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199417311Boulder CO: The Geological Society of America. Fine. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813752191 . Includes the microfiche in the back pocket. The second volume consists of 14 maps in the original slipcase. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1055 pages . The Geological Society of America hardcover
199910768Snite Museum U of Notre Dame 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition no additional printings; SIGNED on the title page by Porter Campbell and contributor Robert White; beige cloth lg. sq. 4to; vg light bump to spine head and top corners in vg dj edgewear; bump to top front corner. 400 pp. incl. index. <br/> <br/> Snite Museum, U of Notre Dame hardcover
1889033006North Carolina: N.p. Manuscript 1889. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Folio. 27 pages plus 6 other handwritten page and 3 typed pages laid in loosely and paper-clipped together. The binding measures about 15 1/2 inches tall by 11 inches wide. Bound in half leather with cloth-covered boards. The spine has completely disintegrated and the boards are just barely holding on. Corners rubbed and chipped. Paper label on the front cover has "Methodism in Beaufort" handwritten in ink. The original ledge was for the "Queen Fire Insurance Company of Liverpool England" with the office in New York. Three leaves have been cut out at the front but this may have been of different material. The first page reads "Methodism in Beaufort." and serves as a title page. The front pastedown has pasted down a letter from C. P. Jones entitled "Brief Historical Statement" which is about 3 pages long. The page after the title page begins the history and there are 15 pages of this narrative with about 325 words per page. The following pages are a series of notes sometimes historical notations in paragraph form and listings of ministers elders etc. The rear pastedown also has several letters or notes to Brother Bumpass. One is from T. Page Ricaud and is dated Wilmington North Carolina in 1894. Another is dated Chapel Hill in 189 and is signed by J. B. Martin. Another portion of a letter is signed by T. W. Gautier. <br/> <br/> N.p. (Manuscript) hardcover
1890010392Topeka Kansas: C. B. Hamilton & Son 1890. Book. Very Good -. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii 5-277 1 pages 101 leaves of plates : illustrations portraits. Bound in original string-tied pictorial printed wrappers Very Good MInus front wrapper detached missing top 2" and bottom 3/8" of paper at spine otherwise clean and unmarked and a rare survivor both in the paper wrappers and -according to Howes "Most of the edition burned." Howes R390. . C. B. Hamilton & Son Paperback
10056First Edition . Hardcover. Good. About 60 pieces of music bound into 2 folio volumes by the owner/collector Hattie Savage. One is still in its original binding; the other we have had rebound in new black textured cloth quite similar to the original with the original leather piece stamped with the owner's name pasted on the front cover. There are waterstains on the foreedge of many pieces in the rebound volume. The non-rebound volume has a waterstain on the front cover but none inside. It was bound professionally by J.G. Roberts & Co. of Boston and they provided an engraved Contents page which has the titles filled in by hand. The other volume has a cruder but still accurate contents page.Includes those marked with a have a lithograph on the cover: Dreaming of Home and Mother Ordway 1868 The Swamp Angel Wilder 1863 The Moon Is Shining Brightly Manahan/Turner 1865 If Your Foot Is Pretty Show It Bishop 1857 Our Way across the Sea Down by the River Side I Stray Morris/Thomas 1861 Tenting on the Old Camp Ground Kittredge 1864 My Mother's Kiss Is on My Brow Smith/Catlin 1865 The Maiden's Prayer Adams/Badarzewska 1860 There's Beauty Everywhere Laurence 1859 Oh! Leave Me Not My Darling One Holder 1861 Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Root 1864 In Peace Again Turner 1865 Wrap the Flag around Me Boys! & The Soldier's Dream Song Taylor 1862 Sally Come Up Buckley 1862 Oh! My Heart Goes Pit a Pat 1865 The Battle-Cry of Freedom Root 1862 Just after the Battle Root 1863 Viva l'America Millard 1859 We Are Coming Home Tomorrow Wilder 1865 Yes I Would the War Were Over Hawthorne 1863 Evangeline Hays 1865 The War Is Nearly Over Smith/Buckley 1863 Comrades Lay Me Gently Down Smith/Catlin 1865 Isabella and Her Gingham Umbrella Clifton 1864 Bonnie Allene Bishop 1859 Tapioca Warden 1864 Whispering Hope Keller 1864 Polly Perkins of Abington Green Clifton 1864 Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Foster arr. Dressler 1862 Gen. Gilmore's Grand March Baumbach 1863 The Printers Polka Parish 1863 Faust Soldiers Chorus Richards n.d. Faust Grand March Lanner n.d. Golden Robin Polka Bousquet 1863 Waltz from Faust Baumbach 1864 Woodland Waltz Metcalf 1857 Battle of Prague Kotzwara n.d. The Monastery Richards n.d. Caledonian Potpourri Tappan 1862 Maiden's Prayer arr. Spindler 1858 Freddie March Muller 1863 The Army Grand March Grobe 1861 Gen. Butler's Grand March Hamm 1863 La Favorita Valse Fetherston 1864 Leonora W.H.F. n.d. Marching Along Burditt 1862 Battle of Waterloo Anderson n.d. General Banks Grand March Mack 1862 Silvery Shower Baumbach 1854 The Sultan's Polka d'Albert n.d. states 75th edition! Tinney's New Lancers Swiss Air Czerny n.d. Echo of the Valley Fowler 1856 The Feast of Roses Hervey n.d. Turkish March Mozart n.d. Grand Union March on the Potomac Pickens 1861 Gertrude Dietrich 1863 Moonlight Polka Baumbach 1863 Hattie Jordan 1863 41st Regiment March Bendelari 1862 and Lightfoot Spindler n.d. Most were bound in with their covers; a few were not. Perhaps half of these were published by Oliver Ditson Boston and a smaller number by Firth of New York or Firth and Pond. This set will require extra postage; please contact us with any questions. <br/> <br/> hardcover
185623059Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1856. Hardcover. Very good. Early reprint. Quarto 10.75 x 7.75 inches pp xxiv 26-712 with 33 plates of 36 in the List of Plates lacking #6 9 and 29 additional wood-engraved illustrations in the text. In original three quarter leather and marbled boards with marbled endpapers. Leather scuffed at joints and head and foot of spine ownership markings blacked out on top edge of text block otherwise very clean binding tight. This comes from the set described by Howes S-183 as a "cheaper ed.smaller size and omitting v. VI" published between 1853 and 1856. All plates in this edition are monochrome. J.B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
185727668NY: Johnson Fry and Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1857. First Printing. Leather. Bound in half brown morocco over embossed boards spines in six compartments gilt lettering in two compartments gilt tooling in remainder embosed gilt medallion with portrait of Washington on each cover in addition to blind-stamped decorative motif a.e.g. cream endpapers. Tissue-protected frontispiece portrait of Washington in each volume. Two title pages one engraved and one printed in each volume. Illustrated with numerous tissue-protected highly-finished steel engravings from original designs of historical scenes and full-length portraits by Alonzo Chappel. . Spines and covers mildly rubbed former owner's name and brief gift inscription and date Apr. 1 1894 on each ffep otherwise unmarked else near inef; tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . Steel Engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. iv 708; iv 762 pp . Johnson, Fry, and Company hardcover
1900068220San Francisco CA: Commercial Publishing Co. 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gray cloth lettered/decorated in brown blue and red. 1st ed.: Nov. 1900. 105 pp. illus. with supplementary data slip mounted on rear blank p. 105. Cover cloth modestly foxed with tanning to spine panel. Both boards slightly bowed. Corners rubbed with slight exposure a bit more pronounced to bottom rear corner. Upper front flyleaf shows period inked signature of Nat Schmulowitz a San Francisco attorney civic leader humanitarian and bibliophile who graduated from Berkeley in 1910 beneath his signature is penned "U.C. 1910". Schmulowitz is perhaps best remembered as one of a team of lawyers who successfully defended Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle on charges of manslaughter in three separate trials in 1921-22; his humor collection established in 1947 and encompassing more than 23000 volumes resides at the San Francisco Public Library. This volume was issued in Nov. 1900 apparently just days prior to the infamous "Glasshouse disaster" that occurred at the 10th annual game on 29 Nov. of that year the greatest loss of spectator life in the history of American sports. A decently preserved copy showing wear commensurate with age but no major faults. Exceptionally scarce. Commercial Publishing Co. Hardcover
1949067611Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center Franklin and Marshall College 1949. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete run of The Pennsylvania Dutchman through its first five volumes prior to its magazine format and eventual conversion to Pennsylvania Folklife. In two volumes one elephant folio Vols. I-III broadside/newspaper format one quarto Vols. IV-V tabloid format uniformly bound in dark rust buckram lettered in gilt. Vol. I 25 issues Vols. II and III 22 issues each Vol. III 22 issues Vols IV and V 15 issues each. Buckram covers show modest fading and surface wear. Bindings firm contents clean and unmarked typically tanned. Rarely offered complete. Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, Franklin and Marshall College Hardcover
185318346Washington: Robert Armstrong 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Senate issue 32d Congress 2d Session Executive No. 59. Complete as issued with 198 pp 79 lithographed plates 23 views 6 mammals 5 birds 21 reptiles 3 fish 21 botanical plates and large folding map. Original brown cloth with chipping and tears to spine cloth. Spine cracked at pp 174/175; intermittent foxing primarily affecting the title page occasional text margins and about 20 plates mainly mammals birds reptiles and botanicals as opposed to the views which are generally clean. Map has a few splits at the intersections and one closed tear that has been repaired on the verso. This was the final expedition made by the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers in connection with the Mexican War. In addition to Sitgreaves the expedition party included J.G. Parke Richard H. Kern as draughtsman S.W. Woodhouse as physician and naturalist and Antoine Leroux as guide. Its purpose was to determine whether the Zuni River actually emptied into the Colorado and to examine the territory en route. The party followed the Zuni from Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico to the Little Colorado then continued west reaching the Colorado near the Mojave villages and then proceeding south to Camp Yuma and San Diego. Wheat 3: 22-24 notes that the map is very detailed and calls it "a monumental achievement.generally correct and exceedingly well done." Howes S-528 Wheat 763 Wagner Camp 230:1 Graff 3809 Field 1414. Robert Armstrong hardcover books
186627653NY: Johnson Fry & Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1866. 1st Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's half brown leather over green cloth spines in five compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in two compartments blind stamped borders on covers all edges marbled marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 83 highly finished Steel Engravings including historical scenes and full-length portraits from original paintings by Leutze Weir Powell Chappel Nast and other American artists. . Spines covers and edges moderately rubbed and worn all text blocks tight and square hinges strong mild foxing throughout else fine. A large heavy set approximately 18 pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . Steel engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 2192 pp . Johnson, Fry & Company hardcover
1896010631Boston: Publishers Printing Company 1896. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Author's Presentation Copy. " From Charles M. Stebbins Hartsdale N.Y." label pasted to top of front paste down. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Very Good a few assorted nicks and rubs to the edges and tips a few tiny spots to the boards. Author's autobiography found between pages 128 and 223. Followed by " The Body Politic: some of Its Ills and the Remedies Therefor" pages 231 to 338 with separate title and contents pages with an edited publication date in red ink presumably in the author's hand showing the publication date as 1891. Stebbins was an active wagoner merchant and tradesman west of the Mississippi with many adventures that formed the basis for his " New Religion." Graff 3955. SCARCE OCLC locates 12 US libraries with holdings. . Publishers Printing Company Hardcover
18704090057Philadelphia: National Publishing Company 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Minimal exlibrary marks. Bindings sound hinge papers broken but hinges holding. Previous owner's name on ffep of each volume. Pages clean tanned with some foxing. Steel engravings in each volume. Cloth over boards has some edge wear light shelf wear faded gilt lettering on spine. Early history of the Civil War by Alexander Hamilton Stephens 1812-1883 vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. Ex-Library; 9.75" tall; 1481 pages. National Publishing Company hardcover
1981LL-b910-09Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1981 Second printing. 4to. Cloth. 1076 p. Charts. Maps. The first systematic and comprehensive review of the numerous ethnic groups who reside in the United States. The editors present the history culture and distinctive characteristics of 100 ethnic groups from Acadians to Zoroastrians -- Asians Native Americans Europeans Latin Americans East and West Indians African Americans Mexican Americans and more. This book was presented to Speaker of the House Thomas "Tip" O'Neill by John Mirak of Mirak Chevrolet in Arlington. The book bears a handwritten dedication to O'Neill by Bob Mirak John's son and author of the chapter on Armenians on first free endpaper; includes an article from the Arlington Advocate on Thursday June 7 1984 showing Tip O'Neill cutting the ribbon at the opening of the new car dealership; and also includes a letter on Mirak Chevrolet stationary signed by John Mirak thanking O'Neill for attending the opening ceremonies. Letter is in fine condition in envelope; book is fine in near fine dustjacket in mylar cover. Harvard University Press hardcover
