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1926réf. 85987New York: D. Appleton & Co 1926. First Edition. First printing with 1 at end of text. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover gilt titles; xvi287pp. Mild aging and wear with gilt dulled on spine; internally clean and tight free of markings; Very Good. D. Appleton & Co unknown books
1904réf. 1834Evanston Illinois: National Woman's Christian Temperance Union 1904. Wraps. Very good. JUVENILE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY WOMAN AUTHOR. Wrapper title: Loyal Temperance Legion 29th Thousand Marching Songs for Young Crusaders. Temperance Songs for the Cold Water Army. No.1 Evanston Illinois: Published by National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. 16mo 6 ½" x 5"; 62pp index; stiff grey wrapper the front features decorative lettering and a child hugging an American flag and the cross of Christ the side border banner is lettered "Bond of Hope" vertically stacked lettering states "Tremble Kind Alcohol. We shall grow up"; rear wrapper publisher's ad for other publications; two staple binding; 1" split at head of wrapper fold one staple pulled from wrapper but secure light wear; very good. OCLC does not locate any with this publication date. An interesting collection of songs aimed at children recruited by the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union a religious group founded in Ohio in 1874 and dedicated to limiting the use of alcohol because of its deleterious effects on the family and society. They supported the drafting of the 18th amendment in 1917. This songbook for children originally published around 1885. Titles of the songs all dedicated to teaching children the danger of alcohol through music include: Cold Water Our Glasses Upside Down Our Coming Army We'll Rally Round the Ballot Box We'll Never Touch the Wine and Temperance Boys and Girls are We. Many of the words mix religion and patriotism in their fervor. National Woman's Christian Temperance Union unknown books
1944réf. 4829bdNew York: The Viking Press 1944. Octavo blue cloth hardcover gilt letters gilt illustration to upper cover xiv vi 175 pp. Very Good with sunning to edges and former-owner bookplate; in a Good dust jacket with edgewear with includes light chipping. From dust jacket: The great story of aviation and the direction in which it is going is the story of our future -- a future which will be written in terms of either winged peace or winged death. It’s a story which few men could tell with the authority and conviction of ‘Billy’ Bishop. Bishop learned aviation the hard way. In the cockpit of a World War I flying crate he became the greatest Allied ace by destroying 72 German aircraft. In the years between the wars he remained actively interested in aviation -- both military and commercial -- and kept a wary eye on the growing air might of Germany which he was sure we would have to fight again. When World War II broke Canada became the heart of Britain’s air-training and air-transport system and ‘Billy’ Bishop has played a vital role in this great program. Now at the climax of his career he has undertaken a new job and rendered what may well be his greatest service to aviation. He has poured into an utterly fascinating book the past the present and -- most of all -- the future of flight. He has told the story of aviation from Kitty Hawk to the B-29 Superfortresses much of it in terms of his personal experiences. He shows us how our world has already been changed geographically socially economically politically; how these changes will be either for great good or for desperate evil. He makes us aware of the new world map with its limitless directions and its textbook-shattering implications. He shows us the new routes over which we will either trade or fight find peace or destruction. Through all of Bishop’s stirring account written with burning urgency runs a zeal to make us understand the realities of world aviation today. The proved possibilities of stratospheric flight rocket and jet-propulsion have already rendered every plane now in the air obsolete. New York to London in three hours is assured. Tomorrow’s air age is here! The Viking Press, 1944. hardcover books
