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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
017029No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Fair. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1888. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 22 pp. A report documenting claims made by Native Americans members of the Creek tribe seeking reimbursement for travel expenses and a year's support relating to their relocation to "Indian country west of the Mississippi." The document contains a list of names of Native Americans names of their family members sex and some general remarks indicating many emigrated from Alabama. The document also contains testimony from some Native Americans testifying to the veracity of claims and recalling in very brief terms the emigrations. FAIR/GOOD condition. Very fragile with text block now in two section and threatening to further come apart. Front page very tenuously attached. Minor toning. Some wear and creasing along the spine edge. No publisher unknown
1886019488Concord New Hampshire: Printed by Ira C. Evans: 1886. 254 pages. "Perkins was a leading figure in the Battle of Mobile Bay and other actions along the Mississippi River and in the Gulf of Mexico. He was known as the Hero of Mobile Bay. With a sketch of George H. Perkins's life by George E. Pekins." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER red cloth covers light wear at spine edges and corners of book lettering is bright on the spine scarce. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by Ira C. Evans: Hardcover
1878021488Boston: New England Publishing Company 1878. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition with 1878 present on title and copyright page. Green cloth decorated in blind and black. 373 pp. Photograph frontis of Bridgman along with two fold out plates of writing in the text. A biography of Laura Bridgman a woman who after being stricken with scarlet fever at the age of two was left deaf and blind. Showing an aptitude for learning Bridgman was enrolled at the Perkins Institute for the Blind successfully learning Braille and sign language as well as general knowledge including arithmetic. She gained some fame in her early teenage years when Charles Dickens wrote about her in 1842 but this fame eventually faded. Her story did inspire the mother of Helen Keller who then hired Anne Sullivan who was a student at the Perkins School. This biography was written by one of Bridgman's teachers. GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear to the covers. Faint evidence of dampstaining along the fore edge of the cover with dampstaining affecting the right third of the first 50 or so pages. New England Publishing Company unknown
1889019106New York: D. Appleton and Company 1889. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 612 729 pp. MISSING frontispiece illustrations in both volumes. An exhaustive biography on American orator and statesman Daniel Webster. Provenance note: these books were apparently originally in the collection of Ralph Pulitzer and both bear a large bookplate designed by Rockwell Kent for Pulitzer and his second wife. GOOD condition. Ex-library with interior pocket and pastedown as well as blindstamping to the title pages. Second volume's front pastedown library bookplate partially obscures the Pulitzer bookplate. No exterior library markings noted. Minor to moderate scuffing heavier to the leather and extremities with minor splitting along the hinges. Minor toning in the interior. Frontispieces MISSING. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1855033421G. P. Putnam & Co. 1855. 504 pages. GOOD HARDCOVER with the original brown bind-stamped covers. Foxing title page illustration. Else a nice clean tight copy moderate wear at the spine edges and lower corners of book. Lettering bright on the spine edge. Hard Cover. Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G. P. Putnam & Co. Hardcover
1855033420G. P. Putnam & Co. 1855. 518 pages with Error Correction Page regarding an error in the editions of Volume I. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER with the original brown bind-stamped covers. Foxing title page illustration. Else a nice clean tight copy light wear to spine edges. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G. P. Putnam & Co. Hardcover
