Rare books from SRG Antiquarian Books

1740 - Chinese Tales: or, the Wonderful Adventures of Mandarin Fum-Hoam. Related by Himself to Divert the Sultana, upon the Celebration of her Nuptials. Printed for J. Hodges, London. Second Edition 1740.This very rare full leather Second Edition translated by Stackhouse awaits the true collector of 18th century works. The original French edition was published in 1723 under the title "Les aventures merveilleuses du mandarin Fum-Hoam" and Stackhouse's translation first appeared in 1725...hence, this is the second edition.Contents has been photographed for your review as well as examples of engraved illustrations. This small full leather bound original 1740 book is beautifully in tact, with a firm binding, period end pages and stunning illustrations. We found no writing or tears within. The newspaper articles that were inserted in the book have been retained with the book and caused some staining within the book. Please take time to ask for any further photographs or information about condition in order… Read More

1948 - Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study of Flophouses, Cage Hotels, Including Missions, Shelters and Institutions Serving Unattached (Homeless) Men. A Sociological Study that Includes English Origins of Mass Relief -- Samples of American Mass Relief and a Modern Investigation of Public and Private Policies in Chicago. New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1948 First Edition.Signed by author ( see photograph )"In the role of a bona fide client, the author registered for relief, took the pauper's oath and received a relief card. At the shelters and flophouse he mixed with the shelter men, getting direct quotations from those interviewed...careful to make the quotations exact...joined in all shelter activities, games, discussions, and efforts to secure work...really became part of shelter life..." from the preface.An historical record of treatment of the homeless, presenting the localized techniques of relief, and detailed information on the policy of the shelters in Chicago from 1930-1938.… Read More

1915 -The Gasoline Automobile, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University of Wisconsin [Engineering Education Series], George W Hobbs, B.S. and Ben G. Elliott, M.E., First Edition, Eighth Impression, Total Issue: 18,000. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. London: Hill Publishing Co., Ltd. 1915 First EditionThis is a wondrous book, full of diagrams and photographs of early gasoline engines and cars and trucks. The general construction, engines, transmission systems, fuels and carburetors, lubrication and cooling systems, batteries and magnetic systems, ignition, starters, lighting all have their sections in this book, as well as their trouble shooting and operation and care of early cars and trucks.Condition: This rare hardcover first edition from 1915 is in rare condition for its 100+ years age! It is all original with a sound binding, shiny gilt on the spine, and clean text. Lots of photos and diagrams complete the beauty of this rare book. We carefully photograph our items so that… Read More

"Browne's Sunday Thoughts" [Spine Title] Sunday Thoughts. In Three Parts. Adapted to the Various Parts of the Christian Sabbath: and its different Duties, Exercises, and Employments.To which is Prefix'd, An Essay on the Universe. Design'd To Promote a familiar, pleasing, and religious Knowledge of the Earth, and Heavenly Bodies. By the Rev. Mr. Moses Browne. 1753 [M.DCC.LIII.] First Edition, very early printing (original printing 1752). Collector-quality restoration in full leather with leather label.Condition: This original 1753 hardcover book is in full leather with a leather label as well. Interior is foxed with edge staining from old leather on first and last few pages. We found no plates or writing within the text block, and no tears. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.**Attention International Buyers**For all… Read More

Annals of the Army of the Cumberland, Comprising Biographies, Descriptions of Departments, Accounts of Expeditions, Skirmishes, and Battles; Also Its Police Recordof Spies, Smugglers, and Prominent Rebel Emissaries. Together With Anecdotes, Incidents, Poetry, Reminiscences, etc. and Official Reports of the Battle of Stone River, by an Officer [John Fitch]. Illustrated with Steel Portraits, Wood Engravings, and Maps. First Edition, Original full leather binding. 1863. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co: 670 pages.Condition: This beautiful original leather first edition of "Annals..." still has gilt page edges and gilt on spine as shown in the photos. Binding is firm. (Shown in photos) Original tissue between two frontispiece illustrations. The feature map of Stone River is in color and is still beautifully vibrant. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can… Read More

A Bird's Eye View of Our Civil War, by Theodore Ayrault Dodge, United States ArmyAuthor of the "Campaign of Chancellorsville". Boston: James R Osgood and Company 1883 First Edition hardcover: 326 pp with Four large fold out maps in back. Condition: This is an original hardcover in very good condition. Binding is firm, interior pages are free of marks, stamps, inscriptions--all very clean! All four fold out maps are original and in excellent condition. Please note spine photo shows old vertical creases in spine cloth which create a bit of shading. (Restoration secured the spine so it is strong and secure.) Gilt on spine is a bit faded as shown in photos, but very readable. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.**Attention International Buyers** For all standard international book orders, we will be using Asendia… Read More

Glances and Glimpses; or Fifty Years Social, Including Twenty Years Professional Life. by. Harriot K Hunt, M.D. 1856 First Edition, Fourth Thousandth.Early women's rights advocate Harriot K Hunt, considered the first female doctor in the United States. After two refusals to have her study at the Harvard Medical School, she received a private medical education and practiced with an emphasis on prevention of disease. She was a dedicated advocate for women as professionals and as an educated populace. A very early advocate for changes to voting rights and property rights for women. Each year when she paid her taxes, in fact, she issued a "taxation without representation" protest. An intriguing look at attitudes and treatment of early women's rights advocates from a well-educated and outspoken women.Condition: It is all original, with professional restoration of spine as shown. Sold in its own mylar cover. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of… Read More

