Brooklyn Fair Catalog - Jeffrey Rovenpor Rare Books

Jeffrey Rovenpor Rare Books
Catalog to Accompany the Book Fair in Brooklyn—September 19-20, 2015
A Selection of Scarce and Unusual Material
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1. [Agriculture] SIXTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE NEW
LONDON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, TO BE HELD
ON THE NEW LONDON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
GROUNDS, ONE MILE WEST OF NORWICH, ON THE 3d, 4th
and 5th Days of October, 1860. Regulations And Premium
List. $2,000 IN PREMIUMS OFFERED. Norwich: John W.
Stedman, Printer, 1860. An ephemeral guide to the 1860 New
London agricultural fair, with contest rules, plus a long list of
prizes available for various superlative agricultural products
(Best fat Ox or other Beef Animal, Best Coop of Ducks, etc). One
in OCLC. 23 x 14 cm, 20pp, string bound, lacking wraps (if
issued). Light foxing. Very Good. [2004]
$75.00
2. [American Revolution] THE TRIUMPH OF LIBERTY, AND PEACE WITH AMERICA: A POEM INSCRIBED TO
GENERAL CONWAY. London : Printed For J. Walker, 1782. A British poem written in celebration of peace with America.
"The author is to be considered a prophet rather than a poet. His work manifests the goodness of his mind, but does not
indicate a single ray of poetic inspiration" (Monthly Review, 1783). 4to, [6], 26pp. Lower corner blackened, staining to title
page, loss to lower corner of final leaf, which is detached. Good. [2049] SOLD
3. [Americana] Douglass, William. A Summary,
Historical And Political, Of The First Planting,
Progressive Improvements, And Present State
Of The British Settlements in North America
(Volume One). Boston: Rogers & Fowle in Queen
Street, 1749. A pioneer historical work on what was
then the entire country, by an American. Volume
one (of two). The second volume was not issued
until 1751. Period quarter calf with marbled boards,
uncut, with large portions unopened; [2], iii, [3], 568
pp. Spine covering mostly perished, joints starting.
A fresh, unrestored copy. New USiana D446.
[1942]
$2,500.00
4. A Very Early American Poem and Puritan Tract
4. [Americana] The Right Christian TEMPER In every Condition, Endeavoured (As the Lord Vouchsafed to
Assist) To be Set forth and Recommended: AND The due Debt of a Suitable CONTENTMENT With our outward
Lot, Humbly Demanded, on the behalf of the Divine Providence; In a Lecture upon Heb. 13. 5. Be Content with
Such Things as you have. Boston: Printed by B. Green and J. Allen, for Samuel Sewall junior, 1702.
An early American tract describing the existence of "contentment" (happiness with what one has) in the Puritan soul. John
Danforth was the son of Samuel Danforth, a colonial author and printer of note who arrived in Massachusetts in 1634.
John, "the most prolific and well published in a family of poets," had, at his best, "a keen sense...that earns him a
respectable place among America's early poets" (Meserole, American Poetry of the Seventeenth Century, 309). Thomas
Ryan notes that "Apart from his elegies and epitaphs, Danforth's poetic remains are slight...the most interesting poem in
this group is undoubtedly 'A Few Lines to Fill Up a Vacant Page,'" a "strange religious lyric" that "expresses a period of
doubt in the life of a Puritan" (Ryan, The Poetry of John Danforth, 135). The poem first appeared here--quite literally
printed on the final (otherwise blank) leaf of the book. Harold Jantz refers to Danforth as one of the "better poets" of the
era, possibly deserving of his own anthology in order to facilitate the proper study of his work (Jantz, The First Century of
New England Verse, 9); Ryan, meanwhile, notes that Danforth has "the strongest claim for recognition" amongst his
family clan of poets. None of these scholars make much comment on Danforth's creativity in circulating the poem-piggybacking it on the final leaf of a peripherally related text.
Most poems of the era circulated in manuscript or broadside form, encouraged by publisher Samuel Sewall, for whom this
pamphlet was printed (Thomas Wright, Literary Culture in Early New England, 207). Danforth, who also printed poetry in
his almanacs, is perhaps an outlier to this pattern, with the verse's title suggesting some awareness of an interesting
printing tactic. 8vo, disbound; [2], 28, [2]. Not in Sabin. Evans 1046. NUC lists nine locations. Title page and page 5
trimmed with no loss to text, possible slight trimming to further leaves, tear to corner of title page. [1923]
$5,000.00
5. [Archaeology] Morgan, H. De. UN CHEF
FRANC; NOTICE SUR UNE SEPULTURE
Trouvee a MAROEUIL PRES ARRAS PAR H.
DE MORGAN. 1875. Amiens: Typographie H.
Yvert, 1876. An archaeological pamphlet
concerning the tomb of a Frankish chief located
outside of Amiens, France. Merovingian
archaeology took shape in France in the 19th
century, with ensuing ramifications for French
National Identity. Softcover, green wraps with
red and black printing; 15pp. Ex-libris stamp of
American Museum of Natural History present.
Initials "A.S.B." to front wrap. Two in OCLC.
Slight chipping to wraps, pages 9-15 trimmed
with no loss to text. Very Good. [1916]
$50.00
6. [Art] Kingman, Dong and Kingman, Helena Kuo. PRESENTATION of A TRAVEL BOOK; SEEING THE WORLD WITH THE
KINGMANS. New York: 1963.
