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1852017405Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Fair. Illustrated wraps although MISSING rear wrapper. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann and P.T. Barnum in the rear. FAIR/GOOD condition. Rear wrapper MISSING and replaced with a blank leaf being taped to the spine with what appears to be three old name labels these have also replaced the wrapper on the spine. General moderate toning to the front wrapper with some soiling and staining. 1 ½ inch tear at the lower center edge. Extremities worn with the upper right corner missing. Owner's signature on the top of the cover. Minor scattered soiling and foxing in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 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
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
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
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
1848004771Washington: J. & G.S. Gideon Printers 1848. Original Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 26 pp. Pertaining to the Dorr Rebellion of 1841 and 1842 in which disenfranchised voters in Rhode Island established a new constitution granting broader voting rights in contrast to the original Rhode Island charter. In Luther v. Borden it was argued that Borden had no authority to search the home of Luther a Dorr supporter as the Rhode Island charter was unconstitutional and thus did not grant Borden legitimate rights. In GOOD condition. Vertical crease present to the pamphlet with moderate uneven darkening minor soiling and a faint ownership signature in pencil at the upper front cover. Some creasing to the wraps with light scuffing and creasing along the extremities. Interior clean and solid. J. & G.S. Gideon, Printers unknown
18801321880 demi-bas. bleue. in-8, (2ff.), 288pp., Paris Hetzel (c.1870),
1868GIT0117aParis Alphonse Lemerre 1868. In-4 XXVII 334pp. Cartonnage éditeur percaline rouge bradel, orné d'encadrements à froid, titre frappé en grands et beaux caractères dorés sur le 1er plat. Texte imprimé sur papier fort dans de beaux encadrements végétaux parme, abondamment illustré dans le texte et à pleine page par les dessins de La Charlerie. Rousseurs par endroits.
1840LBW-4797Versailles, Barreswil et Andrieux, 1840. 192 x 230 mm.
186326524Paris Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes 1863 -in-8 demi-Maroquin un fort volume, reliure demi-maroquin cerise grand in-octavo à coins (binding half morocco with corners), reliure d'époque signée "PETIT" successeur de "SIMIER", dos 4 nerfs (spine with raised bands) décoré "or" et à froid (gilt and blind stamping decoration), titre et tomaison frappés "or" (gilt title and volume numbering) dans un encadrement d'un double filet fin "or", triple filets fins "or" en place des nerfs avec un filet à froid de part et d'autre des nerfs, plats décorés or (gilt decoration on the cover) avec 3 filets fins "or" aux mors et aux coins (joints and corners with three gilt line), papier marbré aux plats (cover with marbled paper), toutes tranches lisses (all edges smoothes) peignées (painting edges) rouge et bleu, sans illustrations (nop illustration), 1008 pages, 1863 Paris Bureau de la Revue des Deux Mondes Editeur,
189716675Limited 1028/1200 'Champlain Edition'; association copy. Near Fine HCs no DJs. Green calico-grain cloth over boards with paper spine panel printed with red and black titles; top edge gilt; untrimmed fore edges; 2 color title page; laid paper; tissue-guarded frontispiece and interior plates. Bright clean covers and spine but for very faint foxing-like shadows; spine cloth slightly faded; paper label on spine age darkened but legible - new additional spine labels tipped in at rear end papers of each volume; Vol 2 slightly bumped at cover top fore corners; tightly bound; bookplates on each front pastedown 'To Ellsworth Bunker with affecionate regards from the American Red Cross Staff December 31 1956'; bright clean interiors; many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Italy India Nepal South Vietnam Organization of American States; president of the American Red Cross; and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom. 8vo Paged 368 416 784 total pp; index; illustrated. Volumes 11 12 of Parkman's Works. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. hardcover
1897027240Charles Scribner's Sons: 1897. The first edition 360 pages. This book "is a modest attempt to give my readers a view of the machinery of our National Government in motion and some instruction as to the relations and uses of its several parts." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER with some discoloration of front lower cover edge otherwise a nice clean tight copy. Scarce. Blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribner's Sons: Hardcover
1900019549Houghton Mifflin: 1900. 1010 pages total illustrated with maps and illustrations. "For many years I have felt impelled to write this Life not only in justice to General Steven's memory but also as an act of duty to the young men of the country that the example of his noble and patriotic career might not be lost to posterity." "Hazard Stevens received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War. His father the General was killed in that war." FINE- HARDCOVERS blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spines. Previous owner inscriptions from 1900 and 1912 scarce. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin: Hardcover
1839BOOKS004403i-xx-21-412 pages with large fold out frontispiece map and index. Small octavo 7 3/4" x 5" bound in original publisher's blind stamped decorative gray cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Second edition.<br /><br />James Thome was the son of a Kentucky slaveholder. But from early on he harbored uneasy feelings about slavery and in 1834 that uneasiness turned to unqualified abhorrence when as a theological student he attended an extended debate on the morality of slavery. Soon Thome was serving as a traveling agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society and by 1837 he and a companion Horace Kimball were conducting a study for the society on the results of slave emancipation in the British West Indies. In the report on this trip Emancipation in the West Indies Thome and Kimball offered evidence that firmly refuted the prevailing belief among abolitionists that slavery could only be eliminated gradually because most slaves would need to be prepared for life in freedom. As a result the American Anti-Slavery Society shifted from its advocacy of gradual emancipation to a demand for "unconditional freedom without delay."<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Previous owner's neat old quil name on front pastedow; corners gently bumped; edge wear; corners and spine ends rubbed else about very good. The American Anti-Slavery Society hardcover
