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1868ref. 020623Boston: Briggs and Co 1868. Hard Cover. Good. Illustrated paper covered boards with a green cloth spine. Small illustration of C. Robinson and Sons Tannery and Leather Belting Manufactory in Concord New Hampshire. 240 pp. A plethora of illustrated advertisements throughout the book. A directory to businesses in New Hampshire for 1868 including mercantile and manufacturing arranged by subject and town. Illustrations of engines bank vaults carriages etc. throughout. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and some soiling to the covers. Paper scuffed off from the top center rear edge. Signature on the upper front cover and first two pages in the interior. Dampstaining in the top margin of the book throughout. Briggs and Co unknown
1964ref. 015841No Place: William Kent Publisher 1964. Unbound. Good. #2 of 20 printed. Signed by William Kent on the lower right corner below illustration. Printed on paper in black red and blue with ink set in relief on the plain background. 36 ½ by 21 ¼ inches. A slate relief print by artist and carver William Kent. Kent adapted newspaper headlines and imagery of political leaders to present a subtle satirical commentary on the United States and its leaders that undercuts the assertions of the leaders. William Kent is credited with the creation of the slate print technique. Considered an outsider artist by his contemporary critics Kent as a self taught artist adopted techniques used by artists in the Pop Art movement to his own ends in an effort to portray upheavals in American society during the 1960s. GOOD condition. Needs restoration/conservation. Faint large dampstain at the lower right corner. Faint foxing present to the whole piece. Paper is wrinkled with some large curls and faint creases presumably from being stored rolled at some point. A few small tears and chips present along the extremities. William Kent, Publisher unknown
1938ref. 021037No Place: No publisher 1938. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place. 1938. Perhaps published in Seattle or Juneau Alaska. Semi glossy paper wraps printed in green with a photo of the S.S. Alaska and a totem pole. 8 pp. Many advertisements throughout. A compilation of news flashes from around the world ranging from news of Chang Kai Shek and the war with Japan in China; the potential for Nazi troops occupying Lichtenstein news from the Spanish Civil War etc. Advertisements for many Alaskan businesses present. This may have been issued aboard a passenger airplane if the short statement reading "For clothes pressing and sponging see the stewardess" is any indication. GOOD condition. Some staple rust stains to the covers. General toning. Minor soiling and creasing. A few small staple holes present to the rear cover. No publisher unknown
1910ref. 028271Military History Society of Ma.: 1910. 619 pages with several folded maps. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine scarce. Hard Cover. Very Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Military History Society of Ma.: Hardcover
1989ref. 029541Cornell University Press: 1989. 266 pages. "Authoritative book in scope and tone the way the arguments are framed here amounts to a powerful and sophisticated whole that deals comprehensively with the nuclear revolution as no other book quite does." FINE HARDCOVER FINE DUST JACKET. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cornell University Press: Hardcover
1760ref. 005903London: Printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose in Pater noster Row 1760. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet apparently disbound from a larger work. Pagination runs from 330-384 plus a title page with an illustration of London from the Thames at the head. With a fold-out map of the County of Montgomery as well as a fold-out view of the city and harbor of Fonchall capital of Madeira. A single issue of this British magazine with this issue featuring articles on the then present war between England and France-the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War-including a history and origin of the war a letter from a French officer providing and account of the Siege of Louisburg and a journal of a winter campaign in Canada and the siege of Quebec. Also included is an account of a 'Rebellion of the Negroes in Jamaica' describing Tacky's War or Rebellion in which African enslaved people led by Tacky rebelled against their owners being ultimately defeated. Topics relating to history and religion a mathematical question Dutch designs defeated in the East Indies ships taken by the French etc. are also featured. GOOD condition. Faint creasing to the outer pages with some browning along the extremities. Minor wear along the extremities. Remains of binding along the spine. Very minor scattered foxing. Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater noster Row unknown
1845ref. 021966Cook & Co.: 1845. THE LIVES AND OPINIONS OF BENJ'N FRANKLIN BUTLER United States District Attorney For The Southern District of New York; And Jesse Hoyt Counsellor At Law Formally Collector Of Customs For The Port Of New York. Published by Cook & Co. in 1845 152 pages. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARTIN VAN BUREN: The Correspondence Of His Friends Family And Pupils; Together With Brief Notices Sketches And Anecdotes. Published by Cooke & Co.: in 1846 308 pages. GOOD HARDCOVER both of these books are bound together. Spine is missing from book and the front cover is detached. The text is fine with slight foxing. Hard Cover. Good/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cook & Co.: Hardcover
1966323 pages. Index of names. Index of subjects and titles of works. Slight discolouration of cover edges.
1969ref. 027966Kraus: 1969. 681 pages. First published in 1948 by Doubleday this book is a reprint of that edition by Kraus 2 volumes bound together. FINE HARDCOVER blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued with a Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kraus: Hardcover
1876ref. 022116Dover NH: Jerome B. Page Book and Job Printer 1876. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 168 pp. A biography of a New Hampshire temperance reformer William Hurd who lived mostly in the Dover area. After struggling with alcohol use for much of his early life Hurd gave up drinking and traveled the region lecturing on reform and temperance. He also helped start reform clubs. The end of this book has a chapter on establishing reform clubs as well as a printing of the bylaws of the Dover Reform Club. GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns and stamping. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the hinges and corners. Some scuffing to the boards. Previous owner's bookplate in the interior. General toning to the text block. Handwritten note on the death of William Hurd at the end of the text referring to him. Jerome B. Page, Book and Job Printer unknown
1849ref. 005305Philadelphia: Carey and Hart 1849. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First edition. Dark brown ribbed cloth with decorations in blind. Xii 13-456 pp. With a frontis portrait. A detailed account of the life of John Peter Muhlenberg focusing primarily on his role in the American Revolution. Asked by George Washington to raise the 8th regiment of Virginia Muhlenberg and his forces participated in the Battle of Brandywine Germantown Monmouth and others as well as spending a winter at Valley Forge. Of note is a lengthy appendix reprinting many letters written by Muhlenberg and others offering first-hand accounts of battles military strategy and other aspects of the Revolutionary War. GOOD condition ex-library. Name in white on the spine with evidence of a removed pocket in the rear and a library pastedown at the inside front cover. No other markings. General fading to the cloth with minor soiling and scuffing. Several small areas of insect damage along the cloth of the front cover hinge more evident and extensive along the hinge of the interior front pastedown endpaper. Cloth chipped and frayed at the head and foot of the spine with fraying at the corners. Interior solid with scattered minor foxing and some browning to the paper along the extremities. Ownership signature and date on the first endpaper. Sabin 51250. Howes M879. Carey and Hart unknown
1900ref. 019549Houghton Mifflin: 1900. 1010 pages total illustrated with maps and illustrations. "For many years I have felt impelled to write this Life not only in justice to General Steven's memory but also as an act of duty to the young men of the country that the example of his noble and patriotic career might not be lost to posterity." "Hazard Stevens received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War. His father the General was killed in that war." FINE- HARDCOVERS blue cloth covers lettering is bright on the spines. Previous owner inscriptions from 1900 and 1912 scarce. Volumes 1 & 2. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jackets Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin: Hardcover
ref. 1332934587.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
1843ref. 006271New York: American Anti-Slavery Society Publisher 1843. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Stated second edition for the first part with the second part published in Albany in 1843. Dark brown ribbed cloth. Unpaginated. With many illustrations throughout. Sabin states that pagination varies among copies seen. This appears complete based on a counting of signatures 1-18 with 6 leaves 19 with 1 leaf and 20-32 with 6 leaves Signature 19 constitutes the title page to the Remonstrance section. Effectively two works in one. An anti-slavery work containing quotes and accounts of many important and minor anti-slavery figures and abolitionists. This also includes accounts of slavery mostly 3rd person reflections. The second section regards the Texas revolution containing quotes of political and other figures on the annexation of Texas by the United States taking a decidedly anti-Texas annexation stance. FAIR condition. The fold out map in the beginning is MISSING its right half being torn in two along the fold. Cloth backstrip MISSING from the spine. Moderate to heavy uneven fading to the covers with minor to moderate scuffing. Minor soiling and staining with a semicircular ring stain to the rear. Cloth very worn and bumped along the extremities. Binding shaken and text block weakened but holding. First signature almost detached. Scattered moderate to heavy foxing throughout with some staining and soiling. Previous owner's signature present. Howes L235 L236. Sabin 95097. American Anti-Slavery Society, Publisher unknown
1949ref. 019946Chicago: No publisher Given 1949. Wraps. Good. No publisher given. Chicago: 1949. Single sheet folded into four pages. Black and white photos and illustrations abound! With a stated circulation of 50880. Fifth issue of this small magazine issued by the Kukla Fran and Ollie Show essentially an early fanzine for fans of the show. The Kuklapolitan Courier began in 1948 increasing in circulation until 1950 when it changed to a book format and was issued as a yearbook. Kukla Fran and Ollie was ostensibly a television show for children created by Burr Tilllstrom in 1947. It involved puppets interacting with a woman Fran. Using subtle humor based on the characters of the show Kukla Fran and Ollie became more of a hit with adults and ran in various formats from 1947 to 1957. This issue of the Courier celebrates the show going national behind the scenes photos and a subtle advertisement for RCA one of the show's sponsors. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. General toning. Minor soiling creasing and wrinkling. No publisher Given unknown
1799ref. 005503Newburyport MA: John Mycall Printer 1799. First Edition. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet lacking and wraps and endpapers that may have been issued. Pagination runs from 3 to 134 with all pages MISSING after 134 135/136. With printer's device at the top of the first page of text and an ornately presented first letter of the text. According to his gravestone in Newburyport Murray took part in recruiting volunteers for the Continental Army. This work presents his sermons focusing on Romans V.I. POOR condition lacking and wraps and endpapers as well as pages 135/136. Collated and otherwise complete. Appears disbound from a larger work with white cloth tape and a strip of modern paper along the binding edge of the title page. Moderate to heavy browning to the paper. Minor scattered soiling foxing and staining throughout. Fore edges of the first several pages chipped curled torn and worn with some loss. Upper corners curled over. Minor chipping and tearing along the lower extremity. Tears repaired at the center fore edge of the title page somewhat crudely done with a 3 inch and 1 inch paper patch. Heavy chipping tearing creasing and curling to the last 30 or so pages along the core edge. Large tear to the lower corner of the last page. Several pages in the interior cropped close in the fore edge margins. John Mycall, Printer unknown
1879ref. 020827New York: Lynch Cole and Meehan 1879. Wraps. Good. no date circa 1879. Plain wraps. 123 pp. plus ads. Illustrations throughout. A monthly almanac accompanied by accounts of Ireland Irish history and historical figures including a biography of Robert Emmett; a history of Dublin Ireland; an account of the almost finished St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York; poetry etc. GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the wrappers with some dampstaining and minor soiling. Extremities of the book and covers rather scuffed with some curling. Heavy offsetting to the rear cover. Text block toned with minor scattered foxing and staining. Lynch, Cole and Meehan unknown
1944Designed by Robert I. Dothard; printed by E. L. Hildreth Company; set in Linotype Baskerville; on Worthy Special Paper. Tall 8vo. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co. in full maroon sheepskin, handsomely decorated in gold. Binding slightly rubbed. No slipcase. Old generic bookplates. Number 448 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. The leather binding on this edition is especially interesting. W35
1867ref. 016429Boston: Samuel A. Drake Publisher 1867. Half-Leather. Poor. Half leather with cloth boards. 333 pp. Fold out map tipped in on the title page. A collection of short accounts/histories originally written in the 1600s that chronicled various wars and struggles between Native Americans and early colonists in the New England region. This includes Drake's account of the rise of hostility between Native Americans and colonists asserting that if white settlers had not been haughty and arrogant and considered Native Americans as equals little hostility would have arisen. Reprinted tracts in this include: The Present State of New-England with Respect to the Indian Wars; A continuation of the State of New England being a farther account of the Indian War; A new and farther Narrative of the State of New-England; a True Account of the most Considerable Occurences etc.; The War in New-England visibly Ended King Philip Beheaded etc.; News from New England being a True and last account; A farther brief and true Narration of the late Wars risen in New England. Title pages to each tract reprinted. POOR/FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with an institutional stamp on the title page. Covers essentially DETACHED hanging by threads which will probably give out with much further handling. Minor fading scuffing and soiling to the covers. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the extremities spine and hinges with tearing and loss to the leather along the backstrip. Interior solid but a bit toned. Map foxed and a bit creased/wrinkled. Sabin 20879. Samuel A. Drake, Publisher unknown
