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1868réf. 020196New York: Susan B. Anthony Proprietor; R.J. Johnson Publisher 1868. Wraps. Good. Side sewn journal. Approximately 12 ¼ by 9 inches. 16 pp. Early issue of the Revolution a groundbreaking and influential newspaper produced by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony and Parker Pillsbury. The paper was established to provide a voice to activists and suffragists such as Stanton and Anthony whose voices were marginalized by the mainstream press as well as many abolitionist publications with whom they had been previously allied. Anthony and Stanton advocated for an amendment giving suffrage to women along with the amendment sponsored by abolitionists that would give Black men the right to vote. Many abolitionists actively discouraged Stanton and Anthony from pursuing their amendment until the amendment enfranchising Black men passed creating a rift in the abolitionist movement as well as the women's suffrage movement. Feeling betrayed by abolitionists and Republicans who initially supported them they established the Revolution with financial help from George Francis Train a Democrat who supported women's rights but was openly racist. As the name indicates The Revolution adopted a combative radical tone with Stanton and others unafraid to take on critics. The paper openly discussed sexual and physical abuse in marriage and advocated better divorce laws that would offer women a way to escape abusive marriages. In 1869 the paper broke with Train who had supplied very little of the funding he initially offered. It published until 1872 struggling to make expenses along the way. This issue with a lengthy column written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on her travels in the US spanning almost two pages. Another piece by Stanton discusses the upcoming presidential election and the potential affiliation of the Revolution with the Democrats. Three small paragraphs by Susan B. Anthony one on the National Unitarian Convention the National Workingmen's Congress and one soliciting more subscribers. A few pieces discuss voting rights for Black men. GOOD condition. Small piece torn from the upper edge of one leaf and another from the bottom corner of the last leaf. Several fold creases present with other general wrinkling. Minor toning and scattered soiling in the interior. Susan B. Anthony, Proprietor; R.J. Johnson, Publisher unknown
1878réf. 016766No Place: No publisher 1878. Pamphlet. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office Washington DC: 1878. Pamphlet disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 39 pp. A lengthy piece requesting compensation for land purchased by the US government from the Pottawatomie Nation and various Native American tribes affiliated with it. It cites various treaties and actions in seeking money for land in the Michigan and Indiana region. GOOD condition. Minor toning. Some wear chipping and creasing along the spine edge. No publisher unknown
1920réf. 010803No Place: No Publisher 1920. Unbound. Good. No Publisher. Perhaps Tyrone PA: 1920. Black clothbound slipcase containing seven of eight maps called for. MISSING the Johnstown-Somerset Region map. A collection of seven very large fold out maps depicting various bituminous coal producing regions in Pennsylvania with roads and rail lines serving the region also labeled and depicted. Pennsylvania Railroad logo on the map keys so it is presumed these maps may have been issued by the company. No accompanying text. Maps present are: the Pittsburg Region the Indiana-Butler Region the Clearfield Region the Broad Top Mountain Region the Renovo-Cook's Run Region the Snow Shoe-Tangascootac Region and the English Center-Ralston Region. Maps in GOOD to VERY GOOD condition with a few minor tears along the folds minor toning and scattered soiling. Slipcase soiled faded and somewhat worn with heavy fraying to the cloth along the opening edge. No Publisher unknown
1868réf. 020102New York: Susan B. Anthony Proprietor; R.J. Johnson Publisher 1868. Wraps. Good. Side sewn journal. Approximately 12 ¼ by 9 inches. 16 pp. Single issue of the Revolution a groundbreaking and influential newspaper produced by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony and Parker Pillsbury. The paper was established to provide a voice to activists and suffragists such as Stanton and Anthony whose voices were marginalized by the mainstream press as well as many abolitionist publications with whom they had been previously allied. Anthony and Stanton advocated for an amendment giving suffrage to women along with the amendment sponsored by abolitionists that would give Black men the right to vote. Many abolitionists actively discouraged Stanton and Anthony from pursuing their amendment until the amendment enfranchising Black men passed creating a rift in the abolitionist movement as well as the women's suffrage movement. Feeling betrayed by abolitionists and Republicans who initially supported them they established the Revolution with financial help from George Francis Train a Democrat who supported women's rights but was openly racist. As the name indicates The Revolution adopted a combative radical tone with Stanton and others unafraid to take on critics. The paper openly discussed sexual and physical abuse in marriage and advocated better divorce laws that would offer women a way to escape abusive marriages. In 1869 the paper broke with Train who had supplied very little of the funding he initially offered. It published until 1872 struggling to make expenses along the way. This issue with a lengthy column written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on her travels in the US spanning almost two pages. Very small paragraph by Susan B. Anthony present soliciting 6 to 8 women for potential employment. A few pieces discuss voting rights for Black men. GOOD condition. Several fold creases present with other general wrinkling. Minor toning and scattered soiling in the interior. Small hole in the upper front page. Susan B. Anthony, Proprietor; R.J. Johnson, 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
1868réf. 020221New York: Susan B. Anthony Proprietor; R.J. Johnson Publisher 1868. Wraps. Good. Side sewn journal. Approximately 12 ¼ by 9 inches. 16 pp. This issue with a front page "Appeal for Equal Suffrage" undersigned by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Abby Hopper Gibbons Mrs. Horace Greeley Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Smith Miller. With two pieces "Hester Vaughan" and "Our Children at School" both written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. GOOD condition. Front page separating from the spine somewhat tenuously attached. Several fold creases present with other general wrinkling. Minor toning and scattered soiling in the interior. Minor staining to the front cover. Susan B. Anthony, Proprietor; R.J. Johnson, Publisher unknown
1868réf. 020098New York: Susan B. Anthony Proprietor; R.J. Johnson Publisher 1868. Wraps. Good. Side sewn journal. Approximately 12 ¼ by 9 inches. 16 pp. Early issue of the Revolution a groundbreaking and influential newspaper produced by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony and Parker Pillsbury. The paper was established to provide a voice to activists and suffragists such as Stanton and Anthony whose voices were marginalized by the mainstream press as well as many abolitionist publications with whom they had been previously allied. Anthony and Stanton advocated for an amendment giving suffrage to women along with the amendment sponsored by abolitionists that would give Black men the right to vote. Many abolitionists actively discouraged Stanton and Anthony from pursuing their amendment until the amendment enfranchising Black men passed creating a rift in the abolitionist movement as well as the women's suffrage movement. Feeling betrayed by abolitionists and Republicans who initially supported them they established the Revolution with financial help from George Francis Train a Democrat who supported women's rights but was openly racist. As the name indicates The Revolution adopted a combative radical tone with Stanton and others unafraid to take on critics. The paper openly discussed sexual and physical abuse in marriage and advocated better divorce laws that would offer women a way to escape abusive marriages. In 1869 the paper broke with Train who had supplied very little of the funding he initially offered. It published until 1872 struggling to make expenses along the way. This issue with several articles written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton including a lambasting of the Democratic Party with another piece not treating Republicans kindly either. She also discusses the Peoples Party etc. A short piece by Susan B. Anthony present addressing the beginning of volume 2 of the Revolution. GOOD condition. Several fold creases present with other general wrinkling. Minor toning and scattered soiling in the interior. Front and rear leaf separating from the rest of the piece but still intact. Susan B. Anthony, Proprietor; R.J. Johnson, Publisher unknown
1861réf. 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
réf. 020173New York: American Anti-Slavery Society Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date presumed circa late 1850s due to the mention of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Pamphlet. 8 pp. An antislavery tract using the words of various ministers and preachers against themselves to cite the hypocrisy in preaching Christianity to enslaved people using those words to rebut the notion that slavery enlightened enslaved people through religion. Higginson also cites the sermons of Rev. Meade of Virginia who told enslaved people that god put them on Earth to serve their masters. Thomas Wentworth Higginson was a militant abolitionist being a member of the disunion abolitionists and arguing for the disobeying of the Fugitive Slave Law. He was a colonel in the 1st South Carolina Volunteers the first authorized African American regiment and continued to fight for the rights of freed enslaved people after the war. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a stamp on the front and rear cover. Moderate toning and minor soiling. See Sabin 31755 for this and other works by Higginson. American Anti-Slavery Society, Publisher unknown
