73. [CONFEDERACY]. FROM DIXIE: ORIGINAL ARTICLES
CONTRIBUTED BY SOUTHERN WRITES FOR PUBLICATION AS A SOUVENIR OF THE
MEMORIAL BAZAAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MONUMENT TO THE PRIVATE
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE CONFEDERACY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
MUSEUM OF CONFEDERATE RELICS, WITH HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED POEMS.... Richmond,
Va., West, Johnson & Co , 1893. 167pp. Original small 4to cloth,
soiled on front cover spine faded. First edition. Nicholson Cat p.
395. Contains contributions from Sidney Lanier, John Tabb, Amelia
Rivers, James Lane Allen, Thomas Nelson Page, John R. Thompson, Father
Ryan, Sarah B. Elliott, etc. BAL 19588 (Tabb), 458( Allen), 15373
(Page) 100.00
74. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Davis, Jefferson. MESSAGE
OF THE PRESIDENT. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. [Richmond, November 7, 1864]. 13pp.
dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 933. Progress of the war,
foreign relations, finances, War Department, employment of slaves,
negotiations for peace, etc. 150.00
75. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Davis, Jefferson. MESSAGE
OF THE PRESIDENT. TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. FEB. 6TH, 1865. [Richmond, 1865].
4pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 940. Submitting a
report of the commissioners to confer with the President of the U. S.
(Lincoln) with a view to restoration of peace. 75.00
76. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Davis, Jefferson and
James A. Seddon. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. RICHMOND, VA., FEB.
3, 1865. TO THE SENATE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.. COMMUNICATION FROM
THE SECRETARY OF WAR. WAR DEPARTMENT, C.S.A. RICHMOND, JAN. 31, 1865.
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES... [Richmond, 1865].
8pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 2304, locates 2
copies. Conveys information relative to the number of persons in each
state exempted for military service by reason of being blamed as state
officers. 150.00
77. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Davis, Jefferson and
James Seddon. SENATE, JAN. 9, 1865... FEB. 17, 1865... MESSAGE
OF THE PRESIDENT, RICHMOND, VA., JAN. 4, 1865... COMMUNICATION FROM
SECRETARY OF WAR. CONFEDERATE STATE OF AMERICA, WAR DEPARTMENT,
RICHMOND, VA., JAN. 3, 1865... [Richmond, 1865]. 14pp. dbd. First
edition. Parrish and Willingham locates 11. Contains the official
report of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, Vinewille, Ga., October 29, 1864
detailing the operations of the Army of Tennessee. Pp.13-14 contain J.
B. Hood's report to Johnston on the engagement around New Hope Church,
four miles east of Dallas. 150.00
78. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Davis, Jefferson and S.
R . Mallory. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT... FEB. 3, 1865. TO THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... COMMUNICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, JAN.
31ST, 184 TO THE PRESIDENT... [Richmond, 1865]. dbd. First
edition. Parrish and Willingham 1684. Covers correspondence with the
Governor of North Carolina relative to coals belonging to the Steamer
advance. 100.00
79. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Hilton, R. B. MINORITY
REPORT... A MEMBER OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE... RESPECTFULLY SUBMITS...
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO LEVY ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR THE YEAR
1865, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT. [Richmond, 1865. 6pp. dbd.
First edition. Parrish and Willingham 766, locates 5. A summary of
that which will be taxes and for how long. 100.00
80. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. PROCEEDINGS AND SPEECHES
ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF HON. R. L. Y. PEYTON, OF MISSOURI
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONFEDERATE STATE DECEMBER
19TH, 1863. Richmond, Sentinel, 1864. 8pp. Original printed glazed
wrappers, extracted. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 841,
locates 6. 150.00
81. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. Reagan, John H. REPORT
OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL... POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT RICHMOND, DECEMBER
7, 1863. [Richmond, 1863]. 34pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and
Willingham 1762. Notes the blockade has hampered mail service, but the
railroad is still running. Also, material on military telegraph,
trans-Mississippi service, compensation, estimates, etc. 125.00
82. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON CLAIMS, ON MEMORIAL AND ACCOMPANYING OF MAJOR GASPAR TOCHMAN. [Richmond,
1864]. 39pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 848, locates
6. Tochman, a former Policy army officer, seeks relief from losses
incurred by him in raising troops for service in the Confederate Army.
He actually raised 170 men, of which 1415 were foreign born. 150.00
83. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. REPORT OF THE JOINT
SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDITION AND TREATMENT
OF PRISONERS OF WAR. [Richmond, 1865]. 17pp. First edition.
Parrish and Willingham 258, locates 6. Northern publications, sick and
wounded, hospitals, shooting prisoners, Libby Prison, Belle Isle,
cruelty to Confederate prisoners at the North; exchanges of prisoners,
etc. 150.00
84. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. [SECRET]. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE, JANUARY 24, 1865... BY MR. RUSSELL. RESOLVED, THAT THE
BILL TO LEVY ADDITIONAL TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1865 FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE
GOVERNMENT BE RECOMMITTED... TO PROVIDE MEANS TO CARRY ON THE WAR... [Richmond,
1865]. 3pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 794. 75.00
85. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. SENATE BILL, NO. 16.
SENATE, NOV. 18, 1864... HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES... JOINT RESOLUTION
DEFINING THE POSITION OF THE CONFEDERATE STATE, AND DECLARING THE
DETERMINATION OF THE CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE THEREOF TO PROSECUTE THE
WAR TILL THEIR INDEPENDENCE IS ACKNOWLEDGED. [Richmond, 1864].
4pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 387, locates 7 and
reproduces page 1. 125.00
86. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. THE TAX ACT: AN ACT TO
LAY TAXES FOR THE COMMON DEFENCE, AND CARRY ON THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
CONFEDERATE STATES. [Richmond, 1863]. 39pp. dbd. First edition.
Parrish and Willingham 69, locates 11. 150.00
87. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT]. [Trenholm, G. A.]. RESPONSE
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO THE RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE OF
THE 5TH DECEMBER 1864, RESPECTING OPERATIONS UNDER THE ACT TO IMPOSE
REGULATIONS UPON THE FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. Richmond,
Dec. 12, 1864. 5pp. dbd. First edition. Parrish and Willingham 2139.
AT to pof page "[Secret]" 75.00
88. [CONNECTICUT]. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
TRUSTEES OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT. AN ADDRESS FROM
SAID TRUSTEES TO THE MINISTERS AND PEOPLE OF THAT STATE; WITH A
NARRATIVE ON THE SUBJECT OF MISSIONS, AND A STATEMENT OF THE FUNDS OF
THE SOCIETY, FOR THE YEAR 1802. Hartford, Hudson and Goodwin,
1803. 24pp. dbd. First edition. Shaw 4006, locates only 2 copies. Also
contains missionary material on Vermont, New Hampshire and New York.
125.00
89. [CONNECTICUT]. Alvord, J. W. [Rev.]. HISTORICAL
ADDRESS, DELIVERED IN THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN STAMFORD,
CT., AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE SECOND CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FIRST SETTLEMENT OF THE TOWN. N.Y., Davenport, 1842. 40pp.
