BEIN WA MSS S-3931 M2231: With manuscript letter from Charles Maclay to Newton Booth, dated 3 November 1877. This copy is also cataloged separately as a manuscript with title: Charles Maclay letter, San Fernando, California, to Governor Newton Booth, Sacramento, California, 1877 November 3., Brochure announcing land for sale in San Fernando, Calif., including a map., Title from caption on p. [2]., "San Francisco, [blank] 187[blank]"--P. [1]., Beinecke Library copy includes manuscript letter dated Nov. 3, 1877., "Wm. H. Martin, general agent, San Francisco, Cal."--P. [1]., "Map of the town of San Fernando and the Maclay San Fernando Ranch": p. [4]., and Page [1] has letterhead for California Immigrant Union and large blank space for correspondence.
Publisher:
California Immigrant Union
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Fernando., San Fernando (Calif.), and California, Southern
Obelisk on plinth lettered 'Laponia', decorated with four coins or medals of the Swedish monarchs Gustav Adolf, Christina, Karl Gustav and Karl XI; on either side of the obelisk are two Laplanders with dead stags at their feet and various weapons and tools, including a canoe, skis and bow and arrow. At the top are the North star and constellations seen in the Northern sky illustrated as big and little bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor) and dragon (Draco). At the top left, hanging from the plinth, and below, six numbered details of medals
Description:
Title engraved in image, on plinth., Publisher, state, and imprint from Paulson., One of five plates formerly (but no longer, see Paulson 3rd ed.) thought to have been partially the work of Hogarth and engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. II."--Upper left corner., "XXXVII."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; some loss of characters in volume numbering., and On page 19 in volume 1.
Errata slip tipped in, page 7., Includes bibliographical references., BEIN 1996 +41: Bookplate of Granville Proby with presentation inscription from him on bookplate, dated 1939., and BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original brown cloth. Presentation inscription: Francis. With joyous greetings & all good wishes. From Irene. Christmas 1944.
Publisher:
Duckworth, 3 Henrietta Street, London, W.C. 2 and Printed in Great Britain by the Kemp Hall Press Ltd., in the City of Oxford
Subject (Geographic):
Italy, Sicily., and Sicily (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888 and Carysfort, John Joshua Proby, Earl of, 1823-1858.
Subject (Topic):
Travel, English wit and humor, Pictorial, and Description and travel
Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with practice; Parliamentary elections; literary societies; and the nobility. One letter describes and deplores the cruelty of amusements such as hunting, cock-fighting, and "combats des gladiateurs"; another letter mocks an English law against the illegal wearing of buttons. A letter dated December 14, 1790 discusses the possibility of the abolition of the slave trade; the author declares it is the most talked-of subject of conversation and expresses his astonishment that the trade still exists and The letters are followed by a lengthy essay explaining the Women's March on Versailles on October 5-6, 1789. The volume is prefaced by a note by the translator, who criticizes the motives of many travel writers; says that he was drawn to this letter-writer for his curiosity and interest in humanity; and explains that the writer published two volumes, the first of letters written in Paris and Versailles during the revolution in 1789, and the second of letters in England
Description:
In French., Binding: full calf., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
Subject (Name):
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
Subject (Topic):
Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
BEIN Zc20 856LL: Inscriptions: James M. Stewart, Jany. 15, 1865; Frances C. Carden. Advertising matter on [4] p. at end, not noted in pagination., Copyrighted 1855, by James T. Lloyd on t.p. verso., Advertisement for Jesper Harding on front paste-down endpaper., and Includes index.
Publisher:
James T. Lloyd & Co., Stereotyped and printed by Jesper Harding)
Subject (Geographic):
Mississippi River Valley., Mississippi River Valley, Mississippi River, Ohio River, and United States
Subject (Name):
Fitch, John, 1743-1798. and Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815.
Subject (Topic):
Steamboat disasters, Steam-navigation, Description and travel, Railroads, and History
Manuscript ship's log, illustrated, mounted on pages from a bound printed copy of John Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar[...]. The majority of the volume (pages 1A/1B-31) details a whaling voyage that began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 1845 July 18, destined for the Pacific Ocean. The author describes whale hunts, places visited (including Lima, Peru, and the Hawaiian islands), weather, animals, and life on the ship. Illustrated with eight colored-pencil drawings of ships, whale species, and geographic views. The last entry, dated 1847 November 5, marks the end of the voyage. Pages 32-38 contain six poems or shanties; the names and locations of the crew and officers are listed on pages 39-40.
Alternative Title:
Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845 and Rowlett interest tables
Description:
The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick., Title from title page., Written on single sheets of paper adhered to a printed copy of Rowlett's Tables of Discount. Page 1A/1B is laid in. Resolvid W. Bowles' name and occupation (cooper) are written on the title page and he is listed among the ship's crew, but it is unclear whether the manuscript is in his hand or was copied by someone else at a later date., Endpapers include manuscript notes, figures, and J.D. Sturtevant's autograph. The number "4050" is written on a sticker adhered to the title page., and In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Hawaii and Lima (Peru)
Subject (Name):
Acushnet (Whaler)
Subject (Topic):
Whaling, Whaling ships, and Description and travel