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1862021857Boston: American Tract Society 1862. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps printed in red and black. 60 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this almanac issued by the American Tract Society containing the usual monthly almanac information as well as illustrated instructions on how to make a sundial; a song including music and lyrics words by Mrs. J.D. Chaplin titled "The Little Slave" that offers the young enslaved boy's sadness and perspective on his life as an enslaved person; a printing of the Star-Spangled Banner; a printing of an anti-slavery speech by Heman Humphrey etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling minor scattered spotting and staining. Minor wear to the corners. American Tract Society unknown
1849017978New York: No publisher 1849. Quarter Leather. Good. Quarter leather with brown cloth covers. 650 pp. Illustrated frontispiece portraits at the beginning of each month. Bound volume of this journal originally published to support the candidacy of Henry Clay who was ran for president against James Polk in 1844. The journal published literature politics history and other topics. This volume includes an article on gold hunting in California in the sixteenth century; historical and mythological traditions of the Algonquins which includes a translation of the Walum-Olum and illustrations of symbols used by Native Americans accompanied by definitions; a piece on California pondering its political future in the United States; an article contemplating problems and the future of Native Americans in the United States written by Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bouh a chief of the Ojibwa Nation etc. GOOD condition. Covers a bit bowed. Moderate fading and scuffing to the covers with some soiling minor staining and areas of discoloration. Leather worn along the hinges and the corners. A few areas of minor dampstaining to the page edges throughout. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing throughout. No publisher unknown
1882016377Chicago: Victor F. Lawson and Co 1882. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet four pages. Single issue of this Chicago newspaper published three days after the killing of Jesse James. This includes a lengthy account of the day of the killing including quotes from Robert Bob Ford the wife of Jesse James and some background into the plot of the killing. Also in this issue is a short paragraph on Dick Liddle a member of the James Gang and his testimony as to robberies committed by the gang; and a lengthy account of the Blue Cut Train Robbery by John Land recalling the actions of the James Gang. Various items of news and commentary present including the suicide of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the hanging of an African-American in Virginia Doc Wright who apparently murdered Coleman Arthur and who was suspected of being part of a secret society called "The True Friends." GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor loss along the left edge presumably nibbled away. General toning some foxing soiling and minor staining. A few chips and tears along the extremities. Victor F. Lawson and Co unknown
1893008578Denver CO: The Great Divide Publishing Co 1893. Wraps. Good. Side folding journal approximately 15 by 12 inches. 24 pp including covers. Illustrations and a few photos throughout including a photo of a cliff dwelling perhaps in Mesa Verde Colorado. With ads for Smith and Wesson mining companies gold mines and other western opportunities in Colorado Arizona California and elsewhere. A single issue of this magazine/journal containing articles and stories many reflecting a Western theme. This includes an illustrated article on the Native American pottery of the Rio San Juan; a discussion of cliff dwelling architecture; Washington territory legends; a discussion of Shamanism as practiced by Native Americans including explanation of the Jessakkid; an autobiography by the Native American Running Antelope written in pictographs with translations beneath; a piece on a massacre of white settlers by Native Americans in the Minnesota area; a piece on various snakes etc. GOOD condition. Moderate browning minor soiling some foxing and minor staining. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy wrinkling along the spine. Center hinge split with a few minor tears throughout. The Great Divide Publishing Co unknown
1843006271New York: American Anti-Slavery Society Publisher 1843. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Stated second edition for the first part with the second part published in Albany in 1843. Dark brown ribbed cloth. Unpaginated. With many illustrations throughout. Sabin states that pagination varies among copies seen. This appears complete based on a counting of signatures 1-18 with 6 leaves 19 with 1 leaf and 20-32 with 6 leaves Signature 19 constitutes the title page to the Remonstrance section. Effectively two works in one. An anti-slavery work containing quotes and accounts of many important and minor anti-slavery figures and abolitionists. This also includes accounts of slavery mostly 3rd person reflections. The second section regards the Texas revolution containing quotes of political and other figures on the annexation of Texas by the United States taking a decidedly anti-Texas annexation stance. FAIR condition. The fold out map in the beginning is MISSING its right half being torn in two along the fold. Cloth backstrip MISSING from the spine. Moderate to heavy uneven fading to the covers with minor to moderate scuffing. Minor soiling and staining with a semicircular ring stain to the rear. Cloth very worn and bumped along the extremities. Binding shaken and text block weakened but holding. First signature almost detached. Scattered moderate to heavy foxing throughout with some staining and soiling. Previous owner's signature present. Howes L235 L236. Sabin 95097. American Anti-Slavery Society, Publisher unknown
