‎Newspaper‎

‎Massachusetts Newspaper‎

‎THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE AND THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER. Vol. XVI. No. 803‎

‎Boston 1784. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Light wear and minor loss at folds. Lightly soiled. Very good. The entirety of the first page of this issue is devoted to the formation of the Society of the Cincinnati providing a description of the Society along with its rules and purpose. Also the proclamation of Congress ratifying the peace treaty with Great Britain officially putting an end to the war. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM43207

‎Massachusetts Newspaper‎

‎THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE AND THE UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER. Vol. XIV. No. 712. with: SUPPLEMENT TO THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE &c‎

‎Boston 1782. 4pp. plus supplementary leaf. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses and wear at old folds. Light soiling. Very good. Revolutionary-era newspaper containing several war related items including a printing of General Cornwallis' letter to Lieutenant Colonel Cruger announcing his defeat of General Gates in South Carolina with a brief account of the battle and casualties thereof. Also a lengthy editorial on controlling Congressional power and the concern over the effect of an impost bill on the already fragile economy. The supplement contains a proclamation from Governor John Hancock calling for a day of fasting and prayer on behalf of the good of the country and the war effort. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM43205

‎Massachusetts Newspaper‎

‎THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER AND THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER. Vol. V. No. 254‎

‎Boston 1783. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Minor losses at old folds affecting a few words of text. Some light soiling and wear. Very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with a lengthy article relating news from the English Parliament in which the treaty of peace with America is discussed. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM43191

‎Massachusetts Newspaper‎

‎THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER AND THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER. Vol. II. No. 91‎

‎Boston 1780. 4pp. Folio. Old folds. Light scattered soiling and foxing. Very good. A representative issue of this Revolutionary War-era newspaper with news of the war and federal politics including an extract from the minutes of the committee for the regulation of prices which met in convention in February 1780. Likewise brief news of naval activity off Savannah and Charleston. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM43188

‎Massachusetts Newspaper‎

‎THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER AND THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER. Vol. VI. No. 317‎

‎Boston 1784. 4pp. Folio. Silked on both sides. Small losses at old folds affecting a few lines of text. Trimmed closely at top of first leaf affecting one line of text. Some light soiling and wear. About very good. A representative issue of this newspaper with a lengthy article on the origin of slaves and the slave trade to be continued in the next issue. Also the proclamation of the treaty of peace between America and England. THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER. was established June 15 1778 by Edward Draper and John W. Folsom; it was published until Oct. 16 1786. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM43190

‎Civil War: Missouri Newspaper‎

‎DER LUTHERANER. GOTTES WORT UND LUTHERS LEHR VERGEHET NUN UND NIMMERMEHR Vols. 16-19‎

‎St. Louis: Wiebusch und Sohn 1863. Four volumes bound in one. 2208; 200 of 208; 4208 lacks pp.137-144; 2200pp. Vol. 17 lacks issue 26. Vol. 18 lacks issue 18. Folio. Half morocco and marbled boards. Spine and corners heavily worn front cover detached. Titlepage of first volume torn; second and third leaves heavily torn with some minor loss. Light to moderate foxing and wear. Else good. Lutheran German-language newspaper founded in 1844 by Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther 1811- 87. The paper and its founder were key components in introducing the idea of an umbrella church for Lutherans in America and the Midwest founding in 1847 the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and Other States. In the 1840s and '50s Germans were the largest immigrant group in America settling heavily in the Midwest. Wiebusch und Sohn hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM48378A

‎Philadelphia Newspaper‎

‎THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE & UNIVERSAL DAILY ADVERTISER‎

‎Philadelphia 1799. Vol. XVI No. 3205. 4pp. Large folio newspaper on folded sheet. Tanned old fold else quite good. This issue consists for the most part of a lengthy article by Thomas Pickering then Secretary of State addressed to President Adams regarding relations between France and the U.S. Brigham discusses the history of the paper and the varitions in name and although the present variation is not listed it is certainly the same paper. BRIGHAM II pp.912-15. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM8210

‎Shipboard Journal‎

‎MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF A SAILOR'S VOYAGE ON THE BARQUE DUCHESS FROM BOSTON TO PALERMO AND BACK‎

