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1910223 p. 12mo. 17.5 cm. Original printed paper boards. Chicago seems to have always had a great reputation as the center of sin. A scarce artifact of the campaign against "White Slavery". W149
1919Two volumes. pp. (xxx) 448; (x) 531 + Plates. 8vo. 22 cm. Original publisher's cloth binding. Rockwell Kent designed bookplate of Maxwell Steinhardt. The text includes: "A Short Bibliography of the W itings of Samuel Butler and of the Books and Articles Concerning Him". Samuel Butler was born in Langar, Nottinghamshire. The son of a clergyman and grandson of a Bishop, he was educated at Shrewsbury and St John's College, Cambridge. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1859, where he achieved success as a sheep-farmer. His letters home to his father were compiled to form 'A First Year in Canterbury Settlement' (1863), which later became the core of his most popular work, 'Erewhon'. He returned to England in 1864, having accumulated a small fortune, and settled in Clifford's Inn, where he stayed until his death. In 1872 he published 'Erewhon' (an anagram for nowhere) anonymously. It attacked contemporary attitudes on morals, religion, education, and science by describing a land where (among other things) illness is considered a crime. Sick people are thrown in jail, as their sickness is their own fault. Sad people are also imprisoned, for grief is a sign of misfortune and people are held responsible for the actions that made them unfortunate. People who rob or murder, on the other hand, are treated generously and taken to the hospital to recover from their affliction. No machines are allowed in Erewhon, as a philosopher once speculated that machines could rapidly evolve and would take over the world. Students study anything that has absolutely no practical purpose at the University of Unreason. The book was scintillatingly popular. It still can be read with great enjoyment and relevance today. During the next decade Butler wrote a series of controversial scientific works. They were distinctly anti-Darwin, and especially opposed to certain aspects of the theory of natural selection. He also began experimenting in musical composition, and collaborated with his friend (and later biographer) Henry Festing Jones on the oratorio 'Narcissus' (1880). In 1896 he published the biography of his grandfather, Bishop Samuel Butler. Today, his best-known work is probably 'The Way of Al l Flesh'. It was the thoughtful result of many years of hard labor, but did not appear in his lifetime. "I am the 'enfant terrible' of literature and science. If I cannot (and I know I cannot) get the literary and scientific big-wigs to give me a shilling. I can (and I know I can) heave bricks into the middle of them" - Samuel Butler, 'Notebooks' **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
1891380 p. Curiously illustrated by the author in a naive style. Worn original full cloth binding. Lacks endpapers. Large 8vo. 23 cm. A remarkable self-published epic free verse poem that covers a vast landscape of late Victorian-American social and cultural issues and situations. Included is a chapter in black dialect. The heroine of the work is "Millie Floss." Though not a brilliant copy, the book is genuinely scarce. Bascom was a Prohibition Party politician in Steuben County, New York. Probably there is much of local interest in this book. Quite remarkable. W145
1878pp. 240, 10, 2. 16 mo. Original full cloth binding. Parkhurst was an inventive man who, at a young age, learned short-hand and became a well-known Boston court reporter. He was taken by the idea of spelling reform (as well as other forms of social change) and published, at his own expense this little quasi-magazine. In addition to topics relating to short-hand, spelling, pronounciation, and punctuation - this little magazine dealt with: Universal Suffrage; Economics; Science (especially Astronomy); Population Control; Land Reform; Voting Rights; and much more. Very Scarce. OCLC records only the copies at Georgetown and Rutgers. VERY SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W147/Rt Stk
1904410p. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding. Hinges weak. The discussion includes topics such as: awakening = moderation 1785-1826; progression = abstinence 1826-1851; taxation; culmination = prohibi tion; Internal Revenue Act; moral movements since the Civil War; legal and political measures since The War; ground won and ground of conflict; the alleged failures of prohibition; the lessons of expe rience; a temperance constituency; Prohibition Party Movement; Etc. PHREN 2
