Millennial Light
by Seymour, H.J.
1868. No publication or location information. Probably printed in the print shop at Oneida. Good condition.
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The Compleat Gamester: In Three Parts
by Seymour, Richard
London: E. Curll, 1734. Fifth edition. viii, [4],132, 94, [1] pp. Boards almost detached and half of the rear blank flyleaf is lacking.
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The Works of Shakespeare. The Text of the First Folio..
by Shakespeare, William
New York: Nonesuch Press, 1929. 7 volumes. Bound in full morrocco and in very good condition with page edges lightly soiled. The former owner's name is written in ink on the inside front covers. Set 76 of 1600 copies.
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Ticket -Texas Woman's College Extends a cordial invitation to every girl 15 years of age and over and every lady to hear Dr. W. T. Shannon on "Telling the Real Story of Life" and "before and After Engagement
by Shannon, Dr. W. T.
Measures 2 1/2 X 4 1/2. creases and tears. Circa early 20th Century. Shannon was a prominent lecturer on sex and Eugenics.
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The Legal Means of Political Reformation
by Sharp, Granville
London: Galabin and Baker, 1780. The Legal Means of Political Reformation, in two small tracts, viz. The frirst on "Equitable Representation," and the legal means of obtaining it. (1777.) The second on "Annual Parliaments, the ancient and most salutary "Right of the People." (1774.) To which are added, A Letter to a member of the Surry Committee, in defense of the Right of the People... and a circular letter... against the late proposition for triennial elections. (1770). 8vo (in... Read More
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Bennett & Walton's Almanac For The Year 1826
by Sharp, Joshua
Philadelphia: Bennett & Walton. Paper wraps. 38 pp in good condition. Contains an article about David Midge of Charles City County who emancipated 87 enslaved people and paid their passage to Haiti.
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The Constables Pocket Companion and Guide ......With the Necessary Fors, and Digested Abstract of the Metropolitan Police Act. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, And Piper
by Shaw, James
1830. 138 pages plus a book catalogue. Original boards in good condition with spine faded and a minor tear to the head of the hinge of the front board. The first handbook for Constables following the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829.
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Donation Hymn
by Sheldon, N.E.
No location or printer. Measures 9 1/2" x 4 1/4". Some creases and wrinkles. There is a reference to Wilmington in one line. Manuscript note on bottom, "she died first
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Letter dated June 20, 129 on the letterhead of the United Society of Shakers, Mount Lebanon, NY, written and signed by Elder Walter Shepard
by Shepard, Walter
Mount Lebanon, NY, 1929. A brief letter from Shepard to A.J. Kohlhofer about surveying the land. Shepard asks for the return of a description of a portion of land being sold by the Shakers. Shepard (1852-1933) was born in England and came to Mt. Lebanon in 1888. He served as Elder of the North Family and was also in the ministry and was very much involved in closing the Shaker communities and selling Shaker property. Good with the usual... Read More
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A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE DOLPHIN Commanded By The honourable Commodore Byron in Which is Contained a Faithful account of the Several Places People Plants Animals & C. Seen on the Voyage... in the South Seas
by By an Officer on Board Said Ship
Dublin: Printed for J. Hoey , Senior, 1767. [4], 222 pp. Frontispiece tattered with loss at the edges. Binding rubbed and hinges starting. Byron was ordered to explore the coast of South America to identify a location for a British post. The book provides a good description of Patagonia.
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Abridge Price List Gideon Sibley Manufacturer of Artificial Teeth and Dealer in Dental Supplies
by Sibley, Gideon
Philadelphia: Gideon Sibley, 1887. 32 pp. Good with light wear to the wraps and light creasing to a few pages. Return envelope and order form laid into the front. The catalog lists various equipment and supplies. There are also 11 pages of illustrations of false teeth sections that could be ordered.
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The Law of Storms. The True Principle of the Law of Storms, Practically Arranged for Both Hemispheres
by Sidwick, James
Printed for the Author, 1856. Sixth edition. Large charts of northern and southern hemispheres showing various storm and wind patterns. Cover very worn, stained.
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History of Statutory Law In The State Of Maine
by Silsby, Samuel S. Jr.
Reprinted from Volume 1, Maine Revised Statues Anotated,1965. 225 pp in good condition.
