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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
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
1938021037No Place: No publisher 1938. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place. 1938. Perhaps published in Seattle or Juneau Alaska. Semi glossy paper wraps printed in green with a photo of the S.S. Alaska and a totem pole. 8 pp. Many advertisements throughout. A compilation of news flashes from around the world ranging from news of Chang Kai Shek and the war with Japan in China; the potential for Nazi troops occupying Lichtenstein news from the Spanish Civil War etc. Advertisements for many Alaskan businesses present. This may have been issued aboard a passenger airplane if the short statement reading "For clothes pressing and sponging see the stewardess" is any indication. GOOD condition. Some staple rust stains to the covers. General toning. Minor soiling and creasing. A few small staple holes present to the rear cover. No publisher 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
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
1863016615New York: S.W. Wood and Co 1863. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A book length poem on the Civil War pro-Union and anti-Confederacy calling politicians of the South traitors as well as rejecting slavery and its apologists. POOR/FAIR condition. Large bitten/nibbled area affecting most of the upper rear edge and upper rear margin. From the rear cover and diminishing completely by page 66. Lower corner torn from the front cover. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the covers. Some creasing. Scattered foxing and dampstaining in the interior. Owner's signature on the title page. S.W. Wood and Co unknown
1902014146Boston: The National Publishing Company Publisher 1902. Unbound. Poor. Unbound single sheet mounted on linen with wooden dowels at the top and bottom for hanging. Approximately 38 by 39 ½ inches. A map in color depicting the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire including roads towns as well as names of mountains hills and other geographic features. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a library pastedown on the reverse. Several large tears about 12 inches long or less along the top edge with heavy tattering chipping and loss affecting the Berlin NH region and the legend. General toning minor soiling and a few faint stains. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few minor creases. The National Publishing Company, 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
1943021425Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1943. Wraps. Poor. Wraps. Folio. 7 leaves plus covers. A collection of paper dolls featuring women who served in World War II as WACS or WAVES featuring 8 women and a variety of clothing and uniforms. The WACS and WAVES were units associated with the US Army and US Navy that allowed women to serve in the military in noncombat roles. POOR/FAIR condition. Top third of the front cover CUT UP missing the title and the stars that were once present. The book is otherwise intact with all dolls and clothing present and uncut. Moderate toning some wrinkling and minor soiling. Whitman Publishing unknown
1909017613New Bedford MA: George R. Phillips Publisher 1909. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid format single sheet. 2 pp. Single issue of this weekly paper devoted to the whaling industry. It was founded in 1843 and published until 1914. This issue with a list of names masters sailing date and destination along with the latest report of approximately 26 whaling ships. Reverse has a few articles including a lengthy one of three notable con games in cards. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present with a few minor tears along the folds. Minor toning and foxing. George R. Phillips, Publisher unknown
1908017904New Bedford MA: George R. Phillips Publisher 1908. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid format single sheet. 2 pp. Single issue of this weekly paper devoted to the whaling industry. It was founded in 1843 and published until 1914. This issue with a list of names masters sailing date and destination along with the latest report of approximately 32 whaling ships departing from New Bedford San Francisco and elsewhere. Reverse has a few articles including one describing the fad of oxygen parties in London. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present with a few minor tears along the folds. Minor toning and foxing. George R. Phillips, Publisher 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
