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19952161231W.W. Norton & Company 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. W.W. Norton & Company hardcover books
1815155735Utica: Printed by Merrell and Camp 1815. Octavo pp. 1-3 4-16 disbound. One of many editions printed throughout New England and New York state. The proceedings of a series of secret meetings from 15 December 1814 to 5 January 1815 in Hartford Connecticut of Federalist delegates from Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont "who were dissatisfied with Pres. James Madison's mercantile policies and the progress of the War of 1812 'Mr. Madison's War' as well as long resentful over the balance of political power that gave the South particularly Virginia effective control of the national government. The more extreme delegates raised the possibility of secession but others sought only to dictate amendments to the Constitution that would protect their interests. Ultimately the convention adopted a strong states' rights position and expressed its grievances in a series of resolutions against military conscription and commercial regulations along with some stringent criticisms of Madison's administration that were agreed to on January 4 1815. Even as the convention finished its business however a British sloop of war was beating its way across the Atlantic with dispatches containing the peace terms that had been agreed to in the Treaty of Ghent ending the war. Moreover as the convention's emissaries approached Washington D. C. they were met by the news of Gen. Andrew Jackson's unexpected victory in the Battle of New Orleans. By the time the emissaries arrived it was no longer possible to serve the kind of ultimatum contained in the convention's report. The war along with the national crisis it had brought about had ended. The secrecy of the Hartford proceedings also contributed to discrediting the convention and its unpopularity was a factor in the demise of the Federalist Party." - Encyclopedia Britannica. Howes H262. Shaw and Shoemaker 34875 NUt. See Sabin 65785 not recording this imprint. Small triangular chip from lower fore-edge margin no text affected top edge trimmed a bit for binding affecting an old signature at the top edge of the title page but not affecting any of the typography a very good copy. This printing is uncommon. #155735 Printed by Merrell and Camp unknown books
200521925NY: Doubleday 2005. First edition first prnt. Map endpages. Jacket design by John Fontana. Signed by Durham on the title page his customary "Durham". Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Durham's third book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover books
200521923NY: Doubleday 2005. First edition first prnt. Map endpages. Jacket design by John Fontana. Signed by Durham on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Durham's third book. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover books
1813WRCAM54812Washington D.C. 1813. 1p. partially-printed document completed in manuscript. Paper seal of the United States affixed to upper left corner. Old folds. Light tanning mild surface wear a few ink blotches one small area of ink burn not affecting text. Overall very good. Matted framed and glazed. A War of 1812-era presidential appointment signed in ink by President James Madison and by Secretary of War John Armstrong. Here Madison appoints Maryland attorney James Sewall Morsell to the position of Judge Advocate of the Militia of the District of Columbia. In addition Morsell has fully endorsed and docketed the document on the verso pledging to "carefully & diligently perform the duties of a Judge Advocate.to the best of my Skill & Judgement and that I will support the Constitution of the United States." Morsell would serve as a Judge Advocate for almost two years. From January 15 1815 until March 3 1863 he would serve as a circuit court judge in the District of Columbia. Earlier in his career and during his years in private practice Morsell represented numerous African-American families who petitioned for freedom in the nation's capital. Judge Morsell passed away in Maryland in 1870. unknown books
1740WRCAM43159London 1740. Engraving with hand-coloring 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Minor soiling. Color quite bright and fresh. Very good. A satire against French Cardinal Fleury Chief Minister to Louis XV published during the frenzy of celebrations over Admiral Vernon's victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Porto Bello - an enthusiasm which the Cardinal apparently did not share. Fleury was an ally of Robert Walpole whose power was in decline and had reluctantly agreed to hostilities with Spain. Fleury is seen here seated reaching out toward a medallion of Admiral Vernon and holding a scroll which reads "His iron will get ye better of my gold" and "G-d he'll take all our acquisitions in America." On the wall behind him are several small crude illustrations one of which appears to be a portly Walpole hanging from a gallows above the slogan "No matter if he is longer than ye gallows." A head sits atop a pole perhaps alluding to the fact that many people would be pleased to see Walpole's head positioned thus. Engraved by George Bickham. Only one copy located in OCLC at Northwestern University. BRITISH LIBRARY CATALOG 2454. OCLC 43946235. unknown books
