![THE SHELL POINT MEETING. / In pursuance of public notice, a very large / meeting of the citizens of Shell Point took / place on the 19th inst. To express themselves / upon the question which has created such uni- / versal excitement throughout the slave holding / States. / … [followed by a long printed text in three columns]. Signed at the end in type “N.W. Walker, Chair’n. / Wm. C. Campbell, Josh Gavin, Secretaries.”](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/546/772/1338772546.0.l.jpg)
THE SHELL POINT MEETING. / In pursuance of public notice, a very large / meeting of the citizens of Shell Point took / place on the 19th inst. To express themselves / upon the question which has created such uni- / versal excitement throughout the slave holding / States. / … [followed by a long printed text in three columns]. Signed at the end in type “N.W. Walker, Chair’n. / Wm. C. Campbell, Josh Gavin, Secretaries.”
[Tallahassee, Florida Territory?], 1835. Printed broadside, 19 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches, three contemporary manuscript corrections or additions. Not in Servies’s exhaustive Bibliography of Florida, Hummel, Sabin, or American Imprints. Not recorded on OCLC. However, we sold another copy in 2003 and know of one other that has passed through the trade. Folded, chip in blank margin, some foxing, but very good copy of a rare Florida Territory pro-slavery broadside. A passionate statement by the pro-slavery, anti-abolitionist populace of... Read More
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![JAPAN. [spine title] TWO ALBUMS OF 108 ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN, MOST HAND-TINTED, PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, ca. 1880s](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/694/807/1703807694.0.l.jpg)
JAPAN. [spine title] TWO ALBUMS OF 108 ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF JAPAN, MOST HAND-TINTED, PRODUCED BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, ca. 1880s
[various places in Japan, 1880. Two oblong albums, 15 1/2 x 11 in., bound in 3/4 leather and koi fish patterned cloth. A collection of images of shrines, river views, hotels, natural settings, and villages of 19th century Japan. Studio photos laid down on stiff card stock mounted on cloth tape stubs. Images are on rectos and versos of the card stock, one to a page, each 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. Most are identified with printed captions... Read More
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![GREECE AND TURKEY [spine title]. AN ALBUM OF 62 BLACK & WHITE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING VIEWS OF THE ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS AND HAGIA SOPHIA IN CONSTANTINOPLE, ca. 1866 - 1899](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/951/240/1718240951.0.l.jpg)
GREECE AND TURKEY [spine title]. AN ALBUM OF 62 BLACK & WHITE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING VIEWS OF THE ACROPOLIS IN ATHENS AND HAGIA SOPHIA IN CONSTANTINOPLE, ca. 1866 - 1899
NP: np, 1899. Oblong photo album, 11 x 15.5 in., bound in 3/4 leather and embroidered cloth boards. Gilt title on spine. Professional photos laid down on stiff card stock mounted on cloth tape stubs, one photo to a page, recto and verso, varying in size from 10 x 13 in., to 8 x 10 in.; with 8 smaller images, 5 x 3.5 in. to 5 x 8 in. The first group of 15 photos, most approx. 8 x... Read More
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Nos. 1 and 2. THE HEBREW BIBLE; FROM THE EDITION OF EVERARDO VAN DER HOOGHT
New York: Published by Whiting & Watson. Composed and printed by Fanshaw and Clayton. Stereotyped by D. & G. Bruce, 1815. First edition. 24 cm. [6], 41, 112 pp. Contemporary leather spine (cracked and worn) and marble boards, leather spine label. Joints cracked, strengthened with cloth straps over spine attached to boards. Ex-lib. Rosenbach 175. Goldman, Y. Hebrew printing in America, 1735-1926, 5. Not in Singerman. Early use of stereotype plates. Rosenbach considers this to be a prospectus for... Read More
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The attempt, and ultimate collapse of efforts, to build a canal around the Falls of the Ohio River at Jeffersonville, Indiana (across the river from Louisville, Kentucky), as recorded in an archive of documents related to efforts by the Indiana Canal Company (1807, three documents) and the Jeffersonville Ohio Canal Company (1819-1820, 87 documents)
Jeffersonville, IN, 1820. 4to, 8vo, and 12mo, a collection of manuscript documents, including receipts, copies of contracts, arrest warrants, depositions, etc. The earlier documents (1807) are related to the first attempt to construct a canal around the Falls of the Ohio River, including a receipt for services as a director from Col. Marston G. Clark, an arrest warrant for the president and directors of the Indiana Canal Co. to answer Marston Clark's complaint, and a 2 pp. statement of... Read More
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D.B. COOKE & CO's GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY GUIDE. EXHIBITING ALL STATIONS WITH DISTANCES FROM EACH OTHER CHICAGO, 1856
Chicago: D.B. Cooke & Co., Publishers, C. Scott, Printer; Middletin, Wallace & Co., Lith., Cincinnati, 1856. Pocket map, 26 1/2 x 37 1/2 in., folded and tipped in to a gilt and blind stamped brown cloth folder (6 x 3 3/4 in.). Cover title: "D.B. Cooke & Co's Railway Map Great Western," with an illustration of a train stamped in gilt.The states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, are hand colored, outlined in pastels. Parts of the adjacent states and... Read More
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![ORDER OF EXERCISES / FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE / 86th ANNIVERSARY / OF / AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, / AT ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., / BY / THE FOURTH REGIMENT N.H. VOLUNTEERS, / JULY 4th, 1862.... [followed by 24 lines of humorous text]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/090/601/789601090.0.l.jpg)
ORDER OF EXERCISES / FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE / 86th ANNIVERSARY / OF / AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, / AT ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., / BY / THE FOURTH REGIMENT N.H. VOLUNTEERS, / JULY 4th, 1862.... [followed by 24 lines of humorous text]
[St. Augustine, FL, 1862. Narrow folio broadsheet, 13 x 5 1/2 inches, printed on an army field press, on coarse paper, in entirely original condition. Printed in various sizes and styles of type. Recto advertises the various "events" occurring during the celebration, verso prints the text of an "Oration / Delivered at St. Augustine, Fla., July 4, 1862, by / Proffssor [sic] Twistemstraighter," which begins "Fellow Citizens, Women and Children, White and Black …" and is followed by 60... Read More
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OUR MARTYR PRESIDENTS. / GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD. / BORN NOV. 19, 1831 DIED SEPT. 19, 1881 / "GOD'S WILL BE DONE, I AM READY IF MY TIME HAS COME." / ABRAHAM LINCOLN. / BORN FEB. 12, 1809 DIED APRIL 15, 1865. / "I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.
New York: published by Haasis & Lubrecht, 44 Vesey St, 1881. Lithographed poster, with hand coloring, 34 1/2 x 27 inches, featuring portraits of James Garfield and Abraham Lincoln, each flanked by scenes of their assassinations on the left and scenes of the two Presidents on their death beds to the right, with caption titles for each. Printmakers Haasis & Lubrecht specialized in "incident-rich" tributes (McNeely & Holzer "The Union Image," UNC Press, 2000). They produced maps and pictorial... Read More
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A SAMMELBAND OF 20 VIRGINIA ALMANACS, ISSUED BETWEEN 1860-1879, including four Confederate imprints
1878. A consecutive run of almanacs, in a period binding of 3/4 leather and marbled boards; gilt rules, title and dates on spine, floral patterned endpapers (front free endpaper lacking). The almanacs include: 1) Richardson's Almanac, 1860, Being Bissextile or Leap Year, and Eighty-Fourth of American Independence. Calculated by David Richardson, of Louisa County, Va. Cottom's Edition. Richmond, VA: published and for sale by J.W. Randolph [1859]. 16 cm. [36] pp. Tear across first two leaves, slightly affecting... Read More
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Ordnance Instructions for the Confederate States Navy Relating to the Preparation of Vessels of War for Battle, to the Duties of Officers and Others When at Quarters, to Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, and to Gunnery.; Published by order of the Navy Department
London, England: Saunders, Otley & Co.). (Printed by Spottiswoode and Co.), 1864. Third edition (i.e., first and only Confederate edition). 8vo. xix, 171, cix pp. 21 plates (17 lettered A-P, with two each for letters C and D and J not used, each labelled "Diagrams" and 4 numbered plates in the appendix), in-text diagrams and tables. The only Ordnance Manual produced for the Confederate Navy, adapted from a United States manual first published in 1852 and reissued in 1860,... Read More
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NEW MAP OF CHICAGO, Comprising the Whole City Taken from Lowe’s Map with All the Recent Additions, Subdivisions, & Extensions
Chicago, IL: Hall & Co. (E. D. Mendel, Lithographic & Map Publishing Office, Chicago), 1855. Lithograph map of Chicago, 31 3/8 x 25 1/2 inches, the map fully enclosed with a simple bold rule. “Shows parks, public buildings, railroad stations, land ownership, and railroads; includes population statistics for 1840 through 1855” (OCLC). Published to be included in The Chicago City Directory, and Business Advertiser, compiled by E. H. Hall (Fourth Annual Edition, with a New map of the City.... Read More
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NEW MAP OF CHICAGO, Comprising the Whole City Taken from Lowe’s Map with All the Recent Additions, Subdivisions, & Extensions
Chicago, IL: Hall & Co. (E. D. Mendel, Lithographic & Map Publishing Office, Chicago), 1855. Lithograph map of Chicago, 30 ½ x 24 inches, the map fully enclosed within a wide ornamental border (1 3/8 inches); accompanied by its cloth folder (gilt stamped “Directory Map of Chicago”; very worn and warped). “Shows parks, public buildings, railroad stations, land ownership, and railroads; includes population statistics for 1840 through 1855” (OCLC). Published to be included in The Chicago City Directory, and... Read More
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![Picturesque Riverside, California [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/347/615/250615347.0.l.jpg)
Picturesque Riverside, California [cover title]
[Riverside, CA?]: np, 1910. First edition. Oblong 4to. (1) page of promotional text. Illustrations from photographs. 32 views of public and private buildings, roads, local scenery, etc., one of them a double-page folding bird's-eye panorama. Not in Rocq. Apparently not entered on OCLC. (1265).
