1887. (AMERICA'S CUP). A TESTIMONIAL TO CHARLES J. PAINE and EDWARD BURGESS from the City of Boston, for their successful defence of the America's Cup. Boston: Boston City Council, 1887. First edition. Illustrated. 159 pp. Tall 8vo., brown cloth, gilt-stamped title to spine and City-of-Boston seal to upper board. this..... More
1922. (AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS). PUBLIC MEETING of the American Academy and the American Institute of Arts and Letters, In honor of William Dean Howells, President of the Academy from its Inception to the Date of His Death. [New York]; The De Vinne Press for the American Academy..... More
1785. [American Academy of Arts and Sciences]. MEMOIRS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: TO THE END OF THE YEAR MDCCLXXXIII. Vol. 1: Boston: Adams and Nourse, 1785. [i-iii] - xxxii, 568pp. + [1] f.errata. 4to 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Six folding plates. Contemporary calf binding. Front..... More
1924. (AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY). PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. New Series. Vol. 33, Part 1 and 2. At the semi-annual meeting held in Boston April, 11, 1923 and at the annual meeting held in Worcester October 17, 1923. Worcester, Massachusetts, Published by the Society, 1924. Featuring: Lewis's Account of..... More
1941. (AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY). PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. New Series. Vol. 50, Part 1 and 2. At the Semi-annual and Annual Meeting held in Boston, April 17, 1940 and October 16, 1940. Worcester, Massachusetts, Published by the Society, 1941. Featuring: Havard College Library and the Libraries of the..... More
1948. (AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY). PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. New Series. Vol. 57, Part 1 and 2. At the Semi-annual and Annual Meeting held in Boston, April 16, 1947 and October 15, 1947. Worcester, Massachusetts, Published by the Society, 1948. Featuring: The Orderly Books of Colonel William Henshaw, and..... More
1950. (AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY). PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. New Series. Vol. 60, Part 1 and 2. At the Semi-annual and Annual Meeting held in Boston, April 19, 1950 and October 18, 1950. Worcester, Massachusetts, Published by the Society, 1950-1951. Featuring: The Coinage of Massachusetts Bay Colony by Sidney..... More
1950. (AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY). PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. New Series. Vol. 60, Part 1. At the Semi-annual and Annual Meeting held in Boston, April 19, 1950. Worcester, Massachusetts: Published by the Society, 1950-1951. Featuring: The Coinage of Massachusetts Bay Colony by Sidney P. Noe; The Pursuit of Pestilence..... More
1936. (AMERICAN ART). CATALOGUE OF THE FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE. October 22, 1936-December 6, 1936. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1936. 8vo., wrappers, 40 pp., black & white illustrations. Just faint damp, slight edgewear to wraps, one leaf; clean internally. Very good... More
1919. [METZGAR, Judson D.] AMERICAN ART GALLERIES. RARE JAPANESE COLOR PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. JUDSON D. METZGAR. New York: American Art Galleries, 1919. Unpaginated (text + b/w plates). 8vo., tan wrappers printed in black. Moderate soil to wrappers, a few small chips to front wrapper not affecting text..... More
1919. [METZGAR, Judson D.] AMERICAN ART GALLERIES. RARE JAPANESE COLOR PRINTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. JUDSON D. METZGAR. New York: American Art Galleries, 1919. Unpaginated (text + b/w plates). 8vo., tan wrappers printed in black. Moderate soil to wrappers, a few small chips to rear wrapper not affecting text..... More
19. American Association for Study and Prevention of Infant Mortality. TRANSACTIONS OF THE FIRST (- SIXTH) ANNUAL MEETING. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1910. Vols. 2-6 published at Baltimore: Franklin Printing Co., 1912-1916. Six octavo volumes, uniformly bound in brown paper wrappers with title printed in black on spine and front..... More
