Search Results: Titles starting with M from Kurt A. Sanftleben, LLC

Various locations, 1895-1925.
This archive consists of four medical school tests, eight letters, and one handbill advertising the sale of Grace's mansion. All in nice shape, however, worn mailing envelopes accompany three of the letters.
Grace was the daughter of Abraham Hillard Frances, a prosperous physician who had graduated from the Philadelphia College of Medicine. Grace followed in her father's footsteps, attending the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women, one of the first and few medical schools that accepted females. After graduating in 1899, Grace married Claudius Franklin Wilson, a young lawyer. and both opened practices in Morristown, New Jersey; The couple apparently split time between there and Asbury Park and had homes, including a mansion known as "Eagles Nest", in both locations. Although Grace mothered several children, city directories show she practiced medicine until at least 1925. Highlights from this archive include:
Four different manuscript medical tests or, perhaps,… Read More

New York: International News Company, 1884. Hard Boards with Cloth Spine. Good to Fair. Folio. This book has the same cover illustration as a German edition, Lebende Thierbilder, along with three of the same movables. Complete with six movables: Happy Family - works fine; tab shortened and very worn, Geese, Ducks, and Chickens - works fine; tab shortened and very worn, Watch Dog - Works fine; tab shortened and very worn; small piece missing at dog's neck, Deer and Squirrel - works fine; tab very worn; small piece missing from one of the deer's feet, Four Cows - works fine; tab mended/replaced; crease to one cow's horn/nose, and The Rider - works fine; mended/replaced tab. Re-backed many years ago, but now partially disbound. Pages have finger smudges and minor soiling. Cover is soiled with some edge wear; front cover is missing a small triangular piece at the upper left corner.

San Clemente, California: 12 Gauge Press, 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Presentation copy with signed original watercolor titles, hey, very pretty woman. Printing was limited to 500 books of which 14 were presentation copies. Sound perfect binding. Clean pages. Original art is bright and fresh. The book has almost no wear save for a tiny dot of scuffing on the front cover. The cover appears to have some discoloration, but it does not; it is simply the way it was intentionally printed. This is the sequel to Wright's first successful novel, The Whorehouse, and described by him as being "about the hippie generation and discovery, about strays coming in to the city, rock 'n' roll music and blues, classics and folk music." Fred Wright, who died in 2012 at the age of 71, was from Matoon, Illinois, but lived for years in the mountains of southern California. A well-regarded "psychedelic" artist, poet, and author, his works were regularly published in the small press. His work has been… Read More