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réf. 020860No Place: John Mann Printer. Wraps. Good. No place or date perhaps Dover NH circa 1827 according to New Hampshire Historical Society information. Plain blue wraps. 12 pp. Rules and regulations for a private firefighting organization made up of community members in Dover New Hampshire. As Dover did not have a city supported firefighting unit social groups were formed to handle the duties. The first one was formed in 1795 and this appears to be one of several others formed after that. The piece outlines rules of governance but also outlines duties of its members including keeping two leather buckets and bags at their residences and responding to fires as soon as possible. Like any good "society" in the 1800s it appears this had a secret "watch" word that members were to give when asked for. Since there were several organizations in operation at the time rivalries were developed and it is possible this secret word kept people honest. A roster of members is included at the end with some names handwritten. GOOD condition. Rear cover and last leaf with a one inch jagged tear at the upper for edge with some associated creasing. Minor ink staining and soiling to the covers. Some dampstaining present to the wrappers with minor soiling and uneven fading. A few tick marks in the text. John Mann, Printer unknown
réf. 019048Providence RI: E.L. Logee and Co. Unbound. Very Good. no date perhaps circa 1900. Whale pin attached to a medal/badge below. Issued by the Knights Templar an organization associated with freemasonry. Whale has Sutton printed on it with the medal bearing an armorial crest in white black and red with the words "Sutton Commandery K.T. New Bedford Mass. Gold colored measuring approximately 3 by 1 ½ inches at its widest. VERY GOOD condition. Slight "tarnishing" to the face. Two dark areas on the reverse of the whale. E.L. Logee and Co unknown
1919réf. 019692St. Joseph MO: Progressive Numbers presumed Publisher 1919. Unbound. Good. Single sheet folded into 4 pages making a small booklet. Printed on card stock. A program for an event held by what appears to have been an African American fraternal or social organization. The event was held May 15th 1919. The event started at 8:45 pm with food served promptly at 9:30. The invocation was led by Reverend E.M. Cohron and it appears the poem "At the Closed Gates of Justice" by James D. Corrothers was read cited by its first line "To be a Negro on a Day Like This." Another address "Where Ethiopia Should Stretch Forth Her Hands" was also given. Honorary members of Progressive Numbers are listed including Rev. J.A. Gregg Richard B. Harrison and Clarence Cameron White. List of last names and first initials of 12 members also present. While we could find nothing identifying this organization its motto is "Onward Upward" and its colors are lavender and cream. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and minor soiling. Heavy offsetting to the rear panel. Minor edgewear. Progressive Numbers, presumed Publisher unknown
réf. 018984No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Perhaps circa 1864. Pamphlet. Lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 16 pages. A work relying heavily on quoted scripture to discuss the will of God and people especially as it relates to politics and government. It appears this was a long-winded way for Mr. Halsted to assert that the New York City politicians associated with Tammany Hall were being victimized by the Albany Regency politicians who were apparently using their positions as politicians to gain personal wealth. Historical perspective suggests this letter now seems somewhat ironic. While not in Sabin the bibliography indicates Halsted wrote then published letters to presidents Pierce and Lincoln. Good condition. Faint dampstain to the lower foredge margin. Alphanumeric pencil notation to the upper front page. Minor soiling and foxing. No publisher unknown
1975réf. 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
réf. 020983No Place: West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. Wraps. Good. No place: 1942/43. Dark beige cloth. Unpaginated several hundred pages. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. A bound volume of sorts collecting 12 issues of Inspirations for Printers spanning the years 1942 to 1943. Original covers are preserved/included. Issued by Westvaco a mill and paper company originally known as the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. The company underwent a variety of acquisitions through the later 1900s and 2000s and is now essentially part of the Verso Corporation. Each issue here depicts ideas for printing and advertising demonstrating various printing techniques various papers artists and photographers. Artists with artwork present include Thomas Hart Benton Miguel Covarrubias Salvador Dali Fernand Leger Henri Matisse Picasso Edward Steichen and others. Many pieces relate to World War II either promoting the US Armed Forces or envisioning air travel after the war was over. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy toning especially to the spine. Minor soiling. Heavy scuffing along the extremities. Paper toned in the interior with very minor scattered soiling. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company unknown
