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OLD CALIFORNIA HOUSES: PORTRAITS AND STORIES

By: Parsons, Marion Randall

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1952.: 1952.

Seller ID: 21645

Condition: Very good

Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1952.. 1952.. Very good. - Octavo, tan cloth with a printed label mounted around the spine & covers. The extremities of the binding are faded & the covers are lightly rubbed & bumped. [x] & 143 pages. Black-and-white frontispiece & 16 full- page black-and-white illustrations by the author. There is a tiny stain to the front pastedown with a bookseller's label on the rear pastedown. The fore-edge is very slightly foxed. Very good.

First edition. First Edition.
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THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE CONTINENT TO THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS

By: Patton, J. H

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860.: 1860.

Seller ID: 32330

Condition: Good

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1860.. 1860.. Good. - Octavo, textured brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine with floral decorated frames stamped in blind on the covers. The covers are rubbed and bumped and the spine is faded with some light chipping & fraying to the head and tail. There are a few short slits along the rear joint. xvi & 806 pages. There is some minor soiling and some very minor light foxing to the last few pages. Rufus Gibbs' name, dated in the year of publication, is penned on the front endpaper. Good.

First edition. [Sabin 59160]. First Edition.
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SIGNATURE ON A CARD OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN AND U.S. SENATOR FROM OHIO HENRY B. PAYNE.

By: Payne, Henry B. (1810-1896). Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1885 to 1891.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Circa [1880].: [1880].

Seller ID: 34795

Condition: Very good

- Cream-colored card, 2-5/8 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide, signed in black ink "H. B. Payne". The card is very slightly bumped with its edges slightly darkened. Very good. Henry B. Payne [1810-1896] was an American politician who moved from New York to Ohio in 1833 and quickly established himself as a local leader in Democratic politics. He was elected to one term in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1874 and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential election in 1880. His election to the U.S. Senate in 1884 was nearly derailed by charges of bribery, but after a Senate in...
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Image for A COLLECTION of 7 LETTERS SIGNED by the Railroad Attorney and President of the American Bar Association GEORGE R. PECK addressed to his boyhood friend the American lecture manager MAJOR JAMES R. POND, one referring to Winston Churchill.

A COLLECTION of 7 LETTERS SIGNED by the Railroad Attorney and President of the American Bar Association GEORGE R. PECK addressed to his boyhood friend the American lecture manager MAJOR JAMES R. POND, one referring to Winston Churchill.

By: Peck, George Record (1843-1923). Railroad attorney and President of the American Bar Association who was a childhood friend of the American Impressario & Lecture Manager Major James B. Pond.

Price: $275.00

Publisher: 1891 through 1901. 1891-1901.: 1891-1901.

Seller ID: 96406

Condition: Very good

- A collection of 7 signed letters to Major James B. Pond from his boyhood friend, the Railroad Attorney & President of the American Bar Association, George R. Peck. Included are 6 Typed Letters and 1 Autograph Letter, each signed by Peck, plus a telegram to Pond. The collection consists of the following: An autograph letter penned on 8-1/2 inch high by 5-3/8 inch wide "Gilsey House, New York" hotel stationery. In his letter dated April , 1891, Peck states that "I came up from down town sick .... I expect to come to your dinner though, sick or well. Would particularly like to meet ...
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PACIFIC SHORES FROM PANAMA

By: Peixotto, Ernest

Price: $15.00

Publisher: NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913.: 1913.

Seller ID: 12953

Condition: Fine

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913.. 1913.. Fine. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt on spine & in blue within decorative gilt panel with color illustration mounted within it on front cover. The top edge is gilt. The covers are lightly bumped & rubbed with tiny white stains to the front cover & larger stains to the rear cover & spine. xiv & 285 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece, 23 fine black & white plates as well as full-page and textual illustrations from photographs & drawings by the author. The contents are clean & bright.

First edition.

An account of traveling by boat and ...
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by New York Congressman and Minister to Hungary HERBERT PELL.

By: Pell, Herbert Claiborne. (1984-1961). New York Congressman, Minister to Hungary. An important figure in the UN War Crimes Commission.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Hopewell Junction, NY: July 16th, 1954.: 1954.

Seller ID: 31582

Condition: Very good

- 29 words typed on a sheet of his cream personalized letterhead, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide, with his address printed at the top. Dated July 16th, 1954. Signed "Herbert Pell'. Stamped by the recipient "Jul 19 1954" in the top right corner. Folded twice for mailing. Very good.

A letter to Saltford Flower Shop in Poughkeepsie, NY asking the store to send him a packet of seeds for the Dutchmans' pipe.

Herbert Claiborne Pell joined the Democratic Party in 1914. He was elected to the 66th Congress in 1919 and served as chairman of the New York Democratic Committee from 19...
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A LEAP IN THE DARK. Also News on the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. (Cover title).

By: Pendley, W. B.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: (Chicago, IL: Published by the author), [1932].: [1932].

Seller ID: 33711

Condition: Good

(Chicago, IL: Published by the author), [1932].. [1932].. Good. SIGNED BY W. B. PENDLEY - Small octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with the edges of the wraps darkened. 35 pages. Pages 11 and 26 are misprinted and blank, as published. The top page corners are lightly bumped. Good.

Signed "W. B. Pendley" on the inside front wrap.

Pendley [1879-1955], son of Kentucky farmer and Baptist minister Charles M. Pendley, recalls his childhood living in a log cabin, his two marriages and his adventures working his way over several years to Chica...
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Image for A WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1929 NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER AND UNION ORGANIZER GEORGE PERSHING, A COUSIN TO GENERAL JOHN PERSHING WHO COMMANDED AMERICAN FORCES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

A WONDERFUL VINTAGE 1929 NEWS PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER AND UNION ORGANIZER GEORGE PERSHING, A COUSIN TO GENERAL JOHN PERSHING WHO COMMANDED AMERICAN FORCES IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

By: Pershing, George

Price: $45.00

Publisher: International Newsreel Corp., 1929.: 1929.

Seller ID: 25577

Condition: Very good

International Newsreel Corp., 1929.. 1929.. Very good. - sc The 8 inch high by 6 inch wide photograph depicts the young George Pershing from the chest up. The National Textile Workers Union organizer is handsomely attired in a dark three piece suit over white shirt and tie. This is a vintage photograph, likely reproduced from their newsreel footage, distributed by the International Newsreel Corp. at the time. International Newsreel's credit line with their eagle logo is stamped on the verso. Once attached to the verso of the photograph, a sheet of paper on which is typed the text for a press r...
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THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC AND HUMAN LIBERTY FORESHADOWED IN SCRIPTURE. By Rev. George S. Philiips, A.M

By: Phillips, George S

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, OH: Published by Poe & Hitchcock, for the Author/R. P. Thompson, Printer, 1864.: 1864.

Seller ID: 10670

Condition: Fair

Cincinnati, OH: Published by Poe & Hitchcock, for the Author/R. P. Thompson, Printer, 1864.. 1864.. Fair. - Small octavo, brown cloth titled on the spine with frames stamped in blind on both covers. The covers are bumped with the top edges chipped & frayed. There are a few small white stains to the rear cover & 2 small holes in the cloth. The lower half of the backstrip is partially detached & there are pieces out of the head & tail of the spine with the titling completely faded. 236 pages. There is occasional staining & soiling & the page edges are slightly darkened. There is an owner's smal...
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MY GATLING GUN / Or /Some Straight Shots at the Whiskey Devil. Being the report of an address before the Inter-national Purity Congress at Battle Creek, Mich., November 6, 1907, with some added chapters. By Rev. L. L. Pickett

By: Pickett, L. L

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Louisville, KY: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1909.: 1909.

Seller ID: 15235

Condition: Good

Louisville, KY: Pentecostal Publishing Company, 1909.. 1909.. Good. - Small octavo, softcover bound in printed bluish gray wraps. The wraps are faded & chipped with pieces out & with some light staining & foxing. There is a crease across the bottom corner of the front wrap. 52 pages. The pages are lightly bumped. The title is lightly soiled with darkening & staining around the edges. There is light staining to the top & front edges of the last 4 leaves. Good working copy.

L. L. Pickett [1859- 1928] founded the Pentecostal Publishing Company, one of the most influential publishing companies ...
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Image for AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION SIGNED by 3 JACKSONIANS: FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR NATHANIEL PITCHER, THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WILLIAM L. MARCY & CONGRESSMAN ERASTUS ROOT, recommending one of their constituents be appointed as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy.

AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION SIGNED by 3 JACKSONIANS: FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR NATHANIEL PITCHER, THE SENATOR FROM NEW YORK WILLIAM L. MARCY & CONGRESSMAN ERASTUS ROOT, recommending one of their constituents be appointed as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy.

By: Pitcher, Nathaniel; Root, Erastus; and Marcy, William L.

Price: $450.00

Publisher: Washington, December 16, 1831.: 1831.

Seller ID: 34480

Condition: Very good

- Over 100 words penned on 10 inch high by 8 inch wide creamy white paper, addressed to the Secretary of the Navy. This letter recommends that the Secretary appoint "Richard D. McDonald of Queensbury, Warren County, N.Y. .... a promising youth of good character..." to a position as midshipman. "It would be gratifying to the undersigned if the Secretary would confer upon him a Mid-shipman Warrant...." Signed by the Senator from New York "W.L. Marcy" and former New York Governor and Congressman "Nathl Pitcher". Additionally penned on the verso are 45 words written...
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THE FRONTIER.

By: Platt, Ward.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: Young People's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada, 1908.: 1908.

Seller ID: 34958

Condition: Good

New York: Young People's Missionary Movement of the United States and Canada, 1908.. 1908.. Good. - Octavo, printed greenish-gray wraps with a photographic illustration of a frontier town on the front cover. The covers are chipped, creased and stained. The front joint is split along the bottom. xii, 292 & [3] pages with several photographically illustrated plates and 2 color folding maps. Tiny tears to the inner edge of the maps do not affect the image. The front hinge is cracked and the title page is stained and a few page corners are creased.

The first edition, wraps issue.

Forward Miss...
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THE DEDUCTION OF THE TITLE OF PETER POILLON, TO PARTS OF TWO TRACTS OF LAND, SITUATE AT HARLAEM... [Caption title].

By: Poillon, Peter.

Price: $275.00

Publisher: [New York], 1835.: 1835.

Seller ID: 37096

Condition: Fair

- Octavo, 10-3/4 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide. Self-wraps, an unbound sewn pamphlet with a caption title at the head of the first page, as issued. 46 deckle-edged partially unopened pages, illustrated with 5 folding maps, including a large folding map at the rear titled "Map of Property lately belonging to Samson Benson and Benjamin Vredenburgh dec. Situated in the 12th Ward of the City of New York . New York, October 24, 1835. Joseph F. Bridges, City Surveyor". The large folding map is complete but the larger portion of the map is torn away and separated along the first vertical f...
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SOUTHERN HISTORY OF THE WAR: THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR. By Edward A, Pollard, author of "First and Second Years of the War"

By: Pollard, Edward A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1865.: 1865.

Seller ID: 13929

Condition: Good

New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1865.. 1865.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine with frames & decorations in blind on both covers. The binding is rubbed & bumped with the rear cover, the edges of both covers & the tail of the spine chipped. The head of the spine is torn with pieces out of the top of both joints. 391 pages plus 3-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 5 engraved portrait plates with tissue guards, including a frontispiece. The pastedowns are a bit bubbled with some rippling to the endpapers & there is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. There i...
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STATE OF VERMONT. JOINT RULES, RULES AND ORDERS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND OF THE STATE LIBRARY, and Legislative Directory: Biennial Session, 1884. Prepared, pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly, by Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State

By: Porter, Charles W

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Montpelier, VT: Watchman and Journal Press, 1884.: 1884.

Seller ID: 4232

Condition: Very good

Montpelier, VT: Watchman and Journal Press, 1884.. 1884.. Very good. - 12mo [6-5/8 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide] brown cloth titled in gilt with a device stamped in gilt on the front cover & in blind on the rear cover. The covers are lightly bumped & rubbed. There is some minor dampstaining to the top of the rear cover & a few small stains to the top & front edges of the front cover. 180 pages with a folding color map tipped in on the front endpaper & a double-page black-and-white plan of the House of Representatives in the rear. There is an ink name on the front pastedown & there are smal...
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America JACOB POTOFSKY.

By: Potofsky, Jacob (1894-1979). Ukranian-American trade unionist who served as the second president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union of America.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, February 28, 1972.: 1972.

