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1834401821Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell 1834. Early issue the first was 1831. Light rubbing to binding a few short separations along folds light wear at sheet edges. Hand-colored engraved folding map 15 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches. Folding to 5 x 3 inches into original green gilt-decorated roan binding. Provenance: William Fitch contemporary ownership signatures on verso of map. Mounted on the inside front cover of the binding is the 1830 Census data for the state recording the total population of the state at 937903. At bottom of the map are Profiles of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami Canal. 73 counties are delineated the most populated then being Hamilton Columbiana and Muskingum. <br/><br/> Samuel Augustus Mitchell unknown books
1888008035New York: Dodd Mead & Co. 1888. The two titles each in two volumes each with numerous illustrations. Four volumes uniformly bound in contemporary red pebbled morocco over marbled boards backs intricately gilt marbled boards top edges gilt. Near Fine light rubbing at corners a quite handsome set in contemporary fine bindings and uncommon thus. A heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . Later American Editions. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. Dodd Mead & Co. Hardcover books
183544071London 1835. Good. Separated at folds edge worn and torn a few chips one affecting a few words at the end of about a dozen lines of text light soiling. 6 pp. with integral address. Folio. 10.5 x 16.5 inches. Manuscript with numerous corrections and additions concerning the failure of the British military in the War of 1812. In late 1835 then Colonel William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860 member of the British Army and a military historian gave speech at Bath which the Sunday Times reported claiming he had criticized the British soldiers in the War of 1812 as failing because they "stood as patriots and freemen on less firm and less elevated ground than the Americans themselves" which John Mitchell notes at the very beginning of this article published in the January 1836 issue of "United Service Journal and Naval and Military Service Magazine" pp. 84-92. Defending the soldiers Mitchell goes on to launch an attack on Napier's speech and the British command and their tactics. "The failure of the British troops at New Orleans was as complete as possible; but patriotism or want of patriotism had nothing to do with the business. The military policy of England guided by men ignorant alike of the strength and the weakness of armies swayed besides by the influence of philanthropic and economical patriots whose evil counsel fell like a death-bearing pestilence on the ranks of the army-shone out in all its poor and paltry littleness: in the constant striving to save farthings millions of treasure were wasted and thousands of gallant lives were remorselessly sacrificed. The valour everywhere exhibited by the troops the zeal ability high spirit and devotedness displayed by so many matchless officers the number of gallant blows struck and noble feats of arms performed- were not it must be allowed sufficient to counterbalance the folly ignorance and presumption that marked the official management of that most miserable war. But I repeat the fault was not with the troops" The failure is not just at New Orleans. "The British failed at Sacket's Harbour Platsburgh and New Orleans; to which for argument sake we will add Baltimore. At Sacket's Harbour and Platsburgh the British forces retired from phantom hosts and imaginary foes. At Baltimore something of the same kind happened." After a detailed analysis of the military's failures he ends his unrelenting attack: "But the soldiers of a great nation must know that they are equal to any contest. An American war like every war in which brave men are to be encountered has its difficulties; and it is only by looking those difficulties fairly in the face that they can be overcome. Had we listened to the liberal and patriotic despondency which so long represented us incapable of contending against the French we should at this moment have been crouching beneath the lash of Napoleon or his successor on the throne of the Grand Empire." Needless to say many jumped to the defense of Napier who wrote in his letter to the editor that the Sunday Times report of his speech was pure fiction and that he never criticized the troops; in fact he states he never mentioned the war at all. John Mitchell 1785-1859 was an army officer and writer who served in the West Indies in the Peninsular War and on diplomatic missions for Wellington. He wrote much on the defects of the British army tactics and a number of volumes including "The Fall of Napoleon" and "Biographies of Eminent Soldiers." Postmarked London December 22 1835. Addressed to Major Thomas Henry Shadwell Clerke who was editor of "The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Service Magazine." unknown books
183325823Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell 1833. Engraved folding map period hand-colouring in outline. Nine inset maps. Large folding Index sheet. Folds into publisher's dark green morocco covers covers bordered in gilt title stamped in gilt on the upper cover. Mitchell's Travellers Guide with the large map of the U.S.<br/> <br/>The map with the borders of the states brightly colored shows the Northeast west to Missouri Territory and part of Mexico including the Great Lakes region and south through part of Florida. Insets show the vicinities of Niagara New Orleans Cincinnati Albany New York Baltimore and Washington Philadelphia Charleston and Boston. The large folding Index sheet includes much information on steamboat and canal routes and various statistics. This copy very good condition for a guide generally found quite worn. This is the second edition preceded only by that of 1832.<br/> <br/>Rumsey 4374; Howes M690; Clark III:74; Graff 4790. S. Augustus Mitchell unknown books
186441942Boston: F. A. Searle Printer 118 Washington Street 1864. Some age toning light crease here & there with the occasional spot or two. Horizontal fold-line. Still a VG example of this fragile item. One broadside sheet printed recto only. 18-1/8" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>Margaret Julia Mitchell popularly known as Maggie Mitchell was an American actress born in New York. She made her first regular appearance as Julia in The Soldier's Daughter at the Chambers Street Theatre in 1851. The parts in which she was best liked were Jane Eyre Mignon Little Barefoot and Fanchon the Cricket. Wiki In January 1861 At at De Bar’s St. Charles Theatre in New Orleans Mitchell first appeared in Fanchon the Cricket a new secondhand adaptation by August Waldauer from George Sand’s story “La Petite Fadette.” Her characterization of the sprite of a heroine which included a graceful and entrancing shadow dance was an immediate sensation. Her Southern tour was cut short by the Civil War and Mitchell took Fanchon to Boston and New York where it was equally successful. Fanchon remained her mainstay for 30 years. Audiences never tired of it—her admirers included the likes of Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Waldo Emerson—and even in her 50s Mitchell retained the winsome elfin appeal that made her so successful. She also early obtained the rights to Fanchon which enabled her to amass a considerable estate. EB. We find one institutional holding of this playbill at the MHS. A rare survivor of this play's northern run. F. A. Searle, Printer, 118 Washington Street unknown books
1899821Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co 1899. First edition. First edition. Folio. Scarce Stone imprint this curiosity has the complete text of a rather obscure play by Langdon Mitchell illustrated with photographs of the actors both posed and in action by Byron and Sarony along with drawings accompanying the text. Not listed in Publisher's Weekly until April 1900. Corners only very slightly worn very unobtrusive water marks to preliminary leaves else a near fine copy of an exceedingly scarce and interesting Stone imprint. Our Kramer bibliography owned by Bob Monroe one of the foremost collectors of Stone and Kimball has it as one of the rarest Stone titles. Lacks cover wrappers. Small clipping from 1927 NY Times on cover. Kramer 210. <br/><br/> Herbert S. Stone & Co unknown books
181044570Westminster: printed for Mitchell Stace. by George Smeeton 1810. First edition folio pp. 196; 4 engraved plates including folding facsimile title page printed in terracotta and black; full contemporary gilt-tooled calf recently rebacked new endpapers; corners a bit dinged offsetting from plates else a very good copy. "The intention of the publisher was to submit for his patrons and subscribers such anecdotes of Oliver Cromwell as could be collected." Lowndes notes that "the volume was printed almost expressly for illustrations; accordingly it often occurs filled with engravings." Here the book is in its unadorned state with only the 5 engravings as issued. Lacking the advertisement leaf describing 23 related portraits and views available for purchase individually. <br/><br/> printed for Mitchell Stace... by George Smeeton unknown books
