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Minutes of the Henderson Yoakam Chapter No. 39 [manuscript cover title] by [Texas]. [Freemasons]

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Title: Minutes of the Henderson Yoakam Chapter No. 39 [manuscript cover title]
Author: [Texas]. [Freemasons]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Good plus.
Description: Moscow, Tx, 1888. Good plus.. [23],331pp. Folio. Contemporary vellum boards. Front board coming detached from foot; loss from foot of spine; moderate wear to corners and edges. Final leaf detached, otherwise minimal internal wear. A detailed and long-running record of minutes for the Henderson Yoakum chapter of Freemasons, which covers well over thirty years of the group's history. This chapter was located in the small east Texas town of Moscow, south of Lufkin, whose population was 228 in 1880 according to the census. These entries document the formation of the chapter, record votes on members (with a count of white and black balls cast), bylaws, design of a chapter seal, announcements of deaths of members, foundation of a Masonic school in town, and much other chapter business. The book also includes proceedings of trials against members, including one on May 27, 1860, at which, "It was decided that accused was guilty of gross unmasonic conduct by 6 b[lac]k ball to three white." The entries are interrupted after the meeting on October 20, 1860, at which a committee was appointed, "To report on the propriety of withdrawing or seceding from the Grand Chapter of the United States." On August 19, 1865, after the close of the Civil War, the entries resume. An alphabetical index of subjects occupies the initial leaves. The namesake of the masonic chapter, Henderson King Yoakum, was a soldier, politician, and author, whose 1855 History of Texas was described by John Jenkins as, "The first scholarly history of Texas written after annexation." He was a close friend of Sam Houston, and a founding member of the chapter that adopted his named. Laid into this record book is a carbon copy of a letter to the son of Texas Governor William P. Hobby, remarking that his grandfather, Edwin Hobby, was a member of the Henderson Yoakum chapter, as well as three additional pieces of later Texas masonic ephemera. Also notable is the bookseller's label on the front pastedown, denoting that the blank book used to record these minutes was obtained from Henry Hinck, Bookseller & Stationer, Galveston, Tx. A fine document of masonic participation in rural Texas in the second half of the 19th century.

[Collection of Ninety-five Annotated Vernacular Photographs of Guam and the Marianas Islands] by [Guam]

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Title: [Collection of Ninety-five Annotated Vernacular Photographs of Guam and the Marianas Islands]
Author: [Guam]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Guam, 1945. Very good.. Ninety-five black-and-white silver gelatin photographs, each 4 x 5 inches, over seventy with printed or manuscript captions in the margin or verso, eighteen captioned in the negative. Minor overall wear, slight fading to a few images, all removed from photo album, with paper remnants on verso, about ten images with slight corner loss or creases. A collection of original photographs showing Guam, local Chamorro people, and the Northern Mariana Islands in 1945. The images were likely taken by photographers serving in the American armed forces. Twenty-three photographs show villages and the environs of Guam. These include Merizo and environs (a farm, highway, and beach); Inarajan (St. Joseph’s Church and “native houses”); Umatac (a thatch house and Lamira Root Fountain, dedicated in 1933 and built by the principal of Umatac School, F. Q. Sanchez, alongside others); Agat and Asan, villages that were rebuilt with aid from the U.S. military, and a photograph of the sign for Agat School; a waterfall near Agana, the capital of Guam; and Talofofo Bay. Most notably, over forty photographs capture portraits of Chamorro people, including women in "hula costume," schoolchildren, families, a pair of siblings enjoying coconuts, and more, several of whom are identified in the captions ("Lourdes S. Torres," "Florence Flores -- 15 yrs," "Maria Garrido & brother," and others). Other photographs show scenes of children drawing water, women doing laundry, and locals swimming and bathing. Almost twenty photographs, captioned and dated in negative in May 1945, show the coastline and harbors of the Northern Mariana Islands, including Alamagan, the Maug Islands, Pagan, and Sarigan. One photo shows a native bird with webbed feet on the Maug Islands. Overall, an interesting and research-worthy collection of photographs showing Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands during the last months of World War II, with notable portraits of indigenous people.

