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St. John, NB: ephemera, 1910. 13.6 x 8.7 cm. Postcard from Mrs. Warwick, on a trip to New Brunswick, to her friend, Mrs. Seely, in Newtonville, Mass, February 25, 1910. Card shows black and white photo of battleship from Great White Fleet. Postcard with Canadian one-cent stamp. Slight cancellation marks on photo side of card. Good. . Catalogs: American Originals/Navy.

Bellows Falls, VT: Vermont Farm Machine Co, ca. 1904. 6.5 x 13.4 cm. Little note book advertises the Improved U.S. Cream Separators, offering the 1904 Frame, a great improvement. The No. 9 Separator will handle up to 175 lbs. per hour, and the No. 5 will handle up to 600 lbs. Notebook has pencil entries listing items in Clough Farm barn sold to Elmer Stevens, including 2 dung forks, 12 tug chains, 3 milk cans, 1 potato digger, 1 iron kettle, 5 sap tubs, 4 stove knees, etc. Paper booklet, with pencil entries, very good. . Catalogs: American Originals/Farming/Advertising.

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1945. 28 x 36 cm. This large, handsome book features an eagle with talons extended, flying over a fleet in an embossed, blue and gilt cover design. This class spent only three years at the Academy, graduating in 1945, in time to join the Fleet in World War II. This book features photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Commander in Chief, and also Harry Truman as President, since FDR died before this class graduated. Illinois Gov. Daniel Walker was member of this class, as were Rear Admirals Chuck Grojean and Don Whitmire. Endpapers feature The Laws of the Navy. Cloth on board with embossed design in blue and gilt; spine gilt faded, very good. Heavy--book weighs over 8 lbs. so shipping may incur extra cost. . Catalogs: Navy/World War II.

Norfolk, VA: U.S. Navy, 1933. 15 x 23 cm. Description of school, list of other schools at Training Station near Norfolk, VA. Qualifications for entrance. Course of Study, five terms, 24 weeks. Daily routine, 8 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8 to 11:45 am. Liberty every other day. Dress parade Fridays. Paper leaflet, good. . Catalogs: Navy/Nautical.

Chicago, IL: American Colortype Co, ca. 1917. 14 x 9 cm. Color post card shows young men, many are ""members of America's most prominent families�prepared to stand shoulder to shoulder with the regulars of Uncle Sam's fleet now that the time has come for them to render an account of themselves."" Recruits look quite ""green."" Color post card, back side empty. Lightly soiled, bent, fair. . Catalogs: Postcard/WWI.

Orange, MA : ephemera, 1943. 14 x 9 cm. Postcard from wife in Orange, MA to husband, an infantry private in Louisiana. [Bet he was pleased to have her send him this Navy postcard!] Postcard, very good. . Catalogs: World War II/Postcards/ephemera.

Washington, DC: United States House of Representatives, 1877. 15 x 23 cm. Letter from President U.S. Grant of Jan. 12, 1877 transmits letter from Secretary of War J.D. Cameron of Jan. 11, 1877 with the whole package of indorsements and statements for the Chief of Engineers for the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers; the Ohio River; the Columbia River; the harbor at Racine, WI; Kennebunk River; the Channel between Staten Island and New Jersey; the improvement of Sabine Pass, Blue Buck Bar and Sabine Bay; the Harbor at Fall River, MA; for gauging the waters of the Lower Mississippi and its tributaries; work on the Galveston, TX ship channel; and much more. Paper booklet, some pages loose, fair. . Catalogs: Scientific/Engineering.

Quincy, MA: General Dynamics Corp, 1969. 15 x 23 cm. Colorful booklet issued for commissioning ceremony of nuclear submarine built in Quincy, Mass. Commanding Officer CDR. Richard L. Thompson; Exec. Off. LCDR James J. Pistotnik. Speaker was State Sen. And Mayor of Quincy, James R. McIntyre. Includes photos of officers and list of CPOs and crew. Brief history of earlier Sunfish, SS281. Paper booklet, 2 cm closed tear in right edge of cover, good. . Catalogs: Nautical/Navy.

Washington, DC: Embassy of the USSR, 1959. 26 x 36 cm. Issue devoted to Khrushchev, his life, his good works, with many pictures of him and smiling Soviet citizens. Articles on Soviet schools and healthcare. Loads of smiling children, tractors, factory workers-- heavy-handed Soviet propaganda. Monthly magazine distributed in US by Soviet Embassy, very good. . Catalogs: History/Propaganda.

Washington, DC: Embassy of the USSR, 1959. 26 x 36 cm. Cover photograph shows President Eisenhower and General Secretary Khrushchev. Ike is admiring a sphere given to him by Nikita. This was a replica of one landed on the moon by the Soviets.Lead article features photo of Khrushchev reporting to Soviet citizens at welcoming rally in Moscow. Photo shows him and Ike at welcome ceremony at Andrews AFB. Photo of him in limousine being cheered by Washingtonians, in front of White House. Photo of Nikita and Mamie Eisenhower as General Secretary shakes hands with a West Point Cadet at White House. Photo shows Nikita and wife Nina with President and Mrs. Eisenhower at dinner at Soviet Embassy.Photo with Roswell Garst in Iowa. Many more photos of Khrushchev's trip across USA. Heavy-handed Soviet propaganda. Monthly magazine distributed in US by Soviet Embassy, very good. . Catalogs: History/Propaganda.

