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186036243Springfield Chicago 1860. 16pp. Caption title as issued. Disbound else Very Good. <br /> <br /> This Illinois campaign document is probably the first of three printings each with similar but not identical material. Each attacks Douglas for hypocrisy on the question of Congressional power to control slavery in the Territories. Each paints him as an extreme Southern Rights partisan supporting the Dred Scott Decision and scuttling the Missouri Compromise. <br /> It is as Ernie Wessen noted "a most important Lincoln campaign document; quoting heavily from Lincoln's Columbus speech." <br /> In his early public career Douglas had extolled the immutable nature of the 1820 Missouri Compromise and insisted that Congress had full power over the Territories. But in 1854 leading the Kansas-Nebraska Act forces and advocating Popular Sovereignty he changed horses: only a Territory's inhabitants could decide whether to bar slavery within its borders. His attempt to reconcile the Dred Scott Decision with Popular Sovereignty and his unconcern with slavery as a social and moral question are mocked and scorned. <br /> FIRST EDITION. LCP 8794. Sabin 20696n. Not in Monaghan Eberstadt Decker Miles Ante-Fire Imprints. 97 Midland Notes 308. unknown
186040024Springfield 1860. Caption title as issued. Disbound else Very Good. <br /> <br /> This Illinois campaign document leads with the letter of Edward Bates the old Missouri Know-Nothing to Orville Browning endorsing the Lincoln-Hamlin ticket denouncing the "wanton and reckless" Democrats asserting that "the national government has sovereign power over the Territories and that it would be impolitic and unwise to use that power for the propagation of negro slavery." Lincoln is "a sound safe national man. He could not be sectional if he tried." <br /> Monaghan 27 records a separate printing of Bates's endorsement. Our document also prints the Republican Douglas Democrat and Breckinridge Democrat platforms; examines the pro-slavery record of Douglas's running mate Herschel Johnson of Georgia; chronicles the disastrous results of Douglas's Squatter Sovereignty policy and his failed position on "The Everlasting Nigger Question;" and finally prints Lincoln's and Hamlin's letters of acceptance.<br /> FIRST EDITION. Monaghan 27 note. Not in Eberstadt Decker Sabin Miles LCP. unknown
1860876921860. MAP - NEW YORK STATE. THE STATE OF NEW YORK FROM NEW AND ORIGINAL SURVEYS under the direction of J. H. French O.E. Syracuse: Robert Pearsall Smith Publisher 1860. A large-format wall map of New York State surrounded by vignette maps of Syracuse Oswego Manhattan Long Island Hudson Schenectady Poughkeepsie Albany Auburn City Utica Buffalo Rochester a geological and land patent map a meteorological map and a time indicator i.e. a series of dials indicate the time at several points throughout the state when it is noon at Albany. 68 x 73 inches. An excellent example of "scientific mapping" at the time the French map is considered to the best state map produced before the civil war. It was widely used in public schools and offices at the time and is still useful as a detailed picture of roads and town locations as they existed at the time. It appears to be the first commercial map of New York State to present statistical information in cartographic form.Bottom roller missing. Varnish yellowed with small creases. Edges worn with some small tears and dampstaining. Overall in very good condition.Allen D.Y.;' The Mapping of NY State'. Ristow; American Maps p355-78. unknown
1829053217New Orleans: Printed by A. T. Penniman & Co. 1829. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. xii 325 3 cxii; 2 410 pages. Untrimmed. Lacks the final leaf of Volume II part of Table of Contents. Hardcovers bound in early 20th century 3/4 leather with black cloth-covered boards. Raised bands and gilt titles on the spines. Housed in a sturdy cloth-covered slipcase. An ex-library set with removed shelf numbers at the foot of the spines. Library bookplate on the front pasteowns. Each volume has the name of "Junius Davis" stamped in gilt on the front cover. The bindings show moderate rubbing and wear and has a little hinge cracking at the headcap and foot of the spines. Still a sturdy set. In Volume I about 1/3 of the half title is torn away affecting some of the text. The final three leaves have large tears at the bottom margins not affecting the text. In Volume II the leaf for pages 409-410 is torn away at the fore edge with significant loss of text part of the Table of Contents it lists the contents of the last two chapters of the volume. There is heavy damping to the bottom half of the text blocks in both volumes and both volumes have soiling to the title pages and final leaves. Wide margins to the text. This was the copy of Junius Davis 1845-1916. Davis was a lawyer who was the son of George Davis the Attorney General of the Confederate States. Junius was born