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1984004657No Place: U.S. Department of the Interior 1984. Original Wraps. Good. Wraps. Xxxiii 625-1144 pages. With several fold out maps reproduced illustrations etc. in the rear. Volume 2 only. An exhaustive history of the Charleston Navy Yard in Boston Massachusetts from the takeover by Commodore Elliott in 1832 and covering its many upgrades the repairs it made on different vessels turmoil on the Yard including a suppressed mutiny etc. GOOD condition EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with a pocket and pastedown and spine label present. Minor to moderate soiling to the wraps with minor creasing and fading. Light edgewear. Interior clean and solid. U.S. Department of the Interior unknown
1863008787New York: Edmund and George W. Blunt Publisher 1863. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. June 1863. Full calf leather. 836 pp. plus ads. 4 fold out maps/charts present plus a few small in text illustrations. With a frontispiece map. The nineteenth edition of this exhaustive description of the Atlantic coast of North America and the northern part of South America including islands in the Caribbean. An appendix glued to the reverse of the preface page dated to July of 1863. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and bumping to the extremities and spine with minor to moderate scuffing to the covers themselves. Minor soiling to the covers. Uneven darkening and fading. Hinges cracked along the exterior and beginning to separate making the covers somewhat tenuously attached to the text block. Text block solid with minor to moderate scattered foxing throughout. Minor scattered soiling and staining. A few pages with large dog-ear creases. Edmund and George W. Blunt, Publisher unknown
1973021587Portsmouth NH: Portsmouth 350 Inc 1973. Hard Cover. Good/Good. #167 in a limited edition. Glossy black faux leather hard covers. In dust jackets. 371 503 pages including an index to both volumes in volume 2. With black and white photos. A comprehensive history or Portsmouth NH with topics not discussed extensively elsewhere including the clipper ship days the Return of the Sons celebration in 1853 the effects of major fires on the city as well as a discussion of the notorious red-light district and its closing. Pictures of some of the more infamous bawdy houses are included. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling scuffing and a few minor stains to the jacket. A few small tears and chips resulting in minor loss to the jackets. Superficial scuffing with slight loss of jacket illustrations to volume two. Extremities with minor tears and chips. Large tear along the lower hinge of volume two. Minor fading and soiling to the books. Portsmouth 350, Inc unknown
1976019316Allenstown and Pembroke NH: Allenstown-Pembroke Bicentennial Committee Publisher 1976. Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth in slipcase. No jackets presumably as issued. Fold out map present in the rear of volume one. Two volume reprint of an 1895 edition giving the history of Pembroke and the surrounding area in New Hampshire with volume two containing a genealogy of area families. Books in VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and soiling. Heavier fading to the spines. Slipcase in GOOD condition with staining toning foxing and soiling. Old price written at the top corner of the case. Allenstown-Pembroke Bicentennial Committee, Publisher unknown
1868021354Boston: Lee and Shepard 1868. Cloth. Good. Rebound in modern green library cloth. 235 pp. Illustrations throughout. No map called for in this edition. A history of Lowell Massachusetts including its manufacturing history and contributions to the Civil War. GOOD condition ex-library with exterior spine label and interior pastedowns and minor marking. Minor edgewear to the exterior. Frontis illustration of Lowell DETACHED and laid in. Paper somewhat brittle and toned with minor scattered soiling. Blank pages bound in throughout although text is complete. Previous owner's signature on a first endpaper. Lee and Shepard unknown
1922022217No Place: McCall's Publisher 1922. Unbound. Good. Single sheet folio. A sheet of paper dolls and accessories for Camp Fire Girls the youth organization founded around the same time as the Girl Scouts. Illustrated and drawn by Mel Cummin a noted American illustrator and cartoonist. GOOD condition. Minor toning to the paper. A few faint creases at the corners. McCall's, Publisher unknown
1838017946Washington: Langtree and O'Sullivan 1838. Full Leather. Good. Full leather. 510 pp. With a few illustrated plates. Bound volume of this literary magazine and political journal embracing Jacksonian democracy through political essays written by its editor John O'Sullivan and others. While delving into politics the journal also published American literature historical essays etc. This volume contains three stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne all of which presumably appeared in Twice Told Tales; work by John Greenleaf Whittier; pieces on the life of Aaron Burr; an account of a voyage on the Nile River; an account of American whale ships captured by Chile and freed by Poinsett; an account of the separation of Louisiana territory from the Spanish etc. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing and uneven fading to the covers heavy to the spine. A few small areas of staining and discoloration. Owner's signature present. Doodle on the second blank endpaper. Tick marks in the contents pages with a few sentences underlined in several sections of the book. Scattered foxing throughout. Langtree and O'Sullivan unknown
1913021809Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1913. Cloth. Good. Red cloth. 583 pp. With illustrations. Volume one ONLY of a town history of Lexington Massachusetts from its settlement by colonists to the mid 1800s. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior markings pockets and pastedowns. Uneven fading minor soiling and edgewear. Houghton Mifflin unknown
1905021305Boston: Municipal Printing Office 1905. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet lacking any wraps issued. 18 pp. LACKING the 1645 map ONLY three maps present. A collection of three maps depicting Boston Massachusetts in 1630 1635 and 1640. These were originally found in the Town Records Book of Possessions and other sources. The primarily depict property and owners as well as roads ways. Text with names for references included with each map. POOR condition. EX-LIBRARY. Spine reinforced with black tape. Exterior labels interior pastedown and stamping present. Paper very brittle. Heavy chipping tearing and loss along the fore edge and lower edge. The first map TORN into two pieces neatly along one of the folds. Other maps intact. Last map MISSING. POOR condition as is. Reference copy only. Really we swear. Municipal Printing Office unknown
1838014141Portland: S.H. Colesworthy Publisher 1838. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers issued and perhaps disbound from a larger work. Iv 88 pp Wright American Fiction 1774-1850 indicates this has 90 pages but text appears complete. A religious parable charting the author's transition from beliefs in Partialism through Methodism and finally to Universalism citing the many "hazards" along the way. Called "an imaginative inversion of Bunyan's own allegory" The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan p. 598. GOOD condition ex-library. Blindstamp and a few other minor library markings present. Name of publisher handwritten in ink on the title page. Ink word on the last page of text. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the outer pages with moderate scattered foxing throughout. Perhaps missing a last leaf. S.H. Colesworthy, Publisher unknown
019372Madison WI: PACC Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. no date circa 1990. Wraps. 16 pp. including covers. Signed by the author with a short inscription on the inside rear cover. A brief guide to common words used by the American Roma written from a law enforcement perspective. Words are given in English along with their phonetic Roma counterparts. VERY GOOD condition. Minor curling to the corners. PACC, Publisher unknown
1901014341Washington: Government Printing Office 1901. Pamphlet. Poor. Printed wraps. MISSING rear wrapper and ALL pages after page 256. A collection of rulings on laws and other legal decisions relating to Native Americans in the United States and their treatment in the legal sense by the US government. This includes specific claims lawsuits and rulings under territorial and state affairs civil actions and claims etc. giving names of tribes and/or persons mentioned in each case or ruling/law. POOR condition. MISSING rear cover and all pages after 256. Heavy browning to the front cover with tape burns near the spine. Heavy chipping and tattering to the backstrip with some chipping along the fore edge. Some toning in the interior. Government Printing Office unknown
1868020311New York: Harper and Brothers 1868. Wraps. Fair. Folio. Illustrated wraps. Folio. Pagination runs 401-416. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this journal this featuring a full page front cover political cartoon by Thomas Nast. Titled "The Political Niagara-A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw" the work depicts the Democratic Party just about to go over the falls grasping at a cane that bears the head of an African American man with a sign to the write mentioning the S.P. Chase as their candidate for president. A US flag in the distance reads Grant/Colfax. Nasr and Harper's were politically aligned with Lincoln and his Republican Party with Nast perhaps alluding to African Americans as a way to gain political salvation for the Democratic Party. Interior features a part of "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins as well as a large illustration accompanying an article detailing a duel between two African American men near Savannah Georgia but apparently in South Carolina. The duel was between Jackson Brand and Eugene Moorehead as the result of alleged political loyalties. Moorehead apparently was part of a conservative group to which Jackson Brand had recently joined having previously been a Republican. A duel with shotguns was fought with Brand mortally wounded. FAIR/GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning with some soiling and offsetting. Some chipping and tearing mostly along the fore edge. Pages 411-416 with a 2 inch triangular piece torn off from the fore edge affecting some text. Pages 407-416 have a tear at the upper middle right small at first and increasing larger toward the end affecting text and illustrations in that area. Harper and Brothers unknown
1804019430Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin Printers 1804. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet side folding in two separate sections. Pagination runs 659-672 plus a blank rear leaf. A descriptive printing of various laws and acts passed in Connecticut including those relating to surveyors courts gaolers and sheriffs the New Haven Aqueduct Company etc. GOOD condition. Two sections held together with a paper clip. Minor toning and foxing. Some chipping tearing and tattering along the fore edge. Pages unopened along the top edge. Hudson and Goodwin, Printers unknown
018513No Place: New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. presumed Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date. Presumed early 1900s. Single sheet roughly 17 by 10 inches. A map depicting the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with what appear to be railroad lines in red as well as steamboat lines. Part of Cape Cod and New Bedford also depicted. The rail lines may be the narrow gauge lines that were in operation on the islands from the late 1800s to about 1917. May have been part of a travel booklet at some point GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present with a few other small wrinkles and creases present. Light toning and soiling. A few minor tears along the edges. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., presumed Publisher unknown
021153Barrington NH: Barrington N.H. Historical Society. Wraps. Very Good. no date presumed 1993. Illustrated wraps. 133 pp. Two maps in a rear pocket and a few illustrations throughout. Addendum to the work laid in. A guide to the locations layouts and people found in the various graveyards located throughout Barrington New Hampshire. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and fading to the wrappers. Bookplate on inside front cover. Barrington, N.H. Historical Society unknown
1924019931New York: National Automobile Chamber of Commerce 1924. Wraps. Good. Illustrated card stock wraps. 230 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to various automobiles including cars trucks and other commercial vehicles made by a variety of manufacturers. Includes cost principal mechanical details and specifications. Manufacturers include Auburn Apperson Chevrolet Durant Haynes Dodge Studebaker Olds Nash Pierce-Arrow etc. Perhaps of note are four pages of electric vehicles including cars and commercial vehicles made by Rauch and Lang Autocar and Ward Motor Vehicle Company. While electric cars had been around since the late 1800s their use declined by 1920 due to innovations in gasoline power car design and discovery of vast amounts of oil rendering them all but obsolete by the early to mid 1920s. GOOD condition. Five strips of yellowed tape present across the spine. Covers and text block a bit wavy presumably from water exposure at some point. Minor soiling fading and discoloration to the covers. Faint dampstain visible along the fore edges of all the pages in the interior. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce unknown
008831No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Fair. Handwritten letter detailing the medical procedures undertaken to heal an 'ununited fracture of the humerus.' No author date or location although dates in the text indicate the treatment took place around 1851-1852 perhaps in Massachusetts. Single sheet folded into four pages all full of writing. The author documents his encounter with a 28 year old male who had broken his humerus in a carriage fall. It had not healed correctly despite attempts by other doctors. The doctor/author of this letter recalls his efforts to reset the bones including removing callouses and other treatments that eventually led to an apparent somewhat successful outcome. FAIR/GOOD condition. A one by two inch area of loss present at the upper left corner resulting in small amounts of MISSING text in that location on the first two pages. Dark browning present in this area with other small spots of browning and staining to the paper. Small hole at the center fore edge with a few letters missing because of this. Another tiny hole present in the last page. Horizontal fold creases present. A few tiny tears along the extremities. Light fading. No Publisher unknown
008797No Place: A.E. Lord Printer. Wraps. Good. No place or date. Presumed circa 1906. Purplish blue printed wraps. Unpaginated approximately 40 pages. Black and white photo portraits throughout. A guide or program to a concert and ball held in 1906 for the apparent benefit of the Haverhill Massachusetts Police Relief Association. Black and white photo portraits of the various members of the Haverhill police department with ads for local businesses interspersed. Portraits accompanied by name position held and date when appointed. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the wraps with very heavy offsetting/fading along the spine and extremities. Minor soiling and staining. Some wrinkling and creasing mostly along the spine. Paint and ink smudge/stains to the rear cover with two tape scars to the front cover. First leaf with a 2 1/2 inch tear in the upper gutter. Paper browned with very minor scattered soiling. A.E. Lord, Printer unknown
1878016766No Place: No publisher 1878. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1878. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 39 pp. A lengthy piece requesting compensation for land purchased by the US government from the Pottawatomie Nation and various Native American tribes affiliated with it. It cites various treaties and actions in seeking money for land in the Michigan and Indiana region. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wear chipping and creasing along the spine edge. No publisher unknown
1915022351No Place: No publisher 1915. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed San Francisco 1915. Color illustrated wraps with the front cover being the painting "The Thirteenth Labor of Hercules" by Perham Wilhelm Nahl. Unpaginated. Black and white photos and color illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet issued to provide a guide to the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco that was celebrating the opening of the Panama Canal. The booklet contains a short history of the Panama Canal as well as extensive descriptions of the the Exposition itself including the buildings and palaces for the event. It also describes places to visit in San Francisco and California. Includes color illustrations of buildings black and white photos of places in Yosemite the California coast etc. Inside front cover with a bird's eye view map of the Panama Canal region with a bird's eye view map of San Francisco and beyond in the rear. The Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco was essentially a World's Fair that while touted as celebrating the opening of the canal also promoted the rebuild of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor wrinkling and creasing. A 1 ½ inch tear present at the top front hinge. A few small bumps and tears along the upper rear cover. No publisher unknown
1952009919No Place: United States Lines Publisher 1952. Unbound. Good. Stated Preliminary March 1952 Reprint. A large fold out brochure measuring approximately 48 by 9 inches when unfolded. Consisting of several pages stapled at the middle this presents a detailed floor plan of first class cabins and amenities on the cruise ship S.S. United States. With short advertising copy and information about the 'state of the art' aspects of the ship. The S.S. United States was a passenger cruise ship designed to US Navy specifications and subsidized by the US government as it was to be used as a troop transport ship in wartime should the need arise. It achieved speed records in crossing the Atlantic and was in service from July 1952 to 1969. GOOD condition. Some staining spotting and soiling to the piece with minor creasing wrinkling and edgewear. Staples rusted. United States Lines, Publisher unknown
1879020827New York: Lynch Cole and Meehan 1879. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1879. Plain wraps. 123 pp. plus ads. Illustrations throughout. A monthly almanac accompanied by accounts of Ireland Irish history and historical figures including a biography of Robert Emmett; a history of Dublin Ireland; an account of the almost finished St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York; poetry etc. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the wrappers with some dampstaining and minor soiling. Extremities of the book and covers rather scuffed with some curling. Heavy offsetting to the rear cover. Text block toned with minor scattered foxing and staining. Lynch, Cole and Meehan unknown
1868020623Boston: Briggs and Co 1868. Hard Cover. Good. Illustrated paper covered boards with a green cloth spine. Small illustration of C. Robinson and Sons Tannery and Leather Belting Manufactory in Concord New Hampshire. 240 pp. A plethora of illustrated advertisements throughout the book. A directory to businesses in New Hampshire for 1868 including mercantile and manufacturing arranged by subject and town. Illustrations of engines bank vaults carriages etc. throughout. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and some soiling to the covers. Paper scuffed off from the top center rear edge. Signature on the upper front cover and first two pages in the interior. Dampstaining in the top margin of the book throughout. Briggs and Co unknown
020738Watertown MA: Watertown Woman's Club Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed circa 1910. String tied printed wrappers. Approximately 36 pp. A survey of the activities and finances of the Watertown's Woman Club in Watertown Massachusetts from 1910 to 1911. This includes a treasurer's report a list of members an account of events and activities etc. The Watertown Woman's Club was founded in 1894 by Alice M. Potter Silsbee. Restricted to 150 members at any one time the club held literary exercises held classes on fine and domestic arts and hosted lectures by experts on a variety of subjects. According to the Watertown Library the club was also part of the women's suffrage movement although no activities supporting that cause are listed in this book. GOOD condition. 1 ½ inch jagged tear at the lower front cover with some creasing and wrinkling along the bottom edge. Minor soiling and staining to the covers. Some creasing. Watertown Woman's Club, Publisher unknown