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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
180610117Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey 1806. 2nd US edition American Imprints 10401. Modern period-style brown leather spine & tips; marbled boards. New eps. Binding - Fine; Text - VG usual bit of browning & lt foxing. 189 leaves. Bound in 6s 4 1/4' x 7 1/4". <br/><br/> Printed for Mathew Carey hardcover books
1873697671873. Hardcover. Good. Circa 175 pages of holograph text; remainder of book blank. Scuffed leather minute book. 34cm. Ruled pages. This railroad seems to been relatively short running from the Connecticut border south of Longmeadow Massachusetts to East Hartford. At the final 1887 meetings of the stockholders and directors recorded in this minute book the Company appeared to be facing a foreclosure suit by the Connecticut State Treasurer. The railroad appears to have ceased in 1887. <br/><br/> hardcover books
186833930London: The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 1868. 1st edition thus. Blue paper wrappers professionally floated on stiff stock with spine paper restored. Title "'Lincoln'. 1872" hand-inked to front wrapper. Period leather title label to spine. Ex-library with stamps to ffep & t.p. First few leaves are chipped at lower corner/edges. Some foxing & spotting primarily in 'January'. An overall VG copy. xv 1blank 566 19 3 pp including appendix. 9" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>OCLC - 1 cc US Naval Observatory. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty hardcover books
1816M13947New-York:: G. Forman 1816. 1816. 8vo. 28 pp. Pamphlet plain self-wraps. Nice copy. "The Committee appointed to examine into the progress of the Small Pox for the year past in this city New York: to ascertain the origin of reports which have arisen unfriendly to the Vaccine Inoculation and to enquire into any supposed failure of the Kine Pock." The first case was a soldier on May 15 1815. Kine Pock was a form of inoculation ca.1802-9. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson instructed Lewis & Clark to carry with them "some matter of the Kine pox." / The paper published the names of the authors: Wright Post 1766-1828 William Hamersley John Neilson 1775-1857 Felix Pascalis 1762-1833 John Watts. REFERENCE: Austin 1275. 241-39. G. Forman, 1816. paperback books
186536346Philadelphia Lancaster PA and elsewhere: Magee Philadelphia Zahm Lancaster and three others 1865. Five postal covers all in Very Good condition:<br/> a. "The latest Contraband of War." A working slave stands confidently: "Whar is Massa Jeff now dat's what's de matter."<br/>Weiss C-BL-16.<br/> b. "Him fader's hope / Him moder's joy / Him darling little / Contraband Boy." A white man holds a little black baby.<br/>Weiss C-BL-11.<br/> c. A medicine bottle labeled "Black Drop" with the head of a Negro at its top: "A popular medicine used by the C.S.A. aristocracy that cannot be obtained in any Northern apothecary shop being com-POUND-ed exclusively on the sacred soil." italics instead of caps in the original. "S.H. Zahm & Co. Publishers Lancaster Pa." <br/>Weiss C-BL-12.<br/> d. A black man polishes boots in a house. Referring to Ben Butler's capture of New Orleans he says "By golly Massa Butler I like dis better dan workin' in de field for ole Sesesh massa." <br/>Weiss C-BL-59.<br/> e. "A member of Jim Francis' Philadelphia Dog Detective Gards has Jeff in a tight place." A black man holding some twigs looks down at a dog with collar labeled "Jeff." An observing donkey says "Jeff has the feelings of a prince of wails." Published by Magee 316 Chestnut Street Philadelphia.<br/>Weiss C-BL-35. Magee [Philadelphia], Zahm [Lancaster], and three others unknown books
1898290624Springfield Massachusetts 1898. First Edition. Very Good binding. Clifton Johnson. A memorial volume for the greatest American armorer Samuel Colt and his son Caldwell Hart Colt. With Chapters on the Church of the Good Shepherd which commemorates Col. Samuel Colt and three infant children; as well as the Caldwell Hart Colt Memorial House Mrs. Colt's memorial to their only child to reach mature years; a memorial address by Rev. Leverett Bradley and the Colt family estate Armsmear. A unpaginated small quarto in blue cloth with gilt gun and yacht ornaments within gilt wreaths with all edges gilt. Illustrated throughout with black and white images. There is minor wear to the extremities but this is a bright and attractive copy. Very Good binding. unknown books
