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The New St. Tammany Almanac for the Year 1817 being the first after Bissextile or Leap Year
Philadelphia: George W. Mentz. First Edition. Original Wraps. Poor. Philadelphia: no date but believed 1817. Published by George W. Mentz. Saddle stitched paper. No covers believed as issued. 32 pages including front cover and back cover. No pages appear to be missing from the interior although I am unsure if any are missing from the rear. OCLC details for this almanac mentions 36 pages. With a woodcut illustration of the anatomy of a man's body on relation to the constellations and the zodiac. Twelve months of astronomical almanac present along with several short articles one relating a robbery by a highwayman and his subsequent fate an article on poverty a cure for the bite of a mad dog an article on Rachel Baker who prays in her sleep among others. In POOR condition with heavy tattering to the extremities folding and creasing to the corners some ink dots to the front cover along with a few letters in script and a rectangular piece CUT AND MISSING from the front cover beneath the title. Pages are darkened but still readable. The almanac is still intact with no loose pages. Overall a seemingly scarce almanac in POOR condition. Photos available upon request. Not in Evans. George W. Mentz unknown
Bookseller reference : 000772
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The New World's Fair of 1934. Advertising Brochure
Chicago: The Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co 1934. Pamphlet. Good. Single sheet folded into five rectangular panels. Black and white photos on both sides. A piece advertising the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago touting the Midway exhibition venues etc. GOOD condition. Minor general toning and soiling. Minor curling/creasing at the corners. The Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 011418
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The New York Receipt Book. Adapted from the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York
No Place: No Publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed circa 1883 based on the calendar/almanac date in the interior. Illustrated wraps with a picture of a woman on a rock about to dive into the water captioned The Diver with the rear wrap depicting a girl in winter clothes captioned One of the Children who took Castoria. Small hole with string through it at the upper left corner. 32 pp. A promotional booklet for various elixirs and cures including Castoria Centaur Liniment and Dr. Wei De Meyer's Catarrh Cure. Interspersed among the testimonials for these products are recipes for various breads pies salads meat dishes etc. GOOD condition. Lower left corner chewed with a small triangular piece missing from the booklet. Minor chewing along the spine edge. General fading and minor creasing to the wraps. Minor soiling. Notation on the upper front cover erased by previous owner leaving a small area of fading. Interior darkened with a small stain present on a few pages. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 006446
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The Ohio Bulletin of Charities and Correction Published Quarterly by the Board of State Charities. Circular No. 8. Quarter Ending September 31 1896
Columbus OH: Office of the State Board of Charitie 1896. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 18 pages. A brief work discussing various topics relating to prison and asylum management including: jail statistics from a Minnesota State conference reports from the Crawford Trumbull and Ashtabula counties boards of visitors the Cleveland and Xenia workhouses Pickaway and other county infirmaries and the care of insane in Wisconsin. GOOD condition. Uneven moderate browning and fading to the covers with minor to moderate uneven soiling and some dark scuffs mostly to the rear wrap. Stray small pencil notation to the upper left cover. Text block toned. Office of the State Board of Charitie unknown
Bookseller reference : 006793
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The Old Maps of Northeastern Essex County Mass. in 1884
Fryeburg ME: Saco Valley Printing 1982. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. A collection of reproductions of maps from 1884 of Northeastern Essex County Massachusetts including Amesbury Georgetown Groveland Ipswich Merrimac Merrimacport Newbury Newburyport Rowley Salisbury and West Newbury GOOD condition. Moderate uneven browning to the covers. Minor to moderate soiling. Several small areas of staining to the covers with covers being generally grubby in appearance. Old address label on the first page. Faint dampstain at the top edge affecting the pages throughout. Saco Valley Printing unknown
Bookseller reference : 014132
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The Oldest Wood Frame House still standing in North America
Belmont MA: The Kirk Game Company Publisher 1980. Soft Cover. Good. Illustrated thick card covers. Oblong format. Tri-folding unfolding to present the interior of a house. Seven sheets of various items to be cut out and assembled plus an eighth sheet providing an inventory of items in the parlor of Jonathan Fairbanks' house at the time of his death in 1688. This sheet also contains a short description of the house and living conditions at that time. With a short account of the Fairbanks family. GOOD condition. Green substance stuck to the rear cover in a long thin line and with a few scattered splotches perhaps old play-doh. Minor browning and soiling to the covers. Some bumping along the extremities. Small tear and crease to the paper covering the boards on the lower front cover. Light toning to the interior. Paper intact. The Kirk Game Company, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 008850
