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Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp. some creasing, minor chips and tears in matgins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, including the events surrounding the Paris Commune, with the usual ads.

Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp.A little staining, minor chips and tears in matgins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, with the usual ads.

Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp. some creasing, a little staining, minor chips and tears in matgins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, including the events surrounding the insurgency in France, with the usual ads.

Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp. some creasing, a little staining, minor chips and tears in matgins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, including the events surrounding the insurgency in France, with the usual ads.

Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp. some creasing, and staining, minor chips and tears in margins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, including the events surrounding the insurgency in France, also includes the usual ads.

Large Newspaper sheet, folded twice, 4 pp. some creasing, and staining, minor chips and tears in margins, normal aging; about very good. This newspaper was founded on January 9, 1847, just before the start of the California gold rush, and ceased publication June 2, 1891. The paper appears to cover a nice mix of local and national issues, including the events surrounding the insurgency in France, and a short article on the Ku Klux Bill, which gave the President the right to suspend habeas corpus to battle terrorist groups. Also includes the usual ads.

Folio newsprint, 8 pp. Significant browning and aging, paper a bit brittle, old middle folds, some loss of paper at center folds, loss of some wording, some minor edge chips, tears, and folds; otherwise about good. The paper provides substantial coverage of this devastating event, including the brave last stand of firemen, miles of burning buildings and and the appeal for help. Also included is a small sheet, entitled the Goldfield News that addresses the catastrophe.

Newspaper folio, illustrated, 36 pp. Fold at center, but not severe, seven-inch tear on front page affecting last two letters of Kennedy's name, another smaller tear at the center modestly affecting the word slayer, some minor chips and tears at edges, but not affecting text or photographs, pages are browned and a bit brittle: otherwise fair to good. More than 16 [ages of commentary and photographs about the assassination. Articles include Oswald's role in the assassination, Johnson's call for unity, the shock of world leaders and the talented Lady Bird as the new first lady. Will require extra postage.

Small 8vo, original cloth, with title on front cover, illustrated, 76 pp. A little soiling to covers, slight edgewear, margin tear to front endpaper, normal aging; otherwise very good plus. According to the title page this "Famous Ballad" was told in England in 1885, and new verses were added by John Ruskin. The very charming, and witty illustrations were done by Roy Meldrum.

4to, original tree calf, gilt lettered spine label, folding map of the United States, by H.S. Tanner, 892 pp. Binding scuffed and worn, large neat repair to map, foxing throughout. While there were a number of editions of this title, the Tanner map only appears in the 1827 installment. The map shows the United Sates from the Atlantic to the eastern part of Texas (referred to as "the "Spanish Province of Texas"), and the Arkansas Territory. States west of Missouri are included in a large Western Territory. All land north of Illinois is part of the North-West Territory.

8vo, modern full brown morocco, raised spine bands, mock hinges in gilt, 136 [i.e. 137], [1] leaves. Spine sunned a bit, a few old marginal ink marks; else very good. This is a very nice Aldine Press printining of Cicero (106-43BC) the Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, and political therorist. This copy includes woodcut printer's devices on the title page and final leaf.

Pamphlet 8vo, disbound, illustrated with eight plates, 106 pp. Some foxing and aging, terminal leaf torn. Sickles (1825-1914) attended the University of the City of New York, was admitted to the bar in 1846, and married Theresa Bagioli in 1853. He was elected to Congress in 1857, but two years later on February 27, 1859, he shot and killed Philip Barton Key, the son of Francis Scott Key, for having an affair with his wife. He was acquitted, using for the first time, temporary insanity as a defense. During the Civil War he rose to major general, and lost a leg at Gettysburg. He eventually became ambassador to Spain, and in 1852 obtained Central Park for New York City. McDade 871. DAB Vol. IX.

Folio, copper engraved illustration, with later, or recent coloring. Normal aging, some occasional slight staining; otherwise very good.This is a collection of eight plates. These illustrations appear to be from a first edition of a work on trees and fruit bearing trees. Jonston was a descendant of a Scottish family born in Poland. He was interested in both medicine and the natural sciences, and published a couple of major works on these subjects. These plates appear to be engraved by Mattias Merian, after Johnston's drawings.

