Extracts From the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress, Held at Philadelphia, on the Fifth of September, 1774 Containing, The bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, and Address to the People of Great-Britain, and a Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British American Colonies. Published by Order of Congress
Philadelphia Printed. London: Reprinted for J. Almon, Opposite Burlington House, Picadilly, 1774. 8vo (8" x 4.75"). [ii, title leaf], 82, 2 pp. pub. ads. Removed from sammelband, with remnant of binding at spine. CONDITION: Very good, light foxing to first and last few leaves, later pencil annotation to title page, minor puncture at center and loss at lower margin of first leaves, no affect to text. The first British edition of the proceedings of the first Continental Congress, "one... Read More
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Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Charlestown. William H. Kable vs. C. T. Mitchell
Circuit Court of Jefferson County, 1874. 8vo, original yellow printed wrappers. 26 pp. Report on a case involving a dispute over the purchase of 99 acres of land in Charlestown, owned by Francis W. Drew. CONDITION: Good, soiled wrappers, bumped corners, and pencil notes, text otherwise intact and clean.
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Kriss Kringle's Raree Show, for Good Boys and Girls
Philadelphia: Walker & Gillis, 10 South Fifth Street, 1846. Hardcover. 8vo (8.75” x 7.25”), gilt green cloth. 158 pp., 40 engraved plates. Early ownership inscription at endpapers. Early bookseller’s ticket at front pastedown reading “Sold at the Franklin Bookstore, by John F. Brown, Concord N.H.” CONDITION: Fair, warping near cloth at spine due to water damage, 2.25” loss to back cover, text foxed, pgs. 105–140 coming detached. First edition. Scarce. OCLC records just seven copies.
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Along the Banks of the St. Lawrence River
Philadelphia: Wolf & Co., [ca. 1885]. 12mo (5.8" x 4.8"), original white wrappers, embossed copper-gilt title on front wrapper, cord tie at spine. Title leaf, 12 chromolithographic plates. A scarce and delightful little St. Lawrence River view book, with chromolithographic vignettes of Durham Terrace, Among the 1000 Islands, Entering the Rapids, Lighthouses, Camping Out, Cap Gaspé, Cap Blanc, Victoria Bridge, Falls of Montmorency, Breakneck Stairs, Martello Towers of Battery, and Percé Rock. CONDITION: Good, with light crease and... Read More
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Descriptive Texts to Prang's War Pictures
Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1888. Hardcover. 8vo (7.75" x 6"), pebbled brown cloth, blindstamped borders. [2], 58 pp., 1 7.5" x 10" foldout illus., numerous b&w illus. Companion volume to Louis Prang's series of eighteen Civil War chromolithographs. CONDITION: Good, head of spine chipped, wear at extremities, soiling at covers, cracked inner hinges, binding still intact, partial separation of front endpapers.
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300 and Odd Per Cent Patriotism, of the Latest French Fashion; The Way to Cheat'em. A bran new song. Tune, Yankee Doodle
[New York, ca. 1806]. Broadside, 10.875" x 8.75" (sheet size). CONDITION: Old folds, chipped edges, light toning to margins. A rare 1806 Pro-Federalist broadside mocking printer James Cheetham and New York Democrat-Republicans. In this lyric broadside, New York Federalists deride fractious author and printer James Cheetham after learning he had farmed out printing work, then charged the state government at a 300+ percent markup as the way to "Cheat'em!" The main body of the text, a "bran [sic] new... Read More
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A Plea for the Homeless Men and Boys of Bowery
[New York, ca. 1905.]. 16mo (6.5" x 3"), pictorial wrappers in color. 20 pp., incl. wrappers. CONDITION: Very good. A scarce booklet describing the practical work and "wonderful" conversions of the "most famous gospel rescue mission in the country." This booklet provides information about the Bowery Mission's history, major figures, success stories, and of course functions-feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, and providing community, religious education, entertainment, and employment help for homeless men and boys in New... Read More
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Walter A. Wood Mowing & Reaping Machine Co. Circular for the Year 1872
New York: Benj. D. Benson, Printer and Stationer. 8vo (23 cm), pictorial green printed wrappers. [3], 45 pp. 3 ads., 3 full-page and 4 inset engravings. A handsome trade catalog for Wood's Harvesting Machines manufactured in Woosick Falls, New York. Includes descriptions, reviews and lists of prizes. CONDITION: Good, light soiling to wrappers, light wear at extremities, 3 cm loss to the bottom left corner of the last 10 pp. and back wrapper, but with no effect on printed... Read More
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![The Official Report of the Trial of Sarah Jane Robinson for the Murder of Prince Arthur Freeman, in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, From Notes of Mr. J. M. W. Yerrinton. [With autograph letter by the murderer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/319/375/1511375319.0.l.jpg)
The Official Report of the Trial of Sarah Jane Robinson for the Murder of Prince Arthur Freeman, in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, From Notes of Mr. J. M. W. Yerrinton. [With autograph letter by the murderer]
Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1888. 8vo (9.5" x 6.25"), later blue library buckram, gilt title at spine. 469 pp. Autograph of "Waldbridge A. Field" pasted in above tipped in autograph letter from Sarah Jane Robinson to "Judge Field," dated 30 May, 1888. CONDITION: Very good, tissue repairs to chipped edges of first 6 and last 4 leaves; letter very good. The official report on the first of two trials of Sarah Jane Robinson, the "Massachusetts... Read More
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Our Flag
New York: Old Colony Press. H. C. Brown CO., 1909. Pictures by Frank Bittner and Chas. K. Stevens. 8vo (8.25" x 6"), color wrappers with gold and silver gilt highlights, bound by light brown cord. Unpaged, 8 leaves printed on both sides, b&w illus. inside front wrapper, numerous color illus. An appealing children's history of the American flag written by the grandson of Francis Scott Key, with inset text, vignettes, and images of the flag superimposed over pastel... Read More
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Souvenir of Weirs, N.H.
