![[BROADSIDE] [FABRIC] MOSES COHEN & SONS, BALTIMORE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/041/981/1585981041.0.m.jpg)
[BROADSIDE] [FABRIC] MOSES COHEN & SONS, BALTIMORE
1890. Very Good binding. Oblong advertising broadside, measuring approximately 40 x 21 cm. It has folds and shelfwear with a a few closed tears. One tear has an old repair with paper on the verso.~~One of those 19th century advertising broadsides where the printer employed every style of type available -- we count 10 different fonts.~~The broadside advertises... Read More
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![STAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY. CATALOGUE. [1936-1937]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/199/351/1344351199.0.m.jpg)
STAUNTON MILITARY ACADEMY. CATALOGUE. [1936-1937]
1936. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A handsomely produced calendar for the Staunton Military Academy, which was founded which was founded by Confederate veteran William H. Kable, and which closed it's doors in 1976. In blue paper-covered boards backed in darker blue cloth with titling in gold and a gold foil pastedown with a photographic image of... Read More
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![[CONFEDERATE IMPRINT] DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND ACCOUNT OF PAY AND CLOTHING OF DECD. PRIVATES IN COMPANY B, 15h REGIMENT, NORTH CAROLINA TROOP](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/386/921/1372921386.0.m.jpg)
[CONFEDERATE IMPRINT] DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND ACCOUNT OF PAY AND CLOTHING OF DECD. PRIVATES IN COMPANY B, 15h REGIMENT, NORTH CAROLINA TROOP
A Confederate broadsheet printed and in manuscript, listing six privates of Company B, 15th Regiment North Carolina State Troops. These six private were part of the Munroe Light Infantry and were killed in July of 1862 at the Battle of Malvern Hill outside of Richmond. They were among the 21 members of Company B killed at Malvern Hill. Their... Read More
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![[ASHLAND] [ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH] BECKY KERR'S DEVASTATING DAMSELS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/633/183/1425183633.0.m.jpg)
[ASHLAND] [ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH] BECKY KERR'S DEVASTATING DAMSELS
An original sepia photograph, 8" x 10", which was featured on the cover of the Images of America book on Ashland, Virginia by Dale Paige Talley. Helpfully pencilled on the verso of the photograph is "The Chorus, Minstrel Show' | May, 1933' | "Becky Kerr's Devastating Damsels" followed by the names of the "Devastating Damsels" .~~The "Damsels" were performing... Read More
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ARTILLERY FOR THE LAND SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. 12 PDR GUN NAPOLEON #20. 1849 - 1865
Port Huron, MI: Anitque Ordinance Publishers, 1984. Oblong 4to with coated card stock covers. Illustrated with facsimile diagrams throughout.
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THE GROVER CLEVELAND MEMORIAL: CARNEGIE HALL, THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
New York, 1910. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/no dust jacket. A handsome, bright copy with no markings of any kind; sound binding with only very light edgewear. Binding protected in a hand cut mylar cover. Very Good+ binding / no dust jacket.
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SCENES IN THE CAMP AND FIELD: Being Sketches of the War in the Crimea
London: New York; Melbourne: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; Pott, Young & Co. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Frontispiece and 10 Plates; Cathedral Sunday School bookplate attached to front paste-down. Previous owner's name written on front endpaper. A sturdy copy in quarter black embossed leather over cloth, with titling in gold to the spine. Hinges... Read More
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1953 OLDSMOBILE SHOP MANUAL
Lansing, Michigan: Oldsmobile Division | General Motors Corporation, 1953. Fine binding. This is an original copy of the 1953 Oldsmobile Shop Manual, in just about As New condition (crease to front panel). It is still housed in the original cardboard shipping box. A remarkable opportunity for the collector. Fine binding.
