Fragments of Revolutionary History.
by Hunt, Gaillard.
8vo, brown cloth (maybe rebound), gilt title on spine, xii, 188 pp. Slight edgewear, inscription on front endpaper, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good plus. Nice tight copy. Book is essentially the collected writtings of men of the Revolution.
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How to Trap Wild Animals and Other Valuable Information.
by [Hunting].
32mo, pamphlet, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated 24 pp. Normal aging; otherwise near fine. A rather scarce title on trapping, that appears to have been published in a few editions. OCLC/Worldcat locates copies of the 1905 and 1911 installments, but no copies of the 1902 edition. Provides illustrated details on how to trap raccoons, shunks and mink. This is a promotional... Read More
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Fannie Hurst. A Biographical Sketch, Critical Appreciation, & Bibliography.
by Hurst, Fannie.
Two copies, 8vo, softcover, illustrated, 41 pp. One copy with cover detached, covers with a few chips and tears, normal aging; otherwise in good condition. One copy is clearly inscribed by the author on half title (copy with detached cover). Second copy also with inscription but lacks Hurst clear signature. Hurst (1889-1968) was a talented novelist and short story writer,... Read More
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In the Heart of the Sierras: The Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive and Scenes by the Way…
by Hutchings, J.M.
4to, full leather, gilt lettering and gilt edges, illustrated with 28 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey (including frontispiece of the Sierras"), numerous wood engravings, including plates after photographs and paintings, and two maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp .Binding with wear to joints and edges, mild scuffing, hinges repaired, stain to top edge, occasionally creeping into top... Read More
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In the Heart of the Sierras: The Yo Semite Valley, both Historical and Descriptive and Scenes by the Way…
by Hutchings, J.M.
4to, original decorative cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated with 29 photo -typo plates by Britton & Rey, including frontispiece of The Yo-Semite Valley, wood engravings, and three maps (one folding), [4]. xii, 13-496 pp. Hinges cracked, abrasion to upper spine, ends and corners bumped and showing, light soiling, minor white spot to lower front cover, occasional faint foxing and aging, 2'... Read More
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Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California.
by Hutchings, J.M.
8vo, full brown morocco elaborately toolrf in gilt, gilt edges, illustrated with 105 wood engravings, 267 pp. Spine top and bottom have pieces missing, but gilt title not affected, some edgewear, normal aging and browning; otherwise about very good. This is the expanded second edition, published one year after the first. This work represents the first book length description of... Read More
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The History of Massachusetts, from the First Settlement Thereof in 1628, Until the Year 1750
by Hutchinson, Thomas
2 Vols., 8vo (8 1/2x5) 478 & 452 pp. Contemporary sheep, rebacked in modern pigskin, with two gilt lettered leather spine labels on each volume. Original sheep with scuffing and some white stains. Top hinges seem a little weak, but still in tact. Pages are browned and foxed because of impurities in the water, some pencil notations, and... Read More
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Manuscript Estate Documents of Samuel Hyde of Pelham Massachusetts.
by Hyde, Samuel.
Two manuscript documents, one on folio sheet (12" x 7"), about 21 lines of text, signed; the second on half sheet, Larger document is torn at the sold, almost separated, a few small holes at folds (no loss of text), remnant of paper seals, numerous calculations on reverse; smaller sheet has signature neatly removed, both show normal aging and... Read More
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Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Revised Edition.
by [Hymns].
Miniature (2 1/4" x 3 1/2") hymn book, embossed leather, gilt title on spine, 719 pp. Binding wear, especially along edges, hinge on front cover cracked a bit, darkening and aging to contents; otherwise about very good. A good number of hymns in this miniature hymn book.
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The Illustrated London News (Selections from The Illustrated London News).
by [Illustrated London News].
Folio (16" x 11 1/2") laminated mint green colored boards, illustrated. Top cover detached, spine somewhat bent and cracked, chips and wear at extremities, one or two signatures a little loose, small bookplate on front pastedown, a bit of foxing, some browning and aging, not collated, but issues appear complete. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that... Read More
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The Illustrated London News (Selections from The Illustrated London News).
by [Illustrated London News].
Folio (16" x 11 1/2") laminated mint green colored boards, illustrated. Top hinge cracked, spine somewhat split and torn, chips and wear at extremities, small bookplate on front pastedown, a bit of foxing, some browning and aging, not collated, but issues appear complete. This is a collection of the Illustrated London News that was probably used to promote subscriptions. The... Read More
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The Illustrated London News (Selections from The Illustrated London News).
by [Illustrated London News].
Folio (16" x 11 1/2") laminated mint green colored boards, illustrated. Binding with some chips and wear at extremities, small bookplate on front pastedown, endpaper torn, a couple of other pages with minor tears, not collated, but a couple of issues with a page missing, generally the contents seem complete), slight aging; otherwise very good. This is a collection... Read More
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A Description of the Western Territory of North America… And An Accurate Statement of the Various Tribes of Indians That Inhabit the Frontier Country… A Delineation of the Laws and Government of the State Of Kentucky…
by Imlay, Gilbert
12mo. original leather 249 pp. Binding is worn, and front joint is cracked. Minor foxing, but internally quite clean. Book label on front paste down. Gilbert Imlay (1754-1828) was a captain in the American army during the Revolution, and was probably born in Mammoth County New Jersey. Shortly after the war he bought a tract of... Read More
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Annual Report of the Commissioner General of Immigration to the Secretary of Labor. Fiscal Year Ending June 30 1920.
by [Immigration].
