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1885ref. 019894New York: No publisher 1885. Pamphlet. Good. Presumed the New York Bar Association. New York: 1885. Pamphlet side sewn lacking any wrappers or binding originally issued. 69 pp. Reprinted from the West Coast Reporter. A critical look at the Civil Code laws of California asserting that the civil code as written is full of errors uncertainties and inconsistencies with almost all sections needing judicial interpretation before their meanings can be understood. Pomeroy felt that the administration of the law was under threat of deterioration because of this. The New York Bar Association printed this critique because the civil code of California was a copy of a draft reported to the New York legislature in 1865. John Norton Pomeroy was an American lawyer and law professor and wrote many important text books and works on American law. Pomeroy helped develop the newly established Hastings College in California's law curriculum and served as their sole law professor. This helped him gain expertise in California law. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy toning to the front cover with otherwise general toning. Faint dampstaining along the fore edge resulting in some light wrinkling to the text block. No publisher unknown
1899ref. 021941Little Brown and Company: 1899. 360 pages with 79 b&w photographs. "The Spanish-American War of 1898 was the justification of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The history of the 6th Massachusetts in the Spanish-American War is unique in that its campaign was almost a bloodless one the absence of battles and the few months it was in the field rendering its experiences different in kind and degree from those regiments which were in the Civil War almost as many years and even for its sister regiments in Cuba in '98. And while the following account is written with a full appreciation of the seemingly insuramountable difficulties overcome by the War Department in an incredibly short space of time in addition to the necessary hardships of army life and it not intended in any sense as a "lament" there is that to record of interest not only to the regiment itself but to its friends." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER brown illustrated covers. This book as two photographs tipped into the book. On the front blank endpaper "this photograph of Hazel W. Newton nice of Corporal Frank A. Haines was carried by him throughout his service in the Spanish War in 1898." In the back of the book there is a photograph of Corp. Frank A. Haines in uniform. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little, Brown and Company: 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. 028692Belknap Press: 1977. Volume I: Sept. 1755 - Oct. 1773 Volume II December 1773 - April 1775 356 pages. "Volumes 1 and 2 of the Papers Of John Adams include letters to and from friends and colleagues reports of committees on which he served his poleical writings published and unpublished and state papers to which he made a contributions. All of Adams' newspaper writings including "A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law are in these two volumes." 2 FINE HARDCOVERS VERY GOOD DUST JACKETS dust jackets protected with clear plastic acid-free jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Belknap Press: Hardcover
1838ref. 014141Portland: S.H. Colesworthy Publisher 1838. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet lacking any wrappers issued and perhaps disbound from a larger work. Iv 88 pp Wright American Fiction 1774-1850 indicates this has 90 pages but text appears complete. A religious parable charting the author's transition from beliefs in Partialism through Methodism and finally to Universalism citing the many "hazards" along the way. Called "an imaginative inversion of Bunyan's own allegory" The Oxford Handbook of John Bunyan p. 598. GOOD condition ex-library. Blindstamp and a few other minor library markings present. Name of publisher handwritten in ink on the title page. Ink word on the last page of text. Minor to moderate soiling and staining to the outer pages with moderate scattered foxing throughout. Perhaps missing a last leaf. S.H. Colesworthy, Publisher unknown
1813ref. 017580Montpelier VT: Walton and Goss Printers 1813. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet. 27 pp. An anti-France work blaming French culture and politics for the problems of the United States including the War of 1812. Truair saw debauchery everywhere in French thinking especially after the French Revolution and asserted Jefferson Madison and others were influenced by this. He accuses them of only being religious when it suits them and asserts they don't believe in religion. Truair also cites various Illuminati societies in the US as a source of ills. Overall a strongly worded piece that takes Jefferson and other heads of state to task for the perceived downfall of the US. POOR condition. The whole piece is very tattered torn and worn along the extremities with some loss to the front blank wrapper the title page and first page of text. This includes some loss of text. Overall very heavy tearing tattering creasing and wear. Previous owner's signature A. Bingham abounds in most blank areas indicating a they were enamored with the look of their name in script. Did we mention this was heavily worn Text block toned. A few stray notes present. If not already clear this is VERY worn. Sabin 97075. Walton and Goss, Printers unknown
