(The National Board of Fire Underwriters).

The Brighton Gas Fire and Explosion Catastrophe. Town of Brighton (Monroe County), N.Y. September 21, 1951. Report by the National Board of Fire Underwriters... And the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization.

New York, NY: The National Board of Fire Underwriters, 1951. 1951. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled white wrappers titled and illustrated in black on the front cover. The covers are soiled and creased with a short slit to the head of the spine. 25 pages printed on glossy paper, with textual illustrations and full-page diagrams and maps. Very good. Sometimes known locally as Black Friday, the September 21, 1951 explosion of natural gas in a vault housing gas regulators in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Brighton, NY claimed the lives of two children and an adult while totally destroying 15 homes, seriously damaging another 16 and causing damage to another 23 homes in this Rochester, NY suburb. Another 38 people were injured. It is believed that a flare lit by workers repairing the sidewalk near the vault touched off a gas leak which, through a series of unexpected consequences, caused a manhole cover to fly off and strike the regulator's mechanism, forcing it fully open. The excessive gas pressure caused pilot lights in nearby homes to shoot up, turned on gas furnaces and released gas into the homes. The resulting explosions flattened and damaged homes across several streets. The report concludes with a list of suggestions and practical changes which should be implemented to avoid further such disasters. Very good .

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Book number: 36827

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; DISASTER; NEW YORK STATE; BUSINESS; INSURANCE; THE BRIGHTON GAS FIRE AND EXPLOSION CATASTROPHE; TOWN OF BRIGHTON; MONROE COUNTY; NEW YORK; REPORT BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS; THE NEW YORK FIRE INSURANCE RATING ORGANIZATION; NATUR

Vail, R. W. G.

The Voice of the Old Frontier.

NY: Octagon Books, 1970. 1970. NY: Octagon Books, 1970. 1970. Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt. Lightly soiled & rubbed. 492 pp. Very good.

Reprint of the 1948 University of Pennsylvania Press edition. Very good .

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Book number: 34961

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WESTERN; WEST; FRONTIER; EFERENCE; R. W. G. VAIL. (Americana). (Western). THE VOICE OF THE OLD FRONTIER. Vail, R. W. G.

(Vermeule, Emily Dickinson Townsend). Lincoln, Anne; Editor-in-Chief

The Brearley Year Book. Volume XXVI. 1945

[New York]: (Brearley School), 1945. 1945. [New York]: (Brearley School), 1945. 1945. Good. - Quarto [11 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], red cloth with the school's seal stamped in gilt on the front cover. The binding is bumped & there is some bubbling to the cloth of the covers. A small area of each cover is discolored & the tail of the spine is lightly chipped. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black & white with photographic portraits, class photos, cartoons & drawings. Good.

From the library of Emily Dickinson Townsend Vermeule with numerous ink inscriptions to her from fellow students on the pastedowns and endpapers. "E. D. Townsend 1945" is written on the top corner of the front endpaper.

Emily Dickinson Townsend Vermeule [1928-2001] was a classical scholar and archaeologist, author of numerous scholarly works and a popular lecturer. She attended the Brearley School from 1934 to 1946 and then attended Bryn Mawr College. She married Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule in 1957. Good .

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Book number: 30855

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; YEAR BOOK; BREARLEY SCHOOL; THE BREARLEY YEAR BOOK Volume XXVI. 1945; EMILY DICKINSON TOWNSEND VERMEULE; CLASSICAL SCHOLAR; ARCHAEOLOGIST.

Wagner, Henry R.; and Camp, Charles L.

The Plains and the Rockies: A Bibliography of Original Narratives of Travel and Adventure 1800-1865. Third Edition / Revised by Charles L. Camp.

Columbus, OH: Long's College Book Company, 1953. 1953. - Octavo, gray cloth titled in gilt. Bumped, rubbed & soiled. 601 pp. & 32 full-page B&W facsimiles. A good, tight copy. Good .

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Book number: 5850

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WESTERN; WEST; BIBLIOGRAPHY; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; TRAVEL; ADVENTURE; ORIGINAL NARRATIVES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; PLAINS; ROCKIES; HENRY R. WAGNER; CHARLES L. CAMP; FACSIMILES. (Americana). (Western). THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES:

Walker, George F.

Historical / a Sermon Preached in the Congregational Church, Blackstone, Sunday, October 1, 1876, by Geo. F. Walker, Pastor. Published by Request of Conference.

So. Framingham: J.C. Clark, Printer, 1877. 1877. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed light blue wraps. The soiled covers are chipped along the corners and edges with a short tear to the front edge of the front cover and a longer tear along the tail of the spine. 16 pages. The bottom front corners of the pages are chipped and there is evidence of early worming to the top corner of the last page. Good. First used by the Waterford Society of Free Will Baptists, the Congregational Church of Blackstone in Massachusetts was built by the Blackstone Manufacturing Co. in 1836. The Greek-Revival style church was subsequently used by the Congregational church group in 1841 which later merged with the Baptists. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings. The pamphlet is a history of the church from 1841 until 1877. Walker despairs of the fact that the size of the congregation was always quite small: "There are very few churches in New England, which have so few members in ratio to the surrounding Protestant population.." RARE. Good .

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Book number: 97268

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; RELIGION; CHURCHES; A SERMON PREACHED IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BLACKSTONE; GEORGE F. WALKER; PASTOR; HISTORICAL; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW ENGLAND; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY.

Warner, Charles Dudley

Our Italy. By Charles Dudley Warner, Author of Their Pilgrimage, Studies in the South and West, a Little Journey in the World... With Many Illustrations

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 1902. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 1902. Fair. CALIFORNIA FROM THE MOJAVE , THROUGH LOS ANGELES, YOSEMITE AND THE GRAND CANYON - Small quarto, 9-3/8 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in light green cloth backed with a darker green cloth spine, titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine with elaborate gilt decorations along the left edge of the front cover. The top edge is gilt. The covers are bumped and rubbed with minor wear and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. viii, 226 & [v] pages, illustrated with 32 vignettes and 16 [of 17] full-page plates. Lacking the frontispiece. The hinges are cracked and a previous owner's name and address are stamped and penned on the front pastedown and endpaper. Early prices are penned on the verso of the front endpaper. Despite its flaws, the book is in otherwise good condition. Fair .

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Book number: 26710

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; CALIFORNIA; ILLUSTRATED; OUR ITALY; CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER; MOJAVE; LOS ANGELES; YOSEMITE; GRAND CANYON; ILLUSTRATIONS; TRAVEL.

Warren, James R

King County and Its Queen City: Seattle. An Illustrated History

(Woodlands Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, Inc. 1981). 1981). (Woodlands Hills, CA: Windsor Publications, Inc. 1981). 1981). Very good. - Quarto, brown cloth titled in gilt, in a dust wrapper. The covers are very lightly bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a long tear to the top edge of the front panel which has been repaired with scotch tape. x & 314 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white & color. There is an owner's bookplate & ink date on the front endpaper. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition, signed by the author on the half- title. Very good .

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Book number: 8017

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; WASHINGTON STATE; KING COUNTY; SEATTLE; HISTORY; ILLUSTRATED HISTORY; KING COUNTY AND ITS QUEEN CITY: SEATTLE; JAMES R. WARREN; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Washington, George; Lafayette, Marquis de). Gaines, James R

For Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette, and Their Revolutions

New York/London: W. W. Norton & Company, (2007). (2007). New York/London: W. W. Norton & Company, (2007). (2007). Fine. - Octavo, cloth backed boards, in a dust wrapper. The rear panel of the dust wrapper is very lightly soiled. vii, [i] & 533 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color. Near fine.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 13494

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; HISTORY; FRANCE; AMERICAN REVOLUTION; FRENCH REVOLUTION; MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE; GEORGE WASHINGTON; FOR LIBERTY AND GLORY; JAMES R. GAINES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Washington, George). Phillips, Isaac N

George Washington: An Address by Isacc N. Phillips

Bloomington, IL: Printed for private distribution, 1903. 1903. Bloomington, IL: Printed for private distribution, 1903. 1903. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps sewn with red cord. The wraps are chipped & lightly soiled. There is a piece out of the top corner of the front wrap & the top corner of the rear wrap is torn & creased. There are small pieces out of the head & tail of the spine, part of the red cord is lacking & the lower 2-1/2 inches of the wraps are detached. 58 pages. Very good internally.

The compliments slip of Isaac N. Phillips is bound in at the title. Phillips was the Reporter of the Supreme Court of Illinois and editor of "Abraham Lincoln, by Some Men Who Knew Him" [1910]. Very good .

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Book number: 16405

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; PRESIDENTS; GEORGE WASHINGTON; SPEECH; ADDRESS; ISAAC N. PHILLIPS.

Webb, Thomas Smith.

The Freemason's Monitor; or, Illustrations of Masonry: In Two Parts. By Thomas Smith Webb, Past Master of Temple Lodge, Albany, G.H. P. Of the Grand R.A. Chapter of Rhode-Island, and Grand Master of the Providence Encampment of Knights Templars, &C. A New and Improved Edition.

Providence Printed for Henry Cushing, and Thomas S. Webb, 1805. [i.e. 1806]. 1805. [i.e. 1806]. INCLUDES "MASONIC SONGS" COMPOSED BY THE AUTHOR THOMAS SMITH WEBB - Octavo, 7-1/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Contemporary vintage brown calf with a gilt titled leather label on the spine. The front cover is detached and held together with black tape. Large portions of the spine have perished and sections of the leather are lacking from the covers. The bottom inner corner of the book and covers are damaged, though with no loss of text. Two volumes in one, as issued, with consecutive pagination: pages [i]-xii, [i], 14-345, & [1], with a textual woodcut of a coffin illustrating page 135. A second title page, included in the pagination, is at page 251. The book is largely disbound with scattered foxing and staining throughout, especially from pages 168 through 180. A fair complete book. Especially noteworthy are the 6 pages of "Masonic Songs" composed by the author Thomas Smith Webb printed on pages 319 through 324 (Lowens: Bibliography of songsters printed in America before 1821, 295). Though dated 1805, the appendix printed on pages 325 through 345 is the report of "The General Grand Royal Arch Chapter" held in Middletown, Connecticut on January 9, 1806. Called the "Founding Father of the York or American Rite" Thomas Smith Webb (1771-1819) was the author of "The Freemanson's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry". The work had a significant impact on the development of Masonic ritual in America. Born in Boston, Webb apprenticed to a printer at the age of 16 before moving to Keene, New Hampshire. He was conferred three degrees of ancient craft Masonry by the Rising Sun Lodge. After moving to Albany, NY, he first published "The Freemason's Monitor, or Illustrations of Masonry" in 1797. Consisting of 2 parts, with an account of the "Ineffable Degrees of Masonry", the work also included several of his Masonic songs. Enlarged and improved editions followed. In the same year as he published his "Freemanson's Monitor", Webb presided over a convention of committees in Boston for the formation of a general Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and as chairman of the committee presented a constitution which was adopted in 1799. His work led to the formation of the Grand Encampment of the United States. Webb was the first president of the Psallonian Society and of the Handel and Haydn Society. Webb subsequently served as the first Grand Commander of what became the Grand Commandry of Knights Templar and the Appendant Orders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island. RARE. (Shaw: American bibliography 9700). Fair .

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Book number: 97096

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; METAPHYSICS; FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS; FREEMASONS; FREEMASONRY; MASONRY; THOMAS SMITH WEBB; THE FREEMASON'S MONITOR; OR, ILLUSTRATIONS OF MASONRY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; VIGNETTE; WOODCUT OF COFFIN; MASONIC SONGS; SONG; MUSIC; SOC

Webster, Daniel

An Address Delivered at the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument

Boston, MA: Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1825. 1825. Boston, MA: Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1825. 1825. Good. - Octavo. The wraps are lacking. 40 pages. The title page & the last page of the text are foxed & darkened. There is occasional foxing & darkening to the remaining pages, mainly to the margins. Good. Good .

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Book number: 13278

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; AMERICAN REVOLUTION; WAR OF INDEPENDENCE; BATTLE; BUNKER HILL MONUMENT; DANIEL WEBSTER; SPEECH; AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT; PAMPHLET; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Webster, James

A Brief History of the New Jersey Congressional Election, of 1838, Re-Published from No. 18 United States Magazine and Democratic Review. By James Webster, No. 15 Elm-Street, New-York, July 4, 1839. (Cover Title)

New York: James Webster, 1939. 1939. New York: James Webster, 1939. 1939. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wrappers. The wraps are darkened around the edges and lightly bumped & chipped. There are short tears to the head & tail of the spine 16 pages. The top page corners are bumped & there is scattered light foxing. Good.

First separate edition. Good .

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Book number: 16875

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW JERSEY; ELECTIONS; CONGRESS; POLITICS; GOVERNMENT; A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION, Of 1838; JAMES WEBSTER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST SEPARATE EDITION; 1ST SEPARATE EDITION.

Wemyss, Stanley

The General Guide to Rare Americana. With Auction Records and Prices. A Hand Book and Guide to the Rare and Notable Books Relating to America. With Chronological and Regional Inventories of Early Printed Books in the United States, and a Key to American Imprints 1639-1889

Philadelphia: Stanley Wemyss, 1950. 1950. Philadelphia: Stanley Wemyss, 1950. 1950. Very good. - 8vo, maroon cloth (rear cover lightly bumped) titled in gilt, in dw (lightly rubbed & chipped; dw spine faded with piece out of head; rear panel darkened & lightly soiled). 323 pp. Very good.

New Enlarged Edition. Very good .

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Book number: 7049

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; REFERENCE; HAND BOOK; GUIDE; AUCTION RECORDS; PRICES; EARLY PRINTED BOOKS; IMPRINTS; AMERICAN IMPRINTS; CHECK LISTS; STANLEY WEMYSS. (Americana). (Reference). THE GENERAL GUIDE TO RARE AMERICANA. With Auction Records and Prices. A Hand Book and

Whalen, Herman; and Bilow, John.

Town of Clinton, 1976: Wrightsville, Frontier, Churubusco, Clinton Mills.

[Churubusco, NY?]: The Bicentennial Committee of the Town of Clinton,, 1976. 1976. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, cream wraps titled & decorated in red & blue. The covers are lightly creased and soiled and a previous owner's name is penned along the top of the front cover. [136] unnumbered pages, with photographic illustrations and a double-page map. The last leaf is detached but present. Good. Good .

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Book number: 96854

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; TOWN OF CLINTON, 1976: WRIGHTSVILLE, FRONTIER, CHURUBUSCO, CLINTON MILS; THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF CLINTON; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; HERMAN WHALEN; JOHN BILOW; HISTORY; NEW YORK STATE.

Wharton, J. Ernest. (1899-1990). New York Republican Congressman.

Typed Letter Signed by New York Republican Congressman J. Ernest Wharton.

Washington, DC: November 27, 1958. 1958. - 71 words typed on a cream sheet of Congress of the United States / House of Representatives letterhead, 10-1 /2 inches high by 8 inches wide, with the address and "J. Ernest Wharton / 29th District, New York" and "Committee: Interior and Insular Affairs" printed in blue at the top. Dated "November 27, 1958". Signed "J. Ernest Wharton". Folded twice for mailing. Very good.

Wharton thanks Mrs. Saltford of Poughkeepsie, New York, for sending him the address of the Hanlon Drug Company. "Yes, the election returns were most gratifying and I surely appreciate your own efforts as well as those of all our good friends in Dutchess County... Very good .

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Book number: 31612

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; U.S. CONGRESS; NEW YORK REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN; 29TH DISTRICT, NY; J. ERNEST WHARTON; POUGHKEEPSIE CONSTITUENT; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE.