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Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to... Russia

Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to... Russia by BILLINGS Joseph SAUER Martin

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Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to... Russia
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BILLINGS Joseph SAUER Martin
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1802. First Edition. SAUER, Martin. An Account of a Geographical and Astronomical Expedition to the Northern Parts of Russia… Performed, By Command of Her Imperial Majesty Catherine the Second, Empress of all the Russias, By Commodore Joseph Billings… The Whole Narrated from the Original Papers by Martin Sauer. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies (A. Strahan), 1802. Quarto, contemporary mottled calf boards rebacked retaining original marbled endpapers, raised bands. $4000.First edition of this important Russian survey of the extreme northeastern parts of Asia and the coast of Siberia, with large folding chart and 14 full-page copper-engraved plates by William Alexander of views, elevations, portraits of natives, their dress and implements, as well as a comparative glossary of indigenous languages.After serving as an able-bodied seaman aboard the Discovery, one of the two ships commanded by Captain Cook on his fatal last voyage, Joseph Billings joined the Russian navy, where his reputation as ""companion"" to Cook led to his appointment as leader of this expedition. The purpose of the voyage was to determine ""the exact latitude and longitude of the mouth of the river Kovima, and the situation of the great promontory of the Tchukchees as far as the East Cape; the forming of an exact chart of the islands in the Eastern Ocean extending to the coast of America; and, in short, the bringing to perfection the knowledge of the seas lying between the continent of Siberia and the opposite coast of America."" To this end, Billings visited Kodiak, Montague Island, and Prince William Sound. ""In the course of nine years [the expedition] made many large additions to our knowledge of the geography of those inclement regions"" (DNB). In his detailed account of the expedition, Martin Sauer declares ""that the native inhabitants [of Alaska], with their Stone Age culture, were far superior to the toadies who made up the court circles of St. Petersburg and had no culture at all"" (Howgego, 119). The wonderful folding ""Chart of the Strait between Asia & America"" was engraved by Neele after Aaron Arrowsmith, whose cartography was based on ""astronomical observations made in the icy sea."" Cox I, 353. Hill 1528. Howgego B96. Sabin 77152. Howes S117. Streeter 3499. Engraved armorial bookplate.Expert paper repair to inner margins of pages 157-164. Text clean and bright, folding map in excellent condition with minimal foxing. A handsome copy.
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Poster signed [""Glyndebourne Touring Opera""] by SENDAK Maurice

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Poster signed [""Glyndebourne Touring Opera""]
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SENDAK Maurice
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1984. Signed. SENDAK, Maurice. Poster signed [""Glyndebourne Touring Opera""]. No place: J.&P. Atchison, 1984. Large color poster, measuring 20 by 30 inches, closely framed. $2800.Large colorful poster for the Glyndebourne Touring Opera's 1984 productions in Norwich of Where The Wild Things Are, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, Le Nozze di Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte, inscribed by Maurice Sendak to a close friend and neighbor, ""For Elizabeth—For Christmas! Maurice Sendak, Dec. 86.""The poster features five Wild Things gathered about an outdoor stage with a performance occurring. See Hanrahan C22. The former owner of this inscribed poster was Maurice Sendak's neighbor, Andrew, from Ridgefield, Connecticut. Sendak bought a home and studio in Ridgefield in 1972 with his longtime partner, Eugene Glynn, and lived there until his death. Andrew first encountered Sendak in 1975 during one of his daily dog walks. (Sendak owned many dogs throughout his life, and they often starred in his books.) Andrew was immediately taken with Sendak, who reminded him of his recently deceased father. One day, Andrew called Sendak at home and asked if he could join him on his walks. Andrew and Sendak thus embarked on a 37-year friendship that also included the Andrew's mother, Betty, as well as Andrew's brother. Sendak went on long walks and hikes with Andrew and his family regularly, discussing general life events, opera, and books. He also invited them into his studio to show off works in progress. Andrew's mother, Betty, was an avid reader and collector and she and Sendak would talk late into the night about books. Sendak offered Betty advice about how to find and authenticate rare children's books, which she used to build her collection. Additionally, he frequently bartered for autographs (i.e. a cake for an inscribed drawing featuring the cake). Sendak often referred to Betty as ""Elizabeth"" in inscriptions as he felt that ""Betty"" was too common a name. The many inscribed drawings, along with first editions, signed books, and other valuable items grew into one of the country's premier Sendak collections.Fine condition.
John Tyler Addresses Special Session of Congress soon after William Henry Harrison’s Death

John Tyler Addresses Special Session of Congress soon after William Henry Harrison’s Death by JOHN TYLER