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The Life of Francis Marion
by Simms, Francis
New York: J.C. Derby, 1854. Hardcover. 34pp. In fair condition with wear and loose signature of pages. There is a booksellers label on the inside front cover for "John R. Howard. Local and Traveling agent for publishers of Books, Periodicals, Maps and Atlases, of the world-of the United States-and the several States Includes a plug for Origin and History of all Nations by S.G. Goodrich". Label measures 2 1/4 x 2. I.
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The Young Converts; Memoirs of Three Sisters, Debbie, Helen, and Anna Barlow
by Smalley, Ms. Julia (compiler)
Claremont, NH: Claremont Manufacturing Co, 1868. Second edition. Hardcover. 181 pp. Good condition. Some pencil library numbers and library card, no other library markings.
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Bring Back our Darling! * Or, The Stolen Child
by Smith, Dexter (words), Brockway W.H., (music)
Boston: White & Goullaud, 1874. Asterisk mentions the kidnappings of Little Charlie Ross.
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Sing Sing Capital Punishment and "Honest-Graft.
by Smith, Florence J.
New York: Connolly Press, 1927. Hardcover. 111pp in good condition. An expose of Sing Sing and urging the use of Wingdale Prison, with a folding plate of Wingdale Prison.
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Response to the Sentiment General John A. Logan. The Soldier, Stateman and Freemason
by Smith, General John Corson
Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co, 1897. Paper wraps. Smith, General John Corson. Response to the Sentiment General John A. Logan. The Soldier, Stateman and Freemason. Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., 1897. 15pp. Small tear. Front cover starting to separate. Blind library stamp. Signed by Smith. $50.00.
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Some of the Major Aspects of the Philosophy of Nathaniel Hawthorne with Emphasis on His Novels
by Smith, Gertrude
1947. Typescript, 50pp. 8-1/2 x 11". stapled. 1947. An instructor or reviewer has penciled the following notation concerning this work: "This is a thorough and interesting piece of work. The almost hypnotic power of the idea of sin over Hawthorne's creative imagination is made more clear by your analysis.
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Letters to Married Women, on Nursing and Management of Children
by Smith, Hugh
London: C. and G. Kearsley, 1792. 239 pp. Very ggod in full calf. Binding sound. Minor stains and foxing. Has a bookplate of Lord Sinclair with an ink inscription to his daughter.
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A Practical Discourse to Sea Faring Men. Preached in Falmouth, Lord's-Day, A.M. April 28, 1771
by Smith, Thomas
John Boyles: Boston, 1771. 40 pp. In good condition with the half title in a later binding. Smith was the long-time pastor of the First Parish church in what is now Portland, Maine, from 1727 until 1784. He became quite wealthy and owned slaves, and he profited financially from money obtained by bounties on the scalps of Wabanaki people in the 1740s. Evans: 12229 and ESTC W26866. 18 copies in libraries. Lefkowitz listed a copy for sale in 1978;... Read More
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A Report on the History and Mode of Management of the Kentucky Penitentiary from its Origin in 1798 to March 1, 1860
by Sneed, William C.
New York: Yeoman Office, 1860. Hardcover. Cloth on spine is loose and foxing throughout. With bookplate of Newton Craig, Keeper of the Penitentiary from1844-59. Craig was involved in the case f Delia Webster, an abolitionist who was sent to the Penitentiary. Craig urged the Governor to pardon her and so she served just a few months. Craig's motives are murky, but he later turned against Miss Webster.
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Preliminary Report to The President of the United States on the Location, Construction, and Management of the Union Pacific Railroad
by Snow, Chauncey H.
Washington, D.C.: Intelligencer Printing House, 1869. Paper wraps. Date corrected in pencil. 17 pp in good condition.
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Memoir of The Rev. John Stanford, D.D. Late Chaplain of the Humane and Criminal Institutions of the City Of New York
by Somers, Charles G.
New York: Swords, Stanford & Co, 1835. Hardcover. 417pp. Water staining. With the two plates but lacking the frontispiece portrait. Stanford was the first paid U.S. Prison Champlain.
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Historical Relics of the White Mountains
by Spaulding, John B.
Boston: Nathaniel Noyes, 1855. Hardcover. 96 pp in good condition. With tipped in small broadside "Death of Lizzie Bourne", some staining on edge. Bourne, a young woman from Kennebunk Maine, was hiking with two others on Mt. Washington. Bad weather and fog forced them to spend the night. She died from the cold weather and exhaustion only a short distance from the Tip Top House. She died Sept 14, 1855. This broadside was printed after this book was published... Read More
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