1945 War Loan Poster Featuring the Flag Being Raised on Iwo Jima
Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 26"x 36". Folded. Minor stains on the verso and tack holes to all four corners. A very attractive image.
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An Account of the Organization & Proceedings of the Battle of Lake Erie Monument Association, and celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, at Put-In-Bay Island, on September Tenth, 1858
Sandusky: Henry D. Cooke, 1858. Good condition with light wear and minor nicks to the cover A scarce memorial published 45 years after the battle 49 pp pp.
Amana Society, Amana Iowa Indigo Blue Prints. Warranted Fast Colors. Home Manufacturer
Amana: Amana Society, c.1890. 6"x 8 1/2". Very good with light wear to the lower left edge. Very good color lithographed label from this famous Iowa communal group who operated a textile mill.
Baptist Church Cook Book
Eureka, Ca. The Baptist Church, 1941. Good with soiled wraps Full of interesting recipes and also local advertisements 64 pp pp.
Civil War Verse. Siege of Corinth. Fall of Vicksburg. Time and Rebellion Written by a Soldier in General Grant's Army and of Veteran Notoriety...
[Huntsville, Alabama?]: 1864. 9" x 14.5". A Fortunate survival, of a apparently unrecorded broadside presumably printed in Union occupied northern Alabama by a soldier from Indiana servicing in Grants army. No copies found. Edge wear, folds and soiling. Includes a lengthy description by Robert Rubin.
The Colby Tragedy. An illustrated Narrative. With a History of the Lives of Shaffer and Johnson, the Two Men Convicted of the Crime
Williamsport, Pa. Grit Steam Ptg. House, 1888. Front wrap tattered and rear wrap lacking Mr & Mrs Colby were murdered by the Johnson bothers in Cherry Run Pennsylvania 64 pp pp.
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department of Columbia College, City of New York
New York: 1883-84. 8 medical School lecture tickets for courses taken by Jay Humphreys at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Department of Columbia Collage, City of New York Session of 1883-84. 8 cards for classes in Pathology, Physiology, Chemistry, Anatomy, Obstetrics, Matriculation Ticket, General Ticket, Surgery. Good condition.....
Das Keline Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions [bound with] Die Kleine Harse
Philadelphia: Herausgegeben von Georg W. Mentz Und Sohn, 1833. This is the first of 4 editions of the Psalterspiel printed by the Mentz family of printers in Philadelphia All are characterized by their full leather bindings over board with two stamped brass clasps A very good copy with light wear.....
Der Bauerstand
Canton, OH? Circa 1835. Broadside. 7" x 16 1/2". Loss along the edges, creasing and light staining. Listed in a Midland Notes catalog in 1959. The text praises the difficult but noble life of peasant farmers and describes how war can destroy everything. The library Company of Philadelphia has.....
Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II. And James II. The Diary Deciphered by the Rev. J. Smith…. New Edition.
London: Bell & Daldy, 1865. 4 volumes in full leather with elaborately decorated spines The hinges are rubbed but not split The interior is foxed With book plates Irving Grinnell and Irving Bowdoin Kingsford Grinnell was the grandnephew of Washington Irving An attractive set.
Die Kleine Geistliche Harfe Der Kinder Zions, oder auserlesene geistreiche Gesänge, allen wahren heilsbegierigen Säuglingen der Weissheit, insonderheit aber allen Christlichen Gemeinden des Herrn zum Dienst und Gebrauch
Germantown, PA: Michael Billmeyer, 1820. A very attractive binding with the 2 clasps present upper corner of the back cover chipped and page 319-20 is lacking half dollar size piece of text Occasional foxing but generally a clean copy of this German Language hymnal imprints, 2239 39, [1], 412, [20].....
The Eagle Carriage Co. Manufacturers of Pony Vehicles and Harness
Cincinnati: The Eagle Carriage Co., circa 1910. 56 pp. Very good condition with light soiling to the wraps and corners bumped. This also includes a tipped-in price list.
Fairburn's edition of the trial between Maria Foote, the celebrated actress, plaintiff and Joseph Hayne, Esq. defendant for a breach of promise of marriage; including the evidence at full length, speeches of counsel, and the whole of the love letters tried in the court of King's Bench, Westminster, before the Lord Chief Justice Abott, and a special jury, Dec. 21, 1824
[London]: John Fairburn, 1825. 76 pp. Removed and lacking the frontispiece. Maria Foote (1797-1867) was a well regard actress in London who at the age of 17 entered into a relationship with William Berkeley who promised to marry her. Over several years the couple had 2 children and eventually Foote.....
Gallick Reports: or, an historical collection of criminal cases, adjudged in the supreme courts of judicature in France. A Work equally Instructive and Entertaining. In which is Comprized, An Account of Arnold du Tilh, an Impostor, who deceived a Man’s Wife and Relations, and puzzled, for a long Time, the Parliament of France. The History of a young Lady, whose Eloquence saved the Life of her Lover. A Narration of the stealing away a Lady of Quality’s Son, by her Husband’s Relations, in order to secure the Estate. Memoirs of the famous Madam de Brinvilliers, who poisoned her Father, and two Brothers, and attempted the Life of her Sister, &c. The Misfortunes of the Sieur D’anglade, condemned (tho’ Innocent) to the Gallies, and who died before his innocence was discovered. The Intrigues of Cardinal Richlieu, for the Destruction of Urban Grandier, a Priest, whom he caused to be burnt for Sorcery. The Case of Madam Tiquet, beheaded in the late Reign, for attempting the Life of her Husband. To which is p
London: Printed for J. Applebee for J. Hazard, 1737. Very good in a 19th Century 3/4 calf binding with paper covered boards Collation matches the Harvard library copy and examples of google books with pages ix-xii omitted (we believe the text is complete) in the paging & 143-144 repeated This.....
A Genuine account of the trial, &c., of Eugene Aram, who was convicted at York Assizes, August 3, 1759, before the Honourable William Noel, Esq., one of His Majesty's justices of the Court of Common Pleas, for the murder of Daniel Clark, late of Knaresborough, in the county of York to which are added, an account of the remarkable discovery of a human skeleton at Thistle Hill, a detail of all the judicial proceedings from the time of the bones being found, to the commitment of Richard Houseman, Eugene Aram, and Henry Terry, to York Castle, the depositions of Anna Aram, Philip Coates, John Yates, &c., the examination and confession of Richard Houseman, the apprehending of Eugene Aram, at Lynn, in Norfolk, with his examination and commitment, the remarkable defence he made on his trial, his own account of himself, written after his condemnation, with an apology, which he left in his cell, for the attempt he made on his life : also, the origin and antiquity of the Mel-Supper, some pieces of poetry, &c., written during his confinement in York Castle : with a beautiful poem, by T. Hood, Esq., called the Dream of Eugene Aram.
Durham: George Walker, 1759? 47 pp. Very good in later binding. One copy located at Harvard. Likely printed circa 1800. Aram was a teacher and convinced a friend with an inheritance to purchase luxury goods on credit. Aram then killed the man and stole the goods. A body was found.....
Hand Drawn and Colored Student Map of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, 1854
1854. 18" x 22" (frame size)Text in French and a note on the back indicates this was sold by a art dealer from Quebec The map is dated 1854 and was one of nine maps done by the student It is crease down the middle so the pages likely formed.....
The Harleian Miscellany or a Collection of Scarce, Curious and Entertaining Pamphlets and Tracts as well in Manuscript as in Print Found in the late Earl of Oxfords Library Interspersed with Historical, Political and Critical Notes
London: T. Osborne, 1744-46. London: T Osborne, 1744-46 Eight volumes xvi viii 608: xii 612: xii 556 56: xii 572 57-96: xii 576 97-136: xii 584 137-164: xii 608 165-168: xii 612 pp recent half calf over marbled boards Bookplate of Walter Harding, Madingley Hall Occasional Foxing particularly at beginning.....
House of David Song Book
[Benton Harbor]: [House of David], c.1930's? Cover title House of David Song Book. Not issued with a title page or publication information. An index precedes the songs. Likely issued after the 1930 split when Mary Purnell and her followers left the House of David and formed Mary's City of David.....
An Inquiry into the state of mind of W. F. Windham, Esq. of Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk, before Samuel Warren, Esq. Q.C. and a special jury, upon the petition of General Windham, C.B., etc., the uncle of the alleged lunatic, and other members of the family...
London: W. Oliver, 1862. 202 pp. Illustrated. Good condition. Wraps almost detached. William Windham (1840-1866) was an eccentric young man who inherited his father's estate. When he married a young woman against the wishes of his mother and uncle, they tried to have him declared insane. This piece documents the.....
J.J.J. Catechetischer Unterricht von der Lehre des Heils, : dargestellt nach den Aussprüchen der heil. Schrift, auf den evangelisch-apostolischen Sinn des Geistes Gottes gegründet, zum gesegneten Gebrauch für die Jugend der wahren Inspirations-Gemeinden.
Amana, Iowa: [Community of True Inspiration], 1889. 112 pp. Very good condition in marbled paper covered boards. A catechism Part 1. A basic intro duction to the belief of the Amana Society which lived communally in Iowa until 1932.
J.J.J. Catechetischer Unterricht von der Lehre des Heils, : dargestellt nach den Aussprüchen der heil.
[Community of True Inspiration], 1885. 86 pp. Very good condition in marbled paper covered boards. A catechism Part 2. A basic intro duction to the belief of the Amana Society which lived communally in Iowa until 1932.
Jennie Cramer's death : the saddest tragedy of foolish trust and deliberate villiany ever heard of. Full history of Jennie's unfortunate courtship and attempt to win a rich husband, how it led to her cruel murder, the doctor's evidence in full, the poor foolish girl died fighting for her honor, another warning to young women.
Philadelphia: The Old Franklin Publishing House, 1881. 62, [2] pp. plus plates. Two variants with the one in prink wraps having added text printed on the front cover and the rear cover has the likenesses of James Malley and Blanche Douglas while the other copy has ads on the verso.....
The King, Versus Abbott's in the King's Bench
Croydon: W.G. Harding, 1819. 13 pp. Removed and edges trimmed when bound. A man named Wench who sold wine desperately need money and sold the Abbotts wine for under cost. The Abbotts encouraged Wench to purchase good wine from other merchants on credit and sell to them for less than.....
Landreths''Seeds American Grown, 1898
Philadelphia: D. Landreth & Sons, 1898. 64 pp. Good condition with decorative color wraps. Illustrated in black and white. Some wear to the spine.
Life, Trial, and Confession of Frank C. Almy
Laconia, N.H. John J, Lane, 1891. Good with worn wraps and occasional stains Almy was rejected by a New Hampshire farmers' daughter and murdered her He was found guilty and sentenced to hang McDade 6 32 pp pp.