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London: Printed for H.Bonwicke, T.Goodwin, M.Wotton, B.Tooke, and S.Manship, 1703. First Edition of the English Translation. Lahontan was only sixteen years of age when he first arrived in New France in 1683, as an officer in the colonial regular troops. During the next ten years he saw active service in the sieur de La Barres expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, in the Marquis de Denonvilles campaign against the Senecas in 1687, and in numerous skirmishes with the English. In 1693 he was appointed Kings lieutenant in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. His career, however, came to an abrupt end when he was accused of insubordination by the governor of Newfoundland, Jacques François de Brouillan. Lahontan fled to Portugal and spent the rest of his life in wandering exile, chiefly in Holland and Germany. The daily journals Lahontan faithfully kept during his stay in New France for the basis of this work, which gained such immense popularity that it went through no less…
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UNIQUE ALBUM OF LIZZIE HART from NEW ORLEANS mid 1880s
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N/A: Private, 1880. Book. Good. Hardcover. Private Copy. 5 ½ x 8 ½. TITLE: UNIQUE ALBUM OF LIZZIE HART from NEW ORLEANS mid 1880s AUTHOR: LIZZIE HART (owner of book) PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: This is a private album and has never been printed and possibly never seen EDITION: Private copy, unique CATEGORY: Super Rare BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Purple CONDITION: The outside of the album is in good minus condition; there is some scuffing to the velvet like material along the edges and the spine. Album looks like it may have been handled moderately from the front. BOOK IS FULL OF WRITINGS AND DRAWING FROM FELLOW STUDENTS, RELATIVES, MINISTER, AND PEOPLE WHO KNEW LIZZIE HART DURING THE MID 1880s. SOME OF THE WRITINGS AND INSCRIPTIONS INDICATE SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A STUDENT AT THE TIME. LIZZIE MUST HAVE COME FROM A VERY WEATHLY FAMILY BECAUSE EVERYONE SIGNING THE BOOK SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EDUCATED FOR THE TIME PERIOD. HER ADDRESS AT THE TIME SEEM TO HAVE BEEN: MISS LIZZIE HART - N 35 PALMYRA ST. N.O. LA. MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED AND DREW IN THE BOOK USED NEW ORLEANS OR THE CRESCENT CITY AS THEIR PLACE OF REFERENCE AT THE BOTTOM OR SIDE OF THE PAGES. Book is fairly age brown clean, tight and sturdy. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: OVER 110 pages including front and back with over half with drawings or writings. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: BOOK IS FULL OF WRITINGS AND DRAWING FROM FELLOW STUDENTS, RELATIVES, MINISTER, AND PEOPLE WHO KNEW LIZZIE HART DURING THE MID 1880s. SOME OF THE WRITINGS AND INSCRIPTIONS INDICATE SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A STUDENT AT THE TIME. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY LOVED, BECAUSE ALMOST ALL THE CREATIVE WRITINGS AND DRAWINGS TOOK SOME TIME. THERE IS A DRAWING OF AN INDIAN LOOKING UPWARD TOWARD THE SUN ALONGSIDE A RIVER (having a penciled title of 'The Last of His Tribe'). THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DRAWINGS WITH FLOWERS. THERE ARE MANY LINES OF POETRY THAT MAY BE UNIQUE FROM THE SIGNERS. LIZZIE MUST HAVE COME FROM A VERY WEATHLY FAMILY BECAUSE EVERYONE SIGNING THE BOOK SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EDUCATED FOR THE TIME PERIOD. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, books will ship immediately without email notification to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCode 15500 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 005342.
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New Voyages To North-America. Containing An Account of the several Nations of that vast Continent...A Geographical Description of Canada, and a Natural History of the Country
by LAHONTAN, [Louis Armand de Lom dArce], Baron de [1666-1716]
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HISTORY OF WACHOVIA IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE UNITAS FRATRUM OR MORAVIAN CHURCH IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING A CENTURY & A HALF 1752-1902
by Clewell, John Henry
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.. Very Good+. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. From the original German and English Manuscripts and Records in the Wachovia Archives, Salem, North Carolina. Clean red buckram cloth has gilt titles on spine & front cover. Pictorial frontispiece. Illustrated with B/W portraits, drawings and maps. Prior owners signature. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Religion; B/W illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages .
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The Instinct Never Dies (with Bateman signed letter)
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First edition. Quarto, full limp cowhide. One of the finest and rarest of Texas imprints, and one that has been referred to as the 'black tulip' of western fine printing. Of legendary rarity and highlighted in Al Lowman's The Printing Arts in Texas, this copy is accompanied by a letter from the author to Dudley Dobie concerning the book's origins and the great expense required to print it. The book and letter were owned by W. Thomas Taylor, author of Texfake, a book which exposed the theft and forgery of early Texas documents in the 1970s; the publisher of Bookways, a quarterly devoted to book arts; and the designer/printer of over fifty books. Printed recto only, the book was written, designed and the type set by Ed W. Bateman, a one time newspaper reporter (hence the title) and a wildcatter of great success and failure. This book was created during one of his periods of great success. The text and illustrations are printed in two colors and the subject matter ranges from a father's implacable…
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Cato's Letters: Or, Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, and Other Important Subjects
by Cato [Thomas Gordon and John Trenchard]
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London: T. Woodward, J. Walthoe, J. Peele, T. Longman, T. Shewell, C. Hitch, A. Miller & J. Rivington, 1748. Fifth edition, corrected. Small octavo. Four volumes. Bound in full contemporary brown calf with a single blind-stamped border on the covers and blind-stamped tooling on board edges; spine with raised bands and a single gilt-lettered label; wood-engraved initials and headpieces. Large armorial bookplates of The Marquess of Sligo at Westport House, else fine.. A remarkably bright and well-preserved collection of the essays by Thomas Gordon (1691-1750) and John Trenchard (1662-1723) that, perhaps more than any other written work, influenced the minds of American colonists in the years leading up to the American Revolution. The 144 essays that are contained in the four volumes were originally published by Gordon and Trenchard in the London Journal between 1720 and 1723 under the pseudonym "Cato," the relentless opponent of Julius Caesar and committed champion of republican principles. This fifth…
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American Revolution Original Woodblock: Rattlesnake and "Don't Tread on Me" Print with Uniformly Framed Modern Impression
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American Colonies, 1775. Original engraved boxwood block, 3 x 4 inches, three-quarters-inch deep, together with a uniformly framed modern impression. A few hair-line surface clefts and two larger clefts, one along the flag's edge and the other at flag center. Exceptionally rare and well-preserved Revolutionary War artifact depicting one of the most famous and enduring symbols and mottos of the colonial fight for independence.. Remarkable eighteenth-century engraved woodblock depicting an uncoiled rattlesnake against the thirteen-stripe flag emblazoned with the motto "Don't Tread on Me" set diagonally below. This original woodblock would have been used during the Revolutionary War to reproduce this defiant cartoon in colonial pamphlets, newspapers, and broadsides during the fight for independence. The cartoon's thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies, and the threatening serpent posed a striking warning to those who would dare tread upon their freedom. The rattlesnake was a well-known…
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New Voyages To North-America. Containing An Account of the several Nations of that vast Continent...A Geographical Description of Canada, and a Natural History of the Country
by LAHONTAN, [Louis Armand de Lom dArce], Baron de [1666-1716]
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London: Printed for H.Bonwicke, T.Goodwin, M.Wotton, B.Tooke, and S.Manship, 1703. First Edition of the English Translation. Lahontan was only sixteen years of age when he first arrived in New France in 1683, as an officer in the colonial regular troops. During the next ten years he saw active service in the sieur de La Barres expedition against the Iroquois in 1684, in the Marquis de Denonvilles campaign against the Senecas in 1687, and in numerous skirmishes with the English. In 1693 he was appointed Kings lieutenant in Plaisance (Placentia), Newfoundland. His career, however, came to an abrupt end when he was accused of insubordination by the governor of Newfoundland, Jacques François de Brouillan. Lahontan fled to Portugal and spent the rest of his life in wandering exile, chiefly in Holland and Germany. The daily journals Lahontan faithfully kept during his stay in New France for the basis of this work, which gained such immense popularity that it went through no less…
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The Instinct Never Dies (with Bateman signed letter)
by Bateman, Ed W.
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First edition. Quarto, full limp cowhide. One of the finest and rarest of Texas imprints, and one that has been referred to as the 'black tulip' of western fine printing. Of legendary rarity and highlighted in Al Lowman's The Printing Arts in Texas, this copy is accompanied by a letter from the author to Dudley Dobie concerning the book's origins and the great expense required to print it. The book and letter were owned by W. Thomas Taylor, author of Texfake, a book which exposed the theft and forgery of early Texas documents in the 1970s; the publisher of Bookways, a quarterly devoted to book arts; and the designer/printer of over fifty books. Printed recto only, the book was written, designed and the type set by Ed W. Bateman, a one time newspaper reporter (hence the title) and a wildcatter of great success and failure. This book was created during one of his periods of great success. The text and illustrations are printed in two colors and the subject matter ranges from a father's implacable…
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Cato's Letters: Or, Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious, and Other Important Subjects
by Cato [Thomas Gordon and John Trenchard]
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London: T. Woodward, J. Walthoe, J. Peele, T. Longman, T. Shewell, C. Hitch, A. Miller & J. Rivington, 1748. Fifth edition, corrected. Small octavo. Four volumes. Bound in full contemporary brown calf with a single blind-stamped border on the covers and blind-stamped tooling on board edges; spine with raised bands and a single gilt-lettered label; wood-engraved initials and headpieces. Large armorial bookplates of The Marquess of Sligo at Westport House, else fine.. A remarkably bright and well-preserved collection of the essays by Thomas Gordon (1691-1750) and John Trenchard (1662-1723) that, perhaps more than any other written work, influenced the minds of American colonists in the years leading up to the American Revolution. The 144 essays that are contained in the four volumes were originally published by Gordon and Trenchard in the London Journal between 1720 and 1723 under the pseudonym "Cato," the relentless opponent of Julius Caesar and committed champion of republican principles. This fifth…
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American Revolution Original Woodblock: Rattlesnake and "Don't Tread on Me" Print with Uniformly Framed Modern Impression
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American Colonies, 1775. Original engraved boxwood block, 3 x 4 inches, three-quarters-inch deep, together with a uniformly framed modern impression. A few hair-line surface clefts and two larger clefts, one along the flag's edge and the other at flag center. Exceptionally rare and well-preserved Revolutionary War artifact depicting one of the most famous and enduring symbols and mottos of the colonial fight for independence.. Remarkable eighteenth-century engraved woodblock depicting an uncoiled rattlesnake against the thirteen-stripe flag emblazoned with the motto "Don't Tread on Me" set diagonally below. This original woodblock would have been used during the Revolutionary War to reproduce this defiant cartoon in colonial pamphlets, newspapers, and broadsides during the fight for independence. The cartoon's thirteen stripes represented the thirteen colonies, and the threatening serpent posed a striking warning to those who would dare tread upon their freedom. The rattlesnake was a well-known…
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Primera [- Segunda y Tercera] Parte de los veinte i un libros rituales i Monarchia Indiana y con el origen y guerras de los Indios Ocidentales
by TORQUEMADA, Juan de
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Madrid, Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, 1723Folio. Three volumes. Vol I: engraved title page, 1t leaves, folding map, 768 pp., 36 leaves. Vol II: engraved title page, 6 leaves, 623 pp., 28 leaves. Vol III: engraved title page, 5 leaves, 4pp., 634pp, 21 leaves. Contemporary vellum with coat of arms at the front of each volume.First volume contains the history of New Spain, second volume the religious believes and practices of the indians in Mexico and third volume the development of the Catholic church in New Spain.Written by the Franciscan provincial superior of Mexico, this edition was corrected and updated by Barcia Carballido y Zúñiga. The text makes particular use of the unpublished manuscript of Gerónimo Mendieta, who reached Mexico in 1554 and spent his life among the Indians.The second and best edition of this "key work on the early history of Spanish North America"Palau: 335033
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos
by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen
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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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Wanted: A Chaperon, with Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy
by Ford, Paul Leicester
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Very hard to find First Edition of this work in half red Morroco over marbled boards. Usually found in green decorated cloth boards. Gilt stamped titles and spine decoration. Top of pages gilt. Inside pastedowns and flyleaves also marbled. Six full page illustrations protected by tissue guards. Not paginated. Previous owners' signature and stamp on the first plain flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked internals. Except for slight shelfwear and scuffing of cover edges, in fine condition. Binding is square and tight.
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Cleveland County the Pride of the Promised Land: An Illustrated History
by Speer, Bonnie
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Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: Traditional Publishers, 1988. Book. VG. Hardcover. Signed By 2 of 4 Authors. Limited/Numbered. The book is brown faux leather with gilt titles. The only defect to note is small bump on the front edge. The DJ has shelf wear and small tears. The book is SIGNED BY AUTHORS Bonnie Speer and Micah Smith on the Limited Edition page. This is book number 341 of a Limited, Deluxe Edition of 500 copies. Front end page is decorated with a map of the Five Civilized Tribe Territories and the back end page is a map of Cleveland County. There are numerous black and white maps, illustrations and photos. The author brings the history of this county to life..
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
by Traven, B
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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