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1718106614<p>Folio newspaper extracted illustrated 369=384 pp. Disbound some pages separated double page illustration torn and separated a bit at the center with some loss tear at left side; normal aging; otherwise about good. This issue features Secretary of State William H. Seward on the cover. This issue contains a short article on the capture of Jefferson Davis. Also double page panoramic view of Richmond based on a photograph of Alexander Gardner. Included is an almost full-page picture of Major General William T. Sherman.</p> Harper's
171862504Fort Marion Feb. 17 1865. one page. Fine. 12mo. A ms. account of about 70 words unsigned relating an attack on the garrison as they were engaged in improving the ditch; their retreat; and their rally. unknown
171963777Washington D.C.:: Office of War Information October 17 1943 release date. Advance Release. stapled as issued. The paper is age-toned but not brittle. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. OWI-2591-C. Office of War Information, unknown
18009009Philadelphia: Published by order of the House or Representatives 1800. Original Wrappers. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 8 pp. As issued sewn in self-wrappers. Light to moderate toning/foxing throughout; a bit of wear to the deckled fore-edge but generally a nice example of this expenditure report. Evans 38755; Rink 2179; ESTC W25329. Published by order of the House or Representatives unknown
176635128London: Britannia triumphant 1766. Map. Very good. Approx. 8.5" x 11" map. 2 vertical creases where map was folded. Small left edge tear in the margin. Very good condition. The original map is located at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. Britannia triumphant unknown
175634755Britain: n.p. 1756. Map. Fair. Approx. 11" x 8" map. Vertical crease. Light foning to the paper. Edges on the verso have a thin paper reinforcement. Bottom left corner tear. Fair condition. <br /> <br /> From the British Museum: Map of the town and harbour of Mahon with a larger scale plan of the town and fort of St. Philip inset above. Etching and engraving dated 1756. No publisher information. Subject term: Naval Engagements. Places include Europe Spain Balearic Islands Menorca Mahón. n.p. unknown
175931823London: The London Chronicle 1759. First Edition. Newspaper. Very good. Approx. 11" x 8.5" newspaper. Pages 193-200. Three columns. Light wear and toning. Page 197 includes a half-column "Extract of a Letter from New York July 6" reporting on General Amherst's impending assault on Fort Ticonderoga. The London Chronicle unknown
179928756Boston: Published by Printed and sold by J. & T. Fleet 1799. Hardcover book. Previous owner signature of Elisha Shaw. This could be Elisha Shaw 6 Mar 1758 - 6 Aug 1839 son of Elisha Shaw Sr and Susannah Clark who relocated to Bath Maine in 1761. He is buried in Union Cemetery Leeds Maine. According to Find a Grave Susannah was "famed for shooting a bear as it was carrying off one of the family's sheep." Also from FaG - "Elisha was a sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Lemont's co. Col. John Allen's regt. He enlisted Oct. 2 1777 and was discharged Dec. 31 1777; service 3 mos. 10 days including 12 days 240 miles travel home. The regiment was raised for defense of Machias. He was also an ensign in Capt. Jordan Parker's co. Col. Samuel McCobb's regt. He enlisted May 15 1781 and was discharged Dec. 1 1781; service 6 mos. 15 days. Elisha was married to Lucy Lombard."<br /> Light scattered foxing period full leather worn with front board detached. The first couple pages are the Courts in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Includes extensive lists of government officials educational and religious institutions postal rates duties laws etc. Drake 3613; Evans 35487. 12mo 20 172pp. First 20 pages of the months of the year etc. are interleaved with blank pages presumably for notes. Published by Printed and sold by J. & T. Fleet hardcover
1719mon0000991005Canadian War Records Office 1917-1919. Softcover. Very Good. in x in x in. No. 1-3. Pages clean no markings wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. Back cover of the No.1 is detached. Canadian War Records Office paperback
