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1978020846Trenton NJ: Land-Lord's presumed Publisher 1978. Unbound. Good. Single sheet 8 ½ by 12 1/8 inches. Thin paper stock. Printed on a single side only. A flyer for a disco and awards event held by the Land-Lord's Chapter 2 Motorcycle Club in Trenton New Jersey on December 9th 1978. With an upper center illustration of what is presumed to be the club's emblem. The event featured a disco raffles for money and ½ gallons of alcohol awards for most represented club farthest distance club best dressed hog best dressed chopper etc. Unfortunately not much could be found out about this club except that they enjoyed disco and a funky good time. GOOD condition. Many horizontal and vertical fold creases present with other wrinkling and creasing. Moderate soiling and some staining especially to the reverse. Light general fading. Land-Lord's, presumed Publisher unknown
1956021525No Place: No publisher 1956. Unbound. Good. Various places and dates. Dates range from April 25 1956 to June 27 1956. 14 leaves printed on single sides only. It appears most are copies of originals but a few may be original as well. All these letters stem from a proposal letter written by Ambassador Whiting Willauer to his friend and insurance executive from whose estate these came. Willauer mentions his troubles with some Chinese refugees he sponsored which made him ponder the possibility for some sort of insurance for sponsors of refugees to cover financial losses in case the refugees are not able to fulfill their obligations stipulated in the Refugee Act of 1953. The letters are between other US insurance executives pondering options and feasibility with the eventual conclusion that the proposal was not practical. The act itself was meant to accommodate 200000 refugees affected by communism. The earliest letter is from US Ambassador Whiting Willauer on "The Foreign Service of the United States of America" letterhead and apparently written from Honduras where Willauer was serving at the time. Notably Willauer along with Claire Chennault established the Civilian Air Transport Company in China in 1946 selling it to the CIA in 1950 although not resigning from the company until 1954. At this time he became ambassador to Honduras and worked directly with the CIA in Guatemala in support of their operation to overthrow its government led by Jacobo Arbenz Guzman see Wikipedia for previous information-or misinformation. Willauer's letter does bear a signature but we have not authenticated it in any way. These are from an executive of a very large international insurance firm name of owner and firm withheld for privacy. The owner was a highly placed executive in an insurance company and travelled throughout the world extensively. They were active in politics through donations and fundraising and it appears their family was friendly with the Roosevelts especially Eleanor Roosevelt. The previous owner's work for the insurance company led them to meet with various heads of state worldwide including US government officials. Some of the people associated with this firm were also involved in World War II activities including financing the Flying Tigers in China as well as work for the OSS using knowledge gained from insurance work. While we have not found any direct connection to intelligence work by this owner their ties to those who did are strong. GOOD condition. Letters mounted by metal clip in a manila folder. Some wrinkling to the letters with a few handwritten notes to some of them. No publisher unknown
1909022145No Place: Comstock and Gest Publisher 1909. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Photos throughout. Front cover art by Winsor McCay the noted American cartoonist illustrator and "father" of American animation. A program for the 1909-1910 season of shows at the New York Hippodrome featuring a ballet depicting life in Japan as well as some photos of Maori who were featured in the show as well. Unfortunately their photos are captioned with rather crude language usage indicating they were "imported" for the show. GOOD condition. Faint vertical fold crease present. Minor wrinkling and creasing to the covers. Some toning soiling to the covers with two faint ring stains to the rear cover along with some other minor areas of discoloration. Some wrinkling and toning in the interior. Comstock and Gest, Publisher unknown
1912011492New York: C.S. Hammond and Company 1912. Wraps. Very Good. Mustard yellow card stock covers 7 ½ by 3 ½ inches. Fold out color illustrated map measuring 23 ½ by 18 inches. Single sided. A bird's eye view map of the New York region of Long Island Sound and the East and North Rivers. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and toning to the covers with some wrinkling and browning to the map. C.S. Hammond and Company unknown
