SLOANE, Eric

ABC Book of Early Americana: A Sketchbook of Antiquities and American

1963. SLOANE, Eric. ABC BOOK OF EARLY AMERICANA: A SKETCHBOOK OF ANTIQUITIES AND AMERICAN FIRSTS. Garden City: Doubleday and Company, Inc. 1963. First edition, with original ink drawing (covered bridge) signed by Sloane and dated 1963 on ffep. Owner's ink signature on ffep above Slaone drawing. Boards slightly bowed, else fine in very good price-clipped pictorial dust jacket with a few nicks at edges. Language, innovations, pastimes. B/w illustrations. .

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Book number: 79587

Catalogue: Americana

SMITH, Melancthon

Address to the Prople of the State of New York

1888. SMITH, Melancthon. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. By a Plebeian. [One of the series PAMPHLETS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES,Published during its Discussion by the People, 1787-1788.] Edited by Paul Leicester Ford. [Brooklyn, NY: Historical Printing Club, 1888]. 27 pp. An octavo-size pamphlet, side-sewn and glued into plain paper wrappers. Fine within but wrappers show some soiling and edgewear. Very good overall. Melancthon Smith of New York, a member of the Continental Congress (1785-88), and of the New York State Convention, in which he opposed, but ultimately voted for the ratification of the new Constitution. This address was first published in 1788. .

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Book number: 84932

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SMITH, Charles C.

Memoir of John Amory Lowell, LL. D.

1898. SMITH, Charles C. MEMOIR OF JOHN AMORY LOWELL, LL.D. Cambridge, MA: John Wilson and Son, University Press, 1898. 22 pp. 8vo. grey sewn wrappers printed in black. Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, January, 1898. Light soil and toning to wrappers. Elegant frontispiece portrait foxed in margins. Text clean. .

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Book number: 86157

Catalogue: Americana

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 6th Series, Vol 3

1889. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. COLLECTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SIXTH SERIES.-VOL. III. Published at the charge of the Appleton fund. Boston: Published by the Society, 1889. Contents: The Winthrop Papers (continued), Part V.: The Correspondence of Fitz-John Winthrop (July 1690 - December 1707), a copy of his will, an appendix of miscellaneous matter associated either with Fitz-John Winthrop or with Joseph Dudley (October 1654 - May 1704), and an index. Frontispiece portrait and a folding facsimile. Octavo. xx,579 pp. Largely unopened. Publisher's black cloth binding with a paper title label to spine. Fine. .

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NEW ENGLAND TRACT SOCIETY

The Cottager's Wife

18. (NEW ENGLAND TRACT SOCIETY). THE COTTAGER'S WIFE. A narrtive written by a clergyman of the Church of England. Taken, with some omissions, from the Christian Observer. (Andover: Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould, 1815). Tract No. 63. First edition. 24 pp. Bound with: THE HAPPY NEGRO. (Andover: Printed for the New England Tract Society by Flagg and Gould, 1814). Tract No. 7. First edition. 8 pp. Bound with: A SERIOUS ADDRESS TO CHILDREN & YOUTH, relating to the great and necessary Duty of Prayer. By I. Watts, D.D. Tract No. 29. 4 pp. Contemporary binding; the three tracts are side sewn in a plain paper wrapper. 36 pp. total. Early ink ownership of Octavia Parks. Wrappers and pamphlets are lightly foxed and heavily edgeworn, with creasing to bottom fore-corner of text leaves in the first two tracts (nos. 63 & 7). Insect damage to wrappers and the leaves which immediately follow or precede them. The final tract (no. 29) has been trimmed to a smaller size and lacks the colophon. Three tracts bound as one; condition is very good overall. .

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Book number: 63790

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STEEL, John H.

Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston

1819. STEEL, John H. AN ANALYSIS OF THE MINERAL WATERS OF SARATOGA AND BALLSTON, WITH PRACTICAL REMARKS ON THEIR USE IN VARIOUS DISEASES. Containing observations on the geology and mineralogy of the surrounding country, with a geological map. Albany: Published by D. Steele; Packard & Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1819. Second edition, enlarged and improved. A hand-colored folding geographical and geological map of Saratoga County is bound at the front of the volume, and a folding chart comparing the components of various mineral waters in both Europe and America is bound at the end. 118 pp. 18mo. in a soiled and rubbed contemporary binding: dun paper boards with a black morocco back, gilt title to spine. Ex-library, with a bookplate at front pastedown, a few ink stamps within, and remnants of a shelf label on spine. Some light foxing scattered throughout. Early ink ownership on title-page and a few instances of bracketing text in margins. Pinned to the ffep. is a chart listing various Saratoga Springs waters, the ingredients of their waters, and ordering instructions. Very good. (Sabin 91098, Shaw & Shoemaker 49503). .

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Book number: 86993

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Medicine and Science

STEINBECK, John

America and Americans

1966. STEINBECK, John. AMERICA AND AMERICANS. Photographs edited by the staff of Studio Books,The Vicking Press.New York: The Vicking Press, (1966). First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout, some color. 207 pp. 4to. bound in half blue and half green cloth, gilt title at spine, endpaper maps. A little foxing along the top edge else a fine copy in a very good, relatively bright jacket, showing just a little rubbing, edge tears, nick at bottom of the spine and a spot of residual tape residue, much nicer than generally found as this large book tends to see a lot of use. (Goldstone & Payne A43.a). .

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Book number: 77323

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Keywords: Photography

STONEY, Samuel Gaillard

Plantations of the Carolina Low Country

1955. STONEY, Samuel Gaillard. PLANTATIONS OF THE CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY. Charleston, SC: Published by the Carolina Art Association, (1955). Revised edition. 4to. HC w/dj and slipcase. Inscribed presentation copy. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Very good plus in a lightly soiled dust jacket and worn slipcase. .

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Book number: 70853

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TONER, J.M.

Journal of Colonel George Washington

1893. TONER, J.M, ed. JOURNAL OF COLONEL GEORGE WASHINGTON Commanding a Detachment of Virginia Troops, Sent by Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1893. Includes an appendix as well as notes by Toner. From the title page: "The Journal fell into the hands of the enemy, who, in 1756, printed a version of it in French; a new translation of this into English is what is here given in the absence of the original." Small 4to. white paper boards. Ex-library; bookplate to front pastedown and no other marks. Spine and boards are substantially rubbed. Front board is nearly detached from its joint. Text is clean. Reading copy only. .

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Book number: 74772

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TOWNSEND, George Alfred

Campaigns of a Non-Combatant and His Romaunt Abroad During the War

1866. TOWNSEND, George Alfred. CAMPAIGNS OF A NON-COMBATANT AND HIS ROMAUNT ABROAD DURING THE WAR. New York: Blelock & Company, 1866. First edition. Townsend (American, 1841 - 1914) writes about his experiences as a war correspondent during the American Civil War and of his two year journey in Europe during the war. 12mo. 368 pp. Publisher's green cloth over beveled boards, gilt-stamped title to spine and publisher's monogram to upper board, brown coated endpapers. Pencil signature of Dr. H. O. Marcy on first blank, and a bookplate (of W. S. Greenough) to front pastedown. Binding shows moderate, all-over soiling, as well as being worn at crown and corners, with top joint starting. Text leaves are clean; but the bookblock is over-opened near the end and one signature is partially sprung. Offered as is, because of the condition, but with an interesting association. We are assuming that the pencil ownership of Dr. H. O. Marcy is that of Henry Orlando Marcy (1837-1924), a surgeon in the Massachusetts militia during various campaigns of the Civil War, especially at the siege of Charleston. In the last year of the war he was appointed medical director of Florida. "His work was characterized by common sense, for he did much to prevent dysentery among the troops by supplying them with fresh and well-cooked food, and at Charleston, his house-to-house cleaning, with a force of five hundred men, made a sanitary city out of one that was pest-ridden." (D.A.B. vol. VI.) After the war, Marcy became the first American pupil of Joseph Lister, the founder of antiseptic surgery, and introduced his method of antiseptic wound treatment to America. Marcy published a great deal more about hernia; however, his most important original contribution to American surgery was the development of animal sutures. .