réf. 020121Boston: Saco-Lowell Publisher. Leather. Good. 1930-31. Flexible black leather covers binding all issues with original wrappers in the interior. Pagination varies. Black and white photos throughout. A complete run of two years' worth of this bulletin issued by the Saco-Lowell Company. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world in the 1920s they had factories in Lowell and Newton Massachusetts as well as Biddeford Maine. But after merging with another company and consolidating the company shuttered all its mills in Lowell and Newton by 1932 keeping only the Biddeford one going. These bulletins discuss the operations and usefulness of the various textile machinery they produced as well as other concerns within the industry. Name of George F. Albrecht in the interior who apparently held patents for machinery he invented for the use of the Saco-Lowell company. GOOD condition. Covers rather grubby and soiled with some discoloration and staining. Minor wear to the interior. Saco-Lowell, Publisher unknown
réf. 020055Rutland VT: George E. Chalmers. Wraps. Good. no date but presumed circa 1924 based on Coolidge addressed as President. Side sewn wrappers with cardstock paper. 20 leaves printed on single sides only. A photo book depicting houses sites and the people of Plymouth Vermont focusing heavily on Calvin Coolidge and his roots in the town. GOOD condition. Moderate toning minor soiling and some wrinkling to the covers. Several small chips and tears along the extremities. George E. Chalmers unknown
1841réf. 009470No Place: Notes on Gunpowder Percussion Powder; Cannon and Projectiles 1841. Half Leather. Fair/No Jacket. No place: 1841. Half leather with dark brown pebbled cloth. 75 pp. Black and white illustrations in text throughout. A technical discussion on gunpowder measuring ballistics cannons and their manufacture the use of metals in various projectiles etc. This includes a look at the composition of gunpowder and variations for different applications aspects of different metals and other substances an illustrated look at the manufacturing and testing of cannons ways of measuring ballistics with illustrations etc. Printed via lithograph from handwritten manuscript. Knowlton served as a professor at the United States Military Academy helping to teach mathematics as well as artillery. This particular copy bears pencil corrections pencil brackets and the word 'omit' next to several passages perhaps indicating this was a proof or editor's copy of some sort. FAIR/GOOD condition slightly ex-library bearing a 'torpedo station' stamp in the interior and in gilt on the spine with call numbers at the foot of the spine. Heavy scuffing and some gouging to the leather along the hinges spine and corners with superficial loss. General fading some staining and minor discoloration. Light soiling. Last name in large ink script on the title page with a few other ink notes spots etc. to the first two pages. Leaf 45/46 with heavy ink spots hatches slightly obscuring the text in places. Heavy foxing to the paper with a large dampstain affecting the lower corner. Several pages with tears and chipping along the edges with mostly minor loss. Large rice paper repair to the leaf 71/72 with the fore edge margins of the last 2 pages bearing extensive loss of paper. Notes on Gunpowder, Percussion, Powder; Cannon and Projectiles unknown
1924réf. 019931New York: National Automobile Chamber of Commerce 1924. Wraps. Good. Illustrated card stock wraps. 230 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to various automobiles including cars trucks and other commercial vehicles made by a variety of manufacturers. Includes cost principal mechanical details and specifications. Manufacturers include Auburn Apperson Chevrolet Durant Haynes Dodge Studebaker Olds Nash Pierce-Arrow etc. Perhaps of note are four pages of electric vehicles including cars and commercial vehicles made by Rauch and Lang Autocar and Ward Motor Vehicle Company. While electric cars had been around since the late 1800s their use declined by 1920 due to innovations in gasoline power car design and discovery of vast amounts of oil rendering them all but obsolete by the early to mid 1920s. GOOD condition. Five strips of yellowed tape present across the spine. Covers and text block a bit wavy presumably from water exposure at some point. Minor soiling fading and discoloration to the covers. Faint dampstain visible along the fore edges of all the pages in the interior. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce unknown
1949réf. 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
1939réf. BOOKS000283xiv555 pages with maps illustrations and bibliography. Thick royal octavo 9 3/4" x 6 3/4" bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. signed First edition. Here for the first time is a well-rounded account of every aspect of the region's life and development as far as the War of 1812. Among the more than one hundred illustrations included are reproductions of contemporary pictures maps plans of forts portraits architectural photographs and drawings of equipment and utensils. Previous owner's inscription concerning the author on front end paper pencil notes on back paste down spine ends rubbed corners bumped crease at head front board. Jacket chipped at edges and spine ends with an inch or more loss else very good in good jacket. University of Pennsylvania Press hardcover
