THE WRONG BOX.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. First Edition. 8vo. Original red cloth, spine faded. including 16 pp. ads, dated Jan 1889. More
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THE SCHOOLMASTER'S ASSISTANT: being a complete system of practical arithmetic....Carefully revised and amended. To which is added a compendious system of practical gauging containing all the rules, fully exemplified, necessary to a perfect practical knowledge of this useful art. Second edition. By Robert Patterson.
Philadelphia, (PA): Printed and sold by John Bioren, No. 88, Chestnut Street, 1805. 18 cm. Frontis. (engraved portrait of Thomas Dilworth). 227pp. Full contemporary calf. Very good. Karpinski p. 76 denoting this edition as the Patterson revision. Some copies on OCLC denote one or two folding plates, Karpinski doesn't mention..... More
MISCELLANIES.
West Chester [PA]: Edward F. James, 1862. First edition. 19.5 cm. Frontis. (viii), 300pp. Embossed pebbled brown cloth, gilt stamping on spine. Edgewear to spine and corners. Everhart served in the Pennsylvania legislature and briefly in the US Congress. A graduate of Princeton, who after being admitted to the bar..... More
THE TRIAL OF VIRTUE, A SACRED POEM; being a paraphrase of the whole book of Job, and designed as an explanatory comment upon the divine original, interspersed with critical notes upon a variety of its passages. In six parts. To which is annexed, a dissertation upon the Book of Job.
Hartford, (CT): Printed by Lincoln and Gleason, 1806. First edition. 12mo. v, [3], 8-226, [2] pp. Period full brown leather with chipped red leather label on spine, rules mostly rubbed away. Joints starting on ends. WEGELIN 1O33. STODDARD AND WHITESELL 820. More
THE HUMAN INTELLECT: with an Introduction Upon Psychology and the Soul.
New York, (NY): Charles Scribner & Company, 1868. First edition. 8vo. (4), (v)- xxvii, (5)-673pp., errata, (6)pp. publishers ads. Original brown cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Crisp copy, very good. "The best work on Psychology in English before William James." [Encyclopedia of Philosophy]. More
ON POISONS IN RELATION TO MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE AND MEDICINE.
Philadelphia, (PA): Blanchard and Lea, 1859. Second American from the the Second and Revised London Edition. 24 cm. 2 p. l., [xiii]-xiv, [2], [17]-755 pp., 32 publishers catalog. Embossed brown cloth with gilt stamped spine. Spine ends and corners worn. More
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES to Relieve From Starvation the Women and Children of the Greeks of the Island of Crete.
Boston, (MA): Geo. C. Rand & Avery, Printers, 3 Cornhill, 1867. First edition. Stitched sheets. 8vo. 40 pp. Printed wrapper on front, rear wrapper missing. Chipping to spine edges. Stamp of Tufts College Library on title page. The Island of Crete, in the midst of a struggle for independence from..... More
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we the undersigned, hereby subscribe for [ ] Shares of the Capital Stock of the Oregon Central Railroad Company, and ag[ree] to take and pay for the same by executing and delivering to said Company whenever said Company shall have survey and permanently located its route of Railroad through [ ] County on the West side of the Willamette River... at the rate of twenty five dollars per Share [changed in ink to "one hundred" dollars], in United States Gold Coin....this day of [ ] 1867. [Title & partial text].
NP [Oregon?]: np, 1867. Broadsheet on blue-gray paper. 27 x 21 cm. Slight wrinkled, old fold lines, a few tears along folds, not affecting text. Not in Belknap, Oregon Imprints, 1845-1870. More
THE MILITARY PROFESSION IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE MEANS OF PROMOTING ITS USEFULNESS AND HONOUR; an Address Delivered Before the Dialectic Society of the Corps of Cadets of the Military Academy, West Point
New York, (NY): Samuel Colman, No.8, Astor House, 1839. Printed brown paper wrappers, title printed in black at the front wrapper. 23 cm. Half-title, 46pp. (8) pp. publisher's catalogue. Two inch piece torn from right lower front corner of front wrapper, not affecting any lettering. More
SUGGESTIONS RESPECTING THE REFORMATION OF THE BANKING SYSTEM.
Philadelphia, (PA): Printed be John C. Clark, 60 Dock Street, 1837. Disbound pamphlet, lacking wrappers (?). 25 cm. 29pp. Period ownership signature on title page, ink spot partly obscuring one of the words in the title, some scattered foxing. A work on banking by a significant American scientist. KRESS C.4386..... More
LETTER FROM A FARMER IN THE COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM TO HIS BROTHER IN THE COUNTY OF MERRIMACK, IN NEW-HAMPSHIRE. [Caption title].
NP: np, nd [ca. 1832]. First edition. 8vo. 8 pp. Printed in double columns. Self-wraps, sewn. Very good, unopened copy. Not in AMERICAN IMPRINTS, but OCLC locates copies at 7 institutions, with publication date 183-. AAS dates their copy [1832?]. KRESS C.2406. SABIN 40275. The author gently chastises his brother's..... More
GENTLE ANNIE
NY, [NY]: Andrews Printer, 38 Chatham St. [1853-59?]. Broadside songsheet. 24.5 x 15 cm. Three stanzas and a chorus enclosed in a wide ornamental border. Some chipping to the lower left edge to border, not affecting image, closed tear at top margin. Lyrics for the song by "[t]he highly popular..... More
AN ADDRESS INTRODUCTORY TO A COURSE OF LECTURES, AT THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, NEW YORK. Session of 1850-51. Reminiscences of Medical Teaching and Teachers in New York.
