(Anderson, Elbert)

Claims On the United-States By the Late Contractor for the State of New -York, &c.

New-York, War Department. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 179, 24pp. Paper over boards, title to spine. Binding is shaken and split in 2, contents are tanned, foxed and partially dampstained, text is complete. It is said that the name "Uncle Sam" originated as result of Anderson's claim. Anderson sold meat to the US Army, which came from a meatpacker named Samuel Wilson. The meat was stamped EAUS (Elbert Anderson United States). The soldiers joked that the initials stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. A very scarce book. Poor.

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Book number: 003115

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Uncle Sam"

The Republican Club of the City of New York

New York, Republican of the City of New York, 1908. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 132pp. Light soil and spotting to covers, small tear to head of spine, contents are toned and clean and unmarked. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003127

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: "By-Laws" Membership Incorporation

15

Stories of the Last Battles of the American Revolution

New York, Philip J. Cozans. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 64pp. No date, but circa 1850s. Decorative stiff wraps, red, gold blue and white decoration and lettering. Covers are worn, soiled and almost detached. Contents are age-toned and have some occasional foxing and soiling, and edgewear to first few pages, but are otherwise complete. Numerous engravings throughout the text. This scarce title is from Uncle Philip's Library for Good Boys and Girls, which lists on the rear cover 6 additional titles: First Battles Amer. Revolution, Last Battles, Discontented Squirrel, Pleasant Stories in Rhyme, Stories for Good Boys and Stories for Good Girls. Fair.

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Book number: 001321

Catalogue: American History, Children's

Keywords: Gates Cornwallis Greene Howe Burgoyne Washington

(Barber, Joseph)

War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer. Embracing His Experiences as Honest Old Abe's Bosom Friend and Unofficial Adviser.

New York, Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 312pp. Blind stamped black boards with gilt stamped decoration to front cover. Covers detached but present, backstrip missing, owner's name, bookplate and pencil notations on front pastedown, bookplate of Military Historical Society of Massachusetts on rear pastedown, text is mildly age-toned, edges darkened, but text is otherwise quite sound and clean. Humorous account written phonetically in the local vernacular. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001799

Catalogue: American History, Americana, Military

Keywords: "Civil War" Lincoln

McCoy Amasa

Funeral Orration on the Death of Hon. Daniel Webster, Delivered at a Commeroation in the Presbyterian Church, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Monday Evening, November 8, 1852.

Boston, C.C.P. Moody, 1856. 3rd Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 39pp. Grey printed wraps. Rear cover taped with archival tape, light wear and light soil to cover, contents are clean. INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Bound in at front are 5 pages of endorsements from prominent individuals of McCoy's speech. Good.

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Book number: 004451

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Government and Politics

Keywords: Speech Oratory Autograph

A.S. Barnes & Co.

Barnes' Centenary History , One Hundred Years of American Independence

New York & Chicago, A.S. Barnes & Co. 1876. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Original printed wrappers. Part 9, pages 393-456. ND but 1876. Allegorical representation of U.S. on its centennial on front cover, back cover lists other centennial publications by publisher, engravings throughout. Covers are torn and chipped at edges and lightly soiled. Some pages still unopened, some crudely opened. Not commonly found in this unbound state. Fair.

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Book number: 000660

Catalogue: American History, Americana

Keywords: 100 Years Centennial

Baxter, D.W. C.

Baxter's Volunteer's Manual: Contains Full Instructions for the Soldier, In the School of the Company. With Sixt Engravings, Illustrating the Company Movements,&c. Arranged According to SCOTT'S System of Infantry Tactics -Part II.

Philadelphia, King & Baird, 1861. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 137pp. Printed wraps. Rear cover missing, backstrip partially missing, staining to cover and contents. Despite the staining throughout the contents, the entire text is readable and the binding is solid.This book is based on General Winfield Scott's System of Military Tactics. It contains numerous engravings of military drill formations and commands. This is the rare Part II of this manual, published the same year as Part I, which is also very uncommon. Fair.

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Book number: 004856

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: Drills soldiers "Civil War" commands

Bloomfield, Allen J. (Editor-in Chief)

The World War Book

Syracuse, The Craftsman Press, 1919. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 288pp. Dark blue cloth, gilt title. Text beautifully printed in sepia on buff paper. Minor smudging and spotting to covers, contents are clean. A World War I record and personal history of the citizens of Richfield Springs who entered the service of their country published by a Committee in behalf of the Citizens of Richfield Springs, New York. A brief biography and photo of each serviceman. This is the original printing, NOT A RECENT REPRINT. Very Good.

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Book number: 000658

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: Memorial Veterans "Richfield Springs" "Otsego County"

Bowers, David

Adventures with Rare Coins

Bpwers & Ruddy Galleries, Inc. 1979. Second Printing, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 0914490001. 305pp. Book is invery good nearly unused state. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003712

Catalogue: American History, American West, How-to and Hobbies

Keywords: Coins Numismatics "US Coins" 0914490001

Bullock, Helen

The Williamsburg Art of Cookery or Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion: Being a Collection of Upwards of Five Hundred of the Most Ancient & Approv'd Recipes in Virginia Cookery.

Williamsburg, Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg, 1939. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Full leather, leather spine label with gilt lettering. Moderate edgewear to boards, chipping along spine. Contents are sound. Reprint of the 1742 edition. Illustrated. Good.

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Book number: 004114

Catalogue: American History, Cooking

Keywords: Colonial Cuisine

Carse, Robert

Blockade; The Civil War at Sea

New York, Rinehart & Company, Inc. 1958. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 279pp. Green cloth boards, text in green tinted paper. Covers and contents are clean and binding is tight. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper September 9, 1958. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001238

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Fort Fisher" Charleston Nassau Confederacy Richmond "William Lamb"

Catton, Bruce

Grant Moves South

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1960. Third Printing, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 564pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Warmly inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Book is in clean condition, spine mildly faded, contents clean and binding is tight. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004038

Catalogue: American History, Signed, U.S. Civil War

Keywords: Confederacy Union "Civil War"

Chastellux, François-Jean

Voyage de M. Le Chevalier de Chastellux en Amérique

Paris, R. Le Franq, 1786. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 136pp. Three quarter vellum modern marbled binding. Book is in unworn, sound condition. Possibly a pirated edition published after the 2 volume edition published the same year. Howes C-324. Very Good.

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Book number: 004113

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "General Washington" Rochambeau

National Publishing Co., Inc.

Illustrated Memoir of the World War

New Haven, Natonal Publishing Co. Inc. 1930. First Edition. Soft cover. 40pp. Blue stapled wraps, 11"x17". Very faint fading to cover edges, mild wear but contents very sound and clean. remnants of bookplate removed from first page. 40 pages of striking full page photos of World War I. Very Good.

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Book number: 000698

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Great War" Doughboys Armistice Howitzers "WW I" "World War" Europe

Colton, J.H.

A Summary Historical, Geographical, and Statistical View of the City of New York; Together with Some Notices of Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, &c., in its Environs. Prepared to Accompany the Topographical Map of the City and County of New York.

New York, The Globe Press, 1836. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 46pp. + folding map. First Edition. Light wear and slight fading to cover, frontispiece not present, contents in clean condition, very occasional foxing, a number of tears along folds of folding map have been tape reinforced many years ago, and more recently with archival tape. There is very minor loss of image, a former owner's name on title page and bookplate on front endaper. Color folding map measures 23 x 19 inches. A disclaimer is tipped-in regarding the folding map. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004552

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, American History

Keywords: "New York" NYC Manhattan Topography "Long Island"