in Wilmington and studied at the Bingham School near Hillsborough before he enrolled in the Confederate Army at 17 serving with the Tenth North Carolina Regiment. He was in the Battles of Drewry's Bluff and Bermuda Hundred and was part of the attack on Fort Harrison. He was slightly wounded in the trenches around Petersburg during the last days of the war and was part of the retreat to Appomattox. He and some others were cut off from the main group and retreated into the woods only to hear the next day that Lee has surrendered. They were not certain of this and went to Lynchburg where they were advised to go home. They then returned to Greensboro North Carolina in hopes of joining up with Johnston but they learned that Johnston had surrendered there and so they turned themselves over to the Federal Provost Marshall. After the War Junius Davis studied law and joined his father at his law firm. There is a partial faint pencil signature on the torn half title of Volume I reading "Geo." This is likely his father George Davis. Although the Table of Contents at the end of Volume II is incomplete this is overall an attractive and sound set and contains an interesting provenance. <br/> <br/> Printed by A. T. Penniman & Co. hardcover
18504492<p>No date Ca. 1850. Good softcover. Center-stitched pamphlet in self-wraps. First page/front cover is age darkened with some soiling and staining and has a 3/4 x 1.5 inch chip missing at top fore corner - 1st page text not affected 2nd page missing 1st letter of first three lines; last page/rear cover is age darkened with light foxing and few small pencil marks at top fore corner and has contemporary black stamp 'For Sale in Williamsville Vt. By W. L. Williams.' ; tightly bound; few interior pages are age darkened with foxing most are fairly bright and clean but for some pencil marginalia; all text is easily legible; all leaves remain supple. Consists of 4 page narrative about captivity by Indians and white man William Wallace's exposure to Indian remedies; remaining 12 pages are ads for 'Brant's Indian Pulmonary Balsam' and 'Brant's Indian Purifying Extract' which cure scrofula fevers liver complaints abscesses consumption piles mercurial diseases female complaints etc. Not dated but some advert testimonials are dated 1844 - 1849 and pencil note in a margin is dated 1850. 8vo 16 pp; illustrated adverts. Cf Sabin #34480; OCLC #765809491. Note that caption title on this work is exactly as stated and differs from Sabin which includes 'no fiction' in title and 'Taro-way Indians' as well as differing from OCLC which has 'no fiction' and 'Taw-way Indians'.</p> New York: Wallace & Co. paperback
1997068506Mainz Germany and East Berlin PA: Klaus Stopp 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in six 6 volumes uniformly bound in red buckram lettered in gold foil oblong format. Published 1997-99. Vol. I unnumbered Vols. II-V numbered 82 of an edition limited to 500 copies. Volumes show a few slight surface marks to cover cloth but are essentially as issued with firm square bindings unmarked interiors. 284 286 303 332 240 278 pp. illus. in color b&w. A monumental undertaking stunningly presented. Essential to all fraktur collections. Technically a Vol. VII limited to only 200 copies was issued but is more of a tribute to Stopp including an addendum of copies cataloged since the publication of Vol. VI and typically isn't included in "complete" sets of this series. Klaus Stopp Hardcover
1963190111963. Trenton State Prison inmates photographed during the late twentieth century documenting daily life inside New Jersey's maximum security correctional institution between 1963 and 1991. Trenton State Prison one of the oldest operating prisons in the United States served as the state's primary maximum security facility housing prisoners convicted of the most serious offenses. The photographs capture scenes from within the institution and record aspects of inmate labor living conditions medical care and moments of daily interaction among prisoners. The archive is particularly notable for its documentation of African American inmates during a period when racial disparities within the American prison population and debates about incarceration were increasingly visible within public discourse.<br /> <br /> Photo archive consisting of nine silver gelatin press photographs taken at Trenton State Prison in New Jersey between 1963 and 1991. The images document a range of activities within the prison environment. One photograph shows an African American inmate working in the prison kitchen presenting a tray of freshly baked brownies. Another depicts several inmates gathered inside a small cell smoking cigarettes and socializing. Additional photographs show inmates wearing white prison uniforms while operating heavy machinery in work assignments. One image taken in a medical ward shows an inmate identified as an AIDS patient watching television while smoking. Another photograph records the removal of a wounded prisoner on a stretcher following violence associated with the 1976 disturbances at the prison when inmates gained access to weapons and opened fire toward an outside thoroughfare.