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Wings Over Chanute Field
Chanute Field IL: Army Air Forces Training Command Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed mid 1940s. Illustrated wraps with an aircraft engine on the front cover and a black and white photo of a bomber airplane and airmen standing at attention. Folio. 32 pp. including covers. Black and white photos throughout. A pictorial look at Chanute Field a technical training school for soldiers then in the Army Air Force. This includes a look at combat training mechanical and other training involved in maintaining aircraft and ground facilities as well as documentation of entertainment and other aspects of a soldier's life. Many allusions to fighting in World War II throughout as well as photos of various aircraft. Also present is a two page handwritten letter on Army Air Forces letterhead dated October 21 1944 and written from a soldier to his mother and father. This letter describes life at the camp the P.X.s and the author's scheme with another soldier to get a new field jacket. GOOD condition. Minor soiling fading and wrinkling to the book with light fading and toning in the interior. Army Air Forces Training Command, Publisher unknown
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World War II Photo Album from a US Soldier Joseph F. Strokoskas apparently serving in the Philippines
No Place: No Publisher. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. World War II Photo Album from a US Soldier Joseph F. Strokoskas apparently serving in the Philippines. Oblong quarto format. Contains about 20 postcards some color illustrated some real photo depicting locations in Alabama Mississippi Chicago and San Francisco; about 50 or so black and white photos of various sizes and formats; and various pieces of ephemera from beer labels from Australia money and military passes. The photos range from posed photos of the subject photos of barracks several of the departure of a 3 star General on a plane photo of presumed Japanese prisoners a dead Japanese soldier a downed Japanese plane photo of an anti-aircraft post to photos of the residents of the Philippines etc. GOOD condition. Covers creased with old tape repairs. General fading minor soiling and scuffing. Some pages chipped along the extremities. One photo dampstained and bearing surface loss. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 009221
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'71 Club Wagons by Ford. Club/Custom/Chateau. Promotional Booklet
No Place: Ford Presumed Publisher 1970. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Quarto approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. 8 pp. including covers. Color photos and illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet advertising Ford Club Wagons passenger vans including conversion vans designed for camping or travel. Including basic specs for the vehicles as well as optional custom features. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and scuffing to the covers. Light edgewear. Minor soiling to the rear cover. Ford, Presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011990
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. Merchant's Gargling Oil National Almanac 1883 for the use of Farmers Planters Merchants Mechanics and Families
Lockport NY: Merchant's Gargling Oil Co. Publisher 1882. Wraps. Good. Yellow wraps with an illustration on the front cover. 32 pp. A few small illustrations in the interior. Cover states "A liniment for man and beast. Yellow wrapper for animal and white for human flesh." A promotional almanac touting the effectiveness of Merchant's Gargling Oil in the healing or cure of various ailments for humans and animals. With the usual monthly almanac interspersed with tips for remedying various sicknesses and wounds using the gargling oil. First sold in 1833 by George W. Merchant this gargling oil was sold in two versions one for man and one for animals. GOOD condition. Minor staining soiling wrinkling and creasing to the wraps. A few faint pencil scribbles to the front wrap with an old price in pencil. Hole and string for hanging present. General toning to the paper in the interior. Some uneven fading to the printing. Merchant's Gargling Oil Co., Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 009777
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30th Triennial Centennial of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States of America. Baltimore MD. October 12th 1897
No Place: A. Hoen and Co. Printer 1897. Wraps. Good. No place presumed circa 1897. Red cloth. 46 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A small book celebrating the centennial of the General Grand Chapter on October 13 1897. This includes lists of members of various committees of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons as well as many pages discussing historical buildings and monuments in and around the Baltimore area. This includes photos and descriptions of a Washington Monument the City Hall the school for the blind the women's college a photo of boats in the Chesapeake relating to the Oyster industry etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading and mottling to the cloth. Owner's inscription in the interior the Grand Scribe of Rhode Island. A. Hoen and Co., Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 010102
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46 Great Drinks from New York and Restaurants at the World's Fair
St. Louis: Southern Comfort Corporation 1964. Pamphlet. Good. Color illustrated pamphlet. Oblong format. 12 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A guide to mixing various cocktails and other alcohol based drinks. With a depiction of the Unisphere from the 1964 World's Fair in New York. Drinks include the Scarlett O'Hara The AlamoTop O' the Morning the Alexander and others. GOOD condition. Minor browning and a few tiny stains. Minor curling/creasing at the corners. Southern Comfort Corporation unknown
Bookseller reference : 011040
