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1935biblio10<p>John Henry Nash 1871-1947 American printer and bibliophile born Woodbridge Canada. After learning the printer's trade he emigrated to the United States in 1894. He eventually became professor of typography at the University of Oregon. A vital and vigorous personality in American printing he made beautiful books in Calfornia under patronage which has permitted him to work without too much consideration fo limits of time materials and expense. All of Nash's books are collectors items and are highlighted in a 1932 edition by Lakeside Press ranking Nash's books amongst the best printers and binders since William Morris.<br /><br />Jesse Benton Fremont: A Woman Who Made History By Catherine Coffin Phillips. Author of Cornelius Cole A California Pioneer and United States Senator Portsmouth Plaza The Cradle of San Francisco. San Francisco John Henry Nash. 1935. 361 pages large book with very nice margins. Retains original dust jacket but has chips and loss of paper on head of spine covering. Binding and boards underneath are pristine. Well written and expertly printed and bound as are all of John Henry Nash's books. One of 1000 copies. Howe's P-310 Rocq 17092. Rare First Edition.<br /></p> Nash, John hardcover
1907025313Boston Ma.: New England Druggist Publishing Co.: 1907. 133 pages illustrated with b&w photographs. "I have undertaken to write a history of the Forty-eighth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers in the Civil War in diary form from the commencement to the close of the service." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER red cloth covers with wear at the spine edges and corners of book. Internally a nice clean copy. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New England Druggist Publishing Co.: Hardcover
1853004531New York: P.T. Barnum and H.D. Beach Publishers 1853. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Marbled boards with leather binding.416 pages. A bound volume of this journal/newspaper founded and first published by P.T. Barnum. This work contains news and articles on items of interest from around the world and the United States. Of note is a four part reprint of Edgar Allan Poe's work on autography and the meanings behind signatures abridged and rearranged and a short poem by Horatio Alger Welcome to May. A map of Mecilla Valley a disputed territory around the area of New Mexico and of which the Gadsden Purchase centered around is present. This is accompanied by a short article relating details of the dispute p. 357. Also of interest are articles with illustrations on various ship and train wrecks Ericsson's caloric engine for use in ships articles on California gold the second Grinnell expedition in the Arctic the Baltimore and Ohio railway and Pettibone's tunnel the Naval Academy in Maryland Japan shad fishing clipper ships and Vanderbilt steam yacht Scuba divesr and apparatus p. 236 Arthur Spring the Philadelphia murderer Baltimore shot works p. 241 an African church in Cincinnati Parisian mantilla fashions as well as other Parisian fashions p. 308 and others The New York hippodrome p. 313 a railway calamity in Norwalk CT p. 333 Paterson railroad accident Parisian electric clock p. 341 Sicard's scuba apparatus p. 365 custom house in Charleston SC p. 373 a map of Central Park in New York p. 409. In FAIR condition. Binding very worn along the spines with the covers mostly detached and the leather backstrip torn and lifting away in several places. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities. Minor soiling and uneven fading. First two pages of the book very creased and wrinkled. Pages 173/4 269/70 and 401/2 are MISSING with pages 259/60 LOOSE and laid in. Pages 395-98 have a large horizontal tear at the center of the page. Large pencil scribbles on the first blank endpaper with a scribble to an illustration in the book. Text block solid but weakened with a few minor tears minor scattered dampstains and scattered minor soiling. P.T. Barnum and H.D. Beach, Publishers unknown
1885019894New York: No publisher 1885. Pamphlet. Good. Presumed the New York Bar Association. New York: 1885. Pamphlet side sewn lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 69 pp. Reprinted from the West Coast Reporter. A critical look at the Civil Code laws of California asserting that the civil code as written is full of errors uncertainties and inconsistencies with almost all sections needing judicial interpretation before their meanings can be understood. Pomeroy felt that the administration of the law was under threat of deterioration because of this. The New York Bar Association printed this critique because the civil code of California was a copy of a draft reported to the New York legislature in 1865. John Norton Pomeroy was an American lawyer and law professor and wrote many important text books and works on American law. Pomeroy helped develop the newly established Hastings College in California's law curriculum and served as their sole law professor. This helped him gain expertise in California law. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy toning to the front cover with otherwise general toning. Faint dampstaining along the fore edge resulting in some light wrinkling to the text block. No publisher unknown
1818001142Paris: F. Béchet 1818. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good . 6 267 1 p.; 22 cm. Original pink paper wrappers with printed paper spine label. Untrimmed. Verso of half title page contains list of booksellers in other cities selling books printed by Imprimerie de Poulet. Verso of table of contents contains list of other works by Pradt. First edition. This volume discusses independence movements in South America in particular developments in the second half of 1817 as well as the reactions of European powers. Pages 177-258 contain translations of documents concerning Haiti and other areas. In 1789 Pradt 1759-1837 was elected to the États Généraux; he fled to Germany after the beginning of the French Revolution. After he returned to France in 1800 Pradt supported Napoleon and became bishop of Poitiers 1805 and archbishop of Malines 1808. In Very Good Condition: much of paper spine label lacking; lower corner of front and back wrapper lacking; tear from lower edge of first leaf half title not touching text; occasional light foxing; otherwise a clean and bright copy in the original wrappers. F. Béchet paperback