Pamphlet, 8vo, printed wrappers, 454pp. Lacking rear wrapper, front wrapper detached, and torn and chipped at the edges, but not affecting text, spine mostly gone, title and first several pages partially detached, and signatures partially separated (but still connected) normal aging. Not a perfect copy, with its share of flaws, but the data is present, and it is in relatively... Read More
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Harpers Weekly Issues Related to Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
by [Impeachment].
Six issues, and one page, folio, illustrated. Removed, disbound, some sheets separated, a little staining to some issues, not consecutive issues, normal aging and browning; otherwise in about good condition. All issues are from Vol. XIL, including issues 585, 586, 587, 589, 590, 596 and one page from the April 4, 1868 issue. The one page features a couple of... Read More
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Valuable Secrets Concerning Arts and Trades: or; Approved Direction, from the Best Artists for the Various Methods…
by [American Imprint].
12mo, period full calf, red morocco spine label, [2], xxii, 240 pp. Extremities worn, joints and hinges cracking, but still reasonably firm, foxing throughout, and a little soiling, small hole in front endpaper; still a good copy. An American Imprint with a secular title, that provides a wide range of craft information. Topics range from engraving to wine making. While the... Read More
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An Epistle from our General Spring Meeting of Ministers and Elders, for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, held in Philadelphia…
by American Imprint
Folio, unbound, 4 pp. Nicely restored repairing separations at folds, and chips and edges. Normal aging, and generally very clean. Summary religious tract that talks about the kingdom of heaven and earth. The pamphlet suggests we shouldn’t be distracted by worldly possessions and enjoyments, but that we should focus on what God wants and expects. Signed in print by 14... Read More
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Woodcut Illustration.
by [Incunabula].
3" x 5" Woodcut illustration, text on both sides, three lines of text printed in red ink. Removed, could be a portion of a page, a little foxing or staining, small piece of tape on top at the back of the illustration, some thined areas, possibly from taoe removal, overall about very good. This small four panel illustration appears to... Read More
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Broadside, Black Hills South Dakota The Black Hills as Sung by Dick Brown
by Indian
Small broadside 8x5” with ornamental boarder. Very minor edge wear, else close to fine. It is not clear from the text of the song if this was published before or after Custer’s battle at the Little Big Horn, but it appears to be around that time. The song is a humorous warning to stay away from Cheyenne and the Black... Read More
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Report of the Special Commission Appointed to Investigate the Affairs of The Red Cloud Indian Agency, July 1875
by Indians
Pamphlet, 8vo, original printed wrappers, [77] pp. Spine portion of wrapper mostly gone, and a few other minor chips and tears at edges. Library stamp on front wrapper. Normal aging. Overall very good. The Red Cloud Indian Agency was established in 1871 for Chief Red Cloud and his original Ogalala band of Lakota near Fort Laramie in Wyoming. By 1874,... Read More
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Partial Manuscript Insurance Policy with the New Amsterdam Fire Insurance Company
by Fire Insurance
Folio (11 3/4 x17), 4 pp., plus two attached receipts for 1854 &1856, engraving on top of first page, signed. Some slight aging, creasing at folds, but in very good or better condition. This is a fire insurance policy of John Wallis for a two story building on the North side of Broadway, just off Mullberry Street, in Paterson, New... Read More
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Tractatus de Morbis Oculorum Internis.
by Irka, Joseph Leopold.
8vo, tan wrappers (probably later), [iv], 98 pp. Light wear to wrappers, occasional foxing, owner's signature on title page; else very good. This is a very scarce work on the diseases of the eye. The OCLC locates only two copies. While there are no illustrations in this book, there is considerable information about eye problems, including a discussion of cataracts.
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A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty…
by [Irving, Washington].
8vo, period full brown morocco, decoratively stamped and ruled in gilt, edges in gilt, illustrated, xvi, 13-454 pp. Spine a bit darkened, light wear to extremities, normal aging and toning, some light foxing; otherwise very good or better. This is a very attractive copy of Irving's satirical History of New York. First published around 1809, this work covers the early... Read More
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Report upon the Colorado River of the West, explored in 1857 and 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives…
by Ives, Joseph C
4to original cloth with gilt cover vignette, rebacked with modern cloth, leather spine label, illustrated. Some staining and wear to covers, and occasional staining and soiling within. There are some stub tears to the maps, and a few of the folding plates are ill creased. Overall in very good shape and the Indian plates are quite bright. The Ives... Read More
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Memoirs of Celebrated Female Sovereigns Vol. II.
by JAMESON, Mrs.
Small 8vo, hardcover cloth, 248 pp. Volume 2 only, spine gone, hinges weak, edge wear, some fairly heavy foxing and staining; text in decent condition. Part of the American School library collection. Coverage includes Queen Anne and Catherine II.
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