<br /> <br /> American prisons during the later twentieth century became central sites of debate regarding incarceration prison conditions and racial inequality within the criminal justice system. Facilities such as Trenton State Prison housed large populations of African American inmates as the United States prison population expanded rapidly in the decades following the 1960s. Photographic documentation of prison life remains comparatively uncommon due to restricted access to correctional institutions making press photographs an important visual source for understanding the internal environments of prisons. Nine silver gelatin press photographs measuring approximately 9.5 x 6.5 inches to 10 x 8 inches. Minor wear consistent with handling; overall condition very good. unknown
19952090502124300750Housewife and Seikatsusha 1995. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 2 Size: 34 cm Number of books: 1 Housewife and Seikatsusha paperback
1808008919Raleigh NC: Printed by William Boylan 1808. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. RARE. No institutional holdings noted at OCLC. A Good copy of the 2nd Edition the 1st Haywood published 1800. Missing 1/2" of calf at top of spine 1/2"-2" at bottom of spine front board with 3" missing outer leather layer rear paste down with scribbles in reddish pencil front blank end page detached front board hanging by a strip of leather at spine blank rear end page missing. All pages with text present. Front paste down and front end page with several early owner names and dates early owner name at title page. Front end page unattached. 414 pages. Laid in one page circa 1904-1908 titled "Important Meetings for Fishermen and Oystermen - Itinereray of Fish Committee" listing a number of meetings with dates and places. On verso is a manuscript in pencil roughly 50 word description of where and how this book was found and who one of its prior owners was said to have been. The writing presumable in the hand of Joseph Hyde Pratt state geologist of North Carolina at the time as noted on the front and from whose estate this book came. For all its flaws. a fascinating copy of this RARE early North Carolina imprint. Cohen 8443 Shaw 34857. Printed by William Boylan Hardcover
1926009546Terre Haute IN: Self-published 1926. Book. Very Good. Ring Bound. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An exceptionally documented and detailed scrapbook and photo album compiled by Edward Lathrop a Lone Scout from 1917-1924 and a Scoutmaster and Camp Director at Camp Sandison Turkey Run State Park Terre Haute Indiana from 1926-1930. Bound in a wood panel-sided 3 ring binder with Boy Scout decal front cover prior owner name label verso front cover Very Good 106 pages with black card stock backgrounds with 130 black and white photographs ranging in size from 2" x 3" to 5" x 8". The photographs are annotated in ink. Also with six Scouting publications 15 programs 21 letters 12 Scout cards seven certificates one drawing and numerous newspaper and magazine clippings. The bulk of the material is from the period 1931-1935 with later material as late as 1951. Lathrop was a Reverend in the Evangelical United Brethren Church. Of special interest is a US War Department Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District certificate dated 6 August 1945 stating that Edward Lathrop of Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.participated in "work essential to the production of the Atomic Bomb thereby contributing to the successful conclusion of World War II." Signed in blue ink by Henry L. Stinson Secretary of War. A unique and uncommon archive of Lone Scouting and Boy Scouting materials. Self-published Hardcover
190764217Seattle WA: William Lee Waters 1907. Oblong 4to. 11 x 7.25 in. 104 pp unpaginated. on thick black paper stock. With 132 silver gelatin photos mounted on the pages sized from 2 x 2 in. up to 7 x 9 in. with majority sized approx. 3 x 4 in. varying between matte finish and glossy photo stock most w/ white ink MS annotations identifying locations & subjects a couple laid-in over 25 printed photo clippings from contemporary Seattle souvenir travel brochures 2 colour-printed postcards. Contemporary flexible textured calf flexible cover binding rebacked white manuscript lettering on front cover some scuffing edgewear occasional over-exposure to about 7 photos still a VG- exemplar. This well-arranged photo album opens with a colour plate of Northwest Coast Native Americans canoeing along the sound with Mount Rainier in the background followed by several images of Native Americans basketry totem pole in downtown Seattle and outdoor adventures and scenery in Washington. Over 25 of the photographs focus on William Waters and Larrebee Waters canoeing traveling and building a cabin near Copalis Beach WA. Also featured are several photographs of Quinault Indians on the nearby reservation including group shots in front of the post office with large dog canoeing across Grays Harbor Quinault children and mother next to their beach tent and others. Other photos capture William Waters with his law office staff including 1 Japanese-American in front of the 610 Pioneer Building William next to Pioneer Square and a very nice photograph of the “Judge’s Office.