Boston: 1810. 44 folio issues, each [4] pp and 14" x 20-1/4." Number 4 of Volume 32 through Number 51 of Volume 32; Whole Number 1378 through Whole Number 1425, LACKING No. 7 [Whole No. 1881, January 22], No. 16 [Whole No. 1390, February 19], No. 18, [Whole No. 1392..... More
Boston: John Russell, [1799]. 13pp, stitched, contemporary plain blue wrappers [verso of front wrap and front endpapers heavily foxed, as usual]. Text clean, crisp, and Very Good. "Surprisingly, this is one of the most beautifully printed 18th century American pamphlets, with a woodcut ship on the title page and a...... More
New York: J. Craft, Steam Printer, 1866. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers, illustrated with the American Screaming Eagle. Wrapper title [as issued]. Light wrapper wear, Very Good. This rare pamphlet "introduces to the farmers and agriculturalists of the New England States a fertilizer in which they..... More
Glasgow: Robert and Thomas Duncan, 1770. Attractive original calf, with raised spine bands [light wear]. 407, [1 blank] pp. Rear free endpaper torn, contemporary ownership signature of Thomas Manning. Scattered light foxing, modern bookplate, Very Good. ESTC T74880. More
Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, 1827. Stitched and untrimmed, with first and last leaf rather dusty, else a clean and Very Good text. vi, 106pp. Accompanied by a typed note, on the verso of Revere Sugar Refinery stationery, from 'P.R.C.' to 'G.D.F.' concerning the bridge. "The proposed bridge was erected in..... More
Boston: May, 1822. 8pp, untrimmed and widely margined [with some chipping at the fore-edge]. Partly uncut, title leaf loose. Good+. The signature 'Rantoul' is written at the blank upper margin of title page. An expression of Boston's revolt against domination by the Federalist Central Committee, which opposed electoral reforms and..... More
[Boston]: J.A. Cummings & Co., Prs. [1870s?]. Broadside, 5" x 11 1/4". Printed in black ink using several different typesettings. Edgeworn, archival tape repairs on verso of short closed tears. About Good+. Evidently unrecorded OCLC 31877942 notes a similar broadside, located only at Brown, by the same printer... More
1837. 4.75" x 7.5", folded. [1], [3 blank] pp, gilt edges. Old wax seal remnants, with small blank edge tear caused by opening the seal. 'Hazzard Esq. New Port' in script on back. Very Good. A rare ephemeron of this railroad and early American railroad travel. The printed invitation is..... More
Boston: 1821 [1 December]. Broadsheet, oblong 8" x 10." Seal and blue ribbon intact in the left blank margin. A variety of type fonts and sizes, completed in ink manuscript. Engraving of Screaming Eagle with shield, "E Pluribus Unum" banner, and arrows. Signed in ink by H. Dearborn as President..... More
[Boston: 1840s]. Broadside, 5-5/8" x 9-3/4." Old margin folds and tear at blank upper corner. At head is a depiction of the Seal of Boston within an illustration of clouds. Light dusting, one fox spot. About Very Good. Josiah Quincy Jr. was Mayor of Boston 1845-1849. Whig candidates for Alderman..... More