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Documenting Declaration of Independence Signer Robert Morriss Financial Troubles by ROBERT MORRIS

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Title: Documenting Declaration of Independence Signer Robert Morriss Financial Troubles
Author: ROBERT MORRIS
Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Philadelphia, PA, 1795. No binding. Fine. Partially-Printed Document Signed. Promissory Note. Philadelphia, Pa., May 12, 1795. 1 p., 4 x 6 3/4 in. Endorsed on verso by Morris. Ink burn through the ""R"" and ""b"" in ""Robt."" Left edge irregularly cut. Partial Transcript""Three years after date I promise to pay Robt. Morris Esq. on order Four thousand Dollars, [signed] Jno Nicholson.""Endorsed on verso in separate hand: ""Exhibited to us under the Commission Against Robert Morris Philad. Sept 12th AD 1801."" Signed by John Hallowell and Thomas Cumpston, the commissioners appointed to oversee bankruptcy proceedings after Morris had languished in debtor's prison for three years.With: Partially-Printed Document Signed. Notarized Indictment Against Morris. Philadelphia, Pa., May 15, 1798. 1p., 7½ x 12½ in. #23148.02Partial Transcript[ Peter Lohra] ""at the Request of W. Samuel Allen went to the Compting House of John Nicholson drawer of the original promissory note whereof the above is a true copy in order to demand payment, But found the same shut up and no person there to answer or pay the said note Wherefore I left notice of the nonpayment thereof at the Compting House of Robert Morris the Indorser.""Notarized and signed in the lower margin by ""Peter Lohra, N. P.""[At the top of the document is a transcription of the promissory note from May 12, 1795.]Historical Background The ""financier of the Revolution,"" Robert Morris, along with John Nicholson and James Greenleaf, formed the North American Land Company in February 1795. Its suspect land speculation deals sent him spiraling into debt. He was eventually arrested and sent to a Philadelphia debtor's prison three years after signing this promissory note.Robert Morris (1734-1806), was one of only two men to sign the three most important documents in American history: the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. The Philadelphia merchant and land speculator was best known for his role as financier for the Continental Congress. With the national government virtually bankrupt, Morris risked his own personal fortune by purchasing supplies for the army, pressuring the states for cash contributions and securing a major French loan to finance the Bank of North America. He spent his remaining years in various public positions, including senator of Pennsylvania. Morris speculated extensively in Western land after the war, forming the North American Land Co. with James Greenleaf and Jonathan Nicholson. Soon after, however, the land market collapsed and Morris was ruined. The final blow came in 1798, when a minor creditor's claim sent him to the Philadelphia debtor's prison. It has often been said that while George Washington was president, he felt he could not pardon his long-time friend, but visited Morris in debtor's prison as a show of support. That story is only half true. Morris didn't enter debtor's prison until 1798, two years after Washington's presidency, so Washington couldn't have pardoned him, but he did visit Morris in prison, where the latter remained for three years until his wife was able to bail him out.John Nicholson (1758-1800) was a Welsh-born émigré to Pennsylvania who engaged in a variety of business ventures in revolutionary-era Philadelphia. In 1778 he was appointed clerk to the Board of Treasury of the Continental Congress. In 1782 he was appointed state Comptroller General, involving him in the collection of taxes and the liquidation of Loyalists convicted of treason in absentia. In 1793, he was impeached for personally speculating in federal securities with state funds. He was acquitted but forced to resign because he was by this time a large public defaulter. In 1795, he joined Robert Morris and James Greenleaf in creating the North American Land Company, which invested in six million acres of lands in six states. Stung by the worldwide panic of 1797 and the Napoleonic Wars (which drove down the European market for American lands), Morris... (See website for full description)

VERONICA LAKE (ca. 1942) Iconic portrait by Paramount

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Title: VERONICA LAKE (ca. 1942) Iconic portrait
Author: Paramount
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Paramount. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles: Paramount, 1942]. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo. Photo is lightly sepia toned. There is creasing in all four blank white margins. Near fine. A stunning portrait of Veronica Lake during her early time at Paramount when she was appearing in such now classic films as I WANTED WINGS, THIS GUN FOR HIRE and I MARRIED A WITCH. Lake worked with the top directors and filmmakers and turned in some wonderfully subtle and deft performances, in which her genius has been more recently recognized. This publicity photo is coded #2745034.

CONRAD VEIDT, LIL DAGOVER | THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI [1921] Photo by Goldwyn Pictures

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Title: CONRAD VEIDT, LIL DAGOVER | THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI [1921] Photo
Author: Goldwyn Pictures
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Goldwyn Pictures. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles: Goldwyn Pictures, 1921]. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photo, with stamp on verso of film's American distributor Goldwyn Pictures, along with a couple of stamps of later owners. Chip in blank upper left and marginal creasing in blank top have been skilfully conserved. Near fine. A seminal image of somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) attacking Jane (Lil Dagover) in her bed, from the 1920 German silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

De originibus americanis by Horn, Georg (1620-1670)

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Title: De originibus americanis
Author: Horn, Georg (1620-1670)
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details.[xx]+282 pages with title printed in red and black. Duodecimo (6" x 3 3/4") bound in full leather with blind stamped ruled edges. (Sabin 33014. TPL 6327. Field 717. JCB II 418. Leclerc 290. Rahir 2056. Graesse III 370. Winsor I 369-70) First edition.One of the principal works in the celebrated literary dispute over the origins of the American aborigines. The controversy began in 1642, when Dutch jurist, Hugo Grotius, published his De Origine Gentium Americanorum, in which he postulated that all of North America, except for Yucatan, was inhabited by the descendants of pre-Columbian Scandinavian colonists, that the Peruvians were from China, and that the regions south of Peru were peopled by the Moluccans. His theory aroused an antagonist in Joannes de Laet, who counter-posed that the Scythian race furnished the predominant population of America. Horn, better known by his Latinized name Hornius, entered the debate at the suggestion of De Laet, whose view he supported, but he also held to later additions from the Phoenicians and Carthaginians on the Atlantic side, and from the Chinese on the Pacific. The work contains references to early travels and accounts of America, and discussion of the Huron and Iroquois tribes of Canada.Condition:Rebacked, signature clipped from front free end paper which is partially detached, early book plate to front pastedown, inked library stamp to final page, corners chipped, title with some old ink numbers else a good copy.

Nabokov's Garden; a guide to ADA by Mason, Bobbie Ann

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Title: Nabokov's Garden; a guide to ADA
Author: Mason, Bobbie Ann
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Ann Arbor: Ardis, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback original. Near fine. Signed paperback issue of Nabokov's Garden by Bobbie Ann Mason.. Octavo, 196pp. Yellow paperback, $3.25 retail price on rear cover. Solid text block, light wear to joints, shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes laid-in card from publisher stating only one printing occurred, with paperback and cloth editions released at the same time. An incredibly scarce example. Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940) is a novelist, literary critic, and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her first novel, In Country, was adapted into a film starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd in 1989. Nabokov's Garden predates all her other works, and is the published version of her doctoral dissertation in literature, awarded from the University of Connecticut.

The Cretan Goatherder. [Translated by Ilias N. Pontikos (Greek) and Julian Norcross (French). by Andrews, Michael

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Title: The Cretan Goatherder. [Translated by Ilias N. Pontikos (Greek) and Julian Norcross (French).
Author: Andrews, Michael
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Retaud, France Pre Nian Editions 2014 Limited edition of 60 numbered copies, including 15 signed author's copies, of which this is number 8. Brown paper wrappers with title printed in gray on front cover and spine. Pages untrimmed. Oblong octavo. Unpaginted and unbound, as issued. Silkscreen color illustrations by Pindaros Michaeledes and Bertrand Bracaval. Hand-set in Vendome and printed by letterpress. Comes with handmade slipcase by Jean Frere with the contributions of Katie Hadjipateras and Philippe Miennee

Le Mariage du Ciel et de L'Enfer. Traduction inédite par André Gide by Blake, William. André Gide, Translator

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Title: Le Mariage du Ciel et de L'Enfer. Traduction inédite par André Gide
Author: Blake, William. André Gide, Translator
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1923. Paris: Chez Claude Aveline, Éditeur, 1923. 12mo, 65 pp. Original printed wrappers. A fine, opened copy in the original glassine. § First edition of André Gide's translation of Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. On 1550 copies, the present copy is No. 8 of only 23 on Japon, the tirage de tête.

The Other Child and Other Tales by Grant, Kenneth

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Title: The Other Child and Other Tales
Author: Grant, Kenneth
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN: 9780954388744
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Starfire Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 216pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing of the trade edition. There was also a deluxe edition published concurrently. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket (£25.00), is fresh and bright with no toning, tears, creases or chipping. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title.

Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs by (SERRA, Richard)

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Title: Richard Serra: Metal Wall Drawings, Lithographs
Author: (SERRA, Richard)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 1982. Photographic b&w illus. to recto, details on verso. Photographic postcard, mailed. Los Angeles: Gemini G.E.L., [1982]. Postcard announcement mailed to the Van Abbemuseum. In fine condition.

Etched in Moonlight by STEPHENS, James

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Title: Etched in Moonlight
Author: STEPHENS, James
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Spine toned, slipcase with top panel lacking and some wear at edges
Description: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1928. Limited edition, number 433 of 750 copies SIGNED by the author. Spine toned, slipcase with top panel lacking and some wear at edges. Octavo. Original cloth-backed boards; publisher's slipcase with printed title label.

Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft (4 vols., 1937-1940 incomplete)

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Title: Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft (4 vols., 1937-1940 incomplete)
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: G+
Description: 1940. Hardcover. G+. Two bound vols. in blue cloth with gilt letters on spine & gilt decoration on front cover; others are loose issues, though one blue cloth cover is included. Text is in German. A German academic periodical for art historians, published since 1934 by the organization, the Deutschen Vereins fur Kunstwissenschaft. This lot includes Band (volume) 4 and 5 as complete bound volumes; Band 6 issues 1 and 4, and Band 7 issues 2/3 and 4. Still an interesting resource representing a very interesting time in the European art world.