†Still more photographs document a visit to the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition including a visit to the giant timber Forestry Building along with swimming & baseball at Brown’s Camp.Several photographs depict the fabulous salmon fishing and cooking at Colman’s Camp on Orcas Island in the Summer 1904 before the YMCA of Greater Seattle set up their famed Camp Orkila nearby in 1906. These photos show the canvas cabins excursion rowboats Mrs. Colman chaperoning the mixed bathing of young men & women and the beached steamship Mabel on the picnic beach. Summer 1905 found Waters and friends camping on Lake Washington canoeing splitting wood and even listening to the phonograph. Also featured along with a large contemporary photo of William Waters’ alma mater Harvard Law School are several photos of “Mamie†Harriet May Norton 1883-1965 whom he married in 1906. Along with photo of nicely appointed room and prominent placement of Harvard blanket and Northwest Coast Indian peaked hat hanging on the wall two of the photos capture Tsunezo Sawada b. 1885 their Japanese-American servant and cook including one view with the young couple in front of their canvas tent cabin from Seattle Tent & Awning Co. Sawada had emigrated from Japan by 1805 and would later move his family including his wife Mamoyo Sawada a medical nurse to Sacramento CA where he became a bean cake salesman supplying Japanese-American and Chinese-American restaurants cafes and hotels. Waters 1872-1956 was born in Lakeville New Brunswick Canada and later emigrated with his family to the Washington Territory in 1884. He later attended Harvard Law School and practiced law in Seattle WA until the end of the Roaring 20’s including a short stint in Yakima WA for the Northern Pacific. By 1930 he was living with his youngest son in Fullerton CA while Harriet Waters had moved in with their oldest daughter before returning to Seattle. William Lee Waters, unknown
1950029765San Jose: Western Cover Society / American Philatelic Society 1950 1951 1952 Etc. 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Photographs Reproductions Etc. Throughout. 256 Issues Of This Multi-Award Winning Philatelic And Western History Journal From Pre-Publication Flyer 1950 Through Volume 64 #3 2014 With All Indices And The Special New Mexico Territorial Post Offices Supplement Of 1958 Lacking Only Three Issues: Vol 22 #1 Volume 39 #2 Volume 56 # 1. All Fine. Early Issues Looseleaf Or Staplebound All In Binders Later Issues In Spine-Stapled Heavier Or Glossy Wrappers Each Issue Loose All Unmarked And Unworn. A Fine Archive Of Western History With Information On Places And Individuals And Illustrations Of Letters Documents Etc. Not Found In Other Sources. Note That A Few Issues Are Mis-Marked With Earlier Volume/Number Or Whole Number Enumerations Errors Only The Printed Date/Year Is Determinative For This Journal. Also Included Are Many Binders Of Clippings Relating To Technical Postal Information Circa 1940'S-1980'S. Three Tightly Packed File Boxes Probably 5 Boxes Shipping Postage At Actual Cost Probably About $150 By Insured Media Mail. About 5000 Pages At A Price Much Less Than That Of Locating And Photocopying These Issues And In Fine Condition Without Library Marks Etc. <br/> <br/> Western Cover Society / American Philatelic Society 1950 1951 1952 Etc. paperback
1952060215Pasadena / Los Angeles: Roland E Coate 1952. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Coate's Printed Specifications For His Own Residence In Pasadena Circa 1952/1953. This Residence 1685 La Vista Place Pasadena With Guest Room And Bath Across The Courtyard Was Built On A 36150 Sq Ft Lot. Printed "Copy No." On Front Cover Followed By Handwritten "1"; Handwritten "Revised 10/20/.1952 At Top. Descriptive 14 Pages Not The Plans. Extensive Pencil Revisions Throughout. With A Hand Drawn Illustration Laid In Loosely A "Recess" About 24" X 36" With A Brass Fish Box Filled With Plants. <br/> <br/> Roland E Coate paperback
2004045964Los Angeles: Architectural Guild Press / University Of Southern California 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 256 Pp. Grey Cloth Stamped In White. First Printing 2004. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Small Personal Inscription At Fore Edge Of Front Pastedown Under The Front Flap. <br/> <br/> Architectural Guild Press / University Of Southern California hardcover
