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A General Map of the Middle British Colonies

A General Map of the Middle British Colonies by EVANS, L./ SAYER & BENNETT

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Title
A General Map of the Middle British Colonies
Author
EVANS, L./ SAYER & BENNETT
Seller
Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London, 1776. No Binding. Very Good. 19 x 26 inches. Original outline color; reinforced fold separation & wear, slight losses due to abrasion, mended split into surface; nice, dark printing impression; overall very good, especially for a map originally issued folded. A scarce, handsomely engraved edition of the great Evans map intended for use by British officers serving in the American Revolution. This edition appeared as both a separate and in a work called the American Military Pocket Atlas, styled the "Holster Atlas," as it was intended to provide a geographic overview for British officers being shipped off to battle the rebellious colonists. This was a new state, second issue, of the often-used Kitchin-Jefferys-Sayer plate but with significant changes (".so strangely altered as to be almost unrecognizable,"). An important improvement in this state was the expansion of the inset at upper left to contain all of the Great Lakes not already shown on the map proper. The shapes of Lake Ontario and Erie have also been updated, and the map was expanded to include some of Canada north of the lakes. Many of the other changes, especially in the Ohio area, reintroduced Evans' original delineations that were distorted in the earlier states of the present plate. Forts are shown in abundance in New York, especially in the Lake Champlain region, and in Pennsylvania. Roads and trails are also shown throughout. Stevens Map XV, see also XIV.
[Autograph Letter, Signed "Bob," Concerning Life in British Columbia and Describing the First Nations Skidegate Concert Band]

[Autograph Letter, Signed "Bob," Concerning Life in British Columbia and Describing the First Nations Skidegate Concert Band] by [Native Americans]. [British Columbia]

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Title
[Autograph Letter, Signed "Bob," Concerning Life in British Columbia and Describing the First Nations Skidegate Concert Band]
Author
[Native Americans]. [British Columbia]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Aliford Bay, B.C.: November 24, 1912. Very good.. [3]pp., in ink, plus a separate smaller one-page short note or fragment. Old folds, creasing, some soiling. A unique manuscript account of an encounter with the First Nations Skidegate Concert Band headed by Arthur Solomon, in a letter home from an itinerant worker in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. An extract of the letter reads: "...I hope to be able to keep my letters up to date. You will understand that shifting about during the fishing and sleeping in tents it was very difficult for me to attend to letter writing. The life of a nomad has its charms but it also has its drawbacks.... I should have liked very much to have been at home during the visit of the Ladies Band and to have met some of the musicians. We have a fine band here: all Indians. They have now for three years won all the competitions in B.C. for Indian bands and their conductor, a white man named Solomons is talking of taking them on tour through Eastern Canada and thence to the United Kingdom. He will rig them out in the old Indian dress which most of the young men may have seen but never worn. In fact they run strongly to American clothes of the latest cut. Solomons' idea is all right but I am afraid the Indian agent will not consent to their going owing to the danger of their getting whiskey in a country where there is no penalty for supplying them...." The tradition of First Nations marching bands began in 1867 with the St. Mary’s Mission brass band. Typical of the militaristic and assimilationist style of residential school education, it became a popular feature of both Catholic and Protestant missions in the Canadian territories, as well as the Salvation Army. The bands themselves were taught European instruments and songs, though often, as exemplified in this letter, would perform in traditional Native dress. The Skidegate Concert Band was founded in around 1907 by a Haida man named W. E. Ross. By 1911 they were under the tutelage of Arthur Solomon, mentioned in this letter, a white musician from Victoria. He coached them through multiple wins of the J.S. Gray Cup competition held at Prince Rupert, and in 1913 they won permanent title to the cup in a battle of the bands judged by the visiting Duke of Connaught. The reported friction between Solomon and the Indian Agency in the letter rang true - Arthur Solomon was ordered off the Skidegate reserve by the Department of Indian Affairs for supplying alcohol to the community. The letter writer’s observations regarding the band’s use of Native dress (“the old Indian dress which most of the young men may have seen but never worn”) speaks of the rather appalling irony in how Indigenous people had been asked to perform to white colonial audiences. Records indicate that the Skidegate Concert Band in fact had a uniform of dark green with gold trim, so the implication is that Solomon had proposed a second specifically Native costume be prepared for the posited European tour. This correlates with the requests made of Gertrude Bonnin, a contemporary Dakota writer and concert violinist, who was often asked to wear Native dress when speaking or performing for white audiences. A 1901 photograph of the nearby Nelson’s Cornet Band from Vancouver shows the Tsimshian band members wearing tabards painted with traditional designs over collared shirts and ties in some cases, with most band members posed with their brass and woodwind instruments, excluding the two ostentatiously aiming bows and arrows. The level of agency with which these bands were afforded to determine their own cultural representation when performing is unclear, but as hinted by this letter, there were clearly influenced by white ideas of race, performativity, and entertainment.
Des membranes muqueuses B/W Histoire générales des membranes séreuses et synoviales. Both works insc. to P. Ricord

