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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON by Keyes, Daniel

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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY

Title: FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON
Author: Keyes, Daniel
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description: FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966, first edition, fading to sections of both upper and lower margins of the covers as well as some tears, else a nice copy in the publishers 8" x 11" fragile combound wrappers. Inscribed by the author. Most likely now a unique bit of publishing history. HUGO & NEBULA winner. Source book for the much loved film CHARLY.

A treatise on electricity and magnetism by MAXWELL, J.

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: A treatise on electricity and magnetism
Author: MAXWELL, J.
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1873. FIRST EDITION. Complete with both half-titles and all blanks. With 20 plates and 15 pages publisher’s advertisements (unopened). Rebound in modern cloth, author and title in gilt on spine; interior excellent. From the library of W[illiam[ H[enry] Dines (1855-1927), British meteorologist who was the leading inventor of meteorological instruments to measure atmospheric properties, with his small bookplate on both paste-downs. First edition, first issue of this classic work on the electromagnetic theory of light by Maxwell (1831-79), probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the nineteenth century. Here he demonstrates that electromagnetism travels through space in transverse waves similar to those of light and having the same velocity, advancing the hypothesis that light and electricity are the same in their ultimate source. “A generation later Einstein’s work on relativity was founded directly upon Maxwell’s celebrated contribution to electro-magnetic theory; it was this that led him to equate Faraday with Galileo and Maxwell with Newton” (PMM). Norman characterizes this copy as the first issue of the first edition in that it does not contain the errata. Dibner, Ten Founding Fathers of the Electrical Sciences, pp. 45-46; Horblit, 72; Norman, II, 1466; Printing & the Mind of Man, 355.

The Town and the City (Signed first edition) by Kerouac, Jack [John Kerouac]

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Title: The Town and the City (Signed first edition)
Author: Kerouac, Jack [John Kerouac]
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. Signed "John Kerouac" to upper free endpaper - an early example of Kerouac's signature, before he began signing as Jack. The Town and the City was the only book he published under the name John Kerouac, and the only one he signed as such. A Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt. Dark blue topstain, somewhat faded. One corner a bit bumped, some foxing to closed edges of text block, and some foxing to endpapers and preliminaries. Dust jacket with two stains to front panel and some wear and crinkling to edges. Small colored pencil numeral to front flap and some foxing to dust jacket verso. Housed in a custom clamshell case. A scarce signed copy of Kerouac's debut novel. The Town and the City, Kerouac's first novel, is the semi-autobiographical story of a Massachusetts family in the fictional town of Galloway, inspired by Kerouac's own experiences growing up in Lowell. The novel also explores Kerouac's recollections of the Beat circle - including his friendships with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Lucien Carr - in 1940s New York City. The Town and the City was not a major success, and Kerouac would largely abandon its conventional style for the "spontaneous writing" method he adopted for his blockbuster second novel On the Road (1957), but Kerouac's debut demonstrated literary mettle and a strong interest in the autobiographical that would remain with the author throughout his career. "In this big, rambling first novel, Kerouac tells of a Massachusetts family that is gradually dissolved by the recent war, the forces of modern life and the passage of time...a rough diamond of a book" (contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.

JFK Photographs and Ephemera Collection by JOHN F. KENNEDY

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Title: JFK Photographs and Ephemera Collection
Author: JOHN F. KENNEDY
Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: 1960. No binding. Fine. Archive. This amazing collection includes many original photographic prints of the Kennedy family, and an assortment of Kennedy-era White House ephemera including note cards and official funeral programs and material. Inventory - two black and white photographic portraits of JFK, likely taken in the Oval Office. 8 x 10 image on 14 x 11 paper. - a glossy color photographic portrait of JFK with script 'facsimile' signature. By Fabian Bachrach. 14 x 11. - two black and white photo prints of John and Jacqueline Kennedy in formal attire silhouetted against a solid gray background. 9 ½ x 7 ½ image on 12 ¾ x 10 ¼ paper. - a black and white photographic portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy with inscription: ""With best wishes, Jacqueline Kennedy."" The image is believed to be the first official portrait of the First Lady. 10 x 8. - a large black and white photograph of John and Jacqueline Kennedy in formal attire. The President is outfitted in a white bow-tie and black tailcoat and the First Lady in a formal gown. 14 x 11. - two color portraits of the First Family. Commonly known as the ""Easter Photo"" taken in Palm Beach, Florida 1963. 12 x 10. Printed: ""President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy / Their Children, Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. / Palm Beach, Florida, Easter 1963,"" ""Kennedy Edition."" - two black and white versions of the ""Easter Photo."" 12 x 10. - one black and white photographic portrait of young Caroline Kennedy and infant brother John-John. 10 x 8. - two black and white photographic portraits of JFK with facsimile inscription in border that reads ""With best wishes, John Kennedy."" 10 x 8. - a black and white candid portrait of John and Jacqueline Kennedy. 10 x 8. - an official JFK black-bordered Prayer Cards. 4 3/4 x 3 ½ - a cream-colored note card with engraved image of the White House in navy blue ink, apparently by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Facsimile inscription reads ""With best wishes / Jacqueline Kennedy."" 5 x 7. - a memorial program from Arlington National Cemetery, January 11, 1964, with the prayer given by the members and officer of the DNC; their names are listed on verso. 8 ½ x 5 ½ folded, 4 pp. - 6 pp. Reader's Digest reprint of JFK and PT-109 story ""Survival"" by John Hersey. 7 1/2 x 5 ½ - two cream colored note cards read ""The White House"" in raised blue lettering with facsimile inscription ""With best wishes John F. Kennedy"" in black. 2 1/2 x 4 - a cream-colored invitational card from Senator and Mrs. John F. Kennedy, Sunday, July 10, [1960], for ballroom reception at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel, likely following his Democratic National Committee Dinner speech. Invitation printed in black raised lettering. Gold embossed eagle emblem at top center. 4 3/4 x 5 ¾

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM HIS GEORGIA HOME, 1 MARCH 1877, EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGES OF AUGUSTA FOR A YOUNG LAWYER by Toombs, Robert

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Title: AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM HIS GEORGIA HOME, 1 MARCH 1877, EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGES OF AUGUSTA FOR A YOUNG LAWYER
Author: Toombs, Robert
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Washington, Georgia, 1877. [4] pages, folded, entirely in Toombs's ink manuscript, signed at the end, 'R. Toombs.' Laid down on blank verso of page [4], Very Good. Robert Toombs was a leading Southern Whig, and then Southern Rights Democrat, before the War. A lawyer and U.S. Congressman, he built a successful law practice in Washington, Georgia, and owned a plantation with many slaves. After Lincoln's election as President, Toombs advocated Secession and, if necessary, Civil War. He served briefly as Confederate Secretary of State. After the War, he was active in the movement to restore Georgia to white supremacy. His bitterness toward Yankee Reconstruction and its "mongrel race" is obvious in this Letter to a young lawyer on his prospects for a successful practice in Augusta: "Your letter of the 26th inst. was received last night. Augusta is not an active, thriving go-a-head place, but it has a great deal of solid wealth, good society, and it is backed by one of the finest agricultural sections of country in the Union. I think it has seen its lowest point of depression and that it will steadily improve. Its commerce is the least encouraging element in its future prosperity, while are many very clever respectable gentlemen of the bar in that city. Its bar is not strong nor is its business concentrated in strong permanent hands and I think it is one of the best if not the very best locations in the state for a lawyer of your abilities & experience. I do not doubt but that you could make a very satisfactory income there, besides its many other advantages including those to which you refer. The practice of law in the State is now exceptionally dull, but this must be temporary. The country from which Augusta draws its support has always been one of the richest & most prosperous portions of the United States. Will continue so, especially after we shall have broken their accursed chains, which binds us to the meanest mongrel race on Earth. Therefore I must advise you to come here. My wife's health is improving & she joins me in our kindest regards to Eva & yourself... R. Toombs

Book of Old New York by Henry Collins Brown

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Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB

Title: Book of Old New York
Author: Henry Collins Brown
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Privately Printed, 1913. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Full Black Leather. Privately Printed For Subscribers. First Edition 1913. Six Raised Bands With Embellishments Gorgeous Fresh Copy. Scarce In this Condition Especially In Full Leather..

CORNWALL PARISH REGISTERS. Marriages. Vol. XXVI by Blagg, Thos. M. (gen. Ed.)

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Title: CORNWALL PARISH REGISTERS. Marriages. Vol. XXVI
Author: Blagg, Thos. M. (gen. Ed.)
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good binding
Description: London: Phillimore & Co., Ltd, 1935. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Only 100 copies printed. Pencil writing on reverse of front free endpaper. Scant pencil underlining in text. Boards very lightly soiled. Corners bumped. Boards slightly cocked. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Very Good binding.

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