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[004973] . CONSTITUTIONAL LAW; Comprising the Declaration of Independence.... Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1820. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 7 1/4". 3/4 Calf. Law. Good Constitutional Law: Comprising the Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; The Constitution of the United States; And the Constitutions of the Several States Composing the Union, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Maine. 409 pp. including Appendix with Amendments to the Constitution of South Carolina 1808; Amendment to the Constitution of Georgia and Amendments to the Constitution of New Hampshire. 3/4 brown calf on spine and corners. Marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. The "C" and "N" (first and last letters to Constitution) missing from spine title. Front cover detached. Rubbing/scuffing to covers. Overall covers are Good to Good-. Griswold College bookplate on front endpaper, numbers on free endpaper and Index page. Blank page stamped "Deaccessioned". Previous owner's name in small letters at top edge of title page. Foxing to endpapers amd mildly in text. Otherwise text is tight and Very Good. Scarce. $2,500.00

[004912] . FREEDMEN'S BUREAU. 1866. ill. Tables. 1866. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Disbound. American History. Very Good 39th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives. Ex. Doc. No. 70. Letter from the Secretary of War in Answer to A resolution of the House of March 8, transmitting a report, by the Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, of all orders issued by him or any assistant commissioner. 403 pp. Includes 8 "papers": #1. Files of orders and circulars of assistant commissioners; #2. Files of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, War Department; #3. Report of tour of inspection of Kentucky, by Mr. P.Bonesteel; #4. Report of bureau affairs in Edgefield district, South Carolina; #5. Report of General Fisk, relative to Tennessee and Kentucky, and bill relative to negro testimony; #6. Report of General Sprague, relative to Arkansas; #7. Letter of General Tillson, Georgia, concerning Sea Island; and #8. Reports of sub-assistants of affairs in Virginia. Numerous tables, including: 4 page detailed table of medical supplies for refugees and freedmen; Table listing all farms and town lots restored with their estimated value; Table with names of medical officers, hospitals, sick and wounded; and Financial statements of money received and disbursed in the Bureau. Disbound but intact. First page with small blemish/spot at bottom. Partial stamp from House of Representatives along top page ends. Otherwise document is clean and Very Good. Famous Americans in document: Andrew Johnson, President of the United States; Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Abraham Lincoln; E. Whittlesey, Colonel and Assistant Commissioner; Fred H. Beecher, Liet. and Acting Assistant Adjutant General; O.O. Howard, Major General, Commissioner- (Oliver Otis Howard, November 8, 1830-October 26, 1909, was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War); Thomas W Conway, Ass't Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c.; J.S. Fullerton, Brevet Brigadier General Volunteers; Max Woodhull, Colonel,Assistant Adjutant-General; Clinton B. Fisk. Brigadier General, Assistant Commissioner; Davis Tillson, Brig. Gen. Vols. and A.A. Comm'r; Charles Mundee, Assistant Adjutant General; R. Saxton, Brevet Major General, Assistant Commissioner; Joseph K. Barnes, M.D. (July 21, 1817 – April 5, 1883) was an American physician and the Surgeon General of the United States Army during and after the American Civil War; and Wager Swayne (November 10, 1834-December 18, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Siege of Corinth. $200.00

[004575] . MEMORIAL ADDRESSES ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF JAMES M. MOODY (Late A Representative from No. Carolina . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1903. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4". Disbound. North Carolina. Very Good+ Delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate, Fifty-Seventh Congress. Second Session. Document No. 466. Frontis. engraved portrait of Hon. James M. Moody protected with tissue guard. 60 pp. Disbound. Document is Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Moody was a member of North Carolina State Legislature; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1901-03; he died in office 1903. $10.00

[004172] Davis, H.S.. THE MYXOSPORIDIA OF THE BEAUFORT REGION A SYSTEMATIC AND BIOLOGIC STUDY,. ill. Figures (drawings), Plates. Washington: Goverment Printing Office, 1917. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good- Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries: Volume XXXV 1915-16, No. 855. Dec 22, 1917. pp 201-243. with 24 plates at back. 6 illustrations. "For several years the writer has been engaged in a study of the Myxosporidia at the United States Fisheries Biological Station, Beaufort, N.C., and a part of the results of this work is included in the present paper." faint ex-mus. stamp on front cover. slight fading at spine. ex-mus. stamp and numbers on title page. Otherwise document is Very Good+. $40.00

[003216] Farrand, Max. THE WEST AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE REVOLUTION. Yale Review, 1908. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Stiff Wraps. American History. Signed by Author. Very Good- SIGNED on cover by Farrand. "Edward K. Putnam, Esq. With kind regards, Max Farrand". Max Farrand was a Professor of History at Leland Stanford Jr. University at the time of this "Paper". pp. 44-56. Deals with differences between frontier and coast in American colonies; Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia; Paxton Boys' uprising in Pennsylvania in 1763-4; Frontier grievances in South Carolina, Virginia, and North Carolina; Vermont's declaration of independence, 1777; Kentucky's girevances; Relation of frontier to coast the same as the American colonies to Great Britain; and Influence of the West in establishing liberty and equality in America. Gray cover lightly faded around borders. Front cover's right top "tip" missing, 1/8"x1/4". Bottom edge of spine tiny piece gone, 1/8"x1/8" and bottom corner "tip", 1/16"x1/16". Otherwise covers are Very Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+ $35.00

[004804] Gudger, E. W. Habits and Life History of the Toadfish (Opsanus Tau). ill. Plates, Diagram. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1910. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 3/4". Paper Wraps. Ichthyology. Very Good From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. volume XXVIII. Paper presented before the Fourth International Fishery Congress held at Washington, U.S.A., September 22 to 26, 1908. " The material on which this paper is based was collected and the notes were made while the author was a temporary assistant in the United States Fisheries Laboratory at Beaufort, N.C., during the summers of 1906, 1907, and 1908. The collections were made in all parts of the harbor, but the best collecting ground was a shoal lying directly in front of and not farther distant from the south front of the laboratory than 100 yards..." pp.1073-1109. 7 plates. Contents include: Materials and methods of study; General description of adult toadfish; Historical account; Habits and characteriestics; and Life history. Green paper covers. ex.mus.stamp and numbers on front cover. Bottom corner creased. Otherwise covers are Very Good. ex. mus. stamp on title page. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good+. $40.00

[004096] Higgins, Elmer and John C. Pearson. EXAMINATION OF THE SUMMER FISHERIES OF PAMLICO AND CORE SOUNDS, N.C., WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE DESTRUCTION OF UNDERSIZED FISH AND THE PROTECTION OF THE GRAY TROUT. ill. Tables, Figures (Graphs, Maps, Photographs). Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1927. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good Bureau of Fisheries Doc. No. 1019. 15 illustrations-graphs, maps, photographs. 16 tables. pp.29-65. ex. mus. stamp on front cover and stamped and numbered on title page. Vertical crease down center as if folded. Overall exterior covers are VG. Interior is clean, tight and Very Good. $17.00

[004112] Hildebrand, Samuel F. And Louella E. Cable. REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WHITINGS OR KINGFISHES , DRUMS, SPOT, CROAKER, AND WEAKFISHES OR SEA TROUTS, FAMILY SCIAENIDAE, OF THE ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. ill. Figures (drawings and graphs), Tables. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1934. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Stiff Covers. Ichthyology. Very Good to Very Good+ From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Bulletin No.16. pp. 41-117 including Bibliography. "The account of the Sciaenidae that follows is based mostly on specimens collected on the coast of North Carolina. However, some specimens from the coast of New Jersey, from Chesapeake Bay, and from the coast of Texas have also been studied". 44 illustrations- all but one(graph) of species of fish. 5 tables. Vertical crease down the center of covers, as if folded-minor. Otherwise covers are VG+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. $25.00

[001184] Hildebrand, Samuel F. And Louella E. Cable. FURTHER NOTES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE HISTORY OF SOME TELEOSTS AT BEAUFORT, N.C.. ill. Figures. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1938. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 11". Green Wraps. Ichthyology. Very Good U. S. Department of Commerce , Bureau of Fisheries. Bulletin No. 24. From Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume XLVIII. pp.505-642. 159 Figures/drawings including map. Bibliography. Green wraps. 3/4" tear on spine, paper intact, otherwise wraps are Very Good+. Interior is clean, tight and Near Fine. $45.00

[004284] Senate. OFFICIAL LETTER-BOOKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1880. Disbound. North Carolina. Very Good Mr. Cockrell , from the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following Report..Directing the restoration of the official letter books of the executive department of the State of North Carolina..." The Secretary of War's reply: "...there is no definite evidence on file going to show how these records came in the possession of this department, but it is believed they were captured by the forces of the United States among the records of the Confederate Government." 2 pages-front and back. Famous Americans in document: F. M. Cockrell,Confederate general and U.S. senator, b. Johnson co., Mo. Enlisting as a private with Confederate forces in the Civil War, he became a brigadier general in 1863. Cockrell’s Brigade was a famous unit in the Western fighting. After the war Cockrell entered Democratic politics, and in 1874 Missouri elected him to the U.S. Senate, where he served until 1905; and Alex. Ramsey, Secretary of War. Disbound. Chipping at spine where disbound, otherwise Very Good +. Clean-no foxing. $10.00

[004654] Thomas, Cyrus. CATALOGUE OF PREHISTORIC WORKS EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. ill. Plates, Maps. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Ethnology. Covers Poor. Interior Good+ Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology: J.W. Powell, Director. Signed on front cover "With Compliments of the Author". "Special efforts were made to locate definitely all ancient works, mounds, graves, pictographs, etc., including those to which only imcomplete and casual reference had been made by earlier travelers and writers. All the material thus obtained has been incorporated in the present volume." State by State, County by County list of "finds" for those states east of the Rocky Mountains. 16 states with Archeologic Maps. They are: Alabama; Arkansas (2-one of the state and another of Poinsett County, Arkansas); Florida (2-one of the state and another of Le Baron's map of Putnam, Volusia and Orange Counties, Florida); Georgia; Kentucky and Tennessee; Michigan; Missouri; New York; North Carolina; Ohio (2-one of the state and another of Butler County, Ohio); and Wisconsin (2-one of the state and another of Crawford County, Wisconsin). Includes a large foldout map, 15"x17" of the Distribution of Mounds in Eastern United States. 246 pp. String-tied. Missing back cover. Front cover detached and missing most of bottom half. Soiled. ex.mus. numbers. Cover is Poor. Top edges uncut. Side and bottom page edges untrimmed. Interior is tight, clean and Very Good. Scarce. $175.00