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A Map of the Middle British Colonies In North America...March 25th, 1776 by EVANS, L./ POWNALL, T

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Title: A Map of the Middle British Colonies In North America...March 25th, 1776
Creator: EVANS, L./ POWNALL, T
Seller: Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London, 1776. No Binding. Near Fine. 19 1/8 x 32 inches.. Original outline color; minor marginal mends not affecting image; else excellent. Rare. This is by far the most important edition of the pioneering Evans map outside of the original one, which was called by Schwartz "the most ambitious performance of its kind undertaken in America up to that time." Of the numerous later editions of map, Pownall's was the only one to utilize the original plate and to have been authorized by Evans himself. In the upper left corner is a commendation of the map with Evans' engraved signature. Pownall's map is in fact a novel hybrid, consisting of Evans' original plate with a new plate for part of the Northeast appended to it. Pownall also significantly updated the original plate: "The whole of the map east of the longitude of Philadelphia is greatly changed, and is filled in with new details" (Stevens). Pownall, who had been governor of Massachusetts, stated that the New England section of the map was based on new information, "later Draughts and Surveys deposited at the Board of Trade" (Pownall's Topographical Description, in which the map was originally published). Sadly, Evans saw little profit from his groundbreaking map, in large part due to the numerous pirated editions of it by Jefferys, Sayer, Kitchen, Bowles and others. So moved was Pownall by the plight of the wronged and indigent Evans, who received no funds from the sale of the numerous piracies of his map, that he pledged all profits from his edition of the map to Evans' daughter. Stevens, H. Lewis Evans His Map, pp.17-28; Schwartz/Ehrenberg, p.1

Shogunke Edo Junkou-zu by MANUSCRIPT MAP

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Title: Shogunke Edo Junkou-zu
Author: MANUSCRIPT MAP
Seller: Ursus Books (United States)
Description: 1697. MANUSCRIPT MAP. Shogunke Edo Junkou-zu. Coloured manuscript map scroll. 17 x 830 cm, housed in a new chitsu case. [Edo]: n.p., [1697-1774]. This rare and innovative portable strip map scroll provides a street-by-street, turn-by-turn route around central Edo, navigating the intricate layout of Edo's streets as one would encounter them while walking or riding through the city. It has been proposed that this map may have functioned as a city "inspection map" for the Shogun. A practical tool for navigating the densely structured and strategically designed city, its scroll format allows the 27 foot long map to be easily referenced when on the road. The mapped route begins in Asakusa, near the historic Senso-ji temple, before crossing the Sumida River and encircling Edo Castle via Oshiage, Nihonbashi, Shinagawa, Ichigaya, and Yanaka, ultimately returning to Asakusa. Along this approximately 15-mile circuit, the traveler encounters a wealth of urban landmarks: bridges, temples, shrines, theaters, commercial districts and residences, many of which are labeled with the names of their owners, including prominent feudal estates such as those belonging to the Matsudaira clan. Internal evidence suggests a dating between 1697, after the construction of Eidai Bridge and before 1774, prior to the completion of the Azuma Bridge. The map captures a slice of Edo at a time when the city's urban design was deliberately labyrinthine, with its complex network of dead-end streets, alleys, and moated districts strategically constructed to deter direct access to the Shogun's castle. Over the centuries, Tokyo's topography has been dramatically altered by land reclamation projects and the lasting impact of World War II, making this map a valuable resource for visualizing Edo's historical urban layout. As a historical artifact, it holds holds particular significance to understand Edo-period governance, property ownership and cartography; providing a striking view of 18th- century Edo's city plan.

Log book of the Schooner Annie Amsden, from Portland [Maine] Toward Cuba by [manuscript ship's log; whaling]

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Title: Log book of the Schooner Annie Amsden, from Portland [Maine] Toward Cuba
Author: [manuscript ship's log; whaling]
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: 1875-1878. Hardcover. Very Good+. Original pre-printed log book, neatly rebacked and cornered in leather, retaining portions of the original marbled boards; 15.75 x 9.5 inches; approximately 100 ff. of ruled paper, about three-quarters completed in a neat script in dark brown ink, likely by a few different hands. The log has a printed title leaf, published by M. Thalmessinger & Co., of New York, with an ad for John Rich & Co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in West India Goods and Ship Chandlery, Boston. Manuscript addition reads, "Schooner Annie Amsden from Portland toward Cuba, Capt. Matheson," tho it actually records a journey from Boston to St. Thomas in 1875; and a journey from Boston to Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 1876 (some of it while in harbor); plus entries from January to August 1878, from "the west ground" to Provincetown, which note whaling and fishing activity. There are also just a few notations regarding the Briga. D. A. Small, a whaling vessel out of Provincetown, dating about 1877. Changes in handwriting and recording style (sometimes using ledger's columns and fields, other times writing across them) suggest multiple hands, likelt that of Captain Duncan Alexander Matheson (b. 1829, Nova Scotia - d. 1913, Provincetown) and his son, Captain John Annaster Matheson (Provincetown, 1856 or 1857-`1941).

