Technical World: Chicago/NY, 1913. Paperback. Illus., 10 x 7", pict stapled wraps, 475-634. Covers poor and almost detached from textblock, contents have light soiling and edge tears, occasional pencil marks, first few pp have light staining and wrinkling else good. Although race car drivers George Robertson, Harry Grant, Ralph De... More
Scribner's: NY, 1930. Illus., 10 x 7", black buckram, gilt spine lettering, 683pp. Ex-library, bound without magazine covers and ads, covers worn and rubbed, scratched, contents have scattered light spotting and a few edge tears else good to very good. A note accompanying the story says that Hemingway is considered... More
Np (London), 1868. 2pp, July 24, 1868. Choice and ornate vellum patent document, granted to William Robert Lake by the Queen for his "Improvements in teeth for machines for picking or separating cotton wool and other fibres." Elephant folio size bearing magnificent hanging wax seal (depicting Victoria on both sides)... More
np, nd (c 1862). 13 x 6.5. one sheet, printed on one side, folds, uneven ink, toning and soil, paperclip rust along right side else a nicely preserved piece of Confederate Civil War ephemera. "The Army of the Confederate States has come to expel the enemy, to rescue the people... More
Shapiro Music Publishing Co: NY, 1912. Front cover illustr, 13.5 x 10.5, sheet music, (6) pp including covers. Removed, disbound, creasing, rubbing, light soiling, small tears (one tear repaired with cello tape). From the lyrics: " . . .It reminds me of the dear old Mississipp' when I loaded cotton... More
Printed by Transformer Press at Wayne State University (Detroit), 1982. Illustr, 9 x 6.25, pale green wraps, unpag. Very good. Charming reminiscences, accompanied by recipes, of Pauline Melhorn's culinary life in Nova Scotia. Includes recipes for Blueberry Pie, Bienenstich, Apfelkuchen. Printed on 100% rag paper, the cover is made from... More
Petersburg, VA Saturday April 15, 1865. 19 x 12", 4pp, worn, badly torn, soiled, spotted, creased, missing sm pieces. "PEACE Important Actions of the President", General Lee's Farewell, the decline of cotton, draft in New York, etc. More
G.P. Putman's Sons: NY, 1907. 2 vols. 8.75 x 6", original blue cloth, 281pp; 284pp with index + publisher's catalogue, covers well worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, EX-LIBRARY with usual markings, a bit of a loose set but still usable. Much on slavery, cotton, etc. in the Antebellum South. More
Illustr, 11.5 x 8.75, cloth backed patterned boards, 60 pp, a very nice copy of THE DELUXE EDITION in slipcase. WITH SUITE OF FINELY PRINTED EPHEMERA IN A PORTFOLIO: Inspirational quotation printed at Full Moon Press; typographic broadside printed at Brown Trout Press, with fishing fly, limited and signed by... More
William C. Rowland: Philadelphia, nd (early 20th. Illustr, 9 x 4, printed stapled wraps, 16 pp + loose inserted page, covers worn and darkened, staples a little rusty else a nice copy. Included are "White Mess Jacket" (gabardine, $6.50, cotton duck, $6.00), buttons, saber chains, puttees, etc. More
Bonanza Books: NY, 1966. Photos, 10.75 x 8.5, cloth backed boards, 448 pp, covers quite rubbed, extremities worn and bumped, hinges quite loose, ink stamps from former owners inside covers and throughout book, foredge of text block with finger soiling, a rather well worn copy, in price clipped, rubbed, edge... More
Eclipse Publishing Co: Phila. 1908. Front cover illustr, 11 x 10, sheet music, 10 pp including covers. Removed, disbound, creased, soiled, chipped, small tears. Front cover illustr shows a seated Black man with a dreamlike image above his head showing slaves in a cotton field. No lyrics. Titles of the... More
Eclipse Publishing Co: Philadelphia, 1908. Front cover illustr, 11 x 10, wraps, 10pp incl covers. Disbound, well worn, soiling, creasing, tears, chipping. Illustr shows a seated Black man with a dreamlike image above his head showing slaves in a cotton field. No lyrics. Titles of the melodies: "Memories of the... More
(Gentenaar & Torley Publ.: The Netherlands), (1999). Hardcover. Illus., 10 x 7.5", pict boards, 16pp + illus., minor shelf wear else a nice, clean copy; with the colored paper sample: "Het monster is gemaakt van hennep, sisal, linnen en katoen" ("this sample is made of hemp, sisal, linen and cotton") tipped in. More