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Children's Drawing Book. Presented by the Coats Thread Co
Pawtucket RI: Coats Thread Co. Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. no date circa late 1800s. Small booklet single stapled. 12 pp. including covers. An advertising piece for The Coats Thread Company featuring an ad for J.P Coats' six cord spool cotton on the rear cover with the interior containing five detailed scenes which children can recreate all laid out on a grid pattern. Covers printed in blue ink. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Staple rusted. Coats Thread Co., Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011316
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Christian Endeavor in Cleveland
Cleveland OH: Cleveland Christian Endeavor Union Publisher 1893. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 106 pp. With a few black and white photos throughout. As the title indicates a history of the Christian Endeavor Movement in Cleveland Ohio spanning the years 1886 to 1893. This includes short biographies and descriptions of the actions of the various members of the Christian Endeavor Union in Cleveland including many photo portraits. With accounts of the actions and efforts undertaken by the group. The Christian Endeavor group was originally started in Portland Maine in 1881 under the name United Society of Christian Endeavor. The movement grew throughout the US and beyond promoting interdenominational efforts to contribute positively to the life of the church. It is still active today Encyclopedia Brittanica. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling heavier to the rear cover. Some darkening. Corners bumped and creases with a few tiny tears along the edges. Small faint pencil notation to the upper right front corner. Interior clean and solid. Cleveland Christian Endeavor Union, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007597
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Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education. No. 5-1880. English Rural Schools
Washington: Government printing Office 1880. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 26 pp. With a fold out architectural type illustration of a school as well as several small inset floor plans of a school. A report on observations made by a US educator/school administrator Henry W. Hulbert on a trip to England and Wales in 1878. This was undertaken to see firsthand the effects of English efforts to reform the school system in England in an effort to help children in rural areas. These observations were then to be applied to the school system in America especially those in rural areas. With a few illustrations providing looks at school house design. GOOD condition. Heavy browning/offsetting along the lower edge. Minor uneven darkening soiling and a few faint stains. Interior clean and solid. Government printing Office unknown
Bookseller reference : 007594
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Cleveland Towne Crier. The Town Guide for the Sophisticate. April 18 1936. Vol. 1. No. 39
Cleveland: No Publisher 1936. Pamphlet. Good. Side stapled brochure/pamphlet. 24 pp. Black and white photos throughout as well as a map of Cleveland. A piece highlighting the night life movies shows sporting event and other happenings in Cleveland Ohio including some mention of local luminaries etc. With a photo of the scantily clad animal fur and nothing else dancer Honey "Bee" Keller as well as a photo of tennis player Ellsworth Vines. GOOD condition. Minor toning and creasing to the pamphlet mostly at the corners. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 012044
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Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Volume 1 Number 1 through Volume 1 Number 6
Philadelphia: John Pennington Henry C. Baird Publishers 1853. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Effectively disbound although the rear cover half-leather with marbled boards is present hanging by one thread. 426 pages plus several pages of what appear to be bound-in wraps at the rear spanning the numbers included in this bound volume. Only volume one in six parts was issued this being all six collected into one book. A collection of essays and historical documents including a "Narrative of a Journey made in the year 1737 by Conrad Weiser from Tulpehocken to Onandago" a copy of a journal of the proceedings of Conrad Weiser in his journey to Ohio a letter from Mr. Rembrandt Peale on the first experiment of Fitch and Fulton in steam navigation an account of the march of the Paxton boys to Philadelphia an essay on Indian affairs state of the Indian nations in 1759 notes on the private character of General Washington extracts of letters written by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Captain Loxley's journal of the Campaign to Amboy 1776 the discovery of North America by the Northmen Indian utensils and implements memoranda of a tour through part of North America in 1774 etc. FAIR/GOOD condition LACKING the front board and spine with the rear cover effectively detached. Heavy scuffing along the extremities of the rear cover. Some chipping along the extremities of the exposed first blank endpaper with some offsetting darkening and minor creasing. Text block solid with scattered foxing throughout moderate to heavy on a few pages. Field 1193. Sabin 60142. John Pennington, Henry C. Baird, Publishers unknown
Bookseller reference : 005100
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Course in Physical Training for Grades IX to XII Manual 3. State of New Jersey Department of Public Instruction Trenton. High School Series-Number 7. September 1917
New Jersey: State Board of Education New Jersey Presumed Publisher 1917. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 114 pp. A discussion of the implementation of physical training programs in high schools for both boys and girls with related topics on hygiene home nursing American democracy also discussed. With brief instructions on various exercises as well as marches and folk dances to be performed. GOOD condition. Ex-library. Pocket pastedown interior stamps and a blank label on the exterior present with a few faint pencil notations to the front cover. Minor toning and soiling. A 3 by 2 inch area of chipping and loss to the last few pages and rear cover present at the upper corner. Minor toning. State Board of Education (New Jersey) Presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011449
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Cradle of American Shipbuilding. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth New Hampshire
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed Portsmouth NH: circa 2000s based on dates within. Yellow photo illustrated wraps with a thin black cloth spine. Quarto. 88 pp. Black and white photomechanically reproduced photos throughout as is the text. A history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth New Hampshire documenting its founding its roles in wars from the Revolutionary War Civil War Spanish-American War etc. as well as improvements and structures etc. VERY GOOD condition. Small split in black cloth binding at the head of the spine. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 010373
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Cuban Labor. Informative Bulletin of F.O.R.D.C. Special Edition June 1965
No Place: Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Labor Front Publisher 1965. Wraps. Good. A booklet on legal sized paper single stapled at the top corner. Four leaves a few printed on both sides. A bulletin issued by the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Labor Front presumably an offshoot or branch of the Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front an anti-Castro and anti-communist group formed in 1960. This piece discusses labor issues in Cuba including the lack of worker rights such as the right to strike union freedoms or changes to pensions etc. GOOD condition. Center horizontal fold crease present. Minor toning and soiling. Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Labor Front, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014112
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Daily Doings in the Pikes Peak Region. Official Guide Book. Volume 6 Number 3. June 18 to 24 1916
Colorado Springs: Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Publisher 1916. Wraps. Good. Red illustrated front wrap. Small booklet. 48 pp. including covers. Small black and white photos throughout. A promotional tourist guide to the Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak region of Colorado highlighting attractions points of interest hotels and businesses in the region as well as automobile day trips etc. With a two page map of the area. GOOD condition. Rear cover with some staining and soiling. Faint superficial insect wear near the lower rear corner. Two small faint stains to the front cover. Side staples rusted. Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011796
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Day of Judgement
New York: American Tract Society. Pamphlet. Fair. Published by The American Tract Society sold at their depository no. 144 Nassau-Street near the City-Hall New-York; and by agents of the Society its branches and auxiliaries in the principal cities and towns in the United States. New York: no date perhaps 1830s. Wraps. 12 pages. No. 32 in a series. Illustrated cover inscribed by a purchasing repentant. Religious pamphlet asking what atonements to God the reader may have to make before Judgment Day. FAIR condition. Moderate to heavy browning to the piece with scattered soiling foxing and staining. Faint dampstain affecting the upper half of the pamphlet with a small heavy stain at the lower page edges. Minor creasing. American Tract Society unknown
Bookseller reference : 005448
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Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts held in the year 1788 and which finally ratified the Constitution of the United States
Boston: William White Printer 1856. Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Full calf leather. 442 pp. A full transcript and printing of the debates and legislative procedures surrounding the potential adoption of the United States Constitution by the state of Massachusetts which at the start of the proceedings had a majority of politicians against its adoption according to the preface. FAIR/GOOD condition. Both covers very tenuously attached and threatening to detach with much further handling. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities. Heavy chipping flaking and loss to the leather along the spine. Heavy browning to the extremities of the endpapers. Sabin 45703. William White, Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 011153
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Defend the UFW! Spartacist League Leaflet
Berkeley CA: Spartacist League Publisher 1973. Pamphlet. Good. Two sheets stapled at the upper left corner. 14 by 8 � inches. Printed on yellow paper. Four pages. Text in English and Spanish. A piece in support of the United Farmworkers Union calling for a general strike in support of the union as well as alleging Teamster leaders not rank and file members are corrupt and working in league with Nixon. Issued by the Spartacist League a leftist group in the United States often associated with Trotskyist politics and identity. GOOD condition. Uneven horizontal fold crease along the bottom third. Other faint fold creases present. Minor uneven browning and fading. Spartacist League, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014595
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Der Alte Germantown Calendar auf Das Jahr 1854
Philadelphia: Ch. G. Sauer Publisher. Pamphlet. Fair. no date presumed circa 1854. Side sewn pamphlet small square format. Faint pink strip of paper along the spines perhaps remains of outer wraps or reinforcement to the binding. 36 pp. Full illustrated half-title with a few smaller illustrations throughout and one full page illustration of a sword fight on the deck of a ship. All text in German. A monthly almanac for the year 1854 with each month accompanied by historical commentary. Several pages of astrology at the rear with the last page giving multiplication tables up to the number 25. FAIR/GOOD condition perhaps missing outer wrappers. Heavy curling/creasing along the extremities and corners with some chipping and tearing. Minor soiling scattered foxing and minor staining throughout. Name stamped on the front page. Sabin 27162. Ch. G. Sauer, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011784
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Der unentbehrliche Praktische Rathgeber. Ein Schatzkastchen fur Jedermann. enthaltend eine nie versiegende Fundgrube nutzlicher und erprobter Rathschlage
Milwaukee: Verlag von Geo. Brumder. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. no date perhaps circa 1879 based on records in the OCLC. Brown cloth with decorative ruling and stamping in black. 349 pp. plus 2 pages of ads. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A book of cooking recipes household hints farming veterinary and agriculture tips for use by German language speaking immigrants. GOOD condition. General uneven fading to the covers with minor soiling and staining a bit heavier to the rear. Minor to moderate scuffing with heavy scuffing along the extremities. Cloth frayed and worn along the edges with chipping and loss at the head and tail of the spine. Interior hinges cracked and beginning to separate but holding. Text block solid with general toning to the paper. Scattered minor soiling and staining. Verlag von Geo. Brumder unknown
Bookseller reference : 006906
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Descriptive Price List of Concord Wheels Manufactured by Holt Brothers Concord New Hampshire. 1887
Concord: Holt Brothers Publisher 1887. Unbound. Good. An approximately 12 by 10 inch sheet of paper folded once. Dull yellow printed on all sides with varying sizes of fonts as well as different font styles used. A list of prices for various wheels including sizes and dimensions. This includes Sarven patent wheels Sarven Patent Sulky wheels wood hub sulky wheels the Original Concord Wheel Concord Express Wheels and oak cart wheels. The Holt Brothers was a large manufacturer of wheels and other items forming in Stockton California but maintaining factories in Concord New Hampshire. They were known for being the first to manufacture a continuous track tractor as well as leading sales in combine harvesters. They eventually merged with another company through which the Caterpillar company emerged. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present with splitting and tearing along the folds. General toning. Minor soiling. Holt Brothers, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 009970
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Documents Accompanying the Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan at the Regular Session of 1867
Lansing MI: John A. Kerr Printer 1867. Hard Cover. Good. Paper covered boards with calf leather spine. Pagination varies. A collection of documents relating to the politics laws governing and business of Michigan including a list of corporations filing articles of association a report of the Committee in Military Affairs report of the State Prison Committee report of the Committee on the Deaf and Dumb documents relating to the potential building of a railroad etc. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling staining and scuffing to the boards with heavy scuffing to the leather. Hinges cracked but holding. Interior solid with minor foxing to the endpapers and page edges. John A. Kerr, Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 013829
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Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Almanac and Weather Forecasts for 1933. Dream Book
Binghamton NY: Dr. Kilmer's and Co 1933. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps depicting a Native American Indian village with teepees. 32 pp. A promotional almanac for Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root containing the usual monthly almanac information as well as advertising for Swamp Root and its benefits. This includes remedies for the kidneys and other ailments. With a section of brief interpretations of items in dreams and their significance. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root tonic was developed as a patent medicine by Dr. S. Andral Kilmer with the company sold to his brother and nephew who grew the business especially through the marketing of Willis Sharpe Kilmer. GOOD condition. General browning and soiling to the covers with some staining. A few chips tears and creases along the extremities. Hanging string at the top left corner. Paper browned. Dr. Kilmer's and Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 010242
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Dr. Ward's Vegetable Asthmatic Pills small broadside Advertisement
Boston: Issued by Thomas Hollis Druggist and Chemist. Unbound. Fair. no date perhaps circa 1830s. D. Hooton printer. Printed on single side only. Approximately 12 by 8 � inches. Decorative floral border framing text printed in bold type and regular and in varying sizes. "To the Public" in large bold type across the top. A piece advertising for sale Dr. Ward's Vegetable Asthmatic Pills promoting their benefits for coughs colds Whooping Cough etc. With directions for use. The 'Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform' mentions this piece record 1739 as perhaps being published in the 1830s printed in three formats with two being identical and another bearing slightly differing text than this. FAIR/GOOD condition. Triangular piece MISSING from the lower left corner approximately 2 by 3 inches slightly affecting the corner of the border. Minor tearing and chipping along the extremities. Uneven toning. Minor soiling. Some wrinkling and creasing. Issued by Thomas Hollis, Druggist and Chemist unknown
