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Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium Et Virginia by DE LAET, J./ GERRITSZ, H

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Title
Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium Et Virginia
Author
DE LAET, J./ GERRITSZ, H
Seller
Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Leiden, 1630. No Binding. Very Good. 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches. Fine early hand color; minor mended split, light offsetting, else excellent. Scarce. "First printed map of New Netherlands as well as the first printed map that names New Amsterdam and Manhattan . . ." (Schwartz). It is also the first collectible map to correctly show Manhattan as an island. According to McCorkle, this is also the first map with the place name Massachusetts. This landmark work places the Dutch North American settlements in their geographic context just five years after the founding of New Amsterdam. Though itself a scarce map, De Laet's map had a long publishing life in the many issues of Jansson's close re-engravings of it of 1636 and 1647. De Laet's is also among earliest acquirable maps to represent any of the Great Lakes. 'Grand Lac' on the map has generally been thought to be Lake Superior, which would make 'Lac de Yroquois' Lake Huron. However, given the early date of the map, it seems more likely that it is Lakes Erie and Ontario represented on the map, though there is little resemblance in shape and alignment. The map also includes a well-detailed inset of Bermuda, which is one of the earliest separate maps of the island, pre-dating the other Dutch maps of island by Blaeu and Hondius. Johannes De Laet was a principal player in the founding of New Netherlands; he was a Director of the Dutch West India Company, which sponsored its settlement, and he also owned a large tract of land in the area of Albany. He therefore would have had access to surveys and information from Dutch colonists, which explains how he produced this fine map at such an early date. Burden 231; McCorkle 630.1; Schwartz/Ehrenberg, pl. 57, p. 103; Augustyn/ Cohen, Manhattan in Maps, pp. 26-7.
[Title in Chinese] = Short term readers for illiterate church members. First [- fourth] reader

[Title in Chinese] = Short term readers for illiterate church members. First [- fourth] reader by Zia, Z. K.

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[Title in Chinese] = Short term readers for illiterate church members. First [- fourth] reader
Author
Zia, Z. K.
Seller
Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Shanghai: Christian Literature Society, 128 Museum Road, 1936. Seventh edition, 4 volumes, approx. 7¼" x 5", pp. [28]; [26]; [38]; [54]; illustrated throughout; text in Chinese except for English title and publishing information inside the covers; original pictorial terracotta wrappers; text toned, otherwise very good, sound copies. " "The book's structure progresses from simple to complex, making it quite engaging for readers. This text book is divided into 24 lessons. The new characters are given at the end of each lesson for review. It teaches fundamentals of Christian truth and the vital doctrines of the Bible and Prayer. Those who finish it will be able to read 166 new characters and recite the Lord's Prayer." "Z. K. Zia graduated from Soochow University with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1917, Auburn Seminary, Auburn, N.Y. in 1921, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, with Master of Arts degree in 1922. Mr. Zia taught in Nanjing Seminary, Nanjing, from 1922 to 1923. He taught in Soochow University Comparative Law School between 1923 and 1924. Zia was an editor of the Young People's Friend, a Monthly in 1924-1926. [He] was also a pastor of Fitch Memorial Church. Later he served as an editor of the Shining Light, and also editor of People's Magazine (all in Chinese)" (prabook[.]com). No edition of any volume located in OCLC.
THE MAINE WOODS

THE MAINE WOODS by Thoreau, Henry David

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Title
THE MAINE WOODS
Author
Thoreau, Henry David
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Very good.. First edition of this collection of travel memoirs from the great American ecological aesthete, his first excursion taken while living at Walden Pond. Transcendentalist Thoreau idealizes one of the most powerful strains of the American spirit, a "spiritual seeker, philosopher, and poet [... who] encouraged his readers to try the experiment of life for themselves" (Walls, xiii). Independent-minded and a committed naturalist, his writing have had an enormous impact on popular American environmentalism. Published posthumously, MAINE WOODS collects the stories of three different journeys in the Maine woods in 1846, 1853, and 1857. The first two ("Ktaadn" and "Chesuncook") had appeared previously in newspapers, while the final ("The Allegash and East Branch") is here printed for the first time. 7'' x 4.5''. Original brown cloth, rebacked with original spine laid down. Brown coated endpapers. With prices in list of Thoreau's books; found with and without ads, this copy without (ref. BAL 20113). [8], 328 pages. Early bookplate to front pastedown. Mild marginal foxing, touches of shelfwear. Tight. Housed in custom quarter maroon goatskin clamshell box.
WEIHNACHTEN [CHRISTMAS]

WEIHNACHTEN [CHRISTMAS] by A. Pichlers Witwe & Sohn; [Ebner, P.]

