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CHARGES Arnauld de Vresse 1865-1870 - 5 Bände mit jeweils 10 Alben à 16 S., außer Band 3: 8 Alben à 16 S. und 4 Alben à 8 S., insgesamt also 52 Alben. 245x182 mm. ?Der fiktive Titel unserer Bände, "Charges", läßt sich mit "Zerrbilder" oder "Karikaturen" übersetzen. Die Alben bestehen jeweils aus illustriertem Titelblatt und 15 Seiten mit 60 Holzstichen nach Zeichnungen von Cham. 4 Alben sind in Lithographie ausgeführt (ill. Titel + 7 S. mit einer variierenden Anzahl von Bildern, etwas knapp beschnitten mit kleinen Bildverlusten), 2 sind in 2. Ausgabe, von Martinet herausgegeben, und 3 wurden von Michel Lévy Frères verlegt (diese sind von 1867-1868 datiert). 3 tragen auf dem Titel einen Kolportagestempel des Départements Seine, im Gebrauch von 1861 bis 1870. Insgesamt umfassen unsere Sammelbände über 3000 Zeichnungen des unglaublich produktiven Humoristen (1818 - 1879). Cham war seit 1843 Mitarbeiter des Charivari, seine Bildchen im Stil Daumiers beschäftigen sich vielfach mit der Aktualität (Wagnerkult der Bayern, das machthungrige Preussen, die jährliche Malereiausstellung [Salon] usw.) und den Verschrobenheiten von arm und reich. Von ihm wurde behauptet, er sei der Offenbach der Karikatur. Detail der Bände auf Anfrage. Kanten berieben, gelegentliche Risse in Innengelenken, innen z.T. stock- und wasserfleckig, 8 S. mit Kolorierungsversuchen eines Kindes. ENGLISH SUMMARY: 5 volumes, each with 10 albums of 16 pp., vol. 3 excepted: 8 albums of 16 pp. and 3 albums of 8 pp. On the whole thus 52 albums. The fictive title of the volumes, "Charges", can be translated by "caricatures". Each album has an illustrated title and 15 pages with 60 wood engravings after drawings by Cham. 4 albums were printed in lithography (ill. title + 7 pp. with a varying number of pictures, somewhat trimmed with small losses of printed surface), 2 are in second edition, published by Martinet, and 3 have been issued by Michel Lévy Frères (these are dated from 1867-1868). 3 show a colportage stamp of the Seine department, in use between 1861 and 1870, on the title. Our anthology contains on the whole over 3000 drawings by the incredibly productive humorist (1818 - 1879). Cham was a contributor to the Charivari since 1843, his pictures in the style of Daumier often deal with actuality (Wagner cult of the Bavarians, the power-hungry Prussia, the annual exhibition of paintings [Salon] etc.) and with the eccentricities of rich and poor. He was said to be the Offenbach of caricature. Uniform leather-backed boards, title in gilt on spine (J. Martiny). Edges rubbed, occasional splits in joints, some albums damp- and waterstained, 8 pp. with coloring experiments by a child. Details of the volumes on request. Einheitliche Halblederbände mit Titel in Gold auf dem Rücken (J. Martiny). [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: CARTORAMA] 
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HISTORY OF THE 11th WISCONSIN VETERAN VOL. INF. GIVING A RELIABLE ACCOUNT OF ITS MARCHES, HARDSHIPS AND BATTLES. FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO OCTOBER 1864 New Orleans: James J. McMyler, 1865. Stitched signatures, retaining original blue rear wrapper. Edge wrinkling and minor tears to first few leaves, scattered foxing and dampstaining. Contemporary notes on title in blue pencil, pencil inscription on verson at Montgomery, Alabama, May 2, 1865. Good. An extremely rare regimental detailing the history of the 11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, including the battles of Port Gibson, Big Black River, Jackson, and Vicksburg, among others. Perhaps most importantly, the regiment served west of the Mississippi in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The regiment served in Arkansas from March, 1862 to March, 1863, took part in the Vicksburg campaigns during the spring and summer, and then in Louisiana in the fall. In late November 1863 the regiment was transported by steamship to Point Isabel, Texas. For the next three months they fought in difficult campaigns on the Texas coast before returning to New Orleans in late February, 1864. They then returned to hard campaigning in western Louisiana until they had completed their three year enlistment terms in late September, 1864. Also included are lists of the officers, privates, transfers, discharges, and deaths of the regiment, from Companies A through K. SABIN 43588. EBERSTADT 167-113. DORNBUSH, WISCONSIN 110. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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Original-Aquarell ( Mischtechnik ) " Felsschlucht ". - Ganz in erdigen Braun-, Ocker- Grau- und Schwarztönen gehaltenes Aquarell ( Mischtechnik Aquarell - Wasserrfaben und etwas Ölfarbe ) einer Felsschlucht des bekannten Düsseldorfer Malers (*1865 Dessau - 1945 Düsseldorf ). Maße ( Höhe x Breite ): 42 x 42 cm. Links unten signiert " G.Hacker " ( ohne Jahres- oder Ortsangabe ), verso mit einer kleinen Entwurfsskizze in Bleistift. Eine Ecke mit kleinem Abriß, eine geknickt, der Unterrand mit kleinen Randläsionen. Auf dem Blatt einige schwache Kratzspuren. ( Pic erhältlich / webimage available ) ( Literatur: Thieme-Becker " Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, Leipzig 1922, Band 15, S. 410 " : " Maler in Düsseldorf, geb. 8.8.1865 in Dessau. Als Schüler Max Brückners erlernte er in Coburg die Theatermalerei und begleitete das Meininger Hoftheater auf dessen Auslandsreisen. Nach der Auflösung dieser Bühne kam Hacker als Lehrer für dekorative Malerei nach Straßburg im Elsaß an die neubegründete Kunstgewerbeschule, 1896 an das Stadttheater in Düsseldorf.Seine dekorative Malerei, die das Landschaftliche bevorzugt, fand viel Anerkennung, besonders die Festspieldekoration des Rheinischen Goethevereins. In Straßburg rührt von Hacker die Ausmalung des Zoologischen Instituts der Universität her. Mit flottgemalten Landschaftsbildern realistischer Art ist Hacker vielfach auf Ausstellungen, besonders in Düsseldorf, vertreten. " Biographische Angaben: 1865: Hacker wurde am 8. August 1865 in Dessau als Sohn des Kammersängers Adolf Hacker und dessen Gattin Pauline, geb. Zschiesche, einer bedeutenden und berühmten Opernsängerin geboren.1882-1887: Eintritt in das Atelier der Prof. Gebr. Brückner in Coburg wo er die Technik der Theatermalerei erlernt und zum Lieblingsschüler Prof. Brückners avanciert, der damals für Bayreuth Wagners Parsifal ausstattet und für die Meininger unter Herzog Georgs Führung seine berühmten Ausstattungen schuf. 1887-1890: Von Herzog Georg II. an das Hoftheater in Meiningen berufen - Teilnahme an vielen Gastspielreisen. 1890-1896: Berufung nach Straßburg. 1893: Als Stipendiat der Stadt Straßburg nach Chicago zur Weltausstellung entsandt. 1896-1945: Mitglied des Künstlervereins " Düsseldorfer Malkasten ", lange Jahre dort im Vorstand tätig. 1896-1899: Berufung an das Stadttheater in Düsseldorf. Schaffung zahlreicher Ausstattungen ( u.a. für die Festspiele des rheinischen Goethevereins ). 1904: Der Kunstverein erwirbt seine " Eifellandschaft ". 1906: Ankauf des Aquarells "Eifelhöhe mit Schafen" durch Kaiser Wilhelm II. 1905: Festausschmückung Berlins zur Kronprinzenhochzeit.1907-1909: Leiter des Ausstattungswesens an der " Bühne ". 1910: Verleihung der Goldenen Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft. 1914-1916:Teilnahme am Ersten Weltkrieg.1919: Lehrer für Bühnenmalerei an der Staatlichen Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. 1927-1936: Zweite Amerikafahrt: Ausmalung einer großen Maschinenfabrik in Reading, P.A., sowie weitere Reisen ins In- und Ausland mit Planung und Ausführung verschiedenster Arbeiten und Aufträge. 1936: Bildausschmückung des Wartesaals III. Klasse im Düsseldorfer Hauptbahnhof ( im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört ). 1938: Eingangshalle des Duisburger Hauptbahnhofes. 1940: 3 große Dioramen für das Naturkunde-Museum der Stadt Dortmund. 1945: Am 5.12. Tod in Düsseldorf. Bis kurz vor seinem Tode beschäftigte ihn der Plan den Keller des im Krieg zerstörten " Düsseldorfer Malkastens " mit Fresken auszumalen um den Künstlern des Düsseldorfer Malkastens eine neue würdige Bleibe zu schaffen. ( 1968: Große Einzelausstellung im Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf *Palais Spee* / 1973: Große Verkaufsausstellung Galerie Paffrath, Düsseldorf, Königsallee 46 ). [Attributes: Signed Copy] [Bookseller: Antiquariat Friederichsen]
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Uncle Nat; or, The Good Time Which George and Frank Had, Trapping, Fishing, Camping Out, etc. By Alfred Oldfellow New York: D. Appleton and Company 443 & 445 Broadway, 1865. First edition. 224 (+4 ads) pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Brown pebbled, blind-stamped cloth, gilt stamped fishing scene on upper board and spine. Lower board lightly soiled, last page of ads with closed tear, else near fine. Incribed in pencil on ffep "Chriny (?) Wilmerding from Papa Christmas 1866.". First edition. 224 (+4 ads) pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Early Baseball Reference. Chapter Five of this work contains the earliest fictional reference to the game of baseball. [Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller]
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Amazing Abraham Lincoln CDV - the 1865 Alexander Gardner portrait! [Bookseller: University Archives]
