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Privately Printed, 1976. Softcover. Good. Detailed history of Shackelford County, Texas - a West Texas ranching community. Includes histories of businesses, churches, ranches, schools, many family histories and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. Rare. No copies in WorldCat database and no copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting. 72 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and rubbing. Small oil stain to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
Message of the President of the United States ... Claim of the Owners of the Amistad for Compensation, on Account of the Liberation of the Negroes on Board that Vessel. by President Millard Fillmore - 1851
by President Millard Fillmore
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Message of the President of the United States ... Claim of the Owners of the Amistad for Compensation, on Account of the Liberation of the Negroes on Board that Vessel.
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[Abolition] [Slavery] [Millard Fillmore]. Message of the President of the United States, Communicating The Correspondence in Relation to the Claim of the Owners of the Amistad for Compensation, on Account of the Liberation of the Negroes on Board that Vessel. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1851. First edition. Publisher's original self-wrappers. 23 cm. 31st Congress, 2d session, Senate, no. 29. Some creasing and chipping to edges. Some light age toning. Very good.
OCLC shows eight holdings (Yale; Williams Col.; US Coast Guard Acdy.; Queens Borough Pub. Lib.; Univ. S. Maine; TAMU; Texas Southern Univ.) Contains the correspondence from Calderon de la Barca (in English translation) the Minister of Spain to the US Secretaries of State in 1844 - 1851 and the replies of the US Government. In February of 1839, Portuguese slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans from Sierra Leone and shipped them to Havana, Cuba, a center for the slave trade. Two Spanish plantation owners, Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz, purchased 53 Africans and put them aboard the Cuban schooner Amistad to ship them to a Caribbean plantation. On July 1, 1839, the Africans seized the ship, killed the captain and the cook, and ordered Montes and Ruiz to sail to Africa. On August 24, 1839, the Amistad was seized off Long Island, NY, by the U.S. brig Washington. The schooner, its cargo, and all on board were taken to New London, CT. The Supreme Court decided in favor of the Africans, stating that they were free individuals. Kidnapped and transported illegally, they had never been slaves. – "The Amistad Case," National Archives online. Here Spain lays out its position that the US actions were "gratuitously cruel persecutions against inoffensive subjects of her Catholic Majesty, … fortunately rare in the annals of civilized nations, has been exhibited in the confiscation of the Amistad, its sale and the arbitrary confinement in public prisons, of the two respectable Spaniards escaped from the murderous dagger of the negroes, who had inflicted a violent death on the captain and crew of that ill-starred vessel." Spain therefore seeks reparations. An interesting primary source regarding an interesting and important event.-
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Now & Then: Shackelford County 1976 (West Texas Ranching History)
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On the Frontier: Reminiscences of Wild Sports, Personal Adventures and Strange Scenes
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 372pp plus publisher's catalogue dated November, 1877. Gray cloth, gilt spine title, boards printed in black. Endpapers partially pasted down, first two pages partially detached, and others reinforced with what appears to be archival tape. A purple War Srvices stamp on the title page, and a longer one on the front free endpaper. Light wear to the spine tips, edges and corners. Still gives a good appearance. Illustrated with eight full page Woodburytype plates. .
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THE BLIND BOW-BOY [SIGNED]
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 261 pages; VG-/None; quarter tan cloth binding, boards in green decorated paper; spine with age-toned paper label, with black lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; some soiling and age-toning to spine; spine label creased and age-toned; spine cocked; inscribed by Van Vechten at front free endpaper; frontispiece starting; bookseller's sticker at back pastedown; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1347983. Special Collections.
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
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WEATHERFORD, Carole Boston. Box. Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Illustrated by Michele Wood. [Somerville, MA]: Candlewick [2020]. Oblong 8vo, [56]pp. Color pictorial boards. Black endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). With a bookplate signed by Newbery Honor author Carole Boston Weatherford. First edition. 2021 Newbery Honor Book! Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he "entered the world a slave." Put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property – he lost his wife and children when they were sold away out of spite. But Henry Brown found hope — and help —in the form of the Underground Railroad. And escaped enclosed in a box!
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The Throme of the Erril of Sherill
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McKILLIP, Patricia A. The Throme of the Erril of Sherill. Illustrated by Julie Noonan. NY: Atheneum, 1973. 12mo, [vi] 71pp. Maroon cloth stamped in silver on spine and blind stamped on front. Turquoise endpapers; four full-page b&w illustrations and b&w illustrated chapter headings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author, Patricia McKillip.First edition. A knight goes in quest of the non-existent throme of the Erril of Sherill since the king will not allow his daughter to marry without it.
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The Hive of the Bee-Hunter.
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New York: Appleton, 1854.. First edition, worn spine with gilt decorations. Corners worn, foxing throughout, but unusual and fascinating book on ' Peculiar American Character, Scenery and Rural Sports', which include alligator killing and wild turkey hunting !!. .
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Rural Manhood, Volume I, 1910 (YMCA)
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New York: County Work Department of the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations, 1910. Rural Manhood, Volume 1, consists of 12 monthly magazine issues bound together for January through December, 1910. The magazine was a periodical published from 1910 through 1923 by the YMCA's International Committee, which later became the Armed Services YMCA. However, the publishing information comes from an opening Editiorial from the January issue and is not stated on a masthead. The book includes a number of black-and-white photographic illustrations, maps, and charts throughout. There are numerous articles, many dealing with different aspects of life in rural America, by different authors. The book is bound in green boards with a leather spine, and die-stamped gilt spine lettering. There are small chips on the top and bottom of the spine (click on photo) as well as a tiny hole midway down the spine. The spine tips are rubbed. The boards have some discoloring. The binding…
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Elements of Geography: Containing a Concise and Comprehensive View of that Useful Science, as divided into 1. Astronomical -- 2. Physical, or Natural -- 3. Political Geography
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Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1804. Hardcover. Good +. On a new Plan...Adapted to the capacities of Children and Youth: designed for a Reading and Classical Book in Common Schools; and as a useful Winter Evening's Entertainment for Young People in Private Families; Illustrated with a neat Map of the United States, and a beautiful Chart of the whole World. ... Fifth Edition -- Improved." J.T. Buckingham, printer. 143, [1] p.: 2 folded leaves of engraved maps; 15 cm. Original calf spine and marbled paper over boards. Metal-engraved maps have imprint: Published by Thomas & Andrews Boston 1801. Early American Imprints, Ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 6829. In attractive modern box with gilt-tooled title on black calf spine. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "John Worleys Book York April the 27, 1817." Book is in Good+ Condition: lacking part of each board and leather at head of spine; boards are attached and text block is solid; browning along fore-edges of first folded map and title page;…
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The Lady of the Gardens: Mary Elitch Long
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Hollywood: Hollycrofters, Inc. Ltd., 1932. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good + . Signed by author on title page.. Apart from issues noted, an absolutely beautiful edition for the age in pale green boards and dark green cloth to spine with tipped on title panels to front board and spine. Some wear/splitting to top front corner and bottom rear corner and more notably a hard hit to top rear corner with loss of a 1/4 X 1/2 inch chip through paper covered boards and halfway into cardboard with attendant splitting. Would be Near Fine without the corner damage. Book pages are still uncut. Profusely illustrated. Small bookstore sticker to top of rear pastedown. Jacket has some chipping at or near corners with associated 1/2 inch closed tears to top and bottom rear corners. One small horizontal chip 1/8 inch high to bottom of rear panel. Spine ends have some chipping as well at corners with associated 1 1/4 inch tear to bottom rear spine crease. Three small moisture spots to top of spine with…
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
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SCIESZKA, Jon. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. [Illustrated by Lane Smith]. [NY]: Viking [1992]. 8vo, [48]pp. Color pictorial boards. Patterned endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed, price-clipped). Signed by the artist, Lane Smith, with a full-page drawing of the Stinky Cheese Man on the front free endpaper. Scarce thus.First edition. 1993 Caldecott Honor Book! Following up on the success of their previous collaboration, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, this award-winning duo created 10 new tales filled with humor and heart. With its unconventional page arrangement, and eclectic, frenetic mix of text and pictures, this delightful spoof has captured readers imaginations for nearly 30 years and influenced a generation of picture book authors. Copies signed by Lane Smith have grown quite scarce.
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Message From The President Of The United States To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Commencement Of The Second Session Of The Thirty-first Congress: December 2,1850, Part II
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Washington DC: Printed for the Senate, 1850. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Printed for the Senate,1850. Scarce. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, corners lightly rubbed, spine ends softened. Green untitled boards. Front hinge partly cracked, rear hinge is intact. Book plate on front pastedown, Several loose pages, considerable foxing. Binding is slightly shaken. Good reading or research copy.
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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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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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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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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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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
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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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
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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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