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WEIHNACHTEN [CHRISTMAS]
Author
A. Pichlers Witwe & Sohn; [Ebner, P.]
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Near fine.
Description
Wien [Vienna]: A. Pichlers Witwe & Sohn, 1925. Near fine.. Scarce trade catalogue for children's books, toys, games, and educational novelties meant for the Christmas market. Founded in Vienna in 1793 as a publishing house, A. Pichlers Witwe & Sohn had become a multimedia outfit by the early 20th century, producing various educational toys in addition to books. Included in this illustrated trade catalogue - published just in time for Christmas - are kits for making paper flowers, building sets, microscopes, board games, and more. An extremely charming piece of toy history. 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original pictorial self-wrappers, saddle-stapled. Illustrated in black and white. 40 pages, including index. Wrapper with a bit of edgewear; a hint of soil to rear wrapper, one tiny closed tear to front wrapper,repaired with tape to verso. Leaves uniformly slightly toned. Sharp and clean.
The Complete Poetical Works

The Complete Poetical Works by Whittier, John Greenleaf

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Title
The Complete Poetical Works
Author
Whittier, John Greenleaf
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879. Household Edition. Cloth. Very good. The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier, published in 1879, with a clipped inscription from Whittier to D. Bethune Duffield.. Octavo, xiii, 434pp. Full green cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Stated "Household Edition" on title page. Front hinge starting, but stable, solid text block. Cloth rubbed along edges of spine and corners of covers. Text remains clean. Newspaper clippings affixed to second free endpaper. Includes a clipped signature from John Greenleaf Whittier pasted to front free endpaper. Inscription reads: "To D. Bethune Duffield from his friend John G. Whittier 8th mo. 14 1879." Additional handwritten letter affixed to front flyleaf from Whittier to a "friend." Divie Bethune Duffield (1821-1891) was a Detroit lawyer, fellow poet, and friend to John Greenleaf Whittier.
Songs from the Stars

Songs from the Stars by SPINRAD, Norman (b. 1940)

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Title
Songs from the Stars
Author
SPINRAD, Norman (b. 1940)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. The original typed manuscript: the setting copy with all the editor's and proof-reader's marks. Complete book: 400 pages, 4to. Predominantly mechanically reproduced leaves, with some original typescript insertions. Original typed insertion leaves include those for the Dedication to David Hartwell; the leaf listing other books by Spinrad; and the About the Author leaf. The editorial corrections average some ten per page, and there are occasional annotations in Spinrad's hand. Songs from the Stars was Spinrad's ninth novel. Kirkus wrote: "Earth is in the post-Smash era: much of the northern hemisphere east of California is radioactive; tribes are now divided between white and black sorcery (science); chief transport is helium-winged hang gliders with pedals. Clear Blue Lou, something of a legal circuit rider, sails over to the Sunshine tribe to settle a dispute among rival Aquarians but himself settles into the druggy, free-sex nightlife for a spell before finding himself seduced by Sunshine Lou--a queen of the Word of Mouth communication network who knows (thanks to black sorcery) that her karma and Clear Blue Lou's will combine to reveal heavenly harmonies to Aquarians by means of a Big Ear satellite circling Earth with Songs from the Stars. First, however, C. B. Lou and S. Lou must accompany black sorcerer Harker to Big Ear, where they find the satellite crew dead. Debates on communications and karma ensue. Gassy.
Memoirs of AN AMERICAN LADY: with sketches of MANNERS AND SCENES IN AMERICA,

Memoirs of AN AMERICAN LADY: with sketches of MANNERS AND SCENES IN AMERICA, by Wilson, James Grant

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Memoirs of AN AMERICAN LADY: with sketches of MANNERS AND SCENES IN AMERICA,
Author
Wilson, James Grant
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Blue embossed cloth covered boards. Good
Description
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1876. Hardcover. Blue embossed cloth covered boards. Good. 377 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Presentation copy from Joel Munsell to Professor Jonathan Pearson."Prof. Jonathan Pearson with the Sincear Reagards of J Munsell." Munsell, a printer in Albany, NY, published and edited numerous magazines, papers, and books. His personal collection of works on the craft of publishing was extensive and was purchased by New York State for the New York State Library. Professor Jonathan Pearson taught at Union College in Schenectady, NY and was the college's librarian from 1839 to 1866. Pearson was particularly focused on the history of Schenectady and the local flora. Anne (MacVicar) Grant was born in Scotland in 1755. Two years later her father obtained a commission in the British regiment stationed in America. Settling in Albany, Anne Grant lived among Dutch and British colonists and spent a good deal of time with Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler, the wife of General Philip Schuyler. Grant later returned to Scotland where she continued to write poetry and prose. In 1808, Grant published Memoirs of an American Lady: Sketches of Manners and Scenery in America as They Existed Previous to the Revolution. This book, which reminisced about her childhood in America, was also a tribute to Catherine Schuyler. Illustrated frontispiece engraving of Mrs. Grant with additional in-text illustrations (with original tissue guards). Pages lightly toned, otherwise clean. Hinges cracked but holding. Boards bumped and rubbed at edges.
Window Provision Box Co

