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The provenance, from my searches, don’t result in anything either but I still provided them here.

The last photo is what I actually got from the fair. There was some more Dick laying around but since I only get Dick for my personal collection, I had to be much more budget friendly.

At the Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair in Colorado. Tomorrow is the last day, if anyone is nearby.

Shelves are actually quite deep and have a second row behind the front. (Yes, I know, I need more shelving)

From a pamphlet (rebound) from 1835. I have nearly 100 of these pamphlets from around that time involving a lot of university things. A lot of them are inscribed but this is the only one with a name I was able to note. Most of the others also have the copy right pages. I’m unsure how the years of 1835 was obtained from this one, but it would line up with the others

This would make Stephen Longfellow around 60 at the time, if it is indeed the father of the poet. What reasons he has to be reading a pamphlet regarding someone at Dartmouth, especially at that age, I have no idea

For additional information, here’s how I catalogued it: New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1870; 1871; 1871; 1871. Publisher's full red cloth stamped in gilt. Octavo. Vol. I: 612, 613-635 index, 8 ads; Vol II: 568, 1 fold-out map, 8 ads; Vol. III: 571, 2 ads; Vol. IV: 738, 741-768 index

Hello, I have this interesting set of The History Of Rome that I can’t seem to find anywhere. I found 0 listings on ViaLibri with the years provided in this set (there is no copyright page), and on Wordcat I see there it MAY be at 3 libraries, however, the only information it shows it the title, year, and publisher (which all match up), and I was kinda hoping for better evidence like pictures or a description on the binding.

Anyway, if anyone has information on or surrounding this set, let me know. Especially if there’s additional resources that can help me find its others’ whereabouts

The person was Luther D. Root of Company D at the first regiment of Michigan Sharpshooters. The name, although hard to read, matches that of a recorded roster I found online for this company and regiment. The name itself shows up almost nowhere else. And it’s the company of this regiment that I’m interested in. I found good information about the regiment, but most of it comes from Company K, and I would like to know what battle Company D fought in. Any other information would be a dream. Thank you

I’ve seen so many people in this sub Reddit who are well informed on antiquarian books and trade of them. I myself am interested in pursuing the trade and close to setting up an online storefront for my current collection. I’ve come here in hopes someone can check out the way I catalogued this set (a lot of the information was really hard to find) and maybe let me know if I’m going in the right direction.

Below is my current description:

London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. First fully illustrated English edition, likely not a first printing. Total of 353 illustrations. Quarto (10-3/4" x 7-1/2"). Publisher's full green cloth with paper labels stamped in black. Deckle edges. Vol. I: xiv, 365, 101 illustrations; Vol. II: xii, 331, 67 illustrations; Vol. III: xi, 299, 55 illustrations; Vol. IV: xiv, 399, 72 illustrations; Vol. V: xiv, 330, 58 illustrations. Paper ex library label on ffep for all volumes, front hinge starting on vol. V, Light staining on spines, paper label on vol. II is ripped, wear on cloth edges and spines, wear to deckled edges, tissue guard missing on vol. II, IV and V. Still good, honest copies, with clean interiors.

Published only two years after Victor Hugo's death, this set is likely the first fully illustrated English-language edition of Les Misérables; no earlier versions were traced. Making it a true piece of literature history as it was the first time English readers could experience the story alongside the iconic artwork of French masters such as Émile Bayard, Alphonse de Neuville, Morin, Valnay, and more, including two illustrations by Victor Hugo himself. The list of illustrations across all five volumes further credit Lix, Brion, Scott, Vierge, Des Brosses, J. P. Laurens, Ad. Marie, E. Zier, H. Scott, H. Vogel, Hersent, Haenens, and Benett.

Although Joseph L. Blamire (the resident manager and editor for Routledge in New York) is the credited "translator" on the copyright page, the true translation in this set appears to be that of Lascelles Wraxall (the contents in this set were compared with Wraxall's translation and are a match). And from Wraxall is where the following purpose of this translation comes from: "[to] give the precise meaning of every word as written by the author. This line was enforced on me by the following passage in a letter which I received from Victor Hugo: 'Permit me to ask you to adhere to the utmost fidelity in your task. My book is written to clear up and combat prejudices in France, England, and the whole world. However, from the moment when M. Esquiros is your friend, as he is mine, you cannot fail to produce an excellent work, having for guide and counselor that great and noble mind.'" (from the Preface in vol. I).

I’m doing the collation count (looks like this: xiv, 365; xii, 331; xi, 299; xiv, 399; xiv, 330) and I would like to list how many illustrations or plates there are inside the book and am unsure if I should call them illustrations OR plates? There’s 353 illustrations total, some are full page (without even a page number) and some are with much smaller amongst the text like in between paragraphs. I imagine that a plate is only a full page illustration and not like the other, however, I want to be clear in what I describe. After the table of contents there is a list of illustrations and both the full page illustrations and smaller ones are listed there. So, even the book describes them as illustrations but again, I want to be sure. Thank you in advance.

Any information in general about this book/publisher/author would be awesome. I have ZERO information about any of it and only found that that Albert Pike was mentioned in this subreddit quite a bit more than any other one.

However, my post is in concern of the pages which start after 228 and before 236, it is 16 pages in total which look like they are from a typewriter and are blank on the back. At first I thought this would have been a printing mistake for all the copies of this print, but I saw another photo of this book with the similar copyright and limited edition page, and found nothing mentioning the pages like mine nor did I find pictures. They aren’t loose, and do seem to be part of the original text block. I just wonder if this must have been from a new owner or if it was indeed from the original publishers/printing?

