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Collection of 30 Rare Book Catalogues from Bernard Quaritch

Quaritch, Bernard · 1978

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

London, Bernard Quaritch, 1978. First edition. Paper wrappers. 8 vo. & Sm. 4to. Catalogue Nos. 784, 794, 798, 799, 801, 830, 833, 834, 837, 841, 849, 856, 862, 867, 885, 886, 893, 897, 898, 902, 907, 909, 920, 926, 938, 945, 952, 953, 957, 981; plus 3 catalogues of new books, ...

Richard Hakluyt: His Life and Work. With a Short Account of the Aims and Achievements of the Hakluyt Society. An Address Delivered by Sir Clements Markham, K.C. B. , F.R. S. , (President), on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Society, December 15th, 1896

Markham, Clements · 1896

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

London, Printed at the Bedford Press, 1896. First edition. Blue paper wrappers. 19 pp. 8vo. Hakluyt Society OB 1. Bibliotheca Geographica 51. A very good copy with some light scattered foxing, top edge trimmed at a slight slant.

Yin Xu Chu Tu Qing Tong Jue Xing Qi Zhi Yan Jiu. Studies of the Bronze Chueh-Cup. (Archaeologia Sinica, New Series Number 2)

Li, Ji (Li Chi) · 1966

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Taibei / Nankang, Taiwan, Zhong yang yan jiu yuan li shi yu yan yan jiu suo, Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, 1966. First edition. Paper wrappers. x, 140 pp. 50 leaves of plates. Illus. with 50 b/w plates and numerous figures (some folding). Folio. Zhongguo...

The Merchant Explorer. A Commentary on Selected Recent Acquisitions. 1977

Parker, John · 1977

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Library, 1977. First edition. Paper wrappers. 43 pp. 8vo. Occasional Paper Number 17, May, 1977. A fine copy. As new.

Arts of Asia. Vol. 10, No. 3. May-June 1980

Nguyet, Tuyet, ed · 1980

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Hong Kong, Tuyet Nguyet, 1980. First edition. Paper wrappers. 160 pp. Illus. with color & b/w photos and reproductions. 4to. Contents include: Kingfisher Feater Jewellery, by Roland Hartman; The Lost Tribe of China, by Hedda Morrison; The Kilns of Kalong, by John Shaw, The Wat...

Estaciones de Los Ferrocarriles Del Estado

Chile. Railroads · 1900

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

n.p. [Chile], Imprenta de los ff. cc. del estado, 1900. 11 5/8 x 20 3/4 inches. Four columns with decorative border listing the stations of the state railroads in the four districts (administracion) and the FF. CC. del Norte. Eleven station names added in manuscript. Very good...

A Catalogue of the Dramatic Imprints of David and Thomas Longworth, 1802-1821," [in] Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. Volume 84, Part 2. Annual Meeting, Worcester, October 16, 1974

Stoddard, Roger E. American Antiquarian Society · 1975

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Worcester, MA, Published by the Society, 1975. First edition. Paper wrappers. [241-426, xxi] pp. Sm. 4to. Also includes: Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards on the Number of the Beast: Eighteenth- Century Speculation about the Antichrist by Stephen J. Stein. A very good or bett...

Biography and Early Life Sketch of the Late Abram Sortore Including His Trip to California and Back. Alexandria, Missouri. March 25, 1909

Sortore, Abram · 1909

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

Alexandria, MO, n.p. 1909. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 10 pp. 8vo. In double columns. Consists of a letter written by Abram Sortore to his niece, Jennie Thomas in 1909 about his travels to California in 1850. "Sortore started near Keokuk, Iowa and traveled to Hangto...

A Historical Commemorative Souvenir. Roosevelt in Rhyme. Verses -100-Verses

Roselund, N.A., [Niles Alfred] ed · 1919

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Chicago, Roselund Publishing Concern, 1919. First edition. Photo-pictorial stapled paper wrappers. 11 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. Sm. 4to. Author also known as "Roselund the Rhymer." Awful verse on the death of T.R. A very good- copy with two inch tear at heel, contents clean.

In Senate of the United States, June 3, 1836. Read and Ordered to Be Printed. Mr. Goldsborough Made the Following Report; with Senate Bill No. 225

[Vocational Education. Child Labor] Goldsborough, Robert Henry · 1836

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

[Washington, D.C.], Gales & Seaton, print. 1836. First edition. Removed. 10 pp. 8vo. 24th Congress, 1st Session, No. 387. The Committee on Commerce, to whom was referred the "bill for the employment of boys in the merchant service of the United States," return the same to the ...

Reimburse Vermont for Militia Services. (to Accompany Bill H.R. No. 455). February 6, 1851. Mr. John A. King, from the Committee on Military Affairs, Made the Following Report

King, John A.; United States Congress · 1851

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

[Washington, D.C.], [U.S. Government Printing Office], 1851. First edition. Removed. 7 pp. 8vo. The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives, "that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the pro...

Story of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. The Partially Destroyed Metropolis Now Being Rebuilt," in California Magazine. (the Travelers' Blue Book). May, 1906

Poland, C. Beauregard et al. · 1906

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

Los Angeles, Blue Book Publishing, 1906. First edition. Pictorial paper wrappers. 64 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. 12mo. Old Series, Vol. V. No 3 New Series, Vol. I, No. 2. Known as the Traveler's Blue Book through March 1906. While the main article by C. Beauregard Poland conta...

Territory of Nevada (to Accompany Bill H.R. No. 567. ) May 12, 1858. Mr. William Smith, from the Committee on the Territories, Made the Following Report. The Committee on the Territories, to Whom Was Referred the Petition of Numerous Citizens of the United States Residing in the Territory of Utah, Asking for the Creation of a New Territory, to Be Formed from the Western Portion Thereof, Have, According to Order, Had the Same Under Consideration, and Respectfully Submit the Following Report

Smith, William. United States Congress. Committee on the Territories · 1858

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.52 | ¥23,956)

[Washington, D.C.], n.p. 1858. First edition. Disbound. 5 pp. 8vo. 35th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Report No. 375. "Power and authority in the hands of Mormons, who monopolize lands, and exert a baneful influence over the Indians, injurious to the United ...

[Cover Title] Final Settlement of the Estate, General George Washington, Estate Lawrence Lewis (Washington's Executor), Estate, Lorenzo Lewis (Lawrence Lewis' Executor) by Order of H.L. D. Lewis, (Administrator to Estate Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis). [Text Begins] This Valuable and Extraordinary Collection of the Effects of General George Washington and of His Executor and Nephew...

[Washington, George]. Thomas Birch's Sons, Auctioneers · 1890

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.60 | ¥19,963)

Philadelphia, Thomas Birch's Sons, 1890. First edition. Paper wrappers. 64, [8] pp. 4to. Catalogue No. 657. December 10, 11 and 12, 1890. 747 items described, with "Addenda to the Sale of the Effects of Genl. George Washington. Martha Washington's Bible, and Her Fan, a Beautif...

[Poster]. That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth. Buy Liberty Bonds. Fourth Liberty Loan

Pennell, Joseph · 1918

$625.00 (€567.04 | £473.00 | ¥99,816)

New York, Alco-Gravure, Inc. 1918. First edition. 84 3/4 x 56 cm. (33 x 22 inches). "Best known as an illustrator, Joseph Pennell [1857–1926] worked in a style of line drawing already familiar to many from the work of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, whose style captured the ene...

Twelve Radio Talks Delivered by Will Rogers During the Spring of 1930 Through the Courtesy of E.R. Squibb & Sons

Rogers, Will · 1930

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

[New York], E.R. Squibb & Sons, 1930. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 46 pp. Sm. 8vo. A very good copy with light foxing mostly to front wrapper.

[Nine Pre-CIVIL War Documents by Jefferson Davis: Six from Committee on Military Affairs, Three As Secretary of War]

Davis, Jefferson · 1857

$350.00 (€317.54 | £264.88 | ¥55,897)

Washington, D.C. 1857. First edition. Disbound. 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,3 pp. 8vo. 30th Congress, 2d Session. Senate. (1) Rep. Com. No. 250. In the Senate of the United States. January 4, 1849. Submitted and ordered to be printed. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, make the following Report: ...

Washington's Books and Papers. (to Accompany Amendment to Bill H.R. No. 283. ). April 1, 1834. Report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to Which Has Been Referred a Resolution, Directing Them to Inquire Into the Expediency of Purchasing the Library and Official and Private Papers of General Washington, to Be Deposited in the Department of State, Have Had the Same Under Consideration, and Report

Archer, [William Segar]; Sparks, Jared. United States Congress · 1834

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

[Washington, D.C.:], Gales & Seaton, print. 1834. First edition. Removed. 4 pp. 8vo. 23d Congress, 1st Session. Ho. of Reps. Rep. No. 381. Archer wrote: "From evidence annexed it appears that the papers in question comprise an immense mass of information intimately connected w...

Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Certain Documents Relating to the Claim of the State of Massachusetts, for Services Rendered by the Militia of the State, During the Late War with Great Britain. February 23, 1824. Read: Ordered, That It Lie Upon the Table

Monroe, James · 1824

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Washington [D.C.], Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1824. First edition. Paper wrappers loose in bookseller's quarter cloth over stiff paper boards. 6 pp. 8vo. 18th Congress, 1st Session. [83]. Amer. Imprints 18913. A very good unopened (uncut) copy, dampstain to one corner, untrimm...

Footprints of Calvin Coolidge

Brown, Mary Sumner · 1938

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

[Rutland, VT], Printed by Novak Printing, 1938. First edition. Green photo-pictorial paper wrappers. Unpaged [22 pp]. Illus. with 21 b/w plates and photos. 8vo. A very good copy with light soiling mostly to rear wrapper, crease to one corner throughout.