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TWENTY-FIVE MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM JOHN TAYLOR WOOD TO HIS WIFE, LOLA, AND HIS MOTHER FROM 1863 - 1865]. ]Richmond, Augusta, and other locations. 1863-1865]. - Twenty-five letters, one to two pages apiece, plus transcripts. Old fold lines, occasional toning. Very good. A collection of twenty-five letters from Confederate naval officer John Taylor Wood to his wife, Lola, and his mother, from 1863-65. Wood, grandson of former president Zachary Taylor, was named aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel of cavalry to his uncle, Confederate President Jefferson Davis. One of his first missions in his new role was to travel to the South's major ports and inspect the coastline defenses. Upon his return he would report back to the president. One of his first stops was in Wilmington, North Carolina, examining the port city, arguably one of the most important bases for running the Union blockade. Throughout his letters to Lola he describes scenes of quiet tension and impending attacks. "Feb. 14th 1863 . I spent yesterday with Genl Whiting visiting the Forts at the mouth of the River. Generally they were in good order, but some things require rectifying. Six of the Yankee Blockaders were in sight, two of them very close, not more than two miles. For some time an attack has been expected here, but just now it is quiet, the enemy having passed down the Coast to Charleston." In Vicksburg, Mississippi several weeks later: "Across this River the Yankee Fleet can be seen as well as their camps, covering the country for miles, but they are doing nothing as far as we can see, but working on their canal, by which they hope to get down the river without passing this City. This place is almost entirely deserted except by the military, the effects of the bombardment can be seen everywhere. . . . the town was under fire for two months, it is astonishing that it did not suffer more." As Wood travelled through the South's ports he discusses the victories and defeats of the Confederacy, including his own involvement in the Chesapeake Expedition, which saw the successful raid of two Union gunboats off the coast of Virginia. Though most of Wood's letters are addressed to his wife, two later letters, dated 1865, are written to his mother. Wood and his brother, also a Confederate soldier, became estranged from their parents at the outbreak of the Civil War. Their father served in the U.S. Army for nearly forty years and remained loyal to the Union side. Though the family was divided Wood seems to genuinely hope for reconciliation and for his mother to understand his views: "I wish I could write unreservedly & fully. I feel assured I could correct many of your views & change your impressions. My faith is unshaken in our final success in it. At the commencement, grievous reverses we have had . . . But they are useful in improving & disciplining the people, in rendering our situation more complete, our nationality more assured. The war may last years to come . . . but the result will be the same, our Independence. Not even slavery will be allowed to stand in the way . . . I pray earnestly . . . for peace that as a family we may be again united." A rich compilation of letters, written in the heart of the conflict, offering insight into the battles and strategies of the Confederacy. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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[TWENTY-FIVE MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM JOHN TAYLOR WOOD TO HIS WIFE, LOLA, AND HIS MOTHER FROM 1863 - 1865] ]Richmond, Augusta, and other locations, 1865. Old fold lines, occasional toning. Very good. A collection of twenty-five letters from Confederate naval officer John Taylor Wood to his wife, Lola, and his mother, from 1863-65. Wood, grandson of former president Zachary Taylor, was named aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel of cavalry to his uncle, Confederate President Jefferson Davis. One of his first missions in his new role was to travel to the South's major ports and inspect the coastline defenses. Upon his return he would report back to the president. One of his first stops was in Wilmington, North Carolina, examining the port city, arguably one of the most important bases for running the Union blockade. Throughout his letters to Lola he describes scenes of quiet tension and impending attacks. "Feb. 14th 1863 ... I spent yesterday with Genl Whiting visiting the Forts at the mouth of the River... Generally they were in good order, but some things require rectifying. Six of the Yankee Blockaders were in sight, two of them very close, not more than two miles. For some time an attack has been expected here, but just now it is quiet, the enemy having passed down the Coast to Charleston." In Vicksburg, Mississippi several weeks later: "Across this River the Yankee Fleet can be seen as well as their camps, covering the country for miles, but they are doing nothing as far as we can see, but working on their canal, by which they hope to get down the river without passing this City. This place is almost entirely deserted except by the military, the effects of the bombardment can be seen everywhere. . . . the town was under fire for two months, it is astonishing that it did not suffer more." As Wood travelled through the South's ports he discusses the victories and defeats of the Confederacy, including his own involvement in the Chesapeake Expedition, which saw the successful raid of two Union gunboats off the coast of Virginia. Though most of Wood's letters are addressed to his wife, two later letters, dated 1865, are written to his mother. Wood and his brother, also a Confederate soldier, became estranged from their parents at the outbreak of the Civil War. Their father served in the U.S. Army for nearly forty years and remained loyal to the Union side. Though the family was divided Wood seems to genuinely hope for reconciliation and for his mother to understand his views: "I wish I could write unreservedly & fully. I feel assured I could correct many of your views & change your impressions. My faith is unshaken in our final success in it. At the commencement, grievous reverses we have had . . . But they are useful in improving & disciplining the people, in rendering our situation more complete, our nationality more assured. The war may last years to come . . . but the result will be the same, our Independence. Not even slavery will be allowed to stand in the way . . . I pray earnestly . . . for peace that as a family we may be again united." A rich compilation of letters, written in the heart of the conflict, offering insight into the battles and strategies of the Confederacy. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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Landschaft, Sagen, Geschichte und Monumentales der Rhein-Provinz. In Farbendruck ausgeführt in der Lith. Anstalt von R. Reiss in Düsseldorf Reymann, Düsseldorf, 1865. 20 lithographierte Blätter (von 27), Maße: ca. 80 cm x 63 cm, (durchgehend stockfleckig und randfleckig/einige Randläsuren) - Enthalten: 21 Rheinansichten: I. Abtheil. Von Cleve bis Coblenz / Zweite Abtheilung. Von Coblenz bis Bingen / Ahrthal / Engersau / Oberlahnstein, Rhense / Sanct Goar/ Remagen / Oberwesel / Trier / Nahe und Saar / Maifeld / Eifel / Cleve / Cöln / Berg / Aachen / Burg Rheinstein/ Stolzenfels / Bonn / sowie Titelblatt und 1 Widmungsblatt an Königin Augusta von Preußen, Herzogin von Sachsen / Caspar Johann Nepomuk Scheuren war deutscher Maler und Illustrator. Er galt als ein Vertreter der Düsseldorfer Malerschule. Seine Bilder behandeln meist den Rhein und seine Romantik / sehr farbenprächtige großformatige und seltene Blattfolge - Versand D: 5,90 EUR originale Kunst/ Graphik/ Plakate [Bookseller: Celler Versandantiquariat]
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[EXTENSIVE LETTER ARCHIVE FROM UNION SERGEANT SAMUEL COTTER KIRKPATRICK OF THE 11th WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, TO VARIOUS FAMILY MEMBERS, 1861 - 1865] [Wisconsin, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, 1865. Some dampstaining and minor chipping, a couple archival tape repairs, with a handful of tears and paper loss affecting some lines of text, but most letters in good to very good condition. An outstanding Civil War letter group from a twice- wounded Wisconsin soldier who experienced much of the Civil War on the western side of the Mississippi River. Samuel Cotter Kirkpatrick, the oldest of six children of James Gilliam and Caroline Newman Kirkpatrick, was born and died in Grant County, Wisconsin. On Sept. 11, 1861, the nineteen-year-old Kirkpatrick enrolled in the 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He was discharged at Indianola, Texas, on Feb. 13, 1864, having attained the rank of sergeant. That same day Kirkpatrick re-enlisted and served until Sept. 4, 1865, when he was discharged at Mobile, Al. He suffered two wounds during the war: the first in the left ear at Port Gibson, Ms., about May 1, 1863, the second in the left breast by shrapnel at Big Black River, Ms., on May 17, 1863. Kirkpatrick married Caroline Mary Ritchey on April 4, 1864 and together they had five children. The 11th Wisconsin served west of the Mississippi in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The regiment served in Arkansas from March 1862 to March 1863, took part in the Vicksburg campaigns during the spring and summer, and then in Louisiana in the fall. In late November 1863 the regiment was transported by steamship to Point Isabel, Texas. For the next three months they fought in difficult campaigns on the Texas coast before returning to New Orleans in late February 1864. They then returned to hard campaigning in western Louisiana until they had completed their three year enlistment terms in late September 1864. Kirkpatrick had completed his full three- year term earlier that year. Kirkpatrick wrote many letters over the course of his time in the service to family members in Grant County, Wisconsin, describing his life as a soldier, his health, descriptions of the various locations of his camp, and military news. His letters date from Sept. 30, 1861 to July 17, 1865. Several excerpts are presented below, and represent only a small percentage of the excellent content contained in this extensive archive. In the first letter, dated Sept. 30, 1861, Kirkpatrick writes to a cousin from Camp Cairo [Defiance?], Illinois, exhibiting the bravado of a young soldier lacking experience in battle: "There is a bout five thousand soldiers hear now. Up the Ohio River about forty miles, there is twenty thousand more and acrost the river there is four thousand more and down the mississippi at norfork there is eight thousand more. We defy old jeff davis to come up hear and we will give him hell." A few months later on Dec. 11, 1861, Kirkpatrick writes from Camp Curtis in Sulphur Springs, Mo., in part: "I was corporal of the guard last night at 10 o'clock the picket guard was fired upon. One of them came in to camp and gave the alarm. The adjutant...gave the captains the...order for the men to fall in with musket, arm[s] and equipment. The boys fell in very quick, but some of them was scared so bad.... It was a false alarm. The cavalry [had] been out on a scout and fired on the pickets for fun. There is 300 cavalry from Wis., Milw. here now and Larabee [?] is with them. He is in our tent now...he had been in the service 4 months. He is the same old Laraby. 