1000 PRACTICAL SHOW CARD LAYOUTS ..and Color Sketches by H.C. Martin

Published by The Signs Of The Times Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, 1928. First edition. Hardcover, red pebbled cloth with embossed white printing on the front cover, 10.75" x 8", 240 pages, illustrated with 93 full page b&w plates of various show card examples. VERY GOOD CONDITION: the covers have a touch of light wear to the corner-tips and spine-ends, internally a penciled 1929 former owners name and address on the ffep, light wear to the fore-edge from thumbing, some tiny spotting here and there otherwise, tight, bright, clean and unmarked, a bright and solid copy of this scarce 1928 trade publication.

The definitive book on the old school art of hand lettered sign writing, invaluable to anyone in the graphic arts. A fascinating collection of practical advice and sample sign layouts, this H.C. Martin scarce first edition is one of the most influential sign writing books ever published, a testament to the power of visual promotion it's filled with concepts, ideas, layouts, graphic elements, lettering styles, and instructs the show card writer how to advertise their services and add value to their business.

Show cards are advertising signs that are hand lettered and placed in shop windows or near displays to promote retail sales or events. An offshoot of sign painting, show card writing proliferated in the late 19th century and quickly became the marketing tool of choice. Show card writing became a lucrative profession, with trade schools opening and instructional books published in the early 20th century. Interestingly, show cards are ephemeral and rarely preserved and thus largely absent from the cultural record. Show card manuals are thus an invaluable resource for understanding the practice of show card writing. Show card manuals educate the student on all aspects of the industry, from the proper materials to letter formation, color schemes, and layout. Show card writing remained a significant aspect of the sign painting trade well into the twentieth century, despite technological advances in printing these signs evoke a certain nostalgia and humanity that computerized, machine made signs can never inspire.

Harold C. Martin (b. 1890-?) Display sign artist, author, creator of the art deco alphabet Modern Thick and Thin.

HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS & PAPERS of the FULLERS of MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS - from the COLONIAL, REVOLUTIONARY and POST-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, 1750-1823. Important for their Historic and Genealogical information. The papers are FULL of GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION related to the FULLERS and related families, including:

THOMAS FULLER who came to Middleton from Woburn in 1663. He settled in a house on Old South Main Street. He was a blacksmith and iron worker. He died in 1698. BENJAMIN FULLER. Fifth son born in 1689. Died in 1754. BENJAMIN FULLER, JR. ARCHELAUS FULLER. Eldest son of Benjamin Fuller Jr. Born in 1727. Built a house in Middleton about 1759 (now knows as the "Daniel Fuller House"). Was a COLONEL IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 1775-76. Died in 1776 as a result of smallpox he got during the Revolutionary War. DANIEL FULLER, Esq. Educated at Philips Andover in 1785. Married SALLY ETSY in 1798. JEREMIAH FULLER. Born 1809, died 1855. Married Eunice Pike. Lived with his sister SOPHONIA, a school teacher. and MANY OTHERS.

THE DOCUMENTS are:

1750 Original Document - Printed and Handwritten - TIMOTHY FULLER (b. 1706, d. 1796) deeds to ARCHELAUS FULLER; 1765 Original Indenture - Printed and Handwritten - Signed by ANDREW FULLER; 1781 Four Page Handwritten Document; 1782 Six Page Handwritten Probate Document. Lists ALL THE MANY LANDS / PROPERTIES being "divided and set off to the widow BETTY FULLER..."; 1785,1787, 1792 Three Probate Documents; 1793 Single handwritten sheet, accounting of ARCHELAUS FULLER; 1823 Four page memo on the personal estate of Betty Fuller; plus a few miscellaneous small pieces.

There is much about the early FULLER FAMILY of MIDDLETON, MASSACHUSETTS to be found on the Internet.

AN EXHORTATION TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA, To Bring Their Deeds to the Light of Christ, In Their Own Consciences; In Which is Inserted Some Account of the Author's Experience in the Important Business Of Religion. By S. H. [Sophia Hume].

PHILADELPHIA, Self-Published (Sophia Hume), 1752. Originally Printed in 1748 by B. Franklin (Benjamin Franklin) & D. Hall, Printer, Philadelphia; then in London in 1750; then this reprinting by James Lister, Leedes (Leeds), MDCCLII (1752).

Recent professionally bound hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards with gilt titling to the spine, new endpapers, original book bound within, 3.75x6.25 inches (9x15.5 cm), 100 pages.

Condition: The pages of this 1752 bound-in book are complete but show their age, they are age toned, the title-page is worn, edge chipped, pulling from the binding, and its gutter edge is repaired/reinforced with a strip of brown paper that has affected some text and letters along that edge (see photos); otherwise the pages just have some shorelining, age spots, small edge repairs, and a bit of edge wear here and there; the book is tightly bound making the words at the fold a bit difficult to read. The recent covers and new endpapers are fine. Overall a complete, presentable copy.