1797ref. 017595Boston: Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews 1797. Leather. Poor. Full calf leather. Pagination runs A-QQQ 4. Only four out of seven maps called for are present MISSING the following three maps: the map of Northern States map of the Southern States and the map of South America. Maps of the Pacific Islands North America West Indies and Georgia present. An alphabetically arranged encyclopedia style work on the geography settlements and people of North and South America as well as islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific. This includes the east coast of Australia then termed New Holland. POOR condition. Front cover DETACHED with any front endpapers up to the frontis map MISSING frontis map is present. Leather scuffed frayed and worn along the extremities and hinges. A few small spots of staining to the covers. Previous owner's bookplate present. Text block solid and a bit toned. Howes M839. Sabin 50923. Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews unknown
1793ref. 012721Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews Printers 1793. Leather. Good. Full Calf leather. 696 552 pp. Eight fold out plates/maps in volume one three in volume two all present as called for. 1793 edition of this early geographical survey of the United States as well as the world containing maps relating to the United States at the time North America and the world. This work served to heavily influence the teaching of geography and education in the US. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather covers and extremities with a few deep scrapes and scratches present. Minor soiling and staining. Interiors solid with moderate toning scattered foxing staining and soiling. Dampstaining present to the endpapers. Ownership signatures present. A few pages creased including dog ear creases. The Virginia map is very tattered torn and misfolded with a few other American maps also bearing tears ranging from small to long along the folds. Some creasing to the maps. Sabin 50926. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, Printers unknown
1879ref. 005674Oneida NY: The American Socialist Publisher 1879. Wraps. Good. 104 issues spanning the years 1878 and 1879 being two complete years. Edited by John Humphrey Noyes the founder of a utopian community in Oneida and an advocate of communal style living including the controversial advocacy of men and women marrying multiple partners. Included are several articles on the short-lived Transcendentalist Utopian community Brook Farm including several articles containing excerpts from Charles Fourier's Harbinger as well as other topics related to the philosophy of Charles Fourier. Other topics include socialism in England the Workingmen's party Spiritualism and the necessity of Spiritualism Communism Communism in America Industrialization Krupp's Great Gun Factory-its cooperative phase 'The Father Land' by James Russell Lowell an illustration of the Shaker Village at Mount Lebanon Malthusian facts articles on the work studying population growth by Malthus The Marpingen miracles three views on the Origin of the Species Cook's marriage philosophy Utopian schemes labor and strikes Spirit rapping the Mennonites Paris under electric lights the Red Cross American Socialism the Atlantic Cable etc. Condition ranges from GOOD to VERY GOOD with most having light toning minor soiling creasing and edgewear. A few with minor chips and tears along the extremities. Vol IV. No. 52 with with moderate tearing along the extremities. A 4 inch triangular piece missing from the lower rear cover. Same sort of tearing to Vol III No. 52 with this number bearing heavy browning and staining to the rear cover affecting the last pages of this number. Vol. III no. 1 with moderate offsetting and soiling along the extremities. The American Socialist, Publisher unknown
ref. 004001Oneida NY: The American Socialist. Original Wraps. Good. Oneida NY. Edited by John Humphrey Noyes the founder of a utopian community in Oneida and an advocate of communal style living including the controversial advocacy of men and women marrying multiple partners. These pieces are 8 page newspaper devoted to topics on communism and socialism as well as items on spiritualism and religion. Brook Farm is discussed in several issues. With a page of ads on the rear. Present are 12 issues from 1876 to 1879. All are in GOOD or slightly better condition with general minor darkening varying amounts of minor soiling some with some staining and varying degrees of chipping and tearing to the extremities as well as some creasing. Specific condition issues where noted. Vol I No 34. November 16 1876. Topics include the connection between socialism and spiritualism socialism and the state-from an 1844 lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson science and spiritualism etc. Some soiling along the extremities. Minor chipping along the fore edge. Vol II No. 10. March 8 1877. Topics include socialism and positivism evolution of communities etc. Several 1-2 inch tears along the extremities. Vol II No 13. Marh 29 1877. Topics include communism among the pilgrims advantages of communism etc. Dampstaining along the fore egdge. Moderate chipping and tearing along the lower and fore edges. Several pages unopened. Vol II No. 21. May 24 1877. Topics include an in depth look at communism Icaria history of German socialism etc. A few