Loi Relative aux baux & soux-baux des messageries. Donnée à Paris, le 5 Janvier 1791
by (French Revolution) Louis XVI
Saintes: de l'Imprimerie de P. Toussaints, 1791. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light marginal discoloration, else very good. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. The Assemblée Nationale decree issued in the name of the King with that of M. L. F. Du Port, Saintes issuance under that of Rondeau, President and Billotte, Secretaire-Général.
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Lettres Patentes du Roy, sur le Décret de l'Assemblée nationale, du 31 août 1790, concernant les ateliers de secours à former, soit dans la ville de Paris & sa banlieue soit dans différens Départements. Du 20 Septembre 1790
by (French Revolutionary Broadside) Louis XVI
Saintes: de l'Imprimerie de P. Toussaints, 1790. On blue paper, ornamental headpiece (trimmed). 1 vols. ca. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light wear, else very good. On blue paper, ornamental headpiece (trimmed). 1 vols. ca. 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches. The Assemblée Nationale decrees concerning the "ateliers de secours." Law issued under name of the King, with Guignard and Lambert's names appended, issuance at Saintes under name of Rondeau and Billotte. Docket on... Read More
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Loi Qui règle la forme dans laquelle les Districts & les Départemens donneront leurs avis sur les Pétitions & Requêtes qui leurs seront présentées. Donnée à Paris le 25 Decembre 1790
by (French Revolutionary Broadside) Louis XVI
Saintes: de l'Imprimerie de P. Toussaints, 1791. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 12 1/4 x 15 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light marginal discoloration, else very good. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 12 1/4 x 15 inches. The Assemblée Nationale decree issued in the name of the King with that of M. L. F. Du Port, Saintes issuance under that of Breard, Vice-Président and Billotte, Secretaire-Général.
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Loi Qui fixe l'époque à laquelle s'assembleront chaque année les Conseils de District & de Département. Donnée à Paris, le 2 Octobre 1791
by (French Revolutionary Broadside) Louis XVI
Tulle: de l'Imprimerie de R. Chirac, 1791. On blue paper, ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 13 x 16 1/2 inches. Broadside. Folded, some marginal soiling, generally light and tear with loss in lower margina not affecting text, else very good. Docketed. On blue paper, ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 13 x 16 1/2 inches. The Assemblée Nationale decrees. No. 901. Law issued under Louis XVI and M. L. F. Du Port, Tulle issuance by Villeneuve as Vice President,... Read More
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Gardes Nationales de Vauclues. Ordre du Jour
by (Louis XVIII)
Avignon: Chez François Seguin aîné, 1816. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 17 x 21 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light spotting, tabs on verso, else very good. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 17 x 21 inches. Issued by Louis XVIII, with mandate below by Charles Philippe de France, Comte d'Artois as Colonel Général des Gardes Nationales du Royaume (later Charles X).
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Gardes Nationales de Département de la Drôme. Ordre du Jour
by (Louis XVIII)
Valance: de l'Imprimerie de Jacq. Montal, 1816. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 18 x 23 1/2 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light marginal discoloraiton, tabs on verso, else very good. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 18 x 23 1/2 inches. Ordinance of Louis XVIII of the 2 October 1816 awarding the Gardes Nationales du département de la Drôme, followed by the text of a letter from Charles-Philippe, as Colonel Général des Gardes Nationales to the Chevalier d'Urre, whose response... Read More
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Proclamation du Préfet du département des Bouches-du Rhône aux Marseillais
by (Louis XVIII)
Marseille: De l'Imprimerie de François Brebion, 1814. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 17 x 21 inches. Broadside. Folded, some light wear along folds, some repair on verso, light marginal discoloration, else very good. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. ca 17 x 21 inches. Proclamation by Le Marquis d'Albertas for the Princess, thanking the Marseillais for the reception she received from them.
