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1851106015<p>8vo pamphlet partially uncut 15 pp. A good deal of foxing some darkening some edge chips and corner folds otherwise good. William Seward served as Secretary of State under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson during the critical Civil War period. He was also a U.S. Senator and Governor of New York. In this speech Seward discuss the merits of disposing of lands held by the Federal government. He also addresses the process of how this should be done which included giving some lands back to the individual states and promoting agriculture. </p> Buell & Blanchard, books
6432Historic Civil War newspaper . The New York Times October 7 1864 issue New York NY. The first front-page story is on a clash between rebel forces and Sherman's garrison at Allatoona. In part: "At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the enemy attacked with artillery and infantry . every move of the enemy was handsomely repulsed with severe loss to the rebels. leaving their dead and 400 to 600 wounded in our possession." Front page is war-related. Slight wear small tears and stains around the edges. In very good condition. unknown books
1888752941888. SKETCHES OF WAR HISTORY; 1861-1865. Cincinatti: Robert Clarke 1888. Papers read before the Ohio Commandery of the military order of the loyal legion of The United States. Volume 2 1886-1888. Illustrated with maps. 8vo. blue cloth title gilt-stamped to spine t.e.g. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown and no other library marks. Ink ownership to fly-leaf. Sunned at spine; spine and boards are rubbed and edgeworn. Clean within. Good plus. unknown books
186536346Philadelphia Lancaster PA and elsewhere: Magee Philadelphia Zahm Lancaster and three others 1865. Five postal covers all in Very Good condition:<br/> a. "The latest Contraband of War." A working slave stands confidently: "Whar is Massa Jeff now dat's what's de matter."<br/>Weiss C-BL-16.<br/> b. "Him fader's hope / Him moder's joy / Him darling little / Contraband Boy." A white man holds a little black baby.<br/>Weiss C-BL-11.<br/> c. A medicine bottle labeled "Black Drop" with the head of a Negro at its top: "A popular medicine used by the C.S.A. aristocracy that cannot be obtained in any Northern apothecary shop being com-POUND-ed exclusively on the sacred soil." italics instead of caps in the original. "S.H. Zahm & Co. Publishers Lancaster Pa." <br/>Weiss C-BL-12.<br/> d. A black man polishes boots in a house. Referring to Ben Butler's capture of New Orleans he says "By golly Massa Butler I like dis better dan workin' in de field for ole Sesesh massa." <br/>Weiss C-BL-59.<br/> e. "A member of Jim Francis' Philadelphia Dog Detective Gards has Jeff in a tight place." A black man holding some twigs looks down at a dog with collar labeled "Jeff." An observing donkey says "Jeff has the feelings of a prince of wails." Published by Magee 316 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.<br/>Weiss C-BL-35. Magee [Philadelphia], Zahm [Lancaster], and three others unknown books
1864106405<p>Single 8vo sized sheet 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" duplicate receipt signature printed and hand written some aging; but very good or better. This receipt is signed by A.M. Kennedy for John D. Kennedy. Printed and Handwritten Document Signed. Columbia South Carolina. Jan. 18 1864 "Duplicate Receipt" for $2000 paid by the state to Confederate commander John D. Kennedy as "compensation for his slave named Robert lost by reason of the employment of said slave by the authorities of the Confederate Government upon the military fortification in this State." John Doby Kennedy was born on January 5 1840 in Camden South Carolina the son of a Scots immigrant. John was a student at South Carolina College. He was a wealthy man and reportedly owned 60 slaves. On the day this receipt was issued to his brother 24 year-old John Doby Kennedy was on the battlefield commanding his South Carolina Infantry regiment having fought in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and that year in the Shenandoah Campaigns after which he was given the rank of Brigadier General. Opposing General Sherman's advance until the bitter end he did not surrender until two weeks after Lee met Grant at Appomattox. civilwarintheeast website. </p> books
18551467333d Cong. 2d Sess.: SED63. 1855. 12pp stitched as issued light spotting. Good to Very Good. SED63. unknown books
19192160972George W. King Printing Company Baltimore 1919. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition. Edges rubbed hinges starting last page of text which contains listings for some of the members of the supply company partially absent. 1919 Hard Cover. vi 168 pp. 8vo. An illustrated historical account of the Forty-seventh Coast Artillery Corps. George W. King Printing Company, Baltimore hardcover books
199326003Washington: Brassey's. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 002881021X . Second printing. Fine in a very near fine tiny closed edge tear at the top of the front panel dust jacket. . Brassey's hardcover books
18503517Washington DC 1850. First Edition. Very good. Large folding lithograph map with U.S. Army routes in red 659 x 500 mm. Splits at folds on left where attached to text light browning. Text: 8vo 224 x 140 mm. 14 2 pp. including final blank leaf extracted from a larger volume and repaired. First edition of this excellent map illustrative of both the Mexican-American War and the cartography of Mexico prepared by members of the U.S. Army Topographical Engineers. Our map is accompanied by the essential text which is not always present. Herein "cartographer M.L. Smith Lieutenant of the Topographical Engineers writes to J.J. Abert Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers paying homage to the accuracy of Baron Humboldt's map of the Valley of Mexico and stating that it was the only one in which they placed confidence for moving troops in to capture the city. He remarks however that he believes that the present map is the first survey of the valley ever made by triangulation. His colleague E.L.F. Hardcastle supplements the report with memoirs of the march made in his journal as events occurred. This sparse but pithy report has excellent details on military engineering." Dorothy Sloan Auction 24a lot 242. The present example comes from Dorothy Sloan's own Americana collection which was purchased by us in 2020.<br/><br/>Garrett & Goodwin The Mexican-American War pp. 296 430-431. Haferkorn p. 31. Tutorow 1632. unknown books
190411321New York: Macmillan 1904. First edition. Octavo. Original publisher's gilt-pictorial cloth; 412pp 6p publisher's catalog. Light wear to board edges else a tight Near Fine copy with blue-green top-stain just slightly faded. Unusually nice copy of an early Sinclair novel intended as the first volume of a Civil War trilogy the subsequent volumes were never completed. While Manassas is historical in subject Sinclair explores techniques which would reappear much later in his "Lanny Budd" series and his familiar themes of class conflict and social justice are evident throughout. AHOUSE A6. Macmillan unknown books
1944890531944. SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF WORLD WAR III. PREVENT WORLD WAR III 19 ISSUES. New York: The Society for the Prevention of World War III a non-profit educational organization 1944-1971. Originally issued monthly but later only twice a year we offer an interrupted run of 19 issues from 1944-1971: nos. 48 2429 33 35 36 38 49 40 45 46 47 48 72 7374 75 77. Some interesting contributors for example in issue numbers. 4 and 8 among others are Rex Stout who served as president of the society Sigrid Undset Stefan Heyn Sumner Welles Booth Tarkington Erika Mann Eugene Tillinger and Darryl Zanuck. A few issues are faded at the top right corner one issue is dampstained and the spine is split otherwise they are all in very good condition. Quite scarce. unknown books
194626120New York: Society for the Prevention of World War III 1946. First Edition. Quarto 27cm.; original pictorial staplebound wrappers; 41pp.; illus. text in double columns. A bit worn from handling else About Fine. Articles almost exclusively regarding post-WW2 Germany and the Nuremberg trials. Society for the Prevention of World War III unknown books
1863WRCAM54050N.p. likely Beaufort S.C. 1863. 3pp. Single folded sheet. Soft vertical center crease light wrinkling. Clean and very good. An interesting circular written by Union Brigadier General Rufus Saxton and printed on a military field press laying out the procedures for prosecuting "all disputes and criminal matters which may arise on the plantations" under his authority. At the time he issued this decree Saxton was the military governor of the Department of the South. Later during his term Saxton would direct the recruitment of the first regiments of black soldiers to serve in the Union Army. The present circular sought to "promote peace and good order among the residents upon Plantations in this Department." Perhaps bringing order and justice to the plantations was Saxton's first step towards recruiting the slaves on those plantations to fight against their captors. Rare with no results at all in OCLC. unknown books
1900300814Albany: Lyon 1900. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes 994 993 969 pages. Thick tall 8vos pale orange cloth with black type; a bit dust-soiled and spines rubbed. Albany: James B. Lyon 1900. First edition.<br/><br/> Lyon unknown books
189947820New York / Washington DC: Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers / J. F. Jarvis Publisher 1899. Peach-colored mounts concave. Versos blank. Images generally clear & sharp with mounts showing just minor wear & soiling. Two Jarvis views with 5 language captions to verso. Old prices penciled to verso upper corner. Withal a Very Good set. Individual domed b/w albumen images mounted side by side. Captioned underneath with publisher & distributer imprints to the view sides. 3-3/8" x 7" <br/><br/>A nice cache of views depicting 8 different vessels from the last turn-of-the-century conflicts: Cruiser Minneapolis Battleship Texas Cruiser New York Massachusetts Battleship Iowa Cruiser Brooklyn Oregon 3 & the Raleigh. Strohmeyer & Wyman, Publishers / J. F. Jarvis, Publisher unknown books
1898WRCAM5606Washington 1898. 293pp. plus photos and two folding charts. Printed wrappers. Slightly dampstained. Good. The full testimony heard before the court of inquiry is included with nineteen photos of the wreckage and two charts of the keel of the Maine. The court found that the damage "could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom of the ship" and that no officers or crew members were negligent in their duties. unknown books
190020112Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. Folding maps. 8vo. Half burgundy morocco with original maroon spine laid down. Tightly bound else a very good copy. Folding maps. 8vo. Contains among the various reports "Government reports on the Battles and Capitulation of Santiago de Cuba" "Comments of Rear-Admiral Plüddemann on the Main features of the War with Spain" and "Sketches from the Spanish American War."¶ Senate Document 388 with the yellow slip preceeding title regarding the contents. Government Printing Office unknown books
43212Paterson N.J.: The Paterson Ribbon Co n. d. Ca 1898. Aging to silk with signs of light wear & very faint stain under the flag. Overall Very Good. Woven silk ribbon with eagle & flag over the battleship Maine with the nationalistic slogan underneath with 3 red & blue stars at bottom. 8-1/8" x 3" <br/><br/> The Paterson Ribbon Co unknown books
1899613371899. SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. PROCLAMATIONS AND DECREES DURING THE WAR WITH SPAIN. Dept. of State Unites States of America. Washington: Government Printing Office 1899. 8vo. original wrappered pamphlet bound in black cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards paper labels to spine; 99 pp. Ex-library. Very good. unknown books
93318First Edition. pamphlet. 36 pages. Slim 8vo printed wrappers; chipped ex- lib. Paris: R. Chapelot 1899.<br/><br/> unknown books
21688On February 15 1898 a mysterious explosion destroyed the battleship USS Maine while it was anchored in Havana Harbor killing 260 men and helping to propel the United States into war with Spain. Although the cause of the explosion was unclear American newspapers were quick to allege that the ship had been brought down by a Spanish bomb. Led by William Randolph Hearst in the New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer in the New York World the press demanded action. Hearst's headline "Remember the Maine!" became a rallying cry that helped turn American public opinion strongly in favor of war with Spain. By April President McKinley had given into to additional pressure from hawkish senators and his own vice-president Theodore Roosevelt and war was declared. Although brief the Spanish-American War had important consequences. It ended Spain's colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power. "U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba and to cede sovereignty over Guam Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict. Thus the war enabled the United States to establish its predominance in the Caribbean region and to pursue its strategic and economic interests in Asia" Office of the Historian U.S. State Department.<br/><br/>This collection consists of approximately 120 items including original photographs printed and real photo postcards stereoviews commemorative programs patriotic covers postal stamps calling cards song sheets lithographs and other ephemera showing the Maine as she appeared before the disaster the wreckage and salvage efforts the funeral service and burials of the victims first at Cristobal Colon Cemetery in Havana later at Arlington National Cemetery and some of the myriad ways in which the Maine was memorialized and mythologized in American popular culture. Original photographs and real photo postcards capture the ship and crew prior to the disaster crowds of sailors lined up to pay their respects to the victims the coffins being transported the cemetery dotted with freshly dug graves elaborate floral wreaths and memorials and salvage efforts in the immediate aftermath of the disaster and in 1911 when the ship was raised before being towed out to sea to its final resting place at the bottom of the ocean. The wide reach of the patriotic feelings aroused by the disaster can be seen in two cabinet cards of young children wearing U.S.S. Maine hats as well as on items that have no military or national connection e.g. a high school commencement program a blotter advertising corsets yet bear images of the Maine or the "Remember the Maine" slogan. On envelopes and stationery we see images of Uncle Sam punching a Spainiard an eagle dubbed "the New Bird in Havana Harbor" and troops walking toward a ship under the heading "On to Cuba." A mendicant uses the Maine as his theme on a card handed out to solicit alms; a song by a writer of sensational crime broadsides is reported to have been "composed and written during the indecision of the U.S. Government" and urges "Let's show all foreign powers Aye the haughty sons of Spain they will brook no insult like the Sinking of the Maine." A particularly unusual item is an envelope illustrated with an image of the remains of the ship captioned "WHO DID IT" containing illustrated sheets of tissue with instructions to blow them up via a small "fuse" on the back. In all an illuminating collection that helps demonstrate the impact of both the incident and how it captured the popular imagination -- such that many Americans still recognize the "Remeber the Maine!" rallying cry today even if they no longer know what it represents. unknown books