New York, (NY): Joseph H. Jennings, Printer, 122 Nassau Street, 1850. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Original printed tan wrappers. Slightly soiled around edges, some loss to rear wrapper. Prev. owner's signature on title page. Valentine Mott (1785-1865) was a highly regarded, pioneering American surgeon and professor in New York City..... More
AN ADDRESS, ON THE CHARACTER AND OBJECTS OF SCIENCE: and, especially, the Influence of the Reformation on the Science and Literature, Past, Present and Future, of Protestant Nations.
Charleston, [SC]: Printed be A. E. Miller, No. 4 Broad Street, 1827. First edition. 8vo. 80 pp. Disbound. Grimke, with his sisters, was a member of probably one of the most socially and intellectually courageous families of the ante-bellum South. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 29090. More
THE CONFEDERATE HUNDRED: A BIBLIOPHILIC SELECTION OF CONFEDERATE BOOKS.
Urbana, IL: Beta Phi Mu. Printed by the Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine. Plates by Meridian Gravure Co., Connecticut, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 58pp. Illustrated. Very good. Tan cloth, with original (?) glassine preserved. Very good. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and signature on flyleaf. More
MANUSCRIPT DEED OF SALE FOR SIX ACRES IN GROTON, COUNTY OF NEW LONDON, COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, FROM JOHN PACKER TO WILLIAM WILLIAMS, BOTH OF GROTON, DATED JANUARY 10, 1742/3.
[Groton, Colony of Connecticut: 1742/3]. Single sheet, 32 x 19 cm., approx. 350 words. Some additions and corrections to text, in a secretarial hand, signed by John Packer, and witnessed by Humphrey Avery and Henry Pelton [Felton?], and acknowledged before Chris Avery, Just[ice?]. The tract of land is described as..... More
THE TUOLUMNE INDEPENDENT. Vol. 8, # 3, 7-11, 38, 45, 46, 49; Vol. 9, # 1-3.
Sonora, California: Duchow Brothers, Publishers. April 19, 1879 - April 17, 1880. 13 large folio issues. First two issues of Vol. 8 have 4 pp., the rest are 8 pp. issues. Some edgewear, else very good. The masthead of the paper states: "An Independent Newspaper, Devoted to Local Affairs, the..... More
COMPLAINING TO HIS FRIEND EDWARD SPALDING, OF BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND ABOUT THE BEHAVIOR OF "A CERTAIN GOVERNOR," IN AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED AND DATED BOSTON, OCTOBER 1, 1825.
[Boston, MA: 1825]. A 3 pp. letter, approx. 300 words, addressed on the fourth integral leaf to Edward Spalding, Esq., Bristol, R.I., with a round stamp postal mark. Old fold lines, loss of a few letters on the third page from removal of a wax seal. The author, Jno. A...... More
CORREGIDOR: ISLE OF DELUSION.; Press Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Army General Headquarters in China
Shanghai, China: Printed by the Mercury Press, [September 1942]. 8vo. Frontis. (10), 11-114pp. Photo illustrations. Original blue cloth, chipped and worn down to boards along edges. Pictorial dust jacket showing Uno and fighting scenes over an outline map of the Philippine Islands, worn on edges. Ownership stamp of George T...... More
MY HOPE FOR AMERICA
New York: Random House, 1964. First edition. 8vo. 127pp., illustrated. Black cloth in a price-clipped glossy white dust jacket with some wear on edges. Inscribed by President Johnson to Edna Porter. Accompanied by a typed letter on White House stationary, dated May 4, 1965, and signed by Juanita D. Roberts..... More
POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT. 1786. Facsimile of the original Kilmarnock Edition
Kilmarnock, Scotland: D Brown & Co., 1909. Plain blue wrappers, unevenly faded, else very good. 23cm. 240pp. In a drab paper and cardboard box, broken and chipped, title printed on spine. A facsimile edition, signed by D. M'Naught, editor of "The Burns Chronicle," on the copyright page. More
THE ODES OF HORACE- Horati Carminum Libri IV
London: Peter Davies. 1926. Burgundy colored cloth with gilt decorated spine and front board, in an edge chipped gold dust jacket (some loss at head of jacket). 23 cm. 141pp. Text in Latin. Pochoir title page illustration, headpieces and black and white tailpieces by Vera Willoughby. Edition limited to 500..... More
VIRGINIA DREAMS
NP [ VA?]: John M. Leonard, 1910. Beige cloth (lightly soiled), title and author stamped in black on cover. 24 cm. Portrait. 64pp. Very good. Her first book of poetry. Maggie Pogue Johnson was born in Fincastle, Virginia and attended Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. This book is dedicated to..... More
ESSAYS AND NOTES ON HUSBANDRY AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Philadelphia, PA: printed by Budd and Bartram, for Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, No. 41, South Second Street, 1801. Second edition with additions. Frontis., viii, [1] - 536pp, 8, [24], 5 plates some folding. Some scattered staining and foxing, remains of an ownership stamp on titlepage. Modern leather rebind..... More
THE GRANDFATHER'S LEGACY; CONTAINING A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND OBITUARY NOTICES OF SOME MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY, TOGETHER WITH LETTERS FROM HIS FRIENDS.
Washington, DC: Henry Polkinhorn, 1879. First edition. 8vo. 551, ix pp. Original black half-leather (lightly scuffed), gilt title on spine, marbled endpapers, very good copy. Signed by the author, a Washington banker and philanthropist whose Corcoran Gallery of Art opened in 1872. More