1836réf. 021243Boston: Otis Broaders and Company 1836. Cloth. Fair. Blue cloth covered boards with beige cloth spine presumed library repair. 294 pp. A history of the town of Rehoboth Massachusetts along with Seekonk and Pawtucket and other towns around the area. Focuses on the early settlement by white settlers drawing from and quoting many primary sources. FAIR condition. Ex-library. Spine label interior pastedowns and markings present. Spine perhaps rebound in library cloth. Heavy scuffing fading and wear to the covers. Moderate staining and some soiling to the covers. Extremities scuffed and worn. Minor to moderate scattered foxing throughout. Several leaves rather loose in the binding although still intact. Binding cracked and separating at the middle of the text block. Otis, Broaders and Company unknown
réf. 005808No Place: D. Van Nostrand. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 1863. Blue cloth with gilt titling anf ruling in blind. xviii 408 pages plus 12 pages of ads in the rear. LACKING title page and frontis with text beginning with the quote from Winfield Scott. An original endpaper is present but other preliminaries may be lacking. Preface and all other pages present. With illustrations lacking the aforementioned fold-out frontis. All others present as called for including one colored plate and several fold outs. A detailed history of West Point to its vital use as a fort on the Hudson during the American Revolution to its eventual transformation into a military academy. This includes discussion of the chain across the Hudson to obstruct passage during the war and Benedict Arnold and his secret correspondences and plot. FAIR condition lacking the abovementioned pages. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers heaviest along the hinges. General fading. Minor soiling with a few faint stains to the rear cover. Cloth frayed and worn along the extremities with some splitting along the hinges. Text block solid. Minor scattered soiling and general toning to the paper. Fold outs with a few large tears although no pieces missing. Ownership signature present. Sabin 7150. Howes B678. Bradford 487. D. Van Nostrand unknown
1940réf. 022267New York: The American Historical Company 1940. Half Leather. Fair. Half morocco leather with blue cloth. 237 pp. Color illustrated plates throughout depicting various family crests. A genealogy and history of members of the Carpenter family including some of the Rehoboth branch. FAIR/GOOD condition. Ex-library with spine label interior pastedowns stamping and markings. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the hinges and extremities. Minor scuffing and fading to the covers. Second and third front endpapers DETACHED and laid in. The American Historical Company unknown
1770réf. 016247London and Berlin: No publisher 1770. Cloth. Good. Library binding red cloth. 366 28; 136 pp. All text in French. Volume two only of this study of the people climate and animals of North America. By Cornelius de Pauw a Dutch philosopher who despite never visiting America considered himself an expert on the country. He insisted that Native Americans were inferior to Europeans degraded by an inferior climate and asserted that Europeans that moved to America also became degraded. He routinely dismissed evidence to the contrary such as the Aztec calendar. With a rebuttal to de Pauw's work by Dom Pernety. GOOD condition. Ex-library with call numbers on the spine interior pastedowns and stamping. Minor soiling scuffing and fading to the covers. Small dampstain to the rear cover. See Sabin for a variety of records for these works. No publisher unknown
1859réf. 021829Columbus: Randall and Aston Publisher. Follett Foster and Company Printers 1859. Wraps. Good. With a History of Columbus Baptist Association from Its Organization to 1837. With a Sketch of Early Ministers and Churches. Printed wraps. 8 44 pp. Two works in one with the first 8 pages providing the minutes of the events surrounding the acknowledgement of the 41st anniversary of the Columbus Baptist Association in September of 1859 Followed by a history of the association written by Jacob Drake discussing its origin as well as early ministers and the actions of churches in various localities all associated with the organization. Rear interior wrapper with a list of ordained ministers in the organization. GOOD condition. Some soiling staining and offsetting to the covers. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Slight loss of wrapper to the head and tail of the spine. Randall and Aston, Publisher. Follett, Foster and Company, Printers unknown
1800réf. 008278Providence: B. Wheeler Printer 1800. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. First edition Pamphlet. Lacking any wraps that may have been issued. Appears disbound from a larger work. 31 pp. including three odes in the rear. The third ode appears to have been published in 1801 and was perhaps included as an afterthought Evans makes no mention of this ode. A speech reflecting on the importance of philandrianism in society and the duties of the members of the Philandrian Society touching on religious and philosophical ideas as well as the role of benevolent groups in America. The Philandrian Society was a secret society established at Brown University that was 'dedicated to the cultivation of friendship' with meetings held in which lectures on politeness or other moral or literary subjects were given see Mitchell: Encyclopedia Brunoniana online on the Brown University website. GOOD condition. Light browning to the paper. Dampstaining present along the binding edge of the last page slightly affecting the gutters of the last several pages. Minor scattered foxing. Evans 37346. B. Wheeler, Printer unknown
1829réf. 006322Brookfield MA: E and G Merriam Printer 1829. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. First edition. Pamphlet disbound from a larger volume. Lacking any original wraps. 64 pp. A piece on the history of Brookfield Massachusetts recalling in detail many early fights and skirmishes with Native Americans; and also providing an early history of the settlement and growth of Brookfield including short biographies of early settlers etc. Native American accounts include attacks on Joseph Woolcot and his family in 1692 as well as an account of Philip presumed King Philip or Metacomet and his actions drawn from a manuscript among others. GOOD condition. Moderate foxing and uneven browning to the piece with a few spots of heavier foxing present. Ownership signature in ink on top of the title page. Minor chipping along the fore edge. Old paper tape repair to the copyright page. Faint dampstain at the top page edges. Sabin 25006. Bradford 1723. E and G Merriam, Printer unknown
1817réf. 017251Philadelphia: William Duane Publisher 1817. Cloth. Good. Bound in modern light green cloth. 564 pp. Volume six only of this collected edition of the various writings of Benjamin Franklin this being a collection of letters to and from Benjamin Franklin published from the originals by his grandson William Temple Franklin. GOOD condition ex-library with spine label pastedowns and pockets in the interior. Soiling and scuffing to the covers with the spine darkened and discolored. Moderate intermittent toning to the text block. Moderate scattered foxing throughout. William Duane, Publisher unknown
1876réf. 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
1803réf. 021266Boston: Manning and Loring 1803. Hard Cover. Good. Paper covered boards. 222 pp. Volume two only of this history of Massachusetts with a heavy focus on events leading up to and during the French and Indian War. This includes mention of various Native American tribes as well as some description of military battles etc. GOOD condition. Ex library. Exterior label and interior pastedowns/treatments present. Spine completely covered/repaired with black cloth binding tape. Minor fading. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Interior front hinge of volume one also repaired with tape. Minor scattered foxing in the interior. Text block cracked but intact at page 221. Sabin 49321. Manning and Loring unknown
1849réf. 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
1883réf. 021141Providence RI: Hunt's Remedy Co. Publisher 1883. Wraps. Fair. no date 1883. Color illustrated wraps. 56 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A promotional booklet that satirizes high society and culture through the use of the alphabet book trope loosely following a young man and woman and their path to marriage. All this accompanied by testimonials and promotional copy touting "the best" kidney and liver medicine produced by Hunt's Remedy Company. FAIR condition. Rear cover almost detached from the rest of the piece with some splitting along the front hinge as well. Both locales with associated chipping tearing and creasing. A medium chip/tear at the lower center rear cover edge. Minor staining and address stamp on the rear cover. Minor toning. Very minor foxing in the interior. Hunt's Remedy Co., Publisher unknown
réf. 014462Shandaken New York: Panther Mountain Commune Publisher. Tabloid. Good. Circa 1970. Tabloid newspaper format. 16 pp Mostly photos/illustrations with a few hippie style columns and musings. Not much information about the Panther Mountain commune is available although it appears to have originated as the Perry Street School in Manhattan which used a "free range" style education. After some apparent raised eyebrows and comments to various authorities by local citizens the group moved to upstate New York becoming the Panther Mountain Commune. GOOD condition with a horizontal fold crease moderate browning and moderate to heavy chipping/tearing along the extremities especially to the lower edge with a piece almost detached. Panther Mountain Commune, Publisher unknown
1855réf. 003615New York: Leavitt and Allen 1855. Original Wraps. Fair. Lacking the original wraps. Each 16pp long. With hand colored illustrations throughout. OCLC records indicate these should have come with publisher's printed wrappers but none are present. These works may have been bound together at some point. Two short works for children with the stories book discussing Fort Stephenson General John Laurens Major Ringold General Zachary Taylor the death of General Pike General Jackson and General Howard. The book of generals mentions generals William Worth John Cadwalader Charles Lee Arthur St. Clair General Brown William Eaton and General Macomb. Both in FAIR/GOOD condition with moderate browning uneven darkening and a few areas of foxing. Faint dampstain on the lower portion of the title page of the book of stories. A number in pen also atop that page. Minor creasing and soiling throughout the works. A few stray faint pencil lines present. Leavitt and Allen unknown
réf. 020318New York: Dick's Publishing House. Wraps. Good. no date presumed late 1890s. Pink wraps with a center front cover portrait illustration of Neil Burgess dressed in drag. 20 pp. including covers. Primarily an advertising book for works published by Dick's Publishing house with this containing the lyrics to several songs featured in the New County Fair play/musical starring Neil Burgess. Burgess was an American actor from the mid to late 19th century noted for playing female roles specializing in elderly women and playing a variety of women in vaudeville performances. GOOD condition. Uneven fading. Faint vertical fold crease present. Some chipping tearing and minor loss along the extremities with splitting at the head and tail of the spine. Heavy toning to the text block. Owner's name stamped to one page. Dick's Publishing House unknown
1894réf. 008728Chicago: The Werner Company 1894. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Brown cloth lettered in black. Oblong folio. 351 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A visual documentation of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago documenting exhibits on electricity mining machinery manufacturing transportation etc. as well as people from different countries. This includes those from Java Fiji Syrians and Egyptians Samoa other people from Asia and Africa etc. GOOD condition. Moderate general fading to the book. Minor to moderate soiling a few minor stains and small areas of discoloration to the covers. Some bumping and fraying to the extremities. Interior solid and clean with the paper toned. Last 35 pages with faint dampstaining along the upper and fore edges resulting in several of the pages being STUCK together in that area although they look to be easily unstuck. A few pages with minor tears at the fore edges. The Werner Company unknown
1884réf. 018123Chicago: Rand McNally and Co 1884. Unbound. Fair. Single sheet folded. 27 ¾ by 43 inches. Appears removed from a glue in binding of some sort. A map depicting the railroad lines across the United States and Southern Canada with North and South Dakota still mapped as Dakota. Insets of city maps include Boston New York Chicago St. Louis and others. Reverse with some ads including an illustrated advertisement for die punches for railroad use. Borders outlined in color. FAIR condition. Paper toned with very minor soiling. Thin paper stock being rather brittle. Some creasing and wrinkling present. Many small tears chips and creases at the intersection of the folds with very minor loss in a few sections. Rand McNally and Co unknown
1993réf. 021055New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. Cloth. Very Good. Black cloth lacking cardboard slipcase. 583 pp. between the two volumes. Color and black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of embroidery and needlework in the early United States. This includes a look at its role in the education of young women in colonial America as well as a look at the art in the New England states and beyond. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading soiling and edgewear to the books. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
réf. 021567No Place: Absolut Vodka Presumed Publisher. Unbound. Very Good. No date perhaps early to mid 1990s. Single sheet folded into 8 panels. 23 by 18 inches unfolded. Note: no area codes are given for any phone numbers so we presume this is pre 2000. A map of words of the heart of New York City "downtown" with Washington Square about center on the map. There are a few illustrations present but mostly words become streets places etc. Stuart Davis' and Duchamp's art studios are noted as are many clubs bars shops and restaurants. Map drawn by noted artist Laurie Rosenwald. Rosenwald has also worked as a designer for many companies has authored books and been an animator. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and wrinkling. Absolut Vodka, Presumed Publisher unknown
