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Memphis, TN: J. A. Austin & Co, 1895. Chromolithograph on white board, 13 x 7 3/8 inches, the portrait printed in shades of blue, brown, and gilt. By 1899 Austin was trading at the same address as "Austin Clothing Co." Corners show a little wear, but very good.
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J. A. AUSTIN & CO. / MANUFACTURES AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN / CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS, / 323 Main St., Memphis, Tenn. [gilt caption title and complete text, printed above a striking bust-length portrait of a woman dressed in an elegant shawl and wearing a brown fez with blue tassel, a diamond earring, and a 3-stand pearl necklace]
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J.E.B. Stuart: A Character Sketch
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Ashland, VA: The author, 1933. Narrow 12mo. 32, (1) pp. Original printed yellow wrappers, illustrated with a portrait of Stuart, stapled. Very good. First edition. Published to commemorate the 100th birthday of the cavalry commander. Not in Nevins or Dornbusch.
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J.F. BRICKLEY'S LIFT AND FORCE PUMP! OR VICE VERSA. Patented March 10, 1857 [Caption title]
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Anderson, Ind[iana]: Standard Print, 1859. Broadside, 30.5 x 14 cm. Illustrated with two cuts of the pump. Margins trimmed close, otherwise very good. A promotional ad for this pump, capable of being used as a common log pump, but easily adaptable "by turning a screw, [to] be made to act as a Fire Engine, an Irrigator, or to convey water for domestic purposes to any part of even a large house." Included are printed testimonials from satisfied customers. Signed in type at the conclusion by John F. Brickly [sic] of Huntsville, Madison County, Indiana. [Accompanied by:] Printed note. 10.5 x 17 cm. Signed in type at conclusion by [Congressman] David Kilgore (R-Ind.), House of Representatives, Washington City, Jan. 25, 1859, addressed to Brickley, acknowledging receipt of a printed notice of the Force Pump and validating the testimonials by attesting to the character of Dr. J. Robertson, G.A. Smith, Isaac Pittsford, Elijah Williams and George Walker, "whose certificates are annexed thereto" as "all…
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J. Frank Mancha's Claremont Colony and Surrounding Country. Nos. 2 and 3
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Claremont, Surry County, VA, 1883. [With:] Cheap Excursion / To Claremont Colony, on James River, VA. / [followed by 32 lines describing the trip]. New York, 1882-1883. Large folio. Two issues, printed both sides, illustrated promotional material for the Claremont development, including land plats, and a broadside, 9 x 6 3/8 inches. "The town of Claremont was incorporated in 1886. J. Frank Mancha, a Maryland real estate developer, created the town and promoted the sale of land in the town and the Claremont Colony surrounding it. Willie Allen had inherited the Claremont estate, consisting of more than 12,000 acres, after the Civil War. He moved to New York and left it to be subdivided and sold by others. Frank Mancha took on the Claremont development project in 1879. After his death in 1890, others continued to promote land sales in the Claremont area. Although Claremont once boasted three saloons, it never developed into the city its promoters had envisioned" (Rootsweb). Apparently nothing recorded…
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J.M. BLAND & CO'S EXPRESS AND MAIL LINE. / FROM SALEM TO JEFFERSON, AND BACK.... [caption title]
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NP [North Carolina], 1859. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript. 20 x 32 cm. Waybill, on blue paper, for J.M. Bland & Co.'s Line, United States Mail. Old fold lines, old soiling and spotting. Recto shows the company's record of a trip on Feb. 16, 1859, with columns for the passengers names, number of seats, baggage, departure point and destination, fare, etc. Verso prints the company name, with columns for recording arrivals and departures. One passenger, a James Fairington [sp?] boarded at Salem, headed for Red[d]ies River; M.L. Williams placed a package on board at Yadkinville to be delivered to Panther Creek. A list of post offices in North Carolina, printed by the Government Printing Office in 1852-53 includes locations at Jefferson (Ashe County), Panther Creek (Surry County), and Reddies River (Wilkes County). One of the contractors for the transportation of mail in the state at that time was Bland & Dunn and their Great Northern & Southern Stage Line. Presumably J.M. Bland was sole…
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J.P. Mounier & Lallou, / Hair Dressers from Paris, and Ornamental Hair Manufacturers, / Wholesale & Retail, / No. 28 South Fourth Street, corner of Ranstead's Court, (nearly opposite the / Indian Queen Hotel,) between Market and Chesnut Streets, Philadelphia, / have invented and / make Wigs of superior / quality to any thing yet / seen in Europe, or import / ed to America. / [cuts of two heads, 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches, one with a fashionable wig, the other with numbered sections for taking measurements] / [followed by nine paragraphs of text further describing the business, offering five points for taking measurements for wigs, ordering instructions, and promotional copy]
by Mounier, John P., and Lallou, Philadelphia hairdressers
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Philadelphia, (PA): Mounier and Lallou, 1833. Illustrated advertisment and receipt. Printed broadside, 8 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches, employing several styles and sizes of type, completed in manuscript for a purchase of puffs and Curls ($16 total) and signed "Rcd. Payment / J.P. Mounier & Lallou." Notice is given that wigs can be provided for $10 and that the firm sells, Curls, Puffs, Scalps, Braids, Frisetts, &c., at the lowest price, wholesale and retail." The business is listed in the Philadelphia directory (1835-1836), p. 101 and was still at the same address, with a different principal. We were unable to find material related to this firm on OCLC. Short tear in upper edge, else very good. Folded and docketed on verso. (#5941).
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J.W. AKARD / "KING OF RIFLE SHOTS," / 15,000 Targets and 1,600 Small / Marbles Without a Miss." / [followed by five paragraphs of text]
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Fair Play, MO: np, 1907. Printed broadside, 10 1/2 x 5 inches, describing new world records set by Akard, once a "quiet and unassuming farmer" before associating himself with the Remington Arms Company. Akard (1875-1947) set many shooting records through the 1920s and made appearances with Will Rogers. Not recorded on OCLC. Very good. Folded (tears at folds, several small chips in blank margins, repaired on verso). (10672).
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AS A PLACE OF WINTER RESIDENCE [cover title]
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(Jacksonville, FL: Advertising Committee of the City Council), 1920. Small 4to, folded to narrow 8vo. (8) pp [printed double-column]. Illustrated. Original color illustrated wrappers. Very good. Promotional for winter activities: "Surf bathing, golf, tennis, motoring, yachting, fishing, racing, band concerts" described under such headings as "Golf and Tennis are Winter Sports," "Riding and Driving under Sunny Skies," "Swimming and Fishing in Winter Months," "Enjoyable Trips." Quite scarce; OCLC locates a single copy (State Library of Florida).
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JACOBS' PATENT / WHEEL BARROWS, / FOR SALE BY / CARHART & CURD, / WHOLESALE HARDWARE, / MACON, GA./ ..
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Macon, GA: The company (printed by Riches, Columbus, Ohio), 1885. Broadsheet printed on pink paper, 24 x 5 inches, describing the wheelbarrows and another implement on recto, and illustrating seven of the offerings, with caption descriptions on verso. Very good. The wheelbarrow styles ranged from closed containers to open platforms; all used the "Jacobs' Patent Wheel, the strongest and lightest running wheel known." Unrecorded on OCLC.
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JAMES FENIMORE COOPER: A PAPER READ BEFORE THE CHICAGO LITERARY SOCIETY
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[Chicago: the society?], 1883. 8vo. 10 pp. [printed double-column]. Illustrated with seven full-page photographs mounted on heavier stock. Bound with seven other pamphlets by Arnold. Somewhat later red three-quarter morocco, gilt, marbled boards and endpapers, spine gilt titled and tooled, t.e.g. Fine copy. First edition, or first separate edition, of all seven pamphlets. Inscribed on a blank endpaper by the author in 1883. The essay on Cooper is quite scarce; OCLC locates but three copies (Chicago Historical Society, Harvard, Maryland-Baltimore County). The photographs include a portrait of Cooper, images of his homes and grave, and two scenes of Lake Otsego. The other Arnold pamphlets bound herein: (1) ADDRESS [on the early history of Chicago, before the Chicago Historical Society, November 19, 1868], Chicago, 1877, mounted photograph [frontispiece portrait of the author], (2) RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EARLY CHICAGO AND ILLINOIS BAR [Chicago, 1880]; (3) REMINISCENCES OF THE ILLINOIS BAR FORTY YEARS AGO:…
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JAMESTOWN JOURNAL. EXTRA
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Jamestown, (NY), 1863. Broadside newspaper extra, 20.5 x 12 cm. Report of Casualties in the New York 3rd Excelsior at Gettysburg. Top edge unevenly trimmed. Slight soiling in bottom margin. A listing by name of the wounded and dead (only one) from Company B of the 3rd Excelsior from Gettysburg, the great battle of the war. The famous New York Excelsior had the fifth highest number of killed and mortally wounded in the entire war. Nine injuries are described to local men, who are named, wounded on the 2nd of July. "The Brigade went into the fight with 1,700 and lost 1,100." Not found in NUS or OCLC.
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JAPAN Photo Postcards
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1930. 9 x 14 cm. Five photo postcards, all with caption titles: a Geisha, Sumo wrestlers, and three copies of the same image of Cryptomeria Avenue, Toshogu Shrine.
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JAPANESE OIL HAND BOOK. DESCRIPTION AND TREATMENT OF PREVALENT DISEASES MAN BEAST & FOWL [cover title]
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New York: National Remedy Co., 130-132-134 Charlton St, 1890. Buff printed paper wraps, stapled. 17 cm. 32 pp. Illustrated. Printed on poor quality paper, one closed tear to lower edge of front wrapper, else very good. Advertisements for Japanese Oil, Dr. Swan's Liver and Kidney Cure, and other offerings from the National Remedy Company, testimonials, and a listing of common diseases, their symptons, and "how to treat them with the National Remedies." No listings found on OCLC.
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JEFFERSON-HEMINGS, a Special Issue of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly [cover title]
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(Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society), 2001. (this issue only, a complete issue devoted to its subject). Small 4to (26 cm). (4), [165]-247, (5, ads) pp. One DNA genealogical chart. Feature article is "Sally Hemings's Children: A Genealogical Analysis of the Evidence" by Helen F. M. Leary (43 pp.); also included are long reviews of works related to the controversy. Illustrated wrappers. Very good.
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JEFFERSON'S SECRETS: Death and Desire at Monticello
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NY: Basic Books, 2005. First edition. 8vo. xiii, 351 pp. Illustrated from old art, facsimiles, a title page, portraits. "Sets a new standard, post-DNA, for the next generation's reassessment of the most evocative and provocative of this country's founders." Two-tone boards, color illustrated dust jacket. Fine.
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THE JEFFERSON-HEMINGS MYTH: An American Travesty
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Charlottesville, VA: Jefferson Editions, 2001. First edition (paperback original). 8vo. 207 pp. Illustrated from old art and a photograph, portraits. Issued to "expose the false information [about the Jefferson-Hemings controversy] being disseminated to destroy the reputation of [a] founding father." Illustrated glossy wrappers. Very good.
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JEFFERSON'S CHILDREN: The Story of One American Family. Photographs by jane Feldman. Introduction by Lucian K. Truscott IV. Historical essays by Annette Gordon-Reed & Beverly Gray
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NY: Random House, 2002. First paperback edition, with added material. 4to. 160 pp. Illustrated from photographs, some in color, old art, ephemera, portraits, map. Chapters on the families of Thomas Jefferson, through both his wife Martha and his slave Sally Hemings; the author is a descendant of Jefferson and Hemings and this edition includes a portrait line of descent from them to the author. Inscribed by the author and photographer at the head of the title page in 2003. Illustrated glossy wrappers. Very good.
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JEFFERSON'S NEPHEWS: A FRONTIER TRAGEDY
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[Princeton, NJ]: Princeton Univ. Pr, 1976. . First edition. 8vo. xv, 462 pp. Maps, tables. The story of Lilburne and Isham Lewis, accused of murder in Kentucky in 1811. Very good. Charcoal cloth, decorated dust jacket. (10830).
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JETERSVILLEAND SAILORS CREEK. Surveyed & drawn by Maj. J. E. Weyss
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New York: Photolith by the N.Y. Lithographing, Engraving & Printing Co., Julius Bien, Supt., From surveys under the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. N. Michler, Maj. Of Engineers, by command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Brig. Genl. & Chief of Engineers, 1867. First separate edition. Lithographed broadside map, 20 ½ x 34 ¾ inches, detailing the area between the Richmond & Danville Railroad and the Appomattox River, showing roads creeks, stands of forests, towns, villages, private residences and farms with names of owners, etc. The Battle of Sailors Creek was the last major engagement between Lee and Grant, three days before Lee's April 9, 1865, surrender at Appomattox. Cover title: Jetersville & Sailors Creek. LC Civil War Maps 559.5. Sectioned and laid down on linen; folded into purple cloth boards. Boards faded and warped from old dampness. Still a good copy of an uncommon separately issued Civil War map.
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JIM BAKER: A Thrilling Episode of Ante-Bellum Days, a True Story of the Oppressed Race among Friends and Foes
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Winchester, IN: A. C. Benson & Sons, the Journal, 1898. First edition. Small 8vo. (6), 125 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Novel set in the Underground Railroad in Indiana. Not in Wright, Work, LCP/HSP Afro-Americana, or the Blockson catalogue. Uncommon, OCLC locates 12 copies (Library of Congress, New York Public, A. Lincoln Presidential Library, Newberry, Earlham, Indiana Historical Society, Indiana State library, Missouri-St. Louis, Duke, Ohio History Connection, Tennessee, Texas-Austin). Original gilt-stamped brown cloth (rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped). Front hinge cracked, one leaf almost loose, a good copy of a fragile, poorly produced book.
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