N p 1908 (9 résultats)

in 12 reliure bradel demi toile grise, couvertures conservées Édition originale sur papier d'édition après 9 Hollande. Petites traces d'usure.

[MICHIGAN]. 6 7/8" x 10 1/4" oblong, string-tied, pictorial wrappers, 63 [1] pp., illustrated from photographs. Mt. Clemens located about 22 miles north of Detroit along the Detroit River originally was a town whose principal industry was cooperage because of the supply of fine timber for making barrel heads and staves. As the timber supply declined the cooperage industry began to disappear and the city had to find other means to encourage settlers. This was done through the discovery of valuable medicinal mineral waters, which were beneficial in the treatment and cure of many diseases that affect mankind. Bath houses opened and Mt. Clemens became known as an all-the-year-around resort. Shown are numerous views of Detroit and Mt. Clemens including Gratiot Avenue, the Medea Hotel, its dining room and main lobby, the Park Hotel and Bath House, the Fenton, St. Joseph Sanitarium, the Glenwood, the Eastman, the Fountain Hotel, etc. Also views of prominent buildings, residences of prominent citizens, Bingham's Lakeside Inn, Lake St. Clair, Clinton River, etc. An old small water stain to the margin at the bottom corner edges of most pages, but not affecting either the text or the views, a tiny corner crease to the lower corners of some later pages, oversized covers show light wear to the fore-edges, light wear to the spine ends, else a good copy with some nice photographs of Detroit and Mt. Clemens.…

First edition. First edition. 12mo. 19.4cm. Pictorial wrappers, 32 pp., introduction, illustrated. Sullivan (Broncho John) offers information on many subjects including what is a genuine cowboy, encounters with Indians, the milling of cattle prior to a stampede, the importance of water, cowboy's hat, buckskin clothing, belt and guns, saddles, facts for would-be cowboys, and much more. Adam's Herd 2199 says "Scarce." Most of the original wrappers have been retained and are neatly laid-down on new plain brown wrappers. Some very minor chipping to fore-edge of a few pages, else very good.…

First edition. 12mo. 19.4cm. Pictorial wrappers, 32 pp., introduction, illustrated. Sullivan (Broncho John) offers information on many subjects including what is a genuine cowboy, encounters with Indians, the milling of cattle prior to a stampede, the importance of water, cowboy's hat, buckskin clothing, belt and guns, saddles, facts for would-be cowboys, and much more. Adam's Herd 2199 says "Scarce.".…

[MEAT PROCESSING]. First edition. 4" x 6 5/8" printed stiff wrappers, n. p. (36 pp.), illustrated Inked signature of J. Frank Dobie on front cover. In addition Dobie has added inked comments on the first two pages: "1 sq. mile in U. S. Yards, 60,000 employees, none residents." "Visited Yards - Monday Aug. 2, 09, alone; stayed all day; saw everything; cattle themselves interesting sight." "Libby -McNeill & Libby - great sight, Armour & Co. - 75 acres in plant; best one to see." Apparently Dobie visited the Union Stock Yards in Chicago and made his comments based upon his visits and observations. This booklet was prepared as a souvenir for visitors to the processing plant of Swift & Company in Chicago and as a reminder of the modern processing methods of the American Meat Processing Industry as represented by Swift & Company. The booklet begins in the Hog Department, pork cutting, smoked meat department, the sheep and calf cooler, the beef cooler, sheep dressing, beef dressing, the lard department, the soap factory, etc. In all cases Swift & Company emphasize the care given livestock prior to processing them, the clean and safe conditions for employees, and the absolute care is provided to ensure that all meat for consumption is certified "U. S. Inspected and Passed." In 1906, Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" was published and it was an indictment on working conditions and safety in the meat packing industry. This is a well-preserved booklet in near fine condition. …

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Ltd Ed: 81 subscribers. 312p. Photos. Three colored uniform plates. Covers from their formation in the 1672 through to the end of the Boer War. White spine over grey cloth. Gilt eagle and lettering. Top edge gilt. Rag paper. Very Oversize. Front hinge starting to crack at top. Calling card pasted on front flyleaf. In mylar sleeve. Near Fine Copy. Book.…

12mo. 1 p. Accepting an invitation: "Ainsi que vous me demandez, je me rendrai à votre étude le samedi 14 mars à 2h [.]". - On mourning paper. With collector's note erroneously identifying the recipient as Sully Prudhomme.

Small 8vo. 1 p. Announcing a visit to the recipient's cabaret: "Je me rendrai à votre Cabaret Lundi 17 Fev. à 4h [.]". The recipient was wrongly identified with Sully Prudhomme by a collector. - On mourning paper. With collector's note.

8vo and 12mo. Together 2¾ pp. Interesting letters to an intimate friend and collaborator, concerning Pierre Louÿs's financial problems during the last two decades of his life. In the dated (and probably earlier) letter, Louÿs mentions that an unspecified list, maybe of debtors, has not yet been published in Le Temps, and asks his friend to intercede with the ministry on his behalf. Furthermore, he announces that he will start negotiations with his publisher Joseph-Arthème Fayard concerning the repurchase of rights to "past and future books" from Éditions Fasquelle: "Je viens de lire le Temps. Tu vois que j'avais bien deviné. Si la liste officielle ne paraît pas ce matin, tu pourrais peut-être faire une démarche, mais alors directement. On accorde ces choses là aux gens que cela intéresse, et non aux intermédiaires. On se rend bien compte que P. s'en fiche, et fait la commission pour dire qu'il l'a faite. Veux-tu aller aujourd'hui au ministère ? Je te demande pardon d'insister, mais voilà des années que tu t'occupes de cela et je crois que tu aurais eu bien moins de peine si les démarches avaient été groupées en une seule fois. Deux personnes disant chacune un mot à chaque semestre n'obtiendront rien, ni cette année ni dans dix ans. C'est mercredi prochain que je commence avec Fayard mes pourparlers pour le rachat de tous mes livres passés et futurs chez Fasquelle. Je l'assure que le ruban, et les articles de presse qui le suivent toujours auraient joliment influé sur les termes d'un accord qui aura tant de conséquences pour moi. Cela tombait à pic. Mais cela ne tombera pas". Louÿs published both with Fayard and Fasquelle. - The second letter strikes a more sombre tone, apparently as a final deadline or a hope concerning his finances was about to lapse. Louÿs is now convinced that he will have to sell off his future in order to save his present through an irreversible "Faustian pact" either with a moneylender, alluding to the classic Balzacian figure Gobseck of the like-named 1830 novella, or with a publisher: "On m'a donné avant-hier un dernier espoir. J'aurai la réponse, c'est à dire la déception, le jour de Noël. Après cela, du 26 au 28 décembre il faudra que je me livre entièrement en quarante-huit heures, soit à un Isaac Gobseck-Lévy, soit à un éditeur mais alors pour toujours ; la somme est trop importante pour un traité ordinaire. Depuis six semaines je me demande 'comment je vais être mangé'. Je n'ai que l'embarras du choix. Seulement, à partir de la semaine prochaine, je ne pourrai plus me réconforter à force d'optimisme, en me disant que, 'plus tard, cela ira mieux'. Ce sera précisément l'avenir que j'aurai vendu pour le présent, par un traité à la Faust". - The dated letter with an insigificant stain.…