Ring Magazine
Magazine, 4to, illustrated, 66 pp. Tape repair to spine, some soiling and fading, corner chips and edge chips, normal aging; otherwise fair or a little better. This is Vol. XXXV No. 8 with Archie Moore on the cover. Articles on Aechie Moore, Rory Calhoun and Art Aragon.
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The Forester's Guide and Profitable Planter…
by # 102292
8vo, leather spine and corners with marbled boards, gilt label on spine, illustrated frontispiece and 15 additional full page plates, plus one folding table, 500 pp. Some extremity and binding wear, portion or rear endpaper torn away, some foxing and offset to some plates, normal browning and aging; otherwise about very good. Monteath's goal in his Forrester's Guide "was to... Read More
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Ring Magazine Vol. XXXI No.1
by [Boxing].
Magazine 4to, illustrated, 64 pp. Spine split, but partially repaired with archival tape, chips and tears to edges, normal aging; otherwise good. Early Robinson cover, with stories on Rocky Marciano, television and boxing and Joey Maxim.
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Two Promotional Boxing Broadsides Circa 1920s. Various places, 1920s.
by [Boxing Broadsides].
Two Broadsides,The New Colored Menace: World's Greatest Heavyweight Al Walker. 44x31 cm (17¼x12"). [c.1929]. Ripple & Curran Manage the Greatest Boxing Stable in the West - Directing Fighters with a Future Who Fight. With a list of 7 boxers, each with a short biography. [c.1920s]. General light wear, with some old folds, pinholes, normal aging, minor closed tears at... Read More
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1976 Camaro Brochure.
by [Camaro].
Colorful Camaro brochure, fully illustrated, 8 pp. A little aging, dealer stamp on front cover; otherwise very good plus. Very attractive Camaro brochure featuring the models, some colors, and what's included in your car. Also has a page devoted to available options.
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Chatterbox 1901.
by [chatterbox].
Large 8vo, pictorial boards, illustrated, 412 pp. Some edgewear, spine wear with a couple of tears couple of chips along edge, hinges cracked and partially separated from block, cover a bit faded, with some edge dents, especially top hinge, slight fading. normal aging and browning: otherwise fair. This children's book series was started by John Erskine Clark (1827-1920) in... Read More
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Chatterbox Vol. 64.
by [Chatterbox].
Large 8vo, pictorial boards, illustrated, 316 pp. Slight edgewear, normal aging and browning: otherwise very good plus. This children's book series was started by John Erskine Clark (1827-1920) in the late 1860s. Each book contains children's stories, and some wonderful illustrations, some of which are in color, especially in the later issues.
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Young Ones Primer.
by [Children's Book].
Soft cover, 8vo, illustrated in color, 12 unnumbered pages. Previous owner's signature on front page, contents somewhat faded, corner edges folded and creased, some soiling, staining and aging, pencil marks on last page, otherwise about good for a children's book. This edition maybe made of cloth, but hard to tell. Charming little alphabet book of verse.
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Chrysler Royal and Winsor Models.
by [Chrysler].
9"x 12" car brosure, fully illustrated, 16pp. Dealer staps on front and back cover, some edgewear and soiling, corner creases; otherwise goo overall. Very attractive Chrysler brochure featuring the Royal and Winsor models for 1950. The brochure presents colorful photographs saftey features and mechanocal details.
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Chrysler Imperial '68
by [Chrysler].
Square 8vo, soft cover, automotive brochure, illustrated. A little edge wear, almost near fine. Attractive car brochure featuring the Chrysler Imperial for 1968.
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General Orders No. 32, 67, 71, 72, 142, and 191. War Department. Adjutant General's Office.
by [Civil War].
Pamphlets, small 8vo, disbound, 2, [1], [1], 2, 4, 5 pp. Completely disbound series of orders, removed, some chipping where removed, normal aging and browning. A series of six General Orders from the Adjutant General's Office (L. Thomas), concerning the treatment of prisoners. The first orders relates to the process of handling and treatment of prisoners of war, including appropriate... Read More
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Harper’s Weekly, Vol. LX. No.442.
by [Civil War].
Folio newspaper, extracted, illustrated, 369=384 pp. Disbound, some pages separated, double page illustration torn and separated a bit at the center with some loss, tear at left side; normal aging; otherwise about good. This issue features Secretary of State William H. Seward on the cover. This issue contains a short article on the capture of Jefferson Davis. Also, double page... Read More
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The Chicago Times. Tuesday, January 10, 1865. Volume X. Number 15. The Naval Attack on Fort Fisher.
by [Civil War].
Newspaper, folio, folded, 4 pp. Some chips and folds, and tears at edges, one margin tear extends into text with slight loss, creasing at folds, some offset, normal; aging; otherwise in very good condition. Better than average paper from this period. This issue of The Chicago Times includes an article that starts on the back page about the Naval Attack... Read More
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Manuscript Letter Signed by Frederick Steubing, a Confederate Soldier, to another Soldier.
by [Civil War].
