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1856012083Washington: Printed at the Union Office 1856. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacing any wraps issued. 29 pp. A report by Mordecai Oliver dissenting from the majority report issued by the House of Representatives investigating fighting and turmoil in the territory of Kansas. This includes some account of fighting between pro-slavery and free state members as well as influence of people from Missouri. GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. Rear cover soiled. Two horizontal fold creases present. Printed at the Union Office unknown
1858018840Boston: Little Brown and Company 1858. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition. Brown cloth. 436 pages with all illustrations and maps present as called for. Volume one only out of three of this history of early New England with sections on the indigenous inhabitants early explorations by European explorers early European settlements early European colonies in New England etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library with interior pocket and paste down present. No exterior library markings noted. Uneven fading and offsetting to the covers with heavy offsetting along the extremities and spine. Minor soiling. Several small spots of ink staining to the covers. Cloth a bit frayed and worn along the extremities. Minor toning to the text block in the interior. Little, Brown and Company unknown
1851016751St. Louis: James R. Albach Publisher 1851. Cloth. Good. Second edition revised and enlarged. Modern black cloth. Xxiv 818 pp. A lengthy historical survey of the settling of what was considered the West in the United States in 1850 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. GOOD condition. Cloth faded with some soiling and scuffing. Scattered foxing in the interior. Minor toning to the paper. Sabin 60955. James R. Albach, Publisher unknown
1855004875Boston: J.B. Yerrinton and Son Printers 1855. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. 43 pp. Pamphlet. Lacking any wraps that may have been present. Side-sewn. An impassioned piece arguing for the removal of Judge Edward Greely Loring from office due to his support of the Fugitive Slave Law and forced return of two escaped enslaved people found in Massachusetts. Phillips was a noted abolitionist who spoke widely on the subject of racial injustice. GOOD condition. Edward Loring's name in pencil several times at the top of the title page. General darkening to the paper with minor offsetting and a minor stain to the center front cover. Minor scattered foxing and soiling. Sabin 62520. J.B. Yerrinton and Son, Printers unknown
008342No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date presumably circa 1899. States 'Reprinted from the New York Tribune April 27 1899. Pamphlet. 24 pp. A collection of speeches by various politicians reflecting on the career of Senator William P. Frye of Maine while also interjecting political opinion and lobbying on then current issues. Of note is a several page speech of Theodore Roosevelt then governor of New York who muses on Frye as well as current affairs in politics both economic and foreign policies. Other speakers mention the Philippines encouraging expansion of the US territories. GOOD condition ex-historical society. A few stamps present to the covers and interior. Three faint vertical creases present. General browning and minor soiling to the wraps. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few small creases and tears. No Publisher unknown
1811020737Portsmouth NH: Charles Tappan Publisher 1811. Pamphlet. Poor. Printed wraps side sewn. Printed at the Oracle Press. 24 pp. including covers. Monthly almanac with the usual information on the moon etc. While calculated for the town of Portsmouth New Hampshire the almanac states it could be used by any New England state. Also present is a list of the courts/court dates in New Hampshire as well as detailed descriptions of a variety of counterfeit bills knocking off those produced by a plethora of banks from New York Massachusetts Maine and elsewhere. A list of uncurrent bills is also provided. A new method of producing clean cider is described as well. POOR condition. All leaves essentially DETACHED from each other with one or two clinging on to each other. Heavy chipping curling creasing and tearing to the corners and fore edge. Moderate scattered foxing spotting staining and soiling heavy to the rear cover. Faint owner's signature present. A very worn but intact copy of this obscure almanac. Charles Tappan, Publisher unknown
1823010670Portland ME: Todd and Smith Publisher 1823. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid format. Remains of binding along the spine. Each issue 4 pages long with ads. A collection of weekly newspapers featuring local news commentary on politics national and international news. This includes the blockade of Cadiz Haitian literature a short piece on 'Another Black Conspiracy' recalling an uncovered plot of rebellion of African-Americans in Havana Cuba; an account from General Leavenworth recalling his fighting and encounters with the Ricara Native American tribe of the Missouri River area etc. Seba Smith was a 19th century American humorist from Maine known as being one of the first writers to use the American vernacular in humor Wikipedia. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. General browning minor scattered foxing and a few small tears/holes to the paper. Spine very rough. Minor scattered staining. Ink inscription at the upper left corner. Todd and Smith, Publisher unknown
1902007627Washington: Government Printing Office 1902. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Blue cloth. Folio. 439 pp. With a few photo plates. A detailed government report on street and electric railways in the United States in the early 1900s. This includes a look at the traffic using the railways the urban street railways and their effect on population and businesses in cities capitalization and financial operations interurban railways and their features European railways etc. Also included are chapters on the history and development of electric traction the construction of rail beds and electrical aspects the various styles in railways cars and passenger cars passenger stations and car houses etc. This includes many photos of various railroad cars and facilities. GOOD condition. Moderate fading and some spots of discoloration to the covers. Mostly minor soiling. Some scuffing. White streak/stain perhaps from paint to the lower rear cover. Extremities rather bumped and scuffed. Minor soiling to the endpapers. Interior solid with minor scattered soiling. Government Printing Office unknown
1813017580Montpelier VT: Walton and Goss Printers 1813. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet. 27 pp. An anti-France work blaming French culture and politics for the problems of the United States including the War of 1812. Truair saw debauchery everywhere in French thinking especially after the French Revolution and asserted Jefferson Madison and others were influenced by this. He accuses them of only being religious when it suits them and asserts they don't believe in religion. Truair also cites various Illuminati societies in the US as a source of ills. Overall a strongly worded piece that takes Jefferson and other heads of state to task for the perceived downfall of the US. POOR condition. The whole piece is very tattered torn and worn along the extremities with some loss to the front blank wrapper the title page and first page of text. This includes some loss of text. Overall very heavy tearing tattering creasing and wear. Previous owner's signature A. Bingham abounds in most blank areas indicating a they were enamored with the look of their name in script. Did we mention this was heavily worn Text block toned. A few stray notes present. If not already clear this is VERY worn. Sabin 97075. Walton and Goss, Printers unknown
1852010944Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann in the rear. POOR condition. Rear wrapper DETACHED but present. Leaf 63/64 MISSING resulting in text missing from that section. Wrappers missing along the spine exposing the signatures beneath. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with dampstaining and other stains present. Moderate to heavy browning to the piece. A few small superficial insect holes along the extremities of the covers and first few pages. A half inch hole in the center front cover with some loss of text. Minor tearing along the extremities. Scattered soiling and staining in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand unknown
1870005733Washington: Government Printing Office 1870. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Full calf leather. 650 pp. With a title page preceding the above title stating: 'Executive Documents Printed by Order of the House of Representatives During the Second Session of the Forty-First Congress. 1869-70. Dated 1870. With a 51 page index to the 13 volumes of these documents at the front. This volume is devoted to the report from the Chief of Engineers which includes a discussion of a perfect levee system along the Mississippi River various improvements to harbors rivers and waterways etc. GOOD condition. Uneven fading and minor staining to the leather with some scuffing heaviest along the extremities and spine. A 2 inch split present at the upper rear hinge with a small split at the upper front. Light pulling and fraying to the head of the spine. A few small spots of staining to the rear cover. Interior clean and solid with minor browning. Some offsetting to the endpapers. Government Printing Office unknown
1893008578Denver CO: The Great Divide Publishing Co 1893. Wraps. Good. Side folding journal approximately 15 by 12 inches. 24 pp including covers. Illustrations and a few photos throughout including a photo of a cliff dwelling perhaps in Mesa Verde Colorado. With ads for Smith and Wesson mining companies gold mines and other western opportunities in Colorado Arizona California and elsewhere. A single issue of this magazine/journal containing articles and stories many reflecting a Western theme. This includes an illustrated article on the Native American pottery of the Rio San Juan; a discussion of cliff dwelling architecture; Washington territory legends; a discussion of Shamanism as practiced by Native Americans including explanation of the Jessakkid; an autobiography by the Native American Running Antelope written in pictographs with translations beneath; a piece on a massacre of white settlers by Native Americans in the Minnesota area; a piece on various snakes etc. GOOD condition. Moderate browning minor soiling some foxing and minor staining. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy wrinkling along the spine. Center hinge split with a few minor tears throughout. The Great Divide Publishing Co unknown
1805019914Windsor VT: Nahum Bower Publisher 1805. Unbound. Good. Side folding newspaper format. 8 pp. Single issue of this short-lived newspaper from Vermont apparently only publishing for one year. With the usual sort of news politics political commentary that one would expect from a paper. Of note is a brief account of what appears to have been an insurrection or rebellion by enslaved African Americans in Savannah Georgia. The account says the African Americans killed whites by poisoning and that thirteen were in jail. Two were hung one was burned alive and others faced other punishments. Research did not turn up any accounts of rebellions in Savannah Georgia in 1805 but an account of a rebellion in Wayne County North Carolina bears a striking similarity to this one. The account in this paper indicates that the insurrectionists were held in Waynesboro jail so perhaps their was some confusion surrounding the name. Also present is a short account of piracy originating from St. Augustine as well as a letter questioning Thomas Jefferson's interaction with Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Minor spotting soiling and staining to the paper. Heavy chipping and wear to the lower extremity. Nahum Bower, Publisher unknown
1865022123Richmond VA: Walker and Lewellen Publisher 1865. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet 4 pp. Single issue of this short lived newspaper from Richmond Virginia published from 1865 to 1866. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History speculates that this was an occupation newspaper which may be true given that the town was burned by Confederate soldiers prior to surrender. The paper's byline reads "No North No South No East No West-Our Whole Country." This issue with the usual sort of local national and international news reporting on crime shipping food etc. Of note is a column on the upcoming trial of Jefferson Davis and another column that reports on the trial of a Spiritualist in New York that also reports on the practice of Spiritualism. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor creasing toning and soiling. A few ink spots along with an ink bracket around one passage. Walker and Lewellen, Publisher unknown
1860021982New York: H. Greeley and Company 1860. Wraps. Good. Light blue printed wraps. 80 pp. including ads. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Includes an essay on the attempts of Southern politicians to revive the foreign slave trade essentially making the practice legal again. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Owner's name on the upper front cover. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1918016205Washington: The National War Garden Commission 1918. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. including covers. Illustrations throughout. A work promoting domestic war gardens in the US during World War I using comics and humor to look at the lighter side of food shortages ! and gardening. Most of the work reprinted from other newspapers and magazines. The pamphlet was published by the National War Garden Commission established by Charles Lathrop Pack prior to the US entrance into World War I. The commission hoped that the war garden would counter the negative effects of a large crop failure in 1916 as well as interruptions in shipping due to submarine warfare and the loss of farmworkers due to enlistment. GOOD condition. Moderate creasing at the corners with some wrinkling. Minor foxing soiling and staining to the covers. Upper corner bent and curled. The National War Garden Commission unknown
1905005412Washington: No Publisher 1905. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 35 pp with 2 small maps. Apparently rebound in brown buckram with what appears to be the original wrap pasted down and laminated to the front cover. With new endpapers. A printing of a lecture read at a meeting of the Loyal Legion on March 1 1905. Thomas McCurdy Vincent was a brevet brigadier general in the US Army serving as an assistant adjutant general for McDowell at the Battle of Bull Run. This work offers a brief but detailed account of that battle drawing on other sources government records and quotes as well as the author's experiences. GOOD condition lacking any original wraps covers and endpapers. Rebound. Minor fading and edgewear to the covers with the remains of a white sticker at the upper left corner. Minor to moderate uneven browning to the paper in the interior. A small chip missing from the lower fore edge of the title page. A few minor tears at the extremities of a few pages. No Publisher unknown
1874019486Boston: White Smith and Company 1874. Wraps. Good. Folio. Appears to have been disbound from a larger work. Sheet music to a song sung by Charles B. Hicks and his troupe the Georgia Minstrels. Hicks was an African-American performer and minstrel troupe manager and publicist being one of the few to be successful in the white dominated genre. Top of the cover dedicates this "To Charles B. Hicks." The cover itself is a lithograph by John H. Bufford drawing on stereotypes and idealizations of what the white US public imagined Black life to be like using imagery to portray an older Black gentleman theoretically reflecting wistfully back on life in slavery. GOOD condition. Spine edge rough from extraction. Minor soiling and toning with a few small stains. White, Smith and Company unknown
1955029878Princeton University Press. 1955. Volume 12 begins in the early part of August 1787 and contineues through the end of March 1788 a time when Jefferson as minister to France ws continuing his persistent efforts not only to secure the enforcement of the favorable trade regulations already conceded to the United States but also to widen their scope to other imports from America." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press. Hardcover
1955029877Princeton University Press. 1955. "This Volume 11 which covers the period from 1 January to 6 August 1787 continues the account of Jefferson's mission as minister to France." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press. Hardcover
1958029879Princeton University Press. 1958. In Volume 15 Jefferson a veteran of the councils of his own country's revolution becomes a eyewitness of the opening events of the great upheaveal in France in 1789." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press. Hardcover
1961029880Princeton University Press. 1961. In Volume 16 Jefferson and his two daughters are welcomed home in 1789 in time for Christmas and are given a tumultuous welcome by his "family" on neighboring farms." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press. Hardcover
1914031643Albany: New York State Education Department 1914. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 120pp. i with frontispiece. Nice association copy. Bound in original burgundy cloth with largely clear and bright gilt lettering to front cover. Several small bumps to extremities of volume with light to medium wear in a few places on exterior and light soiling to cloth. Ink-stamp stamp reads "Compliments of Peter C. Jezewski Member of Assembly" to front free end paper else no markings to interior. Binding slightly shaken though generally firm <br/> <br/> New York State Education Department hardcover
022477Cincinnati: VThe Crosley Corporation Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. no date circa 1939. Roughly 3 by 6 inch booklet unfolding into 6 panels. Black and white photos of a Crosley car included as well as a blue colorized one on the front. A brochure issued presumably for the 1939 World's Fair touting the as of yet produced Crosley car. Production for consumers would start in 1939. Crosley known for its manufacturing of radios and car accessories began this venture to offer sub-compact cars to US consumers. Cars and other vehicles were produced from 1939 to 1952 with production suspended during World War II. Crosley included many innovations on its vehicles that were well ahead of the larger auto manufacturers. While initially popular especially during gas rationing sales declined by 1952 because of competition from larger auto makers. Brochure includes descriptions of the vehicles specifications etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. VThe Crosley Corporation, Publisher unknown
1790021253Portsmouth: No publisher 1790. Unbound. Very Good. A letter noting Samuel Hill is sending merchant Amos White one dozen axes via Mr. Remeck with Hill expecting the same price as before. Hill also notes he didn't have any pollock on hand. Amos White was a Dover New Hampshire merchant while Samuel Hill was a merchant in Portsmouth apparently importing items from the ships that anchored there. VERY GOOD. Some fold creases present. No publisher unknown