[No place]: E.E. Moulton. [ca. 1890]. Hardcover. Oblong 32mo (5.75" x 6"), burgundy paper over boards, covers with blindstamped ornamental borders, gilt title at front cover. 12 accordion-folding lithographic plates, first plate affixed to pastedown. CONDITION: Very good, slight wear to extremities, interior fine. Views of the local sights, and buildings of N.H. Veteran Association's resort at the Weirs on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire.
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Butcher shop during the Christmas season
[ca 1906]. Original photograph (6" x 8"), on black paperboard (10" x 12"). A fine photograph of a sparkling clean butcher shop decorated for Christmas, with two butchers and likely the owner posing amidst sides of beef, lamb and pork, a vase of roses and festoons of ribbons. One decoration contains the date 1906. CONDITION: Good, bit of foxing at edges of image, good contrast, paperboard worn at edges.
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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, All the Year, At Summer Prices; and How to Obtain Them
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut Street, 1855. 18mo (15 cm), printed wrappers. [2], 36 pp., ads, testimonials on inner and outer wrappers, 1 b&w illus. A promotional booklet and manual for "Arthur's Patent Air-Tight, Self-Sealing Cans and Jars", manufactured by Arthur Burnham & Co. Includes considerable discussion of techniques for the preservation of peaches, berries, tomatoes, "animal food", butter etc. CONDITION: Good, bumped corners, wear at extremities, .5 x .75 cm ink stain on back wrapper, vertical... Read More
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Great Springvale, Maine Fire of 1905
Sanford/Springvale, Maine: 1905. Albumen print photograph, 4.625" x 7" on 5" x 8" paperboard mount, "Sanford Springvale" written in pencil on verso. A grim shot of Springvale, Maine on the day following the great fire of April 14th, 1905. The scene shows smoking ruins, debris littering the road, clusters of men observing the still-burning area, a mother and daughter holding hands, watching from afar. Smoke appears to blot out one third of the scene. CONDITION: Good, wear at margins,... Read More
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![A Dangerous Spot, Elysian Park. No. 29. [photo]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/427/526/1651526427.0.l.jpg)
A Dangerous Spot, Elysian Park. No. 29. [photo]
California, [ca 1890-1900]. Original 3.5” x 4.5” silver bromide photograph on gray mount. CONDITION: Very good. Established in 1886, Elysian Park is the oldest park in Los Angeles.
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Sitka and mountains
Sitka. c. 1900. Original silver print photograph, 4.5” x 6.5” plus mount. CONDITION: Good, toning to top of mount, some creasing to bottom left of photo, .25” tear at right corner of photo. A view looking east down Lincoln street in Sitka, Alaska. Shown at the far left is the Marine Corps Barracks built in 1892, while the Cathedral of St. Michael appears at the right.