Martin Brook, A Novel by BATES, Morgan

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Title: Martin Brook, A Novel
Author: BATES, Morgan
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Description: New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. [LITERARY WORK] [DECORATIVE BINDING]. Cover title: Martin Brook. A Story of Modern American Life. First edition. 12mo; 364, [1]pp + [2] pp publisher's ads; green cloth over board, gilt-stamped lettering, color pictorial onlay of a church spire and town, pale green fillet and decorative framing; a few spots; near fine. A statement from the publisher preceding the title page reads: " 'Martin Brook' is the third of twelve American novels to be published by Harper & Brothers during 1901, written for the most part by new American writers, and dealing with different phases of American life.".

Westward: The Romance of the American Frontier by Branch, E. Douglas

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Title: Westward: The Romance of the American Frontier
Author: Branch, E. Douglas
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dj
Description: New York/London: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dj. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid copy, minor wear to extremities, one-time owner's signature at lower corner of front endpaper, vintage bookseller's label (Winch & Marshall, San Jose, California) on rear pastedown; jacket heavily browned at spine (which also has a couple of puncture-tears), some minor chipping at spine ends]. (woodcuts; endpaper maps) This "first comprehensive popular account of the march of exploration, settlement and development toward the West, from the early days of the colonies to the disappearance of the last frontier at the end of the past century" is, pretty much, the white man's version of the country's westward expansion. "Based upon the best sources and written with complete historical accuracy, [the book] is a thrilling human story, a narrative of adventure, hardihood and courage. [The author's] chief concern is with the men who did the actual work, fighting, and settlement on the frontier. Written in an eloquent, picturesque style, here is a volume which will appeal to young and old alike. It will enable the general reader to see the pioneers at work and at play, to share their trials and joys, and to catch the spirit of the vision which lured them on to the conquest of a vast continent." Hoo-boy, where to start? How about this choice bit (from pp. 563-564) of the "spirit of the vision": "The frontier had to have its way; and the best that the government could do was to attempt to remove the Indians from the path of the westward movement by peaceful means. In 1871 Congress abolished the system of making treaties; the tribes were no long recognized as semisovereign nations, and negotiations for their removal were simpler and more effective. The tribes were concentrated upon reserves, and the Indian problem after the middle of the seventies had lost its larger meanings." Uh-huh, there's some adventure, hardihood and courage for ya. **** NOTE that additional postage charges will apply for international shipping of this moderately heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. **** .

COMMAND by Stockwin, Julian

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Title: COMMAND
Author: Stockwin, Julian
Seller: Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780340924037
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. First edition, first prnt. One of 1000 numbered copies with an embossed stamp on the title page stating "Exclusive signed first edition" and signed by Stockwin on the title page. "Copy #567. Map endpages. Includes the publisher's promotional postcard illustrated with the dustjacket art and signed by Stockwin on the reverse. Cloth pagemarker and illustrated endpages. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Stockwin's seventh novel in his Thomas Kydd series.. Signed By Author with Card. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

My Remembrances of Rosa Ponselle by ALOI, Enrico

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Title: My Remembrances of Rosa Ponselle
Author: ALOI, Enrico
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Condition: near fine
Description: New York: Vantage Press, 1994. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Profusely illustrated in black & white photographs. Slim 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Vantage Press, (1994). First edition. The front endpaper is lacking, else fine in near fine dust wrapper.

The Newer Temples of the Greeks. by ALLATIOS, Leo.

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Title: The Newer Temples of the Greeks.
Author: ALLATIOS, Leo.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description: University Park & London: Pennsylvania State University Press,, 1969.. First edition.. xxviii + 47 pp w/notes. Near fine in very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket with a small sicker shadow to the front panel, and sunning to spine.

Designs to Inspire: from the Rudder 1897-1942. by Bray, Anne and Maynard.

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Title: Designs to Inspire: from the Rudder 1897-1942.
Author: Bray, Anne and Maynard.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: Color Paper wraps. Very Good.
Description: 2000: Brooklin, ME, WoodenBoat Publications. Color Paper wraps. Very Good. . 27.5 x 20 cm. 185 pp. b/w drawings.

Geschichte der Ouverture und der freien Orchesterformen ... Hierzu als Beilagen: Ouvertüren des 16., 17., u. 18. Jahrhunderts in Partitur by BOTSTIBER, Hugo

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Title: Geschichte der Ouverture und der freien Orchesterformen ... Hierzu als Beilagen: Ouvertüren des 16., 17., u. 18. Jahrhunderts in Partitur
Author: BOTSTIBER, Hugo
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, 1913. Octavo. Original publisher's ivory-backed light green decorative cloth printed in red and dark olive. 274 pp. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; endpapers browned.

Scientist and Citizen

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Title: Scientist and Citizen
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: St. Louis: CEI. 1968. The December issue. Very good in stapled wrappers. No Binding. Very Good.

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