1850WRCLIT85259New York: Baker & Scribner 1850. Plum brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt t.e.g. Engraved frontis and vignette title. Typical foxing and slight tanning tidemark in upper fore-quadrants of pp.177-275 cloth a bit sunned and dust marked some small spots along the joints; still a good sound average copy. First edition BAL's presumed first printing without type-wear in indicated places on pp. 29 and 43 BAL's binding A. Where this copy may stumble in terms of cosmetics is partially compensated for by the gift inscription on the front free endsheet: "Miss Holly B. Hart / with the best love / of her attached friend / LH Sigourney." A pleasant Connecticut association copy. BAL 13927. Baker & Scribner hardcover books
184110668New Haven: Hamlen 1841. 48pp Disbound light scattered foxing. Very Good. Donald Grant Mitchell is Ik Marvel who graduated from Yale in 1841 and was an editor of the Yale Literary Magazine. This piece his first published work other than whatever of his may have appeared in the Literary Magazine appeared in two formats: this offering and alone. BAL says priority is unclear. BAL 13920 B. Not in AI. Sabin 77913 confusing the collation with that of the separate issue. Hamlen unknown books
182618326Washington 1826. 8vo. 17 pp. <br><br>Removed from a nonce volume. Rubber-stamped. Foxed. unknown books
18958707New York: The Century Co 1895. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The 1895 1st edition in its decorative light-brown suede. Clean and VG with patterned blindstamping to the panels. 64mo miniature 165 pgs. all edges gilt. An elegant celebration of the Portuguese wine Madeira. <br/><br/> The Century Co hardcover books
1893134899Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1893. Hardcover. good ex-library with expected marks plus ink stamp on title page and pgs 1 and 53. soiling and toning to cloth with wear at edges corners and spine ends. chip to cloth on spine. White cloth with gilt embossing. vii 60 pp. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
1889134898Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1889. Hardcover. good ex-library with expected marks plus ink stamp on title page pgs 1 and 23. minor soiling to margins from fingers. wear toning and soiling to boards with wear at edges corners and spine ends. Bluish paper boards with white cloth over spine. 76 pp. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
183122138Philadelphia 1831. No binding. Fine. Map of the United States. Entered according to Act of Congress in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania October 10th 1831. Philadelphia 1831. Folding map on four sheets joined. Folding into original covers 8vo binding size: 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. red half morocco over marbled paper boards upper cover with gilt-lettered title label corner and edges worn. The map and covers now apart and separately mounted for display. Historical BackgroundFirst edition and the first wall map issued by Mitchell. This edition does not have the counties delineated and numbered. Ristow mistakenly says all editions have the townships he means counties numbered but this one the first does not thereby eliminating the index of counties and thus showing more of the western territory. This map predates the Traveler's Guide by 1 year and thus is Mitchell's first ""original"" production as opposed to the Finley material he reissued as the American Atlas and Pocket Maps. Copyright date is October 10 1831. There is no other date on the map. Ristow thinks the map was issued in early 1832 but it is not in Phillips until 1834 edition which probably has the counties indicated by number and the 1831 copyright so Ristow may not have seen this edition but rather the 1834.ReferenceKarrow 1-1473; Ristow p309.ConditionOriginal full color the palette rich and bright. One 5-inch repaired tear at left into Arkansas some cracking and more minor tears at folds. Some overall browning of the sheet. In good condition. books
18756335Providence Rhode Island: Self-published 1875. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The uncommon 1875 1st edition. Tight and VG in its original brown cloth with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Very light rubbing to the panels neat former owner name at the front pastedown scattered light pencil to the text. Octavo 99 pgs. <br/><br/> Self-published hardcover books