Bookseller reference : 011833
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Echoes from the Cabinet; comprising the Constitution of the United States; Declaration of Independence; Fugitive Slave Bills of 1793 and 1850; Missouri Compromise; the Kansas and Nebraska Bill of 1854
New York: Dayton and Wentworth 1855. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Perhaps first edition. Decorative red cloth. 106 pp. With a fold out frontispiece giving facsimile signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. A collection of important political documents relating to the United States including the US Constitution the Declaration of Independence two fugitive slave bills and several documents that led to later secession and the Civil War. GOOD condition. General fading. Several small spots of dark staining to the covers. Minor soiling. Cloth scuffed frayed and worn along the corners hinges and extremities with chipping to the tail of the spine and chip missing at the lower center spine and rear hinge. Fold out frontis almost torn in half bearing a large jagged tear. Minor scattered soiling and foxing throughout. Sabin 21783 for 1860 edition. Dayton and Wentworth unknown
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Elizabeth Harding Bride. Ivory Soap Promotional Booklet
No Place: Ivory Soap presumed publisher. Wraps. Good. No place or date perhaps circa late 1800s. White card stock wraps with a front cover illustration. Side sewn. 22 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A short tale of an upcoming wedding and various duties/tasks associated with it accompanied by 'useful recipes' by Mrs. Goodman. These use Ivory Soap in the cleaning of linens clothing brass work freckles and tan etc. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling. Faint dampstain along the top front cover. Minor curling to the corners. Two A's written on the tissue guard at the rear with minor ink transfer to the last page. Ivory Soap, presumed publisher unknown
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Eternal Vigilance! The Story of Civil Liberty 1937-1938
New York: American Civil Liberties Union 1938. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Published June 1938. 95 pp. A report of the previous year and civil liberty documenting cases of liberties being infringed state reaction and efforts undertaken by the ACLU if any. This includes reports on labor strikes and strike breaking documenting violence including deaths against strikers in Chicago Monroe Michigan Auburn-Lewiston Maine Akron Ohio etc. Also included is a look at Jersey City and its methods with dealing with union organizers and political opponents with alleged mistreatment. The ACLU also documents potential rights infringement against American Nazi sympathizers and the Ku Klux Klan as well as documenting work done on the part of African-Americans. GOOD condition. Stamped 'Marked Copy' and '59' at the upper right front corner although no marks can be found within. Minor soiling browning and creasing to the wraps.Slight curling along the fore edge. Interior clean and solid. American Civil Liberties Union unknown
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Ever Seen a Lackey SDS Protest Flyer
New York: SDS Presumed Publisher 1968. Unbound. Good. no date presumed 1968. Single sheet photomechanically reproduced. 8 � by 11 inches. A sheet on a talk to be given by Nguyen Huu Chi South Vietnam's observer at the United Nations issued by the SDS Students for a Democratic Society that through sarcasm and satire sought to gather SDS supporters to protest the talk. The flyer states among other things "a real live puppet from the ass-licking Saigon regime" "hear tell the wondrous improvements that US cluster bombs pacification programs burning phosphorous and napalm have done for the ever grateful people of Vietnam" and "you'll have to pay the young Nixonites a buck to see him" among other things. It appears that the SDS did disrupt the talk using a Nazi flag and throwing objects among other tactics. GOOD condition. Minor browning. Wrinkling and creasing along the edges and corners. SDS, Presumed Publisher unknown
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Falmouth Massachusetts From Above. Aerial Photographs capturing Falmouth Massachusetts' homes and harbors on August 15 1990
Falmouth MA: Stack Publications 1990. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stated first edition. Red wraps with a large black and white photo on the front cover. Folio. 67 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A collection of aerial photos from the Falmouth Masschusetts including Bassetts Island Kingman's Marina Wild Harbor Quissett Hadley's Harbor Falmouth Harbor Falmouth Main Street Nobska Point etc. GOOD condition. General fading and scuffing to the covers. Minor soiling. Extremities scuffed. Stack Publications unknown
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Fifth Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine 1904
Augusta ME: Kennebec Journal Print Publisher 1904. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Red cloth. No jacket. 144 pp. Many black and white photos and a few maps throughout. A collection of papers written on the state of forests in Maine discussing the notable fires that damaged Maine forests as well as the causes of forest fires including poor lumbering methods damage caused etc. With some discussion of fire impact on the blueberry barrens. GOOD condition. Minor soiling rubbing and edgewear. Faint dampstain affecting the fore edge margin of the last 1/3 of the book with some pinkish discoloration from the cloth affecting the last several pages. Minor toning to the paper. Kennebec Journal Print, Publisher unknown
