Boston: John Eliot, Printer, 1814. 31, [3] pp, bound in attractive modern wrappers. Light tanning, minimal foxing, early ink notation in blank top margin of title page. Good+. In 1799 Adams "published A Summary History of New England, and in 1805 an abridgement of the same for school use...Her school..... More
Boston: May, 1833. Second Edition. 191, [1 blank] pp + attractive folding map of the crime area. Scattered foxing, disbound, Good+. [offered with] AVERY'S TRIAL. [SUPPLEMENTARY EDITION.] REPORTED BY B.F. HALLETT. [Boston: 1833]. 40pp, light soil. Disbound. Good+. [offered with] THE ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL IN THE CLOSE OF THE TRIAL..... More
Boston: Russell, Odiorne and Co.... 1834. 74pp, disbound, last couple of leaves moderately spotted. One folding map of the crime area [with an expertly repaired closed tear, without loss], one full-page map of Narragansett Bay. Good+. "When Sarah Cornell was found hanging from the frame of a haystack in Tiverton..... More
New York: Phelps & Fanning, 1851. 359, [1] pp. Bound in original calf [lightly rubbed] with gilt-lettered red morocco spine title. Minor wear, Very Good. As the title promises, a map of each State is included. The publisher says that the "Maps alone are worth three times what is asked..... More
New York: George W. Smith, 1875. 92pp, stitched in original printed title wrappers. Text printed in two columns per page. Clean and bright text. Minor wear, rear wrapper detached but present. About Very Good. The detailed opening statement in the notorious trial of Beecher, in Tilton's action for criminal conversation..... More
New York: 1872. Original printed wrappers [which are chipped and very dirty], stitched. 43, [1] pp, plus three separate printed leaves, each from a prominent citizen asserting that the facts stated by Cash in the pamphlet are true. The text is clean, except for some light margin spotting. Good+. "I..... More
Boston: L. Barta, [1889]. Original printed wrappers, spine reinforced in black tape. 38, [2 blanks] pp. Front wrapper with an area of discoloration. Text clean, except for occasional underlining. Good plus. A highly regarded lawyer, Stearns had just finished his appointment, by President Cleveland, as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. This..... More
New York: Swords, 1795. xix, [1 blank], 25-184 pp. Some spotting and soiling. Late 19th-century half morocco (some rubbing). The first American edition of a "Narrative of a lady famous for her affair with Colonel Burr in the Revolution." Howes. This copy includes the frequently "suppressed" pages iii-vi of the..... More
[San Francisco: 1890s]. Original printed front wrapper with wrapper title, as issued. Disbound. 26pp. Later rubberstamped pagination from a larger series of documents on this case. Presentation inscription from Davis on front wrapper. About Very Good. Sharon had accused Ms. Mitchell of making "blackmailing demands" for money from the vast..... More
[np: 1865]. Carte de visite cartoon, oblong 2-1/2" x 4." From an 1865 Currier and Ives 4to lithograph, c. 11" x 16." The miniaturization has rendered the text difficult [but not impossible] to read. Else Very Good. It was rumored that, when Jefferson Davis was captured at War's end, he..... More
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Boston: L. Prang & Co., [1865]. Lithograph print, 2-3/8" x 3-15/16." Jefferson Davis in a woman's long dress, with shawl and cape, holding a knife in his upraised left hand. A hand points a revolver at Davis's head. Davis wears boots, with spurs. "Entered according to act of Congress in..... More
Cincinnati: W.C. Peters & Sons; Louisville: Peters Webb Co.; Cleveland: Molbrook & Long; St. Louis: Balmer & Weber, [1853]. Folio, 10" x 13-1/2", disbound, loose. 6pp. Music only, no words. Original printed and full color illustrated wrappers, engraving of several well dressed ladies, babies in their arms and small rocking..... More
