Search Results: Titles starting with O from William Reese Company

Oahu: Mei Pai Palapala a na Misionari, 1836.. 152pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine tooled in gilt, leather label. Hinges lightly rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Near fine. The second edition, with a printing of only 3,000 copies. The title translates as: "The inquiry, questions illustrating the meaning of the Holy Scriptures. A good thing for Sunday Schools. Book I. About the story of Jesus and his miracles." This copy is from the library of James F. Hunnewell (1832-1910), with his bookplate. Hunnewell was a Boston book collector and bibliographer. He published BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS in 1869. His father, James Hunnewell, became familiar with the islands when the ship he was on was sold to Hawaiian chiefs. The senior Hunnewell was responsible for collecting the payment in sandalwood and then selling it in China. As a result, he spent several months in the islands and became friendly with the local populace. In 1820 he arrived in Honolulu as second mate on the brig Thaddeus, the… Read More

Upperville, Va: Oak Spring Garden Librar, 1997. lxxiii,427,[1]pp. Color frontis. Illustrated with facsimiles (many in color). Large quarto. Gilt cloth in dust jacket. New. Beautifully printed catalogue of books and manuscripts from a great flower book collection

Upperville, Va: Oak Spring Garden Librar, 1989. xxvii,147pp. plus many plates, some in color. Color frontis. Quarto. Cloth. As new. In dust jacket. A sumptuously prepared catalogue of rare tree books housed the garden library of Mrs. Paul Mellon.

[Jefferson City, Mo., 1862].. Broadsheet, approximately 8 x 10¼ inches. Previously folded, with some small separations and tears, with one larger repaired 2½ tear. Small closed marginal tear at lower left corner. Moderate patch of dampstaining at central upper edge. Good plus. An apparently unrecorded form, printing an oath of allegiance to the United States government and the provisional government of Missouri early in the Civil War. The pro-Union state government was established when Northern forces took Jefferson City in 1861 and the Confederate government established by Claiborne Fox Jackson was put to flight. Nevertheless, the shadow government continued to operate and the national Confederate government at Richmond counted Missouri as one of its constituent states; moreover, there was much conflict between pro-Union and Confederate Missourians throughout the course of the war. The document, the present copy of which in uncompleted, states in part that the signer will: "Solemnly swear that I… Read More

Frankfor: A.G. Hodge, 1855. 54pp. Original publisher's cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Corners bumped and lightly worn, light rubbing to cloth, inner hinge cracked. Modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Minor foxing and toning. Very good. Memorial volume published on the occasion of the re-interment of several soldiers in the state cemetery in Frankfort. The remains in question belonged to Gen. Charles Scott, Maj. William T. Barry, and Capt. Bland Ballard and his wife - the men all having been notable Kentucky pioneers, politicians, and soldiers. The events were opened by Governor Lazarus W. Powell, who noted the presence of many veterans of the War of 1812 and then introduced the various orators who spoke on the lives of the men being interred. Scarce

[Philadelphia]: William Dickso, 1807. 12pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Lightly tanned, else near fine, untrimmed and unopened. The Philadelphia Domestic Society was formed with an interest in encouraging the domestic production of manufactures, and sought an official charter from the Pennsylvania legislature. In this pamphlet the anonymous author refutes the arguments made against the society, including the belief that charters are inherently undemocratic. We can locate three copies, at the Free Library of Philadelphia, the American Baptist Historical Society, and Cambridge University. Rare. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 13272.

Valencia, 1744. [16],xcvi,279pp. Folio. Later vellum, manuscript lettering on spine. Text block detached from binding at front inner hinge. Minor foxing. Very good. First edition of a work which marks the beginning of modern Spanish historical writing. This study of the Romans, Jews, and Moors in Spain up to the 13th century was the most important work issued by the Academia Valenciana which had been founded in 1742 to publish historical studies. Preceded by a long and erudite introduction by Mayans y Siscar and by the Constitutions of the Academia, Ibanez de Segovia (1628-1708) reexamines ancient records in an effort to separate fact from fiction in Spanish history. BIBLIOTECA DE SALVA 3066. BRUNET 21220. PALAU 117567

Madrid, 1762.. Thirteen volumes bound in fifteen. [100],704; [67],581; [44],619; [8],536; [8],608; [16],632; [28],611; [36],632; [18],586; 40,586; [14],618; [8],525; [8],564; [8],651; [42],652pp., plus three engraved portraits. Woodcut titlepage vignettes, head- and tail- pieces, and initials. Large folio. Contemporary Spanish mottled calf, spines elaborately gilt, leather labels. Some rubbing to boards, slight worming and chipping to heads or tails of some spines. Occasional minor foxing, soiling, and marginal staining to text; closed vertical tear to titlepage of part two of second volume. Overall a most handsome, attractive, and sound set. A rare large-paper copy of the complete works - in almost 10,000 folio pages - of this notable theologian and Mexican missionary to the Indians, here collected in a noble edition. Palafox was the Bishop of Puebla (1640-1655) and the interim Archbishop of Mexico (1640-1642). He also held the post of the Viceroy of New Spain from June 10, 1642 to November 23,… Read More

[N.p., but almost certainly Springfield, Il, ca. May 3, 1865].. Broadside, 12 x 9 inches. Printed in three columns, edged with a printed black border. Old folds, center vertical fold with some separation. Moderate staining. Still, very good. Framed. Likely a proof copy of the exceedingly rare broadside announcing the funeral procession for President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in early May 1865. Struck down by assassin John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865, Lincoln's body lay in state in the White House on April 18, and a ceremonial funeral service took place in Washington, D.C. around noon on April 19. Two days later, President Lincoln's casket was loaded on a funeral train headed for Springfield, Illinois, stopping at Baltimore, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Michigan City, and Chicago before arriving in Lincoln's adopted hometown early on the morning of May 3. At this time, Springfield's population numbered around 15,000, but Lincoln's… Read More

Queretaro: Imprenta de J.M. Lara, 1848.. 62,[2]pp. Original printed wrappers, later stitching. Wrappers somewhat worn and soiled, vertical tear into border of front wrapper, spine heavily chipped. Presentation inscription on verso of front wrapper. Faint vertical crease, small stain in upper margin of last few leaves, occasional underlining in pencil. Overall very good. Untrimmed. A presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front wrapper. A strident criticism and call for opposition to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War, penned by tireless advocate of Mexican independence Manuel Crecencio Rejón. Rejón believed that the treaty, which he saw as capitulating to the United States' duplicitous and aggressive schemes to take over Mexico, would spell the death of the still adolescent Mexican Republic and its continued sovereignty. Much of the pamphlet is dedicated to describing how the Americans manipulated and encouraged the Texan rebellion in order… Read More

Lima: Imprenta Real de los Huerfanos, 1806. [18],9,cxcviii,[2]pp. plus two folding leaves of letterpress. Small quarto. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt. Rubbed at extremities, boards warped. Text heavily wormed. Light dampstaining and tanning. Poor. The first edition of the first treatise on hygiene in Spanish. Professor Unanue was famous in his time, and through his books his prestige reached Europe. In this book the author, who today would be considered a physician-hygienist, was very interested in diet, climate, the races that lived together in Lima, the typical diseases of the place, food, the methods of curing climatic illnesses, etc. There are also various references to wine as a curative throughout the text. Unanue's importance continues to this day, evidenced by the number of times he is cited in Aristides A. Moll's history of medicine in South America, ÆSCULAPIUS IN LATIN AMERICA (1944). Of great interest for the history of medicine and hygiene. MEDINA, LIMA 2013. VARGAS UGARTE 3281.… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed for John Fenno, by John Bioren, 1797.. 37,[1],lviii pp. Early 20th-century three- quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt, raised bands. Joints rubbed, light shelf wear. Moderate tanning, light scattered foxing, some faint old stains. Overall, a very good copy. The first edition of the infamous "Reynolds pamphlet," in which Hamilton describes his affair with Maria Reynolds and admits to paying off a blackmailer. In the pamphlet Hamilton takes the extraordinary step of admitting to adultery in order to clear his name of financial scandal in his office as Secretary of the Treasury. While successful in its purpose, it destroyed any hope of a political career on the national stage, and provided salacious ammunition for his enemies. A second edition, printed in 1800, was published by Hamilton's opponents to keep the scandal alive in the election of 1800, after the Hamilton family had purchased and destroyed most of the original edition. HOWES H120. EVANS 32222. SABIN 29970.… Read More

London, 1729. 61pp. Dbd. Bit tanned, else very good. Sometimes attributed to Nicholas Amhurst. "A defense of Sir Robert Walpole against charges of willfully neglecting England's West India commerce" - Bell. Refers to Admiral Hosier's and other British expeditions against the Spanish in the West Indies, and defends the British government in its relations with Spain and other nations. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 729/161. BELL O19. SABIN 56514. KRESS 3819. JCB (1)III:437. GOLDSMITHS 6660

Philadelphia: Moreau de St. Mery, 1797. 50pp. Dbd. Slight wear at bottom of title-leaf, else very good. First edition in English, after the original publication in French the same year, also from the press of Moreau de St. Mery. Written at the time of the highest tension between France and the U.S. over interference in American trade - the "Quasi-War" - the author argues that the U.S. is not being fair to France and is leaning too far toward England. HOWES T21. EVANS 32905.

