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Universal Geography Made Easy; or, a New Geographical Pocket Companion: Comprehending, a Description of the Habitable World

Universal Geography Made Easy; or, a New Geographical Pocket Companion: Comprehending, a Description of the Habitable World by Smith, Charles

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Title
Universal Geography Made Easy; or, a New Geographical Pocket Companion: Comprehending, a Description of the Habitable World
Author
Smith, Charles
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Printed by Wayland & Davis, Water-street, for the Author and Wayland, 1795 Illustrated with six full-page maps, including a frontispiece of the world, and a map of contemporary North America (the other four maps are of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America). Lacking a fold-out map of the United States. Bound in contemporary brown calf, with stitching to inside of boards, black ink lettering to spine, three 19th century "Foster Manton Library" ink stamps (on verso of frontispiece, verso of map facing p. 172, and p. 141), and some notes in ink to front free endpaper and title page. Very good, with toning to spine, small split to top of front spine joint, heavy scuffing to binding, large chip to top left of rear board, small chip to top right corner of front board, light spotting and staining to pages, and some pages with minor nicks or creases. Overall, a unique look at the state of the world - particularly the United States just 20 years after its birth - at the close of the 18th century. ESTC W28476. In the "Outlines" section at the beginning of Universal Geography Made Easy, Charles Smith (1768 - 1808) claims that he wrote the book "to give young minds a general idea of Geography … It contains a comprehensive view of the several parts of the globe, and a general description of the countries, belonging to each part, alphabetically arranged." The "North America" section (pp. 125 -171) contains a wide variety of information related to the continent, such as lists of major quadrupeds, birds, and fish, overviews of major lakes, mountains, rivers, agriculture, commerce, government, religions, territories, individual states, and more. Smith writes, "North America is divided into three grand divisions, viz. British dominions, at the north; Spanish possessions, at the south; and the United States of America in the middle" (p. 125). In 1795, Spain owned much of today's United States, including California, Louisiana (west of the Mississippi to the Rockies), Texas, Florida, and New Mexico. At that time, the states in the United States numbered only fifteen. In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase would roughly double the size of the United States. On the map of North America (facing p. 125), the modern-day United States is divided up into four broad sections - California, "Mexico or New Spain," Louisiana, and the United States - with some specific states labeled as well, like New York and Philadelphia. . Hard Cover. Very Good.
Orchard Street

Orchard Street by Link, O. Winston

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Title
Orchard Street
Author
Link, O. Winston
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
1949 (printed 1990) Gelatin silver photograph, 16 x 20 inches. 1949 (printed 1990). Signed by Link in pencil on the verso, copyright stamped to verso. Image depicts street vendors with awnings drawn, lined up along empty Orchard Street in New York City's Lower East Side. A bright print, fine condition. Matted in white, in a sleek black wood frame. Ogle Winston Link was an American photographer, best known for his railroad photography and as a pioneer of nighttime photography. After receiving his degree in civil engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1937, Link began to work at Carl Byoir's public relations firm as a commercial photographer, and transitioned into photographing military machinery during World War II. Link photographed Orchard Street in 1946, shortly after opening his own New York City studio, which focused on public relations photography. The original photograph was printed and copyrighted in 1949, and this 1990 impression was printed from the same, original 1946 negative. Orchard Street was printed using the gelatin silver process, the most common method for making black and white photographs since the 1890s. The printing process, first introduced in 1871 by Richard Leach Maddox, involves creating an image of metallic silver embedded in a gelatin coating. Due to the sensitivity of the materials used to make them, gelatin silver prints are prone to toning and discoloration, increasing the rarity of fine quality prints.. Gelatin silver Photograph. Fine. 16 x 20 Inches.
My Favorite Summer 1956

