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May-Day and Other Pieces by EMERSON Ralph Waldo

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Title: May-Day and Other Pieces
Author: EMERSON Ralph Waldo
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1867. First Edition. Signed. EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. May-Day and Other Pieces. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Octavo, original publisher's gilt-decorated white cloth gift binding, top edge gilt. $11,500.First edition, one of only 100 copies in publisher's white cloth binding, ""apparently a special presentation binding for Emerson's friends""presentation copy inscribed by Emerson on the front flyleaf to British freethinker, author and social reformer Charles Bray: ""To Charles Bray, Esq. from R.W. Emerson, May 1867.""""Emerson had always thought verse to be the most perfect mode of utterance, and he had always referred to himself as a poet. Now he offered evidence whereby he might be judged. The judgement has taken some time to become mature, but it is no longer to be doubted that in a few of his pieces he reached a mark which only Whitman, Poe, and Emily Dickinson reached in America during the 19th century It is an intellectual poetry that he writes It is the work of a passionate intellect saturated in Wordsworth, Shakespeare, and the lyric masters of the 17th century"" (DAB III, 138). According to BAL, Harvard received their copy from the publishers on April 27, 1867, and locates three copies with inscriptions dated May 1, 1867. Of the 2000 copies printed, only 100 were bound in the present white cloth, ""apparently a special presentation binding for Emerson's friends"" (Myerson). Myerson A28.1.a. Recipient Charles Bray (1811-84) was the son of a wealthy ribbon manufacturer. As a young man, ""Bray underwent a period of intense religious doubt, and emerged as a sceptic of all denominational religion. He also came to embrace philosophical necessitarianism, believing that all things necessarily act in accordance with the laws of their own nature. In 1841 he published his account of this process in The Philosophy of Necessity, or, The Law of Consequences as Applicable to Mental, Moral and Social Science Bray was an early supporter of national undenominational education and, following his father's example of founding schools on the Wilderspin system, helped found a mechanics' institution in Coventry in 1835 with the money gained by his taking over the family business following his father's death that year"" (ODNB). The Brays' home ""Rosehill,"" in Coventry, was a haven for people who held and debated radical views, such as Robert Owen, Herbert Spencer, Harriet Martineauand Emerson. With contemporary owner's penciled notations opposite inscribed leaf.Slight soiling to boards, toning to spine, near-fine. Most scarce and desirable inscribed by Emerson in the month of May to a fellow philosopher.

