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1822014338New-Ipswich NH: Salmon Wilder Publisher 1822. Wraps. Fair. Plain wraps. A collection of speeches from various politicians and people from a variety of towns from New England and beyond with responses made by President James Monroe. This includes towns such as Kittery Maine Newburyport Massachusetts women from the Windsor Female Academy Plattsburg Portsmouth New Hampshire etc. FAIR condition. Front cover almost detached. Moderate faint staining soiling and spotting to the wrappers with general fading. Upper front wrapper with chipping and loss along its entire length. Wrappers almost completely missing from the spine. Moderate uneven browning in the interior with scattered foxing soiling and staining. Not in Sabin. Salmon Wilder, Publisher unknown
1801003919New York: Printed by L. Nichols and Co. for John Tiebout bookseller and Stationer 1801. Pamphlet. Good. Disbound tract pamphlet. 63 1 pp. An 1801 printing of the original New York City charter publishing the various recitals and oaths given by Montgomerie as well as delineating the various boundaries and territories of New York City specifying its division into seven wards outlining its city government and procedures. With a 2 by 4 inch Federal Eagle illustration on the title page in which the eagle clutches a branch in one talon and a group of arrows in the other as well as carrying a banner in its beak with the slogan E Plurbus Unum. In GOOD condition. Minor foxing and moderate browning to the pages. Minor scattered soiling with some faint darkish spotting to the title page. Poughkeepsie written in pencil on the rear of the last page with a few doodles in pencil as well as several stray lines in ink. Minor creasing to a few page corners. Remains of binding along the spine. Sabin 54170. Printed by L. Nichols and Co. for John Tiebout, bookseller and Stationer unknown
1889017940Boston: E.W. Walker and Co 1889. Cloth. Good. Half leather with brown cloth. Folios. 1004 pp. between the two volumes. Black and white illustrations and plates throughout. A survey of American art and artists containing a collection of essays accompanied by many plates of photo etchings etchings and woodcut illustrations. Includes sections on artists such as Frederick S. Church Maud Humphrey Albert Bierstadt Winslow Homer and many others. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine labels and stamping in the interior. Leather along the front hinge of volume two completely split along the hinge attached by the interior pastedown endpapers. Heavy scuffs to the leather along the hinges and corners. Uneven fading. Minor soiling. Text blocks solid and toned. E.W. Walker and Co unknown
1909018815New York: Burr Publishing Co 1909. Wraps. Fair. Color illustrated wraps with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout as well as one apparent painted photo by Karl Moon. Single issue of this monthly magazine this one relying heavily on photographs. Of note are a series of 14 Photographs by Carl moon an American photographer perhaps best known for his photographs of Native Americans. These photos depict Native Americans living in the Taos New Mexico area and are reminiscent of the work by Edward Curtis. While some critics have acclaimed his work for its documentation of Native American life the work seems to mythologize the false concept of the disappearance of Native Americans in the US. The article concludes "we are loath to confess that in the final count it is best that man's progress in the cultivation of land should be unchecked and our reluctance lies in the fact that this change must toll the knell of the Redman's sic day." Among the other photos in the book are photos of celebrities and of the Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York. Included in these photos is one depicting Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island in New York. His flight that day included the first over water and the canoe that he mounted underneath the airplane as a precaution against a water landing can be seen in the photo. FAIR condition. Frontispiece illustration haphazardly cut out of the magazine. Very heavy scuffing chipping creasing tearing and loss to the covers along the extremities with most of the spine missing. Some creasing soiling and staining to the covers with superficial paper loss to the rear cover. Large faint pencil circle present to the front cover. A very small old price sticker at the upper right corner of the front cover. Very light scattered foxing in the interior. Burr Publishing Co unknown
1951028608Harvard University Press: 1951. "Roosevelt consolidates his position as President and party leader settles the coal strike deals with the politics of the Panama Canal expands the Navy extends the sphere of American interests abroad achieves the Presidency in his own right and works with the Russians and the Japanese to make the Peace of Portsmouth." FINE HARDCOVER FINE- DUST JACKET scarce. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harvard University Press: Hardcover
1797017595Boston: Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews 1797. Leather. Poor. Full calf leather. Pagination runs A-QQQ 4. Only four out of seven maps called for are present MISSING the following three maps: the map of Northern States map of the Southern States and the map of South America. Maps of the Pacific Islands North America West Indies and Georgia present. An alphabetically arranged encyclopedia style work on the geography settlements and people of North and South America as well as islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific. This includes the east coast of Australia then termed New Holland. POOR condition. Front cover DETACHED with any front endpapers up to the frontis map MISSING frontis map is present. Leather scuffed frayed and worn along the extremities and hinges. A few small spots of staining to the covers. Previous owner's bookplate present. Text block solid and a bit toned. Howes M839. Sabin 50923. Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews unknown
1793012721Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews Printers 1793. Leather. Good. Full Calf leather. 696 552 pp. Eight fold out plates/maps in volume one three in volume two all present as called for. 1793 edition of this early geographical survey of the United States as well as the world containing maps relating to the United States at the time North America and the world. This work served to heavily influence the teaching of geography and education in the US. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather covers and extremities with a few deep scrapes and scratches present. Minor soiling and staining. Interiors solid with moderate toning scattered foxing staining and soiling. Dampstaining present to the endpapers. Ownership signatures present. A few pages creased including dog ear creases. The Virginia map is very tattered torn and misfolded with a few other American maps also bearing tears ranging from small to long along the folds. Some creasing to the maps. Sabin 50926. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, Printers unknown
1849005305Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1849. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First edition. Dark brown ribbed cloth with decorations in blind. Xii 13-456 pp. With a frontis portrait. A detailed account of the life of John Peter Muhlenberg focusing primarily on his role in the American Revolution. Asked by George Washington to raise the 8th regiment of Virginia Muhlenberg and his forces participated in the Battle of Brandywine Germantown Monmouth and others as well as spending a winter at Valley Forge. Of note is a lengthy appendix reprinting many letters written by Muhlenberg and others offering first-hand accounts of battles military strategy and other aspects of the Revolutionary War. GOOD condition ex-library. Name in white on the spine with evidence of a removed pocket in the rear and a library pastedown at the inside front cover. No other markings. General fading to the cloth with minor soiling and scuffing. Several small areas of insect damage along the cloth of the front cover hinge more evident and extensive along the hinge of the interior front pastedown endpaper. Cloth chipped and frayed at the head and foot of the spine with fraying at the corners. Interior solid with scattered minor foxing and some browning to the paper along the extremities. Ownership signature and date on the first endpaper. Sabin 51250. Howes M879. Carey and Hart unknown
1952022334Artcraft Press: 1952. 579 pages illustrated. "This single volume contains interesting source material in the form of original papers and unpublished diaries written by a gallaxy western authors whose contributions will long be remembered. This is copy no. 159 of the regular edition limited to 500 copies. Fold-out tipped in on the rear pastedown is present. FINE- HARDCOVER decorated reddish-brown cloth slight crease to the frontis. This is Volume VII of the Original Contributions to Western History. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Artcraft Press: Hardcover
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
1799005503Newburyport MA: John Mycall Printer 1799. First Edition. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet lacking and wraps and endpapers that may have been issued. Pagination runs from 3 to 134 with all pages MISSING after 134 135/136. With printer's device at the top of the first page of text and an ornately presented first letter of the text. According to his gravestone in Newburyport Murray took part in recruiting volunteers for the Continental Army. This work presents his sermons focusing on Romans V.I. POOR condition lacking and wraps and endpapers as well as pages 135/136. Collated and otherwise complete. Appears disbound from a larger work with white cloth tape and a strip of modern paper along the binding edge of the title page. Moderate to heavy browning to the paper. Minor scattered soiling foxing and staining throughout. Fore edges of the first several pages chipped curled torn and worn with some loss. Upper corners curled over. Minor chipping and tearing along the lower extremity. Tears repaired at the center fore edge of the title page somewhat crudely done with a 3 inch and 1 inch paper patch. Heavy chipping tearing creasing and curling to the last 30 or so pages along the core edge. Large tear to the lower corner of the last page. Several pages in the interior cropped close in the fore edge margins. John Mycall, Printer 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
1865019501New York: Mrs. Grundy Publisher 1865. Wraps. Poor. Side folding journal. Pagination runs 33-42. Front cover illustration by Thomas Nast. Political cartoons throughout. Fourth issue of this short lived periodical attempting to pick up where Vanity Fair left off. Some of those associated with the journal had worked on Vanity Fair. Mrs. Grundy played a critical observer on the American political scene and supported the Reconstruction as envisioned by Andrew Johnson. The journal ran for a total of 12 issues before closing due to a lack of subscribers. Political satire and commentary throughout including a poem written in dialect from the point of view of an African-American who feels abandoned by the US government. Also present is a full page illustration by Thomas Nast titled "Death on the Rails." POOR condition. Slightly ex-library with faint blindstamp on the front cover. The whole journal is very fragile and brittle with all pages DETACHED from each other. Moderate toning some soiling and moderate to heavy chipping and tearing along the edges. Pencil note on the upper front cover. Mrs. Grundy, Publisher unknown
1914029724The Century Co.: 1914. This is Volume 5 from the 10 volume set. 460 pages illustrated. FINE- HARDCOVER gilt upper page edge. This is the Olive-Green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. A nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co.: Hardcover
1890026584The Century Co.: 1890. This is Volume 5 from the 10 volume set. 460 pages illustrated. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER gilt upper page edge. Olive green cloth covers or the Blue-Green cloth I have both volume 5's. Lettering is bright on the spine. A nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co.: Hardcover
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
1853006215No Place: No Publisher 1853. Unbound. Good. Act of Agreement broadside. Single sheet printed on both sides. Appears dated 1853. Measures roughly 22 by 19 ¾ inches. An agreement between the master and seamen of the ship Meridian captained by John Manson. With twenty-eight handwritten names of the various crewmembers. Some appear to be in their own hand although most appear written in the same hand with "his 'x' mark" written in between the first and last names presumably the marks of those who could not sign their own names. This also provides their stations on board as well as monthly wages and advance wages paid. Nine crewmembers apparently deserted in Liverpool England deserted LP written next to their names with three others perhaps deserting before setting sail. The Meridian was to leave Boston in July of 1853 and head to St. John New Brunswick before sailing to Liverpool. Manson captained Meridian from 1851-54 and was from the South Shore area of Massachusetts perhaps of the Barque Hill community. The ship Meridian built by Jackson and Ewell of East Boston and at 1740 tons was perhaps largest ship then afloat see the Barque Hill Association website. The agreement outlines the terms to which the Master and seaman agree to work on the boat including wages etc. The reverse of this broadside bears 'An act for the Government and Regulation of Seamen in the Merchants Service' originally passed in 1790. Also included below this act is another act 'In Addition to several acts regulating the shipment and discharge of Seamen' approved on 1840. This side bears a bald eagle emblem at the top center. In GOOD condition. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present with five small holes present along the intersection of the center horizontal and vertical fold creases. Several chips and tears present along the extremities with minor loss. Minor browning to the paper a bit heavier along the extremities. A few areas with minor foxing with heavier foxing/browning/staining to the side bearing the printing of the act. Several small ink stains present. No Publisher 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
009895No Place: No Publisher. Soft Cover. Good. No date or names of family found although a few dates on some photos indicate this is post 1933 presumably mid 1930s maybe early 1940s. Flexible card covers. String tied binding. Folio. 63 leaves. Various sized photos throughout most around 2 ½ by 4 ½ inches although a few are panoramic shots and some are smaller. Most appear taken by the family with some appearing to be souvenir photos purchased on the trip. The majority of photos depict areas of Western United States including Colorado and the Pikes Peak Railroad and various mining operations Bryce Canyon Salt Lake City and Zion in Utah the Grand Canyon areas in California along the coast Yosemite Washington areas in and around Alberta Canada Yellowstone and other areas. The subject is mostly scenery with the family members often posed in the front as well as a few shots of buildings small western towns or cities including those in California. Laid in at the rear is a Shell map of the United States with the route driven apparently traced in ink. A small record of expenditures filled in by hand is also present as well as two souvenir letters from Butte Montana printed on copper. GOOD condition. General fading minor curling scuffing and edgewear to the covers. Paper toned in the interior although the photos are crisp. No Publisher unknown
007305Chanute Field IL: Army Air Forces Training Command Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed mid 1940s. Illustrated wraps with an aircraft engine on the front cover and a black and white photo of a bomber airplane and airmen standing at attention. Folio. 32 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A pictorial look at Chanute Field a technical training school for soldiers then in the Army Air Force. This includes a look at combat training mechanical and other training involved in maintaining aircraft and ground facilities as well as documentation of entertainment and other aspects of a soldier's life. Many allusions to fighting in World War II throughout as well as photos of various aircraft. Also present is a two page handwritten letter on Army Air Forces letterhead dated October 21 1944 and written from a soldier to his mother and father. This letter describes life at the camp the P.X.s and the author's scheme with another soldier to get a new field jacket. GOOD condition. Minor soiling fading and wrinkling to the book with light fading and toning in the interior. Army Air Forces Training Command, Publisher 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
1777000205No Publisher Given 1777. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A Parliamentary Chronicle: or accounts of the proceedings and debates of the House of Commons upon the opening of the present sessions. This spans from October 30 1776 to February 25 1777. No author. These proceedings open with an address by King George to parliament regarding the American Revolution. It begins "Nothing could have afforded me so much satisfaction as to have been able to inform you at the opening of this session that the troubles which have so long distracted my colonies in North America were at an end; and that my unhappy people recovered from their delusion had delivered themselves from the oppression of their leaders and returned to their duty .". After this address various members of parliament respond some with support for the war and others advocating granting America its independence. Some of these speeches go into detail in regard to troops morale conduct propaganda in the US press especially propaganda by General Gage. Also discussed within are Britainn's defenses against Spain and France Jamaica and many other interesting topics. The debates over the war with America are amazing historical references serving to frame the Revolutionary War through the eyes of the British. This book has been re-bound in blue cloth with the title in gilt in a small strip of leather on the spine. VERY GOOD condition with light soiling light fading and moderate scuffing mostly noticeable to the top and bottom of the spine. Light bumping and edgewear. Pages clean and solid but browning. Still very readable. The last page of the text seems to end mid sentence as if this was excerpted from a larger text. A very scarce historical record of the beginnings of the Revolutionary War in VERY GOOD condition. No Publisher Given unknown
1832019070Springfield: G. and C. Merriam Publisher 1832. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth. 120 pp. 3 5/8 by 2 ¾ inches. A gift book of sorts for new husbands and wives discussing behavioral and social expectations. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading and toning to the covers. Moderate scuffing. Some discoloration minor soiling and staining. Gift inscription on the first endpaper with a small piece torn off the upper corner. Heavy foxing and browning throughout the book. G. and C. Merriam, Publisher unknown
009513No Place: The Passenger Department of the D&H. C. Co's R.R. Half Leather. Good. No place or date presumed late 1800s. Black half leather with marbled boards. Perhaps original wraps bound in. 117 pp. Two fold out maps and several full page black and white illustrations in the interior. One map depicts the various areas served by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Railroad with the other depicting the Adirondacks and Lake George area. A short work offering brief descriptions of various towns in the upstate New York area description of the Bemis' Heights battle and other items of historical interest. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading and uneven scuffing to the covers. Minor soiling and a few small stains. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the extremities and hinges. Front endpaper almost completely detached. Ownership inscription present. Paper toned. Several large tears and misfolds present to the maps. The Passenger Department of the D&H. C. Co's R.R. unknown
