and Eastern Asia (Vol. I) and Southern and Western Asia (Vol. II). A. H. Keane. London: Edward Stanford; 1896. In two volumes: 15 fold-out color maps (lithographs) and 189 illustrationsVolume I: Northern Asia (Caucasia, Russian Turkestan, Siberia) AND Eastern Asia (Chinese Empire, Japan) Volume II: Southern Asia (Afghanistan, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula AND Western Asia (Muhammadan States of Turkey in Asia, Arabia and Persia)Condition: This two-volume set is an original with 15 fold out maps in excellent condition as well as 179 illustrations in the combined volumes. Bindings are secure and cover and spine gold stamping is bright as shown. Note that the foldouts required the insertion of guards within the signatures which appear throughout the books as published. This was done to accommodate the large number of fold outs. All pages, maps and illustrations are present and accounted for! We carefully photograph our items so that you…
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*Fabric Sample Book* - Harris Tailors Trimmings Book No. 4, 1940
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William Harris Company, St. Paul Minnesota, Harris Tailors Trimmings. This Book of Harris Tailors' Trimmings Represents The Most Complete Trimming Line in America. "We are Always at Your Service". Containing 369 fabric samples on 101 pagesWm. Harris Woolen Co. Established in 1910 by William Harris as a wholesale woolen jobber with its principal office in St. Paul, Minnesota and continued in its primary business until William Harris' death in 1953.101 Pages with 369 cloth samples -- Scarce complete catalogIncludes information on pricing and supplies including:Thread: Silk, Corticelli Cotton Samples and Henry Myer Thread Co mercerized cotton +, Buttons, Notions for measurement, scissors, iron, interfacing, seam binding, padding, muslin and moleskin, brushes, bodkins, hangers, buckles, pins and needles, snaps, labels, Furrier SuppliesCondition: This original, scarce pre-1940 catalogue of 101 pages has 369 fabric swatch samples, each page being complete. The original cord and hardcover are shown in the…
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable Sayings of the Great Man,Never Before Published by Any of his Biographers. M. L. Weems, Author of Life of Washington. Philadelphia: Published by Uriah Hunt...and Louisville, KY, Published by Morton & Co. 239 pp, 4-1/2" x 71/8". 1829.Early edition of M. L. Weems biography of Benjamin Franklin. First published in 1817 as "Life of Benjamin Franklin with Essays"...a bit different content. Considered one of the cornerstone biographies of Benjamin Franklin, written close to his time. Author brags that it contains "choice anecdotes and admirable sayings" never before published by any of his biographers.Condition: Re-bound in contemporary leather as shown. Interior is complete, has typical foxing, with engravings scattered throughout. Nice firm binding with original stitching. Sample pages are photographed for your review. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos,…
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The Literary Year-Book, 1897 FIRST EDITION
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The Literary Year-Book (British) 1897 Edited by F. G. Aflalo. 300 pages including Alphabetical Index. Some Titles from the Table of Contents:A Literary Causerie; Law and University Terms; Great Public Libraries; The Future of Books; Public Libraries : Directory; Literary Clubs, Etc.; Review Copies; Conspectus of Books Published 1890-1896;Wanted: A Law of Copyright; The Recent Revival in Printing; A Famous Press [Ballantyne]; Signs Used in Correcting Proofs; Bibliographical and Typographical Terms; Technical Terms in Processes of ReproductionDirectory of Authors; Directory of Publishers; Directory of Booksellers; ...Portrait and Biographical Sketches: Mrs Alice Meynell; Mr Stanley Weyman; Madame Sara Grand; Mr Israel Gollancz; Hon Mrs Henniker; Mr G S Street; Mrs Olivia Shakespear; Mr Richard La Gallienne; Mr Walter Raymond; Mr George Gissing;Mr W B Yeats; 'Q'; 'Anthony Hope'; Obituary:William Tegg; Stepniak; Lady Llanover; Henri van Laun; Lord/Sir Frederic Leighton; Alexander MacMillan; Lady Wilde;…
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Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study...Including Missions, Shelters,...1948 First Edition
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1948 - Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study of Flophouses, Cage Hotels, Including Missions, Shelters and Institutions Serving Unattached (Homeless) Men. A Sociological Study that Includes English Origins of Mass Relief -- Samples of American Mass Relief and a Modern Investigation of Public and Private Policies in Chicago. New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1948 First Edition.Signed by author ( see photograph )"In the role of a bona fide client, the author registered for relief, took the pauper's oath and received a relief card. At the shelters and flophouse he mixed with the shelter men, getting direct quotations from those interviewed...careful to make the quotations exact...joined in all shelter activities, games, discussions, and efforts to secure work...really became part of shelter life..." from the preface.An historical record of treatment of the homeless, presenting the localized techniques of relief, and detailed information on the policy of the shelters in Chicago from 1930-1938.…