1934025579Concord New Hampshire 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Map. Near Fine. map. Near as new collection first 4 in the original heavy card-stock folders. 1941/42 & 1942/43 1943/44 & 1944/45 are missing they were likely not produced due to the paper shortage/publishing bans during WWII. This collection is considered complete until such a time as I find or am made aware of those missing years being available. NOTE: I have included a pamphlet entitled: New Hampshire recreational calendar winter season 1944-1945. It does not have the usual large map but includes all of the public & private ski areas in the state and their schedules. All of these were amassed by one collector who with very deep pockets chose only the finest of copies available. This collection is exemplary and all are in near fine to fine as new condition. <br/> <br/> unknown
192620993Paris: Maurice Darantiere 1926. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies printed by Maurice Darantiere small 4to pp. 5-58 5; 20 small pochoir illustrations by Bonfils; original stiff pictorial wrappers; fine copy in a nearly fine glassine sleeve and the printed copy designation slip laid in. Robert Étienne Bonfils 1886-1972 was a French illustrator painter and designer not to be confused with the American illustrator Robert Bonfils. Tessie Jones was the talented daughter of the famed collector of rare Americana Herschel V. Jones of Minneapolis. Maurice Darantiere unknown
188059140Taylor's Falls Minnesota: Sanford C. Sargent for the St. Paul & Duluth Railroad n.d. 1880. Mammoth albumen photograph approx. 12¾" x 16¼" on a mount approx. 20" x 24" with printed caption; one corner of the mount bent and the mount toned; overall very good. Sargent 1851-1914 was born in New York and had studios in both Taylor's Falls and Minneapolis. He was active in Minnesota in the 1880s and 1890s. Sanford C. Sargent for the St. Paul & Duluth Railroad, n.d. unknown
18572921St. Paul: E.S. Goodrich territorial printer Pioneer & Democrat Office 1857. Offered with: Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention for the Territory of Minnesota to form a state constitution preparatory to its admission into the union as a state by T.F. Andrews official reporter to the convention St. Paul: G.W. Moore printer 1858. Together 2 volumes 8vo later sheep red morocco labels; Martin Minnesota Imprints 139 & 194. Debates and proceedings of the Republican and Democratic wings of the convention to make Minnesota's state constitution. A tempestuous battle had ensued over which party would control the convention as that party would dictate the provisions of the constitution and so arrange the formation of congressional and legislative districts that Senators and Representatives in Congress would be of that party's faith. The political control of Congress might depend on the outcome in the new state of Minnesota and so the whole country became interested in the election of delegates to Minnesota's Constitutional Convention. Agreement between the parties could not be reached and thus two separate conventions were convened. "The two conventions met daily. Their proceedings were uniformly orderly dignified and most interesting. Various important measures far reaching and influential in their character and nature were proposed in each convention and some of them adopted. In a few weeks after the rival conventions assembled the better judgement sound sense and devotion to the interests of the people among the members generally asserted themselves." Private conferences were held and at last Democratic leaders conferred with leading Republicans and on the 28th of August 1857 agreement was reached upon the entire draft of the constitution the printed version of which appears at the back of each volume and in the case of the Democratic Proceedings may be the earliest appearance of the constitution in print see Minnesota in Three Centuries 1908 III 42-48. E.S. Goodrich, territorial printer (Pioneer & Democrat Office) unknown
50256Northwood Narrows N.H.: Lillabulero Press 1971. First edition 8vo pp. 10 4-44 1; original pictorial wrappers slightly rubbed. This copy inscribed by Robert Bly: "Written by:" and in Transtromer's hand: "Tomas Transtromer." And in Bly's hand again: "Translated by Robert Bly" with a typical Bly drawing of a one-eyed blob beneath. Lillabulero Press unknown
1970ZB679366Utah State University 1970-2000. Volumes 1-31 1970-2000 bound library markings else text clean and bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Utah State University unknown
1893ZB679371Iowa State Historical Dept 1893-1988. third series Volumes 1-49 1893-1988 mostly bound very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Iowa State Historical Dept unknown
191547170London Taylor & Francis 1915. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt title- and tomelabels with gilt lettering. Spine a bit rubbed some cracking to hinges but covers not detached. In: "The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science" Vol. XXX Sixth Series. VIII824 pp. textillustr. and 18 plates. Entire volume offered. Bohr's papers: pp. 394-413 and pp. 581-612. A stamp to verso of titlepage. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First appearance of a landmark paper in which Bohr found experimental support for his energy equation for electron orbits and of stationary states in the work of Franck and Hertz from 1914. Furthermore Franck and Hertz unwittingly provided an independent confirmation of the concept of stationary state. In 1914 they observed an energy threshold in the electron-stopping power of mercury vapor. This threshold Bohr explained the following year corresponded to a transition between the normal state and another first excited stationary state of the mercury atom and not as Franck and Hertz had originally thought to the ionization of the atom. The supramechanical stability implied by the assumption of stationary states was now empirically proved to comprehend stability with regard to electron impacts."Bohr had to frequently revise and refine his atomic model in light of new discoveries. One significant paper "On the Quantum Theory of Radiation and the Structure of the Atom" the paper offered added more specific details about atomic states. For example Bohr had earlier made the argument that electrons could jump from one orbit to another as energy was emitted or absorbed. In this paper he theorezed that an atom possesses stationary states in which energy was neither emitted nor absorbed. Any emission or absorption that did occur such as might induce an electron ump would correspond to the transition between two stationary states."sparknotes.com.An: the second paper offered. When Bohr had finished his importent paper on the hydrogen atom "On the Theory of Decrease of Velocity of Moving Electrified Particles on passing through Matter" 1913 he completed another paper on that subject the paper offered which includes the influence of effects due to relativity and to straggling that is the fluctuations in energy and in range of individual particles.Pais p. 128.Rosenfeld no 13 a. 14.The volume contains further importent papers by J.J. THOMSON W.H. BRAGG RUTHERFORD & BARNES SODDY & HITCHINS etc. </em> unknown
19803115254New Mexico: State of New Mexico Office of the Attorney General. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Leather Binding. First edition. Specially leather-bound copy of the official State record of the horrendous prison riot recounted by author Roger Morris in his book "The Devil's Butcher Shop." This copy came from the library of New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Samuel Z. Montoya with a full page inscription to him from State Attorney general Jeff Bingaman on first blank dated in year of publication. Near fine in tan full calf with Justice Montoya's name noted in gilt letters. Couple small digs to covers. paginated in sections 9" X 11" A remarkable historical document attesting to the grim facts pertaining to this notorious incident of murder and mayhem.; 9" X 11" . State of New Mexico Office of the Attorney General hardcover
1814010086Philadelphia: Moses Thomas 1814. Book. Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Printer ; J. Maxwell. 96 pages half-title. Original buff printed paper covered boards 6 1/8 in. by 3 3/8 in. "From the fifth London edition." Additional poems: p. 91-96. Very Good boards rubbed and soiled toning at end papers 1901 dated prior owner inscription front end page. SCARCE the variations of the First American Editions printed in Baltimore Boston New York and Philadelphia much more uncommon than the 1814 John Murray London 1sts. Last of any of these American imprints last seen at auction in the 1970s according to RBH. Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31053. Moses Thomas Hardcover
1800009915Huntingdon Pennsylvania: publisher not identified Printed for the proprietor 1800. Book. Very Good Minus. Full Calf. Later American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volumes bound as one in original calf Vol 1 vi 1 8-156 pages; Vol. 2 117 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Franklin in beaver skin hat engraved by J. Bannerman. Preface includes a letter by Richard Price. Pages 96-147 of v. 1 have the continuation of Franklin's life by Henry Stueber. "Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--Vol. 1 p. 146-156. Very Good Minus joints opening but hinges still solid boards rubbed early prior owner name in ink at frontis title preface and "Life of." pages pencil and ink notations at end pages and paste downs moderate browning throughout. A quite uncommon early American imprint noted for the portrait of Franklin by Bannerman. An incomplete copy came to auction in 2015 else the last copy at auction was 1916 according to RareBookHub. Sabin 25602 Ford P.L Franklin 456 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37442 English Short Title Catalogue;; W17376. [publisher not identified] Printed for the proprietor, Hardcover
