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San Francisco: U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers, War Department. Near Fine. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. vi, 77, 53 plates pages; Cloth spine over stiff card printed covers. Illustrated with photographs, charts, tables, 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. .

Tokyo: Tokyo News Service Ltd.. Very Good. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 260, (8) pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial binding, rubbed at extremities. Illustrations and maps throughout. A wonderful guide prepared for English speakers during the Post-War period in Japan. .

Guilford: Lyons Press. As New. 2006. Paperback. 412 pages .

Firenze: Marchi Editore. Very Good. 1966. First Edition. Stiff Card Wrappers. A cura delle Studio Forte 63 con il patrocinio dell'Ente Provinciale del Turismo di Firenze. Text in Italian with English translations of most articles and captions, e.g. . Pages un-numbered. OCLC: 865389 Wonderful exhibition catalogue, profusely illustrated with black & white photographs of the items in the exhibition. Oblong folio (9.5" x 13.5" ) Heavy large book requires higher shipping for priority or overseas. ; 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. .

[Boston]: Province Law Commission (?). Very Good. 1889. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 47 pages; Contents complete and secure in original self-wrappers, stitched at left edge, wrappers dust soiled, spotted, interior pages unmarked. OCLC 906621 Original owner's name on front wrapper -- "F. X. Dwyer" --Francis Xavier Dwyer (1902 - 1987) received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1923 and an M.A. the following year. After obtaining a law degree from Northweastern University, Dwyer returned to Harvard where he was a librarian at the Law Library from 1931 until 1941. Subsequently, he spent decades as a librarian at the Law Library of Library of Congress. Roscoe Pound was Dwyer's mentor and colleague for many years both at Harvard Law Library and the Library of Congress Law Library. Dwyer was co-author of a widely used textbook: "Introduction to the Study of Law," by Edmund M. Morgan and Francis X. Dwyer. .

New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co.. Very Good-. 1861. Paperback. 32 pages; Contents complete and secure in original printed self-wrappers with image of an eagle on front wrapper and titlepage; front wrapper rubbed, rear wrapper missing upper outer corner; several corners a but dogearred. Tables, equivalencies, and other mathematical concepts described. This edition not located in OCLC or AAS. An early American arithmetic primer which has survived inexplicably. Brothers Denis and James Sadlier, who founded the firm of D. & J. Sadlier, were born in Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (Denis in December 1816 and James in September 1821). They came to New York City in 1830 with their widowed mother, their father having died in Liverpool enroute to the U.S. They began publishing in New York City in the 1830s with a monthly serial edition of Butler's Lives of the Saints, followed in 1838 by a similar series on the Bible from plates of the 1829 Devereux edition (Utica, N.Y.). By the… Read More

Palo Alto: Leland Stanford Junior University. Very Good+. 1932. First Edition. Pamphlet. 63 pages; This brochure program for the 1932 commencement at Stanford University is primarily a list of those receiving various degrees from the many schools & departments of the University, including graduate and law schools. Additionally, the recipients of various awards, honors and scholarships are designated. The schedule for the commencement activities includes an address by Dr. James Thompson Shotwell (text not presented). Laid-in is a mimeographed sheet of "Directions to Seniors for Commencement Exercises" including in great detail how to enter, sit, move to stage receive diploma & exit. Also included is a pamphlet with hymns for the service at Memorial Church with a mimeographed insert of directions for students for Baccalaureate degrees. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a… Read More

London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1879. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. 2073; Vol. LXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page engraving with several captioned vignettes from the March 8, 1879 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting The Zulu War - Sketches at the Victoria Docks - The Departure of the 17th Lancers. Various scenes of soldiers, horses, etc. When Lord Chelmsford's 24th regiment was anihilated by the Zulus at Isandlhwana, the 17th Lancers proceeded on active service in South Africa and the regiment was augmented by the transfer of 65 men and horses from the 5th and 6th Lancers. Additional postage may be required. .

London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1884. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. ; Vol. LXXXIV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page engraving with several illustrations from the October 25, 1884 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting Dinner to the Earl of Dufferin, the new Viceroy of India at Belfast AND Our Dispute with the Boers - Sketches in Bechuana Land. Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin (1826– 1902) was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth, he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic. He reached the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as eighth Viceroy of India in 1884. This engraving depicts a dinner held in Belfast in honor of his appointment. .

