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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM "HD. QTRS FORCES MIDDLE TENN. NOV. 23RD" [1862]. LT. COL. BUCKNER,...

Buckner, John A.:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED FROM "HD. QTRS FORCES MIDDLE TENN. NOV. 23RD" [1862]. LT. COL. BUCKNER, GENERAL JOHN BRECKINRIDGE'S AAG, URGES BRIGADIER GENERAL AND CHIEF OF CAVALRY JOSEPH WHEELER TO "SO ARRANGE IT THAT COURIERS MAY ARRIVE EITHER BEFORE 12 M. OR AFTER DAY LIGHT. WE ARE SO SITUATED THAT EVERY ONE IN THE HOUSE IS AROUSED BY ANY COURIER THAT ARRIVES IN THE NIGHT. OF COURSE WHEN PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT SEND THEM AT ANY HOUR."

Middle Tennessee: 1862. Single sheet, written on recto in ink and signed "John A. Buckner, AAG." Docketed on verso, "Refers to Couriers & Blank Paroles." Very Good. Buckner sweetens his criticism of Wheeler by thanking him "for your kindness in sending late papers. We have quite a feast when they..... More

Price: $450.00

Curllsvile Anti-Horse Thief Company:

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE CURLLSVILLE ANTI-HORSE THIEF COMPANY.

Clarion, Pa. Democrat Print. [1889]. 3 1/4" x 4 3/4". Original printed wrappers, 12pp. Spine crudely reinforced with tape. Wrappers worn moderately as is inner blank margin of last leaf. Good+. The founding documents of a mutual protection society formed "for the purpose of using all proper and legal means..... More

Price: $175.00

H.G. FARRELL'S CELEBRATED ARABIAN LINIMENT. A CERTAIN CURE FOR ALL KINDS OF RHEUMATISM. H. G....

Farrell, H.G.:

H.G. FARRELL'S CELEBRATED ARABIAN LINIMENT. A CERTAIN CURE FOR ALL KINDS OF RHEUMATISM.

[Peoria, Illinois: 1847]. Broadside, 8-1/2" x 10-1/4", illustrated in the center with a sketch of an Arabian oasis, with trees, angels, a horse, and a loving couple. Light edge wear and toning. Else Very Good. Signed at the end in typescript by Farrell. A rare Peoria broadside. It describes the..... More

Price: $450.00

H.G. FARRELL'S CELEBRATED ARABIAN LINIMENT. THE GREAT EXTERNAL REMEDY FOR MAN AND BEAST....

Farrell, H.G.:

H.G. FARRELL'S CELEBRATED ARABIAN LINIMENT. THE GREAT EXTERNAL REMEDY FOR MAN AND BEAST. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY H.G. FARRELL, SOLE INVENTOR AND PROPRIETOR, AND WHOLESALE DRUGGIST, NO. 17, MAIN STREET, PEORIA, ILL. PRICE FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLE.

[Peoria, Illinois: 185-?]. Broadside, 6-5/8" x 5", illustrated in the center with a sketch of an Arabian oasis, with trees, angels, a horse, and a loving couple. Light edge wear and toning. Else Very Good. Signed at the end in typescript by Farrell. A rare Peoria item. We have recited..... More

Price: $375.00

Farrell, H.G.:

KEEP THIS PAMPHLET AND PRESERVE IT: YOU WILL FIND MANY VALUABLE RECIPES IN IT FOR THE DISEASES OF CATTLE, &C. &C. IT IS IN FACT A FARRIER CONDENSED-- GIVING THE REALLY USEFUL INFORMATION AND REJECTING THE SUPERFLUOUS. THE GREATEST AND MOST EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT OR MODERN TIMES, AND WHICH HAS PERFORMED THE MOST WONDERFUL CURES ON RECORD, IS THE GREAT ARABIAN REMEDY FOR MAN AND BEAST, H.G. FARRELL'S CELEBRATED ARABIAN LINIMENT.

