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  • 1800 Hutchinson SPIRIT OF MASONRY in MORAL and ELUCIDATORY LECTURES First American Edition by William Hutchinson 1800 Hutchinson SPIRIT OF MASONRY in MORAL and ELUCIDATORY LECTURES First American Edition
    William Hutchinson

    THE SPIRIT OF MASONRY in MORAL and ELUCIDATORY LECTURES. By William Hutchinson, Master of the Barnstable Lodge of Concord.

    NEW-YORK : Printed by Isaac Collins, no. 189, Pearl-Street, for COTTOM & STEWART, Booksellers and Stationers, ALEXANDRIA [Virginia], 1800.

    Lacks its front and rear covers but the leather spine is present, 4.5x6.75 inches. Pagination: [4] blank leaves, vi, [2], 174, 22 pages, [4] blank leaves.

    Condition: Lacks covers as noted above, the blank prelims and endpapers are toned, chipped and creased with numerous previous owner's signatures (especially Peter Brady who bought the book in 1900 and wants everyone to know that it's His Book), otherwise generally sound, the text block is well bound to leather spine, the pages have some…

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    THE SPIRIT OF MASONRY in MORAL and ELUCIDATORY LECTURES. By William Hutchinson, Master of the Barnstable Lodge of Concord.

    NEW-YORK : Printed by Isaac Collins, no. 189, Pearl-Street, for COTTOM & STEWART, Booksellers and Stationers, ALEXANDRIA [Virginia], 1800.

    Lacks its front and rear covers but the leather spine is present, 4.5x6.75 inches. Pagination: [4] blank leaves, vi, [2], 174, 22 pages, [4] blank leaves.

    Condition: Lacks covers as noted above, the blank prelims and endpapers are toned, chipped and creased with numerous previous owner's signatures (especially Peter Brady who bought the book in 1900 and wants everyone to know that it's His Book), otherwise generally sound, the text block is well bound to leather spine, the pages have some toning and foxing, there is light shorelining to the first and last few pages, and there is an edge chip here and there, etc., overall the text pages remain tight, clean and unmarked.

    The earlier London edition of this book can be found, but the ORIGINAL 1800 AMERICAN PRINTING has become almost impossible to find.

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  • 1927 LABORATORY PRESS A Documentary Account - Bibliography PORTER GARNETT **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** BOHEMIAN CLUB ASSOCIATION First Ed. Limited 1/255 by Porter Garnett 1927 LABORATORY PRESS A Documentary Account - Bibliography PORTER GARNETT **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** BOHEMIAN CLUB ASSOCIATION First Ed. Limited 1/255
    Porter Garnett

    A DOCUMENTARY ACCOUNT of the BEGINNINGS of the LABORATORY PRESS, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. By PORTER GARNETT.

    Published by THE LABORATORY PRESS, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1927. FIRST and LIMITED EDITION. One of only 255 copies, so stated on the Colophon Page (the last page).

    SIGNED, INSCRIBED and DATED by PORTER GARNETT on the front free endpaper to his long-time FRIEND and BOHEMIAN CLUB cohort, WiLLIAM H. SMITH, JR.:

    "To / William H. Smith, Jr. / this souvenir of an old and valued friendship. / Porter Garnett / San Francisco / June 25, 1928."

    Both William H. Smith, Jr. and Porter Garnett were active members of the Bohemian Club. William H. Smith, Jr. held various offices in the Club,…

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    A DOCUMENTARY ACCOUNT of the BEGINNINGS of the LABORATORY PRESS, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. By PORTER GARNETT.

    Published by THE LABORATORY PRESS, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1927. FIRST and LIMITED EDITION. One of only 255 copies, so stated on the Colophon Page (the last page).

    SIGNED, INSCRIBED and DATED by PORTER GARNETT on the front free endpaper to his long-time FRIEND and BOHEMIAN CLUB cohort, WiLLIAM H. SMITH, JR.:

    "To / William H. Smith, Jr. / this souvenir of an old and valued friendship. / Porter Garnett / San Francisco / June 25, 1928."

    Both William H. Smith, Jr. and Porter Garnett were active members of the Bohemian Club. William H. Smith, Jr. held various offices in the Club, including Secretary, wrote a Grove Play, directed Grove Plays (including one by Porter Garnett), and both were involved with the Bohemian Grove Hijinx encampment.

    Hardcovers, parchment covered spine and paper covered boards, spine title label, 7.5x10 inches, Pagination: x + 131 pages + 46 unnumbered pages at the rear containing a descriptive and illustrated bibliography of the works of the Laboratory Press.

    Illustrated with facsimiles of pages from the press, photographs, and five full page calligraphic initials in red.

    The Laboratory Press was founded in 1923 as a part of Carnegie, set up to give students a chance to see what fine hand-printing and illustration involved. One of the more elusive American private press bibliographies.

    VERY GOOD condition: Sunning / slight toning to spine, inner pages toned at the margins; otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, lightly used, very presentable copy.

    About PORTER GARNETT (from Wikipedia):

    ******Porter Garnett was born in 1871 in San Francisco. He was an active member in San Francisco's literary scene and a MEMBER OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB, writing and directing plays at Bohemian Grove. In 1896, he joined The Lark, founded the previous year by Gelett Burgess and Bruce Porter. In 1907 he became assistant curator of Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley.

    IN 1922, GARNETT BECAME PROFESSOR OF GRAPHIC ARTS AT THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (now Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, teaching traditions, development and ideals of fine printing. There, HE FOUNDED THE LABORATORY PRESS, as the only program in the country FOR THE TEACHING OF FINE PRINTING until the press closed in 1935. The Press was one of the only dedicated to education in printing as a fine art. In 1932, he was awarded the AIGA Medal.

    When Porter and his wife Edna retired, they established their home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Garnett died on March 21, 1951, in Calistoga, California. After his death, an archive of his papers was created in his name in the Bancroft Library.******

    RARE, especially so SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Author, Printer and Bohemian PORTER GARNETT to his friend, fellow BOHEMIAN CLUB member WILLIAM H. SMITH, JR.******

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  • 2 CANADIAN FREEMASON PROCEEDINGS Prince Edward Island & Ottawa MASONIC 1871-1894 2 CANADIAN FREEMASON PROCEEDINGS Prince Edward Island & Ottawa MASONIC 1871-1894

    (1) PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF CANADA... at its SIXTEENTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO... 1971. HAMILTON (Canada): Spectator Steam Printing House, 1871. Disbound from a larger work that probably contained other proceedings, there are 314 pages in this proceedings with the pages numbered 602 to 915 plus a title page and a 6 page index at the rear, 5x8 inches. Only FAIR condition. Disbound, as noted above, title page is almost loose, there is chipping to the fragile page edges, mainly on the first and last few pages, the pages are toned with age, the last page has much of its upper portion torn away and has a 3 inch tear,…

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    (1) PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF CANADA... at its SIXTEENTH ANNUAL COMMUNICATION, HELD AT OTTAWA, ONTARIO... 1971. HAMILTON (Canada): Spectator Steam Printing House, 1871. Disbound from a larger work that probably contained other proceedings, there are 314 pages in this proceedings with the pages numbered 602 to 915 plus a title page and a 6 page index at the rear, 5x8 inches. Only FAIR condition. Disbound, as noted above, title page is almost loose, there is chipping to the fragile page edges, mainly on the first and last few pages, the pages are toned with age, the last page has much of its upper portion torn away and has a 3 inch tear, there are previous owner's pencil marks here and there throughout; nonetheless a complete copy of this interesting Canadian Masonic report from 1871. (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE M. W. GRAND LODGE OF THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE FRATERNITY OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND... Held at Charlottetown June 25, 1894. CHARLOTTETOWN (Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Canada): Haszard & Moore, Printers, 1894. Disbound, 5.5x8.5 inches, 47 pages. Only FAIR condition. Disbound, as noted above, waterstaining / shorelining to the gutter and bottom margin of most pages, chipping to the edges and corners of the first and last few pages, a vertical crease down the middle where the booklet was probably folded in half to fit into a pocket, pages are toned, there are previous owner's bright blue pencil marks here and there throughout; nonetheless a complete copy of this interesting Prince Edward Island Masonic report from 1894.

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  • ANNALS of BOHEMIAN CLUB VOLUME IX - MUSIC and MUSICIANS in BOHEMIA The First One Hundred Years w/ CDs & SLIPCASE by Richard Buck ANNALS of BOHEMIAN CLUB VOLUME IX - MUSIC and MUSICIANS in BOHEMIA The First One Hundred Years w/ CDs & SLIPCASE
    Richard Buck

    THE ANNALS OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB VOLUME IX - MUSIC and MUSICIANS in BOHEMIA The First One Hundred Years [A Symphonic Summary], by Richard P. Buck.

    Published by the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, 2007. Limited to 3,000 copies, as stated on the Colophon Page (the last page).

    COMPLETE SET - Hardcover book, green cloth covered boards with gilt titling on the spine, 7x9.5 inches, xvii, 187 pages + Three CDs and accompanying booklet in a cd case + Slipcase covered in matching green cloth, with gilt design on the front and gilt titling on the spine

    NEAR FINE BOOK, very light rubs to the covers, overall looks and feels unused, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD…

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    THE ANNALS OF THE BOHEMIAN CLUB VOLUME IX - MUSIC and MUSICIANS in BOHEMIA The First One Hundred Years [A Symphonic Summary], by Richard P. Buck.

    Published by the Bohemian Club, San Francisco, 2007. Limited to 3,000 copies, as stated on the Colophon Page (the last page).

    COMPLETE SET - Hardcover book, green cloth covered boards with gilt titling on the spine, 7x9.5 inches, xvii, 187 pages + Three CDs and accompanying booklet in a cd case + Slipcase covered in matching green cloth, with gilt design on the front and gilt titling on the spine

    NEAR FINE BOOK, very light rubs to the covers, overall looks and feels unused, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD SLIPCASE that has some shelf rubs, overall bright and solid; with CDs that look unused, and an accompanying CD booklet that is in GOOD condition, with some creasing. A wonderful, very presentable set.

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  • BLACK WOMEN'S SORORITY "FASHIONETTA" DEBUTANT BALL Three Uncommon Programs AFRICAN AMERICAN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION Kappa Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha San Francisco Bay Area by [Women] [African American] [Fraternal Organizations] [Activism] BLACK WOMEN'S SORORITY "FASHIONETTA" DEBUTANT BALL Three Uncommon Programs AFRICAN AMERICAN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION Kappa Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha San Francisco Bay Area
    [Women] [African American] [Fraternal Organizations] [Activism]

    Kappa Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Presents "FASHIONETTA" 1986, 1988, and 1990 DEBUTANT BALL PROGRAMS

    THREE SOUVENIR PROGRAMS, published by Kappa Beta Omega, Vallejo, California, 1986, 1988, 1990. First editions. Illustrated softcovers, 11" x 8.5", pink tinted paper, 208, 142, 151 pages respectively, featuring the b& w portraits of the Debutantes, their escorts, short biographies of each of the Debutantes that showcase their service to the community and educational activities, also Advertisements, many illustrated, from family, friends, community members, and local businesses in support of this group of young Black women. The Ball culminates in the crowning of "Miss Fashionetta." Also included are some invitations, programs and tickets. The 1986 and 1988 programs are in VERY GOOD…

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    Kappa Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Presents "FASHIONETTA" 1986, 1988, and 1990 DEBUTANT BALL PROGRAMS

    THREE SOUVENIR PROGRAMS, published by Kappa Beta Omega, Vallejo, California, 1986, 1988, 1990. First editions. Illustrated softcovers, 11" x 8.5", pink tinted paper, 208, 142, 151 pages respectively, featuring the b& w portraits of the Debutantes, their escorts, short biographies of each of the Debutantes that showcase their service to the community and educational activities, also Advertisements, many illustrated, from family, friends, community members, and local businesses in support of this group of young Black women. The Ball culminates in the crowning of "Miss Fashionetta." Also included are some invitations, programs and tickets. The 1986 and 1988 programs are in VERY GOOD CONDITION: just some light wear from age and use, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked, as are the invitations, program and ticket. The 1990 Program is in GOOD CONDITION: with nail polish stains, corner creases and chips on the covers, internally some light wear from handling and some corner-tip creases, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An uncommon group of vintage programs documenting the young Black Sorority Women of the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region.

    Alpha Kappa Alpha was the first Greek sorority founded by African American women. Established on January 15, 1908 at Howard University by nine Black students wishing to create an organization for college educated women that would support their academic and personal goals. The Vallejo California's Kappa Beta Omega Chapter in the Bay Area's Solano County is known for their community service and sponsorship of Fashionetta, an annual event during which African American high school girls in their senior year compete for college scholarships by engaging in various academic and civic activities. The Ball is a fundraiser for the Kappa Beta Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Debutante program is open to a select group of young Black ladies who are high school seniors or local college freshmen.

