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President William Howard Taft Appoints the Final Governor of the District of Alaska, Who Would Then Become Its First Territorial Governor

President William Howard Taft Appoints the Final Governor of the District of Alaska, Who Would Then Become Its First Territorial Governor by William Taft

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Seller: The Raab Collection
Title
President William Howard Taft Appoints the Final Governor of the District of Alaska, Who Would Then Become Its First Territorial Governor
Author
William Taft
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
20/05/1909. Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would off-set the designs of Russia’s greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain. The looming U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William H. Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer, and agreed to a proposal from Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl, to purchase Alaska for $7.2 million. The treaty was signed on March 30, 1867. Reactions to the purchase in the United States were mostly positive, but decidedly mixed, with some opponents calling it “Seward’s Folly”, and many others praising the move for weakening both the UK and Russia as rivals to American commercial expansion in the Pacific region.The U.S. Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9, and President Andrew Johnson signed it on May 28. Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867.On May 17, 1884, the Department of Alaska was redesignated the District of Alaska, an incorporated but unorganized territory with a civil government. The governor would now be appointed by the president of the United States.The final District Governor of the District of Alaska was Walter Clark, who would stay on after Alaska became a territory, so he was also the first Governor of the Territory of Alaska.Document signed by Taft, May 20, 1909, appointing Walter E. Clark of Connecticut Governor of Alaska from October 1, 1909.In 1912, Taft signed into law the Second Organic Act, officially transforming Alaska from a federally controlled district into an organized U.S. territory with its own elected legislature and limited self-government.
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Villon the Vagabond by SKINNER, Charles Montgomery

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Villon the Vagabond
Author
SKINNER, Charles Montgomery
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Binding a bit scuffed
Description
(No date). This "first draft" inscribed: "To Mr. (Herbert F.) Gunnison with the author's best wishes." A printed title page bearing the imprint Eagle Book and Job Printing Department of Brooklyn-New York and the date 1902 states: "This play was acted by the author's brother Mr. Otis Skinner". Otis Skinner, a prominent 19th Century actor, was also the father of the actress Cornelia Otis Skinner. A frontispiece portrait of the author is bound in. Charles Skinner (1852-1907), born in Victor, New York, was editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, and wrote a well-regarded study of a former editor/writer there, Walt Whitman - "Whitman As Editor" - which was published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1903. Villon the Vagabond was one of his more popular works. He collected and published American Indian myths and legends, as well as works of natural history. Binding a bit scuffed. Original holograph manuscript, 92 pages, folio, rectos only, three quarter morocco & marbled boards. Binding a bit scuffed.
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The Baby Book by BRAINARD, Joe & Kenward ELMSLIE

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
The Baby Book
Author
BRAINARD, Joe & Kenward ELMSLIE
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine copy.
Description
(N. Y.: Boke, 1965). First edition. One of 40 numbered copies signed by the author and artist, out of a total edition of 500 copies. Fine copy.. 4to, illustrated, original wrappers. Fine copy.
Comus: A Masque

Comus: A Masque by MIILTON (John), KING (Jessie M), Illus.

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Seller: BATTLEDORE LTD
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Comus: A Masque
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MIILTON (John), KING (Jessie M), Illus.
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
MIILTON (John), KING (Jessie M), Illus. Comus: A Masque London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., [2], 82 pp. + [2] illus. and colophon; publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. With 9 illustrations by Jessie King.
Star Wars [Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope] (Five original photographs from the 1977 film)

Star Wars [Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope] (Five original photographs from the 1977 film) by George Lucas (director, screenwriter); Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness (starring)

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Star Wars [Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope] (Five original photographs from the 1977 film)
Author
George Lucas (director, screenwriter); Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977. Five vintage studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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HANDICRAFT IN THE SCHOOL ( FIVE VOLUMES ) by (Arts and Crafts)

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Title
HANDICRAFT IN THE SCHOOL ( FIVE VOLUMES )
Author
(Arts and Crafts)
Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
London: Gresham, 1914. First edition Oblong 4to. bound in original sage green cloth. A scarce set of reference books based upon Arts and Crafts philosophy and design. Although intended for students formally training in handicraft, the volumes offer excellent discussions and illustrations for anyone interested in the period. Illustrated throughout in black and white, with some colour. Volume I: Easy Handwork for Infants, Raffia Work, Educational Handwork, Stencilling'- pp x, 228. Volume II: Modelling in Cardboard, Paper and Leatherette,' pp 256. Volume III: Sand and Clay Modelling in Manual training', Bookbinding & Leaded Glass work', Field Geography,' pp viii, 212. Volume IV: School Drawing and Colour Work,' pp 162. Volume V: Principles of Educational Woodwork,' pp xii, 352. It is quite difficult to find a complete set of these books..particularly outside of the United Kingdom. Gresham publishing company was known for their production of large, handsome reference books..many of which were designed by Talwin Morris. Some overall soiling and light wear..but remaining an attractive and sound set. (Extra Postage Requried).
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Volume One)

Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Volume One) by Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
Title
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Volume One)
Author
Child, Julia; Bertholle, Louisette; Beck, Simone
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780394401553
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Drawings by Sidonie Coryn. Fourteenth Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket, unclipped ($10.00), generally toned and soiled, wrapped in an old mylar taped onto the boards. Patterned cloth on the boards, slightly pushed at the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red topstain, some stains from the adhesive on the endappers, remarkably clean otherwise. This book jumpstarted Child's career and is responsible for her receiving her television show The French Chef.
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Catalogue Des Dessins, Aquarelles Et Gouaches De L'Ecole Francaise Du XVIIIe Siecle.", Collection particuliere de M.E.M. Hodgkins

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Title
Catalogue Des Dessins, Aquarelles Et Gouaches De L'Ecole Francaise Du XVIIIe Siecle.", Collection particuliere de M.E.M. Hodgkins
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
Paris: Galerie Georges Petit, 1914. Hardbound. VG. Original wraps bound. 61 pp., over 20 bw plates. Catalogue lists 55 works, including paintings by artists such as E. Aubry, L. van Blarenberghe, L. Boilly, A. Borel, F. Boucher, C.-A. Chasselat, C.-N. Cochin, J.-H. Fragonard, H.-F. Gravelot, A. Grimou, C. Hoin, J.-B. Huet, J.-B. Isabey, E. Jeaurat, N. Lancret, N. Lawreince, L.-N. de Lespinasse, J.-B. Mallet, J.-B. Maréchal, Maucert, G. Opiz, J.-B. Oudry, J.-A. Portail, A. Pujos, J.-E. Scheneau, H.-N. van Gorp, A. Watteau, etc.

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