RACEHORSE “TOR MEL”. ORIGINAL PHOTO.
Wheeling Downs, WV: 1951.
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RACEHORSE “TOR MEL”. ORIGINAL PHOTO.
Wheeling Downs, WV: 1954.
RACEHORSE “TOR MEL”. ORIGINAL PHOTO.
Waterford Park, WV: 1954.
RACEHORSE “TOR MEL”. ORIGINAL PHOTO.
Charles Town, WV: 1955.
RACEHORSE “TOR MEL”. ORIGINAL PHOTO.
Charles Town, WV: 1953.
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RE-PRINT [REPRINT] OF BLACKWOOD’S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, THE METROPOLITAN, AND THE FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. JANUARY TO JUNE, 1833. VOL. I.
New-Haven, [Conn.]: Peck & Newton, 1833. In the publisher’s plain printed sewn wrappers. With the Index, followed by pages 207 through 240. With printed Notice about Subscription, with list by state of Agents for the Reprint of Blackwood &c, along.....
READING IMPERIAL CARTOGRAPHY: Ming-Qing Historical Maps in the Library of Congress
Library of Congress with in association with Academia Sinica Digital Center, 2013. Hard Cover. First Edition. Bound in grey cloth with a pictorial pastedown; housed in a pictorial slipcase .~No marks of any kind. Slipcase bumped at spine bottom edge.....
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REGISTER OF THE COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT [AND VOLUNTEER] OFFICERS OF THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES; INCLUDING OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND OTHERS FOR THE YEAR 1860, 1861, TO JANUARY 1, 1863. (THREE VOLUMES IN ONE)
Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer; Government Printing Office, 1860, 1861, 1863. Half Leather. The Register of Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States, for the years 1860, 1861, and 1862, bound together in one volume. Staining.....
REGULATIONS FOR CARE AND PRESERVATION OF ARTILLERY EQUIPMENTS. 1925
London: Harrison & Sons, Ltd., [1925]. Hard Cover. First Edition. 12mo.; in the publisher’s paper covered boards, backed in green cloth; 303 pages, including Index; with a folding chart, Carriage, Travelling, B.L. 6-INCH 24-CWT. Howitzer, Mark I; the boards are.....
REMBRANDT: EXPERIMENTAL SKETCHER
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1988. Hard Cover. Binding sound; very slight scratch mark to front board impression otherwise no markings of any kind.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, TOGETHER WITH THE JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THE TESTIMONY TAKEN BEFORE THEM, IN REGARD TO THE INTERFERENCE BY UNITED STATES TROOPS WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN THE STATE ON THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1862.
Dover, Delaware: Printed by James Kirk, 1863. Original Sewn Wrappers. First Edition. A report on potential military interference in the Delaware general election of 1862, published just after the announcement of the Emancipation. The Democratic party elected officials of Delaware.....
THE REPORT OF THE WESLEYAN METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY; 1819. | ACCOUNT OF DONATIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE WESLEYAN MISSION-FUND; FROM THE ACCOUNTS TRANSMITTED BY THE SECRETARIES OF THE SEVERAL AUXILIARY AND BRANCH SOCIETIES.
London: Printed for the Missionary Society, by Benjamin Bensley, 1820. Disbound. An extensive list and history of missions, organized by geographic region, in the year 1819. Also with financial records of the Wesleyan mission-funds, with statements for the origin and.....
REPORT ON STEAM CARRIAGES, BY A SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS OF GREAT BRITAIN
Washington, [D.C.]: Duff Green, 1832. Printed self-wrappers newly bound in marbelized papers with a linen spine. The British report on steam carriages reprinted by the House of Representatives. From the era when Congress was actively interested in the development of.....
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[RICHMOND] ALL SAINTS CHURCH RICHMOND, VA. FROM CHRISTMAS 1888 TO CHRISTMAS 1903
Richmond: Everett Waddey Company, 1904. Hard Cover. A near fine copy with a cabinet card photograph of of the Rev. J. Y. Downman, the first Rector of All Saints Church in Richmond laid in. This is the photograph used by.....
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[RICHMOND] [ADVERTISING] RICHMOND | PETERSBURG. CRAFTS FAVORITE SONGS. CRAFTS HALL.
c. 1910. A music book issued for advertising purposes by Crafts Hall of Richmond and Petersburg. In printed stapled wrappers, the rear panel with an image of “Crafts Hall | The Crafts Piano Co.” in Richmond. More advertising on the.....
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[RICHMOND] PICTURESQUE RICHMOND. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AND HER SUBURBS.
Richmond: J. L. Hill Print Co., 1891. Stapled Pamphlet. Small 4to; in the publisher’s stapled printed wrappers which are chipped at the extremities and with paper tape at the spine; there is a 1 1/2” piece loss at the top.....
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[RICHMOND] [CONTRACT] CONSTRUCTION OF MILLER & RHOADS, BROOK HILL AZALEA SHOPPING CENTER. 1966
Ten typed pages, the first of which is on the letterhead of Miller & Rhoads Incorporated, an apparently executed contract between the venerable Richmond department store and Richmond’s Monroe Realty Corporation for the construction a new one-story store approximately 30,000.....
THE RITUAL, THE GENERAL RULES, AND ARTICLES OF RELIGION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH.
Nashville, Tenn. Publishing House Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1891. Embossed Cloth. First Edition. An attractive First Edition copy in black embossed cloth. The spine has been discreetly patched with japanese tissue and mylar has been custom cut to protect the.....
The Route Book Of Devon: A Guide For the Stranger & Tourist To The Towns, Watering Places, and Other Interesting Localities of this County. With Maps of the Roads, County of Devon, and Plans of Exeter, Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse.
Exeter: Henry Besley, circa 1850. Hard Cover. A New Edition. Original cloth with gilt decoration. Four folding maps or plans as called for, plus an additional folding plan of Torquay; illustrated with 26 steel engraved plates in vignette. Some moderate.....
SACRED GIFT OF DEVOUT AND USEFUL SAYINGS.
Boston: J. Buffum, [1851]. Miniature. Hard Cover. A miniature devotional book, Sacred Gift of Devout and Useful Sayings. Scribbling in pencil to two pages of text; small spots of black staining to the rear cover. Red cloth, with gilt lettering.....
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[SAMMELBAND] VIRGINIA ISSUES 1848-1892. 19 PAMPHLETS BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE.
[1848-1892]. Hard Cover. A collection of 19 Virginia pamphlets, published from the 1840’s to the early 1890s. Being three female college catalogues, nine ‘Proceedings’ of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Virginia, three issues of the ‘Educational Journal of Virginia,’ a......
SANTA CLAUS STORY BOOK: A BUDGET OF GOOD THINGS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE
New York: Sully and Kleinteich, c. 1890. In the publisher’s pictorial paper covered boards backed in green cloth; there is minor loss to the paper at the front board near the spine. With six full-page color illustrations. An uncommon .......
SCENES IN THE CAMP AND FIELD: Being Sketches of the War in the Crimea
London: New York; Melbourne: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; Pott, Young & Co. Hard Cover. Frontispiece and 10 Plates; Cathedral Sunday School bookplate attached to front paste-down. Previous owner's name written on front endpaper. A sturdy copy in quarter black.....
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[SCHOOL NEWSPAPER] [TEE JAY] [RICHMOND] THE JEFFERSONIAN. THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. 47 ISSUES.
[Richmond]: [Thomas Jefferson High School], 1949-1952. A gathering of 47 issues of The Jeffersonian, the newpaper of Thomas Jefferson High School. The Jeffersonian was published bi-weekly during the school year except during holiday and examination periods. This run begins on.....
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[SCRAPBOOK] CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC EPHEMERA, ADVERTISING CARDS | INFANT MYSTICS, 1880
A substantial scrapbook from the late 19th century, packed with chromolithographed advertising cards, die-cuts, and other pretty Victorian items. There are about 26 leaves -- measuring 13 12 x 10 12” -- with each side covered with cards. There are.....