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THE REPORT OF THE WESLEYAN METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY; 1819. | ACCOUNT OF DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE WESLEYAN MISSION-FUND; FROM THE ACCOUNTS TRANSMITTED BY THE SECRETARIES OF THE SEVERAL AUXILIARY AND BRANCH SOCIETIES
London: Printed for the Missionary Society, by Benjamin Bensley, 1820. Disbound. Fair binding. An extensive list and history of missions, organized by geographic region, in the year 1819. Also with financial records of the Wesleyan mission-funds, with statements for the origin and amounts of funding, broken down by county. The Wesleyan Missionary Society, or English Wesleyan Mission, was... Read More
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THE NEW-ENGLAND PRIMER. FOR THE MORE EASY ATTAINING THE TRUE READING OF ENGLISH
Miniature Book Studio; Carol Wenk, n.d.. Full Leather. Very Good binding. A micro reprint of an English primer, measuring 2.5 x 1.9 cm. Loose leaf of paper laid in at the rear, perhaps a separated endpaper. Foxing or binder's glue-staining to the rear pastedown. Text printed on recto only. Brown leather with gilt rules. Very Good binding. ... Read More
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MAP OF TOULON FROM MAPS MODERN AND ANCIENT
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. A map of the city of Toulon, with an engraved panoramic view of the city at the bottom edge. Measuring about 14 x 16.5 in.
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MAP OF PARMA FROM MAPS MODERN & ANCIENT
London: Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. A map of the fortified city of Parma. Measuring about 14 x 16.5 in.
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Municipal Engineering (2 Volumes bound) Volume XIV: January 1898 - June 1898, Nos. 1-6; Volume XV: July 1898 - December 1898, Nos. 7-12
Indianapolis; New York: Municipal Engineering Company, 1898. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. One-half black leather and black cloth binding. Heavy edgewear at head of spine with loss of leather. 4 raised bands on spine. Light edgewear to rest of boards. Very Good binding.
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THE ART-JOURNAL. JANUARY, 1867-OCTOBER, 1867. TEN ISSUES. (ONE VOLUME)
London: [J. S. Virtue & Co.], 1867. Half Leather. Very Good binding. The January through October, 1867 issues of the Art Journal, with numerous engraved plates, and additional plates depicting art works from the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, the second world's fair held there, an exhibition of the products of the renovation of Paris, and a crowning... Read More
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![ANHANG ZU DEM ZITTAUISCHEN GESANG-BUCH IN DIESEN BELIEBTEN FORMAT GEBRACHT. [APPENDIX TO THE ZITTAU HYMNAL, OR SONG-BOOK, BROUGHT IN THIS PLEASING FORMAT.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/425/101/1207101425.0.m.jpg)
ANHANG ZU DEM ZITTAUISCHEN GESANG-BUCH IN DIESEN BELIEBTEN FORMAT GEBRACHT. [APPENDIX TO THE ZITTAU HYMNAL, OR SONG-BOOK, BROUGHT IN THIS PLEASING FORMAT.]
Zittau: verlegts Joh. Jacob Schöps, 1750. Hard Cover. Good binding. An eighteenth century Lutheran hymnal, published in Zittau, 1750, by Johann Jacob Schöps. Text in German. As was common for Lutheran hymnals, there is no musical notation, only lyrics. Hymns are numbered 839 to 1042, as this was an 'Appendix' to another Zittau hymnal; with a catchword on... Read More
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THE ECCENTRIC. 1887. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
New York: David H. Gildersleve, 1887. Very Good binding. An early issue of The Eccentric, the yearbook of the Stevens Institute of Technology, published by the students there. The first volume was issued in 1874.~~Worn leather binding with titling stamped in silver; with loss of about 2/3" to the leather at the top of the spine. Many... Read More
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![[COOKERY] [CRUISE SHIP] 14 MENUS, S.S. OCEANIC, 1968](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/891/817/1419817891.0.m.jpg)
[COOKERY] [CRUISE SHIP] 14 MENUS, S.S. OCEANIC, 1968
A group of 14 menus from the cruise ship S. S. Oceanic (of which 2 are duplicates). They are dated from Sunday, June 16, 1968 to Friday, June 21, 1968. Some, but not all, features images from a series on West Indies Pirates. All the colored covers have a pleasant 1960's "vibe".~~The Oceanic was the first newly built ship... Read More
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INTERIORS DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS OF LONDON GUILD HALLS
New York: Wm. Helburn, 1902. Very Good binding. Forty plates in autotype, housed in a somewhat worn portfolio, with a preliminary title leaf. The title leaf is a bit chipped; all of the 40 plates are Very Good. The portfolio is lacking the ties. Uncommon in the trade; we find no copies at auction since... Read More
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![[HANDBILL] PENROSE ROBINSON. 1818. SHERIFF. SHERIFFALTY. YORK COUNTY, PENNSYVLANIA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/710/647/987647710.0.m.jpg)
[HANDBILL] PENROSE ROBINSON. 1818. SHERIFF. SHERIFFALTY. YORK COUNTY, PENNSYVLANIA
A handbill from 1818 promoting the candidacy of one Penrose Robinson, who was seeking to be elected Sheriff of York County, Pennsylvania. Robinson was a prominent local merchant. The handbill has been trimmed, affecting the border but not, we believe, the text.
