Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia - Medal
by MEDALLIC ART
Phila., 1876. As issued.. Velvet lined case.. A very good copy.. Medal, appx. 58 mm diameter. A handsome bronze medal issued to help generate money for the Centennial celebration.
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Bronze table medal to commemorate the death of President Warren G Harding
by MEDALLIC ART
np: not published, 1923. As issued.. Velvet lined case.. A very good copy.. medal. A very good copy of the medal with a profile portrait of Harding and the verso with column, wreath. mourning figure and dates. The medal is cast bronze appx. 77 mm ; it was by George T Morgan the chief engraver of the Phila. mint. Harding died as the result of bronchial pneumonia contracted on a cruise to Alaska.
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Eighteenth century French straw-work box
by Anon. - DECORATIVE ARTS
[France-Paris], ca1750. Overall in very good condition with some small spots of surface wear.. Oak box meas. appx. 85 x 195 x 140 mm.. The box has been covered in dyed straw marquetry. Here the application mimics the 17th century "Hungarian stitch" (a type of needlework with a colored flame-shaped pattern). The box is lined in paper, daub blotted with a blue color. Hook and eye clasp. Commencing in the late 17th century straw marquetry was manufactured in... Read More
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Child's Mourning Cockade for Lincoln - with Photograph
by LINCOLN ASSASSINATION
[Berks County, PA]?, 1865. As issued.. Very good.. A black and white cloth cockade surrounding a small framed tintype of Lincoln. A rare survival. A school-child's mourning cockade for Lincoln. Accompanying the artifact is the following handwritten testimonial from the late 19th century: "All the Sunday Schools wore these badges for three months in memory of Lyncon [sic]. This is mine. Mrs. Margaret C Brown." Accompanied by a near contemporary paper box used to preserve it.
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Evidences of Revealed Religion
by Mendon Association
Northampton: William Butler, 1798. First Edition.. Full early 19th century calf.. An attractive copy; later calf binding is directly over the 18th cent. calf; tear at p. 128 with moderate old tape stain.. 8vo. A religious manual for Methodists published by the Mendon Association of Massachusetts. It is a defense of revealed religion written by the collective. Evans #34094.
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De Morbis Veneris, 2 vols.
by Astruc, J
Paris: G Cavelier, 1740. Second Enlarged Edition.. Contemporary half leather.. A fair copy; covers detached some spotting throughout; small inst. blind stamp on a blank portion of the title.. 4to. G - M states : 'Considering the period in which it was written, this in an admirable and comprehensive book on the subject.' See G - M #5195 citing the first edition.
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Forty Years in a Moorland Parish Reminiscences and Researches in Danby and Cleveland
by Atkinson, J C - NATURAL HISTORY - FOLKLORE
London: Macmillan and Co., 1892. Second Edition.. orig. publisher's cloth.. A near fine copy; unopened.. 8vo. There are 3 plates and 2 maps (one fldg.) A wonderful book of local history, folklore, language, natural history, and geology. An example of a genre now lost.
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6 coin and war medal auction catalogs, 1918 - 1920
by Glendining & Co. Auctioneers
[London]: Glendining & Co., 1918-' 20. First Editions.. green linen cloth binding of the period.. A very good set.. sm 4to. Each cat is illus. with gravure plates printed on heavy stock. A group of coin and war medal catalogs including the Tombs, Payne, Irwin, and Gray sales of war medals, and a sale of Greek gold, silver and copper coins. Accompanied by the important named sale of Grant Francis of English milled silver coins. Francis was the... Read More
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Die wichtigsten Kenntnisse ... Feld- und Batterie - Geschüze und der Belagerungs-Batterien ....
by [Audres, Theodor?] - ARTILLERY
Olmutz: Franz Slawik, 1857. First Edition. Twentieth century cloth backed boards with original printed green wrappers in place; untrimmed.. Very good; occasional dust smudges.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 99, [1 - blank], [2 - plate legend and errata] pp. + 8 large folding lithographic plates (7 numbered and one un-numbered) and a large folding table. A work meant for the general officers of the army to familiarize them with the newest innovations in equipment and tactics of utilizing... Read More
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Das Raumverhältniss der Buchstaben. Vorgelesen in der philosophisch-historischen Classe der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften am 12. April 1848 ....
