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18003722<b><i>Family Register of Seward Porter circa 1800</i></b><br /><br /><br />A nicely accomplished though primitive family register of the Seward and Eleanor Porter family. Two colorful plants with birds in their top branches fill the sides of the register. At the top hover two angel-like figures one bearing an hour glass the other blowing a horn. <p>Seward and Eleanor Porter were from Weymouth Massachusetts but relocated to Falmouth in the District of Maine in about 1777 and then to Freeport in about 1782. This family register lists the names birth places and birth dates of the Porter's 13 children from 1778 to 1797. </p>Their fourth son on the list -- also named Seward Porter -- would become a prominent Maine mariner and entrepreneur. He brought the first steamboat to Maine in 1823. In 1837 he published a now-highly-prized set of charts of the Maine coast. For Seward Porter the son see:<i>Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers</i>: Vol 3 p. 453 and Guthorn <i>United States Coastal Charts 1783-1861</i>: p. 29. <br /><br /><b>Condition:</b> Approximately 14 x 10." Iron gall ink on wove sheet with colored decorations. The sheet is mounted on a ca. 1815 newspaper and strips of wallpaper about 1" wide have been applied along the left and right sides. The piece is in fair condition with overall cockling and some water damage. There is a small puncture on the left edge. The ink notations of the birth dates and locations are faded but legible.<br /><br />ICN 3198.
17953732This is the first general history of Maine written in the post-Revolutionary War time period that saw several state histories published including those by Belknap Jefferson and Ramsay. Despite its distinctly chilly initial reception and the less than impressive editorial standards Sullivan's <i>History</i>is a cornerstone work in any collection of Maine material. <p>The <i>History</i>includes as the frontispiece Osgood Carleton's <i>A Map of the District of Maine Drawn from the latest Surveys and other best Authorities by Osgood Carleton</i>. The map measuring 20 5/16 x 16 3/8" includes an inset titled <i>A Map of those parts of the Country most famous for being harassed sic by the Indians</i>. Carleton's map was the most detailed done of Maine to that time. </p><p>At the head of the title page is an inscription which has been lined out: "For D. Laincourt from his Friend the Author."</p><p><b>References:</b> Evans: 29589. Howes <i>USiana:</i> S-1122. Sabin: 93499. Williamson <i>A Bibliography of the State of Maine</i>: 9608. Thompson: <i>Important Maine Maps Books Prints and Ephemera</i>: 18A. For the map: Wheat & Brun <i>Maps and Charts Published in America before 1800</i>: 171. McCorkle <i>New England in Early Printed Maps 1513-1800</i>: Me795.1. </p><p><b>Condition: </b>vii iv 421 pp. With folding map frontispiece.Original full calf with worn red title label. Boards scuffed and bumped with areas of abrasion; joints cracked. Text block is very tight. Occasional light foxing and staining throughout. The map is in remarkably good condition especially in comparison to the usual state in which it is found. Trimmed close as usual along the binding edge. A sharp dark impression with minimal foxing or offsetting. <br /></p><p>ICN 7660.3.</p> Printed by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews hardcover
186635589Augusta: Stevens & Sayward 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Thick octavo. 1 1378 pages 1. Blueish marbled paper covered boards with leather corners and spine. Front board mostly detached and hanging by a thread. Rear cover glued back to the spine. Edge and shelf wear to the boards. Leather rubbed on the spine. Light to moderate toning and damp staining to the contents. Previous owner inscription of W.E. Towne Newport Maine written on the right front flyleaf and page iii. Fair condition only. Stevens & Sayward hardcover
184434352Kennebunkport Maine 1844. Folio broadsheet 11" x 16" printed in four columns recto and verso. Light scattered foxing old folds else Very Good.<br /> <br /> On July 4 1844 Maine's Democratic Party Convention was held in Alfred. Joshua Herrick a farmer was Maine's Democratic Congressman for its First Congressional District during the 1843-1845 Session. He sought renomination. But he was challenged by Judge William Alen Hayes. Hayes's campaign manager was future Supreme Court Justice Nathan Clifford whose manipulations aroused deep resentment over lawyers' control of the democratic process. This broadside reflects those class divisions emerging within the Democratic Party.<br /> Hayes who "is without doubt the richest man in the District-- has all the monied institutions at his control or in his interest-- all the aristocracy a queer idea in a dem. party but nevertheless true all or nearly all the Lawyers. Now what has Col. Herrick to go against this tremendous influence He is what we call self-made. has comparatively but little property but he has the confidence of the yeomanry of the District." Despite this appeal Herrick abandoned his effort to secure the Party's renomination and withdrew his name from consideration. He ran without the nomination and lost. <br /> Not located on OCLC or the online site of AAS. Not in Williamson American Imprints or Sabin. unknown