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The Opinion of the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on the Will of Sarah Zane A Member of the Society of Friends. April Term 1833
Philadelphia: Thomas Kite and Co. Publisher 1834. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Apparently disbound from a larger work. 72 pp. A work considering legal issues raised in the settling of the estate and will of Sarah Zane a member of the Quakers in Philadelphia. She left $1000 dollars to the town of Winchester to purchase a fire engine and hose with her namesake fire company still in existence today. GOOD condition. Faint but moderate foxing to the covers. Minor soiling and wrinkling Roman numerals in ink at the top of the title page. Thomas Kite and Co., Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011126
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The Origin and Object of Civil Government according to the Views of the Society of Friends
Philadelphia: Tract Association of Friends Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed early to mid 1800s. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work and lacking any wraps that may have been issued. No. 63 present at the lower edge of the title page. 12 pp. A short work addressing civil government in relation to the religious views of the Quakers citing early colonial history and the actions of William Penn as well as colonial New Jersey. This includes discussion of the principle of liberty and equality referring to Native Americans. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy foxing. Some roughness along the binding edge. Sabin 86063. Tract Association of Friends, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 009268
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The Parent's Magazine. By An Association of Parents. April 1841
Concord NH: Rev. J. Thompson Publisher 1841. Wraps. Good. Printed blue wraps. Pagination runs 169-192. A collection of essays on parenting and raising children focusing mostly on Christian education as well as the emotional wellbeing of the child. GOOD condition. Owner's name on the upper front cover. Some spotting and staining to the covers. Corners creased and curled. Moderate scattered spotting and foxing throughout. Rev. J. Thompson, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011402
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The Pawn. Late April 1970. Vol. 1 No. 4
Frederick MD: Frederick GI's United Publisher 1970. Wraps. Fair. Single stapled zine style piece on legal sized paper. 12 pp. A newspaper issued by GI's at the Fort Detrick Army Base in Frederick Maryland seeking to promote free speech and rights for service members especially when speaking out against the Vietnam War. This issue with reports on censorship of the magazine citizen concern over Fort Detrick and its role in US biological warfare the escalating war in Laos undercover US Army intelligence officers spying on US citizens etc. FAIR condition. Leaf 5/6 cut in half lengthwise resulting in half missing affecting the editorial page and its reverse side. General toning to the first and last leaf. Minor soiling. Two horizontal fold creases present. Frederick GI's United, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014549
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The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the Commencement of the Constitution in October 1780 to the Last Wednesday in May 1789. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation Constitution
Boston: Adams and Nourse Printers 1789. Leather. Good. Full title: The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the Commencement of the Constitution in October 1780 to the Last Wednesday in May 1789. To Which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation the Constitution of the Commonwealth the Treaty of Peace Between Great-Britain and America and the Constitution of the United States. Full Calf leather. 48 495 vi pp. Lacking any endpapers/half title that may have proceeded the title page. A printing of the various laws of Massachusetts as well as printings of the Declaration of Independence the US Constitution and the peace treaty between Great Britain and the United States. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing spotting and staining to the covers with chipping and loss to the head of the spine. Minor soiling. Heavy scuffing bumping and wear along the extremities. Lacking any leaves prior to the title page. Heavy ink spotting to the inside front cover with a few ownership signatures present to title page and cover. Foxing scattered throughout heavy to a few pages with some leaves being heavily browned. Minor scattered soiling and staining. A few stray doodles on blank pages. Old pressed leaves laid in among a few pages. Sabin 45932. Adams and Nourse, Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 014080
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The Piscataqua Evangelical Magazine. September and October 1807. Vol. III. No. V.
