Search Results: Titles starting with C from Legacy Books II

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..

Print. VG. No Binding. Circa 1930, sized 9 x 12 inches, on glossy paper with facsimile signature. Very clean and bright..

Martin, Johnson, and Company, 1855. Print. Illus. by F. A. Chapman / S. Holyer, Engraver. VG. No Binding. Size 8 x 11 inches, on heavy plate paper, engraved by S. Holyer after Chapman, water-staining noted at left margin, including corners, not affecting picture, else sharp and bright. From Shakespeare's King Henry VIII..

Frankfort: Kentucky Historical Society, 1995. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. Entire issue, Volume 93, No. 4, Autumn, 1995, in original wraps, light general wear-only, mailing label at rear wrap, horizontal scratch noted across front wrap. Article is 20-pages, illustrated with 7 historical photographs. Of the 28 permanent KY Civilian Conservation Corps camps, 3 were made up exclusively of blacks including the camp at Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County. Scarce..

NY: The Cosmopolitan Magazine Company, 1893. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. pp482 - 494, illus, printed in double columns, salvaged from a ruined copy of The Cosmopolitan, Volume XIV, #4, February, 1893. Fictional piece from the reknowned painter and illustrator. Scarce..

Washington: GPO, 1902. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 4pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Smithsonian Institution, Proceedings Of The United States National Museum, 1902. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

NY: The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, 1904. Print. VG. No Binding. 8vo. Sized about 6.5 x 9.5 inches, half of which includes the ad, apparently removed from an issue of The Cosmopolitan Magazine, February, 1904..

Boston: Ticknor And Fields, 1879. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 16pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Atlantic Monthly, Volume XLIV, No. 263, September, 1879. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 5pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XXIX, No. 172, September, 1864. The Cafe Greco, or Antico Caffè Greco, near Piazza de Spagna, was a gathering place for artists since it opened in 1760. It is the oldest bar in Rome, and the second oldest in all of Italy. Patrons include Stendhal, Goethe, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Mariano Fortuny, Byron, Franz Liszt, Keats, Henrik Ibsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Felix Mendelssohn, Morrissey, Wagner, Levi, María Zambrano, even Casanova. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 9pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 14 characteristic Harper's engravings, including 1 full-page plate, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's Monthly, Volume XXXVI, No. 212, January, 1868. Illustrations include Champ De Mars, Cafes Illuminated, Restaurant De La Ville De Paris, Mexican chocolate, the Austrian Saloon, English Saloon, Japanese Saloon, Russian Cafe, Arab Cafe, Swiss Chalet, a scene in front of the Tunisian Cafe, the American Cafe, soda waters, and the Turkish bazar. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1909. Book. Illus. by Frederic R. Gruger. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 6pp story, printed in double columns, illustrated, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXVIII, #2, June, 1909. Scarce serial appearance..

NY: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 11pp story, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Volume XXII, No. 134, December, 1868. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 14pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Atlantic Monthly, Volume XXII, No. 133, November, 1868. Christopher Philippe Oberkampf and the history of the calico-printing industry in France. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1872. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 48pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 32 characteristic Harper's engravings, including 3 maps, one of the Sacramento Valley, one of points of interest to tourists, and one of the San Joaquin Valley, salvaged from damaged issues of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIV, No. 264, May, 1872, and Volume XLV, Nos. 265 & 266, June / July, 1872. These articles would be gathered into the author's title, CALIFORNIA FOR HEALTH, PLEASURE, AND RESIDENCE, which would be published by Harper & Brothers, 1873. Illustrations include a view of the cliff house at San Francisco, a bird's - eye view of the Pacific Railroad from Chicago to San Francisco, the interior of a Pullman Palace Car on the railroad, the dining room of the Union Pacific Railroad, the cooking range, the interior of a Pullman Sleeping Car, a view rounding Cape Horn, the Observation Car, Eagle Gap on the Truckee River, snow sheds along the… Read More

NY: The Century Company, 1891. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 2pp extract, salvaged from a damaged isue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIII, No. 1, November, 1891. Open Letters section. From the opening paragraph, "That the errors which have brought the management of the Yosemite Valley into disrepute should be excused, or even applauded, by an odd person or newspaper here and there in California, is in line with what was to be expected by those who have sought to effect an alteration of the policy which has had such regrettable results in almost every department of the control of the Valley." Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1886. Book. Illus. by Joseph Pennell, J. F. Runge, and W. Taber. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 12pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 12 drawings, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XXXII, No. 1, May, 1886. James Lick and the beginning of the Lick Observatory, University of California San Jose. Illustrations include a ground plan, the summit of Mount Hamilton, a west view of the Observatory showing the Main Entrance and North Dome, the Great Dome and Telescope, the North Dome from the roof of the Observatory, a view of the foggy sea looking West from Observatory Peak, the interior of North Dome with the twelve inch telescope, in the Transit House taking an observation, the residence of Observatory astronomers, the interior of Meridian - Circle House, and the interior of the Photograph House. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 60pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 53 characteristic Harper's engravings after drawings by the author, pages generally clean with very occasional insignificant foxing, salvaged from damaged issues of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XXVI, Nos. 152, 153, & 154, January / February / March, 1863. The author's three-part account of his tour. From the opening paragraph, "Not many years have passed since it was considered something of an achievement to visit Iceland. The traveler who had the hardihood to penetrate the chilly fogs of the north, and journey by the compass through a region of everlasting snows and desolating fires, could well afford to stay at home during the remainder of his life, satisfied with the reputation generally according him by his fellow-men." Browne would present a series of lectures in 1863 at the New York Historical Society based on his tour of Iceland, and the… Read More

Washington: The National Geographic Society, 1909. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 35pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 20 photographs, a number of which are full-page, and a outline map showing the location of the government reclamation projects, regions, bottom outer corner of pages damp-stained, not affecting text, final page-only in photocopy, salvaged from a damaged issue of National Geographic Magazine, Volume XX, No. 5, May, 1909. An address to the National Geographic Society, April 2, 1909, by the author, who was a statistician at the U. S. Reclamation Service. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Providence: The Old Stone Bank, 1932. Book. VG. Soft cover. First Edition. 16mo. 10pp, one full-page illustration, printed wraps. Revolutionary militia from Rhode Island. This booklet, and others of relevance to Providence and the history of Rhode Island, were presented by The Old Stone Bank, 86 South Main Street, Providence, in the interest of "educational advertising." They were apparently issued on a weekly basis. Scarce..

Print. VG. No Binding. Circa 1930, sized 9 x 12 inches, with facsimile signature, very sharp, clean, and bright..