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A Brief Statement of the Rise and Progress of the Testimony of the Religious Society of Friends Against Slavery and the Slave Trade
Philadelphia: Published by direction of the Yearly Meeting. Joseph and William Kite Printers 1843. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. LACKING any original wraps issued. 59 pp. plus a rear blank endpaper. A history of the anti-slavery movement within the Quakers or Society of Friends documenting early tracts and speeches against slavery in the late 1600s and early 1700s up to its abolishment within the Society. With discussion of efforts in America during colonial times. GOOD condition. Heavy browning and foxing to the last endpaper with a small dampstain present to its upper corner. Minor scattered foxing throughout. Small piece missing from the upper corner of the title page. Spine rather rough. Sabin 7905. Published by direction of the Yearly Meeting. Joseph and William Kite, Printers unknown
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A communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 7th instant with accompanying papers setting forth the urgent necessity of stringent measures for the repression of the rapidly increasing evasion and violations of aws relating to public Lands
Washington DC: No Publisher 1883. Disbound. Fair. Ex. Doc. No. 61. 47th Congress 2d Session. Senate. Washington D.C.: 1883. Disbound pamphlet. 56 pp. A lengthy government document containing many reports from territories and states in the US west claiming illegal use and appropriation of public lands. Letters from various agents are reprinted from states and territories including Washington Dakota Kansas Colorado New Mexico Colorado and others. Many of these letters make specific mentions of the various infractions including cattle grazing illegal posting of fences homesteading and other seizures of land. In these letters names of the various alleged perpetrators are given including a lengthy list from New Mexico of those who claimed property also giving the coordinates of their land. In FAIR/GOOD condition. Pamphlet split in half along the binding at pages 32/33. An oval historical society stamp on one page in the interior. Binding holes present along the spine with some creasing. Minor darkening. No Publisher unknown
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A Parliamentary Chronicle: or accounts of the proceedings and debates of the House of Commons upon the opening of the present sessions. This spans from October 30 1776 to February 25 1777
No Publisher Given 1777. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. A Parliamentary Chronicle: or accounts of the proceedings and debates of the House of Commons upon the opening of the present sessions. This spans from October 30 1776 to February 25 1777. No author. These proceedings open with an address by King George to parliament regarding the American Revolution. It begins "Nothing could have afforded me so much satisfaction as to have been able to inform you at the opening of this session that the troubles which have so long distracted my colonies in North America were at an end; and that my unhappy people recovered from their delusion had delivered themselves from the oppression of their leaders and returned to their duty …". After this address various members of parliament respond some with support for the war and others advocating granting America its independence. Some of these speeches go into detail in regard to troops morale conduct propaganda in the US press especially propaganda by General Gage. Also discussed within are Britainn's defenses against Spain and France Jamaica and many other interesting topics. The debates over the war with America are amazing historical references serving to frame the Revolutionary War through the eyes of the British. This book has been re-bound in blue cloth with the title in gilt in a small strip of leather on the spine. VERY GOOD condition with light soiling light fading and moderate scuffing mostly noticeable to the top and bottom of the spine. Light bumping and edgewear. Pages clean and solid but browning. Still very readable. The last page of the text seems to end mid sentence as if this was excerpted from a larger text. A very scarce historical record of the beginnings of the Revolutionary War in VERY GOOD condition. No Publisher Given unknown
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A Sketch of the Life and Character of William Penn
Philadelphia: Tract Association of Friends. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed mid-1800s. Pamphlet apparently disbound from a larger work and lacking any wraps that may have been issued. No. 73 on the lower left corner of the title page. 32 pp. A short piece discussing the religious activities and travels of William Penn in Europe England and colonial America. This includes mentions of his travels in America in the Maryland and Pennsylvania areas as well as his philosophical and religious beliefs. GOOD condition. Moderate foxing and spotting to the piece. Some tearing and wrinkling along the hinge/spine of the first page. Sabin 59746. Tract Association of Friends unknown
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A Souvenir: descriptive of the Adirondack Mountains Lake George Lake Champlain Saratoga and Other Points of Interest Reached by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co's Railroads
No Place: The Passenger Department of the D&H. C. Co's R.R. Half Leather. Good. No place or date presumed late 1800s. Black half leather with marbled boards. Perhaps original wraps bound in. 117 pp. Two fold out maps and several full page black and white illustrations in the interior. One map depicts the various areas served by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Railroad with the other depicting the Adirondacks and Lake George area. A short work offering brief descriptions of various towns in the upstate New York area description of the Bemis' Heights battle and other items of historical interest. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading and uneven scuffing to the covers. Minor soiling and a few small stains. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the extremities and hinges. Front endpaper almost completely detached. Ownership inscription present. Paper toned. Several large tears and misfolds present to the maps. The Passenger Department of the D&H. C. Co's R.R. unknown
