Category: Americana

SIGNATURE ON A CARD OF AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN AND 4TH U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WILLIAM F. WHITING.

By: Whiting, William F. (1864 -1936). United States Secretary of Commerce from 1928 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Circa [1900]. : [1900].

Seller ID: 37109

Condition: Good

- A cream-colored card, 1-1/2 inches high by 3 inches wide, is signed in black ink William F. Whiting. The card is slightly soiled with a small black stain & 2 tiny black marks to its edges. Good. Born in Holyoke, Mass., William F. Whiting [1864-1936] served as treasurer and later president of his father's Whiting Paper Company. He became a lifelong friend of Calvin Coolidge when Coolidge was mayor of Northampton, Mass. Whiting became one of the first two Coolidge Men to advocate for their friend as a serious presidential candidate. Later he held the position of U.S. Secretary of Commerce fro...
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THE TRIALS OF A STUMP-SPEAKER: A Series of Sketches and Humorous Incidents That Happened During the Many Years' Experience of the Author,and Particularly during the Campaign of 1888.

By: Wilcox, Henry S.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, (1906). : (1906).

Seller ID: 37138

Condition: Good

- Small octavo, pictorial maroon cloth titled & illustrated in black. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with the head & tail of the spine slightly chipped. There is some white staining near the top edge of the rear cover. 124 pages plus 3 pages of ads for books by Wilcox. A previous owner's name & address is penned on the front endpaper. Good. First edition. First Edition.
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EMBATTLED CONFEDERATES: An Illustrated History of Southerners at War

By: Wiley, Bell Irvin

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: Bonanza Books, (1964). : (1964).

Seller ID: 3141

Condition: Very good

New York: Bonanza Books, (1964).. (1964).. Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dustwrapper. The dust jacket is lightly soiled, rubbed & chipped with a price-sticker on the front flap. x [ii] & 290 pages. There are 2 small stains to the fore-edge. Profuse black-and-white illustrations compiled by Hirst D. Milhollen. Very good.

Reprint edition. Dust jacket present.
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THE MEMORIAL WAR BOOK / As Drawn from Historical Records and Personal Narratives of the Men Who Served in the Great Struggle

By: Williams, George F., Major

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York: Arno Press, 1979. : 1979.

Seller ID: 24376

Condition: Fine

New York: Arno Press, 1979.. 1979.. Fine. - Quarto, cloth, in a pictorial dust wrapper. 610 & [3] pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Near fine.

A reprint of the 1894 edition published in New York by Lovell Brothers Company. The 2,000 illustrations are mostly from photographs taken by the then U.S. Government photographers Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner. Dust jacket present.
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LOYAL OPPOSITION. Armistice Day / Nineteen Hundred and Forty

By: Willkie, Wendell L

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Edwin Sauter, 1940. : 1940.

Seller ID: 2527

Condition: Very good

Edwin Sauter, 1940.. 1940.. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth backed green boards with pictorial label mounted on front board. The boards are lightly rubbed & bumped & the label is very lightly soiled. 44 pp. printed in black with red initials & with red rules along the top & bottom of each page. Very good. First edition.The speech, 'Loyal Opposition' has been arranged in cadenced form by Edwin Sauter. The emblem reproduced on the cover was designed by Malvina Hoffman and donated to the Women Workers for Wilkie, who used it in the 1940 Presidential campaign. Dust jacket present. First Edition....
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UNITED IRISHMEN, UNITED STATES: Immigrant Radicals in the Early Republic

By: Wilson, David A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, (1998). : (1998).

Seller ID: 1639

Condition: Fine

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, (1998).. (1998).. Fine. - Octavo, gray cloth backed tan boards, in dw. x & 223 pp. Near fine. Dust jacket present.
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NEW YORK IN LITERATURE: The Story Told in Landmarks of Town and Country

By: Wilson, Rufus Rockwell; and Wilson, Otilie Ericson

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Elmira, NY: The Primavera Press, Inc., 1947. : 1947.

Seller ID: 6050

Condition: Good

Elmira, NY: The Primavera Press, Inc., 1947.. 1947.. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt, in dw. The binding is spotted & the dw is lightly chipped & rubbed. 372 pp. Good.

First trade edition of 2,550 copies.

From the library of George S. Hellman with his pencil notes throughout. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Historian JUSTIN WINSOR writes to historian JOHN FISKE sending bibliographical information regarding the "POCAHONTAS STORY".

By: Winsor, Justin (1831-1897) American historian.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: December 20, 1894. : 1894.

Seller ID: 97585

Condition: Very good

- Over 150 words penned on both sides of 9 inch high by 5-3/4 inch wide lightly ruled buff paper. Addressed to fellow historian John Fiske, the letter is signed in full "Justin Winsor" at the bottom of the second page. Folded once horizontally and once vertically there are short tears at both edges of the horizontal fold and a tiny tear at the top of the vertical fold. There is a tiny crease to the top left corner, a tiny chip to the top right corner and along the left edge. Very good. A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION OF TWO IMPORTANT AMERICAN HISTORIANS.Justin Winsor writes to John Fiske providing him...
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PROCEEDINGS ON THE OCCASION OF LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, 17th September, 1855.

By: Winthrop, Robert C.; et al.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Boston, MA: Moore & Crosby, City Printers, 1855. : 1855.

Seller ID: 35790

Condition: Good

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ROBERT C. WINTHROP - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt with frames & decorations in blind on both covers & the City of Boston seal in gilt on the rear cover. The corners of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are rubbed & the lower half of the front joint is starting to split. 72 pages. The front hinge is cracked. The edges of the pastedowns, endpapers & flyleaf are darkened and there is occasional light foxing. Despite its flaws, a good, attractive copy. First edition. Boldly inscribed by Robert Winthrop who delivered one of the addresses on this occasion: Mrs...
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW JACKSON AND MARTIN VAN BUREN

By: Wise, W. Harvey, Jr.; and Cronin, John W.; compilers

Price: $20.00

Publisher: NY: Burt Franklin, (1970). : (1970).

Seller ID: 6147

Condition: Fine

NY: Burt Franklin, (1970).. (1970).. Fine. - Tall octavo, red cloth titled in gilt. 72 pp. Near fine.

Reprint of the original 1935 edition.
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THE PRESIDENTS I HAVE KNOWN FROM 1860-1918. By Simon Wolf, Author of The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen

By: Wolf, Simon

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C.: Press of Byron S. Adams, (1918). : (1918).

Seller ID: 32760

Condition: Very good

Washington, D.C.: Press of Byron S. Adams, (1918).. (1918).. Very good. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR SIMON WOLF - Octavo, burgundy red cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & the spine. The covers are bumped & rubbed with a few small stains and the spine is slightly faded. xiv & 464 pages, illustrated with a full-page portrait following the title page and a few full-page plates. A discreet bookseller's name is stamped in blind at the bottom of the front endpaper. Very good. Second edition.Inscribed, signed and dated by Simon Wolf on the front endpaper: To Rev. Dr. W.B. Hill Whose genial ...
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A TWO YEARS' JOURNAL IN NEW YORK and Part of Its Territories in America. Reprinted from the Original edition of 1701. With an Introduction and Notes by Edward Gaylord Bourne Professor of History in Yale University

By: Wolley, Charles

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1902. : 1902.

Seller ID: 2007

Condition: Good

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1902.. 1902.. Good. - Octavo, gray paper covered boards with the title stamped in gilt on the front board. The boards are lightly rubbed; there is a tear to the upper half of the front joint & there are pieces out of the head, tail & mid- section of the spine. 75 pp. There is occasional light soiling & a pencil notation has been partially erased. 2 B&W plates [facsimiles]. Good. Limited edition of 250 numbered copies.Probably the publisher's copy. An ink notation on the colophon reads "Publishers unnumbered copy for Chas. W. Burrows" and a blue ...
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COMMON SENSE TACTICS AND DRILL FOR COMMANDERIES.

By: Woodhull, John W., R.-E.-Grand Commander; Balding, Thomas E., Past E.-Grand Captain General; Chapman, Chandler P., Past E.-Grand Generalissimo; compilers.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Milwaukee, WI: Symes, Swain & Co., Printers, 1878. : 1878.

Seller ID: 95825

Condition: Good

- Small octavo [approximately 6 inches high by 4 inches wide], limp dark brown leather titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed with small areas of the surface rubbed away & the covers are warped. 125 pages. There are several pinholes in the front endpaper. The contents are very good. Second edition. From the library of S. H. Gruber with his leather label mounted under the title on the front cover, his signature with the date July 18th, 1882 on the front endpaper and an additional signature on the flyleaf. This work is dedicated to Sir Vincent L. Hurlbut, Grand Master of the United States. A note...
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SPEECH OF HON. GEORGE H. YEAMAN, OF KENTUCKY, ON THE PROPOSITION TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 9, 1865

By: Yeaman, George H

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C.: McGill & Witherow, 1865. : 1865.

Seller ID: 32251

Condition: Fair

Washington, D.C.: McGill & Witherow, 1865.. 1865.. Fair. THE U.S. CONGRESSMAN YEAMAN OF KENTUCKY'S SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT OUTLAWING SLAVERY - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover. Unbound printed self-wraps. The cover page is darkened and detached. 15 deckle-edged pages and [1] blank. The overlapping edges of the deckle-edged leaves are darkened, chipped and creased. There is dampstaining to the top inner corners of the pages. Good. "After much hesitation and earnest reflection, I have concluded to vote for the resolution submitting to the people of the States the ...
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THE SILENT TRAVELLER IN SAN FRANCISCO. Written and Illustrated by Chiang Yee

By: Yee, Chiang

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., (1964). : (1964).

