Der Feldzug von 1813 bis zum Waffenstillstand
by [Clausewitz, K von] - MILITARY STRATEGY
np: unk., nd. First Edition.. Original publisher's blue wrappers.. Very good; old ink stamp on the title; toned throughout.. 8vo, [4], 81, [1] pp. Clausewitz's only lifetime publication. It is based on his experience in the Goehrde campaign, which he led, during the Russian war of 1812. An important work by the pre-eminent military thinker of the late 18th and 19th century. He along with Jomini defined the debates of military science for the remainder of the century. Clausewitz's own... Read More
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Memoire sur les Hopitaux Civils de Paris
by Clavareau, N M - HOSPITALS - ARCHITECTURE
Paris: Imp. de Prault, 1805. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers and paper label.. Good with overall spotting; wrappers are somewhat worn; spine partially abraded; untrimmed.. 8vo, xx, 239, [240 blank] pp. + 9 engraved plates (5 folding), & frontispiece. Printed on laid paper. An excellent survey of the hospitals of Paris illustrated with ground plans and views of some of the sites. The author, an architect, hoped to illustrate the progress and improvement that the hospitals... Read More
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Memoir of a Mechanic. Being a Sketch of the Life of Timothy Claxton, Written by Himself, Together with Miscellaneous Papers
by Claxton, T
Boston: George W Light, 1839. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good, with some spotty foxing; joints strained.. 8vo. There is a frontispiece of the author. Although published in America it appears that Claxton was English. The book, however, is filled with anecdotal information about his life in America and, more importantly, his scientific work as an instrument maker in the United States. He was one of a handful during this time period. There is an excellent text illus.... Read More
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Clayton's Dog Remedies
by Clayton, [G W] - VETERINARY ADVERTISING
[Chicago?]: Clayton Co. , ca1910. As issued.. Very good overall.. Window card advertisement. Printed on grey card stock - in red ink - and measuring appx. 13.75 x 19 inches. It has a mounted half-tone photograph of a dog. Clayton was in business selling veterinary remedies since the 1890s. The firm was located in Chicago. Purchasing one of the numerous remedies the firm produced entitled the customer to a free copy of Clayton's 34 page pamphlet on the... Read More
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Commercial Advertiser, Gov. Clinton's Speech
by Clinton, De Witt - BROADSIDE PRINTED ON SILK
New York: Commercial Advertiser, after January, 1822. As issued.. Good; partial horizontal separation along an old fold with the loss of some letters; some dustiness; small remnants mounting tape at corners.. Broadside, measuring 535 x 365 mm, printed in six columns A highly detailed speech on plans to amend the constitution of the state and canal issues and revenues. Clinton did not run for re-election. DAB IV, 221-'6.
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Charter Oak Manufacturing Co. - Prints
by TRADE CATALOG - CLOTH
unknown city: Charter Oak, ca. 1920. Edition Unknown.. as issued.. A very good copy.. fanfold. There are 36 mtd. 4 x 2.5 inch samples. A fanfold. display brochure for salesmen. This copy contains 36 mounted samples of brightly colored and intricately designed printed fabrics (for dresses?). When open the full card meas. 11 x 52 inches.
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British Guiana Papers. Scientific Results of the Oxford University Expedition to British Guiana in 1929
by Oxford University Exploration Club
Oxford: Oxford Univ. Exploration Club by the Oxford University Press, 1938. First Edition. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; modest wear and chafing to the binding; occasional spotting.. Royal 8vo. The text is made-up of 31 original offprints from various journals retaining their original format and pagination. The OUP printed the title, preface, and frontispiece and then bound up the offprints as the "text". The book bears the OUP press mark of the period on the spine and is... Read More
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New Hebrides Papers. Scientific Results of the Oxford University Expedition to the New Hebrides 1933 - 34
by Oxford University Exploration Club
Oxford: Oxford University Exploration Club by the Oxford Univ. Press, 1951. First Edition. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; some rubbing to the cloth; pencil notes on the rear pastedown and endpapers as well as one offprint.. Royal 8vo. The text is made-up of 16 original offprints from various journals retaining their original format and pagination. The OUP printed the title, preface, and then bound up the offprints as the "text". The book bears the OUP press mark of... Read More
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Remarks on a Publication of M. Volney, called The Ruins etc.
by Cockburn, W - RELIGION
Cambridge: Univ. Press, 1804. First Edition.. dsbd.. A good copy; some light dust soiling.. 8vo. Cockburn's defense of the christian religion.
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A Treatise on Biliary Concretions : or, stones in the gall - bladder and ducts
by Coe, T
London: D Wilson, 1757. First Edition.. DIsbound.. A fair copy; some dustiness.. 8vo. There are 2 fldg. copper eng. plates. An early and exhaustive treatise on the subject.
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Ethical Questions; or Speculations ... in Moral Philosophy - BOUND WITH - A Philosophical Treatise on the Passions
by Cogan, T - PHILOSOPHY
London / Bath: T Cadell / S Hazard, 1817/ 1802. First Edition / Second Edition. Contemporary three-quarter leather.. Good with some spotting and wear to the binding.. 8vo, I - vi, [4], [3] - 439, [1] pp.; II - xix, [1], [1] - 369, [3] pp. Two of Cogan's philosophical works. He retired from medicine - after practicing in both London and Amsterdam - to write. The principal work in the volume is his book on ethical questions... Read More
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The Horseman's Friend or Pocket Counsellor
by Colby, George
Gettysburg: [George Colby?] J E Wible, Printer ...., 1866. First (only) Edition.. Original cloth backed marbled boards (as issued).. Very good; some toning; text block loose in casing. . 12mo, 30 pp. + printed slip mounted on the rear pastedown that contains three recipes for curing hoof ailments (apparently a late addition to the text). A guide to horse care by Colby who served in both an infantry and a cavalry regiment in the Civil War between August... Read More
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The Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River, 2 vols.
