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(law). QUINQUENNIAL CATALOGUE OF THE LAW SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1817-1909
Cambridge 1910 first edition. Law School. Chronological list of all students with geographical list also. Hardcover. Large octavo, 293pp., 211pp., cloth. Good, worn (a11883)
$46.00 Gray, Francis C. . POEM SPOKEN AT CAMBRIDGE BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY AUG 27, 1840
Boston 1840 Charles C. Little. Tall octavo, 36p., wraps. Signed "Wm. H. Gardiner Esqr. with the Author's Complts." VG, front cover torn, Original printing. (a15570)
$25.00Everett, Edward. AN ORATION ...BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF PHI BETA KAPPA AUG 27, 1824
Boston 1824 Everett. Printed Presentation: To Major General La Fayette, This oration, deliverd in his presence, is respectfully and affectionately dedicated by The Author. Lafayette's name is the final word in the speech itself. Octavo, 67pp., rebound in later wraps. Owner signed. Good. (a15574)
$25.00Harvard. CATALOGUS SENATUS ACADEMICI...UNIVERSITATE HARVARDIANA 1812
Cantabrigiae 1812 first edition. Hilliard and Metcalf. Lists professors, students, alumni, etc. 8vo., 70pp., later wraps. Good, lower margin of titlepage torn away (no loss of text.) (a15575)
$45.00Harvard. CATALOGUE SENATUS ACADEMICI...UNIVERSITATE HARVARDIANA 1806
Cantabrigiae 1806 first edition. Hilliard. Lists professors, alumni, students. Annotated by a contemporary in ink giving hometown, death date, etc. information on many of the students. 8vo., later wraps. Good, lacks final text leaf. Scarce. (a15576)
$49.00 Frisbie, Levi . INAUGURAL ADDRESS DEL'D IN CHAPEL OF UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE NOV 5, 1817
Cambridge 1817. Octavo, 28pp., rebound in later wraps. Good. (a15755)
$39.00 Bushnell, Horace . AN ORATION DELIVERED BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF PHI BETA KAPPA AT CAMBRIDGE AUGUST 24, 1848
Cambridge 1848 NIchols. 8vo., 39pp., later wraps. Slight ink note on titlepage. Good. (a15771)
$27.00 Minturn, R.S. . REMINISCENCE OF '84 AND APPENDIX TO THE CLASS REPORT
Cambridge 1904. Harvard College Class of 1884. Read at the Algonquin Club of Boston to 118 members of the Class. No limitation stated, but clearly a limited printing. Inscribed and signed in pencil by Minturn to J. F. Reynolds. 8vo., 233pp., 1/2 cloth and boards. Fine. (a21719)
$150.00 Briggs . RIDDLES IN RHYME CHARADES OLD AND NEW
Cambridge 1927 Washburn and Thomas. Riddles in the form of poems. Answers given in the back of the book. Sm.8vo., 140pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a27979)
$35.00 (lowell, john) . REVIEW OF DR. MORSE'S 'APPEAL TO THE PUBLICK' PRINCIPALLY WITH REFERENCE TO THAT PART OF IT WHICH RELATES TO HARVARD COLLEGE
Boston 1814. 8vo., 42pp., wraps. Shaw & Shoemaker 31968. Controversy with Dr. Jedidiah Morse. Good, lacks front blank wrap. (a31652)
$75.00 Gabel, Peter (editor) . BOGUS - A HARVARD LITERARY REVIEW - VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
Cambridge 1968. Vol. 1 Number 1. Octavo, 90pp., wraps. 6 articles, including: Albert Gelpi "Edgar Allen Poe"; Poems by Frank Bidart and John L'Heureux; "Rhetoric in Bleak House" by Jacob Egan; "Legacy of Heartbreak House" by Stephen de Young; "Ephraim Blueprint " by Peter Lubin. Near VG, light wear. (a33472)
$540.00 Chernin, Eli . TROPICAL MEDICINE AT HARVARD: THE WELLER YEARS, 1954-1981 A PERSONAL MEMOIR
Boston 1984. 8vo., 95pp., illus., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Chernin on the title page. VG. (a39387)
$50.00 (bibliography) . WIDENER LIBRARY SHELFLIST ENGLISH LITERATURE 4 VOLUMES
Cambridge 1971. 4 volume set, complete. Classification Schedule (listing by call number), Chronological Listing, Author and Title Listing A-L, and M-Z. 4to., 651pp., 608pp., 620pp., 576pp., boards. Fine, no DJs. Set: (a41630)
$98.00 Eliot, Samuel . ADDRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston 1868 clapp. 8vo., 21pp., original printed wraps. Good, light chipping on cover edges. (a46103)
$35.00 Shapley, Harlow . EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF HARVARD COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1925
Cambridge 1925. University. octavo. 7pp., original pale green printed wraps. Good, light wear, light vertical fold thoughout. (a48735)
$20.00 Grant, Robert . THE LITTLE TIN-GODS-ON-WHEELS OR SOCIETY IN OUR MODERN ATHENS. A TRILOGY AFTER THE MANNER OF THE GREEKS
Cambridge 1881 Ninth Edition Charles W. Seve. Octavo, 32pp., foldout illustrations by F.G. Attwood, illustrated, 1/2 cloth with cardboard stiff wraps covers. Fair, inner hinges cracked, some stains on margins of a few leaves or illustrations, small chip at top corner of rear board, stains and wear on cover. (a51603)
