Narrative of Riots at Alton: in Connection with the Death of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy
by Beecher, Edward
Alton: Published by George Holton, 1838. Very good plus.. 159pp. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth, copper spine titles. Very minor shelf wear. Small ink notations to front endpapers, minor foxing. An especially nice copy of the first edition of the story of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, the first abolitionist martyr of 19th century America, written by the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Beecher, like all of his family, was a passionate opponent of slavery. He was president of Illinois... Read More
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Durchbruch der Amerikanischen Landenge. Kanal von Nicaragua
by Belly, Felix
Paris, 1859. Good plus.. 102,[1]pp., plus three folding maps. Original printed wrappers. Spine perished, stitching nearly so. Light wear at edges. Light toning and dust soiling. Extensive proposal and recommendation, translated into German from the French, for a canal route across Nicaragua, one of several 19th-century Central American canal projects that never came to fruition. Félix Belly, French journalist and proponent of the French Empire under Napoleon III, was one of the foremost advocates of the Nicaragua route,... Read More
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![[Collection of Over One Hundred Photographs of Bermuda, Featuring Local Scenery]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/842/195/1701195842.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Over One Hundred Photographs of Bermuda, Featuring Local Scenery]
by [Bermuda]
[Bermuda, 1910. About very good.. 101 photographs on eighteen card leaves, previously bound into an album. Light dampstaining along top edge, slightly affecting a few images. Minor wear else, images generally crisp and clean with minimal fading. A few penciled captions. A nice group of images of Bermuda taken around the turn of the century, likely the result of someone's vacation. While there are several group shots and the obligatory photo of someone with an interesting bit of... Read More
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![[Large Collection of Early 20th-Century Photographs of Bermuda, Its People, and Environs]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/497/877/1700877497.0.l.jpg)
[Large Collection of Early 20th-Century Photographs of Bermuda, Its People, and Environs]
by [Bermuda]
New York: Brown Brothers, 1920. Very good.. 135 sepia-toned or black-and-white silver prints, between 4 x 5 inches and 7 x 9 inches. Occasional minor chipping, light surface wear, most with photographer's studio stamp and penciled manuscript caption on verso. A rich and vibrant collection of crisp, professional photographs documenting the archipelago of Bermuda in the early-20th century. The photographs were created by the Brown Brothers photo agency in New York, most likely for tourism purposes. The images... Read More
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Driving and Cycling Road Map of the Bermuda Islands
by [Bermuda]. Farnsworth, J.M.
New York, 1911. Very good.. Folding lithograph map, handcolored, 11 x 27.5 inches. Original printed pictorial boards with cloth spine. Light wear and chipping to spine, light wear to boards. Advertisements on front pastedown. Light wear to map at some folds, but generally clean and fresh. An attractive map of Bermuda, showing major driving and cycling routes on the island at the beginning of the 20th century. First published in 1892, this is the fourth edition, revised and... Read More
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![[Group of Eighteen Large Albumen Views of Bermuda by Noted Local Photographer, N.E. Lusher]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/463/265/1665265463.0.l.jpg)
[Group of Eighteen Large Albumen Views of Bermuda by Noted Local Photographer, N.E. Lusher]
by [Bermuda Photographica]. Lusher, N.E.