No Place: No Publisher 1807. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Perhaps Amherst or Portsmouth NH: 1807. Pamphlet single stitched in the center left margin. Lacking any wraps that were issued. Pagination runs 161-196. A single issue of this magazine devoted primarily to religious items. This number features several letters from Gideon Blackburn to Dr. Morse regarding the origin and progress of a religious mission to the Cherokee Indians. Apparently begun in 1790 Blackburn describes his efforts to educate the Cherokees with a slight condescending tone to their culture. Blackburn founded a ministry in Maryville Tennessee establishing two schools for Cherokee boys in the early 1800s in that area see Wikipedia. Also present is a sketch of the character of Samuel Moody further extracts from the diary of Reverend Ivory Hovey as well as a few theological/philosophical essays. The Piscataqua Evangelical Magazine ran for three volumes providing a publication venue for New Hampshire and Maine ministers and religious figures. GOOD condition ex-library with scattered stamping and some handwritten library notations throughout. Heavy dampstain along the upper left portion and spine. Light offsetting moderate uneven darkening and scattered soiling. Pages curled at the corners with some creasing and a few with tears at the upper corners. Sabin 63024. No Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 008388
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The Times Almanac Philadelphia 1896
Philadelphia: The Philadelphia Times Publisher 1896. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 52 pp. plus 12 pages of ads. An almanac for 1896 containing many items of information of about Pennsylvania especially statewide voting records votes for president separated into states and other information about the state government city governments etc. Perhaps of note is a several page section on the baseball season of 1895 containing won/loss records record changes throughout the season pennant results and a few pages of batting and fielding statistics for the players. A short section on college athletics includes brief football records as well as baseball. GOOD condition. Some soiling and darkening to the wraps mostly along the extremities. Minor creasing toning and edgewear. Paper a bit browned in the interior. The Philadelphia Times, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007721
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The Town Register. Wolfeboro Effingham Tamworth Ossipee Tuftonboro Freedom. New Hampshire 1908
Augusta ME: The Mitchell-Cony Co 1908. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Olive green cloth. 117 139 pp. plus a few pages of ads. With a fold out color map of New Hampshire depicting railroad lines towns etc. A work containing brief histories of Wolfeboro Effingham Tamworth Ossipee Tuftonboro Freedom in New Hampshire as well as lists of names of physicians and other people in each town short account of military participations in the towns etc. Part II of this work contains a census of each town consisting of lists of names. GOOD condition. Covers faded with minor soiling and a few tiny stains. Some scuffing. Heavy scuffing to the cloth along the extremities with fraying at the corners and spine tips. Previous owner's ex libris stamp on a few pages with an ownership signature at the front. Some foxing to the page edges. The Mitchell-Cony Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 009392
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The Tyng Case a Narrative Together with the Judgment of the Court and the Admonition by the Bishop of New York Published by the American Church Union. Publication of the American Church Union No. 1
New York: Pott and Amery Printers 1868. Wraps. Fair. Printed wraps lacking the rear wrap. 32 pp. An account of the charges and case against the reverend Stephen H. Tyng Jr. son of the noted clergyman of the same name. This work recalls the details of the infraction as well as testimony and opinions with the penalty of the admonition also printed. Apparently Tyng was found guilty of the offence of officiating within the joint parochial cure of two Presbyters of a neighboring Diocese in opposition of their wishes see page 22 of the pamphlet. FAIR condition. LACKING the rear wrap. Large dampstains affecting the piece throughout. Scattered foxing and minor soiling with a few small stains present. A few stray pencil marks to the front wrap. Wrapper creased torn and worn along the extremities. Pott and Amery, Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 010136
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The Union Scrap Book containing Wit Humor Proverbs Household Receipts Dates of Important Events Etc.
