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[CHARLES STEPHEN FRAZEE]. JOHN WAYNE. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE ALAMO. Avon Books, New York, 1960. Paperback. First Edition. Avon # T-446 with the original 35 cents price on cover. Directed by John Wayne and co-directed (uncredited) by John Ford. Produced by United Artists and John Wayne's Batjac Productions.Housed in handsome fine custom one-quarter beautiful red Morocco leather over orange-terracotta colored cloth covered boards clamshell case, burgundy red felt interior, type and title in gilt on spine with raised bands. Book Condition: Very Good. Appears barely read, light creases to covers, mild rubbing to spine with two closed tears near middle, head of spine, some aged binding glue, micro-chips to extremities of covers typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, binding is good, pages are bright and very clean. Overall in very good to excellent condition considering for a near 60 years of age vintage paperback. Scarce signature and inscription on half-title page by author Steve Frazee. Only known… Read More

[PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON]. AMERICAN MERCURY. ELISHA BABCOCK (EDITOR). 1815 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS REGARDING THE WAR OF 1812 . GOVERNOR LEWIS CASS OF MICHIGAN CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE DEATH OF A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WITH THE BRITISH. Elisha Babcock & Son, Hartford, Connecticut, December 12, 1815. Vol 32, No. 1641. Condition: Good / Fair. Appears well read, soils, stains through out, closed tears, chips to extremities, quarter-folds and mid-fold with closed one inch tears. Elisha Babcock and Joel Barlow established this pro-Thomas Jefferson newspaper, the American Mercury in July 12, 1784. President James Madison gives his 1815 State of the Union Address on December 5, 1815 and addresses congress regarding the closure of the War of 1812. Various adverts through out regarding everything from commercial grocery food products such as; rum, sugar, teas, berries, raisins and financial bank announcements...ect. British-Indian relations debate regarding treaties with Native Americans and forced… Read More

[JAMES PERKINS TRACY]. pseudonym "Harry E. Wolff" aka. "A Self-Made Man". Rare Dime Novel. Fame and Fortune Weekly. Frank Tousey, New York, August 31, 1923. No. 935 with the original price of 7 cents on the cover. "The Winning Trick; or, How a Boy Made his Mark". First Edition. (Early Reprint). Very early reprint from the true first edition Frank Tousey publication No. 475 November 6, 1914. Condition: Very Good / VG +. In delicate fragile pulp wrappers. With chips to extremities as to be expected for vintage dime novels and pulps of this age, all pages stapled, rear cover [blank]. These were some of the earliest dime novels that paved the way for later pulp fiction dime novels and comic books. In protective mylar sleeve. As of this writing this is the only known issue of this title available on the market, scarce. 28 pgs. Small 4to.

[FEDERAL REPUBLICAN AND COMMERCIAL GAZETTE]. PRE-WAR OF 1812 SECRET SESSIONS APRIL 3RD DEBATE AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Newspaper. April 21, 1812. Vol. 6, No. 791. First Edition. Condition: Very Good / Good. Appears lightly read, creases, chips to edge extremities, faint stains to front, two inch tear, inscription just above newspaper masthead though very much legible, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers, pages are clean and generally bright with moderate age toning. Because of the Embargo Act of 1807 and Macon's Bill in 1810 there was a trade embargo against Great Britain when Napoleon promised to leave U.S. ships alone during the Napoleonic Wars. April 21 was a important day in the months leading up to the War of 1812 which officially began on June 18, 1812 when British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval declares Orders-in-Council would be withdrawn if France would repeal decrees against the British. Perceval was later assassinated on May 11 and is one of many of the events that lead to… Read More

[AMERICANA]. LOT OF FOUR RARE 18TH-19TH CENTURY U.S. GOVERNMENT PAMPHLETS. All 16mo size in Near Fine ~ Very Good Condition.
[DR. JAMES CURRIE, M.D.]. JASPER WILSON (Pseudonym). London: G.G. and J. Robinson, 1793 "Third Edition, Corrected and enlarged." 72pp "A letter, commercial and political, addressed to the Rt. Honble. William Pitt, in which the real interests of Britain in the present crisis are ... state of Europe."
[ROBERT CHARLES WINTHROP]. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. POLITICAL SPEECH PAMPHLET 1838. Sub Treasury System Speech "In the Mass. House of Representatives, on the Resolutions Relating to the Sub-Treasury System March 26, 1838". Signed on front cover to James Draper with author's initials.
[ATKINSON, EDWARD]. "Senator Sherman's Fallacies; or, Honesty the Best Policy." A. Williams and Co. Publishers, 1868.
New York Tribune Edition, 1863. United States Tax Law as Amended: an act to provide internal revenue to support the government and pay interest on the public debt. Scarce.

[NEW YORK TIMES]. September 4, 1929. Vol. 78, No. 26,156. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, creases to edges, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers, pages are clean, bright and unmarked. September 3, 1929 was a significant and historical day in financial history during the pre-stock market crash of October 29,1929 because this was the highest peak in the market not reached again until 1954. US Broadsheet size. 60 pages

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT. Signet / New American Library, New York, 1962. First Edition, First printing. With the original 50 cent price on cover, Signet # D2210. Condition: Very Good. With micro chips to edges and spine corners, mild creases to covers, minor rubbing on spine, mild age tanning to page edges, light soiling on covers typical of vintage paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Movie Tie-in and Tennessee Williams three actplay "dramedy" with several pages of still photos from the M.G.M. movie of the same name starring Jane Fonda, Tony Franciosa and Jim Hutton directed by George Roy Hill. Classic Hollywood Movie Tie-in from one of the greatest 20th Century major playwrights, uncommon. Very collectible. 127 pgs. 16mo.

[MARIETTA HOLLEY]. SAMANTHA AT SARATOGA OR, RACIN' AFTER FASHION. Hubbard Publishing Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1887. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, cream colored cloth boards with plastic archival protector, pages are clean, bright and binding is tight, mild soiling to covers. Illustrated by Frederick Opper with illustrated pages through out. 32mo.

[THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL]. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE (EDITOR). STEAMER ARAGO SUNK NEAR COOS BAY BAR, OREGON.Newspaper. Volume 80, No. 143. October 21, 1896. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears gently read, some light foxing, creases, toning, chips to extremities, complete, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers otherwise excellent. The San Francisco Call newspaper (named the Morning Call from 1856-1895) one time featured articles from Mark Twain and later stories from numerous writers with ties to early turn of the century San Francisco theatre. Arago was coal and lumber steamship that sunk near Coos Bay in Oregon. Front page news of the presidential campaign of Democrat William Jennings Bryan who was later defeated by Republican William McKinley. Early theatre adverts of the Alcazar Theatre, Orpheum, Columbia Theatre, Baldwin Theatre and many more. Scarce newspaper of a presidential campaign and historic maritime event of a sunken steamship. Broadsheet Size.

[THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL]. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE (EDITOR). HISTORICAL WESTERN. RIO PUERCO BANDIT RAID. Newspaper. Volume 80, No. 125. October 3, 1896. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears gently read, some faint staining to front, foxing, creases, chips to extremities, complete, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers otherwise excellent. The San Francisco Call newspaper (named the Morning Call from 1856-1895) one time featured articles from Mark Twain and later stories from numerous writers with ties to early turn of the century San Francisco theatre. Scarce original article of the High Fives Gang attempted robbery of the Atlantic and Pacific Train on October 2, 1896 in the Rio Puerco area in New Mexico. Pursued by U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Loomis, Sheriff Bob Leatherwood and U.S. Deputy Marshal Fred Higgins. The outlaw members were; Black Jack Christian, Bob Hayes, George West Musgrave, Van Musgrave, Code Young, Sid Moore, and "Three Fingered" Jack Dunlop. The Skeleton Canyon shootout… Read More

[THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL]. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE (EDITOR). HISTORICAL WESTERN. STAGE HELD UP IN NEW MEXICO. THE HIGH FIVES GANG SAN ANTONIO - WHITE OAKS STAGECOACH ROBBERIES OF 1896. DEATH CLAIMS A MAN OF GENIUS. FRONT PAGE OBITUARY OF AUTHOR GEORGE DU MAURIER ON OCTOBER 8, 1896. Newspaper. Volume 80, No. 131. October 9, 1896. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears gently read, some light foxing, creases, chips to extremities, complete, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers otherwise excellent. The San Francisco Call newspaper (named the Morning Call from 1856-1895) one time featured articles from Mark Twain and later stories from numerous writers with ties to early turn of the century San Francisco theatre. Scarce original article of the High Fives Gang October 7, 1896 stagecoach robbery enroute to White Oaks between Mountain Station Ranch and Wash Hale near the Oscura Mountains, New Mexico. The High Fives gang confessed to stagecoach driver John Whickwire it was they who attempted to… Read More

[HOWARD VACHEL BROWN]. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Munn & Co., New York, 1922-1927. 60 magazine issues professionally bound in 10 volume books with cover art work on most issues by the famous Science Fiction pulp artist Howard V. Brown. First Edition (s). Three-quarter black Morocco and cloth covered boards. Titles and volumes in gilt on spine. Vol. 126-133 (1922-1925 complete set) Vol. 135/136 (July-Dec. 1926, Jan-June 1927). Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Ex-library with the usual stamps with a few neat library inscriptions in pencil. Some minor rubbing to extremities of hardback exteriors, a few creases and scuffs to a few magazine covers otherwise internally magazines are generally excellent, all pages included all front covers intact, only rear covers removed by library, appears seldom read or rarely seen outside the reference library department in nearly 100 years, scarce in any condition. Many iconic SA cover art illustrations by Howard… Read More