History from Pages For Sages

The Birth of Powered Flight Stamps Folder is a presentation folder commemorating the beginning of the Age of Air, as represented by the Wright Brothers' first powered flight in 1903. In 1928, the United States issurd two commemorative aviation stamps during the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington, D.C. The 2¢ Wright Airplane stamp showed the Wright Brothers' first airplane in… Read more about this item

The 1866 edition copy of "The Great Metropolis - Phelps' New York City Guide. To all that can be seen and how to see it. With Street Directory" is a 70 page booklet that measures approximately 3 ¾ x 6 inches. It was written to be as all-encompassing as possible, and to meet the needs of both foreign and domestic… Read more about this item

The Nixon Galloway Aircraft Prints (United Airlines Collector Series) was a reward provided to the so-called "Executive Air Traveler" for his continued loyalty to United Airlines before the arrival of the "frequent-flier points" reward system. This set of fifteen (15) full color lithographs were all done by the renowned aircraft artist Nixon Galloway and represented historic aircraft that were associated… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of the Speech of Mr. Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, on The Oregon Question. Delivered in the House of Representatives January 28, 1846 has to do with the dispute with Great Britain over the boundary between Oregon and the British territories to the north of Oregon. Mr Thurman starts his speech by spelling out the differences… Read more about this item

In 1836 the Town of Salem, Massachusetts adopted a City form of government, with Leverett Saltonstall as the first Mayor. This First Edition copy of the Address to the City Council at the organization of the City Government in Salem, May 9, 1836. by Leverett Saltonstall, Mayor recognized the occasion with a speech to the City Council that spoke to… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of The Smear Terror, by John T. Flynn (Author of Meet Your Congress, Men of Wealth, The Truth About Pearl Harbor) originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune and was then self-published by John T. Flynn in 1947 to provide the means for a much wider distribution. As stated on the cover, "This pamphlet tells the story… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of The Proceedings of the Bunker Hill Monument Association at the Annual Meeting, June 18, 1888. With the annual address of Hon. Charles Devens, President of the Association was published in Boston by the Association in 1888. The document is approximately 6 x 9 1/4 inches and contains 48 pages (with gilt top edges) in paper… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of An Oration delivered before the authorities of the City of Boston July 4, 1842 by Horace Mann could well be sub-titled "Go Forth and Teach". Horace Mann uses the occasion of an Independence Day celebration to review appropriate history and preach the value of education for future success in all endeavors. As part of his… Read more about this item

Daniel Webster came to Pittsburgh on the evening of July 4, 1833, and was met by a Committee who presented him a letter which read, in part, "...It will be very gratifying if your convenience will permit you to partake of a Public Dinner at any period during your stay...". Mr. Webster's reply, delivered by letter the next day, read,… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of An Address before the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy. Annual Reunion, June 11, 1874, by Prof. Charles Davies (Embracing a Brief History of the Military Academy, and An Invitation to all Graduates to Attend the Annual Meeting of 1875) was published in 1874 by A. S. Barnes & Company of… Read more about this item

This copy of The Third Annual Report of the President of Harvard University to the Overseers on The State of the Institution for the academical year 1827-8 was published in 1829 by the University and printed by Hilliard, Metcalf,and Co. of Cambridge. The report, which measures approximately 6 x 10 inches, contains 63 pages, in paper covers, that provides both… Read more about this item

The Selections from The Addresses and Writings of Hon. Richard C. Parsons, Member of the Cleveland Bar is contained in a 282 page bound volume, with brown paper covers, that measures approximately 6 x 8 inches. It was published in 1892 by The Larwood & Day Co., Cleveland, Ohio and printed by Burl & Hubbell, Printers. . The Publisher's fore-note reads "As… Read more about this item

"Sir John Hawkins" -- Dr. Johnson's Friend-Attorney-Executor-Biographer -- A Reorientation of The Knight, The Lady, and Boswell -- by C. A. Miller, LL.M -- Privately Printed March, 1951 was published in Washington, DC It is a 39 page booklet, in paper covers, that measures approximately 6 ¾ x 10 inches. Mr. Miller states, in his introductory remarks, that "...It would… Read more about this item

The pros and cons of bimetallism had been argued for years, and "Carlisle on the Ratio of 16 to 1" -- Speech of Hon. John G. Carlisle before the Workingmen of Chicago, April 15, 1896. Printed as Senate Document No. 256 on the motion of Senator Vilas, of Wisconsin, May 14, 1896 represented John Carlisle's position on the subject. Mr.… Read more about this item

Horace Greeley was opposed to the proposed new tariff bill, believing it was part of a devious scheme to affect the Presidential election of 1844, and felt that the current tariff bill was more than adequate for the purpose. His arguments supporting his position are presented in "The Tariff As It Is, Compared With The Substitute Proposed by its Adversaries"… Read more about this item

"Free Coinage of Gold and Silver" - A report of Mr. Bland of the Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures to the House of Representatives, February 10, 1892 (To accompany H. R. 4426) was the response of the Committee to its consideration of House bill H.R. 4426, entitled, "A bill for the free coinage of gold and silver, for the… Read more about this item

The pros and cons of bimetallism have been debated world-wide, and "Bimetallism: Its advantage, and what we suffer by the loss of it", by H. R. Beeton, Being an address delivered at the invitation of the Bristol Committee of the Bimetallic League, in the Lesser Colston Hall, Bristol, on 18th April, 1895 is an example of a talk given in… Read more about this item

Millard Fillmore, as chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, presented the result of the committee's deliberations on the Tariff Bill in the Speech of Mr. Fillmore, of New York, on The Tariff Bill, delivered in the Committee of the Whole, House of Representatives, June 9, 1842. His opening remarks included "...I regret that, on a subject of so… Read more about this item

This Limited Edition copy (No. 30 of 50 copies) of "Summers at Brady", by Ernstine Fischer Rickner is an unique literary piece that was published by the Press of the Good Mountain in 1988. It is the author's biographical remembrances of her summer vacations trips from Rochester, NY to her grandfather's farm located at Brady Lake near Kent, Ohio. These… Read more about this item

Read before the Royal Society on June 7, 1753, A Letter from Father d'Incarville, of the Society of Jesus, at Peking in China, to the late Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. R. S. Secr. presents a picture of life in China in the mid-Eighteenth century. The discussion covers such scientific areas as the local plants, trees, fossils and miscellaneous products such… Read more about this item