Lot 1 — NATIONAL LITERARY GAZETTE, SATURDAY EVENING POST, 1830-1835, Philadelphia, newspapers, periodicals.
Samuel C. Atkinson, The National Literary Gazette; The Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia, 1830-1835.
Unbound newspaper issues, generally worn with creasing and edge fraying, consistent with age and material. No significant provenance observed.
Lot 2 — PRACTICAL MEDICATION OR THE INVALID’S GUIDE, N. Bedortha, 1860, medical guide, invalid care
N. Bedortha, Practical Medication, or The Invalid’s Guide: With Directions for the Treatment of Disease. Munsell & Rowland, Albany, N. Y., 1860.
Binding rubbed and worn, particularly to spine ends and edges. University library bookplate to front pastedown; front flyleaf has numerical calculations and a handwritten ownership inscription.
Lot 3 — SWAIM’S PANACEA, 1822, leather, medicine, King’s Evil, scrofula, syphilis, Philadelphia.
A Treatise on Swaim’s Panacea; Being a Recent Discovery, for the Cure of Scrofula, or King’s Evil, Mercurial Disease, Deep-Seated Syphilis, Rheumatism, and All Disorders arising from a contaminated or impure State of the Blood. Clark & Raser, Philadelphia, 1822.
Binding rubbed and worn, with spine ends and corners damaged. Boards scuffed. Provenance includes University of Pennsylvania Library bookplate and stamp, Philip Syng Physick Library stamp, and H.L. Flint ownership stamp.
Lot 4 — LECTURES ON PHRENOLOGY, Amos Dean, 1834, phrenology, Albany, science, early American psychology
Amos Dean, Lectures on Phrenology, Delivered before the Young Men’s Association for Mutual Improvement of the City of Albany, Oliver Steele, and Hoffman & White, Albany, 1834
Binding worn, rubbed, and soiled, with spine ends frayed. Interior contains a Library Company of Philadelphia gift bookplate and a penciled ownership inscription.
Lot 5 — PHRENOLOGY EXAMINED, Pierre Flourens, 1846, science, psychology, brain studies
P. Flourens, Phrenology Examined, Hogan & Thompson, Philadelphia, 1846
Binding shows overall rubbing and light wear to extremities. Faint contemporary ink inscription visible at top of title page.
Lot 6 — A FEW PRACTICAL COMMENTS ON THE USURY LAW, John Welsh, 1873, Philadelphia trade speech, economics
Welsh, John. A Few Practical Comments on the Usury Law. Read Before the Board at a Quarterly Meeting, June 16, 1873. M’Calla & Stavely, Printers, Philadelphia, 1873.
Disbound with no covers; stitching is visible and spine area shows tearing. Author’s inscription to Hezekiah A. Smith on title page: “With the Compliments of the Author.”
Lot 7 — THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH, Elwood Fisher, 1849, US history, slavery, anti-abolition, economics.
Fisher, Elwood. The North and the South. Charleston: A.J. Burke, ca. 1849.
Disbound text, lacking original wrappers. Library Company of Philadelphia “Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp present.
Lot 8 — REPORT PAID FIRE DEPT, Philadelphia Common Council, 1859, municipal history, firefighting
Philadelphia (Pa.). Common Council. Committee on a Paid Fire Department. Report of the Committee on a Paid Fire Department, Made in Common Council, May 5th, 1859. Philadelphia, 1859.
Original paper wrappers are discolored, rubbed, and show significant edge wear. Penciled inscription and numeric notation are present on the front wrapper, with the binding remaining intact.
Lot 9 — SPIRITUAL TELEGRAPHIC OPPOSITION, Eld. Z. Campbell, 1853, spiritualism, science, religion, manifestations.
Campbell, Eld. Z. The Spiritual Telegraphic Opposition Line; or, Science and Divine Revelation Against Spiritual Manifestations. H. S. Taylor, Springfield, 1853.
Original brown cloth binding significantly rubbed and soiled, with wear to edges and corners. Ex-Library Company of Philadelphia with their bookplate, duplicate withdrawn stamp, and ownership inscription.
Lot 10 — REPORT ON MAGNETICAL EXPERIMENTS, Husson, Poyen, 1836, Animal Magnetism, Mesmerism
Charles Poyen St. Sauveur, Report on the Magnetical Experiments Made by the Commission of the Royal Academy of Medicine, of Paris, read in the Meetings of June 21 and 28, 1831. Translated from the French, and Preceded With an Introduction. D. K. Hitchcock, Boston, 1836.
Binding rubbed and worn, with some surface grime. Spine label worn but partially legible. Significant faded ink inscription on dedication page dated 1839.
Lot 11 — THE AMERICAN SENTINEL, 1833, Philadelphia, two newspapers, early American history
The American Sentinel, A Philadelphia Tri-Weekly Newspaper, Philadelphia, 1833.
Two issues present (September 27 & October 17). Both issues are folded and heavily creased with significant tears and losses along folds and edges, paper fragile due to age.
Lot 12 — THE CIRCULAR, 1870, ORIGINAL ISSUES, ONEIDA COMMUNITY, RELIGION, COMMUNAL LIVING.
The Circular. Published Weekly by The Oneida and Wallingford Communities. Oneida Community, New York. 1870.
Unbound periodical issues, showing expected age-related wear with some edge fraying and light creasing. Overall good condition for this fragile format.
Lot 13 — MORAL ALMANAC, 1843 & 1844, Tract Association Friends, Philadelphia, moral instruction.
The Moral Almanac, for the Year 1843 & 1844. Published by the Tract Association of Friends (Joseph Rakestraw, Printer), Philadelphia, 1843 & 1844.
Two unbound almanacs. Both issues are disbound with loose leaves and significant staining/discoloration to the outer pages; heavy wear and chipping to edges.
Lot 14 — DR. WISTAR’S FREE ALMANAC, AYER’S AMERICAN ALMANAC, ILLUSTRATED FAMILY CHRISTIAN ALMANAC, 1847, 1851, 1852, 1862, 1887, Medicine, Americana
Dr. Wistar’s Free Almanac for the Eastern Middle & Southern States. Seth W. Fowle, Boston, 1847 (Two copies). Ayer’s American Almanac for the Use of Farmers, Planters, Mechanics, Mariners, and All Families. Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1862. Ayer’s American Almanac, 1887. Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., 1887. The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the Year of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1851. American Tract Society, New York & Boston, 1851. The Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the Year of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1852. American Tract Society, New York & Boston, 1852.
Lot of five American almanacs in original wrappers. Bindings are generally worn with chipping and some splitting along spines. Covers show rubbing and age-related soiling.
Lot 15 — UNION COLLEGE CAT. 1854, G.W. BROWN MARYLAND MED. ADDRESS, HAMILTON COLLEGE 1877-8, YALE CELEBRATION 1846.
Brown, Geo. Wm. Address to the Medical Graduates of the University of Maryland. Published by the Faculty of Physic. Baltimore: Daily, Post & Co., Printers, n.d.
Hamilton College. Hamilton College. 1877-8. [N.p., 1877].
Union College. General Catalogue of the Officers, Graduates and Students of Union College from 1795 to 1854. Schenectady, 1854.
Yale College. The Commemorative Celebration, Held at Yale College. New Haven: Printed by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, MDCCCXLVI [1846].
Four items in worn paper wrappers; three with exposed spines. Covers rubbed, chipped, and creased. One wrapper has a small ink inscription and two have numeric stamps.
Lot 16 — CHESS L. HOFFER, EXAMPLES CHESS MASTER-PLAY Jean Dufresne, BRISTOL CHESS CLUB J. Burt, 1882-1922, chess strategy history.
Hoffer, L. Chess. London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1922; Dufresne, Jean. Examples of Chess Master-Play (First Series). New Barnet: W.W. Morgan, 1893; Burt, J. The Bristol Chess Club, Its History, Chief Players. Bristol: James Fawn and Son, 1882.
Bindings rubbed and faded. Two volumes are ex-library with institutional bookplates, withdrawal stamps, and spine labels. One volume has a small book label.
Lot 17 — HISTORICAL SKETCH COLUMBIA COLLEGE, 1876, New York City, university history, education.
An Historical Sketch of Columbia College, in the City of New York, 1754-1876. Printed for the College. New York. 1876.
