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181425448<p>"<i>Mercy! mercy on me. What fellows those Baltimoreans are. After the example of the Alexandrians I thought I had nothing to do but enter the Town and carry off the Booty. And here is nothing but Defeat and Disgrace!!</i>"</p><p>A masterpiece of design and composition.</p> <b>WAR OF 1812. WILLIAM CHARLES.</b>Print. <i>John Bull and the Baltimoreans</i>. Satirical engraved aquatint cartoon. Philadelphia Pennsylvania October 1814. 1 p. 12½ x 9 in.<p><br /></p><p>Per Wikipedia's extensive entry on these prints "Charles despite being a native Scot had no compunction in displaying Scots accents out of the mouths of the enemy in the dialogue here perhaps for humorous reasons as well as accuracy." Italicized text is a transcript from our print.</p><p><b>Transcript</b></p><p>American soldier prodding John Bull: "<i>Oh! hoh! -- Johnny you thought you had Alexandrians to deal with did you -- But we'll teach you to know what a flogging is!!!</i>"</p><p>John Bull: "<i>Mercy! mercy on me -- What fellows those Baltimoreans are -- After the example of the Alexandrians I thought I had nothing to do but enter the Town and carry off the Booty -- And here is nothing but Defeat and Disgrace!!!</i>"</p><p>Mounted officer possibly Admiral Cockburn urging the British on: "<i>What's the Matter! you Cowardly rascals! Back back and execute the orders of your Government --We must attack every point that's assailable!</i>"</p><p>a Highlander replies: "<i>In gude troth Admiral I think ye are as mad as our government Dinna ye ken the General's kilt -- ye must only attack sie places as Hampton Havre de Grace & Alexandria.</i>"</p><p>an American sniper in the background firing at General Robert Ross: "<i>Now for this Chap on Horseback with the plaid Bonnet on -- There – there's a Rifle pill for you -- Thats a quietus.</i>"</p><p>Ross: "<i>Deil sic tak that Republican rascal wi his Rifle gun for he's blawn my brains out.</i>"</p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Having burned the Capitol and captured Alexandria without a fight the British sailed up the Chesapeake. On September 12 their army and navy attempted a combined assault on Baltimore. Thanks in part to a storm likely a hurricane that hit the fleet right after the burning of Washington and in part due to the foray into Alexandria the Americans had just enough time to strengthen critical American defenses and organize resistance. The bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor failed and General Ross was killed by an American sniper. The British retreat provided America with a major morale boost after the destruction of Washington.</p> books
1943100607<p>Wartime poster 27 ¾ x19 ¾ large eagle engraving at the top of the poster printed in red and black. Creases where folded. This rare U.S. Government wartime poster attempts to promote equality by reminding Americans that race and ancestry shouldn’t matter in our country. It reminds us that every American "should be given the opportunity to serve the country" and help the war effort. While this was certainly a noble goal this poster was printed at a time when our armed forces were still largely segregated.</p> U.S. Government Printing Office: books
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> books
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 books
1970148876Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage studio still photograph of Daria Halprin seemingly trapped in the middle of a mid-century modern glass vestibule from the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso.<br/><br/>Antonioni's great American experiment and the only film the director ever made in the United States written for the screen by a young Sam Shepard. Though made from an Italian's perspective the film stands today as a great visual statement on the American West in the late 1960s rampant consumerism and the hippie zeitgeist. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches with wide horizontal margins. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970144408Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage double weight photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni and members of the cast and crew on location in the Mojave Desert shooting the 1970 film. Shot by noted photographer Bruce Davidson. With holograph annotations in pencil and blue pen on the verso.<br/><br/>Antonioni's great American experiment and the only film the director ever made in the United States written for the screen by a young Sam Shepard. Though made from an Italian's perspective the film stands today as a great visual statement on the American West in the late 1960s rampant consumerism and the hippie zeitgeist. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970144970Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
