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1 (Abolition) Hall, Nathaniel, 1805-1875, Pastor, First Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts. The INIQUITY: A Sermon preached in the First Church, Dorchester, On Sunday, Dec. 11, 1859. With: The MAN,-The DEED,-The EVENT: A Sermon preached . On Sunday, Dec. 4, & repeated Dec. 11, 1859. Wrap: Two Sermons on Slavery & Its Hero-Victim. Boston: John Wilson & Son, 1859. 37 pages. 9 x 5.75", printed wrapper. 'Rev. Loammi G. Ware, with regards of Henry G. Denny' on wrap. Impassioned response to John Brown execution, denouncing slavery ethically & politically. Upper wrap detached, edge damped, creased, toned, G. $35.00 2 (Abolition) Lawson, Elizabeth. THADDEUS STEVENS: Militant democrat & fighter for Negro rights. International Publishers, New York, copyright 1942. 31 pages. 7.25 x 5", printed wrapper. Wrap trifle rubbed, VG. $8.00 3 (Abolition) Palfrey, John G. (Gorham), 1796-1881. The INTER-STATE SLAVE TRADE. Anti- Slavery Tracts. No. 5. Offices of the American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, Boston & Philadelphia, no date, but 1855-6. 8 pages. Stitched booklet, 7.5 x 4.75". VG. $25.00 4 (ACLU) American Civil Liberties Union, New York, New York. IN the SHADOW of FEAR: American Liberties 1948=49. 88 pages. 8 x 5.5", printed wrapper. Loyalty Purge, Un-American Activities, Communists, Aliens' Rights, Violence, Schools & Colleges, Minorities: Negroes, Japanese, Indians, Mexicans, Censorship, Radio, Communication Monopoly, Courts, Labor, Conscientious Objectors, Wiretapping. Wrap bit scuffed, soiled, short tear, VG. $10.00 5 (ACLU) Robert W. Dunne.,Nathan Greene.,A.J. Isserman., Corliss Lamont., William B. Spofford., Mary Van Kleeck, members, American Civil Liberties Union Board of Directors. CRISIS In The CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: A Statement, including the Basic Documents Concerned, Giving the Minority Position in the Current Controversy in the A.C.L.U. June 12, 1940. 46 pages. Stapled booklet, 8 x 5.5". ACLU resolution precluded members of organizations supporting totalitarian dictatorships; Harry F. Ward resigned; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn expelled from Board of Directors. VG. $50.00 6 (Adult Education) The People's Institute, New York City, Everett Dean Martin, Director. The PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE, 1926-1927. (Announcement). 28 pages. 6.75 x 4.5", printed wrapper. Programs at Cooper Union, Manhattan Trade School; officers, activities, aims, 'what is matter with modern ideas?', lecturers: Mortimer J. Adler, Scott M. Buchanan, Horace M. Kallen, Wolfgang Koehler, courses since 1918, finances, support, contributors. Harvard University rubberstamp, VG. $15.00 7 (Advertising Fiction) The New Departure Manufacturing. Company, Bristol, Connecticut, BILLY'S BICYCLE TRIUMPHS: Lively Story of a Boy who got His Health Back, Escaped from a Mob, Saved one Bank & Wrecked Another, Rescued a Drowning Girl, Found Wealth & Happiness Through Riding a Bicycle. Copyright 1919. 31 pages. Illustrated: bicycle adventure & romance, coaster brake. 7 x 5", color wrapper, boy jumping off pier, drowning girl. Inner sheets detached from staples, wrap soiled, rubbed, few short tears, G. $35.00 8 (Advertising Verse) Jaques Capsule Company, Plattsburg, New York. J-A-K-E-S JINGLE BOOK. (Promotional booklet for Jaques Little Wonder Capsules originated by W.B. Jaques). Copyright 1922. (16) pages. Color drawings. Stapled booklet, 6 x 4.5". Jingle Jake, Mother Goose's son, rewrites Jack Spratt, Jack & Jill, Jack Be Nimble, Little Jack Horner, Old Mother Hubbard to sell stomach pills. Bit rubbed, soiled, short split, G. $15.00 9 (Advertising Verse) The Spool Cotton Company, New York, Distributors, Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton, JOLLY MILLER'S WIFE and Other Rhymes. (Promotional booklet). No date, ca 1890? (8) pages. Illustrated, some color. 4.5 x 3'', black & red printed yellow wrapper, Sunshine Pub. Co., Phila. Ding, Dong, Bell, This Little Pig, Old Woman Who Lived in Shoe, Hickory-Dickory Dock revised to sell thread. VG. $10.00 10 (Advertising) CHRISTMAS SONGS. John H. Eggers Company, New York, copyright 1924. (12) pages. Color drawings. Stapled booklet, 4 x 3". The Besse System Company clothing chain advertisement. We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Put Penny in Old Man's Hat, Monday's Child, Little Jack Horner, I Saw Three Ships. Last leaf creased, else VG. $15.00 11 (Advertising) [Fleming Calendar Company, Chicago, Illinois?] The DOLLAR SIGN. The George Washington Line. (Salesman's handbook & catalog). No date, but 1963 (text). 40 pages. Drawings of sales scenarios with advice, halftones: religious, historic, watercolor (John C. Pellew), sporting, old car, scenic, modern home, lady fair, floral, pet, utility, Playboy Playmate, desk, booklet, pocket, foldover, hanger calendars. 11 x 8.5", gold embossed green wrapper. YOU can sell calendars successfully: tips toward better selling: rounding prospects, interviews, cold prospect letter, presentation, slogans, distribution, meeting objections, closing. VG. $15.00 12 (Advertising) Gage, Harry Lawrence. VEL VET SHOW CARDS: A Handbook of Lettering with Special Suggestions on the Use of Vel Vet. (Promotional booklet for Carter's Vel Vet Show Card Colors). The Carter's Ink Company, Boston, copyright 1916. 24 pages. 12 illustrations in black & red, alphabets, show cards. 8 x 5", printed wrapper. VG. $15.00 13 (Agriculture) F.B. Mills Seed Grower, Rose Hill, New York. MILLS SEEDS. 1942. (48) pages. Illustrated, some color: flowers, vegetables. Stapled booklet, 9.25 x 6.5". Exterior bit scuffed, VG. $15.00 14 (Agriculture) Handy Andy, Farm Mechanics Magazine, Chicago, Illinois. HANDY ANDY on the FARM: A Collection of the Best Ideas That Have Been Presented in "Handy Andy's Department" Which Appears Every Month in Farm Mechanics Magazine. Farm Mechanics Co., Radford Publications, Chicago, copyright 1924. 64 pages. Project drawings. 8.25 x 6.5", printed wrapper. Bread box/cutting board, ladder, manure frame, grain bag holder, milk stool, chicken feed silo, hog slop tank, corn chopper, fencing tools, bird house, brush sled, &c. Wrap bit spotted, VG. $15.00 15 (Agriculture) J.K. Hudson, Secretary, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka, Kansas. QUARTERLY REPORT of the KANSAS STATE BOARD of AGRICULTURE, for the Quarter Ending September 30, 1881. Vol. III, No. 3. Containing condition of winter & spring wheat, rye, corn, & other crops, farm animals, meteorological data, brief description of two state fairs held in 1881- statistics relating to live stock, horticulture, apiculture - papers collating practical experience of wheat growers. Topeka: Kansas Publishing House, 1881. 126 pages. 9 x 5.75", printed wrapper. VG. $15.00 16 (Agriculture) Kennedy, Joseph C.G., Superintendent of Census. AGRICULTURE of The UNITED STATES in 1860; compiled from Original Returns of Eighth Census, under Direction of Secretary of the Interior. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. clxxii,292 pages. 12 x 9", half leather, marbled paper boards. Statistics, implements, grains, vegetables, dairy, wool, flax, cotton, rice, hops, tobacco, sugar, work animals, livestock, cattle trade, vineyards + wine-making, railroads, California fruits, vegetables, Corner damped, endsheets foxed, else VG. $35.00 17 (Agriculture) Orange Judd Company, New York. CATALOG of RURAL BOOKS. An Illustrated Catalog for Farmers, Stock Raisers, Gardeners, Housekeepers, Florists, Fruit Growers, Architects, Artisans, Sportsmen. 1912. 128 pages. Author portraits, sample illustrations. 8.75 x 6", printed wrapper. Few creased corners, VG. $25.00 18 (Agriculture) Thomas, J.J. The ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER of RURAL AFFAIRS and CULTIVATOR ALMANAC, for the Year 1866, containing Practical Suggestions for the Farmer and Horticulturist, embellished with about 130 Beautiful Engravings. Albany: Luther Tucker & Son, 1866. (xx), pages (235)-338, 20p advertisements. Engravings: vegetables, trees, sheep, pears, tools, barn. 7.5 x 4.75", printed wrapper. Wrap soiled, nicked, bit shaken, G. $25.00 19 (Agriculture) U. Blickendserfer, Erie, Pennsylvania. BLICKENSDERFER'S TILE-DRAIN DITCHING MACHINE! (Patented.) Cuts & Grades over 4 feet deep, wide enough for laying Tile; it will work in Stiff, Moist Clay or any Soil; & with one horse, Man & Boy, it will do the work of from 10 to 15 Men. (Promotional leaflet). No date, ca 1880? (4) pages. 3 engravings: machine, ditched field, laid tiles. Folded sheet, 8.75 x 5.5". Creased, trifle rubbed, soiled, VG. $15.00 20 (Almanac) Thomas, Robert Bailey, 1766-1846. The (OLD) FARMER'S ALMANACK, Calculated on a New & Improved Plan, for the Year of Our Lord 1870; being Second after Bissextile or Leap Year, & (until July 4) 94th of American Independence. Fitted for Boston, will answer for all New England states. Containing, astronomical calculations, Farmer's Calendar for every month, variety of New, Useful, & Entertaining Matter. Number 78. Boston: Brewer & Tileston, copyright 1869. 48 pages. Small engravings. 7.5 x 4.75", printed orange wrapper, imprint: New Bedford: S. Hutchinson; extra purple wrapper with New Bedford advertisements. Eclipses, schools, bankruptcies, courts, 'Does it pay to cut fodder for cattle?', steaming food, trimming orchard, apples, root crops, worn-out land, farmers clubs, Massachusetts Agricultural College, cut grass, poetry, humor, puzzle, game law, railroad to Pacific. Lacking lower extra wrap, corner chips, string through corner hole, G. $15.00 21 (American Revolution) Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848. ORATION on the LIFE and CHARACTER of GILBERT MOTIER DE LAFAYETTE. Delivered at the Request of Both Houses of the Congress of the United States, before them,