A Tour in Ireland; with General Observations on the Present State of that Kingdom: made in the Years 1776,1777 and 1778. And brought down to the end of 1779
by Young, Arthur (1741 1820)
London: T. Cadell anfd J. Dodsley, 1780. Engraved frontispece and another opposite p. 1.xi, [5], 384; 168, [4]pp. 4to. Half modern calf. Engraved frontispece and another opposite p. 1.xi, [5], 384; 168, [4]pp. 4to.
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![[Printed "Valley Note" Currency in Denomination of $2.00, with Printed Heading: "G.S.L. City, Jan, 20, 1849"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/374/556/1189556374.0.m.jpg)
[Printed "Valley Note" Currency in Denomination of $2.00, with Printed Heading: "G.S.L. City, Jan, 20, 1849"]
by Young, Brigham
[Salt Lake City], 1849. Small printed paper slip. 1 vols. 2 x 3-3/4 inches. Overall condition is excellent. Blindstamped with the official seal of the Twelve Apostles, and signed in manuscript by Brigham Young, Thomas Bullock, and Heber C. Kimball. N.K. Whitney is named as payee in manuscript. No serial number. Small printed paper slip. 1 vols. 2... Read More
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The Search for Doctor Livingstone [ a Diary Kept during the Investigation of his Reported Murder]
by Young, E.D.
London: Letts and Son, 1868. Illius., with folding map at end. 262, 12, ads pp. 8vo. Original green cloth. With inscription for Mapping Prize in 1869. Illius., with folding map at end. 262, 12, ads pp. 8vo. "In 1867, Royal Navy lieutenant E. D. Young trekked to Africa to find the great missionary-explorer David Livingstone who was reported... Read More
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Les Nuits d'Young, traduites de l'Anglois par M. le Tourneur
by Young, Edward
Paris: Chez Lejay, 1769. First edition in French of Young's Night Thoughts. Engaved frontispieces by Mercier after drawings by Marillier. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt spines, brown morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers. Samll stain to frontispiece of first volume, minor marginal staining to first few leaves of second volume, otherwise a beautiful set. First edition in... Read More
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![Autograph letter, signed ("E. Young"), to [Lady Mary Wortley Montagu], regarding her patronage of Richard Savage](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/197/845/1247845197.0.m.jpg)
Autograph letter, signed ("E. Young"), to [Lady Mary Wortley Montagu], regarding her patronage of Richard Savage
by Young, Edward
N.p., 1725. 1 p. 4to. Old folds, repaired tear at left, left edge reinforced at verso with blank margin slightly trimmed; matted with portrait and framed. 1 p. 4to. Edward Young (1683-1765) writes to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to acknowledge the monetary gift she'd sent, on Young's appeal, to the infamous poet Richard Savage (1697/8-1743). In part: "I... Read More
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The Centaur Not Fabulous. In Six Letters to a Friend, on The Life in Vogue
by [Young, Edward]
London: A. Millar; R. and J. Dodsley, 1755. Second Edition, Corrected. Engraved frontispiece. 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full contemporary calf. Lightly rubbed, upper joint cracked, else a bright copy. Small top corner of title page cut out, removing owner’s signature. Second Edition, Corrected. Engraved frontispiece. 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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The Unicorn with Silver Shoes
by Young, Ella
New York: Longmans, Green & Co, 1942. Early reprint. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Near Fine, in Near Fine, unclipped dust jacket, with some faint spotting to spine panel. Early reprint. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 1 vols. 8vo.
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C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi epistolae et panegyricus
by Pliny the younger
Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1659. [24], 404, [28] pp. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. Very good. [24], 404, [28] pp. 12mo. Provenance: royal stamp on title; various early ownership signatures; Siebold (ownership signature dated 1825, stamp on verso of title); Kirby Flower Smith (bookplate)
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C. Plini Caecili Secundi Panegyricus, quem Imp. Nervae Trajano optimo principi dixit, sive scripsit: & ad eum Justi Lipsii commentarius P.P., cum ejusdem Dissertatiuncula apud Principes Albertum & Isabellam
by Pliny the Younger
Trajecti ad Rhenum Typis Gisberti à Zijll, & Theodori ab Akersdijck, 1652. 263pp. 16mo ( 5 x 2-3/4 inches). Bound in near contemporary speckled calf. Fine. 263pp. 16mo ( 5 x 2-3/4 inches).
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Autograph Note Signed to Alfred Eisenstaedt, Van Homesville, NY, October 1949
by Young, Owen D.
Pen and ink on paper. 7-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Fine. Pen and ink on paper. 7-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. Owen D. Young (1874-1962), trained as a lawyer, was a man of many parts. He was an industrialist, chairman of General Electric and founder of RCA; a public servant, serving as member of various international conferences and later on... Read More
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A Treatise on Internal Navigation … To Which Is Annexed The Report of Albert Gallatin on Roads and Canals
by [Young, Samuel]
Ballston Spa: Printed by U.F. Doubleday, 1817. xi, 152, 115 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full evergreen morocco, boards edges tooled in gilt rule, turn-ins elaborately gilt, t.e.g., others untrimmed, by The French Bindery. “By Samuel Young” in ink across title page. Head of title excised, repaired, with loss of one line of copyright statement. Bookplate of Nelson Doubleday. ... Read More
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Biography of William C. Young with Family Incidents Connected Therewith. Compiled April, 1889
by (Young, William C) [M.P.]