[Bermuda, 1890. Very good.. Eighteen thick albumen prints, each about 7¼ x 9 inches. On original plain cardboard mounts, all but two captioned in the negative. Moderate wear and some chipping to mounts, mild occasional wear to images. A wonderful collection of eighteen large cabinet cards produced by noted American-Bermudian photographer, Nicholas Ethelbert Lusher (1859-1932). Lusher was Bermuda's leading photographer of the late-19th century whose images remain an important contemporary record of Bermuda and her people. The imperial... Read More
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Praeses Aderit Joseph Maria a Castillo Urizar in Eodem Gymnasio Propius Philosophae Moderator
by [Mexico]. [Prize Binding]
[Puebla]: T.F. Neve, 1859. Very good.. [4] leaves. Contemporary red velvet boards, elaborately stamped in gilt. Gilt foil rubbed away in a few, small areas. Light wear at spine ends and corners. Internally clean. An attractive red velvet and gilt prize binding that was presented to Eduardo Carreto by the Colegio Nacional del Espiritu Santu in Puebla during the fall of 1859 for his achievements in Philosophy. Both front and rear boards contain rather elaborate folial ornaments surrounding... Read More
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Stories Told by Grandma Blackmer. Illustrated by Ernest A. Blackmer
by Blackmer, Percy
Chicago: O.C. Blackmer, 1876. About very good.. 48pp. plus interleaved blanks with seven manuscript illustrations. Original half leather and cloth, edges red. Spine chipped, lower portion separating, corners lightly worn, boards slightly bowed.Minor internal soiling. A charming family press production, otherwise unrecorded. The work was published by Orlando C. Blackmer, with the contents composed by his sons, Percy (text) and Ernest (illustrations). It is dedicated to family members Florence and Norma Thompson, and the final page celebrates "the... Read More
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In the Rough
by Blake, Louisa
Wellington, N.Z.: Edwards, Russell & Co, 1894. About very good.. 28pp. 12mo. Original red cloth, cover gilt; edges red. Light wear and soiling. Small portion of flyleaf torn away to remove previous owner's name; presentation inscription from the author. Small library ink stamp on rear flyleaf. A presentation copy of the only published work by Louisa Blake (1844-1901), reformer and advocate for women's suffrage in New Zealand. The short collection of verse, largely devotional, also contains an interesting... Read More
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Charges Against the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police
by Blauvelt, H.K.
Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, 1863. About very good.. 37pp. Original tan printed wrappers. Light chipping and small tears, spine partially perished. Text lightly toned. A report against the Metropolitan Police Force, describing unlawful arrests made by the police in New York City during the Civil War. Among these charges, incidents of which are herein enumerated, is the accusation that policemen were coercing detained persons to swear a loyalty oath to the Union in order to obtain release. They... Read More
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![Uncle Sam's A B C Book Printed on Linen [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/827/297/1458297827.0.l.jpg)
Uncle Sam's A B C Book Printed on Linen [cover title]
by [Children's Books]
[Chicago]: W.B. Conker Company, 1897. Very good.. [12]pp. Publisher's self wrappers printed in red, white, blue, and black, the interior text printed in red and black. The whole printed on linen. Moderate wear and rubbing, minor soiling and toning, some light bleedthrough from the portions printed in red. A rare educational book printed entirely on linen and intended to teach the alphabet to American children at the turn of the 20th century. The book begins with a full... Read More
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![[Autograph Letter, Signed, from G.P. Putnam's Sons to L.B. Hildreth Regarding a Book Order]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/576/713/1617713576.0.l.jpg)
[Autograph Letter, Signed, from G.P. Putnam's Sons to L.B. Hildreth Regarding a Book Order]
by [Bookselling]. Putnam, Irving
New York: July 6, 1878. Very good plus.. [1]p., on G.P. Putnam's Sons letterhead. Original mailing folds, pencil notation on verso. A short but informative letter sent by Irving Putnam of G.P. Putnam's Sons regarding a potential book order by Mr. L.B. Hildreth. Irving Putnam was one of three sons of George Palmer Putnam who took over the company following their father's death in 1872. The letter reads, in full: "Dear Sir, Our 'Best Reading' sells for... Read More
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The Penitential Tyrant; or, Slave Trader Reformed: A Poem in Four Cantos
by Branagan, Thomas
New York: Samuel Wood, 1807. Good plus.. xii,[4],290,[10]pp., plus stipple engraved frontispiece, and including several woodcut illustrations scattered throughout. 12mo. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt ruled with gilt leather label. Light wear to spine ends and hinges, corners bumped, and minor chipping along board edges. Scattered staining and moderate foxing internally. Second, enlarged edition of this anti-slavery literary work printed by early abolitionist and children's literature publisher Samuel Wood. The first edition was published in Philadelphia in two... Read More
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![Historia do Brasil Progresso e Ordem [History of Brazil Progress and Order]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/184/797/1589797184.0.l.jpg)
Historia do Brasil Progresso e Ordem [History of Brazil Progress and Order]
