CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AS REVISED AND AMENDED BY THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT MONTGOMERY, ON THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1867
by Alabama
Montgomery, Ala.: W. W. Screws, State Printer, 1871. xxx pp. A few mild fox spots, short closed margin tear [no loss]. Bound in modern red cloth with a defunct institution's bookplate. Very Good. This revolutionary Constitution abolishes slavery, proclaims the equality of all before the law, renders all residents citizens of the State of Alabama, and explicitly repudiates the right of secession. After Congress rejected Alabama's 1865 constitution and passage of the Reconstruction Acts in March 1867,... Read More
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MINUTES OF THE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE CANAAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, HELD WITH SPRINGVILLE CHURCH, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ALA., OCTOBER 3D AND 4TH, 1879
by Baptist Church in Alabama
Birmingham, Ala.: W. & C. Roberts, Printers, "Iron Age" Office., 1879. Original printed wrappers [moderate wear, institutional rubberstamp at top blank margin] with wrapper title [as issued], stitched, 12pp plus printed information on inner wrappers. Good+. One of the earliest Birmingham imprints, recording the participants in this Conference and their doings; with reports on Christian education, home and foreign missions; and the Constitution of the Canaan Baptist Association. FIRST EDITION. Not in Owen or NUC. Not... Read More
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LANDS IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI
by Alabama Land & Development Co.
Louisville, KY: F. C. Nunemacher Press, 1901. 35, [1] pp. Stapled as issued in original printed and illustrated wrappers. Minor foxing, profusely illustrated. Very Good plus. The Alabama Land & Development Company, based in Mobile, managed public land grants to the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, to induce settlement along the Railroad's route. The Company's pamphlet demonstrates the favorable terms of purchase, the topography, climate, rainfall, healthy environment, fruits and other agricultural products, crops, grasses, live stock, "valuable woods,"... Read More
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HOW THE SOUTH IS KEPT "SOLID." THE EFFICIENCY OF A FRAUDULENT COUNT IN ALABAMA. TO THE COUNTRY..
by Republican State Executive Committee in Alabama
np, 1880. Caption title [as issued]. 'No. 44.' printed at head of title. 8pp, Very Good. The pamphlet is a window on early Post-Reconstruction political terrorism and instability in the Deep South. To defeat Republicans, Alabama Democrats found it "necessary to inaugurate a reign of terror throughout the entire interior of the State." Prominent Republicans were assaulted and even assassinated. Fraudulent election returns, ballot stuffing, and other chicanery contributed to Democratic electoral success. The pamphlet is signed... Read More
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF ALABAMA, HELD AT MONTGOMERY, APRIL 22D, 23D, 24TH AND 25TH, 1875
by YMCA of Alabama
Selma, Ala.: Jas. S. Jacob, Printer, 1875. Original printed purple wrappers [front wrap sunned, rear wrap detached and torn at extremities, spine worn]. Stitched. 25, [1] pp. Text with light spotting, Good+. The pamphlet prints the list of Officers, the Call of the Convention, the Rules of the Convention; and the Proceedings, with list of delegates, committee reports, fervent religious Addresses, the Report of the State Executive Committee, and several advertisements from Alabama merchants. Not located on OCLC.... Read More
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. JANUARY 7, 1898. H.R. 5975...A BILL EXTENDING THE HOMESTEAD LAWS AND PROVIDING FOR RIGHT OF WAY FOR RAILROADS IN THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
by Alaska
55th Cong., 2d. Sess. [Washington, 1898. 5, [1] pp.[with] EIGHT OTHER BILLS ON 5975, DURING THIS SESSION, through its House Passage in March 1898. Quarto, bound together in new plain wrappers. Institutional stamps, some blank edge chipping, Good+. Extending the homestead laws to Alaska, and creating easements for railroads and the mode of obtaining them.
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LA REVOLUCION CONSTITUCIONALISTA, LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Y EL "A. B. C.
by Alducin, Rafael
Mexico, 1916. VI, [2], 301, [3] pp. Bound in contemporary cloth and quarter leather, with raised spine bands and gilt-lettered morocco spine labels. Uniformly toned with some occasional spotting. Very Good.
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AN ESSAY ON THE REAL DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST. TO WHICH ARE ADDED STRICTURES ON EXTRACTS FROM MR. EMLYN'S HUMBLE INQUIRY CONCERNING THE DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST. BY...A.M. PASTOR OF A CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN MENDON
by Alexander, Caleb
Boston: Joseph Bumstead, 1791. [2], [ii], 68 pp. Stitched in contemporary plain wrappers [moderately worn]. Untrimmed, scattered foxing. Errata slip pasted to verso of title page, light wear. Good+. Rev. Alexander defends the faith against Rev. Emyln's Arian heresies. Evans 23110.
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WESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE EXPERIENCES OF ITS ACTUAL SETTLERS. PUBLISHED BY THE UNION PACIFIC R'Y CO.'S LAND DEPARTMENT, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
by Allan, J.T.