1718159896Tokyo: Asahi shinbun. Showa 17. January 181942. 4 page broadsheet newspaper folded evenly browned. Maps black and white photographic illustrations very good copy. 54 x 41cm. Main headline: "Closing in on Singapore Vanguard: Rear-guard of Defeated British Army Cut Off; Battle of Annihilation in Johor". Other headlines include: "Occupation of Strategic Territory of Batu Anam; Australian 8th Division Crushed" followed by an account of fighting between Japanese and Australian forces in Malaya; "Main Enemy Position Cut Off: Battle of Annihilation on the Bataan Peninsula Heats Up"; "Steady Advance by Road: Imperial Army's Fierce Attack on West Coast" followed by account of Japanese advances in Malaya with map; "British Cabinet Restructured"; "US Said to Be Sending Troops to Northern Ireland". Front page has photos of Japanese soldiers standing in front of the monument to Jose Rizal in Manila and of a column of Japanese soldiers advancing by bicycle along a road on the Bataan Peninsula. Articles on the inside pages include discussions of plans to increase production of shipping to meet war needs and of a meeting of Latin American countries to discuss the world situation. Several articles on the back page emphasise material and spiritual preparations being made in Japan for a "long war". The back page also includes an interesting article criticizing US and British propaganda and "misreporting" of the war situation. All text in Japanese. . Asahi shinbun. unknown
1719206642New York. May 171905. Colour lithograph on a single newspaper leaf 23 x 20.5 cms image; 32.5 x 22.8 cms sheet issued as the front page of "Puck" magazine May 171905 related text on the verso; short repaired marginal tears not affecting the image lower left corner with faint creases in very good condition. A caricature from the American satirical journal "Puck" depicting the fear that struck European powers following the Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. The head of an armed Japanese soldier emerges as a rising sun over the horizon as a group of European leaders huddles below. Uncle Sam is nowhere to be seen. The tone of the related text on the verso strikes rather a different note: <br> <br>"France has deliberately permitted the enemies of Japan to use her territory as if it were their own and has thus invited trouble of far-reaching possibilities and of a kind highly inimical to the general peace of the world. All of which should make Uncle Sam wary in his dealings with these foreign powers that regard international agreements and ententes cordiales with contempt." <br> <br>The "When" of the caricature equally queried an end to American isolationism as well as the European fear of the rise of Japan. . unknown
178378370Hartford CT.: Not Identified. Very Good. 1783. Single Sheet. Original 16th C partially printed and manuscript pay warrant document measuring 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches in the amount of 10 pounds eighteen shillings eight pence to Samuel Hills. Signed by Wolcott a member of the commission overseeing the Pay-Table Office as well as Fenn Wadsworth and Jedidiah Huntington an American Revolution War general. One fold line - very good condition. . (Not Identified.) unknown
1748001341<p>London: Printed for C. Davis Printer to the Royal Society. 1748. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Volume 45 1748 Small slim 4to pp187-275 includes XI-several essays towards discovering the laws of electricity communicated to the Royal Society by John Ellicott. XII- A brief account of a roman Tessera by A brief account of a roman Tessera by Mr John Ward XIII- An Account of a very learned divine who was born with two tongues communicated to the Royal Society by Cromwell Mortimer M. D. & Secr. XIV-Upon the sounds and hearing of fishes by Jac. Theod. Klein R. P. Gedan. XV-An account of the poisonous Root lately found mixed among the Gentian by Jacobus Theodorus Klein and Richard Brocklesby. XVI- An account of large subterraneous Caverns in the Chalk Hills near Norwich; by Mr. Wm. Arderon F. R. S. comprised in a letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President. XVII-An account of some observations and experiments made in siberia extracted from the preface to the Flora Siberica by John Fothergill. XVIII-Novum Reique Medicae Utile Electricitatis Inventum Exponit by Joannes Henricus Winkler. XIX A letter from Mr Henry Baker. Soft card cover in very good condition with a little discoulration and rubbing to edges. Inside pages a little toned otherwise in lovely clean and bright condition. An excellent copy of these original early articles. <br /><br /></p> Printed for C. Davis, Printer to the Royal Society. paperback
178938091789. Revolutionary War Receipt from Comptroller's office of Oliver Walcott dated April 9 1789 Hartford Connecticut. The receipt is signed by Eldad Shepard a soldier in the American Revolution. This receipt was for the States Notes that were issued during the Revolutionary War and were then redeemed by the soldier. Shepard received three pounds eleven shillings and three pence. Signed "Eldad Shepard" in the lower right corner. Excellent conditionwith dark clear signatures and writing. unknown