A story-board style mock-up for a travel book illustrated by American Watercolorist Dong Kingman and written by his wife
Helen. Dong Kingman was born Dong Moy Shu in Oakland, California in 1911. After gaining national recognition at a 1936 San
Francisco exhibition, Kingman would become one of America's leading watercolorists and a pioneer of the California Style School
of painting. He painted extensively for the Works Project Administration and served with Norman Rockwell, Ben Shahn, and
Stuart Davis as a faculty member at the Famous Artists Painting School in Westport, Connecticut. Today his works are held by
over 50 major museums. This manuscript is a "Suggestion for a Travel Book," "to be built around entertaining, informative, light
humorous tales in words (Mrs. Helene Kuo Kingman) and pictures (Dong Kingman), covering some 12 to 16 major cities in three
continents, reported with very personal point-of-view of about 20 pages each, with special emphasis on Dong Kingman's
watercolors and inimitable free line black and white drawings.”
Kingman was renowned for his vibrant and colorful depictions of 20th century urbanism, which were interpreted as a
combination of his Asian heritage and his fixation with Western Modernism. The book conceptualized here seems to honor
Kingman's heritage while celebrating the globalized perspective and energy he gained through painting. Ten examples of original
artwork by Kingman depict his chaotic, brightly colored interpretations of Western and Eastern Cities, including Paris, New York,
London, Bombay, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. The text pages, meanwhile, describe Kingman as a youth who "found it easier to draw
pictures on the sidewalk than recite Confucius," who painted so that "his rice bowls were filled," "keeping his body and soul
together" in his cloistered bay area neighborhood. The narrative then seems to transition into a celebration of global urbanism
seen through the eyes of one lucky enough to leave San Francisco bay and greatly expand his perspective by traveling the world.
36 x 32 cm, spiral bound; 19 leaves contain clippings, typed text, original art, and manuscript, plus an additional seven pages
of text stapled in. Contents are stapled or held under laminate. There are two vibrant and original watercolors that seem to
capture the freedom of travel, each depicting Dong and Helena on a Chinese-style Junk peering through telescopes with kites
flying overhead. Six original pen and ink drawings depict energetic street scenes in Paris, Lourdes (France), Rome and Hong
Kong. The rest of the contents consist of twelve pages of text and twenty-one clippings or sections from newspaper articles and
magazines about Kingman. Slight wear to covers, occasional toning to pages. Near Fine. [2046]
$4,500.00
7. [Astronomy] Ferguson, James. An Easy Introduction to
Astronomy For Young Gentlemen and Ladies. Describing The
Figure, Motions and Dimensions of the Earth; the different
seasons; Gravity and Light; the Solar System; the Transit of
Venus, and its Use in Astronomy; the Moon's Motion and Phases;
The Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; the Cause of the Ebbing and
Flowing of the Sea, &c. Philadelphia: Printed For Bernard Dornin,
New-York, 1805. Illustrated with 7 copperplates. 18 x 11 cm, in brown
tree-calf with gilt title label, spine in six compartments; 178pp. Page 11
tape repaired, one leaf torn along margin with loss to last letter or two
of text on five lines. All plates intact, with chipping and/or soiling to four
plates (still largely presentable), one plate tape repaired. Intermittent
damp stain to margins, wear to binding. Good. [1996]
$250.00
8. [Boston] BOSTON MANUAL, Containing DIAGRAMS OF
THEATRES, STREET DIRECTORY, BANKS, HOTELS, ETC. 1887.
Boston: 1887. A city guide for late 19th century Boston, featuring a
street directory, plus lists of taxi fares, churches, express offices,
hotels, etc. Illustrated with twelve engraved diagrams of various local
theaters, which elegantly display their fin-de-siecle design. Also with
many local ads, many illustrated. 17 x 10 cm, in brown cloth with gilt
lettering; 96pp. Corner bumped, slight discoloration to cloth. Very
Good. [1921]
$150.00
9. [China] 怒涛 [Nutao]. ⼈人變⿁鬼 [Ren Bian Gui; "People Turning Into Monsters"]. New York, Manila and Taipei: 思
⽂文出版公司 [Si wen Publishing Company], N.D. [1952]. A Chinese Anti-Communist cartoon book, comprised of 50
captioned illustrations that tell the story of a young, female who joins the Communist Party, only to become inculcated
with violent ideal. She aids in the brutal stabbing execution of her own father and is eventually betrayed and imprisoned
by her colleagues. In prison, she wastes away, full of regret, before escaping and becoming a feral refugee. The
concluding statement reads "in old societies one would never hear of the aforementioned stories, (but) in the
communist party's demonic world they live, forcing people to live ordinarily like demons!" 52pp, wraps; green pictorial
front wrap. Toned, wraps chipped, front wrap repaired. Good+. [2017]
SOLD
10. [China] [Astor House, Shanghai Menu]. [Shanghai]: 1894. Original menu and wine list for the Astor House
Hotel, Shanghai, China. This "Tiffin," or lunch, took place on December, 7th, 1894 and included Fried Mandarin Perch,
Roast Mutton in Mint Sauce, Chicken Curry, Apple Fritters and a wide array of alcoholic beverages. Printed on the front
cover is a view of the historic hotel, which served as the center of European social activity in the city. The hotel was
featured in Moses King's "A Guide to the Best Hotels in the World" and was considered a "first class hotel in all these
words imply." Spanning the upper portion of the interior pages is a long black and white view of the Shanghai city
center facing the port. The wine list is crookedly printed. Folding leaflet, 20 x 13 cm, 4pp. Just a hint of toning or
smudging present. Near Fine. [1950]
$300.00
11. [Church of England] THE FIGHT FOR THE CASTLE: OR THE RITS, THE RATS, & THE RUM CATS. BY "AN
OLD SOLDIER." Dedicated to the Church of England Working Men's Society. London: W. Knott, N.D. [1877]. An
allegorical tale about conflict amongst the inhabitants of a rural castle. While once the castle dwellers lived in harmony,
they eventually split into three bickering factions (the Rits, the Rats, or "Rationalists" and the Rum Cats), each faction
with a printing press used to excoriate the other groups. Eventually, with some divine help, the most righteous party
(the Rits) regained control over the castle as well as the support of the other groups. This pamphlet was dedicated to
the Church of England Working Men's Society, an organization committed to maintaining the spiritual rights of the
Anglican Church. In this context, the tale's purpose was to reinforce the divine right of the Church of England against
dissent present in Victorian England. British Library only in OCLC, which offers the date 1877. 20pp, 17 x 12 cm,
lacking wraps, removed from a bound volume. Slight foxing. Very Good. [2037] $50.00
12. [Civil War] ADDRESS OF THE UNION REPUBLICAN STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NEW JERSEY.
