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Books in the Maryland Aisle
Total Matching Books: 10, Displaying 1 - 10.
 Creative Hands.
 [140977] (MARYLAND - FURNITURE & BANKING) Herbert C. Fooks .
Federalsburg, Maryland: J.W. Stowell, 1932. 15 pages. First Edition? Signed by the author. Stapled pamphlet. Illustrated with twelve half-tones from photographs of numerous Sheraton and Chippendale chair reproductions and a portrait of this title's subject, Mr. J. Lagard Jones. Small edge chip to front cover; rear cover with some spotting, general wear. Not on OCLC. An interesting item, the pamphlet is devoted almost entirely to the career of Jones in U.S. government banking, the government's role in coining and regulating money, and the beliefs of Jones upon the subject. Regarding the chairs he is credited with embellishing or improvising upon as illustrated throughout, the author states that Jones is “...lost in a world of his own [making] fine handmade chairs. He follows the designs of the old masters generally but enjoys most adding embellishments thereon or planning new designs...” $45
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Rules and Regulations of the Public Floating School [bound in] Laws Ordinances Rules Regulations and Report &C of the Public Schools of the City of Baltimore 1859. [Cover title]
[141140] (MARYLAND - BALTIMORE FLOATING SCHOOL) [Various].
: , . A collection of four reports concerning Baltimore, Maryland education from 1857-1859, various paginations, bound in period cloth binding with above-cited cover title gilt-stamped to upper cover. Viz., “Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of Public Schools, to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.” Baltimore: McCoull & Slater, 1859. 29 pp. [BOUND WITH] “Rules of Order of the Board of School Commissioners, and Regulations of the Public Schools in the City of Baltimore.” Baltimore: Sherwood, 1857. 51 pp. [BOUND WITH] “Rules and Regulations of the Public Floating School, Agreed Upon by the Joint Committee ... Baltimore, 7th July, 1857...” Baltimore: McCoull & Slater, 1859. 6 pp. (Not on OCLC.) [BOUND WITH] “Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of Public Schools of Baltimore” [drop title] [Np., nd.] [1-2, title page lacking?], [3]-238 pp. Backstrip completely defective -a fair copy, thus; one folding table separated along seam. Hinges sound, solid in binding. Illus. with various engravings printed on blue paper stock and inserted throughout. Perhaps the most interesting item within this collection is the six page report concerning the public floating school; a school intended to school young mariners. Pupils were to be taught the handling of ropes and sails and were to help keep the ship's log. The pupils were to learn seamanship, which would include learning how to bend the sails and to make the school into a likeness for a ship well-appointed and ready for voyage. Uniforms and other sundries were to be supplied and: “The boys to be allowed to go aloft at any time when not interfering with their other duties...” An additional section on the floating school from the principal (bound later in this volume) is prefaced superb engravings showing the floating school ship and facing diagrams of the ship's deck and school deck. $45
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A Narrative of Events Which Occurred in Baltimore Town During the Revolutionary War. To which are appended, various documents and letters, the greater part of which have never been heretofore published...
[141013] (MARYLAND - BALTIMORE) Robert Purviance.
Baltimore: Printd [sic] by Jos. Robinson, 1849. 12mo, 231 pages. First Edition. Orig. cloth with orig. printed spine label. Short tear to crown of spine, binding mildly rubbed, corner tip gently bumped. Top of title page with 1849 ownership name and date and manuscript annotation on page 12 in same hand. A nice clean copy. Howes P-655. Sabin 66731. Full Howes 2071. OCLC, [1]. $250
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The Additional Administration account of Josiah Massy admin. of Caleb Briscoe late of Kent County. [1833 Recording of Slaves Sold in Kent County, Maryland and Slave Catcher Payment.]
[141082] (MARYLAND - KENT COUNTY - SLAVES) [Caleb Briscoe - Josiah Massy] .
[Kent County, Maryland] : , May 8th, 1833. Folio, manuscript sheet with recorder's official wax and paper, accomplished on both sides in a neat hand. A true copy recorded in 1833 of an 1826 document detailing the administration of the estate of Caleb Briscoe by Josiah Massy. In fine condition, with normal document folds. This item documents the sale or value of a number of slaves; “Negro David,” “Isaac” ($285), “David July [?]” ($400), “Beck” ($300), “James Farrill” ($285), etc. There is also the recording of a payment for $12 to Garrett Vansant or Van Sant “...for apprehending Negro David as per account...” This document also records cash payments to other individuals, namely: Christopher Gooding, Thomas Peacock, Samuel Chaplain, Solomon Low, William Tomilson, Charles A. Nabb, William Barroll, Richard Lockwood, etc. $125
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A Review of the Scholarship on Ebenezer Cook and a Critical Assessment of his Works.
[110366] (MARYLAND - POETS) Donald Vernon Coers.