Also side note, I would greatly appreciate if anyone can figure out the name that this book was sent to (under the “No. 347”) as it is faded, probably way too faded too distinguish at all, but worth a mention. Thanks

Any information in general about this book/publisher/author would be awesome. However, my post is in concern of the pages which start after 228 and before 236, it is 16 pages in total which look like they are from a typewriter and are blank on the back. At first I thought this would have been a printing mistake for all the copies of this print, but I saw another photo of this book with the similar copyright and limited edition page, and found nothing mentioning the pages like mine nor did I find pictures. They aren’t loose, and do seem to be part of the original text block. I just wonder if this must have been from a new owner or if it was indeed from the original publishers/printing?

Also side note, I would greatly appreciate if anyone can figure out the name that this book was sent to (under the “No. 347”) as it is faded. Thanks

Dodsworth and Main Street are later prints however.

Order: Babbitt, The Man Who Knew Coolidge, Dodsworth, Main Street, The Innocents, Free Air, Gideon Planish, Cass Timberlane, Kingsblood Royal, Bethel Merriday, The Prodigal Parents.

One of my cool finds today.

The letter, shown in the post, was to a Mrs. Herrick S Roth, wife of Herrick S Roth. The Mr served in WWII, served terms in both the Colorado House and Senate, and was president of the Colorado Labor Council. He passed in 2008. I believe the Mrs was Marjorie Land Roth, as she was noted in Herrick’s obituary as his significant other, however I can’t confirm if he remarried or not. She passed in 2012.

The letter is personally signed by Muriel Humphrey, the former vice president’s wife, just seven years before Hubert’s death. Hubert ran for president in 1968 and lost to Richard Nixon… unfortunately. He sought the democratic nominations again in 1972 near the time of this letter.

The book itself is a hard one to find. I’ve seen photos of sold copies, which carry similar inscriptions, most from Humphrey himself. I imagine, pure assumptions here, this book was privately printed and only handed out by either him or his wife. It features a note from Harry S Truman to Humphrey during the time of the latter’s vice presidential term. The correction in said note had a print error which Truman corrected, and at first I thought that meant this had a been a real Truman signature, however, from the photos of the other copies I saw the same note and signature/correction within the book, so it is indeed printed.

Truman and Humphrey have an interesting history together, and as I go learning more about that history, I urge others to do the same as it really is a fun piece of American History.

If more information specifically about this book or carried content arises, I will make a comment to this post. And if anyone has different information about it, please inform me. Thanks.

One of my cool finds today.

The letter, shown in the post, was to a Mrs. Herrick S Roth, wife of Herrick S Roth. The Mr served in WWII, served terms in both the Colorado House and Senate, and was president of the Colorado Labor Council. He passed in 2008. I believe the Mrs was Marjorie Land Roth, as she was noted in Herrick’s obituary as his significant other, however I can’t confirm if he remarried or not. She passed in 2012.

The letter is personally signed by Muriel Humphrey, the former vice president’s wife, just seven years before Hubert’s death. Hubert ran for president in 1968 and lost to Richard Nixon… unfortunately. He sought the democratic nominations again in 1972 near the time of this letter.

The book itself is a hard one to find. I’ve seen photos of sold copies (price unknown), which carry similar inscriptions, most from Humphrey himself. I imagine, pure assumptions here, this book was privately printed and only handed out by either him or his wife. It features a note from Harry S Truman to Humphrey during the time of the latter’s vice presidential term. The correction in said note had a print error which Truman corrected, and at first I thought that meant this had a been a real Truman signature, however, from the photos of the other copies I saw the same note and signature/correction within the book, so it is indeed printed.

Truman and Humphrey have an interesting history together, and as I go learning more about that history, I urge others to do the same as it really is a fun piece of American History.

If more information specifically about this book or carried content arises, I will make a comment to this post. And if anyone has different information about it, please inform me. Thanks.

(Plus photos from my previous posts)

Brief: Logo for rare book company. Logo should express rarity first.

After some thinking, I thought incorporating a book into the logo is not necessary, and the company will likely have “books” in the name. Like similar companies, most of them have “books”, “rare books”, or “fine books” in their name. Good for SEO and immediate understanding of what the company is. Using a book into the logo might be redundant. However, the creative use of a book into the design, I believe will make the logo more memorable. Still up for debate.

Animals from left to right and their rarity:

1. Pink Manta Ray (the black version should be pink). The real life Pink Manta Ray is the only one of its kind due to a unique mutation.

2. Vaquita. The world’s rarest marine mammal. An estimate 7-10 exist. The dark lips and front is one of their unique identifications.

3. Komodo Dragon. Extremely rare due their habitat restriction being limited to only a few isolated islands. Only 3000-4000 exist.

4. Narwhal. Although narwhals are actually not rare, they are nicknamed “the unicorn of the sea”, a name which expresses rarity in their own right. They are still one of the most unique looking whales on the world.

Second version with additional lines, if necessary.

I wasn’t able to find much information on this. It seems to be from an opening night of an opera, however I am unsure and, of course, can’t read it, nor know anything about the individuals named.

The last two papers are from collection of a dozen or more inside the cover. I did not post them because they feel thin and fragile, plus my hands are getting a bit sweaty.

If anyone has information, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Thanks

I wasn’t able to find much information on this. It seems to be from an opening night of an opera, however I am unsure and, of course, can’t read it, nor know anything about the individuals named.

The last two papers are from collection of a dozen or more inside the cover. I did not post them because they feel thin and fragile, plus my hands are getting a bit sweaty.

Thanks

(Red in first photo are signed copies, I did not add pictures because there were too many)

I also included some pictures of things I found interesting (the 1500 limited print is from the prior book: Aphrodite. I’m not sure why there isn’t a number however) and close up on certain rows are at the end, in case some things are blurry in the first picture.

The Sinclair Lewis books all (or most) seems to be first editions, that however, I need to do some more research to confirm