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1924019931New York: National Automobile Chamber of Commerce 1924. Wraps. Good. Illustrated card stock wraps. 230 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to various automobiles including cars trucks and other commercial vehicles made by a variety of manufacturers. Includes cost principal mechanical details and specifications. Manufacturers include Auburn Apperson Chevrolet Durant Haynes Dodge Studebaker Olds Nash Pierce-Arrow etc. Perhaps of note are four pages of electric vehicles including cars and commercial vehicles made by Rauch and Lang Autocar and Ward Motor Vehicle Company. While electric cars had been around since the late 1800s their use declined by 1920 due to innovations in gasoline power car design and discovery of vast amounts of oil rendering them all but obsolete by the early to mid 1920s. GOOD condition. Five strips of yellowed tape present across the spine. Covers and text block a bit wavy presumably from water exposure at some point. Minor soiling fading and discoloration to the covers. Faint dampstain visible along the fore edges of all the pages in the interior. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce unknown
1790020717Portsmouth NH: No publisher 1790. Unbound. Good. A letter by Samuel Hill asking Amos White for all the flaxseed he has on hand and to call on Mr. Tappen for what seed he would send. He also refers to a Mr. Champney and furs . Amos White was a Dover New Hampshire merchant while Samuel Hill was a merchant in Portsmouth apparently importing and exporting items from the ships that anchored there. GOOD. Some fold creases present. No publisher unknown
1753021222No Place: No publisher 1753. Unbound. Good. Single sheet. Handwritten deposition recalling the testimony of Captain Robert Evans describing the lay out of the town of Rochester mentioning a pine tree standing three rods due Southwest from the lower side of the first cove on the Southwesterly side of the Salmon Falls River and going on to mention other landmarks such as a round rock and a large white birch. We surmise that Captain Robert Evans was the same as that who died in 1753 in his eighties the deposition also mentions his age and who was described in his obituary as a rolling stone. Signed by a justice of the peace Joseph Simpson and stating Province of New Hampshire Sept. 19th 1753. Reverse notes this was recorded in Dover town records. GOOD condition. Old white tape repairs to the reverse. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor foxing and spotting. No publisher unknown
1790021253Portsmouth: No publisher 1790. Unbound. Very Good. A letter noting Samuel Hill is sending merchant Amos White one dozen axes via Mr. Remeck with Hill expecting the same price as before. Hill also notes he didn't have any pollock on hand. Amos White was a Dover New Hampshire merchant while Samuel Hill was a merchant in Portsmouth apparently importing items from the ships that anchored there. VERY GOOD. Some fold creases present. No publisher unknown
003182No Place: No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Handwritten Ledger from the town of Limerick Maine spanning from the years 1917 through 1922. Bound in cloth with leather spine. Features many full page accounts of various purchases and transactions between local businesses merchants and people including the Limerick Manufacturing Mills. This book features extensive manuscript description of various transactions and indentures almost all attested to in signature by Norris Berry Clerk of Limerick Maine. Also within on page 196 is a handwritten Certificate of Naturalization Petition for a Hubert Gath formerly of Great Britain. Also found within are several receipts and bills. Exterior in FAIR condition being internally very good. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with several stains uneven fading and some scuffing also present. This wear mostly affects the front cover. Some scuffing and bumping to the extremities. Very minor soiling to the interior with uneven fading to the pages. The tipped in receipts are browned along the fore edge extremities. Slight musty odor to the book. No printer or publisher Given unknown
008831No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Fair. Handwritten letter detailing the medical procedures undertaken to heal an 'ununited fracture of the humerus.' No author date or location although dates in the text indicate the treatment took place around 1851-1852 perhaps in Massachusetts. Single sheet folded into four pages all full of writing. The author documents his encounter with a 28 year old male who had broken his humerus in a carriage fall. It had not healed correctly despite attempts by other doctors. The doctor/author of this letter recalls his efforts to reset the bones including removing callouses and other treatments that eventually led to an apparent somewhat successful outcome. FAIR/GOOD condition. A one by two inch area of loss present at the upper left corner resulting in small amounts of MISSING text in that location on the first two pages. Dark browning present in this area with other small spots of browning and staining to the paper. Small hole at the center fore edge with a few letters missing because of this. Another tiny hole present in the last page. Horizontal fold creases present. A few tiny tears along the extremities. Light fading. No Publisher 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