188641360Portland ME: B. Thurston & Co. 1886. First edition. Self wrappers. A very good- copy partially unopened uncut soiled and edgeworn wrappers small dampstain on lower edge rubbed upper portion of front wrapper. 8 pp with illustrated and oversized wrappers. Illus. with 3 b/w drawings. 4to. A scarce Maine item. Centennial celebration for its 150th anniversary; numerous ads including full page advertisement for B.A. Atkinson & Co. with three images. OCLC locates only three hard copies: Newberry Western Reseve Hist. Soc. and Univ. Of Maine at Orono OCLC: 47002014. B. Thurston & Co. unknown
190234346Bangor Maine: Perkins & Danforh Spoolwood Co 1902. Ledger. Good. Folio ledger. Approx. 14" x 9". A-Z thumb index 561 pages. 325 pages used for record keeping pages 328-561 are blank. Contents include some loose misc. paper records laid in between pages relating to specific accounts. Ledger has black cloth covered boards with leather corners and spine. The outer joints are cracked and split. The leather on the corners and spine is cracked and rubbed. Cloth is lightly shelf worn and chipped on the back cover. Inner hinges are sturdy. <br /> <br /> Accounts are neatly organized with printed page numbers located in the upper corners. Paper is lined with red vertical columns. The hand writing and contents are neat and clean. Dates for the ledger start in 1894 and the latest entries are dated December 1902. Accounts cover manufacturing railroads paper and beef companies individual businesses and partnerships etc. Most of the accounts record payments and dates. The Katahdin account and a few others record agricultural commodities perishable foods labor costs etc. A sample of company names include the Katahdin Iron Works which has 59 account pages Arnold J M Shoe Co. Bangor Pulp and Paper Co. Belknap Motor Co. Brownville Main Slate Co. Bangor Beef Co. Coats J & P Ltd. Doble Brothers Eastern Manufacturing Co. Great Northern Paper Co. Hincks Coal Co. Jordan Lumber Co. Northern Telegraph Co. National Pipe Bending Co. Perkins & Danforth Spoolwood Co. Public Works Co. Old Town Woolen Co. Overseers of the Poor Sweet Caldwell Whittier Beef and dozens more. Perkins & Danforh Spoolwood Co unknown
185034787Portland: Various 1850. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps with titles on the front cover. 19 pamphlets dating from 1822 to 1850 non continuos. Condition range from fair to good. Original outer covers missing except one issue which are now laid inside the contents. Most minutes are untrimmed with several unopened or uncut pages. Stitching loose for a few issues resulting in detached title page and loose parts. Edges of the paper are brittle chipped and flaking. Light toning to the paper. Three minutes have old rubber institutional stamps from the Boston Athenaeum. <br /> <br /> Minutes of the General Conference include:<br /> <br /> 1828 Annual Meeting in Gorham. 24 pages. Last leave detached and chipped. Fair;<br /> 1829 Annual Meeting in Waldoborough. 19 pages 1 page blank. Title page detached. Stitching coming loose and contents are in parts. Fair;<br /> 1830 Annual Meeting in Winthrop. 24 pages. Paper lightly foxed. Period inscription written top of the title page. Good condition;<br /> 1831 Annual Meeting in Fryeburg. 27 pages 1 page blank. Previous owner name top of the title page. Good condition;<br /> 1832 Annual Meeting in Wiscasset. 32 pages. Stitching loose and contents are in parts. Previous owner name top of the title page. Fair;<br /> 1833 Annual Meeting in Portland. 24 pages. Good condition;<br /> 1834 Annual Meeting in Bath. 32 pages. Light scattered foxing. Period inscription written top of the title page. Good condition;<br /> 1837 Annual Meeting in North Falmouth. 23 pages 1 page blank. Red rubber stamp from Boston Athenaeum. Rubbed out pencil inscription front cover. Fair;<br /> 1838 Annual Meeting in Saco. 28 pages. Covers rubbed spotted. Fair;<br /> 1840 Annual Meeting in Hallowell. 24 pages. Good condition;<br /> 1841 Annual Meeting in Machias. 22 pages 1. Previous owner name top of the title page. Dup written in pencil top corner title page. Good condition;<br /> 1842 Annual Meeting in Portland. 24 pages. Pencil date and Dup written top of the title page. Good condition;<br /> 1843 Annual Meeting in Bangor. Disbound. 24 pages. Text trimmed. Title page foxed. Fair condition;<br /> 1844 Annual Meeting in Bath. 32 pages. Trimmed. Original brown outer wraps are detached flaking etc. The covers are laid inside. Fair condition;<br /> 1846 Annual Meeting in Augusta. 24 pages. Good condition;<br /> 1847 Annual Meeting in Portland. 27 pages 1 page blank. Rubbed out inscription title page. Red rubber institutional stamp from Boston Athenaeum. Fair condition;<br /> 1848 Annual Meeting in Bangor. 32 pages. Rubbed out inscription title page. Red rubber institutional stamp on the title page. Fair condition;<br /> 1849 Annual Meeting in Bath. 32 pages. Good condition;<br /> 1850 Annual Meeting in South Berwick. 24 pages. title page torn chipped toned. Fair condition. Various unknown
