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189959607San Francisco & USFS Olympia: The Bounding Billow Printed by Whittaker & Ray Co. Inc. 1899. Eleven parts in one vol. 4to. 2 138 6 pp. With text photos illustrations 2 colour illustrations map photo plates at rear. Original blue publisher’s cloth embossed gilt lettering & shield on front cover edgewear rubbing wear to corners some spotting & wear a few occasional minor closed tears still a G copy from library of Chief Petty Officer William E. Bates 1871-1941 who served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years beginning with the Asiatic Squadron under Admiral Dewey and later during World War I w/ ownership marking on 2nd flyleaf a couple spelling corrections in manuscript. First edition thus of this “cruise book†for the U.S.S. Olympia which served as Admiral Dewey’s flagship during the Spanish-American War and had served as the flagship from 1895 three years prior as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron. This volume opens with an illustrated account of the USS Olympia’s cruises and experiences visiting China Japan Siberia and The Philippines. Included here as well is a reissue including photos colour illustrations and map Vol. 1 Nos. 1-7 of the shipboard periodical published by the seamen of the USS Olympia with place imprints of Nagasaki Hong Kong and Manila. Incorporated are firsthand accounts of shipboard life battle accounts contemporary photos and map prepared by L.C. Passano using sail needles. Of particular interest is the appendix listing the crews of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron including the USS Olympia USS Raleigh USS Boston USS Baltimore USS Concord USS Petrel USS McCulloch. The Bounding Billow, Printed by Whittaker & Ray Co., Inc.], hardcover
186421986.04<p><b>CIVIL WAR.</b>Broadside <i>"The Excursion of the Bought Nominations The Large Balloon 'Union League' Will Start Immediately. The Balloon is managed by the Old Hunkers in the Ring."</i> 1864. 4 ¾ x 8 ½ in. </p><b>Historical Background</b><p>The Union League Club formed in New York in 1863 to support Union troops and cultivate civil devotion. Made up of prominent citizens in New York Philadelphia Brooklyn New Haven and Chicago the clubs raised money to provide for the U.S. Sanitary Commission and establish a group of political elites to sustain Union military efforts. The league favored a strong central government tariff protections and internal improvements.</p><p>The "Old Hunkers" were the conservative branch of the New York state Democratic party in the mid-nineteenth century. They favored the status quo whether in business or on the contentious issue of slavery. The more progressive "Barnburner" faction stood in opposition to the old Hunkers and were against slavery strong state powers expanding the public debt and government subsidizing businesses.</p><p>Though the Old Hunkers shared many similarities in terms of business philosophy with the Union League—especially that of strong central government power and infrastructure improvements—the disconnect between the two groups' stance on slavery makes this cartoon perplexing. Are the Old Hunkers carefully managing the political situation the balloon through the New York political machine note the capital "R" of Ring as in the infamous Tweed Ring Or are they setting the progressive Union Leaguers adrift</p>
1865218141865. No binding. Fine. Archive of materials relating to the administering of loyalty oaths in North Carolina after the Civil War during presidential Reconstruction. 1865-1866. 21814.01. William H. Bagley Autograph Letter Signed as private secretary of Governor William Holden to William Barrow John Odom and others. Raleigh N.C. July 10 1865 1 p. quarto on State of North Carolina Executive Department lettersheet.Excerpt""Your Memorial . has been received at this office and the Governor directs me to say in reply that the matter therein referred to will be attended to at the earliest possible moment. This however cannot be done until the Enrolling Boards shall have accomplished their work in the different counties in administering the oath of amnesty to the people - separating the loyal from the disloyal. In the meantime the preservations of the Public peace will devolve upon the Justices of the Peace in the several counties who have the right on all occasions to control the Local Police and posses the power to increase the same to such a number as they may deem necessary to meet any emergency which may arise in which they may think is likely to arise .""21814.02 W.W. Holden Printed