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MADAGASCAR - DU MAINE et alBiblio.com

Neueste Beiträge zur Kunde der Insel Madagascar. Aus dem Französischen. Enthaltend: Du Maine's Ubersicht der Westküste von Madagaskar. - Du Maines Reise nach dem Lande Ankaye. - Capmartin. Ueber die St. Augustins=Bai auf der Westseite von Madagask.

Charles Lowell; John Faxon; Micajah Hawks; Maine Supreme Judicial CourtBiblio.com

Report of the trial of an action Charles Lowell against John Faxon and Micajah Hawks doctors of medicine defendants : for malpractice in the capacity of physicians and surgeons : at the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine holden at Machias for the county of Washington June term 1824 before the Hon. Nathan Weston Jun. justice of the Court

18252001060051Portland Me. : Printed for James Adams Jr. by David and Seth Paine 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Medical Malpractice: Early American Legal History Front board detached. 124 p. Institutional stamps on title page. First edition of a medical malpractice pamphlet from Machias Maine. The plaintiff Charles Lowell 1793-1858 was an Ellsworth ME lawyer who was thrown from his horse. Lowell was injured in the fall and he dislocated his left hip. Due to poor medical treatment the injury progressed to paralysis on the left side of his body. "Lowell sued Faxon and Hawks for malpractice and asked for $10000 in damages. In March 1823 a jury found Faxon and Hawks guilty of malpractice and awarded Lowell $1962 an extraordinary sum in the early nineteenth century. The physicians appealed the case and won the opportunity for a retrial. The jury in the second trial could not decide on a verdict and passed the case to the trial judge who awarded Lowell only $100. The defendants appealed this verdict too which led to a third trial. The jury could not decide on a verdict and Judge Weston convinced Lowell to drop the malpractice charge permanently. The volume of literature on this case far exceeded the literature published on any other suit in the century and underlines the rarity of the litigation in this period. The Lowell drama generated intense national interest and haunted the central characters for years. The series of trials reportedly cost Lowell $2000 and left him in financial ruin. Dr. Hawks spent between $2000 and $3000 on his defense and labored for years to overcome his debt." De Ville Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America pp. 13 18-19. Shoemaker 21263. Cohen M.L. Bib. of Early American Law 11996. Portland [Me.] : Printed for James Adams, Jr., by David and Seth Paine hardcover

SequiturBooks · États-Unis490,00 $US≈ 414,59 €

HENRY SUMNER MAINEBiblio.com

ANCIENT LAW - ITS CONNECTION WITH THE EARLY HISTORY OF SOCIETY AND ITS RELATION TO MODERN IDEAS

1861000038JOHN MURRAY 1861 JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET. LONDON. 1861 FIRST EDITION. Henry Sumner Maine's 1861 compilation of ancient laws dealing with property inheritance crime and civil law. Provenance: Original owner Charles Fernald Victorian-era judge Name and year - 1862 inscribed inside front board item stamped 'SANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. 1943'; raised circular blind stamp on two pages once part of an extensive library collection that once graced the Fernald Mansion; now a historical landmark Museum in Santa Barbara California. Description: 514 pages Faux Light Brown Leather pebble grain texture blind stamped geometric pattern of 5 double rectangles on spine edge gilt stamped/embossed title/publisher at spine double rectangular frame blind stamped front/rear boards with double edged frame natural torn leaf edge by Edmond & Remnants London. Dimensions: 9" x 5 3/4" x 1 1/4". Condition: Very Good; moderately bumped/rubbed spine with a tiny break/tear at each end very gently hinges rubbed at crown/heel moderately bumped/rubbed front board corners gently bumped/rubbed rear board corners hinges secure interior pages light brown with some very light spotting very light puckering in a couple of areas strong spine age toned leaf edge 2 previous ownership inscriptions. NOTES: Cambridge book review 1931: "Maine's Ancient Law on its first publication in 1861 was immediately recognized as an epoch-making work on historical jurisprudence". In a later edition 1931 "Although later researches and discussion have shown some of the author's conclusions cannot be accepted as accurate it is remarkable to what a small extent the work has affected by subsequent investigation. The useful Introduction supplied by Professor Allen points out very adequately to the student those parts of the work which should be received with caution. The work will always maintain its position as a classic in Jurisprudence and the inclusion of it in the 'World's Classics' series in so dainty a form". 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. JOHN MURRAY hardcover