[New Jersey]: 1868. A pamphlet issued by the New Jersey Union Republican Executive Committee urging citizens to
vote for Ulysses Grant for President. The Republican authors argue that the Civil War was changing venues from the
battlefield to the ballot box; therefore a vote for Grant was a vote for liberal reconstructionist policies and human rights,
as well as a vote for the Union's continued existence: "Republicanism asks your prayers, your efforts and your votes-lest, without them, endangered Liberty may demand your services once more upon the field of human carnage." Library
of Congress only in OCLC. 22 x 14 cm, 8pp, lacking wraps, removed from a bound volume. Ownership inscription to
upper margin, trimmed. Illustrated with an engraving of lady liberty carrying a Union shield on front cover. Very Good.
[1997]
$75.00
13. [Civil War] Ein Einfachen Manne (A Plain
Man); [Hunt, Ezra Mundy]. Vom Kriege:
Einfache Worte an einfache Leute ("About the
War: Plain Words to Plain People").
Philadelphia: N.P. [Union League of
Philadelphia?], 1863. Passionate pro-Union
propaganda that framed the Civil War as a fight
for liberty and National Integrity in the face of a
Southern grab for economic and political power.
Attributed to Ezra Hunt, a noted physician and
public health figure who ran a Baltimore hospital
during the war. Printed in English the same year,
this is the less common German edition-probably intended for an uneducated audience
("plain people"), possibly recently arrived
German immigrants. Hunt summarizes the
constitution and American Revolution to make
his case for union authority, and also refers to a
difference between "our vast foreign population"
and "American-born people." Immigrants were a
growing population during the war that offered a
broad base for military recruitment. 22 cm, tan
wraps with a cover illustration depicting an older
man lecturing to children; 16pp. Fragile wraps
chipped and torn. Good+. [1939]
SOLD
14. [A Collection of 18th Century Philadelphia Imprints in a Contemporary Binding]. Philadelphia: Henry Miller, N.D. (Ca.
1767). A combined reissue of political and religious pamphlets first issued separately in the 1760s. Evans suggests a date of 1767
and mentions a "collective title page," not found here (each imprint includes a separate title). Evans lists Miller as the printer,
though two of these pamphlets list Sauer and Hall/Sellers as printers. Bristol identifies Anthony Benezet as editor. A similar
collection surfaced at auction in the 2000s, with a different Miller imprint listed (The Emptiness and Vanity of a Life Spent in the
Pursuit of Worldly Profit) instead of Philalethes' Christian Piety &c. Miller partnered with both Benjamin Franklin and worked with
William Bradford. 8vo, in tan boards with calf spine. Slight loss to leather at spine tips, boards with some wear. Very Good.
Includes the following imprints:
1) Philalethes. Christian Piety, Freed From the many Delusions of Modern Enthusiasts Of all Denominations. The Third Edition.
With The Life of Armelle Nicolas [Separate Title Page]. London: Printed. Philadelphia: Reprinted by Henry Miller, in Second-Street,
1766. [1]-22 pp.
2) Daily Conversation With God, Exemplified in the Holy Life Of Armelle Nicolas, A poor ignorant Country Maid in France,
commonly known by the Name of The Good Armelle, Deceas'd in Betaigne in the Year 1671. London: Printed. Philadelphia:
Reprinted by Henry Miller, in Second-Street, 1767. [1]-24 pp, lacking pages 25-26.
3) [Benezet, Anthony] Thoughts On The Nature Of War, And Its Repugnancy To The Christian Life. Extracted from a Sermon, On
the 29th November, 1759: Being the Day of Public Thanksgiving for the Successes obtained in the Late War. With Some Extracts
From the Writings of Will. Law and Th. Harley, both Clergymen of the Church of England, on the Necessity of Self-Denial, and
bearing the Daily Cross, in order to be True Followers of Christ. London: Printed. Philadelphia: Reprinted by Henry Miller, in
Second-Street, 1766. 30, [2] pp.
4) [Defoe, Daniel] The Dreadful Visitation in A Short Account of the Progress and Effects of the PLAGUE, The last Time it Spread
in the City of LONDON in the Year 1665 extracted from the Memoirs of a Person who resided there during the whole Time of that
Infection: With Some Thoughts on the Advantage which would result to Christianity, if a Spirit of Impartiality and true Charity was
Suffered to preside amongst the Several religious Denominations, &c. Germantown: Printed by Chr. Sower, 1763. Second
American edition. 16pp. Slight trimming along lower margin of title page.
5) Benezet, Anthony. A Caution And Warning To Great-Britain, And Her Colonies, In A Short Representation of the Calamitous
State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions. Collected from Various Authors, and Submitted to the Serious
Consideration of All, more especially of Those in Power. To which is added, An Extract of a Sermon, preached by the Bishop of
Gloucester, before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Philadelphia: Printed by D. Hall and W. Sellers, at the New
Printing-Office, in Market-street. 1767. [4], 52pp. Lacking the 4pp sermon by Arthur Lee sometimes found after page 52. Early
abolitionist tract. [1944]
$900.00
15. [Concrete] Santarella, Luigi. Arte E Tecnica Nella Evoluzione
Dei Ponto I Ponti in Legno In Pietra, In Ferro In Cemento Armato.
Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, [1933]. Title in English: "The Artistic and
Technical Evolution of Bridges; in Wood, Stone, Iron, Reinforced
Concrete." By an Italian engineer and professor at the Politecnico Di
Milano. Santarella is known for his analyses relating to reinforced
concrete; his "Prontuario del cemento armato" (Handbook of
Reinforced Concrete) was released in its 38th edition in 2010. 189, [3]
pp; printed wraps, with the printed outer wrapper present, and showing
a striking perspective illustration of a black bridge on a yellow
background. A bit of foxing present. Very Good. [1937]
$100.00
16. [Erotica] Cleland, John. Memoirs of Fanny Hill. Privately Printed , 1889 [1920s?]. "One Hundred Copies of This
Book Have Been Printed For Private Circulation Only" (page 244). Early 20th century printers of Fanny Hill editions seem
to have used 1889 as a common antedate. This copy is extra-illustrated with six tipped-in (now detached) photographs of
erotic drawings, probably contemporary, depicting interesting mutual masturbation scenarios and sexual intercourse, as
well as group sex. 22 x 14 cm, in brown faux leather embossed with a depiction of Fanny. Spine a bit loose, glue residue
visible on six illustration pages. Good. [1959]
$250.00
17. [French Maine Imprint] LA VIE ET LA PREDICATION DE
SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE PATRON DES CANADIENS-FRANCAIS
SELON LES SAINTES ECRITURES; Resume de mon sermon du
23 juin, preche dans l'Eglise Baptiste francaise de Waterville
(Maine).--P.N.C. Waterville (Maine): 1895. A sermon preached in front
of the French-speaking Baptist congregation (of French-Canadian
origin) located in Waterville, Maine. French-Canadians began to
migrate to the area in the early 1800s, lured by hopes of economic
prosperity and by dissent with the British in Canada. Not in OCLC. 17
x 12 cm, 16pp, stapled booklet. Lower corner creased and chipped,
small tear along one staple. Very Good. [2030]
$75.00
18. [Haiti] Bellegarde, Dantes. L'OCCUPATION AMERICAINE
D'HAITI SES CONSEQUENCES MORALES ET ECONOMIQUES.
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: Cheraquit, Imprimeur-Editeur, 1929. A pamphlet
penned in opposition to the American occupation of Haiti, by a Haitian
historian and diplomat. Bellegarde grew up in a poor, mixed race
family and participated in the Second Pan-African Conference
alongside W.E.B. Dubois. 23 x 16 cm, pink wraps, 44pp. Wrappers
toned, with slight loss to spine covering. Very Good. [2016]
SOLD
19. [Haiti] Griffin, Ella and Remponeau, Geo. PROJE UNSECO POU PREPARE LIV POU MOUN KI VLE VUN SAVE;
KOME SIGAL AK SO FROMI. Port-au-Prince, Haiti: UNESCO, 1950. An educational pamphlet from UNESCO's "Pilot Project
in Fundamental Education," a 1950s mission to the Marbial Valley of Haiti meant to educate the rural poor in their indigenous
languages. Presumably a language primer, with the text in Haitian Creole and a simple narrative that revolves around the
charming, anthropomorphic interactions of two insects. Not found in OCLC. 23 x 16 cm, 11pp, stapled pictorial wraps. Foxing
and toning to wraps. Very Good. [2015]
SOLD
20. [Haitian Binder's Ticket] Madiou, Thomas. Histoire
D'Haiti. [Port Au Prince]: J. Courtois, 1847. The first
volume of one of the most important histories of Haiti and
one of the most valuable examples of early Haitian
literature, "the best history of the colony of Haiti" (Maggs,
1926), published by Madious in three volumes and
posthumously extended to eight in the 20th century.