HISTOIRE D'UN MERLE BLANC. [STORY OF A WHITE BLACKBIRD] by (BINDINGS - MERCIER). MUSSET, ALFRED DE

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Title: HISTOIRE D'UN MERLE BLANC. [STORY OF A WHITE BLACKBIRD]
Author: (BINDINGS - MERCIER). MUSSET, ALFRED DE
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, L. Carteret et Cie, successor, 1904. ONE OF 200 COPIES of the text, printed on Marais vellum paper (this unnumbered copy printed for René Descamps-Scrive); COPY "L. C." OF 30 COPIES of the extra suite of plates, designated for Léopold Carteret. 270 x 175 mm. (10 1/2 x 7"). 2 p.l., 68, [2] pp. LOVELY CREAM-COLORED CRUSHED MOROCCO, INLAID AND GILT, BY G. MERCIER (stamp-signed G. Mercier S[uccesseu]r. de son père and dated 1911), covers bordered by inlaid olive green morocco band enclosed by multiple gilt rules, inner frame of gilt and inlaid floral vine with 31 inlaid pink morocco blooms, 58 pink buds, and multiple green leaves, raised bands, spine compartments with similar border and inlaid floral centerpiece, gilt titling, SUPERB INCISED LEATHER DOUBLURES signed by Hiard, WITH MODELLED AND HAND-PAINTED SCENES showing two birds on branches of berries (front) and the empty branches without the birds (rear), iridescent bronze watered silk endleaves, marbled flyleaves, all edges gilt. In velvet-lined chemise trimmed with green morocco and matching slipcase. With 70 illustrations by Hector Giacomelli engraved on copper by L. Boisson, including many repeated arboreal frames, and WITH A SUITE OF 29 ETCHINGS AND 29 ARTIST'S PROOFS, all signed in pencil by L. Boisson, printed on Chine and mounted on heavy paper, also with an added copper-engraved portrait of Alfred de Musset on Japon and with FOUR ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS BY GIACOMELLI (one signed, the other three with a red ink stamp of his initials). A Large Paper Copy. Carteret, Illustrés IV, 297 (this copy). AN IMMACULATE COPY. This is a lovely bibliophile's edition of de Musset's philosophical tale of an outcast blackbird, illustrated by a leading painter of birds, printed for a distinguished collector, including a bonus set of plates made for the publisher, and beautifully bound--with especially charming doublures--by one of the leading workshops in Paris. A pioneer of the Romantic movement in France, de Musset (1810-57) expresses some of his pain over his doomed affair with novelist George Sand in this examination of rejection and "otherness," narrated by a sensitive blackbird who is scorned for his white feathers. The delicate illustrations by Hector Giacomelli (1822-1904) capture both the beauty of belonging, (especially in the original watercolor frontispiece), and the melancholy of separation. These were among the artist's final works. Son and successor to Émile Mercier, Georges (1885-1939) graduated first in his class at École Éstienne institute for decorative arts before joining his father's firm; he took over the workshop on his father's death in 1910 and continued the business for the rest of his life. Flety says he knew his craft perfectly and continued the fine tradition of his father, whom Prideaux considered the best finisher of his day. Here Mercier has combined delicate inlays and gilt tooling with sculpted and painted doublures inspired by Giacomelli's illustrations. This sumptuous volume has a circular connection to two of France's most discriminating bibliophiles. First, it was issued by the bookseller, publisher, and bibliographer Leopold Carteret (1873-1948), who both produced and collected significant illustrated books. And then it was owned by René Descamps-Scrive (d. 1925), who collected beautiful bindings that typified major styles and periods, and who was known for his insistence on only acquiring volumes in perfect condition. Finally, Carteret catalogued and sold Descamps-Scrive's library after his death. In his renowned bibliography of modern illustrated books, Carteret describes this book as "a charming publication, especially on Large Paper" (as here), with "the best illustrations by the painter of birds.".

Drawing in an Autograph Letter Signed by NADAR [pseudonym for Gaspard-Félix Tournachon]

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Title: Drawing in an Autograph Letter Signed
Author: NADAR [pseudonym for Gaspard-Félix Tournachon]
Seller: Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description: Nadar pens a brief letter with a drawing requesting his friend to give him, "three places for the day." He signs, "Nadar, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1892." He fills the bottom portion of the letter with a bust length sketch and descriptive note, "made from memory of a young Nadar age 8." This is his second signature in the letter, in French on an 8vo sheet, n.p. Condition: Fine condition with several slight aging spots and light soiling at the corners. Letters with drawings by Nadar are rare.

Dritte Symphonie (F dur) für Groſses Orchester ... Op. 90. Partitur. [Full score] by BRAHMS, Johannes 1833-1897

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Title: Dritte Symphonie (F dur) für Groſses Orchester ... Op. 90. Partitur. [Full score]
Author: BRAHMS, Johannes 1833-1897
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: Berlin: Verlag und Eigenthum für alle Lander von N. Simrock [PN 8454], 1884. Folio. Contemporary flexible black cloth boards. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto publisher's printed note, verso blank), 5-109, [i] (blank) pp. Title lithographed, with "Lith. Anst. v. C.G. Röder, Leipzig" to foot; music transfer-printed. With numerous early performance markings including dynamics, expression, and phrasing in blue, red, and gray pencil in an unknown hand. Binding worn. First Edition, third issue. Deutsch p. 259. Hofmann p. 191. McCorkle p. 372. Sonneck p. 56. The notice on the recto of the second leaf is an abbreviated version of the notice found in copies of both the first and second issues. "With his Third Symphony op. 90 Brahms achieved a new level of coherence in a large-scale orchestral work. It is the shortest of the four symphonies, lasting only half an hour in most performances. The durations of the individual movements are closer to being equal than in any of the others. The compact dimensions and balanced proportions seem intended to point up processes that extend over the entire work. These include the most direct thematic recall in any symphonic work by Brahms: the opening motto and theme return transfigured at the end of the finale. Coherence is also imparted by harmonic devices, such as the frequent juxtaposition of F major and F minor. The tonal scheme is unique in the genre: outer movements centred on F and inner movements on C, thus creating a plateau of harmonic tension in the dominant that implies a large-scale sonata form over the whole work." George S. Bozarth and Walter Frisch in Grove Music Online.