Original printed wrappers, x-library. First edition. Shaw 42-112,
locates 5. 100.00
90. [CONNECTICUT]. Hooper, Joseph [Rev.]. DIOCESE
OF CONNECTICUT. THE RECORDS OF CONVOCATION AD 1790 - AD 1848. EDITED
AND ANNOTATED FOR THE DIOCESAN COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES. New Haven,
1904. 221,[1]pp. Illus., frontis. Original small 4to cloth, library
bookplates on inside front cover. First edition. 75.00
91. [CONNECTICUT]. Trumbull, Benjamin. TWELVE
DISCOURSES, COMPRISING A SYSTEMATICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE DIVINE
ORIGIN OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS. Hartford,
1799. x,305pp. Original full leather with spine label. With a 13 page
list of subscribers, by county and city, from the New England states
and New York; and an errata (pp.293-305). First edition. Evans 36455.
Trumbull 1523. 175.00
92. Conrad, August. THE DESTRUCTION OF
COLUMBIA, S. C. ... PUBLISHED AT HANOVER (GERMANY), 1879. Roanoke,
Va., Stone, 1902. 31pp. Original printed wrappers. First American
edition. Howes C693. 100.00
93. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE CHARLESTOWN
VOLUNTEER VETERAN FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION. ORGANIZED JUNE 23, 1884. Charleston,
Ma, Allbe, 1888. 21pp. Original printed pictorial 24mo wrappers. First
edition. Also listed are the officers and 4 1/2 pages of members
names. 75.00
94. Cook, Mary Louise. ANTE BELLUM. SOUTHERN
LIFE AS IT WAS BY MARY LENNOX. Phila., Lippincott, 1868.
322,[2]pp. Original small 8vo cloth. First edition. Howes C731. Wright
2:609. Not in Nevins. Dedicated to "the friends of the
South..." with the preface dated Columbus, Ga., July 15th, 1867.
300.00
95. Coolidge, Emma Downing. DESCENDANTS OF
JOHN AND MARY COOLIDGE OF WATERTOWN MASSACHUSETTS, 1630. Boston,
Wright and Potter, [1930]. 418pp. Illus., 6 facs and plates. Original
gold stamped small 4to cloth, nick on rear joint; small discoloration
on spine, faded gold stamping. First edition. "...from Boston to
California, from the Canadian line through Vermont, south to Georgia
and Texas..." p. 13 on text. 100.00
96. Cooper, James Fenimore. WYANDOTTE; OR
THE HUTTED KNOLL. A TALE... Phila.,, Lea & Blanchard, 1843. 2
vols. bound in one 237, 201pp. Contemporary small 8vo half morocco,
spine faded, joints worn, corners worn. First edition. BAL 3906.
Wright 1:756: "New York, 1770's." James Robertson's copy
with Frederick Remington's bookplate. 150.00
97. [CREE INDIAN LANGUAGE]. Lacombe, Albert [Rev.
Pere]. DICTIONNAIRE DE LA LANGUE DES CRIS. Montreal,
Beauchemin and Valois, 1874. [20],711,[2],[3],190pp. Illus., large
folding chart at page 136, folding map entitled "Carte du
Nord-Ouest et de la DColombie Anglaise" showing 38 missions and
their denominations. Contemporary thick half morocco, small nick at
bottom of spine. First edition. Siebert Sale #77. Pilling Algonquin p.
283. Ayer Linguistics-Cree 93 & 95. Peel 314 - 315. Contains a
dictionary and a grammar of the Cree Language. The dictionary is
French to Cree and then Cree to French. Father Lacombe was a member of
the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and served as Chaplain to workers
laying track for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Often treated as two
distinct works, they were issued together. 1000.00
98. Crevecoeur, Michel Guillaume St. Jean. VOYAGE
DANS LA HAUTE PENSYLVANIE ET DANS L'ÉTAT DE NEW-YORK... PAR UN MEMBRE
ADOPTIF DE LA NATION ONÉIDA. TRADUIT ET PUBLIÉ PAR L'AUTEUR DES
LETTRES D'UN CULTIVATEUR AMÉRICAIN. Paris, 1801. Three volumes.
xxxi,[1],427; xiii,[1],434; xii,409,[1]pp. plus four folding tables,
four folding maps, and seven plates (four folding). Half title in each
volume. Contemporary three quarter speckled calf and marbled boards,
spines gilt, gilt morocco labels. Bookplate on front pastedown of
second and third volumes. Very clean and neat. A near fine set. The
first edition of this little-known work by Crèvecoeur, which was not
translated into English until the 1960s. A German edition appeared in
1802. Despite the wording in the title, this is an original work by
Crèvecoeur, offered under the guise of a translation. The author
spent twenty-four years in North America and contributed some of the
finest literature of the Revolutionary era. The present work is
largely devoted to the Indians of the Pennsylvania frontier in the
period before the arrival of Europeans in that region. Unfairly
overlooked at the time of its publication, the work presents much
interesting and important information. Recent scholars (see THE
WILLIAM & MARY QUARTERLY issue cited below) have placed
Crèvecoeur's LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARMER... and his short study
of the Caribbean firmly in the school of the 18th-century philosophers
interested in "global anthropology" and "cultural
geography." The present work, focused as it is on the
characteristics and customs of American Indians, would seem to be a
further important contribution by Crèvecoeur to that movement.
"This work is distinguished by its valuable details on the
aboriginal tribes, and their gradual disappearance. No other writer
has so well described the Indian great councils, or assemblies, where
they deliberate on their public interests" - Sabin. A number of
the plates are handsome depictions of Indian chiefs and warriors, and
ancient fortifications. The frontispiece portrait in the first volume
is of George Washington, to whom the VOYAGE... is dedicated. The well
executed maps are detailed renderings of the eastern and southern
United States, Niagara, and the Great Lakes region. HOWES C884. SABIN
17501. FIELD 388. MONAGHAN 503. BRINLEY SALE 3047. Christopher Iannini,
"'The Itinerant Man': Crevecoeur's Caribbean, Raynal's
Revolution, and the Fate of Atlantic Cosmopolitanism" in THE
WILLIAM & MARY QUARTERLY, Vol. LXI, No. 2, April 2004, pp.201-34
2750.00
99. Currier, Frederic A. A TRIP TO THE GREAT
LAKES... Fitchburg [Ma.], Sentinel, 1904. 68pp. Original gold
stamped small 8vo cloth. "With compliments of Frederic A.
Currier" stamped on front flyleaf. First edition. A trip in the
summer of 1904 to Sault St. Marie, Michigan, to attend the Nation
Convention of Building and Loan Associations. He journeyed across
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, etc., and gives historical notes of
areas he traversed, including much on Mackinac. Not in Streeter
Michigan. 150.00
100. Cutler, Jervis. A TOPOGRAPHICAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, INDIANA TERRITORY, AND LOUISIANA.
COMPREHENDING THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS, AND THEIR PRINCIPAL
TRIBUTARY STREAMS.... Boston, 1812. .219pp. plus five woodcut
plates. Modern three quarter morocco and marbled boards, raised bands,
spine richly gilt, t.e.g. Lightly tanned. Very good. Lacks the errata
leaf. Despite the title, the better part of this work is devoted to
describing the trans-Mississippi West. The most interesting section is
Charles Le Raye's journal of his experiences from 1801 to 1803 as a
captive of the Sioux, and his travels to the Rocky Mountains. There is
also an essay on Indian tribes between the Mississippi and the
Rockies, a description of the Red River country, and the descriptions
of Ohio and Indiana referred to in the title. The plates include one
of the first views of Cincinnati and two interesting illustrations of
Flathead Indians. "One of the most important of Western
narratives, and the earliest authentic relation of a captivity among
the Sioux" - Eberstadt. WAGNER-CAMP 10. FIELD 395. GRAFF 963.
