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1854021929Nashua NH: Published for J.R. Dodge 1854. Unbound. Poor. Stated second edition. Single sheet 34 ½ by 26 inches. Linen backed varnished map. A map created primarily to depict the many railroad lines that were proliferating in the state of New Hampshire in the mid 1800s. Some of these lines ranged into to White Mountains to facilitate logging operations in the region. The counties of the state are prominent with towns also depicted. VERY POOR condition. Ex-library with a title label affixed to the reverse. Heavy creasing and lengthy tears to the entire piece mostly emanating from the left edge with some loss along the extremities and to the face of the map from the cracking/tearing. Map toned and faded with the varnish not doing it any favors. Some soiling and staining. A few old tape repairs present to the upper portion. The map is extremely fragile and will be prone to further deterioration with more handling. Any wear you can imagine it's probably on this map no pun intended. Sold as is. Published for J.R. Dodge unknown
1902014146Boston: The National Publishing Company Publisher 1902. Unbound. Poor. Unbound single sheet mounted on linen with wooden dowels at the top and bottom for hanging. Approximately 38 by 39 ½ inches. A map in color depicting the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire including roads towns as well as names of mountains hills and other geographic features. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a library pastedown on the reverse. Several large tears about 12 inches long or less along the top edge with heavy tattering chipping and loss affecting the Berlin NH region and the legend. General toning minor soiling and a few faint stains. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few minor creases. The National Publishing Company, Publisher unknown
1852017405Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Fair. Illustrated wraps although MISSING rear wrapper. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann and P.T. Barnum in the rear. FAIR/GOOD condition. Rear wrapper MISSING and replaced with a blank leaf being taped to the spine with what appears to be three old name labels these have also replaced the wrapper on the spine. General moderate toning to the front wrapper with some soiling and staining. 1 ½ inch tear at the lower center edge. Extremities worn with the upper right corner missing. Owner's signature on the top of the cover. Minor scattered soiling and foxing in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand unknown
1852010944Boston: Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand 1852. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 179 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A collection of anti-tobacco anecdotes presumably aimed toward a young male audience detailing the crime addiction and suffering associated with tobacco use citing incidents of young men succumbing to the drug. With a collection of short essays by various people including Horace Mann in the rear. POOR condition. Rear wrapper DETACHED but present. Leaf 63/64 MISSING resulting in text missing from that section. Wrappers missing along the spine exposing the signatures beneath. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with dampstaining and other stains present. Moderate to heavy browning to the piece. A few small superficial insect holes along the extremities of the covers and first few pages. A half inch hole in the center front cover with some loss of text. Minor tearing along the extremities. Scattered soiling and staining in the interior. Published for the author by Geo. C. Rand unknown
1785001268Worcester MA: Isaiah Thomas Printer 1785. Original Wraps. Poor. Stitched together with modern thread. Consists of 44 pages plus cover with ornate printers device and text on the verso of the cover. Evans ascribes this almanac to Ezra Gleason but modern scholarship suggests this was the work of Samuel Stearns see Australian Public Library catalog information. Of note in this work is an early printing of the Massachusetts Bill of Rights and a printing of John Dod's well known Sermon on Malt a text celebrating beer and ale originally published in England in the 1600's. Also included are the usual astronomical predictions for the year 1786 and a table of principle roads on the continent in and around Boston. In POOR condition with heavy tattering to the cover page and heavy loss around the extremities of that page. The bottom inch of the next page is missing apparently trimmed with no loss of text. A few other pages suffer from minor losses but nothing that affects the text. The rag paper is browned and somewhat darkened with uneven dampstaining throughout again not affecting readability. A few very faint notations present in ink in the margins of a few pages. Front cover barely attached. The rest of the almanac is solid and complete. Overall heavy wear to this almanac in POOR condition. Photos available upon request. Isaiah Thomas, Printer unknown
1863016615New York: S.W. Wood and Co 1863. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A book length poem on the Civil War pro-Union and anti-Confederacy calling politicians of the South traitors as well as rejecting slavery and its apologists. POOR/FAIR condition. Large bitten/nibbled area affecting most of the upper rear edge and upper rear margin. From the rear cover and diminishing completely by page 66. Lower corner torn from the front cover. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the covers. Some creasing. Scattered foxing and dampstaining in the interior. Owner's signature on the title page. S.W. Wood and Co 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
1973021587Portsmouth NH: Portsmouth 350 Inc 1973. Hard Cover. Good/Good. #167 in a limited edition. Glossy black faux leather hard covers. In dust jackets. 371 503 pages including an index to both volumes in volume 2. With black and white photos. A comprehensive history or Portsmouth NH with topics not discussed extensively elsewhere including the clipper ship days the Return of the Sons celebration in 1853 the effects of major fires on the city as well as a discussion of the notorious red-light district and its closing. Pictures of some of the more infamous bawdy houses are included. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling scuffing and a few minor stains to the jacket. A few small tears and chips resulting in minor loss to the jackets. Superficial scuffing with slight loss of jacket illustrations to volume two. Extremities with minor tears and chips. Large tear along the lower hinge of volume two. Minor fading and soiling to the books. Portsmouth 350, Inc 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
1809017078Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1809. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 477 pp. With several illustrated plates although MISSING 3 at pages 253 313 348 and MISSING the first leaf of the contents page. Volume three only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin focusing on his science experiments and explorations including a lengthy section on electricity as well as meteorology etc. 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. Illustration at page 12 MISSING a part along the fold. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1817017251Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1817. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 564 pp. Volume six only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin this being a collection of letters to and from Benjamin Franklin published from the originals by his grandson William Temple Franklin. 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 intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1848020554New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1848. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps late 1847 early 1848. Printed wraps. 64 pp. Two maps present one depicting the region of Texas and present-day Oklahoma; the other depicting the Oregon Territory. An almanac for 1846 issued by the Whig Party in the United States printing a definition of the party and its platform on the front cover. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a look at the values of foreign currency and money a declaration of principles of the Whig Party from a convention in Massachusetts etc. Of note are several pieces on the US-Mexican War one discussing the origins of the war and another providing the latest news of the war battles etc. A third is a speech by Tom Corwin on the war. Also present is a printing of a speech by Henry Clay at Lexington Kentucky. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1844020715New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1844. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1844. Printed wraps. 72 pp. An almanac for 1844 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states musing on politics etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Moderate soiling staining and spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1845020713New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1845. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1845. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1845 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states printings of the Declaration of Independence the US Constitution and George Washington's Farewell Address etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Moderate wrinkling and edgewear. Upper corners creased. Owner's signature on the upper front cover.Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849020714New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1850020730New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1850. Wraps. Good. no date 1850. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1850 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 pieces on California flogging in the Navy a railroad that would span the isthmus of Panama railways and canals across America etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
1849020795New York: Greeley and McElrath Publisher 1849. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1849. Printed wraps. 64 pp. An almanac for 1849 issued by the Whig Party in the United States. Usual monthly almanac information along with election returns from various states a brief paragraph on the route to California a piece on the electric telegraph short pieces on Texas an account of the US-Mexican War etc. GOOD condition. General uneven toning. Minor soiling. Minor spotting. Light wrinkling and edgewear. Text block toned. Small tear in the lower front cover. Greeley and McElrath, Publisher unknown
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