My Favorite Summer 1956 by Mantle, Mickey; Pepe, Phil

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Title
My Favorite Summer 1956
Author
Mantle, Mickey; Pepe, Phil
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Doubleday, 1991 Limited first edition ("Collector Edition"). Signed by Mantle in gold marker on the front board, in the central gilt-ruled square. Additionally signed by Mantle's agent and romantic partner Greer Johnson in gold marker at the bottom of front board: "Greer Johnson Collection 14/129". With Greer Johnson Enterprises Corporate Seal embossed on title page, and "All American Authentication" and "GJC" authentication holograms. Publisher's navy blue morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt. About fine, with a couple of very light bumps to top edges of boards. Overall, a wonderful copy. My Favorite Summer 1956 is Mickey Mantle's autobiographical reflection of the 1956 New York Yankees baseball season. That year Mantle won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. Greer Johnson was Mickey Mantle's business agent and romantic partner from the mid-1980s until his death in 1995 (Mickey and his wife Merlyn Mantle never divorced, but the two separated in 1980). Greer also managed some of Mickey's former teammates, including Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford. . Signed. Limited First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by Rowling, J. K.

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Title
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Author
Rowling, J. K.
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Bloomsbury, 2007 First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial boards, with Harry, Ron, and Hermione illustration to front board, lettered in white, gray, and black; in its matching pictorial dust jacket. Fine book, with just a tiny crease to head of spine; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with light creasing to head of spine, and a tiny nick to top left corner of rear panel. Overall, a bright and fresh copy. Errington A14(a). The seventh and final book in the popular series by J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows brings the adventures of Harry Potter and his companions to a dramatic end. After several brushes with death at the hands of Lord Voldemort, Harry and the rest of the trio fight alongside their friends and family in the Battle of Hogwarts to determine the fate of the school and the wizarding world. The story deepens Rowling's exploration of good versus evil as various characters are revealed to have more complex motivations behind their actions, testing the sympathy of both their enemies and the reader. At its release, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows broke the record for fastest-selling book ever, with 15 million copies sold within 24 hours.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
Manifesto of the Presidency and Apostles Issued December 12, 1889. Also The Official Declaration or Manifesto by President Wilford Woodruff Prohibiting Further Plural Marriages and Its Adoption by the General Conference, October 6, 1890

Manifesto of the Presidency and Apostles Issued December 12, 1889. Also The Official Declaration or Manifesto by President Wilford Woodruff Prohibiting Further Plural Marriages and Its Adoption by the General Conference, October 6, 1890 by Woodruff, Wilford

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Manifesto of the Presidency and Apostles Issued December 12, 1889. Also The Official Declaration or Manifesto by President Wilford Woodruff Prohibiting Further Plural Marriages and Its Adoption by the General Conference, October 6, 1890
Author
Woodruff, Wilford
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News, 1890. Pamphlet. 4pp. Octavo [20 cm] Gray stapled wrappers. Very good. Crease on inside lower left corner of wrappers. Private library stamps on the verso of the front wrap, and in the upper right corner of the first page. Deseret News article from April 6th, 1904, announcing second manifesto attached to inside of the rear cover. This pamphlet reprints 'Official Declaration' from 1889 and adds the one-page piece entitled 'Official Declaration Prohibiting Plural Marriage.' This volume is not to be confused with the First Manifesto issued at the semiannual conference of October, 1890. The 'Manifesto' of 1890 prohibited any new plural marriages. This 'Manifesto of the Presidency...' states the Church's official position on violence and the Church's loyalty to the United States government. The following one-page piece entitled 'Official Declaration Prohibiting Plural Marriage'. This was the beginning of the end for officially sanctioned plural marriages, and we believe this predates the printing of the conference report of October, 1890. "We are not teaching polygamy, or plural marriage, nor permitting any person to enter into its practice, and I deny that either forty or any other number of plural marriages have during that period been solemnized in our temples or in any other place in the territory." The defensive tone of both works is apparent. The national mood towards the Mormons in the late 19th century was acidic, with the lurid tales in the Eastern presses of mind control, white slavery, revenge killings and general rotten behavior, the Mormons developed a siege mentality that takes center stage in this work. Flake/Draper locates only four copies. Flake/Draper 1399.
Negro Liberation

