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An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782. With biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities, including, also, details of the Disastrous Retreat, the Barbarities of the Savages, and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture by BUTTERFIELD, C.W

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An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782. With biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities, including, also, details of the Disastrous Retreat, the Barbarities of the Savages, and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture by BUTTERFIELD, C.W

An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782. With biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities, including, also, details of the Disastrous Retreat, the Barbarities of the Savages, and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture

by BUTTERFIELD, C.W

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Cincinnati. Robert Clarke & Co. 1873. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 23.5cm, first edition, x,403p., engraved frontis portrait, original green cloth, expertly rebacked with new black leather label, gilt titles, preliminaries foxed, otherwise very good to fine sound copy. (mt) Howes B1062. Ayer 42. Military experiences in western Pennsylvania as well as a sketch of Simon Girty, Battle of Olentangy, Indian depredations, Dr .John Knight, escape of John Slover, etc.
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PUT'S GOLDEN SONGSTER
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PUT'S GOLDEN SONGSTER: "Containing the largest and most popular collection of California Songs ever Published"

by (Stone, John A.)

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San Francisco: D. E. Appleton & Co., 1858. Original. Excellent condition.24 mo. (5 3/4 X 3 3/4 inches) 64-page booklet in original sewn yellow-tinted wrappers, with mining camp vignette on front cover showing a cabin near a river, and men working, and mining with a sluice box; separate advertisements inside front cover, inside back cover, and on back. Stone ("Old Put") collected, in this edition, the first appearance of the lyrics to "Sweet Betsy From Pike," and the lyrics to 31 other songs. At the back is a list of "Mining Localities Peculiar to California." Some of the unique names include "Gouge Eye," "Shinbone Peak," and "Rat Trap Slide."
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The Kemble Papers. In; Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1883 & 1884

The Kemble Papers. In; Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1883 & 1884

by KEMBLE, Stephen

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New York. Printed for the Society, 1884-85. Hardcover. 24cm, in two volumes, 626 & 472pp., colour folding map, index, original full green pebbled cloth, gilt spine titles, a fine bright set. (mt) The Journals of Colonel Stephen Kemble while Deputy Adjutant-General of the British army in North America. - I. - Journals of Lieut.-Col. Stephen Kemble, 1773-1778. II. - Order Books of Lieut-Col. Stephen Kemble, Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General of the British Forces in America, 1775-1778. Vol. 2. - Journals of Lieut.-Col. Stephen Kemble, 1780-1781. Sir Henry Clinton succeed Kemble.
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A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the Command of Captain Lewis...

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Pittsburgh. Printed for David M'Keehan & London, Re-Printed for J. Budd, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Pall-Mall. 1808. 8vo, 21.8cm, the First London edition. iv.381,16p., (ads., for Longman's catalogue, dated June l, 1808), in the original quarter-vellum backed light blue fine grain linen over boards, black stamped spine title, slight shelf wear on the boards, vellum slightly dust worn (maybe less than normal), all edges untrimmed (deckled), small brown stain (2.5cm) on the front cover, contemporary manuscript notes on front free endpaper, old signature at upper comer of front paste-down. as well as later signature of W[ilberforce] Eames, eminent bibliographer, librarian, and collector of Americana. This first English edition is scarcer that the first American edition of the previous year, with better typography and on better paper. With wide margins this is a tall copy and totally uncut. (cgc). WCB 6:2. Graff I517. Howes G-77 ("best edition"). Sabin 26741. Beckham, Eric, et… Read More
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A Collection of Interesting, Authentic Papers, Relative to the Dispute between Great Britain and...
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London. Printed for J. Almon, 1777. 8vo, The First Edition. 280,[3],(Index)pp., printed in double columns, light foxing to margins, in contemporary full speckled calf, rear raised bands, spine and gilt stamping is worn, upper hinge starting but secure, wanting labels, neat bookplate & name label on front paste down endpaper, some slight foxing throughout as usual, a very good copy. (cgc). Sabin 951. Howes A-180. Church V-1141;. Adams American Controversy I: 77-13;. Winsor VIII-498. JCB III-2377. Gephart 3102. - This work is usually referred to by its running title `Prior Documents,' after the name taken from its running title, it was intended to precede the first volume of Almon's `Remembrancer, or Impartial Repository of Public Events,' which was published annually from 1775-1784. It contains a collection of authentic papers on the various questions in dispute, from the resolutions of 1764, which gave rise to the Stamp Act, to the battle of Lexington, in 1775." -(Church) Scarce and important.
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TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1834, 1835 & 1836
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TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE YEARS 1834, 1835 & 1836: "Including a Summer Residence with the Pawnee Tribe of Indians in the Remote Prairies of the Missouri, and a Visit to Cuba, and the Azore Islands"

by Murray, The Hon. Charles Augustus

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Two octavo volumes (9 X 6 inches) xvi, 473 and xi, 372 pages; London: Richard Bentley, "Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty, 1839. First Edition. Hardcover, cloth covered boards. Good condition. Illustrated with a tinted lithograph frontis in each volume: "The Pipe Dance and the Tomahawk Dance of the Chippeway Tribe" in the first volume, and "The War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes" in the second volume. Original cloth bindings, slightly faded, with minor shelf wear (not affecting the contents), old discreet reinforcement to gutters inside covers; blind stamp ornamentation on both covers, title in gilt on spines. Contemporary ownership name in ink on front fly leaf, along with "Ardoch House," and armorial bookplate of a previous owner.

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CHARTER OF A COLLEGE TO BE ERECTED IN NEW JERSEY BY THE NAME OF QUEEN'S  COLLEGE For the...
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CHARTER OF A COLLEGE TO BE ERECTED IN NEW JERSEY BY THE NAME OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE For the Education of the Youth of the Said Province and the Neighbouring Colonies

by Franklin, William , Governor Of The Province Of New Jersey

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New York: John Holt; At the Exchange. Good+. 1907. Flexible leather. No Copy of the First Charter of 10 November 1766 is known to exist. March 20, 1770 a second charter was granted in the name of King George the Third by William Franklin, Governor of the Province of New Jersey. A copy of this second or oldest charter printed in the year when granted, is here reproduced in facsimile. Edward L. Stevenson, Rutgers College, March 20, 1907. Flexible red leather with chipped edges. Front cover detached. Text tight, clean without foxing & intact. Marbled endpapers. Prior owners book plate. This rare copy of the Charter of Queen's College (Rutgers) is a candidate for rebinding. New Jersey ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 8 pages .
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The Kemble Papers. In; Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1883 & 1884

The Kemble Papers. In; Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year 1883 & 1884

by KEMBLE, Stephen

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New York. Printed for the Society, 1884-85. Hardcover. 24cm, in two volumes, 626 & 472pp., colour folding map, index, original full green pebbled cloth, gilt spine titles, a fine bright set. (mt) The Journals of Colonel Stephen Kemble while Deputy Adjutant-General of the British army in North America. - I. - Journals of Lieut.-Col. Stephen Kemble, 1773-1778. II. - Order Books of Lieut-Col. Stephen Kemble, Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General of the British Forces in America, 1775-1778. Vol. 2. - Journals of Lieut.-Col. Stephen Kemble, 1780-1781. Sir Henry Clinton succeed Kemble.
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A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery, under the Command of Captain Lewis...

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Pittsburgh. Printed for David M'Keehan & London, Re-Printed for J. Budd, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Pall-Mall. 1808. 8vo, 21.8cm, the First London edition. iv.381,16p., (ads., for Longman's catalogue, dated June l, 1808), in the original quarter-vellum backed light blue fine grain linen over boards, black stamped spine title, slight shelf wear on the boards, vellum slightly dust worn (maybe less than normal), all edges untrimmed (deckled), small brown stain (2.5cm) on the front cover, contemporary manuscript notes on front free endpaper, old signature at upper comer of front paste-down. as well as later signature of W[ilberforce] Eames, eminent bibliographer, librarian, and collector of Americana. This first English edition is scarcer that the first American edition of the previous year, with better typography and on better paper. With wide margins this is a tall copy and totally uncut. (cgc). WCB 6:2. Graff I517. Howes G-77 ("best edition"). Sabin 26741. Beckham, Eric, et… Read More
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A Collection of Interesting, Authentic Papers, Relative to the Dispute between Great Britain and...
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London. Printed for J. Almon, 1777. 8vo, The First Edition. 280,[3],(Index)pp., printed in double columns, light foxing to margins, in contemporary full speckled calf, rear raised bands, spine and gilt stamping is worn, upper hinge starting but secure, wanting labels, neat bookplate & name label on front paste down endpaper, some slight foxing throughout as usual, a very good copy. (cgc). Sabin 951. Howes A-180. Church V-1141;. Adams American Controversy I: 77-13;. Winsor VIII-498. JCB III-2377. Gephart 3102. - This work is usually referred to by its running title `Prior Documents,' after the name taken from its running title, it was intended to precede the first volume of Almon's `Remembrancer, or Impartial Repository of Public Events,' which was published annually from 1775-1784. It contains a collection of authentic papers on the various questions in dispute, from the resolutions of 1764, which gave rise to the Stamp Act, to the battle of Lexington, in 1775." -(Church) Scarce and important.
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Loyally: A History of Alpha Delta Pi, 1851 to 1965 and 1956-1985 (3-Volume Set Complete)
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Loyally: A History of Alpha Delta Pi, 1851 to 1965 and 1956-1985 (3-Volume Set Complete)

by Virginia Lee Nelson and Maxine U. Blake, Editor

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Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, 1965. Hardcover. Like New. Complete 3-volume set of Virginia Lee Nelson's landmark history of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Packed with rosters of members, alumnae, officers, associations and much more. Also includes individual chapter histories. Densely illustrated with photos of members and alumnae, individuals and groups, chapter houses and more. Bound in photo-pictorial cloth. Printed on coated paper. Vol. I: 1851-1865. 602 pp. plus 36-page index. Vol. II: 1865-1965. 668 pp. Vol. III: 1865-1965. 512 pp. Three at 10 1/4" x 7 1/4". Tight, unmarked copies with minimal shelf wear. A gorgeous set of an important Pan Hellenic collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782. With biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities; including, also, details of the disastrous retreat, the barbarities of the savages, and the awful death of Crawford by torture

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Cincinnati, (OH): Robert Clarke, 1873. First edition. 8vo. x, 403 pp. Frontispiece portrait. Howes B-1062. Gephart 6530. Thomson 146: "Drawn largely from original manuscripts ... this history has a general value as a study of pioneer life and warfare, and the sketches of adventure in which it abounds, add greatly to the interest of the main narrative." Title page a little loose with outer edge somewhat frayed, else a good solid copy. Original green cloth (spine ends a little frayed, corners bumped), gilt spine title. (5681).
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life

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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp, A First Time Book
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The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp, A First Time Book

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Berenstain, Stan and Jan: The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp ( A First Time Book) Random House 1982 First Edition, full number line. Ex-lib hardcover library-bound edition Brown cloth boards. Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice find for Berenstain Bears fans.
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Evvie
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Evvie. By Vera Caspary, author of the haunting "Laura". (1960, Harper & Brothers Stated First Edition W/DJ) . EXLIB. Used. Good/Good condition Uncommon. Original unclipped $4.95 white DJ. Evvie, a Murder Mystery of the notorious roaring twenties. PLOT SUMMARY:" It was a time when skirts were short and hair was shingled. A time of speakeasies, hip flasks and bathtub gin. A time when Evvie Ashton, the beautiful society girl who modeled, danced, painted and loved promiscuously had come of age--knowing all the right people and doing all the wrong things...."
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Samuel The Seeker

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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with bold, black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket.
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How To Talk Minnesotan (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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How To Talk Minnesotan (SIGNED) (FIRST)

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1987 - 1st ed - SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper - softcover - "Complete with authentic Minnesota dialogue in easy-to-follow lessons..." book: very good - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

The Treasure Of Sierra Madre

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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Beauties Of Washington Irving
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The Beauties Of Washington Irving

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THE BEAUTIES OF WASHINGTON IRVING. ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM TEGG, LONDON, 1866. Reprint . Pocket Edition 4 X 5/58. 373 5/8. pages, plus adverts. USED. Good condition. All gilting still visible on titling on spine. Foxed on a a few pages.
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Famous Sally
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Famous Sally

by Jackson, Shirley

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Jackson, Shirley: Famous Sally (1966, Stated First Printing, A Harlin Quist Book) Pictures by Chas. B. Slackman. Cover design by John Bradford. Children's book. RARE. Used. Exlib. VG/Good. Unclipped $3.35 net price dust jacket. Missing brown front free endpaper. . BY SHIRLEY JACKSON AUTHOR OF "THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE". "No one in the world knows Sally's name – and that Sally decides, must be changed. How can she make everyone in the world know who she is? Sally's imagination is equal to her determination, and she marches through all the cities of her fanciful world educating the world to her name. A charming, whimsical conceit, her story is certain to delight readers of all ages."
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