Omaha, Neb.: Republican Printing House, 1882. 16pp, stitched in original printed wrappers, with wrapper title as issued. Rear wrapper detached. Light scattered spotting, short closed upper margin tear throughout [through the running title, but no loss of text]. Else Very Good. The pamphlet prints detailed information, garnered "from personal interviews with farmers at their homes," about "homes in Western Nebraska, the facilities for obtaining them, the manner and profits of grain growing and stock raising, the value... Read More
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JOSEPH ALLEINS GRUNDLEGUNG ZUM THATIGEN CHRISTENTHUM AUS DEM ENGLISCHEN UBERSETZT
by Alleine, Joseph
Lancaster, 1796. 12mo, 332pp, scattered spotting. Original leather (chipped along spine). Good+. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 29965. Arndt 1037.
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ALONZO & MELISSA, ILLUSTRATING THE CHANGES OF FORTUNE, AND TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE. STEREOTYPE EDITION. ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, JAN. 2, 1844
by [Allen, Alonzo Giles]
[Enfield, Mass?: Printed by John Howe?, 1844. 4.75" x 6.25". [8] pp, folded sheet. Poem, caption title [as issued] within ornamental border, untrimmed. Minor wear, Near Fine. The story of the love between Alonzo, "a generous young man", and Melissa. "Near New-London city there dwelt in great fame,/ A farmer's fair daughter, Melissa by name!" AAS ascribes this piece to the Enfield Press of John Howe. Philip Gura, 'Early Nineteenth-Century Printing in Rural Massachusetts: John Howe of... Read More
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![[PRINTED CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN BEVERLEY ALLEN, ESQ., A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION WHICH FORMED THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/979/099/403099979.0.l.jpg)
[PRINTED CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN BEVERLEY ALLEN, ESQ., A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION WHICH FORMED THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI]
by [Allen, Beverley]
Jefferson City, Missouri, 1841. 15, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and lightly foxed, else Very Good. The Correspondence is prefaced by a transmittal letter from Missouri Secretary of State James L. Minor. Seeking to resolve the vexing problem of the location of Missouri's northern boundary, Allen has "addressed a circular to each of the members, now living, of the Convention which formed the Constitution of this State. My object is to ascertain of them their information as to the... Read More
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE MEDICAL PLATFORM. AN INTRODUCTORY LECTURE BY...PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY, AND ACTING PROF. OF THERAPEUTICS AND MATERIA MEDICA, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, LATE PROF. MAT. MED., THERAP. AND MED. JURISP., IN THE INDIANA MEDICAL COLLEGE; MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. PUBLISHED BY THE CLASS, SESSION 1853-54
by Allen, J. Adams
Detroit: Temperance Advocate Office, 1853. 29, [1 blank] pp. Disbound and loosening with scattered foxing. Good+. On the diversity of opinions and perceptions that characterize all eras, even though "the external sense is, undoubtedly, ever the same: the most skillful anatomist cannot detect the minutest shadow of diversity between the eye and ear that informed the intellect which towered highest, and the eye and ear which sought no further than the exterior of lowest objects.." OCLC 33167692 [8]. Not... Read More
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NEGRO LIBERATION
by Allen, James S.
New York: International Publishers, 1938. Original printed and stapled title wrappers. 46, [2] pp. Some margin spotting, Good plus.
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AN ORATION, ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TASTE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE FEDERAL ADELPHI, ON THE FOURTH OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 1800, AT THE BAPTIST MEETING-HOUSE, IN PROVIDENCE. BY PAUL ALLEN, A.M.
by Allen, Paul
Providence: Printed by Bennett Wheeler, 1800. 14, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, title leaf and final blank with some spotting, Good+. The Federal Adelphi was the first organization made up of graduates of Rhode Island College, later Brown University. The Society "had its origin in the refusal by the Harvard branch of Phi Beta Kappa of the application of Rhode Island College to form a new branch. This happened in 1790. Harvard's excuse for refusing the application was... Read More
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THE NON-SLAVEHOLDER. NEW SERIES- VOLUME SECOND
by Allinson, William J.
Philadelphia: George W. Taylor, 1854. Large 8vo, untrimmed and partly uncut. pp [96]-104, [2]. Self-wrappers. Very Good. No. 12, for December This issue features a plan for growing large quantities of cotton with Free Labor, to compete with slave plantations; and a eulogy to the British anti-slavery reformer William Forster by Lewis Tappan, with a description of Forster's recent trip to the United States. FIRST EDITION. Not in Lomazow. Dumond 85.
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DER REUE, AMERIKANISCHE LANDWIRTHSCHAFTS= CALENDER, AUF ...1849, MELCHES EIN GEMEINES tAHR VON 365 LAGEN(?) IFT...
by Almanac
Reading, PA: Von Carl Friederich Egelmann, 1848. 32pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers [margin-chipped, dustsoiled]. Front wrapper with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, scattered foxing. Some chipping and wear to edges. Pencil and ink markings in margins throughout text. Good. Printed in German Fraktur, the Almanac contains one of the earliest articles printed in America, with illustration, of a bull fight. Drake 12681.