New York: Styles & Cash, Printers, 77 Eighth Avenue, 1889. First Edition. Mounted photo frontispiece, 2 folding plates; 115 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown pebbled flexible boards. With obituary notices pasted to preliminaries; near fine. First Edition. Mounted photo frontispiece, 2 folding plates; 115 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Young was a surveyor and founder of Youngstown who worked... Read More
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Shark! Shark! The Thirty-Year Odyssey of a Pioneer Shark Hunter. Foreword by Count Felix von Luckner
by Young, William E. and Horace S. Mazet
New York: Gotham House, 1933. First Edition, one of 425 copies (the missing limitation notice was bound in the trade edition by mistake). Illustrated with drawings and photographs; endpaper maps. 287pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blind stamped brown cloth, with shark leather spine from Ocean leather Company, slight soiling to upper cover, else fine. First Edition, one of... Read More
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Suites d'Estampes pour Kou-Kou-Hai
by Yourcenar, Marguerite
High Loft, Maine: Press of the High Loft, 1980. First edition, No. 7 of 180 numbered copies (200 in total ediion). Illustrated with color woodblocks by Nancy McCormick. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Orignal brick-reddish paper boards, with leather spine label. Fine copy, in blue-green cloth slipcase with chemise. Fine. Prospectus in English laid. First edition, No. 7 of... Read More
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Portrait photograph of Lin Yutang
by (Yutang, Lin) Van Vechten, Carl
New York, 1939. Bust portrait of the author. Gelatin silver print. 1 vols. 35.3 x 27.7 cm. (approximately 13-7/8 x 11 inches). Fine. Docketed on verso in ink giving the name of the sitter, the date of the session, and the reference to negative and print ("X - 9 - 17"). Bust portrait of the author. Gelatin silver... Read More
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Fishermen's Philosophy: Being the reflections of several contemplative anglers which I think not unworthy the perusal of my friends
by Zabriskie, Geo[rge]
Ormond Beach, Florida: [Privately printed], 1935. Hand-colored title-page vignette of fisherman and fish; 21 pp., printed rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. Green gilt-stamped cloth, in lightly worn printed dust jacket; fine. Hand-colored title-page vignette of fisherman and fish; 21 pp., printed rectos only. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper to Dr. Hamilton Halt by the... Read More
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Hey! Diddle Diddle
by Zagar, Isaiah
[Brooklyn]: 'Zagar Press', 1960. One of 4 copies, signed and dated “I. Zagar 1960” on last leaf. Artist book in folding concertina format: double-page manuscript coloured title; 5 double-page manuscript coloured text openings each with a colored etching accompanying text. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Original decorated cloth over boards, endpapers with decorated crayon images of fish, trees etc. Fine.... Read More
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Downtown District of Manhattan ... Nieuw Amsterdam and New York 1789-1939
by Zaidenberg, Arthur (1902-1990)
New York: Gardner Osborn, 1938. Color pictorial map. 38 x 25 inches. Tape repairs on verso reinforcing creases and folds. Color pictorial map. 38 x 25 inches. A colorful pictorial map of lower Manhattan, published for the World's Fair. Rumsey 8101
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La Prima Giornata delle Novelle di Merlaschio. [Half -title:] Novelle Dieci
by Zambrini, Francesco
Imola: dalla Tip Galeati, 1848. One of 100 copies. 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary black leather-backed marbled boards, uncut. Very occasional foxing, else fine. One of 100 copies. 159 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 2 copies in OCLC (HHG, EQO)
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Feder und Stichel
by Zapf, Hermann
Frankfurt am Main: D. Stempel AG, 1950. First Edition, No. 123 of 580 total copies. With 25 plates designed by Zapf and cut in metal by August Rosenberger. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Original blue paper over boards, cream cloth spine, Very Good. First Edition, No. 123 of 580 total copies. With 25 plates designed by Zapf and cut... Read More
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Game Fishing in Lagos
by Zarpas, J.N.
Lagos: C.M.S. Press, 1949. Printed for distribution to members of Lagos Tarpon Club. Illustrated with 12 leaves of plates from photographs. 38 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's drab linen cloth, titled on upper cover. Very good plus. Printed for distribution to members of Lagos Tarpon Club. Illustrated with 12 leaves of plates from photographs. 38 pp. 1 vols.... Read More
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Broken Arcs
by Zastrow, Erika
New York. 313 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in blue dustjacket by Sargent with largfe portion of the front cover panel missing, else VG. 313 pp. 8vo. First Book.
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Viage a los Estados-Unidos del Norte de America
by Zavala, Lorenzo de
Paris: Imprenta De Decourchant, 1834. First edition. vii, 374pp. Scattered annotations. 12mo. Contemporary red morocco, marbled endpapers. Minor foxing and toning. First edition. vii, 374pp. Scattered annotations. 12mo. Exiled from Mexico in 1830, Zavala came to New York to seek colonization for his empresario grants in southeastern Texas, transferring his interests to the Galveston Bay and Texas Land... Read More
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![Carte de visite portrait of Tawhiao, 2nd Maori King, captioned “Tawahio [sic] the Maori King”](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/791/761/248761791.0.m.1.jpg)
Carte de visite portrait of Tawhiao, 2nd Maori King, captioned “Tawahio [sic] the Maori King”
by (New Zealand)
[New Zealand, 1890. 1 vols. 3-3/8 x 2-1.2. Mounted to card. Slight circular abrasion in lower right corner of image. 1 vols. 3-3/8 x 2-1.2. A rare care-de-visite portrait of Tawhiao (c. 1822-1894), the 2nd Maori King, who “…left a legacy of religious principles from which his people would draw a future dream for Tainui: the rebirth of... Read More
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Birds of Sorrow A No Play. Translated by Meredith Weatherby & Bruce Rogers
by Zeami, Motokiyo
Tokyo: Obunsha, 1947. First Edition. Illus. Text in Japanese and English. 64; 29, [3]pp. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. VG. First Edition. Illus. Text in Japanese and English. 64; 29, [3]pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Weatherby on front pastedown.
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