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Book number: 76077

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BOSTON TRAVELER

Bay State Notables in Cartoon

1907. BOSTON TRAVELER COMPANY. BAY STATE NOTABLES IN CARTOON. Being a series of cartoons of leading Massachusetts men published in The Boston Traveler and gathered together in this form as a permanent souvenir. Published by the Boston Traveler Company, January, 1907. 102 engraved caricatures of prominent Massachusetts politicians and businessmen of the time. Each engraving is printed in sepia on laid paper, with an accompanying verse printed below. [103] ff. Bound in flexible salmon-color suede, gilt-stamped to upper cover, side-sewn with a matching suede ribbon. Negligible light rubbing and soiling to suede, else clean and crisp. A scarce title in very fine condition. .

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Book number: 65340

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TROWBRIDGE, J. T.

A Start in Life: A History of the Genesee Country

1888. TROWBRIDGE, J. T. A START IN LIFE: A History of the Genesee Country. Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1888. Later printing. (1904). Bound in red cloth with two color illustration to boards. Jacket has tear along one hinge but is otherwise fine. Binding is tight. Bears ownership inscription to FFEP. Rare in jacket, a very good copy. .

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Book number: 86665

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Children

TUCKER, Thomas W.

Bannisters Lane, 1708-1899

1899. TUCKER, Thomas W. BANNISTERS LANE, 1708-1899; being sundry remarks, some historical amd all new and interesting on Bannisters Lane, now named Winter Street, and the district thereabout. Boston: Shepard, Norwell & Co. 1909. 46 pp. with 4 plates inserted. 24mo. paper wrappers, upper wrapper printed in red and black. Arranged and printed at The Cheltenham Press, New York City: title page printed in black and red; text is printed in black, with a running title at the top of most pages and some initial captitals printed in red. Internally clean. Wrappers show moderate soiling over all and shallow edge-chipping, with front wrapper detached. The text comprises a brief overview of the physical changes and renaming of streets which accompanied the reclamation of land and the creation of the Back Bay section of Boston, Massachusetts. A good copy. .

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TYSON, Job R.

Discourse on the Suviving Remnant of the Indian Race

1836. TYSON, Job R. DISCOURSE ON THE SUVIVING REMNANT OF THE INDIAN RACE. Delivered on the 24th October, 1836, before the Society for Commemorating the Landing of William Penn. Philadelphia: Printed by A. Waldie, 1836. First edition. 8vo.: 38 pp. Modern maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Light soiling to cloth, with light foxing to opening and closing leaves, else clean. Very good plus. (Sabin 97645). .

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Book number: 63894

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VASEY, George

Grasses of the Southwest

1891. [United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany]. VASEY, George. ILLUSTRATIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN GRASSES. Vol. I.(- II.) Published by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891(-1893). Two quarto volumes: 1. Grasses of the Southwest: Plates and descriptions of the grasses of the desert region of western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California; 2. Grasses of the Pacific Slope, including Alaska and the adjacent islands: Plates and descriptions of the grasses of California, Oregon, Washington, and the northwestern coast, including Alaska. 200 momochrome lithographed plates, each with a descriptive sheet of letterpress facing it. Worn three-quarter leather, brown cloth sides. Bookplate and ink ownership on front endpapers. Library pocket at the end of vol. I. and evidence of pocket removal at the end of vol. II.; but there are no other library marks. The bindings are sound despite the very worn-looking appearance of the leather, which is skinned over large areas and rubbed. Plates and text leaves are fine. .

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Book number: 80906

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Botany & Pharmacology