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186742760London: James Nisbet & Co. 1867. Twenty-Sixth Thousand cf. BAL 21266. Original publisher's purple cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind. Shaken with a few loose gatherings & rear hinge cracked. Poi to ffep with abrasion mark underneath. Occasional spot & smudge. A Good copy of an uncommon title. vii 1 blank 479 1 8 pp. 8 page publisher catalogue concludes volume. Frontis & 7 inserted chromolithographed plates by Evans. 12mo. <br/><br/> James Nisbet & Co. hardcover books
189047413London: Thos. De La Rue & Co 1890. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board; publisher logo gilt stamped to rear board. AEG. PO stamp to front paste-down. Volume professionally refurbished Very Good. 216 8 pp. Thos. De La Rue & Co's List last 8 pages. Frontis. Black & red card illustrations throughout. Oblong format: 8-3/4" x 10-1/8" <br/><br/> Thos. De La Rue & Co hardcover books
187547849Dundee: Printed at the Advertiser Office Bank Street 1875. 1st edition. Original publisher's pebbled red cloth binding with gilt stamping to front board. General wear & soiling. A bit shaken. Rear joint cloth starting. An About VG copy. viii 92 pp. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Printed at the Advertiser Office, Bank Street hardcover books
188830736Chicago: The J. M. W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co 1888. 1st edition. Original pictorial wrappers. Some chipping to paper at spine ends with front wrapper starting to detach. Nevertheless a VG copy. 98 pp. Illustrated. 7-3/4" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> The J. M. W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co unknown books
184331210Rugeley: John Thomas Walters 1843. 1st edition. Later light orange paper wrappers. Wrappers starting to detach otherwise VG. 25 1 blank pp. 7 plates inserted after text. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Thomas Walters unknown books
182747834Philadelphia: Published by John Grigg 1827. 1st Edition American Imprints 27826. Period full brown sheep binding with black leather title label to spine. Gilt edge dentelles. General binding wear. Uusual bit of foxing & staining to text paper. A VG copy. iv 272 pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 'Art of Carving' illustrated with cuts. 24mo signed in 12s. 5-1/8" x 2-7/8" <br/><br/> Published by John Grigg hardcover books
188838507New York: F. M. Lupton Publisher 1888. Later printing. Title not found on OCLC. Printed self wrappers. Age toning to wrappers with minor edge rash. Two stab holes in margin along spine. 2 minor worming spots in margins. A VG copy. 15 1 pp. Advert last page. Wood engraved masthead. 11-3/8" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/> F. M. Lupton, Publisher unknown books
186032628.1Cincinnati: U. P. James 1860. Later edition Wagner-Camp-Becker 145:5; cf. BAL 1053 & Wright I 306a for the 1st edition of 1848. Original pink wrappers with wood engraved hunting scene to front wrapper. "Price 50 cents.". General wear & soiling to wrappers with front wrapper having a crease to lower corner. A VG copy. 154 2 pp. Text double column. Advert last 2 pages. Untrimmed & unopened. Illustrated. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>While the title has been attributed to both gentleman named above current scholarship tips towards Bennett as the actual author. Curious too is the U P James copyright for this edition- for the illustrations perhaps U. P. James unknown books
188235941London: Henry Sotheran Ltd 1882. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping to front board. AEG. Floral patterned paper eps. Slight lean. Spine darkened somewhat. Bit of foxing. A Very Good copy. 68 pp. With Forty Four illustrations by "D. Y." 8vo. <br/><br/> Henry Sotheran Ltd hardcover books
188731621Boston: The Russell Publishing Company 1887. 1st edition thus. Glazed color pictorial boards with images reminiscent of Greenaway. Wear to edges & joint cloth. Period pos & drawings to preliminary blanks. A Good copy. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Square 8vo. <br/><br/> The Russell Publishing Company hardcover books
188138673Washington DC: GPO 1881. 86 pp. b/w folding map. <br/><br/>"A preliminary report upon the population industry and resources of Alaska." Worldcat shows only Simon Fraser University holding a copy of this report. Drop title stab sewn. Sewing loose first page tanned else very good condition GPO unknown books
1875243423Standing Rock 1875. unbound. Partly printed military document signed 6th Infantry seven months before Little Big Horn 16.75 x 10.75 inches Standing Rock Nov. 1 1875 "A Statement Of Forage and Straw Issued to and Consumed by the Public Animals under my direction at Standing Rock Dakota Territory during the month of October 1875" for transient animals from Fort Rice signed by Captain and Commander of Post James S. Poland an officer who served under Major Reno at the Little Big Horn and was erroneously reported as "Killed In Action" when severely wounded in the back. At the time this document was signed Poland was ordered to cease his sale of rifles and ammunition to Indians at the Standing Rock Reservation as the recipients were closely connected with Sitting Bull's band. One month later the Commissioner of Indian Affairs called for the use of troops against those Indians. Also signed by Lieutenant William Badger a close friend of Custer who survived the Black Hills Campaign. His son Tom who filled out the body of this document became General Custer's personal secretary in 1876 and was killed at Little Big Horn. Also included: a Xerox of a rare photograph of the 7th cavalry 6th infantry in uniform with accoutrements all identified including Custer Badger and Poland. Partial tearing along one of the folds; otherwise near fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
18022277Boston : Printed for the Purchasers 1802. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. 32p. removed. rather toned loss to title page top corner. Shaw and Shoemaker 3060. None found in trade at time of writing April 2020. <br/><br/> Printed for the Purchasers unknown books
1899246072Boston: Angel Guardian Press 1899. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. contents clean and binding sound. Very Good binding. Angel Guardian Press unknown books
18061342425Hagers-Town: Jacob D. Dietrick 1806. Hardcover. Octavo 527 pages 68; G; bound in contemporary calf burgundy label with gilt titling to spine; moderate rubbing and wear including cracking to spine bumping to corners; foxing throughout; small tide-marks to rear 15 leaves front 3 leaves; contemporary ink names to front pastedown ffep; shelved case 1. 1342425. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Jacob D. Dietrick hardcover books
1822716651822. Philadelphia 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues. Philadelphia 1822. 7th ed. 1 of 2 issues. A Pennsylvanian His Own Lawyer A Gentleman of the Bar. The Pocket Companion; Or Every Man His Own Lawyer: Containing a Variety of Precedents Laid Down in So Plain a Manner That the Farmer Mechanic Apprentice Or School Boy Can Draw Any Instrument of Writing Without the Assistance of an Atorney. Prefaced with Twelve Pages of Scrip Intended as a Copy for Those Persons Who Wish to Improve Their Hand Writing at Leisure Hours at Home Without the Instructions of a Teacher. To Which is Added The Art of Penmanship. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by S. Roberts 1822. 88 pp. Main text parallel to spine. Pp. 5-12 printed in script. Octavo 7" x 4". Quarter sheep over plain-paper boards. Rubbing to boards and extremities with wear to spine ends and corners front board and free endpaper detached. Light browning and foxing to text light edgewear to a few leaves. $50. Seventh edition one of two issues. This popular formbook for laymen was first published in 1818. Later editions and adaptions were published into the 1840s. There is another issue of the seventh edition with a 47-page guide to penmanship. Both issues have identical title pages mentioning this guide which is a source of confusion today. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 8120. unknown books
18462289769Daniel W. Kauffman 1846. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Rebacked with new end sheets. Boards a bit rubbed minor mending tissue repair to binding edge of first fold-out. 1846 Full-Leather. vi 17-406 vi 2 pp. 8vo. Includes two fold-outs: Sketch of Col. Bouquet's Engagement; Plan of Fort Du Quesne. Howes R-505: "This historical treasure-house includes the journals of Bouquet Croghan Post etc." Sabin 74155: "The appendix contains George Croghan Daniel W. Kauffman hardcover books
18362129glsNew York: Wiley and Long 1836. Octavo string-bound wrappers 30 pp. Top leaf loose neat former-owner signature soiling to wrappers. “Sir:-- / When one charged with the responsible duties of a legislator forgets the nature of the trust which he holds for the Commonwealth and instead of consulting the common interests alone endeavors to procure the enactment of laws of a purely local tendency which whilst they momentarily affect one portion of the country favorable bear at the same time prejudicially upon others and in the end become of permanent disadvantage to the whole -- when one vested with the authority of a statesman narrows down his views to the attainment of some object of petty ambition instead of following out an enlarged and liberal system of policy by “giving up to party what was meant for mankind†-- when one clothed in the invulnerable armor of a representative of the people’s sovereignty becomes so lost to a proper sense of the dignified attitude in which he has been placed by his constituents as under cover of the aegis of their majesty to let fly with an irresponsible and unsparing hand the shafts of personal invective against individuals or classes of his fellow citizens there is a point where neither the exercise of charity which supposes honest motives in all nor the forbearance to which even the prejudices of well meaning ignorance are entitled nor the respect of silence due to those whose power is thus abused and misdirected can longer be classed as virtues; and that point is when wrong-headedness the result at first of ignorance is perservered in through sheer obstinancy in spite of the weight of testimony of the most respectable and impartial witnesses against the errors and folly of such a course. With your career sir as a legislator and a statesman I have nothing to do. That is a subject which must rest of examination in the hands of your legitimate judges your own constituents. Wiley and Long, 1836. hardcover books