1833442411833. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Valuable 1833-1836 Compendium Of U.S. Commercial Regulations United States. Department of the Treasury. A Digest of the Existing Commercial Regulations of Foreign Countries With Which the United States Have Intercourse; As Far as They Can be Ascertained. Prepared Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Treasury In Compliance With a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3d March 1831. Three volumes. Volume I: City of Washington: Printed by Francis Preston Blair 1833; Volumes II and III: Washington City: Blair & Rives Printers 1836. Complete set. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards lettering pieces and blind fillets to spines. Some rubbing some scuffing to boards. Several unopened signatures. Occasional discoloration and foxing interior otherwise fresh. $500. This is one of 750 sets printed for the use of the House of Representatives. A valuable resource for students of commercial and international law of the period and students of taxation as well it contains laws the texts of treaties and statistical information. These books were published at an important juncture in U.S. history. Having survived the Napoleonic Wars and the devastation of the War of 1812 the United States was beginning to emerge as one of the world's leading commercial powers. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2003 Supplement 7432.70. unknown
18239339gcsWashington: Printed by Gales & Seaton 1823. Folio original sheep-backed boards red calf label iv 123 pp. Containing information for each state and territory from the Atlantic seaboard westward to Illinois Michigan and Arkansas. Consists of tables for each state giving “the nature & naames of the articles manufactured†market value raw materials used cost of materials number of men women and children employed quantity and kind of machinery capital investment annual wages paid and “general observations.†Good; spine worn. Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1823. hardcover
200676532Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. iv 1580 pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Serial No. 109-70. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 9.25 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is the first of a series of hearings that the Subcommittee planned to hold examining the Voting Rights Act also known as the VRA. It had been 25 years since Congress last extended the number of the temporary provisions of the VRA. Six provisions were scheduled to expire in 2007 including sections 4 5 6 7 8 and 203. These hearings will examine the impact of the Voting Rights Act over the last several decades and its continued role in protecting minority voting rights. The ability of our citizens to cast a ballot for their preferred candidate ensures that every voice is heard most importantly the right to vote safeguards our freedoms and all other rights enshrined in the Constitution. The sacredness of the right to vote is reflected in the protection afforded by the 15th amendment which States ''the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race color or previous condition of servitude.'' For too many of our fellow citizens in our history this has not always been the case. Our country has had a troubled history of invidious and disparate treatment in the most fundamental process of a democracy namely voting. The VRA pushed back against this history and challenged racial discrimination from a number of different angles. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
200676534Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Serial No. 109-79. Volume I ONLY. Volume I v 1 1684 6 pages. During this hearing Representative John Lewis of Georgia stated "The Voting Rights Act helped expand our democracy and open up our democracy to elect hundreds of thousands and millions of our citizens who had been kept out let them in. The Voting Rights Act was needed then and it is needed now. The purpose of section 5 is very unique and very important. It prevents discriminatory plans from being enacted in the first place. It put the burden on the judiciary to show that the plan does not discriminate against minority voters. Congress Lewis continued "Prior to section 5 the burden was on the minority voters to challenge the voting practice; and every section was good at coming up with different procedures that had the same result discrimination. Anita Earls' testimony talks in some detail about the recent example how this is still happening. The difference is that we have section 5 to prevent these practices from harming minority voters. Many people like the court said that we have come a long ways; and again today I would say that we've come a distance. We've come a long way and that is true. We're not the same Nation that we were 40 years ago but it's clear today that we have not come far enough. Section 5 is still needed. Today section 5 prevents discrimination and redistricting and changes that move voting locations out of minority neighborhoods into less accessible areas. These are issues that are different from the fight to register to vote but they are no less fundamental." U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