RARE COLONIAL AMERICAN BOOK written by an SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN who self-published it in PHILADELPHIA.

About SOPHIA HUME (from Wikipedia):

******Sophia Wigington Hume (born South Carolina 1702 - died London 1774) was an American author and preacher associated with the Quakers. Hume was born and raised in a wealthy South Carolina Anglican family. In 1737, after the death of her husband, she gave up her wealth to live as a Quaker, becoming an outspoken advocate for the faith.

Hume was the author of books written to offer guidance to Quakers on a variety of topics including theology, philosophy, and personal ethics. She is significant as an early example of influential women whose writings were addressed to a wide audience regardless of the sex of the reader.

Given the wealth of her writings there is a puzzling lack of scholarship on Hume. One article by Phyllis Mack of Rutgers University is not focused specifically on Hume, but does discuss her place in both Quaker history and the larger contexts of women writers and feminism.******

POPERY UNMASK'D. THE SUBSTANCE OF DR. MIDDLETON'S LETTER FROM ROME, With an Abstract of the Doctor's Reply... by [Conyers Middleton]. LONDON: Printed for G. Keith, at the Bible and Crown, in Grace-church-street. M.DCC.LIX [1759].

Hardcovers, leather covered boards, small format, 4x6 inches (9.5x15 cm),

GOOD condition: Professionally rebacked and the hinges strengthened, making this a lovely, solid copy. The pages are lightly toned as normal, there is some edge wear and a closed edge tear here and there, overall a solid, presentable copy.

SIGNATURE of WELCOME ARNOLD, b.1745 d.1798, is on the front free endpaper. Rare old iron ink signature

BOOKPLATE of WELCOME ARNOLD is on the front pastedown.

SIGNATURE of ARNOLD GREEN (aka GREENE), b.1838 d.1903, is on the top of the Welcome Arnold bookplate.

BOOKPLATE of THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, b.1867 d.1966, son of Arnold Green, U.S. Senator for Rhode Island, is on the front pastedown.

Three CHECKS SIGNED BY THEODORE F. GREEN as TRUSTEE for the ESTATE OF ARNOLD GREEN are Laid-In.

About the ARNOLD AND GREEN / GREENE FAMILIES of RHODE ISLAND (extracts from various Internet sources):

The Arnold and Greene families are two prominent families deeply intertwined with the history of Rhode Island. The Arnold family, particularly the lineage of William Arnold and his son Governor Benedict Arnold, were early settlers and influential figures in the colony's development. The Greene family, also among the earliest settlers, played a significant role in shaping Rhode Island's political and social landscape. Their histories are closely connected through intermarriages and shared influence in the colony and state.

The Arnold and Greene families were among the earliest settlers in Rhode Island, contributing significantly to the colony's establishment and development.

Intermarriage between the two families, like the marriage of Patience Greene and Welcome Arnold, further solidified their connections and influence.

Both families produced prominent figures who served in various capacities, including governors, senators, and military leaders, shaping the state's history.

The Arnold and Greene families are remembered for their immense contributions to Rhode Island's political, social, and economic landscape.

About WELCOME ARNOLD (from Wikipedia):

******Welcome Arnold, b.1745 d.1798, was a Colonial American politician and merchant. He was a descendant of William Arnold, one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Arnold, a member of the Sons of Liberty, was involved in the planning of the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay, which later became known as the Gaspee affair. Occurring three years before the Boston Tea Party, it is considered the first act of civil disobedience against the Crown. A prominent merchant in the New England-Caribbean trade, Arnold was also a leader in the fight to end Rhode Island's involvement in the African slave trade. He served as a trustee of Brown University.

Welcome Arnold was one of twelve children born to Jonathan Arnold and Abigail (née Smith) Arnold. His sister, Elizabeth Arnold, married Samuel Arnold (son of Joseph Arnold), and another sister, Abigail Arnold, married Nathaniel Greene (son of Caleb Greene). In 1773 Arnold married Patience Greene, 1754-1809, a daughter of Patience (née Cooke) Greene and Samuel Greene (grandson of John Greene Jr.). The marriage was said to have consolidated landed and mercantile power in colonial Rhode Island. Together, they had fourteen children, only four of whom lived to maturity.******

About THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN (from Wikipedia):

******Theodore Francis Green, b.1867 d.1966, was an American politician from Rhode Island. A Democrat, Green served as the 57th Governor of Rhode Island, 1933-1937, and in the United States Senate, 1937-1961. He served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1957 to 1959.******

STRICTURES ON NATIONAL PRIDE, by Johann Georg Zimmerman.

PHILADELPHIA: Printed and Sold by R. Bell, 1778. First American Edition.

Contemporary calf covers, five raised spine bands, 8vo. 5x7.5 inches, 274, [6] pages.

Strictures on National Pride is a 1778 work by Johann Georg Zimmermann, a German physician and writer, which was translated into English the same year. The original German title was: Beiträge zur Charakteristik des menschlichen Gemüths (Contributions to the Characterization of the Human Mind), but the English translation focused on the section about national pride, and thus the new title. The work examines the phenomenon of national pride, its origins, and its potential consequences. An interesting Revolutionary War era work on National Pride.

IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION COPY: Provenance of WELCOME ARNOLD, with his bookplate on the front pastedown.

GOOD PLUS condition: Spine professionally restored and inner hinges professionally reinforced making this a solid, tight, lovely copy. The covers have some scrapes, are worn through at the corner tips, overall are nice and solid; internally, the endpapers have offsetting to their margins from the leather covers, the inner pages have some light toning and a crease or two, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

A complete, solid, very presentable copy of this work with the important, early New England association to Welcome Arnold.

About WELCOME ARNOLD (from Wikipedia):

******Welcome Arnold, b.1745 d.1798, was a Colonial American politician and merchant. He was a descendant of William Arnold, one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Arnold, a member of the Sons of Liberty, was involved in the planning of the 1772 burning of the HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay, which later became known as the Gaspee affair. Occurring three years before the Boston Tea Party, it is considered the first act of civil disobedience against the Crown. A prominent merchant in the New England-Caribbean trade, Arnold was "also a leader in the fight to end Rhode Island's involvement in the African slave trade". He served as a trustee of Brown University.******

About JOHANN GEORG ZIMMERMAN (from Wikipedia):

******Johann Georg Zimmermann, b.1728 d.1795, was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician. He was the private physician of George III and later Frederick the Great.******

THE HISTORY OF AMERICA in TWO BOOKS. Containing, (I) A General HISTORY OF AMERICA. (II) A Concise HISTORY OF THE LATE REVOLUTION. Extracted from The American Edition of The Encyclopaedia. (Attributed to Jedidiah MORSE.) The TWO BOOKS are published in this ONE VOLUME, as issued.

PHILADELPHIA: Thomas Dobson, at the Stone House, South Second-Street, 1795. Second Edition (the first edition was published in 1790, also by Thomas Dobson, Philadelphia).

Hardcovers, full leather covered boards and spine, leather spine label with gilt titling, 4x7 inches, viii + 356 pages.

Contains the called for TWO FOLDING MAPS: (1) A General Map of North America, 7x8.25 inches, and (2) South America, 7x8.25 inches. The maps are numbered Plate XIV and XV, as they were numbered in the Encyclopedia. Both maps have the name "Scot" printed at the lower right. Robert Scot was a noted Philadelphia engraver who engraved a number of important maps and was an engraver for the U.S. Mint.

GOOD Condition: The covers are rubbed, worn at the edges and spine ends, and the front cover hinge is split at the top 4 inches but holding. Internally, the pages are lightly age toned, there is just some light foxing here and there throughout, more substantial on the first and last few pages, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.. The two folding maps have white cloth reinforcement to their folds on their blank backsides, have a few edge chips and fold edge closed tears, stiffness at the folds, and some areas of foxing and age toning, but overall are well preserved, bright, and clear. One of the nicer copies of the book that I have seen.

Book References: Evans 29111. Sabin 50937. Map Reference: Wheat & Brun 701, 51 (Maps and Charts Published in America before 1800).

Rare 1795 edition with BOTH MAPS as called for.

About JEDIDIAH MORSE, the acknowledge author (from Wikipedia):

******Jedidiah Morse, 1761 d.1826. was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse. His textbooks and maps earned him the sobriquet Father of American Geography.******

About ROBERT SCOT, the maps engraver (from Wikipedia):

******Robert Scot, b.1745 d.1823, was a Scottish-American engraver who served as Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1793 until his death in 1823. Scot designed the popular and rare Flowing Hair dollar coinage along with the Liberty Cap half cent.

In 1781 Scot began engraving for Robert Morris, then Superintendent of the Office of Finance of the United States. The paper money that Scot engraved for Morris helped to finance the Siege of Yorktown, the decisive battle of the American Revolution. Shortly after that battle, Major Sebastian Bauman commissioned Robert Scot to engrave a map that illustrated the American victory,

In 1790 Thomas Dobson began to publish an American Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Robert Scot engraved the largest number of engravings for Dobson's Encyclopedia, including some important maps. The quality of his engravings helped to rapidly expand the publication of illustrated books within the United States.******

HANDWRITTEN SERMON, possibly by Ebenezer Grant Marsh (per a previous owner). [NEW HAVEN, CT], 1799.

HANDWRITTEN SERMON addressed to sinners, possibly by Ebenezer Grant Marsh, an instructor in Hebrew at Yale. Marsh is known for his preaching during the Yale Campus Revival of 1802, the first of several college revivals to spread in the early 19th century.

Dated 1799 by the sermon writer on the cover page. A previous owner also wrote "Rev. Ebenezer Grant" in pencil on the cover page. I have no other reference as to who might have written this sermon, having not carefully read its every page.

Self made, folded paper, sewn binding, small 4x6.25 inch format, 22 leaves (44 pages). The 38 pages are hand-numbered in the upper corner. There are also 4 pages written upside down in-between pages 37 and 38, numbered 1 to 4, possibly the start of a new sermon.

FAIR condition: Toning, soiling, separation and chipping at the spine fold, folds tender and with holes but currently holding, corner loss to a few leaves affect some words, light edge losses to outer leaves. Please see photos.

About EBENEZER GRANT MARSH (from Columbia University Libraries, Marsh Family manuscripts):

******Ebenezer Grant Marsh, b.1777 d.1803, both at Wethersfield, CT. He was the son of Rev. John Marsh, and was noted as an outstanding young scholar, becoming a graduate instructor in Hebrew at Yale in 1798. He was licensed by the New Haven East Association of Ministers to preach, and was a preacher on campus during the Revival of 1802, the same year in which he was appointed Professor in Languages and Ecclesiastical History. He died in 1803 from "acute complications from cancer".******

Archive of 33 letters, documents and genealogies pertaining to the early Boston, Massachusetts merchant family of THOMAS LEWIS, b.1750 d.1813, his descendants, and their merchant business activities. Thomas Lewis owned Boston's LEWIS WHARF.

With his son Thomas III (aka Thomas Jr.), b.1771 d.1824, he operated the merchant firm of Thomas Lewis & Son. In 1802 Thomas Lewis III went abroad to conduct sales, purchases, and safe transport of goods. Many of the letters are from him during this period giving an "I was there" look at business between New England and Europe in the early 1800s.

The letters / documents are:

1-20 (1802): Twenty handwritten letters from Thomas Lewis III, detailing his 1802 merchant business activities in Le Havre, France and Cadiz, Spain. The letters discuss the purchase and sale of goods and ships, relocation of crew, etc.

21 (1803): Handwritten letter sent from Boston by a merchant wondering about a ship whose Captain died in Puerto Rico while loading rice. It seems he is asking Thomas Lewis III if he had any information on the vessel.

22-23 (1804-1805): Two letters from Thomas Lewis Jr. to his father and brother. Sent from New London and Baltimore.

24 (1808): Four page handwritten: "Journal of occurrences on a Journey from Dorchester to Warwick in Massachusetts" by James Pierce, May 1808. An account of routes taken, house locations, and farm owners, as well as impressions of early Massachusetts towns. James Pierce, b.1754 d.1826, married Lydia Clapp, b.1770 d.1814, relative of Polly Clapp Lewis.

25 (1845): Letter of November 27, 1845 from Abiel Lewis, b.1814 d.1895, (son of Thomas Lewis III and Polly Clapp Lewis) to his mother, regarding his decision to leave Polly all his properties in his will, as she was "the only one that has done much for me..." Abiel Smith Lewis continued in his father's merchant business until the late 19th Century.

26 (1852): Document recording the approval of William Trask to the Dorchester Antiquarian Society, January 30, 1852; the meeting was held at the home of Ebenezer Clapp, Jr.

27 (1865): Handwritten transcription of the eulogy given by Rev. Samuel D. Robbins at Mary (Polly Clapp) Lewis' funeral in Framingham, December 24th, 1865.

28 (1914): Typewritten letter dated August 28, 1914 from Archibald Hopkins (US Court of Claims) to Georgina L. Weis regarding the dismissal of the petition filed to reclaim money owed to the Lewis family by the French Government for commandeering one of the Lewis' ships and its cargo in 1880.

29 (1945): Typewritten 14 page document containing a genealogy of Thomas Lewis III and Polly Clapp Lewis and their descendants, plus transcripts of letters written by Thomas III from France and Spain in 1802. Likely compiled by Robert Lewis Weis, 1945.

30: CDV of a sketch portrait of Thomas Lewis III, referenced in the accompanying genealogy as having been done in France in 1802.

31-32 (1945): Two (2) typewritten copies of "Recollections of the Lewis Family of Framingham, Mass, 1850-1922, A paper read before the Framingham Historical Society, April 25, 1939 by the Reverend Frederick Lewis Weis". Staple bound inside orange paper covers with title label, 14 pages. A note at the rear reads "typed and mimeographed by Robert Lewis Weis" 1945.

33 (1838): January 19th 1838, document pertaining to a $500 land transaction between David Kellogg, b.1755 d.1843, of Framingham, Mass. and Sarah Hooper.

ALL THE LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS are loose in plastic sleeves in a binder. The 14 page genealogy is separate.

CONDITION: One letter from Thomas Jr. to his father has major tearing, however it is all present and could be carefully repaired; the document pertaining to Reverend David Kellogg is torn neatly in half along a horizontal fold, it is completely present and legible; otherwise all the items are in generally GOOD condition, with expected age toning, stains, small chips, creases, edgewear, signs of handling, etc.

JOURNALS OF CONGRESS: Containing Their Proceedings from November 1, 1784, to November 4, 1785. VOLUME X.

