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John Quincy Adams Manages the Estate of His Brother-in-Law, Thomas B. Johnson

John Quincy Adams Manages the Estate of His Brother-in-Law, Thomas B. Johnson by John Q. Adams

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Seller: The Raab Collection
Title
John Quincy Adams Manages the Estate of His Brother-in-Law, Thomas B. Johnson
Author
John Q. Adams
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
01/05/1844. An uncommon internal document in the Adams familyThomas Baker Johnson was the brother of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams. George Washington visited the Johnsons' home in February of 1798, when Joshua, father of Thomas, was serving as Superintendent of Stamps with the Treasury Department. Washington invited them to visit him at Mount Vernon, which they did in May of 1799, Catherine and Joshua accompanied Thomas. Thomas received a political appointment in 1808 as the deputy postmaster of New Orleans, and remained in that position until 1822 when he resigned due to health issues and returned to Washington. During his time in New Orleans, he reportedly set aside a small fortune for the time from his salary and other business activities. Upon his return to Washington, this was turned over to his nephew, Charles Francis Adams, to be invested. Interestingly, Charles is noted repeatedly as managing the financial affairs of a number of his family relations through the years. John Quincy Adams wrote Thomas’s will over a two night period of consultation, which Thomas signed in Washington on February 25, 1842. He died the next year.Charles Francis Adams, son of John Quincy and grandson of John Adams, played a key role in the Civil War. A month after the war started, in May 1861 he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to the crucial position of United States Ambassador to England, a position previously held by his grandfather. Charles Francis Adams proved to be an excellent choice for this position; his skills helped keep the British from backing the Confederacy during the Civil War thus helping to ensure a Union victory.Document signed, Washington, May 1, 1844, to his son Charles, and relating to the estate of Thomas Baker Johnson. “Received of Charles Francis Adams the sum of two hundred and fifty four dollars, being the balance in his hands of money belonging to the late Thomas Baker Johnson, Esq., deceased, up to the 14th of October 1843 the day of his decease.” He has signed “J.Q. Adams, executor of the will of Thomas B. Johnson.” At this time, John Quincy Adams was in the House of Representatives, leading the fight against slavery.
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Experiments & observations on the gastric juice by BEAUMONT

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Experiments & observations on the gastric juice
Author
BEAUMONT
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Plattsburgh: F.P. Allen, 1833. FIRST EDITION. With 3 wood engravings. Original boards, rebacked in cloth, spine label; a very good copy with only minor browning. Preserved in a clamshell case. First edition of Beaumont's brilliant clinical investigation into the physiology of digestion. Beaumont (1785-1853), a United States Army surgeon, was the first to study the digestion and actions of the stomach in a living person. The patient received a near mortal gunshot wound to his abdomen and chest. He recuperated over a period of many months, sustaining a permanent fistula in the stomach wall through which Beaumont was able to undertake his study of the process of digestion. Beaumont began his observations in 1825 and they continued over the next eight years in which time his patient fully recovered. G&M, 989; Horblit, 10.
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Astronomy and general physics considered with reference to natural theology by WHEWELL, William

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Astronomy and general physics considered with reference to natural theology
Author
WHEWELL, William
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: William Pickering, 1834. SECOND EDITION. Second edition of the third treatise in the Bridgewater Treatise series, a group of works designed to explore the natural world within the framework of a divine design as first outlined by William Paley. Whewell writes here of his conviction that the more one studies the laws of nature the more convinced that person will be in the existence of God. Whewell (1794-1866) was a co-founder and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Geological Society, and for many years Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. He wrote authoritatively on architecture, mechanics, mineralogy, moral philosophy, astronomy, political economy, and the philosophy of science. He coined the words anode, cathode, ion, and scientist. He also famously opposed the idea of evolution. He believed that science would not undermine religion, pointing out God’s design of both humans and the world of nature. Despite Darwin’s quote of Whewell (But with regard to the material world, we can at least go so far as this;—we can perceive that events are brought about, not by insulated interpositions of Divine power, exerted in each particular ease, but by the establishment of general laws”, p. 356) on the title page of his Origin of species, Whewell was adamantly opposed to the theory of evolution. Provenance: From the library of the Anglican priest W[illiam] A[ndrewes] Fearon, DD, MA (1841-1924). Fearon was educated at New College, Oxford, where he was a Fellow from 1864 to 1867. He was Archdeacon of Winchester from 1903 to 1920, Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester from 1903 to 1915; and Canon of Winchester from 1906 until 1920. The bookplate indicates a gift from his library to the Bishop Lyttelton Library of Winchester.
A Hit. Big League - Top Flight

