A Journal of Civilization (Volume 9 January 7, 1865-December 30, 1865)
by Harper’s Weekly
Folio, cloth, profusely illustrated with wood engravings. Partially disbound, front cover and preliminary pages detached, spine is missing, first page of May 20, 1865 has tear in the middle of page, some aging, but internally clean. Harper's Weekly ran for 59 years (1857-1916). It featured illustrations from some of the most prominent artists of that time, including Thomas Nast, Winslow Homer, and Livingston Hopkins. The present volume is probably one of the most important of the series, since it covers... Read More
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Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, April 13, 1867. Vol. XI. No. 537.
by [Harper’s Weekly].
Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 225-240 pp. Chips and small tears in margins, a little staining or soiling, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This is a well-illustrated issue with a number of wood engravings, including a double page and three full-page illustrations. One of the full-page illustrations concerns the Fenian Uprising in Ireland. Another series of illustrations on features African hair fashions. More importantly, this issue includes a significant Thomas Nast cartoon about Reconstruction and voting rights. This cartoon... Read More
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Travels Through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, During the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
by Weld, Isaac
2 vols. 8vo modern half morocco & marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, raised bands morocco lettering pieces, new endpapers. Illustrated with 16 folding views, plans and maps; xix [1], 427; viii, 376 pp. Minor aging and some darkening to a few pages, and some foxing to one plate. Near fine condition. Weld an Irishman came to America in 1795 when he was nineteen. This work narrates his travels through the former colonies along the eastern seaboard and the Canadian... Read More
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Photography in America: The Formative Years 1839-1900.
by Welling, William
4to, paperback, illustrated, 431 pp. Feront cover slightly warpped,a couple of very slight white spots on front cover; otherwise an excellent copy. Wonderful journey through the history of photography.
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Little Poly Flinders.
by Wells, Carolyn.
Small 8vo, original illustrated boards, illustrated, 96 pp. Some edgewear, some separation of cover from cardboard covers, normal aging and a little soiling; otherwise in pretty decent shape for a children's book. Classic fairy tale about a little girl who gets in trouble for ruining her new clothes, and is punished by her mother. Includes ten charming wood engraved illustrations.
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Tammany Hall.
by Werner, M. R.
First Edition. Large 8vo, cloth, no dust jacket, gilt title on spine, illustrated 586 pp. Signature on front endpaper, contents slightly aged; otherwise very good. Colorful coverage of this political organization that survived through patronage and bribery.
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Custer The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer
by Wert, Jeffry D.
8vo, hardcover, dust jacket, illustrated 462 pp. DJ and contents near fine condition. Great covergae of the battle at The Little Big Horn.
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The Best of the Ring: The Bible of Boxing.
by Weston, Stanley [Editor].
4to, hardcover, dust jacket, illustrated, 295 pp. Very slight nick on bottom of jacket; otherwise in mint condition. Great collection of boxing stories and photographs.
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Ancient Symbol Worship. Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity.
by Westropp, Hodder M. & Wake, C. Staniland.
Tall 8vo, brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated, 98 pp. Some aging and browning; otherwise near fine. Interesting presentation of phallism in worship that is highlighted with several full page black and white illustrations. While the subject is broad based, and includes discussion on the Old Testament, several illustrations seem to focus on themes of Indian or Hindu religions. However, there is an illustration of the 'Round Tower' in Ireland.
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The Adventures of Gerard the Lion Killer…
by Whitehead, Charles E.
12mo, original cloth, spine lettering, illustrated 432 pp. Binding worn, and lettering on spine faded, some foxing and aging, signatures on endpapers, but contents generally very good. This is a work that is almost exclusively focused on lion hunting "telling of the great successes, and hand to hand battles with the lion." Even the illustrations are almost exclusively about lion hunting. Includes considerable discussion of the habits of the lion, but much of it relates to knowledge of the period,... Read More
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A Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah Georgia in Two Parts… The Fifth Edition. Bound with. A Continuation… From his Arrival at Savannah, To his Return to London. The Second Edition. Also bound with. A Continuation… From his Arrival in London, to His Departure from thence on his Way to Georgia. The Second Edition
by Whitefield, George
8vo, full leather, morocco label on spine,, 55; [1], [2], 38, [1]; iv, 115 pp. Handsomely rebound in leather, with new endpapers. Internally a little browned but pretty clean, however one leaf is bound in backwards. George Whitefield (1714-1770) was born in Gloucester England in 1714. Although he was the son of an innkeeper, he did manage to get an education and graduated from Pembroke College at Oxford in 1736. He went on to become a very important religious... Read More
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Captive Memories.
by White, James Terry.
8vo, original pictorial publisher/s cloth, illustrated, [94] pp. Signature on front pastedown, some spine and edgewear, binding a little faded at edges, some minor staining or wear to covers, contents clean and bright; very good overall. Very attractively illustrated edition of James Henry White's (1845-1920) work. White a publisher and poet seems to have authored five books. This work is about flowers in literature.
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The Metallic Wealth of the United States Described and Compared with that of Other Countries
by Whitney, Josiah Dwight
Tall 8vo, original cloth, spine lettered in gilt, illustrated with three lithographed plates and text illustrations, xxxii, 510 pp., inscribed "compliments of the author". Spine a bit faded, a couple of small pieces torn away at top and bottom of spine, old stain to rear cover, corners rubbed, nevertheless, binding is in very good condition, internally near fine. Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819-1896) was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Yale in 1839. He wanted a scientific career and... Read More
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Authentic Narrative Of James Williams An American Slave
by Whittier, John. G.
