A Pension Office Document, Related to Bounty Land Grants under the Act of March 3, 1855
by Waldo, L. P., Commissioner; (Mason, Charles)
S. l. (Washington, DC): s. n., 1855. Very good. Printed document, partially filled in manuscript; 9 3/4 x 7 1/2; single sheet, text to recto only; two horizontal creases, else minor wear; in very good to near fine condition. From 1775 until 1855, the United States granted bounty-land warrants for military service - both to encourage enlistments and to reward military veterans of the Revolutionary War, the Mexican War, the War of 1812, and so on. There were... Read More
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The Morals of Epictetus; Made English, in a Poetical Paraphrase
by Walker, Ellis
London: Printed for T. and D. Dodesley, Pall-Mall; J. Durham Strand; and G. Field, Paternoster Field, 1764. Very good. Pirated edition; 7 x 4; pp. [25], 2-61, [5]; full roan, rebacked; illustrated with engraved frontis; a bit of wear and rubbing to leather; mild age-toning to endpapers; in very good condition. A piracy, with all of the publishers' names fictitious, it would be one of quite a few editions of Walker's verse translation of Greek philosopher and proponent of... Read More
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Two Manuscripts Related to Mary Todd Lincoln's Nephews Robert Todd and William L. Todd (the Designer of the California State Flag)
by Wallace, William
Manuscript, 1814. Hardcover. Very good. Two manuscripts and a newspaper article attached to each other at their upper margins. unfolded approx. 8 x 20; 3 fold lines across; few spots of foxing to the article only; small nicks to bottom of manuscripts; very good or better. The newspaper cutout, titled "Notice," reads that Robert Todd Sr. - Mary Todd Lincoln's grand-uncle - has been entitled to 2 tracts of land in the Virginia Military District for being a veteran... Read More
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A Wealth of Fable (The History of Science Fiction Fandom in the 1950's), Volume 1
by Warner, Harry Jr.
New York: Fanhistorica Press, 1976. First Edition. Very good. First, limited edition, this #620 of 1000 copies; 11 x 8 1/2; pp. iii-vi, 1-68; monochrome, pictorial wraps; mimeographed text and illustrations; small cuts around staples and a small puncture with minor loss of paper to back wrap; in very good condition. A Hugo Award-winning history of science fiction fandom of the 1950s, written by journalist Harry Warner Jr. (1922 - 2003)
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Controlled Materials Plan, November 2, 1942
by War Production Board, Washington, D. C.
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1942. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 9 1/4 x 5 3/4; pp. 1-58; off-white wraps, printed and ruled in black; illustrated with numerous tables; a few nicks to top edge and upper part of fore-edge, else mild wear; in about very good condition. Also includded is a tipped leaflet, addressing "all Manufacturers," by Chairman of the War Production Board Donald M. Nelson. The Controlled Materials Plan (CMP) was introduced in late... Read More
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I Am an American Day, Sunday, September 13, 1953. Official Program
by Warren, Earl; Robinson, Elmer E.; et al
San Francisco: s. n., 1953. Very good. Large program; 11 x 8; pp. [4]; pff-white stock, printed and ruled in black; mild, uniform age-toning - in very good condition. Part of Citizenship Week, "I Am an American Day" was an event, which was aimed at bolstering the American spirit in the last months of the Korean War. Held at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, the program would include an Armed Forces Exhibition, a performance of the... Read More
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A Memorial to Congress to Secure an Adequate Appropriation for a Prompt and Thorough Improvement of the Mississippi River
by Waterhouse, Sylvester; et al
St. Louis, MO: John J. Daly & Co., Printers, 1877. Softcover. First edition, 1 of 5000 copies; 7 1/2 x 5; pp. [5], 4-39, [1]; dark purple, pebbled cloth over card stock wraps; gilt title to front wrap; a few light faded spots to wraps; very good or better condition. Initialed in brown ink by Sylvester Waterhouse at the beginning of the first chapter. Sylvester Waterhouse (1830 - 1902) studied at Dartmouth College and Harvard University and was a Professor... Read More
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Watkins Springtime Catalog
by Watkins, J. R.
Winona, Minnesota: J. R. Watkins Company, 1920. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); 5 1/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 2-31; pictorial beige wraps, decorated and ruled in blue and black; illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings; a few small spots to wraps; pp. 17-18 with a bit of rubbing to upper margin; in very good condition. A cheerful catalog of a great variety of products it was published by the J. R. Watkins Company - one of... Read More
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A Short View of the Whole Scripture History: with a Continuation of the Jewish Affairs, from the Old Testament till the Time of Christ; and an Account of the Chief Prophecies That Relate to Him: Represented in a Way of Question and Answer. Illustrated with Various Remarks on the History and the Religion of the Patriarchs, Jews, and Christians, and on the Laws, Government, Sects, Customs, and Writings of the Jews; and Adorned with Figures Relating to Their Camp, Tabernacle, and Worship
by Watts, I., D. D.
London: Printed for T. Longman at the Ship, and J. Buckland at the Buck..., 1751. Good. Fourth edition; 7 x 4; pp. [4], iii-xii, [1], 2-347, [4] + pp. [3] of advertisements + 3 fold-out plates (plate III with a movable flap); full polished calf; spine with five raised bands and decorated with gilt vignettes; illustrated with an engraved headpiece at the beginning of first chapter and the above-mentioned engraved plates; wear to leather along spine and corners;... Read More
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Notes on the Principles and Practices of Baptist Churches [William Wirt Winchester's Copy]
by Wayland, Francis
New York / Boston /Chicago: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co.; Gould & Lincoln; S. C. Griggs & Co., 1857. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 7 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [7], vi-xii, [1], 14-336, [2]; brown, embossed cloth over boards; gilt title to spine; small rubbed spots to tips of spine and corners; foxing mostly to first and last few leaves, with occasional spotting to margins; period bookshop label to back board verso (Weishampel's Bookstore and Circulating Library,... Read More
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An Analysis of the History and Antiquities of Ireland, Prior to the Fifth Century. To Which is Subjoined, a Review of the General History of the Celtic Nations
by Webb, William
Dublin: Printed For W. Jones, 1791. Hardcover. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5; pp. [3], iv-viii, [1], 2-275 + [9] pp. advertisement, notes, and errata; half-title to pp. 171; 3/4 polished calf and marbled boards (rebacked); wear to corners and marbled paper; small tear to upper corner of ffep; text on laid paper; a few unobtrusive, contemporary notes to margins of last few leaves; overall in very good condition.A thorough and quite distinguished for its time, the purpose of... Read More
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Nestlings. A Collection of Poems
by Weller, Ella Fraser
San Francisco: Californian Publishing Co., 1892. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 1/2 x 6 1/4; pp. [18], 2-46, ie. 92 (pagination to rectos only); beige, pictorial cloth over boards, decorated in brown; illustrated with numerous plates from photographs, including a photo-collage frontis; a bit of rubbing to tips of spine and light foxing to margins of cloth; light age-toning and occasional finger-smudging; gift inscription to first free leaf; in about very good condition. Ella Fraser Weller (1855... Read More
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Wells Fargo & Co. Express Shipment Labels
by Wells Fargo & Co.
S. l. (San Francisco [?]): Wells Fargo & Co. Express, 1905. Near fine. Two adhesive shipment labels, n. d. (ca 1905); 2 x 4; off-white stock, printed in black; very minor wear - in near fine or better condition. Uncommon, and even more so unused, the label was intended to be used to "Collect Lot Shipment On ____ Pieces, Billed Via ______" with separate lines for "Way-bill No. _______" and "Date." It also stated: "When parts of this shipment... Read More
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Economy in Dressing. Sensible Advice to Sensible Women
by Wells, Richardson & Co.
Burlington, VT: Wells, Richardson & Co., 1880. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1880); 5 x 3 1/4; pp. 1-32; brown, illustrated wraps; 1", closed cut to spine along back wrap, else minor wear; illustrated with drawings; very good condition. Wells, Richardson and Company were well-known in the late 19th century for developing and manufacturing aniline dyes (under the trademark Diamond Dyes), baby food, and patent medicines. The current booklet, published as an advertisement, described the... Read More
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Great Things, What They Are, Where They Are
by Wells, Richardson & Company
Burlington, VT: Wells, Richardson & Co., 1883. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1883); 5 3/4 x 4 1/4; pp. 1-32; stapled, pictorial wraps in yellow and brown; illustrated with in-line drawings; light age-toning and creasing and a few minor spots to right margin; small loss of paper to lower corner of back wrap; in about very good condition. An advertisement for Paine's Celery Compound, the booklet was designed to bolster the sales of an already-popular quack... Read More
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The Acme Cook Book, Containing a Number of Valuable Recipes for Baking, Cooking, Canning, Preserving, Pickling, Catsups, Confectionary, etc., etc., Besides Numerous Miscellaneous Recipes, Valuable in Every Household
by Welsh, C. G.
