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Commerce of the Prairies

Commerce of the Prairies by Gregg, Josiah

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Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company
Title
Commerce of the Prairies
Author
Gregg, Josiah
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with only New York in imprint), complete with large folding map. One of the most valuable and comprehensive sources for understanding pioneer life in the Great Plains and Southwest. The large folding map is the first to display the Staked Plains of Texas. Hailed as a cartographic landmark, it includes the locations of forts, military roads, and trading posts. It also identifies the Oregon Trail and Native American settlements, and traces the routes of the earlier explorers Boone, Long, Pike, and Cooke. Convinced that a journey west was necessary to restore his health, Josiah Gregg, in 1831 set out from Missouri on the first of what was to become eight journeys across the prairies. An acute observer, Gregg took careful notes of the geography and geology of the Southwest, and the attitudes and culture of the people (including particularly valuable insights into the Indians of Texas and New Mexico). Over a decade later, "Gregg began compiling his travel notes into a readable manuscript and in the summer of 1843 went to New York to secure a publisher. His Commerce of the Prairies, which came out in two volumes in 1844, was an immediate success. It went through two new editions in 1845, later a fourth and fifth edition, and in 1857 appeared in a sixth edition under a different title. The book, which also had a large sale in England and was translated into French and German, remains the cornerstone for all studies of the Santa Fe Trail" (H. Allen Anderson, Handbook of Texas Online). New York: Henry G. Langley, 1844. Octavo, original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Two volumes. A clean, bright, un-restored copy in the original cloth: text clean with only light foxing. Scarce and fragile map fine save for one closed tear at the far right hand side, starting at the main horizontal crease and continuing for 2" diagonally upward and to the left; some loss to head and tail of spine of volume I, bindings unusually clean and bright.
Miscellaneous Poems and Translations

Miscellaneous Poems and Translations by Pope, Alexander

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Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company
Title
Miscellaneous Poems and Translations
Author
Pope, Alexander
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1712. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, containing the FIRST APPEARANCE of Pope's The Rape of the Lock. "The earliest version of Pope's mock heroic poem The Rape of the Lock, composed in a fortnight during summer 1711, had for nine months been anonymously printed in Bernard Lintot's Miscellany. The masterpiece of Pope's earlier period, The Rape of the Lock (1712, 1714) had its origin in a quarrel between two Catholic families, apparently over the provocative cutting off of a lock of hair by Lord Petre from the head of Arabella Fermor... "The poem... is far from being a mere social satire in which a trivial quarrel is mocked by being presented in epic terms. Indeed, by the time the poem has been thoughtfully read it is not really clear that the quarrel is trivial. The 'Heroi-Comical' in Pope's hands is a volatile mixture: some of its comedy rebounds on the epic conventions that are primarily deployed to mock the foolish and vain. In the shining lock of hair Pope contemplates beauty, reputation, conquest in love and war, anger, humour, and resignation. The political facets of the poem, parts only of the total multi-faceted effect, have recently come more into the light, so that the work has its own angle on historical change. Not only does the poem have many targets, all seen through the prism of Belinda and her lock, but it also has many tones, those of subtle comedy, outright farce, and lofty sadness" (DNB). Pope sold this 2-canto version to Lintott for 7 pounds in March 1712; in 1714 an expanded 5-canto version was issued. London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1712. Octavo, contemporary paneled calf rebacked. With engraved frontispiece and half-title. Some light marginal worming, light occasional dampstaining (not affecting Pope's verses). A handsome copy.
Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index.

Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index. by BUFFALO.

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Seller: Ursus Books
Title
Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index.
Author
BUFFALO.
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1855. BUFFALO. Buffalo Business Directory, With Alphabetical and Classified Index. Containing, Also, Advertisements of the Principal Business Houses in Rochester, Chicago, etc. [5], 230, [1] pp., profusely illustrated. 8vo, 223 x 150 mm., bound in publisher's elaborately blind and gilt stamped green cloth. [Buffalo]: Hunter & Ostrander, Democracy Printing Association, 1855. An exceptionally well-preserved copy of this scarce directory for Buffalo on the eve of the Civil War. The variety of advertisements, many of which are illustrated, testify to the immense vitality of Buffalo in the middle of the nineteenth century even before the advent of the industry which developed as a result of the exploitation of Niagara Falls. This was the first business directory for Buffalo. Apart from minor damage to the binding, this is an exceptionally fine copy of this rare directory.
Portugal and Gallicia with a Review of the basque provinces; and a few remarks on Recent Events in Spain

Portugal and Gallicia with a Review of the basque provinces; and a few remarks on Recent Events in Spain by Herbert, Henry John George, Earl of Carnrvon (1800-1849)

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Title
Portugal and Gallicia with a Review of the basque provinces; and a few remarks on Recent Events in Spain
Author
Herbert, Henry John George, Earl of Carnrvon (1800-1849)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
2 volumes: xx+362 pages; iv+452 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in half leather over marbled boards with five raised spine bands with gilt lettering, end pages and page ends marbled, spine in decorative gilt. Second edition.Henry John George Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon FRS (June 8, 1800 - December 10, 1849), known as Lord Porchester from 1811 to 1833, was an British writer, traveler and politician. Herbert was born in London, the eldest son of Henry George Herbert, 2nd Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife Elizabeth Kitty, daughter of John Dyke Acland. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1831 he was elected to the House of Commons for Wootton Bassett as a Tory, a seat he held until the following year when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act. In 1833 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. It was during the Herbert's lifetime that the family seat of Highclere Castle was redesigned and rebuilt by Sir Charles Barry, an English architect, into a Victorian mansion. Lord Carnarvon married Henrietta Anna, eldest daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard, in 1830. They had two sons and one daughter. He died at Pusey in December 1849, aged 49, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon, who became a prominent Conservative politician. His second son the Hon. Auberon Herbert also gained distinction. Lady Carnarvon died in 1876.Condition:Corners bumped and rubbed, hinges rubbed, book plate on front paste downs else a very good set.
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Almanach des Dames pour l'An 1823; Almanach Lyrique