Boston: L.F. Lawrence and Co. Printers 1872. Wraps. Good. Decorated wraps. A collection of jokes humorous anecdotes proverbs and words of wisdom as well as a section on dates of importance in US history. With a list of populations of various US cities a 'Kentucky Joke' a poem in dialect on Thanksgiving etc. Also of note is a collection of short recipes for apple and coffee custard various cakes crullers an antidote to tobacco and poison etc. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the piece. Minor to moderate soiling and some staining. Faint vertical crease present. Wrappers chipped split and torn along the extremities with minor loss at the lower rear corner. Faint dampstain to the fore edge of the front cover. L.F. Lawrence and Co., Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 009949
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The United States Mining Journal Railroad and Financial Advertiser. January 2 1864. Vol. 24. No. 14. Whole Number 602
New York: John Hillyer Publisher 1864. Wraps. Poor. Small format newspaper style journal. 16 pp although either misbound or misnumbered. With illustrated ads. A journal devoted to mining news throughout the United States providing short columns on various mines in operation and their productions as well as news on the product of petroleum and the Columbia Oil Company. Other companies mentioned or discussed include the Phoenix Mining Company of the Nevada mining territory as well as a report from the Quartz Hill Gold Mining Company of Colorado. POOR/FAIR condition. Several pages unopened along the top or side edges. Heavy chipping and tearing along the extremities as well as heavy tearing and some loss along the center horizontal fold crease loss mostly to the first/front page. Minor soiling and some darkening. Faint stamp to the upper front page with the name of the journal in pencil present in the same locale. A few minor ink stains present. John Hillyer, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007247
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The Vermont Directory and Commercial Almanac for 1868
No Place: Claremont Man'f'g Co. Printers 1868. Wraps. Fair. Printed wraps. 144 pp. plus illustrated ads at the front and rear. With a fold out map of Vermont at the front. A guide to various businesses railroads political figures and politicians for the state of Vermont in 1868 including many advertisements for businesses some illustrated. FAIR condition. Heavy chipping tearing creasing and loss to the wrappers along the extremities. Moderate foxing and toning to the wraps with some soiling and staining. Wrappers mostly gone along the spine. Fold out map VERY worn with creasing chipping tearing and loss along the extremities and fold creases as well as soiling and minor staining. Scattered foxing throughout. Some toning and minor soiling to the pages. Claremont Man'f'g Co., Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 011339
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Theater Program for the First Week of the Annual Boston Engagement of DeWolf Hopper and his Merry Company Presenting his Latest Comic Opera Success Dr. Syntax. Week of February 11 1895. Tremont Theatre Boston
Boston: Tremont Theatre Publisher 1895. Wraps. Very Good. Square pamphlet printed on yellow paper. Front cover with an illustration of the interior of Tremont Theatre. A program for the comic opera Dr. Syntax starring DeWolf Hopper as well as Edna Wallace Hopper his wife at the time. DeWolf Hopper was a stage actor and silent film actor known for his comic roles as well as his popular readings of the poem 'Casey at the Bat.' Edna Wallace Hopper was also a noted stage actress and silent film star. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and toning. Some creasing at the corners. Light scattered soiling. Tremont Theatre, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011016
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Third Reading Book. Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American S.S. Union
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union. Original Wraps. Good. No date although OCLC records indicate a date of 1831. Stiff blue printed wraps. 36 pp. With a few illustrations throughout. A reader consisting of sentences of words of either at most three or four syllables. All based on Biblical teachings. GOOD condition. Uneven fading and minor to moderate soiling to the covers. Wrappers a bit creased along the extremities. Some scuffing and minor staining. Interior solid with moderate foxing throughout. American Sunday School Union unknown
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Thirty-Third Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State Reform School at Meriden for the Year 1884 to the General Assembly January Session 1885
Meriden CT: Republican Book Department Publisher 1885. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 56 pp. A report on the Connecticut State Reform School in Meriden for the year 1884 discussing improvements and industry at the school methods used to run the school including a look at housing water supply food and clothing as well as instructions and religious exercises at the school. With many statistical tables documenting crimes committed ages etc. The Connecticut State Reform School in Meriden was formed in 1854 in an effort to prevent problems arising from treating juvenile offenders as adults. The school employed a varying scale of punishments ranging from reproaching the offender confiscating a toy imposing chores to solitary confinement and sometimes beating Spigel OLR Research Report online source. GOOD condition. Moderate soiling uneven fading and some browning to the covers. Some creasing with minor chipping and tearing along the extremities. Corner tips curled. Dampstain affecting the lower corner of the rear cover and last several pages. A few pages unopened in the interior. Text block toned. Republican Book Department, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 006819