18902476New York: GP Putnam's Sons 1890 1907. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good-. No DJ. Light shelf wear touch of fraying at tips plate III loose though present some light pencil underlying front hinge starting else tight bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards gilt lettering and decorative elements. 12mo. 111pp. Illus. b/w plates. Index. <br/><br/>Written with the purpose of informing people in simple language what the real danger is of acquiring serious disease - especially consumption - by means of dust laden air and how this danger may be avoided. from preface. Overall a very nice copy of this early reprint. GP Putnam's Sons hardcover books
186432827Boston: F. A. Searle Printer 118 Washington Street 1864. VG some creasing folding and wrinkling to edges small horizontal tear to mid left edge. One broadside sheet printed recto only. 18-1/4" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>A scarce broadside playbill from an early American production of Gounod's Faust in five acts as originally performed at Paris' Theatre Lyrique in 1859 which would later be selected as the inaugural opera performance of the New York Met in 1883. This bill advertises research suggests the same Opera Company as first brought Faust to the States initially performing it at the Philadelphia Academy of Music 1863 cf. Armstrong. RECORD Of The OPERA In PHILADELPHIA. Includes advertisement for Miss Maggie Mitchell on May 16 1864 performing Fanchon The Cricket. F. A. Searle, Printer, 118 Washington Street unknown books
184854560New-York: Greeley & McElrath 1848. First separate edition 8vo pp. 32; removed from binding wrappers perished fore-margin trimmed close and several leaves with loss to the final letter in each line sense remains clear; else very good. A graduate of West Point Mitchel 1810-62 became professor of mathematics philosophy and astronomy at Cincinnati College in 1836. There he reluctantly began giving public lectures. These proved so successful that he embarked upon lecture tours throughout the country speaking to capacity audiences. The proceeds from these lectures enabled Mitchel to form an astronomical society with the aim of building a first-class observatory. At the time of its completion in 1845 it was the finest observatory in the United States. John Quincy Adams 77 and in ill health traveled to Cincinnati for the dedication delivering the last public speech of his career. The site of the observatory Mt. Ida was renamed Mt. Adams in his honor. For his efforts as teacher public speaker and astronomer Mitchell earned "a permanent place in the annals of American science" DAB. See also the entry in ANB Online. <br/><br/> Greeley & McElrath unknown books
18703825Baltimore MD 1870. First Edition. Very Good. Light foxing minor even toning small closed tear at one edge else bright and clean. 15.25"x12.25". Handcolored plate. <br/><br/>A decorative floral boards surrounds this handcolored map of the districts of Baltimore. A handsome copy of a rather scarce plate. hardcover books
1862296638Philadelphia: Mitchell Samuel Augustus Jr. 1862. unbound. WILLIAMS Wellington. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13" x 15 5/8"<br/><br/> This vibrantly colored city plan or town plan of Philadelphia Pennsylvania is one of the most beautiful maps of Philadelphia to be included in a 19th century atlas. Map features center city Philadelphia between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and extending from Norris Avenue in the north to Morris Avenue in the south along the Delaware River. Shows streets notable buildings parks railroads and ferry and steamboat routes. The map is in good condition. <br><br>Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. 1792-1868 was one of the leaders in American cartography of the 19th century and pioneered the conversion of engraved map plates to more affordable lithographic plates. His son Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr. continued his father's successful mapmaking and publishing business and was one of the most prolific and renowned 19th century American publishers.<br/><br/> Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr. unknown books
1834760761834. Mitchell and Hinman. ACCOMPANIMENT TO MITCHELL'S REFERENCE AND DISTANCE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES; Containing an Index of all the Counties Districts Townships Towns etc. in the Union; Together With an Index of the Rivers. Philadelphia: Mitchell and Hinman 1834. With publisher's label to front pastedown. 324pp. 8vo. marbled paper sides backed in leather gilt spine title. Ink ownership to ffep. Boards are rubbed and edgeworn. Some foxing to endpapers and first/last leaves else generally clean text. About very good. unknown books