Negro Liberation by [AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & LITERATURE] [CIVIL RIGHTS] HAYWOOD, Harry [STACHEL, Jack]

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Negro Liberation
Author
[AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & LITERATURE] [CIVIL RIGHTS] HAYWOOD, Harry [STACHEL, Jack]
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Intenational Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's royal blue cloth titled in red to spine. 245pp. Slightly shaken in its binding, bumped and scufed to spine ends and corners, with some light surface wear and soiling to the boards, the most notable defect is a small, shallow scrap to the fore-edge of the front board, exposing the board beneath the cloth; internally clean and fresh, signed to the front free endpaper by both Haywood, and Jack Stachel. A good copy of a significant work, cosmetically a trifle unappealing, but structurally solid. A child of enslaved peoples, Haywood joined the American Communist Party and became a notable writer and speaker on the theory of the African American struggle. He wrote detailed first hand accounts of the Scottsboro trials, the 1919 Chicago riots, and on a number of other subjects related to the experiences of people of color. This text is possibly the first truly comprehensive piece of writing on the "Negro Question" by an African American reformer and Marxist. Haywood was a committed believer in the movement calling for an autonomous African American nation. He was expelled from the CPUSA in 1958 for his refusal to abandon his staunchly Stalinist ideology; following his expulsion, Haywood adopted an increasingly Maoist line, eventually helping to found the Maoist New Communist Movement in the mid-1960s. As well as being signed by Haywood, this copy is additionally signed by Jack Stachel, a prominent labor activist, key member of the CPUSA, and a frequent colleague and collaborator with Earl Browder, the CPUSA's General Secretary who, among many other things, was an agent and recruiter for the Soviet Union's espionage efforts. Copies of this important work signed by Haywood are scarce, and the additional signature of Stachel is an interesting association.
I am as Sconnie as" Series

I am as Sconnie as" Series by [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY& LITERATURE] KENNEDY, Amos P.

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I am as Sconnie as" Series
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[AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY& LITERATURE] KENNEDY, Amos P.
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
[Detroit: Amos P. Kennedy, 2019]. Series of eight (8) light brown chipboard cards (measuring ca.6" x 8"), with decorative elements printed in various colored inks, and text printed in black using wood and metal type. A Fine set of cards, which together can be viewed as a colorful celebration of Wisconsin food, culture, and mannerisms. Due to the variety of inks used during the printing process, no two sets are alike. No examples separately listed in OCLC. The quotes are as follows: 1. I am as Sconnie as a Dontcha Know 2. I am as Sconnie as a bowl of Booyah 3. I am as Sconnie as fresh cheese curds 4. I am as Sconnie as an OhYahhey 5. I am as Sconnie as a double brat 6. I am as Sconnie as a polite Hello 7. I am as Sconnie as a brandy old fashioned 8. I am as Sconnie as a Friday night fish fry.
Women at the Hague: The International Congress of Women and Its Results

Women at the Hague: The International Congress of Women and Its Results by ADDAMS, Jane, Emily G. Balch, and Alice Hamilton

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Women at the Hague: The International Congress of Women and Its Results
Author
ADDAMS, Jane, Emily G. Balch, and Alice Hamilton
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Macmillan Company, 1915. First Edition. 12mo (17.75cm.); original parchment-covered boards, paper label printed and ruled in dark green mounted to upper cover; vii,[1],171pp. Review copy with slip laid in and pressure stamp to title page; additional publisher's prospectuses and catalogs laid in. Toning and dusting, spine quite darkened, contents fine. Near Very Good overall. Congress almost entirely devoted to the events of World War I.
The Address of Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, on the Life, Character, and Services, of William H. Seward. Delivered by Invitation of the Legislature of the State of New York, in Albany, April 18, 1873 [Cover title: Memorial Address]