Des membranes muqueuses B/W Histoire générales des membranes séreuses et synoviales. Both works insc. to P. Ricord by Chassaignac, E.; Édouard Gelez

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Des membranes muqueuses B/W Histoire générales des membranes séreuses et synoviales. Both works insc. to P. Ricord
Author
Chassaignac, E.; Édouard Gelez
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
Paris: Germer Bailliere, 1846. Chassaignac, Édouard (1804-79). Des membranes muqueuses. vii, 183, [1]pp. 5 plates. Paris: Germer Baillière, 1846. Presentation Copy, with the half-title inscribed: "à mon cher confrère M. le Docteur Ricord souvenir d'amitié E. Chassaignac." [Bound with:] Gelez, Édouard. Histoire générale des membranes séreuses et synoviales, des bourses muqueuses et des kystes, sous le rapport de leur structure, de leurs fonctions, de leurs affections, et de leur traitement. 356pp. Paris: L'auteur; Germer-Baillière, 1845. Presentation Copy, with the half-title inscribed: "A Mr. le Dr. Ricord hommage d'auteur Ed. Gelez." Together 2 works in 1. 211 x 133 mm. 19th century quarter calf, marbled boards, gilt spine, light wear. Minor toning, inscription in second work trimmed, but very good. First Editions of two anatomical treatises on the mucosa (mucous membranes), each inscribed to Ricord by its author. Chassaignac is best known for introducing the use of drainage tubes in surgery; see Garrison-Morton.com 5606. .
African American Military History Vietnam War Sergeant Howard L Cooper Photographs and Promotion Letter 1970s

African American Military History Vietnam War Sergeant Howard L Cooper Photographs and Promotion Letter 1970s by African American Troops in Vietnam

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African American Military History Vietnam War Sergeant Howard L Cooper Photographs and Promotion Letter 1970s
Author
African American Troops in Vietnam
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1973. Cooper, Howard L. Vietnam War photographs and promotion letter, circa 1970s, document African American noncommissioned officer service within an integrated U.S. Army and the formal evaluation structures governing advancement during and immediately after the conflict. The material centers on Sergeant Cooper's presence within a deployed unit in Vietnam alongside fellow soldiers and local civilians, and extends into the postwar administrative process through a typed recommendation for promotion dated 1973. Together, the photographs and letter situate the archive within the broader context of African American military participation during a period marked by both expanded combat roles and documented racial disparities in discipline, assignment, and promotion within the armed forces. Archive of 20 vernacular photographs and one typed letter. Vietnam and United States, circa 1970s. Photographs include 15 color Kodak snapshots measuring approximately 5 x 3.5 inches or smaller, depicting Sergeant Cooper and fellow soldiers, primarily in uniform, in Vietnam. Four black and white Agfa snapshots measuring approximately 5.5 x 3.5 inches show Cooper, other servicemen, and Vietnamese children. One Polaroid photograph includes two African American men standing beside Cooper with handwritten captions. Additional images depict base life and group interactions within the unit. Accompanying the photographs is a typed letter recommending Sergeant Howard L. Cooper for promotion, signed by Transportation Supervisor Alice J. Griffin, Fort Ord, California, dated 14 November 1973, one page measuring approximately 8 x 10 3/8 inches. African American soldiers served in large numbers during the Vietnam War, with many attaining noncommissioned officer roles that required both leadership within units and navigation of institutional structures that did not always provide equitable advancement. The inclusion of a formal recommendation letter alongside the photographs connects personal service to bureaucratic recognition, documenting how military authority evaluated performance in the postwar period. The combined visual and documentary record offers material for examining race, leadership, and military administration in the Vietnam era. Photographs show light wear; letter with pinholes, discoloration, and minor ink smear at upper edge; overall very good condition.
Ari Marcopoulos Ad Rock -- Adam Horovitz