188034093Racine Virginia City 1880. Broadside 8.5" x 11". Brilliant illustration of the Mitchell Wagon in red and green colors at the head of the broadside. The name and address of the Buford Company of Virginia City Montana Agents for the Mitchell Wagon are in red type. Printed with different typesettings. The broadside lists nine reasons for buying the Mitchell wagon. Fine. <br/><br/> This rare attractive broadside was likely printed in the late 1880s or early 1890s. An advertisement by Mitchell & Lewis Co. for a similar model wagon with some similar wording is found in the Handbook of Agriculture Volume 6 by Wisconsin Farmer Institutes 1892 page 277. Henry Mitchell a native of Scotland served several years as an apprentice then immigrated to America. Settling near Chicago he became the first wagon manufacturer in the Northwest. In 1864 his son-in-law William T. Lewis joined him in the business; its name changed to Mitchell & Lewis Co. The business became one of the largest in the country. S.R. Buford a leading Virginia City citizen and businessman owned a dry goods store.<br/> One of the stated reasons for the Mitchell Wagon's pre-eminence is that "Henry Mitchell the oldest practical wagon manufacturer in the country superintends the construction of the Wagon and with his fifty-five years' experience a perfect wagon is guaranteed.<br/>OCLC 883858250 1- Newberry as of August 2017. unknown books
185021873Tuscumbia AL: Printed by William Rollston "North Alabamian" Office 1850. 21 3 blank pp. Original printed yellow wrappers light dust and edgewear a few small chips to back wrap stitched. Accession number stamped in blank margin of title page. Errata slip tipped in after the title page. Light vertical crease through center of text Very Good. <br/><br/> Tuscumbia birthplace of Helen Keller is located in the foothills of the Appalachians in Northern Alabama west of Huntsville and just South of Florence. Imprints from this little town are unusual; OCLC which does not record this one locates only a few Tuscumbia imprints and fewer before 1850. <br/>Owen 1062. Not in Ellison Sabin or on OCLC as of October 2019. Printed by William Rollston, "North Alabamian" Office unknown books
1863022385New York. 1863. Manuscript. 12 1 /4 x 8 inch lined blue paper with light chipping at edges mild toning at bottom and previous folds. Manuscript writing on both sides of paper signed in manuscript Wm. Mitchell Referee N. Y. May 19th 1863. Document from a court case involving the American Guano Company V. United States Guano Company and the rights to mine guano on two remote Pacific Ocean Islands. From a May 1865 New York Times article: "This was an action brought to test the title to a guano island in the Pacific Ocean and to forbid the defendants from procuring any of the guano on the island." A second Island Baker Island was also litigated. The dispute dated to 1856 based upon an Act of Congress Unites States Guano Islands Act which authorized the President of the United States: 1. To assert the Jurisdiction of the United States over any guano island which might have been or should thereafter be discovered by any of its citizens; and 2. To confer upon the discoverer or his assigns the exclusive right to the guano upon such islands. In January 1859 the United States Guano Company made contracts to mine and sell Guano deposits on the two islands only to find men from the American Guano Company already occupying the islands. According to a Wiki page on Jarvis Island the American Guano Company ultimately mined guano for 20 years shipping the product to the Unites States for fertilizer. Names included in this document include Alfred Benson the President of the American Guano Company plus the surnames Lucas Baker Taylor Turner Russell and Roberts. Alfred Benson's son also played a role. The United States Guano Islands Act is still on the books just in case you sail upon an unknown island piled high in guano--you can legally seize the island as a United States Possession. ; 2 pp . unknown books
186958572Minneapolis MN: O.S. King's Book & Job Printing House 1869. First edition. 12mo. 191 3 ads pp. Illustrated from wood engravings. Howes M-694. Eberstadt 106 225: "This is the earliest work on the county cited by Bradford. Contains a great mass of important historical and statistical data on the state county and towns including as well perhaps the first business directory of Red Wing." Ex-Massachusetts Historical Society withdrawn stamp with its bookplate on the front pastedown but very good. Later brown quarter-morocco and marbled boards rubbed gilt spine title original printed front wrapper bound in by F.P. Hathaway Boston. #5683. <br/><br/> O.S. King's Book & Job Printing House hardcover books
