Colonial Eighteenth Century New York Dutch Copper Pot by Handmade Copper Riveted Handles

Contains a Christmas greeting by Strom Thurmond.
A bookplate-type inscription was inserted into this book: Typed, "Nancy and the children and I feel this book is informative and entertaining. We hope you will enjoy it. With kindest regards and Greetings of the Season. (Signed) Strom Thurmond".

Washington: James B. Steedman, Printer, 1858. Volume I only. Near Very Good condition (see photos). A square, reasonably tight copy. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. Wear to the corners and spine ends, with one small chip at the rear hinge (see photo). Bound in the original brown cloth, with decorative blind stamping to the spine and boards, both front and rear. The spine is gilt-stamped "Message and Documents 1858-9, Part 1." Below the spine is blind-stamped "House Document." NOT a library discard. Previous owner's name on endpaper. NO underlining. NO margin notes. A small percentage of pages are age-toned or show light foxing. However the vast majority are clean with NO foxing. This is the House of Representatives version, 35th Congress, 2d session, Ex. Doc. No. 2. Altogether there are 750 pages (see photo #5). It begins with President James Buchanan's State of the Union message (pp. 1-72) followed by reports from the Secretary of the Interior Jacob… Read More

Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1873. A desirable copy of the First Edition -- tough-to-find like this in the publisher's cloth binding. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the 1873 HARDCOVER first printing -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. NOT a library discard. It is bound in the original cloth with a gilt-decorated spine and blind-stamped covers. The spine is uniformly sun-lightened but all gilt lettering and decorations are still bright and distinct. SEE PHOTOS. The cover is faded at the edges. Spine ends and corners are mildly worn. Hinges are sound. Original yellow endpapers. No owner's name or bookplate. A few pages are lightly foxed but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Complete with all 6 folding maps (one hand-colored), and 48 tissue-guarded steel-engraved portraits, diagrams, fold-out lithographs, etc. Included are important accounts of the Pennamite Wars, early Indian tribes, histories of early settlers, annals of each township, etc. The… Read More

Book in very good condition No DJ. Please see photos.

Original 1831 First Edition. Two Volume Set Good 335pp Vol. I. 299pp Vol. II. Dutch Colonial Albany adventure of Sir William Johnson and the Dutch and Mohawks and Hurons by New York Dutch author who was a contemporary of Washington Irving. He wrote in a cross between Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper. He wrote of Saint Nicholas and the Dutch Catskilsl and Hudson River Sloop heritage and the origin story of "A Baker's Dozen" in New Netherlands and here also is his two fisted French and Indian war action novel of manners and untamed war. Unfortunate early portrayal of African Americans True window into Eighteenth century Colonial New York (New Amsterdam) Rare two volumes with original bindings and advertisements made when published to be rebound. Internally clean these are NOT library copies. NO writing in text. See all our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans.

J.B. Lyon Co, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 volume set. Thick 8vo. Original navy cloth, gilt spine lettering. Some staining to page ends, otherwise clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Small tears to some spines. Hardcover. This enormous compilation ordered by the N.Y. State Senate may have been reactionary in its creation, but its scope is exciting, providing lengthy details of just about every notable labor v. management and radicals v. government conflict in the late 1880s to 1920. Absolutely essential for any serious understanding of the history of the American labor movement and 20th Century American radicalism. As per wikipedia: "The committee spent over a year gathering information on suspected radical groups by raiding offices and examining documents, infiltrating meetings, assisting law enforcement agents in the arrest of thousands, and subpoenaing witnesses for the committee's hearings. The investigation generated nationwide publicity and contributed to a repressive… Read More

Somerville, New Jersey: Cornell & Honeyman, 1873. The first appearance of two Joaquin Miller poems. A beautiful copy. SEE PHOTOS. Near Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. Previous owner's small book label on the front pastedown endpaper. Bound in the publisher's gilt-decorated green cloth. Original brown endpapers. Twelve numbers, complete (all published of this monthly magazine): Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan. 1873) to Vol. 1, No. 12 (Dec. 1873). Included here are two Joaquin Miller poems: HAVE FAITH, and A DEDICATION. The second is footnoted as follows: "The above was enclosed to us by Mr. Miller in a note from London, England, accompanying the Poem, 'HAVE FAITH,' elsewhere printed (i.e. on page 202). About it he writes: 'Here are the first lines of a book of poems inscribed to the memory of my brother [i.e. Dr. John D. Miller, of Easton, PA], once your friend, which you are at liberty to publish if you like.' As… Read More

1861. Fine Condition. Original wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, November 23, 1861. Sheet measures 22 by 16 inches (55.88 by 40.64 cm). Professionally cleaned and deacidified. Image is clean and bright.

Nice condition complete 2-volume set of the "History of Concord New Hampshire" - From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century. The set comes with its original, oversized color map (35" tall x 31" wide) titled "Commissioners Map of Concord New Hampshire" dated 1902. Both volumes are illustrated with maps and engravings of notable homes and sites. 1903; The Rumford Press; Concord. "Prepared under the supervision of the City History Commission." Here is a sample of the chapter contents:* Aboriginal Occupation* King George's War and its Indian Hostilities* Colonization by Concord Settlers* Last French and Indian War* Period of the American Revolution* Revised State Constitution* Early Events of the New Century* War of 1812* The State House Erected* Toleration Act* Temperance Reform* Religious, Social, Intellectual, and Material Progress* Catholic-Irish Immigration* Public Library* The Prohibition Law* Period of the Civil War* Weather Record from 1856… Read More

Hurd and Houghton, Boston, 1877. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 273 pp., frontis, index, fold-out map, statistics. A tight, very good unmarked copy with wear to its edges and the top and bottom of its spine and rubs to its boards. book is a basic early history of Arizona and describes the then territory and the many enterprises taking place very well. A classic Arizona book and an excellent read. COMPILED FROM NOTES OF TRAVEL DURING THE YEARS 1874, 1875, AND 1876. BY HIRAM C. HODGE. NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY HURD AND HOUGHTON. BOSTON : H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY. To THE INHABITANTS OF ARIZONA, AND TO ALL OTHERS WHO TAKE AN INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY OF THAT WONDERFUL COUNTRY, this IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR.