Morocco From a Motor [INSCRIBED]
9" x 6.5", 184 pp, with index, folding map, and 48 color plates. A handsome copy in publisher's pictorial cloth and matching dust jacket, inscribed on the front free endpaper "To W.S. Hallett with all good wishes, Paul E. Vernon Jan 9/31." Very light bump to lower front corner, Hallett's bookplate on the front pastedown, scattered foxing. Dust jacket has some soiling to the rear panel and a few small chips and tears. Describes a journey from Algiers to Tangier via a route that included Oran, Tlemcen, Oudja, Taza, Fez, Meknes, Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakesh.
More from Walkabout Books
A Faithful Narrative of the Remarkable Revival of Religion in the Congregation of Easthampton, on Long-Island, In the year of our Lord, 1764.and also An Account of the Revival of Religion in Bridgehampton & Easthampton, In the Year 1800
2mo, 144 pp, with engraved frontis portrait of the author. A good copy in original paper-covered wooden boards (with much of the paper worn away) with leather spine. Front joint cracked and board loosened but still secured by stitching. Child's doodles on front free endpaper, early ownership signature on title page, a bit of old dampstaining.Samuel Buell (1716-1798), an acolyte of Jonathan Edwards who came of age during the Great Awakening (graduating from Yale in 1741), was one of the leaders of the wave of religious revivals that swept New England and the Mid-Atlantic states in the mid 1760s. The title of this work, like several other revival narratives of the era, openly acknowledges the author's debt, both literary and spiritual, to Edwards' highly influential Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God (1737). Buell's account of the 1764 revival among his Long Island congregation was first published in 1766. This edition adds a sketches of his life and those of his daughter and son, as well as short accounts of two other periods (1785 and 1800) of uncommon religious enthusiasm in Buell's community. The effects of such revivals, he concludes, "were highly salutary. The vestiges of scepticism and infidelity were swept away; and differences and prejudices, which had long interrupted the peace of society, were happily healed." Sabin 8983. The Kelmscott & Doves Presses, An Essay by Alfred W. Pollard, Presented with Leaves from the Kelmscott Golden Legend and the Doves English Bible
Folio (15" x 10"), 28 pp, with two original leaves tipped in. Bound in quarter cloth and painted paper over boards. Copy #30 of a total edition of 55, this being one of 30 copies (numbered 21-50) of the "printed edition," (with Martin's calligraphy printed in red, rather than done by hand). Fine. As described on the Heavenly Monkey website: "Pollard's essay was written for the catalogue of William Andrews Clark Jr.'s collection, published in 1921 by John Henry Nash. Until now there is no record of it having been reprinted. Rather than a straight historical account of the two presses, Pollard offers a meditation on their influences and influence, particularly in matters of design and typography. It is embellished here with calligraphy by Martin Jackson, and accompanied by a leaf from both of the presses: the Kelmscott's Golden Legend and the Doves English Bible." A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads
8vo, xiv, 168 pp, with colored frontispiece and extra illustrated title page, 46 colored engravings printed by Edmund Evans, in original plum cloth with beveled edges, oval inset illustration. Re-backed, with original spine cloth laid down. Spine slightly faded, edges and corners a bit rubbed, but overall still quite attractive. McLean, who describes this as "outstanding among all the gift books produced in Britain during the period" (Victorian Book Design p. 113) also notes that the book is "bibliographically confusing. One edition, which may have been the first, was published by W. Kent & Co. (late D. Bogue), dated 1860, in which the illustrations are printed in black with one or two neutral tints, and the decorations, by Albert Warren, in gold: it carried a Preface by Joseph Cundall, who had devised the book, and may have been its true publisher. It makes an extremely handsome volume. Another edition, undated, was published by Ward, Lock & Tyler, and is identical except that the illustrations are all printed in six or eight colours and the decorations and type in a neutral color. Albert Warren's double title pages, surrounding two pictures by Birket Foster, make one of the most charming openings in mid-Victorian book production" (pp. 132-33). This copy was given as a gift to Newton Benett "in acknowledgement of his collection of crests, monograms, &c prepared for the Boy's Own Magazine for November 1867.". Unpublished Memoir of a British Columbia Hunting Guide
Typescript, approximately 40,000 words on 86 pages, divided into numerous short chapters (each titled and stapled at one corner). This is a partial, unedited manuscript for a planned book, likely written ca. 1985-1990. The chapters were clearly composed on a computer but printed at different times, in a variety of fonts. The author, Mac Cooke, was raised on a farm in Arras, British Columbia. His father, Franke Cooke, worked for many years for "Skook" Davidson, a well-known packer, guide, and rancher in northern British Columbia, before launching his own guiding service in the Kechika Valley around 1965. Mac and several of his brothers were soon enlisted to work for their father, flying into remote areas and guiding clients in pursuit of big game. A few chapters of the manuscript describe Mac's parents and early life, but the vast majority recount tales from his life as a guide. They are written in an folksy and engaging manner one might expect from a seasoned outdoorsman, and include a fair amount bawdy humor and descriptions of practical jokes, drunken mishaps, and other shenanigans, as well as hunts (both successful and not) and the daily work of guiding. Sample chapter titles range from the "Huge Ram #1," "Predators," and "Good Guides" to "Naked in the Cabaret," "Shaving Darrel's Beard," and "Sketchy Pasts." Definitely fun read for the sporting enthusiast and anyone interested in the history and experiences of guides and outfitters in northern British Columbia. Photo Album Compiled During Travels in Thailand, Cambodia, Java, & India, 1906
10" x 13" sting-tied cloth album containing 119 photographs, of which 86 are relatively large and appear to be professional and 33 are amateur snapshots. The professional photographs are a mixture of albumen, gelatin silver, and platinum prints. Most have penciled captions. They range in size from 4" x 6" to 8.25" x 10.5", with the majority being at least 5.5" x 8". There is one damaged photo (not included in image count) and one page with a photo missing, a few leaves detached from binding. Otherwise, condition is very good.This fascinating album is composed primarily of photographs purchased during the course of travels in India, Java, Thailand, and Cambodia in 1906. The compiler was Maud Clark Reynolds (1864-1953), an American woman who spent much of that year traveling with her husband, Arthur G. Reynolds (1868-1935). Arthur appears to have made his fortune in the mining industry in Colorado, after which the pair moved to Pasadena, and then Gilroy, California. Both of their California houses were custom built for them and appeared in architectural publications at the time. The professional photos in the album include architectural images, street scenes, landscapes, and ethnographic images taken in India (45 photos), Java (12), Thailand (13), and Cambodia (15). The smaller snapshots at the end are of India (24) and Madeira (9). Locations in India include Jaipur, Benares, Agra, Delhi, and Mount Abu. The Java images include a theater troupe, one ethnographic image, and several views each of Buitenzorg (now Bogor) and Borobudor. The Thailand images include Ayutthaya, Wat Phra Prang, and Bangkok (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Ratchabophit, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Royal Palace, a khlong/canal scene). The Cambodia photos include three scenes from Phnom Penh and 12 lovely images of Angkor Wat. Photos of Thailand and Cambodia from this period are scarce in the marketplace. Tallulah and Other Poems
7.25" x 4.74", xv, 16-235 pp, in original black cloth. Rubbed through at corners and spine ends, lacking front free endpaper, light tidemark at upper corners throughout. A good copy of the only volume of verse by Jackson, a "distinguished lawyer, soldier and diplomat, who for 42 years after its publication, tried to collect all copies for the purpose of destroying them," according to Wright Howes, who also notes that the book "contains the famous poem---practically an unofficial State anthem---The Red Old Hills of Georgia---and many others of high merit." Henry Rootes Jackson (1820-1898) practiced law in Savannah and served as Colonel of the First Georgia Regiment in the Mexican War. "He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860, but he withdrew along with other southern delegates over the plank on slavery. He participated in the Georgia Secession Convention of 1861.During the Atlanta campaign of 1864 he organized and commanded a brigade of the First (Georgia) Confederate Regiment against General William T. Sherman" (New Georgia Encyclopedia). Halloween, A Romaunt, with Lays, Meditative and Devotional
Second edition (first published in 1845, though the title poem was published privately in 1842). 4.5" x 3", 189 pp + 1 ad, with engraved frontispiece. In original grayish-blue cloth boards with gilt and blind-stamped decoration, all edges gilt. Corners bumped, some pale dampstaining and scattered foxing throughout. Binding sound. Nineteenth century gift inscription from teacher to student on front free endpaper. Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1818-1896) was a newly ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church when he wrote this poem. Over the course of his career he rose to Bishop in the church and published several works on literary and religious subjects. In Trick or Treat, A History of Halloween (2013), Lisa Morton describes the poem "Halloween" which takes up the first 63 pages of this book, as "really a Christian devotional that contains a few brief references to Halloween," but deems it noteworthy for its suggestion "that by 1842, when the poem was first privately published in America, Coxe's readers would have been familiar enough with Halloween to understand" this verse: 'Tis the night - the night Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play! Ye think that without, The wild winds shout, But no, it is they - it is they! Coxe's notes (3 pages immediately following the poem) also include some discussion of the historical meaning and celebration of Halloween. The Lion and the Rose, Poems
Inscribed first edition of May Sarton's scarce third book, published in 1948. A very good copy in publisher's dark pink cloth. Sunning to spine ends, light bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket is rubbed along the joints and folds and missing a small chip from the rear panel. Original $2,00 price present. On the front free endpaper: "Inscribed for Virginia Dunbar, May Sarton, Claremont, March, 1957." Sarton gave a speech titled "The Writing of a Poem" at Scripps College in Claremont, California, that year. The publisher's description for a new edition of this book reads: "Written in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May Sarton's third collection of poems takes inspiration from the land, the light, and the palette of the American Southwest. With archaeological precision, Sarton uncovers American history and heredity. "Plain grandeur escapes definition," begins one poem. But Sarton's America is alive with history and is continually redefined by its own settings and mythology." Poems
7.25" x 4.75", viii, 108 pp, with 8-page publisher's catalogue tipped in at he rear. A very good copy with a small chip to cloth at head of spine, newspaper clipping reprinting one of the author's poems affixed to rear pastedown. Small bookplate of poet and critic Edmund Clarence Stedman on front pastedown; his signature on the front free endpaper.Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830-1886) was a native of Charleston, South Carolina who was raised in the home of his uncle, United States Senator Robert Y. Hayne. After briefly practicing law, Hayne dedicated himself to literary pursuits, contributing to the Charleston Literary Gazette, the Southern Literary Messenger, Southern Bivouac,and other important southern publications of the period. This book, his first published volume of poetry, garnered him national attention. The Wikipedia article on Haynesays that his "sonnets are considered his best work. He was appreciated even in the north and became known as an unofficial poet laureate of the South, and at least one scholar referred to him as a 'Poet of the Confederacy.'" Archive of Correspondence from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association to a Patient, 1917-1923
Archive of 25 typed letters and accompanying enclosures sent by the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, New York, to Miss Ellen Jones of Lucas, Kentucky, between July 1917 and September 1923. All letters on letterhead of the Invalids' Hotel or the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, all signed in type or by ink stamp by V.M. Pierce, M.D. Very good condition. The World's Dispensary Medical Association was incorporated in 1883 by Ray Vaughn Pierce, a graduate of the Eclectic Medical College (Cincinnati) who, in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, "enjoyed a national reputation as a popular medical author, the manufacturer of proprietary remedies, the director of a prosperous sanitarium, publisher, and congressman" (Atwater 2798). The Invalids' Hotel was a luxurious sanitarium, and the adjacent World's Medical Dispensary housed the printing plant and the laboratories where "Dr. Pierce's Standard Family Medicines" were prepared and shipped throughout the United States. The Atwater catalogue describes Pierce as "an outstanding period example of a man who combined scientific (or quasi-scientific) credentials, remarkable business acumen, an accurate sense of the public temper, and an unabashed capacity for self-promotion." Pierce died in 1914, but his business continued under the leadership of his son, Valentine Mott Pierce. The archive offered here demonstrates how the company used its seemingly individualized, personal communication with patients to keep the money flowing in. Asserting that "we are interested in every case entrusted to our care," Pierce asks Miss Jones to report on how her "special treatment" has progressed and then responds with suggestions for modifications. If no response is received, he writes again: "perhaps you have so greatly benefited from the use of our medicine that you do not feel the need of any more treatment. If so, we would be very happy to know about it. If not, it is your duty to yourself to make every effort to resume treatment and continue with the remedies, using them regularly and faithfully until health is entirely restored." Miss Jones is to be assured that "our Specialists will carefully consider your symptoms and forward the medicines most suited to your present needs." Over the course of six years, we can see a consistent back and forth, with the patient sending money and reports on her health and receiving new medicines and recommendations in response. If nothing seems to be ailing her, a letter reminds her that "health is our most valuable asset and we cannot afford to neglect it," and suggests she "send a bottle of urine [and a dollar] to us for careful test and diagnosis.We can tell from this sample whether you have too much uric acid, or whether you are troubled with any kidney disease."Another letter suggests that "your bowels are not working sufficiently to rid your system of impurities," recommends changes to her eating habits, and again asks for urine sample "so that we may have the results of analysis to go by in preparing the next medicines." And so on. Accompanying the letters are several original mailing and return envelopes; a blank Report of Treatment form to be filled out by the patient; a form asking for the names and addresses of other people suffering from various conditions with whom the Dispensary might correspond; a leaflet advertising a vaginal douches on one side and syringes for injecting them on the other; a leaflet advertising Ray Vaughn Pierce's bestselling People's Common Sense Medical Advisor,which asserts that "more than 2,920,000 homes have copies of this book," and several other similar enclosures. In all, and interesting collection revealing the sales and marketing techniques of a highly successful patent medicine business. Journals of the Late Brevet Major Philip Norbourne Barbour, Captain in the 3rd Regiment, United States Infantry and His Wife Martha Isabella Hopkins Barbour, Written During the War with Mexico – 1846 [AUTOGRAPH EDITION]
Barbour, Philip; Barbour, Martha; Rhoda van Bibber Tanner Doubleday (ed) Number 638 of an edition of 1,000, signed by editor on the flyleaf. 187 pp + notes, with frontispiece, bound in blue and tan cloth, with paper spine label. Light wear to heard of spine, else fine.- $40
- $40
The First Overland Mail, Butterfield Trail. San Francisco to Memphis, 1858-1861
Lang, Walter B. 94 pp, illustrated, in original printed wrappers. Small (1 cm) tear to front wrapper at base of spine, previous owner's name and address in ink on front endpaper, else clean and sound. Second (and less common) of two volumes by Lang compiling contemporary accounts of trips taken over this historic stage route. According to the Preface, "in this part is presented for the first time the complete report of a journey made by the correspondence to the San Francisco Bulletin over the alternative route from San Francisco to Memphis, Tennessee.- $75
- $75
The Lake Front Steal. Involved in the Illinois Central-South Park Contract
Lee, Henry W. Title continues. "Address of Henry W. Lee. C.E., consulting engineer, Greater Chicago Federation, before U.S. Engineers, January 13, 1913. Offprint from the Calumet Record, Jan. 16, 1913. 14 pp, stapled wrappers. Light creasing, a little soiling to front cover; very good.A contribution to the decades-long battle over the most fitting use of Chicago's lakefront. Lee argues that the 1909 Chicago Plan (or Burnham Plan) allows for two million dollars of public funds intended for small parks to be given to the Illinois Central Railroad "in exchange for nothing." Includes a nice review of the value of Lake Michigan to the city and of urban harbors generally.- $75
- $75
Poems of the Intellect and the Affections
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett 7.75" x 5.25", xii, 124 pp, with frontis portrait of Browning, extra engraved title page, bound in royal blue cloth with gilt title on spine and front board. Corners rubbed through, cloth chipped at spine ends, but still an attactive copy, internally clean and sound. First printing of this collection, which contains 42 poems selected by this American publisher "to render a truthful portraiture of [the author's] mind and heart, and thus to conduce a more thorough knowledge of the greatest poet produced by England in our generation" (Introduction).- $200
- $200
Algiers Illustrated
Wrigley, M. 12.5" x 9.5", in original cloth boards with title in gilt, later contrasting cloth spine and corners. Some abrasion to edges of boards, foxing to title page and a few tissue guards; binding tight, plates clean. Includes very brief introductory text ("These views of Algiers and the neighbourhood, printed in Photogravure by Mr. Courtulement, of Algiers, are from negatives taken by myself and a friend during our residence there in 1887-88. This book brings to mind many happy hours spent there together and is now published by request") followed by 100 photogravure plates, each with a printed tissue guard identifying the scene. A handsome production. Due to size, shipping cost will be more than standard for priority or international orders.- $400
- $400
Speeches of Lord Erskine While at the Bar, Volumes I, II, III, IV [Four-Volume Set]
Erskine, Thomas E.; High, James L. (ed.) Complete set of four volumes, 6 x 9.25 inches, uniformly bound in publisher's maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, black rules on boards and spine. Rubbing/slight fraying to spine ends, some general scuffing to boards, previous owner's signature on front flyleaf of each volume, otherwise unmarked, bindings sound. Erskine (1750-1823) was ), a "British Whig lawyer who made important contributions to the protection of personal liberties. His defense of various politicians and reformers on charges of treason and related offenses acted to check repressive measures taken by the British government in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He also contributed to the law of criminal responsibility" (Britannica). Due to the size and weight of this set, shipping charges will be higher than standard for priority or international orders.- $100
- $100
Atlas of Winchendon Town, Massachusetts
18" x 14" clothbound atlas with title stamped in gilt on front board. Spine perished and with old amateur repair (black tape), title page heavily chipped and laid down on newer paper. Some tears at margins, but overall plates and maps are very good. Does not include the Massachusetts State map listed in the Table of Contents or the Worcester County Map listed as "not bound in," but does include all other listed items, including 12 full-page lithograph illustrations and 9 double-page maps: Winchdendon Town; Winchendon Village, Sections A-D; Waterville Village; Spring Village; Centerville Village; Monomonack Lake. In addition to views of several residences, the lithographs include G.N. Goodspeed's Machine Works, Factories of the Converse Toy and Woodware Company, Woodware Factory of E. Murdock & Co., and the American House hotel.- $350
- $350
Bibliografia Americana Num. 5. Catalogo de Libros Mexicanos o que tratan de America y de algunos otros impresos en Espana
#388 of 400 numbered copies issued. 9.5" x 7" x 2.25", pp [xxiv], 889, with occasional illlustrations. Ex-library, with old repair to spine. Binding now sound, occasional pencil annotations. A good reference copy of this extensive and detailed catalogue of books on Mexico and the Americas.- $175
- $175
En-Ar-Co National News, Four Issues, 1924-1933
National Refining Company 3.5" x 6.25", stapled, 16 pp (each issue). Includes February 1924, June 1932, November 1932, and June 1933 issues. Light soiling, but generally very good. Marketing newsletter aimed at consumers, combining information about the company's products (motor oil and other automotive lubricants) with Reader's Digest-like tidbits of humorous anecdotes, poems, and jokes, and an order form for premiums (company branded games and score cards).- $40
- $40