1978. (AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT). AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT, 1972 Volume 75. The auction season Sept. 1968-August 1969. New York; Columbia University Press, 1972. 8vo., brick cloth, gilt. Touch of soil, scuffing to cloth; lightly shaken. Hinges starting. About very good. More
1855. [AMERICAN CHEMICAL INSTITUTE]. POSITIVE MEDICAL AGENTS: Being a Treatise on the New Alkaloid, Resinoid and Concentrated Preparations of Indigenous and Foreign Medical Plants. New York: Charles B. Norton, 1855. 8vo. 304pp. Brown cloth, blindstamped to front and back and stamped in gilt to spine. Ex-library with stamps to front..... More
1932. (AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES). AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES: Report of the Committee on Linguistic and National Stocks in the Population of the United States. Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1931. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932. 8vo., wrappers. Wraps sunned, slightly..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. LOGWOOD BLACKS ON WOOLENS AND WORSTEDS: PERFECTION SAMPLE CARD. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. 1920]. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches folded. Black cloth stamped in silver. Inside front cover has a 7 page booklet affixed, "Remarks and Dyeing Formulae." The inside folds out to..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. LOGWOOD BLACKS ON WOOLLENS AND WORSTEDS. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. early 20th century]. 6 pp. booklet affixed to first panel. 8vo., black cloth stamped in silver, four folding panels. Two one-inch holes at spine, not affecting interior contents. Light soil and creasing to affixed..... More
AMERICAN DYEWOOD COMPANY. SUBSTANTIVE COLORS ON COTTON YARN. New York: American Dyewood Company [n.d. ca. ] 11 5/8 x 7 inches. red cloth stamped in silver. Cloth soiled, with a large dent to spine. Affixed to inside front cover is an 11 page booklet, "Dyeing Instructions and Remarks." The cover..... More
1885. (THE AMERICAN FLORIST). THE AMERICAN FLORIST. A Semi-monthly Journal for the Trade. 28 issues in all: Numbers 4-8, 10-15, 17, 19-22, 25-33, with duplicates of 4, 13, and 31. Dates range from October 1, 1885 to December 15, 1886. Chicago: American Florist Company, 1885-6. 4to., wire saddle stitch, 16pp..... More
1925. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS/THE ARCHITECTURAL FORUM. SEVENTY-TWO DESIGNS FOR FIREPROOF HOMES FROM A NATIONAL COMPETITION AMONG ARCHITECTS, DRAFTSMEN AND ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS. [n.p.] The United States Gypsum Company, 1925. 112 pp. 4to., embossed tan wrappers. Top of spine slightly chipped, dampstaining to bottom edge of front wrapper and to..... More
1963. American Surgical Association. REGISTRATION BOOK of the American Surgical Association. A facsimile reproduction of the original, reproducing the signatures of those who orgnized the Association, and signatures of those who attended each meeting between 1882 and 1960, published for the Fellows of the Association by J. B. Lippincott Company..... More
1935. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CO. TELEPHONE ALMANAC 1935. New York: American Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1935. Not paginated. Illustrated with woodcuts by Raymond Lufkin. 8vo., blue stapled paper wrappers printed in blue. Profusely illustrated almanac-style publication with informational and historical anecdotes, internally fine with foxing to wrappers. Good plus..... More
1969. AMERICAN WOMEN'S CLUB OF TUNISIA. TUNISIA PORTFOLIO, VOLUME I, 1969. Second edition. [n.p.]: American Women's Club of Tunisia, 1969. Wrappers. Very good. More
[AMERICANA - 19th CENTURY EPHEMERA] AMERICAN COW MILKER MACHINE POSTER, ORIGINAL. Buffalo, NY: Express Printing Company for the American Cow Milking Machine Co. [n.d. ca. 1865]. 42 x 26 3/4 inches. Woodblock printing: Boldest typeface measures 10 inches tall. L. O. Colvin's "American Cow Milker" was patented in 1860 as..... More
1809. [AMERICANA] THE CIVIL OFFICER, OR THE WHOLE DUTY OF SHERIFFS, CORONERS, CONSTABLES AND COLLECTORS OF TAXES. Boston: Thomas B. Wait and Company, 1809. First edition. 164 pp. + 16 pp. appendix and two folding charts. Together with: THE MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFF: BEING A DIGEST OF THE PRINCIPAL DECISIONS OF THE..... More