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020465No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed circa 1940-1948 based on room rates and the original name present of the Murphy Hotel. Photo illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A miniature guidebook to museums and tourist attractions in Richmond Virginia as well as several hotels William Byrd John Marshall Murphy and Richmond hotels. Includes photos of the Valentine Museum the Edgar Allan Poe shrine etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading. Some curling and scuffing along the edges. Small crease to the upper rear cover. No publisher unknown
1928018959No Place: C.F.G.E. Publisher 1928. Wraps. Good. No place California: 1928. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. including covers. Black and white photos made to look like drawings throughout. A work promoting the use of California lemons as a health and beauty product for use on the hair skin hands manicuring teeth and gums. Seemingly aimed at a female audience with the illustrations depicting what could be considered Flapper Girls. Suggestions for application and use of lemons included. What appears to be either an artist's or photographer's monogram visible on the front cover looking like an M with a triangle. GOOD condition. Some fading soiling and toning to the covers with a few tiny stains present. Extremities bumped in a bit scuffed. C.F.G.E., Publisher unknown
019133No Place: Home Literary Association presumed Producer. Unbound. Good. No place or date. Perhaps late 1800s to early 1900s. Approximately 12 ½ by 2 5/8 inches including tassels at the bottom. A rather ornate silk ribbon perhaps issued for a convention or meeting of the Home Literary Association. The piece consists of one large ribbon with two smaller ribbons attached at the top. A silk flower type piece with gold colored sequins in a star formation at the top. Floor Manager patch sewn on. Nothing could be found about the organization. GOOD condition. Some fold creases present with minor general toning and light soiling. Home Literary Association, presumed Producer unknown
1942019699New York: Peace News Publisher 1942. Wraps. Good. Side folding journal. 8 pp. With a subscription sheet laid in. An obscure journal devoted to peace and social justice presumably started due to World War II. This issue proposes worldwide economic considerations after the war to create circumstances that would lead to lasting peace. Edited by Helen Alfred who was part of the National Housing Conference's women of the century for her work in affordable housing. GOOD condition. Two horizontal fold creases present. General toning minor wrinkling and soiling. Owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Peace News, Publisher unknown
022338No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed circa 1913. Single sheet disbound from a larger volume. Folio. A collection of cut out paper dolls by C. Durand Chapman depicting clowns and performers at the top with most of the page devoted to Wild West images of cowboys Native Americans horses etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. A few small tears along the left edge. No publisher unknown
1848017524No Place: Tippin and Streeper Printers 1848. Unbound. Good. Single sheet 2 pages disbound from a larger work. A collection of statements issued by the legislature of Texas rejecting the Wilmot Proviso that would have excluded slavery from territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. The authors consider slavery to be a "domestic institution" of the United States and state that they would "not submit to any law which prohibits the citizens of the southern states from taking their property to any territory which may be acquired from Mexico." The document urges support for the war through tariffs and other means. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate uneven foxing. Some creasing and roughness along the spine edge. Tippin and Streeper, Printers unknown
018780No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. No publishers places or dates. All presumed circa 1972. Pieces range in size from 8 1/2 by 11 inches to legal sized paper. Either single sheets or stapled packets. 21 items plus duplicates relating to the 1972 presidential campaign of George McGovern. This includes statements that relay McGovern's thoughts on the economy education foreign aid arms control unemployment senior citizens voting record on labor flyers for events etc. Also included are printings of speeches given by McGovern one from New Hampshire and one from Massachusetts. Several items gather press material either for the media or what the media has said about McGovern. George McGovern was a long time US politician who ran for president in 1968 and 1972. He gained the democratic nomination in 1972 but lost to Nixon. Items range from good to very good condition. Varying amounts of general toning minor soiling creasing and otherwhere to the pieces. A few with ink annotations. No publisher unknown
