Johnson, Clifton

New England and Its Neighbors

New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1923. 1923. New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1923. 1923. Very good. - Octavo, green cloth. The binding is lightly bumped & the gilt titling on the spine is faded. There are a few small, very light stains to the front cover. xv & 335 pages. The top edges of the prelims & of a few rear leaves are rippled & there is light soiling to the introduction page. There is a small stain to the front edge of the half-title. Black-and-white photographic plates, including a frontispiece, & textual illustrations by the author. Very good.

Later printing. The attractive, rustic bookplate of Tallmadge Swift is mounted on the front pastedown. Very good .

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Book number: 12519

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW ENGLAND AND ITS NEIGHBORS; CLIFTON JOHNSON; PENNSYLVANIA; NEW YORK; CONNECTICUT; MAINE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; RURAL; FARMING; VALLEY FORGE; WHITE MOUNTAINS; LAKE CHAMPLAIN; ADIRONDACKS; NORTON; MILLDALE; CATSKILLS; HUDSON RIVER; CAP

Johnson, William Cost

Speech of William Cost Johnson, of Maryland, on Resolutions Which He Had Offered Proposing to Appropriate Public Land for Educational Purposes to All the States and Territories. Delivered in the House of Representatives, During the Morning Hour, February, 1838

Washington [DC]: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1838. 1838. Washington [DC]: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1838. 1838. Good. - Octavo, softcover self-wraps. The signatures are bound together with cream cord. 59 pages, unopened. The title page & rear blank are soiled & darkened around the edges & there is a small piece out of the last leaf, not affecting the text. The pages are bumped with some light creasing & there are 2 light horizontal creases to each leaf where the pamphlet has been folded. There is a contemporary ink correction in the margin of page 41. Good. Good .

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Book number: 27160

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; LAND; FARMING; FARMERS; LAND PRICES; LAND SALES; VARIATIONS BETWEEN STATES; SPEECH OF WILLIAM COST JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND, ON RESOLUTIONS WHICH HE HAD OFFERED PROPOSING TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC LAND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES to All the States and Ter

Johnson, Lady Bird.

This Is Our Country, November 22-25, 1968": A Rare Tongue-in-Cheek Broadside Given by Lady Bird Johnson to Her Companions on the "This Is Our Country" Tour. This Copy Was Created for Her Friend, Ny City Center Producer Jean Dalrymple.

1968. 1968. - An original 18 by 13-1/4 inch high broadside printed in red & blue on stiff creamy white paper. Boldly titled in red along the top next to a vignette of a space launch, with the text further illustrated with a vignette of California redwoods at lower right and a vignette of an American flag with the staff waving farewell in front of the White House. "Lady Bird Johnson's" facsimile signature is printed in blue at the bottom with Jean Dalrymple's name penned in red in a handsome calligraphic hand within the first line of the text. There is a tiny ink line at the top left of the broadside. Near fine. A wonderful tongue-in-cheek broadside given by First Lady "Lady Bird" Johnson to her companions: "Whereas, Jean Dalrymple accompanied the First Lady and her retinue on a journey of 6,071 miles in the span of 96 harried hours, covering all the territory between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, between the bayous and the Rockies-- and whereas, We never succumbed to the persistent temptation to give the whole thing back to the Indians-- and Whereas, we escaped unsullied from the French Quarter in New Orleans-- and Whereas, we gave the First Lady a boost to the moon, never once complaining about her insistence on planting holly trees inside Crater Copernicus-- .. Now, Therefore, the Adios Award, for meritorious service in, out, above, below, and in spite of, the line of duty, is hereby, presented with gratitude and affection". This 1968 trip was filmed to commemorate Lady Bird Johnson's last national tour as First Lady. Beginning with the First Lady and her retinue attending a naturalization ceremony, the group visited New Orleans, Denver, and Eureka in California. They visited NASA's Launch Complex 39, visited with members of the Teacher Corps at Xavier University and took in Redwood National Park, all part of the Johnson administration's latest achievements. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998), was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Very good .

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Book number: 96114

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THIS IS OUR COUNTRY; TOINGUE-IN-CHEEK; HUMOR; BROADSIDE; JEAN DALRYMPLE; LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TRIP; RETINUE; COMPANIONS; NATIONAL TOUR; VISITING; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

Johnson, Lady Bird. (1912-2007). First Lady of the United States (1963-69) as wife of the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson.

Typed Letter Signed As First Lady of the United States by Lady Bird Johnson.

Washington, DC: September 1, 1964. 1964. - 75 words typed on a 10-1/4 inch high by 6-1/4 inch wide sheet of White House letterhead. Signed "Lady Bird Johnson". Folded twice for mailing. Together with the White House mailing envelope. Fine. The First Lady writes to Mrs. Hobart D. Hunt of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. regretting that she is unable to attend a Labor Day event owing to previously made plans. "What a tempting invitation! And what a clever way to point up the need to conserve points of beauty on the Hudson River!..It is disappointing to miss what will surely be a marvelously fun-filled and exciting occasion..". Mrs. Hunt was the director and president of the Hudson River Conservation Society. As the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson [1912-2007] was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Notably well-educated for a woman of her time, she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying Lyndon B. Johnson in 1934, she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign and then ran his office while he served in the Navy. Her purchase of a television station made the couple millionaires. As First Lady, she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her own press secretary and making a solo electioneering tour. Lady Bird Johnson was an advocate for beautifying the nation's cities and highways. The Highway Beautification Act was known as Lady Bird's Bill. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest U.S. civilian honors. Fine .

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Book number: 36210

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; FIRST LADIES; TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

(Johnson, Lyndon Baines)

A Wonderful Vintage News Photograph Taken Circa 1953-4 Depicting Then-Senator Lyndon Johnson Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee with Senator Wayne Morse and Senator Richard Russell of Georgia

1953. 1953. 1953. 1953. Very good. - sc The 7-1/4 inch high by 9 inch wide photograph depicts Lyndon Johnson, who was later to become President of the United States, seated at a conference table with Senators Wayne Morse and Richard Russell. This is a vintage photograph distributed by the International News Photos Company at the time, with the their eagle logo on the verso. The text for a press release printed on a sheet of paper is stapled to the left of the photo.

The text for the press release which accompanies the image reads as follows: "UMT (H) - ARMED SERVICES Committee of the Senate has advocated Universal Military Training. Senator Lyndon Johnson (left), who declares 'we must have the men,' is talking over the long-range measure with Sen. Wayne Morse (center) and Sen. Richard Russell, of Georgia.

Lyndon Johnson was later elected as Vice President under President John F. Kennedy. He assumed the Presidency upon the assassination of President Kennedy and was soon embroiled in the Vietnam conflict. Very good .

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Book number: 31675

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; PRESIDENTS; SENATORS; POLITICS; ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE; LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON; PHOTOGRAPH; NEWS PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPHY; RICHARD RUSSELL; WAYNE MORSE; PRESS RELEASE.

Josey, Charles C

An Inquiry Concerning Racial Prejudice. (Iaaee Monographs No. 1)

New York: IAAEE, 1965. 1965. New York: IAAEE, 1965. 1965. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed vermilion wraps. vii & 32 pages plus 3-page IAAEE statement & catalog. Near fine.

IAAEE is The International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics. A number of its monographs deal with race. This author defends racial prejudice as a natural identification with one's own group which "does not necessarily involve hostility toward others, though it frequently does". He favors segregation of the races and maintains that the Supreme Court's decision on desegregation of schools has "affected adversely race relations in many places". Fine .

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Book number: 12169

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; RACE; AN INQUIRY CONCERNING RACIAL PREJUDICE; MONOGRAPH; CHARLES C. JOSEY; PSYCHOLOGIST; SEGREGATION; DESEGREGATION; IAAEE; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ETHNOLOGY AND EUGENICS.

Keen, Benjamin

The Aztec Image in Western Thought

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (1971). (1971). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, (1971). (1971). Very good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. There are 2 small white stains to the front cover. The dust jacket is rubbed with light soiling to the rear panel. xviii, 667 & [1] pages. Color frontispiece & black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 30124

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; MEXICO; HISTORY; ARCHEOLOGY; ART; AZTECS; CORTES; MEXICO-TENOCHTITLAN; INDIANS; NATIVE AMERICANS; BENJAMIN KEEN; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Kellock, Harold.

Parson Weems of the Cherry-Tree; Being a Short Account of the Eventful Life of the Reverend M.L. Weems, Author of Many Books and Tracts, Itinerant Pedlar of Divers Volumes of Merit: Preacher of Vigour and Much Renown and First Biographer of G. Washington. Faithfully Set Down by a Latter-Day Scrivener and Writer of Noteworthy Lives.

NY & London: The Century Co. (1928). (1928). - 8vo, tan cloth backed decorative gilt & brown boards (bumped & rubbed; cloth slightly faded & soiled) titled in black with pictorial pink & black label (rubbed) mounted on front cover . ix & 212 pp. (ink inscription on front pastedown; small surface tear to 1 page). Illustrated in B&W with portrait frontispiece & 7 B&W plates. Good.

Stated first printing. "A purveyor of American folk-lore, whether distilled from native legends or the synthetic product of his own fecund imagination.." Weems was the source of the story of Washington and the cherry tree. Good .

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Book number: 383

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WEEMS, M. L.; BIOGRAPHY; PREACHER; WASHINGTON, GEORGE.

Kellogg, Louise Phelps; editor

Early Narratives of the Northwest 1634--1699

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (1953). (1953). New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (1953). (1953). Very good. - Octavo, dark green cloth. The binding is very slightly rubbed & bumped. xiv & 382 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a facsimile & 2 folding maps There is an owner's address stamp on the front pastedown with light offsetting to the endpaper. There is a small date stamp on the rear endpaper. The top corners of the folding maps are creased. Very good.

A reprint of the original 1917 edition. A title in the series "Original Narratives of Early American History". Very good .

