Estatuto de la Sociedad Patriótica de Nueva Galicia
by [Mexico]. [Society]
Guadalajara: Imprenta de D. Mariano Rodriguez, 1821. Very good plus.. 37 [i.e.,27] pp. Disbound. Edges painted red. Scattered, light foxing at fore-edge margin. Scarce Guadalajara imprint that comprises the statutes of the recently founded Sociedad Patriotica de Nueva Galicia, which was intended to promote agriculture, arts, and sciences in Jalisco. The first three articles of the statues outline the interests of the society, which also extended into other areas such as public education, mining, and industry; define the... Read More
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![Circular. Dear Sir: The Regular Half-Yearly Meeting, of the General Committee of the Jaffna Auxiliary Bible Society, Will (D.V.) Be Convened at the Wesleyan Mission House... [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/646/527/1680527646.0.l.jpg)
Circular. Dear Sir: The Regular Half-Yearly Meeting, of the General Committee of the Jaffna Auxiliary Bible Society, Will (D.V.) Be Convened at the Wesleyan Mission House... [caption title]
by [Methodist Missionaries]. [Jaffna Auxiliary Bible Society]
Nellore: March 17, 1871. Very good.. Broadside, 8.25 x 5 inches. Old horizontal folds, minor toning. An unrecorded broadside calling a meeting of the General Committee of the Jaffna Auxiliary Bible Society (JABS) at the Wesleyan Mission House in Jaffna in March, 1871. The Jaffna Auxiliary Bible Society is an arm of the British & Foreign Bible Society focused on distributing Bibles and engaging in scriptural education within the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka. In the present broadside,... Read More
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![[Profusely-Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Activities of Joseph Accurio, a Young Italian American Serving in Soil Conservation Service Company 297]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/560/965/1625965560.0.l.jpg)
[Profusely-Annotated Vernacular Photograph Album Documenting the Activities of Joseph Accurio, a Young Italian American Serving in Soil Conservation Service Company 297]
by [Soil Conservation Service]. [Civilian Conservation Corps]. [Accurio, Joseph]
[Various locations in New York and Oregon, 1937. Very good.. [25] leaves, illustrated with 176 vernacular photographs, between 2 x 2.5 inches and 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in mounting corners, plus a few ephemeral items, all artfully arranged and profusely annotated in white ink. Oblong folio. Contemporary light brown cloth with decorative blind-stamping and front cover stamped in silver, "Photographs," string tied. Moderate rubbing and edge wear. Light wear to contents. An excellent primary source providing an intimate... Read More
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![Geo. H. Schumacher, Major Q.M. Corps. Notes Covering Visit to 4th Corps Area Posts April 4, to May 1, 1937 [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/651/047/1555047651.0.l.jpg)
Geo. H. Schumacher, Major Q.M. Corps. Notes Covering Visit to 4th Corps Area Posts April 4, to May 1, 1937 [cover title]
by [U.S. Army]. [American Southeast]
[N.p., 1937. Very good.. [3],53pp., rectos only, including fifty-nine vernacular sepia-toned photographs measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches and a few maps and manuscript diagrams. Typed self wrappers, brad-bound. Minor creasing and dust-soiling to wrappers. Clean internally. A profusely illustrated report, with a few hand-drawn diagrams and numerous manuscript emendations, focused on various U.S. Army installations in the American Southeast. The author, Major George H. Schumacher of the U.S. Army's Quartermaster Corps, visited several Army bases and other posts... Read More
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![South Dakota Is the Wealthiest State in the Union Figured on a Per Capita Basis [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/854/179/1254179854.0.l.jpg)
South Dakota Is the Wealthiest State in the Union Figured on a Per Capita Basis [caption title]
by [South Dakota]. Peterson, Frank
Sioux Falls: Will A. Beach Printing Co, 1915. Very good.. Folding pamphlet, 17 x 22 inches. A couple of small chips and separations. Light tanning. Scarce South Dakota folding promotional for the southeastern portion of the state and Sanborn County in particular, sponsored by land agents Shoemaker and Hollinsworth, located in the town of Artesian. One side of the sheet prints statistics and information about the increasing production of corn, alfalfa, and other crops in the state, as... Read More
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![[Autograph Letter, Signed, by the Chamberlain, South Dakota, Newspaper Editor Regarding His Printing and Publishing Investments]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/821/214/1471214821.0.l.jpg)
[Autograph Letter, Signed, by the Chamberlain, South Dakota, Newspaper Editor Regarding His Printing and Publishing Investments]
by [South Dakota]. Owen, George
Chamberlain, S.D.: December 19, 1891. Very good.. 6pp. on octavo leaves. From a gummed pad of letterhead paper, with leaves joined at top edge. Previously folded, light tanning. Accomplished in hasty, but legible scrawl. An amusing and spirited letter from George R. Owen, the editor of the Chamberlain, South Dakota, newspapers to his recently visited cousin in New York, composed on his attractive, personal letterhead. The missive begins by announcing the author's safe return, declaiming his happiness to... Read More
