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London: Printed for H.Bonwicke, T.Goodwin, M.Wotton, B.Tooke, and S.Manship, 1703. First Edition of the English Translation. Lahontan was only sixteen years of age when he first arrived in New France in 1683, as an officer in the colonial regular troops. During the next ten years he saw active service in the sieur de La Barres expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, in the Marquis de Denonvilles campaign against the Senecas in 1687, and in numerous skirmishes with the English. In 1693 he was appointed Kings lieutenant in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. His career, however, came to an abrupt end when he was accused of insubordination by the governor of Newfoundland, Jacques François de Brouillan. Lahontan fled to Portugal and spent the rest of his life in wandering exile, chiefly in Holland and Germany. The daily journals Lahontan faithfully kept during his stay in New France for the basis of this work, which gained such immense popularity that it went through no less…
Read More Celebration of the one hundreth anniversary of the founding of Brown University, September 6th, 1864. by Brown University - 1865
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Celebration of the one hundreth anniversary of the founding of Brown University, September 6th, 1864.
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An extra-illustrated copy. Noted 19th-century book collector, devoted Baptist, and political and civic activist Horatio Gates Jones, Jr., an honored participant in the centennial celebration at Brown, created this extra-illustrated copy of the official publication. Added as embellishments are an original copy of the broadside publication of the theses for the first commencement of the College of Rhode Island (the first name of Brown University), 19 autograph letters signed, 14 engravings (views, portraits), 15 photographs (including cartes de visite), eight clipped signatures, and 5 other items including a partially printed document from 1738.
Provenance: Horatio Gates Jones, Jr. (American, 182293); donated to the Crozer Theological Seminary; later deaccessioned.
=> A full list of contents is available on request. In a late 19th-century black half leather binding with red morocco spine label. Occasional library pressure-stamps. Very good condition.
An extra-illustrated copy. Noted 19th-century book collector, devoted Baptist, and political and civic activist Horatio Gates Jones, Jr., an honored participant in the centennial celebration at Brown, created this extra-illustrated copy of the official publication. Added as embellishments are an original copy of the broadside publication of the theses for the first commencement of the College of Rhode Island (the first name of Brown University), 19 autograph letters signed, 14 engravings (views, portraits), 15 photographs (including cartes de visite), eight clipped signatures, and 5 other items including a partially printed document from 1738.
Provenance: Horatio Gates Jones, Jr. (American, 182293); donated to the Crozer Theological Seminary; later deaccessioned.
=> A full list of contents is available on request. In a late 19th-century black half leather binding with red morocco spine label. Occasional library pressure-stamps. Very good condition.
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New Voyages To North-America. Containing An Account of the several Nations of that vast Continent...A Geographical Description of Canada, and a Natural History of the Country
by LAHONTAN, [Louis Armand de Lom dArce], Baron de [1666-1716]
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. . . PARTICULARS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON BOARD THE SNOW ELINORA, WHILE AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. IN: [THE] COLUMBIAN CENTINEL
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Boston, MA: Printed and Published by Benjamin Russell, in State-Street, Boston, Wednesday, November 30, 1791, 1791. wrappers. Olowalu Massacre. folio. wrappers. (89), 90-92 pages, 4 pages total. An absolutely fine copy of this incredibly rare issue of an important eye-witness account to the worst massacre in Hawaii's history. The editor prefaces the account as follows: "An account of an event which last year happened at one of the Sandwich Islands, in which the Commander and crew of an American vessel were the actors, it is probable will be variously related; The EDITOR of the CENTINEL having been furnished by a correspondent, with the following particulars, lays them before the publick. - In common with all the friends of humanity, he laments the carnage which the account describes." Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780-1900, 215, records two institutional holdings (American Antiquarian Society, and Boston Athenaeum), and in photocopy, only, in Hawaii. (see attached).
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I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) One sheet poster
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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.
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American Revolution Original Woodblock: Rattlesnake and "Don't Tread on Me" Print with Uniformly Framed Modern Impression
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American Colonies, 1775. Original engraved boxwood block, 3 x 4 inches, three-quarters-inch deep, together with a uniformly framed modern impression. A few hair-line surface clefts and two larger clefts, one along the flag's edge and the other at flag center. Exceptionally rare and well-preserved Revolutionary War artifact depicting one of the most famous and enduring symbols and mottos of the colonial fight for independence.. Remarkable eighteenth-century engraved woodblock depicting an uncoiled rattlesnake against the thirteen-stripe flag emblazoned with the motto "Don't Tread on Me" set diagonally below. This original woodblock would have been used during the Revolutionary War to reproduce this defiant cartoon in colonial pamphlets, newspapers, and broadsides during the fight for independence. The cartoon's thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies, and the threatening serpent posed a striking warning to those who would dare tread upon their freedom. The rattlesnake was a well-known…
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A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending Above Four Thousand Miles Between New France and New Mexico, with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants and Animals: Also The Manners, Customs, and Languages, of the several Native Indians; And the Advantage of Commerce with those different Nations. With a Continuation: Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the English; With the Advantages of a Shorter Cut to China and Japan
by Louis Hennepin (1626-1704)
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2 volumes in one. [xx]+engraved title-page+folding map+355 pages with frontispiece, folding maps and folding plates. [xxvi]+folding map+178 pages with folding plates. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in attractive later red morocco with five raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine, edges in gilt. (Graff 1862; Howes H-416; Lande 423; Pforzheimer 461; Sabin 31371; Streeter J106; Thwaite, 1903 edition, p.xlii; Wing H1450) First English edition.The "Bon" issue (with the first line of the printers on the title-page ending in "Bon-"). This work includes A Continuation of the New Discovery bound at the end with separate title-page and pagination, but with continuous signatures.
