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1819SS321-001Various: Various 1918-1955. Hardcover. Very Good. For an itemized list of the items in this lot please inquire. Condition Very Good to Good. The Courier-Journal newspaper began publication in Louisville Kentucky in 1868 - the last run of the Courier-Journal newspaper was Sunday February 28 2021; the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company printing facilities closed for good on March 4th 2021. The material offered here is dated 1918 through circa 1955 and includes technical material used by apprentices and compositors working in the composition and press rooms of the Courier-Journal Job Printing Co. Included are 6 volumes of the Typographic Technical Series For Apprentices Part VI Nos. 32-40 out of series Chicago IL: Published by the Committee on Education United Typothetae of America 1918. All copies with the bookplate "Property of Courier-Journal Job Printing Co. For EMPLOYES' sic Use Only Return to Superintendent's Office" in a handsome Art Nouveau design on the front paste-down. This educational material demonstrates that the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company was unionized at least from the beginning of the twentieth-century and highlights the power and influence of typographers who were among the most educated economically mobile wage laborers in the United States and who were represented in every major urban center in the newspaper industry; the typographic unions won a 48-hour work week in 1897 and a standard wage scale throughout the newspaper industry; as an example of the power of the typographers unions in the 1930s the International Typographical Union introduced the 40-hour work week across the industry which spread to other unions and has sinse been codified across the labor sector by federal legislation; the typographers occupied an important if ambiguous place in the development of American labor history in as much as American labor was never successful in uniting all laborers together in one force but tended organize within industries. This grouping tends to focus on the tools of the trade including type specimens and catalogs of process inks issued in the 1920s and 1930s; Courier-Journal typographers left notes to themselves in these catalogs indicating material they felt needed representation in the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company's shops. Something of an outlier in this grouping is an accordion-fold volume of photographs of printing equipment available for use in the 1950s by the competing print shop The Standard Printing Company Incorporated of Louisville Kentucky. Most likely a salesman's dummy to show potential clients that The Standard Printing Company had the latest printing equipment and the most prestigious customers this undated circa 1955 without imprint accordion-fold photo-archive of printing equipment shows the most modern print shop of the 1950s. The earliest book printed by the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company was issued in 1884. An interesting article by Chris Kenning in the Louisville Courier Journal March 11 2021 gave some valuable insights into the history of the newspaper the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company and the challenges to the newspaper business and printing in general in the United States with the advent of desktop computers and the rise of the internet. While the Kenning article did not touch much on the time period 1918-1955 there are still interesting stories to tell about the printing industry in America the place of printing in the American labor movement and printing technology in the first half of the twentieth century that can be told using the materials offered here as visual aids. With the sale of the Courier-Journal to the Gannett Co. Inc in 1986 the road to the shut down of the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company was opened. Now the Courier-Journal newspaper will be printed in Indianapolis IN. The current print circulation of the paper is now under 60000 while the Courier Journal's digital journalism garners 4.5 million monthly visitors to their website. Media consolidation has been made possible with the internet's ability to distribute news on a minute-by-minute basis making regional newspapers printed on paper a redundancy. The Cincinnati Enquirer the Lexington Herald-Leader the Bowling Green Daily News are all regional newspapers that will no longer be produced locally after having been produced in Louisville by the presses of the Courier-Journal. This consolidation of the newspaper industry means the loss of 102 Louisville jobs including printing press operators mailroom and transportation jobs that have been lost to the relocation of the press work to Indianapolis. Various hardcover books
177065841Boston: Printed by Edes & Gill 1770. Broadsheet supplement to the Boston-Gazette 15 x 9 5/8 inches printed both sides in three columns imprint at bottom of the final column of text the verse filling the first column and almost all of the second the balance of the supplement taken up with interesting ads. Prints an anonymous elegy of 138 lines to the Rev. George Whitfield who had died on September 30 in Newburyport Massachusetts where he was buried; the verses were first published in New York in Hugh Gaine's New York Gazette on Oct. 19 and are preceded by a long paragraph of text describing Whitefield's accomplishments and character sent to Gaine by the author of the verses asking that they be published. First lines: "When in this country's cause a warrior bleeds / The grateful muse records his mighty deeds." Final lines: "No single death in Britain's spacious realm / With equal grief could Zion overwhelm." Whitefield 1714-1770 made seven trips to America 1738-1770 usually spending two or three years there preaching in the colonies; said to be the first to preach to slaves he was memorialized in a famous poem by Phillis Wheatley. Moderately browned folded tape repaired at head of vertical fold some rubbing to several lines of text. <br/><br/> Printed by Edes & Gill unknown books
