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Oriental Art. [a Quarterly Publication Devoted to the Study of All Forms of Oriental Art. New Series Volume XVII Number 3. Autumn 1971]

[Oriental Art Magazine]. Tregear, M., ed · 1971

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

[Surrey, England], Oriental Art Magazine, Ltd. 1971. First edition. Paper wrappers. [185-276] pp. Illus. with b/w photos and reproductions. 4to. Contents: A Mandala of hjigs-byed, by Ge-lüng Lobsang Dorje and Shirley M. Black; ´Spîrangam, by Jeannine Auboyer; 15th Century Kham...

[Als] Newtown Statistical Secretary of the General Association William H. Moore Requests a List of Every Town in the State

Moore, William H. · 1859

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Newtown, [CT], 1859. 1 sheet. 6 x 8 inches. August 19th, 1859. Statistical Secretary of the General Association, William H. Moore (1820-1903) to W.H. Buell, requesting a list of every town in the state of Connecticut, including the newly incorporated ones, so that he may deter...

[Als] Treasurer of Portland, Connecticut Writes the State Comptroller James W. Manning, to Settle Debt with the New Haven Middletown & Willimantic Rail Road

Worthington, John · 1871

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Portland, CT, 1871. [1] pp. 5 x 8 inches. September 13th, 1871. John J. Worthington, Town Treasurer, writes to the State Comptroller James W. Manning, to clarify what the Town of Portland owes to the New Haven, Middletown & Willimantic Rail Road. "Will you please write me sert...

An Oration: Delivered at the Request of the City Government, Before the Citizens of Boston, on the 5th of July, 1830

Everett, Alexander H. · 1830

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston, Press of John H. Eastburn, 1830. First edition. Removed. 47 pp. 8vo. Sabin 23237. Amer. Imprints 1292. Lacking the wrappers, small stain on last few leaves, small indent at lower margin, foxing; a good copy.

Fuera de Su Centro. Comedia Original. Et Un Acto Y En Verso

Espiñeira, Antonio · 1887

$125.00 (€113.42 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Santiago de Chile, Impr. Cervantes, 1887. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 51 pp. 8vo. Publicada en la Revista de Artes y Letras. OCLC shows only one copy at BN Chile. Palau 82861. Very good, moderate soiling to wrappers, occasional soiling to contents, otherwise clean.

[Printed Form Completed in Manuscript] Report of the Recruiting Committee on the Application of Mr. (Henry J. Mansfield) New York (Aug 7th) 1866

[New York. Ninth Regiment, National Guard, State of New York F Company] · 1866

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.70 | ¥15,969)

New York, 1866. First edition. 1 sheet. 9 x 14.5 inches. "Report of Recruiting Committee" completed and signed July 5th, 1866 by Alex Morrison, Henry J. Mansfield, and by representatives of the Recruiting Committee on August 7th, 1866. "The 9th Regiment was first formed on Jun...

Aid Request Form for Families of CIVIL War Soldiers

[Civil War] [Vermont] · 1860

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

[Vermont], 1860. 1 sheet. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Blank form, to be completed by families of Union soldiers, requesting funds and other types of aid during wartime. The form contains the Vermont seal on the upper left corner. Asks such questions as: What amount is required for abov...

It's Only the Cannon

Frieseke, Frances. Frieseke, Frederick C., illus · 2001

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2001. First edition. Stiff paper wrappers. 30 pp. Illus. with color drawings. 4to. Francis Frieseke was born in Paris the day the Great War began between Germany and France. When she was twenty she assembled her memoirs as well as the tales ...

Ascent to the Tribes. Pioneering in North Thailand

Kuhn, Isobel · 1956

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Chicago, Moody Press, 1956. First edition. Red cloth. 315 pp. Illus. with 16 b/w photos. 8vo. Very good, minor wear to extremities, small tears to tail of spine, gift inscription on free front end paper, contents clean, but for one sentence, underlined with red pencil.

[Advertising Print] Promethean Spring 1969

[Poetry. 20th c. American] De Melas, Tony, Illustrator · 1969

$850.00 (€771.23 | £643.42 | ¥135,734)

New York, [CCNY], 1969. First edition. 1 sheet. 44 x 32 inches. Large advertising poster for the literary magazine, Promethean. The original measured 16 x 10 feet, produced on twenty 40 x 32 inch sheets. De Melas was a Professor of Art at the City College of New York and a 196...

[Typed Letter Signed by Nine Authors] Formal Invitation to Alexander Schilling, to Join the Authors' League of America

[Authors' League of America] [Authors Guild] · 1915

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.70 | ¥15,969)

New York, 1915. 1 sheet. 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Invitation to join the Authors' League (currently known as the Authors Guild) formed three year earlier to protect the copyright interests of creators. Sent to artist Alexander Schilling dated December 31st, 1915 and signed by nine ...

Açória. Fascículo de Cultura E Arte. Issue 1 & Issue 2 [All Published]

Soares de Albergaria, Jacinto. Eduíno de Jesus · 1959

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Ponta Delgada [Azores], Tip. Insular, 1959. First edition. Paper wrappers. 28 pp; 81 pp. 8vo. Short-lived literary magazine including essays, poetry, and music. Issue 2 includes the first printing of the complete play by Eduíno de Jesus, "Cinco Minutos e o Destino." His book o...

[Small Archive] Three Letters from Joseph Norton Ireland, Offering to Sell His Collection to Fellow Theater Historian, Douglas Taylor

[Theater. Collecting] Ireland, Joseph Norton · 1898

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Bridgeport [CT], 1898. 4 pp. 5 x 8 inches. Three letters from theater historian and biographer, Joseph Norton Ireland to collector and biographer, Douglas Taylor . 1. Letter, dated December 8th, 1897. 1 pp. Ireland tells Taylor of the decline in his physical and mental faculti...

[Als] John Hobart Resigns As Road Overseer for Rattlesnake Creek Road District, in Trinity County

[California Gold Rush. Weaverville] Hobart, John · 1859

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Weaverville, [CA], 1859. [1] pp. Bifolium. 5 x 8 inches. March 24th, 1859. Gold Rush era letter from John Hobart to Trinity County Clerk, J.A.Watson, resigning from his post in Weaverville, California . "I will be obliged to you to tender in my resignation as Road overseer for...

[Holograph Manuscript] Draft of Discharge Request of New Hampshire Major General Moses Dow to Governor John Taylor Gilman

[New Hampshire]. Dow, Moses · 1798

$150.00 (€136.10 | £113.55 | ¥23,953)

Haverhill, [NH], 1798. 1 sheet. 7.75 x 13 inches. Dated June 4th, 1798, Haverhill, NH. Unsigned draft of a resignation letter to Governor John Taylor Gilman requesting to be discharged from service with the New Hampshire State Militia. "It is now almost fourteen years since I ...

Chokan Chingisovich Valikhanov C. 1835 to C. 1865. A Bibliography. Central Asian Collectanea. No. 11. 1984

Loewenthal, Rudolf · 1984

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Rockville, [Central Asian Collectanea], 1984. First edition. Stapled mimeographed leaves. 3 pp. Sm. 4to. Chokan Valikhanov (1835-1865) was a Kazakh ethnographer, historian, geographer, economist, traveller, diplomat, and Russian army officer. OCLC shows only 3 copies. Minor sh...

[Brochure for] Traces of India. Photography, Architecture, and the Politics of Representation

Pelizzari, Maria Antonella, ed · 2003

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Montreal, Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2003. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. Unpaged. [16 pp.]. Illus. with color and duotone photos, reproductions, map. Obl. 8vo. Brochure for the exhibition organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Minor edge wear, else ...

[Manuscript Receipt Signed] Balance for the Postage of Post Master General, George Adams, July Through October, 1798

[Postal]. Adams, George · 1798

$150.00 (€136.10 | £113.55 | ¥23,953)

Pittsburgh, 1798. 1 sheet. Docetted on rear. 7.75 x 6.75 inches. "The United States to George Adams ..For the Postage of sundry Public letters & papers for the months of July, August, September, and October, 1798. Pittsburgh 1st November 1798. Received of John Wilkins..by Isaa...

[Rare 18th C. Manuscript Bond Signed] Fifty Thousand Dollars Jail Bond for Augustus C. Van Horne

Van Horne, Augustus C.; Speyer, John; Rivington, Susan; Morris, James · 1799

$500.00 (€453.67 | £378.48 | ¥79,844)

New York, 1799. 1 sheet. 10 x 16 inches. All manuscript [not partially printed] bond dated February 1, 1799, signed by August C. Van Horne and John Speyer, to which as been added the name of Susan Rivington, in the amount of $50,000. With seals after each of the names. "Know a...

[Typed Manuscript Signed] Presidents As Lawyers: Account of the United States Presidents' and Their Political Rivals, from Franklin Pierce, Through William H. Taft

Clark, Charles · 1852

$250.00 (€226.83 | £189.24 | ¥39,922)

n.d. 32 leaves [rectos only]. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Partially typed and partially in holograph, a draft of the account of the United States Presidents, by Charles Clark. There are two sections, numbered 3 and 4, both signed by Clark, which cover the nominations of Franklin Pierce,...