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[011EP] MACHIELS, J. CATALOGUS VAN DE BOEKEN GEDRUKT VOOR 1600 
AANWEZIG OP DE CENTRALE BIBLIOTHEEK VAN DE RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GENT. 2 
Volumes. Gent: Uitgaven van de Centrale Bibliotheek, 1979. 4to's in 
original printed stiff wraps. Indexes at rear of Volume II. 
Compilation of descriptions of thousands of early printed books. 
Slight soiling, otherwise a very nice set.  $150.00

[040WAR] LAMBERT, Alexandre. PRECIS COMPARE LA GUERRE 
FRANCO-ALLEMANDE EXPOSE DES OPERATIONS DES DEUX ARMEES. Paris: E. 
Lachaud, 1872. Small 8vo. in 3/4 red leather and marbled boards. 
Covers a bit worn, but binding is tight. Old signature and address of 
Thomas Balch on title page (and in gilt at heel of spine). Includes 5 
double-page maps. (The Loire Campaign of the Franco- Prussian War).  $40.00

[041WAR] O'CONNOR, Thomas]. AN IMPARTIAL AND CORRECT HISTORY OF THE 
WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GREAT BRITAIN; DECLARED 
BY A LAW OF CONGRESS, JUNE 18, 1812, AND CONCLUDED BY A RATIFICATION 
AND EXCHANGE OF A TREATY OF PEACE. AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, FEB. 
17, 1815. New York: Printed and Published by John Low, 1815. 1st 
edition. 16mo., approximately 6-1/2 x 4 inches in 3/4 leather with 
marbled boards. Front free endpaper detached, spine joint cracked and 
inner hinge tender. Unusual with hand-colored frontis etching (5-3/4 
x 3-1/2 inches) on heavy paper of Jackson's engagement at New Orleans 
8 January 1815, after Morgan; old inscriptions of two former owners 
on verso and two small owners stamps on front and rear endpapers. 
Library stamp at bottom of title page and fore-edge, card pocket on 
rear free endpaper and shelf number penned on rear cover. Some toning 
to pages.  $175.00

[096ST] . THE BELL SYSTEM FIGHTS A HURRICANE!. AT&T, 1939. Folio, 
(16-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches); 22, [2] pages, in original boards, 
spiral-bound as issued. Illustrated covers slightly soiled and 
corners rubbed. Profusely illustrated with black & white photographs 
and maps. Coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island were especially 
hard-hit by this enormous storm, which killed 682 persons. Library 
bookplate, blind stamp on front free endpaper, small label on rear 
board and pocket removed at rear. RLIN and OCLC between them locate 
only four copies. SCARCE.  $150.00

[1176AE] . THE NEW REPUBLIC...A JOURNAL OF OPINION WHICH SEEKS TO 
MEET THE CHALLENGE OF A NEW TIME. NY: The Republic Publishing 
Company, Volumes One & Two, Nov. 7, 1914-May 1, 1915. Folios, 
(approximately 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches) in original publisher's cloth 
with original wrappers bound in. Indexes. Lightly edge-rubbed, small 
abrasion on end of spine of Volume 2, which has weak inner joints. 
Twenty-six numbers in all; Volume 2 seems rather scarce. Among 
contributors were Robert Frost ("Death of the Hired Man" appearing 
about a month before its appearance in the 1st US edition of "North 
Boston,") Randolph Bourne, Ford Madox Ford, Walter Lippmann, George 
Santayana, Rebecca West, Richard Aldington, Padraic Colum, Floyd 
Dell, John Dewey, Amy Lowell, Jacob Zeitlin, et al. Editors included 
Lippmann, Francis Hackett and Herbert Croly.  $175.00

[119MD] . THE WATER-CURE JOURNAL, AND HERALD OF REFORMS. New-York: 
Fowlers and Wells, 8vos. Volume VIII (July - Dec. 1849), disbound; 
Volumes IX and X, (1850, March, inserted) bound together in brown 
marbled boards with leather tips and spine. Covers worn and pages 
with occasional foxing throughout. "This journal is devoted to the 
philosophy and practice of hydropathy; embracing the true principles 
of health and longevity, together with directions for the application 
of water, air, exercise, and diet to the various diseases by which we 
are afflicted." Scarce early issues.  $150.00

[120MD] . WATER-CURE JOURNAL AND HERALD OF REFORMS. Volumes 11 
through 16. New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1851-52-53, . Quarto format 
in old half leather. Covers detached. A few marginal repairs. Large 
folding chart and many illustrations. Indexes. The first volume in 
this large format. "Our objects. To promulgate the philosophy and 
practice of hydropathy; embracing the true principles of health and 
longevity, together with directions for the application of water, 
air, exercise, and diet, to all the various diseases with which 
mankind are afflicted." Includes numerous articles on womens' dresses 
(spinal distortion through use of stays and corsets, posture, &c) 
advice on treating accidents and emergencies (with use of water) such 
as burns, adder-bit, fainting, &c. "Cases in Water-Cure" by MD's 
treating patients in the course of midwifery, pneumonia, miscarriage, 
constipation, fever, cholera, &c., and testimonials of those who have 
successfully completed water cures. Illustrations of anatomy, 
physical therapy and education techniques, and reviews and 
advertisements (with illustrations) of numerous water-cure 
facilities. Fascinating.  $350.00

[136NS] BAKER, Richard T. [and] SMITH, Henry G. A RESEARCH ON THE 
PINES OF AUSTRALIA. Sydney: Government of the State of New South 
Wales, 1910. Folio (approximately 12 x 10 inches) in original blue 
cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Light stain 
on front cover and corners a little bumped, faint library stamp in 
margin of title page, otherwise a very nice copy. Author's 
presentation slip tipped in on front free endpaper. Illustrated with 
map and plates, a number in color. Technical Education Series No. 16.  $125.00