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![Galo-Maquia. Obra Utilisima para los Aficionados a la Pelea de Gallo [manuscript caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/829/139/1625139829.0.l.jpg)
Galo-Maquia. Obra Utilisima para los Aficionados a la Pelea de Gallo [manuscript caption title]
by [Cockfighting]. [Spain]
[Spain, 1850. Very good.. 45pp. Small quarto. Contemporary calf, gilt. A few minor abrasions along spine, edges and corners worn. Occasional minor dust-soiling or foxing to text. An intriguing handwritten manual on cockfighting, describing different types of roosters and the rules for fighting them, presumably produced in Spain in the first half of the 19th century. The subtitle of the work touts it as (in English translation), "a very useful work for cockfighting fans." The manuscript includes passages... Read More
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Cuauhtemoc. Autobiografía Obtenida Mediumnímicamente en el Círculo de "Luz y Verdad" por Conducto del Medium Benjamin Salazar
by [Spiritualism]. Salazar, Benjamin
El Paso, 1927. Very good.. iv,74,[2],[v-]viii pp. Original photographic wrappers, with cloth tape spine. Light wear and soiling, internally clean. The purported autobiography of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec emperor, as received by a medium. Cuauhtemoc surrendered to Hernan Cortes and was later tortured in an attempt to extort further riches from the Aztec. Interestingly, the work seems to be channeling Cortes' perspective, as he is the credited party at the end, signing off, "Adios, y que al volver,... Read More
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![[Group of Eight Oklahoma and Kansas Wrestling Broadsides Featuring Light Heavyweight Charles Loomis]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/287/854/1486854287.0.l.jpg)
[Group of Eight Oklahoma and Kansas Wrestling Broadsides Featuring Light Heavyweight Charles Loomis]
by [Oklahoma]. [Sports]
[Various places in Oklahoma, 1920. Overall, good plus.. Eight broadsides, measuring from 9.5 x 7 to 15 x 11 inches. Varying degrees of wear, with some scattered chips and closed tears at edges. Even tanning. Eight broadsides, including one duplicate, for professional wrestling matches in Oklahoma and Kansas during the early 1920s. All but one of the promotionals feature the bouts of Charles L. Loomis, who seems otherwise little known; three of the broadsides feature his full portrait,... Read More
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![Hokubei Nenkan [in Japanese characters]. The North American Times. 1936 Edition Year Book](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/963/685/1610685963.0.l.jpg)
Hokubei Nenkan [in Japanese characters]. The North American Times. 1936 Edition Year Book
by [Japanese Americana]. [Washington State]
[Seattle, 1935. Near fine.. [2],[84],3,113,[4],324,[12]pp. Text mostly in Japanese. Original dark green limp leatherette, titles stamped in gilt on front cover, in original plain cardboard slipcase with black spine titles. Very minor wear to binding. Modest wear and light soiling to slipcase. Internally clean. The last edition of the scarce yearbooks (previously issued sporadically beginning in 1910) issued by The North American Times, the largest and oldest Japanese-American daily newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. The NAT began in... Read More
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![An Appeal to Mothers and Fathers. The Information on This and the Following Pages Was Prepared by Some of the Members of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Mothers' Congress, and Every Parent is Requested to Read It [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/681/457/1533457681.0.l.jpg)
An Appeal to Mothers and Fathers. The Information on This and the Following Pages Was Prepared by Some of the Members of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Mothers' Congress, and Every Parent is Requested to Read It [caption title]
by [Women]. [Prostitution]. [Washington State]
Seattle, 1911. Very good.. [4]pp., on a single folded sheet. Two old horizontal folds partially reinforced with cello tape. A stark and sobering illustrated leaflet calling to action the parents and citizens of Seattle to help close a house of prostitution in the city, and at the same time stop the construction of another across the street. Apparently a local businessman, former mayor, and current mayoral candidate named H.C. Gill allowed for the construction of a large dormitory-style... Read More
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![Ansichten von Missions-Niederlassungen der Evangelischen Bruder-Gemeinde = Vues des Etablissemens Missionaires Fondés par la Communante Evangelique Frères-Unis [wrapper title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/914/169/1613169914.0.l.jpg)
Ansichten von Missions-Niederlassungen der Evangelischen Bruder-Gemeinde = Vues des Etablissemens Missionaires Fondés par la Communante Evangelique Frères-Unis [wrapper title]
by Stobwasser, Ludwig
Basel: Birman et Fils, 1835. Near fine.. Four hand-colored aquatints on untrimmed sheets of cream woven paper, each measuring approximately 12.5 x 18.25 inches. Oblong folio. Loose in original wrappers with engraved pictorial title on front cover. Spine of wrappers a bit chipped. Minor wear and light foxing to plates. Rich and deep impressions with expertly-executed hand coloring. In a custom cloth portfolio. A complete set of four beautiful hand-colored views of Antigua issued for the Evangelical Missionary... Read More
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Our Boy and Other Poems. By Alan Strang, California's Boy Poet
by Strang, Alan L.
[Redwood City]: J.L. Strang, 1919. Very good.. 47pp., including original photographic frontispiece. 12mo. Original red suede wrappers, string-tied. Light wear, text generally clean. Some slight silver mirroring to photo. A touching memento mori for boy-poet Alan Strang, who died in 1919 at the tender age of ten. In the introduction his father writes, "The poems contained in this book were written prior to his tenth birthday. Considering the age of the author we feel that the work contains... Read More
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![[Handbill from the Alameda County Political Equality Society Calling for Poll Watchers]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/957/685/1610685957.0.l.jpg)
[Handbill from the Alameda County Political Equality Society Calling for Poll Watchers]
by [California]. [Women's Suffrage]
Alameda, Ca, 1896. Very good.. Handbill, 8.5 x 5.25 inches. Old folds, minor wear. An apparently unrecorded resolution involving the first ballot measure calling for women's suffrage in California in the waning years of the 19th century. Here, the Alameda County Political Equality Society calls for two representatives to be present at each polling place in the county to ensure that votes are "properly canvassed and returned." Particularly at issue was Amendment No. 6 in the election, "extending... Read More
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The Adventures of Captain Gulliver, in a Voyage to the Islands of Lilliput & Brobdingnag
by Swift, Jonathan
Boston: Printed and sold by S. Hall, 1794. Fair.. 119,[6]pp. Lacks pp.47-50. Illustrated. 16mo. Original birch boards covered in green patterned paper. Front cover broken and two pieces separated but present. Spine heavily worn with loss at top and bottom. Rear cover detached and broken in two pieces. Minor soiling and foxing to text. Two leaves excised; top corner of final leaf of ads torn away resulting in slight loss to several lines, leaf detached. A charming, if... Read More
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Mexico Felvideke Elet Es Kortani Tekintetben
by Szenger, Ede
Budapest: Franklin-Tarsulat Nyomdaja, 1877. About very good.. x,[1],220pp. Original russet cloth stamped in black and gilt, a.e.g. Light soiling and wear, corners bumped. Text toned but clean. Szenger was a Hungarian doctor serving in the Medical Corps of Maximilian I's army in Mexico. He witnessed first-hand, therefore, the French intervention in Mexico, including Maximilian's execution. The present work is his account of his travels in Mexico. The title roughly translates as "The Highland of Mexico in Respect to... Read More
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Reise in Canada und einem Theile der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika, in Jahre 1823
by Talbot, Edward Allen
Wien, 1825. Good.. [1],140pp. Original printed wrappers, lacking front wrap and spine nearly perished. Light foxing and dust soiling. An abridged German translation of Talbot's narrative detailing his life in Canada and travels therein. Talbot's work was originally published in London the previous year as Five Years' Residence in the Canadas: Including a Tour through Part of the United States of America, in the Year 1823. "[Talbot] asserted the industrious poor who were willing to spend five or... Read More
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Wastaus Wapaa-ajattelija Robert Ingersollille
by Talmage, T. DeWitt
Quincy, Ma: [Wolo Publishing Company], 1908. Good plus.. 80pp. Original printed wrappers. Stapled. Contemporary ownership inscription to title page; contemporary underlining and marginal annotations throughout. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Light tanning. Very unusual Finnish translation work printed in Quincy, Massachusetts, during the early-20th century. The text comprises "An Atheist Answered" and four other sermons by DeWitt Talmage in response to the criticism of public agnostic Robert Ingersoll. The original contretemps between these two then well-known... Read More
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![[Noticia de la Lengua Huasteca...con Catechismo, y Doctrina Christiana para Su Instruccion Que Ordena el Santo Concilio Mexicano, Enchiridion Sacramental para Su Administracion....]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/310/983/1449983310.0.l.jpg)
[Noticia de la Lengua Huasteca...con Catechismo, y Doctrina Christiana para Su Instruccion Que Ordena el Santo Concilio Mexicano, Enchiridion Sacramental para Su Administracion....]
