Rare books from Charity Bookstall

New York: Official Publishing Company, 1887. Front cover is partially detached at lower half and detached an inch at top. Back cover is almost fully detached. Original cover to spine (now covered by paper) appears to be missing. Quarter leather and marble print cover has been covered at some point with brown paper which has caused some tanning to the fep. Pencilled price in fep along with two small tears. Inscription on pages preceding title page - this was a 1904 Christmas gift. 500 pages with black and white engravings, many full page engravings. Some light tanning to page margins. Marble page ends. Written by J.W. Buel "The Famous Traveler and Historian...England's Battles with the Boers in the Transvall including an Exhaustive History of the Settlement of Cape Colony, Wars with the Kaffirs, Matabeles, Zulus, the DIamond and Gold Mines of South Africa and a History of Exploration, Discovery, Conquest and Development by all the Famous Travelers that have traversed teh Dark… Read More

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. The provenence of this antiquarian volume is what makes this book unique. Pasted to the inside cover is the bookplate of Louis Agassiz Shaw, co-inventor (along with Philip Drinker) of the iron lung in 1928. 394 lightly tanned pages followed by several pages of publisher advertisements. Some rubbing wear to maroon cover. We noted some red pencil marks to equations on page 175. Some mild foxing to endpapers. A poor quality rubber cement repair has been made to inside cover and title page, so residue is visible on the seams of those pages and title page does not open flat. Shaw bookplate has caused a darkened area the shape of the bookplate, paste residue on bookplate. Small green stamp on fep, penciled price, penciled price on page v. Rubber cement residue on inside seem of back cover. Small blemish on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . 3rd. Cloth. Good/No… Read More

France, 1749. In French and Latin. Volume IX (nine) only. A rare book "with approval and privilege of the King." The French Revolution and the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in France in the 1790s makes this a truly rare volume to have survived as many churches were looted and damaged and clergy persecuted, imprisoned and executed. From title page: "La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois, avec des notes litterales, critiques et historiques, des prefaces et des dissertations, tirees du Commentaire de Dom Augustin Calmet, Abbe de Senones, de M. l'Abbe de Vence, & des Aureurs les plus celebres; pour faciliter l'intelligence de l'Ecriture Sainte. Ouvrage enrichi de Cartes Geographiques & de Figures. Tome Neuvieme. A Paris, Rue S. Jacques, Chez: Gabriel Martin, a l;etoile; J.B. Coignard & Ant. Boudet, a la Bible d'or; Pierre-Jean Mariette, aux Colomnes d'Hercule; Hippolyte-Louis Guerin, a S. Thomas d'Aquin. M.Dcc. XLIX. Avec… Read More

1929. 8vo size softcover with interior stapled binding and color illustrated covers; 228 pages with numerous vintage advertisements, some with black and white illustrations or photographs. Contents include: Officers, Directors and Executive Committee Judges and Ring Stewards Occupants of Arena Boxes Program (for each day November 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13.) Catalogue of Entries Hackney Horses and Ponies Commercial Vehicle and Draft Horses Trotters and Roadsters Harness Horses Saddle Horses: Three Gaited and Five Gaited Ponies Under Saddle Mounted Police Hunters Jumpers Military Classes We note that one of the owners of a Saddle Horse has the surname of Gallop. There is a multi-page Index of Advertisers. Vintage Advertisements include: Glyco Toilet Soap (color) Cadillac/LaSalle/Fleetwood Motor Cars (color) Camel Cigarettes (color) Brunswick Salon Red Star Line/White Star Line Saks-Fifth Avenue Greenbrier and Cottages Crichton & Co. Ltd Alfred Nelson Plaza Art Galleries Seaton Hackney Farm White Rock… Read More

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1934. Stated First Edition 8vo size navy blue cloth bound hardcover with bright gilt titles on cover (faded titles on spine.) 223 unmarked pages. The book is divided into three parts with multiple chapters: The Ways of Leisure Exploring Our Environment Taking Stock of Ourselves From Introduction "Almost overnight a new idea has come to us. It is the recognition that we are to have more time to live our lives as we please. Hitherto, in a world of scarcity, we have had to give our hostages to toil. Now, in an age of plenty, we can look forward to an increasing amount of time that is our own. We have, to an extent, grown work-wise. In the future, we shall grow leisure-wise. While we shall doubtless learn to put more dignity into work and to make it a fulfillment rather than a depletion, nevertheless, in our leisure, we shall find the means for cultivating the interest, powers and delights that should be our human privilege. This book is a frontier… Read More

New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1934. In one volume. Navy blue leather corners and spine with wear to tips and complete exterior cracking. Lighter blue cloth. Spine has some addition wear to leather, red block with bright gilt titles. Five raised bands and five bright gilt decorations. Small area of leather loss above the red title block. 686 toned pages. Rear endpapers and half title page heavily tanned. Booksellers sticker inside back cover. Fep torn out. Pencilled price on half title. Some soil to outside pages. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Sands & Co., 1902. 8vo size maroon clothbound hardcover with bright gilt titles; 246 toned pages. Contents include: Catholics and Criminal Statistics Christ's Attitude to the Pharisees Acting on Principle Heaven and Hell as Antidotes to Worldliness The Reign of Christ The Incarnation and the Greek View of Life The Immaculate Conception a Development of Doctrine The Church and Liberal Catholicism What brought John Henry Newman into the Catholic Church Do Catholics lead Better Lives than other Men? The Majesty of God Freewill in God and Man The Meaning of the word 'Sectarian' A School of Catholic Thought at Oxford Intercessory Prayer The Theory of Morals Progressive Morality The Law of God Canon Law in its Application to Laymen The Law and Grace The Sanction of Reward Ex-seminary library book with minimal markings. Bumped head and heel of spine; edgewear. Penciled price on fep. Damage to back endpaper where pocket was removed. Slight creases on several page corners;… Read More

Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1856. Edited by the son of the diarist, this is a collection of the writings of Amos Lawrence 1786-1852. Amos and is brothers were very successful early American merchants. The city of Lawrence, Massachusetts was named for his brother, Abbott Lawrence. Following his retirement Amos Lawrence was a philanthropist on a tremendous scale donating to education, libraries and healthcare in particular. (Not to be confused with his son Amos A. Lawrence, himself a businessman and philanthropist and also a leading abolitionist and the founder of Lawrence, Kansas.) This family figures prominently in early American genealogy and history. 359 tanned pages followed by index. Engraved frontispiece of Amos Lawrence with facsimile signature plus engraving of his brother Abbott. Another page is a facsimle of Amos Lawrence's handwriting. Both black and white illustrations are on heavy, glossy stock. Beautiful embossed scroll work on front and back cover and spine. From Preface:… Read More

Boston: Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1846. Thin blue cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. This ex-library book has been professionally rebound both boards and endpapers are in great condition and probably 100 or more years younger than the rest of the book. 59 pages with some library markings including some punch throughs. Bright pages with no foxing. Pages are not flat. Penciled price on blank page after fep. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hingham, MA: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 2003. 204 heavyweight, glossy pages with color illustrations. From back: "An informative guide through the secretive art world; How to build a great art collection and investment portfolio; How to successfully gift, donate, loan and estate plan; Learning how to identify, examine and judge quality; Art world intrigue and scandal - the inside scoop; Cyberspace hazards and e-scams - buyer beware; Candid facts about forgers, fakes and fraud; Stolen art - thieves trafficking and recovery; Dealers, agents, appraisers, authenticators and experts; Greed, glamor (sic) and the art of the deal; Misrepresentations, recasts & reproductions; Auction contracts, fees and shady dealings; Warranties and verbal promises - who to trust; Security systems, fire alarms and self-defense; American painters' auction world records; The top 10 American paintings sold at auction." Light edgewear and slight curl to corners. We noted pink highlighting on at least three… Read More

New York: Wicwas Press, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages with a few illustrations and photographs Contents include: Beeswax Grading and Economics Harvesting Beeswax Commercial Preparation of Beeswax for Market Testing Beeswax Beeswax in Comb Foundation Beeswax in Candles Beeswax in Art and Industry Showing and Judging Beeswax Home Products including Candles and Car and Floor Polishes Moderate wear and edgewear to covers, light soil to top of book and shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits… Read More

Elyria, OH 8vo size softcover with large plastic spiral binding; 348 pages with separate recipe index. Original artwork for cover and divider pages by John Rodak. Recipes are "signed" with name of contributor, but there is no index of contributors. The book is typescript (you can see some errors and strikethroughs.) The separate index, also typescript appears to be a photocopy. Two folded pages of 8.5x11 inch white paper are folded in half widthwise and make up the eight-page index. It is tucked into the book. Contents include: Appetizers Breads Cakes Coffee Cakes Candy Canning-Preserves Cheese Snacks Cookies Cutout Cookies Fried Cookies Filled (Pastry) & Tarts Drop Cookies Molded Cookies Desserts Dips Dressings Frosting Meatless Dishes Meats Lamb Fish Pies Punch Rolls Salads Soups Vegetables Recipes include: Beef Olive Spread; Sauerkraut Balls; Cheese Blintzes; Buttermilk Cupcakes; Polish Babka; Polish Sweet Bread; Polish Paczki (Donuts); Braided Butter Loaf; Rich Kolachi;… Read More

New York: Benziger Brothers, Inc., 1891. This second, revised edition includes two new chapters not in the First Edition! 8vo sized decorative cloth bound hardcover. Tan cloth with black titles and decorations on front cover and spine, publisher's logo on back cover. 253 tanned pages followed by a four (4) page publisher's catalog. Sepia frontispiece on glossy stock. This book has no imprimatur. Francis J. Finn, (1859 - 1928) was an American priest who also wrote more than two dozen young adult novels. Reverend Finn was ordained in 1891, the same year as this book was published. Spine and top are darkened, name on fep, tanned margins on either side of front cover and some rubbing and light soil to covers; spine is slightly cocked. The bottom of page 9 and top of page 15 have some light soil to top margin, several other pages have fingermarks in the margins, to be expected from a 100+ year old children's book. Please see our photographs. . 2nd. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1995. edited by Tadataka Yamada with David H. Alpers, Chung Owyang, Don W. Powell and Fred E. Silverstein Second Edition, second printing Blue 4to size hardcovers with gilt titles and red decorations on covers and spine; heavyweight glossy pages. This set weighs in at more than 18 pounds boxed. Volume 1: 1,554 pages with black and white illustrations, charts and photographs. There are also some color photographs in a section in the front of the book. The index is paginated separately: there are 151 additional pages to the index. The Table of Contents includes both volumes and is repeated in both volumes. The very extensive Table of Contents include: Part One: Basic Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Gastrointestinal Function Part Two: Approaches to Common Gastrointestinal Problems Part Three: Gastrointestinal Diseases There is some "waviness" to the rear endpage working forward to about page 24 in the index (of decreasing waviness.) This… Read More