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First Annual Report of the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Manchester N.H. together with Reports of the Chief Engineer on Sources of Water Supply and on Construction. December 31 1873
Manchester: John B. Clarke Printer 1873. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 112 pp. Two fold out maps/diagrams present. A discussion of the findings of the Water Commissioners for the city of Manchester New Hampshire in their efforts to introduce a reliable source of water for consumption by the residents of the city as well as in the use of extinguishing fires. This includes a look at various reservoirs the Merrimack River costs associated with getting water to the city etc. GOOD condition ex-library with call letters on the upper front cover. Heavy chipping flaking tearing and creasing along the fore edge with some loss of wrapper and paper in this area. Wrappers darkened and soiled with minor staining. John B. Clarke, Printer unknown
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Flood Waters. New Hampshire 1936
Manchester NH: John W. Cummings Enterprises 1976. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Small oblong format. 48 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual history of the monumental and catastrophic flooding in New Hampshire in 1936 especially along the Merrimack and Pemigewasset Rivers. This includes photos of Manchester Nashua Franklin and Concord regions of New Hampshire accompanied by short descriptive captions. The Flood of 1936 affected a large portion of the Eastern United States in March of that year when two weeks of extremely heavy rains burst dams and washed away homes and businesses. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling. John W. Cummings Enterprises unknown
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Folk Dance Place Cards. No. 3 Swedish Weaving Dance
New York: Julius Bien Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. no date. Perhaps early 1900s. Two card stock die cut color figures in a dance pose held in a folder with an illustration on the front. A piece of ephemera depicting a pose in the Swedish Weaving dance with the reverse of one figure describing the dance and the reverse of the other showing music for the tune to be played. Figures in VERY GOOD condition with minor toning. Slight bend to the lower left corner of the male figure. Folder rather browned with minor soiling some wrinkling and creasing. Julius Bien, Publisher unknown
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Fourth Report of the American Temperance Society Presented at the Meeting in Boston May 1831
Boston: Rev. Seth Bliss Publisher 1832. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Apparently disbound from a larger work. 110 pp. With an appendix as well as a list of members. A report issued by the American Temperance Society combining religious sentiment with testimonials in an effort to promote temperance by highlighting the social ills of alcohol. Included is testimony from physicians testimony from the Secretary of War on desertions and reform in the US Army economic factors in alcohol use and in promoting temperance etc . GOOD condition. Remains of binding along the spine. Minor scattered foxing and wrinkling. Rev. Seth Bliss, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011850
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Freak Winds New Hampshire 1938
Manchester NH: John W. Cummings Enterprises 1976. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Small oblong format. 48 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A photographic history with explanatory captions of a windstorm on September 21 1938 the result of the tail end of a hurricane. The winds caused massive widespread damage to cities and rural areas. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning soiling and edgewear. John W. Cummings Enterprises unknown
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Free Joan Little! Partisan Defense Committee Flyer
New York: Partisan Defense Committee Publisher. Unbound. Poor. no date presumed circa 1975. Single sheet printed on both sides. 8 � by 11 inches. Yellow paper. A piece highlighting the case of Joan Little reprinting details of the attack on her and the subsequent legal case from the Workers Vanguard. The rear of the flyer discusses the Partisan Defense Committee and its goals as well as its aims in conjunction with the Spartacist League a leftist group in the United States often associated with Trotskyist politics and identity with the Revolutionary Communist Youth being a group within the league for younger people. Joan Little is an African-American woman charged with murder in 1974 after resisting a sexual assault committed by a white prison guard. Little was acquitted of murder with her acquittal being the first for a woman in the United States using the defense of justifiable deadly force to resist sexual assault. POOR condition. Large uneven horizontal tear almost rendering the sheet in two done by an employee who would have been fired if they weren't the sole proprietor. Heavy creasing and wrinkling at the corners with minor tearing along a diagonal crease at the top left corner. Moderate brown offsetting along the top and left edge. A few tiny tears along the left edge. Partisan Defense Committee, Publisher unknown
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French Spoliations Prior to the Year 1800. List of Memorialists to Congress During the 19th 20th 21st 22d and 23d Congresses on account of French Spoliations committed prior to 1800. March 3 1837. Doc. No. 184. 24th Congress 2d Session. House of Reps
No Place: Blair and Rives Printers 1837. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. Disbound from a larger work. 27 pp. A list of names arranged by town within each state relating to claims made by those listed or their descendants with regard to US merchant ships sunk by the French prior to 1800. Claims were finally settled in 1884 after repeated attempts in congress to address the situation. VERY GOOD condition. Remains of binding along the spine. Minor toning and wrinkling. Blair and Rives, Printers unknown
