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[004869] . Addresses on the Death of Hon. T. H. Hicks, Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives 1865. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1865. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Maryland. Good Speeches given before the Senate and House of Prepresentatives regarding the life of T.H.Hicks.. 48 pp. Missing front/back paper covers. Mildly soiled. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Thomas Holliday Hicks (September 2, 1798-February 14, 1865) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as Governor of Maryland from 1858 until 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from Maryland from 1862 until his death. $15.00

[004787] . The United States Magazine, and Democratic Review . ill. Frontis Engraving. New York: J.& H.G. Langley, 1841. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Paper Wraps. Single Issue Magazine. Fair October 1841. No covers. Contents: DR CHANNING'S RECENT WRITINGS; A SABBATH AMONG THE HILLS; FREE TRADE, Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Import Duties with the principal Evidence; GRASSMERE AND RYDAL WATER, by Mrs. Sigourney; POLITICAL PORTRAITS WITH PEN AND PENCIL-No.XXVI. FRANCIS THOMAS OF MARYLAND; FELICITY. From the German of Goethe, by James K. Armstrong; THE FIRST MEETING OF JEFFERSON AND BURR; THE LIGHT OF LIFE, by C. W. Denison; ANTON'S DICTIONARY AND DEFENCE; SONNETS ON CHARACTER, by B. F. Butler-V. JOHN CALVIN, VI. WILLIAM PENN; and POLITICAL PORTRAITS WITH PEN AND PENCIL-No.XXVII. MARCUS MORTON OF MASSACHUSETTS( with a fine Engraving on steel). First 36 pages "Monthly Literary Advertiser" with ads. Some foxing-heaviest on first few pages. Frontis. engraving of Marcus Morton protected with foxed tissue guard. Mild foxing around engraving-not on portrait. pp.315-408. String-tied. Text is tight. Mild foxing. Doesn't interfere with text. Text is Good. Have to list publication as Fair because covers are missing. Dr. Channing was an honorary transcendentalist, as an active Unitarian minister whose productive years predated and anticipated many of the ideas adopted by Emerson and Parker, in particular, so much that Emerson would say respectfully, "he is our Bishop." Lydia Huntley Sigourney née Lydia Howard Huntley (September 1, 1791 - June 10, 1865) was an extremely popular American poet during the early and mid 19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford." Most of her works were published with just her married name "Mrs. Sigourney." Francis Thomas (February 3, 1799-January 22, 1876) was a Maryland politician who served as Governor of Maryland from 1842-1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland. Marcus Morton (December 19, 1784-February 6, 1864) was a lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and served two terms as Governor of Massachusetts. The United States Magazine and Democratic Review began publication with the October 1837 issue. In 1852 its name changed to Democratic Review, and it seems to have ceased publication or been absorbed into other magazines not long afterward. $50.00

[003246] . SCIENCE, December 18, 1885. Volume VI. No. 150. ill. Etching. New York: The Science Company, 1885. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Paper Wraps. Science. Good+ With Science Supplement. Some articles: "The Meeting of the American Public Health Association"; "The government and its scientific bureaus" and "Methods of teaching political economy". Articles by or about Famous Americans: in Letters to the Editor: "NEWCOMB's Political Economy"; LESTER F. WARD "A National university"; P. J. FARNSWORTH "The English sparrow"; and WILLIAM FERREL "The temperature of the moon". In Science Supplement:.I. C. RUSSELL "North Carolina coal-fields"; "Laying a Cable" (joining the two islands Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket); "Physics at Johns Hopkins"; and "The American ferret" with an illustration of one. Covers slightly soiled. Slight chipping at edges. Overall covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Supplement"s edges lightly soiled/chipped, otherwise in VG condition. $45.00

[004286] Dunn, Edward D.. DOUBLE-CROSSING AMERICA BY MOTOR, Routes and Ranches of the West. ill. Illus. With Drawings and Maps. New York: G.P. Putnam's, 1933. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Car Narrative. Very Good- This charmingly illustrated book contains information about costs, rates and names of places to stay over night on a transcontinental trip. The book is divided into sections, each one consisting of an account of that day's trip, listing mileage, expenses, occasionally suggested reading, and highlights of the day's run. The trip takes in the charming South - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky; the energetic Middle West - Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Kanses; the romantic Southwest - Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona; the amazing state of California; a short run into Old Mexico; the Bret Harte frontier country of Nevada and Wyoming; the agricultural lands of Idaho, Dakota and Pennsylvania; a short run into Canada; and the pastoral case of upstate New York. Several ranches along the way are described. Pictorial endpapers. 251 pp. 80 illustrations and maps. Spine dulled and ends slightly rubbed. Otherwise covers are Very Good. Illustrated endpapers. Slight foxing on half title page and on blank page at back. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Bliss 58. $22.50