Ari Marcopoulos Ad Rock -- Adam Horovitz

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Ari Marcopoulos Ad Rock -- Adam Horovitz
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Zurich: Nieves, 2007. Original wraps. Fine. The 2007 stated 1st edition. SIGNED BY ARI MARCOPOULOS on the title page. Clean and Fine in its bright-red wrappers.
Mother Goose Melodies Toybooks

Mother Goose Melodies Toybooks by [ Smith, Jessie Wilcox ]

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Mother Goose Melodies Toybooks
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[ Smith, Jessie Wilcox ]
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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[ New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1914 [. Original stiff paper wrappers, each with a color reproduction of a different plate from The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose. With gilt border and lettering. Rear cover printed with an advertisement for Colgate talcum powder. 10 booklets, 5 inches by 3 inches. 8 pp. each. . With 4 black-and-white illustrations in each booklet to accompany the rhymes. Some creasing to pages and wrappers and some toning throughout the set. Open tear at fore-edge of page 3 in the Little Miss Muffet booklet (with no text or images affected). Overall a very good, clean, and attractive set. The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose was first published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1914. There are no previous editions of these Toybooks, which were published in a set of twelve. The titles included here are Little Miss Muffet Sat on a Tuffet; Rain, Rain Go Away; Little Bo-peep; Mary, Mary Quite Contrary; Ring a-round a Rosie; See Saw, Margery Daw; Curly Locks, Curly Locks, Wilt Thou Be Mine?; One Foot Up, the other Foot Down; Hush-a-bye-Baby On the Tree Top; and Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill. The missing title is There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
Views in South Manchuria

Views in South Manchuria

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Views in South Manchuria
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Disbound green boards with gilt lettering on recto [in English], endpapers chipping but other pages bright and photo illustrated
Description
South Manhuria Railway Co, 1910. Unpaginated, titles with images in both Japanese and English. Oblong 8vo. Disbound green boards with gilt lettering on recto [in English], endpapers chipping but other pages bright and photo illustrated throughout; a very good association copy. Unpaginated, titles with images in both Japanese and English. Oblong 8vo. Signed on front pastedown, "Compliments of Mr Kuniisawa Vice President S.M.R. Co." He became its president in 1917.
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The Thames From its Rise to the Nore.; Illustrated with nearly four hundred engravings in the text and sixteen etchings or steel plates by (Whistler, James McNeil) ; Armstrong, Walter

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The Thames From its Rise to the Nore.; Illustrated with nearly four hundred engravings in the text and sixteen etchings or steel plates
Author
(Whistler, James McNeil) ; Armstrong, Walter
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Virtue, n.d.. First edition. Five volumes, 10 inches x 12.5 inches, original printed wrappers backed with cloth. The work was issued in fifteen parts, five divisions (as here), or two clothbound volumes. Slight chipping to wrappers and mild waterstain to part one cover, internally fine. Division 3 includes a photogravure of an etching by James McNeil Whistler, "Chelsea" (Kennedy 182a).
History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.) from its earliest settlement to the present time. Collected and compiled from the most authentic sources

History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.) from its earliest settlement to the present time. Collected and compiled from the most authentic sources by J.W. Barber

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History and Antiquities of New Haven, (Conn.) from its earliest settlement to the present time. Collected and compiled from the most authentic sources
Author
J.W. Barber
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New Haven: J.W. Barber, 1831. Very Good. New Haven: J.W. Barber, 1831. First Edition. 12mo (20cm.); publisher's tan cloth, black gilt-lettered leather spine label; 120pp.; hand-colored map frontispiece, six leaves of hand-colored plates (tissue guards), woodcut vignettes throughout. Corners bumped, spine a bit cocked and leather label scuffed, light foxing throughout textblock, else a Very Good, sound copy overall. Addenda cancel tipped in to p. 9 dated 1832. HOWES B125; SABIN 3323.
Italian Guinea Pig Boy

Italian Guinea Pig Boy by [Music – Prejudicial Etymology – Nineteenth Century – Sheet Music] Lingard, William

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Italian Guinea Pig Boy
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[Music – Prejudicial Etymology – Nineteenth Century – Sheet Music] Lingard, William
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Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine.
Description
Folio, 9 ½ x 13 inches, 5 pp. Margins trimmed quite tight to title, with some loss to publisher information on rear cover, small chips, else near fine, with the hand colored lithographic cover by H.C. Maguire in fine condition. Near Fine.. An interesting piece of sheet music perhaps shedding light on the term “guinea” as it applies to Italians which, though it originated in Europe, migrated to the United States. Lingard’s song begins “I’m poor Italian guinea pig boy, Straight from Florence I come with my stock.” The song was anthologized later in Lingard songsters. The song is proof that the term was being used in performance and theater circles before the mass arrival of Italians in the United States. “Guinea” was also widely used to describe people of dark complexion during the period, stemming from the Guinea region of West Africa. With an attractive lithographic cover of a cheerful enough looking boy extending his hand. We find two copies of this sheet, at Oxford and the British Library, with none held in the United States.
Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works

Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works by Williamson, George Charles

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Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works
Author
Williamson, George Charles
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good
Description
London: George Bell & Sons, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 163 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 211 of 325 bound in Lady Margaret Critchton-Stuart Hand-Loom linen. Title page printed in red and black. Multitude of full page miniatures with multiple images per plate plus lettered tissue guards. Index. The two brothers were originally apprenticed as clock makers. Interior contents clean, fresh and bright. Slight nick to spine at foot. Bookplate of Kenneth Rapoport.
ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE NEW WHITE DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE, ON JUNE 1ST, 1854, IN CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THAT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUTION, FOR THE RECEPTION OF INMATES. BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM BIGLER, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA

ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE NEW WHITE DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE, ON JUNE 1ST, 1854, IN CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THAT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUTION, FOR THE RECEPTION OF INMATES. BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM BIGLER, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA by Bigler, William

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ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE NEW WHITE DEPARTMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REFUGE, ON JUNE 1ST, 1854, IN CELEBRATION OF THE OPENING OF THAT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUTION, FOR THE RECEPTION OF INMATES. BY HIS EXCELLENCY WILLIAM BIGLER, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA
Author
Bigler, William
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: T.K. and P. G. Collins, Printers, 1854. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24 clean pages. Very Good. The "Colored Department" of the House of Refuge had opened its doors in December 1849. The House of Refuge's Board of Managers thanks Governor Bigler for his remarks "delivered at the new building of the Department of the House of Refuge, for White Juvenile Delinquents." The influence of Christianity, he says, assures that "the condition of man is undergoing a silent, though mighty and happy change," The House of Refuge demonstrates that Philadelphia is "devoted to the reformation and moral welfare of man! To the mitigation of human suffering!" Not in Sabin. OCLC 1304160131 [3- Yale, Temple, Queens U] as of June 2023.
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MODERNE PHYSIK. SIEBEN VORTRAGE UBER MATERIE UND STRAHLUNG by Born, Max. Edited by Fritz Sauter

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MODERNE PHYSIK. SIEBEN VORTRAGE UBER MATERIE UND STRAHLUNG
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Born, Max. Edited by Fritz Sauter
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Commonwealth Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Julius Springer, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth. vii, 272 pp. plus 4 pp. ads. Text in German. Light shelfwear. Spine slightly cocked. Bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Previous owner's signature to title page (physicist Archie I. Mahan). A one-inch by two-inch piece of the title page has been clipped out, to the right of the publisher's device (doesn't seem to affect any text). Overall very good, no jacket.
Sylvan Lake & Top Notch Pk. Y.N.P.

Sylvan Lake & Top Notch Pk. Y.N.P. by Haynes, Jack Ellis

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Sylvan Lake & Top Notch Pk. Y.N.P.
Author
Haynes, Jack Ellis
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
St. Paul, MN: Haynes Picture Shops, Inc, 1935. 35377. Black and white photograph [19 cm x 24 cm] / [7.5" x 9.5"] printed on heavy stock [28 cm x 35 cm] / [11" x 14"] 'Haynes, Yellowstone Park' blind stamped in the lower right corner beneath the image. Image has strong contrasts. Haynes number and title printed on the reverse. Very good. Haynes shop hangers at the reverse top corners. View of Top Notch Peak reflected in the waters of Sylvan Lake. Jack Ellis Haynes (1884-1962) began working in the family photographic business at a relatively young age and toward the end of 1916 he formally bought out his father's interest in the Yellowstone photography business and was awarded sole right to produce pictorial souvenirs. An accomplished photographer in his own right, Jack operated the park concessions and Saint Paul studios under the name 'J.E. Haynes' and then 'Haynes Inc.' (1937-1945). In 1945 Jack and Isabel moved the base of operations to Bozeman, and established Haynes Studios Inc.
F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views. Photographs from the Haynes Collection, Montana Historical Society

F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views. Photographs from the Haynes Collection, Montana Historical Society by [Haynes, Frank Jay]

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F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views. Photographs from the Haynes Collection, Montana Historical Society
Author
[Haynes, Frank Jay]
Seller
Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society, 1981. 32pp. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 28 cm] Gray illustrated wrappers. Very good. Monograph printed in conjunction with a Haynes photography exhibit. "The Montana Historical Society is pleased to share this sampling of F. Jay Haynes photography through the traveling exhibition 'F. Jay Haynes: Fifty Views.' It displays an exciting blend of historical documents that are also aesthetically pleasing, revealing both the west that Haynes witnessed and his growth as an artist with the camera." Frank Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was employed by the Northern Pacific RR in 1875 to take pictures along their route from Minnesota to the West Coast for advertising and promotional purposes. From 1884 through 1915 Haynes operated a lucrative service industry in Yellowstone National Park making and selling souvenir photographs, taking pictures of tour parties, and publishing graphic souvenirs. F. Jay Haynes was known as the "Official Park Photographer.
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ALBUM DE ANIMALES MEXICANOS

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ALBUM DE ANIMALES MEXICANOS
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
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México: Librería Teorema, 2002. color plates, illus. wrps. Reprodution of original 1944 edition by the Ediciones de la Secretaria de Educacion Publica. Illustrations by Gabriel Fernandez Ledesma. LIMITED EDITION OF 100.
Health by Exercise without Apparatus

Health by Exercise without Apparatus by Prof. Hartvig Nissen

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Health by Exercise without Apparatus
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Prof. Hartvig Nissen
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Very good; some dust soiling to boards.
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Washington, D.C.: Decker and Company, 1885. Very good; some dust soiling to boards.. A pocket-sized guide to exercise by Hartvig Nissen (1857-1924), a Norwegian gymnast who brought Swedish gymnastics and exercise to the United States. He begins the volume by asserting the importance of physical activity to one's happiness, and outlines the strengths of the German and Swedish "systems" of exercise, and how they informed his own. He follows the discussion with examples of exercises. Unlike fitness today, which is heavily reliant on cardio and weight-bearing exercises, Nissen's system focuses almost exclusively on calisthenics. The book provides diagrams illustrating proper posture and positioning, alongside descriptions of each movement. 12mo (5.75" by 4.25"), pp. 31, [1], with in-text illustrations. Stereotyped by Alfred Mudge & Son of Boston. In original publisher's red boards stamped in black.
Quadrupeds of North America: Say's Least Shrew.

Quadrupeds of North America: Say's Least Shrew. by Audubon, John James.

