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1879021476Chicago: Invitation Committee of the Reception to Gen. U.S. Grant presumed Publisher 1879. Unbound. Good. no date presumed 1879. Single sheet folded into four pages roughly 8 by 5 ½ inches when folded. Printed on the front of the first leaf and bottom half of the second leaf. Ornately decorated title present. An invitation to the Reception to General Ulysses S. Grant given to him in Chicago on the return from his post-presidency world tour. This invitation was addressed to L.L. Mills States Attorney inviting him to take part in the procession on November 12th in honor of General Grant's visit to Chicago. Upon accepting the invitation his position in line would be allotted. Printed signatures of Elliot Anthony and Woodbury M. Taylor present with a list of committee members printed in the interior. The procession presumably preceded the reception at the Palmer House where the Invitation Committee was located. This reception included many speeches honoring President Grant including the finale which was given by Mark Twain. According to accounts a good time was had by all. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present with a 2 ½ inch tear at the fore edge along the fold. Some curling wrinkling and creasing to the piece. General toning minor soiling and staining. Invitation Committee of the Reception to Gen. U.S. Grant, presumed Publisher unknown
1836LBW-1534Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1836. In-8 de 27 pp. ; cartonnage de papier gris, titre au dos (reliure moderne).
1884018123Chicago: Rand McNally and Co 1884. Unbound. Fair. Single sheet folded. 27 ¾ by 43 inches. Appears removed from a glue in binding of some sort. A map depicting the railroad lines across the United States and Southern Canada with North and South Dakota still mapped as Dakota. Insets of city maps include Boston New York Chicago St. Louis and others. Reverse with some ads including an illustrated advertisement for die punches for railroad use. Borders outlined in color. FAIR condition. Paper toned with very minor soiling. Thin paper stock being rather brittle. Some creasing and wrinkling present. Many small tears chips and creases at the intersection of the folds with very minor loss in a few sections. Rand McNally and Co unknown
1831LBW-5111Paris, Auguste Auffray, 1831. In-8 de 40 pp.; broché, couverture imprimée.
181112036Paris, Arthus-Bertrand, 1811. In-8 de (6)-494 pp., demi-veau olive, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge (Ateliers Laurenchet).
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
1832004862Concord New Hampshire: No Publisher 1832. Disbound. Fair. Proclamation Regarding Nullification December 10 1832. Published in the New Hampshire Statesman and State Journal Saturday December 22 1832. Concord New Hampshire: 1832. Vol. II-No.32. Single sheet Page 1 and 2 ONLY of this newspaper printing on the front page almost the entire proclamation by Andrew Jackson lacking the last 1 and ½ paragraphs which would have appeared on the last page of this paper now LACKING. An early printing of this important speech by Jackson declaring that one any one state did not have the authority to annul any federal law of the United States and declaring that South Carolina "stood on the brink of insurrection and treason." Jackson asserted in the speech that no state had the right to secede. This conflict arose from South Carolina's efforts to nullify federal tariffs that it considered were hurting its economy. Both the state and federal government prepared for possible military action to enforce their cause with a compromise eventually reached in 1833. In FAIR condition lacking the aforementioned last paragraphs. Upper left of the sheet torn with LOSS of text along the left margin of the first few paragraphs. Small area torn from the lower left margin not affecting text. General wrinkling and creasing to the paper with a horizontal fold crease present. Minor foxing staining and soiling. Some creasing and minor tearing along the upper edge. Small hole in the center of the paper at the title. No Publisher unknown
1820LBW-8490[Paris, 1820]. Gravure originale par Gossard d'après le dessin de François Nicolas Martinet ( 29 x 44,5 cm).
1820LBW-8476[Paris, 1820]. Gravure originale par Jean Nicolas Adam d'après le dessin de François Nicolas Martinet ( 29 x 44,5 cm).