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Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Asia [two volumes] Northern / Eastern Asia and Western Asia, 1896
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Asia: Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel: Northern and Eastern Asia (Vol. I) and Southern and Western Asia (Vol. II). A. H. Keane. London: Edward Stanford; 1896. In two volumes: 15 fold-out color maps (lithographs) and 189 illustrationsVolume I: Northern Asia (Caucasia, Russian Turkestan, Siberia) AND Eastern Asia (Chinese Empire, Japan) Volume II: Southern Asia (Afghanistan, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula AND Western Asia (Muhammadan States of Turkey in Asia, Arabia and Persia)Condition: This two-volume set is an original with 15 fold out maps in excellent condition as well as 179 illustrations in the combined volumes. Bindings are secure and cover and spine gold stamping is bright as shown. Note that the foldouts required the insertion of guards within the signatures which appear throughout the books as published. This was done to accommodate the large number of fold outs. All pages, maps and illustrations are present and accounted for! We carefully photograph our items so that you…
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*Fabric Sample Book* - Harris Tailors Trimmings Book No. 4, 1940
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William Harris Company, St. Paul Minnesota, Harris Tailors Trimmings. This Book of Harris Tailors' Trimmings Represents The Most Complete Trimming Line in America. "We are Always at Your Service". Containing 369 fabric samples on 101 pagesWm. Harris Woolen Co. Established in 1910 by William Harris as a wholesale woolen jobber with its principal office in St. Paul, Minnesota and continued in its primary business until William Harris' death in 1953.101 Pages with 369 cloth samples -- Scarce complete catalogIncludes information on pricing and supplies including:Thread: Silk, Corticelli Cotton Samples and Henry Myer Thread Co mercerized cotton +, Buttons, Notions for measurement, scissors, iron, interfacing, seam binding, padding, muslin and moleskin, brushes, bodkins, hangers, buckles, pins and needles, snaps, labels, Furrier SuppliesCondition: This original, scarce pre-1940 catalogue of 101 pages has 369 fabric swatch samples, each page being complete. The original cord and hardcover are shown in the…
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable Sayings of the Great Man,Never Before Published by Any of his Biographers. M. L. Weems, Author of Life of Washington. Philadelphia: Published by Uriah Hunt...and Louisville, KY, Published by Morton & Co. 239 pp, 4-1/2" x 71/8". 1829.Early edition of M. L. Weems biography of Benjamin Franklin. First published in 1817 as "Life of Benjamin Franklin with Essays"...a bit different content. Considered one of the cornerstone biographies of Benjamin Franklin, written close to his time. Author brags that it contains "choice anecdotes and admirable sayings" never before published by any of his biographers.Condition: Re-bound in contemporary leather as shown. Interior is complete, has typical foxing, with engravings scattered throughout. Nice firm binding with original stitching. Sample pages are photographed for your review. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos,…
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The Literary Year-Book, 1897 FIRST EDITION
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The Literary Year-Book (British) 1897 Edited by F. G. Aflalo. 300 pages including Alphabetical Index. Some Titles from the Table of Contents:A Literary Causerie; Law and University Terms; Great Public Libraries; The Future of Books; Public Libraries : Directory; Literary Clubs, Etc.; Review Copies; Conspectus of Books Published 1890-1896;Wanted: A Law of Copyright; The Recent Revival in Printing; A Famous Press [Ballantyne]; Signs Used in Correcting Proofs; Bibliographical and Typographical Terms; Technical Terms in Processes of ReproductionDirectory of Authors; Directory of Publishers; Directory of Booksellers; ...Portrait and Biographical Sketches: Mrs Alice Meynell; Mr Stanley Weyman; Madame Sara Grand; Mr Israel Gollancz; Hon Mrs Henniker; Mr G S Street; Mrs Olivia Shakespear; Mr Richard La Gallienne; Mr Walter Raymond; Mr George Gissing;Mr W B Yeats; 'Q'; 'Anthony Hope'; Obituary:William Tegg; Stepniak; Lady Llanover; Henri van Laun; Lord/Sir Frederic Leighton; Alexander MacMillan; Lady Wilde;…
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A PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
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Chicago 1892 Monarch Book ( Miller). Oblong 4to hardcover. 203 fullpage photo illustrations of sights from around the world (printed on rectos only.) Inner hinges reinforced. Good. no owner marks. .
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A Photographic Trip around the World; also copies of paintings taken from the great galleries of the world
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Washington, D.C.: Photographic Pub Co. VG. (1892). Brown binding, gilt lettering on spine (rubbed). .
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