DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS —Denman, Lord (Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman) Reasons for Legalising Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister. London: Hatchard and Son, 1852. [Ninth Thousand].RESEARCH SUMMARY This archive provides a comprehensive primary-source record of the judicial push for marriage reform. Authored by the former Lord Chief Justice of England, this pamphlet.....

Boston, Massachusetts: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1932. This booklet sits at the intersection of American industrial history and corporate advertising, appealing to collectors of Edison material, early technology, and insurance ephemera.Subjects: Thomas Edison, John Hancock Insurance, Industrial History, American Innovation, 1930s Advertising, Corporate Promotion, Inventors, Great Men Narrative.....

New York: Prometheus Books, 1987. Lionel Abel was a prominent American dramatist, critic and translator, credited with coining the term “metatheatre” and translating Jean-Paul Sartre into English. In Important Nonsense, Abel offers incisive essays on major intellectual figures such as Dostoevsky, Sartre, Kojeve and Russell, revealing his lifelong engagement with.....

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. The moving and dramatic climax to the story of Elsa and her cubs.

Lititz, Pennsylvania: Sutter House, 1977. Limited Edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Seymour Adelman was one of the premier American book collectors of the 20th century, known for his world-class Keats and Housman collections now at Bryn Mawr. This volume is a high-quality "Gentleman’s production" printed on rag paper, intended for his inner.....

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Michele Albion explores an important facet of Edison's life that is largely unknown. In doing so, she presents the full story of his professional and leisure time while on holiday. Particularly interesting.....

England: Gospel Standard Trust Publications, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Short Biographies of distinguished ladies of the 16th century.

New York: Harper & Row, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover.

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Julia Alvarez emerged as one of the most important Dominican American literary voices of the late 20th century. Her work helped bring immigrant experience, bilingual identity, and Caribbean-American cultural history into mainstream contemporary American literature. ‘Something to Declare’ offers.....

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. An insightful examination of the construction of the Ledo Road during World War II. This route, connecting India to China through Burma's challenging terrain, was a significant engineering feat achieved under wartime conditions. Anders delves into.....

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. While Maxwell Anderson died in 1959, his third wife and widow, Gilda Oakleaf Anderson, maintained his legacy. This volume connects the Anderson estate to Ben Raeburn, a titan of mid-century publishing. The accompanying note is.....

Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1925. A historical account that explores the legendary expeditions of Dr. David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley. This book captures the essence of their groundbreaking explorations in Central Africa during the 19th century, focusing on their individual and joint contributions to the opening up of.....

New York: TOR, 2022. First PB Printing June 2022. Illustrated Wraps. Piers Anthony shares his captivating life journey in this candid autobiography, a book certain to captivate and amuse his numerous fans while challenging his critics. The narrative commences with an exploration of the author's formative years, unveiling fresh and.....