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1809688Westminster: NA 1809. Softcover. Fair. Legal document of George the III the King in whose reign the United States revolution took place. An interesting document labelled Essex Recovery. The form of the document is a parchment printed upon with King George the Third at the upper left and ""George the Third by the Grace of God"" across the top edge of the document. A headpiece illustrating the union of Scotland and England documents the top and allegorical columns decorate the outer margins with justice holding her sword a King and Queen's portrait the crown etc. An official stamp is at the upper left. At the bottom is the seal of the King although damaged. The manuscript portion of the work describes a legal finding by Judge James Mansfield Knight of Westminster which established that John Holdrich could take possession using the Sheriff of some disputed properties in Essex presumably debt recovery which is why the document is labelled Essex Recovery. There are some later notes in graphite on the main document and an ink inscription on the outer panel has a mid-19th century update note. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 81.5 x 71 cm. Parchment with a legal form of George the Third printed on top; then the court notary wrote in manuscript the description of the court's decision. A stamp applied under the portrait of George III and a the seal of George the III assigned to the bottom of the document. Condition - See pictures. Folded some toning to outer exposed parchment. Seal heavily cracked/melted difficult to see the King's seal in it. Some odd creases along the edges. A little fading to the illustration along the right border. Some strikethroughs updates/etc in graphite. Pen note from the mid-19th century on the outer label noting an update. NA
186221776<p>In February 1862 General Mansfield Lovell sends reinforcements to Albert Sidney Johnston the chief Confederate commander in the West so he can defend Nashville and Fort Donelson. The move was fruitless; Fort Donelson fell to Union troops a week after this letter was written.</p> <b>MANSFIELD LOVELL.</b>Autograph Letter Signed to Albert Sidney Johnston. New Orleans La. February 7 1862. 1 p. 8 x 11 in.<p>With: a carte-de-visite of Lovell in Confederate uniform. New York & Washington: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery ca. 1862.</p><p><b>Partial Transcript </b></p><p><i>"Capt. Gibson's battery 21 rifled 6 pdrs. and two 12 pdr. Howitzers has been detained for want of transportation but will leave tomorrow morning for Nashville. Capt. Bains has received his battery and with the exception of a portion of his harness is ready to proceed to join your command; but as his company is totally uninstructed I have thought it best to retain them at their encampment in the Jackson Rail Road to drill and be reduced to something like discipline. If however you desire to have the guns and men I would prefer to have the men instructed at Nashville. I shall order them there upon the receipt of a telegram to that effect from you."</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>A day before Lovell wrote this letter Ulysses S. Grant had forced the surrender of Fort Henry Tennessee. The loss prompted Confederate Western Department commander General Albert Sidney Johnston to abandon his position at Bowling Green Kentucky and fall back towards Nashville. A week later on February 16 Fort Donelson Tennessee fell. The Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers had been opened and all of western Tennessee northern Mississippi and northern Alabama were exposed to Union invasion. Johnston adopted the strategic thinking of P.G.T. Beauregard his new second-in-command and concentrated most of the men in the western theater on a climactic battle against Ulysses S. Grant. In the resulting Battle of Shiloh April 6-7 1862 Johnson himself was killed. He was the highest-ranking officer to die in battle on either side in the Civil War.</p><p>In the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh New Orleans lay exposed to Union attack from the north while to the south Admiral David G. Farragut's Mississippi River fleet broke the Confederate defenses on the Mississippi River at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. The two forts protected New Orleans but Farragut bypassed them in the dark early morning hours of April 24. He then prevailed over Confederate Captain John Stevenson's overmatched fleet. Lovell began to evacuate New Orleans over the next few days well before Union General Benjamin Butler's army was in a position to threaten its works. Lovell's evacuation order probably cost him his career; he was investigated by a court of inquiry and never again commanded troops in the field. Butler occupied the Crescent City on May 1.</p><p><b>Mansfield Lovell </b>1822-1884 was a West Point graduate from Washington D.C. who was seriously wounded at Belen Gate in the Mexican War. In October 1861 he was appointed major general in the Confederate Army and assigned to command in New Orleans. Under Lovell the Confederates lost New Orleans but he was hampered by deficiencies in men and materiel and was subsequently cleared of responsibility. However he never again obtained high command.