One Hundred & Sixty Years of the Music of Francis (Frank) Johnson (1792-1844): Extracted from Leader of the Band by Jones & Greenwich
[Philadelphia]: Parallelodrome, Ltd. in association with The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1977. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations, 28 unnumbered pages (including wrapper). Softcover. Oblong (28 x 22 cm. ). Francis Johnson was the first African American to have any of his compositions issued as sheet music. He was also a talented performer on the keyed Kent bugle and violin. He and his band were popular entertainers in the Philadelphia area and performed in Great Britain in 1837. We assume... Read More
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IPEK: Jahrbuch fur Prahistorische & Ethnographische Kunst...Jahrgang 1932/33
Berlin & Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter & Co, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine. 24 plates, 170p. 1/4 leather (tan boards with brown leather backstrip and narrow corners). 32 cm. No Jacket. Articles in a variety of European languages (mostly German and French).
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The Peculiar People, a Christian Monthly Devoted to Jewish Interests. 28 issues: Vol. II, Nos. 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11 (1889-1890); Vol. III, Nos. 1-3, 5-10, 12(1890-1891); and Vol. IV, Nos. 1-10 (1891-1892)
1892. Paperback. Fair. Original wrappers present on all issues although some are heavily chipped and detached. Ex lib. ("Hamilton College Library" stamped on all issues). Monthly periodical printed by the American Sunday Sabbath Tract Society in Alfred Centre, NY. Edited by Rev. William C. Daland of Leonardsville, NY. Aimed at converting Jews to Christianity.
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Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America. Volume XI (1957)
[New York]: Chinese Art Society of America, 1957. Paperback. Very Good. photos/illustrations, errata slip (heavily pasted on first blank leaf), 109p. Softcover in original wrapper. 31 cm. Backstrip chipped and browned. Modest cover soil. One leaf has been cut out (pages 57/58 -- last leaf in an article on "Kendi." Oriental Art Recently acquired by American Museums, four Brief Notices and five other longer 10 articles, including "A Study of the Nine Dragons Scroll," by Hsien-chi Tseng (pp.... Read More
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Letter dated Nov. 2, 1857, sent to John C. Sawyer in Lawrence, Kansas from is mother and brother in Bolton (probably Massachusetts)
Single ruled personal-sized sheet written on both sides by his mother and his brother Amory. 21 cm. Small original flapped envelope opened at end present postmarked Feb. in Bolton. 3 cent U.S postage stamp still affixed. His mother mentions what the Ruffians did to George Brown's "Herald" and wants John to come home. His brother Amory mentions worrisome reports of looting and shooting in Kansas and still wants to come live with John. We know nothing more about these... Read More
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Poupees Japonaises = Dolls of Japan
Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shikokai, 1934. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations, 54p. Softcover in original wrapper. 27cm. Moderate chipping and wear to yapped edges of cover. Lower portion of backstrip neatly reglued. Text in English and French.
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The Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Ohuhu Union Lagos
Mushin (a local government area in Lagos, Nigeria): [Printed by?] Irepo Oiuwa Press, 1961. Paperback. Very Good. 26p. Softcover in original wrapper. 19 cm. Minor cover stain. The Ohuhu appear to be a small group of people in Ahia State (Nigeria) who live or lived in Abia State in Southestern Nigeria.
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Dun's Review, August 1942
New York: Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, 1942. Paperback. Good. photos, 33p. Softcover in original wrapper. 31 cm. Some browning. A couples of lines are underlined on one page. Includes "Six Months of Canadian Experience under a General Price Ceiling," by Jules Backman at pages 5-10 and continued on pages 30-31.
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Glacier National Park: Switzerland of America [Cover Title]
n..p., n.d.. Paperback. Very Good. 12 briefly captioned color prints mounted on one side of 12 leaves. No other text. Softcover in original tied wrapper. Oblong (35 x 27 cm.). "c. Hileman" or "c. Hileman Kalispell, Mont." on all but one of the images. Illustrated front cover looks partially hand painted.
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Estampes Japonaises par Eisen, Eishi, Eisui, Hiroshige ... Livres Japonais, Peintures Chinoises ...
Paris: Daniel Delaporte & Olivier Rieunier, 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. illustrations (black & white), (28) unnumbered pages. Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. French text.
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Poland: A Publication and A Service. A Monthly Magazine. [Bound volume with 16 issues from 1928 and 1929]
New York: American Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Includes issues for Feb.-June and Sept.-Dec. 1928; and March, April, June, Sept-Dec. 1929. illustrations, 390, [523]-904, [163]-326, [395]-454, [585]-856p. Later black cloth. 25cm. Original wrappers and some adjacent leaves were not preserved.
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Journal of the American Musicological Society, Volume 53, Number 3 (Fall 2000)
Paperback. Very Good. pp. 462-69. Softcover in original wrapper. 24 cm. Includes "The Early Life and Career of the "Black Patti": The Odyssey of an African American Singer in the Late Nineteenth Century" by John Graziano, pp 543-597.
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What Did You Do In the War Daddy? A Visual History of Propaganda Posters
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1983. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. illustrations (many color), 128p. Original black hardcover. dj. 31 cm. A selection of posters from The Australian War Memorial. Introduction by Peter Stanley.
