Search Results: Titles starting with C from GH Mott Bookseller

New York: Theodore Burling, 1828 - 1829. Vol. I and II. Softcover. Good. 29 issues of a New York periodical devoted to literature, the arts and science. Some soiling, foxing, overall good.

Ediciones del Norte, 1988. Hardcover. Very good. Covers and edges soiled. Interior clean, tight. 236 pages. In Spanish.

Hardcover. Good. Three volumes bound in 1/2 leather and pebbled dark navy blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Each volume representing a cash ledger relating to bank accounts at the Merchants National Bank of Boston. The Wisconsin Central Company was the holding company for the Wisconsin Central Railroad. Spine and edges well worn, interiors clean, tight.

Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1854. Good. Pamphlet (approximately 5 3/4" x 9 1/4") disbound. 32pp. In this advertisement for its medical publications, Blanchard & Lea begin with a short introduction, addressed "to the medical profession" and direct customers to retail booksellers. "Gentlemen desrious of adding to their libraries from our list, can in almost all cases procure the works they wish from the nearest bookseller, who can readily order any which may not be on hand. . . " A few light dampstains. Overall a good copy.

Washington: Mis. House Document 108, 1858. First edition. Good. Pamphlet, disbound. 9 pp. Detailed analysis of postal rates and costs. Some residue at edges from original wrapper, now missing. Very small, light dampstain from page 5 onward.

[Boston]: The Bunker Hill Branch of the American Trust Company, 1925. First edition. Softcover. Near fine. Pamphlet. 32pp. with blue paper wrappers decorated in gold.

[1941]. Very good. Hand-drawn theatrical poster (approximately 17" x 27") on stiff cardboard. Solid orange backdrop or coating with black lettering and an image of the Trojan prophetess, Cassandra. This is a handmade theatrical poster for a 1941 production of a three-act play entitled Cassandre, staged by the Cerlce Francais of Harvard University. The Cercle Francais had a long history at Harvard, and from the late 19th century until the 1940's, the club produced French plays for the university community. This particular play was written by the French scholar and one-time Harvard professor, Fernand Baldensperger, under the name of Fernand Baldenne. Given the outbreak of war in Europe, the proceeds of this production were to be used "as a benefit for French relief. "One long crease mark on the verso of the poster that is barely visible on the recto and a 5-inch closed tear at the lower left hand corner. Nevertheless, the poster is fully intact.

CLAIRE MUSIC CO, 1952. Sheet music. Good. 3 pages. [box 46.10] Original Sheet Music. Light notation throughout volume in pencil. Edge wear. Edge wear. Out of print.

Tulsa: University of Tulsa, 1978. One of 2,500 copies printed. Softcover. Near fine. Pamphlet (5 3/8" x 8 1/"), stapled with light brown, printed paper wrappers. 12pp. Alice Robertson (1854 - 1931) was born to missionary parents in Indian country and became the second woman elected to the U. S. Congress. In this remineiscence, published for University of Tulsa, to which she donated her family's archives, Ms. Robertson recounts the story of her missionary family's return to Tullahassee following the Civil War.

Toronto: Tornto Public Library, 1964. Softcover. Very good. Wraps are lightly faded and edge worn. Interior clean and tight. 29 pages.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good. Original brown cloth binding decorated in black on front board and gilt on spine. Green coated endpapers. iv, 270 pp, blank leaf. BAL 7376. A few small marks on the boards and modest wear at extremities and spine. A very good copy.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition, preceding the American edition by about a month. Original blue cloth binding decorated in black, light green, copper and gilt. Title page in red and black with frontispiece and 7 plates inserted. 2 pp preliminary ads, v, blank, 254 pp, tailspiece, blank plus 32 pp of ads dated July 1895. With 8 illustrations by A. Jule Goodman. Bright binding with copper decoration slightly tarnished, as usual. Top edge a little soiled and spine slight cocked. Contemporary inscription on front free endpaper. Overall, a near fine copy.

Very good. Small broadside (2 1/2" x 13 1/2") containing an excerpt from the Philadelphia Inquirer of April 8, 1876, regarding a meeting of the local Greenback Club. The printed text concludes: "Buy The Inquirer if you wish to have our proceedings. Walter S. Waldie, Secretary. " This broadside was issued to publicize the proceedings of the Philadelphia Greenback Club, whose members lobbied for the repeal of the Resumption Act and for legislation authorizing the issuance of paper money (or "greenbacks") by the federal government. Several crease marks from folding but otherwise fine.

Chicago: Rhodes & McClure, 1882. Softcover. Very good. Pamphlet (5 1/4" x 7 1/4"), stitched as issued. 64pp. Light purple paper wrappers with engraved portrait of Ingersoll on front wrapper. Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll (1833 - 1899) was a Civil War officer, a staunch Illinois Republican, and a popular orator, who was best known for his radical views on religion and reform. His friend, Walt Whitman, remarked that "I am drawn to Ingersoll, for he is Leaves of Grass. . . He lives, embodies, the individuality, I preach. " This scarce pamphlet of three Ingersoll speeches reflects the style and pacing of his oratory at the height of his popularity. Edited by J. B. McClure. Light soiling to wrappers with a few contemporary notations and small spot on back wrapper. Overall, very good.

1856. Very good. One printed advertisement (approximately 15 1/2" x 18 3/4") with an illustration depicting the building of Philadelphia printer, William Colbert along with a street scene. Lettering printed in blue, red, gold, and black in multiple fonts. Published in Colton's Atlas of America. . . . Commercial Edition with Business Cards of the Prominent Houses of Philadelphia. New York: J. H. Colton and Company, 1856. A dampstain at the lower edge but overall very good.

Hardcover. Very good. All bound in contemporary half leather with a small gold-embossed Harvard library stamp and other markings on spine. All first editions (except one) containing the following scientific works: Considerations on the Theory of Chemical Changes, and on Equivalent Volumes (1853, 9pp); Thoughts on Solution and Chemical Process (1855, 5pp. ); On Some Points in Chemical Geology (1859, 15pp. ); Researches on Gypsum and Magnesian Rocks (1859, 37pp. ); Contributions to Lithology (1864, 51pp. ); A New Process for the Extraction of Copper From Its Ores (1859, 14pp. ); Petroleum: Its Geological Relations, Considered with Especial Reference to Its Occurrence in Gaspe (1865, 19pp. plus large folding map); Reports of Dr. T. Sterry Hunt and Mr. A. Michel on the Gold Region of the County of Hastings. . . (1867, 11pp. ); Volcanoes and Earthquakes. Abstract of a Lecture. (1869, 10pp. ); Laurentian Limestones of North America (1871, 54pp. ); An Address. . . . on the Relations of Chemistry… Read More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Leather with gold titles and decorations. All edges are gilt. Silk end papers and ribbon bookmark. "A note about" card and signed certificate of authenticity folded in. Very clean and tight. Number 705 of 1200. 335 pages.

New York: National Industrial Conference Board, 1966. Softcover. Very good. Covers is soiled and creased. Interior clean and tight. 175 pages. First volume of a survey of business executives about the attitudes and efforts toward hiring African-Americans.

London: Scott, Webster and Geary, nd. Hardcover. Fair. Patterned cloth stained, soiled and worn. Owner's name. Hinge broken. Spine exposed. Occasional light damp stains, foxing on a few pages. Plates in good condition. 926 pages. With Dr. Johnson's preface, a Glossary, and an account of each play, and a Memoir of the Author, By the Rev. William Harness. With a portrait from the Chandos picture,. and 40 Illustrations, from designs by Smirke, Westall, Corbould, Stephanoff, and Wright. 19C. edition.

[circa 1870's]. Hardcover. Fair. Handwritten notes and partial manuscript for a layman's guide to therapeudic cures for diseases and illnesses. Held in a bound notebook (approximately 7" x 8 1/4") with marble-paper boards and leather spine. Two addtional pages of notes laid in along with a programme for an 1879 convention of a teachers' association. Dr. Charles Bowker (1824-1906) practiced medicine in western Massachusetts during the mid to late 19th century, graduating in 1854 from the Berkshire Medical College. He spent most of his career in Bernardston, Wilbraham and Savoy in private practice. In this notebook, he transcribes extracts from medical journals and books and then sets out a partial draft of a layman's manual for therapeutic cures. The recommended cures include punpkin seeds to expel tape worms, "Indian cup" to remedy small pox, and nitrous oxide to treat typhoid. Boards worn; backstrip lacking and partially secured with tape and… Read More