</p><p><b>Albert S. Johnston</b> 1803-1862 of Kentucky graduated from West Point where he befriended Jefferson Davis in 1828. He went to Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston's revolutionary army and rose to command Texas forces briefly in 1837. He also served as Secretary of War for the short-lived Republic of Texas. Johnston fought under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War was colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier led troops in the Utah wars and commanded the Department of the Pacific before the Civil War. In 1861 he was appointed full general second after Samuel Cooper with command of all Confederate forces in the western theater. Under his overall direction the South lost Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. His plans for resurgence in the West resulted in the Battle of Shiloh during which he fell mortally wounded.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Very good. Small chips at top margin two minor tears at left margin ink identification on verso.</p>
186221776<p>In February 1862 General Mansfield Lovell sends reinforcements to Albert Sidney Johnston the chief Confederate commander in the West so he can defend Nashville and Fort Donelson. The move was fruitless; Fort Donelson fell to Union troops a week after this letter was written.</p> <b>MANSFIELD LOVELL.</b>Autograph Letter Signed to Albert Sidney Johnston. New Orleans La. February 7 1862. 1 p. 8 x 11 in.<p>With: a carte-de-visite of Lovell in Confederate uniform. New York & Washington: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery ca. 1862.</p><p><b>Partial Transcript </b></p><p><i>"Capt. Gibson's battery 21 rifled 6 pdrs. and two 12 pdr. Howitzers has been detained for want of transportation but will leave tomorrow morning for Nashville. Capt. Bains has received his battery and with the exception of a portion of his harness is ready to proceed to join your command; but as his company is totally uninstructed I have thought it best to retain them at their encampment in the Jackson Rail Road to drill and be reduced to something like discipline. If however you desire to have the guns and men I would prefer to have the men instructed at Nashville. I shall order them there upon the receipt of a telegram to that effect from you."</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>A day before Lovell wrote this letter Ulysses S. Grant had forced the surrender of Fort Henry Tennessee. The loss prompted Confederate Western Department commander General Albert Sidney Johnston to abandon his position at Bowling Green Kentucky and fall back towards Nashville. A week later on February 16 Fort Donelson Tennessee fell. The Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers had been opened and all of western Tennessee northern Mississippi and northern Alabama were exposed to Union invasion. Johnston adopted the strategic thinking of P.G.T. Beauregard his new second-in-command and concentrated most of the men in the western theater on a climactic battle against Ulysses S. Grant. In the resulting Battle of Shiloh April 6-7 1862 Johnson himself was killed. He was the highest-ranking officer to die in battle on either side in the Civil War.</p><p>In the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh New Orleans lay exposed to Union attack from the north while to the south Admiral David G. Farragut's Mississippi River fleet broke the Confederate defenses on the Mississippi River at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. The two forts protected New Orleans but Farragut bypassed them in the dark early morning hours of April 24. He then prevailed over Confederate Captain John Stevenson's overmatched fleet. Lovell began to evacuate New Orleans over the next few days well before Union General Benjamin Butler's army was in a position to threaten its works. Lovell's evacuation order probably cost him his career; he was investigated by a court of inquiry and never again commanded troops in the field. Butler occupied the Crescent City on May 1.</p><p><b>Mansfield Lovell </b>1822-1884 was a West Point graduate from Washington D.C. who was seriously wounded at Belen Gate in the Mexican War. In October 1861 he was appointed major general in the Confederate Army and assigned to command in New Orleans. Under Lovell the Confederates lost New Orleans but he was hampered by deficiencies in men and materiel and was subsequently cleared of responsibility. However he never again obtained high command.</p><p><b>Albert S. Johnston</b> 1803-1862 of Kentucky graduated from West Point where he befriended Jefferson Davis in 1828. He went to Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston's revolutionary army and rose to command Texas forces briefly in 1837. He also served as Secretary of War for the short-lived Republic of Texas. Johnston fought under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War was colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier led troops in the Utah wars and commanded the Department of the Pacific before the Civil War. In 1861 he was appointed full general second after Samuel Cooper with command of all Confederate forces in the western theater. Under his overall direction the South lost Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. His plans for resurgence in the West resulted in the Battle of Shiloh during which he fell mortally wounded.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Very good. Small chips at top margin two minor tears at left margin ink identification on verso.</p> books
