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Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 112 pages. Very Good. Black and White Photographs. History of the battleship U. S. S. California and her crew, with focus on operations in World War II. The California was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but was salvaged and repaired by 1944. This history is well illustrated with historic photographs and contains many recollections by former crewmen. Also includes numerous veteran's biographies with "then and now" photographs. Fore corners slightly bumped.

[Lakehurst?]: Clements, 1925. Framed. Approximately 10 3/4" x 37 3/4", sight 6 5/8" x 31 1/4. Near fine. Not examined out of frame.. Silver gelatin photograph. Uncommon original silver gelatin panoramic photograph of the Ohio crash of the U. S. Navy's first rigid airship, the USS Shenandoah. The Shenandoah encountered a severe storm over Ohio on the morning of September 3, 1925, the violent updraft of which quickly carried the ship to an altitude that ruptured her gas bags and resulted in turbulence that broke the ship into three pieces. <br /> <br /> This photograph shows the aft section of the ship, in which 18 crewmen survived the crash. The Shenandoah was on her 57th flight, intended as a promotional visit to the Midwest from her home base at Lakehurst, New Jersey. <br /> <br /> Lakehurst-based photographer Rell Sam Clements, known for his panoramic photographs, apparently captured this image a short time after the crash, as souvenir hunters would soon… Read More

Boston: John P. Jewett & Company, 1852. First Edition. Original cloth. Octavos. Near Fine. Some fading and light wear to the original cloth bindings.. A lovely copy of one of the most influential books on 19th century America. Mrs. Stowe's book and its widespread readership in the North solidified abolition sentiment and hastened the oncoming Civil War. <br /> <br /> This first edition has a scarce prospectus of the writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe laid in, which she has inscribed and signed "From Harriet Beecher Stowe." The prospectus is in the original mailing envelope addressed in Mrs. Stowe's hand and postmarked Hartford, Conn. <br /> <br /> Also laid in is an early 20th century description of this item by bookseller Harry F. Marks, along with an unused book tag for Marks's shop at Rockefeller Center. Faint contemporaneous inscriptions on endpapers of both volumes. The two volumes are housed in a custom slipcase. BAL #19343 binding "B"… Read More

[Salt Lake City]: (S.n.), 1925. Stapled wrappers. Duodecimo. 24 pages. Fine, with one small stain on back cover.. Contains addresses by then Secretary of the Interior Dr. Hubert Work, Commissioner of Reclamation Dr. Elwood Mead, Director of National Parks Stephen T. Mather, Bishop C. W. Nibley, and President Anthony W. Ivins of the Mormon Church. The three U.S. Government officials acknowledge the accomplishments and example of the Mormon Church in settling the West, and asks its support as the Bureau of Reclamation plans to open vast new areas to settlement and cultivation. Uncommon, with just 6 institutional holdings shown in OCLC and none currently offered in commerce.

New York: Doubleday, Page, & Co, 1901. First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 330 pages. Near fine. Bound in maroon ribbed cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board titles, top edge gilt. Faint scattered foxing to endpapers, minor extremity rubs and shallow bumps. Hinges sound. A bright copy, better than often seen.. Black and white frontispiece photograph. Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia--the illegitimate son of a white man and a black woman.<br /> <br /> Washington graduated from the Hampton Institute, founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, and travelled and lectured extensively. His autobiography is very detailed throughout, covering his childhood memories, his struggles as a student, his presidency at Tuskegee, and the pride of his race.<br /> <br /> BLOCKSON, COLLECTOR'S CHOICE #51.