![[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] SPORTS CLIPPINGS. BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/328/333/1595333328.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] SPORTS CLIPPINGS. BENEDICTINE HIGH SCHOOL
A small archive of clippings from the Richmond newspaper about various sporting events in which Benedictine High School was engaged in 1945. The clippings are mounted on brown pasteboard and we surmise that the uniform pieces of pasteboard orginated at a local dry-cleaners and that shirts were delivered folded around them! ~The top sheet (which we perhaps arbitrarily made the first sheet) has a home made label on which is penned “Football B.H.S. 1945” and pasted on it is... Read More
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![[RICHMOND] ALL SAINTS CHURCH RICHMOND, VA. FROM CHRISTMAS 1888 TO CHRISTMAS 1903](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/525/831/801831525.0.l.1.jpg)
[RICHMOND] ALL SAINTS CHURCH RICHMOND, VA. FROM CHRISTMAS 1888 TO CHRISTMAS 1903
Richmond: Everett Waddey Company, 1904. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A near fine copy with a cabinet card photograph of of the Rev. J. Y. Downman, the first Rector of All Saints Church in Richmond laid in. This is the photograph used by the Everett Waddey Company in the printing of the book, with their information on the back of the card. The image appears opposite p. 34 in the book. Near Fine binding.
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![[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] [STOCK CERTIFICATE] THE OLD DOMINION SUGAR REFINING COMPANY. 1872](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/476/719/952719476.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] [STOCK CERTIFICATE] THE OLD DOMINION SUGAR REFINING COMPANY. 1872
Certificate for twenty shares of $100 each in the Old Dominion Sugar Refining Company, dates April 11, 1872. Signed by the President of the Company, Charles T. Wortham, and the Treasurer John E. Womble. Certificate issued to Talbott & Sons, a Richmond manufacturing company.
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![[VIRGINIANA] THE VIRGINIA CLUB WOMAN](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/401/235/1736235401.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIANA] THE VIRGINIA CLUB WOMAN
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs, 1931. Vol.4, No. 2 District Special Issue of the official publication of the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. This issue shares news from the women's clubs of each district in the state, the winning essays sponsored by the American Home Department on the subject of Sabbath Observance, letters re: conservation, and other op-eds and bits of news. ~~Advertisements decorate the back pages. Very good condition apart from a tear at the lower half of... Read More
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MUSTER ROLLS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE WAR OF 1812, BEING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE PAY ROLLS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN 1851. COPIED FROM THE ROLLS IN THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE AT RICHMOND
Richmond, Va: William F. Ritchie, 1852. “This Supplement contains the Companies and parts of Companies which were omitted in the printed Pay Rolls”. 858 pp. In contemporary marbled boards; rebacked, with a new spine and new leather label. Uncommon.
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![[VIRGINIA] [CONTRACTOR’S BLUEPRINT; VMI] MEASURED DRAWINGS FOR THE VMI DRILL HALL, 1942](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/095/088/1666088095.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [CONTRACTOR’S BLUEPRINT; VMI] MEASURED DRAWINGS FOR THE VMI DRILL HALL, 1942
Blueprint of measured drawings prepared by the contractor, Carneal, Johnston and Wright, and dated 1942. With drawings of several substantial doors, to be constructed of cypress. With note in yellow “Contractor to be responsible for the size of all frames and doors”. The drawings were provided to the Valley Lumber Corporation in Roanoke. 18” x 26 3/4”, folded.
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![[MILITARY] [PHOTOGRAPH] U.S.S. TRUMPETFISH GUPPY I.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/037/359/1175359037.0.l.jpg)
[MILITARY] [PHOTOGRAPH] U.S.S. TRUMPETFISH GUPPY I.
A mounted photograph (7 1/2” x 9 1/2”; on 9 1/2” x 10 1/2” captioned mount), along with a patch for the Trumpetfish attached at the top of the mount. The USS Trumpetish, a Balao class submarine was launched in May 1945 and in 1947 underwent a GUPPY (Greater Underwater Propulsive Power) conversion -- increasing her maximum submerged speed as well as offensive capabilities [cf. Trumpetfish SS-425; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships; Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage... Read More
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![[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] [CONTRACT] CONSTRUCTION OF MILLER & RHOADS, BROOK HILL AZALEA SHOPPING CENTER. 1966](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/626/143/1512143626.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] [CONTRACT] CONSTRUCTION OF MILLER & RHOADS, BROOK HILL AZALEA SHOPPING CENTER. 1966
Ten typed pages, the first of which is on the letterhead of Miller & Rhoads Incorporated, an apparently executed contract between the venerable Richmond department store and Richmond’s Monroe Realty Corporation for the construction a new one-story store approximately 30,000 of “modern fireproof construction” “appropriately heated and air-conditioned and sprinklered to meet Factory Assurance Association standards” to be a major player in the Brook Hill Azalea Shopping Center on Chamberlayne Avenue.~~Of interest is the clause (#9) that “The Owner... Read More
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THE CHESS PLAYER’S CHRONICLE. VOL. V.
