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Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey, by Lang & Ustick, 1795. Unbound sheets tied with old thread. Octavo. 51 pages. A copy that apparently was never bound, but whose signatures are tied together in three places along spine with sturdy thread. Moderate soil to external leaves, a few edge chips to untrimmed fore and bottom edges.. This is a strong Jeffersonian-Republican argument against the Jay Treaty, then before Congress. The treaty was designed by Alexander Hamilton, negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay, and supported by President Washington. The purpose was to resolve certain issues between the United States and Great Britain which had been left outstanding since the end of the American Revolutionary War.<br /> <br /> Jeffersonian Republicans were staunchly opposed to the treaty, and the fierce debate--of which this pamphlet is a part--caused such deep divisions that it cemented the American political party system. Even President Washington came under attack for his support of…
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Features of Mr. Jay's Treaty. To Which is Annexed a View of the Commerce of the United States, as it Stands at Present, and as it is Fixed by Mr. Jay's Treaty
by [Dallas, Alexander James (1759-1817)]
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Fire Station (Signed)
by Bukowski, Charles (1920-1994)
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Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1970. First printing. Wrappers. Octavo. [34] pages. Bound in red paper soft covers with black endpapers. Front cover printed in black and gold. Covers intentionally protrude about 1/2" beyond fore edge of text, and top fore corners (of covers only) are slightly pushed. Clean and bright overall. Near fine.. Black and white drawing by Bukowski. Collection of poems by the King of the Underground. Boldly signed by Bukowski under a printed drawing. Title page is printed on a smaller red sheet that hides the drawing but reveals Bukowski's signature. This first edition consisted of approximately 1,000 copies, issued concurrently with a hardcover edition of 100 copies. <br /> <br /> Ref. KRUMHANSL 34a.
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The First Settlers of Virginia, an Historical Novel, Exhibiting a View of the Rise and Progress of the Colony at James Town, a Picture of Indian Manners, the Countenance of the Country, and its Natural Productions
by [Davis, John (1774-1854)]
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New-York: Printed for I. Riley and Co, 1806. Second edition, considerably enlarged. Contemporary calf over boards. Octavo. xii, [13]-284 pages. Very good. Rebacked in leather, retaining original boards and red spine title label. Minor rubs to fore corners, some offsetting to title page from frontispiece, and mild browning throughout but remarkably clean and sound overall.. Frontispiece engraving of Pocahontas rescuing John Smith. The first extensive treatment of the legend of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith, in its preferred edition, complete, and excellent condition. Scarce, thus.<br /> <br /> The frontispiece was engraved by Benjamin Tanner after F. James, and depicts Pocahontas saving John Smith from execution at the hands of her father. This is one of the earliest American romantic novels about Native Americans. <br /> <br /> Davis was an English immigrant with literary aspirations who lived in Philadelphia at the beginning of the 19th century. He was acquainted with…
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Flash every Sabre bright
by [Civil War Song Sheet] Johnson, Robert
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New York: Charles Magnus, 1864. Single leaf approximately 5" x 8. Near fine condition with a small chip to top right corner.. Hand-colored lithograph headpiece. Patriotic Union Civil War song sheet with three verses, beginning: <br /> <br /> "Draw comrades draw the bright sabre again,<br /> Let the crack of rifle for ever be heard..."<br /> <br /> The hand-colored headpiece is a view of the City of Richmond from across the James River, with the Confederate Capitol prominently in the center (Magnus 61, per Wolf). <br /> <br /> Charles Magnus was a German immigrant printing entrepreneur who produced city views as well as views of camps and hospitals during the Civil War. He is well known for his postal covers and song sheets as well. <br /> <br /> Ref. WOLF 656.
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The Fly [in the complete issue of Playboy Magazine]
by [Langelaan, George (1908-1972)]
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[Chicago]: [HMH Publishing Co., Inc.], 1957. First printing. Magazine. Quarto. 12 pages. Glossy pictorial covers over saddle-stapled binding. Some minor extremity rubs, mild wrinkles, and a stamp at top fore corner of front cover.. First appearance of Langelaan's brilliant sci-fi horror short story, "The Fly." The story has been adapted to film twice--first in 1958 and again in 1986. <br /> <br /> This is the complete issue of Playboy in which "The Fly" first saw print, and includes numerous other features, articles, and photos as well as great vintage advertising.
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Fly-Fishing Days or The Reminiscences of an Angler
by Pirsson, Louis V[alentine]. (1860-1919), edited by Waldron Faulkner
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Washington: Privately Printed, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 92 pages. Bound in marbled paper over boards backed in dark green cloth. Gilt-stamped spine titles. Mild extremity rubs. Near fine overall.. A delightful volume of fishing reminiscences by a prominent Yale geologist and petrologist. Pirsson writes of fishing for trout in New England, ouananiche in Quebec, grayling in Montana, and salmon in the Atlantic. Written during Pirsson's last illness and never published in his lifetime, these sketches were edited by a family friend and fellow fisherman. <br /> <br /> Ref. BRUNS P225.
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Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man...his Trial and Incarceration in English Prisons Fourteen Years on a Life Sentence for "The $5, 000, 000 Forgery on the Bank of England
by Bidwell, George
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New York: Bidwell Publishing Company, 1889. Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages. Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.. Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus.. Bidwell recounts his Puritan upbringing, successful struggles against poverty, his career as a merchant, his commercial misfortunes and temptations, and his ultimate fall. Well illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many woodcut illustrations in the text.
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Forty-Five Years Under the Flag (Signed)
by Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911)
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. Signed Limited Edition, #46 of 100 copies. Three quarter leather. Octavo. [xiv], 439 pages. Near fine. Bound in light green marbled boards with black leather spine and fore corners, gilt-stamped spine with four raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, top edge gilt. Light green marbled endpapers. A few light extremity rubs. An excellent copy of this scarce edition.. Black and white plates. Winfield Scott Schley graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1860, served in the Civil War and several other naval operations in his lengthy career. He is best known as the controversial hero of the Battle of Santiago in the Spanish-American War. <br /> <br /> A lovely copy of this scarce edition limited to 100 copies. This is copy #46, signed by Schley on the limitation leaf, facing half title. Well illustrated.
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From Capitol to Kremlin
by Guthridge, Mrs. Jules [Anna Sterling] (1849-1922)
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New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. First Edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 206 pages. Near fine. Bound in burgundy cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Contemporaneous prior owner name neatly penned to front free endpaper. Light rubs to extremities with a few shallow bumps. Hinges sound. Clean and bright overall.. Frontispiece portrait. In the spring of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt sent a Commission abroad in an attempt to interest the prominent nations of Europe in putting China's finances on the gold standard. Anna Sterling Guthridge travelled with the Commission as the wife of its First Secretary. <br /> <br /> Mexico sent its own Commission, headed by Enrique C. Creel, and together this Joint Commission visited London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Guthridge records with enthusiasm the scenes and anecdotes of this tour early U. S. diplomatic tour. Scarce.<br /> <br…
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