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1332934587.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1848017524No Place: Tippin and Streeper Printers 1848. Unbound. Good. Single sheet 2 pages disbound from a larger work. A collection of statements issued by the legislature of Texas rejecting the Wilmot Proviso that would have excluded slavery from territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. The authors consider slavery to be a "domestic institution" of the United States and state that they would "not submit to any law which prohibits the citizens of the southern states from taking their property to any territory which may be acquired from Mexico." The document urges support for the war through tariffs and other means. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate uneven foxing. Some creasing and roughness along the spine edge. Tippin and Streeper, Printers unknown
1926022001No Place: No publisher 1926. Cloth. Good. Clothbound scrapbook measuring 13 by 10 inches. String tied. Large ink block print of a man and woman dancing on the front cover with ink block print initials on the rear cover. Artwork presumably done by the owner. Thin paper stock in the interior. Approximately 57 photographs of various sizes including a few 8 by 10 inch photographs 5 by 7s and smaller as well as a few thumbnails. Many of the pages are empty. Other items in the interior include a program of camp exercises a few camp songs a homemade gypsy camp pennant two pages of notes from other campers to the owner a postcard of Gypsy Camp wrappers and labels etc. Photos consist of group photos or photos of individuals some depicting young women in Romani costumes some swimming horseback riding as well as photos of the Tree Top Inn main cabin etc. The owner and creator of this scrapbook was Dorothy Henderson who had an artistic touch in assembling this scrapbook as well as the art within. It appears she attended Gypsy Camp in 1926. Gypsy Camp originating in the early 1900s as an artist colony. The site 65 acres of land with some frontage along the Illinois River and located in Benton County Arkansas was purchased by Weesie and J.H. McAllister in 1921. Weesie McAllister envisioned turning the land into a summer camp for girls. The first building erected on the site was a three story structure that served as camp office residence for the McAllister family and dorm for the girls. Other structures were built in the late 1920s and eventually the camp could hold around 120 young women. The camp operated until 1978. It eventually fell into disrepair before being added to the National Register Historic District in 1988. Even so it was still empty until 2017. This scrapbook documents the early stages of Gypsy Camp as experienced by a young woman. GOOD condition. The scrapbook is generally solid. Some pages are loose and laid in with chipped and torn edges. Paper is rather brittle. No publisher unknown
1925022119Atlanta GA: Good Words Publisher 1925. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Approximately 9 ¾ by 7 1/8 inches. 28 pp. A little magazine published at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta Georgia. It began publishing in 1913 soon after the prison opened. Julian Hawthorne wrote for the magazine when he was incarcerated there. The magazine for the most part had a "preachy moralistic" tone and often ignored news from within the prison such as the release of Eugene Debs see Jailhouse Journalism: the Fourth Estate Behind Bars p. 88. The journal was published until 1938 when it was replaced with The Atlantian. This issue does discuss some intramural sports interspersed with moralizing etc. With news on prison happenings pieces on Jewish tidings and Christian Science etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and a hint of soiling. Good Words, Publisher unknown
2011036248BlueRed Books/Easton Press: 2011. 448 pages illustrated in color and b&w. This book "covers the subject chronologically and examine the war as one continuous event but Civil War State by State looks at the war from the perspective of the forty-five states and territories that existed during the period. Fully bound in genuine leather 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.Sewn pages. Handsome brown moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Gilded page ends. FINE- HARDCOVER Grey Leather binding by Easton Press. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BlueRed Books/Easton Press: Hardcover
1854biblio2<p>Foxing 13 color plates second binding. Text clean name and number title page. Does not include map.<br /></p><p>inscription and writing front free fly leaf</p><p>Wagner camp 235</p><p>Book is in good condition</p><p>Text Unmarked<br /></p> Lippincott, Grambo hardcover
1843021405Boston: William S. Damrell Publisher 1843. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1843. Illustrated wraps side sewn. An almanac for the year 1843 issued by the Massachusetts Temperance Union containing the usual almanac information. Of note is the inclusion of a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne "A Rill from the Town Pump." Several cartoons of drinkers a Dutch rum merchant etc. throughout as well as essays on the ills of drinking alcohol the ills of cider mills etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling and minor staining to the covers. A few minor wrinkles and creases. William S. Damrell, Publisher unknown
