STEREOVIEW. Interior Water Works, Showing Engines. No. 117
[History of Technology / History of Chicago] Yellow mount [recto], greenish grey verso, rounded corners. Printed title label to verso. Two separate domed /b/w albumen images. Publisher imprint to left; series title / date to right. 3-15/16" x 7" Modest wear to mount extremities, hint of soiling to verso. Clear sharp images. VG - VG+ Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve- $105
- $105
The GOLDEN LION Of GRANPERE. A Novel
Trollope, Anthony [1815 - 1882] 4, 124, 4 pp. Publisher adverts first & last 4 pages, the latter entitled "Harper's Summer Book-List". 24 illustrations by Francis Arthur Fraser. Frontis tissue guard present. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6" General wear to binding, with board showing at the tips. Slight lean, and the spine panel a bit darkened. Expected age-toning to paper. Faint 19th C (?) news agent stamp to ffep. Withal, a solid VG copy. Bound in terra-cotta cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Brown coated eps- $105
- $105
BLEAK HOUSE. In Two Volumes
Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] 2 volumes: xvi, 480; [2], 481 - 936, 4 pp. 4 page publisher catalogue concludes volume II [variance from that noted by Smith]. Illustrated with a frontis of Dickens & 37 plates [v1: 19; v2:18] after Phiz, re-engraved by Lossing-Barritt. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8" Volumes professionlly rebacked, ~ 85 - 90% of original spine cloth laid-down. Age-toning. Usual foxing. A VG set. Original publisher's straight grain, morocco grain blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine 1st US book edition (Smith AMERICAN, p. 315). Not in Gimbel, nor VanderPoel.- $825
- $825
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STEREOVIEW IMAGE Of The MEGARGEE WISSAHICKON PAPER MILL. “Beauties of the Wissahickon” [Caption title]. Philadelphia Views [series title]
[History of US Papermaking] Green mount, rounded corners, publisher imprint to left, series title to right, image caption under right photograph. Verso blank. Two separate square b/w albumen images. 3-3/8" x 6-15/16" "Demand for paper grew dramatically in the antebellum period [of the United States], as Americaâs printing and publishing houses, many based in Philadelphia, produced an increasing number of newspapers, magazines, and books. Paper mills were established throughout the greater Delaware Valley to meet the demand. The Roxborough-Manayunk area became an especially important papermaking center in this period. This part of the city saw dramatic industrialization in the early nineteenth century, with the Schuylkill River and Manayunk Canal powering textile, paper, and other mills that were later converted to steam-production. Among the major paper producers in this area were the Flat Rock Paper Mill, owned by the Nixon family (descendants of William Rittenhouse); the Wissahickon Paper Mill, owned by the Megargee family; and the McDowell Paper Mills. All were family-run operations that were established in the 1820s through 1840s and continued in various capacities into the early twentieth century. Family members built new mills or established partnerships with other mills in the region over the years, resulting in a web of interrelated family-run paper businesses throughout the greater Philadelphia area." [McCarthy, Paper & Papermaking, Encylopedia of Greater Philadelphia]. Minor extremity wear, so modest soiling to verso. Captioned by a prior owner on the verso. A VG example. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve- $160
- $160
NICHOLAS WALKER, Who Was Defendant Below, Plaintiff in Error, versus, DANIEL K REAMY, Who Was Plaintiff Below, Defendant in Error. BANKS, MacDOWELL & MURRY, Attorneys for Plaintiff in Error. In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In the Commons Pleas of Blair County. No. 43. October Term, 1855
Calvin, Samuel [1811 - 1890] - Former Owner 15, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-3/8" Calvin was a lawyer, member of the 31st Congress (March 1849 - March 1851), and member of the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention of 1873. Calvin was admitted to the bar in 1836; he established his practice at Hollidaysburg, PA. This case chronicles a dispute over a house. Covers quite worn, chipped & soiled. Age-toning to paper. Text block with faint vertical fold-line. A Good copy. Plain dull yellow paper covers, subject hand-inked to front cover, Calvin's signature to both front & rear covers 1st printing. SIGNED by Calvin at the top of the front wrapper.- $138
- $138
DANIEL K. REAMEY, Versus JAMES A. M’CAHAN. In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Middle District
Calvin, Samuel [1811 - 1890] - Attorney for Plaintiff in Error 11, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6" Calvin was a lawyer, member of the 31st Congress (March 1849 - March 1851), and member of the Pennsylvania State Constitutional Convention of 1873. Calvin was admitted to the bar in 1836; he established his practice at Hollidaysburg, PA. This case chronicles a dispute over work on a house. things haven't changed, about a decade ago, we ended up in court with our contractor over "work on a house". Age-toning & soiling to wrappers. Chip from top edge of rear wrapper. Very Good. Origninal publisher's printed dull yellow paper wrappers, sewn 1st printing. SIGNED by Calvin at the top of the front wrapper.- $138
- $138
BART BENNER’S MINE or The Boy Who Got There. Brave and Bold Weekly. No. 207. New York, December 8, 1906
Lounsberry, Lieut. Lionel [pseudonym for Lewis, Henry Harrison or Ingraham, Prentiss] 28, [4] pp. Text double column. Adverts last 4 pages. 11" x 8" Adventure in "the Colorado wilds." Scarce story paper, OCLC records 3 holding institutions. General wear to covers, with top right front cover corner lacking. Age-toning to paper. A VG survivor. Early printing of this edition. Internal advert for the series lists through #209.- $83
- $83
The BOY TRAVELLERS In AUSTRALASIA. Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to the Sandwich, Marquesas, Society, Samoan, and Feejee Islands, and through the Colonies of New Zealand, New South Wales Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia
Knox, Thomas W. xvi, 538, 6 pp. 6 pages of publisher adverts at rear. Color frontis + intratextual cuts. Royal 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6-1/2" Modest wear & soiling to binding, a bit cocked. VG - VG+ Light green decorative cloth. Map eps- $105
- $105
An INQUIRY Into The NATURE And CAUSES Of The WEALTH Of NATIONS. In Four Volumes. Vol. I.; With a Life of the Author, An Introductory Discourse, Notes and Supplemental Dissertations. By J. R. McCulloch, Esq
Smith, Adam [1723 - 1790]. McCulloch, John Ramsay [1789 - 1864] - Contributor xcvi, 419, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis plate of Smith. 8vo. PLEASE NOTE: This is Volume I ONLY. Wear & rubs to leather. Front joint tender. Second black spine label with largish chip. A Good - About VG copy. Period full calf. Black leather labels. Marbled edges & eps 1st edition thus, i.e., with the McCulloch material.- $105
- $105
LET’S HAVE FUN In SAN FRANCISCO. A Handbook to the City
Shelton, Edith & Field, Elizabeth. Saroyan, William; Dobie, Charles Caldwell; Jackson, Joseph Henry; Bufano, Beniamino; Sotomayor, Antonio; Ennis, Earle; Caen, Herb, Frayne, Pat; Price, Arthur - Contributors 147, [5 (blank)] pp. Correction slip affixed to p. 6. Cartoons by Lois Hanscom. 8vo. 7-7/8" x 5-3/8" Minor wear & soiling. Very Good - Very Good Plus.- $17
- $17
The HAUNTED MAN And The GHOST’S BARGAIN. A Fancy for Christmas-Time
Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] [8], 188 pp. Advert leaf precedes frontis & engraved title leaf. All typographical oddities noted by Smith present except (1) no space in said, p. 102 & (2) no battered '1' in p. 166 pagination [noted by Smith in only some copies]. Frontis & vignette title leaf. 15 internal illustrations. Artists: Tenniel (6), Leech (5), Stone (3) & Stanfield (3) Small 8vo. 6-11/16" x 4-3/16" Gilt bright. Modest wear & soiling, very slight lean. A hint of age-toning to paper. Withal, a quite pleasing VG+ copy. Publisher's original red, vertically-ribbed cloth with gilt stamped spine & front board. AEG- $1,375
- $1,375
FIRST ANNUAL MILITARY BALL. State Armory. Friday Evening, April 30, 1943.; Sponsored by Members of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, Mass. State Guard and Lawrence Units Women’s Defense Corps
[Event Program]. Donohoe, 1st Lt. Patrick W. - Honorary Chairman Unpaginated. Primarily adverts for local businesses. 9-3/16" x 6-1/16" Useful for tracking active businesses in Lawrence, mid-WWII. Age-toned, and a bit worn. Staining to cover edges & top portion of text-block. An About VG copy. White paper covers printed in blue & red- $41
- $41
BLEAK HOUSE.; From ‘Peterson’s Uniform Edition of Charles Dickens’ Works’
Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] viii, 313, [3 (blank)] pp. Text double column. 37 inserted illustrations by Lossing-Barritt after Phiz. Tall 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-7/8" Cloth chipped at spine ends; board showing at tips; pos name stamp to t.p.; small stain spot right margin first few leaves. An About VG copy. Original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering; gilt figure on spine; Dickens' bust blindstamped to boards. Bright yellow eps Early US printing, ca mid-1850s [per t.p.; cased post 1860, per binding style]. Cf. Gimbel D25.- $83
- $83
SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA CITY DIRECTORY 1942 Including Montecito.; Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders, Numerical Telephone Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character. Also A Buyer’s Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory for Detailed Contents see General Index
[California History] 675 pp (includes rear paste-down). Index at rear. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4" Maroon cloth spine over printed green cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts- $165
- $165
SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA CITY DIRECTORY 1943 Including Montecito.; Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders, Numerical Telephone Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character. Also A Buyer’s Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory for Detailed Contents see General Index
[California History] 580, [38 (Telephone directory)] pp. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4" Maroon cloth spine over printed yellow cloth boards. Edges with printed adverts- $160
- $160
The PERSONAL HISTORY Of DAVID COPPERFIELD
xiv, [2], 624 pp. Text & plates quite clean [washed sometime prior?]. Illustrated with frontis, vignette title-page & 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2" Bright gilt, a pleasing & enviable Fine copy of Dickens classic tale, now known to be primarily autobiographical. Custom bound in a deep,and lovely, full russet leather binding by Bayntun, elaborate gilt decorated spine, gilt stamped Dickens bust to front board, gilt facsimile signature to rear board, gilt dentelles, AEG, marbled eps 1st volume edition, with 1850 to engraved title & 'Norwich' p. 558, but with 'screwed', p. 132 (Smith I, 9).
HOUSEHOLD WORDS: Table of Contents & List of Contributers & Their Contributions
x, 534 pp (including Index & Bibliography). Illustrated with 3 plates. Royal 8vo. F/NF. While the book is 'new' & unread, there are occasionally mars & smudges to the dj, suffered during shipment from the publisher. Maroon cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket 