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Baker, James H. Lives of the Governors of Minnesota
(Free Press Printing company). St. Paul, Minn.. 1908. First Edition. Edition De Luxe (limited to 100 copies) which is supposed to be numbered and signed by the author, neither of which is in this copy. Publisher's three quarter leather, chipped evenly across top and bottom of spine. Biographies and portraits of the following governors: Alexander Ramsey, Willis Arnold Gorman, Samuel Medary, Henry Hastings Sibley, Henry Adoniram Swift, Stephen Miller, William Rainey Marshall, Horace Austin, Cushman Kellog Davis, John Sargent Pillsbury, Lucius Frederick Hubbard, Andrew Ryan McGill, William Rush Merriam, Knute Nelson, David Marston Clough, John Lind, Samuel Rinnah Van Sant, John Albert Johnson. 480 pages, including index. Condition: Very Good. (Book ID 8014) $150.00

Ballou, Maturin M. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by His Youngest Son Maturin M. Ballou
Abel Tompkins. Boston. 1852.. First Edition. Cloth. Abundant gilt decorations both covers and spine, gilt lettering spine. Gilt edged pages. Frontispiece. Chipped spine top and bottom, three splits to spine. Wear to corners, some wear bottom edge. Browning pages 22-23. Offsetting pages 158-159 and 168-169. Ink notation front end paper. 404 pages plus publisher's advertising. Contents include: Birth and Parentage; Becomes a Professor of Religion; Becomes a Settled Minister; Commences the Universalist Magazine; Mr. Ballou as a Controversialist; Spirit of His Doctrine; etc. Religion. Minister. Professor. Boston. Universalism. Universalist Magazine. Doctrine. Faith. Belief System. (Book ID 825) $25.00

Bartnett, Walter J. The Federation of the World (cover title)
The Murdock Press. San Francisco. 1906. Illustrated Wrappers. 16-page pamphlet. The speaker describes "the idea of a union of the nations in a voluntary federation". He puts forth for consideration: "The adoption of a uniform standard of exchange throughout the world"; "The adoption of a common system of exchange, or money which will be good the world over"; The establishment of a common standard of weights and measures"; "The introduction of a universal language". He goes on to state: "...that in the course of but a few years we shall see the shaping of a true world-movement -- for Japan and China, the United States of America, and the rest of the civilized world will join with the nations of Europe -- toward the effectuation of an international understanding embodied in a permanent institution of universal scope". Social Movement. Social Order. One Government. One Language. (Book ID 4215) $10.00

Baruch, Bernard Publicity Photos (8) for His Book "The Public Years" Published By Holt, Rhinehart & Winston in 1960.
Collection of eight photographs used in Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) book "The Public Years" published by Holt, Rhinehart & Winston in 1960. Baruch was a high level adviser to President Wilson and President Roosevelet, part of the 'Brain Trust' to Roosevelt, and helped found THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGH RELATIONS with the Rockefellers, Morgans and Warburgs. 1] Photo taken at Baruch's house in January 1952 with Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower, all seated. 2] Group photo of Mr. Baruch's associates from the War Industries Board presenting Bernard a loving cup, including Billy Rose, and Herbert B. Swope at the end of WWI. 3] Group photo including President Wilson after WWI. 4] Bernard Barush from a portrait by Douglas Chandor in 1948 for the book "Baruch: The Public Years". 5] Another group photo of the American Peace Delegation in Paris. 6] 'Bernard Baruch, elder statesman'. 7] Bernard Barush, Winston Churchill and friend (dog) in a group photo circa.1946. 8] Photo of President Franklin Roosevelt and Bernard Baruch in FDR's automobile, both seated in the in the front seat. Eight photos in all (7 x 5 inch) of Baruch in group photos and portraits. Fine clean copies. Condition: Fine. American Diplomat, Bernard Baruch. DK (Book ID 11623) $50.00

Bates, Arthur L. Typed Letter Signed.
Washington, D. C.. 1909. Typed letter on official House of Representatives, Committee on Expenditures letterhead (8 x 10 1/2 inch) with Arthur Bates full signature dated April 8, 1909. Letter deals with property owned by L.T. Berliner of Corry, Pa. who wants to sell his property for $10,000, but the Treasury Dept wants to pay less. Arthur L. Bates (1859-1934) served Pennsylvania in the 26th & 25th congressional districts from 1901 to 1913. He attended Oxford University in 1882-83 and practiced law in Meadville, Pa. He was in the newspaper publishing business from 1899 on. Served as a delgate to the International Peace Conference at Brussels in 1905 and Rome in 1911. Active in the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Letter has been folded in thirds with a rust mark from a paper clip in the upper right hand corner. Condition: Very Good. House of Representative Member. DK-32 (Book ID 10427) $37.50

Baxter, C. Stewart (Managing Editor) and Alan F. King (Business Manager) University of Michigan Official students' Directory (title continued in description)
The Board in Control of Student Publications, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan. (title continued): " A Calendar of the University Year, Michigan Union Information, A Faculty Directory, A Directory of the Board of Regents and the Deans of all Colleges, A List of Phones by Street, An Alphabetical List of Students for the University of Michigan, for the University School of Music, for the University School of Nurses, and for the Michigan State Normal College, giving their Name, Department, Class, Street Address, Home City and Telephone Number, the Personnel of Fraternities, Sorotites, House Clubs, Dormitories, and University Rooming Houses for Women of the Unitersity of Michigan and Officers of Many Student Organizations." All that information interspersed with quite a bit of business advertising. Copy of John.B. Bond, of College Station, Texas, with his name on front cover and who is listed in the directory of a University of Michigan graduate. Sturdy brown cloth binding with advertising. 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches. 383 pages. Condition: Very Good. Business Directory. College History. Michigan History. (Book ID 7704) $50.00

Beard, Charles A. and Mary R. Beard America in Midpassage; Volume III; the Rise of American Civilization.
The Macmillan Company. New York. 1939.. First Edition. Cloth in Dust Wrapper. Illustrated by Jones, Wilfred. Illustrated dust wrapper, slight chipping spine top and bottom, slight chipping top rear cover and corners. Cloth cover has gilt decoration front cover and gilt lettering spine. 977 pages. Uncut page sides. Margin illustrations. From the dust wrapper: "This is probably the most ambitious, skillful, and thorough-going effort ever made to write the history of the immediate past of a populous nation". "The book falls naturally into two main sections: the one political and economic, the other social and cultural. The first half of the book conveys vividly and grippingly the revolutionary atmosphere of the times. Beginning with Coolidge and the Great Boom, Hoover's election, the Great Collapse, the mobilization of government, Roosevelt's rise to power, etc., it continues to the autumn of 1938. The later chapters discuss labor, science, the arts, entertainment, and many other topics with remarkable range and completeness". U. S. History. American History. Stock Market Collapse. Coolidge. Hoover. Franklin Roosevelt. The Depression. Foreign Policy. Labor. Economy. (Book ID 796) $37.50

Bell, John Nebraska and Kansas; Speech of Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, in the Senate of the United States, March 3, 1854, On the Bill to Establish the Nebraska and Kansas Territories, and to Repeal the Missouri Compromise (cover title)
U. S. Senate. (Washington, D. C.). 1854. Self Wrappers. 16-page pamphlet. Loose front cover. Uncut page edges. Some unopened pages. The speaker recalls his opposition to this bill in the previous session because at that time there were only three whites in the territory (exclusive of soldiers, government officials, missionaries or licensed traders), therefore there was no need for the bill. Opening the territory to settlement continues to be dangerous because of the many Indian tribes in the area and no treaties concluded with them. Territorial Expansion. Settlers. Settlements. Immigrants. Indian Treaties. Frontier Expansion. U. S. History. Politicians. Legislation. Laws. (Book ID 4765) $37.50

