Mr. Winthrop's Vote on the War Vote
by Winthrop, Hon. Robert C.
[Boston]: Eastburn's Press, 18 State Street, 1846. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. 12 pages. Light edge wear, corner creases and toning to the contents. A defense of Winthrop's vote in favor of the Mexican War.
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Trial by Court Martial of Lieut. Col. Grenville Temple Winthrop, On Charges Preferred Against Him by Adjutant Gen. William H. Sumner, In Pursuance of Orders From His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
by [Lieut. Col. Grenville Temple Winthrop]
Boston: Carter, Hendee & Co, 1832. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Octavo. [1], vii, 456 pages, [1]. Original publishers boards with bad repairs. Front hinge cracked and preliminary pages up to page 1 are detached. Interior in fair condition with moderate scattered foxing. Previous owner inscription "H. K. Aiken June 9th 1857" written on the front blank end sheet. Poor condition.
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Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Organization of the Presbyterian Church Madison, Wis., Oct. 4, 1876. Historical Address
by [Wisconsin] [Religion] Durrie, Daniel S.
Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Culver, Printers, 1876. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps. Approx. 8.75" x 6.25". 29 pages, [1]. Light colored wraps with title on the front cover. Paper scuffed at top with partial loss of the title word "Anniversary." Internal contents clean.
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A Facsimile of the First Edition of the Pharmacopoeia Augustana
by [State Historical Society of Wisconsin]
Madison, Wisconsin: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Folio. xlii, [1], 260 pages, [10] pages. Greenish marbled paper covered boards. Title on the black cloth spine. Limited edition of 500 copies. Edge wear to the corners, covers and head and base of the spine.
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1864 Signed Wisconsin Document by Secretary of State Lucius Fairchild. Civil Veteran Seriously Wounded at Gettysburg
by [Autograph] [Lucius Fairchild] [Civil War] [Wisconsin]
Madison, Wisconsin: n/a, 1864. Document. Good. Document. 8" x 10". Folded. Civil War era date document is for School and University Lands from the Commissioners Office in Wisconsin. Signed by Lucius Fairchild as Secretary of State at the bottom. From wikipedia: Lucius Fairchild (December 27, 1831 – May 23, 1896) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and represented the United States as Minister to Spain under presidents... Read More
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A Williamsburg Hornbook
by Wise, Felicity (Doris D. Hammes)
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1973. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. 128 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs and some drawings. Light shelf wear and foxing to the dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author Doris D Hammes on the right front flyleaf: "To: Dr. John Lanzalatti who makes his money the old fashioned way - - - he earns it! With a sense of humor intact, Felicity Penelope (far better or... Read More
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The Long Arm of Lee or The History of the Artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia. With A Brief Account of the Confederate Bureau of Ordnance
by Wise, Jennings Cropper
Lynchburg: J. P. Bell Company, Inc, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavos. 2 volumes. Volume I: [1], 496 pages. Volume II: [1], pages 497-995. Errata page. Later bindings. Burgundy cloth hardcovers. Faded titles on the spine. "Barnes and Noble" publisher name stamped on the bottom of the spines. The text was remaindered to Barnes and Noble. Set is not a reprint. Front hinge cracked volume 1 at the half title page. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities.... Read More
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Roosevelt The Story of A Friendship 1880-1919
by Wister, Owen
New York: Macmillan, 1930. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover with dust jacket. vi, 372 pages, [3]. Frontispiece photograph of Roosevelt. Illustrated. Light edge wear and soil to the dust jacket. Blue cloth spine has a few light creases. Toning to the end papers. Interior contents clean. First printed in May 1930. This edition was printed in the same year.
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The Oeconomy of the Covenants, Between God and Man. Comprehending A Complete Body of Divinity. Volume I.
by Witsius, Herman D.D.
New York: Printed by George Forman, 1798. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. viii, pages 9-460 pages, [4] pages advertisements, [1]. Brown marbled calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. Leather is dry, scuffed, rubbed on the covers, spine, and boards. Light to moderate toning to the contents. Two different owner names on the right front flyleaf and another name on the front blank end sheet. This is volume I of III only. Fair.
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Souvenir View Book of the San Francisco Bay Area
by [Wobbers, Inc.] [San Francisco Bay]
San Francisco: Wobbers, Inc, 1939. Soft cover. Very good. Oblong stapled soft cover. Approximately 12" x 9". [48] pages. Illustrated with 47 large black and white photographs. Light wear to the covers. Contents clean. Circa 1939-40. Date of 1939 shown on the panoramic illustration.
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The Lutherans in America. A Story of Struggle, Progress, Influence and Marvelous Growth
by Wolf, Edmund Jacob
New York: J A Hill and Company, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [1], xx, 544 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Martin Luther. Illustrated. Navy blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title and illustration on the front cover. Gilt stamped title on the spine. Light edge and shelf wear to the cloth corners and head and base of the spine. Marriage gift inscription written on the front blank end sheet - "Mr. O. J. Olsen and Miss Anna Kelly... Read More
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Julia Margaret Cameron's Women
by Wolf, Sylvia
Chicago, New Haven, London: The Art Institute of Chicago/ Yale University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Folio. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. 243 pages. Illustrated. Light shelf wear to the dust jacket. Contents very clean.
