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BUST OF WASHINGTON BY CERTAIN CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE
Washington Government Printing Office 1905 Disbound Very Good+ George Washington Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10" Plates
PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMAL PRESENTATION OF A REPRODUCTION OF A BUST OF WASHINGTON By Certain Citizens of the Republic of France. 58th Congress, 3d Session. Senate. Report No. 4397. "April 28, 1904, the bronze bust of Washington presented to the Congress of the United States by the Count de Rochambeau, Marquis de Lafayette, Marquis de Grasse, Mr. Henry Jouin, and other citizens of France, was placed in a conspicuous position in the Rotunda of the Capitol." 45 pp. including a "List of Subscribers to the Bust of George Washington Offered to the United States" and Appendices: A. Official Correspondence; B. George Washington, by David D'Angers. "Bronze Offered by France to the United States to Replace the Marble Destroyed by Fire in 1851."(Translation of the book deposited by the French ambassador in the bronze receptacle on the front of the pedestal of the Washington bust) 2 Plates of the bust, each protected by a tissue guard. David d'Angers, was a French sculptor. David's fame rests firmly on his pediment of the Pantheon, his marble Wounded Philopoemen in the Louvre and his monument to General Gobert in Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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DEBATE WITH DOUGLAS AND WAR-TIME SPEECHES AND PAPERS
New York John B. Alden 1865 Very Good Abraham Lincoln
Pamphlet. pp. 494-639. Numbers not consecutive. (top left margin reads: "American Patriotism".)DEBATE WITH DOUGLAS; AT INDEPENDENCE HALL,FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS; EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION; SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG; and SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS. No date. Several tiny foxing "dots" at front cover's side edge otherwise pamphlet is Very Good to Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.
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JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL EDITION: OFFICIAL INAUGURAL PROGRAM, JANUARY 20, 1961
Washington, DC Kennedy-Johnson Inaugural Committee Memorial Edition Blue Cloth Good American President Size: Approx. 8 1/2 " x 11 1/4" Photographs
"When John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20, 1961, a heavy snow blanketed Washington, D. C. As a result, a number of copies of the Official Inauguration Book were left unsold. These books have been augmented by three special pictorial sections -- one on the inaugural ceremonies (including the memorable inaugural address); another on the death and state funeral of President Kennedy; and a third on the first 30 days in office of President Lyndon B. Johnson." This is Copy No. 351D of the Memorial Edition of the John F. Kennedy Inaugural Book, signed by E. H. Foley, General Chairman of the Inaugural Committee. Blue boards with embossed title and Presidential Seal on front cover, along with previous owner's name (Mr. Joseph E. Regan) embossed on lower front cover. Cover corners are bumped and rubbing to face. Main section of interior pages is pulling away from the spine, but still attached. Interior pages are browning with some minor stains, but text and images are not affected. Overall book in Good condition.
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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT (Andrew Johnson)... A BILL FOR ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA INTO THE UNION 1867
1867 Disbound Very Good+ Nebraska Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4"
39th Congress, 2d Session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 9. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT... RETURNING THE BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA INTO THE UNION, WITH HIS OBJECTIONS THERETO. "I return, for reconsideration, a bill entitled " An act for the admission of the State of Nebraska into the Union" which originated in the Senate, and has received the assent of both Houses of Congress..." 4 pp. Famous American in document: Andrew Johnson, President; Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives (1823-1885) Aside from being Speaker of the House, Colfax was the seventeenth Vice President of the United States; and Lafayette Sabin Foster, President of the Senate pro tempore (1806-1880), who was an American politician and lawyer from Connecticut,serving in the United States Senate from 1855 to 1867 and a judge in the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1870 to 1876. Disbound. Otherwise document is clean, tight and VG+.
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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (U.S. Grant), Correspondence Relating to Political Questions in Germany
1870 Disbound Very Good Europe Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4" Colored Foldout Map
41st Congress. 2d Session. Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 94. "The internal politicl condition of the Transleithan part of the Austrian empire is now involved in complicated difficulties, and seems likely to be troubled by increasing dissensions. In the beginning of the year 1866 the reactionary party in Austria was confident of completely defeating Prussia, controlling the destinies of the whole empire, and reconstructing its government by the unrestrained authority of the Emperor..." 7 pp. Foldout colored map, 9 1/2"x7" of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Famous Americans in document: U.S. Grant, President of the United States; Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State; and George Bancroft, United States Minister to Berlin. Disbound but intact. Document is Very Good+. Map is Very Good+. No tears.
