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1851021063New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1851. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1851 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a two page essay on California in 1850 describing four different fires in San Francisco an armed uprising of squatters gold mining fighting with Indigenous peoples etc.; an ocean ship canal in Central America; and a one page statistical survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Corners creased. Front cover tearing along the hinge. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1852021216New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1852. Wraps. Good. no date 1852. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1852 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states various political subjects etc. Includes a one-page essay on California in 1851 describing different fires in San Francisco and Stockton the formation of the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco who caught tried and hung a robber all in one night gold mining etc.; and a two page survey of railroads in the US. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling spotting and staining. Small owner's signature on the upper front cover. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
021869New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher. Wraps. Good. : no date circa 1847. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1847 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states an account of the US-Mexican War including a map of a battle a piece on the Oregon treaty etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1952022334Artcraft Press: 1952. 579 pages illustrated. "This single volume contains interesting source material in the form of original papers and unpublished diaries written by a gallaxy western authors whose contributions will long be remembered. This is copy no. 159 of the regular edition limited to 500 copies. Fold-out tipped in on the rear pastedown is present. FINE- HARDCOVER decorated reddish-brown cloth slight crease to the frontis. This is Volume VII of the Original Contributions to Western History. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Artcraft Press: Hardcover
1785143642London: C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. Very Good. London C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. An engraved map with original hand colouring printed surface 296 × 525 mm sheet size 305 × 540 mm. Vertical folds as issued; remnants of an old guard on the verso; a few light creases; slight tanning around the blue and green colouring; an excellent copy. The headline states that the map was 'Engraved for Guthries new System of Geography'. C. Dilly & G. Robinson unknown
190530136London: Adam and Charles Black 1905. First edition. With 74 very fine and attractive colourplates from the paintings of Archibald Stevenson Forrest each with a captioned guard. Tall thick 8vo in the publisher's original pale blue cloth the upper cover and spine both decorated with ships craps clouds and sunbursts in brown ivory and gilt and with gilt lettering t.e.g. ix 272 4 ads pp. A handsome copy the plates all fine and bright some very occasional and light foxing within the text the lovely decorated binding is solid and firm with very little sign of wear but with a bit of mellowing to the spine front endpaper with cosmetic only spitting at the still-strong hinge. FIRST EDITION AND ONE OF THE MORE ELUSIVE TITLES IN BLACK'S TRAVEL SERIES A LOVELY BOOK IN FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. The blue seas and sun-drenched islands of the West Indies served as wonderful inspiration for both pen and paintbrush in this hard to find gem. Jamaica receives the lion's share of attention but other subjects include Barbadoes St. Lucia Dominica St. Thomas and Martinique. Archibald Forrest wonderfully captures the bright colourful scenery and colourful peoples of these tropic isles. Adam and Charles Black hardcover
1918016205Washington: The National War Garden Commission 1918. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. including covers. Illustrations throughout. A work promoting domestic war gardens in the US during World War I using comics and humor to look at the lighter side of food shortages ! and gardening. Most of the work reprinted from other newspapers and magazines. The pamphlet was published by the National War Garden Commission established by Charles Lathrop Pack prior to the US entrance into World War I. The commission hoped that the war garden would counter the negative effects of a large crop failure in 1916 as well as interruptions in shipping due to submarine warfare and the loss of farmworkers due to enlistment. GOOD condition. Moderate creasing at the corners with some wrinkling. Minor foxing soiling and staining to the covers. Upper corner bent and curled. The National War Garden Commission 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
1864007247New York: John Hillyer Publisher 1864. Wraps. Poor. Small format newspaper style journal. 16 pp although either misbound or misnumbered. With illustrated ads. A journal devoted to mining news throughout the United States providing short columns on various mines in operation and their productions as well as news on the product of petroleum and the Columbia Oil Company. Other companies mentioned or discussed include the Phoenix Mining Company of the Nevada mining territory as well as a report from the Quartz Hill Gold Mining Company of Colorado. POOR/FAIR condition. Several pages unopened along the top or side edges. Heavy chipping and tearing along the extremities as well as heavy tearing and some loss along the center horizontal fold crease loss mostly to the first/front page. Minor soiling and some darkening. Faint stamp to the upper front page with the name of the journal in pencil present in the same locale. A few minor ink stains present. John Hillyer, Publisher unknown
1973009517Farrar Straus and Giroux: 1973. The third printing 242 pages illustrated. "Mr. Davies's book gives a devastating account of the Justice Department's evasion and duplicity and draws upon new evidence that has come to light in the past two years. This book is an indictment not only of some of the Ohio National Guard but of the Nixon Administration for its failure to come to grips with the unanswered questions surrounding the tragic events of May 4 1970 and of the American public as well for its willingness to let these questions go unresolved." FINE- HARDCOVER VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: Hardcover
1858020712New York: H. Greeley and Company 1858. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1858. Light blue printed wraps. 68 pp. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Of note is a seven page look at the Case of Dred Scott mostly abstracts of court opinions; along with brief historic sketches of Minnesota and Oregon etc. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Small stain on the lower fore edge. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1858021511New York: H. Greeley and Company 1858. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1858. Light blue printed wraps. 68 pp. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Of note is a seven page look at the Case of Dred Scott mostly abstracts of court opinions; along with brief historic sketches of Minnesota and Oregon etc. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Small stain on the lower fore edge. H. Greeley and Company unknown
1860021982New York: H. Greeley and Company 1860. Wraps. Good. Light blue printed wraps. 80 pp. including ads. An almanac published by Horace Greeley that besides the usual monthly almanac information focuses on political subjects. This includes a look at the executive and judicial parts of the US government lists of the Senate and House of Representatives etc. Includes an essay on the attempts of Southern politicians to revive the foreign slave trade essentially making the practice legal again. GOOD condition. General toning and minor soiling to the covers. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. Paper toned in the interior. Owner's name on the upper front cover. H. Greeley and Company unknown
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
1842021824Boston: William S. Damrell Publisher 1842. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1842. Illustrated wraps side sewn. An almanac for the year 1842 issued by the Massachusetts Temperance Union containing the usual almanac information along with essays on the ills of alcohol consumption a speech of the leader of the Temperance Union small illustrations at the head of each month some illustrations drunk men etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling and minor staining to the covers. A few minor wrinkles and creases. William S. Damrell, Publisher unknown
xii, 211 pp. "When Columbus arrived in the Americas. the first people he encountered were the Tainos, inhabitants of the islands of the northern Caribbean Sea. In this book a noted archaeologist and anthropologist tells the story of the Tainos from their ancestral days on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers." - dust jacket. Attempts to answer "Who were the Tainos? Whence came their ancestors? How did they evolve and become dominant in the West Indies? Why did they decline and disappear under European Rule? What innovations did they contribute to the rest of the world?" - Preface. Includes: Glossary, Index, and Reference List. Includes forty black and white illustrations. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An attractive copy of this fascinating study. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates, full-page maps in the text and endpaper maps in sepia; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated, detailed and often harrowing account of the West Indies under slavery. The original edition is already scarce in this condition.
1896SY-4SWM-RAHD1896. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition 1896. Moderate external wear a little fraying at bottom of spine some foxing to textblock edges gilt and decorations remain bright. Pages somewhat yellowed with an occasional bit of foxing or minor blemish. Binding reasonably firm. hardcover
1894017944Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton 1894. Cloth. Good. Illustrated beige cloth. 107 pp. A work that begins with the long poem "The Story of Portus" a work recalling the life of an enslaved man Portus. While the work reflects on the cruelty of enslaving people transporting them. and selling them it adopts a tone that the enslavers themselves were benevolent and that African-Americans would prefer to remain enslaved as there was nothing for them if they were free. The African-American protagonist Portus lives through the Civil War only to be murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This work is accompanied by other shorter poetry most reflecting on life and the people of the US South. The poetry is rather conflicted with some celebrating Jefferson Davis while others reflecting on the lives of African-Americans in the South assuming the benefits of spirituality or Christianity in their lives. Overall it would seem much of the poetry whitewashes and glorifies the South while downplaying negative aspects of the region and the legacy of slavery. GOOD condition. Covers foxed and spotted with some soiling toning and minor staining. Text block toned. Owner's inscription on the first endpaper. Charles Wells Moulton unknown
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
1919019692St. Joseph MO: Progressive Numbers presumed Publisher 1919. Unbound. Good. Single sheet folded into 4 pages making a small booklet. Printed on card stock. A program for an event held by what appears to have been an African American fraternal or social organization. The event was held May 15th 1919. The event started at 8:45 pm with food served promptly at 9:30. The invocation was led by Reverend E.M. Cohron and it appears the poem "At the Closed Gates of Justice" by James D. Corrothers was read cited by its first line "To be a Negro on a Day Like This." Another address "Where Ethiopia Should Stretch Forth Her Hands" was also given. Honorary members of Progressive Numbers are listed including Rev. J.A. Gregg Richard B. Harrison and Clarence Cameron White. List of last names and first initials of 12 members also present. While we could find nothing identifying this organization its motto is "Onward Upward" and its colors are lavender and cream. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and minor soiling. Heavy offsetting to the rear panel. Minor edgewear. Progressive Numbers, presumed Publisher unknown
020121Boston: Saco-Lowell Publisher. Leather. Good. 1930-31. Flexible black leather covers binding all issues with original wrappers in the interior. Pagination varies. Black and white photos throughout. A complete run of two years' worth of this bulletin issued by the Saco-Lowell Company. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world in the 1920s they had factories in Lowell and Newton Massachusetts as well as Biddeford Maine. But after merging with another company and consolidating the company shuttered all its mills in Lowell and Newton by 1932 keeping only the Biddeford one going. These bulletins discuss the operations and usefulness of the various textile machinery they produced as well as other concerns within the industry. Name of George F. Albrecht in the interior who apparently held patents for machinery he invented for the use of the Saco-Lowell company. GOOD condition. Covers rather grubby and soiled with some discoloration and staining. Minor wear to the interior. Saco-Lowell, Publisher unknown
250556New York: Carlton & Lanahan nd. Reminiscences of the West India Islands Second Series.-No. II. Frontis. 159 pp. 12mo. Contemp cloth. Very Good. Reminiscences of the West India Islands Second Series.-No. II. Frontis. 159 pp. 12mo. Carlton & Lanahan unknown books
250556New York: Carlton & Lanahan nd. Reminiscences of the West India Islands Second Series.-No. II. Frontis. 159 pp. 12mo. Contemp cloth. Very Good. Reminiscences of the West India Islands Second Series.-No. II. Frontis. 159 pp. 12mo. Carlton & Lanahan unknown
1865022123Richmond VA: Walker and Lewellen Publisher 1865. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet 4 pp. Single issue of this short lived newspaper from Richmond Virginia published from 1865 to 1866. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History speculates that this was an occupation newspaper which may be true given that the town was burned by Confederate soldiers prior to surrender. The paper's byline reads "No North No South No East No West-Our Whole Country." This issue with the usual sort of local national and international news reporting on crime shipping food etc. Of note is a column on the upcoming trial of Jefferson Davis and another column that reports on the trial of a Spiritualist in New York that also reports on the practice of Spiritualism. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor creasing toning and soiling. A few ink spots along with an ink bracket around one passage. Walker and Lewellen, Publisher unknown
