Para; or, Scenes and Adventures on the Banks of the Amazon
by Warren, John Esaias
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. [2], iv, 271 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with blind stamped borders on covers. Gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear and fading to the binding. Light edge wear to cloth extremities. Moderate toning and foxing to the contents.
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Chronicles of Wilkes County, Georgia from Washington's Newspaper 1889-1898
by Warren, Mary Bondurant (transcribed and edited by)
Danielsville, Georgia: Heritage Papers, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. vi, 511 pages. Frontispiece photograph of Robert Toombs. Illustrated. Black cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and the spine. Map illustrated end sheets. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. Previous owner's name stamp on the right front flyleaf and his blind stamp on the title page. Light shelf wear to the hardcover.
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A Draught of the Town and Harbour of Mahon with St. Philip's Fort and its Fortifications
by [Spain] Mahon] [St. Philip's Fort] [Military and War]
[Britain]: n.p., 1756. Map. Fair. Approx. 11" x 8" map. Vertical crease. Light foning to the paper. Edges on the verso have a thin paper reinforcement. Bottom left corner tear. Fair condition. From the British Museum: Map of the town and harbour of Mahon, with a larger scale plan of the town and fort of St. Philip inset above. Etching and engraving dated 1756. No publisher information. Subject term: Naval Engagements. Places include Europe, Spain, Balearic... Read More
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Laws Relating to the Organization of the Militia of Ohio
by [State of Ohio] [Civil War]
[Columbus]: State of Ohio, 1861. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 11 pages, [2]. Title on page 1. Light foxing to the first page. Contents clean and in very good condition. Contents contain correspondence between the Speaker of the House and the Senate dated between April 12th - May 13th, 1861. Scarce. From Ohio History Central: With the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, Ohio Governor William Dennison dispatched George McClellan... Read More
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Journal of the House of Representatives August 24, 1864, Together With the Testimony Before the Committee on the Bill in Relation to Allowing Soldiers to Vote
by [State of New Hampshire] [House of Representatives] [Civil War]
Concord: Amos Hadley, State Printer, 1864. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. Approx. 8" x 5". 32 pages. Stitched wraps with title on page 1. Light toning to the paper. Contents include proceedings and testimony before a special committee on the bill entitled "An act to enable the qualified voters of the State of New Hampshire, engaged in the military service of the country to vote for electors of President and Vice President of the United States, and... Read More
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The London Chronicle: Or Universal Evening Post. From Saturday, August 25, to Tuesday, August 28, 1759
by [The London Chronicle] [French Indian War]
London: The London Chronicle, 1759. First Edition. Newspaper. Very good. Approx. 11" x 8.5" newspaper. Pages 193-200. Three columns. Light wear and toning. Page 197 includes a half-column "Extract of a Letter from New York, July 6" reporting on General Amherst's impending assault on Fort Ticonderoga.