Seller ID: 19259

Condition: Very good

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., (1964).. (1964).. Very good. - Large octavo, 9-3/4 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Greenish gray cloth titled in blue on the spine with Chinese calligraphy in blue on the front cover, in a color pictorial white dust wrapper. The books spine is bumped & soiled. The price-clipped dust jacket is soiled with staining and foxing to the edges. There are a few chips and short tears to the jacket's edges. 366 pages, with profuse textual illustrations and 16 full-page color illustrations by Chiang Yee. A previous owner's bookplate, mounted on the front endpaper,...
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TYPED LETTER to SPIRO AGNEW'S CHIEF OF STAFF SIGNED by CLAYTON YEUTTER who later oversaw trade negotiations with Canada that led to NAFTA.

By: Yeutter, Clayton (1930-2017). Architect of NAFTA who oversaw the negotiations with Canada under President Ronald Reagan.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Lincoln, Nebraska, October 26, 1968. : 1968.

Seller ID: 95496

Condition: Fine

- Over 360 words typed on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper. Clayton Yeutter, who later oversaw trade negotiations with Canada under Ronald Reagan, thanks Spiro Agnew's chief of staff Arthur Sohmer for the gracious invitation to visit you during my tenure at the Foreign Service Institute though he declines since Sohmer will likely be very busy with his work for the Vice Presidential candidate in the final days of the Presidential campaign. Yeutter writes of having done some farm policy work for Mr. Nixon earlier and comments that the campaign appears to have a comfortable lead...
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2-PAGE FRAGMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER by WILLIAM EDWARD ZEUCH that brings to life the struggles in the 1930's between factions of liberals and radicals,

By: Zeuch, William Edward.

Price: $500.00

Publisher: circa December 1938. : 1938.

Seller ID: 97913

Condition: Very good

- Pages 2 and 3 of a densely written 3-page autograph letter on two sheets of 11 by 8-1/2 inch buff onion skin. The letter is signed "Zeuch" with a postscript signed "Z". Zeuch writes that he was present as a spectator at the 1919 Emergency National Convention of the Socialist Party of America which was held in Chicago. It was the Convention that marked the split between the Socialist Party and the Communist Labor Party. He states that the Communists have "no integrity or loyalty in any of their tactics. I have seen them [break] into various groups in the U.S. only to destroy them or to mislea...
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THE SOUTH: A LETTER FROM A FRIEND IN THE NORTH / with Special Reference to the Effects of Disunion upon Slavery

By: [Colwell, Stephen]

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA: Printed for the author by C. Sherman & Son, 1856. : 1856.

Seller ID: 28330

Condition: Fair

Philadelphia, PA: Printed for the author by C. Sherman & Son, 1856.. 1856.. Fair. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The rear wrap is lacking. The front wrap is detached & is heavily chipped & lightly foxed with a handwritten numeral in its top corner. 46 pages. There is a bookseller's blind stamp on the title page with a handwritten numeral in the top corner. The page corners are bumped with pieces out of the top corners of the first few leaves & the rear blank is lightly foxed with a piece out of its top corner. The text pages are clean & bright. Fair. First edition.This pamphle...
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LETTERS OF J. DOWNING, Major, Downingville Militia, Second Brigade, to His Old Friend, Mr. Dwight, of The New-York Daily Advertiser

By: [Davis, Charles Augustus]

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. : 1834.

Seller ID: 4162

Condition: Good

New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834.. 1834.. Good. - Small octavo, brown cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The covers are rubbed and stained and the label is chipped. ix, [i], 270, [10], 9, & [3] pages, illustrated with 2 frontispieces, a pictorial title page, and 6 plates. The deckle-edged leaves are occasionally creased. An early owner's inscription is penned on the verso of the first frontispiece. Good.

The third edition of this American satire written in dialect. [See BAL 4495].
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PHOENIXIANA; OR, SKETCHES AND BURLESQUES

By: [Derby, John Horatio]. Phoenix, John [pseud.]

Price: $95.00

Publisher: NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. : 1856.

Seller ID: 2142

Condition: Good

NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1856.. 1856.. Good. - 8vo, brown cloth (top edge & spine faded; head & tail of spine chipped); titled with vignette in gilt on spine; gilt vignette within blind-stamped floral decorations on front cover. 274pp. & 14 pages of publisher's ads (preliminaries slightly foxed). Frontispiece. Good.

First edition. BAL 4650. Scarce. Henry Morton's copy, signed by him on front endpaper. First Edition.
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Category: Americana