One of the most important 17th-century accounts of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Louis Hennepin, Rene Robert Cavelier and Sieur de la Salle established Fort Crevecouer in Peoria, Illinois, and explored the upper Mississippi River before being captured by the Sioux. Hennepin reached St. Anthony's Falls (near… Read More
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New Voyages To North-America. Containing An Account of the several Nations of that vast Continent...A Geographical Description of Canada, and a Natural History of the Country
by LAHONTAN, [Louis Armand de Lom dArce], Baron de [1666-1716]
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London: Printed for H.Bonwicke, T.Goodwin, M.Wotton, B.Tooke, and S.Manship, 1703. First Edition of the English Translation. Lahontan was only sixteen years of age when he first arrived in New France in 1683, as an officer in the colonial regular troops. During the next ten years he saw active service in the sieur de La Barres expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, in the Marquis de Denonvilles campaign against the Senecas in 1687, and in numerous skirmishes with the English. In 1693 he was appointed Kings lieutenant in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. His career, however, came to an abrupt end when he was accused of insubordination by the governor of Newfoundland, Jacques François de Brouillan. Lahontan fled to Portugal and spent the rest of his life in wandering exile, chiefly in Holland and Germany. The daily journals Lahontan faithfully kept during his stay in New France for the basis of this work, which gained such immense popularity that it went through no less…
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NEWS FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. . . PARTICULARS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON BOARD THE SNOW ELINORA, WHILE AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. IN: [THE] COLUMBIAN CENTINEL
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Boston, MA: Printed and Published by Benjamin Russell, in State-Street, Boston, Wednesday, November 30, 1791, 1791. wrappers. Olowalu Massacre. folio. wrappers. (89), 90-92 pages, 4 pages total. An absolutely fine copy of this incredibly rare issue of an important eye-witness account to the worst massacre in Hawaii's history. The editor prefaces the account as follows: "An account of an event which last year happened at one of the Sandwich Islands, in which the Commander and crew of an American vessel were the actors, it is probable will be variously related; The EDITOR of the CENTINEL having been furnished by a correspondent, with the following particulars, lays them before the publick. - In common with all the friends of humanity, he laments the carnage which the account describes." Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography 1780-1900, 215, records two institutional holdings (American Antiquarian Society, and Boston Athenaeum), and in photocopy, only, in Hawaii. (see attached).
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I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) One sheet poster
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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.
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American Revolution Original Woodblock: Rattlesnake and "Don't Tread on Me" Print with Uniformly Framed Modern Impression
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American Colonies, 1775. Original engraved boxwood block, 3 x 4 inches, three-quarters-inch deep, together with a uniformly framed modern impression. A few hair-line surface clefts and two larger clefts, one along the flag's edge and the other at flag center. Exceptionally rare and well-preserved Revolutionary War artifact depicting one of the most famous and enduring symbols and mottos of the colonial fight for independence.. Remarkable eighteenth-century engraved woodblock depicting an uncoiled rattlesnake against the thirteen-stripe flag emblazoned with the motto "Don't Tread on Me" set diagonally below. This original woodblock would have been used during the Revolutionary War to reproduce this defiant cartoon in colonial pamphlets, newspapers, and broadsides during the fight for independence. The cartoon's thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies, and the threatening serpent posed a striking warning to those who would dare tread upon their freedom. The rattlesnake was a well-known…
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A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending Above Four Thousand Miles Between New France and New Mexico, with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants and Animals: Also The Manners, Customs, and Languages, of the several Native Indians; And the Advantage of Commerce with those different Nations. With a Continuation: Giving an Account of the Attempts of the Sieur De la Salle upon the Mines of St. Barbe, &c. The Taking of Quebec by the English; With the Advantages of a Shorter Cut to China and Japan
by Louis Hennepin (1626-1704)
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2 volumes in one. [xx]+engraved title-page+folding map+355 pages with frontispiece, folding maps and folding plates. [xxvi]+folding map+178 pages with folding plates. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5") bound in attractive later red morocco with five raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine, edges in gilt. (Graff 1862; Howes H-416; Lande 423; Pforzheimer 461; Sabin 31371; Streeter J106; Thwaite, 1903 edition, p.xlii; Wing H1450) First English edition.The "Bon" issue (with the first line of the printers on the title-page ending in "Bon-"). This work includes A Continuation of the New Discovery bound at the end with separate title-page and pagination, but with continuous signatures.
One of the most important 17th-century accounts of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Louis Hennepin, Rene Robert Cavelier and Sieur de la Salle established Fort Crevecouer in Peoria, Illinois, and explored the upper Mississippi River before being captured by the Sioux. Hennepin reached St. Anthony's Falls (near… Read More
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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Samuel The Seeker
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos
by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen
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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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