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1836022178Dover NH: J.T. Gibbs Publisher 1836. Quarter Leather. Poor. Folio. Quarter leather with marbled boards. Large folio. Bound volume of the Dover New Hampshire newspaper the Dover Gazette and Strafford Advertiser comprising of every weekly issue spanning from December 1 1835 to November 22 1836. Of particular note are many articles recounting events of the Battle of the Alamo in Texas. The first account appears in an early April issue of the paper reporting on what a New Orleans newspaper reported. After this short account longer articles appear documenting more of the battle the events and other news from fighting in Texas. These appear sporadically throughout the rest of the volume. For example the May 3 issue reports news from the Texas Telegraph which prints the names of those dead in the attack mentioning David Crockett James Bowie and many others. Many other articles on battles in the Texas Revolution also appear throughout as well as other news relating to it. Other news in the paper reports on a massacre of crew of the whaling ship Awashonks; the a brief account of the building of a Mormon temple in Kirtland Ohio; the Florida War with the Seminole; a massacre in Hawaii; news on insurrections of enslaved people in Kentucky and New Orleans; a piece on Sam Houston etc. POOR condition. Ex-library with minor stamping. Covers and first several blank endpapers DETACHED. Covers scuffed faded and worn especially along the extremities. Other than the first several endpapers the text block is solid and clean. One or two papers have an ownership signature in ink on the top of the page. J.T. Gibbs, Publisher unknown
1831022205Dover NH: J.T. Gibbs Publisher 1831. Quarter Leather. Good. Folio. Quarter cloth with marbled boards. Large folio. Bound volume of the Dover New Hampshire newspaper the Dover Gazette and Strafford Advertiser comprising of every weekly issue spanning from December 7 1830 to November 29 1831. Of particular note is an account of the Nat Turner Rebellion in the September 6 1831 issue. Several articles are printed recounting the events and immediate aftermath. One full page is devoted to a message from President Andrew Jackson in which he discusses the removal of Native Americans from lands they inhabited a plan which set in motion what would become known as the Trail of Tears. Also present is a lengthy article on the American pirate Charles Gibbs recounting the events of the mutiny where he tried to seize the Brig Vineyard. He and his accomplice Thomas J. Wansley were caught and Gibbs was executed. Gibbs alias of James Jeffers committed many acts of piracy in the early 1800s although the truth behind the accounts was often lacking. GOOD condition. Ex-library with exterior spine labels interior pastedowns and minor markings. Front endpaper DETACHED. Minor scuffing fading soiling to the covers. Years written on masking tape taped to the spine. Paper a bit browned and brittle. J.T. Gibbs, Publisher unknown
1740200020AG1740. Nuremberg Homann Heirs c.1740. Original hand-coloured map. Plate Size: 55.6 cm x 48.7 cm. Sheet Size: 60 cm x 52 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Trace of foxing along sheet edges. Minor open tear with missing material evident to fore edge. Lower margin running out towards left corner. Centre-fold as issued. Sandler S. 136 nach Moll; mit Dat. 1740; Kapp Jamaica 59; Palmer Bermuda 32; Campbell Barbados 26 u. Taf. X; Tooley Antigua 18 u. St. Kitts 23. - Alle Bibliogr. außer Sandler datieren 1737. Very interesting set of five maps on a single sheet showing the highly-prized British possessions in the Caribbean - St. Kitts Antigua Bermuda Barbados and Jamaica - each in excellent detail noting cities rivers roads forts plantations surrounding islands political/administrative subdivisions and a host of other topographical features. The individual maps include separate title and scale bars with most having additional descriptions in German and reference keys. Barbados is orientated with north facing left while the rest are all orientated North. A beautifully decorative title cartouche is presented in the top right and includes the title in Latin as well as German. English/German translations of mapping terms and the text on the maps is in German. Homann Erben/Heirs was a prominent German publishing firm in the European map market throughout the eighteenth century. Founded in 1702 by Johann Baptist Homann the business passed to his son Christoph upon Johanns death in 1724. Christoph died in 1730 aged only 27 and the firm was inherited by subsequent Homann heirs. This changed the name of the company which was known as Homann Erben or Homann heirs. The firm continued in business until 1848. unknown