Cabala, Sive Scrinia Sacra; Mysteries of State and Government, in Letters of Illustrious Persons, and Great Ministers of State, As well Foreign as Domestick, In the Reigns of King Henry the Eight, Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles, Wherein Such Secrets of Empire, and Publick Affairs, as were then in Agitation, are clearly Represented; And many remarkable Passages fathfully Collected, to which is added in this Third Edition, A Second Part, consisting of a Choice Collection of Original Letters and Negotiations, never before Published by anonymous

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Title: Cabala, Sive Scrinia Sacra; Mysteries of State and Government, in Letters of Illustrious Persons, and Great Ministers of State, As well Foreign as Domestick, In the Reigns of King Henry the Eight, Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles, Wherein Such Secrets of Empire, and Publick Affairs, as were then in Agitation, are clearly Represented; And many remarkable Passages fathfully Collected, to which is added in this Third Edition, A Second Part, consisting of a Choice Collection of Original Letters and Negotiations, never before Published
Author: anonymous
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: London: Tho. Sawbridge, Mat. Gillyflower et al., 1691. 3rd. Hardcover. Good. Third edition, first published in 1654, Bound in quarter Levant with leather boards and five raised bands. Contains a beautifully engraved frontispiece. Wear to extremities, head of spine, all four corners and top edges through the leather. Front free endpaper and engraving loose, otherwise text block tight and clean, with minimal foxing to edges. 7 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches. 490 pages plus tables.

Autograph letter ordering Toklas's account of her life with Gertrude Stein. Signed in full by THOMSON, Virgil 1896-1989

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Title: Autograph letter ordering Toklas's account of her life with Gertrude Stein. Signed in full
Author: THOMSON, Virgil 1896-1989
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: Octavo. 1 page. Dated 20 June 1979. In black ink. On lightweight personal letterhead with Thomson's name and address at 222 West 23rd Street in New York printed at head. with autograph envelope with Thomson's handstamp to verso. Relative to his interest in purchasing a copy of Alice B. Toklas's account of her legendary life with Gertrude Stein: "Yes please I shall be happy to have the A.B. Toklas What I Remembered for $15," requesting that the book be sent to Palaemona Mörner in Stockholm with the bill sent to him in New York. Lightly creased at folds; envelope torn at right margin with minor loss. An American composer and critic, "[Thomson] produced a sizeable catalog of stylistically diverse compositions characterized by expressive directness and textural transparency, written in a language that drew from hymnbook harmony, popular song, and dance idioms of the late 19th century, and utilizing plain-spoken tonal procedures but also diatonic dissonance and polytonal elements. In his many vocal works, and his two path-breaking operatic collaborations with Gertrude Stein, Thomson demonstrated a mastery of prosody. His settings of English convey American speech patterns with naturalness and clarity. He brought strong predilections for living composers and American music to his criticism. The wit, vitality, and descriptive precision of his writing, which demystified the complexities of music for lay readers, made him among the most influential and lasting critics of the 20th century." Anthony Tommasini and Richard Jackson in Grove Music Online What I Remembered is Toklas's only account of her life with Gertrude Stein, with whom Thomson collaborated on the two "path-breaking" operas referred to above, Four Saints in Three Acts and The Mother of us All. Mörner (1908-1990) translated Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts into Swedish in 1979, apparently for a 1979 Stockholm production cited by Andrew Porter in "Virgil Thomson: A Composer of Operas" in Opera 47, 1996. An interesting association item.

