Cooper, James Fenimore

Reminiscences of Mid-Victorian Cooperstown and a Sketch of William Cooper

Cooperstown, NY, 1936. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 56pp. Stiff wraps. Inscribed on title page by author (grandson of James Fenimore Cooper). He was president of Otsego Count Historical Society. Light creasing to cover, contents toned but clean. SIGNED by the AUTHOR.

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Book number: 000910

Catalogue: Signed, History

Keywords: Genealogy Cooper New York Signed

Cranch, William

Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, In February Term, 1804 and February Term, 1805. (Volume II)

New York, C.Wiley, 1812. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 463pp. Contemporary calf, red leather spin label, gilt lettering. Cover very lightly worn some mottling, spine slightly darkened, contents are tanned and has scattered foxing, binding is tight and sound, former owner's name on front endpaper. This session includes over 200 cases cited, and contains an "Index to the Principal Matters Contained in this Volume." A number of cases were decided during this term including Little v. Barreme, in which the Court found that the President of the United States does not have the inherent authority or inherent powers to ignore laws passed by Congress. Good.

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Book number: 004792

Catalogue: Law, American History

Keywords: "John Marshall" "Supreme Court" "Samuel Chase"

Crane, John and Kieley, James F.

United States Naval Academy; The First Hundred Years

New York, Whittlesey House, 1945. 1st Edition, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. 53pp + approx. 110 pp illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt insignia to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Corners lightly rubbed, spine darkened but readable, book is in clean and sound condition. Book includes an extensive section on historical photos and illustrations of the academy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004543

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Military

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

Daboll, Nathan

The Connecticut Register, and United States Calendar, for the Year of our Lord 1814: Being the Thirty-eighth of the Independence of the United States.

New London, Samuel Green, 1814. 1st Edition, 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. 160pp. Marbled paper wraps. Spine is worn and missing piece at bottom, contents age-toned and very occasionally foxed, binding is tight, and book has held p very well since 1814. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004699

Catalogue: History, Reference, Government and Politics

Keywords: Almanac Connecticut "New London" Government

Davis, Moshe (Editor)

World Jewry and the State of Israel

New York, Arno Press, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed By Editor. 372pp. Blue cloth. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Editor on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound. Dust jacket is mildly age-toned. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 003613

Catalogue: Government and Politics, History

Keywords: "Internationao Relations" Diplomacy "Middle East"

Dearborn, R.F.

Saratoga Illustrated. A Complete Description of the American Watering Place With Steel Engravings, Photo-plates and Wood Cuts.

Troy, NY, The Northern News Company, 1872. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 126pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, folding map, 2 color plates, numerous engravings. Corners lightly rubbed, contents are clean and sound, binding is tight, former owner's name and date (1875) on front pastedown. The 2 color plates have small dampstains to top margins; no other stains in book, indicating that the 2 color plates were stained before being bound into book. A very well-preserved guide to Saratoga. Book measures 6 x 4 1/4 inches. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004682

Catalogue: Travel and Geography, American History

Keywords: Guidebook Springs Waters Spas Tourism Hotels Fountains

Defoe, Daniel (Attributed to)

Rogues on Both Sides...Characters of Some Rogues not yet Describ'd...An Old Whig, and a Modern Whig; an Old Tory....

London, Printed for John Baker in Paternoster Row, 1711. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 36pp. Original pamphlet published in 1711 disbound from book. Light wear and age-toning, overall sound and complete. Title page reads: " R____'s on both Sides. In which are the Characters of Some R____'s not yet describ'd; With a true Description of An Old Whig, and a Modern Whig; an Old Tory, and A Modern Tory; High-flyer, or Motly; As also of a Minister of State." Pamphlet has been attributed to Daniel Defoe. Good.

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Book number: 004790

Catalogue: Government and Politics, European History

Keywords: Whigs Tories Pamphlets "Church of England" Parliament

War Department

Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, Transmitting With a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, Report of the Examination and Survey of the Willamette River, Oregon

Washington, DC, 52nd Congress, 1891. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 13pp, 2 folding maps. No wraps, disbound thread binding. Text and maps are lightly age-toned, clean. Both maps have multiple tears along folds. One map is of Willamette River, Oregon in Vicinity of Ross Island, other map of Willamette River, Oregon in the Vicinity of Clackamas Rapids. Fair.

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Book number: 002547

Catalogue: American History, Ephemera, American West

Keywords: Oregon Corvallis

U.S. Treasury Department

Letter from the Register of the Treasury, Transmitting Statements in Relation to the Trade of the United States with the West Indies and the British American Colonies, For the For Years Preceding the 1st October, 1818.

Washington, Gales & Seaton (Printers), 1820. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 8pp, folding chart of importations. Age-toned, foxed and lightly soiled. Good.

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Book number: 002780

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, Ephemera

Keywords: Navigation Imports Commerce

Dittenhoefer, Abram

How We Elected Lncoln

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1916. 1st Edition, 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Alice B. Woodward. 95pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to front board. Cover is in unworn condition, contents are age-toned, slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is worn and soiled, separated along spine, now protected in mylar cover, and no large pieces missing. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 004542

Catalogue: American History, Government and Politics, U.S. Civil War

Keywords: President "Civil War" Nomination Reelection 1864

Dwight, Theodore Jr.

Things as They Are

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1834. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 252pp. Brown cloth, paper spine label. Cover faded, spine label chipped but readable, first and last few pages heavily foxed and stained, rest of contents only occasionally foxed, author's name written on title page ( author's autograph?) and page 2, binding is tight. The observations during his tavels through some of the middle and northern states. Howes D-609. Good.

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Book number: 003947

Catalogue: Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Sightseeing Tourism Cc

Eban, Abba

Personal Witness : Israel Through My Eyes

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1992. 2nd Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 671pp. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author on half-title page. Dampstaining to portions of the text, not affecting inscription or readablity of book. Clipped dustjacket is in very good condition. Fair/Very Good.

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Book number: 002617

Catalogue: Biography, Signed, History

Keywords: Diplomacy Negotiations "Foreign Affairs"

Ewing, Jas. H. And Slep, Harry

History of the City of Altoona and Blair County, Including Sketches of the Shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

Altoona, PA, Harry Slep's Mirror Printing House, 1880. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 262pp. FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Spine and rear board missing, front board loose but holding. The interior is completely intact, age-toned and very clean, text block is holding tightly, owner's name and a bookplate of a private library are on front pastedown. Engraved illustrations. This is a first edition, not a recent reprint. Fair.

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Book number: 002830

Catalogue: American History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Trains "Rail cars"

Faians, David (Editor)

In War and Peace: Israel 1948-1968

Tel Aviv, Amihai Publishers Ltd. 1968. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. Unpaginated but around 170pp. No date showing but probably 1968. Red velveteen covers, gilt lettering. Cover wear and soiling mainly to spine and edges, contents lightly toned, gift inscription glued to front pastedown. A pictorial overview of Israel's history from the War of Independence in 1948 to the Six Day War in 1967. Gripping photos of Israel's wars and their aftermaths. Text in Hebrew and English. Good.

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Book number: 000829

Catalogue: Illustrated, Military, History

Keywords: Palestine Sinai Jerusalem Haifa Jordan Egypt Ben Gurion Dayan Negev "Six Day War"