1879005674Oneida NY: The American Socialist Publisher 1879. Wraps. Good. 104 issues spanning the years 1878 and 1879 being two complete years. Edited by John Humphrey Noyes the founder of a utopian community in Oneida and an advocate of communal style living including the controversial advocacy of men and women marrying multiple partners. Included are several articles on the short-lived Transcendentalist Utopian community Brook Farm including several articles containing excerpts from Charles Fourier's Harbinger as well as other topics related to the philosophy of Charles Fourier. Other topics include socialism in England the Workingmen's party Spiritualism and the necessity of Spiritualism Communism Communism in America Industrialization Krupp's Great Gun Factory-its cooperative phase 'The Father Land' by James Russell Lowell an illustration of the Shaker Village at Mount Lebanon Malthusian facts articles on the work studying population growth by Malthus The Marpingen miracles three views on the Origin of the Species Cook's marriage philosophy Utopian schemes labor and strikes Spirit rapping the Mennonites Paris under electric lights the Red Cross American Socialism the Atlantic Cable etc. Condition ranges from GOOD to VERY GOOD with most having light toning minor soiling creasing and edgewear. A few with minor chips and tears along the extremities. Vol IV. No. 52 with with moderate tearing along the extremities. A 4 inch triangular piece missing from the lower rear cover. Same sort of tearing to Vol III No. 52 with this number bearing heavy browning and staining to the rear cover affecting the last pages of this number. Vol. III no. 1 with moderate offsetting and soiling along the extremities. The American Socialist, Publisher unknown
004001Oneida NY: The American Socialist. Original Wraps. Good. Oneida NY. Edited by John Humphrey Noyes the founder of a utopian community in Oneida and an advocate of communal style living including the controversial advocacy of men and women marrying multiple partners. These pieces are 8 page newspaper devoted to topics on communism and socialism as well as items on spiritualism and religion. Brook Farm is discussed in several issues. With a page of ads on the rear. Present are 12 issues from 1876 to 1879. All are in GOOD or slightly better condition with general minor darkening varying amounts of minor soiling some with some staining and varying degrees of chipping and tearing to the extremities as well as some creasing. Specific condition issues where noted. Vol I No 34. November 16 1876. Topics include the connection between socialism and spiritualism socialism and the state-from an 1844 lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson science and spiritualism etc. Some soiling along the extremities. Minor chipping along the fore edge. Vol II No. 10. March 8 1877. Topics include socialism and positivism evolution of communities etc. Several 1-2 inch tears along the extremities. Vol II No 13. Marh 29 1877. Topics include communism among the pilgrims advantages of communism etc. Dampstaining along the fore egdge. Moderate chipping and tearing along the lower and fore edges. Several pages unopened. Vol II No. 21. May 24 1877. Topics include an in depth look at communism Icaria history of German socialism etc. A few tears and some creasing along the extremities. Vol II No. 23. June 7 1877. Topics include cooperation in Massachusetts a brief bio of Noyes Icaria etc. Minor chipping and tearing along the fore edge with a longer tear at the upper edge. Minor faint staining and a faint dampstain along the lower spine. Vol II No. 25. June 21 1877. Topics include co-operation in Massachusetts land tenure in various countries the abdication of John Humphrey Noyes etc. Smallish area of dark staining to the center pages. Vol II No. 38. September 20 1877. Topics include socialist clubs the condition of the Icarian community positivism and spiritualism etc. With many small tears and chips along the fore edge with a few tears along the other extremities. Minor darkening with very minor scattered soiling and foxing. Minor creasing. Vol II No. 39. September 27 1877. Topics include socialism in England the Mennonites and their government some aspects of socialism in America etc. Two small areas of dark spotting on the front page maybe from ash as one of the two areas has a small hole in it. The lower spot affects all the pages throughout. Area of heavy foxing/spotting to the rear page. Minor edgewear and darkening. Vol III No. 42. October 17 1878.Topics include socialism in England a free press home life of Brook Farm spiritualism etc. A small area of dark stippling/soiling. Several 1 inch or slightly larger tears along the extremities with a few other shorter tears. Minor darkening and scattered minor soiling. First pages unopened. Vol III No. 43. October 24 1878. Topics include socialism in England inventor of the phonograph communism. Two 1-2 inch tears along the extremities. Several pages unopened. Vol IV. No 3. January 16 1879. Topics include colonization of the northwest Gertie Barton's cure Spiritualistic notes pedigree of American socialism. Several large tears in the extremities. Chip missing from the lower left corner. Vol IV No. 47 November 20 1879. Topics include communism life among the shakers description of a new cable line race-culture. The American Socialist unknown