186295814Tallahassee: Printed by Dyke & Carlisle 1862. Rare first edition documenting the acts and resolutions passed by the General Assembly of Florida in the first year of the American Civil War. Octavo disbound. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable. Among the 34 United States of America in February 1861 seven Southern slave states individually declared their secession from the country to form the Confederate States of America causing the outbreak of the most studied and written about episode in United States History: the American Civil War. The Confederacy grew to include eleven states all of them slave-holding. After the secession of South Carolina on December 20 1860 the "cotton states" of Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana and Texas followed suit seceding in January and February 1861 Printed by Dyke & Carlisle unknown books
1868008888Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company 1868. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. viii 384 pages of text. Hardcover binding; leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards. Front board is detached and leather is moderately rubbed at the extremities. First and final several pages of text have a large stain on them but the vast majority of the text remains clean. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts. Previous owner's name "E. N. Badger" on front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate affixed neatly to front endpaper. J.E. Tilton and Company Hardcover books
1876402106Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea 1876. First edition. Spine reinforced with tape library label and stamp on title/From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner M.D. 8vo. 607 pp. Original flexible cloth. Includes: MORTON Thomas George 1835-1903. "A peculiar and painful affection of the fourth metatarso-phalangeal articulation". Pp. 37-45. First complete description of anterior metatarsalgia "Morton's disease". Garrison-Morton-Norman 4341. See Cordasco 70-2526. WARREN Jonathan Mason 1811-1867. "Operations for fissure of the hard and soft palate palatoplastie". Pp. 538-47. Warren devised the first operation for closure of complete clefts of the palate. Garrison-Morton-Norman 5745. <br/><br/> Henry C. Lea hardcover books
1886402112Philadelphia: Lea Brothers 1886. First edition. Spine reinforced with tape library label and stamps on endleaves/From the Collection of Allan B. Kirsner M.D. 8vo. Contemporary half leather. Contains: Charles FINLAY. "Yellow fever: its transmission by means of the Culex mosquito." Pp. 395-409. <br/><br/> Lea Brothers hardcover books
1737WRCAM55322Philadelphia: Andrew Bradford 1737. 4pp. illustrated with two woodcuts in the masthead and four maritime woodcuts in the text. Folio printed on a single folded sheet. Minor foxing and edge wear marginal stabholes along central vertical fold two short repaired horizontal tears. Very good. A rare issue of the first newspaper printed in Philadelphia and in fact the first American newspaper to appear outside Boston. THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY was founded by the pioneering Philadelphia printer Andrew Bradford in 1719. As would be expected this issue contains news from both Great Britain and the colonies. The first page contains a Parliamentary dispatch regarding the production of iron in the American colonies "where it is capable of being produced in every respect equal in Goodness to the best Iron from Sweden." and a report of a shipwreck off the coast of Bristol. Also included is shipping news from Boston and Philadelphia along with almost twenty advertisements containing information on ships for hire runaway servants trade services debt notices real estate offerings and more. <br> <br> Most notable among the advertisements are three relating to slaves. The first advertises for sale "A Likely young Negro Man about Seventeen that has been in the Country some Years and had the Small Pox." The second seeks return of a runaway "Servant Man named Patrick Burk a Saddler by Trade.of small stature brown Complexion short black Hair mark'd with the Small Pox." The last advertisement in the paper touts for sale "Very good Houshold sic Goods of all sorts: Also divers young Negro Boys and Girls all Born here." <br> <br> Andrew Bradford was the fourth printer in Philadelphia and the son of William Bradford the first printer there and in New York. The younger Bradford became Philadelphia's sole printer when he returned there in 1713 and remained so until Samuel Keimer arrived in 1723. He immediately obtained the lucrative contract to print the colony's laws and produced the first collected volume in 1714. He also published works on his own account including almanacs religious works broadsides the second edition of CONDUCTOR GENERALIS and the present newspaper. Bradford published the MERCURY from December 1719 until his death in 1742 though it was continued by others until 1749. <br> <br> Issues of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY or any early 18th-century American newspaper rarely appear at auction or in the market. Andrew Bradford unknown books
184711601London 1847. Contemporary half-calf with marbled boards. VG some rubbing to leather/pc msg from spine label/bit of foxing throughout/bpt. 171 pp. Illustrated with plates including 2 fold-out color. 8vo. <br/><br/>A journal devoted to 'Researches into the Arts and Monuments of the Early and Middle Ages.' Misbound issue with Ppg 1- 84 coming after 85 - 171. hardcover books
1943189504Rand McNally 1943 1943-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Mild cover wear. tnos Rand McNally, 1943 hardcover books
1804247484Hudson N.Y. 1804. 8 pp. printed in three columns. 4to. Old fold lines. Minor soiling and toning. Very good. In a tan half morocco and cloth folder spine gilt. 8 pp. printed in three columns. 4to. A single issue of this Upstate New York weekly newspaper which began publication in 1801. This issue contains the text of President Jefferson's Message to Congress of Nov. 8th. In his speech Jefferson discusses relations with foreign powers including the Delaware and other Indian tribes the Louisiana Purchase; the United States Navy; and the federal budget. Critical of Jefferson Croswell would later be tried for libel and defended before the Supreme Court by Alexander Hamilton. The publication of this weekly newspaper would continue through 1807. unknown books
198838673NY: PBC International 1988. First Edition. 4to pp. 253 plus index. Illustrated with over 800 photographs most in color. Very slightly scuffed at corners and ends of spine o/w a nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. Heavy. PBC International unknown books
197444661London: The Collector Ltd 1974. Orange wrappers. Slightly rubbed at the backstrip; VG. 313-471 472 pp. with annoucement from The Elmete Press slipped in. Numerous trade advertisements &c. &c. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> The Collector Ltd unknown books
197544666London: The Collector Ltd 1975. Green wrappers. Slightly rubbed/sun-toned at backstrip; VG. 345-503 504 pp. with order form for a subscription slipped in. Numerous trade advertisements &c. &c. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> The Collector Ltd unknown books
197844664London: The Collector Ltd 1978. Green wrappers. Slightly rubbed at the backstrip and edges; VG. 153-303 304 pp. Numerous trade advertisements &c. &c. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> The Collector Ltd unknown books
1768WRCAM16469Boston: Mein and Fleming 1768. 8pp. newspaper. Somewhat soiled and slightly browned else good. An interesting issue of this Boston newspaper mostly devoted to the actions of Gov. Hutchinson and the Council with regard to a riot against Custom House officers and unrest over shipping in and out of Boston. Mein and Fleming unknown books
1783WRCAM43063Boston: Benjamin Edes and sons 1783. 4pp. Folio. Old fold lines. Minor foxing and soiling. Very good plus. THE BOSTON GAZETTE published weekly was established in 1719 as a competitor to the BOSTON NEWS-LETTER and ran for nearly a century 1719-1798. From April 1756 to December 1793 it was published with the additional "AND COUNTRY JOURNAL." During the American Revolution the GAZETTE was a leading publisher of material protesting British taxes and anti-British sentiment. Contributors included such notable personages as Samuel Adams Phyllis Wheatley and Paul Revere who also did the engraving on the masthead. <br> <br> This issue from the end of the American Revolution contains a lengthy article written by "Grotius" on the evil of a federal impost and the rights of states to be independent. He writes: "For the general court to pass an act which they consider in its nature irrepealable thereby giving Congress the power of levying imposts of the property of this state.is 'delivering up the people to the subjection of a foreign power.'" Power assigned to Congress by the Articles of Confederation - or the lack thereof - would be hotly debated eventually leading to the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. It also contains news from the front including an extract from a letter by General Greene to Congress announcing the flight of the British from Charleston. A nice piece from the Revolution. Benjamin Edes and sons unknown books
185845226Boston 1858. 1st Printing. Printed self-wrappers. Previously bound with wear & a few short splits along spine fold. Age-toning and signs of use. Horizontal & vertical fold-line. Period prior owner signature above masthead. Withal a Very Good example. Unpaginated though 4 pages. 9 columns of text per page. Elephant folio: 30" x 23-3/4" <br/><br/>Of interest page 2 trumpets the new telegraph between the US and England with reports of the texts transmitted between the Queen and President Buchanan. unknown books
1933M11155Bristol et al.:: John Wright and Sons et al. 1933. 1933. 8vo. ii 183 ad 1 pp. Red cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine titles; spine a bit sunned. Near fine. John Wright and Sons, et al., 1933. hardcover books
12912THE CHINA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS. 1926. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald 1926. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece ii 314 14 pages plates. First edition. With articles on Chinese industry agriculture and cultural arts with many photographs on plates. Occasional foxing on some leaves else very good. unknown books
198531165Doylestown: Mercer Mosaic 1985. Softcover. VG. Pale yellow ill. stapled wraps. 19 pp. Several bw ills. Mercer Mosaic unknown books
1785WRCAM43170Boston 1785. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and foxing. Very good. An issue filled with economic concerns - the first page is entirely devoted to an article on the circulation of paper money which is followed by an article on American manufactures. Likewise a notice concerning the recently passed provisions of Congress to pay the national debt. The CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published from 1776 to 1787. unknown books
1781WRCAM43195Boston 1781. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Very minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and wear. Contemporary ownership inscription on top of first page. Very good. THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published by John Gill from 1776 to 1785. This issue includes an article on the life and execution of Col. Isaac Hayne a South Carolinian taken prisoner and executed by the British at the Siege of Charleston. Also included is an account of the French army under Rochambeau arriving in Philadelphia on their way to Yorktown. unknown books
