Search Results: Periodicals from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

Lake Champlain, Vermont: Young Men's Christian Association of Vermont, volume xiv, numbers 1 to 16, 1924. Octavo (9" x 6"), 109 pages, occasional illustration from photographs & art work by F. Harrison Stafford & Robert E. Allen. Original stapled paper wraps. Moderately soiled, light edge wear including a closed tear (about 1.25") at rear cover, staples rusted causing minor staining, otherwise Very Good. Sixteen issues of the Abnaki Herald, the journal of the nation's oldest YMCA all boy's camp. The camp was founded by Byron Clark in 1901 and is still in existence today. The theme of the journal reflects the camp motto, "Help the Other Fellow."

Baltimore, Maryland: Published by the college, Volume 3, no. 2, June, 1867. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 24 inches by 37 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages.
Old folds, lightly toned & foxed, moderately tattered (including creasing & closed tears), couple of small losses from ink burn briefly affecting text, brief math ciphering in pencil in the right margin of page 3, small rubber-stamped mark at the lower margin of the front page, otherwise very good.
The college was apparently one of 48 in the Bryant, Stratton & Co."International Chain of Business Colleges" designed to "place in the hands of aspiring young men the most ready and effectual means of attaining to positions of honor and emolument: in short, to impart in the most thorough manner, and in the shortest time possible, that kind and degree of training comprised in a business education."

Elbing: Im Verlag der Hartmannsschen Buchhandlung, numbers 1 to 104 (inclusive), January to December, 1822. First edition. 8vo (8.5" x 7.5"), unpaginated [8 pages per issue]. Contemporary paper vellum over boards with a gilt-lettered red spine label Text in German, printed in two columns.
Binding rubbed & soiled, with joints just beginning to split & hinges cracked Internally, first printed leaf partially detached causing minor tattering, small rubber stamp on the first page, moderate toning & sporadic light foxing throughout, Good or better. "The Highest Approved Royal West Prussian Elbing Newspaper from the State and Scholars," edited by Friedrich Traugott Hartmann, began publication in the early 19th century. Editor Hartmann, as several sources cite, apparently held anti-Semitic views. Enjoying essentially a monopoly until supplanted by rival "Elbinger Anzeigen," the final issue was published in 1830. Uncommon in general within institutional collections, this particular year is not represented in… Read More

Baltimore, Maryland: Published by Dobbin & Fulton, Volume CXXV, No. 20,483, Thursday, May 1, 1862. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 29.75 inches by 45 inches folded once horizontally forming 4 pages.
Old folds, lightly toned & foxed, moderately tattered (including creasing & closed tears), couple of small losses briefly affecting text (now reinforced with archival tissue), small rubber-stamped mark at the lower margin of the front page, otherwise very good.
Contents Include: Surrender of New Orleans; Siege of Yorktown; Affairs in Tennessee; Mr. Jefferson Davis; and much more.

Goessel, Kansas: Published by the Journalism & Typing II students, 29 issues, 1945 - 1949. First editions. Folio (14" x 85"), variously paginated, occasional illustrations. Stapled, mimeographed sheets printed recto & verso. OCLC finds a single holding of bound volumes, dates unspecified, as of 3/11/2021Folded once horizontally, edge wear including tears, corner creases, & a few small losses, age browned, soiled, previous owner's signatures & dooding, certainly good or better A broken run of this student-published periodical providing poetry, sports reporting, editorials, gossip, & nice graphics: a wonderful & nostalgic view of small town life in the Great Plains as seen through the eyes of its teen-agers just after World War Two. When incorporated in 1952, Goessel had a population of 260 The 2010 census finds a population of 539.

Baltimore, Maryland: Published by John H. Wood, elaborate masthead engraved by Torsch & Rea, Volume III, No. 36, Saturday, September 9, 1871. Original broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 28.5 inches by 42 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages.
Old folds, slightly toned & soiled, brief edge wear, some creasing, short pencil annotation at the top margin, small rubber-stamped mark in the bottom margin, otherwise very good or better.
A short-lived publication providing news, literature, &, of course, advertisements, Baltimore Saturday Night was first issued in 1869 & ceased in 1875. It was apparently continued as the Sunday Herald thereafter.

London: Published by J. Francis, printed by James Holmes, 51 issues bound in gilt-lettered one quarter calf & plum cloth, numbers 271 to 322, January 5 to December 28, 1833. Quarto (11" x 9"), 904 & viii pages (continously paginated), with illustrated title page & 4 small illustrations at page 764. Text in three columns.
Binding lightly rubbed, spine faded, occasional minor foxing, otherwise Very Good.
An early volume of this auspicious journal which was published continuously from 1828 to 1921.

Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio: Published Monthly by the C.M.T.C. office in the interest pf the Citizens' Military Training Camps, Volume 1, [number 1], April, 1931. First edition. Octavo (7.75" x 3.75"), 6 pages plus covers, illustrated. Original pictorial stapled stiff paper wraps.Moderately browned, scuff on the rear cover affecting return address, staples rusted, otherwise Very Good. "Here is the first issue of the C.M.T.C. Bugle. For the benefit of our new subscribers (first year applicants) we wish to announce that this leaflet will appear intermittently for the duration of the C.M.T.C. procurement campaign and will contain short items of interest concerning the C.M.T. Camps to be held in the Corps Area." ~Excerpted from page one.The camps, which ran from 1921 to 1940, offered basic military training during summer sessions & did not require an obligation for active duty service. Participants included Harry S. Truman, Ronald Reagan, Robert Penn Warren, Walter S. McIlhenny, Chuck Yeager, John J.… Read More

New York: Th. Lacombe, May 15, 1852. Printed & decorated paper wraps, sewn..
New York: Th. Lacombe, volume 1, number 1, "15 Mai, 1852." First & probably only edition. Quarto (11.5 x 8.25"), 12 pages printed in two columns plus covers. Original printed & decorated paper wraps, sewn. Text in French & English. OCLC finds a single copy at the New York Historical Society as of 6/4/2023.
Wraps toned, moderate edge wear, old horizontal folds, light foxing, faint signature in the top margin of the upper cover, otherwise very good.
Presumably a short-lived publication & likely the only number issued. Publisher Lacombe served, apparently, as editor & also contributed a sketch entitled "Fleurette." As noted on the verso of the upper wrap, each issue "will contain two plates." This example, with no evidence of removal, is without illustration & was probably distributed as a sample & prospectus.

Benjamin, Park (editor). Celebrated Crimes ... The Countess of Saint Geran ... as published in The New World. New York: J. Winchester, Extra series, number 81, May, 1843. Small folio, (12.25" by 8.25"), 32 pages & covers. Original self wraps, sewn, with an engraved illustration at the masthead with sentiment below: "No pent-up Utica contracts our powers; For the whole boundless continent is ours." Text in two columns.
Toned, stained, soiled, tattered, small losses not affecting text, shallow diagonal corner creasing throughout, about good & still quite useful.
An early edition, perhaps the first American, of part of Dumas' "Celebrated Crimes" series, originally published in 1839 & 1840. The series provides semi-fictionalized accounts of the most noteworthy criminal cases in European history.

San Francisco: Robert E. Culbreth, Volume xxxiii, number 39, April 17, 1897. First edition. Folio newspaper, 24 pp., illustrated. Pictorial wraps, stapled.
Lightly soiled, brief pencil annotations in the top margin of the upper cover, trace edge wear, Very Good. Single issue of a weekly newspaper published in San Francisco between (approximately) 1878 & 1900. This example provides biographies of leading men including Robert McMurray, "well-known capitalist", Collis Potter Huntington, President of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, & several others. Quite uncommon, OCLC finds 8 issues at Stanford University & a bound volume for 1893 at the Huntington.

Berryville, Clarke County Virginia: Published & edited by John O. Crown, Volume xxi, number 34, October 10, 1889. Broadsheet newspaper, single sheet measuring 24 inches by 34 inches folded once vertically forming four pages.
Old folds, moderately toned & foxed, tattered including small tears & losses in the margins, creasing, one-half inch split at a fold briefly affecting text, pencil annotation in the top margin, otherwise good or better.
Contents include:Judases in MexicoInternational Sunday School LessonRevolt in the Black BeltLocal, often illustrated advertising
Publisher & editor, John Oliver Crown was the "son of Frederick and Henrietta Thomas Crown, husband of Sarah Jane Smith Crown, 1848-1916. Served in Co. B, 35th VA Cavalry "White's Comanches," CSA during the Civil War. In 1870 he returned to Berryville, VA, and purchased The Clarke Co. Courier and was owner/editor/publisher until his death. At the time of his funeral the businesses of Berryville closed to pay homage to him. He was a writer… Read More

Winchester, Virginia: [Robert H. Gallaher], "Friday Morning, February 14, 1862." Folio newspaper, single sheet measuring 18 inches by 24 inches folded once vertically forming four pages.
Old folds, lightly browned & foxed, tiny losses at fold intersects, brief youthful scribblings in ink & pencil in the margins, old ink signature in the top margin of page one & small rubber stamped mark in the bottom margin of page one, otherwise very good.
Contents include: Military Forces of the State;Federal Account of the Partial Destruction of Harper's Ferry; $20 Reward for Deserters from Company A; Strasburg Extension; Head Quarters Department of Northern Virginia, General Orders

Washington, D.C.: W.D. Wallach. Lot of 9 issues, broken run: Volume xiv, numbers 2058, 2061, 2062, 2073, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, & 2098, September, October, & November, 1859. First editions, original broadsheet newspapers, single sheets measuring 22 inches by 29 inches folding once vertically forming 4 pages each.
Old folds, tattered, creased, some losses (text mostly unaffected), small rubber stamp in the margins, good or so & still quite useful.
The Washington Evening Star was founded in 1852 by Captain Joseph Borrows Tate. In 1853, Tate sold an interest to William Douglas Wallach who became sole owner in 1855. Thereafter, he shortened the name to the Evening Star and introduced the Sunday edition. The paper was noted for coverage of the Civil War and was long the paper of record for the Nation's Capital. After a run of 128 years, publication ceased in 1981.