York, PA: O. Stuck, Printer, 1886. Softcover. First edition presumed; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2; pp. 104; what appear to be homemade wraps from a different publication; cloth back strip; spotting and discoloration to wraps and pages (not affecting readability); small hole through fore-edge (insect damage [?]); chips and nicks to edges; illustrated advertisements throughout; faint penciled-in name of previous owner to front wrap; good to very good condition. An apparently unrecorded regional cookbook, it features recipes for breads and... Read More
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Ass on the Line [Limited/Signed Edition]
by Wenner, Sim
Kona, HI: Published by the Author; [Produced by] The Golden Egghouse, 1977. Softcover. Revised edition, limited to 1000 copies (this # 28); 5" x 7 1/4"; pp. 55 (recto only); textured white wraps tied with decorative black thread; small bumps to lower front and upper back corner of wraps; very small faint spot to lower margin of front wrap; pages clean; near fine. Sim Wenner, currently 90-year-old, was born in New York in the early 1900s. He came to Hawaii... Read More
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[Agriculture] The Use, Value, and Cost of Credit in Agriculture. Bulletin 480
by West, Charles H.
Berkeley: University of California College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1929. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition; staple-bound; pp. [2], 4-47, including text to front and back cover verso; original printed wraps; minor wear, a few crease lines to corners; clean and bright; very good. Illustrated with tables and graphs. The bulletin explains the types of credit, farm loans, how to use them, how to build an estate, and why credit costs vary.
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Upstairs at the White House. My Life with the First Ladies [Uncorrected Proof Copy]
by West, J. B. [with] Kotz, Mary Lynn
New York: Coward,McCann & Geoghegen, Inc., 1973. Softcover. Uncorrected proof; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; pp. 346; yellow pictorial wraps; faint dust-dulling to wraps; some foxing to top edge only; thin closed cuts to tips of spine; minor wear to corners; internally fine; overall very good or better condition. James Bernard West was Chief Usher of the White House for 12 years, from 1957 to 1969. He served under six presidents from Roosevelt to Nixon. The book documented his work... Read More
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The Hollow Men
by Weyand, Kathy (Eliot, T. S.)
S. l.: By the artist. Very good. Manuscript, n. d. (mid-20th-century); 8 x 6; pp. [8], loose card stock sheets, stapled in upper left corner; text and illustrations to rectos only in black ink and watercolor; mild age-toning; several tiny punctures to corners (removed pins and / or staples); in very good condition. A beautiful interpretation of parts of T. S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men," the most impactful (presumably) lines were illustrated with stunning watercolors by an unknown, though... Read More
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The Union Lawn Tent / The Union Clothes Dryer
by Whitcomb, W. W.; Yale, R. M.
Boston: By the authors, 1873. Very good. Leaflet, folded to form pp. [4]; 5 3/4 x 4 1/2; illustrated with wood engravings; minor wear and creasing; in very good or better condition. Patented by one W. W. Whitcomb, the tent and the dryer were sold by Rufus Mitchell Yale (1822 - 1899) was a military officer, prominent Boston businessman, and a preeminent manufacturer of sails, banners, flags, awnings, and tents, and agent for the New England States for the... Read More
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John Beltramo, Wanted for Grand Larceny, $50 Reward
by White, D. A., Chief of Police
San Francisco: Shannon-Commy Print, 1913. Very good. A small broadside; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2; illustrated with a photograph; backed with a slightly-larger card stock sheet; light age-toning and creasing; in very good condition. A circular for the arrest of a watchmaker and jeweler in the wind, it gave a description and a photograph of John Beltramo, wanted for Grand Larceny. Among his characteristics were his speaking Italian, English, and Spanish and his walking bow-legged, but with a long... Read More
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Old Houses of Salem
by White, Geo. Merwanjee
S. l. (Salem, MA): Salem Gazette Press, 1910. Hardcover. Limited edition of unspecified number, possibly as little as 65 copies; 22 loose leaves in a portfolio; 10 heliotype plates, mounted on card stock sheets, plates approx. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, sheets 14 x 11; each plate accompanied by a separate sheet with a description; two preliminary leaves - a preface and a list of subscribers; plates in fine condition; a few of the card stock sheets with small... Read More
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The Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul Analytically Examined and Refuted by Numerous Extracts from Clerical Writings, Etc. Every “Difficult†Passage Examined and Answered, with Many Quotations from Clerical Writings in Support
by White, Percy E.
Westcliff-on-Sea: Published by the Author, 1920. Softcover. First edition, n. d. [1920]; 6 x 9; pp. 116; illustrated green wraps; small nicks and a bit of wrinkling along edges and tips of spine; a few spots to margins; pages clean; illustrated with frontis and five plates; overall very good. Percy E. White was a British author and a devout Christadelphian - member of a Millenarian Christian denomination holding the view of Biblical Unitarianism. They rejected the Trinity and the natural... Read More
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Prayers of the Ages
by Whitmarsh, Caroline
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Hardcover. Good. pp. 335; original brown boards with gilt title and decorations to spine; relatively minor wear to covers; corners show some signs of rubbing; a few discolored spots to spine; some wear to head and tail of spine; bookshop blind stamp (no ink) to second free page; pages clean except a few small spots of soiling to first several of them; beginning of every chapter decorated with steel-engraved illuminated border. An important... Read More
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