12 mo, publishers cloth back lettered boards, 108 pp. Lacking frontispiece and endpapers, and somewhat worn at extremities. Hinges starting, and a couple of chips to paper on back cover. Normal aging, very good overall. This narrative was preceded by another version dictated by Williams in 1837. This edition was written by John Greenleaf Whittier from conversations he had with Williams, whom he met through John W. Hill, a noted abolitionist, whose home was a haven for runaway slaves. Williams,... Read More
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History of Medicine in New Jersey, and of its Medical Men, from the Settlement of the Province to A.D. 1800.
by Wickes, Stephen.
8vo, brown cloth, gilt partial title on spine, 449 pp. Ex-library copy (South River, NJ), library stamp on endpapers and title, some foxing, browning and aging, a little extremity wear; otherwise very good. Wickes a doctor himself was a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey, the AMA, and the New Jersey Historical Society. This is a somewhat scare title that includes coverage of a range of subjects from early inoculation practices to military hospitals. In the second part of... Read More
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History of Medicine in New Jersey, and of its Medical Men, from the Settlement of the Province to A.D. 1800.
by Wickes, Stephen.
8vo, brown cloth, gilt partial title on spine, 449 pp. Ex-library copy (South River, NJ), library stamp on endpapers and title, some foxing, browning and aging, a little extremity wear; otherwise very good. Wickes a doctor himself was a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey, the AMA, and the New Jersey Historical Society. This is a somewhat scare title that includes coverage of a range of subjects from early inoculation practices to military hospitals. In the second part... Read More
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A History of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers from the year 1633 to 1700…
by Wight, Thomas and John Rutty
4to, later cloth, leather spine label, 484, [8] pp. Spine faded, corners showing, slight tears along spine, some white flecks to front cover, staining to title page and the following leaves, some foxing and soiling within; otherwise very good. The book is focused on the Quakers in Ireland, but contains some interesting American references. Ink ownership signature of James Brooke, Jr. is on the title page, which indicates at the bottom of that page that he died in 1767, at... Read More
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Of The Principles and Duties of Natural Religion: Two Books. To Which is Added, A Sermon Preached at His Funerals, by William Lloyd…
by Wilkins, John (Bishop of Chester)
8vo leather, rebacked with original boards. 410 pp. Pages 408 & 409 read 108 and 109 instead of correct numbers. Engraved frontispiece. Rebacking crude, but functional. Library stamp on title page, but not that visible. Same stamp on first page of preface. Inscription by early owner. Nice copy. First published in 1675 (this copy is a 5th edition) was reprinted several times in the 17th and 18th centuries. John Wilkins (1614-1672) was a clergyman and scholar, who studied astronomy, mathematics... Read More
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Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture.
by Wilkinson, Richard H.
8vo, paperback, illustrated covers, illustrated, 224 pp. Nick on top corner of cover, otherwise in excellent condition. Great coverage of the subject.
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A New Map of North America, Agreeable to the Latest Discoveries.
by Wilkinson, Robert, attrib.
Copper engraved map, image 8 1/2 x 9", uncolored. Some edge wear and roughness in margins with a couple of minor tears and folds, but margins are ample, a little soiling, tiny hole in British Columbia, old folds; otherwise very good. This is an interesting map of North America, attributed to Robert Wilkinson (1768-1825), which probably came from his General Atlas first published in 1794. The United States is named, and the lands of many Indian tribes are also named,... Read More
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A Complete Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly’s Shorter Catechism
by Willard, Samuel
Folio, contemporary calf, lacks frontispiece as usual, [1], iv, 3, [3], 914, [1] pp. Binding is very worn, back cover detached, and front cover almost detached, front endpaper almost detached, some serious dampstaining and sticking, affecting the last 20 leaves only, last leaf including Willard’s works is defective, some foxing, a few ink, stains bookplate on front pastedown, some notes on preliminary blanks, and early owner’s inscriptions on title page and elsewhere. Samuel Willard (1640-1707) was a puritan clergyman born... Read More
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Atlas Designed to Accompany Willett's Easy Grammar of Geography.
by Willetts, Jacob
8vo, pamphlet format, later blue wrappers, seven engraved maps. Scattered foxing and browning, heavy in some places. Some folds at edges, a couple of small holes, map of the United States split at center fold about half way up, paper spine gone. This work was a children\'s atlas, which contains no text, and was meant to accompany Willetts Easy Grammar of Geography. The atlas shows the United States as not really going past Illinois at this point, and a significant... Read More
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The New York Annual Register for the Year of Our Lord 1832.
by Williams, Edwin
12mo (7 x 4 1/2), original printed and illustrated boards, with leather spine with gilt lettering, illustrated, 396 pp. plus ads. Binding worn and a bit faded, top cover detached, extremities worn and rubbed, spine is split, which makes the book almost two parts, pagination appears complete, but could be lacking frontispiece or front endpaper, contents a bit aged, foxed and browned. The register was first published in 1830, which makes this the third installment, and includes useful information about... Read More
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The Tourist Guide-Book of Spain.
by Williams, Herbert W. Serra.
16mo (6 ¾" x 4 3/4)"), cloth gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated, 541 pp. Covers a little faded and slight edgewear, bookshop or publishers stamps on rear pastedown, a few page corner folds, a couple of fold tears on maps, normal aging; otherwise about very good. This edition is packed with numerous folding maps, including one in the rear showing the major roads in Spain.
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The Tourist Guide-Book of Spain.
by Williamson, Herbert W. Serra.
Small 8vo, cloth, gilt title on top cover, illustrated, 541 pp. Some binding wear, covers slightly wrapped, a few creased pages, paper label on rear pastedown, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Considerable detail and several black and white maps, many folding.
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