Search Results: Titles starting with S from Black Paw Books

New York: Hurok Attractions, INc. and Hurok Arstist, Inc, 1952. Softcover. Very Good. This listing is for two programs: the first for the season 1937-1938; the second, 1952-53. Quarto, [16] pp each. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Back wraps of 1937-1938 program shows large scuff.

London: Richard Blome, 1701. Very Good. The Worshipfull Richard Cheyney of Hamerton in the parish of Hackney in the County of Middlesex, For this Advancement of the work Contributed this Plate to whole Patronage it is humbly Dedicated by Richard Blome." Original engraving. Penciled note indicates printing date is 1701. Mat measures 15" wide x 20" long; print, 8 1/4" x 13 1/2". Engraving is slightly darkened along bottom left-hand corner, else Fine. Mat shows some minor blemishes and wear to corners.

New York: Jonathan A. Hill, 1983. Softcover. No. 51 of 300 copies. Octavo, 41 pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Small sticker mark on upper wrap.

Deacon & Peterson Publishers, 1854. Very Good. Approximately 31" tall x 24" wide. 4 pages with nine columns of dense type. Pages are creased and show a little wear to edges and corners.

Boston: Otis Clap, 1852. Hardcover. Very Good. Religious work by the minister of the New Jerusalem Church in Portland, Maine. Scarce. 12mo (18 cm tall x 12 cm wide), 156 pp. Brown cloth. Remains of paper label along spine. Cloth is a little faded. Previous owners' names on ffep and front flyleaf. A number of pages show lines and check-marks in pencil in margins.

Self Published, 1983. Softcover. Very Good. Self-published memoirs of the author's life in Scituate, Massachusetts. Scarce. Signed by author on title page. Quarto. 92 single-sided pages with photocopied photos. In wraps (softcover). Wraps and edges of book block show a little soiling and rubbing.

John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dr. Hewitt, relying on primary material, traces Morton's early career, his accession to the regency, his problems with the nobility, his treatment of the Church, his border policy, his relations with England and other foreign powers, the various aspects of his domestic government and, finally, his last fateful months culminating in his execution in June 1581." Octavo. 232 pp. Black cloth binding. From the private collection of Boston historian Frederick A. Hagar. No bookplates or ownership ink. In clean dust jacket.

Centro Di, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. Italian language work.Quarto. 207 pp. In wraps. Book appears unread. Pages are clean and bright; spine, uncreased. No signatures or inscriptions.

Self Published, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Scarce work by Israeli sculptor Ezra Orion (1934- 2015). Folio, [28] pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Top edge of publication curls up and corners shows a little wear.

Liverpool, England: Pacific Steam Navigation Company, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume XII. Wide range of articles related to commercial sail. Illustrated with black & white photos. Octavo, 320 pages. Green cloth binding. From private collection. Gift card from Walter C. Stanley affixed to front free endpaper. Boards show some small dings and rubbing. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Liverpool, England: Pacific Steam Navigation Company, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. Wide range of articles related to commercial sail. Illustrated with black & white photos. Octavo, 320 pages. Green cloth binding. From private collection. Gift card from Walter C. Stanley affixed to front free endpaper. Boards show some small dings and rubbing. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

Boston: Pucker Gallery, 2015. Softcover. Very Good. Exhibition catalogue. Quarto (11" tall). 35 pp. Stapled wraps. Minor rubbing to wraps from shelf wear. Pages remain clean and unmarked.

New York: AMS Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good+. Reprint of 1898 edition. Octavo, 108 pp. Blue cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. From the private collection of Pulitzer Prize winning author and Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald. No ownership ink or bookplates. Clean, unmarked copy.

Malabar, Florida: Robert E. Krieger Publishing, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. 12mo, 259 pp. In wraps. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Clean, unmarked copy.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good+. Unabridged reprint of 1938 edition. Octavo, 318 pp. Blue cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. Clean, unmarked copy. No dust jacket (presumed as issued).

Bouchercon XV Committee, 1984. Softcover. Good. Quarto, 36 pp. Stapled wraps. Wraps show some creasing. Offered here as a reading and reference copy.

David Bruce and Watson, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. My misfortune is that I have the heart of a gentleman without the instincts of one." Candid diaries of William Veitch, a country parson with a modest living in the county of Sussex, 1874-75. Octavo, 144 pp. Black cloth binding. From private collection of Boston historian. Prev. owner's name printed on ffep. Dust jacket shows some rubbing and wear to edges.

Calcutta: Firma K.L Mukopadhyay, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. Reprinted articles cover topics from the "Immolation of Widows" to "A Mooslem's Appeal Against Bigotry." Together they present an interesting picture of life in British India in 1820. 8vo, 528 pp. Stiff card stock wraps with dust wrapper. From private collection. Name printed inside book.

National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto, 64 single-sided pages. In comb binding. From private collection.

London: J. Hatchard & Son, 1853. Third Series. Hardcover. Good+. Collection of 24 sermons by Rector of Stevenage, Herts, and Canon of Chester. Octavo, 433 pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Cloth a little soiled and discolored along spine. Corners are bumped and edges of boards show a few dings. Name printed in ink on title page. Table of Contents shows some check marks and brief annotations in pencil. Pages show the occaisional smudge.