Letter Signed in Type as Provisional Governor to Col. David A. Barnes with matching cover addressed ""To the Clerk of the County Court of Northampton County Jackson N.C."" Entitled ""Directions for Qualifying Magistrates and Organizing the County Courts."" Raleigh N.C. July 8 1865 1 p. quarto on State of North Carolina Executive Department lettersheet.Excerpt"".If necessary you will call on the officers of the Local Police to notify the Justices to meet at the Courthouse on a day to be appointed by you. And said officers are hereby commanded to aid you in notifying the Justices to attend. When the Justices shall have assembled you will administer to them first the oath of amnesty; secondly the oath to be found in the Revised Code chapter 76 page 434 to maintain the Constitution of the State not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States; thirdly the oath of office to be found in Revised Code chapter 76 page 441. No Justice or other officer who is included in any of the fourteen excluded classes of the President's amnesty proclamation will be permitted to take the oaths prescribed or enter on the performance of duty until a pardon shall have been received by him from the President. And the oath of amnesty is not to be administered to any one who is not disposed to take it willingly and cheerfully. If any Justice named in the commission hesitates to take the oath it will be your duty to withhold it from him . The Clerk will make a full and complete record on his books of the proceedings of the Justices a copy of which you will at once transmit to this office.""21814.03 W.W. Holden Printed Letter Signed in Type as Provisional Governor. September 15 1865 1 p. quarto on State of North Carolina Executive Department lettersheet.Excerpt""You are hereby directed to retain the Amnesty Oath books until further orders as they will be kept open to allow the people to take said oath up to the time of voting for Governor members of Congress & c.""21814.04 Manuscript Document Oath. Northampton County N.C. August 15 1865. 1 p.21814.05 Printed Document Oath of Allegiance 1865 unissued. 1 p.21814.06 W.W. Holden Partly Printed Document Signed appointing twenty-two men 2 of whom are identified as dead as Justices of the Peace. Raleigh N.C. June 19 1865. 1 p.Excerpt""WE in order to promote the speedy restoration of CIVIL AUTHORITY in the State of North-Carolina and ensure the perpetuation of a REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT and reposing special trust and confidence in your prudence integrity and zeal for the preservation of peace and good order do hereby appoint you JUSTICES OF THE PEACE for the County of Northampton as long as a Provisional Governor shall conti. See website for full description
186713090Morrison WI 1867. Broadside 26.75 x 20.25 inches printed on thin paper. Old folds some creasing edges occasionally a bit frayed with a few small nicks or tears a couple of minor losses along folds. Overall very good condition. A striking and seemingly unique surviving broadside advertising a January 26 1867 lecture by Clara Barton entitled "War & Incidents of Army Life" part of a popular post-Civil War lecture series she delivered across the United States. Barton spent two years touring and recounting her battlefield experiences which helped popularize her and fund her subsequent efforts to locate missing soldiers. The present lecture was delivered to the Young Men's Literary Association of Morrison Wisconsin at the local Concert Hall. In addition to the bold title containing the relevant information on the lecture and the information on obtaining tickets at the bottom much of the lower portion of the broadside prints several laudatory "Recommendations" from various entities in Indiana and other locations in Wisconsin including a January 7 1867 review from The Milwaukee Sentinel. Noted temperance lecturer John B. Gough also praises Barton's lecture stating that "I never heard anything more touching more thrilling in my life."<br /> <br /> Typographically the broadside is interesting for employing several sizes of fonts likely wooden type especially near the bottom of the Recommendations section where the printers needed to reduce the size of the font to fit in the entirety of a quote from The Daily Wisconsin as well as a line in the smallest font from the Concert Hall promoter noting that the foregoing group of recommendations is "enough" and praising Barton for her "noble character which she has won by her efforts to ameliorate the sufferings of our sick and disabled soldiers."