(To and From Prison.) True Story of the Regeneration of An Ex-Convict and Gangster Woman
by Harris, M.
No publisher listed, 1937. Hardcover. Harris, M. Pathway of Mattie Howard. (To and From Prison.) True Story of the Regeneration of An Ex-Convict and Gangster Woman. Copyright 1937. No publisher listed. 327pp. Some cover wear. Signed by Mattie Howard. $100.00.
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A Sermon Preached in the First Parish of Dedham
by Harris, Thaddeus
Dedham, MA: Herman Mann, 1801. September 13, 1801. Being the Lord's Day After the Execution of Jason Fairbanks. 25pp. Some chipping on edges. See McDade 293 for more information on this murder. Only two copies located at Clements and AAS.
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Five photographs and Two pieces of ephemera related to Thomas Lake Harris founder of several American communal experiments
by Harris, Thomas Lake
1900. Thomas Lake Harris (1823-1906) was born in England but emigrated with his family to Utica New York. As a young man he became a universalist minister but was eventually drawn to Spiritualism. He was the founder of Mountain Cove in Virginia, a community in Brocton New York and finally established Fountain Grove in Santa Rosa California. This last community lasted until the 1930's. The collection includes a 1880's cabinet card, 2 5"x 7 1/4"unmounted c. 1880's photographs,... Read More
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The Life of Jesse Harding Pomeroy. The Most Remarkable Case in the History of Crime or Criminal Life
by Haskell, E. Luscomb
Boston: No Publisher Listed, 1892. Hardcover. 90pp, illustrated. One of the most famous child murderers. He was sentenced to prison at the age of 14 and stayed in prison until his death. See Mc Dade 758.
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Shakerism Unmasked or the History of the Shakers
by Haskett, William
Pittsfield, MA: E.H. Walkley, 1828. 300 pp. Nicely rebound in calf. Pages foxed but a very good copy. There is a newspaper article tipped-in page 236. One of the best-known Shaker apostate accounts with an interesting marketing tool in which pages 232-233 were sealed. When opened there are two supposed statements made by Mother Ann that describe sexual acts. Scarce.
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A Move For Better Roads Essays On Roadmaking and Maintenance and Road Laws
by Haupt, Lewis M.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1891. Hardcover. 319 pp., in good condition.
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Opium Addicts and Addiction
by Hawkins, John
Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1937. 156 pp. In good condition with loss to the edges of the jacket. The author who was a doctor treated patients who were addicted to Opium and after an illness found himself addicted. He discusses the various issues of addition and pushes back at doctors who too freely prescribed additive drugs. According to Hawkins he beat addition by quitting and suffering through withdrawal.
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Works in 15 Volumes
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882. Standard Library Edition. Bound in 3/4 red leather. An attractive set of 15 volumes bound in red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Light wear to the bindings with a few scratches and the top of one spine has a minor chip. A very attractive set.
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The Iowa Prison System
by Haynes, Fred E.
Iowa City: State University of Iowa, 1954. 79 pp. Good condition.
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The Cot Where I Was Born ... Sung by the Hutchinson Family
by Health, L.
Boston: William Hall & Son, 1844. 6 pp. Removed from a bound volume and in good condition.
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Health's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight
by Heath, Laban
Boston: Laban Heath, 1864. 32 pp. In very good condition. It is nicely illustrated with illustrations that could be used to identify counterfeit bills.
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The Scientific Basis of Education Demonstrated by An Analysis Of The Temperaments and Phrenological Facts In Connection With Mental Phenomena And The Office Of The Holly Spirit In The Processes Of The Mind
by Hecker, John
New York: Published by the Author, 1868. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 227 pp, lacking the front marbled fly paper leaf. The binding is worn and soiled, and the interior is foxed. With four color plates and black and white plates in the text. An unusual educational approach that combines phrenology and religion to raise children.
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Bill Traylor, William Edmondson and the Modernist Impulse
by Helfenstein, Josef and Roxanne Stanulis
Champaign: University of Illinois, 2004. 208 pp. Very good condition.
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Official report of the trial of Fanny Hyde, for the murder of Geo. W. Watson: including the testimony, the arguments of counsel, and the charge of the court, reported verbatim. With portraits of the defendant and the deceased. From the short-hand notes of William Hemstreet, official reporter of the court
by Hemstreet, William
New York: J.R. McDivitt, 1872. 161 pp. Removed and in need of binding. Fanny Hyde came from England as a young girl and was employed in several capacities until age 15 when she started working for George Watson who owned a hair net factory. He was 45 and enticed or forced Hyde into a relationship. After two years Hyde shot and killed him as he left for lunch. The trial ended with a hung jury and Hyde was to... Read More
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Metroplitan Police. Caution to Householders and Others
by Henderson, E.Y.W.