‎Primarily at sea 1851. 34pp. in a highly legible hand. Folio. Dbd. Lightly foxed. Several pages torn out. Doodles on blank versos of some leaves. Good. First-person narrative of a young man's sea voyage from Boston to Palermo and back. Though serving as a hand the young man seems to be of fairly good breeding and education having determined to teach himself the art of navigation while on board and often waxing poetic and sentimental. Departing on Oct. 21 1850 the author says the ship is "a very good looking vessel" and that the Captain and mates are "very fine men;" regarding the rest of the crew he says: "I have not been with them long enough to judge of their characters as yet." While his journal is filled with weather and wind and resetting the rigging it also has very contemplative passages: <br> <br> "At eight PM I went to the wheel it was a beautiful night the full moon shone in all her glory casting a mellow light on all around so light was the breeze that it scarce ruffled the surface of the Ocean our ship was gliding through the water with scarcely any perceptable sic motion ah who would not go to sea were it always thus. I have been thinking of home and friends this watch which I may never see again but I hope before many months are passed I shall return to my native land and grasp the hand of friends once more." <br> <br> He writes often of seeing friends and home again and of spending his future days more profitably than his past ones. On Nov. 18 he turns twenty and writes: "I must say that but a small portion of that time has been spent as it should have been but it is passed and cannot be recalled and I have only to try to do better in future and hope for success." The ship arrives at Palermo on Nov. 30 and the crew are let ashore on Dec. 8 having finally passed quarantine. The author writes at some length about Palermo and the sights seen including the King's gardens and the catacombs "where are the remains of some twenty thousand people of both sexes and all ages from the infant to the gray headed old man." But for all the sights of Palermo he is nevertheless eager to be underway again for home. One of the tasks the crew has been set to is the painting of the ship which the author finds quite enjoyable: "We have been painting the spars today which is hard work but I have a fancy for painting so I have got along very well." <br> <br> Impatient to be home he is not sorry when they set off from Palermo on Dec. 21: "I do not think I shall regret leaving here though I have nothing in particular to complain of respecting the town or the inhabitants." Light winds hamper their return journey and at times the ship is entirely becalmed. When they finally reach Gibraltar on Jan. 14 squalls are upon them and they have to anchor there for some days. While in port the author begins to be peevish with the Captain: <br> <br> ".the Capt. has found plenty of what I call humbuging sic or unnecessary work for us to do it seems strange to me that a man professing to be a gentleman should stoop to such low acts of meanness merely to show his authority and gratify a malicious spirit but so it is with some who wish to exercise a sort of tyranny over those who have not the power to defend themselves however we shall soon be on an even footing and can say and do as we please and then I shall express myself more freely." <br> <br> Things eventually settle out though with the Duchess arriving in Nantucket on Feb. 22 1851 ending the journal. An interesting and personal account of a trip to sea. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM40376

‎Boston Newspaper‎

‎THE BOSTON CHRONICLE. VOL. I NO. 44‎

‎Boston: Mein and Fleming 1768. 8pp. newspaper. Somewhat soiled and slightly browned else good. An interesting issue of this Boston newspaper mostly devoted to the actions of Gov. Hutchinson and the Council with regard to a riot against Custom House officers and unrest over shipping in and out of Boston. Mein and Fleming unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM16469

‎Illinois Newspaper‎

‎MANUSCRIPT AGREEMENT FOR THE NEW OWNERSHIP OF THE JOLIET-COURIER NEWSPAPER‎

‎Joliet Il. 1839. 5pp. Folio. Old folds. Separation at many folds most repaired with tape. Light soiling and foxing. Some small paper loss due to wax seals. Still quite legible. About good. In a green half morocco and cloth clamshell case spine gilt. A manuscript purchase agreement for the JULIET COURIER the Chicago area's oldest newspaper and the sixth oldest paper in Illinois. The JULIET COURIER was founded April 20 1839 by thirteen investors in Juliet Illinois changed to Joliet in 1845. They hired an editor named Balch variously referred to as P.O. Balch O.H. Balch and C.H. Balch who abandoned the project a few months later resulting in the present document. The paper was then edited by David L. Gregg a local attorney who rose to prominence and later served as Illinois Secretary of State; in 1853 Gregg was appointed United States Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands where he served for the next ten years. The paper was published as the JULIET COURIER until 1843 when the name was changed to the JULIET SIGNAL later the JOLIET SIGNAL with the change in the town's name. The paper is published to this day under the banner of the JOLIET HERALD NEWS. <br> <br> The document opens: <br> <br> "Whereas the JULIET COURIER lately under the management of P.O. Balch has been abandoned by the said Balch without any provision for its further publication. And whereas the said COURIER is likely to be discontinued unless funds be provided immediately for purchasing stock paying journeymen &c. And also whereas it is both necessary and expedient for the democracy to keep in existence a press of sound Democratic principles devoted to the best interests of the people - Therefore we the undersigned do promise & agree to pay for the purposes above specified to the committee of stockholders owning the printing establishment of the aforesaid COURIER the amount set opposite to our respective names with the express understanding & consideration that the same shall be refunded from the rents & profits due to the aforesaid establishment." <br> <br> It is signed by fifteen individuals or establishments with notes that each has paid the amount stated generally five dollars. The remainder of the document discusses the continuation of the paper's operation signing the responsibility over to David L. Gregg and W.P. Hudson. It is signed at the end by the twenty shareholders noting how many shares each owns in the company. <br> <br> An interesting and early piece of Illinois newspaper history. NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS OF ILLINOIS p.207. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO online. hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCAM42383

‎Osler Sir William; International Association of Medical Museums and Journal of Technical Methods; Welch William H.; Allbutt T‎

‎Bulletin No. IX 9 of the International Association of Medical Museums and Journal of Technical Methods: Sir William Osler Memorial Number: Appreciations and Reminiscences‎

‎Privately Printed / Murray Printing Co. Limited 1926. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Limited edition #933 of 1500 copies. Former copy of the Clifton Springs Medical Library with a few marks. 1926 Hard Cover. xxxviii 633 1 pp. 8vo. Photographic frontispiece of William Osler. A collection of essays published to honor the influential physician William Osler co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler's creation of the first residency program and emphasis on teaching students through clinical experience rather than lectures led many to call him the father of modern medicine. Privately Printed / Murray Printing Co., Limited hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : 2293324

‎Underground Newspaper Katzman Allan Editor‎

‎The East Village Other Vol. 2 No. 9‎

‎New York: East Village Other 1967. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. For sale is a single issue from the second year of this tabloid counterculture newspaper from 1967 Apr. 1 - 15 Issue Typical light page browning some small chips and tears to edges. Very good overall condition. Underground newspaper covering the seminal events of the counterculture revolution. Includes a collaboration between Kenward Elmslie and Joe Brainard Porn and Punishment Barking Fuzz and more. Not folded. East Village Other paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 28675

‎Newspaper Reference Brigham Clarence S.‎

‎History and Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690 - 1820 Volume One‎

‎Worcester MA: American Antiquarian Society 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. Large clothbound quarto. 757 pp. Volume One only. Covers ALA through N.Y. A few stray scuffs to navy cloth binding. Gilt spine lettering bright and unflaked. A very good copy of this still useful reference work. American Antiquarian Society unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 25863

