The Philafrican Mission ... Headquarters Lincoln Station, Benguella, Angola ....
by Chatelain, Heli
[Liverpool]: Philafrican Mission, ca1905. Unknown Edition.. Original printed paper wrappers.. Fine.. 16mo, 16 pp. including wrappers. There is a frontispiece half-tone of Chatelain. A fund raising publication explaining the aims of the mission and how they were to be accomplished. Missionary work in Angola began relatively late - 1885 in the Umbundu language. Chatelain arrived in Angola, from America, in 1897. His aim was to establish a series of "stations" in hopes of employing the local population... Read More
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Nouvelles Methode pour Divisier les Instruments de Mathematiques et d'Astronomie
by Chaulnes, M F d' Albert - INSTRUMENTS - ASTRONOMY
[Paris]: Arts et Metiers, 1768. First Edition.. Later 19th century bds.. Very good; tide marks to corner of the last two plates; some dustiness; untrimmed. Folio, [2], [1] - 44 pp. + 15 highly detailed copper engraved plates. This is a description of a ruling engine that would permit the consistent and accurate division of arcs. The duc de Chaulnes was constantly working on the development of this device throughout the 1760s. By 1768 he had perfected the... Read More
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Ideologie Lexiologique des Langues Indo-Europeennes
by Chavee, H
Paris: Maisonneuve, 1878. First Edition.. orig. prtd. wrappers.. A fine copy.. 8vo. A handsome woodburytype portrait of the author. Chavee was an amateur linguist. This essay was published posthumously,
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Book chemise
by Anon. - HYBRID NEEDLEWORK BOOK "CHEMISE"
[English?], 18th - late 19th century[?]. Very good; some sunning around the spine; small wear spots.. A green moire silk book "chemise" with an elaborate border edging of metallic and cotton thread integrated in a "wave" pattern and a color silk thread needlework decoration ("lozenge" shaped, without outline) applied to the front cover. It meas. appx. 175 x 115 mm. A handsome and unusual artifact. Rare. The term "chemise" is broadly applied to include those book coverings that were not... Read More
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Memorials of John Pitkin Norton ....
by Anon. - AMERICAN CHEMISTRY
Albany: E H Pease & Co., 1853. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good copy.. sm 4to. There is an eng. frontis. of Norton. Norton was a professor of analytical and agricultural chemistry at Yale College. He died when just 30 yrs. old. The volume offered here contains copies of obituaries from various journals as well as personal tributes, e.g., B Silliman Sr.. The book was handsomely printed by Munsell in Albany. See DAB XIII, 574 -... Read More
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Collected Scientific Papers of Sir William Bate Hardy
by Faraday Society - BIOLOGY - CHEMISTRY
Cambridge: University Press, 1936. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth. A bright, fresh copy.. 4to. There are 14 plates and a frontis.. Hardy's published papers on biology and colloid chemistry.
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Preliminary Catalogue of Plants Poisonous to Stock - WITH - Principal Poisonous Plants of the United States - WITH - Some Poisonous Plants of the Northern Stock Ranges
by Chesnut, V K
1898 - 1900. Reprints from journals.. Original printed wrappers.. Very good; rear wrapper of "...Northern Stock Ranges" is wanting; some dustiness.. 8vo, Excellent detailed treatment accompanied by line drawings and half-tone photographs. Chesnut was a botanist. These studies were especially beneficial to cattle ranchers in and around Montana who lost thousands of animals to plant poisonings.
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Considerations Generales sur l`Analyse Organique .... BOUND WITH Manuel d`Analyse Chimique des Eaux ....
by Chevreul, M E / Henry, Pere & Fils
Paris: F G Levrault / Crevot, 1824 /`25. First Editions.. contemp. half leather over bds... A very good copy. The hip notes of the Chevreul were somewhat trimmed by the binder.. 8vo. Chevreul's book is his general summation on the techniques of organic chemical analysis. The Henry is a complement and deals with the chemical analysis of water. Cole #274.
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[Manuscript] Carson family herbarium
by [C, H - Henry or Hampton Carson?]
