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1889019106New York: D. Appleton and Company 1889. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 612 729 pp. MISSING frontispiece illustrations in both volumes. An exhaustive biography on American orator and statesman Daniel Webster. Provenance note: these books were apparently originally in the collection of Ralph Pulitzer and both bear a large bookplate designed by Rockwell Kent for Pulitzer and his second wife. GOOD condition. Ex-library with interior pocket and pastedown as well as blindstamping to the title pages. Second volume's front pastedown library bookplate partially obscures the Pulitzer bookplate. No exterior library markings noted. Minor to moderate scuffing heavier to the leather and extremities with minor splitting along the hinges. Minor toning in the interior. Frontispieces MISSING. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1847021453Boston: Samuel G. Drake Publisher 1847. Cloth. Good. Brick red cloth presumed later rebind. 146 pp. A work providing the early colonial history of the town of Roxbury in Massachusetts focusing primarily on the 1600s. Includes some information perhaps useful for genealogy. According to the introduction it appears there was supposed to be a second part to this work although it looks like it was never issued. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns and stamping. Covers faded. Minor soiling and edgewear. Text block toned. Minor scattered soiling. Dampstain present along the lower page edges affecting the bottom margin only. Samuel G. Drake, Publisher unknown
019780No Place: Enoch Morgan's Sons Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No place or date. Presumed early 1900s. Illustrated wraps. 5 ¾ by 3 ½ inches. 12 pp. including covers. Red and black illustrations throughout presumably by James Kenneth Fraser initials present in each. A promotional booklet for Sapolio Soap produced by Enoch Morgan's Sons. Sapolio was known for its very successful ads and jingles some penned by Bret Harte some by James Kenneth Fraser and others. This booklet features a variety of townsfolk with accompanying rhymes all promoting Sapolio. GOOD condition. General wrinkling minor toning and soiling to the covers. Light curling at the corners. Enoch Morgan's Sons, Publisher unknown
018078No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date perhaps 1890s based on OCLC records. Peach printed wraps. 16 pp. A xenophobic anti-immigrant tract that presents an odd argument in favor women's suffrage. The author subtly asserts that immigrants are prone to criminality and bring their political baggage with them to the United States. To offset their influence in politics and the polls Georgius suggests that women be allowed to vote. Overall a rambling work drawing on references to ancient Rome etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a stamp on the front cover. No other markings noted. Faint vertical fold crease present. Minor soiling staining and general fading to the covers. Some loss of wrapper along the front hinge. Interior toned. No publisher unknown
1894017944Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton 1894. Cloth. Good. Illustrated beige cloth. 107 pp. A work that begins with the long poem "The Story of Portus" a work recalling the life of an enslaved man Portus. While the work reflects on the cruelty of enslaving people transporting them. and selling them it adopts a tone that the enslavers themselves were benevolent and that African-Americans would prefer to remain enslaved as there was nothing for them if they were free. The African-American protagonist Portus lives through the Civil War only to be murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This work is accompanied by other shorter poetry most reflecting on life and the people of the US South. The poetry is rather conflicted with some celebrating Jefferson Davis while others reflecting on the lives of African-Americans in the South assuming the benefits of spirituality or Christianity in their lives. Overall it would seem much of the poetry whitewashes and glorifies the South while downplaying negative aspects of the region and the legacy of slavery. GOOD condition. Covers foxed and spotted with some soiling toning and minor staining. Text block toned. Owner's inscription on the first endpaper. Charles Wells Moulton unknown
1988019221St. Louis: Fine Art Ltd. Publisher 1988. Unbound. Very Good. Single sheet glossy paper stock. 26 by 20 inches. A poster of a painting by Peter Max depicting a 1936 Mercury Dime issued to promote the March of Dimes cause. Peter Max is an American artist known for his psychedelic and counterculture imagery and posters which gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. VERY GOOD condition. Slight bend at the upper right corner. Very light edgewear. Fine Art Ltd., Publisher unknown
003182No Place: No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Handwritten Ledger from the town of Limerick Maine spanning from the years 1917 through 1922. Bound in cloth with leather spine. Features many full page accounts of various purchases and transactions between local businesses merchants and people including the Limerick Manufacturing Mills. This book features extensive manuscript description of various transactions and indentures almost all attested to in signature by Norris Berry Clerk of Limerick Maine. Also within on page 196 is a handwritten Certificate of Naturalization Petition for a Hubert Gath formerly of Great Britain. Also found within are several receipts and bills. Exterior in FAIR condition being internally very good. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with several stains uneven fading and some scuffing also present. This wear mostly affects the front cover. Some scuffing and bumping to the extremities. Very minor soiling to the interior with uneven fading to the pages. The tipped in receipts are browned along the fore edge extremities. Slight musty odor to the book. No printer or publisher Given unknown
1927019913New York: Joint Committee on Negro Child Study in New York City Publisher 1927. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 48 pp. plus a few fold out tables. A report on the findings of a 1925 study of African American children in New York City who either appeared before the court or were in some other way documented as "delinquent" or "neglected." The report provides statistics on numbers as well as conclusions drawn from the study. Overall it appears the committee found that there were very few resources available institutional and otherwise to African American children. GOOD condition. Ex-library with stamping and stickers present on the upper front cover and title page. General uneven toning some soiling and minor staining to the covers. Paper on the spine chipped torn and peeled at the head and tail. Minor toning to the text block. Joint Committee on Negro Child Study in New York City, Publisher unknown
003412No Place: No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Handwritten store ledger from the Beverly Massachusetts area. Appears to be for a grocery store and perhaps was either owned by a Nathan W. Patch or by his relatives as his signature appears prominently on the first blank endpaper. Entries run from 1850 through the 1860's with some found in the back from 1875. Items appear as line entries with cost and the various purchaser's names at the top. Some names include Richard Woodberry Ezra Edwards Joseph Hillham Joseph Jewett Foster among others. The first half of the ledger bears these entries with the second half having blank pages and pages filled with what appears practice penmanship and basic math problems etc. Several pages in the rear are cut in half perhaps to serve some function to the ledger itself although this is not certain. Bound leather boards with marbled endpapers. In FAIR condition with heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities some loss of leather at the corners and spine and minor to moderate soiling. Heavy forward lean to the binding. Interior is solid with uneven fading to the pages with some being rather faded and thus hard to read and others with little to no fading. Scattered soiling throughout as well as some small scattered ink blots and other minor wear. A few pages to the rear have heavy dark scribbling on them. No printer or publisher Given unknown
1958012315No Place: No Publisher 1958. Unbound. Good. First Day Cover First Day of Issue Stamp/Envelope with stamp commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Minnesota statehood. SIGNED by Eugene McCarthy Hubert Humphrey Walter Mondale and Harold Stassen. Beside serving in various elected political positions including 2 as Vice-Presidents of the United States all four ran are also noted for having run unsuccessfully for president. Harold Stassen ran many times as a Republican candidate never receiving his party's nomination; Walter Mondale served as Vice-President from 1977-81 and ran against Ronald Reagan in 1984; Hubert Humphrey served as Vice-President from 1965-69 and ran against Richard Nixon in 1968; Eugene McCarthy is perhaps best known for his 1968 presidential run where he gained some success running as an anti-war candidate opposed to Johnson's handling of the Vietnam War. No provenance available for these signatures. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Stamp/envelope bears post office cancels and date. Minor wrinkling and edgewear. Rear envelope with glue stains. No Publisher unknown
015836No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. No publisher place or date presumed 1980. Single sided poster. 41 by 27 inches. A promotional poster for a stop motion film featuring the Walt Kelly created comic strip character Pogo and following his run for president. The movie featured the voices of Ruth Buzzi Jonathan Winters Vincent Price and others. GOOD condition. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present with wrinkling at the intersections of the folds. Minor toning. Several chips along the right edge. No publisher unknown
1978021731Washington: US Government Printing Office 1978. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 230 pp. A study conducted by the US Congress investigating the infiltration and influence of organized crime within labor unions. The investigations found that organized crime families used unions for both legal and illegal sources of income and used their influence to gain jobs for family members get sweetheart deals etc. GOOD condition. Some toning and wrinkling to the covers. US Government Printing Office unknown
018417St. Louis: No Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher. St. Louis MO: no date perhaps late 1800s early 1900s. Perhaps fourth edition if old bibliographic library card info is correct. Pamphlet lacking any original wrappers. 54 pp. A promotional piece perhaps issued by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway promoting land for sale along its Cotton Belt Route. The work provides a descriptive list of properties available for sale in Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana. GOOD condition. Ex-library with perforations and number along the lower edge of the first page. Minor toning wrinkling and creasing. No Publisher unknown
1815016534Washington City: Roger C. Weightman Printer 1815. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work and lacking any wrappers issued. 4 pp. A short piece bestowing gratitude and honor upon the citizens of New Orleans and Louisiana for their actions during the War of 1812. GOOD condition. Some dampstaining soiling spotting and staining to the paper. Minor chipping and loss along the extremities. Roger C. Weightman, Printer unknown
1857021052Dover: Free-Will Baptist Printing Establishment. William Burr Printer 1857. 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 a few handwritten annotations/notes in the almanac section listing a few deaths the cost of items purchased such as seed etc. 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
1949019946Chicago: No publisher Given 1949. Wraps. Good. No publisher given. Chicago: 1949. Single sheet folded into four pages. Black and white photos and illustrations abound! With a stated circulation of 50880. Fifth issue of this small magazine issued by the Kukla Fran and Ollie Show essentially an early fanzine for fans of the show. The Kuklapolitan Courier began in 1948 increasing in circulation until 1950 when it changed to a book format and was issued as a yearbook. Kukla Fran and Ollie was ostensibly a television show for children created by Burr Tilllstrom in 1947. It involved puppets interacting with a woman Fran. Using subtle humor based on the characters of the show Kukla Fran and Ollie became more of a hit with adults and ran in various formats from 1947 to 1957. This issue of the Courier celebrates the show going national behind the scenes photos and a subtle advertisement for RCA one of the show's sponsors. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. General toning. Minor soiling creasing and wrinkling. No publisher Given unknown
1864007247New York: John Hillyer Publisher 1864. Wraps. Poor. Small format newspaper style journal. 16 pp although either misbound or misnumbered. With illustrated ads. A journal devoted to mining news throughout the United States providing short columns on various mines in operation and their productions as well as news on the product of petroleum and the Columbia Oil Company. Other companies mentioned or discussed include the Phoenix Mining Company of the Nevada mining territory as well as a report from the Quartz Hill Gold Mining Company of Colorado. POOR/FAIR condition. Several pages unopened along the top or side edges. Heavy chipping and tearing along the extremities as well as heavy tearing and some loss along the center horizontal fold crease loss mostly to the first/front page. Minor soiling and some darkening. Faint stamp to the upper front page with the name of the journal in pencil present in the same locale. A few minor ink stains present. John Hillyer, Publisher unknown
016678No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. Full title: Transfer of Indians from Civil to Military Management. Memorial of the Delegation of the Cherokee Creek and Seminole Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of the Indian Territory to the Congress of the United States in opposition to the transfer of Indians from civil to military management as contemplated in bill H.R. 959 and others of like import now pending in Congress. February 25 1878. 45th Congress 2d Session Mis. Doc. No. 33. House of Representatives. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1878. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 10 pp. A forcefully written rejection of the US government's proposal to "manage" various Native American tribes via the military as opposed to civilian control. The representatives from the tribes in the title cite the retreat of Sitting Bull to Canada and assert that the various Native American tribes seek to live in peace not war. They point out that so call depredations are carried out by Native Americans and whites alike and do not equate to hostile intent. They also cite various military and civil leaders in the government against the change. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wear chipping and creasing along the spine edge. No publisher unknown