1862025588Leipzig:: Bernhard Tacuhnitz: 1862. 3 Volumes are bound into 2 volumes and is complete 836 pages total. "It has been the ambition of my literary life to write a book about the United States and I had made up my mind to visit the country with this object before the intestine troubles of the United Government had commenced. I have not allowed the division among the States and the breaking out of civil war to interfere with my intention." These volumes are a detailed study of the United States its history people and other factual information. VERY GOOD HARDCOVERS 3/4 quarter leather with marbled boards some wear to edges of books. Bindings are tight and internally fine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bernhard Tacuhnitz: Hardcover
189350045Victor Retaux et fils, Libraires-éditeurs 1893 Préface de Ch. - Anatole JOYAU
18394092550London: Verlag B. Fellowes 1839. IV, 307 Seiten. Mit gestochenem Frontispiz von J. W. Lowry nach T. H. Foljambe und 2 Holzstichen im Text. 8° (17,5-22,5 cm). Orig.-Leinenband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und dezenter Blindprägung auf den Deckeln [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1879021476Chicago: Invitation Committee of the Reception to Gen. U.S. Grant presumed Publisher 1879. Unbound. Good. no date presumed 1879. Single sheet folded into four pages roughly 8 by 5 ½ inches when folded. Printed on the front of the first leaf and bottom half of the second leaf. Ornately decorated title present. An invitation to the Reception to General Ulysses S. Grant given to him in Chicago on the return from his post-presidency world tour. This invitation was addressed to L.L. Mills States Attorney inviting him to take part in the procession on November 12th in honor of General Grant's visit to Chicago. Upon accepting the invitation his position in line would be allotted. Printed signatures of Elliot Anthony and Woodbury M. Taylor present with a list of committee members printed in the interior. The procession presumably preceded the reception at the Palmer House where the Invitation Committee was located. This reception included many speeches honoring President Grant including the finale which was given by Mark Twain. According to accounts a good time was had by all. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present with a 2 ½ inch tear at the fore edge along the fold. Some curling wrinkling and creasing to the piece. General toning minor soiling and staining. Invitation Committee of the Reception to Gen. U.S. Grant, presumed Publisher unknown
1886018996Rhode Island: WCTU Rhode Island Publisher 1886. Unbound. Very Good. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. 6 ¾ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union WCTU of Rhode Island reading "Our Jubilee Year April 7th. Praise ye the Lord. W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. Sept. 28-30th 1886." Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874 with the principal goal of promoting temperance through religious moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage child labor etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886 although it was repealed in 1889. VERY GOOD condition. A few small spots of brown staining in the center of the ribbon. WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher unknown
1887019235Rhode Island: WCTU Rhode Island Publisher 1887. Unbound. Good. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. With a sewn fold over flap at the top. About 6 ½ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union WCTU of Rhode Island reading "W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island/With Love of Mrs. Barney/Psalms 68-28./State Convention/at/Newport/ Sept. 27 28 & 29 / 1887." Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874 with the principal goal of promoting temperance through religious moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage child labor etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886 although it was repealed in 1889. It's presumed that the Mrs. Barney referred to on the ribbon is Susan Hammond Barney a social activist lecturer and first president of the Rhode Island W.T.C.U. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling. WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher unknown
1892014432Graz: Buchhandlung Styria Publisher 1892. Cloth. Good. Second edition. Gray cloth with an illustration of a Native American on the front cover. 186 pp plus a map. A few black and white illustrations throughout. All text in German. Presumably a history of the Dakota War of 1862 in which Native American Sioux twice attacked the settlement of New Ulm in Minnesota. Native Americans had been repeatedly cheated by the local and US governments out of land and supplies prior to the war with these attacks and others the result. GOOD condition. Uneven toning minor spotting and staining to the rear cover. Minor soiling. Some scuffing and bumping along the extremities. Heavy browning to the text block. Store stamp on the first endpaper. Buchhandlung Styria, Publisher unknown
1869020389Washington: Government Printing Office 1869. Disbound. Good. Disbound government document lacking any wrappers or spine holding it together. 239 pp. all loose but complete. It appears all pages were slightly cropped along the left edge and perhaps the other edges as well. A US government document providing lengthy testimony on the voter suppression disenfranchisement and violence encountered by African Americans in the state of Georgia when trying to vote or serve in office. Governor Rufus Bullock opens the testimony recalling several incidents of violence and intimidation and discusses the expulsion from state congress of 29 African Americans elected to office. Following his testimony Henry McNeal Turner testifies as to his experiences as a leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church working in Georgia. Bullock worked to establish equal rights for African Americans in Georgia becoming the "most hated man in the state." He left Georgia in 1871 due to threats made by the Ku Klux Klan. GOOD condition. Disbound with wear as noted above. Presumably ex-library with a faint library name stamped on the page edges. Uneven toning to the pages heavy to several. Government Printing Office unknown
1854021929Nashua NH: Published for J.R. Dodge 1854. Unbound. Poor. Stated second edition. Single sheet 34 ½ by 26 inches. Linen backed varnished map. A map created primarily to depict the many railroad lines that were proliferating in the state of New Hampshire in the mid 1800s. Some of these lines ranged into to White Mountains to facilitate logging operations in the region. The counties of the state are prominent with towns also depicted. VERY POOR condition. Ex-library with a title label affixed to the reverse. Heavy creasing and lengthy tears to the entire piece mostly emanating from the left edge with some loss along the extremities and to the face of the map from the cracking/tearing. Map toned and faded with the varnish not doing it any favors. Some soiling and staining. A few old tape repairs present to the upper portion. The map is extremely fragile and will be prone to further deterioration with more handling. Any wear you can imagine it's probably on this map no pun intended. Sold as is. Published for J.R. Dodge unknown