Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution, 1901-1963. 8vo, 15 vols, 12 offprints with printed wrappers and title pages, three removed from binding and paper-clipped; comprised of the following volumes, largely clean and unopened, with the occasional condition issue as noted below: Lyle, Eugene P. Santos-Dumont circling the Eiffel Tower in an air..... More
[Providence]: printed at the Gazette Office, [1810]. Broadside (approx. 9" x 5¾"), light toning, a couple of short tears in the margins (no loss); all else very good. Republican Party election proxy, which includes the names of ten candidates for the Senate (Moses Lippitt of Providence and William Reynolds of..... More
[Providence]: printed by J. Carter, [1811]. Broadside (approx. 10" x 5½"), the text within a typographic border; some toning and several short breaks in the margins; all else very good. Federal Party election proxy, which includes the names of ten candidates for the Senate (Nicholas Brown of Providence and William..... More
[Providence: printer not identified, 1811]. Broadside (approx. 7½" x 4¼"), light toning; all else very good. Republican Party election proxy, which includes the names of ten candidates for the Senate (Nathaniel Hazard of Newport and John D'Wolf of Bristol among them), and one name each for secretary, attorney-general, and treasurer..... More
Boston, Mass. published by the secretary [A. T. Bliss & Co., printer], 1913. Small 8vo (approx. 6¼" x 4¾"), pp. 222; 5 halftones of the three clubhouses and interiors, 3 halftones of the commodores' yachts, 5 halftones of race winners, 4 color plates of the club's burgee and commodores' flags..... More
Boston: published by the secretary, 1938. 15.6 cm, pp. 80; folding color plate of code signals, folding color plate of storm signals; original green cloth stamped in gilg white, blue, and red. Fine copy. Containing the club's by-laws, committees, lists of yachts and members, house rules, racing rules, etc. More
Rochester, New York: The Genesee Hospital School of Nursing, 1939. 4to, pp. 40; photographic illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers; original cream embossed fabrikoid (some soiling); interior fine. Advertisements, pp. 36-[41]. Nursing school yearbook printed on the eve of World War II. Not in OCLC. More
Providence: [neither printer nor publisher identified], December 2, 1831. Narrow broadside (approx. 13" x 5"), announcing the lottery and listing 5051 prizes amounting to $10,643, the grand prize being $2000; docketed on the verso: "Prov. Decem 2 1831 True copy furnished the Secty according to law / P. Case /..... More
[Bristol? publisher not identified], 1930. Bifolium (approx. 8½" x 5½"), a few pock marks on the front, otherwise near fine. The six-day celebration included a "Regatta Day," "Anniversary Sunday," "Founders' Day," "Old Home Day," "Civic Day," and "Governor's Day." More
[Bristol? publisher not identified], 1930. 4to, pp. 58; illustrated throughout; original pictorial wrappers; very good. Numerous ads for local businesses. Includes a history of the town by W. H. Munro, a section on leading industries, and a Bristol Pageant. More
Austin: Aegis Editions, 1957. Edition limited to 20 copies (this, no. 15), 8vo, pp. [12]; printed in red and black; dampstained, some wrinkling but no tidemarks; very good in original decorative paper wrappers. From the library of Kim Merker. This copy inscribed by the printer Raeburn Miller "for Kim and..... More
India: 44th Air Service Group, 1945. Oblong 4to, approx 9.5 x 12 inches, pp. 68; greyscale photo reproductions throughout; bound with metal clasps in stiff paper wrappers. A photo album of daily life in the 44th, with the last pages dedicated to a personel directory. This copy belonged to William..... More
Madrid: 1962. Edition limited to 33 copies (this, no. 30), 8vo, stiff paper portfolio with title and imprint on one side, and containing a bifolium index to the bookplates plus 49 (of 50) separate reproductions of bookplates with bullfighting themes, the whole contained in a full blue Spanish calf slipcase;..... More
West Branch, Iowa: Toothpaste Press, 1980. 4.25" x 10" press catalogue for the 1980 new releases, green trim along right edge. More
[Thailand: c. 1880s]. A collection of photographic prints, mostly 5 x 6.5", of scenes around Cambodia and Thailand. Subjects consist of street scenes, wats, river scenes, elephants, and French colonials. Each photograph has annotations penciled in on the verso, but without clear indication of the relation between the annotator and..... More
Chicago: Chicago Book & Art Auctions, Inc., 1932. First edition; 8vo; pp. 32; 7 illustrations; price realized penciled in margin; very good copy in original paper wrappers. More
New-York: G. & C. Carvill & Co., 1837. Slim 8vo, pp. 62, [1]; contemporary blue-green cloth blind-tooled in a leaf pattern, upper cover lettered in gilt; ex-Chicago Historical Society and Minnesota Historical Society with usual markings, spine a bit toned, endpapers foxed, else very good. Oration by Manton Eastburn; poem..... More
Philadelphia: published by John Conrad and Co. no 68, Chestnut Street. April 3, 1815. First edituion, 8vo, pp. 31, [1]; stitched, as issued; largely unopened; original drab blue rear wrapper, front wrap wanting; otherwise generally very good. AAS and Univ. of South Carolina only in OCLC. American Imprints 36153. More
[Providence]: from the Phenix Press, Jones & Wheeler, printers, [1808 or 1809]. 8vo, pp. 8; stitched, as issued; old stains, toned, and horizontal fold; good or better. Ownership signature of Robert Thornton of Johnston on last page. Sets out provision for raising taxes for the repair and improvement of roads..... More
[New York: no publisher given, ca. 1858]. First edition, 8vo, pp. 8; vertical crease, old library rubberstamp at the top of p. [1]; all else near fine. Following the passage of the act, George W. Morton wrote Remonstrance of the City Inspector against the proposed bill entitled "An act to..... More
[New York: E. B. Clayton, 1839.]. 12mo, pp. 7, [1]; removed from binding, first page soiled, some underlining in pencil, spine split at extremities. The British and American Steam Navigation Company was a steamship line that operated a regular transatlantic service from 1839 to 1841. American Imprints 53953. LC only..... More
Portland: printed by Todd and Smith, 1824. 12mo, pp. 84; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards; flyleaves wanting, ink ownership signature in the gutter of the second leaf (with slight bleed through on the following leaf); mild dampstains; spine rubbed with small pieces missing at the top; generally a good, sound copy..... More
[Saigon]: Department of National Education, 1961. 8vo, pp. 64; photographic illustrations, graphs throughout; original pink and white wrappers (soiled) printed in red, a few tears to spine, some shelf wear, else a good copy. At head of title: "Republic of Viet-Nam, Department of National Education". OCLC locates 2 copies in..... More
Chillicothe: printed by N. Willis, printer to the state, 1805. 8vo, pp. lxxvi, 491, [1]; contemporary full calf, red leather label on spine; some cracking and wear, text toned; all else very good. On the upper cover is penned: "To the township clerk of Springfield and his persons." The first..... More
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[Providence: publisher not identified, 1841-43.]. 8vo, 10 so-called session reports individually paginated, all but three signed in ink at the end by Henry Bowen, as Secretary of the General Assembly, for May, June and October, 1841; January, March, April, May, June and October, 1842; and January, 1843; 10 folding tables;..... More
