Inaugural Committee 1953

Official Program of the Inaugural Ceremonies Inducting Into Office Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon Vice President of the United States January 20, 1953

Washington, DC, Inaugural Committee 1953, 1953. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. 48pp. Pictorial stapled wraps. Clean and in like new condition. Original mailing envelope mildly age-toned is included. Near Fine.

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Book number: 002606

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Ephemera

Keywords: Republican Elections

A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

Boston , T. & J. Fleet, 1794. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating journal of a day's activities, by a former owner, is written on a blank leaf and is titled "A Journal.", all clearly legible. The first portion of the book is the almanack, and the latter portion is The Massachusetts Register for 1794, which includes much information about Massachusetts, its government, its institutions, including its military, judiciary, religious institutions, schools etc. Drake 3517. Fair.

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Book number: 004759

Catalogue: Reference, Government and Politics, History

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

Washington Album

Portland, Me. Chisholm Bros. 1895. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover. Green cloth, gold and black decoration. No date, circa 1895. Accordion fold format, 30 panels of Washingt views in sepia tone. Edgewear and scuffing to cover, 1/2 inch abrasion to corner of front cover, illustrations are all in sound condition, some chipping to rear endpaper gutter. Over 100 views of Washington, plus portraits of all Presidents through Benjamin Harrison's term 1889-1893, and a centerfold chromolithograph of the Capitol dome. Good.

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Book number: 003155

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Travel and Geography, Photography

Keywords: "District of Columbia" DC

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. Light wear and light soil to cover, contents are clean. INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Bound in at fron 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

Evening Post Association

Evening Post Annual, 1883. Biographical Sketches [With Portraits] of State Officers, Representatives in Congress, Governor's Staff, and Senators and Members of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn. Evening Post Association, 1883. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 200pp +16pp ads. Green cloth, gilt lettered, all edges gilt. Small amount of edgewear, 2 small spine perforations, text evenly tanned, contents clean, and book is in overall sound condition. Biographies and portraits of Connecticut officials. Good.

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Book number: 002804

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: Congress Senate Hartford

Bowles, Chester

The Coming Political Breakthrough

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1959. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 209pp. Red cloth, black backing to spine. FIRST EDITION, inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page. Book is in sound condition. Dustjacket is soiled, edgeworn and has a few short tears. Bowles was a former Governor and Congressman from Connecticut and served in a number of other political and diplomatic posts. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 000730

Catalogue: Signed, Government and Politics

Keywords: Autographed Democrat "Political Science" Signed

Brockett, L.P.

Handbok of the United States of America, and Guide to Emigration; Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics

New York, Times Print Shop, 1886. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Jos. Laing & Co. 205pp. Brick colored cloth decorated in gold and black, bevelled-edge boards, all edges gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends, front free endpaper is soiled, has a tear and is missing a 1 1/2 inch strip along edge, text is mildly age-toned and clean. Front pastedown endpaper has an intricately detailed engraving of the "New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge" (now known as the Brooklyn Bridge. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004626

Catalogue: American West, Government and Politics, Reference

Keywords: NY "New York" Government Statistics Emigration "The West"

Water Committee of the City of Brooklyn

Documents and Plans Submitted By the Water Committee to the Common Council of the City of Brookyn for the Year 1854

Brooklyn, NY, Water Committee of the City of Brooklyn, 1854. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Jos. Laing & Co. 145 pp, 27 plates. Cloth rear board, front board and front free endpaper missing, spine retaped, title page is half deteriorated (facsimile replacement attached), dampstaining to first few pages of text, contents mildly age-toned, all plates are sound. This remarkable document includes the historic detailed proposal for the improvement of the water supply for Brooklyn, New York in 1854. The proposal consists of 145 pages of details on how to supply the water, the details of the negotiations with suppliers and construction specifications. In addition there are 27 meticulously engraved plates showing plans for various construction requirements along the supply route, such as canals, ponds, pipes, conduits, reservoirs, engine house, etc. Despite the imperfections of this book, the complete text and illustrations that are all present, make this an exceptional historical record. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004164

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Engineering and Technology, Architecture

Keywords: "City Planning" Infrastructure "Water Supply" NYC Brooklyn

de Cicco, Andres

Un año en Moscu

Buenos Aires, Editorial Difusion, 1950. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 220pp. Stiff card stock cover. Text in Spanish. Cover very lightly worn, text is tanned, dampstain to top edges and foredges, text is unharmed. Inscribed and signed illegibly on half-title page, possibly by author. Dust jacket is also dampstained and spine is faded. Laid-in is a promotional brochure of the book by the publisher. Fair/Good.

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Book number: 004494

Catalogue: History, Government and Politics, Social History

Keywords: Diplomacy "Soviet Union"

Clemmer, Mary

Ten Years in Washington: Or, Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman Sees Them.

Hartford, CT, The Hartford Publishing Company, 1882. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 608pp. Marroon cloth, gilt spine lettering and gilt decoration, engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard, 48 full page illustrations. Corners very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Nice copy. Very Good.

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Book number: 003728

Catalogue: American History, Social History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Washington Cabinet Congress "White House"

Collins, Frederick L.Collins

Uncle Sam's Billion-Dollar Baby

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1945. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 174pp. Blue cloth, blue spine lettering. Faint spotting to front board, slight tape remnant on rear pastedown, contents toned and clean. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket is soiled, chipped and missing several pieces. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 003525

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Economics

Keywords: TVA "Tennessee Valley Authority"

Cook, Elizur (Compiler)

The Connecticut Register and Manual : A State Calendar of Public Officers and Institutions for 1885

Hartford, Brown and Gross, 1885. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. iv, 302pp, folding diagram of Representatives Hall. Red cloth, gilt lettering and state emblem. Spotting and light soil to covers, 10 cent price on title page, contents evenly age-toned, binding and contents are sound. No map apparently issued with this edition. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001898

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Collectible

Keywords: Reference Laws Officials Connecticut

Cummings, Thomas Harrison

The Webster Centennial. Proceedings of the Webster Historical Society at Marshfield, Mass., October 12, 1882. With an Account of Other Celebrations on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Daniel Webster

Boston, Webster Historical Society, 1883. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 272pp + index. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Abrasion and chipping along front joint, faint staining to front board, corners rubbed, text is age-toned but clean and the binding is tight and sound. Portrait frontispiece with tissue-guard and 2 photographs, one of the Home of Webster and the other of the Reception of the President and Guests by Mrs. Fletcher Webster. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002691

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Celebration Statesman Marshfield Massachusetts

Haley. William D.

Philp's Washington Described. A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia; With Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of Government.

Washington, D.C. Philp & Solomons, 1860. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. x, 239, 16pp ads. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering and capitol in gilt, double-page map. Spine slightly sunned, covers otherwise are in very sound condition. Endpapers are lightly foxed and text is age-toned, and has a very occasional spot, binding is tight, map is in clean, crisp condition. Background and descriptions of Washington's buildings and institutions, along with illustrations. Very Good.

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Book number: 002823

Catalogue: Government and Politics, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Sightseeing Tourism