182532015London: Knight and Bagster 1825. One of several editions issued in 1825. Folio 4pp. Self wraps some marginal soiling and nicks bent at folds a very good copy. Library Company Afro-Americana 4293. OCLC lists just the Library Company copy; not in Dumond or Work. Formed because the 1807 Act to abolish the slave trade had failed to diminish "the prevalence of the very evils which it was one great object of the Abolition to remedy" the Society reviews the stranglehold that West Indian slavery is gaining. Its proceedings examine conditions in each of the West Indian colonies including "the threat of Jamaica to renounce her allegiance" to Britain. Information is also presented concerning Haiti and the effect of that country's upheavals on the British colonies. Knight and Bagster unknown books
185547098Portland: Benjamin D Peck City Printer 1855. First Edition. 8vo pp. 50. Printed yellow wraps. A very good clean copy. A scarce piece. The riot had to do with temperance issues as the City sought to maintain a monopoly on the sale of all spirits;so that they were to be used for medicinal purposes only. Benjamin D Peck, City Printer unknown books
186136827Demopolis 1861. 4 pp folded folio sheet. Ink manuscript written on the first two pages docketed on last page. Old folds Very Good.<br/><br/> Each of the six petitioners-- James Taylor Jones Jno. T. Liman Nathan B. Whitfield R.M. Campbell O.H. Prince and -- Torbert-- signs in his own hand on the day Lincoln was inaugurated as President. The petition was probably written by O.H. Prince. They attest to Strudwick's "good family" fine education "irreproachable moral character." Moreover at six feet tall and 170 pounds he is "the best horseman in Alabama." Alabama seceded on January 11 1861.<br/> Strudwick was mustered into the 11th Alabama regiment on June 11 1861. He was breveted 2d Lieutenant during his service. unknown books
1831List403Albany: Association for Diffusing Information on the Subject of Indian Rights 1831. 12mo wraps 24; 3 pp. Very Good. Heman Humphrey was the President of Amherst College as well as a key figure in the temperance and prohibition movements. This address on the plight of American Indians during the period following the Indian Removal Act was first given in 1829. The Association for Diffusing Information on the Subject of Indian Rights republished the speech here along with their constitution which is printed on the wraps. The header of the wraps reads "The Indian Advocate. To Be Published Quarterly. No. 1. February 1932." This is the only issue to be published. The organization was formed on July 4 1831 in Massachusetts and counted William B. Calhoun Leverett Saltonstall Rufus Choate Samuel Worcester Charles Loring Edward Reynolds and Jeremiah Everts as its members. The final two leaves reprint a circular letter from 1830 written by the group's members after a meeting convened at the State House in Boston. <br /> <br /> A very good copy with two small stamps to title page otherwise near fine. Field 741 describing the publication as "the effort of an earnest and learned man to arouse the people of the United States to the wrongs perpetrated on the Indians. How many such men shall rise and fall before these wrongs shall be addressed" OCLC 173682640. Association for Diffusing Information on the Subject of Indian Rights unknown books
1833219937Washington: James C. Dunn 1833. First. pamphlet. good. With an Appendix. xxi 40pp. with continuing text on the back inner and outer wrapper. 8vo original green pr. wrs. wrappers lightly soiled light foxing and light dampstaining throughout small amount of chipping to wrappers. Washington: George C. Dunn 1833. First Edition.<br/><br/> Contains several pages on the current situation of the Society's activities in Liberia. Appendix contains the Constitution of the colony of Liberia and the plan for the civil government of colony of Liberia.<br/><br/> James C. Dunn unknown books
1833005325Georgetown DC: Printed by James C. Dunn 1833. Book. Good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. ii printed wrappers xxiv 40 pages of text followed by ii printed rear wrap. Green paper wrappers with moderate wear to extremities and staining at spine from early repair; pages are starting to detach. Moderate foxing scattered throughout text. Officers of the organization include James Madison John Marshall General Lafayette Wm. H. Crawford Henry Clay Gen. John Mason Samual Bayard Daniel Webster and numerous others. Previous owner's name on front wrapper "Genl Edm Jones of Wilkes C"; possibly Edmund Jones North Carolina Senator from 1836-1839 and member on NC General assembly for several years during the range of 1822 and 1842 including the year of this publication. Slavery Self-Segregation Africa Liberia. Printed by James C. Dunn Paperback books
1823315058London: Printed for Longmans Green Rees Orme and Brown 1823. First edition. xliv 330 2 2 adspp. 8vo. Original drab grey boards with printed title label head of spine chipped. Bookplate of William Middleton. First edition. xliv 330 2 2 adspp. 8vo. IN BOARDS UNCUT. Subscriber's list p. ix-xliv includes The King Duke of York. Alexander Boyd who took 10 copies as marked in pen Sir Walter Scott 10 copies James Watt et al <br/>This book was published to get money for a widowed friend and her daughters. Includes Sir Walter Scott's "MacDuff's Cross A Drama." and unpublished works by Byron Crabbe and Wordworth. Printed for Longmans, Green, Rees, Orme and Brown unknown books