1796133528c.1796-97. Where gain is the object bring into harbour all the loaded merchantmen you can An outstanding and unusually comprehensive archive documenting the British-built armed brig Swallow a Liverpool privateer operating in the Caribbean under the experienced prize-master John McIver. The papers trace in exceptional detail the purchase fitting out commissioning and deployment of a late 18th-century privateering vessel anchored by impressive original Letters of Marque. Privateering was in essence a form of licensed warfare. As the Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea defines it a privateer was "a privately owned vessel armed with guns commissioned by letters of marque which licensed them to take prizes in time of war" 1979 p. 670. This archive shows the process in action. The owners' letters to McIver convey both urgency and anxiety as they navigate the risks of long-distance operations during wartime revealing the network of merchants agents and seamen supporting the Swallow. Early letters make clear that McIver was the driving force: his kinsmen purchased the vessel "solely with the View to make a profitt by a Resale" yet were "well pleased you have taken the Command." The brig was refitted with 10 new iron cannon and furnished with Letters of Marque against French Dutch and later Spanish vessels. In late 1796 the Liverpool partners press McIver to sail immediately for Caribbean waters "in search of Spanish Prizes" while repeatedly stressing the need for constant intelligence. Their concerns deepen over slow remittances from their agent in Jamaica and uncertainty over whether to continue privateering or sell the ship. Built at East Cowes and bought on the stocks by the Royal Navy in 1781 the Swallow was sold in 1795 to a Liverpool consortium including Samuel McDowall the Twemlow family and the McIvers with McIver himself later taking a one-third share. At his urging the vessel was strengthened rearmed and commissioned. Her first Letter of Marque 12 July 1796 authorized cruising against the French and Dutch; a second January 1797 targeted Spanish shipping prompting an increase to 20 guns and a crew of 80. As Gomer Williams notes the Swallow "was not an ordinary privateer but an armed vessel specially hired by Government." McIver enjoyed some success: off Léogâne he sent into Port-au-Prince a large brig and schooner with French property aboard took other vessels and saved the Fame of Liverpool from capture. The letters also record his ancillary government work transporting governors and army officers. By 1797 however the quasi-peace following Leoben and Campo Formio curtailed her privateering activities. The archive also preserves McIver's account of capturing a small American merchantman in 1793 - a case serious enough to draw the attention of Thomas Jefferson and the British envoy George Hammond. The later history of the McIver/MacIver family forms a notable coda: their descendants became central figures in the creation of the Cunard Line partnering with Samuel Cunard and Robert Napier in the 1830s and 1840s to establish what became the British and North American Royal Steam Packet Company. This archive offers a superlative and unusually granular record of British privateering at a moment when European conflict fuelled an upsurge of activity in the Caribbean - a milieu in which as N. A. M. Rodger observes "the letter of marque was often a slender cover for piracy." A full listing with commentary is available on request. Overall in remarkably good condition. N. A. M. Rodgers The Wooden World 1986; Gomer Williams History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade 1897; Rif Winfield British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design Construction Careers and Fates 2007 p. 314. unknown
1911021486East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1911. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Paper covered boards with a leather spine. 130 pp. SIGNED with a lengthy inscription by Marilla Ricker on the first endpaper. The inscription reads in part "So far as I've heard no Christian has arisen to state that the morals of the Rev. Clarence Richeson were contaminated by reading the works of Paine or Ingersoll. The Rev. claims to be a product of the Christian bible and he's still talking of his god and his bible." Ricker is referring to Clarence Richeson an on and off again minister for a variety of congregations who apparently suffered many bouts of insanity and was hospitalized several times. He also was engaged to many young women sometimes several at once. In 1911 he poisoned and murdered Avis Linnell and was sentenced to death. He was executed in early 1912. Given that the reverend was alive until early 1912 it is possible this was inscribed sometime in late 1911. A collection of four essays on four figures in history: Robert G. Ingersoll Thomas Paine John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards as well as an essay asking "What is Prayer" Ricker reflects on Robert G. Ingersoll his agnosticism and skill as an orator as well as his advocacy for freethought and questions Theodore Roosevelt's criticisms of Thomas Paine among other subjects. Marilla M. Ricker was the first woman admitted to the NH bar as well as being admitted to the bar in Washington DC in 1882. She pushed for prison reform and worked free of charge for many of her clients. Ricker was also a strong advocate for women's suffrage being the first woman to attempt to vote in New Hampshire arguing that she had a right to do so as a property owner in Dover NH. She also was a key figure in the freethought movement. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear to the covers. Leather rather scuffed along the hinges. Minor toning in the interior. The Roycrofters unknown
1993021055New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. Cloth. Very Good. Black cloth lacking cardboard slipcase. 583 pp. between the two volumes. Color and black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of embroidery and needlework in the early United States. This includes a look at its role in the education of young women in colonial America as well as a look at the art in the New England states and beyond. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading soiling and edgewear to the books. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1930019812Hartford CT: Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall presumed Publisher 1930. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed 1930 1931 Side stapled booklet. 8 pp. A program to an event celebrating the first anniversary of the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford Connecticut an event that featured Paul Robeson performing a song recital. Some online sources indicate that the hall was built in 1930 with Robeson performing in 1931. The booklet features instructions for those taking private cars a biography of Paul Robeson a program for the evening etc. Paul Robeson was a sports figure actor and singer as well as a leading civil rights activist for many years. Due to his perceived support of communism a 1952 performance in Hartford caused a riot of protesters. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate soiling and minor staining. Some wrinkling. Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, presumed Publisher 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
021567No Place: Absolut Vodka Presumed Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. No date perhaps early to mid 1990s. Single sheet folded into 8 panels. 23 by 18 inches unfolded. Note: no area codes are given for any phone numbers so we presume this is pre 2000. A map of words of the heart of New York City "downtown" with Washington Square about center on the map. There are a few illustrations present but mostly words become streets places etc. Stuart Davis' and Duchamp's art studios are noted as are many clubs bars shops and restaurants. Map drawn by noted artist Laurie Rosenwald. Rosenwald has also worked as a designer for many companies has authored books and been an animator. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. Absolut Vodka, Presumed Publisher unknown
19701714<p>One of the Classic Nineenth Century Accounts Of The American Far West with an indepth insight into frontier society. 8vo White Boards HB with Dec Frontier Design No DJ. Ex-libris copy with usual spine stickers plus endpapers and title page markings. Pages marked but contents tight. Rare volume. 409pp with index ~ 99.50 ~ American Explorers Frontiersmen Sacramento San Francisco Kansas Trappers ~ American History</p> Peregrine Press hardcover
1923021806Manchester NH: John B. Clarke Co. Printers 1923. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Black cloth in plain white paper jacket. Housed in cardboard folder and slipcase. 516 pp. With a fold out map in the front a few photos and a fold out facsimile map of Dover in the interior. A detailed history of Dover New Hampshire including extensive coverage of its first settlement in 1623 and colonial times. This includes the first residences on Hilton Point and Little Harbor the early fishery business Native Americans in the Piscataqua River area brick making and ship building on Dover Point and Dover Neck Barbadoes Pond old Dover boundaries the establishment of surrounding towns including Madbury Lee Somersworth Rollinsford etc. genealogy of early families etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some soiling and toning the plain jacket. Minor fading to the covers. Light toning to the text block. John B. Clarke Co., Printers unknown
1919019109New York: Independent Corporation 1919. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated covers. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to current events world politics etc. This issue with an essay by William Sanders Scarborough on "Race Riots and their Remedy" in which he discusses racism and inequality in the United States that was brought into sharper focus during and after World War I asserting that African-Americans gained further knowledge about the extent of inequality in the US. Scarborough born into slavery became a classical scholar and served as president of Wilberforce University from 1908 to 1920. Also present is a look at drama and race relations discussing the growth of theaters catering to a Black audience. Somewhat tangential to this article are two photos of African-Americans displaced from their due to white racial violence. GOOD condition. Minor general toning and soiling with some wrinkling and creasing to the covers. Ink check mark on the lower front cover. Independent Corporation unknown
2005020779Columbia PA: The von Hess Foundation 2005. Cloth. Very Good. Grayish green cloth in cloth slipcase. 204 416 pp. Color photos throughout. A two volume work devoted to the Wright's Ferry Mansion a house originally built in 1738 and now restored to the year 1750. The books look at the house and its architecture its original owner English Quaker poet Susannah Wright its furniture decorative arts etc. VERY GOOD condition. Some fading to the spines. Minor bumping along the edges. Some offsetting to the slipcase with minor soiling. The von Hess Foundation unknown
19791718<p>Charting the Discovery of Californias Capital from the arrival of German-born Swiss pioneer John Sutter to the area through to its first role as capital city. VG Large Format 11x9" Dec Brown Boards HB with tree logo Newspaper Repro Endpapers extensive previous owners sig on title pages. In similar VG Unpriceclipped John Beyer designed DJ. 207pp with index & bibliography ISBN ~ 144.50 ~ American Explorers Frontiersmen Sacramento San Francisco Sutters Fort Trappers ~ American History</p><p>Personal dedications inside front cover. DJ in protective cover. Dark brown cloth boards. Tight binding.</p> California Historical Society hardcover