One plain brown lettersheet, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in folded format, about 2 1/2 pages of text. Creased, a small hole, only affecting one letter, some aging; otherwise very good. Includes a typed transcript. This is a letter from Frederick Steubing, a Confederate soldier, to J.H. Williams, another Confederate soldier, describing various events and combat in a humorous way.... Read More
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Journals of Congress: Containing Their Proceedings from September 5, 1774, to January 1, 1776 Vol. 1
by [Congress].
Volume I of XIII. [2], 289, [13] pp. (12mo) modern full calf with morocco spine label lettered in gilt, raised bands. Toned and browned pages somewhat brittle, a few chips and tears, dampstaining to title page and first few leaves, library stamp on title, new endpapers, mild wave to leaves; very good overall. Appearing annually since 1777, The Journals of... Read More
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Les Guides Bleus. Grece.
by Hachette (Publisher).
16mo (6 1/4" x 4 1/4", blue clothgilt lettering on front cover and spine, no dj (not clear if it came with one), illustrated with folding maps, 1014 pp. A couple of white specks on spine, some aging and browning; otherwise very good or better. This is the French edition to Hachette's Greece. As with the English edition, it... Read More
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Hachette World Guides. Italy.
by Hachette (Publisher).
Small 8vo, blue cloth gilt lettering on front cover and spine, illustrated with folding maps, 877 pp. Some extremity wear, small paper owner's label on front pastedown, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. A well packed guidebook of Italy with plans and itineraries, and an alphabetical index in the rear. Also contains several maps, including a large folding map... Read More
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Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, January 10, 1874. Vol. XVIII. No. 889.
by [Harper’s Weekly].
Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 25- 40 pp. Chips, small tears and folds in margins, a little aging and browning; otherwise very good. Great issue, that includes a Thomas Nast Cover on the addressed the "Virginius Affair." We almost went to war with Spain after they captured the American ship Virginius, and the Spanish, who believed they were helping the Cubans, executed... Read More
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Harper's Weekly. September , 21, 1867.Vol. XI. No 560.
by [Harper's Weekly].
Folio, newspaper, illustrated. Some splits and tears to spine and edges, a little staining, normal browning and aging. Article on raccon hunting, and news of the day.
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Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, August 12, 1865. Vol. IX. No. 450.
by [Harper’s Weekly].
Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 497- 512 pp. Removed, one page loose, tape repairs at center fold to double page illustration, some splitting at fold, normal aging and browning; otherwise about good. This issue illustrates the laying of the first Atlantic Telegraph cable, which reduced communication between America and Europe t o minutes from several days. Cyrus Field the inventor is... Read More
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The Houghton Library 1942-1967: A Selection of Books and Manuscripts in Harvard Collections.
by [Harvard Library].
Folio, original cloth, blind stamped on the front cover, gilt lettering on spine, complimentary card included, illustrated, 255 pp. Slight toning to paper; a near fine copy. This title provides a short history of the Harvard University Library, a few lines on John Harvard, and a reproductions of some of the prized items in the Harvard Collection, including a broadside... Read More
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Hemispheric Map from Brookes’s Gazetteer.
by [Hemispheric Map].
Cut out from the magazine in two pieces, pasted on blue paper and cardboard. Some aging and browning, creasing on the old world piece, maybe a little staining too; fair condition. Attractive little hemispheric maps of the old and new worlds.
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The Traveller's Steamboat and Railroad Guide to the Hudson River
by [Hudson River].
Pamphlet, 8vo, original wrappers, illustrated, including large folding map, 50 pp. Wrapper on spine mostly missing, top cover torn near spine, making it partially detached, a couple of minor chips and folds to the back cover, and some edge folds, normal aging, map in very nice shape. A decent copy. This work includes all kinds of facts and figures about... Read More
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Treaty Between The United States And Confederated Tribes Of Sacs And Foxes Of The Mississippi. Made October 1, 1859. Ratified July 9, 1860.
by [Indian Treaty].
Pamphlet folio 7pp. In really great condition. Alfred B. Greenwood at the Sac and Fox Agency concluded the treaty in the Kansas Territory on October 1, 1859. Not surprisingly, the Indians ceded 153,000 acres to the United States to help plicate more land hungry settlers who were moving into Kansas. The Indian chiefs who signed this treaty included, KE-O-KUK (Sacs)... Read More
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A New Map of Ireland from the Latest Observations.
by [Ireland}.
Uncolored engraved map, creased fold, small title cartouche, ample margins, 8 1/2" x 7". Slight aging and foxing; otherwise very good or better. Despite its size, this is a very detailed map of Ireland. At the lower end near the right margin, a small part of Britain can be seen.
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