Augusta, ME: Katahdin Publishing Company, 1926. Cloth. Green illustrated cloth. 243 pp., plus index. A few black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A general history of Portland, Maine, focusing primarily on the 1800s and earlier, including its colonial history and events during the various colonial wars, the fire of..... More
Providence: H.H. Brown, 1842. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers issued. String sewn, with several binding holes present, indicating this was removed from a larger volume. 32 pp. A work further reflecting on the events surrounding the then very recent Dorr's Rebellion Rhode Island, recalling through allusion and in some detail..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Cloth. Black cloth in glossy paper covered cardboard slipcase. 583 pp., between the two volumes. Color and black and white photos throughout. A detailed history of embroidery and needlework in the early United States. This includes a look at its role in the education..... More
No Place: J and G.S. Gideon, Printers, 1848. Pamphlet. Pamphlet, lacking any wrappers issued. 16 pp. A speech devoted to the Mexican-American War, questioning aspects of the war, its goal and the expansionist policy of the then current administration. With discussion of Texas and its annexation, General Zachary Taylor, etc...... More
No Place: Thomas Todd Company, 1939. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. Unpaginated. A short reminisce on Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1800s, recalling local culture around the wharves, Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works, the Dickens Party, etc. GOOD condition. Very slightly ex-library with a small label on the lower front cover. Minor..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1882. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Government Printing Office, Washington, 1882. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. Lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 5 pp., plus a fold out illustration depicting two monuments that represented the ones proposed to be erected along..... More
Fitchburg, MA: Printed Reveille Office, 1852. Cloth. Purple cloth. 263 pp. A history of the founding and growth of Leominster, Massachusetts. GOOD condition. General fading, heavy to spine. Minor soiling and scuffing. Three small divots/scuffs to the cloth on the front cover. Minor edgewear. Scattered foxing in the interior. More
Brattleboro: Printed for the Author, 1826. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. Side sewn, lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 24 pp. A tract reflecting on Independence Day, and the principles of liberty enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Starting with a broad historical survey of religion and civilizations, focusing on Christianity..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1848. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Washington, DC: 1848. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work and lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. 4 pp. A report from the US government disavowing knowledge of, and essentially dismissing claims of, a petition submitted by..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally and Co, 1884. Unbound. Single sheet, folded. 27 ¾ by 43 inches. Appears removed from a glue in binding of some sort. A map depicting the railroad lines across the United States and Southern Canada, with North and South Dakota still mapped as Dakota. Insets of city..... More