1797ref. 003829Dublin: Printed by A. Stewart for P. Wogan Old Bridge 1797. Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Calf leather. xxxiii 2 260 4 pp including ads in the rear. With a dedicatory epistle to the King of Sweden. A chronicle of the Incans in Peru recounting briefly their life and culture before the arrival of the Spanish including an account of several festivals. Most of this work describes the Spanish conquest of South America in particular Peru and the Incans and the actions of Pizarro. EX-LIBRARY in FAIR/GOOD condition. Date sticker and small circular sticker on the lower spine. Library bookplate on the inside cover. Purple ownership stamp on the fore edge inside front cover and one page in the middle of the text. Upper front hinge split and separating along the upper 3 inches. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather especially along the extremities. Minor soiling uneven fading and a few very minor stains present to the covers. Extremities bumped and worn. Text block solid with scattered foxing and minor soiling throughout. Heavy dampstain in the upper and lower gutter of the first few pages disappearing by the first dedication page. Sabin record 44653 does not list this particular printing year. Printed by A. Stewart, for P. Wogan, Old Bridge unknown
1853ref. 004531New York: P.T. Barnum and H.D. Beach Publishers 1853. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Marbled boards with leather binding.416 pages. A bound volume of this journal/newspaper founded and first published by P.T. Barnum. This work contains news and articles on items of interest from around the world and the United States. Of note is a four part reprint of Edgar Allan Poe's work on autography and the meanings behind signatures abridged and rearranged and a short poem by Horatio Alger Welcome to May. A map of Mecilla Valley a disputed territory around the area of New Mexico and of which the Gadsden Purchase centered around is present. This is accompanied by a short article relating details of the dispute p. 357. Also of interest are articles with illustrations on various ship and train wrecks Ericsson's caloric engine for use in ships articles on California gold the second Grinnell expedition in the Arctic the Baltimore and Ohio railway and Pettibone's tunnel the Naval Academy in Maryland Japan shad fishing clipper ships and Vanderbilt steam yacht Scuba divesr and apparatus p. 236 Arthur Spring the Philadelphia murderer Baltimore shot works p. 241 an African church in Cincinnati Parisian mantilla fashions as well as other Parisian fashions p. 308 and others The New York hippodrome p. 313 a railway calamity in Norwalk CT p. 333 Paterson railroad accident Parisian electric clock p. 341 Sicard's scuba apparatus p. 365 custom house in Charleston SC p. 373 a map of Central Park in New York p. 409. In FAIR condition. Binding very worn along the spines with the covers mostly detached and the leather backstrip torn and lifting away in several places. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities. Minor soiling and uneven fading. First two pages of the book very creased and wrinkled. Pages 173/4 269/70 and 401/2 are MISSING with pages 259/60 LOOSE and laid in. Pages 395-98 have a large horizontal tear at the center of the page. Large pencil scribbles on the first blank endpaper with a scribble to an illustration in the book. Text block solid but weakened with a few minor tears minor scattered dampstains and scattered minor soiling. P.T. Barnum and H.D. Beach, Publishers unknown
1930ref. 019812Hartford CT: Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall presumed Publisher 1930. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed 1930 1931 Side stapled booklet. 8 pp. A program to an event celebrating the first anniversary of the Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall in Hartford Connecticut an event that featured Paul Robeson performing a song recital. Some online sources indicate that the hall was built in 1930 with Robeson performing in 1931. The booklet features instructions for those taking private cars a biography of Paul Robeson a program for the evening etc. Paul Robeson was a sports figure actor and singer as well as a leading civil rights activist for many years. Due to his perceived support of communism a 1952 performance in Hartford caused a riot of protesters. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate soiling and minor staining. Some wrinkling. Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall, presumed Publisher unknown
1794ref. PHO-1886John Stockdale, Londres, 1794-1801, 3 volumes in-4 (275 X 225 mm), reliés plein veau marbré époque (restauration ancienne), pièce de titre rouge et de tomaison vert. Tome I, liv-494 pp., Tome II 520 pp, Tome III (1801) xix 443 pp., illustré de 3 frontispices, 11 cartes dont une en double feuille et dépliante (720 X 620) (cartes des Indes occidentales), 2 dépliantes Saint Domingo (250 X 225) et Jamaïque et 8 planches h.t., ex-libris en page de garde, déchirures aux pliures et brunissures en marge de la grande carte, frottements, griffures, pièces de titre et tomaison avec petits manques, quelques brunissures sur les titres et quelques feuillets.
1862ref. 022396Dover NH: George Wadleigh 1862. Cloth. Good. Marbled boards with cloth spine. 512 pp. This edition actually uses the 1831 edition's sheets adding a new title page from 1862. Original title page also present. Single volume edition reprinting in its entirety an early history of the state of New Hampshire spanning it's exploration and settling by white men in the 1620s up to 1790. This includes the obligatory look at various wars and skirmishes including the Revolutionary War as well as notable people early settlements etc. GOOD condition. Presumably a rebind of some sort. Minor fading scuffing and edgewear. Interior with minor toning. Small area of dampstaining to the lower margin of the first several pages. Many pages unopened along their top edges. George Wadleigh unknown
