Secure Checkout

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption

Cart Totals

Promo Code:	– $0.00
Subtotal:	$10,486.00
Shipping:	$45.19
	$0.00
Donation Amount:	$0.00
Total:	$10,531.19
Change Currency:

Contact

Email Address

Re-type Email Address

Shipping

Expedited shipping $104.49 2 - 6 days

Standard Shipping $45.19 2 - 14 days

All fields are required unless marked optional.

Add Shipping Note

Payment

Verified and Secured. Guaranteed.

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption

Please select your payment method from the following list:

PayPal
Credit or Debit Card
Express Wallet

Click the button to checkout with PayPal.

You will be charged $10,531.19 when completing this purchase.

Cart Totals

Subtotal:	$10,486.00
Shipping:	$45.19
:	$0.00
Donation Amount:	$0.00
Total:	$10,531.19
Change Currency:

You are about to purchase:

Miscegenation, or the Millennium of Abolitionism - Stirring Fear of Interracial Marriage Before 1864 Presidential Election by [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]. [RACISM]

7 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $3.50

Details

$6,500.00

( US$)

Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc.

Title: Miscegenation, or the Millennium of Abolitionism - Stirring Fear of Interracial Marriage Before 1864 Presidential Election
Author: [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]. [RACISM]
Seller: Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: The second in a series of four racist political cartoons published in 1864 by Bromley & Company, which was closely affiliated with the Copperhead New York World newspaper. These prints sought to undermine Abraham Lincoln's chances for reelection by branding him as a "miscegenationist" and playing on white fears of "race-mixing." The cartoon scene pictures several interracial couples enjoying a day at the park, eating ice cream, discussing wedding plans, and a woman's upcoming lecture. Two African American families have white employees, a carriage driver and footmen and a babysitter. The only other example traced at auction brought $7,800 in 2010. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]. [RACISM]. Print. "Miscegenation, or the Millennium of Abolitionism." Political Cartoon. New York: Bromley & Co., 1864. 1 p., 20¾ x 13⅝ in. American politics had long played on fears of sexual relationships between races. A powerful new word for "race-mixing" was coined in an anonymous December 1863 pamphlet entitled Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro, published in New York. Purporting to advocate the virtues of the "blending of the white and black races on this continent," it was a literary forgery prepared by The World managing editor David Goodman Croly and reporter George Wakeman. The authors were unsuccessful in their attempt to trick President Lincoln into endorsing the work. At the far left of the image, Abraham Lincoln declares, "I shall be proud to number among my intimate friends any member of the Squash family, especially the little Squashes." The African American woman to whom he is speaking replies, "I'se 'quainted wid Missus Linkum, I is, washed far her 'fore de hebenly Miscegenation times was cum. Dont do nuffin now but gallevant 'round wid de white gem'men! he-ah! he-ah! he-ah!" Senator Charles Sumner says, "Mr. President! Allow me the honor of introducing my very dear friend, Miss Dinah Arabella Aramintha Squash." A white carriage driver complains in the background, "Gla-a-ang there 240t! White driver, white footmen, niggers inside, my heys! I wanted a situation when I took this one," while a black man in the carriage tells his companion, "Phillis de_ah dars