LETTER FROM COL. BENTON TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI. CENTRAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC by Benton, Thomas Hart

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Title: LETTER FROM COL. BENTON TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI. CENTRAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC
Author: Benton, Thomas Hart
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: [Washington, 1853. 24pp, caption title [as issued]. Stitched, untrimmed, uncut. Signed in type. First and last leaves dusted and lightly worn. Else Very Good. "Signed Thomas H. Benton and dated Washington, March 4, 1853 on page 16. Pages [17]-24 comprise the Appendix. Contains the probable first printing of Leroux's statement to Benton of his activities with Ashley and Henry and his residence in Taos, dated March 1, 1853. Also contains Fremont's letter to the Philadelphia Railroad Convention, April, 1850. Probably printed at Washington in 1853" [Graff]. "Senator Benton refers to the Fremont winter trip of 1848-9 and reprints the Fremont letter to the Philadelphia Railroad Convention of April, 1850. Benton also includes a statement made to him by Antoine Leroux concerning the latter's early years in New Mexico" [Wagner-Camp]. Howes B368. Graff 270. Wagner-Camp-Becker 221. 137 Eberstadt 26.

IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE by Villeneuve, Marguerite de; Caspari, G.

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Title: IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE
Author: Villeneuve, Marguerite de; Caspari, G.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good plus.
Description: Paris: Émile Guérin, 1911. Very good plus.. Scarce and lovely French book of verses about different kinds of weather, and all the delightful ways to play in them. IL PLEUT, BERGÈRE was published during a particularly busy time in Gertrude Caspari's burgeoning career, and exhibits her skilled use of bold lines and simple shapes. Scarce on the market. 13'' x 9.25''. Original cloth-backed color pictorial boards. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated Noël 1911. Binding with light edgewear, rubbing and soil to rear. Front hinge starting, but sound. Leaves uniformly mildly toned, with careful reinforcement to one gutter. Bright.

ISABELLA OR THE POT OF BASIL by (King, Jessie M.) Keats, John

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Title: ISABELLA OR THE POT OF BASIL
Author: (King, Jessie M.) Keats, John
Seller: Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description: Tall 12mo, one of the envelope books with a variant binding in lavender cloth with gilt titling on cover and pictorial pastedown. Six beautiful color plates by Jessie M. King. Slight browning to the spine, some soiling and wear to cloth, internally clean and bright. See White B85ii. Scarce in the cloth binding.

TARZAN'S REVENGE by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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Title: TARZAN'S REVENGE
Author: Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Seller: Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description: Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company 1938 Early edition This is the Whitman number 1488 volume which is based on the motion picture featuring Glen Morris and Eleanor Holmes. It is small format, the same size as the Better LIttle Books Series. Beautiful copy with full color cover. Very slight wear at extremities, pages browned as usual, volume a bit squint. Overall a near fine copy of a book usually found in poor condition. Hardcover Near Fine

[Photographs of Native Americans]

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Title: [Photographs of Native Americans]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Prineville, Oregon, 1920. Very good. Nine loose photographs, all but one measuring 4” x 5”. Generally very good or better. This is a great group of photographs showing Native Americans in Central Oregon. Only one photo is captioned, stating the locale as Prineville, Oregon. Hence these likely show members of the Wasco, Warm Springs and/or Paiute tribes; the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs governs the reservation in the area. Two photos show a group of men around a wooden building, while a third shows a baby at the same building. Two show families around teepees, and two more show gatherings of people in fields.