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Book number: 13516

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY; EARLY NARRATIVES OF THE NORTHWEST 1634-1699; LOUISE PHELPS KELLOGG; EXPLORATION; JEAN NICOLET; RAYMBAULT; JOGUES; RADISSON; NICOLAS PERROT; FATHER ALLOUEZ; DOLLIER; GALINEE; JOLLIET; MARQUETTE; LA

(Kennedy, Jacqueline). Thayer, Mary Van Rensselaer

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1961. 1961. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1961. 1961. Very good. - Small quarto, red cloth-backed tan cloth, titled in gilt on the spine, in a printed cream dust wrapper. The dust jacked is soiled and rubbed with some light chips to the head and tail of the jacket's spine. 127 pages, illustrated throughout in black & white. Very good.

First edition. Review Copy with the piublisher's review slip laid in at the front. Very good .

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Book number: 24495

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; HISTORY; JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY; FIRST LADY; JACKIE KENNEDY; MARY VAN RENSSELAER THAYER; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; REVIEW COPY; 1ST EDITION.

(Kennedy, John F.). Lowe, Jacques

Kennedy: A Time Remembered

(New York): Quartet Books, Inc. (1983). (1983). (New York): Quartet Books, Inc. (1983). (1983). Fine. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled. 272 pages. Profuse photographic illustrations in black & white & color. Near fine.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 8630

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; PRESIDENTS; JOHN F. KENNEDY; J.F.K.; JFK; BIOGRAPHY; PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; KENNEDY: A TIME REMEMBERED; JACQUES LOWE; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Kennedy, J.C. G.)

Report of the Superintendent of the Census for December 1, 1852 / the Seventh Census. To Which Is Appended the Report for December 1, 1851. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives of the United States

Washington, DC: Robert Armstrong, Printer, 1853. 1853. Washington, DC: Robert Armstrong, Printer, 1853. 1853. Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover. The covers are lightly bumped with some tiny stains to the front edge of the front cover. The head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 160 pages. Illustrated with numerous tables. There is a piece out of the top corner of the front endpaper & there is a faded gift inscription on the flyleaf. The contents are heavily foxed throughout. Good only.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 12597

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENSUS FOR DECEMBER 1, 1852; SEVENTH CENSUS; 1851 CENSUS REPORT; J.C. G. KENNEDY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Kingsley, James L

A Historical Discourse, Delivered by Request Before the Citizens of New Haven, April 25, 1838, the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Settlement of the Town and Colony

New Haven: B. & W. Noyes, 1838. 1838. New Haven: B. & W. Noyes, 1838. 1838. Good. - sc Octavo, softcover. Removed at an earlier time from a larger collection of pamphlets. The wraps are lacking. 115 pages. There is some light soiling & staining to the title page & its front edge is lightly chipped. The top corners of the pages in the first half of the book are lightly bumped & there is light creasing to their bottom corners. There is scattered light foxing. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 28358

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW ENGLAND; SECOND CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF COLONY OF NEW HAVEN; SETTLERS; HISTORICAL DISCOURSE, DELIVERED BY REQUEST BEFORE THE CITIZENS OF NEW HAVEN, APRIL 25, 1838, THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE T

Klausner, Samuel Z.; Foulks, Edward F.; Moore, Mark H

Social Change and the Alcohol Problem on the Alaskan North Slope

Philadelphia, PA: Center for Research on the Acts of Man, 1980. 1980. Philadelphia, PA: Center for Research on the Acts of Man, 1980. 1980. Very good. - Quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in printed wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled with the edges of the wraps slightly darkened. The head of the spine is chipped. Title, xi, [ii] & 309 mechanically reproduced pages. Illustrated with tables, diagrams & drawings in black & white. Very good.

A study of social and cultural dislocation among the native population of the Alaskan North Slope caused by exploratory oil and gas drilling and how this dislocation has been accompanied by a devastating growth in alcoholism.

Scarce. Very good .

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Book number: 28814

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; ALASKA; NATIVE AMERICANS; ESKIMOS; INUIT; SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM ON THE ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE; ALCOHOLISM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; OIL AND GAS DRILLING; SOCIAL DISLOCATION OF NATIVE POPULATION; SAMUEL Z. KLAUSNER; EDWARD F. FOULKS; M

Knapp, Mrs. M. W

Diary Letters: A Missionary Trip Through the West Indies and to South America

Cincinnati, Ohio: God's Revivalist Office, [circa 1918]. [circa 1918]. Cincinnati, Ohio: God's Revivalist Office, [circa 1918]. [circa 1918]. Good. - Octavo, softcovers. Bound in pictorial stiff gray wraps backed with a black cloth spine. The covers are titled and illustrated in dark blue. The covers are creased, rubbed and soiled with some minor chips to the front edge of the front cover. 302 pages, illustrated with 34 plates. There is an inscription penned in ink by a previous owner of the front endpaper. Good. Good .

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Book number: 32002

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; TRAVEL; EXPLORATION; HISTORY; RELIGION; WEST INDIES; SOUTH AMERICA; MRS. M.W. KNAPP; MISSIONARY; DIARY LETTERS; TRIP; GOD'S REVIVALIST OFFICE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES.