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Nocturne [from] Samuel Barber: Four Songs for Voice and Piano

Prokosch, Frederic. Barber, Samuel · 1941

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

New York, G. Schrimer, 1941. Paper wrappers. 8 pp. Folio. Barber set this poem of Prokosch's from "The Carnival," (1938) to music in his Op. 13, no. 4. A fine copy.

[Photograph] U.S. S. Melville in San Diego, Calif

O.A. Tunnell · 1920

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.19 | ¥10,381)

[San Diego], [O.A. Tunnell], 1920. Pebbled gray card mount frame with embossed borders, with small gilt-titled calendar attached to lower margin of frame. 6.5 x 10.5 inches on 11x 15 inch board. Silver gelatin print. Decorative caption title in print. USS Melville, a 7150-ton ...

Correo Del Orinoco 1818-1821. Angostura (Venezuela) 1818-1821

Bolívar, Simón; Academia Nacional de la Historia (Venezuela) · 1939

$350.00 (€317.54 | £264.88 | ¥55,897)

Paris, Desclée, de Brouwer & cie, 1939. First edition. Paper wrappers. XV, [522] pp. The coat of arms of Venezuela in colors on verso of half-title. Folio. Facsimile reproduction of the periodical Correo del Orinoco, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the National...

[Photograph] State Capitol Building, Sacramento, California

Taber, Isaiah West · 1890

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

[San Francisco], Taber, 1890. White card mount. 9 x 7.5 inch image on x 10 x 8 inch card. Albumen photograph. "6359 State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal." in negative at lower edge. Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) bounced between the east and west coasts as a youth. After opening his ...

A Familiar Epistle from C. Anstey, Esq. To C.W. Bampfylde, Esq. Translated and Addressed to the Ladies

Anstey, Christopher · 1777

$200.00 (€181.45 | £151.36 | ¥31,941)

London, Printed by H. Reynell, Piccadilly, for J. Almon, Opposite Burlington-House, 1777. First edition. Removed. [2], 30 pp. 4to. Mainly known for his long humorous, epistolary poem, The New Bath Guide, Christopher Anstey (1724–1805) also translated Thomas Gray's Elegy into L...

Verses to the People of England. 1758

Whitehead, William · 1758

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

London, R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall; and sold by M. Cooper in Pater-noster-Row, 1758. First edition. Removed. 1, [1] pp. Engraved head and tail pieces. Sm. 4to. Price following imprint in square brackets: Price Six-pence. "In 1757 Whitehead, rather by default, was appointed...

Elegies. With an Ode to the Tiber. Written Abroad. By William Whitehead, Esq; Register and Secretary to the Hon. Order of the Bath

Whitehead, William · 1757

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

London, R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall, 1757. First edition. Removed. [2], [5]-22 pp. Engraved title page by [L.P.] Boilard. Sm. 4to. William Whitehead [1715-1785] accompanied his pupil and friend (George Harcourt, Viscount Nuneham) on a tour of Germany and Italy between 1754-...

Records of Saratoga" [and] "Life Sketches at Saratoga" [in] Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. No. 195 Vol. VIII. August 27, 1859

Leslie, Frank. Edmonds, C., artist · 1859

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

New York, [Frank Leslie], 1859. First edition. Self wrappers. 24 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Folio. Contains seven wood engravings of Saratoga, New York, by C. Edmonds. One full page "Afternoon Lounge in the Gardens of Union Hall," (14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches), and six ranging fr...

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. No. 188, Vol. VIII. Saturday, July 9, 1859

Leslie, Frank · 1859

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, [Frank Leslie], 1859. First edition. Self wrappers. 16 pp. [81-96 pp.]. Illus. with b/w drawings. Folio. Sketches & Features on: "Wiard's Steam Ice Boat"; More on "The Great War" ; full page sketches include "The War in Italy- Bird's Eye View of the City of Alessandr...

[Photograph] a Century of Progress 1833-1933. #4. Fort Dearborn

[Chicago World's Fair] · 1933

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

[Chicago], 1933. 3 1/2 x 5 inches in 4 3/4 X 5 3/4 frame. Orotone in original brown wooden frame. Captioned in script "A Century of Progress 1833-1933". Later versions would have printed captions. #4. Fort Dearborn on verso. Near fine in a very good rubbed frame.

[Photograph] a Century of Progress 1833-1933. #2 Electrical Bldg

[Chicago World's Fair] · 1933

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

[Chicago], 1933. 3 1/2 x 5 inches in 4 3/4 X 5 3/4 frame. Orotone in original brown wooden frame. Captioned in script "A Century of Progress 1833-1933". Later versions would have printed captions. #2 Electrical Bldg. on verso. Near fine in a very good rubbed frame.

Boston Courier. Thursday, September 2, 1847. Volume XI, No. 555

[Massachusetts][Harvard] Buckingham, Joseph T. & Foster, Been B. · 1847

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Boston, Buckingham, Joseph T. & Foster, Been B. 1847. First edition. Self wrappers. 4 pp. Folio. Article that Harvard had named its new science buildings the "Lawrence Scientific School" after Massachusetts industrialist and entrepreneur Abbott Lawrence, founder of Lawrence, M...

The New-York Weekly Evening Post. Vol. VIII, No. 44. Thursday Morning, September 13, 1849

[William C. Bryant & Co.] · 1849

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

New York, [William C. Bryant & Co.], 1849. First edition. Self wrappers. 4 pp. Folio. Long report on "Canadian Affairs" mainly on the unrest in Canada after the passage of the Rebellion Losses Bill. Includes a reprint of the meeting notice. "NOW OR NEVER. Men of Leeds! Brother...

Waverly Magazine. Vol. LXII, No 10. March 5, 1881

Dow, Moses. A. · 1881

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Boston, Moses A. Dow, 1881. First edition. Self wrappers. 16 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Folio. "The Waverly Magazine and Literary Repository, was a weekly magazine for ladies containing music, novels, poetry, book reviews, etc. and ran from 1850 until 1909. Contents: Litera...

Waverly Magazine. Vol. LXII, No 15. April 9, 1881

Dow, Moses. A. · 1881

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Boston, Moses A. Dow, 1881. First edition. Self wrappers. 16 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Folio. "The Waverly Magazine and Literary Repository, was a weekly magazine for ladies containing music, novels, poetry, book reviews, etc. and ran from 1850 until 1909. Contents: Litera...

Albion or British, Colonial, and Foreign Weekly Gazette. New Series. Vol. 4 No. 33. Saturday, August 16, 1845. [with] Vol. 8. No 5. Feb. 3, 1849 [with] Vol. 9, No. 52. December 28th, 1850 [Three Issues]

[New York] [Bartlett, J.S] · 1850

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.70 | ¥4,791)

New York, [J.S. Bartlett], 1850. First edition. Self wrappers. 8 pp. 12 pp. 12 pp. Folio. A weekly that ran from 1822-1856. Long articles on "The Royal Sport of Falconry," "Death of the Earl Grey," "India" Account of current state of British occupation of India, "Rajah of Sara...

The State of Washington. A Brief History of the Discovery, Settlement and Organization of Washington, the "Evergreen" State, As Well As a Compilation of Official Statistics Showing the Material Development of the State Up to Date

Evans, Elwood and Meany, Edmons S., eds · 1893

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

[Tacoma], World's Fair Commission of the State of Washington, 1893. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. 224 pp. Illus. with 32 b/w half-tone engravings and photos. 8vo. Published for distribution at the World's Colombian Exposition in 1893. The book is "Entirely Home Pr...

[Album of Ten Industrial Photographs]

[Brazil. Photographs]. Photo Hallifax · 1930

$450.00 (€408.27 | £340.56 | ¥71,868)

[Rio de Janeiro], 1930. String-tied plain paper wrappers. 8 leaves. 12 x 14 inches. Ten photographs mounted to gray paper, 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (1); 6 x 9 1/2 (4); 8 x 6 (1); 6 x 4 1/2 (4), two of a factory building on the river, with cargo boats in front, and eight of the in...

Archive of 47 Mexican Manuscript and Printed Documents -Laws, Decrees, Circulars- from the Ministry of War and Navy: June - December 1853

Santa Anna, Antonio López de. Jose Maria Tornel y Mendivil; Juan Suárez y Navarro; Lino J. Alcorta · 1853

$3,250.00 (€2,948.63 | £2,459.58 | ¥519,045)

[Tacubaya], 1853. First edition. Loose leaves disbound from a later made-up volume. [77 pp.] on 43 leaves, some folded. Folio. Beginning on June 1, 1853, shortly after Santa Anna's return to Mexico as dictator, and ending December 29, 1853, just two weeks after he extended his...

[Three Pamphlets Issues by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee on Free Trade]

[Republican Party. Free Trade. Election of 1894] · 1894

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

[n.p.], [Hartman & Cadick?], 1894. First editions. Self wrappers. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8 pp. 8vo. The mid-term elections of 1884 were a disaster for the Democrats led by Grover Cleveland. Republicans and Populists, in large part due to the efforts of Joseph Weeks Babcock (1850-1909), a...