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Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Etat : New.

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - For almost 100 years, the quarrying of sandstone was a major industry in Orleans County in Western NY. At its peak about 50 quarries employed upwards of 2000 people to mine a unique variety of Medina sandstone. This book explores the geology of how and when the stone was formed, the rise and fall of the regional quarry industry and what remains today. Vintage quarry photos from the early 1900's give incite into the products, work conditions, methods and equipment used to quarry the stone. The experiences of some of the many immigrants who toiled in the quarries are presented along with photos of stone structures that remain as prominent reminders of a bygone era. An extensive list of references used in preparing this book is also included.…

No Binding. Etat : Good. Folio. 20 x 13 ¼ inches. In 5 columns. Disbound, creased at folds. Toned and foxed with stain marks to edges and corners. Contemporary ownership inscription above title. In fair to good condition. [Exceptional original wartime paper.] One of the earliest reports (3 days prior) of the capture of the USS Chesapeake, which took place a short distance from where this paper was printed. Gives a minute-by-minute report of her engagement with HMS Shannon gathered from "hundreds of persons". Speech concerning the War by President Madison who asks Congress for a tax increase to pay for the war but is hopeful that an offer by the Emperor Alexander of Russia to mediate with the British might end the hostilities. Reports on British troop movements by a deserter, resolution of protecting the coast. Another wartime speech, dated Friday, May 28, 1813. 11am. by the Governor of Massachusetts, Caleb Strong, reminding his audience (the two branches), of the history, reason and resolve of the Americans: "We are engaged in War with a nation of great maritime strength… the principal… cause of hostility is the impressment of seamen from our merchant vessels." He talks of aggression and greed resulting from falsehoods: "A suspicion has been intimated that the hostility of the Indian tribes was excited by British influence… no proof has been offered to us… [making] a nation to become an unjust aggressor… our conduct towards those tribes been often oppressive and unjust, and have we not indulged an eager desire to obtain possession of their lands, when we had already millions of acres which we could neither cultivate nor dispose of?" "We are not to forget what we owe to others… claims even of an enemy should be impartially examined. If upon such examination, we are convinced that war is necessary we shall be justified… to support it. But if we discover that our opinions…have been erroneous… we have the strongest motives… to relinquish them." "In times of party zeal and public commotion it may be difficult on some occasions to discern what is right. But I hope… attention to the duties imposed on us by our national and state constitutions… in this perplexing period, preserve consistency of conduct and adhere with undeviating constancy to the principles of justice and truth." [War of 1812].…

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Caption title. 21cm. iv, 224pp, printed in double-columns. Contemporary half calf gilt, marbled sides. Binding badly worn; lacks upper portion of spine; rear board off. A typical failed mid-nineteenth century periodical. This copy out of the ordinary because of the various ink notes to the Index. These were probably made by James Farquar (see bookplate) and give details of the periodical contributors; names include James Hedderwick, Robert Hedderwick, David Vedder and Thomas Davidson. DIDCOVER: NLS, Glasgow U. BUCOP confirms the National Library holding, no other copies.…

4pp., folio. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged paper slightly worn at head. The front page is headed 'H.R.H. Princess Christian and the Royal Members, are Patrons of a Private Farewell Matinee arrranged by Lady Romney on behalf of the Green Park Club for Mr. and Mrs. Luther Munday'. The names of twenty performers are listed beneath this, headed by Herbert Beerbohm Tree, with various other individuals named. The central two pages form a single arrangement of dozens of facsimile signatures, beneath the following message from the Countess of Romney, as President of the Green Room Club: 'Names are the beads of Memory's Rosay. I have had these autographs fac-similied from Mr. Munday's collection of letters because they connect the past with the present. These, Stars in the firmament of Art, have all, and many more, without money or price, taken some part in the Thousand Hours of Play and Song - social gatherings initiated and managed by Mr. & Mrs. Munday. To this Farewell Tribute from the Green Park Club, headd by its Royal members, I have added overleaf one other record, viz: that of the original Lyric Club. These (with 76 organized for charities) comprise 400 Entertainments given during the past 20 years.' The final page is headed 'Copy of a Record of the Old Lyric Club, 1887. | To the Secretary: Mr. Luther Munday'. Among those endorsing the account are Edward Spencer Churchill, Henry Irvving, Arthur Sullivan, George Grossmith and Charles Wyndham.…

4to. ½ page. With autograph address verso. To the architect Thomas Hamilton (1784-1858) with an addition to his friend's collection: "I send you another specimen for your friend's collection. Sir William Hamilton's autograph - and a cursedly cramp, kittle & confoundedly illegible specimen it is. Mr. Ferrier from whom I got it, could not find among a variety of letters, notes etc. a single one with Sir Wm's name signed at full length - only his initials: so we must not look the gift horse in the mouth - but be thankful to the giver. I hope to be able to get a few more for you of the autographies of our notables [.]". - With traces of former mounting on verso. …