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Jersey City: Clark Johnson. Very Good. 1873. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 309 pages; Very light scattered foxing, original owner's 19th century bookplate (W. C. Babcock / Scott, N.Y. ), otherwise contents clean and tight in original orange cloth binding with titles and decorative stamping in black at spine and front board. Some light soiling and spotting to cloth binding, wear at spine ends. OVerall a quite nice example of this narrative of Indian captivity. Frontispiece of Mr. Eastman in native costume, plus seven additional full page illustrations and a couple in-text engravings at chapter heads. From the first chapter: "In these chapters I will detail the trials and sufferings of such as these [white captives of Native American tribes], believing that the experiences of my wife and myself, during our captivity among the Camanches and Apaches, will serve as a prototype of many similar cases." "... the tales of life-long suffering of the forlorn… Read More

Stuttgart - Berlin - Leipzig: Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft. Very Good+. 1890. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 2 p.l. & 24 pages; Publisher's coral-colored linen, with lettering in gilt on the spine and front cover, and a figured design on the front cover in green, beige and brown, beveled edges to the boards, striking Jugendstil patterned endpapers, edges of the text block decoratively stained green. An excellent copy, with just a bit of minor soilig to the covers, the gilt on the spine is toned brown, and there is just a touch of light rubbing to the spine ends, tips of the corners and the upper edge of the rear cover. The German text is set within a striking colored floral design surrounding on three sides. These text pages and the six fine full page plates are all designed by Robert Weise, and are clean and unmarked in this nice copy. First edition of an interesting short tale by the Czech-born Austrian writer Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach [1830-1916], a writer… Read More

New York: New York Edison Company. Near Fine. 1926. Paperback. (2), 32, (2) pages; Clean and secure in original printed wrappers. Illustrated with four photographs and two wonderful full page illustrations. OCLC: 50067291 Recipes include Broiled Stuffed Lamb Chops; Ham Frie with Sugar; Chicken Souffle Alexandria; Water Cress Soup; Sour Cream Waffles; Duchess Potatoes; etc. .

Washington, DC: U. S. House of Representatives. Very Good. 1852. First Edition. Self Wrappers. 4 pages; Report 98, 37th Congress, 2nd Session. Regarding the grants to members of the Miami Indian tribe and their heirs of tracts of land on each side of the St. Mary's River by the Treaty of Greenville in 1795; the subsequent 1826 treaty providing that the US repurchase some of said granted land in 1795 and in 1818, etc... ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

London: George Routledge. Very Good. 1886. Second Edition. Hardcover. Morley's Universal Library; 287 pages; Clean and tight in original gray green cloth binding with printed label at spine; spine label quite rubbed, some pages age toned, otherwise Very Good. OCLC: 3347008 Introduction by Henry Morley. Maria Edgeworth (1768 – 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of literature for adults and children and a significant figure in the development of the novel. She was quite progressive for a woman in the 19th century, having advanced views on estate management, politics and education. "Edgeworth's writing of Ireland, especially her early Irish tales, offer an important rearticulation of Burkean local attachment and philosophical cosmopolitanism to produce an understanding of the nation as neither tightly bordered (like nations based on historical premises such as blood or inheritance) or not borderless (like those based on rational notions of universal… Read More

London: Hugo's Language Institute. Very Good. 1930. Paperback. The U. G. O. Series; 96, (2) pages; A really practical phrase-book, indispensable to tourists with the imitated pronunciation of every word. Former owner's name on ffep "L. Epstein", otherwise clean and tight in original printed wrappers. .

Washington, DC:: St. Albans School. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. 50 pages; A run of all twelve issues of the Saint Albans News for the 1955-1956 academic year bound in tan boards with a blue cloth spine and gilt lettering at front board. Contents in very nice condition, clean and tight; the boards have some fading and stains. Inscribed on ffep and signed by W. Stanfield Johnson (News Editor) and J. Kirkwood White (Lower School Editor). The Saint Albans News, the official student publication of St. Albans School, was founded in 1930 making it one of the oldest student newspapers in the country. Among the notable students of St. Albans are Al Gore, John Kerry, Neil Bush, Harold Ford, Jr., Gore Vidal and many Roosevelts. In addition to the usual coverage of athletics and school government and administration, the paper presents news and commentary on national politics, foreign affairs, book reviews, editorials, profiles of various students, etc. There is a brief opinion… Read More

Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun. Near Fine. 1957. First Edition. Stiff Card Wrappers. Tokyo: Near Fine. 1957. First Edition. Folio in original glossy colour wrappers. Profusely illustrated with photographs and reproductions of artwork in colour and in b&w. Articles on architecture, fishing, fashion and traditional costume, etc. Clean and tight in original wooden slipcase. Very large, heavy book in wooden slipcase requires extra shipping charge. Coast of Pearls; Caricature and Satire down the Centuries; Flowers and Snow of Matsumoto; Kosode - The Kimono of Yesterday; Buddhism in Japan; Fishing Report from Kai; Ancient Crafts of Hokuriko; Japanese Vernacular by Bernard Rudofsky; Homes of Japan by Fujishima; On Laughter by Kobayashi; etc. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. . ; Art and Art History, Oriental Studies, Most Recent Listing .

Cambridge: American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Near Fine. 2024. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; 284 pages; Clean and secure in original glossy printed wrappers. Contributing Authors include: David Baltimore · David S. TatelAnne-Marie Mazza · Eric H. Holder, Jr.Marcella Nunez-Smith · Kirsten N. MorehouseMahzarin R. Banaji · Kate A. RatliffColin Tucker Smith · Andrew N. MeltzoffWalter S. Gilliam · Jennifer T. KubotaManuel J. Galvan · B. Keith Payne · Rebecca C. HeteyMarYam G. Hamedani · Hazel Rose MarkusJennifer L. Eberhardt · Anthony G. GreenwaldThomas Newkirk · Jack Glaser · Jerry KangAlexandra Kalev · Frank Dobbin · Wanda A. SigurNicholas M. Donofrio · Alice Xiang · Darren WalkerThomas D. Albright · William A. Darity Jr.Diana Dunn · Rayid Ghani · Deena Hayes-GreeneTanya Katerí… Read More

London: Offices Of "engineering". Very Good. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. 890 pages; London: Offices of "Engineering". Very Good. 1907. First Edition. 890 pages; With the original title page for the semi-annual volume and the several indices for vol. LXXXIV (issued with the first numbers of 1908) . Large folio. Bound around time of receipt in full green buckram, spine lettered in gilt -- plain endpapers, edges of the leaves decoratively marbled. Originally, this volume was in the Library of the U. S. Bureau of Standards. There is a small performated stamp of the Bureau of Standards on the title page, now overstamped: "Cancelled. " The Surplus-Duplicate stamp of the Library of Congress appears in blue ink on the front free endpaper, making this volume legal to buy and sell. This heavy volume never circulated; there is no card pocket or circulation slip. One of the most interesting and consequential volumes of this standard publication covering the… Read More

New York: Columbia University. Near Fine. 1932. First Edition. Paperback. 14 pages; An address delivered to the English Graduate Union of Columbia University. Clean and secure in original printed wrappers. Irwin Edman (1896 – 1954) was an American philosopher and professor of philosophy. In addition to writing philosophical works, Irwin Edman was a frequent contributor to literary magazines such as The New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, Harper's, Commentary, and Horizon.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Charlottetown [PEI]: E. Reilly & Co., Herald Office, Prince Street. Very Good. 1871. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 359 pages; Tan library buckram, spine with full-length dark leather label lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers and text-block edges. With the engraved bookplate of the U. S. Department of State, paper library label mounted to the base of the spine, small oval State Department accession stamp on the verso of the title page, card pocket mounted to the rear paste-down endpaper; red ink Surplus-Duplicate stamp on the front free endpaper (certifying that this copy is properly de-accessioned from government ownership). This volume is clean and well preserved, with other library marks than those mentioned above -- (no perforations, stamps in the interior, etc.) There are a few pencil notes, and marks, but these are highly interesting and suggest that this copy had a particularly interesting role in the history of its time -- the final years during which Prince… Read More

Cincinnati: Press of Jennings and Graham. Very Good+. 1906. Second Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial red cloth binding, lettered in white with silohuettes in black against a white background. White has flaked from lettering at spine. Fabulous photographs of sites and scenes from cotton pickers in Mississippi to the corner market in Havana, with dozens of Mexican and Cuban images in between. Clean, tight attractive book. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Philadelphia: Wilhelm G. Mentz ; No. 53, in der Nord Dritten Strasse. Very Good. 1853. First Edition. Paperback. 34 pages; Illustrated wrappers stitched at left side; outer corners chipped/creased, small chip to outer edge of last leaf, missing one leaf (pp. 29-30); tidemarks on last few leaves. Illustrated throughout with wonderful small woodcuts. A flawed, but interesting artifact of 19th century German printing in Pennsylvania OCLC 1085922875 Published by Wilhelm G. Mentz -- born on 17 Feb 1808 to George W Mentz and Hannah Miller. Wm. G Mentz married Margaretta Snyder Runk and had 2 children. He passed away on 18 Sep 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. .

Philadelphia: Herausgegeben Von Mentz Und Rovoudt, No. 53, In Der Nord-Drittenstrasse. Very Good-. 1845. First Edition. Self-wrappers. 35, (1) pages; Philadelphia: Very Good-. 1845. First Edition. 35 & [1] pages; Stitched in original wrappers. The front wrapper has the title: "Nord-Amerikanischer Calender fu¨r das Jahr 1846" in the top margin above a full-page relief print (probably a woodcut) depicting a scene along the Philadelphia waterfront and a commercial dock and warehouse, framed with a double ruled line and a border made up from type ornaments. The imprint: "Philadelphia" and printer's information is repeated at the bottom margin of this pictorial cover. This cover is included in the pagination: 1-35 & [1]. The collation is A-C6. With an account of the Battle of Germantown, with illustration (a half-page woodcut or relief print of similar execution and technique to the cover illustration) . AAS Catalogue: call number: Almanacs Pa. N490… Read More

Harrisburg: Telegraph Printing House. Very Good-. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 397 pages; A couple scattered pencil marks in margin of name index, 1/2" closed tear at edge of one page. Otherwise, clean and tight in original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Osla: H. Aschehoug. Very Good-. 1956. Paperback. 48 pages; Former owner's blindstamp at bottom corner of title page, small faint stain at lower corner of front wrapper and endpaper, otherwise clean and tight in original pictorial wrappers. Small stamp on rear cover "Craft and Hobby Book Service" Monterey, California. Decorative embroidery designs with photographs of work displaying the patterns. .

Palm Beach: Society of the Four Arts. Very Good. 1953. First Edition. Paperback. 24 pages; An 24 page exhibition catalogue for the show Pre-Columbian Art - The native art of America before the Conquest. Original stiff brown wrappers with photograph of a Totonac sculpture mounted on front wrapper. Illustrated with photographs of eight additional objects on 7 plates. Two page map showing distribution of archeological sites. OCLC: 80245479; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Upsaliæ [Uppsala, Sweden]: apud Joh. Edman. Very Good-. 1779. First Edition. Softcover. [2], 20 & [1, engraved plate] pages; Instrumenta Graecorum rustica ex Hesiodo illustrata, adprob. ampl. ord. philos. in reg. academ. Upsal. praeside mag. Johanne Flodero ... pro gradu publico examini tradit Salomon Eklin, stip. reg. Wexionia-Smolandus, in audit. Gustav. maj. d. V. Maji MDCCLXXIX. Horis ante meridiem solitis. Small 4to. A rare dissertation, stiched and sewn as issued, never bound. With the engraved plate depicting Greek farm implements, with a printed legend recording names [in Greek letters] for 11 parts of these tools. Faint circular stain to the front cover, minor scrappyness to the uncut edges -- with trimming to the lower part of the gutter margin of the plate, to enable this leaf, slighlty larger than the text, to be folded. This disseration was defended by Salomon Eklin [1756-1803]. The thesis advisor was Johan Floderus [1721-1789], who spent most of his life at… Read More

Porvoo, Finland: Werner Soderstrom. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. Decoratively printed on heavy cardstock portfolio measuring 9 3/8" by 12" containing twelve (12) large folded textile patterns. Stamp on outer flap of portfolio "Printed in Finland." Small booksellers label "Craft & Hobby Books / 640 Grace St. / Monterey, Calif." Two printed sheets laid-in: a list of the patterns (in Finnish on obverse and Swedish on recto) and a color chart (to which the patterns are keyed). In addition there are two thread cards laid in - one with thirty (30) samples of a more fine gage thread (silk or cotton) and the other with forty-seven (47) samples of a thicker gage yarn. Date is approximate; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .