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[Text in Russian] Atlas Trinadtsati Chastei S. Peterburga s podrobnym izobrazheniem naberezhnykh, ulits, pereulkov, kazennykh i obyvatel'nykh domov [WITH] Alfabitnyi ukazatel' k Atlasu 13-ti chastei S. Peterburga [An Atlas of the Thirteen Parts of St. Petersburg with a detailed image of its embankments, streets, alleyways, and town houses [WITH] An Alphabetical Index] [Inscribed and Signed to Dmitry Yegorovich Benardaki] by Nikolai Ivanovich Tsylov

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Title: [Text in Russian] Atlas Trinadtsati Chastei S. Peterburga s podrobnym izobrazheniem naberezhnykh, ulits, pereulkov, kazennykh i obyvatel'nykh domov [WITH] Alfabitnyi ukazatel' k Atlasu 13-ti chastei S. Peterburga [An Atlas of the Thirteen Parts of St. Petersburg with a detailed image of its embankments, streets, alleyways, and town houses [WITH] An Alphabetical Index] [Inscribed and Signed to Dmitry Yegorovich Benardaki]
Author: Nikolai Ivanovich Tsylov
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: St. Petersburg: s.i., 1849. Very Good. St. Petersburg: 1849. Two volumes; small quartos (26.5cm.); uniformly bound in publisher's blind-ruled purple cloth, gilt-lettered spines; atlas volume: 392 numbered street plans as well as one hand-colored map of the city and 13 hand-colored district maps (collated and complete); index volume: [6],279,[1],39pp. Cloth extremities rather faded, spines uniformly sunned to tan, a few plates trimmed a bit close, occasionally touching numbers, else a Very Good, internally fine set of the first atlas of St. Petersburg, albeit lacking errata leaf. Front free endpaper of the atlas inscribed and signed by Tsylov "To Dmitry Yegorovich Benardaki / With the sincerest devotion / From the author / Nikolai Tsylov"). Earliest atlas of the Russian city of St. Petersburg, compiled by the high-ranking officer Nikolai Ivanovich Tsylov (1801-1879). Tsylov's atlas was born of a smaller such work he had compiled, of a single district of the city. This had been received with such warmth that he felt compelled to produce the present work, a democratic and nearly microscopic depiction of the city in which the street plans are even demarcated by building materials (stone, wood, or a mix). The atlas is accompanied by a substantial index of the buildings, including a directory of the major townhouses, their inhabitants, and even the number of floors (rarely exceeding four). Of special note are the thirteen maps preceding each section, expertly hand-colored in all extant copies. Based on auction records and library holdings it can be surmised that very few sets were issued, possibly by subscription or privately: of the three copies located in OCLC (Harvard, NYPL, Wisconsin) at least the Wisconsin copy is also inscribed by Tsylov. NUC adds a copy at the Library of Congress; COPAC adds copies at the British Library and Cambridge. Provenance: Inscribed and signed by the author to Dmitry Yegorovich Benardaki (sometimes spelled Dmitrii Egorovich) (1799-1870), presumed to be the inspiration for Murazov in Nikolai Gogol's novel Dead Souls. Already in the 1830s Benardaki had amassed an enormous fortune through speculation on wheat. He was first introduced to Gogol by the Russian historian Mikhail Pogodin, a relationship rather novelistically described by Henri Troyat in his biography of Gogol, Divided Soul (1973): "From [Benardaki's] conversation...Gogol discovered the ruthless world of competition and profit, and the struggle for market control. The eloquent and astute Benardaki became for him a personification of the practical man. The Russian of the future must be modeled upon this man. What a fine character for a novel this Christian millionaire would make!" (p. 200). A rather more grounded description of the relationship can be found in David Christian's article "The Neglected Great Reform," published in Russia's Great Reform, 1855-1881 (1994). According to Christian, Benardaki loaned Gogol some money in 1839 "and it may be that a grateful Gogol took him as his model for the virtuous tax farmer Muzarov" (p. 113). In any case, Benardaki's 1863 patent of nobility went up at Sotheby's in 2007 for an eye-watering sum.

Life on the Mississippi by Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]

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Title: Life on the Mississippi
Author: Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]
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Description: London: Chatto and Windus, 1883. First Edition. The true first edition, preceding the American edition by 5 days. First binding with 32 pages of ads dated March 1883. Over 300 engravings by various artists. Spine faded half a shade, foxing to title and frontispiece from the tissue guard that’s between them, else near fine condition, uncharacteristically little wear, an unusual survivor. Scarce in this condition. Life on the Mississippi is part memoir, part travel book. It tells of Mark Twain’s period as a steamboat apprentice and then a pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It also describes his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years later. The book opens with a brief history of the river beginning with the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1542. It continues with anecdotes of Twain’s training as a steamboat pilot, as the ‘cub’ (intern) of an experienced pilot, Horace E. Bixby. Twain describes the science of navigating the Mississippi in a section that was first published in 1876, entitled “Old Times on the Mississippi.” Although Twain was actually 21 when he began his training, Twain the storyteller makes himself appear somewhat younger, referring to himself as a “fledgling” and a “boy” who “ran away from home” to seek his fortune on the river. He also tells the reader about the later competition from railroads, and of the new cities, and adds his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture.

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire [...] With Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, and Extravagant Exploits by Nimrod; [Charles James Apperley]

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Title: Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire [...] With Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, and Extravagant Exploits
Author: Nimrod; [Charles James Apperley]
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. [vi], 110 pp. with 12 hand-colored aquatint plates. Finely bound by Riviere for Bumpus, in full scarlet crushed morocco, triple gilt-rule borders, spine gilt, raised bands, all edges gilt. Original front, rear, and spine cloth bound in at rear. Housed in a later morocco-tipped and backed marbled paper chemise and board slipcase. Front board expertly reattached and hinge repaired, else Near Fine with light rubbing to joints, bookplate on paste down, occasional light foxing, ink stain to p. 48. The rare first book appearance of a biography of English eccentric and sportsman "Mad Jack," with lovely plates-- three of which were not included in subsequent editions.

The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages by Twain, Mark

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Title: The Prince and the Pauper. A Tale for Young People of All Ages
Author: Twain, Mark
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Description: Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. Hardcover. First American edition, first issue with the Franklin imprint on the copyright page and uncorrected text on pp. 124, 263, 362 ('estate' not 'state,'do not' instead of 'do,' 'reigned' not 'reined' respectively); 7 x 9; pp. [10], 11-411, [3]; half morocco and marbled boards; marbled endpapers and page edges; five raised bands and gilt title and rosettes on spine; illustrated with 192 engravings; some wear and rubbing to edges of boards and corners; occasional spots - mostly to margins and not affecting text and illustrations; thin closed cut to lower margin of first free page at hinge; overall in very good- condition.Though title page lists the publication year as 1882, Twain's historical tale was actually published in December 1881 after the London and the Montreal editions. It was made available in several bindings of various prices, including green cloth, full sheep, half calf, and half morocco. All the leather-bound copies have become much scarcer than the cloth-bound ones.

Big Game Hunting in Botswana by [Yearly, Charles?]

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Title: Big Game Hunting in Botswana
Author: [Yearly, Charles?]
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition: Brown card album. Brown clamshell box, with brown morocco leather spine label
Description: Botswana, 1969. Album containing 130 color photographs, Each photograph 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and printed on Kodacolor paper, 4-6 photos per page inserted on both sides of album sleeves. 4to. Brown card album. Brown clamshell box, with brown morocco leather spine label. Album containing 130 color photographs, Each photograph 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and printed on Kodacolor paper, 4-6 photos per page inserted on both sides of album sleeves. 4to. Client's trophy list issued by Ker Downey & Selby Safaris Ltd. (Maun, Botswana) laid in with client names "C. Yearly c/o A. Yearly," possibly Charles and Abe Yearly, of Atlanta, GA. Also laid in are two stickers containing the presidential seal of South Africa and an additional larger photo (5 x 7 inches). Album with loss to corners, but photos fine. A collection of photographs depicting a big game hunt in Botswana in 1969, including social gatherings, campsites, safari views, and animals bagged. Trophy list includes sable, kudu, waterbuck, lechwe, impala, buffalo, zebra, lion, leopard, elephant, gemsbok, hartebeest, wildebeest, tsessebe, and reedbuck.

Japanese American Internment Opposition Norman Thomas Democracy and Our Japanese Americans Pamphlet 1942 by Norman Thomas

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Title: Japanese American Internment Opposition Norman Thomas Democracy and Our Japanese Americans Pamphlet 1942
Author: Norman Thomas
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1942. Thomas, Norman. Democracy and Our Japanese Americans, January 2, 1942, presents an early public argument against the removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor attack and the rapid expansion of federal authority over West Coast populations. Written by Norman Thomas in collaboration with other advocates, the pamphlet documents opposition to policies that would soon be formalized through military exclusion orders and administered by the War Relocation Authority. The text outlines the forced removal of tens of thousands of Japanese Americans and details conditions in temporary detention centers, including inadequate medical care, insufficient housing, poor sanitation, and low wages. It incorporates testimony and commentary from contemporary observers, including an excerpt from Galen Fisher noting that authorities failed to prepare adequate facilities for prolonged confinement. The pamphlet also includes letters from detainees describing the disruption of daily life and the difficulty of adapting to confinement, and concludes with demands for federal action to end mass evacuation, restore civil rights, and support Japanese American communities. Thomas, Norman. Democracy and Our Japanese Americans. New York: January 2, 1942. Staple bound pamphlet in original wrappers. Thirty eight pages. Issued at the outset of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, this pamphlet provides contemporaneous evidence of organized dissent against federal policy, predating the establishment of longer term camps and the consolidation of removal programs. Its emphasis on labor conditions, citizenship status, and federal authority situates it within broader debates over civil liberties in wartime, while its inclusion of personal testimony offers insight into the lived experience of those subjected to early detention measures. The document serves as a primary source for the study of political opposition to internment, illustrating how advocacy networks sought to mobilize public opinion and influence policy during the initial stages of the program. Front wrapper detached, final leaf lacking, with tape repairs to corners; text remains legible and internally clean. Overall fair to good condition.

Report of the Case of Rev Moses Thatcher, Vs Gen Preston Pond, For.. by Trial; Pond, Preston, Def.; Rev. Moses Thatcher

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Title: Report of the Case of Rev Moses Thatcher, Vs Gen Preston Pond, For..
Author: Trial; Pond, Preston, Def.; Rev. Moses Thatcher
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description: 1838. Dedham [Mass.]: 1838.. Dedham [Mass.]: 1838. 1838 Libel Case in Dedham, Massachusetts Due to an Accusation of Adultery [Trial]. Pond, Preston [1792-1868], Defendant. Report of the Case of Rev. Moses Thatcher, Vs. Gen Preston Pond, For Slander, In Charging Him with Committing the Crime of Adultery. Reported for the Dedham Patriot. Dedham [MA]: Dedham Patriot and Boston Times, 1838. 31 pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in contemporary thick patterned-paper wrappers, hand-lettered title panel to front cover. Some rubbing to extremities with a bit of wear to spine ends and corners, a few minor tears to wrappers. Light browning to text, occasional light foxing, dampstains to a few leaves, two leaves have clean tears, light soiling to title page. Early annotations and signatures to title page, interior otherwise clean. $650. * Only edition. "Moses Thacher (sometimes spelled Thatcher) charged Pond with slander. Pond pleaded not guilty and alleged truth as a defense. The jury found for the plaintiff and awarded $5.00 in damages and $1.25 in costs" (Cohen). After the trial Thacher left New England and served as pastor in Wysox, Pennsylvania and in Courtland and Cayuga Counties in New York. The trials attracted a fair amount of attention; according to Cohen, it was discussed in three pamphlets. All are scarce. OCLC locates 7 copies of the Report in North American law libraries (Columbia, Harvard, Library of Congress, Social Law, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, William and Mary). Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 12063.

Woodrow Wilson A Character Study by Annin, Robert Edward [Major Gen. Preston Brown]

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Title: Woodrow Wilson A Character Study
Author: Annin, Robert Edward [Major Gen. Preston Brown]
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Condition: Very good
Description: New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. From the library of Major General Preston Brown, first edition of Woodrow Wilson: A Character Study by Robert Edwards Annin.. Octavo, xx, [2], 404pp. Green hardcover, title stamped in gilt. Bumped lower corner. Signed by Maj. General Preston Brown on the front pastedown, being from his library. Major General Preston Brown (1872-1948) was an American army officer who served during World War I. He was part of the American Expeditionary Forces, serving as chief of staff for the 2nd Infantry Division and the IV Corps. He was later promoted to commander of the 3rd Division and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime service.

Atlas of Skeletal Maturation by Todd, T. Wingate

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Title: Atlas of Skeletal Maturation
Author: Todd, T. Wingate
Seller: Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description: St. Louis: C. V. Mosby Co., 1937. First edition. 1937 SCARCE CLASSIC ATLAS OF SKELETAL MATURATION--A KEY REFERENCE FOR DOCUMENTING CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. 12 inches tall hardcover, brown cloth binding, covers blindstamped, gilt title to spine, dedication "To the Children of America and of the World this book and its successors are dedicated by those workers drawn from all disciplines of biological science and banded together as the Associated Foundations of the Laboratory of Anatomy to promote the welfare of the Child in the interest of the Nation to the end that physical and mental health, in their fullness, may be added to the ideals of Loyalty, Honor and Service". 201 pages, hand x-rays of 40 male and 35 female White subjects 3 months to 16-18 years of age, with facing text descriptions. Light edgewear to covers, library bar code to front paste-down, institutional library bookplate and handstamp to front free endpaper, handstamp to corner of several subsequent pages, upper corner bumped, binding tight, plates clean, a very good minus copy of this scarce atlas. THOMAS WINGATE TODD (1885 - 1938) was an English Orthodontist who is known for his contributions towards the growth studies of children during early 1900s. He served as House Surgeon at Manchester Royal Infirmary in 1909-1910. During this time, Dr. Todd published several papers on inter-relationship of skeleton and nerves. Due to his efforts a new curriculum for Diploma in Dentistry and a degree of Dental Science was created at the University of Manchester. He also worked with Dr. A.H. Young, G. Elliot Smith and Sir Arthur Keith in organizing collections of bones coming from Egypt to England by the Nubian Archaeological Survey. Dr. Todd eventually moved to Case Western Reserve University and became the Professor of Anatomy and Physical Anthropology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He taught anatomy to both dental and medical students at that time. In 1920, became the Director of the Hamann Museum of Comparative Anthropology and Anatomy at Cleveland Museum of Natural History . Under his direction, the museum became the largest document museum on human and mammalian growth in the world. In 1928, he started his research under the Brush Foundation where he studied 4500 healthy children.

Peace Conference Hints by SHAW, George Bernard

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Title: Peace Conference Hints
Author: SHAW, George Bernard
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Condition: Paper browned, booklabel on inner wrapper, otherwise fine
Description: London: Constable & Co, 1919. First edition. Paper browned, booklabel on inner wrapper, otherwise fine. 8vo. 108 pp., 2 pp. ads at end. Original green printed paper wrappers over card; cloth chemise.

The Age Of Sultan Suleyman The Magnificent by Atil, Esin

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Title: The Age Of Sultan Suleyman The Magnificent
Author: Atil, Esin
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ISBN: 9780894680984
Condition: Fine
Description: Washington, D. C.: National Gallery of ARt, 1987. hardcover. Fine/fine. 356 pp. with 286 illustrations, including 250 plates in full color. A celebration of the artistic splendor of the reign of Suleyman I (1520-1566), during which the characteristic features of Turkish art were established.

THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS by THE IDEAL THEATER

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Title: THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS
Author: THE IDEAL THEATER
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Description: THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1964. 4to. Wrappers. 143 pages. Secon edition. "An exhibition of designs and models resulting from the Ford Foundation Progr for Theater Design."--flyleaf. Includes fold-out plans of each of the design Very good in worn wrappers.

GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER FEATURES OF THE EDISON - MARICOPA AREA, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by WSP 1656 -- Wood, P.R. and Dale

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Title: GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER FEATURES OF THE EDISON - MARICOPA AREA, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Author: WSP 1656 -- Wood, P.R. and Dale
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1964. Softcover. USGS 1964. Wrappers, very good condition Complete with all maps and plates. Two volumes: Text and Plates. .

Gypsies of Britain: An Introduction to Their History by Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian

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Title: Gypsies of Britain: An Introduction to Their History
Author: Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian
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Description: London: Chapman & Hall, [1946] Second printing. Cloth. Octavo. Very good in dust jacket. Jacket chipped at head and foot of spine.

LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LISTENING TO MAHLER'S NINTH SYMPHONY by Thomas, Lewis

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Title: LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LISTENING TO MAHLER'S NINTH SYMPHONY
Author: Thomas, Lewis
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ISBN: 9780670703906
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NY: Viking, 1983. First edition, first prnt. Slight shelfwear; dustjacket with minimal edgewear and soiling. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo.

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London Scene: Five Essays. by WOOLF, Virginia.

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Title: London Scene: Five Essays.
Author: WOOLF, Virginia.
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ISBN: 9780394528663
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description: NY: Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0394528662 . First printing thus. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. .

The Pleasures of Academe: A Celebration and Defense of Higher Education by Axtell, James

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Title: The Pleasures of Academe: A Celebration and Defense of Higher Education
Author: Axtell, James
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ISBN: 9780803259386
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Description: Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. First printing. Remainder mark. 1999 Trade Paperback. xix, 292 pp. In this timely book, historian James Axtell offers a compelling defense of higher education. Drawing on national statistics, broad-ranging scholarship, and delightful anecdotes, Axtell describes the professorial work cycle, the evolution of scholarship in the past three decades, the importance of Â“habitual scholarship,Â” and the best ways to judge a university. He persuasively confronts the critics of higher education, arguing that they have perpetuated misunderstandings of tenure, research, teaching, curricular change, and professorial politics.

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