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Schneder, Anna Margaret.
O MURA SAN. With a Glimpse of the Country in Which She Lived.
107p. + portrait frontis. Numerous text photographs. Printed on glossy paper. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with portrait photograph on front cover. Binding soiled. Hardbound. The story of a lovely young Japanese woman who converts to Christianity. Nice copy. TRAVEL/3
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Harte, Bret.
TALES OF THE GOLD RUSH. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin. With an Introduction by Oscar Lewis.
pp. xii, 223 + Frontis. Illustrated with drawings in brilliant yellows and vivid browns by Fletcher Martin. All edges yellow. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number X:31. Sm. 4to. Original linen spine over marbled gold paper boards. Hardbound. Original slip case. Thirteen of Bret Harte's tales, including: The Luck of Roaring Camp; The Outcasts of Poker Flat. A very nice copy. A beautifully printed and affordable version of the original Limited Editions Club publication. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W83
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Barker, David; Godfrey, John Edwards (1808-1884).
POEMS BY DAVID BARKER, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Hon. John E. Godfrey. Third Edition.
pp. 358 + Frontis portrait. Text on each page within a simple decorative frame. Slight foxing. 8vo. 212 mm. Original full cloth binding, nicely decorated and lettered in gold. This edition is much expanded from earlier ones. It contains a selection of: Masonic Poems; Religious Poems; Moral and Sentimental Poems; Patriotic and Historical Poems; etc. David Barker (1816-1874), 'The Burns of Maine' was born in Exeter (1816), and died at his brother'shome in Bangor. In early life he devoted himself to a course of self-education, and, by a thorough and arduous research, acquired what was then considered a superior education. Such proficiency did he make in the excellent Academy at Foxcroft that, after a time, he was employed in it as an assistant. After leaving Foxcroft he became a very popular teacher at Eastport and elsewhere, and later, as a law student, entered the office of the Hon. Samuel Cony, at Exeter. Mr. Barker was in successful practice in his native town until within two or three years before his death." - The Poets of Maine. POETRY W40
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Petitot, Jean; Ceroni, Luigi
LES EMAUX DE PETITOT DU MUSEE IMPERIAL DU LOUVRE. PORTRAITS DE PERSONNAGES HISTORIQUES ET DE FEMMES CELEBRES DU SIECLE DE LOUIS XIV.
Two volumes. Fifty remarkable plates, after Petitot's miniature, portraits engraved by Luigi Ceroni, illustrating biographies of important figures from the era of King Louis XIV. Large 4to. 300 mm. All edges gold. Magnificently bound in full morocco leather, decorated in gold gilt with the arms of Louis XIV. Though rubbed in places, this sumptuous binding really reflects this highest style of the art in the 17th century. The plates and text are remarkably clean and beautifully presented. Jean Petitot (1607-1691) was a court painter to Louis XIV who specialized in enamel portrait miniatures. It is especially nice that a self-portrait is included in this impressive set. First edition. "Il a ete fait un premier tirage de 100 exemplaires (avec épreuves d'artistes) . sur papier de Chine, avant la lettre et . sur papier blanc, avant la lettre"--Vicaire. Manuel de l'Amateur de livres. A wonderful production. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W139
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Rohan, Jack.
YANKEE ARMS MAKER. The Story of Samuel Colt And His Six-Shot Peacemaker. Revised Edition.
pp. xi, 305 + Portrait Frontis. Inked ownership of C. H. Just. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, soiled. Hardbound. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 1
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Schoor, Gene; Gilfond, Henry.
THE JIM THORPE STORY. America's Greatest Athlete.
187p. + Photographs. An Archway Paperback. Fourth printing. Nice copy. GAMES BOX 2
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Cambell, Murray; Hatton, Harrison.
HERBERT H. DOW. Pioneer in Creative Chemistry.
pp. xi, 168. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Pictorial title page. Inked ownership of Howard F. Allard, Tingo Maria, Peru, Dec. 1951. Presentation insert from the Dow Chemical Company. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding, spotted. Original dust jacket, slightly soiled and torn. Hardbound. SCIENCE BOX 4
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Ellis, George Edward.