1819020599Dover NH: Jesse Varney Publisher 1819. Hard Cover. Good. Paper covered boards with a calf leather spine. 108 pp. A guide to the practice of arithmetic focusing on addition subtraction multiplication division vulgar fractions barter and trade etc. The work was written by New Hampshire native Phineas Merrill a resident of Stratham NH. Best known as a surveyor he also taught arithmetic and wrote this guide to simplify his classes. GOOD condition ex-library. Exterior call label interior pastedowns and markings present. Several areas of ink staining to the covers with minor soiling and fading. Leather worn along the spine with the other extremities rather bumped scuffed and frayed. General browning and scattered foxing in the interior. Jesse Varney, Publisher unknown
1799005503Newburyport MA: John Mycall Printer 1799. First Edition. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet lacking and wraps and endpapers that may have been issued. Pagination runs from 3 to 134 with all pages MISSING after 134 135/136. With printer's device at the top of the first page of text and an ornately presented first letter of the text. According to his gravestone in Newburyport Murray took part in recruiting volunteers for the Continental Army. This work presents his sermons focusing on Romans V.I. POOR condition lacking and wraps and endpapers as well as pages 135/136. Collated and otherwise complete. Appears disbound from a larger work with white cloth tape and a strip of modern paper along the binding edge of the title page. Moderate to heavy browning to the paper. Minor scattered soiling foxing and staining throughout. Fore edges of the first several pages chipped curled torn and worn with some loss. Upper corners curled over. Minor chipping and tearing along the lower extremity. Tears repaired at the center fore edge of the title page somewhat crudely done with a 3 inch and 1 inch paper patch. Heavy chipping tearing creasing and curling to the last 30 or so pages along the core edge. Large tear to the lower corner of the last page. Several pages in the interior cropped close in the fore edge margins. John Mycall, Printer unknown
1865019501New York: Mrs. Grundy Publisher 1865. Wraps. Poor. Side folding journal. Pagination runs 33-42. Front cover illustration by Thomas Nast. Political cartoons throughout. Fourth issue of this short lived periodical attempting to pick up where Vanity Fair left off. Some of those associated with the journal had worked on Vanity Fair. Mrs. Grundy played a critical observer on the American political scene and supported the Reconstruction as envisioned by Andrew Johnson. The journal ran for a total of 12 issues before closing due to a lack of subscribers. Political satire and commentary throughout including a poem written in dialect from the point of view of an African-American who feels abandoned by the US government. Also present is a full page illustration by Thomas Nast titled "Death on the Rails." POOR condition. Slightly ex-library with faint blindstamp on the front cover. The whole journal is very fragile and brittle with all pages DETACHED from each other. Moderate toning some soiling and moderate to heavy chipping and tearing along the edges. Pencil note on the upper front cover. Mrs. Grundy, Publisher unknown
007305Chanute Field IL: Army Air Forces Training Command Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed mid 1940s. Illustrated wraps with an aircraft engine on the front cover and a black and white photo of a bomber airplane and airmen standing at attention. Folio. 32 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A pictorial look at Chanute Field a technical training school for soldiers then in the Army Air Force. This includes a look at combat training mechanical and other training involved in maintaining aircraft and ground facilities as well as documentation of entertainment and other aspects of a soldier's life. Many allusions to fighting in World War II throughout as well as photos of various aircraft. Also present is a two page handwritten letter on Army Air Forces letterhead dated October 21 1944 and written from a soldier to his mother and father. This letter describes life at the camp the P.X.s and the author's scheme with another soldier to get a new field jacket. GOOD condition. Minor soiling fading and wrinkling to the book with light fading and toning in the interior. Army Air Forces Training Command, Publisher unknown
1832019070Springfield: G. and C. Merriam Publisher 1832. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth. 120 pp. 3 5/8 by 2 ¾ inches. A gift book of sorts for new husbands and wives discussing behavioral and social expectations. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading and toning to the covers. Moderate scuffing. Some discoloration minor soiling and staining. Gift inscription on the first endpaper with a small piece torn off the upper corner. Heavy foxing and browning throughout the book. G. and C. Merriam, Publisher unknown