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A Trip to Toastie Town
Battle Creek MI: Postum Cereal Company 1920. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps. 16 pp. including covers. Color illustrations throughout. A promotional work issued by the Postum Cereal Company to promote its Toasties Cereal written a short work for children following the adventure of a boy and tiny Native Americans and elfin creatures. GOOD condition. General toning. Minor soiling. Lower corner curled and creased with minor crease to the top corner. Postum Cereal Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 013486
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Abraxas. First Issue
Shandaken New York: Panther Mountain Commune Publisher. Tabloid. Good. Circa 1970. Tabloid newspaper format. 16 pp Mostly photos/illustrations with a few hippie style columns and musings. Not much information about the Panther Mountain commune is available although it appears to have originated as the Perry Street School in Manhattan which used a "free range" style education. After some apparent raised eyebrows and comments to various authorities by local citizens the group moved to upstate New York becoming the Panther Mountain Commune. GOOD condition with a horizontal fold crease moderate browning and moderate to heavy chipping/tearing along the extremities especially to the lower edge with a piece almost detached. Panther Mountain Commune, Publisher unknown
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Acme Sewing Machine/Sears and Roebuck Broadside-Invoice
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. One side contains a full page advertisement for a high arm Acme Sewing Machine with two illustrations of the machine accompanied by extensive advertising copy. The other side consists of an invoice from Sears and Roebuck for an item with shipping stamps and typical invoice type information. A handwritten date of 1899 is at the top of the invoice although stamped transit dates given as May 23 9 30 and May 23 10 30. Printed on pink paper. In GOOD condition. One horizontal and several vertical fold creases present. A few small tears present along the extremities with minor creasing. Some soiling present mostly along the extremities. A purple ink smudge present at the upper left corner of the sewing machine side with a few other very small smudges. Moderate uneven fading to the paper. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 005222
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Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Thirteenth Congress of the United States
No Place: No Publisher 1814. First American Edition. Original Wraps. Good. No publisher or printer given. Page numbers begin at page 243 and end at page 429 with a title page preceding and a 3 page table of contents following the text. Bound in paper wrappers. Acts include an act for the relief of Daniel Boone granting rights to land received by him from the Spanish government an act supplemental to the one ascertaining the titles and claims in the state of Louisiana an act establishing the mode of laying off districts in Indiana acts pertaining to the territories of Mississippi and Missouri etc. In GOOD condition. Heavy chipping to the fore edge of the paper wraps with some loss. Minor scuffing chipping and wear to the extremities. Minor soiling and general darkening. The top three and bottom two inches of the spine binding is missing but the binding is still solid and intact. The text is clean and solid with many pages unopened. Heavy foxing and darkening to many pages throughout although many pages are relatively unaffected. Many pages unevenly and rather closely cropped at the margins though not affecting text. No Publisher unknown
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Address to the Voters of the Fourth Congressional District. A Business View of the Question Before Us
Boston: Published by Order of the District Committee 1860. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. Original wraps. 11pp. A short tract written in support of congressional candidate Erastus Bigham Bigelow from Boston MA. This work discusses various trade agreements with Europe that were or could potentially adversely affect manufacturing and industry in Massachusetts especially the cotton industry. This industry is compared with its competitors in the US South and England and argues for a tariff to compensate for inequalities in the free trade agreements. GOOD condition slightly ex-library with a New York State Library stamp at the top front corner. No other library markings or evidence present. Some creasing present to the wraps with minor to moderate soiling and uneven fading and darkening. Two 1 to 1 1/2 inch tears present to the front fore edge wrap with minor tears along the other extremities. Slight chipping to the rear cover fore edge. Interior solid with minor creasing to the pages mostly at the corners. Sabin 45619. Published by Order of the District Committee unknown
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Advertising poster style paper for the 1927 Silent Film Wings
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. Advertising poster style paper for the 1927 Silent Film Wings. Single sheet printed on both sides. 20 by 15 � inches. Printed on very thin paper. Dark sepia toned images. One side with large illustrations of planes in dogfights with several smaller inset images of the cast. Reverse with a half page image of planes and Clara Bow with the other half page bearing two smaller images. An advertisement for the silent film Wings a 1927 movie starring Clara Bow Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen as well as a small role for Gary Cooper that according to Wikipedia "helped launch his career in Hollywood." The film was set during World War I and was noted for its aviation cinematography. GOOD condition. Many horizontal and vertical fold creases present with moderate wrinkling. Minor general toning. A few small spots of staining to the piece. Movie theater stamps on the rear side. Several tears along the folds with a small area torn at the center where the folds intersect. No Publisher unknown