8vo, old leather, spine label, VI, 453, 6 pp. Top cover detached, rear, cover weak hinge, binding worn, library copy, signature on title page, some notations on endpapers, paper browned , overall fair with pretty good content. Peter Clark (1692-1768). graduated from Harvard College in 1712, and was ordained pastor in1717 in Salem, Ma He published a number of pamphlets, including this one on infant baptism, which was essentially a debate with Dr. John Gill. Evans 6829. Sabin 13350.

Delineatio Geographica Ditionis Martisburgensis hodie regiis et electoralibus auspiciis florentis edita… Augsburg: c1750. Engraved double page map, 23" x 20 1/2", hand colored, large title cartouche. Small archival tape repair on verso in lower margin, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good with a strong impression. Seutter (1678-1757) was born in Augsburg, and served as an apprentice with Homann before establishing his own firm in Augsburg in 1710. He was considered one of the most important German cartographers, but it seems that much of his work were copies of Homann maps. He published several atlases, and globes, but his most famous work was his "Geographical Atlas or an Accurate Depiction of the Whole World" published in 1725. This map is of the town of Merseburg, which appears to be in the south eastern part of Germany The map is attractive and colorful, and is decorated with a large title cartouche in the lower left corner. matthias-seuter.com. Bagrow p. 185 & 272.

8vo, cloth, dust jacket, cloth, title on spine, illustrated, 303 pp. a couple of miner chips and tears to dust jacket, slight aging; otherwise in great condition. Colorful and legendary heaveyweight champ was a fierce competitor, and destroyed Jess Willard in their title match. He had many notable fights, including the famous "long count " fight with Gene Turney. Dempsey knocked Tuney down in the 7th round, but the count was delayed because Dempsey failed to go to a neutral corner after the knock down, which many feel gave Tuney a few extra seconds to recover and make the count.

Large square 4to, original cloth, 844 pp. Some minor discoloration of top cover of binding, top corners bumped a little, and hinges are a little weak. Overall very good. This work gives a vast amount of statistical data covering the Negro population for a 125 year period between 1790 and 1915. Illustrated with numerous maps and charts that cover a range of subjects, including migration and segregation, growth and geographical distribution, and economic and illiteracy statistics. Also, includes information on fertility and mortality.

8vo, contemporary sheep, rebacked at an early date, modern cloth slipcase, with large folding map in facsimile, [1], [50], [2], 122 pp. Some foxing and staining to contents, hinges weak, and joints are starting to crack a little, binding shows wear around the edges; and leather is torn a bit at lower front edge. Page with title and notice of the facsimile map is bound in before title page, early owner’s signature on title page, Some foxing and dampstaining throughout. This is a fourth edition of a work that was originally published in 1722, which presents the first English account of Louisiana. According to Howes this was a “bold assertion of the rights of the English to the entire Gulf region [Ga., Fla., Ala., Miss., and La.] which had been granted to the author’s father.” Coxe explored a good part of the area, and lived there for fourteen years. However, a good deal of the information contained in the work is believed to have come from British hunters and explorers, which is presented for… Read More

12mo. original leather 249 pp. Binding is worn, and front joint is cracked. Minor foxing, but internally quite clean. Book label on front paste down. Gilbert Imlay (1754-1828) was a captain in the American army during the Revolution, and was probably born in Mammoth County New Jersey. Shortly after the war he bought a tract of land in Kentucky, and after arriving there became a deputy surveyor and speculated in additional land in that area. The DNB suggests he got in some financial and legal difficulties when he was there and actually left the country. While in Europe he became something of a celebrity in certain circles, and in addition to this work, he actually wrote a novel, The Emigrants. He also managed to have an affair with Mary Wollstonecraft, who he had a daughter with (Fanny), and while he claimed she was his best friend, it is believed that his behavior toward her resulted in two suicide attempts by Mary. According to Field much of the value of this work rests in the fact that it… Read More

8vo, full leather( calf), spine label, gilt decoration on spine, engraved frontispiece, 1, [1], 209, [1] pp. Joints cracked, and hinges weak, some extremity wear, some aging and browning, but contents generally bright and clean. Fontenelle (1657-1757) was born in Rouen, and was a noted French intellectual that lived almost 100 years. Voltaire described him as having "the most universal mind" of his era. While this work, which was first published in 1683, enjoyed a fair amount of success. His sequel "New Dialogues of the Dead" faired even better. This edition is translated by John Hughes. While the OCLC locates a number of copies, this edition does not show up all that often at auction, and there do not appear to be many copies available. britannica online website.OCLC.