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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
1792021030Dover NH: Printed for and Sold by Eliphalet Ladd 1792. Leather. Poor. Full calf leather at one point at least. Now missing both covers. Viii 484 1 pp. A legal treatise by British legal scholar Richard Burns adapted to laws in the United States especially pertaining to justices of the peace. This includes sections on homocide rape riots prison escapes etc. POOR condition. MISSING both covers. Heavy scuffing flaking and wear to the leather along the spine. Rear blank endpaper almost detached from the text block. All front endpaper up to the title page MISSING. Heavy browning to the text block with minor scattered soiling foxing and spotting. Printed for and Sold by Eliphalet Ladd unknown
1800007304Providence: John Carter Printer 1800. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Disbound from a larger work. First edition. 26 pp. A speech reflecting on the life and legacy of George Washington containing several lengthy quotes from Washington regarding his role as general of the American Army as well as president. With several passages of historical detail on the American Revolution including brief mention of Yorktown and Valley Forge. A footnote also contains a short genealogy of the Washington family. This speech was given to the freemason members of the Mount-Vernon Lodge as well as to St. John's Church in Providence Rhode Island on February 22nd 1800 5800. GOOD condition. Mostly minor scattered foxing minor staining and soiling. Remains of leather along the spine. Minor wrinkling. Light browning and some ghosting to the text. Evans 37189. John Carter, Printer unknown
021195No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed Condor Nightclub San Francisco circa 1966. Roughly 11 ¾ by 9 inches when folded. Unfolds into 8 panels. A promotional work featuring famed topless dancer Carol Doda and her work at the Condor nightclub in San Francisco. Four panels feature reproduced press clippings from 1965 about Doda's show with the other four panels primarily featuring photographs of Carol Doda performing. One photo depicts the Condor's owners. Carol Doda popularized topless dancing in clubs being one of the first noted performers to do so. She started her topless act in 1964. In 1969 she changed her act to be entirely nude which she performed until it was outlawed in 1972. The Condor was opened in 1958 but became most popular once it started featuring Doda's topless act. It was added to the San Francisco Business Legacy in 2022 recognized in part for pioneering topless and bottomless entertainment. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven toning some soiling and a few small stains to the exterior. Faint vertical fold crease present. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Small chip at the center fore edge. No publisher 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
1785018809Hartford: Elisha Babcock Printer 1785. First Edition. Full Leather. Good. First edition. Full calf leather with red title label on the spine. 8 304 pages lacking errata page. First edition of what many consider to be America's first epic poem blending religious allegory with the recent events of the American Revolution and George Washington. Timothy Dwight was an American educator and minister. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers with minor soiling and staining. Spine rather darkened. Leather split along the entire front hinge. Covers a bit bowed. Three purple ink stamps on the first end paper and inside front cover belonging to the previous owner William C. Byer a Free-will Baptist minister who apparently really wanted everyone to know this was his book. One stamp on the rear inside cover. Another ownership signature and pencil on the inside front cover. Sabin 21548. Elisha Babcock, Printer unknown
1862005613Hartford CT: Published by the Author 1862. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Brown ribbed cloth with ruling and ornamentation in blind. X 11-192. With a frontis portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing primarily from government documents and other sources Frost sought to provide an 'unvarnished' account of the early events of the Civil War. This includes troop movements descriptions of battles lists of killed and wounded as well as the politics that led up to the war. etc. Chronicled are the departures of various Northern regiments the fighting at Fort Sumter the burning of bridges blockades and other action at the outset of the war. Another volume was issued that covered the events of 1862. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and fading to the cloth with heavy scuffing along the extremities. This has resulted in the cloth being frayed and worn through along the edges with a few areas of minor loss including the tips of the spine and along the hinges. Minor soiling. A few small areas of faint staining/discoloration. First endpaper MISSING. Text block solid with scattered minor to moderate soiling foxing and staining. Sabin 26021. Published by the Author unknown
1877012867No Place: No publisher 1877. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher or place. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington: 1877. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work and lacking any wrappers issued. 18 pp. A detailed account from the commanding officer's perspective General Alvan Gillem of the fighting between the Modoc Native Americans and US troops in Northern California during the first half of 1873. This includes accounts of various peace meetings actual battles including the battles of Sand Butte and Dry Lake. The Modoc War began through misunderstandings of intentions between white settlers and native tribes with tensions escalating after killings on both sides including members of the peace commission sent by Ulysses S. Grant. GOOD condition. Minor general foxing and general uneven toning. Minor soiling. Some creasing and curling along the extremities. Howes G175. No 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
1819003892Philadelphia: S. Porter and Co 1819. First Edition. Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Full calf leather. ix 113 pp plus 6 pages of ads in the rear. A poem relating historical and geographical details of the Mississippi River with a lengthy appendix providing notes and further history on Native Americans and early settlements in the Mississippi River area as well as mentioning slavery and hypothesizing on the uses of the river for transportation and commerce. In FAIR/GOOD condition. Collated and complete although bearing the remains of missing a section of pages in the middle suggesting another work or ads were bound into the middle of this work. Pagination runs consistent throughout. Slightly ex-historical library society with two stickers and stamping on the inside front cover/first endpaper. Minor soiling spotting and rubbing to the covers. Offsetting along the spine. Extremities scuffed and bumped. Covers split along the front and rear hinges but still intact. Interior solid with minor scattered soiling and minor to moderate foxing throughout. Dampstain present affecting the first few pages. Sabin 47218. S. Porter and Co unknown
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