by [Japanese in Brazil]
[Tokyo?]: Kyouiku Kenkyuu Kai [Education and Research Group], 1958. Very good.. [5],5,106,[6]pp. Original pictorial wrappers, marbled paper spine. Spine mostly perished, moderate soiling, staining, and minor scuffing to wrappers. Occasional light foxing to text. First edition of this interesting history of Brazil, printed mostly in Japanese but with section headings and other elements printed in Portuguese. The text is an abridged version of Rocha Pombo's multi-volume Historia do Brazil, probably as a textbook for first-generation Japanese students in... Read More
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Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants. A History of the Negro in Texas Politics from Reconstruction to Disenfranchisement
by Brewer, J. Mason
Dallas: Mathis Publishing Co, 1935. Good plus.. x,134pp., plus five pages of photographic plates. Original crimson cloth with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Original green dust jacket ruled in white with black titles on front cover and spine and a color reproduction of the Texas state flag on the front panel. Modest wear to extremities and dust-soiling to cloth, rear hinge partially separated. Minor surface wear and edge wear to jacket, spine head chipped but not... Read More
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![[Group of Three World War II-Era Publications by the Pacifist Research Bureau]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/957/905/1592905957.0.l.jpg)
[Group of Three World War II-Era Publications by the Pacifist Research Bureau]
by [Pacifist Research Bureau]
Philadelphia, 1945. About very good.. Four pamphlets, including one duplicate, plus [1]p. typed memo. Stapled. Light edge wear, a bit heavier to spine, and even toning. Small group of three pamphlets published by the Pacifist Research Bureau, which printed and distributed information on paficism and conscientious objection during the 1940s. Accompanied by a subscription solicitation memo; titles are as follows: 1) The Balance of Power 2) The Constitutionality of Peacetime Conscription 3) Conscientious Objectors in Prison (two... Read More
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![[Archive of Material Related to Lynne O’Neill, a Burlesque Entrepreneur and Entertainer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/523/877/1700877523.0.l.jpg)
[Archive of Material Related to Lynne O’Neill, a Burlesque Entrepreneur and Entertainer]
by [Burlesque]. O'Neill, Lynne
[Various locations in New York, 1971. Very good plus.. Sixty-five photographs, thirteen pieces of ephemera, and one typed letter. Most items with one or more duplicates. Condition strong, with most items near fine; one flyer rather chipped and worn. Archive of materials documenting the fabulous career of dancer, model, actress, writer, real estate broker, and lifelong entrepreneur, Lynne O'Neill. O’Neill (1918-2010) was born Elaine Jose Nolan, and she began her performing career during World War II traveling through... Read More
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![Advantages of Incorporating Under the Laws of Arizona [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/877/199/1349199877.0.l.jpg)
Advantages of Incorporating Under the Laws of Arizona [cover title]
by [Arizona]. [Business]
Phoenix, 1904. Very good.. [24]pp. 24mo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small portion excised from first leaf. Light toning. Unrecorded promotional for the Stoddard Incorporating Company of Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Isaac T. Stoddard, the former Territorial Secretary of Arizona, who, "continues to do most of the incorporating business of the Territory." Stoddard was forced to resign in 1904, the same year he formed this company and the present pamphlet was published, because of conflicts of interest between his... Read More
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Exposicion Que la Junta de Fomento, de Comercio y de Instruccion Mercantil de Guadalajara, Dirige al S. Gobierno del Departamento, en Defensa de Su Libertad e Independencia, en el Manejo de Sus Fondos
by [Mexico]. [Business]
Guadalajara: Impreso por Manuel Brambila, 1846. About very good.. 13,[3]pp. Original printed wrappers. Two small stains to front and small area of loss to rear wrap, just touching printed area. Previously folded. Moderate, even tanning. An apparently unrecorded pamphlet in which the board of commerce in Guadalajara asserts its independence to manage funds to the state government. The board recognizes the difficult circumstances of the imminent war with the United States, but nevertheless insists it and its members... Read More
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Los Sacramentos de la Santa Madre Iglesia escritos por Cabrion
by [Cabrion, pseudonym]
Mexico City: Imprenta de "El Combate, 1889. Very good.. xii,237,[1]pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Moderate rubbing and scuffing to boards and edges, minor insect damage to spine and front board. Text moderately toned. A decidedly-rare Mexican Anti-Catholic work examining numerous aspects of Catholicism such as baptism, confirmation, penance, communion, marriage, and more from a highly critical point of view. An interesting example of Mexican anti-religious education. The title translates to The Sacraments of the... Read More
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![[Collection of Early 20th-Century Manuscript Diaries Kept by Allen H. Wright of San Diego]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/764/592/1513592764.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Early 20th-Century Manuscript Diaries Kept by Allen H. Wright of San Diego]
by [California]. Wright, Allen H.