[New Orleans: 1865]. Quarto. [3], [1 blank] pp. With Dr. Cole's penciled signature, and inscription to a Miss Hattie ---. Decorated title border, red and black inks. Light edge wear, disbound, Very Good with words and music. More
Boston, New-England: Printed by Thomas & John Fleet, 1778. Small 4to. 20pp, but lacking the half title. Untrimmed, light toning, scattered spotting, several short repairs to several blank edges and inner blank margins. Bound in attractive, modern half green morocco and marbled boards, with gilt-stamped spine title. Contemporary inscription, 'Benjamin..... More
[np. San Francisco? nd. 1893?]. 198pp. Bound in original publisher's blue cloth, with gilt-lettered title stamped on spine [light rubbing at the extremities]. Repair to blank endpaper. Very Good. Gorham was, as stated in the Publisher's Note, "a lifelong friend of Justice Field," and spent much of his career in..... More
Sandwich: 1859. 16pp, stitched, scattered foxing. Vertical fold, Good+. This may be the very first Sandwich imprint. Byrd, whose bibliography ends in 1858, records none. Reverend Grant answers his question by explaining, "Their presence is desired in Heaven. Christ wants them where he is." Henrietta was only 17 years old..... More
[Connecticut: 1965, 1974, 1975. Three photographs, identifying information on verso. Very Good. Ella Grasso was a Connecticut pioneer in achieving political success for women during the 1960's and 1970's. One 1974 photograph depicts Grasso waving to the crowd, the caption reading: "Rep. Ella Grasso waves to friends from stage of..... More
Elizabeth-Town, N.J. Printed by J. and E. Sanderson, 1821. 137pp, with original printed wrappers. Later stitching, untrimmed. Couple of light institutional marks, else Very Good. "Eunice Hall ran one of Elizabethtown's most successful and respected boarding schools for girls. In 1819 a student from the South, Selina Hueston, became sick..... More
[Nashua? 1866]. 24pp, stitched. Original printed title wrappers [as issued] with sketch of a scene at Hall's factory. Near Fine. Hall began his business in Nashua in the early 1860's. He claimed to have gotten his secret formula from a poor Italian sailor. He was an imaginative advertiser, selling trade..... More
[Cincinnati? 1828]. 20pp. Caption title, as issued. Disbound, moderate foxing, Good+. At head of title: "[From 'Truth's Advocate,' Cincinnati, Ohio, January, 1828.]" Hammond signs this attack on Andrew Jackson on page 14, in type. It is dated 1828, from Washington. An inveterate opponent of Jackson, he evidently originated the 'Coffin..... More
Boston: Russell, Odiorne... 1833. 143, [1 blank] pp, full page map. Disbound. Tear to top margin of title page takes the first letter of the title ['A']. Else Good+. First, second, and third editions of this sensational trial issued in 1833. This is the first. "When Sarah Cornell was found..... More
Boston: Russell, Odiorne... 1833. 143, [1 blank] pp, full page map. Bound in contemporary handwritten wrappers. Scattered light to moderate foxing, Good+. First, second, and third editions of this sensational trial issued in 1833. "When Sarah Cornell was found hanging from the frame of a haystack in Tiverton, Rhode Island..... More
Boston: 1876. Folio, 13-1/4" x 18." 8pp [9-16]. Printed in five ruled columns per page. Disbound, narrow vertical browning along the third column, and a small pinhole. Else Very Good. The Editors explain that their Journal was "A Weekly Newspaper, published every Saturday in Boston, devoted to the interests of..... More
Boston: 1876. Folio, 13-1/4" x 18." 8pp [217-224]. Printed in five ruled columns per page. Disbound, Very Good. The Editors explain that their Journal was "A Weekly Newspaper, published every Saturday in Boston, devoted to the interests of Woman -- to her educational, industrial, legal and political Equality, and especially..... More
Bristol: Samuel Farley, 1750. 80pp. Bound in modern green cloth with black morocco spine label. Early owner's inscription in the blank margin of first text page. Very Good. Sophia Hume [1701-1774], a native of South Carolina, was the granddaughter of Mary Fisher, one of the two Quakers first to come..... More