<br /> <br /> Clara Barton 1821-1912 was a noted educator and humanitarian who helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross. Barton garnered nationwide recognition for her efforts during the war and quickly became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield." After the war Barton's lecture tour brought her in contact with other notables of the day including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and also Frederick Douglass who involved her in the suffrage and civil rights movements respectively. In the Fall of 1866 Barton began to lecture on her Civil War experiences in lyceum halls churches town halls and schools. Though she never felt comfortable in front of an audience wherever she spoke Barton was well received. Her contemporary biographer Percy Epler wrote that "a tear-stained multitude thronged everywhere to hear her" as she had made it her mission to show not "the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they strew in their tracks; and how while they march on.some one must follow closely in their steps crouching to the earth faces bathed in tears and hands in blood. This is the side which history never shows."<br /> <br /> From 1866 through 1868 Barton delivered over 200 lectures throughout the northeast and midwest regarding her Civil War experiences. She shared platforms with other prominent figures including the aforementioned Douglass as well as Ralph Waldo Emerson William Lloyd Garrison and Mark Twain. She often earned $75 to $100 per lecture. Original broadsides advertising her lectures especially of this size are exceedingly rare to say the least. We could locate just a single result in auction records of a much smaller example and OCLC reports just one institutional holding of any Barton lecture broadside again much smaller for an 1867 event in New Haven located at the Library of Congress. unknown
186519217Caernarfon Wales: H. Humphreys. @ 1865. 2 12 2 advt pp. Bound in modern wrappers. Very Good. The head of the title reads 'Rhif 78. Llyfrau Ceiniog Humphreys Caernarfon.' <br /> OCLC 28211818 3- Harvard U VA VA Hist. 13367468 1- Lincoln Pres. Lib. as of February 2024. Not in Eberstadt Decker Nevins Sabin Dornbusch Nicholson. H. Humphreys. [@ unknown
186135164Richmond: West & Johnson 1861. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. 12mo. 36 pages. Stitched printed wraps. Lower right corner front cover is chipped. Light soil to the paper edges and lower corners of the first 2 leaves. Light toning to the contents. Contents include anatomical sketch of a man Government and Generals of the Confederate States etc. <br /> <br /> Parrish & Willingham 5781. West & Johnson unknown
186235163Richmond: West & Johnson 1862. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. 12mo. 35 pages 1. Stitched printed wraps. Rear wrap advertises the publication of Edward Pollard's First Year of the War. Wear and fading to the outer wraps. Light toning to the contents. <br /> <br /> Parrish & Willingham 5789. West & Johnson unknown
1879804521879. ANNALS OF THE WAR THE. Written by Leading Participants North and South. Originally Published in the Philadelphia Weekly Times. Phila.: The Times Publishing Company 1879. 1st ed. 800pp. Illus. Orig. gilt-pictorial cloth. Light wear to spine ends and corners inner hinges tape-repaired else very good. Dornbusch III 377. "A valuable collection of subjective articles written by such leading wartime commanders as Beauregard J.E. Johnston Longstreet and Pleasonton" Nevins I 22. "Excellent commentaries on campaign written by officers on both sides; these articles are more reliable than similar monographs found in Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" Nevins I p.52. unknown
186313646N.p.: N.p. 1863. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 7pp. Very good. Minor binding traces else tight and nice. Presumably a Republican attack on the then-gubernatorial candidate a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. ".the creed which Judge Woodward's party has adopted is servile unpatriotic and disorganizing. the Judge's position in regard to the great issues now before the country is faithless inconsistent and wholly delusive." The writer then critiques Woodward's famed 1860 speech criticizing "The Falseness of its Statements in regard to the Abolition of Slavery by the North" "Judge Woodward's Bible Views of Slavery" and "The Right of Secession as Claimed by Judge Woodward." Woodward critic of course does not let him forget his infamous statement that "We must reassert the rights of the slave-holder." Not in Sabin. Interesting and unusual. N.p. paperback
