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Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio

Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio by Peirce, Waldo Treat Hayward

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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio
Author
Peirce, Waldo Treat Hayward
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
n.p.: n.p., 1854. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Bound diary of blue lined paper on which the author has recorded his trips on sixty-four pages. The first page of the diary lists the ships: the Ship Arvum and the Ship R. B. Forbes. Peirce owned timberland in northern Maine, and did business as a shipping and commission merchant in Bangor. He and his brother, Hayward, owned the firm of W. T, and H. Peirce. Laid into the diary is a receipt for 11,995 pieces of one inch plank to be carried on the trip. The diary begins on September 9, 1854, at Frankfort. The ship was not ready. Apparently the ship did not sail until Sept. 12, as the following day Peirce was seasick. Later he noted flying fish, a whaler, took a salt water bath, took a turn at the wheel, read Gil Blas. On October 24, he made St. Antonio, Cape Verde, and then tried for SE trade winds. In November an English Man-o'War questioned Captain Rankin and nearly boarded the Arvum. Later the SE trade winds were found and he crossed the equator. Lost the North Star but saw the Magellan Cloud instead. On November 25, he approached Cape Frio, and the next day saw Mt. Sugar Loaf as he approached the harbor at Rio. At this point the first part of the diary ends. A number of blank pages follow, as well as two stubs where pages had been excised, a part of one of which is laid in. The diary resumes on December 4 with a mention of Rio de la Plata. On December 14 at Monte Video he saw thousands of dead locusts floating by, live ones overunning the ship. He had to take refuge in the long boat. Half leather, patterned paper boards. In very good condition. .
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If It Would All Please Hurry. A Poem. Etchings & Engravings by Stephen Riley by TATE, James

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
If It Would All Please Hurry. A Poem. Etchings & Engravings by Stephen Riley
Author
TATE, James
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Portfolio lightly soiled, otherwise a very fine copy, perhaps the most desirable copy, of Tate's rarest publication
Description
Amherst: Shanachie Press, 1980. First edition. One of only 10 lettered copies reserved for the author and artist (this being copy "J") out of a total edition of 35 copies produced, of which 25 roman-numeraled copies were for sale; all copies were signed by the poet and the artist, with each of the original prints also numbered and signed in the margin by the artist. Presentation copy, inscribed by both Tate and Riley to Stanley Wiater, the man who brought the poet and artist together. Riley's inscription reads "For my friend Stan - fellow bibliophile, confidant, taster of the fantastic and esoteric, to whom in large part the very existence of this suite is due. With thanks - Stephen Riley / 1 September 1980." Tate's inscription reads: "For Stan, without whom it wouldn't have . . . because of whom it has. Horror of horror - with friendship, Jim Tate." Stephen Riley, who illustrated and published If It Would All Please Hurry was a young artist in his twenties, who died not long after the portfolio was published. Stanley Wiater is a writer of horror fiction, who attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the Seventies. According to Wiater, the edition fell short of its stated limitation, which would account for its rarity on the market. Portfolio lightly soiled, otherwise a very fine copy, perhaps the most desirable copy, of Tate's rarest publication. (RILEY, Stephen).. Folio, with 10 original etchings & engravings (6 full-page) on Arches Cover White paper, loose sheets in folding box. Portfolio lightly soiled, otherwise a very fine copy, perhaps the most desirable copy, of Tate's rarest publication.
Subdivisions One and Two of the Riverside Orange Heights Tract Adjoining Corona, California

Subdivisions One and Two of the Riverside Orange Heights Tract Adjoining Corona, California by [California]. [Real Estate]

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Subdivisions One and Two of the Riverside Orange Heights Tract Adjoining Corona, California
Author
[California]. [Real Estate]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Good plus.
Description
Los Angeles, 1910. Good plus.. Plat map, approximately 14 x inches. Folded, a couple of short separations and minor losses along or near folds. A few nicks at edges. Light, even tanning. Printed on thin paper. Ephemeral real estate map and advertisement for the Riverside Orange Heights Tract, located north of Corona in Southern California, and owned by the Citrus Belt Land Company. "The land west of the future Norco Hills, consisting of 5,500 of the former Little La Sierra Rancho, was purchased by a company of Los Angeles men led by James W. Long, and by April 1909, that same property was on the market in the form of five-, ten-, and twenty-acre parcels under the 'Riverside Orange Heights.' In 1910, the Riverside Orange Heights Company was again 'sold' to the Citrus Best Land Company, with Long and many of the same stakeholders simply moving from the old corporation to the new.... The Citrus Belt Land Company undertook an aggressive sales campaign to sell residential ranch parcels strictly as a suburb of Corona, with no effort to build schools, commercial businesses, or manufacturing centers. Newspaper ads appearing in the local papers, the Los Angeles Times and as far away as San Diego touted the plentiful and inexpensive water, excellent soil, and citrus growing opportunities. It was claimed that the land was impervious to flooding and frost and provided a natural shield from the Santa Ana winds -- statements that many future residents would find to be devastatingly untrue" - Bash. The platted area depicted in this map represents today the southern portion of Norco, bisected by Interstate 15. A good cartographic and promotional document of real estate development in the country surrounding Los Angeles during the early 20th century. We locate only one copy, at UC San Diego. Kevin Bash, "A Brief History of Norco," Charleston: History Press, 2013.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct by Doyle, A. Conan

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THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. Its Cause and Conduct
Author
Doyle, A. Conan
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1902. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1902. Original white wrappers. First Edition of Doyle's third piece of nonfiction, published two months before THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. He wrote this piece, drawing considerably from his THE GREAT BOER WAR (of 1900), in an effort "to stem the extraordinary outbreak of defamation" against Britain; it was issued in substantial numbers and was immediately translated into many languages, as a publicity campaign for Britain's purpose in the war. It is nonetheless scarce in desirable condition today, due to its fragility. This copy is remarkably near-fine, with very little soil or wear. One can see, at the top of the front wrapper, the erased signature of "L. Ropner" and the date "27.1.02" -- eleven days after publication. This was likely a member of the German-British shipbuilding / shipowner family (originally Röpner) in the UK, later elevated to the peerage. Green & Gibson B3a.
The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana by WILLIAMS, Tennessee

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The Night of the Iguana
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WILLIAMS, Tennessee
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: New Directions, 1961. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Another well received play from the author of "A Streetcar Named Desire." The play starred Patrick O'Neal and Bette Davis when it first appeared on Broadway. The basis for a John Huston directed movie that starred Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. A tight near fine copy in black cloth boards with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper and in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor wear.
The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe; Translated from the Greek of Achilles Tatius by William Burton. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Creede in 1597

The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe; Translated from the Greek of Achilles Tatius by William Burton. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Creede in 1597 by [SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS] ACHILLES TATIUS; William Burton (translator)

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Title
The Loves of Clitophon and Leucippe; Translated from the Greek of Achilles Tatius by William Burton. Reprinted for the first time from a copy now unique printed by Thomas Creede in 1597
Author
[SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS] ACHILLES TATIUS; William Burton (translator)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
2 leaves with neat ink marginalia by a reader, spine lightly toned, bump to rear upper board edge
Description
New York: Shakespeare Head Press for Bernard Guilbert Guerney, 1923. Limited edition, number 403 of 498 copies. 2 leaves with neat ink marginalia by a reader, spine lightly toned, bump to rear upper board edge. Folio. Title printed in red-and-black. Original linen-backed boards, printed paper title label on cover, printed label on spine. Provenance: Ronald Thomas (bookplate). Based on Thomas Creede's 1597 printing of the first English translation, edited by Stephen Gaselee and H.F.B. Brett-Smith. Printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott handmade paper.
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SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE : THE TRUE STORY OF BREAKER MORANT'S BUSHVELDT CARBINEERS by Witton, George [author]; Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 [subject]

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SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE : THE TRUE STORY OF BREAKER MORANT'S BUSHVELDT CARBINEERS
Author
Witton, George [author]; Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 [subject]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Bethesda: The Legal Classics Library, 2009. Special edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is green with gold print, raised bands. Boards in green leather, gilt decorative design. Text block has gilt edges, gold ribbon marker. Illustrations: b&w photographs. Reprint of unidentified edition. Booklet laid in: "Notes from the Editors". NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1386107. FP New Rockville Stock.
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SALON DEL GRABADO 1942

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SALON DEL GRABADO 1942
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Condition
(marginal wear in wrappers, partly detached wrps, ink marks. not affecting text)
Description
México, D.F.: Galería de Arte Decoración, 1942. (marginal wear in wrappers, partly detached wrps, ink marks. not affecting text). b/w plates, cat., bibl., pict. wrps. SCARCE catalogue of Mexican graphic art.
A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties
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A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties by Yepsen, Roger

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Title
A Celebration of Heirloom Vegetables; Growing and Cooking Old-time Varieties
Author
Yepsen, Roger
Seller
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781885183880
Description
New York: Artisan, 1998. 1st Printing. 192p., colored illus., square quarto format, dj.
[interruption]: Heesok Chang, Jamelie Hassan, Larissa Lai, Kirsten Emiko McAllister, Marianne Nicolson, and Henry Tsang

[interruption]: Heesok Chang, Jamelie Hassan, Larissa Lai, Kirsten Emiko McAllister, Marianne Nicolson, and Henry Tsang

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Title
[interruption]: Heesok Chang, Jamelie Hassan, Larissa Lai, Kirsten Emiko McAllister, Marianne Nicolson, and Henry Tsang
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781895005080
Description
Vancouver: Or Gallery, 1992. Paperback. 67p., illus., 8.5x11 inches, wraps, very good condition. Exhibition catalog.

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