019708Boston: B. Franklin Edmunds. Quarter Leather. Good. no date perhaps mid 1830s. Most likely appeared in an earlier London edition around 1828 as The Stolen Boy. Quarter leather with blue paper covered boards. Approximately 3 by 2 3/8 inches. Page edges gilt. 63 1 64 pp. With 10 full-page wood engravings including frontispieces. The first 63 pages comprise "Little Manuel" purporting to tell the true story of a young Spanish immigrant to Texas who was kidnapped by Native Americans Comanches and perhaps could be considered to fall into the "Indian Captivity Narrative" genre. Illustrated with 6 engravings. The last 64 pages contain a poem to a birthday boy by Felicia Hemans; one page of "Lines to a Young Lady; and "The Travelling Tin-Man: An American Story" by Eliza Leslie. This appears to be a moral tale for children. The book finishes with another short piece by Hofland "The Deserted Villagers; or the Confiding Boy." Eliza Leslie was perhaps best known as a cookbook author in the 19th century although she did write fiction and nonfiction. Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hofland was an English author primarily writing moral or instructive tales. Given this it is very possible Little Manuel was written as a moral tale. GOOD condition. Leather rather scuffed along the spine and hinges with moderate to heavy scuffing to the extremities. Small area of faint staining to the rear cover. Text block toned with scattered foxing and soiling. B. Franklin Edmunds unknown
012759New York: Dick's Publishing House. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps circa 1893. Pink illustrated wraps. Unpaginated 16 pp. A short biography of Lone Star Harry with some written by Lone Star Harry himself. With a few pages of lyrics to songs and ads for other books in the rear. Included are Lone Star Harry's reminiscences of an 1882 cattle drive from Nueces County Texas to Ogolalla Nebraska as well as his tips on handling a revolver especially in a duel or shoot out. GOOD condition. Minor foxing and spotting to the wrappers. Minor wrinkling. Paper very toned in the interior. Not in Adams. Dick's Publishing House unknown
1938z08233New York: Swedish-American Line 1938. Paperback. Very Good. Lot of information and souvenirs from a 1938 cruise aboard Swedish-American Line's Kunsholm motor liner from New York City to the Caribbean and West Indies. Includes several menus invitations to cocktails of liner stationary addressed to the passenger a passenger list a list of shore excursions a letter of welcome from the Swedish-American Line director and a souvenir booklet of "reminiscences" from the cruise. Illustrated wraps 8vo. Varying paginations with illustrations. Very good. Bending and some edgewear to items predominately clean and unmarked. A nice lot of materials for the cruise and travel enthusiast. Digital images available upon request. Swedish-American Line paperback
013822No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Poor. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC circa 1854. Single sheet folded many times measuring approximately 81 by 30 inches. Printed on a single side only. A map showing the geography of a region of Central to Northwestern Texas and New Mexico depicting the Canadian River Red River Arkansas River and Mississippi River parts of each. With locations of Fort Washita Fort Arbuckle Shawnee Village and a Shawnee Town Albuquerque Santa Fe and many other settlements and towns. Presumably issued to accompany the government report of the surveys of this region. POOR condition. Very large horizontal TEAR along the upper fold crease approximately 40 inches in length. Many other small tears along the folds all to some extent affecting the map. Tape repairs by a previous owner to many spots on the reverse. Minor uneven toning to the map. Some chipping with a 3 inch area of loss along the upper left edge near Santa Fe with the loss presumably in a blank section. Overall a somewhat worn and very fragile map. No Publisher unknown
018513No Place: New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. presumed Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date. Presumed early 1900s. Single sheet roughly 17 by 10 inches. A map depicting the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket with what appear to be railroad lines in red as well as steamboat lines. Part of Cape Cod and New Bedford also depicted. The rail lines may be the narrow gauge lines that were in operation on the islands from the late 1800s to about 1917. May have been part of a travel booklet at some point GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present with a few other small wrinkles and creases present. Light toning and soiling. A few minor tears along the edges. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., presumed Publisher unknown
1988019221St. Louis: Fine Art Ltd. Publisher 1988. Unbound. Very Good. Single sheet glossy paper stock. 26 by 20 inches. A poster of a painting by Peter Max depicting a 1936 Mercury Dime issued to promote the March of Dimes cause. Peter Max is an American artist known for his psychedelic and counterculture imagery and posters which gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. VERY GOOD condition. Slight bend at the upper right corner. Very light edgewear. Fine Art Ltd., Publisher unknown
1941032526Oxford University Press: 1941. First published in 1940 this book is the second printing from Nov. 1941561 pages illustrated with the folded map in the back pocket. "The Maryland Guide is one of the splendid series of books prepared by the Federal Writer's Project." FINE- HARDCOVER GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine-/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford University Press: Hardcover
021754No Place: No publisher. Hard Cover. Good. Presumed produced by McIntosh College in Dover New Hampshire circa 1937. Original glossy photographs of various sizes housed in a repurposed 1936 Strathmore paper promotional handbook. Paper covered boards with black paper leaves. 37 photographs present. It appears this book was assembled by McIntosh College in order to promote the college and its programs. The majority of students depicted are young women and the various students female or male are depicted attending various classes such as dictation etc. The photos also show women operating office machines and working in the assembling departing of McIntosh's publishing company. The last leaf has three smaller photos depicting the dorm life for women. Other photos in the book depict various business buildings around Dover NH indicating that those businesses hire McIntosh graduates. Many of the photos are accompanied by typed labels. It appears some photos have been removed and a few pages are empty. McIntosh College was founded in 1896 as the Dover Business College. David McIntosh bought it in 1902 and renamed it. The college closed in 2009. GOOD condition. Some fading soiling staining and scuffing to the covers. Photos are well done. A few are loose. No publisher unknown
1970028069McNeil Island Washington: Vocational Training Duplication Department 1970. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. iv 96pp. Volume contains numerous illustrations. Typographer: John Sivyer. Sponsors: Lester A. Lucht Mrs. Lorraine Dattler and Byron W. Stensen. Volume admits to several minor bumps and some creasing in places at extremities as well as light soiling mild yellowing and several tiny spots to covers. Text clean. Binding sound. Remains an attractive copy. SCARCE <br/> <br/> Vocational Training Duplication Department paperback
016284No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1890. Pamphlet disbound from a larger volume. No wrappers present. 26 pp. plus 18 maps. An account of the various treaties negotiations and broken treaties involving the Native American Chickasaw and Choctaw lands that were ceded by the United States to other countries or taken by the US government. With 18 maps depicting boundaries lands etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning. Some chipping tearing and loss along the fore edge with minor worming to the lower fore edge margin. Last map creased. Remains of binding along spine. No publisher unknown
1852026265Government Printing Office: 1852. 686 pages. GOOD HARDCOVER. Hard Cover. Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Government Printing Office: Hardcover
1819014277Washington: Gales and Seaton Printer 1819. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrapppers issued. Presumably disbound from a larger work. 96 pp. MISSING the lastleaf or leaves with loss of the last letter extract included in this pamphlet. A lengthy work providing statements speeches and letters by President James Monroe discussing troubles with Spain including an alleged expedition from the United States against the province of Texas. Present is a printing of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 that ceded Florida to the US from Spain as well as established the border between the US and New Spain. This includes many documents and letters from US and Spanish officials in Spanish and translated to English regarding land grants treaties boundaries territories etc. including discussion of Florida the land around Mobile Bay the Red River etc. GOOD condition. Lacking the aforementioned leaf or leaves at the rear. Heavy offsetting and browning to the outer pages with general moderate browning to the paper. Scattered foxing and soiling. Spine curled. Some creasing with some chipping along the extremities. Remains of binding along the spine. Gales and Seaton, Printer unknown
1953021611No Place: No publisher 1953. Unbound. Good. Mickey Mantle Exhibit Card. Circa 1951-53 based on the "Made in U.S.A." printed in upper and lower case. 5 5/16 by 3 5/16 inches. No printing on the reverse. An exhibit baseball card featuring all time great Mickey Mantle. UNGRADED. Tiny dings/creases at the corners with the extremities bearing minor rubbing. Unfortunately the number 50 is written in pen at the top of the card both front and reverse. Small spot of soiling to the left of Mantle's head. UNGRADED. No publisher unknown