CLARK II:14. HOWES C984, "b". AYER 56. VAUGHAN 82. SHAW
& SHOEMAKER 25204. STREETER SALE 1775. EBERSTADT 105:104. SABIN
18170. 2250.00
101. [DAKOTAS]. Brown, Jesse and A. M. Willard. THE
BLACK HILLS TRAILS. A HISTORY OF THE STRUGGLES OF THE PIONEERS IN THE
WINNING OF THE BLACK HILLS. Rapid City, 1924. 572pp. Illus.
Original cloth, spine lightly faded, with some spotting. First
edition. Howes B850. Jennewein 126. Dustin 39. Dykes 91. Adams Guns
197. Adams Herd 342. 200.00
102. [DAVIS, ANDREW JACKSON]. Cook. E. Wake. ANDREW
JACKSON DAVIS [THE POUGHKEEPSIE SEER] AND HIS "HARMONIAL
PHILOSOPHY." AN ADDRESS.. London, Light Pub.,, [1907]. 22pp.
Illus., port. of Davis on front wrapper. Original printed pictorial
wrappers. First edition. 75.00
103. Davis, Horace. AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONS:
THE RELATIONS OF THE THREE DEPARTMENTS AS ADJUSTED BY A CENTURY... San
F.,, 1884. 76pp. Original printed wrappers. First edition. "... a
brief historic sketch of the change in the relations of these
departments, which has been silently going on in the United States for
the past century..." p.3 of text. Cowan p. 158. 100.00
104. Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell. AUTOGRAPH
LETTER, SIGNED, FROM HENRY ALEXANDER SCAMMELL DEARBORN TO JOHN JAMES
ABERT, ON UNITED STATES SURVEYING EXPEDITIONS. Hawthorne Cottage,
Roxbury, Ma, Dec. 9, 1848. [1½]pp. on folded quarto sheet, blank
integral leaf present. Light fold lines. Quite clean. Very good. In a
half morocco box. An engaging letter, discussing the state of the
United States Exploring Expedition, and particularly William Emory's
NOTES OF A MILITARY RECONNOISSANCE..., which was published shortly
before this letter was written. Emory's text was a landmark in the
history of California and the Far Southwest, and included some of the
first American views of the region. In his letter to Col. Abert, whose
son was a member of the expedition, Dearborn lauds the courage and
accomplishments of the brash young gentlemen of the army such as Emory
and Abert's son for bringing honor to themselves and to the country.
The letter reads: "I am most grateful for Lt. Emory's
RECONNOISSANCE in Mexico and California which you so kindly sent to
me. I had before read from various Reports of his duties in the same
expedition, as far as he descended the Rio Grande. I can not,
insufficiently express [?] given the opinion I have formed of the
meritorious labors of those officers. For scientific facts, in the
geography, and natural history of those regions, the country is under
the greatest obligations. They have energetically, have cheerfully,
have patriotically and have gallantly did they discharge their so
various and multifarious duties. Such services not only reflect the
highest honor on those estimable young gentlemen, and on the group to
which they belong but on the country, which can boast of much
accomplished officers." Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, like
his illustrious father, spent a career in public service, most
famously as the collector of the port of Boston. At the time of
writing, Dearborn was the mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts. His
enthusiastic response to Emory's report represents the optimism that
Emory's and other expedition reports fostered among influential
members of the upper class. The underlying hope was that the lands
acquired in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo would prove fruitful and
offer a vast new arena for physical and economic expansion. DAB V,
pp.176-77. APPLETON'S CYCLOPÆDIA I, pp.8-9. 950.00
105. [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA]. Smith, D. P. OUR
CENTENNIAL: A POEM. Wash., D.C., Duvall, 1876. 138pp. Illus.,
port. of author, woodcut of Independence Hall. Original gold stamped
16 mo cloth, joints a trifle rubbed. First edition. Smith was a
resident of Mount Vernon "The Home of Washington:". 155
stanzas. Not in Harris Collection Catalog. 100.00
106. Dodge, Richard I. THE PLAINS OF THE
GREAT WEST AND THEIR INHABITANTS, BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAINS,
GAME, INDIANS, ETC. OF THE GREAT NORTH AMERICAN DESERT. N.Y.,
1877. [55],448pp. Illus., plates, folding map. Original cloth, light
fraying at bottom of spine.. First edition. Howes D404. With an
introduction by William Blackmore. Part III consisting of almost half
the book, is devoted to Indians, their way of life, customs, etc.
Larned 3402: "... one derives a good idea of a portion of the
country on which few travellers now stop on their way further west,
and to which even the government surveys have given subordinate
attention." 200.00
107. Douglas, George. GEORGE DOUGLAS, EIGHT
DUKE OF ARGYLL, K.G. K. T [1823 - 1900]: AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIRS
EDITED BY THE DOWAGER DUTCHESS OF ARGYLL... London, Murray, 1906.
2 vols ([10],602pp. Illus., 8 plates , one colored; [7],,635pp.
Illus., 4 plates and ports. Original thick blue gold tamped cloth,
some rubbing and spotting, hinge weakening, spines show some spotting.
First edition. Contains chapters on the anti-slavery movement, the
American Civil War, etc. Scarce. Not in Dornbusch, Nicholson or Nevins
125.00
108. [EMBARGO LAWS]. Blake, Francis. AN
EXAMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE EMBARGO LAWS, COMPRISING A
VIEW OF THE ARGUMENTS ON THAT QUESTION, BEFORE THE HONORABLE JOHN
DAVIS ESQUIRE, JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR MASSACHUSETTS, IN THE
CASE OF THE UNITED STATES VS. BRIGANTINE WILLIAM, TRIED AND DETERMINED
AT SALEM [MASS.]... TO WHICH IS ADDED THE OPINION PRONOUNCED BY THE
COURT, ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION, ARISING IN THE TRIAL OF THE
CASE. Worcester, Ma, Goulding and Stow, 1808. 61pp. dbd. First
edition. Not in Kress or Marke. Shaw 14536, locates 8. Sabin 5776.
Cohen 11266. The embargo of Thomas Jefferson is a high point in the
American quest for the formula of pacifism. Passed by Congress on Dec.
22, 1807 , it was the practical application of a Jeffersonian
principle long maturing, and the nation's reaction to the Napoleonic
wars with their consequent injuries to neutrals, of which America was
chief. The underlying cause for an American embargo was a series of
restrictions upon our commerce imposed by the European belligerents.
In the early stages of the Napoleonic wars, the U.S. had grown wealthy
as the chief of neutral carriers at a time when British shipping was
dedicated to war purposes. Roughly speaking, this era of prosperity
endured from 1793 to 1805, to the great enrichment of New Englanders,
and to some extent of merchants in the Middle States, and to the
corresponding enlargement of the American mercantile marine.
Commercial restrictions then cut in upon these profits, although in
1806 there was some relaxation in the blockade which excluded
Americans and other neutrals from the Seine to Ostend only.