3 of our companies has gone 60 miles down the river to the Burnt Bridge. I was down to the banks of the river and I saw lots of the boys in swimming. That was the 7 of this month...we rip around here in our shirt sleeves. There was a squad of us went out three or four miles...we saw sum purty rough co[untry] and sum ruff gals...things was sober here last Sunday. The flag hung at half mast all day. One of our boys died on Saturday night. He was one of the Mineral Point boys. His name was Mike Bender. We buried him about three hundred yards from the camp...." The 11th Wisconsin soon found themselves facing Confederate marauders. In a four-page letter dated Jan. 11, 1862, Kirkpatrick reports: "We left Sulpher Springs the 10[th] for Victoria 20 miles down the river it is 25 miles back of the river further west. There is only 2 companies left in Camp Curtis...the Eight Regiment is all at Sulpher Springs. They are going on a march...northwest to guard the bridges. Capt. [Jesse] Miller and his company is here with us and the rest of the regiment is along the road to watch bridges. Victoria is a very nice place. It is on the railroad. The cars run from St. Louis to Pilot Knob every day and they make it a very lively little place. Victoria is the nicest place that I see[n] in Mo. I was down the railroad to a bridge with 3 men...a big red fox crossed the creek which frightened us.... We have 3 of Jeff Tomsons [Thompson's] men in our camp...that Capt. Miller has taken. They have taken the oath and have to report themselves here ever Saturday. They was here today. One of them is a boy 18 years old. It looks hard to see them. They are about skeered to death. One of them had his father with him. They said they was forced in it. They was told that they would get 24 dollars a month but they did not get anything not even their clothes. They say that Jeff Thompson's army is more like indians than anything else. One day there will be a lot of them together and the next they will be disbanded.... We had a Devel of a time yesterday. Our first lieutenant and orderly sergeant went out to a little town to get one of their boats mended and...they was surrounded. They drew out their revolvers and told them to stand off. They kept backing off and soon fell back to a bridge where some of our men was and then they was safe they came into camp and gave the alarm. We sent out 20 men. They went back to the town under the command of the first lieutenant. We marched up to the saloon and [they] began to run out and we sirkled out around town and commanded halt which they did. We took 4 horses and seven men and the rest got away. One horse that we took is supposed to be a captain's horse. He is a fine dark iron gray. The rest are scrub horses. It is supposed that there was about 30 of them...." " The 11th Wisconsin settles in Missouri, and two months later, Kirkpatrick sends news regarding mid-term elections: "[March 2, 1862]...it is lection day tomorrow down here and we started 20 men out this morning abbot 20 miles from the camp. They are to see that every man takes the oath before he comes to the poles to vote. There is another squad and the orderly sergeant going out to a little town called Hillsbur [Hillsboro], the county seat tomorrow...there was 30 of our men went down the road last thursday to relieve some of the Illinois troops. It is 20 miles from this place is called Politte [Potosi]. There is three blockhouses to build where they are and it is impossible for 30 men to go all that work and stand guard...the major [Arthur Platt] thinks that the rest of our Co. had better go down there...so after we all get back from the elction we will go.... Col. Carland at Pilot Knob is getting up a brigade. We thought that we would be put in that brigade...tuesday I seen the most mules that I ever seen. They passed a going to the Knob. There 40 cars and 18 mules in a car. They was a splendid lot of mules. Yesterday there was fifteen h[un]dred cavalrymen and horses...they are a going to join Col. Carland's Brigade. This brigade is going out into Arkansas after Old [Sterling] Price...." In an Aug. 17, 1862 letter to his father, Kirkpatrick wrote from camp in Old Town, Ar., sending news about his regiment and describing the presence of escaped slaves following his regiment and seeking work: "7 Co. out of [our] Regiment and sum of the 33 Ill. Reg gone down the river with the fleet of gunboats. Our troops is in Little Rock at last and the report is that General Hindman is a coming down White River to get Vicksburg...as our men got in 15 miles of Little Rock the rebels left and...the boats left this morning with 5 days rations. Simple Scrogen [James Simple Scoggin] died nite before last and was buried yesterday morning. He had the brain fever and was a getting along very well...we was very sorry to lose him for he has proved to be a good soldier and a good boy. We have a darkey to do all fatigue duty such as cooking, loading the wagons and cutting new roads...the negroes has meeting every Sunday. Oh Lord how they dress nice with white silk stockings. [If] one see[n] the legs of them [they] would think it was somebody. Oh golly how they strut. The officers don't let any stay in camp without [being] employed. Some of them comes to the general and swear that they have worked on fortifications that beaver seen a fortification." Still stationed in Old Town, Ar., he writes on Sept. 11, 1862: "We have been down the river on another cotton expedition to Laconia it is on the Arkansas side there was 7 Cos out of our Reg and 6 of the 33 Ill Reg. We went down on the Emma and the 33 went on the Starr. Our Co. and Co. K took the hurricane deck...we found 3 acres of watermelon 2 Cos. of cavalry found them and the officers put a guard over them the Captain of the Cavalry came to Col. Hoag and told...it was impossible to keep the boys out of the patch. The Col. went and seen the man that owned the melons and the Col. told him to let the boys have the melons and he would guard his property...we was here thursday a hunting cotton. They had burned the most of it. We only got about 100 bales...we was at several splendid plantations. One in particular it was a very large plantation and splendid buildings and about 200 blacks. The yard was most like the yard around the academy in Plattsville.... things look very dark on our side...[referring to the Antietam campaign] if the rebels gets into Washington it will make Old Abe prick up his ears...the report is that they have had another fite at Bull Run and licked us a very bloody battle. A great many lives lost...there was 4 boats went down... loaded with prisoners for Vicksburg to be exchanged. As they passed they hollered for Bull Run No. 2 and for Jeff Tomson..." In a letter dated Sept. 24, 1862, Kirkpatrick describes a skirmish in which two contrabands are killed: "Camped in 6 miles of Helena, Ark...we have moved our camp again it is a flat country on the bank of the river in an old field.... Six Cos of the 33 Ill. Reg was down the river after cotton. They did not come out so well...as they was coming back the rebels got a battery planted back of the levy and as our boat came up they fired into her several times and would have captured our boat if it had not been for a Ram that was ahead. It heard the firing and came back. We fired into them several times...we must have killed several as...our men [that] could see them thought there was about 2500. They outnumbered us...our loss was 2 men out of the battery and 4 men out of the 33 Ill and 2 negroes.... [T]he fleet is just returning from Vicksburg...Old McClellan's clan was giving the rebels gas in Vir...got a letter from A. F. Niles and he wrote that he was afraid of being drafted...such men as that helped bring on this war and now they are the last to take hold and help squash it. We are under marching orders...we are ordered to Memphis...." By 1863, Kirkpatrick's confidence in Union victory had dimmed considerably. He writes a long letter describing foraging campaigns, an ambush, and an amputation: "Camp on the Current River, Mo., Jan. 1, 1863.... General Daverson [Union Brig. Gen. John Wynn Davidson] came here and when he came into camp we fired a general's salute.... [W]e have the pontoon bridge laid across the river...and we send out a train everyday a foraging.... [L]ast Sabbath we started out to forage from the 11th and 33 Ill. under command of Lieutenant [Eli H.] Mix of our Reg and the other in command of Lieutenant [Spencer P.] Wright of the 24 Mo. Reg. They went out from the river some 9 miles. Mix got his train loaded and started for camp. There was not corn enough in that field to load both trains. There was another field close by so Lieutenant Wright took the remainder intu the other field and Mix went to camp. He had not gone very far when he heard considerable firing...he sent into camp for reinforcements which was sent out on the double quick...our Co had to go and Co. G...and 2 companies out of the 33 Ill...and one Co. of the first Wisconsin and 2 parts...of 13 Ill. Cavalry...the Secesh had out numbered them and taken them all prisoners, Lieutenant Wright and 21 privates and 7 wagons and all the teamsters...the cavalry pressed them and when they got up to them the rebels was too strong for our men. They numbered between 8 and 9 hundred so they got away with all when the scrimage tuck place. We found 2 men dead of the rebels and they wounded 4 of our men, one so bad that they had to take his leg off. I seen the doctor take it off. It looked pretty rough. We went to camp for an ambulance to haul the wounded...we got started at 8 o'clock. It was pretty dark and a awful road, lots of streams...we got into camp at 11...there is 9 thousand rebels at Pokahontas...the rebels is three times as thick now as they was when we went through heer last spring...our force is as follows. The 11 Wis. and the 33 Ill and 8 Indiana...18 and the 24 and several other regiments enough to make eight regiments of infantry and we have part of the first Wis. Cavalry and 13 Ill Cavalry...we have four batteries. The largest piece of cannon is a 18 pounder.... [W]e do not let citizens in camp without particular business and then they are blindfolded and taken to head quarters and taken out the same way...this war is not turned out as I thought.... I believe that the Southern Confederacy will be established before 2 years...we never hear the Union mentioned now days...the minds of the private soldier is changed considerable in the last six months...." Kirkpatrick's mood begins to brighten while in Vicksburg: "This is a beautiful morning and the old canon is roaring as usual. We haint took Vitsburg yet and I cant tell how long it will take but we are bound to have it. We can hold the works that we have got and in three months they will be out of grub from ther owns mens tales that have deserted and come over in our lines.... It is a beautiful site to knite to see the mortar boats a shelling the town." His mood had improved immensely by July 5, 1863, when he wrote from a camp outside Vicksburg and informed his parents of the fall of city: "I sit down this fine afternoon to let you now that I am alive and the best of all to let you know that Vicksburg is ours. The morning of the third at 8 oclock in the morning the Rebels came over to our lines with a flag of Truce and wanted to make a compromise but Grant said no. I will have it in a few days without so he sent the flag back and comenced firing again and at 3 oclock it came out again and the firing was stopped all along the line and we did not know what was up but we thought they had surrended but did not know it till next morning at 8 oclock and therr was a white flag run up over the fort.... Dear parents it would do you good to hear us cheer. It was the best feeling fourth to me that I ever injoyed." After Vicksburg, Kirkpatrick spends about three months in Texas, at Point Isabel, Matagorda Bay, and Indianola. His first letter from Texas, on Dec. 2, 1863, describes his landing at Point Isabel, and the environment in Texas, including easy access to livestock. It reads, in part: "There was only 4 companys of our Reg that got off the Scott out to the Banks...the rest of our command went to Corpas Cristia [Corpus Christi] 100 miles from here. The military Governor of Texas was on bord with us...he is a brigadier general...his name is General Hamilton.... We are close to the mouth of the Rio grand. We can see the french fleet from here. There is lots of Mexicans comes in ever day with coten...there is getting quite a pile of it here.... We are living fine now. We went out and killed 2 small beefs. Beef is splendid this time a year. The report came yesterday that the balance of our Detachment has taken several pieces of artillery and several hundred prisners. I hope it is so." A week later, Kirkpatrick describes a skirmish with the Confederates: "The first Brigade in our Division had a little brush here with the Rebels. They had a splendid fort here. It mounted 7 large size guns. It is a splendid fort and would bin hard to taken if the rebels had stood but they fell back to Corpes Cristia [Corpus Christi] that is about 30 miles from here but I dont think they will make mutch of a stand short of Galveston. That is about one hundred and 30 miles from here and we cant move soon for the want of transportation." In Indianola in February 1864, and perhaps anticipating his discharge on the 13th of that month, Kirkpatrick writes about his life as a soldier, and about continuing in the military: "The way I look at it, it is as good a thing as a single man can do. I think that I will try it. I have always had my health good and I can make more money a-soldiering and easery [easier] than i can any where else. I can get 17 dolars a month and bord and clothes and $400 and 2 dolars bounty. That is purty good.... And another thing I dont think that the war will last three more years. And as for soldiering in time of peace that is good enough for me. But there is a great deal of hardships that a soldier has to endure and a great deal of danger. But he must run his chance. I have bin in 7 fights and it is true that I had a slight wound but I was lucky.... Our men is busy fortifing Powderhorn building forts and diging rifle pits. I dont think there will be a moove made here for some time proba[bly] next month. We can see rebels ever day out on the Prairie." He spends most of 1864 in Louisiana, variously at Carrollton, Tigerville, Brashier City, and Bayou Ramus. He reports on the Atlanta campaign in a letter from Aug. 7, 1864: "I would like if the war was over. They seem to sold out to the last in the East. It seems that General Sherman had an awful fite at Atlanta. Our loss was heavy but the enemy greater." Kirkpatrick spends 1865 in Alabama, mostly near Montgomery, where he writes his last letter on July 17. In addition to Kirkpatrick's letters, present in the archive is a CDV of the young soldier, with a pencil notation on the verso reading, "Uncle Samuel Cotter Kirkpatrick," a document mustering him into the 11th Wisconsin as a first corporal, and also a handwritten list of officers, from captain down to eighth corporal, of "Tanner's Guards" (nickname for the 11th Wisconsin), that appears to be in Kirkpatrick's hand. He lists himself, of course, as first corporal. Accompanying Kirkpatrick's war-dated letters are about ninety later letters from various correspondents to certain members of the Kirkpatrick family, seemingly unrelated to Samuel. A monumental collection of correspondence for study of the Trans-Mississippi West during the Civil War. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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[MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF 524 CONTEMPORARY PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR SONG SHEETS, WITH 217 PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS AND FOURTEEN SHEETS OF PRINTED PATRIOTIC LETTERHEAD] [Mostly New York or Philadelphia, 1865. Uniformly neatly mounted and bound in folio three-quarter brown morocco and cloth albums, gilt. Light toning and foxing to a few images; mostly fine or near fine. A beautiful set, magnificently presented. An unprecedented and meticulously-assembled collection of original Civil War-era song sheets (also referred to as lyric sheets or slip ballads). Volume one contains 187 song sheets (with forty-seven handcolored or printed in color); forty-eight patriotic covers (most colored); one colored portrait of Elmer E. Ellsworth, the first Union officer of rank killed in the war; and one advertising handbill for a Jefferson Davis- related song. Notable examples include "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"; "The Star Spangled Banner"; a dozen songs mourning the death of President Lincoln; ten songs about Jefferson Davis; and over twenty-five examples of Negro-related songs, with such titles as "Bully Nigger Amos," "Darkey Conscript," "Come Back, Massa," "A Soldier in the Colored Brigade," and "The Colored Soldier Boy!" There are also several battle-specific songs (including two on Gettysburg), numerous elegiac songs (including "Soldier's Funeral," "The Soldier's Death," "The Soldier's Farewell to His Bride," and "Who Will Care for Mother Now?"), and several songs devoted to honoring the flag. Also encompasses a colored portrait of Elmer Ellsworth, plus seven song sheets devoted to him. Volumes two and three, assembled by the same hand a short time after the first volume, contain 337 song sheets in total, arranged in alphabetical order across the two volumes. Volume two contains 210 song sheets (with thirty-four either handcolored or printed in color), in alphabetical order from A to I, including well- known examples such as "Battle Cry of Freedom," "Battle- Hymn of the Republic," and "Glory Hallelujah." There are also several battle-specific songs (including Bull Run, Gettysburg, Spottsylvania, and the Battle of the Wilderness, among others), several songs honoring Union generals ("Gen. Grant's Boys," "Gen'l Sherman's Bonny Boys," etc.), numerous songs devoted to honoring the flag, eight songs about the Irish soldiers in the war, some regimental tunes, and another healthy selection of elegiac songs. Several songs are devoted to the Union view of Dixie, including "Cruelty to Our Union Prisoners While in Dixie's Sunny Land" and "Dixie, Where is Dixie?" Volume three (alphabetical from J-Z) contains 127 song sheets (with twenty-two in color), 169 patriotic postal covers (ninety-four of which are in color), fourteen blank patriotic letterhead sheets, and one 1864 handbill for a "Catalogue of Union Songs." Two more examples of "Star Spangled Banner" are found in this volume, including one in German. Two songs focus on the "Fighting 69th" regiment, the famous Irish Brigade of infantry that fought the entirety of the Civil War, from First Manassas to Appomattox Court House. A few songs mention the rebels of the Confederacy, most notably "Lee's Rebel Raid in Pennsylvania" and "Rebel, Spare That Flag" and there are three songs regarding Sherman, one titled "Sherman's March to the Sea." A few of the postal covers are quite unkind to secessionist "traitors," with a few examples showing Jefferson Davis at the gallows, in a "Union Neck Tie" or "On the Last 'Platform' of the Southern Confeder-Ass-Y." The letterhead sheets are mostly decorated with the flag and/or the American Bald Eagle, with one striking example consisting of an engraved image of John Bell, Tennessee congressman and eventual Confederate sympathizer, over-printed in red with the word, "TRAITOR." Manuscript notes on a front blank of the first volume identify the compiler of the present work as J.M. Fox. He writes in 1908 that he produced the first volume from "several hundred" Civil War songs, these being the "most metrical." He adds in a later note, from 1912, that he "added two similar volumes to this." Hence, the full three-volume compilation. "To some extent songs were expected to fill the emotional needs of people during times of tenseness: patriotic songs to march to, ballads of battles to boast of, sentimental songs to while away hours around campfires or bring tears to Victorian eyes, comic songs to fetch a laugh, bitter satirical songs to relieve feelings, and old favorites just because people liked, and still like, to sing them....Unlike sheet music designed for the singer or instrumentalist who could read the notes, song sheets were for the thousands to whom the tunes were familiar - one old tune covered a multitude of songs - but the words new....In the 1850s songs of topical interest began to appear with greater frequency, swelling into a torrent of tears, blood and battles during the Civil War, and tapering off again thereafter. It was these jingles written for a moment in time which seem most fascinating today. They tell us more of the plain people, what they were interested in, how they dressed, what their pleasures were and why they were pained. They are, in a way, a social history of the times" - Wolf. Includes several examples unrecorded in Edwin Wolf's bibliography, AMERICAN SONG SHEETS, SLIP BALLADS, AND POETICAL BROADSIDES. This deep collection of Civil War songs, certainly the largest such assemblage available in the market today, would be the cornerstone of most collections of 19th-century American music. A full list of the song titles is available upon request. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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The Waverley Novels. 48 volumes complete. Edinburgh Adam & Charles Black 1865 - Small 8vo, 48 volumes in contemporary half dark red morocco over marbled boards with gilt and blind ruled and decorated raised bands, lettered direct, marbled endpapers. All volumes with half-titles, engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece, engraved half-title with vignette, engraved dedication and title-page printed in red and black, with illustrations in text. Some slight rubbing at head and foot of spines and one or two very slightly chipped at head of spine but a very good, still quite handsome library edition. Will want extra postage. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Staniland (Booksellers) P.B.F.A.]
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De la tuberculisation des organes génitaux de la femme 1865 - 190 pp. Paris, P. Asselin, 1865, in-8, 190 pp, broché, Édition originale, très rare, de la thèse de doctorat du médecin de Paul Brouardel (1840-1912), professeur de médecine légale qui contribua au développement de cette discipline en France. On le connaît également au travers d'André Gide, qui, venant d'être renvoyé de l'École alsacienne pour s'être laissé aller à ses "mauvaises habitudes" – entendre la masturbation –, aurait reçu des menaces de castration de la part du médecin. Exemplaire non coupé, comportant un envoi de l'auteur au docteur Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835-1922), histologiste au Collège de France. Cachet de la bibliothèque de cette institution en première de couverture. Hirsch I, 716. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Librairie Alain Brieux]
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Svenska expeditionen till Spetsbergen år 1861 under ledning af Otto Torell. Ur deltagarnes anteckningar och andra handlingar skildrad. Med karta, taflor och träsnitt. Stockholm, P. A. Norstedt & Söner, 1865. Leks. 8vo. (6) + 480 + (4) s. 15 fargelitografier, hvorav 3 dobbeltsidede. 1 foldet panorama. Tresnitt. Foldet kart. Fint samt. rødt skinnbd. med ryggdekor i gull. Et meget rent og pent eks.. Schiötz 216 [Bookseller: Ruuds Antikvariat]
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Travels And Discoveries In The Levant. a lovely set. Day & Son, London 1865 - Two tall octavo volumes bound in the original green embossed cloth. there is slight wear to the bottom of the upper joint of Volume 2 but in all other respects an excellent copy of the first work on archaeology to contain original photographs (by Bedford). xiv, (ii), 360.; xiv, (ii), 275pp. complete with 41 plates of which 7 are folding. the plates include lithographs, phoogravures and mounted photographs by Bedford. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: McManmon, B.D. ABA,PBFA]
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Ölgemälde \" Schlucht bei Bentheim \". Schönes kleines Ölgemälde des bekannten Düsseldorfer Künstlers (*1865 Dessau - 1945 Düsseldorf ). Öl auf Malpappe. Maße ( Höhe x Breite ) 28 x 37 cm. Links unten signiert . Gezeigt wird laut einer rückwärtigen Aufschrift \" Schlucht bei Bentheim \" mit einem über Steine im Wald dahinfließenden Bach. Ohne Jahresangabe. Kleine Farbabplatzungen an den Bildrändern, sonst guter farbfrischer Zustand. ( Pic erhältlich / webimage available ) ( Literatur: Thieme-Becker \" Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, Leipzig 1922, Band 15, S. 410 \" : \" Maler in Düsseldorf, geb. 8.8.1865 in Dessau. Als Schüler Max Brückners erlernte er in Coburg die Theatermalerei und begleitete das Meininger Hoftheater auf dessen Auslandsreisen. Nach der Auflösung dieser Bühne kam Hacker als Lehrer für dekorative Malerei nach Straßburg im Elsaß an die neubegründete Kunstgewerbeschule, 1896 an das Stadttheater in Düsseldorf...Seine dekorative Malerei, die das Landschaftliche bevorzugt, fand viel Anerkennung, besonders die Festspieldekoration des Rheinischen Goethevereins. In Straßburg rührt von Hacker die Ausmalung des Zoologischen Instituts der Universität her. Mit flottgemalten Landschaftsbildern realistischer Art ist Hacker vielfach auf Ausstellungen, besonders in Düsseldorf, vertreten. \" Biographische Angaben: 1865: Hacker wurde am 8. August 1865 in Dessau als Sohn des Kammersängers Adolf Hacker und dessen Gattin Pauline, geb. Zschiesche, einer bedeutenden und berühmten Opernsängerin geboren.1882-1887: Eintritt in das Atelier der Prof. Gebr. Brückner in Coburg wo er die Technik der Theatermalerei erlernt und zum Lieblingsschüler Prof. Brückners avanciert, der damals für Bayreuth Wagners Parsifal ausstattet und für die Meininger unter Herzog Georgs Führung seine berühmten Ausstattungen schuf. 1887-1890: Von Herzog Georg II. an das Hoftheater in Meiningen berufen - Teilnahme an vielen Gastspielreisen. 1890-1896: Berufung nach Straßburg. 1893: Als Stipendiat der Stadt Straßburg nach Chicago zur Weltausstellung entsandt. 1896-1945: Mitglied des Künstlervereins \" Düsseldorfer Malkasten \", lange Jahre dort im Vorstand tätig. 1896-1899: Berufung an das Stadttheater in Düsseldorf. Schaffung zahlreicher Ausstattungen ( u.a. für die Festspiele des rheinischen Goethevereins ). 1904: Der Kunstverein erwirbt seine \" Eifellandschaft \". 1906: Ankauf des Aquarells \"Eifelhöhe mit Schafen\" durch Kaiser Wilhelm II. 1905: Festausschmückung Berlins zur Kronprinzenhochzeit.1907-1909: Leiter des Ausstattungswesens an der \" Bühne \". 1910: Verleihung der Goldenen Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft. 1914-1916:Teilnahme am Ersten Weltkrieg.1919:Lehrer für Bühnenmalerei an der Staatlichen Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. 1927-1936: Zweite Amerikafahrt: Ausmalung einer großen Maschinenfabrik in Reading, P.A., sowie weitere Reisen ins In- und Ausland mit Planung und Ausführung verschiedenster Arbeiten und Aufträge. 1936: Bildausschmückung des Wartesaals III. Klasse im Düsseldorfer Hauptbahnhof ( im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört ). 1938: Eingangshalle des Duisburger Hauptbahnhofes. 1940: 3 große Dioramen für das Naturkunde-Museum der Stadt Dortmund. 1945: Am 5.12. Tod in Düsseldorf. Bis kurz vor seinem Tode beschäftigte ihn der Plan den Keller des im Krieg zerstörten \" Düsseldorfer Malkastens \" mit Fresken auszumalen um den Künstlern des Düsseldorfer Malkastens eine neue würdige Bleibe zu schaffen. ( 1968: Große Einzelausstellung im Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf *Palais Spee* / 1973: Große Verkaufsausstellung Galerie Paffrath, Düsseldorf, Königsallee 46 ). Versandkostenfreie Lieferung Hacker, Georg Hacker, Bentheim, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorfer Malerschule, Düsseldorfer Malkasten, Malkasten, Ölgemälde [Bookseller: Antiquariat Friederichsen]
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A striking huge illustration of the destruction of Fort Sumter accomplished during the Civil War. n.p., n.d.. 23" x 30.5". "A magnificent and large engraving, 23"" x 30.5"", entitled, ?FORT SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME OF ITS CAPTURE FEBRUARY 18TH 1865. Showing the Effects of the BOMBARDMENT FROM MORRIS ISLAND. To accompany the Report of Maj. Genl. Q.A. Gilmore U.S. Vols. Comdg. Dept. of the South? The engraving features a 1/600 scale plan and matching horizontal section detailing the layout of the fort together with three 1/240 scale elevations as well as thirteen vertical sections. In areas where the destruction of the fort was near complete, the illustrator has added dotted lines to show the outline of the original structure. The engraving provides a vivid illustration of the near complete destruction of the bastion suffered over the course of the war: first with the Confederate bombardment of 1861 resulting in the fort?s surrender by Major John Anderson; then the subsequent Union attempts to take the fort beginning in 1863. In preparation for the Union assault, the Confederates had enlisted 500 slaves to reinforce the old bastion with earth in an attempt to shore up the ruined works, which can be seen in the engraving. After several failed assaults and massive bombardments from Union naval guns, the Confederates evacuated the fort on February 17, 1865. On April 14, 1865, the Union army formally raised the American flag over the fort in an elaborate ceremony. One vertical crease and some light toning do little to detract from this striking presentation. " [Bookseller: University Archives]
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THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTHWESTERN FREEDMEN'S AID COMMISSION Chicago: James Barnet, 1865.. 24pp. Original yellow printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, small loss to bottom corner. Light scattered foxing. Internally bright and clean. Very good plus. A report on the meeting of the Northwestern Freedmen's Aid Commission on April 13, 1865. The report includes lists of relief and education agencies operating in support of freed slaves, treasury information, updates on public opinion and morale, and lists of states with operating Freedmen Commissions and their laborers, with most statistics given as of March 31, 1865. As such, it provides a snapshot of the situation of freed slaves just at the end of the Civil War. Most of their operations were in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. ^The Freedmen's Aid Commission was an affiliate of the Freedman's Aid Society, which was founded in 1861 to aid ex-slaves who found themselves without education, home, or community. The Society focused its effort on education in particular, recruiting teachers from all over the country to set up schools and teach the illiterate freed slave population. The movement was extremely successful with many members going on to become trained professionals. This report states its aim in the general policy, "...to alleviate the sufferings of the Freed people...to encourage them to aspire at once to a higher plane of living, than the masses of the poor attain." [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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Philadelphians Fight Discrimination against Colored Citizens use of the Street Cars during the Civil War Philadelphia. 1865. A small archive consisting of two items, a printed circular letter and a related Autograph Letter Signed by B[enjamin]. P. Hunt. The circular letter [caption title]: At a meeting held at Concert Hall, on Friday Evening, the 13th instant, the following Resolutions were unanimously adopted... . Philadelphia, January 17th, 1865. Bifolium printed on two sides. Old folds, ink note by one of the signatories, B.P. Hunt, very near fine [with]: One page Autograph Letter Signed "Bn. P. Hunt" to "Hon. E.R. Hoar" of Concord, Massachusetts, dated 3 February, 1865. Bifolium printed one side. Old folds, else very near fine.The printed resolution decries the treatment of African-Americans on the streetcars of Philadelphia. They note that they are "opposed to the exclusion of respectable persons from our Passenger Railroad Cars on the ground of complexion" and further "...we have heard with shame and sorrow, the statement that decent women of color have been forced to walk long distances, or accept a standing position on the front platform of these cars, exposed to the inclemency of the weather, while visiting, at our military hospitals, their relatives who have been wounded in the defence of the Country." The resolution proposes changes in regulations to alleviate the situation, and further appoints a committee of 21 (including Hunt) to deliver these resolutions in person to each of the Presidents of the city's railroads. The resolutions are signed in print by various prominent white citizens of Philadelphia, the ink note in Hunt's hand refers to a court case concerning the question.In the letter to Hoar (Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar (1816-1895), Attorney General in the Grant administration and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Judge), Hunt asks advice about a legal decision in a case decide by "your Judge Abbott" concerning precedents for excluding colored citizens from businesses based on the principle of "usage."Benjamin P. Hunt was Massachusetts-born former pupil of Ralph Waldo Emerson at the Chelmsford Academy who attended Harvard. After graduating he taught school in Philadelphia. Tiring of that he took sail to Jamaica and published an account of his voyage in The Dial, which both Emerson and Hawthorne wrote highly complimentary notices of. He later moved to Haiti, where he became interested in race and the condition of the Negro inhabitants, wrote extensively on the subject (and eventually was asked by President Grant to investigate Grant's long cherished objective of annexing that country). His health failing, he returned to Philadelphia. He was tireless in his efforts to integrate the streetcars and was reportedly largely responsible for their eventual integration.The street car controversy was sparked by the African-American abolitionist William Still, who wrote a letter in 1859 appealing to white citizens to help desegregate the street cars. Despite many initiatives, including ballots (where Philadelphia's citizens voted overwhelmingly to keep the cars segregated), petitions, and proposed legislation, the cars weren't integrated until an 1867 court decision, buoyed by the wave of pro-civil rights legislation in the aftermath of the Civil War.This circular is rare. OCLC locates a single copy of the circular, at the Library Company of Philadelphia . [Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABA]
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5 auf Karton aufgezogene Photographien um 1865 der Marienburg, davon 4 Innenansichten. F. Reinecke, Hannover ca1865. - (260 x 210 mm), eine Außenansicht (226 x 180 mm), Karton etwa 290 x 310 mm. Vier Photographien im Kartons sign. Prägedruck: F. Reinecke, Hannover, Neuer Weg 3. Handschrftl. Mit Bleistift bezeichnet von/aus Gmunden. König Georg V. von Hannover schenkte das Schloss Marienburg der Königin Marie zu ihrem 39. Geburtstag und ließ es 1857-1867 als Sommerresidenz, Jagdschloss und späteren Witwensitz erbauen. Königin Marie und ihre Tochter Mary bewohnten das Schloss in den Jahren 1866 bis 1867. Nach ihrer Abreise ins Exil wurde das Schloss für fast 80 Jahre nur vom Hausmeister bewohnt, heute ist es im Privatbesitz des Hauses Hannover. Es befindet sich in der Region Hannover auf dem Marienberg südwestlich von Schulenburg, einem Ortsteil von Pattensen. Provinienz: Der Nachlass von Ernst August von Hannover, Herzog von Cumberland. Provenance: The estate of Ernst August von Hannover, 3rd Duke of Cumberland. [Attributes: Soft Cover] [Bookseller: Antiquariat Mertens & Pomplun GbR]
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The New Testament, Of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With Engravings on Wood from Designs of Fra Angelico, Pietro Perugino, Francesco Francia, Lorenzo Di Credi, Fra Bartolommeo, Titian, Raphael, Gaudenzio Ferrari, Daniel Di Volterra, and Others. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1865. - BOUND BY FAZAKERLEY. Post Quarto. pp. xvi, 540. With 60 wood engravings by the named artists, as well as ubiquitous marginal ornamentation. In full black morocco with raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Blind decoration to spine and boards. All edges gilt; gilt dentelle to all fore-edges. Light marbling to end-papers. Bookplate of University College, North Wales, to front paste-down. Library stamps and number in blue ink to verso of title page. Minor wear to edges and bands. Very good. A sumptuous edition of the gospels, with wonderfully Baroque decoration on every page. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB]
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The Imperial Atlas; An extensive series of maps, embracing the most recent discoveries and the latest political divisions of territory in all parts of the world. Compiled and engraved from the most authentic sources. London. Blackie & Sons. 1865 - Blackie, W.G: The Imperial Atlas; An extensive series of maps, embracing the most recent discoveries and the latest political divisions of territory in all parts of the world. Compiled and engraved from the most authentic sources. London. Blackie & Sons. nd but c.a.1865. Folio, 13 x 15 ins (approx 300mm x 390mm). Pp [29 with index], 124, lacks title. 100 full page and double page engraved world maps with hand colouring outline, very minor browning in some blank margins. Drawn and engraved by J. W. Lowry and others. Original half morocco gilt, slight rubbing, marbled end papers. A very unusual feature regarding this atlas is the number of islands shown eg. Celebes, Borneo, Philippine Islands, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands and others, each full page. Complete with all 100 maps, missing title page otherwise in very good condition. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Roz Hulse]
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Das Schleswig\'sche Wattenmeer und die friesischen Inseln. Glogau, Flemming, 1865. VIII, 277 S., 1 Bl. Mit 10 lithogr. Tafeln und 2 (!) mehrfach gefalt. Karten. Hlwd. d. Zt. m. goldgepr. RTitel. (leicht berieben). 1865 Mit der Karte vom Wattenmeer und den schönen Ansichten von Husum (Hafen), Nordstrandischmoor, Sylt (Morsumkliff, Hörnum, Rotes Kliff, Keitum, Westerland, Lister Dünen) und Föhr (Wyk und Boldixum) sowie zusätzlich die Karte des alten Nord-Frieslandes bis an das Jahr 1240 (nach J. Meyer) aus dem Verlag von F. Dröhse.- Leicht kellermuffig. Versand D: 5,00 EUR [Bookseller: Antiquariat Schramm]
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Theorie der Bewegung der Himmelskörper, welche in Kegelschnitten die Sonne umlaufen. Ins Deutsche übertragen von Carl Haase. Hannover, Meyer 1865. 4°. XVI, 279 S., 3 Bl., 72 S., 1 Bl. Mit Frontispiz mit 2 mont. Photogr., 1 Holzschn., 1 Faks.-Bl. u. 1 lith. Tafel sowie zahlr. Tabellen. Leinenband der Zeit mit goldgepr. Rückentitel. Ecken berieben, im Ganzen gutes und fleckenfreies Exemplar. Auf dem Spiegel das schöne Exlibris (Originalradierung) des österr. Astronomen Walter E. Bernheimer, das die Wiener Universitätssternwarte zeigt. Mit hs. Namenszug des österr. Mathematikers Karl Exner auf dem Vorsatzbl., Titelbl .mit Namenszug von Walter E. Bernheimer, dat. Mai 1914. Houzeau-Lancaster 11897; Slg. Borst 2932. Erste deutsche Ausgabe des grundlegenden Werks zur theoretischen Astronomie \"Theoria motus corporem in sectionibus solem ambientium\" vom Jahr 1809. - Das Frontispiz zeigt die von Georg V. von Hannover gestiftete Gauss-Medaille, der Holzschnitt Gauss` Geburtshaus, das Faks. seine latein. u. deutsche Handschrift. Versand D: 15,00 EUR Astronomie, Mathematik, Physik [Bookseller: Antiquariat Löcker]
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De Syriae Provinciae Romanae Partibus Capita Nonnulla Dissertatio,Inauguralis Antiquaria quam Consensu et Auctoritate Amplissimi Philosophorum Ordinis Bertolini 1865 Broschur Seiten 32 Format 13*20 altersbedingt guter Zustand, leichte Gebrauchsspuren latein Versand D: 5,00 EUR [Bookseller: ralfs-buecherkiste]