3201DS. 1pg. 7 ¼†x 10 ¼â€. May 1 1778. Portsmouth New Hampshire. A document signed “Joseph Leigh†and co-signed “Samuel Emersonâ€. The important document states “Know all Men by these Presents that I Joseph Leigh of Portsmouth in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire are holden and stand bound unto the Honble Henry Laurens Esq. President of the Continental Congress or his Successor in Office in the Sum of Five Thousand Dollars to which payment well & truly be made and done I the said Joseph Leigh do bind myself my Heirs Executors & Administrators firmly by these presents. Signed with my hand and sealed with my seals: Dated at Portsmouth May first Anno Dom: one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight. The Condition of this obligation is such that the above bounden Joseph Leigh shall well & truly execute the Office & Trust of an Assistant Commissary Officer in the American Army According to the Resolutions of Congress regulating that Department then this present obligation to be void and of none effect but in default thereof shall stand remain & abide in full force strength power & virtue.†A few weeks later the New Hampshire Committee of Safety wrote to Leigh stating that “You are hereby appointed Commissary to proceed immediately to that post of the Continental Army where the regiments from this state are stationed - to take charge of & Issue such stores as may be sent there from this state - and you are to observe such orders and instructions as you may from time to time receive from the General Assembly of this state or in the recess thereof from their Committee of Safety - or at any time from the board of war for this State in regard to any matters or things deliver to your care & charge - and you are to render a particular account of your Conduct in and about yr premises and make remittances for the stores delivered to your charge as aforesaid agreeable to the instructions from time to time sent you as aforesaid - and you are to be allowed and paid for your time & expense while in said service such wages as the issuing Commissarys for the other New England States have & receive for similar services.†There is a paper seal to the right of the Leigh autograph and a small label on the top margin. An unusual Revolutionary War financial document. unknown books
1864100708Printed broadside text in two columns 9x11 1/2.A little browned a few marginal nicks and short tears tape repairs on verso; else very good. The platforms of the National Union Ticket supporting Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President is juxtaposed with that of the Democartic Party supporting George B. McClellan for President. According to the commentary the Union Platform wants to defeat the South through force of arms and end slavery. It seems that the Democartic Party is silent on the subject of slavery and is more interested in obtaining peace now. books
1943WRCAM43312Manila 1943. 103 leaves of photographic illustrations. Printed in Japanese characters. Quarto. Original red cloth spine and illustrated paper boards. Spine neatly repaired extremities worn. Contents generally clean. Very good. Pictorial account of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines published as a propaganda piece to support and commemorate the endeavor. Photographs are captioned in Japanese and include images of Japanese soldiers involved in actions all over the Philippines as well as a grateful populace. One image shows Japanese soldiers handing out treats to Filipino children. There are also several photographs of American POWs; one image shows men lying in hospital beds others show them seated in large groups. An interesting pictorial history. hardcover books
1862278075Philadelphia 1862. unbound. very good. 8pp. Elephant Folio front page has some small tears across the folded middle with a small loss of text several small tears in center margin of the whole newspaper very small hole to text of last page most pages with crease or fold lines. Philadelphia 1862.<br/><br/> On the front page in the first one and half columns on the left and concluding in two full columns on the last page is an article on the February 5 1862 United States Senate vote to expel Senator Jesse Bright of Indiana who was the most senior Democrat in the Senate. On March 1 1861 Senator Bright wrote a letter of introduction for Thomas B. Lincoln a Texas arms dealer. The letter was addressed to Jefferson Davis. In July 1861 Lincoln was captured with the letter by Union troops as he attempted to enter the Confederacy. Senator Bright was accused of being a traitor because of the letter. The proceedings of the Senate and impressions of the vote by Senators are included in the article. Senator Bright was expelled by a vote of 32 to 14. The yeas and nays votes with each Senator listed are on the front page. Jesse Bright was the fourth Senator from a Union state to be expelled during the Civil War.<br/><br/> unknown books
192129743Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1921. 1st edition. Blue vertically-ribbed cloth with gold stamped lettering. Buff printed dust jacket. VG square & tight/lettering dull/period poi to ffep/VG avg wear. vi 2 328 pp including Index. Illustrated with a frontis & 6 inserted plates. 8vo. <br/><br/>Lansing the US Secretary of State during WWI 1915 - 1920 and one of the 5 US representatives at the Peace Conference; this his 'inside' story & thoughts on same which will no doubt shed some light on his break with Wilson. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
193043414London: Geoffrey Bles 1930. 1st Edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Printed buff paper dust jacket. VG/VG spine panel sun-tanned with chip from base. 194 2 pp. Illustrated with Lino-Cuts by William Kermode. 8vo. <br/><br/> Geoffrey Bles hardcover books
