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[Loyalty Oath Taken by an African American Man in Early Reconstruction Texas]

[Loyalty Oath Taken by an African American Man in Early Reconstruction Texas] by [Texas]: [African Americana]: Bell, Billie

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Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC
Title
[Loyalty Oath Taken by an African American Man in Early Reconstruction Texas]
Author
[Texas]: [African Americana]: Bell, Billie
Seller
The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Description
New Orleans: Peter O'Donnell Stationer, 1867. Partially-printed broadside, completed in manuscript, approximately 10.25 x 8.5 inches. Minor edge wear, a few small edge chips. Very good. A fascinating document from Reconstruction Texas just two years following the end of the Civil War.  Here, an African-American man named Billie Bell signs a loyalty oath in Travis County, swearing to "faithfully support the Constitution and obey the laws of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, encourage others to do so."  The beginning of the oath states that it is being taken by "Billie Bell (Col'd)."  Bell signs the bottom of the oath with an "X - his mark."  The document is attested to and certified by Travis County officials, and then curiously, a large notation is written boldly across most of the document, reading "Cancelled Col C.C. Moore." The body of the oath includes a number of promises to which Bell was ordered to agree, affirming that he had never been a member of any State Legislature or any part of a government "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States" or "given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof," nor previously offered an oath to the United States then "afterwards engaged in insurrection and rebellion against the United States."  Part of the oath signed by Bell states that he has "not been disenfranchised for participation in any rebellion or civil war against the United States."  This was certainly true, as the disenfranchisement of African-American voters was a much larger campaign. The stripping away of the rights of African Americans in Texas began shortly after the conclusion of the Civil War.  The 1866 Texas Constitutional Convention produced a new constitution and the Texas Legislature passed "Black Codes" that denied suffrage to and severely limited the economic opportunities for Black people.  Various Texas laws in the intervening years also prohibited officeholding, jury service, and racial intermarriage by African Americans, etc. The Texas Legislature also refused to ratify the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments until 1870.  As such, at the time Bell signed this loyalty oath, to paraphrase the Dred Scott decision, he had few rights which white people were bound to respect; the large addition of the word "Cancelled" across the page provides a kind of visual repudiation to Bell's attempt to pledge renewed faith to the country.  We have sold just two other examples of this oath taken by an African-American man in Travis County, all signed on this same day, but can locate no other examples of any similar documents from Reconstruction Texas.
The Deep

The Deep by Crowley, John

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
The Deep
Author
Crowley, John
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Plus. Octavo size, 180 pp. First book from the seminal Fantasy and SciFi author John Crowley (b. 1942), who is perhaps best known for his 1981 SF novel "Little, Big". "The Deep" is set in a medieval world where two factions, the "Reds" and the "Blacks" struggle for supremacy through battle - it was praised upon publication as "a remarkable first novel, well written and darkly true to human nature" (n.b., above info from Wiki). ___DESCRIPTION: Volume bound in khaki coloured cloth, black lettering on the spine, small octavo in size (just over 8" tall), pagination: (i-x), 1-180. The dust jacket has pictorial cover art by John Cayea, the original price of $5.95 on the front flap, a summary of the book on both flaps, author picture and short bio on the back flap, excerpt from the book on the back panel. ___CONDITION: Volume is fine, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, perfectly straight corners with no rubbing, the interior is clean and bright, and it is entirely free of prior owner markings. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and the colours on the front panel are keep and true; we are grading as very good plus due to some light overall dustiness and a bit of edgewear, with one short (approximately one-half inch long) closed tear at the top of the front panel near the front flap. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Just a Dream

Just a Dream by Allsburg, Chris Van

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Title
Just a Dream
Author
Allsburg, Chris Van
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780224030595
Description
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1990. First Edition number sequence is printed on copyright page "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1." This copy is SIGNED by the author. Book fine. DJ fine except for slight rubbing on corners and on top and bottom edges of spine. DJ price reads "$17.95
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Travaux d'Achievment Del Dique De Cherbourg De 1830 a 1853 Par M. Jospeh Bonnin.ATLAS by Bonnin, Jospeh (engineer)

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Title
Travaux d'Achievment Del Dique De Cherbourg De 1830 a 1853 Par M. Jospeh Bonnin.ATLAS
Author
Bonnin, Jospeh (engineer)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Paris: Victor Dalmont, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, contemporary binding, leather spine over decorated boards, 13 plates each doube-paged of Bonnin's plans for the port of Cherbourg. Engraving by Dulas. Firmly bound, scattered foxing throughout. Rare.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER AT WORK

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER AT WORK by Wroth, Lawrence C.

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Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
Title
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, PRINTER AT WORK
Author
Wroth, Lawrence C.
Seller
Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
(New York): Privately printed, 1974. paper-covered boards. Franklin, Benjamin. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 81 pages. Including a Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. Part of the series of books issued annually in connection with the Celebration of Printing Week in New York commemorating the birthday of Benjamin Franklin and illustrated by John DePol. A fine copy.
Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
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Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters

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Title
Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780786884599
Condition
Very Good
Description
Hyperion, c1999. Very Good. . Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters. NY: Hyperion, c1999. 304pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges bumped.

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