1900H10778New York: Harper and Brothers 1900. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo decorated red cloth stamped in gilt on spine very good plus copy with touch of soil/spottiness to fore-edge and bottom edge of text block endpapers slightly offset otherwise a very firm bright copy of this collection of 6 stories some in the fantasy-mystery-horror vein. Harper and Brothers hardcover
186772523Philadelphia: Mccalla & Stavely. Very Good. 1867. Softcover. A discourse on the state and tendency of society delivered before the literary societies of the College of New Jersey at Princeton June 25th 1867 Edward Deering Mansfield 1867English Book Book 42 p. 23.5 cm. Philadelphia McCalla & Stavely printers1867.Lacks front wrapper bright and complete Good. . Mccalla & Stavely paperback books
1888168501Amherst Mass. J.E. Williams printer 1888. First Edition. Hardback. Title a little brittle with some wear to the outer edge. Very good in the original elaborately gilt-tooled cloth. Professionally re-cased in matching gilt-blocked cloth; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Scans etc. on request ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 168 pages; Description: 168 p. 2 port. incl. front. 19 cm. Subjects: Street O. Owen 1815-1887. Street Elizabeth Mansfield Rutty d. 1887. Amherst, Mass., J.E. Williams, printer hardcover
1868B67030Cincinnati: R.W. Carroll & Co 1868. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Gilt stamped brown cloth boards octavo sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book has edgewear that includes mild loss to spine ends toning and rubbing to boards binding tight small stamp to front endpaper foxing to frontispiece text clean and unmarked but toned throughout one page dog-earred. R.W. Carroll & Co hardcover
1893297241New York: John Wiley & Sons 1893. Hardcover. No jacket. Ex-library. This is a real book no errors in formulae or typos exactly as issued. Several marks and scores on boards. Leading corners edges and spine ends are slightly worn and bumped. Shelfmark on spine foot. Page block is tanned and lightly marked. Front board is partially detached from binding. Minor nick on upper edges of title-page and page iii. Library stamps on first blank paper title page and in the volume. Hinge is visible between pages. A few pages have pen underlining. Binding remains intact contents are legible. AM. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
1856042348New York: J.S. Voorhies Law Publishers 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. The Book Is The Original Edition Not A Reprint. Printed In 1856 796 Pages With The Index. Leather Boards And Spine. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Large Water Stain At The Corner Edge Of All The Pages. Still Legible. Some Of The Leather Binding Is Missing Out The Outer Edges. 796 Pages 25 Cm- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. J.S. Voorhies, Law Publishers hardcover
187720238London: MacMillan & Co 1877. 1st edition. Handsome modern period-style brown half-calf with marbled boards & maroon spine label with gilt ruling. Binding - Fine. Text block - Overall VG some browning & staining to paper especially 2L1 right margin/tide-water mark on lower text-block corner/H5 with ragged fore-edge; H8 with old paper repair to margin; Z1 with small semi-circular pc msg from upper margin affects the running title; pc laid-in gutter. Ex-lib with some stamps in text margins none on the 2 title pages. xxiii 1 513 pp. A3 is a second title leaf entitled "AERIAL NAVIGATION. The Problem with Hints for Its Solution. By Ithi Kefalende. 1851". Appendix A pp 493 - 496 is a list of aeronautic books used by the author in preparation of the text. Illustrated with 160 =159 as there is no Figure 50 intratextual figures diagrams & schematics. 8vo: A8 -A1 = 2L1 a4 -a4 a4 B - 2K8 2L1. 7-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/>Mansfield was known primarily for his work as the chemist who developed a process for extracting benzol from coal-tar thereby laying the foundation for the aniline industry as well as for his publication 'Theory of Salts' which is viewed as his most important contribution to theoretical chemistry. Mansfield's scientific orientation is notable in the perspective & approach displayed in this work where he devotes much thought & consideration to motive & powered aerial navigation as then current LTA efforts were subject to the whims of nature as they had been for the most part ever since Montgolfier. This publication along with all of his other works though written in the early 1850s was issued posthumously Mansfield having died prematurely at the young age of 36 from burns suffered during a laboratory accident. The DNB describes this title as "one of the most striking and suggestive works on its subject." MacMillan & Co hardcover books