Engineer Department, U. S. Army. Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, In Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. Published by Authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, In Accordance with Acts of Congress of June 23, 1874, and February 15, 1875. Vol. VI.- Botany by Wheeler, George M.; J. T. Rothrock

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Title: Engineer Department, U. S. Army. Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, In Charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Under the Direction of Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army. Published by Authority of the Honorable the Secretary of War, In Accordance with Acts of Congress of June 23, 1874, and February 15, 1875. Vol. VI.- Botany
Author: Wheeler, George M.; J. T. Rothrock
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1878. Original edition. Hardcover. 404pp. Quarto [30 cm] Odd volume. Brown cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip and blind-ruled borders on the covers. Good plus. The extremities are rubbed, and the spine is just a little bit sunned. The front hinge is weak, and there is a glue stained patch on the front pastedown. The text block is cracked at the front and rear, however the text block is still very sturdy. Illustrated with one color plate, and 30 plates in black and white. May require extra shipping costs due to weight. Between 1871 to 1879, under the jurisdiction of the chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. George M. Wheeler led an expedition to survey the territory west of the One Hundredth Meridian. The survey's main purpose was to create maps of the area for the establishment of future roads, to record natural resources and to document the Native American tribes of the area. The expedition covered much of the western United States including: New Mexico, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Texas. This volume includes Notes on Economic Botany, and Catalogue of Plants Collected in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona with Descriptions of Those Not Contained in Gray's Manual of the Northern U. S., and Vol. V., Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel.

Whitman Picture Stationery for Children

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Title: Whitman Picture Stationery for Children
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1920. NA. Very Good. N.d., circa 1920. An envelope housing the stationery. Our set presently has five unused pieces of stationery, each of which is a folded sheet, with a color printed vignette on the top of the first of four pages for the child to write his note. We have only three envelopes though. We do not know how many pieces the set would have had originally. Our guess is a half dozen, or six. None of our pieces repeats one of the ten color illustrations on the outer envelope. We would guess that there were several different sets issued over a period of years, or simultaneously, or like a pack of baseball cards, the sets came with a random selection of maybe two dozen illustrations. As there is only a single OCLC First Search institutional holding, that at William and Mary, and that contains no details (and it has a slightly different title too, that being, Whitman Picture Stationery for Young Folk, more research is required than we have the time and resources to conduct. The outer envelope is 14.5 by 22 cm. The stationery is 13.5 by 10 cm, when the sheet is closed, or for each page. The mailing envelopes are 7.5 by 10 cm. While we are missing pieces, between the illustrations on the outer envelope and those on our actual stationery pieces, we have a copy that probably has close to all the illustrations issued with the stationery, or close to that number. The outer envelope has some foxing and other stains, obscured happily by the moire-like background design. Also one upper corner somewhat chewed. Our stationery and envelopes contained within are completely clean.

Ancient Order of United Workmen" Printed Circular

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Title: Ancient Order of United Workmen" Printed Circular
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Very good. A little dust soiling/wear, one short tear to foot of first fold with no loss of text.
Description: United States: Ancient Order of United Workmen, 1880. Very good. A little dust soiling/wear, one short tear to foot of first fold with no loss of text.. Printer circular promoting membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen, a North American fraternal organization devoted to providing social support for families founded in 1868 following the Civil War. The group's main innovation was providing insurance for working men, allowing bereaved families to receive financial support after their deaths. Only White Christian men were allowed to join initially, but it gained a female auxiliary organization in 1873. The present circular provides a detailed overview of the group's mission and services, with a long list of references and their occupations on the back. Includes an image of three men from the organization handing money to a bereaved widow and her children. Folding pamphlet printed on yellow paper measuring approx. 5" by 3.25" folded.

The Wonderful Visit by H.G. Wells

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Title: The Wonderful Visit
Author: H.G. Wells
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: London: J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1895. Good. London: J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1895. First Edition, with "eader" misprint on line 13 of page 98, in second state binding with gilt angel decoration. Octavo (19.7cm); beveled red cloth boards with gilt lettering and angel; top edge gilt; viii,251pp. Boards edgeworn with bumping and brief exposure at extremities; split at head of spine and top of rear joint, with an additional long split to cloth running nearly the length of spine; general soiling and scuffing to cloth. Spine cocked. Rear hinge starting and binding opens easily between gatherings, but secure overall. Mild spotting and smudging to endpapers. Interior unmarked. [Currey p. 527; Wells Society 5].

A Little Aubade by WILBUR, Richard

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Title: A Little Aubade
Author: WILBUR, Richard
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: np: np, nd. Single small sheet folded once to create 4 pages. Printed as a "Season's greetings from Charlee and Richard Wilbur, and Ellen, Christopher, Nathan and Aaron." Features the poem "A Little Aubade" which first appeared in The New Yorker. A near fine copy with some slight toning to the edges and one of the principles has handwritten: "our love to you both" at the bottom of the poem. Scarce, with only 3 copies listed in OCLC: Cornell, Amherst College, and Brown University.

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