Volume one only; i-viii, 1182, 187-368, [2] pp. Lacking title
page, with minor chipping to leaves, 173-182 damaged
with loss to corner of text, missing 183-186. In a
contemporary fine binding with a Port-Au-Prince binder's
mark (Henri Cox)--quarter black straight-grain morocco, gilt
spine lettering, purple boards, floral endpapers. [1909]
$2,000.00
21. [Imperialism] Peirce, Benjamin Mills. U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT. A REPORT ON THE RESOURCES OF
ICELAND AND GREENLAND. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868. A report on the potential value of
Greenland and Iceland as United States possessions, authored by a young and well connected mining pioneer during a
brief moment when the American government, under Secretary of State Seward, was pursuing aggressive northward
expansion. Peirce noted that, although at first glance the territories appeared barren, they actually held great potential as
American holdings due to their geothermal and mineral resources, as well as their viability as communications hubs
(through undersea telegraph lines) and centers of seafaring activity. 23 x 15 cm, green printed wraps; 72pp (including
appendices) plus two fold-out maps, one depicting the Arctic region (with Alaska outlined in color), the other a reprinting
of an 1844 map of Iceland accompanied by text in French and Icelandic. Wraps chipped along corners and split along
spine, some foxing and creasing present. Good. [2043]
$125.00
22. [Indonesia] Photograph Album Depicting Dutch Tourism in Indonesia. 1921-25. An album containing 58
photographs compiled by a Dutch traveler to Indonesia, dated 1921-25 and calligraphically captioned in white ink.
Photos depict the cruise through the Suez canal and Indian ocean; the City of Gorontalo on the Island of Sulawesi;
Tosary and Pasuruan in East Java, and what is now Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java. One group
photo depicts a masked ball for the Cruise-goers; another shows members of a "Chinese School" in Gorontalo; others
portray landscapes and quiet Indonesian urbanism in jungle settings. A large portion of the album (26 photos) is set
around Tengerr volcano in East Java. Shown are the "Bromo Hotel" with its tourist residents as well as camping trips
undertaken by Europeans with their local guides. A series of skillfully taken landscape shots, including one dramatic
panorama, depict the barren landscape of mountains and craters in addition to capturing a volcanic eruption. 32 x 25
cm, 58 black and white or sepia toned photographs in a colorful floral album; string ties. One photo appears to be
missing. Near Fine. [2047]
SOLD
24. [Medicine] Emmet, Thomas Addis. A Collection of Seven 19th Century American Pamphlets on Women's Health. V.P.: V.D.
(1865-1876). Seven pamphlets, 23 x 15 cm, in original wraps. Various amounts of chipping, toning and creasing; very good. A
collection of seven offprinted papers by Thomas Addis Emmet, M.D., all relating to women's health. Emmet was the second surgeon
hired at the Women's Hospital of the State of New York (now a part of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital). He served there for 50 years,
eventually assuming the role of chief surgeon. He developed reconstructive surgeries for the urethra, bladder, vagina, perineum, and
rectum; In 1879, Emmet published the first comprehensive gynecology textbook to be written in English. These bear the contemporary
ownership inscription of Samuel Fisk Green, dated 18 January, 1876. Green was a medical missionary who served with the American
Ceylon Mission in Sri Lanka, where he founded the island's first medical school. These pamphlets are annotated, probably in Green's
hand, including one and a half pages of manuscript which, according to Green, record an 1876 interview with Dr. Emmet.
1) TREATMENT OF DYSMENORRHOEA AND STERILITY Resulting from Anteflexion of the Uterus. From New York Medical Journal,
Revised, with Additions. NY: Press of J.M. Bradstreet & Son, 1865. 23pp, plain gray wrapper, uncut. Illustrated with a drawing of the
uterus and a drawing of some rather gruesome looking surgical instruments. Rubberstamp "with the Author's compliments." Light
underlining, with two short annotations.
2) SURGERY OF THE CERVIX in Connection with the Treatment of Certain Uterine Diseases. Read before Medical Society of County
of New York, February 8, 1869, & Published in American Journal of Obstetrics, NY, February, 1869. NY: Bradstreet Press, 1869. 23pp,
printed gray wrapper, uncut. Light underlining, with nine annotations.
3) PROLAPSUS UTERI, Its Chief Causes & Treatment. Reprinted from New York Medical Record, April 15 & May 1, 1871. NY:
Bradstreet Press, 1871. 34pp, plain beige wrapper, uncut. Title page bound upside down. Light underlining, with twenty-eight short
verbal annotations.
4) CHRONIC CYSTITIS IN THE FEMALE & Mode of Treatment. Reprinted from American Practitioner. Louisville: John P. Morton &
Company, 1872. 30pp, beige printed wraps. Light underlining, with six short verbal annotations present.
5)The PHILOSOPHY OF UTERINE DISEASE, with the Treatment Applicable to Displacements & Flexures. Reprinted from New York
Medical Journal, July, 1874. NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1874. 26pp, beige printed wraps. Light underlining, with thirteen short verbal
annotations.
6) Treatment and REMOVAL of FIBROIDS from the UTERUS by TRACTION. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1875. 16pp, blue printed wraps.
Light underlining, with two annotations.