Peoria, Illinois: [1849]. 16pp. Stitched, illustrated title page. Toned uniformly, closed tear at upper corner of last leaf [no loss, partial archival tape repair]. Good+. A rare Peoria imprint. "Look well and be sure you are not deceived!" The pamphlet is filled with information on the Arabian Liniment, and replete..... More

Price: $350.00

H.G. Lea & Sons:

THE LEA ROAD CART! PAT. OCT. 1ST, 1889 DECIDEDLY THE EASIEST RIDING AND MOST DURABLE ON THE AMERICAN MARKET. NO SIDE JAR, AND LESS HORSE MOTION THAN ANY OTHER CART NOW MANUFACTURED. HAS BEEN AWARDED FIRST PREMIUM AT COUNTY FAIRS WHEREVER EXHIBITED.

Nevada, Ohio: [1890]. 4pp, folded, illustration of the Road Cart. Very Good. With description and testimonials. More

Price: $35.00

[Howe, Solomon]:

THE GRAY MARE. OR JOHNNY, THE MILLER, AND BEAUTIFUL KATE.

Enfield: S. Howe, [1830s]. Oblong broadside, 8" x 6-1/4". Light wear, illustration of arrangement of musical instruments and score. Small closed tear at blank upper margin partly repaired on verso, else Very Good. Solomon Howe was the son of a Baptist minister by the same name. Young Solomon and his..... More

Price: $250.00

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS MIFFLIN ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE...

Hyton, John:

TO HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS MIFFLIN ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE PETITION OF JOHN HYTON OF STRASBURG TOWNSHIP IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER. HUMBLY SHEWETH... YOUR PETITIONER'S WIFE HATH BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF HORSE STEALING AND SENTENCED TO ONE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AND TO PAY A FINE OF SIXTY DOLLARS FOR THE USE OF THE STATE. THAT YOUR PETITIONER IS VERY POOR AND IN DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNABLE TO PAY THE SAID FINE, HAVING ALSO THREE SMALL CHILDREN WHO DEPEND UPON YOUR PETITIONERS DAILY LABOUR FOR THEIR SCANTY SUBSISTENCE. YOUR PETITIONER THEREFORE HUMBLY PRAYS THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY TAKING HIS DEPLORABLE SITUATION INTO CONSIDERATION MAY BE PLEASED TO REMIT THE SAID FINE...

[Lancaster, PA: 1797]. [1], [2 blanks], [1- docket, with Governor Mifflin's signature approving the petition]. Manuscript petition, written in ink on a single page, with the names and signatures of ten townspeople endorsing the petition. One leaf. Old folds with a few short splits but Very Good. Elizabeth Hyton was..... More

Price: $600.00

A REBEL CAVALRYMAN WITH LEE, STUART & JACKSON. John N. Opie

Opie, John N.:

A REBEL CAVALRYMAN WITH LEE, STUART & JACKSON.

Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1899. Original publisher's pale green cloth, title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Owner inscription on endpaper. [2], 336pp, with all illustrations collated as issued. Inner hinges cracked, else Very Good. "Opie left the Stonewall Brigade and campaigned as a cavalryman until 1864 capture;..... More

Price: $275.00

Parkerson & Co.:

PARKERSON & CO'S DETECTIVE JOURNAL.

[Mechanicville NY? 1867]. 4pp bifolium, folded to 6" x 9-3/8." Caption title, as issued. Blank inner margin moderately foxed. Very Good. This "Detective Journal" will be published, in twenty thousand copies, "on or in two months commencing May 1st, 1867, for the purpose of advertising lost or stolen property, or..... More

Price: $250.00

ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE ADVERTISING DR. CHARLES L. REA'S HORSE RELATED PRODUCTS FOR 1904, INCLUDING...

Rea, Dr. Chas. L. :

ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE ADVERTISING DR. CHARLES L. REA'S HORSE RELATED PRODUCTS FOR 1904, INCLUDING AN ANTI-MASTURBATION DEVICE KNOWN AS THE "STALLION AND JACK ALARM SHIELD, "THE ONLY CERTAIN REMEDY" TO KEEP STALLIONS AND JACKS FROM "SELF-ABUSE"; "VIGOR TABLETS" FOR SLOW STALLIONS OR JACKS WHICH IS A "NERVE AND SEXUAL FOOD OR TONIC"; "DR. REA'S BREEDING HOBBLES"; DR. REA'S "STALLION SERVICE BOOK" ON THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF STALLIONS AND JACKS; AND MORE.

[New York: 1904]. 10-1/2" x 16" broadsheet, folded accordion style to 4" x 10-1/2". [8] panels, illustrations. Five panels with books and products offered by Dr. Rea; two panels with printed letter from Dr. Rea with a New York address, an order form, and facsimile signature; one panel with testimonial..... More

Price: $500.00

[Sloan, Walter B.]:

THE COMPLETE FARRIER, OR HORSE DOCTOR: ALSO THE COMPLETE CATTLE DOCTOR; CONTAINING FULL AND COMPLETE DIRECTIONS FOR CHOOSING, BREEDING, REARING, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT; TOGETHER WITH ACCURATE DESCRIPTIONS, CAUSES, PECULIAR SYMPTOMS, AND THE MOST APPROVED METHOD OF CURING ALL DISEASES TO WHICH HORSES AND CATTLE ARE SUBJECT. FOURTH EDITION, ENLARGED AND IMPROVED.

Chicago: W.B. Sloan. [i.e., Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co.], 1851. Original pictorial, leather-backed boards [rebacked]. 160pp, frontis engraving of Sloan's Depot and the American Temprance [sic] House. Moderately foxed, Good+. The first edition probably issued from Chicago in 1848, and the "third" in 1849. This edition is quite scarce..... More

Price: $250.00

Society for Detecting Horse Thieves:

CONSTITUTION OF THE SOCIETY FOR DETECTING HORSE THIEVES, IN THE TOWNS OF MENDON, BELLINGHAM AND MILFORD. WITH THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, NOV. 17, 1879. ORGANIZED DECEMBER 21, 1795.

[Milford, MA]: Milford Press- Geo. W. Stacy, Printer. 1880. 15, [1] pp. Stitched in original printed wrappers [light wear, small chip at fore-edge of front wrap]. Very Good. Officers are listed at page [16]. The list of members dates from 1821. Another version with this title issued in 1860..... More

Price: $250.00

Toutant, Alcee J.:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED "A.J. TOUTANT," TO CONFEDERATE GENERAL SAMUEL COOPER, ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL, INQUIRING WHETHER, AS A MOUNTED OFFICER AND AIDE-DE-CAMP TO MAJOR GENERAL MANSFIELD LOVELL, HE IS ENTITLED TO CAVALRY PAY.

Richmond Va. June 23d, 1863. [4]pp, bifolium, folded to 9-3/4" x 8." Autograph letter signed by First Lieutenant Toutant, written on first page. Pages 2-3 are blank, docketed on final page. Very Good. Alcee J. Toutant (1836-1905) became aide-de-camp to General Mansfield Lovell, who surrendered New Orleans to the Union..... More

Price: $600.00

Unger, William:

CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST OF WILLIAM UNGER DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, ETC.

Danville, Illinois: Lincoln Payne. 1899. Original printed wrappers and staples. 48pp. Profusely illustrated with pictures of horsies, wagons, saddles, harnesses, and other implements. Very Good. This is Unger's 'Catalogue No. 1,' and includes his "sport case wholesale price list." More

Price: $150.00

C. WILLIAMS' SEVEN METHODS OF TANNING. REVISED, IMPROVED AND ENLARGED; BEING A COMPLETE...

Williams, C.:

C. WILLIAMS' SEVEN METHODS OF TANNING. REVISED, IMPROVED AND ENLARGED; BEING A COMPLETE HAND-BOOK, WITH FULL DIRECTIONS AND EXPLANATIONS FOR PRACTICE. IN THREE PARTS.

Clinton, Ont. New Era Print, [@1880?]. 8pp, bound in original printed title wrappers. Light to moderate wear, Good+. A rare, evidently unrecorded guide on "Trimming and Preparing Pelts," "cleansing and bleaching," and all sorts of other tanning methods. Not located on OCLC as of July 2021... More

Price: $450.00

WOOD BROTHERS, COACH BUILDERS. 49, 51 & 53 LAFAYETTE PLACE, N.Y. Wood Brothers

Wood Brothers:

WOOD BROTHERS, COACH BUILDERS. 49, 51 & 53 LAFAYETTE PLACE, N.Y.

[New York: @1876]. Oblong 4 1/2" x 3", with chromolithograph original illustrated and printed wrappers. 8pp plus wrappers. Lightly foxed, else Very Good. The covers depict colonial gentlemen and gentlewomen riding in horse-drawn carriages. The Company makes "Carriages and Road Wagons of the Best Quality." Each of the eight pages..... More

Price: $350.00

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