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John Tyler Addresses Special Session of Congress soon after William Henry Harrison’s Death
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JOHN TYLER
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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"The States are emphatically the constituents of this Government...." JOHN TYLER. Broadside. State of the Union Message. National Intelligencer—Extra, June 1, 1841. Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton. 1 p., 18 x 23 in.William Henry Harrison took office in 1841 while the nation was still suffering from a depression sparked by the Panic of 1837, causing many banks to fail and unemployment to reach then-record levels. Though Harrison took ill almost immediately after giving his lengthy March 4 inaugural address, on March 17 he summoned Congress into a special session that would convene on May 31, 1841. On April 4, Harrison became the first President to die in office. John Tyler delivered his own inaugural address on April 9, but opponents in Congress, including John Quincy Adams, refused to accept Tyler's claim to be president and considered him instead the "acting president," arguing that he had to follow Harrison's policies. When Congress convenes, it appoints a joint committee "to wait on the President" and signal their readiness to receive any communications. Opponents of Tyler used the occasion to attempt to strike the word "President" and insert "Vice-President, now exercising the office of the President." Both houses rejected the change, however, effectively settling the issue. (The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1967, finally made it explicit.) Tyler responded with this message to Congress the next day, June 1, 1841. After paying homage to Harrison, he updates Congress briefly on foreign relations before turning to the economy, money supply, and government finance. Tyler proposed a slightly higher tariff, a new bankruptcy law, and an emergency measure to distribute to the states revenue from federal sales of public lands. As Tyler makes clear in this address, he was committed to jealously guarding states' rights against any intrusion by the federal government. He soon parted ways with the majority of Whigs, and twice vetoed Senator Henry Clay's national banking act. In September 1841, all of Tyler's cabinet except Secretary of State Daniel Webster resigned, thinking that would force Tyler out of office. Tyler appointed a new cabinet of Whigs and Democrats opposed to Clay. Excerpts: "You have been assembled in your respective halls of legislation under a proclamation bearing the signature of the illustrious citizen who was so lately called by the direct suffrages of the people to the discharge of the important functions of their chief executive office. Upon the expiration of a single month from the day of his installation he has paid the great debt of nature… By the provisions of the fundamental law, the powers and duties of the high station to which he was elected have devolved upon me… "My first wish under such circumstances would necessarily have been to have called to my aid in the administration of public affairs the combined wisdom of the two Houses of Congress, in order to take their counsel and advice as to the best mode of extricating the Government and the country from the embarrassments weighing heavily on both." "I am happy to say that I see nothing to destroy the hope of being able to preserve peace." "We hold out to the people of other countries an invitation to come and settle among us as members of our rapidly growing family, and for the blessings which we offer them we require of them to look upon our country as their country and to unite with us in the great task of preserving our institutions and thereby perpetuating our liberties." "If paper [money] be used as the chief medium of circulation, and the power be vested in the Government of issuing it at pleasure, either in the form of Treasury drafts or any other, or if banks be used as the public depositories, with liberty to regard all surpluses from day to day as so much added to their active capital, prices are exposed to constant fluctuations and industry to severe suffering.... Stocks of all sorts rapidly decline, individuals are ruined, and States embarrassed even in their efforts to meet with punctuality the interest on their debts. Such, unhappily, is the condition of things now existing in the United States." "If, then, any fiscal agent … shall be placed, without due restrictions, either in the hands of the administrators of the Government or those of private individuals, the temptation to abuse will prove to be resistless.... Aided by the experience of the past, it will be the pleasure of Congress so to guard and fortify the public interests in the creation of any new agent as to place them, so far as human wisdom can accomplish it, on a footing of perfect security." "in the short period of eight years the popular voice may be regarded as having successively condemned each of the three schemes of finance to which I have adverted…. The late contest, which terminated in the election of General Harrison to the Presidency, was decided on principles well known and openly declared, and while the subtreasury received in the result the most decided condemnation, yet no other scheme of finance seemed to have been concurred in." "In reflecting on the proper means of defending the country we cannot shut our eyes to the consequences which the introduction and use of the power of steam upon the ocean are likely to produce in wars between maritime states." "Separated as we are from the countries of the Old World, and in much unaffected by their policy, we are happily relieved from the necessity of maintaining large standing armies in times of peace." "Unless persons every way trustworthy are employed in the public service, corruption and irregularity will inevitably follow." "I shall also at the proper season invite your attention to the statutory enactments for the suppression of the slave trade, which may require to be rendered more efficient in their provisions. There is reason to believe that the traffic is on the increase.... The highest considerations of public honor as well as the strongest promptings of humanity, require a resort to the most vigorous efforts to suppress the trade." Tyler later sent a regular annual message to Congress (State of the Union address) on December 7, 1841, when it reconvened for its regular session. John Tyler (1790-1862) was born in Virginia and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1807. His father was, at the time, the governor of Virginia. The younger Tyler started a law practice in Richmond, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1816 to 1821, as Virginia governor from 1825 to 1827, and as U.S. Senator from 1827 to 1836. In 1841, he became the tenth President of the United States and the first president to be elevated to office from the vice presidency, when William Henry Harrison died after only a month in office. Dubbed "His Accidency" by critics, Tyler charted his own course as president, leading to vetoes, Cabinet resignations and an impeachment attempt. Tyler retired to his Virginia plantation, Sherwood Forest. In February 1861, he chaired a convention in Washington to avert civil war but disapproved of the convention's proposed resolutions and then presided over the Virginia Secession Convention. He later served in the Provisional Confederate Congress until his death. National Intelligencer (1800-1870) was a prominent newspaper published in Washington, DC. In 1800, Thomas Jefferson, then vice president and a candidate for the presidency, persuaded Samuel Harrison Smith, the publisher of a Philadelphia newspaper, to open a newspaper in Washington, the new capital. Smith began publishing the National Intelligencer, & Washington Advertiser three times a week on October 31, 1800. In 1809, Joseph Gales (1786-1860) became a partner and took over as sole proprietor a year later. From 1812, Gales and his brother-in-law William Winston Seaton (1785-1866) were the newspaper's publishers for nearly fifty years. From 1813 to 1867, it was published daily as the Daily National Intelligencer and was the dominant newspaper of the capital. Supporters of the administrations of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe, Gales and Seaton were the official printers of Congress from 1819 to 1829. From the 1830s to the 1850s, the National Intelligencer was one of the nation's leading Whig newspapers, with conservative, unionist principles.
The Loved One [signed limited edition]

