Voyages et découvertes en Océanie, depuis 1791 jusqu'à nos jours, recueillis by KUBALSKI, Mikolaj Ambrozy - 1856

1861 Women of the South Mary Forrest Southern Literature Confederate Feminism
This mid-19th century book 'Women of the South' by Mary Forrest is a collection of biographical sketches and engravings of women writers including with a small collection of their works.
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Octavia Walton Le Vert;
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Catharine Anne Warfield;
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Eleanor Percy Lee;
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Susan Archer Talley;

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Augusta J. Evans;
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Mary S.B. Dana Shindler;
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Amelia E. Welby;
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L. Virginia French;
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Essie B. Cheesborough;

This 1861 subscription-only edition is illustrated with 7 portrait engravings.

Item number: #5808
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FORREST, Mary
Women of the South distinguished in literature ...
New York, Derby & Jackson, 1861.

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o [xvi], 511
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Illustrated with portraits of important women
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~9.5in X 7.5in (24.5cm x 18.5cm)
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1853 Life of John Wycliffe Church of England English Philosophy Robert Vaughan

John Wycliffe was one of the most important and influential English church reformers whose 14th-century philosophical views shaped what would become Protestantism. In the 19th-century, Robert Vaughan published an account of Wycliffe's life and work focusing on the state of the Christian church, influences of Judaism, notable prayers, denouncing pagan customs and rituals, and the necessity of religion in politics. Vaughan also describes the role of the Pope and the feuds between Catholics and the Church of England.

Item number: #6894
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VAUGHAN, Robert

John de Wycliffe : a monograph, with some account of the Wycliffe mss. in Oxford, Cambridge, the British Museum.
London : 1853.
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Collation: Complete with all pages
o [iv], [4], 583
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~8in X 6.5in (20.5cm x 15cm)
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1831 Northern Traveller Voyages to NIAGARA Falls Quebec Canada Illustrated MAPS

'The Northern Traveller' is a guidebook to the U.S. Northeast that went through multiple editions. The strip maps and area maps in each edition reflect the existing travel infrastructure. This 1831 edition depicts the arrival of the railroad in Saratoga Springs in the early 1830s, detailed maps of the Hudson River and the Erie Canal, and routes to places of interest at the time including many of the Revolutionary War battle sites.

This 1831 edition is complete with 19 maps and 9 copper engravings!

Item number: #8184
Price: $350
DWIGHT, Theodore; GILPIN, Henry D
The northern traveller: containing the routes to Niagara, Quebec, and the Springs: with descriptions of the principal scenes and useful hints to strangers

New York, Printed by J. & J. Harper, 1831.

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o [viii], [2], 444
o 19 maps
o 9 engravings
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1862 1ed SLAVE Census DATA Indians Confederacy Civil War Steel Industry
The 'Preliminary Report on the Eighth Census' is the last census report to show slavery data. Interestingly, since the preceding Census of the U.S. (1850) added every member of the household including women, children and slaves, Kennedy added also American Indians if they had renounced tribal rules. Particularly are the government discussions on disabilities of blindness, idiocy, and the major diseases at the time.

This 1862 edition of Kennedy's census report includes topics such as:
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Growth of New York with an added population of 783,000 to Virginia where the population had gone down by 17% for the white population (and 3.88% of the slave population)
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Indian slavery
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Manumission
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Fugitive slaves
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Mortality rates and notes the rates of both whites and slaves
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Various disabilities including the deaf and dumb as well as the blind
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1863 1ed Beyond the Lines Geer Civil War Union Confederate Prison Slavery Racism

J. J. Geer's 'Beyond the Lines' is a rare Civil War narrative of Geer's time as a prisoner in the Southern Confederacy after being captured in Shiloh and being put in chains with slaves, and then his escape through marshes and bloodhounds before being recaptured. This civil war features significant content around racism and slavery with tiles including 'Inquisitive Negroes,' 'An Ingenious Darkey,' 'Southern Inhumanity,' 'Negro Sale Stables,' 'Murder of Lieutenant Bliss,' 'A Southern Unionist in the Rebel Army,' and more!