On chorea and choreiform affections by OSLER, William

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Title: On chorea and choreiform affections
Author: OSLER, William
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: H.K. Lewis, 1894. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth, German library stamp on half- title and title. An excellent, bright copy. First edition, printed in London. This is Osler’s second neurological work, dedicated to his friend W.R. Gowers. He here provides an encyclopaedic view of chorea bolstered by his understanding and clinical experience with the varieties of involuntary movement. He played a considerable role in the development of child neurology through this monograph. Of special interest is the appendix containing an analysis of seventy-three fatal cases of chorea minors. Osler (1849-1919) was a clinician, pathologist, and historian of medicine. His warm and charming personality, his great skill as a physician, his innovative structuring of the medical school curriculum, and his many significant writings have made him the most important figure of his time in both English and North American medicine.

Connecticut Historical Collections, Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions. Illustrated by 180 Engravings by John Warner Barber

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Title: Connecticut Historical Collections, Containing a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Connecticut, with Geographical Descriptions. Illustrated by 180 Engravings
Author: John Warner Barber
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New Haven and Hartford: Published and Sold by John W. Barber and A. Willard, 1836. Very Good. New Haven and Hartford: Published and Sold by John W. Barber and A. Willard, 1836. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary gilt-tooled calf, gilt spine lacking label, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers; 560pp.; hand-colored folding map; six plates; numerous in-text illustrations. Boards worn and scuffed with chipping to extremities, split at top of spine, heavier rubbing and surface fractures to spine, and front board bowed towards fore-edge, binding otherwise sound. Map toned with a few splits along folds, else intact and sound. Ownership inscriptions of Joseph H. Clayton to endpapers, along with his inscription presenting the volume to the Library of Harmony Lodge. Clayton is also listed in the subscriber list at rear with residence listed as New Haven. Very Good copy of a scarce local history, uncommon with the hand-colored map. .

Stamp Help Out! and Other Short Stories by Bruce, Lenny

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Title: Stamp Help Out! and Other Short Stories
Author: Bruce, Lenny
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: [Self-published], 1962. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, second issue with four-letter words struck out. Fears of this San Francisco concert promo booklet harming him in his obscenity trial led comedian Lenny Bruce to have copies destroyed, most that weren't (like this one) had certain four-letter struck out to render them innocuous. [52] pp. Stapled wraps. Near Fine with slight wear to wraps such as a tiny closed tear to the top edge, trivial dampstain to bottom of front wrap visible only on verso. An attractive copy.

A Grab[horn] Bag Original Pages; Pages from Various Books Printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1928-1940 by [Grabhorn Press]

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Title: A Grab[horn] Bag Original Pages; Pages from Various Books Printed at The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1928-1940
Author: [Grabhorn Press]
Seller: Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: [San Francisco]: [Grabhorn Press], 1941. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. Near fine. One of 200 copies, folio size, with fifteen original leaves. The inimitable Grabhorn Press, a San-Francisco based print shop run by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn that produced a plethora of fine press editions, often about California history, produced this portfolio of pages from books published by the Press from the years 1928 to 1940. Per Heller & Magee, "the number of leaves included varied according to the whim of the donor, usually fifteen", as is the case with this collection. In typically humorous Grabhorn style, the front label announces "A Grab[horn] Bag, Original Pages, Found by excavators at 642 Commercial Street, San Francisco." Several books represented herein were featured in the Grabhorn exhibition at the American Institute of Graphic Arts in New York City. ___DESCRIPTION: Portfolio with quarter white cloth and marbled paper boards, green paper label with green ruled borders and lettering, facsimile of San Francisco view on the front paste-down endpaper, green folio with three folds on the rear paste-down endpaper, fifteen original leaves from books printed at the Grabhorn Press, plus a "title page" consisting of one sheet folded once to make four pages with a note from the Grabhorns printed in red and black; Original Old Style Italic type, French handmade paper, the portfolio is folio size (12 1/4" by 8 3/4"), one of 200 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Near fine, with clean boards, straight corners, the leaves are clean and bright with only original folds, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some toning and light creases to the green folds holding the leaves, else fine. ___CITATION: Grabhorn Press bibliography, no. 350. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH THE AMENDMENTS by South Carolina

