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Printed by Richard Bishop, London, 1649. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Binding Copy. Book John Sadler was an important lawyer and constitutional theorist who, among his many offices, at one point served as Oliver Cromwell’s personal secretary. The fact that The Rights of the Kingdom was published in June of 1649 is significant. Charles I had been tried by Parliament six months earlier and was beheaded at the end of the January. Sadler wrote to defend the power of Parliament to try and execute the King through what Parliamentarian historian Paul Seaward describes as “an extended argument that it had always been within the power of parliaments to choose their kings.” Sadler’s evidence is strongly influenced by his philosemitism (friendly attitudes toward the Jewish people), which informs his understanding of both the past and the future. In his backward look, Sadler traced the English constitution to Hebrew sources… Read More

C. Bertelsmann, Munich, 1978. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. VG HB in VG DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Inscribed & signed by author on FEP. Two handwritten notes from author to previous owner laid in. One notes, "This title means that the first iron which the man used for weapons etc was taken from meteorites." (Title translates to: "The First Iron Fell from the Sky: The Great Inventions of Early Civilizations.") 295 p., [8] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. WorldCat shows only 4 US holdings: LoC, Princeton, Harvard & NYPL. Black cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. Presumed first edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 295 pages. Text is in German. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp. DJ in VG condition with a water stain on the back of the back panel. Previous owner's address label on inside… Read More

William Reeves, London, [n.d.]. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG+ HB in G DJ, protected by mylar cover. xii, 390 p.+48 p. catalog: ill.; 22 cm. Facsimile reprint (c. 1951) of 1864 original issue. Includes 48 p. catalog of Reeves music titles, the most recent of which is dated 1951. Maroon coth with bright copper title on spine. Book has slight wear at the bottom of the spine and corners. DJ has wear at the outside edges of the folds with some chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. Standard source on the topic, esp. English makers. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MUSIC; Musical Instruments / Strings; . Main Picture: Sandys & Forster (c. 1951), History of the Violin - Front panel and Spine of Dust Jacket. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 231. .

Muskingum Co. Gun Collectors Assn, Zanesville, OH, 1961. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Good booklet in illustrated wrapper. This is a scare publication to begin with, but what makes it unique and important historically is that its previous owner, gun collector Gary Smith of Thornville, Ohio, conducted his own research and has heavily annotated the booklet, providing additional details and corrections to the text. Among the things he notes are who owned the rifles depicted, what their value was at the time, where various gunsmiths are buried, inscriptions on their tombstones, etc. One of the most interesting parts of the booklet is the local story of how Samuel Colt stole the design for the revolver from the Humbergers. 40 p.: illus., 23 cm. The Index provides the names of about 120 gunsmiths and Smith has provided additional notes there, as well. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 40 pages. There are two old staples in the front cover where some… Read More

Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C, 1927. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Side-stapled). Good Condition/None (as issued). Book . Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Trade promotion series No, 50. Wrapper is dark brown and worn around edges with 1/2" of bottom outside corner missing; title on cover and spine. Spine is creased. Text block is tight and unmarked; paper brown from age with several bottom corners dogeared. Dept. of Commerce report on response by countries to tanner's needs for "better grade leather at minimum prices." Overall summary and country-by-country report. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 210 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; International / General; United States; 1900-1920; Business, Finance & Marketing. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 824. .

Johnson & Warner, Philadelphia, 1808. 19th Ed. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good+ Condition. Book vi, [648] p. incl. tables. 21 cm. Schrevel, a 17th century Dutch scholar, put together this Greek-Latin and Latin-Greek lexicon, which became the standard academic lexicon into the early 19th century, passing through many editions Early American imprints, Second series, no. 16153 This is the first American edition, co-published with Isaiah Thomas. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). Item Type: Book. The text block is tight. Full leather binding with a red label reading "Schrevelii | Lexicon" in gilt on the spine. There is heavy wear at the edges and the tips of the bottom corners are worn through to the boards. Endpapers are browned from the glue; the text is moderately foxed throughout. The original owner, George Augustus Shryock, appears to have been a school boy who was not shy about writing his name on the title page (five times), as well as the top of at least two other pages, with… Read More

Taucias Gareida, Verona, 1982. Edition Unstated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG- PB. In Italian. The work deals withSchweizer's specialization--the study of the origins of the Cymbrian language. During WWI, he was a civilian employee of the National Socialist Cultural Commission, a sub-branch of the SS Ancestral Inheritance (SS Ahnenerbe) with responsibilities in linguistics. Prefaced by an essay on the life and work of Schweizer by Carlo Nordera (pp. 5-32). There is underlining affecting about 13 pages toward the end of the book. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 93 pages. Text is in Italian. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Linguistics; Italy; 1980s; Italian Language; Language & Linguistics. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 710. .

Medical Alumni Society, Columbus, OH, 1991. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG+ HB. 112 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm. Burgundy textured paper over boards with bright silver title on cover and spine. Inscription to P/O signed by "Ernie J" [Ernest Johnson, Associate Dean, External Affairs]. Some rubbing along edge of spine on back cover. Corners are sharp. Contents tight and clean. Provides an account of each year's alumni meeting, along with a list of the OSU Med School graduates for that year. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 112 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; History; Medicine & Health. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 390. .

Journal Company, Pierre, SD, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition. Book In spite of the title, the journal actually begins with the initial meeting of the South Dakota Senate, which began at noon on Oct. 15, 1889, and met until Thursday, the 17th (pp. [3]-15). The first session largely consisted of the swearing in of the first governor and other officers (pp. 4-5), the election and certification of the first U.S Senators for the state, R.F. Pettigrew and Gideon C. Moody (pp. 8-9, 11-14), and the first two resolutions: (1) to urge Congress to pass a bill providing “an appropriation for the purpose of making necessary surveys and of boring experimental artesian wells” as an initial step in creating “a system of irrigation” (p. 10) and (2) to have the governor, “as soon as the State is admitted into the Union,” appoint committees to “visit,… Read More

Random House, New York, 1949. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good+ Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Theodor Seuss Geisel. Book This is an early printing of the Caldecott Honor book for 1950. The list of 14 books on the rear flap is roughly in reverse order of publication and starts with Yerle the Turtle. The two "Beginning Reader" books includes The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. They were both published in 1958, suggesting a 1958 or 1959 printing for this book. Size: Between 11"-13" - Quatro (4to). 48 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and bright. There are single small light red marks on the first, second, fourth and sixth pages (growing smaller and lighter) and light brown marks at the bottom margin of pages eight and nine. Hardbound in glossy paper over boards. The corners are sharp, but are worn at the tips (the bottom corners are worn to the board). The spine is worn at the head and foot with a 1/4 inch tear at the head and 1/2 inch tear at the foot, both on the rear fold.… Read More

Uriah Hunt, Philadelphia, 1832. Leather. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . New ed., includes "An Interesting Narrative of the Sufferings of William Moore, John Philly, and Richard Seller" (pp. 339-362). 390 p.; index (pp. 363-390); 23 cm. Full calf with title and Vol. in gold on black panels on spine. Front hinge is broken; cover held in place by leather. 1" crack at bottom of front joint and top of back joint. Corners worn. Text block is tight. Water stain along bottom edge of FEP gradually fading through p. 56. Foxing throughout. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; . Main Picture: William Sewell, The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers (1832) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: William Sewell, The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers (1832) - Title on spine. Picture 3: William Sewell, The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress of the Christian People called… Read More

Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1937. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Grassby, Percy & Robillard, Conrad G. Book . VG HB in G DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Little, Brown & Company's Centenary Prize Book & 1938 Pulitzer for Biography. xvi p., 4 l., 3-546 p.; illlus.: front. (port.) plates, 25 cm. Tan cloth over boards w/Alcott's signature blind stamped on front cover (gilt has faded); gilt title on black field on spine. Corners turned; light shelf wear. Text block is tight and unmarked; paper a little brown from age. Unclipped DJ tattered at edges w/small chips at folds & 1/2" loss at top of back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 546 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Grassby, Percy & Robillard, Conrad G.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Cultural Heritage; United States; 1930s; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Kendall and Russells, Printers to the State, Frankfort, KY, 1818. First Edition. Disbound. Poor Condition. Book Collection of acts (pp. 303-573) and resolutions (pp. 574-580) passed by the Kentucky General Assembly from December 1, 1817 to February 4, 1818. One of the most important issues dealt with in this session was the changing of the border between Kentucky and Tennessee. This appears in an act to “repeal all laws passed by this State relative to the Southern Boundary Line” (pp. 437-438) and a series of resolutions “relative to the Boundary Line between this State and the State of Tennessee” (pp. 576-579). WorldCat does not show any libraries holding this issue in book form and no copies are currently for sale. The microform copy in the Early American Imprint Second Series shows up under two OCLC numbers (40033732, 15460724). The catalog note for the microform copy notes that it was “[p]hotographed from… Read More

A Printing Co, New London, CT, 1984. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG PB in illustrated wrapper. 227 p.: ill., fold. maps; 23 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows some wear along the front hinge. Spine is uncreased. Text block is tight and unmarked. All three folding maps present; one has creasing on outer edge. Account of Revolutionary War battle at Fort Griswold with biographical info on soldiers from North Groton, including where they are buried and pictures of tombstones. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 227 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); United States; 1980s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 741. .

University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Near Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. vi, 290 p., [5] p. of plates: ill., maps, ports.; 24 cm. Blue cloth over boards with black title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 290 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing minimal shelf wear. Unclipped DJ in Near Fine condition, showing only minor wear at the corners. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); United States; 1980s; Colonial Era; ISBN: 0807817783. ISBN/EAN: 9780807817780. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1023. . 9780807817780

Williams County Historical Society, Montpelier, OH, 1981. First. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Fine HB of stated First Printing. 355 p. (numbered from 417-772); illus.; map on endpapers; index (pp. 743-772); 31 cm. Dark green textured paper over boards with bright gold illus. cover and title on spine. (Note that this is Vol. II, which contains the family histories. I also have Vol. I, which has the historical sketches, listed separately, since they were issued in different years.) Size: Folio (F; up to 15" / over 30 cm tall). 355 pages. One volume of the 2-volume set. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 389. .

Williams County Historical Society, Montpeiler, OH, 1978. First. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Fine HB of stated First Printing. 416 p.: illus.; map on endpapers; 28 cm. Mimeographed list of corrections laid in. Dark green textured paper over boards with bright gold illus. cover and title on spine. Small nick at bottom edge of front cover, otherwise in perfect condition. Printed on coated stock and extensively illustrated. (Note: The family histories are in Vol. 2, which I am also offering separately since they were issued in different years.) Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). One volume of the 2-volume set. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 388. .

Chuer Dicey, London, 1760?. Softcover (in hardover folder). Good+ Condition. Book ESTC N13332. The ESTC reports two copies: The one at the Bodleian and one at UCLA. WorldCat shows the UCLA copy (OCLC Number 15584159). Full Title: “Robin Hood’s Garland. Being a Compleat History of all the Notable and Merry Exploits perform’d by him and his Men on divers Occasions. To which is added, A Preface, giving a more full and particular Account of his Birth, &c. than any hitherto published. [Woodcut] [6 lines of verse] Adorn'd with Twenty-seven Neat and Curious Cuts, proper to the Subject of each Song. London: Printed by Chuer Dicey, in Bow-Church Yard: Sold also at his Wholesale Warehouse in Northampton.” Pagination: [4],87,[1], which matches the copy held by the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A-E⁸, F⁴. There are 27 traditional folk songs telling the… Read More

Self-published, Huntington Beach, CA, 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Signed by Author. A limited edition, "personally inscribed and numbered by the author." Labeled on the limitation page as # 149. Speer traveled around the western United States as a mining engineer who worked for The Texas Company. In his preface he says the book's collection of stories from his travels "represents 25,000 miles of travel and six years' work." He writes, "The stories will take you over many Western Trails and you will find their names mentioned as you go along," including the Old Spanish, the Santa Fe and National Old Trails (the last two of which became parts of Route 66). The book is illustrated with photographs Speer took. Based upon the cars, it appears most of them are from the 1920s. Laid into the book is a printed letter from Speer addressing the recipient as "At Least One Reader of This Book." In the letter he… Read More

Whig Republican Association of Boston (John H. Eastburn, Printer), Boston, 1839. First Edition. Softcover (Sewn). Very Good+ Condition. Pamphlet printed wrappers, 20pp., including 4 p. at the end providing a summary of actions related to Harrison's candidacy taken by the Association.American Imprints 58656; Miles 144; Sabin 89706.WorldCat shows holdings by four libraries with three different OCLC numbers: The British Library, St. Pancras (504238875); University of California, Santa Barbara (79284182) and Chicago History Museum and Stanford University Library (38681010). Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 20 pages. Item Type: Pamphlet. The pages are only slightly tanned and remain bright. Bound in its original dark blue wrapper with the title "Mr. Sprague's Speech" printed on the front cover. Someone has written "on Gen. Harrision" in pencil underneath the title. There is a 1/4" chip at the head of the spine and a 1 1/2" by… Read More