1927réf. 019913New York: Joint Committee on Negro Child Study in New York City Publisher 1927. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 48 pp. plus a few fold out tables. A report on the findings of a 1925 study of African American children in New York City who either appeared before the court or were in some other way documented as "delinquent" or "neglected." The report provides statistics on numbers as well as conclusions drawn from the study. Overall it appears the committee found that there were very few resources available institutional and otherwise to African American children. GOOD condition. Ex-library with stamping and stickers present on the upper front cover and title page. General uneven toning some soiling and minor staining to the covers. Paper on the spine chipped torn and peeled at the head and tail. Minor toning to the text block. Joint Committee on Negro Child Study in New York City, Publisher unknown
1885réf. 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
réf. 019829Newark NJ: Whitehead and Hoag Producer. Unbound. Good. circa 1896 based on patent date on the reverse. Celluloid pinback with paper back. Stickpin style back. Approximately 7/8 inches in diameter. Paper on the reverse reads "F. Ziegfeld Jr. Mgr Anna Held. A pinback promoting Polish-French actress and singer Anna Held. Working in Europe Held was "discovered" by Florenzo Ziegfeld in London in 1896 and was persuaded by him to return to New York with him. Ziegfeld a master promoter and user of media fed American papers semi-lurid or exotic tales of Held creating a public sensation before she even arrived. From 1896 to 1910 she was one of Broadway's most popular actors. Held and Ziegfeld were common law spouses until Ziegfeld began an affair in 1909 with another actress and married yet another performer in 1914. GOOD condition. Image of Held very toned and faded with the words barely visible on the face. Whitehead and Hoag, Producer unknown
1930réf. 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
1958réf. 019819Springfield MO: The Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Publisher 1958. Wraps. Good. Side stapled wraps. Zine style magazine. 14 pp. A zine issued for personnel of the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Springfield Missouri discussing employee news items relating to work wages social subjects such as intramural sports etc. GOOD condition. Minor scattered areas of staining with light soiling and general toning. Minor edgewear. The Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Publisher unknown
réf. 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
1860réf. 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
réf. 019708Boston: B. Franklin Edmunds. Quarter Leather. Good. no date perhaps mid 1830s. Most likely appeared in an earlier London edition around 1828 as The Stolen Boy. Quarter leather with blue paper covered boards. Approximately 3 by 2 3/8 inches. Page edges gilt. 63 1 64 pp. With 10 full-page wood engravings including frontispieces. The first 63 pages comprise "Little Manuel" purporting to tell the true story of a young Spanish immigrant to Texas who was kidnapped by Native Americans Comanches and perhaps could be considered to fall into the "Indian Captivity Narrative" genre. Illustrated with 6 engravings. The last 64 pages contain a poem to a birthday boy by Felicia Hemans; one page of "Lines to a Young Lady; and "The Travelling Tin-Man: An American Story" by Eliza Leslie. This appears to be a moral tale for children. The book finishes with another short piece by Hofland "The Deserted Villagers; or the Confiding Boy." Eliza Leslie was perhaps best known as a cookbook author in the 19th century although she did write fiction and nonfiction. Barbara Wreaks Hoole Hofland was an English author primarily writing moral or instructive tales. Given this it is very possible Little Manuel was written as a moral tale. GOOD condition. Leather rather scuffed along the spine and hinges with moderate to heavy scuffing to the extremities. Small area of faint staining to the rear cover. Text block toned with scattered foxing and soiling. B. Franklin Edmunds unknown
1942réf. 019699New York: Peace News Publisher 1942. Wraps. Good. Side folding journal. 8 pp. With a subscription sheet laid in. An obscure journal devoted to peace and social justice presumably started due to World War II. This issue proposes worldwide economic considerations after the war to create circumstances that would lead to lasting peace. Edited by Helen Alfred who was part of the National Housing Conference's women of the century for her work in affordable housing. GOOD condition. Two horizontal fold creases present. General toning minor wrinkling and soiling. Owner's name in ink on the upper front cover. Peace News, Publisher unknown
1939réf. 019685Boston MA: Historical Records Survey Works Progress Administration Publisher 1939. Wraps. Good. Printed blue wraps with blue cloth tape binding. 572 pp. between the two volumes. No illustrations. An annotated survey/inventory of portrait paintings held in various places in Massachusetts arranged alphabetically by subject. Lists artist where held and other information. Typed gift letter from the Works Progress Administration tipped in at the front of the first volume. GOOD condition. Ex-library with a spine label on volume 2. No other treatments present. General toning minor soiling scuffing and creasing to the covers. Some superficial peeling to the paper at a few spots on the covers. Historical Records Survey Works Progress Administration, Publisher unknown