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Message From the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Second Session of The Thirty-Sixth Congress. Volume II
by [United States Secretary of War]
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Thick octavo. Volume 2 only. 996 pages. 4 folding tables. Brown cloth with blind embossed illustrated covers. Gilt title on the spine. Old pieces of paper adhered to the front cover. Small tear to the spine. Old ink spot on the foredge. This copy is inscribed by the previous owner "J. D. Graham Lt. Colonel U.S. Topl Engineers Detroit, Oct. 24th, 1861." Contents include Secretary of War reports... Read More
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Appendixes to the Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army
by [United States] [Secretary of War]
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Thick Quarto. [2], 1899-2877 pages. Illustrated with several folding plates and maps (including two large folding maps). Dark brown cloth hardcover with title on spine. Cloth binding is worn and faded. End sheets are soiled. Front and rear hinges cracked. One of the maps does not fit properly inside the book causing the edges to be lightly foxed, creased, and torn on the corners. The second large folding... Read More
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(2) Mexican War Era United States Army documents addressed to Major Thomas B. Eastland at Brazos Island, Texas and signed by Amos Beebe Eaton
by [United States Army] [Major Thomas B. Eastland] [Amos Beebe Eaton] [Mexican War]
Brazos Island, Texas, 1847. Document. Very good. (2) 8" x 10" sheets of paper. The first document signed at the bottom by Capt. A B Eaton from Brazos Island is dated December 15th, 1847 and is addressed to Major Thos. B Eastland q.m. The document reads "Major - I respectfully require of the Quartermaster's Department the necessary transportation receipts in bulk for the Subs Stores herewith invoiced, as required by Par 1088 Army Regulations. - Respectfully Your Obt... Read More
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The Loyalist's Ammunition
by [Various] [Cuvil War]
Philadelphia: Printed for Gratuitous Distribution, 1863. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Original blue printed, stitched wraps. 16 pages. Title and illustration on front wrap. Advertisements for similar titles printed on rear wrap. Content titles include Speech of a Brave Old Patriot; A Voice From the Army; On Foreign Interference; For the Croakers; The Words of a Patriot Soldier; Cromwell on Destructive Conservatism; and Pusillanimous Peace.
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Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed in 1861, in the Eighty Fifth Year of The Commonwealth
by [Virginia] [Law] [Confederacy] [Civil War]
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1861. Hardcover. Poor. Octavo. 379 pages, [1] page blank, 76 pages Appendix, Index, [1] page blank, [1] page "Resolutions by the Virginia State Convention, July 1, 1861", [1] page blank. Marbled paper covered boards with leather spine. Several laws adopted by "The Convention of Virginia in Secret Session, in April and May 1861" regarding the Confederacy, Army, Navy, etc. located in the Appendix. Binding is in poor condition. Text block is completely separated from... Read More
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Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, Passed in 1861, in the Eighty Fifth Year of The Commonwealth
by [Virginia] [Law] [Confederacy] [Civil War]
Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1861. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 379 pages, Marbled paper covered boards with leather spine. Covers are worn and scuffed. Leather is dry, rubbed, and chipped head of the spine. Front joint is cracked and the front cover loose but attached. Interior contents lightly toned and clean inside. "E Gooch Amherst CH, VA" written on the right front flyleaf. Later owner's name label located top of the spine. Same name written on the the right front... Read More
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A Conquering Spirit Fort Mims and the Redstick War
by Waselkov, Gregory A.
Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. [5], 414 pages. Illustrated. Interior contents clean and unmarked.
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A Manual of Criminal Law, Including the Mode of Procedure by Which It Is Enforced
by Washburn, Emory
Gryphon. Later printing. Leather bound. As New. Octavo. 278 pages. Light brown leather binding with gilt tooled decorations on the covers. Raised bands and gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt. Page ribbon marker present. Marbled end papers. This volume is still in the original publishers shrink wrap with publisher's notice.
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Uncivil War The Struggle Between Black Men and Women
by Washington, Elsie B.
Chicago: The Noble Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 209 pages, [2].
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Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, at The First Session of the Sixth Congress; In the Twenty-Fourth Year of the Independence of the United States
by [House of Representatives] [George Washington]
Philadelphia: W. Rofs, 1800. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 446 pages, [32] pages index. Marbled paper covered boards. Leather spine with gilt stamped title on a red leather label. Inner hinge has been repaired. Boards edge worn at base. Leather spine is dry and lightly rubbed. Old ink name of Chad Ferris on the front paste down. Another old ink name of J.... Moores? on right front end sheet. Old ink note written at top edge of rear... Read More
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The Constitution of the State of Massachusetts, and that of the United States
by [Massachusetts] [Constitution] [American Independence] [George Washington]
Brookfield: Printed by E. Merriam & Co. For Isaiah Thomas, 1807. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 108 pages. Remnants of paper over boards. Covers chipped. Thin leather spine. No title labels. Front end sheet torn in half. Rear end sheet missing. Light toning to the contents. Contents contain Massachusetts Constitution, United States Constitution and Washington's farewell address. Fair. Sabin 45692; Shaw and Shoemaker 13016.