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  • HISTORY of THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY - ZAEHNSDORF FINE-BINDING by G. K. Menzies, Secretary to the Royal Society of Arts HISTORY of THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY - ZAEHNSDORF FINE-BINDING
    G. K. Menzies, Secretary to the Royal Society of Arts

    THE STORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF THE ARTS, by G. K. Menzies (George Kenneth Menzies, Secretary to the Royal Society of Arts).

    Published by John Murray, London, 1935. First edition.

    SPECIAL FINE BINDING by ZAEHNSDORF, LONDON. Full blue morocco leather with gilt embossed titling to the front cover and spine, five raised spine bands, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, decorated endpapers, 7.5x10 inches, 71 pages plus a Foreword and tipped in Presentation and Signature pages. Zaehnsdorf's imprint is on the inside front cover on the bottom turn-in.

    PRESENTATION COPY. Presented to G. K. MENZIES on his retirement from the Society. A special tipped in Presentation Page warmly thanks Menzies for writing the Story of the Society and for his…

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    THE STORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF THE ARTS, by G. K. Menzies (George Kenneth Menzies, Secretary to the Royal Society of Arts).

    Published by John Murray, London, 1935. First edition.

    SPECIAL FINE BINDING by ZAEHNSDORF, LONDON. Full blue morocco leather with gilt embossed titling to the front cover and spine, five raised spine bands, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, decorated endpapers, 7.5x10 inches, 71 pages plus a Foreword and tipped in Presentation and Signature pages. Zaehnsdorf's imprint is on the inside front cover on the bottom turn-in.

    PRESENTATION COPY. Presented to G. K. MENZIES on his retirement from the Society. A special tipped in Presentation Page warmly thanks Menzies for writing the Story of the Society and for his service to the Society as Secretary: "We, the Council of the Royal Society of Arts, ask your acceptance of this specially bound copy of the admirable history which you so generously undertook on behalf of the Society...We feel a sense of real regret that we are losing your services as Secretary..." This Presentation Page is SIGNED by five members of the Council, including John A. Milne, Chairman.

    Following the Presentation Page are two pages with TWENTY-FIVE SIGNATURES of some of the notable members of The Society. Most I cannot decipher, the ones I can (though please forgive any mistakes) include:

    John A. Milne (John Alexander Milne, b.1880 d.1952). John Milne was Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts. He was awarded the Society's Albert Medal in 1940 for services to Industrial Art. In 1932, as Chairman of the Council, he conceived and created the Exhibition of British Art in Industry, held in 1935 in collaboration with the Royal Academy. This was the first exhibition of its kind.

    P. Z. Cox (Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, GCMG, GCIE, KCSI, KBE, DL b.1864 d.1937). P Z. Cox was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. He was one of the major figures in the creation of the current Middle East.

    Tom Purvis, b.1888 d.1959. Purvis was a British painter and commercial poster artist. His work was part of the art at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.

    Henry Tizard (Sir Henry Thomas Tizard GCB AFC FRS b.1885 d.1959). Tizard was an English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College. He was at the beginning of developments that helped change and shape the world. In 1944 Tizard won the Royal Society of Arts' Albert Medal for work in aeronautics and services to advanced Technical Education. He joined a glittering roll-call of winners, including Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi, Sir Frank Whittle, Christopher Cockerell, Barnes Wallis, Stephen Hawking and Tim Berners-Lee.

    E. A. Tandy (Colonel Commandant E.A. Tandy, R.E.). E. A. Tandy was the Surveyor General of India.

    Humphrey Legget (Major Sir Humphrey Leggett D.S.O.)

    Who knows who else is to be discovered among the yet to be deciphered signatures?

    VERY GOOD CONDITION: the covers' upper corners have a light bend and the top edge of the front cover has a small indent, otherwise just lightly used, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A lovely copy.

    A SCARCE and UNIQUE PRESENTATION COPY from the ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS.

    About the Royal Society of Arts (from Wikipedia):

    ******The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), is a London based organization.

    The RSA's mission expressed in the founding charter was to "embolden enterprise, enlarge science, refine art, improve our manufacturers and extend our commerce", but also of the need to alleviate poverty and secure full employment.