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Allen Kirkpatrick and Co. Wholesale Grocers and Seed Dealers. Daily Price Current-March 19 1887. Advertisement of stock and Prices
Pittsburgh PA: Allen Kirkpatrick and Co. Publisher 1887. Unbound. Fair. Single sheet folded into 4 pages approximately 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Light blue paper. A list of items for purchase at wholesale prices mostly general grocery items including fruit canned goods coffee tea etc. but also including clothes wringers brushes and many tobacco items. FAIR/GOOD condition. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present with extensive tearing along the folds. Some creasing minor soiling and staining. Allen Kirkpatrick and Co., Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 012070
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Alnobak. A Story of Indigenous People in Androscoggin County
Auburn ME: Androscoggin Historical Society Publisher 2003. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Green cloth in color illustrated jacket. 57 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A history of the Wabanaki Native Americans in the Maine region surveying their ancient history and culture through artifacts and legend as well as looking at their survival in the 19th century as white settlers continuously encroached on native lands. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Androscoggin Historical Society, Publisher unknown
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Along the Union Pacific Railroad. The Overland Trail and the Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago: Union Pacific Railroad/Poole Brothers Publishers. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps 1936 based on a code on the last page. Side stapled square format. Double columned text each numbered for a total of 86 columns. Black and white photos throughout. With a centerfold map of Union Pacific Railroad lines and stops. A guide to the sites attractions and towns along the Union Pacific Railroad describing towns and points of interest in Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada California Oregon Washington Montana and elsewhere. GOOD condition. Vertical fold crease present. Minor toning. Minor chipping and creasing along the extremities. Union Pacific Railroad/Poole Brothers, Publishers unknown
Bookseller reference : 011732
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American Quarterly Temperance Magazine. No. 1. February 1833
Albany: Executive Committee of the New-York State Temperance Society presumed Publisher 1833. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking wraps and title page if issued. 96 pp. Apparently disbound from a larger work. Unsure if complete otherwise lacking all pages after 96. The first issue of this short-lived temperance journal that was according to OCLC records issued by the New York Temperance Society. This issue contains a 'succinct history of the temperance reform in America' 'causes which oppose temperance reform' 'the pathology of drunkeness' 'manufacture and sale of ardent spirit' 'health without physic: necrology of drunkeness' etc. GOOD condition. Unsightly remains of binding along the spine. Very light foxing. Executive Committee of the New-York State Temperance Society, presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011585
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No author given Allen William
An Adventure in Vermont; or the Story of Mr. Anderson. No. 62
Andover: Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould 1820. Pamphlet. Good. Stated fourth edition. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Apparently disbound from a larger work. 24 pp. A work of religious teachings using examples from real life anecdotes. This includes brief mention of Mr. Anderson and his sons efforts in the Revolutionary War in the service of General John Stark at the Battle of Bennington. GOOD condition. Remains of leather along the spine. Minor scattered foxing and staining with light soiling. Small tear to the first page at the center spine edge and lower fore edge. Minor creasing. First page starting to detach. Sabin 99138. Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould unknown
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An Appeal to the Professors of Christianity in the Southern States and Elsewhere on the Subject of Slavery: by the Representatives of the Yearly Meeting of Friends for New England
Providence: Knowles and Vose Printers 1842. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that were issued. 24 pp. An anti-slavery pamphlet by the Friends or Quakers providing graphic first hand accounts the treatment and transporting of slaves captured in Africa their poor living conditions and the horrifically high mortality rate in the passage from Africa to the United States. With a look at the internal slave trade within the US as well as statistics in mortality etc. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the title page with minor foxing and spotting throughout. Minor soiling. Some curling/creasing at the corners. Small area of insect wear to the upper corner of the last leaf. Sabin 81886. Knowles and Vose, Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 011168
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An Historie for Young and Olde About the Beginnings of Paper-Making Including the Founders in America with Histories of their lives and Illustrations with Especial Reference to William Rittenhouse
