Sale 2455 - Printed & Manuscript Americana, September 28, 2017

128 c   (HAWAII.) Damon, Samuel C.; editor. The Friend: A Semi-Monthly Journal, Devoted to Temperance, Marine and General Intelligence. Vol- ume XII, issues 1-12 complete, bound with collective title page, index leaf, and an issue of The Folio (Honolulu, 16 November 1855). [4], 92, 4 pages. 4to, modern cloth- backed boards; dampstaining, minor tape repairs to final two leaves; pencil library catalogue number on rear pastedown. Honolulu, HI: Polynesian Press, January-December 1855 [800/1,200] The first two issues offer coverage of the death and funeral of King Kamehameha III, as well as a long historical sketch of his dynasty.The July issue offers a long account of American Indepen- dence Day festivities, and every issue is filled with local news relating to Hawaii and other nearby Pacific islands, including whaling and missionary content.An engraving of the Sailor’s Home adorns the first page. Forbes 1388. Bound in the rear is a the first and only issue ofThe Folio, a women’s magazine which was also printed by the Polynesian Press at the Sailor’s Home, and released as an insert toThe Friend. It was Hawaii’s first women’s periodical, and the first feminist publication west of the Rockies. Its opening prospectus contains echoes of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, and a long letter to the editor urges the “Dear Editress” that “your name can be made immortal by becoming the defender, supporter, aye, creator ofWomen’s Rights in Hawaii!”The editor was possibly Julia Damon, wife of The Friend’s editor. See Chapin,“The Folio of 1855:A Plea forWomen’s Rights,” in Hawaiian Journal of History 19 (1985), pages 122-134. It is not recorded in Forbes. 129 c   (ILLINOIS.) Walker, E.R.; photographer. Photographs of the Worlds Colum- bian Exposition. 41 photographs, each about 7 x 9 inches, some captioned in negative, on plain mounts. Oblong 4to scrapbook, publisher’s gilt cloth post-binder, minor wear; only occasional minor foxing to contents; early owner’s signature and printed table of contents on front pastedown. [Chicago, 1893] [200/300] Produced as a high-end souvenir of the 1893 fair.The table of contents lists 42 photographs, but #41 was not included here. 130 c   (ILLUMINATI.) Payson, Seth. Proofs of the Real Existence and Danger- ous Tendency of Illuminism. 290, [2] pages. 12mo, contemporary calf, moderate wear, rebacked with original “Modern Antichrist” spine label laid down; moderate foxing, upper corner of title page clipped; early gift inscription on front free endpaper. Charlestown, MA, 1802 [600/900] The Bavarian Illuminati were a secret society founded in 1776, related to freemasonry. Exposés by Barruel and Robison in 1798 created an international panic.The present author Seth Payson (1758- 1820) was a Congregational minister in Rindge,NH.He offers a summary of the European arguments against the Illuminati for an American audience, one of the first to do so. Still a favorite topic among conspiracy theorists. Sabin 59316; Shaw & Shoemaker 2853. None known at auction since 1964— maybe THEY don’t want you to know about this!