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PEOPLE'S ALMANAC. 1835. VOL. I. NO. 2
by Almanac
New York: Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, Agent, 1834. 47, [1] pp, profusely illustrated. Illustrated title page captioned, 'Dangerous Attempt to Destroy a Hawk's Nest.' Last page a full-page woodcut captioned, 'The Dead Elephant--- A Scene in India.' Disbound, glue remnant along inside margin of title page. Light scattered foxing, lightly worn. Good to Good+. An attractive almanac, with many full-page and in-text woodcuts and accompanying explanatory text. It includes 'An... Read More
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AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1895... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS
by Almanac
Lancaster, PA: John Baer's Sons, 1894. 36pp [unpaginated]. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, minor foxing. Minor chipping of some corners. Good+. With a Remington illustration in black & white, 'Old Smoke,' accompanying an excerpt from Parkman's Oregon Trail.
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THE NEW-JERSEY ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1785. . . BY TIMOTHY TRUEMAN, PHILOM
by [New Jersey Almanac]
Trenton: Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins, 1784. 12mo. [40]pp, as issued. Stitched. Untrimmed with chipping at blank edges and blank margins. Very Good. Anatomical illustration on page [2]. With a four-line poem on the Air Balloon, tables of roads and distances, currency, court schedules. FIRST EDITION. Felcone, Printing in New Jersey 403. Evans 18811. Drake 5132. ESTC W29806.
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LIFE, TRIAL, & CONFESSION OF FRANK C. ALMY. ILLUSTRATED
by [Almy, Frank C.]
Laconia, N.H.: John J. Lane., 1892. Original printed wrappers, illustrated with a portrait of Almy, with wrapper title [as issued]. 32pp, stitched. Text illustrations. Wrappers lightly chipped and worn. Light scattered foxing, else Very Good. "Almy, a rejected suitor, murdered Christie Warden on July 17, 1891, at Hanover, New Hampshire. He lived for a month in the Warden family barn while posses were searching for him, and when he was captured, it was discovered that he was the... Read More
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A POEM; SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ..
by Alsop, Richard
Hartford, 1800. 23pp, disbound, scattered foxing. Good+. DAB calls Alsop "the most gifted of the 'Hartford Wits.'" He dedicates this poem to Martha Washington. FIRST EDITION. Evans 36806. Wegelin 846. I DAB 229. Trumbull 265.
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PHOTOMONTAGE OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PICTURE. WITH BROADSIDE "KEY TO POWELL & CO.'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, HANNIBAL HAMLIN, AND OF THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO VOTED 'AYE' ON THE RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO THE LEGISLATURES OF THE SEVERAL STATES A PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES SO AS TO PROHIBIT SLAVERY.
by [Thirteenth Amendment
[New York: Press of Bradstreet & Son, 1865. Oval albumen print, 18" x 20." Photomontage of the Senators and Congressmen who voted for adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. At the top is Hannibal Hamlin, Schuyler Colfax in the middle, President Lincoln at the bottom. An early owner has written in pencil, in the lower margin, "Congress that voted out slavery." The image is clear, with blank margins exhibiting light chipping and wear. Included with the photograph... Read More
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![MARRIAGE LICENSE. THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. TO ANY MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO SOLEMNIZE MATRIMONY: YOU ARE HEREBY PERMITTED TO SOLEMNIZE THE RITES OF MATRIMONY BETWEEN SYLVESTER ANTONY [COL] AND ETTA RENICK [COL] THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW HAVING BEEN COMPLIED WITH. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AS CLERK OF THE WARREN COUNTY COURT, THIS 24TH DAY OF DEC. 1901](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/808/457/1702457808.0.l.jpg)
MARRIAGE LICENSE. THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. TO ANY MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO SOLEMNIZE MATRIMONY: YOU ARE HEREBY PERMITTED TO SOLEMNIZE THE RITES OF MATRIMONY BETWEEN SYLVESTER ANTONY [COL] AND ETTA RENICK [COL] THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW HAVING BEEN COMPLIED WITH. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AS CLERK OF THE WARREN COUNTY COURT, THIS 24TH DAY OF DEC. 1901
by [African Americana]
[Bowling Green?: KY], 1901. Printed typescript Certificate, 5-1/2" x 8-3/8," completed in manuscript. Signed in ink, "Wm. H. Edley C.W.C.C. By Frank J. Potter D. C." Text surrounded by decorative border. Light wear, old folds with a few tiny holes at fold corners [no text lost]. Very Good. Docketed on verso in ink manuscript: "Sylvester Antony and Etta Renick [Col]| 369." [joined with] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. THIS IS TO CERTIFY, THAT ON THE 24TH DAY OF DECR 1901, THE RITES... Read More
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS ABOUT BLACK AMERICANS
by [African Americans]
[Hyattsville, Maryland: Prince George's County Memorial Library System, 1981. 4to. Original staples and printed and decorative yellow title wrappers. iii, [1 blank], 21, [1 blank] pp. Wraps dusted, Very Good.
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