‎Handwritten Poetry 19th c. Journal‎

‎19 cent Handwritten Journal Full of Poetry and Poems 1820-1830‎

‎Poems Prayer Journal Poetry and prayer journal written in many hands with entries dated from 1820-1830. Original red half morocco. Gilt detail on front cover "H. P. Tuckerman." 120 pages writing on first 76 pages. Unpaginated. 9 x 7 1/2 in. 53 handwritten entries from many different individuals. Original drawing mother and child under tissue on first page signed by "S. Tuckerman". Two pencil drawings of forest scenes.<br/><br/>Entries include a Hymn written for the British and Foreign School Society. "The stream which once a slender wild Wholl'd scarcely seen its humble way Now gushes freely from the hill And splashes into day. Oh stream of knowledge when thy tides Brings hope and life and yonder To every tree that decks thy sides Forget not then the flowers.A thousand wreaths crown many proud brow A thousand tongues his praise accord; The marble almost living now Now the death dealing sword. His greatness lives the earth and sky and tracks the . flood But womans Happiest destiny Is only - to be good."<br/><br/>Includes Biblical inscriptions from Luke 2 and many meditations on religious topics such as one Prayer entry dated to 1827: "The smiling sky is every bright the earth is fair with flowers There comes not night there falls not blight ton childhood's blissful hours;- Then pray-Heaven sees no sight so fair As happy childhood bowed in prayer." <br/><br/>Many of the entries deal with themes of mortality and death. "Life is but a scanty ledge-Where the poor traveler walk suspended o'er a fathomless abyss! Oh! let him heed his footing heed his side! Chance play round him momently and each may sweep him to destruction." Another poem comes with an introduction about the untimely death of the author: "Verses on hearing an Eolian harp at midnight by a young gentleman who died of a consumption a few days after writing them. // Ye heavenly sounds! enchanting notes! That swell the whispering breeze; Lay whence your soft complaining airs Your magic power to please. Are ye some fairy tiny voice That by the glow worms light At lonely hours your vigils keep Unmark'd by mortal sight Are ye some nymph of ancient time Like Echo hapless maid In plaintive songs that woo'd your love Till changed into a shade"<br/><br/>Other entries focus on the natural world such as a poem entry from 1828 titled "Spring Mountain": "How sweet the landscape-morning twines Her tresses round the brown of day And bright mist on the forest pines Like happy spirits float away So well on the mountain crown Whence the glad stream comes shouting down Through woods and rocks that hang on high Like clouds against the deep blue sky. Oh at this hour when air and earth Are gushing love and joy and light And songs of gladness hail the birth Of all that beautiful and bright It comes so fresh so with so sweet It draws the heart from its retreat To mingle with the glories born On the first holy light of Morn." Another reads: "What's Life the meteor's lurid glare that shoots athwart the sky: We gaze tis gone nor vestige there nor trace can we espy. Tis transient as the morning dew tis fading as the rainbow's hue tis pulsing as the boreal light Just hails the day to sink in night." Some light toning and minimal foxing. Very good condition. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 16585

‎Journal Inquirer‎

‎Looking Back Historic Images of North Central Connecticut Volume 2 of 4 featuring historic imaes from Manchester Andover Bolton Coventry East Hartford and Hebron‎

‎n.p. : Pediment Publishing 2002. First Edition. Fine in pictorial paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine with gilt and white text on the front board. An oblong octavo of 8 by 11 inches. Without a dust jacket. 128 pages each illustrated from images of black and white photographs of the towns listed in the title. Pediment Publishing hardcover books‎

Bookseller reference : TB31694

‎New York State Newspaper Sampson Ezra; George Chittenden; and Harry Croswell publishers & editors‎

‎The Balance and Columbian Repository Vol. III No. 47‎

‎Hudson N.Y. 1804. 8 pp. printed in three columns. 4to. Old fold lines. Minor soiling and toning. Very good. In a tan half morocco and cloth folder spine gilt. 8 pp. printed in three columns. 4to. A single issue of this Upstate New York weekly newspaper which began publication in 1801.  This issue contains the text of President Jefferson's Message to Congress of Nov. 8th.  In his speech Jefferson discusses relations with foreign powers including the Delaware and other Indian tribes the Louisiana Purchase; the United States Navy; and the federal budget.  Critical of Jefferson Croswell would later be tried for libel and defended before the Supreme Court by Alexander Hamilton.  The publication of this weekly newspaper would continue through 1807. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 247484

‎WAll PAPER NEWSPAPER Swords JM. proprietor J. M.‎

‎Daily Citizen FACSIMILE‎

‎Vicksburg Miss 1888. FACSIMILE. 1p. printed on verso of floral wallpaper. Folio. Stamped copyright applied for Jan. 1888 on lower margin. Some splitting at old folds. FACSIMILE. 1p. printed on verso of floral wallpaper. Folio. Wall-Paper Newspaper Facsimile. A facsimile of a Confederate wall-paper newspaper printed on the verso of a sheet of wallpaper due to the scarcity of paper. "Compelled to print on one side of the paper only and frequently shorn of advertisements the editor gave to his readers only the military information the local news and occasional quotations from other journals" Brigham.<br/>This issue is famous for the note added July 4th at the bottom of the page by just victorious Union soldiers: "Two days bring about great changes. The banner of the Union floats over Vicksburg . this is the last wall paper edition and is excepting this note from the type as we found them. It will be valuable hereafter as a curiousity". Clarence Brigham "Wall-Paper Newspapers of the Civil War unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 224763