1760005903London: Printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose in Pater noster Row 1760. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet apparently disbound from a larger work. Pagination runs from 330-384 plus a title page with an illustration of London from the Thames at the head. With a fold-out map of the County of Montgomery as well as a fold-out view of the city and harbor of Fonchall capital of Madeira. A single issue of this British magazine with this issue featuring articles on the then present war between England and France-the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War-including a history and origin of the war a letter from a French officer providing and account of the Siege of Louisburg and a journal of a winter campaign in Canada and the siege of Quebec. Also included is an account of a 'Rebellion of the Negroes in Jamaica' describing Tacky's War or Rebellion in which African enslaved people led by Tacky rebelled against their owners being ultimately defeated. Topics relating to history and religion a mathematical question Dutch designs defeated in the East Indies ships taken by the French etc. are also featured. GOOD condition. Faint creasing to the outer pages with some browning along the extremities. Minor wear along the extremities. Remains of binding along the spine. Very minor scattered foxing. Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater noster Row unknown
1865018556New York: New York Herald Publisher 1865. Tabloid. Poor. Large tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. A single issue discussing preparations for the funeral of Abraham Lincoln as well as the general state of mourning in the nation; several columns devoted to the pursuit of John Wilkes Booth and the capture of several conspirators; many short pieces on battles of the Civil War including at Mobile and Selma as well as mentioning the march of Sherman. POOR condition. Unopened along the top edge. Paper almost completely separated along the left edge and may detach with much further handling. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Uneven toning to the paper heavier along the folds. Some chipping tearing creasing and loss to the first few pages along the folds with minor loss of text. Heavy chipping tearing and creasing along the extremities with some loss. New York Herald, Publisher unknown
1958019819Springfield MO: The Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Publisher 1958. Wraps. Good. Side stapled wraps. Zine style magazine. 14 pp. A zine issued for personnel of the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Springfield Missouri discussing employee news items relating to work wages social subjects such as intramural sports etc. GOOD condition. Minor scattered areas of staining with light soiling and general toning. Minor edgewear. The Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Publisher unknown
1805019914Windsor VT: Nahum Bower Publisher 1805. Unbound. Good. Side folding newspaper format. 8 pp. Single issue of this short-lived newspaper from Vermont apparently only publishing for one year. With the usual sort of news politics political commentary that one would expect from a paper. Of note is a brief account of what appears to have been an insurrection or rebellion by enslaved African Americans in Savannah Georgia. The account says the African Americans killed whites by poisoning and that thirteen were in jail. Two were hung one was burned alive and others faced other punishments. Research did not turn up any accounts of rebellions in Savannah Georgia in 1805 but an account of a rebellion in Wayne County North Carolina bears a striking similarity to this one. The account in this paper indicates that the insurrectionists were held in Waynesboro jail so perhaps their was some confusion surrounding the name. Also present is a short account of piracy originating from St. Augustine as well as a letter questioning Thomas Jefferson's interaction with Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Minor spotting soiling and staining to the paper. Heavy chipping and wear to the lower extremity. Nahum Bower, Publisher unknown
1865022123Richmond VA: Walker and Lewellen Publisher 1865. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet 4 pp. Single issue of this short lived newspaper from Richmond Virginia published from 1865 to 1866. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History speculates that this was an occupation newspaper which may be true given that the town was burned by Confederate soldiers prior to surrender. The paper's byline reads "No North No South No East No West-Our Whole Country." This issue with the usual sort of local national and international news reporting on crime shipping food etc. Of note is a column on the upcoming trial of Jefferson Davis and another column that reports on the trial of a Spiritualist in New York that also reports on the practice of Spiritualism. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor creasing toning and soiling. A few ink spots along with an ink bracket around one passage. Walker and Lewellen, Publisher unknown
020121Boston: Saco-Lowell Publisher. Leather. Good. 1930-31. Flexible black leather covers binding all issues with original wrappers in the interior. Pagination varies. Black and white photos throughout. A complete run of two years' worth of this bulletin issued by the Saco-Lowell Company. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world in the 1920s they had factories in Lowell and Newton Massachusetts as well as Biddeford Maine. But after merging with another company and consolidating the company shuttered all its mills in Lowell and Newton by 1932 keeping only the Biddeford one going. These bulletins discuss the operations and usefulness of the various textile machinery they produced as well as other concerns within the industry. Name of George F. Albrecht in the interior who apparently held patents for machinery he invented for the use of the Saco-Lowell company. GOOD condition. Covers rather grubby and soiled with some discoloration and staining. Minor wear to the interior. Saco-Lowell, Publisher unknown
1842021824Boston: William S. Damrell Publisher 1842. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1842. Illustrated wraps side sewn. An almanac for the year 1842 issued by the Massachusetts Temperance Union containing the usual almanac information along with essays on the ills of alcohol consumption a speech of the leader of the Temperance Union small illustrations at the head of each month some illustrations drunk men etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling and minor staining to the covers. A few minor wrinkles and creases. William S. Damrell, Publisher unknown