Sumner. We must not cut him if he is walking." A black woman at a table tells a white man with her, "Ah! Horace its-its-its-bully, 'specially de cream," and he replies "Ah! my dear Miss Snowball we have at last reached our political and social Paradise. Isn't it extatic?" To the right are two couples embracing, each a white woman and an African American man. The first white women tells her partner, "Oh! You dear creature. I am so agitated! Go and ask Pa," to which he replies, "Lubly Julia Anna, name de day, when Brodder Beecher shall make us one!" The second white woman says, "Adolphus, now you'll be sure to come to my lecture to morrow night, won't you," to which he answers, "I'll be there, Honey, on de front seat, sure!" In the background are various immigrant minorities viewing the scene. One exclaims, "Most hextwadinary! Aw neva witnessed the like in all me life, if I did dem me!" and another adds, "Mine Got, vat a guntry, vat a beebles!" An Irish girl complains, "And is it to drag nagur babies that I left old Ireland? Bad luck to me." Manton Marble, the editor of The World, collaborated with printmaker Bromley & Company to issue a series of four anti-Lincoln "Political Caricatures." The present example was the No. 2 in that series. No. 1 was "The Grave of the Union, or Major Jack Downing's Dream"; No. 3 "The Abolition Catastrophe, Or the November Smash-up"; and No. 4 "The Miscegenation Ball." Republicans responded by trying to turn the "miscegenation" charge against the Democrats. A Republican print, "The Political "Siamese" Twins: The Offspring of Chicago Miscegenation," pictures McClellan and Pendleton joined together despite their very different ideas on ending the war. Although Abraham Lincoln won New York states' electoral votes in 1860, Stephen Douglas had carried New York City and its environs. Financial elites, fearing that civil war would ruin business, and recent immigrants fearing competition with free black labor, supported Douglas. Lincoln's unpopularity in New York City during the Civil War was a factor in the deadly 1863 Draft Riots. In 1864, Lincoln again won the states' electoral votes while New York City favored his Democratic opponent McClellan. In fact Lincoln's majority dropped from 50,136 votes in 1860 to only 7,373 votes in 1864, with approximately 50,000 more total votes cast than in 1860. Bromley and Company continued to sell the caricatures after the election, as this January 1865 advertisement from an Ohio newspaper makes clear. Another advertisement assured purchasers that the set of four prints, available for $1, were "sent on wooden rollers to insure safe carriage." The World (1860-1931), a daily independent newspaper, was published in New York City. Alexander Cummings founded it as a religious Republican outlet in 1860. August Belmont and others purchased it in 1862, changing the editorial focus. With editor Manton Marble (1834-1917), The World soon became the country's leading Democratic newspaper. In 1864, Union authorities shut down The World and another paper for three days after they published forged documents purportedly written by Lincoln that were really part of a hoax to manipulate the price of gold. The paper actively supported George B. McClellan against Lincoln in 1864. Condition Fine for exhibit despite flaws. Cropped with loss of "Political Caricature No. 2" from top edge and part of printed pricing information from bottom edge, publisher's name rubbed out from the copyright statement, lacking ½" from lower left corners, a few short tape repairs by the edges, a 2" closed tear through the second dialogue bubble along the top edge, and a 3" closed tear parallel to the right edge. Mount remnants on verso.

DENISE by (BINDINGS - MEUNIER). SCHOLL, AURELIEN

2 to 7 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $14.00

Details

$3,016.00

( US$)

Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: DENISE
Author: (BINDINGS - MEUNIER). SCHOLL, AURELIEN
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: Ed. Rouveyre et G. Bond, 1884. No. 18 OF 50 COPIES ON JAPON, from a total edition of 100. 222 x 140 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). 58, [2] pp. VERY PRETTY CRIMSON MOROCCO, GILT, BY CHARLES MEUNIER (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with border of gilt and decorative rules and frame of branches entwined with a leafy vine, raised bands, spine compartments with floral bouquet at center enclosed by leafy branches and dotted rules, gilt lettering, turn-ins with gilt floral roll, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Original pictorial wrappers bound in. Illustrated with aquarelles by Grivaz, engraved by Arent, on every page. This copy with AN ADDITIONAL SUITE ON JAPON printed in bistre. With an ALS from the author tipped in at front. For the artist, see: Benezit VI, p. 703. Spine a little darkened, faint browning at edges of leaves (as no doubt in all copies) because of paper stock chosen, but A FINE COPY--clean and fresh internally, in a lustrous binding with few signs of wear. Beautifully bound and with delicate vignettes that mingle with the text, this "histoirette bourgeoise" is the story of an adulterous love affair told in verse. When Denise's husband scorns his wife for another woman, she follows suit and takes up a romance of her own. Told from the point of view of Denise's lover, the poem relates how his initial feelings of admiration and desire turn into passion, obsession, and, ultimately, disappointment when Denise decides to return to her husband. Her final message to the narrator hints at the possibility of an "enfant de l'adultaire," saying that if she goes back to her spouse, any child produced by their illicit union would at least have a proper place in a respected household. The etchings, appearing here in two states, are based on watercolors by Swiss artist Eugene Grivaz (1852-1915), whose light, airy style adds a fine sense of romanticism to this work. Legendary among French binders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his energy and imagination, Charles Meunier (1865-1940) was apprenticed to Gustave Bénard at the age of 11, worked for a time in the atelier of Marius Michel, and then set up his own studio when he was 20. According to Duncan & De Bartha, he drew "on both traditional and modern techniques and forms of decoration, [mixing] classical punches . . . with newly fashionable incised and modelled leather panels." This eclectic approach did not lead to the kind of popularity enjoyed by some of our binder's most distinguished competitors, and partly as a protest in recognition of this, "Meunier declined to participate in the 1900 Exposition, as he felt that the Grand Prix would automatically be awarded to Marius Michel (which it was). He staged his own show at his studio on the Boulevard Malesherbes and received as much magazine coverage as the participants at the Exposition." Our author, Aurelien Scholl (1833-1902), was a journalist and writer who never backed down from a duel. The New York Times called him "a typical French militant journalist. His love of dignity and scrupulosity regarding the most insignificant points of honor caused him to reach a point where he could wield the sword or pen with equal facility." Scholl was particularly well known for the combative articles he contributed to such papers as Le Figaro and L'Éclair, but as a novelist, poet, and dramatist, he preferred to focus on Parisian bourgeois life, love, and scandals. The present copy contains an undated ALS from Scholl to an unknown gentleman, noting that copies of his "Denise" are completely sold out..

THE PROTESTANT ANNUAL, 1841 by (BINDINGS - VICTORIAN PUBLISHER'S). (EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTISM AND SOCIAL REFORM). ELIZABETH, CHARLOTTE, Editor

2 to 7 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $5.00

Details

$260.00

( US$)

Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: THE PROTESTANT ANNUAL, 1841
Author: (BINDINGS - VICTORIAN PUBLISHER'S). (EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTISM AND SOCIAL REFORM). ELIZABETH, CHARLOTTE, Editor
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: Francis Baisler, 1840. FIRST EDITION. 195 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5"). xi, [1], 307, [1], 4 pp. Publisher's black pebbled morocco, covers elaborately decorated in blind with gilt centerpieces, smooth spine decorated in gilt, all edges gilt (gutter between the end of the text and the ads at the back expertly reinforced). With 10 engraved plates, including the frontispiece and engraved title. Dedication page with contemporary ink ownership inscription of Wm. C. Drysdale. Noticeable discoloration to pastedowns and flyleaves from binding adhesive, plates negligibly foxed, otherwise especially clean and fresh internally, with only the most trivial of imperfections; the exceptionally clean binding showing virtually no signs of use. This collection of essays and verse promoting Protestant thought and values comes in a beautifully preserved Victorian publisher's binding. The editor of this work, Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna (1790-1846), was an evangelical Protestant social reformer particularly devoted to exposing poor factory conditions and improving the welfare of women and the poor. Writing under the name Charlotte Elizabeth, she made "contributions to social reform literature, and her use of the 'Christian Lady's Magazine' as a forum to influence politics through her female readers mark her as a significant nineteenth-century figure, especially for other women social reform writers, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe . . . and Elizabeth Gaskell." (DNB) Of particular note in our volume is an essay by Charlotte Elizabeth discussing the figure of Katherine Parr (sixth wife of Henry VIII) as a model of Protestantism and womanhood..

Chinese Telephone Directory. November 1929. San Francisco and Oakland California by [Chinese Americana]. [California]

2 to 4 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $10.00

Details

$500.00

( US$)

Seller: McBride Rare Books

Title: Chinese Telephone Directory. November 1929. San Francisco and Oakland California
Author: [Chinese Americana]. [California]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: San Francisco: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co, 1929. Very good.. 40pp. Original printed wrappers. Light vertical crease, minor wear and soiling. A rare issue of this San Francisco phone directory published by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company for the local Chinese community, printed almost entirely in Chinese aside from the front cover (which also bears the title in Chinese). The directory served the large but still somewhat isolated Chinese populations in the Bay Area, this issue with listings for both San Francisco and Oakland. OCLC locates runs of this directory of varying completeness for the interwar years in about a dozen institutions. Pre-depression issues are particularly scarce.

Some LImericks by Douglas, Norman

2 to 8 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: FREE

Details

$105.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA

Title: Some LImericks
Author: Douglas, Norman
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Privately Printed, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 750 numbered copies. Very Good. Brown linen, generally stained and darkened, with brown ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. This copy includes the publisher's bi-fold "About: Some Limericks" that explains the origins of the project.

19th Century Photograph Album with Decorative Brass Clasp, Embossed Design with Color Cameo Portrait, Gilt Edges by [No Author]

5 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $6.69

Details

$75.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books

Title: 19th Century Photograph Album with Decorative Brass Clasp, Embossed Design with Color Cameo Portrait, Gilt Edges
Author: [No Author]
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: S.N. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Spine faded, page edges lightly foxed. 5 1/4 x 4. A decorative antique photograph album with 24 CDV photos inserted. Original patterned cloth with embossed designs, color cameo portrait inset on front board.

Perspectives on Silence by Tannen, Deborah (Ed.); Saville-Troike, Muriel (Ed.)

3 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $4.50

Details

$15.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: Underground Books, ABAA

Title: Perspectives on Silence
Author: Tannen, Deborah (Ed.); Saville-Troike, Muriel (Ed.)
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780893913106
Condition: Good +
Description: Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1995. Second Printing. Paperback. Good +. Second Printing. Paperback. 9" X 5 3/4". xviii, 251pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Non-sticky sticker residue to front and rear covers. Previous owner's stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book focuses attention on a relatively neglected component of communication-silence-in order to present current research from a number of disciplines and also to stimulate further research on the subject. Silence is often viewed as an out-of-awareness phenomenon against which talk is perceived. By reversing polarities and treating silence as a figure to be examined against talk, we are given a heightened awareness of the universal aspects of human behavior while emphasizing its complex nature as a cultural phenomenon.(Publisher).

Shin Buddhism FIRST EDITION by Suzuki, D.T.

3 to 14 days for delivery

Standard Shipping: $1.50

Details

$15.00

( EU VAT US$0)

Seller: Underground Books, ABAA

Title: Shin Buddhism FIRST EDITION
Author: Suzuki, D.T.
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good +
Description: New York: Haper and Row, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Good +. First Edition. Paperback. Stated First Edition. 7 3/4" X 5 1/2". 93pp. Mild wear to pictorial wraps with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Two small pieces of tape at bottom edge of spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint foxing to front and rear enpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Shin is the uniquely Japanese flowering of the type of Buddhism known as "Pure Land." It originated in the thirteenth century with the charismatic and prophetic figure Shinran (1172-1263), whose interpretation of the traditional Pure Land teachings was extremely influential in his own lifetime and remain so today. In a period when Japanese Buddhism was dominated by an elitist monastic establishment, Shinran's Shin teaching became a way of liberation for all people, regardless of age, class, or gender. Although Shin is one of Japan's greatest religious contributions--and is still the most widely practiced form of Buddhism in Japan--it remains little known in the West. In this book, based on several lectures he gave in the 1950s, D. T. Suzuki illuminates the deep meaning of Shin and its rich archetypal imagery, providing a scholarly and affectionate introduction to this sometimes misunderstood tradition of Buddhist practice.(Publisher).

Secure Checkout