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President James Buchanan Returns Wilkes Expedition Hero Commander Andrew K. Long to the Active List

President James Buchanan Returns Wilkes Expedition Hero Commander Andrew K. Long to the Active List by James Buchanan

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Seller: The Raab Collection
Title
President James Buchanan Returns Wilkes Expedition Hero Commander Andrew K. Long to the Active List
Author
James Buchanan
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
27/12/1858. In 1838, six U.S. Navy vessels set out on a great voyage of exploration. Aboard were several hundred seamen and scientists under the command of Lt. Charles Wilkes. Authorized by Congress, the U.S. Exploring Expedition (also known as the Wilkes Expedition) would explored and mapped the Pacific, Antarctica, and the northwest coast of the United States. A tremendous feat of navigation, the expedition broadened knowledge of uncharted areas of the world and helped expand American commerce, industry, and scientific knowledge. It cemented the nation’s status as a new world economic leader.The USS Relief was part of the Wilkes Expedition. Launched in 1836 as a full-rigged ship of 468 tons and 7 guns, it in the late 1830s and 1840s served as a US Navy store ship. It completed a challenging journey after participating in the Wilkes Expedition, navigating severe storms near Cape Horn, and requiring repairs in Chile. It was also used to carry sick personnel and supplies, ultimately returning from the Pacific, arriving back in New York on March 28, 1840. In 1845, the USS Relief was actively operating as part of the Pacific Squadron, bolstering the fleet's supply capabilities. It played a key role in supporting U.S. naval operations along the South American coast during the 1840s. The captain of the USS Relief was Lieut. Commander Andrew K. Long, who was for meritorious service promoted by President John Tyler to the rank of Commander in 1845.In the 1850s Long went on the Reserve List, which contains all military reservists in active status but not on active duty. He remained part of the naval establishment; however, in time he wanted to return to active service. President James Buchanan obliged him. Document signed, with ornate engravings of an eagle, ships and Neptune, Washington, December 27, 1858, reinstating Andrew K. Long on the active list, and stating “I have nominated and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him a Captan in the Navy from the 14th of September 1855 on the ‘Active List’”. This is countersigned by Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy. The reason the appointment was made retroactive for three years may have had something to do with pensions being higher on the active list.
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Manuel Complet et simplifie de la peinture a l'huile suivi de la restauration des tableaux by GOUPIL, F. et al

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Seller: Ursus Books
Title
Manuel Complet et simplifie de la peinture a l'huile suivi de la restauration des tableaux
Author
GOUPIL, F. et al
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1860. GOUPIL, F. et al. Manuel Complet et simplifie de la peinture a l'huile suivi de la restauration des tableaux. 62. [2]pp. Paris:Desages,1860. WITH: L'Aquarelle et le lavis: applique´s a l'etude de la figure en general du portrait d'apres nature du paysage, de la marine, des animaux et des fleurs.64pp. Illustrated with a hand-coloured lithographic frontispiece. Paris: Desloges,1864. WITH: La Miniature mise a la portée de toutes les intelligences. 48 pp. Illustrated with a handcoloured frontispiece. Paris: Desloges,1856 WITH: Le Pastel simplifie´ et perfectionne. 64 pp. Illustrated with a hand coloured lithographic frontispiece. Paris: Desloges, 1856. WITH: Traite de paysage mis a la portee de tous. 64 pp. Illustrated with lithographic frontispiece, 5 full-page lithographs, one fold-out lithograph plus two in-text illustrations. Paris: Desloges, 1863 WITH: Guide Guide du Peintre-Coloriste.comprenant l'enluminage des gravures et lithographies, le coloris du daguerréotype, des vues sur verre pour stéréoscope et la retouche de la photographie a l'aquarelle et a l'huile. By Casimir-Lefebure. 46 pp. Paris: Desloges, 1864 WITH: Peinture sur porcelaine Décoration et impression de toutes les couleurs d'un seul coup:Suivie de la peinture sur verre, émail, stores, écrans, marbres et de l'art d'exécuter la vitrau-manotypie ou manière de faire soi-même les vitraux factices. By Casimir-Lefebure. 64 pp. Paris: Desloges, ND [ca. 1860]. 8vo., 209 x 130 mm, contemporary half morocco. Paris: Desloges, 1856-1863. $ An extremely rare volume of manuals, with the OCLC listings as follows: Frick, Winterthur, Harvard in the US. J ust 2 copies, both in Europe. No copies in the US. Only the National Gallery in the US.Only Getty, National Gallery and Texas in the US.Only Harvard and NYPL in the US. 4 copies in the US.
Map of Prairie and Timber Lands in Arkansas County

Map of Prairie and Timber Lands in Arkansas County by [Arkansas]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books
Title
Map of Prairie and Timber Lands in Arkansas County
Author
[Arkansas]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
Stuttgart, Ar: The Free Press, 1910. About very good.. Illustrated broadside and map, 15.5 x 10.25 inches. Old folds, some starting to separate along outer fold lines, minor toning and soiling. A few pencil and ink notations. An unrecorded promotional real estate and timber map of Arkansas County, Arkansas, illustrated with two photographs. Arkansas County is located in the southeast delta region of the state, extending northwest from the confluence of the Arkansas and White rivers. The present map of the county is partially colored in green, and has two small notations regarding tracts of land in the southwestern portion of the county and a four-line notation in pencil in the right margin. The larger of the two photographs pictures four farmers on horse-powered tractors "Cutting Rice on Grand Prairie Near Stuttgart, Arkansas." This photograph, which features actual horse power and not mechanized farm equipment likely dates the broadside to the first decade of the 20th century, if not earlier. The smaller photograph of a tree-fronted house is titled, "Model Grand Prairie Home." The broadside was published by The Free Press, the local Stuttgart newspaper that ran from 1889 until 1924. "The timber industry in Arkansas developed in all directions after the Civil War. The abundant forests of the state made it possible over the years to produce lumber, kraft paper, fine paper, newsprint, chemicals, charcoal, and many other products. The industry’s development depended first upon the availability of abundant forests. From Little Rock (Pulaski County) in central Arkansas to the north, west, and south are forests and marketable timber. To the east is the Delta, where hardwood grows in the swamps and river bottoms" - Encyclopedia of Arkansas online. No copies in OCLC or Rare Book Hub.
Hoodwinked? (Leaflet from Mike Kelley's Final Show)