Seller ID: 96485

Condition: Very good

- Over 60 words typed on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America stationery. Potofsky replies to a letter from Seymour Halpern regarding the "proposed Commission on International Trade and the Environment". He mentions that "I have received a copy of a letter on this subject sent to you by George Taylor of the AFL-CIO staff." and states that he would like to be "associated with Mr. Taylor's views." Signed "Jacob Potofsky" as the union's president. Folded for mailing with creases to the edges and corners. There is a paper clip stain and staple holes at the top le...
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MILITARY INTERFERENCE WITH ELECTIONS: Speech of Hon. L. W. Powell, of Kentucky, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 3 and 4, 1864. On the Bill to Prevent Officers of the Army and Navy, and Other Persons Engaged in the Military and Naval Service of the United States, from Interfering in Elections in the States. (Cover title)

By: Powell, L. W

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Washington, DC: Printed at Constitutional Union Ofice, 1864.: 1864.

Seller ID: 20459

Condition: Good

Washington, DC: Printed at Constitutional Union Ofice, 1864.. 1864.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream self-wraps sewn with cream cord. There is some creasing to the wraps. The rear wrap is almost detached with a short tear to & a small piece out of its inner edge. 38 pages. There is some offsetting & light creasing to the pages & the bottom corner of the 2nd leaf is miscut. Good.

Powell accuses President Lincoln, as Commander-in-Chief of the Army, of being among those who have interefered in elections, both directly and through his generals.
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SIGNATURE ON A CARD OF THE 25TH AND 27TH MAYOR OF BOSTON FREDERICK O. PRINCE.

By: Prince, Frederick O. (1818-1899). 25th and 27th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts (1877 and 1879-81).

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Circa [1880].: [1880].

Seller ID: 34806

Condition: Very good

- A card, 2-5/8 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide, signed in black ink "Frederick O. Prince". The edges of the card are very slightly darkened with 2 small, light stains. Very good.

Frederick Octavius Prince [1818-1899] was an American lawyer and politician. He was elected as a Whig to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1851 and served for three years. After the Whig Party dissolved in 1860, he joined the Democratic Party. In 1876 he was elected Mayor of Boston, serving in 1877. He was defeated for reelection but returned to office in 1879 and served until 1881. During his...
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Image for TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY ALBERT H. QUIE, LATER 35TH GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, SEEKING CONGRESSMAN SEYMOUR HALPERN'S SUPPORT FOR QUIE'S CANDIDACY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY ALBERT H. QUIE, LATER 35TH GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA, SEEKING CONGRESSMAN SEYMOUR HALPERN'S SUPPORT FOR QUIE'S CANDIDACY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.

By: Quie, Albert H. (b. 1923). 35th Governor of Minnesota from 1979-1983.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, DC: December 24, 1968.: 1968.

Seller ID: 36488

Condition: Very good

- Typed letter filling 1 side of a cream-colored 10-1/2 inch high by 8 inch wide sheet of Congress of the United State / House of Representatives letterhead with "Albert H. Quie / 1st District, Minnesota" printed at top left. Signed "Al". There is an ink filing notation in another hand at top right. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. Quie writes to Congressman Seymour Halpern asking for his support for Quie's candidacy for Chairman of the House Republican Conference. "Since we cannot give the new Nixon Administration a majority in the Congress, it is important that we pro...
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SPEECH OF THE HON. JOSIAH QUINCY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES / Delivered the 5th January, 1813, On the bill in addition to the act entitled "An act to raise an additional military force," and for other purposes

By: Quincy, Josiah

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston: Printed by John Eliot, Jun., 1813.: 1813.

Seller ID: 15020

Condition: Good

Boston: Printed by John Eliot, Jun., 1813.. 1813.. Good. - Octavo, plain tan wraps sewn with tan cord. The wraps are soiled & chipped with the corners heavily creased. "5" and "T" are printed on the bottom edge of the front wrap. 33 pages. The top inner corner of the last page is stained & there is scattered foxing & staining throughout. The title page is darkened & the remaining pages are partially darkened & their front edges are chipped with some short tears & small pieces out. The top page corners are creased. A good working copy of a fragile pamphlet.

Josiah Quincy's sp...
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Category: Americana