16539Friendship album of a young woman in Toledo Iowa kept from 1863-1869. "The Gem Album." New York: Leavitt & Allen n.d. Original black leather boards. 7 x 5 ½ in. Embossed front and back covers gilt-edged pages gilt detail on front cover and spine. 48 pages. Includes 3 full-page engravings of family scenes such as children blowing bubbles "The Happy Family" and a girl with a small dog. 16 handwritten notes and inscriptions to the owner dated from 1863 to 1869. Spine is lightly worn. Very good condition.<br/><br/>Friendship album of Lizzie Armstrong a young woman living in Iowa during the Civil War period. Many messages include good wishes of happiness and friendship such as "Whoever should inscribe sentiments on these pages let them be a true copy of the heart and mind the holy feelings of true Friendship." Others address her as "Cousin Lizzie" and exclaim "Forget thee No I never shall" Some notes also express darker elements of grief and sadness most likely from friends serving and dying in the Civil War. One friend express deep sentiments of thanks for Lizzie's friendship during a period of "sadness and grief": "You have my heartfelt thanks for you many kindness sic which have to some extent lightning my sorrows." An entry from Lizzie's brother in November 1865 also expresses grief over lost friends who left inscriptions in the album: "Even now I read the beautiful lines of one whose angel spirit has returned to God who gave it; other will follow but on memory's table will they be treasured with a hearts fondest affection." Over 76000 men from Iowa served in the Union Army during the Civil War and at least 13000 perished in battle and from disease. This devastating number of casualties impacted people from all walks of life; and affected many young women who were left without their sweethearts and husbands. unknown books
40018San Diego: Concern for Prisoners-of-War Inc n. d. Ca. early 1970s. White printer paper printed with black ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning. An about VG example. 3 leaves two printed both sides. 3 B/w photographic images. 10-5/8" x 8" <br/><br/>No holdings located on OCLC. Rare in the trade. Concern for Prisoners-of-War, Inc unknown books
1970135920New York: Youth Against War and Fascism 1970. Legal size sheet printed on one side single horizontal fold else very good condition. Argues that the ruling class has brought upon itself the bombings by radical domestic groups. "You murdered Fred Hampton. You committed the My Lai massacre. Retaliation is inevitable. Your vaults are filled with stolen loot. You brought it upon yourself. Youth Against War and Fascism unknown books
1966249220New York: YAWF 1966. Two issues of the single-sheet newsletter 8.5x14 and 8.5x11 inches respectively horizontal fold to number 2. Contents mostly focus on opposition to the Vietnam War. YAWF unknown books
20032302427New York: Vertigo 2003. 5th Printing. 5th Printing. Near Fine. 5th printing. An exceptional copy. 2003 Soft Cover. Written by Brian K. Vaughan LOST PRIDE OF BAGHDAD EX MACHINA and with art by Pia Guerra this is the saga of Yorick Brown Vertigo unknown books
2008Embry 150168Vertigo 2008. The Deluxe Edition first printing. Fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover. Color illus. Vertigo, 2008. The Deluxe Edition, first printing. unknown books
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 13367468 1- Lincoln Pres. Lib. as of January 2020. Not in Eberstadt Decker Nevins Sabin Dornbusch Nicholson. H. Humphreys. [@ unknown books
16493World War II Original Departure Document from the closing of the camps. Single page typed representing the difference between interment and freedom for forcibly relocated Japanese-American citizens. Has spaces for the Date Time Name of the Family and a checklist before departure. The fact that entire families were forcibly relocated is reflected in the simple question "Will Individual or Family Depart As Scheduled" <br/><br/>About 120000 people were incarcerated and interned in the camps from 1942-1946 of which 30000 were children. Colonel Karl Bendetsen the architect behind the program went so far as saying anyone with "one drop of Japanese blood" qualified. In 1943 Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes wrote "the situation in at least some of the Japanese internment camps is bad and is becoming worse rapidly." Many camps were built quickly by civilian contractors during the summer of 1942 based on designs for military barracks making the buildings poorly equipped for cramped family living. Throughout many camps twenty-five people were forced to live in space built to contain four. Armed guards were posted at the camps which were all in remote desolate areas far from population centers. Medical conditions and in-camp schooling was similarly poor. The phrase "shikata ga nai" loosely translated as "it cannot be helped" was commonly used to summarize the interned families' resignation to their helplessness throughout these conditions an attitude adopted to shield children from the massive trauma experienced by their parents. Provenance: Emily Brown a general's daughter who worked for the camps and wrote reports on their closing. Toning. Two hole punches presumably from original clipboard at top. Clean. In near-fine condition. unknown books
