Contemporary Social Action Collection of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

[Madison, State Historical Society of Wisconsin], 1972. Paperback. 4to. Self-cover. 12pp, 13pp, (2pp) -- all rectos only. Very good. Light mild age toning, mainly to front sheet, which is lightly soiled. Gathering of typed mimeographed, stapled at upper left. Interesting finder's guide to this institution's collections of manuscript and archival material covering civil rights, labor leaders, radical groups, etc. From the library of noted social protest poet and fine press printer JOHN BEECHER (1904-80). .

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Book number: 32169

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Facts about Germany. The Federal Republic of Germany. Includes: Country, People, History. State, Politics, the Law. Economics. Society, Welfare, Leisure. Education, Science, Culture.

Gütersloh. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag. 1979. Well illustrated. Paperback. 382,(2) Seiten. Editor: K.Römer. Cover slightly rubbed. Good. ISBN 3797306245.

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Book number: 108933

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[YOUNG (Arthur)]

The Farmer's Letters to the People of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great Importance: Particularly The Exportation of Corn. The Balance of Agriculture and Manufactures. The present State of Husbandry. The Circumstances attending large and small Farms The present state of the Poor. The Prices of Provisions. The Proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. The Importance of Timber and Planting. Emigrations to the Colonies. The Means of promoting the Agriculture and Population of Great-Britain, &c. To which are added, Sylv?: or, occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics.

Dublin: Printed at the request and recommendation of several gentlemen, for J. Milliken, 1768. Third edition, first Irish, small 8vo (157 x 95 mm), [6], 482pp., cont. calf, lower joints split but holding firm, morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Provenance: The Lawes Agriculture Library, Rothamsted Research Institute.

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History Charter and by-Laws of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois: List of Officers and Members Together with a Record of the Service Performed by Their Ancestors in the Wars of the Colonies

Chicago, N.p. 1896. Hardcover. Small 4to. Half red leather and red marbled paper over boards, gilt medallion. 170pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations, several color plates. Good plus. Minor edgewear and soiling, with spine rather darkened; expertly rehinged, thus tight. Overall an attractive, sound copy despite wear. Inscribed in pencil on an inner flyleaf "F.L. Bishop / From D.H. Preston" -- Deming Haven Preston appears on the slate of 1896 officers under "Gentlemen of the Council," and there is also an illustration of him within the text and a list of his colonial ancestors. A lovely association copy. .

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Book number: 18793

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Winter 1966 (Volume LIX, Number 4)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1966. Paperback. (Volume LIX, Number 4). Small 4to. Stiff red pictorial wrappers. Pp. 341-664. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Donald J. Abramoske's "The Founding of the Chicago Daily News," Donald E. Angel's "Ingersoll's Political Transition" and Oscar A. Weil's "The Movement to Establish Lebanon Seminary, 1833-1835." From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES (1914-93). .

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Book number: 29301

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: March 1948 (Volume XLI, Number 1)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1948. Paperback. (Volume XLI, Number 1). Small 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 110pp. Illustrations, map. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a bit chipped; discreet faint institutional inkstamp on front wrapper. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Theodore C. Pease's "Evarts Boutell Greene, 1980-1947," Conrad Bergendoff's "The Beginnings of Swedish Immigration Into Illinois a Century Ago," Herbert O. Brayer's "The Duty -- or Dilemma -- of Every Illinoisan" and S.A. Wetherbee's "Illinois in 1947." From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES (1914-93). .

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Book number: 29312

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Autumn 1950 (Volume XLIII, Number 3)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1950. Paperback. (Volume XLIII Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff brown pictorial wrappers. Pp. 171-244. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Irving Dilliard's "Oliver Rogers Barrett, 1873-1950," W.H.G. Armytage's "Richard Cobden and Illinois" and Otto Eisenschiml's "Addenda to Lincoln's Assassination (Part II)." From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES (1914-93). .

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Book number: 29314

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Autumn 1951 (Volume XLIV, Number 3)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1951. Paperback. (Volume XLIV Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff brown pictorial wrappers. Pp. 199-283. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a tad rough. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Dayton W. Canaday's "Voice of the Wilderness of 1847," Charles V. Darrin's "Robert Todd Lincoln and a Family Friendship," Carroll H. Quenzel's "Books for the Boys in Blue," John H. Hauberg's "Hard Times in Illinois in 1780" and Harry E. Pratt's "A Beginner on the Old Eighth Judicial Circuit." From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES (1914-93). .

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Book number: 29316

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Summer 1952 (Volume XLV, Number 2)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1952. Paperback. (Volume XLV, Number 2). Small 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 101-192. Illustrations. Very good. Slightest bit of mild edgewear; spine a tad rough. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Ernest E. East's "The Distillers' and Cattle Feeders' Trust, 1887-1895," Elmer Gertz's "Charles A. Dana and The Chicago Republican," O. Fritiof Ander's "John H. Hauberg, 'The Standing Bear'" and William Frank Zornow's "The Unwanted Mr. Lincoln." From the collection of noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar ARNOLD F. GATES (1914-93). .

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Book number: 29320

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Autumn 1953 (Volume XLVI, Number 3)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1953. Paperback. (Volume XLVI Number 3). Small 4to. Stiff tan pictorial wrappers. Pp. 231-336. Illustrations. Near fine. Slightest hint of rubbing, else uncommonly clean. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Allan Nevins' "Not Without Thy Wondrous Story, Illinois," Robert R. Hubach's "They Saw the Early Midwest," Jordan D. Fiore's "Horatio Alger, Jr. as a Lincoln Biographer," James Harvey Young's "Patent Medicines: The Early Post-Frontier Phase," Charles M. Segal's "Lincoln, Benjamin Jonas and the Black Code" and William H. Pease's "Samuel Fallows: Expansionist. .

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Book number: 32593

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Spring 1954 (Volume XLVII, Number 1)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1954. Paperback. (Volume XLVII, Number 1). Small 4to. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 112pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Very slightest bit of mild rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Wayne C. Temple's "Lincoln's Fence Rails," Coleman McCampbell's "H.L. Kinney and Daniel Webster in Illinois in the 1830's," translator Georges J. Joyaux's "A Frenchman's Visit to Chicago in 1886," compiler James N. Addam's "Illinois in 1953" and a great many "Lincolniana Notes. .

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Book number: 32594

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Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society: Summer 1953 (Volume XLVI, Number 2)

Springfield, State of Illinois, 1953. Paperback. (Volume XLVI, Number 2). Small 4to. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 119-223. Illustrations. Very good. Some mild edgewear and light rubbing. Handsome, clean, tight copy. Articles include Harry E. Pratt and Wayne C. Temple's "James Garfield Randall, 1881-1953," Earle Lutz's "The Stars and Stripes of Illinois Boys in Blue," James W. Covington's "The Indian Liquor Trade at Peoria -- 1824," Walter B. Hendrickson's "The Happy Soldier (Part II)" and Huber W. Ellingsworth's "John Peter Altgeld as a Public Speaker. .

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Book number: 32624

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Premium List of the New Hampshire State Agricultural Society, for the Eighteenth Annual Fair, to Be Held October 1, 2, 3, and 4, 1872, in the City of Dover

Manchester, N.H. John B. Clarke, Printer, 1872. Wraps. Wraps, printed in blue and red ink. 32 pp. A small booklet describing the awards given for prize winners in categories ranging from cattle to poultry, flowers, printing and binding, fruits and vegetables, clothing and millinery, needlework, furniture making, etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning and offsetting to the covers. Some spotting and staining to the rear cover. Minor soiling. Good .

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Book number: 020864

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Society of Antiquaries of London. Reports; 1. On the State and Rearrangement of the Library by C Knight Watson. 2. On the Unbound Manuscripts by Charles S Percival.

London: J B Nichols & Sons, 1864. 12 pp. Disbound. Lightly soiled & minor foxing.

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State and Society in Africa: Perspectives on Continuity and Change

University Press of America. Hardcover ISBN: 081919977X, Condition: New.

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Book number: mon0000013188