The Loved One [signed limited edition] by Waugh, Evelyn

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The Loved One [signed limited edition]
Author
Waugh, Evelyn
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Triolet Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1948. First edition. 144 pp. Green buckram, spine lettered in gilt, no dust jacket as issued. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly faded, slight offsetting to front endpapers, else fine. One of 250 numbered copies of the large paper edition, signed by Waugh and the illustrator Stuart Boyle. Inscribed by Waugh as “Major G. Gordon’s copy.” Many of these copies were inscribed by Waugh directly to individuals; it’s unclear who Major Gordon was, but there is a character of the same name in Waugh’s story “Compassion,” initially published as “The Major Intervenes" in The Atlantic, July 1949, and expanded and republished as “Compassion” in The Month, August 1949.
Vandover and the Brute

Vandover and the Brute by Frank Norris

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Vandover and the Brute
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Frank Norris
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Carpe Diem Fine Books (United States)
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914. First Edition. 8vo. 354, [2] pp. Publishr's orange-brown cloth with gilt lettering in color illustrated dustjacket. Minor wear to extremities; else fine in near fine dust jacket (light wear to extremities, with small chips & short closed tears to spine ends). "Vandover and the Brute" is a posthumously published novel by Frank Norris, written around 1894–1895 but not released until 1914, more than a decade after his death. It’s one of his earliest works, and though rough in form, it’s fascinating as a blueprint for the naturalism and psychological intensity that would define Norris’s later novels like McTeague (1899) and The Octopus (1901)."...a picture of the war that every man wages in his soul with varying success". - dust jacket flap. (Baird and Greenwood 1883; BAL 15046).
Collection of Journals, Documents, Proceedings, Stock Certificates, and Meeting Minutes

Collection of Journals, Documents, Proceedings, Stock Certificates, and Meeting Minutes

