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The Toilers of the Sea
New York: Harper and Brothers, [1870's]. 7 x 10 1/2". Brown cloth over boards with beveled edges, frontispiece etching of Victor Hugo is missing tissue guard, 2 illustrations by Gustave Dore have tissue guards intact, some stains and wear to covers, corners bumped and frayed spine ends show wear, minor foxing, good + condition.
American version originally printed in 1867, but this is one of three possible later versions, either 1873, 1875, or 1878 according to their size. (Malan, p.279) Text in two columns. The book is dedicated by Hugo to the island of Guernsey, where he spent 19 years in exile. The novel setting is just after the Napoleonic Wars and portrays the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the island.
The Tragedy of Lesbos
London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. First Edition. 8vo. Bright green cloth binding with gilt spine lettering and front board ruled in gilt; Front hinge is loose and front free endpaper is loose; spine edges are worn; corner bumping; some age-toning; foxing throughout, a few minor pencil marks; Burns & Co. binder ticket on rear endpaper. Original pencil drawing on page 115, artist unknown. Hardcover in Very Good condition.
Edward Henry Pember was an English barrister, educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. The books is inscribed by author at the endpaper: "F. Pember / 1871 / From the author". Presumably this would be his son, Francis William Pember, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
The Tragic Story of Es-Kim-In-Zin
New Mexico: The New Mexico Historical Review, 1928. Paperback, 6 x 9"; Some cracking and peeling of spine, sun fading to 1/2 of the front cover, minor markings, 52 pp.
An all too familiar tale for this time period, this is the story of Es-Kim-In-Zin, Chief of the Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches who lived from 1828 - 1894. His name meant "Men stand in line for him" and he was a man of character and leadership who was betrayed time and again by the US Goverment, Mexican citizens and anit-apache American citizens. This story was written by John P. Clum, a Government Indian agent for the San Carlos Apache Reservation, who got to know Es-Kim-In-Zin well.
The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review, August 1922
NY: The Lakeside Publishing Co., August 1922. First edition, Stapled Softcover. 95pp; Some stains and chipping to cover edges, 1/2" of bottom spine strip removed, cover is tanned with age, corner bumping and moderate soiling. Good condition.
Very scarce early nursing journal, contains articles on What the Tuberculosis Nurse Should Know and Do, Ethics in the Every-day Life of the Studen Nurse, The Uses of Antitoxin, The Uses of Physiotherapy, Nature Study for Convalescents, etc. Includes many advertisements.
The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review, December 1923
NY: The Lakeside Publishing Co., December 1923. First edition, Stapled Softcover. 103pp; Some stains, especially on cover and upper right corner throughout, chipping to cover edges, 1/2" of bottom and top of spine strip removed or torn, cover is tanned with age, corner bumping and moderate soiling. Good condition.
Very scarce early nursing journal with a picture of Lillian D. Wald on the cover. Lillian Wald was an American nurse, author and humanitarian, who was the founder of American community nursing and known for her contributions to human rights. This volume contains articles on American Nurses in the Far East, The Technique of Heliotherapy, Adapting Diets to Individuals, the Nursing of Communicable Diseases, etc. Includes many advertisements.
The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review, January 1925
NY: The Lakeside Publishing Co., January 1925. First edition, Stapled Softcover. 112pp; Some stains, especially on cover and bottom left corner throughout, chipping to cover edges, 2" of top of spine strip removed, cover is tanned with age, corner bumping, creasing and moderate soiling. Evidence of insect eating damage to last 10 pages and portion of spine. Fair condition.
Very scarce early nursing journal with a picture of J. Beatrice Bowman, R.N. on the cover. Josephine Beatrice Bowman was one of the first members of the newly established US Navy Nurse Corps in 1908 and became the third superintendant of the program. This volume contains articles on Our Government Nursing Services, Budgets for Private Duty Nurses, Applying Preventive Medicine Early, The Etiology of Scarlet Fever, etc. Includes many advertisements.
The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review, November 1922
NY: The Lakeside Publishing Co., November 1922. Light edgewear, 1/2" of bottom and top spine strip removed, cover is still bright, corner bumping and some soil. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. Good condition.
Very scarce early nursing journal, contains articles on refining the hospital personnel, the nurse and health diagnosis, the nursing of eye cases, supervising the child's sleep, Blood grouping, the American Red Cross and School Nursing, the American Hospital Association Convention, etc. Includes many advertisements. First Edition. Stapled Soft Cover. Good condition, no dust jacket as issued.
The Tramp Printer
San Diego, CA: Ash Ranch Press, 1987. 36 pp. Approximately 1 1/8 x 1 1/4". LIMITED EDITION of 126 copies, this being #21. Dark blue leather with stamped green ink and blue foil decorations on both covers, letterpress, illustrated by Don Hildreth, printed in blue ink up through the title page, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Ash Ranch Press #3)
A prince of the road, the king of vagabonds, the tramp printer -- all these titles for a man who dropped in occasionally at a print shop and helped out and then hit the road again. A fond memory story in a beautiful little binding.
The Transcendent Man
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1953. 244 pp. Approximately 5 x 7 1/2". First edition, first printing with price of $2.50 on dust jacket flap. Gray boards, red and black spine letters with very minor rubbing to extremities, usual toning to text block, near fine condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition with crease and rubbing on back. NF/NF.
A science fiction story about an unseen alien race, called Capellans, living among us, harvesting "the thought forces released by humans at death."
The Treasure Cave: A Book of New Prose and Verse
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. 7 3/4 x 10". Red cloth over boards with black stamped lettering and design, bookstore stamp on inside free endpaper, various illustrators with Daphne Jerrold being the most prominant, both black and white illustrations and tipped-in color illustrations, no dust jacket, corners bumped and a little worn, otherwise in very good condition.
A collection of stories and poems from the time, mostly romantic in nature. The Treasure Cave contains a nice mix of male and female authors, with Rafael Sabatini being perhaps the most well-known.