1782CA0094lii315 pages. Octavo 8" x 5 3/4" bound in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. Translated with notes by Pedro Varela y Ulloa. Palau 196692. First Spanish edition.<br /><br />A text that engaged the well-studied debates about the natural history of the Americas and Spain's colonial history. In 1780 in Venice Juan Nuix published Riflessioni imparziali supra l'umanita degli spagnuoli nell' Indie contro i pretersi filosofi e politici. Nuix a Catalan living in Italy since the expulsion of the Jesuits wrote the book to defend Spanish colonialism and historiography against the attacks of Robertson and Raynal. It sailed by the censors in the Council of the Indies and two separate translations appeared in succession one in 1782 edited by a member of the Royal Council Pedro Varela y Ulloa and another in 1783 by Joseph Nuix Juan's brother. The Spanish edition sponsored by the crown opened with an essay by Varela y Ulloa in which he first offered a searing Critique of traditional forms of colonialism not unlike that put forth by Raynal. After describing military campaigns in foreign lands from Alexander the Great to Genghis Kahn as butcheries Varela y Ulloa went on to claim that the Spanish colonialism was unique. The crimes attributed to Spain in the Indies had been committed by private individuals who did not represent the nation as a whole and who had acted as they did while surrounded by hungry cannibals. Moreover compared with the atrocities committed by other European colonial powers the actions of the Spaniards looked like misdemeanors. Varela y Ulloa's effort to portray Spanish colonialism as unique benign captured the essence of Nuix's thesis well. Nuix's defense of the record of Spanish colonialism opened with passages that sought to bolster his credibility by stressing that he was a Catalan and that Catalans had not really participated in the Spanish colonization of the Indies so that he could not be accused of being partisan. He then articulated a five-pronged defense of Castilian colonial behavior in America seeking to demonstrate the unreliability of the sources used by Robertson and Raynal and of their interpretations. Nuix First set out to prove that charges of Spanish cruelty to Amerindians were exaggerations originally put into circulation by writers such as Las Casas whose reports on the destruction of the Indies were at the root of most foreign criticisms of Spain. According to Nuix Las Casas was of Flemish origin which explained why he had sought to undermine Spain. Las Casas also often contradicted himself Nuix argued no impartial jury could trust such "an inept" witness. Foreign historians who had echoed Las Casas's allegations were not credible either not Robertson whose moderation had prompted him to dismiss Las Casas. Robertson had selected and reinterpreted the testimony of Spanish witnesses when recounting various colonial massacres. Instead of quoting them moreover Robertson had manipulated the testimony of witnesses to depict the Amerindians as passive victims of Spanish cruelty. History was not a matter of interpretation however but of faithfully presenting the testimony of witnesses and in that respect Robertson lacked credibility. In order to prove that Spaniards in America had not behaved like greedy barbarians Nuix argued that the alleged depopulation caused by the Conquest was the product of factors outside human control. The infantile susceptibility of the natives to disease for example was why epidemics had wiped them out. The barrenness of the Americas and the idleness of the originally small number of natives had moved the conquerors to create economies based on mining and large estates. Such economies along with the foreign monopoly on colonial trade not Spanish cruelty and greed Nuix contended were responsible for having slowed both markets and population growth.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Provenance: Book plate of Alberto Parreño formerly president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce in New York to front paste down. Spine head chipped rubbing to edges and corners very crisp internally else about a very good copy. Joachin Ibarra hardcover
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
1991021132Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc 1991. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth. No jacket. 536 291 pp. A reprint of this genealogy of families of Barnstable Massachusetts original published in 1888. Two volumes in one providing the usual genealogical information. GOOD condition. Ex-library. Exterior spine label along with interior pastedowns and stampings present. Minor fading rubbing and soiling to the covers. Binding slightly shaken. Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc unknown
1892biblio27<p>Imprensa Nacional. Lisboa. 1892. De 34x23 cm. Com xxxv-125 pags. Broché. Edição Commemorativa da Descoberta da América por Cristóvão Colombo no seu Quarto Centenário sob a direcção Raphael Eduardo de Azevedo Basto Conservador do Real Archivo da Torre do Tombo Membro da Commissão Colombina. Bon état mais à relier. Contém a transcrição diplomática do manuscrito descrevendo a costa ocidental da Ãfrica e mantido sigiloso pela polÃtica dos Descobrimentos. Please contact me ramrozzi@yahoo.fr</p><br /><br /><br /> paperback
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
1909031243State of New York: 1909. 836 pages. GOOD HARDCOVER. Worn cloth at spine edges and corners of book. . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. State of New York: Hardcover
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
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
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
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
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