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The Presidents of the United States: with portraits and numerous illustrations. Chicago, W.B. Conkey Co. There is no year, but the last president described is Theodore Roosevelt. Many woodcuts throughout. 202 pp with additional describing other works by this publisher. Quite nice condition, binding intact. $10 ppd.

Here is a discourse on "Aggressions of the Slave Power. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, in Reply to Hon. Jefferson Davis, Delivered in the Senate, January 26, 1860". On the last page, Page 8, he poses the question "I should like to know whether the Democratic Senators and Representatives from the North will rise in their places here, and say that, in the event of the elections in November next to the Presidency of the Senator from New York, (Mr. Seward) or the Senator from Maine (Mr. Fessenden) or any other of the Senators about me, or any of the public men who are the accepted leaders of the Republican party, the administration will not be permitted to come into power, and the Union be dissolved?" There is enormous concern expressed over whether they will "stay here and old on to the Capitol, to engage in a bloody struggle"..... it is quite something to read. Many states are mentioned including Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Massachusetts, etc. $20 ppd

Old Nantasket by Dr. William M. Bergan. Wonderfully illustrated, this revised edition of 1972, (original we believe was 1968), is soft bound and came from The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, Massachusetts. Near new condition, though we confess to having read it. Taken from a review in the South Shore Mirror: This "never before told" story will fascinate young and old readers alike. It includes all there is to be said about Hull and Nantasket from the 1890's to the present. This takes in the "Big Hotel" era, Paragon Park as the East Coast's miniature world's fair, and famous personalities from every walk of life." We loved it. $15 ppd

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE BETA OF NEW YORK: A Centennial Memoir. Theodore F. Jones, Richard D. Mallery. This is a 71 pp book in new condition; binding is tight, contents intact. It was done by the "Press of Henry Emmerson - New York 1958" as stated on the frontis. As the title implies, this is a centennial history of the Beta of New York Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, which was organized at a meeting held at New York University on December 22, 1858. Many illustrations. We will include a program from the Anniversary Program commemorating the Centennial Year...... the dates were August 28 and 29, 1958; held at the Hall of Fame Playhouse, NYU. $5 plus postage SOLD

ENEAS AFRICANUS is the title of this book by Harry Stillwell Edwards. It is a touching story of a slave who was separated from his master, near the War's end, and his adventures while traveling to find him. Published in 1920, by the J.W. Burke Co., Macon, Georgia. There are 47 pp of this heartwarming story. Book is in essentially new condition, sl wear on cover. It contains a flyer advertising the sequel titled ENEAS AFRICANUS DEFENDANT. This is the first time we've seen the handbill, and have NEVER seen the book (sequel).

THE PIUS X HYMNAL is gilt imprinted on the front and spine of this hard bound book. There are 443 pp including the index. It is in very nice condition. We reproduce the dedicatory page here. The frontis tells us that this is No. 1800, that it is "For Unison, Two Equal or Four Mixed Voices", that it was "Compiled, Arranged, and Edited by the Faculty of the Pius Tenth School of Liturgical Music; Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart; Purchase, New York. McLaughlin & Reilly Co., Boston, Mass. This is a Sixth Printing. "Nihil Obstat" by Rev. Francis S. Shea, D.D., Censor Deputatus. "Imprimatur" by Richard J. Cushing, D.D., Archbishop of Boston. For more information please email us. soon to ebay

There are about 140 pp and many illustrations, including one of the Deep River Meeting House as it appeared in 1906. If you are interested in the history of the Friends in North Carolina, this is for you. Signed by the author to some folks who were "special friends". Printed in 1985. $5

The General was the train engine made famous by the story of the Great Locomotive Chase, that actually took place during the Civil War.

THE FOOLS OF '49 - The California Gold Rush 1848-1856, by Laurence I. Seidman. Published 1976 A Borzoi Book by Knopf. Traces the history of the gold rush in California and discusses its impact on the development on that state. Wonderfully illustrated with maps, woodcuts and music. Like new condition, dj shows minimal wear as seen in scan. ebay 1/5

WAIKIKI YESTERYEAR by Glen Grant. Mutual Publishing 1996 90 pp Fabulously illustrated with old photos, beginning about 1889 and one of them shows R.L. Stevenson visiting the king. Like new condition. Original price $15.95 Now, out of print. $10 plus postage

MARYLAND Old Line to New Prosperity by Joseph L. Arnold

THE STOLEN ELECTION, Hayes versus Tilden 1876. Lloyd Robinson; Forge press, 213 pp. The cover shows "A crowd watches the inauguration of President Rutherford B. Hayes, on the east front of the U.S. Capital, March 5 1877". Synopsis from the back of this paperback edition: A screamingly close presidential election. Allegations of fraud, Democrats and Republicans, North and South, black and white - all at loggerheads. ...... It's not the year 2000. It's 1876. It's the election that ended the Civil War and set the stage for eighty bitter years of segregation in the South. We live in its shadow still. Read the full story. You'll never look at American politics the same way again.". Original copyright 1968; First Trade Paperback Edition, May 2001; original price $17.95. Our price $7 ppd.

WITHIN THE PLANTATION HOUSEHOLD Black and White Women of the Old South by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese. soon to ebay if no interest - make offer.

Boston & The Parker House. Famous for the dinner rolls, but as well for the tradition of hospitality. We were glad to find the book because of its numismatic collection - it pictures the scrip issued by the Parker House. $30 Hold

Please see a description of this book under "Biography".

Here is a great black and white booklet, done some time in the 1940's as it refers to President Roosevelt. One of the pictures, as seen in scan, shows Rep. Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, Minority Leader of the time, being interviewed by a Times person. Covering Washington for The New York Times is the title of this 35 page pamphlet, that is quite interesting in its description of the methods and philosophy of the Times at the time. make offer .........

The Story of Kit Carson, by Edmund Collier is, as can be seen from the dust cover, a story for youngsters, ages 8-12. Copyright 1953, Grosset & Dunlap, 180 pp. May be First Edition, uncertain. Illustrated by Nicholas Eggenhofer. This book is in like new condition, dj worn and tattered as seen in scan. If you collect books from your childhood, as my husband did, this is for you. $3

Pamphlet by the Mass. Peace Society.

Silver Chief's Revenge by Jack O'Brien, is a great dog story, Copyright 1954, Grosset & Dunlap publishers. 213 pp. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. A great youngster's story of a dog. DJ is in quite nice condition, as seen in scan.

GETTYSBURG by MacKinlay Kantor

MR. ANDREWS' SCHOOL 1837-1842 Ellen Swartzlander This is a First Edition Copyright 1958 by the Bucks County Historical Society. It is in new condition. The Preface says, in part: The Journal of the Reverend Silas Andrews' Select Grammar School is from the archives of the Bucks Co. Historical Society. The original spelling, capitalization and abbreviations have been retained. Editorial interpolations are placed in brackets. As a teacher I am convinced that this contemporary record of a small private school if its period is of value. As a life-long resident of the neighborhood that once resounded with the "vociferations" of Mr. Andrews' boys, I have a deep affection for the Journal and the old Doylestown revealed in its pages. E.S. at Doylestown, October 25, 1957. Our note: as North Carolinians we liked the picture of the original broadside that advertised the "famous Siamese Twins (that) are now exhibiting at the Temperance House" as Chang and Eng lived out from Mt. Airy, just up the road a piece from here. This is a delightful book, we kind of hate to see it go, but are trying to convince ourselves that we can't keep everything. A marvelous look back at a more innocent time.

A Scholastic book with a copyright date of 1953, this is printed in 1962, during the centennial of the War Between the States. It tells, of course, of the Great Locomotive Chase and is nicely illustrated. A bit worn but intact, and the best version of the story we have seen yet. Want to introduce a youngster to Civil War history? We'll add a piece of rail road scrip issued by the owners of these famous locomotives. email for details.

About 32 pages of this booklet for the Pilgrim Tercentary Pageant 1921. The last page pictures the Pilgrim Half Dollar and suggests that you purchase one of these Memorial half dollars. There is a good description of the coin ending with the fact that they cost $1.00 each, the balance to "be turned over to the Commission for its use in connection with the celebration". This is the only example we have owned in nearly fifty years of collecting coins, medals, and collateral material. We also have a medal with the original ribbon - if interested, please inquire. HOLD

A privately bound and distributed copy of an Encyclical Letter of Pope Leo XII THE CONDITION OF LABOR. This was sent in November of 1929, by Bishop William J. Hafer, of Raleigh, NC. We assume it was a plea for the working people of the state of North Carolina, considering the economic situation of that time. The back has a crease but does not seem in imminent danger of separating; the boards are hard, the binding tight. make offer

This book was done in 1995, as a memorial to the author of the original thirty seven profiles of Quakers previously published in the Bloomington Friends Letter between 1990 and 1993, and contains a thirty-eighth profile of the author of those. This was a book project planned by Jewell (Judy) Conrad Edgerton before her unexpected death following open heart surgery. Her husband, William Edgerton, edited it, as a memorial to her. Inscribed by him, on the frontis, the book is in near new condition. $9 plus postage.

This book, which has the famous "'T'was the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore, is apparently a cooperative effort between Don Hall, Jr. of the Hallmark Co., and Phillip F. Mooney, Director of Archives of the Coca-Cola Company. It features a Coca-Cola Santa Tribute along with the poem. Nicely done, in near new condition. Approximately 40 pp (not numbered, we counted), and a place for your Christmas memories. Order "Santa & Coke" $5 plus postage and insurance.

Minutes of the North Georgia Conference held in Cedartown, GA. 1889 H.L. Crumley, Editor, Douglasville, GA. Constitution Publishing Company, Print., Atlanta, Ga. Inside it tells these are the "Minutes of the Twenty-Third Session, North Georgia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South from Nov. 27, to Dec. 3, 1889". It was held at the Methodist Church in Cedartown. There is a picture of Bishop C.B.Gallaway on the first page. There are more than 56 pages. Advertising was sold, presumably to offset the cost of the printing and the Editor's Note reads, in part: "Our advertisers are worthy of all confidence, for they are nearly all leading members in the Methodist Church." and the advertisers include C. W. Motes, Atlanta Photographer, as well as Emory College at Oxford, Ga. - which "excellent institution, the joint property of the Georgia and Florida Conferences, has entered upon its fifty-third year....for further information, address W.A. Candler, D.D. Oxford, Ga." An interesting pamphlet in excellent condition. To Order specify "Cedartown Church" $25.

QUANTRILL AND HIS CIVIL WAR GUERILLAS Carl W. Breihan Promontory Press 1959 32 Illustrations "many of them rare and several here published for the first time ever". For those interested in Civil War history, the James family, the Younger brothers, and many more. Like new condition, dj included. $20 postpaid. SOLD

The Southern Philatelist by August Dietz. Dietz was the early and premier cataloguer of Confederate philately. His first publication was in 1897, the Virginia Philatelist, published for several years, followed by this publication in 1924. This is Volume One, Number One, with several fascinating and historically valuable articles, amusing advertisements (incredibly low prices for stamps compared to today's market). Near new condition. SOLD

A Pictorial History of American Trucks by Niels Jansen. 2nd. Edition 1995. 150 pp. Near new, with marvelous illustrations throughout. Like trucks? Know someone who does? A great gift for you or them. Original price sticker on back of $19.95. SOLD

Belk A Century of Retail Leadership by Howard E. Covington, Jr. UNC Press 1988. 298 pp. Near new condition. If you grew up in the South, this book needs no explanation. Be that as it may, we copy a paragraph from the dust jacket: "(no enterprise) has shaped the retail economy of the Carolinas and the Southeast as has the Belk network of department stores. From the day in 1888 when William Henry Belk advertised cash sales and low prices to the opening, in the 1980's, of world-class stores that match New York's best, the Belk stores have served the people of this region, never losing sight of the fundamental commitment that Belk and his partners made to their communities." Written for the centennial of the company, this book has wonderful illustrations, from the cover and on through, of the old days up to present. We were delighted with it. SOLD

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