Category: Americana

1814 - 1815 Seante Documents: Reports, Motions, &c. [3rd Session, 13th Congress. War of 1812]

Price: $1,309.22

Publisher: Washington City, Roger C. Weightman : 1815

Seller ID: Books013566

Condition: Good

Collection of papers individually paged bound in chronological order. Binding is split such that some papers originally bound in may be wanting. Each paper with title page, each printed by Roger C. Weightman, Washington City. Each entry below with title page and one leaf printed recto unless otherwise noted. For the longer pieces the title page is included in pagination (as printed). Lacking rear board. Mr. Giles' Motion (Sept. 21,1814) Mr. Worthington's Motion (Sept. 21) Mr. Giles' Motion (Sept. 22) Report of the Committee to Revise the Standing Rules of the Senate (Sept. 22) Mr. Giles' ...
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1846 Congressional Senate papers US Army Pensions Louisiana Michigan Land Claims. Three Documents from 29th Congress, 1st Session.

Price: $68.91

Publisher: : 1846

Seller ID: Books007224

Binding: Disbound

Condition: Good

9 x 7 inches. Three Documents from 29th Congress, 1st Session: In Senate of the United States. June 27, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 218.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was referred the petition of Welcome Parmeter, report. [411] 1 page. WITH: In Senate of the United States. June 27, 1846. Submitted, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, made the following report: (To accompany Bill S. No. 219.) The Committee on Pensions, to whom was recommitted the petition of John England, repo...
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Image for 1881 New York CATALOGUE of Silverware, Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds. Gorham Manufacturing; Carter, Sloan & Company; American Watch Company of Waltham Mass. [Robbins & Appleton]; Alfred H. Smith & Co.

1881 New York CATALOGUE of Silverware, Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds. Gorham Manufacturing; Carter, Sloan & Company; American Watch Company of Waltham Mass. [Robbins & Appleton]; Alfred H. Smith & Co.

Price: $1,722.66

Publisher: Cambridge, MA, Riverside Press : 1881

Seller ID: Books009081

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

110 pages. New York catalogue representing four companies: Gorham Manufacturing Company, Silversmiths. Carter, Sloan & Company, Makers of Gold Jewelry, Bracelets, and Chains. American Watch Company of Waltham Mass. [Robbins & Appleton]. Alfred H. Smith & Co., Diamonds. Each of the four sections has its own title page and is noted as Copyright 1881. Worldcat shows two holdings. Paper over board. Spine professionally stabilized and rebacked. New spine and new endpapers; all else original and complete, with small marginal paper repair to page 31/32. Binding is sound; thumbing to a few leaves; no ...
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1885-1932. The Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C. Fall Dinner. The Willard Hotel. December Tenth 1932

Price: $260.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Press of W.F. Roberts Company : 1932

Seller ID: Books014970

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

One sheet, with alphabetical list of guests and members and their corresponding table number recto, and table placement verso. Folds out to 12 x 46 inches. Originally the property of Louis J. Heath of The United Press (table 11). Light toning.
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1951 Street List. Town of Grafton Massachusetts. [Including an alphabetical list of residents]

Price: $172.26

Publisher: Grafton, MA, Town of Grafton : 1951

Seller ID: Books013458

Binding: Saddle Stapled Card Covers

Condition: Very Good

91 pages. Pages 3-34 in double column format; with streets listed alphabetically and numerically, with listed resident. Pages 35-91: alphabetical list of residents (men and women) in 1951: name of person, age, occupation, residence, residence in 1950, nationality. Laid in is the central portion of The Grafton News for Wednesday August 2, 1967 (pages 3-6) on page 4 of which is a reproduction of an early map of Grafton (with offsetting from newsprint to adjacent leaves of the List).
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Image for A bound collection of sheet music dating from the 1850s and 1860s, including 1861 Civil War Confederate Ballad: The Moon Rose O'er the Battle Plain

A bound collection of sheet music dating from the 1850s and 1860s, including 1861 Civil War Confederate Ballad: The Moon Rose O'er the Battle Plain

Price: $999.14

Seller ID: Books007190

Binding: half leather

Condition: Very Good

A collection of sheet music dating from the 1850s and 1860s, consisting of 33 compositions. 113 leaves [226 pages] plus blank endpaper at front. Some European imprints with American distributor, and some American imprints. Please scroll down for a complete list. The volume, measuring 12.75 x 10.4 inches, is in half leather over cloth-backed boards. Scuffing and chipping at extremities and a 2 inch split along spine at upper hinge. Four raised bands to spine with gilt title: No. 1 Songs. Former owner's name in gilt to front. Binding is sound. One leaf detached, all others secure. One leaf has l...
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Image for A Selection of Fables from the best English writers, containing the largest collection ever published; selected from Dryden, Swift, Wilkie, Whitehead, Cotton, Merrick, Shenitone, Garrick, Smart, Somerville, Peter Pindar, &c. &c. &c. Including all the fables of Gay and Moore

A Selection of Fables from the best English writers, containing the largest collection ever published; selected from Dryden, Swift, Wilkie, Whitehead, Cotton, Merrick, Shenitone, Garrick, Smart, Somerville, Peter Pindar, &c. &c. &c. Including all the fables of Gay and Moore

Price: $1,300.00

Publisher: New York, for the Editor : 1798

Seller ID: Books015069

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

vii,184,131 [i.e. 133] pages: [page number (not text) 95-96 repeated]. Lacks the engraved title. Upper hinge loose, binding otherwise sound; soiling and foxing to endpapers. 6.6 x 4.1 inches.
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A Story of the Sea

Price: $199.83

Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead & Company : 1878

Seller ID: Books009787

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

92 pages, including frontispiece and 10 full page engravings. Apparently rare issue, with this story only, OCLC locating no copies. Dodd Mead copyright date of 1878; no date on title page. Gift inscription to front free endpaper Christmas 1883. Attractive publisher's binding with paper insert surrounded. Brown blemish to six leaves, the worst of which is pictured. Binding sound and hinges secure.
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A Trestle-Board for the Use of the Lodges Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Price: $172.26

Publisher: Boston, The Grand Lodge : 1881

Seller ID: Books011610

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

119 pages. Brown cloth bordered in blind, with gilt to front. Slate endpapers; old signature of one C.G. Rich of Spencer, Mass. to verso of front free endpaper. Light spotting to cloth; contents clean.
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AAPRCO 2009 James L. Larson Florida Special. Route Guide / Trip Book and Convention Program.

Price: $172.26

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2009

Seller ID: Books009906

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Two items: Route Guide / Trip Book, 114 pages with illustrations in colour, in comb-back binding. Belle of the South Convention Program and assorted information for 2-8 November, 2009 Savannah GA, 40 pleaves printed recto only [i.e. 80 pages] in comb-back binding. Each of the two booklets is in excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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AAPRCO 2010 Pueblo Colorado Annual Convention Program.

Price: $62.01

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2010

Seller ID: Books009907

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

One item: Convention Program and assorted information for 20-22 September 2010: Pueblo Colorado, 32 pages in comb-back binding. In excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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AAPRCO 2011 Annual Convention Program: Kansas City Chief

Price: $62.01

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2011

Seller ID: Books009908

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

One item: Convention Program and assorted information for 20-22 October 2011: Kansas City Chief, 29 pages in coil binding. In excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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AAPRCO 2012 Chattanooga Limited. Route Guide / Trip Book and Convention Program.

Price: $103.36

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2012

Seller ID: Books009909

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Two items: Route Guide / Trip Book, 102 pages in comb-back binding. Convention Program and assorted information for 27-29 September, 2012 Chattanooga TN, 29 pages in coil binding. Each of the two booklets is in excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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AAPRCO 2013 Napa Valley Limited Route Guide & Special Train Information and Convention Program.

