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Leaves from a Sandan Notebook

Alley, Rewi · 1950

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Christchurch, Caxton Press, 1950. First edition. Paper wrappers. 64 pp. + notes [2 pp]. Illus. with 2 b/w photos and 1 map. 8vo. Rhodes, H. Winston, ed. Prose and poetry by Rewi Alley (1897-1987) who was a New Zealand-born writer and long-time member of the Communist Party of ...

1907 Year Book and Almanac

Park & Pollard Co · 1907

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Boston, Park & Pollard Co. 1907. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 48 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 8vo. Wrappers chipped and lightly soiled; small punch hole in upper corner; small, light dampstains on preliminaries, else contents very good.

O. Henry

Maurice, Arthur Bartlett · 1925

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Asheville, Doubleday, Page & Co. 1925. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. ix, 56 pp. 12mo. Front wrapper detached, chipped, rear wrapper lacking, small tear along fore edge of several leaves. A good copy.

Daily Worries

Dale, F.S. (Frederick Spencer) · 1860

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

Philadelphia, B. Griffith, 1860. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 29 pp. 32mo. "A valuable little book, shewing not only how to bear, or to get rid of life's daily worries, but also how to convert them into means of spiritual improvement," (Christian witness and Congreg...

How I Cured My Craving for Drink, by One Who Twice Suffered from Delirium Tremens

[Dalkeith, Ferguson Summerville] · 1885

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

Glasgow, James Hedderwick & Sons, Printers, 1885. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 79 pp. 16mo. Quite uncommon, the book, not the topic. OCLC shows only two copies: Cambridge and Nat. Lib. Scotland. Also at the British Library. Allibone I (Suppl) p. 441. Removed from a ...

VIM: A Poem Read Before the Delta Psi Fraternity of the University of Vermont at Their Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, July 13th, 1878, by Rev. George Field Hunting

Hunting, George Field · 1875

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Burlington, Free Press Printing House, 1875. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 14 pp. 8vo. Hunting (1836-1901) was a native of Milton, Vt. graduated from the University of Vermont in 1860; was appointed second lieutenant of the Third U. S. Artillery in February, 1862; wa...

[Letter from the Metropolitan Correction Center... August 1989]

Doherty, Joseph P. [Patrick] · 1989

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, n.p. 1989. 2 pp. On a single sheet of letter size paper, 2 sides, headed Joseph P. Doherty, written in the Tombs [Metropolitan Correction Center] requesting help to overturn Attorney General Richard Thornburgh's decision to ignore the BIA and order Doherty's extradit...

In March of the Year 1889, I Gave to the Historical Society of Dedham... The Story of How and When I Came Into Possession Was Read at the Monthly Meeting, April, 1889, and Was Placed in the Archives of the Historical Society

Wolcott, Henrietta L. T. · 1889

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

n.p. Historical Society of Dedham, 1889. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. In March of the Year 1889, I gave to the Historical Society of Dedham, a Chain and Padlock of Iron, which I obtained in the Military Court of Justice held at Pocahontas, Eastville, Count...

The First Lines of Arithmetic Made Easy, and Adapted to the Capacities of Junior Learners in Elementary Schools. Including the Principal Definitions, Rules, and Tables, Necessary As an Introduction to Practical Calculations. Principally Compiled and Arranged for the Pupils of Union-Hall Academy

Merchant, Aaron M. · 1824

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

New York, John C. Totten, 1824. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 59 pp. 24mo. The Union Hall Academy (1792-1873) was a very well regarded school in Jamaica L.I.Karpinski locates copies at the Watkinson Lib. and American Univ. OCLC adds LOC. Amer. Imprints 17125. Karpins...

A History of Book Publishing in the United States. [Four Volumes]

Tebbel, John · 1981

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

New York, R.R. Bowker / Xerox, 1981. First edition. Cloth. xvi, 646 pp.; xii, 813 pp.; xiii, 774 pp.; xi, 830 pp. Sm. 4to. Tebbels' comprehensive work on American publishing. Vol. I, The Creation of an Industry 1630-1865; Vol. II, The Expansion of an Industry 1865-1919; Vol. I...

The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the Year of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 1854, Being the Second After Bissextile. And Until July 4th, the 78th Year of the Independence of the United States. Calculated for Boston, New York, Washington, and Charleston, and Four Parallels of Latitude. Adapted for Use Throughout the Country. With Valuable Statistical Information Chiefly from Original Sources. Astronomical Calculations in Equal, or Clock Time

Wright, Samuel H. · 1854

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, American Tract Society, 1854. First edition. Paper wrappers. 48 pp. Illus. with b/w engravings. 12mo. Includes engraving of John Ericsson's Hot-air driven ship. Sabin 34334n. Lacking wrappers, still a good copy with some soiling on the title page, small hole punch ne...

The Impress of Nationalities Upon the City of New York. A Paper Read Before the New York Historical Society by James W. Gerard, (May, 1883. )

Gerard, James W. · 1883

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

New York, Columbia Spectator Pub. Co. 1883. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 32 pp. 8vo. A discussion of the effect of immigration on New York (i.e. American) character. Chips to wrappers and first and last leaves, else a very good untrimmed copy with library blindstamp ...

The Amenity of Elgin

[Elgin Courant] · 1887

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

n.p. [Elgin, Scotland], n.p. [Elgin Courant and Courier], 1887. Offprint. Removed. 8 pp. 16mo. Reprinted from the "Elgin Courant and Courier" of 18th February, 1887. A plea for the creation of an association to improve the town. Not in OCLC, BL, or any European Libraries. Remo...

The Youth's Dayspring. Vol. II. October, 1851. No. 10

[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions] · 1851

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Boston, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1851. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 145-160 pp. Illus. with two b/w engravings. 16mo. A good copy with a chip throughout along top margin, affecting header on two leaves, chip on fore edge of rear wrapper,...

The Youth's Dayspring. Vol. II. June, 1851. No. 6

[American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions] · 1851

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Boston, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1851. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. 81-96 pp. Illus. with two b/w engravings. 16mo. A very good copy with a little soiling on the wrappers, tiny hole in rear wrapper and last leaf, scattered foxing.

Fass-Roll-Maschine [Broadside Advertisement for a Barrel Rolling Machine]

Hupfel, Adolph G. Wm. Zinsser & Co · 1876

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

n.p. [New York], 1876. 1 leaf. Illus. with one b/w drawing. Sm. 4to. Also includes list of users and type of machine they use. Shown at the 1876 International Exhibition (United States Centennial Commission) where it was "Commended for utility and adaptability to its purpose."...

Büchlein Des Hans Frummann, Welcher Von Himmel Und Hölle Zeuget, Und Die Gotteslästerer Vor Der Heissen Hölle Treulich Warnet

Ringwaldt, Bartholomäus · 1826

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

Harrisburg, Gedrudt für den Verleger, bey Wilhelm Wheit, 1826. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. vi, [7]-45, [1]pp. 16mo. A rare Harrisburg Pennsylvania German imprint from Wilhelm Wheit (d. 1827) who also printed in partnership with Wilhelm Boyer. Only a few imprints by...

L'Amour Medecin. Opera-Comique En Trois Actes Et Un Prologue D'Apres Moliere Par Charles Monselet. Musique de Ferdinand Poise

Poise, Ferdinand. Monselet, Charles · 1882

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

Paris, Tresse / Galerie du Theatre-Francais, 1882. Second edition. Stitched paper wrappers. [iv], 49, [1] pp. 12mo. Includes text only. OCLC shows only one copy in the U.S. at Harvard. Removed from a larger volume, lacking the rear wrapper, else an unopened (uncut) copy.

Social Diseases and Worse Remedies. Letters to the "Times" on Mr. Booth's Scheme with a Preface and (Reprinted) Introductory Essay

Huxley, T.H. [Thomas Henry] · 1891

$175.00 (€158.77 | £132.44 | ¥27,949)

London, Macmillan & Company, 1891. First edition. Paper wrappers. 128 pp. 12mo. A second edition was published the same year. Criticises William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, whose book 'In Darkest England and the Way Out' became a best seller. Huxley felt Booth's sche...

Partial List of Vessels in Panama Canal Traffic. Partial List of Vessels Calling at the Ports of Cristobal and Balboa. Partial List of Lines, Owners, and Charterers of Vessels in Panama Canal and Canal Zone Traffic

[Panama Canal Press] · 1923

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

Mount Hope [CZ], Panama Canal Press, 1923. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 12 pp. 8vo. A note states: "This information is provided for a handy reference and style guide for machine operators, proof readers, and reviewers employed at the Panama Canal Press." Includes sh...