by Auer, Alois - TYPOGRAPHY
Wien: Akademie der Wissenschaft, 1848. OFFPRINT.. Contemporary dark green, gilt stamped morocco; silk moire endpapers; a.e.g. A presentation binding.. Fine.. Large 4to, [2], 62 pp. (with one full page plate, printed in gold, included in the pagination as #8). A large paper copy? It measures 365 x 270 mm. An erudite and mind numbing study of French, English, and German typefaces by their sizes and "impact". Auer was Director of the k. k. Hof und Staatsdruckerei in Vienna during the... Read More
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Supplementa ad Historiam Embryonis Humani
by Autenrieth, J H F
Tubingen: J F Heerbrandt, 1797. First Edition. Contemporary paste paper boards. Near fine.. 4to, [2], [1] - 74 pp. A most interesting book. Autentrieth's account of the notable developments in the human foetus in the first 100 days. What is known to the author through the literature is cited throughout. The author spent two years in America with his father in the early 1790s where he observed Rush, the Yellow Fever outbreaks, and travelled throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania.... Read More
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An Essay on Musical Expression
by Avison, C
London: C Davis, 1752. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Good; binding broken; leather powdering.. 12mo, [8], 138 pp. Kassler states, ' ... a landmark work in the theory of musical criticism ....' This is the first English book on the subject. Avison studied music in London under Geminiani and upon finishing in London resided in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The book is divided in three parts. The first treats the effect of music and draws parallels between it and painting. The... Read More
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Arte Nuevo de Escribir por Preceptos Geometricos y Reglas Mathematicas
by Aznar de Polanco, J C - WRITING MANUAL
[Madrid]: [ M R de Murga ], [1719]. First Edition, second state - plates numbered.. Contemporary limp vellum.. A good copy; old ink stain to p. 74 has resulted in the loss of a few letters; some margins close ( but complete ); binding worn; text block beginning to split.. 4to. There is an eng. title, frontis. (with four saints), eng. portrait, and 39 eng. plates. A sought after book in which the author departs from usual forms... Read More
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Collection of 80 offprints by William Wayne Babcock
by Babcock, W W - MEDICINE - SURGERY
vp: vp, 1910 /30. OFFPRINTS.. Original printed wrappers.. All in near fine condition; some with a stamp on frt. wrapper.. 8vo. A collection of 80 of Babcock's offprints that include his two G - M entries. The collection is neatly housed in a cloth drop down box. G - M #2988 & 2989.
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Burial At Sea
by Bacon, Henry - WATERCOLOR
Nov. 3, 1905. Not matted; not mounted.. Very good.. A watercolor on grey paper meas. appx. 127 x 178 mm. Pencil note across the back: Burial at Sea / by H. Bacon / [Nice large?] painting / from this original / sketch is in one of / the museums I have / forgotten where [which?]. Initials HB appear on the lower front left corner; dated in the right front corner. Henry Bacon was an American artist who worked... Read More
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Philanthropin ... Festschrift für ... der Realschule der israelitischen Gemeinde ... Frankfurt am Main ....
by Baerwald, H (ed.) - JEWISH HISTORY
Frankfurt: J Baer & Co., 1904. First Edition.. Original grey, bevelled publisher's cloth.. Very good with some minor dust smudges to the binding.. 4to. [12], [3] - 464 pp. + 5 numbered plates and illustrations (some full page) throughout. A formal history and Festschrift to celebrate the centenary of the school in Frankfurt. There are several lengthy essays that comprise the text. The most interesting study ( 145 pages with plates ) is by I Kracauer on the... Read More
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Adolf von Baeyer's Gesammelte Werke ...., 2 vols.
by Baeyer, A v - CHEMISTRY
Berlin: F Vieweg und Sohn, 1905. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A very good copy; some occ. spotting; short split to frt. jt. of vol. 1; sig. torn from half title in vol. 1.. 8vo. There is a frontis. portrait of the author. The collected papers of the celebrated chemist issued for his 70th birthday. DSB I, 390 - `91.
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Forelaesinger over Farmakologi ... 1 Del.
by Bagge, S - PHARMACY - CHEMISTRY
Copenhagen: Not Published, 1885. Edition Unknown.. contemp. three quarter leather bdg... A very good copy.. sm. 4to. A 177 page lithographed set of notes (fully indexed) for a course in pharmaceutical chemistry. Bagge had these notes made up for a small number of students in lieu of a printed text.