A Hit. Big League - Top Flight by [AMERICAN PAPER KITE, ca1940]

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Title
A Hit. Big League - Top Flight
Author
[AMERICAN PAPER KITE, ca1940]
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Some rumpling and small tear here and there but essentially very good, bright.
Description
St Louis: Crunden Martin Mfg. Co., ca1940. Framed (but not mounted; balsa wood struts are held to backing with sewn thread at each end).. Some rumpling and small tear here and there but essentially very good, bright.. Kite meas. appx. 27 x 33.5 inches of printed surface. The paper is a glazed heavier weight paper (unlike the post-war kites printed on tissue). A wonderful childhood artifact of a boy's life in a bygone era.
Radical Theatre Repertory 1968-69

Radical Theatre Repertory 1968-69

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
Radical Theatre Repertory 1968-69
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Radical Theatre Repertory, Inc, 1969. Uncommon booklet covering the 1968-1969 season of the Radical Theatre Repertory. Stapled, oblong wrappers, 30 pgs. Solid and clean, filled with fascinating black-and-white photos of Radical Theatre performances. Includes coverage of Black Troupe, Bread and Puppet Theatre, San Francisco Mime Troup, Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Living Theatre, Open Theatre, El Teatro Campesino, But Theatre, etc.
Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry (1950-1964)

Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry (1950-1964)

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Robert Kipniss: Paintings and Poetry (1950-1964)
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: The Artist Book Foundation, 2013. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY --AND LENGTHILY-- INSCRIBED BY ROBERT KIPNISS on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2013 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest hint of light scuffing at the panels. High-quality color and black-and-white reproductions thoughout complement Kipniss's verse.
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Sigmar Polke: Editions 1966-1995 by -

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Sigmar Polke: Editions 1966-1995
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-
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Fine
Description
Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1995. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the May-Sept 1995 exhibition at Minneapolis's Walker Art Center.Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial white wrappers.
Dead & Company Poster Clarkson DTE Energy 9/10 2021 exCollection Bill Walton

Dead & Company Poster Clarkson DTE Energy 9/10 2021 exCollection Bill Walton

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Title
Dead & Company Poster Clarkson DTE Energy 9/10 2021 exCollection Bill Walton
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG+
Description
Natemoonlife, 2021. 401/930 copies. VG+. Color silkscreen, measure 18" x 24" A Tour 2021 poster created for the DTE Energy Music Theatre show in Clarkson, MI held on Sept. 10, 2021. From the collection of Bill Walton with a small ink stamp on the reverse indicating as such. Dead & Company - 2021 - Tour Poster - Clarkson, MI - DTE Energy Music Center, Sept. 10, 2021 exCollection Bill Walton.
Wonders of Japan: A Portfolio of Views in the Enchanted Bamboo-Land

Wonders of Japan: A Portfolio of Views in the Enchanted Bamboo-Land

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Wonders of Japan: A Portfolio of Views in the Enchanted Bamboo-Land
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Hobart Company, 1904. Hardcover. Near Fine. illustratons, photos, (80)p. Original bluish green cloth. Oblong 14cm. Ends of backstrip slightly rubbed. No jacket. Three introductory pages of text; balance of book consists entirely of black and white photographs with dsescriptive captions.
How the North China Affair Arose

How the North China Affair Arose

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How the North China Affair Arose
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Very Good
Description
[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.
The Australian Artist, Volume 1, Part 1. Part One: Drawing

