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191050307N.p. n.d. Saint Paul 1910. Oblong folio containing 100 silver print photographic postcards each with Bromley's stamp in the right margin; printed index of the photographs "from negatives made by Whitney Tuttle Illingworth Zimmerman and others" is mounted inside the upper cover; original black cloth with one of the images mounted on the front cover; spine spotted the whole lightly rubbed; very good sound and complete. Images run the gamut from city scenes architecture Native Americans steamboats views of Fort Snelling the Mississippi River etc. Not found in OCLC but there is a set of these photographs at Minnesota Historical. A similar album exists for Minneapolis. unknown
185723389.07<p><strong>Rare New York Senate Print of Proposed State Law to Combat the <em>Dred Scott</em> Decision</strong></p><p>"<em>Every slave … who shall come or be brought or be involuntarily in this state shall be free.</em>"</p><p>SLAVERY AND ABOLITION—NEW YORK STATE.</p><p>New York Senate. "An Act To secure Freedom to all persons within this State" Edward M. Madden April 9 1857 Passed the Assembly on April 17; failed in the Senate. Printed with numbered lines for the use of the Senate. 1 p. 6.5 x 11.5 in. </p><p><strong>Excerpts</strong></p><p>"<em>Neither descent near or remote from an African…nor color of skin shall disqualify any person for being or prevent any person from becoming a citizen of this state; nor deprive such person of the rights and privileges of a citizen thereof.</em>"</p><p>"<em>Every person who shall hold or attempt to hold in this state in slavery…under any pretence or for any time however short shall be deemed guilty of felony and on conviction thereof shall be confined in the state prison at hard labor for a term not less than two nor more than ten years.</em>"</p><p><strong>Historical Background</strong></p><p>In 1799 the New York legislature passed "An Act for the gradual abolition of slavery" that indentured and would eventually free slave children born after July 4 1799. In 1817 it passed a law freeing those slaves in 1827. But non-residents and part-time residents could still bring their slaves into the state temporarily.</p><p>On March 14 1857 New York Assemblyman Samuel A. Foot introduced resolutions declaring that the U.S. Supreme Court through its decision in <em>Dred Scott v. Sanford</em> "has in effect declared slavery to be national" and calling for the creation of a joint committee of three senators and five assemblymen to "consider and report what measures if any the Legislature of this State ought to adopt to protect the constitutional rights of her citizens." The resolution passed by a vote of 49-24 and the Senate concurred on April 2.</p><p>On April 9 Edward M. Madden introduced this bill in the Senate. Simultaneously Foot introduced this bill #24129 and three resolutions #23389.08 in the Assembly. Eight days later the Assembly with 81 Republicans 38 Democrats and 8 American Party members passed the bill 72 to 38. In the Senate with 17 Republicans 9 American Party members Know Nothings and 4 Democrats attempts to move the bill to the Committee of the Whole were evenly divided. Lacking the two-thirds majority required for this procedure the bill died.</p><p>Very similar language appeared in an 1859 bill which also failed; New York passed no new Personal Liberty Law during the decade before the Civil War.</p><p>The New York Senate had thirty-two members in 1857 so it is likely no more than fifty copies of this bill were printed for Senate consideration. We can find no evidence that any other copies have survived.</p><p><strong>Edward M. Madden</strong> 1818-1885 was born in Orange County New York and began work at a cotton factory at age nine. He worked as a merchant and then opened a saw factory in Middletown. He entered politics as a Democrat and was a delegate to the 1852 Democratic state convention. He joined the new Republican Party and served as a member of the New York Senate in 1856-1857 1872-1873 1875 and 1880-1881. He also served as a delegate to the 1864 and 1876 Republican National Conventions.</p>
186117755New York: S. N. Gaston. Good. 1861. First Edition. Soft Covers. Rare pocket-sized atlas focusing on the secessionist or slave-holding states at the outset of the American Civil War. Bound in tan publisher's printed wrappers. Front wrap is identical to the title page & with American eagle emblem. Saddle-stitched binding is tight. 14 hand-colored cerograph maps 1 double-page. Blank on verso of each map. Cover has small areas of chipping but generally good; interior has only minor pencil marginalia & light age toning. The initial double-page map of the United States and Territories is indicated with "great cantonments and strategic points" marked with a hand-colored red dot. These points include New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Baltimore Washington DC Norfolk Pensacola Cairo St. Louis Santa Fe Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Individual maps of the Confederate and Border States follow: Delaware/Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Kentucky/Tennessee and Texas. OCLC locates 5 copies. Military; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . S. N. Gaston paperback
191316729<p>Good HCs no DJs. 2 volume set. Green-brown buckram cloth over boards gilt stamped titles on spines. Covers are scuffed with uneven fading and some spotty stains; some rubbing at spine ends and fore corners light fraying; both volumes tightly bound; interiors are clean with slight general age darkening; all leaves are supple not brittle; cover leaf of final issue has short closed tear at mid-cover. Issues run from Vol 1 No 1 April 30 1910 through Vol 3 No 37 January 11 1913 presumably a complete run. Liberal-reformist weekly newspaper ran 1910-1913. Initial editor was Edward H. Clement thereafter Livy S. Richard. 100 shareholders held 1 share each. Exec. Comm: Ralph Albertson William E. Butler Alexander M. Wilson Robert Treat Paine Jr Charles M. Cabot. Many unsigned articles on local state and national affairs - political and social; some signed articles including writers: Mayor John F. 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald JFK's grandfather and mentor Gov. Curtis Guild Sen. Jonathan Bourne Jr Helen Campbell Frank Chouteau Brown Livingston Wright Everett B. Mero many others. Articles on politicians sports recreation architecture national politics railroads trusts reform movements theater socialism ranked voting planning development education and schools Henry Cabot Lodge Roosevelt law and the courts sanitation health laws much more. Fairly heavily illustrated in earlier issues less so later. Large 4to; paged by issue approx 1100 total pp. Cf OCLC #10741554.</p> Boston: Co-operative Publishing Company hardcover
180716527London: Richard Phillips. Good with no dust jacket. 1807. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Contemporary 3/4 leather over scuffed marbled boards. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Text tight. Early owner's ink stamp on title page. Condition of individual books as noted after each title. Each book was issued separately throughout the year. Binding Instruction including insertion of plates is at the end of the volume although they were sometimes bound individually. These books were of considerable interest because at the time they were one of the only sources of information as to current conditions in foreign countries. Most travel & exploration books were of a more historical nature. There were 10 or more volumes published in this series. Full Titles: 1 "TRAVELS THROUGH THE TWO LOUISIANAS AND AMONG THE SAVAGE NATIONS OF THE MISSOURI; ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES ALONG THE OHIO AND THE ADJACENT PROVINCES IN 1801 1802 & 1803" by M. Perrin Du Lac translated from the French. Title page 106pp. 2pp index. Light waterstain on approx 1/3 of lower quarter of pages. 2 "VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE NORTH-EAST OF SIBERIA THE FROZEN OCEAN." by Gawrila Sarytschew Russian Imperial Major General translated from the Russian. Title page 80pp index at rear lacks plate of man & woman in Unilaschka. 3 "TRAVELS FROM ST. PETERSBURGH THROUGH MOSCOW GRODNO WARSAW BRESLAW.TO GERMANY IN.1805" by G. Reinbeck translated from the German. Title page 160pp fold out plate "Palace of the Czars" lower corners dampstained index at rear. 4 "TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AMERICA COMMUNICATING DISCOVERIES MADE IN EXPLORING THE MISSOURI RED RIVER AND WASHITA BY CAPTAINS LEWIS AND CLARK DR SIBLEY AND MR DUNBAR; WITH A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRIES ADJACENT" As Laid Before the Senate by the President of the United States and Never Before Published in Great Britain an edition of 1000 copies was published inWashington in 1806. Title page 116pp index at rear. Illustrated with charts & a folding table. Information on Indian tribes flora fauna geography & first account of Texas in book form. Nice condition: quite rare. 5 "ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA; PERFORMED BY HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP FAVOURITE IN THE YEAR 1805" by F. B. Spilsbury surgeon to the Favourite. Title page 2pp ad 43pp index 2 fold-out & 5 full page plates dealing mainly with slavery lacks 2 plates. Light scattered foxing. Parts 6 & 7 Analyses of New Works of Voyages and Travels Lately Published in London are summaries of larger works & do not have title pages. 