Subsequently, however, the Order in Council of Jan. 7 and Nov. 11,
1807, and the Berlin and Milan Decrees of Nov. 21, 1806 and Dec. 17,
1807 respectively, threatened direst penalties to any neutral
venturing into a port of the enemy of either. Americans, as leading
carriers, had ample cause for grievance, and, in the impossibility of
armed vengeance upon both Napoleon and King George, some such
expedient as the embargo might have resulted in any case. The embargo
aimed to secure the benefits of war through the agencies of peace. A
submission which armed forces could not dream of accomplishing was to
be achieved by economic pressure. 600.00
109. [EMERSON, RALPH WALDO]. Kendall, James. A
SERMON DELIVERED AT THE ORDINATION OF HERSEY BRADFORD GOODWIN, AS
COLLEAGUE PASTOR WITH EZRA RIPLEY, D.D OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
AND SOCIETY IN CONCORD, MASS., FEB. 17, 1830. Concord, Gazette
Office, 1830. 38,[1]pp. dbd. pp. 29-31 contain "Right Hand of
Fellowship" by Ralph Waldo Emerson BAL 5174 First edition. 150.00
110. [FETTERMAN MASSACRE]. REPORTS OF THE
SECRETARIES OF WAR AND INTERIOR... IN RELATION TO THE MASSACRE AT FORT
PHIL KEARNEY, ON DECEMBER 21, 1866; WITH THE VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER
LEWIS V. BOGY, IN RELATION TO THE FUTURE POLICY TO BE PURSUED BY THE
GOVERNMENT FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE INDIAN QUESTION; ALSO, REPORTS OF
GEN. JOHN POPE AND COL. ELI S. PARKER, ON SAME SUBJECT. Wash.,
GPO, 1867. Original printed wrappers bound in cloth backed modern
boards, private book plate on inside front cover. First edition.
Includes the personal narrative of C. M. Hines, eye-witness to the
butchery of the Fetterman's detachment of Carrington's command. Not in
Graff or Howes. The Fetterman massacre was the chief victory of the
Sioux in their operations against Fort Phil Kearny and the result of a
clever ruse. Capt. Fetterman, was sent with 80 men to Col. H. B.
Carrington, commandant at the fort, to relieve a wood transport train
which had been attacked by the Indians. Although instructed by
Carrington not to cross a line of hills called Lodge Trail Ridge,
Fetterman was lured by a small party of mounted Sioux and Cheyenne
warrior who acted as decoys, until his command was trapped on the
other side of the hills. Every man in Fetterman's command was killed
in the fight which followed. High Backbone, a veteran chief, was the
Sioux leader. The tragedy resulted in the removal of Col. Carrington
from command at the post. 1250.00
111. Fleming, Vivian Minor. CAMPAIGNS OF THE
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE JACKSON VALLEY CAMPAIGN,
1861-1865. Richmond, Byrd, [1928]. 167pp., errata slip pasted to
inside rear cover. Original gold stamped small 8vo cloth, small stain
on front cover, gilt faded on "Vivian." First edition.
Dornbusch 3:1387. Fleming was in the Richmond Howitzers and First
Regiment Confederate Engineers. 150.00
112. Flinter, George Dawson. A VIEW OF THE
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SLAVE POPULATION IN THE ISLAND OF PUERTO
RICO, UNDER THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT. SHOWING THE IMPOLICY AND DANGER OF
PREMATURELY EMANCIPATING THE WEST INDIA SLAVES. WITH OBSERVATIONS ON
THE DESTRUCTIVE TENDENCY OF INJUDICIOUS REFORM AND REVOLUTIONARY
PRINCIPLES ON THE PROSPERITY OF NATIONS AND COLONIES. ILLUSTRATED BY
FACTS, AND SUPPORTED BY OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. Phila, Waldie, 1832.
[2],117pp. plus advertisement leaf for the author's A VIEW OF THE
ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. 20th-century three-quarter calf over marbled
boards, spine gilt. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Titlepage
lightly browned, a few pencil annotations in the text, a few pages
damp stained and soiled. A very good copy. rare account of the
condition of slaves in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, with
additional information about slavery in other regions of the New World
and in Africa. Flinter was a British soldier who arrived in Caracas in
1815, when the civil war there was in a particularly violent phase. He
served as interpreter to the British embassy and later as a translator
between the Spaniards, the English, and the Americans. In addition to
this monograph on slavery, Flinter also wrote A HISTORY OF THE
REVOLUTION OF CARACAS (London, 1819), AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT STATE
OF THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO (London, 1834), and other works concerned
with the Spanish-American colonies. A rare survey of slavery in Puerto
Rico. OCLC records a single copy at NYPL; NUC adds copies at LC and
the University of Minnesota. SABIN 24801. PALAU 92259. OCLC 47911938.
2250.00
113. [FLORIDA]. Miller, David Reed [Rev.]. IN
MEMORIAM. REV. J. H. POTTER, D.D. [Eustis, Fl, 1903. 22pp. Illus,
port. as frontis., loose. Original printed wrappers, tied at margin.
First edition. Pennsylvania native who settled in Florida. 75.00
114. [FLORIDA]. Monroe, James. MESSAGE
FROM... TRANSMITTING COPIES OF SUNDRY PAPERS HAVING RELATION TO THE
TREATY OF 22ND FEB., 1819, BETWEEN THE U.S. AND SPA IN, WHICH HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED AT THE DEPT. OF STATE, AND HAVE NOT BEFORE BEEN
COMMUNICATED TO THE SENATE. Wash, D80, 1820. Wash., 1820. 31pp.
dbd. and uncut. First edition. "Spain deprived her right to
expect reparation for any incursion into Texas as a large portion of
what is termed the province of Texas is within the limit claimed by
the United States..." There is also much on the Floridas and the
U.S. claim to lands from the Bay of Mobile through the Gulf of Mexico,
the Gulf of Florida, Tancha Point, and all lands in West Florida. Not
in Streeter Texas 150.00
115. [FLORIDA]. Rattenbury, J. Freeman. REMARKS
ON THE CESSION OF THE FLORIDAS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND ON
THE NECESSITY OF ACQUIRING THE ISLAND OF CUBA BY GREAT BRITAIN. London,
1819. [20]pp. Modern full gold stamped morocco. Second and best
edition "with considerable additions..." First edition. An
extract from the Pamphleteer Vol. 15. An engaging discourse on
political implications for Great Britain should the United States
annex Florida. Serves 996. Sabin 67960. There is a good deal of
material on Cuba. 1750.00
116. [FUR TRADE]. Merk, Frederick (editor). FUR
TRADE AND EMPIRE: GEORGE SIMPSON'S JOURNAL. REMARKS CONNECTED WITH THE
FUR TRADE IN THE COURSE OF A VOYAGE FROM YORK FACTORY TO FORT GEORGE
AND BACK TO YORK FACTORY 1824-25... Cambridge, 1931. (38),370pp.
Illus., large folding map in rear pocket-facsimile of 1795 Arrowsmith
map. Original cloth. Edited with an introduction by Frederick Merk.
Harvard Historical Studies V.31. Howes M536. 125.00
117. [GEORGIA]. Jones, Charles C. [Jr.]. ABORIGINAL
STRUCTURES IN GEORGIA. Wash, GPO, 1878. 13pp. Illus., in text.
Original printed wrappers, x-library. First edition. Reprinted from
the Smithsonian report for 1877. "Maine Historical Society' with
the compliments of Charles C Jones, Jr. on front wrapper. 75.00
118. [GEORGIA]. Rockwell, William S. AHIMAN
REZON; PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF GEORGIA... Savannah,
Ga., Grandlodge; N.Y., Macoy, 1859. 404pp. Illus., 33 plates. Original
gold stamped small 4to cloth. First edition. Sabin 72447. On front
flyleaf: "Constantine Chapter No. 4 Macon, Geo Jany 1860."
Contains the rituals, degrees, ceremonies, laws, constitutions,
history, and formulary of freemasonry. Not in DeRenne catalog. 400.00
119. Gilbreth, Frank B. MOTION STUDY: A
METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE WORKMAN... WITH AN
INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT THRUSTON KENT. N.Y., Van Nostrand, 1911.
[23],116,[38],[2]pp. Illus., 44 plates. Original gold stamped small
8vo cloth. First edition. The pioneer in time and motion study as it
applied to making the worker more efficient. 200.00
120. Gleaves, Rear Admiral Albert. LIFE AND
LETTERS OF REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN B. LUCE, U.S. NAVY: FOUNDER OF THE
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE. N.Y., Putnam, 1925. [12],381pp. Illus. Original
cloth. First edition. Chapters on the coast survey, Civil War,
ironclad service, Canadian fisheries question, Haiti, Merchant Marine,
Admiral Mahan, chronological record of services, etc. 125.00
121. Gleed, Charles S. FROM RIVER TO SEA; A
TOURISTS' AND MINERS' GUIDE FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC
OCEAN VIA KANSAS, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. Chicago,
1882. [4],240,[16]pp. Illus., large folded colored map of the routes
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, woodcuts in text.
Original gold stamped cloth. First edition. Cowan p.239. Not in
Eberstadt, Graff, Howes, Decker or Soliday. Published by Rand McNally.
This copy has the frequently lacking large folded map of the western
routes. 500.00
122. Godbey, J. E. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF
SEVENTY YEARS. St. Louis, [1912]. [12],312pp. Illus. Original
cloth, interior has x-library markings. First edition. Chapters on the
Civil War, church work in the Ozarks, southwestern Methodism, etc. A
scarce privately printed narrative. Not in Dornbusch. 125.00
123. Gowanlock, Theresa and Theresa Delaney. TWO
MONTHS IN THE CAMP OF BIG BEAR. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THERESA
GOWANLOCK AND THERESA DELANEY. Parkdale, Times Office (Canada),
1885. 136pp. Illus. Original gold stamped small octavo cloth, light
soiling and staining on front cover, new endpapers. First edition.
Ayer Supp. 60. Peel 602. The two women were captured at the time of
the Frog Lake massacre in North Saskatchewan in 1885; they were the
sole survivors. They were rescued after two harrowing months. Graff
1605. 300.00
124. Gray, John Chipman and John Codman Ropes. WAR
LETTERS, 1862 - 1865. [Cambridge, Riverside, Mass Hist. Soc.,
1927. [1],543pp. Illus, port. Original small 4to boards with gold
stamped cloth. First edition. This is one of 259 copies (of an edition
of 1275 copies) for members of the Mass. Hits. Soc (25 for
presentation). Dornbusch 2:2071. Mullins and Reed: a Union Bookshelf
36: "Both Bostonians, Gray was an officer while Ropes studied law
during the war. One tells of active participation in the War while the
other tells what he thinks of it. Their letters contain much that is
instructive and valuable." Nevins I p.97. Not in Nicholson
Catalog. 125.00
125. Green Samuel Abbott. JOHN FOSTER: THE
EARLIEST AMERICAN ENGRAVER AND THE FIRST BOSTON PRINTER. Boston,
Mass. Hist. Soc, 1909. [4],149pp. Illus., 13 maps, ports, facs, etc.
Original green small 4to cloth. First edition. Contains a
bibliographical list of title sprinted by Foster (pp.55.124),
engravings by Foster (pp.137-138), etc. 100.00
126. Hans, Fred M. THE GREAT SIOUX NATION...
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF INDIAN LIFE AND WAR FARE IN AMERICA. THE INDIANS
AS NATURE MADE THEM. Chicago, Donohue, [1907]. 575pp. Illus.
Original pictorial cloth. First edition. Howes H166. Contains material
on sacred medicine, customs, weapons, cruelty, buffalo hunts, plains
dangers, Indian wars, Custer massacre, Sitting Bull, etc. 175.00
127. Harris, Charles. THE STATE SOVEREIGNTY
RECORD OF MASSACHUSETTS BY A SON OF NORFOLK. Norfolk, va,
Fatherly, 1872. 28pp., errata at p.3. Original printed wrappers. First
edition. "Nahum Capen from S. S. Dawes, Esq. January 29,
1873" on front wrapper. Virginia State Library Cat 7809. The
prefatory is addressed to S. S. Dawes. A diatribe on the political
record of Massachusetts. An interesting association copy. 125.00
128. Harrison, William Henry. GEN.
HARRISON'S SPEECH AT THE DAYTON CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 10, 1840. Boston,
Whig Republican Assoc., 1840. 8pp. dbd. as issued. First edition.
First edition. Recounts his military experiences and leadership
qualities. Scarce. Shaw 40-2970, locates 4 copies 100.00
129. [HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY, GEN]. Williams,
Thomas. EULOGIUM ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GEN. WILLIAM
HENRY HARRISON, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DELIVERED BEFORE
THE LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA, ON THE 24TH APRIL, 1841. Harrisburg,
Elliott and McCurdy, 1841. 30pp. Original printed wrappers. First
edition. Shaw 411-5555, locates 5 100.00
130. Hastings, Susannah Willard Johnson. A
NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTIVITY OF MRS. JOHNSON. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF
HER SUFFERINGS DURING FOUR YEARS WITH THE INDIANS AND FRENCH. Walpole,
N.H.: David Carlisle, jun., 1796. 144pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf,
leather label gilt. Covers slightly worn, top of spine slightly worn.
Top one-half inch of titlepage clipped, letter "A" in title
lacking. Some light staining and foxing, still a very good copy. In a
half morocco and cloth box. First edition of this popular captivity
narrative which was reprinted in Scotland, England, and America
through the first half of the 19th century. Mrs. Johnson was captured
with her family in 1754 by Abanaki Indians and taken to Canada. Along
the way, she gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Captive. Well
treated by the Indians throughout their journey, the prisoners were
divided among several Indian families and eventually sold to the
French in Montreal. After three years, Mrs. Johnson was exchanged and
sent to England before returning to New York and then New England. Her
husband also returned in 1758, but was killed in battle at Ticonderoga
later that year. According to a note printed on the verso of the
titlepage, "part of the text was dictated by Mrs. Johnson, now
Mrs. Hastings, herself, and part were taken from minutes made by Mr.
Johnson and herself, during their imprisonment. She is much indebted
to her fellow prisoner, Mr. Labaree, by whose assistance many
incidents are mentioned, which had escaped her attention." A good
copy of one of the classic New England Indian captivities. HOWES J153,
"b." AYER 117. SABIN 36324. VAIL 1074. EVANS 30180, 30641.
NAIP W013745. OCLC 13625235. 7500.00
131. [HAWAII]. Bechtinger, T. EIN JAHR AUF
DEN SANDWICH - INSELEN LAND LEUTE, SITTEN UND GEBRAUCHE, IMPORT, EPORT,
MIT BERUCKSICHTIGUNG DER KLIMATISCHEN VERHALTNISSE, VORKOMMENDEN
KRANKHEITEN ETC. Vienna, Im, 1869. [8],202,[2]pp plus seven plates
and folding color map. Contemporary quarter cloth and marbled boards,
paper library label, slightly rubbed, old library stamps on title
page. First edition. Departing from San Francisco in 1866, Bechtinger
traveled to Hawaii and remained there for one year. He was
particularly concerned with scientific research, relating much
information on agriculture, natural history, climate and indigenous
peoples. The plates include views of Honolulu, including a view of the
beach upon which Cook was murdered, various native icons, and native
peoples. Forbes Hawaii 2820. 1250.00
132. [HAWAII]. MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN
BRITISH NAVAL SURGEON STATIONED AT OAHU TO HIS FAMILY. Oahu, Jan.
4, 1845. 6pp. Folio. Light fold lines, minutes edge wear, small piece
torn away from left edge of last leaf, affecting three words, minor
separations at fold intersections, overall clean. very good. A
wonderfully detailed letter from a one-time naval surgeon turned
freelance doctor, to his family, recalling his adventures in Peru,
Kamchatka, and Hawaii. He seems not to have written his family for
many years at the time of composing this letter, and its narrative
covers a long period of time. The author's story begins with his
leaving a post at the British hospital in Lima and accepting a
position with the Peruvian army under Don Augustus Gaumara. Under
Gaumara he participated in the successful offensive against the joint
armies of Chile and Bolivia. About this campaign he writes:
"After his usual preparatory, we were marched against the United
Armies of Chile and Bolivia, where on the borders of the Andes
Mountains, we suffered greatly, not only from famine, but the extreme
inclemency of the weather; for tho' Peru is in its [?] is perpetual
sunshine and even tropical heat, yet in the immense height of these
gigantesque mountains and ever wonderfully somber and gloomy forests,
the sun never penetrates...but to resume, whence after three great and
furious battles with the Chileans and Bolivians; namely the Battle of
Arequipa, Cachabaruba, and Truxillo, occupying a space of nearly 4
months, and in which great slaughter occurred, the Peruvian Army
became victorious; with the loss of 10,000 men at least...from the
immense number of wounded and disabled, we made a precipitate retreat
to Arequipa & in the hospital of which City, our wounded were
deposited and where for some time myself and colleagues had indeed
practice in Surgery sufficient for a century of Doctors...."
After a short treatise on the elegance of Arequipa women, he describes
the army's glorious return to Peru. Owing to poor health, he left the
army, journeyed briefly to Callao, and signed up with a Mexican man o'
war bound for California. After a three-week voyage he landed at
Monterey, the "capital of California." The author stayed
four years in California, under the patronage of Alvarado,
superintendent of the secularized missions, who appointed him
"Physician General" of his army. He describes his time in
California as "living in the greatest tranquility of peace on the
best the Country offered," though he eventually grew restless and
homesick. As a major port along the Pacific coast, Monterey was
frequented by vessels of all kinds, a situation which gave him the
opportunity to accept a post with a French frigate which he calls a
"vessel of discovery." The ship, sorely in need of a doctor,
was likely under the command of Duflot de Mofras, then on his way up
the California coast to Alaska and Kamchatka. Though Duflot de Mofras
made his voyage in 1842, it is possible the present author has
confused his dates. In support of this supposition, Duflut de Mofras
discusses Alvarado in his narrative, EXPLORATION DU TERRITOIRE DE
L'ORÉGON, DES CALIFORNIES ET DE LA MER VERMEILLE, ÉXECUTÉE PENDANT
LES ANNÉES 1840, 1841 ET 1842 (Paris, 1844), and because the author
notes he lived in close contact with Alvarado for four years, he
presumably would have been a witness to Duflot de Mofras' arrival.
Despite the French explorer's northern destination, the author hoped
he might find a way back to England via this adventure. The author
describes that voyage as "one year of a most dreadful nature,
beset with Polar ice, in part total darkness, famine, and sickness
with the loss of many men by scurvy and cold...." After Kamchatka,
the author was released on Oahu, spent several weeks in the home of a
native chief, before signing up with the British vessel, Emma, under
command of John Colbourne. His letter ends with a long, apparently
unfinished list of greetings he hopes his family will distribute to
his neighbors and friends on his behalf. The letter is not signed. A
detailed and touching description of naval and freelance life in the
southern and northern Pacific. 3250. 3250.00
133. Hawkins, Ernest. ANNALS OF THE DIOCESE
OF TORONTO. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
1848. [15],246pp. Illus., large folding map of eastern Canada, and 3
plates. Original gold stamped 16 mo cloth. First edition. TPL 2909
125.00
134. Hawks, Major John. ORDERLY BOOK AND
JOURNAL OF MAJOR JOHN HAWKS ON THE TICONDEROGA- CROWN POINT CAMPAIGN,
UNDER GENERAL JEFFREY AMHERST. 1759 - 1760. N.Y,, Soc. of Colonial
Wars, 1911. xii,92pp. Original cloth backed boards with leather label
on spine. Edited by Hugh Hastings. First edition. Matthews p.80:
"... Ticonderoga and Crown Point Campaign; mostly military
details and orders." 100.00
135. Henry, Alexander. [AUTOGRAPH LETTER,
SIGNED, FROM ALEXANDER HENRY]. Montreal, July 29, 1902. [1]p.
Slight loss of paper caused by removal of wax seal on right margin,
not affecting text. Old fold. Else fine. An excellent autograph
letter, signed, from this prominent fur trader, explorer, and author
of TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN CANADA AND THE INDIAN TERRITORIES,
published in 1809. Henry was sixty-three at the time this letter was
written, and mainly occupied with directing fur operations from
Montreal. He evidently writes concerning his son's bad debts: "My
last to you was by last post, was so much hurt by Robert's behavior
that I scarcely remember what I wrote. his Horse and Gigg it is only
just that the produce of it should go to pay those Gentm who indorsed
his notes - how these Gentm could be persuaded to do such a thing is
beyond my comprehension without consulting you. if he is turned loose
he may be induced to commit some act worse than what he has already
done - therefore if he can get clear of his imposing creditors - send
him here as soon as possible - but don’t come under any promise to
any other to whom he owes only those acted by orders." 1250.00
136. [HICKOK, WILD BILL]. Connelley, William E. WILD
BILL AND HIS ERA: THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JAMES BUTLER HICKOK. N.Y.,
Pioneers, 1933. [12],229pp. Illus. Original gold stamped cloth, spine
a trifle faded. First edition. Howes C690. Adams 238. Dobie
pp.141-142. Rader 896. Graff 852. 150.00
137. Hildreth, Azro B. F. THE LIFE AND TIMES
OF AZRO B. F. HILDRETH, INCLUDING PERSONAL AND FAMILY LETTERS... AND
SELECTIONS FROM HIS WRITINGS. IN FOUR PARTS. EDITED BY CHARLES
ALDRICH. Des Moines, Ia.,, Redhead, Norton Lathrop and Co, 1891.
556pp. Illus., 6 plates and ports, illus. in text. Original gold
stamped thick cloth. First edition. "1893. A Christmas present to
my sister, Mrs. Sabrina H. Crockett, with compliments of A. B. F.
Hildreth" on front fly leaf. Material on the Winnebago Indians,
the Log Cabin Campaign, free schools in Iowa, assassination of
Lincoln, Vermont and Vermonters, genealogy of the Hildreth family,
etc. 150.00
138. Hill, Elizabeth. WIDOW'S OFFERING; AN
AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE PARENTAGE, LIFE, TRIALS, AND TRAVELS OF
MRS. ELIZABETH HILL. WRITTEN BY HERSELF. New London, Ct, Ruddock,
1852. 179p. Original cloth. First edition. Kaplan 2653: "An
unhappy domestic tale of a cruel father, and the early death of her
husband, a merchant sailor. Left alone with a child in New York, she
opens a boarding house." 200.00
139. Hollister, John Hamilcar. MEMORIES OF
EIGHTY YEARS: AUTOSKETCHES, RANDOM NOTES, AND REMINISCENCES. Chicago,
1912. 240pp. Illus., frontis port. dated 1849, signed by Hollister.
First edition. Original printed boards with cloth spine, label removed
from lower spine, "Joseph H. Jackson library" rubber stamp
below date on title page. 2 page presentation leaf to Gov. & Mrs.
Leake "your most truly Isabelle Hollister Martin" (his
daughter). Chapters on his country medical practice, removal to
Chicago, Chicago fire, excursion to the Mississippi River, southern
visit in 1865, discovery of Yellowstone Park, San Francisco
earthquake, African slavery, slavery in the U.S., remembrances of Mr.
Lincoln, etc. Privately printed in a small edition for family and
friends. Not in Howes, Graff, Soliday, Cowan or Eberstadt. 400.00
140. Hughes, W. J. L. THE HUGHES FAMILY AND
CONNECTIONS, ESPECIALLY THE BASS, WARD AND BOZE FAMILIES. Owensboro,
Ky., 1911. 164pp. , errata leaf at end. Illus., 21 ports and a coat of
arms plate. 12 mo modern cloth, library bookplate. First edition.
Family members in Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, etc., but
mainly Kentucky. 100.00
141. [ILLINOIS]. Barnes, Mrs. MEMOIR OF
SARAH ATWOOD JACKSON. Chicago, Hoisington, 1844. . 64pp. 24mo.
Publisher's cloth binding. Old discreet library stamp on bottom edge,
additional stamps on front and rear pastedowns. Contemporary
inscription on front fly leaf: "Flora Kendrick from her S[unday]
S[chool] Teacher A.A. Wilson. Clinton [New York] Sept. 4, 1858."
Embossed ownership stamp of C.F. Gosnell on titlepage. Small loss to
upper corner of titlepage, without affecting text. Good. A brief
biography of Sarah Atwood Jackson, a pious and sensitive child who
died at the age of twelve, printed in Chicago in the first half of the
19th century for young students in Sabbath schools and Bible classes.
"This little memoir was arranged a number of years ago by the
late Mrs. Barnes, a devoted missionary to the Choctaws. She and her
husband, Rev. Mr. Barnes of Boonville, N.Y. were deeply interested in
the uncommon developements [sic] of piety and sweetness of disposition
which so emphatically characterized little Sarah. They were however
afterwards considerably abridged by the late Rev. George S. Wilson of
Sackett's Harbor, N.Y. and they are now published as he left them
before his death." Miss Jackson was born in 1819 in Wayne County,
New York and died in 1832 in Boonville, New York after having lived a
life filled with pain, piety, and poetry. Numerous examples of all
three are woven into the memoir. In addition to the biographical
narrative and the poems, the text includes some letters composed by
Miss Jackson. The volume is also illustrated with five wood engravings
in the text and a fine titlepage vignette. Pre-fire, and especially
pre-1850 Chicago imprints are extremely scarce. Byrd records copies at
the Chicago Historical Society and the Long Island Historical Society;
RLIN adds a copy at NYPL. McMURTRIE (CHICAGO) 74. BYRD 871. 1250.00
142. [ILLINOIS]. BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE
TAX-PAYERS AND VOTERS OF MCHENRY COUNTY; CONTAINING ALSO A MAP OF THE
COUNTY... A BUSINESS DIRECTORY... GENERAL INFORMATION FOR FARMERS,
DAIRYMEN, ETC. Chicago, Walker, 1877. 352pp. Illus., double page
map as frontis. Original gold stamped cloth. First edition. Also
contains a condensed history of the State of Illinois and an
historical sketch of the county, 175.00
143. [ILLINOIS]. Blanchard, J. MEMOIR OF
REV. LEVI SPENCER. SUCCESSIVELY PASTOR OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT
CANTON, BLOOMINGTON, AND PEORIA. ILLINOIS. Cincinnati, American
Reform, 1856. 192pp. Original 16 mo cloth light wear to spine and
joints. First edition. Howes B504. Missionary labors in the Illinois
prairies, slavery mobs, etc. 150.00
144. [ILLINOIS]. Clarke, Thomas. THE TWO
ANGELS; OR, LOVE-LED; A STORY OF EITHER PARADISE; IN SIX CANTOS. Chicago,
Clarke and Bowron, 1867. 194pp. Original 12 mo cloth. First edition.
Chicago Pre-fire Imprints 1172, locates 5. The preface concludes:
'''.whatever may be the cause, it is certain that the west is the
great theater where original genius can best make itself
known..." 250.00
145. [ILLINOIS]. Edwards, Ninian. ILLINOIS
INTELLIGENCER - EXTRA. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY NINIAN EDWARDS,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE.
DECEMBER 7, 1830. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE. Vandalia,
Il, printed by Blackwell, 1830. 37pp. Later plain wrappers. Chipped on
lower front wrapper, splits at spine ends. Light scattered foxing.
Several manuscript corrections in the author's hand. Very good. In a
cloth case, spine gilt. This copy is inscribed on the titlepage by the
author, Illinois Governor Ninian Edwards, to U.S. Supreme Court
Justice John McLean. Edwards has made several significant manuscript
corrections in the text, in one instance crossing out an entire page.
John McLean served on the high court from 1830 until his death in
1861. A rather unspectacular justice, he is best known for his dissent
from the majority in the Dred Scott case, where he held "that
slavery had its origin merely in force and was contrary to right"
(DAB). In 1822-23, McLean was the U.S. Commissioner of the Land
Office, and the subject of this pamphlet would have been of special
interest to him. In this speech, Gov. Edwards addresses the question
of the right of the state government to that part of the public domain
lying within its borders. He strongly argues the case for the
prerogative of the state government, drawing upon historic precedent,
and constitutional and international law. This is an early Illinois
imprint, and very early for Vandalia, where printing began in 1820.
This title is not in Byrd, but if it were, it would fall within his
first 105 Illinois imprints. OCLC locates only four copies, and
AMERICAN IMPRINTS adds two more. Scarce. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 1972. OCLC
1730291. DAB XII, pp.127-28 (McLean). 2000.00
146. [ILLINOIS]. Lovejoy, Joseph C. and Owen. MEMOIR
OF THE REV. ELIJAH P. LOVEJOY; WHO WAS MURDERED IN DEFENCE OF THE
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS, AT ALTON, ILLINOIS, NOV. 7, 1837... N.Y.,
1838.. 382pp. Original cloth, spine faded, wear to joints and spine.
First edition. Howes L522. McCoy L365: "The story of Lovejoy, who
was murdered by a proslavery mob, written by two of his brothers
immediately after his death, and the major source of material on his
life and the Alton Riot." Dumond p.76. 175.00
147. [ILLINOIS]. Packard, E. P. W. [Mrs.]. MRS.
OLSEN'S NARRATIVE OF HER ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT AT JACKSONVILLE
INSANE ASYLUM: WITH THE TESTIMONY OF MRS. MINARD, MRS. SHEDD, MRS.