Washington, D.C.: The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 1894. Original die cut calendar measuring approximately 13.75 inches by 10 inches printed in color on card stock.
Removed from a scrapbook. Brief remnants of adhesive & a ring stain on the verso, lightly stained, modest edge wear including a couple of nicks & short tears, a bit curled, otherwise very good.
Presents the front page of the newspaper for November 23, 1894 surrounded by the months of the year, each with a little girl in color outfitted to match the month. This stunning calendar was probably issued as a premium for subscribers.
The Evening Star was the paper of record for Washington, D.C. for much of the time between 1852 & 1981.

Dearborn, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, 1955. Pictorial stapled paper wraps..
Dearborn, Michigan: Ford Motor Company, volume 47, number 1, January, 1955. First edition. Sextodecimo (7" x 5"), 64 pages plus covers, profusely illustrated in color from art work & photographs. Original glossy, stapled paper wraps.
Moderate edge wear & rubbing, lightly soiled, some creasing, mailing address on the rear cover, otherwise Good or better.
Contents include: Rod and Reel in Florida; Look What's Cookin' on the Keys; Favorite Recipes of Famous Taverns; Waterfront Unlimited; Shanty Boat Cruise; Retirement Scouting.

Frederick-Town, (Maryland): Printed by John P. Thomson, Vol. II, No. 73, Saturday, November 5th, 1803. First edition. Original newspaper, single sheet measuring 18 inches by 23 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages. Text in four columns, printed on laid paper. Brigham/ Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 (1962 edition), vol. I, pp. 261 & 262.
Moderately tattered & creased, toned, foxed, lightly stained, signature in old ink at the top margin of "Rev. Joseph Glass," otherwise very good.
Previous owner Rev. Joseph Glass was one of five ministers who organized the Presbytery of Winchester, Virginia. He is cited in Graham's Planting of the Presbyterian Church in Northern Virginia.
This issue features lengthy reporting on current considerations in the House of Representatives involving the Louisiana Purchase. Also includes period advertising for, among other things, a run away slave:
"SIXTEEN DOLLARS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, living in Montgomery County, near the Sugar-loaf… Read More

Frederick-Town, (Maryland): Printed by John P. Thomson, Vol. II, No. 77, Saturday, December 3d, 1803. First edition. Original newspaper, single sheet measuring 18 inches by 23 inches folded once vertically forming 4 pages. Text in four columns, printed on laid paper. Brigham/ Bibliography of American Newspapers 1690-1820 (1962 edition), vol. I, pp. 261 & 262.
Moderately tattered & creased, last two letters in "Herald" at masthead rubbed, toned, foxed, lightly stained, signature in old ink at the top margin of "Rev. Jos. Glass," brief ink annotations in the margins, otherwise very good.
Previous owner Rev. Joseph Glass was one of five ministers who organized the Presbytery of Winchester, Virginia. He is cited in Graham's Planting of the Presbyterian Church in Northern Virginia.
This issue features lengthy reporting on current considerations in the House of Representatives involving the Louisiana Purchase. Also includes period advertising for, among other things, a run away slave:
"SIXTEEN DOLLARS… Read More

New York: Oaksmith & Co., Five issues, volume I, January to July, (omitting July as issued), 1859. Small quarto (10.25" x 7"), 664 pages, profusely illustrated from woodcuts. Publisher's gilt-lettered quarter black morocco & black pebbled cloth. Text in two columns.
Ex-library with rubber-stamp of the Frank J. Basloe Library at the ffep (no other marks). Binding worn, rubbed & scuffed, evidence of bookplate removal at the front pastedown, hinges cracked, front hinge nearly failed, foxing & toning, still quite useful.
Seba Smith & wife Elizabeth Oakes Smith purchased Emerson's Magazine, previously known as Putnam's Monthly, in 1858, renaming it The Great Republic thereafter. Ms. Smith, a prominant women's rights activist as well as author, journalist, poet, & editor, contibutes 9 articles largely regarding conditions in New York City including:
"The Tombs, The Great City Prison."
"The Sewing Girls of New York."
"The Street Musicians of New York."
"The Ragpickers of New York."
Apparently unsuccessful,… Read More

Four octavo volumes varying in size, pagination & date of publication, all first editions, illustrated throughout, the first three ex-library in library bindings, one in dust jacket.
Incudes:Vol I: 1741-1850. New York: Appleton, 1930;
Vol II: 1850-1865; Cambridge: Harvard, 1938;
Vol III: 1865-1885. Cambridge: Harvard, 1938;
Vol IV: 1885-1905. Cambridge: Harvard, 1957.
Volumes I, II & III display typical library markings including card pockets in two volumes. Volume four is in the original binding & price-clipped dust jacket which is faded at the spine, exhibits modest edge wear, & has a gift inscription at the front pastedown, withal, a useful set of an important treatise.
The author was professor of English & director of the school of journalism at the University of Iowa & thereafter Dean of the University of Missouri. Volumes II & IIi of this important set won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for History. A fifth volume was published posthumously in 1968 & is not included in this group.
Shipping is at cost,… Read More