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Trial of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton, On the Charge of Poisoning General W.S. Ketchum: Tried at Annapolis, Md., December, 1871–January, 1872
[Baltimore, MD] : Reported and published by the Baltimore Gazette, [1872] J.C.. Sm 4to (9.25” x 6.25”), printed wrappers, advertisement on rear wrapper. 172 pp. CONDITION: Good, paper at spine mostly perished, wrapper reattached, paper tape repair on inside of front wrapper partially obscuring the illustration in an ad for Howard House, Baltimore; lower margin and fore-edge of rear wrapper trimmed off (no effect on printed area), contents clean. An account of the trial of the notorious Elizabeth Wharton... Read More
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Antlers Hotel Facing Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs
The Antlers, [ca.1915]. Color brochure, 8" x 9", folded to 4" x 9", color printed pictorial covers. 6 pp., numerous color and b&w illus. Handsomely illus. brochure for the Antler's Hotel in Colorado Springs, expounding on the attractions of the site, views and building. The Antlers sat at the junction of Pike's Peak Avenue and Cascade Avenue, surrounded by acres of garden and park, and just a few minutes walk from all the railroad stations (six trunk lines of... Read More
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The Chinese Lama Temple: Potala of Jehol. Exhibition of Historical and Ethnographical Collections Made by Dr. Gosta Montell, Member of Dr. Sven Hedin's Expedition and Donated by Vincent Bendise
Chicago: A Century of Progress Exposition, 1932. Small 4to (8.25" x 6.25"), pictorial front wrapper, plain back wrapper. [6], 64 pp., numerous b&w illus., 3.25" x 5.5" laid in pencil note, ink inscription in Chinese at flyleaf. An exhibition catalogue describing the contents and architecture of the Golden Pavilion, the summer palace of Manchu Emperors replicated for the 1932 exposition in Chicago. Included also is a history of Lamaism. A laid-in penciled note reads "that's my name at the... Read More
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Reply to a Ministerial Pamphlet, Entitled "Considerations Upon the State of Public Affairs in the Year 1799, Ireland." By a Philanthropist
Dublin: Printed and Sold by the Booksellers, 1799. 8vo, later red cloth. 24 pp. The author, whose identity has eluded our researches, responds with vehement opposition to a pamphlet by British Minister Thomas Richard Bentley (1748?-1831) arguing in favor of the legislative union of Ireland and Great Britain. Not in OCLC. A copy located at the British Library. Scarce. Very good, with some foxing.
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Selected Chocolate Cake Receipts; Sent by the Ladies of Worcester, Mass., April 1883; Using "The Boston" Pure Vanilla Chocolate. Made from Choice Cocoa, Extra Milled, Delicious Flavor and Glossy Finish
Boston, Mass.: Swain, Earle & Co., 1883. 8vo (25 cm) broadside, printed on brown paper, large print headings, two columns of recipes, product info. at foot. Circular printing eight chocolate cake recipes for "The Boston" Cocoa and Chocolate products are listed in this broadside, shared by the following ladies from Worcester Mass.: Mrs. W. J. Vance, Mrs James H. chace, Mrs. C. Riggs, Mrs. P. W. Brown, Mrs. S. Knox, Mrs Warren, Miss Lillie Drennan, Miss Minnie... Read More
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![[Births and Baptism] Geburts und Tauf Zeugniss](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/991/713/1422713991.0.l.jpg)
[Births and Baptism] Geburts und Tauf Zeugniss
Pottsville, Pennsylvania: Printed by Georg Philipp Lippe ("Schuylkill Demokrat"), 1859. Broadside, 13" x 9"; sheet size, 17" x 14". Text within hand-colored ornamental border, blanks completed in manuscript. CONDITION: Very good, light creasing, a few small stains at margins, short tears, loss to upper-right corner, some oxidation to coloring; no losses to the text or border. CONDITION: Very good, light creasing, a few small stains at margins, short tears, loss to upper-right corner, some oxidation to coloring; no losses... Read More
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Rangeley Lake Hotel, Rangeley Maine
Augusta, ME: Roy Flynt Service. [circa 1935]. 9" x 4" green and black folded brochure (18" x 12" sheet folded into 9" x 4"), printed on both sides, numerous b&w illus. An illustrated brochure for the Rangeley Hotel and cottages, with images of daily social and sporting traditions on one side, and cottages on verso. CONDITION: Very good, clean, crisp, slight wear on edges.
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Bear totem in Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan, Alaska, ca. 1895. Original silver print photograph, 6.5” x 4.5”. Inscription in ink “Totem, Ketchikan” at lower-left corner of photo, with another inscription reading “Ketchikan” on verso. CONDITION: Good, fading, some toning and creasing to upper and lower edges, .5” tear at lower right corner. Original photograph of a grave totem in Ketchikan. It is most likely the grave of a member of the Kian (or Kyan) family, as the bear was the crest of Chief George Kian.... Read More
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![[An extensive collection of illustrated Civil War envelope covers produced in the North.] Envelopes of the Civil War [spine-title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/919/100/1503100919.0.l.jpg)
[An extensive collection of illustrated Civil War envelope covers produced in the North.] Envelopes of the Civil War [spine-title]
[U.S., 1861-1865.]. Folio (15" x 11.5"), full red leather with gilt title and rules at spine, spine recently renewed. 380 excised envelope covers mounted on 183 leaves. Two covers addressed; one envelope with period manuscript illustrations by the recipient or the sender. CONDITION: Very good, moderate wear to covers; envelopes very good, occasional light wear. An extraordinary collection of illustrated envelope covers produced during the Civil War, featuring a cornucopia of themes relating to the war and its effect... Read More
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