Americana from Mare Booksellers

Atlanta: Southern Regional Council, Publisher, 1956. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps. 29 pp. A collection of three short essays against segregation, with Faulkner asserting that their cannot be degrees of freedom in the United States, and that if segregation and racism continues, it will be the downfall of the US. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling and toning to… Read more

Bangor: Bangor Co-Operative Printing Company, 1916. Wraps. Very Good. Printed wraps. 88 pp. A few black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of essays on various historical aspects of Maine, as well as administrative proceedings. Includes two essays on Mt. Katahdin, one which ponders the area as a national park (both with photos); an essay on… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. First edition with an A on the copyright page. Orange cloth in unclipped jacket. 346 pp. Illustrations by the author. Classic piece of Western literature, recalling life on the fiction Seven X ranch, presenting a realistic depiction of cowboys, their work and the land in which they live.… Read more

Washington: Government printing Office, 1971. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 145, 7 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout, reprints of illustrations from issues of The Black Panther Party. A supposedly "analytical" report on the Black Panther Party, discussing its origins, ideology and methodology in achieving its aims. The work cites the words of Black Panther Party leaders… Read more

No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps Class of 1911 Yale Alumni, circa 1924. Illustrated wraps. 64 pp. A few small black and white illustrations throughout. A book produced in part for the then upcoming May 16, 1924 Field Day, a gathering of alumni from the Class of 1911 at Yale. Consists mostly… Read more

No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. Handwritten letter with High School or College football anecdotes. Superior, Wisconsin vs. University of North Dakota. No author or date. Presumed early 1900s. Single sheet, folded into four pages. Roughly four by 6 inches. A handwritten letter from a person in college, mentioning their reciting in 21 of 26 ½ hours of… Read more

Chicago: Santa Fe Railroad/Rand McNally, Publisher. Pamphlet. Good. no date, perhaps 1920 based on what appears to be a date code on the last page of text. Wraps. Brochure folded pamphlet that unfolds to a square format, with each page fold numbered individually. 62 pp. Black and white photos and maps throughout. A travel guide for tourists/passengers riding… Read more

No Place: Cornell University, 1988. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. 77 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A collection of speeches/essays from various Native American leaders that address the roots of democracy and democratic laws in the United States as being found in Native American tradition and teaching. This includes a look at how an Eurocentric view… Read more

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2017. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback. 325 pp. A few black and white photos in the interior. Isbn #9781439913918. A history of the publicized divorce of Nina and James Walker of Newport, Rhode Island from 1909 to 1916, using this case as an example of changing gender relationships. Presenting the proceedings from the… Read more

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1861. Half-Leather. Good. Half leather. 864 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Bound volume of this long running journal devoted to history, literature and current events. This volume contains pieces on life in Jamaica by W.E. Sewell; a somewhat humorous look at the Washoe and the various miners and others attracted to the… Read more

No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Good. Full title: Imprisonment of Thomas Shields and Charles Weber in Mexico. Message from the President of the United States, in Response to a Resolution in the House of Representatives, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of State in reference to the arrest and imprisonment of Thomas Shields and Charles Weber in Mexico.… Read more

No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Poor. 53d Congress, 3d Session. Ex. Doc. No. 79. Senate. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Government Printing Office, Washington: 1895. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. 10 pp. A government report providing a short summary of general orders relating to the establishment of Fort Totten in North Dakota, including a descriptive list… Read more

New York: The Outlook Company, 1900. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this magazine devoted to current events of the day. This issue with a five page article on an anthracite coal miner strike in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, discussing miner grievances as well as the opinions of the bosses and owners. This appears unrelated to the Lattimer massacre… Read more

Meredith, NH: Meredith News Print, 1923. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 25 pp. A printing of the testimony and some court filings related to a case of negligence brought against the Boston and Maine Railroad. According to the transcript a passenger train operated by the railroad collided with a pedestrian (Thomas Richardson) and an automobile driven by Alexander Buchanan.… Read more

Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1994. Cloth. Very Good. Green cloth. No jacket. A history of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Ellenwood, Georgia, looking at its administration, members, its early years, guidance in Christian living and outreach programs, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and scuffing.

San Francisco: M. Geraldi and Sons, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, perhaps 1960s. Single thin yellow card stock sheet, folded into four pages. Fisherman illustration on the front cover. A menu for the renowned Fishermen's Grotto restaurant, originally opened in 1935, and now known as The Grotto. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, creasing and fading. A few small stains… Read more

Peterborough, NH: David O'Neal, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1979. Illustrated wraps. 162 pp. Double columned text. A catalog of almanacs issued by antiquarian bookseller David O'Neal, offering the entirety of the Phelps collection of American almanacs. This includes some illustrations, as well as annotated, bibliographical and historical, entries on many of the almanacs. Includes anti-slavery, anti-masonic,… Read more

No Place: William Kent, Publisher, 1964. Unbound. Good. #2 of 20 printed. Signed by William Kent on the lower right corner below illustration. Printed on paper in black red and blue, with ink set in relief on the plain background. 36 ½ by 21 ¼ inches. A slate relief print by artist and carver William Kent. Kent adapted… Read more

No Place: No publisher. Pamphlet. Poor. No publisher, place or date. Presumed US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1890. Pamphlet, disbound from a larger work. 12 pp. US government document discussing the conditions of the potential Native American Indian reservation for the Apache in North Carolina, suggesting it is suitable for farming and of similar climate to Arizona. The… Read more

No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. No publisher, place or date, presumed 1980. Single sided poster. 41 by 27 inches. A promotional poster for a stop motion film featuring the Walt Kelly created comic strip character Pogo, and following his run for president. The movie featured the voices of Ruth Buzzi, Jonathan Winters, Vincent Price and others. GOOD… Read more