tears and some creasing along the extremities. Vol II No. 23. June 7 1877. Topics include cooperation in Massachusetts a brief bio of Noyes Icaria etc. Minor chipping and tearing along the fore edge with a longer tear at the upper edge. Minor faint staining and a faint dampstain along the lower spine. Vol II No. 25. June 21 1877. Topics include co-operation in Massachusetts land tenure in various countries the abdication of John Humphrey Noyes etc. Smallish area of dark staining to the center pages. Vol II No. 38. September 20 1877. Topics include socialist clubs the condition of the Icarian community positivism and spiritualism etc. With many small tears and chips along the fore edge with a few tears along the other extremities. Minor darkening with very minor scattered soiling and foxing. Minor creasing. Vol II No. 39. September 27 1877. Topics include socialism in England the Mennonites and their government some aspects of socialism in America etc. Two small areas of dark spotting on the front page maybe from ash as one of the two areas has a small hole in it. The lower spot affects all the pages throughout. Area of heavy foxing/spotting to the rear page. Minor edgewear and darkening. Vol III No. 42. October 17 1878.Topics include socialism in England a free press home life of Brook Farm spiritualism etc. A small area of dark stippling/soiling. Several 1 inch or slightly larger tears along the extremities with a few other shorter tears. Minor darkening and scattered minor soiling. First pages unopened. Vol III No. 43. October 24 1878. Topics include socialism in England inventor of the phonograph communism. Two 1-2 inch tears along the extremities. Several pages unopened. Vol IV. No 3. January 16 1879. Topics include colonization of the northwest Gertie Barton's cure Spiritualistic notes pedigree of American socialism. Several large tears in the extremities. Chip missing from the lower left corner. Vol IV No. 47 November 20 1879. Topics include communism life among the shakers description of a new cable line race-culture. The American Socialist unknown
1862ref. 021857Boston: American Tract Society 1862. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps printed in red and black. 60 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this almanac issued by the American Tract Society containing the usual monthly almanac information as well as illustrated instructions on how to make a sundial; a song including music and lyrics words by Mrs. J.D. Chaplin titled "The Little Slave" that offers the young enslaved boy's sadness and perspective on his life as an enslaved person; a printing of the Star-Spangled Banner; a printing of an anti-slavery speech by Heman Humphrey etc. GOOD condition. General toning some soiling minor scattered spotting and staining. Minor wear to the corners. American Tract Society unknown
1849ref. 017978New York: No publisher 1849. Quarter Leather. Good. Quarter leather with brown cloth covers. 650 pp. Illustrated frontispiece portraits at the beginning of each month. Bound volume of this journal originally published to support the candidacy of Henry Clay who was ran for president against James Polk in 1844. The journal published literature politics history and other topics. This volume includes an article on gold hunting in California in the sixteenth century; historical and mythological traditions of the Algonquins which includes a translation of the Walum-Olum and illustrations of symbols used by Native Americans accompanied by definitions; a piece on California pondering its political future in the United States; an article contemplating problems and the future of Native Americans in the United States written by Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bouh a chief of the Ojibwa Nation etc. GOOD condition. Covers a bit bowed. Moderate fading and scuffing to the covers with some soiling minor staining and areas of discoloration. Leather worn along the hinges and the corners. A few areas of minor dampstaining to the page edges throughout. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing throughout. No publisher unknown
1899ref. 021129South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger Printers: 1899. 273 pages Index illustrated. "In 1870 South and North Dakota then a territory had two Baptist churches. Today the state of South Dakota has 106 churchs and 5835 members. In 1870 the Baptists of the United States numbered 409958; today they number over 4000000." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER dark green cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. South Dakota Baptist Convention/Brown & Saenger, Printers: Hardcover
1871ref. 020782Boston: The Excursionists 1871. Cloth. Good. Green cloth. 69 pp. An account of a travel club sort of group from Massachusetts that toured the northeastern coast of the Atlantic in 1871 aboard the steamship New Brunswick. Much detail is given to visiting Bar Harbor Maine and surrounding locales. List of passengers and crew included. With a silk ribbon commemorating the excursionists laid in. It appears people from Massachusetts have descended on other states in large numbers from time immemorial. GOOD condition. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Text block rather toned. A pages of passengers with pencil scribbled across them as well as some commentary and annotations in the text of a few pages. The Excursionists unknown
pp. 547-612, notes & refs. Offprint, orig. wrs., uncut.