1983pp. xxx, 575. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Third Edition, Fourteenth Printing. A very nice copy dust jacketed. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WHISKEY 4 **
1912189p. 12mo. Original full blue gold stamped cloth binding. Deals with Republican infighting over gubernatorial candidates; and the Temperance question. First Edition. WHISKEY 4
1915pp. 135, (10) [Publisher's catalogue]. 12mo. Original full red cloth binding. Spine label. WHISKEY 3
1952pp. 294 + Plus portrait frontis and photographs of Doctors. Illustrated. Presentation copy given to Albert L. Sheaffer by the Lycoming County Tuberculosis Society for his publicity program in behalf of the Society. Signed by the Society's president, Dr. L. E. Wurster. Also newspaper clipping. Tall 8vo. Original full gold stamped blue cloth binding. Nice copy. MED 9
1960369p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn and torn. AFRICA/1
1855Full Title: DISCUSSIONS ON PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE, EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY REFORM. Chiefly From the Edinburgh Review; Corrected, Vindicated, Enlarged, in Notes and Appendices. By Sir William Hamilton, Bart. With an Introductory Essay by Robert Turnbull. pp. xlviii, 9-764. Damp stained. Bookplates of Geo B. Orlady and the Library of the Philo Literary Society. Small 4to. 9.50" x 6". Original full brown cloth binding embossed and decorated in blind. Binding worn. Hardbound. Good. Sir William Hamilton, the 9th Baronet (1788-1856) was an influential Scottish metaphysician and teacher of philosophy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! JUN5 BOX 4
1927pp. iv, 158. Ruled title page. Small 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, decorated and embossed in black. Original dust jacket. Slightly torn. Nice copy. Coldwar/Economics 10
1755Full Title: "A BRIEF STATE OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA In Which The Conduct of Their Assemblies for several Years past is impartially examined,and the true Cause of the continual Encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret Design of their late unwarrantable Invasion and Settlement upon the River Ohio. To which is annexed, As easy Plan for restoring Quiet in the public Measures of that Province, and defeating the ambitious Views of the French in time to come. In a Letter from a Gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his Friend in London. Second Edition." 45 p. [Bound without the half-title]. Small 8vo. Nice late 19th century half leather pamphlet binder, front board detached. Text in unusually fine condition. An in-depth look into Pennsylvania politics at the time of the French and Indian War, and the relationships between the Quakers, Germans and "Menonists", English, French and Moravians in the young colony. "Smith's Brief State with its laments over the capture by the Quakers of the 'ignorant German vote' through the help of their 'hireling printer' (Christopher Saur), and its demand that the Germans be denied the vote 'till they have sufficient knowledge of our language and constitution.'" Howes S-686; Sabin 84590. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 61 L Stk
191816p. 8vo. Original full blue grey printed wraps. Very nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13
1954224p. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. A Mentor paperback. AMERICANA BOX 9
1841202p. Age stained. 12mo. Original quarter leather over marbled paper covered boards. Front board detached. Binding very worn. Hardbound. The rights of U.S. citizens and the structure of government. Includes important chapters on: the ending of slavery; capital punishment; political reform; and the Christian basis of civil liberty. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMERICANA BOX 9
1857pp. xi, 382 + Plus engraved portrait frontis. Engraved frontis and title stained. XLib stamp on title page and elsewhere. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, spine darkened. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FRENG 1
1914456p. + Portrait Frontis and original full page photographs. Top edge gold. Very XLib. [Ownerships obscured by black magic marker]. 12mo. Quarter red leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Raised bands. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. William 'Just Plain Bill' Sulzer (1863-1941) was a U.S. Congressional Representative from New York between 1895 and 1912. With the backing of Tammany Hall, he became the Governor of New York on January 1, 1913. He soon annoyed Tammany's leader 'Boss' Charles F. Murphy by refusing to accept his guidance on appointments and nominations, ordering investigations of corruption in state agencies, and other similar actions. Tammany politicians brought false charges against him for diverting some campaign contributions to his own use and, with a legislative majority, they made the charges stick. He was impeached and removed from office on October 13, 1913. With Reformers like Thomas leading the fight, he was essentially vindicated, being elected to the New York State Assembly less than a month later. Thomas was deeply involved in Reform Politics, and was the Commonwealth Land candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District in 1924. AMERICANA BOX 11
