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TRIAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH G. WHARTON, ON THE CHARGE OF POISONING GENERAL W.S. KETCHUM. TRIED AT ANNAPOLIS, MD. DECEMBER, 1871 - JANUARY, 1872 by [Wharton, Elizabeth G.]

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Title: TRIAL OF MRS. ELIZABETH G. WHARTON, ON THE CHARGE OF POISONING GENERAL W.S. KETCHUM. TRIED AT ANNAPOLIS, MD. DECEMBER, 1871 - JANUARY, 1872
Author: [Wharton, Elizabeth G.]
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: [Baltimore]: Reported and Published by The Baltimore Gazette, 1872. [2], 172pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers [closed tear to the front wrap, not affecting printing; wraps lightly dusted; wrapper spine worn, with rear wrap detaching]. Inner front wrapper advertises Baltimore's Howard Hotel; rear wrapper advertises the Baltimore Gazette, "A Well-Known Conservative Journal." Text clean and bright. Ownership signature on front wrap of "Capt. A.B. Beers." Very Good. Mrs. Wharton was acquitted, after a 42-day trial, of poisoning General W.S. Ketchum, to whom she owed $2600. The jury "heard nothing of the sudden death of Mrs. Wharton's son the year before during a visit to her and her collection of the policies on his life. Nor did they hear that another financial adviser to this estimable lady, a Mr. Van Ness, had nearly perished in her household shortly before the arrival of the General. It is not surprising that the New York Sun dubbed her 'the Baltimore Borgia.' There was a spate of pamphlets after the trial by the 'expert' witnesses belittling each others' judgments and qualifications and generally expressing that contrariety of opinion so bewildering to laymen" [McDade]. William Scott Ketchum [1813-1871], a West Point graduate, served in the Seminole Wars; the Civil War commanding Fort Dalles in Oregon and protecting settlers from Indian raids. He achieved the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers in 1862 and was sent to Washington, D.C., for inspection and recruiting duties. After the War he worked in the Adjutant General's office, retiring six months before his suspicious death. Capt. A.B. Beers was probably Alfred Bishop Beers [1845-1920], a Connecticut native who served as Captain with the 6th Connecticut Volunteers during the Civil War. He was admitted to the Bridgeport bar in 1871, was clerk of the Bridgeport City Court from 1873-1875, Assistant City Attorney in 1876, and Judge of the Bridgeport City Court from 1877-1893. FIRST EDITION. McDade 1076. II Harv. Law Cat. 1224.

Pont en Pierre à Construire sur la Seine, à Rouen by [Lamandé, Mandé Corneille] - BRIDGE AT ROUEN

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Title: Pont en Pierre à Construire sur la Seine, à Rouen
Author: [Lamandé, Mandé Corneille] - BRIDGE AT ROUEN
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Very good; some spotting and toning; modest chafing at the joints.
Description: Paris: Goeury, 1815. First Edition. Contemporary full green dyed calf with blind stamped roll and broad gilt rule; elaborate gilt spine panels with raised bands.. Very good; some spotting and toning; modest chafing at the joints.. 4to, [2], 135 pp. + large folding engraved plate. Lamande, one of the finest French engineers of the early 19th century, was responsible for a number of innovative bridge designs, e.g., the multi-span cast iron Austerlitz Bridge in Paris completed in 1806 - the earliest such bridge in France. The innovation at Rouen was the foundation of the bridge. The pier foundations were constructed on timber piles that were closely set within a caisson and then filled with concrete (béton). This method was specific to the Rouen Bridge because the river ran deep and the current was strong. The principle was later used by Vicat on his notable Souillac Bridge. An important engineering work. Bound in an unusually elaborate manner (presentation?) for such books. Absent from Roberts; see Peters, Transitions in Engineering ...., p. 190, for a discussion of the Austerlitz Bridge.

