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Calling Card (sometimes called a bookplate) for George Cumberland by Blake, William

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

Title: Calling Card (sometimes called a bookplate) for George Cumberland
Author: Blake, William
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1827. [London: William Blake, 1827]. Printed in black ink on thick card. Very finely printed, in good condition though trimmed very close to the image at the left and right edges, once pasted down and thus with traces of mounting on the verso and pencil notes from an earlier collector (c. 1950?), image and plate mark exactly as per Essick 1DD. ß Blake s last engraving, executed for one of his closest friends. Blake inscribed the plate, lower right, with his name and age, A Δ 70. He may have sensed that 1827 could well be the last year of his life, but took pride in being capable of pursuing his art and craft to the end. Blake was in fact 69 when he died; perhaps he inscribed 70 on the Cumberland card in anticipation of working on it until he turned that age. At least when considered in retrospect, this most unusual inscription contributes to the elegiac and prophetic iconography of the design. The images invoke one of Blake s greatest themes the relationships between time and eternity. Although probably intended as a calling card, two books have been located with this card pasted in, both written by George Cumberland Jr. Thus it has on occasion been sold as a bookplate. Examples on card not in Cumberland s book are exceptionally rare and have been presumed to be of the earliest printing and possibly by Blake himself. All other impressions (on laid paper most often) are posthumous. Thirty-nine examples in all are known to Essick, not including examples now untraced, of which eight are on card, of which one is described as printed in green ink. Essick, The Separate Plates of William Blake, XXI, see entry 1DD for identical measurements (but not this copy). Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 654.

An Exhibition of Original Works by William Blake...From the Graham Robertson Collection by Blake, William

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Title: An Exhibition of Original Works by William Blake...From the Graham Robertson Collection
Author: Blake, William
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1949. Bournemouth: Bournemouth Arts Club, 1949. 8vo, 12pp, with decorated card wrappers, printed in red and black. Very good with rear cover slightly dusted. ß From the inside rear cover of the catalogue it appears the compiler was Kerrison Preston. Bentley, BB, 658.

A TRAITOR'S PEACE! by New York Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association

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Title: A TRAITOR'S PEACE!
Author: New York Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: New York: Published by the N.Y. Workingmen's Democratic Republican Association, 1864. Folio broadside, 12-3/8" x 19." Light foxing and minor wear, Very Good. At the bottom: "Printed also for the Loyal Publication Society, 863 Broadway, N.Y. PLEASE POST THIS UP." This dramatic broadside, signed at the end in bold type by "A Democratic Workingman," urges his comrades to shun "A Traitor's Peace. . . Let the ballot-box tell the story of your patriotism, and your resolve not to be the 'white slaves' of traitors or their friends." Some printings are dated October 30, 1863. This one is undated. The Library of Congress has both; the Library Company has ours. Demonstrating the South's intransigence, the broadside quotes from an editorial in the "Richmond Enquirer of the 16th of October [1863]," which demands: "The North must yield all; we nothing. . . "SURELY SHALL WE MAKE THEM PAY OUR WAR DEBT THOUGH WE WRING IT OUT OF THEIR HEARTS." The editorial warns that the South will "fight till doomsday rather than yield one iota." "WORKINGMEN! The politicians who cry out for 'Peace,' and 'the Union as it was,' tell us that it is a very easy thing to settle the troubles between the North and the South." But the reality is far different: it means "the destruction of the Union-- the giving up of Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. Workingmen! These are the terms of peace to which you are invited by the 'peace' men." Workingmen must repudiate the Democrats and "vote for the party that stands by the government." OCLC records eight locations under several accession numbers as of January 2025.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE MERCANTILE BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, OF PHILADELPHIA by Mercantile Beneficial Association

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Title: CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE MERCANTILE BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, OF PHILADELPHIA
Author: Mercantile Beneficial Association
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1842. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 12pp. 12mo. Light foxing, Good+. Signature, 'David S. Brown Esq' on title page. The Association was formed as the Panic of 1837 receded, "for the amelioration of...frequent revulsions, and incidental vicissitudes" of trade; "to spare sensitive and honest poverty the humiliation of asking charity of strangers." Members are "engaged in mercantile pursuits, in the City of Philadelphia and its vicinity." FIRST EDITION. AI 42-3348 [2]. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker.

A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the ship Duff commanded by Captain James Wilson, compiled from the journals of the officers and the missionaries; and illustrated with maps, charts, and views dra by James Wilson (1760-1814)

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Title: A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the ship Duff commanded by Captain James Wilson, compiled from the journals of the officers and the missionaries; and illustrated with maps, charts, and views dra
Author: James Wilson (1760-1814)
Seller: The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: a1-4+[2 binders direction]+[8 subscribers]+[4]+c-420+[4 additional subscribers] pages with 7 maps (5 folding) and 6 plates. Quarto (11 3/4" x 9 1/2") with new spine in six compartment with red label in gilt over original decorative blind stamped calf boards. (Ferguson 329; Sabin 104.633) First edition, first printing.Captain James Wilson brought the first British missionaries to Tahiti on ship Duff in 1797. Wilson was a deeply religious man. The missionaries he brought were from the London Missionary Society. There were thirty men, six women and three children. Wilson, on the Duff also explored and visited many islands in the Pacific, some of which had never had any recorded visit by a European. Among these the most important are Mangareva in the Gambier Islands and Pukarua in the Tuamotus. Duff paid a visit as a missionary ship to Tahiti during 1796, as a result, Missionary Society has first been established in Tahiti. Three years after the establishment, the directors of the Society appointed a committee to consider a suitable memorial for presentation to Wilson for his services in helping to establish the first mission in the South Seas.Wilson fought with the British army during the American War of independence and then served nine years with the East India company. While in India he was captured by Hyder Ali and, after a daring bid for escape, was imprisoned in the black hole of Seringapatam. After his release he continued service as a captain and, despite illness and further dangerous missions, accumulated sufficient sources to retire. throughout it all, Wilson remained fast in his irreligious opinions. While living in England with his niece, however, he was converted to an evangelical faith. he felt called to volunteer for missionary service after reading the Evangelical Magazine. Haweis did not know Wilson before receiving a letter volunteering his services in the Pacific. his skills and newfound devotion seemed perfectly suited to the situation, and Haweis saw him as "God's man." the Duff arrived at Tahiti on march 5, 1797. the settlement at Tahiti of twenty of the missionaries, five of them with wives, and two children gives further examples of the role of the missionary captain. A pattern of intercourse had already been established by other voyagers, according to which the captain of a vessel would take the leading role in meetings. It is therefore not surprising that the focus of the chapter describing the arrival is on meetings between significant island figures and Captain Wilson. For example, Manemane, a "high priest" Frommo'orea, sought Wilson as a tayo, or friend, not Jefferson, the president of the missionaries.The official account of the first mission appeared in 1799, under the lengthy title A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the ship Duff commanded by Captain James Wilson, compiled from the journals of the officers and the missionaries; and illustrated with maps, charts, and views drawn by Mr William Wilson....it was placed firmly within the tradition of the voyages of discovery by an introduction compiled by Samuel Great heed that described previous European contacts with the islands and an appendix "including details never before published of the natural and civil state of Otaheite." the main narrative was taken from Wilson's journal, with additions from his son and a journal kept by the missionaries during the period when the Duff was away from Tahiti at Tonga. Wilson dominated the events recorded in the narrative.Condition:Some offset toning from maps, occasional foxing, water mark to upper margin on some leaves, two leaves miss-bound at back, re-backed with contemporary blind stamped calf boards.

Down With All Monopoly! Farmers Attend! .... by BROADSIDE - LABOR - AGRICULTURE

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books

Title: Down With All Monopoly! Farmers Attend! ....
Author: BROADSIDE - LABOR - AGRICULTURE
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: A very good copy with some small marginal chipping; printed horizontally on a sheet 9 x 12 inches.
Description: Annawan [WI]: Unknown Prtr., 1860. Edition Unknown.. As issued.. A very good copy with some small marginal chipping; printed horizontally on a sheet 9 x 12 inches.. Broadside. Annawan was a farming community in Wisconsin. It no longer exists. The town was located near the present day city of Menonomie close to the border with Minnesota. This broadside was issued by local farmers calling for a public meeting (May 10, 1860) in response to the local railroad imposing a one cent a bushel tax on all grain shipped out of Annawan. This broadside is among the earliest artifacts of people vs. railroads and railroad rates in the northwestern territories. This conflict shifted to the courts (Peik vs. Chicago & Northwestern, 1876) culminating in cases into the late 1920s before the Supreme Court. Unlocated.

Joe DiMaggio: A Biography by Schoor, Gene

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Title: Joe DiMaggio: A Biography
Author: Schoor, Gene
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Doubleday & Company, 1980 With sixteen pages of black and white photos. First edition, first printing. Signed by DiMaggio in blue pen on half-title page. Additionally signed by Schoor on title page. Publisher's slate paper-covered boards, with spine lettered in silver foil; in its original pictorial dust jacket, with photo of DiMaggio taken by Mickey Palmer to front and rear panels, panels lettered in orange, white, and blue, and spine lettered in black. Fine book; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, a couple of light crease-marks to panels, and a one-inch closed tear to bottom of front panel. With a COA from Certified Authentication Service (CAS). Overall, a lovely copy. Joe DiMaggio played all thirteen seasons of his career with the New York Yankees and was selected as an All-Star thirteen times. With his exemplary hitting and fielding (he was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" because of how he sailed around the outfield) he helped power the Yankees to nine World Series titles. Outside of baseball, he was known for his high-profile marriage with Marilyn Monroe. DiMaggio was one of the rare athletes that transcended his sport: his association with a bygone era of America was noted in Simon and Garfunkel's Grammy Award-winning song, "Mrs. Robinson." Boston legend Ted Williams said, "His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound impact on the country.". Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Legends of Ancient China by (Chinese Silhouette Cutwork)

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Seller: Thorn Books

Title: Legends of Ancient China
Author: (Chinese Silhouette Cutwork)
Seller: Thorn Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Chefoo, China: Temple Hill Cut-outs, 1930. Hardcover. Fine. Oblong 8vo. Eight leaves of handmade heavy paper interleaved with text leaves printed on glassine. Each page has a silhouette intricately cut out of black paper and mounted. Bound in a Chinese-style binding with woven tapestry covers depicting a stream, pagodas, bridge, village and water bird, all in shades of green, beige and brown. The first page contains a cutout of two figures, one in a boat, and the other on land with a tree and the title cut out of its branches. Thereafter are pictures of the seven legends with an English description facing on glassine: stories of children, frogs, the friend who failed, all popular legends of ancient China. With a letterpress sheet laid in describing the intricate process of making the silhouettes. A fine exemplar. A production of the Women's Bible School, Self-help Dept., Presbyterian Mission, Chefoo (now Yantai). The mission was established in 1899. .

Los Aborigenes De Venezuela (Vols. I & I) by -

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Title: Los Aborigenes De Venezuela (Vols. I & I)
Author: -
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Collectible; Very Good
Description: Caracas: Fundacion La Salle, 1980. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A handsome example of the first 2 volumes of this series on the Aborigines of Venezuela, monographs # 26 and #29 respectively issued by the Fundacion La Salle of Caracas. Both volumes tight and solid and VG in their original russet cloth, with bright gilt-letttering to the front panels and spines. In bright, VG pictorial dustjackets. Fairly severe bumping at the lower corners of each volume, otherwise clean as could be. Octavos, 790 pgs.all told, multiple fold-out maps to each volume.

Technique 1916: Year Book of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Title: Technique 1916: Year Book of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Full leather. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1916 MIT Yearbook, bound (by the University) in a full dark-gray morocco. Tight and Near Fine, with light soiling along the fore-edge. Thick quarto, top-edge gilt, lovely engravings and hundreds of evocative black-and-white photos.