184444264Washington; Gardiner ME 1844. Very good pair marginal finger soiling only closed tear at one centerfold not obscuring text. 2 pp. 8 x 10 inches. Two letters from George Evans 1797-1867 who was U.S. Senator from Maine during the time of these letters.<br /> <br /> 1: Dated and signed Washington Dec. 20 1842. Bifolium 3 pp. To Rufus Daniel regarding the claims on the estate of Col. Thomas and his son John. Evans tells Daniel that "No examination of any extent has yet been made into the state of his affairs. I hoped it would appear that he had some money on hand or at command but not traces of any a clue to it has been discovered.I had some previous knowledge of them & shall render all the aid in my power to his son in advising the estate. The land here is subject to mortgages to its full value." Evans himself is owed money from the estate.<br /> <br /> 2: Dated and signed Gardiner Maine Aug. 17 1844. 1 pp. Evans declines Daniel C. Baker's invitation to a mass meeting in Lynn Essex County scheduled for September 4th because he was engrossed in work involving the Massachusetts election of September 9th. "We are holding a succession of mass meetings in every county of the state & have made great efforts to obtain distinguished gentlemen from Massachusetts to address our citizens; but not one has yet honored us with his presence. Thus compelled to rely upon our own resources I feel the greater necessity of remaining at my post until we have achieved our victory. I pray you accept this acknowledgment for the flattering terms in which your invitation is conveyed." Daniel Collins Baker 1816-1863 was a Massachusetts politician who served as the third Mayor of Lynn Massachusetts. unknown
185545251Augusta House Augusta ME 1855. Very good folded small tear to one edge minor soiling and ink bleed through. 3 pp. Bifolium. 8 x 10 inches. Letter dated January 4th 1855 one day after the Maine elections from Maubec Mitchell Rawson newly elected Whig member of the Maine House of Representatives to fellow Whig party member and candidate for Governor Isaac Reed reporting on the efforts to fix the vote in favor of Reed's opponent Anson Morrill. Rawson had been appointed as a member of a gubernatorial committee that morning so was privy to the shenanigans: "Much talk is made about the course which some members of the Senate & House wish to pursue. I tell them I have no objections to throwing out the votes in the Hancock Plantation & thereby elect or in any way assist Mr. Milliken but to throw them all out & by so doing disfranchise some thousand & declare Mr. Morrill elected by the people. I tell them such a course will be suicidal to the great American party which Mr. Reed & myself are one."<br /> <br /> He goes on to report who is opposed to these moves and who might be witnesses: "When I see you I will inform you who are the men who are so conscientious about this matter. I am perfectly quiet & cool but I have been at work. most of the time for the last 24 hours. They the Committee propose to spend the night in the committee room so as to have it said that we are doing up business in shape but they are more anxious to declare Mr. Morill Gov by the dear people. I have heard nothing from you but I think my course is patriotic or an honest one & I shall pursue it unless you suggest otherwise. Don't show my letters to anyone. I shall be glad when this session shall close."<br /> <br /> Anson Morrill 1803-1887 was elected Maine's Governor in 1855 and served until 1856. He had been a candidate under the Know Nothing and then Republican parties.<br /> <br /> John F. Milliken however was not among the list of Representatives in 1855 but seems to have gotten himself appointed Postmaster in his hometown.<br /> <br /> Isaac Reed 1809-1887 was a merchant and shipbuilder. He served in the Maine Senate 1839-1840; 1850 1863; the Maine House of Representatives 1842-1843; 1846; 1870-1871; as State Treasurer 1856; and in the U.S. House of Representatives 1852-1853.<br /> <br /> Maubec Mitchell Rawson b. 1825 was from Waldoboro Maine. unknown
190447779New York: C.S. Hammond & Co 1904. Very Good . New York: C.S. Hammond & Co. 1904. Fold-out map of Maine in red pictorial wrappers 33x26 cm. Wrappers gently creased and dust soiled with mild water damage and previous paperclip ghosting. Interior has calendars for 1905 and 1906 and another ad for R. M. Lewsen & Co which matches the exterior proclaiming they are the largest cloak store and leading millinery store in Maine. Map folded with only light toning. A Very Good or better example. C.S. Hammond & Co unknown