020173New York: American Anti-Slavery Society Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed circa late 1850s due to the mention of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Pamphlet. 8 pp. An antislavery tract using the words of various ministers and preachers against themselves to cite the hypocrisy in preaching Christianity to enslaved people using those words to rebut the notion that slavery enlightened enslaved people through religion. Higginson also cites the sermons of Rev. Meade of Virginia who told enslaved people that god put them on Earth to serve their masters. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a militant abolitionist being a member of the disunion abolitionists and arguing for the disobeying of the Fugitive Slave Law. He was a colonel in the 1st South Carolina Volunteers the first authorized African American regiment and continued to fight for the rights of freed enslaved people after the war. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a stamp on the front and rear cover. Moderate toning and minor soiling. See Sabin 31755 for this and other works by Higginson. American Anti-Slavery Society, Publisher unknown
1854020858Nashua NH: Published for J.R. Dodge 1854. Unbound. Poor. Single sheet 34 ¾ by 24 ¼ 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 tearing to the entire piece 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. 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
1907024138American Historical Association: 1907. 646 pages. Part I of two parts on the Republic of Texas.The annual report of the American Historical Association for 1907 issued in two volmes. This is volume II. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER dark blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. American Historical Association: Hardcover
1901014341Washington: Government Printing Office 1901. Pamphlet. Poor. Printed wraps. MISSING rear wrapper and ALL pages after page 256. A collection of rulings on laws and other legal decisions relating to Native Americans in the United States and their treatment in the legal sense by the US government. This includes specific claims lawsuits and rulings under territorial and state affairs civil actions and claims etc. giving names of tribes and/or persons mentioned in each case or ruling/law. POOR condition. MISSING rear cover and all pages after 256. Heavy browning to the front cover with tape burns near the spine. Heavy chipping and tattering to the backstrip with some chipping along the fore edge. Some toning in the interior. Government Printing Office unknown
184954750Madrid La Imprenta Nacional 1849. Small 4to. Contemp. hcloth. Gilt lettering on spine. Stamp on title-page. 2468 pp. 1 folded table. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>This edition not in Sabin. Sabin 19679 for other editions. </em> hardcover
181055475Madrid La Imprenta Real 1810. Small 4to. Clothbacked marbled boards. Uncut. VIII455 pp. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>First edition. - Sabin 19678. </em> hardcover
184956698Madrid La Imprenta Nacional 1849. Small 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Richly gilt spine. Gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. 4421 pp. 1 folded table. Internally clean and fine. <br/><br/><em>This edition not in Sabin. Sabin 19679 for other editions. </em> unknown
1896025198Longsman Green: 1896. 1168 pages. 2 FINE- HARDCOVERS with the bookplate of William Crowninshield Endicott Nov. 19 1826 - May 6 1900. He was an American politician and the Secretary of War in the Administration of President Grover.". Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longsman, Green: Hardcover
021204No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. Single sheet of paper roughly 5 ½ by 3 ½ inches. A piece of paper bearing the signature of Daniel Webster at the upper right with the name of George Wadleigh Esquire below. Dover NH written below that. No provenance given with this although it was originally from Dover and George Wadleigh was a somewhat notable name in the 19th century history of the town. We have not independently verified the signature of Daniel Webster but it does match known examples of his signature that we have seen. GOOD condition. Some wrinkling and creasing to the paper with minor toning and soiling. Edges a bit uneven presumably from being cut at some point. No publisher unknown
1859017039Washington DC: Gales and Seaton 1859. Tabloid. Good. Side folding large tabloid newspaper. A single issue of this long running newspaper published in Washington DC first published in 1800 and publishing until 1870 with an eventual bias toward conservative Whig policies. Besides the usual ads and political news this issue contains two "Was Committed" notices last page bottom right one pertaining to Mary Norris George Park and Sally King the other pertaining to Lewis West. All four were African-Americans with Mary Norris George Park and Lewis West being enslaved people from enslaver Robert E. Lee. According to the US National Park Service website devoted to Robert E. Lee's Arlington House Memorial Mary Norris George Parks and another man Wesley Norris believed they were free based on a provision in the will of George Washington Custis. Based on this knowledge the three emancipated themselves traveling to Pennsylvania. They were all captured in Maryland. According to contemporary newspaper accounts New York Tribune in June 1859 Lee had the re-captured African-Americans whipped. Wesley Norris himself wrote an article in the Anti-Slavery Standard in 1866 which provides his account of the whipping. Early historians and biographers dismissed both accounts considering them to be accounts used for anti-slavery propaganda. Lee himself was silent on the subject with many of his contemporaries and historians taking his silence as a denial. However modern research suggests the accounts of Wesley Norris and others were true dispelling the myth of Lee as benevolent enslaver perpetuated by earlier historians. The first notice states that Norris Park and West were committed to jail on May 26th and that "George and Mary say they belong to Col. Robert Lee of Fairfax County Virginia." The complexion and height of all three are given as well as descriptions of the clothing they wore. Sally King asserted that she was free living in Washington with a Mrs. D. Bread. According to the piece they all initially left Washington on May 22nd 1859. The second notice contains the same information as the first although it appears Lewis West was jailed on May 27th but also asserted he "belongs to Col. Robert Lee." Both notices request that the "owner or owners" come forward and pay all charges due. Also present is a notice of "young servants for sale" indicating the availability of several girls from ages 11 to 15 as well as young men from 21 to 25 years old. All were apparently located in Georgetown. The newspaper is in GOOD condition. Paper split chipped and deteriorating along the spine with very slight loss of letters to some of the "was committed" ads. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Moderate toning along the spine edge. Small hole worn through at the intersection of the fold creases. Some wrinkling and creasing to the paper. Several small tears along the extremities. Gales and Seaton unknown
1898112787Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 in to 9 in Tall. Two great boks in one volume. Decorated hardcover no dust jacket. 569 pages. Illustrated. THE HISTORY of the world is largely a history of wars. Whether or not it is true that civilization gets forward upon a powder-cart it is undeniable that the powder-cart keeps well up with the procession. The present work is a record of two wars closely associated together and both making especially direct appeal to the sympathies of the American people. It was in a war that our own freedom and in- dependence were won. We cannot then regard with indifference the much longer and not less heroic struggles of Cuba for the same great bless- ings. They have been conducted almost within sight of our own shores and have materially affected our own interests. They cannot be forgotten while liberty is loved or valor appre- ciated. Neither can the story of them told as it is in this volume in hot blood directly from the field of suffering and strife and triumph be other than fascinating to the student or to the patriot. It had been the lot of this country to wage three great wars before the present. The first was for independence. The second was for sovereign rights in equality with all other nations. The third was for the preservation of the Union. All three were gloriously successful both in the triumph of our arms and in the establishment of the principles for which they were waged. <br/> <br/> Globe Bible Publishing hardcover
022477Cincinnati: VThe Crosley Corporation Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. no date circa 1939. Roughly 3 by 6 inch booklet unfolding into 6 panels. Black and white photos of a Crosley car included as well as a blue colorized one on the front. A brochure issued presumably for the 1939 World's Fair touting the as of yet produced Crosley car. Production for consumers would start in 1939. Crosley known for its manufacturing of radios and car accessories began this venture to offer sub-compact cars to US consumers. Cars and other vehicles were produced from 1939 to 1952 with production suspended during World War II. Crosley included many innovations on its vehicles that were well ahead of the larger auto manufacturers. While initially popular especially during gas rationing sales declined by 1952 because of competition from larger auto makers. Brochure includes descriptions of the vehicles specifications etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. VThe Crosley Corporation, Publisher unknown
019512New York: Sackett and Wilhelms. Spiral Bound. Good. no date circa 1940. Illustrated wraps spiral bound. Unpaginated perhaps 100-150 pp. Printed on single sides only. A promotional work issued by Sackett and Wilhelms Lithograph Company highlighting the work of commercial and graphic artists and photographers. A few entries with brief biographies. Each artist with one full page sample of work. Index to artists in the rear. GOOD condition. Moderate fading and scuffing to the covers with some soiling and a few small stains. Heavy scuffing and wear along the extremities. Paper toned in the interior with a few pages bearing small tears in the center. Sackett and Wilhelms unknown
020797No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. A blank form commanding the recipient to appear at the next Interior Court of Common Pleas in Essex County Salem Massachusetts with the date 175-. Signature of Joseph Bowditch at the bottom right corner. Bowditch was a merchant and sailor from Salem Massachusetts who served as sheriff justice of the peace and town clerk in Salem. GOOD. Fold creases present. Minor foxing and wrinkling. No publisher unknown
007120No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher or place perhaps Montgomery Alabama. 1870. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. 16 pp. A printing of a short letter undersigned by Thomas M. Peters and Alex. White and addressed to William H. Smith then governor of Alabama followed with a lengthy response to the letter by Smith. The first letter questions the governor's efforts in Alabama including that he had 'been indifferent or inert in your efforts to enforce the laws in punishing Ku-Klux outrages murders and assassinations' as well as mentioning that 'Union men dare not speak their sentiments in Alabama.' Smith answers the letter by citing his efforts to adhere to the policies of Reconstruction as well as the struggles to get Alabama citizens and delegates to go along with the US government stipulations. He also contradicts the claims of indifference to Ku-Klux Klan crimes as well as pointing out that he and other Republicans feel safe in Alabama and are under no threat of assassination. The letters are dated July 6 and July 9th of 1870. William H. Smith was the first Republican governor of Alabama and was considered a pro-Union advocate despite being a former owner of enslaved persons. One of the letter writers Thomas M. Peters may have been the pro-Union politician and State Supreme Court judge nominated by the Republican party Alabama Government Archives website. GOOD condition. Minor browning and very light foxing to the piece. A few faint fold creases present. No publisher unknown
018984No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Perhaps circa 1864. Pamphlet. Lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 16 pages. A work relying heavily on quoted scripture to discuss the will of God and people especially as it relates to politics and government. It appears this was a long-winded way for Mr. Halsted to assert that the New York City politicians associated with Tammany Hall were being victimized by the Albany Regency politicians who were apparently using their positions as politicians to gain personal wealth. Historical perspective suggests this letter now seems somewhat ironic. While not in Sabin the bibliography indicates Halsted wrote then published letters to presidents Pierce and Lincoln. Good condition. Faint dampstain to the lower foredge margin. Alphanumeric pencil notation to the upper front page. Minor soiling and foxing. No publisher unknown
1803021266Boston: Manning and Loring 1803. Hard Cover. Good. Paper covered boards. 222 pp. Volume two only of this history of Massachusetts with a heavy focus on events leading up to and during the French and Indian War. This includes mention of various Native American tribes as well as some description of military battles etc. GOOD condition. Ex library. Exterior label and interior pastedowns/treatments present. Spine completely covered/repaired with black cloth binding tape. Minor fading. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Interior front hinge of volume one also repaired with tape. Minor scattered foxing in the interior. Text block cracked but intact at page 221. Sabin 49321. Manning and Loring unknown
39747London: Printed for J. Roberts 1744. First edition 8vo 4 iv 30pp. with half-title short tear on inner blank margin nineteenth century half calf head of spine chipped. Sometimes attributed to C. A. Heath. The variant with the 'Price six-pence' on the half-title. Sabin 15940; Kress 4708; Goldsmith 8071; Hanson 5819. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1744 unknown
1955021736Boston Athenaeum: 1955. 920 pages with an Introduction by Walter Muir Whitehill. 2 FINE- HARDCOVERS. Blue cloth covers lettering is bright on spines and covers. . Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston Athenaeum: Hardcover
