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(Herbarium) A Collection of Flora 1878-1879 (spine label title) by [Anonymous]

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Title: (Herbarium) A Collection of Flora 1878-1879 (spine label title)
Author: [Anonymous]
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [no place]: [no publisher], 1879. Near Fine. An exquisitely compiled herbarium of over 1000 plants native to Europe, collected over the course of one year, meticulously chronicling the flora's growth throughout the seasons. Approximately 1051 specimens of all manner of flora mounted on 104 sheets further mounted onto leaves, some with exact collection dates, almost all specimens have been identified in their Latin name except the last 113. At the head of each leaf are sequential month and year. Bound in modern quarter tan calf over green cloth with five raised bands and green leather spine label lettered in gilt; fern patterned end papers. 11 x 17". Folio. Near Fine with only small ratio of loss to specimens, 17 to be precise, with some breakage to a few leaves and stems. Offsetting from specimens and some wear to edges. A massive assemblage collected by an unidentified, fervent botanist over the course of an entire year. The book begins in December 1878 with seasonally humble speedwells, white dead nettles and catkins. Slowly, but surely, winter melts away in the collector's environment and tender spring ephemerals like snowdrops, blood root and hellebore are presented with clear excitement. The specimens truly become vivacious in the warmer seasons between May and June, where it seems pages are stacked, almost artistically, with perfectly preserved flag iris, large stalks of horsetail, bright examples of thistles and spindly tufts of wheat. It seems that toward the end, perhaps exhausted after weeks of collecting in the summer heat, specimens assembled in the colder months of October and November are more hastily affixed and without species name below. A particularly attractive herbarium that is well-preserved and lovingly assembled.

Letter And Commission Showing Secretary Of State, And Future President, James Monroe Appointing John Lawrence To The Swedish Delegation During The War Of 1812 by JAMES MONROE

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Title: Letter And Commission Showing Secretary Of State, And Future President, James Monroe Appointing John Lawrence To The Swedish Delegation During The War Of 1812
Author: JAMES MONROE
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: JAMES MONROE (1758-1831). Monroe was the fifth President. JOHN L. LAWRENCE (1785-1849). Lawrence served as Charg d'Affaires at Stockholm in 1814 and 1815, and later was a New York Whig politician. Two pieces related to Lawrences appointment as the Secretary of Legation of the United States to Sweden:a)ALS. 1 pg. 8 x 10. February 2, 1814. Washington. An autograph letter signed Jas. Monroe as Secretary of State. He wrote to Lawrence: Dear Sir The President has to day nominated you as secretary to the mission to Sweden. In case the nomination is confirmed it is expected that you will be ready to sail in the John Adams, now at the port of New York, with Mr. Clay and Mr. Russell who will be there in a few days. I give you this information that you may hasten to make the necessary preparations. Lawrences journey coincided with a larger American foreign policy assignment, the ending of the War of 1812. The letter indicates Lawrence was traveling with Henry Clay and Jonathan Russell, who, along with John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Sr., and Albert Gallatin, were tasked with ending the War of 1812. The treaty ending the war, the Treaty of Ghent, was signed December 24, 1814. Russell had actually been appointed Charg d'Affaires at Stockholm, but his duties devolved to Lawrence while Russell helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent. Following Russells return, Lawrence resumed his role as Secretary until his resignation in January of 1816. This means that Lawrence was technically the first non-resident minister to Sweden by the United States. The letter has two holes at the top that affect one word and some missing areas at the bottom that affect no words; there is light toning to the edges and the condition is good with dark writing.b)DS. 1pg. 8 x 12. February 4, 1814. Washington. A diplomatic document signed Jas. Monroe as Secretary of State. The manuscript states: The President of the United States of America, having appointed John L. Lawrence to be Secretary of Legation of the United States to Sweden, and the said John L. Lawrence, who is the bearer hereof, being on his way to that Kingdom, for the purpose of fulfilling the objects of his appointment aforesaid; These are to request all officers of the said United States, civil and military, the officer and subjects of powers in amity with the same, and all others whom it may concern, not to offer to the said John L. Lawrence any assistance or molestation whatsoever; but, on the contrary, to afford him, his Attendants, and their baggage, all necessary aid, protection and comfort. In faith whereof, I, James Monroe, Secretary of State for the United States of America, have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office. Given at Washington City, this fourth day of February, A.D. 1814; and in the thirty eighth year of American Independence. The document has toning to the top and bottom edges and professional repairs to the central fold to strengthen it.