190130294Maine: n/a 1901. Journal. Good. 12mo. Blue cloth hardcover titled "U.S. Navy Regulations 1870" repurposed and used for 11 signed dated tipped in correspondence between Ms. Lila P. Harden and "My Dear Friend" My Dear Mr. Hersey" and "My Dear Will." <br /> <br /> On the front paste down is an ex-library label from Freeport High School library Maine. Locations signed at the end of the letters include So. Paris Maine; 49 Waverly Street and "Smuggery." Letters were written on blue-green paper and are not stamped or come with envelopes possibly these were copy letters or from a diary. <br /> <br /> The first letter consists of 6 pages and dated March 30th 1901 and signed "Lila P. Harden So. Paris Maine";<br /> Second letter is dated April 12 1901 and has 8 pages of content; <br /> April 27 third letter has 10 pages; <br /> May 3 fourth letter has 8 pages; <br /> May 10 fifth letter has 8 pages <br /> May 18th sixth letter 8 pages; <br /> May 25th letter has 12 pages; <br /> June 8th has 15 pages;<br /> June 15 letter has 15 pages;<br /> June 22 letter has 10 pages; <br /> and 4 pages of correspondence dated June 27. <br /> <br /> Contents of the letters are personal and infer a close relationship between the couple. Ms Harden in the last correspondence discusses plans to meet Mr. Hersey. Letters also include observations of daily life activities heath weather Church going New England travels etc. There is one letter discussing watching a 'football' game. The blue-green paper is faded a bit but the writing is clean and neat. <br /> <br /> Following the letters are pages 205 to 379 of Navy Regulations. Some faded and worn spots to blue cloth binding. n/a unknown
186234006Boston: Crosby & Nichols 1862. 8vo. xiv 2 403 1 pp. Engraved frntsp. 59 text engravings & plates 1 engraved map. Embssd pebbled plum-coloured cloth over bevld boards gilt lettrng & decrtn on frnt cvr & spine vry mnr wear & rubbng mnr sunng to spine & fore-edges still a nice bright copy. Second edition of this nicely illustrated New England Travelogue during the Civil War including an ascent of Mt. Washington. Crosby & Nichols, hardcover
193537589None: 1935. 1935. TRADE CATALOG. 6" x 8" in colorful pictorial wrappers. 38 pp. illustrations index specifications diagrams pricing. Offers canoe history grades of canoes specifications and diagram of Old Town Canoes followed by photographs and descriptions of as well as specifications for and pricing for 8 different canoe models. Photographs and descriptions of as well as specifications for and pricing for 4 rowboat models. Also photographs specifications pricing for dinghies and several different outdoor motor boats. Illustrations and price list for miscellaneous boating equipment names monograms striping for canoes etc. Information on care and refinishing of canoes and boats. Inside rear wrapper are color illustrations designs available for Old Town Canoes along with pricing. Numerous photographs throughout. Previous owner's business stamp to rear wrapper. Wrappers lightly soiled and with text pulling away from rusty staples at spine. Very good. 1935. unknown
1872106553<p>31 issues of The Riverside Echo for the year 1872 not consecutive and not complete for the year. Each issue is about 8 pages some center creases edge folds some margin and edge chips and tears normal aging. Upper corner with Geo. W. Duncan stamp or notation. Overall in good or better condition. Mostly a literary newspaper but a few other items are sometimes included. </p>
187732064Maine: Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of Maine. Various printers 1877. Wraps. Good. Octavo size. Binding in poor condition with covers and end sheets missing. Top text edges gilt. Pamphlet condition ranges from fair to very good with most in good to very good condition. Some light edge chips to the fragile covers. A complete abbreviated list of the twenty five titles follows:<br /> <br /> 1. Diocese of Maine 1820-1829. No date or printer listed. 32 pages. 1874 inscription on the title page. Light spotting front cover. Good.<br /> <br /> 2. Journal of the Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Churchin The State of Maine Held in St. Paul's Church Portland June 12 & 13 1833. Published in Portland 1833. 16 pages Light toning to the paper. Very good.<br /> <br /> 3. Journal of the sixteenth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church June 1835. 16 pages. Missing the outer covers. Fair condition;<br /> <br /> 4. Diocese of Maine 1820-1840. Printed in Portland 1876. 92 pages of Journals of the Annual Conventions. Diocese of Massachusetts inscription with its embossed blind stamp on the front outer wrap. 92 pages. Very good.<br /> <br /> 5. Journal of the Twenty Second Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Maine May 1841. Printed in Gardiner 1841. 