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1956ref. 030052Hamish Hamilton: 1956. Published by Hamish Hamilton/Harper & Brothers: 1956 266 pages. Dust jacket design by Patricia Davey."Senator Kennedy has used wonderful skill in transforming the facts of history into dramatic personal stories. There are suspense colour and inspiration here but first of all there is extraordinary understanding of that intangible thing called courage." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. This rare edition is the U.S. edition then published in UK by Hamish Hamilton. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hamish Hamilton: Hardcover
1951ref. 028608Harvard University Press: 1951. "Roosevelt consolidates his position as President and party leader settles the coal strike deals with the politics of the Panama Canal expands the Navy extends the sphere of American interests abroad achieves the Presidency in his own right and works with the Russians and the Japanese to make the Peace of Portsmouth." FINE HARDCOVER FINE- DUST JACKET scarce. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harvard University Press: Hardcover
1914ref. 029724The Century Co.: 1914. This is Volume 5 from the 10 volume set. 460 pages illustrated. FINE- HARDCOVER gilt upper page edge. This is the Olive-Green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. A nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co.: Hardcover
1890ref. 026584The Century Co.: 1890. This is Volume 5 from the 10 volume set. 460 pages illustrated. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER gilt upper page edge. Olive green cloth covers or the Blue-Green cloth I have both volume 5's. Lettering is bright on the spine. A nice clean tight copy. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with Dust Jackets. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co.: Hardcover
1983ref. 031323Belknap Press: 1983. Volume 6: Mrarch - August 1778 & Index 465 pages. This volume documents John Adams' thinking and actions during the final years of his congressional service and take him throuh his first five months as a Commissioner in France in association with Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee." FINE HARDCOVER VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Belknap Press: Hardcover
1977ref. 005254Moscow: Editorial Progreso 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. 258 6 p.: tables; 21 cm. Light grey cloth with black stamped spine and cover titles; green stamped author's name and publisher's emblem on front cover. No dust jacket. Translation of Latinskaia Amerika by M. Jusainov. This Spanish translation of Boyko's work on imperialism and capitalism in Latin America is very scarce. In Near Fine Condition: cover lightly soiled; pages are clean and tight. Editorial Progreso hardcover
1889ref. 006146Paris: Librería Española de Garnier Hermanos 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. Nueva Edition Aumentada con un resúmen histórico desde la rendicion de Méjico hasta el fallecimiento de Hernan Cortés é ilustrada con notas." 4 597 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary polished calf spine with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands. Leather labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled author and title "Conquista de Méjico." Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; spine is sunned; minimal foxing; occasional minor pencilled marginal notations; otherwise clean and tight. Librería Española de Garnier Hermanos hardcover
ref. #[22837]Amsterdam J.H. de Bussy 1948. Large 4to. Cloth with dust-jacket sl. soiled. With coloured maps and many photographic illustrations. 532 pp. Ample describtions of the Netherlands Antilles with contributions by A.J.C. Krafft P.A. Kasteel N. van Meeteren W.J. Goslinga M.D. Latour B. de Gaay Fortman etc. hardcover
1904ref. 019115Attleboro MA: G.M. Robbins Co 1904. Unbound. Very Good. Measures approximately 2 5/8 by 1 3/8 inches at its tallest and widest. Clasping pin style back. Golden color metal. A pinback presumably issued for a Shriner outing held in Atlantic City in 1904 featuring a sphinx sword and crescent moon attached to a medallion with a pyramid at its center. The Shriners originated within the Freemasons and are often associated with charities. VERY GOOD condition. Minor tarnishing to the metal on the front a bit heavier to the sword. G.M. Robbins Co unknown
ref. 020588Boston: Thomas Hollis Chemist Publisher. Unbound. Good. French Hair Dye. For Coloring Grey Red or Light Hair a Beautiful Black or Brown . Directions for use sheet. Thomas Hollis Chemist Publisher. Boston: no date presumed sometime between 1826 and 1853 based on the address of 30 Union Street in Boston. Thomas Hollis was located at 23 Union Street after 1853. Single piece of paper folded into two approximately 8 by 10 sheets each containing the same information. A short paragraph of directions for using French hair dye "without coloring the skin or injuring the hair." The key to this may have been the overnight application of lettuce or cabbage leaves to the hair. Thomas Hollis apparently established his business in 1821 and sold prescription drugs among others. His sons took over the business in 1875. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven darkening with a few small faint dampstains to the paper. Minor wrinkling. A hint of staining and soiling. Thomas Hollis, Chemist, Publisher unknown
1790ref. 020717Portsmouth NH: No publisher 1790. Unbound. Good. A letter by Samuel Hill asking Amos White for all the flaxseed he has on hand and to call on Mr. Tappen for what seed he would send. He also refers to a Mr. Champney and furs . Amos White was a Dover New Hampshire merchant while Samuel Hill was a merchant in Portsmouth apparently importing and exporting items from the ships that anchored there. GOOD. Some fold creases present. No publisher unknown