Publications by Dr. Albert P. Mathews by Mathews, Albert P

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Title: Publications by Dr. Albert P. Mathews
Author: Mathews, Albert P
Seller: Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description: 1893 - 1925. First edtions. BOUND COLLECTION OF 53 OFFPRINTS BY ALBERT MATHEWS, AMERICAN PIONEER PHYSICAL CHEMIST, FROM THE LIBRARY OF EMMETT CARMICHAEL, CHAIR OF BIOCHEMISTRY AT UAB 1927 - 1966. 10 inches tall hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to spine with owner's name (Emmett B. Carmichael) bottom of spine, bookplate of Emmett B. Carmichael to front paste-down, typescript table of contents, 53 offprints with printed paper covers bound in, covers worn, contents unmarked, crisp, overall very good. Mathews is sole author of almost all papers, which span a wide range of disciplines including physiology, pharmacology, cell biology, embryology, biochemistry, metabolism, toxicology, evolution, and philosophy of science. Notable are titles such as Adaptation from the Point of View of the Physiologist (1913), The Value of Research (1915), The Nature of Disease and of its Natural Therapy (1922), Mathematics--The Reduction of all Physical Dimensions to those of Space and Time (1923), and The Mechanistic Conception of LIfe (1924). ALBERT PRESCOTT MATHEWS (1871 - 1957) was granted his Ph.D. degree by Columbia University in 1898. He then traveled to Germany, where he came under the influence of the German biochemist and Nobel prize-wiener Albrecht Kossel. Mathews published about one hundred papers on a wide variety of biochemical and biophysical subjects. The book on Physiological Chemistry, first published in 1915, was the principal American text for nearly three decades. At M.I.T, he came under the influence of William T. Sedgwick, whose textbook General Biology, written in collaboration with E. B. \Vilsoo, first appeared in 1886. Mathews joined the faculty of the Medical School of Tufts College, and later at Harvard Medical School. He went to the University of Chicago in 1901, finally becoming head of the department of physiology, later head of physiological chemistry, a position that he held from 1907 to 1915. In 1918 be accepted the position of Andrew Carnegie professor of biochemistry and chairman of the department at the University of Cincinnati—a position held until his retirement in 1939. Over the next 20 years his studies dealt with salt effects in cells and with the physical chemistry of living systems; for these studies he used fish, sea urchin, and starfish eggs as material. This work was carried out at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where Mathews spent his summers for many years, as an associate and intimate friend of the great biologists who made that laboratory renowned throughout the world. These included T.H Morgan, E.B. Wilson, E.G. Conklin, and Jacques Loeb.PROVENANCE: EMMETT B. CARMICHAEL (1895 - 1985) came to Alabama in 1927 as assistant professor and chair of the biochemistry department at the two-year Medical College of Alabama, then located on the Tuscaloosa campus of The University of Alabama. When the college was relocated to Birmingham in 1945 and became a four-year institution, Dr. Carmichael transferred with his department and remained chair of biochemistry. At the time of his retirement in 1966, Carmichael, who had devoted almost 40 years of his life to the college, was named a Professor Emeritus and Assistant Dean Emeritus. He remained an active force on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for many years.

Citizen Soldier. Devoted to the Interests of the Militia, to Military Science and National Defense in General, Volume I, Number 14 by Swett, J. Jr.; Jackman, A.; et al

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Title: Citizen Soldier. Devoted to the Interests of the Militia, to Military Science and National Defense in General, Volume I, Number 14
Author: Swett, J. Jr.; Jackman, A.; et al
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Norwitch, VT: Swett and Jackman, 1840. Very good. Single issue of October 30, 1840; 13 1/2 x 11; pp. [8]; partially unopened; period manuscript note to first page; a bit of spotting, mostly to margins; in very good condition.A rare copy of a weekly newspaper, devoted to the interests of the State Militia, it would ultimately last for just a year and a total of 52 issues - beginning in July of 1840 and ending in July of 1841. For its last few months, it would be published in Windsor. The periodical was a joint venture between Major Josiah Swett (1814 - ?) and Brigadier General Alonzo Jackman (1809 - 1879). Swett was a clergyman, editor, and professor at Norwitch University. Jackman was an engineer, military officer, and also a professor at Norwitch, and would later become famous for developing and implementing a system for training troops for the Union Army during the Civil War. Though ambitious, the newspaper would be one of very few failures for the two distinguished men. The current issue included articles on national defenses, efficiency of the militia, Alexander Hamilton, etc., but also an amusing section of miscellany, featuring write-ups on New England Cider, Social Intercourse, and mothers.

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