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From Sails to Atoms. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth NH
Portsmouth NH: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard presumed Publisher 1965. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 36 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A short history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth New Hampshire focusing on its submarine building from World War I to 1965. This includes photos of many of the submarines v boats nuclear submarines etc. built at the shipyard. With a list of submarines launched at the yard. GOOD condition. Heavy browning along the spine. Minor toning. Light soiling. A few pages with dog ear creases in the interior. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014299
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Fruit Growers' Supplies. 1932 Catalog
Gasport NY: John Bacon Publisher 1932. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed circa 1932. Printed wraps side stapled. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog for items both manufactured by or sold by John Bacon of New York including pruners insecticides baskets ladders barrel presses sprayers dusters hoses etc. According to the catalog cover John Bacon manufactured baskets ladders barrel presses picking bags picking straps and bushel crates. GOOD condition. Minor offsetting and speckling to the covers mostly along the upper edge and fore edge. Minor general toning. Staples rusted. John Bacon, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011534
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Grand Rally in Behalf of the Producing Interests! Call for a National Convention. Caption title
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed circa 1868 based on dates in text. Pamphlet. 16 pp. A pamphlet apparently endorsing Lorenzo Sherwood as a candidate for president of the United States while also arguing against the corporate interests that controlled the various railways in the United States. Lorenzo Sherwood served in the New York State Legislature in the early 1840s as part of a radical democrat faction relocating to Galveston Texas in 1846. There he advocated for clients against large railroad owners and helped to establish a state plan for railroad development in the 1850s. He also opposed slavery and his views on the federal government's legislation on the matter saw him forced out of office as well as being the recipient of death threats. See Texas State Historical Association website for previous biographical information. GOOD condition. GOOD condition slightly ex-library with small stamp at the upper right corner. Large faint dampstain affecting the center of pamphlet on all pages. Some creasing and minor chipping/tearing along the extremities especially to the lower corner. Pages unopened along the top edge. No Publisher unknown
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Great Crimean Liniment For Man and Beast. Small broadside Advertisement
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. No publisher place or date. Perhaps late 1800s early 1900s. Printed on light green paper single sided. With various sizes of fonts and type styles including bold printing. Text only. 10 � by 6 inches. This piece states manufactured by J.F. Davis of Knox County Maine. An advertising piece touting the benefits of Great Crimean Liniment for treating inflammation of the bladder and kidneys colds cramps burns diphtheria etc. With names of those recommending the liniment. VERY GOOD condition. Uneven toning and fading to the covers. A few faint creases. Small tear at the upper left edge. No Publisher unknown
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Greeters of Oregon Tourist and Shopping Guide. May 1921
Portland: Greeters of Oregon Publisher 1921. Wraps. Good. White wraps. 48 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A guide to various natural wonders businesses and events in Oregon focusing on Portland and including a basic automobile road map a look at parks etc. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy foxing and toning to the wrappers with some soiling and staining. Small price sticker with price scribbled out in ink on the lower front cover. A few pages with dog ear creases. Overall rather worn. Greeters of Oregon, Publisher unknown
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Handwritten Ledger/Records for the Casco Encampment #37 I.O.O.F. January 1 1914 to Oct. 1 1929
No Place: No Publisher. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. Handwritten Ledger/Records for the Casco Encampment #37 I.O.O.F. January 1 1914 to Oct. 1 1929. No publisher place or date. Half leather with cloth covered boards. 500 pp. all with handwritten entries of varying length. A record book for the Casco Encampment #37 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Maine containing notes on the various meetings mostly relating procedural items while also giving names of applicants bills brought forth and other items related to the operation of the encampment. Originating in England in the 18th century the Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a social and benevolent organization responsible for charitable works etc. GOOD condition. Whitish spotting discoloration and dampstaining to the lower covers spine and interior hinges. General fading minor soiling and staining to the covers. Some scuffing moderate to heavy along the extremities with an area of heavy splitting fraying and tearing to the cloth at the center rear cover. Browning to the paper in the interior. No Publisher unknown
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Handwritten letter detailing the medical procedures undertaken to heal an 'ununited fracture of the humerus.'