12 pages. No outer wraps. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 6. Maine Convention Protestant Episcopal Church Journal of the Twenty Third Annual Convention. Printed in Gardiner 1842. 14 pages. Original wraps present. Very good;<br /> <br /> 7. Journal of the Twenty Fourth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Portland 1843. 20 pages. Light foxing and wear. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 8. Journal of the Twenty Fifth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Portland 1844. 24 pages. No outer wraps. Ink stain front cover. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 9. Journal of the Twenty Sixth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Portland 1845. 24 pages. No outer wraps. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 10. Journal of the Twenty Seventh Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1846. 24 pages. No outer wraps. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 11. Journal of the Twenty Eighth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1847. 24 pages. No outer wraps. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 12. Journal of the Twenty Ninth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1848. 39 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. 39 pages. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 13. Journal of the Thirtieth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1849. 43 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 14. Journal of the Thirty First Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1850. 40 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 15. Journal of the Thirty Second Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1851. 43 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 16. Journal of the Thirty Third Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1852. 43 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 17. Journal of the Thirty Fourth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1853. 45 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 18. Journal of the Thirty Fifth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1854. 45 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 19. Journal of the Thirty Sixth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Portland 1855. 43 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Larger size paper which is chipped on the edges and covers. Fair condition;<br /> <br /> 20. Journal of the Thirty Seventh Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1856. 56 pages. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Very good condition;<br /> <br /> 21. Journal of the Thirty Fourth Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Maine. Printed in Augusta 1857. 48 pages. Includes folding chart. Outer wraps with "Diocese of Maine" printed on the front cover. Light edge chipping to the covers. Very good condition; <br /> <br /> 22. A Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Maine At the Annual Convention by George Burgess. Printed in Augusta 1853. 20 pages. Includes outer wraps. Institutional and discard stamps on the front wrap and title page. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 23. The Third Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Maine Delivered at the Thirty Seventh Annual Convention in St. Mark's Church Augusta. By Right Rev. George Burgess. Printed in Augusta 1856. 21 pages. Institutional and discard stamps on the front cover and title page. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 24. A Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Maine In Christ Church Gardiner at the Annual Convention July 9 1862. By Right Rev. George Burgess. Printed in Bangor 1862. 22 pages. Institutional and discard stamps on the front cover and title page. Good condition;<br /> <br /> 25 Cathedral Church of Saint Luke Portland Maine. Sermon Preached at the Consecration on the Feast of S. Luke October 18 A.D. 1877. By Morgan Dix. Printed in Portland 1877. 32 pages. Institutional stamp on the front cover and pencil marks on the title page. Light edge chips to the covers. Good condition. Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Maine. Various printers unknown
1902101618Collection of over 30 letters many with original envelopes and stamps a few empty envelopes letters folded some staining soiling and aging a few tears at folds; generally very legible. This collection of letters belonged to Bernard Jordan who lived in Maine. A few different addresses in Maine but the 1940 Census shows him living in Raymond Cumberland Maine which is the address on many of the letters. While the archive spans many years most of the letters are from the 1920s or earlier. Oddly last item in the group is a phone bill from 1962. Most of the content is family related and a letter from June 6 1914 wishes him happy eighteenth birthday. The lot includes one postcard.
19389734London: John Murray 1938. Sara Delano Roosevelt's copy of her son's biography with her initials "SDR" in pencil to the front free end paper from the collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams a relative of FDR and his mother. Sara Delano Roosevelt clearly read the book with close interest as indicated by the marginal pencil lines scattered throughout the text. As these annotations are fairly extensive albeit heavily concentrated in the latter two-thirds of the book which concentrate on F.D.R.'s political career 1910s-1930s it is difficult to identify Sara's precise points of interest although there is the odd occurrence. For example on p.96 a less-encountered double-line is pencilled next to a sentence regarding F.D.R.'s embarkation on a new destroyer the Dyer during the First World War on which occasion "since he was sailing under secret orders neither his wife nor his mother could see him off" perhaps a difficult memory that stuck in Sara's mind. More broadly sections concerning family friends and commentary regarding F.D.R.'s political achievements appear to have elicited the most interest. A touching relic indicative of Sara's famous devotion and steadfast support for her son whom she lived to see elected three times as President of the United States. An account of the life and character of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt by family friend writer and music critic Basil Maine 1894-1972. The present copy comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr 1910-2001 the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. First edition. Publisher's original pink cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. Illustrated with nine black and white photographs. Panels of the original dustwrapper loosely laid in along with a newspaper obituary of Sir Sayaji Rao Indian ruler of Baroda who was a guest at the White House in 1934. A very good copy the binding square and firm with a little fading to the spine. The contents with toning to two text pages resulting from the insertion of the newspaper cutting are otherwise excellent throughout. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1938 John Murray hardcover
1865586Augusta Maine: Head Quarters John L. Hodson Adjutant General's Office 1865. String. Very good. 8vo; 48pp; publisher's tan wrapper string binding; stab hole in upper left corner through wrappers and all leaves 1" chip to rear wrapper light soiling to wrapper scattered foxing light chipping to spine; very good minus. Laws concerning the military in the state of Maine. Detailed review of Chapter 307 and its sections. Interesting in that there was an exemption for Quakers and Shakers. In addition no "idiot lunatic common drunkard vagabond pauper or person convicted of any infamous crime" could be allowed to serve. Head Quarters, John L. Hodson, Adjutant General's Office unknown
189554270Boston MA: F.N. Atwood c. 1895 1898. One colour lithograph reverse mounted on glass sized 8 x 13 in. fitted with brass chain frame and hanger possibly used as chimney flue cover minor edgewear to glass minor soiling to chain very minor spotting dustsoiling still an excellent piece w/ bright strong image. The USS Maine ACR-1 was launched in 1895 and was an armored cruiser together with her near-sister ship USS Texas with two gun turrets staggered en echelon rather than on the centerline with fore gun sponsoned out on the starboard side of the ship. As she took seven years to build she was out of date upon launching. She sailed with the North Atlantic Squadron operating from Norfolkd along the East Coast and the Caribbean. Feb. 15 1898 an explosion obliterated the forward third of the ship killing 260 sailors and the Spanish-American War began in April 1898 two months later. Atwood b. 1844 was a Massachusetts nautical maritime painter who operated studios in Boston and Maine and painted the original for Brigadier General H.A. Wheeler in 1895 and in 1898 the colour print was issued as a patriotic souvenir. Victorian flue covers were used after the chimney flues were removed in 19th-century homes following Winter and often served as an advertising giveaway. F.N. Atwood, unknown
1947288668Privately Printed 1947 Green/Gilt Cloth B/W Photographs W/ Laid In Letter Providing Family Information. 661 Pgs. Original Publication. Rare. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Privately Printed hardcover
0365549126.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2008x-1846283787Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 712 pages. 9.50x7.50x1.25 inches. Springer-Verlag New York Inc hardcover
2000mon0003873896Springer 10/31/2008 12:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 1.7000 9.1000 7.1000. Springer hardcover
38835253-75Springer London Limited. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Springer London, Limited unknown
1022089617.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
