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186336673New York 1863. Elephant folio 8pp. Disbound and lightly worn. Each page printed in six columns. Upper blank corners of last page with remnants of old matting. Very Good. <br/><br/> Exciting material on the "Rebel Invasion" and "The Fighting at Gettysburg" is printed with "The Rebels still Desperately Contesting" the Siege at Vicksburg. General Order No. 5 prohibiting Copperhead "Secret Societies" is also printed; as is material on "Colored Enlistments. unknown books
186426029New York NY: New-York Tribune 1864. 8 pages. The cover sheet with a map by G. Woolworth Colton N.Y. of "The James River Movement Scene of Operations by Gen. Butler's Force - Petersburg Richmond and the Railroads." Headlines include battle reportage for this operation the Struggle for Richmond Gen. Grant Driving Lee Back; Gallantry of Colored Cavalry - They Surprise a Rebel Camp; Several Rebel Generals Killed or Wounded; reports from the Dept. of the Gulf; Chattanooga from North Carolina Georgia Tennessee and elsewhere; Prices in Dixie; also with non-military articles and interspersed with advertisements for various products and services. Approx. 16 1/2" x 21" size; newspaper format; some spottiness and soiling old fold lines; unopened at the top edge of the paper. In very good condition interesting American civil war reportage and history. . Newspaper. Soft Cover. Very Good. New-York Tribune paperback books
22818Folio 18" x 20". Cream-colored cloth boards light soil. 450 pp most in manuscript with names of and payroll information for hundreds of officers in over fifty New York infantry regiments 1861-1865: the 127th-154th 156th-165th 168th-170th 173d-179th 182d 184th-188th. Each page divided into columns: first column for soldier's name followed by twelve monthly columns; six lines beneath each soldier's name labeled with the years 1861-1866; on these six lines are various notations of payments to each soldier. Several large repairs with cloth tape primarily to a few outer leaves in front and back covering some manuscript notations some of which are obscured and some visible through the cloth; some bottom blank corners repaired. Occasional cloth tape repair of inner leaves most pages in excellent condition. Except as noted Very Good. <br/><br/> Many of these regiments fought at Gettysburg and the other major battles of the Civil War. 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
1943106046<p>Wartime poster 20" x 27 3/4" color print and some illustration. Slight edgewear creases at folds normal aging; overall very good plus. Issued by the Office of Civil Defense OCD on February 17 1943 OCD Publication 7015 to explain the new air raid warning system. The "Blue Warning" which is a steady blast from the air raid siren tells us enemy plans are coming and what to do. The "Red Danger" indicates that bombs are expected to fall with a series of short blasts from the sirens. The "All Clear" notice appears to be done by radio announcement. A scary reminder from the not too distant past. </p> U.S. Government Printing Office, books
1863WRCAM31196Washington 1863. 2pp. on a single folded sheet. Torn and stained along fore-edge not affecting text. Good. In this general order Navy Secretary Gideon Welles sets forth the rules governing flags of truce. The order details the conditions for issuing and the methods of accepting a truce flag. It also discusses the issue of hospital protective flags. unknown books
186612424Boston: Published at the Office of "Littell's Living Age" 1866. Disbound. Abt VG soiling to outer leaves/lower corner missing affects the 'N' in 'Boston'. Ex-Lib with stamp on title page & pg 86. 86 pp. Illustrated with 4 plates & 1 plan. 8vo. <br/><br/>The prior owner no doubt a sympathizer with the Southern cause for he has lined through 'United States' in the title and written above "Yankee" as well as blanked out "Rebel" and substituted "Confederate". At the bottom where "Price Twenty Cents" appears to the right is written "worth 1/4¢". Published at the Office of "Littell's Living Age" unknown books
1864101456Pamphlet 8vo removed illustrated 86 pp. Probably lacking self wrappers dbd removed some notes on title last leaf folded in the lower corner; normal aging and browning; otherwise a good copy. This pamphlet is a U.S. Sanitary Commission report that includes four pretty dramatic illustrations taken from photographs of Union soldiers in a very emaciated condition. The photographs were taken shortly after the prisoners returned from Belle Isle. The commission appears to be headed by Valentine Mott former head of the medical department at the University of New York who was to find out if the sufferings of the POWs were a deliberate action of the Rebel Government or were the result of matters a beyond their control. Another edition of this work was published in Philadelphia in the same year. A map of the Andersonville prison is also included. books