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A Plea for Vaccination
by Waterhouse, Benjamin
Sacramento: Press of Arden Park, 1984. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Miniature book. Approx. 3" x 2.5". [3], 35 pages. Frontispiece illustration of a cow. Velvet cloth hardcover with title on the spine. White dust jacket with title on front and cow portrait on the back of the jacket. Some light faded spots to the cloth. Light toning to the the jacket. Benjamin Waterhouse wrote this plea in in Cambridge, April 3d, 1816. This is... Read More
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Watertown Records Comprising The Third Book of Town Proceedings and The Second Book of Births Marriages and Deaths To the End of 1737 Also Plan and Register of Burials in Arlington Street Burying Ground
by [Watertown, Massachusetts] [Genealogy]
Watertown, Mass: Watertown Historical Society. Press of Fred G. Barker, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Small quarto. [3], 367 pages, [2], 129 pages of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 8 pages appendix. Illustrated with facsimiles and folding plans. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers. Gilt illustrated seal of Watertown on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Light rubs the cloth spine. Front and rear hinges cracked. A couple of small spots on the foredge.... Read More
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Watertown Records Comprising The First and Second Books of Town Proceedings with the Land Grants and Possessions Also The Proprietors' Book and The First Book and Supplement of Births Deaths and Marriages
by [Watertown, Massachusetts] [Genealogy]
Watertown, Mass: Watertown Historical Society. Press of Fred G. Barker, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto. vi, [2], 199 pages, [2], 81 pages of Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Illustrated with facsimiles and folding plans. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers. Gilt illustrated seal of Watertown on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Cloth faded a bit upper edge of the front cover. Light wear to the cloth extremities. Previous owner armorial bookplate... Read More
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Artifacts From the Sites of Three Nineteenth Century Houses and Ditches at Darien Bluff, Georgia
by Watkins, C. Malcolm; Caldwell, Sheila Kelly (edited by)
Athens: Laboratory of Archaeology Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Georgia, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. Very good. Tall stapled soft cover. xii, 83 pages. Illustrated with 17 full page figures. Double spaced text printed on both sides.
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Theological Institutes; or, A View of the Evidences, Doctrines, Morals, and Institutions of Christianity
by Watson, Richard
New York: J. Emory and E. Waugh, 1831. Later printing. Full calf. Fair. Octavo. viii, 9-454 pages. Brown calf binding with gilt stamped title on a red leather spine label. Shelf wear and rubs to the covers. Leather on spine is chipped, dried and cracked upper edge. Right front flyleaf removed. Moderate scattered foxing to contents. Period inscription written on the right front free end sheet.
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The House of Hapsburg: The Reigning Austrian Dynasty
by Watson, Thos. E.
Thomason, Georgia: Press of the Jeffersonian Publishing Co, 1915. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. 96 pages. A few illustrations. Brown wraps with black border and lettered title on front cover. Light fade to the covers.
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Coca-Cola An Illustrated History
by Watters, Pat
Garden City: Doubleday, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xiv, [1], 288 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Red illustrated end papers. Dust jacket is price clipped and edge worn. Signed by the author on the title page. Stated first edition.
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Logic: or, the Inquiry After Truth. With A Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life As Well As in the Sciences
by Watts, Isaac D.D.
Edinburgh: Printed for J. Dickson, and J. and J. Fairbairn, 1792. A New Edition, Corrected. Leather bound. Fair. 12mo. viii, 326 pages. Tree marbled calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. The front board is detached. Leather spine has a long vertical crack. The right front flyleaf and rear flyleaf have been removed. Light to moderate toning to the text. Armorial bookplate on the front paste down from Robert B. Finlay. A fair copy.... Read More
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