by Tapia Zenteno, Carlos de
[Mexico: En la Imprenta de la Bibliotheca Mexicana, 1767. Fair.. 4 [of 10]pp. of preliminaries, 84 [of 128]pp. of text. Quarto. Late-19th-century quarter Mexican green sheep and marbled-paper covered boards, gilt spine titles. Spine faded, some abrading to the edges, small library label on front cover. Occasional minor foxing to text, with numerous marginal pencil markings to last several leaves. This copy lacks the following: title page (supplied in manuscript facsimile); two leaves of preliminaries, namely the "Dedicatoria... Read More
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Plano del Alumbrado de la Ciudad de México. 1904
by [Mexico]. [Technology]
Mexico, 1904. Good.. Map, 31 x 41 inches. Old folds; slight loss and wear at some folds, wear and chipping at edges. Lightly toned at folds, minor soiling. A large and wonderful map depicting the streetlight illumination of Mexico City. The map puts the Alameda Central at the center of the sheet, with eight outlined districts divided around it. A key provides a series of varying red dots which denote streetlights at various bulb levels, as well as... Read More
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![[Manuscript Request, Denial, and Report for a Divorce in Mexican Texas at the Beginning of the 19th Century]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/817/750/1742750817.0.l.jpg)
[Manuscript Request, Denial, and Report for a Divorce in Mexican Texas at the Beginning of the 19th Century]
by [Women]. [Coahuila y Tejas]
[Monclova: May 12, 1800. Good plus.. [4]pp., on a bifolium. Light edge wear and staining. Some moderate offsetting. In a neat, legible hand. A very interesting manuscript record of a colonial Mexican marriage dispute in 1800, which includes a request for separation by María Josefa Pruneda from her husband, a report on her “illicit friendship” with another man, and an official warning concerning her behavior from the judiciary. The manuscript copies María Josefa Pruneda’s petition to the governor... Read More
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![To the Honorable American and Mexican Joint Commission, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The Memorial of Margarito Teposte, Respectfully Showeth... [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/763/427/1483427763.0.l.jpg)
To the Honorable American and Mexican Joint Commission, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. The Memorial of Margarito Teposte, Respectfully Showeth... [caption title]
by [Teposte, Margarito]
Washington, D.C., 1870. Good.. [4]pp. Small quarto. Chips and short closed tears at edges; leaves separated. Slightly later ink stamp and manuscript annotation on first leaf recto. Paper browned, somewhat brittle. Memorial presented by attorney Bethel Coopwood to the United States and Mexican Commission, describing Capt. James Callahan and the Texas Rangers' sacking and burning of Piedras Negras in October 1855, and specifically the losses of Margarito Teposte, who was seeking redress from the United States government. Callahan... Read More
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![Fort Worth Trade Review [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/398/350/1759350398.0.l.jpg)
Fort Worth Trade Review [caption title]
by [Texas]
Fort Worth: W.W. Dexter, 1890. About very good.. 8pp. Newspaper folio, uncut, folding out to approximately 45 x 30 inches. Previously folded, with small loss at centerpoint of folds and minor wear along fold lines. A few nicks along edges, light toning and dust soiling. Contemporary ink stamps on first leaf recto. One full side printed in blue. A mammoth newspaper-style promotional for the Texas Spring Palace of 1890 in Fort Worth, "The most unique and attractive exhibit... Read More
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The Famous Rhea Pasture Bovina, Texas Just Opened for Settlement. The Last of the Great Prairie Farming Lands
by [Texas]
Chicago: South and West Land Company, 1906. About very good.. 15pp. Quarto. Original green printed wrappers, stapled. Wrappers lightly faded, light soiling and wear. Minor internal soiling, some rust from staples, leaves loosening. Promotional work for the South and West Land Company with a map of the railroad routes spreading out across Kansas to northern Texas. Statistics are given as to the climate, soil, precipitation, and the wealth of agriculture in the region. The work is illustrated with... Read More
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Highway Map of Texas
by [Texas]
Topeka: Highway Map Co, 1929. About very good.. Folding map, 14 x 12.5 inches on a sheet 28 x 17 inches, folded to 8.5 x 4.5 inches. Printed in blue ink. Light wear and minor soiling, some slight separation and minor loss at a few folds. Early road map of Texas, showing highways throughout the state. One side of the sheet is printed with the map and an extensive alphabetical listing of towns which indicates, "Reliable Service and... Read More
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