1829ref. BB1450London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley New Burlington-Street 1829. First Edition. Half-Calf. Fine. Scarce First Printing complete in three volumes of the "first anti-miscegenation novel in our literature Fiedler. 12mo: xiv2991; 23111; 2316pp. Contemporary pink half calf over marbled boards by Harrison of Belfast their ticket to front paste-down of vol. I; black morocco lettering pieces gilt; spines decorated in blind; marbled endpapers and edges. A truly excellent set occasional light foxing mostly marginal; spines rubbed and faded to tan. Spiller & Blackburn 11. BAL 3843. Sabin 16416. Fiedler quoted in Wallace James D. Race and Captivity in Cooper's the Wept of Wish-ton-wish American Literary History 7.2 1995: 189209. True First Edition of this historical novel published in London September and later in November in Philadelphia under the title The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish: A Tale both from the same sheets printed in Florence by Molini. Written in Paris when Cooper was as the center of the small American expatriate community and set in the seventeenth century on frontier land later part of Connecticut. N. B. With few exceptions always identified we only stock books in exceptional condition carefully preserved in archival removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and we subscribe to its codes of ethics. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington-Street unknown
1860ref. 019756New York: Anson D.F. Randolph 1860. Cloth. Fair. Dark brown flexible cloth covers. 42 pp. A few black and white illustrations in the interior. A short book for children providing instructions on how to build several kinds of pumps including a suction pump a force pump and a small fire "engine" that can force water 20 feet high. With an inscription dedicating the book to Mariana A. Foster from the author "her affectionate brother." FAIR condition. Covers and first few pages VERY tenuously attached to the binding. Uneven fading and scuffing to the covers. Extremities scuffed and curled with a few minor tears. Heavy foxing to the paper in the interior. Almost all of the cloth missing from the spine. Anson D.F. Randolph unknown
1909ref. 018815New York: Burr Publishing Co 1909. Wraps. Fair. Color illustrated wraps with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout as well as one apparent painted photo by Karl Moon. Single issue of this monthly magazine this one relying heavily on photographs. Of note are a series of 14 Photographs by Carl moon an American photographer perhaps best known for his photographs of Native Americans. These photos depict Native Americans living in the Taos New Mexico area and are reminiscent of the work by Edward Curtis. While some critics have acclaimed his work for its documentation of Native American life the work seems to mythologize the false concept of the disappearance of Native Americans in the US. The article concludes "we are loath to confess that in the final count it is best that man's progress in the cultivation of land should be unchecked and our reluctance lies in the fact that this change must toll the knell of the Redman's sic day." Among the other photos in the book are photos of celebrities and of the Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York. Included in these photos is one depicting Wilbur Wright flying over Governor's Island in New York. His flight that day included the first over water and the canoe that he mounted underneath the airplane as a precaution against a water landing can be seen in the photo. FAIR condition. Frontispiece illustration haphazardly cut out of the magazine. Very heavy scuffing chipping creasing tearing and loss to the covers along the extremities with most of the spine missing. Some creasing soiling and staining to the covers with superficial paper loss to the rear cover. Large faint pencil circle present to the front cover. A very small old price sticker at the upper right corner of the front cover. Very light scattered foxing in the interior. Burr Publishing Co unknown
1801ref. 003919New York: Printed by L. Nichols and Co. for John Tiebout bookseller and Stationer 1801. Pamphlet. Good. Disbound tract pamphlet. 63 1 pp. An 1801 printing of the original New York City charter publishing the various recitals and oaths given by Montgomerie as well as delineating the various boundaries and territories of New York City specifying its division into seven wards outlining its city government and procedures. With a 2 by 4 inch Federal Eagle illustration on the title page in which the eagle clutches a branch in one talon and a group of arrows in the other as well as carrying a banner in its beak with the slogan E Plurbus Unum. In GOOD condition. Minor foxing and moderate browning to the pages. Minor scattered soiling with some faint darkish spotting to the title page. Poughkeepsie written in pencil on the rear of the last page with a few doodles in pencil as well as several stray lines in ink. Minor creasing to a few page corners. Remains of binding along the spine. Sabin 54170. Printed by L. Nichols and Co. for John Tiebout, bookseller and Stationer unknown
