American History

1882. 1882 Stenhouse, Mrs TBH AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN UTAH: THE STORY OF A LIFE'S EXPERIENCE IN MORMONISM An Autobiography With Introductory Preface by Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe Fully Illustrated New and Cheaper Edition London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1882 402pp frontis, illus throughout 8vo Rebound in 19th century 3/4 pebble-cloth/marbled boards/paper spine label in such a manner as to replicate the original binding, re-using old cloth and paper, modern epages Fine copy.

Cambridge MA: The Greenewood Press, 1964. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/First Edition This is a great copy; bright red covers, gold gilt title on the spine, square . Prior to 1805 land in Georgia was distributed by a headright system. Book is clean and tight, with no markings or soiling, several spots of color lost on cloth. Very light shelf wear on all corners. No previous owner labels, not an ex-library book or remainder.. There is one very small section on the front cover that has faded (looks like a price tag may have been attached). The body of this book( pages 1 through 393 ) consists of a transcription of all data in the original Land Lottery manuscript, which is located in the Georgia Department of Archives and History in Atlanta. The introduction explains the act authorizing the 1805 Land lottery, who was eligible, and how many draws the participants were allowed. The next pages (xiii-xxi)reproduce the Act itself. The authors transcribed and index the lottery… Read More

Indianapolis, IN: The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1898. In the original green cloth with gilt titles and decorations, both volumes are Near Fine, cloth lightly rubbed, front hinge on volume II cracked. Daniel Woolsey Voorhees was a United States Senator from Indiana, a leader of the Democratic party and an anti-war Copperhead during the Civil War. A close friend of Abraham Lincoln, due to his stature he gained the nickname "the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash". A quite SCARCE and handsome 2 volume set. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Staten Island, NY: Privately Printed, 1914. SCARCE. Hines Annual for 1914. 80 pp., illustrated with several photographs. Original paper-covered boards, black leather spine, paper label at spine rubbed, Very Good, boards bumped and rubbed at corners. Bookplate of Dr. George W. Nash front paste down, "Compliments of the Brothers Hine" book plate, with Mrs. Dr. George W. Nash in ink. New York History. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co.. Good+. 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked preserving original gilt decorated somewhat worn leather spine. Dark leather spine & corners over maroon bubble cloth with original bright gilt decorated front cover. All edges gilt. [xii, 1001pp]. Double-page color map. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with 83 full-page portrait engravings of prominent men (most tissue protected). Edges and corners lightly rubbed. New England, Massachusetts ; Engraved Illustrations; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1001 pages .

Cambridge MA: The Riverside Press, 1891. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. VG+/1st ed. A wonderful copy; clean and unmarked; no foxing or soiling with fairly sharp corners and a quite firm and tight binding. Title in gold lettering on spine, none to front panel. Signatures are untrimmed at the head of pages. A bit of shelf wear to bottom corners. Acetate sheeting supplied as a dust jacket for cloth protection. Not an ex-library. 211 pages. Housed in an acid free document bag for storage, well packaged box for shipping and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC

Philade;phia: Caleb Richardson, 1817. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ione Railton. 189pp. Mottled calf, ex-library, spine and hinges tape repaired, edges worn. contents age-toned and foxed,, but complete and the binding is tight. This is the rare FIRST EDITION, published in Philadelphia in 1817. The author's observations on his travels in the United States, and his plans to establish a colony in the Illinois Territory. Howes B-468.

Book in very good condition No DJ. Please see photos.