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Statistics of Cholera
by Balfour, Edward
Madras: Pharoah and Co., 1849. First Edition.. Original publisher's limp cloth with a paper label on the front cover.. Very good; modest circular blind stamp of a 19th century collection on a blank portion of the title and front pastedown.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 70, [1 - blank] pp. + 2 folding plates in the pagination as pp. 19 and 23 (verso blank in each instance). Page 30 is folded along the lower margin to accomodate a chart.... Read More
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Biblia Das Ist: Die Ganze Göttliche Heilige Schrift ....
by Friedrich Goeb (printer) LUTHER'S BIBLE & THREE 18th Century BROADSIDE BALLADS
Somerset, PA: Friedrich Goeb, 1813. First Edition.. Original blind ruled calf over oak boards.. Good; joints & hinges cracked; front oak board has a vertical split; front cover nearly loose; some peripheral, marginal water stains; straps missing.. Large 4to, [4], 527, 66, [2], 169, [3] pp.. Accompanied by three 18th century printed hymns and a large inserted color Fraktur bookplate signed by the scribe. A unique copy of this bible from the Yaukey (Yocky) family.The Goeb printing of... Read More
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Manuscript student lecture notes for T M Balliet's lectures
by Balliet, [Tilghman M] - "THERAPEUTICS" LECTURE NOTES
[Hanover, NH?]: Unique, ca1900. Commercial cloth covered "journal" notebook.. Very good.. Small folio commercial notebook ruled for accounts. Sheet size 315 x 192 mm. 44 lectures in 281 pages. In a clear hand throughout. At page 45 the hand changes to that of a professional looking secretarial hand that is without correction. T M Balliet's notes taken down by an unidentified student. Balliet had appointments at Dartmouth Medical School and had been the Attending Physician at the Old... Read More
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Manuel - Pratique de la Lithotritie ... suivi d 'un rapport ... de son nouvel instrument pour le operation de la cataracte ....
by Bancal, A P - SURGERY
Paris: J B Bailliere, 1829. First Edition.. orig. publisher's wrappers.. A very good copy with some overall foxing; unopened.. 8vo. There is a frontis., litho. of letter, 5 large fldg. litho. plates. Bancal's treatise on lithotrity along with a separate appendix on the description of his new instrument for extracting cataracts. The book also contains Bailliere's publishing catalog for the year 1838.
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Quellen der Oesterreichischen Kriegs - und Organisations - Geschichte ....
by Bancalari, G - MILITARY HISTORY
Vienna: L W Seidel & Sohn, 1872. First Edition.. Contemporary three-quarter cloth.. A good copy; multiple inst. stamps to the title page.. 8vo. A most interesting work on the historical sources for Austrian military history and organization with a supplementary notice on the responsibilities and methods of doing military history. Absent from Gar.
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A Narrative of the Voyage of the Argonauts in 1880; Compiled by the Bard from the Most Authentic Records, Illustrated by the Photographer, and Intended for the Amusement, Edification, and Everlasting Glorification of the Argonauts Themselves
by [Banks, William Mitchell]
[Edinburgh]: [Privately Printed] Printed for the Argonauts, 1881. First (only) Edition.. Original red, gilt stamped cloth; a.e.g.. Good with use; hinges weak; some spotting; photographs somewhat yellowed or unevenly faded; one signature loose.. 8vo, [8], [1] - 134 pp. + 16 mounted full page albumen photographic prints. William Mitchell Banks was a successful surgeon who introduced the radical mastectomy (the subject of his Lettsomian lectures) into practice. He helped found the Univ. of Liverpool, and was a book... Read More
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A Description of the Brains and Spinal Cords of Two Brothers Dead of Hereditary Ataxia ....
by Barker, Lewellys F - NEUROLOGY
Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1903. OFFPRINT.. Original publisher's printed grey wrappers.. Very good; ink accession number on the blank margin of the second page.. 4to, 50 pp. + 11 plates (numbered xxviii - xxxix) Ataxia - poor coordination and balance, speech problems etc. - can be acquired through brain injury or inherited in families. Inherited, it is a progressive degenerative ailment. The paper offered here was part of the decennial publications of the Univ. of Chicago. See... Read More
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