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Collection of Journals, Documents, Proceedings, Stock Certificates, and Meeting Minutes
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
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Group of assorted documents and publications related to the American labor movement in the 1930s and the San Juan Exploration Company, headquartered in Washington DC but with mining operations in Colorado, dating primarily to the first half of the 20th century. Various sizes, most quarto and octavo. Most original wrappers, San Juan documents in two albums. Some scattered toning, foxing, general wear, loss to stock certificate album cover, a few sheets with some shattering and paper losses, overall good to very good. Various cities, 1900s-1960s. A considerable archive covering two different time periods and aspects of labor in early- to mid-twentieth-century America. The first grouping of documents and journals covers the American labor movement primarily in the 1930s. Highlights of this collection include: - Four issues of Social Work Today (1935-6) - Two issues of Your Welfare: A Bulletin of the Association of Department of Public Welfare Employees (1935) - Five issues of The Compass from the American Association of Social Workers (1935-6) - Eighteen issues of several assorted bulletins including the Bulletin of the Association of Federation Workers, Social Service Bulletin of the Social Workers Discussion Group, Daily Bulletin of the National Conference of Social Work, Social Work Bulletin of the Cleveland Social Work Discussion Group, and Bulletin of the Social Workers Discussion Group of St. Louis (1933-5) - A special supplement to the IPA News Bulletin, "Proposed Workers Social Insurance Bill" (1936) - Two drafts of the constitution for the Workers Council of the Jewish Social Service Association - A special "Trial Number" of H.R.B. Employee, published by the Home Relief Bureau Employees Association, with an open letter to Commissioner William Hodwon of New York City (1934) - A report from the Bureau of Jewish Social Research in New York, "The Qualifications and Remuneration of Case Workers in the Case Work Agencies of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York City" (1932) - Correspondence regarding the open letter to Commissioner Hodson - A survey of the New Jersey Relief Situation prepared by the American Association of Social Workers (1936) - A statement by the Federation of Social Service Employees, dated January 29, 1935, following the "recent tragic deaths of four persons, including two social workers...of the Lincoln Park station of the Unemployment Relief Service" - Memos from the Associated Silk Workers - Textile Notes, published by the Labor Research Association (1932) - 74-pp. program from the 61st Annual Meeting - National Conference of Social Work, held in Kansas City, Missouri (1933) - "The Need for Economic Security in United States", stapled booklet of infograph charts and diagrams, from the Committee on Economic Security (1934) - Bill S. 3475, introduced in the Senate on January 6, 1936, to provide for the establishment of a Nation-wide system of social insurance - Unemployment Insurance Review: Congress Proceedings, Vol. 1 No. 3 (1935) - A small booklet "We Are For H.R. 2827: Report of the Committee on Labor to the United States Congress on the Workers Unemployment, Old Age, and Social Insurance Bill" (1935) - Annual report from the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York (1933-1934) - Programs and pamphlets from the Cuyahoga County Welfare Conference (1935) - A report from the Committee of the Family Society of Philadelphia, "Family Life and National Recovery: The Effect of Economic Unemployment on Family Life" (1935) - A statistical report from the 1936 delegate conference of the American Association of Social Workers The documents related to the San Juan Exploration Company are held in two albums. The first holds approximately 80 blank stock certificates for $1.00 shares, numbered 124 through 205, along with seven filled-out stock certificates, three of which are still attached in the book. These date variously to 1908, the 1930s, and the 1960s, and are all from a single family. These are accompanied by a note regarding the division of Clayton Emig's stock between his daughter (Evelyn Emig Mellon), her husband (DeForest Mellon), and Emig himself, and several letters between family members which discuss the stock. The second item in this group is an album with minutes from the Directors' Meetings of the San Juan Exploration Company, dating from 1941 to 1969, with some accompanying memos, notes, and blank letterhead. An interesting collection of primary source material from the American labor movement.
MAPS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CITY OF WASHINGTON, AND PLATS OF THE SQUARES AND LOTS OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON (MAPS OF WASHINGTON)

MAPS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CITY OF WASHINGTON, AND PLATS OF THE SQUARES AND LOTS OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON (MAPS OF WASHINGTON)

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MAPS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CITY OF WASHINGTON, AND PLATS OF THE SQUARES AND LOTS OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON (MAPS OF WASHINGTON)
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Washington, DC: Printed In Pursuance of a Resolution of the U.S. Senate, Printed by A. Boyd Hamilton, 1852. First Edition. Quarto, 159 pages; G; contemporary full black cloth binding; spine unmarked; marked shelf and edgewear to boards; rubbing and fraying at all edges and folds, corners bumped, significant age toning to boards, significant moisture staining to rear board and spine; crown and several large sections of spine loose and dangling, with lining exposed; both joints markedly worn; front board literally hanging by a thread; age toning to textblock, minor deterioration to rear of block; foxing to endpages, and light foxing to rest of pages; includes two of three fold-out maps tipped in on front endpage; on 6 pages after title page are paste-down newspaper cutouts from "The North American" (Feb 22, 1846), and "The Evening Transcript" (Jan 14, 1853), and an undated, unsourced article, describing sermons given in Pennsylvania, Boston, and New York, respectively; remaining pages are numbered square breakdowns of the blocks and lots presented in the maps; housed in a mylar enclosure; shelved above Case 3. 1142861. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
ORIGINAL 1964 "THE NEW YORKER" CARTOON

ORIGINAL 1964 "THE NEW YORKER" CARTOON

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ORIGINAL 1964 "THE NEW YORKER" CARTOON
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Raoul H. Fleischmann, 1964. Other. Original illustration for an article published in August 29, 1964 of The New Yorker. Matted with magazine clippings and the caption, "Swap" Black marker on Bristol board, and drawn by unidentified New Yorker staff artist. Frame measures 17.2 in. x 11.75 in. Shelved at Rockville Room C. Second Story Books is honored to offer this item from the personal collection of Neil and Susan Sheehan. Neil Sheehan (1936-2021) and Susan Sheehan (born 1937) were a distinguished husband-and-wife team whose careers helped define American literary journalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, is best known for his role in bringing the Pentagon Papers to public attention and for his landmark book "A Bright Shining Lie", while Susan Sheehan built a parallel reputation as a leading voice at The New Yorker, crafting deeply reported narrative nonfiction on subjects ranging from mental health to social institutions, earning her own Pulitzer Prize in 1983. Their longstanding ties to major publications, particularly The New Yorker, placed them at the center of an influential cultural and intellectual network, and artwork from their collection carries added provenance through this close connection to the magazine's editorial and artistic community. 1411663. Special Collections - Upstairs.
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REGISTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, 1893-1927