1838017946Washington: Langtree and O'Sullivan 1838. Full Leather. Good. Full leather. 510 pp. With a few illustrated plates. Bound volume of this literary magazine and political journal embracing Jacksonian democracy through political essays written by its editor John O'Sullivan and others. While delving into politics the journal also published American literature historical essays etc. This volume contains three stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne all of which presumably appeared in Twice Told Tales; work by John Greenleaf Whittier; pieces on the life of Aaron Burr; an account of a voyage on the Nile River; an account of American whale ships captured by Chile and freed by Poinsett; an account of the separation of Louisiana territory from the Spanish etc. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing and uneven fading to the covers heavy to the spine. A few small areas of staining and discoloration. Owner's signature present. Doodle on the second blank endpaper. Tick marks in the contents pages with a few sentences underlined in several sections of the book. Scattered foxing throughout. Langtree and O'Sullivan unknown
1876022116Dover NH: Jerome B. Page Book and Job Printer 1876. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 168 pp. A biography of a New Hampshire temperance reformer William Hurd who lived mostly in the Dover area. After struggling with alcohol use for much of his early life Hurd gave up drinking and traveled the region lecturing on reform and temperance. He also helped start reform clubs. The end of this book has a chapter on establishing reform clubs as well as a printing of the bylaws of the Dover Reform Club. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns and stamping. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the hinges and corners. Some scuffing to the boards. Previous owner's bookplate in the interior. General toning to the text block. Handwritten note on the death of William Hurd at the end of the text referring to him. Jerome B. Page, Book and Job Printer unknown
1897027240Charles Scribner's Sons: 1897. The first edition 360 pages. This book "is a modest attempt to give my readers a view of the machinery of our National Government in motion and some instruction as to the relations and uses of its several parts." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER with some discoloration of front lower cover edge otherwise a nice clean tight copy. Scarce. Blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine and cover. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribner's Sons: Hardcover
1799004114New York: Printed by Hurtin and McFarlane at the Literary Printing Office No. 20 Gold-Street 1799. First Edition. Disbound. Good. Disbound pamphlet. 139 pp plus 9 unnumbered pages and one blank endpaper in the rear. Contains as given on the title page: I. A narrative of its rise progress and decline with opinions of some medical gentlemen with respect to its origin. II. The manners in which the poor were relieved. III. A list of donations for relief of the sick and indigent. IV. A list of the names of the dead with occupations. This list also states if the deceased was African-American. V. A comparative view of the fever in the year 1798 with that of 1795. The nine unnumbered pages contain tables of information relating to the fever and its affliction of various groups of people. Contains letters from Dr. Samuel Mitchill and Richardson Underhill in regard to the origin of the fever. In GOOD condition. Remains of leather binding on the spine. The signature of a Samuel Dodge present at the top of the title page with a handwritten list in pencil of phrases on the rear blank endpaper. Page 85 with a number in ink with two numbers in faint pencil. Faint pen squiggle in the margin of page 97. Moderate toning to the paper with minor spotting and foxing scattered throughout. Rear endpaper with a few minor chips along its fore edge as well as bearing a diagonal crease. This crease affects the previous leaf as well. Sabin 30314. Printed by Hurtin and McFarlane, at the Literary Printing Office, No. 20 Gold-Street unknown
1860012222Columbus: Follett Foster and Company 1860. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 232 pp. A detailed report and account of the 1860 presidential campaign recalling the events leading to the eventual nomination of Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln as well some speculation at the time that Seward would be nominated over Lincoln. Some mention of slavery slave states and their political demands is found throughout. This includes reports from the Charleston Convention the Baltimore National Constitutional Union Convention the Chicago Convention the Constitutional Democratic Convention at Richmond The National Democratic Convention at Baltimore Institute Hall "Seceders" Convention and the Second Richmond Convention. Written by Murat Halstead a 19th century newspaper editor and writer. FAIR/GOOD condition. Lacking any binding or covers. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. Some curling and creasing at the corners. Minor scattered soiling. Sabin 29924. Follett, Foster and Company unknown
016607No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date presumed Dover New Hampshire circa 1869. Blue lined letter paper measuring approximately 10 by 8 inches. Blindstamp reading "Learned" within an emblem of some sort at the top left of each page. Pages attached along the left edge originating as single sheets folded into pages. 8 pages with 3 ¼ pages written on. "Libel for Divorce S.J. Hall vs D Hall" written on the reverse of one page. PLEASE NOTE: the truth to this letter and its contents has not at this time been verified. Research in local records and other sources has not turned up a record of a marriage between a Sarah J. Christie and Daniel Hall. A Daniel Hall did live in Dover New Hampshire during this period. He was a lawyer and served as an aide to President Lincoln. He may have spent time learning law in Dover under Daniel M. Christie who did have a daughter named Sarah J. Christie. Records do indicate a later marriage for her. It is possible that this is perhaps some sort of spoof or satire letter written for entertainment or other reasons unknown. Names of other residents of the area are included in the letter. A handwritten petition submitted to the Court of Chancery in Dover New Hampshire apparently written and signed by Sarah J. Hall maiden name Christie seeking a divorce from her husband Daniel Hall. The letter gives the date of marriage the location of the marriage ceremony and the justice of the peace who presided and asserts the author "has faithfully performed her duties devolving upon her as a faithful affectionate and loving woman." Ms. Hall then proceeds to state that Daniel has "wantonly cruelly and without any provocation whatever wholly abandoned and deserted her the said Sarah and left her destitute." Continuing the letter asserts that "Daniel wholly regardless of his duty as a husband . has at divers varied and sundry times and in immeasurable places and in promiscuous assemblies frequented the company of and consorted with divers strange and fascinating women." He is accused of writing letters filled with "protestations of love and undying attachment" and had passed himself off as being single. A particular incident is noted perhaps 1869 or 1859 date somewhat illegible at the house of a "notorious and public" character in Dover in which Daniel "lay his head in the lap of a certain abandoned woman." It seems Daniel also possessed a head of curly hair to the delight of his wife but that he cut off locks of said hair to give to various "beautiful and fascinating women." Secret small town scandal or satire GOOD condition. Horizontal fold creases present. Some splitting to the paper along the hinge. Some toning fading very minor spotting and soiling to the letter. No Publisher unknown
1884013679Albany New York: Joel Munsell's Sons: 1884. By Lieut. James M. Hadden also Orders kept by him and issued by Sir Carleton Lieut. General John Burgoyne and Major General William Phillips in 1776 1777 and 1778. With an explanatory chapter and notes by Horatio Rogers Brevett Brigadier General U.S. V. and formerly Colonel Second Rhode Island Infantry: Member of the American Antiquarian Society and author of Private Libraries Of Providence. 581 pages with 9 illustrations and Errata slip tipped in. "A knowledge of the British no less than of the American participants in Burgoyne's campaign being necessary to the proper understanding of that great event has led me to investigate the personnel of Burgoyne's army and to annotate the text far more fully than had at first been intended. No reference in the notes has been made to characters like Stark Schuyler Heath Warner Morgan Lord Stirling etc. as they are presumed to be familiar to the American reader; and though Dr. O'Callaghan in Burgoyne's Orderly Book has sketched with more or less fullness. So little is known of Burgoyne's Canadian and Provincial officers and especially of the elder of Burgoyne's Indians that no pains have been spared to glean all possible information in regard to them." "In August 1875 the editor purchased two morocco book formed cases which had just arrived from London. Two books were a manuscript journal kept by Lieut. James M. Hadden for the Royal Artillery from his embarkation for Canada March 4 1776 to the close of the battle of Freeman's Farm Sept. 19 1777 Lieut. Hadden having served under Gen. Carleton in Canada in 1776 and participated in Burgoyne's campaign the following year. The other six memorandum books were filled with copies of orders issued during 1776 1777 and early part of 1778." This book internally is in fine condition. The original red cloth covers are in very good condition with some wear at the corners and spine edges. Also the red cloth has faded slightly along the spine. The paper label on the spine is worn but the lettering is bright. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Joel Munsell's Sons: Hardcover
1999biblio650<p>This is a new hardback copy enclosed in original shrink wrap obtained from UNC Press at publication of this stunning Puerto Rican countryside chronicle. Drawing on an impressive range of primary sources Guillermo Baralt portrays the estate's history as a series of overlapping changes: from slavery to salaried labor from primitive processing techniques to the latest in mill technology from Spanish rule to American control and from hard-scrabble country life to life as part of the world marketplace. Richly illustrated and written in a lively narrative style <em>Buena Vista</em> paints a compelling portrait of an era an island a family and an estate bringing a period in Caribbean history to vivid life.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> UNC Press hardcover
