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[Netherlands? 1780?]. Oblong cartoon engraving, 7-1/4" x 11-1/4." Matted on paper backing. Minor dusting, Very Good. The engraving, which initially appeared in Westminster Magazine in February 1778, was frequently re-engraved. Our version, offered here, was issued without a date or credit line. It is thought to have been printed..... More
[Washington: Towers, 1861]. 16pp. Caption title [as issued], bound in 19th century stiff plain wrappers. Light scattered foxing. Very Good. After David Yulee of Florida, Benjamin was the second Jew to serve in the United States Senate. He "was one of the earliest of the Southern senators to advise secession..... More
[Boston: 1778]. Unsigned manuscript document, folded to 9-1/2" x 7-1/4". [2]pp plus integral blank. 25 lines. Old folds, light foxing, Very Good. "The Subscriber being informed that the Squadron of his most Christian Majesty now in the harbour of Boston require the use of an island in that harbour, which..... More
[Boston: Printed by John Howe, 1775]. Folio broadside, 36cm x 22cm. Thomas W. Streeter's copy, with his small sticker on the blank verso. Near Fine. "British account of the battle of Bunker Hill" [ESTC], printed in Boston a week after the Battle. The printer, John Howe [1754-1835], was a Loyalist;..... More
Hanover, N.H. Printed by Moses Davis, [1806]. 11, [1 blank] pp. Original stitching, untrimmed. Scattered spotting and light wear, else Very Good. This sensational murder trial drew more than 10,000 spectators on execution day. The site was the west side of Powder House Hill in the little town of Haverhill..... More
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co., Printers, 1852. Cover title. Large folding map, approx. 36" x 107", folded to 6" x 8.5". Bound in printed green paper-covered boards with black cloth spine [boards lightly rubbed and spotted], accession label on spine. The map has some hand-colored routes and locations..... More
Cincinnati: Times Print, [1861-1865]. Folio broadside, 18-3/4" x 25-1/4", illustrated. Text above and below a large woodcut of a train laden with new goods to Olive Green, with tophatted onlookers, women, a dog. The front of the locomotive with sign, 'Olive Green Still Ahead.' The woodcut has the imprint 'Frazer..... More
New York: Published by H. & W. Voight. Lith. by Kimmel & Forster, 254 & 256 Canal St. [1865]. Broadside illustration, 8-3/4" x 10"; mounted on 9-3/4" x 12" stiff backing. Short closed tear at top blank margin, lower blank forecorner chipped [corrected with the backing]. Good+. "From building..... More
New York: 1865. Elephant folio, 15-1/2" x 22." 8pp, each page in six columns. Several pages of advertisements. The rest devoted to the details of the surrender. A large map on page 8 displays the final troop movements and Appomattox Court House. Disbound, some spine separations, Very Good. The..... More
New-London: Printed by Timothy Green, Printer to the Governor and State of Connecticut, 1784. 8, 8, [2], 265, [1 blank] pp. [bound with] ACTS AND LAWS, MADE AND PASSED...ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF MAY, ANNO DOMINI 1784. pp 267-307, [1 blank], [New London: 1784]. [bound with] ACTS AND LAWS..... More
New York: Currier & Ives, 1865. Oblong broadside, 17-1/2" x 12-1/2." Uncolored. Copyright information, in small lettering at base of the lithograph, shows fading of several words at the end. Small rubberstamp at blank lower right corner; 2-1/2" closed tear [repaired], not affecting image; mild toning. Else Very Good. It..... More
Providence: 1840. 8" x 10". Written in ink on the first page of a folded sheet, and signed "T.W. Dorr for State Comm." Addressed to Francis on the final blank, with Providence postal cancel. Small tear at seal [no text loss], Very Good. Dorr is unhappy with Francis's decision..... More
New York: American News Co., [1864]. Broadside, 8" x 11-1/2", several type fonts, text surrounded by decorative border. Very Good plus. This scarce, pungent broadside denounces Governor Seymour's conduct during the July 1863 Draft Riots. It may have contributed to his narrow defeat in 1864, when he sought re-election..... More