7) LACERATION of the CERVIX UTERI as a Frequent and Unrecognized Cause of Disease. Reprinted from American Journal of
Obstetrics, November, 1874. NY: William Wood & Co, 1874. 15pp, blue printed wraps. Light underlining to text, with 1.5 pages of notes
in Green's hand after the text, recording further information on Uterine treatment derived from an "interview with Dr. Emmet," dated
1876. [2014]
$450.00
25. [Medicine] Francis, John Wakefield. AN INAUGURAL DISSERTATION ON
MERCURY, EMBRACING ITS MEDICAL HISTORY, CURATIVE ACTION, AND
ABUSE IN CERTAIN DISEASES. New-York: C.S. Van Winkle, 1811. An early
American medical text on the use and abuse of mercury in medical care. John W.
Francis cofounded the New York Academy of Medicine, served as the Academy's
second president, edited professional journals, and was the first graduate of the
New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (later absorbed by Columbia).
According to Rosner's article on Francis in the DAB, he was "the first to call
attention to the use of croton oil, elaterium, and iodine ... He was pronounced by
Dr. Marshall Hall while on a visit to New York, the most representative physician of
his generation." His Dissertation on Mercury was submitted to the faculty of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons for the degree of Doctor of Medicine in May
1811. Here, Francis makes a rather cogent and reasonable argument, making use
of classic medical texts, as well as evidence from cases in the United States and
Latin America. He writes that mercury does more harm than good to a patient, as
any curative effects (which the author is hard-pressed to find in the first place) are
consistently overshadowed by the element's tendency to devastate the stomach
and constitution: "No absurdity in medical practice has been the destruction of
more lives; none the source of more pain and calamity. Well might Dr. Hoffman
pronounce the abuse of this remedy, in the hands of the unskillful, to be more
terrible than the sword. The pages of the older writers, as well as those of the
modern, fully confirm the fact. Yet this method of cure is still popular, still pursued
both in private practice and in public institutions." Presentation copy, inscribed by
Francis to "G. Baker" (or Baniker). 8vo, disbound pamphlet; 56pp. Very Good.
[1953]
$650.00
26. [Mexico Imprint] El Curioso Parlante (Ramón de Mesonero Romanos). Recuerdos De Viage Por Francia Y
Belgica En 1840 Y 1841. Mexico: Imprenta De J.M. Lara, calle de la Palma num 4, 1847. Scarce Mexican printing of a
travel narrative by a notable Madrid "costumbrismo" writer, who tended to focus on everyday life and custom in his
accounts. The author was known especially for his "Guia de Madrid" and for related writings on the city that provided
spark during a low point in Spanish literature. 309pp, in contemporary quarter roan with green marbled boards,
decorative gilt to spine and corners, gilt spine title; marbled endpapers. Not in OCLC. Covers worn, leather chipped
along upper spine tip. Very Good. [1920]
SOLD
27. [Military] Photograph Album Depicting events of visit to United States Army Forces Antilles Presented to
Visiting Ecuadorian Army Officers. [1948]. A photo album recording a visit by officers of the Ecuadorian Army with
the U.S. Army's 504th Field Army Battalion in Puerto Rico. The visit took place for a week in late June and early July,
1948. Many photos depict field training received by the Ecuadorians in the operation of 105mm artillery. Many more
depict the inter-army socializing and ceremony that took place during the visit, including cocktail parties, luncheons,
visits to historical sites, and a visit to the Don Q Rum factory. 37 x 18 cm, 74 black and white photographs (four laid in)
captioned in English and Spanish; specially bound for Ecuadorian Army officers in red and yellow faux leather; string
ties. Ten Spanish language newspaper clippings about the visit laid in along with a map of Puerto Rico. Photos and
leaves with some bubbling. Very Good. [2048]
$450.00
28. [Physics] NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. Standards for Electrical Measure, February 20, 1895.
PRINTED FOR THE ACADEMY. Washington: Judd & Detweiler, 1895. In 1894, Congress officially defined the units of
electrical measure (Joule, Ampere, Volt, etc) and delegated to the National Academy of Sciences the task of defining
methodologies sufficient to create these units in the lab. This pamphlet was ordered printed and distributed by
Congress to further aid in this process. An example of the role of printing and government action in scientific
standardization, the printed document functioning in this instance to conceptually solidify new units of measure that
have remained crucial to electrical science. Ex-library stamp of E.L. Simons, Yale Peabody Museum. Softcover, green
printed wraps; 9pp. Near Fine. [1917] $75.00
29. [Rum] A Manuscript Rum Accounting, dated 1820, handwritten on a blank Virginia Militia inventory list.
Virginia?: 1820. Headed "Thomas Lilley's Account Nov. 10th 1820," with one hundred entries for days of the week
between November, 1820 and October, 1821. Appears to be a schedule for the distillation of various amounts of rum;
entries read, for instance "One do Friday 22nd--20 gallons." The numbered entries have been handwritten on two
leaves displaying a blank printed inventory for supplies issued by the Virginia militia. 58 entries are written on one side
of the leaf, with the text wrapping around such that the next 42 entries occupy the other half of the leaf in the opposite
direction. 70 x 31 cm, with the two leaves affixed together (possibly repaired), creased from folding, one inch tear along
fold, edges trimmed with slight loss to some numbering, some smudging present. Very Good. [2040] $175.00
30. [Social Movements] Adler, Felix. THE WORKINGMAN'S SCHOOL AND FREE KINDERGARTEN Supported by
the United Relief Works OF THE SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE. AN ADDRESS BY PROF. FELIX ADLER.
REPORTS OF THE SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN. New York: Lehmiaer & Bro, N.D. [1880-1881]. Adler was a
German-American social reformer and rationalist who founded the Ethical Culture movement. This pamphlet contains
an 1880 address by Adler on education, a report on Adler's Free Kindergarten (founded in 1878 and among the nation's
first) and a report on his "Workingman's School," intended for the children of the poor. Adler advocated for an
intellectually stimulating education for poor children, intended to raise them from poverty and provide them with spiritual
edification ("a liberal, that is, a liberating, education"). Meanwhile, another purpose of the school was "training man to
labor from his earliest youth." Thus the Workingman's School report laid out a tightly regulated schedule of creative
tasks to be completed yearly from Kindergarten into adolescence. As part of this labor simulation, children were told to
mold progressively more complex geometric shapes out of clay before moving on to carpentry and metallurgy by age
eleven. 21 x 15 cm, 57pp plus 18 plates of illustrations depicting 42 labor tasks assigned at the school, one inch tear to
one leaf. Lacking wraps, removed from a bound volume. Light dampstain to two spots along margin and edges of text
block, faded ink manuscript within text. Very Good. [2024] $75.00
31. [South Sudan] KRAITHT E JUUC KE DWALKƆƆN DIAAL.
Nasser/Cambridge: American Mission/W. Heffer and Sons, 1931. A
collection of eight Christian tracts, first printed by John Lester
Macintyre in Arabic and English, "with a view to translation into the
languages of Africa." Macintyre hoped to aid missionaries in their work
among animists who were supposedly in danger of defecting to Islam.
This is a translation into the Nuer language, widely spoken in South
Sudan and Western Ethiopia. The language was first studied
alongside British colonization of the Sudan in the early 20th century;
its distinct, 39 letter alphabet was only finalized in 1928. This book
was issued by the American Mission in Nasser (now Nasir), AngloEgyptian Sudan, with a Cambridge imprint on the final leaf. From the
Translator's Note: "The translator of this little book is most grateful to
the Nuer friends, Yäät Jwɔl, who has since "gone on," Pec Kak, and
Ruot Gɔk, who so willingly gave their help, their interest and their
prayers in the translation of this little book." Not found in OCLC. 18 x
13 cm, 31pp, beige stapled wraps. Two duplications of pages 11-14
(tract no 4) laid in. Some soiling, rear wrap creased. Very Good.
[2036]
$125.00
32. [Trade Catalog] Brown Bros. Mfg. Co. Sidewalk Lights.
Chicago: Brown Bros. Mfg. Co., 1900. The 40 year anniversary catalog
issued by a Chicago based manufacturer of "Sidewalk Lights" and
other urban accessories, including "Floor and Skylights, Vault Lights,
Coal Hole Covers and Doors, Sewer Builder Accessories," and more.
The company installed two miles of sidewalk lights (i.e. vault lights) in
the 1870s after the Chicago Fire. These consisted of glass prisms set
into manhole covers and basement doors that illuminated basement
spaces existing underneath the sidewalk. 17 x 10 cm, 44pp, well
illustrated. Slight chipping to corner of last leaf. Very Good. [2028]
$75.00
33. [Trade Catalog] G. BARSANTI & FIGLI PIAZZA DUOMO, 3 PISA - ITALIA; ALABASTRO; ALABASTER, ALBATRE. Florence
and Milan: Edizioni OPA, N.D. A trade catalog issued by a Pisan gift
shop located next to the leaning tower. Contains hundreds of black
and white photographs of alabaster figurines on offer. The great
variety of stock includes animals, cups and bowls, as well as lifelike
carvings of religious figures and reproductions of famous Roman and
Renaissance sculptures. The aesthetic ranges from sleek and
geometric to rather kitschy. The firm was founded in 1835 and still
exists today. 25 x 18 cm, 62pp; blue wraps with green string ties.
Corners creased, small tear to lower corner of wraps. Very Good.
[2029]
$75.00
34. [Trade Catalog] The Making of a Man; BEING A
DESCRIPTION OF ARTIFICAL LIMBS AND HOW THEY MAY BE
ADOPTED BY THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED LOSS OF THEIR
LIMBS. New York: George R. Fuller, 1902. A turn of the century trade
catalog issued by the Pomeroy Company, a New York City based
manufacturer of artificial limbs. Text centers on the philosophy and
design of artificial limbs during an era of "physical culture" and
medical progress: "A crack bicycle rider, both of whose legs have
been amputated, one above the knee and one below, pronounces our
substitute faultless. He is able not only to mount and dismount with
ease but to perform all manner of tricks and fancy riding, doing this
as well as his competitors...." With numerous color illustrations of the
company's offerings, including legs, arms, hands, crutches and more.