Philadelphia: Illustrated London News. Very Good. 1856. Engraving. from the Illustrated London News; Wood Engraving; 1 pages; Nicely hand-colored wood engraving of Gate of the Resurrection at Moscow from Illustrated London News (Sept 20, 1856). Image measures 8" X 6 1/4" (14" x 11" matted). Matted in white stock with clear mylar. Miraculous properties have always been attributed to icons of the Iberian Virgin. In the distant past of Byzantium an image of the Virgin is said to have brought one of the wars of iconoclasm to an abrupt end when blood flowed from the icon. From that time onward the Iberian Virgin has always been depicted with a wound on her face. Russia became aware of the of the miraculous icon in the 17th century, and the future patriarch Nikon ordered an exact copy to be painted and sent to Moscow. In 1648 the icon sent to the Valdaiskiy Monastery, and another copy was commissioned for the Iberian Monastery. It arrived in Moscow a year later, and… Read More

Springfield: Milton Bradley and Co. Very Good+. 1883. Print. 1 pages; Fabulous chromolithograph depicting William Penn and some settlers meeting with a group of Native Americans. Image measures 8.75 X 7.75 inches; matted print measures 14 X 11 inches. William Penn entered into the Treaty of Shackamaxon in 1683 with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape ("Delaware Indians") Turtle Clan, under the shade of an elm tree near the village of Shackamaxon (now Kensington) in Pennsylvania. The peace between the Lenape Turtle Clan and Penn's successors would endure for over 70 years, until the Penn's Creek Massacre of 1755. The treaty William Penn entered into was remarked upon by Voltaire, who called it "... the only treaty never sworn to and never broken." .

Unknown. Very Good. 1870. Photograph. Very Good. 1870. 1 pages; An original albumen photograph mounted on card; on verso "Rev. Thompson" signed in ink. No printed date, but given the subject's attire, c. 1870s. The albumen print, also called albumen silver print, was produced in January 1847 by Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard, and was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a photographic print on a paper base from a negative. It used the albumen found in egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to the paper and became the dominant form of photographic positives from 1855, peaking in the 1860-90 period. . ; Americana and American History, 19th Century, Most Recent Listing .

London: The Illustrated London News. Very Good+. 1885. First Edition. Print. The Illustrated London News; No. ; Vol. LXXXV; 1 pages; Image measures 14.5 X 9 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page engraving with several illustrations from the February 21, 1885 issue of The London Illustrated News depicting "En Route to Bechuanaland" - Sketches on Board The Pembroke Castle by A Trooper of "Methuen's Horse" .

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union. Very Good. 1857. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 106 pages; Contents clean and secure in original brown cloth binding with decorative blind-stamping; faded / eroded at spine; toned at endpapers. In text woodcut illustrations throughout. OCLC 589999499 The American Sunday-School Union was at this address from 1857 to 1907. Address 1122 Chestnut Street. .

Springfield: Milton Bradley and Co. Very Good+. 1883. Print. 1 pages; Fabulous chromolithograph depicting Gen. Braddock's defeat at the Battle of Monongahela. Image measures 8.75 X 7.75 inches; matted print measures 14 X 11 inches. The Battle of Sullivan's Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near Charleston, South Carolina, during the first British attempt to capture the city from American forces. It is also sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston, owing to a more successful British siege in 1780. Arriving near Charleston in early June, 1776, British troops were landed near Sullivan's Island where Colonel William Moultrie commanded a partially constructed fort, in preparation for a naval bombardment and land assault. The land assault was frustrated when the channel between the two islands was found to be too deep to wade, and the American defenses prevented an amphibious… Read More

George Washington Law Review. Very Good. 1933. Paperback. 22 pages; Contents clean, disbound from George Washington Law Review, May 1933.; 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. .

Washington, DC: House of Representatives. Very Good-. 1856. First Edition. Removed Document. 8th Congress, 2nd Session. Ex. Doc. No. 57; 3 pages; Removed document. Submission of a report from Commissioner of Indian Affairs requesting funds for the purchase of provisions (flour coffee, pinole, sugar, beef and bacon) for the Indians residing in Arizona Territory. .