Americana

Concord N.H.: G. F. Bemis, 1835. First edition, first state with signature mark 3 absent. Bound with the ORIGINAL BLUE WRAPPERS present. Recent cloth backed marble boards, uncut as issued. Scattered foxing throughout, several leaves with slight tears to fore edge, wrappers archivally backed but still a nice copy of Emerson's first separately published book or substantial publication preceded only by contributions to journals and a broadside. The rarity of this pamphlet can be explained by the small number of copies and the fire in the town clerk's office that destroyed many of them. Quite scarce in any condition but especially so with the wrappers as most copies were rebound and the wrappers discarded, losing printed elements important to scholars and collectors. Two elusive pieces of paper, being to Mr. Emerson's Discourse what dust wrappers are to modern first editions.

Harrisburg: Theo Fenn & Co.. Very Good. 1852. First Edition. Soft covers. Blue soft covers with a white spine. Vol. # 1, 1111pp. Vol. #2, 768pp. Commenced at Harrisburg , Tuesday the sixth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and of the Commonwealth the Seventy-Sixth. Pennsylvania Govenment, Canals, Railroads, Hospitals, Prisons, Orphans, Finances, Elections ; Thick Large 8vo; 1879 pages .

1854 1ed California Gold Rush HUGE MAP Baldwin Complete Gazetteer Americana

Thomas Baldwin's 'Complete Gazetteer' is a mid-19th-century book describing a comprehensive history of the United States published at the height of the California Gold Rush. This is an important facet of this book, considering even the map denotes parts of the 'gold region'. It includes a plethora of information on railroad construction, American colleges, canals and architecture, and events of the American military.

This impressive first edition includes a huge folding map of the United States, with a colored outline around each state.
Item number: #9004
Price: $599
BALDWIN, Thomas
A new and complete gazetteer of the United States; giving a full and comprehensive review of the present condition, industry, and resources of the American confederacy ...
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [5], 6-1368
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Language: English
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Vintage original 41 x 27" (103 x 67 cm.) one sheet poster, USA. James Ellison, Frances Dee, Tom Conway, Edith Barrett, James Bell, dir: Jacques Tourneur; RKO. Preserved on linen. There has been touch-up to the folds, with some extra touch-up in the "H" of "WITH" and the "O" of "ZOMBIE". There has also been some touch-up and repair to the blank white margins and at corners, and there were a few tiny bits of missing paper along the top edge, near fine.The story (based on Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre) of a nurse who ventures to the West Indies to care for the wife of a plantation manager. She falls in love with him and seeks to cure the wife of her mental paralysis by involving herself in a native voodoo ceremony. A brilliant and atmospheric tale produced by master Val Lewton, the horror suggested by the use of lighting, shadows and camera work. The images on this poster are scary and the graphics bold, reflecting the feel of this suspenseful classic.

[Hate][KKK][Texas] Ku Klux Klan -- Exposed. [Albany, N.Y.]: [Ku Klux Klan], 1930. White pictorial wraps. 25 cm. One folded sheet [8 pages] One inch tear to bottom margin, else very good.
OCLC shows three holdings (Indiana Hist. Soc.; Harvard & Mich. St. Univ.) Pro-Klan tract under the guide of an exposure. Cover shows a hooded Klansman on horseback holding a fiery cross.

[Slavery] [Law] Autograph Letter Signed. Milwaukee(?): March 12, 1857. One sheet folded into four pages 12.5 x 20 cm. Some discoloration to the first page. Very good with legible handwriting.
Woman writing to her child Francis. Describes her husband as being on an extended trip to New York for five weeks, so far. Mentions she told him to stop in Washington for the Inauguration, but he wanted to wait until after the crowd had left and the "rush attending the change of officers of the incoming administration." Then she mentions "I hope he will see Judge McLean who dissented from the opinion delivered by Chief Justice Taney in the Dred Scott case. It seems to me that opinion is to destroy all that has been done to check the growing evil of slavery." The Inauguration of President Buchanan was on March 4, 1857. The Dred Scott decision came out on March 6, 1857, holding that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States; and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and… Read More