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The Balance and Columbian Repository, [Vol. I], No. 26 (June 29, 1802)
Hudson, N.Y.: Sampson, Chittenden & Croswell, 1802. Good. An 8-page weekly newspaper (pages 201-208). Disbound (removed from a bound volume). 29cm. Later horizontal fold. Leaves separating at fold. Includes this brief note on page 206: "Authentic intelligence is received, via Norfolk, that the negroes in Hartford [probably Hertford?] County, N. C. were embodied on the 10th inst and under arms ; and that they had committed great havoc. In short, the whites throughout the state are much alarmed."... Read More
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Reports on Plague Investigations in India. Volume II, Part I.
Cambridge: Printed at the University Press, 1914. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. This volume only. 34 plates, 681p. Maroon cloth. 25cm. Some cover spotting. No Jacket. This volume contains the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Advisory Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for India, the Royal Society and the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine. These three reports were originally published as Plague Supplements I (Dec. 1911), II (Dec. 1912), and III (Jan. 1914) to Journal... Read More
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Motive Power Survey
n.p., 1942. Paperback. Good. Thick card binder containing Forms LR-1 (Motive Power Situation as of April 1, 1942) for many, if not all, American Railroads Companies. Mimeograph. No separate title-page present. Age-toned. 29 cm. Presumably used for the US War Effort in WWII.
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Nantucket
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. 1 illustrations (1 double-page)of scenes and buildings on Nantucket printed on one side of a paper strip which folds accordion-style to form 12 leaves inside a thin oblong red binding. 13 x 8.5 cm. Minor cover spot. Modest splitting along fold of double-page illustration; otherwise Near Fine.
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Escuela de suboficiales `Sargento Cabral.: Recuerdos de mi vida de aspirante. Campo de Mayo 1946. [cover title]
1946. Hardcover. Good. 53 unnumbered pages printed on one side. Tied boards. Oblong (31 x 22 cm.). Cover worn around edges and also scuffed. No Jacket. Spanish text. Signed with inscriptions by some of the participants.
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Music of the Ethiopian Serenaders, Nine Songs and a Set of Cotillions for Twenty-Five Cents. Dandy Jim of Caroline, Miss Lucy Long, Boatman's Dance, Old Dan Tucker, My Old Aunt Sally, Miss Lucy Neal, The Ole Grey Goose, Going Ober de Mountain, 'Twill Neber Do to Gib It Up, Set of Cotillions
Philadelphia: E. Ferrett & Co. 68 South Fourth Street, 1845. Good. [16]p. Softcover sheet music. 33 cm. Intact but rather soiled and worn, with some foxing and staining. At head of title: Lady's Musical Library Extra. OCLC locates 9 holdings.
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Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M. -- Serie Sciences Humaines Vol. VIII, No. 2 (1971)
Paris: O.R.S.T.O.M., 1971. Paperback. Very Good. [3], [132]-231p. Softcover in original wrapper. 27cm. French text. "Du Mariage en Afrique Occidentale.
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Rand McNally & Co.'s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of Rhode Island Showing All Railways, Cities,Towns, Viliges, Postoffices, Lakes, Rivers, etc. Corrected to Date
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co, 1892. Paperback. Very Good. folding map (inside back cover), 30p. Softcover in original light brown wrapper. 17 cm. Clean copy.
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How the North China Affair Arose
[Tokyo]: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, 1937. Revised edition. Paperback. Very Good. 10 photos, 3 maps (2 folding), 51p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Large piece missing at bottom of backstrip. Other modest cover chips and browning. The first edition of this English-language, Japanese propaganda item was published on April 20, 1937.
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... Modern Photography and Beyond: Photographs in the Collection of the National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto
Kyoto: National Museum of Modern Art, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. photos, unnunmberedd pages plus plates. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. Title and text in Japanese and English. 1075 items are listed --, all apparently from Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gilbert of Flossmoor, Illinois.
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Coming! A Colored Novelty Worth Booking REGENERATION: All Colored Cast. A Romance of the Southern Seas. Gripping Story! Romantic Setting! All Colored Cast! "A GIrl, a Man, Cast Upon an Uninhabited Island, a Garden of Eden. Then The Serpent -----
Jacksonville, Florida: Norman Film Manufacturing Co, 1923. Near Fine. Bifolium of four printed and illustrated pages. 30 cm. Two horizontal folds enabling this to fit in a business-sized envelope. Richard E. Norman, a white Floridian, is best known for the "race" films for African Americans which his company (Norman Film Manufacturing Co.) made between 1919 and 1928. This promotional item promotes five such films: (Regeneration -- on the first page; Zircon -- on the two center pages; and... Read More
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The Indian Question: Report of the Committee Appointed by Hon John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts
Boston: Frank Wood, Book and Job Printer, 1880. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good. 47p. Wrapper. 24cm. Cover has several small chips along edges and a couple of tears. This report by a five-member committee appointed "to investigate the wrongs of the Ponca Indians, and the general management of all the Indian Tribes ..." was highly critical of governmental actions and programs with regard to Native Americans.
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