Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie province Nord-Americaine William Penn, à qui Charles II Roi d'Angleterre donna cette province entiére la planta en 1682 ...
by Basset - POPULAR GRAPHICS - COLONIAL AMERICA
Paris: Présentement chez Basset rue Saint Jacques au coin de celle des Mathurins, Tient Fabrique de Papiers, [179-]. First Edition. As issued.. Very good; some marginal soiling; mounted; good, fresh color.. Folio. Etching, hand-colored; meas. appx. 325 x 505 mm. A fanciful 18th century view of Philadelphia. See Creswell, Am. Revolution in Drawing and Prints.
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Price List of Entomological Supplies No. 9 ....
by American Entomological Co.
New York: Am. Entomological Co., 1912. First Edition.. Original printed wrappers.. Good; wrappers just holding.. Large 8vo, 28 pp. The catalog is illustrated throughout. A good trade catalog of scientific apparatus related to butterfly catching, mounting, and storage. There is a small section on microscopes and magnifiers of all kinds.
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[Medal] Silver medal of achievement issued to Philemon T Sherman by St. Louis Univ.
by AMERICANA
[St Louis]: St Louis Univ., 1886. not printed.. as issued.. A very good copy.. A handsome medal of achievement issued to Gen'l. W T Sherman's son P T Sherman by St Louis Univ..
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A Syllabus of Surgical Lectures on the Nature and Treatment of Fractures, Diseases of the Joints, and Deformities of the Limbs and Spine: Containing Descriptions of the Modes of Applying Twelve New Apparatuses ....
by Amesbury, J[oseph] - INSTRUMENTS
London: Printed for Thomas and George Underwood ...., 1827. First Edition. Contemporary three-quarter leather over binder's cloth.. Very good; binding somewhat dry; two spots on the front cover.. 8vo, xvi, [1] - 146, [2 - adverts] pp. + 12 lithographic plates. A renown work for its introduction of new orthopedic devices for simple and complex cases. The book is an outline of the application of Amesbury's inventions and transcriptions of individual procedures from his case book. He also... Read More
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Childe Harvard; a Romance of Cambridge
by Senor Alguno [pseud. for Nathan Ames]
Boston: Printed for the Author, 1848. First Edition. Original publisher's green embossed cloth.. Fine.. 8vo, [4], [5] - 172 pp. A piece of light verse celebrating Cambridge and college life in the manner of Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Sabin #12728.
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Descrizione d'un nuovo micrometro
by Amici, G B - OPTICS - ASTRONOMY
Verona: Mainardi, 1816. OFFPRINT. . Original grey wrappers.. Good with some small marginal tide marks.. 4to, [2], 3-18, [2 - blank with errata pasted to it] + 1 folding copper engraved plate. There is a hand written presentation on the front wrapper to the physicist G B Venturi (noted for his work in hydraulics). The presentation is to Venturi who was a prof. of physics at Pavia and well known for his work in hydraulics and optics. The... Read More
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System of Surgical Anatomy ... on the Structure of the Groin, Pelvis, and Perineum ....
by Anderson, W [Durand, Asher]
New York: J V Seaman, 1822. First Edition.. Original publisher's paste paper boards.,. Boards detached and spine abraded; text with occasional heavy foxing; inoffensive inst. blind stamp on a blank portion of the title.. 4to, xxii, [3], 26-199, [1], 12, [18] pp. + 9 engraved plates (4 of which were drawn by Asher Durand who engraved all the plates). Anderson was an English surgeon who emigrated to America. Rutkow GS 5; S&S #7812; see DAB V, 535 -... Read More
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Manuscript record book of meetings, orders, fitness for 1797 - 1838
by Massachusetts - Second Division Militia - South Parish of Andover
Unique. Full contemporary blind stamped calf.. Very good; modest wear to the binding.. Small folio notebook, appx. 155 pp. of text. Leaf size appx. 310 x 188 mm. The names, orders, listing of equipment for individuals, discipline, occasional exercises, and records for this post-colonial era on a yearly basis.