1943021425Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1943. Wraps. Poor. Wraps. Folio. 7 leaves plus covers. A collection of paper dolls featuring women who served in World War II as WACS or WAVES featuring 8 women and a variety of clothing and uniforms. The WACS and WAVES were units associated with the US Army and US Navy that allowed women to serve in the military in noncombat roles. POOR/FAIR condition. Top third of the front cover CUT UP missing the title and the stars that were once present. The book is otherwise intact with all dolls and clothing present and uncut. Moderate toning some wrinkling and minor soiling. Whitman Publishing unknown
1958020407New York: Henry Street Settlement presumed Publisher 1958. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 52 pp. Printed on single sides only. A detailed report by Ruth S. Tefferteller detailing the efforts of the Pre-Delinquent Gang Project at the Henry Street Settlement in New York. The report explains in depth the formation of groups such as the Lucky Seven of children divided by age. The programs work and notable incidents regarding each group are included such as police encounters among the older group. Names of the children are mentioned in some instances as well as general statistics such as race. Tefferteller worked for 21 years at the Henry Street Settlement in a variety of roles that promoted social welfare among lower income children and families. The Henry Street Settlement was established in 1893 to offer assistance to those in need primarily in the Lower East Side of New York. GOOD condition. Slightly ex-library with pencil markings to the upper front cover. Moderate toning. Minor creasing to the rear cover. Henry Street Settlement, presumed Publisher unknown
1938z08233New York: Swedish-American Line 1938. Paperback. Very Good. Lot of information and souvenirs from a 1938 cruise aboard Swedish-American Line's Kunsholm motor liner from New York City to the Caribbean and West Indies. Includes several menus invitations to cocktails of liner stationary addressed to the passenger a passenger list a list of shore excursions a letter of welcome from the Swedish-American Line director and a souvenir booklet of "reminiscences" from the cruise. Illustrated wraps 8vo. Varying paginations with illustrations. Very good. Bending and some edgewear to items predominately clean and unmarked. A nice lot of materials for the cruise and travel enthusiast. Digital images available upon request. Swedish-American Line paperback
1969029365Ira J. Friedman Inc. 1969. Volume I: 1774 - 1832 405 pages. Volume II: 1833 -1861 444 pages. Volume III: 1861 - 1882 561 pages. Volume IV: Four Famous New Yorkers 488 pages. Four volumes complete this set. This is a reprint of the 1909 edition. 4 FINE HARDCOVERS SCARCE. Red cloth covers lettering is bright. Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ira J. Friedman, Inc. Hardcover
198915375<p>Inscribed by author; association copy; 1st edition. Near Fine HC in Very Good DJ. Navy blue cloth over boards gilt letters; map front end papers. Bright clean covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; single piece of cello-tape attaching publisher's presentation card to front free end paper with typed note 'I only wish that Ellsworth could have seen this book. It was written really for him.' and signed at bottom 'Bruce Palmer'; crisp clean interior. DJ is bright clean and complete; faintly scuffed; very slight rubbing wear at spine head. From the family collection of Ellsworth Bunker U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Italy India Nepal South Vietnam Organization of American States and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. Bunker figures prominently in the book and was considered by this author President Johnson and others to have been a critical element in avoiding open civil war in the Dominican Republic. 8vo 226 pp; index biblio; illustrated.</p> The University Press of Kentucky hardcover
1953021611No Place: No publisher 1953. Unbound. Good. Mickey Mantle Exhibit Card. Circa 1951-53 based on the "Made in U.S.A." printed in upper and lower case. 5 5/16 by 3 5/16 inches. No printing on the reverse. An exhibit baseball card featuring all time great Mickey Mantle. UNGRADED. Tiny dings/creases at the corners with the extremities bearing minor rubbing. Unfortunately the number 50 is written in pen at the top of the card both front and reverse. Small spot of soiling to the left of Mantle's head. UNGRADED. No publisher unknown
19791718<p>Charting the Discovery of Californias Capital from the arrival of German-born Swiss pioneer John Sutter to the area through to its first role as capital city. VG Large Format 11x9" Dec Brown Boards HB with tree logo Newspaper Repro Endpapers extensive previous owners sig on title pages. In similar VG Unpriceclipped John Beyer designed DJ. 207pp with index & bibliography ISBN ~ 144.50 ~ American Explorers Frontiersmen Sacramento San Francisco Sutters Fort Trappers ~ American History</p><p>Personal dedications inside front cover. DJ in protective cover. Dark brown cloth boards. Tight binding.</p> California Historical Society hardcover
1925022119Atlanta GA: Good Words Publisher 1925. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Approximately 9 ¾ by 7 1/8 inches. 28 pp. A little magazine published at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta Georgia. It began publishing in 1913 soon after the prison opened. Julian Hawthorne wrote for the magazine when he was incarcerated there. The magazine for the most part had a "preachy moralistic" tone and often ignored news from within the prison such as the release of Eugene Debs see Jailhouse Journalism: the Fourth Estate Behind Bars p. 88. The journal was published until 1938 when it was replaced with The Atlantian. This issue does discuss some intramural sports interspersed with moralizing etc. With news on prison happenings pieces on Jewish tidings and Christian Science etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and a hint of soiling. Good Words, Publisher unknown
1926022182Atlanta GA: VGood Words Publisher 1926. Wraps. Good. Wraps. Approximately 9 ¾ by 7 1/8 inches. 16 pp. A little magazine published at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta Georgia. It began publishing in 1913 soon after the prison opened. Julian Hawthorne wrote for the magazine when he was incarcerated there. The magazine for the most part had a "preachy moralistic" tone and often ignored news from within the prison such as the release of Eugene Debs see Jailhouse Journalism: the Fourth Estate Behind Bars p. 88. The journal was published until 1938 when it was replaced with The Atlantian. This issue does discuss some intramural sports interspersed with moralizing etc. With news on prison happenings events etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning mostly along the extremities. Minor soiling. Some creasing and curling along the upper and lower edge. Minor rusting to the staples. VGood Words, Publisher unknown
1909018815New York: Burr Publishing Co 1909. Wraps. Fair. Color illustrated wraps with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout as well as one apparent painted photo by Karl Moon. Single issue of this monthly magazine this one relying heavily on photographs. Of note are a series of 14 Photographs by Carl moon an American photographer perhaps best known for his photographs of Native Americans. These photos depict Native Americans living in the Taos New Mexico area and are reminiscent of the work by Edward Curtis. While some critics have acclaimed his work for its documentation of Native American life the work seems to mythologize the false concept of the disappearance of Native Americans in the US. The article concludes "we are loath to confess that in the final count it is best that man's progress in the cultivation of land should be unchecked and our reluctance lies in the fact that this change must toll the knell of the Redman's sic day." Among the other photos in the book are photos of celebrities and of the Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York. Included in these photos is one depicting Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island in New York. His flight that day included the first over water and the canoe that he mounted underneath the airplane as a precaution against a water landing can be seen in the photo. FAIR condition. Frontispiece illustration haphazardly cut out of the magazine. Very heavy scuffing chipping creasing tearing and loss to the covers along the extremities with most of the spine missing. Some creasing soiling and staining to the covers with superficial paper loss to the rear cover. Large faint pencil circle present to the front cover. A very small old price sticker at the upper right corner of the front cover. Very light scattered foxing in the interior. Burr Publishing Co unknown
1970016475No Place: No publisher 1970. Unbound. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed Syracuse New York: 1970. Medium paper stock single sheet 11 by 17 inches. Printed on a single side only. Poster for a Friday November 13 1970 rally protesting the Vietnam War that was held at the Syracuse Induction Center. A comply-in followed the rally at the Selective Service Board. With a large peace symbol slightly resembling a skull and outlined in a red omega symbol used by resisters to the Vietnam War. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wrinkling and faint creasing to the paper. Minor soiling. Small spot near the lower left corner. One or two tiny tears to the extremities. No publisher unknown
1927019673Atlanta GA: Good Words Publisher 1927. Wraps. Good. Wraps. Approximately 9 ¾ by 7 1/8 inches. 12 pp. A little magazine published at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta Georgia. It began publishing in 1913 soon after the prison opened. Julian Hawthorne wrote for the magazine when he was incarcerated there. The magazine for the most part had a "preachy moralistic" tone and often ignored news from within the prison such as the release of Eugene Debs see Jailhouse Journalism: the Fourth Estate Behind Bars p. 88. The journal was published until 1938 when it was replaced with The Atlantian. This with news of big work farm production some reprinted articles on reform prison football news etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning creasing and wrinkling. Minor soiling. Good Words, Publisher unknown
1971016065Washington: Government printing Office 1971. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 145 7 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout reprints of illustrations from issues of The Black Panther Party. A supposedly "analytical" report on the Black Panther Party discussing its origins ideology and methodology in achieving its aims. The work cites the words of Black Panther Party leaders and ex-members and subtly seeks to tie the party to foreign groups communists seeking to overthrow the US government while ignoring the facts in some cases such as the murder of Fred Hampton that would portray the US government in a poor light. The report was issued by the Committee on Internal Security formerly known as the House of Un-American Activities Committee chaired by Richard Ichord a staunch anti-communist. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate toning some staining and minor soiling with light rusting to the staples. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Government printing Office unknown
190530136London: Adam and Charles Black 1905. First edition. With 74 very fine and attractive colourplates from the paintings of Archibald Stevenson Forrest each with a captioned guard. Tall thick 8vo in the publisher's original pale blue cloth the upper cover and spine both decorated with ships craps clouds and sunbursts in brown ivory and gilt and with gilt lettering t.e.g. ix 272 4 ads pp. A handsome copy the plates all fine and bright some very occasional and light foxing within the text the lovely decorated binding is solid and firm with very little sign of wear but with a bit of mellowing to the spine front endpaper with cosmetic only spitting at the still-strong hinge. FIRST EDITION AND ONE OF THE MORE ELUSIVE TITLES IN BLACK'S TRAVEL SERIES A LOVELY BOOK IN FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. The blue seas and sun-drenched islands of the West Indies served as wonderful inspiration for both pen and paintbrush in this hard to find gem. Jamaica receives the lion's share of attention but other subjects include Barbadoes St. Lucia Dominica St. Thomas and Martinique. Archibald Forrest wonderfully captures the bright colourful scenery and colourful peoples of these tropic isles. Adam and Charles Black hardcover
1918021403No Place: No publisher 1918. Cloth. Good. World War I Hospital/Medical Worker Diary. 1918 France. In a Daily Reminder Calendar for 1918. Red cloth. 365 pp. one for each day of the year. No name/author given. Some entries rather faded and most written in pencil. Handwriting is sometimes illegible. We speculate the author may have been an officer in the AEF as many of their entries refer to daily inspections and they reference an officer training drill in one entry. Many entries also refer to lieutenants majors and other officers although very rarely giving names instead using a single initial. It appears they were part of the AEF's hospital unit with mention of being at a frontline ambulance medical facility run by French forces and called Ambulance de Bois Roger see Feb. 12. First entry for January 1st indicates the author was in Langres France with the AEF American Expeditionary Force and mentions that school is out and he took a walk. They describe waiting for orders eventually being moved to Liffol-le-grand and Camp Hospital 18 for the month of January. By Early February entries are from Field Hospital 101. A hand drawn map/plan of Ambulance de Bois Roger appears on February 12. They describe setting up a triage with plan. On February 17 "considerable artillery to the east" is mentioned and the author as well as their going to an abandoned trench on the ridge. German biplanes are referred to using the French term avion boche. Boche was a derogatory term for Germans and the word appears off and on in entries going forward including March 8th where it states "Some boche in the air." They also mention that two were killed. By April the author is back at Camp Hospital 18 another map/plan of the facility appears and Field Hospital 101. Entries pretty much cease by April 23 with a few scattered entries short a few long" through the rest of the book. In general the diarist discusses basic day to day operations at the various medical facilities as well as planning interactions with others basic orders etc. GOOD condition. Residue/staining on the front cover. General fading. Minor soiling and edgewear. Some bumping. No publisher unknown
1926022001No Place: No publisher 1926. Cloth. Good. Clothbound scrapbook measuring 13 by 10 inches. String tied. Large ink block print of a man and woman dancing on the front cover with ink block print initials on the rear cover. Artwork presumably done by the owner. Thin paper stock in the interior. Approximately 57 photographs of various sizes including a few 8 by 10 inch photographs 5 by 7s and smaller as well as a few thumbnails. Many of the pages are empty. Other items in the interior include a program of camp exercises a few camp songs a homemade gypsy camp pennant two pages of notes from other campers to the owner a postcard of Gypsy Camp wrappers and labels etc. Photos consist of group photos or photos of individuals some depicting young women in Romani costumes some swimming horseback riding as well as photos of the Tree Top Inn main cabin etc. The owner and creator of this scrapbook was Dorothy Henderson who had an artistic touch in assembling this scrapbook as well as the art within. It appears she attended Gypsy Camp in 1926. Gypsy Camp originating in the early 1900s as an artist colony. The site 65 acres of land with some frontage along the Illinois River and located in Benton County Arkansas was purchased by Weesie and J.H. McAllister in 1921. Weesie McAllister envisioned turning the land into a summer camp for girls. The first building erected on the site was a three story structure that served as camp office residence for the McAllister family and dorm for the girls. Other structures were built in the late 1920s and eventually the camp could hold around 120 young women. The camp operated until 1978. It eventually fell into disrepair before being added to the National Register Historic District in 1988. Even so it was still empty until 2017. This scrapbook documents the early stages of Gypsy Camp as experienced by a young woman. GOOD condition. The scrapbook is generally solid. Some pages are loose and laid in with chipped and torn edges. Paper is rather brittle. No publisher unknown
1911021486East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1911. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Paper covered boards with a leather spine. 130 pp. SIGNED with a lengthy inscription by Marilla Ricker on the first endpaper. The inscription reads in part "So far as I've heard no Christian has arisen to state that the morals of the Rev. Clarence Richeson were contaminated by reading the works of Paine or Ingersoll. The Rev. claims to be a product of the Christian bible and he's still talking of his god and his bible." Ricker is referring to Clarence Richeson an on and off again minister for a variety of congregations who apparently suffered many bouts of insanity and was hospitalized several times. He also was engaged to many young women sometimes several at once. In 1911 he poisoned and murdered Avis Linnell and was sentenced to death. He was executed in early 1912. Given that the reverend was alive until early 1912 it is possible this was inscribed sometime in late 1911. A collection of four essays on four figures in history: Robert G. Ingersoll Thomas Paine John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards as well as an essay asking "What is Prayer" Ricker reflects on Robert G. Ingersoll his agnosticism and skill as an orator as well as his advocacy for freethought and questions Theodore Roosevelt's criticisms of Thomas Paine among other subjects. Marilla M. Ricker was the first woman admitted to the NH bar as well as being admitted to the bar in Washington DC in 1882. She pushed for prison reform and worked free of charge for many of her clients. Ricker was also a strong advocate for women's suffrage being the first woman to attempt to vote in New Hampshire arguing that she had a right to do so as a property owner in Dover NH. She also was a key figure in the freethought movement. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear to the covers. Leather rather scuffed along the hinges. Minor toning in the interior. The Roycrofters unknown
1964015841No Place: William Kent Publisher 1964. Unbound. Good. #2 of 20 printed. Signed by William Kent on the lower right corner below illustration. Printed on paper in black red and blue with ink set in relief on the plain background. 36 ½ by 21 ¼ inches. A slate relief print by artist and carver William Kent. Kent adapted newspaper headlines and imagery of political leaders to present a subtle satirical commentary on the United States and its leaders that undercuts the assertions of the leaders. William Kent is credited with the creation of the slate print technique. Considered an outsider artist by his contemporary critics Kent as a self taught artist adopted techniques used by artists in the Pop Art movement to his own ends in an effort to portray upheavals in American society during the 1960s. GOOD condition. Needs restoration/conservation. Faint large dampstain at the lower right corner. Faint foxing present to the whole piece. Paper is wrinkled with some large curls and faint creases presumably from being stored rolled at some point. A few small tears and chips present along the extremities. William Kent, Publisher unknown