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Topographic Map of the White Mountains and Central New Hampshire
Boston: The National Publishing Company Publisher 1902. Unbound. Poor. Unbound single sheet mounted on linen with wooden dowels at the top and bottom for hanging. Approximately 38 by 39 � inches. A map in color depicting the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire including roads towns as well as names of mountains hills and other geographic features. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a library pastedown on the reverse. Several large tears about 12 inches long or less along the top edge with heavy tattering chipping and loss affecting the Berlin NH region and the legend. General toning minor soiling and a few faint stains. Minor chipping along the extremities with a few minor creases. The National Publishing Company, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014146
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Turner in Review
Farmington ME: Franklin Printing Publisher 1985. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Stated first edition. Illustrated white wraps. Small folio. 100 pp. Black and white photos throughout as well as a few maps of the town in rear. A pictorial history of Turner Maine consisting of photos from the 1800s through 1970s of various farms buildings homesteads events and residents some with short explanatory captions. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning to the wraps. Light creasing and scuffing along the extremities. Franklin Printing, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007383
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Twelfth Annual Report of the Work at the Lend-a-Hand Mission. Cleveland Ohio 1904
Cleveland: H.N. Clemens Printer 1904. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 14 pp. Photo of the Lend-a-Hand Mission building at the front. A brief report providing an overview of programs and finances of the mission including the girls' training school the boys club the nursery kindergarten and kindergarten training school. GOOD condition ex-historical society with several stamps present. Heavy uneven fading to the wraps. Light soiling. A few small chips along the edges. H.N. Clemens, Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 010145
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Utah-Land of Endless Scenic Discovery Tourist Booklet
Salt Lake City: Utah State Road Commission Publisher 1939. Wraps. Very Good. Color illustrated wraps with front cover by Paul Clowes an artist from Utah. 16 pp. including covers. Color photos and illustrations throughout. A promotional travel guide to Utah discussing its various natural wonders and sites including Zion National Park. Color drawn map on the rear cover. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and creasing to the covers. Light toning. Utah State Road Commission, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 011431
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Views of Lewiston and Auburn Maine
Portland ME: L.H. Nelson Company. Wraps. Good. No date presumed late 1800s early 1900. Small oblong folio. Burgundy wraps. 32 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A photo history of the Lewiston and Auburn area of Maine accompanied by a one page introduction. With views of the Poland Spring House Bates and Hill Mills Androscoggin Cotton Mill Empire Theater in Lewiston public libraries various churches and schools etc. GOOD condition. Dampstaining present along the spine and upper extremity with heavy uneven fading to the covers. Patterned offsetting/fading to the rear cover. Minor soiling and some creasing to the covers. Minor dampstaining to the gutter and page edges of the first and last few pages. Old glue repair to a long horizontal tear to the lower portion of the first page. L.H. Nelson Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 007264
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W.H. Willard Company. Mill Supplies
Worcester MA: W.H. Willard Company Publisher 1919. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 606 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog to various tools machinery and other mechanical items and accessories including electric drills Starrett's tools pumps cutters and a variety of items by various manufacturers. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy uneven fading to the covers. Some scuffing to the cloth. Minor soiling. A few small areas of spotting and discoloration to the cloth. Minor toning in the interior. W.H. Willard Company, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 014420
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Wabash Railway Company Booklet of One Way Fares
St. Louis: Wabash Railway Company Presumed Publisher. Cloth. Good. no date circa 1924. Narrow black cloth covers. 2-41 plus 6 pp. of supplements laid in. Also present is a few pieces of railway/railroad ephemera essentially 2 loose papers with times; a small paper with The Carnegie Steel Company Limited Route of the Knights Templar visit to Homestead Steel Works itinerary circa 1898; and a small booklet of station names and numbers from the Wabash Railway Company. Primarily a book of fares for various stops along the lines operated by the Wabash Railway Company. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy fading. Moderate soiling. Minor spotting and staining to the covers. Cloth worn along the extremities and hinges. Extensive insect damage along the folds of one piece of ephemera with it now split in two. Insect damage along the pastedown endpapers with minor insect wear to a few pages. Minor scattered soiling and staining in the interior. A few scattered notes present. Wabash Railway Company, Presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013083