1791104028<p>A one page partially printed and manuscript folio sheet 13" x 8 1/4" considerable manuscript text on the reverse. Some browning and aging a few tiny chips or holes at folds top edge with a couple of nicks; otherwise very good. This document basically transfers pay owed to William Champlin of Rensselaer County New York who served under Colonel Robert Elliot to a Samuel Dorrance of Providence Rhode Island. Champlin appears to appoint Dorrance as his substitute to collect the balance of fourteen pounds fifteen shillings and five pence. The document is signed by various others. There is a fair amount of manuscript text on the reverse which appears to transfer the debt to at least one additional person. Provenance: The Calvin Otto Collection. </p>
178516184London: Printed for J. Cooke 1785. Copper engraving by Dodd a full length portrait of the Major standing with sword at his side in a rustic setting. With an ornate floral border with title in circular cartouche at the top "Engraved for Raymond's History of England". With a handwritten note in lower margin. One very small brown spot at lower right edge of decorative border otherwise very good. 7 x 9 3/4" Printed for J. Cooke unknown
1781104027<p>One page folio sheet 15" x 9" docketed about ten short lines of text. Some aging and browning folds; otherwise very good or better. This is a manuscript document for payment to the Wethersfield Connecticut Selectmen for payment for clothing and the transportation of clothing and some other items to the Continental Army dated "March 5th 1781." The amount of the request is two hundred ninety-two pounds eighteen shillings and five pence. The document is signed by George Stanley and is docketed on the reverse as paid signed by a S. Hubbard. Provenance: The Calvin Otto Collection. </p>
171846350Crockett Houston Co. Texas Feb. 17th 1866. The writer laments "the wreck of his affairs" loss of his crops and library "and even the negroes" and hopes for news of a mutual friend; with the recipient's notation on the envelope "ratifying sale of land because I wrote him the facts & he orders a sale of the articles reserved from sale." . unknown
179640962Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1796. 12pp stitched. Toning chip to upper blank corner of a leaf. Page 3 misnumbered page 4 as issued. Very Good.<br /> <br /> Secretary Wolcott issues a detailed "ESTIMATE of the expenses of the Department of War for the year 1796; - and the probable expenses of the Naval Department in the same year."<br /> ESTC 21892. Evans 31400. Francis Childs? unknown
1761AQ34581London: Printed for J. Coote 1761. 4 66pp. Modern grey paper boards original gilt-tooled green morocco lettering-piece preserved and pasted to spine. Leaves lightly browned occasional light spotting. An anonymous pamphlet published in epistolary form seeking to reflect upon the state of British society following five years of war; despite its vitriol towards William Pitt the Elder the country's acting Prime Minister the work is described in Volume 12 of James Gasker's The Critical Review Or Annals of Literature as containing 'many severe truths and humbling reflections which we would recommend to the attention of those Britons who are willing to be undeceived'. ESTC T37034. 8vo. Printed for J. Coote hardcover
1719176771東京. Tokyo.: 日本放送出版会社. Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kaisha. Showa 17 1942. Colour folding map scale 1:14500000 55cm x 80cm naval warship photographic illustrations on reverse. The wartime paper is browned and friable but small closed tears along fold lines and edges have been neatly repaired with archival washi on the verso. 79 x 53cm This colour map of Asia and the Pacific was published as a supplement to a magazine Hoso 放送 on January 1942 less than one month after the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese Forces. The war had just started but amazingly the map accurately predicted where the fighting would take place throughout the war. An inset map on upper right shows Singapore Borneo Sumatra and Java where battles took place in the area in early 1942. An inset chart on lower left shows various resources and their location including coal tin and iron ore clearly showing that the war was fought over securing resources. On reverse eleven photographic illustrations of war ships from Germany Britain the US and Japan are shown including the Prince of Wales and Enterprise. . 日本放送出版会社. [Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kaisha]. unknown
1719219230東京. Tokyo.: 日本放送協会. Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai. Showa 17 1942. Colour folding map scale 1: 10000000 54.7cm x 79.5cm chronology of building the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere on reverse. Some light browning a little darker at folds and reverse washi repairs to folds on reverse. This colour map of Asia and the Pacific published on 30 January 1942—just one month after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor—offers a striking glimpse into wartime strategy and propaganda. Remarkably despite being produced at the war's outset it accurately anticipated key battlegrounds that would define the conflict. The main map is supplemented by two inset maps: one in the upper right highlighting Japan the Hawaiian Islands and Honolulu and another in the lower left focusing on Singapore with Darwin marked along the lower edge. <br> <br>The reverse side features a revealing chronological chart titled "Building Great East Asia" documenting Japan's military expansion from the 1931 Manchurian Incident through January 1942 as troops advanced across Southeast Asia. Notably two blank rows were intentionally left at the chart's end anticipating future victories to be recorded as the war progressed—a telling detail that underscores the map's dual role as both strategic document and propaganda tool. An interesting map which combines geographical precision with ideological messaging. . 日本放送協会. [Nihon Hōsō Shuppan Kyōkai]. unknown
1718101905Letter sheet 8x10 4 pages 3 1/2 pages of text. Some very minor bends at edges a couple of very minor nicks creased a little slight aging and browning; otherwise in really nice condition. This highly legible letter to a father from his son talks about more than the "usual" life in an army camp. There are certainly routine matters covered like receiving letters from family members and requests for money but he also talks about his legal misfortunes. While it is unclear what issues are involved it is clear he has some military legal problems which he hopes to resolve by the time his regiment is 'mustered." The letter makes it sound like it is something important and probably related to his military standing. His father appears to suggest that he should take his case to Washington but the son decides to wait it out. The son Jon indicates that while he feels badly over his misfortunes he really feels badly for his friends and relatives. This suggests along with a comment about handling the impact on public opinion that this case was a visible one. He also complains about the cost of living in the South which he says is twice what it is in the North and indicates he pays $10 per week for boarding. That would seem to be very high when measured at a soldier's pay during this period. He does throw in a couple of comments about the war including that "Sherman too is still in successful pursuit." he also states that nothing is heard from General Smith "but his safety and success is a thing assured."
17861008004 page letter sheet I pp of text 13 lines of test signed and mailed remnant of wax seal labeled duplicate docketed on last page. Legible probably a second copy made for legal purposes signed by author some wear at folds and some staining second sheet split and cracked a bit but text page in very good condition. Interesting letter that appears to have the wrong date on the front page. What appears to be January 20 1706 should read January 20 1786 according to the docketted date on the last page. The letter is written by Stephen Lush 1753-1825 to Jellis Jacob Fonda 1751-1839. It relates to taxes on land in New York owned jointly by Lush and Fonda. John Lansing an attorney and former delegate to the Constitutional Convention seems to have resquested the payment of one shilling per acre on the 40000 of acres they own jointly. Provides some interesting content on land taxation for the period. Lush practiced law in Albany until the War for Independence; he was commissioned a captain and saw action in New York City but was captured by the British. Major Fonda was considered one of the first patriots of Schenectady and after Lexington he formed a company of Minutemen. He fought in the Campaign against Burgoyne and at the Battle of Bemis Heights. Fonda organization website. ny education government website.
1758AQ30172London: Printed by Thomas Baskett 1758. 30pp 2. Predominantly printed in blackletter. Initial and terminal leaves are blank. Uncut. Stitched as issued. Short marginal tears to head of leaves C1-2. An Anglican liturgy of services to be held on 17th February 1758 a day of national fasting and humiliation ordered for divine assistance to strengthen the resolve of the British Army and Royal Navy during the continuing hostilities of the Seven Years' War. ESTC T69794. Quarto. Printed by Thomas Baskett unknown