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Silk weaver's record book of designs with mounted samples
by Andreae, August
unk. city: not published, ca. 1890. Unique.. Cloth backed boards.. A very good copy; the binding is worn; two pages loose in the casing.. folio. There are 66 mtd. samples of woven silk and many color Jacquard dia's. ; There are 71 pages of text with an additional pages of mtd. samples & detailed fldg. diagrams (of loom set-ups). A superb record book of complex silk weaving designs illustrated with 66 large mounted samples of the woven cloth,... Read More
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L' Art des Jardins. Traite General de la Composition des Parcs et Jardins
by Andre, E - GARDENING - LANDSCAPE
Paris: G Masson, [1879]. First Edition.. Original publisher's crimson cloth over bevelled boards.. Very good with some light sunning to the spine; one text leaf with a repaired tear (no loss).. Royal 8vo, [8], [iii] - viii, [1] - 888 pp. + frontispiece & 9 full and double page inserted color lithographs of garden designs accompanied by numerous other text illustrations. An important source for modern gardening and the foundation book for the so called mixed style. A... Read More
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Les Ex-Libris de Medicins et de Pharmaciens ... suivi d'une etude sur les marques personnelles macabres
by Andre, H - PHARMACY - BOOK PLATES
Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1908. First Edition.. contemp. half leather.. A very good copy; perf. stamp on title; prtd. wrapper. bd. in place.. 8vo. The text is illus. throughout with reproductions. An excellent study of the medical ex-libris that includes a large section devoted exclusively to bookplates for pharmacists.
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[Manuscript birthday card for Frank Sadilek ( aka 'Big Frank')]
by Hell's Angels
[Oakland?], [1960s]. Very good; some remains of mounting on the last page.. 4pp. A 30 x 20.5 cm sheet folded to four sides. Full color illustration of a skull with bullet hole followed by three pages of signatures and occasional sentiments. Accompanied by an early (1950s) black and white photograph [60 x 85 mm] of Frank and companion aboard a 500cc Norton (!). The card is signed (some with brief notes) by 21 members and some girl friends... Read More
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An Inquiry into the Rule of Law which creates a right to an Incorporeal Hereditament ... to light ... water privilege ....
by Angell, J K
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkens, 1827. First Edition.. Full contemporary sheep.. A very good copy.. 8vo. A monograph devoted to the thorny issue of the presumption of a grant of an incorporeal right based on the 20 yr. rule. The specific issues involved are contained in the case law cited. But the intriguing questions of how these may be applied to water and light are specifically addressed. An important monograph by one of America's foremost jurists. S... Read More
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16th century drawing
by Anon.
unk.: unique, unk. date. single sheet.. A good copy; old repaired tear.. An orig. 16th century ink drawing on a notebook leaf that meas. appx. 6.25 x 8.5 inches. It is a rendering in light brown ink of an elaborate classic Roman style torchiere. The verso of the leaf has what appears to be chariots and shields of various kinds ( the old paper repair goes right through these renderings ). The torchiere is a strikingly elaborate concotion... Read More
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Nineteenth century woven gingham trade catalog
by Anon.
ca1840. Stitched as issued; printed flexible boards.. Very good.. Oblong 8vo, original decorated wrappers; 18 samples (138 x 215 mm); no text. A rare, fugitive cloth sample catalog for colored, woven, dress gingham. Experience would urge one to say this is English but there is nothing conclusive.
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Manual of Surveying Instructions for the Survey of Public Lands of the United States ....
by Anon.
Washington DC: GPO, 1902. First Edition. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good; some rubbing to the cloth.. 8vo, [4], [5] - 203, [1] pp + 8 very large folding plates. A highly detailed instruction manual for the survey of American public lands; including a history of the development of the instructions from the time of Jefferson forward to the publication date. Included are three specimen samples of surveying field notes for Montana undertaken by Richard Roods and then Robert... Read More
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Hints to Young Tradesmen, and Maxims for Merchants
by Anon.