1874027658D. Appleton and Co.: 1874. This is Volume II of a 2 Volume set. "A Delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains rivers lakes forests water-falls shores canons valleys cities and other picturesque features of our country." 576 pages with illustrations on steel and wood by eminent American artists. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. This volume has been rebound circa 1931 half bound leather corners and spine. The original leather five band raised spine has been preserved. Brown leather and brown linen covers. Dark blue end papers. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. D. Appleton and Co.: Hardcover
1894008728Chicago: The Werner Company 1894. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Brown cloth lettered in black. Oblong folio. 351 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A visual documentation of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago documenting exhibits on electricity mining machinery manufacturing transportation etc. as well as people from different countries. This includes those from Java Fiji Syrians and Egyptians Samoa other people from Asia and Africa etc. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading to the book. Minor to moderate soiling a few minor stains and small areas of discoloration to the covers. Some bumping and fraying to the extremities. Interior solid and clean with the paper toned. Last 35 pages with faint dampstaining along the upper and fore edges resulting in several of the pages being STUCK together in that area although they look to be easily unstuck. A few pages with minor tears at the fore edges. The Werner Company unknown
190050620- Photographie 4 x 7, 5 cm. Notice biographique collée au dos.
190051556- Photographie 4 x 7, 5 cm. Notice biographique collée au dos.
190051895- Photographie 4 x 7, 5 cm. Notice biographique collée au dos.
1852018532Philadelphia: Lippincott Grambo and Co 1852. Wraps. Good. illustrated wraps. 68 pages plus a lengthy catalog of books in the rear. a collection of and recollections of the life of Daniel Webster mostly anonymous and reflecting on his political career and life as a speaker. GOOD condition ex-library. Call letters in ink on the upper front cover in library book plate on the inside front cover. Spine repaired with paper tape. Minor soiling and toning to the covers. Some creasing and curling at the corners affecting the pages in the interior as well. Library blindstamp on the title page. scattered toning in the interior. Lippincott, Grambo and Co unknown
1843262561843 Maison Basset, Paris, 1843. hand-coloured map, by George and Smith, BARBIE DU BOCAGE, , image size approximately 22,5 x 30 cm old original print / originale Druckgrafik
1868GIT0117aParis Alphonse Lemerre 1868. In-4 XXVII 334pp. Cartonnage éditeur percaline rouge bradel, orné d'encadrements à froid, titre frappé en grands et beaux caractères dorés sur le 1er plat. Texte imprimé sur papier fort dans de beaux encadrements végétaux parme, abondamment illustré dans le texte et à pleine page par les dessins de La Charlerie. Rousseurs par endroits.
186574875Partitions sur les Antilles,Partitions sur les États-Unis Le Bailly 1865 approx.
1875177861875. Paris Adolphe Delahays Libraire-Editeur 1875 2ème ed. augmentée - Broché 13 cm x 16 5 cm 315 pages - Texte de A. Privat d'Anglemont précédé d'une étude sur sa vie par Alfred Delvau - Un manque sur la couv. dos factice sinon bon état intérieur
188018074Partitions sur les Antilles Benoit Emile 1880 approx.
188074969Partitions sur les Antilles Le Bailly,Bornemann 1880 approx.
186872146Partitions sur les Antilles Goubert Arsène 1868 approx.
189525342Partitions sur les Autres conflits,Partitions sur les Antilles Bigot 1895 approx.
183515827Renduel Paris 1835 2 vol. 2 vol. in-8 de VII 390 pp. et 394 pp., veau glacé de l'époque, dos lisse orné, pièces de titre, gardes intérieures renouvelées (accroc à la coiffe inférieure du tome I).
18249443Paris, Ladvocat, 25 mars 1824 (Imprimerie de J. Pinard) ; in-12 ; demi-chagrin bleu-marine, dos à nerfs orné de roulettes décoratives de style romantique, fleurons à froid, filet doré sur les plats, plats de couverture marron illustrés conservés, non rogné (reliure fin XIXe-début XXe) ; 172 pp. y compris le faux-titre et le titre ; au verso du faux-titre on lit "Publié au profit d'un établissement de charité".