Zell's Descriptive Hand Atlas of the World.
by Bartholomew, John.
Small folio (13 1/4" x 10"), leather spine and corners with cloth, gilt title on top cover and spine, illustrated with 35 colored maps. Top cover and front endpaper are detached, spine torn and mostly detached from book block, some wear and scuffing to spine and extremities, slight aging and darkening, a little corner staining, but generally bright and... Read More
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Zell's Descriptive Hand Atlas of the World.
by Bartholomew, John.
Small folio (13 1/4" x 10"), leather spine and corners with cloth, gilt title on top cover and spine, illustrated with 35 colored maps. Top cover and part of spine partially detached, wear and scuffing to spine and extremities, bookplate on front endpaper, endpapers are partially glued to pastedowns, slight aging and a little corner staining, but internally bright and... Read More
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Travels Through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Chactaws, Containing an Account of the Soil and National Productions of Those Regions Together with Observations of the Manners of the Indians
by Bartram, William
8vo, modern black half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, morocco spine label, illustrated with copper engraved folding map, 8 (including frontispiece) copper engraved plates, xxiv, 520, [12] pp. Frontispiece mounted showing some damage in margins, repair to title page, folding map trimmed at upper edge with resulting loss of border rule, repairs on map verso; foxing and some staining,... Read More
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Who's Who in Major League Bass Ball.
by [Baseball].
4to, textured red cloth, gilt title on top cover and spine, illustrated, 544 pp. Light rubbing to extremities, slight aging; about near fine. This was the first installment of this book, which was compiled by Harold "Speed' Johnson. It is a rich volume of baseball information from a significant year in the history of the sport. The book includes photographs... Read More
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Broadside advertising a Baseball Game between Oxford University and the University of Manchester, in England.
by [Baseball].
Broadside, printed in red, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4". Normal aging, slight creasing; otherwise near fine. While there is evidence that baseball in England goes back to the late 18th century, the more modern version of the game was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1890 by Francis Ley, who had discovered the game on a trip to the United... Read More
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Batman 80 Page Giant Issue No. 187. January 1967
by [Batman].
Comic book, illustrated, 80 pp. Spine partially split, normal browning and aging; otheise about very good. Contains an all-star collection of the best of Batman.
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Geologic Atlas of New Jersey.
by Bayley, W.S, Et Al.
Original wrappers, elephant folio, illustrated 32 pp. plus maps/ Wrappers are a bit stained, soiled, and creased, some chips and small tears to edges, normal aging; otherwise good. A little internal staining, but contents in pretty good shape, Color maps in the rear are rather attractive and provide some good detail on the subject. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE.
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ew Worlds : Maps from the Age of Discovery.
by Baynton-Williams, Miles, Baynton-Williams, Ashley.
Folio, hardcover, dust jacket, illustrated, 224 pp. Slight bend at top of dust jaket; otherwise in near fine condition. Wonderfully illustrated history of mapping of the new worlds. Stock image included. Some extra postage maybe required because of book size.
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Harper's Bazar. September 17, 1898.
by [Harper's Bazar].
Folio, newspaper/magazine, glossy paper, illustrated. Some nicks and tears in margins, normal aging and darkening; otherwise very good. See the latest in Paris Fashions.
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Nautical and Hydraulic Experiments, with Numerous Scientific Miscellanies. Volume I (only volume published).
by Beaufoy, Mark.
Folio (12 1/2" x 10"), original cloth embossed with floral motif, paper spine label, 16 engraved plates, engraved presentation page, cxix, 688 pp. Covers worn and scuffed, both joints cracked, front endpaper torn and partially detached, paper spine label stained and rubbed, library plate on front pastedown, some foxing to plates, a little browning, internally mostly unopened and uncut, text... Read More
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Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific Beering’s Straight, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expedition: Performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom…
by Beechey, Frederick William
2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary brown straight-grain morocco, illustrated with 23 engraved plates & 3 folding maps. Rebacked retaining worn remnants of original backstrips, endpapers renewed; engraved matter variously foxed. Leather separating from boards in places in volume one, and a few chips in those areas. Beechey’s expedition to the Beering Strait and beyond was supposed to help the Franklyn... Read More
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The Remedy for Duelling: A Sermon Deleivered Before the Presbytery of Long-Island, at the Opening of Their Session, at Aquebogue, April 16, 1806
by Beecher, Lyman
Pamphlet, 8vo, dbd, removed, sewn, 48 pp. Minor foxing and aging; very good. Beecher, the father of Harriet Beecher Stowe, delieverd this tract as a sermon in 1806. Not surprisingly, Beecher was strongly opposed to dueling, whichhe felt was sinful, evil, and murder. This pamphlet was sponsored by the Anti-Dueling Association of New York, and calls upon people to make... Read More
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Beer's Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1807: Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap Year; and (till July fourth,) the Thirty-First of American Independence.
by Beers, Andrew.
Pamphlet, small 8vo, original printed wrappers, stitched, 22 pp. Extremities with folds, chips and a few tears, a little fading, some soiling, aging and a little foxing, but in pretty good condition for an almanac of this age. Charming little early 19th century almanac that was published in Hartford. Contains the usual material, but also gives information on tides, court... Read More
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Beer's Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1804: It Being Bissextile, or Leap Year; and the Twenty-eighth Year of American Independence, till the 4th of July.
by Beers, Andrew.
Pamphlet, small 8vo, original printed wrappers, stitched, 24 pp. Extremities with folds, chips and a few tears, some significant insect damage to a few pages, which leaves a few holes and missing text, signature or note on title, some soiling, fading, aging and foxing. Charming little early 19th century almanac that was published in Hartford. Contains the usual material, but... Read More
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Atlas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
by Beers, D. G.
Folio, 14 3/4"x 12 1/2", with original blindstamped cloth covers, but rebound, new cloth edges corners, and spine, new endpapers, original gilt lettering, illustrated with 71 colored maps and plans, 183 pp. Spine leaning, soiling and abrasion to upper rear cover, despite rebacking some wear to binding, hinges reinforced, paper is somewhat brittle, each sheet, including... Read More
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County Atlas of Orange New York.
by Beers, F.W.
Folio, original covers with gilt lettering on front cover, tape repairs to spine with plastic identification label attached to spine, 33 (of 35) maps, missing maps supplied in facsimile, only 7 (of 32?) of the other illustrations are included. Partially disbound, and missing two maps and most other plates, title page separated from text block with tears and chips... Read More
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County Atlas of Warren, New Jersey
by Beers, F.W
Folio, leather spine & cloth, 33 maps, 92 pp. Joints cracked, but covers still attached, some wear and tears to binding, map of Pahaquarry is loose, with some tears and damage outside margins, some discoloration extends a little into map image, one Washington map has a margin tear, all other maps, including the folding maps are in very good condition;... Read More
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Ireland.
by Beeton, Samuel Orchart (Pub.).
Small (7 1/2" x 9 1/2") partially colored (some outlining) engraved map, two folds. Delicate, light paper, right margin narrow, some minor folds or chips at extremities, normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. A fairly detailed, and rather busy little map, which provides some topographical information along with the geographical basics. This map is from Beeton's Dictionary of... Read More
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Reminiscences of a Ranger.
by Bell, Horace.
8vo, original gilt pictorial green cloth, [6], [9]-457 pp. Front joint splitting, small bumps to edges (including corners) head of spine a bit frayed, light rubbing (affecting gilt stamped top cover), hinges cracking, slight lean, occasional foxing; otherwise about very good. A rather scarce title that gives a pretty vivid picture of the clearly lawlessness and law enforcement in southern... Read More
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Carte de Louisane et Pays Voisins Pour sevir a I' Historie Generale des Voyages.
by Bellin, Jacques Nicholas.
Small folio sheet, 30.5 x 22.4 cm (12" x 8.8"), uncolored. A little aging and browning in the right margin, creased a little at folds, slight tear or nick in lower margin; very clear impression and in very nice condition overall. Bellin (1705-1772) born in Paris and educated as engineer, became a cartographer to the King of France, and... Read More
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Carte De La Tartarie Orientle…
by Bellin, Jacques Nicholas
Small engraved map (9 1/2" x 12 1/2"), uncolored, cartouche. Some aging and browning, some minor chips and tears at bottom of wide margin; otherwise very good. Bellin (1703-1772) was considered one of the most prominent cartographers of the 18th century in a career that lasted about 50 years. This map was first published around 1750, and features Manchuria and... Read More
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Carte De La Tartarie Orientale…
by Bellin, Jacques Nicholas.
Small engraved map (9 1/2" x 12 1/2"), uncolored. Some aging and browning, a couple of minor chips and tears at one wide margin; otherwise very good. Bellin (1703-1772) was considered one of the most prominent cartographers of the 18th century in a career that lasted about 50 years. This map was first published around 1750, and... Read More
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Carte De La Louisiane…
by Bellin, Jacques Nicholas.
Small engraved map, 30.5 x 22.4 cm (9 " x 12" excluding margins), uncolored, small decorative cartouche. Some aging and browning, some creases at folds, small tear in lower margin, impression bright and clean; very good or better. Bellin (1703-1772) born in Paris and according to Tooley was considered one of the most prominent cartographers of the 18th century... Read More
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Observations On the Inslaving, Importing and Purchasing of Negroes
by [Benezet, Anthony].
8vo, modern 1/2 morocco and marbled boards, gilt title on spine, 16 pp. Final text leaf neatly remaringed, no loss of text, minor foxing and normal aging; otherwise very good, a very nice copy. Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) was born into a French Huguenot family that moved to London when he was two years old.... Read More
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Observations On the Inslaving, Importing and Purchasing of Negroes? The Uncertainty of a Death Bed Repentance (with two other titles)
by Benezet, Anthony
8vo, original bull sheep with four raised boards, iii-viii, 280,168, 16pp. Benezet title is bound at the end (16 pp.). Binding very worn and rubbed, hinges weak, binding slightly warped, missing endpapers, pages 53-56 are torn, page 5 and 6 is torn in half in Harley?s A Discourse on Mistakes Concerning Religion, last page chipped and folded a bit, but... Read More
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