Boston: Perkins & Marvin, 1838. First Edition. Original publisher's green gilt stamped cloth.. Good; some spotting and a bit of wear to the cover.. 12mo, 96 pp. (last 7 pages are adverts) A presentation of the principles of a successful business covering the usual things like credit, purchases, insurance but also store locations, bonds and securities, speculation. Coming on the heels of the 1837 panic one wonders how many sales the book had. S&S #50828; Kress, C-4646.
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Cabinet card photograph of salesman
by Anon.
Fairchild, WI: Southworth, ca1885. As issued.. Fine.. 8vo. A cabinet card photograph illustrating a man in a suit and tie standing behind a draped table with various pottery (stoneware?) objects before him.
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The Rose of Sharon, Inscribed to Lizzie
by Anon.
[Maryland?], ca1840[?]. As issued.. Near fine; old folds.. Broadside, meas. appx. 250 x 203 mm. What appears to be an amateurish printing of a six stanza poem printed within ornate steel-cut printed borders. The only identifier is what is an imprint at the base of the page: " 'Pledge' Pr."
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Missouri Botanical Garden - Illustrated
by Anon.
Unknown: Botanical Garden, ca 1925. First Edition ?. Original printed wrappers.. A very good copy.. Oblong 8vo, [56] pp. + a large folding map. Each page is an illustration. A guide to the grounds and buildings that is illustrated with photographic views of labs, library, green houses, and the Panama Canal Zone extension of the institution that housed its tropical plants.
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Nineteenth century watercolor of the Schaffhausen Falls on the Rhine
by Anon.
American [?], ca. 1850. Unique.. Very good.. An accomplished 19th century color gouache meas. 7.5 x 12 inches of a raging river waterfall. An ink notation on the verso of the backing board locates the scene as being : ' [obscured] Falls, New York ' . This is incorrect. The place is actually on the Rhine and the drawing depicts the Schaffhausen Falls. There is another (later) notation stating that the signature of A B Durand has been... Read More
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The Star Series of Tramp Jokes Recitations & Monologues
by Anon.
[Racine, Wisconsin ?]: Western Printing, [1935?]. Edition Unknown.. Original publisher's prtd. wrappers.. A very good copy; browned throughout.. 12mo. A 64 page anthology of tramp humor etc. printed for popular consumption.
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Manuscript notes to the lectures on bleeding and inflammation of Maurizio Bufalini at Florence, ca. 1850
by Anon.
[Florence]: Not Published., ca 1850. Unique.. Contemporary half leather.. Very good.. 8vo, [256] pp. A set of what are apparently scribal notes to lectures with extensive additional hip notes throughout in the hand of a student who has signed the last leaf. There are two subjects. A brief 18 page section devoted to blood letting followed by a lengthy, highly detailed exposition of the problems and cures for inflammation. The notes are identified by a spine label that... Read More
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Das Kleine Davidische Psalterspiel .... - BOUND WITH - Die Kleine Harfe , Gestimmet von unterschiedlichen lieblichen Liedern ....
by Anon.
Germantown: Michael Billmeyer, 1813. Third, Improved Edition.. In a Billmeyer binding of full calf over bevelled wooden boards with simple line tooling; original riveted clasps and leather straps in tact. No example in the Maser Coll. catalog or in Papantonio.. Very good, tight, bright copy; a free endpaper with paper excision. The binding is exceptional.. 12mo, I - [v], [vi - blank], [1] - 572, [22 - index] pp; II - [2], [3] - 55, [1 - index]... Read More
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Ophiolatreia ... Serpent Worship ....
by Anon.
[London?]: Privately Printed, [1889]. First Edition.. Original publisher's stamped white paper binding; bevel edges.. Very good; unopened.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 131, [1 - blank] pp. A history of serpent worship and it origins. The book touches on sexual matters hence the "private printing". The text is a survey of cultural forms of serpent worship. This has application to medical topics. The cover is boldly stamped in red with a caduceus.
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