Texas: A&M University, University Microfilms, 1974. 352 pages. Wrappers, paper covers. Reprint facsimile in very good condition save for a few scattered red ink markings. Dissertation on this early American poet of Maryland, who became the protagonist of John Barth's 'The Sot-Weed Factor'. $25
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 1907 Map Hagerstown Railroad for Hagerstown, Maryland Issued by the Hagerstown RY.
[140499] (MARYLAND - RAILROAD - MAPS) [Hagerstown Railroad Company].
[Hagerstown, Maryland] : Issued by the Hagerstown RY., August 20 - 1907. Railroad Map. 7½ x 9½ inches. Printed on oil cloth in black in thick, ruled border. Some soil along one side of map, edge-tear to left margin, normal folds. Recto blank. A good example of a scarce map. Numerous connections and junctions shown as well as a number of railroad lines identified as C.V.R.R., N&W R.R., H&M R.Y., J&B R.Y., F&M R.R., etc. Whistle stops are identified at Williamsport, Sharpsburg, Hagerstown, Funkstown, Greencastle, Waynesboro, Pen-Mar, Boonesboro, Mt. Lena, Frederick, Jefferson, etc. $75
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1754 Partly Printed Document signed by Horatio Sharpe, Colonial Maryland Governor for land in Dorchester County, Maryland, mentions of Nanticoak and a land parcel named, Conclusion.
[140774] (MARYLAND - ROMAN CATHOLICISM) Horatio Sharpe .
: , . 1754 Partly-printed vellum document signed by Horatio Sharpe, Colonial Maryland Governor. A land patent approx. 11" x 12" for William Bradly (Bradley) in Dorchester County, Maryland for a parcel of land called, “Conclusion” near Double Creek Branch, possibly near Naticoak, i.e. Nanticoke. Bradley was required to pay the rent of eight pence one farthing at “Our City of St. Mary's, at the two most usual Feasts in the Year, viz. the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Michael the Arch Angel ...in Silver or Gold...” Horatio Sharpe (1718-1790) Governor of colonial Maryland, noted for his actions during the French and Indian wars. “Some historians credit him with first suggesting the Stamp Act; certain it is that in 1754 in a communication to Lord Baltimore he outlined concisely a plan that is a prototype of the famous act Yet, faced with open resistance to parliamentary taxation, his native good sense led him to warn the ministry that the act could be enforced only by troops. [Given the task to] determine the boundaries of his province, he set men at work surveying the line in dispute with Virginia and by 1760 arrived at an agreement that eventuated in the Mason and Dixon's line. In 1769, in spite of the tact he had exercised toward Lord Baltimore, he was replaced by a brother-in-law of the proprietor.” Small loss of text at one fold; beeswax seal deteriorating, normal folds, printing is strong and dark, engrossed manuscript likewise so. [DAB] $350
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Studies in the civil, social and ecclesiastical history of early Maryland. Lectures delivered to the young men of the Agricultural College of Maryland.
[141139] (MARYLAND) Rev. Theodore C. Gambrall .
New York: Thomas Whitaker, 1893. Octavo, 240 pages. First Edition. Binding is cloth, hardbound. A very good copy. With the following presentation inscription: “Presented to the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Maryland by Hon: Henry Stockbridge Jr. being the first contribution toward the beginning of a 'Colonial War Library' November 18, 1893.” Henry Stockbridge Jr., (1856-1924) Maryland Representative, Baltimore judge and Maryland Court of Appeals judge, University of Maryland regent. $35
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Log and Will of Jeremiah Banning.
[140066] (MARYLAND) W.F. Austin.
[N.p.]: [Privately Printed], (1932). First Edition. Bound in red and blue cloth, without dust jacket and presumably as issued. A very good copy. Signed and inscribed by the editor and compiler in year of publication. The manuscript of this 18th century log is reproduced in facsimile. Jeremiah Banning of Oxford, Maryland, Talbot County: sea captain, war hero, and statesman; the first Federal Collector of customs. $35
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 Frederick, Maryland. A Field for Factories. Inducements and advantages offered to manufacturers, investors and capitalists, for the location of industrial plants. All inquiries cheerfully answered.
[141632] (MARYLAND) [Anon.] .
Frederick, [Maryland]: Great Southern Printing & Manufacturing Company, 1896. Octavo, 34 pages. First Edition. Printed wraps, the lower wrap stamped in gilt with: “Of interest to home seekers.” Binding slightly sunned, short edge-tear to one leaf, mild browning to contents. A very good example. Scarce late 19th century promotional item for the city of Frederick, Maryland. The town is, of course, presented in glowing terms. The book is extensively illustrated with line cuts, engravings, and half-tones from photographs depicting: Palmetto Fibre Brush Works, City Hall, the Reservoir, offices of the publishers, a City Hotel, the Maryland School for the Deaf and Dumb, Academy of the Visitation, Carlin House, the Frederick Steam Brick Works, etc. $135
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