Search Results: Titles starting with N from De Wolfe and Wood

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1843. vii, 232pp. Bound in red morocco over marbled boards. Light wear to spine ends and edges, but a very nice copy of one of Cooper's scarcer works. Ned Myers was an early shipmate of Cooper's on the merchant vessel Stirling (Cooper spells it Sterling in this work) in 1806-1807. This is Myers' biography. It's a fine piece of work by Cooper particularly the recounting of Myers' experiences on the 10-gun sloop Scourge on Lake Ontario in 1813. Scourge capsized during a storm on 8 August 1813. Of her 50-man complement only 16 survived, one of whom was Ned Myers. "Ned Myers memoir offers an unparalleled view of seafaring on the lower deck." - Dr. William (Bill) Dudley James Fenimore Cooper's Ned Myers: A Life Before the Mast (The American Neptune, Vol. 57, No. 4, Fall 1997; pp. 323-329).

Winsor, VT: Alden Spooner, 1807. 144 pp., full calf. About Fair; page 23-24 lacking and supplied in photocopy, pages tanned and worn lacking rear end papers and front and rear pastedowns. McCorison 926, Sabin 36327.

1850. 93 pp. Wraps soiled but otherwise in good condition. John Dunlavy of one of the most important Shaker theologians. Richmond 521, Ericson 2636.

Albany: Public Libraries Division, University of the State of New York, 1895. 16 pp. In good condition with a Western Reserve Historical Society Stamp on the front cover. Lightly soiled. This small pamphlet provides information and rules on obtaining a travelling lending library of 50 books on economics for use at public libraries, clubs, or by groups of interested citizens. Apparently, at least 330 libraries on various topics were available.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. 270 pp. Dust jacket has some tearing and chipping around the edges. E. C. L. Adams was a physician from South Carolina who "was able to present the black dialect with great precision, and also as a white author who unhesitatingly portrayed the hardships of racial prejudice in the 1920s and 1930s.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Second printing. The Jacket shows some wear and loss especially at the head and tail of the spine.. 224, [1] pp. The Jacket shows some wear and loss especially at the head and tail of the spine. The edges of the bottom of the boards show some rubbing. The copyright of this printing reads First and Second Printings Before Publication. Published July 1930.

London: Edward Arnold, 1920. Front cover has very light damp stains to the right edge Otherwise a very good copy of the 1st edition includes 20 pages of advertisements 80, [20] pp pp.

Richmond, Va.: William Ramsay, 1819. Bound in calf. Full leather binding shows some scuffing and wear. The interior is foxing. About good. Accounts of the war against the Creeks, burning of Washington and good content on the War of 1812. 112 pp.