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Grosses Hurdle Rennen geritten von 10 Jocqeys, 3 Voltigeurs und 4 Damen, in welchem die Reiter und Reiterinnen mit ihren Pferden die schwierigsten Sprünge über verschiedene hohe Hindernisse ausführen werden. (Frankfurt), Buchdruckerei R. Baist, ca. 1865.Großes Plakat mit 3 Holzschnitten, der oberste einen Löwenbändiger zeigend, darunter zwei Pferdedressur - Nummern. Blattgr.: 87 x 57 cm. Neben zahlreichen Voltigeuren werden auch Clown - Nummern geboten. Bücher de [Bookseller: Antiquariat Turszynski]
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Noch nicht dagewesen! Eine seltene Naturerscheinung. Der größte bisher bekannte lebende Schweizer Riesen - Ochse, Bruno genannt. (Unterzeichnerin:) Henriette Chanteuer. Frankfurt, Heller & Rohm, ca. 1865.Einblattdruck mit Holzschnitt - Darstellung. 60 x 43 cm. Der ausführliche Text beschreibt die schier unfassbare Größe des aus Interlaken stammenden Brunos ("Der Umfang gleicht dem eines Elephanten), seine Fressgewohnheiten und bemerkt die Gutmütigkeit des Tieres. Vermerkt wird auch "Von 12 bis 3 Uhr ist der Ochse nur liegend zu sehen". - Als kleine Draufgabe wird auch noch gezeigt: "Der Kopf des berühmten Häuptlings Tipache von Neuseeland .... welcher von Sachverständigen als sehr merkwürdig befunden worden." - Der Holzschnitt dient dem Größenvergleich, ein feiner Herr steht vor dem riesenhaften Bruno. Bücher de [Bookseller: Antiquariat Turszynski]
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John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1865 - 1865 Original Paperback Wisden, Facs Spine, 2nd Edition! 1865. Hi, This lot is an 1865 Original Paperback Wisden. It has an expertly made facsimile spine and is an original 2nd Edition Wisden. It is in Good Condition. I was proud to own this book for years (hence how I can offer it at such a low price) but I have now purchased an original with original spine-ish so my book is up for sale, the covers here have some marks, , a bit of light staining to the front cover but not inside the book. The rear cover has some wear too. The first page has a stamp from the Sydney Pardon Estate which is a nice bonus. The spine holds the book together very well and so is tightly bound. Inside the book is nice and bright and clean, a very rare book. It is quite a bit shorter than my 1864 but so is my new replacement, must have been cut fine back then. [Bookseller: Wisdenshop.com]
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Guide : Lillywhite Guide for 1865,21st Edition (Smith 22/24) Hi, Here we have an 1865 Lillywhite Guide. 21st Edition. I know the editions get messy around here but this is the first of the last three editions, Smith 22, with 2 (1865s or 1865/66) following it depending on the date used. The binding is poor. The Covers are missing. The 4 adverts (2 pages) at the front are bound in at the rear (at the end of the book) and ther rear adverts are present apart from the last 4 pages (8 adverts) , this is comparing it to Smiths Guide, some spotting to the odd page. Clear tape to front hinge. It is a tiny book with bright pages and hard to find. [Bookseller: Wisdenshop.com]
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Astra Castra Experiments and Adventures in the Atmosphere. London Chapman and Hall First Edition 1865 - Lge thick 4to. xxiii, 530pp. Illustrated with 34 photozincographs, 5 portraits, 1 diagram and numerous text vignettes. Marbled end papers. Bound in brown half morocco with marbled paper boards.Edges rubbed, foxing to end papers, but overall a very good copy of a book seldom found in good condition. A famous history of aviation and ballooning. Heavy volume extra postage will be required. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA ILAB]
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John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1865 - 1865 Wisden : Rebound no Covers, signed by William McCanlis. 1865. Hi, This is a Wisden from the Adrian Ellis Collection. 1865 : Rebound without Covers, signed by William McCanlis This Wisden is elegantly rebound in brown with gilt to the spine and ribbon bookmark, it is rebound without the original covers within but the pages inside are clean and crisp. The title page has a diagonal crease to it and the 1865 is underlined and Wisden is written to the top. Above that is the signature of William McCanlis who played for Kent 1862-77 according to a pencil note on the rebound page. [Bookseller: Wisdenshop.com]
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AN EARLY ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SHANGHAI RACE COURSE. [Shanghai n.d. ca. 1865-1890]. A group of 5 albumen photo. images, sharp, clear, clean, good contrast, nearly no fading. showing the Shanghai Race Track and Grandstand. R A R E. STUNNING OLD VIEWS OF SHANGHAI'S FOREIGN RACE COURSE TRACK A RARE group of five stunning and earliest photographic images of the Shanghai Racetrack and Grandstand. All images are large size and of the albumen type process. None are dated as was usual, some are mounted on photo album leaves others not. * THE IMAGES: 1. Earliest view of the Racecourse and Grandstand prior to remodeling. Shows lots of spectators looking at a race. Several are on the roof also watching. The fence is of about chest height, the photo was taken from inside the Racetrack, 27.5 x 21cm., circa. 1865-1875. * 2. The Racetrack, looking North-east, there are some horse jumping fences on the ground, some people walk on the exterior area, 19 x 14.5 cm., board mounted, circa. 1865-1875. * 3. A charming and terrific image, shows a large number of men and women on horse carriages, with very tall wheels. The people are very dressed up in Victorian clothes, Some of the carriages are drawn by two horse. Board mounted, 26 x 18.5 cm., circa 1890. In the background, the spire of Holy Trinity Cathedral Church can be seen. * 4. The newly remolded Grandstand is at the right and the Racecourse to the left, in this case the protective fence has been doubled to protect spectators from horses jumping the fence. The scene is void of people. The Grandstand has been about doubled in size, board mounted, 25.5 x 21.5 cm., circa 1890. * 5. The newly remodeled Grandstand is at the left, the wind blows through the flag on the top of the Grandstand showing a rider and a horse. The Racetrack is at the right, and just before it is a hastily constructed wooden platform to compensate spectators so they can better see the horse race since the old fence was heightened to provide more human protection. There many people, mostly couples in elaborate Victorian dress, with two spectators on the roof. 27 x 20.5 cm., circa 1890. Note, this photograph was probably developed on a hot day, there is evidence of mismatch of developing chemicals in the tiny white spots on the image, which were from bubbles in the developing fluid, this is common when the temperature goes too high. There is also a minor bit of paper deformity in the upper right corner area, but this does not detract greatly from the image, simple pressing should remedy this. Else a nice image. * SEE THE SCANS: Please visit our website for good scans of each photo. **** REFERENCE: Victorian women's clothing: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=victorian%20women's%20c lothing&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.42452523,d. cGE&biw=1024&bih=607&wrapid=tlif136087066165610&um=1&ie=UTF- 8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=Dj0dUe3YOoa5igLXwIGYBw * Allbumen type photograph http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albumen_print * Shanghai Racecourse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Race_Club * Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * * BUY WITH . [Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB]
