The Atlantic Salmon
by Wulff, Lee
South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barnes, 1968. Third printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Tall quarto hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. 222 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Cloth binding has light wear and a few spots. Dust jacket has light shelf wear and a tear at the bottom on the back side. Inscribed and signed by the author on the right front flyleaf. Previous owner bookplate on the front paste down.
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Lewis Tappan and the Evangelical War Against Slavery
by Wyatt-Brown, Bertram
Cleveland: The Press of Case Western University, 1929. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xx, 376 pages. Light shelf wear and foxing to the jacket. Jacket is light faded on the spine. Light foxing to the top text edge and part of the foredge. Previous owner bookplate on the front paste down.
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Plays Written by Mr. Wm. Wycherly
by Wycherley, Mr. Wm
London: Printed for B. Motte, W. Frales, R. Wellington, J. Brindley, C. Corbett, and B. Wellington, 1735. Leather bound. Fair. 12mo. [2], 106 pages; 124 pages; [1]. Frontispiece illustration for both stories "The Country Wife" and "Love in the Wood." Polished brown sheepskin? leather binding with raised bands and title label on the spine. Title label is scuffed. Edge wear to the boards. Corners worn. Interior contents clean. Two other plays referenced on the title page are not... Read More
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With Sabre and Scalpel: The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon
by Wyeth, John Allan
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [1], xx, 535 pages. Frontispiece photograph of Wyeth taken in 1914. Illustrated. Red cloth hardcover with title and sword and shield illustration on the spine. The illustration on the spine is partially faded. Rear hinge has been mended. A small label removed from the right front flyleaf. Number 92 written in pen at the top of the right front flyleaf and number 9575 written at the bottom... Read More
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Xenophontos KYROU PAIDEIAS BIBLIA OKTO. XENOPHONTIS DE CYRI INSTITUTIONE LIBRI OCTO
by Xenophon; Hutchinson, Thomas
Philadelphia: Ex Officina Classica. Impensis Wm. Poyntell, 1806. Editio Prima Americana. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [3], [2], 547 pages. Sheepskin leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. The front and rear end sheets removed. Light rubs to the board edges and joints. Front and rear hinges slightly cracked. Light to moderate toning to the text. Text in Greek and Latin. Apparently the first book printed in America on Greek type made in America. The Greek... Read More
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The Yale Family, or the Descendants of David Yale with Genealogical Notices of Each Family
by Yale, Elihu
New Haven: Storer & Stone, 1850. Wraps. Fair. Plain stitched wraps. 201 pages. Light damp staining to the contents. Foxing to the foredge. Creasing to the paper covers. A fair copy.
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Boyhood and Other Days in Georgia
by Yarbrough, George W.
n.p.: Classic Reprints, n.d.. Facsimile edition. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 248 pages. Light wear to the covers and edges. Interior contents clean. This memoir was originally published in Nashville in 1917. The current reprint is not dated.
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A History of British Birds. Volume III
by Yarrell, William
London: John Van Voorst, 1843. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Volume 3 only. [5], 276 pages, [3]. Illustrated. Half green leather and marbled paper covered boards. Gilt tile and raised bands on the spine. Marbled end sheets and faded marbled text edges. Paper covered boards are shelf worn. Rubs to the leather spine and edges. Light scattered foxing to the front and rear end sheets. The spine has "V" for the volume 3 which is in error. There are only... Read More
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The Indian and The Pioneer An Historical Study
by Yawger, Rose N.
Syracuse, N. Y.: C. W. Barden, 1893. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. [4] pages, vii, errata, 9-189 pages, [2], viii, errata, 9-143 pages. Frontispiece photograph "Group of Cayuga Indians". Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Gilt top edge. Untrimmed foredge. Bottom corner front cover is bumped. Study concerns the Iroquois and Cayuga Indians.