The Address of Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, on the Life, Character, and Services, of William H. Seward. Delivered by Invitation of the Legislature of the State of New York, in Albany, April 18, 1873 [Cover title: Memorial Address] by ADAMS, Charles Francis

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The Address of Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, on the Life, Character, and Services, of William H. Seward. Delivered by Invitation of the Legislature of the State of New York, in Albany, April 18, 1873 [Cover title: Memorial Address]
Author
ADAMS, Charles Francis
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. First Edition. Slim octavo (23cm.); publisher's blue card wrappers printed within heavy funereal rule; 47pp. Tiny chip at spine foot, extremities a bit toned and dust-soiled, else Very Good and sound. Address delivered by the Boston politician and diplomat on the life and works of the abolitionist and late former Governor of New York William H. Seward. Adams and Seward had forged a close political relationship during Seward's bid to be the Republican candidate for president, losing to Abraham Lincoln whom Adams believed to be too "unreliable on the slavery question" (anb.org).
Dinner Program L.I.F.T.: Labor's Israel Fund for Training. Hotel Statler, Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1957, 6:30 P.M.

Dinner Program L.I.F.T.: Labor's Israel Fund for Training. Hotel Statler, Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1957, 6:30 P.M. by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS / AFL-CIO

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Dinner Program L.I.F.T.: Labor's Israel Fund for Training. Hotel Statler, Los Angeles, California, October 16, 1957, 6:30 P.M.
Author
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS / AFL-CIO
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: International Association of Machinists / AFL-CIO, 1957. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); blue side-stapled wrappers; 5pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Some wear from handling, old horizontal fold, light toning to extremities, else Very Good and sound. "A project of the Western states Lodges of the International Association of Machinists, AFL-CIO, for the Benefit of Israel Histadrut" (upper cover). Not separately catalogued in OCLC as of May, 2020.
Officers' Report to the Fourth Biennial Convention, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, 1966

Officers' Report to the Fourth Biennial Convention, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, 1966 by WISCONSIN STATE AFL-CIO

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Officers' Report to the Fourth Biennial Convention, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, 1966
Author
WISCONSIN STATE AFL-CIO
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
[Milwaukee]: Wisconsin State AFL-CIO / Essanel Press, 1966. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 110pp. Minor wear from handling, brief ink notes to a few leaves, else Very Good or better.
Labor and the Churches: An Excerpt from the Report of the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO to the Third Convention, 1959

Labor and the Churches: An Excerpt from the Report of the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO to the Third Convention, 1959 by EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFL-CIO

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Labor and the Churches: An Excerpt from the Report of the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO to the Third Convention, 1959
Author
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFL-CIO
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
[Washington: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1959]. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); bifolium. Light wear and dustiness from handling, else Very Good. Covers minimum wage and the "right to work" laws.
ORIGAMI BRIDGES

ORIGAMI BRIDGES by Ackerman, Diane

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ORIGAMI BRIDGES
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Ackerman, Diane
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Harper Collins, 2002. First edition. Uncorrected proof copy in yellow wrappers. Publisher materials laid in. Near Fine.
A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition)

A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition) by Don Winslow

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A Cool Breeze on the Underground (Signed First Edition)
Author
Don Winslow
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Royal Books (United States)
ISBN
9780312054076
Description
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The author's first book, and the first book in the Neal Carey series. Recipient of the 1992 MWA Best Novel Award. About Fine and unread in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dust jacket.
The Certain Sound: Thirty Years of Motor Racing (First Edition)

The Certain Sound: Thirty Years of Motor Racing (First Edition) by John Wyer

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The Certain Sound: Thirty Years of Motor Racing (First Edition)
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John Wyer
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
Lausanne: Edita, 1981. First Edition. First Edition. Autobiography of English racing engineer and team manager John Wyer. Faint fading along the top edge of the rear board, else Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
Frenzy (Original French color lobby card from the 1972 film)

Frenzy (Original French color lobby card from the 1972 film) by Alfred Hitchcock (director); Arthur La Bern (novel); Anthony Shaffer (screenwriter); Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt (starring)

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Frenzy (Original French color lobby card from the 1972 film)
Author
Alfred Hitchcock (director); Arthur La Bern (novel); Anthony Shaffer (screenwriter); Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Barbara Leigh-Hunt (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1972. Vintage French color lobby card from the 1972 film. Based on the 1966 novel "Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square" by Arthur La Bern. London is terrorized by a serial rapist who then strangles his victims with a necktie. Police suspect Richard Blaney (Jon Finch), whose wife was brutally killed. Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film. Set in and shot on location in London. 11.25 x 9 inches. Pinholes at corners, else Near Fine. Grant UK. Vogel, Film as a Subversive Art. Clover, Men, Women and Chainsaws.
Trouble with Lichen (First UK Edition)

Trouble with Lichen (First UK Edition) by John Wyndham

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Trouble with Lichen (First UK Edition)
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John Wyndham
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
London: Michael Joseph, 1960. First UK Edition. A dystopian satire by the author of "The Day of the Triffids" (1951). Slight lean, light offsetting to the endpapers, generally Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket with light toning and rubbing to the spine and a pinhole to the center front flap fold.
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Standart 1971-1973 by PENCK, A.R

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Standart 1971-1973
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PENCK, A.R
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1985. PENCK, A.R. Standart 1971-1973. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. 4to, 245 x 172 mm, criginal cloth with 2 dust jackets. Berlin: Rainer-Verlag, 1985. Facsimile reprint of 10 of Penck's notebooks. 168 of an edition of 300, numbered and signed by the artist. Fine copy in two jackets; the bottom one as new, the top one slightly faded with some chipping.
New England Music Camp Ephemera

New England Music Camp Ephemera

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New England Music Camp Ephemera
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Minor toning, bumps to corners.
Description
Oakland, Maine: New England Music Camp, 1955. Very good. Minor toning, bumps to corners.. A grouping of ephemera related to the New England Music Camp spanning the years 1939 and 1955, including five (5) printed programs (each approx. 6.25" by 4") and one (1) photographically illustrated advertising brochure (9" by 6", pp. [12], in original printed wrappers). The brochure includes photos of the camp grounds, happy campers performing in the band and orchestra, and a variety of recreation including water sports and horseback riding. Camp fees and suggested packing lists are included, as well as a tear-away mail-order application. The New England Music Camp (NEMC) was founded in 1937 by Dr. Paul E. Wiggin and his wife Nina as a non-profit summer camp devoted to cultivating music education among children and teens. It is still in operation today, and is still directed by Wiggin family members.
University of Pennsylvania's Medical Department Matriculation Certificate Belonging to Dudly L. Page

University of Pennsylvania's Medical Department Matriculation Certificate Belonging to Dudly L. Page

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University of Pennsylvania's Medical Department Matriculation Certificate Belonging to Dudly L. Page
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Crease fold in one corner. Water stains on front.
Description
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, 1877. Crease fold in one corner. Water stains on front.. A matriculation certificate and ticket for admission for Dudley L. Page from the University of Pennsylvania authorizing him to attend their Medical Department for the 1877 session. The certificate is dated January 2, 1877, and signed by the Robert E. Rogers (1813-1884), who served as Dean to the Medical Department, now known as the School of Medicine, from 1856-1877. The certificate is printed on a light pink card, and features two black and white illustrations of different buildings on the university's campus. The first of which appears to be the Medical Hall and is now know as Claudia Cohen Hall. The second building most likely was original Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, first built in 1874, which was later demolished so that a new university hospital could be build on the same site. On the back of the certificate it states "This ticket admits the Matriculate to the University of Hospital Clinics for the Session 1876-77". Note: The first name of the student Page appears to be spelled "Dudly" on the certificate, but newspapers listing the graduates of the school in 1879, have it as "Dudley". Single page, double sided. Printed on light pink card. Measures 5 1/4" x 4
[Japonisme] Business Printed Announcement Letter with Japanese Illustrated Decoration and Japanese Stamps