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
1899021129South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger Printers: 1899. 273 pages Index illustrated. "In 1870 South and North Dakota then a territory had two Baptist churches. Today the state of South Dakota has 106 churchs and 5835 members. In 1870 the Baptists of the United States numbered 409958; today they number over 4000000." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER dark green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger, Printers: Hardcover
1815017887Hallowell ME: Ezekiel Goodale Printer 1815. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers issued. 24 pp. A pro-freemasonry speech looking at historical precedent for masonry in the Bible as well as ancient Greece and arguing for its importance in furthering culture in America. GOOD condition. General toning some foxing spotting minor soiling and staining to the pamphlet. Minor wrinkling. Remains of binding on the spine. Owner's signature on the title page. Several bookseller notes in pencil also on title page. Ezekiel Goodale, Printer unknown
020868Aransas Pass TX: Published By the Author. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps 1955. Side stapled wraps 8 ½ by 11 inches. 12 pp. including covers. Second and perhaps final issue of this zine created by Maril Shrewsbury. Although listed as a member of FAPA Fantasy Amateur Press Association this zine appears to have little to nothing to do with fantasy in the sense meant. Shrewsbury was a carnival worker who was tasked with painting 12 by 26 inch pictures in under 6 minutes see Fancyclopedia 3 website. Her first issue of Heck drew heavily on carnival life and culture while this issue only offers two pages of insight into the culture. The rest is devoted to snippets of letters subtle sexual innuendo etc. All said this zine feels well ahead of its time. GOOD condition. Uneven toning and fading along the extremities. Heavy toning to the interior. Published By the Author 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
007120No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher or place perhaps Montgomery Alabama. 1870. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. 16 pp. A printing of a short letter undersigned by Thomas M. Peters and Alex. White and addressed to William H. Smith then governor of Alabama followed with a lengthy response to the letter by Smith. The first letter questions the governor's efforts in Alabama including that he had 'been indifferent or inert in your efforts to enforce the laws in punishing Ku-Klux outrages murders and assassinations' as well as mentioning that 'Union men dare not speak their sentiments in Alabama.' Smith answers the letter by citing his efforts to adhere to the policies of Reconstruction as well as the struggles to get Alabama citizens and delegates to go along with the US government stipulations. He also contradicts the claims of indifference to Ku-Klux Klan crimes as well as pointing out that he and other Republicans feel safe in Alabama and are under no threat of assassination. The letters are dated July 6 and July 9th of 1870. William H. Smith was the first Republican governor of Alabama and was considered a pro-Union advocate despite being a former owner of enslaved persons. One of the letter writers Thomas M. Peters may have been the pro-Union politician and State Supreme Court judge nominated by the Republican party Alabama Government Archives website. GOOD condition. Minor browning and very light foxing to the piece. A few faint fold creases present. No publisher unknown
1889006146Paris: Librería Española de Garnier Hermanos 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Nueva Edition Aumentada con un resúmen histórico desde la rendicion de Méjico hasta el fallecimiento de Hernan Cortés é ilustrada con notas." 4 597 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary polished calf spine with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Leather labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled author and title "Conquista de Méjico." Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; spine is sunned; minimal foxing; occasional minor pencilled marginal notations; otherwise clean and tight. Librería Española de Garnier Hermanos hardcover
1939BOOKS000283xiv555 pages with maps illustrations and bibliography. Thick royal octavo 9 3/4" x 6 3/4" bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. signed First edition. Here for the first time is a well-rounded account of every aspect of the region's life and development as far as the War of 1812. Among the more than one hundred illustrations included are reproductions of contemporary pictures maps plans of forts portraits architectural photographs and drawings of equipment and utensils. Previous owner's inscription concerning the author on front end paper pencil notes on back paste down spine ends rubbed corners bumped crease at head front board. Jacket chipped at edges and spine ends with an inch or more loss else very good in good jacket. University of Pennsylvania Press hardcover
1942010425Cheyenne: Wyoming Stock Growers' Association Publisher 1942. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stated first printing. Pictorial wraps. 273 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history of the Wyoming Stock Growers' Association as well as the cattle industry as relating to this organization in Wyoming. GOOD condition. General fading to the wraps. Paper peeled back from the upper spine with minor tearing. Rear cover cracked along the interior hinge but intact. Adams Rampaging Herd 2141. Howes S850. Wyoming Stock Growers' Association, Publisher unknown