[141PB] THE BOVINE SMOKE SOCIETY. THE PAIN DOCTORS OF SUTURE SELF 
GENERAL. Eugene. Seattle. Woodinville: Arts Nova Press, 1995. 1 of 
500 copies SIGNED by the artist and contributors. Approximately 
13-3/4 x 10-1/4 inches in original black cloth with red lettering, in 
original illustrated dust wrapper. Introduction by F. Paul Wilson. 
Illustrations by Alan M. Clark, tipped in. A Fine copy.  $55.00

[143MDT] CENTLIVRE, Susanna. (&c.). THE WONDER. A WOMAN KEEPS A 
SECRET. A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. [Plus 11 other titles.]. London: 
Thomas Hailes Lacy, (c. 1840-50's). Twelve comedies, farces, &c., all 
published by Lacy bound together in 3/4 calf small octavo with 
marbled boards. Many original wraps bound in. Additional titles 
include: H. Byron's "The Motto," Dion Boucicault's "London 
Assurance," Tom Taylor's "Still Waters Run Deep," (three pages of 
text lacking top corners with small loss of text), J. Stirling 
Coyne's "Box and Cox Married and Settled!," Tom Taylor's "To Oblige 
Benson," John Maddison Morton's "Lend Me Five Shillings," "A Thumping 
Legacy," "Betsy Baker!," and "Slasher and Crasher!," Charles Selby's 
"The Boots at the Swan," and Charles Mathews' "My Wife's Mother." 
Covers a little rubbed with old inked name on front paste-down 
endpaper and old manuscript contents list on verso of front free 
endpaper.  $150.00

[2026A] . THAMES BRIDGES FROM LONDON TO HAMPTON COURT. WITH 
TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS FROM BEST KNOWN AUTHORITIES. London: H. R. 
Pinder, [1884]. Folio (13-1/4 x 10 inches) in printed boards backed 
with cloth. Edges of covers darkened and a bit rubbed. Twenty-two 
very nice etchings (approx. 3-1/2 x 5 inches) drawn and etched by J. 
H. Herring.  $90.00

[2027A] SPARROW, Walter Shaw. ADVERTISING AND BRITISH ART. AN 
INTRODUCTION TO A VAST SUBJECT. WITH THIRTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS IN 
COLOUR A HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE HALF-TONE PRINTS AND TWENTY-SEVEN 
LINE BLOCKS IN THE TEXT. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 
(1924). 4to., approximately 11 x 9 inches in original patterned paper 
backed with linen with blue lettering on spine. Spine darkened and 
edges rubbed. Pages with light irregular toning. Attractive 
illustrated bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Profusely 
illustrated with plates of illustrated advertising posters.  $75.00

[365TB] . PERFIS CONTEMPORANEOS. RETRATOS, BIOGRAPHIAS, E 
LITTERATURA. (Lisbon, ca 1900): Approximately 12 x 8-1/2 inches in 
original pictorial cloth. Caption titles. Profiles of leading 
Portuguese men and women, many full-page, with text. Bright copy.  $75.00

[366TB] STEELE, Sir Richard. THE PLEBEIAN. (1719). Approximately 
8-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches; (2), 16 pages. Bound in modern marbled wraps. 
No separate edition in OCLC or RLIN. No. I (only) of 4 numbers 
published. Steele's political paper took aim to denounce Lord 
Sutherlands bill for limiting the power of creating peers. Steele's 
once great friend Addison represented the opposing side in "The Old 
Whig." This same squabble, which has always been at the heart of 
Constitutional dispute in Great Britain, surfaced recently with 
Labour's so called "reform" of the House of Lords.  $135.00

[385AM] LEWIS, James Otto. THE AMERICAN INDIAN PORTFOLIO. AN 
EYEWITNESS HISTORY 1823-28. Kent: Volair Limited, 1980. 1st edition; 
1/1000 copies. Folio (approximately 14 x 10-1/2 inches) in original 
Chippawa orange, red and blue patterned cloth backed in red with gilt 
lettering. Illustrated with 16 full-color plates from James Otto 
Lewis's "Aboriginal Portfolio" published by the author in 1835. Very 
light spotting to the title page, otherwise an excellent copy.  $110.00

[386AM] MONEYS DUE THE CHEROKEE NATION. Washington: Government 
Printing Office, 1900. Self-title wraps. Octavo; 32 pages plus large 
folding map at rear with color outline showing tribal land as of 
1817, 1819, and 1835. "Senate Document No. 163. Reprint of Senate 
Document No. 16, 54th Congress, 1st Session, [and] House Executive 
Document No. 182, 53rd Congress, 3rd Session, Relating to Moneys Due 
the Cherokee Nation."  $55.00

[387AM] HARKINS, Lee F. (Editor). THE AMERICAN INDIAN 1926-1931. New 
York: Liveright, (1970), Folios. Compilation and reprinting of "The 
American Indian (A Magazine Devoted to the Indian Country and Its 
People)" in a two-volume boxed set. Limited edition of 250 copies, 
SIGNED by John Carroll who wrote the Introduction and Index. Includes 
original illustrated advertising and numerous illustrations. A 
magazine preserving everyday Indian news and Indian lore delving into 
the historical past and documenting modern life. Includes a "Hall of 
Fame" highlighting staunch leaders among the tribesmen and an "Honor 
Roll" dedicated to the "white brothers" who have worked nobly ...and 
ever been the Indian's friend when he was in dire need of 
assistance." An excellent set written and published by Native 
Americans providing a glimpse of Indian life between 1926-1931.  $125.00



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