De Coux and Associates Books · États-Unis700,00 $US≈ 592,27 €

[Carriers Address]: [Maine]: [Texas]Biblio.com

New Year's Address to the Patrons of The Union. Sent by the Carrier Boy contained on page 4 of THE UNION Vol. 1 No. 49

184613085Saco ME: January 7 1846. 4pp. on a single large folio sheet of newsprint. Old folds minor foxing disbound from larger volume with tell-tale chips along binding edge. Still very good condition. An unusual appearance of a carrier's address printed on most of the back page of the January 7 1846 issue of The Union newspaper published in Saco Maine. The address itself is printed in three columns and contains typical news of the day particularly the imminent statehood of Texas and Oregon the election of Polk and Liberty Party presidential candidate James Birney former slave owner turned abolitionist and with several lines decrying the issue of slavery. An example of the latter from the middle column reads: "But change we now a while our verse Disunion threatens with its curse The land the great and good have blest With pure example wise behest And slavery rears her hideous head Among the sons of Freedom's dead. Was it t'enslave dark Afric's race Our country braved a tyrant base Unloosed our chains from England's Throne To rivet them on those at home How false the cry for Freedom dear From those who've strove from year to year T'extend to lands which should be free The blight of endless slavery!" There is also a passage concerning both Texas AND slavery also involving Birney: "As on the banks of Rio Grande The future slave of Texas stands And sees his children from him torn To bear the wrongs which he has borne Hie eyes suffused with bitter tears Glance up the long vista of years Among the sufferings of his race In hopes their author's name to trace; How does he start and heave a groan Birney he sees stands out alone!" The address is also interesting for the elaborate ornamental border composed of printer's ornaments including floral elements and patriotic symbols. This is the first time we have seen a carriers address integrated into the newspaper itself. January 7 unknown

The Joe Fay Company LLC · États-Unis950,00 $US≈ 803,80 €

[Maine – Maritime History – Caribbean] Higgins, William; Burritt, Elijah H; et alBiblio.com

Logbook and Other Materials of William Higgins Sea Captain from Bowdoinham Maine 1830–1898

1898List2965United States and Caribbean 1898. Approximately twenty-nine pieces: logbook of eighty-four double-sided pages measuring 13 x 20 inches; eight letters seventeen documents and forms and three pieces of miscellany. Much wear and significant damage to logbook including water damage mildew and tearing; log book overall fair to good minus. Other materials good to very good. Overall good. William Higgins 1791â€“1872 was a farmer sea captain and owner of and investor in ships from Bowdoinham Maine. According to the Maine Maritime Museum which holds his family papers Higginsâ€™ ships traded mainly in lumber which they took from Wilmington North Carolina to the Caribbean. Offered here is a logbook recording the travels of several of Higginsâ€™ ships particularly the brigs Mary Jane and Llewellyn alongside related documents and personal letters. The logbook dating between 1832 and 1836 extensively documents the course wind data and weather remarks for travels of the ships between east coast US port cities and various locations in the Caribbean including Barbados St. Thomas and Martinique. The logbook also contains a copy of astronomer and mathematician Elijah Burrittâ€™s illustration â€œA Plan of the Solar System Exhibiting its Relative Magnitudes and Distancesâ€ engraved by W. G Evans and printed in 1835 by F.J. Huntington. The letters and documents date from 1830 to 1867 and are also mostly business-related including an insurance document for the brig William Parrington a roll of sailors enlisted to work on a six-month journey between the Caribbean and the US in 1845 a bill of sale for Â¼ stake in the brig Mary Jane and receipts and logs for items including various liquors sugar molasses casks and so on. One letter from a young man in Wilmington requests advice on how to start his own business in the style of Higginsâ€™; other letters concern family matters. One interesting undated document is a writ addressed to the Marshal of the District of Maine concerning a lawsuit filed against Higgins and Rufus Carr master of the William Parrington by Zachrisson Nelson Co. The suit alleged that Carr acting as an agent for the shipâ€™s owners that is Higgins had agreed to an affreightment involving shipping from Jamaica to Spain to New York but had then â€œwholly neglected and refused to do soâ€. Of interest to scholars of maritime history and trade in the mid-19th century. unknown