[Japonisme] Business Printed Announcement Letter with Japanese Illustrated Decoration and Japanese Stamps by Wild, Josh

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[Japonisme] Business Printed Announcement Letter with Japanese Illustrated Decoration and Japanese Stamps
Author
Wild, Josh
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
1899. NA. Matting. Very Good. A piece of ephemera whose interest lies not in its content but rather its embrace of Japonisme. It is especially telling that it does so in a communication in which it would seem doing so in all likelihood would be utterly superfluous as well as irrelevant to the message. We do recognize that the unidentified company may have had a strong nexus with Japan in its business, whether its location or presence, a roster of Japanese suppliers or customers and/or a specialization in fabrics associated with Japan in some way, whether material, pattern, etc., but even if that were the case, we find the choice of stationary bazarre. The letter measures 27 by 19 cm, and it is matted with a matt whose margins are 4 cm wide on the side, 5 cm top and bottom, making the whole matt 35.5 by 26 cm. The basic content of the letter is printed, excepting the signature which appears to be done by hand, and reads as follows: "We beg to announce that Mr. F. W. Hall (Formerly with City Mills Company) is now in charge of FELT DEPARTMENT We thank you for past favors and hope for a continuance of same. Very truly yours, Josh Wild [indecipherable short scribble) December, 1899." In our admittedly cursory Google search, we have located a City Mills Company based in Massachusetts in the late 19th Century, but given the generic character of such a business name, we can't say this was the company named in the letter, and in any event, it is a company that Mr. Hall had left, not the company issuing this letter. Regardless, as we have already maintained, it is the aesthetics of the letter, not its textual content, that are of significance. So the Japanisme aesthetic is evident in several ways. The most obvious is the illustrations of Japanese women and a boy and a girl in traditional garb, a cherry tree arching branch which is acting as a partial border, and not to be slighted, a cat holding up a branch from a cherry tree, this last a nice touch that plays into the Japanese passion for cats. Also, suspended from the branch at the top of the sheet are five canceled Japanese stamps. Finally, the thin paper is just the type used in many a Japanese publication of the era. Condition: a moderate amount of foxing and uneven light browning of the paper. The paper has three folds, now flattened, which suggest that the paper was folded neatly into a smallish envelope back when. The letter, thankfully, is rather loosely attached to the matting. The matting is off-white and in our view, somewhat drab but certainly functional. It is age toned lightly around its edges, and has some minor edge wear, which would be concealed if framed. But chances are an owner wishing to frame the letter, and it certainly deserves to be displayed thus, would replace the matting.
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Select Hymns: the Third Part of Christian Psalmody; with Directions for Musical Expression by Worcester, Samuel

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Select Hymns: the Third Part of Christian Psalmody; with Directions for Musical Expression
Author
Worcester, Samuel
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Boston: Published by Samuel T. Armstrong, and Crocker and Brewster, 1823. Good. Stereotype edition; 6 x 3 3/4; pp. [7], 6-156; [2]; plain, brown paper over boards and 1/4 calf with faded gilt title; small rubbed spots to tips of spine and corners; ffep and rfep partially excised, else complete; fain, penciled-in manuscript notes to endpapers; in good condition. Samuel Worcester (1770 - 1821) was a clergyman, best remembered for his taking part in the noted controversy on Unitarianism with William E. Channing (1780 - 1842) - the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States at the beginning of the 19th century.
Great Things, What They Are, Where They Are