1805024739UK 1805. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Hand Written General Session of the Delivery of Gaol in the County of Surrey and Richmond led by Sir James Mansfield and other justices. The document goes in detail of various felonies by certain individuals in Richmond and the length of Gaol and felonies such as burglary and stealing horses. These were committed mainly by a gentleman John Knight who was apprehended by Ralph Price. 1805. Signed in the hand by Mansfield to the base. Sir James Mansfield 1734-1821 was a British lawyer judge and politician. He was twice Solicitor General and served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1799 to 1814. Size of Act is 275mm x 170mm. Condition is average. Light folding creases. Rear of letter has gum marks. Foxed and age toned. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17155 <br/> <br/> unknown
1883280343New York 1883. unbound. fine. 2 pages front and back 7 x 4.5 inches The Belvedere House New York January 31 1883 to the editor of "The Critic" in full: "I have received from your office two copies of the Critic; will you do me the favor and express to the sender my sincere thanks At the same time permit me to tell you how much pleasure I read the criticisms in your issue of the 27th last." Boldly signed and in fine condition.<br/> <br/> British Shakespearean actor considered one of the best of all time.<br/> <br/> unknown
1883280343New York 1883. unbound. fine. 2 pages front and back 7 x 4.5 inches The Belvedere House New York January 31 1883 to the editor of "The Critic" in full: "I have received from your office two copies of the Critic; will you do me the favor and express to the sender my sincere thanks At the same time permit me to tell you how much pleasure I read the criticisms in your issue of the 27th last." Boldly signed and in fine condition.<br/><br/> British Shakespearean actor considered one of the best of all time.<br/><br/> unknown books
1849277611849. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 372 pp. 8vo. Green marbled paper boards with black leather spine and gold embossed titling that has chipped and faded light scuffing from shelf wear. Interior pages have age toning otherwise quite clean. hardcover books
187214860New York: G W Carleton & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1872. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket edgeworn spine edges worn with prior repair rear hinge starting sunned light tone otherwise light wear. Still serviceable and solid hardcover.; Lyle H Wright; American Fiction 1851-1875: A Contribution toward a Bibliography; II 2620. Hard-to-find final novel published in the lifetime of Mansfield Tracy Walworth shot the following year by his son. Walworth was an unstable abusive husband who had threatened the reputation and livelihood of his step-sister ex-wife and the legitimacy of his son Frank by claiming he was conceived before the marriage and thus the only reason the marriage was allowed. While convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison young Frank Walworth was transferred to an insane asylum and pardoned only four years after the parricide by the Governor of New York. First Edition First Printing of Walworth's final novel which is supposed to reflect some of autobiographical views of his marriage experience. ; Ex-Library; 422 8 ad pages . G W Carleton & Co hardcover
187256104New York: G. W. Carleton & Co. Very Good. 1872. Hardcover. Covers are slightly stained and scuffed gilt stamped spine is lightly soiled with bumped ends contents are clean bright very good. . G. W. Carleton & Co. hardcover
187256104New York: G. W. Carleton & Co. Very Good. 1872. Hardcover. Covers are slightly stained and scuffed gilt stamped spine is lightly soiled with bumped ends contents are clean bright very good. . G. W. Carleton & Co. hardcover books
182717320Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. Original wraps. Very Good -. The February 1827 1st edition in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates The Branch Bank U.S. Cincinnati and The Medical College of Ohio AND the mounted title-label to the front panel "Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population Buildings Commerce Steam Boats Manufactures State of Society &c. &c.". Solid and VG- with light spotting to the panels and light chipping along the spine ends with minor loss at the crown. A light level of forgiveable foxing --with most concentrated at the rear pastedown and endsheet-- otherwise the pages and crisp and well-preserved. 12mo written by 2 of Cincinnati's "Attorneys and Counsellors at Law" B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
18271253305Cincinnati: Morgan. Lodge and Fisher 1827. 1st Edition. Leather bound. 100p plus two plates. RARE HARDCOVER ISSUE bound in full black leather. Recently restored with newer matching leather spine. The endpapers are original and contain the signature of one David Van Matre and the date of July 1827. A scarce work normally found in wrappers. Scattered foxing. Very good condition. Morgan. Lodge and Fisher unknown
182714361Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition First Printing. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Cincinnati in 1826 by Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield published in 1827. Twelvemo 100pp 1. Custom three-quarter brown morocco binding gilt-ruled bands on spine. Top edge gilt. Free of notable foxing or toning. Publisher's original gray paper wraps bound in with paper label on front cover. Complete with two illustrated plates.Howes D458 Sabin 20813 Thomson 339 American Imprints 28729 An attractive copy of this early descriptive text of Cincinnati. Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield were both lawyers at the time they wrote Cincinnati in 1826. Their detailed account of Cincinnati became an important guide to emigrants and contributed to the city's rapid growth making it one of the 10 largest cities in the US by 1830. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