6 " ANALYSES A VOYAGE TO SHEERAZ BY THE ROUTE OF KAZROON AND FEEROZABAD; .MANNERS CUSTOMS LAWS LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE PERSIANS." by Edward Scott Waring. 64pp index in rear. 7 "TRAVELS IN THE YEAR 1806 FROM ITALY TO ENGLAND THROUGH THE TYROL STYRIA BOHEMIA GALLICIA POLAND AND LAVONIA" by Marquis De Salvo. 32pp. World Travel Americana Africa Russia Persia Native American Slavery ; B.W. Plates; 8vo; 600 pages . Richard Phillips hardcover
1908ZB394356Illinois State Historical Society 1908-1977. volumes 1-12 14-38; 40-43; 45-48; 50-70 1908-1977. partly bound library markings textually clean & tight PRICE IS FOR THE LOT. - 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. Illinois State Historical Society unknown
1823423251London: Printed by Ellerton and Henderson Gough Square 1823. Near Fine. Folio 21.5 x 33 cm / 8½" x 13â€. pp. 1 2-3 4 blank. Light vertical and horizontal center folds three short tears at the horizontal fold near fine with a contemporary drawing of a few survey lines and diagrams very lightly sketched in ink and pencil on the final blank page. The Society states its case against slavery in the Colonies of Great Britain where "there are at this moment upwards of 800000 human beings in a state of degrading personal slavery." It provides a brief but detailed description of "the immoral inhuman and unjust" nature of the slave trade and of the absolute power of slave owners. Printed by Ellerton and Henderson, Gough Square unknown
6279<p>Randburg South Africa: Macdonald Purnell Ltd. 1994 later ptg. SIGNED half-title p. by Nelson Mandela and dated 18-7-95. 630pp. illus. hardback sm 4to: near Fine in a Fine dj in poly cover red remainder dot on fore edge; some light age darkening of top & fore edges; else nrF A very nice signature by Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 signed during his administration as South Africa’s first black president.</p> Randburg, South Africa: Macdonald Purnell Ltd. hardcover
17875031London: Charles Eyre & Andrew Strahan 1787. First edition. 27 George III Chapter 44. A Fine copy measuring 310 x 190mm and collating complete: 2 987-988. A scarce and important piece of legal history which ESTC records at only one library Lincoln's Inn and which does not appear in the modern auction record. The present is the only example on the market. <br /> <br /> At the start of the Restoration "English church courts were revived by an act of Parliament on 27 July 1661 to resume their traditional task of correcting spiritual and moral misdemeanors. Soon thereafter parishioners across England's dioceses once more faced admonition fines excommunication and even imprisonment if they failed to conform to the laws of the restored Church of England" Aklund. As much as these courts sought to reestablish a monolithic Anglican communal identity during Charles II's reign their position in the 18th century became "a case study in the secularization of the legal system" particularly given their theoretical justification based in the problematic concept of divine right Harris. Numerous acts the present example among them "represented an important step in the direction of limiting the reach of of ecclesiastical jurisdiction" Harris. <br /> <br /> An Act to Prevent Frivolous and Vexatious Suits in Ecclesiastical Courts was passed in 1787 drawn from a bill presented in Parliament the previous year. Its major accomplishment was the removal of Church authority in the regulation of private sexual behaviors: "It shall be further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Suit shall be commenced in any Ecclesiastical Court for Fornication or Incontinence of for any striking or brawling." While the Church may have voiced its moral codes or enacted social shaming within its own communities it no longer had the legal authority to regulate or punish sexual behavior. Such secularization had significant benefits across a number of communities. For survivors of assault it ended the Church's ability to mandate that a woman marry her attacker; for queer communities it prevented Biblically based persecution; for sex workers it took away the risk of arrest or fines for conducting their livelihoods. Ultimately the jurisdiction of ecclesiastical courts over sexual behavior whether in the form of obscene or defamatory words sexual engagement and sensual pleasure was terminated by this act. Little to no legal regulation of sex would be enacted until the next century when the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act and a series of Contagious Diseases Acts would seek to give secular courts more control over individuals' bodies. <br /> <br /> ESTC N58717. Charles Eyre & Andrew Strahan unknown