1867055344Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis and Boston: Zeigler McCurdy & Co. and R. H. Curran 1867. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 799 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in plum cloth with spine titles in faded gilt. The binding shows some rubbing and wear. The rear outer hinge has some insect holes. Brown endpapers. The flyleaves are foxed and the text is a bit toned but is generally clean. Collates complete with 16 steel plate engravings mostly portraits. <br/> <br/> Zeigler, McCurdy & Co. and R. H. Curran hardcover
1861D11147Westhampton likely Massachusetts 1861-1864. Ephemera. Fine. Group of 13 manuscript letters black ink in tidy cursive addressed to "Hattie" who is perhaps in Springfield. Most are signed "Mother" one the last and only letter in pencil is signed "Sister Anna" and all are dated 22 April 1861 - "Sabbath Eve" May 1864 and located in Westhampton. A few are somewhat faint but still legible -- otherwise condition is fine. <br/><br/>An interesting group of letters quintessential for their reports on the health of seemingly everyone in town and for their concern with the American Civil War. "I am taking a great interest in war matters feel curious to read the daily paper think the North will come off conquered and I hope without shedding Oceans of blood" she remarks in the earliest letter in the group. Some remarks from later letters include: "We heard that Bolton and Alvin Clark were sick at Annapolis and that Henry Smith is a prisoner at Richmond. Mother England blusters about terribly doesn't she Hope she isn't going to declare war against us."; "Our people have had no letters since the battle are expecting some daily. Edward Coyt of Huntington was one of the wounded. After the battle of Roanoke he wrote to his folks he'd seen enough of war."; "Our men A. P. Bridgman Davis Burt Bartholt Bissell Edward Delany Charles Land Henry Sulliver a fellow living at Capt Custs and an Irishman. So you see we send seven married men."; "Frank Hule was killed in the battle at Murfeesboro Dec 31st by the first fire of the Rebs"; plus a few more comments and names. Mother seems to know everyone in town and some recurring surnames include King Montague Bissell Wright Chapman Davenport Parsons Land or Laud Burt Edwards Jewett Clark Hooker Hubbard Lyman. unknown
185876163Edinburgh and London W. & R. Chambers 1858. 4to. x584pp. Colour frontispiece and 10 colour lithograph plates and maps some double-page. Many wood-engraved text illustrations. Preliminary pages foxed. An account of the Crimean War fought from October 1853 until February 1856. In this war an alliance of France the Ottoman Empire the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia defeated Russia. unknown
19000086438Wisconsin: np 1900. Wraps. Very Good. A large unique book ca. 1900 14 x 8.5 inches vertically oriented; softcover about 100 pages of typescript in purple carbon very seldom with ink corrections culled from “The Republic†— probably the Baraboo Republic a newspaper of the period published in Baraboo the county seat of Sauk County Wisconsin this book with material relating to the Iron Brigade the 6th Wisconsin Regiment of volunteers who fought for the Union in the Civil War and also concerning the Sauk County Riflemen. It apparently was compiled by a veteran-turned-historian who concludes this compilation writing “Returned to private life -- became the 'man behind the hoe' instead of 'behind the gun.’†Very rare and a great resource for anyone interested in this period of Wisconsin history. np unknown
185612908N.p.: N.p. 1856. Paperback. Small 4to. Self-cover. 7pp. Uncut. Good plus. Moderately age toned mainly to outer wrappers. This author's take on why it's not in the South's best interest to secede. North and South are "the protector and protected. The inherent weakness of the South is sheltered by the power and vigor of the North." Unusual. Not in Dornbusch or Sabin. N.p. paperback
188535835Richmond: Whittet & Shepperson 1885. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Odd collation. iii-viii v-vi pages 17-263 1. Complete when compared to the digital copy on Archive dot org. Blue cloth hardcover with fancy gilt title on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Two small tape pieces on the recto of the frontispiece. Frontispiece engraving has light damp stains on the edge. Cloth binding has dark blue and purplish stains on the covers. Edge wear to the cloth head and base of the spine and boards. Hinges cracked and appeared to have been glued. Top of the title page has a rough tear but no loss of the printed title. Pencil notes written upside down on the rear blank end sheet. Interior contents clean. Fair condition only. <br /> <br /> Nevins I page 88 - "Reinforced by imagination these recollections by a member of the Parker Battery describe several major battles as well as life in Point Lookout Prison. Whittet & Shepperson hardcover
