American History

New Paltz, New York:: Ann Lovett,, 2010.. Edition of 12. 8.25 x 5.5 x 1.375"; 84 pages. Pigmented inkjet print on rag paper. Drumleaf binding with breakaway spine. Bound in cloth covered boards. (LAST FOUR COPIES) Ann Lovett: "A Movable Horizon investigates the life of a fictional 19th-century 'mill girl' working in the textile industry in Massachusetts. Changes in family and rural life, economic independence, urban experience, and the early labor movement are interwoven in images and a book-length poem describing the character’s inner life, her relationship to her work, and her desire for independence.  "Photographic composites layer letters, documents, textile pattern books and dress patterns from the collections of the American Antiquarian Society with photographs of factory structures and architectural details from Lowell, Massachusetts.

1875 1ed Pennsylvania Railroad American Revolution INDIANS Illustrated MAPS

'The Pennsylvania Railroad' is an early history of the Pennsylvania Railroad as it was in the 1870s shortly after the first common carrier railroad was built in 1829. This book gives a history of the cities along the route paying special attention to the American Revolution and wars with Indians, and briefly mentioning the Civil War.
This 1875 first edition includes numerous illustrations and engravings of railcars, scenic views, stations, early city and rural scenes along the routes, mileage between cities and junctions, and two maps showing the route extending from New York as far as Erie, and Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

Item number: #10072
Price: $499
SIPES, William B
The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New… Read More

1828 American Revolution NAVY 1st ed Andrew Sherburne Memoirs Prison Jersey Ship

"Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne" is the narrative of the author's service in the Continental Navy in 1779 at the age of 14, and his being taken prisoner by the British only to later be released after falling ill. Andrew Sherburne went on to become a Baptist Minister and includes many Christian themes throughout his tale of imprisonment during the American Revolution at Mill prison in Plymouth England. Sherburne includes information on voyages made during the revolution, treatment as a prisoner of war, suffering on the Jersey prison ship, and being discharged at the peace of 1783.


Item number: #14144
Price: $499
SHERBURNE, Andrew
Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a pensioner of the navy of the revolution.
Utica: W. Williams, 1828. First Edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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References: Howes S 391; Sabin 80330
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Language: English
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1855 US Documents Constitution Declaration SIGNERS Fugitive Slave Bills Slavery

'Echoes from the Cabinet' is a collection of important American documents including the Constitution, The Declaration of Independence, noteworthy slave bills, the Missouri Compromise, and the Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854.
Item number: #17269
Price: $499
United States

Echoes from the cabinet : comprising the Constitution of the United States, Declaration of Independence, Fugitive Slave Bills of 1793 & 1850, Missouri Compromise, the Kansas and Nebraska Bill of 1854, also fac-simile autograph names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
New York : Dayton and Wentworth, 1855. 1st edition

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[4], 106
· Provenance: Handwritten – John R. Gregg
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Blue cloth
· Size: ~6in X 4in (15.5cm x 10cm)
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1862 RARE 1ed Civil War Prison Life in Tobacco Warehouse Richmond Virginia CSA
"Prison-Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond" is a rare Civil War-era book of sketches and reports on prison life during the American Civil War. Author William Harris was a prisoner at the Richmond Tobacco Warehouse – while there, Harris kept a journal which was later published.
Nevins says of this work:
"Reflects lax, fairly comfortable conditions in early officers' prison; good descriptions of Winder, Wirz, and other officials".

Item number: #17444
Price: $499
HARRIS, William C
Prison-life in the tobacco warehouse at Richmond
Philadelphia, G.W. Childs, 1862. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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References: not in Eicher; Nevins I, 193
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)
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1852 Life of George Washington by Bancroft American Revolutionary WAR Americana
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
– George Washington
A rare, 19th-century printing of "The Life of George Washington" by Aaron Bancroft. This book has an incredibly detailed contents list, but some of the important dealings include:
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Becoming first United States President
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Important events in the American Revolution
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Washington marching with the Army on New York
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Interactions and exchanges for prisoners of war
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Internal plans to replace Washington
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Battle of Monmouth
Item number: #18382
Price: $499
BANCROFT, Aaron
The Life of George Washington, commander in chief of the American army, through the revolutionary war and the first president of the United States.T, Aaron
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1852.

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London: Printed by T[homas]. J[ohnson], 1664. The Origin of the Name California [LOBEIRA, Joâo de]. The Fifth Book of the Most Pleasant and Delectable History of Amadis de Gaule. Containing the first part of the most strange, valiant, and worthy acts of Esplandian son to Amadis de Gaule: as his strange sayling in the Great Serpent, the winning of his sword, the conques of the castle of the defended mountain: his warres with Armato King of Turky, his love to Leonorine daughter to the Emperor of Constantinople, with divers services done in her behalf. The besieging of Constantinople by the Turks and pagans, with their overthrow by the princes: his marriage with Leonorine, his investing in the empire of Greece. And lastly, his inchantment with divers other princes in the pallace of Apollidon devised by Urganda. London: Printed by T[homas]. J[ohnson]., 1664. First edition in English. Small quarto (7 x 5 1/4 inches; 176 x 133 mm). 136 leaves. A translation of "El libro primero de las sergas del muy… Read More

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott's Printing House, 1883. Pamphlet. Very Good -. 32 p.; 23 cm. Brown wrapper printed in black. Franklin Benjamin Gowen (1836-1889) served as president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from 1870 to 1884 and again briefly in 1886. During his presidency, he was responsible for the railroad illegally running its own mining operations and for violent and indiscriminate attacks on the Molly Maguires and mineworkers in general. In this speech, Gowen argued against aspects of a bill to control railroad freight discrimination, proposed by Willis James Hulings (1850-1924), representative from Venango County in the Pennsylvania legislature. The text of the bill in included here; it was enacted. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: minor loss over lower spine; wrapper lightly soiled; dampstain at lower edge of final 3 leaves and back wrapper; one vertical creased throughout; otherwise, clean and solid.

Massachusetts: Fall River Line and Old Colony Railroad, 1888. Original 1888 issue by the Fall River Line and Old Colony Railroad. 8vo.wrappers with printed card covers, 5" x 8", 86pp., illustrated with plates, b/w reproductions within the text and 5 fold-out maps, of which only the first two are present - "General Map Old Colony Railroad" (3-color, 2-fold) and "Newport" (single fold, b/w). The other three maps are supplied in b/w facsimilie. Chipping to the spine wraparound at the heel, else a very good example - clean, unsoiled, strong, unmarked. Scarce. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

[Albuquerque, New Mexico]:: Strong Silent Type Press,, 2023.. Edition of 20. 8 x 10"; 30 pages. Printed in intaglio from polymer plates. Printed on Anigoni papers. Ariel Rounded MT Bold for text font. Codex binding with cloth boards. Illustrated pastedowns. Includes bibliography with data and photo sources. Signed and numbered by the artist. Fred Hagstrom: "''This book is about the experience of the 'nuclear vets', service members exposed to radiation during nuclear bomb testing."  Introduction: "Between 1945 and 1980, the US, USSR, UK, France, and China carried out more than 500 atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons totaling the explosive equivalent of 440 megatons of TNT. These tests injected radioactive material into the atmosphere, much of which were widely dispersed before being deposited as fallout. Cancer investigators have been studying the health effects of radioactive fallout for decades.  "The US conducted 196 atmospheric… Read More

Raleigh: Division of Archives and History / Department of Cultural Resources, 1980. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quartos. lvi, 664; (xxxvi), 960 pages. SIGNED by editor William S. Powell on the title pages of both volumes. Hardcovers with a blue dust jacket. The jackets show moderate rubbing and wear with some scuffs and brief edge tears and chips. Jackets are sound and complete. A sound set with secure inner hinges and clean text. The half title page in both volumes has been signed by Lindley Butler, a NC historian. Contains several illustrations. Complete 2 volume set. Volume I is dated 1980; Volume II is dated 1981.

Dail, Hubert. THE SINGING FOOL AND THE STORY OF SUNNY BOY. 1928 copyright, Novel Magazine Corp., 1929 copyright Grosset & Dunlap. AL JOLSON COVER. Novelized from the 1928 Warner Bros. Motion Picture with this same title. A Lloyd Bacon Production. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay starring AL JOLSON, star of THE JAZZ SINGER, first talking film ever produced, this being a sequel. Please excuse our batch of books photos. The Singing Fool is the only title available here. USED. VG/Good Original RARE dust jacket. Protected in a mylar wrap. Red boards, black titling. 218 pages, 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. A nice find for motion picture buffs/historians.

Clune, Frank. Saga of Sydney. Sydney Halstead Press, 1961 Subscribers Edition with 118 illustrations and 17 maps. 508 pages. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4. Printed in Australia by Halstead Press, Sydney. Presented to beloved 20th Century American actor Edward Everett Horton at the Australia Hotel, Sydney (1891-1971) by his Australian friend Alexander Rentoul at the hotel March, 1962. Full page hand-written statement on the front end-paper. says: Mr. Horton is best-known for his unforgettable portrayal of Mr. Alexander P. Lovett "Lovey" in the timeless 1937 motion picture "Lost Horizon" directed by Frank Capra. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED.

London: William Pickering, 1848. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. x, 264; 334 pages. TWO VOLUME SET.Volume one is 1848, volume two is 1852. Hardcovers bound in original brown cloth with white paper title labels on the spines. The bindings are rubbed and bumped, and the spine ends are fraying. There is also some splitting on the outer rear hinge of Vol. I. The labels are toned, rubbed and chipped. Damping on the rear board of volume one and the front board of volume two. There is a prior owner's 20th century bookplate on the front pastedown of both volumes. Hinges are secure. Some slight damping at the lower right corner of the text block on both volumes, not affecting the text. Text is toned. Publisher's four-page catalogue at the front of each volume.

University of Arizona Press. Second Printing. 20th anniversary print of Abbey's classic