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![“An Arabic Pompeii. Historic Discovery in Andalusia, Dec. 1910. Contributed by Special Correspondents from Seville. 9th December 1910” [Medina Azzahra]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/862/738/1391738862.0.b.jpg)
“An Arabic Pompeii. Historic Discovery in Andalusia, Dec. 1910. Contributed by Special Correspondents from Seville. 9th December 1910” [Medina Azzahra]
by [Anon.] Manuscript
Handwritten notebook --author(s) unknown, comprising 22 pages on the above subject and 29 pp. on "Pyrolatry or Fire-Worship".
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The article "An Arabic Pompeii [Medina Azzahra] documents part of a trip by the correspondents to Spain to trace the roots of Arabic art and architecture for a proposed book. While there, they heard rumors of the excavation of an early Arabic site. This site and its contents were kept secret by the Spanish government, and the writers of this journal detail how they... Read more about this item
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The article "An Arabic Pompeii [Medina Azzahra] documents part of a trip by the correspondents to Spain to trace the roots of Arabic art and architecture for a proposed book. While there, they heard rumors of the excavation of an early Arabic site. This site and its contents were kept secret by the Spanish government, and the writers of this journal detail how they... Read more about this item
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$175.00
Lo Statuto della Compagnia del Santissimo Sagramento in S. Nicolò dei Perfetti (Statutes of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Sacrament), in Italian and Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
CAREFULLY WRITTEN AND DECORATED UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT FROM AN ITALIAN CONFRATERNITY. In Italian and Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment, Italy (Rome), c. 1736-1745. Dimensions 231 x 167 mm., 27 folios, complete, written in black ink in italic and in an upright script modelled on Roman font in 25 long lines, red rubrics, full decorative borders in black ink throughout, five 3-line and one 4-line initials in red ink with acanthus, one 6-line initial in black ink with acanthus, decorative tail pieces...
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$6500.00
THE JOURNALS OF MADAM KNIGHT, AND REV. MR. BUCKINGHAM. FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, WRITTEN IN 1704 & 1710
by [Knight, Sarah Kemble, and John Buckingham]
New-York: Wilder & Campbell, 1825.. 129pp. Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands and leather label. Light tanning. Lower outer corner of first eleven leaves raggedly torn (not affecting text). Occasional soiling and light foxing. Leaf with pages 125-126 with a two-inch horizontal tear (no loss of text). Good plus. The scarce first printing of the journal of Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727) describing a journey taken from Boston to New York in 1704. George Parker Winship (in...
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$2250.00
An American Primer With Facsimiles of the Original Manuscript
by Whitman, Walt
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1970. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paperback bound in white card covers with portrait of Whitman on front cover. 35 pages. Edited by Horace Traubel, with a foreword. Stated first City Lights edition, January 1970. "Walt Whitman's general thoughts and speculations on language, especially American English", compiled by his biographer Traubel from manuscript sources. "An alternative...
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$10.00
CHEW AND OTHER RUMINATIONS
by Arnzen, Michael A
Pueblo, CO: Mastication Publications, 1991. "Arnzen's first poetry collection, self-published under Arnzen's imprint, Mastication Publications. Showcases artwork by five artists. Run of 234 copies (numbered on inside back cover)." Out-of-print. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL ARNZEN: "Enter a room of tongues...Michael A. Arnzen." [search our listings for more Michael Arnzen including original manuscripts and signed items] . SIGNED. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine - As New....
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$18.95
1750 HANDWRITTEN DEED OF SALE BY THOMAS PARTRIDGE, PRESTON, CONNECTICUT
by Connecticut, Preston / Partridge, Thomas
1750. Original manuscript. Very Good. One full page, folio, 31 lines written in sepia ink on laid paper; some weakness at folds with no text loss. In part: "...I Thomas Partridge of Preston in ye County of New London and Colony of Connittient[sic] in new england Do for and in consideration of one Hundred pounds of ye old tenor to me paid and received by Thomas Clark Junr. of norwich...grant Claim unto him...all ye land lying in ye twonship of Norwich...on ye west side of divideing line Between Norwich...
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$100.00
History of the Expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, during the years 1804-5-6, in Four Volumes
by Elliott Coues
Francis P. Harper, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. New York, 1893; LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED 840/1000; 4 volumes, complete encompassing 3 text volumes plus atlas; all 3 maps present in rear pocket of Volume IV; A new edition "reprinted from the only authorized edition of 1814 with copious critical commentary, prepared upon examination of unpublished official archives and many other sources of information, including a diligent study of the Original Manuscript Journals and Field Notebooks of...