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The Tattler 1903
by [Education] [North Carolina] [Greensboro Female College] [Yearbook]
Greensboro, North Carolina: Greensboro Female College, 1903. Hardcover. Fair. Oblong quarto. [1], 118 pages, [10] pages of advertisements, [1]. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Burgundy cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover. Cloth binding has edge wear and some insect rubs on the covers. Front hinge slightly cracked and loose. Light soil or brown spotting to some of the pages. Previous owner inscription of "Mrs. Pattie Lee Stack Monroe, N. C." written on the right... Read More
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A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia
by Yeates, W. S. (State Geologist); McCallie, S. W. (Assistant Geologist; King, Francis P. (Assistant Geologist)
Atlanta: Geo. W. Harrison, State Printer. Franklin Printing and Publishing Company, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 542 pages. Tipped in label after right front flyleaf - "Compliments of W. S. Yeates, State Geologist." Frontispiece photograph of the White Path Gold Mine, Gilmer County, Georgia. Illustrated with 21 photograph plates, 7 maps, and numerous diagrams. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamp borders on covers and gilt lettered title on spine. Marbled edges. Front hinge broken with exposed webbing.... Read More
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The Poems of W. B. Yeats
by Yeats, W. B.; Tindall, William York (selected, edited, and introduced by)
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1976. Leather bound. Very good. Quarto. [2], xviii, 135 pages. Illustrated. Green leather binding with gilt stamped designs on the covers and spine and gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt. Small nick to the leather spine.
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Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers In The Year 1870
by [Yellowstone] Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
n.p.: Self published, 1905. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xxxii, 122 pages, [3]. Illustrated with Frontispiece portrait of the author, photographs, drawings, and 3 leaves of reproduced sketches. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title and reddish illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Very light wear to the cloth binding. Interior contents are clean. Bookstore small sticker bottom left corner rear paste down.
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Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers In The Year 1870
by [Yellowstone] Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
n.p.: Self published, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xxxii, 122 pages, [3]. Illustrated with Frontispiece portrait of the author, photographs, drawings, and 3 leaves of reproduced sketches. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title and reddish illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Small scuff, torn spot on the back cover. Light shelf and edge wear to the cloth extremities and back cover. Inscription on the right front flyleaf reads, "Mr. and Mrs. Millard. Presented by the... Read More
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Volume I.
by Yerger, Geo. S. (Reporter to the State)
Nashville: Printed at the Republican and Gazette Office, (Hall and Heiskell, State Printers.), 1832. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [3], xii, 2-522 pages, [2]. Index in back. Brown sheepskin leather binding with leather title labels on the spine. Light rubs and wear to the leather binding. Front end sheets and preliminary pages have edge tears. Moderate toning to the contents. Reports cover the time frame from December, 1818 to January, 1831. One copy of 1832 edition in... Read More
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Debates and Proceedings of the National Council of Congregational Churches, Held at Boston, Mass., June 14-24, 1865
by Yerrinton, J.M.W.; Parkhurst, Henry M. (from the Phonographic Report by)
Boston: American Congregational Association, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xiv, [1], 530 pages, [2]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettered title on the spine. Cloth is shelf and edge worn on the spine. Cloth torn upper front joint. Label removed from the front paste down. Hinges are in good condition. Interior contents are clean.
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York County Land Use Plan Adopted by the York County Board of Supervisors March 4, 1976
by [York County, VA]
York County, Virginia: York County, Virginia, 1976. Soft cover. Fair. Oblong plastic spiral bound soft cover (14" x 8.5") 36 pages, 32 pages 'Appendix'. Illustrated with one folding plan. Light brown stains on the covers. Interior in good condition.
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Moore's Rural New Yorker
by [Daniel Moore] [Agriculture] [New York]
Rochester, New York: Moore's Rural New Yorker, 1866. Newspaper. Fair. Newspaper. Single issue. Approx. 16.5" x 13" Pages 117-124. Illustrated. Irregular folds with small edge tears. Stitching is gone and pages are starting to detach (or will). Contents include articles on farming, prize cattle, sheep husbandry and more. Several advertisements. This publication was started by Daniel D. T. Moore in Rochester, New York in 1850.
