New York: Scribner, 1929. Illus., mostly facsimiles. vi, 296pp. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, small area of light soiling to margin of page 37. New York: Scribner's 1929. First Edition Crime cases of handwriting expert David N. Carvalho. Claire Carvalho based the text on detailed conversations with her father. More
Buffalo, NY: 1863. 1 page, on 7.75 x 5-inch lined gatefold stationary, Buffalo, New York, June 18, 1863, to the Hon. Hilared Hall, in full: "My Dear Sir, In looking over my Father's papers to day, I found the enclosed Memorandum in his handwriting. Respectfully yours, Millard Fillmore." Inside the gatefold Fillmore has attached a 2.25 x 7.5-inch Autograph Document (unsigned), in full: "Benjamin Harwood the first Child born in Bennington (Vt) January 12th 1762. The first Families moved to..... More
Plainfield: Hamer, 1937. Extensively illustrated. 362pp., 8vo, red cloth; ink inscription front free endpaper, spine ends worn, corners bumped, very minor dampstaining to outer margins of last 30 or so pages. Plainfield: Hamer Publishing, 1937. A very good copy. More
Berlin: Marcus & Weber, 1932. Illustrated with 223 examples, tall 8vo, printed brown wrappers, chipped. Berlin: Marcus & Weber, (1932). Very good. More
New York: Ungar, 1969. 2 volumes including a portfolio of 44 plates, loose as issued. Text volume has additional black & white illustrations, 200pp. Slim folio, blue cloth, d.w. (slightly worn and dust soiled). New York: Frederick Ungar, (1969). Reprint of the 1927 edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Poughkeepsie: 1936. 1 page on "Vassar College / Office of the President" letterhead, 8 x 7 inches, Poughkeepsie, January 4, 1936, in part: "...It is the irony of life that my signature should be requested in an exhibition of penmanship...for as a child I spent hundreds of miserable hours trying to write a system of penmanship which was beyond my abilities. Later...I taught school and among the subjects I taught was penmanship...not allowing the class to see a specimen of..... More
Illus. 139pp. 4to, cloth; (soiled, corners lightly bumped, some fraying to head & tail of backstrip). N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1927. Third printing. good. More
Philadelphia: Biddle, 1843. 40 plates plus text illustrations. xviii + 132pp., 12mo, rebound in modern red cloth; heavily foxed and with a damp stain in the upper margin of the last half of the book. Philadelphia: Biddle, (1843). A very good (-) copy. More
London: George Allen, 1925. with 120 facsimiles of handwriting. 288 pages. Thick tall 8vo, green cloth with white and black stamping; even fading and minor wear at head of spine. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1925). First edition, Included at rear is an illustrated supplement bound in green wrappers and an advertising pamphlet. A very good solid copy. More
Prague: Artia, 1953. 70 plates, with 16 in full color. 271 pages. 4to, cloth, torn d.w. Prag: Artia, (1953). More
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1963. 106 facsimile plates, and 8 in-text illustrations, including 7 mounted. 48 pages of text in German. 2 volumes. Thin oblong 4to, vellum-backed boards (spines a bit spotty and slight water-damage to text volume). Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1963. A facsimile of Wagner's pattern book for 100 different scripts. More
London: British Museum Press, 1899. Series I. - V. 150 photo lithograph plates, with printed transcriptions. Thick large folio, 3/4 leather, rubbed; hinges reinforced. London: British Museum, 1899. Very good. Includes 85 historical documents of English royalty and statesmen, with similar autographs of 6 continental monarchs. The second half of the volume is devoted to the autographs of 53 artists and men of letters, with 6 continental autographs. More
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. Colored frontispiece and numerous black & white illustrations. Oblong folio, green cloth, front cover slightly warped, d.w. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. Very good (+). More
Concord: Moses G. Atwood, 1833. 84 pages. Slim 12mo, original brown cloth-backed boards with paper cover label. Concord: Moses G. Atwood, 1833. Revised and publishedby the American Chirographic Society. Dampstain inside cover and in gutter on first several pages; one library stamp, else clean. A very good copy of this rather scarce book. More
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