The Australian Artist, Volume 1, Part 1. Part One: Drawing

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The Australian Artist, Volume 1, Part 1. Part One: Drawing
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Melbourne: Victorian Artists Society, (n.d.). Paperback. Very Good. 57p. Softcover in original wrapper. 25 cm. Announced as a quarterly published by the Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne. Three parts appear to have been published, all in 1948.
Bullas Jozsef: Munkak/Works, 1989-2002 (inscribed)

Bullas Jozsef: Munkak/Works, 1989-2002 (inscribed) by Zoltan, Gerendy ( foreword by); Zsolt, Petranyi, et al. (text by)

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Title
Bullas Jozsef: Munkak/Works, 1989-2002 (inscribed)
Author
Zoltan, Gerendy ( foreword by); Zsolt, Petranyi, et al. (text by)
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Budapest: Ernst Museum; Vadnai Galeria, 2002. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; red spine with black text; dust jacket exterior shows mild rubbing wear; light edge wear; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; tight binding; textblock exterior edges have light toning; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 159; text in Hungarian and English; ISBN 96320607517; inscribed by artist; arts - Modern. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QA (ND-QA). 1367950. FP New Rockville Stock.
The Mind and Death of a Genius

The Mind and Death of a Genius by [Otto Weininger] David Abrahamsen

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Title
The Mind and Death of a Genius
Author
[Otto Weininger] David Abrahamsen
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. Very Good/Very Good-. New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.00), brown topstain; viii,[4],228pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece, three leaves of plates, facsimiles throughout text. Jacket rather rubbed and worn with several shallow chips to margins, only that at spine foot touching text, corners bumped and textblock toned; Good to Very Good. Case study of the late 19th-century Austrian philosopher Otto Weininger, author of "Sex and Character," which was published in 1903 just months before the author took his life at the age of twenty-three.
Haunting Bombay

Haunting Bombay by Shilpa Agarwal

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Title
Haunting Bombay
Author
Shilpa Agarwal
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781569475584
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A fine book in a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Promotional card laid in. A handsome copy of this award winning debut novel, scarce in this condition, particularly signed. This fine book shows no significant flaws; housed in a near fine jacket that shows only light rubbing to the top spine end, else fine. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection.
Ariel

Ariel by Block, Lawrence

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Title
Ariel
Author
Block, Lawrence
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780964919310
Condition
Fine
Description
Delavan, WI: G&G Books, 1996. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 273pp. Beautiful Unread Limited Edition, #472 of 500 numbered copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped though unpriced wrapper is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A very pretty collectable copy.
The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]

The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays] by Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W

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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) [Essays]
Author
Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 11x7x1. Spotting on fore edge and page base, edges of endpapers faded, blank publisher bookplate laid in. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. "Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific revolution. His dedication brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments. His works established and popularized deductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method or simply, the scientific method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still surrounds conceptions of proper methodology today. Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and Viscount St Alban in 1621; as he died without heirs both peerages became extinct upon his death.
Dawn and The Darkest Hour: A Study of Aldous Huxley

Dawn and The Darkest Hour: A Study of Aldous Huxley by WOODCOCK, George

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Dawn and The Darkest Hour: A Study of Aldous Huxley
Author
WOODCOCK, George
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780571089390
Description
London: Faber and Faber, 1972. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 295 pages. A near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket that is lightly soiled and with some minor wear.
The No on Briggs/Proposition 6 Initiative Committee, NOBIC Bulletin!

The No on Briggs/Proposition 6 Initiative Committee, NOBIC Bulletin!

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The No on Briggs/Proposition 6 Initiative Committee, NOBIC Bulletin!
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: NOBIC, 1978. Single 8.5x6.5 inch leaflet, pink stock, wear and unevenly trimmed. The leaflet likely used as a blow-in for magazines and newspapers contains a report from Los Angeles as of 8 August, 1978 concerning Judge George M. Dell's restraining order from printing Proposition #6.

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