London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1890. A good likeness in colors of Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote, M.P.; lithographed from a photograph "...taken by the London Stereoscopic Company"; with a facsimile signature below; paper 8" x 11" sheet approx. overall; Stafford Henry Northcote, first earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) British politician.....
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876. A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of Right Rev. Charles J. Ellicott, D.D.; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; Charles John Ellicott (1819-1905) British Lord Bishop of Gloucester and.....
London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1890. A good likeness in colors of Right Rev. James Fraser, D.D. Bishop of Manchester; lithographed from a photograph "...by Mr. Enos Eastham, of Market Street, Manchester"; with a facsimile signature below; paper 8" x 11" sheet approx. overall; James Fraser (1818-1885) bishop of Manchester.....
London & Edinburgh: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876. A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of the Right Rev. John Jackson, D.D.; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; John Jackson (1811-1885) Bishop of London, "...He encouraged.....
Paris, France: Vigot Freres, Editeurs, 1910. F. Three volumes; Volume I (1910) xii + 520; Volume II (1911) xii + 520; Volume III (1912) 640 pages; each volume is variously inscribed and signed by Albert Robin on the half-title page or front endpaper: "A Monseiur le Duc de Loubat, au.....
Rochester, New York: Rochester Wheel Co. 1 page, printed 2 sides; with black and white sillustrations of this company's offerings; no date but circa 1899; approx. 8 1/2" x 11" format; some wear, old fold lines, splitting; interesting 19th century American manufacturing business ephemeral item.
Rochester, New York: Rochester Wheel Co., 1884. 18 pages; with ; with pricing, sizes of this company's wheel, hub and spoke offerings; at back is a page with hickory shafts and bob sleigh part lists; printed by Clague, Schlicht, & Field; approx. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" format; light wear.....
Black and white map of this historic military maneuver; extracted from Rollin's History (c. 1730-38) at some early date; approx. 12 3/4" x 8 1/4" size + margins; spottiness, foxing, wrinkling to paper, old fold lines; old repairs via thread on bottom edge; fair to good condition.
Rome Italy. Interesting view of this Rome, Italy fountain & the surrounding architectural features, with about 30 men and boys loosely grouped in front of the fountain on the pavement, facing the camera, do not appear to be any women present; no date or photographer and circa 1880; title caption.....
New York: New York Times, 1918. 16 pages; black and white illustrated; "...Why did the Germans, at vast risk to their boats and crews, decide to deliver an attack on American shipping along the Atlantic Coast? What did they hope to accomplish? What is their strategy?...(Roosevelt replies)...it is safe to.....
Hertfordshire England: Five Owls Press Ltd, 1973. F. xxxi + 460 pages; with a signed typed note tipped-on to the front endpaper: "The author sends his best wishes and greetings to a trans-Atlantic Newbery Enthusiast. (Signed) S. Roscoe 8th December 1975"; black and white illustrations of title pages of Newbery.....
Paris: Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1926. 244 pages; French text; original wraps, bound in a 1/2 bright red morocco leather, marbled paper covered boards, spine with three small black geometric tools, outlined in gilt and four small rosette tools; gilt titles, top edge gilt; light wear; pages browning; very good.....
London & Edinburgh: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1876. A sharp and clear oval Woodburytype portrait of Samuel Plimsoll; approx. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" size, on the original heavy paper 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" sheet; Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898) British politician and shipping reformer, promoter of greater safety.....
Los Angeles California: M. Rieder Publ. 1906. Undivided back postcard; used; cancellation 1906; some edge, tips wear; one corner cracked; good condition.
Paris: Calman-Levy, 1905. 205 pages; with frontispiece and other illustrations in the text; George Sand, pseud. of Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin (1804-1876) French novelist and memoirist; French text; with the illustrated bookplate of M & D. McBurney on the front endpaper, signed and dated in the plate by ex-libris designer W.F. Hopson.....
Los Angeles California: M. Rieder Publ. 1906. Undivided back postcard; used; cancellation 1906; some edge, tips wear; short closed edge-tear; good condition.
Innsbruck: Negozio Wagner, 1823. F. 32 pages of text; printed in German & Italian language, side-by-side columns; followed by 28 llustrated plates of statues of royalty, preceded by one un-numbered small circular portrait of Gregory Loeffler; the plates in black and white and engraved by Eichler after Schedler; Clodwig; Philip.....
Schenectady, N.Y. Charles Baum, 1909. divided back postcard; used, with 1909 cancellation; light edge, tips wear, very good condition.
Wien: Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co., 1920. F. 143 pages of text + 3 pgs musical piece 'Stucke des Bidermann'schen Automaten-Spinetts + section of gravure plate pages, with hundreds of well-illustrated ancient musical instruments of all types illustrated, cataloged, explained and identified as to makers and use; text in German.....
Edinburgh: James Ballantyne and Co., 1811. F. 122 pages + (2) pages of publisher's announcements at back; nicely printed by James Ballantyne in Edinburgh; half-title page present, with the old former owner stamp of F.W. Challoner Newcastle; bound in the original publisher's decoratively patterned green cloth, black leather spine label.....
Philadelphia: Seeing Philadelphia Automobiles. Folding brochure for this touring company in Philadelphia; they also went to Valley Forge; tours left at Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre; couple of small illustrations; 4" x 8" format folded; light wear; very good condition.
London: Seeley and Co., 1891. 336 pages + 4 pages publisher's announcements at back; black and white illustrations after Hogarth, Reynolds, Zuffany & others inlcuding a tissue-guarded frontispiece of Mrs. Thrale; much on the lady's background and social life, travels, involvement with Samuel Johnson, more; revious owner bookplate on front.....
New York, N.Y. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1898. F. 271 pages; tissue-guarded black and white frontispiece illustration. Previous owner name of Esther Wickwire on the front endpaper. Approx. 5 7/8" x 7 1/2" size; full brown suede leather soft cover binding, with pyrographic title, edge design, and illustration of.....
Boston: Henry Tolman, 1863. 5 pages; black and white title in a few type-faces with calligraphic flourishes; music & lyrics; inside title is "I Wait For Thee" or the War is Nearly Over; 'To be Sung in a Plaintive Style'; good Civil War era item, the war not being nearly.....
New York: H. Bailliere, 1855. Original hand-colored plate from Prichard and Norris' Natural History of Man; approx. 5 1/2" x 9" size; slight toning, old discoloration at bottom right corner, unobtrusive; very good condition.