London: R. Hastings, 1845. Hard Cover. Good binding. Title page in color, with text illustrations throughout of the problem chess boards. Paper loss to the front endpaper, title page, and final two leaves of text. Lacking the rear endpaper. With dampstaining and some mildew stains to the gutter of the preliminaries and terminal leaves. Library style brown cloth binding, with a modern green leather label. Good binding.
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![[CHILDREN] THE BLUE PICTORIAL PRIMER; DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. EMBELLISHED WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FINE ENGRAVINGS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/296/951/1358951296.0.l.jpg)
[CHILDREN] THE BLUE PICTORIAL PRIMER; DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. EMBELLISHED WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FINE ENGRAVINGS
New York: Geo. F. Cooledge & Brother, 1846. Pictorial Boards. Good binding. A mid 19c elementary school primer, with an illustrated alphabet, breakdowns of syllables, morals told in verse, and other usual educational items. The content is suitably Puritan, with ‘Disobedience Punished,’ and ‘Idle Tom’ being two sample titles for the reading. The description on OCLC notes that “the same text was also published by George F. Cooledge as The Christmas Primer.” Text and wood-engraved illustrations printed in... Read More
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THE GROVER CLEVELAND MEMORIAL: CARNEGIE HALL, THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
New York, 1910. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/no dust jacket. A handsome, bright copy with no markings of any kind; sound binding with only very light edgewear. Binding protected in a hand cut mylar cover. Very Good+ binding / no dust jacket.
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ONE HUNDRED AND ONE VIEWS: MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT
London: Rock Bros. Ltd, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Small quarto; in publisher’s red flexible leather with decorations and titling in gilt to the upper board; 36 unnumbered pages with 101 photographic images of Manchester and environs -- “The Fountain, Boggart Hole, Clough”; “Mosley Street and Art Gallery”; and many others. All are black and white, and have an early 20th century feel. The book is undated, but the dress of people in the photographs suggests early... Read More
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Municipal Engineering (2 Volumes bound) Volume XIV: January 1898 - June 1898, Nos. 1-6; Volume XV: July 1898 - December 1898, Nos. 7-12
Indianapolis; New York: Municipal Engineering Company, 1898. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. One-half black leather and black cloth binding. Heavy edgewear at head of spine with loss of leather. 4 raised bands on spine. Light edgewear to rest of boards. Very Good binding.
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![[GUTENBERG] LIBER LIBRORUM. 500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRINTING OF THE GUTENBERG BIBLE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/044/028/1715028044.0.l.jpg)
[GUTENBERG] LIBER LIBRORUM. 500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PRINTING OF THE GUTENBERG BIBLE
Stockholm Royal Library, 1955. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Portfolio in paper-covered boards backed in linen; with printed card stock pamphlet and 42 samples of printing of the Book of Genesis; the portfolio itself is rubbed and the linen is foxed; the 43 samples are fine. Very Good binding.
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BUDDHIST WALL PAINTINGS OF WESTERN TIBET (In Japanese)
1980. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good Dustjacket. Quarto; in the publisher’s pictorial boards; about 120 pages of glossy color photographs of Tibetan wall paintings and about 100 pages of text in Japanese; published in 1981 or prior as there is an old invoice for the book dated 1981 laid in;. Very Good binding / Very Good Dustjacket.
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LIONEL WONDER BOOK OF RAILROADING
New York: The Lionel Corporation, 1943. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Color and photographic illustrations throughout. Small amount of loss at the top corner of the front cover; minor shelfwear. Stapled paperback. OCLC notes four institutional holdings. Very Good binding.
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![[VIRGINIA] [ASHLAND] [ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH] BECKY KERR’S DEVASTATING DAMSELS~](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/633/183/1425183633.0.l.jpg)
[VIRGINIA] [ASHLAND] [ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH] BECKY KERR’S DEVASTATING DAMSELS~
An original sepia photograph, 8” x 10”, which was featured on the cover of the Images of America book on Ashland, Virginia by Dale Paige Talley. Helpfully pencilled on the verso of the photograph is “The Chorus, Minstrel Show’ | May, 1933’ | “Becky Kerr’s Devastating Damsels” followed by the names of the “Devastating Damsels” .~~The “Damsels” were performing in one of the annual Tucker-Wightman minstrel show. Messrs. Tucker and Wightman were naves of the town and first formed... Read More
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![[LITERATURE] WHAT’S HIS OFFENCE? A NOVEL. (SEASIDE LIBRARY SERIES NO. 637)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/302/860/1200860302.0.l.jpg)
[LITERATURE] WHAT’S HIS OFFENCE? A NOVEL. (SEASIDE LIBRARY SERIES NO. 637)
New York: George Munro, 1885. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. First American Edition of What’s His Offence? no. 637 from the Seaside Library Series. 341, [27] pp. Publisher’s advertisements at the rear and on the paper wrappers. Minor shelfwear. Printed paperback. Very Good. Not found on OCLC. Very Good binding.
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![[MINIATURE] DESERT AS DWELLED ON BY L.C.P.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/492/539/311539492.0.l.jpg)
[MINIATURE] DESERT AS DWELLED ON BY L.C.P.
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1973. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. One of 250 copies printed at the Press in the Gatehouse; gray paper boards with printed label and paper sleeve. Near Fine binding.
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THE SIDE BOY
New York: The Fourth Class United States Naval Reserve, 1941. Very Good binding. THE SIDE BOY ... contains the names, faces, activities and some thoughts of 500 young men who, in the summer of 1941, took the first step in preparing themselves for the service of their country. This book is the record of the effort...Published by The Fourth Class United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School U.S.S. PRAIRIE STATE New York, New York". Endpaper drawing states that... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] RE-PRINT [REPRINT] OF BLACKWOOD’S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, THE METROPOLITAN, AND THE FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. JANUARY TO JUNE, 1833. VOL. I.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/208/879/945879208.0.l.jpg)
[AMERICANA] RE-PRINT [REPRINT] OF BLACKWOOD’S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, THE METROPOLITAN, AND THE FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. JANUARY TO JUNE, 1833. VOL. I.
New-Haven, [Conn.]: Peck & Newton, 1833. Very Good binding. In the publisher’s plain printed sewn wrappers. With the Index, followed by pages 207 through 240. With printed Notice about Subscription, with list by state of Agents for the Reprint of Blackwood &c, along with Terms. Uncommon; not found on OCLC. Very Good binding.
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![[TRAVEL] [MAPS] PARMA FROM MAPS MODERN & ANCIENT](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/525/758/1292758525.0.l.jpg)
[TRAVEL] [MAPS] PARMA FROM MAPS MODERN & ANCIENT
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. A map of the fortified city of Parma. Measuring about 14 x 16.5 in.
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DIE GALERIEN EUROPAS. ERSTER BAND. TAFEL 1-100 AND ZWWEITER BAN TAFEL 101-200 (2 VOLUME)
Leipzig: Verlag von E. A. Seemann. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Volume I; quarto binding in tan buckram, with titling in black. 104 pp. of text in German. Followed by 100 color plates mounted on dark gray art paper, preceded with tissue guard with descriptive text.~~Volume II; quarto binding in tan buckram, with titling in black. 92 pp. [105-197] of text in German. Followed by 100 color plates mounted on dark gray art paper, preceded with tissue guard... Read More
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![[FOOTBALL; VIRGINIA] ST. CHRISTOPHER’S | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY. 1930’s](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/876/264/1321264876.0.l.jpg)
[FOOTBALL; VIRGINIA] ST. CHRISTOPHER’S | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY. 1930’s
Three photographs (one of which a reproduction of a newspaper article) of football at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond and / or Hampden-Sydney College, in the 1930’s. They feature Taylor Hyde of Richmond who played football at both schools. Mr. Hyde was a punter, as is seen in one of the photographs. All three photographs are framed and have not been examined outside of the frames.
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![[CHILDREN] FUN & FANCY FOR THE LITTLE ONES](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/493/809/1584809493.0.l.jpg)
[CHILDREN] FUN & FANCY FOR THE LITTLE ONES
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1890. Pictorial Boards. Very Good binding. A fragile late 19th century children’s books in pictorial boards. There is some cracking to the spine, but it is essentially all present. The boards are bright, with the usual corner wear and rubbing to the extremities. Front hinge has been reinforced with japanese tissue. Glue residue (from what we’re not sure) on the pastedowns, and a child’s name on the endpaper, dated in 1897. Mylar has... Read More
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