194548525St. Paul: Webb Publishing Co 1945. Long galley proofs measuring approx. 24" x 6" bound in paper wrappers with cloth top-strip printed paper label on upper cover; with numerous editorial corrections throughout by Manfred's editor at Webb Paul C. Hillestad but also with several longer ones in Manfred's hand both often changing text resulting in many different readings from the published version. Together with a review copy of the published book warmly inscribed by the author to Hillestad noting that "this book and the life it reflects really was the turning point in my life . You were very patient to have sweated it out with me as editor and friend. Webb Publishing Co unknown
1891010274Saint Joseph Michigan 1891. Map. Very Good. Map. 1st Edition. A RARE late 19th century Michigan map apparently unrecorded dated by "Soundings taken December 11th - 18th 1891". A manuscript map by E.C. Dunbar Ass. Engr. on translucent vellum architectural paper 39" x 30" "Scale 1 inch = 100 feet Soundings reduced to zero of U.S. guage react - 20 ft." Drawn in black ink with State Street in pencil and red ink for the Vandalia Lines Depot Grounds area. Very Good light soiling and light wear at edges "24" in black ink at bottom right and top corners with the 24 top right inked out and replaced with "106-17" in black ink. Of particular interest is the small drawing about half way up the right edge of a shore bird with a frog in its mouth! Along with several streets the map shows The Morrison Channel St. Joseph River and the Pawpaw River. It also shows the lines of the West Michigan Railroad Cincinnati Wabash & Michigan Railroad and the Lake Michigan Railroad Vandalia Lines. 1891 was the year that Saint Joseph was incorporated as a city. An amazing piece of Southwestern Michigan history. . hardcover
1766363001New York: Printed by Hugh Gaine at his Book-Store and Printing Office at the Bible & Crown in Hanover-Square 1766. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Two volume set. Thick folios. Contemporary full calf. Binding is worn with the boards nearly detached small bookplate on the front pastedowns else a good sound set. Volume one prints the proceedings from April 1691–September 1743; volume two from November 1743–December 1765. This edition includes: "the act for reversing the attainder of Jacob Leisler and others" on the last leaf of volume one. An invaluable resource for the early political social and economic history of New York. ESTC W6332; Evans 9756 10418. Printed by Hugh Gaine, at his Book-Store and Printing Office, at the Bible & Crown, in Hanover-Square hardcover
1929101409<p>Architectural diagram plans for the construction of the Empire State Building. 8 items all pencil on paper or tracing vellum various sizes ranging from 8x13 inches to 36x48 inches. Included are 5 plot plans showing the building's outline and the surrounding streets and properties 5 section plans of existing vaults and the machine room 2 sub-basement plans and the details of the pit for the refrigeration unit. Condition varies but is generally very good; most of the plans have minor folds or tears in the margins. The freight elevator plan has some tape repairs on the reverse but is not obtrusive. A plan showing a map of 34th and 33rd Streets has the most damage with tears in the margin some pieces missing and some significant wrinkling; probably the least important plan in this collection. Eight of the plans will be shipped rolled. The 102 story landmark Empire State Building was completed in 1931 on the former site of the original Waldof-Astoria Hotel. The cost of construction was about $41 million estimates suggest that today's cost would be close to $600 million and was completed in less than a year and a half. The building was designed by William Lamb of Shreve Lamb and Harmon whose plans are included in this collection. Considered as the "Eight Wonder of the World" when it opened the building has had its share of notoriety both good and bad. Suicides a shooting on the observation deck and even a plane crashing into it in 1945 have been part of the dark side of the building's history. However this iconic art deco building is as popular as ever and probably one of the busiest tourist attractions in New York City. One of the most significant parts of this architectural collection is the plan for the rather famous information desk. Other parts include plans for the sub-basement the machine room pit for the freight elevators and refrigeration unit and several plans illustrating the building's outline on the surrounding streets. A unique collection of New York City history. History1900s about website.</p>
1901010379East Aurora N.Y. : The Roycrofters at their Shop 1901. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bound in original brown suede with leather label front cover lettered in gilt top edge gilt silk paste downs 8 iv 9-166 3 pp. Colophon: #439 of 450 SIGNED BY Elbert Hubbard also SIGNED "Illumined by Lily Ess" and additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "This book contains sheets of my original Mss. Fra Elbertus Oct. 5th 1901" with 2pp #s 13 and 14 of original pencil manuscript bound in. Very Good some loss of suede at spine ends lacking the original cardboard box. The manuscript pages are from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Autobiographical first published in 1894 and are not from one of the fourteen essays in this volume. McKenna 70. The Roycrofters, at their Shop Hardcover
19154045Boston Mass: A. Williams & Co./Houghton Mifflin 1915. Hardcovers. all VG except for vols. 3 & 7: G. 8vos 9.25"x6.25". Brown coated cloth-covered boards with giltstamped titles. General shelfwear to roughly all volumes: rubbed corners edges spine extremes. Gilt-loss to the spines of several volumes. Pen and pencil marks to some front endpapers. Endpapers cracking at hinges to vols.: 1 3 4-6 8-9 and 12. Front hinge of vol. 7 cracked front and back hinges of vol. 3 cracked.<br /> Covered in rubbed seller's mylar. Pages toned. B&W plates and fold-out maps throughout some in color.<br /> <br /> Extra shipping will be charged due to weight. A. Williams & Co./Houghton Mifflin hardcover
19048792San Francisco: Whitaker & Ray Company 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Whitaker & Ray Company San Francisco 1904. First Edition. Covers reinforced at the outer edges and spine with white tape. First free end-paper missing. Front hinge separated from the text. Moderate foxing to a few pages most pages clean and bright. -- A Juvenile book of jingles characteristic of the west. Contains jingles on such subjects as the Chinaman Cliff House Golden Gate Park etc. Beautifully illustrated by 19 full page seven color litho-prints. -- One edition published in 1904 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide. Size: Quarto. 39 pages not numbered. -- Condition:. Whitaker & Ray Company hardcover
188110532Las Vegas N.M.: Imprenta Del Rio Grande 1881. First Edition. Good condition. 8vo. handcrafted leather binding self bound frontis portrait pp. 292 errata page. -- Author's name written in pencil on the title page; appears to be a crude attempt to copy the authors signature. I doubt it is authentic. Last blank leaf has writing in pencil in Spanish. Printed pastedown inside rear cover mostly complete; top part in Spanish and last paragraph in English. the English part commends the work of the author Estanislao N. Ronquilla. Imprenta Del Rio Grande unknown
1820105055<p>Archive contains more than 5o items including letters manifests printed and manuscript and pay vouchers etc. in a loose-leaf binder. Some light wear and creasing some minor chips and fold tears normal aging and toning; overall about fine.This is a fairly large archive of the career of Captain Paul Ambrose Oliver c1796-c1848 and his ships the "Louisiana" the "Tiber' and the "Trenton". The archive includes manifests for the shipment of sugar cigars and coffee from Havana to New Orleans St. Petersburg Hamburg and London. One key item is a partially printed Bill of Sale for the Ship "Tiber" dated January 13 1834 for $21500. There is also an estimate for repairs to the "Tiber' dated November 6 1836. The earliest document is dated September 14 1829 and while most of the other documents are between the late 1820s to the 1840s the archive includes some items that are later. There is a letter to his son Brigadier-General and Medal of Honor recipient Paul A. Oliver dated March 29 1869 there is also a copy of the Last Will and Testament of the younger Oliver done in 1911. General Oliver was actually born on his father’s ship the "Louisiana’". There are numerous pay vouchers and receipts from what appears to be a successful career. There is even a rare book list and the burial confirmation for Captain Oliver dated September 17 1849. Other interesting items include a family tree for the Olivers some family letters including a letter to his sons several receipts concerning coffee shipments and a number of ship manifests from various places. Over 50 documents in the collection.</p>
185640406Philadelphia 1856. Folio broadside 13" x 18-1/2." Printed in five columns beneath the caption title. Lightly toned with scattered spotting and several shallow chips at blank margins. Good. Signed in type at the end by "Charles Gibbons Chairman of Rep. State Ex. Committee Philadelphia Oct. 20 1856."<br /> <br /> This rare broadside prints the Address of Pennsylvania's Republican State Executive Committee "To the People of Pennsylvania." It reports Republicans' efforts to form an alliance with members of the American or Know-Nothing Party who are "opposed to the extension of slavery and to the election of Mr. Buchanan to the Presidency." <br /> The broadside demonstrates the chaotic rearrangements of Party affiliations in this crucial election year: the Whig Party was on the verge of extinction destroyed by the growing sectional conflict over slavery; and the Know Nothings under former President Fillmore sought to fill the void. The Committee warns that "Mr. Fremont and Mr. Fillmore are therefore rival candidates." The Committee urges "Friends of liberty" to vote the Fremont ticket "If you would check the extension of slavery and assert the worth and dignity of free labor." <br /> The Library of Congress is the only location recorded by OCLC. Its title Control No. 2021768425 reverses the placement of our second and third sentences. We have located no other copies.<br /> Not in Sabin Eberstadt Decker. Not at AAS. OCLC 1280407366 1- DLC as of December 2024. unknown
27328St. Paul & Philadelphia 1860-1920. Volume I 1902 being a republication of the original "Annals" all scarce in original editions 1850-56; Vol. II 1889 a republication of Major Stephen H. Long's Voyage in a Six-Oared Skiff to the Falls of St. Anthony in 1817 with Introductory Note by Edward D. Neill Phila. 1860 see Howes L-445; Vol. III 1880 containing the Relation of M. Penicault Levenworth's Expedition to Fort Snelling in 1819 A Reminiscence of Fort Snelling by Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve and numerous other titles; Vol. IV 1876 Fletcher Williams' History of St. Paul; Vol. V 1885 Edward D. Neill's excellent History of the Ojibways; Vol. VI 1887 containing Baker's The Sources of the Mississippi; Williams' The Protestant Missions in the Northwest and Hill's Indian Mounds in Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin etc.; Vol. VII 1893 J.V. Brower's The Mississippi River and its Source with a large and detailed folding map of the headwaters ton but no loss; presentation copy from the author; Vol. VIII 1898 Upham's Settlement and Development of the Red River Valley Grant's The International Boundary between Lake Superior and The Lake of the Woods Winchell's Minnesota's Northern Boundary etc.; Vol. IX 1901 Baker's History of Transportation of Minnesota Gilfillan's The Ojibways Flandreau's Reminiscences of Minnesota during the Territorial Days etc.; Vol. X parts 1 and 2 1905 Lamphere's History of Wheat in the Red River Valley Rogers' History of Flour Manufacture in Minnesota Hughes' History of Steamboating on the Minnesota River Upham's Groseilliers and Radisson the First White Men in Minnesota etc. ; Vol. XI 1904 Brower's Itasca State Park an Illustrated History; Vol. XII 1908 Gilfillan's History of the University of Minnesota Murray's Recollections of Early Territorial Days Johnson's Minnesota Journalism etc; vol. XIII 1908 James H. Baker's Lives of the Governors of Minnesota; Vol. XIV 1912 Warren Upham & Rose Dunlap's excellent Minnesota Biographies 1655-1912; vol. XV 1915 Saby's Railroad Legislation in Minnesota Randall's The Beginnings of Railroad Building in Minnesota Daniels' Reminiscences of the Little Crow Uprising etc.; Vol. XVI part 1 1913 all published - Winchell's The Weathering of Aboriginal Stone Artifacts and A Consideration of the Paleoliths of Kansas; and vol. XVII 1920 Upham's Minnesota Geographic Names. Includes scores of historical essays by other known historians including Sibley Ramsey Langford Flandreau Mayo and others. Orig. brown green or terracotta cloth Browner in half morocco joints cracked; some chipping and fading some pages browning but generally very good or better with a number of plates and maps throughout some folding. unknown