1915réf. 5545Portland ME: Lefavor-Tower Co 1915. First Editions. Hardcover. Near Fine to Very Good Textblocks Fine. No DJ. First Editions. Hardcover. Arguably the more important collection of Maine related Civil War papers. Includes several essays from Joshua Chamberlain the capture of Mobile AL and Richmond VA an essay on "Colored Troops" the "Attitude of Women" about the war etc. Uncommon to find as a complete set and this one was clearly "built". Volume Four bears a presentation inscription to the Paris Hill Library N.B. there are no library markings from Henry W. Lyon "The first paper Hamlin Centennial Celabration will interest all citizens of Paris Hill." Overall a handsome set. Light shelf/edge wear tips of Vol. 3 gently bumped spine of Vol. 3 shows light toning Vol. 3 shows lightening at front lower corner Vol. 4 shows lightening spot near tail presentation inscription at fep of Vol. 4 bookplate lifted from Vol. 4 else tight bright and unmarred. Navy boards gilt lettering and decorative elements teg. 352pp plus errata; 349pp; 357pp; and 344pp. Illus. b/w plates. Index. Lefavor-Tower Co hardcover books
1949réf. 74521San Francisco: Palace of the Legion of Honor 1949. First edition. Small 4to. 78 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards with die-cut front cover. No dust jacket as issued. Foreword by Thomas Carr Howell essays by Jermayne MacAgy Alfred Frakenstein and Douglas MacAgy. Illustrated with b&w reproductions. San Francisco: Palace of the Legion of Honor, hardcover books
1950réf. 92701Clarksville Tenn. 1950. Paperback. Very Good. 16 unnumbered pages mostly advertisements for local businesses. Softcover program. 22 cm. Roscoe Conklin Simmons a nephew of Booker T. Washington was a Republican Party functionary a newspaper columnist and a popular orator at African American events. The subject of his remarks is listed in the program as "Life and Works of Booker T. Washington." Burt High School was the only high school for African Americans in Montgomery County Tennessee. Wilma Rudolph 1958 is Burt's most famous graduate. paperback books
1947réf. 92713Clarksville Tennessee 1947. Good. 4p. folded Program. 22 cm. Cover slighlty soiled with fading on edges. Roscoe Conklin Simmons a nephew of Booker T. Washington and the scheduled speaker was a Republican Party functionary a newspaper columnist and a popular orator at African American events. No subject is given for his address. Burt High School was the only high school for African Americans in Montgomery County Tennessee. Wilma Rudolph 1958 is Burt's most famous graduate. We assume that this American Legion Post was for African Americans who had served in America's segregated Armed Forces. unknown books
1816réf. 65535Middletown CT: Printed by Seth Richards 1816. First edition. 19 cm. 142 pp. error in pagination p.4 misnumbered as p.3. Drab boards detached spine perished blank front endpaper lacking. Scattered foxing and age toning through-out. The first American "Uncle Sam" novel. WRIGHT I 952. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 37593 SABIN 24260: "A political squib against the Democrats." During the War of 1812 a humorous nickname was coined for the U.S. Government with "Uncle Sam" coming to stand for "U.S." According to article by Albert Matthews in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society April 1908 vol. XIX pp.21-65 the term was first used in a scattering of newspapers to refer somewhat derisively to custom house officers and later to soldiers by those who opposed the war but was avoided by the 'war hawks.' It's first appearance in book form was the title offered here "a political skit. written partly in Biblical phrase." The nickname stuck becoming part of the lexicon used by later writers including J.K. Paulding Hezekiah Niles Anne Royall David Crockett etc. Printed by Seth Richards unknown books
2021réf. 264282Oakland: PM Press 2021. Paperback. xiv 243p. wraps. As new. PM Press paperback books
1886réf. 31608St. Paul: Pioneer Press Co. 1886. First edition. Pebbled blue limp cloth stamped in gilt and blind. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip their stamp on titlegift inscription on free front endpaper. 74 pp. 12mo. Pioneer Press Co. hardcover books
1883réf. 31607n.p.: Collins Printer 1883. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on front board. 24 1 pp. 12mo. OCLC shows only two copies of the Song Book: Hayes Pres. Lib. U.S. Army Milt. Hist. Inst. Collins, Printer hardcover books
1886réf. 31606Philadelphia: Beale Printer 1886. Cloth. A very good copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip their stamp on title and one leaf light soiling on some leaves. 60 2 pp. 12mo. An earlier and shorter version was published in 1883. "Sing Companions Sing!" eleven page booklet bound in at title page perhaps published ca 1895. OCLC shows no copies of the booklet and only two copies of the Song-Book: Hayes Pres. Lib. and PA Commonwealth Lib. Beale, Printer hardcover books
2000réf. 217122000. Softcover. VG: Exlibrary book. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp on last page. Sticker and due date card on back inside cover. Stamp on top text block. Color wraps. 215 pp. 27 bw 120 color plates. Text by Steven A. Nash with Adam Gopnik. paperback books
1944réf. 132361944. Softcover. VG- slight wear on cover. Pearl grey wraps. 47 pp. 33 bw plates. Six-page introduction by Jermayne MacAgy selection of lovely plates. paperback books
1962réf. 107281962. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 208 pp. 12 color 108 bw plates. Individual chapters examine Corot Daubigny Diaz Dupre Jacque Millet Rousseau Troyon and the Barbizon heritage. Lengthy bibliography. Catalogue essay and artist entries written by Robert L. Herbert. Exceptional and uncommon. paperback books
1942réf. 211311942. Softcover. VG- cover lightly soiled round stamp inside front & back covers. Grey wraps. Appx. 100 pp. Numerous bw plates. In examining women's adornment and headress the catalogue divides the presentation into the following categories: Paintings Drawings and Prints; Sculpture; Decorative Arts Jewelry Toilet Articles Chinese Mirrors Greek Vases Textiles Coins and Medals. Almost 300 items are included in the exhibition. paperback books
réf. 10849Not known. Softcover. VG- cover creased. Bw wraps. 22 pp. 9 bw plates. Includes an essay by Alfred Frankenstein "'After the Hunt'--and After" in which he discusses the career of William Michael Harnett his two most well-known paintings "After the Hunt" and "Old Models" and other less well-known artists of the "Harnett School" such as J.D. Chalfant Richard La Barre Goodwin George Cope J.M. Shinn Charles A. Meurer John Frederick Peto Alexander Pope and George W. Platt. Also includes 9 nicely done bw plates. paperback books
1935réf. 21201935. Softcover. VG-. Wraps. 120 pp. 112 bw plates. Foreword by Walter Heil. Catalogue lists 459 works spanning the entire American experience. A major exhibition. Full-page plates. Section One is devoted to eighteenth and nineteenth century American artists while Section Two is devoted to twentieth century American artists. paperback books
1962réf. 177131962. Softcover. VG. Tan wraps. 82 pp. 9 color numerous bw plates. paperback books
1964réf. 92521964. Softcover. VG scuffing to cover. Black wraps. 114 4 pp. 6 color 60 bw plates. The de Young Museum covers periods prior to 1700 145 works from throughout history and the world the Legion of Honor is devoted to the 18th and 19th centuries 85 European and American works and the SF Museum of Art explores the 20th century 59 works and a 4-page insert of gallery notes. Includes a 3-page introduction by Lane Faison Jr. the large plates and the catalogue for each location. paperback books
1955réf. 69221Houston TX: Americanism Committee American Legion 8th District Department of Texas 1955. Pamphlet. 48p. stapled wraps 8.25x11 inches illus. facsimiles paperclip dent and rust stain on front wrap staples rusted front wrap toned along bottom edge else very good condition. An attack on the Ray Murphy Committee of the National American Legion for supporting UNESCO. Americanism Committee, American Legion, 8th District, Department of Texas unknown books
1955réf. 334741n.p.: American Legion 1955. 39p. staplebound booklet 8.5x11 inches covers toned around edges penciled note at top states "Claims the Society is left-wing" otherwise very good. Lists the leftist connections and sympathies of various leaders in the Society. American Legion unknown books
1934réf. 188434San Francisco: the Legion 1934. Salmon-pink cardstock fiche 2x3.5 inches printed in dark blue faintest toning a fine exemplar surely un-revocable in this condition. Ephemeral piece from the 1930s San Francisco. the Legion unknown books
1938réf. 170758San Francisco: The Legion 1938. 8p. in stiff card wraps 425x8.5 inches wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Includes messages from the heads of various military branches. The Legion unknown books
1957réf. 95979Sacramento': The Legion printed in California State Printing Office 1957. 119p. staplebound wraps with orange binder's tape spine very good. The Legion, printed in California State Printing Office unknown books
