Somebody in Boots by Nelson Algren - 1935

New York: Wm. C. Locke & Co, 1851. Wrappers chipped at edges, professionally rebacked, some unobtrusive offsetting on map. 8vo. 50 pages. Large folding map on three joined sheets (21 x 1788 cm; 8.25 x 61.75 inches). 11 woodblock illustrations in text (and with 2 more not recorded in the index but always present). Original printed wrappers with woodblock vignette. SCARCE Hudson River Railroad travel guide published the first year in which the full line was completed. It covers points of interest along the route, with woodblocks illustrating the text. Topics include: the history of the Hudson River, the history of the construction of the Hudson River Railroad, and the cities, towns and villages along the Hudson, from New York City all the way to Troy.  Concerning the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring, the guide states: "the iron foundry [was] established here by Gouverneur Kemble. The works are situated about a mile west of the village, upon a small stream which tumbles rapidly down the mountains,… Read More

Illustrated. Frontispiece. 12mo. Original pictorial cloth. Boston, 1881. First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Longfellow on the front flyleaf, "Fanny C. Stone with kind regards of H.W.L." [Frances Coolidge Stone was a friend of Longfellow's daughter Alice. She was the daughter of Eben F. Stone of Newburyport, MA, who served in the Massachusetts Senate in the 1850s and was a U.S. Congressman in the 1880s.]Longfellow has also signed his name on page 63 under his birthday listing for February 27.Many other signatures are inscribed on their birthdates throughout the book. Binding worn at edges and corners; o/w a fine copy.

1796 1ed George Washington America STONEHENGE Mohawk Indians Jamaica War RARE
The Gentleman's Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interrupt for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term 'magazine'. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
This 1796 edition includes a variety of important and interesting contents including:
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Discoveries found at Stonehenge
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Rise of Paul I, Emperor of Russia
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George Washington letters and correspondence
o Address to the people of United States
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Maroon War in Jamaica
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Observations on the Mohawk Indians
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Queen Mary of Scots response to criticism against her
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Curious description of a Kangaroo
Item number: #20126
Price: $750
URBAN, Sylvanus [Edward Cave]
The Gentleman's Magazine: for 1796, volume LXVI.
London: printed by John Nichols, 1796. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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1867 Confederate 1ed John Morgan's Raid CIVIL WAR Basil Duke Gettysburg Vicksburg
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War known mostly by his now famous Raid, an operation now known as 'Morgan's Raid'. Morgan sought to slow the Union growth in both Vicksburg and Gettysburg (both of which would become war-changing battles) by moving Confederate troops throughout the North hoping to draw Union armies toward the raiders and away from strongholds.
Morgan was shot and killed during his raid; however, one of Morgan's officers, Basil Duke, wrote a memoir on the life of General Morgan following the War – a work which provides incredible first-hand details on the raid and its influence on the Civil War.
According to Coleman,
"This work is the standard account of General John H. Morgan and his Confederate Cavalry. The author, Basil Duke, assumed command of Morgan's Cavalry after the death of General Morgan in 1864."
Krick supports this by saying that the work is
"made lively by… Read More

1865 RARE 1ed Abraham Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy J Wilkes Booth Corbett
Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, countless books, articles, and essays were published on the iconic president's life and political career. And while most of them focused primarily on Lincoln himself, one particular work stands out among the rest. Entitled 'The Assassination and history of the Conspiracy', this book is dedicated to John Wilkes Booth and Booth's assassin Boston Corbett. Written by an anonymous author, this book delivers a sense of nationwide grief throughout its pages, even noting the impact the tragedy had on Great Britain at the time.
Item number: #21085
Price: $750
anonymous
The Assassination and history of the conspiracy : a complete digest of the whole affair.
Cincinnati: J.R. Hawley & Co., 1865. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], xi, [1], 21-201
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5 leaves of plates
· Provenance: Handwritten – Alice King
· Language: English… Read More

[vi]+123+[3] pages. Quarto (10 1/2" x 7") Bound in quarter leather with marbled paper boards. Clavijero's History of Baja California, which was first published in Italian, then in English, then a Madrid edition and then the Mexican edition. [Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 13, page 293] First Mexican edition. Clavijero, a Mexican native, was exiled with the other Jesuits in the 1760s, and lived in Italy thereafter. His history of Mexico is considered one of the best of the early histories of the subject. His history of Baja California is the first such, and contains passages relating to the foundation of the mission at San Francisco, as well as material on Kino and Salvatierra. Translated from the Italian manuscripts by Nicoles Garcia de San Vincente. The Palou volume is essential reading for the early history of Northern California. This is the second edition of the Vida of Serra. First published 1787. Francisco Palou (1723-1789) was a Franciscan missionary, administrator, and historian… Read More

Printed at Worcester [Mass.]: Isaiah Thomas, 1788. First edition. Full calf. Boards quite tender, though holding, worn, circular stain to front board, chips to rear board, leather separating, spine label lacking, head and tail bands chipped, dampstain to free front endpaper, scattered foxing and toning, small worm hole to rear pastedown, impressions quite strong with only the odd crease. A good copy.. [8], 5-389 pp., [5]. 8vo (21 cm). p. 231 mis-numbered 431. Lacking only the final rear blank. The first true compilation of the complete laws of Massachusetts published the same year as the ratification of the Constitution. Called the "Baskerville of America" by Ben Franklin, Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831), founder of the American Antiquarian Society, was an anti-British radical and leading publisher as well as the author of History of Printing in America, with a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers (1810). Signed by C. H. Witt. Evans 21245. Sabin [45932]. ESTCW6813. Barlow 1592. Rich 348.

Washington: Printed by A. and G. Way, 1803. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Variously paginated. Bound volume containing the reports of the first 15 councils, dating from 1803 to 1818. Bound in early full sheep. The leather binding is quite worn and dry and is scuffed and abraded. The hinges are sturdy. Lacks the top leather label on the spine; the bottom label reads, "Vol. I / From the / 1st to 15th Council / Inclusive." Early owner's name at the headcap of the spine is illegible, and no names within. The binding is designs with rules of alternating oval and diamond designs in blind about the edges. There is some pest damage to the outside edges of the text block towards the rear of the book, not affecting the text. Text is toned and foxed with some damping at the front and rear. Two blank flyleaves at the front an numerous blank pages at the rear. Most of the reports have their own title pages. The reports that do not have separate title pages are… Read More

London; New York: Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No jacket as issued. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 24mo., (15)pp., illustrated on each page in bright red, green, grey, blue, gilt, etc. chromolithographs. Bound in pebbled cloth backed glossy paper over boards, chromolithographs. The spine's cloth is torn at its crown, with loss. Light to moderate soiling to the covers. Internally clean and bright. A Very Good copy. **** Author's first book. "Booker T. Washington" on the title page. Part of the Gem series. ***.

Illustrated. Frontispiece. 12mo. Original pictorial cloth. Boston, 1881. First Edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Longfellow on the front flyleaf, "Fanny C. Stone with kind regards of H.W.L." [Frances Coolidge Stone was a friend of Longfellow's daughter Alice. She was the daughter of Eben F. Stone of Newburyport, MA, who served in the Massachusetts Senate in the 1850s and was a U.S. Congressman in the 1880s.]Longfellow has also signed his name on page 63 under his birthday listing for February 27.Many other signatures are inscribed on their birthdates throughout the book. Binding worn at edges and corners; o/w a fine copy.