Springfield, Mass. Press of Springfield Printing Company, 1887. ¾” paper over brown cloth boards, 283 p. Spine label missing; penciled doodling and soiling to paper over boards; paper starting to front hinge, a very good copy. More
n.p. n.p., [1860s?]. A carte-de-visite of the popular 19th century lecturer, alpinist, abolitionist, and women’s rights advocate Anna Dickinson (1842-1932). Dickinson was born to a Quaker family in Philadelphia and at 13 published an essay in William Lloyd Garrison’s “The Liberator.” At 19 she went on her first lecture tour..... More
n.p. Recruiting Publicity Agency, 1940. An informational brochure on Citizens’ Military Training Camps, which were originally known as Plattsburg Camps in 1913, 1914, and 1916 and initiated by General Leonard Wood. The purpose of the camps was to “develop the manhood of the Nation by bringing together young men of..... More
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[New York: The Democracy of Thomas Jefferson of the City of New York], [1896]. First edition. A scarce surviving broadside (9 ½” x 15”) printing the proposed platform, constitution and resolution of the Democracy of Thomas Jefferson (officially, The Democracy of Thomas Jefferson of the City of New York), a...... More
Asbury Park, N. J. Schuyler Press, [191-]. An account of the near-death experience of the Irish-born Presbyterian minister, William Tennent (1705-1777) who spent three days in "suspended animation" with most of his friends and relatives believing him dead. After regaining consciousness, Tennent described visiting a heavenly realm filled with beauty..... More
New York: John A. Gray, Printer, 1860. A pamphlet related to the libel suit filed by the New York abolitionist, social reformer and philanthropist, Gerrit Smith, against the Vigilant Association, a group of Northern Democrats and Buchanan supporters who falsely claimed that Smith had inspired John Brown's attack at Harper's..... More
n.p. n.p., [1936]. A pamphlet reprinting addresses from six Republican governors following Governor Al Landon’s acceptance speech for the 1936 Republican presidential nomination. These addresses were originally broadcast over a nationwide radio network and reflected the governors’ views on the issues espoused by Landon during his speech. The governors included..... More
Los Angeles: Keyfax Publications Inc., 1964. A well-produced Barry Goldwater campaign book that outlines his position on States Rights and the Growth of Centralized Federal Power, Foreign Policy...Foreign Aid, Federal Support for Education, Civil Rights, the United Nations, Income Tax, Government Spending and Fiscal Responsibility, Foreign Trade, Labor-Management Relations, Defense..... More
Philadelphia: Published by the Grand Lodge, 1935. First edition. Octavo (9" x 6"); 435-884; two photographic plates. Original wrappers stamped in black. Some general scuffing, soiling, with a thin ribbon of dampstaining to the bottom page edges. Only VG. Includes all of the minutiae about the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania..... More
Berkeley: League of Women Voters of Berkeley, 1977. An illustrated guide to the history and governance of Berkeley, CA, with sections on its elected officials, advisory boards and commissions, city administration, county & regional agencies, voting and registration, and pie graphs of its revenue. Centerfold tree diagram showing the People..... More
Hartford, Conn. Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1887. Governor Lounsbury's address to the General Assembly following his first year as governor. Lounsbury only served one term before returning to his business ventures. Original printed wrappers, 20 pp. Some foxing to wrappers, but a very good copy. More
Billings, Montana: [Printed by] Billings Gazette, [1946]. A pamphlet from the Montana Citizens Council (not to be confused by the later racialist Citizens Councils formed in the South) opposing the CIO-PAC's influence in 1946 Congressional elections in Montana. The text describes the failed attempt by the PAC to elect Leif..... More
[Waukegan, Illinois?]: [National Taxpayers Party], [1931]. A broadside outlining the political purpose and 15-point platform of the short-lived National Taxpayers Party, whose main planks included the "encouragement of home ownership through a more practical system of taxation; a more sensible interpretation of the 18th amendment; and to help World War..... More
New York: Bookstores of Samuel Wood / Mahlon Day / Daniel Cooledge, [182-]. A small religious tract that was apparently first published in 1819 by the Tract Association of Friends. According to WorldCat, this edition was published in 1833, although there is no date listed. String-bound wrappers (7" x 4..... More
Philadelphia: The Red and Blue, 1902. First edition. Octavo. Original, illustrated wrappers; iv, [2], 26, [2], v-ix pp.; plates. Scarce issue of this undergraduate, Univ. of Penn. student publication, which began in 1889. Poetry, essays and editorials by Conrad Orton Milliken, Robert Carson, William Otto Miller, Thomas Potter McCutcheon, Jr...... More
New York: A. J. White, [1887]. One of the promotional Shaker Family Almanacs published by Andrew Judson White in New York, which advertised popular Shaker herbal medicines such as Kaskine, Shaker Extract of Roots, Seigel's Curative Syrup, etc. Although primarily peppered with testimonials, adverts, and articles on the curative effects..... More
[Atlanta]: Allied Printing, [1966]. An 11" x 14" placard declaring "THIS IS MADDOX COUNTRY," and signed in print by Lester Maddox along the bottom. The placards first appeared during the 1966 gubernatorial campaign of controversial Atlanta politician and entreprenuer Lester Maddox (1915-2003). As the owner of the Pickrick Restaurant, Maddox..... More
Montpelier, Vermont: Vermont Publicity Service, Department of Conservation and Development, 1936. "This booklet is issued as a guide to places furnishing food and shelter to visitors in Vermont. The information is furnished by the proprietors and includes a description of the location and amenities, prices, and featured attractions nearby. Included..... More
Los Angeles: Democrats for Eisenhower, [1952]. A two-sided flyer issued by the Los Angeles chapter of Democrats for Eisenhower urging voters to elect Eisenhower to secure a victory in Korea. The recto features an illustration of a soldier and a paragraph on the inability of Truman-Stevenson to win the war..... More
New York: Harvey Publications, Inc., 1952. Comic book propaganda on the importance of voting, in which Uncle Sam educates an apathetic voter who contends that his voice doesn’t matter and then consoles and instructs a young female voter who was denied the ability to vote because she didn’t register beforehand..... More
New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. A satirical work depicting the United States as a public school where the Civil War, Reconstruction, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the controversy over Catholic education, multiculturalism and the influence of Tammany Hall are enacted by school children. These were..... More
Boston: Sold by Hilliard, Gray, and Co. and by Bowles and Dearborn, 1828. Second Edition. A pamphlet by the Federalist lawyer John Lowell (1769-1840) on the "Orthodox" party’s attempt to use property law to bypass the evolving religious protections of the Massachusetts Constitution. Lowell decries the "ingenious attempt" of the..... More
Milan, Ill. The Rail Splitter Press. On New York Governor Al Smith's participation in the political assassination of former Albany Governor William Sulzer due to his defiance of the Charles Murphy-led Tammany Hall machine. Reprinted in an atttmpe to sabotage Smith's successful 1926 gubernatorial campaign. Stapled, photo-illustrated, newsprint wrappers, 16..... More
[Elmira, N. Y.]: The Summary Press, 1927. Octavo (23.5 cm); 92 pp of text; 80 pp. of plates; large fold-out plate of New York State Reformatory Inmate Military Organization measuring approximately 48 x 18.5". Red, gilt-stamped cloth; corners bumped and a trifle worn. Previous owner's name stamped to bottom edge..... More
Porto: Edicao da Renascenca Portuguesa, 1919. Third Edition. An account of the author's trip to America and his impressions of the American people, emergent feminism, religion and philanthropy, education, the sources of material wealth, sports, leisure and entertainment, American colonies and its involvement in WWI. Amado's book was one of..... More