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$4750.00
![[Large Archive of Photographs, Letters, and Assorted Ephemera Documenting the Extended Skonberg-Price-Wilson Family from the Midwest]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/108/666/1545666108.0.b.jpg)
[Large Archive of Photographs, Letters, and Assorted Ephemera Documenting the Extended Skonberg-Price-Wilson Family from the Midwest]
by [Kansas]. [Kentucky]. [Texas]
[Various locations, mainly in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas, 1969. Very good.. Approximately fifty-five original manuscript letters and documents, plus 150 photographs, most on studio mounts, and several dozen ephemeral items, including newspaper clippings, photocopies of manuscript documents, business cards, and much more. A handful of photographs with minor chipping, but overall in nice shape. A voluminous archive of letters, documents, photographs and more documenting various aspects of an...
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$1250.00
A Journal of the Transactions and Occurrences in the settlement of Massachusetts and the other New-England Colonies, from the year 1630 to 1644
by WINTHROP, John
Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1790. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Edited by Noah Webster. Octavo. pp. [6], 364, [4]pp., with a blank leaf following title leaf not included in pagination. Contemporary sheep, gilt spine with red titling label. Rubbing and minor wear at the edges of the boards, some light toning and foxing in the text, one two-leaf gathering is starting, a very good or better copy in a nice American binding. Contemporary small owner?s name in ink on front free endpaper, with...
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$1200.00
Pair of Highly Decorative Indian Miniatures.
by [NORTH INDIAN/PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS]
[Possibly 19th Century].. Two original manuscript miniatures each 33.3 x 21.6cm (sheet size), 26.2 x 15cm (image size) , highly-finished images in black ink, pastel and chalk, manuscript captions to top and bottom and narrative script on versos. Margins slightly soiled and dusty but overall in fine, bright state preserved in window mounts. Striking group compositions of equestrian sporting pursuits: one a group of four playing polo and the other a hunting party accompanied by drummers. North Indian or...
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A$475.00
Day Books & Ledgers for Goods Bought and Sold and Work Performed
by Tebbetts, Amos
Rochester, Strafford and Barrington, [New Hampshire], 1837. Four volumes. Folio. 410 x 160 mm., [15 ¾ x 6 inches]. Manuscript in ink. About 800 pages of text in total. Full contemporary reversed sheep, red leather labels; bindings soiled but sound and attractive. Each volume is marked in ink on the upper board with a letter, A, B, C. D to designate sequence. Paper stock a bit brown with age but in good condition and the handwriting is highly legible. Remarkable set of financial records of...
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$1850.92
The production archive of the Hollywood film producer Elliott Kastner for an unmade animated musical film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic nove
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis. KASTNER, Elliott
The production archive of the Hollywood film producer Elliott Kastner for an unmade animated musical film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novelKastner (1930-2010) was a larger than life American film producer, whose best known credits include Where Eagles Dare and The Long Goodbye. This collection documents his attempts over a couple of decades to adapt Treasure Island from the late 1960s into the 1990s.The archive includes:The original autograph manuscript of the screenplay by Gerald...
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£1995.00
1870 QUIT CLAIM DEED BETWEEN SAMUEL HUBBEL OF JAMESVILLE, WISCONSIN, AND SAMUEL M. WOOD OF CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
by Wisconsin, Jamesville / Hubbell, Samuel and Catherine
Rock County, Wisconsin, 1870. Original manuscript. Very Good. One leaf, written in a neat hand on blue paper. Dated 21 February 1870. 12.5" x 8" Attached is another handwritten, legal-size paper, releasing Hubbel's widow and children from the original deed. This attachment was "signed and sealed in the presence of James Barr, N.P., at Aurora City, Illinois, March 4, 1870.
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$40.00
Markings Translated from Swedish
by Hammarskjold, Dag
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. 25th Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages; Book Show Little Wear. Dust Jacket Rubbed. With Small Tear. Text is clean no markings seen. Previous Owner Name with inscription. ; BX470 .
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$31.50
John A. Sutter Jr., Statement Regarding Early California Experiences
by Ottley, Allan R. , Ed
1st printing. 8vo, Brick red cloth. Limited to 160 copies. The club's second publication. John Sutter Jr was the eldest son of Capt. John Sutter; he managed the Sutter properties during most of the critical period between 1848 and 1851, and was himself the founder of the city of Sacramento. By 18952, the Sutter holdings had all been lost, and Sutter Jr was a penniless exile in Mexico. He returned to California early in 1855 hoping to retrieve some of his lost fortune. Here, published for the first...
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$225.00
Marxism in the United States
by Trotsky, Leon (1879-1940); Albert Gates (Intro.)
Long Island City, New York: Workers Party Publications, January, 1947. Card Covers. pp. 44. 12mo., measuring 5.4" x 7.5". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Fine. See OCLC #3300539. "Leon Trotsky's essay was originally written as an introduction to "The Living Thoughts of Karl Marx", published by Longmans, Green and Co., in 1939. For certain technical reasons insisted on by the publisher several deletions were made from the original manuscript. The present pamphlet, however, contains the complete...