Price: $103.36

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2013

Seller ID: Books009910

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Two items: Route Guide & Special Train Information for Sept. 26 - October 5, 75 pages in comb-back binding. Convention Program and assorted information for 1-3 October, 2013 Napa Valley CA, 24 pages in comb-back binding. This one rather nice in that it has a photo and short history of the cars arriving for the conference. Small coffee spill stain top corner of first 2 pages. Each of the two booklets is in excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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AAPRCO 2014 Portland Maine Route Guide & Special Train Information

Price: $62.01

Publisher: American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners : 2014

Seller ID: Books009911

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

One item: Route Guide & Special Train Information for Sept. 18-26 Annual Convention Portland Maine, 106 pages in comb-back binding. In excellent condition. At time of listing we have booklets for each AAPRCO annual Train / Convention from 2004 through 2014. Please inquire for shipping costs on multiple orders.
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Addie's Party

Price: $172.26

Publisher: Boston, Ira Bradley & Co.

Seller ID: Books009606

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

64 pages. OCLC records a Graves & Ellis issue with chromolithographs [no library holdings]; this Ira Bradley is not recorded. Publisher's red cloth with wheat sheaf decoration (soiled); gilt title bordered on spine. two full page illustrations and girl's head on title page. 4.8 x 3.1 inches. no stated date of issue. Endpapers foxed; Christmas 1898 inscription to front free endpaper. Binding sound.
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Alma Mater Days [University Women's Scrapbook]

Price: $585.70

Publisher: New York, G.W. Dillingham : 1907

Seller ID: Books011493

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Designed and illustrated by Harry B. Matthews. Beige card stock; 97 leaves. No indication of use. Small 'Hints for Keeping this Book' leaf laid in, with residue of paper along left margin of Contents page where originally it was tipped in. Touch of rubbing; loss of some white paint to titles on spine; else fine.
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AMHERST COLLEGE 1910 original Graduating Class Photo

Price: $172.26

Publisher: Amherst Mass., : 1910

Seller ID: Books007493

Binding: Paper

Condition: Very Good

Amherst College graduation photograph 1910, and one other. The graduation photo measures 13.7 x 7 inches, it is tipped on to slightly larger light card at top, that in turn was originally backed by a slightly larger beige mat. Verso (blank rear) shows light staining to lower left corner. The smaller photo measures 9 x 4.6 inches. Both are in excellent condition with no scratches or creasing. Though my photos are foggy, the original is sharp. A very pleasing ensemble with the customary array of facial expressions from furious to smirking, topped by five reclining in the alcoves. Note at far rig...
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Amherst College class of 1910 Freshman Banquet memento from the evening of 8 December 1906 at America House, Boston

Price: $172.26

Publisher: Philadelphia, E. A. Wright : 1906

Seller ID: Books007492

Binding: leather

Condition: Very Good

The Amherst College class of 1910 Freshman Banquet memento from the evening of 8 December 1906 at America House, Boston. Six leaves; full leather cover with original cord binding. Gilded barrel with cup embossed to verso of first leaf, facing tipped-in photo of 40 or so lads informally posed and looking hungry. "Menu", "Toasts", "Committee" and "Autographs" embossed and gilded. Printed by E. A. Wright of Philadelphia. 80 or so hand-signed autographs, with the signature of Louis J. Heath to front. From the estate of Heath who matriculated in '06, graduated 1910, went on to complete a Masters at...
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Amherst In The War [ Bulletins of Amherst College Volume 7; Bulletin Number 3; June, 1918 ]

Price: $41.35

Publisher: Amherst Mass., The Alumni Council of Amherst College : 1918

Seller ID: Books007495

Binding: Card covers

Condition: Very Good

16 pages, in card covers, with 12 photographs. Unobtrusive foxing to a few leaves; original staples with a touch of rust but holding fine. From the estate of Louis J. Heath who matriculated in '06, graduated 1910, went on to complete a Masters at Harvard and become a well respected journalist in Washington and in Central and South America. Measures 7.75 x 5.3 inches. We have Amherst memorabilia from the 1906 - 1912 period and are happy to combine shipping; please inquire.
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Category: Americana