[San Diego, 1916. Very good.. Eight volumes, totaling 2,635 pages, and approximately 85,000 words, with individual daily entries ranging from a single line to an entire page. Six volumes octavo, final two volumes twelvemo, all matching "Date Book" annual diaries, uniformly bound in matching limp red cloth. Varying levels of rubbing, edge wear, and insect damage to cloth. Internally clean, with occasional related newspaper clippings pasted in. A prime example of "history from below," comprised of eight manuscript... Read More
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Guide des Francais en Californie
by [California]. Lanson, Georges, editor
San Francisco: George Lanson, 1916. About very good.. 272,xxxi pp. Original printed wrappers. Chipping to corners and spine ends, light wear. Front inner hinge reinforced. Minor wear and soiling internally. A brief history and directory for the French in California, complete with illustrations, advertisements, and a wide array of information. The directory contents focus on northern California, with listings for San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. The closing section is comprised of biographical sketches of local notable California... Read More
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![[Autograph Letter, Signed, from San Francisco Resident G.S. Phillips to His Brother J.H. Phillips in Placerville, Discussing a Visit by His Wife and Children, and Other Matters]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/267/983/1449983267.0.l.jpg)
[Autograph Letter, Signed, from San Francisco Resident G.S. Phillips to His Brother J.H. Phillips in Placerville, Discussing a Visit by His Wife and Children, and Other Matters]
by [California Gold Rush]. Phillips, G.S.
San Francisco: October 4, 1852. Very good.. [2]pp., with integral address leaf. Old folds, mild staining and soiling, three-inch closed tear to address leaf. An interesting letter documenting the family side of the California Gold Rush, in which a San Francisco man writes to his brother, offering to send his wife and daughters to Placerville as helpers. Interestingly, at first Phillips addresses the letter to his brother in Ohio, then scratches it out and writes in "Cal;" this... Read More
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![[Letter Written by a Miner from the California Gold Fields]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/266/744/1513744266.0.l.jpg)
[Letter Written by a Miner from the California Gold Fields]
by [California Gold Rush]. Pine, Moses "Old Mose
Coyoteville: September 12, 1855. Very good.. [2]pp., plus integral blank. Original mailing folds, moderate toning, staining, and ink spotting, but still easily readable. Bottom fourth of integral blank excised. An informative Gold Rush letter about mining in the long-vanished ghost town of Coyoteville, which was an extraordinarily rich gold area for a couple of years in the early 1850s. A noted tunneling method, nicknamed "coyoteing" was developed in the town, and subsequently inspired the name of the town.... Read More
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![[Manuscript Letter Discussing the Sale of Life Insurance to an Ohio Group Bound for the California Gold Rush]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/361/983/1449983361.0.l.jpg)
[Manuscript Letter Discussing the Sale of Life Insurance to an Ohio Group Bound for the California Gold Rush]
by [California Gold Rush]. Fitch, O.H.
Ashtabula, Oh: January 29, 1849. About very good.. [1]pp., on a bifolium. Previously folded. Light dampstaining and short closed tears along gutter, somewhat affecting first few lines of text but not overall sense. An interesting letter from O.H. Field, an aspirational field representative of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company in Ashtabula, Ohio, to the company secretary, George R. Phelps, inquiring about a policy for a group of men headed to the Gold Rush in California in January... Read More
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