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009221No Place: No publisher. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. World War II Photo Album from a US Soldier Joseph F. Strokoskas apparently serving in the Philippines. Oblong quarto format. Contains about 20 postcards some color illustrated some real photo depicting locations in Alabama Mississippi Chicago and San Francisco; about 50 or so black and white photos of various sizes and formats; and various pieces of ephemera from beer labels from Australia money and military passes. The photos range from posed photos of the subject photos of barracks several of the departure of a 3 star General on a plane photo of presumed Japanese prisoners a dead Japanese soldier a downed Japanese plane photo of an anti-aircraft post to photos of the residents of the Philippines etc. GOOD condition. Covers creased with old tape repairs. General fading minor soiling and scuffing. Some pages chipped along the extremities. One photo dampstained and bearing surface loss. No publisher unknown
1853005100Philadelphia: John Pennington Henry C. Baird Publishers 1853. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Effectively disbound although the rear cover half-leather with marbled boards is present hanging by one thread. 426 pages plus several pages of what appear to be bound-in wraps at the rear spanning the numbers included in this bound volume. Only volume one in six parts was issued this being all six collected into one book. A collection of essays and historical documents including a "Narrative of a Journey made in the year 1737 by Conrad Weiser from Tulpehocken to Onandago" a copy of a journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser in his journey to Ohio a letter from Mr. Rembrandt Peale on the first experiment of Fitch and Fulton in steam navigation an account of the march of the Paxton boys to Philadelphia an essay on Native American affairs state of the Native American nations in 1759 notes on the private character of General Washington extracts of letters written by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Captain Loxley's journal of the Campaign to Amboy 1776 the discovery of North America by the Northmen Indian utensils and implements memoranda of a tour through part of North America in 1774 etc. FAIR/GOOD condition LACKING the front board and spine with the rear cover effectively detached. Heavy scuffing along the extremities of the rear cover. Some chipping along the extremities of the exposed first blank endpaper with some offsetting darkening and minor creasing. Text block solid with scattered foxing throughout moderate to heavy on a few pages. Field 1193. Sabin 60142. John Pennington, Henry C. Baird, Publishers unknown
017029No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Fair. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1888. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 22 pp. A report documenting claims made by Native Americans members of the Creek tribe seeking reimbursement for travel expenses and a year's support relating to their relocation to "Indian country west of the Mississippi." The document contains a list of names of Native Americans names of their family members sex and some general remarks indicating many emigrated from Alabama. The document also contains testimony from some Native Americans testifying to the veracity of claims and recalling in very brief terms the emigrations. FAIR/GOOD condition. Very fragile with text block now in two section and threatening to further come apart. Front page very tenuously attached. Minor toning. Some wear and creasing along the spine edge. No publisher unknown
013822No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Poor. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC circa 1854. Single sheet folded many times measuring approximately 81 by 30 inches. Printed on a single side only. A map showing the geography of a region of Central to Northwestern Texas and New Mexico depicting the Canadian River Red River Arkansas River and Mississippi River parts of each. With locations of Fort Washita Fort Arbuckle Shawnee Village and a Shawnee Town Albuquerque Santa Fe and many other settlements and towns. Presumably issued to accompany the government report of the surveys of this region. POOR condition. Very large horizontal TEAR along the upper fold crease approximately 40 inches in length. Many other small tears along the folds all to some extent affecting the map. Tape repairs by a previous owner to many spots on the reverse. Minor uneven toning to the map. Some chipping with a 3 inch area of loss along the upper left edge near Santa Fe with the loss presumably in a blank section. Overall a somewhat worn and very fragile map. No Publisher unknown
016284No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1890. Pamphlet disbound from a larger volume. No wrappers present. 26 pp. plus 18 maps. An account of the various treaties negotiations and broken treaties involving the Native American Chickasaw and Choctaw lands that were ceded by the United States to other countries or taken by the US government. With 18 maps depicting boundaries lands etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning. Some chipping tearing and loss along the fore edge with minor worming to the lower fore edge margin. Last map creased. Remains of binding along spine. No publisher unknown