50894Minneapolis: Vermillion Editions 1987. Edition limited to 40 copies consisting of 5 printer's proofs and 35 in the edition this copy no. 11; 4to 10 unbound sheets printed on rectos only and contained in a black cloth-covered portfolio with printed paper label on spine and pictorial pastedown on upper cover; fine. Rathman's first book printed at Vermillion Editions under the guidance of Steve Anderson. Gerald Lange of the Bieler Press and Norman Fritzberg of the Hansestadt Letterfoundry were responsible for the typographic design and composition. The portfolios were constructed by the Campbell-Logan Bindery. "Mythological in conception and Nigerian in origin.the linocut illumination that accompanies the text exhibits such regimented verve that it almost seems as if a scourge has been placed upon each page. The jags curves and swirls of the elemental naturalistic borders take on pantheistic qualities as they move organically into the inner sanctum . harbors dangerous disorderly creatures alongside humans with their primitive and fantastic accoutrements. Gesture posture and facial expressions of beasts trees and humans.exhibit a stunning force of feeling and an atavistic quality that illuminates meaning and emotion." Pamela Sund in Artscape Volume 2 no. 4. Vermillion Editions unknown
1889028277New York: Julius Bien & Co 1889. Condition of the binding is only Fair with pest damage. Leather over the spine has perished. Front and rear outer hinges cracks have been neatly reinforced with high quality clear flexible glue. Inner hinges are OK having been reinforced by the publisher/bookbinder with sturdy maroon cloth. SEE PHOTOS. Condition of all maps is NEAR FINE - FINE. NO foxing or toning. Pages are clean and unmarked. SEE PHOTOS. Includes a title page map of New Jersey Key to the System of Mapping and 19 linen-backed double page maps. Collated and complete per table of contents -- SEE PHOTOS. The maps are lithographically printed in blue red yellow and black. The double page maps open to an impressive 26.50" across by 36.50" tall. No year of publication is stated but Phillips 2149 in A LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC ATLASES Vol. 1 says 1889. The maps themselves are variously dated up to 1888. Titles of Sheets: No. 0. New Jersey State Map Geographic; No. 1. Kittatinny Valley and Mountain No. 2. Southwestern Highlands; No. 3. Central Highlands; No. 4. Northeastern Highlands; No. 5.Vicinity of Flemington; No. 6. Valley of the Passaic; No. 7. The Counties of Bergen Hudson Essex No. 8. Vicinity of Trenton; No. 9. Monmouth Shore; No. 10. Vicinity of Salem No. 11. Vicinity of Camden; No. 12. Vicinity of Mount Holly; No. 13. Vicinity of Barnegat Bay; No. 14. Vicinity of Bridgeton; No. 15. Southern Interior; No. 16. Egg Harbor and Vicinity; No. 17. Peninsula of Cape May; Unnumbered map. "New Jersey from Original Surveys based on the Triangulation of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Relief Map." Scale of first and last doublepage maps: 5 miles to an Inch. Scale of maps No. 1 to No. 17: 1 mile to an Inch. Bound in black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped brown leather title label leather spine and corners leather backstrip has perished. SEE PHOTOS. The textblock could be easily rebacked or recased with no re-sewing required since all pages/maps are still securely bound together. Oversize Hardcover. 19.50" wide by 27" tall. This massive extremely heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage at our cost based on your location. LeGear ATLASES OF THE UNITED STATES L5609. See also Schwartz and Ehrenerg's THE MAPPING OF AMERICA pp. 310-311. Phillips 2149. This massive extremely heavy book will require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage at our cost based on your location. Second Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fair - FINE condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Atlas folio. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Julius Bien & Co Hardcover