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Signed by Wells & Fargo! American Express Company Stock Certificate owned by the eccentric Mrs. Elizabeth E.G. Emerson of Rochester New York, February 8, 1865. 12" x 8.25". "Partly Printed DS ""Henry Wells"" as President, ""Wm G. Fargo"" as Secretary and ""Alex Holland"" as Treasurer, 1p, 12 x 8.25. Completed in manuscript. New York, February 8, 1865. No. 1715. In part, ""This Certfies that Mrs. Elizabeth E.G. Emerson - Rochester is entitled to One (1) Shares in the AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY ... That the term of Said Company shall be Thirty Years from and after the first day of January 1860..."" Printed form on verso, not filled out, indicates Mrs. Emerson never sold her one share. Light toning. Fine condition.At left and right portions: ""Capital Stock / 6000 Shares / March 19th 1863"" and ""Shares 500 Dollars Each."" Stamped in blue at left and right: ""Authorized Capital / 10,000 Shares / Feby 11th 1865. "" The American Express Company, which was formed in 1850 and disbanded by law in 1860, recapitalized in 1861. The pioneer service transported valuables, currency, mail and commodities across the country, expanding to banking and tourism after 1869. Signed by two co-founders of the American Express Company, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo, and by Alexander Holland, the son-in-law of the third co-founder, John Butterfield. Cancelled 5-cent Internal Revenue stamp affixed at upper left stamped ""AE Co.""Elizabeth E.G. Emerson's obituary in the March 9, 1886, edition of The New York Times was headed: ""DEATH OF AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN. Living in seclusion for many years and dying worth $150,000."" Reported from Rochester, N.Y. In part, ""Her name was Elizabeth E.G. Emerson, and she was always supposed to be poor. She has, however, left a fortune of $150,000 ... Her age was 71 years. She was the daughter of the Rev. Dr. W. Eastman, of Smithville, Ontario ... She always objected to having any one about her house, and was known to carry her coal in from the street herself in the night time rather than have a man do it ... Her fortune was invested for the greater part in Government bonds and in American Express Company stock...""" [Bookseller: University Archives]
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Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale 1865 - 400 pages Paris, J.B. Baillière [imprimerie de E. Martinet], 1865, in-8, 400 pages, demi-toile verte postérieure, Première édition, second tirage, issu de l'imprimerie de E. Martinet (mention au verso du faux-titre et en pied de la page 400). Ouvrage fondamental dans lequel Claude Bernard met au point les grandes règles de la méthode expérimentale appliquées à la médecine. Il a été conçu comme "un simple préliminaire d'un grand ouvrage jamais achevé. Concis et d'une clarté lumineuse, associant une aventure personnelle aux grandes questions philosophiques et scientifiques, ce livre marque un tournant dans l’histoire des sciences". Bergson décrit la Médecine expérimentale comme le "discours de la méthode" du XIXe siècle. "Here Bernard presented his own personal analysis of scientific method in a manner which earned him commendation from the philosophers of science: he was an ardent but by no means an uncritical devotee of experiment, while remaining keenly appreciative of the role of hypothesis" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Printing and the Mind of Man, 353. Horblit, 11b. Garrison and Morton, 1766-501. DSB, II, page 26. Heirs of Hippocrates, 974. Norman 208. En français dans le texte 288. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Librairie Alain Brieux]
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Attacking the Mail, Bushranging N. S. W. 1864 Melbourne: Hamel & Ferguson, 1865. Colour printed. Printed on thick wove paper. In excellent condition. A fascinating print depicting highway robbery in Australia. This dramatic confrontation comes from S. T. Gill's illustrations of life in mid-19th century Australia: "The Australian Sketchbook." It shows most probably the Ben Hall gang, consisting of Hall, John Gilbert and John Dunn, "bushrangers" who preyed on travelers journeying on the one road between Melbourne and Sydney. Ben Hall (1837-1865) ran a profitable and efficient operation, using stolen race horses (they can be seen on the hill in the background) and superior weaponry. Like many a well-known criminal, he was betrayed for the reward money and ambushed; and like many other infamous outlaws, his funeral was very well attended. [Bookseller: Donald Heald Rare Books]
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GENERAL LEE'S / FAREWELL ADDRESS / TO THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINA. / HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA / APRIL 10th, 1865. [followed by two short paragraphs of text] np nd, NP - Single sheet, 14 1/2 x 10 in. Woodcut portrait of General Lee dressed in a suit and tie, a 3/4 profile, occupies the upper half of the broadside. "[Signed] R.E. Lee, General." The whole enclosed in a decorative border. Some darkening and chipping to edges, expertly repaired and lined with Japanese paper. The farewell address, also known as General Order No. 9 begins: "After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources." It marks the end of the Civil War, by which, according to the terms of the agreement, Lee's officers and men could "return to their homes, and remain there until exchanged." The portrait printed on this copy is identical to the one printed on the broadside issued by Ege's Printers, Petersburg, Virginia in 1865, though the type setting differs [copy held at the Library of Virginia]. [Attributes: Signed Copy] [Bookseller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA]
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Our Mutual Friend London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green wrappers housed in very good maroon leatherette chemise and slipcase, backstrip lettered in gilt. 626 pages in text. 22 x 13.5 cm. First edition in the original 20 issues in 19 parts, with 40 inserted plates by Marcus Stone. The title to the book was selected four years before the issue, but Dickens' effort to keep "All The Year Round" afloat, and his illnesses compelled him to write at a diminished speed......Thirty thousand copies were sold of the first number [see: ECKEL p.94]. With page "31" misprint instead of "13" in number ten, and Our Mutual Advertiser in each issue. Lacking the scarce 4-page inset of "The Economic Life Assurance Society" in no. 14, but retaining the "Foreign Bank Notes" slip in nos. 19/20. HATTON & CLEAVER pp. 345-370. A few numbers with corner tears and creases, twelve issue have their backstrips restored, the plates generally clean, practically all with the original tissue guards. [Bookseller: Royoung bookseller, Inc.]
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Stadtplan, mit Randansichten, "Hamburg u. Altona". - Lithographie v. W. Heuer ( Druck v. Petersen & Ohrmann ) b. Gassmann, um 1865, 42 x 53 Salamon, Anmut des Nordens, Sta 1b ( S. 240 ). 2. Zustand dieses Planes mit geändertem Titel und mit Einzeichnung der ersten Gebäude des Zoologischen Gartens. - Am oberen Rand in der Mitte Gesamtansicht von Hamburg ( 7 x 32,5) flankiert von 2 kleinen Ansichten der neuen Börse und des "Heus' schen Hofes" ( je 7 x 8,5 ), am unteren Rand Gesamtansicht von Altona ( 6,5 x 32,5 ), ebenfalls flankiert von 2 kleinen Ansichten: Rathaus und Rainville ( je 6,5 x 8 ). - Mit alten Längs- und Querfalten. [Bookseller: Antiquariat Nikolaus Struck]
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The Jolly Old Man Who Sings Down Derry Down. - London: Dean & Son, n.d. (c.mid 19th century) 8 plates, printed on one side of the paper. Cloth backed color pictorial boards. With a hole cut in each page through which protrudes an actual carved wooden head that is mounted on the last page of text (p.8). The wooden head fits into each of the 8 hand-colored engravings. Front and rear covers and spine chipped but neatly repaired. Front cover somewhat darkened and rear cover sl.rubbed. A small bookshop label pasted on front e.p. Some light spotted to pages. Ink notation (dated 1865) to front flyleaf. Scarce. 25.7x17.6cm. [Bookseller: Ogawa Tosho,Ltd. ABAJ, ILAB]
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Traité de médecine opératoire. Bandages et appareils 1865 - deux volumes in-8, Paris, J.B. Baillière, 1865-66, , deux volumes in-8, [4]-XXII-588 + [4]-685 pages, demi-veau violine, dos lisses et filetés, Rare et important traité, ouvrage le plus fameux du célèbre chirurgien français Charles Sédillot (1804-1883). Nouvelle édition, la première ayant paru en 1836-1846. Très nombreuses figures gravées sur bois dans le texte représentant les instruments et les gestes opératoires. Ex-libris E. Fabre frappés en pied des dos Hirsch V, 199. Waller, 8803. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Librairie Alain Brieux]
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HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF LOWER CALIFORNIA New York, 1865. Modern mottled leather, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Bookplate on front pastedown. Minor soiling. Very good. A scarce work on Baja California. "Jacob Primer Leese was a Santa Fe trader who settled in San Francisco in 1836 and engaged in the hide and tallow trade with Yankee ships. He married a sister of General Vallejo and became very wealthy. In 1863, Leese and other promoters founded the Mexican Mining and Colonization Company and obtained a land grant from the Mexican government of some 46,800 square miles between the 24th and 31st parallels of latitude in Baja California. They failed to meet their obligations, however, and the grant was transferred to another party in 1866. This outline was written 'in the interest of the Mexican Mining and Colonization Company.' In addition to details on the grant, it provides material on the discovery, early settlements, missions, minerals, and pearl fisheries of Baja California" - Hill. [Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana]
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