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1894HIS3163Quebec City Quebec: Chateau Frontenac Co. Good. 1894. Third Edition. Paper. 25 pp. Illus. Edgewear corners rubbed. Tear to front cover. Front cover has travel agency stamp. Stapled binding. A nice monograph highlighting attractions in the city and surrounding area. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall . Chateau Frontenac Co. unknown
1881018465<p>San Francisco CA: Bacon & Company 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4" x 6" Hardcover; First Edition; 254pp; Brown cloth boards staining & chipping to boards wear to corners of boards minor foxing to pages text unmarked binding is sound Good condition. Antique volume containing account of the 1859 Senatorial contest between antislavery Democrat David Broderick and pro-slavery Democrat William Gwin which culminated in a duel between Broderick and California chief justice David Terry an ally of Gwin. Broderick became the only sitting senator to die in a duel. His death also accelerated the country's downward spiral to civil war.</p> Bacon & Company hardcover
189411239Baltimore: John Murphy & Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1894. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A binding copy. The covers are loose and the sewing has given up the ghost. The pages are otherwise in very good condition. The leather spine is splitting top & bottom with a closed tear no loss of leather at the top. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . John Murphy & Company hardcover
186324268NY: Mason Brothers. Fair with no dust jacket. 1863. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth gilt lettering on spine gilt medallion on cover brown endpapers. Illustrated with tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of Jackson. . Text block split binding shaken covers rubbed light foxing. Reading Copy. FAIR. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Mason Brothers hardcover
188315230Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Fine. 1883. Hardcover. Owner's name inside the front cover & on fep. Remarkable condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 485 pages . Houghton and Mifflin hardcover
18391234Whig Republican Association of Boston John H. Eastburn Printer Boston 1839. First Edition. Softcover Sewn. Very Good Condition. Pamphlet printed wrappers 20pp. including 4 p. at the end providing a summary of actions related to Harrison's candidacy taken by the Association.American Imprints 58656; Miles 144; Sabin 89706.WorldCat shows holdings by four libraries with three different OCLC numbers: The British Library St. Pancras 504238875; University of California Santa Barbara 79284182 and Chicago History Museum and Stanford University Library 38681010. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto Sm. 4to. 20 pages. Item Type: Pamphlet. The pages are only slightly tanned and remain bright. Bound in its original dark blue wrapper with the title "Mr. Sprague's Speech" printed on the front cover. Someone has written "on Gen. Harrision" in pencil underneath the title. There is a 1/4" chip at the head of the spine and a 1 1/2" by 1/4" area at the top of the rear cover that has folded over because of some small tears. The text block is sewn together and pasted into the wrapper. No foxing in this copy. In additon to the note under the title the number 2155 is written on the front cover there is another code at the head of the title page and the "S" of Sprague has been double underlined all in pencil. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; American Presidents; William Henry Harrison; United States; 19th century; History. Main Picture: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Front cover. Picture 2: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Title page. Picture 3: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - First page of text. Picture 4: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Sample two-page spread. Picture 5: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Sample two-page spread. Picture 6: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Sample two-page spread. Picture 7: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Sample two-page spread. Picture 8: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Appendix. Picture 9: Sprague 1839 Remarks . upon the character and service of Gen. William Henry Harrison - Last page of text and inside of rear cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1234. . Whig Republican Association of Boston (John H. Eastburn, Printer) paperback
187136537Stanwick Darlington U.K.: November 16 1871. 1871. Fine. - Letter penned in black ink & filling 1-2/3 sides of a cream-colored 6-1/4 inch high by 4 inch wide sheet of his letterhead with the Stanwick Hall address printed in blue at the top. Signed "Northumberland". Folded 3 times for mailing. Fine <p>The Northumberlands' family seat was Alnick Castle Northumberland. Stanwick Hall in Darlington Yorkshire was the family's secondary home. The Duke writes that he has not received an account of a meeting.<p>Algernon George Percy 6th Duke of Northumberland 1810-1899 was a British Conservative politician. He held office under the Earl of Derby as Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Board of Trade in 1859. In 1867 he succeeded to the dukedom on the death of his father and entered the House of Lords. He joined the Earl of Beaconsfield's second government as Lord Privy Seal in 1878 with a seat in the cabinet a post he held until the fall of the government in 1880. Stanwick, Darlington, U.K.: November 16, 1871. unknown
1898031067Prang Educational Co.: 1898. 214 pages illustrated with b&w photographs. "The purpose of this book is to convey to the reader through descriptive text and many illustrations a clear though general idea of the art of ancient history." FINE- HARDCOVER green cloth covers with a gilt illustrated cover. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Prang Educational Co.: Hardcover
1854035601London: Crystal Palace Library 1854. Book. Fair. Unbound. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original copy lacking covers binding still intact but essentially a binding copy only. Minimally ex-library copy with stamp to top text block edge. xii13-238 pp. illus. Contents toned but complete. Very scarce. Crystal Palace Library unknown
1899903927Rome Italy: Luigi Piale 1899. Fifteenth edition bound in stiff red soft cover sans DW; black & white illustrations; beautiful fold-out color map; 204pp. Reprint. Stiff Boards. VG/No Jacket. Luigi Piale Hardcover
1873010472London: Chatto & Windus 1873 blue cloth with bevelled edges to boards upper board has gilt and red decoration of an Herald and some blind embellishments edges and corners lightly rubbed backstripis sunned to grayish hue with gilt dec. and titling spine ends worn and frayed bookseller label to paste down prelims and closed edges some margins have scattered light foxing half title has pencil name L S Rickard 29940pp list of books by Chatto dated August 1879 col. frontis woodcut plates also many woodcuts in the text . Second Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Chatto & Windus hardcover