1999biblio1005<p>This is a new copy obtained from UNC Press at publication of this stunning Puerto Rican countryside chronicle. Drawing on an impressive range of rimary sources Guillermo Baralt portrays the estate's history as a series of overlapping changes: from .</p><p>primitive processing techniques to the latest in mill technology from Spanish rule to American control and from hard-scrabble country life to life as part of the world marketplace. Richly illustrated and written in a lively narrative style <em>Buena Vista</em> paints a compelling portrait of an era an island a family and an estate bringing a period in Caribbean history to vivid life.</p><p>Photos on request</p> UNC Press hardcover
1888030359Sam T. Clover: 1888. The revised edition 251 pages illustrated. Author's experiences in the Civil War. The author was a Late Colonel 3d U.S. Vol. Cav. "In the appendix to this revised edition there is sufficient additional matter and evidence so that the reader will have considerable proof besides the word of the author that the Smoked Yank as originally written was a description of actual occurrences and experience and as nearly correct as it was possible to describe them from memory." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER Light wear to red cloth covers. Internally ine. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sam T. Clover: Hardcover
1912028273Putnam's: 1912. Complete in three volumes 1516 pages total illustrated. "History has in the main been written by men and about men. This was generally in accord with the spirit of the times when men were dominant in most worldly affairs. In the following pages we have aimed to do tardy justice to the memory of the women who have so splendidly done their part in helping onward the progressing destinies of the human race." 3 VERY GOOD HARDCOVERS ex-library withdrawn. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library Withdrawn. Putnam's: Hardcover
1877012867No Place: No publisher 1877. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher or place. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington: 1877. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work and lacking any wrappers issued. 18 pp. A detailed account from the commanding officer's perspective General Alvan Gillem of the fighting between the Modoc Native Americans and US troops in Northern California during the first half of 1873. This includes accounts of various peace meetings actual battles including the battles of Sand Butte and Dry Lake. The Modoc War began through misunderstandings of intentions between white settlers and native tribes with tensions escalating after killings on both sides including members of the peace commission sent by Ulysses S. Grant. GOOD condition. Minor general foxing and general uneven toning. Minor soiling. Some creasing and curling along the extremities. Howes G175. No 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
1907024138American Historical Association: 1907. 646 pages. Part I of two parts on the Republic of Texas.The annual report of the American Historical Association for 1907 issued in two volmes. This is volume II. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER dark blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Historical Association: Hardcover
1920029697Little Brown and Co.: 1920. 367 pages with 23 maps. "It is the belief of the writer that it is possible to study the history of The World War at once and that those who approach the task in the right way will arrive at true results." FINE- HARDCOVER signed by the author. Scarce. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little Brown and Co.: Hardcover
1862005613Hartford CT: Published by the Author 1862. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Brown ribbed cloth with ruling and ornamentation in blind. X 11-192. With a frontis portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Drawing primarily from government documents and other sources Frost sought to provide an 'unvarnished' account of the early events of the Civil War. This includes troop movements descriptions of battles lists of killed and wounded as well as the politics that led up to the war. etc. Chronicled are the departures of various Northern regiments the fighting at Fort Sumter the burning of bridges blockades and other action at the outset of the war. Another volume was issued that covered the events of 1862. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and fading to the cloth with heavy scuffing along the extremities. This has resulted in the cloth being frayed and worn through along the edges with a few areas of minor loss including the tips of the spine and along the hinges. Minor soiling. A few small areas of faint staining/discoloration. First endpaper MISSING. Text block solid with scattered minor to moderate soiling foxing and staining. Sabin 26021. Published by the Author 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
1809017007Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1809. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. Xi 431 pp. Volume two only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin including an historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvania as well as epistolary correspondence not previously published. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label pastedowns and pockets in the interior. Soiling and scuffing to the covers with the spine darkened and discolored. Moderate to heavy intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. William Duane, Publisher unknown
