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[HUMOR] THE OGRI COLLECTION: THE BUMPER SELECTION OF ORGI CARTOONS!
by Paul Sample
Haynes Publishing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine binding. Quarto; in the publisher’s pictorial, laminated boards; 192 pages; VOLUMES 1-3 COMBINED, plus extra material.~~A lovely copy with little wear and no ownership marks of any kind. Near Fine binding.
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KITH AND KIN. WRITTEN, AT THEIR URGENT REQUEST, FOR THE CHILDREN OF MR. AND MRS. JOHN RUSSELL SAMPSON BY THEIR MOTHER. IT INCLUDES RECORDS OF THEIR ANCESTORS BEARTING THE NAMES BAKER, BALDWIN, BRECKENRIDGE, BROWN, BRYSON, BYRD, CURD, DUDLEY, GOODMAN, HORSLEY, KENNEDY, LE BRUEN, MCCLANAHAN, MCDOWELL, MCKESSON, POAGE, REED, ROGERS, THORNTON, TRICE, SAMPSON, AND WOODS. "NO NOSTRAQUE DEO." THE ANCIENT ROGERS MOTTO
by Mrs. John Russell Sampson
Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, 1922. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A family genealogy of the ancestors of Mr. and Mrs. John Russell Sampson. With family trees throughout, and descriptions of relevant family members. Noticeable musty odor. Bookplate, with toning opposite it on the front endpaper. Textblock is cracked in one place, but holding well. Blue cloth... Read More
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[CHILDREN] MISS MINERVA'S PROBLEM
by Emma Speed Sampson
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co, 1936. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (7 1/2" x 5"), in the publisher's red cloth binding with pictorial decoration and titling in black, with dustjacket; there is a previous owner children's bookplate on the pastedown; the endpapers have some minor toning; the binding is a bit cocked, and there... Read More
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![[AMERICANA] ECONOMICA: A STATISTICAL MANUAL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/225/137/1694137225.0.m.jpg)
[AMERICANA] ECONOMICA: A STATISTICAL MANUAL FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
by [Samuel Blodget, Jr.]
City of Washington: Printed for the Author, 1806. First Edition. Small 8vo; bound in mottled calf which has been rebacked in japanese tissue; with the original morocco title label laid down; front end paper has been tipped back in (the end paper identifies Thompson as being in Salem, Washington County, Indiana and mostly he practices his signature on it,)... Read More
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TAKE HEED OF LOVING
by Dulcie Sancier
New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc, 1938. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. The First American Edition of Sancier's first novel (published in England the same year as "We Things Called Women"). There are no marks in the book of any kind. The dustjacket has shelfwear and a small chip to the top of... Read More
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AN ESSAY ON THE NATURE AND LAWS OF USES AND TRUSTS. INCLUDING A TREATISE ON CONVEYANCES AT COMMON LAW; AND THOSE DERIVING THEIR EFFECT FROM THE STATUTE OF USES
by Francis Williams Sanders
London: Printed for E. and R. Brooke, 1791. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. First Edition of Francis Williams Sanders' Essay on the Nature and Laws of Uses and Trusts. "A professional treatise of deservedly high repute" (DNB). Collates complete, with index and advertising leaf at the rear; [2], v, [3], 564, [16] pp. Joints cracked but... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] [PRESENTATION] A CAMPAIGN FROM SANTA FE TO THE MISSISSIPPI: BEING A HISTORY OF THE OLD SIBLEY BRIGADE. CHALMAR PUBLICATION. CONFEDERATE SERIES NO. 1](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/367/065/1448065367.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] [PRESENTATION] A CAMPAIGN FROM SANTA FE TO THE MISSISSIPPI: BEING A HISTORY OF THE OLD SIBLEY BRIGADE. CHALMAR PUBLICATION. CONFEDERATE SERIES NO. 1
by Theophilus Noel | Charles R. Sanders
Richmond, Virginia: Whitte & Shepperson, 1961. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Signed. 8vo.; in the publisher's paper-covered boards with pastedown title label, backed in black cloth; xviii, [ii] 5-152, [2]; Edition Limited to 500 copies, of which this is Number 520 (!), signed.~~This copy signed with an inscription by the printer and editor to the publisher:... Read More
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BACH: A BIOGRAPHY
by Charles Sandford Terry