Belleville NJ: Eastwood Wire Corp. Publisher 1930. Wraps. Good. Side sewn pamphlet. 20 pp. A few small illustrations throughout. A short history of papermaking in the United States focusing on William Rittenhouse and including some examples of watermarks found in various papers. The work is designed to look to be from 18th or early 19th century. GOOD condition. Minor general toning and soiling. Minor creasing at the corners. Provenance note in pencil on the inside front cover. Leaf 13/14 torn. Eastwood Wire Corp., Publisher unknown
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An Improved and Comprehensive School Grammar . Greenleaf's Improved Grammar cover title. With Criticisms In Etymology and Syntax; or A Supplemental Grammar; and An Appendix in English Grammar
Gardiner: A.M.C. Heath Printer. Hard Cover. Good. 1856 1854 1858. Paper covered boards with a blue cloth spine. 24 48 24 pp. A collection of three titles covering all aspects of English grammar including parts of speech syntax etc. GOOD condition. Heavy uneven fading and scuffing to the covers with spotting soiling and staining. Rear cover with a large dampstain. Faint owner's inscription in pencil on the first endpaper. Small hole in the endpaper. Scattered foxing in the interior. A.M.C. Heath, Printer unknown
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Androscoggin County Art Work. Part Five Only of 12 Parts
Chicago: The W.H. Parish Publishing Co 1893. Wraps. Good. Folio. Printed wraps. Folio. 6 photograph plates followed by 2 leaves of text both of which begin and end mid-sentence. Part five only of this work issued in twelve parts featuring photographs of various sites and scenery of Androscoggin County Maine from the late 1800s. OCLC records indicate a total of 72 photographs were present in the 12 parts so it is presumed each part had 6 and as such this is complete as far as illustrations go. Included are images of the view below Mayburie's Ferry Lisbon Fall a mill in Lisbon etc. Text consists of a history of the region although is incomplete. GOOD condition. Extremities and spine of the wrappers chipped with some loss and associated tears. Offsetting and browning to the covers. Some dampstaining present along the edges. Some soiling. The W.H. Parish Publishing Co unknown
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Androscoggin County Art Work. Part Four Only of 12 Parts
Chicago: The W.H. Parish Publishing Co 1893. Wraps. Poor. Folio. Printed wraps. Folio. 6 photograph plates followed by 1 leaf of text which begins and end mid-sentence. Perhaps missing a second leaf of text. Part four only of this work issued in twelve parts featuring photographs of various sites and scenery of Androscoggin County Maine from the late 1800s. OCLC records indicate a total of 72 photographs were present in the 12 parts so it is presumed each part had 6 and as such this is complete as far as illustrations go. Included are images of the Androscoggin River Mechanic Falls etc. Text consists of a history of the region although is incomplete. POOR condition. Rear wrapper DETACHED but present. Extremities of the wrappers chipped with some loss and associated tears rather heavy to the rear wrapper. Offsetting and browning to the covers. Faint dampstaining present along the edges. Some soiling and staining to the covers. The W.H. Parish Publishing Co unknown
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Androscoggin County Art Work. Part Two Only of 12 Parts
Chicago: The W.H. Parish Publishing Co 1893. Wraps. Good. Folio. Printed wraps. Folio. 6 photograph plates followed by 2 leaves of text both of which begin and end mid-sentence. Part two only of this work issued in twelve parts featuring photographs of various sites and scenery of Androscoggin County Maine from the late 1800s. OCLC records indicate a total of 72 photographs were present in the 12 parts so it is presumed each part had 6 and as such this is complete as far as illustrations go. Included are images of Auburn Lake the Poland Spring House the canal at Mill Hills etc. Text consists of a history of the region although is incomplete. GOOD condition. Extremities of the wrappers chipped with some loss and associated tears. Offsetting and browning to the covers. Faint dampstaining present along the edges. Some soiling. The W.H. Parish Publishing Co unknown
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Annahmeschreiben des Republikanischen Prasidentschafts-Candidaten General James A. Garfield. Caption Title
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. 1880 based on OCLC records. Pamphlet 8 pp. With 'No. 23' at the upper left corner. All text in German. A German language work issued in support of James Garfield for president of the United States. With short sections on Chester A. Arthur and the Republican platform. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Crease at lower right corner. Minor toning and soiling. No Publisher unknown
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Annual Reports of the Susquehanna Coal Co. Mineral Railroad and Mining Co. Summit Branch Railroad Co. Lykens Valley Coal Co. For the Year 1886
Philadelphia: Review Printing House 1887. Wraps. Poor. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A bound volume of financial and business reports for several different railroad companies: the Susquehanna Coal Co. Mineral Railroad and Mining Co. Summit Branch Railroad Co. and the Lykens Valley Coal Co all operating in Pennsylvania or vicinity. POOR condition. Rear wrapper MISSING. Some tearing chipping and loss to the front cover corners and extremities. Heavy staining discoloration and soiling to the front and rear with dark staining to the upper portions of the first few pages and staining to the upper page edges throughout. Some soiling in the interior. General toning to the paper. Review Printing House unknown
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Annual Report of the Warden and Inspectors of the New-Hampshire State Prison accompanied by reports of the Chaplain and Physician together with other documents relating to the affairs of the prison to the legislature June Session 1868