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Washington View Book
Seattle: C.P. Johnston Co. Wraps. Good. Seattle: no date presumed mid 1900s. Wraps. Small oblong booklet. 32 pp. Black and white captioned photos throughout. A small book of photographs of various sites around the state of Washington including bird's eye views of Tacoma Seattle Bellingham Spokane views of Mt. Rainier St. Helens and others as well as waterfalls formations along the Pacific coast etc. GOOD condition. Minor browning and soiling to the covers. Small drip spot at the upper left corner. Minor curling and edgewear. Ownership gift inscription on the inside front cover. C.P. Johnston Co unknown
Bookseller reference : 008952
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Watch and Clock Material. Catalog and Net Price List to the Retail Trade. Waltham Watch Company Trade Catalog. 1948 Edition
Waltham MA: Waltham Watch Company Publisher 1948. Wraps. Good. Yellow wraps. 143 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A trade catalog of various parts and items to be used in watches and clocks manufactured by the Waltham Watch Company. This includes pieces for aircraft and tank clocks as well as many different style watches. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy soiling and darkening to the covers with a partial ring stain on the front cover as well as several other small spots of staining and soiling. Moderate creasing and wrinkling. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities with some pulling fraying and loss to the backstrip at the head and tail. Minor toning in the interior. Faint dampstain to the lower page edges of the first several pages. Waltham Watch Company, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013773
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Western Colorado. Scenic and Recreational Wonderland
Grand Junction CO: The Chamber of Commerce of Grand Junction Colorado Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date perhaps circa 1939 based on OCLC records. Illustrated wraps. 24 pp. including covers. Small black and white photos throughout as well as small maps. A promotional travel guide to Western Colorado including the Colorado National Monument the Grand Mesa Tennessee and Independence Passes Monarch and Cochetopa Passes Black Canyon of the Gunnison Lake City Uncompahgre National Forest Dolores River Canyon etc. GOOD condition. Some toning and soiling to the wrappers. A few small tears chips and creases along the extremities. The Chamber of Commerce of Grand Junction, Colorado, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013300
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Why Shift Gears Drive in "High" all the time With Chrysler Fluid Drive
No Place: Chrysler Presumed Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. No place or date circa 1941. Wraps. 12 pp. including covers. A promotional booklet discussing fluid drive by Chrysler apparently an automatic transmission that eliminates the need for shifting gears. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning and edgewear. Chrysler, Presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 010451
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Windham.A Pictorial History from 1737.
No Place: The Oxford Group presumed Printer. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date circa 1987. Pictorial wraps. Quarto. 72 pp. Black and white photos throughout. As the title indicates this work is a primarily pictorial history of Windham Maine consisting of photos of early homes businesses and other locations accompanied by short descriptive and historical captions. With sections on transportation and trains. GOOD condition. Smallish area of spotting/discoloration to the front cover. Minor toning. Small crease to the lower rear cover. The Oxford Group, presumed Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 011100
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Windmills. Eclipse Wooden Windmills The Fairbanks Steel Windmills advertising Sheet
Boston MA: Charles J. Jager Company presumed Publisher. unbound. Very Good. no date. Single sheet 7 � by 5 inches. With three small illustrations: a water tower an eclipse wind engine windmill and a Fairbanks-Morse Gas and Gasoline Engine. A small advertising piece issued by the Charles J. Jager Company of Boston Massachusetts combining a mix of fonts type sizes and illustrations advertising windmills and a gas engine. Based on company histories this piece may be circa 1900 or a little later. The Fairbanks-Morse Company bought the successful Eclipse Windmill company in the 1890s eventually merging the two under the Fairbanks Morse and Co. name. VERY GOOD condition. General toning. Shrink-wrapped and backed by a foam board. Charles J. Jager Company, presumed Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013228
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Winnie and Walter; or Story-Telling at Thanksgiving
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company 1861. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 127 pp. plus ads. With a few black and white illustrations throughout. Worldcat records attribute this work to American theologian Increase N. Tarbox. A book for children containing a variety of anecdotes by various members of a family relaying events in their lives with a few mentioning the Massachusetts area. GOOD condition. Minor fading soiling scuffing and edgewear. Cloth scuffed along the extremities. Faint owner's inscription present. Paper toned in the interior with scattered foxing minor scattered soiling and a few small stains. J.E. Tilton and Company unknown
