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TRANSCRIPTS OF EIGHT RECORDED PRESIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONS. Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-Third Congress,Second Session. Pursuant to H. Res. 803: A Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Committee on the Judiciary to Investigate Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the House of Representatives to Exercise its Constitutional Power to Impeach Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States of America. May-June 1974

By: (Nixon, Richard M.; Haldeman, H. R.; Dean, John)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.: 1974.

Seller ID: 11651

Condition: Fine

Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974.. 1974.. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are slightly faded along the spine & there is a light crease to the bottom corner of the rear wrap. v & 218 pages. Near fine.

These transcripts record 8 conversations between President Nixon and John Dean between September 1972 and April 1973. H. R. Haldeman was sometimes included.
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UNDERSTANDING. Not tolerance, but understanding / By Julius Marks, D.D., LL.D., Senior Rabbi of Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York. Bigotry is Un-American / By His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. Understanding...a source of strength / By Norman Vincent Peale, D.D., LL.D., Minister, Marble Collegiate Church, New York City

By: (O'Connor, Basil). Mark, Julius; Spellman, Francis, Cardinal; Peale, Norman Vincent

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York: Privately printed by Kurt H. Volk, Inc., (1954).: (1954).

Seller ID: 18249

Condition: Fine

New York: Privately printed by Kurt H. Volk, Inc., (1954).. (1954).. Fine. - Octavo, blue marbled boards backed with black morocco, titled & decorated in gilt on the spine. The top edge is gilt & the endpapers are marbled. The slipcase is lacking. The head & tail of the spine are lightly rubbed. Half-title & 51 pages. There is some light foxing to the prelims, else near fine.

Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

From the library of Basil O'Connor with his bookplate on the front pastedown and with the library stamp of his second wife, Hazel Royall, on the verso of the front endpaper.

Basil O...
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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF M. P. O'CONNOR. Written and Edited by His Daughter Mary Doline O'Connor

By: (O'Connor, Michael Patrick; 1831-1881). O'Connor, Mary Doline

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York: Dempsey & Carroll, 1893.: 1893.

Seller ID: 13806

Condition: Good

New York: Dempsey & Carroll, 1893.. 1893.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine with decorative frames in blind on both covers. The binding is bumped with some heavy rubbing to the spine & extremities. There is a small piece out of the spine near the head. xi & 561 pages. There is a pencil signature dated 1894 on the blank following the flyleaf. The fore-edge is foxed & there is occasional foxing & soiling elsewhere in the book. Several bottom page corners are creased. Illustrated with a black-and-white portrait frontispiece. Good.

First edition.

O'Connor was a member o...
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INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN CONFERENCE. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND DISCUSSIONS THEREON. (4 volumes)

By: (Pan-American Conference)

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890.: 1890.

Seller ID: 23230

Condition: Very good

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890.. 1890.. Very good. - Quarto, 11-3/4 inches high by 9 inches wide. Deep burgundy cloth titled in gilt on the spines. The covers are bumped and rubbed with occasional small stains. There is a tiny split to the cloth at the top of the front joint of the first volume. The volumes are respectively paginated [1]-554; 555-1203; 1-343; and 1-375. Very good.

The complete report of the first Pan-American conference which brought together delegates from the U.S.A. with those from the countries of South and Central America, with much detail about the histor...
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BIBLIOTHECA PHILLIPPICA. New Series: Fifth Part. AMERICANA. (Catalogue)

By: (Parke-Bernet Galleries)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 1969.: 1969.

Seller ID: 23299

Condition: Good

NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 1969.. 1969.. Good. - Octavo, gray-green boards (rubbed; rear joint worn; owner's name on front cover) titled in black with device in black on front board. 164 pp. Illustrated, with a foldout color frontispiece. Very good.
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THE LIFE OF GEORGE PEABODY; Containing a Record of Those Princely Acts of Benevolence Which Entitle Him to the Esteem and Gratitude of All Friends of Education and the Destitute, Both in America, the Land of His Birth and in England, the Place of His Death. With an Introduction by Dr. Joseph A. Hanaford

By: (Peabody, George). Hanaford, Phebe A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Boston: B. B. Russell, (1870).: (1870).

Seller ID: 22251

Condition: Good

Boston: B. B. Russell, (1870).. (1870).. Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt with a vignette in gilt on the spine. The binding is rubbed, bumped & lightly spotted with 2 tiny holes in the cloth of the rear cover. 308 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 5 black-and-white plates, including a portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard. There is some light staining & foxing to the prelims with offsetting from the frontispiece to the title. There is an owner's name & notation on the flyleaf & endpaper. The fore-edge is slightly foxed. Good.

First edition. First Edition.
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ROLLS OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 1844-1891

By: (Peabody, Rev. Andrew P.; Chairman, Membership Committee)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston: Printed for the Society, 1892.: 1892.

Seller ID: 13836

Condition: Good

Boston: Printed for the Society, 1892.. 1892.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. The wraps are soiled with the front edges chipped & with small stains to the front wrap. The spine is soiled & stained with tears to & pieces out of the head & tail. xv & 155 pages, partially unopened. The front edges of some leaves are chipped & there is occasional soiling. There is staining to the inside front wrap with light offfsetting to the title page. Good.
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DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONVENTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HELD IN THE YEAR 1788, / And Which Finally Ratified the Constitution of the United States. Printed by Authority of Resolves of the Legislature, 1856

By: (Peirce, Bradford K; and Hale, Charles; Editors)

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Boston: William White, Printer to the Commonwealth, 1856.: 1856.

Seller ID: 14705

Condition: Good

Boston: William White, Printer to the Commonwealth, 1856.. 1856.. Good. - Octavo, rebound in brown cloth backed with brown calf & titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are lightly bumped & the spine is rubbed & somewhat faded. vii, [vi] & 442 pages. The lower end of the front endpaper is detached with a tiny tear to the bottom edge. The edges of the title & the last leaf are darkened. There is occasional minor foxing & a pencil marking or two. Good.
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Image for JAMES B. POND PRESENTS ESCOTT NORTH F.R.G.S. IN HIS FASCINATING MOTION-PICTURE LECTURES DEPICTING THE AMERICAN COWBOY AND THE ROMANCE OF THE GOLDEN WEST. A promotional brochure advertising a series of lectures offered by North under the aegis of The Pond Bureau.

JAMES B. POND PRESENTS ESCOTT NORTH F.R.G.S. IN HIS FASCINATING MOTION-PICTURE LECTURES DEPICTING THE AMERICAN COWBOY AND THE ROMANCE OF THE GOLDEN WEST. A promotional brochure advertising a series of lectures offered by North under the aegis of The Pond Bureau.

By: (Pond, James B.); North, Escott.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: New York: The Pond Bureau, circa [1927].: [1927].

Seller ID: 94683

Condition: Very good

- Quarto, a 4-page pictorial brochure measuring 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide advertising a series of lectures on the American cowboy and the romance of the old West by Escott North. The cover illustration, in blue & white, depicts Escott North seated on a saddle attired in cowboy gear with hat and suspenders holding up fur covered leather chaps. A silhouette of a cowboy on a horse illustrates the top of the page. The rear cover is illustrated with 4 vignettes framing the text: "Follow the Trail with Escott North through the Sweeping Glory of the Far West". A brief biography prin...
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DOWN THE COLORADO. John Wesley Powell: Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon

By: (Porter, Eliot). Powell, John Wesley

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1969.: 1969.

Seller ID: 25850

Condition: Very good

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1969.. 1969.. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 14-1/4 inches high by 10-1/4 inches wide], light gray buckram in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The extremities of the binding are slightly darkened with some minor staining to the bottom edges of the covers. The dust jacket is rubbed with a vertical crease to the film surface of its rear panel. 168 pages. Color frontispiece & color photographic illustrations by Eliot Porter, and black-and-white photographic illustrations & drawings by members of Powell's expedition. The page edges are slightly darkened. Very g...
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OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS. Volume XI. Including Index for Vols. I-XI inclusive

By: (Randall, E. O.; Taylor, Edward Livingston; Hunter, W. H.; Knabenshue, S. S.; et al)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Columbus, OH: Fred J. Heer, 1903.: 1903.

Seller ID: 11421

Condition: Very good

Columbus, OH: Fred J. Heer, 1903.. 1903.. Very good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are lightly bumped with a small, light stain to the front cover. The spine & rear joint are spotted. vii, [vi] & 486 pages. There is a red stain to the fore-edge. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. Black-and- white illustrations. Very good.

Volume XI includes the quarterlies of the Society previously published as numbers I and II for July and October 1902, and the supplement to Volume XI, which consists of an index to Volumes I to XI. Among the contents ar...
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JOHN RANDOLPH

By: (Randolph, John). Adams, Henry

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1887.: 1887.

Seller ID: 19308

Condition: Very good

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1887.. 1887.. Very good. - Octavo, three quarters gilt-ruled black calf & black & blue marbled boards titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The top edge is gilt; marbled endpapers. The joints & the extremities of the binding are rubbed. vi & 313 pages. Very good.

Tenth edition. A title in the series "American Statesmen".
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THE AMERICAN FRONTIER from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Volume II: From Lewis and Clark through the Mexican War. (Catalog)

By: (Redwells)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Newton, MA: The Rendells, Inc., 1981.: 1981.

Seller ID: 23180

Condition: Very good

Newton, MA: The Rendells, Inc., 1981.. 1981.. Very good. - Quarto, printed cream wraps with a portrait in dark brown & cream on each wrap. The wraps are lightly soiled with the corners very lightly creased & a small pink stain to the rear wrap.. There is a tiny tear to the head of the spine. 189 pages. Illustrated with facsimiles in dark brown & cream. Very good.

647 items are catalogued & fully described.
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THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. Depicted by Pen and Camera

By: (Richards, William)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Chicago: Knight, Leonard & Co., 1892.: 1892.

Seller ID: 22655

Condition: Very good

Chicago: Knight, Leonard & Co., 1892.. 1892.. Very good. - Oblong octavo, 6 inches high by 9 inches wide. Light green cloth backed with a darker cloth spine, titled and illustrated in silver on the front cover. The covers are slightly soiled with very minor rubbing. [56] unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated throughout with textual and full- page illustrations of Niagara Falls and its surroundings, and with a double-page color "Bird's-Eye View of Niagara Falls and of Niagara River from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario", printed on tissue, bound in at the front. There is a tiny tear to the ...
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FIRST LADY: A Bibliography of Selected Material by and about ELEANOR ROOSEVELT.

By: (Roosevelt, Eleanor). Myers, R. David; Morrison, Margaret L.; Bloxom, Marguerite D.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984.: 1984.

Seller ID: 95176

Condition: Very good

- Octavo, softcover bound in tan & white wraps with a black-and-white portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt on the front cover. The binding is slightly rubbed with some minor soiling & creasing to the rear wrap. ix, [i] & 46 pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. Very good. Issued by the General Reading Room Division of the Library of Congress.
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Image for FIRST (ONLY?) SEPARATE PRINTING OF NY TIMES EDITORIAL ON THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. With TLS from Times editor giving permission for its publication

FIRST (ONLY?) SEPARATE PRINTING OF NY TIMES EDITORIAL ON THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. With TLS from Times editor giving permission for its publication

By: (Roosevelt, Franklin D.)

Price: $125.00

Publisher: (Providence, RI?: J. B. Coleman, 1945).: 1945).

Seller ID: 30605

Condition: Very good

(Providence, RI?: J. B. Coleman, 1945).. 1945).. Very good. - sc Oblong small quarto [7-1/2 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide]. The editorial is printed on one side only & fills 2 pages of a sheet of cream stock folded once to form 4 pages. The sheet is slightly darkened at the edges & along the fold. Together with a letter to Mr. J. B. Coleman of Providence, RI typed on a sheet of New York Times letterhead, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide, signed "Charles Merz" by the editor. The edges of the letterhead are darkened. It is folded twice for mailing and the top & bottom edges are ...
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ADVERSE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON A BILL TO REORGANIZE THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT

By: (Roosevelt, Franklin D.) (King, William H.; McCarran, Patrick; Burke, Edward R.; et al)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1937.: 1937.

Seller ID: 29858

Condition: Very good

Stamford, CT: The Overbrook Press, 1937.. 1937.. Very good. - Squarish octavo, tan cloth titled in red on spine with frames stamped in red on both covers. The covers are very lightly soiled & the spine is slightly darkened. 45 pp. plus colophon, beautifully printed with borders in red throughout. Very good.

1/1000 copies.

A nice association copy, from the library of Alva B. Gimbel with her distinctive miniature leather book label. Together with her husband Bernard, she formed the important Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation. A publisher's presentation slip is laid in.

Reprinted fr...
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ROOSEVELT Y LA BUENA VECINDAD

By: (Roosevelt, Franklin D.). Cancino, Francisco Cuevas

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Mexico-Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica, (1954).: (1954).

Seller ID: 14671

Condition: Very good

Mexico-Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica, (1954).. (1954).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial blue & brown wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed & bumped with creases to the spine. 551 pages plus colophon, unopened. Very good.

First edition. The text is in Spanish. First Edition.
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POLITICA EXTERIOR DEL PRESIDENTE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

By: (Roosevelt, Franklin D.). Charriez, J. Villaronga

Price: $75.00

Publisher: San Juan de Puerto Rico: Biblioteca de Autores Puertorriquenos, n.d. [1943].: n.d. [1943].

Seller ID: 13810

Condition: Good

San Juan de Puerto Rico: Biblioteca de Autores Puertorriquenos, n.d. [1943].. n.d. [1943].. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened. The wraps are lightly bumped & soiled. 229 pages plus colophon, unopened. The page edges are darkened & the top edge is foxed. Good.

The book deals with Roosevelt's foreign policy from 1933 to 1945. The text is in Spanish.

Scarce.
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WAGES AND HOURS / MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANSMITTING A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CONGRESS ENACT LEGISLATION "FURTHER TO HELP THOSE WHO TOIL IN FACTORY AND ON FARM" / May 24, 1937. -- Referred to the Committee on Labor and ordered to be printed. [75th Congress, 1st Session / House of Representatives / Document No. 255]

By: (Roosevelt, Franklin Delano)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., 1937.: 1937.

Seller ID: 17339

Condition: Fine

Washington, D.C., 1937.. 1937.. Fine. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 5-7/8 inches wide. Softcovers, self-wraps. 4 pages. There is some minor staining to the bottom edge of the last page. Else, near fine.

First edition. [Halter T636].

"The time has arrived for us to take further action to extend the frontiers of social progress." First Edition.
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