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MY DARLING SHOES
NP: np, 1890. Broadside poem. 18 x 13.5 cm. Top and bottom margins a bit uneven. Four stanzas of six lines each, mourning the loss of two children. OCLC lists only a copy at Brown where the speculation of date is taken.
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REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 1892
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1892. 23 cm. 5pp., (1). Printed wrappers, some chipping to edges. Printed on poor quality paper. Stamps of the Bureau of Railway Economics and Cornell Univ. on front wrapper. Ex-lib.
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REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 1893
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1893. 23 cm. 5pp. Printed wrappers. Stamps of the Bureau of Railway Economics.
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REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1897
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1897. 23 cm. 13 pp., (3 blank). Printed wrappers. Stamps of Bureau of Railway Economics and Bowdoin College.
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REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1896
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1896. 23 cm. 4pp. Printed wrappers. Stamps of Bureau of Railway Economics.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. VALUATION DOCKET NO. 126 WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
[Washington, DC]: Government Printing Office, 1930. 24 cm. (2pp., with one being a map), pp. 239 - 319. Stapled gatherings. Ex-lib. Stamp of Bureau of Railway Economic.
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![TO THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES OF THE OREGON SHORT LINE AND UTAH NORTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM.... [caption title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/793/421/1723421793.0.l.jpg)
TO THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES OF THE OREGON SHORT LINE AND UTAH NORTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM.... [caption title]
[Boston, MA?]: np, 1896. Paper wrappers, front wrapper lacking, rear wrapper detached. 27 cm. 29 pp. Ex-lib. with stamp of the Bureau of Railway Economics. A tender copy. The pamphlet describes the details for creating a new corporation to be called the Oregon Short Line Railroad Co. by foreclosing on and reorganizing the properties of the Oregon Short Line System. It includes the text of the new agreement between the organizing committee and the holders of bonds and stock... Read More
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UNION LAW OFFICE OF M. V. TIERNEY, U. S. PENSION ATTORNEY, SOLICITOR OF ALL CLASSES OF GOVERNMENT CLAIMS
[Washington, DC: np, 1880. 27 x 14 cm. Broadsheet advertising his services on behalf of soldiers' survivors, government claims, pensions, lost discharge papers, etc., and giving only a Lock Box number in Washington, DC no actual address. Old fold lines, a few closed tears and chipping on edges.
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![THE LENGTH OF A MAN'S DAYS IS, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IN HIS OWN HANDS. [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/766/148/1321148766.0.l.jpg)
THE LENGTH OF A MAN'S DAYS IS, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IN HIS OWN HANDS. [cover title]
[Bangor, ME?], 1885. Black lettered orange paper wraps, stapled. 22 cm. 32 pp. Some chipping to edges of wrappers; text printed on poor quality paper. A promotional pamphlet for Brown's Sarsaparilla, compounded from a formula developed by Dr. William Brown of Bangor, Maine. The pamphlet states that their product is not a "quack" preparation, nor a "patent medicine," but is a "scientific preparation, prepared for the Stomach, Liver and Kidney's, which are the fountain heads of nearly all the... Read More
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![NATURAL SPRING OF BILIN. RENOWNED MEDICINAL SPRING. BILIN DIGESTIVE TABLETS. The Direction of the Springs Bilin Bohemia. [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/775/148/1321148775.0.l.jpg)
NATURAL SPRING OF BILIN. RENOWNED MEDICINAL SPRING. BILIN DIGESTIVE TABLETS. The Direction of the Springs Bilin Bohemia. [cover title]
[NY?], 1890. Folding 10-panel brochure. 15 cm. Five of the panels have chromolithograph illustrations, including an attractive double panel view of the "Walkingway of the Cure Establishment" at Sauerbrunn in Bilin Bohemia (Austria). The remaining five panels provide the chemical analysis of the "Acidulous Waters of Bilin," accomodations at the original mineral springs in Bohemia, offering the cold water cure under the direction of Dr. William Ritter von Reuss, and the healing properties of the Bilin Digestive Tablets. The... Read More
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![RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. [cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/223/581/1349581223.0.l.jpg)
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. [cover title]
NP [Austin, TX?]: np, 1922. Black lettered tan paperwraps, stapled. 15 cm. 58 pp. A very good copy. Recording the rules adopted by the commission on Oct. 31, 1921, to go into effect Jan. 1, 1922. OCLC lists 8 copies of this serial publication, produced for various years: Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Illinois, Univ. of Missouri, Baylor, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech., Texas State Lib.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY AND IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE POST BOOK
N.P.: n.p., n.d. (ca 190_). Pale orange stapled paper folder, with side flap for stamp & seal. Oblong 16mo. (8pp. of captioned photos). A collection of scenic photos, presented as a postcard style mailing booklet, produced by the White River Div. of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain Railway System. A single page of text, printed in the form of a "P.S." promoting the region on rear page. Map on outside of rear wrap. First page left blank for sender's message.... Read More
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