Bookseller reference : 014287
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Women in the Federal Service
Washington: US Civil Service Commission 1938. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stated first edition. Wraps. 52 pp. With several photos including one of Helen Hamilton Gardener and one of Clara Barton. A history of women employed by the US federal government under the Federal Services umbrella discussing origins of the employment of women struggles and discrimination faced by women seeking employment or already employed by the United States and future prospects for women. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a few stamps and notations in the interior. Moderate soiling to the covers with some staining and browning. Minor wrinkling and creasing to the covers. US Civil Service Commission unknown
Bookseller reference : 013446
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World War II era Scrapbook from Charles Charlie Palmer
No Place: No Publisher. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. World War II era Scrapbook from Charles Charlie Palmer. Green clothbound scrapbook housed in a brown paper covered slipcase. Folio. Approximately 36 pages used in the book with many more unused. With a few envelopes of photo negatives some large in size. The scrapbook contains various identification and membership cards for Charles Palmer as well as items pertaining to his service in World War II. Serving as a private first class it appears Palmer was an Official War Photographer ID card present indicating such. Newsletters paper clippings meal cards and other paper ephemera associated with his service are present including a letter that indicates he was nominated or received a Soldier's Medal for his actions in documenting a ship that had exploded in a port. An official letter regarding his request to find the grave of a fellow fallen soldier is included as well as various military bulletins photos and newspaper clippings of people comics theater tickets and other related type of items from Italy etc. also present. Some of the 3x4 inch negatives appear to depict soldiers or military type scenes although this is hard to tell for certain while the rest of the negatives are portraits of people. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and edgewear. Some fading and minor soiling to the slipcase. No Publisher unknown
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World's Fair Greeting! From the S. Brainard's Sons Co. Advertising booklet for Sheet Music
Chicago: S. Brainard's Sons Publisher. Wraps. Very Good. no date presumed circa 1893. Illustrated wraps. 20 pp. including covers. A small booklet containing the first pages of music for various songs published by the S. Brainard's Sons Company of Chicago mentioning World's Fair greetings on the first page and welcoming visitors to the fair to their address. Music and lyrics throughout although only the first pages of each song. VERY GOOD condition. Minor browning and soiling. Small tear near the upper corner of one leaf. S. Brainard's Sons, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 012437
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Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac 1865
Philadelphia: Dr. Wm. Wright Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date presumed 1864. Illustrated pale yellow wraps. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A monthly almanac issued as a promotional piece for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills containing many testimonials as to the use and effectiveness of the pills in treatment of everything from asthma to flatulence. With humorous illustrations/captions at the top of most months as well as the music and lyrics to "The Picket's Last Watch" by David S. Warden presumably a piece written about the Civil War. Wright used Native American and Greek imagery in an attempt to lend credibility to his patent medicine. GOOD condition. Small hole punch at the upper left corner. Minor soiling and general toning. Some chipping creasing and tearing along the extremities. Dr. Wm. Wright, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 013122
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No author Given
Your Civil Liberties. How to Protect Them
Washington: Congress of Industrial Organizations 1940. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 30 pp. A piece outlining civil liberties entitled to those in the United States discussing laws and Supreme Court rulings as well as actions that are allowed. This primarily pertains to protestors presumably from unions and other labor groups mentioning the right to picket hand out leaflets etc. The Congress of Industrial Organizations grew out of dissatisfaction with those unions and members of the AFL forming a separate group in the mid 1930s that focused on the plight of industrial laborers and not just union craftsmen. The AFL and CIO joined together in the mid-1950s. GOOD condition. Minor general toning and soiling. Pencil notation on the upper front cover. Minor curling along the edges. Small tear at the upper hinge. Congress of Industrial Organizations unknown
Bookseller reference : 008585
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NOGUES Général
MEMOIRES DU GENERAL NOGUES (1777-1853) sur les guerres de l'Empire. Publiés par le Baron André de Maricourt.
