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Alhambra, CA: Alhambra City High School. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Many inscriptions from various students and teachers to the student who owner the book. Charming depiction of high school chums in the late 1930s before so many of them went off to war. Class pictures, individual student photos, clubs and sports activity pictures. .

Alhambra, CA: Alhambra City High School. Very Good. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Many inscriptions from various students and teachers to the student who owner the book. Charming depiction of high school chums in the late 1930s before so many of them went off to war. Class pictures, individual student photos, clubs and sports activity pictures. .

Alhambra, CA: Alhambra City High School. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Many inscriptions from various students and teachers to the student who owner the book. Charming depiction of high school chums in the early 1940s before so many of them went off to war. Class pictures, individual student photos, clubs and sports activity pictures. One page has a closed tear, no loss of content. .

Alhambra, CA: Alhambra City High School. Very Good. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean and secure in original binding. Charming depiction of high school chums in the early 1940s before so many of them went off to war. Class pictures, individual student photos, clubs and sports activity pictures. Wonderful colour lithograph illustrations between sections. .

Lynchburg: H.E. Howard. Fine. 1991. Second Edition. Hardcover. Virginia Regimental Histories; 268 pages .

Washington [DC]: Printed by Gales & Seaton. Very Good-. 1833. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very thick octavo volume. Contemporary full sheepskin leather, flat spine "paneled" by pairs of rules in blind, red leather label lettered in gilt in the second panel -- covers with a border constructed of decorative tooling in blind, plain endpapers. There are scuff and shallow gouges to the leather suface of the covers, and scattered foxing (both diffuse and little pin-points) affecting many of the text leaves -- as usual for paper used in official publications of the U.S. Congress of the time. 23rd Congress, 1st Session. Ho[use] of Rep[resentative]s. Executive. [Doc. No. 1 (through 49] This is the first volume, only (of six), of the complete set of the Executive Documents produced by the first session of the twenty-third U.S. Congress, during the administration of Andrew Jackson. As detailed at the beginning of the first section -- [an "Index to the Executive… Read More

Chicago: A. Warner & Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. A steel engraved portrait of Rev. A. A. Lambing extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. .

New York: G. P. Putnam's. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 252 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding in edgeword dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed by Theodore C. Blegen, author of one of the essays, on ffep "Theodore Winton, / with high regard, / from / Theodore C. Blegen" An excellent collection of twenty-two essays by Lincoln scholars including Jay Monaghan, David Donald, Arnold Gates, Roy Basler and Donald Riddle. Second section of the book includes highlights of Lincoln's speeches, his humour and his letters. Detailed chronology . The book concludes with a bibliography of several hundred entries. ; Signed by One Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and signed on titlepage "For Kay Evans / a great inspiration / Keep on tracking! / Fondly / Bob" An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked on the bill. In this compelling narrative, Kaiser shows how staffers play a critical role, drafting the legislation and often making the crucial deals. Kaiser’s rare insider access enabled him to illuminate the often-hidden intricacies of legislative enterprise and shows us the workings… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1854. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet. 33d Congress, 1st Session, Senate Mis. Doc. 72; 16 pages; Clean and complete in original self wrappers, stitched at left fold; small faint stain at lower outer corner of first two leaves; foredge curled on a few leaves (unevenly opened); two one word pencil notations in margin "veto" (p. 4) and "Kansas" (p. 8). A very nice example of this uncommon document. OCLC 78611368 OCLC 63889609 End of the document reads: "State Department, Washington, July 22, 1854. / A true copy, carefully collated with the original roll - W. Hunter, Chief Clerk." The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had outlawed slavery above the 36 30' latitude in the Louisiana territories and reopened the national struggle over slavery in the western territories. In January 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a bill that divided the land west of Missouri into… Read More

Washington: U.S. Senate. Very Good-. 1863. First Edition. Removed Document. 37th Congress, 3d session. Senate Misc Doc. No 31; 28 pages; Unmarked, clean and complete. Removed Document. Measures 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. OCLC 1064999617 "President Lincoln recognized that unreliable paper money and inadequate credit was problematic. Along with his Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase, he conceived the national banking system and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to regulate and supervise it. On February 25, 1863, President Lincoln signed The National Currency Act into law. The Act established the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), charged with responsibility for organizing and administering a system of nationally chartered banks and a uniform national currency." The National Bank Act of 1863 provided for the federal charter and supervision of a system of banks known as national banks; they were to circulate a stable, uniform national currency secured by… Read More

Chicago: A. Warner Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. 1 pages; A steel engraved portrait of Adam Mercer Brown extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. Engraved by E. G. Williams. Major Adam Mercer Brown born in 1826 in Butler County, PA. was admitted to practice in 1853 and was a member of the Bar of Allegheny County for more than 57 years and served as the first president of the Pittsburgh Law Association. He came to Pittsburgh in 1850 to study law and entered into practice with his uncle Thomas M. Marshall. Later he formed a partnership with his two sons, who followed in the profession, under the firm name of A. M. Brown & Sons which continued throughout his active life. He was a man of considerable ability and… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1950. Hardcover. Autograph; xiv, 575 pages; In blue ink at top of page "Arthur Schlesinger" then inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep in red ink: "For Kay Evans / with uncontained / affection / A.M.S. Jr." Green cloth binding mildly faded at spine; lacks rear free endpaper; last page of index fixed to rear pastedown. Book inscribed from one Washington historian to a Washington journalist and noted Georgetown hostess Katherine "Kay" Evans. Both were close friends of Robert F. Kennedy and frequenters of the 'Georgetown Set.' Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (1917 – 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. Much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Schlesinger served as special assistant… Read More

