No Author

World War II Photo Album from a Us Soldier, Joseph F. Strokoskas, Apparently Serving in the Philippines

No Place, No publisher. Soft Cover. World War II Photo Album from a US Soldier, Joseph F. Strokoskas, apparently serving in the Philippines. Oblong quarto format. Contains about 20 postcards, some color illustrated, some real photo, depicting locations in Alabama, Mississippi, Chicago and San Francisco; about 50 or so black and white photos of various sizes and formats; and various pieces of ephemera, from beer labels (from Australia), money and military passes. The photos range from posed photos of the subject, photos of barracks, several of the departure of a 3 star (General?) on a plane, photo of presumed Japanese prisoners, a dead (Japanese?) soldier, a downed Japanese plane, photo of an anti-aircraft post, to photos of the residents of the Philippines, etc. GOOD condition. Covers creased, with old tape repairs. General fading, minor soiling and scuffing. Some pages chipped along the extremities. One photo dampstained and bearing surface loss. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009221

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn World War II

Various Authors

About Face! the Us Servicemen's Fund Newsletter. June 1973

New York, United States Servicemen's Fund, Publisher, 1973. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. With an 8 ½ by 11 inch sheet of paper stapled to the front cover, providing a news flash on Patrick Chenoweth, reprinting a New York Times article declaring him free. A few black and white illustrations. A newsletter issued by the United States Servicemen's Fund, an organization created to promote free speech in the US military. It organized events and exhibits in protest of the Vietnam War and supported many GI underground publications. This issue with an article the court-martial proceedings against 8 of released POWs, indicating that those against the war, were being held by the US military and were accused of misconduct while in a North Vietnamese prison camp. Another article looks at the case of Airman Frederick Stubbs, a Black soldier charged with fighting and sent to a military "reeducation camp." The article alleges that while there, he was framed for a fight, and now faces a court martial and hard labor, with the piece alluding to racism in the US Armed Forces. A short piece discusses the bombing of a bookstore by a member of a white supremacist group. The store had hosted a group of Black soldiers against the Vietnam War. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor wrinkling. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 017758

Catalogue: Underground Newspapers

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

Various authors

About Face! the Us Servicemen's Fund Newsletter. March 1973

New York, United States Servicemen's Fund, Publisher, 1973. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. A few black and white illustrations. A newsletter issued by the United States Servicemen's Fund, an organization created to promote free speech in the US military. It organized events and exhibits in protest of the Vietnam War, and supported many GI underground publications. This issue with an article on the IRS investigating the USSF, a look at the recent cease fire agreement, etc. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal fold crease present, with two vertical fold creases. Minor wrinkling. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 018146

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Radical Studies Underground Newspapers Social Movements

Various authors

About Face! the Us Servicemen's Fund Newsletter. April 1973

New York, United States Servicemen's Fund, Publisher, 1973. Wraps. Tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. A few black and white illustrations. A newsletter issued by the United States Servicemen's Fund, an organization created to promote free speech in the US military. It organized events and exhibits in protest of the Vietnam War, and supported many GI underground publications. This issue with an article on racism in the US Navy, and the US military, focusing on the arrests of Black GIs after staging various protests against racism and discrimination. Another articles looks at the treatment of recently released POWs, indicating that those against the war, were being held by the US military. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor wrinkling. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 017172

Catalogue: Radical Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements

Various Authors

About Face! the Us Servicemen's Fund Newsletter. May 1973

New York, United States Servicemen's Fund, Publisher, 1973. Tabloid. Tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. A few black and white illustrations. A newsletter issued by the United States Servicemen's Fund, an organization created to promote free speech in the US military. It organized events and exhibits in protest of the Vietnam War and supported many GI underground publications. This issue with an article on the trial of Pat Chenoweth, a sailor accused of sabotage. A short piece discusses the bombing of a bookstore by a member of a white supremacist group. The store had hosted a group of Black soldiers against the Vietnam War. Also present is an article on the USS Midway and its homeporting in Japan, including protests against this by sailors on the ship. GOOD+ condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. Minor wrinkling. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 019297

Catalogue: Military/ War

Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers Social Movements

Various authors

Act Up Los Angeles. Newsletter of the Aids Coalition to Unleash Power/Los Angeles. October 1988. Volume 1/Number 9

Los Angeles, ACT UP Los Angeles, Publisher, 1988. Wraps. Good .

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Book number: 020000

Catalogue: gay/lesbian Studies

Keywords: Noisbn LGBTQ+

Various Authors

An Address at the Unveiling of the Statue of Washington; with Smallwood's Immortals; Shepherd and the New Washington; with Colonel Ninian Beall Etc.

Various Places, Various Publishers. Hard Cover. Tract volume, bound in olive cloth, containing: Curtis, George William. An Address at the Unveiling of the Statue of Washington upon the spot where he took the oath as first president of the United States. Harper and Brothers. New York: 1883. Wraps. 35 pp. With a frontispiece.Bound with: Dorsey, Ella Loraine. Smallwood's Immortals. A Historical Abstract. No publisher, place or date. Wraps. 14 pp. Bound with: Noyes, Theodore. Shepherd and the New Washington. An Address by Theodore W. Noyes at the Unveiling of a Statue to the Memory of Alexander R. Shepherd. May 3, 1909. No publisher, place or date. Wraps. 12 pp. Bound With: Magruder, Caleb Clarke. Colonel Ninian Beall. Historical Address on the occasion of the dedication of a memorial boulder. Printed under the auspices of The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia. No place. 1911. Wraps. 44 pp. With a few photo plates. Bound with: Magruder, Caleb Clarke. Colonel Joseph Belt. A paper read before The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia.The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia, presumed publisher. No place: 1909. Wraps. 36 pp. With a frontispiece. Bound with: Various authors. Ainsworth Rand Spofford 1825-1908. A memorial meeting at the Library of Congress on Thursday November 12, 1908. No publisher, place or date. Wraps. 84 pp. A tract volume of various works, with a few photo plates bound in the front, perhaps from the pamphlets within or other publications. Two memorial publications/proceedings from The Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia bound between two pamphlets. All appear to be bound with their original wraps. These tracts are primarily historical addresses containing biographical and history on George Washington, Alexander R. Shepherd, Colonel Ninian Beall, Colonel Joseph Belt and Ainsworth Spofford. Alexander R. Shepherd was governor of the District of Columbia from 1873-74, and is sometimes called 'The father of Modern Washington,' and considered to have been an influential boss in the city(Wikipedia). 'Smallwood's Immortals' chronicles an early battle in the Revolutionary War, when a small group of troops from Maryland engaged a larger British force. Colonel Ninian Beall was an early settler in Maryland, having previously fought for the Scotch-English army and subsequently fighting Native American tribe of the Susquehannah. Colonel Joseph Belt was a colonel during the French and Indian War and a patentee of Chevy Chase, Maryland. Ainsworth Rand Spofford was the sixth librarian of congress of the United States. The piece on his life, containing work by several authors, also contains a chronological list of his writings. GOOD condition, slightly ex-library, with a bookplate on the inside cover. Pamphlets all bound in olive cloth. Minor soiling, general fading, and a few faint stains to the cloth. Extremities with moderate bumping and scuffing. Pamphlets with general toning to the paper. A few with minor pencil notes, marginalia and underlining. Minor scattered soiling and very minor foxing. Some of the wraps with some chipping and wear along the extremities, as well as minor notations/names to the covers. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006727

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Advocate of Peace. October, 1841. Vol. IV. No. 3

Boston, American Peace Society/Whipple and Damrell, Publishers, 1841. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. Paginations runs 49-72. A single issue of this journal devoted to the topic of peace, with this issue discussing fighting Algiers between the French and Arabs, expense of honors paid to warriors, a theological/philosophical discussion of war inconsistent with the Gospel, punishment in the navy, the British legion in Spain, Quaker views on civil government, etc. The American Peace Society published this work sporadically in an effort to promote its views on peace and pacifism. The group was formed in 1818 and is still in operation today. GOOD condition. Heavy creasing and curling to the corners. Minor staining and foxing to the covers. Ink inscription to the upper front cover. Dampstain affecting the front cover and first half of the book. Good .

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Book number: 010035

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

The Advocate of Peace. December, 1841

Boston, William S. Damrell, 1841. Wraps. Printed wraps, lacking rear wrap. Pagination runs 73-96. A single issue of this journal devoted to the topic of peace, with this issue discussing peace efforts worldwide, including England and France, etc. The American Peace Society published this work sporadically in an effort to promote its views on peace and pacifism. The group was formed in 1818 and is still in operation today. FAIR condition. Rear wrapper MISSING. Heavy creasing and curling to the corners. Minor staining and foxing to the cover. Ink inscription to the upper front cover. Minor foxing throughout. Fair .

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Book number: 010671

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Advocate and Guardian (the Advocate of Moral Reform). January 1, 1853. Vol. XIX, No. 1

New York, American Female Guardian Society, Publisher, 1853. Tabloid. Small tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. The American Female Guardian Society was formed in 1834 by a group of Protestant women concerned for the welfare of poor and "indigent" women, hoping to guide them away from prostitution, through education and employment opportunities. They issued this paper to provide news and educational topics. This issue looks at Caroline Chisholm and her work in Australia to help women; several articles and religious/moral pieces on parenting; news of the organization, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Paper torn along the spine, about half its height. Moderate browning, some foxing, soiling and minor staining. Creasing and wrinkling to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 016254

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Feminism/Women's Studies

Various Authors

The Advocate of Peace. August, 1840. Vol. III. No. 8

Boston, American Peace Society/Whipple and Damrell, Publishers, 1840. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. Paginations runs 169-192. A single issue of this journal devoted to the topic of peace, with this issue focusing on the military in peacetime, the moral character of the navy, punishments in the navy, etc. The American Peace Society published this work sporadically in an effort to promote its views on peace and pacifism. The group was formed in 1818 and is still in operation today. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, fading, wrinkling and edgewear. Ink inscription to the upper front cover. Very Good .

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Book number: 018352

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

The Adytum. Nineteen Hundred and Nine. Volume XVI. (Denison University Yearbook)

Granville, OH, Junior Class of Denison University, Publisher, 1909. Hard Cover. Gray paper covered boards with red cloth spine. 260 pp. Tipped in black and white photos throughout. A yearbook for Denison University for the year 1909, including the usual student related information, as well photos. Included are photos of members of the football, baseball and basketball teams. Provenance: from the collection of Ambrose Swasey, with his bookplate and signature. Swasey was an engineer, inventor and astronomer, perhaps best known for his firm that built astronomical observatories around the world. His bookplate depicts the 36 inch Lick Telescope. GOOD condition. Minor spotting and staining to the covers. Minor soiling and fading. Some scuffing and bumping along the extremities. Light toning to the paper, with offsetting on pages opposite tipped in photos. Good .

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Book number: 012073

Catalogue: Reference

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

African Forum a Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Affairs. Fall 1965. Volume 1, Number 2

New York, The American Society of African culture, Publisher, 1965. Wraps. Printed wraps. 128 pp. Single issue of this journal, with this number containing articles on the Organization of African Unity in historical perspective; the changing ideas of pan-Africanism; the arts in Sierra Leone, etcetera. GOOD condition. Uneven toning, minor soiling and scuffing to the covers. Good .

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Book number: 018790

Catalogue: Black Studies

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

The Age of Elegance, the Joan Taub Ades Collection

New York, The Morgan Library and Museum, Publisher, 2011. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 102 pp. Reproduced artwork throughout. A catalog to a 2011 exhibition of drawing and prints primarily from the 1700s, including scholarly entries with each piece, discussing aesthetics, history and significance. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 012719

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

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Ahimsa. Worldwide Magazine of Veganism. March/April, 1975

Malaga, NJ, American Vegan Society, Publisher, 1975. Tabloid. Small tabloid newspaper format. 4 pages. A journal published by the American Vegan Society, devoted to "dynamic harmlessness, reverence for life, natural living, personal ecology." The American Vegan Society was founded in 1960 and continues to this day, focusing on healthy living and ecology through the practice of veganism. This issue with an continuation of a report on a seven week lecture tour in India. Very good condition. Horizontal fold create present. Minor toning. Very Good .

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Book number: 019193

Catalogue: Underground Newspapers

Keywords: Noisbn Social Movements