1864100734Small broadside 11 1/2x 9 printed on one side. A little darkened with a few spots and some light dampstaining; else very good. This broadside is a response to the Democratic Party platform which suggests the war is all but lost and advises meeting with the Confederate government to talk peace terms. The National Union Ticket supporting Abraham Lincoln quotes at length from speeches of Jefferson Davis revealing the difficult circumstances facing the Confederacy concluding ".Vote For Lincoln! This is the most effecfive way of EndingThe War And Restoring The Union." National Union Executive Committee unknown
1863296215Washington: Government Printing Office 1863. First Edition. Original Sewn Wrappers. Fair binding. 8vo in publisher's blue wrappers with loss to the corners of the front wrapper and lacking the rear wrapper altogether; 25 pages; this manual for the care of the Springfield Model 1863 a slightly modified version of the most commonly used rifle the Model 1862 of the Civil War. With text diagrams and illustrations. ~~Original printing uncommon even in this condition.~~. Fair binding. Government Printing Office unknown
1899289701Washington: Government Printing Office 1899. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The report of the Chief of Ordnance for the U.S. War Department for the year 1898. With thirteen folding charts of diagrams for the guns used by the army at the time and three additional folding charts and a plate in the appendix. Mild staining to the boards. Red textured cloth with gilt lettering and embossed designs. OCLC notes no institutional holdings of this report by the Chief of Ordnance. Very Good binding. Government Printing Office unknown
184745585Salem Indiana: Washington Republican / Calvin Frary 1847. Very Good -. Salem IN: Washington Republican 1847. Folio 55cm; removed; 4pp. Stain to upper corner; general wear staining and smudging; Good to Very Good. <br /> <br /> Uncommon Indiana newspaper here celebrating the return of veterans of the Mexican War including the Washington Rifles Posey Guards Hoosier Boys Lawrence Greys Lanesville Legion Spencer Grays and the Charlestown Guards. The public "without regard to age sex or condition" are invited to a "Free Barbecue" to celebrate their return. Includes regular ads and news with particular attention paid to the War. Advertisement for "Mrs. D. Curry's Tavern" to final page. OCLC shows five holdings of various issues and mentions the newspaper began in 1845 and shuttered in late 1847. . Washington Republican / Calvin Frary unknown
1892055530Petersburg Virginia: Fenn Owen Publishers 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xxiii 335 2 pages. Hardcover rebound in blue cloth with titles in gilt. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. An ex-library copy with full markings including a shelf number gilt stamped on the spine and some library numbers written on the copyright page. Attractive old library bookplate on the front pastedown and other ink stamps and labels on the endpapers. The frontis appears after the title page. The text is toned but generally clean. Contains several photos mostly but not entirely portraits and a folding map. Contains some interesting content and photos of late 19th century images of the location of the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg. A sound reading copy. <br/> <br/> Fenn Owen, Publishers hardcover
1884FI6313Boston: D. Lothrop 1884. HB. Green decorative cloth gilt lettering on spine 12 mo. 250 pp ads at rear. Hinges cracked and tape reinforced chipping to edges of pages 92-93 with no loss of text. Covers show light edge wear chipping top of spine light white stain rear cover rear joint cracked 1" at bottom. Pomroy was nurse during the Civil War and served at the White House. Much of this account is of her dealings with the Lincoln family. Book condition Good. D. Lothrop hardcover