1782WRCAM43196Boston 1782. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Very minor loss at some folds. Light soiling and wear. Very good. THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL. was a weekly Boston paper published by John Gill from 1776 to 1785. The front page is an article entitled "The Political Spectator" attacking the state government for abuse of power. This issue includes news from London: "Gen. Arnold comes home as fully disgusted with the conduct of the royal commanders as he was heretofore disgusted with those of America"; also part of a letter form John Adams about diplomatic affairs in the Netherlands. Another article of interest notes that Gen. Nathanael Green is taking a detachment of troops to deal with hostile Indians at the headwaters of the Mobile River. unknown books
4696JAPAN. Diary. January 14 1950 to late 1954. Various places Philadelphia Japan Fort Meade. A lengthy diary of an American officer Lieutenant Louis T. Holtz who was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. It was written on dozens of sheets of loose-leaf notebook pages and it contains many black and white photographs with captions as well as newspaper and magazine cutouts and brochures from places he visited. The diary begins on January 14 1950 in Philadelphia and he discuses seeing shows and such but notes that “All in all this constituted a very enjoyable ten days of leave prior to going overseas. Sometimes I wish I could stay at home and live a normal routine life like everyone else. Other times I find myself eager to go…Almost two years ago who could forecast a war in Korea and the manner in which it would rip everyone’s life to shreds†He writes on January 2 1951 from Kurume Japan: “…perhaps 10 years from now it the diary will be of interest – if any of our civilization remains in 1961…I collapsed 28 June and spent 3 weeks in the hospital with excessive fatigue…I am the Officer-in-charge of the Kurume Office with an area of jurisdiction of approximately 1000 square miles…â€. In April 1951 he mentions “I am very busy in my position as OIC Officer In Charge. It’s a full 7-day-a-week job…The Korean mess has everyone guessing as to eh future of the Far East…being the senior official in an area of jurisdiction of nearly 10000 square miles with dozens of mayors and police chiefs constantly catching my every word as official.â€. The next couple dozen pages contain black and white photographs of protests in Japan and Holtz’s commentary about the images including “When people get hurt propaganda fills the air. The winner: the Kremlin – always!†“Demonstrations take planning and people. You can always be sure the plans were framed in red and the spectators sprinkled liberally with dye-hard communist stooges†“Demonstrations & rallies are usually fantastically well organized. And as often as not they can be unbelievably orderly†and “But orderly or violent you can always be sure there is a professional communist keeping the ‘sheep’ in line or arousing them to maximum fury.†In September 1951 Holtz writes from Sapporro “…life in the Armed Services has been a miserable one because of one bad experience after another…Kurume was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable assignments I ever held. The 45th was without doubt the most bitter and least enjoyable. I gave up so much for so little…â€. Holtz was in California’s Camp Stoneman in November 1951: “…with all the hundreds of officers here not particularly anxious to go overseas and with several actually fighting the assignment I was amazed to find that someone eager to return is sidetracked so abruptly…â€. He was back in Japan by December and then wrote a lengthy entry entitled “The Korean Story†starting with “Combat precautions make it mandatory that no diaries or personal papers be kept where they may fall into enemy hands†and he spends the next seven pages describing his experiences in the Korean War. Holtz wrote in part: “…Things had not gone well at all with Trubota’s unit prior to August 1951. After my arrival working results proved very satisfactory…Three other officers has also joined up in the interim between leaving Sapporo and going to Korea…When oriented in Tokyo they were told that the 45th Detachment would remain in Sapporo and they had already alerted their families to start to prepare to join them overseas…I had to fight Trubota in order to be able to fight the enemy. In one occasion I was reprimanded for going to a forward observation post and not being personally available to answer the telephone at my CP…†and the section finishes with a photograph of the USS Marine Lynx the ship that brought him home. The diary continues with his being stationed at Maryland’s Fort Meade. There are photographs of the mansion he occupied in Kyushu Japanese women at the beach his fellow soldiers after a bowling tournament etc. There are “Samples of United Nations propaganda leaflets dropped on North Korean positions early in the Korean conflict†that show Truman and MacArthur a December 7 1950 letter signed by the mayor of Kurume City Japan. The condition is fine to very fine. unknown books
196728676New York: East Village Other 1967. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. For sale is a single issue from the second year of this tabloid counterculture newspaper from 1967 July 15 - 30 Issue Typical light page browning some small chips and tears to edges. Very good overall condition. Underground newspaper covering the seminal events of the counterculture revolution. Includes Uncle Tuli's Peaceful Protest article on the Monterey Pop Festival Lil Picard and more. Not folded. East Village Other paperback books