‎THE ART JOURNAL‎

‎ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS 1851‎

‎EXPOSITION--LONDON--1851 THE ART JOURNAL. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. THE INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS 1851. London: The Art Journal 1851. Folio. Publisher's calf spine and tips. xxvi 328 xvi viii xxii viii viii pages. First edition. Exhibition catalogue with hundreds of engravings and articles on science by Robert Hunt textiles by Lewis D.B. Gordon the exhibition itself by Ralph Wornum plants and agriculture by Edward Forbes and color by Mrs. Merrifield Very good. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 25581

‎THE JOURNAL OF FABRICS‎

‎THE JOURNAL OF FABRICS AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. Volume XIII Number 82‎

‎THE JOURNAL OF FABRICS AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. Volume XIII Number 82. Bradford England: 1888. 4to. Wrappers. 40 pages. First edition. A trade publication featuring three full-page fabric designs and four samples woolen products. Bright but lightly chipped. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 33859

‎THE CHINA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS‎

‎THE CHINA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS‎

‎THE CHINA JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & ARTS. 1926. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald 1926. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece ii 314 14 pages plates. First edition. With articles on Chinese industry agriculture and cultural arts with many photographs on plates. Occasional foxing on some leaves else very good. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 12912

‎Journal des Arts Dusaulchoy de Bergemont Joseph Francois Nicolas‎

‎Journal des Arts des Sciences et de Littérature. Par une Société d'Hommes de Lettres et d'Artistes; Rédigé par les Citoyens Joseph Lavallée Bruguiére du Gard et Joseph François-Nicolas Dusaulchoy de Bergemont‎

‎Paris: à l'Imprimerie des Sciences et arts 1790. First edition. 1-3 blank. 1 vols. 12mo. Disbound some light marginal browning tiny worm holes in lower marginalelse a very good copy with the 3 centimes Republique Française stamp in the lower margin. First edition. 1-3 blank. 1 vols. 12mo. Prospectus. The prospectus for this literary sciences and arts periodical. The periodical was to appear on the 5 and 10 of each Décade consist of 24 8vo pages beautifully produced. à l'Imprimerie des Sciences et arts unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 22837

‎Newspaper.‎

‎The London Gazette‎

‎London: Numb. 13076 1789. Very Good/Prints an Act of Parliament regulating trade between His Majesty's Colonies in the West Indies Canada and elsewhere and plantations in the United States. 220 x 285 mm; 8 pages numbered 121-128. Paper a bit toned with some bleed-through. Numb. 13076 unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 5258

‎Newspaper.‎

‎The London Chronicle‎

‎London: Vol. XXV #1906 1769. Very Good/Contains notices of trade ships to and from North America the death of Pope Clement XIII parliamentary debates on marriage and divorce regulations entertaining advertisements farming advice auction notices and so forth. 220 x 285 mm; 8 pages numbered 209-216. Outer leaves split along fold. Paper a bit toned. Vol. XXV, #1906, unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 5207

‎Newspaper.‎

‎The London Chronicle or Universal Evening Post‎

‎London: Vol. III #160 1758. Very Good/The news starts with an article entitled "the present state of the Colonies in North-America brought by the last Mail." The report highlights the savagery of the Seven Years' War. 210 x 280 mm; 8 pages numbered 17-24. Paper a bit toned. Corners bumped. Outer leaves splitting along fold. Vol. III, #160 unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 5210

‎Underground Newspaper Cincinnati Music Zine‎

‎Obzene April 1982‎

‎Cincinnati: Obzene 1982. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Folded tabloid newspaper format. The April 1982 issue possibly the third issue. Edited by Ann Onymous and Lu Linden. 16 pp. Includes a cartoon panel by Tuli Kupferberg and J. Crawford. Articles photos and more on the Ohio music scene punk and otherwise of the early 1980's. Very good condition. Folded once for mailing. <br/><br/> Obzene paperback books‎

Bookseller reference : 20584