Prisoners of War and Military Prisons. Personal Narratives of Experience in the Prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia, with A General Account of Prison Life and Prisons in the South during the War of the Rebellion, Including Statistical Information Pertaining to Prisoners of War; Together with a list of Officers who were Prisoners of War from January 1, 1864. by Asa B Isham, Henry M Davidson, and Henry B Furness. Cincinnati: Lyman & Cushing, 99 West Fourth Street, 1890 - First Edition. Over 58 pages of illustrations, including maps of camps. Large octavo, 571 pages. Condition: Original cloth, with gilt spine and beautiful front and back cover images. The 58 illustrations are present, including fold out of Andersonville and many full page illustrations. Please note there is a light stamp from a previous owner on the Title Page. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please… Read More

Prodigious Adventures of Tartarin of Tarascon. Translated from the French of Alphonse Daudet by Robert S. Minot. 1880 Translation"Entered at the Post Office as Second Class Material in 1884". Lovell's Library No. 478. New York: John W Lovell Company, 14 & 16 Vesey Street. "The original of this work is not pure fiction, but the exaggerated biography of a hero still living near Tarascon." [From the Prefatory Note]Condition: This original 1880 Translation of No. 478 of Lovell's Library has been carefully and professionally hardbound, retaining all of the original. In its appropriate and beautiful quarter binding, it is ready for its next lifetime. The original piece was classified by the post office in 1884 by the publisher. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, Captain Willard Glazier, 1896 - fully illustrated.Captain Willard Glazier, author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" had always wanted to traverse the United States of coast to coast, which he began in April, 1876. He traveled for 200 days, astride his loyal horse "Paul Revere", lecturing, often sponsored by members of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), donating the proceeds of his lectures to various GAR posts and ultimately to the monuments of George Custer, who died shortly after he began his journey.Captain Glazier had much to talk about, having served for three years led by Bayard, Stoneman, Pleasonton, Gregg, Custer, and Kilpatrick. He was then captured during a cavalry between Kilpatrick and Stuart in October, 1863 and was imprisoned successively at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, and Columbia. He escaped from Columbia in November 1864 and was recaptured and escaped two more times before the end of the war.His narrative includes fascinating… Read More

Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way, by Theodore T Johnson. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First Edition first issue published with no map and no colored frontispiece illustration. 278 pages with full table of contents.One of the earliest accounts of the gold fields by an actual "returned" Californian. This is Johnson's detailed account of his month long visit to the gold fields, along with his journey from New York to San Francisco through Panama aboard subsequent steamers and his overland journey. He arrived in Sutter's Mill, observing the camps, towns, and significant people like Captain Sutter and John Sinclair. Providing insight into the mining methods, social life, and mistreatment of the actual workers, this is a significant contribution to gold rush history.Condition: Original boards with new spine and original spine piece re-applied. Please see photos reflecting excellent, careful and seamless professional restoration work! Some foxing and smudging within, but overall very… Read More

Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains. by Washington Irving. In Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 1836 First Edition. Large folding map of the Rocky Mountains, the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. First edition: with "Henry W Rees Stereotyper" on the verso of the title page of volume, with no "1*" on page 5, and without the footnote on page 259 of volume II. We believe this to be First Edition - First State.
In Custom Case."Although Washington Irving (1783-1859) never traveled to Oregon Country, he wrote one of the most widely read and influential narratives of the region. His two-volume Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains, published in 1836, introduced more readers to the Pacific Northwest than any single book up to that time." from The Oregon Encyclopedia on line.Condition: This two volume set has been rebound as pictured. The interior is clean with a minimum of age toning and virtually no foxing. Foldout map in volume two is in… Read More

Afoot and Alone; A Walk from Sea to Sea By the Southern Route. Adventures and Observations in Southern California, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, etc. By Stephen Powers. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings. Hartford, Conn: Columbian Book Company, 1872"These were the happiest days of my life..in the large liberty and lawlessness of the prairies..." [from the Preface]
Condition: This original cloth hardcover is shown in the photographs. Binding is secure, toning is minimal, and no stamps, crimps or writing was found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Detectives of Europe and America, or Life in the Secret Service. A Selection of Celebrated Cases in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Egypt, and America. A Revelation of Struggles and Triumphs of the Most Renowned Detectives on the Globe for the Past Twenty-Five Years. Profusely illustrated. Edited by George S McWatters, Late Member of the American Secret Service. Hartford: The J B Burr Publishing Co., 1880.
Condition: Re-backed with original spine piece re-applied as pictured. NOT a former library book, Gilt on cover is bright. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, Including an Account of his Explorations, Discoveries and Adventures on Five Successive Expeditions across the North American Continent; Voluminous Selections from his Private and Public Correspondence; his defence before the Court Martial, and Full Reports of His Principal Speeches in the Senate of the United States. By John Bigelow. With Spirited Illustrations, and an accurate Portrait on Steel. New York: Derby & Jackson, 119 Nassau St/. J W Derby & Co., Cincinnati. W H Tinson, Stereotyper. 1856 First Edition.John Charles Fremont was an explorer, a war hero, and a member of the United States Senate. He was also the first presidential candidate of the new Republican Party. The author ardently supported his presidency.
Condition: Good condition, especially for its age. Initial 15 -20 pages have semi-circular stain at the top, as photographed. New aged end pages. No writing, stamps, crimps, found within. NOT a Library copy. Please review… Read More