1797 Noah Webster American READER Speller Dictionary Grammar Americana FAMOUS
The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.
Webster's American "Reader" went through numerous editions, titles, and versions, including this 1797 printing of "An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking".
Item number: #20158
Price: $499
WEBSTER, Noah
An American selection of lessons in reading and speaking Calculated to improve the minds and refine the taste of youth
Printed at Boston by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1797.
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· Collation: complete with all pages
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vi, [1], 8-240
· References: Evans 33178
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Provenance: Handwritten – Solomon Richardson, 1800
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1790 Ben FRANKLIN Death America Electricity Slavery Lake Superior Voyages RARE

The Gentleman's Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interrupt for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term 'magazine'. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
This 1790 edition includes a variety of important and interesting contents including:
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Questioning of dissenters in the murder of Charles I
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Early description of Lake Superior
o Early American voyages
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Inventions and improvements to the plow
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Numerous accounts of Queen Anne's Bounty
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Electricity experiments in conjunction with palsy treatment
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Tributes honoring Benjamin Franklin following his death
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Debates on slave trade
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Political proceedings from Paris, during the Revolution
o Protestant refugees during the French Revolution
Item number: #20368
Price: $599
URBAN, Sylvanus [Edward Cave]
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Bishop, California: Spotted Dog Press, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Inscribed on the title page by Sue Kunitomi Embrey, who contributed an introduction to this work. An influential Japanese-American activist from her youth in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles to her grim experiences at Manzanar and her postwar struggle to raise awareness of the internment camps, Embrey (1923-2006) played a major role in bringing this dark chapter of American history into the light of congressional acknowledgement and a presidential apology. A new and expanded edition of the book first published by U.S. Camera in 1944 with photographs and text by Ansel Adams. Includes an introduction by Archie Miyatake, the son of photographer and Manzanar internee Toyo Miyatake, who collaborated with Adams on the collaborative exhibit Two Views of Manzanar after the war. Also features contributions by Sue Kunitomi Embrey and William H. Michael. Edited by Wynne Benti. Quarto: 128 p. with numerous photographic… Read More

Bismarck-Mandan Genealogical and Historical Society, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Burleigh County, North Dakota. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, over 1600 family histories, several thousand photos and much more. All 47 townships represented, each with a full-page plat map. Limited printing: No. 510 of 3,000 copies printed on coated paper. 628 numbered pages. 12 1/4" x 9 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and small tear to head of spine panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Rare first edition, first printing, signed copy in Good + condition. Stated first edition. Number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The covers have wear at edges and corners. Otherwise, the book is in Fine condition with tight binding, clear unmarked pages and no foxing or age toning. The author's signature and inscription (to Professor James Hill of Howard university) on the first endpaper reads "To Jim, Thanks for your support with best regards Merry Xmas." Its date 12-21 -86.

From the unclipped dj ($16.95): "Born as a sharecropper's son, [Robert parker] was befriended by Lyndon Johnson....For thirty-five years, Robert Parker had a uniquely intimate view of wheeling, dealing (and sometime sinning) on power-hungry Capital Hill. ...He saw and heard a lot (and a lot of what he wasn't supposed ot) and it's all in this remarkable book."

Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address.

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.

1923 Frederic Remington ART 1st/1st American Indian Sioux Warriors Garland

A rare first edition, first printing of Hamlin Garland's 'Book of the American Indian.' This work is a collection of short stories and memoirs about Native Americans, their customs and cultures, military tactics, and much more. It features sketches and artwork of esteemed American painter, Frederic Remington.

Item number: #21049
Price: $599

GARLAND, Hamlin

The Book of the American Indian

New York; London: Harper and Brothers ©1923. First edition, first state.

Details:
· Collation: Complete
o [10], 274, [2]
o 35 full-page illustrations (3 in color)
· References: Howes G 66
· Edition Note:
o Copyright Printing Code: "A-X" (January, 1923)
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Includes original dust jacket
· Size: ~12.5in X 9.25in (31.5cm x 23.5cm)

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NY : E.J. Hale & Son, 1878 Alexander Means was an inventor, physicist, poet and a past Emory College president at the original campus in Oxford GA. Many say he was the father of modern electricity. His famous light bulb experiment preceded Tesla and Edison by decades. This is a very rare first edition (1878). The book is in sound condition. Blue cloth cover intact as well as binding. Minor cloth fray on spine and damp stain on rear cover. What is most remarkable about this book is that it is inscribed by one of his former slaves after his freedom. The inscription reads " Susie , Accept this cluster of Poems by one of my old masters from your affecionate husband A.F.P Decatur Ga, Apr 1878. A most precious inscription to a valuable 19th C book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

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.