Moscow, USSR, 1958. 20 x 26 cm. Hefty book of solid Soviet propaganda: smiling Young Pioneers chanting ""For Peace!"" Smiling farmers with robust crops; Smiling workers basking in the ""Worker's Paradise."" Paper booklet, minor chip on cover, closed tear on page opposite title page, first 20 pages dogeared on lower rh corner. 1 cm. tear in spine. Fair. . Catalogs: Travel/Propaganda.

Brockport, NY: Moore-Shafer Shoe Mfg. Co, ca. 1890. 10 x 15 cm. Advertising catalogue for the Ultra $3.50 shoe for women. All-color book shows women in various styles of shoes; pictures and description of shoe styles; ""High military heel, Capitol toe�Opera heel..Fifth Avenue last..""advertisement for shoe polish. Paper booklet, cover has corner chipped off, dampstain has caused red type to smear slightly on some pages, poor. . Catalogs: Advertising.

Boston, MA: Silver Burdett and Co, �1920. 13 x 19 cm. Author was leader of movement to return Spanish literature to purely Spanish themes. Born in Madrid, 1829, his literary career began in 1853; this play was produced in 1867. Recalls days of Queen Elizabeth and includes Shakespeare as a character. Linen on board, writing on front and back pastedowns, lightly soiled, good. . Catalogs: Literature/Drama.

Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co, 1898. 35 x 28 cm. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of funeral of victims of the Maine disaster, Capt. Sigsbee, former captain of USS Maine; Court of Inquiry in session; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, consul General of Cuba. Photo of Gen. Blanco y Arenas, Spanish leader in Cuba. Photos of officers and crew in Maine. Paper booklet, crease on cover page, good. . Catalogs: Navy/Nautical.

Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co, 1898. 35 x 28 cm. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of Spanish battleship Pelayo, Spanish cruisers Almirante Oquendo and Viscaya. Photos of crew of cruiser New York, deck crew of Yorktown, ship's company of Maine, and photo of a Minstrel show aboard USS Maine. Photos of gun crews drilling with heavy ordnance, machine and gatling guns. Paper booklet, 10 cm. closed tear on cover page, good. . Catalogs: Navy/Nautical.

Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co, 1898. 35 x 28 cm. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of Ship Tender Boat Fern, which has been conveying supplies to the starving Cubans. Protected cruisers Minneapolis, San Francisco, Atlanta, Raleigh, Baltimore and Boston. Battleships Oregon, Massachusetts and Texas. Paper booklet, pages have 6 cm tear on bottom edge. Poor. . Catalogs: Navy/Nautical.

New York, NY: Jana T. Bennett Co, ca. 1916. 21 x 13 cm. Exciting and surprising story-- a capital and exciting yarn! Photos of various scenes from play, starring William Courtenay; for Boston performances at Plymouth Theatre, New Nixon Theatre. Paper advertising booklet, slight wear, very good. . Catalogs: Advertising.

New York, NY: The Free Press, 2002. 14 x 21.5 cm. Story of a primitive American submarine which sailed from Boston on August 30, 1920 on her first cruise, under command of Lieutenant Commander Charles M. ""Savvy"" Cooke, Jr. Forty-hour ordeal of the crew after it flooded and rammed into the bottom. Story of heroism and of heroes, written by a former nuclear engineer on submarines. Advance Uncorrected Proof, paper bound, very good. . Catalogs: Navy/Nautical.

Manchester, NH: James M. Campbell, 1857. 46 x 60 cm. This newspaper was probably 4 pages, but this issue consists of pages 1 & 2. List of Candidates. Democratic Republican Nominations: For Governor John S. Wells of Exeter; for Railroad Commissioner, Mark Noble of Somersworth; For Congress Dist. No. 1 George W. Kittredge; Dist. No. 2 George W. Morrison; Dist. No. 3 William P. Wheeler. Editorial notes the alarming increase of intemperance in Manchester since the enactment of the Maine Law. [This law, originating in Maine, had now spread to 12 states. It was violently opposed by certain groups, especially working class Irish and Italian.] During the administration of Mayor Abbott over 100 new liquor shops were started, and are ""now in full tide of successful operation, dealing out damnation and woe, and liquor too mean to have a name on it, even r.g. sure to vomit a dog at a hundred yards distance, at every pop."" ""Off to the West!"" bemoans migration of Manchester citizens to the west. Migration… Read More

Manchester, NH: Campbell & Gilmore, 1853. 44 x 64 cm. Handsome women usually neglect cultivating their minds; Sketch on Edward P. Little, son of Commodore Little, new member of Congress from Marshfield, MA. Poor state of temperance movement in NH. Frenchman whose wife objects to his sleeping with his boots and a wet umbrella. Newspaper, very good. . Catalogs: History.