Manchester New Hampshire U.S.A.: John B. Clarke Printer 1868. Wraps. Good. Pamphlet. 55 pp. A report from the New Hampshire state prison providing a financial summary as well as a short explanation of their philosophy of discipline methods of running the prison etc. With a register of convicts for 1868 providing names crime committed birth town length of sentence etc. GOOD condition. Moderate dampstaining along the upper portion of the pamphlet with a few dark brown stains to the upper front cover. Minor soiling. John B. Clarke, Printer unknown
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Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with reports from the Quartermaster-general Surgeon General and Master of Ordnance for the year ending December 31 1864
Boston: Wright and Potter Printers 1865. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Dark brown cloth. 1095 80 pp. A lengthy report issued by the state of Massachusetts containing short histories including some battle accounts of the various Massachusetts regiments. This includes the 1st 2nd 7th 9th-12th 13th 15th-40th etc. plus the various cavalry regiments light battery reginents and others. With rosters of officers lists of officers who died etc. Also printed is an opinion of the US Attorney General on the pay of African-American troops. FAIR condition. Heavy fading and uneven discoloration to the covers. Some soiling and scuffing. Cloth worn and frayed along the extremities and hinges. Gift inscription to a town on the first endpaper. Scattered foxing some soiling and staining throughout. The last 20 pages appear to have been chewed on the lower corner with 1 � inch triangular loss to the bottom corners. Rear endpapers very soiled and worn. Wright and Potter, Printers unknown
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Apache Beadwork. Instructions and Designs
New York: Benham Indian Trading Company. Wraps. Poor. no date perhaps circa 1920s. Pale yellow wraps with a photo of a young woman perhaps Native American on the front cover. 40 pp. Three pieces of paper bearing designs or advertising copy laid in. Presumably a promotional piece for the Apache Beadwork Loom containing patterns and designs to create beaded purses wrist bags collars and chains. With many different motifs. Some designs reminiscent of Flapper Girl style purses. POOR condition. Rear wrap DETACHED with the front wrap effectively detached. Chipping and tearing along the spine and extremities. Moderate to heavy fading some soiling and staining to the covers. Light scattered soiling in the interior. Benham Indian Trading Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 010522
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Armour's Monthly Cook Book and Magazine of Household Interest. Vol 2. No. 1. November 1912
Chicago: Armour and Company 1912. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 35 pp. plus a few pages of ads. A monthly cook book issued by Armour and Company containing recipes from around the country as well as health beauty and other tips mostly promoting products made by the company. GOOD with light browning and offsetting to the covers. Some scuffing along the extremities. Minor creasing. Light browning to the paper. Armour and Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 006503
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Assessor's Plans. Town of Wayland Massachusetts
Newtonville Massachusetts U.S.A.: Everett M. Brooks Company civil Engineers. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. circa 1958. Perhaps printed by the Everett M. Brooks Company civil engineers. Approximately 75 maps/plans of the town of Wayland including an index map and a zoning map as well as close up maps of the various parcels and land areas in Wayland. The parcels all have the names of their respective owner's at that time. In GOOD condition. Large oblong book approximately 24 by 16 inches. General scuffing fading and minor soiling to the covers. Extremities bumped and scuffed with the cloth worn through at the corners. The title page and place index page are DETACHED and laid in. General darkening to the maps especially along the extremities. A few with some creasing to the edges. Solid copy of these maps/plans of Wayland Massachusetts. Oversized. International shipping will be extra. Please contact for rates. Everett M. Brooks Company, civil Engineers unknown
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Atlantic Ranges. Catalogue 25
Portland ME: Portland Stove Foundry Co.Publisher. Wraps. Good. : no date presumed early 1900s. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout a few tinted brown. A trade catalog issued by the Portland Stove Foundry Company advertising their line of Atlantic Ranges being cook stoves that could be fueled by wood coal or gas. The company was founded in 1877 and operated until 1979 when it was sold in bankruptcy to Fitchburg Foundry. GOOD condition. Browning and offsetting to the covers with minor soiling wrinkling and curling along the extremities. Portland Stove Foundry Co.,Publisher unknown
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Automobile Map of Eastern Massachusetts
Boston: Walker Lith and Pub. Co 1909. Unbound. Good. Single sheet folded about 27 by 34 inches unfolded. Paper mounted on linen. A color road map of Eastern Massachusetts depicting the Boston area as well as parts of the North and South Shore. GOOD condition. Heavy browning with moderate to heavy scattered soiling and staining to the map and linen. Ink stain to the Lynn area. Walker Lith and Pub. Co unknown
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Baby's Own Testimonials on the Powder Question. Collected on the Sly by Mr. Stork
New York: Colgate and Co 1920. Wraps. Good. Booklet. 16 pages including covers. Small color illustrations by A and G.E. Hauk throughout. A promotional piece touting Colgate's Baby Talc written from the 'testimonials' of various babies. GOOD condition. Spotting and spill stains to the rear cover. Faint vertical fold crease. Minor soiling and toning. Faint diagonal crease to the front cover. Colgate and Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 010080
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Balances on Books of the Third Auditor. Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury transmitting statements of the Names of Officers who have not rendered their Accounts within the year . 25th Congress 3rd Session. Doc. No. 45. House of Reps
Washington: No Publisher 1838. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. 120 pp. A roster of names with ranks of soldiers who had unsettled accounts with the government providing the amount owed as well as comments. These remarks include what service the soldier may have been providing ie. acting against Indian hostilities etc. as well as reports on deaths one drowned himself in custody of the marshal etc. GOOD condition. Remains of binding along the spine with minor creasing in that area. General toning to the paper with some offsetting. A few pages unopened. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 006441
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Barker's Illustrated Almanac Farmer's Guide and Household Cook Book. For 1901
No Place: Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment Publisher. Wraps. Good. No place or date presumed Philadelphia circa 1901. Color illustrated wraps. 32 pp. plus covers. Black and white illustrations throughout. The illustrations are cartoon in form with three bearing derogatory racial stereotypes of African-Americans. A promotional almanac with the usual sort of almanac information as well as advertisements and testimonials for Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment. With two pages of cooking recipes. Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment was established in 1859 with the company relying on the usual formula of testimonials and advertisements including their "Komic" pictures to promote their patent medicine. GOOD condition. Wrappers browned with minor soiling and a few small stains. Corners curled. String tie at the upper left corner. Interior browned. Barker's Nerve and Bone Liniment, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013317
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Bethlehem-Built
New York: Bethlehem Steel Company Shipbuilding Division Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed early 1960s. Color illustrated wraps. Small oblong format. 40 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A promotional catalog issued by Bethlehem Steel promoting their shipbuilding division through a visual record of ships built by the company. This includes the aircraft carrier USS Lexington the battleship USS Massachusetts the heavy cruiser USS Salem the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore the guided missile frigate USS Farragut and many others. GOOD condition. Moderate fading and uneven scuffing to the covers. Some edgewear. Light toning in the interior. Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011069
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Beverly Massachusetts Handwritten Store Ledger
No Place: No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Handwritten store ledger from the Beverly Massachusetts area. Appears to be for a grocery store and perhaps was either owned by a Nathan W. Patch or by his relatives as his signature appears prominently on the first blank endpaper. Entries run from 1850 through the 1860's with some found in the back from 1875. Items appear as line entries with cost and the various purchaser's names at the top. Some names include Richard Woodberry Ezra Edwards Joseph Hillham Joseph Jewett Foster among others. The first half of the ledger bears these entries with the second half having blank pages and pages filled with what appears practice penmanship and basic math problems etc. Several pages in the rear are cut in half perhaps to serve some function to the ledger itself although this is not certain. Bound leather boards with marbled endpapers. In FAIR condition with heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities some loss of leather at the corners and spine and minor to moderate soiling. Heavy forward lean to the binding. Interior is solid with uneven fading to the pages with some being rather faded and thus hard to read and others with little to no fading. Scattered soiling throughout as well as some small scattered ink blots and other minor wear. A few pages to the rear have heavy dark scribbling on them. No printer or publisher Given unknown
Bookseller reference : 003412
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Bituminous Coal Maps Accompanying Final Report on the Bituminous Coal Beds of Pennsylvania Compiled by John K. Johnston. Pennsylvania Railroad System
No Place: No Publisher 1920. Unbound. Good. No Publisher. Perhaps Tyrone PA: 1920. Black clothbound slipcase containing seven of eight maps called for. MISSING the Johnstown-Somerset Region map. A collection of seven very large fold out maps depicting various bituminous coal producing regions in Pennsylvania with roads and rail lines serving the region also labeled and depicted. Pennsylvania Railroad logo on the map keys so it is presumed these maps may have been issued by the company. No accompanying text. Maps present are: the Pittsburg Region the Indiana-Butler Region the Clearfield Region the Broad Top Mountain Region the Renovo-Cook's Run Region the Snow Shoe-Tangascootac Region and the English Center-Ralston Region. Maps in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition with a few minor tears along the folds minor toning and scattered soiling. Slipcase soiled faded and somewhat worn with heavy fraying to the cloth along the opening edge. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 010803
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Blacks in the Westward Movement