Great Things, What They Are, Where They Are by Wells, Richardson & Company

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Great Things, What They Are, Where They Are
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Wells, Richardson & Company
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Burlington, VT: Wells, Richardson & Co., 1883. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1883); 5 3/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 1-32; stapled, pictorial wraps in yellow and brown; illustrated with in-line drawings; light age-toning and creasing and a few minor spots to right margin; small loss of paper to lower corner of back wrap; in about very good condition. An advertisement for Paine's Celery Compound, the booklet was designed to bolster the sales of an already-popular quack remedy - the first ever celery-based product on the market. According to the "Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience," it was developed in the mid-1870s by the Wells, Richardson & Company in Burlington - a partnership between several Civil War veterans. Apart from celery, the recipe also contained hops, alcohol, and coca (cocaine) and purportedly offered permanent cure for all kinds of nervous diseases. Besides history and testimonials of the effectiveness of the compound, the booklet listed, , and illustrated described the greatest crusades, the great wonders of America, the greatest ships and bridges, etc. Quite unusual, with OCLC showing only 4 holdings at institutions.
Organizing: The Art of Self-Defense in Middle-Class Occupations

Organizing: The Art of Self-Defense in Middle-Class Occupations by Burt Alpert

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Organizing: The Art of Self-Defense in Middle-Class Occupations
Author
Burt Alpert
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
[Oakland, CA]: [Vocations for Social Change], 1974. Very Good +. [Oakland, CA]: [Vocations for Social Change], [1974]. First Edition. Quarto (29cm); staple-bound photocopied sheets in blue folder with clear acetate cover; 58pp.; black-and-white illustrations throughout. Wraps rather worn; acetate cover creased. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages toned with a few instances of soiling and creased corners. Very Good.  Across several decades, Alpert authored several pamphlets, some self-published, on labor unions and organizing. This one is based on the author’s personal experience with labor organizing, first as a factory worker and later as a social worker. It offers a framework for organizing workplaces, negotiating contracts, and dialoguing with management. He writes, “Open dialogue freely joined by all who desire is the middle-class insurgent’s most devastating weapon.”  As of March 2026, we locate one copy in OCLC, at the University of Michigan. .
Sports Endocrinology

Sports Endocrinology by Warren, Michelle P. (Ed.); Constantini, Naama W. (Ed.)

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Sports Endocrinology
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Warren, Michelle P. (Ed.); Constantini, Naama W. (Ed.)
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780896035867
Condition
Very good
Description
Totowa: Humana Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 1/4". x, 486pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Expert physicians and researchers in sports medicine comprehensively review what is known about how such activity effects the endocrine system and how in turn these evoked hormonal responses affect many other organs and systems of the body. Topics range from the various endocrine pathways that are altered by exercise, to the effect of hormones on performance. Other topics include the effect of exercise on puberty and growth and the hormonal regulation of fluid homeostasis, substrate metabolism, and energy balance. A substantial part of the book is devoted to the exercising female, and the influence of exercise-driven hormonal changes on the menstrual cycle, contraceptive use, pregnancy, and menopause. Comprehensive and authoritative, Sports Endocrinology constitutes a major new reference source that critically integrates what is known about the complex interaction of the endocrine system in the sports context. It will prove immensely valuable to all physicians and clinical investigators treating those active in sports today.(Publisher).
Tourist Season SIGNED FIRST EDITION

Tourist Season SIGNED FIRST EDITION by Weaver, Brynne

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Tourist Season SIGNED FIRST EDITION
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Weaver, Brynne
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781638932109
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Slowburn: A Zando Imprint, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Brynne Weaver in ink to HMS Carnage bookplate affixed to half-title. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 376pp. Very mild shelf wear to unclipped dust jacket. Bound in bright blue paper over boards with hand holding rose stamped in silver to upper board and spine lettered in kind. Gentle shelfwear to binding, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A highly presentable signed first edition of this start to a wickedly delicious new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Ruinous Love Trilogy, Brynne Weaver. ABOUT THIS BOOK: “The undisputed queen of dark rom-coms is back with a new swoony, one-of-a-kind banger, and the book world better get ready for it!” —Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer. Welcome to Cape Carnage! Visit Once, Stay Forever. You can hide in the farthest reaches of the deepest hell, and I will still drag you out. Even the devil can’t save you from me. Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. With tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary—and her aging mentor with a fading memory—at any cost. Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds. But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight. When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love. Tourist Season is a darkly funny, slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romance where destruction and desire are balanced on the edge of a blade—and where love is the most dangerous battleground of all. Tropes: Small-town romance / Fish out of water / Grumpy x grumpy / Forced proximity / He falls first / Touch her/him and die / Groveling (Publisher).
Photographs, parts I and II