[New London CT: 1852]. Broadsheet, 8-3/8" x 16". Each side printed in two columns. The verso is headed, "THE LAST GUN! REV. S.W. COGGSHALL, WILL ADDRESS THE FREE DEMOCRACY AT BART'S HALL, THIS MONDAY EVENING." Bold and large type faces. Old folds and a few crimps which do not affect..... More
[New York? 1864]. Broadside, 9" x 8-3/8." Lightly foxed. lower margin browned, Good+ McClellan, the 1864 Democratic Party presidential candidate, is depicted as a lion. His running mate, George Pendleton, as a lamb; and a wizard-like Sammy Barlow as their handler. "Sammy Barlow" is Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow [1826-1889], an..... More
Helena, MT: 1866-1874. Ten engraved bank notes, completed in manuscript, from the "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield," "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Co.," and "Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro." All signed by Hershfield or his brother and partner Aaron. All with U.S. Revenue Stamps and endorsements. A...... More
Port Royal: 1863. Manuscript letter, in ink, on printed letterhead of the Department of the South, from Colonel Jno. W. Turner advising Colonel W.W.H. Davis, commanding U.S. Forces at Beaufort, that Colonel Higginson's proposal has been approved: Higginson, with his First South Carolina Colored Troops, is to occupy James Island..... More
New York: H.R. Robinson, [1837]. Oblong 13-1/2" x 21". Light dusting, a couple of closed tears and shallow extremity chips to blank margins. Else Very Good. The Library of Congress entry: "A satire attributing the dire fiscal straits of the nation to Andrew Jackson's banking policies, with specific reference..... More
Philadelphia: Published by John Conrad and Co., 1816. Two printed pages [persistent spot] plus Maps two through nine, as issued. [No. 1 is the frontis portrait of Andrew Jackson, which appears only in the text volume, not offered here.] Bound in contemporary cloth [chip at head and foot of spine..... More
Philadelphia: Published by R, Magee, [@1847]. Oblong 10" x 14", lithograph colored by hand. Colors and image bright and clear, with light blank margin foxing. Very Good plus, in an archival mat with mylar sheet. A dramatic depiction of the clash between American and Mexican forces, with charging cavalry and..... More
Boston: Eastburn's Press, [1841]. Broadside, 13-3/4" x 22". Printed in three columns separated by rules. Signed at the end in type by Thos. Kinnicutt and 39 others [including Edw. Dickinson, father of Emily Dickinson]. Mild spotting, Very Good. This rare Massachusetts broadside endorses the Whig program and its candidates for..... More
New York: various, 1793-1812. Ten sermons, bound in contemporary half sheep and marbled boards [rubbed, gum label at spine base]. Rubberstamp on blank front pastedown. Manuscript table of contents. Each sermon as follows: 1. A SERMON, PREACHED IN NEW-YORK, JULY 4TH, 1793. BEING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICA..... More
Philadelphia: Robert Bell, 1783. 79, [1] pp. Title page lightly tanned, with a light spot, accession rubberstamp at top blank margin of first text page. Bound in modern quarter morocco and marbled paper-covered boards [bookplate on front pastedown]. Very Good. Murray's "political principles were democratic in sentiment" [Sabin 51507]..... More
Albany: Printed by Charles R. & George Webster, at their bookstore in the white-house, corner of State and Pearl-Street, 1799. 38pp, as issued. Stitched in original and quite worn dark, plain wrappers. Faint rubberstamp on blank verso of title leaf. Very Good. Housed in a modern slipcase [institutional mark at..... More
New York: Hugh Gaine, 1774. Folio, two volumes in a contemporary calf binding [some rubbing, hinges firm but each has small separation at the top]. Raised spine bands, somewhat faded spine lettering. Pages iv, 420; [4], 421-835 [i.e., 833], [1 errata] [as issued]. Contemporary signature of Peter Silvester on title..... More