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$59.00
![Preliminary Specifications for the Lockheed Model 49 Long-Range S ub-Stratosphere Transport Airplanes. Confidential Report No. 1536 , Sept 13, 1939. [Original report; not a photocopy or pdf]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/998/635/1358635998.0.b.jpg)
Preliminary Specifications for the Lockheed Model 49 Long-Range S ub-Stratosphere Transport Airplanes. Confidential Report No. 1536 , Sept 13, 1939. [Original report; not a photocopy or pdf]
by [Aviation] Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. Very good. 1939. Title Page: “Preliminary Detail Specification for the Lockheed ‘49’ [Model 49-47] Submitted Under Information for Approval o f Design - [Copy No] 14†##### . in custom two-hole binder. 30 pp., consisting of 23 mimeographed pages of specifications, printed one side only and 7 photostatic plan sheets including 2 foldout plans of the cabin layout -- plu s From the foreword:...
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$750.00
A Collection of Hymns Translated into the Dialect of the Cree Indians of 'Western Hudson's Bay', Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan
by Faries, Richard (1870-1964), (Compiled and Ed.)
Toronto: The Anglican Book Centre | [Church of England in Canada], N.D. [Circa 1976]. [Reprint]. Hardcover. pp. vi, 97. 12mo., measuring 19 cm tall. Light green cloth over boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Light bumping to the corners, contents bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+ to near fine. Text in English and Cree syllabics. Comprises of 112 hymns with Gloria Tibi and Presentation of Offerings. Each hymn has note giving details about the...
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$195.00
![Peoples of Different Countries [Ikoku Jinbutsu Zu]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/686/745/1358745686.0.b.jpg)
Peoples of Different Countries [Ikoku Jinbutsu Zu]
Cloth. Leporello. Outer cloth case, with bone stays. . Very Good. With 40 watercolors depicting people from far-off places, including Spaniards, Dutch, Germans, Italians, English, Danes, Hungarians, Russians, Canadians, Armenians, Laotians, Taiwanese, Koreans, Javans, Philippinos, Siamese, Moroccans, Indians, Turks, Brazilians, Africans, etc. etc. In a slightly separate vein are painting of dwarves and of giants. The artwork is derived from, copying and augmenting, a published work by Sadahide Tutagawa,...
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$4500.00
The Unpublished Writings of Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
by Quimby, Phineas Parkhurst (compiled by Erroll S. Collie)
Ft. Pierce, FL: Douglas James. Good. 1981. Paperback. Bottom 2" of front of binder missing; Velo-bound paperback. Collection of writings of 19th century spiritual teacher, magnetizer, mesmerist, healer & inventor. Copied from the original Manuscripts in the Library of Congress ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 358 pages .
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$200.00
Antiphonarium 1 Manuscript Vellum
1500. Size passepartout: Length: 58,8 cm Width: 41,4 cm Depth: 4 mm Not dated, date is an estimate. Elephant Folio
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€295.00
CHINESE PRINTING MANUAL, TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE WITH NOTES AND INTRODUCTION.|A
by Rudolph, Richard C
Los Angeles: Printed for the Typophiles by the Ward Ritchie Press, 1954. cloth, wrap around paper label. tall 12mo. cloth, wrap around paper label. xxvi, 20, (2) pages. Limited to 460 copies of which this is one of 360 printed for the Typophiles as Chapbook 29. Only the slightest hint of fading to the spine in the areas where the publisher's glassine wrapper was chipped, which is near the head and foot of the spine. Else a fine copy. With reproductions of 16 illustrations taken from the original...
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$63.00
The Life and Times of Sir Peter Carew, Kt. (From the Original Manuscript) - With a Historical Introduction and Elucidatory Notes, by John MacLean.
by [Carew, Sir Peter / MacCarthy Glas / MacCarthy Reagh] MacLean, John
1857. London, Bell & Daldy, 1857. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait of Sir Peter Carew (Steel Engraving by J.J.Chant, being Plate I.), CXVIII, 317 pages plus 6 pages "List of Subscribers". With several Plates: Plate II: Musical Notes: "By a Bank as I lay" / Plate III: Monument to Sir Peter Carew in St.Peter's Cathedral, Exeter (Steel Engraving) / Plate IV: Folded Map of Kylkenny (Kilkenny) / Plate V: Pedigree of the Family of Carew (Large Fold - out Plate). Hardcover / Original publisher's cloth with gilt...
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€650.00
![1830s SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOKS [2] AND HANDWRITTEN STUDY HIGHLIGHTING THE STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN FRANCE IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/546/313/809313546.0.b.jpg)
1830s SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOKS [2] AND HANDWRITTEN STUDY HIGHLIGHTING THE STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN FRANCE IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
by 'S.B.' [?] and CLEMENTINE
France. Good+. 1830. On offer is a superb, original pair [2] of 1830s manuscript journals of multi discipline subjects including; cosmography, mythology, navigation and exploration of the New World, ancient lore, history of powerful monarchies, an extensive history of France from ancient times to the Napoleon Bonaparte era etc all undoubtedly of an advanced level of study hand written by an unidentified student save, we believe, for the initials 'S.B.' in early 19th Century France. The...
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$6455.99