ref. 019622No Place: No Producer. Unbound. Good. Knights of Pythias Triangle Dangle Badge/Medallion. With Image of worried parents in the room of a bedridden child. No producer place or date. Perhaps late 1890s early 1900s. Silver colored metal. Each side approximately 2 ¼ inches in length. Badge has the above mentioned illustration as well as the initials FBC & L at the corners. Reverse blank. The Knights of Pythias is a secret fraternal organization founded in 1864. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy uneven tarnishing rubbing and scuffing to the piece with some soiling. Hanging loop broken off and missing. Slight warping to the metal with a few small dings along the edges. No Producer unknown
1914ref. 022505No Place: No publisher 1914. Wraps. Poor. Disbound leaves roughly 8 by 7 inches with a cardstock front cover bearing a label with the student's name and year Marion Conaway 1914. 14 leaves with 12 of the 14 containing a piece of fabric that displays an example of various stitches mostly along hems or seams. The fabric is mounted by metal fasteners. Laid in is a certificate issued in 1918 from the Victory Girls and the United War Work Campaign certifying that Ms. Conaway paid a dollar toward the United War Work Campaign and was deemed an official Victory Girl. This campaign was created as a way for people in the US to support troops during World War I. Presumably the booklet was done for school demonstrating the variety of sewing and stitching techniques that was being taught. POOR condition. Booklet falling apart with all leaves detached and cover detached. Lacking a rear cover. The paper mountings are toned and brittle with some chipping and loss along the edges. The fabrics are clean although some are folded due to mishandling. No publisher unknown
1888ref. 019424Rhode Island: WCTU Rhode Island Publisher 1888. Unbound. Good. Cream colored silk ribbon with purple printing and fringed ends. With a sewn fold over flap at the top. About 6 ½ by 2 1/8 inches. A ribbon issued by the Women's Christian Temperance Union WCTU of Rhode Island reading "W.C.T.U. of Rhode Island. State Convention at Providence Sept. 18-19-20 1888.Greetings Remembrance. Compliments of Providence Union" Presumably issued for its annual convention. The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Ohio in 1874 with the principal goal of promoting temperance through religious moral and other methods. It eventually expanded its mission to include social reform such as suffrage child labor etc. The Rhode Island chapter was successful in helping to pass a prohibition law in the state in 1886 although it was repealed in 1889. GOOD condition. Minor toning and curling with light soiling and staining. WCTU Rhode Island, Publisher unknown
ref. 016478No Place: D.H. Athmer et al Publishers. Pamphlet. Good. No place or date 1946. Side stapled booklet. Front cover with an illustration of the ship and two mermaids. 8 pp. A newsletter issued aboard the USS Hugh L. Scott while on its voyage from Seattle on February 5 1946 transporting occupation troops to Jinsen now Incheon South Korea and Shanghai. The piece contains thanks from the troops to the crew a message from the captain and a day to day account of the trip including personal musings and account of drills. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate wrinkling creasing and toning. Minor soiling and staining. Edges worn. D.H. Athmer et al, Publishers unknown
1880ref. 021386Boston: Published by the Author 1880. Cloth. Good. Light brown cloth. 176 pp. Several illustrations of bicycles toward the end. A reference work for physicians discussing toxicology clinical diagnosis; forensic medicine etc. Perhaps of note pages 147 to 176 are devoted to the bicycle and its health effects positive including mentioning Columbia bicycles. Text ad for the Victor tricycle at the very end. GOOD condition. Some staining to the covers with minor soiling. Extremities rather scuffed. Owner's address stamp on the inside front cover. Text block toned. Published by the Author unknown
1861ref. 020153Washington: Government Printing Office 1861. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers issued. Disbound from a larger work. 70 pp. A report from a US naval expedition to the Chiriqui Province in what is now Panama providing firsthand descriptions of the land minerals and other aspects of the region presumably with an eye to expand US companies' footholds in the area. Mention of coal and the Chiriqui Improvement company is made as well as harbor surveys. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Remains of binding along the spine. Government Printing Office unknown
1908ref. 022187Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society 1908. Cloth. Good. Red cloth. 680. 793 pp. With a fold out map and illustrations throughout. A history of the town of Chelsea Massachusetts and surrounding areas some of which include modern Boston. GOOD condition. Ex-library with taped on spine labels interior markings and pastedowns. Some scuffing and fraying along the edges. Minor soiling and fading. Minor toning to the text blocks. Massachusetts Historical Society unknown