Window Provision Box Co

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Window Provision Box Co
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Corners bumped, short tear to top edge.
Description
Brooklyn, New York: Window Provision Box Co, 1930. Very good. Corners bumped, short tear to top edge.. A refrigeration solution for the urban housewife: printed advertisement for a medium sized refrigerating window box for city apartments in New York, "fastened easily to the outer sill of any window" and a handy way to "keep food cool without ice". Hauling ice up the stairs to an upper-level apartment would have been unappealing, so this product provided the labor-saving solution pre-electric refrigerator. Features a nice bit of design that incorporates the typography into the illustration of the product. Measures approx. 9.5" by 6.25", verso blank.
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REVERIES OVER CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH by Yeats, William Butler

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REVERIES OVER CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
Author
Yeats, William Butler
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
REVERIES OVER CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH, The Macmillan Co., 1916, first American edition, frontispiece detached but present, spine lightly tanned, else a tight vg+ or better copy.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, Volume Two: 4Q274-11Q31
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, Volume Two: 4Q274-11Q31 by Garcia Martinez, Florentino, and Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition, Volume Two: 4Q274-11Q31
Author
Garcia Martinez, Florentino, and Eibert J. C. Tigchelaar
Seller
Commonwealth Books (United States)
ISBN
9789004110595
Condition
Very Good
Description
Brill, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume Two only. 8vo. Cloth. v, 628-1360 pp. Superficial shelfwear. Some dust soiling to page edges. Jacket sun-faded at spine and with light edgewear. Near fine in a very good plus jacket.
[CHILDREN] TRUE GRIT

[CHILDREN] TRUE GRIT by Harold Bindloss

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[CHILDREN] TRUE GRIT
Author
Harold Bindloss
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
London: S. W. Partridge & Co.~, 1933. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large octavo; in the publisher’s decorated red cloth binding, with dustjacket; there is a previous owner name penned on the front endpaper but no other marks in the book; the bright and attractive dustjacket has not been price-clipped; it has minimal wear. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
My Hand is My Only Map: 13 Poems

My Hand is My Only Map: 13 Poems by Anderson, Nat

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Title
My Hand is My Only Map: 13 Poems
Author
Anderson, Nat
Seller
Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780932656001
Condition
Very good
Description
Atlanta: House of Keys, 1978. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. First Edition. Previous owner's ink stamp on inside of front, else very good in publisher's wraps. Inscribed and signed by Anderson on the title page.
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Aids to Prayer by Beecher, Henry Ward

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Title
Aids to Prayer
Author
Beecher, Henry Ward
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1866. Very good. Second edition; 5 1/4 x 3 3/4; pp. [9], 8-179, [3]; pebbled, purplish cloth over boards, printed and decorated in gilt; illustrated with ornamental vignettes at the beggining of each chapter; a few small chips to tips of spine and a bit of wear to corners of boards; in about very good condition. Written by Congregationalist, clergyman, social reformer, abolitionist, and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe - Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887) - was a discourse on various aspects of Christian prayers, with each chapter beginning with quotes from Scripture.
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Fire Lyric: Poems. by ZARIN, Cynthia.

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Fire Lyric: Poems.
Author
ZARIN, Cynthia.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
NY: Knopf,, 1993.. First edition.. 71 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.
SUR UN AIR DE PAUL-JEAN TOULET. CHANSONS PAR JEAN-MARC BERNARD, FRANCIS ÉON ET HENRI MARTINEAU

SUR UN AIR DE PAUL-JEAN TOULET. CHANSONS PAR JEAN-MARC BERNARD, FRANCIS ÉON ET HENRI MARTINEAU

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SUR UN AIR DE PAUL-JEAN TOULET. CHANSONS PAR JEAN-MARC BERNARD, FRANCIS ÉON ET HENRI MARTINEAU
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
Bruxelles, Belgium: Editions Un Coup De Dés, 1927. paper wrappers, dust jacket. Toulet, Paul-Jean. small 4to. paper wrappers, dust jacket. 12 pages. Limited to 150 copies. Bookplate of Robert Elwell on front free endpaper, which has caused discoloration on the first few pages.

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