    Notable Fellows include Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, David Attenborough, Judi Dench, William Hogarth, John Diefenbaker, and Tim Berners-Lee. Today, the RSA has fellows elected from 80 countries worldwide.******

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  • NAVAL LODGE No. 87. Free and Associated Masons 1913 ROSTER of Officers and Members. Rare Secret Society MASONIC NAVAL LODGE Vallejo Mare Island Navy Shipyard California. by [Masonic] [Freemasonry] NAVAL LODGE No. 87. Free and Associated Masons 1913 ROSTER of Officers and Members. Rare Secret Society MASONIC NAVAL LODGE Vallejo Mare Island Navy Shipyard California.
    [Masonic] [Freemasonry]

    NAVAL LODGE No. 87. Free and Associated Masons 1913 ROSTER of Officers and Members. Rare Secret Society MASONIC NAVAL LODGE Vallejo Mare Island Navy Shipyard California. Booklet, printed purple wrappers, staple bound, 4.5" x 2.75", 14 pages, printed in purple/blue ink. NEAR FINE CONDITION: This scarce 1913 Masonic Roster is tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Naval Lodge No. 87 was established in Vallejo, opposite the Navy Yard at Mare Island. It is the oldest Lodge in Vallejo, organized in 1855. Many of the members were enlisted men, workers and officers at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Mare Island was founded by famous Mason and Civil War Commander David G. Farragut.

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  • Original 1904 NEW YORK STEWARDS MANUAL First Edition - MEMBERS, FINE CUISINE RECIPES, SERVING TIPS - NY Fraternal Organization of Stewards at High-Class N.Y. Hotels, Clubs and Restaurants by Stewards Association of New York City Original 1904 NEW YORK STEWARDS MANUAL First Edition - MEMBERS, FINE CUISINE RECIPES, SERVING TIPS - NY Fraternal Organization of Stewards at High-Class N.Y. Hotels, Clubs and Restaurants
    Stewards Association of New York City

    STEWARDS MANUAL, 1904. History of Its Foundation, Aims and Purposes, Portraits and Biographies of Members, Famous Recipes and Instructions by Prominent Stewards.

    PUBLISHED by the STEWARDS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY, Club Room, 49 East Twenty-Eighth Street, New York, 1904. FIRST EDITION.

    A guide to the organization and practices of New York Stewards. Includes a history of the Stewards Association of New York, its members, and the RECIPES and SERVING TIPS of some of New York's most prominent stewards.

    Hardcover book, red cloth covered boards, black title and design on the front cover (including the emblem of the Stewards Association of New York), 7x10.5 inches, 144 pages. Includes ads here and there throughout for items that Stewards at places such…

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    STEWARDS MANUAL, 1904. History of Its Foundation, Aims and Purposes, Portraits and Biographies of Members, Famous Recipes and Instructions by Prominent Stewards.

    PUBLISHED by the STEWARDS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY, Club Room, 49 East Twenty-Eighth Street, New York, 1904. FIRST EDITION.

    A guide to the organization and practices of New York Stewards. Includes a history of the Stewards Association of New York, its members, and the RECIPES and SERVING TIPS of some of New York's most prominent stewards.

    Hardcover book, red cloth covered boards, black title and design on the front cover (including the emblem of the Stewards Association of New York), 7x10.5 inches, 144 pages. Includes ads here and there throughout for items that Stewards at places such as the Ritz might need, e.g. Champagne, Vichy Water Spritzers, Porcelain Fine Tableware, etc.

    ASSOCIATION COPY: "George Pratchett / New York Stewards Association / N.Y.", is hand-written on the front free endpaper.

    LAID-IN is an official envelope of the Stewards Association of New York, with its printed emblem and address on the envelope's return address corner. The letter is postmarked 1903. It is addressed to "THE GORHAM MFG. CO. / Broadway & 19th Street / N.Y. / HOTEL DEPT." The Gorham Manufacturing Company was one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate. GORHAM MANUFACTURING has an ad on page 3 of this 1904 book. The actual letter is lacking, so you'll just have to imagine the fancy silverware being ordered by a steward at a high-end fraternal members-only very exclusive New York club..

    Condition: The covers have spotting and are worn at the corner tips and spine ends, but are still doing their job well; the page edges are foxed (page edges of the closed book); internally the pages are nice, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, presentable copy.

    RARE, ORIGINAL 1904 FIRST EDITION of the NEW YORK STEWARDS MANUAL. Quite special with the association to a New York Steward, and the laid-in 1903 Stewards Association of New York envelope addressed to Gorham Manufacturing.

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