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SCIENCE, December 11, 1885. Volume VI. No. 149
New York The Science Company 1885 Paper Wraps Good+ Science Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" Tables
With Science Supplement. Some articles: "A National University"; "The Decay of the Obelisk"(in Central Park) by ARNOLD HAGUE; " The Meeting of the American Public Health Association" with diagram exhibiting the comparative mortality by absolute number of decedents from fifteen most important causes of death, in Rhode Island, during 25 years, from 1860 to 1884; "Telpherage"(in England) with 4 illustrations, under Astronomical Notes: "Two new comets" with table and "The Biela comet meteor-stream" with table. Articles by or about Famous Americans: in Letters to the Editor:E. J. JAMES "NEWCOMB's Political Economy"; and H. M. PAUL "The Biela comet meteor-stream". In Science Supplement: G. BROWN GOODE " Recent Challenger Monographs"(report of Challenger Expedition); "Heights in France"(of country's inhabitants) with map; and "Progress in Metallurgy". Tipped in one page: THREE NEW PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON". Covers only 1/5 attached, but covers "intact". Slightly soiled. ex.mus. stamp on front cover. Slight chipping at edges. label residue covering up part of "title" contents. Some creasing. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Supplement is in VG condition.
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SCIENCE, October 15, 1886. Volume VIII. No. 193
New York The Science Company 1886 Paper Wraps Good Science Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4" Etchings
Articles by Famous Americans in Letters to the Editor: J. E. OLIVER: Education and the cost of living; H. CARVILL LEWIS: The genesis of the diamond; WILLIAM NORTH RICE: The eccentricity theory of the glacial period; H. W. WILEY: Unexplained noises; and EDWARD S. HOLDEN: How astronomers may work. Other articles:"The mounting of Mungo"( African elephant) with 4 illustrations; " A few words about pavements"(Fifth Ave, New York) with 4 illustrations; and "Washington's signature" with 8 different "examples". ex.mus.numbers on front cover. mildly soiled. watermark at top corner of front/back cover -not inside. thin watermark at spine hinge. small chipping around bottom/side edges. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG.
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THE CENTURY ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE: NOVEMBER 1884 TO APRIL 1885
New York The Century Co. 1885 Leather Good + Bound Magazine Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4" Plates
Vol. XXIX, New Series Vol. VII. Six issues of The Century Magazine published into one bound copy. Features the first three chapters of Mark Twain's "An Adventure of Huckleberry Finn" before it was published; "The Battle of Shiloh" by U. S. Grant; "Phases of Legislation, State" by Theodore Roosevelt; "The Bostonians" by Henry James; "Winter Neighbors" by John Burroughs. 960 pp. Cloth/leather covers show signs of wear with front joint broken at top, rubbing to edges and corners bumped, with boards slightly exposed. Gold gilt lettering on spine. Marbled page edges. Front hinge slightly broken. Page edges are browning, but does not interfere with text. Overall the book is in Good + condition.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON, APRIL 13 1743--APRIL 13 1943
Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission Soft Cover Very Good+ Thomas Jefferson Size: Approx. 5 " x 8 " Photographs, Facsimiles
Author of The Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia. Issued Specially By the Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. 35 pp. Softcover with portrait of Jefferson on the cover. Covers are VG+. Filled with photographs. 3 smudge marks on title page? otherwise the interior is tight, clean and VG+.
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Adams, John Quincy FORTIFICATIONS ON STATEN ISLAND
Washington Gales & Seaton 1827 Disbound Very Good + Government Document Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9"
Message from the President of the United States, with sundry documents, relating to a proposition by the State of New York, to sell to the government of the U. States, the fortifications erected by said state, on Staten Island. Read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, January 15, 1827. 19th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Executive Doc. No. 49. 12 pp. Disbound government document. Paper is browning/foxing, but text is easily legible. Important government document in Very Good + condition.
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Angle, Paul M. ed. THE LINCOLN READER
New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press 1947 Gray Board Good No Jacket Abraham Lincoln Size: Approx. 6 " x 8 1/2"
564 pp. with index. Reading copy. Covers show significant signs of wear and tear. Covers broken from spine, but still attached. Interior tight, clean and very good.
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Bayh, Birch ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY
Indianapolis Bobbs-Merrill Company 1968 First Printing Wraps Good No Jacket Political 8vo Fold-out Drawing, Photographs
One Heartbeat Away is the intimate story of what Senator Bayh did to help protect the nation after the Kennedy assassination. As President Lyndon Johnson points out in his Foreword, the author had the nerve, the confidence, the drive and the perseverance to attempt what many senior legislators thought impossible. This book is not only the story of Senator Bayh's successful efforts, but a day-by-day account of how our democracy works. Front free endpaper has names of the Officers of the United States Senate; the verso lists the Members of the 89th Congress, and it folds open to a drawing of The Senate Chamber and where the Congressmen sat. 372 pp. Appendix, Texts, and Index. Worn at gutters with a tear on spine ends. Interior is Very Good.
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Cluskey, M. W. (Editor). THE POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK, OR ENCYCLOPEDIA. Containing Everything Necessary for the Reference of the Politicians and Statesmen of the United States.