1847016970Cincinnati: James R. Albach Publisher 1847. Full Leather. Good. Full Calf leather. Xx 592 pp. With two maps including one of Kentucky. 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 etc. GOOD condition. Leather heavily scuffed along the extremities and spine. Hinges cracked with the covers somewhat tenuously attached. Scattered foxing in the interior. Owner's signature on the inside front cover and title page. Sabin 60955. James R. Albach, Publisher unknown
1883021025Haverhill MA: C.C. Morse and Son 1883. Cloth. Good. 1872 1883. Red cloth. 69 144 pp. Two histories of Bradford Massachusetts one given as a sermon in 1872 by Gardner B. Perry the other being a general history of the town. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns and markings. Heavy fading to the cloth along the spine and extremities. Minor scuffing. Text block toned. First endpaper toned. C.C. Morse and Son unknown
1970020528South Berwick ME: Old Berwick Historical Society 1970. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Hard cover. No jacket. A reprint of the 1903 edition. 822 pages including index. With photos and illustrations. A list of patrons included in the rear. An extensive history of Kittery Maine from its establishment to the important families that settled in Kittery as well a history of skirmishes with Native Americans municipal history genealogical information etc. In GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear to the covers. Foxing present along the page edges. Old Berwick Historical Society unknown
1924021545Boston: C.E. Goodspeed and Co 1924. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth. 871 pp. Two fold out maps and several photographs throughout. As the title sums up neatly this is an exhaustive history of the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts focusing on white settlers and ignoring any contributions to its settlement by indigenous people. It does assert that Vikings probably surveyed the island and the coast of Massachusetts well before Columbus. With a genealogy of early white settlers. GOOD condition ex-library. Spine label interior pockets pastedowns and markings present. Minor scuffing fading soiling and edgewear to the covers. Both interior hinges cracked and separating from the text block tenuously holding on. Minor toning to the text block. C.E. Goodspeed and Co unknown
019512New York: Sackett and Wilhelms. Spiral Bound. Good. no date circa 1940. Illustrated wraps spiral bound. Unpaginated perhaps 100-150 pp. Printed on single sides only. A promotional work issued by Sackett and Wilhelms Lithograph Company highlighting the work of commercial and graphic artists and photographers. A few entries with brief biographies. Each artist with one full page sample of work. Index to artists in the rear. GOOD condition. Moderate fading and scuffing to the covers with some soiling and a few small stains. Heavy scuffing and wear along the extremities. Paper toned in the interior with a few pages bearing small tears in the center. Sackett and Wilhelms unknown
019706No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. Perhaps the Philippines circa 1946. Charcoal wraps. Unpaginated but perhaps over 100 pages long. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A yearbook style work presenting all members of the 1542nd Engineering Survey Co. including photos names places of residence and a humorous quote. A few entries without photos. Also included is a short history of the company including its deployments accompanied by photos of New Guinea and the Philippines. GOOD condition. General toning to the wrappers with minor soiling. Extremities and hinges rather scuffed. Light toning in the interior. No publisher unknown
1862021857Boston: American Tract Society 1862. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps printed in red and black. 60 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this almanac issued by the American Tract Society containing the usual monthly almanac information as well as illustrated instructions on how to make a sundial; a song including music and lyrics words by Mrs. J.D. Chaplin titled "The Little Slave" that offers the young enslaved boy's sadness and perspective on his life as an enslaved person; a printing of the Star-Spangled Banner; a printing of an anti-slavery speech by Heman Humphrey etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling minor scattered spotting and staining. Minor wear to the corners. American Tract Society unknown