[003692] Hazard, Daniel L.. RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY NEAR CHELTENHAM, MARYLAND 1911 AND 1912. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good+ "The magnetic observatory at Cheltenham was put in operation in April, 1901." 98 pp. plus 16 foldout graphs with reproductions of magnetograms showing the principal magnetic storms. Numerous tables. Tan paper wraps. fading to spine and backcover. faint ex-mus.stamp/on front cover. ex. mus. numbers on front cover. Front cover's bottom corner folded back. Overall covers Good+. ex. mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[003691] Hazard, Daniel L.. RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY NEAR CHELTENHAM, MARYLAND 1915 AND 1916. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good+ "The magnetic observatory at Cheltenham was put in operation in April, 1901." 112 pp. plus 21 foldout graphs with reproductions of magnetograms showing the principal magnetic storms. Numerous tables. Tan paper wraps. fading to spine and front cover's bottom edge. faint ex-mus.stamp on front cover. Overall covers Good+ to Very Good-. ex. mus. stamp/numbers on title page, last page's side edge tiny creasing, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[003690] Hazard, Daniel L.. RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY NEAR CHELTENHAM, MARYLAND 1907 AND 1908. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good+ "The magnetic observatory at Cheltenham was built in 1900 and its operation began in April, 1901." 93 pp. plus 25 graphs with reproductions of magnetograms showing the principal magnetic storms in 1907 and 1908. Numerous tables.grey paper wraps. Mildly soiled. fading to spine. ex-mus.stamp/numbers on front cover. one tiny tear at front edges. Overall covers Good+. ex. mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[003689] Hazard, Daniel L.. RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY NEAR CHELTENHAM, MARYLAND 1913 AND 1914. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1915. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good+ "The magnetic observatory at Cheltenham was put in operation in April, 1901." 98 pp. plus 16foldout graphs with reproductions of magnetograms showing the principal magnetic storms. Numerous tables.Tan paper wraps. Mildly soiled. fading to spine and back cover. ex-mus.stamp on front cover. Creasing to corners. Back cover's bottom corner missing. Overall covers Good+. ex. mus. stamp/numbers on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[003680] Hazard, Daniel L.. RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY NEAR CHELTENHAM, MARYLAND 1909 AND 1910. ill. Graphs, Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1912. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2". Soft Cover. U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Good+ "The magnetic observatory at Cheltenham was built in 1900 and its operation began in April, 1901." 93 pp. plus 22 foldout graphs with reproductions of magnetograms showing the principal magnetic storms in 1909 and 1910. Numerous tables.Tan paper wraps. Mildly soiled. fading to spine. faint ex-mus.stamp on front cover. ex-mus. numbers on front cover. Covers Good+. ex. mus. stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $45.00

[004386] House of Representatives. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, Transmitting The report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of that Work. 1845. ill. Foldouts. 1845. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Disbound. Coast Survey. Very Good to Very Good+ 29th Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 38. Ho. of Reps. Treas. Dept. December 17, 1845. Submitted by R. J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury, "I have the honor to submit for the information of the House of Prepresentatives, the accompanying report made to the department by Professor A. D. Bache, Superintendent of Coast Survey, showing the progress of said work during the year ending November, 1845." 44 pp. 4 Appendices. 3 foldouts: Sketch A: Illustration of the Progress of the Eastern Section of the Survey of the Coast of 1845 (part of side edge uncut); Sketch B: Illustration of the Progress of the Survey of the Coast in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and Vicinity in 1845; Sketch B No.2. (the "B" has a "x" across it, with "C" written above) Illustration of the Progress of the Survey of the Coast of 1844-5 showing the positions occupied in making observations upon currents in New York Bay and Harbor and the East River. and another "Sketch" on the same foldout showing "the positions accupied in making observations upon currents in Fisher's Island Sound." Famous Americans in document: R. J. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President James K. Polk; and A. D. Bache. Disbound but intact. Very Good + condition. $95.00

[000545] Paine, Thomas. PUBLIC GOOD. ill. Graphs, Charts, Tables. Washington D.C.: Gales & Seaton, 1843. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Rebound. Government Document. Very Good / No Jacket. House of Representatives Report No.296, 27th Congress 3rd Session, March 2, 1843. Relief of the States-Public Lands. REPORT OF WILLIAM COST JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND ON SUNDRY MEMORIALS TO THE AMOUNT OF $2000,000,000, BE CREDITED OR DISTRIBUTED AMOUNG THE STATES, TERRITORIES, AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ... Includes Thomas Paine's PUBLIC GOOD. "An examination into the claim of Virginia to the vacant Western Territory, and of the right of the United States to same; to which is added, proposals for laying off a new State, to be applied as a fund for carrying on the war or redeeming the national debt. By the author of 'Common Sense.' Philadelphia, 1780." Rebound with 3/4 brown cloth, marbled covers and endpapers. Spine with gilt lettering: THE PUBLIC GOOD, THOMAS PAINE. PHILDELPHIA 1780. The entire report(no.296) contains 574 pp., of which Paine's argument occupies pp.275-296. Sabin 58237, Howes P-30. $125.00