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London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1793. The Second Edition, with Considerable Additions. Three-quarter leather. Good +. Octavo. [1], xvi, 433 pages, [1] page blank, [19] page index, [1] page errata, [2] pages advertisements, [1]. Recased binding with three-quarter brown leather and marbled paper covered boards. Gilt title and five raised bands on the spine. Newer front and rear end papers and one front blank end sheet inserted. The original rear end sheet is present. The folding frontispiece map is toned on the verso with an old repair made to the verso of the map. Some light edge wear to the map. The folding view of the Rapids of the Ohio and the State Map of Kentucky are in very good condition with light toning. Pages 417-433 includes a "Report of the Secretary of State, to the President of the United States, of the Quantity and Situation of the Lands not Claimed by the Indians, Nor Granted to, Nor Claimed by Any Citizens, Within the Territory of the United States. Read in the House of… Read More

New York: Textile Importers Association, 1907. Wraps. Very good. Stapled wraps. [1], 8 pages, [1]. Tan paper wraps with title on the front cover. Light spots to the back cover. List of Officers and Board of Directors printed opposite page 1. Theodore Roosevelt was President in 1907. No copies of this protest found in OCLC.

Richmond: Printed by James E. Goode, 1864. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stitched, printed wraps. Approx. 5.5" X 4". 15 pages, [1] page blank. Light toning to the contents. List of Lodge members printed on pages 13-15. A Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham 8662.

Macon, Georgia: John C. Schreiner & Son, Cotton Ave, 1863. First Edition. Sheet music. Good. Sheet music. Approx. 13.5" X 10.5" 4 pages. Small chips to paper upper right and lower right corner. Light toning to the paper. No date listed but published circa 1863. Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham 7176.

Alexandria: D. Turner, Printer to the State, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [2], 52 pages, [2]. Yellow wraps with both covers recased in a later black cloth hardcover with black leather corners and spine. Leather chipped on the spine. 2 end sheets added in the front and in the back. Illustrated armorial bookplate of Henry Carter Stuart on the front paste down. Not a Confederate imprint. From wikipedia: Henry Carter Stuart (January 18, 1855 - July 24, 1933) was an American businessman and politician from Virginia. Between 1914 and 1918, he served as the 47th Governor of Virginia, a period which encompassed World War I.[1] Parrish & Willingham 4386. In 1861 Alexandria, Virginia came under control of Federal forces during the Civil War. According to Brenaman (History of Virginia Conventions) "The convention which adjourned April 11th, 1864, consisted of seventeen delegates, representing but few counties in the state." The Constitution was not adopted. From page 10 of the Journal A.… Read More

Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Incomplete. Octavo. Brown paper covered boards. Blue cloth spine. Title label on spine missing. Light toning to the trimmed text. The first title page is for Document 1 followed by 13 separate title pages (without the printer information on the pages). There is no index or table of contents in this book. All documents are complete and in very good condition. Hinges and text block are firm and tight. The following 14 documents (of 34) as follows: 1. Message of the Governor of Virginia: xxiv, 18 pages; 2. Biennial Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts, 1862 & 1863: 37 pages, [1] page blank, [1]; 3. Report of the Treasurer of Virginia, 1862 & 1863: 27 pages, [1] page blank; 4. Second Auditor's Report to the General Assembly of Virginia, Transmitting The Accounts of the Fund for Internal Improvement, of the Sinking Fund, and of the Debt and Resources of the State, 1861-62 & 1862-63: 55 pages, [1] page blank; 5. Second Auditor's Report of… Read More

Greenville, South Carolina: G. E. Elford's Press, 1862. Broadside. Good. Broadside (printed front side only). Approx. 9.5" x 5". Three folds. Light creases and toning to the paper. One stanza has light pencil underlining. This poem appeared in an 1862 publication titled "War Songs of the South" edited by "Bohemian" [William G. Shepperson]. The book was published in Richmond 1862 by West and Johnson (a Confederate imprint). Shepperson attributes the poem to author "Caroline Howard Glover" from the Charleston Mercury. Caroline Howard Glover was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Gilman and widow of South Carolina Planter William Glover. The same poem was included in "War Poetry of the South" edited by William Gilmore Simms. It was published in New York 1866 by Richardson & Company. Simms names the author as "Caroline H. Gervais" (remarried name?) A much later publication edited by H. M. Wharton in 1904 titled "War Songs and Poems of the Southern Confederacy, 1861-1865" also attributes authorship to… Read More

Fayetteville: J. Hale & Sons, 1862. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. 9" x 5.5". 72 pages. Stitched wraps with title on the front cover. Light toning, scattered foxing and edge wear to pages. Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham #9192.

[Richmond]: Confederate States of America, 1864. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 8 pages. Old purple stamp from the Rebel War records. Light toning to the paper. Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham 228; Sabin 15231; 113 Eberstadt 95 - "A strange, pathetic, and powerful appeal, in of the North, and the loftiest and finest sentiments of Patriotism, courage, and self-denial.

[Richmond]: Confederate States, 1864. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 14 pages. title page 1. Very faint Rebel Archives rubber stamp on page 1. Bill calls for all able bodied white males between the ages of 17 and 50 to enroll in the militia except for Government officials, tax collectors, post officers, and mariners employed in navigation. Confederate imprint: Parrish & Willingham 755.

Richmond: William F. Ritchie, Public Printer, 1862. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Stitched wraps approx. 9" x 6". 36 pages. Original outer wraps present. Acts cover Salt; Public Defense; Military Affairs; Redress of Citizens; Distllation; and more. Light soil and stains to the paper covers. Small edge tear back cover. Light toning to the contents. Confederate imprint. Parrish & Willingham 4387.

Richmond: William F. Ritchie, 1861. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Hardcover missing the back cover. Two parts. 379 pages; 73 pages, [1] page blank, [1] page "Resolutions Adopted by the Virginia State Convention, July 1, 1861", [1] page blank. Ordinances adopted in the summer of 1861 called for the dissolving of the Federal Constitution. Binding is in poor condition. Front cover is detached and shelf worn. Right front flyleaf is loose. Pages 61-73 plus the last blank leave are loose. Complete copy. Interior contents clean. Parrish & Willingham 4385.

Milledgeville: Boughton, Nisbet, Barnes & Moore, State Printers;, 1865. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Wraps. Approx. 9" X 5.5" original printed stitched wraps. [1], 112 pages, [1]. Small holes upper edge of the front wrap. Two title pages inside. Both acts were published in Milledgeville in consecutive years. Toning and light scattered foxing to the contents. Parrish & Willingham 2781.

Milledgeville: Houghton, Nisbet, Barnes & Moore, State Printers, 1864. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". [3], 174 pages, [3]. Stitched wraps with title on the front cover. Edge chipping and insect stains on the front wrap. Rear wrap edge worn and creased. Paper spine chipped. Part of the stitiching coming loose. Moderate to heavy toning to the text. Damp-stains to the text in the early sections. Part I are Public Laws in 20 titles including Militia, Oaths, Soldiers and their familes, Railroads, etc. Part II are Public and Local Laws in 7 titles. Fair only. Parrish & Willingham 2780.

Marceline, MO: Pen Publishing. Printed by Jostens, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Oblong quarto. 128 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Gray binding with gilt border and title on front cover. Gilt title on spine. Gift inscription written on right front end sheet. Limited, numbered edition (282/925).

Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck, Printers and Binders, 1880. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. 14 pages, [1]. Two page frontispiece map. Two maps in back. Light gray, printed, stitched, wraps. Title on the front cover and illustration of the Indiana State House on the back cover. Small chip lower right corner to the front cover.

New York: Edited by the House of Henry Harrison Publisher, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 160 pages. Blue cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Light rubs to the cloth binding. Light toning to the end papers. Old clipping regarding Poetry Books from the Atlanta Constitution pasted down on the right front flyleaf. Previous owner name written under the article.

Washington DC: Geo. Prince, 1883. Photograph. Very good. 8" x 10" mounted albumen photograph. Light wear. Faint wooden sign in the photograph background reads "Indianapolis Light Infantry." "Indian Wars" written in pencil on the back of the photograph.

Washington DC: Geo. Prince, 1883. Photograph. Very good. 8" x 10" mounted albumen photograph. Light wear. Faint wooden sign in the photograph background reads "Indianapolis Light Infantry." "Indian Wars" written in pencil on the back of the photograph.

Cleveland: Cleveland Indians, 1948. Wraps. Very good. Stapled soft cover scorecard. 16 pages. Contents includes an article with photograph of Leroy Satchel Paige; two page score card Philadelphia A's versus Cleveland Indians; photographs of Hall of Fame Trio of Don Black, Bob Lemon, and Bob Feller, several advertisements and more. From wikipedia: Finally, on July 7, 1948, with his Cleveland Indians in a pennant race and in desperate need of pitching,[citation needed] Indians owner Bill Veeck brought Paige in to try out with Indians player-manager Lou Boudreau. On that same day, his 42nd birthday, Paige signed his first major league contract, for $40,000 for the three months remaining in the season, becoming the first Negro pitcher in the American League and the seventh Negro big leaguer overall.[124] Larry Doby, who broke the color barrier in the American League at the age of 23 the same year Robinson did in the National League, would be a teammate of Paige.