Mt. Morris, IL: Brethern [sic] Publishing Co, 1896. Wraps. no date, circa 1896. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A monthly almanac issued by the Church of the Brethren (or Brethren Church, it is not clear which issued this), containing the usual almanac information alongside history and..... More
Portland, ME: H.A. Manning Company, 1939. Cloth. Orange cloth covers printed with text. 504 pp. Fold out map at the rear. Black and white photo ads throughout. A directory for Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach Maine, including residents, businesses, institutions, churches, record of city governments, etc. GOOD condition. Covers..... More
New York: S.W. Wood and Co, 1863. Wraps. Printed wraps. 80 pp. A book length poem on the Civil War, pro-Union and anti-Confederacy, calling politicians of the South traitors, as well as rejecting slavery and its apologists. POOR/FAIR condition. Large bitten/nibbled area affecting most of the upper rear edge and..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1852. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1852. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 2 pp. A short piece relating to claims by the widow and heirs of David Corderoy, "the head of an Indian family," who..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed Dover, New Hampshire, circa 1869. Blue, lined letter paper, measuring approximately 10 by 8 inches. Blindstamp reading "Learned," within an emblem of some sort at the top left of each page. Pages attached along the left edge (originating as single..... More
New York: Newspaper Guild of New York, Publisher, 1944. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. A few small photos/illustrations. Single issue of this newspaper produced by and for members of the Newspaper Guild of New York, with this focusing on labor issues and local city issues that may..... More
London: John Murray, 1828. First Edition. Half-Leather. First edition. Half leather with marbled boards. Gilt compartments on the spine. Xx, 551 pp. Third volumes of this history of Massachusetts, published posthumously and partially covering events during Hutchinson's tenure as governor of Massachusetts (Bay Colony), with a focus on political events..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1868. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1868. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 2, 2 pp. Short outline of appropriations requested to help Native Americans into the summer, before their crops could be harvested. GOOD condition..... More
No Place: No publisher, 1827. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington DC: 1827. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. No wrappers. 3 pp. A short, detailed explanation of legal issues surrounding what, if anything, various Native American tribes may owe people in the territory..... More
Boston: Benjamin H. Greene, 1855. Wraps. Printed wraps, although MISSING the rear wrapper. 56 pp. A lengthy essay on the duties of ministers and other religious leaders, with brief reference to slavery and asserting that all enslaved people should be freed. Parker also states that women should be considered and..... More
Boston: Prisoners' Friend Office, 1853. Wraps. Printed wraps. 8pp. Frontis portrait of Daniel Webster. A short essay/eulogy on Daniel Webster and the influence of his name. The author recalls trying to fund a mission to England, presumably for raising awareness for prisoners' rights, where Daniel Webster offered to write letters..... More