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A Member of the Brethren's Church The History of the Moravian Mission Among the Indians in North America, from Its Commencement to the Present Time. With a Preliminary Account of the Indians. Compiled By Authentic Sources.
London T. Allman 1838 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
"Official account of work among the Indians on the New York, Pennsylvania and other frontiers, 1735-87." - Howes L-474. 6 introductory pages. 316 text pages. Indian tribes include Creeks, Delawares, Iroquois, Chippewa, Cherokee. Reports of character, hieroglyphics, wampum, art, religion, feasts, sacrifices, sorcerers, dress, ornaments, habitations, marriages, education, food, hunting, fishing, travelling, amusements, deseases, funerals, tribal distinctions, war, massacres, treatment of prisoners, etc. Tight binding; neatly mended hinges. Generally clean pages, endpapers have some light soiling/foxing. Bookplate of William Reid Blackie inside front cover. Some soiling to green cover; gilt spine decoration/lettering is legible.
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160.00 USD
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Bibbins, Ruthella Mory Mammy 'mongst the Wild Nations of Europe
New York Frederick A. Stokes Company 1904 First Edition Pictorial Cover Near Fine No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Wrightman, Francis P.
Terrific copy. 305 pages. 8 glossy b/w plates. Scarce turn-of-the-century fictional travel narrative told through the eyes of an old Black Mammy who accompanies her young charge to England and Paris. In rural black dialect. More paternal than racist. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Bright, colorful cover with some very light soiling.
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285.00 USD
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Buck, Pearl S. The Good Earth
New York Grosset & Dunlap 1936 Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Mach Tey ?
Nice copy of the photoplay edition. Double-page endpaper still, same front and rear. Photoplay reference on dustjacket spine. Dust jacket cover art looks like Mach Tey, but don't see any signature. The movie won two Oscars, including Best Actress for Luise Ranier (pictured on the dj). Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Cover and dustjacket have some wear and soiling. Dust jacket is not missing any large pieces. Protected by an archival cover. See accompanying scanned image.
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70.00 USD
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Damon, Samuel C., Editor and Publisher The Friend: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Tempernce, Seamen, Marine and General Intelligence (Honolulu Newspaper), 25 Aug 1858; Vol 8., No. 8
Honolulu, Hawaii N/A 1858 Newspaper Very Good
Nice copy of a scarce, early Hawaiin newpaper. The Friend was originally established in 1843 as the Tempest and continued in operation until 1954. Published on a monthly basis. Besides a heavy dose of Protestant missionary zeal, temporance advocacy, and pastoral seafarer support, the paper included local news and a "Maritime Journal" containing news, information about ships and their cargoes, whaling voyages, and other Pacific islands. This issue contains reports of the whaling ships "George Howland," "General Pike," and "William Wirt;" list of whalers at Talcahuano and of Paita; and advertisements for the Panama Rail-Road Company and numerous Honolulu firms. 8 pages. Minor, light foxing. Previously bound.
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75.00 USD
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Gordon, Thomas F. A Gazetteer of the State of Pennsylvania . . . With a Map of the State.
Philadelphia T. Belknap 1832 First Edition Leather Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Complete including both Parts and Map (approximately 12" x 18", hand-colored). Part First - "General description of the state, its situation and extent, general geological construction, canals and rail-roads, bridges, reveue, expenditures, public dept, &c. &c." Part Second - "Ample descriptions of its counties, towns, cities, villages, mountains, lakes, rivers, creeks, &c." First successful gazetteer of Pennsylvania. Sabin 27998. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages with some minor foxing. Bottom corner of front free endpaper torn away. Owner's name on endpaper and following blank. Attractive map has several old extremely hard-to-see repairs (mostly along folds) that appear to have been made using thin tissue or possibly archival tape. Cover has some minor wear with neatly mended front gutter. Gilt spine decoration and lettering is legible.
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500.00 USD
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Heine, Wilhelm (William) Public Bath at Simoda - Print
Philadelphia P.S. Duval and Co. 1854 Print Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Heine, Wilhelm (William)
Very scarce censored print from Commodore Perry's official report of his expedition to Japan. The naked coed bathers were deemed to risque for general publication. Several volumes, the exact number is unknown, were released with the print, although it was not included in the list of illustrations. Good strike with nice detail. Ample margins for framing. Some toning at edges of the leaf.
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350.00 USD
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Little, George Life on the Ocean, or Twenty Years at Sea
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland George Clark and Son 1849 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
288 pages. Woodcut frontispiece of a sailing vessel. Embossed dark blue-green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Little's memoir chronicling his life at sea and his journeys throughout South America, Central America, China, Australia, the Galapagos, and more. Includes an extensive nautical glossary and appendices about a shipwreck on the St. Lawrence River and the sinking of the HMS Centaur. Tight binding with sound hinges. Evenly toned pages. Partially obliterated presentation on reverse of the frontispiece. A few doodles on rear endpaper. Cover shows some wear, heaviest at spine ends. Gilt lettering has darkened.
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160.00 USD
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Scharf, J. Thomas The Natural & Industrial Resources and Advantages of Maryland, Being a Complete Description of All the Countines of the State and the City of Baltimore
Annapolis, MD C. H. Baughman & Co 1892 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Complete. 240 pages. Scharf's decidedly pro-Maryland promotional book providing a then-current examination of Baltimore and each county. Written to promote relocation within the state while Scharf was the Commissioner of the Land Office of Maryland. Title continues, "Together with an Accurate Statement of the Soil, Climate, Antiquities, Raw and Manufactured Products, Agricultural and Horticultural Products, Textile Fabrics, Alimentary Products, Manufacturing Industries, Minerals and Ores, Mines and Mining, Native Woods, Means of Transportation, Price of Land, Cheap Living, Ready Markets, Excellent Homes, and the Material and Social Advantages and Unequaled opportunities Maryland possesses for those seeking Homes, and for Capitalists who wish to invest in Industries that are sure to Pay big Dividends." Sound binding; hinges starting. Clean pages. Cover has some wear at corners and edges. Original spine label worn but legible.
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200.00 USD
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Schooley, Patricia Architetural & Historic Treasures of Washington County Maryland
Keedysville, Maryland The Washington County Historical Trust 2002 First Edition Hard Boards with Cloth Spine As New Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
400 pages. Photographs throughout. An impressive reference focusing on the most architecturally and historically important structures (from the 1730s to the 1920s) at the most northern end of the Shenandoah Valley and Great Wagon Road heading south from Pennsylvania. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Some light shelf wear to the dust jacket. (The dust jacket colors are bright and fresh. The haze/glare in the image is a reflection from a protective mylar cover.)
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100.00 USD
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Semmes, Raphael Captains and Mariners of Early Maryland
Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 1937 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
16 introductory pages. 856 text pages. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering. Exceptionally thorough and detailed history of early Maryland with a a maritime focus, yet with considerable information on indian tribes, settlers, the military, government, and everyday life. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Very little wear.
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150.00 USD
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Smith, John Calvin The Western Tourist and Emigrant's Guide Through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin, and the Territories of Minesota [sic], Missouri, and Nebraska. . . .
New York J. H. Colton and Company 1855 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Title continued: Being an Accurate and Concise Description of Each State and Territory; and Containing The Routes and Distances on the Great Lines of Travel. Accompanied with a Large and Minute map, Exhibiting the Township Lines of the United States' Surveys, the Boundaries of Counties, and the Position of Cities, Villages, and Settlements, Etc. Etc. Complete. 89 pages plus 35-page catalog at rear. Map present and firmly attached. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages with an occasion finger smudge. Some minor foxing at edge of text block. Owner's info inside front cover. Ink note one front free endpaper, "Map Exhibiting the Section of Railroad Centering at Milwaukee with the connections with the East & the great Northern Road - Milwaukee Sentinel Extra." The map (approximately 26" x 21") by Smith is in nice shape; bright and colorful; missing a 1" triangular piece at right border. Cover has some minor wear and soiling. Gilt debossed title and decoration is somewhat faded but still legible.
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950.00 USD
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Stevens, William O. An Annapolis Alphabet: Pictures and Limericks
Baltimore Lord Baltimore Press 1906 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Complete. Unpaginated. "Published at Crab-Town-On-The-Bay" Very clever little adult alphabet book with a with a short humorous poem for each letter. The author was an English professor at the Naval Academy. All of the rhymes or illustrations have something to do with early 20th century Annapolis including the Naval Academy (Gold-Brick, Hazing, Middy, etc.) Tight binding. Front hinge starting; rear hinge sound. Clean pages. Light wear and soiling to cover. Christmas inscription on front free endpaper.
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150.00 USD
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Unlisted Excursions in the County of Surrey: Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity.
London Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1821 Half-Leather Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Very nice early travel guide. "Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist. Illustrated with Fifty Engravings, including a Map of the County." 214 pages, 50 engravings, 2 fold-out maps, illustrated half-title. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages; some minor toning and foxing. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Large fold-out county map has 2.5" split at one fold and old paper mend on reverse. Fold-out Guildford map has 1" split at one fold. Some cover wear, mostly at edges. Sunned spine, but legible gilt title.
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400.00 USD
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