A Biographical Memoir of the Late Commodore Joshua Barney. by Barney, Mary, ed.

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Title: A Biographical Memoir of the Late Commodore Joshua Barney.
Author: Barney, Mary, ed.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: An early and detailed biography of a universally respected figure on whom not much has been written, this work is a major source
Description: Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1832. An early and detailed biography of a universally respected figure on whom not much has been written, this work is a major source. Barney served as master's mate in the "Hornet" when she he took part in Commodore Esek Hopkins's raid on New Providence. Subsequently aboard "Wasp" leading to his promotion to the rank of lieutenant for gallantry in the action against the British brig "Betsey." He was taken prisoner and exchanged several times. In 1779, he was imprisoned in Old Mill Prison, Plymouth, England, until his escape in 1781. See Smith, who calls it, Very good on his War of 1812 endeavors.Smith II, 523. Howes B-160. Rebound in modern half morocco over marbled boards. Endpapers renewed. Water stain to prelims and title page radiating from gutter margin. Scattered foxing throughout.. 23 cm. xvi, 328 pp. b/w frontispiece

The Decameron by Boccaccio, John

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Title: The Decameron
Author: Boccaccio, John
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition: Very Fine
Description: Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1980. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to., 516pp. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this "Collector's Edition" from Easton's "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Bound in full leather with titles and decorations in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Introduction by Edward Hutton. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. Please note: International and Priority shipping may require additional postage.

How Prints Are Made

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Title: How Prints Are Made
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: Fine internally but with some fading to spine area and light age toning to top of covers.
Description: Manchester, Vermont: Southern Vermont Art Center, 1971. Softcover. Fine internally but with some fading to spine area and light age toning to top of covers.. Textured, pale grey wraps with string tie binding. Unpaginated with 22 pp. and 5 bw illustrations. Sections on woodcuts, metal engravings, drypoint, etching, mezzotint, aquatint, wood engraving, lithograph, and serigraph. Includes an introduction which incorporates the following information: "This booklet was designed by Elfriede Abbe and hand set in Perpetua type with the assistance of Pamela Fontana and Carleton Howe. One hundred twenty-five copies on Rives paper were printed by leterpress in the print shop of the Southern Vermont Art Center." Elfriede Abbe (d. 2012) was a renowned Vermont artist whose sculptural and graphic works are in prestigious places such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Library (London), National Library of Australia, McGill University (Montreal), Herzog August Bibliothek (Germany), Cornell University, the Vermont Statehouse, and more. Carleton Howe was a President of the SVAC, and Pamela Fontana was a staff member.

A Century of Progress Exposition: Official View Book by ALBERT, Allen D.

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Title: A Century of Progress Exposition: Official View Book
Author: ALBERT, Allen D.
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: very good(+)
Description: Chicago: The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation, 1933. First. paperback. very good(+). Kauffman & Fabry Co.. Vibrant color illustrations throughout. Slim oblong 8vo, paper wrappers. Chicago: The Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation, (1933). A very good(+) copy.

A LAYMAN'S CONFESSION OF FAITH by WILSON, P. Whitwell

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Title: A LAYMAN'S CONFESSION OF FAITH
Author: WILSON, P. Whitwell
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1924. WILSON, P. Whitwell. A LAYMAN'S CONFESSION OF FAITH. NY: Fleming H. Revell Company, [1924]. 12mo., forest-green cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Wilson on front endpaper: "To Lester Markel, with all regards from Philip Whitwell Wilson. August 1924." Very good. $25.00.

Aspekte 1944-1965

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA

Title: Aspekte 1944-1965
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Basel: Galerie Beyeler, 1966. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran March through May 1966. Includes tipped in color illustrations of works by Jackson Pollock, Emil Schumacher, Ben Nicholson, Pierre Soulages, Alberto Burri, and Antoni Tapies. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with flaps and laid in complimentary slip.

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