MEMOIR OF SIR BENJAMIN THOMPSON, COUNT RUMFORD, With Notices of His Daughter. Published in connection with an edition of Rumford's complete works, by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston.
pp. xvi, 680 + full page plates. Very XLib. Many signatures loose. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding, worn. Hardbound. Poor copy. The career and accomplishments of the American born Count Rumford (1753-1814) are quite remarkable. Thompson was an active and prolific inventor, developing improvements for chimneys, fireplaces and industrial furnaces, as well as inventing the double boiler, a kitchen range, and a drip coffeepot. He invented a percolating coffee pot following his pioneering work with the Bavarian Army, where he improved the diet of the soldiers as well as their clothes. The Rumford fireplace created a sensation in London when he introduced the idea of restricting the chimney opening to increase the updraught, which was a much more efficient way to heat a room than earlier fireplaces. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SCIENCE BOX 1
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Mirsky, Jeannette; Nevins, Allan.
THE WORLD OF ELI WHITNEY.
pp. xvi, 346 + Portrait Frontis. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt decorated and silver lettered spine. Original dust jacket, clipped at bottom inside corner. Hardbound. First Printing. Very good copy. Eli Whitney (1765-1825) is most famous as the inventor of the cotton gin, but his contributions to the mass production of firearms are also significant. SCIENCE BOX 2
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McKie, Douglas.
ANTOINE LAVOISIER. The Father of Modern Chemistry. With an Introduction by F. G. Donnan.
303p. Illustrated. Penciled ownership. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Original dust jacket, spine browned with slight loss. Hardbound. Very good copy. SCIENCE BOX 2
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Atherton, Gertrude.
THE CONQUEROR. A Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton.
pp. xii, 536 + Portrait Frontis. Mildly XLib. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding, deeply gold lettered. Front board has a paper portrait of Alexander Hamilton. Hardbound. Twenty-Ninth Printing. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Atherton, Gertrude (Editor).
A FEW OF HAMILTON'S LETTERS. Including His Description of the Great West Indian Hurricane of 1772. With Portraits.
pp. xxi, 273, (3) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait Frontis and portrait plates. Uncut. Top edge gold. Mildly XLib. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Hardbound. First Edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Boutell, Lewis Henry.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON. The Constructive Statesman.
66p. Mildly XLib. 12mo. Original green cloth spine over paper covered boards. Hardbound. Read before The Chicago Literary Club, April 7th, 1890 and The Faculty and Students of Maryville College, April 21st, 1890. Very scarce original edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Beardsley, E. Edwards.
LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D., First Senator in Congress From Connecticut, and President of Columbia College, New York. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
pp. xii, 225 + Portrait Frontis. Mildly XLib. Title page loose. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, small loss at head and tail of spine. Spine marred. Hardbound. Johnson (1727-1819) earned degrees from Yale and Harvard and Oxford University conferred honorary master"s and doctor"s degrees upon him (1765-1766). He served in the Connecticut legislature (1767-1771) and later acted as Connecticut's agent in Britain. Upon his return home he became a member of the Continental Congress (1785-87) and he served as President of Columbia College from 1787 to 1800. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Farnham, Charles Haight.
A LIFE OF FRANCIS PARKMAN.
pp. xv, 394, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Photogravure Frontis from a daguerreotype of Parkman as a young man and another photogravure plate of an older Parkman. Top edge gold. Bookplate of Julia T. Kerr. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Spine darkened with small loss at head. Hardbound. "Francis Parkman (1823-1893) is best known as a historian, and particularly as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life, and his monumental seven volume France and England in North America. These works are considered masterpieces of both history and literature. He was also a horticulturist, briefly a Professor of Horticulture at Harvard University. In 1846, Parkman travelled west on a hunting expedition, where time living with the Sioux tribe, at a time when they were struggling with some of the effects of contact with Europeans, such as epidemic disease and alcoholism. This experience led Parkman to write about American Indians with a much different tone from earlier, more sympathetic portrayals represented by the "noble savage". Writing in the era of "Manifest Destiny", Parkman believed that the conquest and displacement of American Indians represented progress, a triumph of "civilization" over "savagery", a common view at the time. A scion of a wealthy Boston family, Parkman had enough money to pursue his research without having to worry too much about finances. His financial stability was enhanced by his modest lifestyle, and later, by the royalties from his book sales. He was thus able to commit much of his time to research, as well as to travel. He travelled across North America, visiting most of the historical locations he wrote about, and made frequent trips to Europe seeking original documents with which to further his research. Parkman's accomplishments are all the more impressive in light of the fact that he suffered from a debilitating neurological illness, which plagued him his entire life, and which was never properly diagnosed. He was often unable to walk, and for long periods he was effectively blind, being unable to stand but the slightest amount of light. Much of his research involved having people read documents to him, and much of his writing was written in the dark, or dictated to others." AMERICANA BOX 8
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Buckley, Gail Lumet.