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REGISTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, 1893-1927
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Boston: Printed for the Society, 1927. Hardcover. Octavo, iv, 496 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is tan with blue print. Boards half bound with tan cloth to spine and corners and blue cloth to boards. Fraying to spine caps and corners, lightly cocked spine, light soiling. Text block has light tanning to endpapers, name in pencil on front flyleaf, spine break page 241. Illustrated (b&w plates). 1368933. FP New Rockville Stock.
SEVEN ISSUES OF THE RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, 1862 - 1863

SEVEN ISSUES OF THE RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, 1862 - 1863 by [Confederate Imprint] Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser

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SEVEN ISSUES OF THE RICHMOND WHIG AND PUBLIC ADVERTISER, 1862 - 1863
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[Confederate Imprint] Richmond Whig and Public Advertiser
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Richmond, 1863. All folio, four pages, each number printed in six columns. Occasional wear and tear with small losses. Good plus, all reporting on the War. The issues are November 4, 1862; November 25, 1862; December 5, 1862 [this number with a significant fold split, but small text loss; December 9, 1862; December 30, 1862 [upper margin chewed, with some text loss]; March 24, 1863; March 27, 1863 [significant fold split, small text loss]. Military and new political news relating to the War of course dominate the reports.
The Architecture of Petra

The Architecture of Petra by McKenzie, Judith

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The Architecture of Petra
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McKenzie, Judith
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780197270004
Condition
VG-/VG- (ex-library with stamps and labels on block, ffep, title page verson, dj spine and inside rear cover. Scuffing to corner
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Oxford/ New York: British Academy, British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem and the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History by Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (ex-library with stamps and labels on block, ffep, title page verson, dj spine and inside rear cover. Scuffing to corners of block but pages are otherwise clean and clear.). Blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; blue dj, color illustrated with black lettering, mylar cover; xxii, 209 pp, 9 pp of plates; profusely illustrated in bw. British Academy monographs in archaeology series. "The book includes a detailed catalogue of the main monuments of Petra. It is lavishly illustrated with over 700 photographs and figures. With a comprehensive glossary and maps, it is written for both the general reader and the architectural historian or archaeologist.' - dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references ([173]-180) and index.
Nouvelles Pensees de l'Amazone

Nouvelles Pensees de l'Amazone by BARNEY, Natalie

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Nouvelles Pensees de l'Amazone
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BARNEY, Natalie
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Paris: Mercure de France, 1939. First edition. Text in French. Fine in wrappers. One of 200 numbered copies.
An investigation of the etiology of mumps

An investigation of the etiology of mumps by Johnson, Claud D. and Goodpasture, Ernest W.

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An investigation of the etiology of mumps
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Johnson, Claud D. and Goodpasture, Ernest W.
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Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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New York: Rockefeller University Press, 1934. First edition. GROUNDBREAKING STUDY PROVIDED DEFINITIVE PROOF OF DISCOVERY OF THE MUMPS VIRUS. 24.5 x 16.5 cm journal extract, pp 1-19 (including 3 charts, 2 tables), 3 plates. Near fine in archival custom clear polypropylene binder. ABSTRACT: From four out of six specimens of saliva from six cases of mumps in the early stages of the disease, a filterable cytotropic virus has been obtained which induces in M. rhesus monkeys, following inoculation of the parotid glands through Stensen's duct, an acute, non-suppurative parotitis analogous to mumps. 2. This virus has not been found in normal saliva, nor does it correspond to any known virus with which we are familiar. 3. The virus is free of demonstrable microorganisms including spirochetes. 4. It is judged that this virus is the causative agent of mumps. GARRISON-MORTON No. 5543. During the First World War, mumps was one of the most debilitating diseases among soldiers. In 1934, the etiology of the disease, the mumps virus, was discovered by Claude D. Johnson and Ernest William Goodpasture (offered here). They found that rhesus macaques exposed to saliva taken from humans in the early stages of the disease developed mumps. Furthermore, they showed that mumps could then be transferred to children via filtered and sterilized, bacteria-less preparations of macerated monkey parotid tissue, showing that it was a viral disease. ERNEST WILLIAM GOODPASTURE (1886 – 1960) was an American pathologist and physician. Goodpasture advanced the scientific understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, parasitism, and a variety of rickettsial and viral infections. Goodpasture's scientific research principally concerned infectious diseases. He contributed to understanding the neural spread of herpes viruses, identification of the mumps virus, development of antiviral vaccines, and studies of rickettsial, fungal, and protozoan human diseases. In a major advance, he introduced the chicken embryo as an experimental host for investigation of microbial infections and for production of vaccines. This technique made possible the development and production of a wide range of vaccines against viral diseases.
Luc Tuymans: Intolerance