175736652Paris: Imprimerie Royale 1757. 4 volumes quarto. 10 x 7 1/2 inches. Woodcut head- and tailpieces. viii lxxv 1 1811 61 1cvii120; xiii 1 646; xvi319 1; 6 xxv 1 654pp. 2 engraved folding maps. Contemporary mottled calf gilt with arms of the duke of Sutherland on upper covers spine gilt in compartments with fleurs-de-lys and crowned L monogram red morocco lettering-pieces red speckled edges<br/> <br/>Provenance: George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of Sutherland and Marquis of Stafford gilt arms on binding armorial bookplate<br/> <br/>Critical work on the French and Indian War particularly respecting Canada: with the very rare fourth volume seldom found with the set.<br/> <br/>A valuable collection of historical documents and official papers setting forth the opposing claims of France and England to North American territories. This is the most important contemporary source for the origins of the Seven Years' War. The commissioners William Shirley governor of Massachusetts Sir William Mildmay representing Great Britain and the Marquis de la Galissonière and E. de Silhouette acting on behalf of France were appointed after the Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle in 1748 to reach an agreement regarding the definition of the exact geographical boundaries of Acadia ceded by France to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 under the vague definition of "its ancient limits." The documents and papers contained herein provide a significant historical record of Acadia with a discussion of the first permanent settlement in Canada early trading companies and subsequent occupation of the country. Of particular and great importance is the continual discussion of the early maps explorers and geographers of America. Besides the Acadian question the third and fourth volumes contain considerable material on disputes over St. Lucia and Tobago in the West Indies. The fourth volume issued two years after the other three volumes is quite rare and seldom found with the set although is present here.<br/> <br/>Howes M508; TPL 235; Lande 148; Vlach 350; COX II p.120; Sabin 47547 incorrectly calling for 3 maps; JCB I:1074. Imprimerie Royale unknown books
185823058Paris: Imprimeris de Cosson et Compagnie 1858. First edition. pp. 174. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound some staining and light soiling corners creased with some short tears else a very good copy. First edition. pp. 174. 1 vols. 8vo. The legal rights for restitution of the French merchants of Sébastopol whose properties were damaged by the warring armies. Includes tables at the back of the losses of some merchants. Sevastopol or Sebastopol had been an attractive city prior to the war by the end of the war 1856 most of the buildings had been damaged or destroyed and most of the inhabitants had left. Great effort was made to bring in trade and encourage people to come to the city. Imprimeris de Cosson et Compagnie unknown books
1929WRCLIT84740London: Peter Davies 1929. Gilt red cloth. Frontis. Endsheet maps. Cloth somewhat hand-dulled edges dusty but good and sound without dust jacket. Second edition in English newly translated by the publisher of MA PIECE first published in France in 1916 and in a slightly expurgated translation in 1917. This edition included in Davies' series of "Soldier's Tales" includes a foreword by Marshal Joffre. The author was killed on the Lorraine Front four days after correcting the proofs for the 1916 edition. From the library of Siegfried Sassoon with the monogram label from the posthumous library dispersal on the verso of the front free endsheet. Falls denotes this "among the finest documents of its kind ever published. He is one of the few writers whose powers of description and of self-analysis are equally great." FALLS pp.212-3. BLUNDEN et al p.7. Peter Davies hardcover books
8213NY VIKING 1977. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. NY, VIKING, 1977 unknown books
20038156London: Hodder & Stoughton 2003. First edition first prnt. Signed by Stockwin on the title page. Promotional illustrated bookmark laid-in. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The fourth book in Stockwin's Thomas Paine Kydd series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover books
1919WRCLIT77047London: Cassell & Co. 1919. 3031pp. Thick octavo. Gilt green cloth. Frontis and abundant illustrations. Sixth impression a few months after the first. Gift inscription on front free endsheet stamping a bit dull otherwise good in lightly chipped and tanned printed dust jacket the latter being somewhat uncommon. Cassell & Co. hardcover books
1860LIST026New York: Jackson 1860. First Edition. An unrecorded recruitment broadside for the 11th New York Cavalry. Col. James Swain led the regiment which was first organized on Staten Island in late 1861. Most troops came from New York City the site of robust recruitment in the early years of the conflict largely from Irish and German immigrants. The regiment saw service throughout the South. The verse in small part: "Must our nation to the rebels yield or vainly call for aid / Our brethren now are in the field shall we keep in the shade. that our cause is just I hope and trust there are few who can but own / As if was the rebels raised this dust which we will soon put down. / Then if you wish to bear a hand you might not have again / A chance to join a chosen band of Mounted Riflemen." <br /> <br /> We find no record of the verse's author R.B. Nicol. Curiously though this broadside is unrecorded a broadside with the same song was published in Washington D.C. by G.F. Hardwick in 1864. A very good copy well preserved with some light creasing and hints of foxing. Jackson unknown books
1890LIST110Havana: R. Testar 1890. Albumen photograph on cardstock mount image measuring 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches on 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inch mount. A view of an American warship in Havana harbor likely taken prior to the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Spain in early 1898. The photographers Leach and Patterson of Calle San Rafael published several views of Cuba at this time mostly of bucolic scenes around Havana and its environs. The American cruiser is similar in design to the U.S.S. Maine with slight differences - two smokestacks instead of three. An excellent example with minor wear to mount and fine image. R. Testar unknown books
002248Washington D.C. Government Ptg Office 1941. Brown wrappers. Minor soiling. Washington, D.C. Government Ptg Office (1941). unknown books
000419Washington D.C. Government Ptg Office 1941. Brown wrappers. minor soiling. D-5528 stamped on front cover. Washington, D.C. Government Ptg Office (1941). unknown books
1858WRCAM49772Washington D.C. 1858. 8pp. Folded quarto sheet. Two soft horizontal creases some dust-soiling and edge wear minor fold separations. Good. A decidedly anti-Mormon speech delivered in the midst of the Utah War on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman John Thompson who concludes by arguing the absolute necessity of increasing the size of the army to suppress the Mormon conflict. Thompson is clearly no fan of the Mormons. He presents polygamy as a threat to America and argues for harsh treatment of the Mormons in Utah. Thompson categorizes the founder of Mormonism Joseph Smith as possessing "that singular compound of genius and folly of cunning and absurdity of indolence and energy of craft and earnestness which distinguished him to the end of his career." Thompson accuses Smith of attempting "to introduce communism" through his "spiritual despotism." But he reserves his most vicious rhetoric for Brigham Young and the Mormons currently fighting U.S. forces in Utah: <br> <br> "What will you do with Utah.I would send an army there sufficient to apprehend Young and his co-conspirators against the authority of the General Government - who will be found to include every lord of the seraglio - try them for treason and hang every one without distinction who should be found guilty; excluding every Mormon from any participation in the legal processes of the court." <br> <br> A rare official screed against the Utah Mormons whose ultimate surrender to the U.S. government in mid-1858 resulted in Brigham Young's removal as territorial governor. The conflict and its aftermath left a rift between the Utah Mormons and the U.S. government that delayed Utah statehood for almost forty years. OCLC records only eighteen copies. FLAKE 8939. unknown books
1971185757Philadelphia: SMC 1971. Large 2.5 inch diameter pin the names of the schools and SE Asia riddled with bullets other text red on a black background. Issued for the 1971 protest to mark the anniversary of the Kent State shootings and protest the war. SMC unknown books
1898WRCAM54683Various places including Pennsylvania Virginia at sea New Jersey and Puerto Rico 1898. 171pp. with 342 photographs. Four large quarto photograph albums. Matching contemporary three-quarter crimson morocco and cloth front covers gilt. Minor shelf wear and some rubbing. Images in overall very good condition. An amazing assemblage of photographs documenting the Spanish-American War experiences of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry which was at that time the oldest volunteer military unit in continuous service to the United States. The photographs are arranged chronologically in four contemporary photo albums with the images occasionally annotated in a contemporary hand and including the identification of numerous members of the Troop. <br> <br> The first volume opens with images of Mt. Gretna Pennsylvania "where troops were sworn into U.S. service May 7th 1898 by Maj. Thompson U.S.A." The photographs record field exercises camp building and tent organization at Camp Hastings cavalry drills an image of "Capt. Groome reading the Articles of War to Troop June 1898" a "first arrival of government horses" several shots of men training and "throwing" their horses shooting practice "Capt. Groome assigning Government horses to Troopers" and various shots of the men at work and even some play. Over the course of the album the names of numerous soldiers are recorded below several of the photographs. <br> <br> The second album opens with several photographs of the Troop striking their tents in preparation for leaving Camp Hastings at Mt. Gretna headed for Camp Alger at Dunn Loring Virginia. Here the Troop was ordered to increase their enlistment numbers. At Camp Alger the Troop was also fitted out with federal supplies and assigned to the Second Army Corps commanded by Maj. Gen. William Graham who is pictured here. Other photographs capture the camp scene at Alger "the First Troop picket line" the Troop receiving their federal-issue khaki uniforms the Troop at roll call and some shots featuring African-American helpers. <br> <br> In late July the Troop was sent to Newport News and several photographs record their brief time there with about a dozen shots of their temporary camp. On July 28 1898 the Troop left Virginia on the transport ship MASSACHUSETTS bound for Puerto Rico. Several images here capture the frenetic loading of the troops