1919WRCLIT76339London: George Allen & Unwin 1919. 12mo. Pale green boards stamped in black. Upper joint a bit worn early ink inscription usual moderate foxing upper board a bit spotted; just a good copy of a fragile poorly manufactured book. First edition. Aldington to Waugh including both combatants and non-combatants. REILLY A60. George Allen & Unwin hardcover books
1881229899New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1881. 1881. 8vo. 2 page preface. Illustrated with 8 maps. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt on the spine with stamped in gilt and blind with an imprint of a rifle and sword lacks front free endpaper; rubbing; spine ends frayed; corners rubbed. Good. 220 pages 4 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1881. hardcover books
186335961Richmond: West and Johnston 1863. 8vo. 546pp. 33 plates. Contemporary leather upper cover tooled in gilt rebacked.<br/> <br/>Provenance: General William Preston binding<br/> <br/>A substantial Confederate military manual covering all aspects of ordnance from artillery and transport to small arms and gunpowder. With distinguished provenance from Confederate General and Ambassador William Preston.<br/> <br/>"Adopted with some necessary changes omissions and alterations from the Ordnance Manual of the United States service of 1861. . It may be added that the labor of Ordnance officers has contributed to this new edition" Preface. Kentucky-born William Preston 1816-1887 studied at Yale and Harvard law school and led a regiment of Kentucky volunteers in the Mexican American war. He was a one-term U.S. Congressman and was named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Spain by Buchanan in 1858. In 1861 he resigned his post and returned to the U.S. He was from a prominent Kentucky family with close ties to many Confederate officials and officers. He help organize the Confederate state government of Kentucky which fell in December 1861. Preston joined the C.S. Army and rose to the rank of major general. In 1864 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Confederacy to Maximilian Emperor of Mexico. After the Civil War he served two terms in the Kentucky state legislature.<br/> <br/>Parrish & Willingham 2491. West and Johnston unknown books
1936WRCLIT83255New York: Dutton 1936. Pictorial cloth. Endsheets darkened at edges modest rubbing to extremities a near very good copy without dust jacket. First US edition of this novel about the political lives of two anarchists in the Spanish Republic. With the author's signed gift inscription: "For Oliver Kenyon Brooks with gratitude from Ralph Bates." With the earlier ink ownership signature of Eleanor S. Brooks wife of Van Wyck Brooks marked through in pencil and signed "O.K. Brooks" Eleanor and Van Wyck Brooks' son. A decent association. Dutton hardcover books
1917WRCLIT72254New York: Macmillan and Co. 1917. Gilt navy blue cloth. Photographs. Near fine and bright without dust jacket. First edition preceding the UK edition by a month. Publisher's review copy with slip laid in and perforated 'Advance Copy .' stamp in title. ".The chief merit of the book at this date lies in its noble and moving soliloquies and descriptions" - Falls. The UK edition bore an expanded title adding: "The Beginning of the Battle of the Somme." With the bookplate of DIAL principal Scofield Thayer laid in. The number of copies of the UK edition in the first printing exceeded the number of this edition by a factor of 5. SIMMONS 38. FALLS p.57. BLUNDEN et al p.5. Macmillan and Co. hardcover books
1864106627<p>Newspaper folded six columns 8 pp. Mostly uncut a few splits chips and tears at folds a couple of small pieces are missing from top margin creasing some foxing or darkening name stamp in top margin paper somewhat fragile and is folded. Overall condition about good for newsprint. This issue includes considerable Civil War and politics of the day coverage. May ship folded. </p> books
1864106238<p>Newspaper folded six columns 8 pp. Mostly uncut a few splits chips and tears at folds a couple of small pieces are missing from center column that goes through paper and results in some loss of text throughout creasing some foxing or darkening name stamp in top margin paper somewhat fragile and is folded. Overall condition fair or better for newsprint. This issue includes substantial Civil War coverage. Most of the front page is dedicated to the war including coverage of the Battle of Cedar Creek the war in Missouri the war in Tennessee and information about General Sherman's activities. An article "From the South" provides some additional war coverage on a subsequent page.</p> books
1864106621<p>Newsprint folio sheets 8 pp. Last four pages uncut Creasing and chips and tears along edges with some loss in the final column and top margin. A little bit of soiling staining and foxing; overall between fair and good. This issue has a couple of articles on the war. One relates to General Sheridan's activities in Virginia another relates to Confederate Finances. A somewhat large chip has resulted in the loss of some words in these articles but most of the articles are present. Paper maybe shipped at center fold. </p> books
186559266NY: New York Tribune 1865. Folio folded good copy. Rally for Lincoln and Johnson at Coper Union the coming Presidential electionsetc. New York Tribune unknown books
186559275NY: New York Tribune 1865. Folio folded good copy. Civil War news: activities of Gen. Grant. New York Tribune unknown books
186359273NY: New York Tribune 1863. Folio folded good copy. Civil War news:. New York Tribune unknown books
186559278NY: New York Tribune 1865. Folio folded good copy. Civil War news:. New York Tribune unknown books
186559282NY: New York Tribune 1865. Folio folded good copy. Civil War news:. New York Tribune unknown books