Bird, Robert Montgomery; Arthur Hobson Quinn, Editor The City Looking Glass; A Philadelphia Comedy, in Five Acts
Printed for The Colophon by Pynson Printers. New York. 1933. Cloth; silver spine label. Dust jacket. Limited edition of 465 copies. Page sides and bottoms uncut. Unopened pages. Robert Montgomery Bird is a singularly interesting figure in the history of American drama. He began to write plays in 1827. From the Introduction: "The City Looking Glass, printed here for the first time, was written in July, 1828. It is a comedy in which life in Philadelphia is portrayed with a reality that is ahead of its day". Characters in the play include Ravin, a gentleman swindler who has an ambition above the counterfeiting and pocket picking of his brother Ringfinger; Diana, an heiress he wishes to marry, and others. A controversy erupts in the fourth act over the issues of slavery, the tariff and states rights, which brings the period vividly before us. American Literature. Literary Works. Writings. Play. Comedy. U. S. History. (Book ID 25) $50.00

Blaine, James G. Political Discussions, Legislative, Diplomatic and Popular 1856-1886
Henry Bill Publishing Company. Norwich, Conn.. 1887. First Edition. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Illustrated with sttel engravings of Blaine and President James A. Garfield. The text of this book is taken from the speeches of Blaine, congressman and senator from Maine, Speaker of the House of Representatives, twice Secretary of State and defeated Republican candidate for President in 1884. Speeches on presidential politics, the Civil War and reconstruction, Chinese Immigration into California, foreign relations, etc. 525 pages. Condition: Very Good. Political Speeches. Republican Party Politics. Defeated Presidential Candidates (Book ID 8512) $37.50

Blake, W.O. The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern. The Forms of Slavery That Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome. The Aftrican Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States.
[H. Miller] Osgood & Pearce. Columbus, Ohio. 1862. 866 pages; tables, illustrations; appendix; publisher's full leather binding. gives an lengthy account of slavery under Greece and Rome; followed by the development of slavery in northern Africa and its ransference to the Americas; the English rendering the slave trade illegal; chapters XXI (359) thru XXXVI (851) deal with slavery in the United States thru the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry. Very good clean copy. Condition: Very Good. Slavery, Slaves, Ameircan Civil War. DK-110 (Book ID 12282) $150.00

Bok, Edward The Americanization of Edward Bok; The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 1922.. Cloth backed boards, spine label; dust wrapper, slight chipping spine top and bottom, tear to front cover at top outside corner, small damp stains rear cover. No. 1066 of 1250 copies signed by author. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1920. (Epilogue added to this edition pages 453-462). Illustrations. Ink notation front end paper. Uncut page edges. Some unopened pages. 473 pages. Edward Bok was the editor of The Ladies Home Journal. Contents include: The First Days in America; The First Job -- Fifty Cents a Week; The Hunger for Self-Education; Going to the Theatre with Longfellow; A Plunge into Wall Street; Starting a Newspaper Syndicate; Association with Henry Ward Beecher; Publishing Incidents and Anecdotes; First Years as a Woman's Editor; Theodore Roosevelt's Influence; An Excursion into the Feminine Nature; Cleaning up the Patent-Medicine and Other Evils; A War Magazine and War Activities; The End of Thirty Years' Editorship; Where America Fell Short with Me; What I Owe to America; etc. U. S. History. Immigrants. Netherlands. American School. Woman's Magazine. Editor. (Book ID 797) $47.50

Brooks, Van Wyck New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. No City. 1940. Cloth Backed Boards; Slip Case. No. 485 of 997 copies signed by the author. Cloth backed patterned boards, spine label. Gilt edged page tops. Uncut page sides and bottoms. 557 pages. Ribbon book mark, affixed, slipcased. From the author's Preface: "This book, a sequel of The Flowering of New England, is the second of a series in which I hope to sketch the history of American literature". Contents include: Dr. Holmes's Boston; Cambridge After the Civil War; The Post-War Years; The Radical Club; The Younger Generation of 1870; Howells and James; Emily Dickinson; Boston in the Nineties; The Epigoni; The Pre-War Years; etc. American Literature. Authors. Poets. Writings. Cambridge. Boston. Civil War. Post-War. American History. (Book ID 4633) $100.00

Brooks, Van Wyck The Flowering of New England
The Limited Editions Club. Boston. 1941.. Decorative Cloth. Illustrated by Holden, R. J.. Embossed green linen, gilt lettering on spine. Collotype illustrations. 7 x 10. 470 pages. Slip case, wear to edges, split in paper covering at spine top; spine label. Page sides and bottoms uncut. Book plate front end paper. Publication notice dated January, 1941, laid in. Contents include: The Boston of Gilbert Stuart; Harvard College in 1815; The Younger Generation of 1840; Alcott, Margaret Fuller, Brook Farm; The Boston Historians - Motley; Thoreau at Waldon; The Anti-Slavery Writers; Concord in the Fifties; The Romantic Exiles; etc. American History. American Literature. Literary Works. Boston. Harvard College. Cambridge. American Authors. (Book ID 43) $75.00

Browne, John Ross Report of the Debates in the Convention of California, on the Formation of the State Consitution, in September and October, 1849. [With] Relacion De Los Debates De La Convencion De California ...
Printed By John T. Towers. Washington, DC. 1850. First Edition. English edition: 479, xlvi pages; tables; appendix; brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine under mylar. some wear to the corners.Spanish edition: 439, xiii pages; tables; appendix; neverbound (as issued). Zamorano Eighty #11 - "... contains the proceedings of the convention held at Colton Hall in Monterey, California ... which debated and adopted the California Constitution of 1849. In the volume also appear the proclamation of Governor Riley recommending the formation of a state consitution ... a list of the delegates who attended, the memorial to the federal congress requesting the admission of California into the Union, and and a translation and digest of such portions of the Mexican laws of March 20th and May 23rd, 1837. ... with an introduction and notes to the latter by J. Halleck, attorney at law, and W.E.P. Hartnell. ... Browne was the only shorthand reporter in California, at that time and for this work he recieved $10,000." The Spanish translation was printed in 1851, by S.W. Benedict and contains only the proclamation of the Governor, the proceedings at the Convention, the list of delgates, and as an appendix, the Constitution. Very good clean set of Browne's account of the Constitutional Convention. Condition: Very Good. California, Constitution, Constitutional Convention. DK-110 (Book ID 12280) $475.00

Bruncken, Ernest The Legislative Reference Bureau (cover title)
California State Library. No City. Illustrated Wrappers. Reprinted from News Notes of California Libraries, Supplement to Vol. 2, No. 1, February, 1907. 9-page pamphlet. "Practically every state in the Union has its state library, and all these institutions were founded with the intention that they should be the working collections of books for all the branches of the government". "But apart from the collection of law books, the majority of state libraries failed signally in performing their intended functions". The author describes a new function of the State Library, the legislative reference bureau. Library. Book Repository. Information Storehouse. Librarian. Book Custodian. Information Dispenser. (Book ID 4209) $12.50

Burr, Agnes Rush Authorized Edition. Russell H. Conwell and His Work: One Man's Interpretation of Life. With Doctor Conwell's Famous Lecture ACRES OF DIAMONDS. Illustrated.
The John C. Winston Company. Philadelphia, Penn.. 1917. First Edition. 438 pages; illustrations; bound in publisher's binding of green cloth with gilt title on the cover and spine (Spine faded). Former library copy with markings on the base of spine, no other markings inside. Authorized biography of Dr. Russell H. Conwell, a Baptist Minister, and his preaching from the Baptist Temple in Philadelphia including his famous sermon "Acres of Diamonds". Condition: Very Good. Civil War Experiences, 19th Century Baptist Minister. DK-28. (Book ID 10316) $17.50

Butler, Benjamin Original Carte-De-visite Photograph. "Gen. Benjamin Butler"
The New York Photographic Co.. New York, New York. circa.1870. Carte-de-Visite photograph (2 1/2 x 4 inch) with publisher name printed on the backside. Trimed at the top of the cards' corners. Image of Butler's head and shoulder in civilian clothing Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) was from Massachusetts and was a political General during the Civil War who owed his rank to political connections rather than skill as a soldier. Most famous for his notorious "General Order No. 28" which declared that any women who showed disrespect to any officer or soldier of the Union would be declared a protitute.After nine months as administrator of New Orleans he was replaced and sent to the eastern war theatre where he earned the disgust of Grant and was finally relieved after the election of 1864. He served in the Hose of Representatives after the war and was the Governor of Massachussetts in 1883-84. Fine clean copy. Condition: Fine. Civil War, Union Generals. DK-101 (Book ID 12143) $37.50

Byrd, Richard Evelyn Little America; Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic; The Flight to the South Pole
G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 1930.. First Edition. Cloth. With 74 illustrations and maps. Gilt lettering and decoration front cover, gilt lettering spine. End papers are photograph copies. Slight chipping spine top and bottom. 422 pages. Rear end paper split at spine. Uncut page sides. Ink notation front end paper. Chapters include: The Plan -- the Preparation and the Problem; We Establish a Base; The Battle to Unload; Incident on the Rockefeller Mountains; Civilization Does not Matter; The Start of the Southern Parties; Flight to the South Pole; Eastward Beyond the Horizon; etc. Aviation History. Polar Expedition. Journey. Scientific Discovery. Geological Studies. Dog Sleds. Dog Teams. Ice Covered Land. Glacier. (Book ID 831) $25.00

Byrd, Richard Evelyn Skyward; Man's Mastery of the Air as Shown By the Brilliant Flights of America's Leading Air Explorer; His Life, His Thrilling Adventures, His North Pole and Trans-Atlantic Flights, Together with His Plans for Conquering the Antarctic By Air
G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 1928. First Edition. Cloth. Presentation copy from the author: "To Gertrude from Dick with affectionate good wishes. N. Y. City. Aug. 9, 1928". Illustrations. Gilt lettering front cover and spine. Slight chipping spine top. Damp stain rear cover near spine bottom, inside unaffected. End papers are map of Arctic Circle. Title page and photograph at pages 74-75 loose at top. Copyright and dedication pages split at spine. Small margin spot title page to dedication page and pages 110-116. Uncut page sides. Offsetting pages 44-45, 174-175 and 316-317. Chapters include: Learning to Fly; First Trans-Atlantic Flight; Political Interlude; The ZR-2 Disaster; I Turn Explorer; The North Pole; Success at Last!; This Hero Business; Trans-Atlantic Flight; A Narrow Escape; A Glimpse into the Future; etc. Aviation History. Exploration. Arctic Circle. Aeronautics. Navigation. Explorer. Spectacular Flights. National Geographic. (Book ID 4959) $75.00

Camp, Charles L. Typed Letter Signed
One page. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. On University of California, Department of Paleontology stationery. Written to Alexander T. Leonard, M.D. Dr. Leonard has apparently asked Camp to speak to the San Francisco chapter of the American Legion on Camp's role in the national organization's founding. Camp declines, but fills in quite a few memories: (in part) "I was a delegate with the 1st Division contingent, and if my memory is correct, it was this contingent--on the way to Park from Coblenz--that decided to suggest the name 'American Legion', and to recommend this name to the Paris meeting." Camp (1893=1975) was a professor of paleontology at U.C. Berkeley and an expert in western American history. He is best remembered for his editing (or rather re-writting) of the reference book "The Plains and the Rockies." Condition: Fine. Western Historians. Bibliographers. Autographs and Manuscripts (Book ID 8105) $25.00

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