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1994. Full Leather. Fine binding. From the Easton Press Library of Great Lives series, with the Easton Press material laid in. In the publisher's full burgundy leather binding with elaborate decorations in gold; silk ribbon marker; all edges gilt, and silk moire endpapers. There is an Easton Press Library of... Read More
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![[TRAVEL] A RELATION OF A JOURNEY BEGUN AN. DOM: 1610. FOURE BOOKES. CONTAINGIN A DESCRIPTION OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE, OF AEGYPT, OF THE HOLY LAND, OF THE REMOTE PARTS OF ITALY, AND ILANDS ADIOYNING](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/127/517/1499517127.0.m.jpg)
[TRAVEL] A RELATION OF A JOURNEY BEGUN AN. DOM: 1610. FOURE BOOKES. CONTAINGIN A DESCRIPTION OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE, OF AEGYPT, OF THE HOLY LAND, OF THE REMOTE PARTS OF ITALY, AND ILANDS ADIOYNING
by George Sandys
London: Printed for Rob. Allot, 1627. Third Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Small folio, in contemporary tree calf, spine repaired at the extremities; with marbled endpapers and a cut bookplate to the pastedown; [4]. 309. [5] pages; illustrated with engraved title leaf, a double-page engraved map, one small folding plate, and forty-seven rather dramatic engravings, of which... Read More
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[RICHMOND] RICHMOND’S MONUMENT AVENUE
by Sarah Shields Driggs, Richard Guy Wilson, & Robert P. Winthrop
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 278pp. Quarto, (12 1/4” x 9 1/2”); in the publisher’s blue cloth binding, with pictorial dustjacket; [1], 2-280 pages, including the Index; there are no owernship or other marks in the book; a bright, fresh copy.~~The sumptuous book on the... Read More
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![THE PHILOSOPHY OF NAGARJUNA AS CONTAINED IN THE RATNAVALI. PART I [CONTAINING THE TEXT AND INTRODUCTION ONLY]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/526/494/1353494526.0.m.jpg)
THE PHILOSOPHY OF NAGARJUNA AS CONTAINED IN THE RATNAVALI. PART I [CONTAINING THE TEXT AND INTRODUCTION ONLY]
by Heramba Chatterjee Sastri
Calcutta: Saraswat Library. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Introduction in English, with the text in Sanskrit. The publisher's dustjacket is present and is protected with a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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DON CRISTOVAL COLON, DISCOVERER OF AMERICA
by Nathaniel McKay; Marshall H. Saville
1893. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. This copy signed with a personal inscription by Nathaniel McKay to H. H. Rand, and dated Washington D.C., March 10, [18]93. In the publisher's red cloth binding, with faded decorations in gilt. Consisting of 6 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates of the casket containing the remains of Christopher Columbus... Read More
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A WALK THROUGH THE VIEUX CARRE AND A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL
by Lyle Saxon
Dinkler Hotels Company, 1935. First Edition. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. 16mo. (6 x 3"); in the publisher's pale blue printed wrappers; 58 pages, 1, 1 blank; illustrated with black and white photographs; the blank leaf has pencilled address of fabled New Orleans restaurants -- Antoine's, Galatoire's, etc. Very Good binding.
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[LAW] THE LAW OF COSTS
by Joseph Sayer
London: W. Strahan and M. Woodfall, 1777. Second Edition. Fair binding. 8vo; binding would be full calf BUT the spine is lacking and the worn boards are hanging by threads; xvi; 336 pages; lacking the front endpaper; the first pages including the title have loss near the top and leading edges. An old previous owner name (Thomas Reade... Read More
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![[PHILOSOPHY] MORAL DIMENSIONS PERMISSIBILITY, MEANING, BLAME](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/066/588/1680588066.0.m.jpg)
[PHILOSOPHY] MORAL DIMENSIONS PERMISSIBILITY, MEANING, BLAME
by T. M. Scanlon
Cambridge Press: Belknap Press, 2008. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s cream cloth binding with titling on the spine in gilt; xii, 247 pages including the Index; in a near fine dust jacket; there are annotations in pencil in the margins. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
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[WAR POETRY] THOR AND SOME OTHER RHYMES
by Felix E[mmanuel] Schielling
[Philadelphia], 1918. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo.; in printed wrappers; 1 preliminary leaf, 5-62 page.~~Uncommon, certainly in commerce, book of verse by this Pennsylvania educator. Very Good binding.