Published by FOLWELL'S PRESS "Under Authority of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives", Philadelphia, 1801. FIRST EDITION - LIMITED to 400 COPIES.

From the Authorization Page (the page following the Title-Page): "RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, by authorized and directed, to subscribe, on such terms as they may deem eligible, for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives, for four hundred Copies of the Journals of Congress, which are proposed to be published by RICHARD FOLWELL. // Jonathan Dayton, Speaker of the House of Representatives. // James Ross, President of the Senate pro tempore // Approved, March 2nd, 1799: // John Adams, President of the United States."

The Journals include many important resolutions, including: A resolution to ABOLISH SLAVERY IN WESTERN COUNTRY (i.e. Western States yet to be established in the United States owned Western Territories). Senators from seven Northern States voted Ay, Senators from Maryland voted mixed but there was a tie-breaker third vote so the state voted Ay, and Senators from four Southern States voted NO. So the 1784 resolution ABOLISHING SLAVERY in any Western States to be formed out of U.S. Western Territory was PASSED.

Hardcover Book, contemporary plain gray card covered boards with cloth covered spine, deckled page edges, 5.5x8.75 inches, 256 pages plus a 14 page Index at the rear. In a hand-made clamshell box, with cloth covered boards and a leather spine label titled in gilt.

Condition: The plain card covers have some soiling, scattered stains, and signs of handling and wear, but are still doing their job well. Internally, the pages are toned and there is some foxing throughout, the latter pages have light shorelining to their upper margin area (printing is always fully legible); there is an old (circa 1870) Lombard University library bookplate on the front pastedown (Lombard University was founded in 1853, changed its name to Lombard College circa 1890, and finally shuttered in 1930); the front and rear inner hinges are cracked but holding well, the front free-endpaper is separating at its top 2 inches; there is edge wear including small closed edge tears and chips, folded corners, and a couple folded pages here and there; one page has a small whole; there is a previous owner's signature and date on the front free-endpaper (?? / Dec 9th, 1828), the number 178 written on the title page (copy 178?), and an early previous owner's signature at the top of the first page of text (B. Stephenson?). A complete and original copy..

The professionally made clamshell box has a small coffee stain to its top edge, otherwise solid and lovely.

A RARE 1801 First Edition of one of the original 400 copies authorized by Congress and printed by Folwell's Press, in a handsome clamshell case.

Published by a Wilmington publisher -

Printed by a Wilmington printer -

Bound and Sold by a Wilmington bookbinder / bookseller -

Owned by a Noted Wilmington resident -

GOLDSMITH'S ROMAN HISTORY, ABRIDGED BY HIMSELF, For The Use Of Schools. Fourth American Edition.

WILMINGTON: Published by the Rev. William Pryce; Printed by Joseph Jones, Printer: 1806.

BOUND and SOLD by J. WILSON of WILMINGTON, with his: "SOLD BY J. WILSON, Bookbinder, Bookseller, and Stationer, Wilmington, Del." woodcut binder's ticket on the front pastedown. The ticket measures 1.25 x 2 inches.

OWNED by WILMINGTON resident, EDWARD TATNALL, with his SIGNATURE and place, BRANDYWINE, on the title page. From Wikipedia: "Edward Tatnall, b.1782 d.1856, was an American miller and railroad executive based in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a son of Joseph Tatnall, a prominent miller and banker in Wilmington. He was a director of the Delaware and Maryland Railroad and of the Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad, two of the four railroads that helped build the first rail link from Philadelphia to Baltimore. In 1838, they merged into the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. His service is noted on the 1839 Newkirk Viaduct Monument."

HARDCOVER BOOK, leather covered boards, leather spine label, 4x6.5 inches. Pagination: vii, 417 pages, plus 3 pages of Publisher's ads at the rear. The covers have scrapes and rubs, the inner pages are toned with spots and a scattering of stains here and there throughout; a well-used but complete, solid and presentable copy.

American book publishing, printing, binding and selling was taking root in Wilmington in 1806.

THE INTRODUCTORY LECTURE OF THOMAS COOPER, Esq., Professor of Chemistry at Carlisle College, Pennsylvania. Published at the Request of the Trustees, with Notes and References.

CARLISLE [Pennsylvania]: Printed by Archibald Loudon, 1812. First edition.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by THOMAS COOPER to CASPAR WISTAR on the Title-Page: "Mr. Cooper / To Mr. Wistar".

THOMAS COOPER was described by THOMAS JEFFERSON as "one of the ablest men in America" and by JOHN ADAMS as "a learned ingenious scientific and talented madcap." CASPAR WISTAR was a friend of THOMAS COOPER and THOMAS JEFFERSON.

There are a few HAND CORRECTIONS by COOPER. There is a margin note and text correction on page 23, specifically "have already mentioned" is lined out at the end of page 23 and the beginning of page 24, and "shall assign in the notes" is handwritten in the bottom margin of page 23; also on page 23 "or" is changed to "of" and "are" is changed to "is"; the name "Accum" is lined out on page 88 (likely the French chemist Friedrich Accum); and the word "ruttlandis" is lined out and replaced with the handwritten correct spelling "rutilandis".

Hardcovers, marbled-paper covered boards, leather spine and corners, 5.5x8.5 inches (13x21.5 cm), viii, 236 pages, plus 2 front and 2 rear blank leaves.

GOOD CONDITION: Spine professionally rebacked and inner hinges professionally reinforced making this a solid, very presentable copy. The original front and rear paper covered boards are soiled, have some shorelining, creases, chips and tears to the paper covering, and are worn through along the edges and corners; but have a nice and sturdy Hogwarts' Library feel and look. Internally, there is foxing throughout; the pages are toned with age; and there are some tears, edge chips, edge wear, etc. here and there; otherwise the pages are clean and clear, and the printing is legible throughout. A complete, solid, presentable copy.

A RARE and IMPORTANT piece of AMERICANA.

About Thomas Cooper (from Wikipedia):

******Thomas Cooper, b.1759 d.1839, was an Anglo-American economist, college president and political philosopher. Cooper was described by Thomas Jefferson as "one of the ablest men in America" and by John Adams as "a learned ingenious scientific and talented madcap." Dumas Malone stated that "modern scientific progress would have been impossible without the freedom of the mind which he championed throughout life." His ideas were taken very seriously.

In addition to Thomas Jefferson, he was friends with James Madison and several Governors of South Carolina. As a philosopher he was a follower of David Hartley, Erasmus Darwin, Priestley, and François-Joseph-Victor Broussais; he was a physiological materialist, and a severe critic of Scottish metaphysics.

Later in life, Cooper became an ardent and outspoken defender of slavery, and personally owned several slaves.******

About CASPAR WISTAR (from Wikipedia):

******Caspar Wistar, b.1761 d.1818, was an American physician and anatomist. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of Richard Wistar and Sarah Wyatt. He was the grandson of Caspar Wistar, a German immigrant, Quaker and glassmaker.

Wistar was a friend of Thomas Jefferson, with whom he worked to identify bones of the megalonyx and through whom he tutored Meriwether Lewis, including recommendations for scientific inquiry on the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Wistar was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1803. In 1808 he was given the Chair of Anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, which he retained until his death.

The Wistar Institute at UPenn was named in his honor.******

THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL BREWER AND TANNER: In Which is Exhibited the WHOLE PROCESS of BREWING WITHOUT BOILING... By JOSEPH COPPINGER, Practical Brewer.

NEW YORK: Printed by Van Winkle and Wiley, No. 3 Wall-Street, 1815. FIRST EDITION. This book is one of the earliest (possibly the first) American books on beer making.

Hardcovers, original paper covered boards, 6x9 inches (15x23 cm), untrimmed page edges. Pagination: [front free-endpaper], [2] (blank prelim leaf), vii (title-page, copyright page, "Advertisement", Preface), [1] (Illustration - floor plan of a brewery), [1] (first page of text), 12-246 (numbered text pages), [2] (Table of Contents), [rear free endpaper]. ERRATA SLIP tipped in at title-page. Illustrated with three plates including an illustrative floor plan of a brewery). The majority of the book is devoted to the production of beer, including recipes for different varieties. There is a small section on tanning at the rear.

GOOD CONDITION: Spine professionally rebacked and inner hinges professionally reinforced making this a solid, nice, very presentable copy. The original front and rear paper covered boards are soiled, have some shorelining, creases, chips and tears to the paper covering, and are worn through along the edges and corners; but have a nice and sturdy Hogwarts' Library feel and look. Internally, there is foxing throughout, heaviest on the first and last few pages and a few other pages here and there; the pages are toned with age; there is shorelining to the bottom margin of the first few pages and to the upper area of the last few pages; one page has a closed tear across its face and another a 3 inch vertical tear starting at the bottom edge (neat tears, all text fully legible), and there are some tears, edge chips, edge wear, etc. here and there; otherwise the pages are clean and clear.

JOSEPH COPPINGER initiated a correspondence with THOMAS JEFFERSON in 1802. In 1815 Coppinger sent Thomas Jefferson a letter and included a prospectus for the American Practical Brewer. Subsequently Thomas Jefferson wrote a number of letters to Coppinger inquiring about the book. The following is an extract from one of the 1815 Thomas Jefferson letters to Joseph Coppinger (published online by The National Archives):

"Monticello Apr. 25. 1815 // I am lately become a brewer for family use, having had the benefit of instruction to one of my people by an English brewer of the first order. I had noted the advertisement of your book in which the process of malting corn was promised & had engaged a bookseller to send it to me as soon as it should come out. We tried it here last fall with perfect success, and I shall use it principally hereafter. During the revolutionary war, the brewers on James river used Indian corn almost exclusively of all other. In my family brewing I have used wheat as we do not raise barley."

