Search Results: Titles starting with N from Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints

16mo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4"), red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated with maps, 342 pp. Normal some aging and browning; otherwise very good or better. Useful guide book of Austria, which gives information on history, art, airways, navigation, and railways. There are also six folding maps, including a large folding map of Austria

16mo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4"), red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated with maps, 342 pp. Gilt lettering a little faded, normal some aging and browning; otherwise very good. Useful guide book of Austria, which gives information on history, art, airways, navigation, and railways. There are also six folding maps, including a large folding map of Austria

16mo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4"), red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated with maps, 681 pp. Gilt lettering a little faded, no dj (?), maybe missing rear endpaper, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Considerable detail in this travel guide for Germany, which includes 31 plates, featuring various German locations, at the rear of the book.

16mo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4"), blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated with maps, 564 pp. Spine slightly faded, some aging and browning; otherwise very good. Useful guide book of Holland, which gives information on history, art, airways, navigation, and railways. There are also six folding maps, including a large map of Holland.

16mo (6 1/4" x $ 1/4"), blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and top cover, illustrated with maps, 515 pp. Spine slightly faded, slight extremity wear, some aging and browning; otherwise about very good. A very detailed little guide book with 14 maps, many are folding. Included are maps of Italy, Rome Florence, Lake Como, and Naples.

New York: L. Nichols & Co., 1801. Third American Edition. Small 8vo, rebound in maroon clored cloth with leather spine label, and new endpapers, illustrated frontispiece, 359 pp. Contents with signicant foxing, and some staining, pages 9 & 10 with tear running through margin, last page chipped in top and right margins, but not affecting text; internally about good, but a tight copy. Donald Campbell (1751-1804) was a former military officer and well known traveller. On route to India he was shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean, and for a short time was a prisoner of Hyder Ali. He first published a book on his travels in 1795, which was very popular at the time, and several other editions were published.

Pamphlet, 8vo, paper wrappers, 38 pp. Some wear and chips to wrappers, and edges, normal aging and toning; otherwise very good.A classic Indian captivity first published in Philadelphia in 1784; there were several later editions, the last in 1904. Gilbert and his family were captured on April 25, 1780, and taken all the way to Canada. A party of eleven Seneca Indians, who invaded the Pennsylvania frontier where the Gilbert homestead was located, took them. But not before their homes were plundered and torched. They did not return until September 1782. The Gilberts were a very well known family, especially among the Quakers of eastern Pennsylvania, and their captivity attracted wide attention. The narrative is based on an account given verbally by Gilbert to Walton. Sabin 27348, Field 608, Streeter III 1655. Church 1203. Ayer 303.

12mo, contemporary ¼ calf, 144 pp. Binding worn and scuffed, two leaves torn with minor loss, second signature sprung and stitched back in, a couple of pages loose, and normal aging and foxing. Johnson (1730-1810) and her family we captured in Charlestown, New Hampshire by the Abanaki Indians in 1754 and taken to Canada. After spending a few years with the Indians she eventually made it back to New Hampshire, but first went to England and New York. Considered one of the most interesting of the Indian narratives, it was published in several editions between 1796 and 1907. The first edition is very rare, and the second is corrected and expanded.

8vo, period full calf, morocco label, engraved frontispiece portrait, xii, [17],-429 pp., plus errata leaf. Front hinge cracked, and partially detached, covers worn, foxing throughout, foxing heavy on page 153. Heckewelder spent forty years as a missionary among the Indians in the Ohio Valley. He was praised for his understanding of the Indian language and customs, but is also know for his account of the massacre of the Christian Indians at Gnadenhutten by troops lead by Col. David Williamson in 1782. Field describes Heckewelder’s efforts as the noblest of human endeavors, but adds that the murder of ninety men, women, and children by the troops represented the worst of human nature. This massacre lead to further violence, as other Indians retaliated against white troops, and the frontier would be desolated for ten years.

12mo, publisher’s cloth backed boards, frontispiece, illustrated, 166 pp. Binding a bit worn and soiled, and what appears as remnant label on spine, early owner signature and inscription on endpapers, normal aging and some browning; otherwise very good, and a fairly tight copy.
The present work appears to be a reworking of a journal published by Jewitt in Boston in 1807. At least two editions were published of this book in 1815, one in Connecticut and the present volume, which was published in New York. Despite the fact that this work was published in numerous editions, Alsop felt he didn’t really do Jewitt any real good, because he seemed to be reduced to a vagabond like existence marching around the country hawking his book (Field). According to Streeter Jewitt was the first white man to live with the Indians in Nootka Sound, and the work presents an excellent account of his adventures. Considered a very accurate portrayal of the tribes in this area, with much detailed information about their… Read More

Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, illustrated, 86 pp. Probably lacking self wrappers, dbd, removed, some notes on title, last leaf folded in the lower corner; normal aging and browning; otherwise a good copy. This pamphlet is a U.S. Sanitary Commission report that includes four pretty dramatic illustrations taken from photographs of Union soldiers in a very emaciated condition. The photographs were taken shortly after the prisoners returned from Belle Isle. The commission appears to be headed by Valentine Mott (former head of the medical department at the University of New York) who was to find out if the sufferings of the POWs were a deliberate action of the Rebel Government, or were the result of matters a beyond their control. Another edition of this work was published in Philadelphia in the same year. A map of the Andersonville prison is also included.

2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary brown straight-grain morocco, illustrated with 23 engraved plates & 3 folding maps. Rebacked retaining worn remnants of original backstrips, endpapers renewed; engraved matter variously foxed. Leather separating from boards in places in volume one, and a few chips in those areas. Beechey’s expedition to the Beering Strait and beyond was supposed to help the Franklyn and Perry Expeditions, and make scientific observations. He made stops along the Alaskan coast and describes Eskimo villages and culture, and even discovered fossil remains of large elephants and other quadrupeds in cliffs of frozen mud. Beechey’s work also provides an account of Monterey and San Franciso “before the American conquest”. He also made it to Pitcairn Island where he met John Adams the last survivor of the mutiny on the Bounty, who gave Beechey a lengthy account of the incident.

12 mo, publisher cloth backed boards, illustrated with wood engravings, some in color (probably by early owner) 166 pp. Boards are worn and soiled with some chipping at edges, and some fading to title wording. Early owner signatures to preliminaries. Also, some light foxing and a few chips to edges of a couple of pages, but not affecting text The present work appears to be a reworking of a journal published by Jewitt in Boston in 1807. At least two editions were published of this book in 1815, one in Connecticut and the present volume, which was published in New York. Despite the fact that this work was published in numerous editions, Alsop felt he didn't really do Jewitt any real good, because he seemed to be reduced to a vagabond like existence marching around the country hawking his book (Field). According to Streeter Jewitt was the first white man to live with the Indians in Nootka Sound, and the work presents an excellent account of his adventures. Considered a very accurate portrayal of the… Read More

Small book type format (3 1/2x4), original bright red cloth, gilt lettering, metal clasp, cloth holders for pencil, but none present, possibly later dated label on spine (1871), 5 ad, small folding train schedule with image of revolver on the first page, 79, [1], [34], 3 blank, 27 ad pp. Hinges are a bit tender, still reasonably firm, cloth with very minor wear, and actually bright and clean, metal clasp present, but doesn't function, one or two pages with a little creasing, normal aging and browning; otherwise a generally nice bright and clean copy. This a very scarce item that provides the program for a shooting event sponsored by the British National Rifle Association in 1871. The British NRA was founded in 1859, about 12 years before the NRA was established in America. The original focus of the association was to hold shooting competitions, and the first were held at Wimbledon. Queen Victoria fired the first shot at the very first Wimbledon tournament in 1860. Interestingly, the American version… Read More

Oblong 8vo, embossed cloth and title , 12, [1] pp. Appears to be ex-library, embossed stamp on front free endpaper, top joint cracked, but still relatively firm, contents somewhat aged and toned; otherwise about very good. The National Grange was founded in 1867 to essential promote agricultural interest in a still very young America. Its efforts helped establish the Department of Agriculture, and a farm credit system. This little book, which was compiled by James L. Orr, includes many songs that promote the efforts of the Grange. winogrange272.org.

4to, (11 1/4" x 8 1/2"), spiral bound, green covers with illustration, 60 pp. Some slight edge wear, small stain on page 24, very slight aging; overall near fine. Beginning in the 1930s major league baseball (MLB) printed its red and green books to serve as a research tool for the media, The Green Book was edited by Dave Grote, and its full of information about the National League teams, including game rules, official game schedules, spring training information and club standings. There is also substantial information on the players, such as, batting averages, lifetime pitching records, grand slam home runs, and MVP awards. While the Red and Green books were eventually sold to fans for a time, in 2009 they stopped printing them and sent digital versions to the press. AP February 26, 2009.

4to, (11 1/4" x 8 1/2"), spiral bound, green covers with illustration, 60 pp. Some light wear to covers, a chop in the margin of the first few pages, some slight aging; overall very good. Beginning in the 1930s major league baseball (MLB) printed its red and green books to serve as a research tool for the media, The Green Book was edited by Dave Grote, and its full of information about the National League teams, including game rules, official game schedules, spring training information and club standings. There is also substantial information on the players, such as, batting averages, lifetime pitching records, grand slam home runs, and MVP awards. While the Red and Green books were eventually sold to fans for a time, in 2009 they stopped printing them and sent digital versions to the press. AP February 26, 2009.

2 Vols. 8vo original cloth, illustrated. Bindings are somewhat worn and faded, spine on second volume is torn and loose from block. Top joint is cracked and barely attached (second volume), spine in second volume detached on one side, endpapers in second vlume are detached, library bookplates on paste downs. Plates generally bright and clean, except for some very minor toning at sheet edges. Meehan (1826-1901) was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject, this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject, without sacrificing good science, and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However, Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time (Nissen, Botany 1331). The work contains 96 high quality chromolithographs by L. Prang & Co.

2 Vols. 8vo, morocco spine & corners, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated with 96 color plates.. Bindings are worn and scuffed, at the spine and extremities, some aging, but plates are generally bright and clean. Meehan (1826-1901) was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject, this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject, without sacrificing good science, and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However, Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time (Nissen, Botany 1331). The work contains 96 high quality chromolithographs by L. Prang & Co.

2 Vols, mixed set, voume one from the second series, volume two from the first series. 8vo, leather and cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 96 color plates. Binding worn, especially by extremities and spine, slightly different coloring of bindings, some aging, but plates bright and clean.
Meehan (1826-1901) was a noted botanist of his day. While he wrote a number of serious scholarly works on the subject, this book was an attempt to reach a wider more popular audience. Meehan goal for this work was to improve popular comprehension of the subject, without sacrificing good science, and by the way at a price people could afford. The concept of bringing more sophisticated botanical knowledge to a wider audience was rare. However, Meehan received a lot of critical success for this effort at that time (Nissen, Botany 1331). While this these volumes represent a mixed set, it still contains 96 high quality chromolithographs by L. Prang & Co.