Cloth binding rubbed with significant wear and fraying to spine ends. Includes a Library Company of Philadelphia duplicate bookplate presented by Columbia College, and a handwritten “Gift of The College” inscription.
Lot 18 — YANKEE SURGEON, Seebert J. Goldowsky, 1988, Life & Times Usher Parsons, biography, medicine
Goldowsky, Seebert J., M.D. Yankee Surgeon: The Life and Times of Usher Parsons [1788-1868]. The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine & The Rhode Island Publications Society, Boston, 1988.
Binding is solid and clean with minimal shelf wear. No apparent significant flaws or signs of provenance.
Lot 19 — THE SANITARY CONDITION OF BOSTON, Medical Commission, 1875, public health, city report
Buckingham, Chas. E., et al. The Sanitary Condition of Boston. The Report of a Medical Commission. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1875.
Original cloth binding rubbed, with wear to edges and corners. Stamped “BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY DUPLICATE” on front cover.
Lot 20 — TO THE FREE SOIL MEMBERS, John G. Palfrey, 1851, Massachusetts politics, anti-slavery, slavery, pamphlet.
John G. Palfrey, [CONFIDENTIAL.] To the Free Soil Members of the General Court of Massachusetts for the year 1851. [n.p., n.d.], 1851.
Unbound and folded, with several horizontal and vertical creases. Pages bear a handwritten accession number ‘x29989’ in the upper margins of the first two pages.
Lot 21 — HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION, Hurd, 1897; FRESH AIR, Thompson, 1897; TEWKSBURY, Leonard, 1883, multiple pamphlets.
Hurd, Henry M. Hospital Organization and Management. [Offprint] 1897; Thompson, W. Gilman. Fresh Air Treatment in Hospital Wards. William Wood & Company, New York, 1897; Leonard, Clara T. The Present Condition of Tewksbury. Franklin Press, Boston, 1883. Also The Present Condition of Tewksbury: The Truth of the Matter. [Boston, 1883].
Multiple pamphlets unbound. Condition generally good with creasing and light soiling. One lot bears a provenance note: “3 Duplicate pamphlets from Charles Rosenberg, 2011.”
Lot 22 — HUGH WYNNE FREE QUAKER, S. Weir Mitchell, 1899, Washington, historical fiction, illustrated.
S. Weir Mitchell, M.D., Hugh Wynne: Free Quaker, sometime Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on the Staff of His Excellency General Washington. The Century Co., New York, 1899.
Publisher’s cloth bindings exhibit minor rubbing and shelf wear. Both volumes bear a contemporary inscription: “Bertha Helta Snouberg Christmas 1899. R.L.L.” on the front free endpaper.
Lot 23 — SERMONS OUT OF CHURCH & QUESTION OF HOUR, D. M. Craik & R. W. Clark, 1875, cloth, 1870, pamphlet, religion
Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock. Sermons Out of Church. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1875. Clark, Rufus W. The Question of the Hour: The Bible and the School Fund. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870.
The green cloth binding of Sermons Out of Church is rubbed, with spine ends frayed; a Philadelphia Library Company bookplate and pocket are present. Question of the Hour has worn, chipped, and frayed original wrappers, with spine separation evident.
Lot 24 — DOMESTIC MEDICINE, William Buchan, 1778, leather, family physician, medical advice, Norwich print
William Buchan, Domestic Medicine; or, The Family Physician: Being an Attempt To render the Medical Art more generally useful, by shewing people what they can do for themselves in most subjects on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases. Norwich: Printed by John Trumbull, for Thomas Homan, J. D. M’Dougall and William Green, 1778.
Full leather binding heavily rubbed and worn, with significant loss to edges. Front cover detached from text block; rear cover fragile. Internal hinge structure exposed. Handwritten numbers on front endpaper.
Lot 25 — MERCURIAL DISEASE INQUIRY, Andrew Mathias, 1811, leather, early American medicine, mercury, syphilis
Mathias, Andrew. The Mercurial Disease. An Inquiry Into the History and Nature of the Disease, Produced in the Human Constitution by the Use of Mercury: With Observations on Its Connection With the Lues Venerea. Edward Parker, and Kimber & Richardson, Philadelphia, 1811.
The leather binding is heavily rubbed and worn. The front cover is detached from the text block, indicating significant binding damage.
Lot 26 — THOMSONIAN PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY, J. W. Comfort, 1845, leather, women, children, medicine, gynecology
J. W. Comfort, Thomsonian Practice of Midwifery, and Treatment of Complaints Peculiar to Women and Children. Aaron Comfort, Philadelphia, 1845.
The quarter leather binding is rubbed and worn, with some loss to the paper boards and edgewear. Housed in a later, custom slipcase.
Lot 27 — CHEMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL ESSAYS, Thomas Sterry Hunt, 1875, chemistry, geology, science, academia
Thomas Sterry Hunt, Chemical and Geological Essays, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875.
Cloth binding is rubbed and worn, with faded spine and bumped corners; hinges cracked and binding shaken. Bears a withdrawn label and stamp from the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Lot 28 — ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY, T. H. Huxley, 1875, practical instruction, science, education
Huxley, T. H. & Martin, H. N. A Course of Practical Instruction in Elementary Biology. Macmillan and Co., London, 1875.
Rubbed blue cloth binding with moderate shelf wear to spine ends and edges. Includes an early bookplate for the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Lot 29 — PEIRCE ON THE WEATHER, Charles Peirce, 1847, Philadelphia meteorology, 57 years data
Charles Peirce, A Meteorological Account of the Weather in Philadelphia, from January 1, 1790, to January 1, 1847, including Fifty-Seven Years; with an Appendix. Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia, 1847.
Rubbed and soiled cloth binding, with chipping to spine label. Ex-library copy with bookplate of Library Company of Philadelphia and ink stamp.
Lot 30 — POLITICS & MYSTERIES LIFE INSURANCE, Elizur Wright, 1873, economics, actuarial science, reform
Elizur Wright, Politics and Mysteries of Life Insurance, Lee and Shepard, Publishers, Boston; New York, 1873.
Binding is rubbed and worn at edges and spine label. Ex-library copy with Library Company of Philadelphia Ridgway Branch bookplate and associated markings.
Lot 31 — DICT. OF AMER. MED. BIOGRAPHY, Kelly & Burrage, 1928, Lives of eminent physicians, US & Canada.
Howard A. Kelly and Walter L. Burrage. Dictionary of American Medical Biography. Lives of Eminent Physicians of the United States and Canada, from the Earliest Times. D. Appleton and Company, New York, London, 1928.
Brown cloth binding shows some rubbing to extremities, but remains generally sound. An inscription on the front free endpaper reads “Paul Manges & Co, San Juan, P.R.” with additional signatures.
Lot 32 — MONTHLY REPORT AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, 1866-1868, unbound, government document, farming
United States. Department of Agriculture, Monthly Report Of The Agricultural Department. November And December, 1866; Monthly Report Of The Agricultural Department. September, 1866; Monthly Report Of The Agricultural Department. May and June 1868. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1866-1868.
Original wrappers, rubbed and worn, some creasing and chipping to edges; May and June 1868 report with notable tear to front wrapper. Two reports bear The Library Company of Philadelphia bookplates.
Lot 33 — AMERICAN VEGETABLE PRACTICE, Morris Mattson, 1841, leather, American medicine, health guide, herbal remedies
Morris Mattson, The American Vegetable Practice, or a new and improved Guide to Health. Boston: Daniel L. Hale, 1841.
Leather binding is heavily rubbed and stained with some chipping to spine label. Spine ends are worn. Internally, extensive dampstaining affects upper margins of pages throughout.
Lot 34 — CONTRIBUTIONS NATURAL HISTORY, A Rural D.D., 1865, cloth, food, agriculture, theology
A Rural D.D., Contributions to Natural History, Chiefly in Relation to The Food of the People, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1865
Binding rubbed and worn, with light chipping to spine ends. Front hinge cracked. Features a “Duplicate” bookplate from The Library Company of Philadelphia on the front pastedown.
Lot 35 — UNITED STATES NOTES, John Jay Knox, 1884, history of U.S. paper money, finance.
Knox, John Jay. United States Notes: A History of the Various Issues of Paper Money by the Government of the United States. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1884.
Binding is rubbed and faded with shelf wear, especially to spine and edges. Includes the bookplate of The Library Company of Philadelphia Duponceau Collection and an inscription by Charles E. Whiteside.
Lot 36 — L’ACOUSTIQUE, Rodolphe Radau, 1867, cloth-backed marbled bds, physics, sound phenomena, French science.
Radau, Rodolphe. L’Acoustique ou les phénomènes du son. Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1867.
Current cloth-backed marbled boards binding is solid with light rubbing to edges. Formerly the Library Company of Philadelphia, bearing their withdrawal stamp and gift inscription from Albert G. Emerick.
Lot 37 — HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF MEDICAL PROFESSION, John William Draper, 1863, medical history, discourse.
Draper, John William. The Historical Influence of the Medical Profession. An Anniversary Discourse Delivered Before the New York Academy of Medicine, December 10, 1863. Bailliere Brothers, New York, 1863.
Front and rear wrappers detached, with front wrapper separated from text block. Inscription ‘Quarley’ to front wrapper; wrappers creased and rubbed.
Lot 38 — MEDICAL LIBRARIES NEW YORK, 1877, NY Academy of Medicine, address, historical.
An Address on the Medical Libraries of New York. New York Academy of Medicine. New York. 1877.
Rubbed wrappers with light overall wear. Front cover bears a significant contemporary ink inscription: “Dr. J Foster 268 4th Ave,”.
Lot 39 — BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE, B. H. Coates, 1855, paper wrappers, medicine, biography, American Philosophical Society
B. H. Coates, Biographical Notice of Charles Caldwell, M. D. Read Before the American Philosophical Society, By Appointment, January 19, 1855. T. K. and F. G. Collins, Printers, Philadelphia, 1855.
Paper wrappers are rubbed and soiled with general wear. The simple thread binding is secure, and the front wrapper bears a notable pencil inscription identifying the subject.
Lot 40 — NATURE OF HEREDITARY MENTAL DEFECT, Charles B. Davenport, 1926, eugenics, pamphlet, heredity, mental defect
Charles B. Davenport, The Nature of Hereditary Mental Defect. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Fifty-Fifth Annual Session of the American Association for the Study of the Feeble-Minded. Toronto, Canada. 1926.
The item comprises loose leaves, likely disbound from a larger volume or lacking original wrappers. A light pencil inscription “Davenburg” is present on the front page.
Lot 41 — CRIME, HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT, Charles B. Davenport, 1928, genetics, eugenics, criminology
Charles B. Davenport, Crime, Heredity and Environment. Reprinted from the Journal of Heredity, American Genetic Association, Washington, D.C., 1928.
Original paper wrappers are lightly sunned and show minor edge wear. With early owner’s inscription ‘Charles Rosenberg’ on front cover.
Lot 42 — THE FEEBLY INHIBITED, Charles B. Davenport, 1915, Eugenics, violent temper, inheritance
Davenport, Charles B. The Feebly Inhibited: I. Violent Temper and its Inheritance. Eugenics Record Office / Reprinted from the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. 1915.
“Eugenics Laboratory” inscription in ink on front cover. Paper wrappers are rubbed, lightly creased, and show some light spotting. Overall good condition for a fragile pamphlet.
Lot 43 — LETTERS OF MRS. ADAMS, Abigail Adams, 1848, American history, presidential wife correspondence
Abigail Adams, Letters of Mrs. Adams, the wife of John Adams. With an Introductory Memoir by Her Grandson, Charles Francis Adams. Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged, with an appendix containing the letters addressed by John Q. Adams to his son on the study of the Bible. Wilkins, Carter, and Company, Boston, 1848.
Binding worn and rubbed, especially at spine ends and edges. Library Company of Philadelphia bookplate with “WITHDRAWN” stamp on front pastedown. Front and rear endpapers show remnants of removed labels.
Lot 44 — WRITINGS OF JAMES KENNARD JR., James Kennard, 1849, cloth, private circulation, limited edition, presentation.
James Kennard, Jr., Selections from the Writings of James Kennard, Jr., with a Sketch of his Life and Character. Printed for Private Circulation. William D. Ticknor & Company, Boston, 1849.
Binding is rubbed and worn, with some discoloration to covers. Contains a significant presentation inscription from Wm. A. Kennard dated 1881 and penciled note of 250 copies printed.
Lot 45 — GOOD SAMARITAN, John B. Romeyn, 1810, New York Presbyterian sermon, charity.
Romeyn, John B. The Good Samaritan: A Sermon. New-York: Published by Williams and Whiting, 1810.
Ex-library with “Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp from The Library Company of Philadelphia. Binding is rubbed and lightly stained to covers; spine is solid.
Lot 46 — THE ROSE OF SHARON, C.M. Sawyer & C. Edgarton Mayo, 1849-1852, cloth, religious annuals
Sawyer, Mrs. C. M. & Mayo, Mrs. C. Edgarton. The Rose of Sharon: A Religious Souvenir. Boston: A. Tompkins; A. Tompkins and B. B. Mussey & Co., 1849-1852.
The Rose of Sharon (1852, 1851, 1850, 1849). Bindings are rubbed and worn, with gilt decoration faded on spines. The 1850 volume has a detached front cover.
Lot 47 — MAHONING VALLEY: ITS RESOURCES, 1876, Ohio, industry, mining, Youngstown, Centennial
Mahoning Valley Centennial Association, The Mahoning Valley; Condensed Statement of its Resources, and Exhibit of its Mines, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills, Its Commercial Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning Valley Centennial Association, Cleveland, O., 1876.
Original self-wraps, string-bound, show overall light wear, tanning, and some staining. Small handwritten numerical notations on front cover and title page.
Lot 48 — BROTHER JONATHAN’S ALMANAC, 1847 & 1862, pamphlet, Philadelphia, two issues
Brother Jonathan’s Almanac. Philadelphia: C.G. Sower (1847 issue) & Sower & Barnes (1862 issue). 1847, 1862.
Both unbound almanacs show general wear for age. The 1847 issue is toned with edge wear; the 1862 issue has light creasing.
Lot 49 — THE GREAT TREE ON BOSTON COMMON, J. C. Warren, 1855, Boston, natural history, arboreal
J. C. Warren, The Great Tree on Boston Common, Printed by John Wilson & Son, Boston, 1855.
Embossed cloth binding shows rubbing to covers and extremities, with some light surface soiling. Binding remains structurally sound. No visible provenance.
Lot 50 — RAILROAD REPORTS & CONNECTIONS, Kneass, Clinton et al., 1830-1864, pamphlets, PA, NY, CT
Kneass, Strickland. Report on the Eastern Terminus of the Pennsylvania Rail Road. Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, 1859.
Clinton, De Witt. Correspondence on the Importance & Practicability of a Rail Road, from New York to New Orleans. A Report on the Subject. New York: Vanderpool & Cole, 1830.
Hartford and New Haven Rail-Road Company. Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Directors, to the Stockholders. Hartford: Press of Elihu Geer, 1842.
Improved Railway Connections in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: James H Bryson, 1864.
Seventh Annual Report, Hartford & New Haven; Improved Railway Connections in Philadelphia. All pamphlets in worn paper wrappers with visible spine splitting or wear. Some covers have light pencil annotations.
Lot 51 — FIFTH & FOURTH ANNUAL REPORTS, MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOC. SAN FRANCISCO, 1857-58, + APPRENTICES’ LIB. CO. 1848, wrappers
Mercantile Library Association. Fourth Annual Report of the President of the Mercantile Library Association, of San Francisco. San Francisco: Whitton, Towne & Co., Printers, 1857. Mercantile Library Association. Fifth Annual Report of the President of the Mercantile Library Association, of San Francisco. San Francisco: Whitton, Towne & Co., Printers, 1858. Apprentices’ Library Company. Annual Report of the Managers of the Apprentices’ Library Company of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Sage & Sons, Printers, 1848.
Original wrappers rubbed, creased, and soiled. Spines worn; Philadelphia report with partially detached back wrapper. Pencil notations on front wrappers.
Lot 52 — Lot 52
Lot 53 — POLITIQUE, FREE TRADE, ASSIGNATS, Cobden Club & S. Dillaye, 1875-1877, wrappers, economics, commerce, finance.
Cobden Club. La Politique Commerciale de la France, ou le Traité de 1860 avec l’Angleterre. Gueslault et Cie, Paris, 1877. Cobden Club. Free Trade and the European Treaties of Commerce; Being a Report of Proceedings… Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1875. Dillaye, Stephen D. Assignats and Mandats: A True History. Henry Carey Baird & Co., Philadelphia, 1877.
Lot of three pamphlets in original wrappers. The first title has detached or loose wrappers and a damaged spine. All covers show rubbing and light soiling; two have small pencil notations.
Lot 54 — SOUVENIR-ALBUM NEW ENGLAND MANUF & MECH INSTI, 1884, promotional, industrial fair
New England Manufacturers’ and Mechanics’ Institute. Souvenir-Album of the New England Manufacturers’ & Mechanics’ Institute. 1881,1882,1883,1884. (Past and Future) Published for the management. Press of Rand, Avery, & Co., Boston, 1884.
Original printed wrappers show significant rubbing and creasing, especially along the spine. Wrappers remain attached. Price and shelfmark inscriptions present on front wrapper.
Lot 55 — VIA MEDICA, J. Baxter Langley, 1862, medical profession law education students
J. Baxter Langley, Via Medica: A Treatise on the Law and Customs of the Medical Profession in Relation Especially to Principals and Assistants; With Suggestions and Advice to Students on Preliminary Education. Third Edition. William Tweedie, London, 1862.
Binding rubbed, with wear to spine ends and edges. Significant provenance including a Library Company of Philadelphia withdrawal stamp and an extensive contemporary gift inscription to “Mrs. Dr. Turace” from “Andrew C. Thompson”.
Lot 56 — LADY OF THE LAKE, Walter Scott, 1810, leather, poem, first American ed.
Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake; A Poem. W. Wells and T.B. Wait and Co., Boston, 1810.
Binding damaged with spine largely detached and front cover detached. Rear cover attached but rubbed; “Catherine Spencer’s 1810” inscribed on title page.
Lot 57 — ENGLAND AND HER SOLDIERS, Harriet Martineau, 1859, leather, military, Crimean War, social reform.
Harriet Martineau, England and Her Soldiers. With Three Illustrative Diagrams. Smith, Elder, & Co., London, 1859.
The front cover is detached, and the leather spine is separated from the boards. Significant institutional provenance is present with a Library Company of Philadelphia bookplate and stamps.
Lot 58 — A VOICE FROM THE WASHINGTONIAN HOME, David Harrisson, Jr., 1860, temperance, Boston, Americana, reform
Harrisson, David, Jr. A Voice from the Washingtonian Home; Being A history of the foundation, rise, and progress of the Washingtonian Home, an institution established in Boston, for the reformation of the intemperate. Also, A review of some of the evils of intemperance in England. Together with A Sketch of the Temperance Reform in America. Published by Redding & Co., Boston, 1860.
Binding is worn and rubbed with some staining to covers. Spine is intact. Presentation inscription from Albert Day to Samuel B. Emery dated May 24, 1860, on front free endpaper.
Lot 59 — THE RAINBOW, A. J. McDonald, 1847, American annual, literary miscellany, decorative cloth binding.
McDonald, A. J., editor. The Rainbow. Albany: A. L. Harrison; New-York, Bell and Gould, 1847.
Binding is rubbed and worn, particularly at spine and edges. Decorative binding remains striking despite wear.
Lot 60 — LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST, Paul Wright, leather, early American, Bible, New Testament, engravings
Paul Wright, The New and Complete Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Containing an authentic and full account of all the wonderful transactions, sufferings, and death of our Glorious Redeemer. With the lives, acts and sufferings, of his Holy Apostles, Evangelists, Disciples, &c. Including the lives of St. John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary, and many other eminent persons and primitive Christians, not to be found in any other work of this kind. Embellished with engravings. Printed by Lazarus Beach; Published and Sold by William Durell, Bookseller, New-York.
Spine and board edges heavily rubbed, with wear and loss to marbled paper. Front board attached by cords only. With the bookplate of Hall Park McCullough.
Lot 61 — NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, VOL. LIX, 1905, leather, New England history, genealogy
The New-England Historic Genealogical Society. The New-England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume LIX. Boston: Published by The Society, 1905.
Detached front cover. Spine and leather heavily rubbed with loss to extremities; marbled boards worn. With bookplate of L. S. Emery & Company, Philadelphia.
Lot 62 — NEW YORK SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Delmar & Stern, 1866, leather, political economy, statistics.
Delmar, Alex., and Simon Stern, eds. The New York Social Science Review: Devoted to Political Economy and Statistics. Volume I.—Complete for the Year 1865. New York: Published for the Proprietors; London: Trübner & Co., 1866.
Spine fully detached, boards heavily rubbed with significant wear to marbled paper. Bears a “Duplicate” stamp from the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Lot 63 — COVODE INVESTIGATION, 1860, US Congress, House Report, political scandal
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Covode Investigation., The Covode Investigation. Report No. 64. [n.p.], 1860.
Cloth binding significantly damaged, with large tears and material loss to the spine ends. Covers are heavily rubbed and soiled.
Lot 64 — MINERAL RESOURCES US, J. Ross Browne & James W. Taylor, 1867, US Govt report, mining, geology, industry
Browne, J. Ross and Taylor, James W. Reports upon the Mineral Resources of the United States. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867.
Original dark cloth binding is rubbed, with some wear to spine ends and edges. A Library Company of Philadelphia, Ridgway Branch bookplate is present on the front pastedown.
Lot 65 — BULLETIN US GEOLOGICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES, F. V. Hayden, 1882, leather, Volume VI
Hayden, F. V., Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Volume VI. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1882.
Front board detached. Spine heavily rubbed and worn. Original half leather binding with marbled boards. With Library Company of Philadelphia bookplate and Department of the Interior stamp.
Lot 66 — SCIENCE OF WEALTH, Amasa Walker, polit econ, manual, student edition, economics text
Amasa Walker, The Science of Wealth: A Manual of Political Economy, Embracing the Laws of Trade, Currency, and Finance. Condensed and Arranged for Popular Reading and Use as a Text-Book. Student’s Edition. Lippincott, Philadelphia, [n.d.]
Library Company of Philadelphia bookplate to front paste-down. Original cloth binding is rubbed, scuffed, and stained, with wear to spine ends and edges.
Lot 67 — HISTORICAL COLL INA, M.J. McCosker, 1967; EXPERIENCES CENTURY Brown Bros. 1918, financial history
McCosker, M. J. The Historical Collection of Insurance Company of North America. Philadelphia: [Privately Printed], 1967. Brown Brothers and Company. Experiences of a Century 1818-1918. Philadelphia, New York, Boston, London, Baltimore: Brown Brothers and Company, [1918].
Both volumes show light shelf wear with solid bindings. The first volume features a Library Company of Philadelphia Ridgeway Branch stamp with an overstamped ‘Duplicate Discarded’ mark. The second volume also bears a Library Company stamp.
Lot 68 — ROSE OF SHARON, C.M. Sawyer; TOKEN, S.G. Goodrich; LADIES’ GIFT, 1841-1855, decorative cloth annuals.
Sawyer, Mrs. C. M., editor. The Rose of Sharon: A Religious Souvenir, for MDCCCLV. Boston: A. Tompkins and B. B. Mussey & Co., 1855.
Goodrich, S. G., editor. The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, A Christmas and New Year’s Present. Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Company, 1841.
The Ladies’ Gift; Or, Souvenir of Friendship. Boston: David P. King, 1850.
All bindings rubbed with edge wear, gilt stamping visible. Black volume’s text block detached from covers; red volume shows internal text block separation. No discernible provenance marks.
Lot 69 — GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OHIO, J. S. Newberry, 1871, Report Progress 1870, state geology, presentation copy.
Newberry, J. S. (Chief Geologist). Report of Progress in 1870. Including Reports by R. B. Andrews et al. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers, 1871.
Original cloth binding shows minor rubbing and shelf wear. Contains library stamps from the Ohio Library Company, Ridgway Branch. Flyleaf has a significant presentation inscription from C. B. Andrews.
Lot 70 — POWER OF CHRISTIAN BENEVOLENCE, Edward Hitchcock, Mary Lyon, Life & Labors, Women’s Education
Hitchcock, Edward. The Power of Christian Benevolence: Illustrated in the Life and Labors of Mary Lyon. A New Edition Abridged and in some parts enlarged. American Tract Society, New York, [circa 1852].
Binding heavily rubbed and worn, with significant discoloration to covers. Spine intact but worn. No significant provenance visible.