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Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. With Short Notes of Cases in Relation to the Rules
by [Law] [Supreme Court of New York]
Albany: David Banks and William Gould, 1823. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Octavo. Three bound titles. First title: 98 pages, [3] pages index, [1] page blank, 81 pages. Second bound title: "Rules of Practice in the Courts of Equity, for the Several Circuits of the State of New York. Settled by the Circuit Judges, in Pursuance of the Act of April 17th, 1823": [2], iv, 67 pages, [1] page blank. Third bound title "Rules and Orders of the... Read More
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The Charter of the City of New York
by [New York]
New York: Printed by Grattan and Banks, 1819. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [2], 114 pages., xxi index. Contents originally in wraps later rebound in marbled paper covered boards with leather spine. Covers and spine are worn. Front added marbled end sheet is detached. Light to moderate damp stains and toning throughout the text. Pages 33 and 34 repaired. Slight loss of print. Bookseller's ticket on rear paste down (Stechert-Hafner, Inc 31 East 10th Street New York 3).... Read More
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Vintage 19th Century Pocket Photograph Album with Color illustrated views of the Catskills and Upper New York
by [Pocket Album] [Catskills] [New York]
n.p.: n.p., n.d.. Leather bound. Good. Pocket album. Approx. 5" x 3.25". Soft black leather binding with folding flap. Light rubs to the leather. Contents include 12 thick, color illustrated cards of the Catskills and Hudson River area; one CDV portrait taken by photographer Miller & Rowell, Boston with a 2 cent stamp on the back; and one small tin type photograph of two middle aged men. No publishing information provided.
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Ninth Annual Report of the Female Department of the New York Prison Association
by [Prison] [New York]
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co, 1854. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. 12 pages. Tan printed, stitched wraps. Wraps have edge tears and loss. No loss of printed text. Contents include school report for 1853; list of officers, members & subscribers; and a list of cash donors. Old ink inscription trimmed at top edge. Scarce. One copy (Philadelphia) located in OCLC.
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The Horse; With A Treatise on Draught; and A Copious Index
by [Youatt, William]
London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1837. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], viii, 472 pages, [1]. Illustrated. Textured green cloth hardcover. Chipped title label on the spine. Cloth is edge worn and chipped head of the spine and on the corners. Moderate scattered foxing and browning to the contents. Inscription by previous owner on right front flyleaf, "Middleton Pope, Avenel Geo." His pencil inscription is also written on the front blank end sheet, "Middleton Pope, Avenel Oglethorpe Co. Geo.
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Confederate Wizards of the Saddle Being Reminiscences and Observations of One Who Rode With Morgan
by Young, Bennett H. (Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans Association)
Boston: Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. xxii, 633 pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author. Illustrated with maps, photographs, and illustrations. Red cloth hardcover with illustration and title in white on the front cover. Faded white title on the spine. Some small scattered black stains on the covers. Front hinge is broken. Rear hinge has a thin crack. 1920 gift inscription written on the right front flyleaf. Previous owner bookplate on the front paste... Read More
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Stonewall Jackson's Grand March, Composed for the Piano
by Young, Charles (author of Robert E. Lee's Quickstep, Cora Schottisch, etc.)
Augusta: Blackmar & Co, 1863. First Edition. Sheet Music. Fair. Sheet music. Approx. 12.5" x 10". 8 pages. Disbound, stitched sheet music. Decorated borders with title on front and catalog of music by the publisher page 8. Most of the stitching is gone. Pages 7 and 8 are detached. 3" closed tear bottom of pages 6 and 7. Top of page 8 trimmed with loss of header type. This copy has the copyright date of 1863 in Georgia... Read More
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