This is a rare and hard to find book. It is "CHICAGO AND HER 2 WORLD'S FAIRS / A CENTURY OF PROGRESS". It is 11" wide x 8" tall x 1/2" thick, has hundreds of photo's of both worlds fairs 1893 and 1933

 

waylonwilcox Store Antique French L’Habitation Humaine 1892 Gold Gilt History Book. This appears to be an ExLib copy, there is gold gilt, illustrated, bound well, the copyright page is missing, and

 

This historic book belonged to John C. Burch US Congressman and member of the House of Representativies and secretary to the US Senate. Below is what I found about his life. The book itself measures 5

 

An original and historic early American missionary publication.....Rev. Samuel Niles, "A SERMON DELIVERED BEFORE THE MASSACHUSETTS MISSIONARY SOCIETY AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING IN BOSTON....", Cambridge,

 

Complete Works of William Shakespeare 13 volume set, illustrated with Steel Engravings, Published By David McKay Philadelphia, Handy Stratford Edition with leather covers.One has a scuff mark on the b

 

This is an Original U.S. Civil War era Union document: an 1862 "QUARTERMASTERS' STORES" document. Single-sheet/one-sided, approx. 8 1/4" by 10 1/4". Nice Condition, w/some old, vertical "fold-lines" +

 

This is an original Harvard Freshman Red Book for the class of 1940. The famous person of interest is young John F Kennedy. There are pictures of him as a student and on the football and swimming team

 

An original manuscript copy of a petition from the Officers of the First Regiment of the Militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dated June 15, 1801, directed to Governor CALEB STRONG, requestin

 

"The Original Water-Color Paintings" by John James, Audubon for Birds of America two volume set in slip case. Copyright 1966. This work is illustrated with attractive full- and double-page plates. Int

 

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