188328978London: Smith Elder & Co 1883. 1st edition NCBEL III 1035; Sadleir 161; Wolff 268. Period maroon half-calf with marbled paper boards. Slight bit of rubbing to boards. Some offset to eps. A VG set. 3 volumes vi 2 289 1; 4 317 1; 4 308 pp. Lacks half-title in volume I. 8vo. 7-1/4" x 4-5/8" <br/><br/> Smith Elder & Co hardcover books
1889318080London: Longmans. Green and Co 1889. Large Paper Copy Number 101 of 250 copies from the Badminton Library. Illus. xviii 462 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Half polished brown calf and marbled boards. Fine. Large Paper Copy Number 101 of 250 copies from the Badminton Library. Illus. xviii 462 pp. 1 vols. 4to. LARGE PAPER. Longmans. Green, and Co unknown books
1860110936Paris: Charivari 1860. hardcover. Each issue with approximately 60 Cham black and white cartoons some folding bound in one volume with original wrappers bound in. 4to 1/2 polished orange calf marbled boards; some issues heavily foxed. Paris: Charivari/Arnaud de Vresse ca. 1860. Very good.<br/><br/> The set contains L'Exposition de Londres Croquis Comiques Croquis Parisiens Album Croquis de Printemps Promenades a l'Exposition Nos Jeux et Nos Ris Croquis d'Automne Les Echappes de Charenton Miroir de la Cuisine et du Pique-Assiette Les Comiques sans le Savoir Cocasseries du jour Nos Grotesques Histoire de Plaisanter.<br/><br/> Charivari unknown books
1894870931894. MEDICINE. THE CHEMISTS' & DRUGGISTS' DIARY: 1894. London: The Offices of "The Chemist and Druggist" 1894. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of advertisements alongside articles for the pharmacist and a daily calendar for the year 1894. Quarto. 474 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind-stamping. Hinges are cracked and the binding shaken. First few leaves are sprung. A copy of this diary was provided free to every subscriber of "The Chemist and Druggist." This copy is unused. Condition is about very good. unknown books
1895870921895. MEDICINE. THE CHEMISTS' & DRUGGISTS' DIARY: 1895. London: The Offices of "The Chemist and Druggist" 1895. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of advertisements. Quarto. 486 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind-stamping. This daily calendar for the year 1895 was provided free to every subscriber of "The Chemist and Druggist." A short closed-tear at crown and bit of wear to spine; hinges a little tender. Still a very good and appealing copy. Unused. unknown books
1897870941897. MEDICINE. THE CHEMISTS' & DRUGGISTS' DIARY: 1897. London: The Offices of "The Chemist and Druggist" 1897. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of advertisements alongside articles for the pharmacist and a daily calendar for the year 1897. Quarto. 626 pp. Publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and blind-stamping. A copy of this diary was provided free to every subscriber of "The Chemist and Druggist." Front hinge cracked otherwise a very good and unused copy. unknown books
182820000173Lincoln County ME: Lincoln County Court of Maine 1828-1853. General wear. Letter folds some pieces have separation at the folds. Minor penciling. . A collection of seventeen 17 legal summons to the Constables of various towns in Lincoln County Maine. The summons date from April 1828 to July 1853 and were sent by the Clerk of the Court for Lincoln County ME which during these dates were Nathaniel Coffin J. Smith and E. B. Bowman. The majority of the summonses were for jury duty. The summons were preprinted letters in which it stated that Constable of the town was required to inform the town and its citizens that they were required to send a representative to court on the appointed date to serve on a jury. At the base of the form was a section for the town constable to fill in the name of the town resident that would be answering the summoning and certify that they informed said citizen of their duty and sent the summons back to the Clerk. There is often small calculations for reimbursement on these summons for such things as the cost of postage for mailing it back. There are three court summons in this collection which are not jury duty summons. The first is a warrant for the arrest of Martin Munroe 1783-1867 of Thomaston for the assault and battery of against his wife Eliza Munroe 1785-1865. There is a short note on the back of the summons in which it states that Munroe was found and brought to the court. There are also several calculations done for expenses incurred by the transfer of Munroe such as lodging and food that were to be reimbursed. Unfortunately no information on the outcome of this case was found though a genealogy search revealed that the two stayed married after this