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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good. (1931). First Edition. Hardcover. 375 pages; Contents clean and unmarked, secure in original black cloth binding with red lettering; mild fading at spine. Herbert Osborn Yardley (1889 – 1958) was an American cryptologist. He founded and led the cryptographic organization the Black Chamber. Under Yardley, the cryptanalysts of The American Black Chamber broke Japanese diplomatic codes and were able to furnish American negotiators with significant information during the Washington Naval Conference of 1921–1922. Recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal. He wrote The American Black Chamber (1931) about his experiences there. He later helped the Nationalists in China (1938–1940) to break Japanese codes. Following his work in China, Yardley worked briefly for the Canadian government, helping it set up a cryptological section (Examination Unit) of the National Research Council of Canada from June to December 1941. Yardley was reportedly… Read More

Ankara: Ataturk Culture Center. Fine. 1985. Softcover. Gleanings from Turkish Culture No. 5. ; 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, D.C: Rug Society of Washington, D.C. Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Clean and tight in original blue wrappers. Profusely illustrated with photographs of rugs in the exhibition. ; 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. .

J. Fischer & Bro. Very Good. (1917). Original pictorial wrappers. Carols and Anthems for Christmastide ; 8 pages; Contents clean and secure in original wrappers. Music and lyrics. Copyright 1917, probably printed c. 1940. .

New York: Bar of the City of New York. Very Good. (1876). First Edition. Hardcover. 61 pages; Contents unmarked and secure in original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and border on front board; decorative blindstamp to rear board; all edges gilt; mounted photograph (albumin print) frontispiece portrait of Crosby; foxing to frontis and title (rest of text clean); wear at spine ends. OCLC 7312716 John Player Crosby (1810-1876) was the son of Wiliam B. Crosby, the nephew and heir of Colonel Henry Rutgers, a patriot of the American Revolution and owner of the Rutgers Mansion. John Player Crosby graduated from Columbia with a law degree and eventually established the firm Crosby, Hoffman and Crosby. Crosby drowned while swimming off the coast of Fire Island, New York. .

Paris: Grimbert, Librairie, Successeur De Maradan. Very Good. 1825. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 520 pages; Paris: Very Good. 1825. First Edition Thus. Halftitle, title & 520 pp pages; Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, plain tan endpapers. The half title is a bit wrinkled and the bottom third is loose at the gutter margin. A few minor brown paper flaws scattered through the text. No date printed, but published circa 1825 (see below) . The English expert on agriculture Arthur Young (1741-1820) undertook three journeys in France -- in 1787, in 1788 and in 1789-90. His book derived from observations made on these early ventures -- 'Travels in France' was published in 1792, with a second edition in 1794. The original edition of the French translation was published in Paris by Buisson in 1793, three octavo volumes with two folding maps. In writing this text, Young described the condition of the people and the conduct of public affairs at a critical juncture, as… Read More

Cornell Publications Printing Co.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 107 pages; Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding with image of a boat of front cover; rear board damp stained in dustjacket water stained at spine and rear board. Neat gift inscription on ffep "Christmas 1956 // Uncle Ben - / Hope this brings you / many happy memories." // Pat and Julie". Charles Edward Courtney (1849 1920) was an American rower and rowing coach from Union Springs, New York. Courtney was a nationally known amateur rower, who never lost a race as an amateur and finished a total of 88 victories. After short career in professional rowing, Courtney became involved in coaching at Cornell University. He coached Cornell's rowing team from 1883 to 1920. His crews won 14 of 24 varsity eight-oar titles at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta. The author Charles Van Patten Young was Professor of Physical Education and Athletics at… Read More

Toulouse: Imprimerie Du Centre. Good. 1944. Paperback. 81 pages; #245 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Roman - Reportage. Inscription on ffep. Text clean and tight, wrappers very chipped. Rare in any condition. ; 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. .

Saint-Petersburg: Tovarishestvo „Prosveshenie“. Good+. 1904. First Edition. Hard Cover. Vol. 14; Publisher's dark brown gilt-stamped half morocco over blue-gray linen. Volume 14 only (of 22) of the reknowned "big encyclopedia" published in St. Petersburg, Russia between 1900 and 1909 -- under the editorship of Sergei Nikolayevich Yuzhakov (1849-1910). Handsome illustrations throughout including several double-page chromolithographs. Russian text throughout. Apart from a peculiar closed tear to the front cover (now neatly repaired) and two paper labels on the spine, this volume is internally clean and impressive -- all of which is beside the point, which is that this volume bears evidence of its role in the crime of the millenium: the extermination of the Jews of Europe by the Nazi regime in the German Third Reich. There are two official ruberstamps indicating ownership of this volume by the Nazi Party's "Institute for Research into the Jewish… Read More