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THE TECHNOLOGIST: ESPECIALLY DEVOTED TO ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND BUILDING. VOL. I. NO. 1-12. FEBRUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 15, 1870. | ADVERTISING DIRECTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGIST: A JOURNAL ESPECIALLY DEVOTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS. (ONE VOLUME)
New York: The Industrial Publication Company, 1870. Hard Cover. Good binding. The first volume of The Technologist, an engineering monthly periodical, with twelve issues, index, and a large section of advertisements at the rear. Illustrated throughout, some full page illustrations. Two leaves with paper reinforcement to the fore edge. Fully rebacked with original spine laid down.... Read More
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THE ENGLISH MECHANIC AND MIRROR OF SCIENCE AND ART: A RECORD OF ENGINEERING, BUILDING, INVENTIONS, MANUFACTURES, INDUSTRY PROGRESS, ELECTRICITY, PHOTOGRAPHY, CHEMISTRY, ASTRONOMY, &c. (Volume VI, No 131-156: September 27, 1867 - March 20, 1868)
London: George Maddick, 1867. Half Leather. Good+ binding. Half bound in leather with corners and marbled paper covered boards; book has been rebacked with original backstrip laid down; an amazing publication full of engravings; contents clean;. Good+ binding.
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![ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA [1812, 1813, 1814] (3 books bound as one)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/678/125/525125678.0.m.1.jpg)
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA [1812, 1813, 1814] (3 books bound as one)
Philadelphia / Harrisburg: John Bioren / Jacob Elder, 1815. Full Leather. Good binding. Three volumes bound in one, 1812 and 1814 Acts have their title pages, 1813 is lacking the title page; full bound in sheep with morocco spine label; wear to the spine ends with some loss of the leather at the tail; scattered contemporary marginalia; contents... Read More
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![[CONTRACTOR’S BLUEPRINT; VMI] MEASURED DRAWINGS FOR THE VMI DRILL HALL, 1942](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/095/088/1666088095.0.m.jpg)
[CONTRACTOR’S BLUEPRINT; VMI] MEASURED DRAWINGS FOR THE VMI DRILL HALL, 1942
Blueprint of measured drawings prepared by the contractor, Carneal, Johnston and Wright, and dated 1942. With drawings of several substantial doors, to be constructed of cypress. With note in yellow “Contractor to be responsible for the size of all frames and doors”. The drawings were provided to the Valley Lumber Corporation in Roanoke. 18” x 26 3/4”, folded. ... Read More
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THE CHESS PLAYER'S CHRONICLE. VOL. V.
London: R. Hastings, 1845. Hard Cover. Good binding. Title page in color, with text illustrations throughout of the problem chess boards. Paper loss to the front endpaper, title page, and final two leaves of text. Lacking the rear endpaper. With dampstaining and some mildew stains to the gutter of the preliminaries and terminal leaves. Library style brown cloth... Read More
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![[SWEDENBORGIAN] LITURGY, OR BOOK OF WORSHIP, FOR THE USE OF THE NEW CHURCH SIGNIFIED BY THE NEW JERUSALEM](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/378/434/1332434378.0.m.jpg)
[SWEDENBORGIAN] LITURGY, OR BOOK OF WORSHIP, FOR THE USE OF THE NEW CHURCH SIGNIFIED BY THE NEW JERUSALEM
New York: John L. Jewett, 1858. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Prepared by the Society of the New Church in the City of New York, which was based on the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. 156 pp. Order of Worship; 245 pp. Selections and Chants; Anthems; Notes on Chanting; Index follows. Very Good binding.
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