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Chicago: A. Warner & Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. A steel engraved portrait of Rev. A. A. Lambing extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. .

Cambridge, NY: A. Walsh. Good. 1875. Ephemera. [Broadside]; 1 pages; Advertising broadside measuring 28 cm X 23.5 cm with images of two water wheel governors and one detail figure along with explanatory text describing the workings of the machines. The sheet has been folded into six segments, some edgewear and tiny tears, one small hole where the sheet was pinned to a book. This particular copy has 19th century annotations in pencil indicating the prices of the respective machine models and an address in Bristol, CT (possibly where the machinery might be purchased). C. 1875 (See Scientific American, May 8, 1875, p, 294) An interesting illustrated advertisement for Text describing the operation of the Water Wheel: The water wheel governor herewith illustrated is one we has been in practical use for some years meeting with a widespread success. It has, however, been made the subject, from time to time, of various modifications, tending to simplify its form and add to its strength… Read More

Nottingham: Corporation of Nottingham. Very Good. 1955. Paperback. 20 pages; Newstead Abbey Publications No. 2. Photo illustrations, map. A visitors brochure for the Abbey Grounds. OCLC: 505077873; 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. .

Aberdeen: Lewis Smith. Very Good. 1868. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 129 pages; along with Wood Engravings of Some of the Wells, etc. Brown cloth over pictorial boards showing the Gateway to the Old Trades Hall (repeating the engraved titlepage inside). All engraved plates and maps present, lightly age toned. Boards lightly soiled, rubbed and bumped at edges. ; 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. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 252 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding in edgeword dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed by Theodore C. Blegen, author of one of the essays, on ffep "Theodore Winton, / with high regard, / from / Theodore C. Blegen" An excellent collection of twenty-two essays by Lincoln scholars including Jay Monaghan, David Donald, Arnold Gates, Roy Basler and Donald Riddle. Second section of the book includes highlights of Lincoln's speeches, his humour and his letters. Detailed chronology . The book concludes with a bibliography of several hundred entries. ; Signed by One Author .

Calcutta: Modern Book Depot. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 147, v pages; Foreword by Verrier Elwin, D.Sc. (Oxon). Illustrated with photographs, large folding map of Assam and Nefa tipped in at rear. Contents clean and tight in original cream coloured boards in edgeworn dustjacket with chipping and staining (now in protective mylar cover); rear board has superfical stain. This work is an account of the author's travels to the tribal areas of Assam, NEFA, and the Naga Hills Tuensang area describing the cultural and social life of the people with a particular interest in the music and song of the region. The last two chapters "Tribal Faith" and "Tribal Dances" bring out the unity of the tribal outlook in the fields of religion ad artistic expression. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and signed on titlepage "For Kay Evans / a great inspiration / Keep on tracking! / Fondly / Bob" An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked on the bill. In this compelling narrative, Kaiser shows how staffers play a critical role, drafting the legislation and often making the crucial deals. Kaiser’s rare insider access enabled him to illuminate the often-hidden intricacies of legislative enterprise and shows us the workings… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1854. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. 33d Congress, 1st Session, Senate Mis. Doc. 72; 16 pages; Clean and complete in original self wrappers, stitched at left fold; small faint stain at lower outer corner of first two leaves; foredge curled on a few leaves (unevenly opened); two one word pencil notations in margin "veto" (p. 4) and "Kansas" (p. 8). A very nice example of this uncommon document. OCLC 78611368 OCLC 63889609 End of the document reads: "State Department, Washington, July 22, 1854. / A true copy, carefully collated with the original roll - W. Hunter, Chief Clerk." The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had outlawed slavery above the 36 30' latitude in the Louisiana territories and reopened the national struggle over slavery in the western territories. In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into… Read More

Washington: U.S. Senate. Very Good-. 1863. First Edition. Removed Document. 37th Congress, 3d session. Senate Misc Doc. No 31; 28 pages; Unmarked, clean and complete. Removed Document. Measures 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. OCLC 1064999617 "President Lincoln recognized that unreliable paper money and inadequate credit was problematic. Along with his Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase, he conceived the national banking system and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to regulate and supervise it. On February 25, 1863, President Lincoln signed The National Currency Act into law. The Act established the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), charged with responsibility for organizing and administering a system of nationally chartered banks and a uniform national currency." The National Bank Act of 1863 provided for the federal charter and supervision of a system of banks known as national banks; they were to circulate a stable, uniform national currency secured by… Read More

Chicago: A. Warner Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. 1 pages; A steel engraved portrait of Adam Mercer Brown extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. Engraved by E. G. Williams. Major Adam Mercer Brown born in 1826 in Butler County, PA. was admitted to practice in 1853 and was a member of the Bar of Allegheny County for more than 57 years and served as the first president of the Pittsburgh Law Association. He came to Pittsburgh in 1850 to study law and entered into practice with his uncle Thomas M. Marshall. Later he formed a partnership with his two sons, who followed in the profession, under the firm name of A. M. Brown & Sons which continued throughout his active life. He was a man of considerable ability and… Read More

Praha: Nova Sin Kveten. Very Good+. 1991. Paperback. 14 pages; Fourteen pages including a two page extract translated into English. Clean and tight in original stiff wrappers. Illustrations of some of her magnificent textile sculptures ; 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. .

New York: Sidney Janis Gallery. Very Good+. 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Clean and tight in original glossy wrappers. An exhibition at Sidney Janis Gallery opening Monday 4 to 7, October 1 thru 27, 1962. Fifteen works illustrated, along with two images of the exhibition. Adolph Gottlieb (1903 – 1974) was an American abstract expressionist painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He was one of the most traveled New York Artists. In 1923, he studied at Parsons School of Design and Cooper Union. After a one man show in the 1930s, Gottlieb achieved recognition from the art community. From 1935 until 1940, Gottlieb and nine others (Ben-Zion, Ilya Bolotowsky, Louis Harris, Jack Kufeld, Mark Rothko, Louis Schanker, etc.) known as “The Ten” exhibited their works together. They became known as the Abstract Expressionists. .