Auger Down Books · États-Unis2 500,00 $US≈ 2 115,25 €

[Casco Bay, Maine] [Nautical Chart] Moody, LemuelBiblio.com

Chart of Portland Harbour and Islands and Harbours Adjacent Extending from the River Kennebec to Wood Island and Winter Harbour Drawn from the Survey of Des Barres with Additions and Corrections by L. Moody.

18283754Important Early Chart of Portland Maine HarborLemuel Moody 1767-1846 was an enterprising sea captain and nautical entrepreneur in Portland Maine. Realizing "the great necessity of a correct Chart of Portland Harbour and the dangerous Rocks near Cape Elizabeth also of Winter Harbour and the numerous islands in Casco Bay" Moody decided to produce such a chart. By 1825 the Atlantic Neptune charts that included this area were more than 50 years old and in need of updating. Moody took advantage of the opportunity and produced this chart using the Atlantic Neptune charts as the foundation. In a notation on the original agreement for producing the chart Moody states that "I did the whole of the survey." This impressive chart of Casco Bay was his sole cartographic undertaking. The chart covers the area from Saco Bay to Seguin Island. A large inset at the upper left focuses on the immediate area around Portland harbor including a detailed layout of streets and wharves. Small drawings of several sailing ships decorate the chart. Of particular interest is one sailing vessel being towed by a steam-belching vessel southeast of Small Point an early record of steam-powered ships in Maine waters.One of the prominent landmarks that Moody included on the chart is the Portland Observatory an 86' high tower that still stands atop Portland's Munjoy Hill. The Observatory one of Moody's entrepreneurial undertakings was built in 1807 and served as a marine signaling tower. Using a telescope from the tower and a flag-based signaling system Moody would – for an annual fee – alert ship owners of the arrival of their vessels well in advance of their arrival in the harbor.The chart went through at least five states of which this is the second. The fortuitous survival of Moody's business records and the known construction dates of certain marine landmarks make it possible to identify the dates and production run of the various states of the chart with a fair degree of specificity. While all the charts produced include the initial publication date of 1825 in the title later states were known to have been printed in 1828 1832 1838 and 1857. The initial 1825/6 printing was 191 charts. For this second state only 49 charts were struck from the plates.The second state is distinguished by the addition of two light towers that were constructed in Cape Elizabeth in 1828. Known now appropriately enough as "Two Lights" the two structures still stand though one has been decommissioned as a navigation aid. The updates to the copperplate and printing of this state were by Andrew Allen of Boston.Moody's chart is very uncommon in any of its states. OCLC identifies three institutional holders as of September 2021: State Library of Massachusetts Osher Map Library and Boston Public Library. Additional examples are held at the Maine Historical Society Library of Congress Yale and at least one private collector. No examples of the chart were identified in the Antique Map Price Record during its run from 1983 to 2011.A very attractive example of an important and scarce early Maine chart.Reference: Phillips A List of Maps of the United States: p. 717 Mistakenly titled as Map of Portland Harbour and Islands…Acknowledgment: I am indebted to Ms. Frances Pollitt formerly of the Maine Historical Society for sharing her research on the dating and production of Moody's chart.Condition: Lined on reverse mending several tears. Very minor recreation of image loss and restoration of blank margin areas.ICN 7690.3. [Lemuel Moody.] .] Engd by D. G. Johnson. Entered According to Act of Congress July 13th, 1825. [but 1828.]

BICKERSTAFF'S BOOKS, MAPS &C. · États-Unis11 000,00 $US≈ 9 307,10 €