1820007184Andover: Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould 1820. Pamphlet. Good. Stated fourth edition. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Apparently disbound from a larger work. 24 pp. A work of religious teachings using examples from real life anecdotes. This includes brief mention of Mr. Anderson and his sons efforts in the Revolutionary War in the service of General John Stark at the Battle of Bennington. GOOD condition. Remains of leather along the spine. Minor scattered foxing and staining with light soiling. Small tear to the first page at the center spine edge and lower fore edge. Minor creasing. First page starting to detach. Sabin 99138. Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould unknown
018076New York: Top Rank Publisher. Unbound. Good. no date presumed 1978. Single sheet thin card stock. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. A promotional postcard for the boxing match/title fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The postcard has an illustration of Leon Spinks jabbing butterfly net in hand. Two smaller images of Muhammad Ali fly around Spinks one depicting Ali as a butterfly the other as a bee. The boxing match occurred on February 15 1978 with Spinks having won a gold medal in the 1976 Olympics billed as the underdog. Spinks won a split decision making him the Heavyweight Champion and the only boxer to take the title away from Ali in the ring. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven toning with some creasing and soiling. Mailing machine stamp and handwritten address on the reverse. Top Rank, Publisher unknown
1971013141Toledo OH: Inmates of the Lucas County Jail Presumed Publisher 1971. Wraps. Fair. Inmates of the Lucas County Jail Presumed Publisher. Toledo OH: 1971. Single stapled zine format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 6 leaves printed on single sides only. INCOMPLETE missing all leaves after number 6. Written by two people held in the Lucas County Jail in Toledo Ohio consisting primarily of a piece on recent protests and unrest in the jail due to those incarcerated seeking better conditions and more rights. Based on the tone and information it appears that the concerns of the incarcerated were addressed and met with compromises reached that satisfied a majority of the incarcerated. FAIR/GOOD condition missing all pages after the sixth leaf. Last leaf DETACHED. General toning with heavy wrinkling and creasing at the top left corner. Minor soiling and staining. Inmates of the Lucas County Jail, Presumed Publisher unknown
020421Cleveland OH: Social Welfare Department Cleveland Church Federation Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1958. Wraps. 22 pp. A report based on a survey of churches that were part of the Cleveland Church Federation analyzing the statistics gathered to establish how inclusive Cleveland churches were. While piece concludes that churches were not as segregated as they once were they still had a long way to go. GOOD condition. Uneven fading and toning to the wrappers with some soiling and wrinkling. Old price in red crayon on the front cover. Social Welfare Department, Cleveland Church Federation, Publisher unknown
1852018532Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo and Co 1852. Wraps. Good. illustrated wraps. 68 pages plus a lengthy catalog of books in the rear. a collection of and recollections of the life of Daniel Webster mostly anonymous and reflecting on his political career and life as a speaker. GOOD condition ex-library. Call letters in ink on the upper front cover in library book plate on the inside front cover. Spine repaired with paper tape. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. Some creasing and curling at the corners affecting the pages in the interior as well. Library blindstamp on the title page. scattered toning in the interior. Lippincott, Grambo and Co unknown
020055Rutland VT: George E. Chalmers. Wraps. Good. no date but presumed circa 1924 based on Coolidge addressed as President. Side sewn wrappers with cardstock paper. 20 leaves printed on single sides only. A photo book depicting houses sites and the people of Plymouth Vermont focusing heavily on Calvin Coolidge and his roots in the town. GOOD condition. Moderate toning minor soiling and some wrinkling to the covers. Several small chips and tears along the extremities. George E. Chalmers unknown
1849012856Boston: Eastburn's Press 1849. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps MISSING rear wrapper. 79 pp. With a large fold out map of the Boston and Maine Railroad. A report offering business and financial accounts of the Boston and Maine Railroad discussing land owned business transactions and finances capital etc. Issued due to coincide with the issue of more stock in the company. POOR condition MISSING rear wrapper. Heavy soiling and staining to the front wrapper and several rear pages including black spotting and staining. Moderate to heavy dampstaining throughout with scattered soiling. Front wrapper heavily creased torn and folded along the spine. Map somewhat misfolded with a tear and some soiling/staining. Overall POOR condition sold primarily for map with the rest of the piece perhaps best considered a working copy. Eastburn's Press unknown
013210Cincinnati OH: The New Eureka Carriage and Harness Co. Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed late 1800s early 1900s. Small oblong booklet. 12 pp. including covers. Illustrations of horse drawn carriages throughout. A catalog issued by the New Eureka Carriage and Harness Company of Cincinnati Ohio providing illustrations and descriptions of various surrey style horse drawn carriages. GOOD condition. Vertical fold crease present. Residue/stain from a small sticker on the upper front cover. Minor toning and soiling. The New Eureka Carriage and Harness Co., Publisher unknown
017026No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. The Hennepin Canal. Caption Title. No publisher place or date. Pamphlet perhaps lacking wrappers. Pagination runs 3-12 with a fold out supplement page in the rear. Text complete. A short work discussing the upcoming construction of the Hennepin Canal suggesting that the eastern terminus at the Illinois River to be constructed first with the terminus in the Mississippi River to be selected after consideration of surveys. The Hennepin Canal was originally conceived of in the 1830s as a way to connect the Illinois River to the Mississippi River enabling a greater trade in commerce through more transportation options. Politics war and other obstacles delayed its construction until the 1890s. Completed in 1907 it operated in limited capacity until the early 1950s. After shutting down it eventually became a recreational area. GOOD condition. General toning. Minor soiling. Small tear at the lower fore edge. Some creasing and wrinkling. No publisher unknown
1938021037No Place: No publisher 1938. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place. 1938. Perhaps published in Seattle or Juneau Alaska. Semi glossy paper wraps printed in green with a photo of the S.S. Alaska and a totem pole. 8 pp. Many advertisements throughout. A compilation of news flashes from around the world ranging from news of Chang Kai Shek and the war with Japan in China; the potential for Nazi troops occupying Lichtenstein news from the Spanish Civil War etc. Advertisements for many Alaskan businesses present. This may have been issued aboard a passenger airplane if the short statement reading "For clothes pressing and sponging see the stewardess" is any indication. GOOD condition. Some staple rust stains to the covers. General toning. Minor soiling and creasing. A few small staple holes present to the rear cover. No publisher unknown
1863016615New York: S.W. Wood and Co 1863. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A book length poem on the Civil War pro-Union and anti-Confederacy calling politicians of the South traitors as well as rejecting slavery and its apologists. POOR/FAIR condition. Large bitten/nibbled area affecting most of the upper rear edge and upper rear margin. From the rear cover and diminishing completely by page 66. Lower corner torn from the front cover. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the covers. Some creasing. Scattered foxing and dampstaining in the interior. Owner's signature on the title page. S.W. Wood and Co unknown
1991021132Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc 1991. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth. No jacket. 536 291 pp. A reprint of this genealogy of families of Barnstable Massachusetts original published in 1888. Two volumes in one providing the usual genealogical information. GOOD condition. Ex-library. Exterior spine label along with interior pastedowns and stampings present. Minor fading rubbing and soiling to the covers. Binding slightly shaken. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc unknown
1930019812Hartford CT: Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall presumed Publisher 1930. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed 1930 1931 Side stapled booklet. 8 pp. A program to an event celebrating the first anniversary of the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford Connecticut an event that featured Paul Robeson performing a song recital. Some online sources indicate that the hall was built in 1930 with Robeson performing in 1931. The booklet features instructions for those taking private cars a biography of Paul Robeson a program for the evening etc. Paul Robeson was a sports figure actor and singer as well as a leading civil rights activist for many years. Due to his perceived support of communism a 1952 performance in Hartford caused a riot of protesters. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate soiling and minor staining. Some wrinkling. Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, presumed Publisher unknown