Luc Tuymans: Intolerance by TUYMANS, Luc (artist); Lynne COOKE (editor); Tommy SIMOENS (editor); Nicholas CULLINAN (text by); Jan AVGIKOS (text by); Jenevive NYKOLAK (text by); Nicholas SEROTA (text by); Donna WONGATE (text by)

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Luc Tuymans: Intolerance
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TUYMANS, Luc (artist); Lynne COOKE (editor); Tommy SIMOENS (editor); Nicholas CULLINAN (text by); Jan AVGIKOS (text by); Jenevive NYKOLAK (text by); Nicholas SEROTA (text by); Donna WONGATE (text by)
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9789491819353
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Generally a clean copy; corners bent
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Belgium: Ludion, 2015. First edition. Generally a clean copy; corners bent. 12 x 9.5 inches. 464 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original pictorial boards. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at QM Gallery Al Riwaq, Doha, from 2015 to 2016. "Belgian painter Luc Tuymans (born 1958), one of the key figures in the 1990s revival of figurative painting, is also one of contemporary art's great history painters, tackling historical traumas and their representations in a restrained--though resolutely painterly--style and pale, muted palette. Far from accepting painting as obsolete or inadequate, throughout his career Tuymans has used painting to engage with the most painful, urgent subjects of the past and present, from the aftermath of the Second World War and Belgium's colonial past to the War on Terror. "I still indulge in the perversity of painting," said Tuymans, "which remains interesting." Luc Tuymans: Intolerance, published to accompany a major retrospective at the Qatar Museums in Doha (the artist's first show in the Gulf region), surveys Tuymans' work from the past 25 years. Comprehensive and richly illustrated, it contains more than 800 reproductions: studies, archival material and installation photographs, as well as 60 drawings and 100 paintings (including Tuymans' new body of work, The Arena, created for the exhibition). Also included are texts by Jan Avgikos, Nicholas Cullinan, Jenevive Nykolak, Nicholas Serota and exhibition curator Lynne Cooke, offering new insights into Tuymans' oeuvre from the past three decades" (the publisher).
Three Illuminations in the Life of an American Author

Three Illuminations in the Life of an American Author by UPDIKE, John

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Three Illuminations in the Life of an American Author
Author
UPDIKE, John
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
Description
New York: Targ Editions, 1979. A fine copy. 8vo. 18, [1] pp. Original tan cloth-backed marbled boards; plain paper wrapper. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED DELUXE ISSUE, number 307 of 350 copies signed by Updike. This is Number Two of the Targ Editions. Designed and printed by Ronald Gordon at The Oliphant Press, on Gutenberg Laid paper.
Spy Smasher (Original pressbook for the 1942 film serial)

Spy Smasher (Original pressbook for the 1942 film serial) by William Witney (director); Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Joseph Poland (screenwriters); Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman, Hans Schumm (starring)

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Spy Smasher (Original pressbook for the 1942 film serial)
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William Witney (director); Ronald Davidson, Norman S. Hall, Joseph Poland (screenwriters); Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman, Hans Schumm (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
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Hollywood: Republic, 1942. Vintage pressbook for the 12-part 1942 film serial. Based on the Fawcett Comics character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck, about a costumed vigilante who seeks to take down a Nazi agent known as The Mask. The 25th of 66 serials produced by Republic, starring Kane Richmond as the titular superhero. 12 x 18 inches. 12 pages, side-stapled. Very Good plus.
The Lost Get-Back Boogie

The Lost Get-Back Boogie by James Lee Burke

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The Lost Get-Back Boogie
Author
James Lee Burke
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780807113349
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Near Fine
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First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only a gentle push to the spine ends and slight rubbing to the jacket spine head, else as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to the title page with no inscription. An outstanding copy of this novel by the prolific and acclaimed Burke. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
Reign of Wizardry
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Reign of Wizardry by Jack Williamson

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Reign of Wizardry
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Jack Williamson
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780932096012
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Near Fine
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Stated First Cloth Edition; A near fine volume with some mild shelf wear to the spine ends housed in a very good dust jacket that shows some mild chipping and rubbing to the spine ends, edges, and corners...a clean, tight copy protected in mylar.
Le Livre La Photographie L'Image & La Lettre. Essays in Honor of Andre Jammes

Le Livre La Photographie L'Image & La Lettre. Essays in Honor of Andre Jammes by [Andre Jammes] Sandra Hindman, Isabelle Jammes, Hans P. Kraus Jr. et al. [eds.]; Erik Desmazieres [frontispiece]

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Le Livre La Photographie L'Image & La Lettre. Essays in Honor of Andre Jammes
Author
[Andre Jammes] Sandra Hindman, Isabelle Jammes, Hans P. Kraus Jr. et al. [eds.]; Erik Desmazieres [frontispiece]
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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Paris: Editions Des Cendres, 2015. Very Good. Paris: Editions Des Cendres, 2015. First Edition. Quarto. 413 pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations including frontispiece. White card wrappers with black and blue-gray lettering to front and spine. Text in French and English. Wraps mild rubbing to edges, bit of creasing at spine ends, and some general smudging. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Captains and Kings: Three Dialogues on Leadership

Captains and Kings: Three Dialogues on Leadership by Andre Maurois; J. Lewis May [trans.]

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Captains and Kings: Three Dialogues on Leadership
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Andre Maurois; J. Lewis May [trans.]
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good +
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London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1925. Very Good +/Very Good. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket; [8],157pp. Very light wear to jacket extremities, spine panel a shade toned, else a Very Good, remarkably fresh copy. Philosophical dialogue between a young officer and the older philosopher/tutor "upon the nature, place and scope of Leadership in War and Peace" (front jacket panel).
Night Boat to Tangier; A Novel

Night Boat to Tangier; A Novel by Barry, Kevin

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Night Boat to Tangier; A Novel
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Barry, Kevin
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 2019. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Signed first American edition of Night Boat to Tangier: A Novel by Kevin Barry.. Octavo, [12], 255pp, [3]. Blue hardcover, title in silver on spine. Stated "First United States Edition" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, bumped bottom edge of spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.95 retail price on front flap, a fine example. Signed on the title page: "NYC 09/19/19 Kevin Barry.
Lee Strasberg; The Imperfect Genius of the Actors Studio

Lee Strasberg; The Imperfect Genius of the Actors Studio by ADAMS, Cindy

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Lee Strasberg; The Imperfect Genius of the Actors Studio
Author
ADAMS, Cindy
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
very good(+)
Description
Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(-). Illustrated (b/w). 398 pages. 8vo, cloth backed boards, dust wrapper; wrapper chipped at edges. Garden City: Doubleday, 1980. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper. Inscribed by Adams on flyleaf: "To Sylvia Whom I love even though she got this free! Cindy".
Lucky Peach, Issue 9
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Lucky Peach, Issue 9

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Lucky Peach, Issue 9
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9781938073625
Condition
Near Fine
Description
McSweeney's. Near Fine. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. 1938073622 . Near Fine. Slight shelf-wear at spine. Else, an exceptional copy. Cover unrubbed. Pages white and bright, clean and crisp. ; This was the last issue of "Lucky Peach" published by McSweeney's. The bonus magazine is still sealed. .
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Stories by American Authors: Volume VIII

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Stories by American Authors: Volume VIII
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good. 1896. Hardcover. A Very Good edition that has some scuffwear and other general wear to the boards and a name inked on the front flyleaf ; Vol. 8; 16mo; 206 pages .
My life as an explorer.

My life as an explorer. by AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928).

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My life as an explorer.
Author
AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928).
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Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: Heinemann, 1927. First British edition (from US sheets). Good. 24 cm; 282 pages with facsimiles and maps. Bound in original dark blue cloth with publisher's chop on lower board. Lacks dust jacket. Cloth slightly buckling on spine and on edges; stain on fore-edge. Pages lightly toned. Early owner's signature on front blank. Sound copy, if used.
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One Story. by MERWIN, W.S.

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Title
One Story.
Author
MERWIN, W.S.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Berkeley: Black Oak Books,, 1989.. First edition.. 10 x 13 inch illustrated broadside, printed in two colors on Arches paper. Fine. One deckle edge. Designed and printed at Okeanos Press. Issued on the occasion of a reading by Merwin at the shop. SIGNED by Merwin.
Now (Signed First Edition)

Now (Signed First Edition) by Bacall, Lauren

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Now (Signed First Edition)
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Bacall, Lauren
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780394574127
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 214pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($23.00), is fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. Signed by Bacall on the title page at a book signing event upon the release of the book. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Classic Rock & Other Rollers

Classic Rock & Other Rollers by Wolman, Baron; Jann Wenner (Preface)