188917596Chicago: H. W. Rokker. Very Good. 1889. Hardcover. Spots of superficial silverfish damage to the cover. Handwritten date in pencil on the fep. Other than that the book appears unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 458 pages . H. W. Rokker hardcover
189817117Washington D. C.: The Southern Railway Company. Good. 1898. First Edition. Softcover. Wraps are soiled & worn. Contents are very good; the only damage is the very bottom 3/4" of the last page which has been torn or cut off. Does not touch the text. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 184 pages . The Southern Railway Company paperback
1839110493New York: Harper & Brothers 1839 Book. Good. Hardcover. Harper Library Edition. From Harper's The Family Library Number16. Title continues "from the earliest ages to the present time: with illustrations of the geology mineralogy and zoology; with a map; plans of the routes of park and of Denham and Clapperton; and several engravings". Harper's Stereotype Edition. Light wear/foxing. Harper & Brothers hardcover
1876004081Chicago: Rand Mcnally & Co. 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 44pp 20 x 13 1/2 inch colored folding map. Green cloth gilt lettering. Light wear text is lightly age-toned no front free endpaper former owner's name in pencil on rear endpaper folding map is very good condition in a very nice lightly worn hardcover binding. <br/> <br/> Rand, Mcnally & Co. hardcover
1849035875Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley Printers 1849. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. Good. 44pp; slight foxing; removed spine reinforced with archival paper. 8.5" x 5.5" William Bradford Reed 1806-1876 became a Whig served in the Pennsylvania Senate and as District Attorney of Philadelphia wrote and taught history at the University of Pennsylvania etc. The topic of this Oration is the observance of George Washington's birthday with some account of the early days of Zachary Taylor's administration &c. Crissy & Markley, Printers unknown
1880109628Haverhill NH: Henry Merrill 1880 Book. Good. Hardcover. History "principally included between the years 1754 and 1785". 240 pages. Binding has moderate wear; text is in very good condition. Henry Merrill hardcover
18994090063New York: Macmillan Company 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding and hinges. Clean tanned pages. Cloth over boards has light shelf wear. Gilt lettering on spine is a bit darkened but well visible. Volume V only covering the first two years of the Reconstruction period. Ex-Library; 9.0" tall; 557 pages; Volume IV only. Covers several years of the Civil War period. Macmillan Company hardcover
190042125London: Horace Marshall and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine cocked boards lightly worn foxing. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with titles and designs stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Top edges gilt. xii 223pp index appendix. Many photos. Color folding map of Western Africa. Discusses history and Hausa people in this newest British protectorate including discussion of malaria Hausa soldiers travelling advice missionary work the Royal Niger Company the Hausa Association and Mohammedism. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Horace Marshall and Son hardcover
189312216New York: The Scientific Publishing Company 1893. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green decorated library buckram. xxiii 628pp 6pp ads. Numerous charts. Very good. First edition tigt ande nice of this uncommon overview -- an ex-library copy with very few markings. The Scientific Publishing Company hardcover
1863028744Utica NY: T. J. Griffiths 1863. Book. Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Booklet blue-green wraps lettered in black. 16 pp. Moderate handling wear several cover creases partial separation along binding fold but covers and binding are still attached and in one piece. A Welsh primer. Exceptionally scarce. T. J. Griffiths Paperback
1882020834London & New York:: Thos. De La Rue & Co.: 1882. 219 pages Index and one color folded map in front of book and its in fine condition. This book is divided into Three Parts: The Internal Tribes; The Frontier Tribes and General Remarks. A detailed study of Indians's wild tribes: Gonds Bheels Kattouries Koles Oraons and more. GOOD HARDCOVER red cloth covers are soiled and spine edges and corners of book are worn lettering is bright on the spine and internally this book is a nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Thos. De La Rue & Co.: Hardcover
1897062046Dublin Ireland: M. H. Gill and Son 1897. Book. VG. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth lettered in gilt. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Firm binding. xvi231 pp. Presentation copy inscribed on upper front flyleaf: "Presented to the Rev'd. Boyle / Rector St. Columba's Industrial School / Killybegs / With the author's compliments" unsigned. Title page and final blank tanned interior otherwise nicely intact. M. H. Gill and Son Hardcover
186542520NY: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and lightly worn owner name . on front free endpaper neat price inked on rear pastedown. 1865. Reprint. Hardcover. Patterned brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. xii 454pp index 2pp publishers ads. Reprint of title about Georges I-IV originally published in 1859. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . D. Appleton & Company hardcover
185917275Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1859. First Edition. Hard cover. Publisher's full brown cloth with elaborate embossed black decoration on front cover and spine gilt lettering on spine floral endpaper and a b&w engraved frontispiece. Samuel Mosheim Schmucker 1823-1863 was an American historical writer and popular biographer. Schmucker graduated from Phillips Academy Andover Massachusetts in 1839 and Washington College in Pennsylvania in 1840 and became a Lutheran pastor in the Pennsylvania Ministerium. Schmucker held pastorates at Lewistown 184245 and Germantown Pennsylvania 184548. Schmucker left the ministry in 1848 studied law and practiced in Philadelphia 185053. After two years in New York he returned to Philadelphia and devoted his remaining years to writing mostly popular biographies. According to the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Schmucker's works "exhibit diligence in compiling rather than deep research." . Head and heel of spine are rubbed front hinge is starting at the top rear hinge cracked lower tips are slightly rubbed else unmarked square and clean. Quite scarce in this original edition. VERY GOOD-. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xii 432 pp . John E. Potter and Company hardcover
