John L. KessellABAA
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1970689Tucson AZ: University of Arizona Press 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. A near fine first edition in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Brown cloth boards front top corner bumped. Gilt title stamping. Mission map end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick collector's marginalia pencilled at inner edge of half title. xvi 224 pp. including index. Quarto 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches tall. The Mission of Guevavi on the Santa Cruz River in what is now southern Arizona served as a focal point of Jesuit missionary endeavor among the Pima Indians on New Spain's far northwestern frontier. For three-quarters of a century from the first visit by the renowned Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1691 until the Jesuit Expulsion in 1767 the difficult process of replacing one culture with anotherthe heart of the Spanish mission systemwent on at Guevavi. Yet all but the initial years presided over by Father Kino have been forgotten. Drawing upon archival materials in Mexico Spain and the United Statesincluding accounts by the missionaries themselves and the surviving pages of the Guevavi record booksKessell brings to life those forgotten years and forgotten men who struggled to transform a native ranchería into an ordered mission community. Of the eleven Black Robes who resided at Guevavi between 1701 and 1767 only a few are well known to history. Otherssuch as Joseph Garrucho who presided more years at Guevavi than any other Padre; Alexandro Rapicani son of a favorite of Sweden's Queen Christina; Custodio Zimeno Guevavi's last Jesuithave the details of their roles filled in here for the first time. In this in-depth study of a single missionary center Kessell describes in detail the daily round of the Padres in their activities as missionaries educators governors and intercessors among the often-indifferent and occasionally hostile Pimas. He discusses the Pima uprising of 1751 and the events that led up to it concluding that it actually continued sporadically for some ten years. The growing ferocity of the Apache the disastrous results of certain government policiesespecially the removal of the Sobaípuri Indians from the San Pedro Valleyand the declining native population due to a combination of enforced culture change and epidemics of European diseases are also carefully explored. The story of Guevavi is one of continuing adversity and triumph. It is the story finally of expulsion for the Jesuits and a few short years later the end of Mission Guevavi at the hands of the Apaches. In Mission of Sorrows Kessell has projected meticulous research into a highly readable narrative to produce an important contribution to the history of the Spanish Borderlands." -- From the Publisher University of Arizona Press hardcover books
190478292Paris Picard 1904 1 vol. broché in-8, demi-basane aubergine, XL+ 238 pp. Edition originale de cet ouvrage de référence. "Mémoires et documents publiés par la Société de l'Ecole des Chartes", VI. Petites rousseurs sans gravité aux premiers et derniers feuillets, sinon bon exemplaire, agréablement relié.
190478292Paris Picard 1904 1 vol. broché in-8, demi-basane aubergine, XL+ 238 pp. Edition originale de cet ouvrage de référence. "Mémoires et documents publiés par la Société de l'Ecole des Chartes", VI. Petites rousseurs sans gravité aux premiers et derniers feuillets, sinon bon exemplaire, agréablement relié.
1989105DkA compte d'auteur 1989 Paris , 1989 - In4 ( 30x21cm) - broché - 332 pages - très nombreux plans et cartes Traite plus particulièrement du 18e sur l'Ile de Sainte Lucie.
1989105DkA compte d'auteur 1989 Paris , 1989 - In4 ( 30x21cm) - broché - 332 pages - très nombreux plans et cartes Traite plus particulièrement du 18e sur l'Ile de Sainte Lucie.
1931134271931 Editions Duchartre 1931 -, Paris, 1931, 2 volumes. In-8 Tome 1: XVI + 366 pp. Tome 2: 478 pp. Reliure demi-chagrin rouge dos a nerfsAvec 32 illustrations d'après les documents de l'époque. . Avant-propos de A. T'Serstevensé
1912GITh500Paris Bloud et Cie 1912. In-8 2 feuillets non chiffrés 376pp 2 feuillets non chiffrés. Demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, reliure postérieure. Orné de 76 illustrations ou cartes dans le texte. Bel exemplaire sans aucune rousseur, complet. Reliure postérieure sobre, de bonne qualité, en très bon état.
1934112791934 Paris, Editions amoureuses des Tropiques, 1934; 2 volumes grand in-8° de 1 ) (3)ff - 122pp.- (2ff. Illustré de 2 compositions horstexte en noir et 2) XVIII - 136pp. (3)ff.Illustré de photographies hors texte et arbre généalogique dépliant. Couverture verte imprimée en noir au 1er volume, couverture beige imprimée en noir au second volume.
196515476Société Guadeloupéenne d'éditions Pointe-A-Pitre 1965 1 vol. In-4 broché de 152 pp., couverture illustrée (tâches sur le premier pat).
1902014146Boston: The National Publishing Company Publisher 1902. Unbound. Poor. Unbound single sheet mounted on linen with wooden dowels at the top and bottom for hanging. Approximately 38 by 39 ½ inches. A map in color depicting the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire including roads towns as well as names of mountains hills and other geographic features. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a library pastedown on the reverse. Several large tears about 12 inches long or less along the top edge with heavy tattering chipping and loss affecting the Berlin NH region and the legend. General toning minor soiling and a few faint stains. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few minor creases. The National Publishing Company, Publisher unknown
194798519Havana, Cuban Tourist Commission, impr. Ucar, Garcia y Cia, Cuba 1947 1 carte. In-12 18,5 x 12,5 cm repliée, In-folio 55,5 x 71cm dépliée. Exemplaire en bon état.
1933134643Albin Michel 1933 In-8 broché, non rogné, 316 pp. Bon exemplaire.
197620962Fort de France 1976 in-8 broché un volume, broché blanc grand in-octavo Editeur (paperback in-8 Editor) (25,3 x 16,7 cm), dos et couverture imprimés en noir, 1ère de couverture illustrée en couleurs (front cover illustrated in colours), toutes tranches non-rognées (edges no smooth), tirage limité à 1100 Exemplaires, illustré de 51 planches dont dont 3 en couleurs. Avec une table alphabétique des noms d'oiseaux, tables des planches et table des matières, 326 pages, 1976 Chez l'auteur Fort de France,
19701714<p>One of the Classic Nineenth Century Accounts Of The American Far West with an indepth insight into frontier society. 8vo White Boards HB with Dec Frontier Design No DJ. Ex-libris copy with usual spine stickers plus endpapers and title page markings. Pages marked but contents tight. Rare volume. 409pp with index ~ 99.50 ~ American Explorers Frontiersmen Sacramento San Francisco Kansas Trappers ~ American History</p> Peregrine Press hardcover
1932021730Calvert TX: Calvert Colored High School Publisher 1932. Wraps. Good. Single sheet folded into four pages 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. Cover mentions day and location of the commencement May 23rd at the WW.O.W. Temple. Interior lists the names of the senior class students as well as class officers Board of Education members and faculty members. The Calvert Colored High School was built in 1929 with aid from the Rosenwald School Fund. It was originally named Calvert County Training School. This school was a step toward providing real education to Black students in the area as most of the students at that time attended "plantation" schools until they were old enough to work in the fields. The school offered vocational training although apparently focusing on skills that would not conflict with occupations commonly held by white people Texas State Historical Landmark text. The school changed its name to the W.D. Spigner High School in 1961 named after its long time headmaster. GOOD condition. Appears to have been removed from a scrapbook or photobook as there are large areas of black paper adhered to the blank rear page. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor toning wrinkling and creasing. Calvert Colored High School, Publisher unknown
1935016081New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. First edition with an A on the copyright page. Orange cloth in unclipped jacket. 346 pp. Illustrations by the author. Classic piece of Western literature recalling life on the fiction Seven X ranch presenting a realistic depiction of cowboys their work and the land in which they live. POOR jacket on a GOOD book. Moderate browning some soiling and staining to the covers. Heavy scuffing chipping creasing and tearing along the extremities with a large tear at the lower rear hinge. Several creases to the jacket. Minor fading soiling and edgewear to the book. Gift inscription on the first endpaper. Minor toning and a hint of foxing in the interior. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1962009039Montpelier VT: Myrtle Lane presumed Publisher 1962. Wraps. Good. Reproduced printed type 8 ½ by 11 inches. Stapled at the upper left corner. 16 pp. including covers. Devoted to peace as the title indicates this issue of the journal provides lengthy commentary on the then fresh in the news Cuban Missile Crisis. Included is a tally for President Kennedy versus Krushchev Castro and the peace movement grading Kennedy a scorn-filled A for his role in bringing the world closer to war. A several page account of peace rallies and demonstrations is provided with quotes from various speakers including Bayard Rustin and Dagmar Wilson. Statements from various organizations regarding the crisis are printed as well as reports from England Poland and Czechoslovakia. Most work attributed to Myrtle Lane or Marjory Collins with one by Virginia Colter and others. The Peace Concern was a newsletter devoted to promoting peace and seeking an active participation in the peace movement founded by Myrtle Lane and Marjory Collins. Collins was a noted photojournalist as well as a prominent activist in various social and progressive causes including the Civil Rights movement see Library of Congress website. GOOD condition seemingly ex-institution with date stamp and notations present. Handwritten mailing address postage stamp and cancellations on the rear blank page with several dark brown tape burns. Minor toning. Faint horizontal fold crease. Myrtle Lane, presumed 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
195519350paris COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE 1955 Coupe longitudinale ou écorché du paquebot "ANTILLES" Par MICHEL LEZLA montrant tous les aménagements intérieurs du navire, avec repérages et caractéristiques. Couverture cartonnée illustrée "Fond de Mer avec fenêtre sur le Paquebot" . Format :32 x 24 cm, Longeur de l'écorché déployé : 116 cm, largeur déployée 64 cm, sans date (1955) Paris Imprimerie Transatlantique pour la COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE Editeur,
194624013Paris A. Redier 1946 -in-8 plein-chagrin mosaïqué un volume, reliure plein chagrin vert mosaïqué de cuir noir in-octavo carré (binding full schagreen in-octavo)(21,6 x 16,8 cm), RELIURE MOSAÏQUEE D'EPOQUE, dos à 3 faux nerfs (spine with raised bands), titre et auteur frappés "or", faux nerfs mosaïqués de cuir noir avec silet "or" de part et d'autre se rejoignant en W sur les plats en cuir mosaïqué de noir avec filet "or" de part et d'autre, tête lisse dorée (gilt top edge), gouttière et tranche de queue non-rognées, gardes fantaisies noir et "or", couverture illustrée en couleurs par Charles Fouqueray conservée, tirage limité, exemplaire numéroté ( N°3147), orné d'une carte hors-texte en noir et de 58 photographies en héliogravure à la sépia + des bandeaux front de chapitre gravés sur bois en noir, 156 pages, 1931 à Paris : A. Redier Editeur,
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
193731631937 Champrosay, 1937, broché , couverture illustrée, 17x25 cm, 79 pages, 13 bois gravés in-texte, 4 cartes in-texte, 4 bois gravés 2 couleurs (noir/marron) pleine page hors texte. Rousseurs sur couverture (photos par mail sur demande).
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