Lot 71 — LAYS OF LOVE & FAITH, Geo. W. Bethune, 1848; BALLAD OF BABIE BELL, Thomas B. Aldrich, 1859, poetry.
Bethune, Geo. W. Lays of Love and Faith, with Other Fugitive Poems. Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1848. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. The Ballad of Babie Bell and Other Poems. New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1859.
One volume professionally rebound in modern quarter cloth. The second volume in original brown cloth, heavily rubbed and worn, with spine ends chipped. Both volumes bear Library Company of Philadelphia withdrawal stamps and labels.
Lot 72 — INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE, D. S. Welling, 1851, leather, Ohio asylums, mental health, insanity, nervous diseases
Rev. D. S. Welling, Information for the People; or, The Asylums of Ohio. With Miscellaneous Observations on Health, Diet, and Morals, and the Causes, Symptoms and Proper Treatment of Nervous Diseases and Insanity. Pittsburgh: Printed by Geo. Parkin & Co. Third St., 1851.
Binding heavily rubbed and worn, especially to spine and edges; covers remain attached. Front endpapers feature extensive contemporary handwritten calculations and notes.
Lot 73 — AMERICAN PHRENOL. JOURNAL, leather, phrenology, William Wirt, Andrew Jackson, portraits
American Phrenological Journal.
Binding extensively rubbed and chipped, with worn marbled boards. Front endpaper inscribed “F. H. Carpenter Clear Creek”.
Lot 74 — GOUGE ON VENTILATION, Henry A. Gouge, 1870, household, fresh air, health, science, atmospheric.
Henry A. Gouge, A New System of Ventilation, Thoroughly Tested, A Book for the Household. D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1870.
Original cloth binding shows some rubbing to edges and spine. Significant author inscription on front flyleaf: “Frederic Graff Esq. With the Compliments of Henry A Gouge.”
Lot 75 — FOURTH NATIONAL QUARANTINE & SANITARY CONVENTION, 1860, public health, epidemiology, Boston, disease
Fourth National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention, Proceedings and Debates of the Fourth National Quarantine and Sanitary Convention, Held in the City of Boston, June 14, 15, and 16, 1860. Reported for the City Council of Boston. Geo. C. Rand & Avery, City Printers, Boston, 1860.
Original cloth binding with significant rubbing to board edges. Spine label chipped, partially detached. Features “WITHDRAWN FROM” stamp on the College of Physicians of Philadelphia bookplate. Faint library stamp on title page.
Lot 76 — STUDY OF CHARACTER, Alexander Bain, 1861, phenology, psychology, philosophy
Alexander Bain, On the Study of Character, Including An Estimate of Phrenology. Parker, Son, and Bourn, London, 1861.
Original brown cloth binding is rubbed and worn, with some fraying at spine ends and bumped corners showing minor material loss. No visible provenance.
Lot 77 — LECTURES ON VENTILATION, Lewis W. Leeds, 1869, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, architecture, health.
Lewis W. Leeds, Lectures on Ventilation: Being a Course Delivered in the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, During the Winter of 1866-67. John Wiley & Son, Publishers, New York, 1869.
Ex-libris The Library Company of Philadelphia, stamped “Duplicate Withdrawn.” Binding is rubbed with spine wear. Covers show general wear. Interior pages have some noticeable liquid staining.
Lot 78 — SURVEY OF HUMAN PROGRESS, Neil Arnott, 1861, leather, civilization, philosophy, social.
Neil Arnott, A Survey of Human Progress, from the savage state to the highest civilization yet attained. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London, 1861.
Rubbed full leather binding with significant wear to spine and cover edges. Contains a “Library Company of Philadelphia Duplicate Withdrawn” bookplate and stamp.
Lot 79 — ON THE STUDY OF CHARACTER, Alexander Bain, 1861, leather, phrenology, psychology, philosophy
Bain, Alexander. On the Study of Character, Including An Estimate of Phrenology. Parker, Son, and Bourn, London, 1861.
Binding rubbed and worn. Ex-library, with “Library Company of Philadelphia” bookplate, withdrawal stamp, and an early ownership inscription.
Lot 80 — PLATO AGAINST ATHEISTS, Tayler Lewis, 1845, Platonic philosophy, theology, Greek studies
Lewis, Tayler. Plato Against the Atheists; or, The Tenth Book of the Dialogue on Laws, accompanied with critical notes, and followed by extended dissertations on some of the main points of the Platonic Philosophy and Theology, especially as compared with the Holy Scriptures. Harper & Brothers, New-York, 1845.
Spine heavily rubbed, worn, and darkened, with partial loss of spine label and text. Boards are worn, rubbed, and scuffed, with bumped corners. Front hinge starting to separate.
Lot 81 — FUNGI, M. C. Cooke, 1875, International Scientific Series, nature, uses, mycology, botany.
Cooke, M. C. Fungi: Nature and Uses. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1875.
The red cloth binding is rubbed, with significant wear to spine ends and edges. A “LIBRIDGE & COMPANY” bookseller’s label is affixed to the front pastedown, with penciled price and number.
Lot 82 — REPORTS ON MINERAL RESOURCES, J. Ross Browne, 1868, US govt report, mining, geology, western states
Browne, J. Ross. Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting the report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the States and Territories west of the Rocky mountains. [U.S. Government], Washington, D.C., 1868.
Binding is heavily rubbed and worn, with a faded spine label. Ex-library with Library Company of Philadelphia, Ridgway Branch bookplate and a “Presented by W.P. Thomas” inscription.
Lot 83 — POETICAL WORKS, Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated wood engravings, biographical memoir, Harper & Brothers.
Oliver Goldsmith, The Poetical Works. Illustrated by Wood Engravings from the Designs of C.W. Cope et al., with a Biographical Memoir. Edited by Bolton Corney. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, [n.d.].
Binding is elaborate gilt-stamped brown cloth, lightly rubbed at extremities. Features early ownership inscription ‘Fremont’ on front free endpaper.
Lot 84 — GEOGRAPHY MADE EASY, Jedidiah Morse, 1812 & 1819, leather, early American geography
Jedidiah Morse, Geography Made Easy: Being an Abridgement of the American Universal Geography. Thomas & Andrews, Boston, 1812; William Williams, Utica, 1819.
Two volumes. Bindings are heavily rubbed and scuffed, with one front cover detached and the other partially detached. Both volumes contain early ownership inscriptions and a Simeon Adams, Jr. bookplate.
Lot 85 — ANNUAL REPORT EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS, E. H. Ruffner, 1878, Missouri Dept. of Army Engineers
Ruffner, E. H. Annual Report upon Explorations and Surveys in the Department of the Missouri, by E. H. Ruffner, First Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. A. Being Appendix SS of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1878. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878.
Binding rubbed with wear to spine ends and edges. Library label on spine and bookplate for “Ridgway Branch” on front pastedown, stamped “DUPLICATED.” Inscription on title page.
Lot 86 — THIRTY-THIRD & THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT STATE PENITENTIARY, 1862-1863, Prison Reform, Pennsylvania
Inspectors of the State Penitentiary, Thirty-Third and Thirty-Fourth Annual Report of the Inspectors of the State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. McLaughlin Brothers Book and Job Printers, Philadelphia, 1862, 1863.
Original paper wrappers show rubbing, creasing, and minor chipping to edges and spines. Spines are worn, with some separation. Front cover of 34th Report bears a small ink inscription.
Lot 87 — MUSKINGUM OIL SPRING PETROLEUM CO, Prospectus, Pittsburgh, oil, stock, financial history
Muskingum Oil Spring Petroleum Company. CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000. 100,000 SHARES OF $5 EACH. 25,000 Shares Assigned to the Company for Working Capital, the Subscription Price for which is $3.00 per Share. W. G. Johnston & Co., Printers and Stationers, Pittsburgh.
Pamphlet binding with significant spine tears and separation. Covers rubbed and soiled. An early leaf features extensive handwritten financial calculations, indicating contemporary use and provenance.
Lot 88 — PROSPECTUS OF THE GRANT OIL COMPANY, 1864, Oil, Pennsylvania, Investment, early oil industry
Prospectus of the Grant Oil Company. King & Baird Printers, Philadelphia, 1864.
Pamphlet in original wrappers. Wrappers rubbed with some soiling and significant tear to front wrapper’s left edge.