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Classic Rock & Other Rollers
Author
Wolman, Baron; Jann Wenner (Preface)
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Santa Rosa, CA: Squarebooks, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. SIGNED. 141pp. Square quarto [25x26cm]. Bound in vivid purple cloth; title stamped in white on spine. In a glossy dust jacket. In a slipcase bound in the same bright hue of purple cloth. Signed by the author in purple marker on the title page. One in an edition limited to 1000 copies. As the first chief photographer of "Rolling Stone" magazine, Baron Wolman photographed almost every notable figure in the late 1960s music scene. Featured in this book are youthful photos of Neil Young, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, and Janis Joplin--among many others. Wolman also photographed Woodstock, and included is a section of candid photographs from the famed music festival.
Mainly on the Air

Mainly on the Air by Beerbohm, Max

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Mainly on the Air
Author
Beerbohm, Max
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1947. First American Edition. Fine/About Fine. 12mo; publisher's black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust jacket with price of $2.00 on front flap and light tanning at spine. Internally clean and bright, with no markings oof any kind.
The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands; The Voyages of the Brig Williams 1819-20, as recorded in contemporary documents, and the Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter [Hakluyt Society Third Series No. 4]

The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands; The Voyages of the Brig Williams 1819-20, as recorded in contemporary documents, and the Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter [Hakluyt Society Third Series No. 4] by Campbell, R. J. (Ed.)

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The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands; The Voyages of the Brig Williams 1819-20, as recorded in contemporary documents, and the Journal of Midshipman C. W. Poynter [Hakluyt Society Third Series No. 4]
Author
Campbell, R. J. (Ed.)
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: The Hakluyt Society - Cambridge University Press, 2000. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [10x7in]; xv, 231 pp., 22 plates with color frontispiece of the ship Williams, 30 color and monochrome maps, charts and views illustrations, appendices, bibliography and index; Royal blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt devise on front, all edges trimmed; Light blue dust jacket with dark blue lettering on front and spine, advertisement on back; Negligible shelf wear to book, spine faded on dust jacket. [Howgego II S33, Cambridge Polar Record V38 Issue 204]. The Hakluyt Society was founded in 1846 in London for the publication of primary sources of exploration and discovery expeditions. They were named after Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) a collector and editor of narratives of voyages and travels. The publications are primarily from English expeditions related to English interests from the 17th century on. The Society is still very active and publishing historic works in a series of publications - the first from 1847-99, the second from 1899-1998 and the third beginning in 1999. In addition, there is an Extra series of more extensive books for direct sale to the public. William Smith (1790-1847) was the Captain of the merchant brig Williams that traded in South America. During the voyage in 1819 he discovered the South Shetland Islands on the north west tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. This group of islands includes Desolation, King George, Clarence, Elephant and several other islands. After advising the British Navy of his discovery, Captain Shirreff chartered the Williams to confirm the sightings. Under Captain Bransfield the Williams with Smith as master and Poynter, as one of the midshipmen, sailed in early 1820 to the islands and discovered the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula as well as additional islands and made several landings. During that same period, other American and British whale and seal hunting ships were in the area and discovering additional lands. Charles Wittit Poynter (1798-1878) was a Royal Navy midshipman that was assigned to the Williams under Captain Bransfield. He kept a detailed journal of the voyage from Valpariso to the South Shetland Islands that were discovered in 1998 and are now in the New Zealand National Library Turnbull collection. These journals are an important first-hand account of the voyage and discoveries. The Hakluyt Society decided to publish the journals with R. J. Campbell as editor. In addition to the Poynter journals, this book includes related information and voyages.
Blake Records Supplement

Blake Records Supplement by Bentley, G.E., Jr.

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Blake Records Supplement
Author
Bentley, G.E., Jr.
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1988. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. 8vo, xlviii, 152 pp, wth 5 black and white illustrations. Near fine in original blue cloth and clear acetate wrapper. ß Reprinted in 2004 in one volume with additions, at $125. See Bentley, BB, 1158.
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Suddenly Last Summer by Williams, Tennessee

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Suddenly Last Summer
Author
Williams, Tennessee
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: New Directions, 1958. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Maroon cloth; illustrated dust jacket (by Gill); 8vo; pp. 90, plus frontispiece. This one-act play served as the basis for the film starring Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Mercedes McCambridge, and Montgomery Clift. It was later re-made for television with a cast including, Maggie Smith, Rob Lowe, and Natasha Richardson. Clean copy in edgeworn and chipped Alvin Lustig designed DJ.
Advertising Trade Card or Business Card for The Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company - Surgical and Gynecological Chairs c1890s

Advertising Trade Card or Business Card for The Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company - Surgical and Gynecological Chairs c1890s

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Advertising Trade Card or Business Card for The Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company - Surgical and Gynecological Chairs c1890s
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
light discoloration upper right corner
Description
light discoloration upper right corner. A 3" x 5" advertising trade card or business card, printed on heavy stock. It is for The Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company - Sole inventors, manufactures and proprietors of Surgical and Gynecological Chairs, 850 Broadway, New York. Represented by F. B. Northrop.

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