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![[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] HUNTER HOLMES McGUIRE. DOCTOR IN GRAY](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/953/563/1606563953.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] HUNTER HOLMES McGUIRE. DOCTOR IN GRAY
by John W. Schildt
Chewsville, MD: The Author, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Inscribed. 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth, with dustjacket; 135 pages, including notes; this copy is signed and inscribed by the author with a personal inscription on the front endpaper.~~Hunter Holmes McGuire . Doctor in Gray provides important insights into the life of the surgeon... Read More
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![[TYPESCRIPT] RESEARCH NOTES ON SMITH’S FORT PLANTATION. SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/478/859/1691859478.0.m.jpg)
[TYPESCRIPT] RESEARCH NOTES ON SMITH’S FORT PLANTATION. SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA
by Fay B. Savedge; Catherine S. Schlesinger
This typescript provides detailed history of Smith’s Fort Plantation. The first 21 pages includes an outline of the Ownership,; a chronology; notes on Captain John Smith’s “New Fort”; John Rolfe; etc.; this is followed by notes on Thomas Rolfe, the son of John [3 pages]; the Settlement of the South Side of the James River (”Salisbury” or “Tappahanna” /... Read More
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ERSTES BUCH FUR DEUTSCHE SCHULEN
by J. [John] G. Schmauk
Philadelphia: Herausgegeben von Wm. G. Mentz, Buchhandler, 1840. A children's reader, "First Book for German Schools"; 156 pp, with charming woodcut illustrations throughout -- children quietly playing in front of a contented looking mother; a girl sewing while a boy waters a potted plant with a flowers taller than he is; even a woodcut of George Washington's bust. ... Read More
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ZIVOT JEZISA KRISTA BOZSKEHO SPASITELA NASEHO
by Bernhard Schmitz
Slovankia: V. Trnave, 1905. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The Life of Christ, in Slovak, printed in in Trnava in 1905. 803 pp. with a chromolithographic plate of the Infant Jesus with the Sacred Heart as a frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with black and white images. The binding is black calf, stamped in blind and in gilt; this copy... Read More
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HEINRICH RIEBESEHL: AGRARLANDSCHAFTEN
by Heinrich Riebeshl; Peter Sager; Ulrike Schneider
Bremen: Verlag J. H. Schmalfeldt und Heinrich Riebeschi, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Good dust jacket. The dustjacket has creasing and rough closed tears. It is protected with a new mylar cover. Uncommon in the First Edition state. Very Good+ binding / Good dust jacket.
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A TEXTBOOK ON MERCANTILE DECORATION. DRESS GOODS. WHITE GOODS. CLOTHING
by International Correspondence Schools
Scranton: Internatoinal Textbook Company, 1903. Half Leather. Very Good binding. How to display in a commercial settings all manner of furnishings and items of clothing -- dress, lace goods, draperies, fabric. Illustrated with hundred of black and white photographs. Many very interesting suggestions for store windows and counter display from the turn of the century. ... Read More
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A TEXTBOOK ON MERCANTILE DECORATION. FOOT, HAND, AND HEAD COVERING; MEN AND WOMEN'S FURNISHINGS; HANDKERCHIEFS; LINENS; HOUSE FURNISHINGS
by International Correspondence Schools
Scranton: Internatoinal Textbook Company, 1903. Half Leather. Very Good binding. How to display in a commercial settings all manner of furnishings and items of clothing. Illustrated with hundred of black and white photographs. Many very interesting suggestions for store windows and counter display from the turn of the century. Brown half-leather over brown pebbled cloth.... Read More
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS, ENGINEER SCHOOL, UNITED STATES ARMY. NOS. 12 - 24
by U. S. Army Engineer School
Washington Barracks, D.C.: Press of the Engineer School, 1904. Second Edition. Very Good binding. Includes Piarron de Mondesir's "Notes on Intrenching Tools"; Colonel William Miller's interesting "Water Supply of Washington D.C." with black and white photographs; C. F. Porter's "A Brief History of Works Erected for the Defense of Portland, Maine" with large folding maps; Lieutenants Elliot Dent... Read More
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OCCASIONAL PAPERS, ENGINEER SCHOOL, UNITED STATES ARMY. NOS. 25 - 34
by U. S. Army Engineer School
Washington Barracks, D.C.: Press of the Engineer School, 1908. Second Edition. Very Good binding. Includes E. N. Johnson's "Report on the Construction of Lock and Dam No. 4, Ohio River" with folding charts and black and white photographs; First Lieutenant Julian Schley's "Reconnaisance Map of Cuba"; and several articles on the Loire. Altogether, 10 articles bound... Read More
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