$35.00Metcalf, Keyese D. (foreward) . THE PLACE OF THE LIBRARY IN A UNIVERSITY A CONFERENCE HELD AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY 30-31 MARCH 1949
1950 first edition. Harvard. Hardcover maroon cloth 4to., 72pp. Near Fine, just faint toning of text. no owner marks. in Fair DJ, worn and chipped dj. (a52594)
$25.00 Dilnot, George (introduction) . THE TRIAL OF PROFESSOR JOHN WHITE WEBSTER
NY 1928 1st Scribners. Famous Trials Series. Details of 1850 trial of Harvard Professor of Chemistry for murder. 8vo., 275pp., illustrations, hardcover.Good, light foxing on initial and final pages and on fore-edges, half inch closed tear on top spine end, no DJ. (a53325)
$22.00 PIckering, Edward C. . STATEMENT OF WORK DONE AT THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY DURING THE YEARS 1877 - 1882
Cambridge 1882 John Wilson. 8vo., 32pp., original printed wraps covered with more recent wrapper. Good, original cover chipped and entire pamphlet gently creased in half lengthwise . (a53534)
$40.00 (latin literature) . LATIN LITERATURE CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES, CLASSIFIED LISTING BY CALL NUMBER, CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING, AUTHOR & TITLE LISTING
Cambridge 1979. Harvard University Widener Library Shelflist, 59. 4to., 610pp., original cloth. Near Fine, slight stain at heel of spine, no DJ. (a54985)
$45.00 (Harvard University) . HARVARD FRESHMAN RED BOOK 1930
Cambridge (1926 or 1927?) Hardcover. 4to., 320pp., photo portraits, photo illustrations, original gilt decorated hardcover. Includes: James Roosevelt, Beaumont Newhall and LIncoln Kirstein. Copy of Lewis Freeman, signed by him and dated May 1927. Likely the title refers to Graduating Class of 1930. Owner bookplate, Stephen C. Wheelock. VG, light fraying of spine ends and corners. (a55246)
$145.00 Brinton, Crane (editor) . THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
Cambridge 1959 1st Society of Fellows. Introduction and reports plus short biographies of Present and Former Senior Fellows and Junior Fellows. 8vo., 268pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a55427)
$24.00 (judaica) . GERMAN JUDAICA A SAMPLING OF HARVARD'S LIBRARY OF RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF GERMAN JEWRY
Cambridge 1982. Exhibition catalogue. 4to., 36pp., monochrome photo illustrations, original printed wraps. VG, very light soiling, (a58352)
$30.00 (art) . COLLECTION OF MEDIAEVAL AND RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS
Cambridge 1919 1st Fogg Art Museum Harvard University. 4to., 356pp., illustrations, index, brown papercovered boards with ivory cloth spine and mounted paper spine label. VG, light soiling and light wear on cover. (a58358)
$30.00 McAdie, Alexander . OBSERVATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS MADE AT THE BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY IN THE YEAR 1929
Cambridge 1930 Blue Hill Observatory. Lg.4to., 30pp. (text), frontis photo illustration of the Blue Hill Observatory after an ice storm, 14 photo illustrations of snowflakes and cloud formations by this famous expert on clouds, original printed wraps. VG. (a60564)
$85.00 Levitin, Adam Jeremiah . MI YAMALEL - WHO WILL RETELL? ZIONIST CONCEPTIONS OF JEWISH HISTORY & THE IDEAL OF THE NEW HEBREW
Cambridge. Harvard Judaica Collection Student Research Papers No. 5. 4to., 132pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a60874)
$45.00 (harvard) . HARVARD CLUB OF NEW YORK CITY 1931
NY 1931. Sm.8vo., 174pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. Includes a lIst of members. VG, no DJ. (a61107)
$30.00 Sumner, Charles . THE SCHOLAR, THE JURIST, THE ARTIST, THE PHILANTHROPIST - AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY... 1846
Boston 1846 Ticknor. Hardcover. Octavo., 82pp., marbled boards with cloth spine. Title written in ink on spine. VG, corners worn, crease in front end paper and title page. (a61375)
$34.00Hill, Thomas. ADDRESSES AT THE INAUGURATION OF THOMAS HILL DD AS PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Cambridge 1863 Sever and Francis. Theme of Hill's address: Liberal Education. Octavo, 39pp., original printed wraps (lacks rear blank wrap). Good, front wrap detached, lower corner chipped. Original string binding present and unbroken. (a61957)
$28.00 Everett, Edward . AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AT THE OEDON IN BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1838
Boston 1838 Ticknor. Octavo, 40pp., later wraps. Good, corners chipped. (a61994)
$28.00 Everett, Edward . AN ADDRESS AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE HON. EDWARD EVERETT LLD AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY AT CAMBRIDGE TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1846
Boston 1846 Charles C. Little and James Brown. Octavo, 66pp., later wraps. Good. (a61995)
$35.00 Bolles, Frank . HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge 1892 Harvard University. Second Annual Edition. A Brief Statement of What Harvard University is, How it May be Entered and How its Degrees May be Obtained.Octavo, 56pp., original printed wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled and somewhat worn. (a65330)
$35.00 Boyd, William . AN ORATION ON THE DEATH OF MR. JOHN RUSSELL, SENIOR SOPHISTER AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY DELIVERED NOVEMBER 25 IN THE COLLEGE CHAPEL
Boston 1795 John W Folsom. Includes alphabetical list of The present Senior Sophisters at Harvard University. Octavo, 18pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG, light wear. (a66594)
$130.00 Thies, Louis . CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS BEQUEATHED TO HARVARD COLLEGE BY FRANCIS CALLEY GRAY
Cambridge 1869 1st Welch, Bigelow. 4to., 530pp., frontis, gilt printed green cloth hardcover. Signed by owner (Elihu B. Taft.) Near Fine, corners gentlry bumped. (a67124)
$165.00 Codman, Dr. . DR. CODMAN'S SPEECH IN THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
1831 February 3. Concerns opposition to a proposal to establish a Theological Faculty at Harvard. Octavo, 15pp., original printed stringbound wraps. Sabin 14137. Signed by L. Coleman. Good, edges frayed, lightly soiled and foxed. (a68584)
$35.00 Brazer, John . A DISCOURSE DELIVERED BEFORE THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston 1825 Cummings, Hilliard. Octavo, 27pp., original printed wraps. Sabin 7495. Good, some light stains, top edge lightly frayed. (a68585)
$32.00 A Member of the Corporation (Eliot, Samuel A.) . A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Boston 1849 1st Charles C. Little and James Brown. Letter to Jared Sparks gives Eliot's idea of the meaning and purpose of Harvard. Octavo, 53pp., original printed wraps. VG. (a68972)
$39.00 Harvard . DOCTORS OF PHILOSOPHY AND DOCTORS OF SCIENCE WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR DEGREE IN COURSE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY 1873 - 1926 WITH THE TITLES OF THEIR THESES (hardcover)
Cambridge 1926 1st Harvard University. Hardcover. Small octavo, 199pp., red cloth. A few institution markings (no spine numbers and no pocket), some pencil notation on end papers. Bookplate, residue of bookplate on frontis, blind stamp on title page. Good. (a70320)
$75.00 Cooke, Josiah Parsons . SCIENTIFIC CULTURE: ITS SPIRIT, ITS AIM AND ITS METHODS, AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE OPENING OFTHE SUMMER SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AT HARVARD COLLEGE, JUL 7, 1884
1884. Octavo, pp., 577-594, frontis of J. Peter Lesley, removed from larger binding and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a70374)
$35.00 Homans, George C. and Orville T. Bailey . THE SOCIETY OF FELLOWS
Cambridge 1948 Harvard. Hardcover. Octavo, 140pp., cloth. VG, one text page creased, no DJ. (a71222)
$23.00 Savage, Jas. . REPORT OF A COMMITTEE OF THE OVERSEERS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston 1845. Octavo, 10pp., original stringbound printed blue wraps. Good, corners bumped, edges of wraps chipped. (a71237)
$85.00 Harby, Anne T. (comp.) . PAPERS ON CHINA - INDEX TO VOLUMES 1-20 (1947-1966)
Cambridge 1966 East Asian Research Center, Harvard University. 4to., 27pp., wraps. Good, (a73103)
$29.00Eliot, Charles W. . THE HAPPY LIFE
NY 1905 1st Crowell. Hardcover. 12mo., 40pp., green cloth with gilt lettering. Text in red and black ink. Near Fine, very very slight fading of cover, slight toning of end papers. (a74593)
$23.00 (harvard) Caleb Strong . HARVARD BROADSIDE 1805 (original)
1805. Very large, 16x20-1/2 inch folio poster which begins 'Illustrissimo Caleb Strong, Armigero, Gubernatori...' then lists all the members of the Senior class and several hundred theses arranged by topic (philosophy, science, mathematics, etc.) In Latin. Printed on one side only, by Hilliard. Good, one very small chip from top edge with no loss of text, several tiny pinholes in text, a few wrinkles in one corner. (a8939)
$190.00 Langer, William L. . UP FROM THE RANKS THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM L. LANGER
1975. Langer, an American historian, lived 1896-1977 and taught at Harvard. Reprint of typescript. 4to., 403pp., wraps. Initialed by Langer in presentation to Historian Carl Schorske. Good. (a9633)
$89.00