008926Detroit: Military Historical Society of Detroit Publisher. Wraps. Good. 1958-1962. Side stapled illustrated wraps. 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Seven issues of this small journal produced on cheap paper. Runs from 8-34 pages an issue. A few illustrations in some issues. Each issue contains short but detailed works of military history exploring topics such as 'The US Rifle Caliber 45 Model of 1873;' 'General Treatise on the Civil War;' 'A Prolegomenon to the History of Fort Wayne Detroit;' An intelligence report on Detroit by an American spy during the American Revolution; 'Expedition to Kentucky in 1780;' excerpts from the Winchester Orderly Book etc. All in GOOD or slightly better condition. Moderate fading to the covers with a few being rather browned along the extremities. Minor scattered soiling and a few dark scuffs. Light creasing. Military Historical Society of Detroit, Publisher unknown
1865021368New York: Ferdinand Mayer Lithographer 1865. Unbound. Good. 47 by 30 inches. Black and white only. A large map apparently issued in 1865 that depicted the marches General William Tecumseh Sherman undertook during the Civil War. The map depicts railroads terrain etc. demonstrating the extraordinary lengths Sherman went to in order to dismantle the Confederacy's ability to resupply and fight. This edition was issued by Ferdinand Mayer with two other editions of this map published by two other firms. GOOD condition. Many fold creases present as issued. Large L shaped tear along one of the upper folds affecting the map in that area. Many other tiny tears along the folds fold edges or intersections present along with evidence of repair on the reverse to some of the tears. Map browned along the fold creases. Ferdinand Mayer, Lithographer unknown
1905005412Washington: No Publisher 1905. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 35 pp with 2 small maps. Apparently rebound in brown buckram with what appears to be the original wrap pasted down and laminated to the front cover. With new endpapers. A printing of a lecture read at a meeting of the Loyal Legion on March 1 1905. Thomas McCurdy Vincent was a brevet brigadier general in the US Army serving as an assistant adjutant general for McDowell at the Battle of Bull Run. This work offers a brief but detailed account of that battle drawing on other sources government records and quotes as well as the author's experiences. GOOD condition lacking any original wraps covers and endpapers. Rebound. Minor fading and edgewear to the covers with the remains of a white sticker at the upper left corner. Minor to moderate uneven browning to the paper in the interior. A small chip missing from the lower fore edge of the title page. A few minor tears at the extremities of a few pages. No Publisher unknown
022102Framingham MA: Minard Liniment Mfg. Company Publisher. Unbound. Fair. no date perhaps late 1800s. Single sheet of die cut cardboard measuring 20 ½ inches at its tallest. Comes with 5 paper dresses and 3 paper hats. All items color lithographed. A combination countertop advertisement and promotional toy paper doll featuring a young woman perhaps named Olive holding a carton of Minard's Liniment. The reverse of the doll bears advertising copy about the product as well as how to get the mate of this doll "Betty" and three costumes. Minard's liniment was a patent medicine created in the 1860s in Maritime provinces of Canada. The brand was acquired by Stella Pharmaceutical in 1998. FAIR condition. The doll made to stand on a counter is missing the left 2 ½ by 3 ¼ inch section of its base with old duct tape repairs present to the reverse. It appears a strip that was once adhered to the reverse was removed leaving unsightly glue stains surface loss and remnants of cardboard. Minor wear along the edges. Faint crease to the base. General toning and minor soiling to the paper accessories with a few small tears and creases along the edges. Minard Liniment Mfg. Company, Publisher unknown
1859021829Columbus: Randall and Aston Publisher. Follett Foster and Company Printers 1859. Wraps. Good. With a History of Columbus Baptist Association from Its Organization to 1837. With a Sketch of Early Ministers and Churches. Printed wraps. 8 44 pp. Two works in one with the first 8 pages providing the minutes of the events surrounding the acknowledgement of the 41st anniversary of the Columbus Baptist Association in September of 1859 Followed by a history of the association written by Jacob Drake discussing its origin as well as early ministers and the actions of churches in various localities all associated with the organization. Rear interior wrapper with a list of ordained ministers in the organization. GOOD condition. Some soiling staining and offsetting to the covers. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Slight loss of wrapper to the head and tail of the spine. Randall and Aston, Publisher. Follett, Foster and Company, Printers unknown
