Search Results: Titles starting with S from SRG Antiquarian Books

The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Edition.
By Edward Winslow Martin. 1868: Jones Brothers & Co.
Condition: NOT a library book. Rebound as photographed. Fresh end pages. Initial 22 pages have a bit of damp on outer edges. Completed faded out by page 24. Rest is totally clean, with no writing, marks, crimps, book plates, underlining, etc. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Treasure Chest of Cowboy Songs, 1935; Treasure Chest of Songs We Love, 1936; Treasure Chest Community Songster, 1936; Treasure Chest of Dances Old and New, 1937.***Please see photos for contents of each music book***
Condition: Personal copies in good condition as shown. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World; How Two Million People Live and Die, Work and Play, Eat and Sleep, Govern Themselves and Break the Laws, Win Fortunes and Lose Them, and so Building and Maintain the New-York of Today.
The Business and Social Capital of America Portrayed by Pen and Camera, in all its Phases, from Palace to Hovel and From Millionaire to Tramp.
Elegantly Illustrated with about 300 Half tone Plates, Made in the Highest Style of the Engraver's Art, from Photographs Taken Expressly for this Work.
by James W Shepp and Daniel B Shepp. Globe Bible Publishing Co, Chicago and Philadelphia. 1894 First Edition.
CHAPTER HEADINGS: The New York of Today; The Environs of the City; Through the Heart of the City; Strangers within the Gates; Mansions of the Rich (Vanderbilt, Astor +); The "Four Hundred"; Codfish and Shoddy; The Middle Class; The Army of Labor; The Homes of the Poor; In the Slums; The Bowery; Foreign Colonies; Clubs and Club Life;… Read More

Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. By Col S M Bowman and Lt Col R B Irwin. 1865 First Edition. New York: Charles B Richardson. Cincinnati: C F Vent & Col. Springfield: W J Holland. 1865.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original dark green cloth with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Fresh end pages. Complete. Engravings with tissue guards. No crimps, signatures, writing, underlining, stamps, bookplates found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Shipwreck by William Falconer; Also, Poems; by Thomas Parnell, D.D. New York: Published by R. & W. A. Barrow, & By W. A. Bartow & Co. Richmond, (Vir.). Gray & Bunce, Printers. Great Antique Gift Book ! 1821, First Edition, 216 pp, 3-1/2" x 5-3/4". Condition: Modern leather cover with gilt spine labels as pictured. Original tissue covers the lovely frontispiece engraving. Marbled page edges. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way, by Theodore T Johnson. New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First Edition first issue published with no map and no colored frontispiece illustration. 278 pages with full table of contents.One of the earliest accounts of the gold fields by an actual "returned" Californian. This is Johnson's detailed account of his month long visit to the gold fields, along with his journey from New York to San Francisco through Panama aboard subsequent steamers and his overland journey. He arrived in Sutter's Mill, observing the camps, towns, and significant people like Captain Sutter and John Sinclair. Providing insight into the mining methods, social life, and mistreatment of the actual workers, this is a significant contribution to gold rush history.Condition: Original boards with new spine and original spine piece re-applied. Please see photos reflecting excellent, careful and seamless professional restoration work! Some foxing and smudging within, but overall very… Read More

Six Months in Kansas by a Lady, [by Hannah Ropes]. Boston: John P Jewett, 1856. 231 pp. First Edition.
Contains a woman's story of settlement in Kansas via a series of letters written by Hannah Ropes from Lawrence, Kansas. Immigration of 1854 including the invasion from Missouri.
Condition: NOT a library book. Hardcover, fully restored and re-backed with gilt label as shown. NOT a library book. Free of stamps, crimps, signatures, etc. Very clean copy. A suitable gift due to its subject and its condition.Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry, by William Wirt of Richmond Virginia. 1847 Tenth Edition, Corrected by the Author. Hartford: Publihed by S Andrus & Son.
"Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. A native of Hanover County, Virginia, Henry was primarily educated at home." from Wikipedia
Condition: NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! In full modern goat leather, raised bands, as shown. In very good condition.
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Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession; with a Narrative of Personal Adventures among the Rebels, By W. G. Brownlow, . Editor of the Knoxville Whig. Philadelphia: George W Childs; Cincinnati: Applegate & Company. 1862 First Edition: 458 numbered pages + 8 pages period ads.Condition: Rebound with original label as pictured. Interior is clean, with no writing, cuts, stamps, etc. Illustrations complete. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Sketches of Western Adventure of the Most Interesting Incidents Connected with the Settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794. With an Appendix. Revised and Corrected, with Engravings.Exciting, thrilling adventures of Indian skirmishes, war parties, and often dramatic and tragic events in the settlement of the West. Recounted stories of Daniel Boone and military men, as well as settlers trying to carve their settlements out of an often brutal and dangerous land. Appendix which was added to this 1837 edition (originally published in 1832) adds significantly to the understanding of the Indian culture and peace negotiations and treaties as well as war expeditions (not included in the 1832 edition). Descriptions often detailed and graphic.Condition:. In original leather with all original end pages, paste downs and content. Secure binding. Pages are a bit "rippled" due to age and are well-foxed. Very readable with no damp smell or other damage. Complete. Please ask for more information and/or photos if you… Read More

Song Parade, America's Foremost Lyric Magazine. Vol 1, Number 1, May, 1941. New York: D S Publishing: 23 pages. Soft cover Magazine.
Photographs (on cover or on inside pages) of Glenn Miller, Dorothy Claire, Yvette, Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, Benny Goodman, Gracie Barrie, Dick Todd, Virginia Verrill, Paulette Goddard, Horace Heidt's orchestra, the Bailey Sisters, Mary Martin, Buddy Clark, Dale Evans, Donald Dickson, Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms, Ben Bernie, Carol Bruce, Xavier Cugat, Horace Heidt, Jimmy Dorsey, Helen O'Connell, Wayne King, Bill Perry, Dinah Shore, Orrin Tucker, Dennis Day, McFarland Twins, Judy Starr. Hits from Pot o Gold and Crazy with the Heat. Full Lyrics of current, future, and yesterday's hits.
Condition: NOT a library copy. Complete, good condition on age-toned pages. No writing or stamps or crimps found within. Very clean first issue of rare magazine! Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Songs of Conquest for Use in Public Worship, Prayer Services, Camp Meetings, Evangelistic Campaigns, Young People's Meetings, etc., 1923, First ED.
Condition: NOT a library book, therefore no plates, crimps, stamps within. Interior very clean, binding firm. Wear to cover as shown but sturdy and very useable. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Songs of Trust and Triumph, No. 1, 1929 First Edition. Pages are not numbered, but main section has 102 songs, supplement an additional 8 songs. Diagram of Chords of Ukulele and Guitar also in back. Full music and words for piano.
Condition: Paper back in very good condition . An old fold to front cover (see photos). Complete with a very clean interior...no stamps, marks, crimps or writing found within! Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Spy of the Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public. Compiled from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the ProvostMarshal General. By Allan Pinkerton who (Under the Nom-de-Plume of Major E. J. Allen) was Chief of the United States Secret Service. With Numerous Illustrations. Kansas City: Kansas City Publishing Co, 1883. Sold Only by SubscriptionThis is a true first edition of this title. It was copyrighted by Allan Pinkerton (verso of title page); "Sold only by Subscription" and published by the Kansas City Publishing Co.
Condition: This true first edition is in very good condition, as photographed. The impressed cover is still distinctive, as is the gilt spine. Binding is secure, and we found no notations, signatures, crimps or stamps within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Children's Stories that Never Grow Old : The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Pictured by John R Neill. Fully illustrated in Color. Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co Publishers: 28 pp, 5-1/2" x 7" (12mo). Illustrator John R Neill.Condition: This original children's story book is very rare. It is from "Children's Stories that Never Grow Old Series". Few have survived. This one is firmly in tact, having been conserved and professionally restored so that it is complete and solid, as shown. No children's writing or crayons or other marks found within except for the "This Book Belongs To Louise ...from Ma ...Date Xmas 1908" on front paste down shown in the photos. [Side note - When conservation work done, staples were removed and book was hand stitched to extend the life of the book] We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying… Read More

Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", etc. Author's Edition, with Illustrations. London: Sampson Low, Son & Co., Two volumes in one. 1854 First Edition. Stowe's second published book, two years after Uncle Tom's Cabin. Presented as a series of letters to her friends and family during an extended tour of England and Scotland and mainland Europe. Originally published as two separate volumes in 1854, this is the combined "author's edition" with illustrations. Condition: NOT a library book. Beautifully bound as shown. Re-backed with original spine reapplied as shown. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers**… Read More