1870193591870. African AmericanVoting Rights New Constitution for the State of Illinois. 1870 printing of the Illinois Constitution ratified after the Civil War documents Reconstruction-era legal reform in a Midwestern state that had previously enforced restrictive Black Codes despite its status as a free state. By the outbreak of the Civil War the Illinois Constitution of 1848 had proven inadequate to address rapid railroad expansion industrialization immigration and intensifying debates over suffrage. Illinois had been among the Midwestern states that denied voting rights to African American residents and had enforced statutes permitting the sale of free Black individuals unable to prove their status. Following the repeal of the state's Black Code provisions after 1865 voters authorized a new constitutional convention in 1869. Meeting for ninety-five days with evenly divided Democratic and Republican delegations the convention produced the 1870 Constitution which granted voting rights to Black men and restructured state governance in response to wartime and postwar transformation.<br /> <br /> New Constitution for the State of Illinois. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. 1870. Presented by the Sangamo Insurance Company. Octavo approximately 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 32 pages. Printed gray wrappers. The 1870 Constitution expanded provisions governing public education transportation infrastructure taxation and corporate regulation particularly of railroads reflecting the economic centrality of industrial capital and internal improvements in the postwar Midwest. It affirmed the property tax as the chief source of state revenue strengthened gubernatorial authority limited legislative power and reformed the judicial system. The document remained the governing constitution of Illinois for a century shaping state political structure through the Progressive Era and into the late twentieth century. Chipping to wrapper edges; front wrapper separated; rear wrapper attached; binding tight; interior clean. Overall good condition. Reconstruction-era state constitution marking the formal extension of Black male suffrage and the reorganization of Midwestern governance after the Civil War. unknown
1915056314Washington: Carnegie Institution 1915. First Edition . Printed Grey Wrappers. Near Fine. Photographs. 99 Pp. Printed On Glossy Paper High Quality Plates. First Printing The Scarce Hardcover Issue 1915. Near Fine Gilt Brilliant No Stains Inscribed By Author To His Friend John Campbell Merriam; Documentation Of Their Relationship May Be Found In The Hale Papers At Caltech And In The Merriam Papers At The Library Of Congress. Per Wikipedia John Campbell Merriam 1869 - 1945 Was An American Paleontologist Educator And Conservationist. The First Vertebrate Paleontologist On The West Coast Of The United States He Is Best Known For His Taxonomy Of Vertebrate Fossils At The La Brea Tar Pits. In 1912 He Was Appointed Chairman Of The Department Of Paleontology At The University Of California. That Same Year He Began His Famous Studies Of Vertebrates At The La Brea Tar Pits. He And His Students Categorized Many Of The Vertebrate Fossils Found At The Site And Many More Were Placed In Storage. The Smilodon Was Later Established As The California State Fossil. In 1918 He Was Elected To The United States National Academy Of Sciences. That Same Year He Co-Founded The Save The Redwoods League Which Began Significant Preservation Efforts After Merriam Traveled The Redwood Areas Of Humboldt County California In 1922 Seeking To Spare Its Old-Growth The Effects Of Logging He Witnessed In Redwood Forests Closer To San Francisco. A Biography Which Details His Efforts To Preserve Wild Lands In California And Throughout The United States Was Published In 2005. In 1919 Merriam Served As President Of The Geological Society Of America. In 1920 He Was Appointed Dean Of Faculty At The University Of California Berkeley But He Left That Same Year To Become President Of The Carnegie Institution In Washington D.C. He Accomplishments As President Included Helping To Advance The Educational Programs Of The National Park Service As Well As Helping To Preserve The California Redwoods. He Was Elected To The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences In 1921. His Published Papers Are Collected In A Four-Volume Set Published In 1938 By The Carnegie Institution. Merriam Was A Founding Member Of The Galton Institute And A Cautious Political Supporter Of Eugenics. His Paternal First Cousin Frank Merriam The Eldest Child Of Civil War Veteran Henry C. Merriam Served As The 28Th Governor Of California Between 1934 And 1939 Having Defeated Upton Sinclair With The Aid Of Vicious Propaganda By Ultra-Conservative Interests. . <br/> <br/> Carnegie Institution unknown
1926ZB393626Ames etc.: Iowa State University 1926/27-1988. volumes 1-32 35 37-42 47/48 53-58 61/62; complete volumes bound in 26 parts illustrated ex library still very good PRICE IS FOR THE LOT:. - 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. Ames, etc.: Iowa State University unknown