Paris Lemerre 1922. In-8 broché 314pp. Orné de 5 illustrations à pleine page comprises dans la pagination. Très léger manque en tête du 1er plat de couverture et pliure angulaire.
Bookseller reference : GITc595
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Nolan David; Stilley Ronda; Guerrero Gene et al.
The New South Student. Vol. III. No. 6. October 1966
Nashville: Southern Student Organizing Committee Publisher 1966. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps side stapled. 26 pp. A single issue of this newsletter issued by the Southern Student Organizing Committee containing pieces on the draft conscientious objection organizing migrants and unions news of various student activist groups etc. With an article 'Organizing Migrants' by Gene Guerrero. The Southern Student Organizing Committee SSOC was group formed in the South during the 1960s tied to the SDS as a fraternal organization and promoting causes such as African-American civil rights workers' rights anti-Vietnam stances and women's rights see Wikipedia. GOOD condition. Center horizontal fold crease present. General toning minor soiling and edgewear. Old staple holes present at the top and bottom of the newsletter. Mailing label on the rear cover. Southern Student Organizing Committee, Publisher unknown
Bookseller reference : 007819
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NOLIN (Jean-Baptiste).
Golfe du Mexique.
[Paris, Mondhare, 1791]. 203 x 262 mm.
Bookseller reference : LBW-4853
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Noll Mark A.
RELIGION & AMERICAN POLITICS. From The Colonial Period To The 1980s.
Oxford University Press: 1990. 401 pages. "How do religion and politics in America This unique collection presents previously unpublished essays by 17 of America's leading historians and social scientists." FINE- SOFTCOVER. . Soft Cover. Fine-. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Oxford University Press: Paperback
Bookseller reference : 029370 ISBN : 019505881X 9780195058819
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none given
The Mesoamericans
Beautiful informative double sided wall chart National Geographic Society paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio703
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Nordhoff Charles.
PENINSULAR CALIFORNIA. Some Account Of The Climate Soil Productions And Present Condition Chiefly Of The Northern Hlaf Of Lower California.
Harper & Borthers: 1888. 130 pages illustrated with b&w photographs and map with 4 Appednices. "For many years Idesired to own land in the Peninsula being convinced of the excellance of the country and climate I selected and bought a small tract on and near the bay of Todos Santos. When this ittle purchase of mine became known I receved numberous letters from acquaintances and strangers in different parts of the United States asking me the grounds of belief that Lower California is a desirable region and inquiring also about the security of land titles and the character of the laws and government. I have concluded to publishe what I know aboutthe Pennisula." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER blue cloth covers worn at spine edges and corners of book lettering is bright on the spine and cover Ex-library withdrawn. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harper & Borthers: Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027689
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Norfleet Elizabeth Copeland
Woodberry Forest: A Venture in Faith
New York: The Georgian Press Inc. 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Good /No jacket. 106 pages illustrated with black and white photographs. An anecdotal history of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. Black cloth binding with yellow titles on front cover and spine cream end papers. Cover a bit scuffed and spotted spine a little faded with rubbing of titles corners and spine ends bumped a little spotting of end papers interior pages clean and bright binding tight. <br/><br/>Measures 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. The Georgian Press, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 00966
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NOROIT, Michel
De Marseille à Toulon par les antipodes.
PARIS, Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, 1933 - In-4 - Broché (accroc au 1 er plat)- Edition originale numéroté - 71 Photographies NB Ht de l'auteur - 179 pages - bon exemplaire
Bookseller reference : 23647
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NOROIT, Michel
De Marseille à Toulon par les antipodes.
PARIS, Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, 1933 - In-4 - Broché (accroc au 1 er plat)- Edition originale numéroté - 71 Photographies NB Ht de l'auteur - 179 pages - bon exemplaire
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Norrander Barbara.
SUPER TUESDAY. Regional Politics & Presidential Primaries.
University Press of Kentucky: 1992. 239 pages. This book "emerges as an authoritative source not only on Super Tuesday but on many other aspects of presidential nomination." FINE- HARDCOVER FINE- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine-/Fine-. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. University Press of Kentucky: Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030011 ISBN : 0813117739 9780813117737
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