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Quadrupeds of North America: Say's Least Shrew.
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Audubon, John James.
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
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Print, 8vo, color lithograph, plate LXX, matted, but not laid down. Three chips in upper margin, not affecting image, smaller chip in bottom left corner, some aging and browning, slight foxing; otherwise about very good. John James Audubon (1765-1851), after coming to America around 1803would become a noted naturalist and artist. His most well known work, The Birds of America, was produced between 1826-1838 and sold by subscription. The folio edition of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, was also sold by subscription, and published from 1845-1848. The octavo size version of this work was first published from 1849-1854. This plate of Say's Least Shrew, which shows a pair against a natural background, is generally clean and bright and was from a set published by J.T. Bowen. ANB. Audoboninfo website.
Progress of The WPA Program: June 30, 1941

Progress of The WPA Program: June 30, 1941

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Progress of The WPA Program: June 30, 1941
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
Description
[No place]: Federal Works Agency / Work Projects Administration, 1941. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. viii, 144pp. Illustrated in black and white from photographs and charts. Rubbing to the boards, else near fine.
Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Advance Uncorrected Proof)

Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Advance Uncorrected Proof) by Cravens, Gwyneth

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Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
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Cravens, Gwyneth
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780307266569
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 438pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A couple of small spots on the rear cover. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy and quite uncommon.
Innovation Education (The International Centre for Innovation in Education, ICIE)

Innovation Education (The International Centre for Innovation in Education, ICIE) by Yamin, Taisir Subhi (Ed.); McCluskey, Ken (Ed.); Lubart, Todd (Ed.); Ambrose, Don (Ed.); McCluskey, Kari (Ed.); Linke, Sandra (Ed.)

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Innovation Education (The International Centre for Innovation in Education, ICIE)
Author
Yamin, Taisir Subhi (Ed.); McCluskey, Ken (Ed.); Lubart, Todd (Ed.); Ambrose, Don (Ed.); McCluskey, Kari (Ed.); Linke, Sandra (Ed.)
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789957476021
Condition
Good
Description
Ulm: The International Centre for Innovation in Education, 2017. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 11 1/2" X 8 1/4". xv, 220pp. Mild rubbing and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. The International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) is committed to the development of all learners as productive world citizens and leaders for the future. The ICIE International Conferences provide programmes with the highest calibre of: Nobel Prize winners, keynote speakers, invited speakers, and a large number of scholars and presenters alongside a selection of exhibitors and symposia.
GLEE:SONG

GLEE:SONG by LANGE, Art

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GLEE:SONG
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LANGE, Art
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good.
Description
Chicago: Ad Hoc Press, 1977. First Edition. Very good.. First printing of these two sets of poems, "Glee" and "Song," published in an edition of 200 copies. Lange is also known for having written MOMENT'S NOTICE: Jazz in Poetry and Prose, along with Nathaniel Mackey. Wraps. Small 8vo. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. A very good copy. Touches of bleaching and light dampstaining to wraps. Mild handling wear. Bright, clean throughout, with mild corner creases to most pages. Unpaginated.
Anne Wilson: Unfoldings

Anne Wilson: Unfoldings by WILSON, Anne, LIsa Tung and Tina Yapelli

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Anne Wilson: Unfoldings
Author
WILSON, Anne, LIsa Tung and Tina Yapelli
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780970835734
Description
Boston, MA & San Diego, CA: Sandra + David Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Arts/ University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, 2002. First edition. Softcover. 57 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 4 through December 7, 2002 in Boston and then April 7 through May 7, 2003 in San Diego. Foreword by Jeffrey Keough. Essays by Lisa Tung and Tina Yapellli. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very near fine copy in wrappers in a very near fine dust jacket and with a laid in handwritten and signed note by Wilson presenting this catalog to an important Chicago area collector.
Honoring–The Heroic Dead of World War II and Our Wounded and Disabled Comrades of World War II

Honoring–The Heroic Dead of World War II and Our Wounded and Disabled Comrades of World War II

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Honoring–The Heroic Dead of World War II and Our Wounded and Disabled Comrades of World War II
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Indianapolis: American Legion, 1943. Pamphlet. 6p. brochure with a slip inserted that prints the text of the resolution passed by the National Executive Committee authorizing the citations described in the brochure. Very Good. Advertisement for certificates intended to be conferred to the family of military personnel wounded (Silver Star Citation) or killed (Gold Star Citation) in combat.
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Berlioz and the Romantic Century by [BERLIOZ]. Barzun, Jacques

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Berlioz and the Romantic Century
Author
[BERLIOZ]. Barzun, Jacques
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Boston: Little, Brown, 1950. 2 volumes. Octavo. Boards. 573; 511 pp. Head and tail of spine slightly worn.

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