1918140941439Washington D.C.: Committee on Public Information Division of Women's War Work 1918. Approximately 450 mostly mimeographed press releases spanning from February 1918 until July that same year many of which are 8.5" x 11" or 14" others of which are newspaper column-size 3" x 21" or varying lengths. Three groupings of the releases are claspbound the rest are loose. Includes Bulletins Nos. 1 & 2 both printed in January 1918 by the Government Printing Office folded in half vertically with reply card. Includes a TLS from Guy Stanton Ford Director of Civic and Educational Publications later President of the University of Minnesota to the President of Rice University. Very Good overall lightly toned with age a little chipped along edges folded horizontally two or three sheets torn in half.<br /> <br /> <p>A collection of pieces attempting to mobilize domestic support for the US in World War I issued by the women's division of the Creel Committee an independent agency in the Wilson administration. The Creel Committee attempted an unprecedented full court press of propaganda aiming to reach every stratum of American society. Many a budding public relations figure cut his teeth in the agency including Edward Bernays and Carl R. Byoir. The particular division from which all these pieces were issued focused on American women: variously promoting the work of journalist Ida Tarbell and the YWCA soliciting women to become Morse code telegraphers spreading anti-German and pro-Ally stories trying to get women of any number of religious denominations or ethnic groups to directly contribute to the war effort. This archive illuminates how American war propagandists saw women at the twilight of WWI. Specifically it reveals how civic participation technology military service and information theory were gendered in mass society-- or at least as observed and molded in that society by a particular body of elites. Committee on Public Information, Division of Women's War Work unknown books
197541713NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1975. First edition first prnt. Inscribed by Jones on the title page. "To Burt Britton From his old buddy James Jones." Full cloth with gilt spine lettering. Graphics direction by Art Weithas. Color and black and white illustrations maps foldout pages. Credits Index. Spine edge cloth minimally rubbed corners slightly bumped; dustjacket with shelfwear and slight chipping at spine ends short tear on front flap bottom edge fold. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very good dustjacket with an archival cover. The inscriptee Burt Britton operated NYC's Books and Company bookstore and was the author of "Self-Portraits: Book People Picture Themselves" compiled from his collection of impromptu self-caracatures he sought from writers many done at readings in his shop. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Association Copy. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
5266REVOLUTIONARY WAR REQUISITION. ADS. 1pg. 8†x 5â€. July 11 1776. Philadelphia. An autograph document signed “Alexr Wilcocks†addressed to John Nixon and the Pennsylvania Committee of Accounts: “Pay Messrs Robt Smith Wm Ball & Benj Haberon or either of their order Twenty five Pounds to be by them applied to the purchase of Awnings to be converted into tents for the use of this Committee…â€. Wilcocks was a prominent patriot leader acting as Chairman of the Committee of Safety. The document mentions John Nixon who on July 8 made the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. There is overall browning and chipping to the left margin that affects one word. unknown books
199831683Westport: Greenwood Press. As New. 1998. Hardcover. 0313293260 . First printing. As new in burgundy cloth. No dust jacket as issued. . Greenwood Press hardcover books
1948WRCAM54508Various places including North Carolina San Francisco but mostly Hawaii 1948. 225 photographs; thirteen photographic negatives; six letters and telegrams; two folders of Brotherton's military paperwork; three original pencil sketches; eight large- format ink and pencil captioned cartoons of the 551st Ordnance H.M. Co.; Brotherton's wife's identification card for Fort McPherson Georgia; a small nameplate for "Lt. Henry Brotherton"; and a Nov. 27 1948 issue of the ARMY TIMES newspaper listing Brotherton as a major under the "Warrant List." Some insect damage to the pencil sketches and one cartoon otherwise generally very good or better condition. A nice collection of material on the wartime experiences of Maj. Henry Alton Brotherton 1920-86 a Warrant Officer from Iredell North Carolina. The numerous photographs feature a variety of settings and subjects. The majority of the photographs emanate from Hawaii showing Brotherton and his wife who apparently joined him at some point after his assignment there either to live for a while or visit other officers and soldiers at work and play studio portraits of Brotherton a handful of 8 x 10-inch press photos and a 4 x 10-inch panorama of the 551th Ordnance Company. Over thirty of the photographs are annotated mostly identifying Brotherton his wife or military subjects in Hawaii in 1945 with three photographs showing the 551st at a "Beer Party." <br> <br> Among the letters and telegrams are a small handwritten note by Brotherton to his wife in North Carolina wishing her congratulations on their wedding anniversary and a Western Union telegram wishing the same dated a day apart from each other; a Dec. 31 1945 telegram from Brotherton to his wife saying that he expects to "be home soon." <br> <br> A Dec. 22 1944 five-page letter from Brotherton's wife Polly includes extremely romantic and borderline racy content from a homefront wife to her husband while he was in training in San Francisco: "My Darling Husband I'm wanting you so terribly much tonight I hardly know how to begin my letter.If I dared put all my emotions on paper this letter would be scorched with passion Brother. I love you I love you I love you!!" <br> <br> The folders of documents include official army service forms rosters reports etc. Notable among the papers are a