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Diploma of Joseph Ellis, Augusta Maine, April 23 1849

Diploma of Joseph Ellis, Augusta Maine, April 23 1849 by Pennsylvania Hospital by SAMUEL SEYMOUR

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
Diploma of Joseph Ellis, Augusta Maine, April 23 1849
Author
Pennsylvania Hospital by SAMUEL SEYMOUR
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; wrinkling and inoffensive spotting; signatures yellowed and somewhat faded; a deep, crisp impression of the engraving
Description
[Philadelphia], 1849. As issued.. Very good; wrinkling and inoffensive spotting; signatures yellowed and somewhat faded; a deep, crisp impression of the engraving. . A sheet of thick vellum meas. appx. 520 x 450 mm. Decorated with a large black & white engraving of the hospital building by Samuel Seymour [identified in type lower right]. The illustration meas. appx. 250 x 410 mm. Signed by William Malin, John Lewis and two others. An attractive diploma, enhanced by Seymour's large, accomplished, and original engraved view of the Pennsylvania Hospital building done in 1811. Seymour worked with W R Birch in producing his famous illustrated book, The City of Philadelphia .... ("Birch's Views") but is best remembered for his pioneering work, along with Titian Peale, as official artist of the Long Expedition to the Missouri River in 1819 and the Platte River in 1820. Seymour was tasked to " ... furnish sketches of landscapes, whenever we meet with any distinguished for their beauty or grandeur... [and] to paint miniature likenesses, or portraits if required, of distinguished Indians, and exhibit groups of savages engaged in celebrating their festivals, or sitting in council, and in general illustrate any subject, that may be deemed appropriate to his art." The result was a series of iconic watercolors and paintings of Native Americans and the West. It is worth noting that the view of the hospital offered here was not part of Birch's original book. It is a separate rendering by Seymour (the book does contain an awkward, muted view of the landmark building). See Ewers, Artists of the Old West.
Sipsworth: A Novel SIGNED

Sipsworth: A Novel SIGNED by Van Booy, Simon

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Sipsworth: A Novel SIGNED
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Van Booy, Simon
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
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9781567927948
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Very good +
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Boston: Godine, 2024. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. Hardcover. Signed by Simon Van Booy in ink to bookplate at half-title page. Fifth Printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". 223pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket, with "Signed Copy" sticker to front panel. Bound in yellow cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. A very presentable signed early printing. ABOUT THIS BOOK: "Beautiful and enchanting"-Washington Post Sometimes a second chance comes in the most unexpected way.... Following the loss of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. She retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit: "Each day was an impersonation of the one before with only a slight shuffle-as though even for death there is a queue." Then, one cold winter night, a chance encounter with a mouse sets Helen on a surprising journey. Over the course of two weeks in a small English town, this reclusive widow discovers an unexpected reason to live. Sipsworth is a reminder that there is always reason for hope. No matter what we have planned for ourselves, sometimes life has plans of its own. With profound compassion, Simon Van Booy illuminates not only a deep friendship forged between two lonely creatures, but the reverberations of goodness that ripple out from that unique bond.(Publisher).

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