200676535Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Serial No. 109-83. Part I ONLY. Volume I iv 1446 22 pages. This Committee will focus on section 203 the provision authorizing bilingual language assistance to American citizens who are members of covered language minority groups and who have limited English proficiency. Section 203 has not been revisited by Congress since 1992 and like the sections that we have discussed in previous hearings is set to expire in 2007 unless reauthorized. The Voting Rights Act was enacted in 1965 in response to a history of racial discrimination against some of our Nation's citizens. In 1975 Congress expanded the Voting Rights Act to include section 203 and its companion section 4f. Section 203 requires certain jurisdictions to provide bilingual election assistance-including notices instructions information and ballots-to citizens who are members of a designated language minority group and who have limited English proficiency. As cited in the 1975 House Report section 203 was added in response to ''an extensive evidentiary record demonstrating the prevalence of voting discrimination and high illiteracy rates among language minorities.'' This record revealed that similar discrimination patterns and practices that had been used to prevent African-Americans from voting were being administered against Asian-Americans American Indians Native Alaskans and citizens of Hispanic origin. These citizens are more than likely to live in environments in which the dominant language is other than English. Section 203 breaks down these barriers by providing citizens in a language minority group with the assistance necessary to participate in the political process. Section 203 has enabled an increased number of minority citizens to register and cast ballots as revealed in the last Census and latest election records. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
200676538Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Serial No. 109-103. Volume IV ONLY. Volume IV v 1 4297-5711 3 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. This volume contains the Appendix to Hearings: Table of Contents and Appendix Materials Continued from the National Commission on the Voting Rights Act. The Subcommittee will be holding its tenth hearing examining the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the temporary provisions that are to expire. They're set to expire in 2007 unless we reauthorize by Congress which I think most of us anticipate will occur. The Subcommittee examined each of the expiring provisions in great detail. This afternoon we examine the evidence of continued discrimination against racial and language minority citizens since 1982 that have been compiled by a number of non-governmental organizations who will be testifying. I'd thank these organizations for completing these reports and in making sure that this Committee has before it a complete and accurate record of discrimination over the last 25 years. In continuing to reauthorize the temporary provisions Congress on four separate occasions examined the extent to which discrimination continued to exist by analyzing information such as enforcement statistics minority voter registration rates minority voter turnout and litigation pursued to protect minority voting rights. Federal agencies such as the United States Commission on Civil Rights were instrumental in investigating analyzing and reporting back to Congress on the state of minority voting during each consideration. Each time Congress concluded based upon the evidence presented that the exceptional conditions which existed in 1966 continued to exist in 1970 1975 1982 and in 1992 when it was last reauthorized. This afternoon the Committee continues to examine whether the exceptional conditions warranting the extension of the temporary provisions continue to exist in 2006. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
179517611Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1795. Caption title as issued. 6" x 9 3/4". 2 pp. Minor edge wear bound in modern wrappers. Good or better. <br/><br/> The Act establishes duties on imported printing-types sugars Malaga wine burgundy and champaign teas and other items. Approved January 29 1795 it is signed in type by President Washington Vice President and Senate President Adams and House Speaker Muhlenberg. <br/> Two states exist: Evans's copy notes the deposition statement; this one like the Bristol copy and as noted by Stark and Cole NYPL is without the statement. Very scarce each having only a few institutional locations. <br/>Evans 29699. Bristol B9375 2. Stark & Cole 1164. NAIP w014576 5. Francis Childs unknown books