Lot 89 — NORTHERN PACIFIC R.R. CHARTER, MORTGAGE, 7-30 GOLD LOAN, JAY COOKE & CO.
Jay Cooke & Co. The Northern Pacific Railroad: Its Route, Resources, Progress and Business…; Northern Pacific Railroad. The Charter and Amendments. The General Mortgage…; New 7-30 Gold Loan The Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Philadelphia, New York and Washington: Jay Cooke & Co.
Disbound pamphlets and broadside. Covers heavily rubbed, soiled, and chipped with edge wear. Folded and creased. One pamphlet has a handwritten numeric inscription on front cover.
Lot 90 — ANTIQUE JEWELRY, Castellani, 1876; PENN MUSEUM REPORTS, 1878, Industrial Art History, Philadelphia.
Castellani, Alessandro. Antique Jewelry and Its Revival. Published for The Penna Museum and School of Industrial Art by J.H. Coates & Co., Philadelphia, [ca. 1876]; and Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. First and Second Reports of the Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art. Review Printing House, Philadelphia, 1878.
Both items are worn pamphlets with rubbed and soiled wrappers. The Antique Jewelry pamphlet has a detached spine. Both bear the “Library Company of Philadelphia Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp.
Lot 91 — BANKRUPT LAW, NATIONAL DEBT, BANK OR NO BANK, 1844, American political pamphlets, Whig party
The Bankrupt Law. [Washington]: published by order of a committee of the Democratic members of Congress, 1844; The National Debt as it was, and as it is. [Washington]: published by order of a Committee of the Democratic members of Congress, 1844; Bank or No Bank. [n.p., n.d. ca. 1844].
The three unbound pamphlets are worn, with chipping and some creasing; disbound sheets. Provenance includes Library of Congress duplicate stamps on folders and handwritten collector/dealer notations.
Lot 92 — FRANKLIN REFORMATORY, LADIES’ SOLDIERS RELIEF, WOMAN’S MED COLLEGE, INDIGENT WIDOWS, Phila. Reports.
Annual Report of the Franklin Reformatory Home for Inebriates. King & Baird, Printers, Philadelphia, 1873. First and Second Annual Reports of the Ladies’ Association for Soldiers’ Relief of United States. Sherman & Co., Printers, Philadelphia, 1864. Twenty-Fifth Annual Announcement of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1874-75. The Sixtieth Annual Report of the Managers of the “Indigent Widows’ and Single Women’s Society of Philadelphia.” Collins, Printer, Philadelphia, 1877.
Lot of four scarce Philadelphia institutional reports/announcements. All pamphlets show moderate rubbing, creasing, and light chipping to covers. Some covers bear numerical inscriptions or other minor notations.
Lot 93 — CHARITABLE RELIEF, HOUSE OF REFUGE, PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY, NYSPCC, 1868-1882, Annual reports, social welfare.
Report of the Committee appointed at the Meeting of Citizens, March 1st, 1878. Organization of Charitable Relief in Philadelphia. Press of Edward Stern & Co., Philadelphia, 1878; The Fourteenth Annual Report of the Officers of the House of Refuge for Western Pennsylvania. J. R. Weldin & Co., Pittsburgh, 1868; Third Annual Report of the Board of Directors to the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity. Globe Printing House, Philadelphia, 1882; Twenty-First Annual Report of the Board of Managers of The Philadelphia Society for the Employment and Instruction of the Poor. Merrihew & Son, Philadelphia, 1868 (two copies); Third Annual Report, Year Ending December 31st, 1877. The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Wynko & Hallenbeck, New York, 1878.
Lot of six pamphlets in original wrappers. Bindings show general wear, rubbing, and creasing. Some covers have small tears or chipped edges, with spines showing varying degrees of wear. No significant provenance.
Lot 94 — ANNUAL REPORTS: PHILA CHARITY (1872), PA CHILDREN (1879, 1882), CHILDREN’S AID (1860), INDIGENT WIDOWS (1865), WOMEN’S CHRIS (1879)
Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools, Annual Report. Siddall Brothers, Philadelphia, 1872. Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from Cruelty, Fifth Annual Report. Allen, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia, 1882. Children’s Aid Society, Seventh Annual Report. Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas, New York, 1860. Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from Cruelty, Second Annual Report. Ledger Job Print, Philadelphia, 1879. Indigent Widows’ and Single Women’s Society of Philadelphia, Forty-Ninth Annual Report for the year 1865. No publisher visible, Philadelphia, [ca. 1866]. Women’s Christian Association of Germantown, Philadelphia, Eighth Annual Report for the Years 1878 and 1879. Culbertson & Bache, Philadelphia, 1879.
A lot of six reports in original wrappers, showing general rubbing, creasing, and edge wear. One volume has a largely detached spine.
Lot 95 — EDUCATION THEORY, Duane Doty, 1874; BUREAU OF ED 1875; GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 1860; U OF MICH 1882; ANDALUSIA, Frederick Knighton, 1866.
Doty, Duane. A Statement of the Theory of Education in the United States of America, as approved by many leading educators. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1874.
National Educational Association. Department of Superintendence. Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education. No. 1-1875. Proceedings of the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association, at Washington, D. C., January 27 and 28, 1875. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1875.
Centennial Anniversary of the Foundation of Germantown Academy. C. Sherman & Son, Printers, Philadelphia, 1860.
University of Michigan. The President’s Report to the Board of Regents, for The Year Ending September 30, 1882. Published by the University, Ann Arbor, 1882.
Knighton, Frederick. Andalusia College. Commencement, June, 1866. 1866.
All items in original wrappers, generally soiled and worn. Wrappers are chipped, torn, damaged; spines split, covers loose or detached. Provenance includes “Duplicate Withdrawn” stamps, gift inscription.
Lot 96 — HOMOEOPATHIA, Jonas Green, 1836; FALLACIES, Francis Lieber, 1870; BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, J.H. Pulte, 1868; REPORT, 1859
Jonas Green, A familiar exposition of homoeopathia, or, The new mode of curing diseases, J.C. Wesselhoeft, [Philadelphia], 1836. Francis Lieber, Notes on fallacies of American Protectionists, American Free-Trade League, New York, 1870. J. H. Pulte, Biographical Sketch of J. H. Pulte, M.D., Miami Printing and Publishing Company, Cincinnati, 1868. New York Chamber of Commerce, Select Committee on Quarantine, Report of the Select Committee on Quarantine, D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1859. Pennsylvania Hospital, To the Contributors of the Pennsylvania Hospital, n.p., n.d.
Various pamphlets, mostly disbound or in self-wrappers. Generally good condition. One item’s enclosure bears a “Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp and a note regarding a trade for a better copy.
Lot 97 — SPECIALISTS & SPECIALTIES IN MEDICINE, M.H. Henry, 1876, medical history, Vermont alumni address
M. H. Henry, M.A., M.D. Specialists and Specialties in Medicine. Address Delivered Before the Alumni Association of the Medical Department of the University of Vermont, Burlington, June 27, 1876. New York: Wm. Wood & Co., 1876.
Original printed wrappers, rubbed with minor edgewear and light staining. Old handwritten numbers on the front wrapper. Housed in a later protective paper folder.
Lot 98 — HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL COLLEGE PHILADELPHIA, 1840-1880, medical ethics, reform, 6 pamphlets
Pepper, William. Higher Medical Education, The True Interest of the Public and of the Profession. An Address Introductory to the 112th Course of Lectures in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1877. || American Medical Association. A Defence of the “Six Months Lecture Term.” Report of a Special Committee. Philadelphia: V. K. and P. G. Collins, 1849. || Pennsylvania College Medical Department. A Statement of the Facts Connected With the Late Re-organization of the Faculty of the Medical Department of Pennsylvania College, Together With a Documentary History of Said Department From Its Origin to the Present Time. Philadelphia: Brown’s Book Store, 1855. || Medical College of Philadelphia. Constitution and By-Laws of the Medical College of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1840. || Lente, F. D. Higher Education of Medical Men, and Its Influence on the Profession and the Public. Being the Address Delivered Before the American Academy of Medicine… New York: Chas. L. Westcott & Co., 1880. || Medical Society of the State of New York. Report of a Committee of the Medical Society of the State of New York, on the Subject of Medical Education. Albany: J. Munsell, 1840.
All six pamphlets are unbound or in original printed wrappers. Wrappers are generally chipped, creased, and lightly soiled, with some small tears to edges. Scattered pencil and ink marks to covers. Some housed in protective folders.