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Fair. Handwritten letter detailing the medical procedures undertaken to heal an 'ununited fracture of the humerus.' No author date or location although dates in the text indicate the treatment took place around 1851-1852 perhaps in Massachusetts. Single sheet folded into four pages all full of writing. The author documents his encounter with a 28 year old male who had broken his humerus in a carriage fall. It had not healed correctly despite attempts by other doctors. The doctor/author of this letter recalls his efforts to reset the bones including removing callouses and other treatments that eventually led to an apparent somewhat successful outcome. FAIR/GOOD condition. A one by two inch area of loss present at the upper left corner resulting in small amounts of MISSING text in that location on the first two pages. Dark browning present in this area with other small spots of browning and staining to the paper. Small hole at the center fore edge with a few letters missing because of this. Another tiny hole present in the last page. Horizontal fold creases present. A few tiny tears along the extremities. Light fading. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 008831
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Haverhill Police Relief Association. Souvenir. Concert and Ball. City Hall Wednesday January 17 1906
No Place: A.E. Lord Printer. Wraps. Good. No place or date. Presumed circa 1906. Purplish blue printed wraps. Unpaginated approximately 40 pages. Black and white photo portraits throughout. A guide or program to a concert and ball held in 1906 for the apparent benefit of the Haverhill Massachusetts Police Relief Association. Black and white photo portraits of the various members of the Haverhill police department with ads for local businesses interspersed. Portraits accompanied by name position held and date when appointed. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the wraps with very heavy offsetting/fading along the spine and extremities. Minor soiling and staining. Some wrinkling and creasing mostly along the spine. Paint and ink smudge/stains to the rear cover with two tape scars to the front cover. First leaf with a 2 1/2 inch tear in the upper gutter. Paper browned with very minor scattered soiling. A.E. Lord, Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 008797
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Historical Sketches of Peterborough New Hampshire. Portraying events and data contributing to the history of the Town
No Place: Peterborough Historical Society 1938. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. Believed first edition. In original wraps. 324 pages. A collection of essays relating the town history of Peterborough New Hampshire including its early history military history a description of gravestones in two old cemeteries etc. In GOOD condition with uneven fading to the covers most noticeable along the spine. Minor scuffing. Minor splitting at the upper hinges with minor creasing. Inner text clean and solid with browning to many of the pages. Peterborough Historical Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 002194
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History and Current State of the Case of the 14 Pendleton Brothers
San Diego: PUFO People United to Fight Oppression Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. no date ca 1977. Single sheet yellow paper 8 � by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. Another piece highlighting the case against the Pendleton 14 and the presence of the Ku Klux Klan on the Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton citing ongoing racism against African-American marines Klan activities on the base and the military cover-up. Issued by People United to Fight Oppression. VERY GOOD condition. Faint horizontal and vertical fold crease present. Faint wrinkling. PUFO (People United to Fight Oppression), Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 012451
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Hit the Hay Game
New York: Myart Mfg. Co 1936. Unbound. Good. Single fold out sheet 35 by 18 ½ inches with small paper parachute figures. In Illustrated paper envelope with instructions. A pin the tail on the donkey style game in which players try to pin the parachute figure on the haystack. Misses result in the player having to imitate a variety of farm animals. MISSING figures #2 9 12 and perhaps #14 if issued. Figures present are numbered to 13. Fold out sheet colorfully illustrated with animals a train and a dirigible or blimp. GOOD condition missing several figures with the ones present being somewhat folded and creased. Envelope rather browned with wrinkling soiling and minor staining. Myart Mfg. Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 014997
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Holiday Samples. Whitney Made Worcester Massachusetts. Christmas and Halloween Cards
Worcester MA: The Geo. C. Whitney Co. Publisher 1922. Wraps. Fair. 1922 based on date on order sheet. Gray printed wraps side sewn. 11 � by 8 inches. 42 pages including covers. A sample book of Christmas and Halloween cards made by the Geo. C. Whitney Company circa 1922. Predominately Christmas related with a few pages of Halloween and a page or two of Thanksgiving. Includes many samples for labels seals tags some postcards and the usual greeting cards. Several cards have moveable features. 9 Halloween related items present with others MISSING. The George C. Whitney Company was a card manufacturing company best known for its Valentine's Day cards. The company was open from the mid 1800s to 1942 when it closed partially due to paper shortages caused by World War II. FAIR condition. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the covers with rust staining along the lower fore edge. Moderate curling and warping to the book. Some loss along the extremities apparent chewing damage. Samples in the interior range from poor to very good in condition with some DETACHED some torn and some MISSING. Some with minor soiling and foxing. Writing on the first page. Order form tipped in on the inside cover. The Geo. C. Whitney Co., Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013088
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Home for Aged Women. 277 State Street Bangor Maine. Report Compiled January 1907