1794148 p. + Frontis portrait of Muir engraved by John Scoles. 8vo. 210 mm. Early Henry family autograph ownership. ExLib stamp of the Lancaster Mechanic's Society. Age stain, but still good. Thomas Muir [the Younger of Huntershill](1765-1799) was a Scottish political reformer. As a student he embraced controversy, and he soon developed a reputation as a lawyer who was willing to appear in court on behalf of poor clients who could not afford to pay a fee and was a fierce critic of a legal system that he believed was biased in favor of the rich. As a young Whig he helped form Friends of the People branches were formed throughout Scotland. Muir was arrested January, 1793, and charged with sedition. After being interrogated for several hours he was released on bail. Muir now traveled to London where he had talks with other leaders of the Friends of the People. The leaders of the movement were concerned about the violence taking place in France. Muir agreed to go to France and join Tom Paine in his attempts to persuade the leaders of the revolution to abandon the plan to execute Louis XVI. Muir was unsuccessful and after having talks with the Girondist leaders, he returned to Scotland, and was promptly arrested. Edinburgh he was tried for sedition before Lord Braxfield and a hand-picked jury of anti-reformers. Muir was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. Afraid that Scottish reformers would attempt to rescue Muir, he was quickly removed to London. Radicals in the House of Commons immediately began a campaign to save the men now being described as the Scottish Martyrs. Attempts to stop the men being transported failed and in May 1794, the ship Surprise left Portsmouth and began its 13,000 mile journey to Botany Bay. The men arrived on 25th October to join the Colony of 1,908 convicts. As a political prisoner, Muir was given more freedom than most convicts and he was allowed to buy a small farm close to Sydney Cove. After two years at Port Jackson, New South Wales, Thomas Muir escaped with the help of Francis Peron, the chief mate of the American ship, the Otter of Boston. Muir reached Vancouver Island but after being offered help by a Spanish captain, he was arrested and taken on board the Ninfa. While on the way to Cadiz the Ninfa was attacked by the British warship Irresistible. During the battle Thomas Muir was hit by a glancing blow from a cannonball which smashed his left cheekbone and seriously injured both his eyes. For several days Muir's condition was so bad he was expected to die. When the French government heard about what had happened to Muir they tried to persuade the Spanish authorities to release him. The Spanish eventually agreed and Muir arrived in Bordeaux in November 1797. Muir joined up with Tom Paine in Paris where they continued the fight for parliamentary reform in Britain. However, Muir had never fully recovered from the wound he received on the Ninfa and his health began to deteriorate at the end of 1798. He was taken to Chantilly where he died on 26th January, 1799. First American Edition. Evans 27633. EVANS2
1896pp. 38 +Plus frontis portrait. 12mo. 180mm. Original publisher's pictorial full pebbled cream cloth binding lettered and decorated in gilt. Cover designs of torches strung together with ribbon. Spine blank. Cover is slightly. Spine rubbed. Some Wear to base and head of spine. Corners worn. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Richard Olney (1835-1917) was an American statesman. He served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President Grover Cleveland, and in the latter position, briefly, under Cleveland's successor, William McKinley. As attorney general, Olney used injunctions against striking workers in the Pullman strike, setting a precedent, and advised the use of federal troops, when legal means failed to control the strikers. As secretary of state, he raised the status of America in the world by elevating U.S. diplomatic posts to the status of embassy. This book is a transcription of 'An address Delivered before the Alumni of Brown University.' NW63
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