Kretschmer Wheat Germ Corp. Very Good+. 1960. Pamphlet. 27 pages; Clean and tight in original color pictorial wrappers. Contents include: Recipes for Lobster Mousse, Bacon Waffles, Prairie Potato Pancakes, Dutch Funny Cake, Southern Fried Chicken, Vimburgers, Pecan Rolls, and all kinds of Breads, Main Dish Masterpieces, Salads and Sandwiches, and Desserts. OCLC: 941166959 .

Baden-Baden: Woldemar Klein Verlag. Very Good-. 1950. Paperback. 66 pages; Contents clean and secure in original yellow pictorial wrappers; dust soiling to wrappers. Contents include: Ferdinand Herrmann - On the Material, Subject Matter and Style of African Sculpture; Eckhart von Sydow - The Animal in African Sculpture; Julius F. Glück - The Art of Brass in Africa; Heinz Lucas - African Masks; Ferdinand Herrmann - On the Interpretation of African Sculpture; Elsa Dziomba - A European Sculptor in South Africa. 124 photographs of traditional objects, 43 photographs of contemporary African art. From the collection of Stefan P. Munsing [1915-1994] who worked in New York City as a designer for Hans Knoll, Norman Bel Geddes and RCA. Munsing served in the Army in World War II, then as Chief of the Monuments, Fine-Arts & Archives Section in Munich. The MFAA was an Army unit locating stolen artworks which had disappeared into the huge Nazi hoards during the war. [The "Monuments… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1950. Hardcover. Autograph; xiv, 575 pages; In blue ink at top of page "Arthur Schlesinger" then inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep in red ink: "For Kay Evans / with uncontained / affection / A.M.S. Jr." Green cloth binding mildly faded at spine; lacks rear free endpaper; last page of index fixed to rear pastedown. Book inscribed from one Washington historian to a Washington journalist and noted Georgetown hostess Katherine "Kay" Evans. Both were close friends of Robert F. Kennedy and frequenters of the 'Georgetown Set.' Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (1917 – 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. Much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Schlesinger served as special assistant… Read More

Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. Near Fine. 1913. Seventh. Hardcover. Mit 21 Karten, 84 Planen u. Grundrissen und 55 Abbildungen. Sienebte auflage. Clean and tight in original red cloth binding with gilt lettering at front cover and spine, all edges marbled, silk ribbon place marker. Minor rubbing to edge of lower corners. All maps and plans present and in very good condition. Hinrichsen D493 Verlag Karl Baedeker, founded by Karl Baedeker in 1827, is a German publisher that pioneered worldwide travel guides. Usually referred to simply as "Baedekers", these excellent guidebooks contain important introductions to various regions of the world, along with specific information about routes and travel facilities; and historical descriptions of important buildings, sights, attractions and museums. For the convenience of travellers, they contain many reliable maps and town plans all bound in a convenient pocket format.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual… Read More

New York: Judge Company. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Print. 1 pages; Image clean and clear, with bright white matting. Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for April 11, 1908 depicting William Jennings Bryan as a golliwog (African American caricature) with a basket of eggs representing electoral delegates, some of them dropping to the floor and cracking. Beyond the door is a sign pointing to Denver (site of the Democratic National Convention), and hiding in the dark is an image of Bryan's primary challenger Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson with a threateningly raised hatchet labeled "Minnesota Delegates." The 1908 U.S. Presidential election occurred in the backdrop of the Progressive achievements of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's second term as well as against the U.S. recovery following the Panic of 1907. In this election, Roosevelt's chosen successor, Republican William Howard… Read More

Athens: American School of Classical Studies. Very Good. 1942. First Edition Thus. Stiff Wrappers. 193-211 pages; Offprint in stiff tan wrappers from HESPERIA, Volume XI, No. 2, April-June 1942. Numerous b&w illustrations. Crease in front wrapper. From personal library of Francis Walton noted bibliophile and classical scholar who specialized in the study of ancient Greek religion. Born in Philadelphia in 1910 he received his B.A. at Haverford College in 1932, and his Doctorate at Harvard University in 1938. He was a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome for two years in the late 1930s, prior to returning to the United States to teach. He taught classics at Haverford College, Williams College, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Chicago. From 1952 to 1960 he served as the Chairman of the Classics Department at Florida State University. He was member of the ASCSA in 1956-1957. In 1961 Walton was appointed as the Director of the Gennadius Library at the American School… Read More

Chicago: A. Warner & Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. 1 pages; A steel engraved portrait of Albert M. Harper extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. Major Albert M. Harper (1843-1871) served with the Pennsylvania 139th Regiment of Volunteers from 1862 until the end of the War. He returned to his education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1867. After managing an oil refinery, he entered into the mercantile sector, but his success was cut short by death from illness at the young age of 29. .

Zürich & Lausanne: ETH Zürich. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 175 pages; Publisher's dark grey wrappers, with printing and a design in white. Scarce significant exhibition catalogue on the great Italian born modernist master Alberto Sartoris [1901-1998] -- jointly prepared by ; Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich & Ecole Polytechnique Lausanne (where Sartoris left his archive). Texts (in German and French) by E. Bianchi,Th. Bogaet J. Gubler. Préface by B. Reichlin. Limited to 1000 copies. OCLC Number: 757289000 or 74481052. Ausstellungskatalog -- Text in Deutsch und Französisch (Catalogue biliingue Français- Allemand). Errata leaf laid in. .