event and had two daughters. The second court summons is an order of appearance to Nathaniel Quint and Thomas Sandford both of Topsham ME to appear before a judge regarding a matter of financial debt between the two men. On the back of this summons is written ""Quint v. Sandford"" and a short note regarding the outcome of the case which was in favor of the plaintiff for $78.76. The last is also an order of summons but for the representative of the town of Thomaston ME which was brought under indictment for their failure to maintain some roads within the town. The case entitled State v. Thomaston would eventually be won by the town of Thomaston. On the back of the summons is a note by Peter Fuller the townÂ’s Sheriff that states that they send the Town Clerk Oliver Foles to argue the case. All of the summonses were sent by folded stampless post. The majority of the letters have a number written on the outside. They have been organized chronologically. Measures sample 7 1/2"" x 3"" folded 12 1/2"" x 7 1/2"" unfolded. To view the collection please click on the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cC4zY73uX4XMBF9b7 On a historical note the original boundaries of Lincoln County in Maine covered almost 90% of what is currently the state of Maine and as such as the stateÂ’s population crew it was carved out into several additionally countries. This means that some of the towns that these summons were sent to are no longer apart of the present day Lincoln County but rather apart of Maine counties of Sagadahoc Kennebec Knox Androscoggin and Penobscot. The names of the exact towns the summons were sent to are: Litchfield Nobleboro Whitefield Thomaston Topsham Dresden Friendship Lewiston Alna Bath Phippsburg Webster Bowdin and Edgecomb. Lincoln County Court of Maine unknown books
180143828Washington 1801. First edition. Edges browned and worn minor foxing four old repaired tears on verso a few closed tears at the folds and one marginal chip affecting two letters in two words. Broadside. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Signed in ink by Comptroller Jno Steele. Dated in manuscript at the top edge and in the printed text. John Steele 1764-1815 a Representative from North Carolina between 1790 and 1793 and a Federalist was comptroller from 1796-1802. He continues: "Such a manifest departure from the law and from instructions heretofore given it is supposed cannot have obtained in many instances; but as the extent of the practice is not known it has been thought proper once more to make a circular communication on the subject." Ends with citing the law and a referral to "Circular Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury of the 13th of May 1791." Rare. We could locate none on OCLC NUC Library of Congress database nor at the American Antiquarian Society. unknown books
1819307861London: printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1819. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. Original boards uncut with original paper spine title label. First Edition. vii i errata 1-322pp. 8vo. ORIGINAL BOARDS. printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode. for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown unknown books
183969290London: Simpkin Marshall & Co. et al 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Martin Francis Wyld on the front flyleaf with a full page inscription by Wild on the following leaf concerning his relationship with Henderson. An allegorical religious poem inspired by John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress 1678. Billed as the Canto the First it concludes with The Pilgrim standing at Conviction Gate. No subsequent parts were published perhaps owing to the critical reviews which were decidedly mixed: "Mr Henderson's spirit appears so right that we wish we could conscientiously say anything for his poetical abilities" Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Frontispiece engraving. Octavo. The period gilt-stamped brown calf binding has been expertly refurbished and recased with a new calf spine. A bif of scuffing and uneven fading to the leather with some loss at the corners. Scarce OCLC locates only six copies. Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., [et al] hardcover books
18614276Boston: Ticknor and Fields 1861. First Edition. Half Leather. Fine. Octavo. First issue i-iii; i-xii; 1-406; dedication page after copyright page and no ads bound in half tan polished calf over marbled paper covered boards and matching endpapers gilt lettering on red and brown morocco spine labels remaining compartments fully gilt decorated top edge gilt. From the library of authors J. Christian Bay and Alfred Paul Bay with both of their bookplates to front pastedown. Third blank inserted leaf with a presentation inscription M.Y. Bean/Compliments of/ A. N. Whiting. A fine bright copy. <br/><br/> Ticknor and Fields hardcover books