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Title: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH THE AMENDMENTS
Author: South Carolina
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Columbia: Printed at the Telescope Press, 1819. Later plain wrappers, stitched. 25, [3 blanks] pp. Probably as the result of a printer's error, pages [26-27] are blank and not printed. This printing of South Carolina's Constitution includes only the first page [page 25] of the1808 amendments; pages [26-27] are blank instead of with the completed text. Eligibility for a seat in the House of Representatives required the elector to be a "free white man" with substantial property holdings. II Turnbull 38. AI 49462 [1]. Not in Cohen.

OF THE IMITATION OF CHRIST by A'KEMPIS, Thomas

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Title: OF THE IMITATION OF CHRIST
Author: A'KEMPIS, Thomas
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Description: LONDON, RIVINGTONS, 1864, 1864. FULL GILT STAMPED BROWN MOROCCO "NEW EDITION" VERY GOOD. Hardcover.

Everything in the Garden by ALBEE, Edward

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Title: Everything in the Garden
Author: ALBEE, Edward
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Description: New York, Atheneum, 1968., 1968. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good-fine. 201 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Two-act play, from the play by Giles Cooper, first performed at the Plymouth Theatre, New York City, November 16, 1967, starring Barbara Bel Geddes, Barry Nelson and Richard Thomas.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

DAY HUEY LONG WAS SHOT: SEPTEMBER 8, 1935 by AINMAN, David H

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Title: DAY HUEY LONG WAS SHOT: SEPTEMBER 8, 1935
Author: AINMAN, David H
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: NY, OBOLENSKI, 1963, 1963. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED); BIBLIOGRAPHY FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING VERY GOOD. F. Hardcover.

Autumn's Legacy by ALBAN, Laureano

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Title: Autumn's Legacy
Author: ALBAN, Laureano
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: Athens Ohio, Ohio University Press [1982]., 1982. First edition thus. Text in English and Spanish translated by Frederick H. Fornoff. Pictorial dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 77 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Bilingual edition of Herencia del otono.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

[Op. 41]. Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte [Full score] by SCHOENBERG, Arnold 1874-1951

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Title: [Op. 41]. Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte [Full score]
Author: SCHOENBERG, Arnold 1874-1951
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description: New York: G. Schirmer [PN 40981cx], 1945. Folio. Stapled. Original publisher's light green printed wrappers. 2ff. (title, text, notes), 67, [1] (blank) pp. Wrappers slightly worn and browned; red pencil shading to several letters. First Edition. Rufer (E), pp. 69-70. GA B/24/2, pp. 34-35 "Schönberg exercised great care in choosing the text; he wanted to compose something on a text by Lord Byron, for the poet's support of Greece's struggle for independence mirrored Schönberg's allegiances to the Europe struggling against Hitler. Of his decision to compose the piece, Schönberg wrote: "I knew it was the moral duty of intelligentsia to take a stand against tyranny." He combined the "Marseillaise" and the motive from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at the moment when the speaker declaims, 'the earthquake voice of victory." In a letter of 8 September 1943 to his former pupil Heinrich Jalowetz, who had prepared the piece for a recording with a singer, Schönberg insisted that the singer must have "the number of shades, essential to express one hundred and seventy kinds of derision, sarcasm, hatred, ridicule, contempt, condemnation, etc., which I tried to portray in my music.'" Camille Crittenden, © Arnold Schönberg Center.

Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Designer and Typographer by SNYDER, Gertrude; Alan Peckolick

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Title: Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Designer and Typographer
Author: SNYDER, Gertrude; Alan Peckolick
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN: 9780931144288
Condition: A fine copy in a very good plus jacket that has some tears to the rear panel, a sticker on the front cover and some overall shel
Description: New York: American Showcase Inc, 1985. A fine copy in a very good plus jacket that has some tears to the rear panel, a sticker on the front cover and some overall shelfwear. 12.25 x 9.5 inches. 184 pages. Cloth, dust jacket. First printing. "Herb Lubalin is the definitive book about the typographic impresario and design master of our time. Complete with more than 360 illustrations, 166 of which are in full-color, it was designed by his partner of more than 11 years. This is the most comprehensive overview of Herb Lubalin's work ever compiled. The text draws on Herb's own words, and those of his family, colleagues and friends. It traces Lubalin's life and career from his earliest days until his death in 1981. Written by close friends, the book is filled with anecdotes about Lubalin's complex personality and the idiosyncrasies that were simultaneously exasperating and endearing in this fascinating man....

Prochten'e Tvorcheskogo Slova [Signed/inscribed posthumously by author's wife - poet Agniia Rzhevskaia] by Rzhevskii, Leonid Denisovich

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Title: Prochten'e Tvorcheskogo Slova [Signed/inscribed posthumously by author's wife - poet Agniia Rzhevskaia]
Author: Rzhevskii, Leonid Denisovich
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: New York University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition; 6" x 9"; pp. [9], 10-275, [1]; original green boards; printed DJ; near fine with minor wear to head and tail of spine and corners. Jacket fair with small chips and some loss of paper to spine edges. Signed and inscribed by Agniia Rzhevskaia to Prof. Anatoly Lieberman. Leonid Rzhevskii was a Russian author, critic, and professor. In 1941 he was captured by the Nazis and held as prisoner of war. Later, he immigrated - first to Germany and then to the US, where he worked at Oklahoma and New York Universities. Subtitled "Literaturovedcheskie Problemy I Analizy," his current book contains a collection of his novels, essays, articles, and short stories - previously published in various journals and other publications and dedicated to analyzing the styles and works of five major Russian writers - Babel, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Bulgakov, and Akhmadulina.

Havoc, in Its Third Year by Ronan Bennett

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Title: Havoc, in Its Third Year
Author: Ronan Bennett
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780747562498
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A fine book in a fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An as new, unread copy. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library. Housed in archival protection.

Buffalo Poem (Signed Limited Edition) by WHITING, Nathan

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Title: Buffalo Poem (Signed Limited Edition)
Author: WHITING, Nathan
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Cambridge, MA: Pym-Randall Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 65 pages. Number 25 from an edition of 90 copies. A collection of poems. A very near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket with some minor wear to the rear panel some light rubbing and a publisher price sticker to the front flap. Signed by Whiting on the limitation page.

Paris Automne 1958 [FRENCH TEXT] by [No Author]

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Title: Paris Automne 1958 [FRENCH TEXT]
Author: [No Author]
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Paris, France: S.N, 1958. Large Softcover. Near Fine. Includes onion-skin jacket. Multiple chips and tears to jacket. 1958 Large Softcover. 67 pp. French text. A magazine published by the association of French masculine elegance. Paris fashion for Autumn (October) 1958.

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A Desert Country Near the Sea : a Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California by Zwinger, Ann

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Title: A Desert Country Near the Sea : a Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California
Author: Zwinger, Ann
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780060152086
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harper Row, 1983. Very Good. Zwinger, Ann. A Desert Country Near the Sea : a Natural History of the Cape Region of Baja California. New York: Harper Row, 1983. 399pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good.

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The Book Thief by Zusak, Markus

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Title: The Book Thief
Author: Zusak, Markus
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780375842207
Condition: Very Good
Description: Knopf, 2007. Very Good. Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. NY: Knopf, 2007. 552pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Front cover creased. Light rubbing. Writing on pg. 177.

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