Search Results: Titles starting with H from WILLIAM ALLISON BOOKS

Hamilton, Alexander. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, on the subject of a national bank read in the House of Representatives Dec. 13th, 1790. New-York: Published by S. Whiting & Co. 1811. Third edition. Self-wraps. Disbound. 22 cm. 44 pp.OCLC shows 9 holdings (Columbia; Hamilton Coll.; NY Hist. Soc.; NY Pub. Lib.; Huntington; Yale; AAS; Portland Pub. Lib.; U. Penn.) Shaw & Shoemaker; American Imprints. 24307. First published in 1790, Hamilton's proposal for a national bank was controversial and only accepted - against the opposition of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – after much debate. Hamilton believed that Article I Section 8 of the Constitution, permitting the Congress to make laws that are "necessary and proper" for the government, empowered lawmakers to create a national bank. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Representative James Madison of Virginia disagreed, countering that powers not expressly granted to Congress in the Constitution belonged to the… Read More

[Mexico] [Brands] [Criminal Process] Prosecution of Horse Thieves. San Juan del Rio, Querétaro, Mexico: 1864. Bando of manuscript documents on watermarked, laid paper. 32 cm. With a manuscript illustration of the Hacienda's brands. 66 pp. Edge wear and chipping. Stains. Very good. A criminal case of horse theft from the Hacienda Laborcilla, located in San Juan del Rio, Querétaro, Mexico. This was a case of the theft of 26 horses by five men. The ledger describes the criminal process that found four men guilty of the theft. It includes a page printed page with the brands of the Hacienda, which was both to demonstrate ownership and to help to recover the ones that were already sold. The Hacienda Laborcilla is listed in Cochran, The Haciendas of Mexico (1886) p. 162. An interesting and extensive example of the criminal process and the importance of horses - and the serious nature of stealing horses - in the Nineteenth Century. An early example of brands in North America.

[Texas] [John Wesley Hardin] George C. Tennille. Handwritten Promissory Note, Signed. Helena, Texas. March 18, 1872. One sheet of lined paper 10.4 x 20 cm. Promise to pay Lawhon & Bookout $225. Discoloration at top, ink smudge, else very good.
Tennille came to Texas with his family and settled in Austin's third colony. He was a good friend of John Wesley Hardin and a member, with Hardin, of the Taylor faction of the Sutton-Taylor feud. The Sutton-Taylor Feud, the longest and bloodiest in Texas, grew out of the bad times following the Civil War. It lasted almost a decade and some 35 men were killed, including Tennille – Handbook of Texas. Tennille is mentioned in Hardin's book, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself. "Although Tennille had always supported Hardin and the Taylors, he seems to have also worked quietly to bring an end to the fighting. George was considering refuge in Mexico when a posse led by Sherriff Green DeWitt caught up with … the sometimes outlaw … on July 8,… Read More

[Texas Revolution] [Antonio López de Santa Anna] [José Mariá Ortiz Monasterio] Handwritten memorandum on the Capture of Santa Anna. Puebla, June 17, 1836. On one sheet of laid paper folded into four leaves. 31 cm. From the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the Governor of Puebla. Stains and edge chips. Good.
Written less than a month after the defeat at San Jacinto and the capture of Santa Anna, this very interesting document discusses Santa Anna's capture by the Texans and what the governments needs to do going forward, including collecting funds to defeat the rebel colonists:
"The National Honor having been highly defiled by the perfidious Tejas colonists revolt in that territory, with the intention to separate it from the Mexican Republic and arrogance with the victory they attained last April 21 over the small force commanded in person by Benemérito de la Patria General D. Antonio López de Santa Anna. The time has arrived to avenge the insults made to the whole Nation in the person of the… Read More

[Kansas.] [Cattle] Hazlett, Robert H. Hazford Place Herefords. Kansas City, Missouri. 1925. First edition. Red printed wraps. Tied binding. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 174 [2] pp. Corner tear on cover, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings, but University of Kansas has a similar item from 1937. Contains a history of the Ranch in addition to a catalog of the bulls. Robert Harmon Hazlett was an early convert to Hereford cattle and became one of the most prominent breeder in the United States. He purchased land in Kansas and Nebraska in the early 1880s and came to Eldorado, Kansas in 1885. He was active in mining in Leadville, Colorado and took the money from that venture and invested it in further land purchases in Kansas. See Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History III, part 1, p. 547: "In 1898 Mr. Hazlett made his first purchase of pedigreed Herefords. A lover of fine stock, his purchase was from a desire to have, in a small way, a breeding establishment, where he could, during his… Read More

HIGH SPOT OF WESTERN ILLUSTRATION, INSCRIBED
[Texas] Haley, J. Evetts. The Heraldry of the Range. Some Southwestern Brands. Canyon, Texas: Panhandle Plains Historical Society. 1949. Pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by H. D. Bugbee. 36 pp.
Adams, Herd 962. Lowman 62A. Dykes, High Spots of Western Illustration 79. Designed by Carl Hertzog. Bound in "Hereford colored homespun." "This attractive and avidly sought work gives a brief overview of the use and development of brands and branding in the West. Many ranchers, ranches, and brands are discussed: Charles Goodnight, the JA Ranch, the XIT, the Bell Ranch, the Matador Land & Cattle Co., the 101 Brand, and the JJ Brand." – Buckingham This copy inscribed to Harry Darby, Kansas industrialist, rancher and Senator. Darby was elected to the Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1978. "To my friend Harry Darby, who has contributed to the traditions of America, and the Heraldry of the range. From /S/ J. Evetts Haley."

[Texas] Highway map and guide of Texas for service [logo of Authorized Guide & Map Service of Texas] follow this sign. Authorized service from coast to coast. [Panel title] Aurora, Mo.: Mid-West Map Co. [Circa 1925?] Map 48 x 44 cm, folded to 22 x 14 cm. A few stains and folds, else very good.
OCLC shows two holdings of this map. (Yale & UT-Arlington). This map is undated. Inset map: "Western Section" of Texas and advertisements for the Herring Hotel in Amarillo and Treasure Island in Galveston. Index and list of "Authorized Guide and Map stations of Texas" on verso.

[Mexican-American War] Carlos María de Bustamante. El nuevo Bernal Díaz del Castillo, ó sea, Historia de la invasión de los Anglo-Americanos en México. Mexico City: Imprenta de Vicente García Torres, en el ex-convento del Espíritu Santo, 1847. 2 vols. Vol I: [2], [1-3] 4-162, [2] pp., lithograph frontispiece portrait of author; Vol II: [1-3] 4-235 [1, blank], [4] pp. Two volumes in one, 8vo (24 x 15 cm), contemporary quarter sheep over mottled boards, spine gilt lettered. Corners bumped, edge wear, light staining. Very good.
Garrett & Goodwin, p. 12. Howes B1047. Palau 37738. Raines, p.38. Sabin 9584. Spain & Spanish America II, p. 73. Tutorow 3269. "This is undoubtedly one of the best contemporary accounts of the Mexican War. Volume I deals almost exclusively with the background to the war, while the second volume focuses on the internal politics of Mexico during the war. Includes the text of several of Paredes' manifestos. Omits any systematic treatment of the military phases of the war… Read More

[Nantucket] [Cape Cod] Ferdinand C. Ewer. Historical map of Nantucket, 1869. [Boston]: [publisher not identified] [Circa 1886-1900] Map 22 x 35 cm. Has been folded. Splits at folds, else very good. OCLC shows ten holdings (Harvard; Salem St.; Univ. Chicago; Boston Public. Lib.; RB Hayes Ctr; Brown Univ.; Dartmouth; Bryn Mawr Col.; Wisc. Hist. Soc. [2]) Surveyed and drawn by the Rev. F.C. Ewer, D.D., 1869. Reduced copy issued by the Old Colony Railroad as an advertisement of its Old Colony Line of steamboats to the Island. Includes historical text. Will frame and display well.

[Texas] Smythe, Henry. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas. St. Louis: Louis C. Lavat Book and Job Printer. 1877. Rebound in half leather with marbled boards. Tables. Index. 476 pp. Ex-library with interior marks. Very good.
Adams, Herd 2103: "Rare." Reese, Six Score 100. Howes S734. Jenkins CBC 3706. Vandale 162. Raines p. 191. Dobie p. 58. "The first procurable history of a Texas county. Cattle material is scattered throughout the work." -- Reese. The 16 preliminary pages contain advertisements for Weatherford businesses, Pages 443-459 contain a directory for Weatherford, giving name, occupation, and race, including numerous "Colored," few of whom occupy skilled trades. Contains an account of General Sherman's tour of inspection during the months of April, May and June, 1871, taken from the manuscript journal kept by Inspector-General R. B. Marcy, with a full account of the Indian chiefs Big Tree and Satanta.

1). [Civil War] Richard Wheatley. History of the 28th C. V. [Stamford, CT.?]: [No publication information]. [1863?]. White printed wraps. 14 [2] pp. Cover title: History of the Twenty-Eighth Conn. Vols. Water stain and discoloration to lower corner, not affecting text. Good.
OCLC shows no holdings for this booklet. A unit history from its formation in 1862 up to when it mustered out in August 1863. The Rev. Richard Wheatley was the Chaplin of the Twenty-eighth Connecticut Volunteers. Includes an account of the battle of Port Hudson from the Utica Telegraph, Aug. 2, 1863. The booklet mentions that the unit's initial enlistment has ended and that some have re-enlisted for the duration of the war. Written shortly after Grant captured Vicksburg and General Nathaniel Banks and the Connecticut 28th captured Port Hudson, Louisiana, which freed the length of the Mississippi River. "To the members of the late 28th the future is full of hope. On the banks of the Mississippi, at Port Hudson and… Read More

[Texas] [San Antonio] Adina De Zavala. History and legends of the Alamo and other missions in and around San Antonio. San Antonio: Standard Printing Co. 1917. Tan pictorial wraps. 20 cm. Illustrated. 219 pp. Rear cover separated; front cover corner bends, else very good.
Adina De Zavala led the opposition to tearing down portions of the Alamo "in a resolute and voluble stand" and was instrumental in the preservation of portions of the original wall of the convent. In fact, she barricaded herself inside the north barrack of the Alamo for three days in February 1908 to protest its destruction. In 1912 she organized the Texas Historical and Landmarks Association, which placed thirty-eight markers at historic sites in Texas. She probably did more than any other one person in stirring interest in the preservation of the Spanish Governor's Palace in San Antonio. – Handbook of Texas. A tireless protector of Texas history, De Zavala is now honored with a marker in the patio of the convent at the Alamo

[Outlaws][Slavery] Walton, Augustus Q. A History of the Detection, Conviction, Life and Designs of John A. Murel, The Great Western Land Pirate. Cincinnati: [U. P. James] [Circa 1854?] Second edition. Yellow pictorial wraps. 24 cm. Illustrated. Four unnumbered leaves of plates. 84 [8 ads] pp.

OCLC shows 37 holdings of this edition, two in Texas (Baylor & Dallas Theo. Sem.) Rare today in any edition. Rare Book Hub shows four auction records, two since 1928. Adams, Six Guns 2301 "Rare." Howes W76. The final four leaves are an advertisement for Thompson, A history of the feud between the Hill and Evans parties of Garrard County, Ky. The date and publisher are both based on the Thompson booklet advertised here. Walton claims that Murrell was a highway robber and murderous outlaw and the ringleader of a criminal network called the Mystic Clan of the Confederacy, who would incite a slave uprising to cover their criminal activity

The Hot Springs of Arkansas. America's Baden-Baden (Illustrated.) Where It Is, What It Is, and How to Get There! Published by St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern R'y Co. July 1877. St. Louis: Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Engravers, Printers and Stationers. 1877. Gray printed wraps. Illustrated. 11 x 18 cm. Two folding maps:Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, and Connections. Color folding map 27 x 36 cm. Shows railroads, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Indian habitation, and military posts; covers central and eastern United States west to the Rocky Mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Map of Hot Springs Garland County, Arkansas. Black and white map 31 x 29 cm. 32 pp. Cover stains, corners bent, hole in brochure where clip pushed through, lower spine split. Light foxing. Maps are very good.
OCLC lists five holdings of an item with this title but the maps are not detailed and it lists two pages of folded plates not present in this copy… Read More

[Texas] [Houston] Jerome H Farbar. Houston. "Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea."
A descriptive view book in colors. Denver, Col.: H.H. Tammen Company. 1913. Light brown pictorial wraps. 15 x 21 cm. Illustrated. Map [28] pp. One small abrasion to spine of front cover, back cover corner bend else very good.
OCLC shows 17 holdings (Columbia Univ.; Yale; Autry Mus.; LOC; Duke; Univ. Okla.; Dallas Pub. Lib.; TAMU; TAMU-CC; Univ. of Houston; UT-Austin; UT-Arlington; & Texas Tech. Univ.) Photomechanical reproductions of color photographs of Houston, Texas, accompanied by a brief descriptive text by Jerome H. Farber. Many great photographs, including of the ship channel; Galveston causeway; Main Street; City Hall; Main Street from Bell Avenue; Harris County Court House; Preston Street; City Park; Rossonion Apartments; Union Station; Chronicle Building; First National Bank Building; Cotton Barge; City Auditorium; Rice Hotel; Bristol Hotel; Union National Bank; Causeway with train; Grand Central Station;… Read More

[Texas] [Houston] Houston and Galveston. Portland, Maine: L.H. Nelson Company; S.H. Kress & Co. 1907. Green wraps with gold lettering. 20 x 25 cm. Illustrated. [32] pp. Front cover has edge chip and corner chips, split at spine; rear cover has tear and chips. First page has a few stains. Images are very good.
OCLC shows three holdings (UT-Austin; UT-Arlington; & Columbia). SMU also has a copy. Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of street views and buildings in Galveston and Houston, Texas being rebuilt after the hurricane and flood of 1900. The booklet includes Houston images of Main Street south from Franklin Street; City Hall and Market House; Grand Central Passenger Station; Houston High School; Thalian Club & Rice Hotel; Residence of H. B. Chew & Heights Blvd.; St. Agnes Academy & Horne Sanitarium in Heights; First Presbyterian Church and Annunciation (Catholic) church.

Texas] Houston Post Almanac. 1896. [Houston, Texas?]: [Houston Print. Co.] 1895. Pictorial wraps. 19 cm. 432 pp. Front cover and first page detached; chips to both covers; interior very good.
OCLC shows 6 holdings (Angelo St. Univ.; Hou. Pub. Lib.; SMU; UT-Austin; TAMU-Commerce; & Texas St.-San Marcos). Rare today. Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog listings. Morrison, Nineteenth Century Texana shows one listing. The first copy I have handled

[Lincoln] [Anti-Slavery] John W Hutchinson, George W. Bungay. Hutchinson's Republican Songster for the Campaign of 1860. New York: O. Hutchinson Publishers. 1860. Blue printed wraps. 16 cm. 72 pp. Minor edge splits and age toning. Very good.
OCLC shows 35 holdings. Scarce today. Rare Book Hub shows two auction appearances since 1958. This is a booklet prepared for the 1860 presidential campaign, supporting Lincoln and promoting Republican ideals, such as an end to slavery and anti-corruption. After listing the official Republican platform for 1860, the songster has the lyrics to approximately 50 songs, with such titles, as "Abe of Illinois," "Hope for the Slave," "I spurn the Bribe," and "The Fugitives." [NB: A copy of this item was reported stolen in California, but that copy had tan wraps and other markings that show this is not this copy.]