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Etat des gouvernemens tant généraux que particuliers et des Etats Majors du Royaume déterminés par le Roi Louis XVI suivant l'Ordonnance de sa Majesté du 18 mars 1776
by (Louis XVI)
1778. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. [5], 101, [3] ff. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary dark brown morocco gilt, arms of Louis XVI on upper and lower covers within gilt ruled borders with fleurs-de-lys at corners, spine gilt with fleurs-de-lys, morocco label, a.e.g. Short start in foot of upper joint, else fine. Bookplates of Mortimer L. Schiff, Henry du Rosnel, and three others. Manuscript book. Pages ruled in green and brown borders. [5], 101, [3]... Read More
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Men Against the Rule. A Century of Progress in Yacht Design
by (Yachting) Poor, Charles Lane
New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. First edition, no. 143 of 950 copies. Illustrated with half-tones. xvi, [ii], 157 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth with dark blue cloth spine. Very good plus. First edition, no. 143 of 950 copies. Illustrated with half-tones. xvi, [ii], 157 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Siegel 120; Frazier P-12-a; Morris & Howland p. 111
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Original photograph of 7 variously sized Ice Boats on frozen lake in Maine, largest has three in crew, two have 2 in crew and the rest have one
by (Ice Yachting)
Lewiston, Maine: Flagg and Plummer, The Leading Studio, 1900. 13 x 7-1/2 nches with the mount. Mounted. Fine. 13 x 7-1/2 nches with the mount.
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A Slight Souvenir of a visit to the Yorktown Centennial Celebration, in October, 1881, on board the Steam Yacht Yosemite
by (Yachting) [Marsh, Luther]
(New York, 1881. First edition. 1 vols. Small 4to. Blue gilt cloth,a.e.g. About fine. First edition. 1 vols. Small 4to.
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Tosa Washi
by Kumi & Yahihasi
Published by Kochi-ken Tesuki Washi Kyodo Kumiai [Japanese Handmade Paper Association], Koshi Prefecture, Japan, 1990. xiv, 106, (10); (2), 5, (301)pp. Illustrations, plus 150 plain, colored and textured paper samples in vol. 2. 2 vols. Stitched in publisher's wrappers with paper labels. Publisher's blue box. xiv, 106, (10); (2), 5, (301)pp. Illustrations, plus 150 plain, colored and textured paper samples in vol. 2. 2 vols. Volume one has a 16-page introduction in English by Morida, with the remaining... Read More
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Yale Class Book 1863 [cover and spine title]
by (YALE)
[New Haven, CT], 1863. 36 engraved student portraits by A.H. Ritchie with facsimile signatures and 20 albumen print cartes-de-visite window-mounted 4-to-a-page. 4to. Contemporary brown morocco-grained sheep, covers stamped in gilt with "Yale" and school motto, tail of spine with owner's name, "F.F. Harrat," in gilt. Covers worn, foxing to plates. 36 engraved student portraits by A.H. Ritchie with facsimile signatures and 20 albumen print cartes-de-visite window-mounted 4-to-a-page. 4to.
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Delta Kappa Epsilon [binding heading]
by (YALE)
[New Haven, Ct, 1863. 16 engraved portraits with facsimile signatures by A.H. Ritchie and 5 albumen print photographs of the members of DKE at Yale. 4to. Contemporary quarter morocco and cloth, with label "Delta Kappa Epsilon." Binding worn, some foxing to portraits. 16 engraved portraits with facsimile signatures by A.H. Ritchie and 5 albumen print photographs of the members of DKE at Yale. 4to. Album of engraved and photographic portraits of the 1863 members of DKE. The fraternity... Read More
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Items including Commencement Excercise Program 1855; 1 copy of the "Class of 1857"; Songs for Presentation June 17, 1857; June Exhibition, 1860; Bi-Centennial Celebration Program 1901 Total of 9 items
by (Yale)
1901. 1 vols. 4to to 8vo. 1 vols. 4to to 8vo.
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The Yale Pot-Pourri will be out on Saturday Oct, 31st, at 6 o'clock P.M. It contains Correct List of Members of all the Classes, Societies, Clubs...for Sale at Gullivers
by (Yale)
[New Haven, 1891. Folio 18-3/4 x 12. Old folds else fine. Folio 18-3/4 x 12. Charles A. Gulliver's college book store was on Chapel Street and he was a photographer of Yale and New Haven as well circa 1870-1890.
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Yale College Yearbook, Class of 1869
by (Yale) [Sarony, Napoleon, photographers]
[New Haven], 1869. Engraved title printed in blue, 94 albumen print photographs, comprising 22 views, 2 interiors and 4 class or group shots (all approx. 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches) and 66 individual portraits of faculty and students (5-1/2 x 4 inches), each photograph captioned in pen on the mount, several of the faculty and student portraits inscribed by the sitter. Large 4to (12-3/4 x 10 inches). Contemporary full brown morocco, covers with blind-stamped geometric border, central title and school... Read More
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Long Tom's Pilgramage
by (Yale University) [Pena, Auxencio Maria]
np [New Haven], 1830. Small folio. One broadside, with text in two columns, ornamental boarder. Fine. Small folio. Narrative satirical poem relating to the imaginary wanderings of a young Yale faculty member (said to be George Jones, a Yale graduate) in Greece, Turkey, etc. Auxencio Maria Peno, a disgruntled Yale student from Mexico, recited this poem in the college chapel, leading to his expulsion. Copies were then concealed between the ceiling and the wood closet door in the... Read More
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Yale class of 1863 photographic yearbook
by (YALE) [Warren, George Kendall, photographer]
[New Haven, Ct, 1863. 12 large format (approx. 6 x 8 in.) albumen print campus views (8 by George Kendall Warren, with his signature in the negative), including group portrait, captioned in ink identifying 24 students, 89 photographic portraits individually mounted to album leaves, mostly albumen print cartes-de-visite, most signed in ink beneath image, 30 engraved portraits with facsimile signatures. With a manuscript register of student deaths, including 6 from Civil War battles. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full... Read More
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Lügât-i Târîhiyye ve Coğrâfiyye
by Yağlikçizade, Ahmet Rıfat
Istanbul: Mahmut Bey Matbaası, 1883. 3 vols. 8vo. Original decorative black leather spines, cloth boards. Some wear to covers, overall in very good condition. 3 vols. 8vo. Ahmet Rıfat Yağlikçizade Efendi (d. Istanbul, 1895), a distinguished Tanzimat-era historian, ethicist, and encyclopedist, was a figure of remarkable intellectual ambition. Known for his meticulous scholarship and interest in moral philosophy and history, he served in numerous high-ranking administrative positions, including Girit Defterdarlığı and Selanik Defterdarlığı, before dedicating his life to... Read More
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![The World Trade Center. The Port of New York Authority. Tower A ... [Contemporary photocopy of the blueprints for the World Trade Center prepared for ? Goldberg]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/919/294/1741294919.0.l.jpg)
The World Trade Center. The Port of New York Authority. Tower A ... [Contemporary photocopy of the blueprints for the World Trade Center prepared for ? Goldberg]
by [YAMASAKI, (Minoru) & EMERY ROTH & SONS]
New York, 1966. Wrapper title and 244 leaves (numbered 1-324 with unassigned numbers and gaps in sequence as issued and as listed on the Schedule of Drawings), all being photocopies of an original set of blueprints. Oblong folio, 18 1/4 x 25 3/4 inches. Edgebound with three screws at left margin. Signed by Goldberg in green ink at the lower right of the title. Wrapper title and 244 leaves (numbered 1-324 with unassigned numbers and gaps in sequence... Read More
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Original pen and ink cartoon "In the Family ... Currently in the Daily Headlines making World Series History are the Brothers Boyer-Clete of the N.Y. Yankees and Ken of the St. Louis Cardinals ... ." This was the 1964 World Series
by (Yankees, New York) Johnson, Vic
[Boston?], 1964.
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Richard Yarde's The Savoy Ballroom
by Yarde, Richard; Alexander Eliot, text, and M. S. Campbell, intro
[Massachusetts]: Savoy Associates, 1986. First edition, signed; limited to 400 copies. Designed by Barry Moser. Unsewn folio sheets printed in red and black type,illustrated with 14 color plates, each signed in pencil; with an extra suite of 14 signed color plates; [viii], 104 pp. Portfolio (40 by 31 cm). In publisher's quarter-leather clamshell box, with attractive Art Deco design on spine, slight fading and rubbing on spine, else fine. Moser, Barry. First edition, signed; limited to 400 copies.... Read More
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Big Game Hunting in Botswana
by [Yearly, Charles?]
Botswana, 1969. Album containing 130 color photographs, Each photograph 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and printed on Kodacolor paper, 4-6 photos per page inserted on both sides of album sleeves. 4to. Brown card album. Brown clamshell box, with brown morocco leather spine label. Album containing 130 color photographs, Each photograph 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and printed on Kodacolor paper, 4-6 photos per page inserted on both sides of album sleeves. 4to. Client's trophy list issued... Read More
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Per Amica Silentia Lunae
by Yeats
New York: Macmillan, 1918. First American Edition marked "Special Limited Edition.. 98, [6, ads] pp. Printed at the Norwood Press. Grey blue decorated boards by Sturge Moore. About Fine. First American Edition marked "Special Limited Edition." 98, [6, ads] pp. Printed at the Norwood Press. Wade 121
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