Lot 99 — ADDRESS NEW BUILDINGS, CRANIA AMERICANA REVIEW, MEDICAL CONVENTIONS PROCEEDINGS, SYLLABUS MEDICAL LECTURES, 1814-1878, medical history, pamphlets.
S. Weir Mitchell, Address Dedicatory of the New Buildings Erected by the University of Pennsylvania for its Dental School and Medical Laboratories, J.B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1878. S.G. Morton, [Review of Crania Americana, from American Journal of Science and Arts, Vol. XL, No. 2], [circa 1840]. American Medical Association, Proceedings of the National Medical Conventions, Held in New York, May, 1846, and in Philadelphia, May, 1847, T.K. & P.G. Collins, Philadelphia, 1847. New York College of Physicians, Syllabus of the Several Courses of Medical Lectures, [New York?], 1814.
All pamphlets in original or later paper wrappers. Condition varies: some wraps chipped, spines worn, one detached from textblock. Provenance includes Library Company of Philadelphia duplicate withdrawal stamp and handwritten names.
Lot 100 — LETTERS, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1813, leather; ELIZABETH, Sophie Cottin, novel, literature
Stanhope, Philip Dormer, Earl of Chesterfield. Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to his Son. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. John Kingston, Baltimore, 1813. Cottin, Sophie. Elizabeth; or, The Exiles of Siberia. D. Appleton & Co., New-York, [n.d.].
Chesterfield’s Letters: leather binding heavily rubbed & worn, spine damaged with loss, covers scuffed. Elizabeth: covers rubbed, with a prior owner’s inscription on front endpaper.
Lot 101 — THE BATTLE WITH THE SLUM, Jacob A. Riis, 1902, social reform, urban studies, NYC, photography
Riis, Jacob A. The Battle with the Slum. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1902.
Ex-library copy with stamps from the Library Company of Philadelphia, Ridgway Branch. Binding is rubbed and soiled; rear internal hinge is weak, showing netting. Covers remain attached.
Lot 102 — UTICA CONVENTION, John Van Buren, 1848, Free Soil, Free Speech, New York Politics, Proceedings
Utica Convention, The Utica Convention. Voice of New-York!! Proceedings of the Utica Convention, February 16, 1848, with the Speeches of John Van Buren, George Rathbun, &c. The Albany Atlas, [Albany], 1848.
Unbound pamphlet, likely extracted from a larger work. Pages are detached and show light wear and creasing. Pencil marking “5048.81” on first page.
Lot 103 — CONTINENTAL PAPER MONEY, Samuel Breck, 1843, Americana, economic history, pamphlet
Samuel Breck, Historical Sketch of Continental Paper Money., John C. Clark, Printer, Philadelphia, 1843.
Disbound, lacking original wrappers. Inscription to J.J. Ingersoll from the author on title page.
Lot 104 — MENSURATION & GEOMETRY, John Bonnycastle, 1860, practical, gauging, mechanics, mathematics
Bonnycastle, John. An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry. To which are Added; A Treatise on Gauging; And Also The Most Important Problems in Mechanics. By James Ryan. Uriah Hunt & Son; Applegate & Co., Philadelphia; Cincinnati, 1860.
Binding is rubbed and discolored, particularly to spine and board edges. Library Company of Philadelphia “Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp on front pastedown, with additional handwritten markings.
Lot 105 — THREE COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA, Samuel Sidney, 1851, Australia, NSW, Vic, SA, Gold Fields, mining
Samuel Sidney, The Three Colonies of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia; Their Pastures, Copper Mines, & Gold Fields, Ingram, Cooke, & C°, London, 1851.
Binding is rubbed and worn, with edgewear to boards. Covers remain attached. Features a significant provenance bookplate of “The Library Company of Philadelphia Duplicate Withdrawn” to front pastedown.
Lot 106 — MEDICAL EXPERT TESTIMONY, F.W. Draper, 1880; BOSTON MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL, 1879; MIND, LIFE, MOTION, 1857
Draper, F.W. Medical Expert Testimony. [Reprinted from the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal of November 4, 1880.]; The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. Vol C—Thursday, January 2, 1879—No. 1.; Mind, Life, And Motion; With The Law Of Their Relations To Matter. John F. Trow, Printer, New York, 1857.
Unbound pamphlets, covers lightly rubbed and soiled with minor edge wear. Two presentation inscriptions and manuscript notations on covers. Library Company of Philadelphia duplicate withdrawal stamp.
Lot 107 — PRACTICAL STRATEGY, J. Watts De Peyster, 1863, Austrian Field Marshal Traun, military history
J. Watts De Peyster, Practical Strategy, as Illustrated by the Achievements of the Austrian Field Marshal Traun. Catskill: Joseph Joesbury, Printer, “Journal Office”, 1863.
Original paper wrappers show significant wear, rubbing, and some detachment along the spine. Withdrawn ex-library copy from the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Lot 108 — MEMORIAL, COLLINS LINE, FISHERMEN SPEECHES, US Congress, 1852, Bayard, James, Miller, Borland, Hamlin
A lot of six US Congressional speeches & a memorial on the Collins Line of Steamers and American Fishermen. Speakers include Bayard, James, Miller, Borland, Hamlin, and E.K. Collins & Associates. Washington: John T. Towers & Congressional Globe Office, 1852.
All items are unbound pamphlets, generally good condition with minor edge wear, rubbing, and creasing. Some covers have small chips. Handwritten numbers present on several covers.
Lot 109 — NATIONAL & HENRY CLAY ALMANACS, 1844-1845, American presidential politics, ephemera, elections
Smith, Seth. The National Clay Almanack, For the Year of Our Lord 1845. Desilver & Muir, Philadelphia, 1845. The Henry Clay Almanac, For the Year of Our Lord 1844. Griggs & Elliott, et al., Philadelphia, 1844. The National Clay Almanac, 1845. Desilver & Muir, Philadelphia, 1845.
National & Henry Clay Almanacs. Three unbound or wrapper issues. All bindings are rubbed, creased, and worn. The 1844 almanac has early ownership inscription and stamped number to front wrapper.
Lot 110 — DR. JAYNE’S MEDICAL ALMANAC, Dr. D. Jayne & Son, 1884, health guide, patent medicine, Philadelphia.
Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Dr. Jayne’s Medical Almanac and Guide to Health, Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Philadelphia, 1884.
Paper wrapper detached and worn, with rubbing and edge tears. Contains an institutional stamp/label on the front cover.
Lot 111 — CHRISTIAN KEEPSAKE, Rev. John A. Clark, 1838, embossed cloth, annual, missionary, religion
Clark, Rev. John A., The Christian Keepsake and Missionary Annual, William Marshall and Co., Philadelphia, 1838.
Two volumes in embossed cloth. The red volume is heavily rubbed with edge wear and chipped spine ends. The black volume shows light rubbing and wear, with minor chipping to spine ends.
Lot 112 — ELEGANT NARRATIVES, 1850, American Tract Society, religious tales, collection.
American Tract Society, Elegant Narratives, New York, 1850.
Book binding is worn and rubbed, with spine frayed at head and tail, and some separation. Housed in a sturdy slipcase. Contains “The Library Company of Philadelphia” bookplate, stamped “WITHDRAWN.”
Lot 113 — VIEW OF MERCURIAL PRACTICE, John Warren, 1813, Medical, febrile diseases, Americana, slipcase
Warren, John. View of the Mercurial Practice in Febrile Diseases. W. W. Wait and Co., Boston, 1813.
Original paper boards are heavily rubbed and worn, with the spine completely missing and covers detached. Includes a Library Company of Philadelphia bookplate and an earlier owner inscription dated 1864.
Lot 114 — YOUNG LADY’S FRIEND, Mrs. John Farrar, 1838, moral instruction, conduct, women’s education, manners
Mrs. John Farrar, The Young Lady’s Friend., Samuel S. & William Wood, New York, 1838.
Original cloth binding heavily rubbed and scuffed. Spine ends frayed with significant cloth loss, particularly at the foot; binding is damaged but remains attached.
Lot 115 — MOTHER’S MAG. & MOTHER’S ASSISTANT, Whittelsey & Brown, 1842 & 1849, leather, periodicals, pedagogy.
Mrs. A. G. Whittelsey & Rev. D. Mead, The Mother’s Magazine, Vol. X, Brick Church Chapel, New-York, 1842. William C. Brown, The Mother’s Assistant and Young Lady’s Friend, William C. Brown, Boston, 1849.
Both bindings are heavily rubbed and worn, with the spines showing significant wear. Both volumes have “The Library Company of Philadelphia” withdrawal stamps; one volume also has a “C.H. Aspinwall” inscription.
Lot 116 — ECONOMIC ANNALS NINETEENTH CENTURY, William Smart, 1910, economic history, political economy
Smart, William. Economic Annals of the Nineteenth Century: 1801-1820. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1910.
Solid cloth binding shows some rubbing to spine titling. Ex-Library Company of Philadelphia with bookplate stamped “DUPLICATE.”
Lot 117 — FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, Pennsylvania Railroad Co., 1891, business, finance, corporate history.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Forty-Fifth Annual Report: For the Year 1891 of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the Stockholders. [n.p.], 1892.
Wrappers are worn, rubbed, and lightly soiled. A large archival label from American Premier Underwriters, Inc. is affixed to the front cover.
Lot 118 — MAN AND HIS MOTIVES, George Moore, 1849, physiology, psychology, philosophy, human nature.
Moore, George, Man And His Motives, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1849.
Binding heavily rubbed with significant wear to edges and spine. Ex-library copy with “DISCARDED” stamp and bookplate of Anthony A. Walsh, West Warwick, Massachusetts.
Lot 119 — ADDISON’S MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, Addison, medico-legal text, American publisher, 19th century, Baltimore provenance
Addison, Medical Jurisprudence. Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia, circa 1838-1850.
Covers heavily rubbed and worn, with some fraying to spine ends and board edges. Contains early ownership inscriptions from “Wm H. Mare” of Baltimore, Maryland, and “Charles Branday” to front endpapers.
Lot 120 — HOW TO RESTORE HEALTH, O. W. Smith, 1877, health manual, family, traveler, student
Dr. O. W. Smith, How To Restore Health; A Manual For The Family, Traveler and Student, J. B. Hoff, Advertiser Printing Office, Union Springs, 1877.
Binding worn with significant chipping to spine ends and some rubbing to covers. Front inner hinge starting. No significant provenance visible.
Lot 121 — ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF BOSTON, 1869, Boston, education, school, civic governance
Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston. Alfred Mudge & Son, City Printers, Boston, 1870.
Binding is solid brown cloth, moderately rubbed with light wear to spine ends. Features a Library Company of Philadelphia, Ridgway Branch bookplate and a Boston Public Library stamp on front cover.
Lot 122 — HYSTERIA, ATAXIA, PSYCHONEUROSES, Charles Burr, James Putnam, 1893-1910, neurology, early psychology
Burr, Charles W. The Causes of Hysteria. Philadelphia, 1897; A Case of Hysteria with Ataxia Confined to One Leg. Philadelphia, 1893; Putnam, James J. On the Etiology and Treatment of the Psychoneuroses. Boston: W. M. Leonard, 1910.
Three pamphlets in original paper wrappers. Light wear to covers and edges. A manuscript date ‘1897’ is present on the first title page. Bindings remain sound.
Lot 123 — PHILA HOSP, M. CAREY LEA, MEDICAL MESMERISTS, BENJAMIN RUSH, Hunter, Smith, Parssinen, Shryock, 1923, 1971, 1979, pamphlets.
Robert J. Hunter, The Origin of the Philadelphia General Hospital Blockley Division; Terry M. Parssinen, Professional Deviants and the History of Medicine: Medical Mesmerists in Victorian Britain. Keele: University of Keele, 1979; Edgar F. Smith, M. Carey Lea Chemist. Philadelphia, 1923; Richard Harrison Shryock, The Medical Reputation of Benjamin Rush: Contrasts Over Two Centuries. [Baltimore]: Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1971.
All four pamphlets are in original paper wrappers, generally well-preserved with light wear. No significant damage such as detached covers or spines.
Lot 124 — VALEDICTORY JEFFERSON MEDICAL, J. Aitken Meigs, 1870, plus 3 University Catalogues 1864-74
Meigs, J. Aitken. Valedictory Address to the Graduating Class of Jefferson Medical College, at the Forty-Fifth Annual Commencement. Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1870. Catalogus Collegii Dickinsoniensis. N.p., [1864]. Catalogue of the University of Pennsylvania, 1873-74. Collegiate and Scientific Departments. N.p., [1873 or 1874]. Register of Officers and Students of The Lehigh University. Bethlehem, Penn.: Published by order of the Board of Trustees, 1866.
All four pamphlets are in original wrappers showing general wear, some creasing, and edge chipping. The Jefferson Medical College pamphlet has a contemporary inscription on the front wrapper: “Thilada. Library from the Author.”
Lot 125 — ADDRESS, MATTER, REMARKS, Mitchell, Brooks, Combe, 1894, 1842, 1854, three pamphlets, psychology, criminology.
Mitchell, S. Weir. Address Before the American Medico-Psychological Association. Philadelphia, 1894. Brooks, N. C. MATTER, INSTINCT, MIND: Their Nature and Relations. Baltimore, 1842. Combe, George. REMARKS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LEGISLATION, AND THE PRACTICE OF PRISON DISCIPLINE. London and Edinburgh, [1854].
Three pamphlets in original wrappers. Brooks binding is fragile with tears to spine, wrappers heavily stained; inscribed “Duplicate” on cover. Mitchell and Combe wrappers are rubbed with moderate wear; Combe has a numerical inscription on the title page.
Lot 126 — INAUGURAL ESSAY ON BLISTERS, Robert J. King, 1799, Medicine, Pennsylvania MD thesis, Americana
King, Robert J. An Inaugural Essay on Blisters: Submitted to the examination of The Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. Provost; the Trustees & Medical Faculty, of the University of Pennsylvania, On the sixth Day of June, 1799, For the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. Philadelphia: Printed by Way & Groff, 1799.
Modern cloth binding is sturdy and well-preserved. The binding shows minimal external wear.
Lot 127 — ESSAY ON POISONS, Henry William Ducachet, 1817, Medicine, Toxicology, Americana
Henry William Ducachet, An Inaugural Essay on the Action of Poisons, Van Winkle, Wiley & Co., New-York, 1817.
Later cloth reback preserving original boards, rubbed. Features a significant author’s presentation inscription to Mr. Knight; spine title “Ducashet” is a noticeable misspelling.
Lot 128 — INSTITUTION BOSTON DISPENSARY, 1829, Medical Relief, Poor, Boston Charity
Institution of the Boston Dispensary, for the Medical Relief of the Poor. Incorporated 1801. Crocker and Brewster, Boston, 1829.
Ex-library copy with the bookplate of The Library Company of Philadelphia and a “Duplicate Discard” stamp dated August 1973. Binding is solid with minor overall shelf wear.
Lot 129 — DUTY OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, DEFENCE OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Ogden, 1854, pamphlets, Unitarian controversy
[One of its Trustees], The Duty of Columbia College to the Community, and its Right to Exclude Unitarians from its Professorships of Physical Science. New-York: John F. Trow, 1854. AND Ogden, Gouverneur M., A Defence of Columbia College from the Attack of Samuel B. Ruggles. New-York: J. P. Wright, 1854.
Two unbound pamphlets in original wrappers; the first shows remnants of former binding along the spine edge. Both items bear the institutional ink stamp of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Lot 130 — YALE COLLEGE CATALOGUES, 1879-1881, Students, Officers, Courses, University History
Yale College. Catalogue of the officers and students in Yale College, with a statement of the course of instruction in the various departments. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, Printers, 1879-1881.
Wrappers rubbed and soiled, with minor chips or small tears. Each bears a prior owner’s inscription and a “Library Company of Philadelphia Duplicate Withdrawn” stamp.
Lot 131 — CATALOGUE MOUNT UNION COLLEGE 1876, CATALOGUE NEW-HAMPTON INST 1839, pamphlets, education.
Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Mount Union College, Including the Plan of the College. Cleveland (Ohio): Crocker’s Publishing House, 1876-77; and A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Academical & Theological Institution, For the Year Ending, November 19, 1839. Concord: Stevens & Blake, Printers, 1839.
Both pamphlets in original printed wrappers. Mount Union copy shows light external wear; New-Hampton is more rubbed, discolored, and chipped along edges and spine.