packet of documents relating to the visit of the President of Mexico to Kansas City in 1947 which Brotherton was tasked with coordinating; a certificate of training for "Mess Management;" a 1946 application for commission in the regular army as well as one for extended active duty; a list of Brotherton's ordnance depot bowling league in which Brotherton is listed near the top with a 163.1 average; and a snarky letter from Brotherton's superior commenting on a traffic citation received by Brotherton: "If all officers had the same attitude as Lt. Brotherton toward parking rules this post would have to have an M.P. on every street and intersection which is neither feasible nor desirable." <br> <br> Perhaps the most notable portion of the archive lies in the nine large black-and- white ink and pencil cartoons on eight sheets. They depict soldiers performing various ordnance tasks on a base presumably somewhere in the central Pacific accompanied by humorous commentary. Six of the cartoons directly reference either the Pacific or California. One cartoon pictures "the men most commonly called as the Bull Gangers who work on the big weapons which give Japs lead poisoning." A few cartoons picture palm trees or reference pineapples. Another cartoon shows two soldiers in conversation with a thought bubble above them showing the Golden Gate Bridge; the caption reads: "I figure that my new tool will speed this war up so fast that we will see the Golden Gate in forty eight." One of the cartoons includes a sign reading: "551st Ord. H. M. Co" Heavy Maintenance Company. These pieces are unsigned so it is unclear if they are Brotherton's work but some of the soldiers depicted are named e.g. Eddie Blackford Mullins and "Big Joe" Galecki. <br> <br> An unusually dense and diverse World War II archive with photographs military documents and original artwork relating to the Pacific Theater of the war. unknown books
19452479South Pacific Theater: Armed Forces 1945. First Edition. Paper Documents. Near fine. A collection of military newspapers magazines clippings and maps from a member of the Australian Military Forces Abroad. Includes the following items: Table Tops Magazine Final Edition - 10 September 1945; Moro'tiser Magazine by Captain James Paterson September 1945; XIV Corps Liberators of Manila broadside; Moro'tiser: Magazine Of 13 Aust Advanced Workshop 1945; Japan's Shipwreck Alley - United States Air Force 1944; Liberty Magazine Jan. 27 1945; Various newspaper clippings. A unique collection of World War II ephemera. [Armed Forces] unknown books
16387WORLD WAR I Scrapbook of artwork and poetry from WWI-era British soldiers recovering at Fourth London General Military Hospital at Denmark Hill King's College Hospital. Poems and artwork dated 1915-1919. Size: 9 x 7 ½ in. 120 pages. Full burgundy leather with "Album" gilt on front cover. Contains artwork poetry signatures or other mementos from convalescent soldiers on each page; most are signed and dated with military rank. <br/><br/>The subject matter reveals much of what must have been on a recovering soldier's mind: many detailed drawings of beautiful women including angelic nurses; poems recollecting their days in battle; and hopes for life once they could leave the hospital. The artwork is equally diverse in medium with dozens of drawings in graphite and ink vivid watercolors original cartoons and even an interactive double-faced Janus portrait of a man wearing a hat attached by metal fastener that can pivot to reveal either a smiling or frowning face. Unique content that reveals mindset of soldiers fresh off of the battlefield. Some artwork on the notebook others attached with glue or tape. Some tape repairs along edges. Overall very good with bumps scuffs and wear to cover especially at extremities. Some thumb-soiling. Repair to inner hinges. But overall very artful and attractive item and in very Good condition. unknown books
LD16688Hardcover. Very Good. Thick scrapbook. 85 leaves with clippings on both sides. Most of the newspaper articles are from the New York Times. The photographic reproductions from other sources magazines. Included as examples: Belgians shooting a spy at sunrise various battle scenes etc. Neatly and carefully assembled compilation. 1914-1916. The red scrapbook lettered "Book Shelf Scrap Book" on front cover is copyrighted 1931 The Educational Press. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1967WRCLIT78487Baltimore: Johns Hopkins 1967. Large octavo. Cloth. Bibliography. First edition. Edges dust marked otherwise a good copy in rather dustmarked white jacket. Johns Hopkins hardcover books
187246642Hartford: George L. Coburn 1872. First Edition. Octavo 20.5cm; publisher's glazed green pictorial wrappers printed within purple and chartreuse double rule disbound from larger volume; viii9-86pp.; text illus. throughout. Rather worn upper wrapper separated and tipped to title page lacking rear cover disbound from larger volume and first signature very nearly separated shallow dampstain along bottom edge of upper cover and first few leaves. Though a Good only copy still retains the uncommon upper wrapper. Satirical description of the role of the 1st Connecticut Infantry Regimen during the Battle of Bull Run and the destruction of Stone Bridge by the Confederates. However "In his attempts to be witty Tyler too often strays far form the truth" NEVINS I p. 171. SABIN 26096. George L. Coburn unknown books