[Philadelphia]: not published, ca 1840. Unique.. Original wrappers.. Very good; only a handfull of samples are missing parts or have damage.. Folio. There are appx. 165 identified mounted samples in their original collection folios. A varied herbarium of 165 samples in their original folio collection folders. Each specimen is grouped according to the Latin genus (21 distinct groups in this collection); separate specimens are then individually identified. This herbarium has the feel of being a remnant of a... Read More
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Alphabet and Figure Blocks
by Anon. - GAMES - EDUCATION - CHILDREN
np: unk. publisher, ca. 1890. Edition Unknown.. Cloth backed paper covered wooden box.. A good copy showing some wear to the blocks; some scrapes to cover; hinge repaired.. Small 4to. An attractive set of children's letter and number blocks. There are 18 blocks that are 1 3/4 inches square and 1/4 inch thick printed recto and verso. Numbers are printed in black against an orange background on nine of the blocks. The remaining block faces have the alphabet... Read More
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Dieses Briefschen bestes Kind wird Dir heut zugeschicht ....
by PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN BROADSHEET - CHILDREN
[Pennsylvania]: Unknown publisher., [ca.1790]. Edition Unknown.. As issued.. Good with some marginal tears; overall toning; blank vertical margin irregularly trimmed (no loss); partial separation of some old folds; overall toning.. Broadsheet. It meas. appx. 348 x 210 mm. A rare and unusual PA German broadsheet with contemporary green and red color highlights. The broadsheet is adorned with woodcuts of angels with the verse and text printed within a large and ornate framework of flower and leaf blocks. The... Read More
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[Manuscript] Pathologie & allgemeine Therapie, nebst Receptierkunst [sic]
by [Choulant, Johann Ludwig] - LECTURE NOTES
[Friedrichsstadt?], ca 1822. Contemporary half-leather over marbled paper.. Fine; expertly rebacked at some point.. Small 4to, 275 pp. German Gothic script [secretarial?]. A neat clear hand throughout with additional notes in the second hand. A superb manuscript from this important and popular German physician and medical historian. Choulant would publish two books on the topics offered in these lectures: Lehrbuch der speciellen Pathologie .... (1831) and Anleitung zur ärztlichen Receptirkunst (1834). Both works were well received and remained... Read More
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An Essay on Logical Method
by Chretien, C
Oxford: J H Parker, 1848. First Edition.. Original cloth and paper label.. A good copy.. 8vo, vi, [2], [1] - 220 pp. Chretien, a Fellow at Oriel, provides an introduction to logic.
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Minutes of the Methodist Conferences, Annually Held in America from 1773 to 1813 Inclusive. Volume the First [no more published]
by Methodist Episcopal Church
New York: Daniel Hitt and Thomas Ware, 1813. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Very good.. 12mo, iv, [5] - 611, [1 - contents] pp. The name of Collins Denny (Bishop) on the front pastedown. A superb resource for revealing the history and expansion of Methodism in America. They originated as a devotional group within the Anglican Church and in 1784 became the independent Methodist Episcopal Church. Prior to the Civil War Methodism had grown to become the largest... Read More
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Katechismus oder Lehrbuch der Christlichen Religion für die Jugend ....
by United Evangelical Church
Pittsburg[h]: J G Backofen, 1848. First American Edition.. Original leather backed batiked paper over paper boards.. Very good.. 12mo, vi, 78 pp. According to the introduction, the catechism resulted from the 1817 celebration of the Reformation. This celebration brought forth the Vereinigten evangelischen Kirche in Germany and this publication to educate its children.
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Delle Barche a Vapore ... la Navigazione del Tevere ....
by Cialdi, A - STEAM DREDGE
Rome: Tipo. Belle Arti, 1845. First Edition.. Contemporary vellum backed bds.. Very good.. 8vo, [6], 1 - 416 pp. + frontispiece & 5 plates An important work on river and harbor hydraulics and the silting action of the sea around a fixed breakwater. The book incorporates the design for a steam driven harbor dredge and an anchored mechanical breakwater.
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An Act Relative to the Amount of Hospital Money ....
by HOSPITALS - LAW - NEW YORK CITY
New York: Senate Assembly, 1831. First Printing.. Disbound.. A good copy; some overall toning.. Folio. The original printing of the law for use in the Senate Assembly. It stipulates that the Health Comm. for New York City will charge each ship a fee for the support of a marine hospital and its costs.
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The Motion of Fluids Natural and Artificial ....
by Clare, M
London: E Symon, 1737. Second, Improved Edition.. full contemporary calf. Very good internally; binding dry with split joints.. 8vo. Nine engraved plates. Rouse refers to this work as an 'excellent' textbook. The book is divided into two broad subjects: hydrostatics and pneumatics. Roberts, p. 72; Rouse, p.120.
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An Address to the Philological Society of Manchester ....
by Clarke, A
Liverpool: J Nuttal, 1804. First Edition.. dsbd.. A very good copy.. 8vo. An address by the president of the society outlining the purposes of the group and its recent history (it was founded in 1800).
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[Manuscript] Lecture notes for a series of by Valentine Mott and C R Gilman
by Clark, Ephraim
[New York]: not published., 1843 - `45. Unique.. Three quarter calf with marbled bds... A very good copy; some scuffing to the binding.. 4to, appx. 300 pages. Ephraim Clark attended the 1843 lectures of V Mott. He also attended the lectures of CR Gilman in 1844 and 1845. The volume offered here is appx. 300 pages in length. The Gilman lectures are recorded in shorthand; the Mott lectures in regular script. Each occupies about half the volume.... Read More
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Our Journey Around the World - WITH - Glimpses of Life in Far Off Lands
by Clark, FE & Harriet - SALESMAN'S SAMPLE - SOUTH PACIFIC
Hartford: A D Worthington, 1896. Edition Unknown.. Original publisher's decorated cloth.. A very good copy.. 8vo. There are plates and folding color maps. A excellent example of a salesman's sample copy with three different binding samples (one is stamped sheep) offered. An elaborate travel book. Smith comments that the book was : ' ... richly illustrated, wealthy in detail, and better than average travel literature.' The voyage included Hawaii. Samoa, New Zealand, China etc. Smith, #C60.
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A Treatise on Pulmonary Consumption ....
by Clark, J
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1835. First Am. Edition.. orig. cloth backed bds. .. A very good copy; 19th cent. gum label at base of spine.. 8vo. On the treatment and cause of consumption.
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24 Original Illustrations to the "Pickwick Papers" ....
by Clark, Joseph Clayton a.k.a. "Kyd" - PEN & INK DRAWINGS
[London], ca1920. Original grey paper card stock with a hand inked title cartouche.. Very good with a trifle bit of spotting to a margin here and there; covers of the portfolio are loose; front cover with a moderate vertical tear from the bottom edge that is about 2 inches.. Large 4to paper card stock portfolio with hand inked title. RETAINING ONLY 22 of the original 24 black & white ink drawings. The drawings are on a glazed, laid... Read More
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Summary of the Mahratta and Pindarree Campaign During 1817, 1818, and 1819 ....
by [Clarke, Marshal]
London: E WIlliams, 1820. First Edition. Original publisher's paste paper blue boards.. Very good; rebacked with paper at an early date; hinges reinforced; map is loose in the volume.. 8vo., [4], [1] - 363, [1] pp + folding map, and a folding plan. A presentation from the author on the front free endpaper to a Mr. Bush, London, May 1822. The anonymous author of this account of the Mahratta and Pindarree Campaign wrote a trenchant and unsparing criticism... Read More
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Confucian Analects / Great Learning / Doctrine of the Mean .... - BOUND WITH - The Works of Mencius
by James Legge (translator) - CHINESE CLASSICS
[Shanghai; Hong Kong?]: Unknown., [1865?]. Later (?) gilt stamped black binder's cloth over flexible board (spine has several Chinese characters stamped on it).. Very good; title with a small, almost imperceptible perforation-stamp on a blank portion; verso of title with institutional gift stamp dated June 18, 1940 and identified as Miss Elizabeth B Harrold; pastedown with bookplate and note of release and sale.. 8vo, Title, 298, 378 pp.. Some sheets are folded and bound, hence "doubled". Chinese /... Read More
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