Activities Commission & Kuumba Weusi Watu Present… Cultural Experience Weekend by [African-Americana – Music – Dance – College Students] SUNY Geneseo Activities Commission; Kuumba Weusi Watu

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Title: Activities Commission & Kuumba Weusi Watu Present… Cultural Experience Weekend
Author: [African-Americana – Music – Dance – College Students] SUNY Geneseo Activities Commission; Kuumba Weusi Watu
Seller: Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition: Slightly toned; near fine
Description: Geneseo, New York, 1973. Approximately 18 x 24 inches. Slightly toned; near fine. Large newspaper advertisement for “Cultural Experience Weekend” at State University of New York, Geneseo, organized by the Activities Commission and Kuumba Weusi Watu, presumably student interest groups. Speakers include Dr. Charles Hurst, then President of Malcom X College in Chicago, and Geneseo student Maurice Odine, who would become a communications scholar and consultant to the United Nations. Performers include legendary soul-funk groups Kool and the Gang and The Isley Brothers and jazz artist Roy Ayers, alongside the Rochester-based student dance troupe Bottom of the Bucket, But…, which had just finished a tour of New York State prisons. The Geneseo student newspaper Lamron described Bottom of the Bucket’s performance as “a dance that celebrates the cultural heritage of the Black man. African dance, theatre pieces that relate to societal problems, and music, make up their program.” [1] [1] Scott Clugstone, “To Each His Art,” Geneseo Lamron, October 19, 1973, 9.

Edicion del "Boletin Militar" La Instruccion. [bound with:] Consejos Practicos a los Alumnos de la Escuela Militar de Artilleria e Ingenieros... by [Mexico]: Paz, Eduardo: Salas, Gustavo

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Title: Edicion del "Boletin Militar" La Instruccion. [bound with:] Consejos Practicos a los Alumnos de la Escuela Militar de Artilleria e Ingenieros...
Author: [Mexico]: Paz, Eduardo: Salas, Gustavo
Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition: Good plus.
Description: Mexico City: Imprenta, 1900. Good plus.. 82pp., plus two folding tables; 92pp. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Leather somewhat worn, boards rubbed. Contemporary binder's ink stamp on front free endpaper; author's gift inscription on initial text leaf of first work. Fairly even tanning; scattered underlining. A pair of ephemeral works of instruction and advice for young military officers. The first comprises collected short essays of "Instruccion" by Eduardo Paz published originally in the Boletin Militar. Topics include the proper comportment and behavior of soldiers as well as guidance on preparations for military schools. The second work, by Gustavo Salas and addressed to military school graduates, contains a short series of essays on varied topics, including the proper toilette of an officer, good business card design, and good methods for selecting a horse. We locate only one copy of each work, both at the BNM.

Maya Plisetskaya by Avdeyenko, A. A.;

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Title: Maya Plisetskaya
Author: Avdeyenko, A. A.;
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: g+ to vg
Description: Moscow: Novotny Press Agency, 1960. First edition. Softcover. g+ to vg. Large Quarto. Unpaginated, 32pp. Original photo illustrated stapled wraps with white lettering on cover. Photographs on inside covers. Profusely illustrated with striking b/w photographs of Plisetskaya's dancing in numerous roles on stage, e. g. Juliet, Princess Aurora, the Tsar-Maiden, among many others, during rehearsal and training, at home and in personal and professional settings. Short biography of one of the great ballerinas with photographs by L. Zhdanov, E. Umnov, G. Rubin, and APN photo correspondents, text by Avdeyenko, and some quotes of her reception in the press. Small stamp of Russell Hartley at bottom of first and last page. Light wear along edges. Wrappers and interior in overall good+ to very good condition.