HOW TO TELL A TRUE WAR STORY by O'Brien, Tim

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Title: HOW TO TELL A TRUE WAR STORY
Author: O'Brien, Tim
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Description: (Newburgh, NY): Thornwillow Press, 2022. quarter brown leather over paste-paper-covered boards, leather tips, leather spine label, five raised bands, paste paper endsheets, cloth clamshell box with leather spine label, bound by the Thornwillow Press. Thornwillow Press. small 8vo. quarter brown leather over paste-paper-covered boards, leather tips, leather spine label, five raised bands, paste paper endsheets, cloth clamshell box with leather spine label, bound by the Thornwillow Press. 43, (10) pages. Privately printed in an edition of 784 copies, of which this is one of only 8 copies printed on pearl white cotton paper and bound thus. Signed by Tim O'Brien on the half-title page and Luke Ives Pontifell on the colophon. The type was set in Caslon, designed in the eighteenth century by William Caslon, and printed letterpress. This is the one hundred and twenty-first imprint of the Press. From the Artist's website: A project in collaboration with our Thornwillow-West Point Fellows: The first fine press edition of Tim O'Brien's iconic "How to Tell a True War Story". The piece, which first appeared in Esquire in 1987 and later in O'Brien's bestselling short story collection "The Things They Carried", examines the role truth plays in communicating soldiers experiences during the Vietnam War.

A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library. Books Printed From 1641 to 1850. by [Wellcome Historical Medical Library] POYNTER, F. N. L., et al (eds.).

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Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books

Title: A Catalogue of Printed Books in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library. Books Printed From 1641 to 1850.
Author: [Wellcome Historical Medical Library] POYNTER, F. N. L., et al (eds.).
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description: New York & London:: Martino Publishing & Wellcome Institute, 1996, 1976, 1995., 1996. Four volumes. 4to. xv, 407; xi, 540; xvi, 565; xiii, 603 pp. Alphabetical list of printed books. Blue cloth, gilt spines. FINE. A set of the listings (A-R) for works in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library from 1641-1850. A vital reference work.

The Smell of Burning Crosses by Harkey,Ira

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Title: The Smell of Burning Crosses
Author: Harkey,Ira
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Description: Jacksonville, IL: Harris-Wolfe & Company, 1967. 208 pp. Boards a bit warped and binding lightly soiled and faded. Uncorrected first edition proof as issued for review of the press on April1st, 1967. This copy includes a two-page informational sheet stating the book would be released August 1st. Harkey (1918-2006) was a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who purchased a small Mississippi newspaper that he turned into a equal right paper. He eventually was pushed out of the state.

The Century of Artists’ Books by DRUCKER, Johanna

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Title: The Century of Artists’ Books
Author: DRUCKER, Johanna
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Many black & white illus. xii, 377 pp. 8vo, pictorial semi-stiff wrappers, perfect-bound. New York: Granary, 1995. First softcover edition of Johanna Drucker’s invaluable contribution to the literature on artists’ books/artists’ publications/bookworks. This book is largely based on her research of artists’ books in the New York Public Library collection. Near fine copy. ❧ A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books (2nd ed.: 2013) 164.

Tres obras by Undiano, Federico

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Title: Tres obras
Author: Undiano, Federico
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Description: Buenos Aires: The Angel Press, 1967. Paperback. 92, [4]p., wraps. Lengthy presentation inscription in English. Ink stamp on inside front cover of the Beyond Baroque Foundation. Coleccion teatro, 2. Three dramatic works: El cementerio de chatarra, Despues de los grillos, and Llora, Erguin.

Manatee County. by Wiggins, Jim.

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Title: Manatee County.
Author: Wiggins, Jim.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Charleston: Arcadia, (2007). Images of America Series. First edition Inscribed and signed by the author. Octavo, softbound, 127, [1] pp. Photos throughout. Fine.

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