New York: Judge Company. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Print. 1 pages; Image clean and clear, with bright white matting. Image measures 13 X 9.25 inches; matted measures 22 X 14 inches. Full page cover of JUDGE magazine for April 11, 1908 depicting William Jennings Bryan as a golliwog (African American caricature) with a basket of eggs representing electoral delegates, some of them dropping to the floor and cracking. Beyond the door is a sign pointing to Denver (site of the Democratic National Convention), and hiding in the dark is an image of Bryan's primary challenger Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson with a threateningly raised hatchet labeled "Minnesota Delegates." The 1908 U.S. Presidential election occurred in the backdrop of the Progressive achievements of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's second term as well as against the U.S. recovery following the Panic of 1907. In this election, Roosevelt's chosen successor, Republican William Howard… Read More

Chicago: A. Warner & Co.. Very Good. 1889. Print. 1 pages; A steel engraved portrait of Albert M. Harper extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The portrait measures 10" by 7" with the image and facsimile autograph centered; protective tissue guard in place. Major Albert M. Harper (1843-1871) served with the Pennsylvania 139th Regiment of Volunteers from 1862 until the end of the War. He returned to his education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1867. After managing an oil refinery, he entered into the mercantile sector, but his success was cut short by death from illness at the young age of 29. .

Miami: Rex Press. Very Good+. 1972. Fourth Edition. Spiral-bound. 150 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers with white plastic spiral spine. OCLC 1851774 A fascinating work produced by and for Cubans living in exile. From The Miami News (Oct 10, 1965): A new history of Cuba, in both English and Spanish, and titled "Album Azul de Cuba" has just been published by Rex Press of Miami. Editor and compiler of the 150 page album is Aurelio Garcia Dulzaides, a Cuban now exiled in Miami. Hundreds of photo-illustrations show Cuba as it was before Castro, and the editor included a cross-section of revolutionary photos as a contrast. He appeals to all American governments to "shake off the inertia" regarding action against Communist Cuba and says: "The indifference of the Americas toward Cuba, the prison state, is a death sentence for the whole continent." The dedication states: This work is devoted to giving our young readers ... a full view of… Read More

New York: Anson D. F. Randolph. Very Good-. 1863. First Edition. Paperback. 48 pages; Contents clean and complete, front wrapper present, rear wrapper lacking. OCLC 169946169 Sabin 29832 Contents: Historical Sketch; Is the North Justified in waging war to restore the Union? How Far is the Question of Slavery involved in the Struggle? On Which Side should the Sympathy of England be Enlisted? Christopher Newman Hall (1816 – 1902), known in later life as a 'Dissenter's Bishop', was one of the most celebrated 19th century English Nonconformist divines. He was active in social causes; supporting Abraham Lincoln and abolition of slavery during the American Civil War, the Chartist cause, etc. During the 1860s, dissenting from the British government's position, Newman Hall passionately supported the north in the American Civil War. He disapproved of secession by southern states. England should side with the North, he wrote, particularly because emancipation of the… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, (1), 988 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket with a short ink mark on front panel, ripple at bottom edge. Manuscript note on dedication page: "Rowland Evans / from David McKean 1999 / (Thos. McKean - Shaping of an / American Republic - Safire). Includes endnotes & index. Absorbing story of the nation's leading opposition radical newspaper from 1790-1800. Founded and published by Benjamin Bache (Benjamin Franklin's grandson) and William Duane, the publication's avowed object was to keep America's Founding Fathers true to their original mission. To that end Bache and Duane embraced emerging Jeffersonian republicanism, attacked George Washington as an incompetent commander-in-chief ,and attacked John Adams as a monarchist. Both editors were arrested under the Sedition Acts. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative… Read More

Bath: Claverton Manor. Near Fine. 1959. Paperback. 12 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. Illustrations (b&w) throughout. OLC: 66528533 Date is approximate, not printed in book. The American Museum in Britain is based at Claverton Manor, near Bath, England, in a house, designed by Jeffry Wyatville and built in the 1820s on the site of a manor bought by Ralph Allen in 1758, replacing the manor house built by Ralph of Shrewsbury around 1340. The museum was founded by two antique collectors, an American, Dallas Pratt (August 21, 1914 – May 20, 1994) and a Briton, John Judkyn (1913 – July 27, 1963) and opened to the public for the first time on July 1, 1961. The exhibits cover American history in form of period rooms from circa 1690 to 1860 with space for exhibitions on more recent events and topics. .

Washington: National Geographic Society. Very Good+. 1951. Paperback. 40 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. Illustrated with 33 colour reproductions and 5 b&w photographs. First separate edition of this essay that originally appeared in National Geographic Magazine. .