Telephone Directory of Jacksonville Fla. Winter-Spring, 1931 (Includes Jacksonville Beach, Baldwin, Orange Park, Penney Farms, Green Cove Springs ) por Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co - 1931

Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1988. HBDJ, July 1988, stated 1st edition,2nd Printing, minor rub & wear, Blue cloth cover lettered in Gold Gilt down Spine, DJ minor rub, wear , FINE-/F-, AS-IS, 210 pgs , Index, Slight yellow pgs Interior O/ W Nice, tight C. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.

Octavo (9 x 6 inches) Richmond, Virginia: Jones & Cook, 1880. 92 pages, six unnumbered leaves of illustrations (one of them a foldout map "Showing Transportation Facilities of Richmond, VA"), numerous local advertisements, an index of the advertisers that includes four booksellers, among tobacco leaf dealers, horse collar manufacturers, and many other trades and services. Good condition (original decorated printed wrappers beginning to separate, but still holding, minor chipping, not affecting contents).

A promotional directory of public buildings and landmarks, with a history of the city.

Under "Trade Notes," a paragraph for "Books, Binding &c." states, "The Booksellers of Richmond are all gentlemen of superior intelligence, and of long experience, possessing a critical knowledge of books, and a thorough familiarity with the needs of the scholar, professional man, and the general public."

Rudolfo Anaya. Bless Me, Ultima. TQS, Quinto Sol Publications, Inc. Berkeley, CA. Softcover. Copyright 1972, 25th Printing Thus, 1991 SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. ABOUT RUDOLFO ANAYA: Rudolfo Anaya was an American author. Noted for his 1972 novel Bless Me, Altima, Anaya was considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

1859. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium. A Group of New England Banks Unite to Suppress Counterfeiting [Counterfeiting]. [Request for Membership Dues for the Association of Banks for the Suppression of Counterfeiting]. Boston, February 17, 1858. 8-1/2" x 5" bifolium, text to recto of first leaf, post mark and manuscript address to verso of second leaf. Vertical and horizontal fold lines, faint stains to verso of second leaf, otherwise fine. $450. * This form, which includes a receipt, was addressed to the Pittsfield Bank of Pittsfield, New Hampshire. It reads (in part): "To the cashier of the _____ Bank: Sir: At a meeting of the Board of Managers (...) it was Voted, 'That an assessment, at the rate of five dollars on each one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of Capital Stock, be laid upon the Banks for the ensuing year,' and the Treasurer, in conformity to the above vote, attaches hereto a blank receipt, that you will please fill up,… Ler mais

1892. Brooklyn, NY, 1892. this no. 96 of 100 copies. Brooklyn, NY, 1892. this no. 96 of 100 copies. Limited-Edition Printing of an Important Essay by Jefferson Jefferson, Thomas [1743-1826]. Ford, Paul Leicester [1865-1902], Editor. A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Reprinted from the Original Edition, With Additions and Corrections by the Author. Brooklyn, NY: Historical Printing Club, 1892. 31 pp. One full-page illustration. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Stapled pamphlet, light edgewear, moderate toning. A well-preserved copy. $250. * From an edition limited to 100 copies, this number 96. Jefferson's first important piece of political writing, the Summary View was intended for the delegates to the First Continental Congress (1774). It was debated by the First Continental Congress and later printed as a pamphlet by some of Jefferson's friends. Widely circulated, it established Jefferson as an important figure in the struggle againts Great Britain. The full-page illustration in Ford's… Ler mais

New York: Huguenot Society of America. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear, spine edges worn. ; Limited to 500 copies. ; Collections of the Huguenot Society of America; Vol. 1; B&W Illustrations .

Translated into French by Henri Robillot. Illustrated with original Frontispiece and full-page color lithographs by Garcia-Fons. 8vo. Padded faux leather, gilt design. André Sauret; de la Collection des Douze Meilleurs Romans Policiers. No. 11. Lithographs printed at Les Presses de Mourlot Frères, Paris 1969. First French Illustrated Edition. Limited to a small number on alfa paper, unnumbered. Fine.

Dead River Grand Trunk Railway. Broad Gauge Air Line. Shortest Route! Quickest time! Rum Policy, President. S.U.R.E. Death, SuperintendentOriginal illustrated, folded broadside. 4 pages. 8½ by 10½ inches. N.P., N.D. (Ca. 1870 – 1872). (Archive of Americana, American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1, No. 12927). Caption title. "Reader, will you assist in diffusing information about the above road, so that the multitudes who are invited to excursions upon it, may be informed of the country through which it passes, and where it terminates? This advertisement will be sent free to any address, on application to R.H. McDonald & Co., 32 & 34 Commerce St., New York." Followed by 12 reasons why no rational being should use tobacco. Plus articles about the evils of alcohol, "Moderate drinking," "Bitters," "Satan's Agents," "Woman's Virtue," a Testimonial for Dr. Walker's Vinegar Bitters, "Purely Vegetable, Free from Alcohol," etc. R.H. McDonald & Co. is listed in New York City directories for 1870-71 and… Ler mais

Glasgow: John Niven, 1840. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition (Sabin 50149). Rebound in black pebbled cloth, with original spine label laid down, new gilt rules. Includes frontispiece and all fold-outs. Boards lightly soiled. 1840 Hard Cover. xi, 219 pp., 8 fold-out plates and 2-page publisher advertisement follow text, engraved frontispiece of York Factories in Saco, Maine. "The author was superintendent of the York factories, Saco." An account of the machinery used in cotton mills, and the relative merits of manufacturing in the United States vs. Great Britain. Because the work focuses on the spinning of cotton at mills rather than the harvesting of cotton at plantations, the controversy surrounding American slave labor is neatly avoided. It's unclear whether this was intentional, or even whether the question was of any concern to the author.

Richmond, Virginia, 1930. Wyndham Blanton (1890-1960) was a celebrated Medical College of Virginia professor of clinical medicine as well as a pioneering medical historian. His 3 books on the history of medicine in Virginia remain the most comprehensive history of Virginia medical practice from 1607 until 1900. Complete sets are uncommon, and we offer here first printings of all 3: 1) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: xvii, 337 pages + 40 black and white plates. Published by William Byrd Press in 1930. 2) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. x, (2), 449 pages + 20 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1931. 3) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. xii, (2), 466 pages +29 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1933. The first volume is 8 3/4 Inches by 6 1/2 inches, bound in the original red cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. The other 2 volumes are 10 5/8 inches by 7 1/2 inches, bound in the… Ler mais