1855020740Dover NH: Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment. William Burr Printer 1855. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Approximately 4 by 3 inches. 96 pp. A work combining a monthly almanac along with reports of statistics from various meetings of Free-Will Baptist chapters in Maine New Hampshire New York and elsewhere. This includes names of preachers towns etc. Obituaries of recently deceased preachers provided. Of note are handwritten annotations/notes in the almanac section remarking on the deaths of wives of preachers or other Free-Will Baptist members the raising of a barn a yellow fever outbreak etc. GOOD condition. Toning some soiling minor spotting staining and discoloration to the covers. Minor tearing to the paper along the spine. Minor scattered foxing in the interior. Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment. William Burr, Printer unknown
1862021184Dover NH: Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment. William Burr Printer 1862. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Approximately 4 by 3 inches. 96 pp. A work combining a monthly almanac along with reports of statistics from various meetings of Free-Will Baptist chapters in Maine New Hampshire New York and elsewhere. This includes names of preachers towns etc. Of note are a few handwritten annotations/notes in the almanac section that comment on the Civil War. This includes mention of battles at Richmond Fort Donelson and elsewhere; the call up of 750000 men then 300000 men and the fear among the "young" presumably about being called up; the firing of McClellan; a note reading "report of McClellan retreating doubtful true" yellow fever in New Orleans etc. The writer also lists a few deaths storm damage fires the commencement of haying etc. No owner's name present. GOOD condition. Toning some soiling minor spotting staining and discoloration to the covers. Minor scattered foxing in the interior. Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment. William Burr, Printer unknown
1846018912Cincinnati: James R. Albach Publisher 1846. Full Leather. Poor. Full calf leather. Xx 592 pp. Two maps present as called for one depicting Kentucky and the other Louisiana and vicinity. A lengthy historical survey of the settling by white men of what was considered the West in the United States in 1845 focusing on events in Kentucky Illinois and other territories and states in the Midwest. This includes sections on interactions and battles with Native Americans the massacre at Chicago etc. POOR/FAIR condition. Front cover DETACHED along the hinge. Heavy scuffing to the leather especially along the edges resulting in some loss. Scattered foxing in the interior mostly minor a bit heavier to the endpapers. Faint dampstain in the lower margin of the first several pages. Sabin 60954. James R. Albach, Publisher unknown
1885019894New York: No publisher 1885. Pamphlet. Good. Presumed the New York Bar Association. New York: 1885. Pamphlet side sewn lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 69 pp. Reprinted from the West Coast Reporter. A critical look at the Civil Code laws of California asserting that the civil code as written is full of errors uncertainties and inconsistencies with almost all sections needing judicial interpretation before their meanings can be understood. Pomeroy felt that the administration of the law was under threat of deterioration because of this. The New York Bar Association printed this critique because the civil code of California was a copy of a draft reported to the New York legislature in 1865. John Norton Pomeroy was an American lawyer and law professor and wrote many important text books and works on American law. Pomeroy helped develop the newly established Hastings College in California's law curriculum and served as their sole law professor. This helped him gain expertise in California law. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy toning to the front cover with otherwise general toning. Faint dampstaining along the fore edge resulting in some light wrinkling to the text block. No publisher unknown
1815017887Hallowell ME: Ezekiel Goodale Printer 1815. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers issued. 24 pp. A pro-freemasonry speech looking at historical precedent for masonry in the Bible as well as ancient Greece and arguing for its importance in furthering culture in America. GOOD condition. General toning some foxing spotting minor soiling and staining to the pamphlet. Minor wrinkling. Remains of binding on the spine. Owner's signature on the title page. Several bookseller notes in pencil also on title page. Ezekiel Goodale, Printer unknown
007120No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher or place perhaps Montgomery Alabama. 1870. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. 16 pp. A printing of a short letter undersigned by Thomas M. Peters and Alex. White and addressed to William H. Smith then governor of Alabama followed with a lengthy response to the letter by Smith. The first letter questions the governor's efforts in Alabama including that he had 'been indifferent or inert in your efforts to enforce the laws in punishing Ku-Klux outrages murders and assassinations' as well as mentioning that 'Union men dare not speak their sentiments in Alabama.' Smith answers the letter by citing his efforts to adhere to the policies of Reconstruction as well as the struggles to get Alabama citizens and delegates to go along with the US government stipulations. He also contradicts the claims of indifference to Ku-Klux Klan crimes as well as pointing out that he and other Republicans feel safe in Alabama and are under no threat of assassination. The letters are dated July 6 and July 9th of 1870. William H. Smith was the first Republican governor of Alabama and was considered a pro-Union advocate despite being a former owner of enslaved persons. One of the letter writers Thomas M. Peters may have been the pro-Union politician and State Supreme Court judge nominated by the Republican party Alabama Government Archives website. GOOD condition. Minor browning and very light foxing to the piece. A few faint fold creases present. No publisher unknown
1916021410Brockton: Published by the School Children of Brockton Massachusetts 1916. Unbound. Very Good. Oblong trifold piece of paper with twelve loose blotters inside. Each measures 6 ¼ by 3 inches. Printed on thick card stock of varying colors. A collection of twelve ink blotters featuring art created by grade school children in Brockton Massachusetts. Each card features two small black and white silhouette style illustrations with the name and grade of the artist. Quite impressive art for children who were in grades 1 through 6. Blotters themselves in VERY GOOD condition with minor toning and edgewear. Wrapper holding them with some toning fading wrinkling creasing and minor soiling. Published by the School Children of Brockton, Massachusetts unknown
1880015144New York: Chic Publishing Company 1880. Wraps. Poor. Color illustrated wraps. Folio. 16 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout with a color centerfold. An issue of this short lived American humor/satire journal. Mott in his History of American Magazines states "An ambitious New York weekly was Chic 1880-81." Volume III p. 267. Mott attributes most of the illustrations to Charles Kendrick. This number focusing on New Year celebrations and politics skewering apparent alcohol consumption by the President and the White House. With other political and social satire comics and drawings. Front cover depicts an Uncle Sam talking to Father Time and Baby New Year saying "Say Old Man don't waste your time calling. Nothing here but Ice Water." Rear cover with derogatory/racist imagery depicting New Year's celebrations in various parts of the world. POOR condition. Whole piece very fragile with many pages DETACHED from one another although present. Heavy chipping tearing and loss along the extremities. Some soiling minor staining and general toning. VERY WORN as is. Chic Publishing Company 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
021204No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. Single sheet of paper roughly 5 ½ by 3 ½ inches. A piece of paper bearing the signature of Daniel Webster at the upper right with the name of George Wadleigh Esquire below. Dover NH written below that. No provenance given with this although it was originally from Dover and George Wadleigh was a somewhat notable name in the 19th century history of the town. We have not independently verified the signature of Daniel Webster but it does match known examples of his signature that we have seen. GOOD condition. Some wrinkling and creasing to the paper with minor toning and soiling. Edges a bit uneven presumably from being cut at some point. No publisher unknown
1862022396Dover NH: George Wadleigh 1862. Cloth. Good. Marbled boards with cloth spine. 512 pp. This edition actually uses the 1831 edition's sheets adding a new title page from 1862. Original title page also present. Single volume edition reprinting in its entirety an early history of the state of New Hampshire spanning it's exploration and settling by white men in the 1620s up to 1790. This includes the obligatory look at various wars and skirmishes including the Revolutionary War as well as notable people early settlements etc. GOOD condition. Presumably a rebind of some sort. Minor fading scuffing and edgewear. Interior with minor toning. Small area of dampstaining to the lower margin of the first several pages. Many pages unopened along their top edges. George Wadleigh unknown
2009013903Evansville IN: M.T. Publishing Company 2009. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Glossy photo illustrated paper covered boards in matching jacket. Small folio. 200 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Signed by Gary Pinkha author of the introduction. A photo history of the New York City Fire Department mostly in action with many photos of various large fires etc. Includes historical commentary throughout including history of various vehicles and apparatus fire boats firemen etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and edgewear to the jacket. M.T. Publishing Company unknown
1882034449U.S. War Department: 1882. Ordance Notes: 126 April 20 1880- ARTILLERY EXPERIMENTS OF THE KRUPP STEEL WORKS EXECUTED AT THE PRACTICE GROUND NEAR MEPPEN IN AUGUST 1879 to Ordance Notes: 167 October 18 1881-ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILES. FAIR HARDCOVER complete but detached from covers spine cloth missing a plate of two is torn in half but complete and one page detached from spine but present. RARE. Hard Cover. Fair/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U.S. War Department: Hardcover
1874027658D. Appleton and Co.: 1874. This is Volume II of a 2 Volume set. "A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains rivers lakes forests water-falls shores canons valleys cities and other picturesque features of our country." 576 pages with illustrations on steel and wood by eminent American artists. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. This volume has been rebound circa 1931 half bound leather corners and spine. The original leather five band raised spine has been preserved. Brown leather and brown linen covers. Dark blue end papers. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. D. Appleton and Co.: Hardcover
1858032889Johnson Fry & Company 1858. This book is Volume I of a two volume set 246 pages illustrated with numerous highly-finished steel engravings including battle scenes and full-length portraits- from original paintings by Alonzo Cappel. "To supply the demand which is thus created this work has been prepared- a description of the battles of the republic in detail with such original documents relating thereto and such sketches of the lives of those who took part therein as will enable all who may refer to its pages to gain full and authentic information on the subject on which it treats." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Black covers with gilt lettering on spine. A more modern binding. Overall a nice clean tight copy. Volume I only. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. Illus. by Alonzo Chappel. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Johnson, Fry & Company, Hardcover
1907025313Boston Ma.: New England Druggist Publishing Co.: 1907. 133 pages illustrated with b&w photographs. "I have undertaken to write a history of the Forty-eighth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers in the Civil War in diary form from the commencement to the close of the service." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER red cloth covers with wear at the spine edges and corners of book. Internally a nice clean copy. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New England Druggist Publishing Co.: Hardcover
1977028692Belknap Press: 1977. Volume I: Sept. 1755 - Oct. 1773 Volume II December 1773 - April 1775 356 pages. "Volumes 1 and 2 of the Papers Of John Adams include letters to and from friends and colleagues reports of committees on which he served his poleical writings published and unpublished and state papers to which he made a contributions. All of Adams' newspaper writings including "A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law are in these two volumes." 2 FINE HARDCOVERS VERY GOOD DUST JACKETS dust jackets protected with clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Belknap Press: Hardcover
016454Massachusetts: Massachusetts Committee of Catholics Protestants and Jews Publisher. Unbound. Good. no date presumed late 1940s to early 1950s. Single thin card stock sheets approximately 6 ¼ by 3 ¼ inches. Color illustrations with blank reverses some on plain pink felt type paper. A collection of ink blotters bringing attention to racism and prejudice including religious prejudice through a series of illustrated scenes. This includes: "This is Democracy! All Races-All Creeds-Fighting Working Side by Side!" and depicting several sailors together; "America's Future.its Children! Free from religious or racial prejudice" depicting mostly white schoolchildren with one Black child in the near background; "With Liberty and Justice for All in Every Generation-Now and forever!" depicting two adult male soldiers and one boy scout all saluting; "Prejudice in our town.what's that Keep our children free from racial and religious hate" depicting three white and one Black child around a dog; "I am so an American! You bet sonny. no matter what your race or religion! Fight racial and religious hate" depicting a boy crying; "To Win-we need 'em all! Protestants Catholics Jews.American of every race creed national origin. Fight racial and religious hate!" depicting a Black runner passing a baton to a white runner; "We fought together-let's work together!" depicting children looking at an honor roll sign. GOOD to VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading with some bumping to the corners. Several with minor to moderate foxing. Massachusetts Committee of Catholics, Protestants and Jews, Publisher unknown
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
