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The slave power: its character, career, and probable designs: being an attempt to explain the real issues involved in the American contest. 2nd edition.CAIRNES, J(ohn) E(lliot).
New York, Carleton, 1862. Original embossed cloth
New York, Carleton, 1862.Original embossed cloth and clean and tight. 171 pp.First edition was published the same year in New York. - Thorough analysis of socio-economic backgrounds of slavery in North America. 'The slave society concept was adumbrated in the late nineteenth century, particularly in The slave power (1862) written by John E. Cairnes, and became common currency among popularization of the Marxist slave mode of production' (Macmillan, Encyclopedia of world slavery, p.826). 'Confederates probably intend to revive the African slave trade, which continued until 1860' (Hogg p.233). - (Library stamp on title-page).Sabin 9856; Work p.365; Hogg 2857; Afro-Americana 1929.

The Laird Of Logan; Or, Anecdotes and Tales Illustrative of the Wit and Humour of Scotland.[CARRICK, John Donald]Published by David Robertson, Glasgow, 1845. Seventh Thousand.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in dark brown leather over marbled boards, matching marbled endpapers, spine in 5 compartments with gilt, black leather spine label lettered in gilt; engraved title page 528 pages Very old newspaper clipping inserted between two pages left a stain.
Spine still attached to front and back covers but separated from the book itself. Looks like an easy repair.

Peter Case
As Far As You Can Get Without A Passport
Peter Case
Published by everthemore books/For Now, 2006
ISBN 10: 097438772XISBN 13: 9780974387727
5.5x 8.5. 51 pages
paperback. Condition:Fine. Signed. Signed inscription by Case to title page. Pages bright and unmarked. Binding tight.
Interesting signature. I attended a concert he did in a small club in Ventura, Ca and we were joking around about religion and he signed this book to me with a not "Also, yours in Christ". Neither of us was a Christian though.

Hardcove, Special Definitive Edition. Ex-library book of the Blanchard Comunity Library with plate on the inside cover. Signed by author; one of 1000 copies. Signed by Sarah Eliot Blanchard who was a member of the founding family of the Blanchard Library.
Some minor wear along the edges of the red cloth cover.
James Bridger began as a fur trapper in 1822. "During the next twenty years, he repeatedly traversed the area between the Canadian boundary and the southern line of Colorado and from the Missouri River westward to Idaho and Utah. He was the first white man, sa far as is known to visit (Fall of 1824) Great Salt Lake. He established a way-station, Fort Bridger, on the Oregon Trail in southwestern Wyoming in 1843".

Very Rare yearbook.
LA ENCINA: Occidental College, 1917 yearbook
"Being A Record of the College Year compiled and published by The Class of 1917"
Hardback, 8 inches tall by 11 wide. 181 pages plus advertising
Condition: Very Good, light stain on front cover. No writing inside.

The Place Called Sespe: The History of a California RanchCleland, Robert G. [Glass]Published by Lakeside Press / Robert Glass Cleland, Chicago / Los Angeles, 1940
Inscribed March, 11, 1940 "From Howard Pressey". Pressey was the manager of Rancho Sespe and resigned in 1947 after 25 years. See scan of a news article about him.
cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed vi+120pp, map frontis, cloth nice . Brown Cloth, Morocco Spine Label, Gilt.
Very scarce in this edition, which was published in asmall printing.

The University of California
Berkeley, CA: Students Co-operative Society, [1911]. First Edition. Oblong 4to (10 1/2" x 12 1/2").
1 leaf of text; 3 inch tear to be repaired. Three hole punch to all pages held together with heavy string. Text leaf separated by tear to paper at the holes.
22 mounted albertype images (5 3/4" x 8") of UC Berkeley (including 1 fold-out image (5 3/4" x 24") of the Greek Theatre. Printed by the Albertype Co. in Brooklyn, NY. Publisher's light brown wrappers with seal of the University of California on front cover; stab-stitched with silk ties.
Some wear & short tears on edges; 2" split spine ; but all holding together. 1/2" paper loss at spine bottom; a very good copy of a scare UC Berkeley title.
All Albertypes in very good condition. One unstick to the backing page...Greek Theater, could be reattached with acid free tape.


The title of the photos are: Sather Gate.; General Campus View: California Hall, Boalt Hall of Law.; Concrete Bridge Approach to Campus.; The… Read More