by Dept. of Railways and Canals Canada - BRIDGE COLLAPSE
Quebec: Dept. of Railways and Canals, 1918. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth. Very good.. Oblong folio, I - 259, [1 - blank] pp. + frontispiece and numerous half-tone illustrations; II - atlas with 111 fldg. litho. plates. The account of the construction of the steel cantilever bridge across the St. Lawrence begun in 1900. When near completion in 1907 the central span collapsed. Investigation revealed the failure of a compression member. The spectacular failure forced the adaption of... Read More
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Manomin : A Rhythmical Romance of Minnesota, The Great Rebellion and the Minnesota Massacres
by Coloney, M
St Louis: Published by the Author, 1866. First Edition.. Gilt stamped calf pres. binding.. A good copy; some rubbing; one chord split at front hinge.. 8vo. An example of provincial 'epic poetry' .
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A Magistrate's Guide and Citizen's Counsellor ... of the State of Maryland ....
by Colvin, J
Frederick-Town (MD): [J Colvin], 1805. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; spotted and toned.. 8vo, [2], [3] - 352, xvi pp. A good and lengthy manual for the justice along with precedents and forms. There is a section devoted to servants and slaves. S & S #8221; Marvin, p. 215.
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Book Keeping Rationalized ....
by Comer, G N
Boston: Comer's Comm. College, 1866. Later Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A good copy with some wear tot he head and tail of the spine; one plate with a tear.. 8vo. Three large fldg. plates of financial transactions. A later prtg. of what came to be a standard work in accountancy. The book retains its orig. large fldg. plates on dictionary paper that are usually missing.
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Address of the Republicans of the City and County of New York ....
by COMMERCE
New York: Frank, White & Co., 1808. First Edition.. orig. blue wrappers.. A fair copy with a tide mark throughout.. 8vo. A report of several resolutions taken by the party and a speech concerning British interference with American trade and shipping to the continent. S & S # 14858.
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Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education : with Appendices, 1847 - 1848, 2 vols.
by Poor Law Commission
London: HMSO, 1848. First Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A very good set.. 8vo. The detailed reports on conditions in schools throughout the UK undertaken prior to the administration of a government grant in support of teacher's salaries. There are also notices on public education from the continent and the United States.
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Collected Papers. From the Pathological Laboratory of the London County Asylums
by London County Council. Asylums Committee
[London]: Various Publishers, 1908-1909. Original cloth backed printed card-stock boards.. Very good.. Royal 8vo, appx. 200 pp. of separately paginated reprints or papers read. All dealing with neurological issues. A series of reports dealing with pathologies. Uncommon.
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To the Honourable the Court of Directors ....
by [Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons]
[London]: Parliament, [1795]. First Edition.. Stitched as issued.. Fine copies printed on thick, laid paper.. Folio. A group of eight petitions submitted to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Each dealing with general issues of service and promotion within the officer corps and conditions in the army. The petitions appear to have been in response to the attempt of the government's minister for Indian affairs, Henry Dundas, to alter the regulations of military service in... Read More
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General Orders ... May 12, 1812 ....
by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - WAR OF 1812
Harrisburg PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1812. First Edition.. As issued.. Very good; old folds; some modest toning.. Small folio. 4 pp. The State of Pennsylvania was required to draft 14,000 men into the militia to fulfill its quota for conscription under order of Congress. The document offered here has six closely printed paragraphs justifying the draft. In addition there is a detailed break down of the draftees for artillery, cavalry, riflemen, and infantry.There were to be 16 divisions... Read More
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Manuscript Patent Documents : UK and France
by American Paper Box Machine Company
Paris / UK: not published, 1871. Original Documents.. Not bound, contained in a leather box of the period.. The documents and box are in very good condition.. Folio. Leather box with wax seal and three large drawings An example of the legal devices necessary for the commercial exploitation of an original invention. The invention was a complex machine designed by Henry Renno Heyl of Philadelphia for the manufacture of paper boxes. The documents consist of the original French... Read More
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Briggs' Transfers - WITH - Price List ....
by Briggs Transfer Company
Manchester, UK: Briggs Company, 1891(?). First thus.. Original publisher's gilt stamped cloth.. Very good.. Large 4to, I - Conventional - [2], [3] - 52 pp; II - ... Floral - [2], 90 pp; III - ...Braiding - 44 pp; IV - ....Initials - 12 pp; V - ... Ecclesiastical Designs - [2], 3 - 15, [1 - advert] pp.. Hundreds of designs for embroidery and crewel work issued by the Briggs Company. The designs in this publication are... Read More
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Broadside Advertisement
by Triune Printing Company
New York: Triune Printing, [ca1910?]. As issued.. Good; some marginal finger soiling and spotting.. Broadside on glazed board. It measures 362 x 284 mm. A full color lithograph that was a sample of the kind and quality of work that the Triune firm was capable of producing. They were located at the corner of Spring and Wooster in NYC.
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Discours sur l' Espirit Positif
by Comte, A
Paris: Carillon - Goeury et V Dalmont, 1844. First Edition.. Original printed. wrappers.. Fair; the wrappers browned and brittle at the margins; chipping to the edges; covers nearly loose.. 8vo, [4], [1] - 108 pp. The 'trot' for those too busy to wade through the 6 vols. of Cours de Philosophie Positive .... This copy bearing a presentation inscription by Comte to the French industrialist Bontemps. The inscription reads: A Monsieur G Bontemps, / de la part de... Read More
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