1869020389Washington: Government Printing Office 1869. Disbound. Good. Disbound government document lacking any wrappers or spine holding it together. 239 pp. all loose but complete. It appears all pages were slightly cropped along the left edge and perhaps the other edges as well. A US government document providing lengthy testimony on the voter suppression disenfranchisement and violence encountered by African Americans in the state of Georgia when trying to vote or serve in office. Governor Rufus Bullock opens the testimony recalling several incidents of violence and intimidation and discusses the expulsion from state congress of 29 African Americans elected to office. Following his testimony Henry McNeal Turner testifies as to his experiences as a leader in the African Methodist Episcopal Church working in Georgia. Bullock worked to establish equal rights for African Americans in Georgia becoming the "most hated man in the state." He left Georgia in 1871 due to threats made by the Ku Klux Klan. GOOD condition. Disbound with wear as noted above. Presumably ex-library with a faint library name stamped on the page edges. Uneven toning to the pages heavy to several. Government Printing Office unknown
019671No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. Collection of 15 invitations to US State dinners wedding invitations and other similar events. All various sizes and pagination. Some include dinner menus seating information. All from the same private collection from an executive of a very large international insurance firm name of owner and firm withheld for privacy. The previous owner saved these items for an apparent planned scrapbook mounting most on paper with either glue or staples. The owner was a highly placed executive in an insurance company and travelled throughout the world extensively. They were active in politics through donations and fundraising and it appears their family was friendly with the Roosevelts especially Eleanor Roosevelt. The previous owner's work for the insurance company led them to meet with various heads of state worldwide including US government officials. Some of the people associated with this firm were also involved in World War II activities including financing the Flying Tigers in China as well as work for the OSS using knowledge gained from insurance work. While we have not found any direct connection to intelligence work by this owner their ties to those who did are strong. NB: we are starting the process of cataloguing four boxes of material from this individual both personal and business correspondence. More information on the collection available on request. Included in this lot: invitation to a 1966 dinner in honor of Takeo Fukuda Japanese Minister of Finance; invitation to a 1966 dinner in honor of Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines; invitation to a 1966 dinner in honor of Makato Usami Governor of the Bank of Japan; Several items relating to a 1967 state dinner with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany including the invitation from President Johnson; a wedding announcement and invitation to the reception of the marriage of Hope Aldrich daughter of John D. Rockefeller; a several page seating list to a 1966 banquet in honor of Ferdinand Marcos and his wife; a program to the preceding event; an invitation sent by Vice President Humphrey to a 1967 luncheon with the President of Mexico; an invitation and two other items to a luncheon in honor of Nikita Khrushchev in New York in 1959; a 1959 invitation to a dinner marking the presentation of the General William J. Donovan Memorial Award one of the founders of the OSS; an invitation to a special US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Judge Learned Hand; a pamphlet invitation for a 1956 closed circuit telecast featuring Adlai Stevenson Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt and others. All in GOOD or better condition with some fold creases stapling or gluing some ink notations as to whether the invitations were accepted or declined and other minor wear. Most with binder holes punched along one side. No publisher unknown
1767020556Portsmouth: No Publisher 1767. Unbound. Good. Single sheet printed on a single side only. 12 ¼ by 7 ½ inches. Armorial ornament of King George III at the top of the sheet followed by printed text asserting that in pursuance of the Acts passed in the General Assembly of the Province of New Hampshire the town named Dover New Hampshire was required to pay the stated sum of taxes as well as naming the constables or collectors who collected the sums. Signed by George Jaffrey at the bottom with the remains of a wax seal present. George Jaffrey Esquire was part of a prominent New Hampshire family who essentially held an oligarchy in the province. They and a few others sought to separate New Hampshire from the province of Massachusetts and through various machinations and political maneuverings did so. George Jaffrey eventually became treasurer of New Hampshire. In the run up to and during the American Revolutionary War Jaffrey was a staunch Loyalist asserting that it was just a few people causing the turmoil and that eventually the colonies would remain with England. Despite his beliefs and the danger it caused him he held his post and remained in Portsmouth New Hampshire during the war. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present with a few small tears along the folds. A 1 inch triangular area torn off from the upper edge. Uneven toning. Handwriting on the reverse clerical in nature. Many small old paper repairs present along the center fold. No Publisher unknown