, 1848; Large (16 3/4" x 21") two-page indenture by which Ann E. Venicomb conveys to Isaac Darnel, both of Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, a tract of land in Evesham of approximately twenty one acres, bordered by lands of Daniel W. Lippincott, Joseph Even, Rachel Boggs, et. al., Note is taken that the land had come to Venicomb by deed from her sister Rachel E. Boggs, wife of Ossley (Ashley?) Boggs, as part of her late mother’s trust. Boundaries, corner points, and various landmarks are annotated. A note on the front adds that the courses and distances were taken from the old version in the year 1813. Signed by both parties, affixed with a seal, and witnessed by Ezra Evans, Commyssioner (sic) for the County of Burlington, September 12, 1848. Accompanying the deed is a hand drawn survey map of a twenty-plus acre plot, noting it is a "draft taken from several different deeds and not from actual running," and dated March 31, 1850 by Wm. W. Wills. The map is most… Read More

New York: Politics Publishing Co, 1946. Magazine. Stapled wraps, 8.5 x 11 inches. Lightly worn, staples rusted. Near-fine.. A bright copy of this uncommon publication of Simone Weil's (1909-1943) essay "Factory Work." During the years 1934-1935 ("hard and bitter years of economic crisis" in France), Weil set out to experience and document the "proletarian condition" of France's laborers in the factories of suburban Paris. As a result of her experiences Weil concluded that "our factories have become festering grounds of evil, and the evils of the factories must be corrected." Weil's essay records her appeal for the good over the useful, the qualitative over the quantitative, goodness over well-being-in sum, for a fundamental purpose over mere utilitarian function. Dwight Macdonald (1906-1982) published Weil's essay in the December 1946 issue of politics, a magazine he founded in 1944 and which began as a monthly publication until its fourth year, after which it ran as a quarterly. Macdonald launched… Read More

Beautiful book in fine condition with a very good dust jacket. Only a small tear in jacket on back at bottom. Signed on the title page: Ben Bradlee Clean text. Price Clipped. Protected by Brodart book jacket cover. This is Ben Bradlee's first book issued shortly after Kennedy's death.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama:: Contoura Press,, 2021.. Edition of 22. 8.5 x 11"; 32 (T.W.K. February, 1925) pages plus endsheets. Interior pages, altered T.W.K. (Trade with Klan) issue, printed on French Paper using a Risograph FR 3910. Cover wrapper and endsheets printed letterpress on a Vandercook Universal1. Numbered. Contoura Press: "'T.W.K. Monthly' is an examination of how the Ku Klux Klan's use of print media was a means to maintain and grow economic power in early 20th century Birmingham. In the book form, I make this argument by presenting my original research and including representations of the primary source documents. My method of reproducing an edition of a Klan-published newspaper removes any power the propaganda once had, and the object now serves to reveal the true intention of the newspaper and acts as a record of Klan affiliation. In taking this document from the archives and reproducing it in this manner, I aim to shed light on this history and use the power of my… Read More

A collection of 14 books from the Images of America series focusing on the Pikes Peak Region. Books included are:
American Indians of the Pikes Peak Region, The Cripple Creek District, Florence: 1870's to 1970's, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Norad and Cheyenne Mountain AFS, Pikes Peak, Pueblo, Railroads of the Pikes Peak Region, Railroads of the Pikes Peak Region 1870-1900, Rocky Mountain National Park, Security-Widefield, and Woodland Park.
These books are in as new condition and retail for $22 each, or over $300 if they were bought invididually. This is a great gift for anyone who is interested in the history of the Pikes Peak Region.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/Good. First Edition. 1958. Doubleday. Good+/Good. Dust jacket has wrinkles and light shelf wear with small tear at top. DJ is in protective mylar. Rare, out of print book about an extraordinary person in US history. Interior is clean and tight. Possible it was not read. The bottom has a remainder mark. The book features exquisite illustrations by Ernest Crichlow. February 2024

Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co and National Publishing Co.
Great account of the 1864 creating the Union Pacific Railroad, giving it $100 million dollars. Thomas C Durant then managed to direct millions to his own construction company .. well worth a read!
Condition: NOT a library book. Careful, professional re-bind with original cover cloth re-applied. Interior is free of marks, pencil, plates, crimps, etc. Initial six pages are heavily toned and professionally repaired as photographed. But complete and in overall very good condition. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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