1964018728Los Angeles: Muhammad Speaks/Nation of Islam Publisher 1964. Unbound. Good. No place or date Los Angeles 1964. Single sheet 8 ½ by 11 inches. Text repeats twice indicating this was meant to be cut into two small handbills. The flier advertises a discussion held by Harriet Muhammad a columnist for Muhammad Speaks the newspaper for the Nation of Islam. Held at the Salem Baptist Church in Los Angeles on Sunday July 12th the discussion covered topics including: "the Muslim Movement the power structure and the Civil Rights Movement;" "Messenger Elijah Muhammad;" "Separation vs. Integration;" and "Proposals of the Nation of Islam." GOOD condition. Large dampstain diagonally affecting the right half/third of the paper. Minor soiling and edgewear. Muhammad Speaks/Nation of Islam, Publisher unknown
008797No Place: A.E. Lord Printer. Wraps. Good. No place or date. Presumed circa 1906. Purplish blue printed wraps. Unpaginated approximately 40 pages. Black and white photo portraits throughout. A guide or program to a concert and ball held in 1906 for the apparent benefit of the Haverhill Massachusetts Police Relief Association. Black and white photo portraits of the various members of the Haverhill police department with ads for local businesses interspersed. Portraits accompanied by name position held and date when appointed. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the wraps with very heavy offsetting/fading along the spine and extremities. Minor soiling and staining. Some wrinkling and creasing mostly along the spine. Paint and ink smudge/stains to the rear cover with two tape scars to the front cover. First leaf with a 2 1/2 inch tear in the upper gutter. Paper browned with very minor scattered soiling. A.E. Lord, 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
1958020407New York: Henry Street Settlement presumed Publisher 1958. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 52 pp. Printed on single sides only. A detailed report by Ruth S. Tefferteller detailing the efforts of the Pre-Delinquent Gang Project at the Henry Street Settlement in New York. The report explains in depth the formation of groups such as the Lucky Seven of children divided by age. The programs work and notable incidents regarding each group are included such as police encounters among the older group. Names of the children are mentioned in some instances as well as general statistics such as race. Tefferteller worked for 21 years at the Henry Street Settlement in a variety of roles that promoted social welfare among lower income children and families. The Henry Street Settlement was established in 1893 to offer assistance to those in need primarily in the Lower East Side of New York. GOOD condition. Slightly ex-library with pencil markings to the upper front cover. Moderate toning. Minor creasing to the rear cover. Henry Street Settlement, presumed 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
1990773Mexico: Banamex 1990. First edition. Hardcover In Dus. Good /good. Zabe Michel. Tan cloth hardcover with gilt titles in dustjacket. Text in Spanish. First edition in good plus condition. Wear at the edges and corners. Binding is solid though lacking in tightness. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is not quite as good with several previous price stickers at the rear moderate to heavy edge-wear scuffing and light soil to the panels. 178 pp. color illustrations and photos throughout. A beautiful history of Mexico's silk industry. <br/><br/> Banamex hardcover
1984004657No Place: U.S. Department of the Interior 1984. Original Wraps. Good. Wraps. Xxxiii 625-1144 pages. With several fold out maps reproduced illustrations etc. in the rear. Volume 2 only. An exhaustive history of the Charleston Navy Yard in Boston Massachusetts from the takeover by Commodore Elliott in 1832 and covering its many upgrades the repairs it made on different vessels turmoil on the Yard including a suppressed mutiny etc. GOOD condition EX-MUSEUM LIBRARY with a pocket and pastedown and spine label present. Minor to moderate soiling to the wraps with minor creasing and fading. Light edgewear. Interior clean and solid. U.S. Department of the Interior unknown
1939019685Boston MA: Historical Records Survey Works Progress Administration Publisher 1939. Wraps. Good. Printed blue wraps with blue cloth tape binding. 572 pp. between the two volumes. No illustrations. An annotated survey/inventory of portrait paintings held in various places in Massachusetts arranged alphabetically by subject. Lists artist where held and other information. Typed gift letter from the Works Progress Administration tipped in at the front of the first volume. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a spine label on volume 2. No other treatments present. General toning minor soiling scuffing and creasing to the covers. Some superficial peeling to the paper at a few spots on the covers. Historical Records Survey Works Progress Administration, Publisher unknown
1926031176A Voluntary Committee of the Regiment: 1926. 357 pages illustrated with b&w photos and maps. "To have made a page in the history of the World War is a distinction but one shared with many other regiments of the American Expeditionary Forces. To have been the only regiment with a history reaching back of the Revolution to 1741 is a distinction shared by no other organization of thearmy. The 101st Engineers had the honor of being the oldest active military body in the United States- older than any regiment of the regulars." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER red cloth covers light wear to spine edges and corners of book. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Voluntary Committee of the Regiment: Hardcover
005808No Place: D. Van Nostrand. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 1863. Blue cloth with gilt titling anf ruling in blind. xviii 408 pages plus 12 pages of ads in the rear. LACKING title page and frontis with text beginning with the quote from Winfield Scott. An original endpaper is present but other preliminaries may be lacking. Preface and all other pages present. With illustrations lacking the aforementioned fold-out frontis. All others present as called for including one colored plate and several fold outs. A detailed history of West Point to its vital use as a fort on the Hudson during the American Revolution to its eventual transformation into a military academy. This includes discussion of the chain across the Hudson to obstruct passage during the war and Benedict Arnold and his secret correspondences and plot. FAIR condition lacking the abovementioned pages. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers heaviest along the hinges. General fading. Minor soiling with a few faint stains to the rear cover. Cloth frayed and worn along the extremities with some splitting along the hinges. Text block solid. Minor scattered soiling and general toning to the paper. Fold outs with a few large tears although no pieces missing. Ownership signature present. Sabin 7150. Howes B678. Bradford 487. D. Van Nostrand unknown
1976019316Allenstown and Pembroke NH: Allenstown-Pembroke Bicentennial Committee Publisher 1976. Cloth. Very Good. Red cloth in slipcase. No jackets presumably as issued. Fold out map present in the rear of volume one. Two volume reprint of an 1895 edition giving the history of Pembroke and the surrounding area in New Hampshire with volume two containing a genealogy of area families. Books in VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and soiling. Heavier fading to the spines. Slipcase in GOOD condition with staining toning foxing and soiling. Old price written at the top corner of the case. Allenstown-Pembroke Bicentennial Committee, Publisher unknown
1910021623Hanover MA: Town of Hanover Publisher 1910. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 291 474 pp. With a few photos and a small map. A town history of Hanover Massachusetts including notable residents and events a look at buildings etc. With a lengthy section of genealogies of families associated with Hanover. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pockets pastedowns and stamping. Minor fading and edgewear. Heavy pulling and fraying to the head and tail of the spine. All front endpapers to the title page DETACHED and laid in. Lengthy gift inscription on the inside front cover. Rear interior hinge reinforced with binding tape. Town of Hanover, Publisher unknown
1913021809Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1913. Cloth. Good. Red cloth. 583 pp. With illustrations. Volume one ONLY of a town history of Lexington Massachusetts from its settlement by colonists to the mid 1800s. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior markings pockets and pastedowns. Uneven fading minor soiling and edgewear. Houghton Mifflin unknown
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
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
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
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
1920029469Houghton Mifflin: 1920. "The American Field Service as a group of youths serving the French Army in the Great War is a thing of the past. And this is its history." 3 volumes: 1627 pages illustrated and with maps in back of volume I present. 3 FINE- HARDCOVERS Blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spines. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin: Hardcover