1833442411833. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Washington 1833-1836. 3 vols. Valuable 1833-1836 Compendium Of U.S. Commercial Regulations United States. Department of the Treasury. A Digest of the Existing Commercial Regulations of Foreign Countries With Which the United States Have Intercourse; As Far as They Can be Ascertained. Prepared Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Treasury In Compliance With a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3d March 1831. Three volumes. Volume I: City of Washington: Printed by Francis Preston Blair 1833; Volumes II and III: Washington City: Blair & Rives Printers 1836. Complete set. Octavo 9" x 5-3/4". Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards lettering pieces and blind fillets to spines. Some rubbing some scuffing to boards. Several unopened signatures. Occasional discoloration and foxing interior otherwise fresh. $500. This is one of 750 sets printed for the use of the House of Representatives. A valuable resource for students of commercial and international law of the period and students of taxation as well it contains laws the texts of treaties and statistical information. These books were published at an important juncture in U.S. history. Having survived the Napoleonic Wars and the devastation of the War of 1812 the United States was beginning to emerge as one of the world's leading commercial powers. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 2003 Supplement 7432.70. unknown books
19270005209Chicago: A. Ackermann & Son Inc 1927. First Limited edition. Very Good. Image measures approx. 15.5 inches by 21.25 inches; unframed but mounted on fiberboard dark "tidal stain" at lower left margin maskable with matting. <br/><br/>Perhaps the most vivid illustrations created of 1860 Chicago were published by Jevne and Almini in France. Raoul Varin of Paris France re-created the original paintings in the mid-1920s. "The differences between Mr. Varin's paintings and the original prints were subtle. He engraved a variety of signed limited edition numbered prints . in the 1920s and 1930s. They were published by A Ackermann & Son . His views took a historical perspective . often based on extant classical works." Only 100 signed prints of the finished work were published. This is apparently a Proof State of the print and thus unnumbered but it is signed by Varin in pencil in the lower right corner. . A. Ackermann & Son Inc unknown
189550680Albany New York: Fisheries Game and Forest Commission of New York 1895. maps and portfolio. Near fine. 4 maps in green publisher's portfolio with gilt titles. Maps in color with topographical details in brown. Unbacked and unjoined. The 4 together measure 70" x 56". Each map is 34" x 28". There is a spare Northwest map in a bit less great condition - it has some toning and a few slight tears along the lower fold but is perfectly frameable on its own. Condition of the main 4 is NEAR FINE ; paper clean and colors bright one tiny flaw at one of the folds otherwise no flaws. Original publisher's portfolio is VERY GOOD ; very clean titles bright front side has some small tears to the cloth just at edge. One of the string ties is short. A paper label inside explains the colors. Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission of New York unknown
1793003158Dublin: P. Byrne Grafton-Street 1793. First Edition full calf red label with gilt titles to spine. Calf rubbed front and rear boards moderate foxing throughout page block. prior owners names front endpages and title page front hinge just starting to separate. Contents are unmarked. One of the prior owners whose name is handwritten 3 times is "Alfred Balch Nashville". Balch was a close personal friend and neighboring plantation owner to President Andrew Jackson. He was a practicing lawyer in Nashville and eventually became head of the Nashville Bar Association. During Andrew Jackson's presidency Balch was appointed to the role of Commissioner of Indian Treaties. During this time he would be active in trying to resolve issues the Creek and Seminole tribes had with the United States government and may have helped resolve the Second Seminole War. Later in 1840 during the presidency of Martin Van Buren Jackson would pressure his former vice president to appoint Balch to the role of United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida where he would serve as a Florida District Judge for only one year. In 1835 letters appear between Alfred Balch and Andrew Jackson suggesting a level of comfort that only friends would have with one another. In one letter Jackson seems to write angrily about a secret conspiracy to undermine his chosen successor Martin Van Buren. What evidence there is seems to suggest a very close relationship between Andrew Jackson and Alfred Balch.Balchepedia; the Encyclopedia of Balch History. A great association to Presidential and Tennessee history ! . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Minus/No Jacket As Issued. P. Byrne, Grafton-Street Hardcover books
