Search Results: Titles starting with A from Legacy Books II

NY: The Century Company, 1909. Book. Illus. by Irma Deremeaux and Oliver Kemp. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 35pp story, printed in double columns, illustrated with drawings, including 3 full-page plates by Kemp, one of which is in color, salvaged from damaged issues of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXVIII, Nos. 4 & 5, August and September, 1909. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Print. VG. No Binding. Circa 1930, sized 9 x 12 inches, very sharp, clean, and bright, suitable for framing. The entrepreneur whose department store chain introduced mail order shopping to America..

Print. VG. No Binding. No date, circa 1900, sized about 9 x 12 inches, very sharp, clean, and bright, suitable for framing. The Rochester, NY, wool manufacturer..

New York: Selmar Hess, 1894. Print. VG. No Binding. Sized about 8.5 x 11 inches, on heavy plate paper, tissue guard with printed title still attached, faded water stain at margin only, not affecting picture..

NY: The Century Company, 1908. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with photos, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXVI, #2, June, 1908. The Abbotsholme farm and equestrian boarding school on the banks of the River Dove in rural Derbyshire that specializes in animal husbandry and crop management. Illustrations include views of the students bringing in hay, digging potatoes, building the boat house, participating in carpentry class, a view of the school, and a portrait of headmaster Dr. Cecil Reddie in his study. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862. Print. Illus. by Alonzo Chappel. VG. No Binding. Sized 8.25 x 11.25 inches, unsigned engraver, after the painting by Chappel, generally sharp, clean, and bright..

NY: The American Review, 1849. Print. Illus. by A. H. Ritchie, engraver. Good. No Binding. 8vo. Sized about 5 x 9 inches, with facsimile signature, moderate foxing, salvaged from a damaged issue of The American Review: A Whig Journal, Volume IX, No. 15, April, 1849. Engraved by J. Andrews and T. Kelly, after the painting by G. P. A. Healy, printed by R. Andrews. Lawrence, 1792 - 1855) was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He founded Lawrence, Massachusetts, and was a Congressman from Massachusetts..

NY: The Century Company, 1896. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp story, printed in double columns, final page-only was damaged and is here presented in reproduction, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LII, #5, September, 1896. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1883. Book. Illus. by John White. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 19pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 6 drawings, including a full-page plate after an original 16th century drawing by White, and a three-quarter page map showing the approximate location of the more prominent Indian tribes when first known to Europeans, and portraits of John Eliot and Robert Boyle, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume XXVI, No. 1, May, 1883. Sections include first acquaintance, lessons learned from the barbarians, decay of the old life of the Indian, obstacles to civilization among the Indians, and missionary and other philanthropic experiments. Illustrations include a scene of Indians fishing, cooking fish over an open fire, a dance of the Carolina Indians, an example of an Indian in dress, a kettle cooking over an open fire, and the Wampum belt presented by the Indians to William Penn. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Washington: GPO, 1893. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 5pp extract, illustrated with 4 text figures, including a small map of the location, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution, 1892. From the text, "Concerning their origin, the Mohawk Indians then inhabiting that section could give the settlers no information. The Indians had no theory or tradition accounting for the presence of the landmarks." Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1882. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 11pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 11 drawings including numerous portraits, and several text decorations, salvaged from a damaged issue of Century Magazine, Volume XXIV, No. 4, August, 1882. From the opening paragraph, "The Zuni Indians, of New Mexico and Arizona, are now a mere handful of people, but in their keeping is a wonderful history, which perpetuates an ancient cultus related to that of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, and the Incas. Mr. Frank H. Cushing, of the Smithsonian Institution, who by living among them has made a great gain for ethnological learning, will contribute to this magazine an account of his unique experiences. Our present purpose is to give an account of a remarkable pilgrimage of a number of the chief men of Zuni to 'The Ocean of Sunrise.' For many years, it had been the dream of some of these men to visit the East, which was to them a land of fable." Illustrations include… Read More

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, 1897. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 9pp extract, edges somewhat brittle, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Nineteenth Century magazine, Volume XLI, No. 241, March, 1897. Alexandria, Egypt. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1869. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 38, No. 227, April, 1869. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

NY: The Century Company, 1896. Book. Illus. by Maurice Boutet De Monvel. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 20pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 17 drawings by de Monvel, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LII, #6, October, 1896. Housed in protective mylar report cover. Child development and rearing..

NY: Scribner & Co., 1922. Print. VG. No Binding. Sized 6.5 x 9.5 inches, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Magazine, Volume LXXII..

NY: The Century Company, 1896. Print. Illus. by C. S. Reinhart. VG. No Binding. Sized 6.5 x 9.5 inches, minot water-staining noted at margins, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LI, #5, March, 1896..

NY: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862. Print. Illus. by Alonzo Chappel. VG. No Binding. Sized 8.25 x 11.25 inches, unsigned engraver, after the painting by Chappel, generally sharp, clean, and bright..

NY: The Century Company, 1887. Book. Illus. by Harry Fenn, Henry Farny, A. M. Turner, J. Alden Weir, G. P. A. Healy, and W. H. Drake. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 31pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 23 drawings, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Century Magazine, Volume XXXIII, No. 3, January, 1887. The third segment of the authors' definitive biography of Lincoln that would be published by Century in 40 consecutive monthly installments through February, 1890. Includes Lincoln in Springfield, the Collapse of the System, Law in Springfield, Lincoln's Marriage, The Shields Duel, and The Campaign of 1844. Illustrations include Lincoln and Stuart's law-office at Springfield, Lincoln's bookcase and inkstand, the house in which Lincoln was married, the Globe Tavern, the hallway of the Speed homestead, multiple views of the Speed homestead exterior, the house in which Lincoln lived when he was elected president, and portraits of William Butler, Joshua Speed and his wife, Mrs.… Read More

NY: The Century Company, 1888. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 25pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with portraits, and a small map of the approaches to Washington, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXV, No. 6, April, 1888. Sections include The National Uprising, Baltimore, and Washington in Danger, Portraits include John A. Andrew, who was Governor of Massachusetts, and a plate with 8 war Governors. Part 18 of the authors' definitive study of Lincoln. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1888. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 18pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 6 portraits, and a bust of James Louis Petigru, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXV, No. 3, January, 1888. Part XV of the authors' definitive study of the life of Lincoln. Sections include Lincoln's Cabinet, and The Question of Sumter, Housed in protective mylar report cover..