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New York: Appleton, 1854.. First edition, worn spine with gilt decorations. Corners worn, foxing throughout, but unusual and fascinating book on ' Peculiar American Character, Scenery and Rural Sports', which include alligator killing and wild turkey hunting !!. .
Remarks on the Population, Culture, and Products of Louisiana by Daniel Clark - 1807: The Economics of Enslaved Labor on Plantations
by Daniel Clark
Remarks on the Population, Culture, and Products of Louisiana: The Economics of Enslaved Labor on Plantations
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[Slavery] Daniel Clark. "Remarks on the Population, Culture, and Products of Louisiana." pp. 45 - 57 in The Literary Magazine and American Register, January 1807 Vol. VII, No. 40. Philadelphia. 1807. Bound with five monthly issues, front cover lacking. Pages are browned. The last few pages of the issue are lacking. Poor.
OCLC shows ten holdings for this magazine, seven in the US. Clark addresses the criticisms that New Orleans and the area along the Mississippi is unhealthy and then documents the opportunities for immigrants to take advantage of the fertile land for raising sugarcane and cotton. He provides extensive details on the actual sales, expenses and large profits that were being made, almost all dependent on enslaved labor. The cost of enslaved people is shown as a business expense. Enslaved people were valued higher in Louisiana ($500) then in Virginia and Maryland ($280) because of the higher economic benefit of their labor in Louisiana. In describing the economics of growing cotton versus sugarcane, Clark writes "in the calculation of the price of slaves for a cotton plantation, they are rated less than in the calculation for a sugar estate; the reason is, it is not necessary they should all be slaves in the prime of their age and strength; the labor is lighter; there are to be a greater proportion of women, and boys and girls above 12 are nearly as useful as the best of other hands… . A cotton plantation, though not, perhaps, so productive as a sugar establishment, has still many advantages. It may be undertaken, with success, by any number of hands, from one to 100. The expenses at first are trifling, the labor is light, and the country in general, from one extremity to the other, is suited to it; whereas, but a smaller portion of it is adapted to the culture of the Cane. The lands therefore, required by the cotton planter are easy to be procured at a cheap rate, and nothing but sobriety, industry and perseverance are required to make him, in the course of the three years, a man of opulent fortune " pp. 56–57. Clark was a large slaver and one of the wealthiest and most influential men in New Orleans. He assisted the US before and after the Louisiana Purchase and became the first delegate from the territory of Orleans to the US Congress. An important primary source regarding slavery and plantation economics in the United States.- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
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The Hive of the Bee-Hunter.
by Thorpe, Thomas Bangs
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A Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois
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Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1919. Hardcover. Good+. A Lakeside Press Classics; 12mo, gilt stamped black cloth with top edge gilt; good+ (lightly cocked; shelfworn; spine ends bumped, worn, and crimped; corners worn; front hinge cracked; rear hinge broken; owner's name inked on first blank flyleaf; bookplate on front pastedown; black spot on rfep; pages toning); includes beautiful frontispiece of Christiana Holmes Tillson with protective overleaf; 169pp incl. index.
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Rural Manhood, Volume I, 1910 (YMCA)
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New York: County Work Department of the International Committee of the Young Men's Christian Associations, 1910. Rural Manhood, Volume 1, consists of 12 monthly magazine issues bound together for January through December, 1910. The magazine was a periodical published from 1910 through 1923 by the YMCA's International Committee, which later became the Armed Services YMCA. However, the publishing information comes from an opening Editiorial from the January issue and is not stated on a masthead. The book includes a number of black-and-white photographic illustrations, maps, and charts throughout. There are numerous articles, many dealing with different aspects of life in rural America, by different authors. The book is bound in green boards with a leather spine, and die-stamped gilt spine lettering. There are small chips on the top and bottom of the spine (click on photo) as well as a tiny hole midway down the spine. The spine tips are rubbed. The boards have some discoloring. The binding…
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Elements of Geography: Containing a Concise and Comprehensive View of that Useful Science, as divided into 1. Astronomical -- 2. Physical, or Natural -- 3. Political Geography
by Morse, Jedidiah
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Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1804. Hardcover. Good +. On a new Plan...Adapted to the capacities of Children and Youth: designed for a Reading and Classical Book in Common Schools; and as a useful Winter Evening's Entertainment for Young People in Private Families; Illustrated with a neat Map of the United States, and a beautiful Chart of the whole World. ... Fifth Edition -- Improved." J.T. Buckingham, printer. 143, [1] p.: 2 folded leaves of engraved maps; 15 cm. Original calf spine and marbled paper over boards. Metal-engraved maps have imprint: Published by Thomas & Andrews Boston 1801. Early American Imprints, Ser. 2 (Shaw & Shoemaker), 6829. In attractive modern box with gilt-tooled title on black calf spine. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "John Worleys Book York April the 27, 1817." Book is in Good+ Condition: lacking part of each board and leather at head of spine; boards are attached and text block is solid; browning along fore-edges of first folded map and title page;…
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The Microcosm: Volume 28 1887; published by the Secret Fraternities and Literary Societies of the College of the City of New York
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New York: Vanden Houten & Co. printers, 1887. Hardcover. Good -. 113 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped cover title; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. The chairman of the board of editors was Floy McEwen, later a well-known doctor. Includes illustrations by William H. Johns, later president of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. The advertisements include a 2-page chromolithographed ad for Gordon & Dilworth, producers of preserves, jellies, mince meat, plum pudding, salad dressing, olives, capers, brandy fruits, and "New Process Catsup," and an engraved ad in red and green for A.E. Chasmar & Co., art stationers and engravers. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Delta, compliments of [pi squared]. Please exchange." Very scarce. In Good- Condition: cover is rubbed and soiled; hinges are weak; p. 13-14 is detached but present; the center of the engraving accompanying the Delta Kappa Epsilon section has been removed;…
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BRATTLEBORO WINDHAM COUNTY; VERMONT, EARLY HISTORY Biographical Sketches of Some of its Citizens
by Burnham, Henry
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Brattleboro, Vermont: D. Leonard. Very Good+. 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean mustard color cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with engraved portraits. Pages printed in two column form. The town derives its name from William Brattle from Massachusetts. Population, almost 6000. Charter by King George the II, 1753. New England ; Portraits; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .
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Le Brésil littéraire. Histoire de la littérature brésilienne suivie d'un choix de morceaux tirés des meilleurs auteurs Brésiliens
by Wolf, Ferdinand
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Berlin: A. Asher & Co, 1863. Livre. Bon. Couverture souple. Ed. originale. In-8. Berlin, A. Asher & Co (Albert Cohn & D. Collin), 1863. 23,5 x 14,5 cm, in-8, XVI - 242 - 334 pp., broché, couverture imprimée. Edition originale rare. La seconde partie, paginée séparément, est une anthologie importante en langue portugaise non traduite. Des rousseurs essentiellement marginales, sur papier bien blanc, bon exemplaire..
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Selected Prejudices, ML#107, in Beige Printed Dustjacket with Red Lines at Top & Btm, STATED 1ST Modern Library EDITION, 1930,SELECTION OF BEST of , includes Prohibition, Politics,
by H. L. MENCKEN, Inner DJ Flap Priceclipped but 95 cents Intact, Green & white Rockwell Kent Endpapers light edge Scuff
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MODERN LIBRARY NY, 1930 HBDJ , STATED 1ST Modern Library EDITION, 1930, VG+/GOOD+, BACK & Inverse of EARLY DJ MENTIONS 225 TITLES & PRE ZIP CODE COUPON, & , Small Blue cloth w/faded spine but Gold Gilt Titles Still Bright & embossed Running Streamer Man on Front cvr. . few small holes at hinges no internal writing. 166 pg NO ADS IN Back,. Smll edge chios to DJ extremities & Spine edges. 4 1/4 6 1/4 in. Approx, Few tiny Dogeasred pgs, BLUE TOPSTAIN OUTER PGS EDGE, , includes Prohibition, Politics, Pacifism, Big Business, Beauty & Birth control. Bristling & Mordant Commentary on World we Live in. Complete & Unabridged. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Meyers Lake Park Remembered
by Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete
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Privately Printed, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete's massive, detailed history of Meyers Lake Park, Ohio, a breathtaking entertainment complex in Eastern Ohio closed in 1974. Third and final edition, greatly expanded over previous editions and a culmination of seven years of research. Chapters include The Early Years, The N.O.T. & L. Years, The Sinclair Years, Picnics, Moonlight Ballroom and Gardens and Sports. 321 pages packed with hundreds of photos. Bonus: Includes three original $5 children's ride tickets. Scarce. 321 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Shadow Country: A New Rendering of the Watson Legend.
by MATTHIESSEN, Peter.
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New York: Modern Library / Random House, 2008. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Matthiessen won the 2008 National Book Award for Shadow Country, the Watson trilogy (Killing Mister Watson, 1990, Lost Man's River, 1997 and Bone by Bone, 1999), revised into a single volume.
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
by nebraska state journal
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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 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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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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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 black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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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. Last page states: 152 4.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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