Biagiotti, Aldo P.

Impact : The Historical Account of the Italian Immigrants of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield, Connecticut, Romald Press, 1990. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 345pp. Marroon cloth, gilt lettering. No dust jacket as issued. Cover and contents are in very clean and sound condition. Fascinating history including an extensive section of biographical sketches of the immigrants. Near Fine.

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Book number: 001894

Catalogue: American History, Social History

Keywords: Immigration Genealogy

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"

Hall, Basil

Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828. (2 Volume Set)

Philade;phia, Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. First American Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 322, 339pp. Later binding blue paper over boards, tan buckram backing, paper spine labels, uncut edges, armorial bookplate on pastedowns of both volumes, Slight mottling to spine of volume II, contents foxed, some cracking to front gutter volume II, bindowner's name on front free endpaper, bindings of both volumes are tight, corner tear to contents page (end of Vol.I) with slight loss of text, tiny hole in front endpaper of Vol.II. A critical account of 19th century American society. Good.

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Book number: 003911

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: "New England" Mississippi Slavery Charleston

Houstoun, Mrs. (Charlotte Houstoun)

Hesperos: Or Travels in the West. (2 Volumes as One)

London, John W. Parker, 1850. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 293, 279pp. Blue embossed cloth, gilt ship vignette to front cover, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard for each volume. Covers edgeworn, spine chipped at head and tail and darkened, contents age-toned most heavily at first and last few pages, light foxing to fronitspieces and c first and last few pages, binding is tight. Evocative descriptions of the landscapes, environment and the people in America in mid 19th century. Good.

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Book number: 003920

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography, American West

Keywords: "New England" Mississippi Settlers Slavery Washington "New Orleans" Louisiana "Women's Issues"

King, Martin Luther Jr.

Stride Toward Freedom ; The Montgomery Story

New York, Water Committee of the City of Brooklyn, 1958. First Paperback Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. Mike Davis - Photography. 190pp. Mass market first paperback edition. Light wear to cover, slight corner crease, contents age-toned, binding is tight. Dr. King's early implementation of non violent resistance. Good.

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Book number: 004165

Catalogue: American History, Social History, African-American

Keywords: Ebenezer Abernathy Alabama "Civil Rights"

Phelps, James Andrew (Compiler)

Heroic Willards of '76; Lif ena Times of Captain Reuben Willard

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1917. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 112pp. Tan wraps. Very light shelfwear, contents age-toned, clean and unmarked. Genealogical records beginning ins1775. Original printing from 1917, not a modern reprint. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004466

Catalogue: American History, Social History, Reference

Keywords: Genealogy "George Willard" Chronology "Family Tree"

Seward, William H. (Secretary of State)

Letter from the Secretary of State, Transmitting a Report of the Commissioner of Immigration of the Foreign Immigration and the Expenditures of the Bureau for the First Three Quarters of the Year 1866.

Washington, House of Representatives, 1866. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 81pp. Disbound. Mildly toned but clean and sound. Contains listings of the number and occupations and vital statistics of passengers arriving in the U.S. Very Good.

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Book number: 002783

Catalogue: American History, Social History, Government and Politics

Keywords: Immigrants Maritime

Wolfe, Saml. M.

Helper's Impending Crisis Dissected

Philadelphia, J.T. LLoyd, 1860. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 14 ads, [4], 223, 30 ads. Blind-stamped black binding, gilt lettering to spine. Covers and spine worn and chipped, joints splitting but holding, endpapers heavily foxed, text occasionally spotted, owner's name on front pastedown, binding is tight. Wolfe's debunking of Samuel Helper's "The Impending Crisis of the South", in which Helper was critical of the negative economic impact slavery had on the South. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001654

Catalogue: American History, Social History, African-American

Keywords: Slavery "Black Republican Party"