189410062United States Government Printing Office G. P. O. GPO U. S. US. 1894 -1922. Hardcover. Fair ex-library dulled covers spine numbers library bookplates no card pockets generally solid bindings on most volumes some have hinge tearing some hinge repair is evident the text binding is solid on all moderate rubbing page edge toning and some soiling top page edges grayed clean pages the spine on volume 18 is creased the covers on volume 26 are a bit faded and bowed from water contact but the pages are not affected some bumped corners rubbed and bumped spine ends a white smudge on the cover of one. The 3 volumes in the second series are not ex-library volumes one does have two oval end page school stamps. The index volume very good with a spine end bump in the glassine jacket that has a spine edge tear. No dust jackets issued. Complete first edition 30 volume set plus a 1961 limited edition reprint of the 1927 Index volume 31 volumes total. Series I 27 volumes Series II 3 volumes. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Estimated weight 110 pounds additional postage will be required. ; B&W Plates fold-out maps. . United States Government Printing Office (G. P. O. GPO U. S. US) hardcover
18931365This listing is for one book: War of the Rebellion Official Records Series I Vol. XLI Part III-Correspondence Operations in- Louisiana and the Trans-Mississippi States and Territories July 1-Dec. 31 1864 Price's Missouri Expedition Etc. Serial No. 85. <br /><br /><br />This is not a reprint - it is the original book published in 1893.<br /><br /><br />Good condition for a book published in 1893. Cloth covers have some rubbing/bumping and there is a stain on the back. There is some edge/corner wear. Covers are still attached but end papers have tears at spine. Water stain at top of closed book page edges. Pages are age tanned. Text is clean. Pages binding is good. Ex-library. Please use photos as part of the description.<br /><br />Size: 9.25" high x 6.25" wide x almost 2.5" thick.<br />1127 pages including Index.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Gov't Printing Office hardcover
1884370498Cleveland: William W. Williams 1884. First edition. Maps. 89pp. 8vo. Publisher's flexible russet cloth covers lettered in gilt. Inscribed on the title from R. Rattell to Hon. J. W. Stewart. First edition. Maps. 89pp. 8vo. Scarce Civil War memoir on the Union Army Movements in West Virginia and Tennessee including the capture of Fort Donelson and the Battle of Shiloh. <br/><br/> William W. Williams hardcover
186140961Philadelphia: Lith & Printed by W. Boell 311 Walnut St. Pub. by B. S. Brown 1861. Elephant folio broadside lithograph 22-1/4" x 19-1/2." Uncolored. Matted. Closed tear visible at blank upper margin. The matting conceals blank margin chipping and blank corners taped to the lower mat. Good. <br /> <br /> This print depicts the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon located at the southwest corner of Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia during the American Civil War. "A rather important print published by subscription probably his only one" Peters. <br /> Here is the Library of Congress description: "This print depicts the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon located at the southwest corner of Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia during the American Civil War. The saloon was a volunteer relief agency supported by the citizens of Philadelphia which provided meals hospital care and washing sleeping and writing facilities to military personnel refugees and freedmen throughout the war. The print shows soldiers cheered by civilian onlookers marching out from the main building to embark on cars of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad for transport to the battlefields to the south. The flag in the upper left-hand corner proclaims "Union For Ever" indicating the main initial war aim of the North and of President Abraham Lincoln: to preserve the Union by forcibly preventing the secession of the Southern states. Below the main illustration are views of the soldiers eating in the enormous dining hall and of meals being prepared. The illustration is by lithographer William Boell also seen as William Buell. Born in France around 1832 Boell worked in New York from 1854 until about 1859. He then moved to Philadelphia where he established his own firm and was active until the 1880s. His work included book illustrations advertisements church views bird's eye views and political cartoons." <br /> Library of Congress Control Number 2021670445. Peters America on Stone 113. OCLC 1424678337 1- QA IDM TEST WMS 2 as of June 2025. 14 Rosenbach 277 "Of great interest is the Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroad train being loaded with troops in front of the canteen. Peters 98--9 Phillips 474.". Lith & Printed by W. Boell 311 Walnut St. Pub. by B. S. Brown unknown