1898WRCAM56306Manila Philippines 1898. 16pp. printed in double columns. Color illustration on front wrapper uncolored map on rear wrapper. Original pictorial self-wrappers. Rear wrapper detached but present. Central vertical fold wrappers with chips and tears in edges upper outer corner of front wrapper repaired with tape on verso. Good. One of three issues of this scarce Spanish- American War periodical published on board Dewey's flagship Olympia in Manila Bay. There was a total of seven numbers of this naval periodical the first two published in Nagasaki the third in Yokohama the fourth in Hong Kong and numbers five to seven in Manila. The present issue entirely devoted to the Battle of Manila Bay is among the most desirable and contains American accounts and a translated Spanish account of the battle several poems and a map of the scene of action made by a sailor "with a couple of sail needles." The magazine was written and edited by Apprentice First Class Louis Stanley Young and printed by Harry B. Glover on paper captured from the "Commandancia General del Arsenal de Cavite." Young a former printer himself improvised a print shop in a torpedo room on board the Olympia. An illustration of the Liberty Bell two flags an American eagle etc. is printed on the front wrapper in black red and blue. "A historic piece one of major proportions" - Moebs. MOEBS AMERICA'S NAVAL HERITAGE 136. unknown books
1900208Manila 1900. Very good. Typed letter signed 1p. Typed on thin paper. Folded. A true copy of a typed letter by Gen. J.F. Bell that recommends Sgt. Maj. George J. Oden of the 36th Volunteer Infantry for a Certificate of Merit for gallantry during an engagement with Insurgents native Filipinos who rebelled against American rule after Spain ceded the islands to the United States in the mountains near Mangaterem on November 28 1899 during the Spanish-American War. According to the text of the letter "When the attack was finally made he tore down the mountain side at the head of a half dozen men into the midst of a large number of Insurgents shooting right and left and displaying great fearlessness and gallantry. He was foremost of all and seemingly tireless flew down the rough trail finally winding up at the bottom chasing all he could see alone. His enthusiasm and unconscious fearlessness was something pleasant to see." Certified as a true copy of the letter by a Buffalo Soldier a First Lieutenant in the 10th U.S. Cavalry. unknown books
1898List319Massachusetts 1898. The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteers mustered into service in May 1898 and within a month saw significant action in Cuba at the Battle of El Caney. They were one of three volunteer units from Massachusetts to see action on the Santiago Campaign. The regiment was inexperienced - 55% were untrained recruits. The lack of experience combined with their rifles giving off a very visible black smoke led to a heavy casualties in the Battle of El Caney. After an encampment near Santiago de Cuba in which a large number of the soldiers became ill with disease - estimates are as high as 65% - the regiment returned home in August. Historians have noted that soldier demographics changed considerably from the Civil War to the Spanish American war as the smaller number of troops and the lack of a draft led to a more enthusiastic army with higher morale. <br /> <br /> The photographs in this group are interesting as a typological grouping of images of untrained soldiers and also for their historical value as most contain identifications to versos. The highlight of the group is forty-four uniformly mounted portraits of soldiers nearly all identified measuring 3 ¾ x 2 ½ inches each. Other photographs include a large portrait of Captain Frederick E. Pierce with the blindstamp of Goldsmith Studio Springfield Massachusetts and a 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ inch square card of Capt. Pierce in Camp Turner. Also included are two slightly larger photographs on similar mounts. <br /> <br /> Overall an interesting group. Good condition overall with assorted chips and wear. unknown books
189840301Philadelphia: J. Hoover & Sons 1898. Image 27 x 17 1/2 inches. Framed and glazed. Image 27 x 17 1/2 inches. Schley was selected "at the opening of the Spanish-American War to command the Flying Squadron at Hampton Roads.when Cevera's ships reached Martinique the Flying Squadron.at 9:35 July3 1898 the Spanish ships emerged from the harbor of Santiago and turned westward Schley's flagship the Brooklyn westernmost of the blockading line."<br/><br/>Xanthus Russell Smith 1839-1929 comes from a Family of Philadelphia Artists. He was the som of Russell Smith. J. Hoover & Sons unknown books