Hoodwinked? (Leaflet from Mike Kelley's Final Show) by KELLEY, Mike and Richard Prince

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Title
Hoodwinked? (Leaflet from Mike Kelley's Final Show)
Author
KELLEY, Mike and Richard Prince
Seller
Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Some scuffing and creasing to recto; better than very good. Uncommon.
Description
New York: Nyehaus, 2012. Some scuffing and creasing to recto; better than very good. Uncommon.. Oversized leaflet (11 x 17 in.), printed recto/verso to heavy stock, from Mike Kelley's final exhibition; a two-person show with Richard Prince at Tim Nye's Nyehaus in Chelsea (Jan 12 - Jan. 28, 2012). As per the gallerist's statement: "It is an explosive moment when gesture, historical timing, mind blowing subtle observation and, of course, poetic necromancy come together in a perfect brew. The brain warms and bubbles and our eyes become devout conspirators." The show was extended through February following Kelley's suicide on January 31.
Katy Grannan: Boulevard

Katy Grannan: Boulevard by GRANNAN, Katy

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Title
Katy Grannan: Boulevard
Author
GRANNAN, Katy
Seller
Harper's Books (United States)
ISBN
9781881337294
Condition
Fine in a fine slipcase, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap.
Description
San Francisco / New York: Fraenkel Gallery / Salon 94, 2011. Fine in a fine slipcase, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap.. First Edition. Folio. Illustrated with color photographs of strangers on the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco, taken with an eye for the unusual, or downright bizarre, by Grannan between 2008 and 2010.
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NINETEEN FARM YARD FRIENDS TO CUT AND STAND UP by Anonymous

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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY
Title
NINETEEN FARM YARD FRIENDS TO CUT AND STAND UP
Author
Anonymous
Seller
THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
NINETEEN FARM YARD FRIENDS TO CUT AND STAND UP, Whitman Publishing Co., 1930, first edition, fine in full color cardboard stock covers with the same interior. Uncut and unused and apparently quite scarce as we were unable to locate holdings anywhere for this publication. PRODUCT #W395.
Original Acrostics, on Some of the Southern States, Confederate Generals, and Various Other Person and Things

Original Acrostics, on Some of the Southern States, Confederate Generals, and Various Other Person and Things by Blackwell, Robert

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Title
Original Acrostics, on Some of the Southern States, Confederate Generals, and Various Other Person and Things
Author
Blackwell, Robert
Seller
De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
Description
St. Louis: Published for the Author, 1869. 8vo.  185 x 120 mm., [7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches].  100, [iv] pp.  Illustrated throughout with wood engravins.  Brown publisher's cloth, title gilt on spine.  Cloth somewhat faded and worn, text block partially loose in binding.First edition.  Post Civil War book of poems, many of which highlight the lives of Confederate soldiers and leaders, including R. E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, and Andrew Johnson .  Some are of a religious nature, and a few deign humor.  The impact of the poems reflect a meloncholy for a civilization that have been lost.    The wood engravings are mostly stock vignettes and show skill but little imagination.
The Universal Household Cyclopaedia.

The Universal Household Cyclopaedia. by (ENCYCLOPEDIA)

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Seller: BATTLEDORE LTD
Title
The Universal Household Cyclopaedia.
Author
(ENCYCLOPEDIA)
Seller
BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
(ENCYCLOPEDIA) The Universal Household Cyclopaedia. Happy Hours Library. Augusta, Maine: P O Vickery, 15 December 1898. With 189 text illustrations. 8vo, 544pp with chapters on lace-making and crochet, artistic embroidery, etiquette, home amusements, cooking recipes, laundry, home physician, floriculture, decorative painting, &c. green printed paper wrappers (edges a bit chipped, minor wear but still a solid copy of this ephemeral work). Text attributed to Frank M Lupton.
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A Landmark on the Pioneer Trail by Sontum, A. P.

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Title
A Landmark on the Pioneer Trail
Author
Sontum, A. P.
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S. l.: By the author, 1930. Very good. Small broadside, n. d. (1930s); 11 1/2 x 8; white stock, illustrated with a photograph and ruled with a gilt border; signed by the author in blue ink in the lower right corner; small punctures to top and bottom edges from previously being hung with thumb tacks, else minor wear; in very good condition. A beautiful, unrecorded tribute to one of Northern California's natural wonders, the latter now gone, the broadside contained a what-appears-to-be an original poem in honor of and an image of Mammoth Hooker Oak near Chico. Over a hundred feet tall, the tree's age had been estimated at a thousand years, when it fell in 1977, though it was discovered it was in fact two trees, at about half that age each, which had grown into one. The author, Andreas Petersen Sontum (1875 - 1958) appears to have been a Danish-American resident of Petaluma, a prominent citizen and an active member of the Lutheran Church community.
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Reason and Experience by Walsh, W.H

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Title
Reason and Experience
Author
Walsh, W.H
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1947 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Spine slightly faded. Very good.

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