1831008897Thibodeauxville 1831. Unbound. Good. This two-page folded letter measures 16" x 9.75" unfolded. The cover has no postmark nor rate mark so it is likely it was carried outside of official post office channels. The letter's paper is supple but it has developed splits along several folds so quite fragile. <br /><br />In this letter the Thibodeauxville Justice of the Peace seeks information about two men James Stewart and Joseph R. King he has arrested for horse theft and the probable murder of a watchmaker: <p style="margin-left:3%; margin-right:3%;">"There was a complaint . . . there were two men James Stewart and Joseph R King . . .of Suspicious Character that there were strong circumstances . . . they were guilty of Murder or horse stealing and probably both. . . . They started from Iberville with an old Dutchman a clock or watch repairer. . . . About two miles below Plaquemine the horse threw the Old man . . . and they took his horse . . . and Saddlebags and threw the old mans tools into the Mississippi. . . . The horse was found . . . and King and Stewart were arrested and are now in jail. I shall feel under obligations to any man that will give me information of the Old man whether he is dead or living or any other information that will serve to an expose the crimes which Stewart and King may have committed." <p>I could find no record that King and Stewart were ever brought to trial. Also neither name appears on the historical list of Louisiana executions. This does not mean that the pair were not convicted of murder. In the 1830s <br /><br />Louisiana was one of three states Alabama and Tennessee being the other two that changed their laws to give juries the complete discretion to sentence convicted murderers to punishments short of death. Some see Banner <i>The Death Penalty: an American History</i> have suggested that this was so that juries which at the time were composed only of white men could take race into account when they handed down sentences. Perhaps . . . but only two men were executed in Louisiana in 1831 one white and one black. <br /><br /> books
183244996Steubenville OH: J. & B. Turnbull 1832. 12mo.; xii 236 xvi 5 7 xviii pp.284-308. Full leather; gilt stamped black morocco spine label. Contemporary ownership signature at head of front board; contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Foxing. <br/><br/> J. & B. Turnbull hardcover books
1891287748Richmond 1891. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Frederick Daniel's Richmond Howitzers in the War is described in the Nevins bibliography as "a strictly military history of one of the Confederacy's most famous batteries; a few personal insights appear amid the flood of facts." The other Civil War references agree that this account is a largely factual narrative by a member of the First Company spanning the breadth of the War in its most important theater. Namestamp on the title page and usual toning. Lacking the publisher's paper wrappers. Bookplate on the modern front endpaper. Cocked. Rebound in gray cloth with leather label. Very Good. Nevins I 78. ITC 33. Coulter 111. Howes D52. Very Good binding. unknown books
1841286260Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot 1841. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Reprint edition of The American Chesterfield or Way to Wealth Honour and Distinction being letters from the Lord of Chesterfield to his son among others. Engraved frontispiece. Additional title page engraved. In text engraved illustrations. Foxing throughout; dampstaining to the preliminaries; lacking endpapers; hinges cracked but holding; minor loss to the extremities of the spine; wear and bumping to the binding. Embossed brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Good binding. Grigg & Elliot unknown books
184018959Washington: Blair & Rives printers 1840. 8vo. 3 pp. <br><br>Government document: 26th Congress 1st Session. Senate. 236. Removed from a nonce volume; two stitch holes in inner margin not touching text. Ink numeral in top right corner of p. 1. Blair & Rives, printers unknown books
1859542511859. A Reporter of the New York Press. MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE IN THE METROPOLIS; Being True Narratives of Strange Adventures in New York and Startling Facts in City Life. New York: Thatcher & Hutchinson 1859. First editon. Illustrated. 8vo. brown cloth stamped in blind; spine in gilt. Spine is sunned slight soil to boards. Light foxing throughout text with owner's stamp on titlepage. Just about very good. unknown books
1870010489London: Longmans Green 1870. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG`. 8vo pub brown cloth blind rules gilt tites spine coated endpapers xiv 304p illustrated. Slightest wear to spine ends nd corners some light fozxing largely confined to prelims and rears solidly bound. uncommon Mitchell title. Longmans, Green hardcover books