1889ref. 019106New York: D. Appleton and Company 1889. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 612 729 pp. MISSING frontispiece illustrations in both volumes. An exhaustive biography on American orator and statesman Daniel Webster. Provenance note: these books were apparently originally in the collection of Ralph Pulitzer and both bear a large bookplate designed by Rockwell Kent for Pulitzer and his second wife. GOOD condition. Ex-library with interior pocket and pastedown as well as blindstamping to the title pages. Second volume's front pastedown library bookplate partially obscures the Pulitzer bookplate. No exterior library markings noted. Minor to moderate scuffing heavier to the leather and extremities with minor splitting along the hinges. Minor toning in the interior. Frontispieces MISSING. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1847ref. 021453Boston: Samuel G. Drake Publisher 1847. Cloth. Good. Brick red cloth presumed later rebind. 146 pp. A work providing the early colonial history of the town of Roxbury in Massachusetts focusing primarily on the 1600s. Includes some information perhaps useful for genealogy. According to the introduction it appears there was supposed to be a second part to this work although it looks like it was never issued. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns and stamping. Covers faded. Minor soiling and edgewear. Text block toned. Minor scattered soiling. Dampstain present along the lower page edges affecting the bottom margin only. Samuel G. Drake, Publisher unknown
ref. 019780No Place: Enoch Morgan's Sons Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No place or date. Presumed early 1900s. Illustrated wraps. 5 ¾ by 3 ½ inches. 12 pp. including covers. Red and black illustrations throughout presumably by James Kenneth Fraser initials present in each. A promotional booklet for Sapolio Soap produced by Enoch Morgan's Sons. Sapolio was known for its very successful ads and jingles some penned by Bret Harte some by James Kenneth Fraser and others. This booklet features a variety of townsfolk with accompanying rhymes all promoting Sapolio. GOOD condition. General wrinkling minor toning and soiling to the covers. Light curling at the corners. Enoch Morgan's Sons, Publisher unknown
ref. 018078No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date perhaps 1890s based on OCLC records. Peach printed wraps. 16 pp. A xenophobic anti-immigrant tract that presents an odd argument in favor women's suffrage. The author subtly asserts that immigrants are prone to criminality and bring their political baggage with them to the United States. To offset their influence in politics and the polls Georgius suggests that women be allowed to vote. Overall a rambling work drawing on references to ancient Rome etc. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a stamp on the front cover. No other markings noted. Faint vertical fold crease present. Minor soiling staining and general fading to the covers. Some loss of wrapper along the front hinge. Interior toned. No publisher unknown
1894ref. 017944Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton 1894. Cloth. Good. Illustrated beige cloth. 107 pp. A work that begins with the long poem "The Story of Portus" a work recalling the life of an enslaved man Portus. While the work reflects on the cruelty of enslaving people transporting them. and selling them it adopts a tone that the enslavers themselves were benevolent and that African-Americans would prefer to remain enslaved as there was nothing for them if they were free. The African-American protagonist Portus lives through the Civil War only to be murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. This work is accompanied by other shorter poetry most reflecting on life and the people of the US South. The poetry is rather conflicted with some celebrating Jefferson Davis while others reflecting on the lives of African-Americans in the South assuming the benefits of spirituality or Christianity in their lives. Overall it would seem much of the poetry whitewashes and glorifies the South while downplaying negative aspects of the region and the legacy of slavery. GOOD condition. Covers foxed and spotted with some soiling toning and minor staining. Text block toned. Owner's inscription on the first endpaper. Charles Wells Moulton unknown
1988ref. 019221St. Louis: Fine Art Ltd. Publisher 1988. Unbound. Very Good. Single sheet glossy paper stock. 26 by 20 inches. A poster of a painting by Peter Max depicting a 1936 Mercury Dime issued to promote the March of Dimes cause. Peter Max is an American artist known for his psychedelic and counterculture imagery and posters which gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s. VERY GOOD condition. Slight bend at the upper right corner. Very light edgewear. Fine Art Ltd., Publisher unknown
ref. 003182No Place: No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Handwritten Ledger from the town of Limerick Maine spanning from the years 1917 through 1922. Bound in cloth with leather spine. Features many full page accounts of various purchases and transactions between local businesses merchants and people including the Limerick Manufacturing Mills. This book features extensive manuscript description of various transactions and indentures almost all attested to in signature by Norris Berry Clerk of Limerick Maine. Also within on page 196 is a handwritten Certificate of Naturalization Petition for a Hubert Gath formerly of Great Britain. Also found within are several receipts and bills. Exterior in FAIR condition being internally very good. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers with several stains uneven fading and some scuffing also present. This wear mostly affects the front cover. Some scuffing and bumping to the extremities. Very minor soiling to the interior with uneven fading to the pages. The tipped in receipts are browned along the fore edge extremities. Slight musty odor to the book. No printer or publisher Given unknown