Bangor ME: O.F. Knowles and Co. Printers 1907. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 44 pp. With a frontis photo of the home. A financial and business report for the Home for Aged Women in Bangor Maine containing financial numbers by-laws and regulations lists of present and former officers and managers of the home etc. With a list of present and former residents of the home giving names and years as well as dates they died if applicable. The house itself is known as the Connors house and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 due to its unique architectural features. GOOD condition. Vertical fold crease present. Some splitting along the spine. Minor soiling and spotting. Small string of letters/number at the upper left front cover. O.F. Knowles and Co., Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 010886
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Home Mission Echoes. October 1897. Vol. 1 No 10
Boston/New York: The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society/ The American Baptist Home Mission Society Publishers 1897. Original Wraps. Good. Original illustrated wraps with several photos and illustrations throughout. 16pp including covers. A journal devoted to the Home Mission Society's missionary efforts around the world. Of note in this issue are several correspondences from Mexico from Santa Rosa and Velardes in which different aspects of daily life are discussed as well as essays on various topics related to Mexico and Mexican culture. This includes an essay on Pulque drinking in Mexico N.L. Linares Jesuits That School for Girls in Mexico etc. Brief mention of missionary efforts with the Choctaws and Chickasaw Indians is also included. In GOOD condition. Heavy horizontal fold crease present. Minor soiling and general but minor toning present to the pages. Minor creasing and chipping to the extremities. Faint ownership signature. The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society/ The American Baptist Home Mission Society, Publishers unknown
Bookseller reference : 004049
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Home Mission Echoes. August and September 1897. Vol. 1 Nos. 8 and 9
Boston/New York: The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society/ The American Baptist Home Mission Society Publishers 1897. Original Wraps. Good. Original illustrated wraps with several photos and illustrations throughout. 20pp including covers. A journal devoted to the Home Mission Society's missionary efforts around the world. This issue contains a page and a half article on a mission school in Wichita apparently for Native Americans with mention of visiting Pawnee Indians. This article is accompanied by a photo of an Indian grass house and a photo captioned "Indian woman and girls." Also of note in this issue are brief mentions of efforts in Mexico as well as longer historical accounts of pioneer work in Minnesota pioneer work among the Mormons Indians and at a gold mining camp in Mercur Utah. In GOOD condition. Heavy horizontal fold crease present. Minor soiling and general but minor toning present to the pages. Moderate creasing along the spine. Faint ownership signature in pencil at the left front corner as well as a faint dampstain both at this corner and the lower left corner. Interior clean and solid. Short tear to the outer wraps along the center of the spine. The Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society/ The American Baptist Home Mission Society, Publishers unknown
Bookseller reference : 004048
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Homespun to Factory Made: Woolen Textiles in America 1776-1876
North Andover MA: Merrimack Valley Textile Museum 1977. Wraps. Good. Black and white photo illustrated wraps. 102 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A catalog to an exhibit at the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum documenting the evolution and growth of the textile industry in America from 1776 to 1876 explaining the processes involved in processing the material and manufacturing both home and factory environments. This includes many pages on the various tools and items used in the textile industry from looms to engines weighers etc. both on a small scale and industrial setting. GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear. Some curling to the covers along the extremities. Minor foxing to the page edges. Merrimack Valley Textile Museum unknown
Bookseller reference : 008453
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Hotchkiss vs. The Hill Annual Baseball Game. Baker Field Lakeville Connecticut. Saturday June 1 1912
Lakeville CT: Office of the Journal Press Printers. Wraps. Good. no date presumed 1912. Printed wraps. Small oblong format. Approximately 20 pages. A few black and white photos throughout mostly of coaches or locations of advertisers with a team photo of The Hill squad. A program for the 1912 baseball game between the Hotchkiss and The Hill schools featuring a blank box score form records of both teams last names and physical statistics of the players for both teams and many advertisements throughout. Both the Hill and Hotchkiss are noted private college prep schools. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy browning to the covers especially along the extremities. Minor soiling and staining to the wraps. Faint vertical fold crease present. Minor bumping and curling along the extremities. Office of the Journal Press, Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 008557
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How to Make Salads and Sandwiches
Boston: D and L. Slade Co. Wraps. Good. No date presumed early 1900's. Wraps. 16 pp. A promotional recipe booklet issued to promote Slade's Salad Cream and other products by the D. and L. Slade Co. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the wraps with minor soiling and staining a bit heavier along the spine. Some curling/creasing at the corners. D and L. Slade Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 006501
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Hurricane Pictures of Greater Fall River. September 1938
Fall River MA: Fall River Herald News Publisher 1938. Wraps. Good. Photo illustrated wraps. 64 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A photo history of the destruction caused by a 1938 hurricane that struck New England and the Northeast United States depicting wrecked houses streets boats etc. accompanied by small descriptive captions. The New England Hurricane of 1938 made landfall as a category 3 storm with its storm surge and heavy winds causing extensive property damage and killing 682 people. GOOD condition. General fading minor soiling and toning to the wrappers. Some foxing to the wrappers. Creasing wrinkling and minor tearing along the extremities. Some wrinkling in the interior. Fall River Herald News, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 008780
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