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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1926. House of Representatives, Sixty-Ninth Congress, First Session. February 16, 1926. Statements of Leonidas C. Dyer, George H. Fong, W. L. Sun, Guy E. Kelly, Peter Soo Hoo, Peter Wong on H. R. 6544. Hearing No. 69.1.8. 49 pp. Government document. Tan pages with thick staple binding. Document edges are browning, few marks to front cover, right edge is slightly creased, additional staple mark along spine on both front and back. Interior pages clean, no marks. Document in VG- to VG condition.. Paper Covers. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Immigration.

New York: Gaylord Watson, 1880. Handbook of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics of the Government, Army, Navy, Diplomatic Relations, Finance Revenue, Tariff, Land Sales, Homestead and Naturalization Laws, Debt, Population of the United States, and Each State and Considerable City, Agricultural Condition, Area for Cultivation, Foreign Coins and Their Value, Foreign and Domestic Postages and Labor Tables, Education and Railways, Etc. Etc., Furnishing all the Necessary Information Concerning the Country, for the Settler, the Business Man, the Merchant, the Farmer, the Importer & the Professional Man. 176 pp. Advertisements on front and back inside covers, three more advertisements at conclusion of text. Rust cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and black design on front and back covers. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, scuffing to cover faces, spine ends are bent and fraying. Front free endpaper is torn at spine… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1926. Statements with Appendices and Supplemental Statements on H. R. 344, H. R. 3774 (Proposed Deportations Act of 1926). Hearing No. 69 . 1 . 11. 205 pp. Paper covers with thick staple binding. Minor wear to cover edges and corners, edges are browning, evidence of rust to staples on back cover, spine ends are bumped with small tears. Interior page edges are tanned, text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.. Paper Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Immigration.

Northfield, Minnesota: The Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1989. Author Series. Volume VII. 183 pages with index. Red cloth covers with gilt image on front and gilt title lettering on spine. Covers are slightly "bowed", otherwise clean with minimal rubbing and scuffing. Interior pages are tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Biography.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1871. "In a country like ours, possessing rich and undeveloped resources, the advent of intelligent labor has, in general, been cordially welcomed. The value of this addition to our material wealth has never been more appreciated than during the last two decades." Special Report on Immigration as submitted by Edward Young, Chief of Bureau and Information for Immigrants, relative to the prices and rentals of land, the staple products, facilities of access to market, cost of farm stock, kind of labor in demand in the western and southern states, etc. etc. for the year 1869-1870. Report on Immigration pp. I-XXVII. Information for Immigrants pp. 1-231. Included are tables showing the average weekly wages paid in the several states. Important social document regarding immigration in American history in the late 19th Century. Disbound. Original string-tie present, but does not keep sections bound together. Several sections are separated, but still… Read More

1843. Transmitting A statement of passengers arrived in the United States, from foreign countries, during the year 1842. Disbound but intact. 33 pp. 27th Congress, 3d Session. Doc. No. 177. Ho.of Reps. State Dept. First page from Department of State, Washington, February 22, 1843 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "Sir: I have the honor to transmit, herewith, statements showing the number and designation of the passengers who have arrived from foreign countries in each collection district of the United States, and in each quarter, during the year 1842..." DANIEL WEBSTER. Page 2-33 tables with Custom-House, with name of collector, Quarter ending, Occupations (laborers, servants, ladies, gentlemen, farmers, etc), Males, Females, then a breakdown of ages: Under 5-males, females; from 5 to 10 years-male and female, etc to "Upward of 40 years", Where born, and Total. Disbound but intact. Light foxing. Otherwise clean and Very Good. Early historic document.. Paperbound.… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Bureau, 1883. [No. 1, 1883-'84.] Also Containing Other Statistics Relative to the Trade and Industry of the Country. Compiled from official returns rendered to the Bureau of Statistics by Collectors of Customs. 133 pp. including Index. Contents broken down in sections for Commerce; Immigration; Navigation; and Miscellaneous. Under Commerce: Imports and Exports of Merchandise; Imports and Exports of Coin and Bullion...Under Immigration: Passengers Arrived, and Deaths on the Voyage; Immigrants, Number, Age, and Sex...Under Navigation: American Vessels; Foreign Vessels...Under Miscellaneous: Imports from and Exports to with a list of countries; Production and Exportation of Petroleum;...of Coal...of Distilled Spirits; and Immigrants Arrived, Number and Nationalities of 1871-1883. Covers mildly soiled. Base of spine 3/4" strip missing with tear at spine joint, otherwise covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +.. Wraps. Good. Illus. by Tables.… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1882. [No. 1, 1882-'83.] Also Containing Other Statistics Relative to the Trade and Industry of the Country. Compiled from official returns rendered to the Bureau of Statistics by Collectors of Customs. 157 pp. Contents broken down in sections for Commerce; Immigration; Navigation; and Miscellaneous. Under Commerce: Imports and Exports of Merchandise; Imports and Exports of Coin and Bullion...Under Immigration: Passengers Arrived, and Deaths on the Voyage; Immigrants, Number, Age, and Sex...Under Navigation: American Vessels; Foreign Vessels...Under Miscellaneous: Imports from and Exports to with a list of countries; Production and Exportation of Petroleum;...of Coal...of Distilled Spirits; and Immigrants Arrived, Number and Nationalities of 1871-1882. Covers mildly soiled. Base of spine 1" strip missing. Bottom front cover's corner gone, 1 1/2"x1/2". Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good +.. Wraps. Good. Illus.… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1895. Full tan leather. Spine with 3 leather labels with gilt lettering. Three thick labels in Red Leather: House Documents Vol.33; in Brown Leather: No.28, Pt. 1 Navigation Report 1895, No. 28 Pt. 2 Navigation Laws and in Black Leather: 54th Congress, 1st Session 1895-96. at spine base stamped in black:3400. Leather soiled and scuffed. Front spine gutter showing signs of wear 1/2" from top. Bookplate from University of North Dakota Library on front endpaper.Hinges loosening. Browned around edges on endpapers and following page, but not on title p. or subsequent pages. Interior is tight, clean, and in Very Good + condition. Still a handsome book. 456 pp. some pages uncut. Index, Addenda. Covers: Documents of Vessels, Customs Laws Dealing with Vessels, Chinese Immigration, Seal Fisheries, Slave Trade, Log-Books, Tariffs, Immigration, Cattle and Live-Stock Trade, Officers and Seamen, Yachts built. 32 Statistical tables. . Leather. Good +. Illus. by Tables.… Read More

Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1824. 18th Congress, 1st Session, Doc. No. 161. May 7, 1824. Read: Ordered that it lie upon the table. 3 pp. 22 foldout charts listing immigrants entering United States from "fourth quarter of 1822, and ending with the third quarter of 1823." Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine edge. Document is nearly separated, kept together only by two string-ties. Page edges are chipped, corners are bent, small tears. Paper is browning from age and has foxing, but text is still legible. Document in Good condition.. Paperbound. Good. Illus. by Charts. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Immigration.