This 1863 first edition features 6 black and white illustrations throughout.
Item number: #12695
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GEER, J. J.
Beyond the lines: or, A yankee prisoner loose in Dixie.
Philadelphia, J.W. Daughaday, 1863. First Edition.
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285, [5]
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6 illustrations
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1883 1st ed SLAVERY Kansas Missouri Border WAR Squatter Sovereign by Humphrey

'The Squatter Sovereign' is a 19th-century historical novel by Mary Humphrey. This work tells the story of the anti-slavery movements in Kansas in the mid-1850s, more commonly known as the Border War between Missouri and Kansas. Humphrey, curiously, seems to praise both free-states and pro-slavery activists throughout this book.
Item number: #10660
Price: $399
HUMPHREY, Mary
The squatter sovereign: or, Kansas in the '50's; a life picture of the early settlement of the debatable ground. A story, founded upon memorable and historical events ...
Chicago, Ill.: Coburn & Newman, 1883. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 354p
o 16 engravings
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References: Wright 2865
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 12.5cm)
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1891 CUSTER Indian Wars era Tenting Old Camp Ground Kittredge Civil War Songs

A self-taught American musician Walter Kittredge is best known for the war-themed songs he wrote during the Civil War. Before the war, he traveled as a minstrel throughout the Northeast both alone and with the famous Hutchinson Family Singers. Kittredge wrote over 500 songs and ballads sung by both the North and the South, the most famous of which include "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" and "When They Come Marching Home". "Tenting On The Old Camp Ground" (also known as "Tenting Tonight") was a popular song during the Civil War, particularly to the Union Army. This song is about the life of a solider, missing home and loved ones and the men dying or wounded in battle.
This 1891 edition includes excellent illustrations by Charles Copeland with the words of Kittredge's famous song throughout the book. The song, with its original musical score, is also printed at the end.
Item number: #11833
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1897 1ed Marvels of Metals Metallurgy Silver & GOLD Jewelry Mining Illustrated

'The Marvels of Metals' is a rare, late 19th-century book on the history of making and using metal. Frederic Holmes describes the development of iron and steel making, preparing metals and smelting, and refining gold and silver!
This late 19th century edition is bound in a red decorative cloth with 30 illustrations throughout!

Item number: #12996
Price: $399
HOLMES, Frederic Morell
The Marvels of Metals: stories of metal-workersand their victories
London: Partridge & Co., [1897]. First edition.

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30 illustrations
8 full-page
22 in-text
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)
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1848 Holy Lyfe of Saint Werburge Old English Poem Henry Bradshaw Chester England
Henry Bradshaw was a 15th-century English poet best known for his poem "The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge". Bradshaw intended to cover the life of patron saint of his hometown of Chester, England. Saint Werbrugh was a princess who was known for her convent reforms throughout England.
This 1848 edition of Bradshaw's 'Holy Lyfe' was edited by Edward Hawkins who published it as a 19th-century facsimile of the 1521 printing, complete with illustrations in the style of the original woodcuts.
Item number: #12091
Price: $399
BRADSHAW, Henry

The holy lyfe and history of Saynt Werburge, very frutefull for all Christen people to rede.
London : Printed for the Chetham Society, 1848.

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[4], xxii, [6], 213, [31]
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· Size: ~9in X 7in (23cm x 18cm)
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1866 1ed Women of the Civil War Americana Gettysburg Military Robert E Lee Moore

Frank Moore was a notable American Civil War historian known for his portrayals of Civil War life and culture. One of his most important works was 'Women of the War'. While this work focuses primarily on the biographical accounts of individual women, Moore also describes the hardships and sacrifices made by American women during the war and provides an interesting account of how these women influenced Gettysburg. Moore covers the lives of the following women, most of whom are wives of Civil War officers:
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P.B. Hurd
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Mary Lee
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Mrs. John Harris
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Charlotte McKay
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Burger Stearns
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Harriet W.F. Hawley
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And more

According to Nevins,
"idealistic biographies of then-famous women."

Item number: #13126
Price: $399
MOORE, Frank
Women of the war: their heroism and self-sacrifice, illustrated with steel engravings
Hartford [Connecticut]: S.S. Scranton, 1866. First edition.… Read More