Expedición y Desembarco del “Granma” [cover title: Album Expedicionarios del Granma]
[Cuban Revolution] Album commemorating the 1956 invasion of Cuba by revolutionaries under Fidel Castro in the yacht Granma. The album consists of individual photographs of the participants in the invasion, opening with the photographs of 27 men who were killed, labeling them martyrs. The album includes youthful photographs of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, and Raul Castro as well as many others. An uncommon souvenir of the Cuban Revolution against the Batista government, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of a new government under Fidel Castro. Black wrappers printed in green, quite worn with edge chips and rubbed wrinkles. Photographs inside are all in nice condition, with an occasional edge chip to scattered leaves but with no image loss. Softcover. Oblong duodecimo. 41 unnumbered leaves- $345
- $345
[The Sinews of Peace] Westminster College Bulletin, April, 1946
[Churchill, Winston S[pencer]. (1874-1965)] Here is the rare first appearance of Winston Churchill's speech "The Sinews of Peace," in which he first used the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the Soviet Union's establishment of control over Eastern Europe immediately following World War II. Mr. Churchill had been invited to Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, by its President, Franc Lewis McClure--through President Truman--to deliver the college's John Findley Green Foundation Lecture for 1946. The program of events for the day is covered here, including several photographs. President Truman and Mr. Churchill were both given honorary degrees from Westminster, and their individual remarks in response are also included herein. Churchill's "Iron Curtain" phrase brilliantly described the Soviet Union's totalitarian nature, and immediately became a lasting catchphrase of what was just then being recognized as the Cold War. This important Churchill piece is scarce in institutions, with OCLC showing just 15 holdings--all but 5 of which are in Missouri. Rare in commerce. Ref. WOODS C472. Covers have a few slight extremity rubs, otherwise near fine. Stapled wraps. Quarto. [24 pages]- $1,725
- $1,725
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories
Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906) fine collection of 20 short stories by pivotal African American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was first a poet. Dunbar deftly weaves in and out of dialect in these stories. Ref. METCALF pp. 71-72. Bound in brown cloth over boards with illustration to spine and upper board stamped in black, white, and gilt (spine), gilt-stamped titles to spine and upper board. A few light rubs to spine ends and fore corner tips, some faint dulling to spine, and a few minor scratches to white of upper board illustration. Hinges sound. Near fine overall. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. [vi], 362 pages- $403
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The Chinese Boy and Girl
Headland, Isaac Taylor Beautiful depiction of child life in China, revealing something of their nursery's, school rooms, and playgrounds. Numerous photographs throughout, along with old prints, to illustrated nearly every page. Printed page backgrounds give alternating pairs of pink and blue borders to the text and images. Minor rubs to board extremities, shallow bumps, and a bit of sun fading along extreme bottom edge of upper board. Jacket has chipping at heel of spine and a 1 1/2" triangular chip from head of spine. There is a hole in spine near heel, about the size of corn kernel. Neat prior gift inscription dated 1901 at top fore corner of front free endpaper. Overall clean and sound. Very good in a good plus dust jacket. Cloth over boards with printed paper sides. Tall octavo. 176 pages- $403
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The Claims to the Oregon Territory Considered
Thom, Adam (1802-1890) Thom was a British Crown judicial officer, and makes a very able argument in favor of British ownership of the Oregon Territory. He refutes the American claims advanced by Robert Greenhow in his 1840 Memoir of the Northwest Coast. This pamphlet was published in the thick of the Oregon boundary dispute. With the outbreak of war between the United States and Mexico in April 1846, the Americans could no longer afford the distraction and risk of a possible second war, and the Oregon question was finally settled along the 49th Parallel by the Oregon Treaty signed in June of 1846. Ref. WHALE 1508; HOWES T161. Unbound, tied with string. Octavo. iv, 44 pages- $288
- $288
Features of Mr. Jay’s Treaty. To Which is Annexed a View of the Commerce of the United States, as it Stands at Present, and as it is Fixed by Mr. Jay’s Treaty
[Dallas, Alexander James (1759-1817)] This is a strong Jeffersonian-Republican argument against the Jay Treaty, then before Congress. The treaty was designed by Alexander Hamilton, negotiated by Chief Justice John Jay, and supported by President Washington. The purpose was to resolve certain issues between the United States and Great Britain which had been left outstanding since the end of the American Revolutionary War. Jeffersonian Republicans were staunchly opposed to the treaty, and the fierce debate--of which this pamphlet is a part--caused such deep divisions that it cemented the American political party system. Even President Washington came under attack for his support of the treaty, with protesters picketing at Mount Vernon, calls for his impeachment, and even political cartoons of him being guillotined. Ref. HOWES D26; SABIN 23966. A copy that apparently was never bound, but whose signatures are tied together in three places along spine with sturdy thread. Moderate soil to external leaves, a few edge chips to untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Unbound sheets tied with old thread. Octavo. 51 pages- $575
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The Great Antichrist Revealed, Never yet Discovered. And Proved to be neither Pope, nor Turk, nor any Single Person nor any one Monarch nor Tyrant in and Polity.
Williams, Gr[iffith]. (c.1589-1672) Controversial work by Anglican Bishop of Ossory, Griffith Williams, in which he identifies the Westminster Assembly of Divines as the "mystical soul" and the Long Parliament as the "visible body" of the Great Antichrist based on Biblical prophecy and what he sees as their combined role in the slaying of the "first two Witnesses of God"--King Charles I of England and William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. Williams was unable to find a printer willing to print his book until the Restoration of 1660. This copy was printed the next year. Title page printed in red and black. Uncommon, with just 3 holdings of this imprint located by OCLC, none of which are in the U.S. Bound in modern marbled paper over boards with leather spine with five raised bands. Gilt vertical rule to both boards, gilt ornaments and rules to spine, gilt lettering in red title blocks on spine, date stamped in gilt at heel of spine. Interior shows mild age toning, a few shallow edge chips, and some light soil to title page. Prior owner name penned at top margin of title page (dated 1869). Marbled paper over boards with leather spine. Quarto. [24], 1-108, 1-96, 1-83, [9] pages- $1,725
- $1,725
The Magic Island
Seabrook, W[illiam]. B[uehler]. (1884-1945) This is the book that introduced zombies into American pop culture. Just three years after its publication Hollywood released "White Zombie," the first of many zombie movies and shows to follow. William Seabrook travelled to Haiti in the 1920s to explore its dark mysteries, particularly the forbidden religion of voodoo. In the jungle-covered mountains and dark valleys he found a civilization descended from African slaves, and this is his vivid account of what he witnessed in that forgotten world of black gods and black magic. Seabrook, a native of Westminster, Maryland, was an adventurer, World War I ambulance driver, occultist, and ex-pat writer whose friends included Aleister Crowley, Ernest Hemingway, and e.e. cummings, among others. Very good in a good dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with silver stamped spine titles. Minor extremity bumps and light rubs. Jacket has edge chips, tears, and rubbed wrinkles. Spine is a bit sun faded, and there are tape repairs to underside. Still a very presentable copy of this uncommon first edition. Cloth over boards. Octavo. x, 336 pages- $345
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Forty-Five Years Under the Flag (Signed)
Schley, Winfield Scott (1839-1911) Winfield Scott Schley graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1860, served in the Civil War and several other naval operations in his lengthy career. He is best known as the controversial hero of the Battle of Santiago in the Spanish-American War. A lovely copy of this scarce edition limited to 100 copies. This is copy #46, signed by Schley on the limitation leaf, facing half title. Well illustrated. Near fine. Bound in light green marbled boards with black leather spine and fore corners, gilt-stamped spine with four raised bands, gilt ruling to boards, top edge gilt. Light green marbled endpapers. A few light extremity rubs. An excellent copy of this scarce edition. Three quarter leather. Octavo. [xiv], 439 pages Signed Limited Edition, #46 of 100 copies.- $863
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American Trout Streams: A Discussion of the Problems Confronting Anglers in the Preservation, Management and Rehabilitation of American Trout Waters
Ingraham, Henry Andrews (1878-1962) An early attempt to outline the problems of trout stream ecology and conservation. Designed by Eugene V. Connett, founder of the Derrydale Press. A note in Connett's own copy of this title identifies it as the first book he published. Although it was published just before he adopted the Derrydale Press name, and "Derrydale" does not appear anywhere herein, Connett often referred to it as a Derrydale Press book, and therefore arguably the first. Ref. BRUNS I5; SIEGEL 1; HAND I11. Near fine. Bound in green paper covered boards with tan cloth spin, printed title labels laid onto upper board and spine, green endpapers. Prior owner's angling bookplate on front free endpaper. Slight bumps to lower fore corners. Clean and sound. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Octavo. [xviii], 139 pages- $431
- $431