182713918Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. First edition of Cincinnati in 1826 by Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield inscribed by Mansfield to his longtime friend Reverend Thomas Picton. Twelvemo 100pp 1. Full black leather title stamped in gilt on front cover gilt-ruled bands on spine. Page ends dyed yellow. Solid binding extremities lightly rubbed small chip to upper spine end. Mild foxing throughout moderate toning to the two illustrated plates. Inscribed by one of the authors on the front free endpaper: "To the Revd Mr. Picton / from his friend / E.D. Mansfield." Howes D458 Sabin 20813 Thomson 339 American Imprints 28729 An attractive copy of this early descriptive text of Cincinnati rarely seen with author's signature. Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield were both lawyers at the time they wrote Cincinnati in 1826. Their detailed account of Cincinnati became an important guide to emigrants and contributed to the city's rapid growth making it one of the 10 largest cities in the US by 1830. The recipient of this copy Reverend Thomas Picton was chaplain and professor of ethics at West Point from 1818 to 1825. With his father being a professor at West Point Mansfield graduated from there in 1819. In his book Personal Memories: Social Political and Literary 1879 Mansfield describes the Rev. Mr. Picton as "one of my earliest and best friends." page 88. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
182722049Cincinnati OH: Printed by Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. 100pp. Contemporary full black leather lettered in gold on the front and the spine edges stained yellow. Engraved frontispiece and one inserted plate. With the bookplate of noted collector Otto Orren Fisher to front pastedown endpaper. Wear to extremities light soiling previous owner's name on the frontispiece. Howes D458. Sabin 20813.; Octavo. Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher hardcover
182732959Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition. Soft cover. Fair. Original 1827 publication; foxing throughout. Missing both plates. Scarce in original wrappers with a paper title label on the front cover. Most spine paper missing. There is a 1 1/4 inch horizontal tear on the front cover near the foot of the spine. The first four leaves are torn at the bottom corner with loss of text. This includes the title page with loss of the original date. The second leaf is the Preface and there is also loss of text on the front affecting the right-hand side of the bottom 7 lines. The back side of this leaf does not have text which is affected text ends at the top of the page. The third leaf is the Table of Contents. There is loss of the page numbers for Chapters IX and X at the bottom with no loss of text on the verso. Text of the book is complete. Benjamin Drake was the brother of noted frontier physician and author Daniel Drake. He was an author himself having published the first western short story. This title was republished in England and Germany to encourage emigration to Cincinnati. An early and important Cincinnati title. Scarce in wraps. Coyle 176. Howes 458. 8vo. 100 pages Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds. Morgan, Lodge and Fisher paperback
182717320Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. Original wraps. Very Good -. The February 1827 1st edition in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates The Branch Bank U.S. Cincinnati and The Medical College of Ohio AND the mounted title-label to the front panel "Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population Buildings Commerce Steam Boats Manufactures State of Society &c. &c.". Solid and VG- with light spotting to the panels and light chipping along the spine ends with minor loss at the crown. A light level of forgiveable foxing --with most concentrated at the rear pastedown and endsheet-- otherwise the pages and crisp and well-preserved. 12mo written by 2 of Cincinnati's "Attorneys and Counsellors at Law" B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield. <br/><br/> Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher paperback books
182763736Cincinnati: Printed by Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. original wrappers soiled paper label on front. First Edition. 100 1 pp. Two plates. The plates depict the Medical College of Ohio and the Branch Bank. A plain sensible and well-written sketch of the fertile country in the center of which Cincinnati is situated; followed by a lucid and interesting account of the city at that time. It contains a clear exposition of the astonishing growth of the city internal improvement resources etc." Very good copy uncommon in the original binding. Original tan wrappers rubbed and soiled printed paper label on upper wrapper. Tipped in sheet in front: "Js S. Stevens with the compliments of A.S. Dudley Jan. 1 1877". Housed in green clamshell box. HOWES D458; SABIN 20813 THOMSON 339. 11128. <br/><br/> Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown books