YATES, AND MRS. LAKE, ALL CORROBORATED BY THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS... Chicago, Case, 1868. 144pp.,
stained at upper inside margins. Original printed front wrapper only,
worn. First edition. Sabin 57264. Chicago Pre-Fire Imprints 1394,
locates 3. Mrs. Packard was purported to have expressed
"obnoxious views" in Sunday School at the old Presbyterian
Church in Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois. Her husband of 21 years
and father of her six children, abducted her and took her to the
insane asylum and held her incarcerated (which was legal at that
time). She faithfully recorded the events of her imprisonment. The
conditions and attitudes she describes are dreadful. 600.00
148. [ILLINOIS]. Peyton, John Lewis. A
STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; TO WHICH IS APPENDED AN
ARTICLE UPON THE CITY OF CHICAGO. Chicago, Spaulding & Tobey,
1855. 48pp. (page 48 misnumbered 40). Modern half morocco and marbled
boards. Titlepage bit dusty, tape repair on final leaf (text
unaffected), small unobtrusive library stamp on same leaf. Overall a
good copy, with a one-page a.l.s. from Peyton, transmitting this copy
to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and explaining the rarity of
his pamphlet. An early statistical view of Illinois and a rare Chicago
ante-fire imprint covering geography, manufactures, fertility of soil,
commerce, banks, population statistics for each county, and the
prospects for the country in general. About the future greatness of
Chicago the author states: "...she is destined to be not simply
the first city in the Mississippi Valley, but, with probably three
exceptions, the first city on the continent." The interesting
a.l.s. from Peyton, dated Feb. 9, 1881, states in part: "I have
the honor to hand you herewith...a very scarce pamphlet of which I am
the author, & published over a quarter of a century since. It is
entitled 'A Statistical View of the State of Illinois' & only one
copy of this pamphlet & that a mutilated one is known to be in
England, in the British Museum, & only three have survived the
Civil War in this country...You will be surprised to learn that a copy
of a work which I published in England about 12 years since &
which I presented to the Congressional libry., Washington, was taken
from the libry. & has been lost...." A rare Illinois book.
HOWES P281. BYRD 2339. CHICAGO ANTE-FIRE 156. SABIN 61324. BUCK 525.
GRAFF 3267. 1000.00
149. [ILLINOIS]. Woods, John. TWO YEARS'
RESIDENCE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE ENGLISH PRAIRIE, IN THE ILLINOIS
COUNTRY, UNITED STATES... London, 1822. 310pp. plus three maps
(two folding) and errata slip. Modern half brown morocco and marbled
boards, modern gilt black morocco label. Small stain in lower right
corner of one map, slight scattered foxing. Overall internally clean
and bright. Very good. This important work was written by a prosperous
British farmer who travelled with his family from the Isle of Wight in
1819. After landing in Baltimore and trekking across the South, he
settled in one of the British colonies in southeastern Illinois, of
which he gives an excellent account. Included herein are extracts from
his journal of the trip to his new home. Copies with all maps, as in
the present copy, are uncommon. The maps show the settlement of
English Prairie, the Illinois country, and the range of townships in
southeastern Illinois. STREETER SALE 1437. CLARK II:71. SABIN 105125.
HOWES W654, "aa." BUCK 153. RUSK II:129 1500.00
150. [INDIAN CAPTIVITY]. AN INDIAN TRADITION. NO
FICTION. THE TRADITIONARY HISTORY OF A NARROW AND PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE
OF SOME WHITE MEN FROM BEING TOMAHAWKED, SCALPED, AND ROBBED BY A
PARTY OF TOW-WAY INDIANS. [N.p. Brooklyn, , ca 1848],. [16]pp.
Self-wrappers. Chipped and frayed at edges. Uniform light tanning, a
few fox marks. Good only. The first four pages contain a narrative of
the narrow escape of William Wallace from the clutches of Ottawa
Indians during a cattle-driving trip from Canada to Detroit at the
turn of the century, and how he came away with an Indian cure for
various ailments and diseases of the blood. The rest is taken up with
ads, illustrated with engravings, for "Brant's Indian Purifying
Extract," mentioning all the maladies it addresses. Sabin notes
an almost identically titled four-page edition of this work (no doubt
without the ads), also with no publication place or date. One of the
earliest uses of "Indian" medicine in patent medicine
formulations, later a favorite piece of American hucksterism. OCLC
locates only three copies of the present issue. Rare. SABIN 34480
(ref). OCLC 22610019. 1250.00
151. [INDIANA]. Ainsworth, C. W. INDIANA
EDITORIAL EXCURSIONS FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW ALBANY,
LEAVENWORTH AND WYANDOTTE CAVE... Indianapolis, 1875. 186pp.
Original gold stamped small 8vo cloth, light wear and fading. First
edition. He also travelled to Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Not in Clark. 150.00
152. [INDIANA]. IN MEMORY OF JOHN FRANCIS KENDALL. [N.p.,
, n.d. ca. 1888]. 46pp. Illus., full mounted photography portrait as
frontispiece. Original gold stamped original wrapper. First edition.
Dr. Kendall was Pastor in LaPorte, Indiana, from 1871 until his death.
He was an 1852 graduate of Hamilton College. He was also a trustee of
Wabash College for ten years. 100.00
153. [INDIANA]. PROCEEDINGS AT THE ANNUAL GRAND
COMMUNICATION OF THE GRAND CHAPTER OF THE STATE OF INDIANA... M.E.
ISAAC BARTLETT, G.H.P., LOGANSPORT. E. FRANCIS KING, G. SECRETARY. Indianapolis,
Ellis and Spawn, 1853. 34pp. Tables, woodcut. Original printed 12 mo.
wrappers. First edition. Byrd: Indiana Imprints 1935, locates 3
copies. 150.00
154. [INDIANA]. Taylor, Jeremy. THE LIFE OF
OUR BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. Indianapolis, In.,
Stacy and Williams, 1840. 243pp. Contemporary full small 8vo calf.
First edition. Byrd and Peckham 884. OCLC locates 5 copies all in
Indiana. Shaw 40-6453, 125.00
155. [INDIANA]. Wilson, J. G. [Rev.]. THE
MERCIES OF SANCTIFIED AFFLICTIONS: A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED IN THE
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN LAFAYETTE... ON THE DEATH OF MRS. NANCY
G. ELLSWORTH (WIFE OF HON. H. l. ELLSWORTH) WHO DIED JANUARY 14, 1847.
Lafayette, In.,, Hull, 1847. 28pp. Original printed wrappers.
First edition. Byrd: Indiana Imprints 1405, locates 8 copies. 100.00
156. [IOWA]. Brewer-Boneright, Sarah and Harriet
Boneright-Closz. REMINISCENCES OF NEWCASTLE, IOWA 1848: A
HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING OF WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA... Des Moines,
1921. [17],397pp. Illus. Original pictorial cloth, spine lightly
faded. First edition. Recouts her 1848 trip to Iowa, farming, hunting,
trapping, early settlers, platting of New Castle, etc. 125.00
157. [IOWA]. Cannady, Bruce B. THE HISTORY
AND GENEALOGY OF THE GEORGE W. CANNADY FAMILY. [N.p., privately
electroprinted, 1973. [157]pp. Illus., facs., ports, etc. Modern red
4to cloth. First edition. Cannady descendants were all over the
American West. On page 21 begins "History of the George W.
Cannady Family" which contains 9 page "Second Infantry,
History of Company G [Iowa]" dated Bloomfield, Ia., August 1,
1866 pp.1039 through 146 contain 17 history of the Second Iowa
[starting in 1862] for several years, George W. Cannady was the only
living survivor of the Civil War living between Denver and Omaha.
100.00
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