Amsterda: Chez J.F. Rosart, 1784. [2],213pp. [bound with:] [Jay, John]: EXTRAIT DU JOURNAL DE LECTURE, No. XXXVII. LETTRE CIRCULAIRE DU CONGRÈS DES ÉTATS UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE A SES CONSTITUANTS. [Paris. 1779?] [2],26pp. [with:] [French Drama]: LA PAIX DE 1782 OU LE BOWL DE PUNCH DE MASTER OLIVER DREAMER. London. 1782. 47pp. First two titles 12mo., third title octavo. Contemporary calf, gilt, spine gilt with floral design, leather label. Binding rubbed and worn, chipped at head of spine. Internally fine. These three titles, printed in French but produced throughout Europe, all touch on the American Revolution and its aftermath. Mably's work consists of four letters written to John Adams, then the American Minister to Holland, on the government, laws, and political divisions in the United States. One of the letters deals specifically with Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Georgia. The second item is a circular letter from the Congress of the United States of America to their constituents on the subject of… Read More

Amsterda: Chez J.F. Rosart, 1784. [2],213pp. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter mottled calf and marbled boards, spine richly gilt, gilt leather label. Binding lightly rubbed and edgeworn. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Very clean internally. Overall near fine. Mably's work consists of four letters written to John Adams, then the American Minister to Holland, on the government, laws, and political divisions in the United States. The French took great interest in the form that the American government would take after the Revolution, publishing the constitutions of the thirteen states in 1783. "Mably comments on the American approach to government as reflected in the constitutions of the thirteen states, and, more specifically, in those of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Georgia...he offers advice on a national constitution, urging a loose federation rather than a strong central government and warning against excessive democracy" - Cohen. There appears to be confusion over whether this is the first… Read More

Cincinnati, 1901.. [6],260pp. Original green cloth. Some bleach spots on covers, binding a bit cocked. Title- leaf mounted on silk. Overall a good copy. First American edition, after the first British edition printed in London in 1898. A scarce account of an Englishwoman's quest for good health and happiness raising alfalfa and other crops in southern New Mexico. Includes chapters on "the Mexican in New Mexico," the climate and soil, irrigation, mineral resources, and "Politics and Sectionalism." Interestingly, there is also an account of the story, obtained from the author's friends, of that "all-too-marvellous youth," Billy the Kid. Dykes claims that "Nicholl" was a pseudonym for Edith M. Bowyer, and notes that the exaggerated stories she reports about Billy the Kid is evidence that "the tales about the Kid were pretty tall even back in the nineties." DYKES, BILLY THE KID 31 (British ed). HOWES N140. ADAMS SIX-GUNS 1610. ADAMS HERD 1672.

Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, 1774. x,241,[1]pp. 12mo. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards. Minor foxing and toning. Very good. The "gentleman of foreign extraction" was actually Jacob Duche, a notorious Philadelphia Loyalist, distinguished for having been appointed Chaplain of the Continental Congress and then turning the tables on his fellow revolutionaries by predicting their defeat and urging the recall of the Declaration of Independence. He was cursed as a traitor and took refuge in England in 1777. The letters contained herein relate mostly to describing prominent Philadelphia residents and institutions. The author gives an account of the Quakers, and writes favorably of Philadelphia and of America in general. His ingenious pseudonym, "Tamoc Caspipina," is an acronym derived from his position of "The Assistant Minister of Christ's Church and St. Peter's in Philadelphia in North America." There exists another Philadelphia issue of this work, printed the same year as the present… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Rakestraw, 1823.. 19pp. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. Small hole in titlepage, not touching text. Strong vertical tideline to center throughout; tanned, scattered foxing. Good. The rare third edition of this abolitionist tract from radical Quaker minister Elias Hicks. Earlier editions appeared in 1811 and 1814. Hicks, a native of New York, is largely credited with kicking off the nascent "Free Produce" movement in earnest with this pamphlet, which encouraged a boycott of all goods produced by slave labor. This Philadelphia edition anticipates the first American printing of British abolitionist Elizabeth Heyrick's work encouraging the same tactic, aiming to put pressure on slaveholders "by circumscribing their avarice, and preventing their heaping up riches, and living in a state of luxury and excess on the gain of oppression...." Hicks continued his boycott of slave produce until the end of his days, and tradition holds that on his deathbed in 1830, his… Read More

New York: Clayton & Van Norden, Printers, 1825. 22,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers bound into modern brown cloth. Occasional fox mark, else a clean, crisp copy. Very good. A description of John Thomas' patents for various inventions and improvements in ship building. "American ships already excel those of other nations in elegance; and from competition in commerce, it is becoming of great consequence that they should not only be in elegant symmetry, and sail with speed, but carry well, and last long." Rink locates only a single copy, at the American Philosophical Society. RINK 3553a