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$0.00Smith, Gerrit. THE TRUE OFFICE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT - A SPEECH IN THE CITY OF TROY
New York 1851 first edition. Benedict. octavo wraps. Original printed cover. 30p. VG just slight toning. no owner marks, very little wear. (a100000)
$45.00Reich, F. NEUE VERSUCHE MIT DER DREHWAAGE
Leipzig 1852 first edition. Weidann'sche. original printed yellow sm4to wraps. pp. 385-430. Good, very little wear but lightly foxed throughout. no owner marks. Mathematics. In German. (a100001)
$29.00Lincoln, Levi. SPEECH OF MR. LINCOLN OF MASSACHUSETTS DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...FEB 7, 1837 ON THE RESOLUTION TO CENSURE THE HON. JOHN Q. ADAMS FOR INQUIRING ...WHETHER A PAPER, PURPORTING TO COME FROM SLAVES, CAME WITHIN THE RESOLUTION LAYING ON THE TABLE ALL PETITIONS RELATING TO SLAVERY
Washington 1837 first edition. Gales and Seaton. original octavo wraps w/ original string binding. 9p. Initial and final pages lightly foxed. Good, no tears, no chips; faint old institute stamp "duplicate" on upper righthand corner. Very hard to find in original first edition. (a100004)
$175.00Calhoun, John C ;Willy Blount. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE CLAIMS OF WILLIE BLOUNT, LATE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE FEBRUARY 21, 1825
Washington 1825 first edition. Gales & Seaton. Octavo wraps. Later plain cover. 21p. (previous owner marked out and changed pagination in ink.) Good. (a100005)
$75.00Pool, Isaac. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS ON THE PETITION OF ISAAC POOL, JANUARY 21, 1824, DECEMBER 21, 1824
1824 first edition. 18th Congree, 2d session. 7p. octavo wraps. later plain wrap. no owner marks. Concerns pirates attacking US ships. VG (a100006)
$35.00New York Supreme Court. THE ANSWER OF JOHN F. CHAMBERLIN TO THE COMPLAINT OF GEORGE WILKES IN AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
New York 1873 first edition. Original printed wraps. octavo. stringbinding.15p. Light pencil notations throughout. George Wilkes, a journalist and proprietor of paper "Spirit of the Times" in New York City. Defendant was John F Chamberlin. Good, somewhat worn, spine reinforced. Scarce. (a100008)
$24.00Dauphin Island, Alabama. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS ON THE PETITION OF NIMROD FARROW AND RICHARD HARRIS
Farrow and Harris were contractors for building a fortification at Dauphin Island. February 16, 1825. first edition. 18th Congress, 2nd Session. Gales and Seaton. Later plain wraps. Octavo. 118p. Highly detailed proposal with descriptions, estimated prices for materials needed, specific worker's pay and so on. VG+. no owner marks. Scarce. (a100009)
$120.00Duchiron, Jean-Pierre. IMPORTANTS SOUVENIRS HISTORIQUES DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON Ier - COLLECTION DU GEMERA; BERTRAND 1773-1844
Paris. 1991 first edition. Drouot Richeliue. Millon & Robert. original glossy green and black octavo wraps. 39p. on glossy stock. In French. Illustrated. Fine. no marks. (a100012)
$39.00Gilles Sacksick. GILLES SACKSICK
London and New York. (1986) first edition. Bruton Gallery. square octavo wraps. About 25p. color illus. Art exhibition catalogue. VG plus. (a100013)
$35.00Tseng Tu-Ho . TSENG YU-HO PEINTURES RECENTES
Paris. 1957 first edition. Editions Euros. octavo wraps. 10 works reproduced in bw. Good plus, cover a bit rubbed; no owner marks; internally near fine. Faint indication of where price tag once was on cover. Text in French. (a100014)
$29.00Verdier, John Baptiste. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED, ON THE 25th ULTIMO, THE PETITION OF JOHN BAPTISTE VERDIER
(Philadelpia, 1800) first edition. Published by order of the House of Representatives. Octavo . later plain wraps. 21p. with text, rear page is blank. Final four pages have inchlong closed tear on margin with no loss at all. Three tiny ink numbers on front. no other marks at all. no owner names. Printed letter from Robert Morris on p. 19 is dated April 28, 1800. Good. (a100016)
$190.00Christie's. RUSSIAN AND GREEK ICONS
London. Christie's auction catalogue. sale November 5, 1979. sm4to wraps. first edition. 12 monochrome plates. Color frontispiece. Near Fine , no owner marks. (a100018)