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) by Warhol, Andy

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Title: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)
Author: Warhol, Andy
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1975 First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange cloth-backed yellow paper-covered boards, lettered in black and white, and black endpapers; in the original black dust jacket designed by Herb Lubalin, with a photograph of the author by Philippe Halsman to the front panel, lettered in white, yellow, and black. Near fine book, with light toning to board edges and paper clip residue to top edge of front board; very good or better unclipped dust jacket, with minimal wear to edges, and two paper clip indentations and creasing to top of front panel. With two laid-in promotional pages of "Sayings of Andy Warhol." Overall, a crisp copy of this abstract work. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol is Warhol's second commercially published book, created after he had been established as a major 20th century artist and international celebrity. Although it was professionally published, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol is only marginally more serious than his art books; the text is abstract, more a collection of scattered reflections and thoughts than a cohesive narrative. It covers a variety of subjects, including Warhol's thoughts on his childhood, his life as a celebrity, art, New York, life, and love. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol was largely ghostwritten by Warhol's secretary Pat Hackett, to whom the book is dedicated; in his subsequent commercial publications, Warhol included Hackett as a co-author.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

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Title: Young Mungo
Author: Douglas Stuart
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ISBN: 9780802159557
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Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line: A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws. SIGNED by the author directly to the title page with no inscription. A pristine copy of this critically acclaimed novel by the Booker Prize winning author. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

Mother London by Michael Moorcock

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Title: Mother London
Author: Michael Moorcock
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ISBN: 9780517571835
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition; Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a mild discoloration to the white areas of the jacket else fine....a handsome, clean, tight copy that is not price clipped, not ex-lib, and has no markings. Protected in a fresh mylar cover.

Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, June 15, 1867. Vol. XI. No. 546. by [Harper’s Weekly].

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Title: Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, June 15, 1867. Vol. XI. No. 546.
Author: [Harper’s Weekly].
Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description: Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 369-384 pp. Minor chips and small tears in margins and spine, light creasing, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. A richly illustrated issue of Harper's that includes a map showing General Hancock's operations in the Indian Country. This issue includes a full page Thomas Nast on infanticide. There are a couple of other full-page engravings, one with an Asian theme.

PRACTICE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE LAW COURTS OF THE STA TE OF DELAWARE by Woolley, Victor B.

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Title: PRACTICE IN CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE LAW COURTS OF THE STA TE OF DELAWARE
Author: Woolley, Victor B.
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description: Wilmington: The Star Printing Company, 1907. later library buckram. 8vo. later library buckram. xi, 656; vii,6 57-1164, cxiv pages. Two volumes. B1-2731. Woolley was a New Castle County lawyer. Exlibrary with markings of the State Library of Massachusetts. Covers rubbed, else a near fine set.

The Disinherited by Waldman, Milton

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Title: The Disinherited
Author: Waldman, Milton
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Fair
Description: London/New York/Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co.. Fair. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [a reading/reference copy only; a well-worn book, hinges cracked but holding, slight exposure of boards at several corners, some staining to the first few pages; an ex-library book (rental library?), with the jacket blurb affixed to the front pastedown, the remnants of a removed circulation label on the front endpaper, and a pocket with circulation card on the rear pastedown]. Novel about a middle-aged Jewish lawyer in an unnamed American city (the only clue we're given is that it's next to one of the Great Lakes), whose "family has been rooted in an American community" for generations, and who "has been married for twenty years to a gentile, and [whose] two children are of the Protestant American world." In the course of the novel, triggered by a near-tragedy in his family, he gradually has his eyes opened to societal prejudice against Jews, and becomes involved in several cases -- a Jewish student denied entrance to a university, a Jewish contractor who's in a dispute with the city over his work on a bridge, and a Jewish woman seeking a divorce from her Gentile husband -- that compel him to put his Jewish heritage front and center. Despite the fact that it incorporates a lot of controversial themes, this book doesn't seem to have been much discussed (if at all) by scholars of Jewish-American literature, nor was it given much notice upon its original publication: the New York Times didn't review it, although it garnered some praise in the Jewish-American press, including a particuarly lengthy and laudatory notice in the Brooklyn Daily Times. (Hanna (3653) summarizes it rather blandly as "problems of an American Jew married to a Gentile.") It was apparently the only novel by this American-born author (1895-1976), who was more at home as a biographer of various figures in English and European history (Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor, Catherine de Medici, Sir Walter Raleigh, etc.). He eventually ended up in England as a literary advisor and editor, where he secured a small (and not particularly honorable) place in literary history by declining to help J.R.R. Tolkien secure a publisher for "The Lord of the Rings," which Waldman had thought "too long." .

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