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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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After Theodor De Bry Set of 14 Prints - Early Images of Virginia Indian
Richmond, Virginia Ritchies & Dunnavant 1842 Print Very Good
Set of fourteen lithographs after De Bry by Ritchies & Dunnavant forThe History of Virginia, Book III, "Indians, their Religion, Laws, & Customs in War and Peace." In 1590, Theodore De Bry and his assistant G Vreen printed Thomas Hariot's "A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia," illustrating it with engravings based on a set of watercolors by John White. Over the years De Bry's images were reused (often with adaptations) by many publishers including Ritchies & Dunnavant. Their fourteen plates are: 1) Their manner of fishynge in Virginia, 2) A weroan or great Lorde of Virginia, 3) An aged Manne in his winter garment, 4) On of the Religeous men in the towne of Secota; The Conjuerer, 5) On of the Chieff Ladyes of Secota; A youne gentill woeman doughter of Secota, 6) A chieff Ladye of Pomeiooc, 7) Their manner of careynge ther children and a tyre of the cheiffe Ladyes of the towne of Dasamonquepenc, 8) The towne of Pomeiooc, 9) The browyllinge of their fishe over the flame, 10) Their sitting at meate, 11) Their Idol Kiwassa, 12) The tombe of their Werowans or Cheiff Lordes, 13) Their danses wich they use at their hyghe feastes, and 14) The manner of making their boates. The images all measure approximately 6"x3/5"; the leaves approximately 8.5"x5.5". Clean with ample margins; the vertical margins of the tombe print are slightly smaller. Short closed tears in the idol, tombe, and danses prints do not affect the images.
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Alcott, Louisa May Hospital Sketches and Camp and Fireside Stories
Boston Roberts Brothers 1869 First Thus Hard Cover Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Complete. 379 pages. Tissue-protected frontispiece and eight additional full-page b/w plates. This is the expanded edition that includes fourteen of Alcott's Civil War writings; six are her original 1863 "hospital sketches" describing her work in the Georgetown Union Hospital, the other eight are from PIckett Duty and other publications. Sound binding with intact hinges. Slightly uneven text block. Clean pages with an occasional finger smudge and folded corner. Two overlapped bookplates inside front cover; top bookplate for Ralaph and Ann Woods appears to be from the early 1900s. There is a small 19th century label for the Atlantic Cotton Mills Library (of Lawrenceville, Massachusetts) affixed to the margin of page 168. Light cover wear. Gilt medallion decorations and lettering is in nice shape.
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400.00 USD
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An Officer Accompanying Commodore Perry Sketch of the River Tabasco from Devil's Bend to St. Juan Battista Shewing the Landing and March of Commre Perry's Forces, June 16th 1847
Unlisted 1847 Map Very Good
Uncommon Mexican War Map showing the Second Battle of Tabasco, also known as the Battle of Villahermosa, which was part of the campaign to close Mexican Gulf ports. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The map is described in the Whig and Advertiser of 16 July 1847, "By this arrival we have the result of Com. Perry’s second expedition against Tabasco. This time he was entirely successful. We have a letter from a gallant officer, enclosing to us a sketch of the river Tabasco from Devil’s Bend, so called, to the city, showing the landing and march of Com. Perry’s force, which consisted of eleven hundred seamen and marines and ten field pieces. An account of the expedition by an accomplished surgeon in the navy, which accompanied the map, has failed to reach us as yet. But the map almost tells the story. The town was taken on the 16th of June. The expedition anchored in a very sharp turn of the river called the Devil’s bend, and was fired into from an ambuscade. A little higher up the landing of Com. Perry is marked upon the left or north bank of the river. The route from this point which the commodore pursued is traced on the map up to Fort Iturbide, which is a short distance below the city. The fort was manned by 200 regulars under Gen. Echagaray, commandant general of the State. The point is marked on the map where Bruno’s Civicos fired into the commodore’s steamer from an ambuscade this is below the Devil’s Turn. The next point of interest is the breast work where Lieut. May was wounded. So far our map tells us the story; the rest requires but few words: the forts which defend the town yielded to the guns of the fleet, before the land expedition could get into action. The enemy stood but one discharge of artillery. Lieut. May, it is said, had his harm broken and one other officer was wounded. A sufficient force was left behind to hold the town, and the commodore returned to the station off Anton Lizardo on the 29th ult." Map size - 7"x10". Leaf size - 8"x11". Clean with some folds. Tiny closed margin tear at top and large pinhole in upper left corner.
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100.00 USD
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Andre Souyis-Rolland and Gerard Le Marec Guide de Ordres et Decorations De La Resistance et De La Liberation - 2e Guerre Mondiale
Paris Public- Realisations (Preal) 1985 Hardcover Near Fine Near Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Very scarce reference that identifies, explains, and illustrates all of the different medals and decorations presented by countries and resistance movements that fought the Nazis during World War Two. Includes Albania, Austia, Belgium, Czecholslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britian, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Polond, Roumania, the Soviet Union, the United States, Yugoslavia, as well as Iraq, North Korea, and Brazil. Color and b/w photographs throughout. Very light wear to book and dust jacket. (There is glare and reflection in the image showing the dustjacket from its mylar protector; it really is is nice shape.) In French.
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200.00 USD
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Anselmus Solerius [of] Cemeliensis (pseudonym of Theophile Raynaud) and Hieronymii Bossii ( Hieronymus Bossus, Hier. Boss. or Girolamo Bosso) De Pileo, Caeterisque Capitis Tegminibus Tam Sacris, Quam Profanis (On the Hat, All About Headcoverings, Sacred and Secular) Bound with De Toga Romana Commetarius (Commentary on the Roman Toga)
Amsterdam Andrea Frisii (Andreas Frisisu) 1671 Leather Very Good No Jacket 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall Engraved by Corn.Galle after designs by Raymond de Hooge
Two wonderful titles on ancient fashion bound in one volume. For De Pileo: All 31 engravings (3 folding, 21 full-page including the half-title, and 7 partial-page including the title page) present. Complete: half-title, title-page, 8 introductory pages, 379 text pages, and 39 index pages. For De Toga: Large folded engraving is present. Complete: 84 pages including title page, introduction and text with 12 additional index pages. Tight binding with cracked hinges/gutters. Clean pages; several owners' names/info in preliminary pages including a small bookplate. One of the blank preliminary pages has a clipped upper corner. Fold-out illustrations are in nice shape; two short closed tears to large toga fold-out. Some soiling and minor wear to boards. Heavily worn spine covering is missing label.
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650.00 USD
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Barnes, A. F. The Story of the 2/5 Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment: 1914-1918
Gloucester The Crypt House Press 1930 Pictorial Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
192 pages. 12 maps. 39 illustrations. Green cloth cover, beveled edges. Gilt and black decorations and letters. The history of the regiment during World War I. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Bookplate (Ernest J. Martin) inside front cover. Some minor foxing, mostly along the edge of the text block and in the front matter and last few leaves. Small obiturary clipping from The Daily Telegraph announcing the death of Benjamin Bathurst, commander of the 5th Battalion from 1914-11916, on 10 Oct 1947 is affixed inside rear cover.
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70.00 USD
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Beede, Benjamin R. (editor) The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions 1898-1934: An Encyclopedia
New York and London Garland Publishing 1994 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
This is a real book, not some poorly made laser-copy reprinting. 751 text pages. Many maps, tables, and charts. Just what it purports to be; and incredibly comprehensive reference of not just all the places the U.S. intervened throughout the world between 1898 and 1934, but information about the people that participated as well. Almost no wear. Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Only flaw is some faint spots on the edge of the text block.
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175.00 USD
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Bellin, Jacques Nicholas Plan De La Ville De Boston [Map of the City of Boston]
Paris Didot 1755 Map Very Good Bellin, Jacques Nicholas
From Histoire General des Voyages . . . by Abbe Prevost (Antoine Francoise Prevost d'Exiles), published by Didot circa 1755. Map image is approximately 10.5" x 6.25", with margins approximately 11.5" x 6.5". Map shows Boston and its environs with key locations (churches, artillery batteries, government buildings, etc. identified.) A nice strong print with very attractive hand coloring. Faint vertical folds as issued. Upper and lower margins are a little close. Very slight edge wear.
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500.00 USD
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Belsky, Frederick In Cadence Count
Miami Discover Press 1967 First American Edition Cardboard Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Koskie, Jack Signed by Author
Reprint of Belsky's war poems originally published in Austrailia in 1943 while Belsky was an American Army sergeant. Signed by Belsky on the front free endpaper. Includes several macabre woodcuts by Koskie. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Light cover and dustjacket wear.
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25.00 USD
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Billings, John D. Hard Tack and Coffee or The Unwritten Story of Army Life
Boston Willard Small 1901 Later Printing Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Reed, Charles
408 pages. 6 color plates. Over 200 b/w illustrations throughout. Includes chapters on Enlisting, Life in Tents and Log Huts, Jonahs and Beats, Offences and Punishments, Raw Recruits, Foraging, Corp and Corp Badges, the Wagon Trains, the Army Mule, the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, etc. This Civil War memoir was first published in 1888 and quickly became a best seller. Billings had served in 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery Battery and Reed, a Medal of Honor recipient, served as bugler in the 9th Massachusetts Battery. The book is an exceptionally lively and detailed depiction of the camp life of the common Union soldier and has become a valuable resource for Civil War re-enactors. Sound binding with intact hinges; front hinge just starting. Clean pages. Fresh cover with bright gilt lettering and black decorations. Light wear, mostly at corners. Very lightly sunned spine.
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150.00 USD
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Bingham, Clifton and Others The Soldier Panorama Book
London and New York Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton 1900 Cloth-backed Pictorial Boards Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardy, E. S. And F. A. Stewart
Circa 1900. Complete with all five double-page color pop-ups of realistic battle scenes. Additional sepia illustrations (one is dated 1900). Nice example of a spectacular Nister pop-up book. All of the pop-ups are in excellent working shape with vivid color. A couple of the thin rifle barrels have straightened misfolds, but I only noticed one rifle tip, one helmet spike, and one busby tassel missing in the entire book. Tight binding; front hinge is cracked, rear hinge is sound. Generally clean pages with occasion light marginal soiling or finger smudge. The page edges show some minor wear, and there is an old tape repair (on the reverse) to a closed 2" tear at fore-edge margin of one of the pop-up pages. The cover has some light wear and soiling. The original cloth spine is in nice shape. Gift inscription inside front cover. The battles and units are not identified in this book, however Peeps into Nisterland notes they include the Royal Horse Artillery, the New South Wales Lancers, the Irish Hussars, and the Royal Scots Fusiliers
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1450.00 USD
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Bonne, Rigobert Carte De La Louisiane, Ed De La Floride
Geneva, Switzerland J. L. Pellet 1780 1780 First Edition Map Very Good
Very nice example of Bonne's classic map of what is now the southeastern United States (Louisiania, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina). Includes the "Supplement" insert map of the Missouri River valley. From Bonne's Atlas de Toutes Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre dresse. . . . Printed on strong, uncut paper. Leaf size approximately 10.5" x 16.75 (27 x 42.5 cm). Map size approximately 8.5" x 12.75" (21 x 32 cm). Dark printing, nice later color. Light toning. Horizontal binding fold.
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Boyce, William W. Speech of Hon. William W. Boyce, of South Carolina, on the Election of Speaker. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 8, 1860.
[Washington] Lemuel Towers 1860 First Edition Pamphlet Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
16 pages. Exceptional content. Although the speech does not touch upon the bitter and acrimonious debate over the Republican candidate for Speaker, John Sherman of Ohio (the younger brother of William Tecumseh Sherman), it goes into great detail describing the on-going conflicts between the North and South to include the publication of Hinton R. Helper's inflammatory best-seller that attempted to foment battles between non-slave holding and slave-holding Southerners, Republican sympathy (if not outright support) for John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry, the disputes regarding the slave-holding status of new territories, the Northern states abrogation of their duty to uphold the fugitive slave clause of the Constitution, the wide-spread Southern belief that Northern abolitionists were not so much concerned with the well-being of slaves as with their hostility to Southerners, and much more. The speech concludes with a most prescient prediction that the any war waged by the North to prevent secession would, at best, last five years, cost a fortune to propagate, perhaps be a failure, and even, if successful destroy the economy of half the nation for years as "after you conquered us, we would not be near as useful to you as we are now; for now we are rich, then we would be poor." Not listed in Sabin. From the estate of a descendant of Thomas Young Simons, a signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession. Some minor soiling and foxing; previously bound.
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150.00 USD
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Brady, Matthew General Ambrose Burnside - Carte De Viste
New York E. Anthony Unbound Very Good
ca 1861. Scarce Burnside cdv. Burnside was the commanding officer of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment at the start of the war in May 1861. In July, he was appointed as a brigade commander in the Department of Northern Virginia and served ast 1st Bull Run (1st Manassas). In August 1861, Burnside was promoted to Brigadier General and given command of the North Carolina Expeditionary Corps (later to become IX Corps). Understanding his limitations as a leader, he twice declined offers to assume command of the Army of the Potomac. In November 1862, Lincoln ordered Burnside to assume command of the Army of the Potomac following Antietam despite his indecisiveness at "Burnside's Bridge." Burnside resigned from command in 1863 following the Union defeat at Fredericksburg, but remained on active duty and served at Chickamauga, the Wilderness, Spotslyvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Burnside resigned from active duty following the Union defeat at The Crater for which he was unjustly blamed. Burnside is most famous for his distinctive facial hair, ever since referred to as "sideburns". Approximately 2.5"x4" . Thin square-cornered mounting stock; no border. Reverse reads, "Published by E Anthony. No. 501 Broadway, New York. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery."
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Brode, Bernice Tales of Los Alamos; Life on the Mesa 1943 - 1945
Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos Historical Society 1997 First Edition Soft Cover Near Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
157 pages. Photographs throughout. Brode's memoir of the years her family spent in Los Alamos, while she and her husband worked on developing the atomic bomb as part of J. Robert Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project. Chapters include: Arrival, An Unsual Community, The Army, The Tech Area, Apartment House, Maid Service, The School, Mesa Business, Sunday Trips and Sports, Social Events, The British Mission, Los Alamos and the Indians, Miss Edith Warner, ALAS: Scientists in Politics, Los Alamos and Santa Fe, and Water Crisis and the Great Exodus. Tight binding. Clean pages. Minor cover wear.
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35.00 USD
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