$35.00. AUBUSSON BESSARABIAN NEEDLEPOINT AND OTHER FINE RUGS ASSEMBLED BY OHAN BERBERYAN
NY. 19642 first edition. Parke Bernet Gallery. sale number 2306. sm4to wraps. 49p. bw illus. 69 items in sale. Auction catalogue. VG plus. (a100020)
$35.00. REAL - THE EXCITING MAGAZINE, FOR MEN - issue for NOVEMBER, 1956
1956 first edition. 4to wraps. 88p. Includes: The Truth about the Negro Solider; Strip-Teaser: the Ups and Downs of Gypsy Rose Lee. Fairly Good, text toned but legible. light fraying of cover edges. binding secure. (a100021)
$35.00Winslow, Rev. Miron. MEMOIR OF MRS. HARRIET L. WINSLOW, THIRTEEN YEARS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN MISSION IN CEYLON
New York 1840 1st American Tract Society. Hardcover. 12mo. Steel engraved frontispiece of Harriet. 480pp. Light green cloth with some slight chipped along one outer spine edge; cloth worn off extreme tips. Inner hinges not cracked; no owner marks; text lightly foxed throughout. Fairly Good. (a100024)
$69.00Williams, Joe Bob and Peggy (ed). DJ2 - DALLAS SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY JOURNAL - issue for June 1969
Dallas, Texas. 1969 first edition. 4to wraps. mimeo of typescript. 49p. Good plus, slight wear. (a100025)
$29.00Brill, Alexander von and Max Noether; Felix Klein; others. UEBER DIE ALGEBRAISCHEN FUNCTIONEN UND IHRE ANWENDUNG IN DER GEOMETRIE - article in one complete hardcover volume of MATHEMATISCHEN ANNALEN, VII BAND 1874
Leipzig 1874 first edition. Teubner. Hardcover octavo edited by Carl Neumann. 638p. (2), Mit 2 lithographirten Tafeln. Brill 's paper on the Brill-Noether Theory is on pp. 269-316. Volume also contains Felix Klein, "Ueber eine neue Art der Riemann'schen, Flaechen" on pp. 558-566. Good, front inner hinge cracking; cover rubbed and worn on edges . Paper spine label very chipped but manuscript title is still fainting legible. No owner marks. Binding secure. (a100027)
$185.00Thill, Ernest (phototypie). SOUVENIR DE BRUXELLES
Bruxelles. no date. c. 1930. Thill. Oblong sm4to wraps. Original brown silk cord binding. 3 pages of introductory text in French, English and in German with 18 fine sepia-tone photograph illustrations on heavy stock, each with identifying text in English, French and German. VG, no owner marks. (a100028)
$35.00Langley, S P. ENERGY AND VISION
Washington 1891 first edition. GPO. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, volume V. large 4to. Later plain wraps. paginated 7-18 with 4 plates, one of which folds out. Good plus, lightly evenly toned, no wear, no tears or chips. no owner marks. (a100029)
$39.00(Langford Art Auction). THE LONDON CHRONICLE OR UNIVERSAL EVENING POST - issue for Tuesday May 2 to Thursday May 4, 1758
London 1758 first edition. One issue of this journal. paginated 417-424. Many interesting articles but of special interest, on pp. 419-420 is "A Catalogue of the grand and capital Collection of Italian, Flemish and Dutch paintings of the Hon. Sir Luke Schaub, deceased, with the prices they sold (for) last week at Mr. Langford's in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden . Sixty artworks are listed with title, painter, price and purchaser name given. VG slight bit of neat black ink addition in one margin tip (not affecting text at all.) (a100031)
$75.00original theatre poster. ORIGINAL BROADSIDE POSTER ADVERTISING THE PERFORMANCE OF "THE WIDOW QUEEN" AT THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM AND ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, OCTOBER 11, 1834
London. 1834 first edition. 13 x 8 inches. Pale green paper. "Widow Queen" music composed by E J Loder. Starring Mr. Rumball . Also presenting "Before Breakfast" , a musical farce. Good plus, two tiny margin pin holes. no tears, no chips (a100032)
$35.00New York State. NEW YORK HISTORY - ALL 4 ISSUES FOR year 1948
Cooperstown, NY 1948. New York State Historical Association. Four wraps volumes. octavo. About 50p per issue. some illus. Good to VG. No owner marks. Group of 4 separate volumes: (a100033)
$59.00Lida de Malkiel, Maria Rosa; Jose F Montesinos. JUAN RODRIGUEZ DEL PADRON: VIDA Y OBRAS; ALGUNAS NOTAS SOBRE EL ROMANCERO RAMILLETE DE FLORES
Mexico. 1952 first edition. El Colegio de Mexico. One complete issue of Nueva Revista de Filoloia Hispanica. Octubre-Diciembre 1952. sm4to wraps. Ano VI, num. 4. Malkiel article pp. 313-351. Montesinos article pp. 352-378. In Spanish. Good plus, light cover wear. no owner marks. Text clean. (a100034)
$45.00. NUEVA REVISTA DE FILOLOGIA HISPANICA - issue for Enero-Marzo, 952. Ano VI, num. 1
Mexico. 1952 first edition. Colegio de Mexico. octavo. sm4to. wraps. pp. 1-108. Good, lower righthand cover corner cut away. Text clean; binding secure. (a100035)
$35.00Malkiel, Yakov. LA FAMILIAR LEXICA LAZERAR, LAZ(D)RAR, LAZERIA ESTUDIIOS DE PALEONTOLOGIA LINGUISTICA
Mexico. 1952 first edition. El Colegio de Mexico. One complete issue of Nueva Revista de Filoloia Hispanica. Julio-Septiembre 1952. sm4to wraps. Ano VI, num. 3. Malkiel article pp. 209-276. In Spanish. Good plus, light wear. no owner marks. (a100036)
$33.00Matluck, Joseph; Marcel Bataillon. LA PRONUNCIACION DEL ESPANOL EN EL VALLE DE MEXICO; DR ANDRES LAGUNA PEREGRINACIONES DE PEDRO DE URDEMALES
Mexico. 1952 first edition. El Colegio de Mexico. One complete issue of Nueva Revista de Filoloia Hispanica. Abril-Junio 1952. sm4to wraps. Ano VI, num. 2. Matluck article pp. 109-120; Bataillon article pp. 121-137. Other articles as well. In Spanish. Good plus, light wear. no owner marks. (a100037)
$35.00Gripwall, Erik. ZUR KLINIK UND PATHOLOGIE DES HEREDITAEREN HEMOLYTISCHEN IKTERUS
Uppsala 1938 first edition. Almqvist & Wiksells. octavo wraps. 290p. plus 4 plate pages. Largely unopened. VG. Jaundice. (a100038)
$85.00. AVHANDLINGER DET NORSKE VIDENSKAPS-AKADEMI I OSLO 1939
Oslo. 1940 first edition. Dybwad. octavo wraps. about 100p. (not paginated consecutively). Good. Museum name stamp on cover. Articles in German and English. (a100039)
$35.00Pendlebury, Charles. LENSES AND SYSTEMS OF LENSES TREATED AFTER THE MANNER OF GAUSS (1884)
Cambridge 1884 first edition. Deighton, Bell. Hardcover. Octavo, 95pp., cloth. Tiny paper label on bottom of spine end and inside front cover. Small college and owner signature on title page. VG. Printed in 1884. (a10004)
$39.00. UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA - 3 ISSUES: 1947
Medellin, Colombia. 1947 first edition. Three issues of this journal: numero 81 Enero-Marzo; numero 82 Abril-Mayo and numero 84 Sep-Oct. Good , text toned. binding secure. Library name stamp on cover. Three issues: (a100040)
$45.00Wodin, Natascha. THE INTERPRETER
NY 1983 first edition (stated) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Hardcover octavo. Fine in Fine dj. ISBN 0-15 -144882-5. (a100041)
$29.00Polonsky, Abraham. A SEASON OF FEAR
NY 1956 first edition. Cameron. Hardcover octavo. 224p. Text toned. Binding secure. near VG. VG dj (dj toned and lightly worn) (a100042)
$23.00Hill, Rev. Dr. John Wesley and Dr. Bouck White. DEBATE ON SOCIALISM - RESOLVED: THAT SOCIALISM IS A PERIL TO THE STATE AND THE CHURCH
New York City 1913 first edition. International Peace Forum. Debate held at Webster Hall, NYC. octavo wraps. 32p. Double column text. staple binding. Lacks cover if it ever had one. Frontispiece photograph of the lecture in progress. Near VG. no tears, little wear. (a100043)
$29.00Braham, Randolph L. THE HUNGARIAN JEWISH CATASTROPHE - A SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (2nd ed, revised and enlarged)
New York 1984 2nd ed, revised and enlarged. Institue for Holocaust Studies of City University of NY. Large octavo hardcover. 501p. Fine in VG++ dj (just slight wear on dj, no faults, no tears, no chips.) (a100044)
$45.00la Manana, Izando. HAULING UP THE MORNING (hardcover)
Trenton, New Jersey 1990 first edition, first printing (stated). Red Sea Press. Hardcover. yellow cloth. octavo. 408p. Edited by Time Blunk and Raymond Levasseur. Introduction by Assata Shakur; preface by William Kunstler. Writings and art by political prisoners and prisoners of war in the US. Near Fine. no dj. no owner marks. (a100045)
$49.00Walker, R J. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ...STATEMENTS OF THE IMPORTS CONSUMED AND ON HAND FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1845 UNDER THE PRESENT TARIFF AND THE RESULTS ON THE REVENUE OF A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE SYSTEM
July 16, 1846 first edition. Senate report 437 of 29th Congress, 1st session. octavo. later plain wraps. 53p. Most of report - 58 pages - is a detailed listing many hundreds of items--glass bottles, lead shot, cordage, jewelry, macaroni, value, etc -- amounts and rate of duty (tariff/taxation). VG. no owner marks. (a100046)
$85.00Walker, R J. NUMBER OF VESSELS AND OFFICERS EMPLOYED IN THE REVENUE SERVICE
May 25, 1846 first edition. House of Representatives Doc no 206. 29th Congress, 1st session. octavo. later plain wraps. 5p. Good. no owner marks. (a100047)
$25.00Walker, Hon. Amasa. COTTON, NOT SLAVERY - THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE REBELLION
1863. first edition. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives, Feb. 18, 1863. Octavo. later plain wraps. 7p. Ink numbers on top tips of each page. Good. no other owner marks. no tears, no chips. (a100049)
$35.00Neesen, Dr. Fr.. DIE THEORIE DES SCHALLES VON J.W. STRUTT
Autorisirt Deutsche Ausgabe. 2 vols bound as one. Braunschweig 1880 Vieweg. Hardcover octavo. 3/4 tan leather with red and darkbrown marbled boards. 427p. 393p. 3/4 leather on marbled boards. Raised spine bands; mounted brown leather spine label. Occasional very light foxing mostly on initial and final pages. Binding very secure; hinges not cracked. VG. Attractive book. (a10005)
$75.00Hunt, T (Theodore) G. GOOD FAITH AND UNION. SPEECH ON THE BILL TO ESTABLISH THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS TERRITORIES AND TO REPEAL THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
1854. first edition. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives, March 23, 1854. Octavo. later plain wraps. 8p. Double column text. All edges frayed. no owner marks. Good. (a100050)
$45.00Gooch, Daniel W. THE SUPREME COURT AND DRED SCOTT - SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 3, 1860
1860. first edition. Speech delivered in the House of Representatives, May 3, 1860. Octavo. Rebound in later plain wraps. 8p. Double column text. Lightly evenly toned. no owner marks. (a100051)
$45.00. THE CHAPEL HILL METHODIST CHURCH PRESENTS A CHALLENGE TO THE METHODISTS OF NORTH CAROLINA
Durham. 1917 first edition. octavo wraps. 11p. some photo illustrations . Good. (a100052)
$29.00. THE NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC HANDBOOK
Raleigh. 1938 first edition. State Democratic Committee. Narrow octavo wraps. staple binding. 44p. About 20 photo illus portraits of North Carolina Democrats including Gov. Clyde R Hoey and Senator Robert R . Reynolds. VG. (a100053)
$35.00Prichard, Frank P. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MACHINE IN MUNICIPAL POLITICS
Philadelphia 1884 first edition. Pennsylvania Club. Pennsylvania Club Lectures. Octavo wraps. 21p. signed on cover by Walter S. Gibson. Good, cover quite chipped but text VG, not chipped or torn but lightly toned. (a100054x)
$35.00Papi, U; M . Fanno. IL MERCATO COMUNE RELAZIONI E DISCUSSIONE
Roma 1958 first edition. Accademia Nazional dei Lincei. anno CCCLV . quaderno n. 44. sm4to wraps. 189p. VG cover toned around edges; no owner marks. Quite a few pages yet unopened. (a100055)
$39.00Severi, F (presiede). I PROBLEMI DEL LINGUAGGIO - RIUNIONE DEL 12 APRILE 1956
Roma 1962 first edition. Accademia Nazional dei Lincei. anno CCCLIX . quaderno n. 41. sm4to wraps. 145p. VG cover toned around edges; no owner marks. Quite a few pages yet unopened. Chapters on: Il linguaggio e la conoscenza scientifica; Poesia e linguaggio, Il linguaggio musicale, Acquisizione del linguaggio. (a100056)
$39.00Munari, Franco. STUDI AULLA "CIRIS"
Firenze 1944 first edition. Atti della Accademia D'Italia, vol IV fasc. 9. sm4to wraps. pp. 241-367. VG but toned throughout and largely unopened. In Italian. (a100057)
$35.00Puccioni, Giulio. L'USO STILISTICO DEI COMPOSTI NOMINALI LATINI
Firenze 1944 first edition. Atti della Accademia D'Italia, vol IV fasc. 10. sm4to wraps. pp. 371-481. VG but toned throughout and largely unopened. In Italian. (a100058)
$35.00Calo, Giovanni. GLI ASILI APORTIANI A LUCCA NEL RISORGIMENTO (1836-1849) CON LETTERE E DOCUMENTI INEDITI
Firenze 1941 first edition. Atti della Accademia D'Italia, vol I fasc. 2. sm4to wraps. pp. 81-305. Index and errata. VG plus, text clean and bright; binding secure; no owner marks (a100060)
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