(The National Archives published four letters online from the correspondence between Joseph Coppinger and President Thomas Jefferson and two letters from the correspondence between Joseph Coppinger and President James Madison.)

About JOSEPH COPPINGER (extracted from The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 38, published by Princeton, 2012; and the National Archives online):

*****Joseph Coppinger, emigrated from Harbour View, Ireland, to New York in 1802. He soon became a partner in the Point Brewery, Pittsburgh. In 1802 he initiated a correspondence with THOMAS JEFFERSON. In an "Address to the People of America" published in 1809, Coppinger praised Jefferson, calling him the "polar star," for his service to the country. In 1815, he wrote Thomas Jefferson soliciting support for the establishment of a national brewing company in Washington, D.C. and sent him a prospectus for a book he was writing entitled The American Practical Brewer and Tanner. Thomas Jefferson was very interested in the book and wrote to Coppinger repeatedly to inquire about the status of its publication.*****

1849 KENTUCKY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION SIGNATURE BOOK with SIGNATURES of 95 COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES, plus Sergeant at Arms, Reporters, etc.

The Constitutional Convention signatory Sign In notebook was owned by THOMAS N. LINDSEY, member of the notable LINDSEY FAMILY of FRANKFORT KENTUCKY. Thomas N. Lindsey was the Representative of Franklin County, Kentucky. His signature is on the backside of the first page.

The Signature Book is 3x5 inches and filled with blank paper. Lacking the front cover, however the spine covering and rear cover are present, as are all the inner pages.

It appears likely that Thomas N. Lindsey was responsible for getting the signatures of the attending Representatives and others at the Kentucky Constitutional Convention of 1849 (that led to the adoption of the Constitution of 1850). He signed his name clearly on the verso of the first page, and I believe also on the back cover though that signature is very difficult to see. Though the notebook pages were blank, Lindsey wrote 3 numbers on a page up to number 100, leaving space by each number where Representatives signed in and identified themselves by county. 94 Representatives signed in and most wrote the county they represented below their signature, some also wrote the city they were from. The spaces beside numbers 95-100 are blank. However, Thomas N. Lindsey, the representative from Franklin County, signed at the front as noted above, meaning that this notebook contains a total of 95 signatures of the Constitutional Convention Representatives. Many of the signatures are accompanied with handwritten salutations: "Your friend" "Yours respectfully" etc.

In addition to the 95 Representatives, there are signatures of the Sergeant at Arms, Clerk, Door Keeper, Deputy, 5 Reporters, and the Minister of the Gospel.

I have been able to fully identify all but 5 of the 95 Representatives through a combination of their signatures and the counties they identified themselves with. There is not, unfortunately, enough room here to list them all, but I have all the identified Representatives names along with counties represented, so if you are interested just email me.

In addition to the signatures of 95 Representatives, this Sign-in / Signatory Book contains the signature of the Clerk (Secretary of the Convention), Sergeant at Arms, Door Keeper, five reporters, and that of the Minister of the Gospel.

The second to last page, following a number of blank pages, has the names and addresses of several Lindsey family members, perhaps put there by Thomas N. Lindsey so that this book could be passed down from one family member to another as an important historic keepsake?

GOOD CONDITION. Front cover missing, as noted above, some creasing and edge chipping to the first page, the rear inner hinge is split but holding well, otherwise the pages are solid, well bound, and all the signatures and writing is bright and clear.

The 1850 Kentucky Constitution was extremely PRO SLAVERY.

You can read about the 1850 Kentucky Constitution and the 1849 Kentucky Constitutional Convention on many sites on the Internet.

Unique manuscript collection of speeches by Dr. Oliver Troxell Everhart, a Civil War surgeon and prominent physician. He was very active in his community and belonged to various fraternal and medical organizations. He was often a featured speaker at events, commencements, medical meetings, etc. Includes table of contents and 80 handwritten speeches. The contents span from 1851, his freshman year at Marshall College to 1920, at age 89. Occasionally augmented with mounted newspaper articles. Includes his bookplate on the front pastedown.

The speeches are handwritten on mostly lined paper, 6x9 inches (15x23.5 cm). The pages are hand-numbered. Pagination: [4], 426, [30] pages. Most of the speeches are non-medical in nature. Titles of all the speeches can be seen in the photos of the contents pages.

CONDITION: The leather covered boards and spine are falling apart, spine mostly gone, boards worn and soiled, spine folds with old tape marks, etc. Internally, there is some foxing and finger soiling throughout, some speeches rather tightly bound in at the left margin, there is some edge wear and small tears here and there, page 146 has some pieces torn off that are laid in, the inner binding has seriously cracked at a number of places. Nonetheless the pages are complete, remain bound together with the string binding, and, most important, the writing is clear and fully legible throughout.

ACCOMPANIED with an ORIGINAL 1883 FIRST EDITION GENEALOGY BOOK written by O(LIVER) T(ROXELL) EVERHART, M.D.

The book is titled: "A HISTORY OF THE EVERHART and SHOWER FAMILIES from 1744 to 1883, Embracing SIX GENERATIONS. Also A SKETCH of MANCHESTER, MD." It is EX-LIBRARY, bound in library hardcovers with the usual stamps, labels, pockets, and shelving numbers. There is a "withdrawn" stamp on several of the labels. Ex-lib aside the book is in GOOD condition, signs of general handling and wear, but still tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. The book was written and self-published by O.T. Everhart, M.D., primarily for family and friends. As such, the first edition is quite rare.

TWO ITEMS by O.T. EVERHART, M.D. - A One-Of-A-Kind Collection of Handwritten Speeches, and a Rare First Edition of the Everhart & Shower Families.

About OLIVER TROXELL EVERHART (from the Franklin & Marshall College Library website, and elsewhere on the Internet):

******Oliver Troxell Everhart (1832-1921) was a Union Army physician, captured briefly after a raid on Chambersburg before being released. While tending to the wounded he contracted chronic diarrhea, which after moving camps would eventually worsen into an inflammation of the spine which left him paraplegic and resulted in an honorable discharge. Despite his injuries, he continued to practice medicine in York and Perry counties in Pennsylvania before settling in Hanover in 1878. He was a prominent physician, eventually joined in practice by his son Dr. George S. Everhart. He practiced medicine until his death in 1921.******

1864 YALE CLASS BOOK with 107 original photographs of members of the Class of '64. Not the entire class, payment was likely required to be included (pay up Dad!). Most did.

Each photo is 4.75x 6 inches and is mounted on a 10x13 inch heavy card mounting board. Each photo is signed by the pictured grad below his photograph.

Bound in beautiful leather covers with blind embossed designs, gilt title "YALE" on the front cover, gilt Yale emblem on the rear cover, and gilt title on spine; five raised spine bands; gilt page edges. Copy of "Carlos P. Merwin", with his name stamped in gilt at the bottom of the spine.

VERY GOOD condition: The covers have some scrapes and rubs, mostly at the corners and spine folds; some of the mounting boards have additional birth or death information handwritten below signatures; there is a bit of light finger soiling here and there. Overall a solid, lovely copy.

107 Original Photos ALL SIGNED of the YALE CLASS OF '64

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

ENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF JOHN AND MARY ANDREWS, WHO SETTLED IN FARMINGTON, CONN., 1640: Embracing Their Descendants to 1872; with an Introduction of Miscellaneous Names of Andrews, with Their Progenitors as Far as Known; to which is Added a List of Some of the Authors, Clergymen, Physicians, and Soldiers of The Name. By ALFRED ANDREWS, New Britain, Connecticut.

Published by A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, Illinois; and Printed by Case, Lockwood & Brainard, Hartford, Connecticut, 1872. FIRST EDITION.

SIGNED and DATED "1895" by CHARLES ANDREWS, b.1827 d.1918, on a blank prelim. Charles Andrews was one of the longest serving judges in the history of the New York Court of Appeals. He also served three years as Mayor of Syracuse, New York.

BOOKPLATE of his SON, CHARLES WALKER ANDREWS, b.1861 d.1946, on the front pastedown. Charles Walker Andrews was a lawyer, book collector, and early member of the Grolier Club.

Hardcovers, professionally rebound covers and endpapers (likely by Charles Walker Andrews), 6x9 inches (15x23 cm), 652 pages. Illustrated with portraits interspersed throughout, each printed on heavy stock paper and protected with a tissue guard. There is a sheet tipped-in on a blank prelim with a handwritten "Line of Descent" that likely relates to Charles Walker Andrews.

GOOD condition, the covers are worn at the corners and some places along the edges, but remain sturdy and are doing their job well; internally the pages have toned, there are a couple of genealogical additions and corrections here and there, otherwise tight, bright, clean and clear. A solid, nice, presentable copy.

The 1872 First Edition is SCARCE, especially so SIGNED by CHARLES ANDREWS and with the BOOKPLATE of his son CHARLES WALKER ANDREWS. (Beware the 1972 reprints and reproduction copies.)

About CHARLES ANDREWS and his son CHARLES W. ANDREWS (from page 417 of the book):

******Syracuse, N. Y. - HON. CHARLES ANDREWS, fourth son of George, of New Britain, Conn., Whitestown and Troy, N. Y., and his wife, Polly Walker, of Butternuts, N. Y., born 27th May, 1827, at Whitestown, Oneida County, N. Y. He is a lawyer by profession, of the firm of Sedgwick, Andrews & Kennedy, of Syracuse, N. Y., of which city he has been mayor some three years, and has an enviable reputation and an irreproachable private character. He married 17th May, 1855, Marcia, daughter of Judge Shackland, of Syracuse, N. Y. He is judge of the court of appeals of the state of New York, and was living in Syracuse, N. Y., in 1871.

THEIR CHILDREN: William S., born 25th September, 1858, at Syracuse, N. Y. and Charles W., born 5th July, 1861, at Syracuse, N. Y.******