Burford Frederick (3 results)
Language: English
Published by Printed by Perkins and Marvin, Boston:, 1837
- Softcover
Seller: Michael Brown, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.Michael Brown
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. first edition, octavo, folding plate, entitled: A Description of a View of Jerusalem, now exhibiting at the Panorama, Charles Street, with key to 71 locations in Jerusalem, the 71 sights are described in detail in the text of the pamphlet, 12 pages, original printed wrappers, some wear, and chip…ping to edges of wrappers, corners somewhat bent and dogeared, else very good. First Boston edition, and the first edition of the description of the panorama first exhibited in the United States by Catherwood at the Panorama, in Boston in 1837. Catherwood would later exhibit this panorama which he had purchased from Robert Burford in New York City between 1838-1842 at the Broadway Panorama, or the "Catherwood Panorama" or" Catherwood Rotunda", and in Philadelphia in 1840. Catherwood's Panorama was one of the most popular entertainment venues in early New York. Catherwood, born in London in 1799, was a well-known architect, illustrator, and explorer, who had provided the sketches for Robert Burford's circular panorama of Jerusalem (1835). Catherwood arrived in New York in 1836, he had traveled widely, recently completing a six-year tour of Egypt and the Middle East. Catherwood had worked for Robert Burford, the impresario of his own panorama in Leicester Square, London, where he was taught the business of popular entertainment. In between trips to Central America with John Lloyd Stephens, he went back into the entertainment business, opening his own panorama at Prince and Mercer Streets in New York. Burford exhibited the "Jerusalem" panorama in London 1835-1836, and in Edinburgh, 1836. Catherwood purchased "Jerusalem" from Burford and brought it to America, exhibiting it first in Boston, 1837, New York, 1838, and Philadelphia in 1840. The panorama, based on the plate, consisted of two wide views, one facing north and the other south. The painting was destroyed along with all of Catherwood's other work when his New York rotunda burned down in 1842. American Imprints 43483, five locations, we are aware of only one copy of this first Boston edition appearing at auction, Swann, 2020, lacking original wrappers. See Huhtamo, Erkki, Illusions in Motion: Media Archaeology of the Moving Panorama and Related Spectacles, (2013) p. 171, and Oettermann, Stephan, The Panorama History of a Mass Medium, (1997), pp., 113-114, 317-323.
Modern Analytic Geometry, A
Edgett, G. L.; Burford, Frederick J.; Kippen, John W.; Mitchell, Robert G.; Newnham, William T.
Published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hard Cover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued). First Edition. Previous Owner Markings (Heavy Notes, Underlining, Marginalia); Repaired; Backstrip Missing; Corners Bumped; Heavy Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. COVER ILLUSTRATION: The dramatically startling desi…gn of a City Hall for Toronto was the winner of a world-wide contest. It owes its revolutionary beauty and slender grace to the inspired use in its design of the circle and arcs of circles. (Illustration by Panda Photographs.) CONTENTS: I. Points, Lengths and Slope II. Area of Rectilinear Figures III. Locus IV. The Straight Line V. Length of a Perpendicular VI. The Circle VII. The Parabola VIII. The Ellipse IX. The Hyperbola X. Tangents XI. Diameters XII. Transformation of Coordinates XIII. Appendix; Answers. EXCERPT: AUTHORS' FOREWORD - A Modern Analytic Geometry is the outgrowth of discussions held by the authors while engaged in marking Grade 13 Geometry departmental examinations. The present work reflects their view that a new approach might be an aid in promoting a better understanding of the subject in these days of change in mathematical thought. This book is less than revolutionary in its forward move, but the influence of modern mathematics is apparent. For example, the traditional "moving point" concept of locus is blended with the notion of sets in the hope that students will acquire a more complete understanding of the concepts involved. Each of the conic sections is considered before tangents and diameters are fully introduced to make possible a saving of time and to assist in effective review . . . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W. A. Williamson (illustrator).
Language: English
Seller: Michael Brown, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.Michael Brown
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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. [New York: Printed by William Osborn, 1838] folding plate, entitled: A Description of A View of Jerusalem, now exhibiting at the Panorama, corner of Prince and Mercer Streets, twelve pages, lacking printed wrappers (and imprint information), some light foxing, removed from bound volume of pamphl…ets, else in good condition. The 1838 New York edition of the above pamphlet, which marked the inaugural exhibition at Catherwood's Rotunda in New York. American Imprints 49507, five locations. The only copy of this printing at auction we can locate appeared in 2019, described as lacking wrappers, stains, plate reinforced with tape and with other defects, Kedem, Jerusalem, sale 68.