1882ref. 016377Chicago: Victor F. Lawson and Co 1882. Tabloid. Good. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet four pages. Single issue of this Chicago newspaper published three days after the killing of Jesse James. This includes a lengthy account of the day of the killing including quotes from Robert Bob Ford the wife of Jesse James and some background into the plot of the killing. Also in this issue is a short paragraph on Dick Liddle a member of the James Gang and his testimony as to robberies committed by the gang; and a lengthy account of the Blue Cut Train Robbery by John Land recalling the actions of the James Gang. Various items of news and commentary present including the suicide of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the hanging of an African-American in Virginia Doc Wright who apparently murdered Coleman Arthur and who was suspected of being part of a secret society called "The True Friends." GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor loss along the left edge presumably nibbled away. General toning some foxing soiling and minor staining. A few chips and tears along the extremities. Victor F. Lawson and Co unknown
1900ref. 003947Biddeford ME: The Riverside Press 1900. Original Wraps. Fair. 40pp. With a few black and white photos and several illustrations throughout. A brief history and overview of Biddeford Maine providing information on local businesses economic opportunities and notable citizens. FAIR condition with moderate soiling and some spotting and staining to the covers. Staples rusted. Minor creasing and bumping along the extremities. Wraps splitting along the binding although still holding. Moderate browning to the pages. Minor scattered soiling. Page 7/8 TORN with most of it MISSING. The Riverside Press unknown
2011ref. 036248BlueRed Books/Easton Press: 2011. 448 pages illustrated in color and b&w. This book "covers the subject chronologically and examine the war as one continuous event but Civil War State by State looks at the war from the perspective of the forty-five states and territories that existed during the period. Fully bound in genuine leather 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the "hubbed" spine.Sewn pages. Handsome brown moiré endpages and a satin-ribbon page marker. Gilded page ends. FINE- HARDCOVER Grey Leather binding by Easton Press. Hard Cover. Fine-/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. BlueRed Books/Easton Press: Hardcover
1835ref. 41420London: Published by Edmund Fry 1835. 2 viii 112 pp. Original cloth rebacked. Title stamped in gilt on upper cover. Frontis engraving with tissue guard of black children in school taught by elegantly dressed white teachers; and with several signs: "The Day of Our Freedom August 1st 1834" engraved by J. Crosland; "That Which I See Not Teach Thou Me"; "Shew Me Thy Ways O Lord Teach Me Thy Paths." Occasional foxing Good plus. A scarce work issued to celebrate the abolition of slavery in British colonies with the Slavery Abolition Act passed in 1833 and going into effect on 1 August 1834. "On the memorable day when British Colonial Slavery ceased the 'Peckham Negro's Friend and Instruction Society' held a special meeting with a view to 'signalizing the day of Negro Emancipation by some act of Christian benevolence" and accordingly came to the unanimous resolution of undertaking 'the charge of an Adult School to be established in the island of Jamaica. The necessary steps were taken to effect this design; and it is the hope of aiding the the extension of its practical usefulness which has prompted a few individuals who have long felt deeply interested in the Negro's cause to collect into a small volume such poems as may be within their reach written for the most part in special commemoration of the abolition of Slavery and to apply the profit if any to the furtherance of the object before described." The authors of most of these poems have signed with their initials only. This is the first edition. LCP 2587. Published by Edmund Fry unknown
1835ref. 41420London: Published by Edmund Fry 1835. 2 viii 112 pp. Original cloth rebacked. Title stamped in gilt on upper cover. Frontis engraving with tissue guard of black children in school taught by elegantly dressed white teachers; and with several signs: "The Day of Our Freedom August 1st 1834" engraved by J. Crosland; "That Which I See Not Teach Thou Me"; "Shew Me Thy Ways O Lord Teach Me Thy Paths." Occasional foxing Good plus. A scarce work issued to celebrate the abolition of slavery in British colonies with the Slavery Abolition Act passed in 1833 and going into effect on 1 August 1834. "On the memorable day when British Colonial Slavery ceased the 'Peckham Negro's Friend and Instruction Society' held a special meeting with a view to 'signalizing the day of Negro Emancipation by some act of Christian benevolence" and accordingly came to the unanimous resolution of undertaking 'the charge of an Adult School to be established in the island of Jamaica. The necessary steps were taken to effect this design; and it is the hope of aiding the the extension of its practical usefulness which has prompted a few individuals who have long felt deeply interested in the Negro's cause to collect into a small volume such poems as may be within their reach written for the most part in special commemoration of the abolition of Slavery and to apply the profit if any to the furtherance of the object before described." The authors of most of these poems have signed with their initials only. This is the first edition. LCP 2587. Published by Edmund Fry unknown books
1975ref. 020207Concord MA: Robert D. Naiva Publisher 1975. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine. First edition one of two thousand copies. 43 45 pp. 2 7/8 by 2 inches. Bound in blue Morocco leather in cloth covered slipcase. Two short works offering accounts of the battle at Concord at the onset of the Revolutionary War written by two participants. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of toning and edgewear. Robert D. Naiva, Publisher unknown