23 x 13 cm, [80pp], 13 plates of color illustrations plus numerous
illustrations within the text. A hint of foxing to endpapers and edges of
text block, musty odor present. Very Good. [2034] SOLD
36. [Women] Beatty, Jerome. "Let The Women Do The Work"-about a budget plan with a sense of humor; 50/50. Chicago:
Household Finance Corporation, 1935. A Depression-era pamphlet
by Jerome Beatty, a then-popular children's book author notable for
his "Maria and Matthew Looney" science fiction series. According to
Beatty's observations, only one out of twenty families are able to
maintain a stable budget over time, often due to irresponsible
spending by the husband. Introducing a gender-bending home
economics concept, Beatty here argues that the wife should be
wholly responsible for designing and enforcing the family budget, with
the man providing the income (hence the "50/50" in the title). Beatty's
idea is that women are in truth the more frugal and practical spouse,
as well as the ones with the time necessary to handle the budget,
while men are best equipped to spend their time earning money.
Eight locations listed in OCLC. Softcover, 23 x 15 cm, 24pp plus
color-illustrated wraps, front wrap depicting a man heavily engaged in
leisure activities. Illustrated with eight cartoons by George Clark that
depict financially wasteful men alongside frugal women. Light toning.
Very Good. [1927]
$50.00
37. [Women] Gilchrest, F. Elinor. Russell Sage College Souvenir Album. Troy, New York?: 1924-17. A voluminous souvenir
album recording the activities of a student at Russell Sage College, a Women's College in upstate New York. One section consists of
handwritten reminiscences written by friends, another contains comments on numerous plays viewed in the Albany/Troy area, and a
third features black and white photographs depicting outings, costume parties, and scenes around campus. The rest consists of a
great deal of pasted in ephemera including programs, tickets, letters, notes, clippings and assignments as well as many more
unusual items such as napkins, candles, candy wrappers and a spoon. These provide a detailed record of the social culture at a
1920's Women's College, providing information on the numerous rituals, songs, dances and parties that took place as well as
shedding light on more intimate gatherings, such as trips to the candy store and coffee shop. The correspondence, interpersonal
notes and playful captions of the compiler record the close relationships between the students; one interesting section records
Freshmen initiation rituals, including a typed sheet of rules for freshman ("you shall do any favor requested by upper classmen or
sophomores") alongside manuscript reactions to the events written by a sophomore ("you were awful good sports!") and the compiler
("it was awful but we got sympathy"). 42 x 30 cm in a green binding with a large "Russell Sage College Seal" to center; 42 leaves, 36
of which are filled in with pasted in photographs and ephemera alongside numerous handwritten annotations. With 68 black and
white photographs and about 215 pieces of ephemera. One leaf detached, two leaves stained, a few pieces detached and laid in,
some chipping to leaves. Very Good. [2050]
$550.00
38. [Women] Girl Guides Photo Album. England: 1923-1927. A collection of 39 captioned photos depicting Girl
Guides' camping activities between 1923 and 1927. The first Girl Guides groups formed in England in 1910. The
photographs depict guides and officers exclusively in the field, at various "District Camps" on the Isle of Wight and in
Western England. Locations, activities, and names of officers and guides have been neatly identified in black ink. Girls
are shown playing games, in tents, at the beach, at mealtime, and in makeshift camp kitchens. An interesting pairing
labeled "cookies" depicts girls preparing their now famed baked goods; a series of six photographs depicts a "colour
party" rally that included a "knot relay race" (an early form of Color War?); another photograph depicts a "high jump"
event. 21 x 15 cm, 39 black and white and sepia toned photographs in a brown leatherette album binding with
"Photographs" stamped in white; string ties. Sepia photographs have corners trimmed in a decorative manner, slight wear
to a few photos and to binding. Near Fine. [2039]
$250.00
39. [World War I] RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE WAR
TRADE BOARD; Manual for Shippers (Number 2--May, 1918).
Washington DC: Government Printing Office/War Trade Board, 1918.
A government printing of the complex restrictions on imports and
exports enacted during World War I. This edition was intended to
supersede Rules and Regulation No. 1,issued in 1917. Includes a
great deal of information regarding restricted commodities and proper
shipping procedures, along with numerous blank forms and
agreements to be filled out by shippers requesting import/export
licenses or permission to sail. Care is taken to explain the
government's rationale for such litigation, i.e. the need to place "full
force of our industrial strength behind our offensive against the
enemy." 27 x 20 cm, 112pp plus an 8pp booklet laid-in ("export
conservation list"); gray wraps. Wraps toned, chipped with loss to
corners and along spine; front wrap partially detached, corner creased.
Good. [2032]
$75.00
40. [Zionism] Gal-Ezer, J. and Kloetzel, C.Z. THE VISAGE OF THE
LAND; PICTURES OF THE NEWER PALESTINE CHOSEN BY J. GALEZER. Tel Aviv: Palestine Publishing Co, LTD, 1937. A photo book on
Jewish Settlement, printed in Tel Aviv in what was then British Palestine.
The 54 plates of photographs are captioned in French, German, English
and Hebrew and were meant to portray the vitality and excitement of the
Zionist movement for Jews abroad to see. The photos were selected with
a keen eye and capture the back-to-the-land spirit and youthful energy of
the movement, with a specific emphasis on portraying hard Jewish Labor
as well as the "Jewish Genius" employed to transform the land and create
a new society. 24 x 17 cm, [24] pages of text plus 54 plates of illustrations
from photographs; brown card wraps with pictorial dust wrapper. Section
of damp stain and small chip to lower portion of front wrap, dust jacket
with one tape repair and loss along edges and spine. Very Good in Fair
dust-jacket. [2038]
$150.00