Philadelphia Jas. B. Smith & Co. 1860 Thirteenth Edition Brown Cloth Good Politics Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/4"
In Editor's Preface: "The motive which induced "its" (book) preparation was the necessity which he himself has often felt for a book containing, in a condensed form, a history of the public measures and other matters of political importance...It will enable every citizen to acquaint himself readily with the true bearing of each political issue which is presented to him for his decision..." Goes from A to Z. 808 pp. including Appendix and Index. Plus 7 pages of other Jas. B. Smith's publications. Some of the subjects covered:Dred Scott Case; Personal Liberty Bill; Nebraska and Kansas; Missouri; Minnesota; Mexican War; Presidential Election of 1856; Madison Papers; Railroad to the Pacific; Slavery; History of the Union; George Washington; Henry A. Wise; Public Lands, etc. Thick book. Brown "pebbled" covers with decorative embossing. Spine sunned and lettering hard to read. Bottom spine end fraying. 1/4" nick to spine. Sunned "strip" on back cover. Tiny nick on spine joint. Corners bumped. Small rubbing to boards along top edge. Overall covers are Good. Front endpaper with small bookplate of Charles E. Putnam (a prominent farmer and business man of Richmond, Kansas), and a museum bookplate stating "The Gift of William Clement Putnam, MCMVI). also ex.mus. numbers and a small bookseller sticker. Otherwise the interior is tight, clean and Very Good+.
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145.00 USD
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DR. SYNTAX, JR. (Kimber, S. Jr.) A NEW "SARTOR RESARTUS," BEING A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "A REVIEW OF MR. SEWARD'S DIPLOMACY"
1862 Paper Wraps Good- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" Signed by Author
"This pamphlet has already been reviewed, and that not in the kindliest spirit. Its authorship is universally attributed to a prominent member of the Philadelphia Bar-who was charged with an important foreign mission, under the late administration, and who has ever since been supposed to enjoy the especial confidence of its Chief....It is no part of that duty to attempt any vindication, in this essay, of President Lincoln or Mr. Seward. They need none..." A humorous attack on William B. Reed's "A Review of Mr. Seward's Diplomacy." Kimber defends Seward and says that "Mr.Lincoln has saved his country; and he will occupy, in the temple of our Nation's history , a place so lofty that but one name shall be written above his". 24 pp. Missing back cover. 1 1/4" strip from upper spine missing and 1/4" from lower spine. 2/16"x 2/16" chip in lower front edge,leaving 2/16" tear on lower edge margins of text. Never near text. Penciled signature under title, "appears" to be Thomas Kimber Jr. Due to missing back cover, last page is mildly soiled.Exterior is Good-. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Sabin 37771
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Eaves, Catherine HOW I TWICE ELOPED. An Indiana Idyll suggested by Abraham Lincoln; elaborated by Catherine Eaves. The only novelette ever sketched by Abraham Lincoln
Chicago The Viking Library 1901 Soft Cover Very Good Abraham Lincoln Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4"
The Viking Library. Vol.I. No. 1. On Dedication Page: "With an apology to the shade of ABRAHAM LINCOLN for the transgression of descanting upon his INDIANA IDYLL, this dissertation is dedicated to the bright analyst of his character, HON. MURAT HALSTEAD, by the humble Author. Frontis illustration of Sig Coccia's celebrated Staute: Abraham Lincoln as a youth. Seven Chapters dealing with an "Analysis of Abraham Lincoln's character" with Synosis by Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of each chapter. Chapters include: Idyllic Life; Playmates; Love-sick; Knight-errantry; Elopement and Animal Instinct; Second Elopement and Common Horse-Sense; and Awakening. 88 pp. including Appendix. Illustrated front cover with portrait of Lincoln. Lettering in black and red. Mildly soiled, particularly along spine on both front and back. Spine with mild creases. Overall covers are Good+. Some browning along page edges. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good.
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International American Conference REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING A PLAN OF ARBITRATION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES BETWEEN THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS
Washington Government Printing Office 1890 Paper Wraps Very Good U.S. Government Document Size: Approx. 6" x 9 "
51st Congress,1st Session, Senate. Ex.Doc.No.224. Message from the President (Benjamin Harrison) document. States: "The act of Congress approved May 24, 1888, authorized the President to invite the several other governments of America to join the United States in a conference " for the purpose of discussing and recommending for adoption some plan of arbitration for the settlement of disagreements and disputes that may hereafter arise between them...." Total of 6 pp. Pages 2-6 with 2 columns per page, one in English and the other in Spanish. Blue paper covers. ex-mus. numbers at top front border. Bottom corner "tip" missing, otherwise covers are Very Good +. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. Famous Americans in document: Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States and James Gillespie Blaine, Secretary of State.
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