Wm m cheney (5 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. A Natural History of the Typestickers of Los Angeles. Compiled from the Letters of Wm M. Cheney. Carpenter, Edwin H. (ed./comp.); Wm. M. Cheney. The Rounce & Coffin Club, 1960. 62p. hardcover no dust jacket, boards bumped/scuffed, solid binding, text clean --printers, typesetters and their fonts--19.00.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Reprint, Limited. Reprint, hardcover in gilt-stamped green boards, limited to 200 copies, has a mild skew to the binding, slight rubbing to the covers with some tiny spots of adhesive residue to the front cover. Overall, this is a solid, bright, Very Good copy. Reprinted from The Troy Sentinel of December 23, 1823 Miniature book, measures 2.75" x 1.75". Cheney, Wm. M. (ilustrador). …

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a detailed personal memoir of the author's life from his childhood in the 1830s to his later years as a respected historian. Set against the backdrop of the bustling pre-Civil War years in Upstate New York, the account gives a unique glimpse into the evolution of an American village. Using his personal experiences and historical research, the author explores significant social and cultural changes, such as the impact of abolitionism, the rise of temperance movements, and the technological advancements that transformed daily life. The author's nuanced observations on prominent individuals and influential events paint a vivid picture of the time period and provide valuable insights into the shaping of American society during the 19th century. Through his engaging narrative and extensive research, the author sheds light on the forces that shaped his community, and by extension the nation, during this pivotal era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Stiff Wrappers. Condición: Fine. First Printing. First Edition of this paean to the pocket knife, enumerating its benefits, shortcomings, and types (including the curved bistoury blade used by surgeons and the seventeenth-century typesetter's coping blade). Foolscap 8vo (101 x 67mm): 36pp, with three full-page plates, decorative initials, and three supplement leaves printed one side only, neatly folded and tipped in at rear. Publisher's burnt orange stiff wrappers printed in black, fore-edge untrimmed. No limitation given, but probably fewer than 150 copies printed, based on Cheney's usual edition sizes for similar items. A fine copy, virtually pristine, of this scarce near-miniature book. Will Cheney at 90 (Clark Library), p. 22. Cheney printed an expanded second edition in 1968, incorporating the information from the first-edition supplements, including, from the Third Supplement, notes on the jackleg knife, which Cheney says was a favorite of wood engraver Thomas Bewick, who "says in his memoirs that returning from a late card game one night he met the devil on a lonely moor. On Bewick flourishing his 'Jackleg' knife, the devil stepped aside and let him pass." N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).…

Syracuse, NY: Onondaga Historical Associat. Very good condition-spine faded, endpapers yellowed/No Dustjacket. 1914. 8vo., 217 pp. . Very good condition-spine faded, endpapers yellowed/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (ilustrador).