1858020712New York: H. Greeley and Company 1858. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1858. Light blue printed wraps. 68 pp. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Of note is a seven page look at the Case of Dred Scott mostly abstracts of court opinions; along with brief historic sketches of Minnesota and Oregon etc. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Small stain on the lower fore edge. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1858021511New York: H. Greeley and Company 1858. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1858. Light blue printed wraps. 68 pp. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Of note is a seven page look at the Case of Dred Scott mostly abstracts of court opinions; along with brief historic sketches of Minnesota and Oregon etc. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Small stain on the lower fore edge. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1860021982New York: H. Greeley and Company 1860. Wraps. Good. Light blue printed wraps. 80 pp. including ads. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Includes an essay on the attempts of Southern politicians to revive the foreign slave trade essentially making the practice legal again. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Owner's name on the upper front cover. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1918016205Washington: The National War Garden Commission 1918. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. including covers. Illustrations throughout. A work promoting domestic war gardens in the US during World War I using comics and humor to look at the lighter side of food shortages ! and gardening. Most of the work reprinted from other newspapers and magazines. The pamphlet was published by the National War Garden Commission established by Charles Lathrop Pack prior to the US entrance into World War I. The commission hoped that the war garden would counter the negative effects of a large crop failure in 1916 as well as interruptions in shipping due to submarine warfare and the loss of farmworkers due to enlistment. GOOD condition. Moderate creasing at the corners with some wrinkling. Minor foxing soiling and staining to the covers. Upper corner bent and curled. The National War Garden Commission unknown
1848020554New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1848. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps late 1847 early 1848. Printed wraps. 64 pp. Two maps present one depicting the region of Texas and present-day Oklahoma; the other depicting the Oregon Territory. An almanac for 1846 issued by the Whig Party in the United States printing a definition of the party and its platform on the front cover. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a look at the values of foreign currency and money a declaration of principles of the Whig Party from a convention in Massachusetts etc. Of note are several pieces on the US-Mexican War one discussing the origins of the war and another providing the latest news of the war battles etc. A third is a speech by Tom Corwin on the war. Also present is a printing of a speech by Henry Clay at Lexington Kentucky. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1844020715New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1844. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1844. Printed wraps. 72 pp. An almanac for 1844 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states musing on politics etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Moderate soiling staining and spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1845020713New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1845. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1845. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1845 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states printings of the Declaration of Independence the US Constitution and George Washington's Farewell Address etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Owner's signature on the upper front cover.Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849020714New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1850020730New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1850. Wraps. Good. no date 1850. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1850 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes pieces on California flogging in the Navy a railroad that would span the isthmus of Panama railways and canals across America etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849020795New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1851021063New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1851. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1851 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a two page essay on California in 1850 describing four different fires in San Francisco an armed uprising of squatters gold mining fighting with Indigenous peoples etc.; an ocean ship canal in Central America; and a one page statistical survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Corners creased. Front cover tearing along the hinge. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1852021216New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1852. Wraps. Good. no date 1852. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1852 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a one-page essay on California in 1851 describing different fires in San Francisco and Stockton the formation of the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco who caught tried and hung a robber all in one night gold mining etc.; and a two page survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Small owner's signature on the upper front cover. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
021869New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher. Wraps. Good. : no date circa 1847. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1847 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states an account of the US-Mexican War including a map of a battle a piece on the Oregon treaty etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
