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STEREOVIEW CARD. The Ever Welcome Sanitary Commission. 1199 1861 The War For the Union 1865

[Civil War History] · 1890

$302.50 (€274.45 | £228.97 | ¥48,290)

Hartford, Conn: The War Photograph & Exhibition Company, No. 21 Linden Place, (n. d.). Ca early 1890s. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Pale peach mount, rounded corners. View with printed caption under right side; printed series title to each side of the photograph. Ve...

HEROINES Of FICTION

Howells, W[illiam]. D[ean. 1837 - 1920]. Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] - Featured herein. [Christy, Howard Chandler - Illustrator] · 1901

$52.25 (€47.41 | £39.55 | ¥8,341)

New York: Harpers & Bros, 1901. 1st edition (BAL 9741). Blue-grey vertically ribbed cloth with gilt lettering, with the initial letter having red highlights. TEG. 2 volumes: 238, [2]; v, [3], 273, [3] pp. Publisher advert last page of v2. 2 chapters on heroines from Dickens' w...

MOUNTED SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPH Of DICKENS And Family, on the Steps of Gad's Hill Place

Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] · 1880

$412.50 (€374.25 | £312.23 | ¥65,850)

(n. p.): , (n. d.). Ca mid-1880s. Mount with penciled note in lower right corner: "Mason & Co. 1865" Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Verso blank. Image: 6-1/8" x 4-3/8". Mount: 12" x 10" This well-known 1865 image shows Charles Dicken 's family and friends on the ...

MOUNTED SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPH Of DICKENS After an Daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet

Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. Claudet, Antoine [1797 - 1867] - Photographer · 1880

$412.50 (€374.25 | £312.23 | ¥65,850)

(n. p.): , (n. d.). Ca mid-1880s. Mount with penciled note in lower right corner: "From daguerreotype by Henri Claudet 1852" [obviously in error, as it was Antoine Claudet who was the photographer]. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Verso blank. Image: 3-7/8" x 3". ...

The ANNALS Of SAN FRANCISCO; Containing a Summary of the History of the First Discovery, Settlement, Progress, and Present Condition of California, and a Complete History of all the Important Events Connected with its Great City: To Which are Added, Biographical Memoirs of Some Prominent Citizens. Illustrated with One Hundred and Fifty Fine Engravings. [Prospectus]

[Prospectus Only, *Not* the Book]. Soule, Frank, John H. Gihon & James Nisbet. Evans, William - Engraver · 1966

$19.25 (€17.47 | £14.57 | ¥3,073)

Palo Alto, CA (New York / San Francisco / London): Lewis Osborne, Publisher (D. Appleton & Company), 1966. Modern reprint of the original prospectus, ca 1966. White printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. [6] pp. B/w intratextual illustrat...

HAWAII. United Airlines

[Airlines Travel Poster]. Maisel, Jay - Photographer. Hopkins, Will - Design] · 1980

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.10 | ¥16,682)

(n. p.): United Airlines, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca. early 1980s. Broadside. Large image [30" x 20-1/2"] of turbulent waves crashing against a rocky beach covered in lush greenery and palm trees. Image sits on a white background with title printed in black. 40" x 25". Some edg...

HARRISBURG, PA. No. 2

[Lettersheet] · 1861

$159.50 (€144.71 | £120.73 | ¥25,462)

New York: Charles Magnus, (n. d.). Ca 1861 - 1865. Milgrim HA-LS-2. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Bifolium, so 4 pages. Pp 2 - 4 blank. Sheet recto with a hand-colored image [3" x 7-7/8"] of Harrisburg at top. Cf. Milgrim, p. 39, where this lettersheet is pictured. 1...

ARGUMENTS Of The DEFENDANTS' COUNSEL, And Judgment of the Supreme Court U. S. in the Case of Vidal and Others ... versus The Mayor, Etc. of Philadelphia, the Executors of Stephen Girard ... January Term, 1844 To Which is Added the Will of Stephen Girad. Printed by Order of the Commissioners of the Girard Estates.

Girard, Stephen [1750 - 1831] - Subject · 1854

$104.50 (€94.81 | £79.10 | ¥16,682)

Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1854. 1st Edition. Original publisher's black cloth binding with boards stamped in blind, and title gilt stamped to spine. 348 pp. 8vo. 9-5/16" x 5-7/8" "Girard was a French and naturalized American, philanthropist and banker. He perso...

PRINCETON. 1903

[Class Photograph Album]. Keeney, C. B. - Former Owner. Woodrow, Wilson [1856 - 1924] - University President · 1903

$1,650.00 (€1,497.01 | £1,248.92 | ¥263,400)

New York: Published by Pach Brothers, Photographers, 1903. 1st edition thus. Leather album with gilt stamped ownership lettering to front board. AEG. 19 leaves of stiff-stock mounting board. Album contains 352 original photographs: 52 Alumni (1-3/4" x 2-1/4") and Faculty, incl...

COMPLETE CATALOG Of FRONTENAC CYLINDER HEADS Fronty - Ford Speed Specialists and Racing Units. October 15, 1923.

[Vintage Automotive Literature] · 1923

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,340)

Indianapolis, Ind: Chevrolet Bros. Mfg. Co, 1923. 1st printing of this list. Printed self-wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. 11, [1] pp (including wrappers). Pamphlet fully illustrated with b/w photographic images of the divers parts being offered....

2007 MLB ALL STAR GAME TICKET STUB

[Baseball Ephemera] · 2007

$24.75 (€22.46 | £18.73 | ¥3,951)

[San Francisco]: Major League Baseball, 2007. Original printing. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. 7" x 3" The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). ...

AFRIKAN HERITAGE DAY

[Social History Poster]. Diop, Cheikh Anta [1923 - 1986] - Quoted. Boyd, B. Akan - Artist · 1980

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,340)

(n. p.): , (n. d.). Ca 1980. Diop's quote, "today all Blacks can legitimately trace their culture to Ancient Egypt and build a modern culture on that foundation", in the lower left quadrant. Poster center a photo montage of significant individuals from Black history, e.g. Fred...

AMERICAN ARTISTS Of The BOOKPLATE 1970 - 1990

Keenan, James P. and Davis, Jacqueline E. - Editors · 1990

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

Cambridge: Cambridge Bookplate, 1990. 1st Edition. Purple paper wrappers with black title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. 156 pp. Errata sheet laid-in. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Backstrip a bit faded, a VG copy.

The FAMILY PHYSICIAN, NURSE'S GUIDE, And FARMER'S HORSE And CATTLE DOCTOR, In Three Parts Part First Gives the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of All Diseases Incident to Mankind. Part Second Gives the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of All Diseases of the Horse, Neat Cattle, and Sheep, and the Management of Hens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, and Bees. Part Third. Materia Medica, and the Preparation of Medicines.

Thresher, Dr. Leonard · 1871

$247.50 (€224.55 | £187.34 | ¥39,510)

Montpelier: Argus and Patriot Job Printing House, 1871. 1st Edition (Atwater 3522). Not in Cardasco. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. 406, [2] pp. Index at rear. 1 page advert follows text. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8". Square & tight, modest ...

A WORDSWORTH CHRONOLOGY

Wordsworth, William [1770 - 1850] - Subject. Pinion, F. B. · 1988

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Boston: G. K. Hall & Co, 1988. 1st ed. Black cloth binding with gold spine lettering. Green dust jacket. 255 pp (including index). 8vo. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine jacket.

MOUNT LOWE TAVERN. On Lines of Pacific Electric Railway. Mount Lowe, California

[California Lettersheet] · 1895

$137.50 (€124.75 | £104.08 | ¥21,950)

(n. p.): , (n. d.). Ca early 20th C. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Single sheet, 8-15/16" x 5-15/16". Verso blank. Unused. Illustrated with 4 b/w half-tone images: the Tavern [captioned "Altitude 4420 Feet"] and 3 summit scenes ["The Cottages", "Inspiration Poin...

Schützenhalle, Festhalle und Gabentempel des dritten Amerikanischen Bundes-Schiessens. [Shooting hall, festival hall and gift temple of the Third American Federal Shooting]

[Lettersheet] · 1868

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

[New York]: C. Magnus, 61 Bowery, (n. d.). Ca 1868. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Bifolium, unused. Illustrated lined letterhead with image of two wooden buildings, possibly in Jones' Woods. At left is a small building with a German flag atop it. At right, is a two s...

TOLEDO, O.

[Lettersheet] · 1858

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

New York: Published by Charles Magnus & Cie, 12 Frankfort St, (n. d.). Ca 1858-1860 (per the AAS record for this lettersheet). Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Single sheet, folded once, to form 4 pages. Sheet recto with lithographed bird's-eye image [4-1/2" x 7-1/2"] o...

WASHINGTON D. C.

[Lettersheet] · 1858

$82.50 (€74.85 | £62.45 | ¥13,170)

New York: Published by Charles Magnus & Cie, 12 Frankfort St, (n. d.). Ca 1858-1860 (per the AAS record for this lettersheet). Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Single sheet, unused. Sheet recto with lithographed image [4-1/2" x 7-1/2"] of the Washington Monument at top....

VIRGINIA. Topographical Map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction

[Lettersheet / U S Civil War] · 1861

$137.50 (€124.75 | £104.08 | ¥21,950)

New York: Chs Magnus, 12 Frankford St, (n. d.). Ca 1861 (per the OCLC record for the LOC copy). Milgrim Magn.Lg.F.LS-3A. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Single sheet, unused. Sheet recto with 2 hand-colored images: the top with the U S Capitol Building, the bottom with...