London: Metropolitan Police, 1871. 8 1/4" x 13 1/4". Partial mounted on a scrapbook page and torn along a fold, A 1871 broadside describing and picturing window locks to be used to protect buildings against robbery.
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Alpine Chess. A Collection of Problems by Swiss Composers
by Henneberger, Dr. M.
Stroud: Office of The Chess Amateur, 1921. 235 pp. Good condition.
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The Jeweler's Hand-book, Containing Thirty Practical Methods for Galvanizing, Electro Plating and Coloring with Gold, Silver, and Coloring..
by Herr, Rudolph
Albany: J. Munsell, 1855. 108 pp. Loss to the cloth binding. The text is foxed and stained. Ownership notes in ink on the flyleaf. A very unusual Munsell imprint. Only 5 copies in library collections. None online or in auction record. A very good mid-century guide plating jewelry and more.
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Spiritualism, Its History, Phenomena and Doctrine
by Hill, J. Arthur
New York: George Doran, 1919. 316 pp. In good condition with a repairable split to the interior front hinge. With an introduction by Arthur Conan Doyle. A general history of Spiritualism with American content.
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The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered
by Hill, John
London: M. Cooper, 1753. 53 pp. Lacking the half title, foxing and light staining. Nicely bound in 3/4 morrocco. Young Elizabeth Canning disappeared from her home in London. Her family had no idea what happened to her. Almost a month later she returned home with injuries and dressed rags. She told a tale of being kidnapped and held in the garret of the home of a London woman. The story was confusing and some supported Canning and some supported... Read More
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Loomis's No. 3 Magazine Almanac... for the Year of Our Lord 1837
by Hill, Sanford
Pittsburgh: Luke Loomis, 1836. Paper wraps. 60 pp. Tear on front cover.
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Three Years in Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potmac
by H., Mrs. [Mrs. Anna M. Holstein]
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1867. Hardcover. 131pp. Chipping on top & bottom of spine. Horrific tales of life in Civil War hospitals. She was at the Battle of Gettysburg and also spent time working on behalf of the Sanitary Commission.
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Sermons by the Rev. C.W. Hodges, A.M.
by Hodges, Rev. C.W.
Burlington: Published by the Author, 1850. Hardcover. 296pp. This copy was presented to John M. Currier of Castleton, VT by the author's widow on Nov. 15, 1883. It has a letter tipped in from the widow to Currier about books she has that he might want. Currier was a prominent Vermonter who amassed a great library. This copy has his bookplate and also the bookplate of Hall Park McCullough, a former Governor of VT. This book contains a sermon... Read More
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Cats & Matches
by Hoffman, Heinrich
David Twiss. Paper wraps. Hoffman, Heinrich. Cats & Matches. Printed by David Twss. Bound by Eric Drzewianowski. Paper wraps, un-paginated. Appears to be #4 of 18. Very good condition.
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D. Wilhelmi Christiani Hoffmann ... Disquisitio Medico Forensis, De Ossibus Foetus, Quatenus Inserviunt, Ejusdem Determinandae Aetati In Casu Suspecti Infanticidii Nebst angehängten Actenmäßigen Medicinischen Rechts-Handel, betreffend, Einen zu befördern gesuchten Abtrieb eines Kindes in Mutter-Leib und verdächtigen Kinder-Mord, mit Beylagen, unter denen Buchstaben A.B.C.D. und Anmerckungen über die Beylage D.
by Hoffmann, Wilhelm Christian
Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1751. 88 pp. An early example of the use of forensic medicine to establish if an abortion had killed a fetus or the woman had miscarried.
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![[A wonderful providence, in many incidents at sea: an engagement with a pirate and a mutiny at sea, on board ship Ann, of Boston, Mass. Written by an eye witness and the principal actor in the tragical scene]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/717/852/1497852717.0.l.jpg)
[A wonderful providence, in many incidents at sea: an engagement with a pirate and a mutiny at sea, on board ship Ann, of Boston, Mass. Written by an eye witness and the principal actor in the tragical scene]
by [Holcomb, Captain Eliah]
Unknown, 1848. 24pp. Title, author and publication information taken from the Rochester Museum catalog entry. Original wraps lacking. Pages 1-2 and 13-14 have edge damage with loss of a few letters. Only 3 others located at the Rochester Museum, New York Historical Society and Duke. This title went through editions in Utica and Rochester with the same page numbering. The first edition was published in Buffalo in 1848. This copy has type reset so it is a later edition.... Read More
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