Photographs, parts I and II by Christie's New York

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Photographs, parts I and II
Author
Christie's New York
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
G Cover has minor wear. Writing from previous owner in interior pages
Description
New York: Christie's, 1995. Softcover. G Cover has minor wear. Writing from previous owner in interior pages. Glossy wraps with photograph. 255 pgs. Color illustrations, cover. color illustrations. CANDELA-8126. Provenance : Thomas Walther (New York), The family of Aline and Charles Liebman, The late M. Anwar Kamal, The estate of Ruth Orkin, of Elinor Hayes, The Camargo Foundation, The collection of Albert Lazar, other sources./.
Shared Perspectives: The Printmaker and Photographer in New York, 1900-1950: Prints from the Collection of Reba & Dave Williams, Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York
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Shared Perspectives: The Printmaker and Photographer in New York, 1900-1950: Prints from the Collection of Reba & Dave Williams, Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York by Museum of the City of New York

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Title
Shared Perspectives: The Printmaker and Photographer in New York, 1900-1950: Prints from the Collection of Reba & Dave Williams, Photographs from the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York
Author
Museum of the City of New York
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780910961042
Condition
VG (Mild edgewear to wraps; textblock edges are lightly smudged; binding is solid.)
Description
New York: Museum of the City of New York, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. VG (Mild edgewear to wraps; textblock edges are lightly smudged; binding is solid.). Brown wraps with brown lettering; 64 pp.; richly illustrated. "This book was published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, April 21 - September 19,1993 ..."-- Title page verso.
The Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

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Title
The Lincoln Highway
Author
Amor Towles
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781786332523
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only light rubbing to the panel edges. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this novel, Towles follow up to the fantastic novel "A Gentleman in Moscow"; somewhat uncommon in this condition and signed in the first UK printing. A special "signed" sticker to the front panel (may be removed). Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Shadow of Doubt (Signed First Edition)

Shadow of Doubt (Signed First Edition) by Brad Thor

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Shadow of Doubt (Signed First Edition)
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Brad Thor
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781982182236
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this thriller starring top spy Scot Harvath. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
ANNALS OF THE GREAT KANAWHA

ANNALS OF THE GREAT KANAWHA by William D. Wintz

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ANNALS OF THE GREAT KANAWHA
Author
William D. Wintz
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Charleston WV: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co, 1993. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Previous owner’s name and date on the front free endpaper along with a few notes ; otherwise a clean copy. The dust jacket has a bot of sunning on the botton front edge, is not price clipped and is now protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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Machine Art (March 6 - April 30, 1934) by [Art & Design]

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Machine Art (March 6 - April 30, 1934)
Author
[Art & Design]
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Arno, 1969. Reprint Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Nice copy of this reissue from 1969 after the original museum of modern art edition in 1934. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout.
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50 Classic Motion Pictures: The Stuff that Dreams are Made of by ZINMAN, David

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50 Classic Motion Pictures: The Stuff that Dreams are Made of
Author
ZINMAN, David
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
near fine
Description
New York: Crown, 1970. hardcover. near fine. Profusely Illustrated. 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, (1970). Near fine.
The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus
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The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus by ABULAFIA, David

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The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus
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ABULAFIA, David
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
ISBN
9780300125825
Condition
very good
Description
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated in black and white. xxvi, 379 pages. 8vo, grey boards with silver lettering, d.w. (lightly worn). New Haven: Yale University Press, (2008). Book club edition. Outer page edges lightly spotted, still very good in a very good dust wrapper.

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