Washington: Smithsonian Institute Press 1975. Wraps. Very Good. Dark mustard colored illustrated wraps. Quarto. 57 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A study of the contributions of African-Americans in the expansion of frontiers in the American West including early explorations fur traders and mountain men The Trail of Tears Texas California the Pacific Northwest the Buffalo Soldiers cattlemen etc. This includes short biographies on Bose Ikard Nate Love George Washington Bush William Alexander Leidesdorff Edward Rose Jacob Dodson and others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor creasing and curling at the corners. Light fading. Smithsonian Institute Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 010408
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Body Facts and Corrective Diet
New York: Edros Natural Products 1933. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 36 pp. Small illustrations throughout as well as a few color ads for Edrolax. A book discussing the digestive system of the human body asserting imperfections in diet etc. can be a cause for ill health and suggesting the use of Edrolax as a remedy. With suggestions for diets and menus based on the season. Edrolax appears to have been a laxative type product. GOOD condition. Some soiling and minor staining to the covers. Minor creasing to the extremities. Foxing along the inside front covers. Edros Natural Products unknown
Bookseller reference : 011598
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Bradley's American Farmer. 1861-1894
Boston: Bradley Fertilizer Company 1893. Wraps. Good. Photo illustrated wraps. Small oblong booklet. 40 pp. Many black and white photos throughout. A promotional booklet advertising Bradley's Fertilizer featuring several pages of testimonials and tips for using fertilizer for various crops as well as many photos of fields and crops being harvested primarily in Massachusetts. GOOD condition. Moderate toning minor to moderate soiling some staining and offsetting to the covers. Pencil doodles on the front cover and lower rear cover. A few minor chips along the extremities with a 1 1/2 inch tear at the lower front edge. Paper toned in the interior. Minor scattered soiling. Bradley Fertilizer Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 012379
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Building the Revolutionary Workers Party. Spartacist and the Communist Working Collective Announce a 4 Day Political Summer Camp. Flyer/Leaflet Advertisement
Berkeley: Spartacist League Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. . Single sheet folded into fourths. Red paper stock. Small illustration and map present. A leaflet advertising a Spartacist League Summer Camp from August 12-15 in 1971 in the hope of building a communist/marxist party. Includes titles and brief synopses of lectures such as communist work in the trade unions from Maoism to Trotskyism etc. The Spartacist League is a leftist group in the United States often associated with Trotskyist politics and identity. VERY GOOD condition. Faint vertical crease present. Minor fading and edgewear. Spartacist League, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014506
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Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New York. No. 5. June 1900
Albany: New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics Publisher 1900. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 79 pp. A survey of items related to labor including the usual tables and statistics but also notable for inclusion of reports on labor or trade unions both domestic and international. This includes an account of the strike and lockout of New York City Cigar Makers coal miners' strike in Austria agreements relating to Manhattan marble cutters and carvers New York City Bohemian and Hebrew bakers New York City lager beer brewers drivers and brewery firemen etc. GOOD condition ex-historical society library with stamps on the exterior. Moderate uneven browning and some soiling to the covers. Some chipping to the wrappers. Minor offsetting. New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 012356
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Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New York. No. 1. June 1899
Albany NY: New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics Publisher 1899. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 79 pp. A survey of items related to labor including the usual tables and statistics but also notable for inclusion of reports on labor in the US mostly through a short account of the Buffalo Dock Strike. With discussion of labor legislation of 1899 including laws regarding hours of women and minors employment of women and children at polishing and buffing licenses for tenement made goods etc. GOOD condition ex-historical society library with stamps and markings on the exterior. Moderate uneven browning and some soiling to the covers. Some chipping to the spine. Minor offsetting. New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011733
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Business Men's Honest Money Club. Protection Honest Money Reciprocity
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Fair. No publisher place or date. Cleveland 1896. Grayish green wraps. 32 pp. including covers. A club program written to promote William McKinley as president and his platform of tariff and gold/silver standard reform. This is primarily done through songs skewering other politicians and their platforms as well as lauding McKinley and others. The Business Men's Honest Money Club according to the front cover met noon every day. Front cover bears portraits of McKinley Hobart and Theodore Burton. Miles: Songs Glees and Ballads #338. FAIR condition. Wrappers heavily chipped and torn along the spine almost detached from the text block. Moderate soiling darkening and some staining to the covers with minor foxing. Old price erased from the upper front covers. Some chipping tearing and associated creasing along the extremities. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007520
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