and their horses onto the ship with the remaining half dozen or so shots recording the Troop's time on board. <br> <br> The third album picks up where the second left off with the First City Troop embarked on the transport ship MASSACHUSETTS headed for Guanica Puerto Rico. Shipboard activities captured here include a few shots of groups of men being showered with water hoses. Several shots record the arrival of the men in the port of Guanica where they encounter the hospital ship NUECES which reports of the news of the "surrender of Ponce." After the men disembark they pitch their camp around Cathedral Virgin del Carmen on August 5. The next day several photographs record the unloading of horses and stores in the harbor at Ponce. The remaining thirty-eight photographs in this volume record scenes in the interior of Puerto Rico and are the most heavily annotated of the four albums. The images record scenes from the "road from Port of Ponce to Ponce" several scenes capturing a market day in Ponce and recording numerous native islanders the Troop's "temporary camp about 2 miles beyond Ponce" the "Troop wagon leaving camp beyond Ponce to join wagon train for Guayama" on August 8 a shot of the Troop's wagon "on road to Guayama in a Porto Rico mudhole" images of the wagon train to Guayama with the H Troop 6th U.S. Cavalry the "Point of Advance Guard entering Guayama within the lines" the Troop itself "entering Guayama passing General Brooke's Headquarters" a "View of First Troop Phila. City Cavalry U.S.V. Camp at Arroyo August 10th to 6A.M. Aug. 13th 1898" with the last ten images recording the camp or the streets at Arroyo. <br> <br> The fourth album documents the Troop's voyage home to Philadelphia. This time they take passage on the transport ship MISSISSIPPI and about half of the images record their voyage on board. On Sept. 10 1898 they reach Jersey City in New York harbor where they camp for a short time before returning to camp in Pennsylvania where the album ends. A couple of months later all three officers and the ninety- eight enlisted men of the First City Troop were mustered out of federal service for the Spanish-American War. <br> <br> Originally founded in 1774 by twenty-eight Philadelphia patriots as the "Light Horse of the City of Philadelphia" the First Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry is the oldest mounted military unit operating in continuous service to the American republic being the first volunteer cavalry troop organized in defense of the colonies. Among the Troop's original founders was John Dunlap printer to Congress from 1778 to 1789 publisher of the first American daily newspaper and the first printer of the Declaration of Independence. Most of the earliest members were similarly notable professional men of Philadelphia. The Troop served with valor in the American Revolution the War of 1812 the Mexican- American War the Civil War the Spanish- American War and every major American war through the Korean War. <br> <br> The present albums present a unique and important visual record of the First City Troop's activities before during and on the way home from the Spanish-American War. hardcover books
19001337915Washington: Government Printing Office 1900. January 1900. Softcover. Booklet 10x13; Fair/paperback; dark peach covers; black titles and lettering to front; front cover detached front binding as is; some chips to spine and edges; exterior has mild wear; text block has mild toning; illustrated; pp 73<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved between 15's ephemera boxes 9 and 10 in Netdesk office. 1337915. FP New Rockville Stock. Government Printing Office unknown books
186428010Washington D.C.: n.p. 1864. First edition. Removed. A very good copy leaves clean and bright some sunning on last blank. 48 pp. 8vo. 38th Congress 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc No. 59. The dispatches from the field commanders including descriptions of actions battles lists of those killed in action. Scarce. OCLC shows 5 copies. n.p. unknown books
1900WRCAM26249London: Harrison and Sons 1900. 69pp. Stitched. Titlepage loose. Else very good clean. A lawsuit over blockade running carries on for 35 years. The SPRINGBOK was originially seized by the United States because it was carrying "contraband of war." The subsequent legal struggles for compensation and discussions of the legality of such a move are discussed in these documents. The PETERHOFF also was transporting contraband and had false papers and the British government refused to "find ground to interefere." The 5 documents relating to this ship deal with the subsequent conflict between the United States and Britain. Harrison and Sons unknown books
1739WRCAM35447London: T. Cooper 1739. 230pp. Dbd. Very good. Responding specifically to the recently published POPULAR PREJUDICES. Sabin 64143 this pamphlet criticizes the Convention of El Pardo and Prime Minister Walpole's other diplomatic efforts to avoid war with Spain. The House of Commons sided overwhelmingly with the belligerent faction claiming abuses of British seamen and unfair interruption of trade by the Spanish authorities in the Caribbean and pressured Walpole into commencing the War of Jenkins' Ear in October 1739. BELL M373. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 739/199. GOLDSMITHS 7679 another ed. SABIN 49228. T. Cooper unknown books