THE HORNES. An American Family.
pp. xii, 335 + Photographs. XLib. Large Print Edition. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Huneker, Josephine (Compiler).
LETTERS OF JAMES GIBBONS HUNEKER.
pp. xvi, 324, (3) + Portrait Frontis. Mildly XLib. Small 4to. Original full green cloth binding. Spine marred. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn.
HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY MINNESOTA. Volume I.
pp. xvi, 544 + Frontis and numerous portrait photographs. Floral endpapers. 4to. Original quarter leather over cloth boards. Gilt lettered spine. Hardbound. Volume I only. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 6
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Fellows, John (1759-1844).
THE VEIL REMOVED; OR REFLECTIONS ON DAVID HUMPHREYS' ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF ISRAEL PUTNAM. Also Notices of Oliver W. B. Peabody's Life of the Same, S. Swett's Sketch of Bunker Hill Battle, etc. etc.
231p. XLib. From the John Watts de Peyster Library and Franklin & Marshall College. All edges marbled. Marble endpapers. 12mo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Raised bands, Remains of library call numbers on spine. Boards detached. Hardbound. Quite scarce. John Watts de Peyster, Sr. (1821-1907), was an author on the art of war, philanthropist, and early Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. He served in the New York State Militia during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was one of the first American military critics and noted for his histories of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and also published works of drama, poetry, military history, and military biography. AMERICANA BOX 3.
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(Frost, John).
LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER, The Statesman and the Patriot. Containing Numerous Anecdotes. With Illustrations. The Young American's Library.
275p. + Plus engraved Frontis and full page plates. Text very aged stained. Mildly XLib. 12mo. Original full brown cloth binding, gold lettered and decorated spine. Binding faded and rubbed. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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(George, James Zachariah) [1826-1897].
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JAMES Z. GEORGE (Late a Senator From Mississippi), Delivered in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Fifty-Fifth Congress, Second Session.
137p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Thin 4to. Original full black cloth binding, both boards embossed and decorated in blind, gold lettered. Spine spotted. Hardbound. First edition of this collection of memorial tributes to James Z. George by his colleagues in the Congress of the United States. James Z. George was a U. S. Senator, Democrat from Mississippi, 1881-1897. Known as the "Great Commoner" he defended in 1890 Mississippi constitution in the Senate and also workmen's right to organize. AMERICANA BOX 3
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Hicks, Howard.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
pp. vi, 196 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Mildly XLib. Sm. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, lettered and decorated in brown. Binding has some soiling. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Fox, Dixon Ryan.
CALEB HEATHCOTE. Gentleman Colonist. The Story of a Career in the Province of New York 1692 - 1721.
pp. viii, 301 + Portrait Frontis. 8vo. Original full cream cloth binding, slightly soiled. Original dust jacket, slightly rubbed. Hardbound. Reprint of the 1926 edition. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Hapgood, Norman; Moskowitz, Henry.
UP FROM THE CITY STREETS: Alfred E. Smith. A Biographical Study in Contemporary Politics.
349p. + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. XLib. Call letters on title page and top edge. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. Second printing. AMERICANA BOX 7
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Lane, Franklin K.
THE LETTERS OF FRANKLIN K. LANE. Personal and Political. Edited by Anne Wintermute Lane and Louise Herrick Wall. With Illustrations.
pp. xxiv, 472 + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. XLib. Large 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, slightly worn. Hardbound. Ninth impression. Lane was Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1919. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Lyman, Gen. S. P.
THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER: Including Most of His Great Speeches, Letters from Marshfield, etc. Illustrated. Two Volumes in One.
pp. 261; 300 + two Frontis. Two volumes in one. Very Xlib. Penciled underlinings. 12mo. Original full dark blue cloth binding. Front board fragile. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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Ford, Paul Leicester.
THE TRUE GEORGE WASHINGTON.
319p. + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Title page printed in red and black. Top edge gold. Uncut. Mildly XLib. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, decorated in gold and blue. Binding soiled. Hardbound. Fourteenth edition. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Palmer, Frederick.
THIS MAN LANDON. The Record and Career of Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas. Revised and Enlarged Edition.
pp. viii, 332 + Portrait Frontis. XLib. 12mo. Original full orange cloth binding, slightly soiled. Hardbound. Fourth printing. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Duyckinck, Evert A.; Chappel, Alonzo.
LIVES AND PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, From Washington to Arthur. The Biographies, by Evert A. Duyckinck, and The Portraits, by Alonzo Chappel. To Which Is Added The Constitution of the United States; Washington's Farewell Address;
pp. 271, (8) [Fac-simile of the Declaration in Thomas Jefferson's handwriting] + Plus Engraved half title and full page engraved portraits. Damp stained. Front hinge cracked. Inked ownership of Otto Anders, 1945. All edges gold. 4to. Original full brown cloth binding, worn and darkened. Hardbound. Expanded from the first edition issued in the 1860's. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Conwell, Russell H.
THE LIFE, SPEECHES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES A. GARFIELD,. Including an Account of His Assassination, Lingering Pain, Death, and Burial. With an Introduction by His Excellency John D. Long, Governor of Massachusetts.
384p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Foxed. Mildly XLib. **Inked ownership and library stamp of Charles A. Reichle, York, PA. Reichle's stamp also on title page. Charles A. Reichle was a photographer active in York and Adams Counties, PA in the late 19th century. Sm. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Binding slightly rubbed. Hardbound. Russell Herman Conwell (18431925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds. Scarce. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Pemberton, Morton H. ("Reuben").
REUBEN: HIS BOOK. From Plow Shoe to Patent Leather With Variations. Part I - Plow Shoe Days, or Reuben in the Rough. Part II - Patent Leather Stage, or Reuben Cuts His Eyeteeth. Reuben's European Travels. A Missouri Farmer in a Foreign Land. Reuben in Rom
297p. + tipped in paper photo Frontis. 8vo. Original full texture blue cloth binding. Titles embossed in blind and gold on front board. Very slight wear at extremities. Hardbound. First Edition. Very nice copy. AMERICANA BOX 3
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Pinkney, Rev. William, D.D. (1810-1883).
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PINKNEY, By His Nephew, The Rev. William Pinkney, D.D.
pp. 407, (7) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis. All edges marbled. Damp stained. Foxed. Early XLib from Ohio School Library, Independence, OH. Marbled endpapers. 8vo. Original leather spine over cloth boards. Gilt lettered spine. Binding worn and stained. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Shea, George.
THE LIFE AND EPOCH OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON. A Historical Study. Third Edition Revised and Corrected.
pp. xiii, 471, 7 [Opinions of the Press] + Portrait Frontis, color map, facsimile letter and full page portraits. Mildly XLib. Top edge gold. Large 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, embossed in blind. Small loss on spine. Hardbound. Third Edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Seidle, Thomas C.
THOMAS C. SEIDLE'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOST EMINENT MODERN STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This Volume comprises more than Two Hundred Photographs of great Americans, among whom are Presidents, Senators and Representatives of the
np. Over two hundred politicians with their photographs and short biographies. Includes Hiram U. Grant, whom is better known as Ulysses S. Grant. When appointed a cadet at West Point in 1839, by Congressman Thomas L. Hamer, his patron inadvertently wrote the name "Ulysses S.". Grant discovered the mistake, but was unable to correct it. Floral endpapers. All edges marbled. Inked and stamped ownership of Jesse F. Bechtel, Boyertown, PA, 1894. Large 4to. Original full pink cloth binding. Spine and front board embossed and decorated with flags, capitol and portrait of a politician, lettered and embossed in gold and red. Hardbound. Very nice copy. AMERICANA BOX 5
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Smith, Samuel.
MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL SMITH, A Soldier of the Revolution, 1776-1786. Written by Himself. With a Preface and Notes, by Charles I. Bushnell.
41p. + Frontis. Title page printed in red and black. Marble endpapers. Very XLib. All edges marbled. Tall 8vo. Original quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine with raised bands. Small loss at head of spine. Binding rubbed with slight loss at extremities. Hardbound. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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State of Maryland.
THE STATE OF MARYLAND. An Account of Its People, Its Homes, Its Industries, Its Cities, Its Counties, and Its Many Interests. In Food Products and Attractions of Climate it is Unsurpassed. The Men who Lead in its Development. The Growth of Manufacturing
267p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Title page printed in red and black. Title page and first signatures chipped. Folio. Disbound. Very scarce promtional for Maryland. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 5
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Stevenson, Adlai E.
SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN. With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective. Second Edition.
pp. xi, 442 + Portrait Frontis + full page plates. Top edge gold. XLib. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, slightly worn. Hardbound. Adlai E. Stevenson (1835-1914) was Grover Cleveland's Vice-President. His grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, was Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956. His great-grandson, Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, was a U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981. The elder thoughts on American politicians of the past provide useful insights about an often neglected era. AMERICANA BOX 1
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Stewart, Charles W. (Compiler).
JOHN PAUL JONES. Commemoration at Annapolis April 24, 1906.
210p. Illustrated with numerous portraits and scenes of the transfer of John Paul Jones bones. Mildly XLib. Sm. 4to. Original full purple buckram binding, gold lettered spine. Binding sprinkled with white paint. Hardbound. Reprint of the 1907 edition. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick.
IF HAMILTON WERE HERE TODAY. American Fundamentals Applied to Modern Problems.
pp. xxxii, 366, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Portrait Frontis, facsimiles and plates. Mildly XLib. Large 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Hardbound. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Van Loon, Hendrik.
LIFE AND TIMES OF PIETER STUYVESANT.
pp. xiv, 336 + Frontis. Illustrated with full page drawings by Van Loon. Bookplate of Frederick P. Auten. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. A better than good copy. AMERICANA BOX 2
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(Webster, Daniel) [1782-1852].
OBITUARY ADDRESSES ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF THE HON. DANIEL WEBSTER, Of Massachusetts, Secretary of State for the United States: Delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives of the United States, Fourteenth and Fifteenth December, 18
86p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis by W. H. Dougal from a daguerreotype by Whippple. Some scattered foxing. Offsetting from Frontis on title page. Ruled in black throughout. Early inked ownership of Emma Granger, New York, 1884. Thin 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, both boards embossed in blind with an gold image of the Webster Memorial, bearing the legend "He Still Lives". Hardbound. First edition of this collection of memorial tributes to Webster from his colleagues in the Congress of the United States. Webster (1782-1852) was a lawyer, famous for the power of his oratory. He served in the House of Representatives from 1812, and then in the Senate from 1827 until his death. He was made Secretary of State under Harrison and also served in that post during Tyler's administration. AMERICANA BOX 3/9
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(Wright, Myron B.).
MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF MYRON B. WRIGHT (Late a Representative From Pennsylvania), Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Third Congress, Third Session.
56p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis, foxed. Inked ownership of "Thad. M. Mahon, M.C. January 1899." Thin 4to. Original full black cloth binding, both boards embossed and decorated in blind, gold lettered. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. First edition of this collection of memorial tributes to Myron B. Wright by his colleagues in the Congress of the United States. The owner of this copy was Thaddeus Maclay Mahon (1840-1916), an attorney who, after his service in the Civil War, was elected to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (1870-72) and to the U.S. House of Representatives (1893-1907). He also was the president of the Baltimore & Cumberland Valley Railroad. AMERICANA BOX 3
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Little, Shelby.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
pp. x, 481. XLib. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. First published 1929. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 2
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(Willard, Miss Frances Elizabeth Caroline) [1839-1898].
STATUE OF MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD. Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington. Proceedings in the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Occasion of the Reception and Acceptance of the Statue from the State of Illinois.
89p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Thin 4to. Original full olive green cloth binding, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Binding slightly spotted. Hardbound. First edition. AMERICANA BOX 3 x2
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Young, William T.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF GENERAL LEWIS CASS. With the Pamphlet on the Right of Search, and Some of His Speeches on the Great Political Questions of the Day.
420p. Damp stained. Age stained. Bookplate of Mechanics' Library, Lancaster, Pa. With their stamp on title page, and related stamps embossed in blind. Tall 8vo. Original full black publisher's cloth binding, rubbed and worn. Hardbound. Lewis Cass (1782-1866) was an American military officer and politician. During the War of 1812, he served as Brigadier General. As a reward for his service he was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory by President James Madison. In 1831 he resigned as Governor of the Michigan Territory to take the post of Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson, serving until 1836. Cass was a central figure in formulating and implementing the Indian Removal policy of the Jackson administration. From 1836 to 1842, he was U.S. Ambassador to France. Cass represented the State of Michigan in the United States Senate from 1845 to 1848. In 1848 he resigned from the Senate to run for President. Cass was a leading supporter of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people who lived in a territory should decide whether or not to permit slavery there. His nomination caused a split in the Democratic party, leading many antislavery Democrats to join the Free Soil Party. After losing the election to Zachary Taylor, he returned to the Senate, serving from 1849 to 1857. Cass then served as Secretary of State under President James Buchanan (1857-1860). This book was apparently issued in hopes that Cass would again run for the Presidency in 1852. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 1
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(Common Council of the City of New York).
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF NEW YORK OF THE OBSEQUIES IN MEMORY OF THE HON. HENRY CLAY.
362p. + Sepia Portrait Lithograph Frontis; Presentation document is reproduced by lithograph on five pages including the monument. Elaborated wood engraved borders throughout. Inked ownership of P.E. Walden, April 14, 1853. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Embossed in blind and gold. Very slight loss at head and tail of spine. Hardbound. A beautifully printed tribute to a great politician and tatesman. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 10
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Williams, John (Anthony Pasquin).
THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
pp. (16) [including blanks], 60. Wide margins. Uncut. Mildly XLib. Title page printed in red and black. Inked manuscript presentation to: "John A. McAllister, Esq. with the compliments of the Hamilton Club, March 31, 1865". 8vo. Original plain brown wraps with printed paper label. Hamilton Club Series No. 1. This is the 1865 reprint of the 1804 Boston edition. Very Limited Edition. Number 15 of only 40 copies in 8vo. Very Scarce. "The most careful search has failed in the discovery of a copy [of the 1804 ed.] and I am of the opinion that it is a fraudulent title, Mr. Hoffman having probably reprinted the life from some newspaper of the period." - Ford, Bibliotheca Hamiltoniana, 1886, p. 87. ** This example belonged to John A. McAllister (1822-1896) owner of Philadelphia's leading optical supply house, photographic pioneer, and one of the greatest collectors of historic ephemera in American history. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 9
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James, Marquis.
ANDREW JACKSON. The Border Captain. Illustrated.
461p. + Plus Portrait Frontis and full page plates. XLib from the Altland Historical Library, Hanover, PA. Presented by the publisher September 4, 1934. Map endpapers. Edges stamped with call letters. Sm. 4to. Original full black buckram, gold lettered. Binding dust spotted. Hardbound. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Winterbotham, William Wrigley.
RECOLLECTIONS OF WILLIAM WRIGLEY WINTERBOTHAM. Edited and Annotated by William W. Woodside.
86p. + Portrait Frontis and full page photographs. Ownership book label, of W. W. Woodside, editor. Mildly XLib. Sm. 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Typed paper title on spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 125 of only 150 copies. Scarce. Recollections of an adventurous life in Connecticut, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, and Wisconsin. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Wynne, James.
LIVES OF EMINENT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEN OF AMERICA.
356p. Age stained and foxed. 8vo. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Slight loss at head of spine. Boards rubbed. Bookplate of E.S. Gerhard. Hardbound. Some of the notables included are: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; JONATHAN EDWARDS; ROBERT FULTON; CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL; DR. DAVID RITTENHOUSE; ELI WHITNEY; et. al. AMERICANA BOX 1
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