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The Black Press, U.S.A.: A Detailed and Understanding Report on What the Black Press is and How it Came to Be
by Wolseley, Roland E.
Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press, 1972. Revised printing. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. xiv, 362 pages. Illustrated. Light shelf wear to the paperback. Previous owner's inscription inside the front cover - "Octavia Vivian Champaign, ILL. 5-11-87
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The Second Rhode Island Regiment: A Narrative of Military Operations In Which the Regiment was Engaged From the Beginning to the End of the War For the Union
by Woodbury, Augustus
Providence: Valpey, Angell and Company, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 633 pages, [2]. Frontispiece engraving of Col. John S. Slocum. MAP IS MISSING. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover. The brown right front flyleaf is detached and chipped on the edges. The front and rear hinges are cracked. Cloth is edge worn head and base of the spine. Foxing to the end papers. Contents include a roster in back. Association copy.... Read More
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Letter From the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting Tables and Notes of the Cultivation, Manufacture, and Foreign Trade of Cotton. April 5, 1836
by Woodbury, Levi (Secretary of the Treasury)
Washington DC: Gales & Seaton, 1836. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Disbound stitched wraps. Approx. 9" x 5.5". 120 pages. Pages 1,2 are detached from text. Light to moderate foxing to the contents.
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Political Map of the Southern States of the United States Adapted to Woodbridges Geography
by Political] [William C. Woodbridge]
Massachusetts: William C. Woodbridge, 1843. Map. Very good. Map. Approx. 18.5" x 12". Map shows Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Inset maps of New Orleans and Charleston included. Color borders for the States. Light toning to the map.
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A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law
by Wood, Gwen Y.
Athens: The University of Georgia Law School Association. Distributed by the University of Georgia Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xii, 329 pages. Illustrated.
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Report of the Operations of the 3d Brigade, 3d Division of the 20th Army Corps, in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864
by Wood, James
Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons & Co., Printers, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Slim octavo. 62 pages. Frontispiece steel engraved portrait of Wood. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettered title on the front cover Very light edge wear to cloth extremities. Contents include the Battle of Resaca, Kennesaw, Peach Tree Creek, surrender of Atlanta. Also included in this narrative from pages 49-62 is the "Dedication of the Monument to the 136th Reg., N. Y. Vol. Inf., at... Read More
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The Walker Heritage
by Wood, Marie Stevens Walker (compiled and published by)
Atlanta: Foote & Davies, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. xvi, [1], 274 pages. Frontispiece photograph portrait of the author. Illustrated. Folding genealogical charts in back. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt illustrated armorial crest on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Includes glassine dust jacket. Light edge wear and tear to the glassine jacket. Light foxing to the front and rear end sheets and the foredge. Limitation statement on the verso of the title page... Read More
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Everett=Conner Lest We Forget
by Wood, Marie Stevens Walker
n.p.: Self published, n.d.. Soft cover. Good. Stapled blue wraps with title in gilt on the front cover. 46 pages with one blank leave in back for notes. Extensive corrections in pencil made to this Georgia? genealogy. Written on the title page - "This book is a mess!! Mother tried to correct a little of it - but when I started on it I got mad." Some of the corrections were written in anger. This copy also includes... Read More
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A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of Litchfield, Conn
by Woodruff, George C.
Hartford: Hartford Press. The Case, Lockwood & Brainerd Company, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 267 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on spine. Inscribed by the author to Archibald W Howe on the right front flyleaf. Cloth is edge worn head and base of spine, chipped by the title, and scratched on the front board. Interior contents clean.
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Stephen Harriman Long Army Engineer Explorer Inventor
by Wood, Richard G.
Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1966. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. 292 pages. Illustrated. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding.
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Wood's Baltimore City Directory. Containing a Corrected Engraved Map of the City, A Business Directory, A Street Directory, And an Appendix of Much Useful Information. 1875
by Woods, John W.
Baltimore: Printed and Published by John W. Woods, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Thick tall octavo. 933 pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece color lithograph plate, folding map, and illustrated advertisements. Illustrated paper covered boards with black cloth spine. Gilt monument illustration and title on the spine. Purple end papers with illustrated advertisements. Red printed advertisement on the foredge. Faded advertisements top and bottom of the text block. Cloth is chipped on the front and rear joints and lightly... Read More
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The Literary and Theological Review. Volume I.
by Woods, Leonard
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1834. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 702 pages. Ex library copy. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title to spine. Numerals on the spine. Light soiling and shelf wear to the binding. Lower spine edge frayed. 1.5 inch closed tear to right front flyleaf. Light to moderate scattered foxing to the contents. Rear hinge lightly cracked. Library stamp on the title page and page 702. Fair only.
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The Literary and Theological Review. Volume II
by Woods, Leonard
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1835. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 736 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title to spine. Light soiling and shelf wear to the binding. Occasional moderate scattered foxing. Library stamp on title page and page 736. Light to moderate damp stains to to thepae edges. Fair only.
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