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Almanach des Dames pour l'An 1823; Almanach Lyrique
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Turbingu and Paris: Chez I. G. Cotta; Chez Truettel & Wurtz, 1822. First Edition. Cartonnage, Slipcase. Very Good. 12mo. (13 x 9 cm.) 238 pp. Six engraved plates. Scarce, with only two copies located on OCLC. Soiling on the binding and more on the slipcase. Otherwise, quite clean and tight.
1855 – Sworn testimony from a county officer with regard to a burglar’s shooting of a police officer during the course of his crime

1855 – Sworn testimony from a county officer with regard to a burglar’s shooting of a police officer during the course of his crime by Henry A. Byrd

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1855 – Sworn testimony from a county officer with regard to a burglar’s shooting of a police officer during the course of his crime
Author
Henry A. Byrd
Seller
Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Georgia: 1855. Unbound. Very good. This two-page sworn statement records the testimony of Henry A. Byrd, a detective or officer, regarding the wounding of another officer by a criminal, Calvin Lewis, who fired upon them while attempting to steal a “box” that had been brought to the Richmond County Georgia city hall from a local railroad depot. The statement is dated January 24, 1855. In nice shape. Byrd’s statement reads in part: “I was sent for by Mr Harbin yesterday evening. In company with Mr King & Mr Jones. We concealed ourselves in the city hall passage to watch a box said to be brought from the Georgia Railroad Depo our instruction was if any person come to take the box away, arrest him. . .. When Lewis got to the box he lit a match. . .. Lewis then took hold of the box and moved it. . .. As we rose we made some noise Lewis then fired a pistol . .. I then drew my pistol and busted a cap. Lewis then fired at us a second time. Jones then fired a pistol at him. . .. Lewis then made the way out of the front door of city hall . . . and made his way down Green Street . . . then turned into Center Street [with] Jones, King, and myself pursuing him. Lewis shot King through the arm . . . and he was arrested in Delaigh’s woods. . ..” Docketing reads, “Testimony of Henry A. Byrd.” . Lewis was apparently convicted of the crime as a follow-on message in 19 February 1856 issue of the Milledgeville Federal Union newspaper reports that had escaped from “the Penitentiary in Milledgeville, Ga.” and a $50 reward would be paid for “his arrest and confinement in any safe jail. . ..” Apparently, there is no information about this crime other than the Federal Union article. .
Tarzan on Mars

Tarzan on Mars by [Burroughs, Edgar Rice] Bloodstone, John

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Tarzan on Mars
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[Burroughs, Edgar Rice] Bloodstone, John
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[n.p.]: [n.p.], [n.d.]. Paperback. Fine. With a reproduction of a letter Bloodstone, the pseudonym of Stuart J. Byrne, sent to editor Ray Palmer during the original submission. Fine. Comb-bound with card covers, illustrated at the front. Firmly bound, clean internally. An unofficial publication of John Bloodstone's 1954 Edgar Rice Burroughs pastiche.
A Set of Eight Lobby Cards (11 x 14 inch) for Uptown Saturday Night, a 1974 comedy starring Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Bill Cosby

A Set of Eight Lobby Cards (11 x 14 inch) for Uptown Saturday Night, a 1974 comedy starring Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Bill Cosby

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A Set of Eight Lobby Cards (11 x 14 inch) for Uptown Saturday Night, a 1974 comedy starring Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Bill Cosby
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
n.p.: National Screen Service Corporation, n.d. {1974?]. Near Fine. Cards are 11 x 14 inch (36 x 28 cm.). Color. Also appearing in the movie were Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Rosalind Cash. Roscoe Lee Browne, Johnny Sekka, and Calvin Lockhart. Flip Wilson cameoed as "The Reverend.
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Jo's Boys. by ALCOTT, Louisa May.

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Jo's Boys.
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ALCOTT, Louisa May.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Norwalk:: Easton Press,. Near Fine. 2003. Hardcover. Introduction by Mark Friedman. Collector's edition. Octavo, fully bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Small crack to the leather at the front upper corner, else near fine. ; 358 pages .
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Tiny Alice: A Play by ALBEE, Edward

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Title
Tiny Alice: A Play
Author
ALBEE, Edward
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description
NY: Atheneum. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1965. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in a near fine (minor edge wear at the crown of the spine) dust jacket. .
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A Memoir of S.S. Prentiss. Edited by His Brother.

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A Memoir of S.S. Prentiss. Edited by His Brother.
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Savoy Books (United States)
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New York: Charles Scribner, 1840. Book. First edition. 2 vols, 8vo, orig cloth. Pp. 382; 581 + ads. Spines faded, extremities worn; internally very good. Biogrpaphy of Seargent Smith Prentiss..
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The McGraw-Hill Guide to English Literature, Two Volumes

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Title
The McGraw-Hill Guide to English Literature, Two Volumes
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
NY: McGraw-Hill. (1985). The uncorrected proof copies of Volume One (Beowulf to Jane Austen) and Volume Two (William Blake to D.H. Lawrence). Lower corner crease to Volume One; else fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.

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